Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1900 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. X GEO. E. MARSHALL, Publisher. RENSSELAER, -

SHORT COTTON CROP.

SMALLER YIELD THAN USUAL IS EXPECTED. If Consumption Continues Large, as Seems Probable, Holders Will Be Able to Dictate Price—Cubans Anxious to Build Up Educational System. R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade says: “The industries are’still sur- - passing in actual output the work of any previous year. Their new business is not correspondingly large, nor could such orders be accepted by most industries if offered, but enough are coming to prevent stoppage of works or much decline in pHees. In woolen goods new business of remarkable volume sustains a marked advance in prices and in other lines of importance, as in machinery, orders indicate a surprising foreign demand. Cotton followed its wise from 8 to 8% cents last week by a further rise to 8.56 cents, with growing belief that the crop will prove short enough and the consumption large enough to give holders quite their own way. The decrease of receipts in January was 253,000 bales, or 20 per cent. The exports in January were smaller than last year by 370,000 bales, over 30 per cent. Failures for the week were 245 in the United States, against 217 last year, and thirty-three in Canada against thirty-five last year. EAGER FOR AN EDUCATION. Cubans Show Fiery Enthusiasm in Building Up School System. Alexis Frye, superintendent of Cuban schools, in his report to the Governor General at Havana, upon the development of the school system since the work of reorganization began a few weeks ago, says that the whole country seems ■ on fire with enthusiasm for education. The popular feeling exceeds all he had ventured to hope for. When Mr. Frye began his work there existed in the island fewer than 200 schools, all based on the old Spanish foundations, with the exception of a few that had been established more than a year before in Santiago by Gen. Wood. There are now 2,058 schools in the island, of which 201 are in Havana City, 152 in Matanzas City, and 170 in Puerto Principe City. ,-

TRIED TO ROB SANTA FE TRAIN. Engineer of No. 405 Foils Hold-Up Men Ji ear Perry, Oklahoma. An attempt to hold up south-bound passenger train No. 405 on the Atchison, Topeka and feanta Fe Railway was made just after the train left the coal chute a mile north of Ferry, Oklahoma. Some one pulled the bell cord and The train was slowing down, when the engineer noticed several masked men standing near the track. The engineer opened the throttle, and the train dashed by the would-be robbers, who made a futile attempt to board it. Big Strike of Coal Miners. Three thousand miners in the Barnesboro, Spangler and Hastings district, near Altoona, Pa., struck. At a meeting the men resolved not to wait until April 1, the limit set by the Indianapolis convention for the operators to grant the concessions, and demanded an immediate advance from 50 cents to 60 cents per gross ton. The companies answered the demand with a refusal, and not a man went to work. Stabbing Affray at a Dance. Four men were perhaps fatally wounded at a dance five miles from Caney, in Oklahoma Territory. "Bob” and Carl Thomson atacked Joseph and James Mickles and Frank Wise with knives, inflicting ugly wounds. Len Cushman interfered and “Bob” Thomson felled him with a blow on the head with his revolver. Rob Aunt of Mrs. McKinlej'. Four masked men entered the home of Mrs. Marie S. Saxton, an aunt of Mrs. William McKinley, west of Canton, Ohio. Daniel Slanker, a brother of Mrs. Saxton, was awakened, but was prevented from giving an alarm by a revolver thrust in his face. • The robbers escaped with a small amount of booty. Steal Jewels Worth $3,000. At Louisville, Ky., Rodgers & Krull, jewelers, were robbed of $3,000 worth of diamonds. Two men entered the store and while one engaged Mr. Rodgers in conversation the other secreted a tray of diamonds. The robbery was not discovered until an hour after the men left the store. Tank Breaks Through a Roof. A tank containing 25,000 barrels of water was blown over at the plant of the National Glass Company in Findlay, <).. and crashed through the roof of the decorating room, where 100 girls were working, deluging the place. Four persons were injured. The loss to the company is SI,BOO. Orpha Sheets Goes Free. The Grand Jury at Tiffin, Ohio, reported and failed to return an indictment against Miss Orpha Sheets, the handsome young Green Springs woman charged with the murder of her sweetheart. Claude Tuttle, by administering poison. Sheriff Kills Desperado. Sheriff Seeord, of Clay County, Nebras--1 ka, went to 1 Davenport to arrest "Red” Hawkins, charged with highway robbery. Hawkins started to draw his revolver, but the Sheriff' was too quick.for him and tired first. The first shot killed Hawkins instantly. New Railroad to I.oh Angeles. ' Los Angeles, it is said, is to have ' another trans-cont then tai railroad. It will extend from Mojave east through Southern Nevada into Utah, amj the builders will be the Banta Fe, Southern Pacific, Rio Grande and Western, and Union Pacific systems, acting together. Moliucaux Found Guilty. Rolnnd B. Molineanx. tried in New York for the killing of Mrs. Katherine J. Adam* by poison on Dec. 28. 1898, was found guilty of murder in the firat de-

PREPARING CUBA FOR FREEDOM. General Wood, Educating the People for Self-Government. -Though gratified- at the excellent com duct of the residents of Cuba since American occupation began, the Washington authorities are still unable to name the date when American sovereignty shall end and the inhabitants of the island’ shall commence the administration of their own affairs. Under instructions given by the President and the Secretary of War before his departure, Gen. Wood is doing everything in his power to educate the people of the Island in self-gov-ernment, not only by example, but by placing them in positions of responsibility. It is believed that after the Spanish subjects of the island have registered their intention of continuing theit allegiance to Spain or of becoming citizens of Cuba, the people will be ready for the elections which will commit the municipal governments of the island to the officers elected by the people. These elections of course will be 'conducted under American supervision. The operations of the municipalities will be carefully watched by the administration in order to determine if the people are ready for a larger responsibility, and if it should be shown that such is the case, then a representative convention will be called to draft a constitution and to establish a general system of independent government. The year allowed by the treaty of Paris for the Spanish population of the island to elect whether they will be Cuban or Spanish citizens will expire April 11 next. DULL WINTER AT DAWSON. Weather Mild Until Dec. 20, Since When It Has Been Much Colder. Advices from Dawson state that up to theend of the year business in the Yukon capital had been discouragingly dull, although work on the claims was progressing well. Up to Dec. 20 the weather had been so mild that but little gravel had been got out, although after that date this impediment of temperature was removed. JThe thermometer dropped to 40 degrees below zero and ranged as low as 57. There is now a good showing on the’dumps. The Dawson banks estii mate that $21,000,000 will be taken out this season. From 2,000 to 3,000 Dawsonites are arranging to leave ou the first boats down the river in the spring for the Nome field. The Dawson fire de-stroyed-only- eight buildings, occupying ihalf a block. As the buildings were all tiimsily constructed and lined with cotton, it is considered surprising that the tire was confined to so few buildings. Dawson has a well-equipped tire department with a force of thirty paid men. The tire engines are housed on the ice of the river, where the water can most readily be obtained. FLEES FROM THE COUNTY JAIE. Desperate Prisoner at Peru, Ind.,Seizes an Opportunity to Escape. Ray Jones, the man who abducted pretty Nellie Berger from Jier home north of Peru, Ind., several months ago, and who, With the girl, was found by Sheriff Gast , of Rochester, Ind., escaped from jail at Peru. The escape came about in the officers endeavoring to force a crazy person into one -of- 4he cells adjoining that of Jones, and in some manner leaving the barred gate leading to his cell open. Jones is a dangerous character. Miss Berger is now lying at death’s door. TORNADO ALONG THE COAST. Wrecks Follow in the Wake of a Storm in Newfoundland. Another tornado swept the coast of Newfoundland. Lark harbor was devasi rated and twenty houses were blown down, including the customs station and the residence of the customs officer. All the families took refuge in their cellars. A French lobster factory, one of the largest on the coast, was demolished. Three schooners were driven ashore and dismasted. Revolver Used at Piano Works. The piano and organ factories of Chicago are open after an idleness of fifteen weeks. Only one serious disturbance accompanied the general reopening of these factories. This was at the organ plant of Newman Bros. & Co. N. E. Nelson was stopped as he went to the factory and a tight followed. Some one struck him on the head, and then Nelson drew a revolver and tired one shot. He declared he wounded a man. Train Robber Captured. “Pat'’ Crowe, who is known to the police of Missouri as the most desperate leader of train robbers since the days of Jesse James, was arrested in Chicago, efiarged with being the principal in the robbery of the overland fast mail train on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway at tower “W,” forty-six miles west of Chicago, on the night of Oct. 13, 1891). Donkobors in Need. A movement has begun in California to send relief to the Ponkhobor colonies in Manitoba, which are suffering for food. The Donkhobors are represented as thrifty people, greatly attached to their religious belief, which resembles that of the Quakers. They will not bear arms and were driven out of Russia by the compulsory military service. Simply Feeling China’s Pulse. Emperor Kuang-Hsu of China, who since Jan. 25 has been generally believed Lq be dead, undoubtedly is alive and still is 'Nominally reigning. There seems to be no doubt, however, that by the edict naming as his successor Pu-Chun, son of Prince Tuan, the empress was merely feeling the pulse of the nation. Bad Fire in Greensboro, N. C. Fire at Greensboro, N. C.> destroyed the large clothing store of C. M. Vanstery & Co. The firm's loss is estimated at $60,000. with $35,000 insurance. The stores and stocks of the Sample-Brown Mercantile Company, dry goods, and J. W. Scott & Co., grocers, were badly damaged by water. Execution at Sandwich, Ont. Levi Steward in the Essex County jail at Sandwich, Ont. All night he had been cheered in -his cell by three ministers and several women singers. They sang hymns up to the moment Stew-' aid was led to the gallows. ’ Agreement in Kentucky. Republican and Democratic leaders- in Kentucky have agreed upon a plan to end the strife. Taylor gives way to Beckham. Plumbers Are Locked Out. The 1,200 iinipn plumbers in'ChK-ago were locked out the other morning, as a result of the action taken by the building Codtrgctors’ con licit

JUST AS IN OLD TALE.

THESE KANSAS GEESE REAU-Y LAY GOLDEN EGGS. ~ ~ : —7-- —— .Oozy Mud Sucked from a Creek for Use in a Brickyard Proves to Be Auriferous—Oklahoma Settler Nearly Lynched by Indians. The goose that lays the golden egg has been found, and he is a Kansas bird. There da not only one of him, but a whole flock. Mrs. . Mursell, who lives at the mouth of White Clay creek, a sluggish stream that empties into the Missouri river just below Atchison, is the owner of the birds. One of Mrs. Mursell’s geese was sacrificed for the Christmas feast. When she went to clean the craw she discovered that it was filled with what at first appeared to be minute grains of sand. The brightness of the stuff and the curiosity it excited led her to keep it to show to her neighbor. The neighbor’s husband, who is an old miner, saw it and at once pronounced it gold—almost pure gold. Tests made at the jeweler’s subsequently corroborated the miner’s opinion. Discovery led tu” investigation. A goose egg was analyzed. It was permeated with gold. Egg after egg was subjected to the test, and not one failed to show traces *of gold. A brickyard is located in the vicinity of Mrs. Mursell’s home. The mud for the manufacture of the brick made at" these yards-is pumped or sucked from the slimy bed of White Clay creek. A vast yard of it is constantly kept on hand. This oozy mass is the favorite haunt of Mrs. Mursell’s geese. They waddle in it and eat it all day long. An analysis of this mud shows that it contains gold. A further analysis of the manufactured brick shows a percentage of gold in every one. Almost every house in Atchison is constructed of these bricks, and minute ..particles of gold in the brick can be seen with the naked eye —veryTHstinctlyninder a microscope.

NINE DIE IN WRECK. Worst Collision Ever Known on Peninsular Division of Northwestern. By' all odds the greatest wreck ever known on the Peninsula division of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway oor curred at Ford river switch, seven miles' south of Escanaba, Mich. Nine were killed and six were injured, two fatally. The accident was caused by the fast freight No. 289 crashing into the rear of the Felch branch accommodation. The accommodation train was late, and had stopped at Ford river switch to take on some passengers. The engineer on the freight did not see the other train until it was too late to avert the crash. The crash of the freight was so great as to telescope the passenger coach, combination baggage and smoker, and refrigerator ear. The train instantly caught fire, and four bodies, beyond the power of the rescuing party to save, were burned. The sight was a most pathetic one, and nearly broke down the strongest.

MISTREATED BY INDIANS, White Man, Who Refused io Give Up Hie Land, Nearly Lynched. A special from Sapulpa, Okla., says: "To make F. G. Richardson, a white leaseholder, promise to leave the country, a mob of Indians placed a rope around fiis neck and dragged him from his home, sixteen miles southeast of Sapulpa, to a ravine a mile distant, hauled him up to the limb of a tree, and otherwise maltreated him. Richardson was rescued in time to save his life. His body is badly bruised. The names of several of the Indians have been reported to the United States authorities at Muskogee. Richardson aroused the enmity of the Indians by refusing to turn over his land to them.” Horse Drover Terribly Bea'r ' H. E. Freed, a horse drover ft wigsburg, Pa., was terribly’ assau. a Lake Shore train near Wauson, c, and when taken off the train at Butler, Ind., it was thought he could live but a short time. Freed was taking some horses to Chicago, and slept in the car. He was awakened by a man who had broken into the car, and who told him he was going to kill him and get his money. The assailant used a coupling pin, and the interior of the car gives evidence of a terrific fight. Famine Grows in India. Destitution and deaths from starvation are on the increase in the famine-stricken district of India in spite of the gigantic efforts for relief made by the Government. The State is now feeding 4,000,000 natives. With no probability of relief through the crops inside of four months and with the Government already taxed to its utmost, it can be seen that the conditions are alarming. Indignation Over Outrage in China. The steamer Empress of China brings details of the murder of Rev. S. M. Brooke in Shan Tung. An imperial decree mildly condemns the outrage and criticises the officials whose lack of administration made the coolies believe the assassination would be acceptable to the authorities. The mildness of the decree roused great indignation. Business Block Cleaned Out. At Rush City, Minn., the S. C. Johnson block was destroyed by fire, causing a heavy loss. The Bank of Rush City, postoffice, Conrad landmark's clothing and shoe store, C. A. Rice’s drug store and a number of lawyers and doctors’ offices were in the building. Noted .Chens Player Insane. Dr. William Steinitz, the famous chess player, was taken from his home in New York to the insane pavilion of Bellevue hospital. He is 62 years old and was confined in an asylum in Moscow in 1897. . Found Dead in a Car. The body of an unidentified man was found in a box car in the railroad yards at Eaton, Colo. The car in which he was found had been on the side track since Jan. 27. The man is well dressed andabout 30 years old. Illinois Storm Creates Havoc. The.tbwn of Collinsville, 111., narrowly escaped destruction by a tornado. en persons were injured in the immediate vicinity of the village, some of them fatally, and there was 'much damage to property. Big Increase in Trade. The statement of the London Board of Trade for the month of January shows increases of £3,344,200 in imports and £3,230,400 in exports.

LIFE FLEES AS RICHES COME. Heir to a Foreign Estate Dies After an Operation. Eugene Betta, a poor young Austrian of Hazleton, Pa., died tn the Pennsylvania hospital, Philadelphia, just as a princely fortune was in his grasp. Six weeks ago he fell heir to a portion of an estate in Austria, his share amounting to $60,000. Betta, however, a short time before this had sustained an injury in the mines, the effects of which had caused an aiiment of his side. He decided 'to undergo an operation at the Pennsylvania hospital. The operation was performed the other day, but Betfa lived only a few hours afterward. :ZZ - „ SLAIN IN NATIVE AMBUSH. Supply Train Wrecked and Escorting Party Shot Down. The insurgents captured a supply train of nine bull carts between Orjini and Dinalupijan, Luzon,. P. 1., killing a corporal and five privates of Company G, Thirty-second infantry. The escort consisted of a sergeant and eleven mounted men. The insurgents weakened the supports of a bridge over a creek and the first cart went into the stream. While the escort was bunched trying to haul the cart out of the water the insurgents fired a volley from the bushes, killing the six Americans and also two native drivers. SHOOTS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. W. M. Allen at Black Hawk, Col., Then Tries to Kill Himself. At Black Hawk, Colo., W. M. Allen, a carpenter, shot and killed his daughter, Lula, aged 16 years; then shot his wjfe twice, and finally shot himself in the breast. The cause assigned for the shooting is dissatisfaction expressed by Mrs. Allen because she was compelled to live in Black Hawk. The family formerly lived in Rock Island, 111., and Kansas City, Mo. Receives Poison by Mail. Miss Anna Wells of Gallipolis, Ohio, received through the mail a letter in which was a handkerchief tilled with a poisonous powder. She inhaled the powder and became violently sick, as did several others. Miss Wells is said to have considerable property. The case is being investigated. Highly Satisfactory Meeting. The National Board of United Mine Workers finished its work at Indianapolis. All the members express themselves as highly pleased with the results of the interstate conference, and. look forward to a year of prosperity in the bituminous coal fields of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania. Rockefeller Quits Oil Trust. John D. Rockefeller is no longer an official of the Ohio corporation of the Standard Oil Company, neither is his brother, Frank Rockefeller. Thbre is a persistent story afloat that the Rockefellers have also withdrawn as officials from the entire Standard OU Company. Many Persons Left Homeless. Two fires within a block of each other in the tenement house district of Harlem, N. Y., endangered the lives of more than 150 persons and made thirty families homeless. The fires are believed to have been ~of ineentliary origin.-—--Wreck on the Hocking Valley. The night express from Columbus, on the Hocking Valley Road, ran into the rear of a freight train at Carey, Ohio. Two brakemen and a fireman are reported missing. It is said no passenger was seriously hurt. $60,000 Fire Loss. At Harrisonville, Mo., fire that started in C. C. Grandberry’s grocery store destroyed one of the city’s principal business blocks, causing a loss estimated at $60,000. Queen’s Government Agrees. The British Government has agreed to amendment of the Clayton-Buiwer treaty i<> permit the construction of the Nicaragua canal without asking compensation. Dynamite Kills Child. At Harrodsburg, Ky., a 6-year-old son of Oliver Sallee, while playing with dynamite, touched a lighted match to it. His head was blown off. Large Machine Shops Burn. The large machine shops of Sprout, Waldron & Co., the principal industry of Muncy, Pa., were totally destroyed by fire. The loss is SIOO,OOO. Tries to Kill Herself. Miss Marianne Wyncke, a teacher of languages from New York, shot herself at Berlin in consequence of a love affair with a German chemist.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $6.50; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $5.00; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $5.50; wheat,* No. 2 red, 66c to 67c; corn, No. 2,31 cto 32c; oats, No. 2,23 c to 24c; rye, No. 2,51 cto 53c; butter, choice creamery, 24c to 25c; eggs, fresh, 11c to 13c; potatoes, choice, 40 c to 50c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $6.50; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $5.25; sheep, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2, 6Qc to 70c; corn, No. 2 white, 32c to 33c; oats. No. 2 white. 26c to 27c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.25 to $6.50; hogs, $3.00 to $5.00; sheep, $3.00 to $5.50; wheat, No. 2,70 cto 72c; corn, No. 2 yeltow, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2,23 cto 25c; rye, No. 2,52 cto 54c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $2.50 to $6.50; hogs, $3.00 to $5.00; sheep, $2.50 to $5.50; wheat. No. 2,73 cto 74c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 33c to 34c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 25c to 26c; rye, No. 2,60 cto 62c. . Detroit —Cattle, $2.50 to $6.75; hogs, $3.00 to $5.25; sheep, $3.00 to $5.50; wheat, No. 2,71 cto 73c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 33c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 28c to 20c; rye, 57c to 59c. Toledo —Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 71c to 72c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 23c to 25c; rye, No. 2,57 c to 58c; clover seed, $4.85 to $4.95. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 northern, 65c to 67c; corn, No. 2,32 cto 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 27C; rye, No. 1,55 c to 57c; barley, No. 2,45 cto 47c; pork, moss, $ll.OO to $11.50. Buffalo—Cattle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to $6.50; hogs, common to choice, $3.25 to $5.25; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $6.00; lambs, common to extra, $4.50 to $7.50. New York—Cattle, $3.25 to $6.50; hogs, $3.00 to $5.75; sheep, $3.00 to $5.75; whetft, No. 2 red, 76c to 78c; corn, No. 2, 41c to 42c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 32<*, butter,- creamery, 19c to 24c; eggs, weat* etn, 14c to 16c.

GEN. LAWTON AT REST

SERVICES OVER REMAINS OF HONORED DEAD. Tribute by Dr. Stryker—Well-Known Clergyman Delivers an Eloquent Ad-dress-President McKinley, Hie Cabinet and Other Officials Attend. Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton was buried Friday in the National Cemetery at Arlington. The services at the grave were preceded by those at the Church of the’Covenant in Washington, where President H. M. Stryker of Hamilton College, New” York, delivered a funeral oration that has seldom been equaled in beauty of expression, nor coulcj it have been in more perfect accord with the spirit of the .solemn occasion that called it forth. Never in the history of the capital has there been a more representative gathering of the nation’s official life -to pay a last tribute to the nation’s honored dead. No mark of military pomp and ceremony that the regulations could provide was wanting to render ...the pccQsiou solemn and impressive. Nearly all the available troops of the regular establishment remaining*in this-conntry weu-tc-c-a-lled dut.. Three thousand men, infantry, cavalry and artillery, followed the flag-draped caisson to the grave. But mere official formulae were dwarfed beside, the deep popular demonstration that the burial of the dead soldier called forth. Every department of the Government paid its official tribute. Flags hung at half-mast. The President' and his cabinet, representatives-of the Supreme Court,,of the House and Senate and of the army and navy, all combined to till the darkened church to its utmost. But these official representatives of the people were lost in the great crowds that surrounded the church and lined the streets along which the procession passed. Lawton was to the people the ideal American soldier whose exploits in four wars made his name a household word and who, being a soldier first and only, died in the line of duty, leaving nothing to his children but the heritage of an honorable name.

R. W. THOMPSON IS DEAD.

Long Career of Indiana's Grand Old Man Is Closed. Col. Richard W. Thompson, ex-Secre-tary of the Navy, died at his home in Terre Haute, Ind. His doctor said the patient’s brain was paralyzed. For more, than half a century Richard W. Thompson had been prominent in political life. Although he was more than 90 years old, he was a delegate to the national Republican convention four

R. W. THOMPSON.

years ago, and was chairman of the State Republican convention in Indiana the same year. He had seen and talked to every President of the United States except George Washington and John Adams. He sat in Congress with John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Lincoln, Douglas, Calhoun and Jefferson Davis. He served in the Indiana Legislatures of 1834, 1835 and 1836, presided over the State Senate from 1838 to 1840, went to Congress in 1841, for the first time. He was Secretary of the Navy under President Hays.

MANY AT GOEBEL’S FUNERAL.

Grief and Threats Commingle While Crowds Wait in the Rain. More than 10,000 Kentuckians followed the body of William Goebel to the grave in Frankfort cemetery and stood with bared heads in the pouring rain while J C. S. Blackburn, the white-haired Senator, and "Good Luck” Beckham told them the story of their leader’s devotion and besought them to remain faithful to his doctrines. Curses for the assassin were mingled with the sobs of the men who stood about the tomb, and only the restraining eloquence of the orators subdued the reveugeful passions of the crowd and prevented the armed mourners from transforming into an army of retaliation. The ceremonies were conducted from the steps of the cemeterj’ chapel. A quartet' sung "It Is Well with My Soul,” the Rev. William Stanley of Virginia delivered a prayer, Mrs. Jessie Caldwell sang and Senator Blackburn and Mr. Beckham spoke.

CHURCH AND CLERGY.

The Volunteers .of America are in touch with 10,500 men in prisons. A revival at Great Falls. Mont., resulted in the conversion of 160 persons. The translation of the New Testament into the Corean language has been completed. The strength of the various sections of the Methodist Church by recent returns shows that throughout the world there are 7,957 churches, with 44,598 prdained ministers. Cardinal Vaughan* has announced his intention to devflte this year to a special effort to corytert England to Roman Catholicism. • The Michigan Christian Advicate criticises secretaries of church 1 boards for receiving high stdarieg while the causes they represent art' suffering for need of money. At the dedication\of the First Lutheran Church at Wis., a Bible is to be used which William gave to the Rev. Hugo StubenwaJi, pastor of the church, because be wrote Na poem in the etnperor’s honor. \ * • k

CONGRESS

In the Senate on Monday Mr. Fpraker, chairman of the committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, reported a bill providing a form of government for Porto - Rico. Senator Caffery in a discussion of the Philippine question broke new ground in developing his position as an anti-expansionist. In response to a question as to what in the present circumstances he would do with the Filipinos, he said: “Turn them loose as soon as we can get rid of them. That would be better for them and infinitely better fov us.” Mr. Caffery’s argument was mainly a discussion of the constitutional questions. He maintained that the constitution extends absolutely over the Filipinos, and that they were entitled to all the rights and privileges of citizens,of the United States guaranteed by the constitution. The House refused by a vote of 66 to 87 to pass a bill .looking to the appointment of an expert commission to examine into tfie questions of the pollution of the water supply of cities.. The Chicago members considered that it was aimed especially at the Chicago drainage canal. Speeches were made* by two Democratic members of the foreign affairs committee, Mr. Dinsmore of Arkansas and Champ Clark of Missouri, opposing the retention of the Philippines. Mr. Sibley of Pennsylvania, who was elected as.a but who made a speech the previous week defending expansion, was goaded into the announcement that the Democrats could consider his seat constructively on the Republican side. Od Tuesday the Senate received from Mr. Aldrich amendment to pending financial bill providing that its passage shall not stand in the way of united action for international bimetallism at any future time. Also an amendment from Mr. Jones of Arkansas providing for an emergency treasury note fund of $5U,U00,000, which may be issued to any citizen at 10 per cent discount in exchange for United States bonds. Heard Senator Caffery in opposition to retention of the Philippipes and Senator Butler in opposition to North Carolina’s suffrage amendment. Adopted conference report'on the urgent' deficiency bill. The House adopted the conference report on the- urgency deficiency bill and resumed debate ou diplomatic and consular bill, Messrs. Gibson of Tennessee. Morris of Minnesota and William Alden Smith of Michigan speaking for expansion, and Williams of Mississippi, Neville of Nebraska and Cockran of Missouri against it, while H. C. Smith of Michigan championed the cause of the Boers. Mr. Williams held that the absorption of the Philippines by the United States would be ruinous to the American producers of cotton, rice, tobacco, hemp and sugar. The feature of Wednesday in the Senate was a tilt between Messrs. Depew and Pettigrew over a'letter from President Schurman of the Philippine commission, read by the New. Yorker, flatly denying a statement made by the South Dakota Senator during debate some time ago that he (Schurman) "had tried to bribe the insurgents and failed.” Senators Bate, Turner and Allen spoke against the financial bill and Mr. Vest offered an amendment providing that the Secretary of the Treasury shall have prepared $200,000,000 of treasury notes, to be known as “bond treasury notes,”, which shall be full legal tender for all debts and which shall be loaned by the Secretary of the Treasury to anybody who may deposit United States bonds for them, the note to bear the same interest as the bonds deposited. The House passed diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, carrying $3,743,908, substantially as it came from committee. Indulged iu desultory discussion of Philippine question and war in South Africa, principal feature being speech by Mr. Shafroth in favor of mediation in South Africa under provisions of The Hague treaty. The Striate spent Thursday in discussion of the financial bill. Mr. Allen concluded his speech, charging the Republican party with breaking faith with the people on bimetallism and systematically discrediting the work of the international bimetallic commission. Mr. Cockrell made a technical analysis of the House and Senate measures. He charged that the Senate substitute contained the initial movement toward the perpetuation of the national- debt. In the House only minor business was transacted. The ways and means committee bill establishing tariff rates upon goods from Porto Rico into the United States and vice versa was reported and Chairman Payne gave notice that the bill would be called up the next Thursday. As no Senator was prepared to proceed with a discussion of the finance measure the Senate transacted only routine business on Friday and adjourned early to enable members to attend the obsequies of Gen. Lawton. A bill was passed to erect a public biiilding at Deadwood, S. D., to cost $200,000. After a brief session at which no business was transacted a recess was taken in the House until 8 p. m. The night session was devoted to private pension bills. In the Senate on Saturday, when there were only u dozen Senators present, a Boer sympathy resolution introduced by Mr. Allen was passed before its purport was realized. A minute later the vote was reconsidered and the resolution went over. The financial debate was continued by Mr. Chandler, who opposed the gold standard and strongly urged the double standard. Mr. Chilton and Mr. Money also-spoke. The House'w as not in Session.

Odds and Ends.

Plans are under way for the construction of 300 miles of trolley lines in Hawaii. The wages of Pullman car conductors are to-be cut, some to the extent of 20 per cent. ' v Stage scenery of the late Salvini was sold at Columbus, Ohio, for $1,795." It originally cost $30,000. Half a million dollars is the estimated cost of repairing the Olympia, according 4o the reports to the board of naval construction. The work will occupy about a year. _ .... .. .