Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE ROADSIDE SPRINC. BY NATHAN 1). TUNER. emember a snot the roadside nigh, ieneath a spreading and noble ouk. uere a little spring opened its lustrous eye, i'hat blinked with so merry and'wise a look at hardly a traveler bent to sip The waves of its gentle wok inning, t breathed a praver, as they touched his lip. Jpon the roadside spring. 0 dust-covered tramp there paused to j Kit, t I ^ud the footsore peddler a-r.ear would ! rake e load from his back, and there pause a bic, iis burning thirst in the shade to skiUc; d the men in the fields were at noon its guests Vlien they opened their lunch-pack? under the tree. d then? al! merrily rr.ns th?ir jests, Ls tiiey piaffed of its waters t;ee. len I chanced to be gathering berries near. \ill oft [ clambered the rails to sip e limpid life of its honest cheer Vith a grateful heart and a thirsty lip: , whenever I ro le with my father nigh, 1 little tin cup we would always bring, d stop to brim it with sparkles high ^rom the beautiful roadside spring. glance naa a strange arm accusing ivun 'o the parch-lipped drunkard that sometime came, d its voice, as from under the earth it broke, lust have touched his heart, with its mut:ered blame, it as it reassured and smiled, Vith bubbling chuckle and laughing wink, 8 poor dumb brute, or the winsome child, 'hat knelt at its Hashing brink. no waters hare ever seemed half so sweet "hough I've wandered wide over land and sea, the spring that drew up its shining feet 'rom the da$t of the road by the old oak tree. <1 T fVia4 mv arilrii- nrain could [* fold " 1 the restless reach of its -weary wine t'aweecness and joy that I knew of old y the innocent roadside sprinc. ?New York Weekly. onqyered at Last, BY MKS. A. ELMORE. Immmmmmi KOA. LONG, vacant office oppoAV site one of the principal O hotels iu Kansas City, }t Mo., had fouud aa atractive tenant. Very rapy all the indications of neglect dis>eared under the vigorous superin dence of a clieery faced, brisk little man, who unceremoniously ejected spiders, and cemented the eunces through which many mice ne and went hitherto without fear molestation. . dusky faced "artist in lime" preed for a few hours, and was folded by a painter, who eyed the brisk le lady tenant very critically while ^ying her orders. ine after another added specimens their skill and were dismissed, unin the full splendor of a bright-hued pet, lace curtains, burnished chaniers, tasteful furniture, and all the le odds and ends that go to prove a oaan's presence, the occupant felt t she was '"at home." hen at the foot of her stairs, and on entrance door, appeared some very rlpet sfirns. reading simnlv. "A. Ba iheimer, M. D." qircidy had "the new sensation" in ps opened its wings for a free flight r the city to announce the presence the audacious female ? who, of rse, being "a stranger." must also '"mi adventuress"?when she was ted to the hotel over the way to atd one of the guests, who had been covered by the chambermaid in the irium of a violent attack of fever, he mandate. "Run for a doctor!" } obeyed by a veritable son of Erin, a returned in a state of excitement ut "the lady doctor" which far exied that produced by the probabilthat the sick man was beyond the eh of medical aid. ery quietly Miss Badenheimer ned her neat hat. turned the key in door, and crossed the street to visit first patient in her new home in the st rlf-possessed. conscious of her abilas well as her womanliness, she ?red the room, where three or four 1 were vainly endeavoring to couth e patient. 'ith a half muttured curse one of iiMMu Amuv,eu wmvviu^iuuung Uk lUt it figure and girlish face, and rudelurted out: sent for a doctor?what brought am a physician, and came at your ling." replied the lady, very quiet?s she walked toward the window, re the sick man was struggling in hands of his captors. slight start and a half-suppressed amarion of surprise caused the first iker to say. emphatically: there's a woman doctor for you. jws the whit* feather at the first pparently not heeding his words lady placed her ungloved hand on Kick inau's brow, saying, softly: iou are very ill and inu>t be quiet. |w these men to place you ou the Imost instantaneously a change le over the man, and he submitted, lout another word of remonstrance be kindly attentions offered him by Bo you happen to know himV" Id the landlord, rather abruptly, as lirnail frnwar.l tha ISfHn ! >/!? Sthat I have met hi:n bofor? ie answered, "but there is no >se in unnecessary tu'.U. I K>d nurse for him a strong, in. and I must have a room ot^> from the noise of tbvi ? cannot recover her?." q. you stick to his being your 0 you?" rather sueeringly andlord. niy do." was the answer, in firm. ;>ml accompanied by a etermined that no ordinary 1 dare to sainsay either. it have been expected, "tbo ad her own way, retaining >n as physician and blending tt of a very attentive nurse. 3 went by with a scarcely & change in the consuming oath to relax its boid on au attractive victim, but in spite of tiro croakincx, tin1 indignations mid illconcealed contempt. the change ?1 it? come at last which promised and was followed bv convalescence. Then her patient became exacting of attention to such a decree as almost to scandalize some of the Sad.v guests. j who envied the doctor in *ier privilege ; of ministering to such a fin* specimen j of young manhood as ti:;? sick stranger j appeared to be. during the brief space I of time lie had spent among them previous to his sudden prostration by an almost fatal illness. After envy came surmise, and there were whispers of a "real romance" somewhere in the prist of those two lives now so harmoniously mingling. For once surmise was correct, and tbe romance culminated very unexpectedly to those who had watched and won uri wu. For days telegrams had been speeding back and forth, to and from some unnamed place, the full tecor of which ! could not be quite ascertained by the most careful scrutiny of the -ady who J leaned over the banisters whenever she ! dispatched a messenger, to see that he liurriedly went on his way. The telegrams were followed by the present of Papa Badenhelmer, a stout looking, evidently "well to do" and j very jolly old farmer, whose hearty laugh and merry jokes enlightened the | inquisitive as to the post of doctor and patient. "Anna,"' the old gentleman explained, was determined to be a doctor, arguing always that was "her sphere." and that "she shouid never marry any I one." Her lover bitterly opposed her professional ambition, until, at last, argument gave place to anger, and they parted, the one to seek the long-craved knowledge within the wans or a renowned medical school, where she won the first honors of her class, as well as her coveted diploma. The other went out from home with bitter thoughts and exaggerated ideas of his wrongs. He was fast becoming a cynical man of the world when the'fever, which was to him a good angel, came with such conquering power as even his vigorous frame could not withstand. Fate, or fortune, or special providence ?call it what you will?had brought those two together again, the one helpless and suffering, the other strong and brave. When the doctor's battle with disease had ended, and the trophy was fairly won. she, too, struck her colors to another victor, whose warfare is not always so open as was hers. Against th* wary warrior and time honored strategist, love, she was not proof, mere than are any of her sex. When her patient was able to travel the ' Office" lost its tenant, the modest signs and pretty furniture were packed and sent away for the adorning of an< other home, the cornerstone of which would be laid in the farmhouse where her ambitious wings first tried their strength. Dr. Badenheimer maintained always that she had proved her fitness for her profession, yet laughingly acknowledged that a man's will, backed by his love and a woman's tender heart, in conspiracy, are certain some time to j overcome the highest ambition an aggressive woman can hold.?Xew York Weekly. Revenged For the References. The following story is told of the master of a ship who years ago used to occasionally bring a cargo to Portsmouth, N. H. When shipping a crew it appears it was the custom of the master to require references. An Irishman who applied was somewhat annoyed because he was put to the trouble of getting a reference. A few days later he noticed an Englishman was taken on, just as the ship was on the point of sailing, without being asked for a reference. The next day the Englishman was given a bucket and broom and told to wash down the decks. The sea was rough, and soon a big wave came, sweeping off Englishman, bucket and broom, which little mishap was seen by Pat alone, who made 110 comment until the captain came on deck, when the following conversation took place: "Captain, you remember the Englishman you hired without a reference?" "Yes. Pat. What about him?" "Well, begorra, he has gone off with your bucket and broom."?Boston Herald. A Jfew Joe Jefferson story. I saw Joseph Jefferson during th*e first week of his "Rivals" revival in 1880 at the Arch Street Theatre. Ten years later, when T knew him personally. I fSund him off the stage as he was on?a charming companion. Tho only example of his dry humor that I can now recall was the result of a slight incident which took place in Union Square, before a store where the actor occasionally stopped to purchase painting materials. I was at his elbow as he alighted from his carriage and as I saluted him I said: '"Buying paint for the country, Mr. Jefferson?" He halted, and in those shrewd old eyes?Celtic eyes?was just the ghost of a twinkle. "Better paiut barns than the town, young man!" and he went into the shop for his tubes, brushes and canvas. It was characteristic of Joseph Jefferson.?World's Work. United States Silver in Canada. Th? Canadian banks are to be allowed a commission of three-eighths per ccnt. for collecting American silver and turning it over to the Government for export. This is not sufficient to tempt them into the business of importing silver for Governmental export. but is suffleinnt to indue? them to impound and turn over all such coins coming their way. The fear which thi Government bas inspired regarding worn Canadian silver and the readiness of the banks to accept American silver may make the foreign coins more popular with the general public.?Toronto (Ontario) Globe Xot Fully Cultured. ''Yes.' said little Arthur, "since pa strr.'.-k it rich, and ma and the girls have got into society, we have a Frenchman tc do our cookin', .so we eat in French, and sing in Italian, and think mostly in German; l)ut once in a while, when things don't go right and pa gels mad, we stiil have the good old English right off the bat."?Chicago Journal. ! JOHN PA\ BCTB^3BWiPBHB^ItfSBRa3H|^.*%& f c j fcSLHWsSwB^S?"'nj^BCflBSItgan ;^ysjl 1 :^r?3^?9liHiffiBL ^njiin?3 ^BvSBEMK' 4^1^Hw'I^Wr ^SHH5BsScK8y> ,^op^ ^rWBWB B8SBI@fflBB96iiKi/5^9Bfe. 3BK ^4 WHAT IS REGARDED AS THE M LIKE PORTRAIT OF BABY CHARM. There are points of similarity between tie baby of highly civilized parentage and the offspring of the untutored savage. Both of them are delighted with toys or play with the rattle, finding much delight ia the sound. Nearly all peoples have dolls for their babies, and in the museum at Cairo there are dolls exhibited which III HI I i ?* are 7000 years old. Here is shown a oaby charm carried by a childless married "woman in Vechualaland. It is almost similar to the baby rattle used by that savage ^tribe, and as a fetich it is believed to'have peculiar potency. ?New York Herald. Mnrder by the F?r*n Well. A person with no knowledge of chemistry should not attempt to judge water purity. Water from the juniper swamps of Virginia proved healthy while numerous examples of clear, cool, sparkling water contained most dangerous poisons. It may be assumed, however, that any water is unwholesome that contains decaying, matter, either vegetable or animal. Tangible impurities, those that are unsightly rather than dangerous, can be eliminated by charcoal or iron-stone filters. These should be cleansed frequently. But it is best not to trifle. Contamination may occur after the supply has been working perfectly, hence we speak of the filter. Purification by any other method shoold be effected by one understanding chemistry. The ordinary farm we* is between the kitchen sink spout and the pigpen, and the well receives contagious matter until something happens. Then the family are consoled with assurances that it is the will of the Lord. ?Country Life in America. Tolerating the School. The schools are our natural enemies, the oar and the bat our hereditary friends and allies. But. after ail, one cannot imagine an Oxford without its schools; if there were nothing to make the slacker do an occasional hour's work and to spur the reading man on to further efforts life up here would be very drab.?Oxford 'Varsity. "Big Frank" McCoy, touted as the king of bank robbers, is dead. IN THE PU 1 COMMANDO He will sail in search of the North Pol The Ro ;l jones. ! Ii OST CHARACTERISTIC AND LIFECOMMODORE JONES. 4 ROYAL MUMMY. ? ?. . : ' : ;. : *' : ;*? -.^j, v , vv - .: V- * -- . . . yj. ?. , " ; . . ; -:4 :: / BAMESH3 III. One of the greatest finds in the his- ' tory of archaeology wag that of the j royal mummies of Egyptian kings iu ' 1881. To conceal them from the hand of the plunderer at a time when the law was weak, they were removed from the royal tombs to a rocky cleft in the Libyan Mountains, where they remaineu niuuen until j.jsuere uiey , were discovered by some fellahln who j did a thriving business in the relics ! found with them. After six years the source of their precious treasure was found out. One of these mummies was that of Rameses III., and whose wellpreserved face is seen in the picture which was taken "from his mummy now in the Gizeh Museum. 310 Doctor* at HU Bed?ld?. 1 A physician ha9 just returned from China, heavily laden with stories of Chinese medicine. "Medical consultations are carried to their extreme limit in China," he said. "There, when any one becomes seriously ill, a consultation of fifteen or twenty doctors is held. The doctors fill the house with their arguments. They make as much noise as a political convention. But such a consultation as that would be considered small and futile if a great man?a mandarin, say. of the third class?were to be ill. To consult on his case at least a hundred doctors would gather together. "A member of the royal family was taken sick while I was in China, and my Chinese host told me with a good deal of. pride that the largest consulta* -? ? U!-t 1^,1 Unl/I non Known to nisiury uuu utrru juciu over tl^e sick man. No less than 316 physicians, he said, had come from every part of the kingdom to study and discuss the case. "The royal patient. I heard afterward. died. This mammoth consultation had been held in vain."?Philadelphia Bulletin. Omlsiilong of Hlitory. Jack Sprat hid just informed his wife that he couldn't eat fat meat. "I think you're just as mean as you can be!" tearfully exclaimed Mrs. Sprat "You know I can eat no lean! Poor little Fido will get nothing but the bones!" But the unfeeling husband, picking nn the morninz naper and becoming absorbed in the details of the beef trust investigation, paid no attention to her indignant protest?Chicago Tribune. BLIC EYE. ' ' '' ' ; ' -' v, & SI > ; i ft f.'s jS 1R PEARY. e in the staunch Maine-built vessel, osevelt '' ?*. ; . :Y n . v. HIGH COLLArtS. Prownre of the Wearing Apparel Cituftes Many DUeaseii. That a stiff collar may press again; t the pneumogastric, or vagus, nerve to such a degree as* to cause sorious symptoms such as loss of strength, neuralgic pains, nausea and even anesthesia, is the belief of Dr. F. B. Brubaker. as .stated in the Medical Mirror (St. Louis). People who habitually wear high collars without experiencing any of these ill effects may be surprised to learn the harm that this seeiuiugly innocent article of haberdashery can wreck. Says I)r. Brubaker: "It is a noteworthy fact that all the more important vital structures of the body are safeguarded from injury, encased within bony walls or hidden deep under layers of muscles. "The important functions of the pneumogastric nerve render it necessary that in its passage through the neck it should be protected from injury. We therefore find it enclosed within the same sheath as the carotid artery and placed between the artery and internal jugular vein, lying posterior f-n h.?tb Rv rliis Drovision the nerve is placed between fluid on either side, this arrangement providing a degree of elasticity uncommon in nerve protection. "The effect of compression on structures in this locality was .shown to the ancient writers 011 medicine, but the phenomena observed were ascribed to the artery rather than the nerve. For instance, it Avas noted then, as now, that pressure on this part of the neck was followed by a sensation of want of air, by deep anu laborious breathing, rapid heart primarily, to be afterward retarded with sometimes a sense of sinking over the precardial region. Continuing the pressure occasions a deep-seated benumbing sensation iu the head, as if one were about to lose consciousness. Gastric symptoms, amounting to nausea, etc.*even vomi-ing, may arise with lassitude, languor, lowness of spirits and want of repose, remaining for an hour or two then gradually wearing away. It will thus be seen that pressure ovor the carotid artery in the neck is followed by various symptoms." AftFr describing several cases in which these and similar symptoms seem to have been caused by wearing high, close fitting collars, Dr. Burbaker reminds his readers that they also accompany many diseases, such as those of the lungs, in which disintegration of the pneumogastric nerve is a feature, and he asserts that we are warranted in believing that irritation due to prolonged pressure may act in q similar way. He goes on to say: "Believing that collars extremely high and tight might become an ex.citing cause of irritation to this important nerve in certain cases, and being stimulated to further research along this line by the experience of my patient, whose difficulty was undoubtedly cause by continuous pressure upon this nerve by his collar, I believe it to be the cause of at least transitory symptoms in such people as bookkeepers, writers, professional men and others whose various callings require constant and interrupted stooping and bending of the neck. It is not necessary to suppose in sunport of our argument that irritation or pressure must be direct and immediate upon the pneumogastric. the nerves, supplying the integument of the neck and the overlying skin beins at least simply supplied by nervous energy, which communicates with the pneumogastric. AH. irritation and all pressure, therefore, when of sufficient degree, must become reflected there on to the detriment of the sufferer."Literary Digest. Luna Rainbow Seen in Georgia. A curious and unusual phenomenon, In the form of a rainbow for which the moon instead of the sun furnished the light, was observed here on the night of June 19. A heavy rainstorm, accompanied by considerable thunder, occurred just before moonrise. As the clouds retired to the west the luminary rose and the bow was first observed, only the extremities for about twentyfive degrees being visible, the moon at that time being concealed behind a small cloud. For about twenty minutes the bow increased in brightness and at the end of that time could ba clearly traced throughout its entire length. At each end the red and blue colors could bo plainly distinguished, but the remainder of the arc showed only as a light streak across the clouds The conditions for the phenomenon were almost ideal, the moon being but a few days past full, the cloud screen occupying the proper position, and, as it occurred just at moonrise, the bow was seen well up in the h?avens. After the clouds had almost entirely rtnlt.- n stiff!)! menea uwn.y, ira v haze through which the stars shone, portions of the bow could still be clearly discerned.?Poulan Correspondence of the Scientific American. She Had Not Played." A Wcstport t'ond father made hi* daughter mad a night or tvro ago, and incidentally, held up to view his lacli of knowledge of violin music. His <laughter is a violinist. A visitor Avas in the library, and the father suggested that his daughter play. She svas willing. "Mary's been studying in the East,' said her father, "and has just gol home. I haven't heard her play mucli myself yet." The girl's mother wont to the piar.c in the uext room and the girl got hei violin. For three or four minutes twanging from the two instrument? were heard. Then there was a halt It was there that the fond father made his mistake. "Now play something simple, Mary," he said. ."That was nice, but it's tiK classical for me." The girl glauci'd through the door Her face wore look of disgust. '* 1 -? II "I've been tuiiiu^, lamer, sue sawIvansa6 City Times. Promoted. A family of the Newport pet. who number ;imon.tr their ocfiision.il quests an Austrian Count, took on ;i new parlor maid. She was hardly up to the every day handling of titles, and was evidently much impressed by the importance of the visitor, for she was overheard by a member of the family to ask nnother maid.'in an awestruck |tone: "Is the kins coming to-duy?';? New York Press, With the Funny Tlio Antidote. "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.' " But one small phrase annuls the curse, And that is trik: "It might have been worse." ?New York Sun. Xiacklog In Experience. "Somebody who calls himself Professor Trent, claims that Daniel Dofoe, who wrote 'Robinson Crusoe,' was the greatest liar that ever lived." '"I guess the professor never met one of our expert campaign liars."?Cleve'aud Plain Dealer. A Dieuiuu ui omr.vuuu* ( "Where is your family going to spend the summer?" "It isn't decided yet," answered Mr. Cuiprox, wearily. "Mother and the * girls are still writing letters to find out which hotel charges the most."? Washington Star. SlUtaken Idea. "But, my dear," remonstrated Mr. Meekun, "there's a good deal to be said on both sides." "No, there Isn't," answered his spouse. "I've told you what I think about it, and that's all that is going to be said."?Chicago Tribune. His Bad Day. "I was surprised," said the Rev. Mr. Goodman, sternly, "to see you playing golf last Sabbath. I should think you'd do better?" "Oil!" repuea Jtiaracase, i usuuuj do. I was in wretched form last Sunday."?Philadelphia Press. Mystcrlo:u. "So you have read your daughter's commencement essay?" "Yes," answered the matter-of-fact father. "I am dumbfounded. I can't understand how anybody who can write so sensibly and profoundly would chew gum and wear high-heeled shoes."?Washington Star. , #?l ? . SjrUlV r j *|| Relentlen. . "What is the object in delaying the trial of that sensational case so long?" "I am trying to protect the public," answered the relentless prosecutor. "I want to give popular interest a chance to subside so that the prisoner will not be encouraged to go on the stage if acquitted."?Washington Star. Wanted Some. I "What are you doing, my lad?" "Why, I read dis land wus worth $800 a foot, an' I need the money."? New York Evening Journal. ,| v Mamma's Miatatce. Fond Mother?"Nellie, the next time young Huggins calls ask him to bring i his airship around some afternoon and take us for a ride." Pretty Daughter?"Why, mamma, he hasn't any airship." Fond Mother?"Oh, yes. he has. Mrs. Tatties told me only this morning that he was quite a high flyer."?Chicago Newa CoIJywobs. "Yes, the party was a big success; plenty of eating and all that." "I suppose the 'table groaned with all the delicacies of the season.' " "Yes, but that wasn't a circumstance to the way some of the delicacies made , the guests groan?cucumbers and ice cream, for instance." ? Philadelphia Press. v Taklnj No Chances. Grayce?"George says that I satisfy his soul hunger so thoroughly that we need have no formal engagement. He says that in spirit we are already one. j What do you think of that?" Gladys?"All very pretty. But just the same I -wouldn't let him talk <we out of the engagement ring."?Chicago Journal. Suburban Attractiveness. Scout (from the city)?"Where Is that I beautiful view you advertise?" Farmer Takeminn?"Why, ye jest walk over ter Pokevlllo an' take th' stage to Hen Lake an' th' steamer ter Moose Landing, an' then climb up Skeeter Mountain ter what they call 'Lover's Leap.' anil thai* ye git th' view, an' it's a dandy."?Puck. On the Boston Subw.iy. Superintendent (to conductor)?"This gentleman complains that you ordered him to stop lively. What have you to 'say?" ; Conductor?"Well, sir. you see "we were behind and?" ' Superintendent?"That makes no difference ar all. sir. You should have said, Tedctrianate precipitately.' Puck. Severe on the Poet. "Are you wearing your hair long because you fancy you are poetical?" "Suppose I aui?" "Yes. And suppose I offered you this twenty-five-cent piece to go to a barI ber's and be shorn?" 'I wouldn't go." "Tlion tako this dollar aud go to a dentist's." "What for?" "To have your nerve treated."? Cleveland Plain Dealer. HINOR EVFNTS OF THE WEEK I WASHINGTON. | A statement made public at the De?: partment of Commerce shows that immigrants to the number of 112,315 arrived at ports of the United State* during the month of June. Dr. Horace Newton Allen surrendered his portfolio us Minister to Korea at the State Department. He has held the post for eight years. , OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. V Considerable excitement has been displayed in political circles of Honolulu over the trip of Governor Carter to the States to tender his resignation of the Presidency, which was refused. \ Advices from Yap, in the Caroline Islands, say that the contes; over the $1,000,000 estate of King O'Keefe, of the islands, has been compromised, the estate being equally divided between the American and native wives. Since the departure, of Secretary. Taft, Miss Alice Roosevelt and party^ from Honolulu, en route to the Philippines, afTairs in the Hawaiian capital' hnvi? assumed thoir normal trend. DOMESTIC. Captain Drake telegraphed from San Diego, Cal., to the Navy Department,' at Washington. D. C., that he expected eventually to raise the Bennington. The funeral of General Wilmon W. Blackmar, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, was held' In Boston, Mass. The sentence of Emil Tottermair, who was to be executed for murder on' August 1, was commuted by Governor Higgins, of New York State, to life imprisonment Totterman was sentenced for stabbing to death Sarah Martin in a New York City lodging house. Samuel Harper, father of Dr. Harper, president of the University of Chicago, died-in Chicago. 111. United States Senator John H. Mitchell was sentenced to serve six months in jail and to pay a fine of $1000. Sentence was pronounced by Judge De Haven la the Federal Court at Portland, Ore. Peter Peter Hansen, a Scandinavian: poet of considerable marit, and at one time prominently mentioned for poet laureate of Denmark, died in Cedar Falls, Iowa, suddenly at the age of eighty years. ? John Q. Cannon, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was arrested at Letheridge, Northwest Territory, on a forgery; charge. . ' ' Governor Hoch, of Kansas, declared the office of State Treasurer T. T. Kelly vacant because of Mr. Kelly's 'fajlure to furnish a new bond.' It was discovered that John Gale, a prisoner in the Joliet (111.) Penitentiary, had been sentenced to be t.anged twenty-three years ago and that his case had been forgotten. p Shnnta r.hflirmnn nf tho Panama Canal Commission, and John , F. Stevens, chief engineer of the commission, sailed for Panama from New, York City. The City National Bank, of Kansas City, Mo., closed its doors because it held too n.-ch paper signed by C. J. Devlin, of Topeka, who recently failed. The iron steamboat Sirius, with an excursion party of 800 aboard, struck a rock near North Brother Island, New, York City, and was beached. , Queen Amelia of Portugal has endeared herself to the. pilots of Lisbon: by the presentation of {ier own.yacht as a cutfer for their use. FOREIGN. The Turks have been meeting with some success against the insurgents at Sanaa, the capital city of Yenfeii Province. V. Among the foreigners who have recently received the Cross of tlie Legion of Honor is William S. Dalllba, presi dent of tne American unamoer ui Commerce of Paris, France. News has been received at Sydney, N. S. W., that a hurricane devastated the Marshall Islands. The elections to the Servian Parliament at Belgrade resulted in a victory; for the Government Havana has declared quarantine against New Orleans, La., because of yellow fever at the latter port Jean Jacques Henner, the wellknown artist, died at Paris, France, after a long Illness. Senator Borelli, who was one of the chief engineers in the construction of the Mont Cenisfctunnel, died at Genoa, Italy. Russian Peace Envoy Witte and American Ambassador McCormick exchanged visits in Paris, France. King Alfonso, incognito, made an'automobile trip over the frontier of Spain into France. By an explosion. In a coal mine at Palermo, Sicily, twelve men were killed and many wounded. An official of the British Foreign Office in London was quoted as say ing that England desires a defensive alliance with France to check Germany's ambitions, and that Britain's support was assured to France in any action taken on the Moroccan question. The Belgian Government has issued a statement warning Americans igainst forming erroneous impressions of the Congo Free State from the .report of tiie ~ent of the Italian Govarnment, Eu. .rfaccarl. A joint committee of the Riksdag be- . jan work on a bill to settle the dispute between Norway and Sweden. Mr." Balfour's ministry was defeated by a majority of three on a vote in the House of Commons at London. Eng. The high prices of meat in Germany have been causing a general popular agitation. The Swedish Ministry at Stoc hplm resigned. Serious disturbances were reported from Spain, owing to the general distress. A bomb thrown in the centre of Byelostok, Russia, killed several persons and severely wounded a number of others, including the chief of police and Ills son. Tiie first German squadron, commanded by Grand Admiral Von Koester. arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark, and exchanged salutes with the forts and the Danish squadron. M. Rouvier and Prince Von Rndolin are engaged in arranging the details of the Congress on Morocco. Colonel Kremarenko, chief of police of Ilelsingfors, Finland, was shot by a man namec*- Procope. Procope was ar^ * ? ' - . no nn i'esceu UliU Uecu luuuuucu ao au avcomplice of the man who recently was arrested alter lie attempted to assassinate former Governor Missojodoff. A report has reached Odessa from Sebastopol to the effect that a mutinous conspiracy has been discovered among the crews of the vessels of the Black Sea fleet, in consequence of which the summer manoeuvres Lava been cancelled,