Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 1

DAVENPORT DEM FOKTV-SHVHiYril YEA Il.l iowa, i hidav kykmint. jum-: lSlOl. ---SIX PACKS rPUICHTIIUKKCINTS. THE OGRA1 RUN TO EARTH. RUSSIA'S RETALIATION.

tin1 philo-forcigncr edicts are only a PEARSON MONEY. WOMEN ARE BARRED. REBELS GIVE UP WAIT THE OPENING blind. The dispatch asserts that an other and worse 11 prising is expected soon. A foreign olflee gentleman, on Chancellor von Duelow's authority, told the Associated Press this news in no wise corroborated by the of ficial news from China.

On the con trary, every bit of news from there or nionlhB has shown that nothing like general trouble is expected. The Dreyfus Family. Berlin, June 20. The correspondent of the Associated Press learns from an authentic source that Mathieu Dreyfus. who led the campaign in favor of his brother Alfred, has returned to Mul- ausen, in Alsace, where he has pur- lutsed of the property of Albert Koech- liu and becomes the lending partner md principal owner in the firm of Raphael Dreyfus which was founded by his father, Jacques Dreyfus.

Another brother will be at the head of the linn of Raphael Dreyfus Co. in lielfort, Prance. Loon Dreyfus retires to Paris on account of his health. Alfred Dreyfus remains in France. OUT OF THE TROUBLE.

Governor Shaw Will Take Himself Away from the Vexation of the Campaign. Des Moines, June 21. Governor Shaw will leave the city on some date within the next two weeks for the purpose of visiting Yellowstone park. His nbsence will he for the period of a month and a half, carrying the date of his return beyond that of the state convention at Cedar Rapids, Aug. 7.

The fact that the governor is going way to be absent for so great a time has jiot been Known for long. His de parture was to have been taken next week, but the announcement of the proposed visit of Governor Stanley of Kansas to this city June 27 caused him to delay the trip until after that date. lovernor Stanley comes for the purpose of delivering an address at the commencement of Still college. Those who wore informed of Gover nor Shaw's plans point to the fact that there is considerable political signili- ance in the journey being made ut this time, following us it does the example of other politicians allied with the "ma- hinc" in absenting themselves from the state during the heat of the struggle. Congressman Hull is in the Phil- lpines, Speaker Henderson in Paris and Senator Allison in Washington.

hey do not wish to be involved in the Ctimmins-anti-Cuinmins fight. TEA LEADS TO INTOXICATION. Alfred Claggett Dran from Prosper ity to the Misery of Drink. New York, June 21. Alfred Clag- gett, once the I'cau 13 ru mined of Broad way, with an income of $50,000 a year, is a homeless inmate of the alcoholic ward of Bellevue hospital.

Some years igo Claggett was the practical head of large tea Importing house and was regarded as the most expert tea taster in the country. Through drinking stronger things than tea he lost his delicate sense of taste and his value as an expert and his salary decreased ac cordingly. lie often said that lie drank champagne because that was the only thing that would satisfy his thirst and kill the taste of the tea and its fleets. A year ago a subscription of was raised and Claggett was sent to a sanitarium in Washington ountry. Some months later he return his health entirely restored.

Soon alter his returned he again spoused the old life on Broadway. The alcoholic ward was the result. There is talk among Claggett's friends of igain wuding him to a sanitarium. RICH MISSOURI LANDS SOLD. Baltimore and St.

Louis Syndicate In vests in Lead and Baryta Tracts. Potosi, June 21. A gigantic mining deal in which St. Louis and Baltimore capitalists are interested, involving 33,000 acres of the richest mineral lands in the world, is about to be completed. One deed has al ready been signed conveying the "Shibboleth" tract and part of the 'Old Mine" tract to the Dominion Lead company.

It is said that the deed to the MacArthur tract, eoiil tabling about acres, has been drawn up, conveying the rich lead, zinc ami baryta lands from Peter MacArthur and wife to John Mortin, Colorado capitalist. The consider ation is 1100,000. Mortin is acting for the Baltimore- St. Louis syndicates. The new cor poration will be known as the Ameri can Lead and Baryta company.

Bonds will be issued. G. II. Tenbrock and Moses Green Wood, of St. Louis engineered the transaction.

Fears for the Peary Party. Philadelphia. June 21. The first news of the season from the far North was brought to this port by the Greenland bark Fluorine from lvigtut. There were lears among tne natives when thi! Fluorine left that Lleuten ant Peary and his party ol explorers had perished, as the winter in north Greenland had been one ot tho sever est ever known.

For three months the mercury stood 2i degrees below zero and hundreds of Kskimos per islied from hunger and cold. Strike for Shorter Hours. Readme, June 21. Today over men employed in the car shops of the Reading Railroad company strur lor shorter hours and increased pay. Immediately thereafter the boiler makers in the company's shop struck.

Death of General Laflin. Hudson, N. June 21. General Dyron Laflin is dead. He served throughout the civil war, and was brevet ted ma jo? general and became provisional governor of Cabinet Devotes Its Whole Time to Considering the Subject.

Washington, June 21. Most of the lime of the cabinet today was spent a discussion ot the action of the treasury department in comparing the onntervailiiig duty on certain Rns an products. Secretary Gage ex- lained in detail the action which tho department had taken, and the abinet unanimously approved of what lie had done. He was authorized to ive out a statement to clear up the misunderstandings which exist, and iter did so at the treasury depart ment. Secretary Hay will soon make ('presentations to tho Russian gov- rnniont, fully explaining the altitude this country, and pointing out that iussia has acted hastily and under a misapprehension (, facts In her po- it Ion of retaliation.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF. Fnlted States Steel interests are said to be buying liepubliean Iron and Steel stocks. It Is estimated that the total of the army on July 1 ill bo 77, 000, or about 000 short of the total number that Is required under uio president plans. Daniel Hieiiards or uroen indue, was found dead on the porch of lit sweethearts house, it Is not known whether he committed suicide or was murdered. Aecordiiifi to a telegram from Her lit! it is believed there that Mr.

White, the American ambassador, will resign and return to the t'nltod Stales next December, Messages from various points In Kansas report, harvesting fconoral, tin quantity and quality exceeding earlier anticipations and suggesting a record breaking wheat crop. J. Hill before sailing for Kuropi declared that he was as much In con trod of the Northern Pacille as ho had ver boon, and that his Interests in the road were perfectly secured. I'nlted Stales Steel stockholders are aid to number 2.1,000 un Increase of 000 over the number ot holders oi the shares of the constituent companies before the consolidation. Hugh Jennings has signed a con tract to play ball with the Philadel phia league club for the balance of the season.

His release was purchas- from liroohlyn. One million, three hundred and sixty thousand pounds of wool were sold at Shanlko, yesterday, at prices ranging from HVi to 12 cents per pound. Indianapolis was visited by a ter-lllo wind and electric storm this af ternoon. Three persons were killed by lightning and damage to the 'ex- out of $10,000 was done by the wind. Russell Sage says; "Sound a note if warning.

Don't let tho boys fool the short side of the Union Pacille, Missouri Pacille and Hock Island. Hvldently a big short, interest Is be ing created in theni." Fred White, the towir marshal of Huron, was trying to arrest a band of toughs at. lledford, and John Me-Queen interfered. The marshal sliol McQueen four times and he will die from his wounds. F.d ward Dennie died at a hospital at (Juiney, 111., yesterday, as the result ol' being shot by his wife, Mary Don- nio, who had become jealous of him.

The lie Is believed to have lost her reason. She Is In jail. All but of the money stolen from the First National bank at Mineral Point, a month ago lias been re covered. The police yesterday found $1,200 In currency under a large stone a few miles east of town. Directors of the Union Pacille will meet.

In Now York In July, and It is stated upon high authority that the common stock will go upon a 0 per cent basis. The directors are non committal upon the subject at present. An official of the Illinois Steel com iiany says: "there Is a substantial ma nd for everything steel am iron lines and the general condition of tho trade Is healtlilul. 'i here is no speculation In either raw or finished products," A cable from Manila says: "Washington has been asked for an appro print Ion ol 110,000 to detray the ex penses of I'd illpino touchers who are to study lor a year in normal schools In America, these schools having offered them free tuition. Almost totally blind and her wasted form only a shadow of her former self, Miss Georgia Cay van, the once popular actress, Is said by her friends to be dying In Sand ford Hall sanitar ium in Flushing, h.

1.. where she has been for nearly nine months, a suf terer from nervous prostration. The crew of the Fnlveislty of Peiili sylvanla made its first appearance on the Thames at Henley yesterday, and Its work was watched with great, in terest. I he Americans rowed over Iho whole Henley course ill seven minutes, using a slow stroke, rang ing from .10 to M2. A deed was recorded at Cryst Falls, conveying to John Walsh ol Chicago, an interest 111 a large tra-f.

of ore land in that, county This conveyance Is supposed to hav some connection with the proposci extension of the Wisconsin H. Michi gun railway from Faithorn Junction northward. Officers of the Santa Fe are plan niiig to send hundreds of thousand of Italian immigrants to Texas and the Southwest during the next year or two. The management of the com puny has sent (io.ouo copies of claboralo book dealing with th products and resources of tho South west, lo Italv, whore they will bo dis tributed broadcast. Tho International Federation of Commercial Travelers elcct-d the following olfleers at Atlantic City: President.

I'M ward Trevett. I'lica; vice president, R. A. Cavenaugh, Chicago; secretary and treasurer. Arthur Sheetz, Omaha; executive committee, F.

K. Haley of iies Moines, 1.. A. l.abeauno St. Louis.

C. Daniels of. Columbus, O. 11 A Texas Outlaw Located in a Dense Thicket Bloodhounds To Be Sell After Him. San Antonio, Juno 21.

Grego- rio Cortez, the alleged slayer of Sheriffs Morris and Glover, has, it is be lieved, been surrounded in a dense brush covered thicket covering hundreds of acres, within a few miles of Cotulla, SO miles from here. The thickej. Is now being hunted with bloodhounds. I'p to the present time the man hunt. as it Is called here, has resulted in thf killing of three Americans and three Mexicans.

Six Mexicans, one of them a woman, have been wounded, and nine captured. The casualty list is as fol lows: June 12 Sheriff W. T. Morris of Carnes county, in attempting to arresi Mexicans (barged with horse stealing, was killed and one of his assailants wounded. June It In attempting to arrest the alleged slayers of Sheriff Morris in Gonzales county.

Sheriff it. M. Glover ind Constable Henry Schnabel were killed and three Mexicans wounded. one being an ageu woman, who was shot through both bins. The other two were men and were shot through the legs.

These three are now in the San Antonio jail find stubbornly refuse to talk. June 15 At Ottine one Mexican was killed while resisting arrest. June Iti A Mexican was killed at Belmont and another wounded while resisting arrest. June 17 A party of rangers under Lieutenant Sanders, near Beiiavldes, In running light killed one Mexican wounded another, and captured a third, Five hundred men have been en gaged in tne man num, since nisi nuu- day. They lire led by the sheriffs of 20 counties, and several companies of Texas State Rangers are assisting.

The leader of the Mexican outlaws is Gregorio Cortcz, who has been closely pressed for four days. Last, night Cortex was sen by his pursuers, and several hours later his horse was found, badly exhausted and abandoned, lhe trial led direct to the great thicket. A special train left San Antonio last evening with an additional posse una a large number of bloodhounds, to he used In tracking Cortex through the thicket. PERPETUAL MOTION IN SIGHT. A Wisconsin Man Thinks He a Machine that Has Constructed not Stop.

Can- Kenosha, Juno 21. James Haller, a Dane residing In the town of Somers, claims that he has solved the problem of perpetual motion. Thirty years ago lie began work on a machine to solve the question, ami today he sent a model to the patent ollice. seeking a patent. Haller claims for his machine that it Is impossible for it to stop.

Light months ago the machine was started and the people, who have watched It closely claim that it has never lost a second. tip to tne present time the motion of the ma chine lias been from east to west and not circular, but Haller claims that, the new model solves the question of circular motion. Haller Is a man of education, and his machine has met with many failures. The little machine is a wonder so far as workmanship is concerned, all the Intricate parts having been whitted out of wood. Tho only metal in the model is to be found 111 the axis of the swinging beams.

The old Dane guards Ms secret, with a great deal of care. He lias been requested to allow a picture of Ids in volition to be made, but he refused the request until after the model is returned from the patent ollice. The people residing near Haller have great taith In the device and they claim that the old man has been offered a large sum lor tho patent rights, Bitten by a Mad Dot. Chicago, Juno 21. Hundreds of school children in the ghetto district were thrown into state of terroi yesterday by the actions of a small fox terrier, supposed to be suffering from rabies.

For several hours the animal ran rampant through tin streets, followed by policemen from the Maxwell street station. Five school children and a man weer bitten by the dog, anil it was not until hit in the afternoon that the officers man aged to get. close enough to end its life with a bullet. The entire (lis trict was aroused and the police sta lion was crowded by women and chit drcii fi aiful to venture to their homes Lived in Two Centuries. Rookford, 111., June 21 Timothy Caulfidd, the oldest resident of northern Illinois, died at bis hone hero yesterday, aged 103 years.

Hi was born In Tomgrainie, County Clair, In land, on Oct. 17, 1797. He came to Rookford from Ireland in 1S50 and had resided here ever sine His wife died three years ago at tlu age ol 02 years. Mr. Caullicld was a man of largo stature, and even when he had reached his ilglith decade) was noted lor his physical strength.

His evoslcbt. became Impaired, but he retained bis mental powers to the end. He ascribed liis long life to his careful mod; of living. His only relative in this country is a nephew, with whom he resided. Japanese Statesman Assassinated.

Yokohama, Juno 21. Hoshl Torn, who was minister of communications in the last Ho cabinet, was stabbed today at, a mooting ol the city assembly, and died shortly afterwards. Torn was formerly Japanese minister at Washington and was also formerly president of the house His assussd nation is supposed to be duo to pol kits. THE WEALTH OF THE AGED MAN STILL HOLDS OUT. He Hopes to Keep Up His Good Work for Ten Years More Western Colleges Are To Be Specially Remembered.

Illinois college, Jacksonville Fargo college, Fargo. S. 1). 50,000 fiO.000 Whitman college, Walla Walla, 50,000 sn.ooo McKendree college, Lahanon 111 Bethany college, Lllidhorg, Kan Falruiount college, Wichita, Kau lion Drury college, Springfield, Mo. 20,000 Total 1273,000 The above is the olllcial list of the gifts "to struggling colleges" hich Dr.

D. K. Pearsons of Chicago proposes to make before the end of the year. In addition there are one or two other promises, which will make the total In round numbers, lit expects that all but one ill meet his require ments, and that he will be able to start "with clean slate in the year 10(12. College presidents and friends of ed ucatlon have been secretly curious to know approximately how much of the original fortune Dr.

Pearsons has left ind what the bailees are for the col leges he has befriended to get further lunations. Through all of his giving he lias kept this part of his business lose to his heart. What are your plans, doctor, after next January?" he was asked yester day. "Are you going to give the re niuindcr of your money to one or two Institutions?" No," ho answered quickly. "I wouldn't have given Beloit so much at once except that they had to have It I'm going to live ten years longer and he giving all the time just us now It'll bo in and lots, with Just one or two promises of which I have in mind.

1 haven't told anyone how much 1 was worth or how much I've got t-tlll, and I'm not (joing to." He has distributed 100.000 In ten years. At the rate lie has been giving during the last two or three years lit would dispose of somewhere between ooo.ooo and in the ten years lie has allotted himself to live. Dr. Pearsons feels the cycle or wave of prosperity and the interest in education and small colleges which lu found In Illinois in 1K00 Is now' sweep Ingwestwardoverlowa, Colorado, Kau ias and out. to Washington and the Pa cific coast.

He is following the doc trine of helping those who help them selves, and believes that his great field from now on Is out in the far West where the Institutions are scarce. Developing his explanation, he says Illinois is 70 years old, and he divides its history Into three periods. "From 1SM to IS00 was a period of trial," Ik said. "Pioneers came from the Fast bought tracts of land and settled down or 30 years prices for their products were exceedingly low, and they had a hard struggle to keep alive, while many ol them wen; even forced to give up their farms and return to the Hast. From 1S0 to isoo they were grac ually growing prosperous.

1 he war brought a demand for horses arid mules and hay, the fanners paid off their mortgages and became comfortably fixed. Along about. 1880 they bail linn to think of the education of their clli droll, to yearn to give them the vantages of schools and collet's which they had not enjoyed. When ixiio came they wore ready and able to Ik build colleges, and they wen; ready for every Plan for the establishment ol institutions. That's when and why stepped in and began to distribut what I bad made In the West.

'It would have avulled mo nothing If I had begun before. They couldn't have responded. But in these last ten years they have been able to work with me and for themselves and their fam Mies. I have followed this wave and it's now sweeping out across Rockies to the Pacific coast. Illinois history is being repealed there now and this Is why there is Just now an era of college building and giving." BARKER FOUND GUILTY.

Convicted of Attempting to Kill Rev John Keller. New York, June 21. The jury in the Barker case at Jersey City has turned 11 verdict of guilly of attempt kill Rev. John Keller. Sentence; was deferred until next Thursday.

Barker's attorney nolle of un appeal, and the judge fixed hi bond at $10,000. Jessie Morrison's Defense In Eldorado, June 21. Jessie Mori- sons defense In her second trial tor the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle was closed this morning. Then for a online reason, the case was post pom tint 11 Monday morning, when the argu ineiits will begin.

J. Sprout, of the jurors. Is a Seventh Day OIK Ad vent and aller the evidence was announced as all in, ho asked Judge Aikman 1o excuse hint from service tomorrow, the day which Advent 1st observe as Sabbath, In deference to this religious belief the judge adjourned r-ourt over two days. Illinois Mubicuins. Springfield.

June 21. The Slate Musician convention today elected the following officers: President, Allen Spencer, Chicago; vice president. C. W. Mueller, (Jalesburir; secretary.

W. Weeks. Ottawa. Thi-! afternoon an organ reelt.l was given by M. Chadwlck of Onlmy, assisted by Miss 1 Irma Haight soprano, of Quim 1 meeting Juliet.

next year will bo held at THEY CANNOT PRACTICEIN TEN NESSEE'S HIGHEST COUT. A Peculiar State Law Under Which a Woman Is Not an Officer of the Court Two Learned Judges Decline to Concur with the Majority. Memphis, June 21. Women cannot practice law before the supreme court of Tennessee, according to a decision rendered yesterday, and the question as to whether or not women are entitled to practice in the lower courts is raised by the decision. Miss Marion Griffin of Memphis, one of the few women lawyers in the state, made application to practice before the supreme court, now sitting at Jackson.

In refusing the application the court acted on the ground that a lawyer practicing before a court was an offi cer of that court. A state statute pro hibits women from holding public office unless they are given special permission by the legislature. The same matter was presented to the court at the last term. It was then held by a majority of the court that under the common law and statutes a woman was not eligible to practice law in the courts of Tennessee. Tho mat ter was brought before the last two leg islatures, and both legislatures declined to pass an enabling statute.

The court based its decision upon the ground that an attorney is un offi cer and that under the statutes a wo- wan is not eligible to ollice except in such cases as the Legislature has made i woman eligible, as, for instance, the state librarian, superintendents of public instruction, etc. A married woman could not act as attorney because the disability of coverture would stand in the way of her liability for any malfeasance or misfeasance In the discharge of her duty, and that, although the petitioner is not a married woman, court had no process by which it could retain her should she desire to become one. The majority of the court was of the opinion Hint the matter of her admission to the bar is one that addresses itself tu the legislature and not the judiciary. Judges Wilkes and Caldwell did not concur with the majority, holding that as an attorney is not an olll-cer except in a modified sense it would not follow from her admission to the bar that she would become thereby eligible to the ollice of a judge, attdrney general, or any governmental function, and while as a married woman she con hi not lie held liable for her compact, still the statutes relating to control "and disbarment of an attorney was a sufficient guarantee that the Interests of clients would be protected. The dissenting justices also held that women have- been admitted to practice law in nearly all of the state of the Fnion and many have risen to proin-inenceanddistinction; that it is an honorable profession and they should he given an opportunity to avail them selves of it us a means of livelihood and promotion; that there was no legal reason why she should not la; admitted to practice and she must judge for herself of the propriety of doing so from a moral and social standpoint.

An elaborate opinion was delivered by Judge Wilkes. CARRIE HAS LEFT HIM. A Home Broken Up by the Woman Smasher of Kansas. Mount Gilead, June 21. David Nation, husband of the famous OarrU of Kansas, is at the home of his (laugh tre, Mrs.

William Riddle, at Iberia this county. Ho has written a state ment winch lie issues to correct an article sent, out from Richmond, Ind purporting to bo un interview with him and in which he is quoted as say ing he would not live with his wifi Carrie again because of his dislike for her. His statement given out at Iberia follows: 'To the Public: Mrs. Nation has seen fit to leave our comfortable honu in Medicine Lodge, and says she will never return to it. to live Therefore there is nothing left for un to do but.

to live somewhere else, as I am too old and feeble to live alone. 'T have decided to spend the remain ing lew years alloted to me with my laughter, Mrs. William Riddle, in Iberia, O. She takes good care of in all my afflictions. As I shall main here, the people have a right to lii.ow that much." HENDERSON IN LONDON.

The Iowa Man Is the Subject of Many Honors. London, June 21. Speaker I lender-son with his wife and daughter, arrived at Carlton Hons! yesterday for a fortnight in London. lie will receive many courtesies from the speaker and members of parliament ami will be a prominent, figure at the Fourth of July dinner, where ho will speak. This dinner will be unusually large and Important.

Representatives of very self -governing British colony will have seals of honor, and Lord Stralheona will respond for I hem. Lord Goscheii, Sir Ian Hamilton. Levi P. Morton and Frederick H. Gillett will attend the dinner and speeches will be made by the American ambassador.

R. W. Haiibury, Bishop Well- doll of Parker, by. Calcutta, and the Ref. Dr.

load master Soph Ruk- Coal Fields Settling. Pittslon. June 21. Thirty acres of coal land in this section sank several feet this morning and thl surface Is still going down. Six hundred employes in the Fidler colliery escaped.

The cave-in is due to "robbing'' the pillars. Filii ino General Cailles Will Sur- render Next Monday. Civil Government Takes Control of Affairs on July 4. American Horse Wins the Alexandria Tlate at Ascot. Story of Another Uprising by Boxers Being Under Way in China.

EngliBh Llborals Dlvidod Over South African Affairs. June 21. The announcement that a civil government will be established in the Philippines July 4 is satisfactory to the members of the Philippine commission. Under the circumstances they believe it is politically wise to fulfill the expectations of the natives on the date promised, provided this is done without causing the liability of a sacrifice of the customs revenue. General Cailles, the insurgent commander, with an even 100 riflemen and some bolomen, are now within a day's march from Santa Cruz.

Cailles will surrender Monday, after which his is expected to assist in bringing in Mal-var, his superior officer. Washington, Juno 21. Secretary Root today issued an order from the president establishing a civil government in the Philippines. The order relieves the military governor of the Philippines from the performance of civil duties on and after July 4. Declares his authority is to be exercised as heretofore in those, districts in which the insurrection still exists.

W. II. Taft will lie appointed civil governor. AMERICAN HORSE AHEAD. William C.

Whitney's Kilmarnock II Captures Alexandra Plate. Ixjndon, June 21 William C. Whit ney's Kilnmrnoek II (bred in the United States) and ridden by L. Rieff, won the Alexandra plate at Ascot today. Tho conditions of the race: The Alexandra plate, sovereigns, and sweepstakes, of 23 sovereigns each.

The second horse receives 400 sover eigns and the third 100 sovereigns. The course was about three miles long Lord Harwood's Free Companion (J. Reiffl second: Morion Le Flee he, third. Ten horses ran. A BRITISH STORY.

London Paper Says Boer Commander Is About to Surrender. London, June 21. The Sun this af- ternon again prints the sensational announcement, which it made June IS. that liotha, the Doer commander, alter the receipt of Kruger's decision not to concede anything, decided to ignore the former president of Trans vn.nl and surrender. The paper also krvb it is believed at the British foreign ollice the formal act of surren der has already occurred.

SPLIT AMONG LIBERALS. One Section Condemns the Resolu tions of the Pro-Boers. London, June 20. Herbert II. As- quith, former liberal home secretary, imichUiil' at the liberal dinner this evening, protested against the pro-Doer resolutions adopted at Queens hall yes terday evening being accepted us the pronouncement of the liberal party.

He declared that lloer independence was impossible and said that the liberals favored a free and federated houm ji rica on the lines of Canada and Aus tralia. Mr. Asquith further said the liberals holding his views tind been branded as schismatics, but they had not, change! their views, having always condemned the war policy, and that they considered it. must now be Hit out lor tne juug men! of history. Mr.

Asrpiitli said at the beginning of the war he believed it was possible to restore the status of the two South African republics, but that he now was a reluctant convert to tho necessity of annexation. He looked forward hope fullv to the time when these distrai tions would be ended, and said they all worked unitedly for liberal reform and progress. his trenchant speech former Sec rotary Asqiiilh achieved the eoinplof severance of lie two ings of the liber al party. This was done to the great joy of the conservatives, whose press organs this morning cannot find words Bullicient to applaud his courage and honesty. The press is of the opinion that, tho party of many leaders will now find greater difficulty than ever in (lis coverinc who is the real leader of th iiarty.

Starts a Chinese Scare. llerlin. June 21. The Cologne Volks Zoihing contains a special from missionary in Shan Tung in vliii he asserted the Boxer trouble lv no means over, and that th rebels are quietly enjoying their Thousands ot Sooners on the Bor der of the Promised Laud. Majority of Them Destitute and in a Nearly Starving Condition.

But Few Ilomeseekersllave Even Tents to Sleep la. Desperadoes Flocking to Oklahoma by tho Hundreds. Will Either Get There Choice or Bloodshod Will Follow. Kansas City, June 21. Thousands of people camped on the borders of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache the opening of the land to settlement, are In destitute circumstances, according to Dr.

J. J. McKenna, who has Just returned from the scene. He says: "Twenty thousand men, women and children are massed on the border, half or them utterly destitute. Only Binull per cenlago have even tents to sleep In, but huddle under wagons and trees.

Then are hundreds of desperados on the border who have picked out claims, and will not scru ple to kill the successful ones in Irawlng, In case they have a lottery." SHIRTWAISTS ARE GOOD. They Are Given a Standing in the Circuit Court of St. Louis. St. Louis, Mo June 21.

Judge Ho ndo 1). Wood of tho criminal division if the circuit court, made a ruling esterday that shirtwaists will be permitted In court during the heated term. It was a most oppressively hot, afternoon ami the 12 jurors were sweltering In their coats. The judge stopped the trial to announce: The shirtwaist is, I believe, the proper garment tor hot weather and you gentlemen may take off your outs. This rule will hold good dur ing the heated term." Off came the jurors' coats and they were dearly grateful to tho court lor the order.

Jlut the attorneys and witnesses looked envious and wistful till Judge Wood again interrupted the proceedings to state that the order also applies to all persons compelled lo attend the hearings in court. The judge himself continued to swelter under lils coat. A DAYLIGHT METEOR. An Expedition Is Being Formed to Hunt for It at Tuscon, Ari. Tiiseon, June 21.

An expedi tion Is being organized to secure, if possible, a huge meteor which is reported to have fallen 40 miles from Altar, and 120 miles from this The meteor fell on June 11, urul was plainly seen here, speeding toward the Southwest. It was noticed about 10 o'clock In the morning, and, although the sun was shining brightly, the meteor illuminated the sky and left a tail of lire in Its course, Today Kl Progresso, a Spanish weekly paper published at Altar, Sonora, was received, with the story that a meteor hail fallen between the Pueblos of Los Molimis and Altar on the morning of Juno 11. The paper stated that the meteor was burled In the desert and a great hole was made where it struck. Soon from Tuscon, the meteor seem ed to hurst when it reached the horizon und to shoot off into thousands of strings of tire. THE GRIM REAPER.

Jacob Krohn, a Welt Known Mason, Dead Other Prominent Men Pass Away. Frceport, 111., June 21. Jacob Krohn, 70 years old. president of the Second National bank, and widely known In Masonic and Odd Fellow circles throughout, the West, died today fater a brief illness. Admiral Hoskins Dead.

London. June 21. Admiral Sir Anthony Hiloy Hoskins Is dead, aged Td. Broom Corn In Smoke. Mattoon.

111.. June 21. The warehouse of Thomas Lyons of Areola, as desl roved by lightning last night, and over 7oo tons ot broom corn consumed. Lons from to floo.ooo; insured. $6,000,000 for a Gold Mine.

San Francisco, June 21. A syndicate (if Philadelphia capitalists has lught the sweepstake' Placer mine lu Trinity county, near Weaverville, for $0, iMio, 000. The purchaseers are F. V. Douglass, W.

P. Douglass and F. S. Lewis, tho largest shareholders In the Croat Lake Superior Consolidated company, capitalized at The mine consists of a channel about four miles long and 2d nfoet wide, with 4uo fi't of pay dirt above the bedrock, which Is very rich. Tho new company has lot a contract for 2i miles of IM inch pipe, which will cost I plunder from the missions, and that.