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PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
RED CL05D,
NKHIIASKA
Probably Pat Shecdy's J5.000 prayer
rug In not iniifli worn.
It costs something to ll,vo thesu
days, but It Ih oven more expensive ti
tile.
It In apparent that n great many
citizens arc taking plngpong for tliat
golf feeling.
A fellow's1 frlnmlH always think that
his capacity for ilrltikH Is tliret; less
than IiIh own estimate.
It In ecifalnly very considerate In
the vegetarians not to try to eiow over
iih In these beellcss ilayn.
Knur revolutions are now going on
In South America. The iiiHiirreetioiiH
an; too nittneroiiH to nicutiou.
Mrs. Nation Iiiih established a pri
vate home for Inebriates anil will give
the wuter emu a thorough trial.
Many an eye was illpmieil anil many
a heart naililcneil by the passing of
everybody's friend Sol Smith Russell.
So many new systems of wireless
telegraphy are being developed that a
triiHt or combination becomes impera
tive. Copper has been discovered In pay
ing quantities In Oklahoma. Piobably
t-ome of the Indians have been bhed
ding color.
Will the news that Count Zeppelin
has been ruined financially by his ex
periments with airships discourage
Sautos-Dumont?
The high price of beef will dispose
of that old ndnge, the comfort of many
a younj; lover, that "two can live as
cheaply as one."
An expedition will Btait In July to
rescue Arctic Explorer llaldwln. Ilcs
cue expeditions to rescue the rescuers
will start out as circumstances war
rant. Down In I'rovldence, R. l the au
thorities think of stopping ping-pong
because It has beconiu u wimbling
game. Is there no Innocence left in
the world?
The husband who wants a divorce
In Maryland would better abandon his
prerogative. The legislature has
passed a law permitting the wife to
cross-examine.
A Michigan man baB bad bis head
repaired with a bone from a dog. Now
If ho will not chase wagons and bite
tho milkman be will probably get
along all right.
John dales Is reported to have
lost a lot of money In wheat. It must
keep Gates pretty busy figuring to be
able to tell what ho is worth at the
end of each week.
J. Plerpont Morgan hi said to have
made Jl'J.r.OO.Ouo for bringing about
the KtcaniBhlp combine. t would ho
economy to put him on a salary and
not pay him space rates.
With Now Jersey appropriating ?!(,
(100 to exterminate her mosquitoes
and Kansas $."i,000 to exterminate her
prairie dogs, wo shall soon bo rid of
all tho wonders of nature.
This Is the season of the year when
tho congressman who has an eye to
his political fut urn will send neatly
packed and carefully selected garden
feeds to his suburban constituents.
According to a dispatch there was
nothing notewoithy In Franco on May
day with tho exception of a general
state of tranquillity. What more note
worthy coul J theic have been In
Franco?
Tho banana Is deservedly gaining
ground ns a food product, but In these
times when by-products are so wonder
fully utilized, why Is the banana peel
not only neglected but allowed to
make trouble?
When Santos-Dumont gets his line
of airships in operation between (Treat
llrltiiln and the United States ho will
probably establish elevated depots or
skimming stations nt convenient dis
tances along the route.
If men would only lay as much
stress on the duty of voting when they
have the ballot as they do on tho right
to voto when they aro trying to get
tho ballot the world would huvo a
better brand of citizenship.
There aro so few hearty funmakers
In this workaday world that none or
them can Join the great majority
without leaving an unlilled place.
Everybody who ever saw Sid Smith
Russell will bo one of his mourners.
Tho shah of Persia, who is going to
travel In Europe during the coming
Bummer, will not be nccompanled by
any of his wives. Europeans who
will havo to entertain him aro worry
ing for fear he may also leave his
bathtub at home.
"Unfortunately," says tho Roches
ter Democrat nnd Chronicle, "It Is Im
possible to obtain testimony from Eve
nB to whother or not Adam wns n
myth." That may bo true, but should
not tho testimony of Eve's daughter
Lavo somo vsoi2jht?
ARMS OPEN WIDE
Cuba Gives Prosidont Palma a
Warm Embrace.
NOISILY WELCOME CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Minres of llmntiti llurlinr Lined Willi
Ilnthtnlintln mill Cheering Cnliam
Wliu Kliiiiit Willi .toy us Strainer
Item III tn lit llaiana,
A Havana, Cuba, May 11, dispatch
says: At twenty-three minutes of
eight this morning a large Cuban Hag
was hoisted over Morro Castle here.
Tills was tho signal that tho steamer
Julia, with President-elect Estrada
Palma nnd his party on board, had
bci'ti sighted, and chccrH went up from
thousands who, on the shore opposite
Morro Castle, had patiently awaited
the Julia's arival since daybreak.
The crowd cheered for the new presi
dent and for the Hag, which was hoist
ed over the famous foitresa for the
first time.
It was a moment of exultation for
the Cubans, and the fact that the stars
and Btrlpes floated from its customary
flag staff beside the Cuban Hag over
the castle did not lessen their en
thusiasm. The Cuban Mag was hauled up when
the smoke of the Julia was seen In the
direction of Matan.as. As It rose the
bands stationed along the wnter front
played the Cuban national hymn,
steamers saluted and church bells were
rung. Two hours later, after the last
of the great licet of vessels that had
gone out to escort the Julia to the
harbor had returned past Mono Castle,
this Hag was lowered and raised over
the senate chamber.
There was continuous saluting ns
tho Julia sailed between the rows of
decorated tugs and barges nnd there
were cheers from the crowded wharves.
The Beveral warships In tho harbor
were also decorated. The stars and
stripcH floated over tho wreck of tho
Maine.
Over the wreck of the Maine, nnd
under this Hag the Cuban commission,
in chnrge of tho festivities had caused
n black and white penant to be placed.
Tho fcteam tug Dauntless, the old 1111
biiBtcr, was given the right of way
In the marine procession.
When they arrived at the wharf the
president-elect wns welcomed by Vice
President Esteve, in a brief speech. A
pretty feature of the reception was
Kenor Estrada Palnm's welcome by
twenty-three young Cuban women,
dressed In costumes representing the
American republics. Senor Durlo, who
represented Culm, delivered an address
nnd read a poem.
From tho wharf the president-elect
ns escorted to tho palaco by members
of the rural guard. Governor General
Wood received Senor Palma at the
palace. From here the president-elect
proceeded to the municipal building,
where speeches were made by the
mayor of llaana and Mr. Palma.
General Wood accompanied Senor Pal
ma to the residence of Gen. Maximo
Gomez, where the president-elect will
reside until bis Inauguration on May
20. The municipal council gave a
breakfast in honor of Senor Estrada
Palma this afternoon. At a dinner
given tonight by General Wood Senor
Palma, General Gomez, (he archbishop
of Havana, the secretaries and a num
ber of prominent Cubans were pres
ent. Mrs. Estrada Palma, wife of the
president-elect, will be welcomed olll
clally when she arrives tomorrow.
COME TO AN AGREEMENT
Miners mill Operators of Illinois Sot tin
IIIITereiifes.
After being in session nt Springfield,
III., two dnys, operators and miners of
the Chlcngo & Alton sub-district, with
the assistance of Commissioner Her
man Justi of the Illinois coal operators'
association, came to an ngreement.
This wns the third session held be
tween miners nnd operators of this dls
irlct. The agreement was In the nature
of a compromise. The question of pay
for dead work Is left to the state presi
dent, W. H. Kussell, united mlno work
ers of America, and Commissioner
Justl, who shnll visit the mines and in
vestigate the subject and agree upon
some system whereby dead work mny
lie paid for in conformity with the six
teenth clause of the present state
ngreement, and their decision shall be
final and made part of the new agree
ment. HURT 7N RUNAWAY.
Tim 1. allies iiiul n CI1II1I Thrown I'rmii n
Carriage.
Mrs. Pat Dolan, living four miles
north of Ilnvelock, Neb., drove to Lin
coln In a carriage, accompanied by her
mother and llttlo child. While driving
west on Q street, east of Twenty-flfth,
tho horso was frightened and started
to run. At tho Twenty-P h street
crossing he ran up on a bnuii, turning
the carriage over on the occupants.
Mrs. Dolan wns severely Injured, a bad
gash being cut over the left eye. Dr.
Finney found Hint six stitches were
required to sow up tho wound. The
bnby was bruised a little, but not seri
ously, while Mrs. Dolnn's mother re
ceived nothing moro serious than a
nervous shock.
ORDERED TO ISLAND
I'nlleil State Cruiser Clniliiiiatl will
l'roreetl tu .tlurtluliin.
Secretary of tho Navy Moody Iiiib
cabled tho commander of the cruiser
Cincinnati, now at San Domingo City,
to proceed to Martlnlquo and render
such aid as possible. The secretary of
tho navy after consultation with As
sistant Secretary I II 11 that It would bo
safe to take tho Cincinnati away from
Bun Domingo,
STATEHOOD DILL PASSES
Homo Welenines Arizona, New Mcilno
mid Oklahoma.
The opposition In tho houso to tho
bill for admission of Oklahoma, Ari
zona nnd New Mexico collapsed at tho
last minute nnd the bill wns passed
without division as It came from the
committee, except for a few verbal
amendments. The teal test came on
an amendment offered by Mr. Over
street of Indiana, to Join New Mexico
nnd Arizona nnd to admit them ns the
state of Montezuma. It was beaten,
28 to 100, unci all opposition then
ceased.
The closing scenes of the debate were
accompanied by n dramatic incident,
which narrowly escaped being a trag
edy. Delegate Marie A. Smith of Ari
zona, who has been lighting for the
ndmiFslon of his territory for t. dozen
years, had Just made a vigorous speech
against the Overstrcet amendment
when he was seized with Idood to the
head. lie was convoyed to the lobby,
where several physicians, who arc
members of the house, by the prompt
admlnsltiatlon of powerful heart stlm
ulnnts, saved him from a stroke of
apoplexy. He Inter 1 allied and was re
moved to his hotel.
The hill as passed today provides
enabling acts for Oklahoma, Arizona,
and New Mexico, similar In form to
former ennbllng acts, with the excep
tion that the constitutional convention
of New Mexico is empowered to desig
nate the name by which the new state
shall enter the union nnd in the enso
of Oklahoma the convention, by Irre
vocable ordlnnnce, shall express the
consent of that state that congress at
any future time may attach nil or any
part of Indian territory to it. Tho
enabling acts differ from ench other
chiefly in reference to the public lnnclo
appropriated for educational purposes.
The latter part of the session wns
devoted to private pension bills,
eighty-seven of which were passed,
twenty-eight original, fifty-four for in
creasis and live to complete military
lecords.
FASSENGER HITS FREIGHT
Collision fin Northern 1'aelUe. nt lli'ilfonl,
Montana.
Westbound Northern Pnclfie passen
ger No. 1 crashed into a freight at Iled
ford, Mont., between Helena nnd Town
send. A box car was knocked off the
track and the engine smashed. Tho
engineer and fireman escaped Injury by
Jumping. The Ilngmnn had been sent
back to warn the jiassenger train, hut
did not get fairly started before it came
In sight, and so great wns its momen
tum thnt it could not bo stopped in
timo to avoid a collision. Beyond a
severe shaking up none of the passen
gers were injured.
BOUND TO HAVE DAUGHTER
Aim. May Teiinant Taylor Appeals to
1'rei.lilent.
Mrs. Mny Tenant Taylor, tho mother
of Margaret, and her attorney, Thomas
II. Darby, have telegraphed both Presi
dent Roosevelt and Secretary of Stato
Hay at Washington, requesting them
to instruct Ambassador Meyer at Rome
to nsk that Margaret 1 ? turned over
to the representative of the Commercial-Tribune,
who expects to start for
Italy with tho olllcer bearing tho ex
tradition papers. The indications aro
now thnt the Taylor escort trom Eu
rope will include several newspaper
men besides the otllcers.
A Quick Court k!iI .
Miss Mnry Knopnel of lPatte, Neb.,
went to Miller, S. D., for a visit. Sho
had hcaiil of Joseph Koech and his
1,000 ncre ranch, through mutual
friends, and ho had heard of her.
They were introduced, and after n.
three hours' talk, decided they were
Just the people to be married. Koech
went at once to the court house for
11 license and they vero married within
twenty-four hours after they had first
soon one another.
Hetty Creen to Carry h (Sun.
For tho first time In the history of
tho New York police department, a
woman 1ms been given a little pink
card that permits a person to carry
loaded firearms. That woman Is Het
ty Green, of world wldo financial fame.
Mrs. Green applied for tho permit be
cause sho says she carries about with
her papers, drafts and checks of great
value and purposes to defend them
stienuoiisly.
Students Drown.
Saturday evening n party of students
from Orleans college went bathing nt
the dam near Oilcans, Neb., In tho Re
publican river. Mr. Beery, a young
man twenty yeais old, who could not
swim, got into deep water. A com
panion, a Mr. Daniels, n good swim
mer, went to his rescue. The drowning
man grappled him, nnd both drowned.
Tho nccldent hns cnuscd gloom over
tho entire community.
T11I.P Turn In Milking,
A unique opinion of the downfall of
President Jlmlncz, of San Domingo,
was expressed by one passenger
abonrd the steamer Seminole, which
arrived at New York Thursday from
the Island republic. "This Jlmlncz
gnng lias milked the cow somo time,"
he said, "Indeed much longer than is
considered usual. Now the other gang
want their chance."
School fur llraf Humeri.
Fire that started at 1 o'clock last Fri
day afternoon entirely destroyed tho
main building and the chapel of the
Iowa school for tho deaf, at Council
Iiluffs, causing a loss estimated at
$330,000. The buildings were uninsured,
tho stato carrying its own risks.
Mrs. Catherine Soffel, who released
tho niddlo brothers from tho Allegheny
jail last January, was sentenced to two
years in tho penitentiary for aiding
and abetting in the escnpo of prisoners.
DIRE DESOLATION
Martinique Volcano Horror Grow
ing in Magnitude.
WORST CALAMITY fi MODERN TIMES
30,000 Aro Dead and 50,000
Homeless.
NATIOHS SENDING AID TO STRICKEN
('resident Itoosnwlt Urge an Appropri
ation of SoU.OOO King IMnurilSfiiilR
One T honsantl I'minifa, ami Oilier
Countries Hemllng .Money
uiul I'ooil Supplies,
A Paris, Mny 12 dispatch says: The
Fiench cable company this morning
received the following from Its man
ager at Fort de Franco:
"I have sent an agent to St. Pierre.
He was aide to find the company's of
fice burled under a pile of ruliblsh, but
could find no trace of the general man
ager, M. Jalhiheit, or the personnel of
the olllce, consisting of five men. The
town is strewn with corpses, the cre
mation of which has begun. The cable
ship Pouyer Queeitler Is now proceed
ing to repair the cable fiom Marti
nique to Maytl and New York."
The commander of the ciulscr S11
chct, cabling minister of marine from
Fort de Franco, states that he explored
St. Pierre Saturday with a squad of
matines. The town was a mass of
smoking ruins, under which the vic
tims were buried. He found It Im
possible to advance to the north of
the Island, owing to the rain of ashes,
which was most Intense. The volcano
btill presents a. menacing appearance
and last night rumblings, accompan
ied by Hashes and the piojectlon of
ashes and stoics, occurred.
A London cnblegram says: The nd
viccs received by Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain this morning Indicate
that the death list of tho island of St.
Vincent will reach 500. Governor Llew
ellyn of the Windward islands. Fays:
"In view of the latest Intelligence
from Martinique, the government of
Iinrbadoes Is sending immediately food
supplies, two doctors nnd medical
equipments by the roynl mail stenmer
Solent. I leave on the lndefutlglblo
for St. Vincent this morning."
Secretnry of State Hay received from
Louis H. Ayme. United States consul
nt Polnte-n-Pltre, Gnudaloupc, who
went to Martinique with Instructions
from this government, the following
dispatch:
"FORT DE FRANCE. May 11. The
disaster is complete. The city (St.
Pierre) Is wiped out. Consul Prentls
nnd family are dead. The governor sayH
oO.OOO have perished, while rio.000 are
homeless and hungry. He suggests that
the Red Cross be asked to send cod
fish, Hour, beans, rice, salt meats and
biscuits as quickly as possible. The
visit of wur vessels is valuable.
"AYME."
Kaiser Wilhelm telegraphed his sym
pathy to the government and sent Pres
ident Loubet 10,000 marks for the te
ller of Martinique.
Practically every available vessel at
Fort de France Martinique, has been
pressed into servico for relief duty at
St. Picric and its en irons. Food and
other supplies aro being hurried to
the scene. Outside aid Is anxiously
nwalttd as the supplies here will last
but a few days.
The relief parties are working under
tremendous dllllcultles. A terrible
stench arises from the thousands of
bodies and. aside from supplying the
immediate wants or the survivors, all
wink is centered In disponing of the
bodies. Fire wood, quicklime and pe
troleum nro used for this purpose.
Tho water supply at St. Pierre is
tainted or has disappeared and this
necessity lias to be transported to the
scene.
President Roosevelt has ordered the
state, navy and war departments to
consult with each other and make ar
rangements for forwnrding supplies to
the sufferers in Martinique. He also
requested the treasury department to
be in readiness to utilize revenue cut
ters Jn transporting and distributing
supplies.
The Paris La Patrio prints a Fort
de France dispatch, dated Monday,
which, besides giving a number of oth
er details, quotis Commander l.ebris,
of the French cruiser Suchet. as stat
ing that the geography of the' Island
of Martinique Is visibly modifying.
Crevasses are opening and new hills
and vnlleys aro being suddenly formed.
Mayor Low of New York Issued an
appeal to the people to aid the desti
tute of Martinique.
King Edwnrd has sent 1.000 pounds
to President Loubet for the relief of
Martinique sufferers.
President Roosevelt this afternoon
sent 11 special message to congress ask
ing the appropriation or $500,000 for
the relief of tho volcano sufferers of
Mai Unique unci St. Vincent.
Menially Cntialnneei).
Archduke, Eugene & Co., West In
dia merchants, have failed, with lia
bilities of 100,000 pounds, says a Lon
don dispatch. Tho firm suffered se
vere losses as a result of the volcanic
eruptions.
I'lnm for Mrl.atirln,
President Roosevelt Is considering
tho advisability of appointing Sonntor
John L. MeLaurln, of South Cnrolinn,
to a place on tho court of clulms innde
vacant by tho death of Judgo Davis.
The fcalnry is ?5,000. MeLaurln's torm
expires next March.
Almiiilnii Duly on Cheeks.
Chancellor Hlck-Ilench of England
announced in tho houso iif commons
reiently thnt the duty 011 yiiecks had
been abandoned.
SEVEROS AIRSHIP EXPLODES
Iirnrlllan Aeronaut anil Companion
Killed In Mlil.ilr.
The airship belonging to Senor Au
gusts Severo, the Ilrnzlllan aeronaut,
made nn nscension nt Paris Monday
morning. The nil ship exploded, and
the two neronnuts who were on board
were killed,
Senor Severo wan at one time dep
uty nnd president of tho budget com
mittee in the parliament at Rio Ja
neiro. Ho was born about foity years
ago.
Senor Augimte Sovero has occupied
himself with the problem of air Hy
ing for more than twenty yenrs. In
1881 he carried out some Interesting
Bteerable kite experiments in Urnzll.
In 1804 be constructed n large Bteerable
balloon, but tho results with this were
not satisfactory.
WAS HYPNOTIZED.
Ho Claims Mm. .lumen Smith. Who IMoped
With lllreil Man.
A rather strange story Is told by
Mrs. James Smith, wife of the Mills
county, lown, farmer, who deserted her
husband two weeks ago. She claims to
have been placed under the lnlluence
of a mysterious hypnotic power by a
young fnrm hand named Frank Jon
nlngs. lie Induced her, she says, to
tell her husband that she wished to
come to Plnttsmouth to visit a sister,
but in reality he wanted to meet her
there. From that city, she says, they
went to Nebraska City, nnd a few days
later he lelt her to go to a neighbor
ing town. The following day she re
ceived a card from him stating thnt
she had better return to her husband,
as he was not coming back, The mys
terious influence was then dispelled,
and she sat down and wrote u tear
stalnrd and pathetic letter to her hus
band, relating the facts In the case,
asking his forgiveness, and, incidental
ly, for money with which (o come
home. The husband, who had con
tinued ills fnrm duties, delcrmincd to
forget liia troubles, did not refuso to
send her the money and she returned
home. Mr. Smith Iuib fully decide d
what young Jennings' fate will bo
when they meet.
THE SUIT IS BEGUN
Complaint II. ih lleeii ITIeil Against (lie
llief Trust.
With the full npprovnl of Attorney
Ceneral P. C. Knox, representing the
nntlonal government. District Attorney
S. C. Hethea has Hied with the clerk
of the federal circuit court at Chicago
a bill for an Injunction sweeping in
chnraeter, designed to destroy the al
leged giant conspiracy to Illegally con
trol the meal trade of the United
States. Tho original or the bill was
recorded the moment filed nnd was at
once placed on the ofilclnl flics of tho
court clerk's ofllce. At the same timo
District Attorney Uethca served no
tice that at 2 p. m., Mny 20, he will ap
pear before Federal Judge Grosscup
and nsk for a temporary injunction
against the packers and their represen
tatives under the Sherman national
anti-trust law.
What the defendants will do, now
that the government has begun the
long-talked-of proceedings was fore
casted by one of their representatives.
They will not make a fight on May 20,
according to tills authority. They will
submit to the entry of an order en
joining them from the acts complained
of in the bill and will promise to re
train Irom further alleged violations of
the law until the time of the next
henring. That probably will be about
June 20. llefore the lntter date they
will have Hied a demon er. In which
the Insiilllciency of the government's,
petition will be alleged.
FAST MAIL HELD UP
Hold IIhiiiMIh Operate In Arkansas Ha
Cot Nothing.
Word comes from Honnerville, Ark.,
thnt passenger tialn No. 200, on the
St. Louis & San Francisco railroad, was
held up between Joncshoro and Hon
nerville, Ark.
There were four men In the attack
ing party. After stopping the train
thov itnlnelieil tlu pnuiiip ami exnress'
car and pulled to a "blind siding."
where they blew open the safe with
dynamite.
The explosion wrecked the car and
t he men escaped In the darkness. A
posse has been organized at Honner
ville and Willi bloodhounds Is on the
trail of tho robbers. The express mes
senger says the robbers secured no
booty.
BODY CUT IN TWO BY A SAW
Nebraska Man Meets llorrllilo Death In
a Saw Mill.
A Turomu, Wash., dispatch says: J.
C. Osgood, who moved to HiIb state
from Pender, Nob., last year, met the
most horrible death that has befallen
any workman In tho Paget Sound saw
mills. Ho wns working In Cochran &
Zook's shingle mill at Hallnrd. Slip
ping in a hole on tho saw carriage, ho
fell to the floor in such n manner thnt
ills right arm wns thrown across tho
saw. It was completely severed bo
tween his elbow nnd wrist. A few
seconds later his body was sawed al
most completely In two.
A woman In Horton sued a Joint
keeper for $4,000 damages for mnking
a drunknrd of her husband. The jury
awarded her $50, which Is probably as
much as he wns worth.
HERE AND THERE
f.ate TtlcKraplile TIcltliiR Alilireilateil
tn Nult llusy People.
Fifteen hundred retail butcher shops
of New York city have closed In the
hopo of bringing tho wholesalers to
time.
Jnmes Homer, of Carson, la., a swim
mer nnd athlete, attempted to swim
tho Nlshnnbotna river t.wico with ills
clothes on. Ho wns seized with crnmpd
and drowned before a boat could bo
muuued.
FORTY THOUSAND
That Number Perish In Island of
Martinique.
WAVES OF LAYA WIPE TIIErfTfF
Shipping in Harbor Is Also De
stroyed. 1
THIRTY SURVIVERS ONLY ARE LEFT
Nothing Left of l'Iniirli.lilnK city, ami
Whole Coast Is Cowre.l With Ashes
ThP Krnptlons Still Continue
Otlivr .'wm of (Ivn-
eral Interest,
A St. Thomas, D. W. I dispatch,
dated May !i. says: It is now ei;ti-
mnted thnt forty thousand persons per
ched as a result of the uilcnnlc erup
tion In the island of .Martinique.
The commundir of the French
cruiser, Suchet, has telegraphed to
Paris to the minister of marine, from
Fort do France. Islnnd of Martinique,
under date of Thursday, May S, at 10
p. in., n3 follows:
"Have Just returned from St. Pierre,
which has been completely destroved
by an Immense mass or fire, which fell
on the town about 8 In the morning.
The entire population, about 2ii,000 l
Rouls, Is supposed to have perished. I
hae brought back tho few survivors,
about thirty. All the shipping in the
harbor has been destroyed by lire. The
eruption continues."
Much anxiety is felt in Melrose,
Mnss., by relatives of Thomas F. Pren
tiss, consul at St. Pierre, his native
place, says a Hoston dispatch. He Is
married and has two daughters, May
and Christine.
Miss Alice Frey, his sister-in-law,
received a letter from him, in which
ho mentioned the signs of activity on
Mont Pelee. and the appreciation all
had of danger. The letter was written
April 25, and mention was made of
schooner Anna K. J. Morse of Portland,
which bad Just arrived, and on which
he was planning to have his family
leave if things looked threatening. Miss
Frey believes that the Prentiss family
mny have gone to Fort de France ere
this, and she expects a cablegram from
them.
The iFlatid or Martinique Is one. of
the chain of Islands extending general
ly north and south thnt mark the line
between the Cnrribenn sen and the At
lantic. It is aboiu 500 miles southeast
of Porto Rico. It Is French territory.
St. Pierre wns its largest city und main i
.seaport.
KEEPS HIS PROMISE
Kocsexelt MRn, 0,.o mil .'nlrusln
Members Tor It.
President Roosevelt signed tho oleo
margarine bill Friday. The bill Is in
tended to tnx out of exlfctence oleo
margarine and other substances made
and coloied In the similarity of butter
Imitations must be sold as such. Ne
braska members of congress voted for
the measure, because the people rose
up and demanded it. yet they ndmlfj
that the packing industry was entitled
to more consideration that was shown
it in the discussion of the bill.
Taken After a TIrM.
After n rough and tumble flght with
oflicers at Ottawa. Kan.. Jno. T Wright
was handcutfed and taken to the 0.-a-wnntomle
asylum. Mr. Wright Is quite
wealthy. He wns injured several years
ago by being struck on the head. He
has lately fancied himself called upon
to organize a universal church and
has several times gone out to the city,
park and nddiessed Imaglnnry multi
tudes. The oflicers found hi in and ho
resisted (heir efforts to take him. Much
furniture was broken up before he
could be subdued.
I'ounil (iypsiiin.
A well Is being dug on tho fnrm of
Dr. G. W. Redmond, between Kickapoo
nnd Oak Mills, Kan., and nt a depth
of about ten feet u vein of genuine
gypsum several Inches thick was en
countered. Dr. Redmond says a fa
miliar vein, or perhaps tho same strata,
was discovered at a deptli of 2.' feet
higher up on the hill, nenr IiIb resiv
deuce, while digging n well several
years ago. This Is said to bo the only
deposit of gypsum ever discovered in
thnt section of the county.
Missouri CIiiiiikIiib Conrno.
About n mile nnd a half north of
Rellevuo the Missouri a few days ago
changed its current, nnd began cutting
through the country toward the Hur
lington tracks, three-quarters of a mile
away. Chunks or soli began falling In
by the ncre, till the Hiirlington sent
down a big crew of men to throw ill
rock nnd willows nnd build rlp-rnp.
During the Inst two days tho current
has been switched away, and cutting
Into the bank has been stopped.
Will I'lilnt KIiir Kilnrnrd.
Robert Lee Keeling, the well-known
portrait painter or Washington, has
sailed for England to pnlnt King Ed
ward's portrait In miniature.
Out of ItimlneiM.
Andrew Carnegie, who has arrive.
In London, denies nny connection with
tho shipping trust. "I linVm4-etired
from business and reformed," ho said.
"Hut thla comblno Is purely a matter
of making money nnd trndo. Its mem
bers don't enre a fig for a Hag, it is
tho dividends thnt count, though ovcry
citizen likes bis country to bo first in
everything." Of trusts In general, ho
Bald they havo a tendency to check
each other; that It Is only for tho rail
ways that legislation is needed. 4
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