Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1901 — Page 6

THE JOURNAL. LESLIE CLARK, Ed. and Pub. BENSSELAER, - INDIANA

MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Items of General Interest Told in Paragraph! COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. Record of Happenings of Mnoh or Little Importance from All Part* of the Civilized World —Incident*. Enterprises, Accidents. Verdict*. Crime* and Wars President Roosevelt told a delegation of South Carolina republicans that he would like to succeed himself as president, but did not care for the nomination if he had to cater to any political clique, combination or movement. He w.ll make no light for the nomination. General Botha and his Boer army reported surrounded by British troops and natives near Piet Ratief. Officer amsted in Algiers who was sent by the sultan to incite an Arab revolt against the French. Duke and Duchess of Yoik and several members of their pa;ty visited Niagara Falls. Zinc trust to build a manufacturing town near Bethlehem, Pa. Disclosure that he was once a convict by R. M. Wolfe of Columbus, Ohio, startled his friends and acquaintances. His action commended. Fight over a rich ore claim In section 30 of the Vermilion range, near Ely, Minn., is now in Supreme court. Decision expected soon. Bishop Willis of Honolulu announced his intention of resigning charge of Hawaiian diocese of the Episcopal church. Water reservoir at East Liverpool. Ohio, broke under the pressure of 10,000.000 gallons of water. Loss, $l5O - 000. Schooner Mont Blac foundered during the storm on Lake Erie. Crew rescued after clinging to rigging all night Citizens of Aurora, 111., cannot agree upon site for library building given the city by Andrew Carnegie. Pat Crowe sent another letter to Omaha chief of police concerning his offer to surrender. Ex-Governor Stone, Champ Clark and two others will contest Missouri senatorship with Vest Senator Lodge had long conference with president at White House. Mrs. E. D. Gillespie, aged 80, daughter of William J. Duane, secretary of the treasury under President Jackson, and great-grandmcther of Benjamin Franklin, is dying at Philadelphia. Mrs. E. Vallie has been arrested at Denver in connection with the death of her husband, Upiide Vallie, who was found with his head beaten to a pulp at Jefferson, Colo. Charles Baker, employed on Vallie's ranch, is charged with committing the murder for love of Mrs. Vallie.

The National Association of Retail Druggists, in session at Buffalo, has Voted to adopt a portion of the Worcester plan, under which manufacturers and jobbers of medicine will place on invoices and packages printed conditions of sale and price, and the retail dealers are expected to conform with the conditions. Total registration at Yale is 2,750. Woman lion tamer at the Buffalo exposition attacked by a lion and badly lacerated. Another expedition being organized at Victoria, B. C., to hunt for buried treasure on Cocos Island. Four killed and seven injured in a wreck on the Santa Monica electric railway near Sherman, Cal. Death of Louisville physician and his pets occurs as predicted by mysterious woman. Confession of General Buller that he advised the surrender of Ladysmith astounds Britons and conservative supporters of the government call upon him to resign. George Dolinski hanged at Chicago for the murder of his brother-in-law, Anton Lizl. Dent Yates, a business man of Kansas City, Mo., died from an operation of appendicitis. Mr. Yates was a member of the company that presented the opera “Pinafore" in America for the first time. Harper’s nitroglycerin factory at Ridge farm, four miles from Oil City, Pa., was blown up yesterday. The cause of the explosion will never be known, as the only persons about the place at ine time were instantly killed. They were Clarence Ward, aged 33, the manufacturer, and his assistant, Frank Gross, aged 25. Ward’s body was blown to atoms and Gross was decapitated. Windows were shattered for a radius of two or three miles. Police and mob of Porto Cabello, Venezuela, attacked party of sailors from the German cruiser Vineta and wounded several. New Ameer of Afghanistan notifies Viceroy Curzon he will follow in his father’s tootsteps and expresses hope of growing friendship with Great Britain. Chicago bankers are not agreed upon Secretary Gage’s assertion that there Is a dearth in good bank clerks. Baak of Narka, Kas., robbed of $15,000 by safe blowers. Detachment of Twenty-first infantry and company of Macabebes routed big tores of Filipino rebels at Batansas. Boer war critics provoked a denial from the British ministry that Kitchener is not receiving full support

DIVORCE CANON IS ADOPTED.

Episcopal Bishops Vote for Reform la Marriage Law*. San Francisco, .Cal., telegram: The house of bishops of the triennial Episcopal convention by a vote of 37 to 21 adopted canon 36, which relates to the solemnization of marriage. All of the provisions of this canon had been argued previously except those contained in section 4, which forbade the marriage of persons divorced for any cause not existing before marriage. “For any cause not existing before marriage” is understood to refer to such causes as insanity, inability to execute a contract, the existence of a living wife or husband, or like reasons which practically render the marriage null and void. This section caused contention, a strong element in the church holding that the remarriage of the innocent party to a divorce granted on the ground of Infidelity should not be forbidden. The bishops have refused to accept this view of the matter. The question is by no means settled, as the whole subject is now to come up In the house of deputies, where It is expected to cause a protracted debate. Committee to Decide on Name. Another important feature of the work of the house of bishops today was the appointment of a committee of five to act with similar committees of priests and laymen, constituting a joint committee of fifteen, in considering the proposed change In the name of the church. The committee has no power to act, but is to report its findings at the next general convention, to be held in Boston in 1904, The bishops rejected the Huntington amendment, and also article V of the proposed constitutional amendments which provides for the admission of new dioceses and which has already been rejected by the deputies. Marginal Reading* Adopted. The house of deputies adopted the report of the joint committee on marginal readings, after agreeing to an amendment eliminating those readings which are original with the committee. The vote on the main proposition, as amended, was as follows: Clerical— Aye, 52 dioceses; nay, 6 dioceses; divided, 1 diocese. Lay—Aye, 45 dioceses; nay, 6 dioceses; divided, 2 dioceses. The report as amended will now go back to the house of bishops for action on the amendment. Both houses unanimously selected Boston as the place for holding the next triennial convention.

Engineer Killed in Wreck

Middlesboro, Ky., dispatch: A wreck on the Louisville & Nashville railroad at Wasioto, Ky., seven miles north of here, resulted in the death of Engineer James Shumate of Middlesboro. James Hale, brakeman, was. perhaps, fatally injured. John Cooper was slightly bruised. The wreck was caused by a cross tie being placed on the track. A man was arrested at Wasioto charged with the crime. It is said that he was an enemy of Shumate’s.

Rivers and Harbors Congress.

Baltimore, Md., telegram: Boards of trade and commercial bodies in the principal cities and ports of twentyeight states are represented by 180 delegates in the Rivers and Harbors Congress, which has opened here. From the speeches it is evident that a determined effort is to be made to induce congress to recognize the necessity for voting appropriations for river and harbor improvements.

Smuggle Guns from New York.

The government of Columbia, which is reported to have bought two modern warships in Europe, is gathering up all the rapid fire guns for sale at New York. It has also bought four rifled cannon in that city. As the insurgents are paying high prices for arms and ammunition speculators in the West Indies and in Central and South American countries, whq are smuggling the stores into Colombia and Venezuela, are getting much of their material from New York and the dangerous stuff is being shipped as fireworks.

Ex-Banker Under Arrest.

Lee B. Jones, formerly president ol the naval stores and Lumberman’s Bank of Cordele, was arrested in Macon, Ga., on an indictment charging an embezlement of sls 000 or $20,000 of the bank's funds two years ago. Jones had assumed the name of G. B. Smith and claimed Atlanta as his home.

Bars Farm Labor on Sunday.

Judge Hughes disposed of the Godfrey Wenzer case at Mexico, Mo., by overruling the motion for a new trial. Wenzer was convicted and fined for working on his farm on Sunday. The judge paroled the prisoner and warned him that if he was found working on Sunday again he would have him put in jan.

Great Gold Find in Arizona.

Tucson, Ariz., dispatch: An immense gold discovery is reported in the Galiurio Mountains, seventy miles north of Tucson. An ore vein over 200 feet wide has been found. It is cut by a box canon, 200 feet deep, exposing an immense ore body, estimated to be worth over $7,000,000.

Railroad Wreck and Bad Fire.

New York, dhpatch: W.th a crash that was heard a mile two freight trains laden with petroleum came together in a rear-end collision on the Central railroad at Cranford, N. J. A rush of flame, as the oil burned, lighted up the village, and the burning oil set fire to the adjacent houses. Jerry Harrison, a brakeman on the caboose of the leading train, was burned to death. That section of the village in the immediate vicinity ol the collision was wiped out.

SCHL EY WINS A NEW POINT

Failure to Show Delivery of Important Message. OFFICERS IN BAD LIGHT. Llcnte***! Hold*» Place* Southerland In a Discredited Position —Message That Cervera’s Fleet Was Not at Cleafnegos—Chart Gets Another Blow. Washington, D. C., telegram: Rear Admiral Schley has won the most favorable point developed at the court of inquiry, inasmuch as Lieutenant Holden, the watch officer of the Scorpion, testified that the information that the Spanish fleet was not in Cienfueges Harbor on May 19 was not communicated to Rear Admiral Schley, although it was testified to by Lieutenant Southerland. Judge Advocate Lemly thereupon admitted that he was unable by any evidence in his possession to show that the message bad been delivered to Schley. The testimony of Lieutenant Holden places Lieutenant Southerland in a discredited position, inasmuch as Southerland, commanding the Eagle, testified that he had communicated this information to the commanding officer of the Scorpion with instructions to that officer, Commander Marix, to communicate it to Rear Admiral Schley. Lieutenant Southerland related even to the minutest detail the megaphone mes*age he delivered to Commander Marix, which was to the effect, substantially, that Cervera’s fleet was not at Cienfuegos. The delivery of this message placed Commander Marix either 1n the attitude of suppressing the information delivered by Southerland or puts Rear Admiral Schley in the position of denying the receipt of this intelligence, and raised a question of veracity between Schley, Southerland and Marix, especially between the two latter. Lieutenant Holden, who heard part of the megaphone message which Commander Marix received from Lieutenant Southerland, said there was nothing in it which conveyed the Information that the Spaniards were not in Cienfuegos. Reading from the log of his vessel, the Scorpion, Lieutenant Holden found an entry reading: "No news from the Spaniards.” This entry corresponds exactly with the log of the Brooklyn and with the claims made by Rear Admiral Schley. Rayner Quotes the Message. In addressing the court, Mr. Rayner, counsel for Rear Admiral Schley, quoted the message which Lieutenant Commander Southerland, in command of the Eagle, testified he had megaphoned to the Scorpion on May 19 in order to intercept the Eagle. This message, as'the Lieutenant Commander gave it, read: “We left Cienfuegos on the night of the 16th, at which time, as we learned from an insurgent camp about thirteen miles to the westward of Cienfuegos, some of the people from which were inside the town every

MAN WHO EXPECTS TO HARNESS CYCLONES.

Professor B. B. Britts of Richland Center, Wis., has arrived in Omaha with a mysterious machine which he says will take power from the wind and store it in such a manner that it may be used at will. He maintains that he can bridle a slight breeze or a cyclone and convert its power to the use of man. Omaha capatalists have been asked to invest in a plant for the manufacture of Britts’ strange machine. The inventor guards hi 3 secret with great care, but says that he will be in a position to make a public d^monstra-

War Appointments Made.

The President has announced the following appointments: Robert L. Howze. major in Porto Rico provisional regiment of infantry; George B. Lawrason, surgeon of volunteers, rank of major; Josiah M. Ward, assistant surgeon of volunteers, rank of captain; Frank *L. R. Tetamore, assistant surgeon of volunteers, rank of captain; Harry L. Steele, captain artillery corps; Glen Fay Jenks, second lieutenant artillery corps; Carl Edward Wiggin, second lieutenant artillery corps. *

night, that the only vessels in the harbor were a torpedo boat and nine cannonieros.” Scorpion's Log Corroet, Mr. Raynor presented the Scorpion’s log containing the entry covering the meeting with the Eagle, and Mr. Holden said that it was correct, according to his best knowledge and belief. Captain Lemly—l ask if you are quite positive nothing else was communicated to the v;s3el at this time, which you may have omitted from this entry in the log book? “I did not conduct the megaphone message.” “Did you hear it?” “I did not hear all of it; only part# of it.” “You mean you did not hear all of it as received on board the Scorpion?” “I did not.” “Did you hear all that was communicated to the Brooklyn?” “I did.” “Do s that entry in the log embody all that was communicated to the Brooklyn?” “To the best of my knowledge and belief it does.” OOlclal Chart Discredited. More hard blows were given the official chart plotting the positions of the Spanish and American vessels during the battle of Santiago which was prepared by the board of navigators. Lieutenant Commander Schuetze, the navigator of the lowa and a member of the board, testified that he protested against signing the report accompanying the chart, as it was inaccurate. He said that the chart was a compromise and that he had been persuaded to sign it by Commander Wainwright, the president of the board, who said it was the best the navigators could agree to if they sat until doomsday. No Order* from Schley. Lieutenant Commander Grant, the watch officer of the Massachusetts, said he knew of no instructions from Admiral Schley as to what should be done in the event of meeting the enemy. Captain Chadwick of the flagship New York was the principal witness in the Schley inquiry Friday, testifying at much length regarding signals and telling when Admiral Sampson became assured that the Spaniards were in Santiago harbor.

Football Player Near Death.

Emporia, Kan., telegram: Walter Priest, a member of the Kansas State Normal team, who was seriously injured in a game of football between the State Normal and State University teams at Lawrence last Saturday, and who was brought home unconscious, is in a precarious condition. It is feared that a clot of blood has formed on the brain as the result of kicks received in a scrimmage for the ball. All the members of his family have been summoned to his bedside. Episcopal house of bishops modifies proposed canon so as to allow divorced persons who remarry to receive the sacrament on written consent of bishop. Deputies continue debate on marriage and divorce canon.

tion of the cyclone-harnessing machine in a short time. He maintains that patents are pending, and hopes to have his rights so fully protected that his invention may be put into common use before the opening of next year. When asked if his plan was superior to the scheme of utilizing the sun’s rays in generating power, Britts said that he has spent* much time in investigating the plants constructed in California for the utilization of the sun’s rays, and that he is confident that his machine is far superior to anything of the sort ever tried.

Suit Due to Hand-Shaking.

Edith Boone of Philadelphia was in the court of common pleas as a complainant against Frederick R. Farrow, who, she asse.ted, allowed his exuberance in handshaking to so overcome him that he squeezed the bones of her hgnds out of their normal positions. Farrow entered a denial of the damage done and alleged that young woman had done sufficient hard work since the accident to warrant the Jury in awarding nothing more severe costs'.

IN HANDS OF 20 BRIGANDS

Missionary, Miss Stone, Now in Turkish Territory. HER LIFE IN NO DANGER. Bha la Reported to Be | n the Honda of Her Captora Close to the Village of lake rota —Communication with Dee* peradoee. London cablegram: The special" correspopdent of the Chicago Inter Ocean at Sophia telegraphed at 4:30 o’clock P. m.: “The Bu’garian police are assured that Miss Stone has been conducted by twenty brigands close to the village of lakaruta, in Turkish territory, and that effective measures have been ta-

HUNTINGTON MANSION, TO BE USED AS A HOSPITAL

The San Francisco mansion of the late Collis P. Huntington, which la soon to be converted into a charity hospital by gift of Mrs. Huntington, stands on Nob Hill, the aristocratic residence place of the town, in a cluster of houses the owners of which are known to fame as California’s wealthiest men. The Huntington house is a three-story residence, occupying an en-

ken to prevent their return to Bulgaria. No apprehension is felt that Miss Stone’s life is endangered, or that she is undergoing more hardships than she was accustomed to. Consul General Dickinson is in communication with the brigands* but owing to the precautions they take to avoid being located considerable delay is inevitable before Miss Stone’s release can be effected.”

Has No Reliable News.

After detailing the history of the abduction of Miss Stone, the Spectator remarks: “President Rooseve t and the Washington cabinet maintain justly that the sultan is responsible, as it is his misgovernment which p'ovckes and protects brigandage, and they intend to demand reparation from the Porte. It will not be lirpited, we imagine, to ?25,000. The Porte will be required to punish the authors of the outrage, and as Turkey is sure to shuffle and America is tired of being played with, a naval demonstration is quite on the cards. The sultan wi 1, of course, yield to the first show of force.” New York, Oct. 12—The following cable dispatch from President Washbum of Roberts college, Constantinople, was received this afternoon: “Louis Klopsch, Christian Herald, New York: No reliable news of Miss Stone. Mak'ng every effort to find her and rescue h*r. Public appeals in America are considered inopportune.”

Governor's Widow In Want.

Governor Blits has b;en advised by the police matron of Toledo, 0., that the widow of Sitv ns T. Mason, first governor of the sta'e of Michigan, is being cared for in the infirmary hospital in that city. Mrs. Mason, who is 80 years old, is said to be infirm physically apd mental y and in destitute circumstances. She was the second wife of Governor Mason. Governor Bliss will take steps to provide her with a home in this stats.

Fatally Injured Playing Football.

Edwin Longenecker, 21 years old, quarterback on the football team of the Brown Preparatory school, Philadelphia, died in a hospital, as a result of injuries received in a game last Tueday. Longenecker, who was preparing to enter Cornell university, was thrown heavily and fractured his spinal column. He became paralyzed, and an operation was performed on him Friday.

Ryan Loses on a Foul.

Kansas City, Mo., telegram: George Green of San Francisco got the decision over Tommy Ryan in the sixth round of a bout at a local club. Ryan was the aggressor and had slightly the better of the fight, which was hotly contested, until the sixth round, when the referee gave the decision to Green, disqualifying Ryan for striking Green while on his knees.

“Sooners” Organize a Town

St. Paul, Minn., telegram: Sixteen miles northeast of Rice Lake, at the junction of the extensions now being built by the “Soo” line and Northwestern line, there has been established a new community. At this point a new tract of land Is to be opened. The “sooners” have organized themselves Into the “Birchwood community,” with Joseph King of lowa as president. He has appointed special policemen to regulate affairs and the “sooner” board, of which Mr. King is president, bolds regular, meetings.

LORENZO SNOW DEAD.

rtfth President of the Mormon Church Dlee nr Sait Ukc. Lorenzo Snow, aged 86, head of the Mormon church, and one of the most remarkable men of the country, died suddenly at his private residence, the historic Bee Hive House, Salt Lake City, Thursday, after an illness which only began to bs considered, serious Wednesday. Mr. Snow was the fifth president of the Church of Je3us Christ of Latter Day Saints. Until his successor is chcsen, which may not be until the annual conference next April, the leadersh p of the church will ‘devolve upon the council of the twelve apostles, of which body Joseph Smith is the recognized head. Unless death should come to him in the meantime, Mr. Smith will be the next president of the church. Lorenzo Snow was born in Mantua, Portage county, Ohio, April 3, 1814, and received a classical

tire block. It is built of marble, and its simple, stately appearance gives it a charm which attaches to very few of the palaces of California’s millionaires. Its color is pure white and its general architectural plan is modeled after the Pitti Palace in Italy. Its neighbors are the house of the late Charles Crocker, of Mrs. HopklnsSearles, the Flood mansion, and the old home of Governor Stanford.

education at Oberlin college. He became a convert to Mormonism in 1836, and immediately began proselyting. Since then he had been one of the most active and prominent members of the church organization. He had been on numerous foreign missions, the most important being that to Great Britain in 1840, where he became president of the London conference.

Wants Claim Jumpers Out.

Colonel Randlett, the Indian agent at Anadarko, I. T., has appealed to the secretary of the interior for troops to eject United States deputy marshals and others from Indian allotments. There were some 200 of these claims jumped on the night of Oct. 5. The persons settling on the Indian allotments assert that they are fraudulent and that a head right of 300 acres is not legal. The opinion is concurred In by the ablest lawyers in the territory. Frank Farwell, chief of the Indian police, has instructed his men to proceed to serve notice upon all persons who have settled upon Indian allotments to vacate at once. No trouble is apprehended.

Predicts a Locust Plague.

John B. Smith, state entomologist of New Jersey, predicts a plague of the seventeen-year locusts next year, and has issued a bulletin to the fruit growers and farmers of the state that it will be unwise to put out any young fruit trees this fall or next spring. He describes it as the twenty-second brood of the periodical cicada, which made its last appearance in 1885 and did much damage. The growers are cautioned not to trim fruit trees too closely, and if possible to do no trimming at all. It is also considered wise to do no budding or grafting. Farmers are urged to be good to the English sparrows.

Raises $60,000 by a Sermon.

At the annual missionary meeting in Gospel tabernacle. New York, Sunday, Dr. A. B. Simpson, the missionary fund solicitor, gave a sermon that resulted in the collection of $60,000. This is an increase of $20,000 over the collection on a similar occasion last year. The meeting was the last of the eleven conventions that have been held throughout the United States. The whole amount thus contributed for missionary purposes is nearly $175,000.

Great Fire In Chicago.

Chicago dispatch: Six hundred and fifty-eight thousand dollars’ worth of property went up in smoke and flame on the banks of the north branch of the river. The fire totally destroyed the docks of the Peabody Coal company and a five-story brick building adjoining. Other losses were sustained by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad company and the Davidson Marble company.

K. B. Armour Will Is Filed.

Kansas City telegram: The will of the late K. B. Armour was filed in the probate court. By its terms the estate is left share and ~,hare aliko to the widow, Mrs, Annie H. Armour,, and ths three children—Andrew Watson Armour, Lawrence H. Armour, and Mary Augusta Armour. In addition, Mrs. Armour is left, without reservation, the homestead at Armour' and Warwick boulevards. Mre. Armour and C W. Armour are made execn or* of the will without bond.

MOSTGOES TO PRISCH

Anarchist Editor Punished for Incendiary Articles. ONE YEAR IN SING SIM,. Alter a Trial In the Conrt of Special Beulona—New York City—He I* Duly Convicted of Having Applan-led A»■aulnatlon. New York telegram—Johann Mast, the anarchist, was sentenced to one year in the p n t ntiary in the court of special sessions. flUs offense was publishing in his paper, the Freiheit, an alleged seditious article on the diy following the shooting of the late President McKinley.

Says Italians are Discharged.

New York telegram,—ll Novimento, an Italian paper published in Paterson, N. J., makes the statement that scores of Italians have been dischaigsd from the silk mills in that ci>y since ihe assassination of the president because of their nationality. The newspaper strongly protests and dec’ares that there was nothing in common between the Italians and McKinley’s slayer.

Botha Makes Escape.

New York telegram.—Heavy rains have temporarily interfered with communications between the columns in the field, says a Dundee, Natal, dispatch to the Times. As was feared, the Boer force, in trying to mike good its escape, has melted into small groups. Commandant-General Botha and the main body of burghers, accompanied by three commandants, have reached Pongola forest, near Lunebnrg, Transvaal. So great is the agitation aroused by the recent speech of Sir Redvers Buller that, according to the Tribune’s London correspondent, Gen. Buller is being urged by his friends to publish without delay the full text of his heliogram to Gen. White in reference to the surrender of Ladysmith.

Lawson Loses $7,000,000.

Boston, Mass., telegram: Thomas W. Lawson admits that he lost $7,000,000 in the recent break in Amalgamated Copper stocks. He says he did not know the break was coming and was informed that the rumor the extra dividend would be passed was without foundation. Mr. Lawson says that he did not sell a share of Amalgamated on account of the break and that he has at present more than he held at the time of the break, and that the holdings amount to more than 142,000 shares. He could not give his friends any advance information concerning this break, hjr. Lawson says, for the simple reason that he did not possess it.

Ex-Gov. Pillsbury Very III.

Minneapolis, Minn., telegram: Practically all hope has been given up for the recovery of ex-Gov. John 8. Pillsbury. He is suffering from Bright’s disease, and during the past week he was unconscious the greater portion of the time. He was weaker yesterday than at any time during his present illness, and it is believed that the end is not far away. Mr. Pillsbury is 73 years old and has not the vitality necessary to fight the disease.

Yates Was a Visitor.

Evanston, 11l telegram; Governor and Mrs. Yates visited the Rock River conference and the enthu iasm of the preachers was aroused while, the governor addressed them. When he had finished and reference had been made to his father, the war governor, Bishop McCabe le the sing ng of the rousing “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and many eyes were moist during the singing.

Roland Molineux Hopeful.

New York telegram: Gen E. L. Molineux, father of R. B. Modneux, haa just paid a visit to his son at Sing Sing prison. Gen. Molineux reports that R. B. Molineux, who is charged with the murder of Mrs. Katharipe Adams, is in excellent physical condition and confident that the state Court of Appeals will grant him a new trial In the next few days.

George Howe Is Dead.

Cleveland, 0., telegram: George W. Howe, a well-known business lnan and army officer, former secretary of the Cleveland National Baseball club, died here of kidney disease, aged sixty-nine years. He had been decorated with the order of Franz Josef by the present emperor of Austria-Hungary.

Marconi Makes New Record.

London telegram: A new advance in wireless telegraphy is recorded here this morning. The Daily Telegraph says that Marconi has succeeded in transmitting messages through the air for nearly 350 miles, which is far greater than the maximum distance hitherto reported.

Bank Nearly Reorganised.

New York, telegram; The seventh National Bank is expected to resume business next Monday morning with a capital of $1,750,000, a surplus of $270,000 and unrecorded assets of at least $500,000. The stockholders will meet tomorrow to finish the election of a new board of directors of the bank In the future.

King Leopold Is Coming.

Antwerp, tel.; King Leopold has decided to Visit New York. He amnounced this at an interview granted to the burgomaster Saturday.