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t..' * PALISADES' RUIN GOES!" A Contractor Destroys Picturesque Cliffs Opposite Yonkers, N. Y. HE HAS NOT BEEN PAID TO STOP 9. H. Galligan, Who is Ripping: Up the Cliffs in an Alarming: Fashion, Say# 111* Price is S130,000 ? "Commission is Working Slowly at rresent," Says a Member?Rain Near Indian Head. 1 onkers, N. Y.?Destruction of the Palisades by quarrying continues, despite the acts of the Legislatures of the States of New York and New Jersey and the large appropriations of money made through both public and private ources. Agitation has resulted in the topping of one firm of contractors, the Carpenter Brothers, who have a large quarry near Fort Lee. They re teived 5123,000. Great as was the destruction as conducted by them, it was of little consequence when compared to that being done by P. H. Galllgan in a far more picturesque section of the mountains opposite this city. Mr. Galligan Is at work with a large force of men tearing out boulders and crushing them in a plant at the base of the mountains. The stone which is being blasted is located only a short distance north of the famous Indian Head. Hundreds of persons saw the result Of this work a few days ago. Large pieces of rock, having been loosened, tarted to fall from the extreme height of the cliffs at a point that had heretofore remained unharmed. Yard after yard fell so rapidly that for a time It ?eemed as if the entire cliffs were about to plunge into the waters of the Hudson. A thunderous roar was treated, and it required many minutes for the fragments to reach the base of the mountain. Splendid trees and shrubbery were carried down in abundance. Boatmen In the vicinity rowed for life into midstream, believing that the mountains were about to tumble into the river. This is reported to have been the largest portion of rock that ever fell at one time. A large gaping bole of red clay remains to mark the spot where one ?f the prettiest cliffs of the famous mountain formerly existed. i Mr. Galligan, who Is a resident of this city, when seen by a reporter and fcsked why it was that he was still continuing the work, replied: "Why not? The property is mine, and no one has yet paid me to stop. They bought the Carpenters out and let me alone. Send up your photographers in a week, and IT1 show you some scenery. I intend to cut down several hundred feet of rock this week." "How much money will you stop .work for?" "Well, for nothing less than $120, 600." D. McNeely Stauffer. a member of ; the Palisade Commission, said: "The commission is working slowly at present. having disposed of the most forI' ? mldable contractors in the persons of Carpenter Brothers. We expect to open negotiations soon with Patrick Galligau. the remaining contractor. The commission has $450,000 left to .work on." LITTLE BOY KILLED IN PLAY. Hlne-Year-Old Boy ShootR His h?svenTear-Old Brother. Poughkeepsle, N. Y.?Walter Greer,, feged nine years, in play pointed a ' double-barreled shotgun at his sevenyear-old brother Harold, at his home, near Pleasant Valley, and when he pulled the trigger the contents of a aheil were emptied into the breast of ithe little fellow. He lived ten minutes. The father of the boys, a farmer named Robert Greer, had been bothered by crows in his corn lot, and he borrowed a double-barreled shotgun of his neighbor. He stood the gun in the eorner of the hall, and said to the two hoys: "Now, don't touch that gun, be! cause it is loaded." The father was out /i a lot, and the !hoys were playing Indians in the big hallway of the farmhouse. Harold had a pistol, which he pointed at his , . brother and pulled the trigger. It was ft toy pistol Lad not loaded. Growing enthusiastic, Walter then took the shotgun, and, pointng it at his little brother's breast, pulled the trigger. The muzzle was but a foot away, and a hole three inches in diameter was torn in his body just above the " * - -? -' - .1.11.1.. k.:.. neart, a piece m iue uiuiuiug uciug carried into the wound. CRACKS IN EARTH IN BUTTE. Oae Crevice li Twelve Inches Wide and of Great Length and Depth. Batte, Mon.?The strange sliding movement of the city of Butte, which bas been noticeable at intervals for several years, again has manifested lt olf hv Ave lnrsrp tracks in the earth In different sections of the city. The largest crevice ocours on West Galena treet, "where a crack twelve inches fride and of great length and depth, lias appeared. Three of the openings occur on the .west aide of the town and two on the east side. There is no caving, but a '' distinct parting of the earth, and the granite walls can easily be seen in them. What is causing the strange phenomenon is not known. p A New Revolution in Venezuela. The Venezuelan Government is alarmed by the news that a new revolution is being prepared on the Colombian frontier, with the assistance of the Colombian Government. Death of James A. Heme, James A. Berne, the actor and play-' .wright, died at his home in New York City, of pneumonia. He was taken ill ? iit+ia nvDP firo months ntro while in VI W4 V?. w ? ? 0 - ? Chicago, wh?re he was appearing in his production, "Sag Harbor." He was a native of Troy, N. Y., and was in his j-' Bixty-first year. ??????? Spain it Practicing Economy. The Spanish Military Attaches at the various embassies and legations abroad have been withdrawn for rea% sons of economy. Sporting Brevities. Conroy. the property of Messrs. J. R. It V. P. lieene, won the Brooklyn Handicap. I Arrangement are in progress to Aring a crew of Australian amateur arsmen to the United States to meet the best American crews. f The Automobile Club of America Jms decided to promote annually a Sweepstakes race of from fifty to 100 [miles, open to all automoblllsts. [ A new coaching club has been * hformed by well-known votaries of the Lwhlp to encourage public and private Coaching throughout the country. p-..; ' - ' EX* ' ' . 8S? ... .... . THE NEWS EPITOMIZED 0 WASHINGTON* ITEMS. The now Korean Minister, Chjo Min Hui. called on President McKinley to show his credentials. Negotiations with a view to securing harmony among the Powers on the Chinese indemnity question are in progress in Washington. Colonel Youngblood resigned as Auditor of the Treasury Department. Secretary Hay decided that passports should be granted to Filipinos. Mrs. McKinley. still very ill. and the President arrived at the hite House. A sample plate of Krupp armor made for the American Navy failed to stand the official test. OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. Agutaaldo sent a message to Callles, the insurgent leader, advising him to surrender. f Three companies of the Ninth Regiment. just arrived from China, will occupy the Island of Mindoro, P. I. The Municipal Council of Havana rejected the Dady bid for the sewerage and paving contract on the ground that it was too high. Memorial Day was observed at Manila as a holiday. The Governing Board of Manila will consist of an army officer, a Filipino and an American civilian. Onderdonk. McClellan and Dady bid over $13,000,000 for a contract to construct military works at Havana. Cuba. DOMESTIC. Robert G. Bidwell, of Washington, D. C.. a writer and lecturer, jumped from Brooklyn Bridge and was picked up dead. The Supreme Court of Illinois chose Justice Magruder as Chief Justice. Lord Pauncefote. the British Ambassador, sailed from New York City for London for a vacation. Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina, withdrew his resignation upon Governor McSweeney's refusal to accept it. Three persons were killed in a railroad accident in the outskirts of Atlanta. Ga. W. H. Klensmire, whose wife was found dead at Holton, Kan., burled in a shallow trench, was arrested in Kansas City, Kan., on suspicion ot having murdered her. Klensmire declares that she committed suicide. Senator Tillman refused to withdraw his resignation, and made public a letter to Governor McSweeney, of South Carolina, saying the latter transcended his authority in refusing to accept it. . Governor Gage, of California, offered a reward of $5000 for the arrest and conviction of the lynchers of five men at Lookout, Cal. Two cases of leprosy were discov ered at Tustin, Wis. A mother and daughter are afflicted. Mrs. Nancy B. Irving, of Chicago, offered a reward of $1000 for a man who can live an honest life for a month. Hoping to gain sympathy by a fake suicide Gilbert E. Meiers, a noted forger at Joliet, 111., went too far and died in his cell by hanging. As the result of a fire caused by burglars blowing open the postofflce safe, the town of Jasper, Texas, was almost totally destroyed. A monument will very soon be erect ;d to the memory or rsancy JtianKs Lincoln. mother of Abraham Lincoln, at Lincoln City, Ind. At Mobile, Ala., the verdict in the bribery case against former Captain and Quartermaster Cyril W. King, U. S. A., is "guilty as charged" of receiving money with the intent to Influence his official actions. Forty-eight boxes of dynamite exploded on a freight train near Everett, Wash., Injuring only one man. Cecllio Blanco, Ave years old, at San Francisco, Cal., was blinded with lime by four other boys, who robbed him of five cents with which he had been sent to make a purchase. Dr. D. C. Thomas, former President of Adrian College, dropped dead at the I railroad depot at Adrian, Mich., from apoplexy. Cleal Cllne. aged ten, son of Alfred C. Cline, at Cumberland, Md., shot and killed his younger sister while at play. A mob hanged Frank Reeves a negro, in Butler County, Ala., for an attack on Miss Ada McMillin. I The washing of cancelled documentary stamps was charged against Walter I. Knowles, of New Bedford, Mass. The ship John McDonald, 245 days out from Baltimore, Md., to San Francisco, Cal., was given up as lost. FOREIGN. An autograph photograph of President McKinley was presented to King Oscar of Sweden by the United States Minister. The Dominican Government issued .1 deprpe enforcine the constitutional guarantees suspended on account of the last revolution. Mr. Reid, of Newfoundland, consent ed to surrender telegraph lines to the Government and to revise his land grants. Investigation exonerated the British Fusiliers in the international fracas at Tien-Tsin. China. A Malay doctor, named Ibrahim, ran amuck in Singapore and killed six persons with a spear, seriously Injuring nine others. He was then knocked down and died from the effects of a fractured skull. About 50.000 persons were present at the burial at Stockholm, Sweden, of Hazelius, the founder of the Scandinavian and Northern Museum. A military riot occurred at Shorncliffe camp, in England, some Dublin Fusiliers tiring upon the guard. Prince Tuan, who was recognized as the chief conspirator in the Boxer uprising, is fomenting a rebellion in Western Mongolia. l.0 * eng lud, tne umnese Amoassador at London, denied that Emperor Kwang Su will make a tour of the world. Russia, acting in conjunction with the United States, will not take part in garrisoning posts between Taku and Pekin. China. The Swedish Riksdag closed its sessions. A murder in Whitechapel, London, similar in Its circumstances to those of "Jack the Ripper," caused alarm in the district. Bank notes to the value of $230,000 were stolen from the branch at Singapore of the Hong Kong and Shanghai UnnL' Differences between Spain and Argentina were settled, and a commercial treaty between the countries will be signed. In the election for members of the Spanish Senate a majority of Liberals were chosen " '<>' '(il . ' ' ;V V v ' V li VFRfllHT FOR MRS FM1V II ILIIUIUI I Ull IMIIUi LU U I Suit of Mrs. Woodbury Against the Christian Science Leader Fails. UNABLE TO MAKE OUT A CASE Judge Bell Takes the Case From the Jur? and Orders a Verdict For the Defendant?The Plaintiff', in Her 8150,000 Libel Salt, Did Not Produce a Single "Witness? Trial Ends Suddenly. Boston. Mass.?After long argument u uujji amines >. joeu uirevitru me jury in the suit of Mrs. Josephine C. Woodbury against Mary Baker G. Eddy for $150,000 for alleged libel to bring in a verdict for the defendant. The Important question before the Court was that of the admissibility of evidence relating to the publication of Mrs. Eddy's copyrighted annual message in the Boston Herald. After long arguments by counsel for both sides, Judge Bell ruled that he saw nothing in the evidence to authorize the jury to find that Mrs. Eddy stood in the relation of principal and agent to the person who gave out the copy of that message to the Boston Herald. This ruling left the plaintiff's case trembling in the balance, as it was desired to show by the publication in the Herald a connection of the defendant with the alleged libel. Judge Bell ruled in favor of the plaintiff in regard to the admission of letters between Mrs. Eddy and Mrs. Woodbury. But all that the plaintiff could prove by these was malice. Mrs. Woodbury, on the witness stand, was permitted to say what was the belief of Christian Scientists regarding Mrs. Eddy and her mission on earth. She said that Christian Scientists believed in the infallibility of Mrs. Eddy and of "science and health," and the necessity of accepting both of these in order to become a member of the church; also that Mrs. Eddy was especially selected by God, and was the special object of Christian Science as Christ was of the Christian religion. Furthermore, that she was the woman mentioned in Revelation who had the crown of stars on her head. When the plaintiff's case rested a Jong argument followed on the motion of Mr. Elder, counsel for the defendant, that a verdict be ordered for the defence on the evidence as It stood. In ruling on this motion Judge Bell said: "Taking the libel itself, I can see fnUlTT V.A nnM +sv J r> uuiuiug wuiuii lull i j i/t: oaiu iu in* dicate the plaintiff in the first part of the libel. The only thing which seems to me could connect the libel with the plaintiff was the fact that she was a widow. Even that does not seem to be sufficient, and it seems to me that the plaintiff has not made out a case." A verdict for Mrs. Eddy was then ordered.* MRS. CATT RE-ELECTED. Again Chosen President of the National Woman's Suffrage Association. Minneapolis, Minn.?Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt was unanimously chosen President of the National Woman's "*^33^ OABBIE C^APMAN CATT. ^ Suffrage Association. She Lad no opposition. Mrs. Avery, who has been secretary or tne association ror nearly twenty-five years, tendered her resignation, and is succeeded by Miss Kate Gordon, of New Orleans. FARM HANDS IN GREAT DEMAND Strong Inducements Are Offered to Married Couples to Go South. New York City.?Married couples are much In demand just now by scores of well-to-do farmers in Kentucky and Tennessee, who are trying to secure adequate help to bring to market the immense crop of this season. Several of these farmers have writ* ten to the Out-Door Poor Department, saying that they will send transportation to all industrious married folks who wish to trv farmine. Dwellings and fuel will be furnished free, as it Is the intention of the farmers to start colonies of farm workers. In addition to this they will receive wages averaging $1 a day the year | round. The Southerners state thafc only the able-bodied and willing need apply. W. C. WhitnaT's Derby Victory. The race for the Derby, the blue ribbon of the English turf, at Epsom, resulted in an easy victory for W. C. Whitney's Volodyovski, whom Lester Reifif steered home three-quarters of a length in front of the Duke of Portland's William III. Twenty-five horses ran. Eight Suffocated in a Mine. Eight miners were killed iu the Chapin mine, at Iron Mountain, Mich., by the fumes following an explosion of dynamite. Nearly thirty children were rendered fatherless by the explosion. Europe Suffers Interne neat. For several days intense lient has prevailed over Europe, accompanied by heavy storms of thunder and hall. Iu various sections the crops have been destroyed, and many deaths have been caused by lightning. y?*r?y (ileunings The first stock exchange in Siberia has just been opened at Tomsk. It is proposed to hold a South Ameri can exhibition in London next year. A bill to suppress juvenile smoking is to be introduced in the Isle of llan. A woman in Ottawa, Kan., has offered to pay $1000 ?t proof of the existence of God. Postage stamps issued for the Transvaal will be the first to bear the head of Edward VII. The People's Gas Company, of Chicago, is to pay the city three and a half Der cent, of its eross rerpJntjj . . ' ~ I ? I 1 AMERICA AS AN LNtMY | Assistant Secretary Hackett Says Navy is the Nation's Bulwark. Therno of His Address at Opening o' Naval War College is Necessity of Thorough Preparation For War. Newport, R. I.?The Naval War College was formally opened for the sea, son of 1901, the opening address being , made by Frank W. Hackett, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Hackett began his address by a dplight/ul reference to Rear-Admiral Luce, whose labors resulted in tne luuuuiuji u?. iuc college. 1 "In prescribing a plan in the nature ; of a curriculum," said Mr. Hackett, ' "the college has kept In view one cardinal proposition?success in war lies In preparation. Being ready signifies something beyond the ability to get i your ships, guns and men at the place you want them the very hour yo?j , want them; it means the presence on board of a master mind that knows ' how to use this force to the highest i advantage, the one man who can get | out of it the greatest power where- j with to defeat and crush the enemy, i A master mind does not find its way , to supreme command haphazard. Training and hard thinking bring it , about. To have such a captain close , at" hand, this is preparation, this is , what it is to be ready. Only let us be 1 prepared, the world takes notice, and here we get one of the very few con- j dltlons upon which a government can rely for conserving peace. i "The American people cherish good ; will toward all other Powers, and ( value a like good will in return. But we perfectly comprehend of what vi- ( tal moment It Is that every other Power be impressed at all times with a , wholesome dread of having the United i States as an enemy. To this end, , peace loving as we are, we have an- ( nounced it to be our settled policy to ( maintain a powerfully equipped navy. , "The people mean that in ships and guns the United States shall hold its rightful position. They never will tol- ] erate that our seagoing force shall fall , into an inferior rank among the navies j of the world. The largest measure of j safety, they firmly believe, rests with ( that country whose naval authorities j can put the better brain upon the , bridge." Speaking of the value of the War j College methods Mr. Hackett said: "The sinking of Cervera's fleet was , not the execution of a plan sud- ( jAt'" On nnnfrorr that , ueaij> iua^iiicu. via lug vvuu?.Jf memorable July forenoon saw wrought out that which, for its beginnings at least, were rehearsed, so to speak, in these very halls. An incident that occurred not long after the close of the war serves to illustrate my meaning. Rear-Admiral Sampson, happening to be here, saw suspended on the wall a large chart of the Cuban coast. It bore certain marks that denoted the movements of war vessels. The Admiral took it to be a chart that had recently been prepared for the purpose of Illustrating certain features of the Spanish war. It turned out, as a matter of fact, that he was looking at a working model that had been put to use .wo years before the war In the study of an Imaginary campaign against Spain. lir" - A? -4-1? ?o/iAiif in tr "~?0, tOO, lue cuuuugcui.7 ui awuuu# > in the West Indian waters during sup- | posed hostilities with Spain bad not , been neglected. For the purpose two ] rooms were occupied. An officer in , each room represented a contending | force. Each did the best he could to fix the whereabouts of his opponent. , On a signal work was stopped and the ] officers compared results." j In conclusion, Mr. Hackott said: "The United States, in enlarging its j borders and taking to itself foreign possessions, has indeed assumed a grave responsibility. Upon the people of these distant lands we are confer- . ring the blessings of good government. ( For their protection and welfare we , I shall continue to look in a large measure to the navy. Nor shall we be disappointed." I i TO BE NO EXTRA SESSION. President Will Go Ahead With Plana Foi Philippine Government. Washington, D. C.?President Mc- 1 Kinley has decided not to call an exoocolnn nf r!nn<rroQ? This decision was based on Secretary Root's opinion that the President has power enough to go ahead with his plans for the Philippines. The President will proceed under the military power, and act on the theory that the United States is in military occupation of the Philippines now, whatever their status may ultimately be found to be. , Mr. Root will promulgate the Philippine tariff without regard to the action of the Supreme Court. 'In the meantime Secretary Gage's decision to continue collecting duties under the , Dingley tariff is upheld, and that tariff will continue in force. The decision of the President and the Cabinet was announced after the Cabinet meeting in the following statement issued by Secretary Cortelyou: "The Presidont has determined that existing conditions do not require or warrant calling Congress together during the present summer or making any change in the policy hitherto pur- ! sued and announced In regard to the Philippine Islands. " 1 ? ?rr~:?< Population or tlie United states. The Census Bureau, at Washington, has made Its final announcement of ( the population of the United States, j as recorded by the census of 1900. It Is 76,303,387. This figure includes the population of Alaska. Hawaii. Indian Territory and the Indian Reservations. < but not Porto Rico and the Philippines. ! Boy Kidnaped Two Years Ago Found. Albert Koskea, fourteen years old. said to have been kidnaped by a ! strange man from his home at Norwalk, Ohio, two years ago, was lo- 1 cated al Ann Arbor, Mich. The al- t leged kidnaper, who gives the name of ] Joseph Harris, is under arrest. ] Pinna to Rebuild Relna Mcrcedc*. The Navy Department, at Washington. has received a complete set of I plans for the rebuilding of the Reiua ; Mercedes, one of the captured Spuu- j ish ship.?. j Prominent People. Sir Alfred Milncr will be known as Lord Milner. of Cape Town. ; Secretary Long likes to read a story ? with a good mystery and a detective 1 in it. ' Aguinaldo is expected to visit the j United States next fall, and spend the j winter in Washington. j Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease, (be wellknown lecturer, has filed a petition In ' bankruptcy at New York City. Marshall Field bas given to the Chi- : cago Home foi: Incurables ten city lots 1 ' adjoining the present site and build- I - Ings. I * - r ;'fXgp' - COi'ISTITUTION OISIW Breakine: of the Starboard Spreader Leaves a Mass of Wreckage. CRASH CAME WITHOUT WARNING Accident Occurs Three Miles From Brenton'B Reef Lightship?Topmast Breaks Off Where It Telescopes and Mainmast is Bent Over Like an Inverted V?Mate Swept Overboard, But Rescued Newport, R. I.?Off Brenton's Reef Lightship on Tuesday a serious accident happened to the cup defender yacht Constitution. The boat was bounding along in a whole-sail breeze, with its three lower sails set, when, without warning, the starboard lower spreader, over the end of which ran two of the masthead shrouds, made of Inch steel wire rope, collapsed or broke off at the mast. This brought the 3train on tne tnree remaining steel Bhrouds, which gave way, and almost at the same Instant the big steel mast began to fall over the port It went over so gradually that all on deck saw It coming In time to get to windward, except Second Mate Nelson, who was caught In some rigging and knocked overboard under the big mainsail Fortunately, the crew saw his predicament, and by quick work he was hauled aboard. The mast broke about three-flfths of the way above the deck, or a few feet below the lower spreaders. As It went over the topmast shrouds broke the wooden spar in two pieces short off at Its foot where It enters the top of the mast, and again well up the pole toward the top. Part of the topmast svas saved, but some ten feet of It went drifting out to sea. As the mast came down, shorn of its topmast, it was seen that it would not strike the deck, and as the boom sagged into the port rail quite gently, the hull was not injured in the slightest degree. Both head sails, of course, were swept into the water, but the bowsprit remained Intact. Both the upper spreaders were broken short off when the mast went down, but the topmast shrouds, which lead over them, held well, and in doing so smashed the big wooden pole which they were intended to hold in place. Some of the shrouds when the upper part of the mast was fairly down were carried over the stump and remained there when the yacht was taken into the harbor. None of the. sails was torn, and sll can be used again. Fortunately three seamen had just come Sown from the masthead after taking In the club topsail. Every one on board took the acclIrtnf TTrtftTT />A a! 1 TT Til A TTn/lhf In +ATTf Lieut ?n j LUUUJ. xuc jatut, in IWIr jf the Eagenla, was taken back into the harbor. Except for the two mastbead shrouds which go over the 3preader, practically all the wire rigging on the boat was uninjured. At the time -of the accident Mr. Dunran had the wheel, as Captain Rhodes bad just gone forward to look.at the beadsaiis. Captain Rhodes was quite near the ma9t when it gave way, but escaped with one or two slight scratches on the face. The designer, Nat Heireshoff, was on the deck also when the mast collapsed, nnd "with him were William E. Iselin. Rear Commodore C. L. F. Robinson, of the New York Yacht Club and Newbury Thorne. Although the accident to the Constitution resembled that which overtook the Columbia while the latter was racing the Defender in July, 1899, only a few miles further off shore, the wind on Tuesday was far stronger?In fact, fully as stiff as any breeze that the 1899 defender ever encountered. The crew came ashore apparently in a happy frame of mind over their escape from a more serious accident One or two of them did not hesitate to say that they had never felt quite safe while the yacht was under a press of sail, but that each trial had given them more and more confidence in the strength of the spars and rigging. COMMENTS OF BRITISHERS. Think the Constitution'* Accident Pnts the Laugh on Their Side. London?Regret, not unmixed with satisfaction, is expressed at the accident which has befallen the Constitution; and her misfortune Is held to prove that yacht designers on both sides of the Atlantic show a tendency to cut matters too fine. "The laugh is on our side now," says the Daily News. "Yacht racing will noon become a dangerous sport if ships are not allowed a larger margin of safety." INTERNATIONAL TROOPS CLASH. Qritiah Fusiliers Kill a Frenchman and PI ?? tf vuuu A'iVC UCiUlttUSi Tien-Tsin, China.?There was a serious a G ray between International troops. British Fusiliers, who were acting as police here and preventing French soldiers from house breaking, were attacked with bayonets and bricks. The Fusiliers, in self-defense, ired in the air. This brought Germans 1.0 the aid of '.he Frenchmen. Ibey numbered together 200 men. The Fusiliers fired again, killing a Frenchman and wounding three others. In nub3equent lighting four Fusiliers. five Germans and one Japanese svero wounded. The arrival of a Geruan officer and strong guard ended the [ray. Belgium to Annex Congo Stat* . At a Eelgir.m Cabinet council it was virtually decided to annex tlie Congo State within a decade. New Cadet* For TTe?t Point. Tho following appointments Dave >ecn mado to the Military Academy at West Point. N. Y.: Charles L. Scott, Mt. Pleasant. Ala.; Charles C. Bankioad, Paris, Texas; Hugo D. Schultz, Rer. trice. Neb., and Charles McK Parr, Baltimore, Md. SI.000,COO For Golf and Polo. The International Golf and Polo L'lub, capital $1,000,000, was incorporated at Trenton,' X. J., to provide grounds and buildings tor golf, polo md other games. Nationalist* Win in Ilr.vana. The predictions of the Nationalists loncerning the outcome of municipal Sections at Havana, Cuba, are veriied. Senor Miguel Gener, the Nationilist candidate, was elected Mayor of Havana. The Nationalists elected iighteen members of the Municipal Douucil, the Republicans four, and the Democrats two. Herron Expelled From the Church. Dr. George D. Herron was found fuilty of unchristian conduct by a Congregational Council, in Grinnell, Iowa, and expelled from membership n the church. DOWIE SAYS HE IS ELIJAH Tells a Chicago Audienc9 He Has Come to Preaoh Theocracy. Declares He "Will Never Best Until All Other Forms of Government Have Been Driven From the Earth. Chicago.?"I am Elijah, the prophet, who appeared first as Elijah himself, second as John the Baptist, and who now comes In me, the restorer of all things. Elijah was a prophet, John was a preacher, but I combine in myself the attributes of prophet, priest and ruler over men. Gaze on me, then: I sAy it fearlessly. Make the most ol It, you wretches in ecclesiastical garb. I am he that is the living physical and spiritual embodiment of Elijah, and my commission to earth a third time has been prophesied by MalachI, by God Himself, by His Son Jesus, by Peter and 3000 years ago by Moses. All who believe me to be in very truth -ii _ n it. J - 111 ? J ... 19 mi ui iujs win ?inuu up. - And over 3000 people rose to their feet and greeted the declaration with cheers and handclapplng. John Alexander Dowle, true to his promises, made this statement from the platform of the Auditorium In the presence of 5000 people. It -was the culmination of a frenzied speech, in which he denounced everybody and everything not in Zion, cursed the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church, spat literally at Masonry, the newspapers and the bankers of Chicago, and raged and tore up and down the stage like a mad man. "Understand well what I mean," he continued. "I will take no counsel In my methods of government I have come to proclaim theocracy, pure and simple, the government of God, by God, and for God, and I will never rest till all other forms of government have been driven from the earth. "You talk about your Democracy. Bah! I tell you Democracy has been tried In the balance and has failed. The government of the people, by the people and for the people Is twaddle. I stand loyal to the flag and countenance no revolution, but I demand here and now that the name of God must be placed foremost in the Constitution of the United States and the supreme authority of God over all things must be recognized. "Listen to the first message of the " Via A am o r? rl a/i "VaM milflt U^UCL, UC UCUtUUUCUl AVU uiuww pay your tithes and offerings into the storehouse of God. Accursed be ye If ye would seek to rob His house of Its fullness by not obeying this, His will, sent through Elijah." ITALIAN PRINCESS BORN. Queen Helena Congratulated on the Birth of Her Daughter. Rome, Italy.?A daughter has been corn to Queen Helena. Both mother and Infant are doing well. The Prln?es3 will be named Yolanda Margherlta. Amid general congratulations, there is considerable disappointment at the if \ // ramom \ ri[Quggn Hgjgn^j infant's sex, though the King Is underitood to have expressed contentment Salutes were fired throughout Italy. The King and Queen of Italy have been married for more than four years, and the daughter just born Is their first child. The disappointment of King Victor Emmanuel over the sex of the infant is doubtless equalled by the satisfaction of his cousin, the Duke of Aosta, and the Duchess, formerly Prin-, cess Helene of Orleans, whose young son is still heir presumptive to the Itaiian throne. MRS. SHELDON'S SERVANT QUITS rhA Minister'* Ideas of Rights of Girls Do Not Apply la His Home. ifmi?RppnnsA the -wife of <4> V/jJtikU, UMW. _ the Rev. C. M. Sheldon would not permit a servant girl to dine with the family, the girl left the Sheldon home, not, however, until she had reminded Mrs. Sheldon that her husband recent- 1 ly, in discussing publicly the servant | girl problem, had insisted that the ser- i vant girl should have equal privileges I with the family. Mrs. Sheldon lold the girl that she was not responsible for her husband's opinion.' BcJects Resignations of Senators. Governor McSweeney, of South CarI oliua, has rejected the resignations of Senators Tillman and McLaurin to give them time to consider their action. Porte's Ban on Typewriters Bemored. In response to the protest of the foreign Embassies, at Constantinople, Turkey, the order issued by the Government prohibiting the entry of typewriters into Turkey has been rescinded. Coal Operators in a Trust. The proposed trust of the coal operators of Indiana is in line with similar : movements now in progress in Ohio | and Illinois, and the prospects are that a gigantic combination will be formed, with a capital stock of $o0,000,000. Labor World. Sausagomakers in New York City are demanding a shorter working day. The Irish linen industry is said to be just holding its own in the textile markets of the world. Boilermakers at Bayonne, N. J., ha. e struck for an increass of pay and the nine-hour work day. The Machine and Tool Company, of Toledo, Ohio, the largest plant there, has signed the union scale. v - ' : ..a A ' .-i ????? THE SUN'S HEAT. Why It Seexr^ Greater on tlte Earth '.tlia* Oat In Space. A correspondent asks: "Does the heat of the sun come to the earth the same as It would from a fire from which we stood only a short distance away? And, If so, why is it so cold between us and the sun?" These questions have doubtless puzzled a good many people. It is sua pected thai the temperature of inter4 stellar space, outside the earth's atmospheric envelope, is several hundred degrees colder by the Fahrenheit scale than the lowermost stratum of air in the sunshine of a summer day. Yet when one stands before a stove he notices that the heat diminishes steadily with distance. The two phenomena do not appear to be alike at first sight , , Nevertheless, a comparatively simple explanation for the difference is given. The wisest students of the sun have yet a great deal to learn concerning It, and it is possible that existing theories on the subject may be upfeet in the future. But at the present time it is believed that light heat and electricity are all vibrations of the other. Light has the shortest waves, and these in turn are or unequal leuguj, the violet and blue waves of the spectrum being shorter than the orange and red. The waves that produce the sensation of heat when they reach us are still longer, while these in turn are exceeded by those which give rise to electrical phenomena. Heat and electricity, though, differ somewhat from light rays in their behavior. The energy which comes to us from the sun or a lamp In the form of light cannot be stored up on arrival; that Is, not as light It is thought that when light waves hit us they are converted into heat, but the quantity is so small we are not sensible of it Now, it seems probable that under certain circumstances, and up to a certain limit electricity can accumulate in the air. But however that may, be, heat certainly docs, and the moisture In the earth's atmosphere Is largely responsible for catching it and retaining it There are other materials (of which glass is one) that will let heat go through in one direction and not in the other. Thus it is possible to develop greater warmth in a greenVrnnaa than nntrtrmro avpn whpn no' artificial means of developing heat Is employed. The heat comes through the glass and Is there imprisoned. The moisture of the atmosphere behaves In the same manner. Theoretically at least It should be possible to Imitate this phenomenon with a stove In a large room. All Interchange of air with adjacent regions should be absolutely checked for a sufficient time to prevent changes cf temperature from this cause, and some way should be found to keep the heat radiation from the stove uniform during the experiment Then a glass fronted and perfectly tight case, placed a suitable distance away, ought to store up beat in such a manner that after a time a delicate thermometer Inside would read a little higher than one outside and close to the glass. But it is doubtful whether the experiment could be conducted In any ordinary household In such a manner as to yield results of any scientific value. It would be better to undertake it In a specially arranged laboratory. Tonth and Responsibility. By way of Illustrating the opportunities, enterprise and rapid advance ment of Industrious young men or America a city merchant tells the story of the visit of an Englishman to a large wholesale house In Philadelphia. The English firm had been buying goods of the American house for years, and the traveling partner called to pay his respects. He went into the office, asked for tho manager, and when he was presented, said hesitatingly and apologetically: "I?ah?beg your, pardon, but I should like to see your father, the manager of the concern." When the young man smilingly assured him that he was the manager of the house, the Englishman was amazed. Such a thing could be hardly, possible in his own country, and he could not understand how so young a man could be entrusted with a position of such imDortance. Similar surprise and gratification were expressed by the correspondent of the London Times, who sent back from America a series of brilliant papers on local economic conditions. He contrasted, favorably to the republic, the opportunities afforded to young men in America with the limitations and handicaps of youth in Europe, and paid the highest compliment to the business energy and sagacity of young American manhood. The Nainea of tho New Shades. The prettiest greens are dracaona, which Is of the light lily leaf tone, and the acaucaria, which is a little darker. Soft mauves are the clemetlte, orchids and pensee, and a very beautiful shade is the volubilis, the delicate tint j of the convolvulus. One of the newest colors is a sort of fawn, which is called Maryland. A fashionable pink is laurler. Others are Reine, which has a magenta tint in it, and Roi, the new pinky red. Jacqueminot is n name which denotes the color and 5 ? ? ? ~ Awlrtnf Id Q neeas no eipiuuunuu. uncut ? u beautiful light blue with a. touch of green In It. Precleuse Is the new pink ?an old roae. Among the blues are barbeau, matelot and admiral, which is dark. There Is a beautiful new turquoise Petta. Glacier is the greenyblue of the hue of ice, and tear akin is alpine. Siam is after the apricot order, with a dash of red in it Ceylon is a little darker. The most vivid yellow-green is Caspianne. Many of the new glace ribbons in all these colors are interwoven with tinsel threads, ?New York Commercial Advertiser. Orange GrowLjg In Virginia. It appears that the Federal Department of Agriculture is experimenting with a view to making commercially profitable the growing of oranges in Virginia and Maryland. We should like to see it succetxl, and are open to conviction, so to speak, on the subject. Virginia Is one of the ??ea?est apple-growing regions in the world, and stands way up in the matter of the production of many other fruits. Who ?nt .. i ? :t?i - ??. Will say 11 lb liiipuaaiuie iui ue made an orange-growing land, under the conditions that are now> being applied.?Richmond (Va.) DiSDatch. - .f .: V&.V&i:. i,>e^k