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THE MORNING OKEGONIA1? SHTJnSDAY, JULY 11, 1901". CONDUCTOR WASCARELESS HEAD-OX COLLISION OJf THE CHI CAGO & ALTOX. Sixteen Persons Are Dead, Tito Fa tally Injured and Many liens Se rloHsly Hurt by Accident. KANSAS CITY, July 10. The Chicago & Alton's vcstlbuled limited passenger train, bound from Chicago to Kansas City, col lided with a fast livestock train between Marshall and Norton, Mo., shortly after 7:30 o'clock this morning. Sixteen persons "were killed and 30 are in Kansas City hospitals. The trains collided head-on. The engines were pushed to either side of the track, the baggage and chair cars were piled on top of rhe engines, the din ing car was tipped over and the forward cars or the train telescoped. Immediately after the collision some of the cars caught fire and the wreck was a blazing mass. "The steam and scalding "water escaped from the engines, burning many of the passengers frightfully and enveloping the awful scene In a cloud that made the rescue work difficult. Freight cars were piled on top of the engines and several of them w6re burned. The mad bellowing of the cattle was mingled with the shrieks of men and women. Many of the passengers were Imprisoned In the cars while scalding steam, poured In upon them. They prayed aloud and pleaded with the rescuers to lend a helping hand. They were taken out as rapidly as pos sible, but there were not enough helpers to prevent the awful burnings which many were subjected to. The wreck occurred about two miles "west of Norton. Near the tracks there stands a small clump of trees. "Under the shade of these trees the dead bodies and thc Injured passengers were placed, but the shade gave little relief. The heat? from the burning train was added to by the terrific heat of the atmosphere, which was blown across parched meadows end fields of curling corn into the faces of those who were in pain and gasped for fresh air. For a space of several square rods the ground was covered with pallets made of quilts, coats and garments of every description. As many of the bed clothes as could be secured from the sleep ing cars were used for this purpose. After spending hours under the trees, In the al most unbearable heat, it was necessary for the Injured to undergo a trip to Kan sas City and to endure rides In ambu lances over rough pavements. Following is a list! of the dead: Daniel McAnna, Slater, Mo., conductor of the freight train. P. J. Anderson, Slater, Mo., engineer of the freight tral. Frank Brlggs, engineer flf the passenger train. L S. Rogers, Chicago, United States Ex press Company messenger. Mrs. Gill and daughter, Goodland, Ind. D. W. Hooker, of Syracuse, N. Y., died on the train. Mrs. C "W. Snyder, Jasper, N. Y., died on the train. M. L. Roy, cashier of the "Wilmington, III., bank, died on train. Sydney Jones, Kansas City, died at St Joseph's HosDital. Daniel Donnelly, Mexico, Mo., fireman of the freight train, died at University Hos pital. Mrs. L. J. Curtis, Genesee, N. Y., died at University Hospital. Mrs. Dickson. 67 years of age, died at University Hospital. Miss Lulu Rider, 25 years old, Kentland, Ind. Mrs. Frances "Walker, of Brooklyn, N. Y., mother of Arthur , Walker, Denver, died at St- Joseph's Hospital. Aged unidentified woman, died at St Joseph's Hospital. The injured are: O. D. Sanborn, Che noa, 111., head, hand and face scalded; E. A. Kaugmeff, Chicago, back and arms sprained; Mrs. Bertha C. Mitchell and Mrs. Newton Mitchell, Pontlac, 111., hands and laces scalded; Dr. J. D. Adsit, wife and baby, Hoopeston, Ills., hands and faces burned; Mrs. Llbbie Elklns. Bloomlngton, 111., hands and la.ee scalded. The following were also badly scalded: Margaret Flnucane, Troy, Kan.; Sela Hardy, Hoopeston, 111.; C. E. Null, Mex ico, Mo.; Gus "Williams (colored). New Or leans; Miss Sadie E. Taylor, "Wilmington, 111.; Mrs. J. A. Miller, Bloomlngton, 111.; Mllda Hysllp, Chenoa, 111.,; Leoija Miller, Bloomlngton, 111.; Mrs. S. A. D. Harry; Professor S. A. D. Harry. Hoopeston, 111.; Leslie L. Coleman, Paw Paw, "Wis.; an "unidentified elderly woman, unconscious. At University Hospital are the fol lowing: Miss Emma Dickson, "Wilming ton, III., face and arms burned; Ell "Walker, Louisville, O., slight bruises; Mrs. Katherine Walker. Louisville, O., limbs and face cut; G. P. Dickson, Fair bury, I1L, slightly bruised: Miss Ora Toll man," Valparaiso, Ind., face and arms burned; Mrs. Levi Archer, Cromwell, Ind., left arm fractured and. burned; Mrs. Mary Mayer, Louisville. O., slightly bruised; Mrs. Anna Morrison, "Valparaiso, Ind., lace and arms badly burned; E. C. Bray, Chicago, neck sprained, head cut and In ternal injuries; Miss Lottie Still, Hor neilsvllle, N. Y., face, arms and hands badly burned; Mrs. C. W. Snyder, Jasper, 111., face and arms burne. The passenger train was traveling in three sections, on account of the heavy Epworth League business to San Francis co. The wrecked train was the first sec tion and contained no Leaguers. Conduc tor McAnna, of the freight train, east bound, had been ordered to meet the sec ond section nf thc passenger at Slater, the next station east of Norton, but ap parently overlooked the fact that the first section, which was 15 minutes late, had not passed. The front brakeman on the freight, who was about four cars from the engine, says Conductor McAnna assumed the throttle himself on leaving Marshall and was running the engine when the col lision occurred. The trains met two miles west of Norton on a curve surmounting a high embankment The trains collided while going at a good rate of speed. The engines were pushed to either side of the track and practically demolished, while the forward cars of the passenger train telescoped each other. The forward Pullman and the tourist sleeper in front were burned. The baggage car was wrecked and freight cars were piled on both engines and burned. The train whicli was wrecked was one of the finest passen ger trains in the United States. The equip ment was all new, including the sleeping cars, coaches, baggage car and locomo tive. On the arrival at Kansas City of the train bearing the wounded, the sufferers were taken to St Joseph's and University Hospitals, where everything possible was done for them. On the journey from Sla ter four of the injured died and their bodies were taken to an undertaking es tablishment here. The Injured suffered mostly from scalds due to escaping steam from the wrecked locomotives, there being no broken limbs. Some of the victims, had inhaled steam and were In worse condition than a first examination indicated. Soon after their arrival here three of the Injured died at University Hospital and one at St Joseph's Hospital. Identification of the dead was difficult because the clothing had been removed to apply relief to the scalded surface. One of the deaths at University Hospital was that of an old woman named Mrs. Dickson, of Wilmington, HI. Her daugh ter is in the hospital, not seriously burned: Miss Lulu Rider, of Kentland, Ind., aged iS, was terribly mutilated, her face being crushed and her body scalded. She died at University Hospital at 7 o'clock. Miss Hilda Hyslip, of Chenoa, 111., scalded and burned on back, shoulder, head and face, h the most seriously Injured of the pa rents at University .Hospital. . E. C Bray, l Chicago, Is at University Hospital with neck sprained, head cut and internal 'In juries, .but with a chance of recovery. KANSAS CITY, July 11. Mrs. S. A. D. Harry, of Hoopeston. 111., died at St Jo seph's Hospital at 1:30 this (Thursday) morning. Her husband, Professor Harry, Is also In the hospital. Leslie S. Coleman, of Pawpaw, Mich., will not live through the night, nor will Mrs J. D. Adsit, of Hoopeston, 111., wife of Dr. Adsit. The Yellowstone Park Accident. HELENA, Mont.. July 10. Of the two unfortunate women who fell In the Paint Pots at the Thumb in the Yellowstone National Park Saturday, Mrs. L. C. Za brlskie was burned acros sher breast and shoulders and about the limbs, some clay getting as high as her neck and face. Miss Zabrlskle escaped somewhat more fortunately, but she, too, will be marked for life. The action of the boiling mud is similar to that of molten lead, and makes a fearful burn. Mrs. Zabrlskle and daughter were just finishing a three years' tour of the world. Their son and brother left them at San Francisco and went to Brooklyn. The two ladies are now at the Lake Hotel, resting comfortably. Killed by a Iilve Wire. CAMERON, Colo.. July 10. Ed Nelson, of Chicago, was killed by a live electric wire running into the barn of W. G. Wag ner, Town Recorder, at whose house he was a guest Not knowing that he was entangled In the wire, Nelson turned on the current to light up the barn. The odor of burning flesh attracted Wagner, who realized at once that his friend had been shocked. He attempted to disentangle him from the wire, and was him self knocked over and rendered uncon scious. Several others attracted to the scene had a similar experience. The cur rent was finally cut off, but not before Nelson had been literally cooked by the electric current Mr. Nelson has a broth er and several sisters In Evanston, 111. Smelter Explosion Caused Fire. EL PASO, Tex., July 10. An explosion occurred in the engine room of the Kan sas City Consolidated Smelter Company today, which set fire to the building, causing a loss of 1150,000. Thirteen men employed at the works were injured, one fatally. The fire burned for four hours and was finally extinguished by the local fire department, which was called to the scene. The hot blast was stopped by the breaking of the belt which connected it with the machinery. This caused the gas from the furnace to rush back into the pipes, which were exploded. LONDON PRO-WAR MEETING Stock Brokers Endorse the Govern ment's Policy. LONDON, July 10. At the Guild Hall today a meeting was held in support of the Government's war policy. It was a great success from the "Jingo" point of view. The idea originated on the stock exchange and was intended as an offset to the recent pro-Boer gathering at Queen's Hall. The great hall, having a capacity of 4000 persons, did not suffice to contain the crowd, which necessitated an overflow meeting outsldeP where the pro-war enthusiasts made a demonstra tion of even more pronounced character than that of the stock brokers within. The British Generals were cheered and the names of Henry Labouchere and other sympathizers were hissed and hoot ed. The Lord Mayor presided, surround ed by conservative members of the House of Commons, bankers and others. A resolution expressing complete confidence in the South African policy of the Gov ernment and protesting against the at tacks of the opposition, which were char acterized as unpatriotic, was adopted In the midst of wild scenes of enthusiasm. Lawyer Hnmmell Hurt. LONDON, July 10. It Is now stated that A. A. Hummell, the New York law yer, did not sustain a fracture of the skull In his runaway accident yesterday afternoon. At the hospital It is stated there is no reason why he should not be removed tomorrow. Educational Bill Carried. NEW YORK, July 10. The Salisbury Government succeeded In carrying Its ed ucational bill by the handsome majority of 333 votes against 215, says the Tribune's London correspondent. Sunstrokes in Xorvrny. CHRISTIANIA, July 10. Intense heat prevailed here today, the temperature reaching 91 degrees. Many persons and horses were overcome. THE CUBAN CONSTITUTION. Manner in Which the Piatt Amend ment Is Incorporated. NEW YORK, July 10. The War Depart ment has received an official copy of the constitution of the Republic of Cuba, says a Washington dispatch to the Tribune, duly authorized by General Wood, and the proper authorities and the document is now being carefully translated into English by the expert linguists of the in sular division. Chief Interest naturally centers In the manner in which the Cu ban convention has incorporated the so called Piatt amendment In the document It appears from the official draft that the convention has formally conformed to all the requirements, taking care, how ever, to do bo with least possible injury to a condition of Cuban self-respect The eight articles of the Piatt resolution which were enacted by Congress as an amendment to the last Army appropria tion bill are not made a "part" of the con stitution in the sense of entering bodily into its composition, but they appear as "an ordinance appended thereto," follow ing the voluminous articles of the .funda mental law of the land, without comment or explanation other than the simple title: "Appendix." As a further concession to the public pride manifested by the Cu bans, the last article of the Piatt resolu tion Is changed somewhat As Congress adopted it this article read: "VIII That by way of further assur ance, the Government of Cuba will em body the foregoing provisions in a -permanent treaty with the United States." The Cuban convention has stricken out the words, "That by way of further assur ance," and the article is left to assert with simple directness: "The Government of Cuba will," etc. The Negro Population. NEW YORK, July 10. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Predictions based on the census of 1S90 that the negro population of the United States would gradually decrease in proportion to the total population are nol borne out by the statistics of the present census. The negro population in the United States In 1S90 was 11.03 per cent of the total, a decrease from 13.12 per cent in 1880, This year the percentage will be somewhat less than 11. though until the compilation of statistics has been more nearly completed it will be impossible to give exact figures. In some of the Southern States the ne gro population is increasing faster in pro portion than the white. In the border states there seems to be a little falling off, and in the Northern States to which the tide of European immigration flows stronger, the white population Is Increas ing more rapidly, though this does not hold good In some special localities, such as cities in which negro servants, jeepe clally In hotels, are rapidly displacing white men and women. Napoleon Lebrnn. NEW YORK, July 10.-Napoleon Le brun, an architect of prominence, Is dead at his home here from old age. He was born In Philadelphia, in 1821. Don't think you have drunk the ne plus ultra nf roln until vftu hav trlofl Onnlr'e J Imperial Extra Dry Champagne, HELD THE LAST RALLY .CLOSE OF THE COXVENTION OF THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS. Much of the Day's Discussion "Was by Missionaries on Their "Work in Foreign Lands. CINCINNATI, O., July 10.-,Th'e 20th International convention of Christian Endeavorers came to a close today. While In attendance the meeting was not up to expectations, the convention from beginning to end was a brilliant suc cess. The programme for today was ar ranged upon a more elaborate scale than that of the previous four days, but owing to the consolidation of the three programmes Into two big meetings, the speakers were requested to boil down their addresses-. The quiet hour meetings of the Revs. Floyd W. Tompkins, of Philadelphia, and Cornelius Woelkin,- of Brooklyn, again ushered In the day's programme. Audi toriums Endeavor- and Wllllston were then used for two big rallies in the morn ing, devoted to a discussion of the 10th anniversary session of the society. Sec retary John Willis Baer, of Boston, pre sided in Auditorium Endeavor. George W. Coleman, of Boston, described the Christian Endeavor .work "Among the Soldiers and Sailors." He said that two went down with the Maine In Havanna harbor and that 12 more sailed with Dewey and theOlympia into Manila Bay. Rev. G. W. Moore, of Nashville, Tenn., told of the work among the Afro-Americans and Frederick A. Wallace, of Lex ington, Ky., described the prison work of the Endeavorers. Rev. J. F. Cowan, of Boston, dwelt on the work among the foreigners in tin's country. Bishop B. W. Arnett, of Wllberforce, O., presided at the meeting in Auditor ium Wllllston. "What the Church Has Gained" was read by J. W. Butler, of Washington, D. C, "in part as follows: "Christian Endeavor, yet In Its infancy. Is a new discovery among religious forces and Is of limitless application. The church of the living God has always cherished childhood and youth; bub It re mained for this generation to make child hood and youth a trained force In the kingdom of God. It supplements the work of the Christian home and of the Sunday School, and of the church Itself, by or ganizing and equipping our boys and girls, our young men and young women for the 'firing line,' In the ever present battle for God against the powers of darkness. And there is no work for the kingdom, wheth er in the home, In the state, lp the church. In Christian or In non-Christian lands for which the army of Christian Endeavor is not being prepared." Rev. Harlan L. Freeman, of Sheridan vllle, Pa., spoke of the international fel lowship of the society as follows: "Other evangelical agencies have done much in arousing Christian fellowship, but the Endeavor movement has held this as one of its distinctive features and has attained to a splendid success. Christian Endeavor has made it fashionable among the churches to keep an open front and let the world know thafl while there Is a difference of tastes and methods, there is a common purpose. Twenty years of this Influence has made quarreling among the churches unpopular. Not only has a fra ternal feeling been diffused around the globe, but also an aggressive spirit of world enterprise has been aroused -and is the signal service of interdenominational fraternity." Rev. W. S. Ament, of Pekln, China, spoke on "International and Inter-racial Fellowship". President Clark on "The World's Christian Endeavor Union," and Rev. George H. Hubbard, of China, on "China's Greeting to Intermediate So ciety." The afternoon rallies were giveii over to the missionaries for a discussion of their needs. President Clark presided at the meeting in ,Audltorlum Endeavor, Robert E. Speer, of New York, a mem ber of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, made an eloquent appeal to Christians to carry out the Injunction of the Savior to teach the Gospel in all lands. Rev. W- P. Hotchklss, of East Coast, Africa, told a thrilling- story of the establishment of his mission -in the Jungle. The storjr of the siege of the City of Pekln was told by Rev. Courte nay H. Fenn, of Pekln, China, who was one of the Ministers besieged by the Boxers In the city of Pekln. The evil of the opium and liquor traffic In missionary fields was given a scoring. Rev. G. L. Wharton, of Hiram, O., a missionary, said that they were the greatest evils In the missionary ' fields, because the cheapest, strongest and most maddening kinds of liquors -were used by the masses of the heathen.. Rev. J. P. Jonef, of India, stated that for many centuries India was a sober nation, till the coming of the Anglo-Saxon with his drinks, and that today drunkenness was regarded by many as a mark of certain distinction. If England should evacuate India to day, he said, the greatest evil of her occupancy would be the number of empty whisky bottles. Edward Holton, of India, corroborated these statements and the meeting was concluded by an address on "My Native Land," by Rev. David J. Burrell, of New York. He exhorted the Americans to watch closely our public American schools toseo that no arro gant assumption of authority by any church should endeavor to control them, Women predominated in the big rally in Auditorium Wllllston in the afternoon, which was presided over by Bishop Alex Walters, of New Jersey- Samuel B. Capen, of Boston, warned his hearers to beware of Russia, which, he said, was holding down the Christian Endeavorers In Russian territories. Rev. A. A. Ful ton, of Canton, China, talked on "Sys tematic and Proportionate Giving," say ing that the Christians were behind the Chinese in this respect "Three Mission ary Watchwords," was discussed by Rev. George Darsle, of Frankfort, Ky. Rev, Charles H. Ranson, of South Africa, and Rev. A. M. Myklal, of Japan, told of the work of Christian Endeavorers in the foreign missionary field. The dally Bible study and personal workers' conference and the daily equip ment conference concluded their meet ings this afternoon, as also did the prison workers. The climax of the convention was reached in the farewell meetings held simultaneously In ' Auditorium Endeavor and Wllllston tonight Fully 20,000 people were present. President Francis Clark presided in Auditorium Endeavor, and Rev. William Shaw In Auditorium Wll llston. They were "purpose" meetings, and as the roll of states was called the leaders of the various delegations re sponded in brief talks, telling of their plans for spreading Christian Endeavor during the coming year. Japan. China, Africa, Australia, India, Persia and Armenia were also represented and re sponded. The Endeavorers at Foo Chow,. China, presented to the convention a- beautiful hand-painted silk banner of exquisite Chinese workmanship, which will be presented to the state that shows the best general development between this and the next biennial convention. t The banner was entrusted to the care of Philadelphia and Chicago until the con vention. The local Endeavorers at Osaka, Japan, also presented a banner -.which will be presented two years hence to the city having the biggest growth in its societies. The Range Fencing Question, DENVER, July 10. The most important business transacted by the board of di rectors of the American Cattle-Growers' Association, at its meeting in this city, which ended today, was to pass a resolu tion recommending that the next conven tion eliminate from the constitution tho assessment feature of raising money to defray extraordinary expenses of the as sociation, which has proved unpopular. The board Is working to preserve a status quo on the range fencing question until the next Congress meets and it is seen what that body will do on the leasing question. President Lusk will appoint a committee to draft a leasing bill. The board will meet in this city again the first Monday in November. CLOUDBURST IN MONTANA. Railroad a Heavy Sufferer Farms Overflowed and. Crops Destroyed. HELENA, Mont, July 10. Reports from the scene of the cloudburst near Wlckes yesterday Indicate that the Mon tana Central Railway was the heaviest sufferer. The railroad a short distance im. tnat town was damaged for about C00 feet, bridges and approaches being washed away, so that it will probably be a week before permanent repairs are made. At Corbln, a few miles below Wlckes, the concentrator of the Helena & Livingston Smelting & Reduction Com pany was damaged to the extent of sev eral thousand dollars by the supports of the building being washed away and some of the machinery covered with debris. The damage in Corbln was confined en tirely to goods in stores being covered by water. About five miles below Corbln the farms- of a number of ranchmen were overflowed and crops destroyed.' County roads and bridges for about eight miles were damaged and washed out There were no fatalities. The cloudburst oc curred near Wlckes, and by the time the wall of water had reached Corbln It was a raging torrent For a . distance of 15 miles all the streams rose and In some places within a few miles of Helena low lands were overflowed. Little Damage at Galveston. GALVESTON, Tex., July 10. Two hund red dollars will more than cover the damage occasioned by wind and water from last night's storm. Four small houses were floated from their foundations and overturned. The tide was six feet, which is the highest since 1SS6, with the exception of the storm of last Septem ber. The Galveston Weather Bureau at 10 o'clook tonight announced that the dis turbance is moving northwest and Is now central west of San Antonio. A high tide Is predicted for Galveston tonight, but nothing like as high as that of last night. People living In the beach district have returned to their homes. Rain S.torm in Arizona. PHOENIX, Ariz,, July 10. A storm of wide and in some places very heavy di mensions has swept over Central Arizona, breaking the heated spell .of unusual length and Intensity.' In parts of the Salt River "Valley rain was of sufficient volume to be pf vast benefit to grain and fruit crops, and in the mountains to the north the storm was a hard one. In the vicinity of Prescott and as far east as Jerome and south to Mayer, telephone wires are down. "Wind and Tide in a Texas Town. VICTORIA. Tex., July 10. Reports of great damage and loss of life at Port LaVnca are without foundation. The disturbance was a hard wind and high tide, which caused some damage to small craft in the harbor and wrecked a danc ing pavilion and the wharves. The dam age will not exceed $2500. No lives were lost and only a few persons were hurt, none seriously. i THE KANSAS DROUTH. Effect of the Hot Wave on Crop Few Prostrations. TOPEKA, Kan., July 10. Kansas is Just as hot as It was yesterday and many de grees dryer. The temperatures through out the state today ranged from 100 to 108. On account of- the dryness of the at mosphere very fpw prostrations were re ported, but the damage to crops and fruit was widespread. 'Worn has been serious ly damaged, though there Is yefr some- hope for the late, product. Early cprn will not yield anything. Late corn shrivels up during the day, but at night unfolds again. The farmers are cultivating It well, and the weeds are entirely missing. If ram comes within the present week Kansas will yet have a good crop of late corn. The splendid fruit prospects of early Spring are entirely blighted. Berries and small fruits are a total loss. Apples, peach and pear trees are shriveling up and dying in the fierce heat. There Is widespread depression through out the state because of the drought, which is the worst ever experienced here, bat Kansas farmers are better prepared to endure the consequences of a drought now than for many years past. The wheat crop was never better and most of tho farmers are out of debt As serious as the loss of. the crops in Kansas is, the diminution of the water supply In the cltlei fs felt more. Most of the larger cities would be tonight helpless in the face of a large fire, on account of the inability of the water companies to keep up the proper pressure on the mains. No Change at Omaha. OMAHA, Neb., July 10. Today's weath er conditions were on a par with those of yesterday, the mercury reaching 102 at 3 o'clock A moderately warm south wind blew most of the day and similar condl ditlons prevail throughout most pf the state. With the exception of the south ern portions, the damage to corn has not been extensive, although a continuation of the winds will soon cause widespread destruction. Stifling: at Chicago. CHICAGO. July 10. Not since the es tablishment of the Weather Bureau has this city experienced such terrlfflc heat as affected it today. The high mark was 102 In the shade in the office of the Weather Bureau. The wind blew with force from the west and southwest and a hotter, more stifling air was never felt in this city before. Temperature 109 at St, Joseph. ' ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 10. The temper, ature In the heart, of the city today was 109, the highest point reached this Sum mer. The corn crop In the northern part of Missouri is killed, fne first time in the history of the Platte purchase. Near Top Mark at St. Lonis. ST. PAUL, July 10. A temperature of 103ln the shade, registered this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Weather Bureau, broke all records, with one exception, for the last 20 years. i HUMAN LIFE INCREASING. Demonstrated by the Records of the Mntnal Life Insurance Company. NEW YORK, July 10, 1901. After eight years of work on the mortality records of 608,000 persons, the actuaries of Eng land and Scotland declare that the aver age length of human life is Increasing. This agrees with the conclusions of tho great American companies. The Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New York, by far the largest and strongest institu tion of the kind In the world, demon, strated some years ago that the average duration pf human life has Increased no tably oyer what It was in America at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Officers of the Mutual say its records of more than L0Q0,O0ft lives on which the company has written Insurance, If an alyzed today, would undoubtedly show the same result as is set forth by the British investigation. The Mutual Life reports an Increasing demand for Investlment Insurance, par ticularly for its 5 per cent gold bond policies, which, apart from the protection they give, yield a much larger net return than Government bonds, and are just as safe. Increased expectation of life is bclievtri to It? tan reason ft tins popu lar favor, and not alone the lower pre mium rates and higher guarantees of the Mutual. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GENERAL TOPIC BEFORE ' TEACH ERS' NATIONAL CONVENTION. List of Officers Nominated Papers Read on the Evils of Fads in the Schoolroom. DETROIT. July 10. Two general meet ings of the National Educational Associa tion, a meeting of the Indian Educational Department and 10 separate department meetings have kept the delegates to the 40th National Educational Association Convention busy today. The nominating committee this after noon selected the following officers, who will be voted on later by the convention: President, William Bradshear, president of Iowa College; treasurer, Charles H. Keyes, Hartford, Conn. Eleven vice presidents were also placed in nomination. It is considered probable that the conven tion tvIII ratify these nominations. "Elementary Education was the general topic discussed under various heads this morning. Bishop Foley, ot Detroit, opened the session with prayer. President Green then Introduced L. Louis Soldan, Super intendent of City Schools, St. Louis, as the first speaker. His paper was on "What Is a Fad?" He said: "The wonderful achievements made in public Instruction in the last 10 years has been attended by certain Incidental de fects, which, while they may neither be serious nor extensive, have nevertheless attracted public attention and have roused censure In the public prints. "There has been a widespread discus sion in regard to what has been called 'fads In education.' The charge Is made that In many places public schools under take to teach what Is not necessary to the neglect and disregard of the essentials' of common school education. There Is the widest possible difference in regard to the question, 'What Is a Fad?' Anything on which stress Is laid in excess of itj3 real educational value, and which for a time Is overestimated Is called a fad. What Is a fad today may prove through practice and through support which It, finds In public opinion a necessary and serious educational want, and be an in novation which will take rank among the proper subjects of instruction or edu cational practices in the school-room. "Drawing, music, and manual training have frequently been called fads. They are not fads as long as they are lim ited to the elements of these arts. To give the child a knowledge of some popular songs, to have the school open and close with music, does not seem open to objection. Drawing, as long as its object is teh cultivation of the mind, and eye in the elements of form, is a branch which is universally useful, and may properly be considered a part of pub lic education. If, however, Instruction in drawing or music is carried to an extreme, If the aim is not to educate the powers of each child, but to train artists, these studies, otherwise valuable, may become fads. Any study or any al leged school-room practice will become a fad when exagerated and carried be yond Its true value. "Not a few errors," called 'fads,' find their origin In the tendency of modern education to leave everything to Individ ual judgment and caprice. Where the amount of educational work to be done at each stage In a child's school life has been definitely determined and fixed by a sensible course of study, the teacher works with a feeling of no responsibility and concentrates his attention and thought on the solid school work. Where the course of study, however. Is left to individual choice and caprice, instruction" Is liable to wander and include education al practices and devices which are orna mental rather than useful. "Fads, however, are not altogether of the teacher's creation. Not a few orlgl- nate in tho erroneous demands of the community. The idea that common school education should be limited to three Rs wasa fad of the worst description. The demand that spelling should be cultivated by the old mechanical methods of constant oral drill tends to throw other more Im portant studies, for Instance, the ability to write good English well-spelled and well-arranged composition into the- hack ground. The good sense of the teachers and of the American people are the best safeguards against the prevalence of fads in public school instruction. They both demand that education should con stantly adjust itself to the requirements of life and to the development of the best faculties ot the child, and that the neces sary and useful in education shall ever be placed abovo the merely ornamental." William K. Fowler, State Superintend-, ent of Public Instruction or Nebraska, in discussing "What Is a Fad?" said: "We lack the time, and the public lacks the patience to wait for results In uncer- tain experimentation In the grammatical grades. That which the public schools do In the direction of developing and strengthening an earnest desire for better living, for honest labor, for higher citizen ship, for independence, for self-reliance, is not faddlsm." -Despite the severe heat, the audience kept on increasing until, when J. H, Van Sickle, of Baltimore, arose to deliver his paper on "Is the Curriculum Over crowded?" chairs were at a premium. Mr. Van Sickle elucidated the following propo sition: "The curriculum Is overcrowded by whatever it contains that lacks wholly tho element of present use of the child. Just to fhe extent that purposeless work Is done, or work with a purpose so far In the future as to be out of touch with child life, just to that extent Is the curriculum overcrowded." Charles H. Richards, of New York, spoke on "How Early May Handwork Be Made a Part of School Work?" He said. "Every consideration of child nature points to the Immense significance of handwork as a feature of Instruction from the very beginning of school life. The real question Is not how early should handwork bo Introduced In the school, but how late should It be extended. With the child of the early primary grades, handwork is one of the natural channels thr6ugh which the inner thought and feel ing find expression." William M. Davidson, superintendent of city schools of Topeka, Kan., was the last speaker discussing the paper. Mr. Davidson contended that the curriculum was not overcrowded. At the session of the Indian educational department, Professor C. M. Woodward, of Washington University, St. Louis, read a paper on "What Shall Be Taught in an Indian School?" He argued foe an in dustrial education, one that would make the Indian self-supporting. At the meet ing of the department of higher educatlop and child study and kindergartens, Miss Charlotte M. Powe, of Columbia, S. C, read a paper on "Work and Play In the Primary and Grammar Grades." In the department of school administration, thc feature was the addresses by .H. L. Bone brake, State Commissioner of Schools for Ohio, on the "Centralization of Rural Schools." Papers on "The Function of the State University," by President R. H. Jesse, of the University of Missouri, and "Rise of Education In the Sixteenth Cen tury," by J. W. Perrin, of Cleveland, professor In Western Reserve University, with the discussion of them,, occupied the session of the department of higher edu cation. The paper by General Francis F. Brandt, of Philadelphia, on "The Relation of the State to the Defective Child," was the feature of the department of educa tion for the deaf, dumb and feeble-minded. Dean James E. Russell, of the Teachers College, Columbia University, read the paper of the afternoon before the depart ment of normal schools on the "Train ing of Tcacners for Secondary Schools.1' At the general session tonight papers were read by Frederick C Crunden, of St Louis, and Principal George M. Grant, of Queen'3 University, Kingston, Ont. The heat was very oppressive tonight and as a result there was the smallest audience of the convention In attendance. L. R VERDERY - CATARRHAL TRIED PHYSICIANS AND VISITED SPRINGS. Leonard F. Verdery, real estate and renting agent, of Augusta, Ga., writes: . "With many others I want to add my testimonial to the wonderful good Peruna has done me. I have been a great suf ferer from catarrhal dyspepsia. tried many physicians, visited a good many Springs, but I believe Peruna has done more for me than all of the above put together. I feel like a new person. I have taken the Peruna and Manalln to gether and always expect to have a bottle In my home." Leonard F. Verdery. Mr. R. M. Baker, a prominent citizen of Buckhead, Ga., writes in a recent let ter his experience with Peruna to build up a broken down system. He says: "Some time ago I was troubled with catarrh of the stomach and spent lots of money In buying so-called catarrh med icines and paying doctor's bills. Peruna was recommended" to me by a friend and after taking a few bottles I am happy to say that I am now entirely cured. "I can recommend Peruna because I believe It to be the best catarrh medicine on the market. My whole system xvna ont of order and my health gener ally yrna very had, but since talcinpr Peruna I nm now enjoyinf? better health than I can ever remember, and fully believe that Peruna did thc work. I "shall always speak a good word In Its behalf." Catarrh assumes different phases In different seasons of the year. In the summer the stomach and bowels suffer the oftenest as the seat of the trouble. TO CUT OFF OUR IMPORTS. Agricultural Department Working Along Tltis Line. WASHINGTON. July 6. In a recent Interview on the work of the Agricultural Department Secretory Wilson said one of its principal alms at the present time is to enable the people of the United States to produce the agricultural products we are now purchasing from foreign coun tries. During the past year we pur chased half as much agricultural prod ucts as we sold, that Is, we sold about $844,000,000 worth and purchased $420,000,000 worth. The department Is trying to de termine In what sections of the country sugar can best be produced, thereby dis pensing with further Importation of that commodity. Secretary Wilson is of the opinion that with the growth of the beet sugar Industry the -United States will soon be able to Ignore foreign sugars al together. When this time arrives, he be lieves the sugar trust will have disap peared, for the reason that the trust refines imported brown sugar, while the American "factories will finish the prod uct and place It in entire readiness for sale in the markets. The Secretary places much reliance in the American tea industry of the future. Northern capital Is becoming Interested in South Carolina's tea fields, and, fur thermore, it is being demonstrated that other Sluthern and Gulf States are ad mirably suited to tea raising, and efforts are now being made to Interest farmers there in this industry. The plants being distributed are Imported from China, Cey lon and Japan. Rice culture Is also spread ing rapidly. The first American-grown rice was of an inferior grade, but recent importations of Japanese rice gives prom ise of more successful crops this season. Tho department is now busily engaged In studying a diversity of Interests which are to bo promoted In our insular pos sessions. The natives need Instruction and encouragement, and this the depart ment proposes to furnish. For example, In the Philippines there Is need of native grown fodder for the, 13,000 horses and mules maintained there by our military forces. There Is ample opportunity for growing hay and other fodder, but the natives have no knowledge along this line. In the past the coffee Industry in the islands has been sadly neglected. It is hoped In time to revive this Industry, put plantations upon a good working basis and extend the growth of this Im portant bean to many parts of the several islands. The United States annually buys $30,000, 000 worth of rubber. Investigation has shown that Porto Rico, Hawaii and tho Philippines are not only growing rubber, but that the rubber plantations or forests, as they may be called, can be greatly ex tended, and in a short time the entire Im port of rubber consumed In the United States can be obtained from these islands and at a much less cost than at present. Secretary Wilson is enthusiastic over the Introduction, of maccaronl wheats, which he predicts will thrive in the semi-arid regions. Our islands will supply the spices, and the Southern States our cot ton. In a word. Secretary Wilson firmly believes tho United States is capable producing all the agricultural products It now Imports from foreign countries, artd that In time, with the steady develop ment ot our many agricultural Industries, our trade with abroad that Is, our im port trade will have disappeared. GARNEGIE NOT THROUGH. He Still Has 9280,000,000 to Give to the Fnulic. NEW YORK, July 10. The Herald says: "Andrew Carnegie still has 55,000,000 ($280,000,000) to give away In public bene factions. Mr. Carnegie himself is author ity for this statement, which he made re cently at Sklbo Castle to a member of the New York Chamber of Commerce commit tee, who Is now in this city, but wishes his name kept secret Several members of the Now York Chamber of Commerce delegation which went to England recent ly visited Mr, Carnegie at Sklbo Castle, and wl,th them he discussed his gifts o the public. He remarked that In the fu ture he meant to make other donations more extensive than heretofore to .public institutions. According to Mr. Carnegie, he Is still undecided in what manner to dispone of his wealth for the public good. He, wishes the public to obtain the best results from his future benefactions, and for that reason has iot yet formulated any philanthropic 'statements. Mr. Car negie admitted that free libraries and other educational Institutions would un doubtedly obtain a portion of tho millions in question, In order that the plans he had previously adopted should be fully developed. His hearers judged from what he said that he was considering tho ad visability of directing his wealth toward endowing and supporting art galleries, scientific museums and similar .institu tions." Carnegie Library tor Alameda. ALAMEDA, Cal.. July 10. Andrew Car negie has given this city $35,000 for a public library building. t i ' THE PYTHIAN FRAUDS. Officers Responsible for the Trouble "Will Be Prosecuted:. CHICAGO, July 10. The Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, now In session In Chicago Investigating fhe affairs Of the endowment jank of the order, late tonight accepted the resignation ot John H. Hln sey, ex-president of the endowment rank, as a member of the board of control. Fol lowing this, the Supreme Lodge adopted a resolution which instructed the supreme chancellor and board, ot control to prose, cute civilly and criminally all persons liable for offenses committed against the endowment rank. This resolution passed by a unanimous vote, as did another which instructed the chancellor com mander and board of control to proceed with a view toward expulsion of members of the order in their respective lodges who might be found guilty of violating HAD FEELS LIKE A NEW PERSON, THANKS TO PERUNA. DYSPEPSIACURED ftSfe WP5 t g - mm I iiSifij Leonard F. Verdery. 'O Peruna cures catarrh wherever located. If you do not derive prompt -and satis factory results from the use of Peruna. write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a. full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad. vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Ideal For Children. " As an antiseptic and hygienic mouth, wash, especially where there are artificial dentures, and for the care and preserva tion of the teeth and gums, I cordially recommend Hozodont. 1 con aider it thc ideal dentifrice for children's use." Sample forSc OGl AKTISEPTIC mom Fortho TEETH and BREATH. Bymau;25and7Sc. Hali,&RuckL,N". Y.Cltji their obligations in the handling of funds. After adjournment of tonight's session. 18 and said that If criminal prosecutions are Instituted, which now seems to be almost certain, a number of men who were for merly connected wl"th the endowment rank and whom the Supreme Lodge mem bers considered responsible for the pres ent financial condition, will be Involved. Mr. Hlnsey made good his promise to appear before the Supremo Council In his own defense. It was said that his explan ations regarding the Investments of funds, made while he was at the head of the rank, were far from satisfactory to the Supreme Lodge representatives. Mr. Hln sey Is a member of Inrer-Doman Lodge, of this city, and it Is probable the supremo officers will prefer their charges against him In that lodge. As to how to, replenish the funds, the Supreme Lodge has not as yet decided: There Is a proposition before It to In crease materially the monthly payment's on Insurance, policies. It seemed to bo the opinion 6f the representatives that this would be adopted. Ilnrry Mann Dying. NEW YofclC. Julv 10. Harry Mann, business manager of the Knickerbocker Theater, isi&uccumblng to an attack'-of Bright's dlsiase, which first prostrated) him six months ago. He has been in -a comatose condition since yesterday. Em manuel Hayman, or "Harry Mann," as he he Is widely known In theatrical circles, is a brother of Al Hayman, the head o" the theatrical syndicate. He was born In Wheeling, W. Va November 7. 1S50. andi educated at Norrlstown, Pa., College. Ho has managed a number of leading play houses, among them thc Madison Snuare, Fifth Avenue, Fourteenth Street and Knickerbocker, of this city; the Columbia, of Brooklyn, and the California and Bald win, of San Francisco. Ungcr and TBrown Sentenced. CHICAGO, July 10. Dr. August Unger and Weyland Brown, convicted of conspir acy to defraud Insurance companies In connection with the death of Maria Defen bacn,'.were today sentenced to the peni tentiary by Judge Tuley on an Indetermin ate sentence. . The Yonngcru Paroled. STf PAUL, Minn., July 10. The Stato Pardon Board today approved tho parole of .Colo and James Younger, who havo been In the Stillwater Penitentiary for tho past 25 years for complicity in the robbery and murder at tlte time of the raid on the Northfleld, Minn., Bank. Daughter of ex-President Johnson. .GREENVILLE, Tenn., July 10. Mrs. Martha Patterson, the last of the chil dren of ex-President Johnson, died this morning. 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