MS OF THE WEEK
III a Comlcnsuil Form for Our
Busy Renders,
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Retumo of the Lets Important but
Not Lett Intorettlna; Events
of tho Past Weak.
Five hundred lawyort me attending
the meeting of tlitt American liar asso
ciation In Ht. Paul.
Had Francisco lies contracted (or the
building of 4,000 mull houses, to be
finished III) 12 weeks.
It It estimated by the Panama ennui
commission that IJfi.OOO.OOO worth of
work can he done Mtin ttMlty .
Four Greek laborers were killed nod
another fatally Injured by lielng (truck
by a Ilalllmora A Ohio train.
Chinese urn planning to establish a
halii of newspspora In Canada with
which to combat the 1500 per capita
las,
The city fcaler of CIiIcako hat order
-d suits begun against (our of the larg
( packing home In that city for tel
, tliiK abort weight la-d.
President Itoosevclt hat cabled to
KIiik Frederick, tbrouiih the American
Milliliter, hit congratulationi on (be
opening of the cable to Iceland.
TIioKhW Packing company, which
li about to establish an Immenite pack
ing plant In 1'ortlaud, will alio build
It own can and atrarnahlp docks.
If the Htandard Oil company It re
quired to give bond for Hi appearance
In all the Indictments against It at the
name rate that ban been required In the
tint Indictment, it will have to put up
a bond of H.360,000.
Holland will Inrpect and itamp all
rural hereafter exported.
The American liar Association Is now
holding It annual convention in Ht.
1'aul.
The pollen of Hlga rapturrd a depot
of revolutionary stores, Including 24
bombs,
A policeman, two gendarme And a
conductor worn killed on a train by a
band of seven revolutionist near Tain
bofl, HuisIa.
The Japanese government Announce
that After Koptembor 1, WOO, Dalny
will be free port ol entry for goods
of All nation.
The Nevada state Insurance commit
eloner says be will revoke the licenses
of all companies which fall to pay their
Kan Francisco losses.
b'enatoi V. A. Clark will build a
branch railroad lino Iroin Iaa Vegas,
N. M, Into Han Francisco. Over half
the lino Is Already completed.
The rzar Is badly scared by the re
cent terrorist outrages, and It It
thought he Is about to place the gov
eminent in the bands of a dictator.
A man traveling overland In New
Moxlco found two men sitting upright
in their wagon, dead, and their (our
mule team aIik dead. They bad been
atruck by lightning,
The city of Troy, Montana, suffered
n $10,000 loss by (Ire In its business
district.
Three wore, killed and ten injured
in a Great Northern tralnwrcck In
Montana.
Hmoko from forest fires it causing
Bullous troublo to ships along the Ore
gon coast,
A Worcester, Mass., dally paper tried
the new (pelting for one day, but had
to have extra help In eoveial depart
monta
President I'.llot, of Harvard, says It
will bo a long time before Preaidont
Itoosovnlt'i spelling reform becomes
mineral.
Ban Franulrro it so badly In need of
lumber that It Is being Imported from
llrltlsh Columbia, and paying the duty
of f 2 per thousand feet.
Ban Francisco people have to got up
extra early to at to walk to work, the
street car companies making no at
tempt to run cart since the strike be
gan.
An Oakltnd, Cal., man laid his cigar
on Ids desk, whore it en mo In contact
with a few grains of cyauldo ol potas
alum. Later he placed the cigar In his
mouth, and tho poison caused hit death
in a few hours.
A sack containing sixty pounds of
-giant powder wasg picked up by the
whool of a tteamor on tho Columbia
river. It It supposed tho powdor was
ix "mine" laid for boats which trespass
on tho seining grounds.
Han Francisco car men have doolarod
a general strike,
It It reported that Cuban Insurgents
ro beginning to desert,
REBELS 8WARMING IN BRUSH.
Anxloty of Government Orowi With
Incroaio of Insurrection.
Havana, Aug, 2H. - Tho anxloty of
President Palina to extend every posnl
bo opportunity (or pence without
bloodshed, uud hit desire to permit
those wiio Joined the Insurrection un
der riilsguldriicn to repout and return
to their home unmolested, combined
with the general wish to end the situa
tion fraught with so much lost and
suffering, has led to consideration by
tho president and bis cabinet of a pro
Joct decreeing a UO-day Amnesty period,
during which the Insurrectionist! Are
Invited to lay down their Arms And re
turn to their peaceful pursuits.
It was proposod to Issuo the decree
tomorrow, bat persons close to the
president strongly opposed the moas
tire and the matter was referred And
may be relinquished.
Bo far as Actual conflict went, Hun
day proved to lm u day of Inactivity,
but preparations proceeded without
abatement. A fund of 12,000,000 has
been set aside by the treasury for do
(erne, and drafts on It are heavy.
The situation it so Increasingly serl
ous that It la ttcltly admitted In all
government circlet that the enlarge
ment of the army will not stop At any
given number.
While the number of men At present
leaving their regular occupations to en
list Is small, employer are beginning
to find that they soon will bo confront
rd with a considerable scarcity of labor.
Many lahorart are gathered In front of
the bulletin boards on which Is dis
played tho call for volunteers Issued
by tho prrsldetit Haturdiy night. They
discuss tho attractiveness of a soldlors'
life at such unusual pay, and may en
list.
It was said today that several new
Insurgent bands had taken to the
brush. The growth of the insurrection
certainty seems to keep pace with the
preparations for suffocating It.
RUSSIAN GENERAL KILLED.
Younr; Girl Flret Flvo Bullets From
Automatic Revolver.
Ht. Peteisburg, Aug. 2B.-Haturday'i
uiisucceisful attempt on the life of Pre
mier Htolypln, with Its sickening, use
less slaughter of 32 persons, was (ol
lowed today by Another revolutionary
outrage, In which General Mln, com
mauder of the Bemluovsky Guard regi
ment, and who since bit promotion
to be a general hat been attached at a
penonal adjutant tn the suite of the
emperor, was killed on the station
platform At Peterhof by a young wo
man, who fired five shots Into his body
from aii automatic revolver And then
without reslstAiice submitted to arrest.
The capture of the girl was effected
by General Mln'a wlfo, who held her
until tho arrival of an olllcor.
Tills was the third successive at
tempt on the life of Geneial Mln, who
was condemned to death by the terror
ists Immediately after the Moscow re
volt last December, on account of stern
repression practiced by a battalion un
der bis command, and especially for
the wholesale exrcutlon of itcrsont con
demned by drumhead courtmartlal for
being caught with arms In their hands.
General Mln was returning from hit
summer residence at Peterhof and had
Just greeted his wife and daughter on
the platform when a young woman
almost a girl approached from behind
and tired two shots Into bis back and
then three more Into bis body At it
tank to the ground. Further shots
were prevented by Mine, Mln, who
throw herself upon the murderers And
telied the band which held the pistol.
The woman did not attempt to escape,
but the cautioned Mir.o. Mln not to
touch a hand bag which the had placed
on the platform before shooting the
general, adding that It contained a
bomb. To the police tho girl acknow
ledged that alio had done the deed, lay
ing that the had executed the sentence
of tho fighting organization of the So
cial Revolutionists.
Cuban Outpostt Are Nervout.
Han Juan de Martinet, Aug, 28 The
past 24 bonis have been quiet except
(or shooting Utt night at imaginary
objects by men on outpostt. At a ro
suit, two brothers asleep in a (arm
bouse were shot. One of them died
and tho other Is unconscious. The in
surgent lorcet under Pino Guerrero
spent last night and today at Galafre,
near hero, No movement lias yet been
made by either aide to attack. 1.x-
governor Porex, a Liberal, visited Guei
roia today and found lilm to be won in
formed at to what was going on.
Ready for Trial Trip.
London, Aug, 28. The Dally Mall's
Christiana correspondent says that a
steamer from Spitsbergen brings n re
port that tho Wellman Chicago Itocord
Herald North Polo expedition's abed
and balloon were finished last week,
and that Mr. Wellman Intends shortly
to make a trial trip.
Yacht Galilee Damaged.
Yokohama, Aug. 28. Tho magnetic
survey yacht Galileo, which sailed from
Ban Francisco about a year ago In the
Interests of tho Carneglo Institute, was
driven on tho breakwater here during a
typhoon August 24, Bhe was consid
erably damaged, hut hat boeu floated
and docked for repairs.
REHASH BAD EGGS
Chicago Factory Extracts Smell
and Dries Remainder.
SOLD TO BAKERIES AND SHIPS
Health Officers Discover Where Bak
eries Get Material for Cheap
Caket and Pastry.
Chicago, Aug. 28. Health officials
today brought to light a factory where
egga which antndato oven the oldest
chorus girl are "reprocessod," mixed,
doodorltodt ground, pulverized and
sifted and finally sold to bskers all over
tho land, and even to one great trans
Atlantic steamship lino, for cooking
purposes. To keep out tho inquisitive
and to keep In the smells, which are
something fierce, the factory it a vast
system of trap doors and secret pas
sages, and tho business It such that
goods are never shipped in the namo of
the purchaser, but to his Initials only.
Admission to the third floor showed
two small girls at woik breaking evil
smelling eggs Into cans. Tho stench is
powerful from this point to the end of
the Investigation. The eggs which are
"Bed for food Are supposed to have been
carefully culled by a "candler." Those
which are called ueyond eating go into
another receptacle to make tanning oil.
the mesa of broken eggs, which the In
spectors have labeled "unwholesome,"
Is dumped Into a separator and the
shells are extracted. The liquid goes
to the fourth floor.
The loft it fitted up with a condens
er. Klg.it rolls, three feet by (our or
five, and each cut so as to give all the
surface possible, are In constant mo
tion. Vats f egg are raised so that
the rolls are covered, and air at a tem
perature of 104 degrees Is forced over
the mass. The eggs stick to the rolls
and are dried out. This product It
scraped loose, tilted and sold to bakers.
Ttie man In charge of the rolls never
needs an egg shampoo. It Is not ne
cessary. Tod Ay be carelessly rubbed
his fingers through his hair shortly
after reaching Into the liquid to pre
vent lit clogging the rolls.
Goods have been shipped to "N. 11.,
Bt. Joseph, Mo.": "F. Schmld, Athtn
la, Ga.," and "II. M. H., Phlladel
plila." Other goods have been shipped
to Texas, and Portland, Or., as well
as to n trans-Atlantic atcamtblp line.
It takes four dozen egts to make a
pound ol the "reprocessed" material.
Chief Murray has other plants andcr
surveillance. The proluct of the one
discovered will be soaked In kerosene
tomorrow.
TRACED BY TRUNK.
Embezzler Stentland Located In Bra
id by Tracing Black Box.
Chicago, Aug. 28. It Is reported
that Paul O. Btensland has been locat
ed in llraill. Ills arrest It said to be a
matter of hours. This was the repnrt
made today by the Plnkerton Detective
agency to tho bank directors secretly.
A similar report was made to Acting
State's Attorney James Harbour. Kvery
effort was made to keep the matter se
cret. J. II. Schumacher, general su
perintendent of the Plnkerton agency,
exhibited tlgnt of displeasure hecAitso
the matter had become public.
It la believed that Btensland Is prac
tically in the custody of dotectives and
that they are waiting a favorable op
portunity to kidnap him and avoid ex
tradition. It became public today that
tho detoctives hnvo traced the move
ments of Btfliisiand from bit home
when he left Chlctgo. A black trunk
which ho took aided tho detectives.
Stenslcnd engaged the Hrlnks com
pany to haul his baggage. On the af
ternoon of July 14 the express company
took it to tho Lake Shore railroad do
pot, and on July 15 It was claimed and
checked to Now York, where it was
received at the Grand Central depot
July 10. From that depot Btensland
was traced to one of the big ocean
liners, and, It it declared, to South
America,
Object to Pretldent'a Ukase.
London, Aug. 23. Spelling rolorui
it still the subject of keen discussion
and editorial comment. Many promi
nent men here aro not averse to tho
Idea ol reform to long as It Is the out
come of agreement between Kngllsh
speaking countries. Lord Btrathcona
expressed this vlow when he said: "I
would deprecate any radical change In
the prosent English used in spelling. I
think such reforms at aro desirable
iliould be by concerted action on tho
part of the two great English-speaking
peoples."
Floods at Mazattan.
Kl Paso, Tex., Aug. 28. Mail ad
vlcoa from Maxatlan, Mexico, say floods
in the mountains did great damage to
that city About ten days ago. Many
stores were partially andsomocom.
pletely wrecked, Along the beach many
iiouBoa were swept away. No lost of
life it reported.
WMJsJfP WjygjPW V5aaptfl3t
OQO-
Tho tourist generally spends a quiet
dny at Heidelberg, the fHinou "stu
dent city," with It noted castle, on
Ivied nil ii which looks down on tho
gentle Nn-kur, upon vineyards, on the
hill slope mid the solid queer stone
bouse of the town Itself. All of Hei
delberg ha witchery about It, ejo
dully tho steep and narrow llnupt
strassc, where every casement has It
Nwlnglng bird cage and pot of flow
er guyly bloom. The Htueckgurtun
here wo Ooetho'a favorite nook at
Heidelberg. Then thtre I the great
tun of Heidelberg, a nioniiter wine
ciink rnpable of holding 40,000 gnllou.
Afternoon the student nit on the ter
nice of tho HcIiIom Hotel end listen
to the bund, Knch stuilwit society nj
proprlale a long table to Itself, and
eiich one wear Ita tjieclal colored cap,
of blue, or gold, or red, or white. The
young men In white cap are nil of no
ble birth. Many of them have atrip
of white court plnler on their faces,
a fact which onus.- tourist girl to
berime excited, for they know that
these men hare been fighting duel.
All of tho student hare frlrolou little
rauen, and with each group of them I
an enormous dog, their mawot, which
belong to their society collectively.
Tho ountry between Heidelberg and
Darmstadt Ix more tlinn merely pret
ty. Almost all the town on the route
aro wine town, with extensive vine
yard. The trarcler passe "Blngen
on tho Itlilne," and looks for the old
"Mouse Tower," where the wicked
bishop of Hatto ix-rlalicd miserably
after assembling the oor In hi barn
and burning them up. It stand In a
quurtx rock In tho middle of a water
way. A trip down the river take the
Hteutuer pat Uirch, where the awoet
Ml ring on Hnbbatb from Ht. Mar
tin's gotble tower, by the "Devil's
I-addor," that steep cliff which once a
lover, bellied by the mountnln sprite,
scaled successfully on bonetiack and
won the lady of hi lore. Then come
tlio rocka of 'The Keren Virgins," and
then the Inline of the I.orelel, about
which so ninny stories are told by jn
et and 'iijnL along (be princely
Itlilne.
At Khrcnhreltstcln I the noble rock
and mighty fortress that guard the
western gatewuy of the German hide
liendemv, commanding both the Itlilne
and the Moselle. Then come Cologne,
"tho holy city." It pride I preemi
nently In It churches. The transcend
THE "OLD SWIMMING HOLE."
BAAAPf'ViSS- "
It seems easier to remember the fun of running off Sunday afternoons
niul paddling around In It than to reo'iea
m cSP lM'f-f uLuiJid
The puddling that came after.
How II Iteiueiubrrvd It.
When they met on Chestnut etreet
Hfter some month In which they hadn't
seen each other tho one chap totd the
other ho had taken n llttlo house in
(iernuuitown and was there with his
lares, pennies and coal bill. "Come up
and seo mo some evening any even
ing. We're rarely out, you know, and,
then, wo have a telephone, w you can
let us know when you're coming."
"I suppose your namo Is In tho tele
phone directory 1" queried tho other.
"Well, no, not yet, as we've Just got
tho telephone, but our number la Is
really U'a funny, but Just this mlnutu
1 can't It' wmiethlng like Ding
It nil, H'a strange I forget that num
ber, for Just on purposo I multiplied It
by two and divided tho result by four,
so at to enable me to remember It, and
I cau't recall the first thing about It
cut charm of It grand old cathedral I
It magnificent harmony. It Interior
remind of a virgin forest, whose tree-i
rlsv to a height sublime, powerful, ma
jestic In their outlines, yet so delicate
In detail that their foliage lose Itself
In a maze of Hue and shadows.
Tombs of taints and Image of an
gels, the golden coffin of the Magi,
guarded by close Iron gates, altar
gleaming brightly a a good man'
dream of heaven, beauty that floods
mortal sense Vlth rapture, reverence
that lend thought to God; tbl I
what fortunate pilgrims And In the
great cathedral of Cologne.
licrlln Is a city of long, straight
line, Ita house march down tho
street like endle flic of soldiers, es
pecially on the famous L'nter den Lin
den. Its great park of U30 acre and
Zoological garden are very beautiful.
Everywhere Is music of the best. Ev
erywhere Is the Influence of the emper
or. The traveler Is subtly reminded of
the German art exhibit at the Ht. Louis
exoslt!ou, where every second pic
ture wan of hi Imperial majesty. Iter
I In' Impretudrc monument, her many
palaces, shining arcade, fine public
building, her museum, her statue
and her park, her soldier and her peo
ple are all subservient to this central
figure of the emporor. Kplendld a she
really Is, he I more splendid who rule
her with an Iron hand and a majestic
presence.
A for public monument, there I no
capital In the world which has honor
ed It distinguished men a Merlin ha.
Notable among the royal figures I the
masterly statue of Frederick the Great.
On the elaborate pedestal tbe great
king Is majestic indeed ; he Is on horst
back, with hi ermine mantle on hi
fchoulder and hi crutch handled stick
In hi hand. The national monument,
of Kmperor William I. wa unveiled
In 1807, on the hundredth anniversary
of tbe Kmperor' birthday. This alvt
Is an Immense equentrlan figure, In
bronze. The horse be ride Is his fa
rorlte war charger, Hippocrates, whlcn
Is led along by a graceful figure of
Peace. Then there Is tbe marble figure
of Queen LouUe. which, the work of
Kuekle, was erected In the park, at the
north of the Thlergurteu strasse In
InSO, and which ha upon Its pedestal
relief which represent different pha
ne of woman' work In wnr. This rec
ognition of woman' nerrlce to the
state I n final evidence of the new Ber
lin In the new Germany.
Chicago Itei-urd-Herald.
Kver know the like? I'll write you the
number." Philadelphia I (coord.
I'Nlnlraa 'litrnioilr.
An author, paying hts first visit to a
married acquaintance, asked the name
of n sprightly little girl whose winning
way had attracted his attention.
"We cull her Klla," Mid the child's
mother.
"That Is n good name," remarked tho
author. "It has been made classic by
Charles Lamb."
"Well, to tell the truth," explnlned
the lady, "her name Is Cornelia, but It's
easier to call her Kiln."
"I see," tho caller rejoined. "It It
the pnlnlctta extraction of a com I"
I,oudoii Tlt-Iilta.
A citizen Isn't necessarily worthiest
Just because bit wife Is worth more
thua he It,
ELOPEMENTS IN PRANCB.
llotr lrriiclt Jveillienrl Foil "llin
Mnkem f MnrrlnKea."
Ho generally are French mnrrlagc
planned for family, social or fluniichil
reiiNou that poor Cupid find hi wing
sadly clipped. HoiiietliiiM. howover, ho
baa his Inning and enjoy them with
great gusto, says the Philadelphia
North American.
especially I thl the case when two
loving heart, revolting against other
chain forged for them, determine upon
au etoiK-Tiient.
Two hundred or more year ago
elojeincnt would be carried out with
horse, cuvaller and swords, but to-day
automobile are the popular agencies.
Not long since, lu Pari, a young man
stopjied before tho homo of hit sweet
heart a home whose doors were rigid
ly barred against him In a motor car.
Disguised at a chauffeur, In bearskin
overcoat and big blue goggles, be was
unrecognizable. In the vehicle waa a
friend, whom bo had persuaded to In
vite the young lady for a drive.
Her family consented and tbe young;
woman entered the car for a short run.
After a time the friend asked tbe chauf
feur to stop before a store, as he wish
ed to purclinso some post card. When
he came out of the shop the automobile
hud vanished. Tbe Joke was on hlni,
at he knew nothing of the Intended
elopement.
footer on. It Is related, tbe father
and hi new son-in-law became such
good friends that tbe young man tent
the elder a bill for the hire of tho
automobile.
In tbe xouth of France a young girl
of Hi. daughter of a Itusslan nobleman,
was being educated at a convent. Hlio
loved n French artist and planned a
daring elopement with him.
One day the young man drove up to
the convent and announced himself as
the pbyslclau of the prefecture on a.
tour of Inspection. He fett tbe pulse
of a couple of dozen young girls, pre
scribed b trades remedies for tome and
congratulated others on their good
health.
As he was leaving the bouse tbe Itu
slan student apparently fainted. The
"doctor" diagnosed the case gravelj;
gave some remedies and said be would
call again after dinner. When be re
turned she wa no better.
Turning to the mother superior, the
picudo-physlcian said : "This younc
lady Is very III. My carriage It at the
door and I will take her to tbe hos
pital." Vhereuoii he was permitted to
leave with his chdrge.
A short time later a carriage contain
ing two radiantly happy young people
was scon driving rapidly toward
Cauneti. It destination was tbe home
of a clergyman, not a hospital.
LIVING WOMAN 18 IDOL.
l.orkril l' In a Wooden Caice, a.
Rhlneae l-Vlimlr la Wovaulpvd.
There Is an old Chinese proverb
which says: "The thousand and one
pM are all about the tame." In a
lempro near Slnnv Guan Is the excep
tion. A woman bus taken It upon her
self to proie It. For she Is called tbo
"Living Idol." Contrary to all Chines
Ideals, thl Idol of Idol ha won for
herself Innumerable title and epltheta.
which show a jierfect belief In her pow
er to act at mediator to the Goddcs.
of Mercy.
Twenty-five years ago she was a low
caste womnu from the province of
Klang-8u. To-day she it above caste,
mid Is classed among tbe Immortal,
Throughout the last quarter of a cen
tury she has been nailed up In a wood
en iiie, six feet high by four feet wide.
unable to move, day or night. Sleeping;
or waking, she bus sat In a utralght
back Chinese chair until her lower
limb have become paralyzed.
Kim I hidden from the view of tho
visitor or suppliant. The small open
ing cut on one side where food Is passed
through, and an uucurervd space at
the top, give her nlr.
For all of the twenty-five years In
(viikc baa burned unceasingly, beforn
her nltar. Ko many have iome4o wor
ship at her shrine that it was found
mvesary to move her narrow tomb-llko
home to a larger room In the temple.
Thl living Idol has set all Nanking
talking. She mystifies the mission
aries and fills her own people with
awe. Her learning and wisdom aro
said to be very great. She accept
Jesus Christ as a God ami worship
Mini with lluddha. Her favorite ex
pression Is, "We all belong to one great
family. Kveu as tbe day belongs to
the night."
The death of both husband and sou
caused her retirement from tbe world.
Klio became n nun. Then, believing;
that sho was not sacrificing enough tbo
asked to tie nailed far life In the wood
en shrlue. New York World.
lilt the Uo.
A west of Kngland paper recently
published tho following report of tho
career of a mad dog:
"The infuriated animal was soon
tearing up High street at full speed,
and we' regret to stato that It severely
bit tho Mayor's son and sorer a I other
dogs which happened to bo In tho vicin
ity." London Tribune,
And you always' got full 'measure,
wbeu you acquire a peck of trouble. ,