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Show Hews cf tn UJorlcL Life Insurance frauds discovered at New Orleans by which large companies lost $100,000; twenty-two "fake" policies poli-cies found, one state agency closed, and agent disappeared; policies all for small amounts. Second trial of Roland B. Molineux for alleged murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams begun at New York; ruling indicates H. C. Barnet letters will be excluded. Edward Butler, St. Louis millionaire politician, indicted for alleged payment of $47,500 bribe to Delegate C. F. Kelly for vote on city lighting bill in 1899. Twentieth Century limited train on Big Four wrecked at Flint, O., by open switch: engineer fatally hurt; others slightly. ! Kenutcky complaint to Interstate commerce commission against Louisville Louis-ville & Nashville combination with Atlantic At-lantic coast lines, Southern and other lines, will be heard probably In December. Decem-ber. " French beet sugar industry threatened threat-ened by Brussels agreement, which leaves only home market for it; production pro-duction annually 1,000,000 tons, while consumption is only 450,000. Partuguese east Africa probably will be divided by German-British treaty; purchase or lease likely; Colonel Swayne's defeat by Mad Mullah blamed to war office red tape. The Rev. George D. Marsh, Bulgarian missionary, threatened with death unless un-less $2,400 ransom is paid. Illinois Federation of Labor convention. conven-tion. East St. Louis, voted to urge its 400,000 members not to support state militia, and to withdra'w if now in service; ser-vice; militia called capital's, tool. Beef trust, including all principal concerns, believed incorporated at Jersey Jer-sey City as "United States Packing company" with $1,000,000 capital; Chi-I Chi-I cago packers denied they are interested; inter-ested; charter of new concern grants right to build steamships and conduct ' markets. New York money stringency relieved i by government bond purchase and coal strike settlement but banks still ad vice cuiiaervausm tuiiuug oticLuiawio, time loans made yesterday at 6 per cent; John W. Gates profited $18,000,000 by recent deals. President Eliot, Harvard university, in address at Connecticut teachers' convention. New Haven, declared strikes, bad theatres and gambling show school system has failed; universal univer-sal suffrage also not a success. William C. Turner, former president of Climax Bottling company, Pittsburg, killed Robert Hamilton, his successor, W. J. Mallard, company's secretary, and himself; crime committed in New York. Miss Ida C. Craddock, high priestess of Chicago "Church of the Yoga'' and author, committed suicide in New York, was under conviction for sending improper im-proper literature by mail. Discovery of hoar frost on moon's surface believed by Professor Pickering, Picker-ing, Harvard university, to have been connrmea Dy eclipse . Frank Strong, former president of Oregon state university, installed as chancellor of University of Kansas. W. C. T. U. annuai convention opened at Portland, Mc., with delegates from all states and territories. Jim Buchanan, negro murderer at Nacogdoches, Tex., tried and hanged within two hours. I Tayti revolution ended and Genor.il Firmin and 200 followers fled tr p hamas; Gonaives, rebel head-pian will be surrendered to gov-rn-ri troops today; foreign marines lan,!?,1 British parliament divjded hv par 1 feeling; Sir William Vernon H.,rn0,rty rebuked by chairman: Irish Mk ' part in debate; liberals unite, i education bill. " ' '3t Cuban distress inirensin -.,:., j-..,. ness at a standstill; 14.000 nK-n n-th -idle in Santiago alone: muni,-!M'i f ployes unpaid for months. ' ' ' British parliament opened .yi.h threats of armed revolt by Irish bers; Balfour obtained su;;p, t,..i(,n ' all but government business i.-.-r ',ro' tests by Irish and radii als; ,. O'Donnell shook fist in BaltY.N. - s f 4',a ' and was suspended. Residents of St. Vincent jsi (nj , manded recall of Governor S:r ert Llewellyn by British gov--: nrn '-nt-former accused of holding b,i S(,'. plies from volcanic sufferers for, emigration to Jamaica. Lord Rosebery in London sp'.-.-h posed educational billand a !; .! , nonconformist support"; muni. i cnn r ? trol over school system advt. aR;, purchase of all school proper' v. Venezuelan insurgents at Li yr. toria losing positions gain-i i , wi. nesday's battle; reinforcem,-:.: President Castro, reported su:-r..und.-i 1 theme, are expected from Cat . as today. to-day. Cuban treaty submitted by rni;,r States gives former 20 per c-r.t ,-,,r,. Cessions; United States will ;,a - prs. ent duties while other nations v. ;;i K..t i 20 to 70 per cent increase. Archie Woodin. Mount I-nsm. Mich., farmer, murdered Joseph 0;l;j,,.' his father-in-law, and latter? wif his lS-months-old daughter, an,! ti;(,i to shoot himself and failed. , ; Ohio legislative code committee ;avo ' ; boards of public safety appoint :nn;s ri I governor where aldermen fail ',- ron. firm; will turn most city governments over to state. German reciprocity treaties ,,), Austra-Hungary, Belgium, i!a;v. Servia, Switzerland, Roumania av.ii Russia increased former's exports V per cent in ten years, and imports u K per cent. Colonel A. L. Mills, superimo of West Point military academy, rp- i ported only one case of hazing there in a year: offender dismissed. " One million dollars found in e.v : ; York gamblers' safes captured in police po-lice raid Tuesday night; Ssno.ooo in ; "Shang" Draper's place alone: cayt, J believed to belong to bookmakers: I safes opened by District Attorney i Jerome. United States military information bureau, in review of world's military 1 progress for 1901, reported field artil- ? lery with rigid carriages preferred to f. recoil guns; French and German ar- tillery alone armed with rapid fire f guns. Illinois Federation of Woman's clubs f convention planning to secure civic and social reforms through ballot, demand- j ing initiative and referendum; all will go to polls in November. f Earl Whitney and Claude O'Brien, i arrested at Louisville, confessed mur- i der of Asa Ii. Chinn and wounding of his son at Lexington last Saturday. Robbery the motive. Pittsfield, Mass., trolley car crev blamed by coroner's jury for accident to President Roosevelt; conductor and motorman under arrest on manslaughter man-slaughter charge. I John W. Gates reached New York L ; from Europe and announced he had bought forty-five horsepower auto- f mobile; is financially interested in Morgan's steamship trust. English anthracite supplies prac- i tically used up; 5,000 tons only avail- ! able for shipment in November; Welsh ' 7 coal little better than American bi- ? tuminous. President Castro. Venezuela, with 4,100 troops, surrounded by rebels at La Victoria: railroad from Caracas to Valencia in enemies' hands and sup- j plies and reinforecements cut off; cap- I ital's fall believed certain. British national union of conservatives conserva-tives adopted resolution for preferential prefer-ential trade with colonies; national f liberal federation voted against edu- cational bill; parliament will meet to- day. I Ex-Governor Horace Boies making vigorous race for congress; said he was sorry Speaker Henderson had with- j drawn from campaign, as he was eager to measure strength 'with him. Secretary of Treasury Shaw, in a I speech at Detroit, said he did not ap- prove present subsidy bill, but favored ) encouraging trade to the south. Hall Caine, who arrived from Europe. j ! discussed play of "Eternal City" and other works. Brigadier General George M. Moul- j -ton said any members of trade unions I desiring to quit militia would be giv- en honorable discharges. , Illinois supreme court held that plan to put names of three additional candidates can-didates for Cook county judges on bal- ' lots is illegal. Three days inaugural ceremonies at- t tendant upon the installation of President Presi-dent James begin today at Northwestern Northwest-ern university. Hugh McDonald of Rock Island, ap- pointed to position by Governor Yates, j unable to get possession of place. J George Burrus, a soldier, arrested in j Georgia on suspicion of being murder- er of Meeks family in Missouri. f Senator Dolliver of Iowa said Iowa's j ideas on tariff reform are not startling nor dangerous. j Improved sanitary condition of Rome shown by fact that 9,734 foreigners, of whom 3,020 were Americans, visited the f city during summer. Major Evans-Gordon, M. P., who has been investigating causes for Jewish exodus from Russia, Poland and Roumania, Rou-mania, said prompt action is imperative. impera-tive. Premier Combes of France has decided de-cided to follow up association's law victory vic-tory by forbidding teaching of Breton language in schools of Brittany. ; End of coal strike in United States considered likely to break power of strike in France: public opinion there ; enthusiastic over Roosevelt Consul General Bragg of Havana exposed ex-posed fraudulent land scheme in Cuba whereby American company seeks to sell swamps for farm lands. Official report on British remount inquiry in-quiry finds three officers guilty of irregularities ir-regularities and praises quality of t American animal3. f England disposed to doubt reports of proposed alliance between Russia and Turkey for opening Dardanelles to czar -only. I Return of king to London and open- f ing of parliament has started social J and business activity of city to marked f degree. ? President Castro of Venezuela victor in seven days' battle with insurgents; rebels said to have lost 3,000 men. T. P. O'Connor said scene created by f-John f-John O'Donnell in parliament is sis- I nificant of changes to follow. . . Chancellor von Buelow called halt in agrarian agitation and has set limit j to endurance of government. All references to Roosevelt in Engnsn i press indicate impression he has made by his methods. . ! Mrs Julia Dent Grant arrived m Washington in feeble condition, though t not dangerously ill. French submarine boat tests i-Cherbourg i-Cherbourg said to have proved unsuccessful. unsuc-cessful. a - Captain William E. Sewell. L. S. ... on the ship Supply, sailed for Guam where he is to -assume governorship of island, and study coast and reefs of the new possession |
