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PIUS X. NOW POPE
t
Cardinal Sarto, Patriarcii ol
Venice, Cbosea by Conclave,
Takes Tbat Name.
The New Pontiff is Expected to Follow
Policy of Leo XIII.?His
Election is Popular,
Rome.?The conclave, after I>?ing in
session for four days, elected Giuseppe
Sarto, Patriarch of Venice, as Tope to
succeed I-eo XIII.. and he now reigns
at ih? Vatican and over the Catholic
world as Hus X. At night all Rome
was illuminated in his honor. His election
and the assumption of his holy
office were marked by a striking demonstration
and impressive ceremonies
at the Vatican, which only ended in the
evening.
On the following day tlie new Pope,
clad in bis full pontifical robes and
wiib all tbe ritualistic ceremony, received
the members of the Diplomatic
Corps, the Cardinals and the Bishops,
who then offered their official homage,
this notwithstanding the fact that
twice on the previous day the Cardinals
and many high officials of the Vatican
went through a similar ceremony.
The election of Pius X., once it was
consummated, was proclaimed in a
loud voice by the Cardinals' scrutineers
to the Sacred College. Monsiguor
Merry del Val, Secretary of the conclave,
and Prince Chigi, Marshal of the
conclave, were notified through a bell
by Cardinal Oreglia.
i The Pope took the throne and received
the so-called "first obedience"
of the Cardinals. All kissed his hund
and foot, while he saluted each on tbe
+ Af tvno/in Tlion nil
I'lit'tTL ilu lilV UJO.1 VI pcuvv.1 a uvu. M?(
gang the To Deiuu, after which the
Pope administered the Papal blessing
to all of the members of the Sacred
College.
The fisherman's ring was placed on
the Pontiff's finger.
The new Pope appeared before St.
Peter's and, amid the most intense excitement
of an enormous crowd, pronounced
his blessing on the people.
The election of the Patriarch of Venice
was unanimous. After Monday's
ballots it was a foregone conclusion
that he was the only candidate sufficiently
acceptable to all to secure the
necessary two-thirds, which the laws
of the church require. One of tbe Cardinals
said that he believed Pius X.
would follow the broad lines of Pope
Leo's policy, although not likely to accentuate
it. This voices the general
feeling here, which is one of satisfaction.
.
Although the election was over at
11 o'clock a. m., and was announced
to the world forty-five minutes later
*-?" o nr>Ao nr\P nnxt* Pnno
KJJ cue a^ivuiuuvv VJ. iMVV MV ?f *
nt the window of St. Peter's, the conclave
was not formally dissolved until
5.30 p. m. The Cardinals then returned
to their various apartments in
> - Rome, with the exception of Cardinals
Rampolla and Oreglia, who temporarily
retained their official suites in the
Vatican, and Cardinal Herrero y Espinosa,
who was too ill to be moved
for several days, it was to the sick
Cardinal that the new Pope paid his
first visit after being formally proclaimed
Pontiff. With the exception
of the Spanish Cardinal, Herrero, all
the others are now in fairly good
health.
When the first ballot of the conclave
was taken it showed that the Sacred
College was divided into two groups,
the stronger one for Rampolla and another
quite so strong for Serafino Vanutelli.
The other votes were scattered,
but included four for Sarto. *
On the subsequent ballots, while the
two principal parties were losing
ground, Sarto gradually gained, drawing
strength from both sides as well as
from the neutrals, until the ballot when
bis vote had increased to thirty-seven,
within six ot tno necessary two-tuiras.
When the result of this ballot was
announced in the conclave Cardinal
Sarto was so overcome with emotion
and so touched by the unlooked-for
confidence reposed in him that he could
no longer control his feelings, and, to
the surprise of all, he broke down, declaring
that such responsibility and
honor "were not for him, and that he
must refuse them . if offered. Tears
rolled down his cheeks, and he seemed
tirm in his determination to refuse the
dignity. He was so palpably sincere
that consternation reigned in the conclave,
and the Cardinals spent the
whole evening and fur,into the night
in convincing him that his election was
the will of Providence, and that he
must accept.
Several times ho almost fainted and
had to be revived by the use or salts.
He seemed happy but broken down
even after all the other candidates had
retired, and on the final ballot he
looked a statue of resignation. Cardinal
Casetta, as scrutineer, was reading
out the vote. When forty-two votes had
been recorded for the Patriarch of Venice
the scrutineer arose, lifted his red
succhetto, saying:
"Habeinus Pontificem."
But from many sides Cardinals cried
out "Continue."
As the vote neared fifty, however,
the Cardinals, with one accord, surrounded
the new Pontiff and according
to tradition, demanded to know if he
Would accept the pontificate.
Cardinal Sarto's lips trembled so that
he could hardly articulate, but after a
visible effort he said:
Boodler Geta Seven Year*.
In the Circuit Court at St. Louici, Mo.
Judge Ryan sentenced Julius Leh
mann, former member of the House ol
Delegates, to seven years' imprison
rcent in the penitentiary on the chargc
of bribery in connection with the citj
lighting "boodle" deal.
Religion an?l Marriage In Austria.
The Austrian Supreme Court, by
judgment given at Vienna, decidcs tha
marriages between Christians and per
cniii! nf I*/* nnrt nrnrrl fin> (nv.'llil
in Austria.
Prominent People.
Thomas A. Edison is an enthusiasts
%11-around automobilist.
Emperor William of Germany is st
Infatuated with the automobile that Ik
is neglecting his ordinary horsebacl
jsercise. *
Prince Herbert Bismarck has askec
Professor Erich Narcks, the biographei
3f Emptror William I., to write a lit"*
3f his father.
John W. Bates, of Weymouth. Mass.
has in his possession the original olt
fiint-lock riflo used by John L. Burn!
pt Gettysburg, to whom a monumen
Las been dedicated on the battlefield.
1 "If this cup cannot pass from me?
There he paused, but the Cardina
i around him insisted that it "was nece
sary for him to answer "yes" or "no."
Thereupon he replied lirmly, '*1 a
cept."
s The Cardinals thereupon remove
[ their baldachins, so that that of Sar
was the only one remaining, tht
marking him as their supreme hea
The passing supremacy of the Card
rials was gone and was now conce
trated in one person.
During the subsequent coremonic
when the newly elected Pope ha
donned the robes of his holy oftie?. tl
Secretary of the conclave. Mgr. Men
i del Val. kneeling, offered him the P;
pal white cap, amidst breathless s
lence. He did not follow the precede]
created by Pope Leo, who declined 1
give his red cap to the master of cor
monies as a sign that he would soc
be created a Cardinal, but, with
slight smile. Sarto took the white cai
placed it calmly on his head, an
dropped the rod one lightly on tl
head of Mgr. Merry del Val, amidst
i murmur of approval. This is taken :
a certain indication that the happy r
cipient is soon to be raised to the Ca
dinalate.
The Pope has confirmed in the po:
of master of the chamber Mgr. Bislei
who was so trusted by Pope Leo i
that position, and has also reappointe
Lir. juuppum, tue jrajwn uuciur.
Venetians who know the new Poj
well say that ho will soon be as muc
beloved as Pontiff as he was as the b
loved Patriarch of the poor of' tl
Adriatic. ' In appearance Plus X. is
very handsome man. He has a fin
en:ect figure, despite his sixty-elgt
years, his face greatly resembling th:
of the late Phillips Brooks, the eminci
Boston divine.
When he pronounced his first ben<
diction at St. Peter's his voice rang 01
with splendid resonance. In every wa
he showed beyond a doubt that he lit
dignity and personality in keeping wit
the best traditions associated with tL
famous Pontiffs who for centuries liat
ruled the Vatican.
ALL EUROPE SURPRISED.
The New Pope Hart Not Been Consider*
an n Candidate.
London.?News of the selection <
Cardinal Sarto as Pope reached En;
land first through a dispatch from Ne1
York City, and caused great surprls
here, as it did throughout Europe, n
Cardinal Sarto had hardly bee
thought of as a possible successor t
Pope Leo.
The first question asked, not only b
laymen, but by high church dignitai
ies, was "Who is SartoV" Books c
.reference were quickly hunted up 1
order to ascertain knowledge of the ci
reer of the new Pontiff.
Berlin. ? Replying to the questio
whether the election of Cardinal Sart
as the new Pope was acceptable t
Germany, a representative of the Fo:
eign Office answered: "Unqualifiedl
so from an official viewpoint. Sarto i
a mild-mannered man and has neve
been active politically."
All sections of the press regard tL
choice as wise, praise Sarto's concilh
tory character and emphasize the b<
lief that he will be a religious rathe
than -a political Pope.
It is remarked that Sarto is the onl
Italian Cardinal whom the King c
Italy received.
Paris.?The ejection of Cardinal Sart
as Pope created a distinctly favorabl
impression in Governmental quarter
The choice of Sarto is satisfactory s
apparently ensuring the continuance (
l hp rpppnt- noliov of moderation fo
I lowed by, the Holy See In its relatioi
I with France and other Catholic coui
lriesWashington,
D. C.?The election <
Cardinal Sarto as Pope came as a su
prise to the Catholic dignitaries <
Washington, to"whom the new Pope j
quite unknown, except as an able an
devout member of the Sacred Collep<
Monsignor Fanconio, the Papal Deli
gate, as soon as he is officially advise
of the election of Pius X.. will sen
out to the Catholic prelates of tfc
United States a circular letter con
mendfng him to their loyalty.
~ POPE'S NAME AND TITLE.
Two Hundred and Sixty-fonrth Success*
to the Throne of Peter.
The new Pope's name is Guissepr
Sarto. As Cardinal Sarto he was Pi
triarch of Venice, titular of the Churc
of San Bernardo alle Terme, In Romi
He now becomes Pius X., two hundre
and sixty-fourth successorof the Print
of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of tl
Universal Church, Patriarch of tli
Orient, Primate of Italy, Metropollta
of the Roman Province and Bisho
of Rome.
Pius X. was born in the village c
Riese, in the Diocese of Treviso, an
the Province of Venice, .Tune 2. 183i
He was educated in the Salesian Sen
inary at Cottolengo, where he made a
excellent record in his studies, and a
traeted attention by his marked ser
ousness. Most of his subsequent lil
as parish priest, and afterward a
bishop, he has spent within the Proi
iuce of Venice. The singular succet
of his work as a parish priest earl
brought him under the notice of sup<
rlors, though he was less known i
Rome, as he kept aloof from the Curl
and seldom left his work on the ven<
: tian mainland. He was made Patr
: arch of Venice and at the same tim
created Cardinal, June 12. 1S93. I
thi3 position he has shown great ei
orgy and ability as an administrate
and has also become known as a soun
i authority on divinity. Personally he i
a man of medium figure and a fresl
almost youthful face, which contrast
singularly with his silvery white hai
; the invariably "tousled" appearance c
' which adds to his appcarnnc-e som<
thing almost boyish. Ho has led i
; Veuicc a life of utmost simplicity, In
. at the great ceremonials of the churc
hp presides with Impressive dignity.
Artillery For the Militia.
The Ordnance Bureau of the Wa
* Department at Washington, under tl:
? decision setting apart additional funt
* for tieid artillery for the militia, wi
) construct thirty-two guns, the guns 1
* bo built at Water vliet arsenal and tl
carriages at the Rock Island arscna
Mrs. McKinley's Undo Dead.
i j .Toseph .SaxIon, aged 73 years, died <
t cerebral anaemia at Canton. Ohio. 11
- was the last undo of Mrs. McKiuie,
' I and was a frequent visitor to the M
Kiuley home.
Earlhrjualce ShocJc In California.
: An earthquake of unusual violen<
was felt throughout the central cou
+ in^ nP r> 'Ph.* ali/wlr loull
J l*vo Vi vaiuvuinu XIIV ouuvn auoiv
? fourteen seconds. The Santa Clai
1 Valley received the worst sliakin
Astronomers say this was the heavic
. shock since the Lick Observatory wi
1 established.
r
) ' Poisoned Sardines Kill Four.
The entire family of D. W. War
, of Bullagh, Neb., "was poisoned I
i eating sardines. Mr. Ward and tv
3 children are dead and a third chl
t could not live. Mrs. Ward will r
cover.
9
jj (Giuseppe Sarto. forme
! ilTE FAR1ER LYNCHEt
Slayer of Little Girl Taken From J a
and Quietly Hanged.
MOB EVEN USED A BLACK CA!
9
iV
ie
IS A Washington Sheriff, Whose Daughte
11 Was th? Murderer's Victim, Oppose
.0
^the Mob's Work, But in Vain?'Tortur
y Discussed, But Voted Down ? Whe
r- Certain of Death Crowd Melted Awaj
f
n Asotin. Wash.?A mob of 1000 met
l* in spite of the efforts of Sheriff Ricli
ards. of Asotin County, father of th
n victim, lynched William Hamilton,
o well-to-do farmer, the self-confesse
o murderer of little Mabel Richards. Th
r" lynchers, who wore handkerchiefs t
conceal their faces, carried out thei
sr work in a quiet and systematic mat
ner. Shortly after midnight a sma:
10 band of men marchcd to the jail an
swept aside the officers and guard:
ir twenty-five of whom were special dej
uties sworn in oj the victim's fathei
y The men took the keys from the jailoi
>f but were obliged to saw the bars c
Hamilton's cell before the door cnul
be* opened. Hamilton was the
o dragged out and into the yard.
ie Meanwhile another and much largf
s. band of masked men had marched t
ia | the jail and kept back the crowd whic
.? i hnri w.iitiwl nil nieht for the lynchinj
,j. Then the men tVIio had been guardin
1S the jail formed about me captive an
j," captors and kept the crowd away.
When the lynchers with Hamilto
reached First and Fillmore streets the
baited under a guy wire connectin
r. electric light poles. Hamilton wa
asked if he wanted to confess. He rll
so. Finally he asked that his jewelr
(I and trinkets he had be given his fa the
e_ and mother, and it was promised the
this would be done.
1(j Then there was another delay whil
d the manner of Hamilton's death wa
ie discussed. Some wanted to tortui
j, him, but it was decided to hang bin
A mask was put over the man's hea<
a rope around his neck thrown over tb
guy wire and seized by many lyncher
When cprtain he was dead the bod
>r was left hanging and the crowd quietl
(.eparted.
ie
$80,000 JEWEL ROBBERY IN HAWA
h * .
' Sirs. Samuel Parker'* Diamonds Take
After Attending a Reception.
^ Honolulu, Hawaii.?Mrs. Samuel Pa
l? ker has been robbed of jewels wort
?80,000, consisting chiefly of diamond
" rubies and solitaire studs. She wor
^ the jewels at a reception held to sij
, nalize the opening of a new hotel,
j Several hours later the thief (
. thieves entered her home and sto!
many of the gems. Mrs. I'arker, wii
is the wife of Colonel Samuel Parke
P one of the wealthiest men in Hawai
J" was the widow of J. Iv. Campbell, wti
" left her one-third of his $4,000,000 e;
tate. She was married to Coloual Pa
l. ker about n year and a half ago, an
I" on the same day her eldest daught<
was wedded to Prince David.
a.
a VICEROY CUHZON LIKES WORK.
a
Accepts Government OflTev For Extensiu
T#rm of Oftlrp.
ie Simla, India. ? Viceroy Curzoa ii
n formed the Council that he had decide
l- to accept the Government's offer of a
r. extension of his term of office, wit
d permission to take a vacation in Enj
is land in 1904, should he so desire,
j. Lord Curzon said he was fully awai
3 of the strain on his health and splrir
r. and the fact that only two Viceroys 1
>f the last fifty years had stayed in offi<
? beyond fire years. This, however, wi
n too short a term for a (Jovernmei
it which h:id embarked on wide schem<
h of reform, and it would be a neglect <
duty to abandon his share of the wor
Firework* Victim Dead.
lI[ Mrs. Michael Sinoseaca. who w;
J? burned by an explosion o.f fireworks
.1 her home at N'utley. N. J? died in tl
City Hospital at Newark. Her fiv
L? year-old sou. who was also burned,
'j0 in a critical condition. Prosecutor Ki
or s IT1PI1 Jiro UlVtrsugiiiiu^ luu i.uhoi- .
the explosion.
' Indians Permit White Settlers.
Indians at the Rosebud Afj.'ne
7 South Pnkota. arc signing a trea
c" opening 41 (?.*)<) > acres of tboir land
settlement by the whites.
Suicide of a Washington Jeweler.
Henry H. Jacobs, a well-known bus
n" nrss man of Washington. 1>. ('.. t'c
merly a diamond dealer, committed si
l'a fide by shooting. lie committed t)
" deed in a building where he and Ii
st brother were to have opened a jewel
store shortly. Financial losses are II
probable cause. He had been engngi
recently in a stock brokerage busiues
j Jacobs was about fifty years old.
Fatal Use of Kerosene.
]*?, Kerosene poured into a stove
.5! which there was supposed to be ^
fire caused the death at Cranville, Wi
jf Mrs. John Knebel and her baby.
fggy
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?ius x.
rly Patriarch of Venice.)
J SCHWAB FINALLY QUITS
Directors Accept His Resignation as
j| President of Steel Trust.
Condition of Hi* Health Make* It Impossible
For Him to Continue at the
p Head of the Corporation.
New York City.?Charles M. Schwab
r I tendered his resignation as President
d of the United States Steel Corporation
e at a meeting of the directors, and the
n resignation was accepted. William E.
'' Corey, who was recently elected assist- '
ti ant to President Scliwab, was named
L. as his successor. Schwab remains a
0 member of the Board of Directors and
of the Finance Committee.
The directors created the new office
11 of Chairman of the Board of Directors,
e and elected Judge Gary to that posio
tion. The incumbent of the new position
will share the duties of the Presidency
with Mr. Corey, and will act in
I- -?? ~a/wmoAiffr intvnrrl him TllP
?lli UU> mui J ?.a j/av-tij ivtrMftu
11 directors also created a new committee
d to bo known as the Advisory Committee,
and appointed as its members Dan*
iel G. Reid, William Edenbaum and E.
' C. Converse. It will be the duty of the
r* committee to consider and make recr
ommendation concerning questions of
J manufacturing, transportation and op(1
e ration.
n W. E. Corey, the new President, will
get a salary of $73,000 a year. This is
T an increase of $25,000 over his salary
0 as assistant, tc the President, but is a
" decrease of au equal sum from the
salary paid Charles M. Schwab. The
? salary of the President was set orig"
innlly at $100,000, but by some process
not made public it was cut to $75,000
n when the profit-sharing scheme among
y employes was announced.
" J. P. Morgan gave out the following
' J statement: "I deeply regret that the
" condition of Mr. Schwab s health reny
ders it impossible for him to'continue
!r at the head of the Steel Corporation.
lt His loyalty to the interests intrusted
to bim cannot be doubted, and from
Ie tho onrlv davs of the inception of the
corporation he gave to its formation,
c unification and development his une?
qualed powers as an expert in the manufacture
of steel. I consider that in
ie Mr. Corey the directors have secured
s; ail eminently competent successor to
y Mr. Schwab nud I am confident that
y the future will prove this to he the
case. In fact I think that to-day the
steel company in all its branches is lull
trinsically iu a stronger and better position
than it ever has been."
n In the meantime Mr. Schwab had
sent word to the newspaper men that
r- he would receive them in his office on
h the floor above. They found him seated
s, in a corner in the great office. The
e President of the Steel Corporation
I- looked the sick man he is. His face
was pale, the whites of his eyes had a
>r dull, leaden look, which is one of the
le manifestations of a peculiar form of
10 nervousness, and bis manner was unr,
easy. His voice, however, was firm
i. and his words were pronounced with
to precision and decision.
5- The substance of Mr. Schwab's re-1
r- marks was tbat the newspapers uau
(1 not treated him fairly and had mis?r
represented his connection with the
United States Shipbuilding matters.
The only reason why he had resigned
the Presidency was that lie needed vest.
He still remained, he said, one of the
iii largest stockholders in the Steel Corporation.
His main object now was to
recover his health. He was suffering
, from a nervous breakdown.
n
}l YF11U Away Phantom Estate.
?- At the age of eighty-one Isaac B.
Wood died in tbe City Home for the
*e Indigent at Perth Amboy, N. J. He
s, was born In Tottenville. and lived in
In Perth Amboy the greater part of his
e life. For many years he has expected
us to share the good fortune that is reit
ported to be waiting rhe heirs in Engjs
land. So confident was he the money
would come that he left, directions how
k. it should he disposed of after his death.
Ssntencci Negro Saved From Mob.
is James Wilson, the negro, whom a
in mob attempted to lynch on July 25.
causing a race war at. Danville, III..
e- that was qur?lled by militia, has been
is allowed to cuter a plea of guilty on a
k- charge of attempting to assault Mrs.
dI* Burgess, of Alvin, III., and was sen
fenced to a long term in the Statf
prison.
" ..1 .,? f?r(ne*na.
yt Appuiiiirii vuuvii. ... 9
fv Clnir A. Orr. of Illinois, lias hern ap
to pointed T'nited States Consul at Carta
gena. Colombia.
Minor Mention.
si- New York City drinks 1.130.00C
?r- quarts of milk every day.
Tlie Japanese are actively seeking
r timber concessions in Korea,
us . . I
rv European resorts are gay with visit
l("0 ors, including many Americans.
?d A well equipped eye sanatorium wiP
iSt. soon be traveling through Egypt in a
tent.
The International Tuberculosis Con
gress will mrct at St. Louis during thf
In Exposition there.
ao Myriads of locusts have npppared iD
s-> tba Argentine Republic, which ia a bad
sign for the next crops.
CLAY LEFT SECOND WIL
Famous Kentucky Statesman Deec
White Hall Park to the Nation.
Former Child Wife Prodnres Hater Test
ment Than That Held by HeirsCoal
Mines to Keep Up Park.
Lexington, Ky.?Another will of Gei
oral Cnssius M. Clay, executed Marc
2S, 1901. a year after the one offer?
for probate in Richmond, has been pr
duced by Dora Clay Brock, the forir
child "wife of General Clay. The
strument is in General Clay's ow
handwriting, and sealed on the hac
with his private seal ring in green wa:
Sections 1 and 2 appoint Dora Brocl
his former wife, and two others, s
lected by her, as executors, and giv<
them one-half of the proceeds of ce
tain sales. The will then reads:
"Section 3?The White Hall lane
and fixtures of 380 acres shall remai;
including houses, trees, etc., forever tt
same, intact?the finest natural pat
on earth. It shall be in fee simple tt
property of the United States of Ame
ica, in trust for the inhabitants of Ih
earth. It shall be so Ung under tl
care of my executors as may I
deemed best by the Federal Goveri
ment, and then be under their directic
and support in the purposes of this 1
gator.
"Fourth ? My coal mines in CIn
County, Ky., bought of Eli Bowlii
near Manchester, about 300 acres, moi
or less, shall be formed into a coinpan
and worked for the use and benefit <
the funds and needs of the White Ha
Park, and to pay ail legacies and deb
here enjoined. The 360 acres of in
son, Green Clay, deceased, when m
late divorced wife, Mary Jane V
Clay, lived in Madison County, Kj
shall be sold and the proceeds go ini
the White Hall Park reserve fund. A
other lands shall be sold for the san
fund or given to the legatees, as o
dered herein."
Sections 5, 6, 7 and S give Dora Bvoc
$10,000 in bonds, and names beques
to James Bowlin and other employe
All other property, personal'and res
goes into the White Hall Park resen
fund. Continuing, the will says:
"Section 9?Of the works of art :
my house, the protraits of the Empen
and Empress of Russia, given me L
their Majesties, with their autograpl
and seals, and the likeness (paintin
of my son, WarQeld Clay, shall remai
and such other things not then dispose
of shall remain there forever. T1
bust of this legator in marble on Ver<
niitinuo marble stand?wherever font
by the great sculptor, Joel Tot
Hart, shall be placed In the Corcort
Gallery, at Washington. D. C., or oth
gallery, as the executors elect.
"Section 10?My manuscripts, fi1
Yolumes or more of my memoirs, tl
material for Icarus, written by this 1
gator, shall be given to the Associatk
of American Authors in New York?i
which I am an honorary member?fi
publication and copyright, one-half <
the proceeds to go to my former wif
Dora, and the other half to the sociei
forever; in the event of her death b
fore publication of said boob lean
the gjiild of sa'd Dora. Cassius Maro<
lus C. Brock, forever."
The other will, dated May 12. 190
has been probated, and it was for h
protection in that will that Dora Bro<
retained J. M. Norwood, to whom si
told that she had an unopened enveloj
that General Clay gave her. with tl
admonition that it was to be kept unl
after his death. It turned out to 1
the last will.
^uioiiei .jumes ocou u;is since uct
retained to assist Mr. Norwood.
REIGN OF TERROR IN CHINALiberal*
Now Fear Arrest at the Instan
of the Empress Dowager.
Pekin.?China is witnessing a retui
to the conditions which followed tl
roup d'etat of 189S. Political discu
sion. which increased during the imp
rial court's recent policy of friendline
toward foreigners. has sudden
stopped, the plan of the Dowager Ei
press to terrify the reformers by tl
execution.of Slieu Chieu having be<
successful.
All the liberal Chinese, partiular
those who have been associated wi
the reformers, are in the greatest fe;
of arrest, and it is difficult to find
Chinaman who is willing to raentii
politics. Officials are particular
dumb.
The affair is disappointing to the fc
eigners. who had hoped that the Er
press Dowager's association with tl
ladies of the legations would have
civilizing influence.
THREE KILLED IN A >-ACHT,
Lightning: Hit* a Boat oil Mobile Bay
Well Known Men the Victims.
Mobile, Ala.?Bruce Granville Sim
son. a wealthy young Englishman; Le
yard Scott, of a prominent Mobile fai
ily, formerly professor in the Imperi
University in Japan, and Willia
Brewton, were killed by lightning <
the pleasure yacht Florodora while c
Point Clear, a summer resort on Mobi
Bay. Charles Baldwin, one of tl
yacht's party, was badly burued ai
disabled by the same bolt, and the 1
tie daughter of Mr. Scott was foui
prostrated across the body of her fath
by rescuers. She only escaped dea
by a freak of the lightning.
The accident happened during one
the heaviest squalls that has visit*
this region in years, the wind blowii
fifty miles an hour in the city for t<
minutes.
Cuba's Heroes ask Si>x,38u,uuu.
The total of the claims of the persoi
listed as revolutionary soldiers and
civilians entitled to pay for sei;vle
rendered during the recent revolutit
in Cuba is $31,580,000.
Freilfht Crash Kill* Six Sleti.
Through a misunderstanding of c
dors two freight trains, both doubl
headers, collided head on betwe<
Cumberland Falls and Greenwood. K;
killing six men and seriously iujurii
two others.
Jew Immigrant* From Itouinania.
Lack of work in Iioumania is causii
a renewed exodus on a large scale
Jews to America. They are assist,
by rlie B'mii B'riih and other loreii
Jewish societies.
News of tlie Toilers.
Union plasterers in New York Ci
now receive $5.50 a day.
San Francisco. Oal.. union janito
have presented a new wage schedu
* 1? ~ nrnMlAtrnnff
w uaTho
Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Philadelphia, employ 15.000 men, wi
n weekly pay roll of $190,000.
Over 400 oarponters a'nd helpers
Johnson Ciry. Tenu., have gone <
Btrike, demanding a nine-hour scale,
A new union known as the Pap
Makers' Union has been added to ti
labor organizations of Kansas C11
Ua.
L1IN0REVENIS0FTHEWEEK1
$1
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The Dame of Abner McKinley \rn*
mentioned jn the postal investigation,
B. but Postmaster-General Payne said
that no evidence of guilt had been discovered.
Rear-Admiral Melville. Chief Engi?
heer of the navy, was retired,
i- President Roosevelt, in a cablegram, .
li reciprocated the friendly greeting o?
1(1 King Carlos of Portugal.
The importation of su^ar for the last t?
fiscal year exceeded all previous rec- 11
ords, being more than 5,000,000,000 L
pounds. g]
The General Land Office withdrew s<
k 2,800,000 acres of land in Oregon for L
x the creation of the Warner Mountain ?
L" forest reserve. 7*
t(
3- ti
:S OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.
r- The Treasury Department bought p
luy.uuu ounces or saver ror rumpyme tJ
la coinage.
D? With $2,000,000 in cash aboard, the t<
J.? United States transport Sheridan n
sailed from San Francisco for Manila. t<
r. Governor Dole appointed T. E. Lansjo
ing as Commissioner of Immigration Y,
,e for Hawaii. i ^
je The customs revenues fo ie -first 0
q. four months in the Philippines were
m $2,931,782, only a slight increase over t]
e- the previous year. 0
Hawaii's bonded indebtedness i3 n
iy ."bout $1,100,000.
11 ~~ tl
re DOMESTIC. tl
jf Miss Clara Barton is organizing a u
U new Red Cross, to have a million u
tg dollar permanent relief fund.
iy Persons victimized through forgeries 7
iy secured the conviction in Chicago of
V, Adolph Kuhn. charging him with the e
r., larceny of $15,000. j(
to Sydney King, a negro murderer, was a
11 legally hanged at Birmingham, Ala. u
To save his mother's life,, Charles ?
r" Baker, a boy, shot and killed Calvin
Strode, who had attacked the woman, v
? at New Orleans, La. F
Five suspects were arrested-at Fon *j
(l' du Lac, Wis., charged with post* ^
q office robbery at Van Dyne. Stolen l!
property valued at $4000 was recov- a
nrorl U
iu
5r . Jealousy caused George Stein, a well- 0
)T to-do farmer, at Cridersville, Ohio, to n
15 kill his wife, and out of remorse to h
g-, kill himself. ^
n, The falling of an elevator in Tutttle c
>d & Clark's harness store, at Detroit,
le Mich., killed one man and seriously o
le injured two. Ii
>d The manoeuvres of the North At- li
Jd lantic fleet began off the Maine coast, a
lu Judge Loehren, In the United States e
er District Court at St. Paul, dismissed J
the suit "brought by the State.of Minr0
nesota against the Northern Securities a
16 Company.
)n A boom to elect Lieutenant-General
Miles commander-in-chief of the G.,A.
0l. R. was started by the Maryland dele- v
gation to the national encampment
p, Two masked burglars attacked
ty Thomas S. Lippy. the Klondike million- f
e- aire, at Seattle, Wash., took ihis money 8
us and. nearly beat him to death. o
Jl- The missing County Clerk of Spott- J
sylvania, Pa., J. H. B. Crlsmond, was I y
0, heard from in Mexico. .
" Charged with bigamy, William T. t
Ashley, of Cambridge, Mass., was ar- ' p
rested at Boise, Idaho. 5
?!; The postofflce at Waynesville, N. C., o
tij was robbed of all its contents. I;
3e While bathing in Cusle Lake, Romeo, 2
Mich., Ford Benjamin and Samuel
;D Brown, each thirteen years of age, and 3
son3 of well-known residents of the *
.village, were drowned. 5
? Intentional inhalation of illuminating 1
gas In a hotel at Baltimore, Md? killed L
c< George 0. Jochheim.
Bank savings in New Hampshire for n
u the year ending June 30 showed an ^
ie increase of over $3,600,000. (3
s" A gambling house at Saratoga, N. Y., a
e" was raided, and "Jerry" Minehan, a g
99 village trustee, was arraigned as a com- l:
' v mon gambler. c
ae 1 Burglars secured $590 in stamps and
>n $85 in money from the postoffice at
Mocksvjlle, N. C.
lv ' While trying to save the life of John c
tij K. Voelkel, Sr., a well-known resident
ir of New Orleans. Walter E. Bertel, was
IrATirnorl with Vrw?U.-ol ?il- firnml Tslo .
)D I La. J
iy A million-bushel grain elevator at 6
I Ogdensburg, N. Y.t built at a cost of R
?r- $300,000, was bought at auction by the i
n- Montreal Transportation Company for c
lie $65,000. , c
? fyf c
FOREIGN. t
a movement is on foot in Chile to P
prevent any participation by the Gov- a
ernment in the St. Louis Fair. ^
From Berlin comes news of the con- ^
p. vlction of a non-commissioned officer of
d. the German Army on 366 counts charg- v
n. ing the grossest cruelty to Army pri- ^
al vates.
m * in his message to Consress. which n
>n j opened in Lima, Peru. President Roiff
mana said law and order had triumph- j
le ed in the republic, -which was enjoying
tio peace and prosperity.
3d The general stTike of Spanish workit
men to enforce a demand for release T
id of prisoners began; many strikers in
er Earcelona returned to work.
^ Some opposition to the Irish Land ^
Bill was shown in the House of Lords
?* when the measure was brought up for
?d | passage on second reading; but it was ^
I advanced without a division. t
r.
The Portuguese Cabinet and the t!
military and civil authorities at Lisbon
were guests of Admiral Cotton n
Q at a luncheon given on the Brooklyn. c.(
ns It was reported that fresh repre- b
*a seutatlons regarding the excesses in a
>n Macedona were made to Turkey by
the powers. b<
President Roosevelt's reply to King '
Charles's cablegram made un excel- j
? lent impression in Portugal. j
e_ j Premier Balfour anaounced in the i P
JT* j House of Commons that a tariff bill ^
v would be introduced. '
iq President Palma ordered the imine- a,
diate reorganization of the Cuban
Rural Guard.
After serving three years of a ten,,
year sentence, Mrs. Matlie I). Itieh a
(';"J was released from a Mexican prison, ll
.... the evidence on which she was con- p
,r victcil of murder being declared iasuf- e;
' ticient.
Twenty-one strikers on the Transean.
casion Railway, near Titlis, were shot
ty . and killed by troops.
Bu Hamara, the Moorish pretender, li
r$ ! was again reported to have died from
lit his wounds. n
Several conflicts look place ?^etween
ai Turkish troops and Macedonia us uud w
tt Armenians. Si
J King Hidwaru issued a proclamation
al to the Irish people, thanking them for ti
on their reception and expressing his tl
wishes for their prosperity.
ei Colonial Secretary Chamberlain has jE
b? threatened mischief makers in South it,
7, Africa with deportation.
CASE AGAINST LITTAUERi jl
scretary Root Refers It to Attorney* 3m
General Knox.
Demand May Be Made For a Return of
Part or All the Money ir?iu
on Contract. i
Washington, D. C.?Secretary Root J
:ade public all the papers relating "'gj
> the investigation into the Govern*
lent contract for gloves with E. R?
yon. This contractor obtained the -|H
loves from Littauer Brothers, the jjjtit
}nior member of the firm, Lucius Jfj
ittauer, being a member of Congress. '^1
ecretary Root has referred the case
V rto rionortmnnt nf .Tustice in o'/der
lat It may be ascertained if the latij :&\
as been violated, and, if so, t)&t ap^ . J
roprlate measures may be taken in iy \
ie premises.
General Davis rccommends that the
>stimony of two witnesses who could . ;
ot "be found by Inspector GarUng>n
is rather important, and that the Jit
lyestigation be continued with #' '&
iew of getting, their testimony, f"
/hen taken he says it can be referred
> the Department of Justice with thether
papers in the case. .. ^
Secretary Root in an indorsement o? &l'
ae opinion of Judge Advocate^Genral,
which sends the case to the De- ?
artment of Justice, says:
"There appears to be no evidence ,
iiat in the manufacture of gloves by
tie Messrs. Littauer Brothers, to be ^
sed in filling Government contract*
lade by Lyon and others, there wa# ,
ny violation of the statute except to
n<* n.nsp the contract of December ;'c?
riasr
"I think the indications of an Inter-* ,
st by the manufacturing firm in the ><
jbbers' contract -with the Government
re sufficient to require me to proceed
pon the theory that there is a prim*'
acie case of violation of the statutes
"Three duties are. therefore de- 9
olved upon thfc War Department:
'irst. to put the Department of Jns->|P
ice In possession of the facte,- In or'
er that if that department finds tbij^ljEV
iw to have been violated it may take'. a.j
ppropriate meas6res for its enforce* I
jtruu
"Second, to direct the propeir officer v j
f the department to demand repay-. ?1
lent of any sum of money which M
as been 'advanced ou the part of the
Jnited States in consideration of such I
ontract.'
"Third, to determine whether any
fficer who wag concerned in the lhsk? s j
ag of the contract was culpable wlth-^^g|
a the true intent of the law."
dds: "No influences and no motives M
xcept .a. desire , to attain the toest inJ Md
p rests of the Government appear
iave operated upon the officers of the .?9
rmy in the transactions." ?
_ '.'CALAMITY JANE" IS DEAD. jll
Foman Who Became Famous aa Mir In- |Sfl
dian Flfhtsr. . .|H
Deadwood, S. D,?The noted
emale character, Mrs. Martha Burke. 'JV'j
ptipmIIv known as "Calamity Jane," 'J
n the Western frontier since 1870,'
ied at Terry, eight miles from Dead- 39
The woman requested that she
urled in Mount Morlali Cemetery, at HQ
)eadwood, Reside "Wild Bill" HIckok,
rho was murdered here in 3,876. It is 1
aid that she had a husband and a
Qarried daughter living. From thdJM
utter she is reported to have been
stranged. .X
Born in Princatown, Mo., she emil^jH
rated, while still iu her teens, to the ^
rest, where in time she became a '
cout. In 1870 she donne-" iale at-\
ire, and went out as a t-^at with
Juster in one of his raids. She was
, noted shot, and her achievement* /
ncluded the saving of the life of an
,rmy captaiu who had been wounded J
>y an Indian. She first killed the Im
lian. When William Hickok, known 4|
s "Wild Bill," was shot dead In a.
;ambling house in Deadwood she
tended the lynching party whldi ^
aught and killed his slayer.
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BURCLARS ROB A GOVERNOR. ?p
rcorgia's Executive in Pajamas Vainly . '
Chased Marauders Two Blocks.
Atlanta, Ga.?Burglars raided the
Executive Mansion at 3 o'clock a. m., :
nd as a result Gov. Terrell lost three ,
ults of fine clothing, $200 in cash,
old watch, a $15 Panama hat, an,.:
rory-bandled umbrella, five boxes of.
holce dgars, and several other artlle?.
Besides he is suffering from a .
old caught in chasing the burglars -A
hrough the streets In the gauzlest of^fl
a jamas. It -was Mrs. Terrell wfcoiH
roused the Governor by saying there!
fa re burglars iu the mansion. The
Jovernor arose and found three men I
i the hall loaded with plunder. 9
He cried "Halt!" but the robbers fled I M
r-itli Terrell in hot pursuit for two V
locks, when he was distanced. Re- M
aming he missed the articles men* ^ M
loned. The money stolen practically fl
epresents the Governor's salary for
uly.
BIG CHICAGO THUNDERSTORM. j
- , yn
hree Killed and Soven Injured by Light*
nlng or From Other Causes. j~
Chicago.?Coming out of the northwest,
with all the appearance of a torado,
a storm, preceded by & mass of
opper-colored clouds, swept across
bic-ago. spending its greatest force In
[urlem and the southern section of
iie city. U
On the South Side so severe was thef
aunder that its rumble seemed almost
ontlnuous. Lightning was responslie
for many injuries and much dam- '
ge. Three were killed by lightning {
ad other results of the storm, and
;ven or eight were injured.
Hopes He Will Be Arretted. .
Tao Rev. R. J. Campbell, in bidding
oodby at Northfiold, Mass., said that A I
p W<as delighted with his visit to * I
merlca. and hoped that lie would be' I
rrested in England for his standi J
gainst tin? Education act. - ,
Servian O/fflccr Arrested.
A Servian officer has been arrested
r Belgrade on the charge of selling
lc mobilization plans to a foreign' V* !
rnver. It is believed that he has eev;';il
accomplices. A rigorous invfcatlutioa
is going on. " ]? ;
Nevrny Gleaning!.
Blackpool claims fo be the best *
ghtcd town in England.
The latest count shows that there are
Ijout 2000 of the Thousand Islands.
M.mir r.D.ooo neres of land have been i
ithdravrn from entry for the reservoir H
te at Owens Itlver, Col. v S|
President Harris, of Amherst, told
10 Teachers' Convention in Boston
iat collese athletics help morals.
A monster electric locomotive bailt^^B
i Schenectady, N. Y., for hauling I
train* Droved successful In iti I