The Conway log cabin., 1900-07-17
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

t'sc u:"atH strickeh sections ot ATT xoi'a.
 There were 52 deaths and 95 postrations from heat in Chicago last week.
 Photographers arc wanted in the United States signal corps for ser vice in the east. The American troops landing in China are being provisioned for an advance on Pekin.
 Senator Hanna will direct the re- publican campaign from Elberton, N J., where he has taken cottage for the summer. Kaiser Wilhelm, of Germany, has offered to pay 1000 taels for every living European in Pekin, no mat ter his nationality. A disastrous fire occurred in the business part of Pittsburg Pa, July 7th, the second in week. Four fremen were killed.
 It is stated Mir. Bryan will not tour the country, as he did in 1896, but will visit the thickly populated sections from time to time.
 The trial of the men indicted for complicity in the Goebel assassina- tion was begun at Georgetown, Ky, July 9th. The trial will last sev- eral weeks.
 Ii Hung Chang, the grand old man of China, declares missionaries and foreigners are not entirely blameless for their present condl- ton.
 Two hundred and twenty-five bar rels of Kentucky whisky, being ex- ported to Bremen, were destroyed | in the dock fire at Hoboken, N. J, last week
 Wm. Welsbarky, an insane man, at Slater. Mo-, set the depot on fire and made murderous attack on the people. He finally had to be shot to death
 Cash receipts in the United States patent office the past fiscal year, ending June Both, were $l,- l 35s, ,22s.35, larger sum than re- ceivcd in any previous year. The patents issued numbered 26,540. James Pool. president of the Ok lahoma Anti Horse Thief Associa- ton. was killed in battle with out laws thirty miles west of Bartletts- vile. The posse headed by Pool, after he was killed, succeeded in wountling and capturing three of tho gang of thieves.
 An imperial decree, setting forth
 China's side of the present trouble,
 has been issued. It states that the bombardment of the Chinese forts at Taku precipitated the crisis in Pe- kin, notwithstanding the Boxers for
 months had been committing themost
 heinous crimes against foreigners at the very door of the Chinese cap ital, which the government was either unwilling or unable to pre- vent.
 An Illinois passenger train was held up and robbed on the night of the llth two miles south of Wyck- life. Ky. Tho robbers, six in num- Der, after Tagging the train down. cut off the engine and express car from the rest of the train, and after going about half mile away, blew open the door of the safo ill the ex- ] press car. The robbers secured about slO,00O. Three of the rob- bers have been captured. Democrats and populists of Ne braska joined on state ticket, the populists being given all the offices with tho exception of attorney gen eral. Gov. Poynter was renoml- mated.
 The price of sugar has increased from s5.2o per 100 pounds on May 25th to s6 per 100 July 10th. The differences between the American Sugar Company and tho Arbuckles were settled about the first of May.
 It seems utterly impossible to get. any definite news from China, but this of itself is taken is taken as confirmation that the greatest ont rage of the century has been conn nlitted in the murder of all foreign CTS in Pekin.
 The immigration agent of the Southern Pacific railroad has arr ranged to bring large number of Boers to this country They will locate in western Louisiana and eastern Texas.
 On account of much trouble be- tween claim owners, Cape Nome