TI1K NUltFOMv NKWS : I'MMDAY , MAHCll 10 , 11)05. )
MISS HELEN GRANTLY MADE NO
HIT IN NORFOLK.
SUDORDINATES WERE STARS
Playing "Her Lord ami Master , "
Which Looks Like It Wn Written
In an Afternoon , Mls Grnn'tly Grates
on the Nerves of the Audience.
I'ti'in SnuiKlny o Mulls I
Norfolk did Its share In filling the
Auditorium last night upon tliu up-
poarnnco of Miss Helen Grimily In
"Hot Lord niiil MiiHtor , " but Miss
Grnntly fallt'il to make good. Those
who had hoped for u stellar nltrnctlon
wore disappointed and those who re
membered Miss Ornntly from her for
mer appearance ) hero In "Tho Tinning
of the Slnnw. " found llttlo Impiovo-
mcnt in the Nebraska nc-trcHH. Al
though she rldos In a handsome pri
vate car , Miss Grnntly does not In-
Bplro great enthusiasm In her part of
the piny nnd It wna n singular fact
thnt , save for Iho round of applause
with which she was cordially wol-
, coined when she first cntno on , there
was not an attempt at hand-clapping
throughout the four acts of the even-
Ing's performance .
The Re.il St.ir.
The real star of the company In
which Miss Grantly tnkos the Htollar
role , IB Mr. S. L. RIchnrdBon In the
part of "Jennings , the bntlor. " Mr.
lllchardson In no quaint nn old man
as ono conld find In n woolc'a Journey ,
nnd hla work IB ns clever ivn can bo.
Just ft llttlo Btoopod from ago , hnvlng
been in the family's employ for sixty
years , his hair whlto nn snow nnd his
volco so extremely pollto nnd submla-
BVO ! nnd kind , ho makes n hit In the
beginning nnd wlnn more nnd moro
the love of the nndlonco us the pluy
ocs on.
And In the same class ns Mr. Rich-
nrdson , Virginia Dray nmltos a docltl
cdly chnrmlng old English lady , whoso
prim ways nro tmo to llfo nnd whoso
dollcnto mind In shocked to a degree
by the rasping wnys of the irrosponB ! <
bio American girl. The part was picturesQue -
turosQuo nnd wall dono.
Thomas Chattorton ns "Glen Masters
tors , " American young man , was pret
ty good , nnd grow better at the close
of Uio pleco thnn at the outset Ern-
pst Rlchnrdi ns "Thurston , Vlnconnt
Channlng , " wna nnturnl nt least on
the stage , nnd made his nndlonco feel
thnt ho really meant what ho wan talk
Ing nbout. "Lord NolBon Stafford"
| wna n pretty fair character by Robert
Vessels , though a bit stiff at times
ITml "Grandma Chnzy-Bunher , " player
iy Frances Lincoln was a pretty 1'irlsV
American grandmother who became
too giddy toward the end to quite wli
n homo with the hearers.
The Play.
Perhaps It was the fault of the play
It was rather a pointless study Ir
psychology , built after the "Taming
of the Shrew" Idea. Loixl Canning
wins the young western girl In Amer
lea and takes her hack to England
She subsides In her western nianno
before the demure mother-in-law. Fl
nally her mother and grandmotherar
rlvo for a visit , when the girl "break :
out" and does London with them ai
she would Chicago hero , against he
husband's command. He locks ho
out of the house for the night , she ft
nally gets In and In rebellions tone
tells him ho Is a brute. Ho declare
ho can't live with her , makes plans
to leave and all that , when the girl
repents , says she Is sorry , falls In his
arms and lives happily over after. It t
was written by Martha Morton and
n stranger's Impression would bo that
It was written between lunch and din i-
ner. It strikes yon that Miss Morton [
was writing at space rates and was
trying to force a story without a foun i-
dation. The stage soUings nro as
pretty ns u picture nnd deserve a bet
ter plot.
Miss Grantly.
Miss Grantly Is not particularly
fitted for the part Although her pic
tures make her a very pretty girl ,
there Is a drawn look nbout her face
and a lack of perfection In her form
which do not help in making her at t-
tractive. Added to this Is a very much
strained voice , pitched in n tearful
tone , which rasps ngnlnst an ordinary
person's nerves ; n very much affected
manner in trying 'to be cunning and
cute nnd petite. Her singing well. It
was done for the purpose of driving
away the grandmother , and It was
easy enough to see how It might suc
ceed.
Use News want nds. They pay.
They bring resultsT In a little want
ad you are enabled to reach nioro than
2,400 homes every day. Granting
flvo people to a homo , your llttlo nd
Is read by 12,000 persons. Out of 12-
OtfO persons reached by The News In
a day , there ought to bo some one
Interested In what you hnvo to offer.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
J. M. Freeman of Ewlng was in
Norfolk today.
W. E. Meagley of Stanton was In
Meadow Grove.
Richard Thomas was over from
sldo yesterday. ,
Nan Carberry Is In the city today
from Crelghton.
Fr. Efllo was In the city yesterday
from Crelghton.
J. Peschel was In the city from Os
mend yesterday.
K J. Holding nnd J U , Hicks were \
up from Slnnton.
Mrs. Robert I'Mer and Mrs C 10
Green have both been qulto nick with
Iho grip hut nro now hotter.
Miss Bertha Pllgor Is In the city
from Anokn , for a visit with her
mother.
The Misses O'Neill of Battle Creek ,
and Miss Richardson , wore hero last
night.
W. G , Baker rxpoots ( o leave on
Monday for a month's visit nt his old
homo nt Greenville , Pa.
Mr. Simon Mayer of Lincoln In a
gnost of his brother , Sol. O. Mayer.
Ho Is onrouto homo from n trip to
New York city.
Hiss SisHon loft this morning for
Delaware , Ohio , where she will take
up her work as the representative of
the Woman's Koiolgn Missionary so
ciety of the Methodist church In the
stales of Ohio , West Virginia , Ken
tucky and Tennessee , liming resigned
her position In the Norfolk high school
to take the olllco The touchers of
the high school Indicated their appio
elation of her companionship slncn
she has been teaching with them byt
presenting her with a boautifullv
hound edition of Shakespeare In
eight volumes , and the Junior class
attested their regard for their retiring
Instructor by pieseutlng a handsome
signet ring.
Dr. C. F. W. Marquardt will leave
tomonow for Chicago , whore ho will
lake a post graduate course In the
McCormlek Neurological colic-go. The
course to bo taken treats of the effect
of eye strain on thn nervous system
and will h a valuable adjunct to the
doctor's knowledge of opthalmology.
Ho expects to bo absent two or three
mouths and will leave In charge of his
business hero Julius Toman , a com
petent workman , who him been with
htm Iho past three weeks.
Th6 Women's club will meet In the
parlors of the Congregational church
Monday afternoon at 2flO : o'clock.
It was the members of the Modern
Brotherhood of America and not the
Modern Woodmen who , gave the re
cent surprise party to Mrs. Farley qn
South First street
II. C. Xlrfns has rented the lleos
building nnd Is getting It ready for
occupancy by his restaurant. Mr. Xlr
fns wns burned out In the tire of
Hovornl weeks ngo thnt destroyed the
two Krug buildings.
Omaha Boo : Articles of Incorpora
tion hnvo been filed by H. E. Owen
nnd A. A. Lovelnco , who will operate
ns the Owen & Ixivelaco Contracting
company , In doing general railroad ,
canal and diking vwork. . The capital
stock Is ? 20,000.
John W. Davis Is circulating a sub
scription paper with the object of
raising enough money to build stables
at the race track north of town. If
successful the track will bo put In
condition nnd things arranged satis
factorily to the horsemen who may
wish to train their fast stoppers at
Norfolk- for the coming racing season.
H. E. Own has bought the D. M.
Owen grading outfit , consisting of fif
ty teams nnd a full plant of machin
ery. This , with Mr. Owen's outfit
makes his ono of the largest and best
In the west. lie has Just closed up a
contract on the new electric line from
Omaha to Lincoln , of about a half
million yards of earth , and expects
to work 250 teams and MO men during
the summer , completing the contract
by September of this year.
Chief Kern of f\\o \ \ fire department
announces today that there will bo no
change In the flro districts of the city
on account of the change that has just
been effected in the wards of the city ,
The flro districts will remain mini-
bored as formerly. The reason for
not changing the fire wards is the
fact thnt the new city wards are- too
Indefinite for flro purposes. For In-
stance. First ward under the now nr-
rangement extends for a mlle and
a half east and west and a flro which
was reported for that district might
bo nt the extreme western end of
the city limits or It might bo nt the
e\tromo enstern end. As It stands
today It Is n well known fact that the
First ward means the business dis
trict , always , nnd other wards are also
compactly arranged In the old wny.
The spring weather that had pro-
tvnlled for several dnys , hns been
brought to a sudden end today by n
cloudy sky , n dampness In the air
and threatening rain. Whllo the ther
mometer had stood up at the seventy-
live point , it today dropped somewhat
nnd the morning wns raw nnd chilly.
A range of more than 100 degrees In
three weeks Is n record that might
startle tlio oldest Inhabitant. Less
than three weeks ago tlio mercury
stood nt thirty degrees below 7.ero
Yesterday It was moro than soventy-
live. This 'perhaps. Is the cnuso for
a largo quantity of spring fever and j
nlling among mankind. With flesh :
and blood that had been warmed by
nnturo to n point which would glvo
protection during such severely frigId -
Id weather , the human being has now
been suddenly subjected to nn atmosphere -
phero that resembles a bake oven and
the contrast Is not Intensely pleasant
Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver ,
Colorado Springs nnd Pueblo , via the
Northwestern line , will bo In effect
from all stations January 7 , 8 nnd 9 L
1905 , with favorable return limits , on
account of annual conventions , Na
tional Llvo Stock and Wool Growers'
associations. Two fast trains through
to Colorado dally , only ono night For
full Information apply to agents Chicago
cage & Northwestern R'y.
\r
MAJOR J. H. M'LAUGHLIN GIVES
SCOUT'S HISTORY.
CODY SERVED UNDER THE MAJOR
AND WAS A MODEL YOUNG MAN
IN EARLY FRONTIER DAYS.
NEVER DRANK NOR CAROUSED
Vccordlng to Major McLaughlln , Who
Wns With Buffalo Bill Every Day ,
Cody Was Prudent and Respected.J
A Man Amongst Men nnd Faithful.
The following letter to The News
mm .Major John II. McLaughlln , Fort
tandall , S. D. , which gives nnv laets
i connection with the llfo ofV. . F.
'ody ( Bulfulo 1)111) ) ) during his scout-
ng days , will prove of great Interest.
, > lajnr .McLaughlln Is now In his oigh-
t loth year and writes a hand that
v vi n i Id do honor to many a chap at
ollego today. Major McLaughlln
" ays that ho Is pleased to be ahle to
' old his pen.
Fort Randall , S. D. . March I ! . 13dlt-
r Norfolk NOWH : Sir. It affords mo
ileasuro to speak a good word lor , In
ny mind , the much abused Hill Cody ,
lias Buffalo Hill. Your paper of Fob-
naryI , by statement of ono Mr.
llako , pretends to have a knowledge
if the early llfo of Mr. Cody. Who Is
his man lllako ? I remember n man
: > f that nnmu who served In Troop B ,
Seventh cavalry , the lamented Cus-
or's regiment. The troop Blake
served in was commanded by one
'aptaln Thompson , now retired.
Cody Becomes a Scout.
For Cody's early life and traili
ng as n scout I will say while ho was
m ployed IIH such and under my dally
observation , ho was considered a mod-
1 young man. But as Mr. Cody Is
ranked amongst the downtrodden , Mr.
llako must hnvo his hand In the plo.
Major Henry Inman was chief quar-
ornmstor of the department of the
Missouri under General Hancock , de
partment commander from the year
1807 to 1SG9. The uprising of the
Arapahoes , Cheyenne nnd Klawa In-
diaiiB In Kansas gave authority to
Major Inman to employ scouts In ad
vance to the Cars & Ponroso expedi
tion. whereupon Major Inmnn com
missioned Second Lieutenant L. W.
Cook , Third United States Infantry ,
assistant quartermaster , empowering
him to hlro or enlist company scouts
afterwards consolidated ns field
scouts. Mr. Cody was assigned to the
garrison of which I was quartermas
ter sergeant , and ordered to report tome
mo for service , which ho bad done.
Having nothing to do at this time for
scouts and couriers. Lieutenant Cook
with the writer and William Cody did
every day ride around the country
along the Arkansas river In order to
locate hay Holds , as at that time the
troops on the frontier bad to perform
such work , putting wood and hay up.
I As no contracts were let , the soldier
should do the labour.
During the latter part of ISGfi and 1
up to 1S71 Mr. Cody was with mo. I
had a good opportunity to bo a judge
of human nature. I never found a
fault with Bill Cody. Ho boarded
with meIn my company and ns soon
as I was promoted first sergeant 1
had Cody at all times under my ob
servation. "
Cody Was Brave.
Some time In September , 1SC9 , General
oral Cnster with his regiment , the la
mented Seventh cavalry , reached Fort
Lamed from Fort Rlley where that
regiment was organized , bringing
with his ( Custer's ) command William
Hitchcock , nllns Wild Bill , who was
killed by Jack McCnll In Deadwood ;
California Joe , Hen Clark , Jim Kee
gan and Amos Chapman , both of
whoso feet were shot off by a bant
of Cheyennes nt Bull Creek between
Fort Dodge nnd the then Camp Sup
ply , I. T. , now Fort Supply , "of al
( the named scouts Cody was the enl >
one who tendered , his1 service withou
.being ordered to go to the rescue o
Chapmnn.
I asked for volunteers on this oc
caslon ns I did not desire to mnko lit
tie with tha men whom I bad to servo
with , -by making a selection. Thirty
seven men stepped' to the' front.
took two men from the right. Marshal
O'tJrlen and Thomas O'Neill. Wllllan
Cody.then remarked ,
%
"Major , you' have the good \\ill o
your company , sure ! "
Mr. Cody , during my knowledge o
him , had no reproaches to follow him.
He was n young man respected by nil.
He , like many frontiersmen of that
day , had all the chnnces possible to
Uiko to himself nn Indian wife. It
was not without reluctance that ho
over npproached their camps nnd ho
never went except ns duty cnlled him.
On ono occasion CoJ. WInecoop , In-
dlan agent for the Arapahoe , took Mr.
Cody to a place of meeting to dlstrlb-
xito the rations nnd clothing for the
Indians. This place was named Big
Coon Creek , ten miles from Fort
Lamed on the Arkansas.
No Visits to P onca.
To my knowledge during the time
that Cody was with us ho was n mos
prudent young man. Now Mr. Ulnko
must apparently he on the track of
Cody us ho has such a good history.
Whore nniHt Blake bo all thin time ?
By i Inquiry I can not learn from any
of the old residents of Fort Randall
where William Cody , Buffalo Bill , was
over IIIMW. Also I fall to BO.O how ho
could make his frequent trips to the.
Poncn I reservntlon. It Is not possible
ho I co\ild \ as that reservation was for
ty-seven t miles from Fort Randall. This
would dhow that the government had
Cody employed for' no other purpose
than lo'nmko love to Indian women ,
Again Blake says when ho. llrst
know Mrs. Cody she was nt Fort Mo-
Phurson , Neb. How camu this man
Blake lo have such n knowledge of all
these stations and especially Mrs. Co-
dyta alleged history for this occasion.
William Cody was n moral young
man and when I bad a knowledge of
him I from IStili to 1871 ho never was
J known to drink or carouse hut at all
times was faithful to his trust as n
Bcout and I am of the opinion that Mr.
Blake has but very llttlo or no knowl
edge of Mr. duly. I must say with
honor to Cody , ho was a man amongst
mon ,
Yours very respectfully ,
John H. McLnnghlln ,
Fort Randall , S. D.
Prince Max In Rome.
Rome , March ti. Prince Max , brother -
or of the king of Saxony , and who Is
a priest , has nrilvod hero to present
his homage to the pope. The prince
d ( ! | pR that his picRcnco In Rome Is In
any way ctnnrt ed with the troubles
between hi1rmal brother and the lnt-
tor's foimciilc , the Countess Mou-
tlgnoso
Whltcornb Escapes From Sheriff.
Council Bluffs. Maich ti. When
Sheriff Cunning left Council Bluffs
Friday to take J. 11. WhtUomb , Frank
Vaughn nnd the negioVllliam Smith
to the pcnltcntluo at Fort Madison
he supposed he had taken nil neccs
Bury piecaullons to Insure the sale
delivery of his throe prisoners. The
foiPhC'on. howe\or , happened , and
when Sheriff Canning reached Fort
Madison he had with him only Vaughn
nnd Smith. Between Burlington am1
Fort Madison Wliltcnnih succeeded In
making bis escape by jumping
throiiKh the ear window.
Alleged Train Robber Arrested.
St. Louis , March 6. Lconaid John'
on , alias Uutton , was placed undo
arrest and Uken to St. Charles on tin
allegation that he was iv member o :
the Morrls-Vuughnn-RosenauGr eune
of train robbers and assisted in hold' '
ing ; np and robbing the Wnbash ata
tlon agent Thomas Galrln. at St
Charles , Aug. IB , 1904. Galvin Identl
tied Johnson as the man who held twc
rerolvers pointed lluough the depo
window at him.
Freight Trains Badly Wrecked.
Toledo , March C. As a result of i
head-on colllblon between two frelch
trains on the Baltimore nnd Ohio
four miles onst of Defiance , Fireman
Samuel Beadle of Gnrrett , Ind. , war
Instantly killed and Fireman J E
Cogley and Brnkcman Thomas Carr
both of Garrett were seiiously in
Juit'd. Theie were thirty-eight cars
In one train nnd forty in another am
the impact was so teirifle that there
was hardly aolid car left in elthe
train Contusion of train orders Is
said to he responsible for the col
llslon.
Fellows Quits His Federal Job.
Denver. .March ti. A. Lincoln Fel
lows , district engineer of the United I
Stales reclamation service , In charg
of the great irrigation projects In
seven western states , resigned nn
accepted the appointment of stat
engineer of North Dakota. The resig
nation is the outcome of difference *
among the members of the board o
conbiiltini engineers.
To Take Strikers' Places.
New York , March 6. A force of pr
vate detectives prevented any comim
nlcatlon with 1,000 men quartered o
a steamboat tied up at one of th
piers at Communlpaw. It was rumore
that 700 moie men were expected an
that on their arrival the boat * roul
transport them to th * yards of th ?
New Haven and Hartford at Mott-
haven. It was rumored that they came
from Chicago and other points west
and that they were strike breakers , .
Developments In Turf War.
Chicago , March 6. New develop
ments in the turf situation are ex
pected to robult from the meeting of
the stewards Of the Western Jockey
club here today. While none of the
members of the board would give any
Indication of the action which will be
taken , yet reports of an autTientlc na
ture pblut to a possible revision of
the schedule , revocation of numerous
licenses and perhaps a reorganization
of the club Itself.
New Zion In Mexico.
Chicago , March C. The mission of
A. Gladstone Dowle. who vls > itert Zlon
City ns the ambassador of his father ,
Dr. John Alexander Dowle. has been
disclosed at a secret meeting of elders
and members In high standinc of the
Christian Catholic church. The part
made public was the definite an
nouncement thnt a new zlon is soon to
be established near the City of Mexico
ice , \\here Dr. Dowle now li.
Promise Big Legal Battle.
Ottawa , Ont , March C. Honore
Gervals , a member of parliament , has
been engaged to assist Mr. Taschcreau
of Quebec in the defense of Gaynor
end Greene , and a big legal battle Is
promised before it Is definitely known
whether they will bo forced to return
to the United States.
PIERCE MEN AFFECTED IN ELEC
TRIC LIGHT PLANT.
THERE WERE NO FATAL RESULTS
Mr Tompklns of Kansas City , Mr.
Henzler nnd Mr Craven Were All
'Affected by Gas From an Engine In
the New Establishment.
Pierce , Nob. , March C. Special to
The News : Three men in the now
ulectrlc lighting station were over
come by gas Saturday evening from
the gas engines. Mr. Tompklns of
Kansas 'City was under the Influence
for considerable time nnd the propri
etors , Ilon/.ler & Craven , were both
affected. Dr. Alden was summoned
and brought thorn out.
Atkinson Items.
Atkinson , Neb , , March 0. Speclnl
to The News : Dr. Thomas , state veterinarian
(
erinarian , Is hero on state work which
will bo reporled later.
Jed , Landon , taken 111 at Ewlng with
appendicitis and operated on nt Sioux
City , faiiccossfully withstood the sur
gery nnd Is gaining.
The wolf hunt was a success. Many
participated. Among those from hero
were Dr. Shlppord , I. B. Beck , B. B.
Adams , William Dlckerson nnd Ed
Piirdy.
PLANS TO BREAK DEADLOCK
Democrats May Turn From Cockrell
and Vote for Kerens.
Jeffetson City. Mo. , March fi. Inter
est in the hctiatonal deadloik siti
tion is rapidly tcadilng an acute
stage. K\d > body hi-ems to bo of the
opinion that the I'isl.s nnd turning
point \vill in- icu hedduring , the com
ing wei-k and die asboition Is even
made that Koietia will be elected to
morrow. The Nlodringhaus forces
will cauciib again tonight in an en
deavor to select another candidate to
break the deadlock , but the prediction
Is made that nothing will bo. accom
plishcd. Humors are more current
that the Democratic legislators may
turn fiom Cockiell and vote for Ker-
ons to break the deadlock. It Is said
the Democrats may caucus tonight on
the matter , although .some Icr.deis aie
counseling ngainbt caucus action at
this time.
Important features are expected to
develop today which may 'Indlcn
what the bonatorlal result will be.
Found Dying by Tracks.
Marshalltcwn. la. . March C. A man
who has not yet been Identified was
found lying beside the Iowa Central
track , four miles south of this city
He was alive , but unconscious an-l
was taken to St. Thomas hospital A
note hook contained only the name
H. S. Collins. Eldora. la.
Tidings From Antarctic Expedition
Paris. March G Dr Charcot , the
chief of the Antarctic" expedition on
board the steamer Francnis , has ca
bled to this city announcing the ar
rival of the expedition at Puerto Mad
nn Dr Charcot reports the members
of the expedition in good condition.
U
NATIONAL MEETING BEGINS ON
FRIDAY.
PRESIDENT THE CHIEF SPEAKER
Advance Guard of Delegates and Vis
Itors Arriving in Washington to At
tend the Meetings Important Pro
gram Has Been Prepared
Washington , D. C. , March 8. Head
quarters were opened today for th
triennial meeting of the National Congress
gross of Mothers , which begins its ses
slon here day after tomorrow , to con
tlnue for ono week. The advanc
guard of delegates and visitors Is n
ready beginning to arrive and Judgln
from all indications the attendanc
will eclipse that at nny of the prev
ous meetings of the congress.
The chief speaker nt the comln
session will be President Rooscvel
_
and his address before the co.ngres
will bo , It Is said , the first appearanc
of n president of the United States ai
speaker at n woman's convention.
For the past three years Mrs. Fred
eric Schaff of Philadelphia has served
as president of the National Congress
of mothers. During the coming con
vention the triennial election will bo
held. The congress will hear reports
from twenty states nnd Increased ef
forts will bo mndo against polygamous
doctrines nnd practices.
The general sessions will , be held
mornings and evenings in the .Metro
politan Methodist church. The after
noons will bo devoted to social func
tions nnd sightseeing. Hon. II. 13. Me-
Fnrlnnd , commissioner of the District
of Columbia , will deliver the address
of welcome at the opening session
Friday evening. The reports of stand
ing committees will ho heard Saturday
morning. The reports will bo present
ed by Mrs. Florence Kelly , of New
York , on child labor ; Dr. Cornelia Do-
Hey , of Chicago , on legislation ; Mrs.
\V. S , Heffernan , of Chicago , on edu
cation ; Mrs. E. R. Weeks , of Knnsns
City , on literature ; Mrs. D W. Stnnd-
rood , of Bolso City , Idaho , on domestic
science , nnd Hastings Hart , on dependent -
pendent , defective nnd delinquent chil
dren.
President Stnnley Hnll of Clnrlc
university will deliver nn address on. ,
child study Saturday evening. The
religious education of the child In
the homo wlli be the subject of the
Sunday services. Delegates from the *
twenty states represented In the con
gress will glvo their reports on Mon
day morning. President lloosovolt's
address Is scheduled for thnt evening ,
ns Is nlso the trlennlnl address of the
congress president , Mrs. Schaff. Miss
Marie Shedkock of London "
, on "Tho
Art of Story-Tolling ; " Mrs. Margaret
Dye Ellis and Senator DuBols of Ida Jff
ho on "Mormonlsm , " are the chief
speakers scheduled for the following
day.
day.A
A novel feature will bo the "Inter
national Day , " next Wednesday , which
will bo Introduced for the first time.
Childhood conditions In other lands
will ho the subject tre'ated by foreign
representatives , among whom nro Sir
Mortimer Diirnnd , the British ambas
sador , nnd Mr. Hlckl of the Japanese
legation.
PLANT OF AMERICAN CEREAL
CO. AT CEDAR RAPIDS IN RUINS.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $1,500,000
Two Men Are Known to Have Lost
Their Lives and a Number of Oth
ers Are Missing Fire In Madison
Square Garden.
Cedar Rapids , la. , March 8. The
plant of the Anencan Cereal com
pany , the largest of Its ftinil In the
world , comprising two entire b'locks of
brick and iron structures , was de-
troyed by fire last night with the
exception of a small group of cooper
hops , stoiage and packing rooms.
Tha loss Is cbllmaled at $1,500,000 ,
With insurance of nearly $1,000,0 X9.
Two persons are known to have lost
their lives in the fire.
The dead : Joe Holllngsworth , Par-
nell , la : ; an unknown man.
Holllngswo'rth was blown out of the
building into the street by an explo
sion.
It is feared that several others lost
their lives , but this Is not definitely
known. A man who was seen at a
window , tell back Into tne flames.
The lire started in the hull grinding
room of ono of the elevators and a
sheet of flame enveldped that struc
ture. In ten minutes more the flames
hpd crossed the avenue to the mill
group of buildings and the firemen
were powerless to prevent the spread
of the flames In either direction. The
fire burned northward against the
wind slowly in the mill group and
southward with the wind In the ele
vator group with fearful rapidity.
Five-story brick walla crumbled nnd
fell with n roar heard for many blocks.
Clouds of embers were driven by ft
strong wind over an area six blocks
square nnd a large number of men
with small hose and buckets drenched
the roofs of these buildings ; while in
the vicinity of the fire there was an
exodus of families from dozens of
houses. The cereal mills employed
In the neighborhood of 800 men.
Fire In Madison Square Garden.
New York , March 8" File was dis
covered in Madison Square Garden a
short time niter the thousands who
had been attending the sportsmen's
show and the audience in the garden
theater had left the building. The
flre worked Its wny up from the store
room , where it started , to the second
baJcony , on which were the exhibits
of birds and wild animals. The bears ,
wild cats and wolves were aroused by
the smoke and fought madly to es
cape. One of the bears and a wild
cat perished. The flre practically de
stroyed all of the exhibits on the second
end balcony , besides damaging oth
ers by smoke and water.
ANOTHER CUTJH"BRAIH RATES
Illinois Central Makes Reduction on
Shipments to Atlantic.
Chicago , March. 8. Rates on export - '
port corn shipments from points in
Illinois have been reduced nearly u
cents per 100 pounds by the Illinois
Central on all grain bound for Atlan
tic ports from this state via Chicago.
The new rates went Into effect today.
At a meeting of traffic officials of
western roads held hero the question/
of adjusting the grain rates from
Iowa points was discussed. Definite
action will bo announced as soon as1
an agreement is reached.
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Quadruple Murderer Confesses.
Danville. Ark. , March 8. James
Ince , confessing thnt he Is a quad
ruple murderer , was brought back to
Jail hero after a visit to the scene of
the crime , near Whiteley , fifteen miles
southwest of here. Confronted with
the dead bodies of his wife and three
children , the latter ranging In age
from four months to four years , he
broke down and confessed his guilt ,
saying thnt it seemed Impossible to
make n living for his family , hence
his action.
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