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THE NORFOLK NEMrS : FRIDAY OOTOIVMH 31. W0'2. 'Colombian ' Rebels Arc Defeated i at Rio Frio. { CASTILLO ALSO A PRISONER , General Marjarres , After a Hard ' ) Fight , Captures Men and Munitions > ef Warv Both Sides Suffer Heavy | Losses Rejoicing at Colon. Panama , Oct. 23. The revolutionary general , Urlbo-Urlbe , with ten cannon , 2,500 rlflon , 200 rounds of ammunition , bus surrendered to General Marjarres -At Rio Frlo , near Santa Marta. The revolutionary forces under Gen- ral Urlbo-Urlbo , consisting of 1,300 men , which were defeated Oct. 14 , at ILa Clonnga , retreated to Rio Frlo and 'took up positions there. General Man .jjarres , with 2,000 men , proceeded against thorn from La Clcnaga , and engaged the enemy two days ago. The government general succeeded In sur rounding the rebels and forcing them to surrender. General Castillo was with General Urlbo-Urlbe. The news of this victory waa received hero by General Pordoma and Governor Sala- ' sar In a telegram from General Mar- .jarres. Details of the engagements are lacking , but heavy casualties on "both sides are reported. The surren der of Urlbe-Urlbe Is said to complete the pacification of the departments of Magdalcna and Bolivar. The revo lutionists now occupy the isthmusonly. Colon , Oct. 29 The government gunboat General Plnzon arrived hero yesterday afternoon from Savanllla. She was especially sent from that port ty the governor of the department of t Bolivar to bring to the Isthmus news of the defeat of the revolutionists un der Uribe-Urlbo and Castillo at Rio Frio. Both these generals were made prisoners. There Is much rejoicing in Colon and Panama over the success of General Marjarres and especially over the capture of Urlbe-Urlbe. 7" Confirm Defeat of Rebels. Washington , Oct. 29. Confirmation of the news of the surrender of Gen eral Urlbe-Urlbe was received at the Colombian legation here. The legation officials declare that with the surren der of Urlbe-Uribe the life of the re bellion In the interior of Colombia has received its death blow and com plete pacification of that portion of the country must Inevitably follow. f Ho was the acknowledged leader of tbo movfunent asralnst the Government and by his energy and perseverance Jn raising and equipping troops and securing assistance from the outside lias kept the revolution going for eome years. General Castillo , who surrendered with Urlbe-Uribe , Is about fifty years of age , and previous to Joining forces with Urlbe-Uribo , was guerrilla general , who gave the gov ernment a great deal of trouble. COLOMBIA GETS PROMPT REPLY. .United States' Answer Deals With Question of Sovereignty. Washington , Oct. 29. It was learned that a prompt answer has been made by the state department to the latest Colombian note respecting the Panama canal treaty , which was transmitted to the department Mon- day. Its nature was not divulged , but the presumption is that it deals almost entirely with Colombia's representa tions regarding the sovereignty of the isthmus , which the Colombians feel has been seriously invaded by the acts of Commander McLean and Ad miral Casey In preventing the prompt movement of troops across the rail road. This matter , as before stated , Is now the subject of negotiations be tween the Colombian government and Minister Hart at Bogota , and an early adjustment Is looked for. The state department is anxious that a speedy settlement bo reacntm m m-uei vu m- cilltate the completion of the Panama canal treaty. > Irish Question Dropped. 1 London , Oct. 29. Having gained their end in forcing the discussion of coercion , the Nationalist members of the house of commons appear to have abandoned any further parliamentary campaign pending the return of John Redmond , the Irish leader In the house , from the United States. A large number of Irish members have left London for Ireland. Those re maining did not enter the legislative chamber , but contented themselves with social Intercourse In the lobbies. 'All Irish questions and motions have suddenly been dropped and the gov ernment has been left to do us It oleases without molestation. I School In Officer's Hands. St. Joseph , Oct. 29. The Stanberry normal school Is In the hands of the federal authorities. The property of the Institution was taken yesterday morning on an execution served by United States Deputy Marshal Haskell of Bt. Joseph. The claim against the property Is made by John E. Fessler ol Kansas City , Kan. , and Is for $2,000. f To Submit to Arbitration. Paris , Oct. 29. Foreign Minister Dolcasse announced that Germany , Great Britain and France had agreed With Japan to submit to The Hague arbitration court the exact Interpreta tion of existing treaties dealing with the holding of perpetual leases of property by foreigners In Japan. Insurgents Use Dynamite. Sofia , Oct. 29. Leading Macedoni ans here assert that the Insurgents In flicted severe losses on the Turkish troops during the recent fighting in tbo Presna pass by the use of dyna- unite mines , The fightlnc In the pus is still going ou. ' * " " " 'DRYA"N TRAIN IN A WRECK , Cpcclat Crashes Into Caboose of a Freight at Arena , Cole , Cripple Crook , Colo. , Oct. 29. The Bryan opeclal crashed Into the ca- tv > 03p of a freight train at Aruna , in Brown canon , fifteen miles nbovo Leadvilio. yesterday. The special re mained on the track , but the caboose was thrown from the trucks and thrco people saved their lives by jumping. They were : Mlnnlo McKolvoy , Lcadvllle , bruised about hands and face by falling on rocks ; Charles Rob erts , Turrett , brulsod about body by being thrown from platform of ca- booao ; J. L. Iszcoretch , Saltda , bruised about head by falling on rocks. The freight had pulled In on n siding to lot the special pass. The caboose had not cleared the main line , when the special swept around a sharp curve and crashed Into the cabooso. The occupants of the caboose were warned of their danger In tlrao to save their.lives. Mr. Bryan was unin jured. The oobooso was demolished and the track obstructed so that the spe cial could not proceed. Mr. Bryan find his party were put Into an empty Swift refrigerator car and drawn by a freight engine , taken to Nathrop , seven miles away. There a chair car was taken from a siding and attached to the engine and run to Buena Vista and Lcadvllle. Mr. Bryan spoke at Alamosa and Sallda In the morning and nt Lead- vlllo. Buena Vista. Canyon City and Cripple Creek at night. BLACK BEAR SEIZES A BOY. Visitor at Zoo So Badly Injured by Beast That He Will Die. Hot Springs , Ark. , OcL 29. At Happy - py Hollow , a pleasure resort near hero containing a zoo , Robert Tatum , aged eight years , while passing closely to where a large black bear was chained , was caught between the paws of the animal , who dragged him close to hla body , and , placing the youth's head in his mouth , started to crush his skull. The bear's keeper rushed to the scene , pried open the mouth of the animal and rescued the boy , who was unconscious. An examination revealed the fact that the boy's skull had been fractured and his legs torn. Physicians have no hope for the boy's recovery. Mexican Miners Entombed Alive. Mexico City , Oct. 29. A shocking accident occurred in a mine near Santa Maria do la Paz on Saturday. A number of miners were working at the bottom of a shaft , when many tons of earth caved in , choking the shaft at some distance from the bet tom. Sunday night a tapping noise , made by the minors , could bo heard by the relief party at work in the shaft. The wives and children of the Imprisoned men were grouped around the top of the shaft , waiting and weep ing. At last accounts the men had not been rescued , but it is considered still possible that the men have not all suffocated. Seek to Avert Strikes. Washington , Oct. 29. The National Association of Builders convened hero yesterday and discussed the subject of co-operation between organized em ployers and organized employes. The sentiment of the association apparent ly was In favor of wage agreements and-the settlement of all labor dis putes before the necessity of a strike should arise , and for the appointment In each community whore agreements were reached of committees of both parties to enforcj- the agreement on terms of settlement. Girl Found With Throat Cut. Bloomington , 111. , Oct. 29. The dead body of Ada Jones , the seventeen-year- old daughter of Charles W. Jones , a wealthy former residing near Waynes- vlllo , was found with her throat cut from ear to ear. It is thought to be a case of suicide. The girl had been an ardent student at Waynesvllle acad emy , but came homo Monday com plaining of sickness. Overstudy Is thought to have caused the girl to lose her reason. Governor Yates Has Typhoid. Springfield , 111. , Oct. 29. Governor Yates Is suffering with typhoid fever. This fact practically Is admitted by Dr. L. C. Taylor , his attending physi cian. It will bo a day or two before an accurate diagnosis of the case can bo made , but the physician has found symptoms of the disease and thus far has not been able to check the raging fever with which the patient is suffer ing. Engine Spark Starts Costly Blaze. Laporte , Tex. , Oct. 29. An engine spark started a small prairie fire. A freight train following fanned the blaze and cotton on a flat car ignited. The entire train , with the exception of the engine and one car of cotton , was burned. Loss amounts to J100- 000. No Insurance. Ends Life With Chloroform. Sheridan , Wyo. , Oct. 29. H. S. Boal , eon-in-law of William F. Cody ( Buffalo Bill ) , committed suicide with chloro form In his apartments hero. He left several notes , but gave no causa ( or tbo act. Boal loaves a widow and two children. Doctor la Victim or ucrmo. Philadelphia , Oct. 29. Dr. Daniel E. Hughes , chief resident physician of the Philadelphia almshouse , died of tubercular peritonitis , the germs of which disease ho Is believed to have contracted from a patient In the hos Ultal. Dickinson Will Take Charge Monday. Kansas City , Oct. 29. Edward Dickinson - inson , lately general manager of the Union Pacific , will take charge of the office of general manager of the Kan sas City , Mexico and Orient railroad nest Monday. Hold Up Prairie City Bank and Escape With Booty. WATCHMAN HELD A PRISONER , Covered With Rifle and Kept Cornered for Three Hours While Thieves Work on Safe Posse and Blood hounds on Trail of Robbers. Prairie City , la. , Oct. 29. The bold est bank robbery occurring In Iowa la recent years took place here yustor- day. The robbers dynamited the uafu of the Iowa State Savings bank and secured an amount approximating $4,000. They exchanged a fusillade of shots with local officers and GHcnpcd. Night Watchman Ersklno discov ered four men approaching the bank at 1 o'clock. Ono of the mm cor nered him and kept him covered with a rlllo for three hours , whllu another broke open the bank door and worked on the safe. The other two men pa trolled the street and by a system of signals were able to hold nt liny a den tist , a physician and two or three oth er citizens who were attracted to the scene. Five dynamite shots were fired by the man in the bank before he BUO- coeded In getting at the cash box. The sum secured was mostly , silver , al though it Included a quantity of cur rency. At 4 o'clock the four men left the bank and disappeared through the east outskirts of the town , after firing n number of shots to terrify those who had scon them and shooting through a door In an effort to hit Erskino , who had opened fire. A general alarm was Riven and a posse quickly formed , which Is now on the trail. Bloodhounds were dis patched to the scone. Fraudulent Land Entries. Duluth , Oct. 29. Special inspoctoro of the government land otllcu have discovered that many persons now holding lands are now doing so upon perjured aflldavits. Immediate steps will bo taken to cancel such entries , take away the property from the hold ers and prosecute them on a charge of perjury. Numbers of these pretended homesteads are being contested on grounds of nonrcsldenco and noncultl vation , principally In the counties of Itasca and Boltrami. Farmers and Linemen Fight Rochester , N. Y. , Got. 29. The sher iff of Monroe county , with five depu ties , was called to Mumford to quell a fight between farmers and a gang of telegraph llnamon. The telegraph men set poles in the center of a side path. The superintendent of Bide paths ordered them to desist and was maltreated. The farmers took a hand and a fierce encounter ensued , In which ten farmers were hurt. Thirty- three linemen were subsequently ar rested. Pavoy Acquitted on Insanity Plea. Salem , Ind. , Oct. 29. Samuel Pavey , who has been on trial nearly a week for the murder of John Davis , was yesterday acquitted of the charge. The jury returned a verdict finding Pavey not guilty , because It was be lieved ho was Insane at the tlmo ho killed Davis. The court then appoint ed a commission to investigate the in sanity charge. After an examination , Pavey was declared to be sane , and ho was dismissed from custody. Soldiers' Orphans' Home Inquiry. Bloomington , 111. , Oct. 29. An all day Investigation of the charges of cruelty to inmates of the soldiers' or phans' home was concluded last night as far as local testimony is concerned. The trustees will probably draw up their report on Thursday. Many pa rents and guardians and children from various points of the state who have children in the institution wore pres ent at the investigation. Telephone Service for Farmers. St. Joseph , Mo. , Oct. 29. Represent atives of all the independent tele phone companies throughout Missouri , Kansas , Iowa and Nebraska will meet In this city tomorrow In nn effort to form an organization that will estab lish a toll service , connecting several thousand farmers with all the Import ant cities and towns of these states. Fifty companies nro said to be inter ested In the 'project. Murdered by Lone Bandit. Butte , Mont. , Oct. 29. A special from Bear Mouth says : James Conn , n wealthy rancher on Willow creek , was found shot to death In his homo yesterday. His mother lay upon the floor with her skull crushed In and cannot live. The murderer Is believed to bo the lone bandit who held up the Northern Pacific limited Sunday morn- Ing. Robbers Bind a Watchman. IrwJn , Pa.v Oct. 29. After binding , gagging and badly maltreating the Bight watchman , Joe Hamburg , at the Westmoreland Coal company's office In West Irwln , four masked men en tered the building and blew open the safe in the big vault and secured all the money that It contained , about 200. Mrs. Vallle Acquitted. Fair Play , Colo. , Oct. 29 The Jury in the case of Mrs. Uplide Vallle , charged with complicity in the murder of her husband , yesterday brought in a verdict of not guilty. Steamer Capital City Sinks , Tacoma , Wash. , Oct. 29. Steamer Capital City sunk off Brown's Point , at the entrance to Taconm harbor , about 8 o'clock last night. The passengers were saved. won : < o ? THE MARINE COP.PG. Valuable Aid ts the Ooldlcra In the Philippine Islands. Washington , Oct 20. Major Gen eral UlmrluH Hoywood commandant of the United States nmrlno curpn , In hln nnnual report to the nucrutary of the navy , Huyu It Is bin policy to keep the olllcers and men of hla command In the Philippines only two yearn and n half , returning them after such Horvlco In thlfl country. Ho hopes to reduce this term of fiorvlcu to a long us It IB advisable to liuop thorn In thut cli mate , During the last year , while there Imvn been practically no demonstra tions In the Philippines by organized InmirBonta , the marines , nuyti Gcnarnl Hoywood , have done excellent work In ridding the lalnndB of roving bandit of Indrones. The report presents In detail the operation ! ) of Major Waller and hln courageous band of marines on the conn ! of mint horn Sarnnr. Major Wal ler Is quoted as saying that the expe ditions early In last November In So- lioton district were the niont Import ant of the campaign , so far as their effect on the Insurgents was con cerned. A graphic account Is given of the operations of ( lie main expedition In the Sohoton district. The attack wn on the fortified cliffs and caves In the mountains , which has been reported to bo practically Impregnable , but were easily taken. THOUSANDS DIE OF CHOLERA. Frightful Ravage of Disease Reported In tno Philippines. Washington , Oct. 2'J. ' The fearful ravages ol plague and cholera In the old world are net forth In mall advlcuu received by the marine houpllal ser vice. vice.From From Manila Chief Quarantine OUl cer Perry makeu a cuimcrvatlvu esti mate that the cases ol chuloiu that have actually occurred In the Philip jilue Islands since March 20 lust ag gregate 75,000 , with a mortality of 75 pur cent. Ho says , uuder date of Sept. ID , that the dlsoaao lmn prae tluully disappeared from those provinces incos first Intected , hut those inuBt re cently affected are Buffering severely. In Japan the latent advices show that there have been 4,329 cases and 1,050 deaths from cholera. The cholera situation In China Is summed up as lollows : Nanking , 40- 000 deaths ; Shuu Ynaghulen , 3,000 cases per day. According to a report of the direct or geneinl of the Egyptian department of health the cholera epidemic contin ue.s to claim a largo number of vic tims. The number of infected places increased to 1,557. BOUNDARY MONUMENTS FOUND. Alaska Prospectors Discover Them In Location Mentioned by the Treaty. Seattle , Wush. , Oct. 29. Advices were received from Juncau , on the Bteamer Dolphin , that the missing Russian boundary monuments , which have been so cnorgutlcally searched for by Lieutenant ISmmons for the last two seasons , had been discovered by a prospector of the Porcupine dis trict. Through his friendship with the Chllkat Indians the prospector gained Information which gave him a clue to the position of the first monument. From this start ho followed along and discovered Boverul more of the old land marks , put up years ago by the czar's followers. The line marked by these monuments Is about five miles inland from Pleasant Camp , which Is seventeen miles from Klukwon. The latter is flvo miles from tidewater on the ChllUat river. This makes the Russian survey line approximately twenty-seven miles Inland to the sum mit , loss than one marine league and just where it was expected to bo from the language used in the Anglo-Rus sian treaty of 1825. The Rainy Hoi- low district is within American terri tory. Banquet for Ottumwa Officials. Ottumwa , la. , Oct. 29. Pursuant tea a promise that if Ottumwa won in the Iowa supreme court Its fight for the right to construct waterworks , Mayor Huston of Cedar Rapids Invited every Ottumwa city official to a banquet at the former place. A decision just handed down by the supreme court gives Ottumwa authority to Issue bonds for waterworks Improvements. The decision applies in a parallel case affecting Cedar Rapids. Dig Up Mecozolc Oysters. Omaha , Oct. 29. Some valuable rel ics of the mesozolc ago have just been unearthed near Button , Neb. Among the specimens were a largo number of cretaceous oysters , which were found at a depth of 450 feet. The specimens have been carefully boxed and will bo shipped to the state museum at Lin coln. A largo party from the Univer sity of Nebraska will leave at once for the scene of those finds and con duct further exploration. Champagne Vintage a Failure. London , Oct. 29. Heldicck & Co. of Rhelms. France , report that the 1903 vintage of champagne has been an absolute failure and will rank as one of the blackest vintages In the experi ence of champagne growers. The vin tage of 1903 also promises to be poor. Farmer Ends His Life. Wichita , Kan. , Oct. 29. L. L. Hazen , sixty years old , a prominent farmer , formerly af What Cheer , la. , commit ted suicide. His body was found in a haystack yesterday. Valuable Diamonds Taken. Davenport , la. , Oct. 29. Burglars last night entered the residence of M. J. Eagal and secured diamonds and jewelry valued at $2,000. Starving Doukhobora Wander Through Western Canada. ARMY OF FANATICS AT YORKTON. Refuse Proffered Shelter for Women and Children Special Officers Arc Sworn In to Protect Citizens From Invndero From Rural Districts. Winnipeg , Man. , Oct. 29. With caunt faces and eyes lifted heaven ward , nn army of fanatlcH , chanting wlerd rollcloim hyinnn , entered York- ton , Amiltmliola , yuHlorduy , filling the Inhabitants with fanr nnd pity. Tim pllgrlmti form \n\\\ \ \ of the colony of Doukhnhom , or Rutmlnii r.tMilotn , who located In the Canadian northwout two yearn HK < > , which IIUH tunu on the inarch , leaving crops half harvoutod and deserting their horiu'H nnd cattle. Sixteen hundred men , women and children entered YorUton yesterday , carrying their Infanta ami ulck on Btretchorn. The body marched to the Immigra tion BhodH , whore agents of the gov ernment met and Interviewed them. Through Interpreter ! ) thu DouUhohora told thu olIlrlalH they did not know where they were going or what they expected to do , their only mission wan to convert people and llnd "JoBuu. " The male momhors of the party re fused proffered nhcltor for the woman nnd children and the Hick , hut after much persuasion were Induced to leave the weaker onus bnhlnd while they continued their march through the city. The men and woman are living on woods and raw pntntoen and look emaciated after their long tramp from the villager Four hundred morn DoukhohorH are now just outside of the town , and GOO nro leaving their villages. A child died last evening whllu they were on the march. When word was brought In of Mich proximity a meeting of the council waa railed nnd several ftpoclal constable ; ] were sworn In. While the original inlsBlnn of the Ooukhoborn wan of a peaceful nature , some apprehension Is felt that they will ho driven to act ? of violence by sheer necessity. " VOLCANO BELCHES ASHES. Mountain In Southern Mexico Con tlnucs In Violent Eruption. Mexico City , Oct. 29. The latest news from thu southern part of the re public is that the people are less alarmed over the showers of ashes than when the Rim woo obscured. In Eomo cases rain has come and clearcil the atmosphere. Subterranean nolsea are heard at Tuxtla and this phenomenon onon apnjjars to bo general in the dla trlct where ashes fell. There have been forty-five distinct shocks ol earthquakes at San Cristobal. Pal cnquo advices nro that no change can bo observed from there In tha Bhapc of San Juan mountain , but loud nnd prolonged explosions are frequent Ashes foil all day yesterday. Scientific men sny the force required to prcclp Itato such nn Immense quantity oi nshcs over BO extensive n territory must have been terrific. It Is report/ cd that Ilio mountain called Hulstopcc Is in eruption. Indians to Erect Monument. Omaha , Oct 29. Local monumcn dealers have just closed a contrac whereby they are to erect for tha Cheyenne nnd Ogalalla Sioux Indiana a monument to bo placed on the bat tlefield of Wounded Knee In South Dakota. The Indian survivors of tha battle , as well as the relatives of the Indian men , women and children killed there , insist upon regarding 1 as a massacre , and it Is for the pur pose of commemorating the event thev have decided upon a monument Stratton Executors Sustained. Colorado Springs , Colo. , Oct. 29. District Judge Seeds handed down a decision overruling the action of the county court in appointing three ad mlnlstrators and sustaining In every point the executors who were namet in the will of the late W. S. Stratton Judge Orr of the county court has ap pointed Tyson S. Dines , Dr. D. H. Rica and A. Q. Sharp as administrators The bond of the new executors Is fixed at $8.000,000 and It Is signed by surety companies. Breaks Record Across Pacific. San Francisco , Oct. 29. The Pacific Mall company's new steamer Korea or rived at noon from Yokohama , break Ing the record across the Pacific. The steamer inndo no stop between the coast of Japan and her homo port , and came flying through the water at tha average rate of 470 miles a day. Killed by the Clover Leaf. Covlngton , Ind. , Oct. 29. Davl < Hutts , county councilman , and A Smith were instantly killed late las night by a westbound Clover Lea passenger train at a crossing. The two men were on their way homo In a light buggy. Both bodies vrero badly mangled. Pacific Cable Nearlng Completion. Victoria , B. C. , Oct. 29. It is ex pected the cable will be completed by Saturday. The Anglla , which is lay ing the 2,100 miles from Fanning to Suava , left Fanning Island Oct. IS earlier than was expected. That sec tion will complete the lino. Cousins Under Surgeon's Knife. Chicago , Oct. 29. Congressman Robert G. Cousins of Iowa arrived a Chicago yesterday and went at once to the Chicago hospital , where he was operated on for a pelvic abscess. Ho is free from pain and resting comfort ably. " " BILLPOSTER3DCFY COURT , Twalve Arrested at Chicago for Vli latlng Injunction. Chicago. Oct. 29. Twelve Htrlkln Ltllx | > sterH and their iiympathlzet wore arnmlnil yonterday for vlolatln & restraining order Innuud by Judg CbytniUH. All day lung the streets I the vicinity of the American Poiitln , Borvlco ollli'o wore crowded with at gry men. ISvory attempt at vlolunc < mot with a rush from the police am If caught , thu culprit wail taken Inti ctiHtody. Toanmturn who trlod ti jlookndo thn utrcotii were pulled fron heir wagons and hustled Into patro wagons. Bach arront WAH follower > y n volley of Htonon and mud , but tin police found llttlo dlMlculty In coplnf with the num. When arruHtud the non scoffed and jeered at thu liijunc .Ion. All were released on lioiidn ulgnod by the unlon'n attorney , llunl HH Agent P. J. Murphy and Patrick Oottllel ) were charged with Inciting rlotn , assault and disorderly conduct Thu others wore uccuuutt of contempt of court. MINES CLOSE FOR DAY. Mon Observe "Mitchell Day" In Honor of Union President. Wllkofllmrra , Pa. , Oct. 29. In order that Mitchell day mrvy be properly ob served today , there will he a general mispoiiblon of mining. The operator * ! would rather thu men would work , hut under the circumstances they are liolplosn In the matter. The superin tendents of many of tha collieries were notified that the employer ) would not report for work. Many visitors nro here to witness the demonstration In the city. There will ,00 a great parade - rado and mass meotlngu In nearly all the towns In the coal region. Ocean Steamers for Harrlman Lines. Chicago , Oct. 29. The Record Her ald says : The matiuK mont of the llarrlmun lines IB preparing to make a vigorous campaign for Increased Oriental trallln through Portland. With thin end In view orders will ho given for the conutrucllnn of four mammoth ocean-going steamers to ply between Portland nnd Asiatic ports. The cost of the steamers will bo be tween f2.000.000 and ? 3,000.000 each nnd their tonnage will probably ho as largo an those which are building for the 11111 llncs. _ Burlington Painters Quit Work. Burlington , la. , Oct. 28. Kecauso nonunion carpenters helped to build a residence In Burlington , the union painters refused to paint It. The master - tor painters pronounced tills action uncalled for nnd donned their aprons anil painted the residence themselves. The painters' union then ordered every painter In the city to quit work , nnd the houses are going without tin I n t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Shnw and Allison Speak. MarHhalltown , la. , Oct. 29. The largest meetings of the Iowa cam paign were held hero yesterday after noon nnd evening. Senator Allison de livered the principal addrcs In the afternoon nnd Secretary Shnw also Rpoko briefly , covering Ills vlewa of the tariff revision nnd the "Iowa idea. " Root Wins From Carter. Chicago , Oct. 28. Jack Hoot of Chicago cage wan given the decision over "Kid" Carter of Brooklyn at the end of the sixth round last night. The fight was one of the fastest between big men that IIUH tnkcn place In this city , ln several years. Conductor is Fatally Hurt. Ottumwa , Oct. 28. Conductor El mer Forest of Kldora was la ' "Uv In jured and six other trainmen painfully ; hurt In a head-on collision u iwuc-u two freight trains yesterday on tha Rock Island near Brighton. Prince Alert Wins. Memphis , Oct. 28. In the special match race between Sir Albert S. and Prince Alert , at one-half mile , one heat , Prince Alert won by threa lengths. Time , 0:51 : % , beating thf world's record 1V4 seconds. Michigan Students Strike. Lansing , Mich. , Oct. 28. The stu dents of the Michigan agricultural college , numbering about 1,000 , went on a strike yesterday owing to the suspension of seventeen of their num ber for participating In a freshman- eophomore rush ten days ago. No classes were held. Grave Robbers Indicted. Indianapolis. Oct. 27. The grand jury returned twenty-five Indictments In the local grave robbery scandal. Flvo doctors have been Indicted. All the ghouls now under arrest have been Indicted. King Leopold to Visit St. Louis. London , Oct. 28. "King Leopold , " says the Brussels correspondent of the Dally Press , "has promised Commis sioner Walsh to visit the St. Louis exposition. " Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat * This preparation contains all of tha dlgestanta and digests all kinds ol food. It gives Instant relief and never falls to cure. It allows you to cat all the food you want , Tbo most sensitive stomachs can take it. 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