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VENEZUELAN REBELS ill 3000 Government Troops Complete!) Routed by General Rolando. LOST ARMS AND AMMUNITION Mnay Soldier* Dwtntd to th? HeroinUonbU Darins th# EbkopmbI-Io kaMteaU of ItretloM F?plr-Strick?c -Pmlikal Castro DttiitwJ to Koor CtnlM tb? Army and to Take tb? TUld Willemstad, Curacao.?News bad reached here from Venexuela to the effect that 3000 Government troops under General Modesto Castro, the President's brother, were completely routed between Barcelona and Araguu bj revolutionary troops under General Rolando. The Government forces lost ail their ammnnltlon and equipment, and many of the soldiers deserted to the revolutionist* In the course of the encasement After the battle the revolutionary ?rmy moved on Barcelona and surrounded that city. The Inhabitant* were panic-stricken, the shops were closed, and the streets were barricaded. President Castro left Caracas, not (or Valencia, as had previously been announced, but for La Guayra. taking with him his private guard of 500 veteran soldiers and General Ferrer as Chief of Staff. Tbfe President upon reaching La Guayra left there on the steamer Ossun. his destination being Barcelona, which is about 150 mile* east of La Guayra. lie Intended to reorganise the Government forces at and about Barcelona, and assr # the offensive against the revolutionists at once. President Castro's changed plans were considered to be perilous. Tb? main army of the revolutionists will be op- . posed by the Government army under , General Seferlno Castillo. 1 Washington. v. u-TDe state ue- j partment bat received a cablegram from United Statea Minister Bowen at Caracaa, stating that the Venezuelan Government baa communicated to him tbe announcement that President Castro baa decided personally to lead bis | troops against tbe revolutionary force? In tbe field, and tb&t Vice-President ' Gomes baa assumed charge of tbe executive branch of tbe Government. This news Is regarded in different < ways among South American dlplo- i mats In Washington. Tbe prevailing < Sew is that nothing but a most acute ] situation would cause President Castro < to' drop tbe reins of government at Car- i acas and take personal charge of his i troops, and In these quarters It Is firmly believed that Castro will lead a for i lorn hope and most surety succumb to the threatened heavy onslaught of the revolutionary forces. In other quarters, however, confidence was expressed that Castro would repel the Impending attack just as he has done many others In past year*, and would further enhance his record as a tighter. A MURDERER'S SUICIDE. CaateNd His Crtma to HVl Wife ui Thra Kilted Himself. East St. Louis, 111.?E. E. Shannon, twenty-flve years old. of Wlnstanley Park, a suburb of this city, confessed to hi* wife that he had murdered two young men ten years ago. He then went to a drug store, secured some chloroform, and after his wife had dropped off to sleep saturated a sheet with the anaesthetic and wrapped it around his head and face. He was (bund dead with his head still enveloped in the sheet. The crime young Shannon confessed to having taken part in occurred In Clayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, when be was a boy of fifteen. Shannon and three others were engaged In playing cards and Shannon won. The others accused him of cheating. He pulled a revolver and killed two of hi* companions. Leaving the bodies where < they fell. Shannon and the other man <l?1 Shannon left tlia Sfnto hnt hla companion was arrested, tried and hanged. When the Spanish war broke oat 8hannon enlisted. When be was discharged frcai service he visited hi* Ohio borne, alwnvs tortured with remorse. Coming here a year or so ago he married. PREDICTS TROUBLE FOR CUBA. Quml Lm R>7? That I'dUm Condition* Improve Anarcbj Will Com*. Washington, D. C.?In the opinion of 1 General Fltxhugh Lee the Cubans arc | In a bad way, and uuless confidence is ; restored In the stability of their Uov- j eminent and the fiuancial situation Is Improved, the result will be "anarchy and annexation," for he thinks that oue involves the other. He takes a very ! gloomy view of the situation in Culm, and believes that the two monument* which the American military occupation left behind It?a public school system and a sanitary system?an* diesfined soon to perish. He also looks for trouble from the negro soldiers of the revolutionary army, from the back-pay . claimants, and from those who are gen- * erallv dissatisfied with th? Pultun ad. < ministration, as well as from dis charged laborers who will lose their i><>- 3 altk>n as a result of the commercial 1 stagnation. < General Lee is in constant correspon- 1 dence with leading and influential Cu- 1 bans, and Is about as well posted on Cuban affairs now as he was when he was personally on the ground, first us 1 Consul-General and then as command- 1 er of one of the districts under the J American military occupation. < ImIIh Vwtlnlqat'i Poor. M. Doumergue. the French Minister for the Colonies, states that since the 1 attraction of 8t. Pierre. Martini<iue. 1 bt the eruption of Mont Pelee, he lias 1 fed and clothed from 12.WW to 15.MM) ' people, and that be will coutinue to do 1 so as long aa necessary. Shot Dead White Botlailm* Arrest. In a fight between Dennis Sheridan and City Marshal Stroup at Fort Myers. Fla., Sheridan was shot de:id while resisting arrest. In the fight the marshal was severely cut with a knife. Shot Fired Through m Window. When Miss Maud Holmes was retiring at McPherson. Kan., a full load of hot was discharged into her bead. i?orf*|p anil l?ron?t frnm nntalfLi tlm bouse, mortally wouxuliug her. The hot wai fired through the window screen. TkiM DNVMd la Vadtrtew. James N. Davis, night editor of the Galveston News; A. D. Rust, his uncle, and H. Chandler, son-in-law of Mr. Bust, were victims of the undertow while bathing in the Gulf at Galrestua, Imi.' 4 ?" .!?> ' I ; >% ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT Tha First Case in Pennsylvania Since Colonial Times. J Htariit B* fore C?rll*le Ma?i*tnM I'nder on Oljl Act of tbo State U|Utetare. | Carlisle. Pa.?A witchcraft case. tL? first probably since Colonial times, has been taken cognizance of by a Carlisle Magistrate under an act of the Peun sylvnnla Legislature providing for th* punishment of "witch doctors." who extort money for their calling from tUe credulous. I A hearing was held before Magis- j trate Hugos, at which Mrs. Susan < Stambaugh and her husband. of Mount Holly Springs, this county, appeared against Mrs. William McBrlde and Ed 1 gar Zug. of this place, claiming that i the latter had convinced her and her < husband that their persons and everything about their properties were bewitched, and that the ' spells** could lx 1 relieved by the accused on the payment * of certain sums of money. ( The Stamhaughs testified to frequent trips to Carlisle and the payment ol f many large fees to Zug. alleged to be Mrs. McBride's agent. The alleged 1 "witch doctors" also persuaded Mr. 1 and Mrs. 8tambaugh to believe, it was 1 declared, that their profiles or pictures I were to be seen in a mountain, and < that through the brains there were 1 thrust needles, which had become rus- ? ty. and as soon as they would hrealc ; Mr. and Mrs. Stambaugh would die. 1 and that it would require money to I draw toe neeuies out. The attempts of the couple to borrow money from friends led to a disclosure of the defendants' identity. The last attempt of the "witch doctors" to raise money. It was stated, was by frightening the aged couple with Instant death. The Stambaughs were assured that they would be repaid their money by a hidden treasure. Zug, in his testimony, admitted taking money, but ascribed his efforts to kindness. Mrs. McBride denied l>elng a witch doctor, but admitted "powwowing." She exhibited a small bag containing the names of the twelve Apostles. MANY DEAD IN RAILWAY WRECK. About FTTtr Wfrt Injured la ?.Collilloa N?ar OIoTer?>i)l?, X. Y. Gloversvllle. N. Y.?A wreck which jecurred on the Mountain Lake Railroad caused the almost instant death if ten persons, and three victims died later In the hospital here. The bodies 9f many of the victims were crushed and maimed almost beyond recognition. The accident was caused by a combination baggage and passenger car get'"A"* mAMrnnnn nn/1 iau? anaj ttvui miv muivi iuuu muu , rushing down the mountain side at s terrific speed. The brakes refused to I work, and at the end of the grade the e heavy car crashed Into & loaded open ? *ar also descending the mountain. The a latter was burled from the track and t turned on its side, and over fifty per e ?ent. of the passengers were injured, rbe injured, numbering about fifty, t mostly with arms and legs broken, and a leep scalp wounds or fractured skulls. Ii were placed in cars and taken to b Qloversville. Some of the dead were m suffocated. A partial Ust is as fol- f lows: Mrs. Maria Annabel, North* p rllle. X. Y.; Mrs. Edward J. Baird. I Miss Electa Baird. Fred Cronln. Ed- 8 ward Davis. Mrs. Ornan Eastman, t Miss Margaret Main. Isadora Roth- r berg. Joseph Saloy, Mrs. Joseph Saloy, a Edward L. Trevitt and William Dodge, t notormfln. d Albany. N. Y.?The State Board of c Railroad Commissioners ordered a o itrict Investigation of the wreck on the a Mountain Lake Railroad, near Glovers- s rille. Inspector A. H. Sutermeister will endeavor to place the responsibll- a Itv. n j ACUINALOO AFRAIO TO LE^AVE. I )n MmUds Oeneral Chaff** H* Ask* For | American Frotwc Ion. ^ Manila.?The guard of American solHers has been withdrawn from the 6 louse where Aguinaldo lived in Manila, r ind the Filipino was brought to see j General Chaffee, his drst meeting with t :he American general. t Aguinaldo was told that ho was free jj to go anywhere he pleased, and Gen* ?ral Chaffee asked him if he had any ?omplalnt to make of American dis- jJ curtesy or harshness. Aguinaldo re- ? piled that be had noue. He told Gen- ? ral Chaffee that he was goine to visit t friends at his home in Cavite Viejo. tud ini|uired what protection the Auier- ^ lean authorities would afford him. He n teemed to lie afraid to venture out. ? fSereral Chaffee replied that Amitial- _ Jo would Ri*t the same protection as i my other citizen. His release? has renewed speculation ? is to possible vengeance upon him by g Friend* of Luna and his other enemies. ^ CORN JUMPS TO 83 1*2 CENTS. ? rke HI(bMt Price In R?c?nt Yttri ' Kricbcd In Chicago. Chicago.?The grip of the Gates | rrowd on the local supply of contract rorn was again made evident when Fuly corn broke the record of recent (rears by Kolnjj to 8T?u.. The next sale tvas at 83-%. The market opened with . ?orn for this month's delivery wanted ill the way from 77 to All foreloon bids hesitated below 80 cents. Later reports of further rain In the West frightened shorts and the price ihot up by leap* and iKmnds. Little r i*orn was sold, however, even at this inviino*, me ciose was at >? cenw, ? :ents higher than the previous close. Military S?rrlN In Franc* For All. The French Senate, by a vole of 17?? < to 114. ban passed tb? second clause . of tb-.* Military Service bill, providing ^ tbat military service shall be the same . for all. tbat its duration shall h:> twen- ( ty-flve years. and that there shall be no L'xeuiptlou except for Incapacity. Karlliqnake KIIU Many. Then* was a violent earthquake at , Salonica. a seaport city of Kuro|v*an ( Turkey, in Rouinelia. Many houses | were wrecked and there was great loss , of life. Crucr hantrncad Kor Halletbeck Killing. Harvey Brace. who with his three | cousins. Willis, Button and Frederick i Van Worinor. was indicted for the < murder of their uncle. Peter A. Hallcui>eck. at his home, iu tireenport. last , Christmas Eve. was arraiuged In the , Supreme Court at Hudson. N. Y.. be- | fore Justice James A. Betts. Bruce testified for the prosecution at the trial of the Van Woriuera, and in consideration of that fact a plea of guilt; of manslaughter in the first degree was accepted in his case. Juntice Betts then sentenced him to P?""<?*~-)ra Prison for eighteen years. KING FEEDS LONDON POOR Half a Million Took Dinner in Halls and Tents. HOST'S MESSAGE TO THE DINERS rk* Idhibm Thro ax Sat Down to Table* la Various Quarter*, aad the Prince of Watot, at the IUpreeeatative of Kin* Edward, Tlaltod the CuhU aad Made 8po?chee?Qaaatlty of Fo*d Coaenxaed. - - ?tnu- r AnilAfi** i>onaon.?tiau a uiunuu ui uvuuvu a ?lum dwellers were King Edward's juests. They were scattered la about 100 balls, schools and parks la varying numbers, the greater number of tbe royal beneficiaries being at Stepney. [There no fewer tlian 45,000 enjoyed a llnner such as tbey seldom partake of. kt every gatherlag was read a message Yom tbe King to the poor.seut through he Lord Mayor of London, Sir Joseph j. Dlmsdale, as follows: "I am commanded by the King to in'orm Your Lordship that His Majesty tnd the Queen had Intended visiting ome of his coronation dinners to-duy. ind he deeply regrets that his illness >reventa their doing so. Tbe King has leputed members of his family to represent him at as many of these dinners is possible. I am further commanded >y tbe King to express his hope that lis guests are enjoying* lacui seives uuu Missing a happy day. "(Signed) KNOLLYS." The morning's bulletin announcing bat King Edward is out of danger vas also circulated, so that the half QlUlon poor folks drank His Majesty's tealth in no restrained enjoyment out >f the coronation cups presented to >ach of them as souvenir of the occailon. The Prince and Princess of Vales traversed the metropolis from nd to end in semi-state, the carriages >?lng escorted by a detachment of the iorse Guards, and appeared at central ratherings in several districts. Xv principal dinner was at Fulham. rhere Sir Thomas Lipton, who organzed the feast, did the honors of the Lay to 14.000 of the poor, aided by tost of titled and untitled volunteers, ncludlng Timothy L. Woodruff. Lieuenant-Governor of New York State; Hce>Commodore Bourne, of the New fork Yacht Club, and other Amerians, who handed around plates of >eef and padding or filled beer muss rlth an enthusiasm emblematic of the rbole spirit of tbe ctcasloa. Tbe 'Prince and Princess of Wales aid their flrat visit to Fulbam. They re re received by the Mayor, of Fulham. ;lr Thomas Llpton and others. Tbelr loyal Highnesses were entbuslastlcaly greeted by an Immense band of cbolars who sang "God Save the Ling." The Prince and Princess alightd and walked among the marquees. There tbe guests were assembled ' .round two and one-balf miles of aides, evincing the utmost Interest In verything. Jtt the head of the tabled the cenral marquee the royal party stopped nd the Prince of Wales read tbe morntig's bulletin* regarding tbe King's lealth. This was the signal for a tremendous outburst of cheering. Beore leaving the Prince of Wales exiressed to the Bishop of London, the tight Rev. Arthur Foley Ingram, and lir Thomas Llpton bis great satisfac* ion at the completeness of the arangements and emphasized his regret t the fact that the King was unable ? be present. a11 ntlior X Uio noo a ouui|/ic vi uu ?uv w%?%* inners, which were followed in every use by variety shows, upwards of 1500 pern tic, theatrical nnd uiuaic hall rtlsts and 418 pianists giving their ervlces for the occasion. The royal visitors Included the Duke nd Duchess of Connaught. the Duke nd Duchess of Fife. Prince and *rlnces8 Charles of Denmark, the >uke and Duchess of Argyll. Princess lenry of Battenburg. Princess ChrisIan of Schleswlg-Holsteln and tbd )uchesa of Albany. During the course of the afternoon a econd message from the King was pad at the various gatherings, saying lis Majesty wus very glad to feel that hey were his guests, and hoping that hey would all be happy and comfortaile and spend a pleasant afternoou. The Prince nnd Princes of Wales ohained a particularly warm reception a the East End streets, which were ayly decorated. In speaking to the ntherlngs the Prince always addressed he people as "my friends." Sir Thomas Llpton. the General Chairman of the dinners, has transmitted his thanks to all responsible j or organizing the toasts for their j ainstaklng devotion ;a carrying out I 1- I-.I?I.'I.... ue w i^Iirn Ul iur Avtufe. There were distributed altogether 50,000 pounds of cooked meat. :I50,00 pounds of potatoes. the same number of loaves of bread. 1,000.000 ounoes >f cheese, 125 tons of pudding. 30.000 :alloOH of Iteer. 150.000 pints of giuger eer and 75.000 pints of liuie juice. The isdal menu was cold beef and mutton, ruits. tart and pivlding. In some disrlcts pickles were added to the bill if (ace. Kins Declared Oat nt Dusftr. London.?The following bulletin r<s ;arding King Edward's condition wan osted at Buckingham Palace: "His lajestjr had another excellent night, ie Is cheerful-and feels much stronger. Ve are glad to be able to state that we onslder the King now out of danger, rhe evening bulletins will, therefore. m discontinued. (Signed) "TREVES. LAKlNti. BARLOW." A XniM* From Qaeen AUiiadra. President Roosevelt has received the 'ollowing cablegram from Queeu Alexindra: "London.?The President, Vashiogton: The King is most gnrteul for kind sympathy. He is. thunk _?od. going on very favorably now.? ALEXANDRA." Gareri to Death by a Bull. Miss .Leunle Harris^fl was gored to leath by a bull irt Odemah. Greer Viuiity, Okla.. tlu> animal kuocklng ler down and running Its horns back ind furtii through her body. Promlnent People. Professor R. A. Fesseudeu said that j [?e would resign from the Uoverumrtit lervlce in September and exploit his wireless telvgraphy. Russell Sage is a director in twentysix companies and institutions, aud it is <nld that bis income from fees paid I him as director amounts to $15,000 a jrear. Andrew Carnegie, in donating $30,000 for a library at Merthyr-Tydvil, Wales, naid be tendered tbe gift because of bis indebtedness to tbe Welsb element In America, many of wbom bad rendered tiLm servica , ? % ? r . . , % -* : ri. CORN SOARS TO 90 CENTS Shorts in the July Option Squeezed on tho Chicago Market frlet the Hlgbeat Since 1893, Whea fi Wu Reached?Xllllona Beblod the Oatee Crowd, e Chicago.?Shorts in July corn were squeezed again, and the cornered dell v. ery went up to 90 cents, the highest price since 1S!)2. when the market touched $1. July closed at 84 cents ou the previous day. an advance of 7 cent* over the previous close. Opening bldi were from 84 to 85 cents. Shorts were tbe bidders, and by runuing tho market up to 00 cents a little before noon tbej got approximately 250,000 bushels. It is estimated that in selling this mucb the manipulators of the market made a profit of $00,000. as most of their line, estimated at 15.000,000 bushels, was purchased between 01 and Go cents. ISO excitement was evuieni in me pit, although all were interested in the problem of where the Gates coterie would let the price advance to before easing their grip. The price alreadj Is far past the maximum at whicL Phillips allowed shorts to settle iu his first and most successful deal. Shorti who have covered have paid heavllj for the privilege, and those who are still on the wrong side of the market are generally believed to be In the most serious predicament of a decade. Trading, however, was not large. Toward the latter part of the session there was lesa urgency to buy. prices reacted, and July closed at 87 ceuts. September corn opened % lower to V4 higher, at 02 to ii2%. but on free selling declined to 01%. Crop advices were favorable, as also was the weather. New York City.?New York operator? in the grain market continued to watch with much Interest the further advance in the price of July corn In Chicago. The same option was quoted in the New York market at 18*4 cents beInn* til** hlrrh fl omro fit nnn time In the Chicago pit?this clearly showing the artificiality of the Chicago price, and as being due. not to this year's crop conditions or prospects, hut to the short Interest In July. When the high price of 90 cents was reached some small sums of money changed hands here, these representing wagers laid that the price of 00 cents at least would be reached as a result of the "corner." According to the gossip In the Street, the Gates pool engineering the rise can command a capital of at leasj $23,000,WO for Its purposes. BRIDAL PAIR ARRESTED. IcttMtl of Poisoning HI* Flrat TTlfe ud Rar Pint Ha band.; Knoxvllle. Tenn. ? A dispatch from Roane County says that Howard Jenkins. a mechanical engineer from Pittsburg. Pa., and his wife, who had been married only three weeks, were arrested for murder. Mrs. Jenkins is the widow of John Fleming. The warrants were issued at the Instance of relatives nf Plomturr rirwl the tlrjf \lisi IcnL'inx The defendant* are said to have con spired to uiurder Mm. Flemings husband and Jenkins's tirst wife in order that they might marry. Both Fleming and Mrs. Jenkins died at the same time, bof 110 suspicion was aroused until the widow and widower were married. It has been sworn that both Fleming and Mrs. Jenkins died from the administration of "night shade" powder. Mrs. Jenkins is a member of a promi nent Roane County family. It was here that sbe met Jenkins, who bad then Just come from Pittsburg In the Interest of a new manufacturing enterprise. KITCHENER WARMLY PRAISES BOERS ThU Ha Does la Valedictory to lh? British Troop*. Pretoria, South Africa.?Lord Kitchener's valedictory to the troops, after extolling the conduct of the British lumiuia 1U luv idtc vi ?1 cui uatunui|io, and difficulties and against dangerous and elusive antagonists, commends the kindly and humane spirit displayed in ull ranks, and ends as follows: "This message would Ik? incomplete were uo reference made to the soldierly luallties displayed throughout the campaign by our quondam enemies, and tlie admirable spirit displayed in carrying out the surrender. .Many of those who contended until the end have expressed the hoi>e that they may have, iu the future, an opportunity to serve side by side with His Majesty's forces." MIDGET SLAYER DECLARED SANE. Girl nho Killed a Married Man Will Hu*e to Face Murder Chance. Boston, Mass.?Nina Dan forth, the dwarf girl who shot aud killed A. J. Eiuery, a married man. at his home in South Framingham last May. has been pronounced sane by Dr. Utley, the alienist who has !>eeu making an exhaustive study of her case. That she is not wholly sound mentally was apparent from the tirst, but that she was so insane as to have been irresponsible for her acts was not proved to the satisfaction of the State. Those familiar with the history of such cases Id this State, however, say it is a moral certaiutj* that uo Jury will'convict Miss Danforth of dcliber* ate murder. Million* Ahead In Cora Deal. It is estimated that the tJates syndicate is &J.41..500 ahead on the Chicago corn deal. Coal Strike Coat* S40.000.000. The cost of the anthracite coal strikt at the end of the eighth week was estimated at $4d,OJO.OlM?. There Were |>.?r sistent rumors that operations would speedily be renewed at some of the mines. Cadet* Are Middle* Now. An order was issued at the Nnvfli Academy, at Annapolis. Md.. conform ing with tlie act of Congress approved July 1. changing the title <>f "uiival ca d.'t" to "midshipman." 'I be change Is lo lake eff'et immediately. Mul Mullah Kllllnz Ilia Follower*. The British punitive expedition undiT Colonel Swnyne. scut to Soma 1ilaml against the Mat) Mullah, reports that thf Mullah is indulging in wholesale killing of his followers iu order to terrify the rest autl put a stop to desertious. Forclga Boji rulaoanl In Cblaa. Thirteen Knglisb ami Auierlcau boys attending the lulnnd Mission School at Chee-Foo. China, were seized with 111tu-ss after partaking of chicken pie. Twelve of the boys died, supposedly from ptomaine poisoning. w -err DISBROWHELDFQRWURDER His Lawyer Declined to Call Witnesses in His Defense. COURT'S DECISION APPLAUDED The Prisoner Lost HI* Self-Control When the DUtrlct Attorney Declared That He Lied?-Justice Foster Said lhat All the Evidence Pointed In One Direction Good Ground. L. L?Louis Disbrow went back to the Riverbead Jail a prisoner. committed for the action of the next Grand Jury on the charge of murder In the case of Clarence Foster and Sarah R. Lawrence. The hearing came to a sudden ending. Mr. Miles, counsel for the young man. put In no defense, saying that he would wait until the trial of the case to do so. as he felt sure that no matter what evidence he adduced, his client would be held. It is exactly a month ago since Disbrow, Foster and "Dimple" Lit vrenee started on the drive from Corwin's bouse that ended in two of the party meeting death in the waters of Tlana Bay. Disbrow took his commitment coolly. Only once did be show any emotion or excitement. That was when District Attorney Smith closed bis summing up by shouting at Disbrow: "You lied, you know you lied!" Disbrow gripped rnemu r\f hid ivwl Iiiirrnn tn I'iiai U?UIO Ui MIO VUUlk uuu '/T-rtUM ?V ?IOV, startled more than auytblug else. Sheriff Wells and Mr. Miles placed their hands on L> is brow and he sat back In his chair. Justice Foster reviewed the case very fully before announcing the commit meut. When the decision was announced the crowd in the ball burst into cheers, and there was much hand clapping. Deputy Sheriffs tried to stop the demonstration, but it wa? continued for several minutes. After the bad was cleared, Mr. Miles said: "What I expected would happen has happened. Disbrow has !>een held. It would have been very foolish for me to lay bare my case at this time when it was practically certain that my client would have to face a trial jury. At that time we shall not only overturn all the evidence to be brought In by the people, but will make the case against the young man look even more foolish than it does now. We shall show that Disbrow was wholly guiltless of any crime whatsoever. I am not at liberty to tell what further action I shall take. I cannot say yet whether I shall seek Disbrow's release through a writ of habeas corpus. Tbat Is a matter to be decided later." Tbe attendance was larger tban on any day since the first. Mr. Smith rested his case when several witnesses for the prosecution bad been examined. After a controversy about the admission of the record of the proceedings l?efore tbe Coroner, which bad beeu tiled with Justice Foster. Attorney Miles moved for tbe dismissal of the prisoner from custody, ou the ground that no evidence had been brought in to connect him with tbe crime, if any crime bad been committed. Mr. Smith declared tbat be had traced the three to the water's edge. He wanted to know why Disbrow did uot go on tbe stand and tell bis story The District Attorney dared him to do so. Taking up tbe statement* made by Disbrow to different persons on the day of the tragedy, Mr. Smith, shaking his tist close to Disbrow. shouted that Disbrow lied and be knew be lied. Tbe Justice said that the evidence pointed in otfb direction. While, perhaps. he said, the evidence was not of the .strongest character, there was no doubt tbat there had been some crooked work somewhere, and thpre remained much to be explained that should be explained aud should bo submitted to tbe Grand Jury. Therefore lie committed the prisoner. After the formal papers bad been drawn Sheriff Wells took Disbrow back to tbe jail in Riverbead. to remain until tbe fall term of court. MORGAN'S OFFER CONFIRMED. Admiralty Can Control British Ship* la Combine For Flftr Vein. In the House of Commons the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty. II. C. Aroold-Forster. replying to Will iam Itedmond, the Irish lender, con tirmed the report that J. Pierpont Morgan had offered to place all the British ships in the new combine at the dis pnsal of the Admiralty fur the next tlfty years, on certain terms. He added that the offer could only he dealt with iu relation to British shippine generally aud the Atlantic trade position, which was being wry carefully considered by the Government. DEVASTATION BY SAND STORM. Reclaimed Desert Swept Clear end !,000,000 Damage Done. San Francisco. Cal.?For three days a sand storm raged In the Indo Valley in the Colorado Desert, aud an artificial oasis of 'JUO acres, made by diggiug artesian wells, has beeu swept clear of vegetation, the loss being $1. 000.000. The desert had been planted iu melon*. and 300 carloads of melons. worth $113)0 a car. tver?* almost n.-ady for shipment when the storm broke. During its progress the thermometer registered l-?> degrees in the shade. 9 A Hot Town In IlllnoU. The mercury reached 105 degrees at Metropolis. 111. BqhI* Still Hold* Manchuria. In eontradictlou of the reeent rvport that Kussia already had practically evacuated Manchuria, au official dispatch Just received iu St. Petersburg from Kharbiu says the evacuatiou lias uot even begun. Chief of Police Kk*|w< Conviction. At Minneapolis. Minn.. thi> jury in rlit* case of Superintendent of Police Frederick W. Auies. charge*I with accepting '? after being our eighteen hours, returned a verdict of not guilty. Five Drowned in a Day. Two men were drewnod at Ronton Harbor. Mich., making a total of five lives lost there in this way in twentyfour hours. Itobert Wilson, of Detroit, was drowned in the St. Joseph ltiver while trying to swim. Ward Iviser. aged seventeen, of South Ueiid. Ind.. was seized with heart failure while bathing in Lake Michigan. and drowued before help could reach hltu. Cholera Spreading In Manchuria. The cholera is spreading in Manchuria and the mortality rate is very great. ROOSEVELT GETS HOME; Ml Oyster Bay Greets Him in a( Furious Rain Storm He Will Attend to Important Matter* Oaly While oa Hit Vacation?"Whlto Boom" la Ike Village. Oyster Bay. L. I.?Oyster Bey. popu* , latlon 300U. is now to all Intents and purposes the capital of tiie United States. President Roosevelt, attended by Secretary Curtelyou, a retinue of stenographers and messengers, and surrounded by Secret Service men and New York City detectives, arrived here Saturday afternoon on a special train from Long Island City. A furious rain wo u f*% 111 n it ?t f Ha Hma When the President arrived here at 5.10 p. m. every whistle in the village, through a pre-arranged signal, was set going, and the old friends and Associates of the President gathered on the platform to extend their greetings. At night the President dined with bis family and the youngsters let off tome fireworks on the lawn. The grounds at Sagamore Hill are picketed with Secret Service agents, a special wire has been strung ami a force of operators will be at the house ail summer. President Roonevelt particularly desires to avoid during the next six weeks the visits of politicians who want,itavors and office seekers who want }obs. Now that the seat of government is shifted to Oyster Bay persons who disregard his wish and come here win find the President's executive force in hired offices In the village, and the President tfcree miles away at bis Sagamore Hill home. They will also tind that Secretary Cortelyou will politely but drmly Inform them the best way to get the favor of the President Is to Keep away rrorn sapnmore mul me President will, of coursc. see those who have vital Interests at stake, but so far as Job hunters and their friends are concerned, the President wants what he calls "a rest* His Idea of rest is different from that of most people. He has confided to bis friends that he intends to ride. walk. row. sail, swim and chop trees. The temporary White House in Washington, on Lafayette Square, will be kept open for strictly routine buslness. Mr. Barnes, who has Major Pruden's old place of Assistant Secretary, will be in charge, with a force of clerks.. Colonel Montgomery will pre* side in the telegraph room, as be ha# done at the White House for many years. There will be close telegraph and telephone communication here and : the Executive offices in Oyster Bay. It is the President's intention to spend an hour or two hours each morning at the office here, where Secretary | Cortelyou will l>e in charge, assisted by Secretary Loeb. Sir. Cortelyou has taken a bouse In Hempstead, and will come to Oyster Bay each day. Mr. Loeb will live in Oyster Bay. where he has rented a house. There is always a certain amount of business, even when there Is no crisis on band, which the President must transact. Commission! are always to be signed, vacancies are always to be filled, and correspondent cannot be neglected. While It Is mie that not one out of 200 letters sent tbc President of tlie United States ever reaches the President, still there aro letters he must see. The work of most Importance, aside from public matters, that must be done done at the Executive offices In Oyster Bay. will be the arrangement of the complicated schedules of President Roosevelt's trip east and west DAMAGE CAUSED BY CLOUDBURST. Muj Town la Westarn New York Swept bv a Flare* Stonn. Buffalo. N. Y.?A terrific cloudburst and windstorm swept over Western New York. Ulvers and creeks rose rapIdly. overflowing their hanks and sweeping away houses and barns and live stock. The loss will aggregate more than $1,000,000. Telegraph and telephone wires were down, and communication with small towns in Wyoming, Niagara and Cattaraugus couutles was difficult to establish. This city was not in the path of the storm. A dispatch from Arcade said fiood at that place claimed one vK :. j and did many tliousauds dollars' damage to property. Minnie Loper. who kept a bakery on the bauk of th creek, was drowned by the overflowing of the creek. Then* were many narrow es. . i At Yorkshire, two miles below An .. the approaches to the bridge were washed away, but the bridge Is standing. Miles of roadway are so gullied or buried in debris that they will have to Ih> rebuilt. At Sandusky, a few I miles from Arcade, two houses were washed away. From everywhere came report* of live stork killed. The loss to individuals will lie very great and the Iocs to the town from the de- i struct ion of bridges aud railbeds will J also he higlj. Almost every bridge over Greeks In Niagara and Allegheny counties aud I iu the southern part of Wyomiug j County were washed away. It Is esti- I mated that the damage iu Tike, which > was under four feet of water, and In j the immediate vicinity will ambunt'fo $?><>.<>00. Much stork was killed. The heavy rains for the past few ' days swelled Touawanda Creek to a degree never before known, even in the worst spring freshets. A torrential downpour made the situation perilous ! for persons living near the river. The i flood came over the banks of the ! creek, which ar?v?fjy feet high. Hundreds of acres of {prm lands were under water and the damage is very great. Sailboat Ctpilud. Three Lost. Three boys. Tony Ilenkel. Oscar Ros. enberg. au?l one whotse name in nor I known, were drowned in the middle . channel of the St. Clain flat*, near Detroit. Mich., by the capsizing of a sailboat. t Aeronaut l>aili?d to Dnth. An aeronaut named Hallbrook. front j St. Louis. was instantly killed at , Mount Vernou. III. He made a balloon , as<-eusion and rile parachute failed to i work. He fell loo feet and was da>ivd ! to death. ? S port Ins Brevities. The Washington Athletic Association, ' of Newark. X. J., has organized a cycling team. "tlus" Rublin knocked out "Tom" | Sharkey in the eleventh round at tli? t National Sporting Clubt Loudon, England. Automobile racing will be one of the i nf thr? N'l'W York Stfltf I Fair (o be held at Syracuse beginning j September 8. , The Uncle Snm. owned by Francii II. U'kks of New York City, won the first of '.he international suecial cioai races at KleL ^ IINOR EVENTSDF THEWE?( WASHINGTON ITK^TS. Secretary Moody will reduce the naval force in the Philippine*. Some of the warship* will he brought home and a reorganization of the Asiatic squadron will l?e made. The War Department censured Lieutenant Arnold. Fourth Cavalry, for failing to prevent cruelty to Filipinos by his men. hut acqulted hlmf of direct complicity in such practices., The Presldcut Issued an order forbidding persona in the classified Civil Service to use outside Influence In securing promotion. This Government received and will grant a request from China to use Ita good office* with the Power^to secure tile evacuation of Tien-Tain. OCK AOOPTKD ISLAJTM. The Gardener lD?juiry at Manila was cloned. Major Gardener refusing to produce any evidence In support of Ida charges of cruelty against American diers. The-Sultan of Bacolo-Miadanao, P. L sent#an Insultingly worded letter to the commander of the American expedition to Lake Lanao. in Mindanao, in which he threatened to begin offensive operations In August. The Sultan waa strengthening his position. DOMESTIC. Another suit was brought against the United States Steel Corporation to prevent the conversion of the preferred stock. Jumping from, the Brooklyn Bridge, an unidentified man committed suicide. Financial difficulties were believed to be responsible for the suicide of Colonel G. D. Felton, Deputy Quartermaster-General of the New Jlersey Na clonal Guard. Chicago financiers believed that the Standard Oil Company was back of a movement to effect a consolidation of the big packing interest* on lines similar to the Northern Securities Company. President John MUchell of the United Mine Workers failed in a final appeal to the heads of the Coal Tnut to ' end the strike by arbitration. Two young men. Walter Arnold and an unknown companion, were drowned while swimming In the Maumee River, neac Toledo, Ohio. The town of White Horse, an old Indian trading post in Woods County. Okla.. was destroyed by tire; loss, $100,000. A. E. Phillips, u fawner, was fatally burned. A farmer* named Gwyues. living on the Stappey plantation u*;ar Americus. Ga.. killed a negro farmuand. dangerously wounded a negro woman and was himself shot twice as the result of an altercation with the negro. On his fourth trial for the murder of Owen Rose. John Fitrr. at Huntingdon. W. Va.. escaped conviction by the Jury disagreeing. Anthracite coal operators qpde their first move toward resuming by inviting old employes of one mine to apply &>r work. The complaint in the Colorado court* I against the Smelting Trust was postponed until fall. H?a\? rains In Southern Minnesota and South Dakota did great damage to crops and property. The engineer and fireman of an excursion train were killed at Elk RapIds. Mich., in a collision. Two horses valued ut $?000. and owned by Dr. George P. Ffcmch. of Rochester. N. Y.. were fcUlcq) by lightning. Ten-year-old Susie Frazier. of Paducab, Ky.. charged in court with killing her uncle by shooting, claimed justidcatlon because he was 1 testing her aunt . i Rather than return to New York City on extradition proceedings. William M. Hahn went tu Jail at Mansfield. Ohio, for au indefinite time. rosciQX. I King Edward's r^-overy was assure*! ! and 1: was said the coronation would i occur between August II and 13. I Mr. Chamber lain severely cut his scalp iu a cab accident lu Loudon, being thrown forward and his forehead breaking the glass in the window. The Madrid express was derailed, i owing to some unknown cause, near | (iuarda. Portugal. Nearly all the cam [ were wrecked, si^ |>er*ons were killed I and twenty-seven were injucut I The season in London way expected :o tinlsh brilliantly, owing totae King's 1 recovery. Busiuess of the London Slock Ext-hauge was not exi?ected torenive uulil September. j Berlin's watchful jw'dce authorities issued a warniug against ieed drinks iu summer weather a.s being iujuriuus to health. The olHclal trials at Chri.stlania. Norway. of Admiral Boerrasen'n torpedosteering apparatus, gave excellent results. Beginning next Septen>l>er ijveekly express train will leave Mof^w for Port Arthur. Twenty-nine "rusticated" cadets of tin* Royal Military Academy, at Sandhurst. England, left that institution iimti-stin? that theV l:ad Uot con nec-ted with the reeent luivnilfery tires tt ut the college. K The Germau Government dtcided to fl start a system of motor cars in Ger- I man East Africa, supplementing the fi untin railway. j? Irish-American prisoners <rf war will ? lie released the same an their* Boer fel- I low-tightens. a Paris doctors declared war on ab- 9 sinthe. a? It was estimated that the. <Wflcit in n rlit- Geptian budget tor llXlF-2 will H amount to 40.(X*mmi uarks. H M. Beau. the French Minferer at Pe- 5j kiu. uas appointed Governor of Indo- H Australia will not l>e a par;ty to the |fl Brussels sugar convention. H Geruiauy's exports to the United H <tntes for the year ending June .'l<> to- ml tailed .SM1.71J.imU. an incrvase of $1.- en S?7.over l!)Ml. Terriue I'Winrai sunn* >?>|h parts <>f < tortus uy. Four ihtsous wore B killed l?v HuhtiiUitf st <'lessen. I'russla. H stnl various fatalities occurred else Lloyd Crlncuiu. I'nitoil States Minis?.r to Persia. stnl Mrs. (Iriscom re. H turned r<? Teheran alter a l?K*)-uiile EB ride undertaken in behalf of American H commerce lit Persia. Two steamers built for the Internationnl Steamsblp (Company, of Mobile, gfl Ala., were launched ?t Arcudai. Nor- M way. MB Three hundred Americana were pres. wO rut at the dedication of a Mormon tern* 10 pie iu Copenhagen, Denmark. SB