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-Four Corners of the isurth-Tho Busy
World and Ia Varied Doings.

New York June 30.-Chauncey Depew de-
MES the story of his proposed marriage.
10 reporters who went to him for the pur-
p2se of ascertaining the name of the lady IN
the case he said:
THE story is made out OF the whole cloth.
/ 90 not know of any young lady worth
$S.CJ0.o00 who would have me. No less than
four times recently have runors had me en-
gaged to marry. and the most estimabie
young ladies mentioned would, no doubt
have conferred great honor on me had the
rlmoTs been true. They Were not true,
however, and do not think that any such
rumor at any dine will be substantiated."
ErraiS of the Lisiig ming.
Leicester Pa, Jlne 29.-Dc. II. G. Lite,
principal OF the NIillcrsvile State Normal
school, and his two sons, Louis NJ. aga d
eight years, and Joshua, aged four, had
narrow escapes from death by lightning
during tine storm Thursday evening. Whey
We're standing in hallway in draft,
when there was flash Of lightning and the
elder boy, putting his hand TO his face,
said he was burned. The lightning had
struck him at the base of the lower lip,
ran to the turn OF the chin and making n
jump Of an inch, strLcl; him on tire throat,
dividing into TWO branches from which 9TH
er minor lines divulged. Each CT the main
stems was about inch long and appears
10 have been broken UP by the numerous
rada lions. The flesh was scorched, but
perienced very little pain and today is ap-
parcntly none the worse for his expert
eEce. Or. Lite standing IN front OF
the boy At the time looking at him and
saw discoioraton appear cn his face.
Physicia1s and electricians who have been
spoken 20 in regard 10 TINS freak Of light
idns cannot explain il.
Suicide IN q Cen.
Chicago, June 2S.-Three hundred
farmers Of DuPaSa. county organized them
selves into an armed posse 10 capture a
gang OF thieves who have been stealing
everything movable on their farms between
.;-Etn and i.nsdale for the last two months.
One of the band was run down yesterday
after Midnight chase and taken to the
Iinsdalc jail by thirteen OF the farmers
The villagers were aroused Icy the threaten
ina, talk of the capt-r5 and the crowd con-
tinued to surround the lookup after the
prisoner was in Ms cell The demonstration
frightened him into believing he was TO be
lynched. lie too7l 2 piece OF glass from
Lr1kcn window and cut the artery in his
lort wrist When the marshal opened the
door he was dead. The farmers recognized
tie suicide as the leader Of the gang, al
though he protested he was an innocent
pcdicr He has not been identified yet.
The chase is beng kept UP for others.
Ceacrui clay smith Dying.
wash aston, June 25.-GeueIal Green
CLAY Smith, descendant CT The famous
Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, As dying
pt his hoale in this city Of blood poisoning
uccaston,A by nal gnaut carblnc!n. Gen
crai Smith was a candidate for vice
president against Andrew johnson at the
iealtiacre CONVENTION Of 1Sti, and came
within hale = vote of receiving tirc nomi-
nation on the ticket with Lincoln lie was
the nominee of the prohibition party for
president in 1916. lie served TWO tcrEae IL
,.,Icrts5 from Kentucky. General smith
military career WIS brilliant one ana
no was. brggCt:CU maj or general by Pr7Si-
dent lincoln for his E3liantry in tho iatd.
IIe entered the BAPTIST ministry in 1863,
ard CAME 10 Washington as pastor OF the
Metropolitan Baptist church in 1890, where
lie has continued since lie has been as
popular Us "a minister DIS he was poll
t.cian ao' Fols.er.
General smiths Funeral.
WASHINGTON, June 30--General Green CLAY
Smith viii be buried tomorrow IN Arlington
cemetery. Tae funeral IS TO be in charge
of the Masonic order of which he was q
member. The active pallhelrera win be
members of The Union Veteran Legion No.
iii. OF which General Smith was past COM
mauaer. Union Veteran Union and the
Washington Centennial lodge Of Masons.
The Grand Amy OF the Republic posts
have been requested by Commander Aader-
son to attend in o body. Two brothers, DR.
G. < ana SIR !. speed Smith, survive the
general. All Of General Smiths children
age living, Mrs Whitehead of Kentucky;
Hiss Mamie and Mr.. Duke Smith.