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r.v?? > ilMwra Coroner's Jury Says Victim Was Sho1 i- ai i _ _ n oy an unKnown rersun. BURGLAR THEORY UNSHAKEN liwHwwi Ttttlaoar of an I'lllccainl Print* DcUctln Discredited ? Jury Tblaki That aa Aate-Mortem Stateuieat Shaald Have Beea Takea ? Die* trtct Attoraey Approve* the Ftadlaf. New York City.?The Coroner's Jury in tile ease of Albert C. Latimer, who was shot by a burglar iu his house. 318 Hancock street, Brooklyu. on the morning of July 2. returned a verdict In which the efforts to make a sensational mystery of the case were ig noivd ana me pumi ?? iuuuu iu..i ??. Latimer came to bis death from a pistol shot wound io the chest inflicted by some person unknown. Following a very strong suggestion made by Coroner Williams In his charge, the Jury expressed the belief that an ante. mortem statement from Mr. Latimer ahould have been obtained. Tbis is tbe exact text of the verdict as rendered: MWe, the Jury, And that the said Albert C. Latimer came to his death on the ninth day of July at St. Mary's Hospital by shock and internal hemorrhage and pneumonia, following a penetrating piatol shot wound of the chest Inflicted by sone person unknown to the Jury. "We also believe that an ante-mortem statement should have been ob talned, but the nature of the evidence makes It impossible to determine who was at fault." William H. Tuthill, whose name has been frequently mentioned bj witnesses during the examination, broke Into tears when the verdict was announced. He was grasped by the band by O. Byron Latimer, who said con sollngly. "I'm sorry for you. old tnau." The last session of the inquest was the most sensational. Harry J. Parker, wbo claims to bare been employed by Latimer to make a study of W. H. Tut hill's attentions to Mrs. Latimer, was the principal witness, and testl* lied to the frequency of Tuthlll's visits, and to the suspicions which his reports of them aroused in Latimer's ' . mind. Parker admitted that be bad aot received a detective's license, and bis testimony waa discredited. Police Captain Buchanan, Chief Detective Reynolds, of the Brooklyn CenTVttoAHv'A ttoiHPOAnt IIOJ VIHVV, WV.0V? Harrington said after the Inquest that the police would continue to investigate. After beating tbe verdict of the Jury, 'District Attorney Clarke declared tiiat It was just what be expected. "Mrs. Latimer's story of tbe burglar." be said, "was tbe only substantial testimony given at tbe inquest as to tbe Identity of the man who shot ber husband, and. of course, such testimony must prevail in tbe jurors' minds. "1 -will not take tbe case before tbe Grand Jury. 80 far as the present proceeding is concerned. I am through with tbe case. It remains a police case. or. rather, I should say, It re* verts to tbe police. It Is now entirely in tbeir hands. "In tbe confused mass of testimony taken before the Coroner's Jury there was not one single piece of evidence which I would consider competent to place before a Grand Jury except tbe testimony of Mrs. Latimer. "The 'burglar theory' has not in any way been eliminated by tbe inquest. It 1c now, as it was at first, tbe only substantial theory.. Tbe testimony of Mrs. Latimer supports it, and her testimony has not been shaken. I think tbe verdict Is tbe only one that cculd have been reached after a fair consideration of the evidence." PURSUED BY AN OFFICE. mtk MtaM VmM* tm Gat RM of Beaker Hill, lad. Kmiutlihtr. Loganspor^ Ind. ? "Noab Coffman, against his will, la atill the Marshal of Bunker HID." la the refrain that naughty little bojs din in the ears of a man who has been peace officer there for twenty years, never made an arrest. and cannot resign. Banker Hill is eighteen miles from Loganspori. When Coffman was a young man he was elected to the office. There was no salary, l ut the glory was sufficient In those days for blm. For teu years be has been trying to get the Town Board to fix a salary for blm without success. He has been re-elected every two years, and a few days ago turned in bis badge of office tot the thirteenth time, declaring be would not serve longer. The Town Board returned It to him. with the statement that he bad been elected to serve and It could not release him. FILIPINOS MURDER TEACHERS. Tfc? ?odS? of Four, Slala la Caba, Hit* Bmj Rwonnd. Washington, D. C.?The War Department received the following cablegram from Acting-Governor Wright, of the Philippines: "John E. Wells. No. 2C0 Montgomery avenue, Providence, R. 1.. and his cousin, Louis A. Thomas, saute address; Ernest Heger, No. 1412 Vine street. Cincinnati. O.; Clyde A. France. Berca, O.. school teachers, who have been missing iu Cebu. murdered by La. drones, and their bodies recovered. "The leader of the murderers has been killed; eight others captured by the constabulary." rhllippla* Kobktn Imp*. The two ladroLt? leaders iu Cavity Prcrince, P. I., with about twenty of their followers, pierced the cordou of constabulary and cscaped. after fourteen ladront** bad been killed and tlftecr captcred. Mntooui DhiIi of Iumm Mother, Mrs. Ellen Turlty shot and killed her four-year-old child, attempted to kill two other chlldrvu, and killed herself at bepoy. Kj.. while temporarily lusane from long illness. Her husband had gone t*. get medicine. Chief of Police M ordered. - Chief of Police f. H. Wllmoth, ot Elkins, W. Va.. was murdered at Wornelsdorf. Wllmoth was iu >he act of ar - resting two negroes, when a third man abot hla from ambush. This is the third murder of an Elkins Chief oi .route Willi U1 J /cur, ui.- vuiu mu rictima being Robert Lilly and Page Manteftar. KJliad Oto SM-ll-Uw. Davkl Miller, of Oaceola, Pa., wblta Jnt Seated, abased bis wife and then abot and killed kla son-in-law, Robert Botrk wbo bad interfered. ; ' ' ' THE VALUE OF THE FARMS The Census Shows Tha- They Am ; Worth $20,000,000,001 A Or* at Incr??M la Xomlwr ami Production?Tha W??t Show* th? HI elicit Valo???The Gro?? I aeon*. Washington. D. C.?Aeconiins; to n I report issued by the Cousus Bun-nu the farms of the United States Juu? 1.1 1900, numbered 3.739.0*7. and were valued at $10,074,090,247. Of this amount $3,300,198,191. or 21.4 per cent., represents the value of buildings, aud $13,114,492,050. or 78.0 per cent., the value of land and Improvement*. The value of farm implement* and marhin. ery was $701,201,330. and of live stock $3,078,050,041. the total valup of farm property being $20,514,001,038. The total value of farm products for 1899 was $4.739.118.732. of which amount $1,718,990,221. or 30.3 per cent., represents the value of animal products, and $3,020,128,531. or 03.7 per cent, the value of crops. The total value of farm products for 1899 exceeds that reported for 1889 by $2,271).011.298. or 92.0 per cent. The gross farm income In 1899 was $3.704.177.700. and the percentage of gross income upon Investment was 1S.3 per cent. In 1900 there were nearly four times as many farms as in 1850. and 23.7 per cent, more than in 1890. Since 1881) the total acreage has increased more rapidly than the number of farms, so that the average size of farms has Increased. The total value of farm property in the United States In 1900 was more than five times as great as in 1850 and 28.4 per cent, greater than in 1890. Nearly all of this increase is reported from the North Central and South Central divisions. The total value of farm property in the North Atlantic division decreased $19,258,665. Tbe North Central division lends in the number, acreage and value of farms and in tbe value of farm products. This division also reports tbe largest expenditure for labor. Tbe Western division sbows tbe blithest average values jy?r farm of farm land, live stock and products, but tbe value of buildings was greater in the North Atlantic and North Central The average value of products per acre was the highest in the North Atlantic division. reflecting the very intensive cultivation prevailing there. A comparison by States indicates that tbe most important States in tbe agriculture of tbe country are, beginning at tbe West. Missouri, Iowa. IIlinols. Indiana. Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Most of these States Individually outrank in many respects tbe entire Western division, while a few of them surpass tbe 8outh Central division In some respects. Together they contribute 44.7 per cent, of tbe total value of farm property and 38.9 per cent, of tbe total value of farm products. Of these 5.739.657 farms in the UnitAil fc! 4 A?A 1 Oft On &> _ ~ ? A. vu oiairs t,vnMair ur oo.o [?cr rem, #re operated by white farmer* and 769.52S or 13.4 per cent, by colored, the average slie of farms being over three times as great for white as for colored fanners. Of the total value of crops in 1890 cereals contributed 49.1 per cent., hay and forage. 16 per cent; cotton. 12.3 per cent; vegetables, including potatoes, sweet potatoes r.nd onions. 7.9 per cent; fruits. 4.4 per cent; forest products. 3.6 per cent; tobacco. 1.9 per cent.; sugar. 1.3 per cent, and all other products, 3.5 per cent DISPROVES OR. KOCH'S THEORY. Dr. Oinnli ItotaliUd With Kittfi From CoBsvmpttv* Caw. Paris. France.?Dr. Garnault. who on June 17 Inoculated himself with matter taken from a consumptive cow In order to disprove Professor Koch's theory that it Is Impossible for human beings to catch tuberculosis from cattie. has written to tbe Temps announcing that the inoculation has produced Ituberculosis tumors. He says this proves that man Is quite as susceptible to bovine tuberculosis as any other animal. Dr. Garnault again inoculated himself on July 15 by Inserting under tho skin of bis left arm a fragment of tuberculosis matter from tbe liver of a diseased cow. me second inoculation was performed because he feared tnat the tuberculosis of the skin resulting from the fiitt experiment would remain too long superficial. The second form of inoculation. when performed on a guinea pig. Inevitably causes death within eight weeks. This will give an Idea of the risks Dr Garnault la running. Senator MtUarli Dacltui Jodftahlp. Seuator John Lowndes McLaurln. of South Cai-olina. lias declined the appointment to the vacancy in the United States Court of Claim offered him by President Roosevelt. His letter declaring that he cannot accept tbe place Js couched In positive terms, and the 'decision It embodied was apparently brought about by a newspaper article, which Mr. McLaurln enclosed, which said that be bad sold himself for the prospect of getting such an office as the one offered him. Philadelphia Pubile M(tr Said. The Philadelphia Public Ledger wai purchased by Adolpb 8. Ocbs from George V\\ Cbilds Drexel and tbe Drexel estate, and possession was at once given to Mr. Ochs. Tbe purchase includes all the Public ledger estate. The price paid Is not made public, but It is stated on good authority that more than $2.22^,000 is involved in the transaction. The policy of the paper remains unchanged. Ia?llaa Dl?* at A|i of 119. Skeaanilorc Gokee, an Indian. 115 years old. who said he was a descendant of Powhatan, the Virginia chief of the tin": of Join Srdth. died at Bloomer. Wis. Le was bora in Virginia in 17S7. MarJer Over VTomaa's Hat. David Thomas, of Seattle. Wa9h, wanted to buy his wife an $1S hat. i mie saiu ji .*ii* iw v*|ii-iHive. A tatnj ily quarrel resulted, nntl Mrs. Thomas's broth* r killed her husband and himself after fatally wounding her Labor World. Mas*os. Sweden. has a woman * flr* department. 150 strung. Miners at Fernie, B. C.. hare again gone on strike. They hnve been work, Ing barely a month since the last strike. i Boston (Mass.) bookbinders hare t strack (or the purpose of accomplishing a uniform scale of wages and apprentice system. South Wales coal owners have a case ' against the miners' assiclatlons and 1 federations for damage*, arising out of the stop-daji some time ago. Sw- .. . . . - i> COLLISION OB THE ELBE Excursion Steamer Cut in Two and Sunk by a Tue. SCORES OF PERSONS OROWNED Couples War* Duelof tha DMk Whin tb* Shock of Disaster Overtook Than ?Tha Hollar Exploded, Addlig to tHa Horrors of tha Midnight Swss-Mssy Kxcuisloalsts Sswd. Hamburg. Germany.?The steamship Primus, of Hamburg, with 185 passengers on board, was cut in two aud sunk | by the tug Hansa in the Elbe at 12.30 | o'clock a. m. So far as is ascertain| able between fifty and sixty persons were drowned. The Primus was an excursion steamyer from Buxtebude (Province of Hanover. Prussian Among her passengers were the members of tbe Eilheck Male Choral Society. At tbe time of tbe accident tbe Primus was crossing tbe river channel near Blankenese from tbe southern Into tbe northern fairway. According to witnesses aboard tbe Hansa tbe movement was made too precipitately. Tbe Uansa endeavored to push tbe Primus ashore, but the tug soon grounded and tbe ships parted. The Primus then sank. The terrible panic that occurred on the Primus when the liansit struck her rendered the efforts to save the passengers almost useless. Fortunately tbe steamer Delpbin came up immediately. and succeeded in saving sixty of those on board tbe sinking steamer, while other boats assisted in the work of rescue. A number of persons were saved by means of boats and ladders from tbe Hansa. Some of tbe survlrors furnish graphic descriptions of the awful suddenness of tbe disaster. According to their story the band was playing and many couples were dancing on dtck when tbe crash of the collision came like a thunderbolt. Tbe vessel gave a great list ber deck taking such an agle that It was impossible for tbe passengers to keep their feet Those below scrambled up tbe ftmpanlonways. but most of the persons in tbe saloon were drowned. Men fougbt for their own safety regardless of others. In the midst of the confusion tbe boilers exploded, adding to tbe horrors of tbe scene, and many persons are said to bave been injured by flying splinters and metal. .More of the Primus's passengers would bave been saved by tbe ropes thrown from the Hansa bad It not been that before those who seized tbe ropes could he hauled on board tbey were pulled off from the lines they had grasped by other persons struggling In tbe water, and all were drowned In the hideous confusion. In tbe morning enormous crowds poured out from Hamburg to the scene of the collision, and the shore was thronged with thousands of friends and relatives of those who had been on board the sunken steamer, who bad come In heartrending anxiety to learn the fate of their friends. Many ?nd scenes were witnessed as the bodies of those lost were washed upon the beach or brought ashore by dirers. An atttempt will Immediately be made to float the vessel, and when this is done It Is believed that more bodies will be found. A large number of the survivors were Injured though not seriously. The disaster has caused deep gloom here. Many children lost both their parents. The Choral Society, which was on board the excursion steamer, consisted mainly of workmen. Thera were nu lum^u |Ui?ruKCl Captain Petersen, of tbe Primns. iwiun ashore here and gave himself up to the police. Captain Sachs, of the Hansa, also surrendered. The Primua was the oldest boat on the Elbe. She was built in England In 1&44. and had never before met with an accident. SHOT DEAD IN A CIRCUS TENT. Bdffklo Aadlanc* WltitM Tragedy While Leaving tb? Show PUcc. Buffalo. N. Y.?Lee Bruce, a teamster employed by Porepaugh & Sells Brothers. was shot and killed just as tbe afternoon crowd was leaving the circus tent. Deinnls Bowen. a watchman, is under arrest. It Is said that Bowen intended the shot for J. K. Shumate, superintendent of horses, who had reprimanded biin a short time before. Three shots were fired, two of them going close to Shumate and the third striking Bruce in the head, killing him Instantly. Bowen narrowly escaped being lyucbed. but he was finally placed under arrest, but not before he had been terribly beaten and kickiMl by tbe angry circus attendants who witnessed the shooting. KoHtrad la Mmw Over Chlekmi. IIOWD UJliuu anu joiiu uuiuas. mu prominent farmers living on adjoining plantations near Saltville. Va.. became Involved In a fight because the former had killed some chickens belonging to Collins. Later Collins was driving past Lytton's home and Lytton fired upon him with a double-barreled shotgun and killed him. Before be died Collins drew a revolver and fired five times at Lytton. Lytton Is In the county Jail. Dutch Troops Slala In Sumatra. It la reported from Achin. Inland cf Sumatra, that the Dutch columns operating there were surprised by tbe enemy, with the result that Lieutenant Bruyn aad eleven soldiers were Lille] and two officers wounded. The en my had twenty-four killed. Pr?claii?*d Saltan of Zaaslltar. Seyld Aeel has been proclaimed Sultan of Zanzibar in succession to Hamoud Bin Mahomed Bin Said, deceased. Prime Minister Rogers has been appointed regent till the Sultan shall hare attained his majority. Pursuit of Tracy Olvoa t'p. All organized pursuit of Harry Tracy, the convict refugee In Washington State, has been gli'en up liecause of the State's refusal to pay the reward offered for the body of Merrill. Tracy's companion., ISarntd in Hi* uwn uoiri. August Belo. of Glasco. N. Y.. aftct waking the inmates of his bote!, telling them the building was on tire, rushed Into the tlames to wive souie of the articles that were in his safe. He was found burned to death near the safe door, which was 0{>eu. after the fire bad been put out. Xu; Nation* Bocogatu Cnba. Up to date the republic of Cuba baft I a m 1?? UA.I l>? ?k* TTnl. UWD loruilll/ retVKuiicu uj lilt united States, Great Britain, Franc*. Spain, 8witxerland. Haiti. Nicuragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala. TORNADO IN BALTIMORE Many Lives Lost and Widespread Damage Dona triad's Tory Exhausted la Plfteea Mia* at? Jflae of the Victim* Drowsed ?Gee Keeervoli Blows Over. Baltimore, Md.?A fierce tornado, ?e* cotnpanled by thunder, vivid lightning and a heavy rain, burst upon Baltimore, coming from the southwest, with the result that eleven persons lost their Urea, hundreds of bouses were unroofed. trees In the public parka and atiKiata trnra turn nn hv th? mot*. many buildings were damaged and several people injured. The storm ex* hnasted Its fury In leu than fifteen minutes. Of those who perished nine wero drowned in the harbor from open boats, one was killed by a falling tree and one by a lire wire. The following is a list of the killed: Drowned in the harbor, Roy Bateman. twelve years old; Joseph Cain, ten years old; John Cain, six years old; Thomas Carroll, twenty-one year* old; Harry McCormlck, nineteen years old; Mrs. Mary Schnler. twenty-eight years old; Harry 8. Schuler, ten months old; Olive Schuler. four years old; Charles Schuler, seven years old. Killed by falling tree. William Cornish, colored. Killed by live wire. Charles Schaffer. A hole several feet In diameter was blown in the wall of St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church. In South Baltlmore. A portion of the stone cornice weighing more than a ton fell to the street. The damage to the church Is estimated at $7000. The Merchant and Miners' Transportation Company's warehouse was unroofed, with small damage to the building, but the rain poured In on the rnlunhlo rnrtrn stored therein, dolnx a damage which is estimated from $150,000 to $250,000. The gas reservoir la South Baltimore, containing about 300.000 feet of gas, was blown over, the gas exploding, the damage being placed at $15,000. Tolchester, Md.?James B. Post, aged twenty, and Theodore C. Parker, twenty-one years old. of Baltimore, who came here on an excursion, were drowned. They, with four companions, were rowing In the bay. wind squall overturned the boat The other occupants of the little craft clung to It until rescued. Faar XllUd bv lloodbutt. Bingham ton. N. Y.?The heavy rains which hnvo prevailed In tbls section reached a climax when three separate cloudbursts occurred, breaking mill dams, washing ont railway tracks and highway bridges and doing much other damage, besides delaying trains. Four persons dead and two are seriously inju. >. The loss to property will reach $200,000. The dead are: James Cook and wife, drowned at Afron: the six-months-old child of Mn and airs, luuk, Quti uicuaei j. tvjau, vi this city, killed lo a washout JOHN W. MACKAY DEAD. The Well-Known CapitaUat DIm of Btd Frwtntloa la London. London. ? John W. Mackay, the American capitalist died at his London residence. No. 6 Carlton House Terrace. He had been unwell for some days, but his death was quite unexpected. It was said that he was suffering from the effects of London's excessive beat Congestion of the lungs and brain waa given at the cause of death. John W. Mackay was born In Dublin, Ireland. In November, 1831. With his poor parents be came to New York when a boy, and grew to manhood tner?. uu trade was tnat or a snipbullder. In 1831 be went to California, and a year later to Nevada. He secured a two-flftbs share in the Bonanza mines of the Comstock lode, which made him one of tho richest men in the world. With others he established the Nevada Bank In San Francisco, and was its President until his death. He was also one of the principal founders of the Commercial Cable Company, and was President of the Postal Tele* graph Cable Company. His residences, among the most palatial in the world, were at <1 Carlton House Terrace, London. and in San Francisco. He amassed wenth which, according to some of his friends, approximates $100,000,000. ALIENIST DIES OF INSANITY; Specialist Victim mf DIimm Tmr WhM Ha Tna.'td Others. Kankakee. 111.?Dr. Emmet Enos died n + PIn Tfianna i awliim ITa v(j<1 UI lilt? ErfifclU IU9UUC AOJ lUUi. UC WAV chief of the medical staff of the Insane hospital for five years prior to his resignation last February, when he felt hla mind giving way. lie diagnosed his own case, and hoped by leading a quiet life his faculties would be restored. He engaged In medical practice, but became violently insane In May. and a few days later was committed to the asylum. It Is believed that Dr. Enos became insane from treating insanity In others. Grocer* la Great Combine. A combination of wholesale grocers, to be known as the National Grocer Company, has been effected by Chicago capitalists. Incorporation papers will Im? filed in New Jersey. The new company will begin operations with a capitilizatlou of $5,000,000. Harlow N. Iiiglnbotham Is President of the corporation. The national concern will gain control of the largest houses In Illinois (outa'de of Chicago), Indiana, Ohio, Missouri and Michigan. S1.I11JM TnraaH fiver to Cnhk. The Auditor's Department of the mil* itary government baa turned over to the proper officers of the Cuban Government $1.(113.808. the amount on hand ou May 20. when the intervening Government transferred the control of affairs to Cuba. Lomi ChmiI bj Coal Strike. The losses In the iiard coal region for the ten weeks of the strike are estimated to exceed SO.OOJ.OUO; a number of collieries are i>elng made ready fur a resumption of work. Sporting Brevities. Jimmy Michaels has determined to give up the turf again and try the cycle track. rrL * ? - ?* ? *AAnt la Inrfl/la 1UC AIUITK'UW |IUD II-UU la IU England next yrar again. It will spend $50,000 in nn effort to win. Frank L. Kramer baa won the two mile open professional cycle race at Yallsburg, N. J., In 4m. lis. Arnold Lawson. a son of the Boston millionaire, has Just brought from Eng. land tbe bulldogs. La Roche and General Domax, with which he expects to sweep all the American dog ahowt. ' NO GENERAL GOAL SIRIKF' A Declaration of the Miners in Convention at Indianapolis. CALL FOR $1,000,000 A MONTH ' Plana Made For Geaoroaa AaaaMmaata of b the Worker* to Koop Up the Anthracite War ? Aa AddreM lataad to the American People Alkiag Them to Coapal Arbitration. t] Indianapolis, Ind.?The special com- n mittee of the miners' conTentlon re- t] ported Its recommendations as roiiows: t, First?That the National Secretary- tl Treasurer of the United Mine Workers S be authorized to appropriate 150.000 t( from the funds of the National treas* * ury for the benefit of the districts, 1. 0 7 and 0 (these are the anthracite districts). 8 8econd?That all districts and subdistricts and local unions be asked to p, donate whatever they can afford for tl the rapport of tbe strike. ? Third?That an assessment of ten t) per cent be levied on the earnings of v the unions. 6. 8, 12, 13. 19, 23 and 25. p and that an assessment of one per cent, per week be made of the mem- p, bers of districts 2. 5, 11. 14, 15, 16, 20 f, and 2L ti Fourth?The assessments to be paid ! |, h? tlio lnc?l uninna to fipcrptBrt. ! ? Treasurer Wilson. q Fifth?That twenty-five per cent, be t deducted from the salaries of all Na- c tlonal district officials and organizers. n 81xth?That the assessments begin v from July 16. p 8eventh?'That all contributions made ti by the National organization be dlstrlb- f ated pro rata to the anthracite districts a in the ratio shown by the last coal re- ti ports. u Eighth?That each local union be re- o quested to aid as far as possible in se- p curing work for men now on strike. In this connection the good offices of the a American Federation of Labor will be o requested. t Ninth?That an address bo submitted to the American people. d The salient points of this address, as e K? OAAMfsM vl/lloAn sm mm fnl. I F iy?U I#/ K7W4VM**/ ?? IWVUf ?W? j lows: The contention of the United p Mine Workers hereby state the line of * action which its members are deter- ' mined to pursue. The coal miners of ? the country recognize the marvelous ? Industrial progress of the country dur- j P log the last decade, but our labor has j produced the foundation for most of | ' this wealth by producing the coal j 8 which has made the progress possible. * But when the miners examine the pal- ; n try pittance they receive as recom- | P pense for the labors and dangers they \ * undergo they feel they are being dealt j v with unjustly in payment for so much ; e labor and so many sacrifices. ' "The combinations of capital are 10 j a} powerful that Individuals are helpless * and the experience shows that wben ; 1 capital comblnei labor must unite. The ! ' ffrievanrM of tha miner* hare forced P them to organize, not to take from the operators what belongs to tbem. but to receive better treatment and fair remuneration for their labor. i "For five years the miners hare lived j * up to the letter and spirit of every con- i " tract Into which they have entered, and [ f do not intend to violate tbem now. i "The miners believe that the best . R Interests of the country are opposed to t * a general strike of the coal miners, and i . while they feel that In the present fight i t their onion may be destroyed, nothing j can compel them to break their agree ments. The miners reques: the Amerl- ? can people to bring such pressure to 1 : bear upon the anthracite operators and j . anthracite railroads as will compel j them to submit to arbitration. The ex- | penses of the miners call for a contri- t _ button of fUObO.OOO per month from i . sources outside the union, and with f this amount the miners are confident j, they can win the anthracite strike." i President Russell, of the Illinois min- j m. announced that the unions of that ! State would contribute $50,000 in cash { for the anthracite strike. Ohio con- c trlbuted $10,000. and Iowa and Illinois promised substantial contribution J later. : 1 President Mitchell made a short speech, declaring that there was in the \ treasuries of the local unions through- ^ out the country approximately $1,000.- u 000, and that his opinion of what the t unions could afford to contribute to the cause of the anthracite strike was one- t half of this money. After the transac- T tlon of some routine business the con- ? vcntlon adjourned by the singing of .. "America." $ . ^ Fatal Crash of Train*. a A fatal bead-on collision occurred be- 1 tween two passenger trains near Hope 1 Hospital, Rochester, N. Y., in which Peter W. Putnam, a fireman, was al- 8 most Instantly killed, and nineteen r others more or less seriously Injured. Both trains were running at a high ' rate of speed when they came together. Twaaty Utk Loct la a Typhoon. { A typhoon of unusual severity has u caused considerable damage in the vl- L clnlty of Hong Kong, Cblua. It Is estimated that there were twenty fatalities. 5 Twins Mora Six Wt*kj Apart. 0 A Mexican woman in El Paso. Tex., ' D hna plvcn hirfh fn twn lu-nlfhr rhil. dren. tbe second only six weeks after a the first. The case has caused consid- ( erable comment among physicians. Fatal Bttor Duel. Prom a razor duel in which four colored women engaged on the church < steps at Stock bridge, Ga.. one is dead < aud another will die. < I A Military School Named. . Secretary Itoot has designated Chick- : amnup Park as the first of four great i military schools of Instruction for regulars aud uiilitia. Fir* Soiarfti Ecuador'* Capital. A great tlr? has occurred at Guaya- ;! quil. Ecuador. The losses are roughly estimated ut f_\OOU,lMXJ. Tli* National Gidm. Elmer Flick can't bit this season. k'ulntur lin?i ni.tiio ??i ?lif honu> rnn.4. Doheuy la pitching the lx*st ball of j ( bis life this summer. j i Keeler lit the only Brooklyn player i with a batting average of over .300. J , President Drey fuss, of Pittsburg, J says be is uot iu favor of a return to the twelve-club league system. ! f John J. McGraw severed his coouec- j ? tlou with the Baltimore Baseball Club aa manager to become the manager : ( of the New York National League ; . mm. iRMY'S WORK IN PEACE l Bulletin on Educational Conditions Issued by Secretary Root cbooU An to B? Opcntd Far Oflleon to Perfect Thramlm la Hlllt*rjr M?dm and 8k!U. Washington. D. C.?Secretary Root. efor,? leaving Washington, issued the allowing: "With the reduction of the Philippine oree and the withdrawal from Cuba lie army is called upon to resume it# lost important woric in rime 01 tie work of perfecting itJielf in milllry science and skill, and of promoion of the preparation of the United tates against future warfare. I wlsb o call attention to the conditions rbleh now require especial effort and eal on your part In the performance f this duty. "Since the declaration of war wltb pain In April. 1808. there have been ppolnted in the line of the army 1342 entenants. in addition to 27ft appoint d from the Military Academy. Of liese. fllfl were appointed from offlcen? f volunteers under the act of Kebrury 2. 1001: 414 were appointed from lie enlisted men of the regular and olunteer armies, and 512 were ap olnted from civil life. "The abandonment of the military ehools for commissioned officers which nllowed the employment of the enIre army in active military operations ns left these lfW2 new lieutenant* gubtantlally without any means of acuiring a systematic military educaIon. While many of the former offlers of volunteers have acquired the lost valuable experience by active serIce In the field, yet It Is of jrreat Imortance to them, as well as to the unrained appointees from civil life and .Kali l.a^ roill nif> ranti. mat uic; mmii ?. opportunity for broad and thorough raining, both practical and theoretical, ndcr rh* competent masters in the art f war whom our army is able to suply. "Congress has now. with wise liberllty. made provision for the reopening f the army schools, has given Its sane!on to the general system of military ducation embodied in the general orer of November 27 last, including the nlarpement and development of t'le 'crt Leavenworth school Into a Genral Service and Staff College. the esablishment of the War College at Washington, with suitable buildings, nd the rebuilding of the Engineer Ichool. and has made ample approbations for these purposes . "Every effort will be made by the Var College Board, which hag general upervinlon and charge of the whole ystem. to bring its advantages to the ew officers of the army as spewlily as iosslble. and to organize officers' cbools at all the considerable posts without delay. I ask for hearty and ffective co-operation with them on the art of every officer of the army. There re 1452 graduates of the Military icademy now holding commissions, 'hey especially have an opportunity o demonstrate their loyalty to the rinciples of that institution by helping o diffuse throughout the service the leneflts which have come to them rom rheir four years of hard study. "The newly appointed officers should ealize that there is much to he learned nd that the way to qualify themselves or the high and independent command or which they should all hope is by onstant Intellectual exercise and hy ystematic study of the reasons of mill ary action and the materials and eonlifions and difficulties with which miliary commanders have to deal. "Careful attention to the instruction f the newly appointed officer* is enoined upon all regimental, troop, bati?ry and company commanders. They hould be impressed with the Imporance of the faithful performance of very duty, however unimportant it nay appear to them, and with their reponsibility for such conduct and bearog in all their relations as shall do lonor to the service." THOUSANDS SAW HANClNC. litiiooi Orpilud to Pr*T?nt > Kticu* la m MUalMlppI Town. New Orleans. La ?Ashley Cooke and 'bourn* Lauderdale, white men, harmed with the murder of Engineer Vray. were hanged at Greenville, Vasbiugton County. Miss., despite the iiost extraordinary pressure ever irougbt to bear to prevent a banking. As It bad been freely reported tbat be friends and relatives of tbe uien vould not allow theui to be b.mged. ind as Greenville was crowded witb isltors in consequence of tbe bangiug, iberiff Hunt called tbe citizens toother in mass meeting and asked tbell isuistance to preserve and enforce tbe aw. Several hundred citizens voluu> eered and four conipauies were orlered organized and stood ready to uppress any violence or attempt to escue tbe prisoners. At 11 o'clock the men were brought nto tbe corridor of the Jail, where arewells were said. They were theu aken to the scaffold, and in view of housands of people t>otb were hanged, ^auderdale remained drill and quiet Lrougbout. hut Cooke raved like a uadmau. cursing everything and everytody. Propagated 30,000,000 I,ob*t?r?. Since May 1 tbe vessels of the United States Fish Commission have gathered m the coast of Maine 3200 seed lobs ers, which have yielded 45.ouo.otMJ ggs. Of these eggs. 30,0()0.000 have K?en hatched out at Gloucester. Mass.. ind maty thousands of the "fry" re urucd fu Maine water*. Slujor tilcan'i Pnalthmnni. The coMrt-martia! which triod Majoi 2<1 win F. Glenn. Fifth Infantry, on barges of administering the watei nte to natives of the Philippines or lermittins it to Ik? doue. found him ;uilt \ ami sen ten red him to on*' uonth's suspension jf dntj* and fined llUJ &><>. nrjwtml. Man Commit* Hoir|i|r, While tiding with his sweetheart "red MoilisoU. of Salem. <> . put i loillet ihrctish liis !>raiu because slu eiusc.J to marry Inm. Sllunr Mention. Tesas has a iH?riu.in?*nt school fuuo luiountititf to nearly #s.??n?.ooo. Tii?- number of lepers in rlit Philip >ine Islands is estiuia'?ij at about 12. wo. Owing to the prevalence of rats nn< nioc in the Yukon region cats brint; R2S apiece. Three thonaand Mormon missionaries lecured 'JO.UUO conwrts to tliat faitl luring the last year. The French Government has decided :o Install the wireless telegraph on al (Ubmarines In Its navy. MINOR EVEimOf THE WEEK WAHHINOTOJf I TV MS. Major-General John B. Brooke r*> tired from the Army and Major-General MacArtbur succeeded hfm as commander of tbe Department or tuc East. It is alleged tbat a complaint wM been forwarded to Washington by Bussian officials over the refusal of tbe Quartermaster of tbe army transport Logan to permit tbe vessel to be searched at Nagasaki for Bussian deserters. Miss Bebecca J. Taylor, dismiised from the War Department for denouncing the President's Philippine policy, brought suit for reinstatement Japan has announced her unwillingness to consent to extradition of persons in Yokohama accused of complicity in the silk customs frauds In this country. The Government will construct a new highway from Cody. Wyo.. to tbt eastern outlet of the Yellowstone Park. The army transport Rosecrans. foe which the United States paid $1-10,0001 was sold for $50,000. out adopixd islands. The cholera was decreasing in nlla and the provinces. The Snltan of Bacolod. Mindanao. P. I., changed his offensive attitude and wrote a friendiy letter to the American commander at Lake Lanao. General Chaffee ordered a battalion of tbe Eleventh Infantry to tbe Island of Mindanao P. I., to strengthen tbe base of tb? Lake Lanao operation*, i Tbe movement was precautionary. Cholera is reported to be spreading In tbe Philippine Islands. domkfltic. From knife wounds inflicted by "Doc" Johnson. Joseph Callaway, a member of tb* famous Quantrell band cf tbe Civil War. died at Lexington, Mc. Two men were killed and three Injured in a gr:tde crossing accident at Old Orchard. Me. While intoxicated John Wanamakcr killed William Walls at Van Wert. O. Tb? transport Sheridan reached San Francisco. Cal.. from Manila, with nearly 1400 ill or discharged soldiers. A 100-acre tract, estimated to bold 10,000.000 tons of iron ore, near Marquette. Mich., was purchased by tbe Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company for $300,000. Four men handling dynamite at Tbe Dalle, Ore., dropped some of It and were blown to pieces. Responding to tbe Odd Fellows' dls ? -i?r'juurw htmlfln wanf inm iresa st^uui, w uuaui */u>mh|? ???? m*?w > the woods at I-afollette. Tonn.. and met three men. who robbed him of hi? i watch nod $1100. Jumping into the Calumet Rirer to ' escape an explosion on their yacht. Charles and Duffy Kubick were drowned at Chicago. The street car system of Richmond. Va.. was tied up bj a strike. Burglars rob!>ed the French ConsulGer.eral. at San Francisco, of dla, inor.ds worth ?3?i00. B shop Muldoon was named as ad* mlclstrator of the Dioces of Chicago, until a successor is appointed to the (ate Archbishop Fechan. Daniel D. Bourne, married, of PtctIdence. R. I., eloped with a young girL Both drank poison, and Bourne died. A 700-mile fence is proposed between Montana and Canada becausc of the cattle troubles in that section. TQe tJritisa-Ainencan society 01 ugi* he orado will send a monster petition to RN King Edward for the pardon of Mrs. M Florence Majrbrick. ffl A cloudburst at Whatcher. Icwa. cor- Qj rled away nine buildings, caualng $23,* H 000 loss. SB Russell Sage purchased 00,000 apret Bm of long leaf yellow nine land in South- H era Mississippi. R&j The Dooley-Harris feud in Missouri 1 claimed another victim. Frank Harris B having killed William Dooley at Lough* H boro, Mo . In a race riot at Orangeburg. S. C., 13 one colored ma:i was killed and ?cv- K > eral were wounded. flH rORKIGX. For the murder of Constable TTilllaOl Hj Boyd. Fred Lee Rice was banged at K9 Toronto. OnL HB > The Czar wan present at the launch- K ' ing of the battleship Orel at St. Petersburg. |S| Over fifty deaths resulted from an 1 outbreak cf cholera in Upper Egypt. Hgg A naval battle between' tbe Colom- H| blan Government and revolutionary gunboats took place in the bay cf Pan* ama. One of the insurgent craft was Kj disabled. The announcement that the late Lord H Pauncefote'H familv was left practl- BB i cally no estate, save a small borne seat BEG i iu Gloucestershire. England. is expect* Hi ed to result lu the granting of a larger H pension to the wndow tbau Is ordlnarl1 >7 given. H9 Having been four days adrift at sea B with broken shaft and six days In tow of the Scholar, the Belgenland. of the Jjjg American line, from Philadelphia for HS Liverpool. arrived in Halifax Harbor. Dijj Governor Taft had a farewell aa-H| dience with the I'ope, who received HB him most cordially, aud promised co- MM operation in thy friars' land negotia?HH 1 tlons at Manila. gSB ' About J00 Americans will receiveHg ( Gorman decorations on account of^H courtesies extended in connection witliHfl the visit of Prince Henry. BH The American battleship Illinois ar-H| rived it dhccruess. England, and will^H go into Chatham dry dock for repairs. H9 Agents oi American cotton groweraHB made offers for the purchase of spin-H uiog mills iu Lancashire. England pg9 A ferryboat, while crossing the Uivei^^H Volga at Beresnlkl. Russia, sank. act^Hj tifty-eight harvesters were drowned. HK Carl Cadogan resigned the Lotf^^B I Lieutenancy of Ireland. Over $.jOO,?KK? was su'jscribcd to re^^B buiM the collapsed Cauipaullo of St^BB Mark's. Venice. Sir Arthur I..;wley. Governor o^H| Western Australia. accepted the LieoHn teuauMJoveri:<>:>!:Ip u' .u. TransvaaHHj Colony. mH The censorship o: t.-k-;r.ims at Cap^Hg i Town. South Afiica. was a'tollsbetl. ?hB I cept as regards press dispatches. |H Mjruaus snipping commce onoro^HB the Austiia:. ('ouurll of Industry tHH build ship* for the Austrian trade anHH work then- when completed. 99Rj3 Financial a fairs in Nicaragua wci^H| reported to he in had conditio'1. HD In a tiot near Belfast. Ire'aud. it w^BB reported that a scar* of police injured jjBfl An imperial decree was .ssued BO China giviug authority to an Americ^^^H company to build a railroad from kow to Canton. raH