Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1899 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN hr;: ■ ..... i 'GEO. E. MARSHALL, Publisher. - ■ INDIAN a.

BAD BOYS IN REVOLT.

IN THE NEBRASKA REFORM SCHOOL. Kr ■ jse gU Inmates Make a Bolt for Liberty When New Superintendent Is Placed i in Charge—Burglar Alarm Frightens ; a Lady Physician to Death. || The recent change of management in the Nebraska reform school in Plankin«ton, whereby W. H. Thompkins was put in charge, was made an occasion for a mutinous outbreak on the part of the ini'mates. The boys were out on the campus playing bail when the order was given them to fall in line to march back to the building. The youngsters refused point ' blank and took to their heels, ignoring f the shouts of the new superintendent to > them to return. The guards were at once called out, the sheriff was notified, and g *ll joined in the pursuit. Twenty-seven boys got away from the grounds, and af- | ter a long and hard chase, extending into | the night, all were caught and brought back except two, a Norwegian and a big Indian. On their way back the boys | made slurring remarks about the new s'superintendent, and averred that they had planned to make the break for liberty with the change of management. | FINDS RICH COPPERFIELD. | American Expert Locates a Splendid Bs Lode Near Toronto, Ont. ■ It is announced that copper ore of al- . most incredible extent and richness has been found in the Parry sound district within about seven hours' railway distance of Toronto. The discovery was due practically to an American mining expert S named Forbes, who has organized two I companies, one composed entirely of St. | Paul capitalists and the other composed of Canadian and St. Paul men, whigh have secured all of the claims in the neighborhood and have commenced operations on an extensive scale. HKv 1 | CATCH WILD MAN IN OKLAHOMA. ■■ . : Apparition that Long Frightened gv- Housewives la Made Captive. I A wild man has been frightening the | people of Coal Creek township, Ok., for , two years. Almost daily some women would be frightened by the appearance of the man, wearing no clothing. When the j apparition had frightened the residents | away he would enter the house and de- | vour all the eatables. This occurred I many times, and when officers pursued I him he ran into the swamps. The other day officers caught the wild man on .Coal t creek after a hot fight. He turned out to be Joe Pokorney, a Bohemian. He will be tried for insanity. K KILLED bY FRIGHT. Burglar Alarm Scares a San Francisco Woman to Death. s Death called Dr. Mary C. Edmonds, a well-known physician of San Francisco, I in tragic fashion. The accidental setting off of a burglar alarm wrought up her nerves to such a strain that she suffered death by fright. She went to a window and blew a whittle. Help came, but just as she opened thh<J'out door she tottered and fell dead. Race for the Pennant. The standing of the clubs in the National League rac<~ is as follows: W. L. ' W. L. Brooklyn ...48 23Cincinnati ...35 34 Boston 44 26 Pittsburg ....34 35 Chicago 41 .26 New Y0rk...30 39 Philadelphia. 41 27 Louisville ...27 43 St. Louis. ...41 29 Washington. 24 48 Baltimore ...38 29Cleveland ...12 56 Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Minneapolis. 39 28 St. Pau1.....32 34 Indianapolis. 36 29 Kansas City.. 32 36 Detroit 34 32Milwaukee ...32 37 Columbus ...34 32Buffalo 28 39 Mysterious (,'ritne in Omaha. , John D. Molines. a well-known Omaha character, was found in a dying condition at Douglas and Fourteenth streets. His head was badly cut and he was otherwise injured, The cause of the man’s injuries is not known, but five hackmcn are under arrest, the police claiming that they know something of the affair.

Thieves Make a Great Haul. An iron box containing $2,611 shipped by the American Express Company for the J. 11. Somers American Express Company to Sherrodsville, Ohio,' to pay the men in No. 5 mine, lias been mysteriously stolen from the Cleveland, Canton and Southern Railway depot, in which the express company has its office. • Luna Was a Conspirator. The trial of the slayers of Gen. Luna, the Filipino leader who was assassinated by tjie guard of Aguinaldo's residence, is ended. The accused were acquitted on the ground of self-defense. The testimony showed there was a conspiracy on the part of Luna and other officers to kill Aguinaldo and make Luna dictator. L Gold Seekers Die of Scurvy. ‘ A sad state of affairs is reported on i the AVind river, Alaska. About seventyfive prospectors were wintering there and their camp was invaded by scurvy. Fifteetf or twenty are reported to have died from the effects of the disease. K ; Chicano Firm Loses by Fire. E Two large brick buildings occupied by the American Curled Hair Company of ’.Chicago were destroyed by fire at Kansas City. The loss is estimated at *75,Six Persons Meet Death, fc } All but one of the seven members of Bftte family of William Reinhard of Co|lnin bus,* Ohio, were killed and the remaining one was badly injured by a Big Four Jjbassenger train. Reinhard and his faultily were driving in a surrey. The vehicle §>Was knocked into splinters. I&J- . Boers Yield to England. , After an all-da y secret session the iVolksraad at Pretoria appointed a comof five to draft a franchise reform 'bill. Such action is in harmony with the Kh liT fflfltill

DUST POURING INTO DAWSON. Pack Train of Twenty Horses Loaded with Precious Metal. Passengers from Dawson on the steamer Humboldt assert that gold dust was pouring into that town when they left. They allege that one morning a pack train of twenty horses, each animal carrying 200 pounds of gold dust, arrived from Eldorado Creek. There were two tons of it, worth fully $1,000,000. It is said that eleven of the horses were freighted down with dust from one claim. Richard Emmons, J. Gosham and Orin W. Jackson sought to reach the Copper river section frsrn Dawson and came near starving to death. They were making the journey for the North American Transportation and Trading Company. Their Indian guides deserted them and the men were lost for ten days. Miners have reached Dawson from Porcupine river without gold. Some say they prospected all the rivers as far north as Herschel and on the ArcticSocean, but did not find anything. A town site has been located about twenty miles above Fort Selkirk. A copper ledge, outcroppings of which have been traced a distance’of sixteen miles, has been located at Wiliamspoint by a San Francisco syndicate.

CARD GAME ENDS IN MURDER.

One Man Killed and Two Wounded in a Quarrel at Elmwood, Neb.

A shooting affray occurred at Elmwood, Neb., in which one man was killed and two others were seriously injured. Several men who had congregated near the grounds of the G. A. R., were seated on the ground, engaged in a game of cards, when a dispute arose and the trouble began. William Harris of Nehawka, Neb., drew a revolver and began shooting indiscriminately at his companions. The first shot struck George Jones of St. Joseph, Mo., in the abdomen and resulted in his almost instant death. William Malone was next hit, the shot taking effect in the hip, inflicting a dangerous wound. The third bullet took effect in the left side of Joseph Hart of Oklahoma, in the region of the heart, making an ugly wound which bled freely. All the men implicated are under arrest.

TWO “WHITECAPS” HANGED. Wynn and Tipion Executed for Killing Witnesses. Pleas Wynn and Catlett Tipton Were hanged at Sevierville, Tenn., for the murder of William and Laura Whalley. The murder of William and Laura Whalley in Sevier County nearly two years ago was the culmination of a series of “whitecap” outrages. The Whalleys were witnesses before the grand jury, and for this reason they were put out of the way. They were shot dowm in their cabin home at midnight by two disguised men. The sister of Laura Whalley was in the room and recognized one of the men through his cloth mask. BIG GLOVE TRUST FORMING. Chicagoan Credited with Promoting a $15,000,000 Combine. A glove trust with a capital of $15,000,000 is in process of formation in New York. Its promoters are meeting with considerable success. The originator is Ovington Ross of Evanston, 111., a member of the Hall & Ross Husking Glove Company, Chicago. Mr. Ross has been for several weeks in conference with the Western manufacturers, and some days ago he went to New York, the glove-mak-ing center of America. He made the rounds of the concerns there and met with much encouragement. LIGHTNING KILLS FIVE MEN. The Electric Storm Results Fatally at Ulysses, Neb. A single lightning stroke killed five young men three miles southeast of Ulysses, Neb., during a thunderstorm. They were all in a buggy driving for shelter. The team of horses was also killed. They were found by a passing farmer. Three of the bodies had fallen out of the wagon, two remaining in the vehicle as they lay after being struck. The victims ranged in age from 16 to 23 years, and all were well known in the neighborhood. They were returning from a Sunday fishing excursion. •

Sprint: Gun Kills a Cyclist. A bicyclist, supposed to be W. F. Rhodes of Sparta, Wis., was shot and killed while trying to break into a cabin, about two miles northeast of Cheston, Mont. A spring gun had been set for thieves and it is thought that Rhodes was prying open the shutter in order to shelter himself in the cabin when the gun was discharged. Protest Against Buchanan Award. At Santiago de Chili, the newspapers are protesting against a proposal to award William J. Buchanan, the United States minister to the Argentine Republic, the sum of 8100,000 for his intervention in connection with the arbitration of the boundary question between Chili and Argentina. Cyclone Strikes in Nebraska. A destructive cyclone passed two miles from Ainsworth, Neb., killing Mrs. William Lockmiller, wife of a well-known farmer, and doing great damage to property. Houses, barns, fences and bridges were demolished and many families were made homeless. Cattle Are Killed by Flies. In the great pastures along the South Canadian River in Cleveland and Pottawatomie counties, Oklahoma, and across the line in the Chickasaw nation, flies are swarming on the cattle as never before known. Dead cattle are found daily in every herd.

Detroit Plan Killed. The Michigan Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional and void the act passed last winter providing for the municipal street ownership of railways in Detroit, and creating a commission to acquire and operate the system. Explosion Kills Forty-four. A dispatch from Odessa, Russia*, announces that a dynamite cartridge exploded near there while the excavation of a coal mine was in progress, and that fortyfour persons were killed and twenty wounded. Fireworks Are Blamed. Fire at Paris, Tenn., caused at least *50,000 loss. It originated in a livery statute, destroying buildings on the public square and in adjoining streets. An explosion of fireworks is the supposed cause. Visiting Merchant Fails Dead, i Henry Bash, a merchant of New York City, aged 59 years, fell dead in his room at the Burnet House at Cincinnati. He seemed well up to the moment of his death.

GREAT ROADS UNITE.

TWO LEADING LINES OF RAILWAY COMBINE. New York Central and. Pennsylvania Become One System Lines Will Drop Former Opposition and Cooperate in Traffic-Horrible Death. The New York Central has entered into a compact with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the two systems are now practically one. The compact was planned by W. K. Vanderbilt, who is now the largest stockholder of the Pennsylvania. Recognition of what are the actualities in this new railroad situation disposes of the speculation as to what may be afoot as to competition for the control of the New York, New Haven and Hartford system. J. P. Morgan and the Messrs. Rockefeller hold it now, and the Vanderbilt interests are the only probable bidders for it, wherefore it is likely for some time to continue as independent property. Boston and Maine may even be absorbed and, Lucius Tuttle, president of that company, put at the head of the New Haven system, of which he was formerly operating vice-president. Under any circumstances there will be neither rivalry nor clash between New York Central and Pennsylvania over New Haven control. PERISHES IN HER OWN HOME. Capt. Dickins’ Wife Loses Her Life by Fire in Washington. Fire and explosion in the residence of Capt. Dickins of the United States navy at Washington resulted in the shocking death of Mrs. Dickins, who was fearfully burned and died before medical assistance could reach her. Other persons about the house were severely, but not dangerously, wounded. The first intimation of the fire was a low rumble, followed by several violent shocks, which blew out the entire third story front of the residence. The firemen made their way to the third story and among the debris littering the front room found the blackened corpse of Mrs. Dickins. The explosion resulted from the ignition of gasoline from a firepot being used by a plumber.

TORNADO SWEEPS CLEAN PATH. Heavy Losses Are Sustained from a Cyclone Near Union, Wis. A tornado passed near the town of Union. Wis. Only the fact that no city or village lay in its track prevented a result equaling the New Richmond horror. The storm struck the township at the western boundary and plowed a furrow across it six miles long and from fifteen to forty rods wide, Practically everything in the storm's phth was destroyed. Conservative estimates place the loss at $50,000 to $75,000. Many farm houses, barns and outbuildings and miles of fencing were wrecked. There was no loss of life, however, and so far as can be learned no person sustained injury. Osteopaths Elect Officers. The American Association for the Advancement of Osteopathy held its annual meeting at Indianapolis and elected the following officers: President, A. O. Hildreth, St. Louis; first vice-president, F. W. Hannah, Indianapolis; second vicepresident, A. 8. Burgess, St. Paul; secretary, Miss Irene Harwood; Kansas City; treasurer, C. M. T. Hulett, Cleveland. Preacher’s House Is Wrecked. The dwelling of the Rev. N. C. Sims of Highland Place, a suburb of Terre Haute, Ind., was wrecked with dynamite. Mr. Sims, who, with his wife escaped injury, hurried out ot the door, revolver in hand, and saw two men running away. He fired at them, but did not stop them. The foundation of the house was shattered and every window was broken.

Absorbed by Glass Trust. It is learned from a source which is believed to be reliable that the Crystal Glass Company of Bridgeport, which is largely owned and controlled by Wheeling, has sold its plant and business to the National Glass Company for $202,500, a premium of 35 per cent on the capital stock of the concern, which was $150,(JOO. lowa Town Injured by Storm. Pleasantville, lowa, was badly damaged by a hailstorm. Nearly all the glass on the south and west sides of the dwellings was broken, and in the country eastward a strip of growing crops five miles wide and twelve miles long was destroyed and much stock- killed and injured. Many Lives ip Peril. Fire in the large plant of the Illinois Can" Company in Chicago caused damage to the amount of $150,000 and imperiled the lives of over 600 employes. The latter escaped by means of the fire escapes and stairways. Some had hairbreadth experiences and two were injured. fqnatters Must Move Out. Secretary Hitchcock has announced finally that there would be neither a suspension nor modification of the order of June 22 directing the removal of all trespassers or intruders on the lands, of the Leech Lake Indian reservation in Minnesota within thirty days therefrom. Sixty Hurt in a Circus Teat. A terrific rain and wind storm struck Crookston, Minn., the other evening just after the opening of the performance of Ringling Brothers’ circus. The main tent collapsed, injuring sixty people, but none of them fatally. The circus company’s loss is SIO,OOO.

Passenger Train Is Wrecked. A north-bound passenger train on the Burlington road went through a culvert near Waldron, Mo. Fireman Charles Welty of St. Joseph, Mo., was killed and several passengers are reported to have been seriously injured. Combine in Cotton Yarn. The New England Cotton Yarn Company, with an authorized capital of *ll,500,000, filed papers of incorporation with the Secretary.of State at Trenton, N. J. The company is formed to weave cotton/ flax, jute and linen. Fatal Fight in Mining Town In a shooting affray at Sewell, W. Va., Harrison Lusk, a constable, was shot through the lungs and fatally wounded and Funston Cox, colored, whom the constable attempted to arrest, was shot three times, but will recover. Husband Dead, Wife Live*. Ed Clinch, a dealer in general merchandise at Bakua, Minn., shot his wife twice in the head and then committed suicide. He died instantly, but his wife will recover. _>

MINING CRAZE IN KANSAS. Trego and Ellia Connties Asserted to Be an Eldorado. Kansas promises to becoime the scene of as great a gold craze as "agitated Ohio this spring. Even State officials and capitalists are catching the fever, and are investing their money in land and “mines” and mills. Gen. Artz, who achieved fame as adjutant general during the “Dunsmore rebellion” in Kansas, is the father of the craze. He worked for two years or more “developing” mines in Trego and Ellis counties. Since then others have become interested in the “mines,” and now shafts are being sunk in a score of places in the counties named, and land prices have gone out of sight. Near where the main shaft is being sunk in Trego County land cannot be bought at any price. Geologists and mining engineers declare that it is out of the question that there can be more than traces of gold in Kansas, but the men who are digging the mines and putting up the money declare they have assays which show that there are fabulous quantities of gold there. ATTEMPT TO KILL A KING. Unknown Man Fires Four Revolver ? hots nt Milan of Servia. Former King Milan, father of King Alexander of Servia, narrowly escaped assassination at Belgrade. The would-be murderer is under arrest. He fired four revolver shots, one of which slightly wounded his majesty in the back, another lodging in the hand of Adjt. Lukitch, who was with him. At the time the attack was made King Milan was driving through Michael street in an open carriage. His assailant is about 28 years old. On his return to the palace King Milan received the congratulations of the members of the cabinet and the diplomatic corps upon his escape. Later in the evening Alexander drove through Michael street and was enthusiastically received by the populace.

I<ob-rt Hill Meets Death. Robert Hill, who was soon to sail for Paris to arrange for an exhibition of fine glassware at the exposition, fell from a wagon near Tiffin, Ohio, and was crushed to death by the wheels. He was the head of the glassworkers’ union and superintendent of Ball Brothers’ big factory at Muncie, Ind. Disastrous Fire in Memphis. A fire broke out in the establishment of the Memphis Paper Company, Memphis, Tenn., and before it was subdued had caused the loss of one life, the fatal injury of ex-Fire Chief Cleary and the serious injury of Assistant- Fire Chief James Ryan, besides a property loss of about $450,000. Rabbi Is Killed by Negroes. After fighting against death for forty hours with three deep stitches closing a. knife wound in the left ventricle of his heart, Rabbi Louis Ginsberg, who was murderously assaulted by three negroes at Binghamton, N. Y., died, septic peritonitis having developed as a result of his wounds. Kills Mother and Sister. At Coates, Kan., Willie Porter, aged 9, playfully pointed a revolver, which he found in the hired man’s room, at his bab,y sister, who was sitting on her mother’s lap, and pulled the trigger. The ball passed through the baby’s head and the mother’s heart, killing both instantly.

Many Buildings Burned. • Fire at Pratt City, Ala., burned forty buildings, causing a loss of $53,000, with only about SB,OOO insurance. Of the houses burned, twenty-one were business houses and the remainder-cottages. Find Becker' Guilty. August Becker of Chicago was found guilty of the murder of his wife, Rachel Becker, and the jury, which named the death penalty, dealt justice in recordbreaking time—one hour and ten minutes. Murders Girl and Himself, .William Ludwick killed his sweetheart, Miss Bertha 'Whitesides, and himself, at Des Moines, lowa. The young lady had rejected Ludwick’s offer of marriage. Highest Honor to an American. Mrs. May Wright Sewall of Indianapolis was elected president of tjie International Council of Women, which has closed its session at London. Bishop J. P. Newman Is Dead. Bishop John P. Newman of the Methodist Episcopal Church died at Saratoga, N. ¥., of pneumonia, complicated with other diseases. I nlietment Order Issued. The order for the enlistment of ten new regiments of infantry has been issued at Washington by the Secretary of War.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, *3.00 to *6.00; hogs, shipping grades, *3.00 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, *3.00 to *5.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 73c to 75c; corn, No. 2,33 cto 34c; oats, No. 2,23 c to 25c; rye, No. 2,59 cto 61c; butter, choice creamery, 17c to 19c; eggs, fresh, 12c to 14c; potatoes, choice new, 52c to 65c per bushel. Indianapolis—-Cattle, shipping, *3.00 to *5.50; hogs, choice light, *2.75 to *4.00; sheep, common to choice, *2.50 to *4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 74c to 75c; corn, No. 2 white, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 29c to 30c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.50 to *5.75; hogs, *3.00 to *4.00; sheep, *3.00 to *4.75; wheat, No. 2,74 cto 76c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 33c to 35c; oats, No. 2,26 cto 27c; rye, No. 2,57 cto 59c. Cincinnati —Cattle, *2.50 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,71 cto 73c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 35c to 37c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 28c to 29c; rye, No. 2,64 cto 66c. Detroit—Cattle, *2.50 to $6.00; hogs, *3.00 to $4.25; sheep. $2.50 to *5.25; wheat, No. 2,75 cto 76c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 35c to 37c; oats, No. 2 white, 29c to 31c; rye, 59c to 60c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 73c to 75c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 34c to 36c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 24c to 25c; rye, No. 2,57 c to 59c; clover seed, new, *3.95 to $4.00. Milwaukee—W’heat, No. 2 spring, 72c to 73e; corn, No. 3,33 cto 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 26c,t0 29c; rye, No. 1,60 cto 61c; barley, No. 2,41 cto 43c; pork, mess, SB.OO to $8.50.. Buffalo—Cattle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to $6.00; hogs, common to choice, $3:25 to *4.25; sheep, fair to choice wethers, *3.50 to *5.25; lambs, common to extra, *4.50 to $6.75. New York—Cattle, $3.25 to *6.25; hogs, *3.00 to *4.50; sheep, *3.00 to *5.25; wheat, No. 2- red, 80c to 81c; corn, No. 2, 39c to 41c; oats, Na. 2 white, 31c to 32c; butter, creamery, 15c to 19c; eggs, Western, 14c to 16c.

BIG RELIGIOUS MEET.

IMMENSE THRONG ATTENDS ENDEAVOR CONVENTION. Christian Workers from AU States and Canada Are Present—Detroit Bide All Hearty Welcome—Old Officers Reelected—Year’s Progress Reviewed. Fifteen thousand Christian Endeavorera attending the eighteenth annual international convention at Detroit marched into Tent Endeavor on the opening night singing hymns and waving the flags symbolical of their order. Officials of the society announced from the speakers’ stand that this meeting established a new record for a Christian Endeavor convention, both in numbers and enthusiasm. Fringed about the thousands who were seated within the canvas auditorium were other thousands who tiptoed and pressed over and against their neighbors in their anxiety to see and to hear. From the moment the great audience rose and sang the first inspiring song to the last dying strain of the orchestra that played during the reception following the set program, through the thousands of people ran an indescribable exulting flood of religious sentiment. At sundown long wavering lines of young folks from various directions crossed the green fields about the white-tented city, all converging toward Tent Endeavor, beneath whose broad, spreading canvas the welcoming rally was held. The crowds poured in through the four entrances on each side and down the six broad sawdust covered aisles, until the great tent’s capacity of 10,000 was filled, after which a erod'd of outsiders obtained sight and hearing through a dropping of the tent walls at each side. The Christian Endeavor red and white was suspended in hundreds of broad streamers from the lofty roofs of the eaves. Flags of all nations, draped with the Stars and Stripes, hung overhead at intervals. The coat of arms of the States were attached to the tent poles. The Christian Endeavor monogram shone from large red and white electric globes over the resonator, Suspended above the speaker’s platform. Higher up the union jack and the Stars and Stripes intermingled.

Great Choir Furnishes Music. A thousand white-capped young men and maids composed the choir, on the big stage, the front of which was occupied by the officers and clergy. Promptly at 7:30 o’clock arose the swelling strains of “The Son of God Goes Forth to War,” followed by “There Shall Be Showers of Blessing,” “Onward, Christian Soldiers,” etc., in all of which the great crowd enthusiastically, joined. Devotional exercises were led by Rev. J. G. Butler of Washington. z The welcome of the local committee was extended by William H. Strong, its chairman. Mr. Strong dwelt the beauties of«iDetroit and greeted the delegates not only on behalf of the local Christian Endeavor societies; but also on behalf of the young people’s religious societies, allied to special denominations, which had collaborated in all efforts of the general committee. Rev. Charles B. Newman eloquently welcomed the convention in behalf 6f Detroit pastors. Mayor Mayberry also welcomed the Endeavors.

Greeting from Lands. Next on the program came responses in behalf of Endeavorers from foreign lands. As Rev. William Patterson of Toronto came forward to speak for Canada some one struck up “God Save the Queen.” The Canadians on the platform took up the strain and in a moment the huge tent was reverberating with the swelling chorus of the British anthem. The friendly relations between Canada and the United States, particularly with reference to religious matters, formed the burden of Dr. Patterson’s address. Rev. Dr. H. J. Tressider, secretary of the London council of Christian Endeavor, answered the greetings in behalf of Great Britain. “Perish the. mad dream,” said he, “that a conflict should ever come between our 'two countries. It is the work and the duty of the Christian Endeavorers to make impossible such an idea.” For Australia response was made by Rev. Joseph Walker of Queensland; for China, by Rev. Elwood G. Tewksbury,,a missionary in the vicinity of Pekin; for Turkey, by Rev. Lyndon S. Crawford, for many years a missionary in that country; for Japan, by Rev. Otis Carey; for Mexico, by Rev. C. Scott Williams, and for the United States by Rev. Arthur J. Smith of Georgia. Trustees Review the Year. At the meeting of the trustees the business before the United Society was quickly transacted. Treasurer Shaw’s report showed expenditures during the fiscal year of $9,678, and $352 now in the treasury. The report of George B. Graff of Boston, agent of the publishing department, under whose direction the Christian Endeavor World is published, showed cash on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year, June 1. 1898, $1,110; receipts during the year, $67,956; expenditures, $66,628; cash on hand, $2,439. The Western office of the publishing department. located at Chicago, reported expenditures of $12,563, and $664 now in its treasury. The old officers of the United Society were unanimously re-elected upon recommendation of the nominating committee, as follows: President, Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark; secretary. John Willis Baer;, treasurer, William Shaw, all of Boston. Representatives on the board of trustees of the United Society were elected from each State, territory and the provinces of Canada.

The Moon May Come Baek.

Professor Darwin of Cambridge prophesies that the moon will ultimately return to the earth, whence it was cast off in the remote past. 1

Says the Negro Is the Missing Link.

Rev. Gottlieb C. H. Hosskarl, D. D, pastor of the Second Lutheran church of Chambersburg, Pa., has undertaken to prove by scriptural history that the negro is not descended from Adam and Eve, and is not of the progeny of Ham, but is Darwin’s missing link. He affirms that the negro’s main superiority over the gorilla, orang-outang and baboon is that he utters sounds that could be imitated and understood by ' Adam.

WASHINGTON GOSSIP

All preparations have been made at th* War Department to enlist the full provisional army of 35,000 men, which will make in all 100,000 men under arms. It is the intention of the officials to call for ten more regiments after the twelve organizations now being recruited are filled. When enough men have been enlisted to give those organizations their full quotas it will be given out by the department that five more regiments will be enlisted, making twenty-seven in all, which is the number authorized by Congress. In fact, there will be no cessation of enlistments, but from this time on all able-bodied men who present themselves will be accepted until the army reaches its maximum strength of 100,000. Recruits for the new volunteer regiments must be from 18 to 35 years of age, at least five feet four inches high, and weigh from 120 to 190 pounds. Recriiiting officers have authority to overlook a variation of ten pounds in weight and a fraction of an inch in height and chest measurement. Owing to the character of the service expected the physical qualifications of the men will be closely scrutinized. Married men will not be permitted to enlist in the new force except in certain exceptional cases, by special permission from headquarters,; when it is shown to be for the direct benefit of the service. Grave apprehension exists among ■'rmy surgeons as a result of reports received during the last twenty-four hours from Santiago. The yellow fever epidemic which threatens that province was anticipated some time ago, although the dread of the doctors has been carefully conceal-, ed and no mention of it has been allowed to get into the reports given out at the War Department. Some time ago the department was advised that the conditions at Havana and at Santiago were not such, even now, as to assure the troops and people there immunity from contagious diseases. It was said the system of sanitation adopted was inadequate, and, coming as it did after the long period ofi utter disregard of all the rules of public, health, it was not to be expected the yellow fever could be kept out. There have been a number of deaths, most of them so sudden that the day which brings the first news of disability often brings later the notice of death. Three officers have died of the disease in as many days. The surgeons report that they are making heroic efforts to stay the spread of the contagion, which has gained a strong foothold. " '

Rear Admiral Sampson has received a body blow from an unexpected quarter, and is to be deprived of his admiral’s pay from Aug. 10, when he was appointed by the President in advance of Schley, to the adjournment of Congress. Acting Controller of the Treasury Mitchell has held that as the Senate did not confirm the President’s appointment he can draw no pay as such, but only since his regular appointment under the naval personnel, bill, by which he becomes junior to Schley. The Controller decides an advancement in rank is not complete until confirmed by the Senate, and hence no pay can accrue until the promotion is legally completed. This decision will tend to stop the Sampson-Schley controversy, for if Sampson is barred out of his extra pay. there would be no advantage in reopening the matter, as he is now a rear admiral in good standing, and draws pay as such, although still junior to Schley. The revival of the story that the War Department has let army clothing contracts to sweat shops in the large cities, notably at Philadelphia, is pronounced by army quartermasters absolutely untrue. No large contracts for made uniforms have been awarded lately, and all those which-are let have a provision that the work is to be done in factories. Inspectors are employed to observe closely the methods of the contractors, and a report that a manufacturer is having his “finishing” done outside his plant leads to a rejection of the material. Under the system adopted by the War Department, the volunteer regiments will be national in character, and yet each command will be made up of men from the same locality, so the regiments will have the necessary local pride in their identity. There will be stragglers in all the regiments, but as a rule the men will be near neighbors and there will be goodnatured rivalry in seeing which section of the country is first in filling up its regiment. The first regiment to be fully organized and drilled will stand the best chance of an early call for active duty. Col. David B. Henderson, the prospective Speaker, called upon the President the other morning by appointment, and remained at the White House for more than an hour. When he left he declined to talk about his conference with the President. Col. Henderson still adheres to his belief that there will not be an early session of Congress.

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Mr. Fife and daughter killed by a train at Clinton, Mass. Judge refused to quash indictments against Wardner rioters. Jasper Temple, Tompkinsville, Ky., killed by a man named Atkins. Eight persons injured in a wreck on the P. & W., near Renfrew, Pa. e Steamer Rio de Janeiro brought *453,000 of opium to ’Frisco from Hong Kong. Solomon Bornstein, Rahway, N. J., had a “moonshine still’’ in a /ine residence. Captured by the officers. Arthur Hauser, now in Mexico, is wanted in Toledo. He is said to have six wives. The posse which has been trailin* the train robbers in Montana has given up the chase. While drilling a gas well at Chatham, Ohio, an arrow, point was found at the depth of 1,562 feet. * Vanderbilts have secured control of the Boston and Albany Railroad, which gives them an opening into New England. Frank Cook, colored, swung to eternity fa Birmingham, Ala. Killed a conductor.