Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 10, Petersburg, Pike County, 14 July 1899 — Page 6

Sht 3PiUc (Eountjj gcraocrat V. MeC. STOOPS. Editor and Proprietor ^PETERSBURG. : : INDIANA. Col. Henry Wagner, Fourth cavalry, having reached the age of 62 years, hat been placed on the retired list. The statement if the condition of th£ treasury issued on the 5th Khowed: Available cash balance, $281,* 659,791; gold reserve, $242,308,429. The Savings Bank of St. Paul. Minn., established in ^867, capital $100,000. Thomas A. Prendergast, president, •was compelled to close its doors on fhe 7th. The offer of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. Of New York, to light the interior of St. Paul’s cathedral, in London,'“-with electricity, has been accepted. It will cost £5,000. At a meeting of the Chicago city council, on the 6th, a resolution was passed inviting President Diaz of Mexico to attend the autumn festival iu that city in October. The contract for the construction ol the government building at San Francisco has been awarded to the Bentley Construction Co., of Milwaukee, at $802,50C, for Raymond granite. August pecker, the Chicago stock yards butcher, was found guilty of the murder of his first wife; on the 6th, the jury being out only a short time, and his punishment fixed at death. At Cincinnati, oil the 6th, Federal Judge Taft sustained the appointment of S. M. .Felton by the federal court us receiver of the Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Valley railroad, and ousted Receiver Montserrat, appointed by a state court.

An earthquake shock was felt at San Francisco,on the Gth, and from reports received from many sections of tlie state it would appear that the vibratiohs were general. No damage has been reported. The vibrations were from east to west. Mrs.* May Wright Sewell, president of the United States Council of” the » Woman’s Congress, has been elected to succeed the Countess of Aberdeen as president of the international congress, which will hold its next meeting in Berlin. In the race between the new yacht. Columbia and the old Defender, sailed, on the pth, over a triangular course of 30 miles, ten miles to a leg, off Sandy Hook, the Columbia won by a small margin of three minutes and 53 seconds (unofficial time). Conferences between Commodbre A. Ciiffard, in command of the British Newfoundland station, and Commodore Henrique, commanding the French flagship Isly, have resulted in an agreement to attempt to minimize i the friction along the treaty coast as I much as possible. “Kid” Wanko, imprisoned at Par-' Jtersburg, W. Ya., charged with killing Felix Carr in a prize fight recently, was released, on the 7th, on bai^of $1,000 by Judge Jackson, wno gave the opinion that Wanko did not intentionally kill Carr, and there was no reason for holding him in jail. Former’King Milan, father of King Alexander of Servia, narrowly escaped assassination at Belgrade, Servia, on the Gth. The would-be murderer was arrested. He'fired four revolver shots, one of which- slightly grazed his maj-esty,-another wounding in the hand Adjutant Jukitch, who was with him. Parties arriving at Dawson from the Edmonton rout& report a sad state of affairs on the Wind river, a branch of the Peel. About 75 prospectors were wintering there, and their camp was invaded by scurvy. Fifteen or twenty are repotted to have died from the effects of the disease. The remainder are more or less affected.

The president’s decision to appoint the colonels and lieutenant-col-onels of the new volunteer regiments from among the regular army officers who served during the Spanish wrar, and the other officers from among those who served in the volunteer army with credit or distinction, was heartily approved by the members of the cabinet on the 7th. The municipal council of Paris •dopted an order, on the 5th, urging the prefect of police, M. Lepine, to dismiss M. Bertillon from the directorship of the Anthropometric depart-" inent, on account of the mistakes made in his evidence as a handwriting expert in the Dreyfus case, when he gave the reasons which led his to regard Dreyfus as the author of the bordereau. The British secretary of state for war, the marquis of Lansdowne,in conjunction with the military chiefs, has completed arrangements to dispatch 40,000 to 50,000 troops of all arms to South Africa, in the event of matters taking a turn for the worse. It is added that all the necessary arrangements have been made there for the distribution of the troops on their arrival. - Wm. J. Elliott was pardoned from the Ohio penitentiary, on the 4th, by Gov. Bushnell. Elliott was serving a life sentence for murder in the second degree, for the killing, in 1891, of Al* ibert C. Osborn, as the outgrowth ol personalities indulged in in newspapers. At $he time of his pardon another indictment stood against him foi the killing, at the same time, of Wm. Hughes. The pardon was a great sur* ipiise loenllv. If

NEWS IN BRIEF. Compiled from Various Sources. PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The American delegates scored a great success, on the 5th, in obtaining from the peace conference an unanimous vote in favor of having the question of private property at sea in time of war. dealt with at a special conference to be summoned hereafter. Much diplomatic management was necessary,and many, obstacles had to lie surmounted before this resqlt was reached. At a meeting in London, on the 6th, of the committee of the National Institute for China, Rev. Gilbert Reid, the American clergyman, read a letter from the marquis of Salisbury, expressing the Ilritish government's sympathy with the scheme to open such an institute at Pekin, and the committee decided to appeal for voluntary contributions to further the object in view. Loyalty and enthusiasm marked the celebration of the Fourth of July in Ponce, Porto Rico. There was a meeting in the town hall, and food was distributed to the poor. In the afternoon there was a civic parade and a review of troops. At night there were illumninations, fireworks and a ball at the club in honor of the occasion. The United States cruiser Marblehead, which i.s on her way to the Pacific station, arrived at Talcahuano, Chili, on the 5th. The queen of England has revived the barony of Dorchester, conferring the title on the wife of Gen. Loir Carlton, daughter of the last baron Dorchester, and her male heirs. Robert Bonner, $Tie millionaire newspaper publisher and horse fancier, died at his home, 8 West Fifty-sixth street. New York city, on the 6th. The statement of the condition of the treasury issued on the 6th showed: Available cash balances, $279,608,571; gold reserve, $242,16S,463. On the 6th a terrible wind and hail storm devastated the country for miles around Kendalls, Wis. It ruined large tracts of timber. .-A dispatch from Bonny, Africa, says* “Oglobosheri, the Benin chief, has been captured and executed by Lieut. Gabbel.” The British government announces that it will contribute £45.000 ($225,000)" to the Antarctic expedition fund A private dispatch was received in Washington, on the 7th, from one of the marine officers stationed at CUvite, stating that all were well there. As the mail had been interrupted, this dispatch was welcome to a number of those having relatives at Cavite. The statement of the condition of the treasury issued on the 7th showed: Available cash balance, $277,663,392; gold reserve, $243,232,609. Mr. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and family left London for Sweden, on the 7th, where Mr. Clemens will take the Swedish cure. The members of the international peace conference went to Amsterdam, on the 6th, and were received by Queeu Wilhelmina, after which they were entertained at a magnificent banquet in the palace, followed by a reception in the throne room. According to the deliberate verdict of the London Pathological society. Dr. Lambert Lack, the eminent throat specialist, is credited by his learned colleagues with having discovered the germ at the root of the dread disease

cancer. The war department, on the 6th, authorized the issuing of tents and rations from the army post at San Antonio for the relief of the sufferers by the great flood in the Brazos valley. That the Standard <3il Co., as an Ohio corporation, will soon cease to exist, is shown bj’ the fact that the immense refinery plant at Cleveland, the second largest in the world, strung along in the valley of Kingsburg Bun and on Broadway has already been practically abandoned. Ambassador Choate and Lord Salisbury are almost deadlocked over the modus vivendi fixing the Al^kan boundary. Neither side will accept the provisional line proposed by the other, the Canadians demanding the inclusion of the Porcupine country and the Americans the projection of the boundary line northwest from a point two miles,above Kluckwan. Immediate and full satisfaction has been demanded by the United States government of Guatemala for the arrest, imprisonment and confiscation of the property of J. B. Richards, an American citizen, lately in Guatemala. This prompt and vigorous action was taken in the case, on the 6th, by the state department. Upwards of 20,000 accredited delegates and thousands of visitors were present at Detroit, Mich., when the first business meeting of the International Christian Endeavor convention was held on the 6th. President Clark delivered his annual address and Secretary; Baer made an interesting report.

The United States cruiser Newark left Valparaiso, on the 7th, for the Philippine islands. She will call at Callao^ Pern. Capt. Dreyfus’ physical condition shows the ravages that his imprisonment brought about. He is.suffering from a severe attack of dysentery. The military physician, Dr. Ferrand, says his illness is the result of the long stay in the deathly climate of Devil’s island. The Spanish commissioners yeturned to Manila from their conference with Aguinaldo at Tarlac, on the 6th. They brought with them t'he Spanish i garrison of Baler, which recently surrendered to the insurgents, after a siege of more than a year, and 14 civil prisoners. ■* Commissary General C. A Woodruff, United States army, has given order* to the New York agents of the Chicago packers for 125,060 pounds of canned roast beef. The order specifies that the canned roast beef is for immediate shipment to Cuba.

LATE NEWS ITEMS. The funeral of Mrs. Marguerite Diclcens, wife of C'apt. P. W. Dickens, of the navy, who lost her life by an explosion of gasoline at her home in Washington, took place from her late residence, on the 9th, to Arlington cemeterj'. There was a numerous attendance and many beautiful tioral offerings. i During the laying of the cornerstone of a Jewish synagogue at Cleveland, ()., on the 9th, a platform on which about 30 persons were standing fell, precipitating most of them into ; a pit below, a distance of several feet. | Fortunately nobody was killed, and few were seriously injured. ^ In a communication to the Paris Matin, on the 9th, Prince Henry d'Orleans said: “I will bow before the decision of the Rennes court-martial as I did before that of the court-martial of 1889, France, relieved of this abscess, will be able to resume her glorious role.” The Transvaal government has dedecided to prosecute on the charge of high treason the three principal defendants whose complicity in the recent attempt to promote a rebellious rising at Johannesburg lias been for several weeks under judicial investigation. " At Allentown, Pa., on the Sth* Charles Knauss, agikl 18, shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Edwin Dieffenderfer, aged 26, and then shot and killed himself. Mrs. Dieffenderfer was trying to break up Knauss’ infatuation for her, and refused to elope with him. All but one of he seven member ; of the family of Wm. Reinard, of Columbus, O., were killed, on the 9th, and the remaining one was badly injured at a crossing by a Big Four passenger train. The Polish residents of Chicago, at a meeting, on the 9th, denounced an Anglo-American alliance, and by resolution pledged themselves to work against any party or candidate advocating it. P. D. Moxhan, a millionaire and philanthropist, died at his home in Vineland, X. J., on the 9th, aged 78_ years, lie accumulated most of his wealth in the mining business in Montana. M. Deniel, Spanish governor of the lies du Salut, and administrator of the penal settlement on the Isle du Diable, where Capt. Dreyfus was imprisoned, has been removed.

current news notes. An effort is being made to develop toe gold mines dear Hot Springs, Ark. Merchants of other nations are getting worried over American enterprise in Manila. Gov. Francis of Missouri is in th-* east working in the interests of the St. Louis World’s fair. A special grand jury will be impaneled at St. Louis to pass on the case ol Donnelly, who killed Mrs. Miller. Deputy Sheriff Jim Stubblefield was fatally wounded by Martin Smith, and the Clay county (Ky.) feud has been rekindled. Emperor William entertained sixty French marine apprentices aboard the imperial yacht Hohenzollern, at Bergen, Norway. Twenty officers of the British army intelligence office have.been ordered to the Cape and warlike indications are apparent in London. Cecil Rhodes is pushing work on his tailway and telegraph lines, from Cape to Cairo, in Africa. His soldier brother is associated with him. Howell, the American oarsman, romped away from Blackstaffe, the English expert, in the race for the diamond sculls at the Henley regatta. The president has- completed the list of medical officers for the. eight regiments of volunteer infantry to be sent to reinforce Gen. Otis in the Philippines. Recruiting officers say St. Louis surpasses all stations in obtaining men for the army, but Jefferson barracks is ignored in the organization of the new regiments. Dr. Lack, of London, confirms the. reports of his discovery of the cancer germ. He will not be interviewed and is preparing a detailed statement to the profession. Conditions are only slightly improved in the flooded districts in Texas. Gov. Sayers is pursuing a systematic and thorough plan of relief for the sufferers. John H. Stallings, aged 108 years, is dead. He. passed awaj at his home near Sevierville, Tenn. He was a native of North Carolina, but a pioneer in Tennessee. Admiral Cervera and the other commanders of the Spanish fleet destroyed in the battle off Santiago, whose conduct has been the subject of inquiry by special court-martial, have been acquitted and formally liberated.

NEWS FROM INDIANA. Latest Happenings Within the Bor* ders of Oar Own State. A Serlouu Charge, Crown Point, Ind., July 7. — Martin Pickett, of Hobart, this county, is in jail here charged with the murder'of his mother, aged 82 years. For three weeks she has been missing from her home, and Hdbart citizens who had him arrested believe it is a ease of foul piay. Pickett refuses to talk concerning his mother's disappearance. People from Hobart say that Pickett seemed very anxious to get rid of his charge of keeping her, and all circumstances surrounding the case seem ugainst him. Watt* In Vain. Muncie, Ind., July 7,-rThe wedding of Miss Bertha Harris, a young society woman, to Harry Moore, a popular young man, was to have occurred at the formeY’s home, when word came that'Moore had mysteriously disappeared. This is the third time that a minister has been called to unite them in marriage, but owing to smne mishap the prospective groom failed to appear. Cleorjge W. Jnlinn Dead. Indianapolis, Ind., July 7.—.George \Y. Julian died at his home in Irvington at II o'clock a. m. His daughter, Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke; his son. Paul, and Dr. Thomas L. Thompson, family physician, were present when he died. Mr. Julian began to fail last Sunday, but his illness was not marked until four o'clock Thursday, when he suffered.a stroke of apoplexy. Tax Commissioner*.' Indianapolis, Ind.. July 7.—The state board of tax commissioners will meet next Monday for the annual session, which will last 50 days. The indications at present are for many appeals from the decisions of the county board of review, as many applications have been made for appeal blanks. The assessments have been higher than us’ual this year. Trensnry Receipt*. Indianapolis, lud., July 7.—The statement of receipts of the department of auditor of state since Capt. Hart took possession on January 26 has been completed. The total receipts were $108,173, all of which were turned into the state treasury. Under the old law,the auditor received ten per cent, of the fees collected.

f Crushed to Death. Muneie, Ind., July 7.—Robert Hill, who was soou to sail for Paris to arrange for an exhibition of fine glassware at the exposition, fell from a wagon near Tiffin, 0., and was crushed to death by the wheels. He was the head of the Glassworkers’ union and superintendent of Ball Bros.’ big factory .in this city. Respited Agraln. Anderson, Ind., July 7.—Fortune as well as fate seems to be camping on the trail of Edmund De Witt Heidler, sentenced now for the third time to be executed, and for the third time given a respite while hisacase is being taken to another tribunal. Heidler is charged with killing his father-in-law. Burned to Death. Martinsville, Ind., July 7.—Mrs. Samuel Bryant, hear Brooklyn, this county, went to the spring for water, and while she was gone her five-year-old daughter’s clothing caught fire from the stove, and was burned entirely off. The child’s body was burned to a crisp and she died in great agony. A Building: Wrecked. . Indianapolis, Ind., July 7.—A frame building occupied by T. M. Weiss, a druggist, and the Whitehead laundry was wrecked by an explosion and six people were injured, two perhaps fatally. The explosion is supposed to have been caused by an accumulation «of gas. . . Tornado Does Damage. Montpelier, Ind., July 7.—Montpelier was visited by a sevtere storm, which did a great deal of damage in the eastpart of the city. The cloud was whit# and in the shape of a funnel and every place it struck it tore buildings to pieces and twisted off large trees. Sue* Her Mother-ln-7 aw. Bedford, Ind,, July 7.—Mrs. Amanda J. McFall has filed through her attorneys a suit for $5,000 against her moth-er-in-law, Mrs. Victoria McFall, for the alienation of her husband’s affections, James McFall, the son of the defendant.

Corn Crop Is Large. Anderson. Ind., July 7.—Reports received from all sections of this and other corn districts in the state indicate that the outlook for a record-breaking crop this year eclipses anything of the last few years. A Gold Badge. Seymour, lnd., July 7.—Ex-Command-er Daniel Ryan, of the Grand Army of the Republic, was presented with a fine gold badge, valued at $100, at the M. E. church in this city. Aiki for a Receiver. Indianapolis, Ind., July 7.—A petition has been filed in the circuit court asking that a receiver be appointed for the Old Line Life Insurance company of Indiana. Large Sommer School. Winona Lake, Ind., July 7.—The summer school began work with a registration of 137 students. The attendance this year far exceeds that of previous years. Reunion. Bloomington, Ind., July 7. -r- The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteers held their fifteenth annual reunion here. About 50 old comrades were present.

Detroit in the Hands of the Serv* ants of the Most High > God. QHt DAY DEVOTED TO HiS SERVICE. Lfiwon. TauKlH by the Stem of the Tim***— MeetiHR. for the Sexew— Sal>bnth Ob.prvanee.-The Open Side Uoon-Con.eerniiun Service* —A Personal Matter. Detroit, Mieh., July 10.—Although a large majority of the army of Chris- | t»an Emleavorers in Detroit utilize'! the street cars yesterday, a consider**tors who occupied the various l’roble portion refrained from reading tlie Sunday newspapers. Few of the pastestant pulpits went to the extreme of inconveniencing themselves by walking long distances as did Rev, Charity M. Sheldon, author of “In Iiis Steps; ! who walked more than three miles t » preach from the text: “One is o ? Master; all we are brethren,” to a co • gregation which entirety exceeded tl e capacity of Bethany Presbytefi a church, StKiin o« the Times.2 Mr. Sheldon spoke optimistically »f the signs of the time, especially t-3 e awakening of the social consciem ; ! better relations between employe s | and employed; federation of the church; movement toward civic righteousness. and an awakening to the stewardship feature of the Christian's life, as to his money, time and talents. The features of the afternoon were ^crowded meetings for men and women, exclusively, and a Sabbath observance rally. MoetliiK foe Men Only. Thirty-five hundred men filled the i doors and galleries of Light Guard ; ri mory at the men’s meeting. The men sang with fine enthusiasm, and a very large proportion of them publicly pledged that thec occasion would be with them a landmark from wh:i :h they would date a better life. Secretary Baer conducted the meeting, and Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, of Now York, preached from Job xviii: IS: “Ye shall be driven from light into darkness, and be chased out of the world,” the theme brought out being the fate of the persistent sinner aa ! compared to that of the godly.

ror woinesi inclusively. Airs. F. Ei Clarke, wile of President Clarke, presided over the women’s meeting, which filled the Woodwardavenue Baptist church. Mrs. Joseph Walker, of Queer sland, Australia, I *d the devotions. The programme of addresses was as follows: “The Women of Mexico,” Mrs. C. I Scott Williams, San Luis Potosi. Mex- I ico; “The Women of China," Miss. Caroline E. Chittenden, Foo Chow, China; ' •‘The Women of Asia,” Miss Jessie Ackerman, Chicago; “Woman’s Work for Her Country,” Mrs. Howard M. Ingham, Jefferson, O. Sabbath Observance. Westminster Presbyterian church ! could not contain the audience which 1 attended the Sabbath observance gath- j bring. An address upon “Sabbath in the Home” was delivered by Rev. Dr. David McAllister, of Allegheny, Pa. He held the religious development of the family to be of the utmost importance, the family being the foundation of the civil structure and the corner-stone of the temple of worship. Said he: “We carnot carry on our civilization nor keep our young people to j the front unless they are trained in i Sabbath-keeping homes.” Cloning; the “Side Door/* Rev. C. X. Howard, of Rochester, V. Y., related at length the story of some alleged futile attempts made in that city toward closing the “side door” on Sundays. He argued insister tlv that prohibition is the only true so- ] lution of the saloon question. The closing speech was by Hen. ' John Charlton, M. P., of Lynedcx h, > Unt., on “What the Sabbath May i)o forlls.” The speaker’s idea was That ' Sabbath observance had a far more I potent influence in character-building and world development than had com- j monly been conceded in later years.

Consecration Services. Last night an additional touch ;.t f solemnity was imparted to the fittest- ' ings of the Christian Endeavorers. The | generalities of religion were in some I measure neglected, and the evening j worship in 31 Protestant churches of Detroit and Windsor took the form of “consecration services.” Making; It u Personal Matter. The participants in these unostentatious but impressive services seemed to be striving to make a direct personal application of the tenets of their faith, and many were the pledges of more exalted effort for the coming year and more Christian service. The capacity of the churches was taxed, and the rapt attention to the one subject of consecrat ion was impressive in the greatest degree. President Francis E. Clarke conducted the consecration 'services in the Woodward-avenue Baptist church. Conducted Consecration Service!*. Among the clergymen who directed the services or made consecration addresses in the Other churches were Rev. Dr. Charles E. Jefferson, of New York; Rev. Wm. Patterson, of Toronto; Rev. James Li^BHl, of Salem, Mass.; Rev. James Mursell, of London, England; Rev. Robert E. Spoer, of New York; Bishop B. W. Arnett, of Wilberforce, O.; Rev. John Pollock, of Glasgow, Scotland; Rev. Dr. John Henry Barrows, of Oberlin; Rev. John E. Pounds, of Indianapolis; Bishop Samuel Fallows, of Chicago, and Rev, Jr. Floyd W. Tomp dns, of Philiadelpl.ia,

is A SAIL-STRETCHING O0TING. The America** Cap Challenger Shipl'r,w* anti Pleaaea Her Admir«r«:>’. —Speculation a* to the RessSfr.®; Southampton, July 10.—Yact circles in the Solent were never ) excited than now over the prospeg$j? luj the forthcoming race for the Asreip . ilia's cup between the Sham roc lolumbia. Yachtsmen can bo seen i» all directions, and in £outham|imglp Ifythe. t aJshot and Cowes the lookout was kept for the chaii£^»& which it was known would stretch h»M sails. •. #ll|||lfe Veiled In Secrecy. Illlfflllc. Every movement was veiled profoundest secrecy, anti, owing toijhjs rumors in circulation that>herH|ifll|' were Unsatisfactory, the interest*w^a intensifies!. Newspaper meat a;4^p: tograpliers gathered in large nuiiite^; and would have given anythii|j|||jp know the programme, but nothin^w|k given out. '■llllp.Sir Thomas Lipton. tlelighte^^^ffib s new treasure s*r»f* his new treasure, and the broffe|s<r Jameson, were on board the ivorna, John Jameson’s cutter. Fife, the designer of the Shamrock* was much in evidence. A MnauiHcent Slchf. In Southampton waft# 1 he rock presented a mfagmifeebf The slight breeze was just hit her sails, but she glided and as gracefully as a tswan. Not n Tent of Speed. |§||1| It should be understood the trip-S£a>; in no sense a test of speed. alf|pj|||h the Iverna and Santanita accotu^^^l her. It was solely for the in; of sail stretching. Very soon Mi. came apparent that there hadow of foundation for the unfay^t able reports. No doubt a few m alterations will be found neoea: but the sails were pronounced gcji ly excellent.

Helm Triulw Satlufarto^l The helm trials were even me is factory, if possible, as she a tip. all demands beautifully, and wit the least trouble. After passing Calshot eastie, directed toward Cowes, where eagerly scanned by crowds of ... already arrived for the occasion.,. • input Ever Seen In the Solebt A distinguished expert and y authority said to the corresr that the Shamrock was the2§| yacht ever seen'in the Solent.*’ , Starting again, she went along a shot out of a gun, heaving foj west channel and Yarm she returned toward Southamp™ she beat up Southampton \vatet\b< gaff top,, main and foresail, shg it0eloped wonderful speed, althojT ^ after anything definite rei pace, finally anchoring • off where she remained until to-day, she will take another spin, ' panied by the I verna. ■; Will Do What She Was Bull A member of the erew said: ‘"The Shamrock will do. what built Tor. and will beat the Yankee. She stood admirably, without a T^teh, and answered her helm to perfeerion. We are gqing to win, but it is impossible to judge of the yacht's ?^^>ititles.” Sir Thomas Lipton expre^.Wl himself as “satisfied with the spin.*/// FlKtirinR On the Ontcouie. Interst is now centered in rtPppins with the Brittania, which wi!kp§fc|pady to-day for at least four encounters. In caching circles the opirfion pfgeneval that the Shamrock will tope to beat the Brittania at least an hour/ considering the speed the Columbia developed in the races witt the Defender. FUNERAL OF MRS.

ant! Interred at Arlington Hon Lamented by a Large coarse of People. Washington, .Tilly 10.—The ihaernl of Mrs. Marguerite Dickens, wife of Capt. I*. W. Dickens, of the navy, who $ lost her life by an explosion eC gasoline at her home Friday, took place from her late residence, yesterday, th-^ services being conducted according to the rites of the Episcopal church, Th« casket was covered with flora! offerings .sent by numerous friends and organizations, including the officers and clerks of the bureau of navigation; the Daughters of the Revolution, of which body Mrs. Dickens ha.v;J»een an active member; the Dfstric.&/i Volunteer Reception and Reliefybbrimnt* tee; Rational Woman's Association oft the White Cross, and Seijor ^^snda, the -Cuban commissioner. The honary pall-bearers were RearAdmirals Crowninshield and :$;•>» iell: ITof. Thomas M. Chatard, MSj^Rich* ard Sylvester. Dr. W. S. Dix..n.,Addison B. Atkins, Frederick W. ilrntt and F. V. Robinson. Secretary and Mrs. Long tut, and the Daughters of can Revolution and •Women’s- J tion of the White Cross attei body. A detachment of seal ners from the navy yard aett bearers, and interment was Arlington, to which place th< cortege was escorted by a of district volunteers who the Spanish war. sotn, as l&tdiers* not Ministers on Strlko<^|| . Marshalltown, la., July 10.—Ex-Gov. Larrabee, of the state board of control, did not preach at the ~ diers’ home yesterday aft previously announced. Th home officials say the boa intended at any time to fill until the local ministerial shall recall its refusal to pr er, unless the price is ra; three to five dollars a serm Father Lenihan, of the Catholic chi rch, has been authoriz 'd by the board to conduct service ind Himtely.