THJi NORFOLK NEWS : FIUIUY , AVR1L ' 1,1002.
.Disaster in Nelson Colliery at
Dayton , Ter.n.
TWENTY-TWO LIVES ARE LOST ,
. .List of Dead May Go Still Higher Pre
mature Blast Causes Trouble Care-
I less Firemen Touch It Off Before
i * Men Have Left Mine.
' Chattanooga , Tunn. , April 1. An
explosion of gus in the Nelson inino
at Dayton yesterday afternoon Ignited
the dry coal dust iu the inlnu and
caused a terrific explosion. Twenty-
two men are known to be dead.
Twelve bodies are still lu the mluo.
The dead : Lark iltintnr , Alex Tat-
for , James Franklin , John llarncy ,
Tom Shaver , James Harris , P. Q. Tru-
vis , all white ; George Grlfllss , Den
Grimss , Heese Dean , Norrls IMersoll ,
Morgan Smith , John Robinson , J. E.
11111 , Dryant Smith , Mack Foust , all
colored , and six others , names un
known. W. T. Head Is fatally Injured.
Gas exists in the Nelson mine and the
men are required to use safety lamps.
It Is the rule of the company for the
mliiers to place their fuses ready to
bo lighted for blasts just before quit
ting work each day , and there arc
workmen known as "firemen" who go
through the mine after all the miners
are out and set off these blasts. The
miners quit work at 4:30 : o'clock yes
terday afternoon. It takes about 45
minutes to get out of the mine. The
two "firemen , " who are supposed to
have caused the explosion , are Lark
Hunter and John Harney. They shot
the blasts about 4:45 : o'clock , before
all the miners could get out of the
mine. It Is supposed that one of the
fuses was defective and resulted In
what is known as a blown blast. The
flame shooting out from the blast Ig
nited the ga's ' , which , in turn , Ignited
the accumulation of dry coal dust In
the mine. The explosion that followed
. } . was terrific. The flame shot out of
the mouth of the mine and the shock
completely wrecked the shed at the
mine entrance. Three men were killed
while standing outside the mine and
two were seriously and one fatally In
jured.
The bodies were literally mangled
and torn to pieces. The company
states that there were but 75 men at
. work in the mine. Most of them were
out of the mine when the explosion oc
curred.
i This mine has been the scene of
two serious explosions in the past. In
1889 four men were killed by an ex
plosion of gas. Dec. 20 , 1895 , an ex
plosion of mine dust occurred , In
Which 28 lives were lost.
j FLOOD IN SOUTH IS WORSE.
Pearl River Out of Its Banks From
Mouth to Source.
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Jackson , Miss. , April 1. The flood
situation has again become serious
on account of the rising of the Pearl
river , which Is now out of its banks
from mouth to source and flooding all
the low country. At this place the
river is from seven to nine miles wide
and has washed away several miles
of the track of the Alabama and Vlcks-
burg railway and has tied up the Gulf
and Ship Island road. The plant of
the waterworks company is under
water , and the pumps have been
Btopped , causing a. water famine all
over the city , and the oil mills and
other factories and steam power con
cerns have been compelled to shut
down. Another pump is being put up
and water is promised tomorrow in
sufficient quantities to relieve dls-
tress. Traffic Is entirely cut off be
tween this city and Meridian and will
bo for several weeks.
Flood Damage In Alabama.
Decatur , Ala. , April 1. Since the
etorm of Friday this has been the
northern terminal of the Louisville
and Nashville. All trains are now
running as far north as Elkmont , but
It Is said It will be several days before -
fore the road is opened to Nashville
< .The Tennessee river Is on a rampage.
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* / Ben Johnes , a white fisherman , hla
II wife and 11 children , living In a house
boat near RIverton , are reported to
be drowned. Wreckage of the boat has
been found , but the occupants are
missing. A white man named Barber
was drowned in Flint creek and his
house swept away. Jacob Coach , a ne
gro , was found drowned in a sink hole.
Slxhouseson theLloyd plantation were
swept away. Two houses on Kurd's
place were destroyed by lightning. All
, day stories of loss of life and destruc
tion of property have been coming In.
| Shot by Drunken Negro.
Chicago , April 1. Defending him
self against an intoxicated negro , who
bad made insulting remarks to his
wife and a companion , Daniel Mac-
kcllin , an electrician , was shot and
fatally wounded last night while re
turning from the theater. The negro.
] [ ' Howard Mallory , was locked up after
- j police officers had protected him from
' ' 'J. a crowd that threatened to lynch him.
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/ I Northern Pacific Resumes Traffic.
St. Paul , April 1. A telegram from
) General Manager Ward of the Great
Northern , who has been in the flooded
region of North Dakota , reports that
line now open to the coast , and that
traffic is gradually resuming a normal
condition.
Author of "Ben Bolt" Dying.
Newark , N. J. , April 1. Dr. Thomas
Dunn English is alive , but the physi
cians say ho may dlo at any moment.
They say it Is only his remarkable vi
tality that is keeping him alive.
ON TRIAL FOR WIFE MURDER.
Iowa Man Accused of Crime to Secure
Money Belonging to His Wife.
Des Molneu , April 1. Louln BIIBBC.
charged with murdering his wife Juno
18 , 1901 , was placed on trial at Waver-
ly yesterday. The theory of the prose
cution , as outlined by the district at
torney , is that HIIBSO married hlH wife
In order to secure $2.800 that ho had
previously obtained in a damage suit
for seduction against another man.
Ho proposed marriage without any
previous courtship and arqimlntanco
and was accepted. Eighteen months
later , It Is claimed , ho cut her throat ,
placed her body on a feather bed and
mattress , saturated the whole with
kerosene and set It on lire. It Is al
leged he then left the house , expecting
it to bum down , consuming the body
and that of a alooplng Infant that oc
cupied tin adjoining room. What pur
ported to bo ii confession was secured
from Uusse.
KILLED BY HIS COACHMAN.
Prominent Cleveland Man IB Shot to
Death and His Slayer Confesses.
Cleveland , April 1. George H. Al
len , a prominent dealer In coal and
timber lands , waa shot to death In
the yard in the rear of his home on
Delmont avenue last night. The deed
waB done by his coachman , John
Hagosfold , who , a little more than an
hour later , surrendered at Central po
lice headquarters and made the state
ment that ho had killed Allen. The
crime IB believed to have been the
outcome of a quarrel between the two
men about Hagesfold's work. Hages-
fold fired four shots Into Allen's body.
Allen's wife was a witness to the
crime.
ON TRIAL FOR OLD CRIME.
Missouri Man Defends Himself Against
Charge of Murder 33 Years Ago.
Ava , Mo. , April 1. In the trial here
of James Wilson , charged with the
murder In 18C9 of Orvlllo Lyons , a
neighboring farmer , the taking of testi
mony was begun yesterday. W. R.
Lyons , son of the deceased , testified
that he was four years old at the time
of the murder. He saw his father and
some man come up the roadway ;
heard a gunshot and next saw his
father dead ; he also saw the men
leave. The defense is trying to prove
that Wilson's connection with the mur
der is a case of mistaken Identity.
Alleged Forger Under Arrest.
Hot Springs , Ark. , April 1. Manson -
son U. Johnson of Anderson , Ind. , who
is alleged to have forged paper to the
extent of $100,000 , was arrested hero
yesterday by Sergeant Klrkpatrick at
the request of Cashier Marker of the
Anderson National bank. Johnson
was found In his room at a large hotel ,
sick In bed and under a physician's
care. Ills wife and J. J. Nettervllle , a
fellow townsman , arc caring for the
sick man , who seems to have broken
down under the worry incident to his
alleged fflght and multitudinous busi
ness troubles.
Maggee Given Fourteen Years.
Watseka , Ills. , April 1. Burt A.
Maggee , accused of causing the death
of three of his own family , was yes
terday convicted of murder and sen
tenced to 14 years In the penitentiary.
The crime was committed on May 2D.
1901 , when the home of Mrs. Mary
Hershberger , his motlier-ln-law , was
burned down and Mrs. Hershberger ,
Mrs. Hattie Maggee , wife of the ac
cused man , and Calvin Maggee , aged 5 ,
were found dead in the hodse after the
fire was put out.
Jessie Morrison In Old Cell.
Eldorado , Kan. , April 1. Miss Jes
sie Morrison , whose bond was nullified
when the state supreme court granted
her a new trial recently on the charge
of murdering Mrs. OHn Castle , her
rival , surrendered to the sheriff yester
day and was placed in the cell she
occupied several months previous to
her first trial. Miss Morrison will. It
is said , have no trouble in furnishing
a new bond , the amount of which will
bo fixed when the district court meets
today.
Lynching IB Likely.
Oklahoma City , O. T. , April 1. Sub
contractor Dean , who was in charge
of the Rock Island railroad camp near
Bridgeport , O. T. , was shot and killed
at that place by two negro camp la
borers yesterday. Dean never re
gained consciousness. No cause for
the deed Is known. The negroes es
caped and are being pursued by a
posse. There Is talk of a lynching.
Mrs. Walker Held for Murder.
Topeka , Kan. , April 1. The funeral
of J. S. Judd , who was killed in Las
Vegas , N. M. , last week by Mrs.
Walker , was held here yesterday. To
day the remains will bo taken to
Whitehall , Ills. , for burial. Mrs.
Walker has been held for murder In
the first degree.
Thorns' Trial Begins.
Chicago , April 1. The story of the
murder of Carrie Larson , as believed
by the authorities , was presented tea
a Jury yesterday by Assistant State's
Attorney Barnes. Louis Thorns , who
Is on trial for the murder , sat un
moved through two hours of scathing
denunciation.
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
Dr. Ernest Llober , the centrist lead
er in the rclchstae , is dead at Berlin.
Frank Erne and Joe Gans are once
more signed for a fight for the world's
lightweight championship. They are
to meet at Fort Erie on May 12.
On the eve of the departure of J.
Plcrpont Morgan for Europe it was
announced that he had given $00,000
for a deaconess homo for St. George's
parish , New York.
DCS Moincs Republicans Elect
Brcnton Mayor.
CALDWELL CARRIES SIOUX CITY.
Republican Nominee Has Twelve Hun
dred Plurality Democrats Elect
Mayor and Six of Nine Councllmen
at Burlington.
Des MolnoH , April 1. At the city
election yesterday the entire Repub-
Hean ticket was elected by about 850
majority , James M. Urenton being
elected over Jerry llnrtenbower
( Dem ) , the present Incumbent of the
olllco. The Republicans elected nearly
nil the aldermen and will control the
city in full the next two yeara. A. L.
Moore , on the cltl/eiiB1 ticket , wna
elected alderman In the Third ward
by a small majority.
Complete return on the head of the
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ticket give Dronton 7,200 ; llnrten-
bower , ( i.013.
In the city election in Dos Moincs
yesterday a voting machine wan for
the first time In Iowa put Into success
ful operation and used In one voting
precinct throughout the day.
Republicans Win at Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs , April 1. The munic
ipal election yesterday was the most
exciting in the history of the city.
The Republicans elect six out of eight I
aldermen and Dell G. Morgan mayor , I
to succeed Victor E. Jennings ( Dem.I )
who has hold office for two terms.
The other officers elected are Repub
licans. An uncommonly heavy vote
was polled. Other towns in this part
of the Bttito report heavy votes cast ,
but local affairs only figured In the
results. At Missouri Valley the ele
ment favoring the saloons won easily.
Democratic Victory at Creston.
Crcston , la. , April 1. The election
in this city yesterday resulted In i
Democratic victory , the Democrats
electing four out of live aldermen.
The Incoming council will bo com
posed of six Democrats and four Re
publicans.
Editor Caldwell Elected Mayor.
Sioux City , April 1. E. W. Caldwell ,
city editor of the Evening Journal ,
was elected mayor yesterday by the
Republicans by a majority exceeding
1,200. Indications are that ho has
carried nearly the entire ticket with
him.
Result at Burlington.
Burlington , In. , April 1. The Demo
crats yesterday elected their candi
date for mayor and the entire city
ticket , also six out of nine councilmen.
The present council has a Republican
majority of four.
REV. RICHTER DEPOSED.
Expelled from Pulpit for Issuing
Pamphlets in Interest of Sahaons. |
Minneapolis , April 1. Rev. Louis
RIchter , a Presbyterian minister , was
deposed from the ministry and ex
pelled from the church laat night , after '
a trial before the Minneapolis presby-
tery. Ho was charged with publishing - '
ing in pamphlet form articles in the
Interest of the saloons and also with
receiving pay from a Minneapolis
brewing company. The pastor ad
mitted the actions charged , but denied
that by such action he had done any
thing that was not consistent with his
position as a minister of the gospel.
Donates $50,000 to Old Ladles' Home.
Leavenworth , Kan. , April 1. Mrs.
William Small , it * is announced , has
donated $50,000 to establish an old
ladles' rest in this city , which is to
stand as a memorial to her late hus
band , William Small , who was a plo-
noer merchant of Leavenworth. Mr.
Small died at Chicago two years ago
while undergoing an onoratlnn. Rnmo
time ago Mrs. Small paid off the In
debtedness on the new Y. M. C. A.
building.
Municipal Elections In Kansas.
Topeka , Kan. , April 1. All first and
second class cities In Kansas are holding -
ing municipal elections today to elect
councilmen , members of the school
board and constables. The campaign
in most of the big towns has been
along party lines. In most Instances
where the liquor fight has entered into
the campaign the Republicans have
taken the "dry" end and the Demo
crats the "wet" end.
Rev. Heber Newton to Resign.
New York , April 1. After 33 years-
continuous service In New York city ,
theTtov. R. Heber Newton , D. D. , rec
tor of All Soul's Protestant Episcopal
church , is about to resign his charge.
Ho expects to go to San Francisco ,
there to accept a call to become the
special preacher of the Leland Stan
ford university.
Miners Celebrate Eight-Hour Day.
Hazolton , Pa. , April 1. Today Is be
ing observed as eight-hour day by the
minors in the Hazelton region. Every
colliery la idle. A big parade of min
ors will take place at McAdoo. In the
cvffnlng addresses bearing on the
eight-hour movement will bo delivered
in most of the mining towns here-
abouts.
Norwegian Labor In Canada.
Christiana , Norway , April 1. Labor-
era to the number of 2,000 are being
hired hero for railroad work In Can
ada by an American contractor.
General Election In France.
Paris , April 1. At a council of the
ministers President Loubot signed a
decrco fixing the general election for
April 27.
PATRICK MARRIED IN PRISON.
Condemned Man Outwits Tombs Offi
cials and Signs Marriage Contract.
Now York , April 1.--Albert T. Put-
rick , convicted VlHt- week of murder
in the llrat dcgnui for plotting the
death of Millionaire William Marali
Rice , and now awaiting the death Htm-
teneo , and Mm. Addto L. Franc ! ' ) , luivo
bucoino htiHbaml and wlfo In the ma
tron's room of the Tombs.
A ponstroko did It despite all precautions -
cautions to prevent It. The arrange
ments were so perfectly made , BO 110-
cretly planned and cleverly executed
that not until the nmrrliiKU was Irre
vocably complcto were 1'alrlc.k'n
KiiurdH cognizant that It waa even In
tended. The fact that CommlBHloner
of Correction llynea had declared his
( ippoBlthm to a nmiTlugo between the
primmer and the woman who had boon
BO faithful to him during his long In
carceration , Hindu the Tombs olliclalH
inoro alert to prevent u marriage in
the. prlHon ,
The miirrlago Is Bald to have been
MccompllHhed , howovor. wlillo the ma
tron waa present. The latter , how
ever , was BO much preoccupied with
attending to Ilio Ilium and her other
duties that imo was iinnwuro of what
wan going on.
Mrs. FriinclB , accompanied by her
attorney , her alater and Patrick's
father , called at the Tombs and asked
for a conference with the prisoner.
Ho was GHuorted to the matnm'a room ,
and alter a few momenta the guard IB
Bald to have stepped outside. U Is
Bald that the wedding contracts were
then signed by Patrick and Mrs. Frau
ds in duplicate. Under the law enacted -
acted by the leglBlaturo a year ago ,
this form of marriage la lawful when
the Blgnlng of the contract Is wit
nessed by two persons.
EMPEROR'S YACHT DAMAGED.
Meteor III Breaks Away From Its Towboat -
boat and Collides With Pier.
New York. April 1. Meteor III , yacht
of the German emperor , WIIH damaged
while being towed clear of ItH berth
at Shooter Island for Us trial spin
yesterday. The tug A. A. Sunnier had
a line on the Meteor and WUB pulling
It out of Its berth. The tug's steering
gear suddenly gave away and the
Meteor waB left helpless. It had con
siderable headway and collided with
a pier in the Imsln of the dock. Its
port rail was steve in and the largo
counter plate at its Btern waa badly
damaged , but while It continued on
to sea for its trial spin. It will return
to Staploton , Staten Island , for a more
careful survey before It sturta on ita
Journey across the Atlantic.
Philadelphia. April 1. The BX- !
Btory building at U10 and 012 Market
street , the first three floors of which
wore occupied by the George D. Kelm
Saddlery company and the other three
floors by the Joe Bailey-Davis com
puny , wholesale notions , was do >
stroycd by fire yesterday afternoon ,
There were about CO persons , mostly
girls , In the building when the fire
was discovered , but they till got safe
ly out of the place. Many of the girls
who were employed on the upper
floors escaped by moans of the ffro
escapes and fire ladders. Several
young women and a number of fire
men were hurt , but none of their In
juries are very serious. The loss on
the building and contents is estimated
at $110,000.
Holds Minor for Desertion.
Houston , Tex. , April 1. An import
ant decibion has just boon handed
down by the United States circuit
court of appeals In the case of Dan
Miller , a minor from Texas , who en
listed in the army at San Antonio ,
without the consent of his parents , de
serted , was arrested and Is now In
Jail pending the decision of the court.
The court holds that the enlistment ,
having made the prisoner a soldier ,
notwithstanding his minority , lie is
liable to the military law , Just as the
citizen who is a minor la amenable
to the civil law. The parents cannot
prevent the law's enforcement in eith
er case.
No Change In Colombia.
Washington , April 1. A cablegram
was received at the Colombian lega
tion hero yesterday from the minister
of foreign affairs at Caracas entering
a positive denial of the report thai
there has been a change of govern
ment In Colombia. The minister addB
that everything Is quiet in Colombia
and the government Is unchanged ,
he said , a fraud upon the people. In
supporting the pending bill. McCum
her ( N. D. ) expressed the belief that
the farmers of the country were entl
tied to the protection afforded by the
bill. Incidentally , he advocated gen
fcral pure food'legislation.
Seize Seal Skins.
Seattle , Wash. , April I. About $50.
000 worth ot seal skins were seized
In this city yesterday by the loca
United States customs officers. The
capture was made aboard the schooner
J. B. Ward , which arrived some days
ago from Unalaska. Two thousanr
and twenty-six skins were consigned
to local houses. They are of the Ber
Ing sea product , and Deputy Collector
Mitten thinks they were taken by pel
agio sealers. The schooner Ward
however , appears to have had no ham
In the taking of the seals , and that
alone , Collector Mitten stated , savet
it from seizure.
Sight Disabled Etrurla.
London , April 1. An arrival at
Queenatown reports sighting March 25
the disabled Cunard line steamer
Etrurla , which left Fayal , Azores
March 17 , for Liverpool. It was lu
tow of two tugs and a steamer waa
steering it. Etrurla was making but
little headway.
Provides for Twenty Per Cent
Reciprocity With Cuba.
ALL AMENDMENTS DEFEATED.
Test Vote Discloses Only Two Repub
lican Members Hostile to the Meas
ure Opposition Will Continue Fight
on Floor of the House.
Washington , April I. The wtiyn
mil means cnntmlttuo voted to report
bo Cuban reciprocity bill. The vote
wan II to 5. Two Republican ! ! Taw-
ley and Melcalfo voted against the
ill ) . All aiiicmliiiciitH were del'euten.
Following the action of the. cnmmlt-
lou the Republican membera who op-
IOHO the 1)111 ) held a conference. About
JO memburti were pruaent , represent-
ng the vurloua atatea represented In
augur production. No material action
was taken , but I ho dlticuualon waa lu
ho linn of coulliming the conteat on
the floor of the houae. It la tmld , however -
over , that the oppntiltlon will bo from
meiubera individually rather than from
i compact and organized oppoaltlon.
After the meeting It waa stated that
about 30 Republicans would upeuk and
vote against I ho measure. The waya
and iniiiuui leadera are confident the
measure will paas , probably by Repub
lican voteu. In any event , there IB
said to be moro than aufllclunt Demo
cratic Htipport of the bill to offset the
llepubllcan defection.
HANNA BEFRIENDS RATHBONE.
Falling to Secure Pardon from Presi
dent He Will Appeal to Congress.
Washington , April 1. The Peat
Bays thai Senator llannai propoaca to
Introduce a bill Which will provide for
the trial of Esles G. Rathbone , recent
ly tried In Cuba for frauda In connec
tion with the poHtofllcc scandal , by a
court In tbe United States , under
American liiwa and under American
methods. The aenator at'ya lie be-
llevea In Ratlilione'a honesty notwith
standing his conviction , and claims
that under our IIIWH evidence not ad-
inlHslhlu under the Cuban procedure
will aid Rathbono.
Speaking of the call of Senator Hanna -
na on the president and the former's
request for n. pardon for Rntlibono ,
the Post Bfiys : "H is quite likely , of
course , that , eomo coiiHlderatlon will
bo aliown Reeves , who turned atate'a
evidence. The attitude'of the admin
istration toward Rathbone and Neoly
will , however , be Ilrm. "
Senate Debates Oleo Bill.
Washington , April ] . During the
cntlro session of the fieimto yesterday
the oleomargarine bill waa under con
sideration. Three speeches were de
livered , two In niipport of the measure
and one against it. Simmons ( N. C. )
made an extended argument In opposl-
tlon to the bill , reinforcing cogently
points heretofore nmdo against the
proposed legislation and adding some
now end forceful argumentB. This
waa Simmons' maiden speech In the
senate and ho WIIH cordially congratu
lated at its conclusion. Dllllnglinm
( Vt. ) presented a strong legal argu
ment In support of the measure and
vigorously arraigned the manufactur
ers of oleomargarine for Imposing , ns
ho said , a fraud upon the people.
Sundry Civil BUI in House.
Washington , April 1. The JIOIIBO
yesterday began consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill , com
pleting the general debate before the
close of the session. Little of the
speech-making was pertinent to the
bill. Williams ( Miss. ) , Pou ( N. C. )
and Splght ( Miss. ) spoke on the pro
posed investigation of the southern
franchise question. Bell ( Colo. ) dls-
cusacd the financial bills before the
house. Payne , chairman of the ways
and means committee , reported the
Cuban reciprocity bill and gave notice
that ho would call It up a week from
today.
Aguinaldo Called to Testify.
Manila , April 1. Aguinaldo , with
General Chaffeo's permission , was in
court yesterday In answer to a sub
poena calling upon him to testify In
the suit brought against Senor Waldez ,
the editor of a Spanish weekly paper
here , by two Filipino members of the
United States Philippine commission ,
Dr. Pardo , for the liberal party , and
Bcnoto Legarda , but his evidence was
not allowed on the ground that the
truth of the article complained of was
immaterial.
Circus Wins Montgomery Handicap.
Memphis , April 1. W. T. Baldwin's
boy colt , Circus , won the rich Mont
gomery handicap yesterday afternoon
by a short head in the good time of
l-A&V * . Wax Taper finished second ,
a head before Flora Pomona. The odds
against the winner at one time were
at the sensational prlco of 100 to 1.
Fully 10,000 people were In attendance
and the clubhouse was filled with
spectators. Twenty-seven bookmakers
had all they could attend to.
Bishop O'Gorman Goes to Washington.
Sioux Falls. S. D. , April 1. Rt. Rev.
Thomas O'Gorman , bishop of South
Dakota , has gene to Washington to
hold a conference with President
Roosevelt in reference to the proposed
purchase by the United States of the
lands hold by the friars in the Philip ,
pines. During the conference it will
bo decided whether or not Blshon
u'Gorman snail go to Rome to assist
in the negotiations with the pope.
Thousands Die of Cholera.
Jedda , Arabia , April 1. During the
past week there were 928 deaths from
cholera at Mecca and Gl at Jedda.
COMPLAIN OF EVANS.
Grand Army Men Object to Pension
ComiTilnsloncr , Not Laws.
Mlniicapnlla , April I. Judge Ell
Terrence , e.ommaiidtir-lii-ehlef of the
Grand Army of the Republic , jmiL
back from u conference with the presi
dent on petiiilon nmltorn , nays the report -
port of the G , A. R , penalon ctiinnilt-
tee wan aubmltted to the prealdent
over a week ago. At hla requeat , how
ever , It will not bo iniulo public for
come little ( line , IIB the prcHldout ban
under cotialdonillon I ho election of a
aucceaaor to Pension GommlaHlonrr
lOviuiii. Judge Terrence , dlacminliiR
the report , snld :
"The committee found no fiiull with
( ho penalon liiwa an they now exliit ,
but nil her with the manner In which
HID lawa haivn been conalrued and tut-
ministered by the pennlon bureau. A
dealre I'or a Humgn In the olllco of
cominlHBloiinr of neiialoim linn been
steadily growing for two yeura past ,
until now It la almoHt unlvcraiil unions
the velenuia. Conservative Giand
Army men believe , and with good .
mime , ( hut great Injustice lien been
done to many deaervlng and worthy
I'lnlinnntn. All the veteran soldier of
the Union dealrea IB that the lawn be
justly and I'alrly administered and
that all who are entitled to receive
their beneflta ahull enjoy them with
out diminution or unreaaonable delayn
and that every unworthy claim shall
be rejected and every fraudulent pen-
Hloner stricken from the rolla. The
ntmoBphero of the pension bureau ban
been nuc.li IIH to create an Impresalon
tlml a great many frauda are attempt
ed by the old aoldlera. The recordB
show that only ono old soldier out of
7.1,000 baa been convicted of fraud
agaliial. the government. Certainly
that la a wonderfully good allowing. "
GULF ROAD THROUGH OMAHA.
Line Will Be Built From Manitoba
Largely With Foreign Capital.
Diilutli , Minn. . April 1. The Newn-
Tribune pulillahea a statement to tha
effect that the llantiio | Calala and Colonial
nial of PurlH and Belgium have agreed
to take $12,0(111,000 ( of bomla for build
ing the Manitoba and Gulf railroad on
the basis of ! )5 ) per cent. The road
will run from Diilutli to Omaha and
Kiiiiaaa City , cutting every one of the
great transcontinental linca. It Is
fho Intention of the promoters either
to make conncctloiiR with the Gould
ByBtem or continue the roail as an In
dependent line to the gulf. Work will
commence Immediately.
Thirty-Six Make Straight Scores.
Kansas City , April 1. Thirty-six
men tied on a straight score of 12
blrda In the Kaunas City sweepstakes ,
the Initial event of the Grand Ameri
can handicap live bird tournament ,
which opened at Blue River park , in
this city , yesterday. Manager Shaner
announced that , the entrlea for the
Grand American handicap number -1C7.
Haytlcn Refugees in Jamaica.
Klngaton , Jamaica , April 1. Large
numbers of Huytlen refugees are ar
riving bore In consequence of the po
litical upheaval In Hnytl. They say
the situation IB serious and that trouble -
blo Is certain to occur soon.
A TrMlihitnlnl AVorlli HavliiB.
All Inventor , having produced a won
derful hair Invigorating fluid. Kent a
ciiKe of botthn to a bald editor , with a
request for a testimonial. He got It 10
them1 terms :
"A little applied to the Inkstand has
given It a cunt of bristles , making a
splendid penwiper at a small cost. Wo
applied the lather to n twopenny mill ,
and the nnil is now the handsomest
shaving brush you ever saw , with
beautiful , soft hair growing from the
end of It some live or six Inches In
length.
"Applied to doorsteps , it does nwny
with the use of n mat ; applied to the
floor , It will cause to grow therefrom
hair sufficient for a brussels carpet. A
little weak lather sprinkled over a shed
makes It Impervious to the wind , rain
or cold. It Is good to put inside chil
dren's cradles , sprinkle on the road-
Bide or anywhere that luxurious grass
Is wanted for use or ornament. It pro
duces the effect In ten minutes. " Col
lier's Weekly.
Afrlcnnn AVnxli , lint Never Wlpr.
Great attention Is given in most of
the African tribes to the care of tbe
body. The- teeth are cleansed with
a stick which has been chewed Into
a kind of brush. The bands are
washed frequently , not by turning und
twisting anil rubbing them together
one within tbe other , ns with us , but
by n straight up and down rubbing ,
such as is given to the other limbs.
This manner of washing is &o charac
teristic that an African might be dis
tinguished by It from n European with
out reference to the color. The sun Is
their only towel.
The man who Is too proud to nsk
for favors doesn't get many. Chicago
Record-Herald
Kodol
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thousands of dyspeptics 1mvo been
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