Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1899 — Page 2

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DEATH PROM POISON.

STRANGE CASE REPORTED FROM | ARKANSAS Jit Moantain Home Six Persons Die fSnddenly—Said to Be the Work of an Enemy Nebraska’s Quick DiTorcc Record. 1 Fatal Drinks of Whisky ■ News has been received from Mountain 'Home, Ark., of a poisoning case in which six men are already dead. Mountain Home is far from railroad or telegraphic communication. No less than six sturdy mountaineers in that vicinity have been suddenly stricken and died in great agony, while others who have been attacked in like manner have only been saved by | prompt medical attention. James Wilkins, a farmer, died. His death was fol- : lowed by three others in different places , near Mountain Home, and one day E. L. Hayes, a prominent zinc-mine owner, died in almost the same manner as the others, while at nearly the same hour and only a short distance away John Font died in the same sudden and mysterious way. I Those wlio_ witnessed the death struggles were convinced that the men were the victims of some powerful poison. An investigation showed that in every case the | men had been prostrated immediately after drinking what was supposed to be | whisky procured at Mountain Home. As there is no saloon at that place the source ; from which the poisoned whisky came is not known, and many of the people believe that a deliberate attempt at wholes' sale poisoning has been made by some m secret enemy of the victims. A flask from which one of the hieu drank has been found and the contents examined by a physician, who pronounces it a strong solution of wood alcohol and other poisonous liquids. DIVORCED IN HALF AN HOUR. Chadron, Neb.. Claims a Record for b Speedy Court Work. Nebraska holds first place in point of speed in the granting of divorces, a decree being granted in Dawes County in : exactly thirty-five minutes from the time the proceedings were started. W. B. Backus of Chadron was one of the attorneys in the case, the caption of which I was Susie Ramage vs. William Ramage. The plaintiff alleged in her petition cruelty and non-support. It was just 2:15 when the petition was filed with Judge Fawcett 5 in the Court of Equity, and five minutes later answer was filed by defendant’s as- - tomey. At 2:40 the case was on trial, i and ten minutes later the decree was signed. Ramage is a prosperous contractor, * living in Chicago, and was anxious for a quick divorce, owing to his desire to im- | mediately venture again into matrimony. When this fact was mentioned to the ' plaintiff in the case by Attorney Backus, die remarked: “He hasn’t much the start : of me, for I’m engaged.” | DOUBLE MURDER MYSTERY. | Couple Killed at Their Home in MisV souri by Unknown Guest. I Authorities are unable to find a clew ji sufficient to justify arrest in the case of 1 George W. Anderson and Lizzie Wisebach, who were found murdered in their home at Linn Creek, Mo. The murders wore committed with an ax. Hogs had mntilated the body of the woman. The table indicated that the couple had enV tertained a third person at supper and it | Is supposed that the guest was the mur--1 derer. Anderson, aged 55, and the Wisebach woman, aged 18, had been living together for eighteen months, though the ? former’s wife and several grown children ’ lived in the neighborhood. r Philippine Investigation Committee. E. President McKinley has appointed a ’’ special commission to investigate condi- : lions in the Philippines and to keep him Informed of the needs of the islands until £ Congress shall have made some disposi- % lion of them. The members of the com- ; mission are: Rear Admiral Dewey, Maj. ? Gen. Otis, Col. Charles Denby, Prof. J. “ G. Schurman of Cornell University and PjQte&n C. Worcester of the University of I Michigan. ' ————— jj£;. Turkey Orders Krnpp Gnns. S An imperial irade has been issued at Constantinople ordering the purchase of 162 Krupp field guns and 30,000 shrapnel Isbells. This is undoubtedly the outcome «f the act of Emperor William on his re- | turn from the Orient in presenting the ISultan of Turkey with a perfect model of | the most modern Krupp field gun introduced into the German army. ■j y - P Dies Rather than Fc.ce Failure! Jacob N. Zook, who has been engaged ;In the grocery business at Lawrence, |Kan., for many years, was found dead in a room at the Blossom House in Kamil was City, having taken morphine with sui- | uddal intent. He had failed to secure fur- £ ther time from Kansas City creditors, | Who were pressing for their money. K Attempts to Burn Hotel. An attempt was made to bum Jerry I ’Flynn’s hotel, a noted hostelry, at OnIptario Beach, X. Y. A Tew hours later flpohn Curran, a one-armed constable of P|ju village, was arrested on the charge of mji Hi up fire to the building. Curran adramtted starting the fire. Revenge is said Wf/lp bare been Curran’s motive. fe. Burns to Death in a Wreck. 801 l 'A' collision between a freight train Mlhd a locomotive on the Philadelphia and ■pteading Railway at Glenside, Pa., sevr*ra! ears were overturned, and John Ruth, Klwakeman, was pinioned under the timPftrrr and burned to death. Eg:, Nineteen Men Drowned 6 ,The British bark Andelina, 2,395 tons, jpg’ Nova Scotia, sank in twenty-two fathipris of water in front of the St. Paul mill ■Httgrf at Tacoma, and the captain, mate Hp seventeen of the crew were drowned, one witnessed the accident. Loses Money on Railroads. L The last year has been an unfortunate Kp£ for the Government system of railKgsys la Canada, the net deficit of the operation being $212,460.

FOUR KILLED BY A TRAIN. / j Accident Results Because the Express Ran on Wrong Track. Tour persons were run down the other morning and instantly killed by an express train near Larimer Station ou the Pennsylvania Railroad, twenty-five miles east of Pittsburg. The list of dead is as follows: Mary Miller, Thomas Miller, Albert Wilson, Walter Brown. The train dashed into the group of unfortunates at full speed aud the bodies were terribly mangled. After being gathered up, the remains were taken in charge by friends. On account of a freight wreck near Larimer it was necessary to switch the westltound passenger trains to the east-bound track. The express was running at full speed and the engineer blew the whistle, but the alarm was unheard, as the victims evidently thought the train wo&ld run on the west-bounfl track as usual. They wore all residents of Larimer. BISCUIT COMPANY SUBMITS. Settlement of the Onster Suit Recently Begun in Ohio Is Arranged. The National Biscuit Company, through its president, B. F. Crawford, met Attorney General Mon nett at Columbus, Ohio, and a settlement of the suit of ouster recently filed in the Supreme Court was arranged, under which the proceedings are expected to be dropped. The company complied with the first and second clauses in the action by paying into the State treasury a foe of 81.100 for the privilege of doing business in the State. President Crawford assured the Attorney General that if the company’s mode of doing business was in violation of the Ohio trust laws it would modify the ! system so as to comply. This will satisfy the remaining clause in Mr. Monnett’s action. BATTLES A HIGHWAYMAN. Tailor Mortally Wounded on a Busy Street in St. Louis. John J. Lahiv, a well-known tailor nt St. Louis, was mortally wounded in a desperate street encounter w r ith a man who, he says, attempted to hold him up. Lahiv fought a running fight with the highwayman for six blocks, each man shooting as fast ns he was able. The police ar<? inclined to look upon the affair as an assassination, and advance the theory that the tailor’s assailant was a man who harbored a grudge. Lahiv is 35 years old, married and has one child. He was not robbed. His assailant escaped. Lively Work of Robbers. Two bandits kidnaped a policeman, took him a mile into the dark woods, bound him to a tree, gagged him and then returned to town and held up nine guests in a prominent hotel in the principal business street of Fort Scott, Kan., the other morning. A mob of railroad men has been seeking them to avenge an assault made upon Ed R. Meade, a locomotive engineer, whom the robbers robbed and shot. Two others were wounded during the pursuit of the outlaws. George Young was mistaken for one of the fugitives and was shot through the arm. He then fell over a dump and broke his shoulder. Later two men who had entered a box car of a south-bound freight were taken prisoners. The car was set out at Pawnee and guarded until officers arrived. Jealousy Causes a Crime. Robert Nelson, a wealthy Montana ranchman, killed Harry Bell on Pumpkin creek, sixty-five miles north of Miles City, Minn., the other afternoon. Bell and Mrs. Robert Nelson were riding on horseback along the creek, when they met Nelson, who, after riding past them a few rods, wheeled his horse and rode at a gallop back to the couple, firing at Bell as he came abreast. The ball pierced Bell’s body near the heart, killing him instantly. Bell was a young man of considerable prominence in the neighborhood where he lived. Nelson had not lived with his wife for the past six months. Russia’s Big Debt Payment. A well-known Russian diplomat, now in Stockholm, speaking of the endeavor on the part of his Government to place a loan on advantageous terms, said that the finances of the empire never were in better shape. The Czar, he says, has just ordered M. de Witte, minister of finance, to pay off in full the debt of 75,000,000 rubles (836.750,000) contracted by a former issue of currency. Cloak Company Fails. Isaac S. Plant and Ralph Plant; formerly in business with Samuel Kahn as the Mercantile Cloak Company, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in New York City. Liabilities, 8155,341, incurred in 1890. Isaac C. Plant has individual liabilities of 812,989. Petitioners have no assets. California Crops Saved. The worst storm in years raged recently on the California coast. Telegraph and telephone wires were prostrated in many sections, and railroad and steamboat travel interrupted. The rain was worth $1,000,000 to the State, as it insures good crops of grain and fruits. Another Nortb Carolina Lynching, Mrs. Nancy Welch, a widow’with five children, near Harper's Cross Roads, N. C., was murdered by Henry Jones, a negro. Joues wak found at his home near Richmond. He confessed his guilt, was carried back to the scene and hanged by a crowd of fifty men. Whites aud Blacks in Conflict. In a fight between non-union white miners and negroes in the Springside mining district at I’ana, 111., several men on both sides are reported to have been badly injured. The fight originated over a white miner taking exceptions to a negro loitering around his home. Thirty Buildings Burned. A serious fire visited the town of Bridgewater, N. S. About thirty business places were destroyed, including the postoffice, music hall, savings bank, hotel and telegraph office. A number of residences are also reported burned. Elevator Fire in Minneapolis. Minneapolis had its third grain elevator fire within a fortnight early the other morning, the annex of Woodworth elevator, with its contents, being entirely consumed. The loss on building is about $12,000 and on grain $6,000. King Chosen in Samoa. Mataafa has been elected King of Samoa to succeed Malietoa. Official information to this effect has been received at Washington. The election was held without trouble. Big Mill Absorbed by Trust. The Woodman linseed oil mill in Omaha, the largest of the kind in the world, formerly the property of the trust, has been transferred to the reorganized company.

MUST BURY HATCHET

GEN. GOMEZ IMPRESSES LESSONS ON CUBANS. Declares He Made War on Spain, Not Against Spaniards—All Mast Now Join in Establishing a RepublicOutput of Precious Metals. Gomez Accepts Spanish Invitation. Both the Spanish and Cuban classes are giving great importance to the recent actions of Gen. Gomez. Particulars have been received in Havana of his recent utterances at Remedios and Caibarien. At the latter place he aud his staff were invited to a breakfast given by the Spanish colony. This Spanish colony is an organization of Spaniards all over the island, which sprang up almost spontaneously a few weeks before the Spanish sovereignty ended. Gen. Gomez had a twofold purpose in accepting the invitation, as he wanted to reassure the Spanish residents in Cuba that his promises, made during the insurrection, would be kept, and also wanted to impress on his insurgent followers that they must bury their animosities. At this dinner of the Spanish colony Gen. Gomez repeated that he had made war against Spain and not against the Spaniards, and that all classes should work together to secure payment of insurgent troops and the establishment of a Cuban republic. The American officials stationed at Caibarien were invited by the Spanish colony to assist in the reception to Gomez and accepted. All the newspapers attach extraordinary significance to Gomez's utterances. The leading Cuban papers fell into line and radical sheets, which have been advising a boycott of the Spaniards, moderate their violence. PRODUCTION OF GOLD. Colorado and California Lead the Klondike in the Year’s Output. John J. Valentine, president of Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Express, has issued a statement hf the production of precious metals in the States and territories west of the Missouri river, including British Columbia and the Northwest territory, for 1898. The aggregate valuations are shown as follows: Gold, $78,461,202; silver, $39,016,565; copper, $46,200,648; lead, $13,344,251. Of this total gold product California furnished $15,402,653; Alaska, $3,253,991; Colorado, $23,177,262; Dakota, $6,575,220; British Columbia aud Northwest territory, $11,975,000. The year’s combined product of the metals named is the greatest in the history of the United States, British Columbia and Northwest territory. The world’s output of gold for 1898 is $280,000,000, the most notable increases being in South Africa, $25,000,000; the British possessions of the Northwest, $6,000,000; Australasia, $6,000,000, and the United States, $3,000,000. _____ OFFICERS GET STOLEN GOODS. Letter Written by a Prisoner Reveals Hiding Place of Booty. A letter written by Delos Sargent, confined in the county jail at Toledo, Ohio, ou charges of swindling Keith & Co., Gage Brothers’ Company and other Chicago firms of large quantities of millinery, resulted in the finding of more than $5,000 worth of goods and $715. Sargent is the father of Charles Sargent and Mrs. Winlake, arrested on a swindling charge. He was taken in custody the day Mrs. Winlake escaped. Minister’s Son Killed. Robert Baldwin, aged 26, the son of Rev. Jarney Baldwin, pastor of the Baptist Church at Kitts Hill, Ohio, was shot and killed by Salmon Farrel. Baldwin had trouble with Charles Webb, who had been reprimanded by Rev. Baldwin for disturbing a meeting. Webb and Farrel waited at the church door until young Baldwin came out, when they assaulted him, aud Farrel shot him through the heart. China Mobilizing Troops. Hong Kong mail advices say the raising of large bodies of troops in China is taken to indicate that the empress dowager and her advisers are preparing some important movement next spring at the latest. So far, according to reliable statistics, there are some 130,000 men in and around Peking and Tien-Tsin. Conductor Breaks His Neck. Wilton P. Marchbank, a stenographer, was killed in a fight with Michael McGowan, a conductor on a Thirty-fourth street cross-town horse car in New York. Witnesses declare the conductor kicked him in the jaw, breaking his neck. The conductor says he pushed the man off and he fell, injuring himself. Has Slept for Twenty Days. An extraordinary case of lethargy, or catalepsy, is reported from St. Jean Baptiste ward, Montreal. It is that of Miss Eva Roch, a young lady of 20, the daughter of Antoine Roch, a corporation employe in the road department. She has been apparently asleep about twenty days. Coat Miners Go Out. At Leavenworth, Kan., three hundred miners in the Leavenworth Coal Company’s shaft went on a strike. They demand a reduction of the amount of waste deducted, which has been twenty pounds to the 100. The operators refuse to accede to the demand. Prisoners Explode Dynamite. Four desperate thieves who are held in jail at Columbus, Neb., for shooting an officer and wholesale robberies exploded dynamite in the jail. The attempt to obtain liberty failed, however, and two of the men were seriously if not fatally injured. .World’s Production of Gold. The Engineering and Mining Journal, in its compilation of mineral statistics for 1898, places the world’s production of gold in the year at $286,218,954. To this total the United States contributed $04,300,000 and Russia $25,136,000. Death of Nelson Dinglexi Jr. Nelson Dingiey of Maine, chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, aud framer of the present tariff law, died at Washington, D. C. His death was due to heart failure following an attack of pneumonia. Great Battle in Arabia. A great battle has been fought in the Yemen division of Arabia. Tbfe Turkish troops stormed and captured the insurgent position at Shanel. About 4,000 insurgents and 2,0Q0 Turks were killed or wounded, v

TOBACCO SYNDICATE FORMED. Banker* Combine to Buy the Year** Crop of Havana Product. Plans have been made to buy the whole of this year’s crop of Havana tobacco. A syndicate of twenty-one bankers, including several that do an international business, has been formed in New York for the purpose. Its representatives have started for Cuba. The immediate scheme is to control the market for Havana tobacco, bat the whole plan involves the purchase of every Cuban tobacco plantation that can be bought at reasonable figures. The large sum of money required for such an operation has been subscribed. The managers of the syndicate say that if they succeed in buying the lands as well as the crop they will make bids for several factories which manufacture cigars from Havana tobacco. MEXICO’S CREDIT IS GOOD. Eight Million Dollar Issue of Bonds Subscribed in Full Abroad. Hugo Scherer & Co., bankers of Mexico City, have received a cablegram from Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, announcing that the Deutsche Effecten und Wechsel Bank of Frankfort has placed $8,112,400 Mexican's per cent redeemable international bonds of the third series, the amount having been subscribed in full. Subscriptions bad been opened simultaneously in Frankfort, Hanover, Carlsruhe, Leipsic, Dresden. Munich, Strasburg and Stuttgart, and the fact that the larger portion of the issue has been taken for private investment by conservative German capitalists is interpreted as indicating an uncommonly strong confidence abroad in the financial stability of the Mexican Government. Purchasers of the Alton. One of Chicago’s most prominent railroad men confirms the sale of the Chicago and Alton to a number of Western roads, to be used by all to secure an entrance to Chicago. According to this man, who refused to allow his name to be used, the roads which will use the Alton in common and control its destiny are the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, owned by the Rockefellers; the Missouri Pacific, controlled by the Goulds; the Union Pacific and the Illinois Central. St. Louis Store Damaged. Fire in the six-story brick building at St. Louis owned by the Ames estate and used by the Albert Acruman Mercantile Company as a wholesale department goods store, caused heavy loss. The Are originated in the fifth story and burned up through the roof and down into the second story, badly damaging the building. The contents of the sixth story were nearly destroyed and those in the stories below badly damaged. Wreck on the Lake Shore. The fast eastern express over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway collided with the rear end of an eastbound freight that failed to reach the siding at Whiting, Ind., in time. The engine of the fast train plowed through the caboose of the freight and wrecked a number of box cars ahead. The engineer and fireman remained at their posts and came out unscathed. Hurt in a Coasting Accident. As a result of a coasting accident on University Hill, at Ithaca, N. Y., R. Trautschold of Mont Clair, N. J.; E. G. Starr of San Francisco and F. D. Ray of Chicago, all Cornell students, were seriously injured. Trautschold sustained concussion of the brain and his recovery is not certain. Carnegie Offers a Library. Andrew Carnegie has offered to give $250,000 to erect a building for a public library for Washington provided Congress would furnish a site aud provide suitable maintenance, not less than SIO,OOO perannum. i McCoy Knocked Ont. At the Lenox Athletic Club in New York “Kid” McCoy, legitimately a middleweight pugilist, was knocked out by Tom Sharkey, a heavyweight. Seven thousand spectators saw the fight. Stay for Two Murderers. Two negro murderers, Nolen and Bias, who had been sentenced to hang at Ardmore, I. T., have been granted a stay of execution until next June. The scaffold had been built. Ohio Steel Mill Burns. The continuous mill department of the Aetna Standard ' steel plant at Mingo Junction, near Steubenville, Ohio, burned, with a loss of $50,000. Suicide and Attempted Murder. At Hamilton, Ohio, Henry Bante, grocer and saloonkeeper, shot his wife and killed himself. She may recover.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, - common to prime, $3.00 to $6.25; hogs, shipping gradeß, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 67c to 68c; corn, No. 2,37 cto 38c; oats, No. 2,27 c to 29c; rye, No. 2,56 cto 57c; butter,' choice creamery, 19c to 21c; eggs, fresh, 18c to 20c; potatoes, choice, 30c to 45c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, choice light, $2.75 to $4.00; sheep, common to choice, $2.50 to $4.25; wheat. No. 2 red, 68c to 70c; corn, No. 2 white, 35c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 30c to 31c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $3.50 to $4.25; wheat. No. 2,73 cto 75c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 35c to 36c; oats, No. 2,28 cto 30c rye, No. 2,55 cto 57c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2,71 cto 73c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 35c to 37c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 29c to 30c; rye, No. 2,56 cto 58c, Detroit —Cattle, $2.50 to $5.75; hogs, $2.50 to $4.00; sheep, $3.00 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2,71 cto 72c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 37c to 38c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 32c; rye, 56c to 58c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 70c to 72c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 36c to 37c; oats, No. 2 white, 28c to 29c; rye. No. 2,55 c to 57c; clover seed, old, $3.85 to $3.95. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 spring, 67c to 69c; corn, No, 3,33 cto 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 28c to 30c; rye, No. 1, 56 cto 58c; barley. No. 2,44 cto 53c; pork, mess, $9.50 to SIO.OO. Buffalo—Cattle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, common to choice, $3.25 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice wethers, $3.50 to $4.50; lambs, common to extra, $5.00 to $5.50. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $6.00; hogs, S3DO to $4.25; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat. No. 2 red, 80c to 81c; corn, No. 2,43 cto 45c; oats, No. 2 white, 35c to 36c; butter, creamery, 15c to 22c; eggs, Western, 20c to 22c.

PRICES ARE STRONG.

MOST NOTABLE FEATURE OF TRA*bE SITUATION. Cereals, Cotton, Iron and Steel Have Gained jGronnd Since January First —lndians Are Leaving Indian Territory to Settle in Mexico. Large Grain Shipments. Bradstreet’s says: “Perhaps the most notable feature of the trade situation at present is the strength of prices of nearly all staples, but particularly of cereals, cotton,'iron and steel, which have apparently gained further ground since the first of the year. Explanation of the strength of wheat is found in the good cash demand. This cereal and corn are in exceptionally good demand abroad, judging from the large exports reported. Among other rumors of consolidation is the story from the Pacific coast of a proposed consolidation of salmon canneries. Tin plates show the effect of the consolidation in this line in an advance. Wheat (including flour) shipments for the week aggregate 5,047,711 bushels, against 6,680,263 bushels last week, 5,229,517 bushels in the corresponding week of 1898, 3,498,154 bushels in 1897, 3,202,124 bushels in 1896 and 3,564,459 bushels in 1895. Since July 1 the exports of wheat aggregate 134,030,048 bushels, against 137,742,801 bushels in the same period in 1897. Corn exports for the week aggregate 3.297,072 bushels, against 4,844,258 bushels last week, 4,641,750 bushels in the week a year 4go, 3,758,281 bushels in 1897. 3,336,017 bushels in 1896 and 661,257 bushels in 1895. Since July 1 corn exports aggregate 89,091,999 bushels, against 88,444,480 bushels during the same period a year ago.” SOLDIERS MUST BUY CLOTHING. Nebraska Troop 9 from Manila Cannot Call on tbe Government, Some days ago word was received by the Governor of Nebraska that about 200 men discharged from the First Nebraska would arrive at San Francisco on their way home, and requesting that they be provided with warm clothing, as they had with them only the light suits necessary for the tropical climate of the Philippines. Gen. Barry asked Congressman Stark to visit the War Department and see what could be done in the matter. A message has been received from Mr. Stark indicating that the men will have to look after the clothing matter themselves when they reach this country. The many Nebraska families that have sons and fathers among the returning soldiers are much excited over the situation. [ INDIANS MOVING TO MEXICO. Creeks, Delawares and Cherokees Will Quit Their Territory. W. J. Lyons of Sonora, Mexico, has gone to Indian Territory tb escort the Delaware Indians and a portion of the Creeks and Cherokees to Mexico, where they will settle on lands conceded to them by tho Government of that republic. All the Delawares will settle in Sonora, the Creeks go to Guadalajara and the Cherokees to Durango. On the arrival of the colonists at their destinations four representative men of each tribe will accompany Lyons to the City of Mexico for a visit to President Diaz, where the Indians will be welcomed with appropriate ceremonies aud receive the concessions accorded them. WHEAT ROBBERY STOPPED. Conspiracy to Steal Twenty-one Cars of Grain Detected. A bold attempt to steal twenty-one cars of wheat was nipped by clever detective work and prompt and decisive action on the part of officials of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. The grain was mostly the property of the S. Y. Hyde Elevator Company and the W. W. Cargill Company of La Crosse, Wis., and the cars were diverted from their original consignees by the substitution of bogus way bills. Just about the time the deal was nearing consummation the swindlers weakened. Wrecked'in the Ice Jams. Many Klondikers have been killed and at least three steamers wrecked by ice jams in the Yukon river below Dawson. A letter received from Fort Yukon states that John Dobbins of Victoria and Mr. and Mrs. Horsfall of Seattle perished while en route from Fort Yukon to a point thirty miles below there. The same letter states that three steamers are stuck on the bars and are partially wrecked between Fort Yukon and Circle City. They are the Robert Kerr, Seattle and Tacoma. All three will be total wrecks. Passenger Train in the Ditch. The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern fast mail No'; 4 was bowling along at a terrific rate of speed when a broken rail threw three rear coaches from the track into the ditch. Two coaches and a sleeper were wrecked, being completely overturned into the ditch. The accident occurred about two miles west of Noble, 111. Nearly every passenger on the train was more or less injured, although there were no fatalities. The injured passengers, about fifteen in all, were removed to Olney, 111. Diseased Chicken Kills Four. Four children of George Laing of Toledo have died from eating diseased chicken meat. It is supposed the chickens were affected with cholera. Thread Trust Is Formed. An international thread trust, which will take in the principal mills of the United States and England, is reported to be nearly formed. Prisoners Escape from Jail. Four prisoners escaped from the Starke County workhouse at Canton, Ohio. They removed twenty bricks from the wall, making an opening about two feet square. After removing the bricks a sheet was tied to the heating pipes and the prisoners dropped to the ground. • 'Will Take Command at Gnam. Secretary Long has ordered Captain Leary, at present commanding the San Francisco, to proceed to the island of Guam and assume the duties of naval governor. Bibles Instead of Tobacco. The Christian Endeavor Society in the penitentiary at Santa Fe, N. M., composed of converted prisoners, is the largest in the territory. Last year, by goinf without tobacco, the members contributed S2O for testaments and religious literature.

CONGRESS

Senator Mason of Illinois occupied the attention of the Senate for nearly an hou/ and a half on Tuesday with a speech ii support of his resolution declaring tha\ the United States will never attempt to govern the people of any country without their consent. Mr. Turley was then recognized to speak on the Nicaragua canal bill. He announced himself as an advocate of the canal, but said he was opposed to the pending bill. At the conclusion of Mr. Turley’s speech a bill was passed directing the President to appoint Paymaster General T. H. Stanton a major general and retire him at that grade. The House devoted its undivided attention to the bill for the codification of the criminal laws of Alaska, and when adjournment was had all but ten pages of the bill had been disposed of. In the Senate on Wednesday a sharp debate was precipitated by Mr. Allen (Neb.) by some remarks he made upon a resolution he had introduced. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) and Mr. Gray (Do!.) wore drawn into it. The resolution stated that any aggressive action by army or navy on the part of the United States against the Philippines would be an act of war unwarranted on the part of the President and the exercise of constitutional powers vested exclusively in Congress. Mr. Foraker of Ohio was recognized after a short debate and proceeded to deliver his set speech on the general question of the power to extend our territory. At 3:10 p. m. the Senate, on motion of Mr, Davis, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and in charge of the treaty of peace, went into executive session. Senator Davis reported the peace treaty and moved that the treaty and the proceedings of the peace commission be made public. This motion led to debate. The discussion was brief, however, and the motion to remove the injunction of secrecy prevailed without division. The House completed and passed the bill for the codification of the criminal laws of Alaska. The supporters and opponents of the peace treaty in the Senate had their first contest over that document on. Thursday in executive session. The debate was upon a motion by Senator Berry to consider the rosolndonof ratification in open session. The discussion continued from a few minutes past 1 o’clock until about 5, when the Senate adjourned for the day, without reaching a vote. There were no set speeches in the usual acceptance of that phrase. It was a running debate, in which Senators Berry, White, Hale, Hoar, Vest and others in opposition to the treaty met Senators Davis, Frye. Teller, Gray and others in advocacy of it. The House passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill without amendment. During the general debate two set speeches were made against imperialism by Messrs. Carmack and Gaines of Tennessee. The diplomatic and consular is the sixth of the regular appropriation bills to pass the House. The bill as passed carries $1,705,533. A bill was passed authorizing the Little River Railroad Company to construct a railroad through the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian reservations. In the Senate on Friday Mr. McLaurin (Dem.) of South Carolina made a strong appeal in a carefully prepared speech against a policy of expansion by this nation. Mr. Sullivan (Dem.) of Mississippi and Mr. Pasco (Dorn.) of Florida discussed the pending Nicaragua canal bill, the former supporting it and the latter opposing it. The Indian appropriation bill was taken up, but its consideration was not concluded before the hour of adjournment. The House entered upon the consideration of the naval personnel bill. The speeches on the bill were filled with glowing allusions to the glories of naval victories in the late Mar. The bill was supported by Messrs. Foss (Rep.) of Illinois, Dayton (Rep.) of West Virginia, Berry (Dem.) of Kentucky, Driggs (Dem.) of New York and Dinsmore (Dem.) of Arkansas, and u'as opposed by Messrs,. Lowe (Rep.) of New York and Simpson (Pop.) of Kansas. The session of the Senate was brief on, Saturday, early adjournment being taken, out of respect to the memory of Congressman Dingiey. A resolution asking independence for the Philippine Islanders, introduced by Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, was put over. The resolution of Mr. Allen for the appointment of a committee of five Senators to investigate the conduct of the late war u-as then laid before the Senate, and Mr. Allen made a speech in advocacy of it. The death of Mr. Dingiey occupied the entire attention of the House. A state funeral almost majestic in its. Impressiveness Mas given the late Representative Nelson Dingiey at noon Monday in the House of Representatives. Speaker Reed called tho House to orderand immediately thereafter the Vice-Pres-ident and the Senate entered the chamber in a body and w’ere follon-ed by the diplomatic corps, u’ith whom came the members of the Anglo-American commission, of which Mr. Dingiey had been a member. Then folloMed the chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court in their somber robes, and they in turn were followed by the President with his cabinet. The services were conducted by the Rev. S. M. Neu-mnn of the First Congregational Church of Washington, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Couden, chaplain of the House. As soon as the services, were over the House adjourned. The Senate held no session for the transaction of’ business on Monday.

Kaiser as a Crusader.

Branze statuettes about two feet high of the Emperor William ns a knight of one of the crusading orders arc now being offered for sale at Berlin. They represent him looking toward heaven, M'ith .both hands resting on his sword, on the bladeof M'hich is the u-ord “Credo.”

News Of Minor Note.

Driver Hughes of the fire department of New York City saved ten lives at a recent tenement bouse fire. In 1900 Iceland will celebrate the 900tbannlversary of the introduction of Christianity into the island. There are forty-five colleges and seventeen State Christian associations among the colored people of North Carolina. Besides the rinderpest South Africa’s worst plague consists of the myriads ot grasshoppers, which are sometimes sodense that they stop railway trains.