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THE XOUFOL1C NEWS : FRIDAY , FKIHlVARYfi , HK ) Two Arc Instantly Killed and Eleven Others Injured. COLLISION ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL Dense Fog Blinds Engineers to Danger Until Too Late Debris Catches Fire With Result That Five Care of Cattle Arc Destroyed. Chicago , Fob. 3. Two men were killed , flvo seriously injured , six oth ers slightly Injured In a rear end col lision of castbound stock trains on the Illinois Central at Clovcrdalo yes terday. The dead : William Poston , Marcus , In. ; Fireman Jackson , Seriously Injured : Zrlck Scolt , Charles Bass , Frank Wlnt , all ot Mar cus , la. ; Gcorgo Billings , Louts Dun can , Clalghorn , la. Slightly Injured : R. D. Loucks , Lnr- rabee , la. ; Ocorgo Hooper , Marcus , la. ; James Thompson , Marcus. la. ; T. J. Mnhan. LeMars. la , ; A. T. Wells , Marcus. In. ; Benedict McGoldrlck , conductor. All but tho. conductor and fireman were stockmen. The collision occurred In a dense foe. which prevented the engineer of the second train from seeIng - Ing the train ahead until almost upon It. The occupants of the caboose of the first train were likewise unaware of their daneer until their car was practically telescoped. The dead and Injured were broueht to Chlcaco on a special train and the latter were taken to St. Luke's hospital. The wreckage caught fire and the caboose and five cars of stock were consumed. ELEVEN PERISH IN FIRE. Finns Obliged to Stand by While Flames Burn Wives and Children. Eleven Burned to Death. Vancouver , Feb , 3. Thursday evenIng - Ing witnessed a grim tragedy with dire results to the Finnish settlers ou Malcolm island. Fire broke out while the men were at a meeting , in a com mon living house in. which twenty- four families lived. Eleven women and children were burned to death and seventeen injured. The dead : Mrs. H. Hermanson and four children , Mrs. Lafbaca and two children , M. Sortel and two daughters of August Oberg. There was no water supply and the crowd which gathered around the blaz ing building could do little but watch the women and children burn to deatn. Several children were thrown from the house at their feet and a number of women leaped from the second story of the doomed hotel , receiving severe injuries. Mr. Lafbaca , who lost his wife and four children , haft recently arrived from Dakota. Rioting at South Bend. South Bend , Ind. , Feb. 3. Riots and violence have followed as a result iof the strike of motormcn and conductors of the Indiana Railway company. Be tween 200 and 300 residents of tr < west end gathered in South Chapli street yesterday nnd forced the streei car company to cease operations , but not before one car had been badly damaged. Boxcar doors from the Lake Shore railroad were spiked to the tracks and all kinds of rubbish piled in the street to Impede the traf fic. Cars were stoned in South Mich igan street , Portage and La Salle nve- iwes. A shot was fired from 'a car on La Salle avenue. Golden Reward Smelter Closed. Deadwood , S. D. , Feb. 3. The men who walked out at the Golden .Reward emelter were notified to call at the office on Feb. B and receive their pay. All of the company's miners .have been laid off except those who supply the cyanide plant at Deadwood , that plant not being affected by the strike. V Harris Franklin , the general -manager , who is in New York , has telegraphed that the smelter will not be ( operated again. The company officials claim that the ore from the mines can be re duced more cheaply at other 'plants. Operators' Evidence All iln. Philadelphia , Feb. 3. The operators yesterday finished the presentation of evidence to the anthracite coal com mission and the afternoon session was devoted to testimony in rebuttal , on the part of the miners. Much statis tical evidence was offered during the morning by the Reading Railway com pany , showing in figures the - conditions tions existing in the mine regions nnd comparing the prosperity of the mine workers and their children with that of persons engaged In other occurm- tions in various cities. Strikers Attack Deputies. Youngstown , O. , Feb. 3. A crowd of Italian strikers at the Lake Eric com pany's quarries , east of here , attacked ten deputy sheriffs , who were protect ing men employed to take the places of strikers , and a battle resulted , dur ing which several hundred shots were fired. Two Italians were wounded , bnt they wore spirited away. The strike was precipitated by the com pany posting notice that the men would hereafter be paid by the day Instead of on a tonnage basis. Refuse to Discharge Nonunion Men. Detroit , Mich. , Feb. 3. Fifty manu facturers of Detroit have subscribed to resolutions pledging themselves to support the Penberthy Injector com pany tn a refusal to discharge a non union brass worker or crowd him Into joining the union. The brass workers made their demand Saturday , and gave the Penberthy company until Feb. 4 to comply. The men say there will be a strike In the event of a re fusal to comply with their demand. VVNT < 20 PER CENT RAISE. Trainmen on Western Lines Voting on Question of General Strike. Topekn , Fob. 3. The conductors nnd trainmen on the western lines , among them the Santa Fo , are voting on a proposition for a general strike unless the railroads accede to their demand for n readjustment of the wage schedule. So far as can bo learned the sentiment appears to bo favorable to a strike , although this In largely conjecture , as the mon keep their business pretty closely to them selves. The roads have all refused to moot a demand for n 20 per cent Increase , although quite a number have offered to compromise on a smaller percentage. But the boards of adjustment , both for the conduct ors and trainmen , take the ground that they have made a conservative request In the first place , that their demands are fair and they will not budge from the 20 per cent. ARREST GET-RICH-QUICK MEN. Police Hold Four Who Promised $200 Monthly on $50 Investment. New York , Feb. 3. On charges of violating the postal laws in connection with a so-called "wheat syndicate , " through the operations of which sub- scrlbers wcro promised a profit of $200 In thirty days on an investment of $50 , four men were arrested yester day. The prisoners described thorn- selves as Fernando Q. Gardner , a broker ; Colgate Falos , a broker ; J. H. Evans , publisher of the "Wall Street Press , " and Henry C. Scrlvcr , a general advertising agent. The do- tcctlvcs making the arrests seized the books of the concern , many circulars setting forth the merits of the syndi cate and about 1,000 letters , half of which contained complaint from the subscribers to the syndicate that they had received no profits. Policeman Kills Holdup Suspect. Salt Lake , Feb. 3. While endeavor ing to arrest three men suspected of attempting to hold up the grocery store of J. S. Morrison , Policeman Horace Heath shortly before midnight shot and instantly killed an unidenti fied man and was himself severely wounded in the leg. The dead man's two companions escaped. When Ofll- cer Heath confronted the three men on West First street nnd told them they were under arrest , one of the men sprang behind a tree nnd the offi cer quickly got on the other side of the same tree. Both men drew their revolvers and commenced shooting. The first shot of the suspected hold up's pistol struck Heath in the leg , hut the officer continued shooting Tiround the tree and finally put n bullet through the man's head. In the mean time the other two suspects had dodged into an alley and disappeared. Girl Firebugs Confess. Ogden , Utah , Feb. 3. Two ten-year old girls named Reeves and Curtis , serving sentences for general Incorrlg- ibility , have confessed to Superln- tendent Allison that they set fire to the dormitories in the state Industrial school here Sunday night They said that the fire was part of a plot for a general escape by the girls 1n the In stltution , nearly all of whom , they allege , had knowledge of the content plated break. The two have been placed In solitary confinement -pending further Investigation. Jail Delivery at Oulrrcy. Qulncy , Fla. , Feb. 3. Every prisoner confined in the jail here escaped last night. Among the number was one who was Incarcerated nt noon ; on the charge of murder and another who Is said to be a noted postoffice crook. In some way the prisoners succeeded In turning in an alarm of fire from the jail. This brought out the depart ment and a large crowd 'Of citizens and the Jail was entered m search of the fire. The prisoners succeeded in mingling with the crowd anfl breaking out of jail. Army Officer In Custody. Montreal , Feb. 3. A former United States army officer , who gave his name as Alexander W. Waters , but who is believed to be William A. Wilson , was arrested here yesterday , charged with the embezzlement of $8,000 , the prop erty of the United States government. When arraigned Waters said that he had no desire to fight extradition pro ceedings , but was prepared to leave at once for Washington. Waters was disbursing officer of the bureau of coast guard and transportation 'at Ma nlla. Young Man Lies In Stupor- Webster City , la. , Feb. 3 Delbert Stafford , a young man residing near Blairsburg , east of this city , has lain unconscious since Saturday night as the result of a collision with a buggy. He was riding horseback nt a fast rate of speed when the accident oc 'Currcd. ' He was hurled headlong to the ground and sustained injuries to his head. Ho may recover. The occu pants of the buggy were uninjured. Sent Threatening Letters -to Morgan. Trenton , N.J. . , Feb. 3. Botho Stru- ble , who , with three others , was ar rested some time ago In Jersey City , charged with sending letters to J. P. Morgan , threatening him with death unless money was sent to them , yes terday pleaded guilty in the United States district court and was sen tenced to one year in the Essex county penitentiary and to pay $100 fine , Postmaster Eludes Arrest. DCS Moines , Feb. 3. A deputy mar shal vrho went to Westphalia , la. , to serve a warrant on the postmaster of that town , Ferdinand Kurhncr , on a charge of embezzling $500 , returned yesterday and reported that Kurhner had purchased a ticket In Chicago on Friday last for a point In Michigan. Passes Many Minor Measures Under Suspension of Rules. SENATE TALKS ARMY MATTERS. Appropriation Dill Is Discussed and Many Amendments Are Made. Card and Quarles Talk In Opposl * tlon to Statehood Bill. Washington , Fob. 3. The houuc yesterday passed about forty bills un der suspension of the rules. The mout important of them was a bill to author ize the resumption of the ncgotlatlonn with Great Britain for the preserva tion of the Alaska fur seals and to give the secretary of the treasury au thority , If the modus vlvendl Is not completed prior to the pelagic Healing season this year , to exterminate the seal herd on Prybllof Island , except 10,000 females and 1,000 males. The senate bill appropriating $1,500,000 for now department of agriculture building was passed. Among other bills were a number to restore to their former rank In the army or navy nnd then retire officers who resigned years ago. One bill advanced Briga dier General II. C. Merrlam , retired , to the grade of major general on the re tired list. Senate Proceedings. Washington , Feb. 3. The scnato yesterday had the nimy appropriation bill under consideration. It was about to be passed when Pottus ( Ala. ) re- quest-1 ! that it go over until today to permit some amendments. After the reading of the bill , Hale and Cockrell got into a discussion of the general staff bill , the former declaring that It was general legislation and had no place in the bill. Cockrell Insisted otherwise' Quay during the discus sion interjected the remark that the provision was properly in the bill. Berry criticised as remarkable a dc < fense made some days ago by Proctor ( Vt. ) of Captain Brownell , said to have been connected with the death of Father Augustln In the Philippines. The statehood bill was up for a short tlmo and Bard and Quarles spoke In opposition to It. After a brief execu live session the senate adjourned until today out of respect to the memory of the late Representative Rumple ( In. ) . TO BE TRIED SIXTH TIME. Celebrated Kansas Insurance Case In Court for Quarter of Century. Washington , Feb. 3. The celebrated Kansas insurance case , which grew out of the alleged death of John W , Hlllmon In that state In 1870 , was yesterday torday sent back to the trial court for the sixth trial. Hlllmon's lifo was In sured in the Connecticnt Mutual In surance company for $35,000 and when his death was reported the payment of the policy was resisted on the ground that he entered into a con splracy with others to disappear , have the report circulated that ho was dead then substitute the corpse of another man and claim payment on the policy , Hillmon disappeared while traveling on the plains with a man name < ' Brown , who swore that ho had been killed by the accidental discharge o a gun. The case has been in the courts ever since. The circuit court of appeals for the Eighth circuit at the last hearing decided in favor o the claim of the widow of the insured man , but the superior court roversei' the opinion on the ground of error In the trial. Urge Repeal of Desert Land Act. Chicago , Feb. 3. The executive committee of the National Business league , at its .meeting yesterday adopted strong resolutions , urging the early repeal of the desert land act , the commutation clause of the homestead act and the timber and stone act Through certain iprovisions of the laws mentioned , speculators , the league claims , have gained control o large areas of land < whlch are expected to be reclaimed by Irrigation. The league hopes to aid in correcting this abuse. A resolution has been intro duced In congress with the hope of re ducing the area of all lands settled illegally. Nomination la Turned Down. Washington , Feb. 3. The senate committee on judldary agreed to recommend that the nomination o William Byrne for United States dls trlct attorney of Delaware bo rejected This action was taken after quite an extended discussion. The ground for the action of the committee was the connection of Byrne With Delaware politics. Upholds Cigarette Tax. DCS Moines , Feb. 3. The supreme court has decided that the Iowa cigar ctte law is valid. It imposes a tax of $300 upon all dealers in cigarettes Each of the three defects allege * against the law by the American To bacco company were declared by the court to be not well taken and the original package theory was scoffed at as a week subterfuge. Jury to Try Young. New York , Feb. 3. In the supreme court yesterday an order was signed for a venire of 100 special Juroru for the trial of William Hooper Young , accused of the murder of Mrs. Anna Pulitzer. The case probably will be called tomorrow. No Action on the Canal. Washington , Feb. 3. The senate committee on foreign relations yester day considered the Colombian canal treaty , but did not complete It. Sen ator Morgan offered a number of amendments , which were not accepted. FEDf AL INSPECTION LAW , .Ive atotU Shippers Relieved of An nual Tax of $200,000 , , Denver , Fob. 3.--UuforrliiK to I'renl- loiit KooHuvult iilinliu ; the fodoiul m- poetlou bill , which abolishes all loui. inspection of Interstate ) shipments o llvo utock and which has been I'liuni lotted by the National Llvo Stock IIH lodatlon In congress , President Springer of the National Llvo Ktool. iHHoi'lutluii , said : "Tho shippers of llvo stock of the 'nltcd Stntun can congratulate Ilium ielvcs that the strenuous efforts of the illlrors of the organization have liliicoil on the federal iilatutcM a mm lirohenslvo. law , which eliminates nil ( ate liiHpectlon fees on llvo stock for ntorntate shipments. This great lliht ; ! ian been waged for two yoarH by the National Llvo Stock association and 'resident ' Hoosovcll yesterday Hlgnoil : he bill relieving shippers of llvo Htock : if an annual tax of nearly $200,000 per annum. I wish on hohalf of the llvo stock Industry of the United Staten io return thanks to Secretary Wllmm nnd to members of the fifty-Hoventh onK.'OBs and to President Uonnovolt or the moHt Important piece of federal loKlHlatlon In 100 years for our Kroat Industry. " KLONDIKE 13 DOUBLY RICH. Second Stratum of Pay Dirt Is Found Beneath Old Workings. Vancouver , H C. , Fob. 3. A Hpocliil 'rum li\vnon ! Hays : "A shaft mini ; ou the lildorado struck second hodiock HlMy-llvo feet below the first bedrock , with six feet of pay gravel , running an h as $25 to the bucket. The strike was not far from the famous iiniher ; , which Is now under control. The now Ktrike knocks all mining theories and opens up remarkable possibilities. Other shafts are now being mink. If lower bedrock actually oxiHtH , the Klondike district topcatH Itself , judg ing by the pay ore found. It IK Hinted that there are ntlll other striken below - low those found. " Keokuk Students Overpower Police. Kookuk , la. , Feb. 3. After overpowering - powering a squad of policemen on guard , 350 students of the Keokuk Medical college yesterday dug up " 1'iofoHHor" Cozad , who was burled Sunday for a seven days' sleep In an alleged cataleptic state. The students wore organized and made quick work of the policemen In Hplto of a display of revolvers by the officers. Western Roads Issue Blockade Notice. Chicago , Feb. 3. Because of inabil ity of eastern roads to handle all the trallle offered them , western ronda have iHKiiutl blockade notices that af fect several of the necessaries of life. Among the latter Is flour , which the western roads will not receive for de livery to eastern roads until further notice. St. Paul Has Stormy Trip. New York , Feb. 3. The St. Paul ar rived yesterday from Southampton nnd Cherbourg , having been delayed by extremely bad weather. Heavy southwest nnd west gales prevailed with southwesterly swells making a very rough passage. Crimes Act Revoked. Dublin , Feb. 3. The Official Gazette announces that the proclamation Is sued last year , placing thirteen dis tricts in Ireland under the crimes act , and maintaining summary jurisdiction by the magistrates , is revoked. Member * of Crew Drowned. Rinkjoeblng , Denmark , Feb. 3. It became known today that all the mem hers of the crew , numbering twenty four , of the Norwegian steamer Averti , from New Orleans , which went ashore at Lemvlg , were drowned. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. The Cape Times announces the death of former Boer commandant General PrlnzJoo. A cave-In at the Pioneer mine a Ely , Minn. , caused the death of Jacob Maki , a Finn , and injured three others Spotted Horse , at one time chief o the Crow Indians , IP dead at his home in Little Horn river country , Montana Frank Croak and wife of Alejtando Hill , N. Y. , were arrested on a charge of starving .two of their children to death. Ex-Senator Henry L. Dawcs JH crlt ically ill at Pittsfteld , Mass. . as the re suit of a cold , which has developed In to grip. President Castro's troops have me with defeat at the Jiani.s of Hie V no zuelan revolutionists nt a point lorty miles south of Caracas. Mrs. Olive Gray , forty-five years old was arrested ai Alexandra , Ind. . by poBtal ofllclalB for alleged fiaud in advertising for a husband. The boiler of : t sawmill near Trim ble. Tunn. , exploded Monday , killing Cliff Mlnto and Fred Ward , and scrl ously injuring three others. Christopher Geselaon , who for many years was in the service of the gov eminent as a guide and Indian inter prefer. Is dead at his homo in Brook' ' lyn. lyn.By By a unanimous vote the Chicago city council placed Itself on record as desiring municipal ownership of street lights. The legislature will be memorialized to pass an enabling act at onco. Mary Williams was shot and In stantly killed at Eckman , W. Va. , by James Whitcomb , a miner. They had been lovers for months. Ho escaped to the woods and has not yet been captured. At a secret meeting of over twenty Kentucky distillers it was deter mined to begin an organized cam- pal n against the anti-liquor legisla tion now being considered by the varl- CUB legislatures of the country. WHO WAS BEFRIENDED A PASTOR BY AN EMPEROR SAVED BY PE-RU-NA. HOT. TT. Rtulxinvoll.of KlUliorn , Win. * , 1 piuitor of Iho Evangelical Lutheran Bt. John'H Cluiroh of Unit pluro. llov. Htulwnvoll In the pOHHOHHor of two blblori prcHuntod t < > him by Kiupuror William ot normally. Upon the Jly loaf ot ono ot the blbluH the Kmporor IIIIHwritten In ] IH ! own handwriting a toxt. ThlH honored piiHtor , in a recent letter to The Pornnii MtxUoino Co. , ot Calum- buH , Ohio , sayn concerning their famous catarrh remedy , Porunai The Pcruna Medicine Co. , Columbus , Ohio. Gentlemen : "I had hemorrhages of the lungs tor n long time , and all despaired ot me. I took Pcruna and was cured. It gave mo strength and courage , and made healthy , pure blood. It Increased my weight , gave mo n healthy color , dnd I feel well. It Is the best medicine In the world. It everyone kept Pcruna In the house it \vould save many from death every year. " / / . STUBENVOLL. Thotinands of peoploliavo catarrh -who would bo mirprlHed Io know it , lxcaunof | tt hail been called Homo other iiiimo that ) j alnrrh. The fact in catarrh is catarrh . wherever located ; and another fiuit which in of equally great , Importance , IH that Poruuft curou culurrh wherever located. CROP CONDITIONS ARE GOOD. Weather Bureau Issues Favorable Statement on Winter Wheat. Washington , Fob. 3. The weather bureau's monthly nummary of crop condition ! ) is as follows : On the whole the winter wheat -rop fared well In January. 1903 , the central and northern portions of the winter wheat bell being well protected by snow covering until the closing days of the month , when much KIIOW melted , leav ing only the extreme northern districts with a covering on Jan. 31. Over the southern portion of the winter wheat belt some damage has resulted from alternate freezing and thawing , but the crop has apparently not sustained serious Injury. The rainfall through out the winter wheat belt was lighter than usual , but Kansas Is the only state reporting need for moisture. Godfrey Hunter Acquitted. Louisville , Feb. 3. In Guatemala City yesterday , Godfrey Hunter , Jr. , was acquitted of the charge of murder growing out of the killing of William Fitzgerald of Grand Rapids , Mich. , b > young Hunter. Dr. Godfrey Hunter , former United States minister to Guatemala , cabled the news of his son's acquittal to William Hunter , an other son who resides In this city. The cablegram states that during the trial thirty-eight witnesses swore to the fact that there was a conspiracy against the IJfe of Godfrey Hunter. Jr. Testimony In Merger Case. St. Paul , Feb. 3. The taking of tes timony on behalf of the defendants in the state suit against the so-called rail way merger began yesterday. The testimony Introduced was document ary. The evidence admitted was transcripts of testimony given in the government case , now about ready for hearing In the United States circuit court , and Included the testimony of President Hill of the Great Northern , President Mellen of the Northern Pa cific nnd President Harris of the Bur lington. Cattle Embargo to Be Lifted. Boston , Feb. 3. Within a short tlmo it is believed the cattle embargo In force In several New England states , because of the foot and mouth disease , will be lifted. Dr. Salmon , chief of the bureau of animal Industry , who has been here since early in Decem her , has returned to Washington anil will not come back to New England , unless there Is n reappearance of the disease. There arc no known cases cf the disease In New England. Snowstorm In Colorado. Denver , Feb. 3. Reports from all parts of the state show that a snow storm , In some places the heaviest of the winter , Is raging. So far only railroads in the more exposed places are suffering Inconvenience. ' Many snowslldcs are reported , but so far as known there has been no loss of life. Hot ! lleflrrllou. It happens quite frequently that the elf made man has u sou who Is simply tailor made. Puck. If you < lo not dorlvo'prompt and satin- factory romillw from thouHoof Poruim , wrlto alonco to Dr. nartman , giving n full statement , of your caHo and ho will boploawid < give you hln valuable lul- vlco Kratln. AddroHH Dr. JTarlman , ProHldont of The llartman Sanitarium , Columbus , O. Lynch Must Serve Some Time. London , Fob. 2. Colonel Arthur Lynrh , lately sentenced to bo hanged on conviction of treason , butwhose nrntonro was commuted to Imprison ment for IIfu , has boon removed to I'arkliurHt prison , the doctors having reported unfavorably on the state of hlH lungs. No further commutation of his sentence can bo considered for three months , but It Is suld he will be HOI ut liberty before or Immediately after King Edward's projected visit to Ireland next spring or autumn. Six Llfecavers Drowned. London , Feb. 2. The Danish steam * er Xfnla , Captain Kruse , has gone ashore nt Cruden and is completely BubmerRod. Two of the crov/ were drowned , while the captain and the ra- malndor of the crow wore saved. Rough weather prevails around the- British coasts. A lifeboat crossing Swansea bay to assist a vessel In dis tress was caught In a squall nnd cap- sized. Six of the lifeboat men per ished. . Dexter Bank Mooned. Dexter , Kan. , Feb. 2. Three cracks- Hen wrecked the safe of the State Ijank of Dexter early Sunday and sc- jurcd fl.fiOO , escaping on a handcar without having aroused the citizens. Officers from Arkansas City followed the robbers' trail for several miles , but without success. Thirteen Persons Are Drowned. Corfu , Feb. 2. The British schooner Pioneer ran into a torpedo boat de- Btroyer near the channel of Corfu and thirteen persons are believed to have been drowned. Two bodies have thus fAr been nicked up. Wife Murders Her Husband. Hazclton , Pa. , Fob. 2. Adam Reich- < rt , aged fifty yeans , died yesterday us a result of bullet wounds Inflicted by his wife during a quarrel. Mrs Rolchort Is under arrest. Milea Is Guest of King Edward. London , Feb. 2. General Miles was the rucst of the king and queen at dlnnor at Windsor castle last night. The Prince and Princess of Wales were among those present. Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. Thl3 preparation contains all of the dlgcstanta 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. The most sensitive stomachs can take It. By itsuso many thousands of dyspeptics have been J cured after every thing else fulled. la unequalled for the stomach. Child * ren with weak stomachs thrive ou it. Cures all stomach troubles Prepaicd only by E. O. DEWiTT&Co. , Chicago. " bo 11.bottle contains2tf times tbe&0c.sha.