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Still Fighting id Pekio. Dowager Empress Said to be Held Id Sacred City Wblle Alllea Bombard. Weahiogtoo, Atf 19?From Qeo <?bafee today tbe wer department reeeived offiolel ooofircnitioo of tbt fall of Peki'j tod the roeeoe of the besieged togetiooere. The diapetohee of ibo Amerieao oom meader ?u not loog tod oootoioed few dotaile. bot the ooooooooled eetiefeotioo witb wbiob it win reeeived by oAoiele of Ibo admioietretioo iodioated oleorl y Ibo eoitety tbol bod beeo eogeodered by bio prolooged sileoee His Ion eommooisetioo to the goveromeot prior oo Ibo reootpt of todey'e edvioee, wie dale Aog 11. et Molo?, elm set 30 mileo frooi Pekio. Tbe eiploootioH of bio eileeee io etfgoetod io edvioee reeeived bj tbo oo?y depertmoot today from Ad mint Remey. who telegraph leg fron Toko oo ibo 18th, eeye ibo oetegrepb lioo botwoeo Ibol poiol ood Pekio io i o tor r opted Tbo ooblogrooi frcm Adoiirol Remey oootoioe tome importoot ioforaolioo oo4 oieotioood by Qeo Cbaffee. He mekoo ibo otertliog etetemeot, oo Jep ooeeo aetbority. ibol Ibo iooor oity of Pekio woo boiog bomberded by ibo dived rorooo Admiral Reoioy toyi eloo Ibol Ibo dowofer empreee it wetoioei io tbo iooor oily by Priooo Toogodo. Ad?tooe roooitod lolo loot oigbt from obo roreige eflee ol Tokio, Jopoo, by two Jopooeoo legetioo io tbieoity, ooo Irm eod omptify previoee ooeoooie of tbo eeptore of Pokio by tbe allied er oope Following to tbo teil of Ibo diepoteh from Qeo Cboffoe, oe modo public by Ibo wor dopertmeol: Cbefoo. Aog 19. 1900 AdjaUnt Oooeret, Weebiegtoo Pokio. Aog 15. ? We eotered legt tioe'e groeode it 5 o'clock leet oigbl witb Poortoeotb *od lifhl battery Kigbt woooded dartof dey'e fighting ; wtboffwioo ell well Caeff<*o The diepttoh, whioh woe reeeivod dorioff tbe moroiog, wee treosoaitted immedietely to the presideot, et tbe White Hooee. He expressed hi* gretileettoo et tbe oewe it oootoioed, pertiowUrly et the emell lore tosteioed ky the Amjrieeo troope A ct?py of tbo diepotoh woo ooot to Adjt Qeo Oorbto. wbo ia io Now York. Il will bo ootod tbet the ditpeteh twdioetes tbet tbe Amorioeo troope eotered tbo legottoo grooode ot 5 Voleek oo the eveoing of tbo 14th ioat By tbe Weebiogtoo offieiele eod by tbe eeverel legetioo offieiele to wbom it wea ebowo, Ibo doto of Qeo Obeffee'e oom mooioetloo it regarded aa ao error of tfooemieeioo. It ia believed that tbo word "fifteenth" ehoold bo sixteenth All previous adtiooe, offioial aod nooffi oiel. hove iodiootod that tbe leiratioo wore relieved oo tbe evening of tbe 16tb. Wedoeoday, ?fter o doy of ebarp Igktiig Minister Wo, the Cbioese representative, aod tbo Jepaooeo mtoii tor, were qoito poeitive oo tbie poiot. oil of tboit ofloitl odfiooa boiog that owtroooo io tbo oity of Pekio we* ofeotod oerly io tbe ovooiog of Wedooedoy. tbo 15th ioat. Tbo foot (bat ooly Ibo Fourteenth iofeotrv ood Riley'i bettore eotered tbo oity oo ebowo by Qeo Cbaffee'* dupetch, dooo ool indioete tbot tbtf Ntotb iofootry ood tbo merinos, wbo wore eo eooopiooooely gollool through ami ibo adveoee opoo tbo oopttol. did waft pertieipete io ibo eogegemeot, wbieb rooolted diroetly io tbo roooae of two beoieged logotiooora. It ia pointed fell oo likely Iba? Got Cbaffee, ootiog M) owoeeoeoee witb th*> otber oommood ore, divided bie force, lootiog tbo Nioih iofootry ood 'he morirtoo without tbo wolle of tbo oity to oot oe o reer gword, to preveol tbo eeoopo of Chinese troope by otber golea tbao thoeo tbreogb wbiob the aliiee eotered, or for oomo other excellent reeeoo. RUSSIANS TAKRTERRITOY Loodoo. Aog. 'JO. ? "(Jen. Qrode* koff." eove tbe St. Petereborg oorree poodeot of Tbe Tioiee, ' telegrapbe a romerkeblo feot, wbieb moet bo tekeo oe o premootfory ootioe of what ie pro webly io follow. Tbe Roesieoe beve oow oooqoered tbe right beok of tbe Amor, wbieb, therefore, ie oo looger tbe frootier bot eo ioteroal river of the Boooieo empire." LAST STAND BEI NU MADK Loodoo, Aog 20, 4:20 o m ?Rear Admiral Broee eeblee he admiralty from Cbefoo, Aog 19, ea follows: "Am loformed oo tbe eutbority of the Jepeotee tbet etreet fighting ?tili ooo* tiooee io Pekio, pert of wbiob ie oo fire "Yen? Sa prevented tbe ompreee from leoviog ood o laet etaod ia eV w boiog made io tbo iooer oity wbiob n eerroooded by tbo elliee end beiog bom borded " Now York, Aog 19? Mro Jemee HtrethiH, of Alloolio Highlondo, S J , io dood ?fter eufferiog for a week from well deGoed oymptuma of hydro pwobio. A month ego M re Stroth if/e oon died of tbe oomo dieree? Both ojotbor ond child were bitten by o pleytul po; py. It woo not until Iho eon's dooth Ibot the dug wee killed ood foood lo hove beto dieeeeed Tbe motbe? waa tekeo ill o week ego ood io opite of tbe b?et rtedicel treat ?ool, obo died at noon Ic ley io awfol ogoww. WHERE IS TU AN AND THE EMPRESS. Wellington, Ang 20 ?The Amer ican reply to China's lateet appeal for ? oeaaatioo of hostilities received today from Li Hoog Obaog, has not been made known and it is likely that the matter will be one of the main subjects of consideration at the cabinet meeting tomorrow But there is reason to believe that the overtures will in effect be rejected, on the ground that the conditions laid down in the American note of Aug 12 have not been complied with and until complied with the government's course must pro ceed without reference to China's desires for a halt in the proceedings The dispatch of August 12th said specially that the United States was ready to enter into an agreement between the powers and the Chinese government for a oeaaation of hostil? ities) on condition that the relief foroea should be permitted "to enter Pekin unmolested" and escort the legationera thereform, under auch cir cumetancee at the commanding gen eral might lay down. But up to the preeent time there is no evidence that the allied forces are unmolested at Pekin, or haver eoeived the sanction of the imperial government to con vey the legationera to Tien Tain with out farther trouble and under the conditiona laid down by the com mending general On the contrary, all the dispatches indicate that the allies are meeting stubborn, reeis tanoe and there is an entire l ick of oomplisnoe with the conditions laid down by the United States in its dis? patch of Aog 12 Aa stated, bow ever, the government baa given no authoritative statement of ita pur po#e in reply to Gbina'e application of today, and there is still a slight obance that oompleto compliance with demands of Aug 12 may be an noiinced in the Pekin dispatches before the final determination on the the reply is made But the disposi tioo tonight is clearly in the line in dicatcd The situation at Pekin was made more clear today from many eources The latest advice appears to be that from Consul Fowler, at Chefoo, re peating a dispatch received from Consul Ragsdale at Tien Tain The latter reports 1 Chinese troops surren dered in palace grounda " The Jap anese legation received a dispatch of the same general tenor, but more in detail, stating that the Chinese troops retreated on the 15th within the im perial palace, and that ihey were aurroun led there vith the Japanese military beadquartera located in the Japjnese legation Admiral Remey also transmitted an authentic report from Pekin on the 15th. Buying, "Troops moving on the imperial cry " These several dispatches from dif ferent sources establiah clearly that the imperial palace and grounda were under aiege But not one of the dispatohee is clear as to how late this condition of affairs existed. The Fowler dUpatcu is the latest to be received, and is dated the 20th, but probably that ia the date on which it leti Tien Tain. The Japaneae dia pslcb also refers to the Chinese taking refuge in the imperial palace on the 15th, but does not bring the situation beyond that day 8o that the lateat information, while ahow Ing the imperial city surrounded doea not diaoloae the iaaue of this aitnatioo, nor how long it has oon tinned. Today's diapatcbea seem to make clear that the emperor and the em preae dowager have made their escape from Pekin, and that about the only preeent aervice of the impe rial palace and grounds ia an asylum iu whiob the demoralized Chinese soldiers are making a laat stsnd. The Japaneae legation's advicea today ahowed that the banners of the imperial cortege were seen leav ins* P. kin on the 12th, and that probably the empreaa dowager, as well as the emperor, had left the city Consul Genersl Goodnow advised the state department that ho had information from Chinese aoejrawl that the empress dowsger hsd left Pekin The attitude which the internation al forces will observe toward the emperor and empress dowager is understood to have received < flisial consideration smong the powers, resulting from a request by the southern viceroys that no personal indignity be shown to China's rulers In response to this, it is quite generally understood that there will be no personal indignity to the emperor and empress dowsger, not because it is felt that tbero ia any apeoial consideration due t iem, but because China would be pre ipi tated into a chaotic condition if the responsible heads of the empire lost their functions. In view of the genersl desire of this government and the others concerned to keep China intact and speedily restore quiet the disposition among officials is toward refraining from any per aonal imiignities to the Chine*?) rulera It develops in this conuec tion thst all of the powers recently rejected the proposition of the con sols st Tien Tsin to destroy the tombs of the Ming dyuasty. The proposed destruction was a threat held out to the Chinese in the hope of bringing them to terms But the powers rejected the proposal and thus gave significant evidence that anything calculated to give personal affront or indignity to the Chinese waa not a part of the present cam paign. JAP CAVALRY PURSUE London, Ang 20 -The Japanese cavalry has left Pekin in pursuit of the dowag?r empress and her court, aooord ing to telegrams from the north received at Shaoghai by Chinese officials. These dispatohes aver that the ompress and her treasure traio, proteoted by 30,000 troops, bate already arrived at Wu Tai 8ao, io Sbansi province. The field telegraph north of Yan Tson is interrupted and nothing under Pekin dato appears to have reaohed Yang Tsnn sino Ang 17. Heavy rains have been fallicg in the previnoe of Pe Chi Li. The landing of the British troops at Shanghai is not oausing ezoitement among the natives. A deraobment of 100 Froooh marines landed there today. A custom's oruiaer is reported to have gone to Tien Tsin to take away the foreigners resooed from Pekin. Many influential Chinese have inter? ested themselves in ths fate of a Chinamen senteneed by an English eourt at Hongkong to six months' imprisonment at bard labor because be was a member of the Triad society. MISSIONARIES MURDERED. Wasbiogtoo, Ang 20?The state department this morning reoeived a dispateb from Consul Fowler, dated Cbefoo, Aug 15 It relates to the mtssaore of missionaries and others at Pao Ting Fu, wbioh has been referred to a nnmber of times in the press dispatohes and has generally been con? ceded to have occurred on June 30. The first part of the dispatch is so badly mangled io transmission that it is impossible to make muoh of it The text is as follows : Cbefoo, reoeived Aug 15, 1900 Secretary of State. Wasbiogtoo : Evening 13 b. Reported all Presby? terian missionaries Pao Ting Fu killed June 30 ; premises burned?same ('tight?) Catholic mission. Rain -topped work July 1st, attaoked American (board?) (Pitkin ?) ebot dead trying to keep gang out. Mis-see Morreii Gnuld taken Boxer neadquar tern, killed (Bignall ?) killed noor ( Temple ?) Cooper and Belgians fate uncertain OffioialH bad sent all homo from Yamen All natives connected foreigners suffer liko fate. Authority special messenger sent by Tieo Taiu missionaries. Fowler. RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY. London, Aug 21.?Julian Ralph ia The Daily Mail this moroiog quotes from a diplomat of high standing, whose oame is not given, who declare* tbat Russia is vigorously endeavoring to secure Amerioan support and to break the harmony existing between the United States and Great Britain "England,1' says the diplomat in questioo. "has no first oiass power ex eept Amorioa whioh cffjrs her the slightest ground for hoping a friend ly hearog of her oase The hitter feeling of today will generate war againsr her tomorrow Russia's plao, Wbioh is encouraged by Austria-Huo gary. Fraooe aod Germany, i* to strip G'eat Britain of all support to leave her naked before sueh a war begins. Philadelphia, Aug 20.?The United Statea battleship Alabama left Cramps' shipyard thia afternoon for ber official trial, whioh will take plaoe off the New England coast during the early part of next week The Alabama will go directly to the Brooklyn navy yard, where ahe will be placed in dry dook for tbe purpose of having ber bottom cleaned and painted From there the battleship will go to Boaton harbor, where ahe will anchor for several days while her machinery is being overhauled The apeed trial will take place on a measured course between Cspe Ann and Cape Porpoise The?Alabari)a's contract called for a speed of 16 knots an hour for four consecutive hours Prevented a Tragedy. Timely informal tun given Mrs George Long, of New ttttaltl villo, Ohio, prevented a dread ful tragedy and caved two lives. A trigbful cough hid long kept her awake every night. She had tried many leinediea and doctors but steadily grew wor*e until urged to try Dr King'a New Discovery. One bottle wholly cured her, and she writes this marvelous medi? cine h1m> cured Mr. Lung of a severe attack of Pneumonia. Such cures are positive proof of he matchless merit of this grand remedy for curing all throat, chert and lung troubles. Only 5Uc and $1. Kvery bottlo guiirantcod. Trial bottles free at J. V. W. Df>Lortne'<< Drug Stole Heat Kills In Charleston. Charleston, Aug 21 ?There were fix prostration* from beat here during the day, two of the oases reported prcv iog fatal. Q>go Williams aod William Ha* ison, negroes, who wero overcome at tho Atlantic 1'hoNpbatu works, died within an hour after tho prostration. Tho other patient* are all doing well. Tuoy *re Irene Smith, au unknown woman ; A Balgcr of Alexander meet ; George H ffm <n, of Kooxville, Toon, and a colored nan named Wash William? The highest temperatore registered here during today wan 99 degrees -?-^aa? ???* - Dr' Cndy'a Condition Powder* re just what a horse r.eedn when in bad cm dition. Tonic, Mood purifk-r and vermifuge They are not foot* but tedicin<>, and tbo beat to ufte to put a hone in prime condtion. Price 2& centa per package. For sale by Dr A, J China. Dec 30?o CALEB POWERS POUND GUILTY _ Of Being Accessory to tbe Murder of Gov Goebel. Georgetown, Ky, Aog 18 ?"We, the jury, find the defendant guilty and fix his punishment at confinement io the penitentiary for tbe rest of his natural life." This was tbe wording of the ver diet rendered today in the case of ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers, charged witb being an accessory before tbe fact to tbe murder of Win Goebel The jury retired at 1 32 p m. and returned its verdict at 2 25, having been out only 53 minutes Tbe vote in favor of a life sentence was unanimous. When tbe jury retired the belief was general that its members would fail to agree and in this opinion the defendant himself was firmly con? vinced When the verdict of guilty was returned, Powers, for the first time daring the weary six weeks of tbe trial, betrayed his feeliogs Under all of tbe trying incidents of tbe trial be bad maintained a changeless expression Tbe verdict of guilty, however, apparently staggered him He was sitting near tbe door of tbe jury room and when the jurors knock* ed the door summoning the sheriff, his face took oo ao anxious look When the twelve meo filed into the room aod took their seat * aod as Clerk Peon called tbe roll of jurors the prisoner did not appear to be more excited than tbe vast throng of spectators. "Have you made a verdict, gentle men ?" inquired tue court ?'We have," tbe jurors assented, and at tbe same time Mr Stone, the foreman, passed the verdict to the clerk, who read it aloud Powers, always pale, grew ghastly white as tbo verdict was read and hia face betokened great mental anguish. Then, somewhat regaining hin com posure, he turned to Misses Danger field, who bad been in conversation witb him, and said : "I was not expecting that The verdict is un juat." There was no sort of demonstration following the * verdict and the vast crowd filed out of the court house almost in sileoee Powers remained in the court room for some time after tbe verdict was rendered, in confer? ence with his at'.rrneys, who will at once move for t. new trial, and, fail? ing in that, will take an appeal When the jurymen entered the jury room, Juror Stone, the oldest man on the panel, was elected fore man Juror Porter, the only Republican on the jury, the first to speak, said: 'Gentlemen, I am a Republican and I have said that 1 did not believe Goebel'a murder was the result of a conspiracy I did not think Caleb Powers could be guilty, but I have heard the evidence and I am con? vinced he is 99 Others also made talks aud it is said one of tbe men of the jury inti mated that he thought tbe death pen ally ought to be inflicted However, when a ballot was taken all 12 of the jurors voted for life imprisonment. Tbe jury which sat in the case was composed of eight Democrats three anti-Goebel Democrats and one Re publican, aa follows: I G Stone, farmer anti Goebel; Harris Mussel man, farmer, anti Goebel; W. 0 Tin der, farmer, anti Goebel; A. W. Craig, mercbaot, Democrat; W P Munson, farmer, Democrat; W H Oldbam, merchant, Democrat; Ben Ford, farmer, Democrat; George Murphy, Democrat; J T. Mulberry, farmer, Democrat; J T Croaswait, carpenter, Democrat; Alonzo Kemper farmer, Democrat, J C. Porter, school teacher, Republican. One of the jurors said tonight that the jury were influenced in making up their verdict by many things in the evidence, but that some of the chief points were Powers' own admission on the stand that he organized the crowd of 1,200 armed mountaineers which came to Frankfort, Jan 15 his corroboration of parts of the testi? mony of Noakes, Golden and Culton, tbe proof that be gave Youtie:7 the key and that the shot was fir d from his office It is doubtful whether the Youtsey case will be tried, al? though it will be called on Monday Mr Crawford, of the defense made a statement in court this afternoon that Youtsey, according to his phy sician is still threatened with typhoid fever. One of his attorneys, John M Stevenson, is also ill of typhoid fever and Mr Crawford would not Bay whether or not the defense would be teady on Monday In the event that of Davis, Whitaker or Combs wili be taken up After the jury retired the case of lleury Youtsey, also charged with complicity in the Goebel assassins tiou, was called The defense was represented by L. J Crawford and R W Nelson of Newport and Judge Askew of Georgetown A long list of witnesses were called but few answered to their oames. Now York, Aug 18 ?A special eablo dupstoh to Too Journal from Delugoa Bay Rays that according <<> reports there Gen Dew< t has turned un the British, defeated them aod oapturod 4,000 men. BELIEVED IN GHOSTS DR. ELLIOTT COUES SAID THAT OFTEN SAW THEM. HE The l'timou* Ornltliotogjlat'fl Descrip? tion of the Spirit of n Dend Friend Who Appeared Io and <'on versed With Him In Hin lloont. OUTER GARMENTS. Dr. Elliott Coups, the. famous oral* thologist and member of the Ameri? can Academy of Sciences, was long recognised as the foremost advocate of belief in tho existence of ghosts. He had promised several of his friends that, if able to do so, he would appear to them after his own demise, and they are still waiting, with no little inter* est, to sec if he can carry out the agreement. "I have myself scon the ghosts of a good many dead persons," said the doctor one day. "I remember one oc? casion when I had just gone to bed, tho light being turned out, I was com? posing myself to slumber when I sud? denly besame aware of a presence in the room. The impression conveyed to ray mind was that it was tho pres? ence of a certain person lately deceas? ed, with whom I had been on very in? timate terms. In fact, I felt an over? powering sense of the nearness of the individual in question. "About the same moment there arose slowly from the floor a nebulous mass of what looked like shining white vapor, which began to take shape, as did the smoke from the cas? ket opened by the fisherman in the 'Arabian Nights'' tales. Gradually it assumed a more distinct outline, un? til it presented a radiant image of my friend. Tho lips appeared to move, and from them came an intelligible ut? terance, a message In short, from the departed. I do not care to say what that message was. "I can assure you that the vision was no dream, and the nature of the nie? sago was such as to eliminate, to my own satisfaction at all events, the the? ory of hallucination. What, then, was this shape of shining white vapor? Was it a human soul? It is n question pregnant with intense interest. "Bach of us, I believe, has in him a ghost, which ordinarily is confined to the precincts bf the body. When I die, my ghost leaves my body perma? nently, and, having done so, perhaps it may continue to be the vehicle and means of expression of conscious will, memory and understanding. St. Paul says, 'There Is a natural body and a spiritual body.' It is of the spiritual body that I am speaking. "Our senses take cognizance of no I forms of matter except those which are in a certain degree of condensa? tion, but the spiritual body may be of a more rarefied and tenuous substance. The nonappearance of ghosts to us may be a question not of the existence of specters, but of the acuteness of our perceptive faculties. "My own experience is that the com? ing of au apparition is always preced? ed by a carious sensation which I call the 'ghost chill.' When this symptom arrives, the threshold of consciousness seems to be shifted to the extent of rendering possible a perception of somethiug ordinarily invisible. The change is usually very brief, lasting only a few seconds, during which the manifestation occurs. "One reason that I have for believing the evidence of my own senses In this matter is that on several occasions the apparition of my own personality has presented itself to other persons in places where my body was not at the time. Some years ago I was in Chica? go, at an ordinary evening party with about 40 friends, when an individual In Washington, who did not even know where I was, was visited by my phan? tasm and received from it a brief mes? sage stating where I was at the time and giving the names of two or three of the guests present?pei sons with whom the observer was uuacquainted. This was one of the rare cases where a ghost mado itself audible. "You ask what would happen if ouo should approach a ghost such as I have described and try to touch it. My re? ply is that there would certainly be no danger in doing so, for specters never do anybody any harm, the fear of them entertained by most people being sim? ply a dread of that which is unknown and not understood. Whatever is un? known is always terrible. But the phantom is composed of matter too tenuous to present any obstacle, and I do not doubt that it would dissolve and disappear if you attempted to walk through it."?Washington Post Newest Style? In .lacket? and Wraps The Loose Sack. The loose sack seems to have estab? lished itself as a hard service wrap, and it is undoubtedly convenient, although ugly. It is becoming only to tall, stately women with a dignified carriage and no superfluous flesh. I'pon a email woman it lo?cs nil attraction, and on a stout on* cloth jacket. It is absurd. The flaring collar and lurgs revers give it what style it possesses, and for traveling it is decidedly useful. To most figures the short jacket, tight at the back and tight or loose ia front, is more becoming than anything else. This never goes out of fashion, although the basque, revers and sleeves vary a little from year to year. When It Is trimmed at all this season, except by stu hing or straps, the decoration usually consist* of round cords, which form a design h\ relief. The long redingote holds its own. It is adorned with stitching, which often simulates a round pelerine at the shoul ders. The latest form of tho cape, for use' with elegant toilets, is short at the back and sides and has long stole fronts reach? ing to the foot of the gown. These capes* are covered with lace, beads and span? gles and are very elaborate. The cut depicts a new jacket of mastic cloth. It is half fitting at the back and straight iu front, entirely bordered with six rows of stitching. The collar and revers are very large, and there is a deep pelerine with stitched straps at the shoulders. The lining is of light, brochc silk. The large straw hat lias a twisted brim and is trimmed with plumes. A fringed scarf of velvet is arranged be? neath the brim, over the hair, in the Spanish style. Judic Chollet. SUMMER SKIRTS. Nothing: Decidedly Raw In Shape to Be Expected. The thinner the material used the am pier the folds are at the back of the skirt Many gowns of sheer summer fabrics have the skirt carefully formed and shaped by insertions and bands of trim? ming, while the goods for the waist are in the piece, to be made up as desired. Tunics will be worn all summer. They ?re long and are frequently finished with fringe. A plain skirt is more suitable fox a young girl, however, although tunic* are used occasionally iu juvenile cos tumos. Skirls with plaits iu front have been, attempted, but are not acceptable. It requires a very slender figure to look wel" in them. The front of the skirt is usually quite.flat and plain. Just how long plait? ed and tucked skirts will l>e worn cannot at present be safely predicted, but cer* A Ilemarknhle Cane. Matthias Btelubcrger, who is at pres? ent living with his grandnephew, Percy W. llolcomb, near Fostodla, is a veteran of the Mexican war. In one of the charges of his regiment at the battle of Resaca do la Talma, his horse stumbled and fell, and, throwing him to the ground, knocked him senseless and paralysed his spine. When he was taken to the hospital, be was able to tell everything that took place up to the time he was hurt, but after that everything was blank. He has always maintained that he was about 21 years old. lie has, in fact, been blind to all progress. The other day he was struck on the head and lost consciousness, and when he came to a peculiar expression was noticed on his face, as If he had just awakened from n long sleep. The first question that he asked was, "What are all those wires up there on the poles for?" lie was greatly astonish? ed at the electric cars and bicycles. He says. "I guess Hint the world has ?rone so far ahead of me Hint 1 will never cntch up with it."-Toledo Cor. Cleveland Plain Dealer. ineonKlnten t. "You keep nu? waiting so long!" com? plained the customer. "Madam." said the worried grocer, who was economizing In his business by employing only one clerk, "ain't you the woman that was In here yesterday kicking about short weights?"-Chica? go Tribune. beng aline gown*. taittJy all summer, so it is safe to plan the warm weather wardrobe on that un? derstanding. The illustration shows a gown of pink bcngalinc. The skirt, which is plain In front, has three stitched plaits at each side and s watteau plait at the back. The bodice, light fitting behind, bsf two plaits in trout, which at the top fornr a sort of collar corded with black velve\ This collar i> continued t.> the waist bj fine plaitings of white crej e de chine will black velvet dots. The halt length sleeves are of the same kind of crepe de chine, and have caps of pink bengaline, corded with black velvet The plastron and <?ol lar are of puffed mousseline de sole. Gold bnttotts form the decoration, and a black velvet belt is worn. The leghorn bat lias n twisted brim with pink a/.aleas under the left side. It i* trimmed with black plumes and s jewel? ed buckle. Junto CHOI.LET.