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| hum" mm mm. I Hasked Men Plunder an Illinois Cen| tral Express Car in Kentueky. j DYNAMITE USED ON THE SAFE iMix Dnp"-i?ilne? Rob the Train of S>10,? OWt-They Slioot Holes in the Express HtMenger'a Hat Before He Would Surrender ? Overpower the Engineer and Fireman ? Escape on the Engine. Chicago iSpecial).?1The Illinois Central fast traiu from New Orleans to Chicago was held up and robheil of about two miles south of Wickiiffc. Ky. The train was flagged. The fireman was badly beaten, while the express messenger was driven from his car at the point of a rifle. The robbers, six in number, cut off 11k- engine and express car and ran ft mile and a half to get to Fort Jefferson. near the Ohio Kiver, and within sight of the Missouri shore. There tbcj blew' open the express safe, secured all valuables it contained, and crossed into Missouri. The first intimation that the express messenger had that something was m-rong was when he was commanded w> open rue ear. ne suuuu iu win; the contents of the safe aiul escape by another door, but found the car was Mirrounded. The men opened fire on him and he replied, but the engine driver and fireman had been stationed by the robbers outside and called to the messenger not to shoot or he would hit them. The desperadoes then applied dynamite to the ear door, and one of the tend sprang into the car. They covered the messenger with their revolvers. and also had the baggage man staud with his face to the wall and his hands in the air. The messenger refused to surrender the keys to the *afe. and the robbers seized him by the collar. One robber, tailing to get the keys from him, pressed his revolver to the messenger's forehead and threatened to kill him. The messenger was forced to yield and gave up the keys. THIEVES WRECK A FREIGHT TRAIN. Ifrrire Oft the Crew ami Kol> the Cars? 1 ~ FJrat Case on Itecord in Mexico. City of Mexico (Special).?A daring train robbery took place at Santa Eu laua cnauou, ucar iiuuuauua. ou me Mexican Central road. A freight train was sidetracked to let a passenger train pass. The crew was attacked by a dozen bandits and many shots were fired. Meanwhile the passenger train arrived. and the engineer, taking in the altuation, pulled back to Chihuahua with the crew of the freight train. They got a force of police and rurales and returned to the scene of the holdup. The robbers had broken open several freight ears and carried away the booty. The police and soldiers started In pursuit. One robber was captured and some booty recovered. This is the first train hold-up on record in Mexico. ATTEMPT TO WRECK FAST EXPRESS Switch Was Tampered With ? Engine Ditched, No One Hart. Philadelphia (Special).?According to officials of the Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad a deliberate attempt to wreck fhn Woolil rwrfr/Mi nmvoca /"?onia nn'ir I being successful at Folsoni a short distance outside of this city. The train was going at a good rate of speed when it ran into an open switch at Folsoiu. The engine was overturned and the three baggage cars were derailed. but no one was injured. Au examination of the switch by tho railroad men disclosed tlu* fact that it had been tampered with, for the apparent purpose of wrecking a train. The loss to the express company will be very trifling. MARTIAL LAW AT CAPE NOME. General Randall Taken Charge of a CItj of 1C,000 Population. Washington. D. C. (Special). ? The War Department has received the following message from (leneral Randall at Nome City. Alaska. uAt request of Chamber of Commerce have assumed control of affairs in town of Nome until the arrival of 41... r?.? a .,m<i LICIT iUKI (llta (>l?lNll>llllll.llL U1 municipal government under recent act of Congress. Estimated this date li?.00<) people in the town, and no effective civil organization for protection of life and property." The Treasury Department has received a telegram from Lieutenant Jarvis, saying there had been twenty cases of smallpox at Cape Nome. The department has ordered 100ft vaccine poiuts sent to Nome, and physicians have already gone there. SHOT BY HIS LITTLE SON. 9an Was Keating Hi* Wife When the Boy Killed Him. Honest!ale, I'enn. (Special).?Oscar Risco was shot and instantly killed by his twelve-year-old sou. Allen, at South Canaan. Sisoo was boating his wife and the boy fired in defence of his mother. The hull from the revolver passed diagonally through the man's head from neck ro ear. Sisco was intoxicated at the time. He was a civil war veteran. Mrs. Sis<-<? had him sent to jail for abuse tiiree years ago. Chle?c<> CIhIih* 3,01:0,000 Population. Population of Chicago based on the new directory is estimated at 2,010,Washington's Big Wheat Crop. State Grain Inspector Wright says the wheat crop of the State of Washington will exceed 30,000.000 bushels, the largest ever raised. The harvest is a month earlier than usual. Washington last year raised 21.000,000 bushels of wheat. Swing Talk or au Alliance With Ui. There lias been talk lately in Switzerland of an alliance with the United States. One paper has even favored joiuiug the American Union as a State. New lie volt In Venezuela. Minister Loomis, at Caracas, has rabled the State Department, at Washington. eon tinning the report that another revolution has been Inaugurated in Venezuela. From his dispatch it is apparent that he does not regard the revolt as serious. Camp For Returning Volunteer*. It has been decided to quarter returning volunteers from Cuba, Porto Uioo and the Philippines at Chickaaiauga, Ga. "FIGHTING PARSON" DEAD. The Rev. Dwight Galloupe Stricken in His Bathroom. (Von Fame by DUcardlnz Iteil Croi* Badge and Charging Up Suu Juan Hill, Gun in Hand. Newark. N. J. (Special).?lie v. Pwight Galloupe, pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of this city, was found dead iu the bathroom of his parsonage at the corner of Market and Grove streets. He was twentynine years of age. The Rev. Mr. Galloupe attained wide fame, during the Spanish war when he went to the front as chaplain of the Ninth Regulars, and won the name of "The Fighting Chaplain." He was on the field with the Red Cross men during the battle of San Juan, and seeing the efforts of the Spanish sharpshooters in the tree tops to pick off the Red Cross men, ripped the insignia from his own arm, took the rirtle, belt and cartridges of a man who had fallen, and during the rest of the day. including the charge to the top of the hill, fought as a private. Later in the campaign he was injured by a fragment of a shell. From the time of his injury ho was never strong. He returned after the war and resumed his duties here. He had to give up a few months ago and went away for a long trip. He traveled as far south as Brazil. He returned unexpectedly on July 4. His _ j nf hor Wilt* 11U.U JHUin; IU lilt uuinv mother. Mrs. De Bille. at Geneva. X. Y. He had intended to follow her to Geneva. The young minister had a wedding to perform in the church at eight o'clock in the evening. The wedding party was in the church at that hour. The wedding party waited some time. Then Mr. Sisserson, one of the prominent members of the church who was present, sent to the house where the minister was to have visited and learned he had not been there. The vestry was searched, but there was no trace of him there, and then the rectory was visited. He was found lying upon the floor of the bathroom. He appeared to have dropped dead while in the act of dressing to go out. Dr. Baldwin, who was called, said death had occurred several hours before. During the excitement which followed the discovery of the young minister's death the wedding party left the church and entered their coaches and drove away. Who they were is not k-nnwn to nnv of the church neonle. The bridegroom was dressed iu the uniform of a lieutenant of the regular army, and it is said the bride came from Orange or East Orange. THE PRESIDENTIAL TICKETS. There Are Ten in the Field, With a Proa* pect of More to Follow. Washington, D. C. (Special).?Though the national campaign has hardly opened, there are uot less than te,n tickets in the field, with a prospect of two or three more before autumn. Here is a list of the parties and their nominees for the great tight of the year: Republicans?For President. William MeKinley, of Ohio; for Vice-President, Theodore Roosevelt of New York. l'l WOOLLCY ? (Prohibition euuUidate for President.) Democrats?For President, William J. Bryan, of Nebraska; for Vice-President, Adal E. Stevenson, of Illinois. Silver Republicans?For President, i William J. Bryan, of Nebraska; for j Vice-President. Charles A. Towne, of j Minnesota. Middle-of-the-Road Populists ? For President, Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania; for Vice-President. Iguatus Donnelly, of Minnesota. Prohibitionists?For President. Jglin | G. Woolley, of Illinois; for Vice-Presii dent, Henry B. Metcalf, of Rhode Island. Socialist Labor?For President, Job Harriman.of California;' for Vice-President. Max S. Hayes, of Ohio. Social Democrats?For President, Eugene V. Debbs, of Indiana; for Vice-President, Job Harriman, of Califnrnifi De Leon Socialists?For President, Joseph F. Malloney, of Massachusetts; for Vice-President. Valentine Remmile, of Pennsylvania. United Christian?For President. Dr. S. 0. Swallow; for Vice-President. John G. Woolley, of Illinois. North Dakota Republicans Meet. The Republicans of North Dakota nominated a full State ticket, headed by F. B. Fancher for Governor. The convention adopted resolutions indorsing the Administration, disapproving trusts and approving the gold standard legislation. Mexicans Re?Elect President Diaz. The electoral colleges met in the chief towns and cities all over Mexico and cast their votes for President. A great majority of the votes were cast CAPE HOMENfl KLONDIKB Hundreds Are Leaving the Region, Rearettinff Their Experiences MANY MURDERS AND SUICIDES. Little Gold Is Obtained?The Disappointment of Investors? Exorbitant Pricea Are Asked For liad Food and Also For Keal Estate ? Crime Is Increasing and Disease U Spreading. Nome, Alaska, via Seattle, Wash. (Special).?Every steamship arriving from.the south and from points on the Yukon comes loaded to its utmost with passengers ana ireigui;, wune iuuoc leaving for Seattle, San Francisco and other ports carry away hundreds of persons who have little or nothing to sa'y in favor of Nome, and who can find no language too severe when criticizing the steamship companies and other concerns and persons who are directly responsible for the remarkable aud altogether unjustifiable rush to this place. Work on the placer, mines has been going on for more than six weeks, although at first In a desultory way, owing to the fact that the frost was not well out of the ground, but no new strikes have yet been made, nor has more than a small quantity of fcold dust been brought into the camp up to this time. The highest possible prices for everything has been established and are maintained. In the so-called restaurants, which are usually one-story frame shanties/ where one eats off the bare boards, the quality of food, cooking and service are of the coarsest Jescripfion. The prevailing prices In restaurants now are $1 for three egcrj, which are seldom fresh aud sometimes uneatable: fifty cents for one cup of tea. broad aud butter and a half saucerfui of canned pears; $3 for an alleged porterhouse steak and $1 for three pieces of sausages; $1.50 for two small mutton chops. One dollar and a half Is also charged for the privilege of spreading one's blankets on the bare floor of a lodging house, and $5 is asked and readily paid for hauling a trunk one mile by a dog train. In real estate prices also remain at the top notch. Twenty-three thousand - -- * * ? 1-a os r a dollars is asicea ror oue uu, uj o? feet, in First street, a narrow, dusty thoroughfare, lined on each side for a distance of one mile and a half with one and two-story frame shanties and tents, utilized as saloons and eating houses, restaurants, lawyers' and doctors' offices, grocery shops and a miscellaneous collection of establishments. There is no present indication that the price of real estate will be lowered, and persons arriving here who want locations for the establishment of some kind of business will find that they must cither pay unusual rents or go without a location. Up to this time no serious illness has developed in the camp. The steamship Ohio and the steamship Vananda, from Seattle, which arrived here with smallpox on board, are still in quarantine at Egg Island, near St. Michael's. Several deaths have occurred from typhoid fever and pneumonia. _According to a letter Written by F. iJ. graves, 01 csau i< ruucisw, u pector at Capo Nome, there is an average of three or four suicides a day, and murder is an every-day occurrence. Thousands, he says, are cleaning up fortunes in the camp, but many of those who went poorly provided with money and supplies will find graves in the north. He says: "They are paying stevedores $1 per hour, and everybody caf* get a Job, but of course all are not able to stand that kinjl of work. Still everything is not prosperity here, by any means. Suiekles are occurring at the rate of three or four a day and murders are almost a daily occurrence. There seem to be about 23,000 people here, and Main i street is densely crowded. They are' panning out gold right along Main; street. I am going to return to San j Francisco, as I prefer that place." j THROUCH NiACARA RAPIDS. j Bowser Makes the Trip in His Boat, the "Fool-Killer." Niagara Falls. N. Y. (Special).?Peter Nissen. of Chicago, has made a trip through the Whirlpool Ilapids to the Whirlpool in a small boat twenty feet long, six feet beam and four feet deepJ When Nissen came here he gave thel name of Bowser, while his boat waJ named the ' Fool-Killer." His trim was wonderfully successful and he hafl won all the honor sucli affairs have? Starting at the Maid of the Mis? landing at 3.05 p. m.. Browser's boafl floated slowly down the river untifl within a few hundred yards of thJ rapids, when it was caught in an eddyl which drove it in shore and ncees# sitated its being towed back to tha starting point. 8 t? ~?11? thn rnnids. tlirouffffll I for General Diaz, insuring ins re-eiec- i I tion for the term of four years, dating from December 1 next. Toadstool* Kill an Entire Family. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Fink and t.leii seven children died near Calico Rock. Marion County, Ark., rrom eating toaustools, mistaking tbein for mushrooms. Newsy Oleuniugi. Russia has maile a loan of 000 to Montenegro. A large cargo of gold has arrived in Seattle, Wash., from Alaska. 1 < , A new underground railway in London has been opened. Kansas has sent twenty carloads of corn to the famine sufferers in India. The Supreme Court of Illinois has decided that trading in puts and calls' is illegal. The German coal mines near Ichowfu, Shan-Tung, China, have been burned ^ i It UUtlllJ .IVUVUVU * "*- --r ' r- which it shot at a tremeudous speeds sometimes disappearing for severaB seconds, only to reappear in a shortjj space of time, which appeared t<f; Bowser hours. It was carried ousj of the rapids into the whirlpool. After being whirled around the whirlpool? for half au hour Bowser was rescued by a line being thrown to him and he was towed in. When on shore he was completely ixhaus-ed by his fearful experience. Who- interviewed he said his experience was awful. He had a feeling as though hundreds of sledge hammer? were beating down upon his head and boa,t as he passed through the big waves, and he was entirely unconscious of his surroundings when he prssed the centre of the rapids. I Filipino* Accepting Amnefttj. The insurgents in the Philippines slowly are accepting the amnesty pro-1 visions. In several instances the Americans arc suspending operations in order to give the rebels au opportunity to take advantage 9f the decree. Boiler Arrive* In Pretoria. General Buller arrived in Pretoria _~.i a 1 ?s.u I UUU UUUll'lTVU ? Itil UUUl'lill ivuuai^i i Eisht hundred British prisoners who ' had l)een captured in the Orange Free State were released. Sonclit to Kill Cliineae Teriler. A crowd of nngrv German farmers living In and about Niles. III., iu order to avenge the death of the Gorman Ambassador in China, attempted violence on a Chinese peddler. They chased the man with pitchforks and other agricultural implements, but ho escaped iuto the woods. SeiiRtor Spooner to Ketlre. Senator John C. Spoouer, of Wisconsin, has announced his decision not to be a candidate for re-election. The \announcemeut was wholly unexpected i FOUGHT A MAD BULL.! Nine-Year-Old Hero Saved the Life j of His Little Brother. Infant Had Been Towed TwJce, lint He V Was Snatched Froxn Under the Croatpre'a Hoof*. Williamsport, Pebn. (Special).?Elmer Lamont, aged nine ^ears. the son of a farmer living at Cogan Station, this county, is a hero. To his courage alone his brother, John, aged seven years, owes his life. Ifarmer Lamont has a vicious bull that has tossed at least a dozen persons Into the air and has two deaths to his credit. The owner never killed the animal because It is an exceptionally valuable one and has taken a number of prizes at county fairs. Little Johnnie was in the barnyard shortly before dusk with a red handherchief around his neck. As the handkerchief fluttered in the breeze the bull with head down, started after the little fellow, who had his back to the animal. The next Instant the boy went flying up in the air, and as he landed on the ground the maddened bull stamped him with bis forefeet and then again hurled him into the air. Elmer Lamont, the nine-year-old boy, was attending the chickens some distance away, and seeing his brother's perilous condition, he grabbed a pitchfork and hurried to the spot where the ( bull and his unconscious brother were. Elmer tank the prongs of ^be fork into the bull's bind quarters 'ana several more thrusts compelled the animal tj momentarily desert Johnnie.' Elmer got hold of his brother's hand, and as he dragged him to the fence the bull made several rushes, but was repulsed with the fork. Johnnie regained consciousness at the fence and was pushed through the rails by his brother, who, at the first opportunity, got out of the barnyard and escaped. Little-Johnnie will recover. ' ' i.v;. AMERICAN ATHLETES WIN. -i; Eight Times In Front in the English Championship Games. London (By Cable).?The Amateur Athletic Association championship events at Stamford Bridge, the headquarters of the London Athletic Club, received record-bveaklng entries. The American athletes were eutered to compete in every event except the four-mile walk. In actual results it was a great day for them. Of the twelve events in which they started they wou eight. Ten thousand persons were present. The results at Stamford Bridge astonished sportsmen. Kraenzlein is hailed as the greatest all-round athlete the world has eve? seen. Sheldon beat the championship records. The Americans received hearty cheers at the conclusion of the games. YACHT CAPSIZES, SIX DROWN, Six Members of the Crew and One Passenger Rescued at Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio (Special).?During a Qerce squall the yacht Idler, owned by John and James Corrigan. was capsized and sank six miles off this port and six lives were lost. Following are the names of those irowned: Mrs. James Corrigan. wife of the well-known vessel owner; Miss Tda Corrigan, Miss Jane Corrigan, Mrs. Charles Riley, all daughters of James Corrigan; Miss Etta Corrigan, daughter of Captain John Corrigan; infant daughter of Mrs. ltiley. The only survivor of the passengors 's Mrs. John Corrigan. She and six of :ho crew were picked up by a fish tug and brought to the harbor. FOUR FIREMEN KILLED. Seven Injured lu a IHazo In a Cliiua Store lu Pittsburg. Pittsburg (Special).?Fire started in the cliiua and glassware store of T. G. Evans & Co., on Fifth aveniie. and before the flames were subdued four firemen were killed by falling fioors and seven were injured, two or more mortally. The dead are John Lewis. St. Clflir Crawford, John Griffin and Max Hutterbacli. The fire began in the callar. among a Jot of straw and excelsior packing. The entire losfe by the fire to the bundling and stock is estimated at $l."ii),00(). fTlie chief losers are T. G. Evans & Co. uud the Pittsburg Carpet Company. j PRAYED WHILE BOY BURNED. i'Talth Curlst Fall* to Save the Life of J" His Grandson, ; Webster, Mass. (Special).?Theodore iTlausse, a four-year-old boy, was ' burned to death a few days ago. He was left alone while his parents went to church. The boy played with matches, with the result that his I clothing was ignited. The boy's screams attracted the attention of his aged grandfather, who is a faith-cure advocate. The latter instead of attempting to extinguish the flames fell ou his knees, it is alleged, and prayed. While the grandson's clotliin:? was still blazing neighbors broke in and put out the lire, but too late to save the boy's life. Moonshiner* Kill a Deputy Marshal. In a pitched battle at Maribia, Menifee County. Ky., between a United States Marshal and a band of desperadoes. Marshal J. Howard Wilson was shot through the heart.dying Instantly, and Tipton Day and u man named Bush were mortally wounded. Negroes lUot In Mississippi, The labor situation at Moss Point, | Miss., where a strike among the sawI mill hnn<ls lias been on for over a month, assumed a dangerous aspect when some of the strikers ambushed and fired on some of the imported employes of one of the mills, danger ously wouuding two men. Expedition* to Find Andree. Several expeditions have been arranged to search for Andree, the mls^; J ing polar explorer. i Cycllnc Note*. The Chinese use women's blcjSfes.' 5 A new fly has been discov?p$?jj^ ? Illinois which punctures blcydagpreg. The L. A. W. is making arrang^beiits by which the wheels of membgiis can be insured against theft Tom Butler, the L. A. W. sprinting champion in 1896, ha* finally decided not to enter paced racing, and will try sprint work. Johifnie Fisher, the Chicagoan, Is to make his home in Springfield, 111., this summer, and meet all comers in match races, either sDrlnt or paced mmmmmmmmmmmam?mmmmammmm?mm?mrnammmmmm OUB POLICf III CHINAT The Position Taken by the United States Made Public. WILL PRESERVE CHINESE ENTITY Declaration That No State of War Exists ?Efforts to Localize and Suppress ths Boxer Outrages ? All tiallty Persons to Be Held Strictly Accountable?Tlie Text of the Note Sent to the Powers. Washington, D. C. (Special).?The e+oto nonirtmpnt hni? derided to make public the identical note which was recently delivered to the Powers as defining the position of the United States respecting the Chinese troubles. It embodies the views to which this Government has 3trictly adhered from the very. beginning of the present troubles and which the different Powers have' one by one taken into favorable consideration. The view announced at the start by the President that we did not consider ourselves at war with the Chinese nation and that all our efforts should be directed to localizing the disturbances In the province of Chih-Li and keeping them from spreading throughout the empire by enlisting on the Bide of peace the powerful viceroys of Central and Southern China, has now apparently been adopted by all the other Powers. tmmJ- * (He Is uncle of the Emperor, father of the heir-apparent and leader of the rebellion In China.) The circular which was sent to our foreign representatives is as follows: "In this critical posture of affairs in China it is denied appropriate ro define the attitude of the United States as far as present circumstances permit this to be done. We adhere to the policy initiated by us in 1857 of peace with the Chinese nation, of furtherance of lawful commerce and protection to lives and property of our citizens by all means guaranteed under, extraterritorial treaty rights and by the law of nations. If wrong be done to our citizens we propose to hold the responsible authors to the uttermost accountability. ? "We regard the conditon at Pekin as one of virtual anarchy, whereby power and responsibility are practically devolved upou the local provincial authorities. So long as they are not In overt collision with rebellion and use their power to protect foreign life and property, we regard them as representing the Chinese people, with whom we seek to remain In peace and friendship. "The purpose of the President is. as It has lieen heretofore, to act concurrently with the other Powers, first. In opening up communication with Pekin. and rescuing the American officials. missionaries and other Americans who are in danger: secondly, in affording all possible protection everywhere in China to American life and property; thirdly, in guaranteeing and protecting all legitimate American interests. and. fourthly, in aiding to prevent a spread ol' tne disorders to the other provinces of the empire and a recurrence of such disasters. "It is. of course, too early to forecast the means of attaining the hist result, but the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and ministrative entity, protect au rights guaranteed to friendly Powers by treaty and international law. and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese empire. "You will communicate the purport of this instruction to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. HAY." KAISEK'S DEMAND FOR VENGEANCE Speech to th" Ofllcevn and Men of the Squadron Which Sails For China. Kiel, Germany (By Cable).?The East .AMitlU ><1(1*1111 UU feillUMl LCJ1 1^11 ma. The Emepror William and Prince Ileur.v witnessed tlie departure of the warships. Prior to the departure of the squadron Emperor William addressed the oflieers and men. He said, in part: "Uomcmber you have to tight a dinning foe provided with modern weapons. Avenge the German blood which has flowed, but spare women and children. I shall not rest until Chira is subdued and all her bloody deeds avenged. You will tight together with troops of various nationalises. See that you always maintain goal comradeship with them." Tlie Ninth Regiment in China. Washington. D. C. (Special).?TinNinth United States Infantry, which sailed from Manila, has arrived at Taku. Chiua. Secretary Long says that lie is preparing to recruit 5*00 more marines for the China service. Army Officer Killed by a Fall. General P MacArthur reported the deati^ii>Manila of First Lieutenant ! WAhster. Fortv-seermrl T'nit.wl ^^P^Volunteei- Infantry, as the reV^ot & fall from a building. * The Labor World. |oTbe workmen In the Kio Tinto mines, riff Spain, have decided to strike. Laborers in an electrical company at Havana, Cuba, have struck for higher wages. Ten thousand Alabama coal minors have suspended work pending the settlement of their wage dispute with 1 the operators. j The Newport (Ky.) Rolling Mill Com- 1 pany, employing 500 men, has refused to sign the scale demanded, by steel < workers, and has shut down indetl- < nltely. < I OFFICIAL CROP REPORT. Corn Shows Well, Cotton Prospect9 Blue and Wheat Declines. rue Entire Crop of Wlieat Calculated at CIO,000,000 Bushel* Against ?47,000,000 Last Year. Washington. D. C. (Sprcial).?'The monthly crop report of the Department dC Agriculture shows the condition of the crops on July 1. What advantage has accrued to spring wheat by rains In the Northwest since then is, of course, not included. The report shows: Corn?Average condition, 89.5, as compared with* 86.5 on July 1, 1S99, and a ten years' average of 90.7. The area planjtejl increased 1.200,000 acres, or 1.5 per -tent over that harvested last year. The condition in Iowa 102, in -Missouri 101, in Kansas and Nelrraskii 93, in Illinois 92, and in Indiana 89. Wheat?Condition of winter wbeat 80.8, as against 52.7 on June 1, 65.0 on juiy l. lowy, ana a xen years average of 79.8. Condition of spring wheat, 55.2, against 87.3 a month -ago and 81.7 on July 1, 1899. The condition in Minnesota has fallen to 48, In South Dakota to 44 and in North-Dakota to 30. The condition of spring and winter wheat combined on July 1 was 69.8, against 76.2 on July 1, 1899. The amount of wheat remaining in the hands of farmers on July 1 is estimated at about 51,000,000 bushels. Oats?Condition, S5.5, as compared with 91.7 one month ago, and 90 on July 1, 1899. Barley?Condition. 76L?, as against 86.2 one month ago, aSid 92 on July Rye?Condition of v&ter ryp, 89.6, Cotton?Condition^ 82.5 a month ^ ago, l, Figure# Point to Jm ? jBgMld t ar ce gt Now York Cltrifl SB).?Figures of the Govern mo at'lBBBBBy crop report, as viewed by stati8|<i of^the Prothe second largest aMflfcgp.otegword. The largest crop ga^^HnH^6, when the yield was 2j^l9QkeiG^Wdiels. The indlcationsTjbn- jips^Hnjs year were for a yieldrof ^^0,7tWQPt: While the prospect Is not for a recSj& breaking wheat crop, tnt .^omlse^B for a harvest of only 37,000,000 busheu less than last year, when tfie'^thinj largest crop on record was thranhedh Winter turned out so well that the promise Is for a crop of 510.3^8,000 bushels, against, a harvest last ydgt of 547,303,S4G bushels. Cotton Advancing in Value. *j!%> New Orleans, La. (Special).?ThS South's great staple product Is steadjfg advancing In value In the face of proving crop and weather condltlaB and notwithstanding the approqchlSl closing down of the Fall River coti? BATTLE WITH CATTLE THIEVEST United States Marshal I)t uptrado*! Mortally WonHded. Glenooe, Okla. (Special).?^One United States Marshal was instantly killed and three desperadoes mortally wounded and captured in a fight on the Arkansas River, forty miles east of here. Cattle thieves have terrdrlxed that locality for some time. JL^jTew d"ys ago a farmer was killed wnile trying to protect his property. The three desnofiilnoij whn uropo (inntnwrt hml >:tn. leu a whole herd of cattle fipbm the reservation and were taking them to the railroad to dispose of them when three Marshals overtook them anfl the Both parties were aatop& with Winchesters and Colt's pMflfcJfind aeveral rounds of amunitlon. Marshals was killed at t^Hpiiiiing of the light and the leadet^ql>fhe thieves was next to fall. The fljhtycfcntinued for nearly an hour whefffciBother desperado fell and the raEaining one srnrted to run, but a shot brought him down. THE FALL CURED HIM. Tiernan, Deaf and Dumb For Year*, Hat Hearing and Speech Restored. Pittsburg. Peun. (Special).?Thomas F.Tieruan, who has been deaf and dumb for tiyty-nine years.was cured by falling from the roof of a house. None of the members of the family had ever heard him speak. Tiernau climbed to the roof of his house, and. becoming dizzy, fell to the ground, a distance of twouty-five feet, alighting on his shoulders. He lay unconscious, but when he came to his family were amazed to hear him ask what had happened. He ? ? tnL-.>ii tr? rlio Homeopathic Hos pital. where the physicians said that the shock of the fail had restored his hearing and speech. Aged Patient (Soiled to Death. George A. 5Torse, an aged and ahso* lutely helpless patient in the Agnews Insane Asylum, at San Jose. Cal... was slowly boiled to death in a bath in the men's ward of that institution. He was placed in a bath tub and after the hot water was turned on rlie attendant left the room for a towel, forgot his patient, and did*not return untile the imbecile was l'ataily scalded. French Farliuuiont Adjourn*. The French Parliament adjourned with shouts of "Long live Socialism! UOW'U Willi lilt* .UlUIKli.t . Three Lives Lost tn a Collision. The fishing schooner. Mary Storey, of Gloucester. Mass., was run down aud sunk in a dense fog. sixty-five miles southeast of Cape Sable, by the three-masted schooner Fred Uower, bound for Pasbebiac. Quebec, with coal for New York City. Three of the crew of the sunken vessel were drowned. The drowned men were Charles Sears and his nephew. Angus Sears, both of Lower Woods Harbor, X. S.. mid John H Wacruer. of West Horlin, x. s. All wore married. 1'romlnent I'coplo. Theodore Roosevelt Iwlouss to t. J Dutch Reformed Church. Former President Harrison lias spout a week at .Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo., leaving much bene tit ted in health. N The Hon. Addison 0. Harris, the UniFlnister to Austria, has en route to the United ly two surviving AtneriIdents. Levi P. Morton, and Adlai E. Stevenson. " TiSMfflMffl Official Declarations of Consuls Regarding Conditions in Pekin. RUSHING TROOPS TO THE RESCUE State Department at IV&shtagton Receive! a Report Froin Minister Conger?Sii Tliomand American Troops Ordered to the Phil)pines For Possible Service In China?News From the Front. London (By Cable).?Foreigners In Pekin were safe up to Tuesday, July 3. This news reached London from authoritative sources. The British Consul at Shanghai tel t_ J _ egrapnea urn a courier, wuu icn. tckin on July 3. reported two legations were ther liold.ng out against troops and Boxers. The troops had lost two thousand men and were much disheartened, and the Boxers many leaders. It was asserted that the foreigners ought to be able to hold out for a long time, as they have sufficient food and ammunition. Pressure is being brought to bear npon the foreign AdmiraJs at Taku to hasten preparations for the relief column. Japan, it is believed, will hurry the remainder of her corps to Taku. ~ i i j ? - - ? ? . BfflGlsafDCl (He is en route to China to assume com 5 mand of tbe American forces there.) 1 that the start northward may be msde with least possible delay. To pay tfor her coming expenditures in the Powers' behalf Japan is expected to ask a money compensation when peace is f restored. It is said that Prince Cblng. at the head of troops loyal to the Dowager ; Empress, is conducting a counter-revolution to Prince Tuan's, and Is attacking the troops of the latter In Pekin. | The Governor of Shan-Tung has, It is S.reported, refused to obey the orders ft of Prince Tuan to seize Nanking. jtvA combined force of Japanese ant. jRErisalans is reported to have Inflicted Bnl^severe defeat on the Chinese army ]: eighteen miles from Tien-Tsln,' killing ' % ffipie thousand of them. 5 jffttlie. American ship Maine has been juiced at, the disposal , of tbe Qrltish ' i^dyernment for serjfce In China instead of Booth AfrfcA. JL BIPOBi rBOM MINISTER CON'GER. f Ord?r? Issued For th? DUp.tch of Of? f 7t: .?0? Troop* to the K?t. Washington, D. C. (Special). ? The State Department has received a report from Minister Conger, dated Pekin, May'21, in which he tells of the efforts made to induce the Tsung-li1'amen to take action against the Boxers, , and Indicates that the foreign Ministers at that time were alive to the danger. Consul-General Goodnow at Shanghai has informed the State Department that the legations were still standing on July .'J. that the Boxer attacks were slight and they evidently were attempting to starve out the besieged foreigners. The War Department h;is ordered over GOOD regular army troops to the Philippines, with a view to using them for service in China should they be required. The cruiser Brooklyn, which left Nagasaki a day or two ago for China, with Rear-Admiral Remey, reached...'" Chee-Foo. - . Kear-Adjniral Remey, on arriving at Taku.wilt relieve' Rear-Admiral KemWf In command of the American squadron. ,40,000 British droops For China. ' London (By Cable).?It is understood that the War Office is preparing .to dispatch nearly 40,000 men to China. French Marine* Start For the East. BrestrFrance (By Cable).?A detactfmetit of .600 marines and 100 artillerJ ists started for Toulon to embark for ! China. ' "< Australian Volunteers Accepted. .* Melbourne. Victoria (By Cable).?The < ' ! Imperial Government has accepted . Victoria's offor of a naval contingent', for service in China. Italy Sends Troops to ClilnS. > Rome (By Cable).?The Government has decided to Send IJ-'OO soldiers to China. * Two Killed and Ons Fatally Hurt.iu,_ { George Schooling and William Grab I were killed and Fred Price was fflt.illvl injured at Columbia, 111. The three! men wore in a buggy that was demol-1 Ished by a train at a railway crossing. ' Goeliel Murder Trial Begins. Trial of the men charged with the uiurder of William Goebel has begun at Georgetown, Ky. '* Three Boy* Drowned in an Old Clfky Viu ,'v Three boys were drowned wiiile play- . ing on a raft in a' clay pit at Sdmerville. Mass. The victims are: Bert F. Hardwick. seven years of age: Willi&m 1-5. Whalen. thirteen, and Joseph Cotter, twelve, all of Ciiarlestown. Crop Failure in Chile. * Owing to continuous rains in Chile wheat sowing is Impossible and the next crop will be very scarce. Prices are very high, but there is no stock on hand. g Warren Earp Shot Dead. "Warren Earp, the youngest of the fnninns fnmilv nf border ilesneradoes. whoso names were otice the terror of Tombstone, who was shot dead by John Duvett at Wilcox. Ariz. There had been ill feeling between Earp and Boyett for years growing out of a feud between the Earp boys and the cattle rustlers. Silver Itepublfcaus Accept Stevenson. The Silver Republicans have accepted A. E. fctevfeuson as their candidate for VlOrt-Prvxidant. 1 t .. vii'-V- . J