Marshall County Independent, Volume 7, Number 28, Plymouth, Marshall County, 21 June 1901 — Page 2

THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

L W. MB MKISf II WEEK Items of General Interest Told in Paragraphs. COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. Kc nr. I of Happen ioc r Much or I.lttle Iwporlaure from All Parts of the civilized World Incldeut. Enterprise, Accidents. Verdict, t rimes sod Wn. Hidah Indian tribes of Alaska declared war on whites for shooting their chief. Battleship Wisconsin, in trial at San Francisco, made 18.6 knots an hour. Henry La Frantz, aged 10, stole a horse at West Branch, la. Harriman combination of Western lines include 55,592 miles of railroad. Mr. Harriman left for the east accompanied by J. J. Mitchell. Latter's trip said to be for perfecting transfer of St. Paul. J. A. O'Donaghue of San Francisco informed Irish patriots in New York he has been offered four isiands in South Pacific on which to re-establish the ancient Irish kingdoms. John E. Gibbous, a discharged Oldier of Twenty-ninth infantry, committed suicide at Kankakee, 111. Farewell mass-meeting held Sunday at the Y. M. C. A. jubilee at Boston, resulting in many conversions. Twenty-two foreign delegates spoke in native tongue. Representatives of Gen. Cailles agreed upon terms of surrender. His force of 50u soldiers to lay down arras. Eleven of the seventeen Philippine courts given to Americans. Mrs. Ida Thiele murdered by her husband on a street at Villisca. He narrowly escaped lynching. Martin Anderson suffocated while working in a diving suit in East River. New York. Five negroes hanged at Sylvania, Gu., for the murder of two white men. United States transport tipped over in a dry dork in Erie basin, Brooklyn, killing one man and injuring twentyfive others. Caused by careless racing of bilge blocks. Engineering students from Michigan University employed in place of striking machinists at Detroit. In discussing the work for boys before the Y. M. C. A. convention at Boston, Dr. Canfield of New York scored the business methods of the association. Mineral Springs Hotel of West Baden, Ind., burned, but all of the 2tiS y : escaped, many losing jewelry and clothing. C W. Raymond of Watseka, 111., appointed federal judge for the Indian Territory. Exports for May showed large increase over preceding year. Jubilee of the Y. M. C. A. celebrated at Boston. Delegate from all parts of the world gave greeting. Mrs. J. J. Redpath. a society leader of Montreal, killed her son and herself while insane. Farmer at Hastings, Nek., swindled out of $L',5oo by confidence men. M. J. Tighe murdered his wife and child in New York and then, covered with blood, bearded a street oar, where he was arrested. Three of chew of steamship Border Knight arrived at Halifax, N. S., after fourteen days at sea in open boat trying to get help for ship, which was disabled. Sultan of Turkey again promised to pay American claims. Edgar Van Ftten, lately elected second vice-president of New York Central, is to manage the Boston and Albany road. Chicago Edison Company spend $1,000, UOO for improvements. American won shooting match with British at Hendon, England. County Commissioner Otto Hulsman of Chicago died suddenly of heart trouble. Plan for a coup d'etat in France foiled by the death of Col. VilleboiaMareuil in the Transvaal, who was to have been the leader In the uprising to restore Royal ist. Reported in Wall street that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has secured control of the Pennsylvania Steel Company and will in the future manufacture its own steel rails. Wife of R. C. Sibley, promoter of whisky trust, secured divorce from him at New York and $350 a month alimony. Cuban constitutional convention finally accepted Piatt amendment in term required by the United States. Fear of annexation acted as a spur. Dr. Runge, in address at Milwaukee Medico-Psychological convention, declared state insane asylums slaughterhouses. Y. M. C. A. reception in Boston held in Museum of Fine Arts, despite protests again? nude art there. Out of sixty-two applications for pardon Gov. Yates of Illinois Wednesday granted only one, W. A Northcott of Illinois re-elected head consul by the Modern Woodmen. Warship Oregon arrived at San Francisco from Philippines. BrtUrt troops in south Africa captured brother of Acting President Schalk-Burger. Jubilee convention of Y. M. C. A. began in Boston Tuesday. Protest made against holding reception in Boston Art Museum, because of nude statues there. Swift company at Chicago conceded demands of butchers and averted strike. Mayor Jonnson of Cleveland refused to allow his daughter to take part in launching warship Cleveland, because Ruth Hann a is to christen it. Melville Chester, an aiieged forger, le captured after a long chase through downtown streets of Chicago and locked up at the Central station. Suigeon Dudley Welch on trial in Philippines for fraudulently permitting shipments from closed ports, confessed, implicating Captain Spellman anJ Lieutenant D. R. Jones of the Forty-third Volunteers. Class day exercises at Vatsar witnessed by 5.000 persons.

LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Spring Wheat Car lot?. IZ.c; No. S, '.; f. o. I... 656 tfc: No. 4. 631565c. W inn i Wheat No. I red. about TOViTlc; No. ". i::'TP .c: Nu. 4, c; no grade. 61c; No. 3 hard, &70c. Corn No. 2. 42'j424c: No. 2 yellow, -'- .-'V . No. 3. 41f4Uc; No. I ye' low 41M i'4c; No. 3 white. 4180. a s No. 2 2Sc; No. 4. 27'.c; No. 4 white, "v: No. 3 white. 2nV"-",1--c: No. 2, 28 je. atth Choice dressed beef steers, 13.509 f iir to good $.1015.45; stockers and f. i !i rs. f.: i 4 western fed steers, 14.65 ':..7": Texan an' Indians, t4.l04pt.et; Texas grass steers. $'.i4.r0: cows. $3 351 1.75; h fers. CSOfcS.-'d: rinners. $2. 2.Vu3.25: uulls, t.:.'. i :,.': ealvt ". J.:. ,5.50. Hogs rTeavy. v ::.. mix- d packers I3.Wis.O0; light, $3.70fi3.87l,2; j-i;s. &.6065.C5. Sheep Western lamb. Si. i . 5.25; western wethers. $4. 00 ' western yearlings, $4.50J?4.55; ewes. K'; . tills, $3.25ti3.55; Texas grass !..;.. n 5047 3. 7a: T. xas lambs. HSOIJfc spring iambs. I4.OO0S.25. Pntatce. New Triumphs. J2.15i-2.25; Peerltstfl $2 per brl: old Rurais. 75081c: Klnars. Sf71c: Empire, 68$r72c; mlxel. 67 c; Rurbanks, 71675c; Michigan. 67.69c. Poultry Iced stock: Turkeys, gobblers, T : hens. 9e: chickens, h n? and springs, ded B!4 . hena ami springs, dry picked. 'v..i ; roosters. 5l2c: ducka, "Mc; r pse. ti'Tc. Perries Straw berries, 24 qts, T nnessee. Sl.Oatfl.lO: Illinois. Jl.0Oal.25. Hutttr 'reamery. extra, choice, lSc; dairies, choice. Wc. Cheese New goods: Full cream daisies, choice. 9Vsc." Young America, ltec; full cream, lOVfec; twins, t'c. Eggs Fresh, Ne. Offs 82.SOO.OOO for Franchiaee. John Wanamaker is willing to pay Philadelphia $2.500,000 for the street railway franchises conferred by the ordinances passed by the Select and Common Councils on Wednesday and wnich only await the approval of Mayor Ashbridge to insure the favored incorporators of the new street railway companies the right to occupy several hundred miles of city streets without any return to the municipality. Mr. Wanamaker's offer was made to Mayor Ashbridge Thursday after he had deposited $250,000 with the Real Estate Trust company as an earnest of the proposition. The ex-postmaster

general's letter containing the offer was handed to the mayor at the conclusion of the ceremonies at the new United States mint Thursday afternoon. IMano Makers In Trust. A combination of the piano manufacturers, controlling the entire output of the country, is in process of organization. Marc A. lilumenberg, editor of the Musical Courier of New York, is at Cincinnati. promoting the scheme. Max Hlumenberg claims that the purpose of the combine is to reduce the selling expenses, which are now $75 for every piano made. He states that while the combination will cut off a number of hangers-on of the trade it will materially benefit the workmen in the factories. He will endeavor to interest Cincinnati manufacturers in the scheme, and states that nearly all of the large factories have the matter under consideration. "Veiled Lady" I Set Free. Vina Seavy, a young woman known as the '"Veiled Lady," who followed Fred Rice, the bank burglar, to Toronto after the extradition of himself and his assoc iates, and who was arrested and held as a vagrant after the fatal attempt of the men to escape, was discharged from custody by the police magistrate. The young woman was able to convince the crown authorities that, although she had been active in raising money for the defense of the burglars, and especially of Rice, her sweetheart, she knew nothing of the conspiracy to supply the prisonc-s with weapons. Filipino I.st Down Arms. CoL Bolanos, with five officers and forty-one rifles, has surrendered at Li pa, Batangas province. The recent battle with the insurgents at Lipa, In which Lieut. Springer was killed and Capt. Wilhelm and Lieut. Lee were mortally wounded, was begun by the Americans. The disproportionate number of officers hit is said to be chargeable to the fact that there were several deserters from the American army with th rebels. The island of Panay is being ravaged by rinderpest. Mrs. .McKinley Has Had No Relapse. The rumors that Mrs. McKinley is suffering from a relapse were positively denied by Dr. Rixey Wednesday. The distinguished patient is making slow but apparently certain progress toward recovery. Wednesday afternoon she sat in the rolling chair about half an hour and enjoyed the relief of being off her bed. The heart trouble is considered the most alarming feature of her illness, but this is yielding to treatment. Fears the American Trust. Francois Laur, a former deputy, deposited in the Chamber of Deputies at Paris a petition calling attention to the American Steel trust, which, it is claimed, threatens the disorganization of the French metal industry. The petitioner suggests as reprisal? an increase in the duties on American steel products. M. Laur proposes to visit the United States next year to study trusts. Henry Lsboicher Is Fined. Henry Labou here was fined 50 and costs in the king's bench at London court for contempt of court in commenting on a case which was at the time still sub judice. Counsel for the plaintiff wanted Mr. Labouchere and Horace Voules, editor of Truth, to be imprisoned, but Justices Bruce and Philimore thought that a fine and the costs against both defendants would suffice. Irl Thief Now In Aaylnm. Mabel Burt, the self-confessed thief of Smith College, Bridgeton, N. J., has been placed by her father in an asylum at Frank ford, Pa. The girl's physician today described her affection as one in which she was utterly unable to control herself when seized with the desire for something which was not hers. There was to her an exhilaration about theft and the concealment of it which led her on. Mr. Burt says in a few days he will have a statement. Until that time he asks the public to suspend judgment. Honor to Ireland from Yale. According to a statement made at New York on good authority, the degree of LL. D. has been offered to Archbishop Ireland by Yale. It is aald that the honor will be conferred during the bl-contennial ceremonies of the university in October. Shot fa llreakln Parole. Two Dutchmen HUMd Venter and Krause, wen lho4 at Pretoria for breaking their parole and attempting to escape from Pretoria, and for shooting at ar:! i Ii eman.

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The Boers Slay Many in Transvaal Battle, ONLY FIFTY-TWO ESCAPED. The Men KUlsd, Wounded and Captured Belonged to (ieueral Ueaston'a Column of Victorian Mouuted Kiüe Two Officer Anions the Slain. All England is stirred again by the news of a disastrous defeat of British arms in south Africa. Lord Kitchener cables that only fifty men out of 250 Victorian mounted rifles escaped in an attack by Boers. The British public is growing impatient at the apparent lethargy in the operations in south Africa. Nearly ail the reports of the email battles that have occurred during the past two months show that the Boers each time were the aggressors, according to Ixmdoh reports, and the British suffered more or less severely. Lord Kitchener's dispatch is dated at Pretoria, and says: "Near Welmansrust, twenty miles south of Middleburg, 250 Victorian mounted rifles from Gen. Beaston's column were surprised in camp at Steenkoolspruit by a superior force of Boers at 7: 3D p. m., June 12. The enemy crept up to within short range and poured a deadly fire into the camp, killing two officers and sixteen men and wounding four officers and thirty-eight men. of whom twenty-eight were slightly wounded. Only two officers and fifty men escaped to Gen. Beaston's camp. The remainder were taken prisoners, their arms taken from them and released. Two pompons were captured by the enemy. Full details have not yet been received." The serious reverse .which Lord Kitchener reports i.s the first accident of the kind that has happened to the Australian contingent, and it Is supposed to be due to neglect of proper picketing. More or less fanciful accounts are published on the continent of alleged peace negotiations, but there is nothing in them, and nothing has come of the interview between Mrs. Botha and Mr. Kruger beyond revealing the fact that Mr. Kruger will i'sten to no proposals unless they are accompanied with a guaranty of the independence of the republics. Great Inventor Diet Poor. William H. Young, the mechanic who worked out and adapted the ideas of Klias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, died in the poorhouse at Bridgeport, Conn., of consumption and alcoholism. Young, who was 71 years old, and who was always known as "Harry" though "Harry" was not his first name, was a rich man 25 years ago. He was looked upon almost as a partner of Elias Howe. Young moved in good society and was on the eve of making a national reputation when the ev)l of drink overpowered him and dulled his sensibilities. He became little better than a tramp, and a year ago he applied for admission to the almshouse.

SWAINS CHANGE THEIR MINDS ABOUT FIGHT FOR GIRL

The tight to a finish between Marton Warfel and Claude Steward for the hand of Miss Cressa Francis has been declared off, and the designing prize fight promoter who hoped to profit by the rivalry of the two young suitors is sadly disappointed. Warfel and Steward have been attentive to Miss Francis for a long time, and both were constant visitors at the Francis farm, near Yorktown, Ind. The young woman is equally fond of the young men, both of whom are entirely proper in every respect, and not bad looking. For a reasonable time the two suitors Army Offlrera Kobblnc Nation. Wholesale frauds have been discovered in the quartermaster's and commissary departments at San Francisco. Two civilians already are under arrest, and several others, including some army officers, are likely to be apprehended soon. A large supply (if goods stolen from the army stores has been seized. General Shatter, Colonel M. P. Maus, Inspector General of the Department of California, and Captain of Detectives Saymour are investigating the matter. Nlaln ltelle Her Child. James Churchill, a farmhand, murdered his wife, Minnie Churchill, 30 years of age, at her father s home at Newfleld, N. Y. He crushed her head with a heavy bar of iron while ehe was sleeping beside her daughter, 7 years old. Daniel Minturn, the woman's father, over 80 years of age. was also attacked by Churchill and is not expected to live. Churchill attempted uiclde by taking carbolic acid, but he will live. He was UTeeted and taken to Ithaca. The woman died two hours aft r the assault.

CYCLONE DOES FATAL WORK. Deatroya Honsea In South Dakota end Leave SeTeral Victim. The cyclone that passed through the southeast corner of the county thirty miles destroyed the house of Mr. McCormack and resulted in serious injury to McConnack, his wife and children. The hous. was picked up and carried several rods, then twisted into

! kindling. The family was thrown . against a barbed-wire fence. Mrs. Mc- ; Cormack and the seven-year-old son were niost severely injured. The child cannot live and the mother is in a critical condition. Mr. McCormack's collar bone is broken and he is badly cut about the head, while two daughters sustained internal injuries. A schoolhousc a half a mile away from the McCormack home and the residence of Mr. Gardner, five miles away, were completely destroyed. Mr. Gardner was slightly injured. The third house to be struck was that of the Palmer farm, where one person was severely hurt and much property destroyed. The Gillespie home was partly destroyed and two persons more or less injured, one man having his leg broken. Other farmers suffered losses and many horses and cattle were killed by lightning. The rainfall is estimated at about three inches in two houri time. Steel Magnate Arrested. Edmund C. Converse of the executive board of the United States Steel corporation, formerly president of the National Tube Company, was arrested at Greeusburg Junction, on the Pennsylvania railroad, at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, taken from the special train in which he had been touring the country for several weeks, visiting the various plants of the billion-dollar trust with a laige party of officials, and arraigned at Greensburg,. Pa., where he was compelled to give bond for his appearance the first Monday in Septem- ! ber. Conveise was arrested on a writ issued by the Westmoreland court at the suit of James L. Dovenny of McKeesport, charging Lim with misappropriating la- proceeds o? the sale of 3 509 share n the capita! stock of the McKeesport, Duquesne and "Wilmerding Street Railway Company. Rothschild Seriously 111. The illness of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild excites the keenest interest at Paris. The latest bulletin issued by Dr. Bouchard says there was an improvement in the patient's condition during the night, but the situation still remains grave. Baron Rothschild holds the threads of the Franco-Russian financial scheme in his hands. Four Killed Instantly. The Pere Marquette p.usenger train, struck a double carriage at the Hamilton avenue crossing, Flint, Mich., a suburb of Oak Park, and instantly killed four persons. The dead are: Mrs. Thomas Applegate, Adrian; MaJ. George W. Buckingham, Flint; Miss Abbie Buckingham, Flint; Mrs. William Humphrey. Adrian. Pressure from outside having an effect on Cuban constitutional convention. Radicals expected to come over. tolerated each other, but it soon became evident that the existing state of affairs was unendurable. A fight was decided upon and a halfway promise received from the girl that she would accept the winner. The young men forthwith went into training, and have practiced faithfully according to the accepted pugilistic regulations. The fight was stopped, however, by the minister of the church the young woman attends. He called the young men up. and. after a heart-to-heart talk with them, showed them the error of their methods. Denies He Is a Woman. Joseph Harmon Corder, Jersey City, X. J., whose bride of two weeks alleged that she had been deceived into marrying a woman, has denied the allegation. Corder said that the day after his wedding he was called away on urgent business. The bride told the police that her husband wore long stockings and garters and had a lot of woman's garments in a trunk. Corder explained this by saying that the garments were the property of a former sweetheart. College Orator a Plagiarist. Albert Jenkins of Fargo, N. D., who won the interstate collegiate oratorical contest June 3. has been thrown out on the ground of plagiarism. This gives first place to Miss Noble of Mitchell and second to E. D. Schoenberger of Yankton. Halllngton Itootli Now a Maion. A dispatch says General Ballington Booth of the Volunteers of America has been initiated into the mysteries of Masonry iu the lodge at Mont dair, N. J.

TORNADO JM ROUSES Wind Sweeps Over Adrian. Minnesota,

HOUSE TURNED FACE ABOUT, Twlater Carrlea Hams. Sued. Fences and Sidewalks Along Over a Path 3,000 Feet Vfide and MriLes the Retail Street of the Town. At about 1 o'clock Tuesday morning Adrian, Minn., was struck by one of the heaviest tornadoes that has ever visited southwestern Minnesota. The storm commenced with thunder, increasing in force until the twister developed, which did the damage. The first evidences of its work are in the west part of town. It went directly through the center of the town, taking in a strip about 3.000 feet wide. A house, first in the western limits, was completely turned around. From there to the next residence the wind took all fences and sidewalks and carried them for blocks. The storm took all ILLINOIS IS The fastest battle ship in the United States navy, and probably the fastest battle ship in the world, is the Illinois. At Boston. Wednesday, over the Cape Ann course of sixty-six knots she developed an average speed of 17.31 knots, the world's record for a sustained trial over a measured course. The official time of the first half of the trial was as follows: H. M. S. Ctnrt Id' 1 9 0ri barns and sheds with it until it reached Main street. The Klondike barn. 30x 150 feet, was moved three inches on its foundation. On Main street the storm struck a furniture store, a restaurant, a hardware store, a meat market and a jewelry store. From there to the east part of town the damage to houses, barns, and other buildings is extensive and the town presents a sorry looking sight. Telephone and electric light wires are scattered over streets and hundreds of big fine shade trees are prostrate. This is Adrian's first experience with a tornado, and, although no deaths resulted, there was at least $-'5.000 worth of damage done. A heavy hailstorm struck Hampton, Minn., at 1:30 Tuesday morning doing much damage to windows and crops. Hailstones from seven to nine inches in circumference were the average. Self Rule Neer for Cuhana. With the adoption by the Cuban convention of the conditions Imposed by Congress, there remains now, in j the opinion oi officials at Washington, no serious obstacles to the establish- i ment of the new Cuban republic within a comparatively short time as governments go. The I'nited States insisted, it is said, on certain fundamental propositions being made a part of the Cuban constitution, and now that the convention has adopted these propositions without alteration this government will turn its entire attention toward helping the Cubans to establish the new republic. As to the date on which the flag will first be flying, there is, of course, considerable uncertainty, due almost entirely to the natural disposition of the Spanish-Ajneri-cans to take their time about matters. The first thing to be done is for the convention to agree upon an electoral law. This has already been drafted and the substance of it has been approved by Secretary Root. Phillipe Ncorea Hears. At a meeting of the Illinois Grain Dealers' association at Decatur. 111., a paper written by George H. Phillips was read and also one by S. T. K. Prime, the crop reporter. The latter considered the outlook for wheat good, but for corn and oats bad. Mr. Phillips in his paper denominated bears as calamity howlers.and alleged that they were largely responsible for the panic times. He insisted that corn, even in the worst of times, should never be below 30 cents. He pointed to the immense consumption of corn at home and insisted that there was enough demand here to justify present prices. The association decided to affiliate with the national organization and oted to meet in Decatur again next June. H!-h-rlTr Rsacaa Two. "Jack" Smith, a former member of the Seventeenth United States infantry, leaped from a Big Four bridge into the Scioto river, a distance of sixty feet, near Columbus, O., and rescued two men from drowning. Smith was standing on the bridge with a surveying party, when a boat In the river below containing two men capsized. The men were in imminent danger, and Smith, hearing their cries for assiatance, dived from the bridge, sixtytwo feet above the water, and carried both of them ashore. Indlota FIt at (irand Rapid. Five indictments were returned at Grand Rapids. Mich., by the special grand jury which for five weeks had been Investigating the scandals growing out of the attempt to have the Cty Council let I contract for supplying Grand Rapids with pure water. The men indicted, the charge being conspiracy, are: Iant K. Salsbury, city attorney; Thomas F. McGarry. lawyer and promoter; Henry A. Taylor, capitalist, of New York City; Stilson V. McLeod, ex-manager of the Grand Rapids clearing-house; Gerrit Albers, a young attorney.

FERRY GOES TO THE BOTTOM.

t olllalon at New York Pier Throws People Into Water. The ferryboat Northfield, with 600 passengers aboard, was sunk Friday night in East river at the foot of Coenties slip, where it had drifted after a collision with the Mauch Chunk. How many persons perished is not known. and until reports of those mi -sing from home come in it will be impossible even to estimate the loss of life. Eye witnesses of the disaster tell widely different stories regarding the fatalities, some insisting at least 100 were drowned, others holding thirtv or forty as a more correct estimate of the victims, while the most conservative declare the fatalities numbered only one or two. A number of persons who were injured were taken to hospitals, while others were able to make their way to their homes. It is known that one young man perished in an attempt to leap ashore. His name is not known. David Van Nane and George H. Coppers, reported missing, are believed among the victims. Farmer Hall the "Corn Kmc ' Fresh from his victories on the Chicago board of trade, George H. PhilNAVY'S QUEEN. Finish .12: 06.01 Elapsed time 1:54.04 Average speed for the thirty-three knots covered, 17.3; knots an hour. The record of three great warships is as follows: Knots. Illinois 17.31 Wisconsin 17.12 Alabama l7.01lips, the "corn king," whose successes insured him a niche in the heart of every fanner in the land, went to Minneapolis Thursday expecting to meet a large assemblage of bankers, business men and t'armert. Mr. Phillips delivered a short address in which he advocated a perpetual coiner in corn manipulated by the farmers themselves. He also favored government aid to the extent of taxing the corn and buiiding elevators. One of the suggestions that he considered of importance was that a farmers' bank be established in Chicago with a capital of $25.000,000 to 150.000.000. In explanation of his scheme lor taxing corn, Mr. Phillips said: "Let the government tax the farmer a cent a bushel on his corn crop, and with the money build elevators in which to store 100,000,000 bushels of corn, and pay 40 cents, Chicago basis, for it, and the world will pay the same price. There is not so much of it that we need to worry about an extra large crop or two. With the government ready to pay 40 cents for it, ttie farmer can borrow 30 cents from his country bank, If he needs the money, and carry the surplus for seven years if need be." Naval nniv.T Sentenced Capt. Robert E. Impey, the naval officer stationed at San Francisco, who got into trouble over refusing to pay a dentist's bill of $50 and intimating that the navy department would not allow so large an amount, thereby endeavoring to use his official position to avoid payment of a private indebtedness, has been sentenced. The court finds him guilty of "scandalous conduct tending to the corruption of good morals," sentences him to a reduction of ten numbers, makes him take rank next after Capt. W. W. Reisinger, suggests a public reprimand in orders by the Secretary of the Navy and that he be placed on furlough pay for two years. Secretary Iong has not yet approved these findings of the court and still has the- papers before him. Saltan Assassinated In Wadal. Sultan lbraham of the province ot Wadai in the Soudan, has been assassinated. Wadai is in the Soudan and is generally conceded as being reserved to France. It extends from Darfur to Kaneni and from French Congo to the Sahara. It has a population of about one million and has an area estimated at 150,000 square miles. The Mabas, a Mohammedan negro race, are the ruling trtbe, but there are many Arabs also. The population professes adherence to the Mahdi-Es-Se-nussi, the head of a sect which is said to be by far the most powerful in Africa. Teacher Iluaed by Colleg-lana. The first case of hazing for more than a dozen years took place at Lehigh University. South Bethlehem, Pa.. Friday night. The victim was Howard Logan Bronson. instructor in physics. He became unpopular as the result of "plucking" a large number of students at the recent examinations. Bronson was decoyed from home by a 'phone message and the hazers blindfolded him and compelled him to do all manner of things. On his refusal to jump into the I.ehigh river he was beaten with switches and thrown In. He ran home with dripping clothing. Eipect a Big Convention Reports to the committee show that every section of the count iv will be represented at Cincinnati at the twentythird annual international convention of Knights of St. .lohn, .June 24 to 27. Large delegations will attend from Canada and the west. California, Colorado and New Mexico will send commanderies to enter the competitive drill for the world's championship. Over $25.000 has been subscribed to the entertainment fund. Attendance of over 30.000 knights and their families is Indicated by the letters received.

A WEEK IN INDIANA.

RECORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR SEVEN DAYS. Reunion ot the Famous Marrying Parson la Attended ly er Five Hundred People Lawalt At Lebanon twuea a Suicide Bona Sliow. Attend Ksunlon of M.im inj; Parson, It was not nec ssary to move any of the trees in the public school park at Waterloo to acconiniodat' the Meese matrimonial reunion. Mr. Hi em . tne marrying parson, was perfectly willing to do that or make any - s for the comfort of his guests, but they did not appear in numbe rs sufh u-nt to warrant any striking moves on his part. Cloudy skb e ;uid heavy showers had something to do with the de cline in attendance, and as these are matters over which the venerable Methodist parson has no control he was obliged to make the best of it. However, more than 500 people were in the pretty little grove accompanied by a numerous and vociferous protny whose solos, though not on the program, doubtless furnished appropriate and typical music for a matrimonial reunion. On the front of the platform from which the speakers of the day addressed tiie gathering was suspended a banner whic announced to the world "Marriage is not a failure." and several hundred couples who had been joined together by the gray-bearded Mr. Meese who were willing to declare their belief in the declaration. Mr. Meeee himself dosed the program by thankicg the many couples he had wedded for their presence at this the fifth annual reunion, and suggested that hereafter the children of all members be eligible to membership that they may early imbibe the principles of the association and continue its work after its founders have pa-sed away. I la. ed mm DaCair Mat. The Electrical Workers' Fnion at Terre Haute has put the Central I uiou Telephone c ompany on the unfair ttat. l he Central Labor Cnion committc-. which waited on the officials of th. company, was unable to procure a settlement of the strike of the linemwho have been holding out for a re nition of their trade organizatio In tne signing of the wage contract advance in wages asked having ixu conceded. The company has brought forty linemen from other places, mostly from Chicago and Muncie. Tinstrikers have been trying to Induce them to leave, but the company eajra that no appreciable effect is felt in that direction. Wild Man Reeealag About Country people west of Loganspo rt are alarmed over rcorts that a wild man ia roaming about. Several persons have seen a fellow attired only in a hat, shirt ami shoes. When approached he runs with rapidity and utters savage cries. He is said to be covered with a long growth of hair, but the stories are undoubtedly exaggerated, and it is thought that the man will prove to be some insane pel son who has escaped from detention He was .seen by Wabash trainmen neaClymers. He stood close to the tracks as the train passed, and the railroad men confirm the reports of his terrify- ! ing appearance and actions. Welcome Preparing for the Rar. The city of Martinsville is preparing to give the Martinsville boys who have served in the Philippines, in the Thirty-eighth regiment, and who are now on their way home, a rousing reception. Seventy-five volunteers Joined Capt. I). L Allen's company, from Frankfort, in 1SW. The company has been in numerous engagements but none of the boys from this city : been killed. One member of the eeea pany. Ceorge A. Long, is now a m I geant on the metropolitan police for. in Manila. Annual Horte Snow. The fourth annual horse show fair. held at Thornton, excelled anything of the kind ever attempted there before The weather was ideal snd the broad streets were in fine condition, theve be ing no dust. The town was filled with people. The majority of the exhibitort from distant towns arrived early The horses entered were of a higher grade than usual, and the exhibit was admirably managed Some fast roadsters and track horses were exhibited K. J. Smiley of Indianapolis acted a.judge. Ijiwnnlt Cannes a Knlcldo. Santford C. Campbell, a well-known farmer, was found hanging in his barn near Lebanon. Anxiety over a lawsuit is the cause. In April. 1900. Campbell was shot twice by Joseph Reece in a . fight near his home, and came near dying. The trouble between them wag. the result of a church quarrel of indefinite origin, which grew into a family feud. Reese was tried for shoot ing Campbell, but was acquitted. Preferred liaath to Work. William Anderson, colored, twenty one years old, attempted to commit suicide at Clinton by shooting himself in the breast with a revolver. His wife wanted htm to go to work and me preferred death. Accidentally Bnrned to Death. The five year old daughter of Frank Wagferman, of Perkinsville, was K cidentally burned to death, and her mother was also terribly burned in trying to save the child. Compromised for Fire Hundred. Mrs. Christine Myers, injured by falling into a swing hole while takum lunch to her husband, and who brought suit against the ft nr Iren Window (Jlass Company at Klwood for $1.999 damages, has compromised her claim for $500. Fndlsturbed by a Fall. Mayheeb Hanil. a Syrian, fell from a third-story window into an alley at Fort Wayne, and was found by the police asieep wheie he fell.