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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1901. FINANCES IN GERMANY ".vv LEtPSiq; FAILURE HAD LITTLE BP yFECT 'OX, BERLIN BANKS. ' 7 "": Lack of Confidence Greater Than at Amy Time Since the Panic ot18D3 Leagoja Money Markets. 1 BERLIN, Jun 30. The German Bourses were wholly dominated last week by the failure ot thejLfelpzIger Bank, the Influ ence of r whlcn was stronger than any other incident for years. The Frankfurter Zeltung says the lack of confidence is now greater, perhaps, than at any other time since Ihe panic of 1693, toeing rein forced by the continually unfavorable report regarding: general business. All the weekly reviews point out that the feeling among capitalists is very pessimis tic .While a more confident tone began to develop towards the end of the week, apprehension is still felt lest the evil ef fects will be Jongtdrawn out Heretofore Berlin has suffered compa ratively little from the Lelpslc Incident, the great banks Having long steered clear of the Lelpziger Bank, owing to the latter's relations with the Cassel Throk nung Company, whose business methods for several years have been the subject of sharp 'controversy. The. -Lelpalc failure "has., caused only two insignificant sus pensions here." "While? all Berlin bank stocks fell sharply and sympathetically, the utmoft confidence Is expressed that the banks are all perfectly sound. The fact is emphasized that the Lelpziger Bank-was ruined by heavy advances to one Industrial company, which is contrary totne general policy of German banks. Therefore, the failure is nbt regarded as symptomatic of bad conditions. Th6 spot where confidence Is more weak ened Js "provincial bank shares, which -nave been offered In enormous quantities since the Lelpslc failure. All Industrials ;ere al$o heavily ,sold, particularly in Saxony, where the feeling seems to pre vail that nothing is now safe but gov ernment funds. The effect of the failure on the money market has been no diminution of the money supply: but lenders have grown extremely cautious, demanding the -most complete proofs of solvency from all bor rowers. Hence, the monthly settlement -Is likely to prove the most dllilcult known for many months, although engagements were very light The private rate'.of dis count advanced only onc-ughth to 34 per cent, in consequence of the Lelpslc ( incident, at which figure it remained throughout the week. Nr tuneless, vthf banks are trying to accumulate mortgage cash balances. All the papers admit that the prompt establishment of a branch of the Deutsche Bank at Lelpslc went far toward reliev ing the situation there. The dividend estimates of the Industrial companies for the 12 months en-ling to day show immense reductions, many com panies -which in the Corresponding period, of 1S93-190Q declared dividends ranging all the way Irom half the former dividends down to nothing. THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Effect pn the Market of Failures Abroad. LONDON, June 30. The promised Im provement in the London Stock Exchange, for whose delay financial writers have found one excuse or another for more than a month past, has this week a most tangible reason for its non-ippearance namely, the bank failures In Germany and the United States. These have been amply sufficient to shake confidence out of a heslte'tlng market, and business all around has been extremely slack. The American section has been least affected by the prevailing dullness, and It Is the only section showing a week-end rally. Nothing seems able to shake the convlc. ' tion here that the Unite 1 States is due for a long period of proiper'tv, although even while buying these attractive Arvr 'ican securities the critics arc unable to disguise their covert resentment at .he seemingly universal run of luck In the United States. While home rails have been down from one to. two and a half for the past week, ,hnd nore disquieting rumors of reduced dividends are afloat, conservative writer? "point out that the tteprCMaon, after all, may be somewhat overdone, and are of the opinion that thi worst possible has already been fully discounted and that there Is how a fair chance for good In vestment buying. Iadtistrials generally appeared to be In 'md shape. The re peated fiascos of stock companies have decreased dividends, and the conviction ', of -widespread overcapitalization has tak ,en all -the snap out of the market. Ap . prehension does not dlmlnlsh and it is " featedworse will follow , wJuring the past week funds were all dowjaffrpm 14 tol point. There was a Slight squeeze in -money this week, co Incident with the bank failures In Ger many and the United Sates. The Bank of England kindly accentuate! this tight ness by raising the tate on money to 4 '-per cent The trouble In the money mar ket is rather due to the fact that mil lions of pounds still remain unpaid on ' the recently sold consols than to the American and German troubles. It is tiot thought these later failures will se riously worry London. Nevertheless, there is no likelihood of the near re turn; of jeerffmflhoap money. The prospect 'of- heavy crop moving and the demands of the United States tend to induce Lon 'don to keep Its financial resources well in hand. DISORDERS AT LYONS. Clash Betrrecn Nationalists and So cialists. LYONfi,. June 30. M. Godfrey Cavaig sac, ex-Mlnlster of -War, presided this af ternoon at a meeting of the League of Patriots in Lyons. TkL Sebastian Faure, the anarchist, organized an opposition meeting of revolutionary Socialists, at which he violently denounced nationalism. Subsequently the Socialists marched in procession through the streets shouting "Down with Cavalgnac," "Down with the priests." They became riotous, and sev eral were arrested. .In the meantime the sucoorters of M. Cavalgnac escorted him to his hotel, where the hostile bodies met and fought, the police ana mountea guards finding considerable difficulty In dispersing them. Even after they were scattered various groups paraded the quarter and indulged In riotous scuf - flee. Many persons were injured. AS A CHURCH ATTRACTION. Mrs. Brown Potter Drew a Great Crowd at Yarmouth. LONDON, June &. At the invitation of the vicar, the Rev. Forbes Philips, Mrs. Brown Potter, gowned In white and wear ing a picture hat, recited from the chancel of the Gerleston Church, near Yarmouth, after evensong today, Pope's "Vital Spark of Heavenly Flame" and another poem. "The Queen's Last Ride," deliv ering both to organ and choral accompa niment, the congregation listening rev erently. The vicar's idea was to enhance -'the attractions of the service, and for an hour before It began a crbwd besieged the doors, as if the occasion was a the atrical -first night. Hundreds were un able to get in. It is rumored that the bishop will forbid a repetition of the In cident. Mr. Philips, wh6 writes plays un der the nom de plume, "Athol Forbes," is now -writing a piece for Mrs. Brown Pot ter. DESIGNED AS A REPRISAL. , Russian Finance Minister's Opinion of Secretary Gage's Order. jT ST, PETERSBURG, June 30. Contlrm- . lng statements already telegraphed to the Associated Press, the Journal of Coxn- merce and Industry, reporting the Min istry of Finance, explains Russians atti tude toward the American duty 'against British parafflne made from TtUsslan naphtha. The article says that Secretary Gage's measure was manifestly designed as a reprisal, adding that this supposi tion is strengthened by the fact that ar ticle 626 had never previously been so construed. It asserts also that Mr. Gage dl not mention Roumanian naphtha, which is likewise Imported Into Great Britain. The contention, therefore, is that Russia's answer In raising the duties on bicycles and resin is justifiable. American Capital In Canada. LONDON, July L-J. Henri BOuraesI, member of the Dominion Parliament, and for years director of La Revue Cana dlenne, has arrived In London, for a hol iday. Interviewed, he referred to the way In which American capital is Invading Canada. "American capital," he said, "Is break ing down the barrier between Canada and the United States, The Americans are not conquering us, but they are buy ing us up. When this is accomplished It will only need a alight political differ ence with the home government and the annexation movement, now dead, will re vive." Weather In Enrope. LONDON, July 1. The long continued drought In Great Britain has been broken up. "Violent thunder storms occurred Sat urday night and yesterday accompanied by torrential rains and lightning, which wrought anuch havoc. Mahy parts of the Continent have been suffering from heat. In Portugal much damage has been done by floods and hailstones. According to a dlspatSh from Oporto, 20 persons were drowned by the floods In the Carrazada district and Ave killed by lightning, In France storms have done great damage to crops and vineyards, especially near Bordeaux and Dijon. German Mountain Climbers Killed. LONDON, July 1. "Bohemian papers," says a dispatch to the Dally Mall from Vienna, "report that three German tour ists, Welslnlbe, Melxncr and Fischer were killed on the Erzge Berge near Welport. They were roped together. One lost hie footing and fell over a perclplce. Tho others held him suspended. He urged them to save themselves by cutting the rope, but they refused and renewing their efforts to haul him up, all fell down the rocks." Italians Will Fight a Duel. LONDON, July 1. As an outcome of Saturday's squabble in the Italian Cham ber of Deputies during the debate on the conflict at Ferrara June 27 between ag ricultural strikers and soldiers, the Min ister of War, Count San Martlno, ac cording to a special dispatch from Rome, has challenged Slgnbr Farrara, one of the Socialistic Deputies, to a duel. British Snlt Combine. LONDON, July 1. Some misunderstand ing seems to have arisen In the United States as to the nature of the combina tion completed last Friday at the meet ing of the Salt Union In Liverpool. As a matter of fact, the announcement made by Mr. Ward, president of the Salt Union referred only to the completion of the British combination. It is asserted that the Bait Union had no knowledge of any American combine. The Newfoundland Budget. ST. JOHNS, N. F.. June 30. The Min ister of Finance whl present the budget to the Legislature tomorrow. It is ex pe6ted to show a surplus of nearly $250,-000.- The government contemplates a number of changes In the tariff, chiefly In the, direction of relieving the burdens of 'he fishing classes. Mussulmans and Christians Fight. to the LONDON, July 1. According Vienna correspondent of the Dally Tele graph, a conflict has occurred between Mussulmans and Christians at Gusslnge, on tho Albanian-Montenegrin frontier, 10 Christians being killed and many others being wounded. Bought Professor Foxvrell's Library. LONDON. July L The Goldsmith's companies have purchased for 10,000, Pro fessor Herbert Somerton Foxwell's library of 30,000 volumes of economic literature with a view of detaining it in Great Brit ain. He nad received an offer to pur chase from the United States. Egyptians Occupy Bahr GMaxal. LONDON, July 1. "An Egyptian expe dition has reoccupled Bahr Ghazal," says the BrusselB correspondent of the Dally Mall. "The Belgians have withdrawn, thus settling the disputed claim between Great Britain and Belgium." The Ctarovltch Betrothed. LONDON, July 1 It Is reported In St. Petersburg, says a dispatch to the Dally Telegraph 'from the Russian capital, that the Crarovltch is betrothed to Princess Ceclle, daughter of the late Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerln. French Paper Will Suspend. PARIS, July 1. Monitour Universe, founded In 1798, and until 1671, the official organ of the government, announces that It will cease to appear. Anarchists Fired on Soldiers. PARIS, July 1. A serious affray oc curred yesterday at NOIsy le Zee, where a number of anarchists discharged revolv ers at a detachment or infantry. Don't Amend Bankruptcy Law. St. Paul Pioneer Press. As it was largely through the efforts of Minnesota's senior Senator that the National bankruptcy law was passed in Its present form making It what the Constitution Intended it should be, an in strument mainly for the relief of honest but unfortunate debtors, not a club to be used In the collection of debts readers hereabouts will learn with pleasure that a report Just made to the department of justice Upholds the law as giving general satisfaction. The "creditor class" finds itself vastly better protected than before against unfair preferences and assign ments, and buyers of repute find It easier to obtain credits, while the beneficial op erations 6f the law have enabled multi tudes of those fof whose relief it was mainly intended to "get on their -feet again" and td participate In the buiiatrig up of their respective communities. The report alluded to covers the period of six months ending with March 3ist last. With in that time 9.516 petitions were filed, with a total of $84,955,097 In liabilities, and $3,587,447 in assets for distribution. Of course most of these cases are of firms and individuals whose troubles date back to a period long anterior to the pas sage of the law. There are, as was to be expected, some influential mercantile houses maialy such as were exceptional ly adroit In securing special security or preferences for their claims Under the varied conditions prevailing before the passage of the bankrupt law which are anxious for its repeal, and "Will make an effort in that direction When Congress again assembles. But the facts gathered by the department of justice make their success altogether improbable. As to amendments, there is so little agreement among those who ask for them as to the sections to be amended that Congress will probably leave the law practically un changed. BUSINESS ITEMS. tr Baby Is Catting Teeth, Bt nlH and vb that old nt wril-trlts rtiway, Hr. WhwloWa Soothlac Syrup, tot chllArea tctthltur. It soothe th child, softeas the cum. elUyi all pJn, curat wind collo tat dUrrsoM. A number of youag filbert trees have been sent to the Agricultural Department from Greece, the nuUJ from thefee trees are the largest and hav the finest flavor of any fil berts the department has yet discovered, and every effort Is to be made to encourage their growing. WANT TAXES REFUNDED PROCEEDINGS BEGUN BY THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Will Test the (ineistlon Whether Its Liquor Dlasensarlea and Agents Can Be Taxed. WASHINGTON, June 30 The gtftte of South Carolina, acting through the Gov emor and Attorney-General, has insti tuted proceedings before the Commission er of Internal Revenue to test the ques tion whether the state can be legally re quired to take out Bperial tax stamps as a wholesale and retail liqudr dealer under the state dispensary laws, and has made a demand upon the Commissioner for a refund of all such taxes hitherto paid, amounting to ?4916. The principle at issue 1b far reaching. I t UIOIKIBUMUn Uf NUKlnvYfcIfcKN WHCAI uur Movement Was Heavy and Less Than at Close of The final returns on the wheat output of Oregon, "Washington and North ern Idaho, show the crop tV have amounted to nearly 37,000,000 bushels, which is a very good showing, considering the shortage In the Willamette Valley, which Is usually depended on for 3,000,000 or 4,000,000 bushels. Had the Valley turned out an average crop, the yield in the Northwest would have been in excess of 40,000,000 bushels. As It is, the crop has been beatpn but onCe, and the shipments are the largest that have ever been made from the NorChwest in a single seaso'n. This has cut down the carry-over to quite small proportions, nearly one-third of the entire surplus In the three states being on spot in thi3 city. The year's returns, Including those for San Francisco, show Portland still at the head of the Coast ports, al though conditions in the territory trlbutaryto this port were less favor able than they have been for many years. The distribution of the crop of the three states was as follows: Shipped from Portland busneis. Wheat to Europe,. Africa and South America 13,136,873 Wheat to San Francisco 59,924 Wheat to the Orient 17,635 Flour to Orient and Siberia, 607,031 barrels. 2,731,640 Flour to Europe, Africa and South Amer ica, 10S.C52 barrels 488,934 Flour to San Francisco, 282,466 barrels.... 1,271,096 Totals .'..17,706,102 ' From Seattle and Tacoma Wheat to Europe, Africa and South America 9,020,811 Wheat to San Francisco 59,638 - Wheat to the Orient 13,364 FloUr to the Orient, Hawaii, Siberia and Australia, direct and by way of British Columbia, 815,361 barrels 3,669,124V' Flour to Europe, Africa and South America, 184.216 barrels 828,972 Flour to San Francisco, 95,806 barrels 431,127 Totals 14,023,036 Grand total from Portland, Tacoma and Seattle 31,729,129 Shipped East bv rail 840,000 Total shlphients from Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho 32,609,129 RECAPITULATION. Shipped as above 32,669,123 Seed and home consumption 8,350,000 Stocks on hand at interior point's 1,618,000 Stocks on hand at tidewater ... 1,100,000 Totals 43,767,129 Carry-over from preceding crop 6,800,000 Total crop, Oregon, Washington Idaho o The one question Involved Is whether the Internal revenue laws of the United States apply to the dispensary system of South Carolina, so as to entitle the Collector to ueniunu ine jjuyiueui ui mrac ma, a..c entire dispensary system of South Caro lina Is managed by a board of commls sioncrs, consisting of three persons se2 lected by the State Legislature, with Co lumbia as Its headquarters. This state dispensary distributes supplies to the country dispensaries, and these in turn are managed by county dispensaries or agents, all being under the board of state commissioners. Under the law, no llqUor can be sold at night, nor drank on the premises of the dispensary. The liquors are sold as the property of the state, and the profits accrue to the state. The sal aries of all the officers of the dispensaries are fixed by law and do not depend upon the amount of their MileB. In the brief filed wltn the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on behalf of the state It Is contended that there Is noth ing In the laws of the United States au thorizing the collection of internal reve nue taxes, which even impliedly authorise the Imposition of a tax against a state or its Instrumentalities of government, and that such an act containing any provision taxing the instrumentalities, of the state government wouia De to inai extent unconstitutional. It is contended further that the property of a state and the means and instrumentalities employed by it to carry its laws 'hto operation can not be taxed by the Federal Govern ment, and an opinion Of the late Judge COoley 6n this question Is quoted. If the Internal revenue laws cf the United States require the agents of the state and coun ty dispensaries of Sduth Carolina to pay a tax to the Unltcu dtates before being permitted to accept the duties of their office, it is contended that the" law Is un constitutional and void irt this particu lar because the tax it imposes is purely and slmrtty a tax upon the Instrumentali ties by which the stale, through its laws, seeks to minimize the evils of the liquor traffic within Us bofders. The Federal Government, it Is held, cannot constltu tionally Interfere with the administration of these laws by requiring a special tax stamp to be paia by ltd officials as a condition precedent to the exercise of their duties. , . Commissioner Yerkes has the claim for refunding of taxes by the State of South Carolina under consideration, but has re turned no opinion yet. While It is true that the dispensary system may be desig nated a state agency and Its maintenance ...k.u o., nn-netifiitinnnl under the bollce, power resident in all sovereignties, yet the Commissioner is Inclined to the opinion thkt it is not such a necessary state agfenc on such, a needful function of the state government as will exempt it from taxation. Lone Wolf Has Hopes. KANSAS CITY. Mo., June 30. Chief Lone Wolf and eight other Indians, who went to Washington to attend the hear ing of the suit brought to pfeveht the Government from opening the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian lands' in Oklahoma to settlement, passed through Kansas City en route home today. Nob nithctnnrilrtcr the Court's decision acalhst them. Chief Wolf, through ari Interpre-j ten expressed strong hope that his trip j Springer will appeal to the Supreme CoUrt of the United States.'" said he, "and we think we will get justice." Governor Wood Is Improving. HAVANA, June 30. During the coming week the constitutional convention will discuss the electoral law. Governor-General Wood is improving, but his physician advises him to desist from public duties for a time. "The Explorers" Is a SuccCs. CHICAGO, June 30. The first perform ance of a musical comedy entitled "The Explorers' was given tonight at the Dearborn Theater, and a most emphatic success was scored by the members of the company, the composer and the libret tist. The music, which contains many bright and catchy airs, was written by Walter H. Lewis, of Manchester, N.-H., and the book was the work of Bert Les ton Taylor, a Chicago newspaper man The libretto Is more ambitious that the majority of such, factors. Jj? theniod,erp musical comedy, and the pfot, which la laid in the Island -of Madagascar, is sustained well through the three acts of the comedy. The principals In the cast were Charles Dickson, Miss Lillian. Cole man, Edward M&ckay and Miss Ruth White. The production was elaborately Staged. TRAIN WRECKERS ARRESTED Negroes Discharged From a- Clrcna Sought Revenge, CONNHLLSVTLLE, Pa,, June 30. FlVe negroes who gave fictitious names were arrested here today and taken to Greens burg, charged with the wrecking of the Southwest express, near Greensburg, yes terday, In which a number of passengers were hurt They were discharged from a circus and sought' revenge by ditching the circus train. The passenger train came ahead of the circus train and was wrecked. Ex-Offlccrs Robbed a Foreigner. CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. June 30. A special grand Jury, summoned at the sollc- Three Million Bushels Remain on Hand Cereal Year. 1900 crop, 1899 crop, bushels. 8,762.724 312,067 194,476 2,779,011 809.554 ,1,293,282 14,151,114, 1893 crop, bushels. 10.141,774 1,031,019 2,256,196 I 1,116,504 1,438,789 15,984,282 3,149,688 90,105 64,538 5,520,420 1,131,484 3,584,803 35S.034 410,868 7,685,037 21.S09.151 250.000 2.40S.321 239.148 544,583 9,853,958 i 25.82S.240 340,000 22,039,151 22,039.151 8,000,000 5,000,000 1,800,000 36,859,151 6,650,000 26,168,210 26.163,240 7,000,000 5,850,000 800,000 39,818,240 3.404,446 and 36,967,129 20,209,151 36,413,794 Itatlon of COO voters, Issued a number of indictments, several of which have been served and the Indicted persons arrested. Charles Gray, Tom Sherber and John Ward, ex-pollcemen, and Barney Hoge, ex-clty fine collector, were indicted and ar rested n connection with the robbery of a foreigner of $1700' last September. Re lating to the charges of corruption and Irregularities on the part of school boards for years past', the report 6f the grand jury Intimates that the members have been, unduly Influenced by politicians and have been Inclined to extravagance, but finds nothing criminal In their actions. Bnttle at a Dance. METROPOLIS, 111., June 30. A desper ate battle occurred at a dance last night between an officer and two young men from Kentucky, near Brookport, six miles from Metropolis. ,As a result, Constable Grant Hanklns lies dying with five bul lets In his body, and James Prltchard Is shot through the stomach and will die. James Mason Is shot through the back, but may recover. Dr. Wlntner Acquitted; GRANITE FALLS, Minn., June 30. The jury In the trial of Dr. Wlntner last night returned a verdict of not gulltj. Dr. Wlntner, April 15 last, shot and killed William Lenard, a gambler, with whom he was .playing poker. Dr. Wlntner as serted that Lenard had cheated and that he shot him when the gambler refused to surrender the winnings, WRECK QN LAKE SUPERIOR Crew Taken From a Waterlogged Lumber Laden Vessel. WINNIPEG, Man., June 30. Word reached here tonight of the wreck on Lake Superior of the steamer Preston, Captain Barlow, of Toledo, O. Saturday morning the steamer Athabasca, Captain McDougall, sighted the Preston, which was showing a flag of distress, and was at the mercy of a severe storm. She was waterlogged, and her 12 men and two women were clinging to the rigging. Af ter great difficulty Captain McDougall succeeded in reaching the vessel with a life lino thrown by a rocket, and, after four hours' hard labor, rescued all but one man, named William Eckbert, of Af gona, Mich., a wheel man, who was badly crushed and sank. The remainder of the drew were landed safely rtt Fort Will iam. The Preston was loaded with lum ber for Mackenzie & Mann and Canadian Pftclflo points, and is reported to be & hopeless wreck. Domestic and Foreign Por"t. ASTORIA, Or., JUne So. Arrived at 1:30 P. M.. German bark Ecuador, from Tsln tau. Condition of the bar at 5:30 P. M. moderate, wind northwest, weather cloudy. San PYahdsco, Jdhe 30. Sailed Steamer Walla Walltt, for Victoria. Arrived Steamef Bonita, from Newport; steamer Empire, from Coos Bay. New York, June 30. Arrived Astoria, froin Glasgow and Moville; Dlnnamare, from Genoa, MesBlna and Palermo; La Champagne, from Havre; Statendam, from Rotterdam and iBoulogne. Antwerp, June 30. Arrived SoUthwark, from New York. Liverpool, June 30. Arrived Georgian, from New York; Georglc, from New York; Umbrla, from New York, via Queenstown. Moville, June 30. Arrived Tunlson, from Montreal and Quebec, for Liverpool and proceeded; Sardinian, for Glasgow. Queenstown, June 30. Sailed Campania, from Liverpool, for New York. Conciliation Is Needed. Atlanta Constitution. Instead of driving countries into trade exclusion against its. as has already been done with the Russian Empire, there Is wanted a conciliatory policy, such as will throw open every market to our enter prise, while we cun take advantage of every opportunity which those markets can offer to us. If we are to be sellers to the nations we mutt be on such terms with them that they will be willing to purchase from us. A. very moderate estimate for the qntlquity of man. according torqcentjnvejtlj;a..tlons at a French scientist, la 238,000 j cars. NO BREAK IN THE WAVE INTENSE, HEAT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE EAST. Temperature Records Broken at Many Points Crops In Danger Ih the Middle West. WASHINGTON, June 30. Intense -heat prevailed here all day and far into the night The temperature at the Weather Bureau reached 98 degrees. Reports to the Weather Bureau from points through out the hot wave show remarkable hjgh temperatures generally, with little or no rainfall, and poor prospects for any sub stantial relief in the next, 48 hours in the Eastern part of the country. Corn Crop May Be Bnrned. KANSAS CITY. Mo., June 30. Missouri and Kansas are suffering from hot winds that threaten great damage to corn. Atch ison, Kan., reports the greatest drought In Northeastern Kansas since I860, a warm wind blowing from the South almost un. ceasingly for the past seven days. Abi lene, Kan., reports 105 degrees, with many fields In Dickinson County ruined, A Mex ico, Mo., dispatch says the thermometer in that part of the state registered 101 yesterday and today, and that If rain does not come soon, the farmers will have to put their stock on the market immediately to save It. Sedalla, Mo., reports 103 de grees in " the shade, with the statement that another week of similar weather will mako corn a failure in Central Missouri. No Relief for New Yorkers. NEW YORK, Jun 30. The relief from the killing heat of the last week, which was promised today, did not materialize. Indeed, the temperature increased, there was less bree2e than the day before, and what little air did stir was surcharged with heat. There was an increase In the fatalities reported today over yesterday, though the number of simple prostrations was not so large. Up to midnight 19 deaths had been recorded and 20 protsra tlons. The Government thermometer reached 97 degrees. Record Broken at Chicago. CHICAGO, June 30. The heat In Chica go today broke all records for June since 1872. For three hours this afternoon the Government thermometer registered 97. In many places on the street It was 104 and 106. At 11 o'clock tonight the mor. cury was soaring around 99. No fatalities were reported, but several of those who were prostrated are In a serious condi tion. Forecaster Cox ays it will be still hotter tomorrow. Many pcaths at Pittsburgh PITTSBURG, June 30. Between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday, 11 dpaths directly traceable to the effects of heat, and 15 prostrations are recorded. In addi tion to this, many children have suc cumbed, as Is evidenced by the burial per mits Issued. In the past IS hours, 59 per mits have been Issued, three-fourths of which were for children under 4 years of age. The normal death rate is 16. The maximum death rate Is 16. The maximum temperature today was 94. One Denth at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, June 30 This was the hottest JUne day Philadelphia has ex. perlenccd slnc6 1877. The maximum tem perature waB 98. The humidity registered 66 per cent. One death from heat and 25 prostrations were reported. Mercury Touched 100. BURLINGTON, la., June 30. The mer cury touched 100 here today. Frank Dun ham, for the past 10 years chief clerk for the Burlington division, railway mall service, died of sunstroke. Nebraska Crops Injured. LINCOLN, Neb., June 30. For several days the etate has suffered from drought and south winds. Crops have been badly Injured. WANTED, AN IDEAL WIFE. Vagrnrles of the Author of "Snnford and Merton." In Cornhlll "Urbanus Sylvan" writes en tertainingly of the literary associations of Lichfield. Dr. Johnson and Erasmus Darwin are naturally the staple of the essay, but Thomas Day, the author of "Sanford and Merton," appears In a very amusing light. Being whole-hearted In his adoption of Rousseau's system, he endeavored to return to nature and pro vide himself with an Ideal mother of her children. His matrimonial experiences are de scribed by Miss Seward in tho "Life of Darwin" with Immense gusto, and, as the book is not now In every library, an ex tract may be appreciated; but the reader must onto again remember that the bio grapher was a poet. Day obtained leave to choose a falr-halred girl from an or phanage at Shrewsbury, and a brunette from the Foundling Hospital In London, In order to educate them In his principles, with a view to marrying whichever proved the mord satisfactory, and in the event of his marrying neither, he promised to provide a portion for tho one who had been educated, and an apprenticeship for the other. While he was traveling with them and making up his mind upon their merits, the yoUng ladles spent their time in quarreling and having smallpox. In the end, Lucretla, the brunette, was ap prenticed, and Sabrll came to Litchfield to be trained. This was the process as Miss Seward describes it: "It has been sold before that the fame of Dr. Darw'in'S talents allured Mr. D. to Lichfield. Thither he led. in the Spring of the" yedf 1770, the beauteous Sabrll, then 13 years old and, taking a 12 months' possession of the pleasant man sion In Stowe Valley, resumed his prep aration for implanting in her young mind the characteristic virtues Qf Arrla, Por tia add Cornelia. His experiments hud not the success he wished arid expected. Her fiplrlt could not be armed against the dread of pain and the appearance of danger. When he dropped .melted sealing, wax upon her arms she did not endufe It heroically, nor when He flred pistols at her petticoats, which .she believed to be charged with balls, could she "help start ing aside or suppress her ecreams." The roman6e of Day's courtship and marriage should be read In Mips Seward's pages. Finding It impossible to train Sll brlna in Spartan habits, he offered his hand in succession to the two sisters SneJ-d, who (lh successlbn) subsequent married his friend Edgew'orth. The form er declined the offer, the latter tern porlzed, and there was an undertaking that the philosopher should go to Paris for a year and commit himself to dancing and fenolng masters. "He did so; stood dally an hour or two In frames to screw back his shoulders and point his feet; He practiced the- irillltary gait the fashion able bows, mlnUets, and cotillions, but It was tbo late." When he relumed, the lady ungratefully told him she preferred him in the state of nature. Happily, he soon found a wife who 'was thoroughly devoted to him and they lived together a life of nature and philanthropy until a horse which he was endeavoring to break In by kindness, threw him and broke his skull. j SiouVeHlr Book of Croker Cartoons New York Hjerald. That Richard Croker possesses a keen sense of humor will be a revelation to the general public, and even to the mass of Tammany Voters. Yet such Is the fact, and Mr, Croker's first publishing under taking, a book of cartoons, in each of which he Is the central or conspicuous figure, gives abundant evidence of this trait in his nature. Upon his return to New York In August Mr. Croker is to give a dinner to 250 of hi3 friends. To each guest will be pre sented as a favor a handsomely bound copy of the cartoon book. This edition de luxe 'Will' be limited, but it is Mr. Croker's intention to publish a sufficient number of paper-bound copies to supply the de mand of the Tammany workers. "The collected cartoons date from 1692," said Dr. W. J. O'Sulllvan, who was let into the secret by Mr. Croker during his recent visit to Wantage. "It was about that time, during the Cleveland cam paign, that the cartoonists chose Mr. Cro ker as a desirable target at which to Are their shafts of wit. The collection is representative of the work of leading car toonists throughout the United States, and will be the first Intimation that the leader of Tammany Hall possesses the saving grace of humor. The public and the press have regarded him as a silent, serious man, and this Impression has been Justi fied by his public attitude." t ' BILLIARD EXPERT DEAD. William Harrison, of Green Cloth Fame, Passes Away. CHICAGO, June 30. William Harrison, the well known billiard player died to night, after a long illness from liver trouble. Harrison came here about nine years ago from Portland, Or. Was Born In Oregon City. William Harrison was born about 30 years ago at Oregon City, and he Is rec ognized as one of the greatest billiard and pool experts In this country. His boyhood was a stormy one. In the '60s his father was a traveling salesman and musician, and in the course of hla bu lness the elder Harrison had occasion to visit Prinevllle, Crook County, when one Louis Lansrdon shot and killed two men who were cutting his timber. Public opinion was very high at the time, and the citizens were scouring the neighbor hood for the murderer, as It was not then known that Langdon had a hand in th deed. The elder Harrison talked about the tragedy, .and -was heard to remark, more in the light of a jest, that he knew about the shooting before It took place, and the bystanders raised the hue and cry. Instantly. Explanations at the moment were use less, and a vigilance committee was hastily organized, and the, elder Harrison was dragged about 300 yards with a rope around his neck, to a tree and hanged. He protested his innocence to the last. Suspicion was afterward directed toward Langdon, and in the search that followed one of the pursuers named Luckey, secured Langdon and took him to a hotel In Prinevllle, and tied his hands and placed a sack over his face. Then the mob came and shot the helpless man to death. William Harrison shortly afterward re moved to Portland, where he secured employment as a messenger boy. His bright face and sharpness of wit gained him many friends, among whom were George Chamberlain and Jesse Daniel son. Chamberlain became a sort of pro tector to the fatherless lad. and when Harrison showed a marked turn for bil liards, encouraged him In every posslbla way. He called William his "boy" and watched over him as If he were a son. Young aHrrlson played billiards In the palmy days when Grattan, Webber and Fuhr ran their well-known resort at First and Alder 6treetst and he also worked for King & Webb, on Alder street. His fame as a player then became known among the sporting fraternity over the Pacific Coast and Ives, the billiard expert, heard of him. A meeting was arranged, and so well did Harrison handle his cues, that nothing would satisfy Ives but that Har rison would accompany his new patron to Chicago and enter Ives establishment there. This was about 1892, and HarrI ut 1033, ana xiarri - son's admirers gave him a rousing ban- quet when he left for- Chicago. Since then, his. sporting career has been watched with Interest, and when most i-ortiana sports visuea unicago tney in- variably looked up "Billy" Harrison. HJs foster father, Chamberlain, died sev eral years ago In the Good Samaritan Hospital, from the effects of an Injury to one of his legs, caused by his having fallen over a log. In a fishing expedition. So far as his friends here know, Harri son was unmarried. He is spoken of as a genial, good-hearted man who made friends wherever he went. Inspired by the Power of God. Spectator. Many people who are not accounted "spiritually minded" are, nevertheless, led by the Spirit. A "spiritual mind" too often means a keen Interest In religious controversy. The captain of a sinking ship who, some years ago, gave up the last place in the last boat to a little- stowaway, whose very existence he had been unaware of tw'o minutes before, showed "the same mind which wis In Christ." whether he had been accustomed to say unto Him, "Lord. Lord," or not. And the stewardess on board the Stella, who gave up her lifebelt to a lady passen ger on whom It had been her duty to at tend, obeyed an impulse which we can only consider to have been divine, and which controlled In an Instant the In born Instinct of human nature, the In stinct of self-preservation. Thehe peoplo were not actuated by the "wisdom of God." Probably both gave up their lives for the sake of their moral inferiors for the sake of two persons who would bo less use In the world than they. But It is by such unreasonable actions, by such divine folly as these people committed that a nation is made great, and the equally unreasoning admiration which they awake In the hearts of men Is a greater testimony to the truth of Chris- T7VTTTr HflTrAT who ore suilcrtn irom uic -" " ' i YllINl W!rN among others shdwin? some of the following symp 1 UUll U iULfil . ' ' .K Nerv0U5 an Phyf lea! Debility, Varicocele. Losses, Exhausted Vitality, Confusion ef Ideas, Dull and Loss of Brilliancy f the Eye, Aversion to Society. DPnden, P Eneray and Frequency of Urinating. A POSITIVE and PERMANtNT cure is .?,?Cc V-.iiAAK!Ti-Pn M, oh mL Mril.od Treatment." You may be In the first stage, but remember you are orW vu .v,....... ,.- -.- pride and sham modesty deter yotf Many a bright and naturally guioa young """""' S"-v. ,w..b his case to run on and on, until remorse " "L ;uH,M Frn claimed its victim. Remember that "PROCRASTINATION IS THE THIEF OF TIME." The asylum awaits you. 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