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a is is is is is is THE COURIER JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, MONDAY MORNING. JULY 24, 1899. DEFEAT Of Robbers More Crushing Than Reported. WILL HAVE A GOOD EFFECT. MOVEMENT FOR CHURCH 1 INDEPENDENCE IN PHILIPPINES.

LED BY A FILIPINO PRIEST. Washington, July War Department to-day received from. Gen. Otis another dispatch giving additional particulars of the fight between Capt. B.

A. Byrne, with seventy men of the Sixth Infantry, and robber bands in the Island of Negros. It shows that the victory of the soldiers was greater than that reported in Gen. Otis' dispatch of July 21, and that the loss suffered by the robbers was considerably: larger than before stated. Much satisfaction is felt by Gen.

Otis over the results of this preliminary effort in dealing with this disturbing element in the island, and he reports it already as having a salutary effect on other bands infesting the locallty. SHIPPING AT MANILA. America Second In Point of Number of Vessels Which Entered and Cleared. Washington, July following statement prepared by the War Department shows the number of vessels that entered and cleared from the port of Manila during the month of May, 1899: number of vessels entered thirtyone, all of which were steamers. Of the nations represented, ten were American, sixteen were English, two were German, two were Norwegian and one was Spanish.

The total tonnage of the American ves. eels entered was 10,512 tons; English, 120 tons; German, 1,511 tons; Norwegian, 1,469, and Spanish; 2,941 tons. The total number of vessels cleared was twenty-eight. One was a sailing vessel and twenty-seven of the number steam vessels. Of the vessels cleared sixteen were English, five were American, two German, two Norwegian and three Spanish.

The total net tong of the American veseels cleared was 2,867 tons; English, 15,882 tons; Norwegian, of the German, 515 tons, and Spanish, 8,674 tons. In the coastwise trade seventy-five ves. sels entered the prot of Manila during May, consisting of twenty-two sailing vessels and fifty-one steam vessels, with a tonnage of 33,008 tons. There cleared from the port of Manila for other ports in the Philippines during the month forty-two vessels engaged in the coatswise trade, consisting of thirty-four steam vessels and eight sailing vessels, with a tonnage of 18,833 tons. Of the vessels entered in the coastwise trade fifty were American steam vessels and twenty-two American sailing vesseis.

Of the vessels cleared thirty-two were American steam vessels with a total tonnage of 11,433 tons, and eight were Ameri. can sailing vessels with a tonnage of aft tons. Statistics of Cuban shipping for the month of May, prepared by the War Department, shows: Number of coasting vessels entered, -cleared, 878; foreign vessels 397; cleared, 381. Total coastwise tonnage entered, cleared, 133,821 total foreign tonnage entered, cleared, 479,869. Havana leads in both tonnage entered and cleared, with practically one-half the entire tonnage of the island for that month.

A FILIPINO PRIEST Leading a Movement For the Independence of the Church. Manila, July 23, 6:15 p. Filipino priest named Gregorie Agripay, with the insurgents, is trying to lead a movement for the independence of the church in the Philippines from the Spanish priesthood. He has issued a proclamation declaring himself the Vicar General of all the Filipino priests In the districts outside of American control on the Island of Luzon, and Is Inciting the priests to disobey the regulations of the church and brotherhoods. The archbishop of the district has issued a bull excommunicating 4 Agripay and this action has increased the feeling between the Filipinos and the church.

The Archbishop threatened to excommunicate the owners of Spanish papers publishing announcements of Protestant and Masonic meetings, whereon an American paper warned him he might be bundled out of the island like any disturber of the peace if he should incite religious animosities. The Dominican Friars have begun the publication of a newspaper under title of. the Liberatas, for the purpose of defending the brotherhood. The transport Zealandia, which salled from San Francisco June 24, with tour companies of the Twenty-fourth United States Infantry, 150 recruits and a large amount of provisions and supplies for the army on board, has arrived here, Mascagni's Dewey Hymn. London, July Rome correspondent of the Daily Mail says: "Mascagni's hymn in honor of.

Admiral Dewey was performed at Pesaro on Sunday for the first time before an audience of 2,000 persons. It was greatly appreciated and is considered one of the finest hymns Mascagni has written." Horses For the Philippines. Washington, July James B. Aleshire, Quartermaster, has been or. dered to visit points in Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming and Kentucky for the purchase of horses for the Philippines.

Maj. Winthrop S. Wood, Quartermaster, has been ordered to visit points in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming for a like purpose. Ten Days More At Trieste. Trieste, July has been decided that the United States cruiser Olympia shall remain here ten days longer.

Crowds visited the cruiser to-day and were shown over her by the sailors, who explained everything about her to the visitors. Admiral Dewey, accompanied by the American Consul, made an excursion this afternoon in a carriage to Opoina Mountain, Philippine Customs Receipts. Washington, July -The receipts of the Philippine Islands for the Arst Eve months of 1899, according to a statement made by the War Department are: Manila, Iloilo, Cebu, total, $2,047.556. The War Department announces that the total of customs receipts at the port of Cebu for April was $21,006 and for the month of May $56,445, TRACEWELL REVIEWS HIS DECISION IN THE CASE OF GENUNG. Charges That Civil Service Commission Is Violating Law Regarding Appointments.

Washington, July 23. Controller Tracewell, of the Treasury Department, has prepared a statement in reply to the request of Civil Service Commisstoner Procter, for a review of his decision in the case of Frank S. Genung, rendered on April 1 last. Genung was appointed to the position of Deputy Marshal by United States Marshal Crady without being certifled by the Civil Service Commission, and the decision of the Controller held that he was entitled to pay for his services. Mr.

Tracewell contends, as In his first decision, that the office of Deputy Marshal was not placed in the classifled service by the law itself, but by the executive order of President Cleveland, which was intended, he says, to protect Democratic employes contrary to the spirit of the law, and that on this account he was not compelled to go behind the certificate of appointment of the head of a department in his investigations. He also says that the appointment of Deputy Genung was made through the Attorney General's office, and that the Attorney General was the instrument of the President In making the nomination. To have determined whether the act was indorsed by the President. it would have been necessary for him (the Controller) to catechise the President, and this, he thinks, would have been most absurd. Mr.

Tracewell quotes from a letter written by the Commissioner on June 1, 1898, to show that Mr. Procter recommended that Deputy Marshals be excluded from the operation of the civil service law. Mr. Tracewell charges that Mr. Procter and the Civil Service Commission are violating the requirement of the law that provides that appointments to the civil service shall be apportioned among the States, saying that the District of Columbia and surrounding States have much larger representation in the classifed service in the departments at Washington than they are entitled to by law.

MRS. J. R. LAWLESS DEAD. Said To Have Been a Sweetheart of Abraham Lincoln In Her Youth.

Lexington, July Mrs. Mary Love Joplin Lawless, wife of James R. Lawless, the well-known veteran of the Mexican war, died here to-day. Mrs. Lawless was born at Mt.

Vernon, and it bad often been told of her that she was a sweetheart of Abraham Lincoln. She was a belle of unusual popularity, and was very beautiful. Her husband and her daughter, Mrs. Mary Scott, widow of the late John Scott, United States army, survive her. Mrs.

W. B. Crumpton Dead. Georgetown, July -Mrs. W.

B. Crumpton died last night of typhoid fever, after an illness of two weeks. She was the wife of the Rev. W. B.

Crumpton, until recently general agent of Georgetown college, but now corresponding secretary of the Aiabama State Board of Missions. The body was taken to her old home at Marion, this morning. Buried At Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville. July -Laura Gaines Rust, youngest child of the Rev.

and Mrs. John 0. Rust, of Nashville, died The body, accompanied by friends of the family, arrived here this morning and was interred In Hopewell Cemetery. Mrs. Hiram Salter died this morning of a complication of diseases.

She was sixty years oid. JOHNSON CAPTURED. Supposed Murderer of Arthur Berry At Henderson Arrested In Hardin County. Henderson, July Johnson, the supposed murderer of Arthur Berry, Thursday night of last week, near this city, was arrested this afternoon by the Sheriff, near Elizabethtown, Ky. Johnson lived at Vine Grove, a description was sent to the Sheriff of Hardin county, who made the capture.

Sheriff Dixon left this afternoon to bring Johnson here for trial. JOHN MELOAN DEFEATED. Utley Carries Calloway For Senator Over Sims and Gilbert. Murray, July Hon. John Meloan was defeated in the legislative primary yesterday by thirty votes, Robert Swan being the winner.

Mr. Meloan made an enviable record in the last House his defeat was surprise to his friends, a still hunt being made by the opposition to him. Utley carried the county for the State over Sims and Gilbert, his plurality over Gilbert being 165, A fair vote was polled, but the rain in the afternoon kept many at home. Close Race In Marshall. Benton, July precincts out of eleven give Gen.

H. B. Lyon 141 and Prof. D. F.

Brightwell 134 votes in the Democratic primary for Representative Saturday. Will Establish a Library. Falmouth, July the need of a public 11- brary here, the Falmouth Evangelical Workers have taken up the matter and have already secured suitable rooms. These rooms will properly furnished and will be suppiled with a number of books and periodicals, which will form the nucleus of a circulating library. Death Momentarily Expected.

Fordsville, July Carrley Tilford, aged thirteen years, an invalid for ten years, and son of J. J. Tilford, the popular passenger conductor of the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis rallroad, was taken suddenly Ill at 6:30 o'clock this morning, and has been in stupor all day. His death is momentarily expected, Ninety-nine In the Shade.

Omaha, July was the hottest of the season. Reliable thermometers registered 99 in the shade at 2 p. m. Similar reports come In from all over the State. The percentage of humidity is high, making the heat well night unbearable.

INDIGNATION MEETING TO BE HELD BY FRIENDS OF ALGER. It Will Follow a Public Reception For Which Arrangements Are Being Made. Detroit, July Plans for the reception of Secretary Alger upon his return to his home city were partially completed at a meeting held this afternoon. Gen. Alger will be met by the Reception Committee at some point en route from Washington.

On arrival he will be met by all the marching organizations of the city which care to Join in the demonstration. The General will be escorted to the City Hall, where formal presentation to the gathered crowds will be made in front of the hall by the Mayor and Governor. Then there will be a public reception in the corridor of the City Hall, followed by a meeting, probably in Light Guard Armory, where opportunity for the expression of the sentiments of prominent citizens will be had. Gov. Pingree, during to-day's meeting, favored the idea of holding a genuine "Indignation" meeting, following the public reception.

Mayor Maybury raised the question whether such expressions would not embarrass and displease Gen. Alger rather than otherwise, but the Governor's mass-meeting Idea prevailed. CAUSED BY ILL HEALTH. Phythian Saffell, Son of a Well-Known Frankfort Distiller, Commits Suicide. Frankfort, July Saffell, aged twenty-eight, son of ex-Postmaster and Distiller J.

M. Saffell, committed suicide at the home of his tather, on the Lawrenceburg pike, one mile south of Frankfort, about 2 o'clock this morning by shooting himself. His father, who occupied a room under that of young Saffell. was aroused by a shot, and called to his son's wife, who thought he was firing on dog through the window. Mrs.

Saffell called to. her husband to know what was the matter. He requested her to wait a minute before he repiled. The next shot he fired directly through the heart, having held the pistol against his body when the shot was fired. He was carried to an adjoining room, where he died in a few minutes.

He gave no cause for the act. It was probably due to bad health and temporary insanity. Young Saffell was a clerk in the postoffice during his father's term and was widely known and very popular. He leaves a beautiful young wife, nee Miss Taylor, to whom he was devoted, and one child. THEY'RE AFTER TANNER.

The Illinois Governor Said To Have Killed a Colorado Deer Out of Season. Dubuque, July -Gov. Tanner, of Illinois, is safely out of the State, despite efforts on the part: of game wardens to detain him for violation of the game law in killing out of season one four-pronged buck. Not satisfied with the pelt of a mountain lion for his parlor, the executive of 1111- nois slew a young deer and the incident promises to make trouble between Colorado and Illinois. The open season begins August 15, and one caught with deer in his possession before that time may be committed to jail for a period of from ten days to six months, cr te made to pay a fine of from $10 to $500 or both.

There was no concealment in Gov. Tanner's offense and the news was promptly wired to the chief game warden at Denver, with a request for instructions. The local wardens did not care to arrest a visiting Governor and, therefore, took no action In the premIses. It is said that Gov. Tanner will return this way from California, for which State he last night boarded a train at Glenwood Springs, and that, on crossing the Utah line coming east, he will be served with summons to appear before Justice Hedden at Glenwood Springs.

IRISH-AMERICANS Form a Society Which Probably Will Take a Stand Against Imperialism. New York, July from hundred Irish societies met to-night and organized the United Irish-Amerlcan Society. The objects of the new society as set forth in the constitution adopted are closer union of the Irish people for the advancement of the people of that nationality. The meeting was secret. The new organization is primarily formed for the approaching presidential election.

Just what action it will take in that campaign is not known, but it is announced that it will stand strongly against Imperialism and closer relations with England. WITH HIS. THROAT CUT. Richard Wilder, a Brickmason, Found Dead In the Suburbs of Chattanooga. Chattanooga, July 10 o'clock to-night a farmhand coming to the city discovered the dead body of Richard Wilder, brickmason, lying on the roadside, just outside the city limits, with the throat cut, the head being almost severed from the body.

It is thought that Wilder committed sulcide, but there are evidences that he was murdered, there being a number of bruises and contusions on his body. Wilder came here some two months ago from Cincinnati. NOTABLE CATHOLIC SERVICE AT MADISON, WIS. Pontifical Mass Sung By Apostolie Delegate and Other Distinguished Prelates. Madison, July 23.

The most notable service in the history of Western Catholicism occurred here to-day, when Apostolic Delegate Martinelli, attended by a distinguished retinue of Archbishops, Bishops and priests, sang pontifical mass in St. Raphael's church. The big edifice was crowded to the doors. Bishop Burke, of St. Joseph, preached the sermon.

Pontifical vespers were held this evening. The clergymen present at the mass were Archbishop Katzer, Milwaukee; Bishop Messmer, Green Bay; Bishop Burke, St. Joseph, Fathers W. J. Dalton, Kansas City; J.

A. McErlane, Washington, D. M. J. Brennan, St.

Louis; T. P. Hodnett, Chicago; Jos. Tonelli, Peoria, J. Kennedy, Somerset, John Morrissey, Oshkosh, A.

Kramer, LaCrosse; Joseph Zelinger, Jos. La Boule Lacheimer, Milwaukee; J. M. Naughtin, P. F.

Huges, Madison. Delegate Martinelli to-morrow afternoon addresses the Catholic children at the Opera House. In the evening he makes a second address before the summer school. Tuesday he will go to Milwaukee to be the guest of Archbishop Katzer until Wednesday evening, when he goes to Green Bay as the guest of Bishop Mesmer. He will leave Green Bay Thursday night for CHIN Haven, N.

to visit the Eastern summer school. He will leave Cliff Haven the following Thursday for Washington, stopping at Philadelphia a short time on the way. The apostolic delegate highly commended the officers of the Western summer school for the superior grade of work being done. WOULD NOT BUILD. NO BROADWAY LINE TO WESTERN PARK.

Railway Company Says People Will Have To Be Content With the Market-Street Route. President Minary, of the Louisville Railway Company, was asked last night whether, in the event the city annexed the property on West Broadway from Thirty secc street to Western Park, the street car company would be willing to extend its West Broadway line to the end of Broadway, thus giving another line to Western Park. He said that at present his would be unwilling to make the extension. He claims that the -street line is sufficient for all the traffic to Western Park and the street car company does not feel that it would be a good inve to to bug a another line the par. of small travel to the grounds The present Market-street line, says, carries passengers to a point wit in 500 hundred feet of the entrance the park, and with the present system he says this should be perfect satisfactory to every one.

At some future time, Mr. Minary stated, when Western Park becomes more popular than it is at present the company will probably extend both the West Broadway and Chestnut-street lines to its entrance. EX-MOTORMAN'S CRIME. Fired By Jealousy, He Shoots a Woman and Tries To Kill Her Husband. Muscatine, July George Wright, former motorman on the electric railway, shot and killed Mrs.

Joseph Crippen this evening and then attempted to kill her husband, but was overpowered. The shooting occurred at the Crippen home, where earlier in the afternoon the murderer had been 8 guest at a farewell reception being tendered the young husband and wife, who were about to start for Merrill, where Crippen has the foremanship of a lumber mill. Wright escaped, but was captured after a struggle and placed in jail, where strong guard has been stationed to prevent a possible lynching. The cause of his act is assigned to jealousy. "FAUST" TO-NIGHT.

Pretty Opera Will Be Sung the Auditorium. The Fay Opera Company will present "Faust" to-night at the Auditorium. The company gave a most creditable production of this opera earlier in its engagement. Since this is the last week of the summer opera, the company will probably be greeted by large crowds each night. After a Long Illness.

Mrs. Maggie Hess Schneider, wife of William Schneider, died of rheumatism of the heart last night at 7:15 o'clock at her home, Eighteenth and Magazine streets. The deceased was thirty-one years of age and was a sister of Mr. George Hess. She had been ill for three or four months.

Offered Command of the Indiana. Washington, July Secretary Long has tendered to Capt. F. W. Dickins, Acting Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, the command of the battleship Indiana, when Capt.

Henry Taylor relinquishes it in the fall. Capt. Dickins will probably accept the appointment. Died of Old Age. Caroline Carroll, eighty-five years old, died of old age yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock at her home, 2439 Bank' street.

The funeral will take place to-morrow morning from St. Cecilia's church, and the burial will be In St. Louis cemetery, Deschanel To Marry Miss Terry. Paris, July 23. -The Journal nounces that the marriage of M.

Paul Deschanel, President of the Chamber of Deputies, and Miss Terry. sister of the late Antonio Terry, will take place within a few weeks. Destroyed By An Explosion. Helena, July The plant of the Helena Light and Power Company was destroyed by an explosion last night. Charles Graham, a fireman, was killed.

Loss $25,000, SYNDICATE PROMOTER PREDICTS AN EARLY ORGANIZATION. Contest Between Railroad Lines In Iowa Which May Have Serious Ending. Fort Worth, July George B. Loving, who is organizing the fortymillion-dollar cattle syndicate, left for New York last night to attend a meeting of the company there, Saturday next, to underwrite the stock of the proposed cattle company. He has secured extensions on all options, and will carry with him a letter from Attorney General Smith, stating that the company will not be in violation of the anti-trust law; that it will be protected in its rights and properties.

The plan is indorsed by many bankers and commission men of Kansas City, Chicago and St. Louts. Mr. Loving belleves the deal will be, completed and closed by September 1. SHERIFF GUARDING TRACKS.

Hot Railway Fight In Iowa May End In Serious Trouble. Storm Lake, July developments are highly probable in the big railway fight between the Minneapolis and St. Louis and Milwaukee roads here, where the Milwaukee is now in forcible possession of the right of way of the Minneapolis and St. Louis, across which they have relaid their tracks, in the face of an injunction. All.

day to-day the Sheriff of Buena Vista county, with a posse, remained in possession of the tracks, not permitting interference from either force. An attempt is to be made Monday to arrest the Milwaukee workmen for contempt of court. They say they will resist, and serious trouble is feared. Farmers' Convention Called. Columbia, S.

July call has been issued for a convention of South Carolina wheat growers, farmers and others interested in the subject, at Greenwood, August 15. There was a larger area of wheat planted this year than. for many years, and the result was remarkably satisfactory. More than a dozen roller mills have been built in the State this spring and summer, and all are running on full time. Joined the Thread Combine.

Milisbury, July Finlayson-Bonsfleld Company, Limited, of Grafton, has joined the thread combine, and the property was transferred to the trustees of the trust Saturday. The price, as shown on the revenue stamps upon the deed, was $227,000. The mills will be run as usual, and about 500 hands are employed. Glass Factory Closed. Kokomo, July Greentown glass factory has closed down for an indefinite period, being the first stop for ten years.

The plant, which made tableware and employed 300 men, passed into the hands of a trust recently, and it is feared the shut-down will be a long one. FILIPINO SKULLS Sent Through the Mails From Manila To This Country. D. July part of the remains of four Filipinosthe victims of the bullets of the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers, were in Washington to-day. In the mail which came: from Manila were four registered packages of more than usual bulk.

While one of the employes of the office was distributing the mail he was horrified to see skull of a human being projecting from one or these parcels of mail matter. On examination he found that It and the other similar packages were from the Philippines, and contained relics sent to friends in this country-skulls of four of Aguinaldo's insurgents. Two of the packages were addressed to Ten Mile Village, one to Waynesburg and the other to Dr. J. A.

Patterson, of this place. The skull which was sent to: Dr. Patterson is on exhibition at his office, and he is proud of his. unique yet useful relic from the Orient. The skull is well preserved, and the doctor say's it is one of the best for anatomical study he 'has ever seen.

It is well shaped, and only differs materially from the Anglo-Saxon type by its low forehead, sloping much from the base to the brow. J. J. Martin, a member of Company who sent the skull to the doctor; says it was taken from an- Insurgent who was killed on the battle field of Malolos, and, he is certain, was the victim of a bullet from the trusty rifle of one of the Tenth's boys. A PRODIGY.

Four- Wonder At Belvidere, N. Y. Belvidere, N. July dere has child that is wonder. The prodigy, Lawrence Church, is the four-year-old son of C.

M. Church. His 1s like other children, prattling and playing around, except that he has a passion for literature and music. He is now reading such books as "Evangeline," having selected it of his own volition. His taste is for first-class literature.

He is fond of the dictionary, and will pore over its contents by the hour, surprising his parents with frequent ques. tions. He can spell any ordinary word and many difficult ones. He could read before he could talk. He will read the columns of a newspaper as readily and intelligently as a grown person.

He also reads music. The parents are not encouraging him In any way, fearing that stimulating his active brain, may impair mental growth. DEWEY FOR M'KINLEY. Twice Declares Himself At Dinners In Trieste. New York, July Trieste cable to the Journal says, For the second time since he reached Trieste, Admiral Dewey Saturday night formaily declared himself practically for McKinley.

The Admiral gave a dinner on board the Olympia in honor of Minister Harris, and, while standing with a glass of champagne, Dewey said: "Here's to the health of the President of the United States, William McKinley. May he be elected." Dewey is making it plain that he intends to support McKinley's candidacy with enthus asm, The residence of J. C. Spiel, at 1325 Story avenue, caught fire from a defective flue last night, and an alarm was sounded at 7:30 o'clock. The damage was slight.

BIG CROWD ON CLOSING DAY OF EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION. The Board of Control Meeting Will Begin To-day and Probably Last Till Wednesday. Indianapolis, July 23. -The Epworth. convention formally adjourned to-night to meet in San Francisco In 1901.

The work was practically ended last night. The final session was devoted to addresses on "Missions." Incoming trains to day brought thousands of visitors, and it was estimated that the number of delegates had reached the 20,000 mark. The visiting ministers Alled city pulpits in the morning, and the afternoon was devoted to missionary conferences. To-night Hon. F.

D. Fuller, Topeka, presided in the tent: the Rev. J. F. Berry, Chicago, at Tomlinson Hall: the Rev.

J. H. Riddell, Winnipeg, in the opera-house, and the Rev. M. B.

Chapman, Louisville, at Roberts Park church. The Rev. John F. Goucher, of Baltimore, delivered an interesting address on the mission work in India. He has just returned from an inspection of the missionary stations in that country and spoke of the progress of the Epworth League.

He had' with him twenty flags from Indian Epworth Leagues. Bishop McCabe, "The Chaplain of Libby Prison," spoke of the missionary work In the South. Other speakers of the evening were: The Rev. Alonzo Monk, Chattanooga; the Rev. W.

F. Wilson, Hamilton, the Rev. G. W. Briggs, Owensboro, the Rev.

W. L. Haven, and the Rev. S. L.

Baldwin, of New York. At the close of the addresses farewell consecration services were held. In the tent this service was conducted by D. W. Potter, Chicago; by Bishop Fitzgerald, Nashville, in Tomiinson Hall; the Rev.

L. W. Munhall, Germantown, in the opera-house, and the Rev. G. J.

Bond, in Roberts Park church. These services consisted of testimonials by the delegates, hundreds of whom spoke in all of the four meetings. At their close the benediction was pronounced and the convention adjourned. The delegates will leave the city tomorrow. Board of Control will begin its meeting to-morrow morning, which will probably last till Wednesday.

Bishop Ninde, of Detroit, is chairman of this board. The most important matter to come before the board will be the question of federation of the Young People's Societies in the League. VISITORS FLOCK TO DOBBS FERRY FOR LAST LOOK AT INGERSOLL. Family Overcome With Grief and No Funeral Arrangements Have Yet Been Made. New York, July body of Robert.

G. Ingersoll lay on an improvised bier to-day in the bedroom in which he died at the home of Walston H. Brown, his son-in-law, in Dobbs Ferry. Many men of all sorts and conditions, but mostly humble toilers, made the pilgrimage to Dobbs Ferry in the hope that they might be permitted to gaze once more upon the noted agnostic. In no instance was the request refused.

No arrangements whatever have yet been made concerning the funeral. Mrs. Ingersoll and her daughters, Mrs. Brown and Miss Maude Ingersoll, are still too much overcome with sorrow to consider the matter. "They can not tear themselves from the beloved dead." said Mr.

Farrell to-night. "They have not left the chamber since he passed away, except to go into an adjoining room when visitors who wished to see him called. They can not reconcile themselves to the idea that they must part with him, and all allusions to the removal of the body only cause distressing outbursts of grief. It may be a few days before they are calm enough to discuss the steps that necessarily must. soon be taken for the removal of the body." Mr.

Fagrell expressed the conviction that the body will be cremated. If it is not, it will be buried in Sleepy Hollow cemetery at Tarrytown, where Washington Irving rests. If any funeral exercises are held it is expected that John Clark Ridpath will deliver the eulogy. At the request of the family George Grey Barnard, the sculptor, who was warm personal friend of the Colonel, will visit the house to-morrow and make a death mask. MEMORIAL SERVICES In Honor of the Late Col.

Robert G. Ingersoll Held At Peoria. Peoria, July services to the memory of the late Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, who was for many years a' prominent resident of Peoria, were held in the Tabernacle here this afternoon.

Over 500 of the dead orator's old-time friends were In attendance, quite a number being members of his old regiment, the Eleventh Illnois cavalry, of which he was Colonel, from out of the city. Addresses were delivered by about twenty of his old associates, neighbors, comrades and friends, and lengthy resolutions, lauding his works of charity and his courage in upholding his belief concerning freedom of thought and speech on all questions, and extending sympathy to his bereaved family, were adopted by a rising vote. A movement toward the erection of a monument to his memory in Glen Oak Park, in this city, by popular subscription, was inaugurated by the appointment of a committee of fifteen, to be known as the Ingersoll Memorial Committee, to take charge of the soliciting of funds and the erection of a sultable monument. Failed To Overtake Him. Lawrenceburg, July The officers who went in pursuit of Ed Colgan last night, for his participation in the general fight here, failed to And him.

John Baxter and William Hays were released on $500 bond. Said To Be a Fugitive. Redford Moss was arrested at Tenth and Green streets last night about 10 o'clock by Patrolmen Allen and Chalk on the charge of being 8 fugitive from justice. It was said that Moss is wanted in Cincinnati on the charge of grand larceny. Babies Grow Black By Degrees.

The children of the blackest Africans are born whitish. In a month they become pale yellow, in a year brown, at four dirty black and at six and seven glossy black, MILLIONS REPRESENTED IN ANOTHER NEW COMBINE. Compressed Air Companies and Affiliated Concerns To Be Reorganized. New York, July World tomorrow. will say: "It is stated on good authority that there is to be a complete reorganization of the various compressed air power companies, and affiliated concerns, and that they are all to be merged into one central corporation, with Harry Payne, Whitney, son of.

William C. Whitney, as President of the new company. The companies said to be affected are the following: The New York Auto-truck Company, capitalized at the American Air Power Company, capital International Air and Power Company, capital Denver and St. Louis Auto-truck Company, capital Philadelphia Autotruck Company, capital Pneumatic Carriage Company, General Carriage Company, Kelly Rubber Tire Wheel Company. "The capitalization of the Central Company, it is said, will be in the neighborhood of $100.000,000.

"When the Auto-truck Company was incorporated, in January last, It WAS declared that within a short time the concern would have 2,000 compressed air trucks in operation in this city. The International Air and PowerCompany, which has plants at Worcester, and Providence, was to manufacture the vehicles used by the AutoTruck Company. The American Air Power Company is owned by William C. Whitney, Thomas Dolan, P. A.

B. Widener, W. L. Elkins, Thomas F. Ryan, A.

A. McLeod and others associated with Mr. Whitney in the control of the Metropolitan Street Company and kindred corporations. The American Air Power Company has been experimenting for some time on an invention to operate street cars with compressed air. J.

H. Hoadley, the former President of the Auto-Truck Company, is chief owner of the compressed air motive sys. tem which all of the above-named companies plan to use. ANTS ATE A FORTUNE. Now Only Gold Coin Is Sent To the Philippines.

Washington, D. July ants ate $300,000 of United States currency recently, and only gold coin is sent to the Philippines now. This statement was made by E. H. Roberts, Treasurer of the United States, at the meeting of Maryland bankers.

THE BIRTH OF LEGEND. Extraordinary Credulity Exhibited By the Peasants of Galicia. An extraordinary legend has gained credence among the peasants of Galicia, says a Vienna correspondent of the London Leader. Paul Kulczycki, small farmer of Novosiolka, has had portrait of the late Empress Elizabeth hanging in his bedroom for some years. Some time ago (according to Kulczyc.

ki, in September last, the month in which the Empress was assassinated) blood began to trickle down the face of the portrait. Kulezycki showed the portrait to his neighbors, who were awestruck at the apparently supernatural sign. Finally a Greek Catholic priest named Szuchewicz journeyed to Novosiolka with a Committee of Investigation, composed of persons described as "eminently reliable and trustworthy." This committee reported that what the peasants had seen was really blood, and recommended the transfer of the portrait into a church as an object worthy of veneration. The legend was now complete, the story was launched into publicity and actually found currency in many papers, including the Neue Freie Presse. Needless to say, the whole thing was an arrant fraud.

The frame of the portrait is of pinewood, which sweats, and what the peasants, backed up by the committee, declared to be blood was merely the resin which exuded from the pinewood frame. An "Exteriorized Sensibility." M. Jules Bols, a journalist who was very much to the fore during the devilworshiping scare of two years ago, has of late been delighting visitors to Monte Carlo by an exhibition of hypnotism in conjunction with a certain Mile. Lina. The woman claims to have what French occutists call an "exteriorized" sensibility, so that when once hypnotized she suffers nothing when you pinch her.

If, on the contrary, you pinch the air at a little distance from her, she jumps. If wax figure or even a rose be placed within the sphere of this woman's exquisite sensibility, she afterward suffers if the object be Ill-treated as much as if the ill-treatment were applied to herself. Thus, says M. Jules Bols, is explained the bewitchment by means of wax images so common in the Middle Ages, and, he might have added, among the lowest And this, of course, is due to electricity or ether-waves, or something of the kind. M.

Jules Bois Is a clever writer, who once collected some amusing information about the Little Religions, or sects or cranks to be found in Paris, as in every great city, and probably knows a very great deal better. We wonder whether he remembers Gen. Roget's historic reply to M. "Pas de blague." A Hot Weather Tragedy. Mr.

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Mr. -Too late -It's warm! Good Idea Abandoned. About 100 years ago the use of starch for stiffening the frills around the neck was considered highly reprehensible, if not positively sinful. ALGER Reviews a Bit of Recent War History. CONGRATULATES HIMSELF ON THE PLAN OF DISPOSING SPANISH PRISONERS.

SAYS HE ORIGINATED IT. Washington, July Alger has always felt pride in the succest with which the War Department met the tremendous problem of suddenly disposing of the thousands, of Spanish prisoners captured in Santiago province. The history of that time has not been fully told, and it remained for Secretary Alger to-day to supply the need by the following bit of reminiscence: On the night of July 9, 1898, the President asked me what in my judgment we should do with the Spanish prisoners of Santiago after their capture. The matter had received, very much thought from the President and myself, but no definite conclusion had been reached. I then suggested to the' President that Galveston, would be the best place in the United States, in my judgment, where we could send them; that it was away from the coastline travel; a good harbor; that there would be plenty of room for camping them, and that its climate would be as nearly similar to that of Santiago as we could probably select.

This seemed to meet his approval, as it was only question of time, of course, when their capture would be effected. I went to my home, as nearly as I can remember, about 2 o'clock in the morning, being too tired to sleep, I lay awake for awhile, but finally dozed off. I awoke at daybreak, and my first thought was concerning the Spanish prisoners, and the new idea came into my head: 'Why not send them back to This thought impressed me so deeply that I formulated my plan, and on the morning of July 10, instead of going to the department direct, I went to the White House and laid the plan before the President, saying that it would be an unprecedented procedure and a most gracious act; that to transport the prisoners to Galveston would be half the distance; that we would have to clothe, shelter, guard and feed them, and no doubt have to ship them back to Spain in the end. I also stated that 1 believed that it would be a great inducement to the Spaniards to surrender, which Gen. Shafter afterward assured me was the effect.

The President read. Ily approved the plan, and on the same day I cabled Gen. Shafter as follows: War Department, July 10, 1898. Gen. Shafter, Playa del Este, Santiago, Cuba: Should the Spaniards.

surrender unconditionally and wish to return to they will be sent back direct at the expense of the United States Government, R. A. ALGER, Secretary of War. Upon receiving this, on the 11th of June, Gen, Shafter sent the following communication to the commander-inchief of the Spanish forces: Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, Camp near Santiago de Cuba, July 11, Sir: With the largely increased forces which have come to me, and the fact that I your line of retreat securely in my hands, the time seems fitting that should again demand of your excellency the surrender of Santiago and of your excellency's army. I am authorized to state that should your excellency so desire the Government of the United States will transport the entire command of your excellency to Spain.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, WM. SHAFTER. General Commanding. To this the commander replied as follows: Santiago de Cuba, July 11, 1898. -Sir: I have the honor to advise your eminence that your communication of this date is received, and in reply desire to confirm that which I said in my former communication; also to advise you that I have communicated your proposition to the eneral-In-chief.

Reiterating my sentiments, I am, very respectfully, your servant, JOSE TORAL, Commander-in-Chief Fourth Corps and Military Governor of Santiago. Immediately upon the surrender steps were taken to carry out the pledges of the United States Government to ship the Spaniards home. The Quartermaster's department immediately advertis. ed for bids to transport the prisoners to Spain, with the result that eight of the ocean transportation companies submitted a combined bid, which was, for officers $110, and for enlisted men $55 per capita, steamers to be dispatched from Santiago de Cuba within fortyeight hours of their reported arrival, or demurrage to be paid at the rate of sixty cents per capita per day; same demurage to be paid if steamers be detained at place of debarkation by quarantine or other cause. The SpanIsh transatlantic bid $55 per capita for officers and $20 for enlisted men, with no demurrage, The Spanish company's offer was accepted.

The rations for the prisoners were inspected by a United States Government official, and this Government paid for the transportation of all the prisoners $513,860. The same number carried by the other companies under their bid would have cost the Government 312,915. Here was $800,000 saved to the United States, and probably much more in demurrage. Some days, after this contract was awarded the President sald to me as I entered the Cabinet room: "Mr. Secretary, would you like to hear something favorable to you printed in the New York Times?" and went on to read the editorial comment, complimentary to the man whose mind originated, the plan of transporting the back to Spain.

Will Consult the President. Washington, July -Hon. Elihu Root, who is to succeed Secretary Alger at the head of the War Department, has telegraphed the President that he will be here to-morrow. Mr. Root desires to have a conference with the President respecting the duties of his new office before the former leaves for Champlain.

Marine Intelligence. Grosse, Dover, July Friedrich der New Bremen, for Southampton and York. New Lizard, York, July La Norinandle, for Havre. Bremen, July Arrived: Bremen, New York. Liverpool, Queenstown, July 23.

Sailed: Etruria, for New York. Living 16,000 Feet Above Sea Level. The highest Inhabited spot in the world is the custom-house at Ancomarca, Peru, 16,000 feet above the sea level. 1.