Marshall County Independent, Volume 5, Number 36, Plymouth, Marshall County, 18 August 1899 — Page 2

THE WEEKLY IHDEPEIIDEHT.

C. W. METSKEE, Pub. and Prop. PLYMOUTH, - - INDIANA. II U News of Genera! Interest Told in Paragraphs. COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. Record of Happenings of Much or I,tttle Importance from All Tart or the ivilizcd World I'rUe of farm Produce in Western Markets. Scdalia, Mo. Paul B.-own, colored, the oldest man in Missouri, and probably the oldest man west of the Mississippi, died at his home in Lindsay, town north of Georgetown, aged 103 ears. Detroit, Mich. C. H. Pickering, 25 years of age, residing in Delray, was drowned in Square lake, near Pontiac. Pickering was a member of the Detroit naval reserves and served on the Yo-t-eraite during the late war. London The French schooner Pauobcto was sunk in collision off Lowestoft hy the steamer Hercules, and five persons were drowned. The steamer rescued the remainder of the crew. Toledo, Ohio George Laskey. an Ohio pioneer, and the founder of the Ohio drainage system, is dead. He was 7." years old. Baltimore, Md. George Gratters, aged IS, and Tony Kixes. aged 21. were struck by lightning and instantly killed while sheltering under a large tree. Washington The recent seizure of fix Canadian fishing beats near Pcint Roberts by the United States customs officials will probably be settled in a day or two by the release of the boats. Reading. Pa. Solomon Quinter, formerly a railroad employe, shot aLd instantly killed his wife. Annie, aged 4S, and Edward H. Kitzmiller, aged 28, whom he found in her company. Carbondale. Ca. .lamps Quinn, aged CO years, a resident of Lockout, a suburb, was killed in a faction fight between his family and the Gallaghers. Philadelphia A cablegram was received by Yan Phou Lee. from Hongkong, stating that 2."') Chinese men and women intended for the Chinese village feature of the national export exposition had sailed fur San FranCisco. Denver, Colo. The strike of the employes of the American Smelting and Refining company's plants in Colorado was declared off at a meeting of the smelter raen'o union. New. York The Red Star Line steamer Kensington, from Antwerp, is Leid in quarantine, owing to a case of smallpox among the steerage passengers. Pittsburg. Pa. The National Steel company has contracted for 300 new coke ovens in the Connellsville coke regions and also has contracted to take the entire production of the 750 ovens of the Oliver & Snyder company for a long term of years. Philadelphia Shoe manufacturers, representing Cincinnati. Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia. New York, Boston, Rochester. N. Y., and Lynn, Mass., are in session to consider the advisability cf forming a national organization. Wabash, Ind. Walter Gammon, colored, was run over by a Big Four freight train and fatally injured. Washington The executive board of the Master Painters and Decorators Association of the Fni ed States held a meeting to arrange lor the annual meeting of that association, which will be held in Washington next February. San Francisco. Cal. The will of Lloyd Tevis leaves the entire estate of $15.000.f:00 to the widow. Tiffin. Ohio The Rev. J. H. Dornberger of Columbiana declines to accept the presidency of Heidelburg university. Charlotte. Mich The Charlotte Manufacturing company's plant narrowly escaped destruction by fire. The loss was $12.000. New Philadelphia. Ill Dr. J. H. Hall is dead. He was S5 years old and for many years practiced at Louisville, 111. New York Louis Pullerson and Michael McDonald, two murderers, were put to death by electricity in Sing Sing prion. Morning Vie.',, Ky. Benjamin Finnen was shot and killed by his son-in-law, Austin Stephen. Stephens and wife separated about eight months ago, and she got a divorce. Steph:ns blamed Finne' as the author of his troubles. Stephens escaped. Fort Worth. Texas-James M. Garlington. alias Darlington, was hanged. He was leader of the men who robbed a Santa Fe train and killed Fireman Whittaker and Engineer Williams, July 21, 1838. Shamokin, Pa. John Thompson and his wife, an aged couple residing between Cable and Bear Gap. were found dead in their home with a bullet wound in the head of each. Murder and suicide are su.-;portd. Evansville.Ind. Dating a storm near Oliver, in Posey county, about twentyCve miles northwest of this city, two men were instantly killed and two fatally injured by lightning. New York. William M. Boyle, president of the Brotherhood of Boiler-makers and Iron Shipbuilders, averts that twenty-four firms, including some of the largest, have granted the demands cf the etrikers. Brockten. Mass. It is learned here that the manufacturers of steel shoe thanks are forming a compuij to be capitalized at $200.000. Richland. Wis.-H. T. Bailey, one of the olde.. general merchants, has undo an assignment. H:s liabilities are lined at $Cooo :md assets at $&:,ooo. New York Burt If. Collins and Harold Haven, geological students of Leland Stanford university, have arrived from Brazil, where they were arrested as spies seeling information concerning Brazilian fortifications. New York By an explosion of gas the art galleries of Durand & Ruel, In the old LorUlard mansion, were wrecked. Paintings valued at many thousands of dollars were damaged or turned.

MIM EVENTS Of I HEEK

LATEST MARKET REPORTS.

CHICAGO. Cattle, all grades $1.75 6.20 Hogs, common to prime. 2.50 4.65 Sheep and lambs 2.00 (go.OO Wheat. No. 2 red 70 .70J Oats, No. 2 white 21 .21 Corn, No. 3 white 324 .32 Rye, No. 2 .53 Eggs lOVk .11 Butter 12 .18 MILWAUKEE. Wheat. No. 1 northern.. .712 .72 Corn. No. 3 .32 Oats, No. 2 white .25, Rye, No. 1 .53 Barley, Xo. 2 .403 Butter lOlfff AI1EgS .......... ....... .11 (JI . IIV2 Cattle 2.00 5?5.15 Hogs 3.90 Tt 4.80 Sheep and lambs 3.25 (fr5.25 ST. LOUIS. Oats. Xo. 2 cash .21 Wheat. Xo. 2 .GS?; Corn, Xo. 2 cash 31 Cattle, all grades 1.50 (fi G.00 Hogs 4.50 (??4.S0 Sheep and lambs 1.75 (ÖC.25 KANSAS CITY. Wheat. Xo. 2 red ; .GTUft .68 Oats. Xo. 2 cash .21 Corn, cash, Xo. 2 mixed .31 Cattle, all grades 2.50 (TiG.OO Hogs, all grades 4.50 f4.S0 Sheep and lambs 1.73 0G.25 TOLEDO. Wheat. No. 2 cash .... .70 Corn. Xo. 2 mixed .34 Oats, Xo. 2 mixed .20?Rye, Xo. 2 cash .54 Cloverseed, prime so NEW YORK. Wheat. No. 2 red .75"'.', Corn. No. 2 ..IS1; Oats, No. 3 white .2S PEORIA. Oats. No. 2 white 21?4 .22 Corn, No. 3 .32 U CASUALTIES. Farragut. Iowa. Fire almost destroyed the west side of the business portion, burning in all ten buildings, with a total loss of about $20.000, only partially covered by insurance. New York. Jennie Worrel. the actress, who was found nearly burned to death at Coney island, died in the Kings County hospital. Eau Claire, Wis. Frederick Sylvester of Chicago, aged 17 years, fell from a boom into Half Moon lake, while fishing, and was drowned. He was 1 brother of Rev. Edward Sylvester of Eau Claire. Philadelphia, Pa. During a heavy electrical storm the flint glass works of John Murray & Co. were struck by lightning and destroyed. The loss is estimated at $125.000. Chattanooga, Tenn. The manufacturing plant or the Chattanooga Furniture company burned to the ground. Loss, $50,000. Rockford, 111 Fire at Cherry Valley did $5.000 damage. No insurance. Ottawa, 111. John Hoodva, postmaster of Lekand, was struck by a freight train on the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy tracks at that place and instantly killed. Cadillac. Mich. The Scandinavian house was partly destroyed by fire. Insurance, $2.000; loss on contents, $1.200. CRIME. Dubuque, Iowa. Isaac Proctor, a wealthy and widely known contractor, committed suicide by hanging. No reason can be assigned for the deed. Toledo, Ohio Albert Beers shot and killed Daniel Lininger while the latter was in company with Beers' wife. Lininger had been warned to stay away from Beers house. Bourne, Mass. Deputy Sheriff Edward H. Burgess of Monument Beach was shot by burglars and may die. Stillman Smalley, a watchman at Buzzard's Bay, also was shot, but was only slightly hurt. Guthrie, O. T. Crazed by jealousy, Henry Marks placed a dynamite bomb under the home of his girl's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Steubens. The house was demolished. Steubens was killed and the young woman fatally hurt. Elizabeth, Colo George W. Blazer, superintendent of the Elizabeth public tchools, was shot and instantly killed. Ill feeling existed between him and W. L. Holland editor of the Eye, on account of an article criticising the town board published in the Eye. Holland has disappeared. Arkansas Cit Kan. Albert F. Elmore, wanted in Greensburg, Ky., for murder, is in custody here. MISCELLANEOUS. Charleston W. Va. A petition in involuntary bankruptcy was filed against J. C. Alderson of Wheeling. Liabilities, $30.801; assets, $54.504. Alderson was at one time a prominent insurance man. Washington. The attorney-general has sustained the views of Mr. Chamberlain, commissioner of navigation, as expressed in his decision denying American registry to vessels which were purchased abroad for the navy and afterward sold to private citizens. Cincinnati, Ohio Major Aleshire of the quartei master's office is buying cavalry horses for the Philippines. He says that horses such as the government wants are very hard to get. Lima, Peru. The government has received dispatches announcing the defeat of the revolutionists at ali points. Paris. The Figaro records the death in the Rue d'Anjou of the Marquis d Casteja, aged f4. He was the last surviving page of Louis XVIII. Washington. Consul-General Holloway reports to the state department frcrn St. Petersburg that it is reliably stated that English capitalists have re cently invested $'J.000,00O in petroleum lands in Russia. Atlantic City, N. J Col. George Alexander died at Iiis home here, aged 70 years. He was one of the original MOers. He was a member of the convention that first nominated Abraham Lincoln for president. New York John B. Smith, formerly in the real estate business, filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities, $13G,494; assets. $28.307. Galveston, Texas W. B. Cleveland & Co.. wholesale grocers at Houston, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition here. Liabilities, $411,971; assets, $753,190.

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Details of the Recent Battle Before San Fernando. GALLANTRY OF THE TROOPS. The Intense Heat and Uneven Nature of the (iround Oyer Which They Moved in Vo Way Interfered with Their Plan Our Loss Coniparthely Light. Gen. MacArthur's entire force of 5.000 men, with the exception of 600 who were detailed to guard the town of San Fernando, left the latter place the morning of Aug. 9 and moved against the main insurgent army. The troops engaged in this movement were the Ninth, Twelfth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Twenty-second and Thirty-sixth regular infantry and the Fifty-first Iowa volunteers. At night our troops rested victorious ten miles north of San Fernando, the enemy having been scattered with great Joes. The advance of the Americans was steady, but the marching was extremely difficult, owing to the mud and water which covered the country, and the intense he-it. It took five hours to cover the first five miles. The rebels at Bacolor did not offer much resistance, and after a short fight the place was captured at daybreak, the insurgents fleeing northward. The Iovans and the Seventeentn regulars encountered the trenches at long range. When a third of a mile away they were ordered to charge, and they advanced at the double-quick over cornfields, their movements being covered by the Gatling guns posted on the railway. There was a running fight along the numerous trenches and over the usual rough country. There was fighting along the whole route, but the enemy's resistance was not strong at any one point. The Filipinos gradually fell back to Cutcut, a town on the railway, from which they were subsequently driven, retreating to Angeles, some miles to the north. No reports have been received of the casualties sustained by the Twelfth and Thirty-sixth regiments, but the losses of the ether commands were nine killed and twenty-nine wounded, including three officers. The losses of the enemy were a little heavner than ours. Arrest of Prominent Frenchmen. M. Paul Deroulede, founder of the League cf Patriots, was arrested at Paris, Aug. 13. A number of members of the Anti-Semite and Patriotic leagues were also arrested. They are charged with conspiring to overthrow the government. Will Meet at Chicago. The Lutheran general council will hold the twenty-seventh annual convention Sept. 28, at Chicago. The council embraces the United States and Canada and includes English, Swedish and German Lutheran congregations. Independent Order of Forester. The second annual convention of the Independent Order of Foresters, Illinois jurisdiction, elected Charles .1. Jones, assistant county attorney of Cook county, high chief ranger. Chicago will be the next place of meeting. To Fit end American Trade. It is proposed after the Paris exposition next year to open an American exhibition either in Moscow or St. Petersburg, to consist chiefly of American exhibits from Paris, with a view of extending American trade. To Remove to Georgia. Arrangements are being made for the removal of the Springvale cotton mills of Springvale, Maine, to Fort Valley, Ga. High taxes and too much competition are the chief reasons given for the change of location. Call America An Fnemy. El Tiempo. a Mexican newspaper, intimates that the United States is the common enemy of all nations on this continent, and advices the Latin-American nations to unite for common refense. For the Anti-Trust Convention. Mayor Ziegenhein announces that ample arrangements will be made for the anti-trust meeting of governors and attorney generals, to be held at St. Louis, Sept. 20. Have Raised the ) tiara 11 tine. The quarantine against Hampton, Va., has been raised by Newport News. The quarantine against Phoebus and the national soldiers' home is rigidly maintained. Kullstments Will lte Continued. Secretary Root announces that the recruiting stations will toe kept open and enlistments made so long as the insurrection in the Philippines continues. Russia Agree to Arbitrate. The Russian government has agreed to arbitrate the claims now pending of American citizens growing out of the seizure of their vessels off the Siberian coast. Ileverldge Not Yet Well. United States Senator Beveridge of Indiana has not fully recovered his health after his Asiatic visit, and his stay at Banff, X. W. T., will be indefinite. 8.t OO.OO Fire at Washington. The power-house of the Washington Traction and Electric company, at Washington, was partially destroyed by lire. The loss will be about $300,0C0. Iiishop Appeal to Neuro-. IJi-hoj) II. M. Turner of the African Methodist. Episcopal church has asked his flock to hold memorial serviced in honor of ex-Gov. Atkinson of Georgia. To Dethrone the Sultan. News has been received from Constantinople of the discovery of a military conspiracy to dethrone the sultan. The plotters have been executed. Chicago Capitalist Is Dead. George Henry Wheeler, former president of the Chicago City Railway company and a well-known Chicago capitalist, is dead.

ARE NOW 991,519 PENSIONERS,

A Decrease of 2,1!." Over the Number for 1K9H. From the report of the commissioner of pensions it appears that the total number of pensioners on the rolls June 20, 1899, was 991,519. a decrease of 2,195 in the number for 1S9S. The pensiQn list is growing less, notwithstanding the fact that during the year 37.077 new pensions were granted. M. LABORI ASSASSINATED. Counsel for Capt. Dreyfus Fatally Shot at Kenne. France. Two men ambushed Maitre Labori, counsel for Dreyfus, at Rennes, France. and one shot was fired, hitting Labori in the back. M. Labori fell in the roadway. He is still alive, but cannot recover. Glass Workers Obtain Advance. It can be stated that the flint glass workers have obtained a general advance of 5 per cent over last year's scale of wages. Another conference will be held to settle the chimney scale. Alliance Against I'nited States. In spite of denials, it is said thai President Roca of the Argentine Republic, who is the guest of Brazil, is desirous of negotiating an alliance between Argentina. Brazil and Chile against the United States. Portuguese Aid tho Hritisb. The Portuguese have detained the steamer Reichstag, from Hamhurg. June 23. at Delagoa bay. She has on board war material consigned to the Transvaal government. I'olitictl Relation Are Improving. The Berlin National Zeitung declares that a marked improvement in commercial and political relations between Germany and the Uunited States is approaching. Ilrltish I iure for Afriea. In the event of war with the Transvaal, in addition to 12.000 troops from India. 30.000 will be sent from Great Britain, making the total British force 55,000. Fever Fpidemie Is Over. Inside of two weeks it is believed the soldiers home at Hampton, Va., will be entirely free of yellow fever. There has been no change in the situation. Good Kit in fa 1 1 in India. Rain has fallen in Allahabad. Madras, the Deccan and Bengal and showers in Bombay, India. The possibility of a famine is therefore relieved. Paymaster for the Philippines. Major Charles E. Kilbourne, paymaster of the army, has been appointed to duty as treasurer of the Philippine islands and the island of Guam. Itst Troop Leaves Havana. The last troop stationed in Havana left for Quemados. leaving only those garrisoning Morro castle. Cabanas fortress and the outlying forts. Nebraska Is Fighting Trusts. The state of Nebraska has commenced a fight on all trusts doing business in the state and will expel them, with the aid of the courts. Stone Is for Bryan. The statement is made by Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Committee William J. Stone that he is for Bryan for president. Looking to I'nited States. Mail advices from Santo Domingo state that prominent leaders are considering an American annexation or an American protectorate. Are Watching Cen. Weyler. Gen. Polavieja, Spanish minister of Avar, is watching Gen. Weyler and is prepared to pounce on him if he shows dictatorial inclinations. Minnesota Regiment Leaves Manila. The Minnesota regiment left Manila Aug. 11. It is expected the regiment will reach San Francisco about Sept. 10 and home Oct. 1. Dixon and Santry Draw. George Dixon, the colored featherweight champion, and Eddie Santry of Chicago fought twenty rounds to a draw in Xew York. Five Regiments Are Completed. Five volunteer regiments are nowcompleted the Twenty-sixth, Twentyseventh. Twenty-eighth, Thirtieth and Thirty-first. Policemen Fight Fatal Duel. At Dallas, Texas. Police Officers Albert P. Rawlins and Charles A. Daniels fought with revolvers. Both were killed Disastrous Cloudburst In Indiana. A cloudburst in Dubois and Warwick counties. Indiana. Aug. 9, caused heavy damage to crops, buildings and stock. Money for Foreign Missions. At Old Orchard, Maine, the collection of the Christian alliance convention for foreign missions reached $54,881. Rishop Tierney Re-elected President. Bishop Tierney of Hartford Conn., was re-elected president of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America. Airs. Stonewall .lackson Dying. Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, who has been in feeble health for some months, Is said to be in a critical condition. New Pensions Asked For. The war with Spain brought a total of IG.fJSG claims for pensions, of which mmber but 29.1 have been allowed. Smallpox Case in Kentucky. There are sixteen cases of smallpox In and around Brooksville, Ky., besides a few others in the county. Fmperor William Will Assent. Emperor William of Germany, it ia said, has decided to assent to the resolutions of the peace conference. Insurance Men Fleet President. The National Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents elected C. II. Woodworth, Buffalo, president. Sentence for Girl Poisoner. At Carmi, 111., Ivy Crabtree, the girl poisoner, was sentenced to the penitentiary for eighteen years.

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Awful Destruction the Result of the Recent Great Storm. FIVE HUNDRED BODIES FOUND. The Town of Ponce, Porto Rico, the Greatest Sufferer Stench from llodlec of I'nburieri Dead May Cause a Plague Relief Measures I'nder Way. It is now plain that Ponce, Porto Rico, was the greatest sufferer by the recent hurricane. The rivers Portuguese and Canas flowed through the city, drowning thousands of people. Five hundred bodies have already been recovered. The town is wholly destroyed and will have to be rebuilt. There is scarcely a whole building left standing, and the great majority of the larger structures are a mass of ruins. It will be several days before an accurate estimate of the number of deaths can be made. The storm of 1SG7 killed 0,000 people. It is feared the number of deaths is greater now. The southern coast was swept clean as fr as Yauco. eighteen miles. The towns of Tallaboa. Arroyo, and Juanadiaz were destroyed. Only the large church edifices are left standing. There is not a drop of water in Ponce to drink. No gas or electriclight is available. The cisterns are full cf salt water from the ocean, and the stench arising from the dead bodies is dreadful. The sanitary condition is serious and widespread sickness is sure to follow. The soldiers and firemen rcixlered heroic service in saving lives. All the crops are totally ruined, the wires are all down, and little news hi obtainable from the interior. Aibonito, including the barracks, has been destroyed, but no lives were lost there. Juanadiaz has been devastated. t Forty-six lives were lost there. Ar royo. Guayama Salinas, and San Isabel are reported to have been demolished. The railroad between Ponce and Yauco has been destroyed and the military road is impassable. The river is flowing over the road for two miles. Mayaguez escaped serious injury. Bananas arc the sole food at Ponce. The peons have gone to San Juan and its vicinity. The war department took prompt measures for the relief of the hurricane sufferers in Porto Rico. A transport loaded with provisions has been sent. Secretary Root has issued an appeal, through the mayors of all large towns In this country, to the charitably disposed to contribute to the relief of the Porto Ricans. ISSCKS APPEAL TO T1IK PKOPLK. Secretary Hoot Asks for Aid for sufferers in Porto Hi co. The official dispatches received from Gov.-Gen. Davis represent the situation in Porto Rico as appalling. There are more than 1,000 dead and 100,000 people are in the direst need. In view of this report Secretary Root has issued an appeal to the governors of all the states, that the whole people of the country may be urged to contribute for the relief of the victims of the hurricane. Four Omaha Firemen Killed. While fighting a blaze in the jobbing district of Omaha, Aug. 9, hook and ladder company No. 1 was almost wiped out. Four men are dead and two may not recover. They were encircled by a live wire and electrocuted In the presence of thousands of horror-stricken sightseers. The dead are: Lieut. James Adams. Charles A. Hopper, Otto Gieseke, and George Benson. Cavalry Captures a Town. A squadron of cavalry numbering 250 men. commanded by Capt. Parker, had an engagement with a strong body of Filipinos near San Mateo. The enemy were defeated and fled into the town, which was captured later by our troops. The cavalry lost two killed and fourteen wounded, while the enemy lost twenty-five killed. Iowa Knights of I'ythlas. The Iowa grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias elected W. G. Thomas, Maquoketa, grand vice chancellor. Mrs. Hattie Labenfelz, Mount Pleasant, was chosen chief of the Rathbone sisters. Waterloo is to be the next meeting place. "King of Klondike" Assigns. Millionaire Alec McDonald, king of the Klondike, has assigned. He places his liabilities at $G,000,000, while assets are problematical, but he is believed by many to be worth $20,000,000. Immense Reduction of Wages. An immense reduction of wages has gone into effect in the structural department of the Cambria Steel company at Johnstown, Pa. The reduction ranges between 70 and SO per cent. Notified to Hold Transports. All the shipping companies under charter to the British admiralty for transport purposes have been notified to hold their transports in reserve for the immediate dispatch of troops. Arrange to Send Kr-riiforrnnrnl. Arrangements have been made by which 1S.000 soldiers can be sent across the Pacific to reach Manila by the end of November. The remaining 2,000 will be sent by way of the Suez canal. Otis to Retain Command. Major-Gen. Otis will remain in supreme command in the Philinpine islands. Should he request to be relieved. Major-Gen. Law ton wi'.I be assigned to duty as his successor. . Fxports of Manufactured Oonds. During the last two years the United Stat?s sent abroad more manufactured goods than were received from foreign countries. This established a precedent. To Take Formal Pnasesslon. A German dispatch-boat has sailed from Manila to take formal possession of the Carolines, recently purchased from Spain by Germany.

HANDLING BULLION IN MEXICO Robber Who Attacked the Train Had an Cnpleasant Surprise. The story was told by a mining man who had a good deal of experience in old Mexico, says the Xew Orleans Times-Democrat. "In the foothills of the Sierra Madres, about sixty miles west of Chihuahua," he said, "is the Santa Rosa gold mine, which was worked very profitably in the early 'SOs. The only trouble was in getting the bullion to Chihuahua, for the country -was infested with all manner of thieves and desperadoes and the trail was a splendid place for a hold up. On one occasion just before a regular shipment Of a couple of bricks worth about $30,000 the superintendent got a tip that the pack train would be attacked, and took the precaution of sending along an extra guard, consisting of six men heavily armed with Winchesters and revolvers. A prospector named Dixon was at the mine and had intended going in with the party, but when he heard the rumor of the trouble he sensibly concluded that he would be safer alone and set off on an old south trail, driving a wretched burro loaded with his camping outfit. His sagacity was applauded when the news came back that the pack train had been ambuscaded in a rocky pass by a large party of Mexican brigands. One of the escorts was wounded at the riii volley, and, seeing themselves hopelessly outnumbered, the guards abandoned the treasure mule and fled for their lives. Dixon reached Chihuahua all right and chuckled greatly when he heard the story, for he had been chaffed a good deal at the mine for refusing to go with what was considered a perfectly safe escort. I met him several months later and complimented him on his nerve in taking chances. 'The chances were considerably bigger than you suppose,' he replied with a grin. 'That pack mule was loaded with sawdust.

The gold bricks were on my burro, 1111 der the camp truck.' " HOBBIES OF ROYALTY. Queen Victoria's hobby is gardening, and she is passionately fond of dogs and ponies, her especial favorite being her old black pony Jessie. Her majesty is also a great lover of bullfinches and has several of them, whose pretty tricks and charming piping give her immense pleasure. To insure the safety of the feathered pets it is forbidden for any one in the royal household to have a cat at least, any one whose apartment is at all near the queen's. The princess of Wales has a great liking for lace. Her collection, which has some wonderful specimens, is worth $250,000. The duchess of York has one of the most interesting collections of postcards on record. It has heen contributed to by the sovereigns of every land where postcards are used, the German relations of her royal highness supplying by far the greater number. The duke of Edinburgh is an ardent stamp collector, and possesses one of the finest collections in the world. His daughter, the crown princess of Roumania, delights in perfumery bottles, as did her grandmother, the late empress of Russia, who had a unique collection of elaborate and beautiful bottles, which was valued at $35.000. and was bequeathed to her grandmother. The queen of Italy has a peculiar hobby a collection of gloves, boots and shoes which have been worn at different periods by royal and imperial personages. She has a pair of white slippers and a fan which belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots; also shoes worn by Queen Anne and the empress Josephine. King Humbert takes great pleasure in amateur cooking, at which art he is an adept. The empress of Germany is a champion knitter, and uses large wooden needles for the work she does. The queen of Greece spends a good deal of her time in fancy needlework, and is said to be the finest needlewoman among European royalties. The dowager queen of Portugal is fond of shooting and spends much time at her country place on the seaboard at Caldas, where she amuses herself by firing from a high window at bottles placed in the sea for the purpose. She is said to be an excellent markswoman. The empress of Japan is distinguished for her clever manipulation of the koto, a Japanese instrument resembling the zither. Savages of the Gilbert Iland. Notwithstanding its natural poverty the Gilbert group is the most densely populated archipelago in the Southern Pacific, having 35,000 souls within an area of 200 square miles. The people have a peculiar dexterity in the manufacture of weapons that have shark's teeth fastened to them with human hair, and, for protection from these instruments when wielded by enemies, they wear heavy armour of plaited cocoanut fibre and helmets of the prickly skin of the porcupine fish. They frizz their curly hair up with a stick until it stands out like a crown, and tattooing has the greatest importance among them, a poor man properly ornamented in this manner having more social and political influence than a rich man whose surface is blank. One of their interesting customs enables a man to demand the sisters of his wife in marriage, but, on the other hand, he is required to marry his brother's widow. A widow always carries about with her the skull of her deceased husband to remind her of vanished joys. The largest island of the Gilbert group is eighty miles in circu mference. Six Hundred a Minute. What do you think of stamping C00 letters a minute? They are trying a new machine in the Chicago post office, and that is its record so far. The exact time is stamped on each letter, together with the canceling stamp, and if there is any delay in dispatching the letter the blame can be easily located. The machine only requires one operator. Postal Cards Receipts. Germany's receipts from picture postal cards were increased from 18S6 to 1897 by $600.000.

em cur i. Heavy Losses Inflicted on North Dakota Farmers. 250,000 ACRES OF LAND SWEPT Grhin Ripe for Oie Sickle Destroyed in a Few Hours Damage So Complete in Many Cases That No KfTort Will Be Made to Harvest What Is I.tft. Two million buh''ls of wheat, worth at least $1.000.000 arc estimated u have been lost in a hailstorm whb-h partially destroyed the crop on nearly 2"0.O00 acres of iand in North Dakota. In addition to 3 big area over whirl; hail fell thickly, heavy wind and rain completed the destruction of thousands of acres of grain on either side of the enter of the path of tho storm. Coveting an area fifteen miles north and south between Argusvilk and Gardner, in Cass county, to Kelso, in Traill county, and on east and west territory ranging from five mibs wide on the south to liftecn or twenty on the north, the country is pra.-U'-ally devastated. Losses are es.tin.atcd all the way from 25 to 10 per cent of the top. Th destruction is so complete in many parts of the deva-tated territory that no effort will be made to harvest what is left. The storm swept east from North Dakota into .Minnesota, end telegrams from Halsud and Hendrum report terrible ilcstnn tic n. The lowest estimate of the loss in that vicinity ha- hern placed at 50.0m acres. WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE. Good Corn Crop Fxereises Fatorahle KJTect ni I ; unities. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: "Among the favorable features of the week have 1m en the reports regarding the corn crop, government estimates pointing to a yield of probably 2.200.000.000 bushels, a heavy in Teas. over last year, and almxst within touch of the record total ol isC. "The output of iron furnaces ia blast Aug. 1 was 209.032 tons weekly C0.S per cent more than in 1V.2 and 2.07 per cent more than last year. "Wool is a little less active after its great rise, and inside quotations are sometimes accepted. "Failures for the week have been lo'l in the I'nited States, against lf0 last year, and 29 in Canada, against 18 last year." Johnson Would ISe Commander. W. C. Johnson of Cincinnati. Ohio, acting commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, is a candidate for election as commander-in-chief at the coming national encampment in Philadelphia. Could Raise More Regiments. President McKinle' and Secretary Root believe that ten mere regiments could be raised, if needed for service in the Philippines, and they will not hesitate to call for them if deemed advisable. Strike Is Aiui-abty Settled. The strike at the furnaces of the Virginia. Coal, Coke and Iron company. Middleboro, Ky., has been amicably settled, the company agreeing to give their men an increase of 15 per cent. Michigan Wheat Crop Poor. Michigan's crop of wheat this year i not likely to exceed 13.000.0C0. Thrashing thus far done shows an average yield of only eight bushels an acre, while the quality is inferior. Will Not Visit Fncland. In response to a cablegram asking if he would visit England. Admiral Dewey said: "I regret that I cannot visit England. I must arrive at New York Oct. 1." Atllu Cold District Rieh. The steamer Alpan has reached Victoria, II. C. from Alaska, with 135 passengers and about $200.000 in gold. Th Atlin district is turning out phenomenally well. Fire at Dallas, Texas. At Dallas, Texas, the Guild building, on Elm street, extending through to Pacific avenue, was completely destroyed by fire. The loss will exceed $250,000. Menace to (irrat Itrllain. The amended Franco-Russian treaty Is said to deal with the closer relations of the two countries and to practically form a defensive alliance against Great Britain. Grain Yield Is Disappointinc. Reports indicate that the yield of grain in northwest Iowa, southern South Dakota and Nebraska will be less than has been previously estimated. To Drill New Regiments. The new regiments for the Philippines will go to San Francisco very soon. There they will be drilled while waiting for the transports to be made ready. Port Arthur a Seaport Port Arthur, Texas, is now a seaport. The steamship St. Oswald, decorated with flags and streamers, was the firs: vessel to enter the ship canai. Looks for American Aid. Cen. Jiniinez. the aspirant to the presidency of the republic of Santo Domingo, has sent an agent to New York to carry out certain plans. Severe Storm in Philadelphia. An electrical storm of exceptional severity did great damage at Philadel phia Aug. 10. A conservative estimate of the loss is SI.OOO'AM. Itritisli Parliament Is Prorogued. The Pritish parliament was prorogued Aug. i. The government low has a free hand to deal with the Situation in South Africa. Olympia at I ejluirn, Italy. The United States cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship, arrived at Leghorn. Italy. She was given an enthusiastic reception. live Killetl. Twenty-Nine Woundetl. A cable dispatch from Gen. Otis sayi the losses of Gen. MacArthur in the recent battle were five k'illcd and twenty-nine wounded.

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