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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JoURNAL , , , , , . NOIM 'OIK NKHIASK\ { AI'Hll 21 11)05. ) TEN MORE DEPOSITORS SUEVFREO WHITTEMORE. * DAMAGES TO AMOUNT OF $6,749 There are Now Suits Pending , ClaimIng - Ing Damages In the Amount of $45- 000 From the Failed Elkhorn Valley Bank at O'Neill. O'Neill , Neh. , April 20. Special to * The News : Ten tnoro of the 183 de positors of the failed Klldiorn Valley bank have begun suit to recover dam ages from Stuto Bank ISxnmlnor Fred Whlttenmro nnd the Fidelity nml Guarantee company of Maryland. The petitions are all the same , charging negllgcnco In checking up the bank in December , 1903. The de positors sue for 00 percent of their deposits , figuring the receiver will ho able to pay them the other 40 percent. The aggregate of damages asked by the eleven depositors Is $0,749.81. The actual legal claims against the" defunct institution amounts to BOIU ? 45,000. The examiners report aft < the failure showed the liabilities t ? bo about 165,000. About $10,000 ot- this has been found not to be legal claims against the bank but claims against McOreevy as city and school treasurer and three other private claims. artley Bond Case Again. Lincoln , April 20. The supreme court permitted th * filing of a suit on the part of the itftt * against the bonds- wen of former Slat * Treasurer Joseph Bartley. The amount la $550,000 , and this la the fifth tlm * the cas has been before the courts. It will now bo tried on Its merits. NEWS AT O'NEILL. New Teachers Cases In Court Set tler Gets Money. O'Nei'l ' , Neb. . April 20. Special to The News : The board of education has made pfovlsion for one less teacli- , fl er for next year and reduced the sal- * f nries of four of the grade teachers $ ! > per month each. The following teach ers have been re-employed : Prof. J. V. Dwyer , superintendent , Maggie Hurley , Anna Donahoe , Mary Horlsky , Nellie O'Fallon , Madge Kay of Broken Bow , Neh. , as principal , nnd Laura Fields of Glen Hock , Neb. , are two new teachers. Perry Miller , an old settler of Holt county , has received word that he gets $10,000 from an estate left by his brother who recently died lu Illinois. , , Fred Fuller of Stuart was awarded , $800 by the jury in district court In a suit for $2,000 against the county for damages alleged to have been sus tained on a defective bridge. M. A. MoCafferty of O'Neill was awarded $200 in a suit for $ L',000 the county for the establishment of a road through the McCafferty ranch. The Hugh O'Neill ranch on the Niobrnra river was reduced COO acres by the jury finding that the land belonged - longed to Arthur P. Day of Boston , Mass. After spending two sleepless nights the jury disagreed in a case of Edward - ward B. Bggen of Stuart against the . Chicago & Northwestern railway for $2.000 damages for Injuries alleged to have been sustained on the railroad near Scrlbm-r , Neb. NEW YORK GAS PLANT. Only Remedy is for City to Build its Own Plant. New York , April 20. Comptroller ( ' rout testified In the lighting cose that he was convinced that the city's only remedy was to1 build its own plant. SEYMOUR CASE IS ACQUITTED. Navigating Officer on Baltimore When She Grounded. Manila. April 20. Lieutenant Com mander Seymour , navigating o01 cur on tlie cruiser Baltimore when she grounded in the straits of Malnlcco , has been acquitted by court martial of the neglect of duty with which he was charged. Huge Consumption of Iron. New York , April 20. Statistics just published concerning the country's pig Iron consumption for last month show the remarkable total of 2,000- 000 tons. The total production was 1,9UC,000 tons , which exceeds the pro duction of January , the previous high monthly record , by 155,000 tons. In the same period furnace stocks of iron decreased 30,000 tons , nnd on April 14th the total stock on hand was the smallest since August 1 , 19011. The enormous output , as contrasted with previous months , was due largely to the record breaking in some of the great districts like Plttsburg , the She- nango valley , nnd the Illinois-North west group. _ _ Jack Munroe vs. Doc Payne. Atlanta , Ga. , April 20. The Atlanta Athletic club has arranged a good card for the entertainment of Its pa trons at Its boxing show tonight. The main event will bring together Jack Munroo of Butte , nnd Doc Payne of Cleveland , in a fifteen-round bout. LOEB GOES TO TUE OAMP No News of the President's Hum " Comes Out of the Wilds. Olenwood SpritiBS , Colo. , Apill 20. With President Roosevelt and Secre tary Ixieb in camp twenty lulled t'toiu the uuaiusl toleeraph ofllce , no news of the hunt came out of the woods. When .Mr. I/ieb returns here today It la expected he will bring Information of the luck that has attended thu president's hunt for big game. The pittsldunt keeps a personal diary and consunuuntly the concspondents ma rooned here walt the return of the secretary with much Impatience. Storms of snow , hall and ralu hurled about the mountains lu the direction of the East divide nearly all day and Mr. Loeb must havu had a rough , un comfortable trip. Denver , April 20. Parson Thomas A. Uzzull of the Tabernacle lu this city sent to President Roosevelt a message asking that he bo given the arcasses of the beare killed during the president's hunt , for distribution among the poor of Denver. A note en- "orsMt : the matter "most heartily" wa- " * . to the president by former A. ' c ? . ' General Sherman M. Iloll. j "Borge Telia of His Plans , April 20. Georce VT. fusion candidate for governor Nebraska last fall , has purchased Nebraska Independent , owned by $ Frank D. Kagsr and edited by T. If. Tibbies , Populist candidate for vice president In the last campaign. Berge announced that he would reconstruct the paper , make an Issue of the f let- pass and would publish the contribii tlons of Senator l.aFollelte of Wiscon sin. Governor Dennen of Illinois , Gov ernor Folk of Missouri and ex-Govern r Larrabeo of Iowa. He will take charge of the paper next week. Tib bles will retire from the paper. Berge will b * th * editor and publisher. Special Land Agents Laid Off. TVashlugton , April 20. On account of the shortage of last year's appropri ation CorauilHHionur Richards of the general land ofllce has found it neces sary to dispense temporarily with the services of seventeen of the eighty special agent of' that bureau. They have been merely furloughed and will b * restored to th * uervlc * whan the mew appropriation bill becomes avail able on the 1st of July next. The sus pensions have been made In locations where there were more than one agent and it la believed that the service will not b * materially crippled. Secretary Taft to Visit Toklo. Washington. April 20. On further consideration of the matter as laid before him by Secretary Hioki of the Japanese legation , Secretary Taft hue concluded to visit Toklo while his ship , the Manchuria , on which he will make bib Philippine trip , Is coaling at Yokohama. The secretary has made a similar vlnlt on other like detentions at "Yokohama and feels that lie could scarcely fail to anake an official call on this occasion. It has not been do- elded whathr tbe entire party of sixty accompanying the secretary shall join him In the visit to Toklo. Says Mn Ar * Mor * Graceful. New York. April 20. Women ar * far l * s graceful than men , have a poorr anatomical mvchanltsm and klrts ar * chiefly uueful to hid * the ugly angles at the female kne , ac cording to the opinion of Dr. B. H. Arnold , director of th * New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics , as ex pressed at th * convention of the American Physical Educational asso ciation. H * advocated th * hopping tfanc * . saying that the social danc * with Its glide or walk I * useless ay- l * lcally. Iowa Man a * President. Atlanta. Ga. , April 20. Th * Amer ican Anti-Tuberculosis league decided to hold its next annual meeting at El Paso , Tex. , at a 4at to b * selected fater. Th * election of th * chief oM- * rs of tb * leagu * resulted ! th * ae- lection of Dr. R. B. Conniff of Bloux City , la. , as president and Dr. Walter N. Vllas of B1 Paso as secretary. Governor Mickey Off for Texas. Lincoln. April 20. Governor Mickey and a small party left for Galveston , Tex. , to attend the Northern Settlers' congress. Governor Mickey will be the guest of th governor of Texas during a part of his visit. Secretary Hay U Better. Nervl , Italy , April 20. Secretary o ( State Hay's physician reports that Mr. Hay hat recovered his health. H * will leav * N rvi today for Genoa. Man Falls on Circular Saw. Lead , S. D. , April 20. Charlei Thoruburg , an employe of the Home' ' stake Mining company , while working around a clrculat saw In the Highland mill slipped and fell against the saw. Ills face struck the saw and his low er Jaw was completely severed from his head and his right arm cut off , Despite his Injuries Mr. Tbornburg lived for several hours. He leaves a wife and two children. Banker Sentenced to Prison. Buffalo , April 20. Earl W. Card , former president of the Medina bank of Medina , N. Y. , conrlcted of misap propriating the funds of a. national bank and making false returns to tbe comptroller of the currency In "Wash ington , was sentenced to six yean' Imprisonment ID Auburn prUoa. NEW ULM DENTIST CHARGED WITH MURDER OF QEDHARDT. f ( JURY IS DEING DRAWN TODAY More Interest Centers In the Murder Trial of Dr. George R. Koch Than In Any Since the Hayward Case , Looks Dark for Koch , Mankato , Minn. , April 20. The second end trial of Dr. ( U'orgo II. Koclj , of Now Him. for the murder of Dr. Louis A. Gohhardt , his business rival , has begun hero before Justice Cray. Ilolh Hides have accumulated much Import ant evidence , which was not at hand at the llrst trial. Klght attorneys represent the de fense , nnd there nro three for the pros ecution. Today's session of the court was taken up In an attempt to secure a jury , and It Is prohahlo that this will not bo completed for three or four days. Dr. Koch nnd Dr. Gohhardt wore rival dentists at New Ulm. On ( lie evening of November 1 , last Oebhardt was found murdered In his olllco. The murderer was seen through the tran som by Asa Hrooks , a newspaper man. The evidence pointed to Koch as the murderer , nnd ho was Indicted. After a trial lasting nearly four weeks I ho jury disagreed , and' a now trial was ordered. A change of venue was taken to llue ) Earth county. Not slnco the Hayward murder , several years ago , In Minneapolis , has there been such widespread Interest In any criminal case , owing to the prominence of both Gebhardt and Koch and their families. Feeling Against Koch. New Ulm , Minn. , April 20. That laciion in i\ew uim > Y.IIICII that Dr. Koch Is guilty of the murder of Dr. Gebhardt and it cannot be gainsaid that tills faction has in creased of late has maintained that the reason for the state's consenting to the release of Dr. Koch on ball was with the belief that lie would , as they express It , "convict himself. " Whether or not the young dentist by anything that he has said or any change that has como about In his demeanor , has fulfilled this belief Is a question which the court will deter mine at the trial which begins today ; but those who first expressed this sen timent declare that the defendant lias so lived since his first trial as to strengthen materially the case of the state. It is likely that In the trial much that refers to this point will bo brought out and that this , together with the revelations , If any are made , as has been hinted , regarding an alleged crime by one of the defendant's pro genitors and the application of the always Interestingly mysterious law of heredity , will form the most Inter esting points in the next Koch trial. Citizens of IJrown county will as sist In making up thu line Imposed upon Philip Lle.sch , editor of the Brown County Journal , for contempt of court In publishing an article cal culated to Influence against Dr. Koch. Money will also probably he raised for perfecting an appeal to the supreme premo court. Emperor Washes Feet. Vienna , April 20. In the presence of many distinguished persons , Includ ing diplomatists , cabinet ministers and military and court ollicers , Em peror Francis Joseph today observed the ancient ceremony of washing luU feet of twelve old men In observance of Holy Thursday. The ceremonv was performed in the Crystal hall of the royal palace. In accordance with cus tom each of the old men , at'the con clusion of the ceremony , was present ed with a silken pursu containing thir ty pieces of silver. Medical Men in Conference. Chicago , III. , April 20. The council ou medical education of the American medical association began a meeting In tills city today. The council alms to bring about greater uniformity in educational methods and requirements for admission to the medical profes sion among the various states. There Is a large attendance of state medical examiners , representatives of medical colleges and others. Southern League Begins Season. Atlanta , Ga. , April 20. The South ern league Is scheduled to open Its baseball season today. Weather per mitting , the opening games will bo played as follows : Nashville In At lanta , Montgomery in Birmingham , Little Rock In New Orleans , and Shreveport In Memphis. The circuit is regarded as one of the best over arranged since the Introduction of the national game in the south and all Indications point to an unusually successful season. Yale's Southern Trip. New York , April 20. The Yale uni versity baseball team left this city to day on Us annual southern trip. Six games will bo played , two with Georgetown university nnd ono each with Richmond college , Norfolk col lege , University of Virginia and Uni versity of Pennsylvania. After the game with Pennsylvania , which Is scheduled for next Wednesday , the team will return to New Haven. LONGS UNLOAD MAY WHEAT Dull Clique Sells Over 2,000,000 Bush el * Without Starting Panic. Chicago , April 20. When the Ho - Iil ( ; bell btnuU nn change , tluload - tile ( | iiostloii with ( ho wheat undo \\m "Dlil ihu hull iliquo U''l ' oni of I\MI uiillloti or ( hioo million bushel * , thlOUUll ( YSO Ot thrt'0 llOIISOSlUllllll stalling auythlim like n panic In iln < pltV" The Mnv pi let ) WIIH pushed up u > $1 I")1 , In the onrly buying , \ shlihu ( raced i Annum , ( he broken thought. While thin was RiiliiR on t'cHiiiMclmnu brokers worn M'lloix ot BOU.oon or "riO.Oiin bushel * . Later bioU- erh , thought to ho acting foi the ( lutes cl'iino ' , look a hiitiil In thi > HOIIK | | | , nhllo ilio May price broke Inini $ l.l. > lt to $1.KK. There ait ) hint A that them WIIH innin undcistandliiK between tin ; lilt ; bull leaders anil the IIR ! shorta. For this rciHon | many wcio predicting for the May deal In wheat un early ttml without any fireworks. Daughters of Revolution Elect Officers Washington , April JO. At I ho four teenth cungruuH of tbu DaiiKhttnH of tin.1 American Hovolnllon the following oHIieiH wore elecleil. Vice president eoneial In charge of chapters , Mrs Charlotte KmoiMin Main , District o ( Columbia ; chaplain nenoral , Mrs. T. K. llamlln , Dl.stilet of Columhlu ; troasuier Konoial , Mrs. M. 1C. S. Davis , Dlstilct of Columbia ; historian Boner- I , Mrs. Joniitlun P. Dolllver , Iowa ; llhianan cenoral , Mian Allut Solo IIHJIIS District of Columbia COAL TEAMSTERS BECOME IN VOLVED IN FIGHT. TEAMING COMPANY AT WORK New Employer * ' Trucking Concern agin * Business by Delivering Coal to Ward * . C * . Will Check Violence by Holding Rioters to Grand Jury. Chicago , April 20. Although Infill ncetf am still at work in the liopn that an amicable adjustment of the * difficulty uvlstliiK between the team * ters and Montgomery Ward & Co. lan be leached , the Indications aie that the all Ike of the teamsters will spiead to other concerns. One hundred and fifty drivers employed by the D. M. Forbes TeamliiK company weie 01 derud on a slrlUu because Ihu firm In uUlud on making dulhcries ( o Mont gomery Waid & Co. PiesldiMil Shea of the International Hiollieihood ot Teamsters dei lared that he would or dot ( Jiu nil outlined li > til ins thill in tUt on dollieiins supplies , to the sloie. Tile ncvi omplpyeis' ( t'iilillni ; mill pan > began aiiKicshlxj a < ' ( lon imulnai the hinUiiiK teaniMois by delivering coal to MontKomeiy Ward it Co. He fore a delivery wan made by the Forben company It was nucehnary foi tbe secretary of thw company , who ac comianittd | the driver with the load. to draw hU revolver to keep th < i crowd which congregated aiound the wagon xin abeyance. Thr Coal Tuaui Owners' abriuclatlon hav * arianged for a conference with th * employers' association , when an other effort to affect a settlement of th * ti Ike will b * made. Tbe team ewneis * association will present a proposition to arbitrate everything In dispute. Nothing of a tanglbl * nature I * eipocted to rsult from this confer ence , a * Montjtomery Ward & Co hav * steadfastly refimed to arbitrate the demandK of the garment workers although offering to accept concilia tory measures with th * teamsters. The places of tbe gaiment workTH who went on strike aeveral months itc ham been Hllrd for wrskK and MontROinrry Ward & To nnsfi't that tier * la nothing left to arbitrate Acts of violence ajaliml pollcetnrn detailed on th strike hare become o frequent that In the futur * per sons nrrfxtrd for Interfering with the delivery of good * from the store will b * taken before the eiand jurv. In stead of being prosecuted In the po lice courts. Slate's Attorney Mealy said after a conference thai the grand jury would he rallnd en to vote. In dictments In tbrt * specific ca i > M wher * pnllrernen had been aniaulted. Increase In Wages. Tounistown , O. . April 20. Notice * have been poatfd In the various blant furnaces that beginning May 1 wagen will be Increased. The wages of la borers will he ralxed 6 per cent and turnmen 10 per cent. The wanes of laborers have b en { 1 a day and turn- wen J2. The United States Steel Cor poration Is not Included Although this adyance Is made , the men will still make a demand for an dent-hour day , and will ask that U he put In rogue May 1. Nearly 1,000 men will b * benefited. Mason City Elks Indicted. Mason City. la. , April 20. The grand jury returned an indictment against the official directory of the Elks lodge in this city for acllit.g llq uors without the required license. The Elks maintain an Elks' clubhousa and In It had a buffet , which was an Issue In a recent municipal campaign. It was raided and liquor * seized. The club will pay { 300 fine fttul abandon the buffet , in compliance with public ntluiant. WAR CONFERENCE AT TOKIO LASTS FIVE HOURS. ENGLAND UECOME3 EXCITED British Public Has Ceased Rldlcullnn Efforts of Russian Squadron Fleet to Stay In Kamranh Bay Piotest to France From Japan. London. April 20.-Thti llrltlxli pub' lie Is only now bcRlmilng lo icwll/o how much dtipnndrt on TOCO'H xklllful conduct of the approachlne naval con test. Until Admltal UnJiMl vounky actually anlved In the HI raits ot Ma lacca thorn was a dlHpOHlllou lo rldl- Clllf the effotln of ( lie llUHHlim xiUiid- | ron , but now that ( hero IK KIHIII to bo u crowlnu llUolllmod of Vice Admiral Nenuton JolnliiK HoJeHtveimky lirloin the stumble uimiiH , IntutUMt IB duopon- Ing Into anxiety. AcconlliiK to a Toklo dUpaicli a inoinriiloim war con- furence , | HHIIH | | live lioinsvan held there on WednnMilay , attended by the elder utatesiiien. Ihe piemlnr and mlu- iKterH. It U not clllllcnlt lo conjitciuro the nuturo uf the council' * dnllbfMit- llons. Tokio corroHpondenlfl Htatn that Ja pan ban ndvaticod a protoHl lo l > 'riinc on tbe HunKlan Pacific siiuadron'H prenence In Kamranb bay , hut that Kruno * has not yet niplled. The Teln- coriTHponilcnt at Toklo dn e.i that a Japanese fleet U teady to sail for ICamranh bay. The TelnKruph'H lloni ; Kotit corrn- pendent litatoi that two Hteamern which panned clone to thfl bay on Sun day report that , no KiiMlan veRHel * were then vlnlblo. No nWR , bowovnr , has yet reached Ixindon to nhow that th RtiHilann have left Kamranh bay , nd It U aHHumed that thuy ar * utlll thr * . Ships Under False Flag * , Ixtndon , April 20. A dispatch to * news acency sayH that Information rt- celvd her * \ * taken to Indicate that the HiiRftlan Rquadion proposes starlac at Kamranh bay until May 7 , Admiral KojeHtvennky meanwhile sending out cruliiers to ovnihaul merchantmen procoedlnf alone tb * trad * route to the utraltR of Formosa. The trann- ports aecouipaaylng tbo KiiKnlan squadron jr reported to br plying liel ween Kamranh bay and Saigon un der Ih * meiehant flag of Uunnla. ATTEMPT TO CUT RAILWAY Reports of Wide Turning Movements by the Japanese. HarbU , April 20. There wan a rte- teimined attempt ou the nlKlit of April 17 to cut the rallioad between Harbin nnd Vladivostok , a foimldable body of Chliie.se handlu making an attack neai Ihe station of Imyanpo. 100 mile * east or Iliirhln. Aftei a denperale fifth ! , which lasted several hours the bandits weie driven off and dlxperxeil. Theie are various lepoil" of wide tinning movements at siiHUiHr or eaxtnard of Dial point , but M , jet the e rumoru appaiently iinlound- ed. Th * vigor of the sklrmlnlif-K tak ing pa ! < e on the euKt flank of the Itns glan army , however , HCCIIIR to Indicate that tbe .lapanene ai planning to thrust northeastward and Interpose a force between Harhii and Vladivo stok. Disorder * In the Balkan * . Vienna , Apill 2n. The condition of affair * In the Halkan staler Is cann lug much linearities * In official clr dea here. The hope of a compara tively plateful spring , which had pre ueHH PI pi r rra , ID jruwrms lesM , and It Is declared that tbe re form work hag now been conclusively proved without lifting or food remits. Is Heagorlcham , Oreekn fell on and killed more than ISO Rulcarlans , and Is Kumanovo. Turks have killed sev eral Servian * . Thun It In shown that all nationalities and Chrlxtlanh and Mohammedans continue flghtlnK each othei. while Turkey seems unable or not desirnua of aflnrdlnK proledion to the people and .stopping the dUonlei.s King Receives J. P. Morgan , Rome , AiiII | 2o. Klai ; Victor Km- mantiel received In pilvale audience J. Pieipnnt Morgan , who ihanked the king warmly for ( he grand cordon of Ralnt ! > Maurice and l.a.anirtliiili he wore. The king wa muni cordial in hlh manner toward Mr. Moigan and msde the AiiiTiiun financier sit next to him. He expressed his perronal eratiflcatloB at the generou act or Mr. Morgan In reltirninr to Avoll the cope stolen from the cathedral there and hold to him bv an unldnntlHed per son. The conversation , which wa * carried on In Knellsh , lasted half an Lour. r\anen Given Seven Years , Elyrla , O. . April 2y. K. F. Kaneen. foitner cashlui ot the clu-ed SavliiKS hank of l.oiiun. pleaded guilty to embuzzllnc the minis of ih > - hank and was kunu-niud to ht-r\e bt-veu years lu the poiilientiiiry. II B Walker and Oaua Walker , teller and bookkeeper , also pleaded guilty and wcr * each kHntencud to two yeais and ill mouths In the penitentiary. Judg * Washburn In sentencing the prisoners said it wag the hardest task undertaken by him during hU olliclul ctrser , Kaneen being a close and life loac friend. Th * judge was almost vrcoui wltk THE CONDITIONJF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nourask.i. ' Condition of the woathnr un record- ( Ml for the 21 hours oiiilltu ; at 8 a. tn. today : Maximum . ' , , Hi Minimum . M AvoniKo . ( if ) Prcclpltallon . 12 Total precipitation for month . 57 llnromutur . 2M2 ! ( ihlciiRO , April 2l. ( The bulletin la- iiuuil by the Cliluai'o ntutlon at thu United Stilton weather btironu thlii niornlnir , nlvofl the forociiHt for No * hniHlfti un follown : 'riirealenln , with rain tonight ami poHHlbly west portion Krltluy. Colder lonliht. ; THE DAY'S ' BASEBALL SCORES _ Reoults of the League Contests Played Throughout the Land , National League ChliSKu. d ; Clu- clnnntl , 1. lloHion , 2-1 , Itiooldyn , l-u. I'lttHburK. 8 ; St. LoilU , 4. Now York. ; I'hlladolphla , D. Alum-Iran l.oaKtio Philadelphia , 7 ; New Toik , li. Washington. 3 ; lloston , I. Detroit , ; Chicago , u. St. 2 ; Cleveland , 0. American Association 10 ; HI. Paul , It. Columbus , li ; Minne apolis. 1. Toledo , n , Kaunas City , 8. Iudlanapoll < i , 4 ; Mllv\aukeu , 6. THROWS GIRLFROM BRIDGE _ _ Cocaine Fiend Tones Child From VI- dust to Ground UJ Feet Below. Cluulnuatl , Apill U. Charloa Klncli wan uirestud , cliaitid with tbiowlni ; Loietta Krcknler , aned ulnu yearn , troni the Mbarty nlieet v Induct to th * ground btilow , a dlntancn of eighlr- thre * fenl. Th * girl IH In a dylug con dltlon. VI lick wa lUeutlllHtl by both tb * girl and her Hit-year old brother. who was a wltnexN to the crlmn. When arrested Finch was nlupeflud with cncalu * and a lar n hoi of the drug was found In bin pocket. Ac cording t * Ihu ntory of the boy tlu > children went on theli way to school when they wore uuddunly Htopped by a snan In the middl * of the viaduct Th * man grabbed at the boy's hat anil the girl told him not to touch It. Tun tnaa then declaied , "I'll throw you ovsr the. bildice , " and Helping hnr , her over the viaduct rail. Chinese Assault Dowleltc. BhaiiKhal , April 20. A Dowleltn anlHHlonary named Kennedy recently rented for mla.ilou work a natlvn building In the village of Taunull. At midnight on Apr't 12 100 Chlno t , armnd with utrordn mid wearing bloUHe.fi marked "The People's Volun- ter , " attacked the hoiihe , wounding several ChlnoBi1 , Htrlklng Kennedy on the head and leaving him appatontly dead .and looting all bin KOO < | H. A meHHenter who left the scene the next morning reported thut Kennedy wai still bieuthliiK and later advlcos gavn hopev of hlH recovery. Bessie Davis May Recover , Philadelphia , April 20.UnsM * Helen Davit , a member of tan chorus of "The School llirl" company , wh wan shot by ted ward Sme.ds , a mem ber of Ibr same choriiK In much Im proved BUI ! the phyklclann bellnvn h * will recover. Hh Infotmed the pollu * that nha forgave Smndek becaiu * sua knew he loved her and that she r ilp- rocate th * affecllon. Tliv polica b - llve that If the younc woman leoov- rs ah * will not appeal agalnut Swede R. Patterson Jury Completed. New York. April 2U. The Jury which In lo decide th * fate of Nan Patterson , on trial for the third tlmn a the charge of murdering Caesar Young , a bookmaker , was completed when Kecordr doff adjourned court until next Monday mortiiog. MH | * Patterson Is again to face a jury com posed almost entirely of married men , oaly two of the accepted p l of twelve being single , on * a bachelor , th * other a widower. Business Houses at Persia Burn. Pemla , la. , April 20.Kfre destroyed practically every bURluuftg benne IB Pnrula. exceptlni ; tue bank building and oriH meat market. The loss Is $4G.OW. ( with little insurance. The principal lowers are : M. Matron , hardware , in whops place the flr * orlglnatHd. 12.601' ; T. J. McCabe. t Co. , hardware , $ .tuOQ ; Wllllard Bros. , general "inen-linndNe , Sd.uOO. C B McColm diusJ3.000 ; Odd hall , $1 200. Girfield Has Busy Day. Independence , Kail. . April 20. Jame , , H. ( tartleld , ciunniKsuiner of eorpoiatloiih , nude a busy day of this , his laM one for the present In tu aontnweMern oil tleldn. He w ni to Hartlettxvllle early In the day and aftei * pendliiK several active hotira tlieit- look I nt ; Into the situation , left for Kansas Ci'v However , nil of his assistant- m-lru'd here to contlnun the ln\e < tiuatlnn In the local Held. Girl Killed In Opium Den. Havre , Moni April 20. The dead body of I.lz/.ie Booth , an eighteen- year-old girl , the stepdaughter or George Cards , wa.s found In a Calneja opium den. The body was covered with bruises and Coroner Oray be lieves tbe girl met a violent death. Toy. a Chinese gambler , has been arrested on suspicion. Th * affair haa r * t J much Indignation.