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JUDICIAL DECISIONS
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. ' : : : ; } , 1.'he ownl'l' of waUs left stalldlllJ ; b ) ' a
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, ) , , ' fire In such lJI'OX 1m It ) ' to the strct:1III :
' f ' to cndunger lCrsons thereon Is held , In
, ( ' , f I.nuer's. . Palms ( lIch. ) , fi8 J. . H. A. 7.
' , { } not to be rl'l1e\'l d from lIublllt ) ' br the
" - . fnct thnt he hnd told compdent archl.
'it > teets and builders to do whnt wus nee.
ur ) ' to l'cndo.r the wulls snf ,
The dl\'t'l'Rloll or ultered transmlAAlon
{ If sm'fnce wuter , eaul\l'tl \ b ) ' the erec.
, t101l of a lJUlldlng UpOll Inlld 0\1.1' which
1t Is uccurloml'tl to 110w , Is held , III J cs.
SOlI1 Dumford BI'os , SI1l ; : [ unufuctur.
lng ComIJI\U ) ' ( . .T. Err. & ' \IJP. ) , S
J. , n. A.,32 , to nffol'd 110 grouJlll of ac.
tlon to n IJcr80n who sulrers Injur ) ' b ) '
: reasoll thereof.
1.'he lIellIgence of u drl\'cl' of Ull om.
nlbus , In which n IJlcnlc partr Is bcln
. ( 'on\'e 'ed , Is held , In 11:0plltz's , St.
Paul pIInn , ) , riS L. n , A. 74 , not to be
Imputahle to u melnber of the pnrty
who Is Injured b ) , ' the o\'ert\ll'nlng' of
the COII\'erUnce , cnus\d \ b ' u defect III
tl1l' su'eet und tlw contrlbutor ' negligence -
gence of the dl'l\'el' .
J.lablllt ' us on Ull ImpllCll eontruct to
or : n ) ' for muterlal fUl'nlshcd for Ilnd used
In the constructloll of Il schoolhou e Is
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: lleld , In1 cG 111 l'l'U'S. . joint school
, ' : ' -dIstrict o , 1 ( WIs. ) , S L , n. A. . 100 ,
. , 1lOt to Ul'lse ugalnst the school district ,
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J ; Y4' -of Indebtedness hus been exceeded by
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, 'V ' the district.
) . ; : \ Where u testator with three chlltlren
, . . , , W ' ) " , 'bequenths one-half his ] Jropert ' to one
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I" malnder of the prop rt ' or the other ,
" , , chI1l1ren , It Is held , In O'lIellrn vs.
. 'OHearn ( Wis. ) , fi8 IJ H. A. 10 : : , thut . no
, ; -devise b ' Impllcntlon arises , but .that
, , . . . lIe dies Intl'6tate us to such remainder ,
.and that the child nnmed In the will Is
, entitlc to shnre In It with the others.
A stntute requiring a board of educa-
110n vested with title to all school property -
-erty within the limits of n clly and
-whIch re < : clTCB stute uid In the main.
tenunce ot. Its achools , to admit thereto ,
: free at charge , all children living wIth.
1n olK'-hal ! mile of the city limits , Is
beld , In Edmondson . Board of Edu-
, cntlon l'l'CUD , ) , 58 . , R. A. 170 , Dot to
-deprIve It of Its property without just
-eompensatlon.
A release for a conslderutIon puld , of
/ -one or two perllons jolntI . lIuble for
] JersoDlIllnjury to l111other , from fUl'thn'
lIabll1t ' to' respond for such InjUl' ' Is
J1eld , In Abb's , orthenl Puclfic Uail-
, r ; road C0ll11JUny ( Wllsh. ) , 8 I. . . . n , A. 2U3 ,
to I'elense the other also , IIlthough thera
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hn'e that effect. The effeet of the re- !
'leuse of one joint tort Censor on the lIn ,
'bl1lt ' of lI1othcr ! Is discussed In a note
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.to this cuse ,
Where II lIclnsee wulldn 1I1)on ) rull-
. road trucks was alJpl'oachl'll b ' n train.
.ami stePlll'd tllCrefrom to \'old CI 111-
: slon. but WIIS 11l18hed upon the rulls b '
, a stru ' cow IJustm'hlg 011 the right of
, \'ar , It Is held , In Schl'elner . Ureut
'Northern Hnllrond Compnnr ( I1nn , ) , fiS
IJ. n. A , , that the fllllme of tha 1.011I-
. . . . - ] llIn ' to bulld'the statutor ) ' fcnces CI1U-
'not be held thc IIJ'oxlmatc cnuse of the
.t1ccldent for which It woulll be lIahle
ItO unswer In dl\ll1l1ges ,
Not Pully Hccollclled.
Mrs. , Tessie Benton Fremont , who
.dled I'ecentl . In California , WIIS one of
. .the best.known women \lIIerlca Ul'-
ing a\'entful 'cllrs of nutlonal hlstor ) ' .
.A. few men ure left of those who forlll'
o { ! her CO\U't when she was a belle In I
" 'lIshln ton , ulllong them UeprcsCl1lIl
, tlve talushu : A. Grow , whose memories' '
of those dll 's the ew York Sun prints.
1 rememher .Tl'Ssle l"remont well. said
.Mr , Grow. As hils been pften suld In
'those em'lr da 's l11Jll since , she , , 'as ua
'chip of the old blocl. , " In chl1l'1\l'tcl' ,
In Intellect allli lit dlsl1osltlon she WIIS
" \'CJ'r 1I\uch IIl.a hel' fllth'r , Senator
. " 1'11 0111 as II. Benton , of l1sso\ll'l. Both
WCI'O belle\'ers In the cl'eell handed
otlown hr Da \ ' ' Crocl.ett. "BeJl'e
'ou'l'l' rl ht. then o ahelld , " and It was
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J. .the daug-hwr's adherence to It thnt
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1II0nt.
lIeI' fllther was \'lolent1 ' 011110Sl't1 to
I . the un lou , allli threw e\'l'r ' IIO-l\lhlo : oh-
. stacIe In the \\'II ' . hnt his al'IUellt ,
IJlel\llln s allll thl'cats'el'e ul1lw use-
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. \1'ter the 11I1\1'1'lage her father , } Jow-
I erle s hut lIut reconciled , \HIlt to 1\ \
1WWSIII\11el' utllee I\JI ) hllnde III II : mJ-
tlce alluouuelll the mlu'rlll > ; e of Jessie
Henton to .10111I C. 1"I',1\I01lt.
1IIs nttentlon WIIS called to the fnct
; thnt he had re\'el'Sl'tl the usunl form.
I "nanl ; It ! " lw sa hI. hl1nglllJ ; his H't !
, dowll , "It w11I o In thllt war 01' lIut
: : ut all ! . .Toll1C. . FI'o1l\ont dill 1I0t nIUI' : ) '
, \ . .udaughtel' . She married him ! "
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; , Hili 0111 Dclulilun.
'Thel'c wns nn old fellow ofe. . ,
'Who was fond of the works of lIall
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With 11 wide.'ueant 8111lle ,
lIe suld , ' ' 'l'her're good st'le ; "
o\.las ! ! the poor 111an was InBe.
-1"llcl.ertall Flleler. :
When 1nll11 "tnlks" about his wire
lie heglns br Stl'IIIJ ; , "Of course I ha0
the best wlto In the world ; 1 have no
'CIlUSO for complaint : but- "
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A MIRAC ESCAPE. ; :
Three nil : Grlzzllcs Frllh tCl1ctt OfT
hy 11 'I'rh'nl ! Thll1ll.
A ' \Vrltl'r In Outlug SI13'S thn. the
crlzzl ) ' hen ! ' , llIe : othc1' fN'oelous nnd
reS < Jureeful bca8t8 , has Its superstl.
tIous a\lle. \ which Incllnes hll1l lit tl111C
to.cownl'dlce , an It'ns nn accldentnll
111n ' ul10n thIs weakllL'Ss which euuhlcl1 !
Il huntl'I' , .Tames B.lloln\l's , of Pasa. , '
delln , Cu ! . , to 11\0 to tcl1 the followIng' '
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In August , lSUG , [ r. Holmes wus
chuttlng' ' with n guide Ull I1mong the
Canst Hangc [ oulltuI118 , In SUlI Jonlluln
"al1l.3' , Cnllfornln. As the ' tulked the -
hel1l'd n cl'ncldlng of twigs behind the11l.
"I helle\'e It's deer , " said h' . lIolmes.
" o , " snld tlw g'ulde : but he chungI'd
hI. . , mind moment 1\ter : , whcn the
cracklll becnme louder.
" 1'lw "rc deer , sm'c , LooI ; : out ! " said
IIolml'S , roft1 ' .
Both men were then on their feet
waiting. 1\11' . IIohnl's hall u rille In
his hIUl , 1\lld he 1\nll the guhle stood
watching the thlckct 1\ lJo'e tllCln ,
whellee the cmcldlllg BOund cl\mc. As
the ' looll'll , the g\'tl ' 1I0 of u gr\zzl \ ) '
WUS llrotrmle through the foliage.
Ilnd thc milll stelllCd b1\ckwnrd. Ir.
Holmes 18 1crncl ; : shot , but ht ! had
ne\'er hl\l eXl1crlellce with grizzlies ,
Howe\'er , Ule 1I0se of the bem' nuulc u
Ilne 111 a 1'1. , filld he mls'd his rille to
blaze a wa - . III. " was nearl ' twcnt '
3'l\1'ds fl'om the bem' . Just I\S he wus
1\bout to tlre there wns more cI'lcldlng' '
of bl'ush I\Ull olllel' ! '
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grizzlies thrust theh' hcadll throu h
the thlclct : towurd the men. 'I'he juld
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turned pule.
"Dl.lI't shoot , " he called. ' .
l\I1' , 1101me8 lowere his rille.
"lhm fOl' the hill ! Hun 1'01' 3'om' life ! "
yelle the gul e.
11' . Holmes ld not cutch the Instructions -
tions to t0 for the hl1l , but Iw 1'fin.
ear the crest oC the hill wus a ClU11111
of u'CL'S , Ulill he made for them , hop-
lug' ' to Ilnd shclter or a hilling place.
1.'he heurs , with fl'lghtful bellowlngs ,
weilt bounding o\'er stolles und chnp-
arral aftl. ' ! him.
1.'he old male h'1'lzzl ' wus nenrest.
Just us l\r. Holmcs felt the hot bl'eath
of thl8 bel\'t he resol\'ed do
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thing desl'l'n te , lIe wh lctl roulHl
lIulcl.b' , mule 1\ lust effort to get hIs
gUll Into losltlon , utilI fired. Then he
W1\S knocled : down ,
1.'he hMr burled IJIs teeth In Mr.
IIolmes' right leg just helow the hip ,
touring open the flesh. 1.'he puln WIlS
well-nigh kUling. The fCUlUle then
came up and mnde \'Iclous snnp at
his rlhs , but succreded only In drl\'lng
her teeth through 11 pasteboard mntch.
box , which Ignited the matches. She
gave an angry ronr , shook her hend
nnd snapped nt hIs fuce , an he gave
his hond u feeble jerk. It was just In
time. lIe heard the teeth snap In his
face with u sound like the closing of a
steel trap.1."hen he swoonc . Wben
he reco\'eretl consciousness und , rising ,
l'CCOlU\Oltercd the situutlon , he saw the
Inrger lIt'ars , with the c\-lb at theIr
he-1s , dlsappeal'lng In the brush. Peep.
Int ; o\'er the hrow of the hill , he pel"-
ceh'etl the guide , who rushed toward
hhu , SI'lng : ,
" 1'h1\nl. God s\1' \ ' nll\'el '
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tllO 1J.Url'OWest squeeze I e\'el' f:1W :
there WI1S one eh1\nce In u million 'for
rOil to l'Seae nlln ! from thr'O g'l'lz ,
zlles , 'l'he hex of burning matches
scared them off , "
SHE WA..S SLEEPY ,
' \Ul1131111 : Little Street Cl1r Comc y
Wltll' 11\ \\'ort .
It wus late nfte1'Iloon , und a Twentl.
eth street ( 'fil' waS rolling awn ' north.
wurd , She was a chal'mlnmnl / en ,
with u big , lluff ' l1ompndom' , , SWl t
blue e 'l' : ; und n plctme hat oC n1l1n '
cOll\'olutlolls. Slw L'c/ul / u lIttio whlll' ,
I\nd then her head began to dl'oop ,
The 'oung mun seate , hesille her
beca111e lirst n ware of this , , 'hen the
large ostrich plume In h r hilt pla "
full ' tlclded his 1I0se , 111'o\'ol\ng : \ n
SJlff'Ze , Se\'crnl pussengers smiled ,
lUld then trlell , to look as If the3' hadn't ,
Ile tried to shift n little further \\'IU' ,
but fouud himself wl'tlged In too tight.
lie caiot a side glance at the Ulalden ;
her sleep \\1\S becoming sOUllller e\'CI' '
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minute.
After that the 3'outh hud a nm'1'Ow
escl\pe e\'l'l' ' othcr secon , on the a \ ' .
ul'Uge , ow her head Incllnell for ,
ward , now Il\J'c cd hacl. . now swa 'el1
to the left , hut with Inyal'lnhle con ,
stanc : . ' It IInbllc'll thp l' mlJll'\J\'l'r :
IIr llroopln ! { In his 1lIl'pctlpV. , 1'\'CI' "
oQI ( ' \ \ 'Istal'ln \ , that \\'as tile dC\lce
of It , amI the old lH1r : opposite \\'U
pll\lul ' slloclwll , IIe trIed an ccca.
slunal wrlglu ; wltho\lt l'esult. I1nll tc
\\'ul > on the slcelJcl' hr :1Jl : ' othcl' meam
was out of the ( ) \1l'Stlol1 ,
The climax \ \ 'IhOln1 \ to come , fiIH ]
It l'all1e. The ml\ltlen IH'a'Cd a dl'f , !
slII , amI hl'I' Iwad'olliliell o\'er se
thi\ thc tllltr ' nOl1lpndo\\l' hWl'pt the
'ollng man's ehepk I\nd \ the ustrlel :
pIlIlI1e hlllHleli his \'Islon : tlwn It sanl ,
sqtHu'eh' dOW11Il1on his ! 'houhler.
The l1aRsen e'I'S heltl tlwh' hl'el\th \ fOI
II mOlllent. anll hefore 81111le had IJl'
( 'nnll' genel'I11 the victim. cl\1'lpt In
cOl ntl'Ullll'e. was out 011 the hack ) Ilat ,
f 1I'm , n1111 the IIl'ett ' gll'l was gll\ncln
lel'pl1.111'011111 In halJIJ ' uueonsclous ,
I ) t 's--.I'h 1111l11'111 h 11Lellgcr. .
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11tH BUI'IIII11 : IJllve.
It \\\8 : In a COIJltJ''lIlage that the
s\\'a1ll had pl'oposell for th hun ot
I he11111e ; beaIt ' and hall hel'n ! ! UC'
( 'cssful I1ml cill'rled of ! ' the IJall1l. lIe
hud hOIlht ; the engl1 mJnt ring nnd
WIIS hurl' 'ln llti fllst as hl8 two feel
, \'ouk ! ClIl'l' ' him to tlJI ! home of hh
n ol'e one. , \ . frleud trld ( ! to stol :
him to muke lilqulry concel'nlng hh
haRte.
"lIeU : : , there , Bob ! Is there n fire ? '
"Yes , " l'l'JlIed } Bob , with whn1
breath he 11lut left : "J1henrt's 01 :
lire , and I'm goln now to rlu : ; the
Yil1n e belle. "
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NORTII TONIA : IN TilE MIDST OP TWIN
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SUBURB SEEn\S DOOn\ED
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lOSS OF lIFE Pt.ACED AT IIUNDRlD AND
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FIFTY.
\POSSIBLE I TO RESCUE
lIelpless Resl ents Setn Perche on lIousetops
ud Trees Scn Fall Inlo Walcr
or Mcde Prey of tbe Fire. \
Topeka , K'1s. , Mur 31.-North To-
pnka Is In lhe Iasp at Ilre and tlood.
'I'he lire starteri In the lumber sard
district this ufternoon. and sbrcad
SWlftl. ' 10 the 1ntla11y : tnunrillted
build Ins the people belc powerless to
slop liS projrcss.
At 0 a. m. four hundred honses arc
b 1I'lIed all the whole or liorth ro-
i'e 1m will 1:0.
As neH : 11 ! ) can be learned about
onhUlldred and fifly person 010
rlead. Most of these were burned to
dpalh.
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Burning' ' 1l luses arc nontlng aboul.
scltllJ 111t : to others. ' 1'he lower
story Of the burning bulldmgs contain -
tain ten fc t uf wato . 'rho ctll'rent.
Is so strong' ' that no boat can approach -
preach any of the burning Imlldlngs.
People are gathered on the tops of
houses and wIll meet deuth eltllor by
' ' cries for help
tire or dlownln . 1'110
call be distInctly heard a mlle away. .
' 'he whole city Is wildly excited because -
cause of Ihe faet t.lHlt nu aid can ho
estellded to the sulTerers. ' 1'he 1'1'er
at North 'l'obeka Is 11\0 miles wide.
o I o.slble esllmate at tbe linnatlclal
loss Is obtilnablo. but. It can 1.:0 : st.ated' '
that It will reach Into the millions.
North 'ropelm was u munufa'turlng
dlstrlct or the d ty. Three large flou r
mills , three woolen mills and ether I ,
manufacturing enteprlses arc entirely -
ly dcstroyed. 'rhe water su pply of
tbo city has been cut ofI The wat.er
from the rI vcr extends nearly a mile
on the south sldo. 'J ho Hock Island
depot has bad to be alJandoned and
more than 11 , e hundred pl oplc ( In this
side of tto riTor are also homcleses ,
: but no Illss of Ute bas resulted In
'S\1th ' Topeka. 'I'he KaniaS avenue
bridge Is the only one across the rl yer
for mlles. and theapproaohes t th.tt :
arc ! loaded by tbirty feet of vmtcr.
A pontoon Inige Is being erected iL
an efI ort to reach the sutrerers.
Se\'en thousand or more people are
on thIs side at the river sheltered In
publIc buildings. Topeka is now able
to talee care of all the unfortunates.
'rhe work of curing for the rofllgerA'I
is being pushcd with the utmost ra.
pldity. ,
Sanding on t e state bouse dome
as many as eighty lires cau ba c\uut.
od In dllTerent parts of North 'ro-
I pelm. 'l'he whole central portion of
tl-1o city had heen burned ( Jut at 10
I o'oloelc tonIght , and It Is safe to SIJ :
tlH\ by mom I nf ! not a house I J ) the
main part uf NOItll Topelm wIH be
ler standln . Wilen It Is statrd that
N rth 'ropeka hils ten tl ou311nd io.
habitants the extent or t1.H disastel
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can be realized.
People are cllnglnK to the roofs of
houses ar d the 11 rubs uf trees and
! many arc 1\'lng up In lesp Jr and
dropping iuto [ lIe water LnlO\'f to be
carrIed away b ' the swIrt current.
i A. P. BaldwIn , who at. u grcat rlsle
: of hIs Ufe crossed In a boat , to the
, 11 , rth sldereturned at 10 o'dude tu-
nIght and reports that nothIng pas.
slblo can be dC/ne to sa\'e the city
from burning. Miss Iola 'rroutruan ,
. sister of ex-Lieutenant Go\'e1'lIol'
" ' 1'roulman , WDS rescued with her age
. falher , late tonl ht ' 1'he two people
I IJ,1d spent the entire nay on tile roof
. : of t.helr house and W ! 'e just alJollt t.u
; np Into the. water when aid Oal11C
. The Iounty : court , house and tl1r
f. ( ] cml bul1elln arc crowded toulht ;
w.th people of all claosrs. ! 'l'llf'/c IS
, no lael , of help for anything tllal IS
> > 'to he done. Men of nil l'alllllgs anrl
professions. white and hlaele toel ! her
\\'rk side hy sIde doln'hato'or 111. ' : '
In their p"wer. As the waler ad.
\'anced It became n cessary to drive
carriages and am'Hllanccs to the SOli I h
I end of the pan tOOl ! Iowa tet' so del'p
I hl : t the borses had to s\\'l In A 11I0JJ
t ' 05e who loole a Imnd In till : ! work
, wele James A , ' 1'l'oulman. C'ru ! . / ' -
'an1 pollt1clah : pastors of tl1p. Ica'l-
In churches , I ather Hayden of Ihe
Church of the Assumption , 'll county -
ty attorncy. th sheriff and h ! , > r/p- ]
uties , Several well known Journal-
I ts dlslin ul he(1 themselvcs in the
\ ' ark of rescue.
It Is death b ) ' fire or drownlnll to
400 unless means can be fCJund fertile
tile rescue. Great efforts arc beng !
lIIudu to construct a streum launuh
to go to the aId of the sulTerers , but
w..Jttuver Is done must be done prom- ,
lI ) ' or the loss of life will oe appaU-
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A number or trusties at thc county
J'l11 ' were liherated b , the she 11T to
h'c thr.m a ( , h:111oo : to help the sulJ
el ( 'rs there , One oC the trusties
n'1ll1edYrtherly was credlteJ with
1 ! . ' . \'lug . vo I.lj'es.ol..the ! north.s qe
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nREAKER OF LAW
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PresbyteriAns Denounce the Mormon Church-
An Adherenn' of polYIlAmy.
Los AtlRles , Cal.1'10 Presby.
terlan glnernl nssemblv tod\y unanimously -
animously adopted the Collowlng res.
olutlons reported by HoW. . W.
Halloway , from tbo stundlng committee -
mittee on homo mIssion ! ) , to which
the . question oC MormaulslU has
been refotred :
I'Whereas , this helrnrchy , the
phurch of Jc&us ChrlS t ot Lattcr
Day alnts persist In the nctlve
encourlenllJnt nnd practice at t o
crIme at polygnmy In dlsre al'd of
their own pledges aod oaths to the
eontpry. In ctlllt < : mpt of thu ethical
can \'Ictlons ot the \ l11erlcl1n people
nn ( ] In dellanco at III woud constItutions -
tutions of the l tate und the United
St rcs , nud
"Whcles : , This helrl1rchy roccntly ,
on Jauullry 20 , 1903 throujth the
Utah le lslnture , l1aq had elected
tu the United Stottes senate a hl h
ecclleastlc. ono of Its chlof author- :
tics , The AposLlo Heed Smoot , In .
direct vlolntlon oC Its plot ! cs to the
nation to refrain Irom Interference
wit I : the IIITalls of stat s. und
Whereas. ThIs apostle , Senator
need Smuot. Is ! } direct rept'csouta-
U\'O of polygal11Y , b'Jrr1 of Ito ; sys.
tcm und In cordIal sympathy with
It as a dl\'lne InstItutIon , re\'culed
n law of nllmary obll atlor s IInd
made mandntul'Y hv the most solemn
sanctluns , IInd has encoul'l : ed Its
perpet'Jallul1 nnd practices by hIs
persunal i nluence ! as au apcstle ;
und ,
II Whereml , ' In thus doln ; : tl11s the
uposLle senator aIds aud abets crImInals -
Inals , menllces the Amcrlcan peoplo' '
is unfaithful to the laws and. can-
stitutluns at the United Stntes ,
pays bls IIrst presidency and uposto-
late to " , hlcl1 ho udlonlZs , ; 1I1d Is a
reproach to the bonl.r and dignity
of the Amerlcnn peuple : theret're
bo It
"Resolved That t.hls assembly
must respdcttl lIy but earnestly calls
on the p ople ot the Unltcd States
to use t.belr utmost endeavor , employing -
ploying nil Reans to secure tbo expulsion -
pulsion or Apostle Reed Smoot tram
tbe naIls of the nation,1 senates. and
urues tbe senate itselt and each
member thereof to exhaust 1111 legal
meana to this ond.
" 1'bl ! assembly also cn11s upon the.
people aDd the ' : ( ) ngress.of the United
States io both housc.1 ; and enoh
me'uber or each house to emplo"
and exhaust all legal means to secure
such I an memndment to the federal -
eral constitutIon as shall dellne lCJtal
mWIrla cs as 'monrgal11lc and make
pOlygamy under e\'ery gliise and
practice a crime lIgalnst he Uuited
States lillnl\halJlc by adequate pena- ]
tics luclul1n disfranchisement and
dlsquallcllatlon to \ ' la.or hold OIllce
In the Vulte HtitHJ : or 1n any state
or trerllol Y u uder the jou Iisdiotion
of toe Ulllt d' States. "
Dr. HUI1I. ! Vau Dyke presented
frol11 the bills an r.vertures com-
mltlee a r ( > s Ilulon. submltlcd by the
cOlUmlttpe on llOllIe II1lssll1l1S recltln
tbe plttruf condition a' six or seven
tl10usanri Indians on the Maricopa
a'1d 1)11I11L lcsenatlons In A II7.0na
because of lack of wllter , and uTl lng
the 3el relary of the ntcrlor a
Washlulton 'to IItake sl ep3 without
de a.v fOl' the erectIon of a reservoir
at San CIIl'loson tile Gila rh'er" tor
the relief of the In lans. rhe
resolution was adopted unanlmousy. !
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Aslerp For Twcnty Yel\rs.
Parls-'l\llr uel'l te Boy venal of
'helles nea. SaIJQent1n : , who had
been In a caraleptlc state since May
21. ] 8 : t , aalener1'ednesrJav. .
For somc t I l1Ie past she ha been
suJflr rln t from Ptlllsls and Is be-
lIe\ed that the clfect of this malady
on her slstel11 couducted to her
rea y , all''II1 ,
Sile 11I0\1' ! ! hN h'11111 on Saturday
I for the t l t lI:1JC aud "groaned slight.
Iy ,
I When Dr. Cra t IN took hold of her
aJ'l1lS she salcl. "Yol al'C plnchln
I me" and subsequrntly rebllcd to
I qllestlons by "yes" auc1 "no' ' , ' She
was , howe\'er , In a slate of r'at
,
wcak IH'SS n I1d rad ually sanl" dying
the cluy after awalcelJln .
M.trlucrlte 1.1Oy\'ellal's lethtmry
wac ; callsed by frl ht. She had a
child whll'h tJ fed shortl } ' atter ulrth
un , ) ' dr , ul1lstal1G s which led to the
of an 1Ilr.sllgallon. On ( :
day I Mil } ' , 188:1. : while Mar uer1to
was IronIlH ! . a nellhlJo ) ' saId to her :
" ' 1 ho Ienrla rUles are cornIng to
arrest yon. " ,
Mar urrite had a stroke of fits
and gradually lell lute ber long slum
tJcr.
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'fi-'of1 rIll tU'1C : .
St Lo',15.Dr , F Jr.cls 'I'umbletr.
aloecl el lIty.twn , . . ,
s./uo / eel to Ie PO\ "
erty ! Hrl"kf' and f'I"rHllrss " , died
in St. Jouns hOSI > lI < .1 and a \\111
opened aJ c. his utJtb rc\'caled
. ti1at 1E1 hlJ ; . rt an eState of
$100 , Be nnW ! ' ruany Lcq'ests ,
In , hi. . v-III nrQnnl ! them hl'ln
le ' . . .t tS : vr $ lO.O O each to Cardinal
GI ' . illS uncj ,1.f'chlJlsuob Irr.land for
. harltllhl , pUI'pu..o.1.
In\'I'stJ..atl'u , shl w& r.hat Dr ,
, Tumo , ty Yo I1S OI.Jt ! at .h'J pioneer
I trhf HnF udvertislug llysJl/lans.
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\nTI1UU ICI Itll.t.R scmms IN
VALL r O K"Z nUU L
DESTROYS A TOWN
INllAIUTlm nY TWO TIIOU ANJ ) AND
. \ 1.1. IC It.LI'U.
2000 SOULS DIE
IIOTl'n II 111111 rl'd ArmunltUiR Amen ! : TheRe
'Vho . . . .rl.h-.uuch Unvno Wrought
111 tlurroulitlllI ! : CUl1l1t.ry.
Conltantlnople ! , May 29.-Advlcc.1
which reached hero Crorn Asilltic
'rurkoy showed that a terrlblo eartl1-
Quake occurred April 2U 11'1 Melazg-
lotd : , In the \'alley ot 1 rzeroum , on
the uphratol.
'rllo. lawn wus totally destroyed ,
with It.s ontlre pJJulatlon , uumbor-
Ing 2,000 , , Inoludlnlt 700 Armenlul1s ,
I1S well us the truops lurtulng' the
arrlson of [ eln7.bercl. In addltlun
ever ,1011 houses In tile nel hl1ol'hlR
vll1a cs culllllsed. J
J.\ wm.11 , t l v. re ellrthquuke
shuck \\'us felt here tills mornlu ! ; , but
no daml1 o was clone.
London , May 20.-'l'ho foreign 0111.
ce here tocI.IY recol vee ] sOllie details
from the British cLlunsul at Erzer.
roum re arclll1l { I ho recent etrth- :
qUlllee lit Melnzhord , accordln to
which 11 stronl { slwck , lastlug thirty
seoondsVus fol t on April 20 ,
thloughout the cntlro dlbtllct between -
tween Lalw WIIU a 11(1 the Husslnn
froutior , ! lI1 I1S fnr west as Kharput.
The to\\'f1 ' of l\Iclllz herd , consisting
of , OO houso.i was destroyed an
muoh havoo WIIS wrought III the sur-
rOJ1ndlu country. Colonel Kha.Ul
Dey , cOIn mand I n the arrlson of
Melazgherd , wlt.h his whole fam\1) \ ' ,
three oUier omcers nnd eighty sol.
dlers perIshed In the ru1113. Lieu.
tenant Colonel 'l'ayllJ Bey , whose
family perished , bl'cl\mo Insa.ne. .
The telelfIlph opeaator who sent
the news ot the cl\tastrophe said he
himself wns badly Injured and that
his wife and children had boon killed.
'rhe foreIgn 011100 has appe.'I.led for
subscriptions for tbe relief or tl10 des ,
tltute of the Melaz l1erd dIstrict.
Washington , May -Vlcocoun ,
suI OJ a\voa.t \ , , Erzerum , Turkey , reo
portB to the state departmllnt that
an carthquako In the Canton of Mel ,
arghenl : : , dlstrlot of FI UI8 , on the 29tl
ultimo , ClI.usc.d , the death of 500 pco
pIe a.nd left the city In ruins. TL4
shock was strongly tolt in Errerum : :
a journey of thlrty-clghb hours ane
throw the people In : : : panIc. Man ;
of them turned tholr stables , whlcl
are built level with the ground , Inle
sleeping apartments tor greater Be
urlty.
Alleged Deserter Arrested.
Columbus , Ncbr.-Emil Hoohn , r
young man whoso home has alwaYI
been at this place Is un ur arrest her4
on the serlow ; chal'f.e of rlesCl tln
from the UnIted tales navy.
lie enlisted at San Ii'ranelsco Marct
5 , 1003 , and Is stld : to IHlve desertcl
April2 , returning home ten dlLYN
ago. 'ro cnlist he gave his age : u
twonty.two years. His father hm
brough t ha boas corpus proceed Ings te
secure his release on the groundt.thal
he Is only twenty years of alte , ane
thcrefore not subject to the can oJ
the navy departmrmt. 'rhe case II
set for hcarlng In t.he county court ,
It Is supposed that a representatIve 01
the gu\'ernment was to be here to re
slst the habcus corpus proceedings
The a.rrt"st was made by ChIef of P
lice who may recelvo a rewa.rd of f20 ,
lloohn claims there wa. . a Ia.rge l1\lIn'
bel' of ott er desertions nt the same
time and SI\Ys he does not liIee nava
life.
mad lie Is not n Rich nan.
Rocklan , Mass , -1 am j.lad ! I an
not a rIch man , I wOlllel not changl
my freedolll , homo 'lfe ' and Coutent 01
heart for a weal th tlf a M or an ( ) J
Carn'c lc , " tmld .T hn D , I.ong , ex ,
secretary of UIO lIJ.vy : at the BookhlH ;
Commercia' ' ( ' 1111 > lanqnet , at whlcl
he was the JIlCSLof : hU/lor. /
In speakllll ! of 8001tllsm : , Mr. Lonl
sflld ! .hero II1Hl been the respects 0
the rIght of property In the past. am
there always wOllld he. If tlw rowar (
Is taken away there will be no Incen
tl'e to work.
" 0111' mothels and grandmotherf
worked like Hlaves , " he contlnueej
but. the llfu of people today Is rendered -
ed much moro eusler by the aCClIl1111
latlon of wealt.h We live bettor am
have more advantages thr.n they had ,
"We are IIvln In the a e or srclal
Ism , as I IInderstand Roclalllrn , I fcal
no theories , no fanatic , no mIllion ,
aires , but I do bellev/1 / In the judg.
mont of ( ; udal1et the veryday jud- ! : "
menti of God and the everyday people -
ple of this country to work Ollt these
prob'ems. Wealt.h Is 11.11 right , but it
is not to be considered for a moment
with a clear mInd , good health and II
olear cnnsclence , 'rho advances thai
ar" being made w111 work tor th
benetit of mankind.
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' 1'he 'N moha s ovel rwlng at j
'ul1s GI ty nnd the hottom Is cover-
d with water. Much dl\mage wUl \
) e done to the growin crops. AU
.lU\'el . Is cut ua CrolU the south.
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Mrs. Earl Bacon , , lcUm ot the
jornado at Normnn , was tbe wite of
the , brother' Geoflxe Dacon em-
{ ) Ioved In the Burlington shops at
Uaveloclc. 'rho brother was also
Injured In the storm. . . _
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Joseph Mathcws or Weston , was
brouJht belere the'xnmlnlnjl hoari :
today on compalf1t ] ot citltens ( jl
that town nnd ndjudRed Insnne. lIe
Is forty-five yenrs old nnd sln le '
Sheri IT Webster took hm to the asy-
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lulU ut Lincoln. . . . . .
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Invitations hn\'c been Issucd by l\1t' .
nnd Mrs. Wllllnm Hedtord , tor the
mnrrlallo or tholr daughter , Misp
Me7.zle ' 1' . Redford. to Mr. llownrd
Colman 011 Wedncsday , Juno 10. nt-I
high noollat their home In Sewurd
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Summer school at Pcrn , opened'
hlJdl\Y wIth enrollment ( lr 300. The' ! ' "
largest enrollment of all previous '
summer schools Is exceeded. Htuu-
ents nro comIng In un every trllh1. '
' 1'110 school Is larg ] y wade up oi '
tcnlbers. J : i
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eel to ha\'o been seriously injured t" . " \ l'
IrInrenco , Kansas while enroutc ens , '
wIth u car of poultry. A t.on of Ceed ,
was piled up In ono end at the ca.
with tImbers from 1100r to roof to'
hold It. In switching the car around' 1
.It jammed so hard thut the bracCI' i
ga0 way and Penrod was caugl1l '
undcr the feed."f - . ,
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Louis Keezre , of 'Plattsmout 1 n 1 , ( .
of seventcen yeara of nge , p1endlc :
, guilty In dIstrict ourt thIs mornln ,
to the cbar o of Jtmnd larcencr ane ;
, was son nccd to the Kearney reform
school. } { eezer was accused at steah
ing MO from Henry IDhclder 01 (
Cedar Creek. IIe went to Nell h , '
Neb. , wb"rc bo was captured by tl1a
OmOCUi , . . . . . . "
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A TtJ.1oablo horse which was
st len trom .T06eph Lynn at UnloD :
sevor& ! weeks has been locatc
by the local omCNS. It waa tound
In the possession at a fat'mer Damca.
Christian. rCIIldlDIt near Ashland
The fllrmer claimed tlm a stlangcl
brought the unlmal to his place
and that he traded another borae
for it. . . < . . - " , ; ; . . . . , - f ,
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A heavy raIn auq windstorm p1aycd
havoc In Omaha early today. T e
trarks : wCI'e renrlered uselcss at the
Unl6n tat1on hnd uh en lnc pullng :
the Union Pacific fast man was de-
raled ! by the sort track , blockmg
two west bound passenger trains
wblch. were unable to I1wve untJL
the tracles , were repaired. 'A number.
pf roofs were blown away In the
; soutbwe1lt portion at the cIty.
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' .rhe S ward hlRh school It:1VC : arc. .
ceptlon fOI' Mr , and Mrs. W. W'
toner ( jn 'l'ueselny venln at the
home of Mr. IInd Mrs. R. S. Norml'
Invttattons were extended to the
members of tr'3 school board and the
teachers of the city schools.
'rho hall and dining room or thc
. Norval bome were prettily decorated \
with the hl h schoJl colors. Mr. I
Stoner has been superintendant ot
the , Seward schools for the past three
years. lIe wi1llea\'e Seward to take
' . : are or the York schools , Mr. and
Mrs , Stoner bave made many frlcnds
In Sewar d nlng their stay in t.he
city. ,
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C. , I lger , of Norlh Bend. 11l [
r r dlsl1 recilhle and dan erous erpcrl.
- l.J/1ce / on 11 U1udd ) road Dear town. .
While le ! was drlvitll ! liver a bridge ,
Jne wheel llf Ills bUI ! Y sllpp d CC
1111'0\\1II1 ' ! him out. lIe held to lhe
reins find after boln drag'led ' Gome
:1Jstance stopped the h'fSes. Arter
lIal ( Ing rep.t ! rs ho d ro\'c on untl1 a
; Ingle tref ! I'e : way , the horses broke
loose and the vchlcle came to a
rudden : stop , hurling him over tl1e
I dashhoard and Ivt > rtllrnlug the bUI- .
I y. The lottn : 5 ot the rouDd pre-
. \f ntt d ] ,1111 ! om rtcel IrK & .U5' bard
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Inr ks , but 11(0 WlS : COtf. wItb
I nuC1 SIro1u 11 ad to 100u
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r the s1Io ,1 cf , , - " SctJtiJI'I"
( cfpresls " \ ) Oil ' "
. \ I 1m NcslJan Gnlvelsir.y. uve r po.j ; ;
. glu1 atd recital at b" , W : ; &e . :1:1 :
. chap < l1 IondllY cljt. / . To T.'Hum
. vlul1a aolo , MhI ElhmbJ ( ) Mi r.Ulhl" ,
r&dlt ! . "Ancelntion c ) ( Xba' . .
ana uSh" " , or th\ : Trip ! ' . . .b-v : b."e
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Mrs. Morrison ; plcntJ CCJlu , hr : ' lL
: C. Swallow ; rcadlnglr : . : ! \o P''UJ :
: Leat" an U Roll PO : : I , " lit\ .
M rrlsl1n. The chn'actQr w' J ni1
IWptIS1nations ot Mrd.Mortlsoo
espp.clal1y good. - -
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