Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1901 — Page 2

THE JOURNAL. LESLI! CLARK, Ed. and Pub. SXNMELAXK mUJUL

MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Items of General Interest Told in Paragraphs. COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. **e*r4 of Happenings of Much or Little Importance from AU Porta of the Civilised World —Incident*. Bntorprtaee, Aeeldente, Verdict*. Crime* aad War National debts of the world at the elose of the nineteenth century aggregate $31,000,000,000, largely due to wars. Carrie Nation reported insane at Wichita. Cincinnati wife raids saloon with bucket and brush and calcimines husband, saloonkeeper and the bar fixtures. Six persons put on trial this week In Chicago for murder. Robbery the motive in five cases. Senator Clarke secured option in London on method of reducing copper ore by electricity. Twenty-five men of Prince of Wales Light Horse surrendered to Boers. Colony of 1,500 Cubans engaged to go to Belgian-Congo district. Two of the entombed miners rescued alive at Auro, Mo. Three killed. Six miners believed to have perished in a fire at Latrobe, Pa. Fire ate Fond du Lac, Win,, caused a loss of $150,000. Senators Morgan, Jones, Pettigrew, and Dorsey interested in developing a mountain of low grade gold ore at Picacho, Cal. Mechanics’ Savings bank of Westerly, R. 1., will go into liquidation with assets of $1,100,000 and liabilities of $1,000,000. Girl students at Beloit college gave a dance, part of them dressed in men’s clothes. Oil strikes in Texas causing wild speculation in securities of the companies organized. President McKinley and members of his cabinet started Monday on their trip across the continent. The Journey will be 15,000 miles long and will take in twenty-five states. Cuban envoys will advise acceptance by the constitutional convention of conditions imposed by United States. Convinced the Washington government will deal honestly with the island. "Secretary Hay to prepare a new canal treaty, which he thinks can be drawn so that it will prove acceptable to Great Britain and the United States. General Ludlow seriously ill at Manila. Will return to the United States at once. Arabs reported to have massacred 300 inhabitants of an Algerian village. R. D. Houghteling, who killed Patrolman Messenger at Chicago, died of his wounds. It is estimated the week of grand opera at Chicago will net Grau SB,OOO to SIO,OOO. Consolidation of all labor unions into

one big organization is the aim of labor men, who held a preliminary meeting at Pittsburg, Pa. National convention to be held in Chicago. * ' Professor Herron in lecture at Harvard scored that Institution, Chicago university, Roosevelt and Kipling. Professor Eastman, on trial for murder, and his brother-in-law alleged to have quarreled over settlement of Alvan Clarke estate. Rival railroad gangs employed by Senator Clark and the Harriman interests fought over right of way near Uvada, Utah. State rested Friday in Callahan case at Omaha. Judge overruled motion to discharge alleged kidnaper because robbery had not been shown. Pugilist Roberts, who killed Billy Smith in London, held for manslaughter. Rebel General Cailles proclaimed himself dictator of Luzon and successor of Aguinaldo. To wage war of extermination. Filipino Generals Mor- 1 res and Morales surrendered to the Third Infantry in Bulacan province after defeat. Disaffected element in Yang-Tse province reported planning a general uprising In May or June. Largest beet sugar plant In the world to be established in the Arkansas river valley In Colorado* May corn at Chicago Thursday reached 49 cents, with Phillips In full control. He disposed of 2,000,000 bushels, of which 800,000 were bought by Armour & Co., at 48 cents and above.

James Callahan identified In court at Omaha by Edward Cudahy as one of his abductors. Recognized voice of the prisoner. Sale of the French library in Boston brought high prices for rare copies of Poe’s works. Witnesses in Eastman trial at Boston not permitted to tell of dying accusations of Grogan. Illinois Central machinists conferred with agents of the road, demanding recognition of their union. In the Eastman murder trial at Boston the court ruled out the dying accusations of Grogan that Eastman was his slayer. Electrician at Portland, Me., shot four persons In an Insane frenzy, killing two of them. The others likely to -lie.

LINCOLN’S BODY REMOVED.

Bemalas of the Emancipator Are Placed In Permanent Tomb. Denied, even in death, the rest that earned to the ordinary mortal, the body of Abraham Lincoln was shifted Wednesday at Springfield, 111., for the eleventh time. The transfer was from the temporary vault, where the remains have reposed during the reconstruction of the national monument, to the marble sarcophagus inside the tomb. Here, it is predicted, the re-> vered bones will be permitted the peace they have failed to secure through the first thirty-five years of their decay. Fate and a worshipful nation have not dealt kindly with the clay of the idolized emancipator, and since his tragic death the body has been shifted about at the whim of a devoted but exacting public. After the death in the house near Ford’s theater, where the assassination occurred, the body was first moved to the White House, next to the Capitol Building, thence to the funeral car and across the states to Illinois, from the car to the receiving vault in Oak Ridge cemetery, then to the temporary vault, from which it was transferred to the sarcophagus. After the memorably attempt to steal the remains the body was taken from the sarcophagus and placed in an improvised crypt between the walls of the tomb, and later burled beneath a bed of cement at the base of the monument. On March 10, 1900, the body again was removed to a temporary vault, where it remained until now. The transfer of Wednesday was devoid of ceremony. Officially Governor Yates, Alfred Bayliss, state superintendent of public Instruction, and State Treasurer Williamson, constituting the trustees of the monument, witnessed the transfer. As favored guests were present former members of the board, members of the Lincoln Guard of Honor, organized to protect the sacred dust, and other dignitaries, including Senator Shelby M. Cullom, former Governor Tanner, Lieu-tenant-Governor Northcott, Secretary of State Rose, State Treasurer Whittemore, Attorney-General Hamlin, Clark E. Carr, and members of the general assembly.

Fast Fruit Trains Promised.

At a meeting in Los Angeles, Cal., between the southern California orange fruit growers and shippers and President Charles M. Hays of the Southern Pacific road today the question of marketing the future orangq crop was definitely decided. President Hays announced . that he had determined upon a course for the next season’s citrus crop that now is estimated to reach 25,000 cars. These features and concessions embrace ample rolling stock to be supplied early in the season, the icing of cars in transit by the railroad at actual cost, and a schedule in time that should be the fastest ever made direct between Chicago and Los Angeles, practically making Chicago the eastern terminus for citrus distribution.

Will Adopt Gen. Miles’ Plan.

General Miles’ scheme for an army of 76,000 men—a regiment for each million of people in the nation —has been settled upon by the secretary of war as the best so far offered, and it will be adopted. This information was given out this evening at the war department, and can be taken as absolutely trustworthy. The secretary of war and commanding general of the army had frequent conferences today, and the upshot was that the program outlined by General Miles and advocated by him for several months, ajid ridiculed in certain quarters in the regular establishment, is accepted by the administration.

St. Louis Fair Incorporated.

Articles of incorporation for the World’s Fair, to be held in St. Louis In 1903, to celebrate the Louisiana purchase centennial, were filed in the office of the recorder of deeds at St. Louis. Similar papers were filed later with the secretary of state at Jefferson City. The capital stock is 86,000,000, of which $5,000,000 is subscribed and $500,000 paid up. At the Planter’s hotel, St. Louis, a banquet was given by the Business Men’s league, In honor of the national committee, and to celebrate the passage by congress of the World’s Fair bill.

Admiral Dewey Brings Suit.

A suit was commenced Tuesday In Equity court No. 2 of the District of Columbia that will interest the officers and sailors who were aboard Dewey’s fleet when it sailed into Manila bay and destroyed the Spanish warships there. It involves the question of prize money to which they are entitled, and is instituted by Admiral Dewey in behalf of his officers and men.

Salem Bank Closes Doors.

The bank of Gilbert brothers at Salem, Ore., has been closed on account of litigation instituted by the heirs of the late William Cooper. A notice on the door is to the effect that the closing is deemed best in order to protect the depositors. Many women and school children are among the depositors. The deposits are estimated at from $20,000 to $125,000.

Officials Act Without Pay.

The mayor, city attorney, city treasurer and all the aidermen of the city of Eureka, 111., have signed an agreement to serve without pay. This action was taken because of the bad condition of the finances of the municipality.

Will Succeed Martinelli.

It is understood at Rome that Monsignore Francois Tarnassi, the present interuncio at The Hague, has been selected as apostolic delegate to the United States.

MANY KILLED BY EXPLOSION

At Least Fifty-One Persons Are Dead. A VILLAGE IS DEPOPULATED. Electro-Chemical Works at Grolsheim, Germany, Are Wrecked and Burned— People Driven from Their Hosses by Fumes of Biasing Adds. At least fifty-one persons were killed and 100 severely injured tn the electrochemical works at Greisheim, near Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, by an explosion at 4 p. m. Thursday. The

MAP SHOWING EXTENT OF STORM WHICH CAUSED THE FLOODS.

hospitals are crowded with patients. The catastrophe originated Jn a small fire which ignited several receptacles of piorid acid, causing a terrific explosion. The houses adjoining the factory were partly burned and partly demolished by the violence of the explosion. The flames started by the explosion were instantly communicated to the huge factory buildings. The fire spread with frightful rapidity to adjacent houses and then leaped across the river Main to Schwanheim. Shortly after the chemical factory began to burn a second explosion followed, increasing the danger to lives and property. In the room where the fire broke out were eighten cylinders, each containing one hundredweight of smokeless powder. It was the explosion of so large a quantity of powder that caused so great a loss of life. To add to the danger there were several large reservoirs filled with benzine in another part of the factory. Fire brigades from every place in the neighborhood hurried to the scene, but owing to the dangerous nature of the disaster and the fear of a renewal of the explosions the greatest difficulty was experienced in stopping the progress of the flames. Only after five hours of strenuous effort was the conflagration to some extent controlled and the danger passed, so as to make it possible to begin the work of extricating the bodies. The government promptly dispatched troops to the scene, and ambulances, nurses and surgeons were sent by special train from Frankfort. The deadly fumes from the blazing chemicals added to the dangers of the situation and the inhabitants of the village of Greisheim were consequently ordered to leave the village. They were taken by special train to Frankfort, where they were given shelter. The army surgeons took immediate charge of the work of caring for the injured. Temporary hospitals were set up in sheds, to which the injured were brought by relays of soldiers. As soon as the first needs of the injured were cared for they were taken to Frankfort by special trains. It is feared the number of dead will be larger than at first reported, as it will be impossible to ascertain the full effects of the disaster until the list of employes at the factory is examined.

Heavy Losses from Flood.

The river registered 42.4 feet Sunday night at Evansville, Ind. The greatest damage in that region is to farmers. It is estimated that 400,000 acres of wheat between Evansville and Paducah, Ky., are destroyed. The losses to houses is SIOO,OOO. Over half a million bushes of corn are destroyed in the crib. The lumber men along Green river estimate their loss at SIOO,000. Merchants in Evansville lose considerably by the water creeping through cellars. Loss to farmers along the Wabash river is heavy, 200,000 bushels of corn being swept away. Three farmhouses were destroyed.

Fugitive Killed by a Policeman.

While pursuing four men who had been pointed oiit to him by an unknown woman as pickpockets, Patrolman James Gardiner of Chicago shot and killed Richard Donahue, better known on the West side as “Ricky” Donahue. Donahue fell in front of 423 West Van Buren street. The men who accompanied him escaped.

Pardoned by the President.

The president has pardoned Joseph N. Wolfson, who was convicted in 1896 in the United States district court of Louisiana of being in collusion with the bookkeeper of the Union National Bank of New Orleans in the embezzlement of $640,000 of the funds of the bank and who was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. Wolfson was a prominent lawyer in New Orleans before the failure of the bank in 1896 and had been a depositor in the institution for many years prior to that time.

Conger Lauds the Missionaries.

"Dr. Ament is the most lied about! man in China, unless it is myself. The stories of looting by missionaries aacfe their collecting indemnities by force are absolutely false. The missionaries acted with nobility and heroism during the Pekin siege, fighting bravely alongside the soldiers and the rest of us. Everything that bore a foreign name that could be reached by the Boxers, supported as they were by the government, was destroyed. The policy of the United States will be to maintain the integrity of China.” These are the statements of Major Edwin H. Conger, United States minister to China, who arrived at San Francisco Thursday on the Japanese liner Nippon Manx on a six months’ leave of absence.

Elephant Kills His Master.

Henry Hoffman, elephant man of Benjamin Wallace’s circus, was killed by “Charlie," a monster tusk elephant, at Peru, Ind., and the beast was then put to death. Hoffman and his men had all the elephants in the Mississinswa river at circus quarters, three miles from the city, to water, when “Charlie” attacked Hoffman, threw him in the air, and then buried him under his tusks and feet in midstream. An apple filled with strychnine was given the elephant, and he WM chased over surrounding farms by Joe Llchtel with a Winchester. After twenty shots the animal died. "Charlie” killed three men when with Lapearl’s show.

Crowd Wrecks a Pesthouse.

Incensed over the action of the Springfield (Ill.) health authorities in establishing a camp for smallpox sufferers in Reservoir park, one hundred men and boys living near the park invaded the place and demolished the camp. A riot call was sent into the police station, but before the arrival cf a detail of officers the rioters had decamped. No intimation, of the intention of the authorities to establish a camp in the park had been given, and the sudden appearance qf the tents created consternation among the residents of the neighborhood, which is in a populous part of the city and just across the street from the plant of the Illinois Watch company.

Lose Heavily at Cards.

Three of a party of five men toyed with the fickle game of hearts at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York Monday night until they arose” from the festive board with an aggregate loss of nearly $60,000. The game of hearts is now understood to be the most popular of card amusements indulged in by patrons of the hotel, and nearly every night in one or two of the cardrooms a pretty stiff game of the elusive pasteboards may be found in operation. It is reported that several members of the recently formed giant steel corporation, who make their headquarters at the hotel, have been the heaviest losers at the game, but who the winners have been none will even hazard to guess.

No Room for British.

The annual report filed at Washington of William Wyndham, the British consul at Chicago, is a document of unusual variety of character and is curious in that it branches entirely from the point of view that the United States are a good place for emigration, showing that Englishmen are unwise to come to America unless they have a trade and are skilled in that trade. Consul Wyndham portrays the life of the average clerk in an office or a store and states in many cases he only receives a bare living, while in agricultural or manual labors a Briton would have to give way to the great number of foreign emigrants who are thoroughly inured to this sort of work

Report on Creed Revision.

Harmonious action was taken by the committee on revision of the creed of the Presbyterian Church at its sessions at the Monongahela house, Pittsburg, and a unanimous report formulated for submission to the general assembly, which will meet at Philadelphia May 16.

Asks Share of Estate.

Mrs. Juliet Gridley Schonrook of Paris, France, formerly of New York, by her attorneys has brought suit against various heirs of the estate of her father, Asabel Gridley, millionaire banker and capitalist of this city, She is the elder sister of Mrs. Mary Gridley Bell of Bloomington, who recently won her celebrated suit for divorce against Millionaire Frederick E. Bell of New York, now deceased. The property upon which Mrs. Gridley held life tenure is valued at $200,000 or more.

HOST OF CHINESE IS SLAIN

German Troops Slaughter Many Mongolians in Battle. ENEMY FORCED OVER WALL F**r Olonuu U»d.r Guxml K*ttt*r M*et Stubbora Fighters—Superior Arm* »■< Training Aid th* KalaaTa Soldier* —Qalak-Mren An Captured.

Official report? at Berlin of four big battles between German and Chinese troops which occurred at the great wall show a fearful slaughter of Chinese. The following advices from Count Von Waldersee were received by the German war office: “Pekin, April 27. —Three engagements occurred April 23 and a fourth April 24 at the great wall between four columns under Gen. Kettler and the Chinese troops under Gen. Liu. The Chinese were everywhere defeated and after a stubborn resistance were forced back over the wall, being pursued as far as KuKuan. Our casualties were four officers wounded and three men killed and thirty-two wounded. The French troops were not engaged.” Subsequently the following additional dispatch regarding the four engagements was received from Count Von Waldersee: “Pekin, April 28.—The following reports only arrived last night, owing to the difficulty of communication: Gen. Kettler’s brigade, reinforced, marched in four columns against the great wall, Col. Ledebur*s being the right wing, then those commanded by Col. Hoffmeister, Col. Wallmerich and Maj. Huehlenfels. Ledebur reached the wall April 24 after a slight engagement near Hai-Shan-Kwan. Hoffmeister drove back the enemy April 23. On the same day Huehlenfels encountered a strong party of the enemy occupying a bastion on the heights commanding the pass. The enemy fought stubbornly in a particularly strong position, which was only taken after eleven hours’ fighting. Huehlenfels and Lieut. Richert were slightly wounded and Lieut. Drewells was severely wounded. A standard-bearer and another were killed and six men severely and ten slightly wounded. Wallmerich attacked and dispersed April 23 a far superior force of the enemy in a strong position east of the breach of Hae-Ho and effected a junction on the battlefield with the battalion under Maj. Muelman from Tsing-Ching, which, taking up the pursuit, overtook the enemy in a fresh position to the south. This was captured and the enemy were pursued as far as Ku-Kuan. Wallmerich followed them thither. The enemy suffered severely, thousands being slaughtered. Eleven old and two new quickfirers were captured. On our side one man was killed and three were severeyl wounded and nine slightly. Lieut. Deusterberg was shot through the right arm. The enemy are everywhere in retreat. Gen. Von Lessel has arranged with Gen. Bailloud that the French troops shall occupy Ku-Kuan for the present and secure his left flank. Kettler’s brigade is marching by short stages to Pao-Ting-Fu and Huehlenfels’ battalion along the mountains to Pekin.”

Many Triplets Get Presents.

Governor Stanley of Kansas has confessed that he made a foolish offer a month ago when he agreed to give a solid silver mug to all triplets born in Kansas during his second administration. Five fond mothers have already secured from the governor fifteen nice silver cups for babies, and Monday’s mail found another letter, backed up by the affidavit of A. C. Dunlap of Crawford county that two sons and a daughter were born to his wife two weeks ago. The salary for governor of Kansas is >3,000 per year, but at the rate that triplets are being reported much of this sum will be used in the purchase of presents for babies.

Fires in Michigan and Wisconsin.

Threatening forest fires are burning at a number of peninsular points near Houghton, Mich, though the damage as yet done is slight. The past two seasons have been phenomenally wet and marked by practically no fire losses, but precipitation for April was only a quarter of an inch and the woods are very dry. Unless drenching rains fall speedily forest fires must do great damage, and perhaps endanger a number of hamlets and villages. Forest fires encroached so closely on Saxon, east of Ashland, Wis., on the Northwestern railroad, Saturday night, that two freight cars were burned.

Murdered in a Church.

Emory Sherlock, aged 16 years, stabbed Elmer Meadows, aged 19 years, to death at Walnut Grove church, twelve miles northwest of Benton, 111., Sunday. The boys got Into a fight while at church, and Meadows was cut ten times. One wound Is in the left side of the heart, so It could be touched. Sherlock was arrested and placed under $3,000 bond.

Big Wheat Yield in Kansas.

The government crop report issued at Topeka today says wheat Is In fine condition all over Kansas. The late spring has retarded other farm work. Wheat growers say Kansas will harvest 100,000,000 bushels this year.

Comet Approaching the Sun.

A comet, first seen at Cape Town, Africa, Thursday, is visible on the eastern horizon. It is brilliant and triple-tailed, and is rapidly approach* ing the sun.

LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Winter wheat—No. 1 M, W* ». and No. 2 yellow, tNcTNo. 2 and Na. 3 yellow UC>4B%c. O*t*-No. 2, 2SUe. No pork, regular, 214.90f14.tt; old, 212.26 lard, regular, 22.»@8.ttU; neutral, M-60<8.»; abort ribo, U.<to®t.2s; butter, creamery extras, ISSIIUc; first*. 15©17Hc: second*, IWUc: dairies, choice, l?c; America^lmGlifcc; eggs. new uU«l2%e; live turkeys, o@8c; hens, 9V4c; young roosters, 9Uc; old roosters, flic: broiler*14@15c; ducks, 10c; geese, dos., k®7: iced turkeys, lb., B@9c; dressed chickens. 9# flic. White beans, pea, hand-picked, 81-92; screened, 21.25'31.85; mediums, handpicked, [email protected]. Potatoes—Rural*. 40ffi Uc; Burbanks, M@4lc; Peerless, 33®37e? Hebrons, 33@37c. Apples, good to choice, [email protected]; apples, fancy, 23.500400; Russets, 23.«)@3.66. Hay—Choice timothy. 212-50 ®l4; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, 311.50'312.50? B° 10 8 , 39@11; choice prairie, 212; No. 2. (Sattle—Native shipping and export steers, [email protected]: dressed beef and butcher steers [email protected]; steers under 1,000 lbs, [email protected]; stockers and feeders, [email protected]: cows and heifers, [email protected]; canners, 21.25© 3; bulls, [email protected]; Texans and Indian steers, $3.50@5; cows and heifers, 22.5004. Hogs—P** 8 and lights [email protected]; packers, 25.80@5-92%: butchers. [email protected]. SheepNative muttons, [email protected]; spring lambs, 27@8; culls and bucks, $3.50@4; fed Texans,

Weds a Rockefeller.

The marriage of Miss Isabel Goodrich Stillman and Percy Avery Rockefeller, second son of Williaw Rocke-

feller, took place Tuesday in St. Bartholomew’s church, Madison avenue Forty-second street, New York. The floral decorations were done in Easter lilies, ferns and palms.

Inquiry for West Pointers.

A court of Inquiry, consisting of Captain James K. Thompson of the Fifteenth infantry, Captain Edward Anderson of the Seventh cavalry and Captain William Lassiter of the First artillery, began the investigation at West Point of a charge of breach of discipline on the part of several cadets of the military academy. The cadets became disgruntled over the action of Colonel Mills, the superintendent, in punishing one of their number, Cadet Ralston, for his failure to report a breach of discipline in the mess halL a few nights ago. The cadets are said to be almost in a state of insubordination.

Kills to Save His House.

Sidney Cole of Parkersburg, W. Va., shot and killed William T. Terry, a carpenter on the steamer Keystone State. Cole’s house on the river bank had seven feet of water in it. The Keystone State was about to land near it. Cole feared the swell would float his house away and warned the officers not to land. The steamer persisted, and Cole fired three shots, one passing through the heart of Terry. Cole was arrested and held without bail.

Tannery Trust Is Planned.

An effort is being made to consolidate all of the tanneries in Allegheny county Pa., with a capital of >10,000,000. Nine companies, it is said, have already agreed to enter the combine and options have been secured on several others. New York capital is back of the proposed company and if the local plan is a success, a national organization will likely be formed.

Tries to Kill King Charles.

The Vienna correspondent of the London Leader asserts that a man named Petroff attempted to enter the royal palace at Bucharest, the Roumanian capital, with a view to murdering King Charles, but was prevented by the sentries after a severe struggle. The correspondent adds that Petroff is believed to be an emissary of the Macedonian committee.

Governor Dole Seriously Ill.

Governor Dole is a very sick man at Honolulu. He has been confined to his house for several days, and only the most intimate friends have been allowed to see him. It is said that he is threatened with nervous prostration. It is given out by his physician that he will not be able to be out for at least a week.

Fire Destroy. Opera House.

Fire destroyed the Dallas (Tex.) Opera House, of which Henry Greenwall of New York city is lessee. By the time the fire department arrived the building was a mass of flames. The roof fell in and the front and side walls collapsed. The loss to the opera house and contents will reach $50,000, covered by insurance.

Pretty Girl Sues for $15,000.

Damages to the extent of $15,000, for the mental and physical suffering resulting from the discovery that her picture had been published in lithographs by the Franklin Mills company to advertise its Star brand of flour, are demanded by Miss Abigail M. Rooertson, a beautiful brunette, 18 years old.

For Michigan’s State Fair.

Governor Bliss has signed the bill providing aid for the state fair association, $4,500 being appropriated for premiums, on condition that a similar amount be provided by the association. The executive committee of the fair association at a meeting in Lansing, Mich., decided to hold the next fair at Pontiac, the proposition of Grand Rapids, where the fair has been held for several years, being voted down. Kalamazoo and Jaokson were not considered.

A WEEK IN INDIANA.

RECORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR SEVEN DAYS. Appearaaeo at a Maa BeUoved Sa Hava Been Buried at Baglish Creates a Sensation in That Town—Hl* Home la la Denver. X-Ray as Touchstone, Dr. Harr E. Small, formerly of Indianapolis, but now of Sterling, 111., has discovered a new application of the X rays by which false jewel* can be detected. The result has been marked and in every case the imitations have been detected in the skiagraphs taken. All the great variety of natural formations tested showed conclusively that they offer less resistance to the rays than false jewels. Th* natural formations, to a greater or lees extent, were translucent and the cases of set jewels and the claw* of the setting were seen in the sharpest detail. The best Imitations that could be procured were used, and one pearl that was proved to be false was previously pronounced genuine by an expert jeweler after applying the ordinary tests.

Women's Baptist Mission*. The thirtieth annual convention of the Woman’s Baptist Foreign Missionary society of the west adjourned at Muncie after having been in convention three days. In the election for the ensuing year Mrs. John E. Scott of Evanston, 111., was made president; Mrs. B. A. Greene, state vice president for Illinois; Mrs. F. E. Cressey of Dayton, Ohio, recording secretary; Mrs. Matilda E. Klein of Chicago, treasurer. Vice president for seventeen states were chosen, and Mrs. F. Clatworthy of Evanston, was made foreign corresponding secretary. Mrs. M. A. Bacon of Chicago retired after holding th* position for thirty years.

Man Believed Dead Return*. William Carroll, whose body was supposed to have been found in the river near Brandenburg, Ky., eight years ago, and was buried with honors by his relatives near English, returned to English Thursday afternoon, having been in Denver, Colo., ‘ever since his departure from Crawford county. Carroll left three daughters and a son at English upon his farm. They are all married now, and believing him dead, sold the farm, and divided the proceeds. Who the buried man was is a mystery.

To Direct Philippine School*. The position of general superintendent of normal schools for the Philippines, at a salary of >3,000 a year, has been offered to Elmer Burrett Bryan of Indiana University, where he Is at present professor of philosophy and pedagogy. ( The offer comes from Fred W. Atkinson, director general of education at Manila. Prof. Bryan will accept

Mrs. Adams Is Discharged. Mrs. L. R. Adams, national secretary of the House Heirs’ Association, who was arrested some time ago by the federal authorities on a charge of using the mails to defraud, was arraigned at Richmond for a preliminary hearing, but the case was dismissed for lack of prosecution.

General Miller Is Dead. General A. 0. Miller, one of Indiana’s noted men of the civil war, died at Lebanon after a few days illnes*. He was in command of Company C, Tenth regiment, at the battle of Rich mountain, in July, 1861, and his company captured the first rebel flag. He was 74 years old.

Girls Said to Have Been Kidnaped. Two girls, Emma Carroll, 14 years of age, and Alice Burden, 15 years of age, are missing from their home* in Marion. The parents of the children state that they never remained away from home late at night, and insist that they have been kidnaped.

Mia. Harrison Is Satisfied. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison has filed with Probate Commissioner Walker formal notice of her intention to accept the provisions of the will of the late Gen. Harrison.

Stat. New. in Brief. William Morris of Fort Wayne, Nickel Plate railway engineer, was prostrated a few days ago with paralysis, and George Moore, a close friend, was given hie run. Morris died and was buried the other day. While the nody was being lowered into the grave, sorrowfully watched by Moore, the latter was stricken with hemorrhage, and in a moment was dead beside the grave of his friend. J. B. McConnell, of Oxford, has a Bible which belonged to his grandfather, Michael Smith, who served six years in the revolutionary war, and was poisoned toy the Tories, after returning home. The Bible was printed Inches long, ten Inches wide, and weighs sixteen pounds. Mont. Butler, 11 years old, was transferred to Evansville from Fort Branch by the federal authorities, accused of robbing the postofllce, a fact which he admitted. He secured a few dollars, which he proposed investing in cigarettes. His mother is fatally Hl in an Evanston hospital C. S. Knight, treasurer of the Wayne Construction company of FL Wayne, interested in the Jeffersonville electric light plant, was indicted several months ago, charged with attempting to bribe George J. Heuser by an offer of SI,OOO.

FORESAW HIS OWN DEATH.

< Rrvmonition That Quickly Came Traa Reported From a Canadian Village. The little country town of St Eu»-< tache, in Quebec Province, report* * ease of second sight premonition ori presentiment which is scarcetyi •qualed by any of those related by M.t Camlle Flammarion in “The Unknown.” One of the villagers, a healthy, mid- 1 dle-aged man named Legare, after rising one morning recently in the best of health and spirits saidi abruptly to his wife: “I am going to die to-night but you, must not trouble yourself about it I’ am going to arrange everything in such, a manner as to give you as little war? ry as possible." . ’ Mrs. Legare believed that her husband was ,c"rlng, and attempted to laugh off hi* remarks. Nevertheless, Legare proceeded to shave himself; with care, changed all his clothing and' put on clean apparel, placed all his pa-, pers and business affairs in proper order and made his wilt Then he calmly asked his wife to go for the parish priest in order thati he might make his confession and receive the last sacraments of ths church before dying. Seeing that he was apparently in the best of health, his wife positively refused to go for the priest until Legare had Insisted again and again that he was perfectly sane and knew only too well what he was about

The priest went to the house with Mrs. Legare and consented to receive her husband's confession, but positively refused to administer the sacrament of extreme unction, reminding Legare that it could be given only to a dying person. In vain Legare Insisted that he was about to die, although perfectly well at that time, and that he would be a corpse that very night. The priest was obdurate and left him. Legare continued to busy himself with the affairs of his estate until early in the evening, when he suddenly expired. The doctors says that death was due to heart failure and could not possibly, In the natural order of things, have been foreseen. The remarkable circumstances attendin' the death are, naturally enough, the wonder of the whole district— New York Sun.

American Pleasure Resorts.

The increased number of visitor* to the resorts of Florida this season 1* a matter for distinct congratulation. Well-to-do pleasure seekers could not do the country a more material service than by inaugurating a fashion which would result in the retention on this side of the ocean of the greater part of the >100,000,000 now spent abroad annually by rich Americans. There is another side to this question, however, than the material one of keeping good American dollars, more or less hard earned, out of the grasp of foreign fingers and in the capacious pockets of American landlords and of others who find the entertainment of wealthy visitors gn agreeably profitable occupation. It is the aesthetic side—a development which follows as a natural consequence. With the assurance of continually Increasing patronage scores of little towns, not on the Florida coast alone, but elsewhere within sight of blue waters, would spruce up. Parks and gardens would be laid out, and sand dunes would blossom like the gardens of Omar. All this would not be for the sole benefit of the excessively rich pleasure seeker. The visitor of limited income would have his innings, too, since after the resorts should have once been established and paid for by the rich his patronage would also be sought after by the hotel keepers. In a hundred places in Europe the man of moderate means, who philosophically enjoys the delight of looking at a beautiful landscape in nature or on canvas as much as does the possessor thereof, finds that fashion has left in her wake charming place* where he may be well content to spend a restful day or week. It would be well, indeed, if fashion’s new found devotion to American winter resorts—and summer resorts as wellshould have here the same result. — Philadelphia Record.

Beautiful Indian Women.

Many of the women of India, an<J especially those of Cashmere, are beautiful In a typical Hindu beauty the skin is just dark enough to give a rich, soft appearance to the complexion. The features are regular, the eyes mild and black and shaded by long silken lashes, the hands and feet are small and well formed, the demeanor is modest, the manner is gentle, the voice low and sweeL ' There are fine looking women among the middle class Hindu, as well as among the upper ten, and even among the lower class the faces are very often pleasing. Many a Hindu woman who has, perhaps, little pretensions to beauty of face, has nevertheless the step and carriage of princess, and if one is not too fastidious about perfection of eyes and mouth and nose her agure as she walks down the street, with her load on her head, if truly a beautiful sight

A Prank.

Here we were set upon and beaten with clubs. - “Murder!” cried Ardley, impulsively. A subtle something told me he was wrong. “You are college f dsuls, are you not?” said I, sfl It seat ng ear assailants. “We are,” said they civilly. “It is as I thought," mid L turning to my companion. “Thia is not murder at all, but a prank, merely I” Ardley was covered with confusion, and vowed he should never forgive himself, although the students with rare good breeding, affected to make light of iL—Detroit Journal,