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Marie J. Easiwick Arrested in London
on a Charge of Forgery.
BELONGS TO A WEALTHY FAMILY
Accused of Trylnj to Secure a Loan on
Railed Railway Certificates ? MIsi
Enstwick Has Been In a Sanitarium ai
an Invalid ? Relieved That She Maj
Be Insane? Her Mania For Speculatioe
Loudon.?Marie Josephine Eastwick
thirty-thfee years old, stylishly dressed,
of Philadelphia, was arraigned in the
Guildhall police court on the charge of 1
attempting to defraud a stock broker '
of the name of Beacon of ?4000. She (
'showed American securities, which
were seemingly first class, of the nominal
value of ?500,000, and later she j
- I- - 1? -1 1 AAA olinvno nf th(> Pflnjl
SfilCl silt; uuu ivw ouui.v0 v*
dian Pacific Railway. She requested
a loan on her securities, and the bro- 1
.ker agreed to advance her money.
Later it was discovered that a Cana- 1
dian Faciflc certificate for five shares '
had been raised. The proper types 1
and inks had beea used, but the per- <
son who had altered the certificate 1
had neglected to change the revenue <
stamps, the law calling for a shilling 1
stamp for each ?400. This led to the i
detection of the swindle. When the <
woman was arrested she said: "I have 1
no defence to make."
A witness testified that the woman 1
told him she had cabled to a Philadel- 1
phia banker to break open her strong *
on/i fr?"irnrri lipr securities to her. <
Later she showed the broker a cable
dispatch from Philadelphia, in which
, the banker refused to do as she requested.
The Toman said that she
had subsequently sent to America for
securities amounting in value to ?40,?
000.
Philadelphia. Penn.?Josephine Eastwick
is the daughter of Edward S.
Eastwick and a niece of Andrew M.
Eastwick, who lives in Philadelphia.
Her mother was a member of the famous
Miles family, of this city, and
from her mother's estate Josephine
and her sister Huldah inherited property
valued at more than $100,000.
Josephine always had a marked influence
over Huldah, and when they
received their money they became estranged
from their father and other
members of the family and went to t
New Orleans to live. There they
lived expensively and entertained
magnificently. Thence they went to
London, about three years ago. There t
'Josephine put herself under the tutelage
of a well-known horsewoman and
soon sained fame as a whip.
' She purchased a coach, and she anil v
>Huldah toured England and Scotland ?
In It. Having finished this tour they '
returned to this country, and for some 1
time lived in New York City. There ?
Josephine doalt in the stock market, 1
and lost a great deal of money. The r
worry caused by this broke down her
health, and it was necessary to place 1
her in a private sanitarium for several S
months. When she recovered she and "
Huldah -went to Washington, D. C. ?
This "was in the winter of 1899-1900, *
and dujfng that period they lived very *
quietly. Overtures were made to *
Josephine by her father during that
time and they became reconciled. She *
expressed a desire to go to Europe c
again, and early last spring she and e
Huldah and their father sailed for ^
Liverpool. v
Relatives -were given to understand c
that Josephine's intention -was to use c
the knowledge she had obtained on 5
her coachinc tour to get up and con- I
duct similar parties for compensation.
This seems to have been successful, t
for it is said that she made money.
The mania for speculation seized her
again, however, and she is said to
have had large dealings with New t
York brokers by cable. Again she
lost, and it is presumed here that her
losses again affected her mind. q
?
BOER ACCUSED OF HICH TREASON I
D
The Former Governor of Johannesburg <d
'* Arrested In London.
London. ? Dr. Ivrause, former Gov- ^
ernor of Johannesburg and a promin- c
ent official of the former Transvaal a
'Government, was arrested in London
on a charge of high treason.
For the last four months Dr. Krause
has been living in Great Britain. It is
alleged that, after signifying his alle- .
giance to the British crown, he secretly
forwarded information to the
Boers.
It was Dr. Krause who handed to ,
Lord Roberts the keys of Johannesburg
on the occasion of the surrender.
First Mrs. Brighain Young Dead.
Mrs. Zina D. H. -Young died at Salt j
Lake City, Utah, aged eighty years. 1
sue was uom 111 waieriowu, i>. x.,
In 1821, and was one of the pioneers
in the Mormon movement. Her first
husband was Joseph Smith, of Nauvoo,
111., and after his death she be- (
came the first of the wives of Brigham (
Young. There are now but four surviving
widows of the Mormon leader.
A Smaller Corn Yield.
According to estimates based on the t
statistics of the Agricultural Bureau, ,
at Washington, the corn yield will be (
considerably under 1,500,000,000 bushels?the
highest estimate giving it at
1,400,000,00U, instead of the 2,100,000,000
bushels expected. Kansas and
Missouri suffer most by the drought, 1
although Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois '
. have not escaped.
New Governor of Porto Itlco.
President MeKlnley has appointed
William H. Hunt, of Montana, Governor
of Porto Rico. Mr. Hunt has
been Acting Governor of Porto Rico !
fVxmnor (Snvemm* rotiim
to the United States, and his appointment
was not unexpected.
The Steel Strike Situation.
The seveulh week of the steel strikeended
with the advantage on the side
of the manufacturers. The force of
non-union uir-n has been steadily in- <
creascd. . i
Prominent Peopie.
Marquis Ito, of Japan, has abandoned
his proposed American tour.
President Kruger has definitely
abandoned his proposed trip to Amer'
lea.
Empress Frederick left a fortune
estimated at $3,000,000, besides the
Friedrlehshof estate, which cost hei
$1,500,000.
Adjutant-General Thomas J. Stewart,
of the Pennsylvania National
Guard, has broken his left leg below
the knee Jumping from a carriage at
Harrisburg.
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THE PHILIPPINE POLICY
Natives Are Taking- an Active Pari
in the Civil Government.
Turo Filipino Members of the Taft Commission
Inanturated ? Progress
Toward Pcace and Harmony.
Manila.?There were appropriate
ceremonies in the palace at the Inauguration
of Dr. Pardo de Tavera
and Benito Legardo as members of
the Philippine Commission. Jose Luzuriaga,
the third Filipino member,
was unable to takfc the oath, owing
to illness.
Civil Governor Taft said that the
ceremony does not fully complete the
Government President McKinley in- ,
tends forming, but sufficient has beeD
done to show the nature of the policy
to be followed. Municipal Governments
have been generally formed, of i
n. silDStanuuuy auiuuumuuo tuumtici.
Their officers are entirely natives. The
Provincial Governments are partly
American and partly Filipino. Now
the Philippine Commission is partly
American and partly Filipino, it being ,
the purpose of the President to form i
i Government in which the native ele- ,
ment will be able to voice the desires i
)f the people, their local aspirations i
ind necessities, and give the Filipinos t
in example of American institutions i
ind the customs and laws prevailing <
n the United States. The anniversary i
)f the beginning of legislative work |
las occurred. The commission will i
lave worked hard and much will have j
jeen accomplished if they feel they
lave advanced with the same progresiion
a year hence, and will be assured
>f the success of their efforts.
Dr. de Travera said that hardly had
he people begun to appreciate the
vork of pacification than the instituions
of peace were accorded them.
The enemy of the evening before be?an
the next morning to aid their
idversarles in building roads and
louses and introducing acts of peace.
The day was not far distant when the
Filipinos would enter a legislative
)ody for the islands, elected by the i
jeople. Conditions prevent the elec- '
ions at present. The Filipinos conlider
to-day to be solemn and grand,
)ecause It is the first time part in the
tupreme government has been given
hem. They believe that the day is
:oming when the American .Constituion,
as a whole, without amputations,
vould be planted here, as the flag is.
The other Commissioners also took
he oath of office.
KILLED IN A TRAIN WRECK.
l Rear-End Collision in Montana Crushes
Out Thirty-six Llvfes.
Kalispell, Mont.?Thirty-six lives
Fere lost and thirteen persons were
njured in the wreck of a Great
forthern Railway passenger train in
Cyack, Mont. None of the passen;ers
were injured, the fatalities havng
been confined to employes of the
ailroad company. *
The wreck was caused by the breakup
In two of a freight train on a steep
:rade on a Rocky Mountain foothill.
The rear cars of the freight dashed
lown the mountain and crashed into
he rear end of the passenger train,
ehich was just pulling out of the staion
in Nyack.
The car attached to the rear end of
he passenger train was the priyate
oach of P. T. Downs, assistant genral
superintendent of the Great
Northern lines west of Minot, N. D.,
vho, with his son. Kirk, and their
ook, Heny Blair, were killed. The
ar just ahead contained forty-six
Scandinavian laborers en route from
)uluth, Minn., to Jennings. They were
:illed wholesale. Only thirteen wer?
aken from the debris alive.
APACHES CROWING RESTLESS. s
ndlans Are Holding: Meetings and Dis- .
cussing: Grievances in Arizona.
Tucson, Ariz.?Advices from Fort t
?homas state that the Apaches are
letting restless and trouble Is feared, t
iundreds of Indians are gathered t
tear Fort Thomas, holding meetings t
nd discussing grievances. c
Settlers are feeling uneasy in San
Jarlos, sixty miles distant, from the
learest post. There are only six prlv- ;
,ies and a sergeant at the fort. j
Revival in British Iron Trade.
There is every prospect of a consld- !
:rable revival in the British iron
rade in the autumn and winter. In
,'onsequence of the Pittsburg strike, ;
American consumers of finished goods, !
t is said, are placing orders in Great .
Britain on a large scale.
Cleveland Damaged by a Rainstorm.
Heavy damage was caused in Cleveand,
Ohio, by the greatest rainstorm
n the city's history, and the property
oss is estimated at $1,000,000.
Australian Mail Coach Robbed. i
A masked cyclist stopped a mail 1
:oach near Sydney, N. S. W., wouud;d
a passenger, secured the mails an'" '
pals valued at $7000, and escaped.
Boirs Become Aggressive.
The situation in South Africa shows ;
euewcd Boer activity. Boers blew ;
ip a train near Waterval, and Lieuenant-Colonel
Yandaleur was killed. I
A Surplus lu the Treasury.
Government receipts for August J
showed a surplus of $G,042,028 over
jxpenditures, against a deficit of $811,- J
143 in August, 11)00.
Boy of Thirteen Sent to Jail For Lift.
Eugene Prophet, the colored boy
who killed a comrade of his. Marcus
Hillner, at New. Orleans, La., was
found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. Prophet is only thlr- 1
teen years old. He seemed unconcerned
over the sentence.
Accused of Embezzlement.
Julius Van Steeu, employed as
cashier at the Ptister & Vogel tannery.
at Milwaukee. Wis., was arrestI'd
on a warrant charging him witb
embezzling $10,000.
Labor World.
There is a scarcity of bricklayers lu
Heading, Penn.
The Colombian revolution has not in
terferod with work on the Panama
Canal.
Nearly 4000 girl shirt waist makers
have struck in New York City. foi
higher wages.
The strike at Senator W. A. Clarke'*
"" " * * '"s* ?? C I^ n *- T" AMAm ft
umteu > erue copper muie, m aums
Ariz., has ended.
The International Union of Textile
Workers will be soon absorbed by th<
American Federation of Labor.
[HE ISTHMIAN TROUBLE
)ur Good Offices Tendered to Venezuela
and Colombia.
3FFEBED TO ACT AS MEDIATOf
Secretary Hbj's Note to the Warrlni
Southern Repnbllcs?The United State
Government Would Deplore Any Ac
tlon Which "Might Menace Security
of Traffic Across the Isthmns."
Washington, D. C.?During Secrc
tary# Hay's recent visit to Washing
ton a telegraphic message was sent tc
the Ministers at Caracas and Bogota
desiring them to inform the Foreign
Secretaries of Venezuela and Colom
bla of the distress with which Presi
dent McKinley had heard of the like
llhood of a disturbance of the rela
tions between those two republics
Adverting to the possibility of tlife In
duence of the United States being ex
urted to compose the pending ques
Hons, the Ministers were directed tc
?ay that, while the relations of this
Government with both nations art
?qually intimate and friendly, and
every opportunity is taken to sho'VM
the good-will we bear them, an offei
Df the President's kindly offices to arrange
any differences which may ex
1st between Colombia and Venezuela
svould be ineffective without the acjuiescence
of both.
Nevertheless, inspired by the sentij
iMltiDL -m
A STREET IN CARACAS,
nients which are common to all thf
Governments of the American Repub
lies, the United States would sincere
ly deplore, said Secretary Hay, a
breach of the amicable relations thai
it this time happily exist between thf
sister nations of the Western World
ind would, especially regret any action
Dy cither of them which might menace
the security of transit across the
Isthmus or the neutrality of its terri
lory, and thereby constrain the Govjrnmeut
of the United States to consider
its responsibilities and functions
under existing treaty engagements
tvitli Colombia.
The text of Mr. Hay's telegram has
aot been made public. It is under
stood that an acknowledgment of its
eceipt has been made by the Venezuelan
Government, and is said to be
['riendly in tone and, while charging
nvasion by Colombian forces on the
Venezuelan border, and referring to
he temporary suspension of diplomatc
intercourse which has occurred, the
vay appears to be open for explanaions.
Venezuela has not declared
var against Colombia.
nlon If 4a PlM TTt ft
V>uiuiiiuia aiou, ib JO ouiut uuu M???UV
esponse to the note of Secretary Hay.
The statement is made that it is coniiliatory
in character and expresses
in earnest wish that war with Vene;uela
may be averted. Any other result,
it is stated, would be a cause of
;enuine regret to the people of Colom>ia.
Colombia, it Is stated, stands ready
o accept the friendly intervention ol
he United States to avert war, and
eposes full confidence in the latter
?untry.
Caracas, "Venezuela.?The Republlca,
jemi-officlnl organ of the Government,
mblished an Inspired article ending
is follows:
"The hour for notes has passed, and
he time for action has arrived.
Diplomacy has laid before the world
be Just reasons which it has had and
las for askin> compensation for the
rrievances suffered. It has exhausted
ill the means at its disposal for setling
threatening questions between
lation and nation. We have waited
nough. Now is the time for re
11 ISU1S.
BOSTON HAS A BEAN FAMINE.
,'ilce Twice as High as It Has Been is
Twenty Years.
Boston, Mass.?Many Bostonians do
lot enjoy their customary repast of
[jeans, because the scarcity of this
staple food amounts to almost a famne/
About 400,000 bushels of beans
ire annually consumed In Boston, and
aot in twenty years has the price exceeded
$1.50 a bushel. Now, however,
:>wing to a short crop In New'York.
Michigan, California and Canada last
rear, the supply is nearly exhausted,
ind the' price has jumped to $3 a
jushel and is still soaring.
The California crop this year is reported
to be large, and when It comes
n the price of beans Is expected to
jo back to about normal. Meanwhile
t>eans are a luxury in hotels and
:afes.
Disastrous Floods in China.
Messages received in New York City
old of a great flood disaster in Shanghai,
China, in which one-third of the
lopulation of the city, fully 125,000
persons, lias been wiped out by the
surging waters of the Yangtze, the
argest river In China.
Begins Mia Thirty-Day Swlin.
Peter McXally started from Boston,
Mass., on bis attempt to swim to New
i'ork City, in thirty days. AboUt 2000
persons saw the beginning of his Journey.
Governor Schroedcr of Guam Hern.
Commander Sea ton Schroeder, Naval
Governor of Guam, arrived at San
Francisco, Cal., on the Bteamer China,
He was on his way to Washington tc
testify before the Schley court of Inquiry.
He was In command of the
Massachusetts during the Santiago
campaign. He said Guam has perfectly
recovered from the effects of the typhoon
of last November.
Farmer Kobbed of SSOOO.
Nicholas Kranz, a German farmei
living near Aurora, 111., was robbed
of over $5000 on a cable train at Chi
cago.
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; TRAIN ROBBERY IN TEXAS
Six Men Got Two Bags of Booty
From an Express Safe.
Locomotive Wu Found Deserted Near
Dense Woods, Into Which the
J Bandits Had Escaped.
Fort Worth, Texas.?The Cotton
z Belt passenger tralu south-bound, due
8 to leave Texarkana at $.25* o'clock p.
in., was delayed In Its departure and
r did not get out until 11 o'clock. It
reached the Texas and Pacific cross
Ing, four miles south of Texarkana,
about 11.25 p. m. As it stopped, six
> men boarded the train. Two of these
'?- i J I
i got on tne locomotive uuu c-uiupeueu
i the engineer and fireman to go back
and cut the mail and express cnra
from the train. When this had been
done, the six men boarded the loco.
motive, left the fireman with the train,
and the engineer was instructed to
pull out south. The train was run to
Eylau, a small siding, where a stop
was made.
While one man guarded the locomo>
tive, the others went back to the exi
press car, forced the Joors, and blew
; open the safe. They took their time
[ at the work, and when they had conr
eluded, returned to the locomotive
with two sacks heavy with booty.
These they tossed on the locomotive.
- Turning to the engineer, one of them
l said:
"We will Just shell road you here.,
You are not the only engineer in this
crowd, and I guess we can run the
' CAPITAL OF VENEZUELA^1'
! machine a few miles without your as
si8tance."
Putting1 out the headlight, the bandit
engineer opened the throttle and
t pulled out. Engineer Henderson was
> left with the express and mail cars
, and the messenger and postal clerk,
i He made his way to a section house
> near the scene, and, procuring a
> handcar and some assistant-? In pro
pelling it, started on a search .for the
locomotive. At a point sotitn or
Rowan, within four milte of Rod
i Water, they came upop the deserted
) machine on the main track, throttle
closed, lights out, and no one in sight,
i The engine was at the bottom of a
grade, und either 1iad been deserted
i or been left at a point further north
and was allowed by its own weight to
seek the level track. Engineer Henderson
took possession, backed to the
express and mail cars and coupled up.
' In the meantime Conductor Armstrong
and several passengers had
i walked back to Texarlcana and .given
the alarm. Without delay the Sheriff
organized a posse and started in pursuit
and the conductor returned to his
train. The passengers were not molested.
The robbers secured, it is said, between
$10,000 and $25,000. The exact
amount is withheld by the railroad
and express people, but It is known
that a very large shipment was made
on this train.
The work was done by men more
experienced in railroading than in robbery.
They knew the stops of the
train and were prepared for the
fimorrronr*v thua riroaantfiH Tlintr
were armed, but did not make unnecessary
display of their weapons.All
were masked and each wore a
coat The country where the holdup
occurred is densely wooded, so
that the robbers had an opportunity
to double on their tracks through the
timber and hide their route.
DEATH FOR FILIPINO BANDITS.
Thirteen Murderers Get the Extreme Penalty
| One Native Liberated.
Washington, D. C.?The authorities
' in the Philippines reported that the
death penalty was inflicted upon thirteen
murderers by military commissions,
and that five offenders were sentenced
to hard labor for from fifteen
to thirty years.
1 In the case of Slmplicio Geromilla,
sentenced to be hanged for acting as
a leader of a band of insurgents and
firing upon and killing two American
soldiers, General Chaffee disapproved
the sentence, and ordered the prisoner
1 liberated. He said:
"The finding cannot logically be sustained.
The killing of the soldiers in
an engagement with a regular detachment
of the public enemy Is not murder,
but an incident of war."
Tan-American Congress Assured.
'All doubt concerning the holding of
an international conference of American
States In the City of Mexico was
removed when announcement was
made that Peru had appointed three
of her most eminent men as delegates
to the conference.
10,140,310 In New Coins.
The monthly statement of the Director
of the Mint shows the total coln,
age executed in the mints of the Unli
ted States during August was $10,140,,
310, as follows: Gold. $6,780,000; sl)|
ver, $3,141,000; minor coins, $219,310
Porto Itlco's Prize Beauty.
A "Eeauty Contest" started at San
.Tuan three months ago has closcd.
Miss Ana Maria Hernandez, of Ponce,
i was declared the prettiest girl In
Porto Rico, receiving a majority of
the 175,137 votes cast.
Sporting rirovltlen.
, The annual horse show has boon
J held at Bar Harbor, Me.
Peter MnNallv will nttomnf tn awlm
from Boston to Now York City In
thirty days.
The Shamrock II. showed speed to
windward In hor Initial spin In American
waters.
Cresceus has broken the world's record
for the final quarter of a mile,
trotting It in 0.24%.
A betting commissioner will leave
i England for the United States with
. $150,000 of English money to bnck
> Shamrock II.
BOWSAPPEASEOTHE KAISEB"
Prince Chun Apologizes For the Mur^
der of Baron von Ketteler.
EMPEROR KWANG-SU'S LETTER
rhe Baler of Chin* Animated by "Feelings
of Penitence and Shame" For the
Recent Events In His Empire ? German
Emperor Cordial to the Chinese
Prince After the Apology Is Hade.
Potsdam, Germany?The Kaiser received
Prince Chun, who is the head
of the Chinese expiatory mission for
the murder of Baron von Ketteler, the
German Minister to Pekln. Emperor
William received Prince Chun in the
thrnno room. The Kaiser remained
seated throughout the interview.
When the Chinese Prince approached
the Emperor he bowed low oncesome
witnesses said nine times. He
ultimately bowed himself out backward.
Prince Chun said that the Emperor
of China had sent the expiatory mission
to Germany no less of his own
will than as a compliment to the Powers.
The Prince added that the Chinese
Emperor stood entirely aloof
from the Boxer disturbances in China,
but in accordance with Chinese practices
he accepted the responsibility.
He then read the following message
from his brother, the Emperor of
China, written on yellow silk: ,
"Greeting: Ever since the empires
have been mutually represented by
permanent legations we have stood in
uninterrupted friendly relationship
with one another. Unfortunately, in
the fifth month of last year Boxers
rebelliously penetrated Pekin and the
soldiers joined them. The result was
the murder of your Majesty's Minister.
Baron von Ivetteler. a man who,
so long as he occupied his post at Pekin,
paid careful attention to the interests
of our countries and to whom
we were bound to pay our special
acknowledgements.
"We regret most deeply that Baron
von Ketteler met so terrible an end
among us. The fact that we were
not in a position to take due protective
measures was painful to our
feeling of responsibility. It was our
feeling of responsibility that prompted
us to erect a monument on the spot
as a sien that the crime would not
remain unexplated. Further, we have
sent to Germany with this letter
Prince Chun Tsni Fong, at the head
of a special mission. Frlnce Chun,
who Is our own brother, will assure
your Majesty how deeply the eventsof
the past year have grieved us, and
how deeply the feeling of penitence
and shame still animates us.
"Your Majesty sent your troops
from far distant to put down the Boxer
rebellion and restore peace for the
welfare of our nation. We have therefore
commanded Prince Chun to express
personally to your Majesty our
thanks for your efforts in promoting
peace. We cherish the hope that your
Majesty's indignation lias given place
to the old feelings of friendship. That
the relations of our empires may be
even more extensive, intimate, and
of a beneficial character than hitherto
is our firm assurance."
Emperor William, in responding,
emphasized with clear enunciation the
most striking passages of his reply."No
Joyous or festive occasion nor the
fulfilment of a simple act of courtesy."
he began impressively, "brought your
Imperial Highness to me. but a deeply
melancholy and serious event"
After referring to Baron von Ketteler's
murder, he continued:
"I really believe that your hlghnesa's
imnprlnl brother personally
stood aloof from the crime and the
subsequent acts of violence against
tbe inviolable legations and peaceful
foreigners. All the greater is the guilt
which falls upon his advisers and his
Government. These must not delude
themselves into believing that by an
expiatory mission alone they have
made atonement and obtained pardon for
their guilt. This can only be done
by their future attitude in conformity
with the prescriptions of international
law and the usages of civilized
nations.
"If the Emperor of China conducts
the government of his great empire
henceforth strictly in the spirit of
these prescriptions then his hope will
be fulfilled that the sad results of the
complications of the past year will be
overcome, and that .between Germany
and China, as formerly, lasting peaceful
and friendly relations will again
prevail and conduce to the benefit of
the two nations and the whole human
civilization. In the sincere and earnest
wish that this may be so I bid your
Imperial Highness welcome."'
The withholding of military and
other honors from Prince Chun upon
his arrival at the palace was intended
to convey the idea that his errand
was one of atonement, and the same
reason dictated fhe maintenance of a
stern and frlcrld demeanor by Em
peror William until the expiatory address
was read and his Majesty had
replied. Honors were then accorded
the Chinese representative. A guard
of honor formed upon the terrace
fronting the palace and as the Chinese
Prince left the palace they presented
arms and the band played. .
German Warship Sunk.
The German cruiser Wacht was
sunk In a collision with the battleship
Sachsen In the Baltic. No lives were
lost.
Big Plow Trust Assured.
Nearly thirty plow manufacturers
of the United States met in Chicago.
After the meeting It was announced
that the proposed consolidation was
practically a sure thing from present
prospects, and that about S50.000.000
would be represented.
Good Cotton Crop Assured.
The cotton crop for this year will
amount to 10,383,422 bales of a value
of $494,567,54!), which is more llinn
ever before received for any cotton
crop.
Mairtj Gleniiliic*
The annual congestion of travel on
west-bound transatlantic steamers prevails.
Joseph J. Lnnger, of Nebraska, has
been appointed Consul to Hollngen,
Germany.
Government agents at Milwaukee,
Wis., have bought $."50,000 worth of
sauerkraut for the army.
Between 22,000,000 and 24.000.000
cans of "French pens" have been
packed In Indiana this year.
A consignment of locomotives will
soon be sent to New Zealand from the
Baldwin ehopa In Philadelphia.
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WINOR EVENTM THE WEEK"
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson returned
from his trip through the West.
The Industrial Commission unanimously
elected Colonel Albert Clarke,
of Boston, to succeed the late Senator
Kyle as Its president.
The Navy Department ordered home
from the Asiatic station a number of
officers who are to be witnesses before
the Schley court of inquiry.
Treasury shipments of money to the
South and West, for the purpose of
moving crops, were heavier this season
than ever before.
President McKinley appointed Geo. j
B. Adams, of New York, to be United
States District Judge for the Southern
District of New York.
President McKinley appointed W. R.
Tllcrlinm nf Kflnnan f!nnsnl-fi!pnprfll *
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at Cape Town, South Africa.
The Navy Department made public '
Its list of witnesses for the Schley 1
court of inquiry, headed by the name 1
of Admiral Sampson. 1 1
President McKinley has appointed 1
Jose Abru, a Filipino, an assistant in
the office of the Division of Insular
Affairs in the War Department.
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. <
'An anti-American play. "Pork <
Kings," was suppressed in Havana. 1
Cuba, as "an insult to American worn- 1
anhood." <
Major-General MacArthur estimat- ]
ed the number of Filipinos In arms 1
at less than 1000. i
Reports from Hawaii indicated an '
approaching eruption of the volcano i
Kiluanen. ]
The Yellow Fevet Commission sev- j
ered relations with Dr. Caldas, at Ha- (
vana, Cuba, considering that it had ,
proved his serum worthless.
itepresentauve nun, 01 xowa, iu uu
Interview, said that a serious rebellion
would result if missionaries were
permitted to go to the island of Mindanao
to work among the Moros.
The Hawaiian sugar drouth was
broken.
Customs revenues In the Philippines
for the first five months of 1901 were
$3,595,095. #
Operations on the Island of Samar.
P. I., were suspended on account of
wet weather.
The Philippine Commission organized
civil government at Iba, the capital
of the Province of Zambeles, Luzon.
domestic.
John Cunningham was killed in a
street duel at Shelbyville, Ind., with
Milton Evans. ' '
By a premature explosion of dynamite
In the Fayal Iron mines at Evelcth,
Minn., two men were killed.
At Cherry Grove, N. C., Felix Foley
was shot and killed by an unknyvr
man, supposed to have been a moonshiner
against whom Foley was a '
witness.
Four stages were held up in Men .
doclno County, Cal., by a single man
The first stake of the World's Fall j
to be held at St Louis, Mo., was driven.
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In a family row at Cashier's, N. C* ,
Evan Pell was killed; Javan Long,
Sr., was fatally shot, and Javan Long,
Jr., and a man named Bryson were (
seriously injured.
Maurice C. Sutphen, a professor Id
Johns Hopkins University at Baltl- J
more, Md., was drowned in the
Shrewsbury River. '
The son of the Costa Rlcan Ambassador
was arrested in Bar Harbor, *
Me., on a charge of theft, but was re- ?
leased by reason of immunity due his c
station. (
Records kept for twenty years t
showed 3130 l.vnchlngs In the United t
States, with only five States free from J
me crime.
John Hopper, of Polifly, N. J., died
from hydrophobia, caused by a dog's
bite last May.
Paul Sandstrom Brown, the wealthy
Bloomfield (N. J.) nonagenarian who
was married to his young housekeeper,
for one week, died from heart disease.
Professor F. V. Hubbard, superintendent
of Public Schools at Red
Wing, Minn., was killed by an earth
excavator.
William Montgomery, a wealthy
farmer, killed his wife at Beallsville,
Ohio, and then committed suicide.
Peter Gallagher was drowned in an
oil well at Beaumont, Tex., and two
others were dragged out unconscious.
Harbin L. Morgan, seventy-nine
years old. died from injuries inflicted
by his grandson, Lewis Morgan, who
assaulted him at English, Ind.
FOREIGN. ,=
On the occasion of the anniversary t
of the Sultan's accession to the throne g
the French Charge d'Affaires left E
Constantinople, Turkey, to avoid
dressing his guard ship.
General De Wet issued a proclamation
that all British troops found in
the Orange River Colony hereafter 1
would be shot. I
German shoe dealers petition against c
the increase of duties on shoes pro- *
posed in the new tariff bill. s
nnoi'nhiata wnro ftrrcetArl wllilfl ii
prowling around the chateau of Fred- a
ensborg, Denmark, where the Czar a
was staying.
News reached London that the Von- t
erable William Peiham Burn. Arch- <]
deacon of Norfolk, England, was killed g
in the Tyrol. a
King Edward appointed a commis- p
sion to investigate Dr. Koch's theo- t'
ries regarding tuberculosis. '
United States Minister Conger took t
steps to reclaim the small American
concession at Tien Tsin, China, the
title to which has lapsed of late o
years. 3
The Baldwin-Zlegler polar expedl- f
tlon landed on an island in Franz Jo- s
sef Land. I c
The choice of a leader for the Lib- I
oral party In England is being active- i
ly discusscd. i
Much comment was aroused in v.
Great Britain on Russia's encroach- i
ments on England's trade iu India
und China.
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The Chilian Congress has apprqpri- (
atrd money necessary io send a delegation
to the Pan-Auierienu Congress. 1
The Nicaraguan Congress approved J
the Merry-Saiison commercial treaty '
with tile United States.
General Kitchener reported that j
more prisoners had been shot by '
Boers. Orders were sent to him to 5
tfant unoli iiniiiifl iMmtali. C
i&tjtii. QUV.1I V.UOVO ?f ii,u yi\juiy\? puuiou
ineut. t
The Torte gave vague assurances to '
France regarding tho settlement of s
the questions in dispute. <
Great discontent existed in Brazil '
over the financial situation. t
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^HOUSEHOLD
Proper Way to Clean Bric-a-Brac.
Before wetting any sort of bric-a*
brae, and especially bronzes, remove
all the dust possible. The less dust
crater finds about fine lines and cranales
the less it can leave there. After
lusting wash well in strong white ^
soap suds and ammonia, rinse clean,
polish with Just a suspicion of oil and
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LVticu oivuc ^auu x uu uu ITUAU
3very trace of the oil. Never let acid
touch a bronze surface, unless to eat
ind pit it for antique effects.
The Garland of Flower*.
A garland of flowers Is the latest
dea for table decoration, says the LonIon
Graphic. The flowers should be
>f different kinds, somewhat resembling
the wreaths we see in old china,
in which roses are intermixed with
;onvolvull, marguerites and forget-meaots.
The garland is placed where
the edge of the table centre would be
svere table centres still In fashion. ,
rhe foliage is arranged in the first Instance,
a long wreath of ferns or smN
lax, and the bouquets are wired together
and lightly laid on the top. The
garland is sometimes completed by a'
true lover's knot at one side, made of
pale blue ribbons.
Apron For Use In the Kitchen.
The best apron for occasional use in
the kitchen is made of straight lengths
jf gingham sewed together In a piece
nrlria onnucrh tn onoilv onvelnnp thf?
figure. The bottom and sides are
bemmed. Openings are cut at the top
for the arms, the two sides being connected
over the shoulder by a double
bias band. The neck, both back and
front, is straight and is gathered into
i facing. The distance between the
jpenlngs for the arms should be determined
by the -width required at the
foot of the skirt. Three or four buttons
and buttonholes close the back,
rhe beauty of these aprons is that
while they are quickly made they protect
the gown at the back as -well as at
:he front, and prevent the waist from K;
jelng spattered while beating eggs,
matter, cream and the like.
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The Screen as a Decoration.
"Art screens" are among the demands
of the modish furnishing, and
lot only the screens themselves, but .
;ffectlve*screenlng is carefully consid- ..
>red by the tasteful furnisher. N
It was a long time ago that a cele>rated
decorator insisted that screens
should mot be placed?they should
'occur." No article of furniture so
eadily lends Itself to decoration or is
>0 useful for filling up an odd or ugly
:orner and for cutting oft a draft The
icreen may be made of anything that
s?decorative and that can be tacked
lpon a frame, from a bit of pasted
rapanese paper to a rare old scrap of
Spanish leather.
It should always be borne in mind
hat a screen is properly a decoration;
md, except in the case where it is a
ioor screen, which fits tightly into its ,
rame and stays in one place, it should
lot be a picture. A finished, ambiious
picture deserves a good light
[t is undignified if It is not in appro>riate
surroundings, and these cannot
ilways be had for the movable screen.
Che screen should itself be of the charicter
of a background. Its colors
nust be soft, its designs purely decortted,
and, at any angle It should be a
leasing object for the eye to rest
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Desiccated Rice?This is a delicious
llsh and. requires no cooking. Take
wo teacupfuls of the rice, add a tea- ^
poonful of salt, a little grated nutaeg
and a quart of milk. Stir well.
3over. Put in the refrigerator over
light. Serve with cream and sugar.
Berry Pudding?One cupful of sugar, ,
wo eggs, two tablespoonfuls of melted
>utter, one cupful of sweet milk, four
upfuls of flour, four teaspoonfuls ot i
taking powder, one teaspoonful of*
alt. Stir in the fruit, then pour it
to a buttered pan and steam one and
, half hours. This Is very good with
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uy Kinu oi irun, euuer ursu or uneu.
Asparagus and Eggs?Butter some
hin slices of toast and lay them on a
lish. Cut some boiled asparagus Into
mall bits, break some oggs In a pan,
iter they are well beaten add salt,
lepper and the asparagus -with two
ablespoonfuls of butter and cook unil
it boils up thick, then pour it over
he toast and serve.
Coffee Creams?Make one-half pint
if very strong coffee; cool and add to
t one-half pint thin (coffee) cream,
our eggs, beaten slightly, four tablepoonfuls
of sugar. Strain into small
ups and place them in a shallow pan.
'ut boiling water into the pan until
t reaches half way up the cups. Set
nto a moderate oven and cook very
rentl.v until the custard is firm. Serve
we cold, with little cakes.
Pineapple Short Cake ? Make the
alee with a short baking powder bis uit
dough; peel and grate the pineap)le
and add a cup of granulated sugar
tnorc may be added if it is very
ic'.d); lei it stand two or three hours
jefore needed: when the cake is done
it should be baked iu two parts, with
softened butter between the cakes) ?
separate the cakes, butter and spread
>ach layer with the prepared fruit;
or the top layer make a meringue A
vlth the whites of two eggs beaten
itlff with two tablespoonfuls of pulverized
sugar added; brown lightly in
he oven with the door open. Serve
lot.
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