OBI tiCIOKJIG Jlllff. LONDON JAMMED. Million! Anomble to Honor Britain! Boo eauful Ruler. Sixty years of successful reign on the part n( qtipen Victoria, linn brought to gether such a vnst concourse of people numbered by tho millions, n gathering of celebrities representing every tuition m tin- globe mill H display nf naval and military power which will make the Jn-4il-f tin' most insulting celebration In th iU(i.iv of tin' win-Ill. Hiimlriy. tin- tlrst ilny nf the Jubilee, was observed In nil Hi" i liun-he llirnimhiiitt tin- realm nf Hivnt llrlli'ln iiml iil-n In ninny t lll"H thrnitghotil t In' I'nlted Slate. Til - i.jn 'ii. Willi the nt-inhcra nf the i-i'Vn! family, mi.'inli'il illvlt woiliii ni'st. U'"tg"'s Clini" I. Windsor, wlii i" li r nip.l sly offered solemn thanks In ll"i. Th" service consisted nl special prayers I "I- llin queen. Fmprcs Frede rick if ili iiiiai'.v occupied H Mini I" III ' l-lulll nf til" lill'ill, while tin- Dllko nf I'lipiniiiKlit w-ns seated lit In I- loft, 'l'lii' xiM" nt Mi-.' church wns iiiiikI Impr -B-sp-e nn (hi' service simple. Tim ipii'i'ii wn dress-d In black ex opt fin- H white Hilt In li"i- luiim t. At tin! conclusion if till' sot vice Hi" queen, With linwi'il li.-ml, continued In ullntit prayer. Tli-n fnll.iWi'il ll lunching acetic Wlllrll Will l-Vrl' lltlg.'r Ill till' llll'lllllt y nf those till W llll.'Fyil It. Summoning Fullness Fre il ill -k. who bowed Inw nt ln'l- side, Hi" 111 klrs'il her nil linlh check". Til" HiiU if Cnnnaiight ninl I In- other nf lli family followed, r-'celving mi bend ed kiicmn similar token nf affection. In ninny oases the recipient was kissed M V 'nil 1 1 ri 1 1 Tin- queen was profound Iv iniiv.il ninl lour rnlli'il ilnwn her v'lu'-'kM. At last, anil evidently Willi I'.vi-iil r-'liiflnnrp, nil" beckoned her In dian nit ndntit. ninl leaning nn Iiit mill, passed slowly nut nf tln chupcl, tin- entire congregation standing, the mift light railing tlirmmli thi multi colored windows, ninl lhi exquisite etrnlti nf the organ rising mul swell ing li 'inntli tin- gothic-banncrcd roof. It whk n scene never In lie forgotl'il and thrilled nil pi-iwnt with strong emotion. TO THE QUEEN'S HEALTH. Notab'.e Gt'.hrrlug Preiided Over if the Frlr.ci of Wali. Tli pilnrp nf Wnli', H pri'l'l"lit of Hip Iinppilal Inntltiitp, invnlili'il over a Immiiipt kIvpii liy Hip Instituto to the t'lilnninl pi-"inp-. Kvpi-ylmily wnro a ilii'iiatliii nf dnmp wirt. Htm-K. rllilintig mul vnriniin nnli'i'W, tnui'tlii'r with Hip Hpli tuli-r nf nrli'ntnl enstiinipfi wnrn liy l'v i':ihI"-ii pntPlitnte. mail" a lull Hn lit .Mi-i ii '. Tli" uiU'Ht iiiiiiilici'i'il IuiiiiIipiIm nml i pi r" 'iit"il I'VPiy liiani li nf nntlim al ninl 'iilmiliil llfp. Afti'r illnnnr tho pi iin p i;f Wain prtipimnd "Hip health nf Hip 'ii""!i." In a fi-llrltoii Kpci-rh ho Vi-fpfi ! to Hip iippi'iiiK'hltiii Julilli'P i-"li'la ntl.iii. iiiIiIIpk that In- Iiml no ilnnlit tli".v wonlil i-ppi'lvp Hip fanilPai' tniiyt!' with tnni'p in i lulilii I lull i'Vpii Hum w.ii iiHiinlly thp i-im'. Thia wa fnl lowi'il IV i'nliiiK"il i-liP.'iliiK. wnvinit of tlrtinlki'ivllh'fd mul rrlPn nf "lii'ml, Iiml lilr-41 liPr," Hip ciitli-p i-oinpany Ht:tnllmr. "I l'"K ynii," Iip Kiilil. "to iltink with hip tier liiiiHIi, conRrntttlHtiiiK hi-r lint only lipn'l ll"l' illaillnnil Julilli'P, Imt 11 pi ill ln'i' i pi niil i'pIkii." Till wax fnllowpd liy l pii 'wril I'lilhiit-KlM of chpi'i inir. Hip luitid ii'iii'iitiiiK Hip niiinlc of the natlniinl nn HiPin. Amid Hip pnthiiHliiBin th pilii.'P i alli'il for "imp rlii pr iiioi p." Thl wan rIvpp. only to Iip fnllowpd hy hiioHiit, nml Hint ly a third. Tanked won't Bite. Uoraucp of Hip iinwUlinciK'' of AniPiU-nns to pay exorbitant piIi pb for Ni-atM nt Hip tJiippn'H 1 .IiiIiIIpp I'uh'pb kI i hi. I.dlldiill Hpi'i'iilatnlH lire I'll Id to luive li st K'.Odll.iiiHK SPAIN INDIGNANT. .Commiiuoneri Lee ind Calhoun ittaoked by tho Pren. H "Kl Dinro d'e la Marina," a SpiiniHh pappr nt Havana, publlhPB a IpUpi' from H Now York correspondi-nt, cx PI'piihIiir indlKnant BiirprlHo nt thp pu-lilli-allon in New York of CoitBiil-Ui'n-oral I.pp'b report on the Hula chho he fore the nriKliiHl had reaehed Hip Blutu depart men t, and characterising the oc currence as " a Brave breach of dlploni ntle propriety." The paper, coniiiient lii(r editorlnlly upon the report, reiter ates Its former attacks upon Consul Opueral Lee, alleRes that his rpcent ilHi'lal reports as to the 'reeoncentrad os" in Cuban towns have bpen hlnlily exasKPialeil, and criticises Mr. Calhoun for tarrylnR In New York In open con sultation with the known enemies of 4pain for 24 hours after reaching that city, Instead of proceeding directly to Washington to mako his report What the Greeii Unit Pay. The draft of the treaty of peace be tween Qreeee and Turkey Is likely to be submitted to the powers In a few dnys. The amount of the Indemnity wh!ch Greece will pay, It Is believed, will be 5,000.000 Turkish pounds, the largpst amount the Urepks could pay. It has also been generally conceded for some time past that the Turkish gov ernment tins given up the Idea of re tention of Thessaly and It Is understood that the changes In the frontier line will be Blight. Wedding Waa Hot Delayed. Joseph Caiieson entered tho county clerk's office at Chicago to procure a marriage license to wed He! ma Swan son and discovered that the $. with which he intended to purchaae presents nnd house furnishings had been stolen. For hours the detectives walked Carle son about the county building and through tho streets In hopes of captur ing the thieves, but no one has been ar rested. "I'll get married JUBt the same," raid Carleson. Work for tto Unemployed. Fully 10,000 blackberry pickers have already arrived at Liberty, Mo., and hundreds of others are coming In on every train, by wagon and on foot for the season, which will op?n now In full blast and last for a month. The crop is estimated at 60,000 crates, and will be the largest ever known here. Never In the history of blackberry picking In this section has there been such a crush of humanity. Gambling devices nf all descriptions are running without inter ruption. ; i Cannot lay their Cable. The President haa refused permis xlon to the Compagnle Francals Cable Telegraphlque to land tho new cable of that company at Cape Cod, or, indeed, anywhe' upon the I'nitcd mates coast. The question that was raised through the French Ambassador as to the power of the Federal Uovernmnnt to deny admission to the cable will be rfen4 to the Attorney General BE ON YOUR GUARD. Conning Bwlndleri Imposing on Amtrl tsni with Hew Belt. A nana- of French nnd Spanish swindlers, with lieadiilBlter Bt VbI-' eniin. Hpnln, are now piospiutliiR In the I'nlled PlBti'S a rIrbiiIIc scheme of fraud which for skillful plnnninR Is nhi'iid of anything lieretofore nttPtnpl ed In Hie coiiilib'iice line. The Vslen clB roKUPS hnve evolved B plBli which npppiils mil to the ion n whose Intent dishonesty I Binused by n pimnlse nf ffllilllnlls prntlts. but to the prudent business ninii nf n speculative turn, and so speclotis nm Hie iiiriiiiipiiIs that they seldom fall to llnd a victim nl H.fliin b llnd. Tim patlcnie with which these fellows pinsii" their pur pnso Is siiuietbliiR cxtrimi diiiary. They hcuan III AiiRilsl. I In nun Instmicp, nnd nrc mily imw- cmirliidliiR ncRntlB tiiins. All Anierl'-mi iiReiit Is employ ed In New York In secure Hie names mid addresses of wo-1 1 to-do merchants mid raiiiiers in New York mid Inieilnr cities tllliillRhiilll the I'lllnll. Thes) m e sent In bntche In I lie lieailiiuai tei III Valencia, whole a siafr oi exports iii-p eiiinlii-ctl hi ti-Hio-lnlni-s mid cor- i i'!iniiil nls. belter signed by a priest i mul lineked nil liv (pH-llllleOl lllllt Bl'e ' llppalently oltlelal tell about n secret i f ti easure bul led by n in li t Biul the iiinncy Is wauled fur expenses. Ho com plete am! clri iinislniitlal are Hie de tail that nimiy hnve swallowed the bait. TERSE TELEGRAMS. Two ib-nths from heat occurred at t'llll'llRO. A tlltii'iise Trust has bpen formed In Chicago. Austin Smith, or HiirnlnRa, N. V., wns killed by a baseball. Kx-lJ'iecii Llllniiknlmil, of Hawaii, Is tint In favor nf Biiiiexiitliill. An Italian biHil-blm k was driven to Insanity by n mosquito's bite. Tbe great tailors' strike In New York City has ended with a victory for tho men. The llbriiiy nf the town Htatp Cnlver lly was struck by liRlilning. Loss, tim.noa. John Albert, a farmhand of Middle purl, N. Y., was stung to ileBth by lipes. Lniilsvllle, Ky.. experienced nn earth innike shuck, followed ny a teiiitla i n In sturm. A sehonl devnted exclusively lo the Hebrew Ibiisiiiiro lias been opened in Chicago. An artist limned Illicit employed on "Puck;' and the "New York llvrnld," col?!!!. II ted Biil' lde. Frank Kafns. of Mllnliurg, fatally shot Ills wife, of whom ho was jealous nnd then committed suicide. Mike Wnrsell sod Titer Cukshow were killed near Pittsburg by a fall of slate In the I'linliiinille mines. Cliarle Hpnldliig, ex-treasurer nf the State I'nlverslty nf Illinois, was ac quitted nn a chin rp nf emliczzlrmellt. .Mis Funler, nf LnRraiiRp, 1 ml., wns carried half a mile by the wind during a cyclnne and rifelved sIlRht Injuries. Two cni-thiiiake shock were felt In San Francisco. Clucks were stopped and BiiHpciulcil lumps mid decorations broken. Four men were playing curds at Hincsvllle, tin. They quarreled and John IHIInii and Thomas Clark were shot dead. Frank It. Campbell, once a prominent opera tur nn Hie CIiIchru ttuard nf Trade, coiiimlltcil suicide in u hospital in that city. On n chni-Rp of embezzlement, lloii Jainln I'lnther, late chief clerk of 111" Indiana llnusc nf lb'prcseutatlvi s. Is muter anvst. ImniBKe lo the extent of STii.Onn wns done to the natural history building of Hi" riilversitv of Illinois lit Cliuiii pniRti by lightning. Willie Schneider, a B-ycar old boy. :n an iiisly mood, set tire to the clothing of K-ycnr old Jnsie Miller nt Kvergiven, New York. The girl is di ad. One hundred nnd ten members nf the Spi'iliKlleld, Mn., bar have petltluiicd (lov. Stephenson tn pnrdnn Amos Jones and William Stanley, two murderers. Tvejve regular army soldiers from Cliyeiu" nttoe!-'.';! a telegraph opera tor. The operator dropped two of the soldiers with his gun. They may tile. rinnking houses In New York Inter ested In the Iowa Central ftallinad company have stnrted a movement to oust Itussell Siirc from t he presidency at the September meeting. Over 11.000 lives hnve been lost by the earthquake disturbance which have re cently visited the province of Assam. A message of condolence hns been re ceived from yueen Victoria. The sheriff of Deadwood. S. I)., 1ms granted permission tn Col. Stone tn ad just the noose and spring the trap which Is to send Charb'S Hrown, thu murderer of Stone's wife. Into eternity. Fire destroyed the home of Joseph Meletiskl. in Fast Huffnlo. Ills daugh ter Sophia, agt'd 10, died from her burns; four younger children muy die, and he Is frightfully burned. The steam yacht Klllda, built for K. llurges Warren, of New York, In Its trlnl trip over a measured course of a mile, made the mile In 1 minute and 30 miles an hour, the fastest time on re cord. The bionsse figure of Winged Victory, the gift of Massachusetts to thu battle ship named for the State, was present ed on board tho ship yesterday by Oov, Wolcott nnd accepted by Secretary Long. Isaac Norton, cashier of the X'nlted States Internal rfvenuo office in San Francisco, committed suicide when notified that his accounts were to be examined. The limit of his shortage Is placed at tft.000. I'nder the Influence of liquor, J. II. Dunn and James Turpin of Columbia, S. C, proceeded to carve each other with knives. Turpin soon planted the knifo in Dunn's heart, and then fell In a drunken stupor over his victim's pros trate body. During a thunderstorm at Spring Held, III.. Christian Uonalt. allns Chris Mlnenkln, waa killed by lightning while plowing In a Held near Farmers vllle. It was discovered on searching his person that he had about S2&.OP0 in cash. Ho had been living a mljer's life. John H. Miller, counsel for Alonza B. Itowers, of California, and B. Brown, or Illinois, filed a petition In tho Court of Claims demanding judgment against the I'nlted States for $500,000 for the use by the Government of a patented dredging machine owned by the claimants. Lewis Henderson arrived at Shelby, vllle from Ciyinnatl to visit Miss Min nie Sampson, who was at the depot to meet her lover. Henderson Jumped from tho train before it stopped. He was thrown under the wheels and his head severed before the eyesof the young woman whom he waa to marry July 4. John Ougenhelnier of Davenport, Ta., has murdered his wife by mixing strychnine with an eggnog and giving net- tne arms. Me then committed sui cide tn the same manner. Neighbors found his body In the kitchen nnd that of his wifo In the cellar. Qugonhelmer was a farmer and had formerly been Insane. HhWhil READY OR MUfllU WAITING ON THE SENATE. Secretary Sherman Blaoei Hit llgnatare to tho Treaty. After years of debate and nsltatlon over the annexation of Hawaii a treaty has nt last been drawn up nnd signed by the proper nuttim-itlcs of the I'nlted State and those nf Hawaii. Ilefm-H the llnal slRiintlire of the do cument the secretary of Stnte wns pre sented a fol Mini protest by the .lupnnrs" Riiveriiini nt till ouch It p Riitlnn hero, against the consummation (If the iiRiee inetit. The plot, -st Is linili'islooil to be bnsed nn apprehension Hint Hie special treaties now existliiR between Japan nnd Hawaii, under which the Japanese enjoy advantages, will be aflected In juriously liv iiiiiiexnllnti. The treaty provides Hint the govern ment nl the Hawaiian Islands cede to Hip I'nlted Suite absolutely nod for- over OVcr n II rlRlits of snvei-elKiilty In nnd the Hawaiian Islands and Its de pendencies, nnd that these islands shall liicniiip nn liitemiil part of the territory of the I'nlled Slate. Tim government nf Hawaii nlsn cede to the Cull -d States nil public land, public biillilliur and public prupetty of every descript ion. Congress shall enact special Iiims to govern the disposition nf the land In Hip Hawaiian Island. All rvenuo from these land shall be used solely for Hie benefit of (he luhsliitntits of Hi" Hawaiian Islands for ediiciitiuiial ami oile r public purposes. The Hawaiian Islands shall be nil mllteil Into the I'nioii a a territory nf the I'nlted Slates, local laws to be passed by a lucnl legislature, but sub ject to the approval of the President. I'nlll Congress shall npply the Inws of the ('tilted States to the Islands the present laws of Hawaii are to govern the Islands. The present treaties nnd law govern ing Hawaii's common IhI relations with foreign nations shall n main In force until Congress shall take action. Further immigration of Chinese labor ers is prohibited pi'luliliR oiiRressloiinl notion and the entry of Chinese from Hawaii Into the I'nlted Slates, likewise, I prohibited. The Culled States as sumes Hie public debt of Hawaii, but with a stipulation that Ibis liability shall not exceed ll.mm.mn. The treaty, before It becomes effective, shall he Kltilled by the proper nltthoi llles of the l'iilt"d States and nf Hawaii. No menl lon Is inn! of any gratuity lo Llllun Kiilaul or Knliilmil. Should this treaty be ratified by the senate Hip Island will becnine part of territory of the Cult d Slates. HAWAII HOST WAIT. Ho Action to be Taken on tho Island this Beieion. Senator Davis, chiilrmiin of the sen ate coiiimlitee on forclRii relations, said that be would not make nn effort to press the Hnwnliiiii treaty to llfial consideration during the present ses sion of ctiiigicss. "While," lie said, "the opposition to the iiitlflciitlon of the treaty is not formldiible as to num bers, it has llln-Hilv been lllllile evident that It will be determined, mid this fact, coupled with Hie Impossibility of holding a iiuoriiin for any length of lime after Hie piissnuc of the tariff bill has already forced the conclusion that an elTmt to secure Immediate action would lie futile; hence It will not be made. He said, however. Hint there would be no dilliciilty In gcttiiiR a ratl lliiillon resolution through the com mittee nt the present session. He said also Hint he would be disposed to give ex-Ciieen Llliiiokulaiil a verbal Ilea l - ing. To Diamles a Bandmaater. The cnurt-niartlnl recently tried Prof. Faneulll, t'-ader of the Marine band, on charges growing out of his refusal to pluy certain inarches ordered to bo plnyed on Decoration Day by Lieut. Draper nf the mariiip corps, has found him guilty nf disobedience of orders and has recommended his dismissal from the sprvlce. Col. Ifprwood, commandant of Hip corps, has approved the recom mendation mid It has been forward -d to the mivy department. Privileged Mewapapor Men. John S. Shiiver, the correspondent of tho New York "Mall and Kxpross" was declared not guilty of contempt In re fusing to nnswer question of tho sen ate committee In relation to tho sugar trust Investigation. The counsel for the defense now hold that a precedent Is established which virtually brings newspaper witnesses within the privil eged class. K. J. lid wards. New York correspondent of the Philadelphia "Press," was also acquitted. Largo Conetgnment of Oplnm. Tho steamship City of Rio de Jane iro, which arrived from the orient, brought an unusually large consign ment of prepared opium from Macao, There are over 900 cases of tho drug, valued at about $2,000,000. and upon which the dut ajpountB to Ti,iW, . Preeldtntia' fl-nlaaticni. Tho following nominations havo be?n mndo by the President, Charles L. Cole, of Pennsylvania, to be consul general nt Dresden, Saxony; George F. Lincoln, of Connecticut, consul at Antwerp, Bel gium: Walter Schumann, of New York, consul at Mayence, Oermany: Charles E. Turner, of Connecticut, consul gen eral at Ottawa. Canada; Hector D. Cas tro, of New York, consul general nt Home, Italy: Hilary S. Brunot, of Penn sylvania, consul at St. Ktletine, France. Our Uinlater to Spain. The President hus nominated (ten. Stewart S. Woodford, of New York, to be minister to Spain. CAPITAL H0TES. The new war-ship Iowa has bejn placed In commission. The President will be present at the unveiling of the Logan monument at Chicago, July 22. Available cash balance In the I'nlted States treasury. J.'ill ,380,214 ; gold re serve, SM4, 31)4,478 net. The rush of pension applications ha compelled the detail of 35 addlilonul clerks to the pension bureau. A doughnut got into an open valve of tho revenue cutter Chandler at New York, and she had to be towed back to the docks. Tho bids for furnishing clothing sup plies to the entire Indian service have been cancelled and new estimates will be called for. A new treaty of general arbitration betwen the United States and Ureat Britain Is being prepared by President McKlnlcy and Secretary Sherman. The blind chaplain of tho Senate Tlev. W. H. Mllburn, is attracting a good deal of attention In London at present, the Jubilee notwithstanding. Representatives of the mint have gone west to superintend the annual settlement at the San Francisco and Carson, New, mints. (00,000,000 will be counted. MONEY DICTATES. College Preeident Mnet Change Hit Views or 1.000,00 Will bo Withheld. Brown university, at Providence, II. f., may lose President Andrew, mainly because John D. Itockfeller objects to his free sliver views, mid withhold a ciiiileinplntei! girt of Il.tKKi.lHiO to the uni versity on Hint ncount. President An drews snvs he will rplgn rnther than give In. Hepresi'titntlvp Walker nt A meeting of the trustee vlRoroiily at tacked President ndrew' free trad" and silver view, nnd n commlllnp wns appointed to nsk hlni not to teach Hiesi duet line. Me Is now in Kui-npo. A son of John i. Itnckefeller gradu ated from Brown anl It was reported Hint Hip ynung tunn' father would have Riven smoothing handsome to the uni versity but for hi dislike to President Andrew' radical view, tt I not be lieved tlinl President Andrews will ne cept dictation from tin- trustees. An drews has done iniii-h for llrown, rais ing ll from n I'oaidlnii school tn a col lego of Hip lirt crnd". The cotomltt -p aptHiltit d to notify Andrew consist of icincellor I loililiiril, of the colleRe, Judge DiuTee mid Francis Wnytand. DECREASE IN IMPORTS. Builnfte With ths lalnnd IW.Inco Mora Then One-Fifth. A significant report on our trade with Cuba rrom 1sS7 to imiv, prepared by Chief Hitchcock, of the foreign ni'il ki-ls sictlon nf the nrrii 'iiltui nl de pnrtmont, has been piiiniulRntod by Sicreturv of Agriculture Wilson. The statistics show clearly the effect of present hostilities In Cuba upon the commercial Intel, i urse of the I'nlted Stnte with that Island. During the last Usui I year, IWn, the total value of our Cuban trade amount ed to only $ IT. !,; I n, its compared with llli.sii1,"ii( In IK'i.l, the year pre ceding the breaking nut of the war. This wnn a falling off of inure than Ml pi'r cent. In three years. Id-turns al ready nvnllahle for the current fiscal year Indi.-al" a still further decline, the records for the nine month ending March ill. Is"7. placing the total value nf Hi" trade for that period as low as SI4.UUil.XI7. At this rale tin- llgures for the fiscal year IS!i7 will hardly reach li.Oiiii.niHi, or less than one-fltth the value recorded for Ism. I'p until the breskniR out of the wnr our tiatlc was constantly on the Increase. (nir Imports from Cuba hnve gener ally been much In excess nf nor ex ports to Hint Island, the balance of trade being decidedly nitalnst the I'nlted Stales. During the In years 1NN;-S!III the Millie Of the lllerelln lllllse Imported iiveiaueil $:.!i. i;i.i;r,ii per an num, mid that of the men hmidls ex ported only $ l.iil7.ii7J per milium. In 1k:ii; the Import fell to 1i,(il7.7:i, ex ports to $7.r:in.KM). The remarkable de cline In our trade ulm Culm from July I. IMW, tu Mnrch ill. 1W7, occurred clilclly In Hie case of Import, of the uicrchaiiillse Imported Into the I'nlted States frntii Cuba, fully !) per cent. Is cm li'lilt ill al. Siigai, the most Important of the product impurtcd frmn Cuba, nmoiiiit ed In value to more than 7f per cent, nf the entire Imports for the decade. The heaviest shipments nil record were hi IW4. reaching In that year as high as 2.1-7, .rj.illO pounds, valued at 9l'i.!. Mi'.Tt". Importations of sugar were milch nmaller In Hi" two succeeding veins, amounting in Istif, to only l.'i'iil. I7l.:il2 pounds, valued lit -H.Wl.KX. Helm ns for the nine months ending .March ill of the present year exhibit n still greater falling off. Molasses imports also fell off greatly. A SOCIALISTIC COMMUNITY. Lateet Scheme of Debe for Aiding Suff ering Humanity, Kugeiie V. Debs, the ex-prenldent of the once piiwcrfiil American railway union, has completed plan for the colonlxatloii of the unemployed work men of America in the state nf Wash Imttnn. Thousand of workmen have already given their consent to Join the movement. The cotistit utinii of the "Social Democracy" favnrs the public ownership of nil Industries controlled by monopolies, trusts nnd combines, such as railroads, telegraphs, tele phones, transportation, water works, lias and electric light plants. It also favors public proprietary control of all mines, oil and gas wells. It favors re duction of the hours nf labor ill pro portion to the progress nf production. Itcllef tor the tineinployed Is sUKgested ill the nude linking of public works and Improvements, the public credit to be used for the purpose. LEGISLATURE AND CUBA. Arkamaa Senator Wanta Moro Cattle Blown off tho Earth'i Faoe. There was an exciting debate In the. Arkansas Senate on the Cuban situat ion. Resolutions were adopted and ord ered sent to President McKlnlcy. urg ing that the Cubans be at once granted belligerent rights, and that warships be sent to Ifavftif.a to protoct American CjUlscng. Senator Williams, who Intro (Tu'oil the resolution, said he wanted to send warships to Havana at once. If one was not enough, send ten, and, if ppcpssary, blow Moro Castle off the face of the earth. He spoke of Ona Melton, an Arkansas boy, In prison there, and, bitterly denounced the Spaniards. CONDITION OF IRELAND. Unpleaiant Newi for Tio'.orla'i Conildera tion During the Jubilee. At a meeting of the Irish Independ ent League John Redmond, M. P., an nounced thut the Irish party had de termined to move In tho house of com mons an amendment to the Jubilee ad dress of congratulation to her majesty that, while other parts of the empire were prosperous and contented, Ire land was suffering from mlsgovern ment, depopulation and famine, with the result that tho Irish people were discontented and disaffected, and that the only remedy for this deplorable condition of things was the concession of Ireland's demands for national self- government. This announcement was received with wild cheering. Killed by a Eleotrio Wire. Daniel Kennedy, a lineman, was shocked to death at Philadelphia on the top of a telegraph pole at the corner of Otis street and Ulrard avenue by com lug in contact with an electric light wire. Kennedy had been sent up the pole to clear a ground. He caught hold of a live wire which was not insulated and fell head-foremost across half dozen other live wires. Death must have been Instantaneous, as, aside from a slight twitching of the muscles of thu face, Kennedy s body was motionless, The body hung on tho wires for 20 minutes before It was taken down, with the assistance of a tire truck, budly roasted, righting Legislators, The special session of the Little Rock, Ark., legislature has adjourned, in the house shortly before adjournment was witnessed a riotous scene. A rail road bill was up for hearing, and mem bers Jumped on top of desks and yelled llku wild men. UNABLE TOPAYLMHGE'S SflLftRY. HIS CHURCH CLOSED. Deollne la Attendance Indnoei tho Preacher to take a Vacation. AVhile ex -President Cleveland and wife attended the Kitxt Presbyterian church In Washington, of which Dr. i'alucigi I pastor, it wa necessary for policemen to kep Hi" great crowds In order wliod"Sli-e(i In intend that church nil the Sabbath. Hut since the de parture of the ex-President there ha bei n a. ereat falling off In attendance, most of the visitor in Washington go ing to tin' Methodist church, where President McKlnlcy attend. At a special ineetliig of the trustees or Hie lirst Presbyterian i linn h It was decided to close Hie church for the rest nl Hie summer. There was much debut over the matter but all objections W"r iverrulcd by the statement that Dr. i'alniaRc would not I 'lniiln In Hie city luring the healed term, and that he bad nlioaify compter d itrrniigeinotn to sp.'iid Hi" summer at his home on Loin; Island. Dr. Sunderland with whom i'lilmime hi associated In the churcn work snld that his associate. Dr. Tal m.iue, had not reeeiv d a single cent of salary lor the past four months, and ho ulsn added thai, there was little pros pect of his g' ttlng any for the next, three months, dm tbe church I lo do closed limine; that time. The fact Is that the aliondnnce at the l-irst Presbyterian church has taken a big slump since the withdrawal from it of ex-l'resiilenl and Mrs. Cleveland. The collections and pew rents have fallen off in firuportlnii, and as Dr. TnlmnRo'H salary Is contingent upon the receipts of the church, hi preaching for Hie past few months hns been iiiinrolitnble fmni a flmilni;il stn nilpolnt. Win n It wa decided to bring the celebrated Itrouklyii divine to Washington, the iiuestlon of Hip salury to be paid to him wa left open, Hn ie was some frl' tloii In the church. Dr. Talmag" submitted a proposition on this subject which was Dually accepted. He agreed that with the receipts from pew reels mul the colli i flops, ell the expenses of the church should first he paid, including the sahiiles of Dr. Sun derland, tho choir and Hi" sexton and the bills for llKht, fuel, etc. He w;is to take the baliinc" a his salary. This was satisfactory to Hi" trustees nnd was also agreeable to the pew pastor. Th"re was a big boom in the churcn Immediately after Dr. Tahnage's advent mid nt ev ery SM'vice hundreds of ppoplp weie tumid i-w.iy from the door. Oil" of the members sold that the Income of Hi" Chun h wns tln n nvercging $.".no a wei k. The attendance gradually drop ped off however, and since March 4 the church has had no more than ordinary sized cntigrcgiit ions. As n result of this lack of interest in the First Presbyter ian church, the r eeipis have greatly decreased, and for the past four months they hnve been barely sufllelent to pay Hie currept expens s, th" Inter est on the debt nnd the salnrl" nf Dr. Sunderland. Hi" sexton and th" choir. According to the salery agreement, Dr. Tulmage hi received nothing. DISEA 5E, NOT WAR Is Mowing Down the So diera in tho Cu ban War. The rains In Cuba hnve turned the dili lies into mires of pestilent o, and thousands of soldiers are dying of con tagion. Tin' soldiers nrc suffeiing from fever and dysentry. An attack was made upon Fort Mogotes by a band of Insui gents, and most of the Riiriisin dbd defending the fort. All the iitnmiiiiition was captured, and all the survivors of the garrison, except ing themselves, were taken prisoners by th" Insiu Keiits. Cnplnln (leuernl ! Weylor will no to Santiago de Cuba by ! the end of the present month tn as ) some control of military operations, i lie wlil lake with him in.noa men. The inKiirgenl s have lecently de- stioyed with dynamite two culverts on Hie railroad to Olbara at the Chapman crossing. There arc actuall.v Hi.iniO sick sol diers now In Covernnieiit hnapi'n'a and the authorities have been compelled to reopen the Itegla sugar warehouse for the purpose of receiving the suffering troops. Dysentery is making havoc nulling the troops In Santiago de Cuba. Medical Inspector Dr. Pustu Martlnex w ill shortly sail for Suutiago with KQO beds. Sheep Scab Exists. In accordance with the law for the suppression of contagious disease anion i; domestic animals Secretary Wilson, of the Agricultural Depart ment, hns Issued to the manager and dgcrits of railroads and transportation companies, stockmen and others a cir cular notifying them that the conta gious disease known as sheep scab, or scabies of sheep, exists among sheep in the I nlted States, and that It Is violation of the law to receive for transportation of transport any stock nlTectcd with that disease rrom one Slate or Territory to another. Three People Killed, Joseph McFaiiand, a potter, at Crooksville, ., nnd the father of nini children, was overcome by hat and died. Charles M. Vtatts. tho under taker, and David Miller, tho villasyi barbev, were dressing the dead man when lightning struck the residence. Miller, who had a raiser In his hand, In the act of shaving the dead man, was instantly killed, and McFarland s 10-year-old son suffered a like fate. In ths Int reet of Farmers. After the Queen's Jubilee, the I'nlted States Ambassadors to Great lirltaln and Oermany, Colonel Hay and Dr. Vhlte, respectively, and I. as I'nlted States Minister to Heigtum, will take vigorous steps to secure a modification of the laws against American sheep, cattle and meat pro ducts which now mean a loss to American agricultural Interests of millions of dollars a year. Into tho River. A northbound suburban train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road ran into the river at Chicago. Six men were hurt, but It Is not expected that any of them will die. Following Is a list of the Injured: Elmer ilosborn, Frank CI. Cleveland. William K. Stev ens. Oeorge I'pchurch, J. M. Merkley and an unknown man. FROM ACROSS TBI SEA. Secretary Long took part In the Bun ker Hill celebration at Huston. The report Is current that Emperor William of Oermany has ordered th'j Sultan to leave Thessaly. One hundred Spanish sollders were killed tn an engagement with rebels lu the Philippine Islands. An earthquake caused the Inunda tion of the town of Fechlmlllc, Mexico, and a number of lives were lost. The steam collier Susannah O. Kelly haa foundered In a hurricane which passed over Relfast lough. Ten were drowned. TRADE ENCOURAGING. Bright Preepeeu for an Improvement Id Bullae" e. New Tnrk, June Is. Tt. ft. t)nn tt Co.'s weekly review of trade reports! The retarding Inlliienee of cold and unseasonable weather hns passed. Th gain In business In spite of It was seen a week Hgo and tins become i lesrer tn all. As no genuine Improvement ever begins with mi uplifting nf prices be fore the producing force lis beenmo fairly employed, this does not and th buying of 7.IKHK hale Australian wool by one Hostsn house and UHI.IHIO tonal pig Iron Ii m WbII streid, operator, and advancing1 prices for stocks are the only proof Ibal the actual condi tions are understood by some cspnMo lii"ii. There Is evidence of gradually enlarging business In every Importniit department, more establishments have been set at, work and mor bands em ployed, anil while prudence still bin ders speculative excesses, th progresie townrd better things Is unchecked. Re ports from Hie various cities this week show a "iy gciicrntm ptomross. nnd b. continuing Iiiir dlsti iliiitlm through retail trade. Che priH.r In cfi-nrer, as IH should tie. In the liidiistiinl then in Hie trading Held. Contract providing for con siiiiiptlorr nf 7.iXui,fifHi tons Iron ore hnve elrcaily been nude, L'.disi.niin within the pHst fiirtulgbt, it Is believed, though Inst year s contracts only lermlnnteif about two months ago. Hessemer or Is selling lower by to ?,0 cents than at the outset, lii'wfiblk at $J 2."i against tJ r,r,, bun the heavy demand puts addi tional mines nr work. The speculative purchase of Iisi.ihiii tons southern pig at : i.'i ulcers th" deck; tir w larger business st better figures and sales Bt Chicago I.Vi.issi tons-have been the largest for eighteen months. Reaction after the sudden purchase of 50,000 ton Itessemer at Pittsburg leaves the price $S is per ton, but heavy orders for bar there and for Wi.iKHi tons at Chl cngo, rimlnly from Implement makers, with orders fiir many new buildings at the West, one of magnitude at Phila delphia and several at New York,, thp larger demand for pbites and sheets, the order for ?i miles of pipe, and the piirchHso of steel rails which hays' still tcil the new Juliet works with good orders are far more Important than the speculation In material. Coke production has Increased 2,WiO Ions, nearly 2 1-2' per cent, without: hnng" III price. Tin is stronger Bt lit .'i-t cents, slid the copper output In Mpy. larger than In any other month this yesr. hns imr yet lowered limit ations, while I' ml Is strong"!'. In produce maik"ts the year dVnw to a close with slightly stronger prices for corii. owing to tenvy for-lgii buying, nnd in cotton, owing to a better foreign (h'liMiiii. notw Ithsiitni'lng morn encour aging crop r"pcrt. Nobody can count bales. Wheat has hoisted nearly 2 ots., favorable that few make large venture ngainst the yield exceeding s.mm.ieiO bn'es. Wheat has nearly hoisted 2 ct., bur fell about a much, closing 1-4 cent higher for th" week, in spite of redm eil wcst'-m receipr and Atlantic export. Kxcept reports from winter wh"nt regions w .st of Ohio had much Influ ence, but still more th" great but real ly nnl'iiown increnSi' of spring wheat P.creilg" With exeeptlottal prospect thus far. In two weeks of June Atlantic ex ports of wheat and flour have been 'ipial to 4.!!i7.'."il bashers, agnliist ff. 2(i.xj:i bushels Inst yenr. Failuii'S for the week hav been tOx In the I'tilfed Srnt .' against 27S last year, mid in .Hi i'l Canada, against Ii st year. SULTAN IS WILLING. Dr. Ad jell ii Aeoipted aa our Representa tive at Turkey A calilv-crani received lit '.he state department from the Cr.l'.ed Slut-s charge t Constantinople slat" that the suli.ari has Issued an Irnde announc ing the acceptance f,f r. ,.ngell as ininl"t"r from the I'niled Slates, nnd Mr. Tr:'"ll ha aivnrdingly start -d for home. The action of the sirt was very welcome at the state department. Mr. T-rivH, th" retiring American minister, started for Athens, en route to the I nll-il States. Representative of all the foreign legiitlons and consulates, as well ns of the American colony, paid Mr. Terrell complimentary visits at thu embassy, and much regret was ex pressed Bt his withdrawal. The retir ing minister had been accorded a per sonal audience with the sultan. MUST ROT WEAR FEATHERS. Women tiaele to Punishment if they Poe acaa Bird Plumage. One nf the bills hii-h was signed by Ooveriior Wolcott of Massachusetts Is aimed against the destruction of Insect killing birds for millinery purposes. It makts the mere possession of the skin or feathers of any bird which la now protected by law punlshaoie by tho same penalty as has hitherto been lm nosed for killing the birds. The bill was opposed as an Interference with business, and as ex swing women to punishment for wearing feathers whk'h they now nave; dui a large majority voted for the bill on the ground that the destruction of these birds haa re. suited In a vast Increase of vegetation- eating Insects, causing much pecuni ary loss, wholly aside from questions of cruelty or fashion. GNAWED TO DEATH. Tho Horrible Murder of a Mexican Bmng gUr. A letter has been received at San An tonio. Tex., giving an account of thu horrible death meted out to Alfredo Canizalea, a Mexican smuggler, by his enemies. The murder took place In Za valla county, Tex. Cariixab-a was rid ing along the road near Carrlso, when he was tired on from ambush. He was shot through the body, and the man who did thu shooting tied the wounded man to the tail of his horse and drugged him through the cacti and prickly pear. The horse was then stopped and the wounded Mexican placed In a sitting position and five more shots fired Into his body. He was left for dead, but was alive and coyotes gnawed out what little life remained. Juan Garrea has been arrested, charged with the crime. Father Kills Hit Son. Robert B. Soley, aged 32 years, shot and Instantly killed his 2-year-old son, Herbert, and then commlted suicldn by shooting himself. Soley and his wife hate not been living together since last February, and the child has been with the parents of his wife on North Fifth street. Soley called, as was his custom, mid was playing with his son. During the temporary absence of one of the family from the room, he committed the double crime. Temporarily Iniana, On the arrival of the British steam ship Scot at Southampton with the body of the late Harney Harnato, the coroner's officers went aboard and held an Inquest. The Inquest was held and the Jury returned a verdict of death, from diownlng while temporarily In sane.
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