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PORTO EICO A PARI DF DS The Natives Hail With Joy the Raising of the Stars and Stripes. THE ENTIRE ISLAND OCCUPIED. CJeiipral Ei'ooke is Military Governor Thp 1'eoplc Krjoice That Spanish Kulo Has Vll.lni! Mnrri. ?n<l Fort San A Cristobal 'Salute Old Glory Our Troops Parade Through Cliecrlns Crowds. San Jcan. Torto Rioo (By Cable). Tho Island of Porto Itieo is now an integral par* of the United States, and tho natives generally are joyous over tho termination o! the Spanish domi nation. f^>#7 4 ? Vd -MATOR-GENEEAL JOHN U. BEOOKE. (Military Governor of Porto Pico.) An noon on Wednesday the American flag was hoisted on the forts and public buildings with all the honors due the occasion. As the flag floated on the breeze the officials And soldiers taking part in the ceremony removed their hats and stood bareheaded, while the artillery in Morro Castle and j Fort San Cristobal thundered forth a national salute. The revenue cutter Manning, Captain Munger, with Captain Shoemaker, Chief of the Revenue Service, aboard, reached here in time to lire a salute to the flag on behalf of the Navy. The day was delightfully cool, which , SCENE^ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY FRO] ?ddod much to the pleasure of the occasion. The flag wa3 raised on the palace by Major James Dean. As the first gun was fired at Morro Castle Ensign King, of the collier Caesar, which is now Admiral Schley's flagship, hoisted the flag in the Plaza Alfonso Doce. The natives cheered the Stars r.nd Stripes to the echo, and the whole proceeding was marked with much patriotism. There was a parade of soldiers, which proved a great success, and which was very inspiriting to the natives. Admiral Schley and his stall aDd General Gordon and his staff rode in carriages. The troops taking part were the Second Battalion of the Fifth Artillery, the Eleventh Regular Infantry and Troop H of the Sixth Cavalry. General Brooke, the Military Governor, came iu from Rio Ficdras with a guard of honor. The procession marched through the MABKET SCENE OUTSIDE TITE WALLS OF SAX JCAX, FOBTO BICO. principal streets of the city, and thousands of persons greeted the demonstration with cheers. The populace were in great good humor. The work of the joint military commission ended thirty-eight days after the llrst meeting.- The best of good feeling prevailed between the American-and Spanish Commissioners, and this hud a good effect on all classes. General Brooke bears his honors well, and he is admired by the Spaniards and natives alike. He has the qualities necessary in a ruler of discordant elements such as exist in Porto Rico today. He combines natural kindness of heart with stern military discipline, which will insure his success as Military Governor. The area of ti e island of Porto Rico is 3530 square miles, and its dependencies, the small islands of Moua, Culebra. etc., aggregate 1*1 miles more. It is traversed from east to west by a low range of mountains, the Sierra Cayev, and there ar ' numerous branches of this range, separating fertile vallevs. The highest peak is Mysterious Murder in Tarrytown. , The bo ly of Jose Gianco, an Italian who had been employed at the water works ia ^ Tarrytowa, N. Y.. and who ha 1 beeu inissing( w^ foua 1 buried ia tho woods a few days ago on Castle lli lgc, near the reservoir. Tho man's skull had been crushed in with the sharp edge of a hatchet. To Construct a ltailroad in Cuba, ^icr.-tury of War Alger will recommend that Congress appropriate funds to construct a railroad lino from Cape JIaysi, at * the eastern extremity of Cuba.'to Cape Antonio, at the western extremity. i Mount Yunque, near the northeast end, I 3633 feet above the sea. i Almost the whole of the island is cultivated. The climate is seldom severe, even in summer, and foreigners easily become acclimated. The principal products of the island are sugar, coffee and tobacco. The population of the island is about 800.009, an average of over 200 to the square mile. Porto Itico was discovered by Columbus in 149.8, and was conquered bv the Spaniards under Ponce do Leou in 1519. after nine years' lighting, in which nearly the whole native population was exterminated. It j has since beeu held l>\* Spain, and with its ; dependencies was formed into a Spanish i province in l^TO. Slavery in the island |' was not aboushe1 tnl 1873. The Entire Island Occupied. Wasiiixgtox. P. C. ("Special). The United States is now formallv in possession of the island of Porto Itico as sovereign. The War Department has received the following: "Sax J pax, Porto llieo, October is. 'Secretary of War. Washington. P. C.: "Flags have been raise 1 on public buildings and forts in this city and saluted with national salutes. The occupation of the I island is now complete. Brooke." KILLED BY TOADSTOOLS. A Trenton Familr Ate Tliem For Mushrooms With Fatal Kesnlts. Trextox, X. J. (Special). Four persons died here Tuesday because of a feast of , toadstools, eaten as mushrooms in counec? tion with a Sunday beolsteak dinner. Four othors are in a critical condition. The dead are Henry Goldbach, a South Trenton grocer; his wife, liis eight-yearold daughter, Helen, and his sister, Croeliu Goldbach. Those likely to die are Edward Goldbach. a young son of the deceased grocer: David Lesser, father of Mrs. Goldbach; a young man employed as grocery clerk, and Alary Young, a servaut. Mr. Goldbach, who kept a store at Tremont and Jersey streets, always had a ^eiriui lu.iuuvm ivt luusiiruuiu?, au?i un family shared this ta?te. The grocer frequently purchased them from those who made a livelihood gathering thera. He could not distinguish them, however, from the poisonous growth. Those who ate the toadstools at the Sunday dinner began to show distress that night. The four who are now dead became ill llrst, but, not suspecting the cause, home remedies were applied. The symptoms became so violent, however, that phy! sicians were called. The others became ill after that, and more physicians were called. Some of them have been in constant attendance on the various patients ever since. SOLDIERS ARRIVE FROM PORTO RICO ! Governor Hastings Greets tho Sixteenth Pennsylvania Koys. New York City (Special). Brigadier, General 0. H. Ernst nnd staff, with about ! 1000 troops, including the Sixteenth Penn filgPtM N *.1 FONCE TO SAN JUAN, TORTO RICO. I svlvnnin ReHment and convalescents and men dn furlough from the Thirl Wisconsin, Sixth Massachusetts and First Kentucky regiments, arrived here a few days ago on the transport Minnewaska from Ponce, Porto Rico. There were also aboard about fifty civilians, including W. S. Larner, of the Postal Commission. With few exceptions the men were in good condition, and that their spirits were high was evidenced by the ropeated cheering with which they greeled the party of Pennsylvanians led by Governor Hastings that went down to meet them on the General Meigs. Mrs. Ernst, wife of the General, aud the hitter's two daughters also went down on the Goneral Meigs to welcome him. General Ernst lost thirty-eight pounds during the campaign, and said that his health has been remarkably good for such a climate. ACTINC COVERNOR WATKINS NOW. . Senator Voorhee* ltesiijiss to lie Eligible For a Full Term Governorship. | Tbestox, S. J. (Special). Snmuol S. Gordon, messenger of the Executive ofTice, brought to Trenton Wednesday evening the resignation of Foster M. Voorhees as Senator from Union Countv. Senator Voorhees, who has been Actiug Governor, resigns so as be eligible to the Governorship for a full term. Deputy Secretary of State P.ickey opened the envelope and immediately Senator Stokes, of Cumberland County, administered the oath of office to David 0. Watkins, the Speaker of the Assembly, and Mr. Rickey formally transferred to Mr. Watkins the seal of State. Acting Governor Watkins is the third Executive the Stato has had since February 1. when Attorney-General Griggs resigned the Governorship. There will be no more Governors before next February, as Speaker Watkins's term will end with the meeting of the Legislature, when the new President of the Senato will act as Governor for one week, until the Governor chosen in November shall be inaugurated. Shell Thrown Into a Furnace. A shell which, according to tradition, was llred by a British warship oft Ashtabula. Ohio, in the war of 1S12, and which had been treasured as a relic in Ashtabula, caused considerable damage a few days ago. It accidentally got into a pile of scrap iron which was deliverod to the Phcenix Iron Works Foundry, aud was put into the furnace with the other iron. An explosion ensued, which smashed the furnace doors to atoms. Husband anil Wife Murdered. Emil Chlaiqny and his wife wero found murdered at their homo in St ami e. III., a few days a^o. Their heads had been crushed by blows from a hammer or a heavy club. It is supposed the murderers were rob'an:; the dwciliii? when they were discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Chinipuy. A twenty-yeur--oii1 :?t upstairs. Ife v.l n > noise during tho nit;at. Mr. Chiniouy was a very mu>-alar man. but there v re traces of a struggle. The murderers ha l enti-r-d by a window. Mr. chiniouy was a wealthy retired farmer, fortv-live years old, who lived in we (' the handsomest dwellings of Staune. SULTAN GREETS KAISER.'" Emperor William Reaches Constantinople an] is Royally Welcomed. TURKS WEAR GERMAN COLORS. n?e Sultan Cordially Greet* llis Iloyai Visitors?lie Escorts the Empress to a Carriage?The Itoyal l'artv Witness a Parade of Troops?Emperor William and His Suit Go Sightseeing* Cov^TA-fTTvori.E (By Cable). Emperor William of Germany and Empress Augusta Victoria with their suites landed here from the imperial yacht Hohenzollern. There was ma eh ceremony attendant upon the reception of the imperial visitors. The longboat of tho llohenzolleru containing the Emperor and Empress threaded its course from the yacht amid hundreds of caiques, launches and other boats filled with sightseers to the landing stage at the Doima Baghtche Palace, where the Sultan, surrounded by his ministers and military officer!? in gorgeous uniforms awaited its coming. When the longboat reached the landing stage the Saltan cordially greeted Emperor William, with whom ho shook hands. Ho then gave his arm to the Empress and escorted her to a pavilion, being followed by the Emperor, the Grand Vizier, and oilier oiiioinis. The Sultan led the Empress to a carriage drawn by four horses. They entered the carriage, the Empress sitting at the right hand of the Sultan, and drove to the Yildiz Kiosk. The Emperor and Grand Vizier followed in another carriage. There was an immense parade of troops, all attire l in new uniforms. A company of Albanian infantry was conspicuous by its uniforms of white, with black facings and red waistbands, a specially designed combination of the German colors. The crowds were enormous and the enthusiasm great. In the afternoon Emperor William received a deputation of Swiss residents. Replying to an address presented to him by them. His Majesty declared that his policy regarding Turkey was identical with that of his grandfather, which was now bearing lruit. The excellent relations between the Sultan and himself showed how two Emperors, despite differences of race and creed, could remain on terras of friendship for their mutual advancement. Subsequently their Majesties visited the German school. The Sultan has eonierreu the Grand Cross of the Osmanich upon Herr von Buelow, tbo German Foreign Secretary, who accompanies Emperor William. Emperor William, usually accompanied by the Empress, has engaged iu a ceaseless round of sight-seeing, though he adhered closely to the programme of places to be visited, and his route was revealed only to those personally concerned and 'immediately beforehnnd. The strictest police precautions wero carried out to insure his safety. On Thursday he decided to inspect the imperial carpet factory at Hereka aud was conveyed there in a train'of eight carriages built for the occasion nnd luxriously equipped. All the stations had been repaired and decorated. At Hereka is a Kiosk especially built for the use of the Emprsss. where their Majesties lunched, after which they returned to Constantinople by water. Emperor William and the Sultan again exchanged telegraphic felicitntions. Everywhere wcregreat crowds, triumphal arches festooned with German and Turkish colors, aud bands playing the German anthem. A PITTSBURG BANK SUSPENDS. Tlie German National Carried Dotvn by the Failure of a Ills Tannery Concern. Fittsecko. Fenn. (Special). The Ger man National Bank, one of the biggest financial institutions in the city, closed its doors a few days ago. The directors gave notice that the bank would not open and would ro into voluntary liquidation and would pay all depositors. The failure of A. Groetzinger A Sons, tanners, precipitated the crash. It was reported that A. Groetzinger, who was President of the bank, had overdrawn his account *115,000. and has notes in the bank aggregating 81G0.000. O. C. Bergdorf, the cashier, who was discharged four weeks ago, owes the bank, it is said, 8400,000. The deposits aggregate 82,000,000. SEWER CAS KILLS CHILDREN. A Sewer Pipe Tapped and an Epidemic of Diphtheria Followed. Scrantos, Penn. (Special). Within two weeks twenty-five children, pupils In Public School 23 died of what was believe J to bo diphtheria. Investigation shows that a sewer pipe leading into tho building had been tapped. The sewer gas which accumulated at night was fanned into the classrooms through tho cold air pipes during the day. The school authorities threaten to brine criminal charges against a man who is suspected of having tapped the pipe. Killed Two and Himself. William H. Braatou, a grocer, of Youngstown, Ohio, shot Coustable Jenkins and then Mrs. Branton and close t the chapter by killing himself with the last bullet in his revolver. The Brantons have boen married only eight months. Becontly Mrs. Branton ieft her husband on account of ill treatment. She went back with Constable Jenkins, who had a writ of replevin to remove her clothing. While tho constat Mrs. Branton and her husband wore upstairs, shots were heard, and when policemen entered the room, all three were dead on the floor. Queen Wilhelmina's Engagement. Tho engagement of Queen Wilnelmiua o. Holland to Prince William of Wied issbort ly to be ofllciaHy announced. Princo William is the elder son of Prince William Adolpbus of Wied by bis marriage with the Princess Marie of Holland. He was born on June 27. 1S72. He is a lieutenant in the Third Uhlan Regiment of the Prussian Guard. Tfio announcement has been received with great satisfaction throughout Holland. Americans I5uy Cuban Iron Mines. An American syndicate, representing Detroit capital, has purchased a large tract oj land at Manzanillo, Cuba, whore are several good iron mines. An agent of the syndicate is now there. One Italian Woman Kills Another. Mrs. Angelino Rose, aged twenty-one years, of Naugatuck, Conn., was murdered bv Mrs. Mario rompanio, aged twenty-five. The two women, who are Italians, quarreled, and Mrs. pompanio became enraged and stabbed Mrs. Rose in tho side with a ! table knife. WlFe-Mimlerer iluiigeo in .Ilinnelota. .Toe Ott, who } lcadc ! guilty of killing Li* wife, was hanged in the jail yard atOrnnitt Falls, Minn. ott made a statement from the gallows expressing sorrow lor the crime. This was the lir.-t execution in tht history of Yellow Medicine County. CIVIL EIGHTS IN CUBA." ? a Defined in a Proclamation Issued by j Genera1 Wood, Military Governor. r, THE COURTS TO BE OPEN TO ALL I V b Freedom of Worship, Public Meeting, and the Press?Protection of Private Prop- I t erty and Against Unreasonable Scareii ?Criminal l*rocei!?r<?Rights That the , i People Never Had Are Freely Granted*' ( Santiago de Cuba (Hy Cable).?General ' Leonard Wood, Military Governor pro ^ tempore of the Department of Santiago; has issued a proclamation in ten sections, ; The first article guarantees to the peo- ' pie the right of assembly for the common : good and to apply to those in power by j petition or remonstrance for the redress of i grievances. ' The second section guarantees the right to worship God according to individual { conscience, provided there is no inter- t Terence with any existing form of worship. ' The third .section directs that courts of justice shall bo open to all, and that no j private property shall be taken by the Gov- ? eminent without compensation. i The fourth section, dealing with criminal j trials, invests the accused with the right . to be heard bimself or by counsel, and to | have compulsory process to secure tue i attendance of a witness in his behalf. Thedlfth section says no person accused of crime shall be compelled to give evidence against himself. The sixth section declares that no such person, who is once acquitted of the charge brought against him, shall be trie 1 again for the same offense. The seventh section provides that all persons charged with crime shall bo entitled to bail, except in cases of capital offense, and that tho writ of habeas corpus may not be suspended except when the commanding General of the department deems it advisable. Tho eighth section says that excessive ! bail shall not be required, and that no ex- ! cessive line nor cruel or unusual punish- 1 ment shall be inflicted. The ninth section provides that in order ' tosecuretho people against unreasonable search, there shall first be established un- ' der oath a presumption of guilt. m' " 1 f A oil flirt ? ue lenui secuuu ^uumuicn .... ?...right to write or print freely on any mat- ; ter, subject to responsibility for abuse of < the right. s The municipal laws are to be administered in accordance with these declarations < of rights, subject to modifications, which, in the judgment of the commanding Gen- j ernl, would be beneficent and promote the principles of enlightened civilization. i AWFUL DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN. 1 i They Fell Into a Vat Used In the Making i of a Fertilizer. Middletows. N. Y. (Special). When j Mr*. Will iam Meyer, whose liu.sbaud oper- j atcs fertilizer works at Milo, two miles j from this city, laid down her baby a few afternoons ago, and went to the factory in quest of her three-year-old daughter .Ma- S bel and six-year-oid daughter Ida, she ' found them dead in a vat used for manufacture of the fertilizer. She pulled the bodies out and left them at the ?ido of the vat until her husband re- j turned from a twenty-mile drive. . Neighbors notified Coroner Harding, of Tort Jervis, who reached the scene late in ) the evening. Almost at the same moment ( the father returned and seeing the bodies chnnf hi nauif with :iu armvnistol. bat bis wife disarmed him. Soon afterward he was opening a lone;- j bladed jackknife to cut his throat, when , the men watching him interfered. . CREAT WELCOME FOR THE ST. L0U13 t The Big I.lner liecelved With Open Arms 1 l>y the 1'eople of Southampton. Southampton*, England ("Bv Cable).?The { return of the American line steamship St. i Louis, which arrived here on her first trip since the war, was celebrated by a great * popular demonstration. American flags were flyincr from the public buildings. Great quantities of bunting were displayed throughout the town, the chimes of Holy- j rood Church were rung and salutes were fired in her honor from the town and quay. A party comprising 200 prominent gentle raeD, including the members ot tae uunm- 1 ber of Commerce, went out in a tug to meet ' the big ship, a.id as she sailed into hec 1 dock the St. Louis was greeted with cheer ' after cheer from the thousands of people 1 who filled the quays. A Striking Incident at Halifax. 1 The regimental sports of the Royal Can a- 1 dian Battalion of Imperial troops at Hallfax, N. S., a few days ago, were marked by an unusual incident. At the conclusion of 1 the sports one hundred men, the pick of J tho garrison, formed a pyramid by mount- ] ing upon one another's shoulders, and tho , man at the apex, a fine specimen of the \ British soldier, stood waving in one hand tho Union Jack .and in the other the Stars and Stripes. This finale was cheered by the largo number of spectators present. It j was the first time in the history of Halifax ' that men of a British regiment had dis- ] played the flag of another nation. 1 Flour Mills Grinding Night anil Day. 1 The Minneapolis flour mills are engaged just at present In breaking nil previous records and the wheels are whirling night and day, Sundays not excepted. The desire to get as much flour through as pos- i sible bofore navigation closes is partly re- < sponsible. The quantity ground the week 1 ending October 15, was 349,830 barrels, against 359,405 the preceding week. As most of the mills run on Sunday the production for the week ending October 22 exceeded 360,000 barrels. A Weakened Maine Bank. 1 The Supreme Court of Oxford County, Maine, has ordered that the deposits in < the South Paris Savings Bank be scaled 1 down ten per cent, in order to prevent the ' bank going into the hands of a receiver. The chief trouble is over Western mort- 1 gages, taken eighteen years ago. The 1 assets are $357,000, the liabilities $370,000. < _ 1 Our Warships Ofl China. The Navy Department, at Washington, has receiv J information of tho arrival of the Boston an ! tho Petrel at Tion-Tain, China, where taey will protect American citiiesr. American Business Men Building Trade. Bradstrent's says: "Largo orders on Cuban account are said to have been placed recently in New Yorlc, and heavy shipments to Manila and other Pacific ocean points, with the reported starting of new lines of steamships to Honolulu and Australia, all benr testimony to the energetic efforts of Arueri'-un bu.-iuess men to build tip our trade abroad." Dewey Schcs Filipinos* Steamers. Roar-Admiral Dewey has seized all of Aguinaldo's steamers iu and around the > Philippine Islands * t 4 THE NEWS EPITOMIZED; _ [' WAKliincton Item*. Lieutenant-Colonel John H. Tatterson, nil Lieutenant-Colonel Henry B. Freeman rill become Colonels by the advancement f Colonels Kent and Henry to be Brigadier- | lenerals. United States Consul McCook in a report o the State Department sent early in the nil says?that the prices of supplies at Jawson City, Klondike, are going down, ut that hotel accommodation is very exensive, costing ?6.50 per night for a room rith a bed of straw and ?12 per day for oard. A pinn oi rami cnarges iur ? if>en practically completed by llohert P. 'orter, wlio studied the question in the slnnd. The customs duties will be assessed :ind collected by military officers. The following cable has been sent to "Jeneral Brooke at Kan Juan, Portoltico: 'Yourself and your associates of the comnission have my sincere congratulations, j A'illiam McKinley." Lieutenant-Colonel P.ush Huidekoper, of Sew York, who was chief surgeon at Camp Thomas. Chickamauga, has been honor- ! ibly discharged from the volunteor ser- ] rice. His administration of medical affairs , n the camp was severely criticised, especally since his practice of recent years had >cen entirely as a veterinarian. I Bishops in the Protestant EpiscopaKJon- 1 rention reversed their action in amending ] he canon of marriage and divorce, and he Church's law on th? subject will renain unchanged. The Treasury Bureau of Statistics re- 1 ?orted that the exports for thenino months i -nding September 30, 1898, exceeded by nore than 5100,000,000 any similar period < in the country's history. American vessels trading between tms eountry and Porto Rico and engaged intbo coasting trade of the island were exempted ' from tonnage taxes by an order issued by ! the War Department. ^ The United State9 Consul at San Juan del Norte has transmitted to the State Depart- , ment a copy of a proclamation by the President of Nicaragua granting unconditional ( amnesty to all Nicaraguans proscribed on , account of their participation in the conspiracy of February 8 and the rebellions of September 17, 1897, and February 5, 1898. Domestic. Alvie Kitchen, the provost guard who shot and killed Private Edward Nygen, of ihe Twelfth New York Volunteers at Lexington, Ky., will be tried by a general :ourt-martial. The court will bo composed of regular army officers. The second trial of United States Senator Kenny in the Dover (Del.) Bank case j will begin on December 5. Arbitrators have decided that the Canadian Pacific Railway is not entitled to a liiTorential on rates between San Francisco ind Eastern points. The two-story brick stable of William H. fAmnt-t a mnd Healer of New York Citv. was badly damaged by fire and thirty-lour horses were burned to death. , Patrick Keegan, or San Francisco, Cal., who a dozen years ago was known to the jporting fraternity as "Patsy Hogan," pugilist and gambler, shot his wife five imes and then stabbed himself. The woman is dead, but Keegan will recover. Ernest L. Rannoy was shot in Jersey City. N. J., by Grant O'Brien, who mistook [{aiiuey for Edward C. Quackenbush, whom ne accused of alienating his wife's affections. The transport Michigan arrived at the Port of New York, a few days ago from Santiago, Cuba, bearing Colonel Wikoff's Dody. General Lawton was on board. William F. Murray killed his insane wife and himself at Oak Grove, Mich. Mrs. William F.achman died at Siegfrieds, Penn., from injuries inflicted by burglars i few days ago. She was alone at home when three men entered the house. They jeatheron the head, causing concussion , >f the brain from which she died. In its preliminary trial of three-quarters )f an hour at Portland, Oregon, under the mpervision of the Naval Board the torpedo >ont Davis averaged a speed of twentyour knots, which adds one and a half more ;han the speed required. A ooror.> unnmstnrm of n hiiz7.Jiril oharaC er, prevailed in the Middle West, causing lonsiderable damage and much suffering. It was stated that San Francisco ship>ers expect the United States Government i o settle Canadian sealers'claims by buy- | ug the Cunadian sealing fleet. The transport Senator, with 800 troops m board, sailed from San Francisco for llanija, Philippine Islands, a few days ago. Private Michael Holmes, of the 201st j Sew York, accidently fell into the canal at Camp Meade, Middletown, Penn., and was drowned. Myron D. Barrus, of Fairhaven, Yt., a wealthy farmer, committed suicide by cutling his throat with a razor. He had be ome despondent over financial matters. He was sixty-five years of age, and had aeen a member of the Vermont Legisla11 re? While crossing the Wheeling and Lake Frio tracks at Irondale, Ohio, Frank Sass iind William Schocht, of Toledo, were tilled. Edward J. Henley, the actor, died at Lake Placid, in the Adirondack*, N. Y. Judge Depue, in the Essex County Court, N\ J., sentenced CharlesA. Hallum.of West Orange, to Ave years in State prison, he having been convicted of manslaughter for hooting and killing Edward Magee, in Orange, on Juno 25. Burglars broke into the office of the Consolidated Milling and Hardwood Company at Minneapolis, Minn., and after breaking open a safe escaped with $56,000 worth of United States bonds of the recent ssue. a The barge Churchill, loaded with ore, in tow of the Majestic, from Duluth, Minn., ?ank in the routh water off Waukeman, ill. Captain Patrick Kane, of Detroit, and Deckhand John Hensen were drowned. The barge was valued at $10,000, James W. Clendenin, a millionaire coal merchant and business man of New York City, was knocked down by a runaway liorse a few days ago. He died in Booserelt Hospital soon after. Foreign. The Forto Kico insular ministers have resigned, but offered to continue in office mtil the appointment of their successors. Sir William Lockhart, Commander-inChief of the forces in India, has started from London for Calcutta to resume his iuties there. A surgical attendant omployed in the aboratory of Professor Notbangel, thecelearated medical expert at Vionna, Austria, lied from Indian plague, culture germs of ivlueh had been recently taken to Vienna From Bombay for purposes of investiga- > :ion. Rear-Admiral Schley has been placed temporarily in command of the navul station at San Juan de Porto Sic* A severe storm on the British coast vreckeil several vessels, and caused considerable loss of life. Seven barges containing .100,000 poods >t naphtha have been burned at th<* etroleum port of Astrakhan, Russia, riireo persons were killed during the con- I Inanition ana several otncrs wero inured. The Dowager Duchess of Sutherlan I ofere.l $20.000rewardforthereturnofjew-'ls ost on a trip hoc ween Paris and London. A syndicate of American cat tin buyers, wade 1 by J. jr. Morris, o' Kansas City, Ho., has just purchased 100.000 head of r:itt!o in .Mexico. Th'o animals will be hippe i to Cuba and Porto ltioo. The investor.-. expect to clear $3,000,000 after all rausportation and other charges are paid. ElOPEiVBEEiOFffAl I jreat Britain and France Assume Hos-? tile Attitudes Over Fashoda. RUSSIA SIDES WITH FRANCE. i The French Naval Reserve* Are Under Orders England Firm Regarding Possession of tlie Nile Valley Parisian llusiness Men For Peace M. Brissoa Will Resign the Premiership. London* (By Cable). Europe was never, aearer to a war between the great powers is she is to-day. The Fashoda incident jpon the Nile Valley, simple enpugh In it?elf, has caused complications between England and France. Warlike navkl manoeuvres in France, ominous hints from Russia that she upholds France, new aggressions by the Muscovites in China, and further aggressions threatened by the French tend to disturb the peace of the world. The French torpedo fleet has been put through night manoeuvres to test the ability of such vessels to capture Toulon.! British newspapers applaud the threat-j ening speech of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, j who says France must be kept out of the Nile Valley, even if England has to light. Russian troops have seized New-Chwan^, and forts in Northern China, the native garrison fleeing. " France threaton3 to seize more Chinese, territory if immediate reparation is not' made for the murder of a Catholic missionary. A St. Petersburg dispatch says the Government will uphold France in its dealings with England on the Fashoda question, The Pall Mall Gazette, in an article headed "Worse Things Than War," points' out the advantages that England would be likely to gain in case of war. The St. James's Gazette says: "There Is reason to be calm, not because of the re a.t-_j. r 1- : ?kuk A*. { oris mill r niuoo is lULUiug, wiiii;u no uir not believe, but because we are as ready with our national defences as ever in our history." Paris (By Cable). The alleged war; preparations of France are the absorbing subject of discussion here at present.1 There have been important naval experiments at Toulon. A flotilla of torpedo boats was detailed to make an endeavor to force'he entrance of the harbor, and the whole garrison was called to arms and the; forts and batteries were manned, ready for; instant action. A secret council of war has been held and the Ave classes of the Naval Reserves around Brest have been ordered to hold! themselves in readiness for active service. The drift of opinion on the Fashoda question among commercial men In Paris was shown by a resolution adopted by the Municipal Council of this city, urging the French Government, without sacrificing the material interests of the country, to use its utmost efforts to avert a conflict with Great Britain over this dispute. Premier Brisson intends, when the Chambers reassemble, to agree to the discussion of the Government's internal policy, and also to endeavor to secure the passage otj an indemnity bill. He will then announce the personal reasons which compel him to . resign. President Faure will probably ask M. Bourgeois to assume the Premiership and continue the policy of M. Brisson as approved by the Chamber of Deputies. * LIVES LOST IN CHINESE FLOODS. " Two Thousand Persons Drowned and $1,000,000 Damage to Propertr. Vancouver, B. C. (Special).?The news has just come by the steamer Empress of Japan that 2000 persons were dyowned recently in the district of Woltsig, near Pekin, China, by floods. # Hundreds of square miles in this district were under water. The waves were flva and six feet above the highest elevation. This plain mentioned consists of a densely populated district. One report says twentyflve towns were under water and that thousands of inhabitants flocked to the cities. The floods were preceded by typhoons. Eight boats were wrecked by typhoons off Formosa, including the American bark Como and the German steamer Trinidad, formerly of the Cunard Line. The loss of property and shipping of Formosa by the typhoon amounted to f 1,800,000. 1 t Hundreds of persons died from exposure. Twelve shins were driven out to sea and lost. The French liner Hoohow WM wrecked near Amoy. The crew of the Como was saved. Hundreds of lives were lost in Formosa. 4 A HUSBAND'S HORRIBLE CRIME* ! He Killed His Wife Because She Opposed" His Going Into the Liquor Business. Fatehsox, N. J. (Special).?John P.elnhardt, flfty-five years of age, a few days ago murdored his wife and then fatally shot himself. I Years ago Reinhardt drove a truck for ? brewery. He was thrifty, and in a short time amassed sufficient money to purchase real estate at South l'aterson. He opened a large saloon on Marshall street. Hil saloon venture proved a success, and thil led to his taking to drink. After much persuasion on the part of his wife, he sold out his business five months ago. Ever since that time Reinhardt has been melancholy. Ho would quarrel with hU wife over re-euterl^ the saloon buslnesai but she remained steadfast in her decision to keep him out of the liquor trade. J They fought over the matter and the man. ended the discussion by killing hei and turning the revolver upon himself. > NEW TORPEDO BOAT EXPLOSION. Three Men Killed on the Davis While She Was Making Her Trial Trip. Astoria, Ore. (Special).?On the trial trip of the aew uovernmeni torpeuo uuai v?u on Thursday, some boiler tubes burst. Three men were killed and four were badly injured. All the dead and wounded men were members of the crew. ' The dead are H. Woods, C. McNuley and P. Luetble. The wounded are A. Johnson, A. Buehl, W. Woods and B. Ryan. A New British Cruiser Launched. The third-class cruiser Prometheus wat launched from the dockyards at Hull, England, a few days ago, with all of hei machinery aboard. Sneis a vessel of 2134 tons and 7000 indicated horse power, and will carry eight guns : ~ . ~ " ,1 To Prevent Importation of Leprosy.jftj The California State Board of Health appointed Dr. C. A. Buggies, President cf the Board, to visit tho Hawaiian Islands, t-" h.'ini fhn ?vfonf of lnnrosv there and to report measures to prevent tha introduction of it iuto California. "V Yellow Fever In Ohio. Secretary Probst, of tho Ohio State Board of Health, wont to Portage County and Investigated a case of yellow fever. The victim is Hiss Blanche Beck, a school teacher, who recently fled from the fever district ot Mississippi. J " ' j i