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River Falls Journal.
C. R. Morse, Publisher
RIVER FALLS. - * * WIS
Salt lake is six feet lower than eight
years ago and Rainbow falls at Mani
tou has been washed away by a flood.
We begin to feel anxious about Yel
lowstone park and Pike’s peak.
The Collier newspaper trust has op
tions on 40 newspapers in New York
state, but wants I|o before it buys any.
It is easy to believe that the asylum is
waiting for the man who tries to run
100 papers.
Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, chancel
lor of the University of Nebraska, has
announced that if he had 100 or 1,000
children he would want every one of
them to play football. Of course he
would, for then there might be a
chance of reducing his superfluous
family.
President G. Stanley Hall is quoted
as saying that boys and girls need
slang to enable them to express their
thoughts. But it has been observed
that when a child gets into the habit
of painting thought in slang it never
has many thoughts that require the
dictionary when it grows up.
Our consul at Newcastle, the fa
mous coal metropolis, says that in
Australian coal fields, according to
government geologists, not less than
240,448.053,000 tons of coal are waiting
to be mined. The problem of how the
world will keep warm and at work
after all its coal is used up is not one of
immediate importance.
Dr. Leland O. Howard, entomologist
of the agricultural department, is re
garded as the greatest living authority
on mosquitoes. He has written a book
rrn the buzzing nuisance and the Japa
nese government has asked him to
translate it for use in Japan, where
experiments in mosquito destruction
have been in progress for some time.
The Chinese have many notable vir
tues, and one is loyalty to friends.
They conceived a great liking for Gen.
Grant, as he did for them. Every
distinguished Chinaman who has vis
ited this country of late years has
given some token of regard for the
great commander, to be left at his
monument or presented to his family.
Evplorer De Windt tells of a village
in northern Siberia where the people
have had no communication with the
rest of the world for 30 years. The in
habitants greeted the traveler with
open arms because he brought them
news. Does it not seem that persons
with such a thirst for news would
make some effort to get closer to the
general lines of travel?
It will cost $1,000,000 to put our
naval ships through the maneuvers
planned for the Caribbean sea
winter, with Admiral Dewey in com
mand. But the practice is of the kind
that makes perfect. The constant
drill and the deadly acciirate , shoot
ing which our navy acquires under
such discipline account for the sweep
ing victories at Manila and Santiago.
An Indiana man has invented a
process of manufacturing paper from
oat hulls, and a recent test shows
that an excellent product can be ob
tained. But if oats continue as scarce
as they are just at present the
amount of paper made by the new
process will not be so great as to
cause other paper manufacturers any
uneasiness because of the competi
tion.
The northwestern states are jubi
lant about their crops, but the middle
west has an equal reason to rejoice.
Texas, too, as shown by the latest
reports, has not been hit as hard by
the floods as was feared. The out
look all over th«? country for almost
all the great staples was never
brighter than it is now. This prom
ises to be one of»the red-letter years
for the American farmer and planter.
The northwestern states, and par
ticularly the British northwest, are at
present the objective of a migratory
movement that is increasing the values
of farming lands at an almost unprece
dented rate. According to figures
given by real estate dealers from Kan
sas north to YVinnepeg, these values
have increase*! nearly 50 per cent, dur
ing the last two ycars. # lowa. Illinois
and Indiana appear to be furnishing
the bulk of emigrants whose unusual
demand has caused this brisk advance.
i - -
The Iron Age says a Texas citizen
has sued the Santa Fe road for $25,300..
damages, alleging that his wife and
child contracted a severe cold while
traveling between Paris and Merit —a
distance of 50 miles. The Age sug
gests that a railway company that will
allow even one of its passengers to be
attacked by a severe cold while on its
premises ought to pay a round sum to
the husband or father. But $25,300
seems a large tax for one, or even two
colds, and Texan courts may cut out
the S3OO. Possibly they may cut out
the $25,000 also.
A farmer residing in southwestern
Nebraska writes that the yield of
sugar beets in his neighborhood this
year will be from 15 to 25 tons an acre,
according to care given, and that the
contract price, delivered, is $4.25 a ton.
He adds that there are a number of
ten-acre patches of land In the state
whose crop of sugar beets this season
will pay for 160 acres of good land.
The address of this farmer is William
Coleman. McCook, Neb., and as he has
been a tiller of the soil for over 50
years he is not likely to err in his esti
mate of the value of a crop.
The Baldwin-Ziegler expedition was
not successful in its dash to the north
pole and Mr. Baldwin is back again in
Norway, “baffled, but not beaten,” to
repair damages and make prepara
tions for another dash. There is yet
a long way to go, but some day—it may
be soon or it may be long hence —a dar
ing explorer will reach the “hub of
the world,” only to find—what ? Proba
bly nothing worth the seeking beyond
the fame of having accomplished what
*o many attempted in vain and what
the majority of mankind regarded im
possible as well as unnecessary.
I WEEP HISTORY
The Important Happenings of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.
Secretary Shaw has put into action
a new system of handling letters from
the public, whereby they are prompt
ly acknowledged and answered.
The government officials have de
cided not to interfere with Cuba’s loan
for $35,000,000, though it conflicts with
the Platt amendment.
The president has appointed E. A.
Tichenor, of New York, to succeed Gen.
O. L. Spaulding as assistant*secretary
of the treasury.
Gens. Y T oung, Corbin and Wood have
been invited to be guests of the kai
ser at the German army maneuvers.
This country and China have signed
a tariff treaty which is to regulate
exports and imports of China.
THE EAST.
A man named Charles 11. Smith,
aged 52, the publisher in *N'ew York
of a magazine called the American
Home, was found dead in bed.
The Chauncey, a new torpedo boat
destroyer built in Philadelphia, dur
ing her trial trip averaged 26.80
knots, or nearly one knot above the
speed requirement.
At Fort Hamilton, N. Y. u Ralph
Bullock celebrated the one hundred
and fourth anniversary of his birth.
Percentages of the baseball clubs
in the American league for the seven
days ended August 37 were: Phila
delphia, .570; St. Louis, .564; Boston,
.556; Chicago, .547; Cleveland, .485;
Washington, .459; Baltimore, .412;
Detroit, .411.
In the National league the per
centages of the baseball clubs for the
seven days ended August 17 were:
Pittsburg, .746; Brooklyn, .550; Bos
ton, .527; Chicago, .520; Cincinnati,
.468; St. Louis, .459; Philadelphia,
.388; New York, .340.
C. C. Rubsam, of New York, killed
his wife in New York and then killed
himself because of differences of
opinion on religion.
Sarah Mackey died near Porter
field, Pa., as the result of constant
sneezing - .
A Shenandoah dispatch says that
proposals had been made to Presi
dent Mitchell by operators which
would enable him to end the strike
of the anthracite miners.
The battleship Maine, which re
places the vessel blown up in Havana
harbor, has arrived at the Brooklyn
navy yard from Philadelphia.
WEST AND SOUTH.
In Chicago the middle states and
Mississippi valley exposition, the first
general exhibit ever made of the prog
ress of the negro in this country,
openeo.
T. R. Bangs, of Grand Forks, N. D. (
was elected supreme chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias at the conclave in
San Francisco.
Unknown robbers dynamited the
post office safe at East Palestine, 0.,
and secured S6OO in cash and about
S6OO in stamps and stationery.
Flames in the dry goods store of
T. V. Howell & Son at Hamilton, 0.,
caused a loss of $250,000.
Obsequies of Senator James McMil
lan took place in Detroit, Mich. The
services were as the dead man would
have wished them, without ostenta
tion or display.
Death claimed Capt. C. O’Connor, a
pioneer and very wealthy man, Fri
day at Homer, Neb.
International Typographical union
convention in Cincinnati adopted a
proposition for an aggressive cam
paign next year for a universal eight
hour law.
Men said to be agents of the Co
lombian government have been busy
for several weeks seeking officers and
men on the coast of California for
Colombian warships.
Socialists of the Sixth lowa district
have nominated Frank Rice, of Avery,
for congress.
Two brothers, George and Henry
Heinz, were drowned at Cass Lake,
Minn.
A decision by Judge Hamilton says
that citizens who smashed saloon fix
tures m Norcatur, Ivan., must pay
damages.
In Custer City, S. D., Roy Streeter,
a colored light-weight pugilist, was
shot and killed on the street by an
other pugilist. John Gorman.
After a brief illness E. A. Hughes
died in Clinton, la. He was serving
his third term as mayor of the city.
William Arnold Hemphill, founder
of the Atlanta Constitution, died at
his residence in Atlanta, Ga., aged 66
years.
In South Bend, Ind., a train struck
a wagon killing Mrs. B. Tenenbhum
and fatally injuring her three chil
dren.
At their home near Muscatine, la.,
Jesse Tuman was found fatally
wounded and his wife dead. Robbery
was the motive for the crime.
The Otadiah Sands Butter corpora
tion. of Elgin, 111., with liabilities of
$445,009 and assets of SBOO,OOO, has
gone into tne Lands of a receiver.
In Chicago Frank Ivroll, thought to
have been implicated in the murder
of Policemen Devine and Pennell,
died of lockjaw.
A passenger train on the Monon
road carrying 300 excursionists
crashed into an Erie freight near
Hammond, Ind., killing one man and
seriously injuring several other per
sons.
At Fordsville, Ivy., two men are
under arrest, $28,000 is missing and
the American Express company
charges a plot to defraud.
Ex-United States Senator Wolcott,
disappointed at his treatment in Col
orado polities, declared he would in
future make his home elsewhere.
The wrecker of the City savings
bank, Frank C. Andrews, of Detroit,
has been convicted of embezzling sl,-
576.000.
In Kansas City, Mo., J. C. Surles, a
blacksmith, finding Albert Hayes, a
boarder, in company with his wife,
shot both of them.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Discovery of a new - gold reef, which
is said to traverse a large extent of
territory, has been made near Johan
nesburg, South Africa.
A great many members of the re
ligious orders expelled from France,
especially sisters, are applying to the
Vatican authorities for permission to
settle n. the United States.
It is announced that, the bodies of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fair, of San
Francisco, who were killed in an au
tomobile accident near Evreux,
France, will be brought home for
burial.
It is feared an attack by insur
gents on Panama will be made and
the Colombian government was mak
ing strenuous efforts to largely re
enforce the garrisons there and at
Colon.
Report of the British postmaster
genera] shows that the total of £6,-
375,000 was found in letters undeliv
ered during the last year.
The imperial troops attacked the
rebel headquarters at Inchawan, Chi
na, and 1,000 rebels were killed.
The army of the provisional gov
ernment burned the town of St. Mi
chael, Hayti.
Gens. Botha, Dewet and Delarey
visited King Edward on board the
royal yacht at Cowes and were high-
I - pleased with their reception.
In ihe Philippines the Moro situa
tion is considered critical, and Amer
ican troops are expected soon, tc
move on Bacolod.
LATER NEWS,
The little island of Torlshima was
overwhelmed by a volcanic eruption
between Aug. 13 and Aug. 14, and all
the inhabitants (Japanese), numbering
150 persons, were undoubtedly killed.
Gen. Chaffee advises an aggressive
campaign against the rebellious Moros.
Oliver Gough and wife, both about
70 years old, were burned to death in
their home in Midway, N. B.
In a clash between striking mine
workers and deputies at Nesquehon
ing, Pa., Patrick Sharp, of Lansford, a
striker, w - as shot and killed almost in
stantly by a deputy.
At Gering, Neb., C. N. McComsey at
tempted to light a fire with kerosene
and an explosion followed. Mr. Mc-
Comsey and babe were burned to death
and Mrs. McComsey and two children
badly burned.
Y r uen Shi Kai, viceroy of Chi Li prov
ince, China, has engaged Charles Den
by, Jr., who was secretary of the pro
visional government, and who is the
son of the former United States minis
ter to China, to be chief foreign ad
viser.
Professor Schenck, author of “Deter
mination of Sex,” died at Schwab,
Styria.
F. C. Andrews was sentenced to 15
years in prison for wrecking the City
Savings bank of Detroit, Mich.
As a result of a strike, a boycott has
been declared against the street cars
at Lafayette, Ind.
The shah of Persia and his suite ar
rived in London vhe 18th.
The International Brotherhood of
Blacksmiths and helpers in all shops
in New York have struck for an ad
advance in wages.
Calvin B. Potter, a prominent at
torney of Salt Lake City committed
suicide by poison.
The forest fires around Florence,
Wis., have beenched by rains.
Freddie Benning 12 days old was
scared to derth by a thunder storm ar
Springfield, 111.
In a prize fight at Salt Lake City
George. Gardner defeated Jack Root in
the 17th round.
A serious flood menaces the territory
along the Des Moines river from Des
Moines to Keokuk, lowa.
President Schwab, of the United
Spates Steel corporation, has accepted
the advice of his physicians and de
cided to retire permanently from actire
business.
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
Norwegian explorers are to start
for the south pole in 1903.
Cuba has asked to be admitted to
the International Postal union.
The work of demolishing Newgate
prison in London has commenced.
Bishop Thomas O'Goiunan brought
a gift to President Boosevelt from
Pope Leo.
A Prussian army edict against
American lard and imported hams
has been issued.
A $50,000 observatory is to be built
this year by Wesleyan university at
Middletown, Conn.
The Cleveland (O.) board of health
has started a war on the use of
dirty money in that city.
Thomas A. Edison tells a Copen
hagen paper that electricity will re
place steam in less than three dec
ades.
President J. J. Hill said he expect
ed that next year earnings of the
Northern Securities company would
be $150,000,000.
The big anthracite coal strike will
compel householders to use the bi
tuminous product in furnaces and
grates before the winter is over.
The war department has decided to
withdraw army officers detailed as
instructors unless a higher standard
is maintained by schools so favored.
King Edward has promised the
chief secretary for Ireland, George
Wyndham, to visit Dublin, Cork and
Belfast in February at the latest,
possibly in November.
The French premier declares re
ports show that royalists are respon
sible for the agitation over the clos
ing of schools in Finisterre and that
prosecutions will follow.
The ravv department announces
that contractors will be held to
strict accountability for nonperform
ance of work hereafter, and that no
penalties will be remitted.
The Bethlehem Steel company, for
which Charles M. Schwab paid $7,-
500,000, has been sold to the United
States Shipbuilding company at a
figure stated to be $26,000,000.
Serious clashes have occurred be
tween the people and troops in
French towns and provinces over the
efforts to close unauthorized schools
of religious associations
CALLER ON THE KINO.
Gens. Botha, De Wet and Delarey
Visit Edward.
Warmly "Welcomed by the Sovereign
on lloar<l the Royal Yacht at
Cones Their Arrival
in England.
London, Aug. IS. —The Boer gen
erals, Botha, De Wet and Delarey,
who reached here Saturday from
South Africa, left London at half
past nine o’clock Sunday morning for
Cowes, Isle of Wight, to see King
Edward on board the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert.
Upon arriving at Southampton the
Boer generals were welcomed on
board the commander in chief’s
yacht Wildfire by Earl Roberts and
Gen. Lord Kitchener. They imme
diately visited King Edward on
board the Victoria and Albert and
were then taken for a trip around
the fleet in the Wildfire. They re
turned to London Sunday evening,
accompanied by Earl Roberts and
Gen. Lord Kitchener, who took leave
of the Boers at Waterloo station.
In an interview Gen. Botha s sec
retary described the visit to his maj
esty'. He said that when the Boer
generals boarded the royal yacht
King Edward came forward and,
after they had been introduced,
shook hands with each of them. The
Boers were highly pleased with their
reception. After a brief and infor
mal talk of a nonpolitical character
with King Edward they were intro
duced to Queen Alexandra and Prin
cess Victoria.
Praise* Their Gallantry.
The ieceplion of his majesty lasted
a quarter of an hour. The king
spoke of “the gallant apd brave
manner” in which the generals
had fought through the long and ar
duous campaign, and of “the consid
eration and kindness” with which the
generals had treated British wound
ed. His majesty expressed his warm
wishes for their futures. It was at
the king's suggestion that the Boers
took the trip around the fleet on
b»ard the AVildfire.
ARRIVE IN ENGLAND.
Enthusiastic Welcome to Gens. Ilotha,
De AVet anti Delarey.
Southampton, Aug. 18. —Gens, Botha,
De Wet and Delarey arrived here Sat
urday morning and met with a great
reception, both from government offi
cials and the public. The Boer gener
als looked remarkably well and evi
dently were much pleased at the heart
iness of the welcome accorded them.
Soon after landing they boarded the
steamship Nip - **ia, where Joseph
Chamberlain colonial secretary;
Earl Robe n. Lord Kitchener
greeted t. were also intro
duced to M -lain and Lady
Roberts, witi. ~ chatted for
• oto h
some time.
Official arrange °n made
to permit the gene eness the
naval review, but al conference
with Abraham Fisclie. the former
Boer delegate, who came from The
Hague, it was announce'',that they in
tended to proceed direct I<> London in
order to reach Holland as speedily as
possible. The generals go to Holland
to pay their last respects to the mem
ory of Gen. Lucas Meyer, who died of
heart disease on August 8.
Will Visit United States.
Gen. De Wet, in conversation here,
confirmed the statement that he and
his companions will visit the United
States before returning to South Af
rica.
Welcomed to London.
London, Aug. 18.—The Boer generals
reached Rendon in the course of the
afternoon and were loudly cheered in
the streets. Asked why they - had de
clined the government’s invitation to
witness the naval review, the visitors
remarked that they were “too tired
after the long war, and needed a
rest.”
The scene at the railroad station on
the arrival of the Boers was remark
able. An enormous crowd of people
gave them a welcome as hearty as
given to Lord Roberts and Lord
Kitchener when they arrived here from
South Africa. Shouts of “Good old
DeWete” “our friends, the enemy,”
and “Brave soldiers all,” were fre
quently heard amidst salvos of cheers.
Gen DeWet was fairly cornered by a
mob and had to be rescued by the po
lice, who by sheer force cleared a line
of retreat for him.
Fatal Collision.
Humboldt, la., Aug. 18.—One man
was killed and another injured in a
rear-end collision between two east
bound special stock trains on the
Chicago & Northwestern, three miles
east of here, early Sunday morning.
The first section, a double-header,
was running not more than 20 miles
an hour when it was struck by the
engine of the second train. Con
ductor Roe Harlan, of the head train,
jumped and his head was crushed.
Six stockmen on the leading train
were slightly - bruised. The dead con
ductor is blamed for not having red
lights displayed on the rear of his
caboose.
Cholera in the Philippines.
~ Manila, Aug. 18. —Cholera reports
show few cases of the disease here,
but a large number in some prov
inces. The total number of cases re
ported to date is 23.636, with 17,596
deaths. Estimating the cases which
have not been reported to the' au
thorities the total number is believed
to have reached 30,000.
Takes Oath of Office,
Dublin, Aug. IS. —The earl of Dudley
was sworn in Saturday afternoon as
lord lieutenant of Ireland (in succes
sion to Earl Cadogan. resigned), in the
council chamber of the castle.
Soldier Drowned.
San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 18.—Lieut.
Ralph E. McDowell, of the Twelfth
L'nited States cavalry, was drowned in
Pinto creek, near Fort Clark. He and
Lieut. Lusk were bathing when Mc-
Dowell was seized with cramps, and
went to the bottom before help could
reach him.
Situation Is Critical.
Manila, Aug. IS. —The Moro situa
tion is considered critical, and Amer
ican troops are expected soon to
move on Bacolod, where the murder
of two American soldiers was recent
ly plotted.
GREAT NAVAL PAGEANT.
King? Edward Review* the British
Eleet for Eirst Time Since
His Aeeession.
Portsmouth, Aug. IS.—King Edward
completed the programme of the
coronation festivities Saturday by re
viewing the fleet for the first- time
since his accession. From a spectac
ular point of view the assemblage of a
hundred and odd war vessels in the
roadstead off Spithead was a magnifi
cent show, but to those looking be
neath the brilliant veneer of paint and
polish it was evident that the fight
ing strength of the fleet was by no
means formidable. The lines of ships
were thickly dotted with ineifectives.
Among these may be mentioned the
third-class cruiser Calliope, of Apia
fame, while others included such relics
as the battleships Devastation, Dread
naught, Camperdown, and Edinburgh,
which are classed b3' some experts as
absolutely dangerous to the crews,
while some of the nominally effective
fighters arc still armed with muzzle
loaders. It must be pointed out, how
ever, that the display represented
merely the home fleet, not a single ves
sel having been withdrawn from a
foreign station to participate in the
pageant.
The day opened fine. There was an
immense influx of visitors. The wa
ters of the Solent were covered with
pleasure craft of every variety, from
the tiny canoe to the big excursion
steamer, and every vantage point on
shore was covered with spectators.
At eight a. m., in response to a signal,
the fleet broke out flags and in the
space of a minute the lines of black
hulls were transformed into parti
colored lines of fluttering bunting.
Simultaneously the pennant of Ad
miral Sir Charles Ilotham, the com
mander in chief at Portsmouth, was
flung out from the peak of the Iloyal
Sovereign, which Saturday acted as
flagship of the fleet. Five other ad
mirals’ flags were also in view in dif
ferent sections of the parade. The
five lines in which the fleet was moored
were located midway between the Isle
of Wight and the mainland.
At 32:30 p. m. the lines of the
fleet closed, the guard boats drove
all unauthorized craft out of the
forbidden area and, promptly at two
o’clock the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert with King Edward, Queen
Alexandra dnd other royal person
ages on board, slowly got under
weigh. This movement was signaled
by a gunshot from the royal Sover
eign and thousands of jackies
swarmed over the decks, superstruc
tures and fighting-tops and manned
ship in honor of their approaching
majesties. Then came the firing of
the royal salute of 21 guns. Amid
the crash of naval ordnance the
king’s yacht moved slowly eastward
•accompanied by the royal yachts Os
borne and Alberta and three others
and escorted by a flotilla of torpedo
boat destroyers. The king, who
wore the uniform of an admiral of
the fleet, was surrounded by a bril
liant staff. As his majesty passed
each ship the officers and men
cheered and when the Victoria and
Albert alter traversing the lines,
took up fresh moorings abreast of
the royal sovereign the whole fleet
joined in a final roar of cheers for
the king, who then personally sig
naled an invitation to all the flag of
ficers, including those of the foreign
ships, to join him on the royal
yacht.
BIG FAILURE IN BUTTER.
Elgin Creamery Company In Re
ceiver** Hands—Has Liabili
ties of $350,000.
Chicago,Aug 1 . 18. —The Elgin Cream
ery company, which operates . 135
creameries throughout Illinois, lowa,
and Wisconsin, failed Saturday. The
creditors are estimated to number
nearly 10,000, over 8,000 being farm
ers. The American Trust and Sav
ings bank was appointed receiver and
its bond fixed at $500,000. Just be
fore the United States district court
closed in the afternoon a petition in
bankruptcy directed against the com
pany was filed with the clerk and
then taken before Referee Sidney C.
Eastman, who entered the order for
the appointment of the receiver. The
assets of the company are claimed to
be SBOO,OOO, while the liabilities are
estimated at $350,000. Inability to
realize on outstanding accounts is
given as the cause of the failure.
The Elgin Creamery company is
the largest concern of its kind in the
United States, and was organized by
the consolidation of scores of inde
pendent plants throughout the coun
try. Its authorized capital stock is
$400,000. Of this amount $275,000 is
outstanding and paid tip. In the
neighborhood of 40 creameries orig
inally formed the basis for the com
bination. Others were gradually ac
quired until the concern owned 135
separate plants. The headquarters
of the concern are at 154 Lake street.
The filing of the petition was brought
about by the merchandise creditors,
and was entirely unexpected, al
though the concern tvas known to be
in a cramped condition financially.
On Historic Gronnd.
La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 18.—The an
nual Battle Island assembly, which
is held every year in commemora
tion of the close of the famous Black
Hawk war, was commenced Saturday
morning on Battle Island, the his
toric battleground of the final fight
of this war, near Victoria, Wis., a
few 7 miles below here. The grounds
were crowded with visitors. The
celebration opened with an address
by Re/. J. H. McDaniel. The after
noon feature of the programme was
an address on “Agriculture in Pub
lic Schools,” by Mrs. Ida Tilson.
A Victim of Science.
New York, Aug. 18.—Dr. E. H. Sco
field has fallen a victim to his in
vestigations at Yale into tubercu
losis, cays a New Haven special to
the Press. When in the medical
school he made a special study of the
disease, and was sent to Denver al
most on the eve of his graduation,
suffering from the diseaf-e, which he
had contracted from his patients.
Sis condition improved there and he
completed his studies in the medical
college in that city. He recently suf
fered a relapse and has failed rap
idly for two weeks.
GIFT FROM POPE LEO.
President Roosevelt Receives Fine
Mosaic and an Auto
graph Letter.
Oyster Bay, L. 1., Aug. 18. —Bishop
O’Gorman, of Sioux Falls, S. D., called
on President Roosevelt Shturday aft
ernoon and presented to him a mosaic
picture sent as a present to the presi
dent from Pope Leo XIII. The picture
is set in a magnificent and costly frame
and is u masterpiece of mosaic art.
The president prizes it very highly.
He did not say what disposition he
would make of it. The gift was ac
companied by the following auto
graph letter from the pope:
“Mr. President: lam much pleased with
the congratulations which you addressed
to me in your letter of the 9th of May. and
since, in addition to the good wish also ex
pressed through the governor of the Phil
ippines, you have added a present of your
own works. I am doubly grateful. You,
Mr. President, will surely remember the
many expressions of good will which I have
uttered concerning the United States.
“Nothing could be to me more agreeable
than to assure you of my continued good
wishes, especially at the moment when the
negotiations of Gov. Taft, having ended
in a satisfactory result for both sides, have
come to strengthen the excellent tinder
standing between the church and the
United States' authorities.
“As a token of my satisfaction I have
charged! Mgr. O'Gorman to bring you a
mosaic picture from the workshop of the
Vatican representing our gardens. May I
ask you to keep it as> a souvenir and as an
expression of my friendly regard.
“LEO XIII.
“Rome, the Vatican, July 38, 3902.”
Bishop O’Gorman expressed to the
president the pope’s sincerest esteem
and appreciation of the president’s
considerate attitude toward the Ro
man Catholic church in dealing with
the question of the friars in the Phil
ippines.
After his return from Sagamore Hill.
Bishop O’Gorman said that as a result
of the very satisfactory conditions
made manifest by the pope’s letter to
the president and the president’s ex
pression of satisfaction with Gov.
Taft’s labors, all future discussions of
the friar problem would be left to Gov.
Taft and the apostolic delegate to set
tle at Manila. The principal questions
to be thus settled, he said, were:
3. The price to be paid for the friars’
lands.
2. The division between church and state
of certain pious funds, devoted to charita
ble, religious and< educational purposes,
formerly held in common.
3. The diivision between our government
and the church of church buildings and
governmental buildings. The church has
held title to some governmental buildings,
and the government had held title to some
churches.
4. Compensation for the occupation of
church property in time of war.
FOUND GUILTY. *
Jnry Returns Verdict Agninst Frank
C. Andrews, Chargril with
llnnk Wrecking'.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 38.—Frank C.
Andrews., financier, plunger, and at
last bank wrecker, was found guilty
Saturday of robbing the City savings
bank, which closed its doors in Febru
ary, after it had been looted of sl,-
576,000. The jury retired shortly be
fore noon, and in less than two hours
reached a verdict. Sentence has not
been imposed.
Frank C. Andrews, a Napoleon of
finance in Detroit, had engineered
many daring schemes before his ar
rest February 30 on a charge of vio
lating the Michigan banking laws.
The violation consisted of taking
from the City savings bank, of which
he was vice president, nearly $3,000,-
000, for which he gave absolutely no
security. In addition to this he
caused the bank cashier to certify
checks to the amount of $662,000.
These are held by five local con
cerns. protected in a measure by se
curities deposited by Andrews.
Andrews for four weeks had literally
gutted the bank day by day of its cash.
Whenever he needed money he would
draw a check for the amount and have
it certified by Cashier H. R. Andrews.
He would present this certified check
to the person with whom he was doing
business and ask him to hold it for
that day, as the bank was not in funds
to meet it. Perhaps he would hold a
check out for two or three days, and
eventually, when there was money
enough in the bank to meet the check,
he would go in and take it out.
About January 35 President Pingree,
of the City savings bank, went east,
and during the next 20 days Vice Pres
ident Andrews overdrew his aeount, at
the bank by $933,000, forbidding Cash
ier Andrews to notify the directors.
Then he persuaded Ihe cashier to cer
tify to worthless checks for $662,000,
with which the plunger is said to have
paid off his*indebtedness at the other
banks, receiving his securities back.
The bank’s failure and Andrews’ ar
rest and trial followed.
The Kaiser Criticized.
New York, Aug. 38.—A perfect
storm has been raised in Germany
by the publication of the emperor’s
telegram to the prince regr ni of Ba
varia criticising the conduct of the
reichsrath, and offering to make a
gift of the money which the reichs
rath refused to vote for art purposes,
cables the Tribune’s London corre
spondent. There is a disposition to
regard the incident as an unwarrant
able interference in the domestic af
fairs of the federated state.
Woman Sneezes to Death.
Franklin, Pa., Aug. 18. —Mrs. Sarah
Mackey died near Porterfield as the
result of constant sneezing. She
sneezed 500 times in an hour by ac
tual count. Previous to this she had
made a record all the way from 100
to 200 sneezes an hour. Her phy
sicians were unable to do anything
for her relief.
Died Suddenly.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 18.—Col. William
A. Hemphill, former mayor of At
lanta and founder of the Atlanta
Constitution, died suddenly Sunday
night.
Lost in the Alps.
Grindelwald, Switzerland, Aug. 18.
—Two Englishmen and two Zermatt
guides were overwhelmed by an ava
lanche while ascending the Wetter
horn. One of the tourists and a guide
were Wiled. The other members of
the party were seriously injured.
A Fatal Wreck.
Chicago, Aug. 18—A Monon pas
senger l:rain carrying 300 excursion
ists crashed into an Erie freight near
Hammond, Ind., killing one man, seri
ously injuring one other and wound
ing three others. All excursionists
escaped.
HINSEY SUSPENDED.
Ex-President of Endowment Rank
Must Disprove tharnes—Prizes
Awarded at San Francisco.
San Francisco, Aug. 18. —The Su
preme Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias, after a long debate, late
Saturday afternoon voted to suspend
John A. Hinsey until the charges’
pending against him in the Illinois
courts ore decided. The vote was
117 to 12. It is alleged that Hinsey,
while president of the board of con
trol, mismanaged the funds of the
endowment t-tuk in such a manner
that there is shortage, according to
the figures given, of $618,000.
Awards of prizes in the competitive
drills were made Saturday evening.
In class A competition Victor com
pany, No. 8, of Colorado, Capt. H. A.
Naylor, won first prize of $1,500. The
second prize of SBOO went to Terre
Haute company. No. 3, of Indiana,
Capt. A. C. Duddleston. Vigo com
pany, No. 83, of Terre Haute, Capt.
Combs, captured third prize, and Ko
komo company, No. 9, of Indiana,
Capt. R. L. Jacobs, was awarded
fourth prize.
In the cavalry drill, D. D. Burns
company, No. 43, of Missouri, was
given the prize, there being no other
contestants.
In class B competition, Riverside
company won first prize and Liberty
company, of Oakland, second prize.
Both are California teams.
In class (\ Furniture City company,
of Grand Rapids, Mich., Capt. R. lv.
Moore, won the prize, also the long
distance prize.
In the class A contests the judges
declared Capt. A. C. Duddleston, of
Terre Haute, No. 3, to be the best
company commander.
[John A. Hinsey, once president of the
endowment rank, Knights of Pythias, who
was accused of embezzling more than $600,-
000 of the funds of the order anrit who was
formally suspended from the organization
by the supreme lodge in San Francisco,
has been a prominent figure among the
knights for a number of years. The sen
sational charges of embezzlement became
public property In 1900. The trouble dates
back to 1898. During 1900 failure to pay
claims started gossip, and in January,
1901, Hinsey was ousted from control and
an Investigation ordered. He was charged
with reckless financiering, and among the
big deals he made was the purchase of the
Lexington hotel in Chicago. On July 1 the
investigation showed that $500,000 death
cla.vns' were unpaid', $120,137,000 in policies
outstanding, $500,000 in investments of ques>-
tionable worth, and $135 in the treasury.
In July, 1901, Hinsey was indicted by the
grand Jury, as was also Henry B. Stolte,
former secretary of the endowment rank,
on charges l of perjury. The perjury was 1 al
leged to have been made in statemeriTs
made in the annual reports of the supreme
lodge for JB9B and 1899. which the defend
ants, as officers of the lodge, made to the
Insurance commissioner of Illinois.]
BURN THE CITY.
Ranted Troop* of Provisional Gov
ernment Evncnate and Destroy
City of St. Michel, Hnyti.
Cape Hnyticu, Aug. 18. —The town
of St. Michel has been burned by the
army of the provisional government,
who saw no other course except sur
render to the Firminites. The army
of the Firminites, under Gen. Jean
Jumean, continues its advance and is
nearing St. Raphael, where lighting
is imminent. The engagement at St.
Alichel lasted two days, the troops of
Gen. Alexis Nord being put to rout.
The government soldiers in retreat
ing started fires in all parts of the
city, entirely destroying the town.
St. Micjiel is situated between Grande
Rivers and St. Raphael in the depart
ment of Artibonite. The Firminist
cruiser Crete-a .-Pierrot has landed
more troops near Cape Ilaytien to
reenforce the army of Gen. Albert
Salmavc, which, it is believed, will
await the arrival of the troops of
Gen. Jumeau before attacking Cape
Ilaytien.
SEVERAL VESSELS LOST.
Di*ii*troti* Storm* OH t'onnt of South
Afric*n —T«ent y-Three l’er
io.ni Drowned.
Cape Town, Aug. 18.—As the result
of a. terrific storm which has just
swept over this region these disas
ters have occurred: The British bark
Highlands, Capt. Smith, from New
York July 10, for East London, lias
been wrecked. The British bark Bru
tus M., Capt. Dallaehie, from London
June 3, for Table Bay, is lost. Chief
Officer Bourkc, of the Highlands,
says that bark sank almost instantly
and that 23 of her crew were
drowned. The captain, ten men and
himself clung to the bridge, which
floated, but the captain and others
were washed off. Bmirke and two
other men were rescued after having
been six hours in the water.
AVIII Show Progre**.
Warsaw, Ind., Aug. 18. —The report
of Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, secretary
of the national committee on evan
gelistic Avork, which was appointed l».y
the Presbyterian general assembly in
Philadelphia over a year ago, and
which will meet, in annual conference
at Winwna for five days commencing
August 23, will show that the work
of the committee has resulted in
turning the tide in the Presbyterian
church, whose membership, so far as
increase is concerned, had reached a
point of stagnation.
Mnrilrrcll and RoMtefl.
Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 18.—Watkin
Newman, a man aged 24, was mur
dered, robbed and nearly cremated
in his home, six miies from Jefferson
City, Tenn., Saturday night. Jiis
brother Isham, arriving home at, mid
night, found the house in flames and
his brother Watkin lying on a bed
dead. He could not rescue the body
on account of the fire. Examination
disclosed a terrible gash in the young
man’s head, inflicted by some blunt
instrument. The body was horribly
burned. Money which had been in
the house was missing,
One Thoaianil Killed.
Peking, Aug-. 18.—The viceroy of
feze Chuan reports that imperial
troops attacked the rebel headquar
ters at Inehawatl August 12. One
thousand rebels were killed and their
leader, Tong Yu Hung, was captured
and executed.
Jumped to Hi* Death.
Chicago, Aug. 18.—James M. Gib
bons, 60 years of age and an inmate
of the insane hospital at Dunning,
111., jumped or fell from a second
story window at that institution
Sunday. The hospital officials say it
was suicide.