Show WALES holds a grand levee at the capital of england A AFRICAN EXPLORER lies sick in london contributions in his beualh aro made in new york LONDON july 7 special the prince of wales by command of the queen I 1 held another levea to day at st james palace the prenco was accompanied by the duke of clarence and avondale prince ecward of saxe weimar lord wolseley and other members of the headquarters staff the was escorted from malborough house by the 21 life guards and was received by the beut of the household sir teesdale doing duty as master of ceremonies and was at once escorted to the throne room where the other members of tho family had already assembled the attendance of notables was large as by direction of the queen presentations to alie prince were to be regarded as presentations to herself barton the african explorer NEW YORK july 7 special A movement has been started among the english and scotch residents of the city to present a testimonial to sir richard burton the great african explorer who ia lying dangerously ill neglected and alone in a london hospital in his time and in his own way burton accomplished complis hed even more remarkable feats than stanley the hero of the hour in england his romantic pilgrimage pil gramage to mecca in the disguise of a moslem devotee his journey through ato the sacred city of faryar were but the to the great achievement of his life the discovery of lake tanganyika ga nyika his discovery paved the way far all that has since been done in central africa the americal Ameri caa school system BOSTON july 7 at the meeting of the educational conference which began today to day and over which A E draper presided a resolution was unanimously passed declaring that the association regarded the school system as tha chief source of civilization and the bulwark of civil and religious liberty that they approved of placing the american flag over schoolhouses school houses and recommended the study of the declaration of independence and other historical papers that they could meet hostile criticism and make the public schools the allies of the home and be come sources of the highest moral instruction st without any sectarian bias the members pledged themselves to do all sin their power to establish the system in all sections of the republic and make and loyalty a blessing theodore thamas CHICAGO july 7 special the tenth annual series of summer night concerts under the direction of theodor thomas will begin tonight to night at the exposition building and will continue five weeks jodat bate sheets CHICAGO july 7 specials A meeting of general and ticket agents and compilers of joint rate sheets of the central traffic association roads was held to day for the purpose of making changes lor the quarterly iesue of joint rate sheets to take act on august 1 A change of venire ST louis july 7 special the case of charles F vail charged with murdering his wife for the purpose of obtaining the insurance money on her life came up today to day in the criminal court before judge normile A change of venire was taken from judge normile on the grounds of prejudice and the trial was again necessarily postponed A bed hot Iaci I 1 thuly 7 special the progressive party ia a red hot campaign for the general election which ia to be held the second wednesday in next mouth today to day the progressive are holding conventions in every county to nominate candidates and also elect d to ahe convention which will bomin ito governor and for attorney general and which will inset next saturday kaled stock cincinnati july 7 special the stockholders of the Cle cincin nati chicago and st louis railway are in session lacre considering the proposition 0 o inci case the common stock of the company tu an increase of shares it is proposed to offer crinnion coin nion stockholders shares at 70 chah per share in the proportion if one hare of new common stock for each pis and two thirds shares of common block standing in their names at a chite to ba hied hereafter the proportion will equal fifteen per cent of alit ir holdings remainder of the increased stock so altered will beheld in the trva eury for use as may be determined bew methodist church BOSTON july J special the corner stone of a now methodist church was laid today to day at with impo ing ceremonies |