Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 21, 1902, Page 2

| / The Fevatd-Beview. |START A RACE WAR By E. C. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS,’ - MINNESOTA. Many men who are not eminent at ping-pong have “a splendid touch.” The new Atlantic City will’ be fire- proof. Unfortunately the fire is over. France is arranging to be a sister to all the other nations, with one or two exceptions. Russell Sage is sick. Somebody must have struck him on a put that wouldn’t stay put. So far no one has shown any inter- est in Gen. Weyler’s views on the fu- ture of the Cuban republic. King Alfonso has appeared at a bull- fight unattended by the nurse. He’s getting to be a big boy now. Hetty Green should bear in mind President Roosevelt’s maxim that “no shots count but those that hit.” John W. Gates says an honest man has no business in Wall street. Par- ticularly if he is on the losing side The young King of Spain might have a much harder task than he finds before him. He has no postmasters to appoint. Carnegie says he has often re- ted that he did not give enough. ought to be an easy habit to overcome, Kansas affords another example of the fact that it is impossible to con- vict a pretty woman before a jury of young men, A press dispatch says that “Gen. Uribe-Uribe is undone.” His hyphen became uncoupled and he is now mere- ly Gen. Uribe. The governor of Mocha has_ been kidnaped, but his captors have not yet indicated the grounds upon which they will settle. It is said that the coronation of Al- fonso XIII cost. as much as would buy a battleship. Must have crowned him with a Panama hat. The beef trust is expected to obey cheerfully that portion of the injunc- tion which restrains it from “arbi- trarily lowering” prices. A commission of scientists should be appointed to investigate the in- terior of Mount Pelee and report how many loads are left in the crater. Nordica and Melba have made up. This announcement will soon be fol- lowed by one disclosing the kind of saya they are in the habit of us- ing. One of the humors of the season is the London Spectator, of all the jour- nals in the world, telling the kaiser how to win the heart of the United States. Mont Pelee was 1,000 feet higher before the eruption than it is now. Mont Pelee, however, is not the first thing that has lowered itself by too much blowing. In view of the threatened advance in coal it is cheering to know that scientists have discovered a warth stratum of air 33,000 feet above’ the surface of the earth. The fact that the first woman law- yer to be admitted to practice law at the Texas bar is the mother of two pairs of twins establishes a difficult standard for future applicants. American anthracite coal is said to have gained a great hold in Germany. Just at present the Germans may have to wait for their supply while the rail- roads “confiscate” what is billed to them. | “They now throw old pans at people who run automobiles through the @treets of New York. The wonder is that some of the missiles have been thrown with such swiftness as to hit the scorchers, As long as the public school chil- dren are taught, as they are taught now, to remember Memorial day, there is little danger that the grown people of the country will forget it, or what it means. If the commencement-day reform- ers will only permit the sweet girl graduate to tie her valedictory essay with a white ribbon there will still be some joy left in preparation for the closing exercises of school. It now leaks out that the Germans living in Ireiand were slighted by Prince Henry on his homeward jour- ney. But this is more than offset by the way the Irish living in America entertained the royal visitor. A vegetaria@® has won the inter- national pedestrian match in a walk from Berlin to Dresden. If the walk- ing were only better or if we all were better walkers we might safely boy- cott the beef trust in view of this not- able feat. That New York man who amused himself by touching the lighted end of his cigar to an elephant’s trunk found that the foolkiller was right on duty. It sometimes happens this way, ‘but not often enough to decrease ma- terially the army of foola Dr, BD. Frank Powell, St. Paul, Minn. co COLORED PEOPLE OF ELDORADO, ILL, ARE ATFACKER BY THE WHITES. MANY. FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES COMPLETE ABANDONMENT oF THE COLORED NORMAL SCHOOL, THE GOVERNOR IS APPEALED TO HE ORDERS THE ATTORNEY GEN- ERAL TO MAKE AN ISVES- TIGATION, Carbondale, Ill., June 18. — A serious situation presents itself. at Eldorado, where a race war is on which may equal in intensity which characterized the bloody battle at Virden on Oct. 12, 1898, The colored normal and industrial school modeled after the famous Tuske- gee, Ala., school of which Booker T. Washington is the head, has been abandoned, the pupils and teachers forced to flee for their lives. The homes of Charles Nunn, W. J. Gibbons, Mrs. Mary Oliver, William Gibson and Mrs. Nancy Allen have been abandoned and the families forced to leave. A mob Sunday night attacked the,| home of Rev. Peter Green, pastor of the colored Methodist church and threatened his life and that of his fam- ily. Green met the intruders at his door and, gun in hand, threatened the life of any person who would cross his line. The mob dispersed. The county officials have refused to institute an inquiry leading to the ar- rest of the offenders, and in one in- stance declined to take any steps to punish a white man for the crimes said to have been committed. The govern- or has been appealed to and he ordered Attorney General Hamlin to institute an inquiry. , HER MAD DEED. Mother Kills Six Children and Then Attempts Suicide. Hazelhurst, Miss., June 18.—Details have been received here of one of the most terrible tragidies ever enacted in this section of Mississippi, as a result of which the six children of Louis West- rope, a well known farmer living near the little village of Brandywine, thirty miles southeast of here, were killed, while their mother, who is charged with having committed the murders while in a fit of temporary insanity, lies serious- ly wounded from a bullet fired by her- self. % While Mr. Westrope, with his grown daughter, was attending services in a neighboring church Sunday a messen- ger hastened into the church and told him that all of his little children, six in number, had been murdered, his home was in smoke and ashes, and his wife gune, or also murdered and her body probably consumed by the fire which had destroyed his home. Arming themselves with shotguns and repeating rifles and procuring dogs, the male members of the congregation hur- ried to the scene of the catastrophe. Upon their arrival % Five Dead Children were found scattered around the premises with bullet holes in the head of each child. Among the ashes of the ruined home were found the charred bones of the infant baby. Diligent search failed to locate the body of the mother, Outside of the yard was found a bloody apron and tracks leading to- ward a swamp. From facts in evidence the spectators soon were convinced that Mrs. West- rope had committed the deed. Search was immediately instituted for her and she was finally located in a country graveyard, where she had spent the night. Beside her was a rifle. When she saw the searching party she placed the rifle to her breast and pulled the trigger, the bullet passing one inch be- law the heart, seriously, but not neces- sarily fatally wounding her. The wo- man conversed intelligently and said she did not know how she came to be in the graveyard or what she had done. Those who know her and her family believe that sh2 committed the crime while mentally deranged. SIXTH WEEK OF STRIKE. It Opens Without a Ripple to Disturk Calmness of Situation. ‘Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 18.—The sixth week of the anthracite coal miners’ strike began yesterday without a ripple to disturb the calmness of the situation, Rain fell nearly all day, which helped to keep the more than 150,000 idle men and boys indoors. Several reports of assault on workingmen and coal and fron policemen were received here from different sections of the region, but no one was seriously, injured. Most of these attacks occur under the cover of darkness or at starting time in the morning. It was expected that yester- day would witness the refusal of a large number of fire bosses and other mine bosses to go to work, but the best in- formation obtainable shows that the number of men who quit was not large. In fact several of the mining superin- tendents in <his region asserted they had more men at work at the engines and pumps than they had last week. President Mitchell and other labor lead- ers question this assertion, and, on the contrary, claim that nearly half of the men who were at work on Saturday re- fused to go into the collieries yester- day. Neither side gave out any figures, MONEY FOR GOMEZ. Secretary of War Stands Ready to Defend the Action, Washington, Jane 18. — Secretary Root has assumed full responsibility for the payment of money to Gen. Gomez, by Gen. Wood during the American oc- cupation of Cuba, and if congress asks for an explanation of the matter, he stand ready to furnish what he re- gards as the most convincing proofs that the payments were dictated by the wisest statesmanship. Pedeicontedi scanty ONNCocRED Me Eile Me line Dr. D, Frank Powell, St. Paul, Minn. j | GIRLS CAUSE BIG STRIKE. Relatives of Five Work in the An. thracite Coal Mines. Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 19.—Because the general manager would not dis- charge five girls whose relatives are still at work in the mines, the Wilkes- barre Lace Manufacturing company, the largest in the United States, was compelled to shut down yesterday. Some 1,000 persons are affected. The lace- makers and cottonworkers are strongly organized, and have been helping the striking miners in every way possible. It appears the lacemakers learned that relatives of the girls were working in the mines, and the girls were given the aiternative of either quitting the lace mill or having their relatives leave the collieries, Failing in this, the cotton- workers’ union requested the discharge of the girls, but the manager refused 10 comply. The employes of the cotton department thereupon quit. The man- ager then aske the weavers what they intended to do, and after a meeting the weavers repliel that they could not work with “unfair” workers, and also quit. The shutting down of the lace mill was the only important develop- ment in the Wyoming region yesterda7. The general strike situation remains unchanged. There is a persistent rumor afloat that non-union men will be brought into the coal fields to mine coal. This cannot be done because practical- ly all the anthracite miners in the coun- try are located in this region and all are on strike. WOOD AT WHITE HOUSE. He Will Be the Guest of the Prexi- dent for Several Wecks. Washington, June 19.—Gen. Leonard Wood will be the guest of President Roosevelt at the White House for sev- eral weeks, Yesterday he moved from the apartments he had taken to the ex- ecutive mansion, where he will remain during his stay in Washington. To a Post reporter Gen. Wood, as he left the White House in the atternoon, said: “There is nothing more that can ke said about the charges to the effect that the United States government paid Gen. Gomez money for political reasons, Two years ago all the facts relating to the payment of money to Gen. Gomez were made public and ‘were freely discussed. Nothing has beén disclosed which was not made public long ago. Gen. Gomez is idolized by the Cuban people. If the United States government had not made it possible for him to live decently the disapproval of all loyal Cubans would have been invited, The money used in making him comfortable was well in- vested. Gen. Gomez merited the atten tion shown him by this government and his friends would have resented the fail- ure of the United States to provide for him in his declining years.” , THREATENS TO BE A FIASCO. London Papers Alarmed Over the Outlook for Coronation. London, June 19.—The coronation, as a public spectacle, threatens to be @ fiasco. So serious and imminent has\ this possibility become that the London Times ‘and other papers are printing alarmist letters urging the authorities to take steps to prevent its failure be- fore it is too late. The rapacity of the hotelkeepers and greed of the seat spec- uiators are the reasons. With scarcely more than a week before the coronation, not 50 per cent of the seats on.the huge stands have been sold. Thousands of people .residing in the suburbs and country who had planned to come and see the king crowned have now decided to stay away, while a large proportion of Londoners will avail themselves of the apportunity to enjoy a holiday else- where in preference to submitting to the inconvenience of the extraordinary po- lice regulations which will be enforced on the coronation days. It is freely said that unless the stand proprietors admit the public in a body and gratis, or practically gratis, the king will pass to his coronation through an array of half-filled benches. ROOT ACCEFFS FOR GENERALS. Expresses Appreciation of Emperor Wiliam’s Evident Sympathy. Washington, June 19.—Secretary Root has addressed the following letter to Secretary Hay: ‘ “I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of June 2, en- closing a copy of a communication from the German “embassy, inviting Maj. Gen. Corbin, Maj. Gen. Young and Brig. Gen. Wood to attend the manou- vers of the Prussian army as the guests of the German emreror. I beg you to express to the German ambassador the high appreciation pf the courtesy of his majesty, the emperor, with which the war department accepts this invita- tion for the attendance of the officers named upon the manouvers of the ‘Prus- sian army. It is especially gratifying as giving assurance of his majesty’s sympathy with the feelirgs of personal esteem and friendship which were ¢s- tablished durimg the recent visit of Prince Henry of Prussia to this coun- try.” ———$——_—__—_ ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS. They Name a State Ticket and Turn Down Carter Harrison. Springfield, Ill., June 19.—Clerk of the supreme court, John L. Pickering of Springfield; state treasurer, George Ww. Dudaléston of Chicago; superintendent of public instruction, Anson L. Bliss of Hillsboro: trustees of state university, Dr. Julia Holmes Smith, Chicago; J. A. White, Urbana, and S. S. Paxton of Monmouta. The foregoing ticket was nominated by the Democratic state convention vesterday afternoon and John P. Hop- kins was re-elected chairman of the state central 2ommittee after a bitter contest with Carter H. Harrison of Chi- cago. The election of Chairman Hop- kins produc2d the only fight in the con- vention, but it was stirring enough to make .up for the lameness that charac- terized the other proceedings. SOUTH DAKOTA VETERANS. Minetcenth Annual Encampment at Brookings. Brookings, S. D., June 19.—The nine- teenth annual encampment of the Grand, Army of the Republic, depart- ment of South Dakota, and the annual convention of the Women’s Relief corvs opened here yesterday. with 400 old sol- diers and an equal number of ladies present. The joint meeting in the af- ternoon listened to addresses by De- partment Commander G, A. Snow and Department President Helen A. Hobbs. SENSEI Dr. D. Frank Powell, St. Paul, Minn. T0 KELL EDWARD OF ENGLAND IS DIS- COVERED. WILD SENSATION IN LONDON SUDDEN ILLNESS A RUSE TO WITH- DRAW HIM FROM PUBLIC % FUNCTIONS. LACKS OFFICIAL “CONFIRMATION UTMOST RETICENCE IS MAIN- TAINED AT SCOTLAND YARD. London, June 19. — A sensational story is current in London of the dis- covery of a plot to assassinate King Edward. This story has created con- siderable discussion in newspaper and other circles, but it is lacking in any- thing like official confirmation. Accord- ing to the current report King Edward's sudden illness at Aldershot was not due to a cold but was merely an excuse for withdrawing his majesty from pub- lic functions owing to the discovery by Scotland Yard of a plot against his life. The principals in this plot haye not yet been arrested. : It is cited in confirmation of this story that King Edward’s recovery when he Was ensconced at Windsor castle was as complete and speedy as his attack had been sudden. On the other hand it must be pointed out that if his majes- ty’s illness was merely diplomatic, the officials certainly took a Great Deal of Trouble in keeping up the fiction. Sir Francis Laking, physician in ordinary to the king, was summoned by telegraph to Aldershot; his prescriptions were hur- tiedly filled, and everything about the king’s apartments indfcated the genu- Ine nature of his illness. Furthermore, King Edward's journey from Aldershot to Windsor in his motor car and his subsequent drive in Windsor Park do not seem to indicate any fear of a further attack upon his person. At Scotland Yard the utmost reticence was maintained concerning these ru- mors. It was noticeable, however, that the chief inspectors who usually return home at night, were all on duty there, ind while they refused to see newspaper reporterS until morning, they declined either to deny or confirm the rumor. FINISH OF CASTRO. Overthrow of His Administration Is | Near at Hana. Washington, June 19.—Late yesterday afternoon orders were sent to the Cin- cinnati and Topeka, now at San Juan, Porto Rico, to proceed at once to La Guayra, Venezuela, where the situation caused by the revolution has become acute. It is expected that Castro’s gdvern- ment soon will be overthrown, The orders to the Cincinnati and the Topeka mentioned La Guayra specifi- vally as their destination, but the com- manders of the two vessels will be al- lowed to exercise their discretion in proceeding to other points in Venezuela where American interests appear to be threatened. From cable and mail ad- vices received in a reliable quarter here, and used for the conclusion of the cab- inet at yesterday’s sessions, it appears very probable that the Topeka, because of her light draft, will proceed from La Guayra up the Orinoco river, where steamships of the big commercial com- pany are practically in a state of blockade owing to the actiyity of the revolutionists in that quartér. President Was Captured. The mail advices of May 31 say that Senor Farri, president of the Venezue- lan State of Guiana, was captured at his capital; Cuidad Bolivar, and that the revolutionists secured 1,200 Mauser rifles, two million rounds of ammuni- tion, a quick-firing gun and two breech- \cading cannon. Gen. Salar, the commander of the defending government forces, made his escape, boarded with his party two gov- ernment gunboats and two ships of a trading company, sailed down the Ori- neco and established a temporary cap- ital at San Felix. A cablegram received in the same quarter, Jated at Trinidad on the 13th inst., Says that on that day three gov- emment gunboats had sailed from Trinidad, presumably to relieve the |.government forces up the Orinoco. The advices also say that Gen. Matos, the leading spirit in the revolution, is n-arching on Caracas with a force of rearly 7,000 men, and that all indica- tions point to the overthrow of the Cas- tro administration in a short time. DOU E TRAGEDY. One Man Killed and Another Fa- tally Injured in a Quarrel. Oklahoma City, Okla., June 19.—E. W. Ichuson, vice president of the Classen Real Estate company, and who served through the Cuban campaign with the rough riders, was shot and killed here yesterday by W. T. McMichael, as a result of a contest over a land claim.’ Before he died Johnson shot and fatally wounded McMichael. E. E. Brown, edi- tor of the Times-Journal, one of the oldest newspaper men in the territory, fired five shots at McMichael in defense of Johnson, but none took effect. Brown and McMicha2l were arrested. There was talk of lynching McMichael until it was learned that his wound was fa- tal. HAS DONE FAIRLY WELL. Two Million Dollars for University of Chicago in a Year. Chicago, June 19. — Contrary to ex- pectations, President W. R. Harper of the University of Chicago had no new gifts to announce at the convocation exercises of the university held here. He said the gifts during the year aggre- gated $2,012,000, $1,250,000 of this sum}! having come from John D. Rockefeller. President Henry Smith Pritchett of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, delivered the convocation address. grees were conferred on Dr. D. Frank Powell, St. Paul, Minn. CONGRESS RESUME OF THR e F WEEK'S PROCERDINGS. In the Senate. Washington, June 12.—Just before ad- jcurnment yesterday the senate agreed to vote finally on the Nicaragua canal bill and all pending amendments on Thursday, June 19, the voting to begin at 2p. m. Before consideration of the canal question was renewed yesterday the motion of Mr. Wellington of Maryland to discharge the committee on privi- leges and elections from further con- sideration of the resolution providing tor the submission of an amendment to the Constitution for the election of sen- ators by the people were defeated, 21 to 36, after a sharp debate. Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana, in a care- fully considered speech, favored, con- struction of the isthmian canal by the Panama route. In the House. The house yesterday‘dispatched the Corliss, Pacific cable bill by the same method it adopted the day before in the case of the forest reserve bill. It struck out the enacting cleuse of the measure by a vote of 116 to 77. . Washington, June 13.—After consid- ering the London dock charges bill for an. hour and a half yesterday without completing it, the senate resumed con- sideration of the isthmian canal bill. Mr. Morgan of Alabama occupied the floor for three hours and a half, dis- cussing particularly the diplomatic phases of the question. From this point he was diverted by an amendment in- troduced By Mr. Failbanks of Indiana providing for the issue of bonds for the construction of the canal. Mr. Morgan vigorously attacked the amendment, taintaining the expense of the canal’s taxation should be paid from the treas- ary’s current receipts. Incidentally Mr. Morgan again opposed the Panama route and assailed the report of the new Panama company to dispose of the concessions it held from the old zompany. In the House. The house yesterday passed a special rule for the consideration of the irriga- tion bill, which passed the senate some time ago, and Gevoted the day to gen- 2ral debate of the measure. In the House. Washington, June 14.—The house yes- terday passed the irrigation bill by 2 vote of 146 to 55. Many amendments were offered, but only one, except those offered by the committee, was adopted. It was of-a minor character. The bill already has passed the senate. The friends of the bill greeted the announce- ment of its passage with a round of ap- plause. “The bill as passed creates @ reclamation fund from the sale of pub- lic lands in Arizona, California, Colo- cado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Ne- braska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Da- kota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, less the amount paid to local larff of- fices and 5 per cent due the state under existing laws for educational purposes, the reclamation fund to be used for the zonstruction and maintenance of irriga- tion works in the states and territories enumerated. Provision is made for the payment out of the treasury of any de- ficiencies in the allowance to agricul- tural colleges owing to this disposition of public lands. The secretary of the interior is authorized to examine, sur- yey and construct the irrigation works and report the cost thereof to congress at each session. In the-Senate. During the greater part of yesterday the senate was in executive session, the nomination of Capt. Crozier to be chief of ordnance of the army being the particular subject under consideration. The president's message urging the establishment of reciprocal relation be- tween the United States and Cuba was received after the senate had gone into secret session. The doors were opened, the message was read and then the se- cret session was resumed. In the Senate. Washington, June 17.—After a discus- sion extending over parts of several days the senate yesterday passed what is popularly known as the London dock charges bill. The opposition to the measure pfactically collapsed and it was passed without division. Consider- ation then was continued of the isth- mian canal project, Mr. Cullem of Ili- nois‘and Mr. Kittredge of South Da- kota delivering speeches in advocacy of the Panama route. In the House. The house transacted some miscel- laneous business under suspension of the rules. It includéd the adoption of plans for a memorial in this city to Abraham Lincoln, $100,000 toward the erection of a monument to the prison ship martyrs who died off Brooklyn as a result of the cruelties to which thoy were subjected. by the British during: the Revolutionary war, and $10,000 for the erection of a monument at Fred- ericksburg, Va., to the memory of Gen. Hugh Mercer, who was killed. during the Revolutionary war. The resolution calling for the secretary of war for his reasons for the dismissal of Rebecca J. ‘Taylor, a clerk in the war department, was laid on the table—109 to 84. In the House. Washington, June 18, — The house spent the day considering bills reported from the judiciary committee. By far the most important measure was that to amend the existing bankruptcy law. ‘The minority made a vigorous effort to repeal the present law in toto, but were overwhelmingly defeated—65 to 137. The bill passel amends the law in fifteen particulars to’meet defects which, it is said, experience has proven. The most important amendment is one to define preference, to meet the supreme court decision in’ the casé of Pirie vs. the Chicago Title and Trust company. Four additional grounds for refusing a discharge in bankruptcy also are aéded: First, obtaining property on, credit on materially false statements; second, making a fraudulent transfer of property; third, having been granted or denied a discharge in bankruptcy within six years, and, fourth, having afused to obey the order of the court er refusal to answer material questions’ approyed by the court. An evening ———— Dr. D. Frank Powell, St. Paul, Minn. session was held for the consideration of bills reported from the Indian com- mittee. é In the Senaté. Throughout yesterday's session of the senate the isthmian canal subject was under consideration. Speeches were delivered by Messrs. Perkins of Cali- fornia, Gallinger of New Hampshire, Stewart of Nevada and Morgan of Ala- bama. All advocated the adoption of the Nicaragua route except Mr. Gal- linger, who made a forceful argument in support of the Panama route, and who said his investigations convinced him that the Panama route was the more healthful of the two. ‘The arguments of the senators in sup- port of the Nicaraguan route were made especially on the ground of feasibility and business wisdom. Mr. Stewart and Mr. Morgan both contended that the health conditions in Niearagua were superior to those in Panama. Rome, June 19. — The committee of cardinals appointed to discuss Philip- pine matters met in Cardinal Ram. yolla’s apartments in the Vatican. The debate was strictly secret. It is under- stood that Cardinal Steinhuber con- tinues to maintain a hostile attitude toward the propositions of the Taf? mission. _ ‘te ot SELECT A PRESIDENT. Madison Unversity Regents to Name Dr, Adams’ Suecessor. Milwauk22, June 19.—The university regents will meet in Madison to-day for the purpose of announcing the-selection of a president of the university in plaee ef Dr. Adams, resigned. J. W. Bash- ford, who is now president ofthe Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, where he has been for a number of years, is said to be a favorite, although he denies having received a call. The friends of Dr. Birge, now occupying the yosition, still have hope that he will be chosen. Chasing Convicts. Vancouver, Wash., June 19. — Bert Bissecker and Lon Davis, members of the posse chasing Tracey and Merrill, the escaped Oregon convicts, exchanged shots early yesterday six miles east of here. Shots were fired on both sides, ene bullet piercing Bissecker’s clothing, ut no one was hurt and the men es- caped. Bloodhounds were sent to the scene. Colombo, Ceylon, June 19. — The 40¢ Boer prisoxers here are taking the oath of allegianc2 to the British government, They will return to South Africa next week, TO KEEP OUT ANARCHISTS. Continental Police Are Co-operating With English Police. London, June 19.—In a dispatch from Geneva, Switzerland, the correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says the conti- nental police are co-operating with the English police to prevent anarchists and evil-doers from smuggling themselves into England while the coronation fes- tivities are In progress. Numerous an- archists have recently disappeared from Zurich and Geneva, says’ the corres- pondent, and they are supposed to be waiting in Paris for a favorable op- portunity to cross the channel. Church Destroyed for Second Time. Icwa Falls, Iowa, June 19, — During one.of the recent severe electrical storms the church at Point Pleasant - Yas struck by lightning and totally destroyed. This is the second time the church, which was occupied by the Baptist denomination, has been de- stroyed in the past few yearss Sentenced for Forgery. Fergus Falls, Minn., June 19.—Lorentz Pjoraas was sentenced to one year in state's prison for forgery at an ad- journed term of the district court held in this city. He forged a check and passed it here. Hownrd Tilton Dies. Counci} Bluffs, Iowa, June 19.—How- ard Tilton, editor of the Nonpareil, and author of “Lay Sermons,” died at his home in this city after an illness of but three days. He was one of the best known newspaser men in Iowa, having been in the newspaper business in this city since 1886. Two Girls Drowned. Markesan, Wis., June 19—Maud Moore and Axy Walker, fifteen-year-old girls, were drowned yesterday at Kingston, eight miles north of here while boating en a millpond. The bodies have not been recovered. Help f»r Storm Sufferers. St. Paul. June 19.—Gov. Van Sant has: appealed to the people of Minnesota to aid the residents of Clay and Becker counties, left destitute by a cyclone which swept through those counties June 9. A proclamation urging the necessity of relief was issued yesterday. Killed on the Way to Church. Prairie du Chien, Wis., June 19. — Thomas Mezera, a retired farmer living here, was struck by the north-bound freight, No, 81, on the Burlington while on his way to church. He died an hour later at the hospital. HE WILL ARBITRATE. Dutch Jurist to Settle Behring Sea Dispate. St. Petersburg, June 19.—Dr. Asser, an eminent Dutch jurist, has been ap- pointed arbitrator of the questions be- tween Russia and the United States arising from the seizure by Russian cruisers of several American vessels en- gaged in sealing in Bering sea. Dr. Asser will hear the opening arguments on June 27, Gen. Bird Retired.* Washington, June 19. — Brig. Gen. Charles Bird was retired yesterday. He rendered splendid service in the Civil war, being brevetted four times: and taking part in a great many of the most important engagements. The outbreak of the Spanish war found him in charge of the army transport service, which was in large part his own creation, and which he brought to a high standard of efficiency. t Four Killed by Lightning. Sherman, Tex., June 19.—Four mew ‘were struck by lightning and! killed on a farm twelve miles southwest of here \ —