II v "P THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. JULY 19, 1902. SETTLERS' RATES AGAIN rXIOX PACIFIC QUOTES THEM FOR SEPTEMBER. AXD OCTOBER. Same n Last Spring ?25 From Mis souri River, JfSO From St. Louis, 033 From Chicago. ? SPOKANE, Wash.. July 18. The Union Pacific today announced that special, set tlers rates -will be given in September and October from the Missouri River and St. Paul to the Coast. A one-way special set tlers' ticket -will be lBsued, the rate being about $22 50 from Omaha to Spokane, and J25 to the Coast. Other transcontinental line are expected to meet the rates, and it Is thought the rush of homeseekers may rival that of a year ago. General Passenger Ageit Craig, of the O. R & N., "who is now in the East, tele graphed yesterday that the settlers' rates wouid be put in by the Union Pacific and the O. R. & N. They will apply to all points on the Southern Pacific north of California. The purpose of this rate at that time is to get the benefit of tho work of the Harriman Immigration agents. Mr. Craig also telegraphed that for the NaConal G. A. R. encampment, tp be held Jn "Washington, D. C, the special round trip rate of $6150 to Chicago would be made. Tickets from Chicago will be $15 S5 for the round trip. They will bo sold September 29 and 20, and will be good un til November SO. For the National Irrigation Congress at Colorado Springs, October 2 and 3, tickets from Portland will be sold for the round trip at the regular one-way price, limited to SO days. PAMPHLET OX RESOURCES. To Be Issued by Board of Trade for Immigration Agents. DALLAS, Or., July 18. If Dallas and Polk County are not thoroughly adver tised to the Middle West it will be no fault of the enterprising citizens of Dallas, who tonight, at a mass meeting at the Courthouse, voted to have printed 100,000 10-page pamphlets descriptive of the city and the county's resources, and place It in the hands of C. M. McKlnney, immigration agent for the Harriman lines. Mr. McKlnney and his party arrived on a special train early this evening, and were given a cordial reception. Addresses were made by Mr. McKlnney, General Passen ger Agent Coman. of the Southern Pa cific; and Advertising Agent Hall, of tho O. R. & N. Independence also voted to print 100,000 books for the same purpose. Mr. McKlnney and party will reach Port land shortly after noon tomorrow. CORVALX.IS, Or., July 18. A special train, bringing the Immigration staff of the Harriman lines, arrived here at 10 o'clock this morning, and for three hours the visitors were in conference with citi zens and business men. They were taken for s. drive over the college farm, after which there was a public meeting at the City Hall, and a lunch at the Occidental Hotel. The meeting was -addressed-by Im migration Agent McKlnney, General Freight and Passenger Agent Coman, Mayor Woodcock and others. The plans of the railroad, company are very favor ably considered by citizens. EUGENE, Or., July 18. The party of railroad men and special immigration agents, who are touring the state, stopped at Eugene last night. Ihey were met at the depot by a number of prominent cit zens and conveyed about the city in car riages. Later in the ex'enlng they were entertained in the rooms of the Eugene Commercial Club, and explained the pur pose of their tour of Inspection and what they, injend doln .to .attract immigration to Oregon, and particularly to the Wil lamette Valley. The Commercial Club will Issue 100,000 pamphlets descriptive of Eugene and Lane County to assist in the work. ROSEBURG, Or.rJuly 18. G. M. Mc Klnney, heua of the immigration bureau of the Harriman system, with several of the traffic officials, of the O. H. & N. Co. and the Southern Pacific lines In Oregon, met with business men here yesterday. The meeting was well attended, and initial steps were taken for issuing at least 60.000 descriptive pamphlets of the advantages of Douglas County, for distribution In the East. MEDFORD, Or., July 17. The members of the Harriman immigration bureau and Pacific Coast railroad officials who are. making a tour of the state visited Med foxd late yesterday afternoon. A special meeting of the Medford Board of Trade was-tialled by President W. I. Vawter at the City Hall to listen to speeches from these visitors, in which was outlined their scheme for advertising this country. The Medford Board of Trade agreed to supply the bureau for distribution 100,000 copies of pamphlets, descriptive of the resources or -this valley. At the meeting brief ad dresses of welcome were made by Presi dent Vawter and Mayor Crowell. Samples of Southern Oregon products were dis played, and Southern Oregon peaches were freely partaken of by the visitors. RAILROAD THROUGH CHIXA. Arrangements for Placing Bonds of. American Company. NEW YORK, July 18. It is learned from an authoritative source, says tho Journal of Commerce, that tentative ar rangements have been made for placing the $40,000,000 in bonds which the America-China Development Company has been authorized to issue by Imperial de cree of the Chinese Government. These bonds are for the purpose of completing the railroad between Hankow and Can ton. It will be a matter of several months before the bondB can be engraved and ready for delivery, and it is hardly considered probable that the transaction involving their sale will be completed within a year. There Is, therefore, little Indication of any very active physical work in the completion of the new road under the direct stimulus of the bond Issue. It cannot be learned whether the entire is sue of bonds will be taken in this coun try, or whether European subscriptions will be Invited. It is considered prob able, however, that the issue will have an International character, as the board of directors of the America-China De velopment Company has foreign mem bers. The necessary funds with which to begin the practical work of building the first section of the road were sub scribed by the stockholders some months ago, and were deposited with J. P. Mor gan & Co. The new bonds are a gold Issue, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent and running for 50 years. A .highly important feature of the en terprlse Is the large amount of supplies which will be required. It has been au thoritatively stated that the bulk of con tracts for such supplies will be placed In this country, this being the cheapest market. The railroad is to be virtually a con tinuation of the Hunan line, the ob jective point of which Is Hankow, which has been aptly described as "the Chicago of China." Though divided from the ad joining town of Hanyang by the Han River, and from Wu Chang, which Is the capital of the province, by the waters or the Tangtse, Hankow, constitutes, with its neighboring cities, one great center of population, -numbering considerably over 2,000,000 souls. But when a rail road has reaebed Hankow at a distance -v of some C50 miles from Pekln, it has barely traversed' half the breadth of China from north to south. It is at this point that the America-China Develop ment Company will take up the work of construction, continuing the road from Hankow, or, more .properly speaking, iron .Wu Chang; on the southern .rank of the Ytmgtac, southward to Canton, Connecting with the Hunan Jlne, -.under construction by a Belgian, syndicate, and apparently having a friendly under standing with the projectors of that en terprise, the' American line will furnish the southern section of a great trunk roa4 extending from the capital to Can ton, the great port on the China Sea. At Pekm connection will be made with the Chinese Imperial Railway, the northern arm of which Joins with the Manchurlan branch of the trans-Siberian road from the neighborhood of Nlu Chwang. Di rect rail communication will thus be pro vided between Canton and the great cap itals of Europe. The provinces to be traversed by the American line have a population twice as great as that of the United States, and are rich both in agricultural and"Sq mineral wealth. The development of an important coal-mining region In the Prov ince of Hunan, and other demands of local traffic, will require the construc tion of branches which will bring the total length of the line between Hankow and Canton up to about 0000 miles. From Canton it is Intended to extend the line to a point on the mainland opposite Hong Kong, a piece of construction ex tending over 130 miles, which an English syndicate is understood to be ready to undertake. Predicts Bumper Corn Crop. CHICAGO, July 18. Paul Morton, first vice-president of the 8anta Fe Railroad, JOHN B. t TREASURER AMERICAN predicts a bumper corn crop for the West and the entire country this season. He estimates the total crop of the country at 2,500.000.000 bushels, and declares that the railroads of the West will have all they can do to take care of the increased traffic that will result; therefrom. Mr. Morton's estimate was made after a care ful survey of the situation, supplemented by personal Inspection of Western States traversed by the lines of the Santa Fe and by reports given him by agents of the company In nearly ever' corn-bearing state 'in the Union. "I am convinced," said Mr. Morton today, "that this coun try will have the largest corn' yieldln Its history, and that the high-water mark of 2,200.000.000 bushels will be exceeded by at least 300,000.000 bushels. Electric Road to Big Bend Country. SPOKANE. Wash., July 18. An electric line extending from this city to the Co lumbia River is proposed by parties who have secured a 90-day bond on the falls of the Spokane River, nine miles west of town. A portion of tho right of way has been- secured. The proposed line would follow the Spokane River Valley to the Columbia and tap the northern part of the Big Bend country. It was rumored that if built It may co-operate with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company, giving that road a feeder from the Lincoln County wheat fields. As now outlined the road would be about EOmlles long. Casantt's Significant Action. NEW YORK, July 18. It became known in Wall street yesterday that A. J. Cas satt, president of the Pennsylvania Rail road Company, had resigned as director of the Mercantile Trust Company. The resignation was regarded as significant. In view of its possible connection with what has taken place of late between Pennsylvania and Gould Interests. The Mercantile Trust Company has for many years been regarded as fiscal agent for the Gould properties, George Gould being prominent in the management of the company's affairs. HORNED TOADS AS PETS. They Are Favorites With California Children. New York Tribune. Women and children have an instinctive dread of reptiles; all snakes, lizards, toads or things that creep seldom inspire anything but repugnance, even in men. But there is one exception to this rule In one of our Western States. Out in Southern California there Is a little creature Known as the horned toad. It Is about the size of a child's hand, with a head resembling that of one of tho mythical dragons; a turned-up. Inquiring snout, and three dangerous-looking horns or .spines on its forehead. Altogether It Is a most formidable-looking creature, but In spite of Its looks It Is a general pet of the children. Easily captured in the sand dunes where they scamper about, and as easily tamed, almost every other household has a number of them. The children keep them in cigar boxes filled with sand; many allow them to run about the house as they please. They like nothing better than being taken up in the hand and stroked, when they emit a sort of contented purr, allow ing their horns to drop down on their bodies. If teased, however, the horned toad sometimes shows his anger. By rubbing his skin the wrong way his ire is at once aroused. His horns bristle and his mouth opens threateningly, and, strangest of all, two little drops of blood trickle down from his eyes like tears. But this only happens when he Is much Irritated. Usually he is a good-natured little fel low, ready to play a game of hide and go seek with his Juvenile masters. Prostrations and Denth at Cincinnati CINCINNATI, July 18. Though relieved last night and today by thunder storms, the weather has been oppressively hot for two days. Eight or ten prdstratlons from heat and one death have been reported. Chamberlain Takes to a Yacht. LONDON, Jul' 18. Joseph Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, who was recently Injured In a cab accident, has started on a cruise aboard the Admiralty yacht En chantress, to recuperate. E. W. Grove. This name must appear on ererr box of tbt Ctnulne Laxttlve Broroo-Qulnlne Tabltts. the remedy that cures a cold lit one day. S3 cents. Those unhappy persons who suffer from nervousness and dyspepsia, should ue Carter's Little Nerve Pills, madeexpresa--ly for this class. - a$5r& ! ' - " 4 ' fsv,f- & Zzi , Vv'l J?l ssflflssrVSIsflBBiiw "' '.ssBBHsStfV'' &&!. r -"ssssrc- "(?Wf 'aBsVssSKs 'C s&gpz '-i4 . -. ys'f4- issP 's' PBBir "i -SBBBbTs. " - .SBSBSBiEBBBHBSSCxTmPm' 5,i-3'v '.4BSBBBBBBBBWBBStffBMnJBBSBBSSBBBBSRBSBBSBBS?F!'' -Jit-ixZJr .BBBBBBBBBBnaSSSBBnBSESUBpSsBBBBSBBBBBBBBSBBHkJ r5'BBBBBRBSBSBBHR BBBHsWdBHsV9BBBBSEBBSBBBBSi ' T SBSBBBBBSBBSsB? 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The visitors are James Duncan, of Boston, vice-president of the American Federation of Labor; John B. Lennon, of Bloomington, III., secretary of the same body, and Thomas I. Kldd, of Chicago, fifth vice-president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor and president of the Amalgamated Woodworkers' Union. The three men compose a part of the ex ecutive council which has cpmo to the Pa cific Coast for the purpose of inquiring into the condition of organized labor. To night a mass meeting will be held at Cord ray's Theater, at which the visitors will make addresses setting forth to the pub lic the union principles that they are de fending. George Y. Harry, president of the State- Federation of Labor, will pre side at the meeting. Local union men are LENNON FEDERATION OF LABOR. exerting themselves to make the gath ering a success, and are taking great in terest In the visit of these men of Nation al prominence. The primary object of the meeting is to arouse the union men to deeper loyalty to. union principles, while at the same time acquainting the general public of the ends and alms of the labor organizations. At the meeting of the Federated Trades, Secretary Lennon, the first speaker, said that while the condition of labor was good throughout the United States, there were many things to be remedied In the present order of things If labor should hold its own and make steady progress. Vice-president Duncan, of the American Federation of Labor, also president of the James Duncan, vice-president Amer ican Federation of Labor. Granite Cutters' International Union, and a man of tact and executive ability, made a speech In which he advocated arbltnu. tlon of labor disputes. He expressed the hope that all pending difficulties In the city would be soon amicably settled. Mr. Duncan said that he and his companions were much Jrapressed by tho Western country, which he say offers greater op portunities to young men of effort. Business places reported unfair were the Alblna market, corner of Russell and Van couver streets, and the Fulton market. Third and Yamhill streets. Messrs. Duncan, Kldd and Lennon left Chicago 10 days ago. and have been mak ing a leisurely trip West. The party reached Tacoma Thursday, and that even ing were the speakers at a big labor demonstration held In their honor. Yes terday Charles Mlckley, secretary of the Tailors' Union, received a telegram from Mr. Lennon, who is president of the Journeymen Tailors' International Union, that the TlfirtV trnilM rr1v in Tnftlont day sooner than had been expected. The union men, while taken unawares, met the visitors at the train and escorted thpm j about the principal points of Interest of Iiuw city. j.ne wooaworKers. wnose siriice Is still pending, will ask Mr. Kldd. their , international president, to assist them in a pian or reorganization wnllo he is In the-cl.ty. and they as well as he are hope ful of bringing their difficulties with the mlllowners to an end. The party will probably leave Sunday for San Francisco, where they will Join forces with Mr. Gompers and the other memhers of the executive board, who are cheduled to come to Portland August i. The Gompers party Is made up of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, with Max Morris, fourth vice-president of the American Federation of Labor and secretary-treasurer of the Retail Clerks' International Association, and James O'Connell, third vice-president of the American Federation of Labor and president of the International Association of Machinists. Mr. Gompers ipald his last visit nere 10 years ago. x Expensive Clears. London Tatler. One reads from time to, time, of the fab ulous sums paid for cigars. A favorite story Is that Mr. Chamberlain never touches anything cheaper than a 5-shllllng cigar, and that every time Lord Roths child smokes 10 shillings vanish' Into the ambient air. According to Mr. Welngott, the well-known tobacco merchant, all such stories are the purest Invention. As far as mere quality of tobacco" goes, the best cigar in the world can be purchased for 1 shilling sixpence, and any -one who gives more than this sum Is paying for size, peculiar shape or for some peculiar Wk 'f-'BsssssssssssI ' fi X iC- i BSSWBSSsl '" ' w SSSSSSsB k l&mmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hrand which is only valuable for Its rar-fty-and not for Its. excellence. Those tor pc do-like cigars which one sees In tobac conlsts' windows incaeed In glass sheaths are mainly traps to catch the unwary. The most remarkable thing about them Is their size and their startling variation In price, according to the locality In which they are sold. In the West End they are priced at anything between 1, Is and 15s; In the less gilded precincts of the city they are sold for 7s 6d apiece. t "CONGO" OR "KONGO?" The Former Spelling: of the River's Name Favored by Usage. New York Sun. It appears to be due to the United States Board on. Geographic Names that the English-speaking people do not have a uniform spelling of the name of the sec ond greatest ri-er In the world. The spell ing Kongo, however. Is confined almost wholly in this country to Government pub lications and maps, which are required to abide by the decisions of the board. It is difficult to say upon what logical or his torical grounds the board adopted Kongo. The word was spelled Congo by the Por tuguese explorer Diego Cam. who discov ered the mouth of the river In 1484-83. This Is the spelling In all the Latin coun tries that give the name to the river, though the Portuguese call It the Zaire. Congo has been the common usage among all English-speaking peoples for three centuries without variation, with the re cent exception of our Government publi cations. For some Inscrutable reason the Board on Geographic Names decided to employ tho spelling Kongo, used largely by German writers, but not by some of the leading German geographers. The form Congo, for example, is used in tho Stleler and Taschen atlases, published by the famous map house of Gotha, and also In Dr. Egll's "Nomina Geographlca," the most authoritative work on geographic names. The name given by common consent V5 this river Is an Interesting Illustration of the many mistakes In geographic nomen clature. The river was never known to African nntives as the Congo. They, In fact, apply different names to different parts of the river. Diego Cam made the blunder of attaching to tho river the name of the anclont native stato to the south of it. When later Portuguese travelers asked the people of the Lower Congo what they called the river they said it was the Zaire. The poet Camocns sang of "that crystal clear river, the long, winding Zaire," and the Portuguese have retained tho name to this day. But tho word was not a name; It means slmply river and was applied by the na tives near the Congo to any large stream. Tho Congo, as a whole, never had a na tive name. But the word Congo, though wrongly applied to the river, had been so thoroughly established In the literature and maps of oeveral centuries that the world declined to give it up when Stanley attempted to substitute the name Living stone River. Congo it Is and will always remain; and Congo Is the spelling, war ranted by centuries of usage and adopted by most writer and mapmakers.. CLAM SHELL BUTTONS. Rapid Development of an Industry "Which Originated In Germany. New York 'Evening Post The development of technical and Indus trial schools In Germany has Increased not only the domain of Emperor William, but has enriched all other civilized nations. One of the first matters taken up and studied scientifically by those institutions was the making of buttons and other use ful and ornamental articles from mother-of-pearl. It was soon found that the opalescent layers of the oyster shell were not the sole available material, as had long been believed by the trade, and that clams, mus sels and other-bivalves, not to speak of many conchas, were of neqrly, If not quite, equal value. The first result of these ex aminations was the prompt utilization of other shells and a consequent reduction in the price of oyster mother-of-pearl and of buttons made from that substance. The new Industry prospered, and finally crossed the Atlantic. Here It has taken a firm foothold and Is growing rapidly. The largest portion of the work Is now done In the Central States, while small concerns may be found all the way from Massachu setts to Virginia Thus far the best clam discovered Is tho pearl clam of the Missis sippi and the other rivers of that region. The sea clams are useful, but the Inner linings are not so lustrous nor Iridescent. The deep-sea clam, with Its rich indigo color, makes a showy and rather popular button. The soft clam, or Rhode Island clam, has bften a beautiful play of color upon its Inner surface, but Is usually too thin and fragile. The hard clams, or co hoguee, vary extensively. A few have bril liant Interiors; the majority are very dull. The treatment is about the same In all cases. The clams must be gathered so as not to .Injure the shell. They are washed and then boiled with a small amount of alkali, either washing soda or lime being added to remove any grease or dirt held by grease. The meat Is extracted and Is utilized for food purposes. Where no al kali has been employed, the flesh Is well adapted for stews, chowders or for making clam troths. Where alkali has been employed, the bodies are rinsed In hot water and fed to pigs, ducks and chickens. They are said to Improve the flavor of the duck, and to make the domestic bird taste very much like an inferior mallard. The shells are then cut by an expert and sawed into blanks. These blanks are sorted, steamed, cut down by machinery, shaped, drilled and polished. t The Risk of Balloonlnff. London Chronicle. Considering the risks aeronauts neces sarily take every time they make an as cent, the science or sport or trade (for It partal;es of all three) Is extraordinar ily free from fatal accidents. Mr. Charles Green, who made over 600 trips, died at tho age of 84 in 1870. Twenty years later M. Eugene Godard, who had made quite 2000 ascents, died In his bed. On the other hand, among British ballooalsts. Captain Thomas I. Kldd, president Amalga mated Woodworkers' Union. t Dale was killed before he had completed 200: and Captain Whelan also, In 1S92, met his death In his 315th ascent. Mr. Perclval Spencer, our most noted living English aeronaut, has probably beaten all these records, and has in addition made para chute descents on all the continents and In most of the seas surrounding them. Representative Ball Renominated. HOUSTON, Tex.. July 18. The Demo cratic convention for the Eighth Congres sional District renominated Thomas H. Ball for a fourth term. If you are worn out from pressing busi ness cares, Hood's Sarsaparilla will give you renewed vigor. ?' , iss "S tsL"'"-" MSBBBBBBBBBSsWfc. K? rfTsIB Mi FATE OF TWO BRUTES WOMAX KILLS THEJI IX SELF-DE-. FENSE, JURY EXOXERATES HER. One "Was Her Drunken Hnsbnnd, the Other His Brother Arrest of A ' , Dangerous Swindler. CARBONDALE, 111., July 18. The Jau bert brothers, who operate a small coal mine near Oravllle, were both shot to death at their home early this morning by the wife of one of the men. They had returned about 11 o'clock, Intoxicated, and the husband demanded his supper. Mrs. Jaubert began Its preparation, and her husband began breaking the dishes, and at last attacked her. Mrs. Jaubert and her sister fled to a back room and locked the door. Her husband followed, broke down the door and renewed the assault, whereupon tho Infuriated wife fired three shots into his body, one' pass ing through his heart, causing almost In stant death. The brother, who was a witness to the tragedy, attempted to strike the woman, whereupon Mrs. Jiubcrt emptied the two remaining chambers of the revolver into his body, inflicting a wound from which he died shortly afterward. The woman gave the alarm and sur- rendered to the officers. This morning bEATH OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN OF THE DALLES THE SALLKS. July IT. Thomas Johns, who died here yesterday, had bea a rromlnent citizen of Tho Dalles for 20 years. In 1632 he came to The Dalles, in the employ of the Orecon Hallway & Naviga tion Company, later embarking In the lumber business. He vr&s one of the projectors of The Dalles Lum bering Company, and after the close of that business continued In tho same Una. At the time of his death he vras the owner ot a sawmill on Mill Creek and lumber yards in this city. Mr. Johns was a native of South "Wales, where he was born September 25. IKS. The early part ofv his life was s?ent in "Wales, where he married Miss Bessie Prttch scrd in 1S61. In 1S70. he came to Amorica, settling in Lawrence, Kan.; moving later to Ottawa. Can ada. He leaves six children S. S. Johns, . of this city; Mrs. Mary O'Nell. of Spokane; Mrs. Mattle Campbell. "Walter S. Johns. David P. Johns and "Bes3lo Johns, ot Seat tle. Mrs. Johns died in 1S9S. i Coroner Knaue Impaneled a jury, who, after hearing the evidence, exonerated the wife. The brothers have been noted for years for their brutal ways. ARRESTED FOR FRAUD. English Manufacturer of "Washing: Crystals In the Toils. NEW YORK, July IS Ernest L. Flem ing, an English manufacturer of washing crystals, who recently come to this coun try to inquire into the iriff on his prod ucts, has been arrested, charged with en deavoring to enter into this country im ported merchandise by means of fraudu lent and false Invoices. Mr. Fleming was In the Federal building at the time. With a lawyer he had gone there to consult with United States District Attorney Bur nett about the law. But as a previous investigation" had been made by John Cur tis, a special agent of the Treasury De partment, a complaint against Mr. Flem ing had been drawn up. This was in the hands of United States Marshal Henle, who on learning that Mr. Fleming was In the building, served tne warrant. He was taken before Commissioner Alexan der and was held In $3W ball, which was furnished at once. In the complaint, he is charged with having shipped to thltf country from Liv erpool, by the Cevlc, on May 14, 50 bags which purported to contain washing cry stals, not concentrated. It Is alleged, however, that 30 of these bag3 contained three tons, of borax, instead of washing crystals. While silsoda or washing crys tal pays a duty of one-fifth of a cent a pound, borax pays a duty of live cents a pound. 'T am all at sea on the 'law," eald Mr. Fleming. "I applied to the United States Consul at London early In the year for definite information as to the import tax on wax from which washing crystals are made. He could not give me any definite data on the subject, and he advised me to make a test caee with a small con signment. I did this, and the shipment was admitted on the duty of one-fifth a cent a pound. As this wao satisfactory to me, I sent another and Iirger consign ment. Imagine my surprise when a duty of five cents a pound was levied on this and this is what I consider a prohibitive rate. "All of the second consignment was not of the same quality as the first. "Six of the bage whicji had been sampled for analysis were admitted undex the one fifth of a cent a pound basis, but the rest was held up underl the contention tha't It was pure borax and the five cents a pound duty was Impoetd. But those bags did not contain pure borax and the entire shipment should have been ad mitted under the tariff Imposed upon the first consignment. "I had no Intention whatever of de frauding this Government. My visit here should prove that, and I came to get accurate information from the Treasury Department on the tariff." HANGED AT TOROXTO,. Rice, Last of the Fostofilse Robbers, Dies on the Gallovrs. TORONTO. Ont., July IS. Fred Lee Rice was hanged here today for the murder of William Boyd, a constable, in June, 190L Rice received his spiritual adviser this morning and spent a quarter of an hour in silent prayer. He greeted the hangman smilingly and mounted the gal lows without a tremor. The murder of Boyd was committed when Rice, Frank Rutledge and Thomas Jones were on trial for robbing the post office at Aurora. While being conveyed from the courthouse to the jail a package In which were two packages was thrown Into tke carriage. County Constables Will iam Boyd and Walter Z. Stewart were in the cab with the prisoners. In the strug gle for the package. Rice got a revolver and shot Boyd. He then pointed It at Stewart, who told the prisoners to "get out." As soon as they left Stewart fired after them as they were boarding a car. One of the shots struck Jones. The pris oners were overpowered and taken to jall.- Boyd and Jones died. Rice and Rutledge were convicted and sentenced to Kingston Penitentiary for 21 years. Rutledge com mitted suicide by burling himself from a balcony in the Jail to a stone floor below. Rice was found guilty of murder. He came from Champaign, 111., where his peo ple are "highly respected. Every effort had been made to have the death sentence commuted to life Imprisonment. BATTLE WITH TRAIXROBBERS. . One Bandit and Two Officers Are Re ported Killed. SAGUACHE. Colo., July IS. A story, the 1 truth of which has not been ascertained. reached here thla evening" of a fight be tween a ppsse and the Denver & Rio nr.inflf trnlnrohhert on Ohio Creek. In j which one robber and two officers were Kiuea, ana ine omer rooners cilulw the fight occurred. It Is supposed to have been the posse headed by Special Agent Brown, of the Denver & Rio Grande. SWINDLER RUX DOWX. Postnl Authorltes ZHake an Import ant Capture. NEW YORK. July 18. By the arrest of George G. Corey In Paterson, Putnam County. N. Y., the postal authorities be Heve that they have closed the career of an alleged daring swindler whose opera tions arc alleged to have extended from this country to England and France and who has stolen not lees than J500.000. Corey was arrested by Postofflce Inspector M.i If. Boyle on a warrant Issued by United States Commissioner Shields, charging him with using the mails for fraudulent purposes. It is the belief of, the postal authorities that the prisoner is identical with Charles Corey, whcee success in persuading the members of the Corey family all over the country to advance him J40.000 on the pre tense that he could place them In pos session of an estate In England worth $10,000,000. recently came to notice. In Paterson Corey is said to have an nounced he was a great-grandson of John Drake and that as his heir he was the true owner of large tracts of land in Put nam and Westchester Counties, the deeds for which he Is alleged to havo pretended to possess. By threats that he would en- THOMAS- JOHXS. " force claims unless bought off. he is said to have obtained con?ldorable sums of money from the occupants of farms In that region. He Is alleged to have been engaged in writing a letter to a farmer when the .arrest was made. Inspector Boyle says he found a satchel filled with copies of deeds to the Drake estate In this country and the Corey estate In England. Corey insisted after his arrest that ho was not a swindler, but that the estates actually exteted and that they were worth not less than $10,000,000. He was locked up In Ludlbw-Street Jail. Caught In Canada. DURAND. WIo.. July 18 Elwyn F. Larson, prerident of the defunct Universal Casual Company, of Milwaukee, who ab sconded early In February on the discov ery that the company's entire securities of I10G.00Q deposited with- the Wisconsin State Insurance Commissioner were worth less forgeries, has been arrested at Wetaskiwin. Northwest Territory, Can ada. Sheriff Eustln Rnd District Attorney Plummer. of Pepin County, made the cap ture. Lareon will have a hearing at Cal gary to get the required requisition pa pers. Ex-Convict Kills His Wife. CHICAGO. July 18. Because his wife gave evidence that her love for him had waned while he spent 17 months in the state prison for burglary, William Nelson shot and killed her at their home in Englewood today, and then shot himself, but not fatally. Their baby was the only witness to tho tragedy. In a letter ad dressed to "The People of Englewood" Nelson tried to justify the crime. Houston Optician Killed. HOUSTON, Tor., July 18. Dr. Dellpsey, an optician, was shot and killed by D. E. Williams, wiioac son, while acting as an ofiice bov for Dellpsey, had been chlded for some i::.ittc-nt!on to business. Will iam? and two ?ors, it I3 said, went to Dcilpsey's ofiice tc wait for him, and when he appeared opened a quarrel that resulted In the shooting that followed. Strychnine In Ice Cream. COLUMBUS. O.. July 18. John Smith, of Washington, Pa., Is dead, and Maggie Canan. ot the same place. Is seriously ill in this city, from the effects of strych nine placed in ice cream by Smith with murderous and suicidal Intent. Smith was 19 and his companion is about the same age. According to the girl's story, they ran away from home to get married. Bank Teller Goes to Prison. NEW YORK. July 18. Harry G. Bell, the receiving teller of the Riverside Bank, who was yesterday convicted of thefts from the bank, said to have ag gregated J20.0CO, was today sentenced to not more than six nor less than four years in the state prison at hard labor. BUCKINGHAM PALACE. A Short History of It Origin and Growth. London Truth. James I planted four acres of St. James Park with mulberry trees in 1609 for tne use of silk worms, and in 1623 Lord George Goring was appointed keeper of the Mul berry gardens. On port of this land Lord George built for himself a house, which he named Goring house; that Is the origin of Buckingham Palace. In 1655 the Lord Arlington, who was a member of the Cabal Administration, hired Goring house and renamed it Arlington house. He it was who In that year first brought tea to England, and It Is prob able, therefore, that the first cup of tea drank in this country was brewed where Buckingham Palace now stands. Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, pur chased the property In 2693. and built a new house In the place of the old In 1703, which he named Buckingham house. George III bought Buckingham house in 17G1, annexed several acres of 3t. James Park to add to the- grounds, and In 177a settled the property on Queen Charlotte, when the palace became known as "the Queen's house." It was here that the King advised by Dr. Johnson collected the great library which Is now one of the chief treasures of the British Museum. In 1S23 Nash and Blore built the present palace, which the. late Queen was the first sovereign to Inhabit, and to which Her Majesty removed from Kensington Palace within a month after her succession. Rearard for His Dignity. Philadelphia Times. Evarts, even whert he lli'ed In Washing ton as President Hayes' Secretary of State, was notoriously unkempt with re gard to his clothes, and 'looked like any ft I CMC'S PERIL HE SAVES HIMSELF WHEN OTHERS WERE POWERLESS TO HELP, K. J. "Winn Hqd a. Nnrrovr Escape While "Working at the Sedsrrviclc Machine "Works The Account ns He Gives It to a Re porter. B. J. Winn, a machinist In- the employe of the Sedgwick Machine Works, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., had a narrow es cape, but saved himself by his own ef forts. He told the story to a. reporter as follower "I had been working here for 11 years," he paid, "without even a week's time to spend In rest. It was all right till a year ago, when I began to lose flesh and to experience a severe pain in the right side. My appetite was. fair, but I could eat only the plainest of food, and not heartily of that. My weight was reduced to 118 pounds , "Besides the pain, which was very sharp at times, I could not stoop- over without being dizzy when I stood erect again, and my blood was thin and eatery. I employed physicians, who said I was suffering from indigestion. " I did not obtain any material relief, and, as a friend suggested that I should try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, I did so. "The result Is very evident. I noticed a little Improvement by the time the first box had been taken. I persisted, and continued till four bonces had been taken. This was a"bout a year ago. I have had no return of the trouble; I am back at my normal weight of 132 pounds and am feeling well and strong. If any thing I can say about the-remedy will do any good to others who- are afflicted as I was, I am glad to say It. for there Is no doubt that Dr. Williams Pink , Pills for Pale People cured me." Mr. Winn lives at No. S25 Church street, Poughkeepsle, N. Y., and is will ing to substantiate his above statement. The pills which cured him are not a patent medicine, bu a prescription used for many years by an eminent prac titioner, who produced the nlosf won derful results with them, curing all . kinds of weakness arising from a wa tery condition of the blood or shattered nerves, two fruitful causes of almost every 111 to which flesh is heir. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are sold by all druggists, or direct from Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Sche nectady, N. Y., 50 cents per box, sbc boxes for $2.60. Send for a free booklet of medical advice. thing else than the Nation's brilliant at torney. His hat, in particular, was a woeful bit of attire, and made htm look like an actor "made up" for "Marks" ln "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Evarts on one oc casion registered in a Philadelphia hotel of the first class about 8 o'clock In tho evening, and Immediately went out. , Re turning a few hours later, he stepped to the desk for his key, and found the night clerk had come on duty. "Evarts Mr. Evarts," said the Secre tary of State, briskly, to the clerk. The latter eyed the guest for a moment, evidently obtained an unfavorable impres sion, and replied: , "Mr. Evarts is very 111 In his room, and has left positive orders that he will see nobody." Mr. Evarts. wild with Indignation, sought the manager and entered a com plaint. The manager rushed to the desk and hotly demanded to know why -Mr. Evarts had been reported as ill and in his room. "Why, sir." responded the clerk, T didn't like the looks of the man who called to see him. and didn't think a man of Mr. Charts 'Importance would care to be bothered by a shabby old panhandler like that." The explanation that soothed- the Sec retary of State was ingenious rather than truthful. DANCE BEFORE ALTAR. Quaint Ceremony of Choir Boys -in Cathedral In Seville. London Chronicle. The carnival In Seville practically died when a few years ago a tax was put on every mask. All that remains, besides masked balls and confetti throwing, is In an interesting ceremony, the dance of "Los Seises," before the altar of the cath edral. The church opposed the rioting of the carnival by religious attractions within her own walls; and 2C0 years ago endowments were left to hold on these days the special ceremonies which for centuries have marked the feasts of the Blessed Virgin In December and of Corpus Christl in Summer. The dance of the choir boys 13 a great feature of these celebrations. While Its origin Is lost In obscurity the earliest rec ords mention it as an existing custom. "Los Seises" were known to Alfonso the Wise, the son of the conqueror of Seville; and I venture to think the present dance dates from the conquest In island re calls the triumph of the cross over the crescent. Dancing as a form of relig ious observance goes back far into his tory. From David dancing before the ark to the modern dervishes it has always ex isted, and we find traces of it In early Anglo-Saxon times. Whatever the origin of the Seville dance, it Is today a specimen of tender. Idyllic beauty, full of religious sentiment and poetry. It was devised in the same spirit that Inspired Murillo to paint his immortal boy angels as qnite at home and naturel even'when contemplating tho deepest mys teries. To misunderstand the point of view of the one is to misinterpret the other. Both are typical of the Spanish 're ligious sentiment which manifests itself In methods Impossible to those of more northern climes. Languages of the World. Chicago Chronicle Although It Is the Chinese language which Is spoken by the largest number ot people on the face of the earth. It Is In English that more than half of all exist ing newspapers are written. Against a. population of nearly 400.CCO.000 which, speak Chinese English is spen by about 110,000,000. Next comes German, with 3. 0C0.0O0: then Russltn, with 65.C00.G00. French and Spanish are each the native tongue of 41.000,000, Italian of SO.000.000 and Portu guese of only 13,000,000. HXarriuIft Salfto Dead. YOKOHAMA. July IS. The Marquis Sal go, a distinguished statesman, died oday of cancer. He commanded the Formosa punitive expedition, held many Cabinet positions, and was a brother of the hero of the Satsuma rebellion. Mrs. Peary Starts Jforth. PORTLAND, Me.. July 18. Mrs. Rob- Vert E. Peary and her daughter left here today for Sidney, C. B.. wnere they will Join the Peary relief steamer Windward. England to Take Chilean "Warships. VALPARAISO. Chile. July 13. The Brit ish Government bas decided to take over the warships now In couree of construc tion for the Chilean Government. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth, Be ure and oe that old and well-tried remedy, lira. "WInsIow's Soothing Hjrup. for children teething. It soothes the child, sottens the rums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.