strictly in 25 Cents. 2 Cents. Ek Free. ly Advertisers. cations to—- Florin, Pa. eld steel manufacturers in Pennsylvania, Great ! d gives up beaten. it has never occurred to age man how much free ad- y he is ‘doing for the various ly 5 and manufacturers whom he izes. The hatter puts his label r uetie to attaches his Collars, cuffs, hats, the tailor our coats. rts and shoes all bear the name of to extent every nan who walks the street is a “sand- wich man.” » e maker, so some The New Zealan vernment has that swimWhing and life-sav- in all its schools. decided ing shall be taught The life-saving society's method hav- ing 2000 and charts have adopted, hand-books been sent by order been THREE ACCIDENTS, TWELVE DEATHS. Girders Fall On Bridge Workmen With- out Warning. Four Boys Drown in the Suri at Long Illinois by the Breaking of a Cable Sup- porting the Cage--In the South Carolina Accident Four Persons Hurt, Columbia, S. C. (Special).—An acci- dent at the new bridge which the South- ern Railway is constructing across the Congaree river caused the death four men. more seriously injured. The accident occurred at 8.30 a. m. and was caused by the falling of two steel girders about ceven feet long, weighing 14 tons each. The two girders were hoisted about Ol \ The rains of the night previous prob- ‘ably had caused the ropes holding in place to slip. The crash came with out the slightest warning. There were 75 people on the bridge, spectators and workmen. bridge and killed instantly, four more knocked into the river, two of whom were rescued by a government tug which came up from the Congarec locks, a quarter of a mile away. The bridge is being built by the Phoe- nix Bridge Company, of Philadelphia. The structure was not materially dam the ironwork was strained. Four Boys Drowned at Long Branch. New York (Special).—Four boys be- tween the ages of 10 and 15 years werc drowned at Long Branch. N. J. The boys were on a raft quite a distance from the shore, and were swept into the for the use of | hand-book, the schoolmasters. which the course of instruction is ful- ly schools, been translated Italian. of government The in use of classes, has for the individuals, into Swedish forth and set also and The farmer's boy who drifts to the city finds, in nine cases out of ten, irregular work, a dingy little room in a bad street, food that he would have disdained in his country home and ir- | every Thea finds | resistible temptation to spend dollar which he can get hold of. city the country just and but work in shine, with comfortable surroundings, and all the social standing | character makes him boy reaching hard longer hours, and sun- as work he fresh air good feod of which his worthy. it excellent idea has been at all of the exposition in London S, museums, nd other places which are httended by children. At Palace, South Kensington Hippodrome, Earl's Agricultural other he bition, the Kew Gardens and oom has been set apart to which lost children are taken by the and re- attendants their other called ushers and tained uniil for by par- ents or whoever is in ch e of them. Mosquito hunters will follow with in- terest the experiments that are being made in New Orleans, where the mos- all the hecome fiourish practically vear around. Oil cheap in that city since the opening it has been two quitoes has very of the Texas fields, and decided to try to Jay the dust in the streets amd have do things at cnce— kill the mosquitoes. tried sprinkling their crude oil, and have found this method ailroads roads with eflicient in permanently laying New Orleans is trying the | it to Ss streets for most the dust. thing, be same and is said used traffic Most of successtul in as it is Orleans mesquitoes are bred in open while the s railways. New on drains and cisterns, and streets are being sprinkled oil is put on the neighboring drains. As a result of the observation of a board of British naval officers some important changes are to be made in battleships to be built in the near future as part of England's prin- For one thing it has masts ciple defence. been decided to cut down the of such ships some sixty feet, because the new signaling devices introduced into use recently make tall masts un- necessary. Furthermore, the high fore and aft bridges are to be lowered, built entirely of iron, and so arranges that in clearing ship for action they easily These vements are in the general line progress, and must be ac- good. But what will the ink in regard to the grad- prance of all that he has parks of a ship? wailings nt. be slid overboard. sea by the waves. Not long aiter they entered the water young Bouse, a companion, swam ashore and shouted that his-compan- tons had been drowned. The five had reached a raft which was anchored some distance out in front of Cran mer’'s Beach, and while on it had been swept into the sea by some big waves which poured over them. The accident was unseen by the hundreds of bathers who were disporting in the surf, and was not until Bouse gave the alarm that it became known. MH I Four Miners Were Killed. Bloomington, Ill. (Special).—Four miners were instantly killed at a mine in Chenoa. this county, by the snapping of the cable supporting the cage. The men fell 247 feet. FIRE IS THE PENALTY. Tennessee Negro Burned at the Stake for His Crime. Winchester, Tenn. (Special).—Henry Noles, a negro, was burned by a mob for feloniously assaulting and then shooting to death Mrs. Chas. Williams, wife of a prominent farmer who lives near Winchester. Admitting his crime and asking his friends to “meet him in glory,” he met his fate without a groan He mounted the stump stolidly and laughed as he began his statement. He said: “Tell all my sisters and brothers to meet me in glory. I am going to make that my home. Tell my mother to meet me where parting will be no more.” “Why did you kill fvas asked. “TI just done that because I had noth ing else to do.” He was taken from the stump. bound to a tree with chains and his body satu- rated with oil. At 1.40 P. M. 4 match was appiied and instantly the quivering body enveloped in flames. Fence rails piled about the burning body and soon life was extinct. Mrs. Williams?" was were LAWSON TO BUILD A VENICE. Owner of the Independence Buying Islands on the Maine Coast. Boston (Special).—Thomas W. T son is going to build a miniature Venice on the Maine coast. He has boughj and paid for two islands of a ar and has an option on twelve others: which he will pay for when the title, are proved to his satisfaction. The islands are situated in Haut Bay, about fifteen miles from tla mainland. One them contains : forty acres. They are clos and many of them can be connected ,y bridges. They are all covered with} heavy growth of spruce and fir balsa. JAW- Isle a4 Ol OVar toge Bad Wreck on Seaboard Air Line. Columbia, S. C. (Special).—The 1 ida and Metropolitan limited ot the Seaboard Air Line was tofaiy 1 > aly wrecked or- | tre 10.25 o'clock P. M. den miles south of Cheraw, S. C.. du : sandbank washout. The killeg wounded: Fireman Rosemond, ¢ to death; Engineer Muse, sh and leg injured; Tom Cleary, Foiher engineer, injured in knees anf joo. postal cle name unknown. tly bruised. The passengers ~z severe shaking up. conductors was hurt. four front cars left the track turned completely over. An Engine Wrecks a Factg Janesville, Wis. (Special). western locomotive and box ed through the Janesville ¢; tory plant. The building wj; just finished at a cost of $13 now in ruins. The engine big water tank. which fell 1 the building and crushec million tin cans sms: the costly special machin gines and boilers were loss will reach over $100.0 was just finished. No on Suicide or a rosim Washington (Special). fice Department was nied spector Vickery. at Cinfnati. Wide of Postmaster #8, Price. of gre. Ohio. He J heen found money ordiaccounts. at to a and ished lders ightly with the ne and 1 were a North- | r plung- ing fac- | of brick, boo. It is truck the thwise of tt. Thirty ad and all | and. en- shed. The ; The plant ras injured were er. Postoi- by In- of the “he owned. A). —A storm | uck this MS City | the | ad ai ird 0 Nv STRANGE FREQUENCY OF FIGURE 4. | Branch—Four Miners Instantly Killed in | One other was fatally and two | midway of the river above the bridge. | them | Three of the men were pinned to the | aged by the accident, though some of | | in New 1} | Fire sling jightship. | holds permission io si SUMMARY OF TH sid : hom Gen. Robert Will | near Plainfield, N. | years, y | Daniel Francis Fo { himself in Fairmo | phia....., : Women suffragis vention in Buffalo ber. WB. “Maupin, | tlers of Roanoke, Charles: Heiser, (at Bridgeport, Pa., Joseph Matthews { the United States Navy | the vertebrae of his n at Atlantic City, is d¢ | before he died he we a hotel ge of 75 er, killed Philadel- d a con- y Septem- first set- h that city. h operator mself. ermaster in o dislocated vhile diving | Nine hours BOER 1 AJ — F- MANILA GUARD TQ BE INCREASED. mi — Four Companies to B¢ Added to the Present Force—City Is Now Orderly. Manila (By Cabl¢).—In the city of Ma- nila there are now less than 1000 effective soldiers, and it has been decided to in- crease this number by four companies of infantry. The official reason for the in- crease is that guard duty is too heavy for the present force. As a matter of fact, however, there is a feeling that, al- though there is no apparent prospect of trouble nevertheless, in the event of an uprising in the future—such as is always possible among the Malays—it would be better to have a sufficient body of troops available for such an emergency. General Chaffee says he considers the city of Manila to be perfectly orderly, and he can see no prospect of an upris- De Wet, § URED. of Kitch- sts Against Boers Intend to Go urrenders Lately Have derably. Y-EIG Botha Ack ener’s F It, Stati On Fighti Increased Sy London (By Cable).—A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated at Pretoria, says: | his fiancee, Miss Sain, of Philadel ' Jacob Wildner, livin New Lisbon, | | Wis., has acknowled that he was with John Brown's ing party at Harper's Ferry in 184 Ie is believed to be the only survi i the party. Francis Schlatter, divine healer. was arrested in Ne rk for drunk- enness and disorder bnduct and was sent to the workhou ir three months. L. C. Merriweth baggagemaster on the Georgia S¢ythetn and Florida Railroad, shot and jjjed William Free- man, a colored poler on the train. At Minneapolis, Upited States Dis- | trict Attorney Evins dropped dead at his home from hej + disease. Kathryn Cameryy of Camden, N. J. was burned to dey}, her clothing hav- ing caught fire fray a cigar. At Cleveland tye coroner's jury held the city of Clevelnd, the subcontractors and the chief engneer responsible for the | disaster at the cry 10 days ago, in which a dozen lives were lost. | A baby waif vas found by a newsboy in a swamp nei{y Perth Amboy. N. J., nearly tortured to death by mosquitoes Fhe infant's face was terribly disfigured by the bites of the insects. Col. and Mr; C. C. Post, alias Helen Williams, and “harles F. Burgman. men- tal scientists, live been arested in Flori da, charged vith using the mails for fraudulent puiposes, Owing to the sunsettled condition of the European ypyarket, the National Plate Glass Jobberg® Association has made a cut of 25 par cent. on glazing quality plate glass. Jenjamin Finn. alias “Diamond Dick,” was arreste] jy Philadelphia on the charge of rophing Abe Brophy, a jockey, of Washington — : P. T. Waodfin, governor of the Na- tional Soldiers’ TTome, at Hampton, Va., died of Brighe's discase, after an illness ot some duration, At Crifple Creek, Col., the coroner’ S jury decided that the killing of Sam | Strong, the millionaire, was without pre- meditatioy, The Bro. - g 4 Slitish steamer King, just arrived ‘ork, ran into a waterspout near A clot pyrst near Montvale, Va., caus- ed mach damage on the Norfolk and Western) Railroad. Lioydl Mowbry. a farmer, was drown- ed in Cadar Creek, near Marlboro, Va. A ird victim in Havana has suc- the bite of a mosquito infect- low fever. | that Charles M. Hays, of the Pacific, will go with J. P. Mor- tional Bar Association, in ses- denver, Col., would not admit s members because of lack of given by the constitution. kman Littlefield, of Maine, de- | he annual address. sovernor of Mississippi has is statement. declaring thay ha ex=~ the State Treasury and found a age of $162,621; five days later he M@de another examination and the | b@ ks and cash balanced. Sheriff North, of Asheville, Ala., and Ys deputies fired upon a mob that tried t¢ take from the courthouse a negro Chnvicted of rape and sentenced to be Mnged. Two men and a boy were Vounded. Foreign. nce Chun, brother of the Emperor hina. who is on the way to Berlin apologize for the murder of Baron Ketteler, is now ill at Basel, Switz- | land. ! Commander Delarey has issued a counter proclamation to that of lord Kitchener, in which the Boer leader | declares that they will continue the! struggle. [olbein, who attempted to swim the «lish Channel, collapsed after being in the water 12 hours and 46 minutes, and was nearly drowned. believed in London Czar's visit to France means Russian loan. The Sultan of Turkey hig settled the Quays Company question in accordance | with the demands of the French Govern- | ment. In vew of the coming visit of the | Czar. the French officials are delighted over the early settlement of the difficulty. | Severe electrical storms have occurred throughout Southern France and Spain, | and at Vigo, Spain, a church was struck | by lightning and one person killed and several injured. | The German steamer Liban, from Me- rei for Stettin, sank, and eight of the crew were drowned. The King of Denmark and the new Cabinet have decided to sell the Danish West lian Islands. King Edward used a somber-looking automobile in his outings around Hom- that the another §i= 18 | burg. I'rof. Edward Suess, the noted politi- cal philosopher, in a survey of interna- tional relations, warns Europe of the American trusts. and urges a move- | of the central European states | against them. Brussels newspapers report, in a dis- | patch from Copenhagen, that the Czar | will broach to Emperor William and | President Loubet intervention in South African troubles. The Chinese Peace Commissioners | still delay signing the settlement proto- | col. and the Emperor. it appears, with- n. ment rimauscixan. . The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company | directors have declared a quarterly divi- | dend of 134 per cent. on the common | stock. It is reported that a New York Bank- i ing house has completed arrangements | to float $8,000,000 of Russian Gevern- ment bonds in Europe. In order to finance its purchase of the Ohio River, Cleveland, Loraine & Wheel- ing, Pittsburg & Western and smaller | properties, it is said the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company will probably issue $25,000,000 new stock, ; | sent north of Ladybrand, in the Orange Three officers and 65 men who were ing. Comissioner Wright thinks the peo- ple “extremely peaceable.” He is satis- fied that although among a certain class River Colony, on the right of Elliott's there is some discontent on account of columns, were surrounded on unfavor- able ground and captured by a superior ANOTHER PLAN TO SETTLE STRIKE. Reports of an Effort to End the Con- flict With the Trust. NOTHING LOOKING TO ARBITRATION, Conciliatory Committee to Preseat Certain Propositions of the Amalgamated Associ ation to the Steel Corporation—The Pro posals Said to Contain Concessions by the Strikers—Direct Negotiations. Pittsburg, Pa. (Special).—In further- ance of the “peace” program, which is said to have been in 4s course of prepa- ration for several days, it is now given out by one on the inside, and one who should know, that the Amalgamated ex- ecutives have consented to have certain propositions made to the officials of the | the land tax, which is not yet understood, this class is not likely to foment trouble. | force August 22. One man was killed Many army officers express themselves | { and four wounded. The prisoners were released. Am holding an inquiry. “Have received a long letter from Steyn containing an argumentative state- ment of the Boer cause and saying he will continue to fight; also a short letter from De Wet to the same effect. Botha writes acknowledging the receipt of my proclamation, protesting against it and stating that the Boers intend to go on fighting. On the other hand, the surren- ders lately have increased considerably. “Since August 19 32 Boers have been killed, 139 have been made prisoners and 185 have surrendered, including Kruger, a nephew of the ex-President. “The columns are meeting with no ap- preciable opposition in Cape Colony. The rebels and armed bands are hiding and avoiding our columns with some success, General Beatson alone having been in contact with the command of Scheeper, | whom he is driving north.” force. They think that, with the military | guard withdrawn from the prison, an- | other uprising there might result in the release of some 1800 prisoners. i insufficient. ; Civil officials look upon this contingen- police could mobolize at the prison before | any of the prisoners could escape and be- | come dispersed throughout the disaffect- ed district. TENTS TORN BY HIGH WIND. —Two Killed. Anadarko, Okla. (Special).—Two per- The Daily Telegraph publishes a long | SONS were killed, two seriously and a interview with President Kruger at Hil- | number slightly injured in a heavy wind | versum on Lord Kitchener's latest pro- | and rainstorm which visited this place. clamation. The correspondent says: Twenty buildings were almost wrecked, “Mr. Kruger. who seemed greatly im- | proved in health, spoke vehemently and with intense feeling, rejecting the idea that anything had been changed except the attitude of the British Government. | He insisted that the tactics of the Boers were still as regular as at the beginning of the war. Their forces, he said, were smaller and were split up into small parties because the British had split their own forces into innumerable small | columns. “He declared that ever since the cap- ture of Blomfontein the British had rer Oooo ft poration. trampled upon the code of internationa } * "When the Storm came 20 of the hall | finised houses were torn to pieces. Fly- ing timbers caused the fatalities noted, | while the wind swept the tents into a steaders) were torn to pieces and great quantities of merchanidse was strewn far and wide over the prairie. Anadarko is one of the three towns which sprang up after the opening re- | cently by lottery of the Kiowa-Coman- che Indian reservation. Alter the draw- inl had been concluded homesteaders, many of whom failed to purchased town lots which were being | auctioned off by the government. In less than 30 days the town had reached | law. SAFE-BLOWERS ROUSE A TOWN. | Many Citizens Respond to Alarm, But the Robbers Escape With Plunder. Petersburg, Ind. (Special).—Six burg- lars broke into the Citizens’ Bank here | and stole about $250. Two men discov- | ered the burglars at work, and when they | | attempted to sound the alarm they were | fronted with loaded revolvers in the | of two men who stood guard, | two others were doing the work dise. MURDERER TIED TO A BOARD: Harrowing Scene at the Hanging of Charles Nordstrom. Seattle, Wash. (Special).—Charles W. Nordstrom was hanged here for the | cot hands while as gratified at the increase in the military | possibility is regarded as a menace to the | city by those who take that view of the | case, as they regard the white guard as | cy as unlikely, inasmuch as the 600 white | New Town in Oklahoma Swept by a Storm | hundreds of tents (occupied by home- | thousands of | win in the drawing, rushed thither and | | conglomerate mass and tiie rain soaked | | thousands of dollars worth of merchan- | | , gq | | murder, November 27, 1891, of William | {| Crumley. | life was endangered, Strong drew a re- | dead. inside. The the safe. | caped with their booty. gOUNTRY'S RAILWAY MILEAGE. rir oT aterstaiesCamimerce Comm ivsir—Eiyas ie teresting Statistics. Washington (Special).—The at the end of the fiscal year 1900 was 103.343, an increase of 4051 in the twelve months immediately following July 1809. In 18q0 the railway mileage of the country was 163,597, and the gain in the following ten years was, therefore, 29,748 | The 1890 record of mileage does | miles. not include the railroads of Alaska, which are about twenty-two miles in length. These are the figures of the In- terstate Commerce Commission, whose annual report has just been completed. Thirty Pairs of Teachers Married. Carbondale, Ill. (Special ).—Of the 400 American teachers who sailed on the transport Thomas from San Francisco to Manila 60 of them on reaching Hono- lulu were married. The teachers had been chosen from the many normal uni- versities of the country, and were strang- | the final approval of the Rigsdag is be- | ers to each other. The acquaintance and courtship extended over a period of less than ten days. The captain of the Thomas refused to permit their wedding while at sea, and the 30 couples upon the | transport at Honolulu | arrival of the sought out a clergyman and were mar- ried. Millionaire Shot in Gambling House. Cripple Creek, Col. (Special).—Sam- | uel Strong, the millionaire mine owner and former proprietor of the famous Strong mine at Victor, was shot and i killed by Grant Crumley, proprietor of a gambling house. Strong and three iriends had visited the place, where John Neville, Strong's father-in-law became engaged in an altercation with Believing his father-in-law’s volver. Crumley stepped back of the bar, grasped a shotgun and discharged it at Strong's head. The millionaire fell dead and Crumley surrendered to ‘he police. A Battle in a Cell. Greeneville, Tenn. (Special).—James Ross and Walter Pierce, negroes, were committed to the Greene county jail on trivial offenses. being placed in the same cell. The jailer had scarcely left the cage when the men drew knives, which they had hidden about them, and engaged in a deadly fight. Quickly as possible Ross was dragged from the cell, but not until he had fatally stabbed Pierce. who sank back on his bunk Ross was only slightly cut. WARICU wv VIC 1wgClach Denver, Col. (Special).—Beulah Lamb and Letla Law, of Canon City, yet in their teens, drank carbolic acid with sui- | cidal intent owing to an infatuation for | each other. Their cries after the poison took effect aroused passers-by and help came. Miss Law will die, while the fate of the other is in doubt. Letters on the bureau told the story. Both girls had been reading novels of the sentimental | order and had expressed the greatest ad- miration for each other, often declaring that if they could not live together they would pass into the spirit land together. burglars broke into a carhouse, secured tools, and broke into the bank. | Nitro-glycerine was used for wrecking The explosion attracted a large crowd of citizens, but the robbers es- total | mileage of railways in the United States | 1, } | Mason, after a dispute over Nordstrom wept continually. It re- quired the utmost efforts of four men [to keep him on his feet. Finally Sheriff Cudihee ordered that | Nord- | It required six men to | {a board be brought. To this strom was tied. r hold him for the operation. Several times Nordstrom seemed to speak, but his words were unintelligible. The six | festivities on the occasion of tl Tr STC = sld him raised his body with great effort suc- upon the scaffold. ight while four s of the trap mem\who i on th®. bo | ceeded i There he V men stood on the { and held him. DENMARK WILL SELL ISLANDS. | The Government, However, Thinks the Price | Rather Too Small. the close of the present year. The King and the new Cabinet have both concluded that it is absolutely necessary for Denmark to dispose of the | | islands, and a majority of the Rigsdag | favors the sale, as does also the public. | | The only dissatisfaction, the correspond- | ent's informant further said, arises in | | connection with the price, $3,750,000, | However, | being considered too small. | lieved to be assured, and it is expected in Washington in December. Bryan Will Not Move. Chicago and make that city his home is | declared to be without foundation. Mr. news to him, and he was satisfied there was no truth in it. He said W. J. Bry- an would continue to live in Lincoln and publish his paper there. German Steamer Sinks. | Stettin (By Cable).—News has just here that the German | | “Dally | been received | steamer Libau, which leit Merel, bound sank.’ Sixteen of the crew put off in small boats. One of these boats cap- | sized and eight persons which it con- tained were drowned. The other ship- wrecked men reached Franz in safety. Cuban Bandit Killed. Havana (Special).—Lino Lima, the notorious bandit, for whose capture, dead or alive, the military government | offered a reward of $1000, has been | killed at Macurijes (Corral Falso), in| the province of Matanzas. The police | assisted the rural guards and four other bandits were captured at the same time The body of Lima will be photographed | for the purpose of identification | Jef. dICWar: preass a Lcg. Harrisburg, Pa. (Special). — Adjt.- Gen. Thomas J. Stewart, of the Penn- sylvania National Guard, met with a | severe accident while driving with a | party of friends on a country road near | this® city. The harness on one of the | horses broke, and in attempting to jump from the carriage the Adjutant- General fell and broke his left leg below | the knee. The remainder of the party escaped injury. General Stewart has | been spoken of asa probable candidate | forl Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Argny of the Republic wages. | Copenhagen (By Cable).—A promi- | | nent politician, in the counsels of the | ministry, says that the sale of the Dan- | ish West Indies, it was confidently ex- | pected, would be consummated before | that legislative ratification will be given | for this port, on the evening of August | 21, sprang a leak during the night and | wiped out.” United States Steel Corporation through members of the conciliatory committee of the National Civic Federation, which proposals are expected to bring about a settlement of the great strike. Those in- E | terested in the matter are waiting for This | word to proceed with the program as outlined at the conference of Amalga- mated executives and the concilatory committee of the Civil Federation. The propositions, which are to be taken to New York carry certain concesions by the Amalgamated officials which it is hoped will pave the way for the reopen- ing of direct negotiations between the | association and_the company. | The proposition carries the terms un | der which President Shaffer and his ad | visors stand willing to settle. What | these terms are and the mode of their presentation are carefully guarded se crets. There is alone the implication that they contain concessions of such import ance that those in interest expect the corporation to drop its adverse attitude and reopen negotiations. The proposal contains nothing looking to arbitration. This mode of settlement | was waived on the advice of the Civic I“ederation men. While the conferees were discussing | peace plans the Amalgamated men were { shown the impracticability of sympa- thetic strikes by the miners and other | organized men affiliated with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. SULTAN GRANTS FRENCH DEMANDS. cedes Everything to France. Constantinople (By Cable). — The Quays Company question has been set- tled, as expected, in accordance with the desires of France. An imperial irade has been issued or- dering that the company shall be al- lowed to exercise freely all the rights granted by the concession. Paris (By Cable).—The offigll com- | muniqu 1ouncing the gran Ol [Tr demands is as f®tlows: | | | Imperial Irade Issued in Constantinople Con- | ean: “In consequpence of the dec made to the Porte by the Fren bassador that he acts under instr { from the Minister of Foreign an imperial irade has been issu claring that | posed to the free exercise by the | Company of the rights resulting | their concession. The Foreign Office officials do conceal their delight at the, settlemj of the Turkish difficulty. During last few days it was evident that so? | anxiety was felt lest the affair mar f 1e Czd no obstacle shall | M. Constans’ dispatch was vei but it leaves no doubt that the Wi { has yielded all that was wanted in the | matter of the Quays by issuing an irade { recognizing the full rights claimed by | the French company. | THE CZAR AND THE BOERS. | Russian Report That Nicholas Is About to Propose Intervention. Brussels (By Cable).—The Indepen- dence Belge prints a despatch from Co- penhagen, which says: “It is currently reported in Russian circles that the Czar has decided to broach South African intervention to | Emperor William and President Loubet. { He considers the time opportune for friendly mediation.” The paper adds under reserve that the Czar during his stay in France will re ceive Mr. Kruger in private audience and obtain from him a direct statement »f the Boer position with the view of for- | mulating a plan for action. «Jointist” Smashed by Law. Topeka, Kan. (Special ).—George Kla- | ver, a “jointist,” received the most severe | penalty for violation of the prohibitory Lincoln, Neb. (Special).—The rumor | Liquor law ever visited upon an offender that W. J. Bryan will soon move to | during the 21 years since the constitu- tional amendment was adopted, Justice Disney fined him $7,500, sentenced him . ; . % : | 50 days in jail and placed him un yan 1s of the city, but his sr. 1 {01,350 Oa) : wes In Bryan is ont y brother, | der $10,000 bond to appear in the Dis- Charles W. Bryan, said the report was | trict Court. He was found guilty on 15 counts. London (By Cable).—"The total loss- es from the recent forest fires, which | have partially destroyed several towns, at £ 10,000,000,” says a despatch from St. Petersburg to the Mail.” “The fires have been mostly incendiary and are attributed to the Jews. It is estimated that 250.000 acres of forests have been destroyed and 187 villages completely or partially are estimated Killed by a Mosquito Germ. Havana (Special).—The third death from yellow fever resulting from the bite of a mosquito took place Saturday evening. The victim was Miss Clara Maas, of New Jersey. Of the six per- sons bitten by mosquitoes recently in the course of the Yellow Fever Com- mission's experiments three have died. Doctors say the other three are sui- fering from light attacks of the disease. Miss Maas was a nurse at Las Animas, and wished to become immune. Templars in a Wreck. Barnesville, Ohio (Special).—A spe- cial train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad carrying Pennsylvania Knights Templar en route to Louisville, was ditched here. Engineer Milo Francis, of Zanesville, was killed. and Fireman Walter Boston, of Newark, was fatally injured. So far as known. the passen- gers escaped with slight bruises. The wreck way caused by the train striking a horse gn Barnesville Hill. The en- gine jwhped the Yack and) the entire train jbllowed.