Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 11, Petersburg, Pike County, 20 July 1900 — Page 6

81u §W» bounty gmucrat lb M«0. tTOOPb Ultor ud PfopriMn FETKR8BUB0. t INDIANA. At Canton, O., on the 12th, William McKinley was officially notified of hit second nomination by the republican party for the highest office in the gift of the republic. The etatement of the treasury 'balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, issued on the 13th, showed: Available cash balance. $150,328,591; gold, $70,954,958. Prince Ruprecht, heir-apparent tc the Bavarian throne, was married in Munich,^on the 10th, to Duchess Mario Gabrielle, of Bavaria. Emperor William was represented at the ceremony by Prince Joachim Albrecht, of Prussia. i ‘ • The London Daily Mail's Accra correspondent, telegraphing on the 10th, inys: “Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, governor of the Gold Coast colony, and his wife, arrived at Cape (oast castle yesterday. The royal party is expected to-morrow.”

The municipal council of Paris.' on the 12th, annulled the action of the council1 of last year in voting1 to grant, gratuitously a silo worth 400.00<b gratuitously, a site worth 400,000 francs to the American national instiof French artists. " Portland (Ore.) exporters who have made shipments to the Philippine islands have decided to institute proceedings against the United States government for the return of duties paid at Manila. The claims amount to about ten thousand dollars. Gen. MacArthur's anxiety as to ^conditions in the Philippines is indicated by the statement, made on the 10th, that he had ordered the large transports on the Philippines station back to the United States in order to expedite the transfer of troops to the Philippines. On the breeze-sw<‘pt veranda of Saga more, his country hime, near Osyter Bay, Long Island, Gov. Roosevelt 4was,j on the 12th, officially notified of his nomination for vice-president on the republican national ticket. The ceremony was so simple as to be almost informal. Word comes from Nome City that the placer diggings are worked out and that conditions are getting desperate. Meanwhile the transportation companies are carrying crowds there and dumping them, where disappointment, disease and starvation stares them in the face. Lord Curzon of Kedleston, viceroy of India, cabled to the secretary of state for India, Lord George Hamilton, on the 12th, that an excellent rain had fallen in the northwestern provinces and in parts of central India, and that useful showers had occurred in Rajpootana and Deccan. Gov. Charles A. Allen of Porto Rico, who had been in Washington, went to Canton, O., on the 13th, to consult the president on Porto Rican affairs. He will go from Canton to his home near Lawrence, Mass., for,a two weeks’ stay, Bailing from New York on the Mayflower about the 1st. A dispatch from Solway, Minn., on the 13th, said: “Danger of an outbreak by the Blanket Indians on Red lake is increasing. The Indian police from the agency have gone over to the point, where the Blanketers are still bolding their war dance, and it is expected trouble will ensue.”

Many of the most prominent natives of Leon, Nicaragua, banqueted President Zelaya, on the 12th, on the termination of a general and enthusiastic celebration of the seventh anniversary of Zelaya’s party’s control of the government of Nicaragua. During the proceedings he was urged to accept a third term as president. The electoral college met in the chief towns and cities all over the republic of Mexico, on the 9th, and oast their rotes for president. The returns will come in slowly from the outlying states, b\it an undoubted majority of rotes were cast for Gen. Diaz, insuring his re-election for the term of four years, dating from December 1 next. The. California Cured Fruit association issued a bulletin, on the 12th, in which it states that the June drop of prunes is unprecedented ir. recent years. It was estimated that 20 per cent, of the crop would be lost. Peaches, also, have ripened prematurely and the total output will be considerably less than previously estimated. The value of exports from the southern half of Germany for the last quarter was $9,921,158, an increase of $807,* 406. For the fiscal year the exports were $40,497,495. an increase of $0,422,792, of which Frankfort, Nuremberg ana Mannheim each had Over a million. The exports for the fiscal year for the whole of Germany were $98,812,159, being an increase of $14,812,159. Toronto vessel men predict a revival of steel vessel building, on account ot lower priees obtaining. At present prices,- the cost of building a steel vessel Of 6,500 tons is $50,000 to $7.1,000 less than the same boat would have cost a year ago. No fear Of a dull season in -hipbuilding on the lakes is entertained, everything pointing to a large number of orders for new vessels.

NEWS IN BRIEF. Compiled from Various Sources. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. The steamer San Juan arrived at San Francisco. on the 11th, from Cape Kome with 46 disappointed gold seek* era. According to the statement of her passengers there were 11 cases of smallpox there, when the vessel left, and numerous cases of pneumonia. The governor of Port Arthur telegraphs that 40,000 Munehu troops were, on July 7, within nine miles of Neu Chwung,* and had destroyed th*. Ruitsian mines. They were engaged by n small force ot Russians. The result of the encounter is not known. It is understood that at the close of the war in South Africa, Bloemfontein will be the headquarters of the comma nder-in-ghief, the seat of * the South African court of ap)>eals, and, eventually, the federal capital of South Africa. Ex-Congressman Mason S„ .Peters, of Kansas City. Kns., was nominated for congress at Paola, on the 11th, by the fusion convention for tne Second Kansas distrieti His closest opponent was cn-Gcv. John P. St. John. The democrats aud populists each had 73 delegates in the convention. The British third class battleship Conqueror went ashore, on the 11th, on the Shanibels bank, vv^iile proceeding to the scene of the naval maneuvers. She was subsequently floated, and proceeded for Portland. The rainfall is increasing in central Rajpootana and the eastern Punjab, but elsewhere in India there is still a deck cf rain. At the request of the imperial authorities, the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. has made all arrangements to carry whatever troops the British government may send to China direct from Quebec to Shanghai. The secretary of the navy has selected names for the six new submarine boats as follows: Grampus, Shark, Pike, Porpoise, Adder and Moccasin, With a view of improving its steamer service between New Orleans and Havana, the Southern Pacific Co. has

taken two of its best steamers, the Chulmette and the Algiers. from the New York service and will pot them in its Havana line. The Chahnette left New York, on the 12th, for her new berth. - . Li Hung Chang decided to remain in Canton, and the American gunboat which was waiting to convey him en route to Pekin, sailed on the 12th. The rioters responsible for the recent anti-Semite disturbances in Buetow, Prussia, were, on the 12th, sentenced to various short terms in jail. The Italian chamber of deputies, on the 12th, approved the commercial treaty between the United States and Italy. United State? Consul Adelbert S. Hay, at Pretoria, is about to return to the United States. A report came by way of Berlin, on the 12th, that the Chinese Boxers had cut the grand canal, near Tien Tsin, flooding- the surrounding country, in order to prevent the allies marching on Pekin. The army transports plying between San Francisco and the far .east have again been placed on a war basis, with the result that ho more passengers not. attached to the military can be car-, ried on these vessels, - Gov.-Gen, Wood of Cuba, on the 12th, announced his intention to leave for the United States on the 14th, to consult President McKinley with regard to certain matters connected with Cuba. After having been buried in a grave in Woodland Park cemetery, at Lexington, Ky., for three days, 16-year-old Maud Matthews was, on the 12th, disinterred in the presence of a thousand persons and, recovering from what was claimed to be a hypnotic sleep, stepped from her casket with a cheery “Hello’*’ to the gravediggers. Lord Roberts reported to the British war office, on the 12th, that the Boers had succeeded in capturing Ni tral's Nek, 18 miles from Pretoria, which was garrisoned by a squadron of Scots Greys, with two guns and a battery of the Royal artillery, and five companies of the Lincolnshire regiment. The British losses were heavy. A report from Chinese sources, by way of Shanghai, says that the two remaining legations, the Russian and British, were attacked on the^ evening of the 6th, and by the morning of the 7th both legations were destroyed and all the foreigners were dead, while the streets around the legations were Ailed with the dead of both foreigners and Chinese.

President William McKinley and Got. Roosevelt 'of New York were formally notified of their nomination as the republican candidates for president and vice-president of the United States, the former at his home in Canton, O., and the latter at his country seat, “Sagamore,” near Oyster Bay, Long Island. “Old Hi” Pierce, known wherever there are men who sit about greencovered tables, is dead. Outside the craft he was known as Hiram Franklin Pierce. In his calling he was an aristocrat. He was known as a nephew of Franklin Pierce, once president of the United States. “Old Hi” died at 72, poor and homeless. The announcement is made that, after October 1, oil will be substituted for coal as fuel on all engines of the Sante Fe system engaged in traffic on the Pacific coast. If this can be done economically, the advantages to c be gained are too many to need enumeration or comment. Senor Silvela, the Spanish picmier, says that no Spanish war vessel will go to China, Spain having no interests to defend in the extreme orient.

m Four hundred striker* paraded at Belie Isle, on the 13th, carrying a black flag. They declared themselves determined to do no work and to permit none to be done while their leaders were imprisoned. The strikers induced all the men who had come to work to throw down their tools, th$ non-strik-ers being unable to obtain lodgings or goods on the island. 11. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review, issued on'the 14th, said; “Failures for the week have been 196 in the United States, against 169 last year, and 26 in Canada, against 24 Inst year.” It was announced in London, on the 13th, that the queen hadjtpproved the selection of the earl of ilopetoun as governor general of the Australian commonwealth. . A St. Johns (N. F.) dispatch of the 13th. said: “A coast mail steamer which has return..4 from Labrador reports the Straits of Belle Isle are still tilled with ice.”. Vert' heavy rains are reported throughout Chile, washing away many bridges and flooding several cities.

I-ATE NEWS ITEMS. • Preeeott, Ariz., was visited by a destructive conflagration, on the after* noon of the 14th, which was only brought under control at 3 a. m., of the 15th, by blowing up buildings in the track of the fire. The principal business portion of the town was de* stroyed, the loss being conservatively estimated at from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. At daylight, on the morning of the 15th, wagons were unloading lumber at the plaza, from which temporary structures were erected, and many business houses and banks resumed business the next day. The people of the town declared themselves able to take care of the hundreds of homeless citizens, declining offers of outside aid. The dreadful truth is known at last. Reliable information was received from China, on the 15th, that in the early morning of the 7th, after a defense that would have excited the admiration and protection of savages, the devoted guard and foreign residents at the legations in Pekin, beset by untold numbers, their buildings battered down about their ears, their ammunition exhausted and themselves almost starved w£re overcome by the relentless enemy, and to a soul put to the sword. Fire, on the 15th, destroyed all the fruit stores and leading business houses of Newcastle, Cal. The total loss exceeded one hundred thousand dollars. Over ten thousand boxes of fruit were burned. The Southern Pacific Railway Co. was the heaviest loser. Their loss on fruit in cars and rolling stock is estimated at $35,000. C. V. Eskridge, editor of the Emporia, (Has.) Repxiblican and former lieutenant governor of Kansas, died at his home in Emporia, on the 15th, 'from the effects of self-inflicted wounds. Before he died Mr. Eskridge* who had been ill for several months, said he knew he could not live and that he was tired of life. Telegrams from many points in northern Texas, on the 15th, indicated that that entire section had been deluged with plentiful rains, which were still falling. High winds had done damage to buildings and other property at some points. A Rock Island passenger train, on the 15th, pushed a freight train off the track at St. Joseph, Mo., and through a building 70 feet square, owned by the St. Joseph Plow Co., completely destroying the structure.

CURRENT NEWS NOTES. Pallas McNeeee dropped dead in the! public square at Robinson, 111., Friday; Herr lvrupp, the Herman gun maker, is building' a large mill tor the manufacture of American, car wneels and j axles. The hot weather of the past week has been disastrous to the corn fields in Kansas. Much of the early corn is already burnt tip. IT ter Howard; jyged 64, the oldest ibusiness man of Kenney, 111., died very suddenly Friday. The (iarland chain works at Rankin, Pa., were destroyed by fire Friday afternoon; loss. $100,000. Dr. E. A. Holloway mysteriously disappeared from Shelbina, Mu., about ten days ago, since which time nothing has been heard of him. Col. dates A. Dennison died at his home in New York city, lie -won his title in the civil war, having enlisted in Missouri. Mrs. Washington Gregory, aged 75, died at Mo.vequa, 111. She had been a resident of central Illiuois for fitly years.:; Congressman Champ Clark, of Missouri, says that be will be a candidate for the senate to succeed M|. Vest. Gov. Charles A. Allen, of Porto liico, trim has been in Washington, has gone to Canton to consult the president on Porto Rican affairs. It is announced that Queen Victoria has approved the selection of the ettrl of Hopetoun as governor general of the Australian commonwealth. Mrs. Mary €. Stewart, aged 97 years, died at the home of her son-in-law, F. K. LoekUng. at Haunibal, Mo. The deceased was born in Farmington, N. Y. Shelton Smith died at Lexington, 11., from heart disease, aged 73. He was one of the prominent men of the county, and one of the earliest pioneers. „ Alfred M. Chesniore, aged 62, president of the wholesale firm of Chesmore, <£ Eastlake, died at his home, in St. Joseph, Mo., from apoplexy.; Capt. William It. TtosVs, member of the Hatch Battalion of Minnestota volunteers and an argonaut of ’49, died at South Bend, Ind., from general debility, aged 74. The fiscal of Havana says that former Director General of Posts E. G. Kathbone will not be arrested until all the papers in the Neely case shall have been, received from Washington.

HOOSIER HAPPENINGS Told In Brief toy Dispatches from Various Localities. Charged with AbdurtlM. Shelbyville, Ind., July 13.—Mrs. Mollie Stephan came here from Chicago and arranged to take with her to Chicago Carrie Meikel, 15 years old, daughter of Mrs. Harry Meikel, her divorced sister. Meikel, learning of this, procured a restraining order from Judge Morris. .This was served on Mrs. Stephan, who informed the sheriff that she would drop the matter, but the officer had hardly got out of sight when Mrs. Stephan, with the girl, left for "the depot and boarded a train for Chicago. Word was telephoned the Chicago authorities, and the woman will be returned here to answer to the charge of abduction and for contempt of court.

Sum lor Dauage*. Lebanon, lnd.. July 13.—Sanford C. Campbell has sued Joseph Reese for $20,000 damages for persona! injury. Reese shot Campbell in the,back and abdomen last April as he was walking along the road, tiHng the shots from a boggy* They reside on adjoining farms and had disagreed over church and domestic affairs. Campbell has not fully recovered and alleges permanent injuries. Reese is a union veteran and owns one of the best farms in Bqone county. Deal In Oil Lands. Marion, lnd., July 13.—A deal is said to be practically completed by which the Mississinnewa Mining company disposes of its local natural gas plant and 20.000 acres of the most valuable undeveloped gas and oil territory in the state, surrounding Marion, to the Indianapolis Cas company. A report is current that the Indianapolis company is purchasing the property ^for the Standard Oil company. The consideration in the deal is said to be $800,000. Prime Minister. Indianapolis, lnd.. July 13.—According to a dispatch, W. Swift Wright is now the prime minister of the republic of San Domingo. The honor came to him as the result of his assistance and advice to President Jiminez during the march against the capital. Mr. Wright is a Logansport and Indianapolis man. He was editor and proprietor of the Logansport Journal for many years, and was deputy secretary of state under Secretary W. D. Owen. Electrical Storm. Dublin, lnd., July 13.—The most severe electrical storm that has passed over Wayne county for many years occurred. The Citizens’ Telephone company, of Cambridge City, suffered most, its lines being completely tied tip. A large barn on the farm of John Jackson, president of the First national bank of Cambridge City, was struck by lightning and burned with all of the contents. The loss is $8,000. Hall aad Wtad. Brazil, lnd., July 13.—This county was visited by a heavy wind and hail storm. Several machines at the electrie light plant were damaged, throwing the city into darkness. Mr. Brans’ orchard, south of town, was almost completely wrecked by the wind, and John Riplett’s residence and ^several small biiildings were damaged by lightning.

Died of Heart Failure. Pierceville, Ind., July 13. — Hon. Alvin J. Alden, who formerly represented Ripley county in the Indiana legislature, died at his home at Snnman of heart failure. The deceased was a lineal descendant in the seventh generation of the John Alden whose name Longfellow immortalized in his “Courtship of Miles Standish.” Sommer Schools. Notre Dame, Ind., July 13.—The Catholic summer schools ” of Notre Dame and St. Mary’s have opened, and about 700 teachers are in attendance. They represent parochial schools, academies and colleges in all parts of the country. The schools will be open for about six weeks. Found Ilyin*. Vincennes, Ind.. July 13.—J. M. Candless. an old soldier, who has been practicing magnetic healing here, was found unconscious in the street and died sGGn afterward. He had been assaulted by unknown persons, who fractured his skull. Six Injured. ,* Indianapolis. Ind., July 13.—A Collision between a Blake street ear and freight cars attached to a Big Four engine at the West street crossii% of Big Four railroad switch near Military park resulted in the serious injury of six persons. Sew Post Office. Indianapolis, Ind.. July 13.—Post offices have been established and postmasters appointed as follows in Indiana: Condonville, Laporte countj, Rosa Crane, postmaster; Sharkey, Greene county, Henry H. Heaton, postmaster. Children Drowned. Indianapolis. Ind.. July 13.—Michael Dugan. 12 years old, and his sister, Della Dugan, aged ten, living at 1502 Sbuth Belmont avenue, were drowned in Eagle creek within a fey hundred yards of their home. 7 Monument Dny. Marion, Ind.. July 13.—A called meeting of the Monument association was held at the soldiers’ home, and it was decided to set apart August 22 of each year to be known as “Monument day” at the home.. Drunk Carbolic Add, Warsaw. Ind., July 13.—William Davis, once a wealthy farmer, living three miles south of here, committed suicide by taking cajrbolic acid. He had lost his large fortune recently.

PRESCOTT SWEPT BY FIRB. fU* iriiooa* City TtalM by the Meat, OiMilrow rtre la Its lb History. _ Prescott, Aril., July 15.—A scene of! the greatest desolation and a feeling of deepest gk.cm pervades this town today. All that remains of the principal business portion of the town is tottering walls and piles of charred and burning debris. Stayed by Blowing Uy Building*. The lire, which started at to:45 < O'clock last night, was not under control until three o'clock this morni.ig, when the fire-fighters went a considerable distance in advance of Ihe dames and blew up the buildings on the south side of Goodwin street, preventing them frontcrossing that street. The most conservative estimates -of the total losses are from $1,000,GOO to $1,500,000. Kvtent of the Domed District. The burned district embraces five blocks in which are located the principal mercantile houses; both hanks, both telegraph offices, the three newspapers, four hotels, every saloon ant; every restaurant, except one in tbo town, besides scores of private resi*

ilcnces. To add to the all-pervading1 gloom n high wind has prevailed all day. sending smoke, dust and burning emberu in every direction, requiringthegreates:. vigilance to prevent another outbreak cl the flames. Losses and Insurance. Owing to the chaotic condition existing to-day it is impossible to obtain an accurate account of the losses or individual insurance, but froin interviews with insurance agents the total insurance does not exceed $350,000. ^Resumption of Business. At daylight this morning teams were at work hauling lumber to the public plaza to cover it with tents and temporary frame buildings. The occupants will be ready for business to-* morrow. Both banks have had temporary quarters located* anil* will b*» cj*n for business to-morrow. Bashford, Burmister & Co. will open fo,* business to-morrow in their warehouse two blocks from the plaza. L Hon. W. K. Clark, of the United Verde Copper Co., who was visiting ihc works at Jeroriie, wired a draft iot tff'00. No Onlstde Assistance Needed. All the sufferers frdm the fire are provided with food, shelter and clothing. and it is not thought any outside assistance will be required. (Inly Business Houses Remaining. The only business houses remaining in the town are three dry goods stores, two grocery stores and two drug stores. The express and post offices were both out of .the fire It utils, but the latter had a close call. All the mail and effects were ready to be moved at a moment’s notice. Census Statistics Saved. The office of the supervisor of cer.sus for the territory was located ia the Prescott national bank building, and contained all the office statistics of the censor of the territory, but they Were removed to a place of safety. Telegraph and IClectrlc Lights. The Western Union opened its office, this morning, in a grocery store, and the Postal has opened an dftice at Ihe railroad depot. I The electric light poles and wires were destroyed in the burned district, and the town will be in darkness until they can be replaced. The company also ownes the telephone systems, and loses more than half of its instruments. TO GO TO THE PHILIPPINES. ir_ Men Refuse to Enlist Because Not Guaranteed a Chance at the Chinese.

St. Paul, Minn., July 16.—A war dedepartment order has been received at Fort Snelling for the battalion of the Eighth infantry now stationed there to rejoin the regiment and proceed to the Philippines with the second battalion now en route home from Cuba. In this order the war department gives out a new policy with regard to foreign service. It says: Department battalions and squadrons having had a year’s assignment at home will, at the earliest practicable moment.be relit \ed and ordered to duty with their regiments when, in turn the next battalion or squadron will return to the home station, bringing, in each instance, the men from the regiment having less than six months to serve, excepting those who have declared their intention to re-enlist. This rule of exchange of battalions and squadrons will be strictly enforced, so that officers concerned can make preparations accordingly. The men of the returning battalions of the Eighth having less than six months to serve will remain at the fort, and enough of the regiment to ill two battalions will be picked out to .;o to the Philippines or China. Maj. McGammon, in charge of the recruiting office, is having difficulty in securing recruits, chiefly because le can not promise them service in China. About half of those that apply wa it a chance to tight the Boxers, and wh >n told that service iin China can not >e guaranteed, they decline to eniist. Better be Retired. Washington, July 16.—In answer ro an order from the navy department to report upon the powers and capabilities of the New Orleans, Capt. Ide and his officers have submitted data shoeing, in substance, that the vessel suffers from a lack of proper ventilation; that her magazines are dangerously overheated, and that her engines are defective in several respectes. The < ffleers and men are obliged to sleep on deck. The engines do not “balance n;jH at low speed, and require four rain uian to reverse them. V

m, i n. n He Passes Away Quite Suddenly at Washington From Heart Disease. WAS TAKEN AT 2:20 AND DIED AT 4. Irriitt ration* Made for thv Kaneraf, Which Will be at Burll»a~*ut*. la. —Few Men la I’ubllc Ulc Wore More Generali) Lured and He. S ” apeeted. Washington. July 15.—United States c Senator Gear, of Iowa, died at his apartments in th^ Portland at 4:28 Saturday mornig of heart failure. He was in his usual health up to 2:30 a. in., when he was attacked. Doctors were immediately summoned,but their efforts were unavailing. Shortly before 2 a. m. the senator summoned his confidential secretary, Col. R. Root, and informed him that he was troubled with congestion m his chest. Mrs. Gear was called, and I she and Col. Root applied some simple | remedies which seemed to relieve the senator’s suffering. At 2:30 Senator Gear complained of serious difficulty in breathing. His condition became critical, and his family physician, Dr. Davis, was summoned.

Ula Last Word*. An examination convinced Dr. Davis that his distinguished patient was suffering from heart trouble, and, calling Col. Root aside he informed him that ^Senator Gear could last scarcely an hour. About four o’clock the senator seemed to be easier, and when asked by Mrs. Gear as to his condition, * replied faintly: “I feel a trifle better.” There were his last worth* Fifteen minutes later he was dead. Prcparlnc foe the Funeral, Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell, of the senate, was notified of Senator Gear’s j death, and began arranging for the ■ funeral. The remains will be taken directly to Burlington, la., "which for many years has been the home of Senator Gear. Col. Ransdeil communicated with Senator Frye, of Maine, president pro tempore of the senate, who will name a committee Of senators to represent the senate at the funeral. Through the sergeant-at-arms of the house, Speaker Henderson also was » notified officially lof the death. He will designate a committee of the house to .attend the funeral. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will accompany Mrs. Gear on her sad journey westward. Wu Generally Loved. The news of Senator Gear’s- death was a great shock to his personal and official friends in Washington, by whom he was very highly regarded. Secretary Wilson was inexpressibly shocked when the news was conveyed to him. He had been a life-long friend of the senator, the two being almost as closely allied as brothers. He was among the early callers at the Fortland. Admiral Walker, of the navy, who had been a friend of Senator Gear for nearly half a century, accompanied by former Senator Pasco, of Florida, called early to tender their seivices and sympathy. Mrs. Gear, prostrated with grief, was unable to receives callers. Few men in public life were more generally loved and respected than Senator Gear. Some of his most intimate friends were found among those who differed from him in politics. He was known particularly for his unostentatious but effective charitable works. The News a Great Shock, -Senator Gear left besides his widow, two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Blythe, wife of the principal attorney of the Chicago, Burlington & “Quincy railroad, and Mrs. Horace Rand, wife cf a prominent business man. both residing in Burlington. Funeral services will be held in Burlington on Wednesday. [John Henry Gear, of Burlington. la., was born In Itahca, N. Y., April 7, 1823, where he received a common school education. He removed to Galena, III., in 1836, and thence to Fort Sneliing, Iowa territory, in 1838. and to Burlington in 1843. where he engaged In merchandising. He was eleoted mayor oL Burlington in 1863. and was a member or the Iowa house of representatives of the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth general assemblies of the state, serving as speaker for the last two terms. He was elected governor of Iowa in 1878-79, and again in 1880-81. He was elected to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first congresses, but was defeated for the Fiftysecond. During the administration of President Harrison he was assistant secretary of the treasury. He was elected to the Fifty-third congress as a republican. On January 23, 1394, be was elected a senator in oongress from the state of Iowa for six years, beginning March 4, 1893. His term of service would have expired March 3. 1901.]

AS BAD AS CHINAMEN, Demonstration by Kansas City Hoodlums Asalnst a Chinese Laundry. Kansas City, Mo., July 10.—Incensed at the Boxer murders, a crowd of men and boys gathered about the laundry of Ah Sing, a Chinese laundryman, and started a demonstration that caused Sing to call on the police for protec-' tion. The crowd passed , the time throwing stones into the laundry, and calling out to the inmates that they would kill them. A squad of policemen dispersed the crowd quickly. Declared to toe Insane. Port- Townsend, Wash., July Id.— Upon complaint of Dr. Gardner, it charge of the United States marine hfspital, Capt. M. A. H£alv of the United States revenue cutter McCulloch, was examined by the county board of physicians, who pronounced him insane, and a Commitment to an asylum will be issued. The examine tion developed that he was subject to many attacks of insomnia, lasting s a week to ten days. It is understood he will be sent to Washington to the National asylum.