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Jamaica. He said he was going to New York at once to strengthen in that city a favorable feeling toward the revolution ists. EL PASO, Texas, July 17.-Sigmund Weisel, aged 35, a merchant well known through the southwest, was accidentally killed today at Carlisle, N. M. He was formerly manager of the merchandise de partment of the Arizona Copper com pany at Clifton. NEW YORK, July 17.-The Herald to day says: The resignation of the Rt. Rev Mgr. Dennis J. Connell from his office of rector of the American college at Rome has started considerable speculation as to the future of this American prelate and about his successor in the resigned position. SEATTLE, Wash., July 17.-The depositors of the Merchants' National bank are preparing to begin criminal proceed ings against the officials and are raising funds or the pufrpose. They claim to have abundant evidence and will proceed under a state law making it a felony for bankers to receive deposits when they know the bank is insolvent. MILWAUKEE, July 17.-D. H. Hogan, the first book-maker arrested at State Fair park, has been held for trial under $2,000 bond. He declined to give the bond and went to jail. It is reported that the book-makers will retaliate by arresting the members of the civic federation who bought tickets on the races to secure evidence. DENVER, July 17.-Jennie John, an 11year-old girl, was arrested here tonight on instructions from Rock Springs, Wyo., where she is wanted as a witness against her father, who was recently taken into custody on a charge of raping the child. When his case came to trial, she had disappeared. The child WE dressed in boys clothing when arrested. BOSTON, July 17.-The first delegate convention of the Massachusett's People's party opened today in this city. Massachusetts stood twenty-second in the list of states casting Populistic votes in the last election. was voted to make the state organization permanent, and J. P. Gardner, of Danvers. was elected president of the convention. WASHINGTON, July 17.-The comptroller of the currency has declared dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent national banks as follows: Thirty per cent, the First National Bank of Texarkana, Texas: 20 per cent, the Washington National Bank of Tacoma. Wash. 5 per cent, the Chemical National Bank of Chicago. WASHINGTON. Juy 17.-The navy department was informed today that President Criscom, of the International Steamship company, saied today for England where he will remain until the next trip of the St. Louis, making arrangements for the trial of that ship to ascertain her fitness to become one of the auxiliary naval ships entitled to the provisions of the subsidy act. SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.-Maud Lamont, the sister of the unfortunate victim of the brutal Emmanuel church murder, has returned here from Montana to testify for the prosecution in the forthcoming trial of Theodore Durrant. The police believe she will prove a valuable witness. She was her sister's most constant companion during the eisure hours of the murdered girl, and also knew Durrant. ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 17.-The parochial school connected with the church of the Holy Cross at Charlotte burned at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the janitor, John Cronin, and his sister Nora. both of whom are in the employ of Father John M. Fitzgerald. There is much feeling among the church members, who are divided into factions. BRA IL, Ind., July 17.-George A. Knight, one of the best known lawyers in the state, while sitting in his home last night, heard a noise in an upstairs room. Search was made and the gate was heard to shut on the outside. Mr. Knight saw a man disappearing in the darkness. He shot and fatally wounded hi best friend, John Wehrle, the county KEY WEST, Fla., July 17.-The cruiser Montgomery, with the board of survey of the Nicaragua canal, sailed today for New York. They were to have disembarked here and taken the steamer Mascot to Tampa, but where prevented by the state quarantine regulations from SO doing. The cruiser Atlanta arrived from Havana today and was placed in qurantine. DENVER, July 17.-A special to the Times from Hahn's Peak says: A committee from Snake river passed through her today bound for Hayden and Steamboat Springs to plead with the people to allow the sheep to be driven into California Park. J. E. Edwards, the Wyoming sheep man, will meet the Snake river men, Robert McIntosh and G. W. Arnold. at Steamboat Springs. The settlers will not agree to have the sheep driven and pastured in Routt county. GALESBURG, Ill., July 17.-A sensation prevails here in Pythian circles over the order asking the Catholic Knights of Pythias to renounce the organization. College City lodge, the strongest one here, has many Catholic members, and a number of them are averse to leaving their organization. A prominent Knight who conferred with Mgr. Satolli in Washington says a movement is on foot to secure a rehearing by the pope and a revocation of the decree. KANSAS CITY, July 17.-Miss Sarah Mead, 32 years old, a former school teacher of Greenwich. Conn., who met Dr. J. L. alker. of Des Moines, Ia., in this city by appointment on June 5. and was married to him on the same day in Kansas City, Kas., has discovered that her husband is false and that she has been the victim of most creul desertion. Her husband has deserted her, and worse still. he has taken her gold watch and $1,200 in money, leaving her more than 1,500 miles from home with only $10. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., July 17.During the storm last night, lightning struck the three towers of the prison, and the greatest excitement among the convicts, 850 in number, followed. The prisoners had just been locked in their respective cells when the storm was raging SO furiously and thus a panic was averted. The guards had no sooner left their posts of duty than the lightning did its work. Had they remained a minute later the chances are that they would have been killed. ANDERSON, Ind., July 17.-This section was again visited by a destructive wind and rain storm today. Trees. small buildings and large roofs suffered most. At Alexandria, twelve miles north, a new business block was blown down, some buildings unroofed and flooded. North of here many fields of corn were levelled. The Big Four accommodation train arriving here at 8 o'clock had all the glass
