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st aib2 61011t-gentrand, illebutstkayl Inornhul, Ortaha 18, 1801 TOUCHES GOEBEL LIGHTLY. 9 EUC.3 1 WARNER SAFE CURE Is tne Only remedy of the present day, sufferers from kidney trouble, men, women or -child Superintendent of Insurance E. T. Orear left to-night for New York. The Governor and Treasurer Fo to make the semi-annual inspection required by law for the securities on file with the state's finance agent in that city.

The Attorney the Superintendent of Insurance go for the purpose of taking depositions in an important insurance case. MISSOURI SUPREME COURT. Twenty Inanranee Companies Will Stand Fines To-Day. SPECIAL DISPATCH' TO THE GLOBE-DEMOCILAT. JEFFERSON CITY, October IL Twenty insurance companies' will be fined by the Supreme Court to-morrow.

They LE dren, can lake with positive 1 certairity that they will. be relieved and cured. SILVER II.VER CUT 111 1, 1' ropilyay. ORLISEtant Ell 111 ESS." CE El a .10 i iui Lis Of 0 my -1 II, for New Illustrated Catalogue. Bryan Hasn't Even Faint Praise for the Kentucky Candidate.

Talks About Bolters, but Concedes Them the Right of Opinion. The Kentucky Tour Demonstrates that Mr. Bryan's Vision Is Centered on Next Year's Campaign and His Own Presidential Proepects. STROLL'. Dzsp Awn TO Tait GLOBE-DEMOCRAT.

LEXINGTON, October Will-tam Jennings Bryan did not impress hiS hearers to-day with his peculiar indorse- ment of William Goebel, the alleged candi. date of the Louisville Democratic conven. 1 for Governor. It Was the weakest indorsement of a candidate A ever made in Kentucky. He pointed out no good qualities in Mr.

Goebel, he told cif no work he had done for the Democratic party, he mentioned no act of the candidate whieh had been done for the purpose of upholding of the 16 to 1 doctrine he did not defend Goebel in any way, even by inference. His principal reason for wanting Goebel elected seemed to be that he fears he (Bryan) will lose Kentucky next year if a RepublicRT1 GOVOITIOr is elected. He also fears that should a Republican Governor be elected he might have the appointing of a 'United States Senators and this Senator might cast the deciding vote on some great national question which might come up, and. being a Republican, he would, of course. cast the 'vote wrong, and thus plunge the nation into much trouble.

His ridiculous reasoning was accepted by his auditors, and they reemed to think they saw this mythical Senator ruining the country. Mr. Bryan did not attempt to defend Goebel's action in going to Washington to confer with Carlisle about shaping the Ken, tucky delegation for him in the national convention of MI6. nor did he say that Goebel WaS a friend of free silver. He 'teemed to 'remember Only one thingthat Goebel had the Democratic machine in Kentucky and he wanted that machine to work for him next year.

He implied that he believed he would be the nominee of the Dem- ocratic party for President in 1900, and he wanted the Goebel election law and the Goebel manipulators to be enlisted in his cause. His failure to defend Goebel from the many charges which have been made against him did not please the ultra Goebel men, but they swallow their disappointment and declarexBryan's tour a success. 'I 1 1 1 I I 1 01 94 4 P. M. FROM ST.

Louies JESTER SMILES -AT TIMES til time to use him at the trial, but explain their action by the fact that Maxey wee among Jester's friends in and i 1 the state deemed it necessary to get hem Out of their reach. Jestr's attorneys still claim at their Sits Unflinchingly Through the will tae ke evidence in behalf of the th prisoner orst of the Testimony. when the state closes, and say they expect, In any event, to secure his reletuse on bail, This morning the prosecution did not take up the case where it left it last night, but I took the testimony of Jesse Snell, who met Jwester and Gates at Fayette while they Claimed the Corpus Delicti Has Been ere en route to Illinois. Prompted by curiosity. Snell said he visited the en Practically Established.

'which Jester and Gates were exhibitinent ea I buffalo calf, and on coming out tried to bey 1 1 one of young Gates' -watches, but the boy refused to sell of Evidence to Substantiate the Theory that tried to trade the boy out them. He then of one of his bay Gates' Throat Was Out While Its Was horses, offering $30 to boot," as he eV-in His WagonState Makes pressed it Gates refused to trade, when an Admission. 1 I Jester spoke up and told the boy to trade if he could get the money. The point male 1 1 by the state was that Gates had again tee fused to his horses or his watches. which goes to Jester's claim that SPZOIALL DISTATCJI TO TEl Geopz-lanerocraes.

1 he acquired -them contradict a few clays later because i the boy was anxious to sell them. PARIS, October VT.When the lalxti2 From this important oint th day of the preliminary trial Of Alexander turned to the strip of easte oef aMeideleleJester ended at 5 o'clock this afternoon the Grove, on which its witnesses yesterday stated that young Gates disappeared, and attorneys for the prosecutiou announced took the, testimony, of the witness who that the corpus delicti had precticallYbeen claims to have seen the body of Gilbert established, and that only one more day Gates a few mintes after he is supposed to would be necessary for the completion of have been killed. 1 the chain of evidence against the old 'prise MAXEY TESTIMONY William Maxey was the witnests. He ps- mete The first link of this chain was William that on the morning of January 25, six days ago by the description by thaaged father of Jester's alleged victim of th out- he was hauling logs from the weeds 1871' ort tit with which his boy started to Kan as in ReeseCreek, five relies east of Middle Grove- August, 1870. The last link, added toeday, As be drove toward Middle Grove be saw two wagons going east down, the Hulen lane.

As he passed he noticed a lpuf- after six days hard work, was the testimony of witnesses who saw old man Jester fah) calf in the front wagon, which driving rapidly toward the woods of Reese driven by a gray-haired man, and that the rear tea fro Creek with a body in the boy's a In th was hitched to the nt agon. is rear wagon he saw a body lying at trail of blood to mark his course, and pets- full length, covered with a blanket, except session of the boy the feet. He thought the man wa drunk, 's property to furnish a and, thinking te find his bottle of whiskW motive for his alleged To-morrow el get drink for himself, he left hie sled the two ends of the long' chain of erdence and slipped up to the rear wagone He will bei connected and the case, so 'far as found, no bottle, but while peeping into the the state is concerned, will be.complete. The wagon again saw the body well enough to state claims that the chain will be unbreak- notice that the hair was brown and that its eble. The claims that it Is no right arm was extended full length, -while.

stronger than its weakest link, and points the left lay across the breast. At thisi point to several that, in its opinion, will not stand the two outfits suddenly left the. main road the strain to which an impartial jury would and turned south down the private road 1 subject it i leading to Bee Branch. Maxey further swore that at the point privawhete re the wo be ons turned into the road saw wag- STATE'S STRONGEST EVIDENCE. This been the worst day of theltrial blood on the snow, and continued to see it the old until he came upon a pool of blood lin the His attorneys contest- Hulen lane in the direction from whieh JesSd every point and at times engaged in ter and the teams had come.

The witness acrimonious debate with the opposing came- said that he met Hugh Stewart and sel, but, though ethe day's evidence will wife in this lane. I 7 3ventually mean life or death te the old Cullen's cross-examination of Maxey Mr. prisoner, he at unflinchingly through the 5tor1es of bloody trails and a partially, con- was CROSS-EXAMINATION. savage and sensational. He stated to body, and at times even smiled at Mr.

Cullen that two months ago Pinkerton humorous remarks of a lawyer or' wit- less. detectives in the employ of the prosecution 1 1 I Mrs. Clark, who in 4871 lived took- him from Oklahoma to Kansas City, within, 50 feet of the private lane Into which where they secured work for him and kept efaxey and others saw Jester and thei two him until time for the trial at Paris. When Risked from whom he expected paY for wagons turn from theellulen lane, testified hat she saw the two wagons coming up the services, he said he expected it from the iill in, front of her house that morning. Asleed how much reward he ('he rear wagon was without a expected for conling.

here to testify, he -elark saw an old man suddenly ralee the stated that he expected at least $1. a day, of the wagon and lean far out to see but had not yet made out his bell. The the rear wagon safely passed an obstruc- Pinkertons, he said, paid his way to Paris. Ion jflV the road. While the rover was-uy Maxey was badly confused by the torrent he saw the feet or boots of a man, bu of questions Cullen was pouring Into him see no more, on account of the cover; by this time, and did not deny- the attore the remarked to her father that there neY's suggestion that he, expected 1 as large pust be se-drunken mart in that wagon, She a reward for his trip to Paris as the Pink- ertops end John would stand.

At vatched the wagon until it disappeared in he timber on Reese Creek. She further this point Cullen' sprang his 'feet and aid that when the ice broke up on that exclaimed: '34 to es 14 reek in the spring it was very wide and "With this reward fit -view, you came here Tew from a small stream into a raging to swear a man's life away, did yeu?" orrent This brought on a spirited tilt, between 1 ree- wee, etawart anti wifP twee of the Attorneys Forrest and 1 L1 SPZOIALL DISTATCJI TO TEl GLess-tundrocsAm. I PARIS, October 17.Wben the filitit day of the preliminary trial Of A1ex42der Jester ended at 5 o'clock this afternoon the attorneys for the prosecution announced that the corpus delicti had prictically, been established and that only one more day would be necessary for the completion of the chain of evidence against the old pris, oner. The first link of this chain was Frieda six days ago by the description by thelaged father of Jester's alleged victim of th outfit with which his boy started to as in August, 1870. The last link, added after.

six days' hard work, the testimony of witnesses who saw old man Jester driving rapidly toward the woods of Reese Creek with a body in the boy's wager'. a trail of blood to mark his course, and possession of the boys property to furnish a motive for his alleged crime. To-morrow the two ends of the long chain of erdence will be connected and the case, so far as the state is concerned, will be complete. The state claims that the chain will be unbreakable. The defense claims that it is no stronger than its weakest link, and points to several that, in its opinion, will not stand the strain to which an impartial jury would subject it- i 1 STATE'S STRONGEST EVIDENCE.

This has been the worst day of the trial i for the old prisoner.f His attorneys contested every point, and at times engaged in acrimonious debate with the opposing counsel, but, though the day's evidence will eventually mean life or death to the old prisoner, he at unflinchingly through the stories of bloody trails and a partially i concealed body, and at times even smiled at the humorous remarks of a lawyer or witness. Mrs, 'Iosephine Clark, who in 1871 lived within 50 feet of the private lane into which Maxey, and others saw Jester and the two wagons turn from lane, testified that she saw the two wagons coming up the hill in front of her house that morning. The rear wagon was without a driver. Mrs. Clark saw an old man suddenly raiSe the cover of the wagon and lean far out to see If the rear wagon safely passed an obstruction in the road.

While the rover was-up she saw the feet or boots of a man but could see no more, on account of the cover. She remarked to her father that there must be mart in that wagoni She watched the wagon until It disappeared in the timber on Reese She further said that when the ice broke up on 1 that 1 creek in the spring it was very wide and grew from a small stream into a raging 1 torrent I I Capt. Hugh Stewart and wife, two' of the 'NE CU" Jordan PERIL OP, CECIL RHODES. Eagerness of the Boers to Capture "The Colossus." Danger of Being Punished for His Part in the Jameson Raid. Eta Death Might Prompt a Native Uprising Against EnglandQuestion ot International Law Is Involved Th.

Transvaers Danger ous Temptation. SPTICIAL DLSPATOK TO TEN GLOBEI-DrilOCRAT. NEW TORK, October VT.Public interest in connection with the Angio-Transvaal war now centers on the town of Kimberley, which is closely ifivested by the Boers-and which may or may not be able to hold out against them until the arrival of re-enforcemerits. It is not alone that Kimberley is the headquarters of that diamond mining industry whicA'- has contributed more than anything else to the opening up, the development and the prosperity of the southern portion of the dark continent, but because Cecil Rhodes is at ICimberley, that the Boers are so bent on taking the town, and that the English are so anxious to hold it From the British point of view, the taking prisoner or the killing of Cecil 'Rhodes would intensify the peril of a native rising throughout South Africa against the English, since the so-called personifies in the eyes of the blacks all the prestige and power of Great Britain, whilehis influence over them is as unbounded as it is unique. In their eyes, his capture or death would mean that the of England's greatness had set forever in the dark continent That the Boers should be eager to get hold of Kimberley is equally comprehensible, for they look on Cecil Rhodes as not only the author of the present war, but as the man who, with the object of securing possession of the vast mineral deposits of their country, has been the cause of all their troubles with England for the past ten years or more, the untiring plotter against their independence and the most relentless foe of the republic.

There is not a Boer of either town or veldt who does not execrate the name of Cecil Rhodes. Under the circumstances, it is natural that much apprehension should be felt for the fate of Rhodes. It is an apprehension which is shared in an equal degree by friends and enemies of the Transvaal, for while the friends of "The Colossus" fear that it will go hard with him if he falls into the hands of the Boers, those who sympathize with the latter are alarmed lest exasperation against the author of their woes should lead them into some act of vengeance calculated to alienate whatever good will may now be displayed toward their cause. STORIES OF REWARDS. It is the existence of this apprehension which may possibly have led to the emu.

lation of the story telegraphed far and wide that a large price had been set by the Boer authorities cm the head of Cecil Rhodes. Unprejudiced and persons will, however, find it difficult; to believe this assertion, for the course of the authorities during the past few years has been characterized by such an extraordinary amount of shrewdness and statecraft that It is almost incredible that they would render themselves guilty of breaking one of the most elementary and most universally recognized laws of war among civilized nations. The law of war expressly forbids the proclaiming either of an individual belonging to the hostile army or of a citizen, or of a subject of the hostile government as an outlaw, who may have a price set upon bis head, -a reward offered for his capture, dead or alive, thereby practically authorizing him to be slain without trial by any captor. The modern law of war abhors any in tne national Lower 11111 Th. Transvaal's Dangerous Temptation.

Ou Send people Maxey claims to have met soon after seeing the body in the wagon, testified that they rode through the Hulen lane that day from the west end. They saw the two iwagone standing in the lane, and saw them start east OS they approached. Both saw a big pool of blood in the road where the wagons had been standing, and noticed blood in the snow in the direction the ivagone took from this spot. They were riding at a sharp trot. and began to gain on the mover wagons in front.

when the driver whipped his horses into a trot: When Mr. and Mrs. Stewart got within 300 yards of the wagons the driver suddenly left the road and drove rapidly down the private lane leading to Reese Creek. Mrs. Stewart testified that she saw no tracks oul the spot where she saw the pool of blood nor any indications of a struggle, the blood seeming to have fallen front some place above the ground.

1 STATE'S MURDER THEORY. 'This tends to substantiate the state's' theory that Gates" throat was cut while be was in his wagon, and that blood Seen on the ground by witnesses and the blood on Jester's wagon when it wasi examined by Mr. Johnson at Franklin, two weeks later, came from the blood shed by gates 'when he lay bleeding in the wagon. The attorneys for the prosecution admit that William Maxey, one of the leading witnesses of the day, was taken from Oklahoma to Kansas City by a Pinkerton detective two months ago, and kept there un are the companies that have entered Or will enter pleas of guilty to Violations of the anti-trust law. If the rule that the court established last spring is followed out each one will be mulcted in the sum of WOO and its proportionate share of the costs of the proceedings.

Following' is a list of the companies that have entered pleas and those that have notified the Attorney General that they will enter pleas: American Central, of St. Louis; American Eire, Baltimore; Armenia, Pittsburg; American, Boston: Buffalo-Commercial, Buffalo: Citizens-, Pittsburg; Buffalo-German, Buffalo; Connecticut Fire, Hartford; Continental, New York; Delaware, Philadelphia; Eagle Fire, New York; Firemens, Baltimore; Greenwich, New York, German Fire, Pittsburg; Insurance Company State of New York, New York; Mercantile Fire and Marine. Boston: Mechanics', Philadelphia; Reliance. Philadelphia; Spring Garden, Philadelphia, and United States Fire. of York.

of the thirty-eight, companies against which these proceedings were brought six have quit doing business in-Missouri. This leaves twelve companies to answer to the charges filed by Attorney General Crow. The following proceedings were had today In the Supreme Court: Division No. 1: 1 McCabe vs. Brueure: submitted on briefs.

McCormick vs. Parsons; appeal dismissed -en stipulation. Rose Louie City: argued and submitted. Union Central Insurance Company vs. Summitt; motion to dismiss filed by respondent Russell vs.

St Louis and Suburban Railway Company: submitted on briefs. Sol-airman vs. Schmidt; argued and submitted. Kriebohm vs. 'Yancey; submitted on briefs.

Adjobrned to to-morrow at 9 a. Division No. 2: Rieke vs. Union Depot Railway Company; argued and submitted. Sarazin vs- Union Railroad Company; submitted on briefs.

NPwittan vs. Newman: until to-morrow. Casey vs. Gill: submitted on briefs. Union National Bank ef Kansas City va.

O'Neill; diminution of record filed. Adjourned to to-morrow at 9 o'clock. 7 Street Hallway Menlo Convention. i CHWAGO, October 17.The eighteenth annual meeting of the American Street Railway Association and the third annual meeting of the Street Railway An C. S.

SARGEANT. President Street Railway Association. eountants' Association began here to-day. In conjunction with the gaXhering of the street railway men, there le an exhibition of street railway supplies and devices. Today's session was devoted to the annual address of President Charles S.

Sargeant and the reports of officers and to a paper I C. PENNINGTON. Secretary Street RallwaY Association by Charles T. Yerkes on "Investments in otreet Railways; -How Can They Be Matte Secure and The Street Railway Association Is composed I of officers of street railway corn. panies in all cities of the United States where street cars are in use.

RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS MEET. i Two Lottisams Are Among the SpeakersProceedings. LOUISVILLE, October 17.rMembers of the National Retail Liquor Dealers' As. sociation are here in attendance on the annual meeting of that organization. After a short meeting of the executive committee to-day the delegates gathered in the ball room of.

the Louisville -Hotel for an open session. There were 150 present. President H. S. McNutt, of the Kentucky State Liquor League.

called the meeting to order. President Koehler, of Orange. N. Introduced Mayor Charles P. Weaver, who delivered an address of welcome.

Mr. Koehler responded. Other speakers were Senator Charles Schweickardt, of St. Louis; Alexander Newman, of Brooklyn; Capt. J.

P. Carmody, of St. Louis; P. H. Nolan.

of New Jersey, and William T. Whalen, of Washington, D. C. The delegates were entertained at a theater party to-night. 1 Pianos sold and tuned at Crawford's.

LITI-EIPANSION MEETING. One iHundred and Sixty Delegates Gather at Chicago. October 17.The opposition, of the anti-expansionists to the subjugation of the Filipinos took tangible form to-day in the meeting of leo delegates from different parts of the country. The meeting was called to order in Central Music hall by Temporary Chairman Edwin Burritt Smith, of Chicago. I The committee on organization of the conference was appointed, as follows: Geo.

C. Mercer, Philadelphia; Frank H. Scott, Chicago; Dana Estes. Boston; Louis R. Ehrich, Colorado Springs, and Paul F.

Coste, St. Louis. Owing to the Illness of his wife, George H. Boutwell could not be present, but a letter from him was read. J.

Sterling Morton presided at the evening's session and introduced Carl Schurz, who delivered the address of the evening. 1 "Meet me 'round the dome." Federal Court at Jefferson. City. Srectat, DISPATO11 TO TIOTMLOBE-DEMOCRAT. JEFFERSON CITY.

October 17.In tthe United -States District Court to-day Judge Philips passed sentences as follows: C. M. Funk and C. M. one year and one day each in the penitentiary for passing counterfeit money.

David M. Bois on plea of guilty of stealIng a letter was sentenced to one year and one day. In the United States Circuit Court the following parties were discharged from bankruptcy: Wilson Griggs and Nelson of Sedalia. and Henry McPherson. of Boonville.

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rrk 1 I le i re el. he er it- 3.11 en nt lo re S. J. of of, o- um Oe tt, EL I a 11, kr ILIrind: )n BRYAN'S WORK ON TUESDAY. Spoke Often, but Said Not Word for Goebel.

STANFORD, October.17.---The second day of William Bryan's Kentucky campaigning trip was spent in the central part of the state under unfavorable vteath! -er conditions. The start was made from Louisville this morning at 6 A heavy rain storm prevailed throughout the day. Frankfort, the city, was reached at 8 o'clock, and as the guests of ex-Senator J. C. S.

Blackburn, the party had breakfast at the Capital Hotel. Despite the rain and the early hour, a 'large crowd assembled in the opera house to hear Mr. Bryan. who urged the election of the regular Democratic state ticket. The kngthy speech of the day was that delivered at Lexington in Chautauqua hall before perhaps the- largest gathering of followers met during the day's trip.

There was a large and demonstrative as-! sembly at Mount Sterling, the meeting be' ing held in the open court yard, while the rain came down in torrents. There -were, friendly crowds at Versailles, Winchester, -Stanford and where a stop was made for the night, Ex- Goy. McCreery and party boarded the special at Winchester and accompanied the train to City. A number of ladies were guests during a portion of the day and were entertained by Mr. Bryan.

Judge Morton introduced Mr. Bryan at Lexington as the man "who came -with a message of warn and advice to the Democracy of t8tate and nation," to which Mr. Bryan led in part as foilows I in- have no authority to give you advice. no deaire to urge upon you action that t-c 40' conscience and judgment do not justi- 1 am nothing but a private citizen. I It.lt as a private citizen to private citi4 I have my opinion and reason for it.

not accept my opinion unless the reaiir.s--which influence me are sufficient to satisfy you. I recognize that a man's vote is his own; he ought to do with it what be thinks best, Probably I am more liberal in my views on the subject of the right to bolt than some are. I want to present another phase of the bolting and I trust that the bolters will be as gent in spreading my views upon the bolters' responsibilities as they were to spread my views upon the citizen's right to vote. "I recognize the right of any-pan to vote as be pleases. and I have never yet con- 1 demned a man who made his vote represent his conscience and his judgment, no matter where that vote was placed.

If in this eampaign a Democrat believes be can serval Democracy best by voting for a Republican Governor, I want him to do it. I don't be, lieve, however, that that is the best way to advance the principles of Democracy. I do not believe that in great contests like this You can afford to withdraw your support from the Democratic ticket. If bolting' Democrats want to vote for Republicans or for a Democrat put up in opposition the regular nominee of the party, let them do it, but let them come out boldly and state their real reason and not claim they are doing it to save me. "I know something of boilers.

There were some in 1896. (Laughter.) Only the bolters of 1896 said they bolted because of principle, and a bolt against a principle is higher than a vote against a person. I gard principle as infinitely. more 1E27 portant than a person. "It has been suggested to me that this bolting convention indorsed me for the presidency.

I appreciate the good will and confidence thus expressed, but, my friends. I would be unworthy of the confidence expreased by those bolting Democrats if I did not place the principle involved above a personal compliment. (Applause.) have a right to believe that the Democrats in this state will vote in 1900 for any Demo crat whom they please: that they will want a Democrat who is true to the principles in which they believe, and one who can advance the cause to which they are wedded. If I am that man I shall be entitled to a vote, but I would not deservg your confidence if I would stay in Nebraska and aid -the bolting Democrats to elect a Republican Governor in Kentucky. am interested -in the triuttiph of these principles.

I have talked for them before they were written in tna Chicago platform. In this very building, in Iune or-July. 1R95, a year before there was a Chicago platform, I stood neon this flOtag.and defended the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. (Applause.) I stand where I stood then." (Applause.) Mr. Bryan reed a telegram from Messrs.

Stone. Jones. Johnson and Wetmore. dated St. Louis, and testMed to the Democracy or those gentlemen.

After visiting Harrodsburg and Shelby-vine to-morrow morning Mr. Bryan will 'reach Louisville at noon. He and the other gentlemen of the party will be the guests of the Elks' carnival. There will be a bar In the afternoon and a parade. in which the Chicago Democratic Marching Club will participate.

Late in the dayhe special will leave for Covington, the home of Mr. Goebel, where the final meeting of the Kentucky trip will be held at 7 o'clock. From Covington Mr. Bryan goes into Ohio a catnpaign of several days. MAJ.

JOHNSTON'S OPINION. WOMAN ORDERED OUSTED. Michigan Supreme- Court Decides She Can Not Hold Oflice.4 DISTATCLI TO TUN DETROIT, October the voters of Ogemaw County elected Merrie Hoover Abbott. the Democratic candidate, as their Prosecuting Attorney. To-day the Supreme Court decided that a woman could not hold office, and ordered her ousted from her position Justice Long, who wrote the opinion of major- ity of the court, said; 'If she is eligible for this she is eligible forjiany constitutional office in the Justice Moore, the only dissenter, hands down a lengthy opinion, in which he said It was doubtful if common law ever went to the extent of denying woman an -office simply because she was a womari4 I New Illinois Fowl Commissioner.

Octobert, Tanner to-day appointed A. H. jbnes Robinson, State Food Commissioner, to succeed T. S. Chapman, resigned.

The appointee is a lawyer and trustee of the Eastern Illinois normal. A business reashn is the cause of Chapman's The Majestic Range, all sizes, at Crawford's. -1 JESSE JURY FittaS TO AGREE. Dirso-ehartred After Irlaqy Had Been Out Over Ninety-One SPECAL DISPATCH PO THE GLORIC-DZISOCRAT. MARYVILLE, October 4 o'clock this afternoon the jury in the case of C.

G. Jesse, charged with the murder of Editor Frank Griffin, was dismissed by Judge Craig, after being out ninety-one hours and a half. When asked by Judge Craig whether or not they thought it was at all possible th it they would ever be able to agree. they responded unanimously that they would not. Eight of the Jurors favored a verdict of manslaughter in the fourth degree and four a verdict of murder in the.

second degree. The instructions of the court, which permitted them to return verdict of either murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree or manslaughter in the fourth degree, thus render. ing it impossible to impose any sentence between two and ten 'years, was the point upon which they hung. Their first ballot. which was taken Friday night just after they out, resulted eight for man.

slaughter in the fourth degree. two for murder in the first degree and two for murder in the second degree. On the next ballot the two men who favored murder in the first degree voted for murder in the second degree, the other eight still voting for man- slaughter in the fourth degree. In this way they continued to vote until after supper Monday evening, when two, Simeon Butts and W. Brown, also voted for a man- slaughter verdict.

William Irwin, one of the two who had voted for murder in the first degree, then agreed to come over if 'Thomas J. Wallace would, but the latter declined. The Jurors agreed, in discussing the matter, that If the court's instructione had admitted of it, they could have agreed on as low a sentence as four yearn. Those who voted throughout for a manslaughter verdict are: Arch F. Hitchcock, Hardin, S.

E. Miller B. F. Ashford. J.

M. Bailey, James A. Jobe, Giles R. Davis and J. G.

Cordell. Altogether nine ballOtn were taken. After dismissing the jury arselgo Craig fixed upon llondav, November 20. the first day of the November term, au the date on which the case shall come up again. HEIRSHIP, SUIT WON.

Robert and Marta Chatham Reties. nixed am Robert Mi Children. REDWOOD CITY. CAL. October Tbe sensational, twit brought by Robert and Maria, Chatham In the San Mateo County Superior Court to secure an arknowledginent of their claim to be consid- ered the children of the late capitalist.

Robert Mills, ended to-day with a verdict In their favar, They are now entitled to a share In the division of the $300,000 estate. 1 New Corporations. MISSOURI. DIOPATOE To TN GLOPM-DTMOCIAT. JEFFERSON CITY, October of Incorporation swere issued by Secretary' of to-day as follows: 'ci To the the Eminence Land and Mining Com-.

pany, of capital stock, P1000. Incorporated by J. IL Berkshire. John A. Cunningham and others.

Extrelta. Chemical of St, Louis; capitali Incorporated by E. Tutt, Powell R. H. Orr.

1,1 Industrial Zinc Mining Company, of Kansas City; $100,000. Incorporated by A. F. Nathan, O. Bowman, John W.

Young and others. South Hardware. of St. Louis; capital $3000. Incorporated by A.

Rolle. Charles Et chweickhardt, W. E. Fie and others. The De Soto Hotel Company of De Styto, filed a statement of inerease of capital.

stock from 8000 to $10.000 Sentence Commuted. Sr Akt, TO THS GLOPile-DNUOCILIT JEFFERSON CITT, October Gov. Stephens to-day commuted the sentence of William Walker from eighteen to frve years, with benefit of the three-fourths saw. Walker was sent to the penitentiary from Greene County in 18101 for burglary, and larceny. The sentence was reduced on, recommendation of a number of citizens of Greene County, who urged that the punishment was entirely too severe.

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BROADWAY. ScadaJar NNyozervizappotins "Ys.w4 :1 such proceeding as unpardonabl out- an rage. and one of the principal authorities on the law of war, Dr. Lieber, whose views are embodied in "the official instructions for the government of armies of theUnited States In the field," proclaims in paragraph 141 of general orders, issued by the Adjutant General's office at Washington, that "the sternest retaliation should follow the murder committed in consequence of tion made by whatever authority. gvilized nations look with horror on re- for the capture.

living or dead, of enemies as relapses into barbarism. In- deedo it is difficult, to recall any case in modern warfare where a price has been set on the head of a citizen Or soldier of one of the belligerent The last instance of the kind occurred in Spain during the peninsular war, when the Spanish allies of the English set a price on the heal of sevral of the leading French Generals, but were promptly forced to withdraw the proclamation by the Duke of Wellington, who denounced it as contrary to the laws of civilized warfare. There is another danger to which Cecil Rhodes is exposed which may give rise to a still more Intricate problem of international law. If captured, be may be conveyed to Pretoria and there tried by court-martial or by the civil tribunal, for the part which he played in connection with Dr. Jameson's raid into the Transvaal nearly three years ago.

Before the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the affairs of the Cliqrtered Company of South Africa Cecil Rhodes boldly and publicly acknowledged himself to be the principal author, insalgator and financial backer of the raid. i ENGLISH PROMISES ILL-KEPT. Those who took part in the 'expedition and- who fell into the bands of the Boers were tried at PretOria by the )Transvaal tribunals and in many cases sentenced to death, the sentences being subsequently commuted on the 'understanding that Great Britain would undertake the severe punishment of the leaders of the raid as guilty of the infraction of the English law which forbids any armed attacks by her subjects against any foreign power with whom she is on terms of peace and ship. This assurance on the part of England was carried out in a half-hearted way, most unsatisfactory to the Boers. Dr.

Jameson, Sir John Willoughby and a number of his fellow-officers were sentenced to relatively brief terms of imprisonment as first-class misdemeanants. That is to say, they were compelled to do no hard labor. were allowed to furnish luxuriously the large rooms in Holloway Castle which are cells only in name, and to have their meals served by fashionable restaurants. Moreover, they were in every case pardoned before they had completed their terms of imprisonment, while those.who had been deprived of their commissions in the army at the time of their condemnation, were reinstated in the service of the Queen. Cecil 'anodes, however, escaped without punishment and was not even called on to resign his office as member of the privy council, which ale continues to bold to this day.

1 Under the circumstances, the Transvaal Government may take the ground that, Inasmuch as England has not fulfilled her promises to punish severely the authors and participants of the Jameson raid, Cecil Rhodes in particular having escaped, it has perfect right to take advantage of his capture at Kimberley to bring him to justice at Pretoria and to inflict upon him that punishment for his authorship of the raid which would have fallen to his share had he been taken prisoner with Jameson and Willoughby at Krugersdorp That punishment, without doubt. would be death. and, inasmuch as martial law has now been proclaimed throughout the Transvaal, it Is pretty certain that he would not have the advantage of trial by a civil tribunal but would be brought before a court-martial. the justice of which is as sharp and relentless as it is swift. 1 INTERNATIONAL LAW.

I The question of international laW pre dented by such- eventuality. is ail to wheth a belligerent power bas a right to subject one of its prisoners of war to pains and penalties for an offense committed against government prior to the outbreak of hostilities. There can be no doubt In the mind of the most careful and -erudite- students of international jurisprudence end of modern laws of war that the Transvaal will have no right to take advantage the possible capture of Cecil Rhodes at Kimberley to judge and punish him for hie responsibility for the Jameson raid. In every modern war there have been tured staff officers who have been recognized as having played the part of spies before the outbreak of with the object of preparing- for the conflict. Yet there is no case on record of any such prisoner of war having been punished by captors for the espionage of which he rendered himself guilty prior to the outbreak of hostilities.

Of course. if he has played the part of a spy after the war is once begun, and is caught flagrante may be put to death. But otherwise he entitled to all the immunities and pre-, rogatives accorded to of war by the laws governing war among civilized nations. It is to these rights and immunities of an ordinary prisoner of war that the Rt. Hon.

Cecil Rhodes. privy councillor to Queen Vic-, torte. ex-Premier of Cape Colony and intimate friend of the British heir-apparent. will become entitled if captured at Kimberley. And the friends of the Boers in the United States will be i the 'first to wish that the Transvaal authorities may resist natural temptation to pay off old scores their arch-enemy and avoid anything that could be construed into an inframion of the law of nations.

EX-ATTACHE. RAMSAY'S DEPOSITORS JUBILANT. 1 They Expert to Receive Back at Least Half of Their Molter. ilcsetar.tnseArca TO TES CARLYLE, ILL. October 17.

The people who used the Ramsay Bank as a depository are jubilant to-day over the decisiort rendered by the Supreme Court in the contest with the Chicago bondsmen nf the late State Treasurer. Some took off their hats and cheered lustily. The decision means considerable to the property of the little city. Had the bankers in Chicago won the Ramsay, estate would have been absorbed them. The estimated assets are f100.

000, and the liabilities $150.000. The local creditors will receive at least 50 and sibly 75 per cent of the money due them. The legal contest has lasted nearly five years, and many of those financially interested bad lost all laopes of ever recovering a cent. 1111AT JOYFUL FEELING, With the exhilarating sense of renewed health and strength and internal cleanliness. which follows the use of Syrup of Figs.

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DALLAS, October it --Maj. P. P. Jchtston, of Lexington, former chairman of the Kentucky Democracy, and the present nominee for Lieutenant Governor UT' the anti-Goebel Democratic ticket. AAR.

rixed in Dallas to-night on personal business connected with his famous horse industry. DINCUSSIng the political situation in Kentucky. he said: 'Fully 40,000 loyal Democrats of Kentucky will vote against Goebelism and an that Goebel stands for on election day. I fully' expect to see Taylor. the Remblican I rominee, elected Governor.

The Goebel ma chine may try to count their man in. but In mY judgment the revolt is too great for them to succeed. Mr. Bryan is only adding the anti-Goebel sentiment by- his trip through Kentucky. Every boor he stave there he but makes it more surely Republican.

The genuine Democrats of Kentucky would not vote for even Mr. Bryan if he attempted to carry Goebel on his hack. I rever voted any other than the Democratic ticket in my life, but. eso help me God. never cast a ballot for a Democracy of the Goebel brand." Official Junket.

SPROUL DISPATCR TO TRE GLORI-DIONOORAT. CITY. October Gov. Stephens, State Treasurer Frank L. Pitts.

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