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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
PART TWO , N011FOL1C , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , MARCH 27 , 11)08. ) PAGES 9 TO 12
Two Persons Killed and Many
Others Injured.
-DUG FROM HOLE IN FIERY CAR.
iFour Cars nro Lost by Flro After the
Wreck Occurred nt Thompson
This Morning People dust Saved
After Noon.
Thompson , 111. , March 27 , 8:05 : p. tn.
Special to The News : In the wrook
that occurred hero this morning the
passengers have boon taken from the
burning curs , through n hole in the
floor. Two nro dead and twenty in
jured severely. Four oars nro totnly
.burnod.
Burlington Train Wrecked.
Thompson , 111. , March 27 Special to
'Tho News : The Burlington's St. Paul-
'Chicago train was wrecked hero this
morning , the cars being piled up in the
ditch. The sleeper imd chair car were
"buried and'many of the passengers were
injured. At this report the number of
the persons injured has not boon learned.
General In Wreck.
La Costa , Texas , March 21. Special
to The News : The Southern Pacific
"Sunset Limited" collided with a pas-
'Bongor train at this place this morning.
'Three persons were killed and niuo
seriously injured. The Pullman sleep
ing oar was telescoped and its contents
killed or injured.
The private car of the Mexican general -
oral , Troviuos , was attached to the train ,
but the general escaped serious injury.
The entire train of cars was burned and
both locomotives destroyed.
FATAL WRECK ON OMAHA ROAD.
Passenger Collides With Logging
Train , Killing Fireman.
Haywnrd , Wls. , March 27. In a
wreck on the Omaha road hero a pas-
-Benger train collided with a logging
train , telescoping the engine , mail
and baggage cars. Fireman Frank
33apen of the passenger train was
killed and J. 0. Hlner , the passenger
V -engineer , was badly bruised. No oth
ers were hurt. The fault lay with the
logging train , which thought the pas-
'Benger had gone. A blinding snow
storm made it impossible to see but
a short distance or both engineers
-could have seen the danger.
Freight Cuts Train In Two.
Kansas City , March 27. At a crossIng -
Ing at Kansas City , Kan. , a heavy Mis
souri Pacific freight train ran into
the St. Paul express on the Chicago
Great Western railway , cutting the lat
ter train in two and badly wrecking
the rear chair car and sleeper. Most
of the passengers were In the ordinary
coach and all , as well as both crows ,
escaped injury.
LEVEE OUT-WORST IN HISTORY ,
Crevasse Three Miles Wide Whole
Country is Flooded.
Greenville , Miss. , 4:15 p. m. Special
to The kNows : The levee below thTs
city has jnst broken and there is a cre
vasse throe miles wide. The whole
country is flooded. It is the worst
breakin the history of the Mississippi.
VAST CONTINENT IN SOUTH.
'Pole Is Surrounded by Land , Much of
It Made Up of Lofty Mountains.
'London ' , March 27. President Mark-
.ham of the Royal Geographical socle-
ty , commenting on the achievements
of the British Antarctic ship Discov
ery , says It has been proved conclu
sively that the greater part of the Ant
arctic region Is a vast continent.
Captain Scott , the commander of
the Discovery , penetrated 100 miles
farther south than any previous ex
plorer , and discovered an extensive
mountainous region , hitherto abso
lutely unknown , extending to 83.20
south. He thinks this Indicates that
the land stretches to the polo in a se
ries of very lofty mountains , which Is
considered to bo far the most import
ant geographical result ever achieved
In Antarctic explorations. The Dis
covery wintered 400 miles farther
south than any vessl bad previously
wintered.
Louisiana Levee Cut.
New Orleans , March 27. The first
crevasse In Louisiana occurred early
this morning , 150 feet of the levee
near Lucy , forty miles above the city ,
giving way. It is the dividing line
. between St. Charles and St. John par
ishes. It is a big levee , four feet
above the water , and is presumed to
" have been cut.
Tangier Asks for Aid.
Now York , March 27. Tangier , according -
. cording to a dispatch to the Times
from that city , via London , has sent
pressing letters to Fez asking for mili
tary assistance , without which , it is
. declared , the disturbances among the
mountain tribes will bo very serious.
It is stated that over 1,000 men are
reaulred.
Boy Kills His Stepfather.
Peorla , March 27. Leslie Zeine
. aged seventeen , shot and almost In
stantly killed hla stepfather , Charles
Kranso , a farmer , aged forty-four. The
latter was abusing the boy's mother
. and when Zelno remonstrated attack
- ed.ihlm. Zelno grabbed a tun aad
i -killed him. .
STEEL PLANTS ARE MERGED.
National Steel Company Is the Name
of the New Concern.
Trenton , N. J. , March 27. Artlclca
of merger were filed in the office of
the secretary of sinio , merging tno
American Steel Switch company , Na
tional Steel company nnd the Carnegie
company , The merged corporation late
to bo known as the National Stool
company , with a capitalization of
$03,000,000. The combined capital of
the old companies amounted to $2G2 ,
000,000.
By this merger the now corporation
will save over $7,000 each year In feus
paid to the state of Now Jemoy. The
directors of the now corporation nro
W. E. Corey , C. M. Schwab , F. II.
Gray , W. W. Blackburn and Tromas
Murray.
In this now merger there appeared
to bo evidence that the nnina of Car
negie would bo obliterated from the
business of the United States Stcol
corporation. A careful examination ,
however , shows that whllo the Car-
ncglo Steel company Is merged with
the others , that the National Stool
company , under Its now form , becomes
a subsidiary corporation to the Car-
neglo company.
EMPRESS BREAKS HER ARM.
Augusta of Germany Was Thrown
From Her Horse Today.
Berlin , March 87. Special to The
News : The empress of Germany ,
Augusta Victoria , was this morning
thrown from her riding horse and sus
tained from the fall a broken arm. She
is resting as easily as could bo expected ,
although she is somewhat nervous from
the shock.
CUBA MAY INSIST ON TERMS.
Deolrcs That Treaty Be Finally Ap
proved Before Year Closes.
Havana , March 27. The chance for
carrying through the reciprocity
treaty appears slender , unless the
United States government concedes
the Cuban senate the right to provide
that the treaty shall not bo effective
unless it is ratified by the United
States congress during the present
year. The senate committee on foreign
relations decided to report today in
favor of the adoption of all the amend
ments to the treaty , but also to adopt
a separate provision as an accompani
ment to the effect that the notification
must be complete before Dec. 31.
Guayaquil Post , Still Vacant.
WashlngCon , March 27. Guayaquil
is acquiring a bad reputation as a con
Bular post. First came the pathetic
details of the death of Artist Nash ,
then Mr. Sawter went to the city and
fled incontinently because of the yel
low epidemic , leaving a vacancy , and
within a few months has occurred the
third vacancy , which remains to be
filled , for Dr. William Shaw Bowen
will not take the place , though ho was
nominated and confirmed by the sen
ate as consul. It is said that some
old court-martial record has been
revived to his detriment.
Jamaican Reciprocity Treaty Falls.
Washington , March 27. The an.
nouncement in the Jamaican leglsla
ture of the failure of the reciprocity
treaty with the United States is but a
forerunner of what may be expected In
the case of all agreements of a similar
character which failed to secure ac
tlon by the United States senate. It
was evident from the attitude of the
body that the members were opposed
to the reciprocity idea , as outlined in
the reciprocity treaties that were sent
to It by the president , and all efforts
along that line have been abandoned
by the administration.
Children to Wave Flags.
DCS Moines , March 27. Sixteen
thousand school children , with flags
waving , have been engaged by the
committee on arrangements to greet
President Roosevelt on his visit to
this city April 28. The children will
bo formed on the commons of the state
house in such a manner as to spell
the word "Roosevelt. " The campus
is a gradual slope and presents a
splendid opportunity to make a beauti
ful display.
Death of William E. Annln.
Phoenix , Ariz. , March 27. William
E. Annln , a special agent in charge of
the rural mail route service of the
Denver division , died hero of tubercu
losis , aged forty-seven years. Ho
leaves a wlfo and two children. For
years Mr. Annln was one of the mosl
brilliant newspaper of the congres
sional gallery at Washington.
Akron Has $250,000 Fire.
Akron , O. , March 27. The explo
sion Of a can of gasoline at the plant
of the American Cycle company here
resulted in the destruction by flro o :
the entire works and also the plant o :
the India Rubber company , adjoining
Charles Leroy and Lewis Hlroman
workmen In the bicycle plant , were
painfully burned by the exploding
gasoline. The losses will aggregate
$250,000 , with $140,000 Insurance.
Freight Embargo Lifted.
Chicago , March 27. Eastern railway
lines gave general notice that the embargo
barge which 1ms existed for months
against traffic from western lines baa
been raised , and that the eastern lines
are in normal condition. The sltua
tlon was relieved somewhat by the
loading of about 2,000,000 bushels o
wheat on lake steamers to await the
opening of navigation.
Nationalists and Conservatives
Approve Irish Measure.
ULSTER LANDLORDS OPPOSE IT.
Majority of Them Not Likely to Sell
Tholr Estates William O'Brien
Says BUI Has Some Weak Spots ,
but Sees Good In It.
London , March 27. Mr. Wyndhnin
has no cause to bo dlssnttBllud with
the reception BO far given to the IrlBli
land bill. A day's rolluctlon has not
modified the first favorable opinions
expressed. Perhaps the strongest In
dlcatlons of opposition yet ovlnccil
have como from the Ulster landlordH ,
the majority of whom nro said to bo
unlikely to neil their ostatofl. T. W.
Russell , member for ono of the Ulster
divisions , declares that this difficulty ,
arising from the absence of a compul
sory law In the bill , will result In a
continuance of the agitation In Ulster
by the tenants , who thus are deprived
of availing themselves of the now
measure.
William O'Brien has Issued a mani
festo criticising many features of the
bill' ' but strongly deprecating any
thing llko a hasty condemnation by
the nationalist convention. Generally
speaking , the nationalists heartily wel
come the bill , not because they regard
it Is perfect , but because it gives min
isterial sanction to the principle of
state aid in the shape of the bonus
provided for under the bill , and be
cause It Is hold to contain the germs
of a future measure of self-govern-
mont for Ircl-Ad.
Mr. Asqulth , speaking nt St. Albans.
said that without being sanguine , cred
ulous or optimistic , ho could not help
thinking that If , by a concordat such
as this bill , they could hope for a sat
isfactory land settlement , it was not
beyond the bounds of statesmanship
that by a llko concordat between Ire
land on one side and all the parties In
England on the other , they should
make an equally substantial advance
towards settling the problem of Irish
government.
Among the provisions which Mr.
Wyndham had not time to explain Is
a very Important one , swooping away
all arrears of rent , except for a year
preceding the passage of the net.
Several other extremely good features
of the measure will como to light when
the text is distributed.
Immigration la Increasing.
New York , March 27. Immigration
figures for March show that Immigra
tion is increasing In splto of the un
usual strictness of Inspection on both
sides of the ocean. During the first
twenty-five days of March 49,102 Immi
grants arrived , or 4,000 more than dur
ing Iho same period last year. About
10,000 arc duo to land during the rest
of the month.
WILL ADJOURN APRIL 7.
Nebraska Law Makers Will Stop
Work Week From Tuesday.
Lincoln , March 27. Special to The
News : The legislature will adjourn
April 7.
MAY CLOSE COTTON MILLS.
Textile Council Orders Strike on Mon
day Next If Demands Not Granted.
Lowell , Mass. , March 27. The tex
tile council , made up of delegates
from seven labor unions , formally or
dered a strike on Monday next In
Bovcn of the big cotton mill corpora
tions In this city , If the request for
a 10 per cent Increase of wages Is not
granted by that time. This action was
anticipated , as each of the seven
unions had Instructed its delegates to
the council to vote In favor of "forcing
the issue. " The members of the coun
cil believe that the order will not be
come effective on Monday morning ,
but will bo observed to the extent
that by the same evening nearly 20-
000 persons employed in seven mills
will bo out of work.
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Says Day of Strikes Is Past.
Peorla , 111. , March 27. Bishop
Spauldlng. who has just returned from
his labors on the authracite Btriko
commission , in an interview in this
city , gave it as his opinion that the
period of strikes In the United States
has passed forever and that arbltra
tlon would bo used to settle all labor
difficulties In the future. The bishop
thinks that the precedent established
by the commission will do much to
brine about this state otaffalra. _
Jefferson In New Role.
West Palm Beach , Fla. , March 27.
Joseph Jefferson , the distinguished
actor , will appear here in a new role
as president of an electric light and
power company , which has been or
ganized hero with a $50,000 capital.
Street Car Tleup at Seattle.
Seattle , Wash. , March 27. The tie-
up of the street car service was almost
complete on the first day of the strike.
But seven cars were operated during
the day and these ran only spasmodrc-
olly.
New York Senate Passes Canal Bill.
Albany , N. Y. , March 27. The $101-
000,000 canal referendum bill passed
the assembly by a vote of 78 ayes to
85 noes , after a discussion of nine
hours , in which party lines were prao-
tlcallr abandoned. t
BURDICK INQUEST ENDED.
Investigation Hao Thrown Little Light
Upon the Murder.
Buffalo , March 27. At the c'lonn of
the Inquest Into the death of ICilwIn 1. .
Burdlck , who WIXR murilprod Junt n
nunth ago , Judge Murphy annnuncoil
that an official Inquiry Into the tragic
dwith of Arthur II. Ponnoll , who ban
flgurod BO prominently In the Burdlck
InquoBt , will begin Monday.
The Burdlck Inquest has served to
develop Bovoral theorlos rolntlvo to
the crlino that had boon suggested
many days ago , but It would bo hardly
correct to Bay that Iho Investigation
has added anything langlblo to any of
these Ihcorlcn. Asldo from the fail
ure of the authorities to Bccuro evi
dence bearing directly upon the commission -
mission of the crlmo or to establish
the Identity of the murderer , ( hero la
a fooling of satisfaction that thn namn
of Mr. Burdlck IHIB boon lifted front
Iho mlro In which It wan llmt dragged ,
and bin character flhown In Its true
light. The ovldencn brought out un
der the examination of wltnonsos by
District Attorney Coatswnrth ban
nlimvn Burdlck to have boon a loving
father , always willing to Bacrlflco his
own happlnons and prldo for the Bnko
of hlB children ; that ho was the vic
tim of false charges , broken plodgon
and , In face of It all , an Indulgent and
loving husband. The offortn of the au
thorities to fix the crlma upon someone
ono will not end with the Inquoflt. At
the sarno tlmo there IB now little hope
of BUCCCBB In thin undertaking , and
the murder probably will go down In
criminal history us ono of the great
unsolved mysteries.
COAL OPERATORS BACK OUT.
Marklo & Pardoo Try to Slide
Through Commission's Findings ,
Hazeltowu , Pa. , March 27. Spcoinl
to The News : There IB trouble here in
regard to the coal minors' situation.
M-irklo & Pardeo , operators , are at
tempting to back out of the ilndlngH ( it !
the oomtniHBlon appointed by President
Roosevelt to investigate the matter. AH
a resnlt the minors , themselves , Imvo
olVored resistance and the end is un
certain.
New Venire for Stratton Case.
Colorado Springs , Colo. , March 27.
Judge Seeds granted the motion of the
attorneys for the executors of W. S.
Stratton's will to quash the panel of
jurors In attendance upon the district
court and ordered a new venire , re
turnable tomorrow , when tlio aclcc-
tlon of a Jury to try the will contest
will bo begun.
Holbrook Has a Bad Fire.
Holbrook , Nob. , March 27. Hoi.
brook had the most disastrous flro
elnco Its Incorporation. The entire
business portion of the town , Including
North Miller's and Cooper's gen
eral stores , was consumed by fire. The
probable loss will bo $20,000 , with only
P0,000 insurance.
Edward Is In Good Health.
London , March 27. The vnguo Bug-
Ecstlon of the Liverpool Post thai
King Edward Is In poor health and
suffers from depression docs not find
confirmation In well Informed quar
ters. The king Is frequently scon In
public and is apparently in excellent
health and spirits. Ho will start for
Lisbon on Monday , and then will go
on a yachting tour.
Funeral of General MacDonald.
London , March 27. The funeral of
General MacDonald will be private ,
because It Is the custom in the Brit
ish army not to accord military honors
to an officer who has committed sui
cide. The war office has Issued an ex
planation that It Is in accordance with
the wishes of the dead officer's rela
tions that the funeral will take place
in Paris.
May Abolish Grain Tax.
London , March 27. According to the
Pall Mall Gazette , Chancellor of tha
Exchequer Ritchie Is likely to abolish
the grain tax in the forthcoming
budget , making a reduction of 3 ponce
In the Income tax. This belief , how
ever , Is hardly borne out by the chan
cellor's recent statement to a deputa
tion of grain dealers.
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* WORTH-WHILE FEATURES IN
NORFOLK TODAY ,
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THE INCREASE in circulation of
THE NEWS since the new telegraphic
service has been added , has surpassed
all expectations of the publisher. It
was anticipated that the improved ser
vice must bring n larger list of sub
scribers , and therefrom advertising ,
but it was hardly hoped that the now
readers wonld come in BO rapidly. The
circulation is being worked constantly
nnd as soon as people learn that the tolo-
graphio news may bo had nearly twenty
hours ahead of morning dailies and
twent.y-BGvon hears ahead of Omaha or
Lincoln evening papers , they want THE
NIJWS. The paper is better suited to
bring profitable results to advertisers )
both locally and in surrounding towns ,
than over before.
_
DR. O. A. MoKIM , veterinarian.
'Phonos , ofllco 105 , residence , 14.
NEW PIOTURB nnuldinga-Mxoy.
SHORT ORDER restaurant , Hnmmol
BEEF and pork today. The Palace.
FEED STORE for seeds.
National Council of Women
Opens at New Orleans.
NO NEGRO DELEGATES PRESENT.
Announcement of the Feasibility of
Colored Women Attending Makes
Reception by National OHIcoro a
Sllmly.Attcnded Affair.
Now OrluniiB , March 27 , The
threatened trouble * over the color
question having Blmmorod down , the
National Council of Women of I ho
United StntoH opunotl tlinlr executive
oosHlon horu and the gunornl olllcerH
hold tholr pnbllo recaption. No no *
iroo were present on either occnHlan ,
Mm. May Wright Howall , prcHldont of
the International council , mild there
had never been any probability of tha
attendance of a colored woman nt the
social function. Similar rocoptlonn
had always boon given In the north ,
but on no Oceanian had a negro wotnun
attended. Thorn nro only two col
ored women in the world entitled to
bo prcHont at the business Hussions
here , iiulil Mrs. Bewail , Ono wan Mm.
YatoH of MlBHOiirl. The other was
Mm. WIlllamH of thin city. Mm. Yaton
could not come nnd ttont her proxy.
"Hut Mrs. Williams , to whom the
proxy was forwarded , has written tome
mo that she never had any Intention
of participating In the mooting , " con
tinued Mm. Hawaii , "and BO there
never has boon any danger of a min
gling of the whiles nnd blacks during
our stay In Now Orleans. "
Mm. Mary Swift presided over the
mooting , which wno executive. Mrs.
Sowall , president of ( ho International
council , and Miss SIIHIUI Hi Anthony ,
honorary president of the National
Woman's Suffrage association , were
the guests of honor. Mm. Via Jamison
Miller , corresponding nocrotary , pre
sented a report reviewing the work of
the council during the year and calling
special attention to the serious blow
which it had sustained In the death
of its president , Mm. Ilolmuth.
At the buslnopB Reunion , the na
tional bureau showed that not only
had many moro secretaries boon ap
pointed , but that many moro newspa
pers throughout the country had con
sented to publish Itcmn concerning
the work. The peace and arbitration
committee presented a report show
ing the spread ot the movement.
The unfortunate announcement of
the possibility of colored delegates at
tending , which Impelled local women
to withdraw from the reception nr
rangemonlB , not only made the recep
tion by the national officials n sllmly
attended affair , but will probably ro
suit In the future separation of the
conventions of the National Woman's
Suffrage association and the National
Council of Women , which have hereto
fore always boon held' In the same
city at the same time.
CHESS BY WIRE.
Anglo-American Chess Match Com
mences Today.
Boston , March 27. Special to The
News : The annual Anglo-American
university chess match by cable was
commenced today. The contestants
are Yale , Harvard , Columbia nnd
Princeton on the one nido and Oxford
and Cambridge ) on the other. i
Convicts Have Tuberculosis.
Albany , N. Y. , March 27. One-fourth
of the population of the Clinton state
prison at Dnnnemora is afflicted with
tuberculosis , according to Dr. J. B.
Ransom , physician at the Institution ,
in an argument submitted to the
ways and means commltteo of the as
sembly in favor of the bill making an
appropriation for the construction of
a building at the prison for the pris
oners thus afflicted. There are 250
tuberculosis Inmates In the institu
tion , of whom 195 were transferred
from other Institutions.
Accuser Is Now Accused.
Independence , la. , March 27. W. P.
Dickinson of Chicago , who has Just
been acquitted hero of the charge of
embezzlement from the Boone Valley
Coal company , of which ho was an of-
fleer , has sued Hamilton Browne , the
Btockholder who Instituted the prose
cutlon , for an accounting and for $100 ,
000 damages. The First National
bank also sues Browne for the value
of the $5,000 note Involved in the em
bezzlemcnt case.
Mountain Falls on Tracks.
Keyaer , W. Va. , March 27. The top
it the mountain fell down on the Baltl
moro nnd Ohio railroad tracks near
DawBon. The slide covers 200 feet
and some of the rocks are as big as
ooxcars. A dynamite steam crane Is
Icing used to remove the obstructions
Fears for Safety of Overdue Steamer.
Mobile , Ala. , March 27. Great con
cern is oxprcssed hero over the fate
of the British iron freight steamship
Salopla , which cleared from this port
for Antwerp Jan. 30. She should
bavo been reported from the other
side not later than March 1. Nothing
has been heard from the vessel.
Greensburg Bank Is Robbed.
Grcensburg , Kan. , March 27. Three
men wrecked the vault and safe of the
State bank of Qrcensburg with dyna
mite and got away with $400. They escaped
'
caped on a freight train. . -
OCHOONER SUNK IN COLLISION.
Qteamer Silvia Sends Marrett to tha
Dottom but Saves Crew.
City Inland , N. Y. , March 27. With n
Imlo ntovo In her port bow , extending
from below the water line in the haw-
nor plpo and measuring eight foot by
Tour foot , the Hod Cross line otunmor
Silvia , In command of Captain Karroll ,
from St. Johnn to Now York , arrived
lioro. On board the Silvia are Captain
Pollen and liln crow of the Ilockland
( Mo. ) Bchoonor O. M. Marrott , which
wan In collision with the Btoamor off
flay Head , Mann. The Marrott nnnlc
In llvo mlntitoB after the accident and
nothing from lior wan navod. Sim
luul a cargo of conl aboard , The mnto
of the nchoonor , lloraco Hoz , wan se
verely Injured ,
New York Town In Burning.
Utlc.n , N. Y. , March 27. Klro brolto
out In the iitoro IIOUHO of the Carthage
TliiBuo mill , at Carthage , thin morning
and It In n total lonn. It than com
municated to the ntoro house of Ilytlt-
or & Prlnglo , filled with hay. A Htroni ?
wust wind IH blowing nnd Iho railway
ntatlon IB now burning. Sparkn an
netting nniall flron all ever the north
ern part of the town. Asnlnlnnce ha
boon asked from Watortown.
CHOLERA REAPPEARS.
The Dreaded Plague Has Broken Out
Anew In Damascus.
Damascus , March SJ7. Special to The
NOWH : Oholorn has reappeared hum
nnd IH canning great consternation. It
was hoped that the plague had boon
completely exterminated but from art
unHUPpootod quarter it has broken out
mow.
TRUSTEES TALK OF WILSON.
Secretary of Agriculture Is Suggested
for Head of Iowa State College.
DUB Molnefi , March 27. At a meet
ing of the truntnus of the Iowa Bluto
agricultural collugo , hold at AinoH , tha
question of a succusuor to the late W.
M. Bcnrdshuar an president of the In
stitution WUB dluciiHued In executive !
session.
Secretary James Wilson of the agri
cultural department nt Washington
was mentioned during the mooting ail
a cnndfdato for the position. Chair
man Hnngerford of the board , ever
the telephone , stated that "Mr. Wil
son's name was brought up with the
rust of UIOHO who arc known to bo
candldntcu for the position. Wo shall
take no action at this meeting , but
simply have an exchange of Individ
ual views. "
Washington , March 27. Soorotary
Wilson said that ho was not a candi
date for the ofllco of president of
the Iowa state agricultural college.
Ho has boon connected with the In
stitution heretofore. Whllo ho would
approclato very much the honor of
election to Iho office , It Is known that
Secretary Wilson would not ronlgn his
scat In the cabinet to accept It , as ho
is greatly Intorcstcd In the work of
the national department of agricul
ture.
SETTLE ON MINERS' SCALE.
Four Weeks' Labor Required to Com
plete Details of Agreement.
Dos Molncs , March 27. The con-
fercnco of coal miners and mlno operators -
orators , which has been In session
hero for four weeks , Is practically
concluded , every point in the matter
of wages having been agreed to In
the conference of the scale commit
tees. The operators conceded im ad
vance at the outset substantially the
eamo as that of the Indianapolis con
ference of from G to 10 cents a ton for
mining. This has formed the basin
for the negotiations. The prices run
from 85 cents to $1.10 a ton for mining
and the wages for the next year will
give the miners of Iowa and northern
Missouri an addition that will bo de
cidedly welcome. It Is understood the
operators will demand a little moro
per ton for their coal next year.
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
Judge James N. Tyner , assistant at
torney general for the postoffico de
partment , has resigned.
W. J. Cogan of Saxton , Pa. , shot
and killed his wlfo and then himself
at the depot at Hyndman Thursday.
Robert Wlnscott , who was married
Thursday to Mrs. Mary Harmon at
Bowling Grcon , Ky. , died suddenly a
few moments later whllo receiving
congratulations.
Francis Hare and wlfo were assas-
elnated at Ravla , I. T. , Thursday
night , each being shot in the breast.
Hare was n political leader among
the Chlckasaws.
The dead bodies of Peter Luttroll
and wlfo , both past eighty years pld.
were found In bed at their home near
McMlnnville , Tenu. , Thursday , horri
bly beaten and mutilated.
Four men were drowned at Bass
Lake , Ont. , Thursday. William Nichol.
James McClellan , Hugh McCallum
and H. Boulton were fishing in a leakIng -
Ing flat boat , when it sank.
J. W. Laudon , marshal of Drennon
Springs , Ky. , was shot and instantly
killed In a street fight in that vlllaco
by John Popp , a suitor for the hand of
Lauden's daughter. Popp made his
escape.
Tbo joint track arrangements be
tween St. Louis and Kansas City for
the Chicago and Alton and the Chica
go , Burlington and Quincy railroads
have been adopted and the work of
construction will begin at once.