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Wpf t DAUGHTER OF THE FARM. The sunlight's glow falls full upon the hil' x ,?? acre clovers noou me eann wnu bloom, But restful shadows dim the rale beyond That guarding oaks have sheltered intc gloom; And just between the winding streamlet sings. And over all the breath of summer clings, 5Tis noontide?full-blown rose among the hours That garland round the day?and as the air Is hushed from fretful breezes, so my soul Is soothed by nature's silent praise and prayer. The noney bees drone o'er their flower sweets, And some lone bird its tender call repeats. See, near the brookside strays a little graceBlue eyed, gold haired, her bonnet on her arm, And tiny skirt upheld with meadowblooms Less fair than she?wee daughter of the farm, IWhose far, bright fields that join the joyous sky Bid hearts aweary put their sorrows by. ?Marie A. Mayfield, in The Cultivator. ^acs! I 0 & I THE FEAST OF TIGERS r. By R. HOLT-LOMAX. ""L-! Bowman Livingston had been bad; from India only a week, yet the fellows at the Colonial Club, among whom he used to bask in an atmosphere of high regard, were already commencing to look uneasy when he began?no; not began; resumed his interminable stories about tiger hunting. It is not given to every man who carries big guns to India to bring down three fine tigers, and everybody felt that Livingston should be allowed a little pardonable swagger, but it is wearisome to have to follow through dinner after dinner an enthusiast's long tale about howdahs and shikaris and dak bungalows and -all the Hindustanee rest of it. So it was with gratitude that we all list-ened to the interruption of Lieutenant de la Roche when he told a tale that stopped poor Livingston's tiger reminiscences forever. Our buoyant friend was laying down the law that the tiger takes to man eating only -when he is too aged and decrepit to hunt wild animals. De la Roche, a dry, brown little fellow late of the French army in Tonquin, begged his pardon most elaborately, and said: "I know you will believe that I am not animated by a spirit of captious contradiction when I tell you of my experience to the contrary. The inci dent was so awful that I am reluctant to speak of it. I assure you that every time I hear or read the word tiger the air about me seems to vibrate with the shrieks that I shall never forget. "I was leading a surveying expedition last year over the Pou Cha Hong Mountains, on the way into China, when we suddenly found ourselves menaced by a horde of tigers. Nothing I had ever heard prepared me for such a siege as this. In the daytime we could see the huge, silent, black-and-yellow beasts slinking through the bush not far from our column. They never came near enough to attack us in force, but they trotted and walked watchfully along a course parallel with ours, and seemed to be always waiting for a -chance to pounce upon any straggler. You may believe that we advanced with absolutely unbroken unity. "I had always believed that the tiger is a solitary creature, that hunts alone, or, at most, in pairs. But here they were actually stalking us in numbers?we often saw as many as seven or eight at one time. Although they only menaced ua at long range In the day, the tigers were very dangerous at close range after nightfall. Under the advice of our tai pan, or head man, I made the camp very compact, and always ended the day's march at least one hour before the, brief twilight. Then we built a * ring of camp-flres around our stopping place to keep the tigers away. .You Americans have heard'of the awful temperature in the Philippines. Believe me it is still hotter and more moist in Tonquin. Add to that the warmth from the campflres, and you shall derive from the sum total some Idea of the awful heat we had to undergo every night. The air was stifling. We slept very little, and then only fitfully. "One night, as we were dozing inside our ring of Are in the Wang Hoa Forest, we ware aroused by the cries of human beings in awful distress. Mv friends. I have heard at the opera and in the theatre sounds which represented the sounds of many ?ouls in agony, but never have I listened to such shrieks as those. The number of voices seemed to be myriad. There could be no doubt ol the dire extremity of the people. In a moment every one in our camp was wide awake. I called the tai pan. . " "'Get the boys ready,' I ordered him. 'We must save those people.' " 'My lord,' he replied, 'it is madness. Do not lead us outside of the ring of flres. If we go we shall die. The tigers will devour us. They are at work now. It is the cries of theii victims that we hear. We can do nc good, and if we go we die.' 'Gradually the cries diminished in volume, died into silence. I felt rather than heard the rustle of every leaf in the forest. Sleen was im possibles for any of us. We tossed on our cots, oppressed by th? stifling heat of our protecting fires and frightened by the screams thai still rang in our ears. "It was safe to venture out ai daybreak: so, with my subaltern the tai pan, and a dozen ma foos, ] proceeded in the direction fron which the sounds had come. W< broke suddenly into a clearing in the forest, around which stood a grov< of stout camphor-trees. "Fastened to the trees by thicl ropes were the tattered remnants oi what once had boen human beiugs Kow savagely they bad been manglec I thftll rsf-rain from telling you. ] knew at onoe tie history of thai tragedy. And even as tho thoughi flashed through my mind the lal par uttered it in words. - L . i * - , " 'Tigers,' he whispered. 'Tigers.* "Some of the ma foos were mem' bers of the .Black Brotherhood, but they all shuddered at the frightful sight that confronted us. I put them > all to work burying the dead, and while they were at this task I counted ' the bodies. There were fifty-eight . of them. "The tai pan came running across ! the clearing. , " 'Master,' he cried, 'one of them is still living.' | "Impossible as this seemed, I has: tened to where a group of the men were gathered around a wretched creature on the ground. I gave the Y>r\r\r* O tr Af pwvi VU1U vat u Wife Uiuin v/a. nvg , cordial (samshu), and within a few moments he revived enough to talk. 1 " 'There were one hundred of us , in rebellion against the Prince Wai Ko Ling,' he said, "and he defeated us in a great battle, and made fiftyeight prisoners. He gave an order, and we were led into this forest and tied to the trees. That was at the tenth hour of yesterday. All day , long we stood still, lashed to the strong trees, our bodies bruised by the ropes as we struggled to get free, our throats parched by thirst. " 'At nightfall the tigers came. Many tigers. We could see them far off at first, walking about and lashing their tails, and always coming a little nearer. When It was ' quite dark we could see their yellow eyes moving in the darkness, always creeping a little nearer. Some of our men went mad. They cried out like tigers?as much like tigers as they could. " 'For a time the beasts were , frightened by the cries, tor tney feared a trap. But at last one tiger plunged boldly through our circle and into the open space. Then an. other and another. The place was ! full of tigers. We could not see them clearly, but their eyes were blazing like torches, and we could make out a great mass of bodies twisting and leaping over one another. They purred like cats. " 'One tiger suddenly charged out of the mass and leaped upon my brother. My lord, he was dead at the first blow. Then another and another leaped and struck. What could we do but cry out? We are only men. I saw a great beast leaping at me, and I knew no more until you, my lord, gave me life out of a cup.' "My friends, that man died as he was speaking to us. I suppose the tiger that struck him left him to prey upon a larger man with more flesh, and that is why he survived so long. We buried all the victims, and hurried away. The tigers continnorl tr> fnllnw IIS until TV ft PrOSSPd a great river. I hope never to look upon a tiger again."?From Harper's Weekly. l-TBf/ZTVGJl j&WORTH KgOWINGjfl A mound of walrus' tusks was recently unearthed by railroad engineers in California. Russia's regular army is 1,100,000; her war footing, 4,000,000. The German army, in time of peace, numbers 606,000; in war time, 3,000,000. President Roosevelt is one of the ivw lueu m iue uuuuurj' wuu suu^s to round cuffs and old-fashioned cuff buttons in preference to the flat cuffs and links. During the eighteen months that Garibaldi lived on Staten Island his business, when he was not out working for the liberty of his countrymen across the seas, was that of candlemaker. The Ameer of Afghanistan has been buying $15,000 worth of machinery in England for his leather | works at Kabul. "It was packed in 1 about 400 cases for convenience of carrying through the Khyber Pass." Middleton Island, in the Gulf of Alaska, near longitude 146 and not far from the entrance to Prince William Sound, is becoming known as a garden spot. Last winter there was no snow, and grass was green every month. i The ancient city of Lyons, the third city in France, with a popula. tion of 500,000, vies with Milan in importance in the world's industry. No fewer than 40,000 people, men, women and children, are employed in the factories. t mu ~ nir iiie guveiuuieui uas cured control of most of the important railroads in Mexico, but the first one built, the Mexican Railway, is still owned by British capital. It has long been known as "the Queen's Own." It was started in 1856. i In old Anglo-Saxon times the I owners of private estates were not allowed to cultivate to the extremity of their possessions, but were obliged s to leave a place for eaves. This place was <jaiieu cuv cavcauiiy. au ? eavesdropper is one who places him self in the eavesdrip to overhear what ? is said in the house or adjacent field or yard. i 't The Whitest \pity in the World. There cannot possibly be a whiter [ city than Cadiz unless it be built of ; .snow. The best way to approach the , port is to take a trip on one of the t small steamers which ply between the ports of Morocco and Spain. As t you near the coast you see in front , of you a white mass, which appears t to be floating upon the water, just i as you are. The first thought of a ; foreigner is that he is in sight of an ; iceberg. The white mass, glittering ; in the sun and rendered more dazzling by the blue sea and sky, looks : exactly like a monster ice mountain E partly melted, so that outlines of . castles and hill appear upon it, but [ only for a second does the illusion [ last, for you know there are no icet bergs in that part, and you are quickt ly informed that you are looking at l Cadiz. No other town in the world presents such a magic appearance. I I New York City.?All sorts of pej rlods have been called upon to con! tribute their share to the making of spring styles, but Empire features may truly be said to predominate. Here is one of the newest and smartest coats that yet have appeared, which give the short waist line that (s characteristic of the Empire styles and which is jaunty in the extreme. In the illustration it is made of chiffon Panama cloth with trimming of handsome banding and handsome | buttons, but it is adapted both to the separate wrap and to the costume find consequently is suited to every ^ if! fashionable material, not alone to the suitings, but also to the silks and light weight cloths that make such satisfactory jackets for general wear. The jacket Is made with fronts, side fronts, back and side backs, and with the circular and pleated peplum portions that are joined to it beneath the trimming. There is a choice allowed of elbow or full length sleeves and the elbow sleeves are finished with roll over cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size is four and an eighth yards twenty-seven, two yards forty-four or one and five-eighth yards fifty-two inches wide with Himo onH a hnlf vnrris nf handine. Scaling Wax in Vogue. Sealing wax is again fashionable. Some say it is because wax is to be used in sealing mail bags instead of using locks and keys, others insist that It's just a freak of Dame Fashion. At any rate, not only is it to be used, but the latest fad is to use different colors for different occasions. A. wedding invitation must be sealed with white, a business letter in red, a letter of condolence in violet, an invitation to dinner in yellow, while personal notes are sealed with one's favorite color. Two Headed Hatpins. A new hatpin, instead of one head j I has two, the end used as a pin being i supplied with anadjustableball which | is put on after the hat Is well secured I on the head. The balls are alike on | both ends. In Paris painted porcelain hatpin heads as big as tangerine oranges are being employed by the smart set. Jade heads are particularly in favor on both sideo of the water. Gnimpes and Sleeves. Guimpes, and the thin sleeves that are their usual accompaniment, are very important details, which merit a large share of attention if satisfactory results are to be attained by the "little dressmaker," professional or amateur. Neatness of effect and daintiness of finfsh are essentials for i these accessories. Any clumsiness will spoil the best made frock. ?L The Little Coat. The short coat is in evidence in most of the suits brought out for tkls season. Sleeves. Sleeves of coats are, by pretty general mandate, of three-quarter length. In severe tailor-made coata the sleeves are of simple coat cut and are full length. Carved Wood Colored. Handles of carved wood in floral designs for the most part make particularly fetching finishes for plain coaching umbrellas of daintily colored silk. New Ideas in Neckwear. Irish lace sets are extensively used, but t!" "?st thing in lace is the filet i metlmes it is combined with ?, aces and the figures are embroidered In colored threads. A Smart Model. A smart model should be selected. It costs no more to follow the best styles than to copy those of lower grade, and as a rule they are easier to follow so far as their main design is concerned, since great artists employ simple lines. Over Blouse or Jumper. Each new variation of the over blouse Is quite certain to meet Its welcome. Seldom has any fashion taken such a firm hold upon feminine fancy and seldom has anything been devised that is so generally becoming and satisfactory.. Here is one of the very latest developments that can be 1 utilized both for the separate waiat and for the gown and which is adapted to silk, to wool and to washable fabrics, so that it really supplies a great many needs. As illustrated it is made of pongee ih one of the new apricot shades, and is simply stitched with belding silk, the trimming consisting of bands of the material with little strips of velvet ribbon and ornamental buttons. Linen, however, would be most effective so made and various other washable materials, and for these bands of the same material In contrasting color can be made to take the place of the velvet, or again the velvet straps can be omitted altogether and the stitched band can be made of contrasting color. For ex ' IF Y ample, brown linen trimmed with white is greatly in vogue,.and the blouse made of that material, with the stitched bands of white and worn with a skirt to match over a lingerie blouse, would make as charming and smart a simple gown as well could be devised, whereas made of pongee or other silk it becomes adapted to far more dressy#occasions. The quantity of material required for the medium size is threo and a niiarter varda twentv-one. two and a half yards twenty-seven or one and five-eighth yards forty-four inches wide with one yard of velvet ribboa. t It Va " .* ; ' i MEDICI'S OFT TO CM >47,POP,W President to Remit Indemnity if Congress Consents. GENEROSITY TOUCHES EMPIRE Roosevelt Will Ask Permission to Scale Down Boxer Award to $11,655,000?Release of $12,000,000 and Enormous Interest. Boston. ? Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, the retiring Chinese Ambas* sador, who i3 in this city on a visit, said: "An official note I received from Secretary Root last Saturday night shows the remarkably high sense of justice which the United States has used in all her dealings with China. You remember ^iat after the Boxer troubles, China agreed to pay an indemnity of $24,440,778.SI on. account of the losses entailed by the United States 'Government as well as for personal property lost by her citizens during the Boxer campaign. T^mir vpars. a?n vniir fi-overnment was good enough to promise me that when the time Arrived, as a token of sincere friendship for China, the original figures of the "indemnity would be revised. ,, "True to the promise of the executive officers, t received a note from Secretary Root last Saturday night that the President directed him to say that in his next message to Congress he would be pleased to recommend that China be relieved of all obligations in excess of the final revised amount of the indemnity, $11,655,492.69. That will save China over $12,000,000 and interest at four per cent." Total Saving to China Will Be About $47,000,000. Washington, D. C.-?The State Department confirms the statement that it is the intention of the President _ to release China from the payment of all but the actual expenses to which the United States was put by the Boxer uprising of 1900, provided Congress shall give its consent. By the terms of the treaty China was to pay to the United States a sum ^lightly less ttan $25,0,00,000 in annwal instalments runifing through thirty-nino years, with Interest. So far there has been collected $6,000,000, and out of this has been paid all the claims of American missionaries for property destroyed and lives lost in the uprising, amounting to about $2,000,000. A careful estimate has just bsen completed of the expense to which the United StatesGovernment was put by the military operations in China, the naval expenses and the losses suffered at American Consulates. These aggregate $9,000,00.', and at the rate the payments have been made recently it is expected the total will be met in the course of four or five years more. The total sum that China would have been obliged to pay to the United States in the thirty-nine years would be not less than $59,000,000. MURDER MERCHANT IN GARDEN, Skull of J. T. Rosenheimer Crushed in His Wife's Presence. Pelham, N. Y.?While walking in his garden after dinner at his home, The Roses, Julius T. Rosenheimer, a wealthy resident of Pelham, and secretary of the London Needle Company, was murdered by two men w"ho sprang from the bushes and attacked him with a blunt instrument which the police think was a heavy, shortbandied sledge, such as is used in trimming stone. Almost before Rosenheimer had time to cry out to his wife, who was ?nly a few feet away, his skull was crushed in. Mrs. Rosenheimer faintanrl oho wna in Hllflh a State of collapse as to be unable to give Dther than a disconnected story of the crime. It was learned from members of the family that Rosenheimer and his wife were out walking along what they call the 1 ny path in the rear 3f the house, when Mr. Rosenheimer saw two men step into the path. "Who are those men coming this way?" exclaimed Mrs. Rosenheimer, as she clutched her husband'j arm. ' I don't know who they can be," replied the needle manufacturer. "Just wait here and I will go and see." Rosenheimer, who was sixty years old, had only gone a few steps when the men sprang upon him, and his wife heard him exclaim: "Oh, mother! They are killing me!" Mrs. Rosenheimer shouted for assistance, and lLon fell in the path in a faint. MAYOR SCHMITZ REMOVED. Supervisors ueciae xnar. n? t>iu t Kun Mayor's Office From Jail. San Francisco.?Judge Lawler released Mayor Schmitz from the county jail to consult his attorneys and to transact other business. The Supervisors formally removed Mayor Schmitz from office. Supervisor Gallagher was named.as Acting Mayor. Mayor Schmitz was removed on the^ ground that owing to his incarceration in the county jail under a felony conviction he is no longer able to perform his duties. Professor A. S. Herschel Dead. Professor Alexander Stewart Herschel, an as-ronomer, died in London, in the Observatory House, Slough, Bucks, where his grandfather, Sir William Herschel, and Sir John Herschel made nost of their worldfamous discoveries. Sunstroke Kills Victim. Lieutenant William Stewart, of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry in the Civil War, was killed by sunstroke at the Soldiers' Home, in Leavenworth, Kan. With the Workers. Retail grocery clerks of San Francisco, Cal., are forming a union. * - ~ rtlArtf??innl nmrlroro A Lie w uuiuu ui gici.u iuii outuwiu has been organized at Winona, Minn. Iowa miners are voting on a proposition to buy a $25,000 miners' home. A locai ol! the American Federation of Musicians was organized recently in Chico, Cal. Eighty-five thousand cotton mill operatives In New England have been granted a ten per cent, increase In pay. vr?7*Y>' ' v ' tuvs we it win" Decisions Require Compliance With New Jersey Laws. * Railroads Cannot Dodge Under the Duffleld Act, But Most Pay Taxes at Local Rates. ! . Trenton, N. J.?By far tire most Important opinion announced by the Court of Errors and Appeals was that, upholding the constitutionality of the Duffield Tax act of 1905. The announcement was made by Justice Pitney and was concurred in by every member of the court. . The Duffleld act provided for thetaxation of second-class railroad property or property other than main 3teip, franchises and rolling stock, at local rates. The assessments were to be mide by the State and the tax was to be collected by the State and paid over to the municipality. The law was the outcome pf the contest on the question of taiation in the,' campaign of 1904, when Governor Stokes was elepted. The law was* in existence only one year, as it was superseded by the Perkins act of 1906. When under the Duffleld law the State Board of Assessors taxed the railroads in 1905, .all the assessments of that character were appealed to the State Board of Equalization of Taxes. The latter body dismissed all the appeals, in* eluding that of the Central Railroad of New Jersey against the city of Newark. That case was taken on certiorari to the Supreme Court and made the test case on the new law, as the appeal of the Central was similar to the appeals of all other railroads. Kansas City, Mo ?The Missouri Two-Cent Pasasnger Fare act will go into enect ior tsree mourns mm. If at the end* of that time It is found to be unremunerative its enforcement can be fought in the courts by the railroads. The State officers are temporarily, enjoined from enforcing the maximum freight rate law, and this ca^e will be argued lacer in the Federal Court. John Smith McPherson, in the United States District Court, after handing down an opinion maintaining the Court's jurisdiction in the premises, ordered the promulgation 3f the above facts, which had been agreed to by the attorneys for the State and for the eighteen Missouri railroads involved. The Court in fts decision had suggested that the twocent fare should first have a practical trial before injunction proceedings preventing its enforcement be considered. Trenton, N. J.?Taxes on second^claso railroad property In Jersey City assessed at $45,000,000 must be j>aid, together with all other taxes assessed last year in that city, under a decision handed down by the Court of Errors and Appeals reversing the Supreme Court in rela tion to the assessment. The higher "ourt holds that in objecting to the ;ax assessment of Jersey City the railroad companies cannot go into court and object simply as to their own properties. The decision asserts that they must serve all the other taxpayers in the city and county who already have paid their taxes tinder the new law on their houses, lota and other properties It is held by the Court that if the assessment is excessive in the case of the railroads it Is unfair in its bearing on all other real estate. HEADS NEW YORK LIFE. Darwin P. Kingsley, McCall's Son-inLaw, Now President. New York City.?The McCall family was again put in the saddle in the New York Life Insurance Company by the election as President of Darwin Pearl Kingsley, son-in-law of the late John A. McCall and brotherin-law of John C. McCall, secretary of the company. Though nominally George George W. Perkins has had nothing to do with the New York Life for more than a year, it is said he was an important factor in the election of Mr. Kingsley. Mr. Kingsley, as a matter of fact, was the managing head of the New York Life under the administration of Alexander E. Orr, whom he succeeded. Owing to his advanced age, feeble health and inexperience in insurance matters, Mr. Orr delegated most of his duties to Mr. Kingsley. HAYWOOD WITNESS IS DEAD. I C. W. King Expires Before Receipt of Telegram Calling Hlin to Boise. Canon City, Col.?Charles W. King, an important witness for the defense in the Haywood trial at Boise, Idaho, died from neuralgia of the heart. Bloodhounds belonging to King were used in tracking after the dynamiting of the Independence depot. An hour after his death a telegram addressed to King summoning him to Boise was received. DIED AS JOHN HUSS DID. Religions Fanatic in Denmark Burns Himself Alive in His Home." Copenhagen.?A land owner of the name of Christophersen, who was a religious fanatic, became obsessed by admiration of the reformer John Huss and determined to perish as , Huss perished. He shut himself up in his residence ~ ~ ' * 5 * 1 * w v. at Falster, arencnea minseu wim petroleum and set himself on fire, cremating himself. Market Reports on Trains. A market bulletin system is to be installed on all U?nion Pacific through trains by which quotations will be posted on all trips from Omaha, Neb., to the Pacific Coast. Chicago grain and New York stocks and bonds will be included in the bulletins. Harriman Not Consulted. Entirely unknown to E. H. Harriman, the Rock Island Railway interests announced that the contract for alternating control of the Alton had been abrogated. The Field of Sport. X'resiueui. uiiui., \jk no game is fit to play requiring; masks or body protectors. Paull, of Mercersburg, made a new Interscholastic record at Philadelphia. He ran the mile in 4.32 3-5. The Maier Cup in the New YorkBermuda yacht race was awarded to the Dervish and the second division cup to the Lila. Harry Kersber, the Harvard hammer thrower, has made 162 feet In practice. The best he could do irf the Cambridge games was 15Q feet, . ' * * WASHINGTON. n?.H!<iVi imhnssarinr Brvce will make a study of Statehood questions In the Territories. It was announced that the Bodley plans had been accepted for the na:ional cathedral and that the corner- ~A itone would be laid In September. The Navy Department has finally decided that in order to carry out. the provisions of the Naval Personnel Act of 1899 twenty-four officers must retire on June 30, j-t/ General Kuroki ' telegraphed the Navy Department thanking the Secretary for the courtesies shown to him in this country. Government officials in a conference in Washington decided that E. ~ H. Harriman not only could not be prosecuted criminally with sdccess, but would escape in many, proposed civil suits. Attorney-General Bonajjartt requested from Boston a copy of the * record of the hearing held ou the ^ ;~S proposed merger of the Boston and v Maine Railroad with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad be sent to Washington for parusal by the legal authorities of the Government. OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS* q* The Japanese in Hawaii will send a great protest to President Roosevelt against the law preventing theqi from going to the American mainland. Americans sell Porto Rico nearly three times as much as to the Philip-1 pines. A number of Pulajane chiefs Were captured in Leyte, P. I., ending the campaign against the outlaws. 2; Faustino Ablen, head chief of the Pulajanes on the Island of Leyte,"has been wounded and captured by'the Cut janes with a detachment of infantry and Philippine scouts. r The death of Otoy, head chief of the Pulajanes, on the Islaiid of^Samar, on April 26, has been reported by bandits captured by the Santa Rita constabulary. % The Agricultural Bureau ,of the Philippines has received 200,000 Hawaiian sisal plants for replanting In the Interest of the Philippiho hemp mausiry. DOMESTIC. German societies of the South began their first "verbandsfest" at Jacksonville, Fla. Lee Fox, a negro, who killed Lee Reynolds, white, was lynched near Indianola, Miss. The Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, at Ottawa, Canada, which cost $200,000, was destroyed by fire. Lewis Gugenheim, of Mason, Tex,. was drowned while bathing at'.West Lake, La. A technical charge of larceny at Cleveland caused the arrest in Boston of Ernest H. Meyer, a manufactuers' agent. Samuel M. Inman, a wealthy resident of Atlanta, donated $50,000 to >3 the Agnes Scott Institute for young women at Decatur, Ga. A portion of Washington avenue, St. Louis, dropped twelve feet below the surface by the collapsing of the roof of One of the natural under- < ground passages known as Uhrig's Cave. When John Parker met F. B. Therou and Mrs. Parker walking together at Carrollton, Miss., he;killed lueruu. The torpedo boat destroyer Whipple rammed the torpedo boat Blakely. at the Norfolk Navy Yard, badly damaging her. ? Highwaymen at Brooklyn so severely beat August Meyer, a shoe . a dealer, that he died. Democrats and Republicans of Chicago are raising $150,000 to secure next summer both national conventions. Domestic troubles caused Charles Shafer, at Symes Creek, Ohio, to shoot his wife, his eight-year-old son and his mother-in-law, Mrs. George Thacker, but none fatally. New York is enforcing quarantine restrictions against passengers from Havana. ' FOREIGN. The French Chamber of Deputies adopted by a vote of 310 to 261 the' first clause of a bill for the relief of roro riMiETied to Drevent niuv if ? ^ frauds. Premier Botha announced at Pretoria. that the Transvaal Government would send home all Chinese miners as soon aa their contracts expired. Dispatches from Tokio said the Japanese were anxious for the submission of the American exclusion question to the peace conference in The Hague. Mr. C. Haddon Chambers, in a cable dispatch from London, attacks the Copyright law of the United States. The Nationalist party in the House of Commons met antjp decided to oppose the Government^ army bill, and to open a campaign for Home Rule \<^ in the English constituencies. The international horse show closed in London after remarkable uuccess, over 200,000 persons attending it, and a like show will be held next. June. . 31. Clovis Hugues, ex-deputy and publicist, of France, who had long been in ill health, died in Paris, of asthma. The Italian Chamber of Deputies, at Rome, unanimously voted $200,000 for distribution to the needy veterans who fought with Garibaldi. An earthquake at Valdivia, Chile, south of Valparaiso, caused the deaths of five persons and the destruction of buildings and bridges: Kingston, Jamaica, had a slight . ' x shock. The Society of American Women, of London, entertained at luncheon the delegates to the International Red Cross conference. Mr. Whitelaw Reid, United States Ambassador, and Mrs. Reld were present. In Tangier the Diplomatic Corps has adopted a scheme for the regulation of the international police and will submit it to the Powers con cerned. . -< The genera: manager of the Sovereign Bank, at Toronto, Canada, reported a shrinkage of $2,240,000 In the value of the institution's assets, attributed to bad investments by a former manager. Rotterdam sailors have accepted the raise of wages offered by the ship owners, and consequently the strike proclaimed on June 1 by the local branch of the Dutch Seamen's AS30' elation la at an snd. f* . i /}