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Show news of tbt KJorld, Ellen M. Stone, kidnaped missionary, reached New York: was not t rented harshly by brigands. Mme. Tsilka kidnaped kid-naped as her chaperon, and Tsilka's baby's arrival betters captives' condition. The Rt. Rev. C. C. Grafton, bishop of Fond du Lac, Issued book on tenets of Episcopal church, expressing belief in real presence in sacrament and in voluntary volun-tary confessional. James Wright, negro criminal, with a party of friends, stood off Tennessee sheriff and posse, killing five men and wounding two; was captured, but escaped. es-caped. British militarv camp at New Orleans shipped 1,000 mules to South Africa. Chicago Chi-cago canned goods affected If stock shipments ship-ments are unlawful. Colorado college professor secured footprints foot-prints of extinct dinosaur in slab of Dakota Da-kota sandstone; hind tracks arc eighteen inches broad. j j The Rev. Granville Lowther, McFher- ! son, Kan., will appeal from Methodist I verdict finding him guilty of heresy. ! Santos-Dumont, en route to St. Louis. ; declared he expects to see commercial use of airships for ocean passage. Kenosha health officials kept by armed posse from building quarantine hospital on Washington island. ; Manila editors arresteu for seditious attack on civil government ar;i for libeling libel-ing a judge. Mayor Cornelius Gardener's report made public. Body of Cecil Rhodes interred on Ma-tappo Ma-tappo hill; twelve oxen hauled cotlin to the tomb, followed by funeral procession five miles long. Charles T. Yerkes in interview said London underground railway system will be finished in three years at a cost of $75,000,000. Brussels suffrage riots increased; more reserve troops called out, but soldiers may be mutinous. Senator Depew. in speech on popular election of senators, warned south that if bill is enacted, demand will be made to give all citizens a vote. Insurance general liability rates will be advanced about 75 per cent on May 15: deuartment stores, theatres, hotels and office buildings affected. Government crop report gave condition of winter wheat on April 1 as 78.7, compared com-pared with 91.7 in 1901. Western roads declared boycott against steamship lines which refuse to abolish commissions. Richard Oliphant of Metamora. Ind.. terrorized town by avowing intention to kill Dick McAtee. a brakeman of whom he was jealous. Citizens stopped train nnd w'fe's sten-father and took carbolic acid, killing himself. po'essor Joseph Miller, the music teacher who killed M'ss Jennett of Detroit De-troit on Wednesday night, began serving P'e sentence in Jackson penitentiary at midnight. Eugene Ware, the poet lawyer, who Is to succeed H. Clay Evans as pension commissioner, com-missioner, said to hae played a game of poker for a set in congress and won. Inquiry at Michigan C'tv (Ind.) penitentiary peni-tentiary developed brutality of guards, shortness n rations, use of tainted meats and favortism in granting paroles. Governor Heard of Louisiana in talk with Colonel Crowder regarding Brit'sh mule camp at Port Chalmette, declared it should be abolished. General George M. MouKon apnolnted commander of First brigade in place of General F1tzSlmmons, named his staff yesterday. Expert accountant, after examination of books of Auglaize county. Ohio, says funds show shortage - of $24,652 in ten years. Peport in St. Louis that' decision has. been reached in Washington that St. Louis exposition has been postponed until 1904 T. De Witt Talmage died in Washing- j ton. Second murder since strike at Allis- Chalmers factory commenced came to light yesterday in death ol l. W. Smith. I an employe of the company, who died in ! Chicaeo hospital from injuries inflicted Present comparative calm in Belgium declared to - be only lull before storm, which is expected to develop with added fury when constitutional question is debated de-bated in parliament. France and Russia made loint naval demonstration in vicinity of Tangiers to emphasize purpose to act in concert should Interests of either be threatened. Manchurlan convention between Russia and China regarded in England as beginning be-ginning of Russian evacuation by gradual stages. French campaign for election of chamber cham-ber of deputies growing more turbulent and picturesque as time of voting approaches. ap-proaches. j i Italy said to have secured good offices ! of Kaiser Wilhelm in negoatiation with I Tu: key for lease of Tripoli for $20,000,000. i Well informed diplomats In London said visit of Prince of Wales to United States, t if made at all. Is remote. ' Rumor that Minister Conger at Pekln I Is to be superseded by W. W. Rockhill I has aroused friends of the minister, who declare they will fight Rockhill's nomination nomina-tion if made. Ellen M. Stone of "Boston visited capitol and was mistaken for the returned missionary. mis-sionary. She kindly signed all 'the autograph auto-graph albums offered her. Bill awarding pension of $5,000 a year to Mrs. McKinley. widow of the late presi- president for approval. Colonel L. K. Scott of royal engineers, inventor of telepacoplc sights for guns, unable to collect $7,500 he claims government govern-ment owes him. Navy department preparing for extensive exten-sive and exhaustive tests with liquid fuel, which may be used in navy If successful. success-ful. Senators sharply criticised Minister Wu for protesting to secretary of state against Chinese exclusion act. Dr. B. S. Home, who preferred cruelty charges against Michigan City prison officials, offi-cials, accused of taking commissions on prison vaccine. He admitted charge, but claimed it legitimate. Convicts tell of cruelty. i Racine (Wis.) Jail threatened by a mob i and lynching feared because "Howard Fristo, non-union molder at J. I. Case factory,' shot August Reiman. locked out j union man. He rtay die. i Glen France. l.year-old Pine Grove ; (Mich.) boy. confessed to murder of his j father. Caleb France; crime done to save mother's life. I Henry Flutcher, negro boy, hanged for murder at St. Louis thirty-five minutes before reprieve arrived from governor. Wade Hampton, confederate brigadier general and former United States senator, sena-tor, died at Columbia. S. C. Joseph R. Miller. Detroit music teacher, teach-er, confessed to murder of Carrie M. Jennett. Jen-nett. End of Boer war believed at hand: British cabinet meeting: called today, and king gave up yachting cruise. Secretary Secre-tary Brodrick denied armistice, but armies known to bo idle pending Klerks-dorp Klerks-dorp conference. Princess Marie d'Orleans. wife of Prince Valdermar. blamed for opposition to Danish Dan-ish treaty ratification; hope based on possible pos-sible trouble between Germany and America over Islands. Major Waller, In testimony before Manila courtmartlal. said he had executed exe-cuted Chinese boxers two years ago like Filipinos and was not censured. Natives in French Congo revolted, looting loot-ing factories and killing Europeans Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade found business of country still prosperous, prosper-ous, in spite of labor troubles and bad weather. Hod carriers' strike, ordered Thursday, fatlerl In an rear! 1.iHa union men at Rock Island station site. Eight Cripple Creek, mining companies consolidated; 200 acres of mining land controlled. Conference at Vienna between Von Buelow and Austrian officials renewed drelbund for new terms of years. John D. Rockefeller made conditional gift of $125,000 to Ain..,...t college. General Schofleld, retired United States army commander, in testimony before senate committee, said office of commanding com-manding general was uncalled for and should be abolished. Senate discussion of popular elections bill caused debate between Depew and Money. Latter declared popular election of senators would hurt corporations and not state sovereignty. Cuban reciprocity debate in house disclosed dis-closed that attempt to overrule the chair fan abollsn refined sugar differential will Colonel E. H.- Crowder finished investigation inves-tigation of British camp at New Orleans, and army officials believe opinion will be that neutrality is violated; public hearing hear-ing given up. American crowd nt Juarez, Mex.. witnessed wit-nessed ring fight between 4-vear-oId African Af-rican Hon and Mexican bull, in which the latter won. Authorities then stopped fight. . .. . , ... J' . . , Indian Territory deputies In fight killed kill-ed four men; two killed and one fatally hurt In Georgia feud; one killed n Ken- II Mill i null. . N L m I , dae.yiHsd tW fatalIy burt at Carbon-Archbishop Carbon-Archbishop Ryan may refuse trusteeship trustee-ship of estate of John McKee. Philadelphia Philadel-phia negro millionaire, because latter was non-Catholic and slighted relatives Mrs. Martha J. Calhoun and daughter. Mrs. Vaughn, killed near Cleveland by unknown assassin; Will Vaughn, stepson of latter, arrested on suspicion. Edwin D. Campbell, blind professor at Michigan university, invented furnace for making Portland cement. Brussels police called on near midnight to quell street riot, charged crowd and wounded five persons. Fresh troubles expected ex-pected today. vm-ajoraL' W' T: "aNer acquitted of Killing Samar natives bv Manila court-m.irtial court-m.irtial by vote of 11 to 1. Cholera increased in provinces outside Manila; four Americans ill and one dead. General Kitchener received Boer peace terms from Klerksdorp conference. |