Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1901 — Page 6

THE JOURNAL. LESLIE CLARK, Ed. and Fab. KBNBSELAJB, INDIANA.

MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Items of General Interest Told in Paragraphs. COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. Record of Happening* of Much or Little Importance from All Parte of the Civilized World —Incident*, Enterprise*, Accident*, Verdicta. Crime* and War. 'Engineers’ strike likely to tie up fifty-eight Milwaukee 'boats. Charles R. Flint, trust organizer, declared the commercial supremacy of the United States to be due to consolidated management. Ice in the Mississippi at La Crosse went out, causing great damage to the levee. Northwest Texas swept by one of the worst blizzards of the season. M. Waldeck-Rousseau’s indisposition said to be pretext to avoid accompanying President Loubet to Toulon on April 10. Accident to dredger caused blockade of ships in Suez canal, including the Ophir, with the Duke of York aboard. William believes that the Injury he received at Bremen was caused by a bullet from an air gun. Lieutenant Dean and thirty men of the Sixth Cavalry cut their way through 200 Insurgents In Calisay. •Student slayer of Russian minister of public instruction sentenced to twenty years’ Imprisonment. Abnormal activity reported at the various Japanese arsenals. Large stocks of coal and war material are being accumulated. Japan protested to Russia against signing Manchurian convention. High officials look for war. Chinese court expected to issue edict announcing refusal -to ratify RussoChinese convention. Woman killed and two children injured iby falling from Table Rock, near Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Force of 1,500 Boers under General Delarey defeated at Vantersdorp with loss of 140 prisoners and nine guns. Standard Oil company to pay $5,000,000 to Salt Lake City men for device to convert oil into gas. Majority of Cuban Committee on Relations opposed to terms of Platt amendment. j United States Minister Leishman presented his credentials to Turkish Sultan. „ Russia said to have given China until April 1 to sign Manchurian treaty. Another battle reported between Mexican troops and Yaqui Indians. Slxto Lopez cabled Aguinaldo from Boston to request permission to come to America. Generous treatment for Aguinaldo suggested by many American editors. War department at Washington informed Aguinaldo cannot speak Spanish. Threatened strike in hard coal region averted. Class fight at Ann Arbor, Mich., stopped by sheriff. Two men, declared to be notorious mail box robbers, bank thieves, and forgers, arrested at Omaha. Neb. George A. Fuller company, largest construction concern ever organized, to be incorporated at Trenton, N. J., with $20,000,000 capital. Maurice Barrymore, the actor, was talfen to the pavilion for the insane at Bellevue Hospital, New York, and committed for treatment by his son. Kaiser caused amazement by expressing fear of revolt in speech to soldiers and telling them to be ready to guard him from attack. Committee of Cuban convention made oflve different reports on Platt resolution Officially announced at Shanghai China will not sign Manchurian treaty. commission received Sultan of the Sulus on board the Sumner. Mark Twain’s reply to missionaries in China, who said he had been unfair to them and, demanded an apology; taken from advance sheets of North American Review. Kentucky Court of Appeals granted new trials to Powers and Howard, convicted of complicity in Gobel murder. G. W. Thatcher, claim agent, arrested at Dayton, 0., on charge of forging P. P. Most’s name to $32,000 note. Two-year-old stakes at Little Rock won by Miss Dora. Nebraska legislature elected two Republican United States senators —Governor Charles H. Dietrich for short term and Joseph H. Millard of Omaha for long term. State department assured that present agreement between Russia and China is merely a modus vivendi. People of Kansas booming General Funston for senator or governor. Aguinaldo will probably be sent to Guam as prisoner of war and General Funston likely to be made brigadiergeneral in the regular army. General MacArthur authorized to consider propositions advanced by rebel leader. Baseball emissaries scouring country to sign players. < Admiral Dewey believes capture of Aguinaldo by Funston will end Philippine insurrection. Rear Admiral Evans said the best way to find a man like Aguinaldo Is to find him dead.

LATENT MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Winter Wheat—No. 2 red, 74%@76%c; No. 8 red, 71%@75c; No. 4 red, 73c; No. 2 bard, 72% c; No. 3 hard, 70%@72%c; No. 4 hard. 70c. Spring Wheat—No. 1 northern, 74% @74%c; No. 8, 67@75c for poor to choice; No. 4, 58@68c. Corn-No. 2 and No. 2 yellow, 41%c; No. 8, 41@41%c; No. 3 yellow, about 41c. Oats-No. 4 white, 27%c; No. 2, 25%c. Hog Products—Mess pork, regular, [email protected]; old, [email protected]. Lard, regular, [email protected]; neutral, 58.12%@8.50. Short-rib sides, [email protected]; pickled hams, 10@12 lbs, 9%@9%c; 16 lbs, 9%@9%c; picnic hams, 6%@6%c; bellies, smoked hams, 10@10%c. Cattle—Native shipping and export steers, [email protected]; dressed beef and butcher steers, [email protected]; steers under 1,000 lbs, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, 52.45@ 4.65; cows and heifers, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; bulls, 82.9003.50; Texas and Indian steers,' |[email protected]; cows and heifers, |[email protected]. Hogs—Pigs and lights, $5.85@ 5.95; packers, |5.85@6; butchers, [email protected]%. Sheep—Native muttons, [email protected]; lambs, 35 @5.55; culls and bucks, 32.50@4; western sheep, 34.90. Eggs—l2%@l2%c per doz. Butter—Extra creamery, 20%c; firsts, 18@19c; seconds, 15 @l6c; dairies, choice, 18@19c; firsts, 14@ 15c; ladle, good to fine, 12@13c; rolls, 13c. Poultry—Live turkeys, choice hens, 7%c per lb; gobblers, 6%c; chickens, hens, 9%c; young roosters, 9%c; old roosters, 5c per lb; ducks, 10c per lb; geese, [email protected] per doz; dressed turkeys, choice, 11%@12c; fair to good, 7%@8%c; chickens, 9c; capons, ducks, 10@llc; geese, 7@9c. Potatoes—Burbanks, 36@38c; rurals, 37®42c; peerless, 33@36c; Hebron, 31 @3sc; Kings, 31@35c; mixed, 28@33c; Rose, 39@41c.

Text-Books Found Improper.

The school board of Somerville, Mass., has made the discovery that text-books on physiology and hygiene used in the schools are indecent and corrupting in the hands of scholars. At its meeting Tuesday night the following order was adopted: “That in the primary and grammar schoo s instruction in physiology and hygiene be entirely oral, and that hereafter a single text-book be furnished for the use of teachers only, and it is hereby also ordered that instruction be regarding the proper care of the body, rather than the structural formaticn.” Mr. Sanborn, who offered the order, said that a number of parents had objected to the use of the books by the children.

Escape from Two Kidnapers.

A daring attempt was made to kidnap Edward McAvoy, aged 11 years, of Wilkesbarre, Pa. Two men picked him up in the yard of his father’s house, carried him to a surrey, placed a handkerchief saturated with chloroform over his nose and drove away. The child became unconscious, and when he revived he found himself on the back seat of the vehicle, which was then jarring over the country road. Young McAvoy jumped from the carriage. One of the men ran after him, but the youngster’s cries attracted the attention of the occupants of another carriage, and the kidnapers whipped up their horses and disappeared.

Mrs. Nation Sees she Mayor.

Mrs. Nation called on Mayor. Julius Fleischmann at the Cincinnati city hall and scolded him for operating a distillery there. On her arrival the mayor greeted her cordially and asked her if he could do anything for her. She said: “Yes; I want you to give me some advice! as to how to close the hell holes in this city. You know that they exist. What are you going to do : You will never die well as long as you are a man who manufactures intoxicating drinks. You will have some serious questions to answer when you face your God. I can do no more than warn you, and that I must do.”

Citizen Dynamite Saloon.

The saloon at Sedalia, Clinton county, Ind.., owned by John R. Mascn of Russiaville, and run by John R. Floyd, was blown up with dynam't? by the citizens Tuesday morning.. The building was demolished. The fores of the explosion partly wrecked several dwellings near by and broke every window in the town. Whisky barrels were burst open and beer kegs shattered, their contents flowing over ths wreckage. Several citizens had narrow escapes from death and quite a number were stunned by the shock and force of the explosion.

Million-Dollar Hotel Burns.

Jefferson hotel at Richmond, Va., one of the finest establishments of the kind in the country, which was erected and lavishly furnished by the late Louis Ginter at a cost of over $1,000,00Q, was burned Saturday. Several persons were hurt by falling downstairs. In the hotel were many valuable works of • art, including Valentine’s marble statue of Thomas Jefferson, which stood in the Franklin street court. The structure covered half a block in the ußra-fashionable part of the city and was built of buff brick on a granite foundation.

Incorporation in Arizona.

Governor Murphy of Arizona h.s signed a «bill regulating the ir.co - porating of corporations just pa s d by the Arizona legislature, naming a law which will become as famous, if not more so, than New Jersey’s corporation law. The process of incorporating can now be conducted cheaper in Arizona than in any other state or territory in the country, and the laws affecting corporations are the most liberal.

Marked Men Rob Aged Miser.

News has been received at Cedar Rapids, lowa, that Hugh Brody, an aged miser living near Marysville, in Benton county, w*s robbed Sunday night of a sack of gol<| said to ta e contained over S6OO. Three mask d men entered his house while he was ill in bed, bound and gagged him and made a search of his house. They found the sack which contained t e savings of a lifetime and made off w.th it. There is no clew. Mr. Brody is over 90 years of age.

AGUINALDO IS CAPTURED

Filipino Chief Taken by the Americans. FALLS INTO FUNSTON’S NET. Chase of Month* Besult* in the Trapping of Leader of Insurrection —Gen. MacArthur Treat* the Prisoner with the Greatest Consideration. Emilio Aguinaldo, leader of the Filipino army and head and shoulders of the islanders’ insurrection, is a prisoner in the hands of the Americans. Gen. Frederick Funston has crowned his brilliant record in the Philippines by directing in person the final hunt that has ended the flight of the fugitive of fugitives. Funston sent no reports or rumors from the province of Isabella, in southern Luzon, where he led the expedition. He silently worked out his plans, caught his man and brought him, in. General MacAr-

GENERAL FREDERICK FUNSTON.

thur was sitting in his headquarters Wednesday morning when a gaunt, haggard and discouraged native in a frayed uniform adorned with a general’s chevrons entered accompanied by General Funston. The Kansas fighter said quietly and with no semblance of exultation or boasting: “General, this is Chief Aguinaldo.” The American commander gasped incredulously. But when he peered a second time at the sallow countenance of the indomitable Filipino he realized that, the object for which more than a year of time and the efforts of thousands of soldiers had been expended fruitlessly was attained at last. The commander’s first utterance was that the insurrection would die out as soon as the hostile natives learned for a certainty that their leader was a prisoner. He had an immediate audience with Aguinaldo, whom he treated with great consideration. General MacArthur, however, would not divulge anything that passed during the conversation. The most rigid precautions were taken to guard against any attempt at escape on the part, of Aguinaldo or of any of his faithful adherents to rescue him. The end of General Funston’s chase came on March 23. He had just begun to carry out his daring project 'when it was unexpectedly consummated. He was scouting with a small force in Isabella province, when he ran into the hiding place of Aguinaldo.

GEN. EMILIO AGUINALDO.

The native leader was attended only by a few followers and made no resistance when called upon to yield. He was at once conveyed to Funston’s camp and a start was made for Manila. The important prisoner arrived

Bullet Kills a Burglar.

Cornelius Dougherty was shot and killed in Chicago by Watchman Frank Kelly while trying to break into the Derby laundry, 141 East Ontario street. Three companions who were with Dougherty made their escape.

Former Postmaster Sentenced.

S. B. Paterson, former postmaster at Halls, Mo., was given a two years’ sentence in the penitentiary in the federal court at St. Joseph for being short in Ills money accounts.

at Manila Wednesday morning on the United States gunboat Vicksburg, Commander E. B. Barry. Story of AgulnaldCs Capture. Following are the details of the capture of Aguinaldo by General Funston: On Jan. 14 a detachment of General Funston’s troops captured at Punta Bangan, province of Neuva Ecija, a messenger from Aguinaldo’s, headquarters at Palanan, Isabella province, who was carrying letters to the various insurgent chiefs asking them to send reinforcements. On Feb. 8 one of Aguinaldo’s staff officers surrendered to Lieutenant Taylor of the Twentyfourth infantry. This Officer had in his possession valuable correspondence, which told of Agulnaldo’s whereabouts and of the strength of the force with him. One of the letters was addressed to Baldomero Aguinaldo, ordering him to take command of the insurgents in central Luzon and to send 400 riflemen to Aguinaldo’s headquarters. Upon learning the nature of the correspondence, General Funston immediately conceived the plan of equipping a number of native troops who would pass themselves off as the ex-

pected reinforcements, several Americans going with the party ostensibly as prisoners, the object being, of course, to trap Aguinaldo. Some months previously Funston had captured the camp of the insurgent General Lacuna, incidentally obtaining Lacuna’s seal, official papers and a quantity of signed correspondence. From this material two letters were constructed, ostensibly from Lacuna to Aguinaldo. One of these contained information as to the progress of the war. The other asserted that, pursuant to orders received from Baldomero Aguinaldo, Lacuna was sending his best company to Presidente Emilio Aguinaldo. His plans completed and approved, General Funston went to Manila and organized his expedition, selecting sev-enty-eight Macabebes, all of whom spoke Tagalog fluently. Twenty wore insurgent uniforms, and the others the dress of Filipino laborers. The Macabebe company, armed with fifty Mausers, eighteen Remingtons and ten Krag-Jorgensons, was commanded by Captain Russell T. Hazzard of the Eleventh United States volunteer cavalry. With him was his brother, Lieutenant Oliver P. M. Hazzard, of the same regiment. Captain Harry W. Newton, Thirty-fourth infantry, was taken because of his familiarity with 'Casiguran bay, and Lieutenant Burton J. Mitchell, Fortieth infantry, went as General Funston’s aid. These were the only Americans accompanying the leader of the expedition. With the Macabebes were four ex-insurgent officers, one being a Spaniard and the other three Tagalos, whom General Funston trusted implicitly. General Funston and the officers wore plain blue shirts and khaki trousers. They carried each a half blanket, but wore no insignia of rank. The Macabebes were carefully instructed to obey the orders of the four ex-insurgent officers. Having arrived at Casiguran the exinsurgent officers, ostensibly commanding the party, announced that they were on the way to join Aguinaldo between Pautobang and Baler, that they had surprised an American surveying party, and that they had killed a number, capturing five. They exhibited General Funston and the other Americans as their prisoners. The insurgent presidente of Casiguran believed the story. Two of the Lacuna letters, previously concocted, were forwarded to Aguinaldo at Palanan, province of Isabela. General Funston and the others were kept impris-

Killed In a Family Quarrel.

Oliver McMackin was killed in a quarrel with his father-in-law, Thompson Smith, at New Albany, Ind. Smith, who is under arrest, says death was caused by the discharge of a shotgun which fell from the hands of Mrs. Smith.

Shoots Mother and Escapes.

At Datimberville, Ohio, Irving Cupp, aged 24, shot his mother five times with a revolver. The woman may recover. Cupp escaped.

oned for three days, surreptitiously giving orders at night. - After many more adventures the Tagalos entered the house ■where Aguinaldo was. Suddenly the Spanish officer, noticing that Aguinaldo’s aid was- watching the Americans suspiciously, exclaimed, “Now, Macabebes, go for them.” The Macabebes opened fire, but their aim was rather ineffective, and only three insurgents were killed. The rebels returned the fire. On hearing the firing Aguinaldo, who evidently thought his men were merely celebrating the arrival of re-enforcements, ran to the window and shouted, “Stop that foolishness; quit wasting ammunition.” Hilario Placido, one of the Tagalog officers, and a former insurgent major, who was wounded in the lung by the fire of the Kansas regiment at the battle of Caloocan, threw his arms around Aguinaldo, exclaiming, “You are a prisoner of the . Americans!” Col. Simeon Villia, Aguinaldo’s chief of staff, Major Alambra, and others, attacked the men who were holding Aguinaldo. Placido shot Villia in the shoulder. Alambra jumped out of the window and attempted to cross the river. It is supposed that he was drowned. Five other insurgent officers fought for a few minuses and then fled, making their escape. When the firing began General Funston assumed command and directed the attack on the house, personally assisting in the capture of Aguinaldo. The insurgent body guard fled, leaving twenty rifles. Santiago Barcelona, the insurgent treasurer, surrendered without resistance. More Filipinos Quit the Struggle. The War Department has received the following dispatch: “Manila, March 29. —Brigadier-Gen-eral William A. Kobbe reports surrender at Sumulao, Mindanao, of nine officers, 160 men, 187 rifles, eighty shotguns, Capistrano’s command. This ends trouble in Mindanao as far as Filipinos are concerned. “Brigadier General Robert P. Hughes reports Alikpali and Ruiz, thirty-four guns, surrendered to Captain David G. Shanks, Eighteenth United States Infantry, at Mamburao. Two hundred and six guns Fullon’s command surrendered to Lieutenant Colonel William S. Scott, Forty-fourth United States Volunteers. “MACARTHUR.”

WASHINGTON.

Senator Mason and Collector Coyne unable to avert cut of $15,000 in internal revenue office expenses in Chicago. Dispatch from European foreign office says Britain has protested against China’s making confession with any power till present troubles are over. Owing to lack of officers for new regiments more time will be required to recruit new army than was at first thought would be necessary. Representative McCall says suffrage in Cuba should be restricted. Shortage in postage stamps continues. , Members of Congress who visited Porto Rico recently say islanders show desire to manage their own affairs and want native governor. Chief Wilkie of the secret service issued warning against new $5 counterfeit note. Naval officials exercised over auction sale of army guns at Dry Tortugas. P. C. Knox, Pittsburg, Pa., accepted appointment as attorney-general. North Asiatic squadron on way to Culebra islands, where it expects to find instructions to proceed at once to Venezuela. Relations between United States and Venezuela becoming strained. President expected to reappoint Russell B. Harrison colonel in order to clear the latter’s military record. Only complaint against him was lack of tact. Ex-Representative Hugh R. Belknap has a good chance of promotion to brigadier-general before his retirement in 1922. Three experts from the geological survey sent to Cuba to study the mineral resources of the island. Funston appointed brigadier-general.

Boers Shot for Being Slow.

The Second Imperial Light Horse, which is made up of Natalians, is busy in Swaziland. The regiment has captured 1,000 head of Boer cattle. Some of the men met a Boer party consisting of a commandant and several other officers. They ordered the Boers to throw up their hands. Two who were slow in obeying the order were winged, whereupon the party surrendered. Later a number of snipers were captured. The regiment then captured a convoy of twenty-six wagons and a number of cattle, sheep and horses. Later another convoy of ten wagons was captured. . T

For State Telephone System.

Representative Sageng has introduced a bill in the Minnesota house to provide for the construction by townshps of a state telephone system at public expense to be extended over the entire state and connected with every business place, residence, town hall, school house and church.

George Q. Cannon Very III.

George Q. Cannon, the head of the Mormon church at Salt Lake City, a man famous in Utah politics and church matters, is critically sick in Monterey, Cal., and his death is likely at any time.

Says He Kidnaped Cudahy.

H. C. Henderson of Dallas, who says he is guilty of the Cudahy kidnaping, has been asked by attorneys for James Callahan, the Omaha suspect, to maka a deposition for the latter’s benefit

DEATH IS I HERO’S FATE

Fire in the Petrel Kills Chief at Cavite. BRAVERY IN FACE OF PERIL. Lieutenant Commander Roper Dies Saving Others —Goes Twice Into Burning Sailroom, Yielding Suffocation —Little War Vessel Not Badly Damaged. The story of an act of heroism in which Lieutenant-Commander Jesse Mims Roper of the gunboat Petrel gave his life while attempting to rescue the men under his command from fire is told in a cablegram received by the navy department at Washington from Admiral Remey, commander in chief if the Asiatic station. Admiral Remey’s dispatch is as follows: “Cavite, March 31,1901.—Fire discovered in the sailroom of the Petrel at 7 o’clock this morning, Roper commanding. After going below once he went again against advice and attempted to recover the men below. He was suffocated and died at 7:45. Twenty-two other officers and men were entirely prostrated, but all are recovering. The fire is out; damage immaterial. Send Rojier’s remains by Buffalo. “REMEY.” The department at once sent a telegram to H. F. Fay, the brother-in-law of Lieutenant-Commander Roper, at Longwood, Mass., asking that he inform Mrs. Roper of the news. The following expression of sympathy and appreciation is also made: “With this sad news the department sends to Mrs. Roper sympathy in the great loss she has sustained and the highest appreciation of the gallantry and self-sacrifice with which Lieu-tenant-Commander Roper gave his life for his fellow men. It was a hero’s death.” The deceased officer was born in Missouri, and entered the naval service June 25, 1868. He was commissioned to the rank held by him at the time of his death, March 3, 1899, and ordered to command the Petrel November 15, 1899. The Petrel was one of the vessels under Admiral Dewey at the battle of Manila Bay, when she was in charge of Lieutenant-Uommander E. P. Wood. The latter officer came home shortly after, and Lieutenant-Com-mander Roper succeeded him. The Buffalo, on which the remains will be sent hime, is now used for the transportation of troops, and will sail April 5 for the United States by way of the Mediterranean. At 7 o’clock Sunday morning the fire was discovered in the sailroom of the United States gunboat Petrel, Lieu-tenant-Commander Jesse Mims Roper commanding. The sailroom is a small compartment adjoining the magazine. The heat was intense, the smoke suffocating and the flames difficult to extinguish. Lieutenant-Commander Roper was the first to descend into the hold, but he was forced to return to the deck. Others then went down, Seaman Patrick Toner was prostrated and about to perish, when LieutenantCommander Roper endeavored to rescue him,«and was suffocated in the attempt. Lieutenant Josiah Slutts McKean and Cadet Lewis suffered severely in bringing the body of LieutenantCommander Roper to deck. Twentytwo of the crew were prostrated, Toner, Evans, Flaherty, Larsen, Kessler, Cahey, Burton, Smith, Sullivan and Forsboon seriously, but all will recover. The contents of the sailroom were destroyed, but the damage to the gunboat was slight. The origin of the fire has not been ascertained. Possibly it was a case of spontaneous combustion.

Death of a Noted Fenian.

James Stephens, the well-known Fenian leader of the 1866 movement, died at his home at Sutton, Ireland, Friday, in the pretty cottage which was presented to him by his countrymen in May, 1892, a few months after his return to Ireland from his twentyfive years of exile. However soberly written the'history of James Stephens would surpass in interest most romances. He organized what was described as “the greatest and most widespread secret society of modern days,” and he risked his life and lost his liberty in the effort to free Ireland by force of arms and establish an Irish republic. While organizing the Fenians in Ireland he covered on foot in the year 1859 no fewer than 3,500 miles and met thousands of people, in not one of whom he made a mistake. Mr. Stephens was 72 years old, but until within a few months he was possessed of unimpaired physical and mental powers.

Killed in an Old Vendetta.

At Tiptonville, Tenn., Dick Darnell, a lawyer, and T. Beasley met in the drug store of J. W. Walker and renewed a vendetta which began several months ago. In the fight which followed Beasley shot Darnell five times, from the effects of which he died half an hour later. Beasley was arrested.

Funeral of James Stephens.

The funeral of James Stephens, leader of the Fenian movement of 1866, who died at Dublin, Ireland, Friday, took place Sunday, the remains being interred in Glasnevin Cemetery, in the presence of a great assemblage of people, including delegates from the various nationalist organizations. Michael Davitt was among the pallbearers. The coffin was drawn by six horses without riders, and covered with beautiful wreaths from political societies. An Irish flag floated over It

STEAL IN ARMY IS CHARGED.

Valtad State* OMetaU Find Bi* T**»— in Luxon. A gigantic swindle by which, it is charged, the government of the United States has been robbed of military stores valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars has been unearthed in Manila, and the disclosures thus far made indicate that the extent of the frauds has been more far reaching than any which have been perpetrated against the government in recent years. Only the barest facts concerning the swindles have thus far been learned, but these are sufficient it is claimed, to show that a systematic robbery of the government has been going on for some time. A score of United States military officers and civilians prominent in the business life of Manila and southern Luzon are already under arrest and there is strong ground for the belief that many more arrests are in prospect. Captain Federick J. Barrows of the Thirteenth Volunteer infantry, which was recruited at Fort Sheridan, 111., for service in the Philippines, is among those under arrest, and it is charged that he is one of the chief conspirators in the plot to loot the government. Barrows entered the service with the Thirtieth regiment as first lieutenant of Company E but that was not his first military j experience. He had previously served two years in the United States navy i and had also held a commission as i captain in the Fifteenth Minnesota | regiment of volunteers.

Woman Horsewhips a Loafer.

Mrs. W. H. Smith, wife of the station agent at Virgil, Kan., has been annoyed recently by her 8-year-old son coming home and ripping out vicious oaths. She learned from him that loafers at the corner grocery were schooling a class of small boysJp. the art of swearing, so she decided to stop it. Accordingly she armed herself with her husband’s razor and a horsewhip and started out last night She found the loafers all buncbed in their favorite haunt teaching some small boys to use oaths. She attacked George Hann, the ringleader, and gave him a severe horsewhipping. He tried to strike her, when pulled out the razor and ran him out of the place. Mrs. Smith was arrested and gave bond for her appearance.

Death of Roland Reed.

Roland Reed, the actor, whose impersonations have given delight to hundreds of thousands of Americans during his thirty years of stage life, is dead. The famous player passed away in New York City, Saturday, after a long and painful illness. For weeks it had been apparent to his friends that death could not long be fought off. Mr. Reed died at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Rush. At his bedside were his daughter, Miss Florence Reed and Mrs. Rush. His wife-was known on the stage as Isadore Rush, was in Philadelphia, but on receipt of a telegraphic message she started at once for this city. For twenty-four hours before his death the actor was in a state of coma. Death was peaceful.

Mother Dead, Babies Hungry.

In four rooms of a small cottage at 650 North Springfield avenue, Chicago, a policeman Friday night found six children, hungry and cold. One was suffering from pneumonia and lack of nourishment and about the little one’s bedside were gathered the others. In the adjoining room lay the body of the children’s mother, Mrs. John Conrad, who had died in the afternoon. Three months ago Conrad, who is a painter, left his family, and went to lowa in search of work. He went at first to Sioux City, and nothing has been heard from him since. Mrs. Conrad did her best to feed the babes and was helped by the neighbors. Then came her sickness and sudden death.

Theft of $5 000 in Transit.

Last Thursday the Bank of Columbia of Columbia, S. C.» forwarded to the Bank of Commerce of New York $5,000 in paper money. When the package arrived at its destination Saturday it was discovered that the money had been removed and brown paper substituted. The package was put up by a bank official in the presence of the president, Colonel W. G. Childs, and another official carried the package to the express office. The Columbia bank officials declare the bank is not to blame. Captain O. M. Sadler, general superintendent of the Southern Express company, is at work on the case. The packages bore no evidence of having been tampered with.

Farmer Influence Prevail.

Governor Bliss of Michigan has affixed his signature to the bill prohibiting the coloring of oleomargarine. A strong effort was made to induce th? governor to veto the measure by residents of cities, but farmer influence prevailed. The governor has also signed the bill providing for the admission to the soldiers’ home at Grard Rapids of veterans of the SpanishAmerican and Philippine wars.

Rioters Are Put in Prison.

Leaders in the attempt to lynch Ed Jackson, the negro charged with the murder of Charles Rowe, last Wednesday night, at Galesburg, 111., are confronted with the fact that such measures will not be tolerated in Illinois. E. C. Grosse of Madisonville 0., has been found guilty and fined SIOO and sentenced to one year in the county jail by Judge P. S. Post William Rostinbader, Roscoe Muir and S. D. Aldrich have been arrested on a similar charge and bound over in the sum of SI,OOO to the grand Jury.

A WEEK IN INDIANA.

RECORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR SEVEN DAYS. Lora and Pride Lead • Youn* Marrta* Con ? le to the Vers* of Btarvattaß Notre Dame Com men cement — 1 ~~ Fon'alae Hearld I« Sold. Lore to Starvation. A peculiar case of love, pride and poverty has developed in Ma ion. Ernest O. Hartman and Miss Tens Wilson were married in Dunkirk, ImL, last July. They were of w’ealthy par* ents, the father of Miss Wilson being A. N. Wilson of Dunkirk, who Is ths owner of the city gas plant and also has many acres of valuable land nsar the town, besides a number of business blocks. The father of Hartman was a merchant of means in the town and had allowed the boy to grow to manhood in idleness. Mr. Wilson objected to the marriage. Hartman was very proud and refused aid of the parents. He secured a position in the freight depot of the Pennsylvania railroad, but was discharged after one week. The couple lived for nearly a week without anything to eat and were too proud to beg or to notify . their parents of their condition. Then hunger finally overcame the pride of Mrs. Hartman and she notified her father, who went to Marion and found her in an exhausted and dangerous condition. He took his daughter bom* with him, but his son-in-law had dinappeared. Notre Dam- Commencement. Rev. James French, director of studies in the university at Notre Dame, has made public the program for commencement week. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Very Rev. Nathaniel J. Mooney, rector of St. Columbkille’s church. Chicago. He was graduated from Notre Dame in the class of ’77. John Shanley of Fargo, S. D., will deliver the commencement address. The bachelor three in number, will each treat of a phase of the general subject. “Statesmanship in the Twentieth Century.” John P. Hayes of Elmira, N. Y., will discuss “Peace International Arbitration.” J. J. Sullivan of Chicago will treat of “Liberty, Genuine Democracy.” Will H. Tierney of Nova Scotia will speak of “Happiness. Christian Socialism.” William O’Connor of Louisville, Ky., will be valedictorian, and Anthony J. Brogan of Limerick, Ireland, will read the class poem. Ths class that will be graduated this June is the fiftieth in the history of ths institution, and special plans are on foot to make the commencement memorable. Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Spalding and other distinguished prelates will be invited to be present during commencement week.

Yearly Agreement Signed. The block coal operators and a committee from the Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers met at Brazil and signed the yearly agreement, which fixes the wages of the- first engineer at $75 a month, and, where two are needed, the second one at $65. Ono clause provided that the engineers .shall not strike in sympathy with any other labor organization. This is important at present, as the operator* and miners are far apart on a settleinent, and a suspension of work la likely to occur on the first of next fconth. Retreat tor Indiana BaptUt*. The Pine Lake Assembly association, composed of representative Indiana Baptists, has come into possession of the Chautauqua grounds locat[ed at Pine lake, north of La Ports. The association is officered by Rev. iDr. Stott, of Franklin college, as president, and A. D. Berry, of Indianapolis, as secretary. The purpose of the association is to make the Chautauqua a a retreat for Indiana Baptists. Ths Chautauqua meetings will be continued on an elaborate scale. Lamp Burst*. Catnln* Panic. The explosion of a lamp caused a panic during an auction at the house of Frank Rogers in the town of Diamond, near Terre Haute. In the rush for doors and windows a dozen or more persons were crushed and trampled upon. Mrs. C. G. Catterson and her 4-year-old daughter probably will die. Dlvore* Hutts at Terre Haeta. Mrs. Fred Ellis has sued for a divorce at Terre Haute. She also asks that her maiden name, Edith Fuhr, be restored. Ellis is now holding a government position in Mrs. Augustus Werneke has brought suit for divorce. Marie Holmes asks for a divorce from Rhodell Holmes. La-Fout*>ne H-rald Sold. The LaFontaine Herald, published at LaFontaine, has been sold to S. B. Lee of Fairmount, an old newspaper man. John Hammes, who for several year* has owned and edited the Herald, will go into business elsewhere. To BaUe Prtee of S**h Weight*. Foundrymen from various parts of the country met in Indianapolis in response to a call. The purpose of the meeting is to raise the price of sashweights S2O a ton. General State New* Congressman Cromer has recommended Sherman Shroyer to succeed Postmaster Dally at Selma; George Bascom to succeed Postmaster Nichols at Lynn, and J. L. Burrows to succeed himself at Modoc.