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A THEN011FOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 28. 1002 ,
Collector of Customs at Sitka
Writes Fervid Letter ,
HEFU8ES TO I RESCIND ORDER.
Declares English Subjects Shall Not
De Allowed Favors Which Are De
nied Americana Interprets Shaw's
' Action ns Fear of Trouble.
Washington , Poll. 27. Some tlino
tigo tlio Bcerotnry of the trciiBiiry re
ceived Information to tlio effect Hint
J. W. ivoy , collector of customs nt
Sitha , luul instructed hlu doinity nt
IJnalasltn not to permit Cnimdliui von-
sols , presumably about to engage In
pelagic HonJIng , to obtnln BiippIloB nt
Hint port. The collector was directed
to Bend n stnlement of tlio facts to the
department and wan Informed that If
such orders had been jlvon they must
bo roRolndcd. Yesterday the depart
ment received a telegram from Ivoy ,
saying :
"My Instructions wore not against
-vessels engaged In alleged legal llsb-
ing , Iwt against Canadian vessels act
ually engaged In pelagic sealing , which
In Illegal and criminal when committed
within the mnrlno jurisdiction of the
United States. If there IB nn ancloia
treaty between the United States and
Great Urltaln by which British sub
JectB can commit depredations , de
stroying American property and do
plotlng our revenue of tens of thou
Bands of dollars annually , while our
own citizens are denied these prlvl
legos , the sooner auch treaty Is nbro
Bated the bettor.
"Your solicitude regarding Interna
tional complications with Great Brit
aln need cause you no uneasiness , nn
the poaching season Is not yet opened.
Your now collector will arrive In tlino
to enforce your orders. My American-
lam will not allow mo to rescind an or
der which gives llrltlsh subjects priv
ileges within our marine Jurisdiction
which nro denied our own people. "
"Thoro Is another matter that ma >
attract your attention. 1 have recent
ly issued orders to the deputy at Skag-
way , n copy of which has boon sent
you , which has put the Canadian ofll-
ccrs located there out of business and
sent them to their own territory.
You nro awnro of the fnct that' this
officer became BO offensive that ho In
terfered with American ofllccra In the
discharge of their olllclal duties ,
opened United States customs mall ,
collected moneys hnd performed other
nets of British sovereignty In a port
of the United States , such ns hoisting
with bravado the cross of St. George
from the llngstnff of his custom house.
3 Imvo sent the concern , bag , baggage ,
ling nnd other paraphernalia Hying
out of the country. You may fear the
shadow of Intcrnntlonnl complications
and rescind this order , but a Reed , an
Olnoy or a Hlalno would not. "
PRINCE AT PRESS BANQUET.
Hundreds of Newspaper Men Present
at Evening Dinner.
Now York , , Fob. 27. Prlnco Henry
of Prussia dined last night with 1,000
of the men who make American news
papers. He wns the special guest of
Herman Rldder , proprietor of the Now
Yorker Staats Zeltung. who gathered
at his tnblo a majority of the leading
figures in American Journalism. They !
came from the four quarters of the
country nnd made the most noteworthy >
Gathering of their
profession over as
sembled In the United States. There
was felicitous exchange of greetings
between Prlnco Henry and the men
who spoke for the Journalistic craft : ,
and the affair claims rank as one of
the notable Incidents of the American
tour of the prince.
Prlnco Henry nnd his suite left Jer )
" sey City for Washington over the
"Pennsylvania railroad nt 1:30 : this
morning. A special train of eight cars ,
the same which conveyed him to and
from Washington , was awaiting him.
As early as 10 o'clock thousands had
congregated at the Pennsylvania sta
tion , waiting to got n glimpse of the
prince. The chief of police , with 100
patrolmen , was on hand to keep the
crowd In control and secret service
detectives mingled in the throng until
the train started.
Warning to British Press.
London , Feb. 27. The attitude of
the English newspapers toward the
visit of Prlnco Henry of Prussia tore
the United States has
called out a re-
bulio from the Westminster Gazette ,
which cautions the responsible papers
against a continuance of a policy
whereby Great Britain is placed in
the awkward position of seeming de
sirous of making bad blood between
Germany and the United States , while
putting in a claim for gratitude on
Its own account , on the score of past
favors.
Steamers Unable to Land.
San Diego , Cal. Fob. 27. Storms on
the coast of Lower California have
1 > een so that
severe the steamers have
been unable to land at any of the
ports. The steamer St. Denis , In the
regular trade of the Lower California
Development company , has been car
rying the same cargo up and down be
tween this port and Eiisenada for a
week , unable to land down there , re
turning to this port to await more
/avorablo weather.
Live Wire Kills Fireman.
Burlington , la. . Feb. 27. Charles
Paine , l / years a member of the Bur
lington fire department , attempted to
pick up a live electric wire which had
fallen In the street last night and was
Instantly killed. His body was fright
fully burned. The city lights were
put out by the contact.
JONES STILL ON THE STAND ,
Tells Four Different Stories Concern-
Ina Death of Rice.
New York , Feb. 27. In the Patrick
murder trial yesterday the continued
cxamlnntlon of Charles F. Jones , the
vnlot , took up both BCBslona of court
and WHB not flnlBhod when court ad-
lourned. The feature of the dny'a
croKB-examlnntlon WOB the bringing
out that JOJIOB had told four Btorlcn
concerning the death of Millionaire
lllco. Throe of thcso were that law
yer Patrick had killed the old man , an
lo the main point. The other was told
to AsBlBtant Attorney Osborno , nnd
WIIB the Biimo that JOHOB told the Jury
the other day. Thin was that the wit
ness had killed Mr. lllco by giving
him chloroform to Inhnlo. The testi
mony brought out that Jones had told
thla last Htory , after Mr. OBhorno had
told JOHOB that ho had proof that Pat
rick WIIB not In the house when Mr.
lllco died. Later , Jones said Mr. lllco
had been kind to him and said ho had
entered Into a consplrcay against his
benefactor because of the money Pat
rick had promised him.
CREW DOWN WITH SCURVY.
Much Suffering Aboard French Bark
Lea Adelphes.
Port Angeles , Wnsh. , Fob. 27. The
French bark Los Adolphes , 1f > 2 dnyB
from Madagascar , bound for Portland ,
Or. , against , which there Is reinsur
ance of 20 per cent , arrived hero yes
terday with almost every man of the
erew down with scurvy. For the last
2G dayH they had been subsisting on
one biscuit per day to each man and
were for Homo time without fresh
water , except rainwater. The cook ,
F. L. Fletcher , died of ague and ex
posure , and was burled at sea' .
1'lvo of the crow nro BO sick that ar
rangements are being made to send
them to the honpltnl nnd the remain
der of the crew will remain hero until
they recuperate.
The condition of the crow Is pitiful.
Cnptnln F. Coffin IB himself obliged to
wear a bandaigo covering his nose and
face to lildo the disease.
ICE JAM CAUSES OVERFLOW.
Residents of Susquehanna Valley Suf
fer Terror from Flood.
Lancaster , Pa. , Feb. 27. Residents
along the river front nt Columbln nro
In n Btaito of terror. The worst flood
In recent yonrs Is being experienced.
The Ice In the Susquchnnna river
broke aboutI p. m. yesterday nnd
passed down stream until It reached
the old dam , just below Columbia ,
whore a Jam formed. Then the water
began to back up and In a short time
had risen nlno feet. The water en
tered the boiler room of the electric
light plant , drowning the fires and
leaving the town In darkness last
night. The tracks of the Columbia
and Port Deposit railroad at some
places are submerged and piled with
Ico. If the rise continues at the pres
ent rate the Inco mills will bo dam
aged and the two rolling mills of the
Susquehanna Iron company put out of
operation.
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Home Is Wrecked In Indiana and Oc
cupants Burled In Ruins.
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Kokomo , Ind. , Feb. 27. A natural
gas explosion wrecked the home of
Mrs. Harriott Achoy , who , together
with Mrs. Ida Ichoy and Mrs. Blanche
Barrlngton. were burled In the ruins.
The women were terribly injured and
will die.
Frank Wyatt , a Panhandle brakeman -
man , Jumped through a window and
carried the women from the flames
and ho was so badly burned and cut
that ho was removed to the hospital.
It Is the third natural gas explosion
In this city within it week. A second
explosion followed the first and two
flromen had ni miraculous escape.
MURDERED WHILE IN BED.
Three Unknown Men Fill an Illinois
Man Full of Bullets.
' Carllnvllle , Ills. , Feb. 27. Woodford
Hughes , a prominent citizen of Seott-
villo , a small town northwest of this
city , was murdered In his bed at 1
a. m. by three unknown men. Hughes
was spending the night with Barlar
Seymour , and when the three men en
tered the house he arose In bed start
led , only to bo filled full of bullets.
The men made their escape and blood
hounds from this city were at once ,
put on the trail. The men made need
attempt nt robbery , and it is believed
they can bo Identified. The greatest
mystery surrounds the affair. Hughes
never spoke and died Instantly.
Two Killed In Freight Wreck. '
Youngstown , O. , Feb. 27. Two fast
Plttsburg and Western freight trains
collided half a mile east of GIrard ,
O. , last night , resulting In the 'death
of two men and the fatal Injury of
two others. The
dead : Engineer
Raymony Antolnes of Elwood City ,
Pa , nnd Brakeman Edward Coffey of
Akron , O. The fatally Injured are :
Frank Harming of
Newcastle Junc
tion , Pa. , and Conductor William ncH. .
Noss. The trains , heavily loaded , met
head-on. The collision was probably
the result of a misunderstanding of
orders.
State Will Foot the Bill.
St. Paul , Fob. 27. The house passed
the Bonato bill appropriating J25.000
to pay the expenses of thd state of
Minnesota against the Northern Bur
ities company and the so-called ger
of Northern Pacific and Great North
ern railroads. As the bill was Introduced -
duced on the request of the governor
his approval is regarded as certain.
Congressman Curtis Renomlnated.
Helton , Kan. , Fob. 27. Charles j.lur. -
tls was renomlnated for congressman
by the First district Republican con-
crOBBlonnl convention here yesterday.
Filipino Leader a Prisoner of
the United States ,
RUN DOWN ON ISLAND OF 8AMAR.
He Is One of the Most Ferocious and
Important of the Insurgent Offlcero
and Created a Reign of Terror In
His District.
Washington , Fob. 27. General Chuf-
fco notified the war department that
Lieutenant Strlbler of the Philippines
Bcoutfl had captured General Lukbnn
on the 22d lust. The prisoner IB confined -
fined nt Luciian. The officlnls of the
wnr department rognrd the capture of
Lukbnn as the most Important mllj-
tary event since the Agulnaldo cap
ture. Ho WIIB run down on the Island
of Hamar. The place of his confine
ment Is a tiny Island in a bay on the
north coiiBt of Samar.
Lukban IB one of the most enorgetlc
nnd ferocious of rebels. Ho IB n hnlf-
forced , n mixture of Chinese nnd Filipino
pine Block , nnd ho hns been nn Irrccon-
clllablo from the first. Ho hnd various
QKHEIIAL LUKBAN.
fastnesses in the mountains of Sannar ,
from which ho would descend upon the
coast towns and his reign of terror
was so complete that the entire pop i-
ulation of the Island paid tribute to
him as the prlco of freedom from at
tack. Ordinary campaign methods
failed In his case , and his capture now
Is believed to bo the natural working
out of the system of dividing the isl
and into small squares by military gar
risons and making it Impossible for
the Insurgents to obtain food or shel
ter.
Another capture Is recorded in the
same dispatch , namely , that of Will-
lam Dunston , said to bo a deserter
from company C , Eighth infantry , who
had In his possession a lot of arms
and ammunition and all of the tools
necessary for making of ammunition.
Ho was captured by Second Lieuten
ant Pratt , First Infantry , at Caghayan ,
on the- island of Samar. The lieuten
ant also destroyed the Cuartol and
the { factory and killed 11 soldiers , be
sides capturing all of Dunston's cor
respondence.
SHOOTS WHILE UNDER ARREST.
Negro Woman Kills Man and Is Shot
by Latter's Brother.
Crockett , Tex. , Fob. 27. While an
officer was serving papers on Mary
Williams , a negro woman , she shot
and killed Jay Porter , a young white
man who accompanied the officer. )
The woman then fled , but was cap
tured by the sheriff. Fearing trouble ,
the officer started to town by a round
about way , but as ho passed Porter's
Springs ho was met by Karl Porter ,
the brother of the dead man , who shot
and probably mortally wounded the
woman. Both the woman and Porter
are In jail.
Miss Stone at Salonlca.
Salonlca , Fob. 27. Miss Stone and
her party arrived here. They traveled
on horseback from Strumltza to the
nearest railroad station , a Journey
lasting five hours. The local mission
aries and many of the Inhabitants inof
Strurattza accompanied the party.
Mme. Tsllka's baby was carried in ty.ed
blanket by a servant , who dismounted
from his horse at the most difficult
portions of the mountain road. As
the party from Strumltza reached the
top of the Chlpolll pass , nearing the
railroad , the travelers were surprised
by the sudden appearance of M. Tsilka
and there was an affecting meeting
between huaband and wife. M. Tsilka
was then presented with his baby.
Arrested for Pension Fraud.
St. Joseph , Mo. , Feb. 27. An officer
of the pension department caused the
arrest of Mrs. Bottle Hanlon , an old
resident of this city , and her two sons ,
W. J. Hanlon and G.
A. Grouse. Mrs. :
Hanlon was granted n pension on the
death of her first
husband and
con
tinued to draw the pension up to the
present time , although she was secret
ly married some time ago. Her sons
are alleged to have made false affi
davits concerning the pension a few
days since to a special agent of the
pension bureau. All are well known.
Boers Capture Wagon Train.
London , Feb. 27. A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener says a convoy of
empty wagons wasattackedapd. pap '
turea oy tno * Moors , " southwest 'of
. ?
Klorksdorp , Transvaal Colony , Feb.
24. The escort consisted of a force of
the Imperial yeomanry , three com
panies of the Northumberland isll'
cere and two guns. The fighting wai
severe , but have no further details.
TRIBUTES TO VICTOR HUO.O ,
Centennial of the Author's Birth la
Celebrated Throughout France.
PnrlB , Fob. 27. There was nn 1m-
nioiiBO concourBO yesterday afternoon
to wllnesfl the Inauguration , of the
monument to Victor Hugo , erected on
the Place Victor Hugo In tuo Passy
quarter , within n stone's throw of the
house , 124 Avenue Victor llugoy where
the poet died. This wns n municipal
fete , nt which the monument wns olll-
clnlly handed over to the city of Paris ,
nnd it was consequently presided over
by the president of the municipal
council , who had beside him as guests
of the city , President Loubct and the
membcrB of the cabinet.
The series of festivities to celo-
forato the centenary of the birth of
Victor Hugo , which will Inst until Sunday -
day next , opened with n grand cere
mony within the Pantheon under the
auspices of the government.
In all the public schools of Franco
the day wna celebrated by lectures
on the life of Franco's national poet ,
nnd by readings from his works by
the professors.
EDWARD ATTENDS THE WAGES.
King Sees His Horse Win Strand
Steeplechase.
London , Fob. 27. For the first time
since his accession King Edward yes-
tcrday appeared on a race course. Ho
wont to tlio Kompton Park steepleon
chases to see his grand national can
dldate , Ambush II , run in the Strand
steeplechase. This was Ambush II's
first race In public since the horse
won the Grand National In 1900 nnd
the first appearance of the king's
colors on a course since the death of
Queen Victoria' ' . Consequently the
sporting world hailed the day as nota
ble In turf annals.
As anticipated , Ambush II won the
race nnd its victory was followed by
a scene of wild enthusiasm. The dlsf
tanco wns two nnd a half miles.
Convention of Christian Workers.
Toronto , Feb. 27. Nearly 2,500 dele
gates to the student volunteer move
ment convention have reached the
city. The result of the convention , It
is stated , will bo twofold , in increas
ing missionary spirit and the tighten
ing of the bond which unites the
young people of the United States and
Canada. The formal opening took
place last night at Massey hall , which ,
although all delegates had not arrived ,
because of delayed trains , was packed
to its fullest capacity. John R. Mott ,
chairman of the executive committee ,
took charge of the mooting. Addresses
of welcome were delivered.
Falls Into Vat of Acid.
Hammond , Ind. , Feb. 27. Frank
Spencer , a foreman employed by the
Grnsselll Chemical company of this
place , fell Into a giant vat of nitric
acid last evening. None of his fellow
workmen were near the vat and Spen
cer swam around In the liquid sev
eral minutes before his cries were
heard. When he was dragged from
the vat his clothes foil from him ,
with pieces of flesh. He suffered in
tense agony and although there Is not
n place where the acid had not eaten
Into his flesh , he is still alive.
Quality Governs Price of Milk.
Chicago , Feb. 27. A resolution grad
ing the milk supply disposed of to con
sumers in Chicago by farmers within
100 miles of this city has been passed
by the Milk Shippers' union. Hereto 3'a
fore one price has been charged 'tha
dealer by the shipper for milk , poor or '
good. Now milk will bo divided into
grades according to the amount of
cream it contains and a lower price
will be paid for the lower grade milk.
The resolution was passed unanimous
ly and will go Into effect on May 1.
Cavalry Charges Workmen.
Bucharest , Feb. 27. The demon
stration of workmen , who sought to
invade the chamber of deputies here
yesterday in order to Induce the cham
ber to modify a pending bill dealing
with trades unions , became so disor
derly that it was deemed ,
necessary
to call out a force of cavalry to dis
perse the crowd.
Several charges
were made , In which many persons
were injured ,
'St. Louis Fair's Policemen.
St. Louis , Feb. 27. Major General
Edward Godwin , commander of the
Jefferson guards , arrived from Wash
ington yesterday and entered upon fats
duties at onco. Ho will have charge
of the Louisiana Purchase fair police
during the construction period as well
as throughout the exposition Itself.
Major Godwin is a well known regular
army officer who saw service in the
civil and Spanish wars.
Fifth Victim Succumbs.
Spokane , Wash , , Feb. 27. The
death list of the flro at Mace , Ida. ,
now numbers five. A. D. McCallum
died at midnight as a result of burns.
With the exception of John Bowhay ,
the rest of the patients are considered
to be in no immediate danger.
Taylor Convicted of Bribery.
Grand Rapids , Mich. , Feb. 27.
Henry A. Taylor of Now York was '
found guilty of conspiracy to brlbo by
the jury In the superior court last
night. This is the second conviction
as a result of the recent investigation
of the city water scandal.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
A government license to operate a
distillery was issued to the Cereal
Sugar company at Peorla , and they
will now develop their new industry
of making alcohol from hydrol.
JT - Norton , an attorney of Choy
enne , was arrested Wednesday by edIth -
oral officials. Ho Is charged with
fraudulently using the malls , having
carried on a matrimonial bureau for
over a year. He was canning money ,
orders when arrested. I
Nebraska's Governor Presides
Over Interstate Congress.
MAXWELLARGUES FOR HARMONY
Wyoming Is Also Represented at Colorado
rado Convention and Harmonious
Action Between the Three States Is
Advocated Conditions Encouraging.
Sterling , Colo. , Feb. 27. The states
of Colorado , Wyoming and Nebraska
nro represented In the irrigation congress
gross which met at the opera house
yesterday afternoon. There are about
7C delegates , including Governor Sav-
ngo and a largo delegation from Ne
braska. George H , Maxwell , cxecutlvo
chairman of the National Irrigation as
sociation , delivered an address. Ho
commended the Idcai of promoting by
such a convention a harmonious sent- !
ment between the three state * of Col-
orado , Wyoming and Nebraska.
Ho said that one state could not ac
complish as much for its own benefit
j10
by acting solely from a selfish standNi
. point ns It could by working along
broad lines that would consider and
embrace whatever was best for the
welfare of all of them. He Impressed
upon the convention the fact that the
national Irrigation movement was not
planned j nor was It being carried out
with any idea of Interfering in any
way with private enterprise. On the
contrary , he said , It was one of the
purposes of the national association to
aid and stimulate sound and legitimate
enterprises which could be carried out
. without . government aid or intorven-
tlon. Ho said that the purpose was to
get the government to build only such
works as were of reason Impractlca-
ble for private enterprise. He com
mented on the local conditions In the
region about Sterling , and said that
the fact that the existing irrigation
ditches were controlled by co-opera-
tlvo companies , owned by the land
owners themselves , was an encouraging
ont
aging fact , because such systems had
everywhere tended to a larger and
more permanent prosperity.
"If there are anywhere within your
reach , " said Mr. Maxwell , "opportun
ities to Increase or make more certain
the water supply for your ditches , by
all means organize your local people
and build the reservoirs. Do not wait
for the government to help you. "
Governor Savage of Nebraska was
made permanent chairman of the con
vention and a committee on resolu
tions appointed , with ox-Governor
Eaton of Colorado as chairman. It
report today.
SENATE STILL AT SEA.
Can Find No Solution of Tlllman-Mc-
Laurln Difficulty.
Washington , Feb. 27. The meeting
of the senate committee on privileges
and elections did not result in supply
ing any solution of the difficulty that
the senate Is In , in connection with
the Tillman-McLaurln matter. The
Republican members of the commit
tee frankly confessed that they had
not been able to formulate a scheme
which would relieve the situation.
The galleries of the senate were
thronged with spectators when the
body convened. All were anticipating
a reopening of the discussion of the
controversoy respecting the right of
Senators McLaurln and Tlllman to par-
ticipate I in the proceedings of the body
while , under the ban of contempt.
Burrows ( Mich. ) , chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections ,
was recognized. He said the commit
tee was In the midst of the considera
tion of a very .important question , a
decision on which had not been
reached. By Instruction of the com
mittee ho therefore moved that the
senate adjourn. Without objection
the motion was carried and the sen-
ate adjourned.
Most of the Republican members of
the committee hold that to Senator
Tlllman should bo awarded a more se- .
voro form of rebuke than to Senator >
McLaurln , while the Democrats do not
generally concede there should bo dis
crimination. Proceedings were not s3f
a character to permit of any definite :
conclusion as to what the result would
be , though so far as they went they >
indicated censure as the form of pun
ishment most likely to be recom
mended. Some of the Republicans ,
however , are holding out for a re
pronounced rebuke to Senator in
than could bo given in any verbal
reprimand.
Philippine Bill Sent to Conference.
Washington , Feb. 27. The house
yesterday sent the Philippine tariff
bill to conference , nonconcuring in all
the senate amendments. The Democrats -
crats sought to amend the amendments -
ments by reducing the rate of duty id
declaring that the United es
should renounce all claim to the arch
ipelago , but all propositions were de
feated. Tawney ( Minn. ) made a per
sonal explanation ror
regarding Governor
Toolo of Montana saying that In formerly -
erly classing the governor as an op
ponent of Governor Van Sant In the
railroad merger case ho had been un
der a misapprehension.
Engineers In Session.
Denlson , Tex. , Feb. 27. The Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers is into
session here , with a large number of
delegates from all over the United
States present. The body was called
to order at the opera house by Chief
Engineer Arthur. Governor Bayers
spoke for nearly an hour , his remarks
being complimentary to the engineers :
and their organization. Chief Arthur
followed with a review of the history
and progress of the order during the J
30 years or its existence.
I
RAILROADJ. I . WITHHOLD DATA.
Western Lines Refuse to Ylsld to In
terstate Commerce Demand.
Chicago ( , Fob. 27. The interstate-
commerce ! commission and the man-
accmont of western railroads have
locked horns nnd It Is expected that a
legal contest will follow. The dlffl-
culty arises from a refusal by the
traffic managers of the western roads'
to furnish the commission with data.
relative to rebates which were paid
during 1001.
Concerted nctton hng been tnkcn In.
the matter nnd Is the result of several
meetings among the executive officials ,
at which the question wns discussed at
I length. ] It Is understood that all have
I agreed to stand together and that the
refusal to give the Information sought
was made after legal advice had been
taken.
Attorneys for the various railroads * -
are said to be a unit in asserting that *
the commission 1ms not the power to
compel the production of the data de
sired and the railroad officials have
refused to give it because they believe
the commission desires to puslsh the
packers who accepted rebates.
MINERS' SCALE CONFERENCE.
No Agreement Reached at Des Molneo
After a Session of 24 Hours.
Des Molnes , Feb. 27. The confer
ence of the scale committee of the
Iowa miners and mine operators has
been in session 24 hours without
reaching an agreement. Before the is
sue on the question of scale Iowa min
ers are waiting to learn the action of
Illinois miners. They also demand
the employment of special shot flrers
and better yard and track facilities
at most mines.
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PASS WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL.
Measure Wins In Iowa Senate by Vote
of 28 to 16.
Des Molncs , Feb. 27. The woman
suffrage measure introduced by Sena
tor Allyn passed the upper house of
the legislature yesterday by a vote of
28 to 1C , with six members absent or
not voting. It was in the senate that
the greatest opposition was expected ,
the house having voted favorably two
years ago , the senate afterward killing
the bill.
Insurance Men Make New Rule.
New York , Feb. 27. At a meeting
of the New York Fire Insurance ex
change a form of "binder" has been ,
adopted , which will hereafter be obli
gatory upon the members. It provides
that the company may immediately
relieve Itself of liability at any time
upon notice to either the assured or
his broker and that the binder , if not
cancelled , shall expire in five days ,
President to Go Fishing.
New York , Feb. 27. President
Roosevelt has decided to spend a week
in April trout fishing in the Allegheny
mountain streams in Garrett county ,
Maryland , GO miles west of Cumber
land. The president has engaged quar
ters 12 miles from Oakland , the county
scat.
IIU Menu * of Support.
Magistrate What Is your vocation
I mean what do you do for a living ?
"Ah , ycsslr , yesslr ; I understands yer
now , sir. What I does for a llvln' Is ,
my wife takes In wnshin' . " Baltimore
Jewish Comment.
HIS NOSE WAS SAFE.
Bnt IIU Nerve * Were In a State of
Cold Chill CollupHP.
"I was sitting on the veranda of a
far western hotel one afternoon , " said
the Boston drummer , "and was Inzlly1
smoking one of the nicest meerschaum
pipes you ever saw when out of the
tall of my eye I saw that a native down
at the other end of the veranda had his
gun sighted nt me. They were n wild
lot around there , nnd I couldn't tell
whether he meant to shoot me or the
pipe. 1 The chances were in favor of the
pipe 1 , however , and It seemed a good
chance to test my nerve. I made up
my mind to let him shoot and to pre
tend a careless air , but I'm telling you
.J in the ten or fifteen seconds of waiting
the sweat came out at every pore and
my heart pounded my ribs sore. I felt
a sort of tick at the bowl of the pipe ,
heard the crack of the gun nnd knew
that the foullct had passed through the
pipe. I got a brace with my hands nnd
feet nnd waited for n second bullet ,
and it went through the bowl after the
first. I sat there until his fourth bul
let had hit the pipe and knocked the
bowl off the stem , and then the shooter
sauntered up to me and laughingly
said :
" 'Excuse me , stranger , but I thought
it was imitation. '
" 'Same ns you nre , ' I replied.
"My gibe hurt him , but hewas man
enough to tell everybody about ray
nerve , and the boys chipped In sum *
clent nuggets to buy mo this fifty dollar
lar smoker. Say , do you know what
happened to me when I made an ex
cuse to go up stairs after my old corn
cob ? I had no sooner got into my room
than my knees gave out , chills galloped
up my spine , and I'll be hanged If I
didn't faint away nnd lie there for ten
minutes. It hnd suddenly occurred tome
mo that the bowl of that plpo was only
six Inches from my nose while the fel
low was doing his shooting , and I liavo-
not yet got over touching my nasal
organ now and then to BCO if it is
BttfC. "
A Real Nice Hull.
In a Dublin paper some time since
waa n biographical notice of Robes-
plerre which concluded ns follows :
"This extraordinary man left no chll-
drcn behind him except one brother ,
who wns killed at the same time. "
When n man's wife tells him to
'wnlt just n second , " ho can form
come Idea of what eternity Is like. -
Chicago New * . . _ . _ i
