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Radical Element of Cuban Con
vention Expects Its Adoption
SECRET SESSION IS HELD
Ileport of the Special Commission Mnkn a
onil ImpressionConvention Expected
to Take Definite Artlon on the llntt
Amendment Saturday
j Havana May 8 Tlie special com
mission of the Cuban constltutlonnl
convention wlilcli returned here from
Washington May 5 will not innko any
recommendations to the convention
IaIUioukIi tins majority Of the conimls
flloners are In favor of accepting the
riatt amendment the report will cover
only the facta of the conference at
Washington This convention will
hold a secret session today The
radical element admltH the convention
will accept the amendment
1 The commission nt the secret ses
sion presented an extensive report of
their conferences with President Mc
Klnley and Secretary Uoot and a glow
ing account of the banquets and recep
tions tendered them In reference to
the third clause of the Piatt amend
ment the report stated Unit the
United Stutcs would not Intervene un
less Cuba were attacked by a foreign
power or unless there existed in Cuba
n condition of affairs similar to that
which existed under Spain at the time
of Amerfenn Intervention Uegardlng
coaling stations the report set forth
that the places so desired by the Unit
ed States were Capes Maysl nnd San
Antonio and another point command
ing the entrance to the Gulf of Mex
ico These would be definitely deter
mined upon when drawing up the
treaty The object of these stations
would be the maintenance of the inde
pendence of Cuba as well as the pro
tection of the United States The re
port also snid that the United States
would in no way interfere in the local
government nnd that President McKin
Jey had promised to appoint a commis
sion to meet a Cuban commission to
discuss the economic question and to
draw up n commercial treaty as soon
as possible and he advised the Cubans
In the meantime to study the situation
In thin respect The report announced
that Secretary Root had said that
there was nothing In the Piatt amend
ment to prevent Cuba having diplo
matic representatives in foreign coun
tries
The report has evidently made a good
Impression and only n few radicals
will continue to oppose its acceptance
The convention will meet Thursday
nnd is expected to take definite action
Saturday
I Xuuroulnh Downs Jeuklni
New York May 8 Nouroulah the
big Turkish wrestler made short work
of Tom Jenkins of Cleveland the
champion wrestler of America nt the
Madison Square Garden Inst night
He downed Jenkins twice in a
match The match was
decided best two out of three falls
and Jenkins while showing a remark
able amount of cleverness was unable
to compete against the enormous
weight of his big opponent There
were about 4000 people present
Stovo Manufacturers Meet
1 Boston May 8 The session of stove
manufacturers began yesterday at tin
Parker with gentlemen present from
all over the United States The meet
ing was chiefly devoted to discussion of
business matters peculiar to the trade
nnd the rending of many papers Sec
retary Uogan of Chicago when asked
regarding the reports that a mnmmoth
Btove trust had been organized or was
contemplated emphatically denied the
story
I TfurrJcano In Mexico
I Laredo Tex May 8 Miguel Bo
tello a prominent merchant of Vlllal
dama Mcx arrived in the city yester
dny nnd reported that a hurricane
struck the Gundalupe mines nnd a
strip of Villaldama mountains last
night The dnmage to the mines will
be considerable The homes of Su
perintendent Martin nnd Captain Will
iam C Jones were blown down nnd
several other houses were destroyed
Fire In Apartment House
New York Mny 8 Fire which
started Just before midnight on the
ground floor of the 5 story apartment
house at 750 Lexington avenue drove
20 or more families into the street
nnd many people had narrow escapes
The police and firemen aided by citi
zens rescued several persons Two
were Injured nnd taken to the Fresby
terlnn hospital and several are report
ed missing
Americans Hail No Casualties
I Manila May 8 Lieutenant John I
L Hartman with 05 men of troop K
First cavalry encountered 250 Insur
gents north of the village of Balayan
Jn Batangas province Luzon The
enemy made Uiree Btands and were
each time defented by the American
cavalrymen There were no American
casualties
Method Isti Raise Thank Offering
I Nashville Mny 8 The board of edu
cation of the Methodist Episcopal
church south met here yesterday Dr
3T D Hammond corresponding secre
tary reported that 1500000 ordered
by the general conference as a thank
offering for the 20th century bad been
raised
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Jury Convicts Jamas Hawk
I Omaha May 8Jnraes II Hawk one
of the raen charged with having de
coyed Bird Moore to Deadwood S
P for Immoral purposes was found
guilty by the jury yesterday The pen
alty is from three to seven yearn ln
tuieonment
THREW VICTIM IN A WELL
Iea nnorlli Tropic Hunt Girls Assailant
to Hum Mini
Leavenworth Kan May 8 Miss
Bonnie daughter of G W Ronnie iui
employe of the state penitentiary was
gathering mushroons near Lansing
when struck on the back of the head
by an unknown person and rendered
unconscious after which she was as-
saulted and her body thrown Into an
old well with the purpose of hldlnt
the crime The young woman regained
consciousness and after repeated at
tempts reached the surface and went
home where she told of the crime
She stated that she had caught n
glimpse of her assailant and would
be able to Identify him Miss Ronnie
died soon afterwnrd Searching par
ties are scouring the country- The
murderer will probably bo burned at
the Rtako If caught
COUNTY JUDGES IN JAIL
United State Marshals Arrest Whem ut
Osceola Missouri on Chnrgo
of Contempt
Osceola Mo May 8 Two of the
county judges of St Clair county
Thomas D Nevltt nnd S C Peden
were arrested yesterday In the court
house by deputy United States mar
shals The Judges will be taken to
Kansas City to stand trlnl before
Federal Judge Philips on a charge of
contempt for not levying n tax to pay
Interest on bonds of a fraudulent Is
sue of 1870 which has caused the
county great notoriety nnd trouble
The county Judges are both fanners
nnd their families will be attended to
by the county and will see that they re
ceive compensation The Judges will
linve to lie In Jail until their time of
office expires which will be Jan 3
inort
The levy of taxes for the year 1001
nnd the apportionment of the snme was
made yesterday previous to the arrest
consequently the county nnd state will
not suffer
The third Judge Walker escaped
from the room nnd rode to his home
KILLS HER
St Louis
FATHER
Girl Then Turns the
Revolver
Upon Herself
St Louis May 8 Gustav Bnarc
aged 50 years bailiff of the St Louis
school board and an ex representative
in the state legislature was shot and
instantly killed nt his home last night
by his daughter Ida aged 20 who
then turned the revolver upon herself
inflicting a wound from which she died
In two minutes Botli were shot
through the head The action of the
young woman was premeditated as
was shown by a letter which she left
In it she said that the frequent insults
offered her mother by her father be
came unbearable and that she had re
solved to kill him and then herself
Mr Baare was taking a nap when he
was killed
TAKE LOOK AJ GOLD MINE
President McKlnley nml Party Inspect lllg
Works nt CoiifjrcsH Arizona
Congress A T May S The presi
dential party spent several hours yes
terday visiting the big gold mine lo
cated at this place which Is 70 miles
northwest of Phoenix The original
itinerary contemplated spending the
entire day at Phoenix but it was mod
ified to permit the party to take this
little side trip and inspect the works
of the Congress the largest mine In
the territory Justice Street and other
territorial officials came here on n spe
cial trnln to welcome the president to
the territory
Ithoinuerg Weaver Wedding
Dubuque May 8 Miss August
Rhombcrg daughter of the late L A
Rhomberg was married yesterday to
Clarence Weaver assistant passenger
agent for tne Illinois Central The
marriage took place at St Marys
Catholic church the groom having
been converted to that faith
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD
It 1b reported that the Delngoa Bay
railroad has again been destroyed by
Boer forces under Commandant Boyer
D L Gallup treasurer of the Atchl
sou Topeka and Santa Fe railroad In
Chicago has been elected comptroller
of the system
In a report Issued Monday the Chi
cago health department nttrlbutes an
Increase In the death rate o the craze
for speculating In stocks
Major John L Bittlnger United
States consul general at Montreal mny
resign his position to accept the post
mastership nt St Joseph Mo
A military captive balloon with two
men in the car broke loose In a gule at
Cologne Monday was soon lost sight of
In the clouds and has not been seen
since
The seasons seal fishery came to a
close Monday with the arrival at St
Johns of the sealer Virginia Lake
The total catch was 350000 seals
valued at 600000
Conciliation as a means of maintain
ing Industrial peace between labor and
capital was discussed by leaders of
unionism and flnnnco at the New
York chamber of commerce Tuesday
All the lumber camps In the northern
part of Wisconsin will probably be
burned down this summer by order of
the state board of health The camps
have been the breeding places of small
pox
The Chicago Great Western railroad
Mondny announced that the lake and
rail differential rates to the seaboard
would be G5 cents per hundred pounds
Some time ago the other lines agreed
upon a 70 cent basis
F W Hill for the past four yeam
auditor of the Oregon Short Line rail
way has resigned to take the position
of comptroller of the American Smelt
ing and Refining company with head-
Quarters in New York
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THE NORFOLK NEWS FK1PAY MAY 10 1001
III II
Reported to Have Acquired
Union Pacific
VICTOR IN HARD CONTEST
Will Make Overland Route Inrt or lilt
Ion Ilans With North
western and New York Central In Con
llond Issue Imolved
New York May 8 The Mall nnd
Express says There Is excellent au
thority for the statement that Wiu K
Vanderhllt has curried the day In the
contest for the control of the Union
Pacific railroad and that he Intends
to put through his plan for annexing
It to the Vnnderbllt system
Ills Men Is that It shall be con
trolled by the Chicago nnd Northwest
ern and New York Central Jointly
with a guaranty of 0 per cent cu Union
Pacific common stock mid possibly ex
change 3 per cent bonds Issued Jointly
by the Northwestern and New York
Central In exchange for Union Pnellle
common stock There may however
bo some change In this last feature
STATE PRINTERS ASSEMBLE
Iowas Association Sleets nt Sioux City and
llects Ies Moines Mnn resident
Sioux City May 8 The annual
meeting of the Iowa Printing Trades
association was held in Sioux City
yesterday These olllcers were elected
Herman Tradjens Dos Moines presi
dent I D Gordon Sioux City vice
president 11 L Page Des Moines
secretary and treasurer Last night at
the armory a reception to the visitors
was given Speeches were made by
Mayor A II Burton George D Per
kins editor of the Journal K W Cald
well and Will Reed Dunroy and some
of the labor men After the speech
making the company danced
The Iowa State Federation of Ln
lwr opened Its annual session here
Numerous leading labor men of the
state are in uttendnnce
State Veterans Assemble
Plattsmouth Neb May 8 Olllcers
nnd delegates to the annual state en
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic have been arriving nil day
being received at the trains by com
mittees from the Grand Army of the
Republic and citizens The local posts
of the Grand Army of the Republic
nnd the Womens relief corps tendered
all the visitors n reception Inst night
The business sessions of the enenmp
mentwill open today and conclude with
the election of olllcers Thursday
Lightning Kills Tanner
Carroll Neb May 8 William Jack
son a farmer eight miles northwest
of this place was instantly killed by
lightning At the time Mr Jnckson
was nt work with his hired man con
structing n barb wire fence The hired
man was rendered insensible for sev
eral minutes nnd when he recovered
consciousness he found that Mr Jack
son was dead
FrelKht OlllelnlH Confer
San Francisco Mny 8 About 50
freight olllcinls of the railroads west
of Chicago arrived at Monterey yester
day to hold an Important meeting
which will last through the remainder
of the week They constitute the west
ern classification committee and their
work will be the revision of the so
called western classification of freight
Two Sentenced to He Hanged
Jefferson City Mo May 8 The su
preme court yesterday sentenced two
men to be hanged on June 7 next
They are Ernest Reed colored con
victed in Jasper county of killing his
wife and William Ferguson convicted
In Grundy county of beating to death
Stephen G Wilson a merchant of
that place
Robbers Maho Rich Haul
Washington May 8 One of the
largest robberies ever committed In
this city occurred yesterdny when the
house of Mrs Olivia Starring 1 155
Massachusetts avenue was entered
nnd diamond Jewels nnd money ap
proximating in value over 8000 were
taken Mrs Starring was away at
the time
Crninders Tire of Jail Ilfo
Wichita Kan Miiy 8 The determi
nation of the joint smashing col
leagues of Mrs Nation to stay In Jail
till their trial commenced was broken
yesterdny by Mrs Julia Evans giv
ing bond for her appearance The
other women except Mrs Nation have
Indicated their purpose of giving bond
also
Crack Shots of Nebraska
Lincoln May 8 The 25th annunl
tournament of the Nebraska Stato
Sportsmens association began yester
day and will continue until Friday
afternoon The crack shots of the
state nre In attendance together wlUi
many from a distance
Threats of Lynching
Wichita Kan May 8 Frank Clark
has been brought to Wichita by the
sheriff of Sumner county He was
In Jail thero charged with assault on
his 35-year-old sister and threats of
lynching cnused his transfer to the Jail
in this county
New Computation Commission
Pierre S D May 8 Governor Her
rled yesterday announced the new
compilation commission of Bartlcti
W Tripp of Yankton Gidcou C Moody
of Deadwood and James M Brown of
Eureka
Tlrltuu steamer Jisnorc
Cape Town May 8 The British
steamer Tantnllon Castle from South
ampton for Cape Colony with relief
troops and passengers on board Is
ashore on Roblen island near here
All her passengers haveben landed
FAVOR CHINAS OPENING
Nmrlr All Towers and Also Chinese ini
tials Desire Trade Relations
Washington May 8 It has devel
oped that the movement for the exten
sive opening of China to foreign trade
and commerce has the active approval
not only of the United StntcH and sev
eral other leading powois but also of
Chinese olllelaK About the only
doubts as to the formal position of
China Is that caused by the empress
dowagers recent creation of a council
of state How far this council will
have authority to check the action of
the peace plenipotentiaries Is not yet
clear but the negotiations nre proceed
ing with the prospect of uniting the
various branches of Chinese authority
In the support of the present plnn
The attitude of Russia also Is the
source of sotuo solicitude although
the negotiations nre being so framed
to obviate any objection which Russia
might inlse If the opening of China
was to apply principally to Manchuria
EASTMAN ON STAND
Ilurtard Professor Charged Willi Murder
of UN llnithei lnliivr Testllles In f
Ills Own llehalr
Cambridge Mass May 8- The cli
max In the Eastman murder trial was
reached yesterday when the defend
ant himself took the stand to tell his
own story For two hours he was on
the stand giving his testimony as to
his relations with Grogan and the Inci
dents of the day of the shooting lie
declared that the shooting was an acci
dent and up to last October he hud
nlwnys believed It was the old rim
fire pistol that discharged the bullet
which killed his brother-in-law
The struggle which followed ho snld
was for the possession of the center
fire pistol which Orogan had In his
hand Eastman said that he went to
Grogan first to assist him and then
because of the expression on his face
to get the weapon away from him
lie said that there was so much noise
and confusion In the struggle that he
could not recall how many times
gans revolver went off But that It
did go off he was almost certain He
did not know how he received his own
wound nnd said he did everything pos
sible after the afTalr to assist Grogan
to the house nnd was prostrated with
grief when he found that he was dying
Neliraskn Doctors In Session
Lincoln May 8 -Three state medical
societies comprising the regular
homeopathic and eclectic schools be
gan their annual conventions In sep
arate conventions yesterday and In
each cae will continue until Thurs
day The homeopaths held their an
nual banquet last night Among physi
cians from a distance on the program
for addresses are Drs Nicholas Senn
A C Cowpcrthwnite and W C Davis
or Chicago and Dr D I Standlee of
St Louis Recent medical legislation
will be n theme for Important discus
sion
IIohsiicIc Case Appealed
Des Moines May 8 The attorneys
for Mrs Margaret Hossnck who was
convicted in Warren county for mur
dering her husband and sentenced to
life imprisonment have given notice
of an appeal to the supreme court
and will make an effort to secure a
new trial The appeal will be on
the ground of hick of evidence to sus
tain the conviction and the alleged
misconduct of the attorneys for the
prosecution
Conclave of Kiisteru Stnr
Omaha May 8 With an attend
ance exceeding that of former opening
days the grand chapter of the Order
of the Eastern Star yesterday In the
Masonic temple began Its 2lth annual
session Mrs Louise Mathews of Fre
mont grand matron of the chapter
and other grand officers are In charge
of the deliberations of the body The
Order of the Enstcrn Stnr is a wom
ans auxiliary to the Order of the Free
Masons
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
The Meyer Charlton mine nt Jo
hannesburg lias been started again
Tom Sharkey lost to Mexican Pete
Everett on a foul at Cripple Creek
Tuesday
Raphael Straus the well known ar
tist died at his home in Cincinnati
Tuesday nged 72 years
Lord Kitchener reports the capture
of another hundred Boers one 32
pounder one 9 pounder and one Max
im
According to n dispatch from Shang
hai Father Pnoll an Italian mission
ary was burled alive In the province
of Shcn SI
During a thunder shower at Cor
delia On Tuesday the lightning for
n short time was terrific Three per
sons were struck and killed
It Is asserted In Holland thnt Ger
many Is trying to persuade the mid
European states to form a tariff union
gainst American competition
The Madrid government has decided
to suspend the constitutional guaran
tees In Barcelona where serious riots
have taken place among the strikers
and anarchists
Tlio civil service commission an
nounces thnt there are not enough qual
ified candidates for the otlice of meat
Inspector for Uie bureau of animal
Industry to fill the demand
N O Nelson president of the N O
Nelson Manufacturing company an
nounced to the employes of a half
dozen large factories operated by blm
at Leclalre Ills that the nine hour
system would pievnll
Long and heated arguments between
the members of the board of directors
of the Chicago Theological seminary
Tuesday failed to decide Uie fate of
Professor George II Gilbert charged
with teaching heresies to Uie divinity
itudents under him
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Prison Board Unanimous In Its
Recommendation
NOW UP TO PARDON BOARD
Iaiuoiis lUudits Who Itolilied the North
fleld Hunk to l enve Minnesota Peniten
tiary Where They Have Hern Locked
Ili Twenlj llve Viars
St Paul May 8 -Cole and lames
Younger the most noted convicts In
the state pilMtu at Stillwater yester
day won the first step townids fico
dom from that Institution to whleli
they were sentenced for life over 25
yenis ago For 20 years their ft lends
have been woiklng In their behalf
each governor being Impoi tuned fro
pucHlvfora patdou The t 111 t tl brother
Rob tiled In the Stillwater prison a
few yi urM ago but the efforts for the
llhcrnilnii or the now old men have
never consul
At n legular meeting of the boatd
of malingers of the boind of prisons
yesterday at Stillwater unanimous ac
tion was taken In favor of paroling
the Younger boW Itefore the parole
can be effective all thiee members of
the state pardon board must approve
It and the action will be submitted
to that body as soon as possible
To Iuloiee Sellout lims
Lincoln May 8 State Superintend
ent Fowler Is making all mressaty
arrangements for the rigid enforcement
of the compulsory school law begin
ning with the next school year The
law which was enacted by the last
legislature provides that every child
between 7 nnd M years of age must
attend school at least two thirds of the
time that school Is in session which
means In Nebraska cities and towns
six months a year Failure to com
ply with the law Is punishable by a
fine of from 5 to 25 Exceptions
nre made for cases of physical disa
bility nnd It Is provided that children
of from 12 to M who are actively en
gaged In earning a living may comply
with the law by attending a night
school
Iferron Case hy Default
Grlnnell la May 8 The Gongrega
tlonallsts Interested In the ease of Pro
fessor George I Hen on have been In
formed that It Is the Intention of Pro
fessor Herrou to Ignoie the suit
brought against him for expulsion
from the church here of which he
was a member ami that he will not
respond to the letter notifying 111 1 1 1 ol
the accusations The committee ap
pointed to take action has already for
warded the formal letter Informing
Herron of the contemplated action
nml has notified 12 of the churches
of the association requesting them to
appoint Judges In the oie The trial
-will be In about four weeks and Inas
much as Herron refuses to defend It
will not bring out anything new In the
case
Status of Cedar Rapids Strike
Cedar Rapids In May 8 The strike
of machinists on the Itiirlington Cedar
Rapids ami Northern continues with
out change The men who struck
have been organized Into a union and
are being given substantial assistance
More than 1000 a week Is being dis
tributed among them The men say
that tlie ill omen ami switchmen on the
Cedar Rapids system are ready to go
out In sympathy with them if It Is
necessary for the success of their
strike and they assert that they will
be nble to hold out until the company
compiles with their demands The
olllcinls of the company assert that
they have secured 250 new men since
the beginning of the strike and that
they nre mrt hainpeted by the strikers
Herron Marries Miss Hand
Des Mollies May 8 Information
was received here yesterday to the ef
fect that Professor George D Herron
and Miss Carrie Rand were married
in New York city some weeks ago
The news comes Indirectly from rela
tives of tlie Rands who live In Keo
kuk who it Is asserted have received
n letter from Mrs E D Rand making
that statement of the case She says
that Miss Rand and tlie professor were
married a few days after the divorce
was obtained by Mrs Herron In Al
gonn
Iioneer of Ilunner County Dead
Harrlsburg Neb May 7 Calvin M
Woodard a pioneer of western Ne
braska died of apoplexy last night
Deceased was 82 years of age He
came to Banner county In 1W3 and
was twice elected county attorney
One month previous to his death
his wlfq to whom he had been mar
ried for ever CO years died Mr
Woodards son Frank E Woodard Is
now sheriff of Banner county The
funeral was this afternoon
Catholic Knights of America
St Louis May 8 Delegates from 38
states will assemble In St Louis next
week to attend the 13th biennial coun
cil of the Catholic Knights of America
The sessions of the council will be
held at the Southern hotel and will
open Tuesday May 14 An Interest
ing program has been nrronged for the
affair while Jocal members of the or
der have planned entertainment of
the supreme officers and visiting dele
gates
lloth Claim the Fla
London May 7 A dispute lias arisen
as to the ownership of the fing which
Queen Victoria presented to the hos
pital ship Maine Mrs George
Lady Randolph Church
ill asserts that It belongs to her and
Bernard Baker owaer of the vessel
declares that it Is his property The
flag is now In Lady Randolphs pos
session
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POLICE HIDL CHILD
Ilefiise lo Surrender Mil Itlenscu tllrl to
lis lloitlelle I ill her
Chicago May 8 A oldest has be
gun between the police ami the forces
of Mr Howie the fnlth healer over
Mabel Chrlslenseii tlie
daughter of Louis ClirlHtenspi who
was badly but tied In the Honk fiat
building lire Sunday The childs
father Is an adherent of the Dowlelles
To save the child from what the police
believed to be neglect they have so
cietcd her with u South Chicago fam
ily The fathers demand for his
daughter wan Ignored An order of
the court Is the only thing that can
force us to give the child to her parents
until she Is cured said Police Cap
tain Shipley In refusing to give up
the Mill to the Dowlelles Captain
Shipley has the support of president
John 1 Sliorlall of the Illinois Hu
mane society
CONDITIONJF WHEAT
Kansas and Nehrnslia Head the Vlst Willi
Higher rereoutagesOllioia Aro
Well Up
New York May 8 Carefully com
piled reports from the American Agri
culturists corps observers make the
May 1 condition of winter wheat 0150
against 115 last month and compared
with nu average at this date for five
yeniH of 81 April was wholly favor
able for the development of the wheat
ciop over the gi eater pint of the
belt The reports shows little damage
through Insect pests outside of Texas
Oklahoma and Michigan No crop In
20 years has stood butter than the
piesent one In the all Important feat
ure of roots
The spring wheat crop has been
sown under highly favorable condi
tions says the report and while seed
ing In the extreme north Is not quite
completed enough Is known to inn lie
It certain that the acreage Is fully
equal to that sown last year There
Is an abundance of early moisture
over the whole belt except In n limited
portion or South Dakota The condi
tion May 1 of wheat by states Includes-
Ohio 88 Kentucky 85 Mich
igan 83 New York Pennsylvania and
Indlnna 115 Illinois SHJ Kansas 100
Nebraska 110 California 00
Hlaroli Fik lories to Shut Down
Sioux City May 8 A telegram
from the head olllces of the National
Starch company states that the com
pany will close all of Its eleven fac
tories us soon as the nreseiit corn
supply Is consumed The Sioux City
plant which Is one of the largest in
tlie country will continue until about
June I The other factories are in
Nebraska City lies Moines Cincin
nati ami other places The Informa
tion i cnt here Inclines the local mnn
ngemeut to tlie belief that repairs will
be made during the summer nml thnt
most or the plants will be reopened In
the fall President ilel was here re
cently and said that all factories were
overstocked
Ilimlmll Scores Yesterday
National League Chicago 0 Pitts
burg 8 Boston 2 Brooklyn New
York 5 Philadelphia I Cincinnati
I St Louis II American League
Washington Boston 7 Philadel
phia 10 Baltimore II Milwaukee 2
Detroit J Western League Colorado
Springs 8 Omaha 3 Kan as City 0
St Paul i Denver Des Moines -1
Afrnlil to nid
At an auction sale of miscellaneous
goods at a country store the auctioneer
put up a buggy robe of fairly good
quality An old fanner Inspected It
closely seemed to think there wus a
bargain In It and yet he hesitated to
bid
Think It cheap asked Uie auction
eer crying n 10 cent bid
Yes kinder was the reply
Then why dont you bid and got It
Waal Ive bought heaps o things In
dry goods and so on slowly rejoined
the old man and I never yet took
home anything that the old woman
thought was worth the price If I get
thnt ere robe for oven 15 cents shed
grab it up pull at one cud chaw on a
orner nutl call out Cheated ngain
Aloren half cotton Thats the reason
1 dasnt bid Ohio State Journal
Doubled Him Up
A prominent western clergyman W
W White by name was n member of
n learned society In which thero were
several members who were fond of
quibbling During a speech he had
been annoyed by their Interruptions al
most beyond the point of endurance
At Inst he said I trust I will not be
troubled again until my speech Is flul
lBhed
Before ho could begin another sen
tence one of his chief tormentors arose
and snld slowly and solemnly
Oh doctor douhlo u doublo u doulle n
We lovo to trouble yon trouble you trouble
you
The doctor sat down Kansas City
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AsparsMrns svud Cabbage
Cabbnge strange to tell once grew
without a bead It is a native of Europe
Wild cabbage or the cabbage without a
bead is called collards Cultivation
puts a head on collards Cabbage comes
down by transmission from caput
One of the oldest culinary vegetables Is
nparogiiH Pliny and Cato ate It for
rheumatic gout and praised It highly
We are growing It today In perfection
better than they ever had It Certain
folk In lower Europe use asparagus
beans us a substitute for coffee and In
this country we have a patent medicine
made of the juice of the root which is
said to be an excellent llthic Asparagus
is bleached nowudaya as we bleach cel
ery the Btulka being of a pale cream color
when harvested
It has been calculated that the loss
from Illness averages 20000000 weeks
of work In the year or 2V per cent of
the work done by the whole population
between 15 aud 65 years of age