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ernment the Best End
CONGRESS THE SOLE ARBITER
Ruling Requiring Return of Collected
I Duties Affects Only Transitional
Period Between Treaty Ratification
and Special Enactment
Washington May 28 In tho United
States supremo court yesterday opin
ions were handed down In nil but two
of the cases before that court Involving
tho relations of the United States to
Its Insular possessions The two
cases In which no conclusion was an
nounced were those known as tho 14
diamond rings ense and the second
of the Dooley cases Tho undecided
Dooley case deals with a phase of tho
Porto Klcau question and the diamond
rings case Involves the right to tho
free Importation of merchandise from
tho Philippines to tho United States
The original intention of the court had
boon to adjourn after yesterdays sit
ting for the term but discussion of
the cases passed on took about 5 hours
bo the court adjourned until today
when It Is presumed tho remaining
cases will be passed upon Of the
several cases decided tho two which
attracted the greatesUshare of atten
tion from the court were what Is
known as the Dellma caso and that
lcnown as tho Downes case and of these
two tho opinion In the Downes caso
is considered tho most far reaching
as it affects our future relations
whereas tho Dellma caso dealt with a
transitional phase of our Insular rela
tions The Dellma case was tho first
to receive the attention of tho court
and as It appeared to be quite sweep
inly opposed to the governments con
tentions many persons precipitately
arrived at the conclusion that the gov
ernment had been worsted all along
the lino This view suffered a decided
change when the decision was received
in tho Downes case Tho court was
very evenly divided on both cases
but political lines were not at all con
trolling The Dellma case involved
the power of the government to col
lect a duty on goods Imported Into
the United States from Porto Rico
after the ratification of the treaty of
Paris and beforo the passage of the
Porto RIcan act The court said the
governments contention In this case
was substantially a claim that Porto
Rico Is foreign territory The entire
case turned upon that contention The
court held that the position was not
well taken that Porto Rico was not
nt the time a foreign territory and
that therefore tho duty which had
boon collected must be returned
Foraker Act Chaqges the Situation
The decision in the Downes case
followed the history of tho dealings
of the United States with Porto Rico
a step farther That caso dealt with
the legality of the exaction of duties
on goods Imported from Porto Rico
into New York after the passage of the
Foraker act providing for a duty upon
goods shipped from the United States
into Porto Rico and those shipped
from Porto Rico Into the United States
In this caso the court held that such
exaction was legal and co V ItuAoal
The point of the two opinions con
sidered collectively Is that Porto Rico
was never after the acquisition of that
island foreign territory that until con
gress acted upon the question no duty
should be collected but as soon as con
gress outlined a method of controlling
the Islands revenues that action be
came binding In other words that
congress has power under the consti
tution to prescribe tho manner of col
lecting tho revenues of the countrys
insular possessions and has the right
to lay a duty on goods Imported Into
our Insular possessions from the
United States It holds In brief that
for taxation purposes they aro not a
part of tho United States to tho extent
that goods shipped between their ports
and tho United States are entitled to
tho same treatment as though they
wore shipped between New York and
New Orleans
Justice Brown delivered the courts
opinion on both and there were vigor
ous dissenting opinions In both In
tho Downes case four of tho nine mem
bers of tho court united In an opinion
characterizing In strong language the
opinion of tho majority In that caso
In this opposing opinion the chief
justice and Justices Harlan Brewer
and Peckham united and tho chief
Justice and Justice Harlan presented
their views In written form Justices
Gray Shlras White and McKenna also
while agreeing with tho conclusion an
nounced by Justice Brown announced
that they had reached the conclusion
by different lines of arelment and
Justices Gray White and McKenna an
nounced opinions outlining their re
spective positions Justice Shlras
White and McKenna also dissented In
the Dellma case uniting In an opinion
Justice Gray also presented an Inde
pendent and dissenting opinion in that
case
The other cases decided by tho
court were tho Gotzo vs tho United
States involving duties on Importa
tions from Porto Rico and Orossman
vs the United States duties on
Hawaiian Imports being involved In
these two cases the Dellma decision
wa3 followed and assessment of duties
prior to enactment of legislation for
the Islands held illegal
The assessment of duties was part
ly sustained ana partly upheld in tho
cases of Dooley and Armstrong vs tha
United States Tho duties wero held
legal when made during military oc
cupation of Porto Rico and prior to
ratification of the peace treaty but
I wVn levied nftor the pirn
treaty but prior to passngo of the Tor
akor act
Tho small court room was crowded
to repletion throughout the day prom
inent officials and many attorneys be
ing present and the proceedings wero
follow from start to nnlali with
keen Interest
Gist of Dellma Opinion
In tho Dellma caso Justice Brown
concluded as follows
It nn net of coimrem lie norcsrtrjr to con
vert ii fiirolKii country into liiinclc ter
ritory tln iitnwllon lit mice unggcta Iticlf
wluit U lie elinrneler of the IccNIiitlnn ite
tnnnilcil for till purpose Will nn not np
ptoprliitlili money for Its imrclmse lie mif
tlelent Appirentlv not Will nn net
npiiopiliiii itn iltitlcN collected upon tin
pint to ninl from niicIi country for tlie
heiiellt of lu i ovcrtimcnt be snttlclent
Appmcntlv not Will nets uinklng nppro
prlntlonx for ll poolnl service for the
cMntillslinicnt of lllitlune for the innln
eniuice of ipi irniitlne Millions for erect
Inc pnlillc have that effect Will
nn net cstiitiltslilni n complete local iov
eminent lint with the reservation of n
rlulit to collect duties upon commerce lie
ndennate for t tint purpose None of these
nor nil together will he snlllclenj If the
government lie sound since nets etulirac
Iiir all these ptovtslnus have been passed
In connection with 1orto It leu nnd It Is
Insisted that tt Is still n forelcn country
within the tnennltii of the tnrlff laws We
nre unable to ncqiilcsce In this assumption
that a territory mav lie at the same time
both foreign and domestic
We ate therefore of opinion that at the
time tlue duties were levied Porto Itlco
was not n foreign country wllliln the
meaning of the tnrllT lavs tint a tenltory
of the Tutted States that the duties were
Illegally oncted nnd that the pliilnlllTs nre
entitled to recover them back
UPHOLDS ADMINISTRATION
Solicitor General Richards Interpreta
tion of the Decisions
Washington May 2S Solicitor Gen
eral Richards of the department of
Justice who had charge of tho Insular
cases before the supremo court made
the following statement containing
his interpretation of tho decisions of
the court
Tho Important question involved In
these cases was whether the cession
of territory contained In the treaty of
Paris made Porto Rico and tho Philip
pines integral part of tho United
States within the meaning of that pro
vision of tho constitution requiring
all duties Imposts and excises to bo
uniform throughout the United States
The court held that the cession simply
made Porto Rico and tho Philippines
domestic territory of tho United States
subject to tho full control of congress
which control could be exercised with
out reference to those limitations
This limitation the court held was
Intended to apply to the states of the
union and does not apply to acquired
territory unless by treaty and by sub
sequent act of congress It Is Incorpo
rated within and becomes an Integral
part of tho United States The de
cisions are consequently a victory for
tho government They sustain to the
fullest extent the so called Insular
policy of tho administration The gov
ernment now has the sanction of tho
supreme court for governing these
Islands as their needs require The
court holds that tho constitution did
not of its own force at once apply to
those ceded territories
PLEASES THE PRESIDENT
Supreme Court Decision on Islands
Suits the Administration
Omaha May 2S The presidential
train arrived here this morning Mrs
McKinloy is standing the trip very
well and seems rejoiced that every
hour brings her nearer home
At Sidney Neb the president and
the cabinet received the official Infor
mation that tho supreme court had
decided tho Insular cases in accord
ance with tho contentions of tho gov
ernment The news came in the shape
of a telegram from Solicitor General
John K Richards It was brief how
ever and contained no details beyond
the bare announcement that the admin
istration had been sustained Natural
ly the president and cabinet officers
were elated over the victory although
they have never doubted that the de
cision would he in favor of the govern
ment
Cubans Will Accept
Havana May 28 By unanimous
agreement tho Cuban constitutional
convention has decided to take final
vote on tho acceptance of tho Piatt
amendment today This decision was
reached after long argument against
tho acceptance of the amendment by
Senors Tamayo and Portuondo who
wore answered by Senors Sanguily
and Berret Tho conservatives claim
that the Piatt amendment will be ac
cepted by the convention by a vote
of 17 to 11
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
A Great Northern freight train col
lided with a dynamite car near Ta
coma Monday The euglue and train
wero totally destroyed
Major Taylor tho colored American
cyclist In the return match Monday
defeated Jacquelln tho French cham
pion In two out of three races
James Post and his nephew were
burned to death and Mrs Post wa3
burned seriously In a fire Monday in
their residence at Havelock Ont
Tho strike of the machinists em
ployed by tho Brooks Locomotive
works at Dunkirk N Y was settled
Monday Their demands were granted
It Is now said that President Erra
zuriz of Chile who has been suffering
Yroui paralysis Is much worse and that
little hope of his ultimate recovery is
entertained
Secretary Gage Monday received
and accepted the resignation of W P
Hazon for tho last four years at tho
head of the United States secret
service at New York
Tho Wabash and Chicago and Alton
roads agreod Monday to allow tho
question of differential fares for the
former road between Kansas City and
Buffalo to go to arbitration
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TUN NORFOLK NKWS Kill HAY MAY U MOl
Ill I
I Kill
Terrific Explosion in a Tennes
see Coal Mine
CAUSED BY A BLOWN BLAST
Flames Ignite Accumulation of Dust
and Unfortunates Are Caught In
Fiery Furnace Only Four Escape
Without Injuries
Dayton Tenti May 28 At tho
Ulchhind mine two miles from here
yesterday a terrific explosion of coal
dust resulted In the death of 21 men
all white and most of them married
and with families
At -130 p m a dynamite cartridge
was placed In position In one of the
rooms for blast and tho miners Htnrted
for tho mouth of tho mine Tho blast
did not explode as Intended but In
stead a long llumo shot out of the blast
hole and Ignited the accumulation of
dust Instantly a terrific explosion oc
curred and a seething mass of Ilamo
shot to tho mouth of tho minu and
extended UOO feet Into tho open air
scorching the leaves from tho nearby
trees
There were 31 men In the mlno at
the time Four of these escaped with
slight Injuries Twenty one were
killed and nine terribly bunred most
of them fatally The force of the ex
plosion caused great masses of coal
and slate to cave In from the roof of
the mine and ninny of the ill fated
miners were completely burled
Word quickly reached Dayton and
rescue forces were at once organized
and proceeded to tho mine Ouo by
one the blackened and horribly dis
figured bodies were taken from the de
bris and carried to tho mouth or the
mine where they wero put on a loco
motive and taken to Dayton Scores
of relatives and friends gathered at
the mouth of the mine nnd the shrieks
of anguish as the bodies wero remocvd
were heartrending
Tho dead Tom Wright Dick
Smith Will Matthews Sam Smith
Hal Icy Smith Tom Walker George
Holmes J P Gothard Terry Smith
Abo Gothard Sam Burwlck Jim
Pickle Wash Trasley Oscar Rodgers
Lewis G Rodgers Lowery Hawkins
J F Walker Perry Pope Llge Poole
Andy Medley Will Rose
The injured William Burchono
Sr William Burchono Jr Bob Walker
Rev F M Cook Rev William Hale
Bart Hale Arthur Decker Ed Craig
J T Burwlck
PACKET DUBUQUE IS SUNK
Diamond Jo Line Steamer Strikes
Rock North of Burlington
Burlingtou May 28 Tho Diamond
Jo packet Dubuque southbound struck
a rock 18 miles north of hero last
evening and sank in five feet of water
There wero 50 passengers on board
All escaped injury
News of the wreck was roclcvod by
telephone from Oquawka eight miles
below the sceuo of the accident and
at present there is no other source of
news While tho boat sank In less
than a minute it is stated that no
person was drowned or injured though
there wero 50 passengers on board A
largo quantity of Hour carried on deck
as freight slid off into tho water when
the vessel listed to one side The
vessel now rests on a slanting bottoM
The rock tore an IS foot plank from
the vessels bottom letting tho water
in with a rush The Dubuque was
en route from St Paul to St Louis
The steamer W J Young of Daven
port on route down will probably
take off the passengers and bring
them to Burlington Tho Dubuque Is
one of the finest Dinmond Jo line
packets running between St Louis and
St Paul
Captain King on Trial
Mobile Ala May 28 FormerCaptaln
and Quartermaster Cyril W King In
charge of tho construction work at
Fort Morgan Ala was put upon trial
yesterday in tho United States court
charged with receiving a bribe from
Contractor J H Hobson Hobson
charged that last summer he did 800
worth of work at tho fort and that
King rejected a great deal of material
In October King offered to be easier on
hfm for a consideration Hobson paid
King 2000 In Installments the last
batch of money being marked and
verified by a detective
Cedar Rapids Strike Declared Off
Cedar Rapids Ia May 28 Tho
Burlington Codar Rapids and North
ern strike involving 300 men was de
clared off yesterday and the men who
have not found other employment will
return to work at once Tho strike
was caused by tho introduction of the
piece work system which is not re
ferred to In tho terms of settlement
One Killed In Wreck
Alliance Nob May 28 E V Faw
cott a Burlington and Missouri conduc
tor was killed in a wreck at Mars
land last night The wreck occurred
on a curve at the crossing of tho
Niobrara caused by the flange break
ing from a wheel throwing six cars
and caboose into the stream
Injured Number Over Fifty
Albany N Y May 28 Further In
formation from the vicinity of the
collision on tho Albany and Hudson
railroad near East Greenbush shows
that tho number of injured Is over 50
There have been no other deaths how
ever up to this hour
Ends Life With a Razor
Omaha May 28 Joseph Hecho 42
years old an Inmate of tho county
hospital committed suicide shortly
after midnight by cutting bis throat
from ear to ear with a razor
ASKS WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
Mrs Bonine Held for Killing of Cen
sus Clerk Wants Release
Washington May 28 A petition for
a writ of liuliMiH cot pus wui tiled yM
tardily by counsel for Mrs Lola Ben
in who Is hold In conneetlrn with
the killing of young Ayres tha consult
ifUflivfiill Tpsr
itns noNtNK
clerk In the Hotel Kenniore two weeks
ago
The decision holds that the case Is
In course of orderly adjudication by
tho authorities that no emergency
calls for the step and no menace to
health la Involved such as Is con
templated by the statuto empowering
Issuance of such writs and that such
action would he hasty Tho court
therefore order J hat tho prisoner
bo not admitted to ball
OPPOSE RAISING CUSTOMS
United States Will Stand Out Against
Revenue Proposal
Peking May 28 It seems probable
that Great Britains position limiting
the Indemnity to be demanded from
China to 450000000 taels will be
agreed to by tho end of tho week
United States Special Commissioner
llockhill thinks this may bo considered
an American victory Though his
proposition limiting Indemnity to
3 10000000 taels was not accepted
still it was tlie cause of tho other
powers considering tho Idea Tho
only point likely to causo further delay
In a decision by all tho powers except
America Is that regarding the raising
of tlie foreign customs 5 per cent
Mr llockhill told tlie ministers at a
recent meeting that rather than take
this step America would relinquish all
claims to Indemnity nnd even make
a money present to China as American
commercial interests would suiter far
more thereby than those of any other
power with possibly one exception
GOVERNOR WOULD GO HIGHER
South Carolina Senatorsbips Bring Out
a Big Field of Candidates
Chattanooga Tenn May 28 Gov
ernor McSweeney of South Carolina
who Is attending tho dedication serv
ices of the South Carolina monument
at Chickamauga stated yestonlay that
ho would probably be a candidate Tor
tho United States senate In the com
ing primary although he had no defin
ite announcement to make nt present
Colonel Wiley Jones chairman of
tho state Democratic committee an
nounced his candidacy for tho senate
TROOPS SAIL FROM CHINA
All Except Legation Guard Now Out
of the Flowery Knigdom
Washington May 28 A dispatch re
ceived at tho war department from
General Chaffee at Takn says that tho
transports Sumner and Lennox sailed
May 27 and that all of tho troops
that aro to leave China aro off for
Manila
Grading Begun at Emporia
Emporia Kan May 28 Grading
on tho Kansas City Missouri ami
Orient railroad was begun hero yester
day Laying of rails on tho section
between Emporia and Wichita will bo
commenced July 4
Boers Capture a Post
London May 28 The Times pub
lishes the following from Craddock
dated May 27 Kritzlngers Invad
ers Into Capo Colony captured a post
near Maraisburg after a stout resist
ance
Cheeseman Embraces Episcopal Faith
Creston la May 28 Rov T W C
Cheeseman formerly a Congregational
minister at Ashland Neb and a well
known lecturer has embraced the
Episcopal church hero
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD
Tho eaglo will hereafter ho tho
model and omblom of tho American
Women Suffragists
Flro In tho resldonco of Rov I T
Osborn two miles north of Halley
Ida Monday resulted In tho death of
Mrs Osborn and hor young son
Tho conference of western railroad
presidents which was to have been
held during tho first week In June
has again been postponed until
Sept 4
Two boy3 named Harloy Mann and
J B Adams wero playing In a barn
loft at Tilsonburg Out Monday when
tho hay became Ignited and both boys
wero burned to death
Tho different unions in tho tailoring
trade In Now York Brooklyn and Now
ark Issued a notice to tho manufac
turers that they aro preparing for a
fight for tho abolition of tho uilddlo
men In tho clothing trade
A dispatch from Union B C saya
tho steamer Kinghurst Is on tho rocks
off Denman Island In tho Gulf of
Georgia Tho Kinghurst Is a new
steamer and was built for trade from
Cape Nome to adjacent poluts
I III II
Presbyterian Assembly Settles
Vexed Question
END OF THE DEBATE ON CREED
Dr Moffatt Introduces Harmonizing
Amendment and It Is Adopted
Unanimously Next General Assem
bly to Be Held In New York
Philadelphia May 28- My a unani
mous vote the Presbyterian general nil
uetnbly adopted lie report of tho spe
cial committee on the revision of the
cnnfeHslon of faith The debate on
this Important question luul extended
Into the fourth day nnd to Rev Dr
Inmcs I Moffat ht due tho credit of
having brought the enninilsslonors to
such harmonious routlustou When
recommendation B wiih on ftit urdiiy
ndopted by a comparatively small ma
jority Rev Moffat t annniinced that In
view of the divergency or opinion he
would today present what he hoped
would meet with the approval of the
entire iiHsembly When lie presented
this amendment today II wns tmitantly
accepted by the conimlimlonerH and the
adoption of tlie report as a whole with
but little delay
A viva voce vote was taken and
when ill nycH responded to tho ques
tion the commissioners arose nnd sang
Iralse God from Whom all Blessings
Flow which wan followed by a
prayer of thanksgiving by Moderator
Million
The inonienlous question of creed
revlHlon having been disposed of tho
assembly proceeded to tho considera
tion or unfinished business Tlie re
port of tlie special committee on Ju
dicial commissions was tlrst In order
and was adopted after a brief discus
sion This report recommended the
establishment of a permanent Judicial
commit ten to which shall be referred
all Judicial Issueii which the general
assembly does not elect to try before
tho whole body Them will be no ap
peal from tho decisions or tills com
mission
During tho afternoon reports of vnr
Ions special committees were consider
ed and adopted among hem a supple
mental report or the committee on the
ological seminaries which recommend
ed tho consolidation or tho Louisville
and Danville seminaries
New York was selected as the meet
ing placo for tho next general as
sembly
SEAL UPON WOMAN SUFFRAGE
United Presbyterian Assembly Formal
ly Accepts Report of Committee
Des Moines May 28 United Pres
byterian general assembly placed Its
seal upon tho question of approval or
woman suffrage by formally accepting
tlie report of tho judiciary committee
which wns to the offect that the ques
tion wns purely a civic one and there
fore not one that properly can come
beforo an ecclesiastical legislative
body
Ten thousand dollars were appro
priated Tor home missions an Increase
over that or last year
Dismissed Cadets Call on Root
Washington May 28 Tlie five
cadets who wero dismissed from West
Point were at the war department
yesterday Secretary Root stated at
tho conclusion of the conference that
the statement made by tho cadets
had not altered Ills opinion and that
the situation remains unchanged Tho
secretary of war has approved the
findings of tho court martial In the
enscs of Cadets Vernon and Perry who
have been dismissed from the acad
emy
Expelled for Advertising
Cedar Falls la May 28 At the
state convention or dentists at Clear
Lako action was taken whereby the
name or Dr J A Jones or Ackley was
stricken rrom the membership roll and
he wns prevented rrom reading a paper
before the convention Tho charges
mado wero that his name had been
connected with an advertlsmont of Dr
C E Perkins or Dos Moines In such
a manner as to mako him guilty of
unprofessional conduct
Ten Thousand Dunkards at Lincoln
Lincoln Mny 28 Tho Dunkard Na
tional conreronco hold all day and
evening services divided Into groups
of outdoor and sldo meetings Tho at
tendance reached Its height yesterday
and 10000 persons It Is estimated
wore on tho grounds Tho religious
services were varied by many annual
reunions and sightseeing excursions
Tho homo of William J Bryan was
visited by thousands
Rev Charles A Fritz is Dead
Hastings Neb May 27 Rov
Charles A Fritz who has been pastor
of tho Gormnn Lutheran church for
tho Inst ton years died suddenly yes
terday at his homo Father Fritz
as ho was familiarly called had
reached a rlpo old ago but his sud
den domlso was a surprise to all his
friends
Irrigation Is Discussed
Omaha May 28 The conforenco at
tho Omaha club of sonators and repre
sentatives from Nebraska and Wyom
ing In tho United States congress wa3
an Informal affair yesterday morning
and tho discussion ranged over tho
broad fields of both states from sheep
hording to agriculture
Death of General Stone
Burlington May 28 General Georgo
Augustus Stono a veteran of tho civil
war and slnco 1884 national bank ex
aminer in Iowa died at Burlington
hospital aged C8 years
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HERRON ADD MISO RAND WED
Vows Omitted From the Ceremon
Which Was Extremely Simple
New York May 28 -Announcement
wan made yeulnrdny of the marrlagu
on Saturday evening last or Professor
George I Ilerroti and Miss Carrlu
Rand the ceremony having boon per
formed In the apartments of Dr
Charles llrodlo Patterson or this city
The Rev William T Brown pastor
or Plymouth church Horhester N Y
performed the ceremony which wan
extremely simple there being no vown
taken by either party Miss Kami
prior to her tinrrluge devoted con
slderable time and money to the causn
of socialism nnd It li the vitenllon of
her lnmbaii I and herself to devote
tholr lives to socialism
SEVEN FOR COURT MARTIAL t
Trial of Mllltitmen to Take Place With
In Ten Days
Lincoln May 28 The seven mlllthi
men who disobeyed the orderu of Cap
tain Bolshaw at the stale penitentiary
last Thursday will bo tried by court
martial within the next 10 days An of
Ileal report of the disturbance wan
Hibinlttoil to Ail Jttatil General Colby
by Captain Bolshaw or the neven
offenders only one was tin old member
or tlie guard the others having Joined
the Lincoln company lor the purpose
or obtaining temporary einployinnet
They were regularly enlisted however
and consequently are subject to mili
tary discipline j
IS FINED TEN THOUSAND j
Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Opcrat
Ing Illicit Oleomargarine Factory
Chicago May 28 Having pleaded
guilty to operating an illicit oleomar
garine factory Albrt T Dow proprle
tor of the Fertile Valley Creamery
company 2331 Stale street was yen
terday lined 1 10000 and sentenced to
hIx months in tho county Jail by Judge
Kohlsaal In the general court Dow In
said to have cheated the government
out or 10000 in revenue payment
Thin In said to be the heaviest tlno
ever Imposed In a federal court
Deserters Under Arrest
Den Moines May 28 Bert A Smith
Charles Hehultz and Luther Kelley all
of Ottuniwa have been brought to Den
Moines under arrest as deserters rrom
the army They enlisted last rail and
were assigned to Hie Fourteenth cav
alry and wero sent to Fort Leaven
worth They served one month anil
grew tired of the life They were alt
recaptured near Oltiimwa where they
came rrom and will be sent back Tor
punishment
No Change In Strike Situatloi
Toronto May 28 President OCon
noil or the International Machlnlstn
association said yesterday that there
was nothing new In tho strike situa
tion la tho United States Special con
ferences of the International Metal
trades will ho said meet today and
tomorrow representatives of the strik
ers and the bosses will moot In Chi
cago to atempt to adjust tho differ
ences there
Baseball Scores Yesterday
American League Milwaukee 3
Philadelphia 8 Chicago 10 Haiti
more 3 Detroit 1 Washington 8
Western League Omaha 1 Colorado
Springs 0 Des Moines fi Denver 5
St Paul 4 Kansas City 5 Minna
apolis 4 St Joseph 5
Ill Uivl Catcher
The dog catcher is not the only per
son In tlie city who Is sincerely hated
by both man and animal There is a
cat catcher as well and lie comes In
for his full share of antipathy He
makes a living at the business nnd a
very good one It Is said Faw aro
aware of the fact that pussys fur Is a
very desirable article of commerce
There are any number of dealers In
this city who are glad to pay all tho
way from 50 cents to 1 for a cats
skin according to size and quality
The method of catching the unsuspect
ing cat Is n particularly mean one It
Is a well established fact that cat
are very fond of catnip and will troop
after a man who carries a bundle of It
This greed leads to the undoing of
pussy who will come to a stand If a
bit of the herb Is thrown ou the ground
and Is thus made an easy prey A bag
and a chloroformed sponge do the rest
and many a household pot the disap
pearance of which caused sorrow can
be accounted for in this way Phila
delphia Press
A Well Merited lie tort
Ex Assistant United States District
Attorney Sutherland Tenney of New
York was graduated from the Colum
bia Law school In 1S75 when bo carried
oft the first prize of 500 A disap
pointed competitor congratulated him
und added
I suppose It was because your thesis
was Illegible as usual and tho Judged
gave you tho benefit of tho doubL
Mr Tenney uurutllod replied Oo v
much hotter you would do If yoa
adopted that practice In all your
work Saturday Evening Post
Dorothy In Kniflaud
Do you realize how many children
aro named Dorothy A childrens hos
pital In London not long ago asked
every child In England named Dorothy
to contribute a shilling toward a bed
to bo called by that name The result
was enough money to found a dozen
beds showing that there aro thousands
and thousands of children named Dor
othy living in England alone Atchi
son Globe
Quite Free
Pastor I uuderstaud Brother Jor
klns considered my sermon very freo
Do you know on what ground
Deacon I have an Idea When the
collection was taken up after It he was
asleep and it passed him Phlladul
phia Press
