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AID FOR MRS. sPhnouE.
FIFTY Thousand po,,.r. Subscribed b

Fifty Thousand Dollars Subscribed by
Several Prominent Men.
New York, July 22.-When the story
IF Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague's destitu-
ton was published a few days ago, sew
earl men whose names are known all
over the remembered the serv-
Ices rendered to his country by her
father, Chief Justice Chase, and those
she rendered herself through the polit-
ical salon over which was a queen and
her in comfort for the rest of her days.
1t is understood that the amount sub
scribed is $50 900. to which Senator G. S:
Brice. exPostmaster General John Wan
amaker and Congressman Paul j. Sor2
contributed Sc, 900 each. The other o II
tributors are prominent republicans in
his city. Washington, Cleveland, Gin
cinnati and Providence with the excep-
ton of exSecratary William c.. Whitney
whose contribution is said to be tho
largest of all.
Mrs. Sprague is still at the Hotel
Jefferson in Union Square with her
daughters. but she refuses to talk about
tlle Ildlltl. III ! pelieNcu lidl Silc VIZ
1ow stop the advertised auction sale of
the furniture of her old home, Edge
wood. in the suberbs of Washington and
that she will be able to pay off many
mortgages OF the place and make 1T her
home again.
Mrs. Sprague seldom talks of her hus-
oand, but when she does she blarnes him
for the suicide of their only son, VIII,
shot himself In Seattle some years ago
He never made my provision for the
support m education of the children
cfter the divorce, and she feels certain
that 1t was poverty alone tina drove her
boy to death. Her eldest daughter.
Ethel Chasc Sprague. has been on the
stage for several years. but has
achieved no great success. The other
girl is her constant companion. But
with 1t all she has kept her spirits and
much of her beauty, and she is an even
better conversationalist today with her
wealth of experience than in the days
when she was the toast of the capital.
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Pensions

Washington, July 23.-Pensions were
granted as follows:
Iowa: Original-William Smith, Gin
ton; William j. Hervey. Little Sioux.
Additional-Anson A. Patterson, Davis
City. Renewal-John F. Thompson,
Rock Rapids. Renewal and Increase
Joseph Burson, Thurman. Increase
Orrin o. Patterson. Webster City: Hi
ram +. Hollinsworth, Sheffield. Reissue
david Morgan, Eagle Grove; John
Richards. Pleasantville; George w.
Clark, Goodell; Obert S. Tindlay, Osce-
ola; Daniel p. Haynes. Washington. Re-
Issue and 1ncrease-George w. Graves,
Villisca,
South Dakota: Original-Charles Z.
Conrad. Ellington. Renewal and In
cr~ease-George %Stobaugh. Egan. Re-
tssue-William Iehan. Edgerton.
Nebraska: Renewal-George w. Ting
ley. Fairfield. Increase-James NJ.
Fletcher, Seward; James H. Helton.
Fairfield. Reissue-Peter S. Houts. Ari-
iona; Thomas j. Smith. Ainsworth; Jo-
siah F. Stevens, Humphrey; Manasa
ThonSer, Waverly.
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TIME FOR HARVEY TO QUIT.


sherman Sustains the Point Made by
Eo"' Concerning the 3aa Grain Dollar.
Mansfield, o., July 23.-In the Har
vey-Horr debate at Chicago on Satur
day Mr.. Horn said there was a provision
In the act of 1873 for a 3S4-grain dollar
worth five francs which was after
ward struck out in the senate before
he bill was passed. Mr.. Harvey de.
MED that 1t was struck out by the sen.
ate and said that If that were so he
would stop the debate right there. In
an interview Senator Sherman stated
that this provision vas added to the bill
after 1t reached the house at the insti.
CATION of the citizens of California
who produce both gold and silver, but
that 1t was struck out when the bill
reached the senate. Mr.. Sherman also
disputed a number of Mr.. Harvey's
Sfa tnnaOtS.
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Iowa Weather Crop Bulletin.


Des Moines. July 2S.-The temperature
of the past week was about the season.
able average. For a midsummer week
the rainfall was phenomenally heavy.
the measurements reported from more
than two thirds of the state ranging
from two to five inches. Some of the
heaviest showers fell in the districts
that had suffered most severely from
drouth, and there is now only a very
small area that has not received ample
moisture for present needs.
In many localities the unharyested
crops of small grain We're Frustrated by
the winds and weight of rainfall. In a
few section considerable loss resulted
from hailstorms within narrow belts,
On the whole the benefits have been I'M
measurable and the aggregate of loss
relatively small.
The halves. of oats Is in progress. and
nearing completion in all districts.
Scattering returns from threshers show
high average yields of winter wheat.
barley and oats.
Corn and potatoes maintain their
promising condition.
New Hattleships VIII Have Double Iurrets
Washington, July 23-At the meet.
ing of the board of naval bureau chiefs
three of the four points concerning the
designs for the two new battleships.
which have been under consideration
for several months. We're finally settled,
Secretary Herbert himself decided the
two most important points. those relat.
Ing to the turrets and the caliber of the
guns of the main batteries. When the
board assembled it was presented a let
ter from the secretary, In which he
stated he wished the plans to include
the novel double storied turrets and
thirteen inch guns.
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Chicago. July 22.-Cash quotations were
as follows:
Flour-Winter patents "a p,oDa "
straights S3.0Od3.40 spring patents 81. 75G
4.@, straights s.. 9NI3. 25, bakers 81. 9oa2 Al
Wheat-No. . spring 66l. a69Ac, No. 2
spring nominal, No. . red 66Ag67c.
Corn--No. 2 437sc. No. 3 yellow 1870.
No. 3 white 25@ajc. 't''
Rye-No. 2 45c.
Barley-No. . nominal. No. 8 4oc, No. a
nominal. w.
Flax seed-No. ! i 1921. SO.
Timothy ~Seed-Prime S5.75.
Provisions-Mess pork per barrel $40 S7,.
gll.D. lard pei, 100 pounds Sc. 35dtG. 81
shoulders (boxed) s5.37EM5.5O, short clear
sides (boxed) Sc: OGj. 62ils.
Whisky-Distillers' goods per gallon
sl.24. s"iioh
Sugar-Unchanged.
Butter-Creameries 12Q14c, diaries I'm
zoe. H~
Cheese-cheddars SIC, Young Americas
10c.
Eggs-2O@2ol.c.
Hides-Lisht and heavy green sailed
fully cured 4l@l5c. green hides sISDic.
green sailed calf 7l2c. dry flint SIC, dea..
cons, each 30c.
.Taiiow-No. / solid packed &c, No, ?
4Ac, cake SIC.
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COLLISION AT SEA.
Norwegian Steamer Terrier Sinks the
Schooner Eagle Outside Dcmeraru. :

TsHklc outStue I)etlerArh. r.
New York, July 23.-The Norwegian
steamer Terrier. which arrived from
Demerara collided with the schooner
Eagle from Barbados and sunk her
Iwenty-four persons We're saved and
i've lost. Those lost were two women
one child and two men. When the
schooner was struck. among the first to
abandon her was the captain, who did
nothing whatever to assist the paSsen.
gers. among whom We're several women
n children. He walked the steamers
deck sobbing, moaning and wringing
his hands. All of the men abandoned
the vessel without attempting to assist
the women and children. After the ac-
cident h sea was covered with all
sorts of floating material from the
wreck. Search was continued for a
long time in the hope hat some of the
unfortunates would be found cling.
ing to the w%reckage. but none were
found. The Terrier returned to port
the people of the Eagle and pro.
cecded on her voyage. The Terrier sus.
tanned but slight damage.
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MORE HOLMES MURDERS.
Mrs. 1. L. O'connor and 1. Yonr Ola
Child, the Latest Victims.

Chicago, July pa local paper says:
To the long list of murders and other
directly traceable to the arch
fiend. II. II. Holmes. comes another
case in the disappearance of Mrs. l. L.
Conner and her 12-year-old daughter.
Mrs. Conner n her child We're last
seen in the company of Holmes In this
city in 1898. There are circumstances
which, while at first seemingly explain
able, now point to another double MUIR
der at the hands of the great william of
modern times.
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Grain and Provisions.

'heep-Receipts $500. Market strong.
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CARDINAL. GIBBONS 81.
When He Returns From Europe There
Will he n Formal celebration.

Will ie IL Formal celebration.
Baltimore, Md, July 2a.-Cardinal
Gibbons is 81 years old today, and al
though his exact whereabouts III
Europe are unknown numerous dis.
patches of congratulation are being
SEN to Rome for forwarding by his
friends Of the clergy and laity in this
city, and when he returns there will be
most pleasing to the eminent prelate
The cardinal was born on July %, 1884.
In 1867 he was graduated from st
Charles college. The late Archbishop
Kendrick ordained him a priest at st
Mary's seminary, on June 30, 1861. or
August 10, 1868. he was consecrateG
bishop and vicar apostolic of NORTH
Carolina. He was transferred to Rich
mon in 1872. In 1877 he was appointed
coadjutor, with the right of succession
to Archbishop Bayley. on October 3
1877, he succeeded to the see of Balti
more, and on June II, 1886 was created
cardinal.
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Commander Lnwier In Chicago

Chicago. July 23-Commander in
Chief Lawler Of the Grand Army of the
Republic. accompanied by his staff. Is
at the Great Northern hotel this morn.
Ing consulting with members of the 10.
cal posts relative to transportation ar.
arrangements for the Louisville encamp-
ment in September next. Tonight he
Is to be given q reception by Columbia
post No. 1. the leading post of the west.
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A local paper today prints the follow
ing: That Mrs. l.. L. Conner Is dead l.,
certain. That Holmes either killed he:
or is directly responsible for her dealt
is equally sure. Holmes yesterday ad
mhtted the woman was no more, but, a.
usual. he tried to shift the blame OF
some n else.
The fact h a Holmes admits Mrs
Corners death is 40 known to the au.
thorities in Philadelphia. He made the
admission yesterday afternoon to 9
man who. with District Attorney Ora.
ham. was closeted with him in the
Moyamensing penitentiary. This is his
statement:
Mrs. Conner got into trouble and o
Chicago doctor performed an operation
The job was such a bungling one the
woman died"
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THE PRINCETON STUDENTS.
Those Best Informed Think Tl,oy Arc In
No Danger.

No Danger
Cheyenne, Wyo, July ga message
received today from the under sheriff
at Lander, says: The uneasiness over
the whereabouts of the Princeton geo.
logical party still continues. When the
party left Lander their intention was
to return on July Is. Since their de.
partur'e word has been received by the
postmaster at Fort Washable to for.
ward part of their mail to the Mammoth
Hot Springs hotel. National park, indi.
eating a departure from the originai
plan and that h party has been al.
Vided. Inquiry among Indians, mai
carriers and cowboys arriving dali,
from the vicinity of Jackson's Hole
fails to give any information as to the
whereabouts of he party and while
some think they have been held up by
a band of Indians on their way to joir
the main body of Bannocks at Jackson:
Hole, the best Informed as to the habits
Of the Shoshones do not apprehend fol
a moment that the students are in any
danger.
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INVALIDATEs FIFTY MILLION
The Caiiforn,n Irrigation Law Declaret

The Caltforn'" Irrigation Law Declared
Invalid by Judge Ross.
Los Angeles, Cal, July 23.-Judga
Ross, in the United States district court
declared the Wright irrigation law UNI.
constitutional. Under the Wright aci
bonds have been issued to the extent Of,
500. 00o. 900 and are held all over the
United States and Europe. The deci.
sion invalidates $50. 900. 900 OF bonds OF,
irrigation districts In which conirma
ton proceedings have been taken,
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SALISBURY'S REVENGE.
Nine Lords VIII sit in tho Conservative
t.allnui

Nine Lords Will Sit In tho Conservative
cabinet.
London. July 23.-It is generally &C.
cepted that the action of the marquis o,
Salisbury in selecting nine members OF
the house of lords as members of hi.
cabinet and the tenth. the duke of Nor
folk. as postmaster general, was in
tended as a direct slap at the liberia
element thai a been clamoring fol
the abolition of the house of lords, OF
the stripping of it's members of legisla
lative veto power. This is the larges'
umb of peers that has ever sat in ar
English cabinet, n the liberals and
radicals are squirming over what they
characterize as Lord S~alisbury's vim.
d~ictiveneSS in rubbing IT in.
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ANOTHER HOLMES FIND.
Portion OF IL woman's Gown, Blood
ain and Torn

Chicago, July pa portion of o
woman's dress stained with blood wa.
found in the basement of the Holmes
house this morning. The workmen were
digging a trench along the Wallace
street wall in the cellar, when they UNI.
a barrel. In 1t was the rem.
nant of a dress, OF which there were
traces of blood. 1t was torn and ripped
as though the wearer had engaged in o
scuilie. and the police look upon it as ar
important clew. The officers are now
endeavoring to ascertain who was the
of It.
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STRIKE AT PANAMA.

United States Consul Asks for a War
ship t" Hcep tho Panama Railroad
Open.
Washington, July 2s.-The United
States consul at Colon, Isthmus of
Panama. cables that the strike of la
borers, in progress there. threatens Sc
rious trouble. 1t is understood that the
consul has requested a warship to be
sent to Colon to assist the Columbian
government In keeping the Panama
railroad open.
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a lame johnny Creek Tragedy.

Hot Springs. S. D.. July 23.-In a quar-.
rel about the possession of a sheel
range Saturday, Horace Crofferd. ex
commissioner of Custer county, shot
and killed n young rancher named Johr
Taylor on Lame Johnny creek, six miles.
north of Buffalo Gap. Public sympa
thy is with Crofferd, who claims he
acted in self defense. He gave himself
up to the Buffalo Gap authorities.
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A NOTABLE TRIAL.
The Case Of K. X. Mcdonald Jr., of San
Francisco,

San Francisco, Cal, July 22.-The
case of r. H. Mcdonald. Jr., who is
charged with forgery and embezzle-
ment in connection with the wrecking
of the Pacific bank. will probably be
called today or tomorrow, but a post
ponement may be sought in behalf Of
the defence. His wife, who left here for
St. Louis some weeks ago, and who was
said to have taken with her S100. 900 be-
longing to her husband. has returned.
The McDonalds claim that they are the
of a conspiracy promoted by
to further their own ends.
The trial Will be a notable one and Is
expected to be prolific with sensations.
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Kansas CITY,

Kansas City. July 2.--Hogs-Recelpts
s'eW. Market slow. Light and pigs s5.009
$40, medium s4.s5q5.oO, heavy 81. soa4a5
Cattle-Receipts 1880. Market steady to
strong, Native steers, best 81. 5.35. fair
to good $3:99u5.00, cows and heifers, hest
Q2.75. stockers and feeders So 75m s-j 40
$50. S-''u
sheep-Receipts $500. Market strong.
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SIOUX CITY CASHIER SHORT

William J. Finch Of the American BIS.
cult Company u Defaulter.
The cashier of the Sioux City branch
of the American Biscuit company
William j. Finch, is short S. o9. SO. He
says he spent the money on his family
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South Oina i,a

South Omaha, July 23.-Hogs-Receipts
$500. official yesterday 1875. shipments 81.
Market weak and lower. Quotations.:
Heavy S4.70Gp4.S5, mixed and iieht "a az;
400. ""
Cattle-Receipts LOO, official yesterday
2.sgj, shipments 1924. Good steady and
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THE MARKETS..
Sioux CITY live Stock.

Sioux City. July 22.-Union Stock Yards.
transformations: Heavy $4.S5@4.95
mixed and light s4.s2A@i95.
Cattlc-Quotations: Cows and heifers
$l.50d12. Is. bulls sl.5Gp3. 90, veals So nn@ha Is.
stockers and feeders *2.O43.O, calves and
yearlings S2.G043.2O.
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Safe md Welt.

Winsted, Conn, July pa telegram
received by DR.. Dennis at Norfolk this
morning, from his son states the geo.
logical party of Princeton students are
at Yellowstone park safe and we'll.
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MinncapOlis.

Minneapolis. July 22-Wheat was strong
er and moderately active today with trad
ing, as usual, mostly In September. and
closed lAc higher than Saturday at 667.c
for July. 6i5sc for September. 633sc for De-
cember; on track. GStac for hard, 67a.c for
No. ! northern, GiAc for No. 2 northern.
Receipts $500 bushels, shipments p, $3.50
bushels.
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Cawker-Barlow made "a rash pre-
LECTION just now.
Cumso-What did he say?
Cawker-He said that the time would
come when 1T would be respectable to
be honest.
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washington Star: Whats the mar
Ter with that horse?" said the animals
owner at h race track.
boy. - s'aoie
Well. leave him that way. It's tho
only time he is ever fast"
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big Fire In thic.vn

Chicago, July 22.-Fire in the building
occupied by the National Linseed OF
company and the Wright 6 Lawthel
company, Sunday morning, did s40O,,
900 damage.
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IIuvis Goes I'm for LIZ.

Fort Pierre. S. D.. July 23.-E. W. Da-
Wis, murderer of Nels Carlson, goes to
the pe%nitentiary for life at hard labor.
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American Hostess-No, indeed. We
paid the designer $40 extra to have 1t
copyrighted.
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Pioneer Drops Dead.

Deadwood, s. D.. July 23.-William
Hecht, a well known pioneer. dropped
Head Monday morning on Main street.
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Steam Packet Sinks.

st. Louis. Mo-. July 23.-The steam
packet J.. j.. Odill, sailing between here
and Kampsville on the Illinois river
sank in twelve feet of water near Car.
on's landing last night and will prob.
ably prove a total loss. The boat was
loaded with wheat. 1t is believed that
the boat struck a a The crew and
passengers escaped in safety. The esti.
mated loss to vessel and cargo Is SIP, 900
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GEN, CAMPOS WOUNDED.

The Spanish Leader Reported to he
BADLY Hurt.
New York, July ga dispatch from
Key West say the leader of the Span.
ish forces In Cuba, General Caqnpos,
was badly wounded in a recent IA
ment with the insurgents.
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Caller-Your coat-of-arms is very
but couldn't any one else use
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The boys of a Chicago school had 4
ball game the other day and the teach.
err was asked to umpire. His decisions
on balls and strikes were so rank thai
the captain of the nine shrieked: Cant
you see de ball?" And the pitcher in.
terpolated with great disgust: Him
see? Yes. he a see a boy pinch his
neighbor out of the back of his head
but he couldn't see a watermelon ii
you'd throw 1t over the plate" There.
upon the teacher sighed and resigned.
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Some of the sealing s%chooners that
abandoned seal fishing because of the
unsatisfactory condition of the bust.
ness In recent years have engaged, dur.
ing this last season, in hunting sea
offers along the northern Pacific coast.
This Is more uncertain of results, per.
haps, than sealing, but in the event of
success 1t is vastly more profitable.
One schooner was very successful this
year. some of the single skins it Sc.
cured selling for from $3.50 to $3.50 each.
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"A. 70. Brooks, the Hartford, Conn.
collector OF historical relics has ecently
come into possession of a section of the
tree near Middlebury. VT, to which
General Israel Putnam was tied by In.
dams. who were bent on torturing and
afterward killing him. The relic is the
gift Off. R. Stone of Middlebury, and
It's authenticity Is sail to be beyond
dispute. Mr.. Brooks also has the old
plow and saddle that were owned b,
the eastern Connecticut hero.
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1t Is noticed that young James Car
held Is following In the footsteps of his
rather, James is now IS years of g and
has been nominated for the state senate
from the same county which elected his
father at the same age. Both were mar
red at the age of 81. Both graduated
at Williams college. Young James was
nominated on July 2. the date Of his
father's fatal meeting Win Guiteau. II,
ds the sons ambition to learn the art
OF pofhtics in the legislature and event
l1ally to represent his fathers old dis.
trlot in congress.
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John S. Barnes has transferred his in.
terest In the Minneapolis club to Thomas
Murphy and retired.
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Somebody had been telling one of the
Boston teachers who attended the con-
vention at Denver about the gold found
In Cherry creek. Miss Hub became
greatly Interested owe 1t and while
crossing the Lincoln avenue bridge she
clutched her companions arm and.
pointing to the spot where the pile
driver was at work near the Broadway
bridge. h exclaimed: "Oh, Luella, we
mustn't miss 1t. Here is where the
gold comes from and there" pointing to
the pile driver. there. 1 suppose, is the
machine they dig 1t with" When the
heard this he refused to
move the car.
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After all the fuss INC feathers at tina
hiel celebration and the Tugs which
Emperor William put on reports ara
circulating in Germany that the hip
canal is. in it's present condition, a fail.
ure: large merchant ships dare no at
tempt its passage, nor, in ease of war,
could the great battle ships pass
through from one sea to the other. One
influential newspaper begs the govern.
ment to frankly confess there are errors
In Its construction, rather than allow
the country to indulge in dangerous de-
lusions, and another predicts that until
the canal Is enlarged at heavy cost it
will never be able to pay it's working
expense.