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Show WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Only flvo members of tho cabinet wero present at today's meeting. Assurance was given that no business of Importance had been concluded. ST LOUIS. Aug. 2. The exercises attending at-tending tho observance of Children's day were tho leading cvonts of today's programme pro-gramme at the World's fair. This waB a banner day for children of all nations, all classos and all ages. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2 Mystery surrounds the demlso of Miss Botler, aged 20. who came here from New York city two months ago. Sho Is thought to have starved to death. CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 2. Tho car "Royal Tourist" was tho first of the automobiles au-tomobiles making the run from Now York to St. Louis to arrivo hero from Erio to- day. The Royal Tourist made tho run from Erie in six hours and ten minutes. LENNOX, Mass.. Aug. 2. It has developed devel-oped that "Miss Julia Langdon of New York," who was thrown from her horso and seriously Injured by a trolloy car In South Lee, is Miss Jane Clemens, daughter daugh-ter of Samuel L. demons (Mark Twain). NEW YORK, Aug. 2. A naval board ls Investigating reports that certain petty officers on the receiving ship Hancock, ' stationed at tho Brooklyn navy yard, have been selling ratings or portions to sailors for cash. SARATOGA. N. Y., Aug. 2. It is stated hero that J. R. Kccne has rofuscd an offer of-fer of ?100.000 for his two-year-old colt, Sysonby. the winner of the Flash stakes, said to have been made by W. B. Leeds. PITTSFIELD, Mass.. Aug 2. Louis Chauvenot. a millionaire of Plttsfield and St. Louis, Mo.. Is critically ill with pneumonia pneu-monia at his summer rcsidonce, Oak Hill, in this city. His physicians-say ho cannot live. JERSEY CITY. N. J.. Aug. 2.-Joseph Campbell, a member ot the company attached at-tached to No. 3 fire truck, was killed last night by the explosion of a fire oxtln-gulsher oxtln-gulsher which he had taken off the truck to use at a fire. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Acting Secretary Secre-tary of State Loomls lias received a mail report from Mr. Gummero, tho American consul general at Tanglers, dated July 1G, showing a state of groat unrest nnd uneasiness un-easiness In Morocco following tho Perdl-caris Perdl-caris Incident. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Chlef Wllkle, of the United Statos secret service, announces an-nounces the discovery of a new counterfeit counter-feit $10 bank note. It Is on the National Bank of Commerce, of Now York, series 1SS2, Bruce, register: Wyman, treasurer. It Is a poorly executed photograph. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. That students of ancient and modern Spanish literature may take advantage of his exhaustive collection col-lection of books and manuscripts on tho subject. Archer Huntington, son of tho lato Collls P. Huntington, will erect and endow an Institution for tho purpose. CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-The Row R. W. Shaw and the Rev. Henry A. Dexter were rescued by life savors after they had clung nearly two hours to the keel of their capsized sailboat In the lake off the Sixty-eighth street pumping station. Their boat was overturned by a sudden squall. PLAINFIELD, N. J.. Aug. 2.-With one foot held firmly as if In a vice. George llardie. 23 vcars old. of Ellzaboth, N. J., hung head downward between two coal cars of a train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey whllo It traveled a dlstanco of ten miles. He will recover. TARRYTOWN, N. Y.. Aug. 2. After spending $10,000 and considerable time In experimenting, John D. Rockefeller has decided that, so far as he ls concerned, tho operation of a private electric lighting light-ing plant ls a failure, and ho signed tho contract with tho local lighting company. Eight hundred incandescent lamps arc needed to Hint the grounds. |