Nebraska Newspapers

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Sabers Bayonets Stones and
Clubs Arc Used
NO ATTEMPT TO MOVE CARD
fyVagon Load of Strike Breakers Guard-
ed by Cnvnlrymen Attacked by
Crowds Along the Route Sixteen of
the Nonunion Men Injured
Albany N V May If So nnrloun In
kho Rlttintlon lioro ovor tho Traction
company strike tlint Governor Odoll
toontponod u trip to tho Htnto liinlltti
itlotifl which ho liiid umlortnknn mid
returned to tho cxecutlvo inaiiHlon
fTwo thousand nrniod HoltllorH nro
jwlthln tho rlty limits nioro nro com
ing mid fiOO nro In rondlnonit to movn
to Troy when Inventor Odoll ho or
Hers Tho Btrootn nro thronged with
excited mon nnd women and tho oilier
jwIbo qulot tiny terniltintoil In blood
shed A drnnintlc olemonl wnn added
to tho ilnyft fonturoa by tho middon
idcnth of Adjutnnt Goiiornl Hoffman
An long ns tho Trnctlott company
IflotB not nttompt to ntovo enrtt or bring
In nonunion men tho crnwtln on tho
rtlrcot rcmnln Rood natured oxcopt for
tauntliiR tho noldlorn and pollco but
tho Instnnt nn attempt In in nil o to work
on tho linen or brlnR nonunion mon
in tlto crowd liocoinoH frenzied nnd
bloodshed iobuUb Citizens nnbro
Blnaltod nonunion mon with broken
llmlm nnd bloody fncoa women nnd
children trnmplod tinilor foot Boldlora
maimed with flying mlHBllon nnd load
ern In tho crowd bonton with iniinkotn
svero Botno of tho roaultB of tho day
Mob nnd mllltln cIohoiI In combat
Into In tho nftornoon but by tho ncel
dent of fortuno thoro woro no Borloua
cnsunltles It wns tho Introduction of
more nonunion mon to tako tho plncos
of ntrlklng trnctlon omployoa that pro
duced tho violence Sovonty flvo non
union men reached tho Union depot
shortly bornru C oclock and tholr do
llvory to tho Quail Btroot barn n nillo
nnd n half away wan nmdo with n daah
undor cavalry escort with mob resist
unco In nlinost every block Fronzlod
men Bwnrmeil throuRh tho pollco IIiiob
pureed mound tho fast movItiR cavalry
men and fotiRht to got at tho cowed
nonunion men Inside tho circle of gal
loping horses Sovoral of tho mob
woro Knocked down by cavalrymen
liut tho record doca not yet nliow tho
pcoro of n bIhrIo fatality Slxtoon of
tho Btrlko breakora woro Injured dur
ing tho rldo mid ninny of them
stunned wenk and scared had to bo
Itclpod from the wagons
i Boxers Slaughter Converts
Vftncouver May 1G AccordliiR to
Ehnnghal papers brought by tho Btoam
tBhlp Empress of India WaitR Lit
listen Chi LI provtneo whoro Miss
Btonohousc wnn killed ban recontly
boon tho bcciio of bloody conflicts with
tho converts Twolvo bund rod Boxers
nro said to hnvo attacked tho converts
nnd Blntightcred the nntlvo Chrlatlans
by scores Tho Mercury rrH Unit
pence rolgii3 only within rnitRo of tho
rincs or tho allies foreign hntrod bolng
ns strong as ovor
i British Blue Jackets Shoot Well
Hamilton Bermuda May 10 Tho
experiments with tho old const dofonao
Ironclad Scorpion ns a target for son
Hrlng began yestordny Tho first
class cruiser Crescent usod Ita threo
poundct and Blx poundor quick firing
Ktina nt 1000 ynrda Then steaming
nt full speed It opened flro on tho Scor
pion with Its six Inch guns at 6000 to
3000 yards Tho shooting wns accu
rnto nnd tho oporntlous woro satisfac
tory
Explosion at Kalgan Arsenal
Poking May 1G An explosion nt
tho arsenal In Kalgan yestordny
wounded ono German olllcor nnd four
privates Threo German privates nro
missing It is supposed that thoy woro
blown to pieces Tho Germans gen
erally bellovo that tho Chlnoso Inten
tionally committed tho outrage al
though ovldenco to substantiate this
view is lacking A thorough Investi
gation will bo made
Protest Against American Monument
Ottawa Out May 1C Sir Wilfrid
J nurler stated In tho houso of com
mons yesterday that a protest had
locn received from tho United Emplro
Loyalists against tho erection by
American admirers of a monument nt
Quebec for tho American General
Montgomery Tho premier thought
that what tho Americans wonted was
a tablet on tho spot whero tho goneral
fell
Battle In Kentucky
i Tdnyklng Ky May 1G A pitched
battle last night between an officers
posso bended by John Wright tho
mountain detective and tlto Reynolds
gang who have been terrorizing this
section for years resulted In Gcvrgo
Cook being mortally wounded None
of tho officers was injured The re
maining members of tho gang fled Into
the adjacent mountains
Illinois Veterans Convene
Peoria Ills May 1G Tho state
Grand Army encampment began here
yesterday Interest centers in tho con
test for state commander and indica
tions point to tho election of Captain
W B Thlstlewood muyor of Cairo
Tho nest convention will probably go
to Rock Island although Rockford and
Springfield brtu want It
Morgan Starts for Paris
London May 1G J Plerpont Mor
gau started for Paris yesterday morn
ing At his firms London houso It is
stated that no one there has any deft
slto Information ns to Mr Morgans
future movement but it Is expected ho
jrlll return to
TUOOPS CAN BE WITHDRAWN
Evacuation of China by the Allies Can
Proceed ai unce
llorlln Mny Ifi Officials horo dis
cussing the answer of the Chlnoso
peace coiumlBHinuerfl nay tho fact of
prime HlRiilllcancti therein In that tho
cotnuilsHlouera agree lo I ho ludoinnl
ties as demanded nnd tho withdrawn
of tho Iroopn can now proceed forth
with but that not all tho foreign forces
will ho withdrawn at onno
The Chlnoso proponltloii to raise tho
Import and export duties wilt probably
be accepted mIiico tho only other pos
sibility of Increasing Chinese revenues
In tho reform of the llltlti dutlos which
the powent particularly wish to nvold
becnusn It would requlro too much
mixing in tho Interim nffalra of
China Further International control
over tho customs will be tiuiiuuesHary
beyond Sir Hobort Harts
Tho prolongation of tho payments
to 10 years will probably bo accept
ed Germany appears favorably dis
posed thoroto Tho request for a re
duction of tho Indemnities will still
ho discussed by tho ministers nt Po
king who must first got the Instruc
tions of tholr governments It Is an
ticipated hero that other nations will
inako stronger objections to a reduc
tion than Germany which appears to
bo willing to reduce the amount If It is
Been China Is unable to pay all
PROGRESS OF BOER WAR
Report That Dewet Has Again In
vaded Cape Colony
London May 10 Tho Pretoria cor
respondent of tho Times nays In an
other fortnight the South African win
ter will have arrived and unless tho
Doers nro prevented from moving
north to tho bush veldt nnd hostilities
nro soniohow ended thoro will bo an
other spell of severe and unsatisfac
tory campaigning lit nn Impossible
country togothor with llvo months of
comparative peace In tho two colonics
to bo broken by a rocrudoscouco of guor
rllla oporntlous nil over tho country
when tho spring rains enable tho en
emy to operate on tho high veldt Hut
this will moan no resptto to tho troops
no moving Into winter quarters but
only n contlniinnco of tho most demor
alizing warfare that can bo under
taken Tho figures of tho Intelllgonco
bureau Bhow that thoro la still bo
twoon 18000 nnd 19000 burghers avail
nblo for sorvlco although no com
mnndo Is known to exist lnrgor than
800 mon
An unconfirmed report has boon ro
eolved from Rosmoad that General Do
wot with n small commando and a
long torn ban crossed Into tho Zurburg
district of Cnpo Colony
HELD FOR KENTUCKY CRIME
William B Aiken Omaha Prisoner Is
Charged With Murder
Omaha May 10 Doputy Shorlft
Hubbard of Hart county Kentucky ar
rived in tho city yestordny nnd Iden
tified tho prisoner Will B Alkon who
was arrested Saturday as tho man
charged with tho murder of Mrs Siss
Shipp nnd bur 12-year-old grandson
noar Mniftvdvlllo Ky In Octobor of
1809 Aftor satisfying himself Vip
Aiken Is tho man ho wanted tho offi
cer went to Lincoln to p roc tiro requi
sition papers
Tho feeling ngalnst Alkon Is very
bitter In Hart county said Mr Hub
bard and If I succood In getting
him Into tho Munfordvillo Jail with
out violence I shall consider myself
lucky
ORDERS GAYNORS TO GEORGIA
Judge Issues Mandate for Removal of
Alleged Carter Conspirators
Now York May 10 Judge Rrown
In tho United States district court Is
sued nn ordor yostorday for tho ro
inoval of Captain Benjamin D Greene
John II William T nnd Edward H
Gaynor to Savannah Ga whoro thoy
hnvo been indicted for conspiracy In
connection with O M Carter formerly
captain of tho United Statos onglneor
corps In tho matter of appointments
In southern harbors
Tho Judgo says Tho defendants
should ho ordered romovod for trial or
glvo ball for tholr appearance
CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK
Italian Town Wrecked and Large Num
ber of People Are Killed
Romo May 1G Most of the houses
of tho village of Acoronza near Pot
enza have been swept away by tho
fall of an Immense rock Troops have
been dispatched to tho scene of tho
disaster Thus far 15 bodies havo been
recovered
Bowling Contest at Des Moines
Des Moines May 10 In tho bowl
ing contosts yesterday tho Doono
team defeated a picked team from
Oniahn Nob by a scoro of 2435 to
2302 Dubuquo and Ottumwa players
also defeated Omaha 23G2 to 2192
Des Moines nnd Ottumwa players last
night were defeated by Omaha 2351
to 2291
Alger Sails for Europe
New York May 10 Russell A Al-
gor former secretary of war and Mrs
Alger sailed for Europe yesterday on
tho St Louis I am going over for my
health said General Alger as I have
not had a rest since the campaign of
1896 I am going to Carlsbad and I
shall remain there some time return
ing in AugusL
Trade Tour Through State
Superior Neb May 16 Tho first
day of the trade excursion of the mem
bers of the Omaha Commercial club
closed here last night The trip from
Omaha to Superior was a continued
eucccss
Kills His Uncle In a Quarrel
Des Moines May 16 In a quarrel
near Maryvllle Marlon county John
Montelth aged 22 shot and killed hla
unclo Phtllo Goadson aged CO
THE NORFOLK NEWS FRfDAY MAY 17 IM01
ihiiii iir in inn mil ir i
llllllu VI LLIVlll LMILLILI
Must Answer Next Week For
His Stories About a Mine
INDICTED FOR USING MAILS
Des Moines Man Is Accused of Pro
moting Mining Frauds Marlbn Ille
gal Voting Charged and Several Per
sons Indicted
Dos Molnofl May 10 Lotson Dalllot
of Maker City Or appeared In tho
federal court horo yesterday nnd en
tered n plea of not guilty tit answer
to nn Indictment returned ngalnst him
last November His trial will bo hold
next week nnd promises to bo one ofi
the most Important criminal proceed 1
lugs In tho federal court hero for
ninny yearn Tho Indictment accuses
hlm of using the United Stales mnlls
to further a schomo to defraud Tho
alleged offense consisted of Bonding
advertising lottorn through tho malls
calling notico to tho White Swan gold
mine of Baker City Or stating that
the mine had been opened 40 foot Into
the ground nnd Hint thousands of tons
of tiro woro oven rendy to bo taken
from tho initio to tho mill also that
tho mine was rendy to run nnd had
produced nioro than 500000 up to
that tlmo bolng Blmply nwnltlng fur
ther development for further rlchea
Tho Indictment ntleges that Dalllot
sent tltosu lotters through tho malls
knowing nt the tlmo that tho claims
woro falso
Tho grand Jury has nlso voted to
Indict Bovornl persons living in Mnrlon
county for fraudB In tho matter of
naturalization At tho last election a
number of votes woro cast by porsonB
who It nftorwnrd turned out woro not
ontltlcd to naturalization
BELLWOOD ELEVATORS BURN
Two Structures and Six Thousand
Bushels of Grain Are Destroyed
Dellwood Nob Mny 10 Spelts
Cos olovntor at this plnco together
with 2000 bushels of corn in tho olo
vntor nnd 2000 bushels of ear corn
In n crib was burned nt midnight last
night From tho Spelts elevator tho
Haines leaped to tho Central Granaries
companys olovntor which together
with nn cnglno nnd 2000 bushels of
grnln wns consumed A Burlington
froight enr was also destroyed Tho
flro was tho largest over In Bollwood
It Is said to bo caused by tramps
Everything was covered by Insurance
Crack Shots at Newton
Nowton la May 16 The mooting
of tho Iowa Stato Sportsmens associa
tion hold horo yostorday was tho
largest In Its history Sixty shooters
faced tho traps and 200 targets were
thrown in 12 ovonts The marksmen
lending In percentngo of hits woro
Fred Gilbert Spirit Lnko 94 Frank
Pannoleo Omaha 92 Thomas A Mar
shall Klothsburg Ills 90 Edward A
Bingham Des Molnos 89 1 2 C W
Dudd Des Moines 83
Haller Gets the Position
Lincoln May 1G Governor Savage
yesterday appointed Frank L Haller
of Omaha to bo tho fifth member of
the Nebraska Library commission
The other four members of tho com
mlslon nro E Benjamin Andrews
chancellor of tho university W K
Fowlor superintendent of public in
struction n E L Herdman clerk of
tho supremo court nnd J I Wyer
librarian of tho University of Ne
braska
Mrs Ewart Released on Bond
Denver May 1G Mrs Martha
Ewart who shot Ineffectively twice at
Josoph K Choato president of tho
Denver Cotton Mills company socloty
and clubman nnd nephew of United
States Ambassador Choato last night
In the offlco of Wolcott Vallo was
released on bond of 500 Informa
tion was filed in tho criminal court
charging Mrs Ewart with attomptcd
murder
Workmen Elect Officers
Nebraska City Neb May 10 Tho
Bocond ballot last evening In the An
cient Ordor of United Workmen grand
lodge resulted In the election of Jacob
Jaskalek of South Omaha as grand
master J D Brayton of Bassett as
grand overseer Dr W V Gage of
McCook as grand modlcal oxamlnor
and A S Galusha of Red Cloud as
grand trustoo for a period of six years
Chicago Machinists Strike
Chicago May 10 Several days
ahead of tho expected tlmo tho union
machinists demand for a 9 hour day
and ton hours pay caused n strike
here yesterday The lultlal trouble oc
curred at the factory of Nelson
Kreutor makers of laundry machin
ery and a complete tlo up of tho plant
resulted from tho walkout
Dubuque Telegraph Suit Settled
Dubuquo May 16 In tho district
court yesterday tho suit of William
Qulgley agatnst P J Qulgley for the ap
pointment of a recelvor for tho Tele
graph was settled by the defendant
paying his brother 17000 for his In
terest in the paper
Gordon Is Again on Trial
Omaha May 10 Police Judge Sam
iel I Gordon Is on trial before the
city council for malfeasance In office
Attorneys for Judge Gordon spent the
morning In attempting to show that
the council had no Jurisdiction In tho
case
Fatally Shoots His Neighbor
Tecumseh Neb May 16 James
Kavanaugh a young farmer fatally
6hot Dennis McLaughlin a neighbor
last evening near Smartvllle Kava
naugh bad trespassed on the land of
McLaughlin
EXPLOSION IN MINE SHAFT
Six Killed and Five Fatally Injured
In West Virginia
Fairmont W n May 10 Six min
ers IobI their IIvob llvo were latnlly
Injured mid throe seriously burned In
uu explosion nt tho shaft of tho I
Georges Creek Coal and Iron com 1
pauy ut Furmlngton yostorday
The dead are Maynard Uoutty Joe
Nichols J II Everuon Dan Alturrel I
Joo Domlulck Tony Phllllppl
Fatally Injured Charlus Carpenter
Cnrl Hunter Hurshul Eversou Joseph
Dlnucy unknown Italian
Thu mine was only recently put into
operation mid about 125 men were em
ployed only 40 of this number un
derground Ono of tho men had
smuggled u torch into tho mine as
torches glvo a bettor light thau tho
Bafoty lamps proscribed by tho com-
tntf At It 1 T Mm titliifitu Or til n alint I
1 ill IUU UOU u WV
and tho smoke which was very dense
caught lire from the torch and spread
to either the gas or dust arid tho oxplo
bIou resulted Fortunately tho mlno
did not catch flro to any extent The
explosion vented Itself through tho air
shaft and almost demolished the build
ing on tho surface In which tho fan
was located
INDIANA TOWN TERRORIZED
Drunken Miners Invade Winslow and
Engage In a Riot i
Indianapolis May 10 Fifty drunken
minors trom Ayershlro lnvndcd tho
town of Winslow yesterday nnd en
gaged in a riot defying the authorities
and attacking Town Marshal Brlggs
and tho citizens whom ho summoned
to aid hlm The marshal attempted to
arrest a colored man named Johnson
and In the struggle struck tho man
several times with his club Other
minors came to the rescue of Johnson
and Marshal Brlggs was terribly beat
on and left unconscious on tho street
Tho rlotors then began to attack
citizens wherover thoy Bhowcd them
selves upon tho streets Bricks wore
thrown and tho plato glass windows
and tho fronts of several Btores were
demolished A aceno of terror and
confualon followed tho people taking
to their hoines Tho drunken men
marched up and down tho streets and
fired a number of shots into business
houses Sixteen of tho rioters wero
arrested
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL MEETS
Thirty Fourth Annual Conference
Holds Session In Omaha
Omaha May 16 Interest In Clark
son hospital and Brownell hall wero
two of tho principal themes In the an
nual message of Rov A L Williams
bishop coadjutor to tho clergy and lay
dclogatcs in attendance upon tho 34th
annual meeting of the general council
of tho Episcopalian churches of No
lirfiFtkn
Henry Cordes of Beatrice Finishes
Fast Continued Since Good Friday
Beatrice Neb May 1G Henry
Cordes who started on Good Friday
to fast 40 days finished his time yes
terday Only upon ono occasion has
Mr Cordes broken his fast and then
Governor LaFolletto
Wednesday vetoed the
ment of the army bill
of Wisconsin
Collins corn-
pulsory vaccination bill
Heavy rains are reported from Okla
homa and southwestern Kansas They
will bo beneficial to wheat and cvrn
I1IGIII11
Visit to Northwest Has to Be
Abandoned
WIFES CONDITION IS SERIOU3
Mrs McKlnley Causes Alarm to Doc
tors Attending Her Program at
San Francisco Will Not Be Taken
Part In
San Francisco May 16 Owing to
tho very Borloua character of Mrs
McKlnleys Illness tho president defi
nitely decldod to abandon his contem
plated northwestern tour mid to re
turn to Washington direct as soon as
Mm Mrttfltilitv la nlitti in atnml tlin
Journey Tho gravity of Mrs McKlu
loys condition had been known to tho
members of tho presidents immedtato
party for several days but had been
concealed in the belief that slto would
rally as sho had so frequently In tho
past whon suffering from ono of her
periods of depression nnd with a few
dnys of absolute quiet and rest be re
stored to normal condition But her
present Illness has been attended with
entirely now complications which
have not yielded to treatment and tho
president concluded that It was time
the luibllc should bo apprised of tho
true situation Ho was anxious that
the citizens of tho cities and towns
along tho planned route of his return
trip who havo mado such extensive
preparations for his visit should re
ceive prompt notification of tho cir
cumstances which compelled hl3 de
cision
Tho momborB of tho cabinet are very
approhonslvo that Mrs McKlnley will
not rally Her physicians havo not
yet been able to check tho bowel trou
ble and her enfeebled condition mili
tates against her At the Scott resi
dence it was stated that there was
no Immediate danger although a
chango for tho worso would not bo un
expected
After tho consultation last night Dr
Rlxey and Dr Hirschfeldcr remained
In attendance Secretary and Mrs
Hay Joined the president at 930
oclock Whon the members of the
Bohemian club learned of the alarming
nature of Mrs McKlnleys illness tho
elaborate entertainment that had been
planned was abandoned out of respect
to the president
contemplates retiring from the cabinet
The address was mado during the
oponlng Bcrvtco of the council which uuu y vans unuea auues
cathedral commissioner of pensions is sched
was held in Trinity After
speaking of the work throughout the uled to succeed him The postmaster
iinnooo tw u la in infr general was asked concerning the
est and power and that It has grown
generally tho speaker called attention
to tho work that is being done at Clark
son hospital and Brownell hall In this
city and urged that the wealthy men
of the dloceso tako more Interest in
these Institutions
FORTY DAYS WITHOUT FOOD
NO INTENTION OF RETIRING
Postmaster General Smith Puts a
Quietus on Cabinet Change Rumors
San Francisco May 16 Telegraphic
reports have been received hero of a
rumor current In the east that Post-
l master General Charles Emory Smith
truth of tho rumor
There Is no truth In tho report
he said I have not even considered
such a step I think It probable the
report arose from the fact that upon
the expiration of the lease upon the
houso I occupy In Washington I did
4not renew It for the reason that I
wished to make a change of residence
but not leave Washington
Western Unitarian Conference
St Louis Mny 16 Tho western Uni
tarian conference got down to business
yesterday Eighty three churches are
represented by G2 clergymen and other
delegates After an address bv the
ho ate so much that the food didnt i president Rev A M Judy reports
stay upon his stomach He says he does were made by the treasurer H W
not know yet whether he will eat any
today
Northern Pacific Contest
Now York May 16 A com
promise will follow the contest for con
trol of the Northern Pacific Ono fac
tion has control of the majority of tho
common nnd preferred shares to
gether whllo tho other faction has ab
solute control of a majority of the com
mon shares the directorate and tho
property
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD
Braugh of Chicago and Secretary
Rev F C Southworth of Chicago Tho
latters report showed a gain both in
churches and additions to the member
ship of the old churches The collec
tions during the year have been tho
hoavlest since 1869
Woodmen Get Down to Work
Columbus O May 16 Tho sover
eign camp Woodmen of the World
got down to business yesterday The
sovereign commanders report was
submitted Commander Root reported
that there were 129837 members at
tho end of the year a net gain of 41
356 The death claims paid during
1900 were 1000338
Womans Missionary Convention
Monmouth Ills May 16 Tho Worn-
l ans Missionary eonventlnn nf tlm
The transports that have been used united Presbyterian church continued
between New iork and the West In 1 lts session yesterday Reports wero
dies will bo sold at public auction made showing a total of 977 womens
about July 1 missionary schools with 26927
An advance of 10 per cent in tho bors Tho contributions last voar woro
cost of all higher priced chamber
suite furniture wns decided on at tho
anual meeting of tho manufacturers
at Chicago Wednesday
Tho second chamber of the Swedish
diet Wednesday adopted an amend
J66329 and the special thank offerings
27036
Knights Hold Requiem Mass
St Louis May 10 Previous to tho
business session of the Catholic
Riibstttntinc Knights of America who are holding
eight months compulsory service for tuetr 13tn biennial convention requiem
the governments proposal of a year n8a masa was celebrated yesterday In
Er Congressman H F Bartlne of the ld cathedral for those members
Nevada who was associate editor of l luo raer wno navo recently aiea
tho Anaconda Standard for two years
has gone to Washington to take edi
torial charge of the Washington Times
There has been a slight falling off In
the onllstments for the regular army
Blnce the withdrawal of that portion of
the advertisement saying that recruits
and new regiments were being enlisted
for the Philippines
James Whltaker arrested in St
Louis on a charge of forgery In which
It is alleged he obtained a large
amount of money escaped from the
train Wednesday at Pana while being
taken to Slielbyvllle
A dispatch from Geneva asserts
that owing to the steel trust having
caused a rise in prices many Swiss
manufacturers have Joined the Aus
trian and Germany manufacturers to
effect an American boycott
Father Coyle officiated
Maccabees of Missouri
St Joseph Mo May 16 The bi
ennial review of the Maccabees of Mis
souri came to an end hero yesterday
with the selecting of St Louis as the
next meeting place R B Anderson of
St Louis was elected state commander
Start Smelters at Helena
Helena Mon May 10 Fully 200
men havo accepted tho terms of the
American Smelting and Refining com
pany and the first furnace will bo
blown In at East Helena today
German Reichstag Prorogued
Berlin May 10 Tho relchstag yes
terday after disposing of the remain
ing business was prorogued until No
vember
RIO GRANDE CONSOLIDATION
Directors Meeting Takes Final Step
In Railroad Deal
Denver May 10 At a special moot
ing of tho stoclfholders of tho Donver
and Rio Grnndo Railway company yes
torday tho purchaao of the Rio Grando
Wostorn railway and tho Increase of
the capital stock of tho company to
82400000 wns ratified About 80 per
cent of tho stock of tho company waa
represented at tho mooting and tho
vote wna unanimous
By tho purchaao of tho Rio Grando
Wostorn tho Denver nnd Rio Grando
secures a half Interest in tho Colorado
Midland tho only competing lino
across the stnto of Colorado
It was nnnouncod by President Jof
fory tlint tho new stock authorlzod
yestordny has noarly all boon sub
scribed
OHIO RIVER TOW BOAT BURNS
Fire Starts at Night When Boat Is
Tied Up Four Drown
Evansville Ind May 1C Tho
Owcnsboro a tow boat owned by tho
Green River Coal Transportation com
pany of this city was burned to tho
waters edge at Calhoun Ky last
night and four Uvea wero lost Tho
boat was without a watchman and had
tied up at Calhoun Flro broke out
about 11 p m and Bpread with great
rapidity Tho two flromen named
Crenshaw and Brinkman both of
Evansville togethor with two roust
abouts were lost with tho boat A
large tow of lumber was attached to
the boat but was cut loose and saved
The boat is a completo loss
j
CORN REACHES SIXTY CENTS
Price Bid Up by Phillips to Highest
Price Since 1892
Chicago May 16 George H Phil
lips who has the supply of corn deliv
erable on contracts this month cor
nered yesterday bid the price to GO
cents from the opening which was
54 cents This is the highest prico
since May 31 1892 when the Coster
Martin deal reached its climax corn
soiling at 1
i
Baseball Scores Yesterday
National League Boston 8 St
Louis 2 New York 4 Chicago 0
Philadelphia G Pittsburg C Cincin
nati 6 Brooklyn 1 American League
Boston 0 Washington 4 Baltimore
8 Philadelphia 5 Western League
Colorado Springs 9 St Paul 4 Den
ver 2 Minneapolis 1 Kansas City
6 Omaha 4 St Joseph 3 Des
Moines 1
Armour Gets Sioux City Plant
Sioux City May 16 The deal
whereby Armour Co purchase tho
plant and business of the Stoux City
Provision company was formally con
cluded yesterday and Armour Co
have taken possession The plant will
be run at full capacity which Is 3500
hogs and 500 cattle dally C W Len
non of Omaha will be manager
She Smoked
A patient of one of the loading spe
cialists who treat polypi In the nose
nnd throat is a woman well known for
her work In Sunday schools in this
city She has a record as the organizer
of a number of auticigarette leagues
among the schoolboys She came to
her doctor the other day He cheered
her greatly by telling her he could cure
her quickly and without the use of the
knife
But you must promise to follow my
directions said the doctor with tho
suspicion of a twinkle in his eye
Oh I promise said the lady
Without qualification asked the
physician
Absolutely without qualification
answered the lady
Well then you must smoke ciga
rettes
The lady gasped Visions of what
might happen if she wero seen with a
cigarette between her teeth by any of
her pupils floated before her and she
almost fainted But the doctor was
inexorable The lady followed his di
rections and in a week the foreign
growth in her nose had disappeared
But that doesnt mean that the lady is
now a conllrmed cigarette smoker
United States Tobacco Journal
Chinese Inqneiti
Coroners Inquests are well known
among the Chinese One of the chief
differences between their system and
ours is that the Chinese doctors never
dissect In fact Chinamen have a per
fect horror of dissection
There nre few things more absurd
than the code of rules laid down for
the Chinese coroner In the first place
he is bidden to make sure that he has
a dead body before he begins his In
quest That however Is less ridicu
lous than it sounds for the heathen
Chinee is tricky and may demand an
Inquest on a sham deceased with a
view of extorting money from soino
person who may be denounced as hav
ing caused the death
The preposterous part of the code
comes In with regard to tho alleged
slgus which show the cause of death
If the deceased is supposed to have
been poisoned rice Is put Into his mouth
and then taken out and given to a
chicken Its effect on the fowl decides
the questiou Most of the other meth
ods adopted are eveu more absurd and
fanciful and ns a result Inquests In
China do very little to prevent crime
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Poor Couaolatlon
The following story Is told In Tha
Recollections of Sir Algernon West
One pouring wet night Lowe missed
hla umbrella from the cloakroom lu tho
house of commons where he had care
fully put It away under the letter
no Interrogated tho custodian
Mr Coe who told him Sir E Lytton
had taken It I told him It waa
yours he said and Sir Edward said
that if he found that It was when he
got home he would send It back In tho
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