Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 7, 1901, Page 2

ee ae * The Hevald--Beview, By E. C. KILEY, {AND RAPIDS, - —— In Sweden the purchase of medicines from abroad by individuals is forbid- den by law. \ The army worm is essentially a grass-eating insect, though it often feeds upon other plants, and is said to prefer oats to corn. Kansas City papers contain an ac- count of three farmers being arrested there while fighting over the posses- sion of an iale man, Whom each want- ed for a farm hand. A man died in Bridgeton, N. J., the other day, and it is said that his corpse petrified within 24 hours. The re- markable change was attributed t lime salts in the system. Miss Jennie Powers of Germantown, Pa., is a Sunday school teacher. She has not missed a Sunday in 26 years. She was given a gold medal at the end of her 20th year of consecutive ser- vice. A quick and easy way to change the atmosphere in an invalid’s room is to pour some cologne into a soup plate and set fire to it. The spirit will make a pretty flame, and impart a delight- fully refreshing odor to the air. It is a striking fact that the teasel as an instrument for raising the nap on cloth has never been superseded or improved upon, though various at- tempts have been made in this direc- tion, notably with an apparatus of fine wire. John Wanamaker has given to the university of Pennsylvania museum a large and valuable collection of Indian antiquities, besides numerous oil paint- ings and photographs of noted Indian warriors and aboriginal scenes and customs. The collection was made by the late Thomas Blaine Donaldson, Sr. A college for washerwomen has been opened in New York by the charity organization society. The course has 12 daily lessons, and the students re- ceive 60 cents a day and luncheon. In- structors teach the nature of fabrics and the best methods of cleansing them and exercise a strict supersision until the student receives a certificate. Military necessity does not hesitate to obliterate patriotic memorials. A tower built at Gravelotte as a tribute to German soldiers who there fell in battle has been blown up by the engi- neers because it commanded new works outside of Metz. A first prin- ciple of warfare is that the most prec- ious lives and the most cherished structures must be sacrificed if need arise. It is a fact of general interest, and religious moment, that a new volume of sermons by the late Rev. C. H. Spurgeon has been issued. Yet the pub- lishers have been printing his dis- courses during the past forty-six years and they estimate that over one mil- lion copies have been sold. The organ of the High-churchmen of England speaks of it as a unique sale of unique sermons, which deserve so to be cir- culated, Several species of animais unfortu- nately have been exterminated because of their commercial value; it remains to be seen if a like fate will ever over- take any animal because it is con- demned as a pest. The rat is already under the ban in many countries, and concerted action, it is said, might put an end to his tribe. The mosquito, an insect, seems likely to be greatly re- stricted in his field of operations by the new measures taken against him. While workmen were excavating in the Roman Forum, under the guidance of Signor Boni, a distinguished engi- neer, one of them came across a frag- ment of marble, which a closer inspec- tion showed to be of singular value and interest. It was nothing less than a portion of the plan of old Rome, wrought centuries ago in marble and designed to be a record for future ages of the exact dimensions of the city. According to ancient authors, the plan was mathematically accurate. Care in the wording of a will is something which can never safely be neglected. A man who died lately in New York left his house, “with furni- ture and contents,” to his wife. Other relatives were named for specific be- quests or as residuary legatees. inventory of the estate disclosed the fact that among the “contents” of the house was a safe containing over a hundred thousand dollars, besides which there was nothing of account, either in the house or out of it. The widow naturally claimed the safe with all it contained, but the courts have decided against her, on the ground that the money cannot be considered as a part of the “contents” of the house within the probable meaning. Sober business men are saying that “we have come round again to the day of small profits.” As a matter of fact, that day has always been here and al- ways must be. For the vast majority of mankind nothing beyond a moder- ate competence is ever possible, and this only on the condition of industry and frugality. As heaped-up riches can only be gained by one in a hun- dred, what a pity it is that the other ninety-nine should miss the enjoyment of what is within reach through a fev- erish eagerness to lay hands on the pot of gold at the foot of the rainbow! . BT oko waa ASO eae all dt iS | i] The | . From Washington. Henry L. Wilson, United States min- ister to Chile, formally denies the re- port that he will soon retire and de- | vote his time to commerce, represent- ing various American firms. A dispatch received-at the general land office reports that the total re- ceipts from sales of lots of the new towns of Oklahoma to and including Aug. 24, aggregated $650,257. The agricultural department is pre- paring to issue a publication giving a digest of the game laws of the country. Especial attention is given to state laws for game protection enacted in 1901. Fred W. Atkinson, general superin- tendent of public instruction for the Philippines, in his annual report says that nearly 800 teachers have been ap- pointed and that English is rapidly tak- ing the place of Spanish in the schools. It is charged by the treasury officials that many of the orientals smuggled into this country through the bribing of United States officials at Nogales, Ariz., were Chinese girls, destined as occupants of Chinese dens in San Fran- cisco. A continual increase in both the im- port and export trade of the Philip- pines is shown in a comparative state- ment compiled at the war department, giving the commerce of the islands for the seven months ending Jan. 31, 1901} and 1900. | At the request of the Chilean govern- ment, the state department has recog- nized Senor Elidoro Infante as charge d’affaires of Chile, owing to the death of Minister Vicu. Senor Infante has been first secretary of the legation for | some time. Accidental Happenings. A runaway engine wrecked a can ory at Janesville, Wis. Jersey City was visited by the most destructive storm in its history. Six thousand panes of glass were broken by hailstones in Winnipeg. Wind and rain caused damage in Minneapolis amounting to $125,000. John Andrews of Red Lodge, Mont., was killed by his guest, who mistook him for a bear. Daniel Daly, a wealthy farmer at Salt Creek, Ind., was killed in a runa- way. He was fifty years old and leaves a family. Sir Frederick Robinson, baronet, clerk of the surrogate court, Osgood hall, and son of the late Sir Lucerne Robinson, was drowned ir Fairy lake, near Huntsville, Ont., where he was summering. Elrine Chavez and Leon Mora were run over by a Santa Fe train near Hanover. Both were decapitated and horribly mangled. They were on the way to the wedding of Mora to the stepdaughter of Chavez. The San Joaquin river steamer Dauntless, bound from San Francisco | for Stockton, was sunk by the steamer Mary Garrett. All of the passengers and crew of the Dauntless were saved. Floods in Pennsylvania caused much damage to property. Personal Mention. Miss May Moreau, the opera singer, will marry a millionaire. Joaquin Godey, Chilean minister to Brazil, died suddenly in Rio Janeiro. He was formerly minister to the United jee Gen. Fabius J. Mead, a veteran of the | Civil war and the friend of Grant, Logan and McClellan, died in Chicago after a long illness. Dr. Thomas M. Markoe, professor of emeritus of surgery at Columbia uni- versity, is dead dt his summer home at | Easthampton, L. I. | Samuel J. Willett, Sr., a prominent business man of Springfield, Ill., and a leading Knight Templar, died from val- vular disease of the heart. E. L. Ackley, a regent of the Kansas | State university and a prominent attor- ney, died of acute appendicitis. He married Miss Ada fry of Fairfield, Towa, in 1894. i Lloyd Booth, a pioneer iron manufac- turer and president of the Lloyd plant of the Union Engineering and Foundry Company of Youngstown, Ohio, is dead. ; He was about sixty-eight years of age. John R. Thomas, an architect of New York city, died at Watertown, N. Y., }aged fifty-three years. During his life- time he designed many important pub- lic buildings, ‘among the number being the New York city hall. Foreign Gossip, A young actress in Paris died of stage fright while making her debut. It develops that some of Kitchener's Yeomen are worthless as soldiers. The plague in China has spread to fmall towns, which are almost depop- ulated. Holbein was nearly drowred while attempting to swim across the English | channel. | It is said that the new Hungarian system of telegraphy has proven a marvelous success. Delarey has issued a proclamation defying Kitchener and declaring that the Boers will continue the struggle. King Leopold of Belgium will be pres- ent with the czar at the French naval review. King Alfonso of Spain will mot be present. Another revolution for the purpose of overthrowing the government of Sal- vador is imminent, though no outbreak has yet taken place. The secret police have commenced a special surveillance of anarchists in view of the czar’s visit. At a meeting of the bourse Du Travail they arrested August Spandoni on the round that he is a dangerous Italian. The prevailing anti-German feeling fn Russia, says the St. Petersburg cor- | respondent of the Times, has greatly Increased since the proposed new Ger- man tariff has been made public. This is particularly true of Poland, where, even under normal conditions, great 1 racial animosity exists between ‘the , Teutonic and Slav elements of the | ‘plation, Crimes and Criminal A Chicago man killed his then himself. , A seven-year-old heiress was kid- napped in Chicago, A youth at Palmyra, Wis., shot his child-bride and’ himself. A negro murderer was burned at the stake at Winchester, Tenn. W. H. Ward, the alleged murderer of the Shepherd brothers, near Deadwood, was captured in Wyoming. Mrs. Hattie Wright Maddy, the “Hetty Green of Cripple Creek,” com- mitted sucide by taking morphine. While riding on a Chicago cable car, Nicholas Kranz, a farmer, living near Aurora, IIL, was robbed of his pocket- book, containing over $5,000 in notes, $155 in checks and $33 in currency. The coroner’s jury at Crippple Creek in the case of the killing of Samuel Strong, the millionaire mine owner, by Grant Crumler, rendered a verdict that the killing was without premedita- tion. & free-for-all fight among the grad- ers on the Bisbee railroad at Antelope Pass, New Mexico, resulted in the kill- ing of two: brothers named Hoffman, subcontractors, and the wounding of three others, names unknown. At Lima, Ohio, George Anspaugh, while drunk, assaulted his wife, knocked her down and poured red pep- per sauce into her eyes, blinding her for life, it is feared. He is under ar- rest. A. H. Beschor, the former chairman of the strikers’ committee of the Phila- delphia & Reading railroad employes, was brought to Reading, Pa. He was captured at Allentown in disguise. He is charged with embezzling money con- tributed to carry on the strike. A warrant has been issued at Ta- coma for the arrest of “Swiftwater Bill” Gates, the famous Klondiker, charging him with abducting and mar- rying his fourteen-year-old niece, Ade- laine Lydia Boyle. The complaint was sworn out by the girl’s mother, who is Gates’ sister. Luther A. Thrasher, a gauger in the internal revenue service in San Fran- cisco, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. Despond- ency was the cause. He was the son of Capt. L. A. Thrasher, internal reve- nue agent at Milwaukee, and came to San Francisco after graduating \from the University of Kansas. a. wife’ and General. All grain rates from Chicago east will be advanced Oct. 1. Americans have captured the British market for many products. Forty-seven deaths by violence in one month is the record made in Mississip- pi. The Chicago board of review raised Alexander Dowie’s assessment from $15,000 to $500,000. The new around-the-world line, to compete with Hill and Morgan, seems to be a certainty. United States Senator Patterson of Colorado was blackballed by the Amer- ican Bar association. Dr. John Wesley Hill has begun a& movement for a constitutional amend- ment abolishing polygamy. R. W. Clayton of Oskaloosa, Iowa, has been chosen chairman of the Repub- lican state central committee. Gen. John R. Brooke has been elected first national commander of the veter- ans of the Porto Rican campaign. Justice Barnard, ‘of the supreme court, holds that a white man does not lose his citizenship when adopted by Indians. The Virginia constitutional conven- tion plans to disfranchise nearly all the negroes for all time and leave the white voters untouched. Grand Master Lloyd has been sus- tained in a decision that a Knight Templar must maintain his standing in poth chapter and lodge. A Kansas woman has sued for di- vorce on the ground that her husband, “wilfully and maliciously,” refuses to pet, caress, kiss or otherwise shoy his affections. Mrs. Johanna Lovelace of Turner, Kas., has made an offer to the Kansas City (Kas. theological seminary of a free gift of ninety acres of land, valued at $50,000, lying just outside the limits of that city. Director of Works Isaac S. Taylor of the Louisiana purchase exposition said recently that the ground plans are prac- tically complete, and that no time will be lost in submitting them to the exec- utive committee for formal approval. Big preparations are being made at the Brooklyn navy yard for the test of the new Gathman gun to take place at Sandy Hook in September. Two im- mense targets, costing about $15,000 each, are being made. They are made to represent the side of the battleship Towa. Mrs. Carrie Nation went to New York police headquarters recently, where she had an interview with Police Commis- sioner Murphy, who told her she would be arrested if she violated the law in that city. Mr. Murphy was much an- noyed because Mrs. Nation called him “father.” ‘The steamer St. Paul has arrived at San Francisco from-Nome, via St. Mi- chaels, with $1,500,000 in gold dust. She brings information that Judge Wick- ersham will not hold court at Nome during the temporary absence of Judge Noyes, and that cases now pending there will be tried at Unalaska. A wedding ceremony, in which the contracting parties agree that if they tire of each other they shall be di- vorced without opposition from either side, was performed at Baraboo, Wis., by a justice of the peace. The parties are Mary Elsie Lippit and Rogerald Rathwell Reynolds, both agnostics. ‘Notice has been received at the Omaha office of the American Smelting and Refining company of the shipment of gold ore from Chile. It is the first shipwent of ore from the South Amer- ican country to the smelting company’s plant and is in the nature of an experi- ment, The ore is said to be very rick. SULTAN DEFIANT HAS THE BACKING OF ONE OF THE STRONGEST EUROPEAN * POWERS. DEFY FRANCE TO THE BITTER EN! “Young Turks” in Paris Are Doing All They Can to Foment Trouble Between Turkey and France--Sul- tan Refuses to Accede to France’s Demands and Even Goes Further to Show His Hostility. ’ Paris, Sept. 4.—The Turkish Revolu- tionary society in Paris, commonly known as the “Young Turks,” is doing all it can to foment discord between France and Turkey and prevent an amicable settlement of the present dif- ficulty. ‘These revolutionists are partly responsible for the fact that the feel- ing regarding the Turkish trouble is more pessimistic to-day than at any time since its beginning. The “Young Turks” declare that they have received private letters and dispatches telling @ far different tale from that of the con- ciliatory telegrams issued from semi- official agencies. The news received by the “Young Turks” is corroborated by private advices reaching the Matin, which declares on first-rate authority that the sultan “is waiting to see What France: Will Do and is not at all disturbed.” He refuses categorically to pay the French credit- ors even the annuity which was de- manded, urging as an excuse that “they are hfs personal enemies.” The presi- dent of the “Young Turks” said: “T have it on reliable authority that the sultan has received assurances through the ambassador at Constanti- nople of one of the great European powers that it will not allow France to use force against Turkey. It is owing to this fact that the sultar not only re- fuses to accede to France’s demands, but dares to afflict the French religious societies at Beirut with new and pain- ful regulations, besides openly favoring the construction of the German railway in Armenia in the face of France’s competition. In the opinion of the Turkish refugees in Paris there is not the slightest doubt that Abdul Hamid means to defy France to the bitter end.” STARTS RACE RIOT. Merry-Go-Round Manager Draws the Line at Negro Children. Indianapolis, Sept. 4.—Three hundred negroes and whites engaged in a riot at a merry-go-round in this city last night. Henry Mills, white, was fatally shot by Henry Miller, colored, and Wallace Pickett was shot in the back of the head. He may recover. The trouble started by John Noel, manager of the concern, attempting to put two negro children off. Henry Bush, a ne- gro, started after Noel, and was pur- sued by a crowd of whites, but finally got away. During the chase Mills was shot by Miller, who says Mills, with a number of whites, came up to him and otdered him away, at the same time reaching for his revolver. Miller says he then fired. Miller ran but was caught later and arrested. During the excitement a number of shots were fired. The whites were in part mem- bers of the “Bangaloo’ gang which has been having trouble with the negroes at Fairview Park, two serious affrays having occurred between them during the past two months and another en- counter being prevented Sunday night by a large force of police. NAVAL OFFICER MAY GO TO JAIL, Unless He Pays His Wife Alimony As Ordered by the Court. Washington, Sept. 4.—As a defense against complying with a recent order of the court requiring him to pay his wife $45 a month alimony, Lieut. Com- mander Burton Rodney, U. 8. N., pre- sented affidavits in the equity branch of the supreme court of the district making a number of allegations against his wife. After the affidavits were presented the counsel for Mrs. Rodney heard, Judge Anderson ordered Lieut. Rodney to pay the alimony, with committal for contempt of court as an alternative. Se Oia ae CONSTITUTION IS SIGNED. Alabama Convention Completes Its Labors. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 4.—The Ala- bama constitutional convention of 1901 adjourned sine die at 2:30 o’clock yes- terday afternoon. Yesterday morning the new constitution was read at length from the farchment on which it had been engrossed, and afterward the del- egates came forward and signed their names to it alphabetically. FAME AND BRIDE. ‘Yall Man in British Army to Be Mar- ried This Month. London, Sept. 4.— The September wedding list includes one of the show- jest figures of Queen Victoria’s jubilee, Capt. Oswald Ames, who, by virtue of being the tallest man in the British army, led the famous procession. He will marry Violet Dorothea Cecil, a cousin of the marquis of Exeter and Lord Salisbury. CONGER COMPLAINS. Earl Li Promises Redress for the Marder of Christian Converts. Pekin,, Sept. 4.—Upon the receipt of the confirmation of the reported mur- der and persecution of Christian con- verts in the district southwest of Tien- tsin, Minister Conger made representa- tions to Li Hung Chang, who promised immediate redress. Killed by a Playmate. Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 4. — Carlos Me- Cormick, twelve years old, shot and killed Antonio Soto, a playmate. Mc- Comick's sick mother, on hearing what her son had done, died a few minutes afterward from shock. Chainmakers Strike. i Pittsburg, Sept. 4.—A new strike 1s on. It is that of the chainmakers. They refused to go to work yesterday. The strike is claimed to be widespread. The men quit work for an increase. of TRUST CLAIMS DECIDED GAINS. But the Strikers Cl That It Is 5 Mostly Bluff. ‘ Pittsburg, Sept. 4.—Developments in the steel strike show decided gains for the manufacturers. The accession of thirty-two skilled men to the Star plant, the increased production at the Painter and the Lindsay & McCutch- eon mills, the defection from the strik- ers’ ranks of seventy-five machinists and pipe-cutters at the Continental tube works and fifty at the Pennsyl- vania tube works, the importation of twelve men to the Monessen steel hoop mill, and the installation of three mitis on night turn at the Clark mill, all point to an early resumption All along the line as viewed by the steel officials. The Amalgamated officials, however, make the claim that everything is pro- gressing satisfactorily and say that much of the supposed advantage of the manufacturers is bluff and cannot be made good. As an instance they cite the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant, where the company claims to have as many men at work as they can ac- commodate and turning out mer- chantable product. The Amalgamated people claim that James Hurley, vice president of the First district, visited | the Lindsay & McCutcheon mill .yester- day in the guise of a roller seeking work. He made an inspection of the mill and, according to his report, there are thirty men at work, six of whom are skilled. The strikers also claim that at the Monessen plant the product turned out last week amounted to 250,- 000 pounds,, while before the strike the daily output was 100,000 pounds. MINNEAPOLIS AT THE FAIR. Flour City People Turn Out to See the Sights. St. Paul, Sept. 4—Every department was complete at the state fair yester- day, and the most comprehensive dis- play of the Minnesota State Agricul- tural society was in full swing, under the most favorable auspices. The weather proved ideal and the crowd immense. It was “Minneapolis day,” and as soon as the gates were opened visitors from the Mill City began pour- ing into the grounds. Every building on the grounds was thronged through- out the day. The grandstand was packed for the races in the afternoon. The big event was the $5,000 harness race, which, with the qther races and special features, made an excellent pro- gram. Judging began in all the depart- ments yesterday, Entries are so nu- merous that it will be a task for the judges to complete their work by the end of the week. GIVES THEM A RIDE. Stranger in Winona Temporarily Kidnaps Two Children. Winona, Minn., Sept. 4.—A peculiar case of temporary kidnapping took place in this city on Sunday. A young man hired a rig from a_ local livery stable and started out to drive through the city. He went through the Fourth ward and there picked up two children of Thomas Zaborowski, who were on their way to the cemetery. He took them into the buggy and kept them all afternoon and left them in the rig in front of the Y. M. C. A. building. There they were found late at night by a passer-by. The parents were much dis- turbed over their disappearance and had caused the city to be searched. The stranger did not return to the livery stable and has not been seen since. NEW HOPPER KILLER. Dakota Farmers Adopt Uniqee Method of Destroying the Pests. Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 4.—The farm- ers along Firesteel creek, in Hutchin- son county, have adopted a unique method of ridding that region of grass- hoppers, which during the past season or two have been numerous enough to do considerable damage to crops. They will utilize prairie chickens in the ef- fort to get rid of the prasshoppers, and accordingly’ have posted notices pro- hibiting the shooting of proirie chick- ens on their farms. They will not kill the chickens themselves, but will de- pend upon the chickens to devour every grasshopper along the creek, %100,000 LOSS. The Sawmills of Armstrong - Thiel- man Co, at Hancock Burned. Houghton, Mich., Sept. 4.—Fire at 10 o'clock yesterday morning totally de- stroyed the Hancock saw mills of the Armstrong-Thielman Lumber com- .pany. The buildings, including the mill, offices, warehouses, residences and also the entire summer's cut of hard- wood, pine and finished lumber are & total Icss. The loss is estimated at $100,000; partly insured. The water supply was inadequate and the com- bined efforts of both the Hancock and Houghton fire departments were fruit- less. PENNILESS MILLIONAIRE. Heir to a Fortune Commits Suicide Because of Supposed Poverty. La Crosse; Wis., Sept. 4.—Attorney O. R. Skaar has returned to this city after searching for and locating Henry Bronson in Salt Lake City, who, though leading the life of a day laborer, was the heir to an estate in Norway valued at several millions. At Salt,Lake At- torney Skaar was informed Bronson had committed suicide as the result of extreme poverty a few weeks previous to his visit. Bronson had spent nearly all of his life among the Western har- vest fields, penniless, yet a millionaire. RUN OVER BY ENGINE. William Grant of Lindwood [* In- mtly Killed. Anoka, Minn., Sept. 4. — William Grant, son of John Grant of Linwood, this county, was instantly killed by be- ing run over by a traction engine. One of the wheels passed over his head. He was about twenty-five years old and unmarried. : Block of Buildings Burned. Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 4.—Fire at Earlham, twenty-five miles west of here early this morning, destroyed 4 block of buildings in the business sec- tion with contents, causing a lass of $20,000; partly insured. To Establish a Fund. La Crosse, Wis., Sept. 4—The board of education has decided to accept the common council’s proposition to estab- lish a fund for a new high school to cost~ $75,000; $20,000 is aside -.. - at a at BURNED BY A. MOB NEGRO ACCUSED OF AN’ AWFUL. CRIME IS SUMMARILY: DEALT WITH.. ‘HIS VICTIM IS LIKELY TO DIE The Brute Attempted to Commit am Assault on a Young: Schoolgirl Who Was Afterwards Foand Un- conscious and Yerribly Braised— Posse Captures the Negro, Shoots Him and Burns His Body, Troy, Ala., Sept. #. — Bill Fourney,. alias Bill Hilliard, a negro charged with. assaulting Miss Wilson at Chestnut Grove, was shot and his) body burned by a mob near the scene of his crime yesterday. Miss Wilson, who is 16' or 17 years of age, and the daughter of Dr. Carroll, about 12 years of age, were on their way to school at Chestnut Grove, just across the line in Coffey county, when they were overtaken by the negro. He seized Miss Wilson and the little girl ran off. As she did the negro fired a pistol at her, but missed. The little girl raised the alarm and soon a posse was in pursuit of the negro, When they reached the scene of the crime they found Miss Wilson unconscious and terribly bruised on the face and about the head. . The posse tracked the negro to his | home, where he was found in bed, say- ing he was sick. The little girl identi- fied him, and he was then taken out and shot and his body burned. Miss Wilson is in a precarious condition. The sheriff with three deputies left last night for the scene of the crime. ANNEXATION OR NO SETTLEMENT. already set | Juries. Cuban Planters Anxious for Closer Relations With United States. Washington, Sept. 4. — Gov. Gen. Wood, who has left here on his way back to Havana, has so presented the situation in the island as to convince war department officials that there will be no settlement of the Cuban question until Cuba is annexed to the United States, either as a territory or as Porto Rico is annexed. Cuban planters see no hope for prosperity without these closer relations, for it is said that they realize that the government to follow that of Gen. Wood will not be as eco- nomical as the present one. Gen. Wood says that Cuba will not be completely evacuated by the military forces of the United States until next April at the earliest. GREATEST BET IN HISTORY. $400,000 Put Up on the Race for America’s Cup. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 4—The great in- ternational yacht bet of $400,000 be- tween an’ English syndicate, represent- ed by Walter J. Kingsley of England and a group of patriotic Pittsburgers represented by William R. Mustin, was finally arranged yesterday afternoon. The entire sum was deposited in the hands of the stakeholders, Mr. Kings- ley turning over $150,000 in British bank notes and Mr. Mustin giving a tertified check for $250,000. What is said to be the greatest bet in history was thus safely consummated. The wager is simply $150,000 to $259,000 that Sham- rock lifts the cup. There are no con- ditions as to accidents. CHUN WILL KNEEL, Instend of Kotowing. the Chinese Will Fall Upon Their Knees. Cologne, Sept. 4.—The Berlin corre- spondent of the Gazette sends a dis- patch, which was evidently inspired, in regard to the change in the arrange- ments for the reception of Prince Chun and the members of the expiatory mis- sion. The correspondent says that af- ter it had been decided to dispence with the kotowing another form of cere- monial was suggested, such as kneel- ing or making @ genufletion, which, be- ing a European custom, is considered of less importance by the Chinese. PATRIOTIC OCCASION. Unveiling of Memorial Marking Spot Where Old Glory Was Unveiled. Wilmington, Del., Sept. 4.—A granite memorial marking the spot near Cooch’s bridge, where the American flag was first unfirled, was unveiled yesterday with interesting ceremonies. The exercises included addresses bY prominent representatives of the Sons of the American Revolution and other patriotic societies. WAR CLOUD VANISHES. Trouble in South America Soon to Be Settled. Washington, Sept. 4. — Telegraphic advices have been received at the state department stating that steps have been taken to adjust the differences between Colombia and Venezuela in a practical fashion. Communcations of an explanitory character are passing between Bogota and Caracas. Alr danger of war, it is stated, has passed. Big Strike Threatengd. Chicago, Sept. 4.—A strike of 17,000 skilled workingmen in the packing trades throughout the country is threatened. The last day for the pack- ing firms to give an answer to the re- cent demands of the butchers and meat. dressers for an increase of 10 per cent in the present scale of wages expired last night. In the labor circles affected: there is consequently much uneasiness. The ignoring of their demand was re-- garded by the butchers of the local packing firms as forecasting the posi- bility of a struggle if the demand is to- be urged. © . aR TEST aa a Indians Refuse to Be Pacified.. Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 4. — The war dance of the Apacke Indians at San: Carlos reservation threatens*to take an. alarming turn. The Indians refuse to- be pacified and swear they will make things warm for the whites. Lost an Arm. Whittemore, Iowa, Sept. 4.—In get-- ting off after a train had started tg: pull out of the station here the ‘sta- tion agent's wife fell, losing an arm: at the shoulder and receiving other in-