WAS LMEUED UNDER OLD fill!. THE SECOND MAINE. Splendid Fighting Machlm Gilded Down the Ways Safely, Cheered by Thouundt On Entering the Water. e lg-emph ,pw ilivAtlpe-HVW Flying from hm- prow l In tattered tTnlun Hint went down with the the old Maine In lliiviinn, her rr-.i1ri namesake was launched nt Philadel phia Saturday iimlil the boom of guns mill the caceif rf "iO.ihmi specta tor. Tin' battleship, ileslirned to 1"' one of tins most powerful lighting "i" rhlnes In Hie Aint'i-lmii nnvy, vn christened liy Mix Mary Preble An derson, of riirtliitiil. Mi'., who -was chosen ly llnvernor Hill to name the batllcehlp. A mighty cheer wont up from tho throat of tin- great throng ns-vetn-liloil In tin- yiinl nn tho Mnlno glided gracefully lino tho river, while those nearby, who had witnessed .Miss An demon' successful rlVort, greeted the young woniiiii with enthusiastic hand clapping. It was n holiday nt tho Cramp ship yards except for tho few Imnilrott em ployes whoso Horvlor woro nooilod at the launch. Tho yard win thrown open to tho public, ninl nirii, womon ond children oovoivd every viewpoint. In front of tho prow was a plat form tilled with rni) Invited guests. An unusually small pnrly on mo from Washington. President McKlnVey, Secretary 1.01m 11 ml others went re grets. Itonr Admirals Wnlker, Hrad ford and Melville represented the nnvy. The now hnttleshlp Is nhout lift per cent, completed and Is expected to he toady for servlep nhout October 1002. While tho Maine Is. In most re spects, nu Improved Alalmtnn, t'hero IV many hIiHs of difference hot ween tho two, notably tho iim of wnter tubi boiler of the Nlclnusse typo In tho now ship. In her construction tho omission of wood lias lieen car ried to n greater extent than In tho older tdilps. CORN FAILURE OFFSET BY WHEAT. Drought Will Coil Farmer At Least Two Hundred Million Dollar!. All doulits as to tho existing condi tion of the great Western grain crops woro set nt revt Saturday liy telc Ki'iiphtc reports from tho largest pro ducing states. Tho Indicated aver age of corn yield In 300 ilisii'lct of eight principal corn producing stirtes, bused on accurate report Is -lit per cent, of tho maximum crop. This In dicate (l crop of llillo more than 1 INI.IMKI.IX! hushe s. I.nsl von r 4 crop was a liuinper il. 1 e r. 1 ni.rT bushclw, wnrili to tlu farmer an aver age of Ho." cents n lmsliel. or f T.'il.i'n,. 1):4. A loss of tKH),(MK),IMHI hllsliols liurncd til) liy this year's unpreeedent ' cd hot wave and drought would mean a los of over $;'..-o,ooo,ohi to the farm ers nt hint year's prices. Corn Is sell lug 13 cents n hnsliel higher now than Inst year, so that a mm of IJikumhi, 000 bushels would be worth nt this year's prices $l."it,0(H,(Mlo nioiv than Inst. Tho netiiiil los.s to the farmers nt tho worst will bo $2hi.oi io.immi. This loss will be pnrlly otVset by a wheat crap that will far exceed last year's crop of rS2,i;-".)..K)3 bushels, worth $323,515,177 nn average of 02 cents n bmvlicl. MRS. M'KINLEY SUES. Action Begun to Protect Hor Interests Mining Venture Involved. Suit litis boon begun lu the '..'tilted States Court nt Carson, Nevada, by Mr. Ida MoKlnley, wife of tho l'resi dent, and Mrs. Mary C. Harbor, ugainst John Hteelo, Wllllnm Hayes and others to recover possession of the Klljnh mine, ono of tho patented claim of the Cnnton Mining Company which defendants aro operating, anil also for $10,000 damage for ore taken out and shipped by defendants during roe period of occupancy of tho mine. Steele Is the owner of tho Macon City mine adjoining the Klljnh. When President MeKluley visited the coast he had the ninnager of the Canton Mining Company visit him In Snn Francisco and report on several of tho Canton Company' mine, a largo In terest which Mrs. McKlnley Inherited from her tatlior. Miislng Thirty-three Year. John Russell, a farmer living near Tower Hill, 111., smhlouly and myster iously disappeared 33 your ago, mid no trace of him wns ever found. Tho skeleton of a man, found beneath the floor of a house which wa torn down Saturday has been iilentllled aw that if tho mini who vanished u genera tion ago. Trinkets found with the bones Hindu the Idvntliicailon eom pletu. Michael Davltt Coming. Michael 'Davit', the famous Irish man, ex-Member of Parliament, au thor and war correspondent from thu Tniusvaul, sailed Saturday from Ches jourg, intending to remain one year In New York. Teacheri (or Flllpplnos. Five hundred nud thirty-eight school ten chers--3t 13 men and 145 women ailed from Pan l''rniu-lsco for .Manila 011 the transport Thomas. They are appointed for throe years and com pose tho first delegation sent from thl country, 'ilie cost of trnnsporta tlon from this country to Manila la borne by the government, aud will amount to about $300 lu each case. May Be the Benders Governor Stanley, of Missouri, baa granted a requisition on the Governor of Colorado for four persona who are believed by reputable citizen of Montgomery and Labette countlea to be the notorious Bender, who are accused of 87 murder In 1872. Missouri Waihes Away Island. The Missouri river, In finding a new channel, lias cut away almost the whole of Howell's Inland, three miles Nlo-w Missouri City, containing ,1.000 I res of rich corn land. LATEST NEWS NOTES. ' Onvernnr Stone npdntrd the new cnpltol commission. W. Morgan Sinister hn boon n pointed collector of custom for tho I'hlllppines. A convent nnd 20 houses were de stroyed liy lire nt I .a Fralrle, Mon treal, loss $00,IMIt. .lantes It. Ford has resigned a vice president of the lulled Stales Hub her company. I-'iviiiU I'.tIo. n nejro desperado, w:is t .1 1; 011 from Jail mid shut to dentu :it Vnl.illa. tia. A I'll;. man !- in t.otidoi to In ' ',Ii!im tl:ove t!:e A uieiiciiii steel SKel I'toti style of building. The strike of steel workers has rais ed the price of tin plate In Philadel phia from 'JO to 30 per cent. Seven eases of bubonic plautio nnd two deaths from the dread dlscasv lire 'ported from Canslaniiiioplo, Tin1 plant of the Itartieti carriage company, t ItiHnnal!, was destroyed by lire. The loss was t'.'i.tNMi, Hear Admiral Sampson Is routined to his residence at the Charli'vlowii navy yard by it 11 nltack of illness. A. II. Smith, of Cleveland. .. hits been appointed general superintendent of the Lake Kilo nnd Western railway. t.ntrobo Steel nud Coupler Company at Chicago nbandons ill tempt to Im port negro laborers. Captain Marry A. Smith, of the Fif teenth Infantry, has been appointed military governor of I.agiiun province, Luzon. Tho postmnwtor at (Jreonvlllo, Pn will be given live additional rural free delivery routes from Ills olllco on Oc tober 1. Striking loo wngon driver of Col umbus, o., woro granted a ten-hour day nud pity for overtime and rewutn ed work. Judge Steven Instructed tho Jury In the Fosburg trial at Plttstleld. Mass., to bring lu a verdict of not guilty. Fd'iar W. Abbott, professor of lan guages nt Hutler university, Indian apolls, was drowned In ltrond Hippie creek. A elevel.ind druggist wn taken to New York, charged with the theft of J7.r.t. Mr. Carlgnntil, Italian Chnrgo, hns submittal atlldavlts establishing the nationality of two Italians lynched nt Krwln, Miss. Orlando Copeland, aged 35 years, n coal miner, of lliwion, Pa., was In stantly killed by a fall of slate in tho Itrown No. 2 mine. F. M. Sinalhvood, clerk In the rail way postal service, was arrested nt Indianapolis, charged with taking money from tho mails. The National Itrcml Company, capi tal S.l.ooo.iMio. nnd tho Commonwealth Steel Company, capital $1,000,000, were Incorporated lu New Jersey. The steamship "Nome City," which has arrived bete from Alaska, reports a rich strike of gold In the Fair Haven district, IN) miles north of Nome. The Capital Freehold Land & In vestment Company, better known as the "Capital Syndicate Company," of Texas, lu passed Into the hands of receivers. Hesiructlun by forest and prairie tires Is reported from dilTereiit points In Colorado directly attributable to tho condition of grass nnd timbers from the long dry spell. The health olllcer of tho. port of New Yolk, lr. Ioty, has derided to take hold of the mosipilto questtou In Staten Island and attempt to exter minate the pests. An Indiana man, who was delayed In getting a marriage license, threat ened to sue a railroad for $'J0,000 dum mies. Mrs. J. I). Clark, of T.ntrobo. offer ed a rownrd of $U)0 for Information regarding tho whecrnbouts of her hus band. Commissioner nookhlll, at Peking, reported the 'troubles there ended, and tho International troops ready to withdraw. A torrllle explosion of petroleum at Itatum, Itusxla, caused large los of life and property. A rertltlento wn Issued ntitnorlzlng rho First National Hank of Frederick town. Pa., to begin business; capital, $25.0tN). 1 The First Natlonnl Hank of Phila delphia has been approved as the re servo agent for the Natlonnl Hank of South Pennsylvania, at llyudmnn. The firemen employed on tho main Hue of tho Philadelphia & Heading railway have lieen grnnted nn lu crease in wages from ?2,35 to $2.r0. Secretary Long lias nnnounccd the appointment of Capt. Samuel C. Loin ly, Judge advocate general, as Judge advocate of the Schley court of In qulry. (ietieral Maximo Coincz, nwserts that ho went to New York with a view of Impressing upon T. Fstradu Piilnia the necessity of coming to Cuba to be the tlrst president of the republic. Tho joint resolution authorizing the publication of 10,000 additional copies of the "Kecoru or the Pennsylvania Soldiers In the American-Spanish War" ha hoeu signed by Governor Stone. Oen. Hushes report the first sur render of Insurgents In the Maud of Saniar. uOO men, with two Held guns, 30 rlties and 70 bolus, giving them selves up. The chief of police of Ilorlln hat or dered the storage butteries removed from the street enrs. According to the statistic compiled by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion for the year ending June 30, 1900, the employe of the railroad of the United States numbered 1,017,053. A second cable lias been laid be tween Chef 00 nud Taku, connecting with Peklug. The Qermauti also have had t4ielr lines from Shanghai and Talutau duplicated. Mr. Russell, American Charge at Caracas, cables that the asphalt situa tion Is unchanged, the attempt of a judge to oust the Berinudes company having failed and the judge being removed. STEEL TRUST SUES MEW RIVAL.! HEAVY DAMAGES DEMANDED. Billion Dollar Combine Clalme Kokomo Steel Company Inlrlngei On II Patent For Manufacturing Barbed Wire. The billion dollnr stool trust 1 show lug Its teeth nt tho liewlv organised Kokomo Steel. Nail, Itod A- Holler Mill Company, which Iiiih been Incorporat ed wltli 11 capltnllKiillon of $I,'od,ooo. The new concern was formed to op erate outside and Independent of tho trust and, In cmiHilorallou of a bo nus of ?17.IMV) given by tho citizen of Kokomo, I ml., pledged Itself to oper ate Independently for a period of five years. Although tho compet ing company litis not yet begun to erect. Its plant, the trust has taken steps to crush It by tiling Injunction proceeding In the Federal court, claiming Infringement of patent In a mnchliio for. die manufiieluro of barb ed wire mid demanding heavy (lam ages. 'Hie new company nsserlM there is no merit In (lie claims of the trust, and that the suit Is simply a subter fuge to throttle mid kill, If possible, a new mid foriiildalde competitor In business. A site of UD acres has been purchased mid the inai'hlttery Is being built for the new plant, which will op erate with 1,000 men. SAVED 8UGAR DEALERS $6,000. By Not En'e-lng Port Until the President' Proclamation Went Into Effect. The barkentlne Mannlo Swan, with a cargo of about l.L'oo ton of Porto Hleo sugar ha arrived In port nt New York, 10 day from San Junn, nfter having stood off nud on outside the Hook several days waiting for tho proclamation of President MeKluley abolishing tariff duties to go Into ef fect. The conylguee of the sugar, 1.. W. & P. Armstrong, of that city, sny that Cupt. Hlggliis. of the Swan, by keeping out of port, saved them nhout $ii.iMKi, of which the skipper will receive ,no for his net. FRUIT 8CARCE IN THE WEST. Philadelphia Receive Big Order From the Drouth-Stricken Sectlont. Over n hundred carloads of vegotn blcs mid fruit have lieen shipped dur ing tno past rortnlght from Philadel phia to points lu Ohio. Indiana nnd Illinois and to the section lying south erly from these slates In tho Mississ ippi valley. One feature of the mar ket Is the unprecedented demand for lemons. From every city nnd town In the drouth-stricken region comes tho cry for lemons. One linn sent ten carloads during the past week, ami other linns dispatched the fruit In large ptaiit!tlcs. DELEGATES PICK SUBJECTS. Commission to the Conference ol Ameri can States Organize. This country's delegnte to the In ternatloiial conference of American Stall's to bo lield in the City of Mexl eo, beginning October organized In Huffalo Saturday. The subjects to be handled Included: Arbitration; In ternational court of claims; protection of ImltiS'try, agriculture ami com moroo; development of communica tion between the countries composing tlie union; consular, port and customs regulations; statistics, nnd reorganl r.atlon of the International 11 urea u of American Hepttbllcs. To Divert Travel From Buflili. A horizontal cut will bo made In passenger rates between Chicago nnd nil Wisconsin mid I'pper Michigan resorts by the North western, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Wisconsin Central railways to coun teract J lie big reductions lu rate to Hull alo. Which take thousands of Chi cngomis nud ot Iters from the Wlseon win nud Michigan resort. Stat Mine President Arrested. President Kdwnrd Flynn of the Al nbuma United Mlue Worker of Amer ica wiim arrested on a warrnnt charge lug him, Saturday, with InterfortuB with a man earning a livelihood. John Downs, who swore out tho warrant, refused to Join tho union, aud nil un ion miner refused to work with lilui shutting down the mine. To Fight Standard. A glgnntlc combination of the oil producing Interest of Kern county, California, with a capital stock of not less than Si1.tH10.iMMt, Is now In prog ress. It Is the Intention to secure uu organization which will bo In a posl tlon to regulate tho output of the Held. control prices uud oppose tho Stan dard Oil Couipuuy lu liny way nece sary. Dan sh Cabinet Favors Sale, Tho now Imperial cabinet favors tho sale of tho lmilsh West Indies to the t'nlted States. The minister of for eign affairs. Dr. Domitzor. Is famil iarizing himself with the details of the ciim.', with a view to coutluulng tue negotiations to this end. Sent Condolence to Kruger. The oUti'lnl Merlin V.u-tli rtwmmi Gazette announces that on the death ot .Airs. Kruger, July 20. Count von iiiioiow, me imperial cntiucellor, con vcyed his cordial Rvuipnthy to "Presl dent Kruger" through the Gorman minister at Tho Hague. To thl mes sage Kruger replied, expressing hearty thanks, through Dr. Leyds, representative of tho Boer republics. Cold Fonnd In Indiana. George W. Chllds, while prospecting for gold at Spenrsvllle, Intl., on the farm of Mile Glldilen rtlaenvor.ul a vein of gold, one pan yielding $.10. me vein la is inches thick, 40 feet wide nnd one mile long. There Is great excitement In the neighborhood. Negro With a Oun. Fountain Gordon, a negro, shot and killed Belle Campbell and fatally wounded Mattle Simpson, both white, at Monongab, W. Vs., Thursday and ran away. He was later arrested and Disced in. Jail. SUGAR TRUST READY FOR CUBA. Anxious to Del Raw Material In This Country. The Possibility ot Island's Production Practically Unlimited. The sugnr trust I nrepnrlng to OX' tend It business to Cuhn. Thl I prnetleally nlntod by H. O. Hnvomey or nnd the result Is exported to be of grout Importance to the sugnr grow ing Interests of this rounlry. "Hie possibilities of Cuba In sugnr prorttie t lull lire practically unlimited," mid Mr, Haveineyor Tuesday. "At pros- lit tho world's production Is about two-thirds tiis-t sugar, to one-third nne, which I a result of the cut ting down of Cuba's product during the war with Himln. Comllilons are ripe In Cuba now for a resumption mid In- rease or that former production. What wo want I to get the raw ma terial Into this country. A duty on retlned sugnr would bo protection nough for the beet sugar growers of thl country.". This estimate by Mr. lavenieyer of tho effect on the Inter est of the beet sugar grower of this tuintry of free raw sugar from Cuba may bo open to iptesllnli, but tho ex tension of the trust'w business with Culm would cetitalnlv have a marked fleet on the whole Industry, relliilng n well as producing, In tills country. OIL EfI'LOSION COSTS FIFTEEN LIVES. Cargo ol Petroleum Took Fir and Flames Envolope All On Board. An explosion of petroleum on board the American schooner l.onlse Ade laide, Cant. Orr. which left Philadel phia April 24. and Portland, Mo., Juno for Stockholm, In the haiimr nt Stockholm, Sweden, resulted In the death of Cnpt. (trr, 10 member ot the schooner's rrew, four Swedish custom olllclal and the Krnzlllnn consul. Two member of the crew were saved. The explosion set the schooner afire and the blazing petro leum enveloped the vessel and those on board. MRS. INQERSOLL SUES. Wants to Recover $98,000 Attorney' Fee Due Deceased Husband. Kva A. Ingersoll, of Dobb Fer-y, N. Y., widow of tno Into Robert ). In gersoll, and administratrix of his es tate, has brought suit In the district court nt Itutto, Mont., against several heir of tho estate of Andrew J. Da vis to recover Judgment for $0.1,000, with Interest from August 24, 1.HH7, for legal services rendered by Ingersoll during the time of the trial of the suit Involving the validity of the al leged will of the dead millionaire, A. J. Davis. BOURBON CROPS GONE. Kentucky Reports Damage as the Worst In the State's History. Despatches from Kentucky report In tense hent nnd great crop damage. The drought Is by far the worst ev?r known In Iloiirbon county. Tho corn crop will bo ruined and tobacco only tin 1 f a yield. Farmers along tho Lex ington pike refuse drinking water to travelers. Stock water Is hauled sev en miles. King Edward's Title. I ,ord Salisbury has announced that King Edward's title would probably bo n follows: "King I.duard .11 Seventh, by the Grace of God, of the culled Kingdom of Great Itiitalu nnd Ireland, nnd of the Htilisli Dominions Iteyoml tlie Sens, King, Defender of the Faith and Kmpcror of India. ' Rods Break on Brooklyn Bridge. t.ntn Wednesday afternoon It wn discovered that several of tho Riispen sliiti rods ot the north cnblo of tho ltrooklyn bridge were broken. The damage wa small, but It caused con siderable of a furore for a time. The engineer say the expansion was duo to the extreme heat. Much Freight for Porto Rico. The wtemslilp cnmpimlc which do business lM'tweon Now lork and Por to Itieo hnve so many appllcntloiiH for freight Rpnre thnt they nre unable to supply the demand without chartering extra vessel. The crush I due to the fact that much merchandise hn boon held buck for the president's procla mation of free trade with Porto Itlco. It Is said this iiierchnndlw! aggregates nearly $1,000,000 In value. Rev. W. Cunningham, pastor of the Christian church of California, Pa., has resigned nud will go to Japan as n missionary. CABLE FLASHES. Count Tolstoi's doctors do not re gard him ns entirely free from danger until the malaria lias liccil expelled from his system. Ho I much weak ened by perspiring. Fifty houses wore destroyed by are nt Port All Plineo, until, Tuesday Tho diiinuge was $JO0,tMM). Ambassador fhonte hn left I,on don for Holland, not for a holiday but so rumor states nt the Invila tlon of Mr. Kruger, who tieslre hi m to act us mediator In bringing about a settlement. The government nt Cnpt Town, South Africa, has Issued a proclnma tiou authorizing tho commaiiduerlug ot horse lu the Mount Fletcher and Ma tat lulu districts. The presentation of tho freedom of the city of Loudou to Lord M liner, of Capo Town at the Guildhall, was made tho occasion of demonstration lu favor of the wur lu South Africa and the policy of the government The British bark Llexie Bell, Cap- tain Wbelan, bound rur .Newcnstlo. N S. W.. hns beou wrecked at Cane Gwent, New Zealand, and 12 of her crew are missing. Lord Roberts tins Issued an ordor that British dismounted Infantry of ficers are to carry carbines Instead of swords on active service and In man- oevers. The cr.ar hns authorized the minis ter to advance the banks of St. Peters burg, Russia 20,000,000 ruble ($12, 87S.OOO) In the form of an Investment of capital by the crown. 10 MAKE WAY FOR 10RD LI'S SON. AN ACCOMPLISHED DIPLOMAT. Ths Empress Dowager Has Grown Suspicious of Chines Minister to Washington and Will Recall Him. A messenger nrrlvod nt Peking Thursday from II sin 11 I '11. His dls patches slate that I.I China Fung, adopted sun of 1,1 Hung Chang, will soon bo appointed minister nt Wash ington In plnro of Wu Ting Fang, wlm Is regarded with suspicion at tho Chinese court. I.I hl 11 Fang (Lord Ml has already seen many years of diplomatic ser vice. Ills tiovhito was spent In Lou don ns secretary of tlie Chinese lega tion. Lord I.I was sent to .1 11 pit 11 nnd was minister nt the Japanese court up 11 the outbreak of the Cltltiese-.lap- nneso war. Tho reverses of China brought Lord I.I Into disgrace, mid he was charged with failure to keep Ins government Informed of tho Japanese military mid naval affairs. An In the use of the viceroy, however, fortune's smiles have followed her frowns, mid Lord I.I was taken by I.I Hung Chang to Japan, and ns his secretary, look mi Important part lu the negotiation for pence. Lord I.I Is mi m mplished llplomnt, speaking both English nnd French fluently. I ho empress dowager ha degraded 'oil Tyehn, the adopted son of the late P.mporor Tung Chi and heir ap parent to the throne, thus rendering Ills succession Impossible. Wang Wen Chno ami l.u Chan I. In, tho null-foreign ministers, nre said to have fallen into disfavor with the em pros dowager, who has decided to re move them from the cabinet lu the near future. CAR TURNS OVER ON STEEP BANK. A Pullman Detaches From Train and Makes Complete Somersault Eleven Injured. One 111II0 west of Marshall Pnss, Colorado, a Pullman (deeper broke loose from the westbound pnssenger train on tho narrow gauge line of the Denver & Itlo Grande railroad Tues day nud rolled down nn embankment. Kleven passengers were Injured, but none killed. Tho car turned complete ly over mid lighted on Its trucks 11 fret below the truck. The cause of the accldeut Is unknown. THE TORNADO CAME. On Anniversary ol Former One Twenty Years Before Buildings Wrecked. Tho tornado predicted by some of tho oldest Inhabitant ot New elm Minnesota, visited that-section Tues day, wrecking several buildings and Injuring two men. August Woodman and William Thonilltz. employed as carpenter on buildings being erected on a farm, sought shelter In a barn. I ho storm demolished the structure and the men were severely Injured Other farm buildings were lifted from their foundations, nnd several Held of corn and grain were blown Hat on tho ground. MANEUVERS FOR KAISER. Tourist Cruiser Meets the Hohenzollern and Performs Naval Tactics. The Hambiirg-Atnerlciin Lino stenm or Atigusto Victoria, now on a North Cape cruise, met tho Hohenviollerti, with Kaiser llholiii II. alumni, near Bergen. Tho Atigusto Victoria per formed maneuvers with the Ilolienzol- lorn and the man-of-wnr Nlobe. The kaiser showed his appreciation by special nag signals. 1 lie emperor and his suite boarded the August' Victoria aud the passengers of the lat ter went aboard the llolicnzollern aud Inspected it. GARMENT MAKERS' STRIKE. Secretary Whit Announces That It Is Ended General Secretary White, of the United Gnrinent Workers of Atnerl on, announced Friday that the strike of his fidlow craftsmen wa prnetl eally ended, except lu the rnses of several tlrms against whom the work er have grievance. White said tin1 striker would refuse' to (leal with some of tho smaller firms until they comply with the demands for Improv ed sanitary conditions. The strike effected ubout 70,000 workers. CORBIN AND CHAFFEE. Will Reduce Army In the Philippines Thirty Thousand Troops to Leave. The conferences between Adjutant General Corbln nnd Ocncral Chaffee, recently held In Manila, will result In radical economical ami administrative reforms In the army of occupation. It in estimated that the total cost of maintaining the American army In the Philippines can be reduced by 00 per cent. In the course of one year. The Principal change will be the reduction of the present force to hotwccii lio.oon nnd 30.000 men. Tho abolishment of the present army districts nnd three brigades, with permanent liendipiur tors nt .Manila, Dagitpau mid Hollo or Colin, will bo Instituted lu their stead. Tho troops will be eoiice:-.tiatod nt the three points selected, abandoning all minor postfv. Telegraphers' Fight Taken Up. All the brotherhoods on the Dela ware, I.neknwauun c Western system have foderntod and taken up the tight of till) telegraphers. Chairmen of the various grievance committees of tho newly federated organizations nre tak ing the initial stops In the matter at the behest of their respective national oUlcers. $200,000 New Hampshire Fir. The cooperage plant of Proctor Bros, and the stave drying shed ot the White Mountain Freesor Company, were burned Friday, causing loss and seven teuumout hou at Nashua of Sl'OO.OOO. Crispl Is Dying. Slgnor Francesco CrlspJ Is In a state of exbaustlou. The members of bis family and some of bis best friends ud political followers have been sum moned to Naples, Italy, as It Is feared ha will din NO CHANCE FOR SPECULATION, Something Llki 1 90,000 Disappointed Lasl Hunters In Oklahoma Oraweri ot Number Cannot Sell Them. At the Inlrrlor department there ha born no provision made for tho multi tude on the Oklahoma land border that will be disappointed when ths drawing for the claims has been held. 1 here Is one troop of cavalry there to preserve order, mn no Intimation linn been given out that this force will be augmented, 'lite Indications nro that nearly oimi.ihhi will have registered when the laud nlllces close. There I mi aggregation of only l.'l.ooo ttnrtor seel Inns to be divided among thest persons. Tho Interior department will notify the other to clear out. Their generally destitute condition Is 110 eon. corn of the government, and when tin order comes for tlieui to take them selves off it will hsve to bo obeyed. Any refusal will be dealt with by tho wnr department. A number of elalmnnt who hnve registered lit Reno mid Fort Sill, nro reported to have nrriiiigoil to transfer I Inir iiiiiubers to others'. Secretary Illti'licnck said these men have taken tin oath not to do such a tiling nn 1 to use their right for their own rxclu- slvo benefit. There ran no 110 sporll- union in iiieso numbers. Report nre heard of scheme fur disputing of nu merous town sites. The only town silos which have been mtthotisted, nru those of tlie three county scats. No one know where other will bo. ERIGAND WAYS CONDEMNED. Rev. Nowlln Talks Plainly to Baptist Young People' Meeting at Chicago. "The milliner In whleti money Is raised for our churches Is often a dis grace and mi abomlmitloii, said Rot. W. D. Nowlln, of Lexington. Ky.. In addressing n meeting of the Itnptlst toitlig People's I 11 Ion at the Second Baptist church, Chicago. "When the (in 1 ti lt Icnrns to nilopt buwlness meth ods nnd censes holding people up, wo probably shall find our lliinnee In hot- tor shape." While this conference was going 011 11 not Iter was In progress nt tlie Haven school, which touched on mnusemeiilM. Rev, K. F. Jordan, of Green Island, Neb., ttecl.trcd danc ing, card playing mid the theater n wholly out of tho (piestloii. "In some of our young people's societies," sill J Rev. Mr. Jordan, "the desire for nmiisemeiit comes dangerously near supplanting tho desire for a higher spiritual lire." PROPERTY CONVEYANCES. Commissioner ol Internal Revenue Decide the Tax Rato. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes hits decided lu the mutter of the rate of lax on eonveymice of real properly that nil conveyance, where the consideration or value Is $2,000 or less, aro exempt from tax, mid thnt amount Is to be deducted from the value of nil conveyance where the consideration or value exceeds !?'J,40(J. Therefore, lu a conveyance where the consideration or value Is stated to bo $.'i,too, tho $J,i;oo would bo taxable nt the rate of '1T cents for each $0OO or fracl lima 1 part thereof. LONG LINE FROM CLEVELAND. Evorett-Moore Forces Will Arrange Trolley Route Short Link to Eu Id. It Is niinoiineed from a seml-omchil source that the next move of the F.v-orett-Moore forces In their scheme of consolidation will bo to effect nn en try Into Pittsburg which Is physical ly the natural successor of Detroit in tho plan of nliMirptlon. Only thirty miles of the distance between Cleve land nud Pittsburg Is uncovered by electric railways. LARGE NUMBER OF WAR CLAIMS. Auditor Rlttman ol War Department Figure Them Up In His Report. F. V.. Rlttman, nudltor for the war department, has made hi annual re port to Secretary tinge. Mr. Rlttman says that 7.0:10 Spanish wnr claims and 7.103 regular army claims wore received (luring the past year, bring ing the total of pending claim grow ing out of the civil war up to 20,0111; Spanish war, lO.ti'il, and regular army claims up to 0..113. DEWEY TO TRY SCHLEY. 1 1 Accepts ths Presidency and the Court Will Meet In September. Secretary I.ong hn responded to Admiral siiiley's request, and ordered nn olllclal Investigation of his con duct dining the Santiago campaign. Admiral Dewey has been named ns a member of the court, ami will preside. It Is probable that two rear admirals on the retired list will constitute the remainder of the board of Inquiry. The court wjll meet In Washington In Septeinoer. nud tho hearing will be open to the public. FOUND BRIDGE ON FIRE. Man Was Shot At When Hs Tried To Clve the Alarm. What appears to have been a d liberate attempt to burn a Hurllng'on bridge across tlto HI ue river, nt Wy more, Neb., nnd wreck a train wa averted late Wednesday night. Frank Crawford found the approach t.j the bridge lu flames, and ho hurried along to give the alarm, wneu In. was stopped by a stranger, who told him to go no farther. Crawford broke away, when the man shot at him three times without effect. Much of the bridge wns burned and tra.'Hc was suspended all day. Hard Work Losing Hi Office. A. L. Vox, of Wabash Ind., after struggling for 10 years to separate himself from a postoffice that paid him 1(1 cents a day, has at last suc ceeded. He was appointed postmaster of Mier In March. 1881. "I have sent In 150 resignations," ho said, "Anally I stayed away for a mouth. Then an inspector came, found met absent nd suspended me." TH1 MAIIKBTSv . nmnuito. Until, floor stui rit Wi tT-o. I red ... A M M Rye No. I W ti Co No. 1 ysllnw, ear !W tf No. 1 yellow, slmlled 69 0U Mlixilmir , M T 0t No. 1 whits 47 No. 8 whits 4 4(P FLntti Whiter pnti-nt S 70 8 8 Fnney Htrnlglil Wlntiirs 8 fl 8 78 Hat -No. 1 timothy It 60 18 08 Cloror No. 1.'. 10 m 10 78 r use-No. 1 whlto ml. I. ton..,, 1H no 19 09 Itrown mlililliiigs In 09 17 09 Prim, hulk 18 M 18 00 Utiuw iVIii'iit,,, 1 to 8 00 Oat 1 tO 1 78 Dnlry I'roiluatt Drrr-Elgin errnmory ! Jl'd Ohio nrenmery SOj Kniicy nmintry roll 1 17 iirris -Ohio, iniw hf ln!t' New York, unw 1W I0;i I'oultry, eto. ftrspnr lb t 9 19 ( me ilrwd MX It Kudu 1's. suit Ohio, fre.h 18 UM Fritll nnd VflgfilnliU. flnsrit ItitASs per lniliil 9 75 Of I'ftTAToKa-Pnnoy wlilt", V bu.. 70 7$. Caiihaor-p,-r Isirml 178 I (19 Osios pur burri'l , 1 73 I Oj IIALTIMOKR, Fl.mm Winter I'ntmit 9 9 70 8 91 Whkat No. il rod 08 8V Cess mixed 6 4J Oat 4 , 4 Funs. 1 Iiittks Ohio crenmory.. ...... SO U Pllir.AOKI.HHIit. Ftics Winter imtent 9 ST? 8 81 Whkat No. s rwl 77 7 ( ess No. 3 mined 8 61 Oath No. II wtiltfl 8B 87 V lliirr Crriininry, extra SiO ill y.aat I'ooDsylvanla llret. ..... It 10 KKV? YORK, Fi.ons rstnnts W mat No. tl rod. . ..9 834 99 7i' ( oks No. 8 Oats No. i Whlto.... lltTT Creamery .... loos Wtstfl sod I'onna 87 18 14 MVB HTOUK. - Central Stock Yrt, Em Liberty-, Ffc CATTL. Trims heavy, 1500 to 1C00 lb,.. 9 8 819 8 89 Prime, laoO to 1400 II. 8 80 8 78 Mmthttn, l'00 to It IK) II. 6 30 8 69 Fnt linllurs 8 00 6 li lliitehnr, MO to 1000 II 4 21 4 88 Common to fnlr 8 75 4 10 Os -n, common to fnt. 8 0J 4 60 t'o nmoti to good fat bulls AoowS 9 78 4 85 Miloh cows, eneh IS 0J 60 00 Kxtra milch cows, each. 87 60 60 09 noma. Trlme mrdlnm weight. 9 9 17 8 90 lli-st heavy yorker nnd tnuJlum 8 15 8 IT iwy j i-iiunro I'm'Kt'pi. , v 111 n w Oood t'lg unit light yorker.... 18 8 80 I'lgs, cisii moil to good 6 00 6 60 I'rlme tirnvy liogs 8 40 8 80 Common to fair 6 SH 5 85 Hough 8 00 6 SO King 4 OU t OS tHiir. Extra, medium waight wothera.9 4 909 4 J uwu iu uuuion, ,. .... ,. , a da 9 70 Mwlliim , 9 60 8 60 Common to fnlr , 1 60 9 6V Mint I-amb ellppM 4 80 4 60 LnmLs, good to choice, rllppo 1 8 0 6 60 Lnnitjs, common to fnlr, clipped il 60 8 60 I ring Lambs 5j 8 60 CALYI4. Vnl, extra 9 8 00? 7 00 Vfnl, good to oholo. 4 00 6 00 fal, common to fair 8 60 4 00 i al, common heavy 8 73 8 00 BUSINESS IN GOOD SHAPE. Steel Strike Hat Not Yet Affected the Indus trial Situation Sltua'lon Ties, Sheet anl Hoops Command Premium. R. O. I)un & Co.' weekly review of trndo nys A fortnight of tho steel strike baa passed without mnterhilly altering tho position of the contestant or adverse ly affecting the Industry a a whole. Kxceptioual activity is noticed at the mills not affected by the strike, and tho movement of structural material for bridge, building and track eleva tion I mill heavy. Kteel bar for ag ricultural Implement maker are Arm in price and freely purchased. Rail way seek freight car, and rails ara old for delivery next January. Cot ton tie, sheet and hoop are com manding a premium. I'lg Iron I accu mulating, but producer1 offer bo con cessions. Order for tin plates wer not accepted for delivery before Oc tober 1, when the strike began, owing; to the oversold condition of mills, and distant contract are ctlll being taken at unchanged price, but johlter are receiving high prices for good deliv eralde Immediately. Tin ha fallen to the quotation prevailing in May. owing to the Inck of demand here and weakness In London. New lines of woolen good for de livery nfter Oct. 1 opened at moder ate reduction from last year's prices. Supplies of heavy weight goods have been reduced to a satisfactory point, quotations remaining unchang ed at the lowest average price In four years. A few of the most expeusive grades are held above former figures and the bulk of the new domestic clip has gone Into the hand of spocuU- mis. wno await prontnble term. Cot ton good are dull. Withdrawal of prominent concerns from the Fall Riv er seHlng committee suggests lower ir! eg for print cloth. .Mills are not fully employed cither north or sontn. Shoe simp nre producing at full caps city, with orders arriving stendlly, nud salesmen are already placluj spring samples liberally in western and southern markets. Iry hides are still In light demand, with values firm ly held. Variation In the corn market lud.'cnte manipulation by srtock ma ket Interest. Weather reports abne were not sufficiently distressing to car ry the September corn option at Chica go to within a email fraction of 60 cents. High prices prevailed through out the week, and 2,t).l)il bushela of old corn were taken out of cribs and marketed at big prodts. Foreign buy lug t lnslgnincant, Atlantic export for the week amounting to only 1.042. 301 bushels against 3.0IMJ.807 bushels a year ago, when' quotations wer about 15 cent lower.- Wheat prices are more rational, and tbs movement Is heavy; receipts for ths week wers 0.8u8.d28 bushels, against 6,04o,W busheU last year, i '
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