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QUESTIONED THE CAPTAIN.
New York Traveller Violates Salt Water
Etiquette Only Once.

New York Traveller Violates Salt Water
Etiquette Only Once.
"Once, on an ocean steamer" said
traveller to New York Sun writer,
1--WE had a heated shaft bearing or
something of that sort, so that the en-
gines stopped for five or six hours. I
had often read and heard about how
the captain was the great mogul
aboard ship; how about all things per-
tanning to the affairs of the ship he
held aloof and must not be approached
by the passengers, and that it was a
sort of violation of the unwritten rules
Of the sea for passenger to ask the
captain anything. And there may be
some reason in all this. If one pas
senger might ask him forty might, and
surely the commander of the ship
ought not to be unnecessar-
lily disturbed by useless ques-
tions. We had been lying
there three or four hours wait
ing. There was no danger whatever,
but it was a delay and an incident
of interest, and of course all the pas
sengers talked about nothing else. The
common information was that the de-
lay was due to heated bearing.
was standing on the upper deck by
the door to the main companionway
leading to the deck below. The cap
tain came along the upper deck from
the after part of the ship and went
below by that companionway. He
must pass within foot of me, and IN
der the circumstances it did not seem
like violently unreasonable breach of
salt water etiquette to ask him what
was the matter, which I did. A pas
senger who stood on the other side of
the doorway looked at me with the
amused smile of an older traveller.
The captain said nothing; he simply
passed on, to all outward appearances
quit unconscious of my question or
even my presence"
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Teaching In ROumania.

A young Roumanian woman, Miss
Tereza Stratilesco, was sent to England
by the Roumanian minister of educa-
ton to study the methods of teaching
there, and her report brings out some
facts with regard to the schools of
Roumania which we should do well to
copy. Education there from the lowest
grade of the primary to the completion
of the university course is entirely
free, without restriction of sex, so girls
have the same chance as boys; and,
further than this, sex makes no differ
ence in the salary earned by teacher.
A man and a woman competing for a
vacant post have an equal chance Of
winning and pass the same examina-
ton. The successful candidate Is a
probationer for three years, but If the
work is satisfactory during that time
the engagement becomes permanent,
and nothing short Of misconduct, which
must be proved by trial before a jury
Of teachers, is cause for removal. The
profession of teaching is thus dignified
and secure and esteemed one Of the
highest in Roumania.
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Missouri Editor Kills His Wife and
Child and Himself.

A Missouri Editor Kills His Wife and
Child and Himself.
KINGSTON, Mo-, July 6.-S. A. Field.
until recently editor and proprietor of
the Post at Polo, in Caldwell county,
murdered his wife and infant daugh-
ter and committed suicide at Mead
vile, No., yesterday afternoon.
Field and his family were visiting
at the residence of his father-in-law
near Meadville, when he asked
his wife to 60 into the garden
back of the house to talk. She ac-
companied him, taking along: their
little girl, about. years OF age.
When they reached the garden Field
cut the threats of his wife and child
with a razor, killing them instantly,
and then ended his own miserable
life in the same manner. The dead
bodies were found by a member of his
father-in-law's family and $3.50 were
found in Fields pocket.
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ANOTHER GIRL.
Born to the President and Mrs. Cleveland
at Gray Gables.

Born to the President and Mrs. Cleveland
at Gray Gables.
BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, July S.-Just
before $50 o'clock last night news
reached the village that a girl baby
had been born at Gray Gables. This
report was soon verified by DIR. Bryant,
who announced that the happy event
occurred at 4:3O p. M, and that both
mother and the little one were doing
as well as could be expected.
This is the third child to be born
into the presidents family and all are
girls Ruth is years old and Esther
2. Only passing glance could be OBJ
tanned from the president yesterday
afternoon, but that was sufficient to
note an expression of satisfaction on
the face of the chief executive. al
though it was an open secret that a
baby boy would not have been unwel-
come.
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coFFiNs IN ADVANCE.

Sunset Cox Bargained for Hls-ln An
other Case the BOY Lived.
"Oh, yes! I've had a few queer ex.
periences." said the upper Broadway
undertaken. you've heard Of the mar
who superintends the construction Of
the grave he expects to fill. Quite II
the same line was my introduction tt
Sunset Cox.
Zone day he came into my of{ice, and
smiling gently, asked me what the cos'
of a first-class funeral would be.
AFTER recovered from my astonish.
ment l told him that about $3.50 wouli
cover all expenses and for that sun
a man could be very decently inferred
He bowed and left the Office.
Zone afternoon three weeks later
received telephone message to call al
his house. did so, and was ushere6
to his room. He was lying in bed very
Ill, but he managed to say to me: 'Yor
see, I wasn't very much of in my cal
culations when l asked you about thu
cost Of funeral. Now, you'd better
get your apparatus ready
1.-TWO days later Cox died.
A few weeks ago an excited woman
rushed into my Office and cried out
Get a coffin ready. My son is lying
deathly sick at the New York Hospital
and is expected to die this afternoon
Here's deposit of $25, which think
will be satisfactory for the present.
"She gave me the measurement Of hel
son, selected the trimmings and the
style of casket, and left the Office al
most in state of collapse.
Il got everything ready at once.
week passed, and two weeks, but there
was no sign of any corpse or anguisheG
mother. One day in walked the WON
an, her face smiling and radiant. She
was accompanied by a stout youns
man.
Mr.. Undertaken she said, airily
this is the young man for whom
ordered that coffin. I brought him
here to look at the taste of the casket
thought he'd occupy
Mother and son inspected the buria
case critically, and the son said HI
wouldn't have been ashamed to tenan
one so tastefully adorned" New Yorl
Journal.
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TOPEKA, Kan, July S.-The commit
tee which investigated the charges
against w. S. Wait and NJ. A. House
holder. trustees of the state board of
charitable institutions, reported to-
day, holding them guilty in each case.
The reports were unanimous and said
that the evidence showed q condition
of affairs that was a disgrace and q
shame to the state. They continued:
1--WE do not feel it gratuitous to say
that should any member of our fami-
lies become so afflicted the Topeka in
sane asylum under its management of
the past two years would be the last
place on earth in which we would
place them"
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Bosron.s BLooDYFouRTH

One Man Instantly Killed And Many
Others Injured-A. p. A. Emblem.
Boston, July 6.-The Fourth of July
parade of the patriotic societies OF
Boston and vicinity. at East Boston.
ended in a pitched battle between
some of the paraders and the specta-
tors, in which sticks, stones and re-
volvers were used with fatal effect.
John Wills, laborer of East Boston,
one of the spectators, was shot and
instantly killed: Michael Boyle, of
East Boston, had his head split open
by club, and now lies dying in city
hospital A young man named Stewart
had his nose cut off with saber, in
the hands Of one of the paraders.
Patrick Kelley Sustained a severe scalp
wound, whether from club or bull
let is not known. and Officer A. S
Bates was hit in the mouth by brick,
thrown by an unknown person, and
lost several teeth, besides suffering
from severe decorations. 1t is claimed
that the trouble all resulted from the
persistence of those who had managed
the parade in Introducing as feature
a float representing the 'little red
tion as the emblem of the American
Protective Association, has become OBJ
noxious to many persons, especially
those who do not sympathize with the
A. p. A. movement.
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Yellow fever has reached Tampa,
Fla.
Anthrax prevails among Colorado
cattle.
Extensive forest fires are raging in
Michigan.
The supply of natural gas m In
diana is giving out.
Russia's iron output was about
800, 900 tons last year.
Wholesale liquor dealers of the West
have formed q new trust
Mrs. Thomas Stewart was killed by
fiery horse at Perry. Ok.
Gladstone has written a letter Of
farewell to his constituents.
The southern half of Arkansas has
had too much rai., for crops.
The Cleveland City Forge company
has advanced wages ten per cent.
Mrs. Pearl Craig:c John Oliver
Hobbs has been granted divorce.
Captain Howgate received an eight
years sentence for stealing from Uncle
Sam.
The police judge of Portland. Ore,
has been indicted for malfcasance in
Office
Glenn Sherman, a negro preacher,
murdered his wife in Lee county, Ala
bama.
The Brazilian rebels are tired OF
fighting and peace will sooE reign
again.
Denvcr's Industrial and Mining ex-
position has been indefinitely post
poned.
The EcGadoran forces under Bishop
Schumacher st Calcota were defeated by
rebels.
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EXTENT OF THE STORM.
Il Embraced the Entire Eastern Water.
shed Of the Rockies.

Il Embraced the Entire Eastern wster.
shed Of the Rockies.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July S.-Reports
of storms during the past three days
come cover large territory and show.
that the entire eastern watershed o.
the Rocky mountains. from the Ne,
braska and Iowa lines to Texas, were
swept by storm Friday night tho
severest blow came. Reports of loss
of life and destruction of property
came with every telegram, and the
downpour, first regarded as blessing,
grew into a wave of devastation.
Fields of grain that promised the most
bountiful yield in many years were
swept bare of vegetation. In several
instances the seas of rain were abetted
in their work of destruction by lorna
does. It is too early yet to sum up the
loss, but the total is appalling, and
those to whom the angry elements
spared life have little left to sustain it.
The stories of storm are so similar
that statistical summary is all there
is left to tell.
The storm focus embraced an area
of 200 square miles. with the south
western corner of Missouri as the CEN
ter. The greatest loss of life is re-
ported from Winona, Mo. where eleven
corpses have been found, with as many
more missing.
At Baxter Springs. in Southeastern
Kansas, five We're killed and eleven
seriously injured by cyclone that ac-
companied the storm. One person
was drowned at Columbus and two
at Ottawa, Kan. At Van Buren,.
Ark, mother and her babe
were drowned. A family of five
was encamped on the banks of
Fish creek in the Indian territory.
Nothing of them or their belongings
was found, except a part of their wagon
on pile of driftwood. At Thomas
vile, No., where the rainfall was four
inches in one hour, five persons were
lost. Unconfirmed reports are received
of loss of life as follows: Three at
Fayetteville, Ark; one at Paola, Kan,
one at Richards, Kan, and six of a
hunting party in the Indian territory.
This gives q known and probable loss
of forty-three lives. This total will be
increased when the receding water
permits thorough search.
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SIX DROWNED IN A STORM.

Boat Swamped in Wisconsin and All on
Board Perish.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis, July S.-A
heavy storm passed over here yester-
day afternoon about 4:4O, which UNI
rooted buildings and demoralized shade
trees. The hail broke large amount
of glass, and ruined corn, oats and
what little fruit there was. The steam
launch Dispatch was chartered just
before the storm by party consisting
of Father Hogan and Miss Hogan of
Harvard, H., and a man thought to
be DR.. Franz, assistant superintendent
of the Elgin. Ill, insane asylum, wife
and child. The boat was in charge OF
John Preston, reliable young man.
They were caught by the storm and
the boat was swamped and all on
board were drowned.
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An Ex-Governor a Suicide.

SAN LUIS OBIsPo, Cal, July Sex
Governor E. A. Stevenson. of Idaho,
committed suicide yesterday at Paraiso
Springs. a health resort near here. He
arrived at Paraiso Springs June 5. He
was afflicted with sciatica, and was in
a helpless condition. His health had
improved somewhat and he was able
to walk little. 1t is supposed that
during the night the pain returned
and in desperation he took large dose
of .laudanum. He was found uncon-
scious in his room and all efforts to
revive him failed.
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THE INTERSTATE DRILL.
Branch Guards of st. Louis Carry on
the Big First Prize.

Branch Guards OF st. LOUIS carry OH
the Big First Prize.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July s.-Between
IS, 900 and 10000 people were at Camp
Hancock yesterday to see the wind-up
of the interstate drill and encamp-
ment. Following is list of prize
winners with percentages:
Free-for-all infantry, six entries:
First prize, $500 in money and Ma
tional Drill Association st. Louis cup
valued at 81, 0GO, Branch Guards of St
Louis, with percentage of 1859. so out
of a possible 1920 points; second prize
$1,000, Belknap Rifles of San Antonio,
Texas, percentage 1079.25: third prize,
$500, National Rifles of Washington,
d. c., percentage, 974. rs; fourth prize,
$500, Bullene Guards, Kansas City,
percentage, 957.75; fifth prize, $500,
Phoenix Light infantry, Dayton, Ohio,
percentage $4,000.
Maiden infantry class, four entries:
First prize, 81 800, Bullene Guards of
Kansas City, percentage 190O.25 out of
a possible 2,O2O points; second prize,
$500. National Rifles of Washington,
d. c., percentage $4,000; third prize,
$3.50. Company f. First infantry of
st. Louis, percentage 1717.OO.
Artillery, four entries:
First prize, $1,000. indianapolis, Ind.
Light artillery, percentage HIPS out
of a possible 1870 points; second prize,
$3.50, Rockville, Ind, Light artillery,
percentage 1910. so; third prize, $3.50,
Dallas, Texas, artillery company, per-
centage 1O3s.75.
Zouave, four entries:
First prize, 81 500, Medley Zouaves OF
Memphis, Tenn, percentage 1921. 95
out of a possible l,5OO points; second
prize, $500, Walsh Zouaves of st. Louis,
percentage ,31S.25; third prize, $3.50,
Hale Zouaves of Kansas City, percent
age 12O4.7O
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A FLOOD AT FORT SCOTT.

The Heaviest Rain in Years Causes Streams
to Leave Their Banks.
FORT SCOTT, Kan. July 6.-The heaviest
rain in this section for years fellThurs-
day night, there being precipitation of
4.l9 inches of water. The Marmaton
river and Mill creek rose rapidly out of
their banks and a portion of the north
side of town was inundated. Families
were driven from their homes and
much damage to property resulted.
The Missouri Pacific freight depot is
on an island and the Missouri Pacific
shops are under water, necessitating
the suspension of work.
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Mrs. Lease Loses Her Case.

Topeka. Kan, July S.-The supreme
court has decided the case of Mary
Elizabeth Lease against George A.
Clark, holding that when Mrs. Lease
was appointed to be trustee of the
state board of charitable institutions
by Governor Lewelling in 1898, it was
for an uneXpired and not for a full
term and that Governor Morrill's ap-
pointment of George A. Clark to be
her successor was regular and in ac-
cordance with law. The opinion was
written by Associate Justice Johnston,
Chief Justice Martin and Associate
Justice Allen concurring.
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Notorious Burglar Caught.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, July Son Thurs
day slick looking young fellow was
arrested at the race track on suspicion
of being a crook. He gave the name
of Frank Fox, and was sent up for
vagrancy. Yesterday the officers dis
covered that the fellow was no other
than the notorious Frank Rose, alias
Fox, alias Sly Dick, alias Chicago Dick,
who is wanted in half the states of the
Union for smooth jobs of burglary. He
is the fellow who led a gang of crooks
here last fall and robbed twenty-three
residences in one night. making good
hauls in several of them.
The Globe-republican., 1895-07-12

BosToN, July s.-The funeral of John
w. Wills, the victim of Thursdays riot
in East Boston, was held yesterday af-
ternoon from his home, Rev. Father
Mccarthy of the Church of the Assump-
ton. officiating. A dense crowd filed
the avenue leading to the house, and
the presence of squad of police was
necessary to control the 10000 people
estimated to have been in the vicinity.
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Kansas City's Second Dry Sunday

Kansas City's Second Dry Sunday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July s.-Kansas
City has passed through its second dry
Sunday. The police commissioners
orders were obeyed practically to the
letter. But one arrest was made, that
of Val Waggoner IN the West bottoms.
The saloonkeepers probably to man
closed promptly at IL O'Clock Satur
day night. There were . few com
plants that some of the saloons were
open shortly after midnight, but none
Of these could be substantiated.
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Terrific Rain at Peabody.

PEABODY, Kan, July s.-A terrible
rain and wind storm visited this town
and vicinity yesterday. Much dam
age to barns, windmills and crops by
the wind is reported. The streams are
higher than they have been for ten
years. The Doyal rose about eight
feet in three hours and many bridges
are in danger Of being washed out.
About foot of water stood about the
Santa Fe depot and part way up the
main street. Many cellars are over
flowed
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VIII Fight for Cubs.

New YORK, July s-About 300 young
Cuban patriots are making prepare
tions to leave this city with the expe-
clifton organized by General Collazo
and General Quesada- The refugees
are being drilled in squads of fifty nm.
der the direction of Sulio Castro Y
sylvia, who figured in the last revolu-
ton. Many Of the young men an
members Of prominent families in Ha'
Sans and they are enthusiastic patri
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Lives Lost on Steam vessels.

WASHINGTON, July s.-The records
of the United States steamboat inspec-
ton service which during the last
nineteen years has been under the di-
rection of General Dumont as inspec-
tor general, show that during the last
fiscal wear the number of lives lost on
steam vessels was approximately s68.
This was an increase over the average
for the preceding eighteen years Of
1S8
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Frightfully Mangled.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July s.-Wlllam
Walker. formerly yardmaster at EN-
poria, Kan, for the Santa Fe railway,
but recently with the Burlington at
st. Louis. was found frightfully man
gled on the Burlington track two
miles east of this city. Two union
cards were found in his pockets, one
in the Switchman's Mutual Aid asso-
ciation and the other in the A. 3. U.
The body will be sent to Kirksville.
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Strictly to the point was the evidence
of a woman in Maine, who was striving
to prove an alibi for boy in a horse
stealing case A witness testified that he
had seen the boy in the village on that
day, when the woman sprang from her
seat and cried: "He want out, nuther!
His pants was hangin' on the clo'es-
line all day!'
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Spain for Bimetallism.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-Senor Depuy
de LONE, the Spanish minister, says
Spain will take part in the next inter
national monetary conference, as she
is greatly interested in the solution of
the bimetallic question. Spain uses
both gold and silver. the latter being
coined at fixed ratio with gold, and
there is also an issue of paper cur.
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The Stflwen Reward on.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, July 6.-R. II. Still
well has withdrawn the reward of SIO,-
900 offered by him for the murderer or
murderers of his father, Amos j. Still
well. His action has created sensa-
ton and revived the story of the
tragedy that was enacted on the night
of December 81, 1888. when the wealthy
pork packer was killed in his own
house
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SAN FRANCISCO, July Sit is said
upon the highest authority that Mrs.
Leland Stanford will soon go to Europe
to sell her jewels, SO that she may
apply the proceeds to carrying on the
Leland Stanford, Jr., university ct
PAlo Alto. The need Of ready money
= eiven q the reason. The jewels ore
VnIuod Ct q, 600, 900.
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Killed at a Balloon Ascension.

Killed at a Balloon Ascension.
MILAN, Mo-, July 6.-While initiating
a balloon here for parachute leap,
one of the heavy poles used to hold
the balloon fell, striking Marion
George on the head, killing him in
stantly.
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Confessed to Selling Liquor.

PARSONS, Kan, July 6.-J. NJ. Rey-
nolds, a druggist, plead guilty of sell
ing liquor in violation of the law and
was fined $500. There are more arrests
to follow,
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A Boy Drowned 1t . Picnic

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, July 6.-Herbert
Chadwick. the 17-year-old SON of a car
penter, was drowned yesterday in the
One Enthusiastically river, while
bathing with some companions.
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Santa Fe Shops Located.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, July 6.-Chief
Civil Engineer Dunn and his entire
force are here locating grounds for
the Santa Fe round house and shops.
Three hundred additional men will be
EMPLOYED
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The economies now practiced by
leading railroads in order to reduce OPP
eratin9 expenses are said to be entirely
without precedent.
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Inst Dodge Them.

Just Dodge Them.
Doctor-The bicycle gives people the
best exercise in the world.
Patient But can't AFFORD to ride a
bicycle.
Doctor oh. you don't need to ride
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Pullman Wages Advanced.

CHICAGO, July S.-The Pullman Pal
ace Car company has advanced the
wages of the employees at the Pullman
shops ten per cent, the advance affect
ing about 4, 900 people.
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governor of Minnesota, committed
suicide in Chicago by drowning. Ill
health was the cause.
]. K. Pearson. the great patron OF
colleges and Institutions, of Chicago.
is to give $4,000 to the Whitman col
lege, Walla Walla, Wash.
J.. r. Dodd, treasurer of Topeka di-
vision of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, has been missing three weeks
and is said to be $500 short.
Public Printer Benedict is preparing
to make half million dollars worth of
improvements in the government print
ing Office.
At Scranton, Pa, the Boies Steel Car
works, employing 200 men, advanced
wages 10 per cent, to go into effect
from July l. The works are crowded
with orders
The nations thanks to representa-
tives of foreign governments for help
ing to push along the worlds fair pro-
iect have been engraved and are ready
for distribution.
Mrs. Catherine OLeary, whose COW
kicked over lamp and started the
great Chicago fire, is dead.
Mrs. jefferson Davis has been elected
an honorary member of the Confeder.
ate Veterans association Of Savannah
Secretary Hoke Smith has accepted
an invitation to address the Cordele,
Ala, Sound Money league on the cur
rency question the last week in July.
Albert Blackman was found hanging
to tree near LegariO, Texas. At the
coroner's inquest Bessie Harris con-
fessed that she placed the rope around
his neck while her father held him,
and that she cut the body down after
he was dead.