The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-25

England as to the speedy termina- ton of the war.
 Mrs. Mckinley is considered ln serious condition, and while she shows wonderful patience and vital Iity, it is feared she will never recov- sr from her present illness.
 Dispatches report that the Ara pahoe Indians of Wyoming and white settlers engaged in a general i fight on the Sd, One ranchman was killed and several warriors wounded.
 Walter Hampton, aged II years, shot Randolph Killebrew, aged g years, through the heart, killing him instantly, at Hopkinsville, Ky. The boys few days before the killing had quarrel which Killebrew had forgotten all about, when he met Hampton in strawberry patch. Without word of warning Hamp- ton drew a pistol and opened fire.
 The European wheat crop Is sum- med up by a leading agricultural paper of London as follows: Ut is already clear that British crops will be very irregular; but we do not despair that wheat will be up to the average yield. Grub and other pests are much in evidence. The crops promise well in Russia. Italy, Spain and Algeria. but there Is on y me docre outlook for France, Auslro- Hungary. Roumania and Turkey. | There is distinctly less than the av- craze promise for Germany and parts of Poland. The regions where there is over an average wheat prom ise may be expected to produce 150. 900, ,000 quarters; the re%lonS with an average promise, 15,000ooo quarters, and the regions with a de- fciency, 25,000,000' quarters, Un- deniably, these figures are quite sui fcient to account for the very quiet markets.
 President Harper, of the Univer- sity of Chicago, announces that the university has begun to establish affiliated preparatory schools in diff ferent parts of Europe. These schools will be branches of academies which are affiliated with the univer- sity in this country. The purpose of this plan is to give opportunity to the children of the college age whose parents are travelling abroad during the year to have the benefits of foreign residence without ob structing the progress of their studies.
 The eastern portion of Oklahoma was visited by a severe tornado on the 9th. Harvesting had just begun, and the losses to crops will reach S10O,00o At Eddy three per sons were killed, as follows: Mrs. Maud McGathey, Louis McGathey and Robert McGif1in. The storm cov- cred about fifty miles in width. At Billings seven people are reported killed and many wounded. At Ton kawa twelve houses were demolished. Blackwell was also in the storms path, and three citizens of the town were killed outright In Kansas the damage was also great.
 A bulletin issued by the census bureau shows that there are 1S,602 incorporated towns in the United States, as compared with 7,57S in 1890. The bulletin shows thirty eight cities containing more than 100000 people each. Of the large cities in 1900, three-New York, Chicago and Philadelphia-contain upward of million inhabitants, the same as in 1890, while for cities hav- ing between 500,000 and 100000 inhabitants, those in 1900 number three, as against one only in 1890. There are no cities in 1900 contain ing between 100000 and 500, ,000 ill. habitants, but at the census of 1920 there were three cities of this class. On the other hand, there are five cities in 1900 with a population of between 300,00O and 100000, but in 1890 there were no cities coming be. tween these limits of population. Of the total number of places in the list almost one-half, or 4,318, con- tain fewer than 800 people, while there are 2,501 places of between 800 and 1000. Of the states, lii nois leads, with 950 incorporated towns, and Pennsylvania comes next with S33. New York has 43S such places. There are no incorporated municipalities in Alaska. The in-