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Westbound Passenger Plungc3
Through Trestle in Indiana
FIFTEEN ARE REPORTED KCLLED
Dozen Passengers and Englno Crew
J Meet Death In Catastrophe Near
Peru Disaster Due to a Washout
1 Three Coaches Overturned
Peru Ind Juno 2G West bound
passenger train No 3 on tho Wabash
railroad ran Into a washout at Caso
15 miles west of hero at 1230 oclock
this morning wrecking tho englno and
flvo cars It la roportod 15 porsons
wore killed
Tho train la duo at Poru at 1055
but loft hero ono hour late In chargo
of Conductor Brownloy
Tho train was running at high speed
to make up lost ttmo and at Caso n
witch Ave miles oast of Logansport
plunged through a trestlo that had
been swept away by a washout Tho
engine was totally demolished and tho
three passenger coaches and two bag
gago cars were derailed and over
turned
Every surgeon In Peru was sum
moned and tho relief party left here at
midnight for the scene Details are
meager but it Is rumored Engineer
Butler and Fireman Adams and at
least a dozen passengers were killed
and many more injured
DERAILED BY COW9
Iron Mountain Passenger Train
Wrecked at Beebe Ark
Little Rock Ark Juno 2C Tho
couth bound Toxas special on the St
Louis Iron Mountain and Southern
railroad struck two cows In the su
burbs of Beebe Ark at 615 yester
day morning and was wrecked Mrs
Howard of Waco Tex en route homo
from a St Louis hospital on a cot was
badly bruised and seriously injured
Postal Clerks W E Seybold M E
Simms and Butler Campfleld were In
jured but not seriously The tender
two baggage coaches and ono mail
coach were turned over and smashed
into kindling wood and scrap iron
None of tho passengers except Mrs
Howard was hurt but many were
thrown from their berths and chairs
with great violence
Fire Panic In Chicago Hotel
Chicago June 20 One employe H
M Cutting was seriously burned and
several other persons panic stricken
by a fire which partially destroyed
the wholesale paint and varnish estab
lishment of Devoe Reynolds com
pany 170 Randolph street The fire
etarted in the fourth and top story
from spontaneous combustion the out
burst of flames being followed by sev
eral small explosions In one of these
Cutting was hurt Guests at the Bis
marck hotel adjoining and at the
Briggs house opposite rushed from
tho respective buildings but none
was injured The losses on building
and contents aggregate 70000
Leipzig Bank Failure
Berlin June 2G The crash of the
Leipziger bank was a complete sur
prise to the Berlin bourse where yes
terday the bank shares were quoted nt
HO This failure now turns out to be
worse than at first reported Ml well
Informed Berlin financiers Infer that
the Leipziger bank will save little if
anything out of the wreck and fciat
the failure of the institution will serl
cusly affect a number of other banks
Massacre of 300 Converts
Victoria B C June 26 The steam
er Kakamara Maru arrived bringing
news of the massacre of over 300
French converts at Quelparl Korea
Tho converts attacked a meeting of
natives wounding one and carryiug
off six and then invading Saishlfu
The natives when their forces were
larger returned and massacred the en
tire number
Defense Force Mobilized
Barkley East Cape Colony June 26
General Fouchs two Boer com
mands have advanced beyond Glen Al
mond which Is ten miles south of
Allwal North Boer and British
ecouts have exchanged shots six miles
hence All the local defense forces
have been mobilized
Hot Wave Brings Death
Chicago June 26 Tho third day of
sweltering heat resulted In two deaths
and 18 prostrations The dead Paul
Dooley laborer and Nicholas Schusk
rath laborer The thermometer
reached 94 and the heat being accom
panied by great humidity Buffering
was Intense
Pope Growing Feeble
Rome Juno 26 Owing to his In
creasing feebleness Dr Lapponl the
popes physician has forbidden the
pop to follow his usual custom at
passing the hot weather In a pavilion
In the Vatican garden Notwithstand
ing this fact no alarm concerning the
pope is felt
Dennisons Body Is Found
Dubuque la June 26 The mys
tery surrounding the disappearance of
Leonard Dennlson from the steamer
Lotus was cleared yesterday by the
finding of the body floating in the river
at Muscatine
Morrison Case In Jurys Hands
Eldorado Kan June 26 B It
Leydlg finished his argument for tha
prosecution la the Morrison murder
trial this morning and tho case now
foea to the Jvjr
BOLT STARTS COSTLY BLAZE
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chicago Destroyed
Chlcnto June 26 During a hoavy
thundor storm last night a boll of
lightning struck tho Collogo of
clans and Surgoona on Harrison I
strooL Tho flro which followod tho
lightning In a Bhort tlmo destroyod
the rollego building which was ono of
the finest of its kind in tho wosL
Loss 1200000
Tho lightning struck tho collego
squarely on tho top of a rising pro
jection In tho front part of tho roof and
such a tremendous crash of thundor
accompanlod tho flash that alt peoplo
In tho neighborhood thought that an
explosion had taken place In tho col
lego Almost boforo tho first flro on
glnos had arrived tho flames had
spread all through tho flvo stories of
tho building Adjoining tho collego
Is tho smaller building of tho Wost
Sldo hospital which was filled with
patients about 100 being In tho vari
ous wards As soon aB It was sqon
that tho collego could not bo saved
and thnt Its walls wero Uablo to fall
at any tlmo tho work of removing tho
patients from tho hospital bogan The
rain was pouring down heavily at tho
tlmo but fortunately thero are so
many hospitals and medical Institu
tions that It was necessary to romovo
the patients only a short distance
most of them being taken to tho
County hospital ono square away
Tho flromen and the attondants at
tho hospital did most of tha moving
carrying the invalids on bods cots
stretchers or whatever came to hand
Nono of tho hospital patients wero
Injured
AIM BLOW AT RAILROADS
Merchants Will Ask Congress to Force
Uniform Classification
Chicago Juno 26 Tho Tribune
says Prominent wostern merchants
all heavy shippers of merchandise
are preparing to call to account beforo
the Interstate commerce commission1
the heads of the various railroad com
binations and the community of In
terests alliances of the tnmc lines
of the country Charges are mado
that following these movements of
consolidation freight rates have been
advanced from 30 to 50 per cent
through quiet and organized manipula
tion of tho various classifications of
commodities Merchandise formorly
In class 4 has been placed under class
2 with a consequent increase of 30
per cent in shipment charges and so
on through the voluminous tabulated
classifications of all commodities
Behind the movement to attack this
scheme of freight advances by ap
plying to the interstate commerce com
mission for relief lies the plan for a
still more vigorous blow Tho com
plainants Intend to press a dcman l
that congress shall take a hand In
forcing the formation of a uniform
classification of freight which shal bo
effective on every railroad in the Unit
ed States
TO GO BACK REINFORCED
United States Marshal Will Try It
Again at Thacker
Thacker W Va Juno 20 The
United States deputy marshals who
were fired on here while endeavoring
to serve notice of injunction on strik
ing miners left for Charleston having
received orders from United States
Marshal Thompson to come thero at
once It is supposed they will bo re
inforced and returned and that state
militia may be sent
While the United States marshals
were in the station hero waiting for
the train probably 50 shots were flred
Into the depot by strikers who had
gathered on the Kentucky side of the
river At Maritime yesterday a small
force of nonunion men are at work
Aside from this every operation In
the field Is Idle
TORNADO AT NEWARK O
Glass Works Wrecked and Seven Men
Injured Several Houses Unroofed
Newark O Juno 26 A tornado
swept over the northern and western
sections of Newark yesterday The
upper portion of the new factory at
the E H Everett glass works where
75 men wero at work was wrecked
and seven men were caught in the
debris Lloyd Cunningham was fatal
ly Injured by a falling beam his chest
being crushed In and hip broken Wal
ter Dickinson and Thomas Douglas
each had a leg broken Tho damage
to the building Is estimated at about
10000 Ono side of tho Rugg halter
works was blown in and J W Athey
and James Burns were Injured but
not seriously The Ice manufacturing
plant and several houses wero un
roofed
BRITI8H CASUALTY LIST8
Evidence of Severe Fighting In Vari
ous Parts of South Africa
London June 26 The casualty lists
made public by tho war department
continue to show rather severe fight
ing in various parts of South Africa
that are not reported In the ordinary
dispatches This is noticeably so
with regard to the Zeerust position In
Cape Colony It also inspires dis
quietude which is added to by tha re
peated looting of Jamestown In spite
of the proximity of a strong British
force at Allwal North It appears that
Including the Boer prisoners and those
In the concentration camps tho cost
of supporting some 80000 Boers la to
day falling upon the British taxpayers
Insane From Cigarettes
Ottumwa la Juno 26 Thomas
Collingwood 19 years of age was
adjudged Insane yesterday and or
dered taken to Mount Pleasant Col
lingwood had been employed at tho
Daln Manufacturing companys plant
and Is said to have been forced to give
up his work on account of the exces
sive use of cigarettes
THE NORFOLK NEWSQKRIIAYt JUNK 28 1001
hh usm on sol
Later Estimates of Flood Vic
tims Not So Fearful
PROPERTY LO03 IS VEnY HEAVY
Newspaper Correspondents Collect
Facts Regarding the Storm In Wost
Virginia and Describe tho Scenes In
the Dovaatatcd District
Bluoflold W Va Juno 20 Tho flit
uatlon In tho Elkhorn valloy Is great
ly Improved today although It marked
tho first tlmo that reporters wero able
to got Into tho area of tho flood dis
tricts Many nowapapor correspond
ents wont Into tho contor of tho dov
astatod districts and It waa evi
dent that tho facts woro not exagger
ated so far as property loss Ib con
corned From Ennla dowu tho loss
was tho worst Cars wero wronchod
to pieces and pllod up In ruins Tho
track for Bovoral hundred yards was
washed away houses wrockod and
many demolished and many coko
ovons woro ruined At Powhattan tho
railroad sufforod greatly
At North Fork Junction the doublo
tool bridge waa washod away and tho
60 pound rails of both tracks woro
Bnapped like throads Thousands of
tons of driftwood remnants of houses
logs and trees wore piled up Many
of those drownod on tho North Fork
nre supposed to bo burled in tho
debris Tho Iron brldgo botweon
North rFork and Keystone was under
mined and tho rails bent llko hairpins
Flvo bodies lay with tho cofiln lids
washed away and exposed to tho gazo
of the curious at this point They had
been buried on tho river bank but
wero washod out
Tho Iosb of life It Is now conserva
tively estimated will not exceed 50
Koystono a town of 2000 Inhabitants
was torn to pieces Thirty buildings
were deluged and groatly damaged
The contents of many other houses
wore seriously damaged Tho rail
road bed wi3 washed out to a depth of
25 feet The loss at Koystono was
Immense Tho huge drift west of tho
town cannot be described It had a
house with a tree driven into tho door
on its top Many dead bodies aro sup
posed to bo confined in this immense
pile of debris
At Shawnee where tho beautiful
homes of tho officers of tho Shawneo
Coal company wore located with their
splendid lawns and tennis courts tho
river is now running Vivian Yard Is
a complete wreck
Between Welch and Vivian all tho
bridges are damaged and several of
the most important aro gone
Superintendent J B Connors or tho
Scotlo division with a largo force of
men is working at the extreme went
end of the flooded district and has
the track clear as far east as Prathor
Trainmaster Johnson also of the
Scotlo division has a largo force of
men at work on this lino Tho pas
senger train which was overtaken by
the flood at Vivian from which so
many passengers made miraculous es
capes has been reached by tho rescu
ing party and will be brought to
this city today
Tho Clinch valley division Is open
and the first passenger train arrived
at 7 p m yesterday Trains brought
stories of damaged crops destroyed
homes and loss of life The drowned
on this division will not amount to
over 15 former reports being verlfed
Hon William Jennings Bryan has
telegraphed tho Y M C A that he
vl deliver a lecture at Pocahontai
on tho night of July 2 tho proceeds
to be given for tho relief of the desti
tute
Corbin Sails for Manila
San Francisco Juno 26 Tho trans
port Hancock sailed from Manila yes
terday with Adjutant Goneral Corbin
Surgeon General George M Stern
berg General Chambers F McKlbben
who will Join General Chaffees staff
General John F Weston Colonel W
P Hall who Is to succeed General
Barry as adjutant general In tho Phil
ippines Senator C H Dietrich of Ne
braska and Congressman Julius Kahn
OwLig to the reports of plague at
Honolulu tho Hancock will not call
there but will go direct to Manila
Catholic Knights In Session
Cincinnati Juno 26 Tho second
days Besslon of tho convention of the
Catholic Knights of St John was de
voted to hearing tho reports of te va
rious officers Supremo President
Fries recommended that a paid organ
izer bo placed In tho field and ap
proved the scheme for federation of
tho various Catholic orders
Rev Joseph Cook Is Dead
Whitehall N Y June 26 Rev Jo
seph Cook tho distinguished lecturer
and author Ib dead at his summer
home in Tlconderago He had been
In HI health for several years Mr
Cook is best remembered by bis ef
forts to show in his leeturos tho har
mony or mo didio wttn science
Henderson 8ees Inspection
London Juno 26 D B Henderson
speaker of tho United States house of
representatives and Henry White
secretary of the United States em
bassy witnessed the Inspection of the
yeomen of the guard by King Edwrfrd
in tho garden of Marlborough house
yestorday afternoon
Fattest Girl In World Dead
Baraboo Wis Juno 26 Miss Car
rle Brown aged 22 years died in Cale
donia yesterday of heart trouble She
was considered the fattest girl in tho
world She weighed 650 pounds was
5 feet 7 inches In height and her
bust measured 72 inches
NASH AND MPPERT HEAD TICKET
Ohio Republican Convention Beats the
Record for Fast Time
Columbus O Juno 26 Tho Repub
lican Htatu convonllon hero yustorday
broko tho Ohio rocord by completing
ita work In throo hours Tho lutonas
heat was prostrating and Chairman
Hanna not only cut short his own
speech but also thoso of othorn nnd
then dispatched business with tho ut
most spood
lu thoso three bourn tho convention
nominated a full utnto ttckot adopted
Us declaration of principles endorsed
J I Forakor an tho Republican candi
date for ro oloctlon as United States
senator completed tho party organtza
Hon for tho campaign and traiiHacted
other business
Of tho sovon nominations only throo
were now mon and ono of these Nip
pert for llcutonant governor wbb nom
inated without opposition after Lieu
tenant Govornor Caldwell had de
clined ronomlnatlon Nash Shoots
Cameron and Johnston wero rouoml
nated for Hecond tormB without oppo
sition Thero woro freo for all con
tests for the nominations for supremo
Judge nnd clerk of tho supromo court
Tho vote ahowod that J L Prlco and
Lawson 12 Emurson had formed a com
bination that worked successfully for
botli of thorn Judgo Prlco of Lima
has been on tho common pleas and
circuit court benches and Emerson has
been prominent In politics in uasturn
Ohio for many yoara
FUNERAL OF ADELBERT HAY
Body Is Laid to Rest In Lakevlew
Cemetery Cleveland
Cleveland Juno 2G In a grave on
a magnificent hill that overlooks tho
city In beautiful Lakovlow cemetery
tho body of tho lato Adelbort Stono
Hay was laid to roat yesterday Tho
funeral party urrlved In Cleveland
from Now Haven at noon and tho fu
neral servlcoa woro held In tho Wado
Mortuary cliapol a fow houra later
Accompanying tho romalns wero tho
parents of tho deceased
Tho casket rosted on a whllo marblo
catafalquo In tho contor of tho now
mortuary chapol lu Lakovlow ceme
tery It waa covered with a profusion
of flowers A magulflcont wreath of
roses was tho gift of tho atato de
partment at Washington Tho class
mates of tho deceasod nt Yale wero
tho honorary pallbearers
Secretary and Mrs Hay showed evi
dence of tho great Borrow tlioy felt
and Mrs Hay was so nearly prostrated
that her husband had to assist her
nearly all tho tinio
HELD FOR CATTLE 8TEALING
Old Resident of Keya Paha County
Charged With Rustling
Sprlngvlow Neb Juno 20 Joseph
Bingham an old resident of Keya Paha
county had a preliminary hearing yes
terday beforo County Judge Estcs on
a chargo of cattlo stealing and was
bound over to the district court in tho
sum of 1500 Tho defendant offered
no testimony In his own bohalf It is
assumed by stockmen that thero is a
strong organization of stock thieves
along tho Keya Paha river and that
Bingham and many other prominent
peoplo are connected with it Tho
talk is that some of tho United States
deputy marshals may bo connected
with the organization and the stock
associations of this part of the cattlo
country proposo to have tho matter
thoroughly investigated
RAILWAY AGENTS THROWN OUT
Consolidation of Separate Offices Af
fects Thousands of Men
Chicago Juno 2G Tho Chronicle i
says It Is reported hero tlnu Die
offices of railroads In the different
combinations located In all principal
cities throughout tho country will be
consolidated Tho report Is revived
In connection with tho Morgan Hill
syndicate operations It is said that
wherever soparato offices are now
maintained by tho Groat Northern
Northern Pacific and Burlington joint
offices will be substituted After tho
offices of Individual lines under tho
same ownership have been brought to
gether it is said thousands of solicit
ors and freight and passenger agents
will bo eliminated in tho interest of
economy
POISONED AT A PICNIC
Dr Baughman of Fort Dodge Critically
III From Eating Canned Beans
Fort Dodge la June 26 Dr Baugh
man a veterinary surgeon lies In a se
rious condition here as tho result of
ptomalno poisoning caused by canned
beans eaten at a picnic Fears for ills
recovery aro entertained Twenty five
picnickers were affected by tho poison
ing but Dr Baughmans condition Is
the most serious
Consolidation at Sioux City
Sioux City Juno 2G A big business
consolidation has been effected by
which tho Sioux City Gas company
and tho Sioux City Electrical com
pany have been consolidated under
the title of the Sioux City Gas and
Electric company with a capital stock
of 1500000 Tho incorporators aro
Sioux City men
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD
Before the eyes of their eight chil
dren lightning struck Mr and Mrs
George Wels Tuesday on their farm
at Fern Creek Ky
Tho National Plow company In
which a number of western capiiallsts
are Interested was organized In Jer
sey City Tuesday
Tho cargo of juto of the steamship
Jupiter was damaged between 50
000 and 60000 Tuesday by flro as sho
lay at her dock In Now York bay
By a vote of 71 to 91 tho Kansas City
Live Stock exchange has refused to
Join the National Live Stock exchange
which has headquarters la Chicago
BAGQAGE FOR BUFFALO
How to Tnko tho Necessary Precau
tions as to Marking and Checking
Buffalo Juno 27 In vlow of tho
nteadlly Increasing attendance nt tho
Pan American exposition the Increase
being now attributed lu tho arrival of
people from distant polutH tho man
agement ban requested the publication
of the following Information for tho
bunullt of visitors It In Hafo to say
that If tho Instructions aro followud
the exposition visitor will not exper
ience lie humiliation of being without
baggago nnd fruah clothes nt a mo
ment when such aro absolutely neces
sary to their penco of mind and per
sonal appearance Tho suggestions
nre All Imggngo nhould bo plainly
marked wltb tho owners uamu In full
nnd permanent or homo address
Avoid chocking satchels and hand
baggage when possible Identify nnd
have your baggage checked In your
prusonco nt starting point to avoid or
rors Do not leave that to a hackman
or obliging friend Keep memoran
dum of chock numbers nnd fuJl letter
ing on tho checks Do not oxchnngo
your chucks for tliono of hackiuen tin
less you get chocks In exchange and
then take memorandum of hackmaua
number nnd lettering of badge Chock
bnggago to Iluffalo and not to ox
position grounds no bnggago facili
ties there To avoid extra chargoB
call for bnggago ami romovo It upon
nrrlval of same Always have a chock
for your baggago when It in not in your
possession
UNFRIENDLY TO NEW YORK PLAN
Kansas Not In Pressing Need of Un
employed Labor
Kansas City Juno 27 Tho proposal
of a New York alderman to send 5000
men and women from that city to help
harvest Kansas wheat la not well re
ceived Governor Stanley of Kansas
said
Wo aro In no pressing nood of un
employed labor in Kansas Recently
we havo called upon adjacent states
for help In tho harvcHt fields but that
work la about over now and I know of
no reason why wo should uncourago
Now York city to dump a Joblot of tin
employed and monuyloss men and
women upon us Wo invito Immigra
tion but its thrifty helpful peoplu
that wo want
E B Howard superintendent of tho
free labor bureau of Kansas City la
equally unfriendly to tho Now York
idea but says if they would hcikI
2000 or 3000 young women for serv
ant girls that would bo a different
proposition Wo need servant girls
but havo no uso for more men They
can Bond servant girls but no others
need apply
TOM RICHARDSON IS DEAD
Victim of Bill Sales of Shenandoah
Succumbs to His Stab Wounds
Shonandoah la Juno 27 Tom
Rlchnrdson of Maryvilio Mo who was
Btabbed horo two weeks ago by BUI
Sales of this city died yesterday An
inquest was hold resulting In finding
that Richardson camo to his death
from wounds caused by Sales Sales
was bound over to tho next term of
court when ho will bo tried for man
slaughter
Congress of Religions
Buffalo Juno 27 The seventh gen
eral session of tho congress of re
ligions held its first meeting last night
in Both Zlon tomple Rev P O Gif
ford Dr Israel Aaron and Mr Herbert
P Bissell delivered addresses of wel
come Tho Rev II W Thomas presi
dent of the congress of religions re
sponded The object of the congress
of religions la not to thresh out differ
encea but only to discuss points of
agreement in tho various creeds and
beliefs
Hannas Gift to Kenyon College
Gambler 0 Juno 27 Sonator Han
na and Governor Nash participated
prominently lu tho commencement ex
ercises of Kenyon college hold here
yestorday Tho sonator at tho alumni
luncheon unexpectedly announced
that ho would givo 50000 to tho in
stitution for a dormitory A year ago
Kenyon collego bestowed tho degree
of doctor of laws upon Senator Hanna
This large gift is an acknowledgment
of tho honor conferred by tho collogo
Morgan Gives Million to Harvard
Cambrldgo Mass Juno 27 Presi
dent Eliot announced at tho Harvard
alumni dinner that J P Morgan had
given more than 1000000 for tho
erection of three of tho flvo buildings
planned for tho Harvard modical
school in Boston
Two Drowned While Swimming
Ottumwa la Juno 27 Eber and
Louis Pearsons small boys wero
drowned in tho river hero last night
whilo swimming
TELEGRAMS TER8ELY TOLD
Destructive gales with heavy loss of
Hfo and great damage to Bhlpplng aro
reported from tho Fiji Islands
A collision at Montgomery Ala
Wednesday between a trolley car and
a hose cart killed one fireman and In
jured four
Peter L Foy 87 years of age who
waa postmaster of St Louis during
the civil war died Wednesday after an
illness of two weeks
At a special meeting of tho stock
holders of tho Missouri Pacific Rail
way company Wednesday it was voted
to increase tho capital stock 30000
000
Chicago Oreat Western officials deny
that thero has been any recent occa
sion for tho rumors again current
that tho line will bo absorbod in tho
Hill Morgan syndicate
An immense grain flro is raging
nine miles south of Los Banos Cal
Ton thousand acres of grain have been
burned and a still larger area of graz
ing laud bis tigon swept by tjhe flames
IS
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Clarinda Man Kills Himself on
His Wedding Day
PUTS BULLET INTO HIS HEAD
Thomas Rogers Commits Deed at
Home of His Sister Just Boforo th
Hour Announced for the Ceremony
Because Sho Would Not Attend
Clarinda la June 27 Thomnn J
Rogers who wan to have married Minn
lClnoz C Plank a highly respected
young lady of this city at ii oclock Inst
evening nhot himself through tho head
nt that hour Instead of going to tho
home of tho brldo where tho ceremony
was to havo been performed Ho died
an hour later During tho day Rogers
bad aulied for tho minister to porforsn
tho marriage ceremony About 20 In
vltnd guents woro uaaumblod at tho
homo of tho brldoa parents Mr nnd
Mra J C MoKlnnon when word wan
brought that Rogers bad committed
nulcldo Mr Rogerrt was 27 yoara of
ago Three years ago ho Inherited
12000 from hla father and had npent
all of this amount but 85 However
ho had never shown signs of bolng do
pressed
lie waa nt tho homo of his sister
Mra Charles Hotlln In thUj city Ths
doeil waa said to have been done be
cause Ida alater refused to attend lbs
wedding which waa to be two blocks
from her home The Blatur objoctos
to tho marriage
TESTING COLORADO LAW
E H Reid of South Omaha Resists
Cattle Quarantine Enactment
Denver Juno 27 Ed H Held of tho
Flato Commlaalon company of Omaha
was arrufltud horo yestorday chargud
with bringing Into Colorado 27 cars of
cattle from below tho 3Gth parallel In
Texas after having refused to submit
to an Inspection by a Colorado In
apector nnd declining to pay an In
Hpoctluu feo aa la provided lor by tho
Colorado statute ho maintaining
that his fudoral bill of health was suf
ficient to carry his cattlo Into or
through any atato In tho Union Mr
Hold was taken boforo tho criminal
court whero he was defended by
Ralph Talbot who represented tho Na
tional Llvo Stock association Tho
prisoner was convicted and sontoncod
to hIx months In jail Judgo Hallott
or the United States district court will
today hoar sin application for hla ro
lenae osi a writ of habeas corpus
It Is tho intention of tho National
association to carry the caso to the su
premo court of tho United States with
a vlow of having tho law providing for
foe and Inspection of Intorstato ship
ments tested
Start of Automobile Race
Paris Juno 27 There was a wolrd
sceno early this snornlsig beneath Fort
Chasnplgny when tho racing automo
biles bogan gathering shortly nftor 2
oclock at the cross roads whero tlioy
wero swissed Each machine camo
up at a good rate of speed and then
took its placo In the lino panting and
vibrating llko a husnau being Tho
racers waited tjtitll 330 when tho
starter gave tho word No 1 start
Tho automobilo numbered ono went to
tho front nnd asaumed Its racing speed
and disappeared Two minutes later
automobilo No 2 was started In tho
same manner Arrangements had been
mado that automobiles leavo at two
minutes Intervals
Iowa City Block Burns
Iowa City Ia Juno 27 Firo broko
out in the W C Coast block In which
tho Citizens Savings bank Is located
at 3 a m and for a tlmo threatened
to consume tho entire business section
of tho city Tho flro started on tho
third floor in Goodsolls music studio
Tho losses are Coast building 1
000 Edlison building 3000 Dr
Knlpe furniture 1000 A E Swisher
law office 750 H E Goodsell 1000
Citizens Savings bank 500 small
losses In offices and dwellings Total
loss 12000 largely Insured
Confesses Double Murder
Vlnlta I T Juno 27 George Will
lams lying on his death bed yester
day confessed to being an accomplico
in tho murder last September at Pryor
Creek I T of T E Smith and Greon
Smith of Sweden Mo In his state
ment Williams also Implicated Will
iam Nichols of Vlnlta William O
Smith and Lon Smith of Pryor Creek
and John Smith tho latter now serving
a term in tho Kansas state peniten
tiary for cattlo stealing Nichols and
tho two first named Smiths woro ar
rested
Mrs Hassock May Be Pardoned
Indlanola la June 27 Mrs Has
aock whoso trial and conviction for
her husbands murder attracted stato
wide attention may receive a pardon
It la understood that at New Virginia
the scene of tho crime and where the
Hassocks have resided for many years
agitation has been begun looking to
ward a parole It la realized that tha
woman baa but a few years to llvo and
in view of the fact that the guilt waa
not fully fastened upon her it Is ba
lloved that a parole Is due
Find Body Under Bridge
Ponca Neb June 27 Tho body of
a man was found under a bridge yes
terday by farmers In Dally township
16 miles west of Ponca He 13 a
stranger and ia supposed to bo a cattlo
buyer His head was crushed and It Is
supposed that he waa murdered
Senator Kyle 8hows Improvement
Aberdeen S D June 27 Senator
Kyle Is improving steadily and la now
considered gut ot 4Ber
