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democratic Press. DECATUR, INL>. l>» n inoravlc Creel V.. . roklUhee*. 1896. MAY. 1896. *Bu Mo Tu We Th Fr Ba~ • •I • • • J 2 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18, 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 J| I • • • • • • V ■■ •• M Xi 4th 12th. y 2lilh. y*, 20th. EVENTS OF INTEBEST

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that occurred during the PAST WEEK. Improvement in the Condition of Wheat Spain Declines to Accept Capt. (ten. Wexler’s HesiunationThe Milwaukee Street Car StrikeEtc., Etc. WINTER WHEAT. The Condition Very Materially Improved. The May returns of the statistical division of the Department of Agriculture on the condition of winter wheat show an increase of 6.6 points above the April average, being 62.7 against 77.1 last month.and 82.9 in May, 1695. The average in tlie nine principal winter wheat Mates are: Pennsylvania, 64; Ohio, 55; Michigan, 90; Indiana, 65; Kentucky. 77; Illinois, 90; Missouri. 61: Kansas, 96; California, 100. The returns of correspondents of the division of statistics show that excepting a few states, there baa been general improvement in the condition of winter wheat throughout the country and the reports collected through ttie climate and crop services of the weather bureau, covering the week embracing the last three days of May, compared with the reports of the previous week indicate a general improvement in the condition of winter wheat in the principal wheat Mates. Strikers Beaten. It is now almost a certainty that the striking street railway employes at Milwaukee will lose the strike unless something unforseen happens. Cars are running on the main lines, and with the exception of a few harmless assaults ol laborers on police officers, etc., all is quiet. It was expected that the executive committee of tlie Federated Trades Council would recommend a general sympathy strike of all lalair unions, but nothing ol this kind was done at the meeting. An appeal has been addressed to tlie ladiei not to ride on the ears, and all members ol unions found riding on cars will be lined $lO. Masonic Temple Theater, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. ••Elijah" will be presented at this popular place of amusement, Tuesday evening, May 26. Kosenbecker’s Chicago Orchestra will furnish the music and 150 voices will be heard on the stage at one time. Thos* taking the leading parts are: Miss Les Long, soprano; Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bagg, contralto; George Hamlin, tenor, and England's greatest baritone, Ffrangcon Davies. Tins will be his ileal appearance in America. _____ Fought a Duel. A duel occurred on the plantation of L, H. Adams, near Camilla, Ga., between Isaiah Sweet and Ben Cobb. Sweet shot Cobb with a shotgun, while Cobb used a pistol. Both received abdominal wounds, and both have since died. It appears that Sweet walked ten miles with the sole purpose of waylaying Cobb, whom he looked upon as his rival. Both men werejwell thought of farmers. The President’s Protest Res pec ted. The State Department has given out the following: "In the Competitor case H can be authoritatively stated that at tht request of the Unite.! States the Spanish government will postpone execution o| the death sentences upon A mencan citizens until the views of the United State* respecting the application to their eases of the treaty of 1795 can be presented am) considered. ” Weyler Must Hold His Place. Havana Special: Tlie report that Capt, Gen. Weyler had resigned because of the action of the home government in tlie case of the Competitor filibusterers, is true, but it is not accepted with confidence by the public here. It is understood that tht government refused to accept the resignation and ordered Gen. Weyler to rental* at his post under tlie present circumstance*. Saved by a Paper. John A. Cosaa, near Zanesville, Ohio, was plowing in a field during a thunderstorm. Hia team was struck by lightning and the iron harrow teeth conducted the shock to him. He had placet! some paper In his hat to protect his bead from tlie sun. and when he was picked up it was found the lightning had torn away the top •f hi* hat, but bad uot penetrated the pa- !*<'■ Wiped Out by Fire. The city of Lanse, Mich., at the head ol Keweene Bay, was practically wiped out by fire recently. The Lanse Lumber Company's milt and nearly all the business houses in the place burned. Two hundred persons are homeless. The total loss is placed at $250,0U). Small insurance. Hiccoughs Killed Her. Miss Lydia Ferguson, teacher4n the intermediate schools of Rainsboro, Highland County. Ohio, who, about two months ago, was attacked by a sever* hiccoughing while laughing at one of hei scholar*, has just died in terrible agony. Five Were Wounded. In a fight hi Keystone, W. Va.. betwee* aegroes and Hungarians two of the former and one of the latter were wounded. William Worthington, postmaster *1 Worthington’s Mills, and George May. ■ard of 1 azewell Courthouse, were slight--4y injured. _ Dropped Deed frees Heart Dleeeua Jeremiah Drake, a premineal reaideul •< Portland, lad., dropped dead from heart disease. Hs was sitting iatehsi when the ead came. Mr. Drake had leaf keen in fail rag hfftlth.

WILL BE A CINDER PATIL Gloomy Outlook for Cuba Predicted by an Havana Wugar Broker. "If Gen. Wvyh-r euewed* In quelling the rebellion In the lime bo ha* set two (years- and he ba* made very little headway up to date,” aald an Havana sugar broker, “Cuba will be a mere cinder path between the Gulf of Mexico and the ocean. It will be laid waste a* no country ever was before.” It has been said that the work of the torch must end somewhere, but the tire* continue to crackle merrily all over the island and the end I* not yet. Au Inevitable result of this form of campaign has Iwen the levying of blackmail by minor chief*. A wealthy man state* that be ha* been notified by the Insurgent* In charge of the district where hla property 1* located that It would l>e spared for the consideration of s6,real. A* the building* coat more than s2fit».nnt) the owner would gladly Y>ay the >♦!.•■<» if be knew that he would receive protection. He fears, however, (that if be pay*. the rebel officer will lr transferred to some other section of the island and hi* aucev**or will Immediately apply the torch. Something of that kind recently happened in Matanza* province, •where a building waa burned after s.*"• had been paid to protect it. Another result of the war may be the practical extermination of the Cuban breed of horse* that are not unlike Texas mustangs In appearance —small, wiry and very strong. FIRM IN OFFICMk Democrat* Pleased Over a ftwvcplng Civil Service Order. Almost 30,000 Government employes were brought with one sweep under the protection of the civil service Wednesday by the issuance of an order by President Cleveland making a general revision of civil service rule*. The order is the nr-st important since the inauguration of the system more than a decade ago. It takes effect immediately. It* practical extent is the classification of all Government employes la-low th? rank of those subject to nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate and above the grades of laborer* or workmen, with a few exceptions. The new rules add 29,3141 positions t» the classified list, increasing the number of classified positions from 55.736 to 85,135. The number of classified places which arc excepted from examination has been reduced from 2.01)9 to 775. being mainly positions as cashiers in the customs, postal and internal revenue service. The only classified position* in Washington which will be excepted from examination under the new rule* will be private secretaries or confidential clerk* (not exceeding two) to the President and to the head of each of the eight executive department*. No position* will hereafter be subject to non-competitive examination*. except in the case* of Indians employed in a teaching capacity in the Indian service. Oom Paul to His People. The Volksraad of the South African Republic was opened Tuesday by President Krnger at Pretoria. The President in his speech said, in brief, that the recent event*, "due to malevolence and selfish objects," had seriously interrupted the rest and peace of the South African Republic, adding: “It has ever been my wish to promote the development and prosperity of the republic in the most peaceable manner possible, so I am firmly convinced that it is your sincere wish to co-operate with me in this policy and that you expect with the fullest confidence that this session of the Volksraad will contribute H no small manner to the restoration of i>eace in this State in order that, through our united co-operation, our country may flourish and prosper for the benefit of all.” The President then touched upon the foreign relation* of the South African Republic, the most delicate and eagerly anticipated portion of his speech, saying: "In spite of past troubles the republic continue* to maintain friendly relations with foreign powers." This subject was then significantly dropped and the President turned to the relations between the South African republic and it* sister republic, the Orange Free State, remarking: “I hojte that a meeting between representative* of the Orange Free State and representative* of the South African Republic will shortly l>e held and plan* for a closer union between the two countries will be discussed.” This utterance of President Kruger was looked upon as confirming the report that negotiations have for some time past been on foot for an alliance, offensive and defensive. between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, looking to resisting any attempt upon the part of Great Britain to interfere with the internal affairs of either country. H. H. Holmes Hanged. H. H. Holmes was hanged at Philadelphia Thursday morning. The drop fell at 10:12. It was not until a half hour later that he was pronounced dead. His neck was broken by the fall. The marvelous nerve »f the man never deserted him to the very end. Even on the scaffold he was probably the coolest person in the solemn assemblage. He proclaimed hi* innocence of any murder. He declared that the only wrong doing in the taking of hnman life for which he could be held responsible consisted in the death of the two women who had died as the result of criminal operations at hi* hand*. He did not name these victim*. Inspection of Land office*. A trip of inspection of many of the local land office* in Minnesota, Montana. Idaho, California, and Colorado will be made during June by Commissioner Lamoreanx, of the General Land Office. The main object la to secure a thorough revision of method* throughout the service. One of the main aim* is to reduce the number of case* behind in the surveying branch of the service. Field and Leiter Are Baed. At Cheyenne, Wyo., suit was commenced Wednesday on behalf of the United States against Marshall Field and Levi Z. I*-iter, of Chicago, and James H. Pratt, of Denver, to compel them to take down fences from Government land, which, it la contended, they have ipclosed unlawfully. Fatal Cyclone in South Dakota. A severe »torin of a cyclonic nature passed over Clark. S. I).. Thursday night. The house of C H. Lindland was totally destroyed. There were ten person* in the house, and Mr*. lAndland is reported killed. while other members of the family are more or les* 'ajtired. Faar.Peraaea Aaffiscatad. The University Riding School at Heidelburg wa* burned. Feur persona were suffeeated and sevaral othsrs hnd sorrow escapee Twenty-seven horse* periekod.

HE BOWS TO OOM PAUL CONCESSIONS MADE BY CHAMBERLAIN. Immunity from Further Forays to Hr lluaraiitccd the Transvaal South Dora Not Awaken to Her Opportunity Wants Fighting Yankee*. Humiliation of Chamberlain. President Kruger, of the Transvaal, bn* won a famous victory. With sword and with pell he ha* shown his prowess over British arms and over British diplomacy. Secretary Chamberlain, regretfully, no doubt, waa compelled l<> acknowledge in the Hou*.-of Commons Friday at London that the Government was ready to concede to the Transvaal any reasonable guarantee It demanded that in the futtx.e it would not be th- victim of any more English forays. It la a questhm whether thia reluctant concession is commensurate with the calm and generou* attitude of the Routh African Republic after the terrible injury ami Uie provocation It has received* but there Is no doubt that, meager and limited as it la. the concession is a source of gn at humiliation to the colonial secretary. It dissipate* his iridescent dream of imperial federation: it wipes out the |M>s»ibility of the rich region north of the Vaal becoming part of the British Empire. For Cecil Rhodes, who engineered the Jameson raid, the secretary had both censure and praise. TO FIGHT FOR CUBA. New Jersey Militiamen Enlist in the Inanrgcnt Army. It is reported in Newark, N. J., that several members of the First Regiment of the National Guard, which is located there, had accepted generous offer* to fight for Cuban independence and had left the city under orders of the Cuban junta. The numlo-r of guardsmen who are going is not definitely known. It wa* learned, however, that at least a dozen have already signed an agreement with the representatives of the junta and a much larger number are seriously considering the matter, with the pros|K-ct that they will join the expedition. One volunteer is said to have been offered a bonus of s7<s>. together with his fare to Jacksonville, and a monthly compensation of S3O. Another statement is that the men are to receive a bonus of SIOO and $22 a mouth. MAY PROVE A FAILURE. Little Interest Manifested in the Cotton State* Exhibition. The outlook for the Chicago Cotton States exposition, so far. at least, as 1 Louisiana i* concerm-d. is not very good. Mr. Morris Schwabach, the "Louiaiana member of the advisory board. has, energetic iu hi* endeavors to aroutu-’Tn-terest. but he has not met with much encouragement. The matter wa* *ubmitted to tlie board of trade, but that body refused to take any action unle»» the legislature appropriated money to defray the expense attending the making of an exhibit. Members of the other commercial bodies have similar view*. CABLE MAY NOW BE LAID. Senate Committee Agree* for a Line to Hawaii nnd Japan, The Senate Committee on Foreign Relation* ha* agreed to a compromise hill for * cable to Hawaii and Japan. The bill authorizes the postmaster general to enter into a compact on behalf of the United States with any company which may lay the cable to pay a subsidy not exceeding $160,000 per year. Indiana for McKinley. Indiana Republicans declare for McKinley and the delegates-nt-large from the State to the St. Ixiuis convention are instructed to "cast their votes for William McKinley as frequently and continuously as there is any hope of bis nomination.” The instruction resolution is the last plauk of a platform, which declares for protection and reciprocity, and for "honest" money, favoring the nse of silver only under regulation* that will maintain its parity with gold. More Plums Tied Up. The President has issued an order extending the civil service rules to the interstate commerce commission. This brings ail offices iu the commission in and outside of Washington within the classified service, except the chief executive ones n<quiring Presidential nomination and confirmation by the Senate. The order, which take* effect immediately, makes a total of about 85,200 Government positions now included in the civil service. No More Bodie* Fonnd. The workmen have now so far removed the wreckage of the buildings destroyed by explosion in Cincinnati that it is apparent that no more bodies are to be found, although there have been rumors of several persons who were missing who might have been caught in the disaster. The death list will probably remain at eleven. Featilana at the Cnrawation. The Bt. Petersburg correspondent of the London Chronicle says: ‘•'The United State* Government hss authorized American subjects at the coronation of the czar to conform to the court costumes on the lines recently adopted by the English court, but nothing may define official position." Boy Get* a Life Senteace. J. Watson Hildreth, the boy train wrecker of Rome. N. Y., received a life sentence. Hi* companions. Plats and Hibbard, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree and were sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment on two indictments, or forty years in all. Died According to Clab Rules. George C. Haag., a quiet and goodlnatured young man of San Francisco, member of a suicide club, of New Jersey, received a notice that he was ei|x>cted to expire before June, and promptly killed himself by swallowing strychnine at the rooms of Mr*. Nellie Parker. Danger at a Dnei Averted. Representative Money of Mississippi and Representative Hall of Missouri, who recently had a personal encounter in the naval commlttee-resm. have adjusted their differeaee* and shaken hands. v ——— PreaMeat’s Ordos Uaaed. The isag-expeeted order of the President, iseludlng in the eieil.service ma*t *f the effiee* new remalnlsg eatside as the elassilied servioe, was Issued Wadnesnesday.

IN FAVOR OF WOMEN. Report of the Mclhodlat Committee on Eligibility. The report of the Methodist committee on the eligibility ot women delegate* was presented to the conference at Uleveland Thursday. The committee I* agreed that the eligibility of wuimm m voU 1 1“ »“'• convention 1* a constitutional one aud that the general conference ha* the power tu interpret the constitution. The committee recommend* the modlEcntton of the constitution, changing the qualification* of a delegate to the general confer- . Io using the «<>rd« "lay dek-gate Instead of "layman,' thereby making th* •dtuieaion. of women legal, aud adds: ••We repo« furthr.- that this proposed atn.'tidmsmt It* referred to the general couferouef* of the following year, and that a tWto-tkird* vote of the general conference and a thre--fourth* vote of the annual conference Is- required to enact this recommendation into * law.” lhe report says that inasmuch a* the qnostion ha* not been judicially passed u|m>u. those having rent* on the fl-s.r can retain them without prejudice. As *oou as the report was read Dr. Kynett said that neither party, neither majority nor minority. surrendered. The views were the same, but it wa* a concession by both parties. _____ PUSHING INTO EGYPT. Railway Complete to Murrat WelleKhalifa Hao llOjtOO Men. The head of the new railway is now at Murrat Wells, fourteen miles frout Karras, Egypt. In the last few days the work accomplished under Mmbaabee Girouard averaged one mile a day. The greatest drawback experienced ha* been havjng to, carry from Sitrra* all the water for tne laborer* and the guard, numbering l.tkki mtn. There is only a small quantity of water at Murrat. and it is not suitable for drinking The railway will probably I* continued to Abuenadmah, on the third cataract The khalifa's total force has been estimated at 110,001) men. of whom 40.000 arc armed with rifles, but owning to the enormous extent of territory that require* guarding it is impossible that he caul. concentrate more than one-fourth of the number to repel an attack of the Egyptian army. TO INCREASE THEIR PENSIONS. Favorable Report on Bill for Mexican nnd Indian War Veteran*. The House Committee on Pensions ha* ordered a favorable report on the bill introduced by Representative Stalling* to increase the pensions of veterans of the Mexican and Indian wars and their widows from $8 to sl2 a month. Big Pool in Flour. R. D. Hubbar!, the executive front of the linseed oil trust, ba* succeeded, with the aid of the Pillsbury*, in perfecting the organization of the greatest millers' combine ever put together in this country. The purpose is to advance the price ol flour from the present low quotations, to secure satisfactory rail and water transportation rates and to compel every spring wheat grinder in the country to liecome a part of the pool. There are 500 spring wheat miller* in the United State*. More than 100 have joined the new pool, which had it* inception last fall, reached a head last February and is now a bona fide organization. The pool ha* lieen incorporated. Its name is the North American Milling Company. It is commonly known at Minneapolis, in St Paul, at Duluth and in Southern Minnesota as the American Milling Company. It is the successor of the Soutberr Minnesota Millers' Association, of which Hubbard wa* the leading spirit Representative* of the trust claim to represent lit) mill* having a daily capacity of bx'i.tSkt barrel*. The whole aim of the organization is to pro tect the gigantic flouring interests of Minneapolis, now threatened by competition. Walking to New York. Mr*. H. East by and her daughter Clara started from Spokaue, Wash., Tuesday to walk to New York. They live ou * farm aud hope to make enough money in the venture to lift a mortgage. They ar* under contract to x manufacturer of a health coatume. Many Person" Burled Alive. The Province of Manabi, Ecuador, suffered terribly from earthquake. Housei were thrown down, many persons wen buried alive in the ruins aud many other* injured. Shot Hia Wife and Son. “Dad" Culp, a butcher, at Ronceverte, W. Va.. shot and fatally wounded hi) wife and son and iu return was shot himself by the son. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $4.75; hogs, shipping grade*, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2 50 to $4.00; wheat. No. 2 r--'l t'ulc to corn. No. 2,28 cto 2t‘c; oat*. No. 2, 1»< to 10c; rye. No. 2,30 cto 37c; butte.-, choice creamery, 15c to 10c; egg*. fre»h 8c to ftc; potatoes, per bushel. 12c tl 20c; broom corn. $25 to SSO per ton fol common to choice. Indinuipolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $4.75; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.00, sheep, oommon to prime, $2.00 to $3.00 wheat. No. 2,04 cto title; corn, No. 1 white, 30c to 81c; oats. No. 2 white, 22< to 23c. St. lx»n>*—Cattle, $3.00 to $4.76; hoga $3.00 to $3.76; wheat, No. 2 red. 71c t* 72c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 26c to 27c; osta No. 2 white, 17c to 10c; rye, No. 2, 36) to 38c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00 wheat, No. 2, flOc to 71c; corn, Ns. I mixed, 31e to 32c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 22« Ca 23c; rye. No. 2. 41<' to 43c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hog* $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.00 to $1.75, wlioat, No. 2 red, 68c to 00c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 28e to 2Dc; oat*, No. 2 white, 22< to 23c; rye, 36c to 37c. Toledo —Wheat, No. 2 red, 6Sc to 60c, corn. No. 2 yellow, 29c to 30c; oats, No 2 white, 20c to 21c; rye, No. 2,35 cto 37c clover seed. $4.<9) to $4.70. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 spring, 61» to 63c; com, No. 3,28 cto 30c; oats. No 2 white, 20c to 21c; barley, No. 2,32 ct< 33c; rye, No. 1,37 cto 39c; pork, me**, $7.50 to SB.OO. Buffalo—Cattle, $2.50 to >4.75; hog* $3.00 to $4 25; sheep, $1.25 <o $4.00 wheat, No. t red. 71c to 72c; corn, No 3 yellow, 33c to 84c; o*t*, Ns. 2 white 24c t* 25e. Now York—Cattle, s3.os to ss.i»; hag* $3.00 to $4.25: sheep, $9.00 ts $4.26 wheat, N»..2 red. 6#< t* Tie; eora. Ns. 2 S6e to 30e; eats. No. X white. 24« to 25* batter, creamery, 12c to 17*; sgga, Ws*4 sra, »e to 11<

HOLMES IS HANGED. ARCH CRIMINAL PAYS THE DEATH PENALTY. Th* Author of Many (.>!■*•• ’ »r---cuted in Mopamsnoin* Pr’wou. Philadelphia On the Pcaffold Proleots Innocence. End of a FiendH. H.Holme*, convicted on clreumstan tlal evidence of the murder of Hrujam n F. Pltael. was banged In Philadelphia Thursday. The execution took place l» the Moyamenslng County jail. The drop fell st 10:124$ o'clock. It was not unto a half-hour later that lie wa* pronounced dead. Hi* neck wa* broken by lhe foil. The marvelous nerve of the man never deserted him to the eud. Even on the scaffold he wa* probably the coolest person in the solemn assemblage. Ina few well-cboacn word* he proclaimed hia innocence of any murder, Including that for which he wa* convicted and hanged. He dectare.l that the only wrong-doing In th taking of human life for which he con be held responsible consisted in the death of two women who had died a* the result of criminal operation* at hi* hand*. He did not name these victim*. Holmes spent the greater part of hl* last night on earth writing letters. At Wl n. H. HOt.ME*. midnight he went to bed and slept soundly until 6 o’clock iu the morning. It took ' two calls to awaken him. Promptly arising he received a visit from hi* spiritual advisers. Fathers Italy Mid Macpeak. of the Church of the Auuunciation. They administered the last sacrament and did not leave him until nearly 9 o’clock. During their absence he ate a hearty breakfast of eggs, dry toast and coffee. At 10.-O2 o’clock the Sheriff called together the official jury, and after each man had answered to hi* name and subscribed to the certificate the solemn march to the gallows was begun. As the gathering stood in intense silence before the gallows Holmes, accompanied by the two priests mounted the fatal scaffold. A moment of prayer elapsed and then Holmes stepped to the front of the scaffold and, resting his hands on the rail before him, made his statement of innocence. It wa* received in absolute silenee. Two minute* later he had finished hi* valedictory. Then at a silent signal from the priest* he bent to hi* knee*, hia eye* fixed on the crucifix clasped in his hands. Until 10:12 the prayer continued. Immediately afterward he arose, shook hand* with the priests and hi* lawyer* and rn a firm voice hade them good-by. Without an Instant delay hi* hand* were bound l-ehind him and the black cap adjusted. Sheriff Clement placed the noose about hi* neck and after an instant of terrible stillness the crack of the bolt rang out like a pistol shot aud the man bod fallen to his doom. Consciousness left him instantly, said the doctors, although his heart continued a feeble beat for fifteen or twenty minute*. After an examination had been made by several physicians Holme* wa* pronounced dead and the swinging corpse was cut down. WINTER WHEAT. Condition of the Crop aa Reported by the Farmers’ Review. Report* have been received from the correspondents of the Farmers' Review in ten States on the condition of winter wheat, and on the loss to that crop from freezing and thawing. In Illinois the total loss from freezing and thawing has not been large, takiug the State as a whole, though there are conntie* where the lots from this cause has been great. With the advent of the recent rain* there was a change for the better and the plant is now rapidly pushing forward. Fair will express the general condition of the crop in Indiana. The loss from freezing and thawing seem* to be hesvy at this date. The late sown wheat seem* to have suffered most. In Ohio the wheat i« slowly starting up. The eoal weather and laek of rain in the early spring retarded development. The present outlook for the crop in Ohio i< poor. The prospect in Michigan continue* fair, and the loss from freesing sad thawing is generally about 10 per cent The lo** that was reported in Missouri from freesing and thawing has been partly offset by recent good rain*. In Kansas and Nebraska the prospects are quite good, especially in the eastern parts of those States. In lows the crop I* fair. Wi*-, eonsin conditions have not improved, the recent loss from freezing and thawing being considerable. United State* Consul Keenan at Bremen, in a report to the State Department on Importation of American horse* Into Germany, says that while this business ha* attained great proportions it is generally hampered by many underhand operations Inspired by the. local horse dealer*, who have united to break dowu the American competition. McEwan Bras. & Co.'* sawmill narowly escaped destruction by fire at Bay Oity, Mich. Fifteen hundred cords of slabs west of the mill were destroyed. The entire department was called out and the fire gut under sontrol. Had there been a high wind the mill and a million feet of lamher would have been destroyed. Mr*. Emma Van Harn, a traveling physician, drapped dead «f<*v *atiug * hearty .toeakfnat *< . Bdinburg. Ind. She wa* ahent 46 yean* *f age. She gav* her reeldhne* m IndhsaapaHo, and relative* wt that ai.ro have bees aetUledi

AN ENGINE (i|- | MANY KILLED i-.Y A I GAS GENLHATOp ‘K Awful I utu.troplK- ■ BuHding aud Mrrrt, u , rr ■ -Certain that Many Are |, e . 4 ■ Mure Mangled 1'..,,,. ll p k ■ Tale of lhe Honor, St At 7:45 Munday eveuiuj; , ,„ rr;|l K plosion oreurr.-d iu 1... \ K|, Cincinnati. (). niiiueduc. .. > Gibson hulls-'. rhe bui : „ !1v ,.. H| brick, was sbutt- r.-.l i . manufactured ins -,»n w. j, 4 '• Ml _-hlae from g.tsohu- A Ullk L n with lhe explosive fluid n.i, ;!1 Hj, r V In the rear of the saloon in a-i jit„. B _ H barrel <4 gasoline s». b. ; a , lhe tune. An electro- n. .■ r fumnbq B the potter. The mob.r «.i, ..i-r.’ej K B 100 high a rate of speed. - ir;..nx •&,. ~t t' M mutator to l>uru out. Tin, ig-nt-d th B gasoline, causing the exp! ..i>,n 1 i,al- ■ most certain that ut I- n-t tn.-n-r E| were killed. A fair estimate p.a,-,, ■ number caught in the falling bj.l-ling « H from sixty to seventy-five. At ;e*»tt ww ( ■ ty five people, an-1 perhup. tu -r-. tbs h H act number maj never be known, w-.f, ■ mangled, crushed, burned nn l al l-d :» E death. Bodie* of Adolph Dra h's fuj. ■ dy «rs four, and four unknown, wen-quirt ■ ly recovered. Three of th- Fey fatnily. ■ two servant girls, and three nu t. employe B were missing. Twenty-five injured *rr» I removed to the hospital, two of wb.® I will die. I The explosion shook inrge building* for I squares. Hundre-ls of windows in tb, I Gibson House were broken and plate glia I window* on both sides of Walnut street I the entire length of the square were shattered. Score* -f pedestrians wen- knocked from their feet and there were dozen) of runaway teams in the vicinity. Seven al electric cars were thrown from the track aud at least twenty female passenger* ->n different cars fainted rtway snd were carried into the Gibson House snd adjoining places. The electric light, tele graph, telephone and trolley wires ->n the squartLsrera ton dost ■ and 1 was followed immediately by darknest Whole Buildiug Destroyed. Flash lights were rigged up across the ■ street and the rays thrown onto the ruin). The explosion tore the entire striicturs from between adjoining buildings on either side as neatly as it could have been aci-omplishe-d by workmen. All that is now left is a mass -,-f brick, mortar and tom lumber, over which the roof rest* in a slanting position. It was occupied by Fey's an-1 Drach's saloons, both of the better class. It is estimated that forty or fifty people were inside at the time of the explosion, and it seems impossible that any could have escaped. The firemen beat a path into the adjoining barber shop and began drilling holes ’hroagh the thick brick wall in the h-q-e of reaching some of the bodies. The heavy roof lying over the ruins made it impossible for the firemen to make any headway from tlx- top or sides. The upper floors of the five-story building were occupied as flats. It is not known how many people were in the flats -r h-"v manv were in the saloons, but none escaped. as the building immediately collapsed. There was no fire to consume the ruins and make certain death of sli in the building, but the dust and dirt continued flying for a long time so densely that the work of rescuing the victims proceeded with great difficulty. Hitt Whole Family Gone. One of the barkeepers, who was not on duty at the time and escaped, lived in one of the upper flats, an-1 was wild with grief because be knew that his wife am four children were in the ruins. One of hi* children was recovered dead soon after the explosion. As the night passed the scenes about the wrecked buildings became more distressing than ever. Women whose husbands and sons had not reached home bj 1(1 or 11 o’cloc k came down to the Fountain square and filled up the space aL-ut the government building, where they were weeping and crying about their friends being in the wreckage. Department* at Work. All of the departments of the- city were at work at the- ruins. The- police commissioners were in charge -if their department. together with Chief Deitseh. and the fire commissioners were with < met Ar- hil-ald. The street cleaning department wa* out in full force, at work removing the debris and hauling it away, and good engineers were soon on hand superintending the handling of the heavy timbers. Crowded with People. The explosion occurred at a tame in the evening when there were many people in the bar, and it was said soon after the explosion that a number of women and their escorts had just entered. They were probably in the wine rooms in the rear of the- bnr. The street was well filled witb pedestrian* and it Is almost certain that many of them were fatally injured. Stalling almost in front of the building when the explosion occurred was a Newport and Covington car. It waa completely wrecked auu the half-dozen passengers nnd the- motorman and conductor were more or less severely injured. Panic in the Glb»on House. There were several hundred guests inthe Gihaon House an-1 they all became panic-stricken. Men and women rushe-1 from their rooms, the latter shrieking with terror and several of them faintingThe guests of the house who were in the lobby, barl-er shop and waiting room were knocked down by the shock. It seemed to them ns though the explosion was in the hotel building and, not knowing at what moment it would be followed by another, they rushed from the hotel, u-1-1-lug to the panic in the street. Wreck at Liberty, Neb. At .3 o’clock Monday morning trnin *’>•!. fust freight on the Burlington, going vest, ran into a washout, near Liberty. »)>. ■ Tlie engine nnd three car* were ■ kc-i. Two trainmen were killed und eereralinjured. Engineer Brennan was crushed between the engine nnd teiuler. Conductor Wilcox, who wns in the engine cub nt the time of the wreck, was badly mangled. -><• leg being torn from his body nnd the other bad'.r crushed. He expired tn • few minute* after being extricated from the wreck. The fireman was thrown from the cab window snd escaped uulujiin-l. with the exception es slight bruises, as al the time of the wreck th* train was running very s'owly, 1 nvltrf- ardfirt to -to *» <>u ao-s.ont <f the Heavy ralsfxll. Encinisw Bren-man-a hame wa* s< Sc-vttwvJlle. !*s