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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If you do not derive prompt -and satis
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write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a.
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad.
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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
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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. Mrs. Patterson's death leaves
only five survivors of the Johnson family.
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Minister Yes, children, we all have beset
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what do you suppose Is my besettinc sin?
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