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* ' ' ; cum STEEL SliTi The Order to Quit Work Generally Obeyed by the Men. ?VEN NON-UNION MILLS CLOSED From West Virginia to Illinois Every Mill of the Steel Combine Was Forced to Shnt Down ? Nearly 100,000 Men Were Affected by the Strike Order ? Employer! Say They Will Not Yield. Pittsburg, Penn. ? After a three days' session the conference between representatives of the American Sheet Steel, American Steel IIoop and American Tin riate, subsidiary companies of the United States Steel Corpora- 1 tlon. and the General Executive Board j of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, adjourned finally without reaching an 1 agreement. Less than an hour later President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated j Association, had wired the following ( order to all the Amalgamated lodges < in the tin plate, steel hoop and sheet < steel mills of the country: ! "Notify your men that the mill is on ' a strike, and will not work on Mon- ) day, July 15." ] xvci/Ui is uuiii an auuaw connected with the strike of the steel workers indicate that the strike order j <vas generally obeyed. The number of men who went out is 74,000. Reports from all the towns In West- ( srn Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Illinois and Indiana, where the plants of three combines are located, are that a general shut-down took place. The strikes occurred in the following places in Pennsylvania: Pittsburg, Allegheny, McKeesport, Johnstown, Canaonsburg, Newcastle, Ellwood Ci^v, Apollo, New Kensington, Hyde Park, Leechburg, Saltsburg. Sharon, Greenville, Carnegie, Chartiers. In Ohio the "struck" towns are New Philadelphia, Piqua, Irondale, Lisbon, Cambridge, Cleveland, Niles, Canton, Bridgeport, Youngstown, Mingo Junction, Wellsville and Martin's Ferry. In Indiana the tied-up plants are at Ellwood, Anderson, Gas City, Muncie r and Atlanta. Other places are Joliet, j 111.; Muskegon, Mich., and Cumber- , land, Md. The American Steel Hoop Company's supposedly non-union mill, known as the Painter mill, in this city, was closed in all its branches. The tie-up was said to have been a surprise to the owners and officials. The other non-union plant known as the Lindsay and McCutcheon mill, in Allegheny, was shut down completely in the puddling and bar mills. The Amalgamated also added two mills to its list, both of which were claimed by the companies to be beyond the reach of organization. When the \ William Clark Sons Company mill, 0 which operated all day under non- f anion auspices, came to shift turns at E alght, none of the skilled men reported $ for duty, and the plant had to close i 3own. j Later the following report was received from Monessen-concerning a mill considered by fhe manufacturers G unexceptionally loyal: "The Monessen steel hoop plant is closed and has been organized by the district delegates of the Amalgamated Association." The conquest of these two plants o Is considered by the association people t as an instance of their strength. u While all the mills of the United i* States corporation are included in the o general conflict, the three companies -named are the first attacked v President Shaffer, representing the o strikers, said: S "The position of the Amalgamated t Association has been persistently mis- a represented. We do not ask the assistance of the manufacturers in t unionizing the plants now being op- c erated non-union. All we ask is that f thp throe romnnnies sicn the soales f for all mills, whether non-union or 1] union, thus preventing discrimination d In favor of non-union plants during dull times, and that all agreements I now in force between the companies c and the men binding the latter not h to join any labor organization by can- h celled. In other words, we ask only v to be let alone In the matter of organization." Vice-President "Warner Arms, of the American Tin Plate Company, said: ^ "The question on which the disagreement took place was whether the Amalgamated Asociatiou could force j us to work all our plants under a , union agreement, whether they were unlon or not. We felt that demand t to be unjust." ? When President Shaffer was Informed of the granting of the advance to the McKeesport tube workers, he c said: "I anticipated such action on , the part of the manufacturers, and have warned our men to guard against lu>inc hlinrlorl liv sunh (liist-thrriwinir *" methods. It is nevertheless a victory ^ for labor. I "I expect that similar advances will * he given to the men in other works -of the United States Steel Corporation that have not been affected by the strike order, In the hope that the workers may refuse to come out should we decide to extend the strike to all the plants of the corporation." Asked if the association can stand a c long strike, President Shaffer said: u "We have a larger defense fund i than most of our members even sup- 1 pose. We have been accumulating it 1 for years, and we will not need to levy t any strike assessment for months. ( "When we do we are happy in the - assurance that thousands of our men i in the Independent plants will be t ready to help us. Remember we have t ? Six Picnickers Drowned. The Hebrew Gamahl Hasad held Its annual picnic at Daufuskie Beach at { Savannah, Ga. The following persons ! who went in bathing were drowned: 1 Mrs. Abe Dickstein, aged twenty-five; j Annie Horowitz, aged thirteen; Annie . Kronstadt, aged ten; Ida Kronstadt, j aged sixteen; Leah Silversteln, aged ' seventeen, and Isaac Zacht, aged twenTVtAw* ti'qIva in thn nor_ IJf-lWU. A licit: WCiC lt?v*?c m vuv. jnn ty of bathers who were caught in a sea puss, but half of them were saved. The bodies of the unfortunates were < - swept out to sea. ' Personal Mention. King Edward's title is to be changed to Emperor because of the wider ex- i tent of his power. 1 Former Governor Bob Taylor, of 1 Tennessee bag made $1G,000 out of : his last lecture, with fiddle accompani- 1 ment. ] Emperor William is a partner in the 1 construction of an electric express railway from Hamburg to Berlin, Germany. The Empress of Russia is a type- ] writer, and assists her husband by i taking down many of his letters from 1 dictation. 1 U . Vv . - <; hitj.? j* _ - had several years of prosperous times. Work has been plorrty and our men have paid their assessments ungrudgingly." The amount of wages lost each day by .the present strike in tne mms or the three companies is estimated at $200,000 to $300,000. or nearly $1,500,1)00 a week. The loss In output to the companies, all of whom have their products sold for month6 to come, cannot be estimated. One of the first effects of the strike will be to increase the price of tinware. Before the tin plate mills closed they were away behind in their orders, the supply not being equal t? the demand. None of the tin shops have more than a small stock on hand. Housewives will have to pay considerably more for tin cups, pails, etc., thtin now i? the strike is prolonged. The fruit tirade will also be hit hard by the strike, priccs of tin cams being advanced. Should the strike be prolonged many interests would be sure to suffer. The strikers could possibly take good care or tuemseives. *> oik is plenty on all sides, and besides the Amalgamated Association has a strike fund in bank "which is said to amount tot between $200,000 and ?300,000. The railroads would be the greatest sufferers, as a lone strike would greatly decrease the shipment of mill products. Building contractors and others using iron and steel would also come in for much less. It is even possible that building operations might be seriously hampered. The demand for coke and coal would fall off. The possibilities of the strike are startling. THE LOSS TO THE GOVERNMENT. Delay in Delivery of Armor Tlate May Subject It to Claims For Damages. Washington, D. C. ? The United States may have to pay heavily for the steel strike. The Cramp Shipbuilding Company recently filed a :lalm against the Government for several hundred thousand dollars, allegng damage as a result of the failure )f the Government to deliver the arnor for the Alabama class of battle ships within the time fixed by the contract. Should the delivery of arnor for vessels under construction be ielayed In consequence of the strike low on, the Government will have to eimburse the shipbuilders. Besides armor, steel for nulls ana nacliinery are Required for the new ships. The strfl& will naturally present the delivery of this material and lelay the completion of the ships. The Government has no penalty clause n its contracts with the armor plate md other companies. Tube Workers "Win. McKeesport. Penn. ? The 5000 em)loyes of the National Tube Company lere won the first victory over the ?ombine by forcing an increase In :helr wages of ten per cent. These nen are non-union men and have lever organized, although the Amalgamated Association has made efforts :o Induce them to join the union. Btg Fall in Steel Stocks. New York City.?A brief panic in Vail Street resulted from the strike n Monday. Values of the steel stocks ell $50,000,000 in little more than a uinute. but a rally followed. In Loni -11 A *^11 ond lUIl <111 AUlt'LiLail OCV.UMUC.-1 IC?1 uuu Jritlsh Consols touched the lowest tolnt in years. lU'CK VENGEANCE FOR A CRIME. Tegro Who Shot a M \n Dead on Train Thrown to His Death. Charlotte, S. C.?On the return trip f an excursion train from Spartaniurg. S. C., to Charlotte, a negro amed Walter Hnynes began fiour>hlng a pistol. This occurred In one f the cars reserved for white people. Dexter Kirby, a young white man, rho was acting as special policeman n board the train, approached the ne:ro and oraered him to put up his pisol. This Haynes refused to do, and t the same time began firing. The first ball struck Kirby in the ireast, and he fell to the floor of the ar dead. The second shot took efect in the arm of W. W. Stead, a riend of Kirby. The negro emptied lis weapon and started out the rear ioor of the car. The dead man's friends caught laynes and held him until the train rossed a trestle which is ninety feet ligh. He was then taken and thrown iead foremost from the car. His body cas found near the trestle. PAT" CROWE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Jlesod Kidnaper of "Eddie" Cudahy Pay# a Debt of Lodk Standing. St. Joseph, Mo.?State Senator A. W. >rewster, an attorney, has received a .raft for $230, sent to him by "Pat" !rowe from Johanuesburg, South Lfrica, to pay a fee Crowe had owed iim for several years. Crowe's name has been connected >y allegation with the kidnaping in )maha of the young son of Edward Cudahy, a packer, who paid a ransorr f $25,000 in gold to recover his boy. Several years ago Crowe was under rrest in St. Joseph on the charge of rain robbery. ' He employed Mr. Jrewster to defend him. The charge vas dismissed. ANTHRAX KILLING CATTLE. lavages of tlie Disease Among Herds is the Vicinity of Ouelda, N. Y. Oneida, N. Y.?The dreaded disease >f anthrax has made Its appearance imong several herds of cattle in this 'icinity. On the farm of Alfred Sastup, at Higginsville, about sixty lead of milch stock have contracted he disease. Eight have died thus far. )ne horse also has taken the disease. Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Wietlng, of Albany, has been noti led of the existing disease. The eatle will be vaccinated. Indiana Judge a Suicide. Former Judge James H. Sellars, once 1 member of the State Legislature, ind candidate for the Democratic aomination for Governor of Indiana, billed himself In his law office at Srawfordsville, Ind., by taking morphine. He left a letter saying that his ife was a failure and that his debts svere large. Ice Blocks Labrador Coast. Ice continues to block the Labrador :oast, rendering navigation in Belle Isle Strait extremely dangerous. Embezzling Treasurer Free. Joseph Bartley, former State Treasurer of Nebraska, convicted of the embezzlement of an amount variously placed at from *ouu,uw w md sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary, has been released on parole by Governor Savage. Mr. Bartley had served forty-nine months. Treaty Shore Dead-Lock. It now seems that there is small probability of an agreement being reached between France and Gtfeat Britain over the Newfoundland Question. SHOWERS IH THE CORH 8EL . I Ka I I 1/ mil*. I Kain halls in NeorasKa, Kansas, mi; souri and Iowa. COM ES TOO LATE FOR SOM E CROP The Rain Will Revive Late Corn, A though Some Fields Are Too Ti Gone to Be Benefited ? A Generoi Fall In Some Sections of Nebraska ar Iowa?Kansas Crop Frospects. Topeka, Kan.?While rain has falle in various parts of Kansas, tb drought Tva9 not broken, and tb crops were benefited but little. Tb rains vrere small local affairs, an their only effect -was to cool the a mosphere and freshen vegetation to certain extent. Reports of blighted crops continu to come in. A Hbpeful tone pervade most'of the reports, however, and tli determination is generally expresse to make the best of the situation. I the eastern division of the State crop are suffering more than in any othei The damage done in the central pai is less severe, while in the wester part the conditions are most favon ble. Kansas City, Mo.?Rain fell over a area of eighty miles around Kansn City. At Lawrence, Kan., it was tb first moisture in twenty-six days. 0 tawa, Wellsville and Toronto, Kan and Camden Point, Mo., also repoi good rains. Although some fields ar reported too far gone to be saved, it 1 believed late corn will be greatly r< vived. Dallas, Texas. ? Reports from th Texas cotton belt show that the rai did not reach that section, and thn the nlant is suffering. In the Panbar die small streams are reported dn and cattlemen are becoming alarme over the continued drought. Omaha, Neb.?Eastern Nebraska an Western Iowa received an inch o more of rain, -which relieved th drought and heated term. Rains als fell in the Black Hills of South Dakott Little Rock, Ark.?Good rains fe' over the larger portion of Arkansas At.Texarkana and Hot Springs win and lightning did considerable damag< St. Paul, Minn.?Rains fell in diffei ent parts of the State, but there is st rjous damage to crops in the soutl eastern part of the State. Steady Rain In the South. Jackson, Miss.?At the close of sultry day the rain fell steadily an apparently over a wide scope of couu try. The hot wave Is broken, am there is general rejoicing. The rai: is too late to save any late crop, bu means much for cotton, potatoes, can and gardens. Chicago Short or Vegetables. Chicago.?As a result of the con tinued hot, dry weather, vegetable are attaining record prices. Com plaints from all parts of the Wesl claiming a big shortage in vegetable? have been received, and many point which usually ship to Chicago are noT in this market buying for the horn account. Michigan Frnit Belt Scorched. St. Joseph, Mich. ? The raspberr; crop is ruined in Berrien County b; the continued dry spell, repvesentini a loss to the farmers of $100,000. Th blackberry crop is threatened wit] ruin. It is the first time in the his tory of the fruit belt that the berr; crops have been ruined by dr; weather. FIREMEN BEGIN THEIR STRIKE. Refuse to Go to Work, and Force Thon sands of Miners Into Idleness. Wilkesbarre. Penu.?The strike o the stationary firemen Inaugurated 01 Tuesday tied up nearly all the miuei In the Wyoming Valley, and a conser vative estimate placed the number o men idle at 50,000. This included tin mei> out in the Scrantou district. Onl: about 800 of these were firemen. Ths balance was made up of miners, la borers, engineers, breaker boys am machinists employed in and about tlx collerles. Every mine from Fittstoi to Nanticoke was affected. Leader of the Steel Strikers. i v 7 X*r 1 IV f| TBKODOkX J. SHAFFER. President of the Amalgamated Assoela tion of Iron and Tin Workers.) South African Situation Serious. The London Dally Mall says it poa aeases abundant evidence that th< whole theatre of the South Africa! Avar ia in a much worse state than tin public is allowed to know. The condi tion of affairs, In Cape Colon}-, partic ularly, after twenty-one months o warfare, ia very serious. Hundreds Killed In Volcanic Eruption. Oriental advice.* give TOO as the nu:n ber of the natives and European killed by the recent eruption of tin volcano of Kleet, in the Island of Java Howard C. Benliam Dead. Howard C. Benhain, who was twic< tried for the murder of his child-wife Florence Tout Benliam, at Bafavia N. Y., died in a Columbus. Ohio, hos pital of typhoid and brain fever. Ben ham was convicted at the first trial but at the second he was acquitted. To Haze the Taku Forts . The military commanders liave di rected the provisional Government o; Tlen-Tsin, China, to undertake the de structlon of the Taku forts, And tht Government has promised to complj on receipt of a military guard to pro tect the workmen encaged in rlie task ' ' - * '<vr Z&i-';\ T SURVEYINGOLDBOUNDARY Mason and Dixon's Line Will Be 5- Marked With Iron Posts. Pennsylvania and Maryland Divide the Expenses of the Survey and Ke0 location of the Markers. Baltimore, Md.?The old Mason and 1_ Dixon line between Maryland and ir Pennsylvania is being re-surveyed, " and will soon be re-marked with iron ld posts. This work Is being done under the direction of Dr. William B. Clai'k, n of the Maryland Geological Blireau, [e and Secretary of Internal Affairs Latta, of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Legislature in 1889 approie priated $7000 "to repair and reset the d monuments on the boundary line bet tween this commonwealth and the adjacent State of Maryland on the South," aud in 1900 the Legislature of Maryland supplied $5000 to aid in the ;e work. ,s Mason and Dixon's boundary line, which originally was run and marked to establish the territorial d limits of Pennsylvania and Maryland, n later became famous as the boundary ?s. between the free and slave-holding r. States of the North and South. It *t was, according to an agreement made n in 1732, to ruu 'due west from Capo t Henlopen (fifteen miles south of the point now known by that name), to the middle of the peninsula of the Eastn era Shore, thence northward tangent s to a circle of twelve miles radius, e whose centre was at New Castle, t. Del., and then due north from the tangent point until it reached a parallel fifteen miles south-of the southe ernmost part of Philadelphia. From IS this point the line was run due west, x Surveyors had already determined the position of the "centre of the peninsula," the north and south line and the "tangent point" when Charles e Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, English n astronomers and mathematicians, arLt rived in Philadelphia in 1763.. From J' the time of their arrival until DecernT' ber, 17G7, Mason and Dixon were busy d locating the "southernmost part of Philadelphia," and the northern boun dary of Maryland, which they surd veyed and marked as far as Dunkard r Creek, now in West Virginia, when e they were stopped by the Indians, o Along the greater part of the line i. each mile was marked by a stone monument, which had the letter "P" engraved or cut on the northern side and the letter "M" on the southern ^ side, while at each fifth mile there % was a similar stone known as the " "crown stoned' with the coat of arms of the Penns cut on the northern face ;* and with those of Lord Baltimore on ' the southern. These stones were brought from England. These monuments, which are to be replaced with cast-iron markers, suffered severely from attacks of vanit dais in the early days of the last cen(J tury. Rapid progress is being made t- in the relocation of the line. (J \ PERRY MONUMENT UNVEILED. e Japanese and American Warships Salute in Honor of the Great Commodore. Yokohama, Japan.?The ceremony of unveiling at Kurihama, the monug ment to commemorate the lauding .. there of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, July 14, 1833, was perJ* formed by Rear-Admiral Frederick RrtffOl'C ml Innr + TTnl+Arl Cfof^o 3 vviAJumiiuiLlug Uit(.u KJCUL^O y visiting squadron. e Viscount Katsura delivered the memorial address, and many Japanese officials of high rank were present. Three American and live Japanese warships saluted. Various P speeches were made J>y Americans and ^ Japanese, all dwelling upon the close ? relations between the two powers. e Matthew Calbraith Perry was born 3 In Newport, Ii. I., on April 10, 1794,' * was appointed midshipman in the Uni^ ted States Navy in 1800. Lieutenant r in 1S13, CommaDder in 1S20, Captain (n 1837, and Commodore in 1841. He organized and commanded the expedition to Japan, delivering the Presi. Jeut's letter on July 14, 1853, and on March 31. 1854, obtained from Japan , the treaty of peace, amity, and protection to American sailors. The monument just unveiled was orected by the Bei-yu-Kyokai, or American 'f Association of Japan. The funds were largely contributed by Japanese. 7 j man murdered on a train. 1 fellow Pansencer Salil He Ha<l to Slioot S to Break Hypnotic Spell. 1 Rawlins, Wyo.?A. P. Rogers, an employe of a packing company in St. Joseph, Mo., was shot to death by Edward Hartley Copeland. on Union Pacific Train No. 0. Copeland was traveling from Stockton, Cal., to Council Bluffs, Iowa. When three miles east of Wamsutter, Copeland walked Into the car where Rogers was sitting and began shooting at him, saying: "There, take that." He shot three times, the bullets entering Roger's breast, and instantly killing him. When asked what caused him to kill Rogers, Copeland said: "He had hypnotized rue, and I had to do it." As the killing took place in Sweetwater County, Copeland was taken to Green River, and turned over to the authorities there. Copeland was a teller in the Nebraska National Bank In Omaha for ten j'ears prior to August, 1890. He left the city at that time, ostensibly for a summer vacation and visit to the Eastern States, and nothing was heard of him. A month after his departure his accounts showed a shortage of $10,000. Half of this amount was made good by Copeland's brother-inlaw and the remainder by his bonds men. Governor Allen Leaven Porto Rico. Governor Allen and his wife, with j their household effects, sailed from \ San Juan, Porto Rico, for New York e City on the Mayflower. Governor Al. leu admitted he had no intention of re. turning to Porto Rico. It is semif officially announced that he will enter the diplomatic service. Russia to Kecruit 308,500 Men. Emperor Nicholas has issued an oris dor that 303,500 men shall he recrultB ed for the Russian Army and Navy during the present year. Itftbor World. } Only one-tenth of the wage-earners ' of the United States are organized. ! Five hundred striking teamsters . have returned to work at St. Louis, Mo. The Bates plant at Joliet, 111., has been reopened, the striking machinists haviug won. Tlie International Longshoremen's e Union lias held its annual session in " Toledo, Ohio. ' Brewery wagon drivers at Washing[ ton. D. C., have won recognition for their uniou by a strike. ' ' ' -r ' . JL>. " v.',./--,", ''' 1 IIN01 EVQnSOf THE WEEf WASHINGTON ITEMS. Putnam Bradlee Strong's resignation as a Captain In the Army was accepted by Secretary Root's order. In their annual report the engineers iu ciiurge 01 rivei uuu umuui jiupiwocments recommended a large appropriation for waters about New York City. Secretary Wilson said that while the corn crop was seriously damaged In several States, there was still hope of saving the greater part of It. Secretary Root started for the West, on a tour of Inspection of military posts. Secretary Long signed an order giving in detail a long list of those who will receive medals and other honors for service in the China and Phillippine campaigns. The Weather Bureau abandoned Its kite experiments, through which it hoped to revolutionize the business of prognostication. OUB ADOPTED ISLANDS. Adjutant-General Corbln and Surgeon-General Sternberg .arrived at Manila on the transport HancocK. Colonel Santos, with forty men and thirty rifles, surrendered at Ligao. in Albay Province. P. I. The insurrection fn North Camarines Province is oractically ended. DOMESTIC. A Coroner's jury censured Captain Johnson, of the ferryboat Mauch Chunk, for the Northfield collision in New York Harbor, in which five lives were lost, but freed the captains of the two boats. For embezzlement of postal funds, Postmaster Alexander Bush, of Mills, N. 3VL, was arrested. Colliding trans near Vinton, Ohio, killed a Section foreman c.nd injured three trainmen. Chancellor Magie, at Trenton, N. J., appointed three administrators,. pendente lite, of the estate of the late Jacob S. Rogers, and postponed the hearing of the will contest unt^J September 10 next. , A fly bite on his nose caused the death of B. F. Cochran, of Beeville, Tex. While bathing in Mahoning River, at Youngstown, umo, utnei *itcn ana Annie Gunn, small girls, were drowned. Pardoned because he was dying, C. W. Mussey, the Rutland (Yt.) bank wrecker, Is getting well. Lightning killed the racing mare Arllne B., valued at $4000, owned by Charles L. Smith, of Colorado Springs, Col. When ordered to do some work, Charles Phillips, colored, killed his employer, Lucius Reed, at Cleveland, Miss. For robbing the First National Bank of Mineral Point, Wis., of $26,000, Steward Heleff will serve fourteen years In jail. .From seeing two women killed by a train, Mrs. Oscar Turney, of Beloit, Wis., became a maniac. United State Boundary Commissioner Cunningham was drowned in the Rio Grande River, near El Paso, Texas. A round white'pearl, weighing 101 grains, was taken from a Mississippi River clam near Prairie du Chien, Wis. Twenty Epworth League members were robbed of railway tickets and money in Colorado Springs, CoL, while on their way to San Franoisco. Wheffc his wife refused to live with him aftier a year's separation, C. A. Kline, of .Michigan City, Ind., committed suicide, and his deserting wife did the same. W. D. Gleason, a real estate broker, of Brooklyn, died of hydrophobia after great suffering. He was bitten by a pet dog last March. A $600 shortage in the accounts of Pbstmaster C. Green Parker, at Humboldt, Tenn., was reported. Poison was found In the milk furnished the patients in the County Hospital at Chicago. An anaylsis was made. Patients had complained of the milk. " Hadley Jones, former Mayor of Little Falls, N. Y., and now reputed defaulter. was located in Buenos Ayres. Argentina. FOREIGN. The British Government was defeated on a trivial question in the House of Lords by a vote of forty-one to twenty. A revolt in the Island of Quelpart, belonging to Korea, may become of international importance by involving foreign Powers. Andrew D. White announced that Germany's action on ruture questions might determine his return to Berlin after a visit to America in September. Two sisters, named Yeoland, committed suiciue in London, in despair of getting theatrical engagements. A woman fired a revolver near Pierre Baudin, the French Minister of Public Works, in Paris. She intended, she said, to intimidate M. Delcasse, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The 3ritish Admiralty prepared an elaborate schedule of tactics for the aaval manoeuvres. The ministers of the Powers at fesiU, Liuiua, ncic gvcpuvu. - 0 a conclusion of negotiations, owing to trouble between Great Britain and Russia. General Kitchener reported that former President Steyn narrowly escaped capture. The anniversary of the fall of the Bastlle was celebrated In France. The Belgian Chamber of Deputies voted for the immediate suppression of gambling establishments In Belgium. Much dissatisfaction continues to be expressed in England regarding the conduct of the South African war. Tarls, France, was afflicted with a hot spell, which caused an increase of crime and suicide. Orders were issued by the Empress of China to Ministers abroad to Induct young Chinamen of ability In profes sions to return and making them eiigi ble for office. A virulent type of the bubonic plague prevailed in many towns in Egypt. A general alarm was felt as the death roll was unusually high. Joseph Rawiez, United states Con sul at Warsaw, Russia, is dead. Martial law was proclaimed at Se ville, Spain, owing to the turbulence of the strikers. uenerai lYiicuener cuummcu icywu of the shooting of wounded British bj Boers at Viakfontein. At Thorn, in West Prussia, slxtj Polish pupils in the gymnasium wen arrested, accused of plotting In a se eret league against the Government. CHECKING MAIL ABUSES Reforms That May Lead to Ono Cent Letter Postage. rfcree Important Orders Debarring "Premium" Publications From A Second Class Rates Issued. Wnshintrton. T>. <T?PnstmaSter-Geil eral Smith has signed three orders amending In important particulars three postal regulations affecting see* ond-class mail matter. The first order amends Section 27C, which is the general definition, so as to exclude from the second-class publications which have the characteristics of books. This amendment Is In these words: "Periodical publications herein referred to are held not. to include those having, the characteristics of books, but only such as consist of current news or miscellaneous literary matter, or both (not excluding advertising), and conforms to the statutory characteristics of second-class matter." The second order amends Section oqi in snvprnl nnrtleulars. the nrinol pal one being that publications,, the subscriptions to whicjb are not founded on their value as,>news or literary journals, and which, by the general use of premiums or other considerations in the form of chances to win prizes, etc., to induce subscriptions, in effect circulate at apparently a nominal rate, "will be excluded from the second class. The essential paragraph of this is as follows: "The subscription price must be shown by the publication, and when it appears from the contents, or from the extrinsic inducements offered in common with it, that the circulation of the publication is not founded on its value as a news or literary journal and that subscriptions are not made because of such value, but because its offers of merchandise or other consideration result, in effect, in its circulation at apparently a nominal rate, such publication does not come within the requirements of the law for acceptance as second-class matter." The third order amends Section 301, so that unsold copies of second-class publications may not be returned at the pound rate to news agents or to publishers. An explanatory statement given out at the Department regarding.the order says: "The action of PostmasterGeneral Smith is regarded as highly T 4- 4a at? I rl an /ia a4? fV?a mn?. lUipyi laui. AC 13 CTJUCUVC Ul. IUC l/uipose of the Department to administer the law as it is, strictly and properly, and that abuses, wherever found, will be eradicated. Loose and indifferent interpretation heretofore is responsN ble for the loss of many millions to the Government. It Is believed that when the effect of the changes Is thoroughly established many postal Improvements will follow, and one-cent letter postage will be made possible." An Immediate effect of the orders will be to bar from the malls at regular publication rates all "fake" publications and other periodicals whose' circulation depends on various lottery and prize schemes. No legitimate publication will be injured by the new dispensation. On the contrary, all such publications, including newspapers and magazines of established character, will be distinctly benefited through the practical suppression by the Postofflce Department of catchpenny periodicals that have been systematically swindling the Government out of millions of revenue every year by burdening the malls with a class of matter which the lawmakers never intended should be considered as entitled to the rate of second-class mall. BANK ROBBERS SHOW FICHT. Keep Off Citizens of an Ohio Town While They Work on a Safe. Alexandria, Ohio.?A daring attempt to loot the Ressler & Ashbrooke Bank was made by a gang of six or seven men. Nothing was secured, however, and, after standing off a crowd of citizens, at whom they fired repeatedly for an hour, the robbers escaped in stolen buggies. An examination of the vault showed thaf little of valiie had been secured. A package of $1300 which had been left over night in the outer vault was found anions the debris. A Sheriff's posse immediately took up the chase, but the robbers secured a good start and could not be overhauled. RENOUNCES HIS COUNTRY. - ? - A Syracuse Millionaire Declares HlmseL' O nfErtwurd VTI. % Syracuse, N. Y. ? Major Alexander H. Davis, a millionaire, who until recently claimed this cfty as his home and paid personal taxes, has declared uiniself a subject of King Edward of Great Britain and has had his name stricken from the personal tax roll. Major Davis ran for Congress on the Democratic ticket against James J, Belden fifteen years ago and was defeated. He has large street railroad interests in Louisville and extensive real estate in this city. SCHOOL "MISTRESS" A MAN. Teacher In Arkansas Arrested ? Wanted on a Charge of Murder. Little Rock, Ark.?A detective a few days ago placed under arrest a supposed young woman, who had been teacmug a private scuooi in uae iviugs River neighborhood. It turns out that the school teacher was a man in disguise; that his nam? Is Sears, and that he Is wanted in Texas on a charge of murder, committed seven years ago. . Bain Welcomed With Joy. The drought has been partly broken in Kansas, but too late to save corn. The rain was welcomed with wild demonstrations of joy. A Successful Flying Machine. A highly successful experiment was made at Paris, France, by AI. Santos Dumout with a self-directing balloon invented by him. The balloon was steered in all directions, and made tc rise or sink without apparent difficulty. Woolen Trade Fairly Active. The woolen and worsted goods trade is fairly active. Leading mill3 are well supplied with oraers for fall lln^, and there is little disposition to hasten the opening of the new spring season The Sporting World. "Gus" Ruhliu has defeated "Bob" Fitzsimmous in their wrestling mafl'h with two straight falls, at New York ^11 J. An intercity golf association, the largest in the West, Las been formed by representatives of clubs in cities between tlie Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. The Constitution has defeated the Columbia by eleven minutes and six seconds in the race off Newport, R. I. The Independence was distanced, being several miles from the finish Hue when the time limit ended. The Beaaon? Not Time Enongh-Shotrlnf the Hooie ? Honorable IVJentlon?An Imaginary Bnrbesr ? A Sa?e Tbln( ? More Than It Needed, Etc., Etc. An urchin with a puzzled look Unto his father said: "Why is it upon all the coins They stamp a woman's head?'* The father tnouzht a moment, then He gave him this reply: "My child, they say that money talks-. I think that must be why." ?Leslie 8 Weekly, Not Time Enough. "She has had no lasting social advantages, has she?" "No. They've only be rich nine months."?Detroit Free Press.? Showing the Honse. I "Oh, yes, our home Is complete in I every respect," said Mr. Proudpop. "Here Is our bawl-room," he contin uea, opening me uour 10 nursery.? Tit-Bits. Honorable Mention. "John, didn't you earn any distinction whatever at college?" "Yes; they say I ate more than any two other men at our class spreads." ?Chicago Record-Herald. An Imaginary Bugbear. "Emeline, did you write your paper on 'The Ideal Husband'?" \ "Oh, yes, I've written about him, but I hope to goodness I shall never have the bad luck to catch up with him." A Sure Thing. "There Is just one wr.y for us to meet success in this venture," said the first schemer. ''And that?" queried his partner. "Is to avoid meeting our creditors." ?Philadelphia Press. More Than la Needed "There Is one thing to be said In favor of-these one-week courtships," he suggested. "And that is?" she asked. "When people are married with such promptness it gives them a longer period of life for repentance."?unicago Post Boand to Come. "Now. let me see," remarked Misa Bellefield. "I've got my rubber boots and my umbrella and my raincoat. I wonder If I need anything else." "Wbat do you want with them?" her brother asked. "The sky is clear and there isn't the least sign of rain." "That may be, but it will rain, all the same, for I'm going to a picnic."? Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. The Slnecore. "Well, my boy. and what are yon going to do now?" ' "Well, dad, I don't know. What I want is one of these fancy jobs where you do the least possible work for the very largest possible fee." "Guess you art cut out for a corporation lawyer, my boy." "No, dad. I was thinking of being a medical specialist."?Cleveland Plain Dealer. , ', A Melancholy Form of Fame. "They tell in? that you are very satirical," said the young man. "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne; "I have heard that such things are said of me. But I have hopes that I am losing the reputation. I managed to say 'Good morning' to a friend to-day without his looking suspicious, and wondering whether I meant anything disagreeable by it."?Washington Star. As It Seemed to Him. "This is a good deal like marriage," remarked "Fogg, as be stood at. the steps of a street car waiting for the exodus which usually happens upon such occasions. "In what way, pray?" asked Fenderson, who always has to have things explained to him. "Why, don't you see? The people who are in are more anxious to get out than those who are out are to get in."?Boston Transcript. Didn't Know It* Equivalent. We were speaking of the sagacity of dogs. The conventional story of the pointer which pointed upon the near approach of a man by the name of Partridge, had just been told. "That reminds me," Smithson remarked, '*of a dog I once owned. One day when I had the dog with me, I met a man by the name of Vogel, but the dog didn't do a thing:" "And why was this?" we clamored, eagerly. '"Because." replied Smithson, "the dog was an Irish setter and didn't understand Dutch!" tTanA fVio imiKu stood for a round.? DetiJt Journal. IU ChanjjlnR Value. It was rignt that the gallant act should be rewarded, but what should she give him? Ha! A kiss, of course. Were there , not men who would pay a great price for that? Truly, it was quoted high. '"That," she said, as she bestowed it, "is easily worth a hundred dollars."' "It was," be answered, "but it is not." "What do you mean?" she asked. "While in youi possession it would bring a good sum," he said, "but in mine it cannot be exchanged for the price of a meal." However, he was a prosaic sort of fellow at best, and besides he was hungry.?Chicago Post. Ahead of His Time. The man who takes life studiously, l.-inched several times in quick succes siou. The friend with him seized his arm and exclaimed, apprehensively: What's the trouble*;" There's uothing wrong." was the answer. "I was merely laughing at all those new hats." -But there is nQJthing extraordinary about them." "That is how it seems to you. But I look ahead. If they are as(fuuny ten years from now as the hats of ten years ago are to-day they will be simply excruciating. I may not be here ten years from now. and I don't want to miss the opportunity." Ho laughed once more and then relapsed into jloom.?Washington Star. 7 i