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ENDS LIFE WITH POISONLieut. Pague, Who Tried to Kill

Col. Crofton at Fort Sheridan,Commits Suicide.

Chicago, 111., July B.—Samuel S. Pague,who, while stationed at Fort Sheridanas lieutenant of Cos. F, Fifteenth UnitedStates infantry, fired three shots at Col.Crofton, aud who was dismissed fromthe army on the finding of a court-mar-tial, died in the office of a Clark streetlodging house today under circumstanceswhich indicated suicide. The former of-ficer spent the night in a room at thehouse and, early today, entered the officeand threw himself wearily into a chair.A half-hour later the clerk found hisdead body, still seated in the chair, andan empty chloral bottle in a pocket.

The court-martial of Lieut. Pague at- |tracted widespread interest. Pague was 1jealous of Col. Crofton, alleging that thelatter's attentions to Mrs. Pague weretoo pronounced. On October 3, 1895,Pague, heated with wine, attempted tokill the colonel. Two bullets went throughthe latter's overcoat, the third strikingthe ground, Mrs. Pague rushed to herhusband and seized his arm. He wasarrested and dismissed from the army on 1the finding of the court-martial.

MINERS BURIED.■ ♦

Thousands of Tons of Earth Fallin a South African Dia-

mond Mine.

Capetown, July 8.—A disaster has oc-curred at the New Jagirsfontein dia-mond mine, where the fall of thousandsof tons of earth has buried many people, 1including an Australian named Forsythe.Some other Australians were killed. Sev- joral persons were injured and sixteen aremissing. •

SCURVY IN ALASKA.A Number of Chicago Miners Fatally

111 in the Pest Camps.Seattle, Wash., July S.—Passengers on

the steamer City of Topeka state thatWind City, Alaska, was a scurvy campduring the winter, and scores of minershave perished.

It was late in January when the lastreport was received from the pest campfrom miners who finally got through withthe news. They did not have a list ofthe dead, but the following unfortunateswere not expected to live when they left:Dr. J. B. Mason, Chicago; Dr. Martin,dentist, Chicago; W. C. Couch, Chicago;Edward Harris, Chicago; Brom broth-ers. Chicago; Mitchell, Chicago. SeveralChicagoans were also among the dead.All those named are very sick with thedread disease. Harris had to have aleg amputated from freezing, and Mitch-ell was suffering from a broken leg.

Miners were the only ones left in WindCity. They sent out an Indian to secureassistance. He said that the men wereunable to care for themselves and thatnone expected to live.

PATIENTS IMPROVING.Dr. Doty Pleased with Condition of

the Y’ellow Fever Cases.New Y'ork, July B.—Dr. Doty, health

officer of the port, said today of the yel-low fever patients from the LTiitedStates transport McClellan who are atSwinburne island under treatment: “MissClendennin is greatly improved, her con-dition is all I could ask. The conditionof Mr. Lackey, upon whom the serumwas tried, has not changed, the temper-ature is about the same as last night,the pulse, if anything, stronger. He isvery weak, but his brain is clear. Twen-ty-four or forty-eight hours more will de-cide his case.”

A FATAL COLLISION.Accident on an Electric Road Kills a

Boy and Injures Others.Akron, 0., July 8.—A construction

train and a passenger car, going at highspeed, collided on the Akron, Bedford &

Cleveland Electric railroad, north ofCuyahoga Falls, yesterday,

Clarence D. Smith, assistant superin-tendent of the road, and Motorman EarlMartin of the construction train receivedfatal injuries, both the latter’s legs be-ing severed. Mr. Martin's 11-year-oldson. riding with him, was killed outright.Several othere were injured.

TWO REGIMENTS ASSURED.Gen. Oils Learns the Desires of the

Volunteers at Manila.Washington, D. C., July 8.—Gen. Otis

cables the following:Manila, July B.—Adjutant-General, Wash-

ington: Desires of all volunteers in Philip-pines ascertained. Two skeleton regimentsfairly well assured. In two or three- dayswill cable names of officers nominated forregiments so that appointments of lieu-tenants to recruit in United States can bemade.

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BLOODGOOD DIVORCED.Well-Knowa New Yorker Secures a

Decree in Dakota.St. Paul, Minn., July S.—A Fargo, N.

D., special to the Dispatch says: W. D.Bloodgood, son of a well-known NewYork broker, has secured a decree of di-vorce from Katherine Bloodgood, on theground of cruelty. Mrs. Bloodgood is anoted contralto and was a member ofCalve’s company at one time.

Col. Ames Seriously 111.San Francisco, Cal., July 8.—Col. Fred

W. Ames of the Thirteenth Minnesotaregiment is sick in Oakland and it isdoubtful if he will ever fully recover,lie suffers constantly from rheumatismand the effects of malarial fever, con-tracted in the field near Manila.

Senator Depew and Sou Return.New Y'ork, July 8.—Senator Chauncey

M Depew and his son. Chauncey M. De-pew, Jr., were among the passengers onboard the steamer Campania, whichreached her pier here today. The Earlof Donoughmore was also a pagtenger.

Sunflowers in the Philippines.“Think,” says the Kansas City Jour-

nal, “of a Kansas sunflower bloomingin far-off Luzon —the first Americanflower of any sort to spread its petals inthe Oriental sun! Writing from Manilato his folks in Ottawa, Harry Heck, amember of the Twentieth Kansas, who ison detached services in the headquarterstelegraph office, says: T believe 1 havethe distinction of bringing the first Amer-ican flower over here. I brought somesunflower seed and planted it in pots.One of the plants is in bloom and therest have buds on them.’ ”

—Chicago uses 4,000,000,000 pounds ofice a year.

IRE UAL TO AGUINALDOLuca’s Followers Now Said to ba

Supporting the Chief.

ACQUITS THE ASSASSIN.Release of Spanish Prisoners iu

Hands of Rebels is Prac-tically Arranged.

Manila, July 7.—7:30 p. m.—The trialat Cabunatuan of the slayers of Gen.Luna, the Filipino leader who was as-sassinated by the guard of Aguinaldo’sresidence, is ended. The accused wereacquitted on the ground of self-defense.The testimony showed there was a con-spiracy upon the part of Luna and otherofficers to kill Aguinaldo and make Lunadictator.

Luna’s death seems to have strength-ened Aguiualdo’s leadership for the time.Luna's supporters are now outwardlyloyal to Aguinaldo.

The Spanish commissioners who wentto Tarlac for a conference with Aguin-aldo regarding the surrender of theSpanish prisoners in the hands of theFilipions, returned here last night. Chair-man Del Rio of the commission said therelease of all the prisoners had been prac-tically arranged for, but it would benecessary to consult the Spanish govern-ment before the agreement would be rati-fied. He declined to give the terms ofthe arrangement, or to say whether thesecontemplated a ransom. He asserted,however, that Aguinaldo had already is-sued a decree for the release of the civil-ian officials and the sick soldiers.

The members of the Spanish colonyhere are lionizing the survivors of theSpanish garrison of Baler on the eastcoast of Luzon, who returned here lastnight with the Spanish commissionerssent to treat with the Filipinos for thesurrender of the Spanish prisoners. Adozen banquets have been arranged intheir honor and a subscription has beenstarted for their relief. Lieut. Martin,the only surviving officer of the garrison,denies the story that he killed Capt.Morenas, the Spanish officer, who com-manded at Baler, because be tried toraise a white flag. Martin says the cap-tain died of berri-berri.

The transport Churruca is to take Gen.Bates to the Sulu islands on a diplomaticmission. They will arrange a basis fora friendly understanding with the Sultanof Sulu, who claims to be friendly toAmericans. Under the Sultan’s treatywith Snain, he receives a subsidy.

Gen Wheaton is to take command ofGen. Hale’s brigade at San Fernando.Gen. Hale is returning to the UnitedStates with the Colorado regiment.

THE CABINET APPROVES.Pleased with President's Plan of

Officering the New Regiments.Washington, D. C., July 7.—The Pres-

ident today brought before the cabinetthe plan for officering the provisionalarmy. The decision to appoint the colo-■els and lieutenant-colonels of the vol-unteer regiments from among the regulararmy officers who served during theSpanish war, and the volunteer officersfrom among those who served in thevolunteer army with credit or distinction,was heartily approved by the membersof the cabinet. The records of the vol-unteer officers are to be carefully lookedto in the selection of officers below therank of lieutenant-colonel,

Attorney-General Griggs, who hasbeen examining the question of wharfand shore rights in Porto Rico and Cubawhere under the old Spanish law sixteenfeet along the shore were reserved by thegovernment, gave it as his opinion thatthe interests of the inhabitants of theislands could be served by granting re-vocable wharf privileges and waterrights to the owners of abutting property.Such privileges would be revocable at theoption of the government whenever theyinterfered with navigation.

Some general matters were also dis-cussed in a desultory way; among themthe question of tariff duties in our newpossessions. Secretary Alger and Secre-tary Wilson were the absentees at to-day’s meeting.

MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORTS.Number of Etearaers En route from

Manila with Troops.San Francisco, Cal., July 7.—The Unit-

ed States transports Newport and Ohioare now out twenty-three days from Ma-nila with the Second Oregon volunteersaboard. They should reach here nextWednesday or Thursday. The returningtroops will be given a warm welcome.The governors of California and Oregonwill meet the troops.

The Newport and Ohio will be fol-lowed by the Indiana and Morgan Citywith invalids; the Senator with theTenth Pennsylvania; the Hancock withBatteries A and B of the First Utah,and the remains of the First Nebraska;the Warren with the First Colorado, andthe Sherman with the First California.

EX-XING MILAN SHOT.A Fireman Attempts to Kill Ser-

via’s Former Ruler,Belgrade, July 7.—The man who at-

tempted to assassinate former King Mi-lan here, yesterday evening, tiring fourshots from a revolver at him, and wound-ing him slightly iu the back, is a firemanemployed by the municipality. It is sup-posed he was hired by an enemy ofMilan.

Semlin, Austria, July 7—The firemanwho attempted to assassinate formerKing Milan is a Bosnian named GjuraKnezvic, He had accomplices. Duringhis flight Knezvic endeavored to shoothimself and when he failed he jumpedinto the river Save, which joins the Dan-ube at Belgrade, but be was dragged outby the police.

Fourteen members of the former Radi-cal centra! committee, including ex-Pre-mier Tauchanovics, were arrested yes-terday on suspicion of being connectedwith the affair. Another ex-premier.Pasics, has been placed under police su-pervision.

TREACHEROUS DYNAMITE.Michigan Mining Town Fourth of

July Patriot Horribly Injured.Marquette, Mich., July 7.[Special.]

Word has reached here from Greenland,on the Ontonagon ci a horribleaccident there on the Fourth, resultingfrom the use of dynamite by two youngmen. They secured several sticks ofdynamite from the mines where theywere working and on the ofJuly morning went off some distancefrom town to fire them off'. Neitherknew of the other’s presence or his pur-pose. Both young men lighted the fuse,to charge about the same time. One ofthe sticks went off, and one of the men.whose charge had not gone off, supposedit was his charge which had fired andimmediately went to the spot. He hadjust got a position over it when thecharge did go off, and blew both of hisarms off. ruined his eyesight and horriblymaimed him. The name of the victim isnot known here, neither is it known ifhis injuries proved fatal.

ROBERT BONNER DEAD.Notad Editor, Churchman and

Lover of Fast HorsesPasses Away.

New Y’ork, July 7.—Robert Bonner,editor, churchman and lover of finehorses, died at bis home, 8 West Fifty-sixth street, at 7:40 o’clock last night.He was 78 years old. There was noorganic disease, and death was due, hisphysicians say, to the shock of two greatsorrows—the death of his eldest son, An-drew Allen Bonner, from pneumonia, onDecember 27 last, and of lbs pastor,Rev. Dr. John Hall, to whom he wasdeeply attached and one of whose warm-est supporters he had been through allthe troubles which led to Dr. Hall’s finalretirement from the Fifth Avenue Pres-byterian church.

Without these bereavements, the doc-tors say, there was no reason why heshould not have lived for many years,for his life had always been one of fru-gal regularity. He began to decline withthe death of his son, and as long ago as

THE LATE ROBERT BONNER.

March he told his remaining childrenthat his own time had come. He hadbeen confined to his bed only eight days,and a week ago Tuesday he was outdriving.

r lhe end came peacefully and painless-ly. Mr. Bonner lost consciousness earlyyesterday morning and did not againrally. His three surviving children wereabout his bedside when his eyes closedfor the last time. They are Robert Ed-win Bonner, Frederick Bonner and Mrs.Francis Forbes, all of whom are resi-dents of this city and who have all beenin almost constant attendance on theirfather since it was seen that the endwas but a matter of a few days.

Native of North Ireland.Mr. Bonner, born in the north of Ire-land on April 18, 1824, has been de-scribed as “simply a Scotchman born in

Ireland.” Trained under the influence ofthe shorter catechism, he never departedfrom the faith of his fathers. Noted inhis boyhood for great manliness of char-acter and for frank and generous im-pulses, those characteristics becamemore and more conspicuous in later yearswhen he applied himself to the large af-fairs of life. He was conscientious inbusiness. His industry was tireless andhe possessed a fertility of genius thatmany regarded as unmatched.

Mr. Bonner spent his early youth inConnecticut, obtaining there u common-school education. He entered the com-posing room of the Hartford Con rantwhile still a lad. The American Repub-lican engaged his services in 1844. inwhich year Mr. Bonner became a NewYorker. He soon afterward became in-terested in a small mercantile paperknown as the Merchants’ Ledger, whichhad a limited circulation, and was de-voted mainly to commercial affairs. liehad an idea that a literary paper couldbe made to succeed in the metropolis. Acontrary impression existed, as Bostonand Philadelphia then produced the best-known literary weeklies and familynewspapers. Mr. Bonner thought thata literary paper so directed as to appealto all parts of the country could be suc-cessfully conducted.

Saw His Opportunity.Upon the Merchants’Ledger he thoughthe saw an opportunity to build. He soonbought the paper, assumed the editorialchair, aud gradually changed'the charac-

ter of the paper from a commercial to aliterary publication. Fanny Fern at thattime was a literary sensation. Her novel“Ruth Hall ’ had just appeared, aud boththe work and its author were being criti-cized all over the country. Keenly real-izing his opportunity, Mr. Bonner sent anote to Fanny Fern offering her 825 acolumn to write a story for the Ledger.V hen she declined, he sent another offer,this time suggesting 850 a column for thestory. Bhe again declined, and he in-creased the offer to 875 a column.

She gave as a reason for declining thislast offer that she did not intend to writefor newspapers any more. Mr. Bonnerlearned later that if he would allow herto write a story of not less than nine col-umns she would undertake it. The con-tract was closed immediately. He re-ceived the manuscript, read half a dozenlines, sent her a check for .$lOOO, andresolved with this story to introduce anew era in the Ledger.

Mr. Bonner advertised this story asnothing ever had been advertised before.He spent fabulous sums and in the mag-nitude of this advertising displayed theremarkable business skill for which hethereafter was famous. He believed inthe New York Herald, and once startledthe public by inserting an eight-page ad-vertisement in a single issue. He fre-quently used whole pages of the Heraldfor advertising special features of theLedger. “Fanny Fern writes only forthe Ledger,” is a sample of the style hefollowed in this advertising.

“What is the use of your taking thewhole side of the Herald and repeatingthat statement a thousand times?” afriend asked Mr. Bonner.

“Would you have asked me that ques-tion,” he replied, “if I had inserted it butonce? I put it in to attract your atten-tion and make you ask that question.”

Attained Phenomenal Success.From the appearance of this $lOOO

story from Fanny Fern the success ofthe Ledger was assured. It soon attainedphenomenal success, and Mr. Bonnercommanded the writings of the leadingliterary, professional and political person-ages. He paid Henry Ward Beecher$30,000 for his novel, “Norwood;” hepaid Lord Tennyson $5OOO for a poemand Charles Dickens a like amount fora story, the only story he ever wrotefor an American publication. These arebut samples, though the most notableones, of the vast sums he was alwayswilling to pay for the works of well-known writers.

Mr. Bonner retired from the publica-tion of the Ledger in 1887, just forty-eight years after he entered the Hart-ford Courant office as a printer's appren-tice, He transferred the business to histhree sons and devoted himself to hishorses. Mr. Bonner, when asked at thattime to what plan or system he attrib-uted the success of the Ledger as afarndy paper, said;

“Judicious advertising, that is the mainsecret. I was the first to fill two, fouror eight pages of a great newspaper withmy advertisement. It pays. If it didnot. I would not be able to retire today

1 with the competency I have. Get the

best. Then let the people know youhave it.”

His Love of Fine Horses.Mr. Bonner had been interested in

horses lor many years prior to his re-tirement from the Ledger. Fears forhis health first induced him to invest hihorses. He owned many of the mostfamous animals, and his friends esti-mate that he spent not less than $600,-000 on his horses since 1856. He ownedmany of the great record-breakers, in-cluding such celebrities as Dexter, Rams,Maud 8. and Sunol. He paid $40,000for Maud S., buying her from WilliamH. Vanderbilt. Rams cost him $36,000,and he paid $20,000 for Edward Everettand $20,000 for Startler. Mr. Bonnerahvays said that he had never made abet, borrowed a dollar or given a notein his life.

Mr, Bonner married in 1850 Miss JaneMcAnliss, daughter of a deacon of theOld Covenanter’s church, in Eleventhstreet, M'hich Mas the first place of M’or-ship he attended upon corning to thiscity. Mrs. Bonner bore him six children.She died in 1878. Mr. Bonner for thirtyyears Mas one of the most active forcesin the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church,and he long Avas the confidant of Dr.Hail, Henry Ward Beecher and othereminent divines. He gave $150,000 to-ward the erection of the Presbyterianedifice in Fifth avenue.

OLD-TIME GIANT GONE.George W, Jul an of Indiana Passes

Away at a AdvancedAge.

Indianapolis, Ind., July 7.—George W.Julian, the famous Abolitionist, died athis home in Irvington today. In 1852he Avas a candidate for the vice-presiden-cy on the Free Soil ticket. He servedseveral terms in Con-toss.

George Washington Julian Mas a na-tive of Indiana, having been born nearCenterville May 5, 1817. He received acommon school education, taught schoolthree years, studied law, and Mas admit-ted to practice in 1840, He Mas electedto the Indiana House of Representativesin 1845 as a Whig, but, becoming warm-ly interested in the slavery question, be-came one of the founders and leaders ofthe Free-Soil party. He M*as elected toCongress in 1848 and served one tornr.In 1852 he was a candidate for vice-president of tiie United States onthe Free-Soil ticket. He was adelegate to the first conven-tion of the Republican party in 1856,and in 1860 Avas elected as a Republicanto the national House of Representa-tives. He Mas four times re-elected.Abolitionism was a hated thing in In-diana, especially south of the nationalroad, and the negro was cordially de-spised throughout the state, naturally so.since the majority of the people hadcome from the South. Mr. Julian Avas anavowed Free Soiler and abolitionist, asAvell as a fierce anti-Knownothing, de-nouncing Avith equal vigor and candorboth slaA'ery and knoAA'nothingism. bothof AA'hich be considered "spawns of hell.”Of course he came in for violent denun-ciations. and his enemies accused him ofbe ng an amalgamationist, a “nigger-loTer.” indeed, everything that was vileAvas imputed to him. He M'as threatenedwith A'ioleuce and aa-us ostracised, butcanvassed his district thoroughly everyyear.

He took an active part in the found-ing of the Republican party. In 1854it existed as a party only in some states.It avus named at Jackson, Mich., byGoa- . Blair, in that year, Avhen therepeal of the Missouri compromisehad led to farther disruption of thegreat existing parties, and the float-ing elements Mere seeking anew po-litical home. Gradually these consoli-dated. and in February, 1856, theRepublican party. as a nationalparty, Avas organized at Pittsburg.A convention Avas held, Julian be-ing one of its vice-presidents, togetherwith such men as Owen Lovejoy, Gov.Morgan of New York, Hawley of Con-necticut. Giddings of Ohio, and othersAvhose names are equally Avell known.

During the reconstruction period hewas zealous in demanding the electivefranchise for the negro. In 1872 hejoined the liberal Republicans and sup-ported Horace Greeley for President. HeAvas a frequent contributor to magazinesand revicAvs, his Avritings dealing Oithpolitical reforms.

BECKER IS GUILTY.Jury Names the Death Penalty for

the Chicago WifeMurderer.

Chicago, 111., July 7.—August Beckeryesterday Avas found guilty of the mur-der of his M'ife, Rachel Becker, and thejury, M’hich named the death penalty,dealt justice in record-breaking time—

one hour and ten minutes. This, thestate's attorney said, avus the quickestAvork a jury ever made of a murderer inChicago, Avith one exception—the case of"Nic” Marzeu, convicted in thirty min-utes.

George Sutterlin, Becker’s father-in-laAA’, Avhom the latter accused of themurder of his first Avife in his story tothe jury the preA’ious day, did not at-tend the closing scene. The murderer’schild-wife Avas also absent from thecourtroom.

Becker shoM-cd a lack of feeling anddisplayed complete indifference duringthe reading of the verdict which sealedhis fate. His murdered Avife’s old moth-er, hoM'ever, Avas deeply affected. Theaged woman had listened to AssistantState’s Attorney Pearson’s description ofthe probable manner in Avhich the crimeAvas committed. It Avas too realistic forher. She broke down completely andAvas assisted out of the room by her son,Fred Hefenbrock, just as Becker was be-ing led aM’ay.

BURNS $120,000 ELEVATOR.Flint & Pere Marquette Suffers Hea-

vy Loss at Lading ton.Ludingtou, Mich., July 7Fire de-

stroyed the Flint dc Pere Marquette Rail-road company’s elevator last evening andin three hours caused a loss AA’hich willaggregate $120,000. The origin of thefire is a mystery, the most plausible the-ory being that the sweating of the graincaused it. Fire departments were oflittle use save to protect surroundingproperty. The grain loss, which is fullycovered by insurance, will amount to$15,000. One employe Avas caught in theburning building and unable to escapeuntil a feAV moments before a part ofthe structure fell. The loss will be aheavy one to the company, which hadjust completed repairs to the elevatoramounting to $50,000.

CAPT. WHEELER DEAD.Well-Known North-Western Railroad

Man Dies at St. Paul.St. Paul, Minn., July 7.—A Dickinson,

N. D., special to the Dispatch says Capt,1 M. M. Wheeler of St. Paul, general trav-

l cling agent of the North-Western rail-j way, died of paralysis at 3 o’clock thismorning at the St. Charles hotel. Mr.Wheeler m jis en route to Helena in com-pany Avith his brother-in-law, Dr. A. J.BoAveu of Denver, for a feAv Aveeks’ out-ing. He M’as taken sick on the trainyesterday.

THE ARBITRATION PLANIt Provides a Permanent Tribunal

to Which Disputes May beReferred.

The Hague, July B—The text of thearbitration scheme, as presented by theexamining committee to the third com-mission of the peace conference, has beenissued. The scheme contains fifty-sixarticles, which are primarily based on theproposals of Sir Julian Pauncefote of theBritish delegation, the chief points ofwhich have long been known.

It provides for a permanent court, towhich quarrels will be referred if bothdisputants are Milling. The court willusually sit at The Hague, but will havethe option of sitting elsewhere. Thescheme is headed “Draft of Conventionfor the Pacific Settlement of Interna-tional Conflicts.” The first part dealswith the maintenance of general peace,the second part with arbitration.

As many of the delegates have beenofficially acquainted with certain detailsof the scheme only since yesterday, andhave not had time to consult their gov-ernments, the committee decided to ad-journ until July 14, in order to allowsuch delegates time to receive final in-structions.

Washington, D. C., July 8.—The statedepartment is relying on the press re-ports up to this moment for the detailsof The Hague conference. Consequent-ly it is not in possession as yet of any of-ficial statement of the mediation and ar-bitration plan which is the prominentmeasure now before the conference. Ac-cepting the press reports as accurate, itmay he stated that the project is emi-nently satisfactory to our governmentfor, it is pointed out, the arbitrationscheme is nothing more than an elabora-tion of the simple American propositionwith which our delegates were chargedbefore they left the United States. It istrue that the pending proposition is cred-ited to Sir Julian Pauncefote, but thatMas because he had skilfully, and M'itlrgreat ability elaborated the details of theAmerican principle to meet the nice ob-jections expected to be interposed by theEuropean delegates.

COTTON LANDS FLOODEDEnormous Damage In the Brazos

River District—Houses and LiveStock Swept Away.

St. Louis, Mo., July B.—A special tothe Republic from Caldwell, Tex., says:Cotton buyers estimate that not less than”00 square miles of cotton-bearing landhas been flooded in the Brazos district.Every acre of it Mould have produced abig bale. Basing the loss on 5-cent fig-ures, the crop destroyed on these plan-tations was M-orth almost $4,000,000. Itis reported that the flood has cost thepeople of Texas little less than $10,000,-000. Thousands of mules have beendrowned, all of the domestic animals haveperished, rented houses and negro quar-ters have been swept away. The ginsare nearly all ruined, and hundreds ofplantation stores carrying big stocks ofgeneral merchandise are under M’ator.Not a bridge has escaped, and not a trainhas passed over the Santa Fe railroadbetMeen Brenhanx and Milano for aMeek.

St. Louis, Mo., July 8.—A special tothe Post-Dispatch from Dallas, Tex.,n?*XS:

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ov- Sayers said today that SIOO,-000 m money and supplies had alreadyleen contributed to flood sufferers. Re-ports from Juliff, in Fort Bend county,are that 000 persons are in danger ofdrowning at that place.

CERVERA RELEASED.Only Two of the Spanish Officers Are

to be Prosecuted,Madrid, July 8.—Admiral Cevera and

the other commanders of the Spanishfleet destroyed in the battle of Santiago,whose conduct has been the subject ofinquiry by special courtmartial, Mere ac-quited antd formally liberated.

Later it was said the court-martial didnot actually acquit Admiral Cervera andthe other officers tried in connection M'iththe destruction of the Spanish fleet offSantiago de Cuba, July 3, 1898, by thefleet under the command of AdmiralSampson, but postponed judgment and re-leased them, M’hich is regarded as equiv-alent to an acquittal. Only Capt. Mo-ren of the Cristobal Colon, and Gen.Pnrode, who was on board the CristobalColon, will be prosecuted.

FAILED TO PAY ASSESSMENTSComptroller of Currency Closes a Bank

at Niles, Mich,

Washington, D. C., July 8.—The doorsof the Citizens’ National bank of Niles,Mich., Mere closed today by NationalBank Examiner Joseph W. Selden, M'hoM*as appointed temporary receiver of thebank by the comptroller of the currency.The cause of the failure of the bank ispoor loans, to meet M'hich the comptrol-ler levied an assessment upon the capitalstock of the bank. The stockholdersfailed to meet this assessment and thereceiver was appointed in consequence.The last statement of the bank shoM'edloans-and discounts amounting to $109,-500; surplus, $10,000; capital, $50,000.

EMIL SMITH CONFESSES.Says He and Sigmund Bro>che Killed

Martin Meier,Chicago, 111., July 8.—Emil Smith, one

of the men arrested in Michigan for themurder of Martin Meier, has confessed.In his confession he implicated his com-panion, Sigmund Brosche, alias Brock,alias "Coffee” BroM’cr. Robbery wastheir motive. They did not intend tokill Meier, Smith said, and did not know”they had killed him until they read ofthe murder in the neAvspapers after theyhad left Chicago.

LIFE CRUSHED OUT.Angus McLeod Killed in Chapin Mill

Yard at Iron Mountain.Iron Mountain, Mich., July B.—[Spe-

cial.]—Angus McLeod, aged 50, Avaskilled last night in the Chapin mill yardby having a large logging M'heel fall uponhim. A little son found him lying underthe M'heel and gave the alarm to hisolder brothers M'ho assisted L. Martel inremoving the father. The pin from thelarge wheel had dropped out, thus lettingit fall upon McLeod, M'ho M’as unloadinglogs. Deceased leaves a wife in feeblehealth and a large family of children.The coroner’s inquest Mill be held Mon-day next._

SAILING DAY FIXED.Gen. Wheeler will Leave for Manila

on July 20.Washington, D. C., July B.—Gen.

Wheeler sails for Manila from San Fran-cisco on the 20th. He Mas at the Avardepartment today anxious to get awayat the earliest possible moment. Gen.Wheeler called upon the President todayand bade him goodby.

Wedding at Bodgeville.

Dodgeville, Wis., July B.—[Special.]Carlos Letcher and Miss Florence Wig-gington M'ere married here yesterday.Miss Wiggington is a daughter of thelate Samuel Wiggington, once a promi-nent man in California.

CRITICAL PERIODSIn Woman’s Life Are Made Dangerous

by Pelvic Catarrh.

MRS. MATHILDE RICHTER.

Mrs, Mathilde Richter, Doniphan, Neb.*Bays:

“I suffered from catarrh for many years,but since I have been taking Fe-ru-na I feelstrong and well. I would advise all peopleto try Pe-ru-na. As I used Fe-ru-na andMan-a-lln while I was passing through thechange of life, I am positively convincedyour beneficial remedies have relieved mefront all my ills.”

Pe-ru-na has raised more women frombeds of sickness and set them to work againthan any other remedy. Pelvic catarrh isthe bane of womankind. Pe-ru-na is thebane of catarrh in all Terms and stages.Mrs. Col. Hamilton, Columbus, 0., says: ‘‘lrecommend Pe-ru-na to women, believing itto be especially beneficial to them.”

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STAYING AWAY FROM CHURCHDr, Parkhurst Gives Some Reasons

Why Men Remain at Home.“Sometimes there is no good in going

to church,” writes Rev. Charles H. Park-hurst, D. D., on “What is the Good ofGoing to Church?” in the Ladies’ HemeJournal. “It depends principally on thechurch. It is often claimed that churchattendance is on the decrease. Peopleare not going to be drawn in by beingscolded for staying out. Nor are theygoing to be drawn in—in a way to holdthem—by being coaxed in by artificial se-ductions. A good deal of money is putinto the artistic trimmings of sanctu-ary service. There is no objection to theartistic if it is wrought into the bodyof the service, and not availed of simplyas so much millinery put on to make theservice more presentable. The advertis-ing of sensational topics is another waythe pulpit takes to worry truth into re-luctant hearts of advertisement-capturedcongregations. It does not hold the peo-ple, but it does cheapen the pulpit andset the house of God in the same rowwith the dry-goods stores, milinery shopsand other institutions that put big head-lines in the newspapers and flamingplacards in the front windows. We maycall the rank and file of people very god-less, but they are able to distinguish re-markably well between fact and fictionin matters of religion. I believe that 90people out of 100 would respect God’shouse if they were sure that it is God’shouse more than it is man’s. It takesa good deal besides a pulpit, a choir loftand a spire to make a church.”

Increase in Cancer Cases.The alarming increase in the mortality

from cancer in Great Britain has led tothe formation of a society to combat thedisease. Its first meeting was held onWednesday, when Sir Charles Cameron,M. P., dwelling upon the need of the so-ciety, pointed out that the number ofdeaths from cancer in New York hasdoubled in the last ten years, and thatit is calculated, if the increase is main-tained, there will be more deaths fromcancer in 1909 than from consumption,smallpox and typhoid fever combined.In Great Britain in the same period theratio per 1,000,000 has risen from 385to 787.

—Advices from Sumpter, Or., say thebonding of properties goes merrily on.Salt Lake people appear to predominate.One old mining investor from that sec-tion remarked that if these mines werein his section of the country they wouldbe worth millions.

—Thomas Weir and others of SaltLake have purchased the Dragon ironmine at Tintic for 8500,000.

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