CLOUDBURST IN WEST ICII. MANY LIVES LOST. Th Property Los Wilt Reach $2,000,000. Winy Mining aid Coda Plant! Ara Corioualy Damaged. A frightful toss of life, variously es timated tit from 200 to "iint, occurred Saturday It tin- valley of Mn K1U bom crock, n busy mining section, by tlii sudden rle of tin1 stream fi"im a. waterspout. Tin loss Id property in roughly estimated nt J. hi ii 1,1. i ii i. On account nf miles r tin' Norfolk St Wi'Hti'rn railroad truck, which tra verses the devastated section, l.tlilm'fl auil telegraph lines being entirely des troyed, t'uii tun ii li -ii 1 1nn was iMitlri'ly cut off wi'Hl of Klklmru. making It liu ' possible to It-n I'll tlic full extent of tlu loSS (if life ntlll property, 1 til t lllllclllls of tin' coiil operations loniti'il In tin' stricken district hnve sent out messen gers to fclkhoiu, the terminus of Imili telegraph mill riillrniiil eoniiiniulcii tlons, will a report tlmt nt n con- ITVIItlVP CStllllllte till' loss of life will reach 'JIM). some of tln ili'iiwiii'il being mining tin' most prominent citizens of the rout tlehls. The l'ociiholitns run I Hi'lil In located In a basin with high iiioiininlii riuiii' on eitlirr side tin- Klkliorn crock Hows through tlic center of 1 lie hnsln, from oiic-iiiiirtcr to one tulle In wlilili. 'roin Knnls, W. Vn.. to Vlvlnii Yard, i'W; Vl ft distance of 11) miles, It lit llnt'il with in I ihth" cabins, con I com pany commissaries mill coke plants. Klkhorn creek, being fed liy numerous mall streams coming from the mniin talu sides, rises very rnplilly nml tills water HMiut cnnie no suddenly Unit Hie tmtlre bnsln between tlin two moun tain range was ttiMiileil, nml before the terror stricken people realized they were cnrrleil dowu by tlie Hood, which swept everything In Its way. The town of Keystone, which has n popiilutlon of over l.iNio, seem the greatest sufferer, practically the en tire town being washed nwnv. Thin town being the prlpelpnl one In the I'ocnhontns conl tlelil. nml located near Its center, was to n great extent headquarters from which the mining people purchased supplies. STUDENT CONFESSES ROBBERY. Stole Books and Article From Kit Ctats matct at Ann Arbor. KnM W. Conover, n freshman medi cal student, whose home In In Terre Haute, Intl., Ik by his own confession one of the moHt accomplished thieve who ever entered nn liiHtltutlou of learning. In the house where young t onover roomed several students missed many books. While going through the nttfe over Couover's room they discovered the books licntly hidden, nud they took out a warrant for his arrest. Police men soni-chcd his rMim nfter his nr rent, nnd nit kind of plunder wna dis covered. Kvery thing was taken to the Jnll, and Iienu Vaiighim, Secretary AViide nnd Dr. Yutxpy were summoned nml lilentlllcd stolen nrtlcles. I Conover was tiiken out of tils cell and wns confronted by the university j authorities. I "I am (Tfilntr to tell nil nml I will i pick out everything I hnve taken." he j Said, and one hv imi Ink t.i....iwi...i .i... i , ' " iiuin ii lilt: nrtlcles he hud stolen. The authorities consider him n kleptomnnlnc, nnd It in likely he will bo leniently dealt with. SAVED TWO AMERICANS Tronch Corporal Given a Gold Medal by hit Government for Herolim. Information has renched the French embassy at Washington that liy a de cision of the government of June 3, u French corporal hag been decorated with a guld medal of the second class for nn act of heroism toward two American soldiers during the cam paign In Chlnn. The recipient Is Cor poral Daburpn. n bugler of tho Six teenth regiment of Colonial Infantry. While the allied forces were marching on Peking, nnd Just nfter they had taken Yang-tsun, two American sol dlera fell Into the 1VI river. At the risk of his life the Frenchman Jumped Into tno stream uud succeeeded in res cuing both of the Americans. Taxing School Children. Taxing school children 2 per head Is the origluul solution proposed by the liy of Lyons to meet the deficit caus d by freeing wluo nnd mineral water from the octroi, or cltv customs fees. This measure, considered a dan gerous mixture of the educational question with tho octroi question, is canslug ao much comment that It will doubtless como up before tho chamber of deputies for discussion. WAS A SUCCESS. ' i lacanla'l Tail ol Wlraltu Telegraphy Gratify lag Exchanged Mettagei at Sea. The steamship Lucanln, of the Cnn 4rd line arrived at New York Satur. day and one of the results of tho trip was a demonstration of the usefulnecs vt wireless telegraphy. The vessel was not only uble to communicate with the ahore until she was about 00 miles out. but was ablo to exchange mes sages with a passing steamship. The Lucanla is the first ship of the Hut to be titled with the Marconi system and seme of tho officers of the Hue mule the trip from Liverpool to queenstown lu order to watch the sending nnd receiving of messages. Towne Dettroyed by Tornado. A special to the Chicago American from Ilrlstol, Tenn.. says: A tornado lias swept over Southwestern Virginia doing great damage. Iteporta received from Bmythe couuty, that state, tell of the destruction of two towns. Gate City and Big Btone Gap. All wires aire down throughout that region and confirmation of the report cannot be be obtained. The region la mountain oua and sparsely aettled. Incoming trains from the eaat tell of great des truction of property along the line of tit Norfolk it Western. There are casjr waaboata on to rail war. LATEST NEWS NOTES., Tim Rmpress of Itnssla gnvo birth to n daughter Tuesday. The vaults of the Mint at riilladel. phla contain ?Th,ihmi,ihhi in silver. Sir Anthony lllley Himklnx. Kngllsh ndiiilinl, 1.4 Mend. He nas born In ls-js. The-supreme eutirt tins decided that women ciiiiunt practice law In Tenn esHcc. .iiiilijc' Mcliiiugiill nf Tornnln lias de cided Unit Aim i'li :ili til nirees are lint valid In un.nl.-i. The Km j;i-:-ni- r tl.'riiiiiuy has nnler ed n schooner yucht to lie ilesliined nml in: It ::i :::e I 1 stair. Tlie Krle ltallroiid compmiy will coll. strni-t nn electric power plant nt Sus quehanna. rn to cost Hums). .tohn (I. II. ltorclicnllug and his wife were suffocated to dentil by Illuminat ing gas In their homes In llaltliuore. Adjutant licticral Cnrbln has left Washington for San Francisco to take nn nrmy transport for the Philippines. lr. Wlntleld Scott Schley nf New York, who for many weeks lias suf fered from blood poisoning has re covered. The Women's Itellef Corps of Iowa has placed an order for a monument nt Oettysbiiry to the memory of Jen nie Wnde. All but .. of the $:in,mio stolen from the First National bank nt Min eral Point, Wis., n mouth ngo has been recovered. Perry Douds, charged with obstruct ing oltlccrs lu the search for the mur derer of Cltv T at New Castle. Pa., was acquitted. The Itlversl.l.. iilnnt of Hut Viilliinnl Tube Co., and Hie steel plant of the nneeiing steel and Iron Co. hnve an nounced a ten per cent advance lu wages for nil employees. Silas Titus, mrcil Mi. tnniiillnieil liv being placed In Jail by his young wife, comiiiiiii',1 sulfide lv drinking lnutln tnim nt Towatida. Pa. Peaches In South nnd Middle flenr. gla are rotting very fast as result of excessive rain. Cotton nml mel are also lu bad shape. The Sharpsvllle blast furnace nt Sharpsvllle, Ph., resumed operations Friday nfter several mouths' Idleness. One hundred men are affected. A fire on the dock at ItulTalo, X. Y.. Tuesday, destroyed part or the dock of the Iiitermitloniil Ferry Co.. and other property. Total loss about IJIO.IKXI. The Peters Lumber and Shingle Company's entire plant nt Ilentou Harbor. Mich., was wiped out by lire. Loss, I1;),inni; partly Insured. London undertakers charged fl.fiOO for embalming the body of ex-Uov. Filigree of Michigan, nml for the coltlu In which the body will be sent to the states. The American Steel nnd Wire Com pany has declared n dividend of 1H per cent, on the common stock and n div idend at the rate of 7 per cent, on the preferred stock. James F. Wamliobl, who many years ago was one of the best known minstrel men and circus clowns In the country, died Sunday lu the Overrook, X. .1.. Insane nsvlum. Four-year-old Violet Snxonbury was crushed to death by a trolley car In Chicago Sunday. 'J m connd'uetor ami iiiotorman were saved from n mob by the arrival of police. The Inventory nnd appraisement of the estate uf the late .lames P. Ster roll, formerly chief Justice of the Pennsylvania supreme court, bIiows property worth $7."i,lN7.fM. WIKlnin Courtmiy of Xew Work has bought for H the land on Mount Me (Jregor. Tho transfer Includes all the properly excepting the cottage lu which tien. tirant died. The Hev. Dr. Thomas F. Kennedy, professor of dogmatic theology lu St. Charles Theological seminary. Over brook, has been npppoluted rector of the American College In Itome. The Bank of Iloinliay has reduced Its official discount rate from 0 to 5 per cent. Ou. Juno i:j the rate was reduced from 7 to 11 per cent. At this date lu l'.tixi the rate was 4 per cent. The general synod of the llefonned Presbyterian church of North America, which has been lu session In Cincin nati, adjourned to meet In Philadel phia ou the third Wednesday of May. l'.KU. President McK Inley will not lie pres. cut at the commencement of Harvard college on the yiith to receive the de gree of LL. I)., and the collego will not confer the degree upon tho president lu his absence. The London court of appeals holds the Lloyds agency responsible for the a..VH),in)0 In gold which the agency had Insured and which the Hoera seized from a train ou the way from Johan nesburg to Cape Town In October. 1S!)1). A large number of women exercised the right of suffrage at Catsklll, N. Y. Tuesday by voting at the special election called to vote on Mr. Car negie's offer to build a $120,000 library. His offer waa accepted by a majority of 180. The First Methodist church was badly damaged by a dyunmlte explos ion. Itov. J. M. Miller. Its pnstor, was recently elected mayor ami liegun a crusHilti ngalust keepers of "Joluts." Six had been lined. A contract has been signed In New York for nn outfit of mliin.. u..,.i, i.. H 1 (! t. , Jl(- ' eluding pressed steel cars, locomotives ! mm (msscugcr conciies ror the lti pub lic ami Urand Forks railroad In Wash Ington. The rond will bo 48 miles long nml of standard gauge. J. 1). Harbour head of the firm of rtarbour & Sons, thread manufactur ers of Pnterson, N. J., and Ireland, died In Loudon Tuesday. Tho grandjury of Mortuc county Cal., -has Indicted Iloliert Leveutou, James W. Brown nnd Isom Fades for the lynching of Culvln Hall, his three sons and Huulel Yuntin at Alturaa on May 30. The Gila monster belonging to Har vard university tins escaped and there Is terror lu Cambridge. The police have been asked to asaslst In recap tuiiug the reptile. It la only 13 Inches In length, but Iti bite la deadly. IHMIDffl UNION MEN REPULSED. Al Leait Filly Shoti Are Flitd Two Men Fall Dead. While Another It Danger, ouily Wounded. Boyd Martin and ltllcy Johnson were fatally shot nnd Sam Arlrlf d iiiKcrously wounded lu a battle 'I In'.rstlay morning between striking m.iiers ami the Maritime mine super- liitciuleiii mid guards nt Matewmi, Y;i. Sheriff ll.nlii'M, with .Hi dcpullis, Is guiii'illiig the mine. Several hundred striking miners marclieil to the mine where lion union men were at work. Twenty guards held tlicm at bay when they tried to force an entrance. The noii-iiiilou miners were headed by Supt Lumlicrt When the Invaders had been twice or dered bncK and were trying to lay hmiils on the barricade lu front of the mine he gave the order to fire. At least tirty shots were fired. At the first volley Martin and Johnson fell to the ground mortally wounded and at the second Art rip fell bleeding from a dangerous wound. The union men did not return the lire, but Immeillately withdrew. They sent messengers all over that sectlou of country to secure reinforcements. Sheriff Hatlleld, one of the nerv lest officers In the state. Is on the scene wltn ftu deputies and says he win preserve order nt nn.v cost. The trouble between the miners and the operators began when the union miners struck for higher wages several weeks ago. Non-union meu were nt once put lu their places. Many of these were well satisfied with the wages paid, nnd declared they would worn whether the union miners liked It or not. Others have been persuaded to stop work ami take sides with the union men. Among the hitter were tlie workmen nt the Logau and Bed Jacket mines. The union men marched to Matewmi L'ihi strong, to try their iiimieuce with the miners. When thev tried to effect nil entrance they were warned to dlsist, nud disobeying, were II red ou. NEW RAILWAYS FOR CHINA. English Syndicate Contemplate Building Three Roadt From Tltn-Tiin. Fngllsh cnpltnllsts will build three new Hues lu three directions from Tleu-tsln, China, within the next year. Concessions for tho construc tion have been Recurred by C. E. Trevetlck of Kiigland, who Is In St. Paul on 1:1s way to London with n report on the progress of negotia tions. Mr. TrevetlcK is nn enirlueer. "The lines we havo projected," he said. " will I, built ns soon ns suf ficient capital Is Interested lu tlie ven ture. They will tup the moot fertile areas tributary to Tien tsin nnd will extend northeast, north nnd northwest from that city. Tho recent Interna- tlonal complications were n serious obstacle to the nrouress of neirotln- tlons, but we have secured rights to nuiid and I am carrying to Loudon a report of our siiccchs." "Will the Fngllsh nbtecttons in American locomotives apply to the eipiippineut or the new Hues?" "Not so far ns I know. 1 understand we are to purchase material, loco motives nnd car equipment lu Amer ica." OIL SUPPLANTING COAL. Louisiana Refineries Adapting Furnaces For the Use of the Texat Product. Seven of the lnrireat uncrni. will rinflnc. on Bayou Teche, In St. Mary parish, have decided to discontinue the use of coal in the manufacture of sugar nnd have seut to New Orleans an agent to contract for the erection of the neces sary oil tanks. Thv u-ill i....... oil lu future lu manufacturing and re- lining sugar. Among tno retlcerles In St. Marv that have l HI1 111 ml tsi n I in ii. dim coal for oil are the Lafayette, Se- gura, Aiiaiene and Uaceland, with the Boiirgeuerles, Patterson & McBrlde and Nlcholls sugar houses. These re ftuerles use KI.'iIIDimi n-m-tii nf annually. It will cost Wo.OOO to adapt their furnaces for the use of oil In stead, but It Is estimated that less iiinn .sj.ois worth of find oil will do the work of 1150,000 worth of coal. VESTIGES OF A TRAITOR. Diver Brings Up Relict of Benedict Arnold. private Papers Will be Searched For. J. G. Falcon, n dtvnr lina mrwlii me greatest nml or relics ever known on Lake Chiimplaln, Vt. He visited the spot where the schooner Itoynl Savage, Commanded by Benedict Ar nold, was sunk in 1770 by the British. He secured three gun carriages and o limit 30 cannon balls and shot. The relics were discovered In about 30 feet of water. Tho carriages are made of wood and Iron, the former being now petrified. Further Investigation. It Is thought, may lead to finding the private papers of Beuedlct Arnold, which were lost on the boat. Fought to the Death. DUlard Haluey, of Clark county, and Albert Klinere, of Greene couuty, both Ufe-prlsoners In the state penitentiary nt Frankfort, Ivy., tinder sentence for murder, fought a tierce duel with crudo knives, as the result of a trilling qunr rel. Kach received a uoien wouuds about the face and upper part of the body nud the former tuny die as a re sult of his injuries, ltnlney Is quite a noted prisoner. Ho belongs to a prominent Fastern Kentucuy family. Kept Quiet Thirty Years. After being parted from her husband for 30 years because ha has another wife living. Mrs. Heater A. Smith, 'aged 70, has ' commenced proceed ings for a divorce, charging bigamy. She waa married to Itobert Smith In lHM at Bridgeport, Pa. In 1873 she discovered that be .was previously mar. rled. ' She baa lived apart from him ever alnce. She now Uvea at Bel bend and her her husband at Norrlstown. MUST OBEY SHERMAN LAW. . ' ' ; ? Department of Jut Ice Securing Evldtnoe lor Tetl Cait Attorney General'! ttxperl. ence to be ol Great Service. An Investigation to determine whether certain grent corporate com binations are operating lu contraven tion of the Sherman anti trust law Is being made by the department of Justice. If It l nseel-fnlfiiiil Hull tit.. .Inltiln IIIM S been Vlnllllml mill llm iln.itii.l intuit can go into court with Hiititcielit evi dence to make n prima facie case ac tion will be lustlliiieil to vitiate these coivt'!n:it!..is. The t-itst question Would then resolve Itself Into a para mount leir.ll Isille find tin fnllirlil to n finish. Against the Federal govern ment -would lie nrrnyed vast aggre gations of capital, the greatest being i lie Million ilolltir steel t.rftst. Secrecy is iiiiiliilaiueil by the depart meiil In the conduct of Its Investigation. Just wnnt trust or trusts are being exninln ed Is known mill- to tlu iiiv..uii.,.,i.. otherwise obstacles Would be placed in uieir way, pcriinps to the fatal ills advantage of the government. 1mt tin .. .1 I . . oiiiciais are o nir t ie r iiinuist to make a strong case. The work Is necessarily of an nrduoiis charactee l-.very precaution must be exercised against too much publicity and sued llcatloti. t'nder the circumstances progress Is slow, but progress Is bring Irnst attorneys know most of the tricks of the profession. The depart ment or justice lias no easy task be fore It. But Mr K ii..v ni-,..'b.... . nii the tricks ami his department Is hope ful Of SllCCeSS III lis nenrell fut. n luiil. ot net ion, NIAGARA'S ROAR BY 'PHONE. Transmitter Placed In Cave of the Winds and Sound Carried to Buffalo. A long distllllCn t.il.ililiiitm Iran.tnll. ter with megaphone attachment, has been Installed In tiw Civu ..r tin. Winds nt Niagara falls, lu order that me siiipemioiis, deafening roar of the inns or .Miignrn may be transmitted oyer the Bell telephone lines to New k, milium, the ran-Ainerlcnn ex posit loll, and oilier i,l,ie... Tilt' megnilhone entelma mi tl.n Mnni. Of the falling untnra l.m.la II- I.. I.. .1... telephone transmitter, from which It i.x.-xn 111 1 o me leiepnone exchange nt Niagara Falls u-lnu-u 11... ........ 1. nupplled at the will of the operators to "iiimiiiuiTu, or is turned into tlie long distance Hues which carry It to New York or to the Bell telephone exhibit In the electricity building of the Pan American exnimlttoii it u i,n.i ....... 1 ne iciepuotie with wonderwiilly renl- imeiiHiiy. ami one cnn easily Imagine the tumbling, tossing, plung ing waters striking the rockv talus in front of the Cave of the winds. RUSSIA RETALIATES AGAIN. Raises Tax on Bicycles and Retln Because Oil Tariff Went Up. The Russian nmhnssmlin- Cilsslul, has communicated to the state deliartnient tlinr In of the action of the American govern ment through a treasury order of .miii-cii v insr, applying inrllf restric tions against Itiisslnn mOi-..!..,,,,. i... ported Into this country, the Itii'sslan niiiiisier or iiiiance. m. ne vvltte, has Issued an order tinted June 7 Imposing the high tariff rate of the Kiisslini schedule 011 American white resin or cnllflu, (lalnpot white resin under article H'J of the Itnsslnn tm-llY I...- and Increasing the rate on Ainerlenu incycies miner article 17.1 of tlie BiikkIiiu laws. This fiction ! ..mi,.,,!.. 11 part from that taken lu connection With ItllSSllltl SIIL'flt mill la n ....... .1.. vclopmciit In the discriminatory duties Imposed by this goveri it nnd the retaliatory duties Imposed by Russia. The order of the Russian minister Is to take effect from June 2 two weeks from the date of Its Issuance. Evans Will Stay. Commissioner of Pensions II. Clnv Fvnns. when nsked coni-ci-ninn- i. story that he Is to be succeeded by e. lteiiresentative Peters of Knn.n. '-..i.i. - - - 1 dill!, "I have not resigned. My resignation lias not iieeu asked Tor. and I do not expect to resign. The story has been unonr tor me pnst six months Hint I would resign Inv position n eoiin.ii.. sloner of pensions. There Is absolute ly nothing lu the story. , Fatal Dlseaie Among Norses. According to Superintendent Hnuk- Inson of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a new disease. similar to the. crrln. li among the horses In New York City and Is rniihllv klllimr tlmm 'i-i... disease was first discovered last Sat urday and ruiiy 10,000 horses are now suffering from It. CABLE FLASHES. The rate nf discount nf tlm rmnaint bank of Germany has been reduced to three and one-half per cent. A special navul commission from Madrid now lu London has placed With the Maxlm-Vlckers large order for heavy guns. Emperor William has ordered the squadron commanded by i-nnce Henry of Prussia to proceed to Cndla to meet the German squadron returning from China. li'ni. tliu first tlmn In n nunn.niln. English firm by Imperial tirade gets a eoutrnet for a Turkish cruiser. Here tofore, liue contracts were awarded t;i Hermann. , Tlie recent mission tronlili.a . .i. - hi im? Istnml nt Oiielniiert. Ivnren wui.a .... .... .......... v . --- .. u 1 11 11 n- ml hv nntlvo converts u-lio an ..v.. .- - - ' ou VAUH pernted the other natives that the hit- i. I. til. ..I KiA 0 An tfifHiMfil tornnln inn Mj in Ima K..an .PHlKnl Bt lVkllla? ftlilKiiinrlmr thnt tlw. mnperor will return to that city In ufioiMT, nrnvuiff nt tlie capital by railroad from Puo-Tlng-Fu. nrlferndlor flonnrfll Jnlm n nn irn, who receutly returned from the I'liU- vvuiiuauii the department of Missouri with head quarter! at. umaun, ceo. UNITED STHIES' REPLY 10 RUSSIA. DISCRIMINATION DISCLAIMED. Revocation of Retaliation Expected Mollvet of Ihe Czar Dltcuited by Members of Dlplomatlo Stall. A note was delivered to Count Cus slid, the Russhiii nmbiissailor, Hatur day by the stale depart inent, wliereln the American explanation of the re cent ' Imposition of countervailing duties Is set forth The chief thing In the note Is the nsscrfloii that tlie Imposition Is the result of the opera tion of our tariff laws, of the terms of which Russia had notice. I Hourly four years ago; that the law Is general In lis terms ns well ns lu apliciilinii. and the duties cull tnerefore not be of n discriminating kind. That, as the Russian contention Is understood here. Is the only reason for her action. It Is hoped that this explanation will result In tlie revocation of the order Issued by M. de Wllte Imposing higher duties tin American goods. Tlie fact that there was 110 discrim ination seems so clear that M. de Wltte's inability to see It provokes the finery: 'What does Russia wimtV" The Muscovite empire lias made no proposition with regard to China or any other Important iiuestlnii that ap pears to be very dear to her. so the reason for any suasion through the In striimeiitfillty of hostile custom regu lations Is not apparent. It Is certain that Count Cnsslul understands tin American position. If there Is, there fore, n disposition to deal lu a straight-forward manner Russia now fins the opportunity. The Russian ambassador Immediate ly comiiiuulcnted Secretary Hav's note to his government and will leave at once for Riissln, where he will go over the entire subject with the czar's minister for lorelt'ii affairs. Among stnto department officials It Is felt to be n fortunate circumstance Hint Count Casslul will be In St. Petersburg when the subject Is taken "P. OIL BOOM IN MONTANA. Prospecere Report the Discovery ol Oil Springs In Kintla Lake District. OH discoveries ore reported from two widely separated sections of Mon tana, the extreme north western nml eastern. It Is said at Knllspell that If the Klntln lake oil district lias been properly estimated liy a party of oil Inspectors, who have returned from a six weeks' stay In that country, there will be one of the biggest oil dooms around there soon that the country has ever known. The party consists of six persons under the leadership of .Tames Fuller nnd P. V. 1-rnucls of San Francisco, They have prospected the country, nnd nre en thusiastic concerning their discover ies They have Mod on a larirp number of claims, ami will report to San Fran cisco capitalists nt once. Mr. Fuller brouglit with him to Knllspell some Interesting sMclmens. One of these Is a gallon can filled with crude oil dlpiM-d with n cup from one of the petroleum springs In which the coun try nboiinds. Mr. Fuller s.ivs that the oil of such quality usually sells ot from $4 to SO n barrel. ADELBERT HAY DEAD. Body ot Former Consul to Pretoria Found on a Sidewalk. Adelbert S. Hnv. son ' of Secretiirv Hay nud Cornier consul to Pretoria, was found dead ou the sidewalk at New Haven. Conn., nt 'J::t o'clock Sunday morning. Mr. Hay retired to his room nt 1 o'clock nfter spending the evening with friends In apparently excellent spirits. At 2:ftt a passerby uoiiceu me noiiy or a, prostrate man Ivlllir oil the slilewnlk on tin. Ci,lln. Street side of the hotel, ft Is li,.lli,.-..,l that Hay become 111 after going to bed and arose and went to the window for iresn air. Being overcome by n lit of dizziness, lie fell from tint u-lml. 11V Ilk the street. Hay was about Ti yenrs old. He came Into prominence during me eany part or the Boer war, as the successor nt Pretoria nt Mr. Miuthoi of Knst LIveriMMil. O., who was re lieved at Ills request. Not American Scheme. Tile L'uited States trnvernmnnt lina taken no part lu the fresh demands made nn China and Is disposed to do everything possible to discourage them. Our government will not for a moment countenance the claim that the maintenance of the legation guards In Peking Is properly charge able to the Chinese government and the United States will present no bill on that score. CHAFFEE REPORTS ON LOOT. Brief Bui Horrible Chapter In Official History ol Chinese Campaign. The rennrt nt flnn clmff.m .i. 1 - - . . '".'I - l- uu lilt' Chinese eamnaLrn coniiilna a ivri.,i- chapter on tho violence nud lootlug uiui murKi'd tno progress or the Inter national armv. He tells nf hla n11t.11.. onlsni to euterlns the l-'oriiiii.i..ii fo und believes comparatively little loot ing was done there. He restrained his troollS from Violence nml i.u-UJ .1... .laimueae commander en., lit r.,r suing a similar course. The personal report of General Chaffee Is short, but Is made voluminous by adding the reports of those siilioi-illnnt. .....1. distinctive parts lu thu campaign. The plague at Hongkong. The surgeon general of the United States marine hospital service has re ceived reports to the effect that the plague epidemic at Hongkong con tinues to iucrease in severity, although thus far all the cases but two have been among Chinese. Durlug the week ending April 1'ti there occurred In the presidency of Bombay, British Fast Iudta, 1,330 new plague cases and 1,107 deaths. In the city of Bom bay the disease seems to be decreas ing considerably. EMPEROR WILLIAM'S TALK. He Urge the Germans lo Go Out After Trad Whit He Builds bp Greater Navy. At the conclusion or the regatta held on the lower Flbe Tuesday n dinner was given 011 board the Hamburg American yacht Vlclorla-Iiulse, at which Kmperor William made a speech. In reply lo the burgomaster's toast he sulil: "Notwithstanding tho fact Hint we have not a navy such as we should have, we have -won for ourselves a place In the sunshine, nnd It will now be my task to take earn this place remains In our undisputed possi'ssloti so that the sun's rays may shed fruit fid Influence over our trade mid Intercourse abroad and Industry and agriculture at home, and also on the yachting on our waters, for out future lies on the water. "NVe have drawn our conclusions from what Kmperor William the great mid the grent man whose monument we hnve Just unveiled left us at their creation: we start at the point nt which the old llmisn had to leave off because It lacked the vivifying nnd protecting power of the empire. May It. therefore, now be the task of my house, In profound peace, to promote and protect frade nnd cointiierre for long yenrs to some. "I behold In the events of which China, has het-n the scene nnd of which the present return of the troops marks the close, n guarantee that European pence Is assured for long years to come, for the services per formed by the Individual contingents have called forth an appreciation, based 011 mutual esteem and comrade ship, which can only contribute to the maintenance of pence. "I trust that profiting by this peace our Ilnnsentle towns will Moorish nnd that our new Ilansenflc will mark out n path for winning nnd remitting new trade outlets. As the supreme head of the empire. I cnn only re joice over every ll.1nse.1tlc man who goes forth Willi far-seeing gnr.e, seek ing new points where we can knock In nails on which to hang our nrntor." COUNTERFEITING IN MEXICO. A Geod Imitation ol the American Silver Dollar Mads In Mexico. A Melxcnn detective has nrrested .lose Frlns on the charge of being one of the gang who have been engaited lu counterfeiting American dollars. Frlas was found lu Mexico city In a house on an obscure street. The business of counterfeiting American dollars has been n very ex tensive one. One of n band of counter feiters has been traveling In the In terior states, disguise., ns n tourist, business man. or frontier mnrchaut, speaking with a marked English ac cent, making the acquaintance of merchants nnd banners ami offering them American dollars nt a premium of tK) to 0(1 per cent, usually nt a figure below thot Indicated by the current rate of exchange. Tlie dollars were made oC almost all silver, were well executed, the mill ing being good and the lettering nnd the American engle being almost per fect. Many brokers, bankers and business men received the dollars In good faith, but on shipping them to the Fulled States they have received word that the dollars ore counterfeit. Frlas hns been employed In the mint In Mexico cliy and also lu mints In (lunujngnto nnd Zncn teens. HEAVY TAX AT STAKE. The Revenue Commissioner Considering a Case Affecting the Vandergrift Fortune. ' Lieut. Col. Johnson of the adjutant general's department nt Washington. 1. C, has raised an Important ques tion before the commissioners of In ternal revenue through Attorney Mil ler of Pittsburg. Col. Johnson's wife Inherited n lnrge part of the Vander grift fortune, and the government claims n share lu the shape of the In heritance tax imposed by tho war revenue net. Now the question arises, should the tax be paid on the value of the Inheritance at the time of tho testator s death or on the greater vnlue nt the time the Inheritance was paid. Another question is whether nn Inheri tance tnx' must be paid on the divi dends, Interest nnd earnings that ne- crued before the heir received pay ment. J ne amount or tax Involved I between $.T(),0(K) and $4iL000. Dowlo Smells a Plot. John Alexander Dowle announced at his meeting In Zlon tahcrnaele In Chicago that certuln physicians of that city hod formed a plot to kidnap him, lock hlui In a detention hospital, and bent him on the bend nnd back till he should lose all his reasoning powers and become really Insane. He called for a bodyguard. Sold For the Government. The government's Interest In the Sioux City & Pacific railroad company was sold at miction at the treasury department at Washington for $1,872,. (KKl cash and a credit of I'J.'iU.lMK) for the transportation of mall and troops. The sale was made to the Chicago & Northwestern railroad company. H t Surplus Income. When an admirer receutly In Gins, gow praised Andrew Carnegie for bis generosity, the steel magnate replied: "Perhaps you overrate my personal sacrlllce. My gift to the Scotch uni versities -merely represents my sur plus Income for 1!MM." Choir Boyt on a Strike. The boy choir In St. refer' Epis copal church Ilasdeton, Vs., la on a strike. Its members fulled to put In an appearance Sunday. Consequently there was no music. The fact that the boys bnve formed a union lvd to the belief that they struck for wages. The president of the union has Issued statement to the effect that the boya have been offended by older member of the choir. Tberefore-tbey will not slug until an apology Is made. T-aK HARKEro, MTTSHt'RO. Craln, float and reed. WsSAt No. 1 red ..) 73 7S Itye No. S 60 61 Coss No. 1 yellow, enr 47U No. S yellow, ahnlled 40 46 Mixed enr.... , 4i 47 Oats No. SI wfilte 8!l V4 No. S wlilt" ' 31 81 Fi.oi-rtVliitor tintnnt IHI 4 00 Knney Straight Winters 8 70 8 HQ UT-No. 1 timothy 13 00 18 50 Clover No. 1 11) 60 11 00 Ftr.11 fM. 1 wliitH mliL ton.... 17 00 17 60 brown middlings 14 AO 15 00 Until, bulk 1 1 ;0 IS SO Ptiiaw A' heat 8 00 8 BO Oat 7 so 8 00 Dairy rrmluntl Ht'iTKS Elirln creamery Hi S3 Ohio creamery 19 19 Fniicy country roll 1J 13 fmrMr. Ohio, new ll'J 9( New York, new DjJ 1U I'oultrjr, eie. ftrxs per lh 9 10 Inintvi dressed 1:1 14 Egos l'a. and Ohio, fresh. 13 13l Frnlts and Vegstslilef. flnFE lirAss ier bushel f 1 7.V5 2 00 I'oTATors Kmiey white, V ou.. it J 7') mibaoe -.-r I'llrrel 185 100 Oxioks per box 2 63 8 00 BALTIMOltB, From Winter I'ntcnt Wiisat No, 2 red f'oMM mixed , Oats , Ftios. , litTTKa Ohio creamery. . . . 8 70? 8 ) . 71 71 -. 45?f 4:VK .. 33 83's7 . II U . 10 ill PHILADELPHIA. Flora Winter patent 8 35? 8 40 Wiisat No. 2 rod 12-( 78 (ims No. 2 mixed 40 46l Oats No. 2 white 83 34 Hctteb Creamery, extra 19 1S; tuu I'einisyiTaula Units. 14 NKtT YORK. Fr.ors Ptents......s t) 8 80 4 00 Wheat No. 2 red 731 toss No. 2 47i Oats No. 2 White 82 liCTTIB Creamery ... ISSft 19K Kuus State and 1'enaa 13 13i LIVB STOCK. Central Stock Tarda, E Llbsrty, Pi, CATTLE. Prime henvy, 1500 to 1G00 lbs. . . 5 85? 8 00 Prime, 13(10 to 1400 His S 60 6 89 Medium, UW to 1300 lbs. 8 40 5 60 fat heifers 5 13 5 41 butcher. WO to 1000 lbs. 4 60 i 10 I Common to fair 4 25 4 Si) Oxen, common to fat 8 OD 4 73 Cominou to good fat bulls AeoTO 2 50 4 40 Milch cows, ttach 20 00 51 00 Extra aiilcti cows, each. 87 50 SO Oj BOOS. Prime medium weights.... 6 15 8 17.' best heavy yorkent and m odium 6 1J 8 17.-2 )ood to choice packers. 6 12 8 14 Good pigs and light yorkem.... 6 10 6 15 1'itM, common to good 0 10 6 17 U Prime heavy bogs 6 H0 6 to Common to fair 8 63 5 65 Houghs 6 2J 6 65 Btags 4 25 t 50 SBIKP. Extra, medium weight wethers, t 4 10 9 4 2) Good to choice. 8 S3 4 00 Medium ; 8 2i 3 75 Common to fair... loo 2 00 LAMBS. Lambs clipped 4 65 4 81 Lambs, good to choioe, clipped 4 10 4 61 Lambs, common to fair, clipped 2 50 8 M bpriug Lambs 450 t 21 CALVES, Veal, extra 6 00 9 6 29 eal, good to choice, 5 00 6 25 Veal, common to fair 3 00 5 SO eat, common heavy j ii 3 00 BUSINESS CONDITIONS GOOD. Weekly Review ol Trade rVoiea Widely Dif fused Confidence and Activity In All Linet. Crop Conditiont Excellent. It. O. Iun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: Increasing distribution of merchandise, particularly In the territory beyond the Ohio river, ln cludlug the far northwest. Is a feature of the general business situation and tells of widespread prosperity and con fidence. The railroads are carrying more goods classed as luxuries than ever before. Crop news contin ues good, there Is less trouble from disagreements with labor and the long laggard cotton goods market has re covered slightly with the reduction of unsold stocks of print cloths. Less Interruption through labor con troversies at machine shops make the Iron and steel Industry more fully employed than In recent weeks. In many Instances promised deliveries cannot be made before July 1, and urgent btisluess that Is now offered cannot be undertaken. It la noticed that much foreign business is avail able, but manufacturers refuse to make bids. So decrease Is seen In shipments of boots and shoes from Uoston, forward Ings continuing fur lu excess of other years, but actual production of the eliops Is slightly reduced and there la less new business offered. Quotations are shaded about 2Ve cents on a few grades, particularly as to boots, and seasonable goods, as well as fall de liveries are more quiet. The more fortunate manufacturers have business to occupy shops to thu end of August. Excessive stocks of print cloths at Fall River have been reduced to a sur prising extent since the combination of attractive price and warmer weather Infused a little animation Into the market. Hales are heaviest of whin goods. The rapid strides of ex ports to China In tho brown goods di vision were not without ludiicuoe. and taken as a whole the cotton goods In dustry has a more, encouraging aspect than at any time for many months. Improvement In woolen goods Is less pronounced. As tho season advances) crop conditions steadily Improve, and In some states the winter wheat la be Ing harvested. , lu three week exports from Atlantic ports have been 10,401.. Ulil bushels ogulust 8,8.20,388 last year, and U.304.y02 In 1800. . aue van ensuy xeu wuen ne la In Ight of a railway atationin Sweden at which uieuls are served by the sign of a knife and fork crossed. This, however, does not give proof that tho edibles or the service reaches beyond the average of good cheer In any direc tion. It la estimated that the men of Great Uritn'.u s;end 450,000 a, year on silk hau. I
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