Estherville Daily News from Estherville, Iowa • Page 22

Northern ESTHERVILLE, IOWA. O. GRUWELL PiiBi.tsrtERS THE WEEK I TiAT)U CHICAGO BUTCHEFMCONFESSES BUSINESS WORLD AS' BY BRADSTREET'S. Bailey Announces that Re Will Not Re a Candidate fbt "TrMmocrallc Ijcadershlp Befbre the Bradstrrefs Weekly Retrlew, st An rticn- iSther, i'prico urgent Bradstroet's Weekly Review volume of spfnig ti fft dry goodsjJRW to spri: -special th Tor cotton fabric', ail-Immense an pall, with soaring prices, for Iron and steel mid all its products, and substantial advances in wages, chiefly affecting the above mentioned industries, and benefiting by conservative calculation 110,000 operatives, are among the features of the week going to show that the producing class of the comitryipopUlatiWi are snaring In the present favorable conditions. From many cities cast, and west conic reports of an active demand from jobbers for spring dry' goods.

In the lumber trade the produce! seems Itftr-iytCfnap a long 1 delayed reward, as buyers-'become familiar the fact available supplies of hard wood, ol VhiteW yellow pine of of spruce and hemlock, are well controlled, while the out- Book ftfr building trade activity is favorable. Our export trade in cereals is recovering from flic check adminfttered by recent frigid and stormy weather, but reports of flailing to the winter wheat crop on the one ha id and estimates of superabundant supplies of tl eDhlcrop in farmers' hands have about balanced eachYpl her, with a Blight advantage as regards prices secured by th 5 hears. Torn exports for the week aggregate bushels, against bushels In the a year ogp OTIS ANSWERS AN With Wife Nnd Threw Her Into tho IiftJte. Albert Becker, the Chicago butcher has been in custody on suspioWVh of haVin murdered his firsC Teresa broke down Thurtday nnter ftie tinned crass-questioning ot nade a complete confesslonl "I killed her on Jan. 27," said Becker defiantly.

"We were walking on the Randolph Street viaduct and began quarreling. I became angry and threw her into the lake. Then 1 went Becker has inquired edntinttally for his 17-year-old wife. He was always given an evasive answer and apparently receiving the impression that Eda would in some way be connected with tho disappearance of wife No. I he made the confession, in the theory of the police, to absolve her from any blame.

The body of the murdered woman has not yet been found. NO BEER FOR SOLDIERS. Filipinos Have Not tbajptiircd a Single Ptisotier of War. The following has been received from Otis in answer to an inquiry from Alger respecting the number of American prisoners held by the insurgents: The insurgents have not taken, nor do they hold, ti single prisoner of war. They have three soldiers in Malolos, picked up in January, who, without permission, went among them near Cavite and Caloocan.

1 am looking after them and providing them with money: Have captured over 1,500 insurgents since Feb. 4. Detrimental reports which reach the I'nilel States an mostly in Kong. Tin troops here are in splendid condition. CANAL PLOT BEHIND IT.

New Vork 1 Financiers Seek to Overthrow Nicaragua!) The Kansas City Journal has printed, a lengthy story to the effect that New York financiers, whose contract to build the Xic- aruguan Canal expires October next, ore believed to back of a scheme to overthrow the Nicaraguan Government in order to secure a new jgovernment concession which will enable nently of the canal. )rulliniond of Virginia, who recently visitcii Kansas City, t)Ki story'alleges, endeavored to interest Kansas Cityans in tho 'scheme. BAILEY NOT TO LEAD. Announces He Will Not Be a Cauill- date Befbre Next Congress. Congressman Bailey of Texas announced in the House of Congress last week that Lie would not be a candidate for the Democratic leadership of.

the next Congress, lie said the decision was irrevocable- The refusal of the Democrats to follow his lead in his demand for tho consideration of he to declare Wheelei and other wftnbers who accepted army commissions thereby forfeited membership liim to make the announcement. JOHN WILSON DRURY DEAD. a Close Friend of Hainuel J. Titdeu and Stephen A. Douglas.

John Wilson Driiry Is dead at Rhinebeck, aged years. He was a dose personal friend of Stephen Doug- laij and JSailiuel J. Tilden. In 4840 he moved to I llinois, where he'became eminent as jurist and was elevated to a judgeshin. He was one of tho original directors of the Chicago am! Rock Island Railroad add for fifteen years was attorney for the company.

to Fight the Sparrow. In compliance with a iietition presented 'prominent lloston citizens, Mayor Quincy has given directions to the superintendents of public grounds to begin the work of exterminating tlie English sparrow. What will bo done just now, however, will be in the nature of an experiment. Chicago Stock Yards Case. The Interstate Commerce Commission has filed a bill in the.

Federal Court for an injunction restraining the leading railroads entering from the imposing $2 terminal at the yards Portland Sails for Manila, The United, States transport Porllaud sailed UoffliHan Francisco Jiaturday last for Miuula. ciwries a nugiber ofrecruiU great pjt for Arm Navy departmentt In, Philippines $20,000 Keportied tUolen. The ut wot liiblK'd of and money Tuesday night, it is reported the amount was $20, The work was apparently done bj -secreted themselves iu the tttanir. Htrlke. The granite cult LTS of Quincy and Wesl Quincyj' are on a strike Ijecausc pi tyie refusal of the to Ijie new price HsU Xinety-oue lirms em pjoyiug cutters ure involved.

tiray is lie warded. of Delaware, Uol Democrat, of members of the Paris commission, been tendered. accepted, the United States circuit ip of the TUiKd Circuit, comprising of ifew Jeraoy, Delaware and The, however ill opt be made till after the adjoura- Suweme Court of the death of Lord Authorities In Cuba Attempting to Make the Men The American military auifiibritjcs in Cuba are at templing to makfttha. American soldiers teeto'tlars by stepping the sale of beer at post exchanges and closing the bars in Havana and Mariano for selling beer or wine to privates or non-commissioned officers. The proprietors of such places are fined $500, but are allowed to jreopen after three days on giving bonds.

The private soldiers, especially the volunteers, think it a hardship that they may not buy beer when the officers of their regiments are unrestricted, especially as the volunteer officers feel comradeship for their men and often buy flasks for them. As matters stand now the American soldiers cannot get a drink, not even beer, without breaking the law or forcing some one else to break it. STABBED IN THE IDAHO HOUSE Come to Blows and Received ftiilfte Cut. ise of Representatives at Boise, a sensation was caused A BIG. There AtShii C.

Hess of Ftte- nty, Hess being in the side. been a story of blowl for several days over Speaker Evans' arbitrary rulings designed to prevent the majority from carrying Its points. Averntt is I he leader of the opposition and Hess is one of Speaker's supported. The two men, who are both Democrats, occupy adjoining seats. They got into a controversy that, culminated in Ftess knocking Averett down.

Averctt held a penknife in his hand. With this Hess was gashed in the side. Hess' friends claim Averett deliberately cut him, but others say the cutting was accidental and that Averett threw out his ihrnf ashefelij in' contact his opponent, The wound is not thought dangerous. No arrests have been made. VICTORIA IS AFRAID.

INTERESTING ITEMS ri IOWA Jnrlf UT6 I of NOT BY ACT OF THE HOUSE. Wilt Gen, Wheeler ct al. Vacate Their Seats in Congress. An attempt was made in the lower House of Congress Thursday to consider the res- olntians reported by the Judiciary Committee declaring that Gen. Wheeler, Col.

Colson of Kentucky, Col. Campbell of Illinois and Maj. Robbinsof Pennsylvania, who accepted commissions in the army, had thereby vacated their seats, but the House by an overwhelming vote refused to consider them. The political division upon this vote was significant. The vote stood 77 ayes, cast by 21 Republicans, 48 Democrats and 18 Populists, and 146 nays, cast by 101 Republicans, 44 Demoeraes and one SOLDIERS IN A WRECK.

Six Coaches Filled with Troops Overturned. News has been received of disastrous wreck near Tupelo, on the Mobile and Ohio road. coaches loaded with soldiers were overturned and two were killed and six seriously hurt. The train wrecked had on board several hundred members of the Missouri Volunteers who had been mustered out and wore returning home. BLOCKED BY UNCLE SAM.

Queen of England Said to Have Abandoned Visit to France. A London cablegram says: Queen Victoria has practically decided to abandon her projected visit to the Riviera, oh which sbe had arranged to start March 8. This change in her plans is not due to any friction with France, but because of the constant personal attacks In Ni- cois' Journal. In view of the assassination of the famous Empress of Austria it is feared these attacks might incite some half demented person to make an attempt against the Queen's life, and the mere shock might prove fatal, owing to her advanced age. The Queen is loath to abandon her holiday, and may reconsider her present determination, which is to remain at home.

Should she adhere to it the loss to the Riviera hotel keepers will be enormous, as the bulk of the intending English visitors will follow her example. EIGHT-HOUR DAY IN COLORADO Senators Offered Money If they Would Defeat the Bill. The Colorado Senate has passed the bill providing for an eight-hour day in all mines in tho by a vote of 2rt to (I. The bill was passed by the House some time ago. During the debate Senator Buckley caused a-sensation by tho announcement that he and other senators had been offered sums of money if they would against the bill.

The bill as passed is identical with the law now in force in Utah. FOUR TRAINMEN KILLED. Central American Filibusters Art- Headed ajt New Orleans. Tho Kansas City filibusters were hpjne. JrojnJNewXJrleans, Evans, the leader, giving the men choice' between tickets home or $8.

The Government authorities blocked any attempt at transportation to Bluefields and the expedition was abandoned. Evans adhered to his story that the men were simply laborers for Guatemala. Hehurz's 7Oth Birthday. The seventieth of the birth of Carl watt celebrated at his home New York March 2. Congratulatory elegrams and letters wcre.received In great numbers.

Through the day close friends, called to offer their congratulations in person. A cablegram of greeting came from Herbert Bismarck and from forty of he leading members of the German Reichstag, and similar dispatches were received 'rom various parts 'of Germany and from mportant cities in the United States. Say the Story Is Absurd. The War Department officials pronounce absurd the characteristic Filipino Junta story to the effect that Aguirialdo had aken several hundred American prisoners and removed them to the interior. As a matter of fact Gen.

Otis' bulle- ms have accounted for every man in the American army at Manila, and there is not on record a single case.of missing. Witness Held for Perjury. James E. Nello, who made a sensational affidavit for the defense in the hearing of the motion for a new trial in the Collins murder cose at Topeku, shown have sworn falsely, when placed on the witness stand and wast committed to jail. County Attorney Jetmore secured reliable nfonnation that the man's real name Harris Bradbury.

Fanner Builds a Mansion. The erection of what is by far the farm house in Northwest Missouri and probably the best in the State has just been completed near Burlington Junction in the western part of Nodaway County, it is the property of Charles 1). Caldwell and is valued at $50,000. The grounds have been laid out in a very attractive way. Buys in a Big Hteel Plant.

The Jackson Wooden Manufacturing Company of Berwyck, has been purchased by the. Federal Steel Company for 91,800,000. The Jackson Wooden Is the largest steel car manufacturing plant cast of Pittsburg and is said to be the only one owned by the trust east of the Ohio River. Houtlt African Gold Output. A consular report from Capetown, Africa, says that reckoning on the basis of September reports of outputs South Africa will produce in the current year 970,647,870 of gold, which will place; South Africa ahead of all die gold producing countries of the world.

To Search for Wellutau. A Cbristiania dispatch says that ar- rauKeuients have been concluded by which a sealing vessel will search Franz Josef Lami-for Walter Wejlmau and the njeui- bera of his expedition to Greenland, unless the explorer returns shortly, Hobaoa Promoted The President baa upwiuated Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. llqbaou to be advanced ten from No. i of the list of assistant naval tonstmetors to No. 8 on the list of naval extraordinary heroism.

Thrown Into Prtwp, Geu, Tore), who wwwaudea tM at Santiago de Cuba, has been anggteti and impriuoued Spaiu, ijreviouf lo being for surrendering Head End Collision Between Passenger Trains in Novuda. in a head-on collision between passenger train, east bound, a dotilili'- lieader, west near White four persons were killed, und one seriously wounded. The dead are. Engineer F. J.

Yeargin. Fireman Hciidcrshot. Fireman Dillon. Another engineer, name unknown Bills Stolen from Desk. Senator Davidson reported on Wednesday tlidt two bijls prepared by him hud been stolen from his desk in the Senate chambor at, Springfield, 111.

Last week Senator Davidson prepared a measure, amending the fire escape so that inspections shall be made by local commissions. He placed bill in his desk expecting to introduce it, but when the ate met he was unable to find the bill. Tlui Senator then prepared another bill and' locked it in his desk. Wednesday morning he was surprised to llnd that this bill had also disappeared. Squelches St.

houU' Ambition. The proposition for removal of the Missouri state capital from Jefferson City 'to St. Louis was twice defeated in the House. Barton F. Briggs, from St.

Louis, first presented a resolution to that effect in plain form. This being rejected he introduced it as a joint and concurrent resolution and it met the same fate. Powder Combine. It Is reported hi New York on good authority that the interests of the Royal Baking Powder Company, the New York Baking Powder Company, and the Cleveland Baking Powder Company have been sold to William Seigler for between $11,000,000 and 12,000,000. Large Kauaaa Klevator Burned.

J. W. Pinney'selevator at Scandia, burned 'Wednesday, together with about 6,000 bushels of corn and tho chop feed machinery run in connection with the elevator. There was no insurance on the building, machinery, or contents. Big Failure at Sandusky, Ohio.

11. C. Post, uu extensive fish dealer of Sandusky, Ohio, has gone into bankruptcy. The liabilities are assets, MARKET QUOTATIONS. common to prime, $3.00 to hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to wheat, No.

2 red, 73c to 74c; corn, No. 2, 36c to 38c; outs, No. 2, 28c to 20c; rye, No. 2, Wlc to 58c; butter, choice creamery, 20c to 21c; eggs, fresh, 18c to 21c; potatoes, choice, 50c to OOe per bushel. shipping, $3.00 to hogs, choice light, $2.75 to bhcep, common to choice, $2.50 to wheat, No.

red, 71e to 72c; corn. No. 2 white, 33e to outs, No. 2 white, 80e to 32c. St.

ttl.QO lo hogs, $3.00 to sheep, $3.00 to $4.50: wheat, No. 2, 74c lo 75e; corn, No. 2 yellow, 84c to 30e; oats, 20c to 30c; rye. No. 2, 50c to Olc.

$2.50 to hogs, $3.00 to sheep, $2.50 to wheat, No. 2, 74c to 7Ue; corn, No. 2 mixed, oats, No. 2 mixed, 20c to 30c; rye, No, 2, 02c to VAv. lu $5.75: hugs, $3.00 to sheep.

$2.50 to wheat, No. 2, 73c to 75c; torn. NO. 2 yellow, 35c to 3Uc; No. 2 white, 3 to SSc; rye, Ulc to (We.

No. 2 74c to corn, No. 2 mixed, 34c to Stic; oaU. No. 2 whjte, to 30c; rye, No.

"4, 50c to clover: seed, new, to $3.00, No. 2 wring, 71c to 72c; corn, No. 3, 3Sc tp 34cf outs, No. 2 white, to 31c; rye, No. 1, 57c to 58c; barley, No.

2, 46c port, mess, $9.26 to 19.76, good sapping steers, $8.60 to hogs, common to choice, $3.26 to $4.25: sheep, fajr'to choice weth 99,60 to lajjube, comiuoii to ejtra, to $6,25. New 93.25 to hogs, $3,00 to to 94-T5; wheat. No, fed, Site 88c; com, No. 9, 44c 4Jpj oata. So.

white, butter, 10e t.o 24ef to tt Mttr. Cortpnny Offleera- Womnn Rtiootn Herself for Reasons. At ttafStt City, the jury In the case of Mrs. M. Hughes, tried on the bt murdering her husband, after twenty-four hours' deliberation, returned verdict of not guilty.

The judge addressed the jury, complimenting them for (he hours they hnd spent together on the rase and the carefulness of their meditations. An effort wns made by Mrs. Hughes to thnnk each of the jurors, but her strettgth would not permit, and she sank in her chair exhausted. The trial of Mrs. Hughes lasted nearly seven weeks nnd attracted much attention, not only because of the prominence of the persons involved, but for the reason that the woman was accused of poisoning her husband be- on use she loved another.

Officers of New Iowa Road. The stockholders of Vhe Winona, Mar- shnlltoWn and Southwestern Railway met nt nnd elected officers as follows: President, N. H. iCetchuhi; vice- president and treasurer, George Kirby; A. G.

Click; chief engineer, C. Oilman. The completed survey starts at Osage find runs almost directly south through seven county Osage, Allison, Grnndy Center. Marshalltown, Newton, Knoxville and Ohariton. It passes through the finest agricultural portion of Iowa and tops tho rich coal fields of the southern portion of the State.

Grading will be commenced early in the' spring. Suicide of a Young Woman. At the home of her parents, near Hawkeye, Nettle Hull, young woman about 22 years of nge, deliberately shot herself. She was home with her sister, when the latter stepped across the road to a neighbor's. When she returned she was horrified to find Nettie lying on the floor dead, with a bullet hole through her heart.

It is said that tho young woman left note in explanation of her net, but itrt contents hnvo not been giveh'ont. Won by Simpson College. The Iowa Collegiate Oratorical AMSO- ciation held its annual convention nnd contest at Mount Vornon. Representatives from fourteen Iowa colleges were present. Coo College'of Ccdnr Ilapids took down 200 delegates.

Iowa Wesleyan. Parsons, Upper lown and lies MoineH colleges also had large delegations. The- contest was won by S. M. Holliday of Simpson Collego, Indianola.

His theme oth-Ccntury Politics." Bank Robbery Frustrated. A well-formed plot to blow open tho vault in the First National Bank of Fort Dodgo wns foiled by the revelations of one of the Kiiiig, who gave tho utory. The plan was (o overpower the police and force an entrance to a room immediately beneath the bunk and blow opon the vault with dynamite. the Brief Btnte The Catholic fair at Avocn netted church $825. The new Methodist church at West Branch bun been dedicated.

Cholera Is'affecting hogs in some por- tioiiM of Woodbury County. nojv attend the-In- Thirty-soven, punils no dian school The new roundhouse, and turn tables at. Muswrvillo tire completed. A farmer near Dow.s lout about thirty head of young pigs through.frceglng. A Waterloo grocer tilled kerosene can with gasoline.

The customer will recover. W. C. Harvey, has been appointed postmaster al vice 11. Htiiin, rc- Gall Bnnli.

a wealthy farmer, attempted to stop ti runaway team nt CrcMtoN and wns killed. Contracts have been awarded for the erection of-Htf-riew Y. C. A. building at.

Krokuk. The cnmiiiiK company at Gllninn linn ordered cans for delivery in Jhe near future. The Yinton Telephone Company, with capital of $.1,000, has filed articles of incorporation. The com crop In- Woodbnry County" promUcH to larger the coming year than ever before. The Presbyterian Society at Audiibon has decided to erect a new church to cost not lews than $8,000, 1 Jacob Dill, of iiiaiisliiuKh- ter at BiirliiiKton, hap been sentenced lo five years' Imprisonment.

The people of Gushing are agitating the (luextlon of bonding the tow for the env- tion of new Hvhopl house. Nick Have of Council iiunly injured by a large rock fulling on lex, breaking it iu three pluccH. Iluuiboldt will BOQH have electric, lights. The electrical have all arrived nnd will be put in position nt once. The in vest Ration, into the charges mude against the management of the school for the blind at Kuosvillc proves them entirely groundless.

John W. Mcliityre, a prominent and 'Well-to-do of Ottiimwa, suddenly expired nt his home there from paralysis of the heart. The City Council of Atlantic authorized tho treasurer to.issue a warrant for $4,000 to take up. that amount of water works bonds. Mary Schlneter, ngtfd IN.

of Davenport, committed suicide by Hhouling herself with revolver. The cause of her rash act is unknown. The school year of the Stale Agricultural nl Auieu ban opened with over hundred students more than iu any previous year. K. O.

McKelvey and Charles (iodloy of Oltumwu were knocked oft" trestle a Uock Island switch engine to I lie ground, a distance nf twenty feet, but hot fatally injured. Miss Keer of Mllliroe is dead, said to be on acconni or her mother's t'uith in Christian Kcienec. The yofing lady was ailing time, but the mother refused to get medic-ill aid. Over uiue hiiii'dred citizens of Martfhull- IOWH signed the petition asking the School Board to lakf the ueceswury for tmb- uiittiug Ihf iiui'Ktiou of udoptiug free test books fn iliat city. At Atlantic.

Arthur Barber was leuoed to lire iu the pouiteutlury fo.r highway rubbiivy, Otto Huiiseu three ycurs for tin- offeiitte, Joe oue year for Hit- same offenw, 1 ter oue yeiu 1 for' eujUezxlemeut Katon Uyo for forgery. have heeir issued by the Governor to two of the uiutb, uow ut Both- go to uieu who uix- from the ranks posi- K. I UVu- tynaut iu 'Couipauy raL if Uain C. oiOifdar Couwty, Company 7 Norn Springs agitating the wftter works. A large nftfdcrn hotel Is to be Bow City soon.

the O. D.jlf. Ijnll ai has burned, art being received nt West Union for new connty asylum. Connty will vote otr tlon of uniformity of school books. The State dairy commissioner reports scarcity of hlilk all oyer the State.

The tton. John Mahin of Mnscatine hn been appointed postofflce Inspector. The Western Frtilt lion has been created in Molnca. It is rumored in Fort Dodge that sli factory will be there this year. During there were fifteen deaths in Iowa Ffllls and immediate ri rinity.

The family of Reginald Watt of Water loo barely escaped cremation from their burning house. After May 1 the cost of incineration by the Davenport crematory will be rnisec from $25 to $30. The cottage residence of William Stark near Mnscntine, hns been destroyed by fire. Loss $1,500. Rev.

R. Y. Lusen hns handed in his resignation ns pastor of the Christian Church at Arrdftbon. Almost the fiill amount of 'the $5,500 required to build the new hall at Poatvillc has been subscribed. The water company at.Dnbuqtie hart lot the contract for 50,000 feet of mains to be laid next summer.

Washington Walker, the first Mayor of State Center, died nt the home of his daughter in Chicago. Ovef $2,000 has been subscribed" towards the fund to build the new M. B. Church at Itlvcrton. Of the two hundred eases of measles in the Soldiers' Orphans' Home nt Dnven- port not one proved fatal.

During a row nt dance iu Dunkerton the home of Dnvid Holdiman was entered and robbed, of $117 in cash. The steel is arriving for the new Fort Dodge nnd Oniahn line at Turn, the first Htntion west of Fort Dodge. A proposition will be submitted to the voters at Osknloosa to establish a public library under the Stnto lown Fnlls needs better school facilities, ns the present buildings nfe not nuf- ficient for the number of pupils. Catharine Moore, living near OM- kuloosa, lost her home through fire caused by a defective flue. Loss $1,200.

A class of fifty-seven took examination for employers' certificates before the Stnto Board of Health in Des Moines. A car wns shipped from Iowa Falls to Chicago. The prices paid for the animals ranged from $40 to. $105. Olof Olofsou of Iliirdin splitting when chip flew up.

striking him In the eye nnd he may lose his sight. Fire destroyed the residence of Joseph Burke, a wealthy further of GnrryowiMi, and the loss is estimated nt $2,500. The new M. E. Church ut Algonn was dedicated recently.

It is to bo the finest religious edifice hi northern Iowa. Mrs. E. W. Dinlow WIIH thrown from wagon in a runaway in Don Moiuos nnd sustained a broken arm nnd other injuries.

believed that the regents of the State University will select a president for that institution, at the meeting in March. Graft, the man who while attempting to escape from the jail at Fort Dodga, is wanted at for horse stealing. George W. Tanner, aged 70, of Des Moiues, was knocked down near his place of business nnd relieved of his watch by parties unknown. A number of property owners in-Wpst Waterloo have united and will njnke a determined fight agninst payment of assessments for paying.

The Rock Inland will begin work'on their new depot nt Des Moines and their machine shops nt Valley soon as the weather permits. Pearl Scott of Waterloo attempted to fill the tank of a gnsdlhie with the burners lit. An explosion followed nnd the pirl was severely burned. 'The School Board of Atlantic uajH refunded of school district indebtedness. The bonds were sold to the First National Bank of Chicago.

A special election will be held at Callendar for the purpose of voting on the question, "Shall the district be bonded to the amount of $3,000 to build a new school house?" The Cily Council at Grundy Center Is taking steps to prevent any frame or iron covered buildings being erected in the business portion of the city as a result of the. recent fire. Marie Blanche Obrey Anderson, 14 years old and childish lu appearance, has confessed she placed poison iu the coffee of Dr. and Mrs. Albert N.

Ander son of Des Moiues. This confession, extorted from the girl by the detectives after she had been cross-questioned for hours, cleared up a poisoning mystery which for a time seemed likely lo go unsolved. Only Dr. Anderson's presence of mind and his habit of sipping his coffee saved both their lives. Mrs.

Anderson began to drink her coffee first. The doctor took a spoonful or two and noticed that it lasted queerly. He immediately began (u feel sick and suspected the coffee hud been poisoned, and he telephoned to other physicians for Neighboring physicians responded, and after using the stomach pump followed the usual treatment. The girl confessed that she hud found a box marked poison some days before the crime was committed. She says she put it away, with the intention of committing suicide, because she waa not'well treated by Mrs.

Anderson. On the morniiig in question she placed, tho poison in the coffee. Sho said her only object revenge. O. Anderson of Klkhurt Was iu Des Moines with a load of when loud upact in some manner uud lie watt thrown lo the ground, breaking both his ankle and wrist.

A Burlington resideul refuses to make returns to the nsses-sur and iu a letter to that official says anarchy cheaper than government, that he will uot contribute to it a support. Mrs. Lee, ugeil U), of Kirkville, uiiieiieU a door to gu iuto a rooiu, but by mistake it was the'cellar door she opeued. She fell down the stuiru and MUvlaiued iujurieu from she died shortly centrifugal wringer iu aud the injured by pieces of'tying metal. The iron fu the new O4d ball at Oxford, In course of construe- tiou, gave way aud the building Ml and two of workmen slightly Inured.

The to the coutraiptor will be to iJl.WW. Thouwu N. Hooyier, for division freight of, toe Ureat Western era in freight aud luie for fte teritory Blocktou, oft tUv REBELS TIRE OF A fL THOUSAND FIUPIN06 ARE WILLING TO QUIT. for Of Unconditional Only Way ttet. Two commissioners sent to Malolos Borne time ago by puotnlnent natives at Manila, who attempted aftef flfst out break to arrange a conference between Gen.

Otis and Aguinaldo, returned under a flag of They report that chiefs commanding 9,000 rebels are anxious to surrender. They also Say that AgniDaldd is inclined to accept pacific overtures. Gen. Otis did not receive the commissioners. He holds that it is not his duty to make pacific overtures, but to receive thfrn.

Ete will iti no way recognize Agnt naldo as the head of. a lawful government, nor as a belligerent, nor as anything but a leader of armed rioters. When the former, conference was held by Gen. Otis with the native leaders, the latter had nothing definite to propose. They wanted Qen.

Otis to make proposals to Aguinaldo. Of course, Gen. Otis refused. He refused to receive the late envoys for the same reason. The attempt to burn Manila and massacre its inhabitants has made the American commander less Inclined than ever to treat with Agninaldo.

The forces of tho Insurgents have been comparatively Inactive for several days. The troops have become so used to this Idle night firing of. the rebels that they give it no attention. The rebel sharpshooters continue their efforts to annoy the American troops in daytime. They are allowed to waste their ammunition with' little attention, until they venture to appear in the open.

Then a single volley or a shell, generally suffices to drive to cover. In Manila absolute quiet Jrcvalls. The order to clear the streets at 7 o'clock has had an excellent effect upon the natives, and is enforced rigidly. The streets are deserted after 7 o'clock all save the patrols and European residents With passes on business. Total Casualties to Date.

The American Casualties to date, by reg- raents, arc as follows: Klled. Wonnded. California 6 23 Vashlngtou regiment 14 R9 daho 6 20 fourth 'Cavalry 2 fourteenth Infantry 14 forth Dakota 1 Wyoming: regiment, 1 2 llxth Artillery 0 2 'bird Artillery 35 'wentleth Kansas 6 36 'Irst Montana 5 44 'enth Pennsylvania 2 7 'Irst 3 7 'Irgt Nebraska 8 24 'Irst South Dakota 5 9 Jtnh Artillery a Twenty-third Infantry 1 'hlrteenth 0 13 iecond Oregon i 'Ighteenth 1 i fcdlffll department 1 i 83 347 The total losses of the American troops nice the fires have been as follows: Qen. ilacArthur's division, three killed and hirty-seven wounded; Gen. Anderson's killed and seven wounded; rovost guards, two killed and fifteen, vonnded.

Advices from the lines say the uost fantastic reports of the American osses during and since the fires are circu- atcd by the rebel leaders. The Filipinos re told that the Americans had 200 men ilfed and hundreds wounded during -and ince the fires. The foregoing official return shows that only six were killed and fty-ulne wounded. Advices from Hollo say that all is quiet here. The natives who fled at the land- ig of the Americans are returning to loilo and many of them are taking the ath of allegiance.

The Charleston and Concord are patrolling the island in earch of filibusters. KILLED WITH A HAMMER. retty Blind Chicago Girl Mjiterl- onsly Murdered. Cora S. Henderson', a blind housekeep- employed by Jean W.

Holtslander, was ound in the parlor of the Holtslander ouio iu Chicago, the evening with er skull battered and crushed. Her body cold and the indications were that fe had been extinct for more than twelve ourn. On a window sill in the roam police found a mechanic's hammer overed with blood stains. They are posi- "ve that this was the weapon used The police are convinced thaf'Mra. Hen- crson was murdered, but they are utterly loss for a motive outside of the theory iat she was attacked by robbers.

Mrs. leuderson was 33 years old and attrac- ve, but was totally Hoitalaader tales that recently she informed him that within a month intended becoming a ride, despite her affliction. THE BECKER MURDER. bicBgo Police Are Searching and Prairlea. August' A.

Becker, the Chicago man. eld on having murdered his wife, Is facing two developments that eigh in the balance against him. One the positive declaration that the hair ound in the Becker barn was human hair, esembllng that of Mrs. Becker, and that le blood found there was human blood, "he other development comes in a sensa- loual interview with Henry Bander, who ays he knew Becker iu Germany, fifteen ears ago, aud that a few days before locker left foe America the body of a veulthy stock dealer was fouud in a baru the rear of Becker's house. The stock enler had been murdered and evidently obbed.

Police have been searching sew- rs and'prairies for the body of Mrs. teeker. SHELLED BY MONITOR Malabon Native Church Destroyed by 'the Mnnadnock. The rebels at Malabon fired upon the ruiser Callao from the. juugle vhiie Admiral Dewey was visiting the Monadnock.

Three shells were dropped ly the monitor into the Malabon Church, iemoliahing the structure and killing a number of'rebels who were inside. A factory at Maloloa Is reported to be uuuiug day aud night to supply anuauni- iou for the insurgents. The ignorance the natives is shown by the fact that! hey have collected empty Springfield hells are refilling theui. Over two Upusaud qf ibese cartridges have been iacovered iu houses iu Paudacan by at) tBcer of the Washington volunteers. NATIVES ARC IGNORANT.

Population of at K-MP he taaa of ta pvereatlmated sell out hia cause fox a saturfac- aaya, ace IB- la treaty Prof. Koapp cQalradicta tht lAjOOO.000 DODOladan in f. nsf mta AH ol Jtirjr He Itolnnd Bnrnham MoNnenx of BrooftlyA was arrested tn'Kew York charged with of Katharine J. AdanM ift ttetf cfty 28, IMS. the Tombs prison.

xrttwrt followed the Wdfot of Jurjr him flu) crime, White the Into the death of tsv tftig cirCnm- to death of ttentr C. or the Knickerbocker Athlptit Clrib, who was poisoned A powder received through the mall, as was Mrs, Adams. The cases arc closely connected. newspapers from the beginning had stack to Molinenx as the person ntogt to be suspected, but the prosecuting officials apparently never harbored such a thought. The evidence which the district attorney produced may be Fnrnmnrized thns: 1.

Nicholas A. Heckmnn positively Identified Mollnettx as the man who rented one Of his private letter boxes in the name of i 0. Baraet. 2. Miss 48mtna Miller, saleswoman, identified the silver holder in which the poison that killed Adatnb was sent to Harry Cornish, and stated that it was sold to "a Dec.

21; the district attorney had previously proved that Moll- neux was in Newark Dec. 21. 3. Seven handwriting experts identified samples of Molineux's penmanship, given by him to State's attorney, as identical with the writing on the package of poison sent to Cornish and in letters sent from private letter boxes in the names of C. Barnet" and, "Hi Cornish." These letters to drag firms, ordering powder medicines.

Each of the seven experts was positive that all the writing had been done by one man, and that that man could be no other than Roland B. Molineux. PASSES THE ARMY BILL. Senate the Gorman Amendment by a Unanimous Vote. The army reorganization bill was passed by the Senate by a vote of 56 to 13.

Senatdr Hoar the only Kepublican voting against the measure. The amendment of Senator Gorman providing that ill the increases of officers and men au- horlzed by the bill shall terminate July 1801, was adopted by a vote of 08 to 0. Phis was to some extent a victory for the ipponents of the measure, and shows that Senator Hawley, who was in charge of he bill, fonnd that he had to withdraw his determined objections to the Gorman amendment or imperil the passage of the bill. Under the bill as originally drawn the itandlng army.would be reduced on and after July 1, 1901, to 38,400 men. This meant an increase of 11,400 in the mili- ary establishment as it existed prior to he war with Spain.

Senator Gorman was igainst this permanent increase in the tending army and his amendment was iffered with that view. The army bill adopted by the Senate in 10 wise resembles the bill which'the Pres- dent desired. According to the Senate iill in two years the regular army must Irop back to 27,000 men. PREACH REVOLT. Antagonism Against American Occupancy Growing.

The' result of Governor General Jrooke'a limitation of public works in lantiago province is shown in'the gloom iervadlng business and Government cir- les. The Cubans throughout the prov- nce are now more outspoken in their an- agonism to the Americans. It was reported, to Gen. Wood "that a prominent Cuban official had said that If the Amerl- ans do not turn over the Government by nne the Cubans would declare- war gainst them. Army men, while not.

apprehensive of mmediate feel that the attitude the people of the province has changed covert revolt. The Cubans in the Guantanamo district are refusing to vork. Col. Ray, the commander in that (strict, reports that the Cuban troops re still keeping, their camps, and has; told by two commanders of impor- ant garrisons in the province that the eople arc undoubtedly making secret reparations In the event of in insurrec- on seeming necessary to them. The Senate of Kansas passed a bill glv- ig the right of eminent domain to Irrlga- on companies.

A Missouri statesman has introduced in he Legislature a bill requiring saloon- eepers to establish and maintain a home or inebriates. New York now has three resident aiem- lers iu the United latt and Clark of Montana. Senator Mark's palatial home in New York City ready for occupancy. The estimated expenses of the city of hiladelphia for the year 1880 are the chief item of which is tor education, the police expenses being and the fire department The youngest member of the next will be Martin H. Glynn, editor of te Albany Times-Union, who Is 26 Id and sprung from the same soil in the own of Kiuderhook, N.

which pro- uced Martin Van Buren and Samuel j. Tilden. The proposed amendments to the con- tit ution of North Carojiina, provide that al) pjfrsons claiming right to vote shall ye able to read and write any part of tile onstitutiou in the Buglish language. That, disfranchises all illiterates. Then it rovides that all males who.on Jan, 1, o67, were entitled to vote, and their de- cendauts, shall be exempt from the read- ng and writing qualification.

And that Its in all illiterate whites. Tom L. Johnson, the wealthy street car magnate of Cleveland, Ohio, and New ork, who helped to manage the canutaigu Heury Oeorga (or Mayor of New York, has declared IB a public speech that fye has ithdrawu from all hia businesa riaes, has dispoaaj o( of pwy duty Jut woitfd wltfr toottou of hi. Jfef, energy, UeT the advancement of the atarie tax ntfTa "Oii In jjn.