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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY IR1B1M
lltA L. IIAItB, Proprietor.
TERMS: 125 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS. j
A great many settlers aro pouring
Into South Dakota.
Very heavy rains have recently oc
curred In Oklahoma.
Flro at Davenport, In., destroyed
$250,000 worth of property.
Announcement was made at Now
York that Mrs. Mario H. Tiffany hnd
been granted an absolute divorce from
Perry Tiffany.
Eight or ten thousand women are
In Los Angeles attending tho biennial
convention of tho General Federation
of Women's clubB.
President J. W. Springer of the Na
tional LIvo Stock association has sent
a telegram to President Roosevelt
asking him to veto tho olcomargarlno
bill.
Tho Bolivian minister at Washing
ton, Senor Don Fernanda E. Gua
chlnlc, has been granted by his gov
ernment permission to proceed to Eu
rope'. Ex-Governor Morrill's npplo or
chard In Kansas now contains over
64,000 'trees, nnd Is said to bo the
la.-gcBt single npplo orchard in tho
world.
Postmaster H. W. Harris of Lytton
faprlngB, twenty-flvo miles Bouth of
Austin, ToxnH, wnB shot and klllod by
Joo Hnlden, also of that place. Haldcn
wns arrested.
Admiral Dewey, Rear Admirals
Coghlnn nnd Entwlstlo nnd others cel
ebrated tho fourth nunlversnry of tho
battle of Manila bay nt a bnnqucL
Ity of accident.
Tho roynl family of Greece hna been
safely Inndod nt Chnlkln, ISuboa Is
land, thlrty-flvo miles from Athena.
Tho royal yacht Amphitrito has not
yet' been floatod.
A cablegram received at tho stnto
dopurtmcnt from Minister Conger
Btates thnt thero nro BcriouB disturb
ances In tho southern portion of tho
province of Chi LI.
The Associated Press understands
tliut J. Plorpont Morgan gets 2,500,
uOO In stock of tho shipping comblno,
In return for hla services In organis
ing nnd financing It.
Tho hill for n commission to In
voBtlgnto tho stnttiB of tho colored
raco cnused n warm discussion In the
houso commltteo on labor, but no ac
tion wnn tnken on It.
Somowhero nbout a hundrod mom
bora of congress aro huso ball crankn
of deep or Bhnllow dyo nnd ovor half
of thorn woro nt tho oponlng Rmo of
tho season 'In Washington,
Tho Ncuo Frio Prosso of Vienna
Bnya that ns tho result of systematic
persecution, 3,000 Jewish families,
comprising 12,00 persons, will leave
Roumnnln for tho United States In n
fow dnya.
CongrqsBmnn J. J. Butlor of Mis
Bourl Is mndo tho dofendnnt In n suit
for $10,000 dnmngos Instituted In tho
district court nt Wnshlngton by Au
gust Scholz, a wnltor nt a local hotel.
Ho nllogcn nBsnult.
A dispatch to tho London Contrnl
Now from Romo snys PrlncesB Bo
ntrlco Borrono, daughter of Don Car
Iob, tho Spanish pretender, attempted
Biilcldo by throwing horsolf Into tho
Tiber, but wnB rcHcuod.
Emperor Wllllnm hns ordered Dlroc
tor Frit b of tho government shipyard
nt Kiel to proceed to tho United
StatoB to study tho methods of Amor'
tcan ahlpynrds, particularly nH re
gards Inbor saving machinery,
At YoungBtown, O., Mny 1, two
thousand men employed in tho build
ing trades went on strlko for an olght
hour day and Increase of wages, nil
efforts to nettle tholr differences with
tho contractors proving unavailing.
It Ib reported In Liverpool shipping
circles that tho British govommont
has Intlmntcd its willingness to sub
sidise British shipping In tho event of
the' Atlantic shipping comblno prov
ing really harmful to tho mercantile
marlno of Great Britain.
Tho magnlflccut Hllvor Borvlce
mndo from silver coIiib tnken from
tho SpanlBh cruiser Cristobal Colon,
to bo presented to Admiral Wlnllold
Scott Schley by his frlendB In his own
stnto nnd In Wnshlngton, has been
completed nnd Is on exhibition.
Thero 1b no truth in tho story that
Dowager Queen Mnrghorltn or Italy
has decided to enter a convent.
At his own roqucBt, Ambassador
Meyer has been granted a leave of
nbsenco of sixty dnys from his post
nt Romo.
Carroll D. Wright, United States
commissioner of tho bureau of lnbor
statistics, has boon elected by tho
trustees of Clark university, president
of tho new collegiate department to
be established In connection with tho
university In Worcester, Mass.
Representative FoHtcr of IIIIiioIb
has Introduced a bill to place all live
stock on tho free list.
A. J, Drcxel, Bon of tho Into An
thony J. Drexel of Philadelphia, was
caught for $4,000,000 In the crash of
International Power stock.
BOTH LYING DEAD
NOVELIST FORD IS KILLED DY
HIS BROTHER.
BROTHER THEN KILLS HIMSELF
Tragedy Occurs In the Author's Li
brary and Is Attributed to Mental
Aberration of Malcolm W. Ford
Trouble About Father's Will.
NEW YORK, .Mny 9. Paul Leicester
Ford, the novelist, was nhot nnd killed
yesterday by his brother, Mnlcolm
Webster Ford, writer and nthleto,
who immendlatvly sent a bullet into
his own breast, dying Instantly.
The shooting occurred at 10-20 a.
m., In the hnndsoma new mansion
which Paul Leicester Ford had built
at 37 East Seventy-seventh street, nnd
hnd occupied for about a year.
At tho tlmo of tho shooting there
were m the houso besides the two
brothers, Mrs. Paul Iclcester Ford,
Elizabeth R. Hall, the novelist's sec
retary, and tho servants. Tho novel
ist was Alttlng nt his desk in u cor
ner of his library. It Is buppoced ho
was busily engaged In some literary
task. Miss Hall was at her desk, In
another corner of the room, about
thirty feet from Mr. Ford. Mrs. Paul
Leicester Ford was In her own room
at tho front of the House on the third
floor.
Mnlcolm Ford called us ho hnd ofton
done nnd went to his brother nt his
desk. Words wero exchanged In n
tono so low that Miss Hall could not
hear what was said. Suddenly there
was a revolver shot, nnd Miss Hull,
Jumping up, dnrtcd from tho room.
Then, according to tho statement of
tho police, Miss Hnll said to herself
that Bho must act more bravely nnd re
enter tho library.
Mcanwhllo Malcolm Ford hnd called
her. As she turned toward him ho
placed IiIb revolver to his heart, fired
and fell, dying lustnntly.
When Miss Hall turned to look nt
Paul ho was sttll standing nt his desk,
hut rapidly losing strength. She help
ed him to n soft nnd then ran to tho
next door for Paul Ford's physician,
Dr. Emanuel Bnruch. In less than
live mlnutcB Dr. Raruch arrived nnd
tho dying man, still conscious, was
carried up to n room beside his wife's
nnd placed on his bed. Ho spoko to
his wlfo and naked tho doctor for IiIb
opinion, showing thnt ho expected
doath und wan going to meet it culmly
nnd bravely. A fow momonts later,
about twenty minutes nfter ho wnB
shot, Mr. Ford died.
The bullet which killed Paul Ford
Just grazod tho top of his heart nnd
passed through a largo nrtery nscend
Ing from It. Tho bullet which kilted
Malcolm Ford was fired with tho
Bnmo nccurncy of nlm, for It mndo n
wound scnrccly an Inch lowfl- than
tho -ono which killed his brother. In
fact, tho wounds were utmost Identi
cal. Just what disposition of Mnlcolm
Ford's body wns mndo Immedlntoly
nfter Uie shooting could not bo nscor
tnlned, but It nppenrs from tho Btnto
mcut of certain persons ncquntntcd
with tho details of tho trngody that
tho body Iny where it fell on a rug In
tho library for somo tlmo, possibly
several hours, so grcnt wns tho ex
citement In tho house. In fact tho
murder nnd sulcldo was not known to
tho coroner until 2:25 p. m., nnd not
to tho police until 4:25 p. m. Much
of tho tlmo was occupied In trying to
telephone to the father of Mrs. Paul
Lolcestor Ford, Edward K. Kidded of
Brooklyn, who wns tho first person to
arrive after the physician.
To Got Clara Taylor Home.
WASHINGTON, Mny 9. The inn
chtnury of tho law has been set In
motion to sccuro tho return to the
United States for trial of Clara Tay
lor, tho Cincinnati woman who Ib
chnrgod with kidnaping her ulece,
Mnrgnret Taylor, nnd 13 now n fugi
tive In Italy. Instructions hnvo been
sent to the Amorlcnn nmbnssador nt
Rome to secure the preliminary de
tention of tho woman, pending tho
arrival of extradition papers, nnd
from thnt point on tho proceedings
will ho purely routine.
lownns Will Bank In Minnesota.
IOWA FALLS, In., May 9. The
well known real estato firm of Ells
worth & .loneso of this city will on
gngo In the banking busln'nn In
Crookston, Minn., nnd tho latter part
of this mouth will open u prlvuto
bank in thnt city, making tho fourth
banking Institution In thnt place.
Carnegie Scholarships Awarded.
LONDON, May 9. At this morn
ing'B Borslon of tho Iron and steel
Institute It was announced thnt tho
Audrcw Carnegie scholarships to car
ry on researches In metallurgy " for
this year had boon awarded to a Mr.
Campbell of New York; to threo Eng
lishmen, to a Parisian and to n real
dent of Berlin, Threo scholarships
wero awarded In 1901, but Mr. Car
neglo wbh so gratified with the re
milts that ho doubled hla donation.
COPELAND CASE GOES TO JURY.
Specialists Testify to the Belief that
Accused Was Insane.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 9. Tlio
case of Ned Hartley Copeland, for
merly of Omaha, who hilled A. C.
Rogers of St. Joseph on a train near
Wnmsuttcr last summer, wbb given
to the Jury, late tonight after lengthy
arguments by the prosecution and
defense. Early In tho trial the de
fense ndmlttcd everything set tip by
the prosecution and tho case practic
ally developed upon tho question of
the sanity of the accused. Eminent
physicians from Denver, Rawlins,
Rock Springs and tho superintendent
of tho state Insane nsylum testified
that they believed Copeland was In
sane at t lit- time tho deed was com
mitted. Dr. McOhcc of Rawlins, who
was on tho trnln with Copeland when
tho shooting occurred, said he
thought Copeland was drunk. This
evidence seemed to have little weight
with the Jury and the belief Is gen
eral that Copeland will bo found In
snno and committed to the state asy
lum. MES8AQE FROM POPE LEO.
Expressions of Sorrow from Vatican
on Corrlgan's Death.
NEW YORK, May 9. Tho Rev.
Dr. Ferrantl, Italian secretary to
Archbishop Corrlgan, tonight made
public a cnblegram which was receiv
ed at the archlcplscopal residence
from Cardinal Rampolla, pontifical
secretary of stato at Rome, express
ing tho sorrow of Pope Leo at the
domlso of Mgr. Corrigan. Tho ca
blegram was addressed to tho Rev.
Dr. Ferurntl and Is ns follows:
"Tho holy father with great sor
row learns of the death of the grand
archbishop, whom he hoped to sec
In Rome very soon. His holiness,
who appreciates very highly, the es
pecial merits of the dead prolato, ex
pressed his sympathy from tho depth
of his heart for tho metropolitan
church of New York, and ho prays
God to givo to tho soul of tho great
archbishop tho repose of tho Just and
the premium of eternal glory.
(Signed.) "RAMPOLLA,
"Pontifical Secretary of State."
GRAVE TROUBLE IN HAYTI.
Revolution In that Island Is Now
Said to Be In Progress.
SAN DOMINGO, Santo Domingo,
Mny 9. Tho United States minister,
William F. Powell, owing to tho sit
uation of affairs here, has suspended
nil intercourse wlthj tho revolutionary
government and Is preparing to leavo
Snn Domingo for Hnytl, to which
country ho Is also accredited. His
departure Is duo to tho grave differ
ences existing In Hnytl, whero a rev
olution Ib said to bo In progress.
Tho cliango of government hero has
put n stop to tho stopB taken by Mr.
Powoll to nrrango a settlement of the
claims of the Dqmlnlcan Improve
ment compnny of Now York ngalnst
Snnto Domingo. Thcso claims were
bolng favorably considered by tho
government, which has Just been
overthrown, and wero In a fair condi
tion for settlement.
Tho Dominican congress l'as been
dissolved and a provisional govern
ment has been formed.
Gone for Twenty-Five Yearn.
NEW ULM, Minn., Mny 9. Mrs.
Odlo Ella Wood returned hero today
after having been adjudged dend and
her estnto administered more than a
year ago. Mrs. Wood and her hus
band loft New Dim for California
twenty-five years ngo and havo slnco
resided there. Her relntlvcs gave
her up for dead and when, in August,
1899, her father, Thomas E. Chuto,
was killed, his estate wbb dlvldod be
tween threo of his children known to
no living nnd Mrs. Wood's Bharo also
went to them. Mrs. Wood, It is Bald,
has fully established her Identity
nnd tho Judgment of tho court prob
ably will bo Bet asldo nnd ncr claim
allowed.
Senator Money's Worry Ends.
WASHINGTON, D, C, May 8. Tho
-cases of alleged assault against Sen
ator Monoy bt Mississippi, Orphn H.
Shnnor, a street car conductor, nnd
Joseph E. Hooper, a truck foreman
In tho flru department, nil growing
out of u street enr altercation nbout
ten dnys ngo, wero nollo proBsed nnd
formally abandoned In tho police court
yesterday. The only Issuo which tho
court permitted to bo argued wbb ns
to tho right of tho assistant district
nttomey to nollo pros, a case without
tho consent of tho court, which Judgo
Kimball llnnly sustained.
Tramp Killed In a Wreck.
DES MOINES, In., Mny 9. A
wreck occurred on the Chicago &
Northwcstorn nt AmoH at 1 o'clock
yesterday, A tramp was killed and
Mali Clerk Grlllln of Des Moines wns
seriously Injured. Mall Cleric Graves
of Chicago was burled under mall
sacks and badly bruised nnd Mali
Clerk Alexander Turk of Chicago had
his nrm nnd hand Injured. Train
No. 10 wns just approaching the town
UmltB when tho accident occurred.
PHILIPPINES BILL
DISCU88ION IN 8ENATE TAKE3
SENSATIONAL TURN.
TILLMAN DEFENDS SLAVERY
He Reverts to Civil War Issues In an
Excited Debate McComas Joins In
Defence of the National- Adminis
tration. .
WASHINGTON, May 8. DIbcussIou
of. tho Philippine bill In the senate
took a sensational turn yesterday.
Mr. McComas of Maryland, referring
to tho allcgod cruelties of American
soldiers in the Philippines, which he
deeply deplored, told of some of tho
cruoltlcs which had occurred on both
sides during the civil war. Neither
side, he said, was to be held respon
sible for thoso regrettable occurrences,
as neither sldo approved thorn. In
this connection he suggested that sen
ators from South Carolina and Mis
sissippi, "where there is less popular
llborty than In any other Btates, wero
shouting tho loudest for constitutional
liberty In tho Philippines."
This drew n sensational reply from
Mr. Tillman, who declared that It
was no longer possible to sneer away
tho responsibilities for tho Infamies
committed by tho Americans In the
Philippines. Ho said that If It had
been in tho south that If the reins
of government were to bo given to the
negroes the civil war would have been
prolonged Indefinitely. Ho Insisted
that In order to maintain their solf
rospect tho whlto people of the south
had been obliged to subdue the negro
by whatever means, using tho Bhot
gun as one of tho means.
He frankly described how the ne
groes had been defeated at tho polls,
admitting that tho whites had gotten
J not such majorities as were neces
sary. "When we get ready to put n
nigger's face In the Band," he shouted,
"we put his body there, too." He
declared tho people of the south
never would submit to negro domina
tion and he hoped republican Benntors
would turn from tholr "game of devil
try in tho Philippines and assist the
south to rid itself of threat of negro
domination.
Whllo Mr. Tillman wns speaking
many of the democratic senators left
tho chamber, his audience on the
floor being largoly on the republican
Bide.
Mr. Durton of Kansas' vigorously ar
raigned Mr. Tillnjan for his utter
ances. Ho asserted that tho senator
who could defend slavery and govern
ment by tho shotgun could not be ex
pectod to carry good government to
tho Philippines. He was astonished
that a senator should in one breath
make an appeal for upsullled govorn
inont in .the Philippines, and in tho
next boast of crimes almost unpar
alleled In history.
Mr. Burton followed with a warm
defense of tho government's policy In
the Philippines and became Involved
In a heated colloquy, with Mr. Rawlins
of Utah, becauso he had denounced
some of Mr. Rawlins' statements ns
false. Ha paid a brilliant tribute to
General as one of the great heroes
of tho army.
After declaring that the war with
Spain had been forced upon tho
United States by the democrats and
that the Philippines had como to this
country through the war, Mr. Mc
Comas asserted that In tho debates on
tho Philippine question tho democrats
Ignored all history and ignored the
treaty which they helped tp ratify. Ho
said they proposed to undo tho glori
ous work of tho last four yearn, to de
nounce our trenty, to disgrace the army
and navy, to throw away tho sover
eignty over tho Islands, to defy tho
verdict of tho people, to reverso tho
supreme court and to scuttle ,amld
tho flouta and Jeors of all the na
tions of the world.
Colonel Sharpe to Manila.
WASHINGTON, Mny 8. Colonel
Henry Shnrpe, assistant commissary
general, has ,boen relieved from duty
in this city nnd ordered to Manila,
whero ho will bo come chief commis
sary of that division, rellovlng Colo
nel Charles A. Woodruff.
Senor Voider Banished.
MANILA, Mny 8. Senor Vnldoz,
editor of Mlnu, ns n result of tho sec
ond libel suit brought against him by
Nelto Legardo, tho Filipino member
of tho United States commission, has
been senteuced to six months' ban
ishment. Funeral of Potter Palmer.
CHICAGO. May 8. Hundreds of
Chicngoans of high and low degree- at
tended tho (uncial of Potter Pnlmcr
Here yestordny. Services woro held
nt tin' palatial Palmor restdenco on
Lnko Shoro drive, when many of tho
friends of tho dead millionaire nnd
Chicago pioneer vlowed tho rcmnlns
nt tho houso. Rev. James S, Stone,
rector of St. James Episcopal church,
conducted tho services. Tho burlnl
was nt Graccland cemetery.
WAR OPERATIONS CONTINUED.
Peace Negotiations Do Not Interfere
with Military Movements.
LONDON, May 7. Lord Kitchen
er's weekly report, dated from Preto
ria, yesterday, shows that tho pence
movement Is not allowed to Interfere
with military operations except so far
as to permit of unrestrained meetings
between tho leaders nnd Uielr'varlous
commandoes.
Tho week's Boer casualties wero
ten men killed and 122 made prison
ers. General Bruco Hamilton's col
umns captured eighty-seven men on'
tho Hellbron (Orange River Colony)
lino.
Colonel Enbrnnder hns resumed op
erations in the northern part of tho
Transvaal against Commandnn Dyers,
whoso forces have been considerably
reduced and General Inn Hamilton
has cleared a large district of Klerks
dorp, southwestern Transvaal.
PURCHASES OF CUBAN SUGAR.
Buyer for the Trust Continues Hlo
Testimony.
WASHINGTON, May 7. Henry C.
Mott, raw sugar buyer for the Ameri
can Sugar Refining company, contin
ued his testimony before tho senate
committee on relations with Cuba to
day. He said tho trust purchaso of
Cuban sugar from October 1, 1901, to
January 1, 1902, was 45,100 tons.
There wns no way of showing from
tho books of the trust what Americana
own sugar plantations In Cuba.
Mr. Mott said that owing to the
cost of storing sugar and deteriora
tion of stored sugars tho refiners kept
very little on hand and made an ef
fort to keep only a sufficient supply
to meet tho demnnds, amounting to
35,000 tons per week. The committee
adjourned until tomorrow.
QUEEN IS VERY LOW AGAIN.
I
Her Physicians Hold a Consultation,
but Issue No Bulletin.
THE HAGUE, May 7. Advices re
ceived hero from Castle Loo, dated 1
o'clock this morning, declare that
Queen Wilhelminn's condition again
excites gravo anxiety. Another con
sultation of tho queen's doctors was
held at 11 o'clock last night. Tho re
sult of this consultation Is not known.
Extreme secrecy is maintained as to
tho contents of the tolegrams dis
patched from Loo palace.
This and other measures are bo
llevcd to Indicate that the condition
of her majesty Is much graver than
appears from tho official bulletins. . It
Is said tho queen Is so weak that
Bho has been unablo to tako any nour
ishment since last Saturday.
CANKER WORM8 DESTROY FRUIT
Missouri Crop Badly Wrecked by Ver
min on the Trees.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 7. Never
In tho history of fruit growing in this
stato has such hnvoc to fruit trees
resulted by pests or drouth or ele
ments of weather ob can be summed
up In tho present ravages of tho can
ker worm. Whole orchards of apple,
peach and cherry trees are entirely
stripped of follngo and consequently
so thoroughly Injured as to bo ablo
to produce no fruit this year, If In
fact the trees nro nt nil able to sur
vivo tho summer. Ono npplo orchard
In tho southern part of tho county,
which for years has netted tho owner
an avcrago of $10,000 for each crop,
will produce nothing this year.
Cuban Congress Convenes.
HAVANA, May 7. Tho Cuban sen
ate and house of representatives re
ahBembled at noon today In tho pal
ace. Governor General Wood made an
address wishing tho legislators suc
cess In tho work they wero nbout to
enter upon. He Informed them that
no legislative power would be vested
In congress until after the formal
transfer of the govcrnmenL Their
work now was to pass upon credentials
and to Inform the mllltnry government
ofllclnlly who had been selected pres
ident and vice president nnd senators
and members of tho houso of repre
sentatives. Tho senators met In tho Pnlaclo
Zgundo and tho representatives In tho
Commnndacla General do la Marina
building.
President Does Not Object.
WASHINGTON, May 7. Tho pub
lished statement that tho president
hnd mada objections to tho declara
tions of tho French government to bo
stow tho decoration of tho legion of
honor upon Admiral Dowey and Gen
eral Miles is nuthoritatlvely denied
at tho Whlto House.
Pence Plans Progressing.
PRETORIA, May 7. Tho pence sit
uation Is developing encouragingly.
According to reliablo Information
which has reached hero several of
tho nearer commandoes havo received
tho burgher delegates In nmlcablo
spirit. It Is said that Commandant
Dyers has announced his willingness
to abldo by decision reached by the
Transvaal government. Considerable
opposition to tho peace movement Is
developing among Irrcconcllables.
SAMPSON IS DEAD
REAR ADMIRAL'S ILLNESS CUL
MINATES FATALLY.
THE END COMES AT HIS HOME
Wife, Children, 8lster, Physician and
Nurses Are at the Bedside Secre
tary Moody and Othero Prominent
Send Condolence.
"WASHINGTON, Mny 7. Rear Ad
miral Wllllnm T. Sampson, retired,
died at his home in this city at 5
o'clock yesterday nftcrncon. The im
mediate cause of his death was a
oovoro cerebral hemorrhage. Ho had
been In a semi-conscious condition
for several dayB nnd yesterday fore
noon suffered a severe cerebral hem-'
orrhage.
At the bedside when the admiral
breathed his last were Mrs. Sampson,
Mrs. Lieutenant Cluverlus, tho ad
miral's married daughter; Admiral
Sampson's two young sons, Ralph and
Harold Sampson; Dr. Dixon, the at
tending physician, and' nurses and at
tendants. Mrs. Sampson has broko down un
der the severe strain and was qulto
111 all during the day. But for tho
critical condition of tho ndmlral sho
would havo been confined to her bed.
The arrangements for tho funeral of
Admiral Sampson w?l not bo com
pleted until todny. it has been sug
gested to Mrs. Sampson that tho
Naval cemetery at Annapolis would
be a proper place for the last rest
ing place of tho remains, whllo other
friends represented to her that ho
should bo burled In Arlington ceme
tery, near this city.
Admiral Sampson resided In An
napolis eight years, during four
years of which ho was superintendent
of the academy there. Mrs. Sampson
prefers Annapolis, but the matter
will not be definitely decided until
today.
A numbor of telegrams and mes
sages of condolence already have been
received at the house, among them
ono from Secretary Moody. Tho
death of Admiral Sampson occurlng
late in the day, there has been no op
portunity for any action by tho navy
department for participation in tho
funeral services. suitable repre-
sentatlon, however, will bo made, In
cluding a detachment of blue jackets
and mnrlncs.
Rear Admiral William Thomas '
Sampson was born In Palmyra, N. Y
February 9, 1840. Ho entered tho
naval academy In 18G7 and graduated
first in his class in 1861, at the tlmo
when the government was grappling
with the -task of equipping a navy to
cope with tho rebellion. At tho open
ing of hostilities he was not old
enough to nttnln n command, but be-'
fore the close of his first year In
active service his pluck and gallnntry
an mnster' of the frigate Potomac
won his promotion to tho rank of sec
ond lieutenant. Whllo holding this,
commission he sorved.on tho practice
Bhlp John Adams, on tho Patapsco,
of the South Atlantic blockading
squadron nnd on tho steam frlgato
Colorado, flagship of tho European
squadron.
Governor Odell at Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 7. Gov
ernor Odell of New York nnd party
havo arrived here. With the gov
ernor nro his wife, B. B. Odell and
Miss Odell of Nowburgh, T. E. Ells
worth of Lockport nnd H. K. Bird of
New York. Tho party was entertained
today with a tallyho drive and lunch
eon tendered ' by Sonator Fred M.
Smith for the Chamber of Commerce
and Mayor M. P. Snyder. This even
ing tho New York State society and
tho Chamber of Commerce held a re
ception In Governor Odell's honor.
Reconcentratlon Cases.
WASHINGTON, May 7. General
Chaffee has cabled tho war depart
ment that ho has rescinded the order
for the establishment of reconcontrdT
tion camps In Laguna and Batangas
provinces, the only provinces in the
Philippines whero the system had
boon practiced. These provinces lie
on tho south shores of Laguna de Bay
and aro about forty miles distant from
Manila.
Fuslonlsts Nominate a Preacher.
HUTCHINSON, Kan., May 7. Rov.
Vornon J. Rose of Newton, an evange
list, wbb nomlnnted for congress by
tho democrats nnd populists of tho
Seventh district, who mot liero In Joint
convention todny.
McKinley College Corner Stone.
WASHINGTON, May 7. Tho cor
ner Btono of tho Ohio McKinley Me
morial collego of government of tho
American university will bo laid May
14 by Prcsldont Roosevelt.
Earthquake In France.
PARIS, May 7. -Violent earthquake
shocks, which occurred at 3 o'clock
this morning, aro reported from Bor
deaux, Bayonno, Pau and other places
In the snmo region.