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BANDITS WERE FOILED.
Took Possession OF Train But Dynamite
Failed to Work.

Took Possession OF Train But Dynamite
Failed to Work.
Bandits held up a Chicago and Alton
express train Tuesday night at point
less than six miles from Kansas City.
The robbery is the third occurrence
of the kind occurring on that road
within year.
The Chicago and st. Louis express,
which pulled out Of the union depot
at Kansas City at $50 p. M, was
stopped by eight masked men at
Evanston, suburban stopping place.
. After securing complete possession
Of the engine and baggage and express
cars, the bandits placed twenty-four
sticks of dynamite upon the big
through safe and then lifted the smaller
way safe upon the top of it. They APP
piled the fuse and the match, but for
some reason the explosive did not 60
of.
The robbers were afraid to return to
the express car, and, after waiting
few minutes for the expected eIplo-
sion, they hurriedly left the place.
After some delay the trainmen sue
ceeded in lifting down the small safe
and throwing out the explosive, when
the journey toward st. Louis was re-
sumed.
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WOODFORD HEARD FROM.
He Sends An Ofncial Notice to the Stat:
Department.

He Sends An Omciai Notice to the Stat:
Department.
Washington dispatch says: United
States Minister Woodferd has been
heard from at last by the state depart.
ment.
A cablegrsm has been received from
him dated Madrid, Tuesday evening
addressed to Secretary Sherman, max
ing the following announcement Of
the appointment OF such officers OF the
new Spanish cabinet as may have TO
do with the foreign policy OF the new
government:
New ministry formed. sagasta, presi-
dent; Gullon, minister Of state; Moret, min
lister OF colonies. Woopyo4p."
The composition Of the new cabinet
Is the subject Of considerable gossip
In administration and diplomatic or.
Giles. It is felt that the three powers
of the new regime, so far IS concerns
Cuban affairs, are Sagasta, Gullon and
Moret, three names often noted in the
state department in connection with
previous negotiations concerning in
dependence, autonomy and other
movements at the time OF the last long
Cuban war.
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MIsTRIAL IN MCCULLOUGH CASE.
Jury Stood Five For Acquittal and Seven
For Conviction.

Jury Stood Five For Acquittal and Seven
For Conviction.
For the second time a mistrial was
declared Wednesday in the Mccullough
case at Jonesboro, Ga.
At 8 $50 o'clock p. IN. Judge Gambler
had the jury brought into the court
room and determined whether or not
it was possible for a verdict to be
reached. Every juror said that YER
dict was impossible and the Judge de-
clared mistrial.
The jury stood seven for conviction
and five for acquittal.
A verdict was an impossibility. The
Jury was divided as strongly and as
widely as the different opinions OF men
could separate them. One man on
the Jury swore that he would stay
there till doomsday before he would
let Mccullough hang and another
affirmed Just as solemnly that he
would never let him be acquitted,
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EX-SENATOR DIES.
Samuel Mcmillan, OF Minnesota, Sue
cumbs to Anaemis.

Samuel Mcmillan, OF Minnesota, Sue
cumbs to Anaemis.
Samuel ]. Mcmillan, United States
senator from 1876 to 1883, died at his
home in st. Paul, Mimi, Sunday
night Of anaemia. He had been ill
for nearly year.
He was born in Brownsville, Pa,
February %, 1926. He studied law
in the Offices Of Edwin NJ. Stanton,
afterward secretary of war, and after
distinguished career was in 1874
chosen chief justice Of the Minnesota
supreme court.
He was elected to the United States
senate as the result of one Of the most
noted deadlocks in the history of the
state. In 1881 he was reelected.
While in the senate he succeeded
Roscoe Conklin as chairman Of the
commerce committee. He was prom
inent in the Presbyterian church and
in 1890 was chosen one of the two men
from the west on the committee Of re-
vision of the confession of faith Of that
body.
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President PLANS MESSAGE
An OUTLINE OF THE DOCUMENT
ALREADY MAPPED OUT.
WILL Be ONE OF GENERALIZATION.
Concise, Brief and 70 the Point, Questions
Of Great Import VIII
BE Treated.

The special correspondent Of the
Atlanta Journal at Washington wires
his paper as follows:
The president will not be caught
mapping when congress meets. He is
already at work on his message, his
first annual message TO the congress Of
the United States.
In fact he has already prepared an
outline Of 1t and he will fill it in from
time to time as he gets the opportunity.
He hopes to have it finished before
the congressman begin to pour in
when his time will be pretty we'll
taken up.
The message, so I am informed, will
be comparatively brief and very much
TO the point. II will contain Q we'll
boiled down review Of the work since
the administrations birth and warm
congratulation to the country on the
return Of prosperity, giving full credit
to the members Of the house and SEN
ate for the part they played in it.
The president will point out the
benefits to be derived from annexa-
ton OF the Hawaiian islands and urge
a speedy ratification Of the treaty by
the senate. He expects now to report
in his message the progress Minister
Woodford will have made in his nego-
tiations with Spain looking to bring
ing the Cuban war to q close. He will
set forth the Cuban situation as he sees
II, extenuating nothing.
But in case nothing definite has been
done by Spain toward the freeing Of
the island, he will ask congress to
keep its hands off little longer
Should Woodford's mission have failed
it is thought here that the president
will SO state, as he will have nothing
to gain by holding anything back from
congress.
He will strongly urge the enactment
OF some currency reform legislation
and express the hope that before the
fifty.fifth congress adjourns the theory
Of general arbitration will be made o
fact by the putting into operation q
treaty stripped OF some Of the objec-
tionable features which caused the de-
feat OF the first one negotiated be-
tween this country and Great Britain.
The part Of the message relating to
the Cuban situation will be the only
portion Of the message held back for
revision until the last day.
From now on the president will
make appointments as rapidly as he
can. He is anxious to get the matter
OF federal Office out Of the way. The
office-seekers are still at Washington
in great numbers; in fact, there are
more of them than there have been at
any time since the adjournment Of
congress. The president is back to
stay and IL is we'll known that he in.
tends to keep at the pie counter till
the last piece worth eating has been
given away.
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)BA GRANTED AUTONOMY.
n NEW CABINET DECIDES TO
GIVE CUBANS HOME RULE.
IN. WEYLER REFUSES TO RESIGN.
ptsin General Makes = Speech In
which He Declares For
War to the End.

lat cabinet council at Madrid We'd
|sday night, according to dispatches,
b government decided to grant au-
bomy to Cuba under the suzerainty
Spain, and to continue the campaign
long as may be necessary.
6enor Gullon, minister of foreign
|hirs, explained to the cabinet the
|eition OF the diplomatic negotiations
|th the United States.
Senior Sagasta, the premier, has re.
(ved a cable message from Captain
} neral Weyler, who offers his servi-
J to the government and says:
FL shall not resign"
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THOUSANDS OF CHINESE DROWN.
Sixty villages In the Empire Swept Away
BY Floods.

Sixty villages In the Empire Swept Away
BY Floods.
The steamer Victoria which arrived
at Tacoma, WASH, Monday, brings
news of the most disastrous floods
that have visited China for many years.
Sixty villages near Tung Chou, con-
tanning over 80, inhabitants, have
been destroyed by floods and the peo-
pie drowned OF forced to fee.
. There is no means Of finding out
how many thousands have been drown
ed, but the number is estimated by
Chinese authorities at ID, 900 to 20, 900.
The flooded district is within twelve
miles Of Pekin, the capital Of China.
As rule, Chinese officials make very
little stir when a calamity like this
happens, but the proximity of the dis
aster has resulted in it's being brought
to the attention Of the emperor, who
has ordered that all possible relief be
given.
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GIRL STUDENTS IN FLAMES.
Dormltory Of the South Dakota State In.
dustrial School Burns.

dustrial School Burns.
One of the worst disasters in the
history OF South Dakota occurred
Tuesday night when seven lives were
lost by the burning Of the girls dor.
mitory at the state industrial school.
at Plankinton. The dead ore:
Tillie Hooper, instructor; Mable
Iobert, aged 8, Sioux Falls; Bessie
Merby, IA, Hot Springs; Ida Warner,
10, Watertown; Christina Bergman,
IL, Yankton; Nellie Johnson, Is, Graf.
ton, N. D.; Lillian West, II, Sioux
Falls.
The burned structure was Of wood,
three stories high, and was but recent.
~ completed. The origin Of the fire
is unknown. The Waterman saw the
flames bursting from the upper win.
dows while he was in building some
distance away.
There was no fire fighting apparatus
at the school and the buildings being
over mile from town no aid could be
rendered. In a short time the entire
annex was enveloped in flames and in
less than twenty minutes from the
time the fire was seen the building
was destroyed. Nothing whatever was
saved. There were about twenty-five
other persons in the school who es-
capped in their night clothes with the
greatest difficulty.
Search for the bodies was COM
menced as soon as possible and within
few hours all had been recovered.
Each was burned beyond recognition.
The loss on the building is $24, 900.
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THIRTY.FOUR PATIENTS.
The Fever Record at New Orleans Fo
One Day.

The Fever Record at New Orleans For
One Day.
4 New Orleans special says: After
two days Of improvement and of
promise the fever situation on the
face Of the record took somewhat OF
turn Tuesday. For forty hours there
had been no deaths and Monday the
number OF new cases had shown ma
terial falling off from the day before.
Early Tuesday morning, however.
the reports Of the new cases began to
come into the board Of health Office
with considerable rapidity.and by l
O'Clock there had been fifteen cases
and by 7 o'clock Tuesday night all
previous records Of this season had
been broken, so far ss new cases were
concerned, with prospects that others
would come.
In q few hours three deaths had
been reported to the board.
The physicians we're not at loss to
explain the increase in cases. They
took practically the position explained
in the Associated Press reports and
said IL might be expected that numer-
GUS cases would still continue daily to
be reported.
In discussing the situation DR.. Olli-
plant said:
"The stern enforcement Of the law
requiring all physicians to report
promptly both suspicious and actual
cases Of yellow fever has had mate.
rial effect in increasing the number Of
cases. am not prepared to say that
we are less careful than we have been
heretofore, but now that we have REQ
ognized that yellow fever exists in
New Orleans we are prepared to ac-
cept the diagnosis Of any reputable
physician called in TO attend case.
"Perhaps occasionally a doctor
makes an error. I have known in
stances where eminent practitioners
have asked me to have o flag taken
down after they had declared case
OF yellow fever; but as rule the nu-
m erical increase Of cases is due to the
fact that we have so organized our
forces that the corps OF the board Of
health is now so large and the activity
the public so much excited that few
il any cases are escaping attention and
prompt report.
mo, the board has by no means lost
control Of the situation. The cases, as
rule, are mild. They are being given
strict attention. The foci are increas-
ing but slowly. The disease is not
spreading to any material extent and
large number OF cases are being dis
charged daily. An epidemic is abso-
lutely out Of the question. New Or
leans is today not by any means un-
healthier than it has been for several
years. The prevailing fever has caused
in several weeks, not forty deaths"
Tuesdays record showed thirty.fcar
new cases and three deaths.
Improvement at Edwards.
Things seem TO have frightened up
somewhat ct Edwards, Miss. All Of
the seriously i'll are doing extremely
we'll. Nine new cases and one death
was Tuesdays record.
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wEYLER,s FRIENDS AROUSED.

They Get Together and Ask that Captain
General he Not Recalled.
The friends Of Captain General
weyler in Havana made grand rally
in his behalf Tuesday, and did all
they could 10 prevent his recall.
They held meeting at the Spanish
cssino, many Of the wealthiest class Of
Spaniards being present.
Resolutions indorsing General Wey-
Ter were adopted with great enthusi-
asm and o cable message was sent TO
the government OF Madrid announcing
that the representatives OF the trading,
mercantile and industrial communities
assembled at the meeting were satisfied
with the course followed by Weyler.
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APPOINTMENTS BY PRESIDENT.

A Number Of Fat and Juicy Plums Given
Out by Chief Executive.
The president made the following
appointments Monday:
William r. Finch, OF Wisconsin,
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Paraguay and
Uruguay.
To be consuls OF the United States
Jas. /. Dodge, Of Indiana, at Nagasaki,
Japan; George W. Dickinson, Of New
York, at Belleuille, Ontario; Alvin
Smith, Of Ohio, at Trinidad, West
Indies, and Percy McElrath, Of New
York, at Turin, Italy.
Joseyh Perrault, Of Boise, Idaho, TO
be surveyor general Of Idaho.
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QUARANTINE MODIFIED.

Certain Freishts Will Enter Alabama
From Atlanta, Ga.
A Montgomery, Ala, dispatch says:
DR.. Andrews, city health officer; DR..
seelye, president Of the state board Of
health, and DR.. Saunders, state health
officer, had conference in the COVER
nor's Office Tuesday.
After q careful consideration II was
recommended to the governor that the
quarantine be raised against all freights
from Atlanta, excepting bedding, car
pets, tapestries, laundry work, blan-
kets, wearing apparel and trunks.
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RAD DAY IN NEW ORLEANS.

xvsdnesday Proved q Record Breaker IN
New Cases and Deaths.
Anew Orleans special says: Even
as early as 6 o'clock Wednesday after,
noon the day had proved record
breaker both as to the number OF cases
snd 40 20 the number Of deaths that
had been reported. The increase OF
cases rau was not unexpected, there being
forty.six. Five deaths were recorded.
The weather had been warm, during
Tho afternoon especially, and the large
territory the board of health has 70
cover makes perfect scrutiny impossi,,
he and germs are being distributed
which VIII Il the totality Of cases was
fewer, would easily be restrained
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BRITAIN OUT OF 1T.
She Formally withdraw From Proposed
Seal Conference.

She Formally withdraws From Proposed
Seal Conference.
London cable dispatch states that
the officials of the British foreign office
have communicated to the United
States ambassador, Colonel John Hay,
the final decision that the government
OF Great Britain must refuse to take
part in any seal conference with rep
resentatives OF Russia and Japan.
The government, however, asserts
its willingness to confer with the
United States alone, but 1t insists that
Russia and Japan are not interested In
the Behring sea seals to q degree en-
titling them TO representation AT the
conference.
The British government does not
suggest any date for conference with
the United States.
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MAJOR enters WILL.
The Document Probsted-Buik Of Estate
Goes TO Relatives,

The Document Probated-Bulk Of Estate
Goes to Relatives.
The will Of Major Ginter was pro-
bated in the Henrico county court ct
Richmond Wednesday. The bulk Of
his property is willed to immediate
relatives. Requests Of from $1,000 to
S1O, 900 are made to all the charitable
institutions in Richmond and provision
is made for the continuance Of certain
improvements in the county that were
in progress at the time Of Major Gin
ter's death.
There is also long list Of requests
to friends, servants, etc. The total
value OF the estate is estimated at be-
tween 81, O00, 900 and IS, 900, 900.
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DEATH IN A WRECK.
Two Men Killed and Many More or Less
Seriously Injured.

Two Men Killed and Many More or Less
Seriously Injured.
One person killed, one so badly in.
jured that he died soon after the acci.
dent and others more or less hurt is
the record of o wreck on the Denver
and Rio Grande narrow guage at Co.
topaxi, seventy-two miles west Of
Pueblo, at 2 O'Clock Saturday morning,
caused by the break Of the journal on
one OF the coaches.
The cars were all crowded with ex-
cursionists bound to tho festival OF
Mountain and Plain at Denver.
There was little excitement and not
much wreckAge, as tho train was run.
ming very slowly.
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WILL STOP FREIGHT TRAFFIC.

Quarantine Forces Southern Pacific TO
Take Action.
A San Francisco special says: In
consequence Of the yellow fever quar-.
antine in the southern states, the
Southern Pacific company has decided
to close its gulf route to all freight
traffic.
All arrangements have been perfect
ed by the Southern Pacific with the
Texas and Pacific, whereby connection
may be had with New Orleans and
other points in the southern part Of
Louisiana.
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Spaniards Honor Weyler.

A special from Havana says: In
lie Of Captain General Weyler's pro-
bition q notable demonstration took
zee in Havana Wednesday in his
nor. General Weyler made a speech
which he announced that he did not
tend to resign.
THE bourse was closed, as was also
principal stores and the tobacco
ID other manufactures. All the main
Feets were gsyly decorated.
THE various professions united at
|ntral park and then moved together
the plaza in front of the captain
neral's palace, where as many as
900 people gathered. Several bands
Bcoursed patriotic music. The plaza
ID the thoroughfares leading into it
kre densely crowded.
"A number of Populations went to
palace, where they were received
the captain general.
They also expressed confidence that
Madrid government was inspired
th altogether too high designs for
welfare Of the country to withdraw
illustrious chief who has subiugat-
the instruction.
Captain General Weyler, after thank
the Populations for their assur-
ces, said he had accepted the COM
md in difficult circumstances and
khout conditions. The success of
campaign could be estimated and
Pperly appreciated by the country
the visible facts.
N the course Of seven months four
portant provinces had been nearly
fifed and he was confident of being
e to pacify the two remaining prov
les at the proper time with the forty
talions ready for the task. He said
expected to be able to pacify Puerto
incipe and Santiago de Cuba at an
Ply date, "for the rebels there know
and fear me and will not resist
J."
Still" said the captain general. ~
lieve the war should be ended with
n, here as everywhere else, and not
th shameful dealings, digraceful to
/ nation, and all the more SO in view
the terrible condition Of the rebels.
have followed the policy of the illus
ous Canovas. I would like to please
Pse who are today demonstrating
my honor by remaining in
ba, but the delicate position
which I have been placed has COM
FLED me today to request the govern
fnt to dispose of my position in
atever way it may think convenient.
however the matter may be deci.
"a, l shall always be profoundly
eteful to the loyal inhabitants OF
Pba, who in such eloquent terms
Ne expressed their absolute appro-
Of the policy I am following to
ing the war To n close
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CAR THIEVES IN LIMBO.

ley Systematically Robbed the Southern
For Twelve Years.
Sheriff helms, Of Fulton county, has
his keeping three members of the
Prst gang Of freightcar robbers that
Ter operated in Georgia. They were
|nght in the act and their admissions
d the Southern railways records
|ow that they have stolen in the last
felve years at least $50, 900 worth OF
y goods, groceries, tobacco, notions
d miscellaneous freight
Walter Bohannon was the leader OF
e gang, which numbered ten. His
sociates in the Fulton county jail
E Ed Pierce and Sam Painter. They
|erated at Dalton, Ga.
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SPANS NEW CABINET.
This Ministry VIII Urge Reforms in
Cuban Affairs.

This Ministry VIII Urge Reforms in
Cuban Affairs.
The new Spanish ministry formed
Monday is constituted as follows:
Senior Sagasta, president Of the
council OF ministers; Senior Gullon,
minister for foreign affairs; Senior
Orchard, minister OF justice; General
Correa, minister Of war; Admiral Ber-
mejo, minister Of marine; Senior Pulg-
cerver, minister Of finance; Senior
Capdegon, minister Of the interior;
Count Xiguena, minister Of public
works; Senior Moret, minister for the
colonies.
After an informal meeting the new
ministers proceeded to the palace and
took the oath Of Office.
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Estrada Palma Says. "Nn."

Tomas Estrada Palma, the head OF
B Cuban iunta in America, with
Rdquarters in New York, states
ht, inasmuch as the Cubans are now
Pre- than ever firmly resolved to &C.
pit nothing short Of absolute inde'
ndence, the offer OF the new Span
ministry to grant autonomy can
|ve no effect in terminating the war.
1--WE are satisfied" says he, "that
+ hour of complete freedom is at
|nd, and th8 offer only confirms us
the belief that Spain knows that
e has lost Cuba"
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Water at Five Cents Per Quart.

Owing to the long continued drought
in the vicinity Of Osceola, Ark, wells
and springs have gone entirely dry
and the people are now compelled to
buy water for drinking purposes. Wa
ter sells rapidly at 8 cents q quart and
the demand greatly exceeds the sup
ply.
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CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
shipherd's Partner Says That He Made
Way with Over 100000.

Way with Over 100000.
. John J. Shipherd, for several years
prominent as an investment broker
and street railway promoter at Cleve-
land, O. was arrested Monday morning
on the charge Of embezzlement. He
was released on $40, 600 bail.
The warrant was issued at the in
stance Of Frank Robson, and the
charge grew out Of the business deal
ings Of Shipherd and Robson, who
have been closely associated for sew
eral years in street railway enterprises
in Cleveland and elsewhere. The war
rant charges that Shipherd embezzled
S1S3, 236. 10 OF the personal property
of Robinson, in addition to twelve
street railway bonds Of the value Of
$4,000,
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DATE FOR THORN'S TRIAL.

Mrs. Nach's Case VIII Como Up Immsdi.
ately Afterward.
Judge Wilmot M. Smith, at New
York Tuesday, set the trial Of Martin
Thorn, accused Of the murder Of Viii.
liam Guldensuppe, for October 10 in
the Queens county court, Long Island
City.
Mrs. Mack will be tried after Thorn's
case shall be settled.