THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL.
PART TWO. NORKOLIC , NKHRASKA , FRIDAY , APRIL 10 , IJM , PAGES 9 TO 12
Americans Won a Brilliant
Victory on Wednesday.
THEY KILLED HUNDRED MOROS.
Shelled the Fort , Charged and Entord.
.Fight . With Bayonets Against Kris-
sos Opposed Advance of Ameri
cans Pershing Taken.
Miudanoa Island , April 10. Spaolal
-to The News : A torrifto battle took
place hero Wednesday between the
natives nud the Americans. Quo hundred -
drod Mores wore killed nud many
wonndod. Three Americans were
wounded in the engagement.
The Mores opposed the advance of the
Americans. The fore was first shelled
and then charged furiously. After
crossing a deep moat in their way , the
Americans entered the fort. They had
to use their bnyouots against hrisses.
It was a brilliant victory for the United
States soldiers.
Pcrshing's Force Captured.
Manila , April 10. Spool nl to The
Hews : The United States force under
command of Captain Porshing has been
captured at Bacalad.
Captain Pershing was nt one time
commandant at the University of No-
braflka and organized the Porshing
Rifles.
Sailors Held for Murder.
Liverpool , April 10. William Smith ,
an American , and Otto Monson , and
Gustavo Ran , Germans , seamen of the
British bark Veronica , from Ship Isl
and , Miss. , which was burned at sea
Dec. 29 , were formally committed for
trial , charged with murdering Captain
Shaw of that vessel and six other
members of the crew. Ludwlg Flohr.
-a German , turned king's evidence and
was discharged. ,
Kelley Falls to Appear.
Y New York , April 10. Daniel J. Kelley -
ley , who was arrested on a telegraphic
dispatch from Attorney General Crow
of Jefferson City , Mo. , failed to appear
at the Tombs police court. When
Kelley was brought before Magistrate
Pool on Tuesday he was released on
his own recognizance.
Jealousy Prompts a Poisoning.
Lead , S. D. , April 10. Jealousy caused
a woman , Martha Qulnan , to put
strychnine in a lunch eaten by her-
BOlf and her lover , "David Henny. She
is dead. Henny will recover.
SHOT WHILE HE IS ASLEEP.
Man at Kansas City Fatally Wounded
by a Woman.
Kansas City , April 10. Mrs. Amanda
"Williams , who came hero recently
from Texas , shot and fatally wounded
Carroll Mix of Fayettevllle , Ark. , while
the latter was aoleep in his room at
410 West Ninth street.
Mrs. Williams and Mix were former
ly sweethearts. The woman was de
serted by her husband some time ago
in a Texas town and until recently
she had been In Fayettevllle. Mix , It ap
pears , came to Kansas City a few days
ago to escape the woman , who had fol
lowed him , apparently Intent on taking
his life. As Mix lay asleep Mrs. Will
iams entered his room at 5:30 : a. m. ,
unknown to any other occupant of the
house , and began firing at him. The
first shot struck Mix In the nose , a
second one hit him In the cheek , a'
third In the groin , and a fourth crazed
his left arm. The fifth bullet , the last
in the revolver , went wild. Mrs. Will-
lams submitted to arrest quietly.
Mix was taken to the hospital in a
dying condition.
NEGF.JDES DEMOLISH CITY HALL.
Attack Building In Which Whites
Dance and Running Fight Follows.
Lawrenceburg , Ind. , April 10. A
mob of negroes , numbering nearly fif
ty , armed with various weapons , as
saulted the town hall of Cloves , O. ,
completely demolishing Us walls , roof
and windows with boulders , clubs and
bullets. A number of young white
people were dancing in the hall and
several were slightly Injured. With
drawn revolvers , the white men chased
the black mob away. A running fight
through the town followed and many
shots were fired. A patrol Is prevent
ing an attack of Indignant whites.
Kills Son and Himself.
Grand Forks , N. D. , April 10. Hen
ry Albrleson , A German farmer , living
ten miles west of Landon , took his
five-year-old son to the granary and
shot him , the child dying instantly.
Ho then went into the house and sug
gested to his other three children
that they go with him to the granary.
They refused and ho went back and
put the rifle to his head and shot him
self , dying immediately. He had left
-a letter to his wlfo , who was trading
'in town at the tlmo of the tragedy ,
stating that ho was "about to leave
her and take the children with him. "
Domestic and business troubles , it is
thought , were the causes.
Lanham Vetoes Railway Bill.
Austin , Tex. , April 10. Governor
Lanham vetoed the bill providing for
the construction of the Gravestone ,
Harrlsburg and San Antonio , the Now
York , Texas and Mexican , the Gulf ,
"Western Texas and Pacific , the Gon-
eales branch and the Galvcston , Hous
ton and Henderson railroads. The
principal reason assigned by the gov-
l\
ornor fpr his action Is the allegation
that the Southern Pacific owns the <
San Antonio and that the Aransnn
Pass Is n parallel and competing line
with the Now York , Texas and Mox-
lean and the Gulf , Western Texas and
Pacific.
Soldlero Fraternize With Strikers.
Berlin , April 10. Many Russian
and Polish emigrants , bound for the
United States , are delayed at railroad
stations on the Holland frontier. On
the lines going to Rotterdam ,
freight traffic continues suspended.
Only through passenger trains , manned
by the naval engineers , nro moving.
The Dutch troops guarding the rail
road property In Holland nro reported
by Berlin's frontier correspondents to
bo fraternizing with the strikers and
the newspaper men say It Is not pos
sible the soldiers will fire on the
etrlkers if they arc ordered to do so.
Three Shot In Row Over Seat
Henderson , N. C. , April 10. Ono po
liceman was shot three times In the
stomach , another was shot In the
chest , and a negro was killed In n row
hero over a scat at a show. The ne
gro took reserved scat and was or
dered by the policeman to move over
to the side sot apart for the negroes.
Ho refused and was forcibly removed.
After the show ho approached Police
men Robertson and Crockett and be
gan shooting. The officers returned
the fire , killing the nogro. Robertson
Is badly wounded , but Crockett's
wounds are not serious.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN NEW YORK
Three Hundred Guests in Victoria
Hotel Use Fire Escapes.
Now York , April 10. Special to The
News : Fire broke ont hero in the
mammoth building that adjoined the
Victoria hotel and did damage to the
extent of $100,000. Throe hundred
guests in the Victoria were compelled
to use the fire escapes in order to save
their lives.
CANAL BOARD SAILS FOR COLON.
Will Make Careful Inspection of Pan
ama Route.
New York , April 10. The special
Panama canal commission , consisting
of Rear Admiral Walker , Brigadier
General Fetor Haines and Professor
Burr , sailed for Colon on the Panama
railroad steamship Yucatan. The
commissioners were accompanied by
Major William M. Black of the engi
neer corps , a number of secretaries
and engineers. Rear Admiral Walker
said that the commission will make a
careful Inspection of the entire route
of the canal and the canal properties.
On their return they will prepare a
report regarding the condition of the
canal. Major Black , who Is an expert
on sanitary engineering , will care
fully investigate the sanitary condi
tions along the route.
HERMANN NAMED FOR CONGRESS
Former Commissioner of Land Office
Nominated to Succeed Tongue.
Eugene , Ore. , April 10. Blngcr Her
mann was nominated for congressman
on the twenty-fourth ballot by the Republicans -
publicans of the First district to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Thomas H. Tongue. Mr. Hermann
represented Oregon In congress con
tinuously for twelve years , having
been elected the first time In 1884.
He was appointed commissioner of the
general land office by President Mc-
Klnley In 1897 and served until No
vember of last year , when ho resigned.
United States Biscuit Company.
Trenton , N. J. , April 10. The United
States Biscuit company , with an au
thorized capital stock of $4,500,000 ,
was incorporated hero. The stock Is
divided in $1,600,000 preferred and
$3,000,000 common stock. The object
of the company Is to sell and manu
facture crackers , biscuits and other
food products.
Hanna the Guest of Honor.
Erie , Pa. , April 10. Senator Hanna
was the guest of honor and principal
speaker at the second annual banquet
of the Erie chamber of commerce. Ho
confined much of his remarks to his
connection with the Civic Federation ,
its objects and alms and the great
amount of good work It had gono.
Reyes Fleea From Monterey *
Mexico City , April 10. Francisco
Reyes , the candidate for governor for
the state of Nuovo Leon , is here , hav
ing loft Monterey In disguise. Ho says
ho was warned by friends to go away
lest hla life bo endangered , as the
political excitement continues and
some of his opponents had uttered
threats against him. Eighty of his
partisans have been arrested in Mon
terey and women relatives of the pris
oners are to memorialize the federal
executive in their behalf.
Hope of Closing Crevasse Abandoned.
New Orleans , April 10. Hope of
closing the Hymella crevasse was
practically abandoned by Senator
Brady and these who have been asso
ciated with him. All day terrific cur
rents swept around the broken ends
of the cribbing and through the great
700 foot gap In the levee , undermining
the light piling which It had taken
thirteen days and nights to build.
Planters are pulling away their hands
In order to build protecting levees
about their places. The weather bu
reau expresses the belief that high
water will continue in the lower Mis-
Bisslppl for three weeks or longer.
Strikers in Rome and Amster
dam Go Back to Work.
STRIKERS ARE THE LOSERS.
Wage Riots Over the World are About
Finished Men are Resuming ; Work
Today as Usual News of Italy and
Holl.ind.
Amsterdam , April 10 Spoolal to The
News : Tlio strike which has boon
running in this city for several duyH ,
1ms boon finally dttolurod oil' . The
strikers lose by the agreement.
Resume Work in Rome.
Homo , April 10. Special to The
News : Homo is no longer disturbed by
the Htrilco which has for Huvurul duyH
past prevailed. Tlui Htrikers resumed
work thia morning. ,
Victims of Tornado.
Morrlllton , Ark. , April 10. Van
Burcn county , which lies to the north
of Conway county , will furnish many
names to the list of these killed and
lnjv/'d by the tornado. An Infant
child of George Shlpp was killed. Mrs.
Shlpp and another child nro so badly
Injured that nil hope Is given up for
their recovery. There Is small hope
for the recovery of Mrs. Pavatt and
her baby.
Mills May Start Up Monday.
Lowell , Mass. , April 10. Whllo the
brief session of the Htato board of ar
bitration and conciliation , which has
como hero to discover , If possible , com
mon ground upon which the mill cor
porations and their 17,000 idle opera
tives can got together , was not pro
ductive of definite results , the moral
effects of the Investigation are already
felt. There Is a persistent rumor to the
effect that at a meeting of mill treas
urers It was decided to open the mills
Monday and make an effort to resume
operations in all departments.
Striker Shot by Nonunionlst.
Detroit , April 10. Michael Sullivan ,
a striker , was shot through the neck
and a number of other men were
slightly Injured In a fight which took
place at the foot of Campau avenue
hero In a collision between strikers
and nonunion workmen of the Cana
dian Bridge company's works , located
in Walkcrville , across the river from
Detroit. The police arrested four
men , all of whom were nonunion work
men of Detroit , who had been filling
the strikers' places at Walkervllle.
Russell to Select Site.
Pierre , S. D. , April 10. Governor
Herreld appointed S. W. Russell to
represent South Dakota at the Louisi
ana Purchase exposition and to select
a site , which must he done before May
1. The law creating a St. Louis fair
commission of throe members does not
go Into effect until July 1 , at which
time Governor Herreld will appoint
two other members.
Car Only Kindling Wood.
Battle Creek , Mich. , April 10. A
trolley car was struck by a Grand
Trunk train at the Jefferson avenue
crossing and smashed Into kindling
wood. Two passengers , Miss Clara
Moorehouse and A. E. Rossman , were
seriously Injured. The escape of the
other occupants of the car was al
most miraculous.
MILES WILL IS SUSTAINED.
All of the Property Goes to One Son ,
Joseph.
Lincoln , April 10. The famous Miles
will case , Involving over $3,000,000. ,
waa settled by the supreme court In a
decision affirming the decision of the
district court of Richardson county.
In his will the elder Miles loft his
estate to one son. Suit was brought
by another son to break the will. The
suit failed.
The late Stephen B. Miles was a
resident of Falls City and left a largo
amount of property not only In Ne
braska , but In other sections of the
country. The will offered for probate
devised practically all the property to
one son , Joseph Miles. A previous
will had made a more even division of
the property , and later Samuel Miles
sought to establish the oxlstenco of a
will later In date than the one which
left the property all to his brother.
The court , however , declined to ac
cept the later or St. Louis will , and
this decision Is the ono affirmed by the
supreme court. The case has been bitterly -
torly fonght and some of the leading
attorneys of the state have boon en
gaged on both eldca of the caso.
The Stratton Will Case.
Colorado Springs , April 10. I. Harry
Stratton has been paid $350,000 In set
tlement of his claim against the estate
of his father. The attorneys for
young Stratton got a goodly share of
the money , It being stated that the
division of the money is as follows :
To Edward O. Wolcott , $65,000 ; Wol-
cott , Vallo & Waterman , $17,500 ; Gun-
neil , Chlnn & Miller , $15,000 ; Judge
Ira Harris , $12,500 ; W. W. Wright , $7-
600 , and the balance , $235,000 , goes to
Harry Stratton. It is said that E. O.
Wolcott agreed to put up the money
necessary for carrying on the suit , and
the item paid to Mr. Wolcott personal
ly covers all the expenses incurred in
bringing the contest , securing wit-
and agents mitl dotootlvtis cm.
ployod on the CIIBO. Hurry Htrntlon
will umko Coloindo Springs hln ponim-
nont ronlilonco. Ho wan tired of the
strain of the litigation , and wound It
up hy the eompromlBo offoctcil. There
Is a six-million dollar null against the
Ktratton ontnlo , brought by the Venture -
turo Mining company , and nothing
will ho done about the Myra Htraltotv
homo till this cauo ID sottleil.
STRIKE OVER DEFINITION.
Miners Claim Drltllo la Pnrt of Harness
While Company Differs.
Altooim , Pa. , April 10. Until the
question of whether or not a hrlillo In
part of a sot of liurueau huti boon not-
tied 1.200 mlnorn at the thlitoon oper
ations of the IJccch Creek Coal and
Coke company will remain Idle. The
drivers at those mines say n hrldlo In
part of the harness , and Hlnco the Al-
toona convention , which muted that
drivers Hliull not harness or unlmrnoaa
the mules , they refuse to put the
brhllo on. They found the miiloa all
harnessed uavo the bridles. They refused -
fused to touch the bridles and ntruck.
The minors , therefore , could not work.
Mine Superintendent LInglo hold sev
eral futllo conferences with the strik
ers. The superintendent says a brldlo
la no more a part of a sot of liarncsH
than a hat Is a part of a suit of
clothes.
BRITISH WARSHIPS COLLIDE ,
Formidable Nearly Sunk in Mediter
ranean Loss Will bo 3100,000.
London , April 10. Spooiul to The
News : While the BrltlBh ( loot was
maneuvering in the waters of the Med
iterranean , the ilugflhip "Bulwark"
collided with the "Formidable , " a war
ship. The formidable was very sori-
oiiHly damaged and nearly Hunk. The
loss will roach $10&,000.
CHALLENGER 13 VERY SWI7T.
Beats Shamrock I With Margin of
Seventeen Minutes.
Weymouth , Eng. , April 10. Over n
thirty-mile course , fifteen miles to lee-
wnnl nml flftnnn tn uMnilwiiril tlin
Shamrock III bet the Shamrock I hy
seventeen minutes and twenty-six sec-
onds. The challenger proved bettor
on all points than Bh6 hurt heretofore
shown herself. Over ten minutes on
the run out from the turning point at
Lulworth Cove and over seven min
utes on the beat homo wore the chal
lenger's sensational gains over the
older boat.
Celebrate Lee's Surrender.
Plttsbiirg , April 10. Largo assem
blies in Pittsbtirg and Allegheny cele
brated the anniversary of Leo's sur
render to Grant at Apponmttox thirty-
eight years ago. Old City hall was
packed with 3,000 men and women
at the celelmition under the auspices
of the Union Veteran league. The
north and the south were represented
by the speakers. Judge Goollck or
FrederlckBUurg , Va. , who served In
the Confederate army , won much applause -
plauso for his tribute to the biavery
of the southern soldiers. Corporal
James Tanner referred to the Philippines -
pines , saying that "Every Christian
advance has had Its baptism of blood.
Wo are going to civilize the Filipinos.
We may have to shoot Into some of
them , but wo will do It. "
French Troops Pouring Into China.
Victoria , April 10. A new crisis has
threatened the Chinese government aa
a result of the continued rebel suc
cesses In south China , for , according
to advices received here , the French'
are pouring troops Into Kwangsl from
Assam. It seems that the governor
of Kwangsl requested the French offi
cers In Assam to send troops to his
assistance and , although the Peking
government has countermanded the
request , the French have gene Into
the south China province , and It is
feared that the European powers will ,
like Russia In the north , seize the ter
ritory into which her troops have gono.
Colorado Southern Extension.
Cheyenne , April 10. General Man
ager Herbert announced that the Colorado
rado and Southern would extend from
Orln Junction to Douglas. The dis
tance Is fifteen miles. Mr. Herbert
also said that the extension might ho
pushed on to Deadwood and Big Horn
basin in the northwest.
Nebraska Legislature Adjourns.
Lincoln , April 10. The twenty-
eighth session of the Nebraska legis
lature adjourned sine die , The only
work done in the closing hours was
the signing of bills by the speaker.
WORTH-WHILE FEATURES IN
NORFOLK TODAY ,
oto ofo .
DR. O. A. MoKIM , veterinarian
'Phones , office 185 , residence , 14.
SHORT ORDER restaurant , Hnmmel
BEEP and pork today. The Pnlaoo.
WITH THE present telegraphic ser
vice , THE DAILY NEWS is far moro val
uable than it bus ever been before as an
advertising medium. This is true because -
cause the news of the world roaches its
subscribers from twenty to twenty-seven
hours earlier than it uan by Omaha or
Lincoln papers. On that account
people read it moro thoroughly nud
moro of them do it. A display ad in
Tire NRWS pays returns , and the locals
are a good proposition.
Court Holds Against the Rail
road Merger.
ISSUES SWEEPING INJUNCTION.
Slock Held by Northern Securities
Company IB Rendered Worthloos.
Holding Firm Deprived of Dividend.
Original Owners Got Sharco Dack.
St. I'uul , April 10. The poHlllua of
the United HiutoH government In the
unit ( nought uguliiBt thu Noilluini Ho-
cuillluH company , iho Northoin 1'u-
clllu and lliout Northern lullwayti
and Individual olllululu ami dliui'lnni
ol' thoHo companion , wan Bimtnlned In
thu doclHlon handed down In the Unit
ed States circuit court of nppuiilu In
thin cljy. The CIIHO WIIH oilgluully
brought In the Unltod titutt-H district
com I hoio , hut under a ttpuclul act or
congroHs WIIH tukon at once to the
court of appeals , which couit wan to
oxpudlto Iho hearing and decision of
the CUHO In every manner poHulhlu ,
The taking of tuHtlmony In thin city
and In Now York lasted for Huvurul
weeks and the arguments In St. Louis
before Circuit Judges Culdwell , Hun-
born , Thayer and Vandovonter , loch
covornl dayo. The decision of the
court was written by Judge Thayer
and was filed In thla city , where the
original action wan IiiHtlttitod. An ap
peal to the United States supreme
court will bo tukon Immudlutoly. All
four jiidgoti concurred In the coiielu-
Hloim of the court , which were Htatod
by Circuit Judge Thayer IIB follows :
"It may bo that Biich n virtual con
solidation of puiulle.1 and competing
linen of railroad an IIUB boon effected ,
taking n broad view of the situation , IB
bonollclal to the public rather than
harmful. It may bo that the inotlven
which Inspired the commission by
which this end was accomplished worn
wholly laudable and unselfish ; that the
combination wna formed by iho In
dividual defendants to protect great
Interests which had boon committed
to their charge ; or that the combina
tion was the Initial stop In the accom
plishment of great dealgiiB which , If
carried out ns they were conceived ,
would prove to bo of Inestimable value
to the communities which the.se loads
servo and to the country at largo. We
Ehnll neither affirm nor deny either
of thORo propositions , because they
present Issuca which wo are not called
upon to determine. H Is our duty to
ascertain whether the proof discloses
a combination In direct restraint of
interstate commerce that Is to say ,
a combination whereby the power has
boon acquired to suppress competition
between two or moro competing and
parallel lines of railroad engaged In
interstate commerce. If It does dis
close such a combination , and wo have
little hesitancy In answering this ques
tion In the affirmative , then the anti
trust act , ns It has been heretofore
interpreted by the court of last resort ,
has been violated and the government
is entitled to a decree. A decree In fa
vor of the United States will accord
ingly bo entered to the following ef
fect :
"Adjudging that the stock of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
companies , now hold hy the Securities
company , was acquired In virtue of a
combination by the defendants In re
straint of trade and commerce among
the several states , such as the anti
trust act denounces as Illegal ; enjoin
ing the Securities company from ac
quiring or attempting to ac-
qulro further stock of either
of said companies , also enJoining -
Joining It from voting such stock at
any meeting of the stockholders of
either of said railroad companies or
exercising or attempting to exercise
any control , direction or supervision
over any of the acts of said companies
or either of them by virtue of Its holdIng -
Ing such stock ; enjoining the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern companies
respectively , their officers , directors
and agents , from permitting such
stock to bo voted by the Northern Se
curities company or any of Its agents
or attorneys on Its behalf , at any cor
porate election for directors or officers
of either of said companies and like
wise enjoining them from paying any
dividends to the Securities company
on account of said stock or permitting
or suffering the Securities company
to exorcise any control whatsoever
over the corporate acts of said com
panies or to direct the policies of eith
er and finally permitting the Secur
ities company to return and transfer
to the stockholders of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern companies
any shares of stock of those compa
nies which it may have received from
such stockholders In exchange for its
own stock , or to make such transfer
or assignment to such person or per
sons as are now the holders and own
ers of Its own stock originally Issued
in exchange for the stock of said com
panies. "
Hill Makes Statement.
New York , April 10. President J. J.
Hill made this statement regarding
the Northern Securities decision : "All
I can say at this tlmo Is that the roads
of the Northern Securities company
nro showing good earnings , the prop
erties arc paid for and they can not
bo taken away. The decision , as I
understand It , docs not disturb the
ownership of the properties. "
TORNADO SWEEPS KAN8AO.
Great Damano IB Reported From Town
of Altamont.
Joplln , Mo , , April II-It ) In reported
hero Unit a tornado pawned over south.
oiiBtein KniiRiiH , from which Alliunont ,
a iinmll town llfly mllon west of thin
city , Buffered much dninngo. A telephone -
phone moHBiigo fiom Oswego , Kan. ,
Hovon mlluB eiiBt , of Allamont , nlnteil
tliat llmro wan a novoro Htorm In the
vicinity of Alluinont , but nothing In
known OH lo HH oxtont. PunBongors
on an onBthoiind 'Frliico train Btntcd
that It wan reported at Allamont nn
the train pusm-d through there that n
tnnmdo had patmcd over the town nud
hud done much damage.
Two More Deaths From Tornado.
Iluncovlllo , Aln. , April 10. Two
moro deutlm resulted from the tornado
which Hwopt Iho country went of hero.
They are Isabella McCoy and Enio
McCoy. The funuralB were conducted
from the IIopowoll church and the
family mornborn were al | burled In
the Riuno grave. Two ether monition
of the Hiunn family are also expected
to die. Ono of the Odon children , It
In thought , will also dlo , being Injured
Internally. The fltorm Jumped to Sum
mit , Ala. , which IB In the northern
part of Rlotint county , whore Boveral
persons were severely Injured nml a
dozen IIOIIBCB and burns destroyed.
COLORADO SOUTHERN SETTLED ,
Trainmen and Strikers Make Agree
ment In Fifteen Minutes.
IXuivor , April 10 Special to The
NOWB : Aftur u conference hutting bat ;
fifteen minutes the trainmen and of
ficials of the Colorado Soutluirn 0,11110 to
an ngroomont and uU'uotoil u Bnttlumunt
of the il IHanlty , the tnilninun bolng
given an increase tn wagos. The ad
justment WIIH as satiHfaatory as it waa
prompt.
Muot Not Read the Bible.
San Francisco , April 9. State's At
torney General Webb baa rendered an
official opinion declaring Iho use of the
bible In the public schools unconstitu
tional. Not only may touchers not
teach the Hcrlpturcs as a text book ,
but even reading from them , as Is tlio
custom frequently at the opening exer
cises , Is barred.
Funeral of Mrs. Porter.
Purln , April 10. The funeral of
Mrs. Porter , wlfo of the United States
ambassador , hold at the American
church In the Rue do Dorrl , was an
impressive trlhuto , the hciidH of the
French government , the members of
the diplomatic corps and many repre
sentatives of the American colony par
ticipating.
Battle Lasts Four Days.
Sofia , Hulgarln , April 10. A conflict
lasting for lour days has taken place
between the Insurgents and Turkish
troopB In the district of Melsho , north
of Macedonia. The village of Berovo
was surrounded and burned. Another
fight occurred near Opela , In the prov
ince of Kratavo.
Masonic Temple for Topeka.
Topekn , Kan. , April 10. The Ma-
Bonlc bodlea of this city have voted teat
at once begin the erection of a strictly ; - ; *
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ly modern four-story temple on their
property at Eighth and Qulncy streets.
The building will bo ono of the finest
In the west and completely free of
debt.
Sentinel Kills a Striker.
Rotterdam , April 10. A sentinel on.
the railroad fired on four railroad men
who refused to leave the line after
being warned. Ono of the men waa
killed.
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
John R. Melton was shot and proba
bly fatally Injured by Garfield and
John Shadowens , his brothers-in-law ,
at Carbondale , 111. f"
David Goodwin Is under arrest at
Indianapolis charged with attempting
to poison Joseph Meyers , a wealthy
land owner of Richmond , his wife and
daughter.
An old bank building In Harrlsburtr ,
Va. , while being removed Thursday ,
collapsed , killing George Turner and
John Long and fatally Injuring two
colored men. \
Hilary Bell , the dramatic and mu
sical critic of the New York Press ,
dropped dead In the barge office at
New York Thursday. Heart failure is
believed to have been the cause.
Edwards college , a Catholic school
building situated three miles from
Austin , Tex. , and valued with contents
at $175,000 , was destroyed by fire
Thursday. The 200 students escaped.
The Virginia house of delegates
voted to remove from the bench
Judge Clarence Campbell of Amherst
county , who cowhlded Rov. Dr. Craw
ford of the State Anti-Saloon league.
The Hurd mills , six dwellings , the
Queen Soap factory , a Michigan Cen
tral railway house and a fleet of twen
ty pleasure yachts on the Kalamazoo
river were destroyed by flro at Mar
shall , Mich. , Thursday , the losses ag
gregating $100,000.
Thlrty-nlno years ago , the father of
Miss Minnie Peterson of Sclplo , Ind. ,
died of smallpox , Miss Peterson died
of smallpox Thursday , having taken
the disease just two weeks after sha
opened a trunk containing her father's
clothes for the first time since * ftls
death. This is the longest period on
record where gerina of smallpox hava
continued deadly.