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-4- i ?rgwfc- '-,ir . -. --,,( tsj-a..' TIVT7 " - r -4- C y'- r) i-rf.-i-jt - - - a V W.tvi. -r-sW -. t. a t ,-. -A 5 f . i s '"m WHOLE NUMBER 1,674. VOLUME XXXJII. NUMBER 10. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA.WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11. 1902. - r v C - -W., f" t " .- T - ' r - ifi-T-V.-.35.- - - S - - An f - ' rf - BE ffld m $ .i .1 ' . A CITY IN RUINS RETALBULEN, GUATEMALA DE STROYED BY A VOLCANO. THOUSAND PEOPLE Art KILLED The Town, Which Stood at Feat ef Mountain, Almost Completely De stroyedPlaces Twenty-Five Miles Distant Feel the Effects. SAN FRANCISCO, June 7. Another city in Central America has suffered almost complete destruction and hun dreds of its inhabitants hare been killed' by volcanic eruptions. The steamer Palena, which arrived today from southern Italy ports, brings the news that the town of Retalbulen, .situated at the foot of Mount Tacona, In Guatamaia. has been buried under a mass of lava, stones and ashes thrown from the volcanic crater and probably 1,000 of its people have perished. The volcano is about twenty-five miles from Champanico. and near the town of Tapachulo, which, it is be lieved, also suffered severely. The eruption occurred several days before Palena arrived at Champanico. The vessel's officers were informed by the agent at that place that the volcano had shown signs of the impending eruption for several days previous to the outbreak. In fact. Mount Tacona had been restless ever since the great earthquake of April 18, which destroyed the city of Quczaltenago. For weeks a black pall of smoke hung over its sum mit, and the glare from the crater fre quently illuminated the sky. Many of the inhabitants of Retal bulen fled from their homes to places of safety and these escaped frightful deaths. When the eruption at last broke forth in its full fury showers of lava, ashes and stones were ejected and covered the country for miles around. The Day of Champanico was a mass of floating pumice and ashes. No details were obtainable by the officers of Palena, but the loss of life was estimated at not less than 1,000. The same steamer brought a letter to Balfour, Guthrie & Co.. agents of the Pacific Coast Steamship company, from G. M. Mellville, their agent at Guate mala, confirming the report of the eruption. He a!so suited that since the earthquake of April IS shocks had been of almost daily occurrence. A few days before Palena tailed a small vil lage near Mount Tacona was destroyed, but no details could be obtained. The volcano of Santa Maria is also said to have been in a state of eruption. Countervailing Sugar Duty. SIMLA. India, June 7. The sugar bill, empowering the government of India to iniosc a countervailing duty on bountied sugar until the Brussels convention becomes effective, passed the council today. The viceroy of India, Lord Kurzou of Kedleston, in u speech, exhorted the refiners to im prove their methods and justify the protection provided by the counter vailing duties imposed on bountied sugar. Union Pacific Buys Stock. NEW YORK, June 7. The Evening Post today says: "The Union Pacific Railroad company has increased its holdings of Southern Pacific stock from $75,000,000 to $1(0.000,000. Immigration Increases. NEW YORK, June 7. The official immigration figures for the port of New York for May say that S2.054 immigrants were landed during the month, as against 73,667 for April. From Morocco to Washington. MADRID. Jur' 7. Senor deOjada. the former Spanish minister to Mor occa, has been gazetted minister of Spain at Washington, in succession to Duke de Arcos. Boers Given Parole. HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 7. Boer officers who have been living in the prison camps on the islands near here have been allowed their "liberty on parole. Kruger in Good Health. THE HAGUE. June 7. There is no foundation for the reports that Mr. Kruger is ill. On the contrary he is enjoying good health. King of Saxony Very III. DRESDEN. Saxony. June 7. The condition of King Albert of Saxony, who has been ill for some time, is regarded as critical. Thinks Boers Got Too Much. LONDON, June 7. A. J. Balfour, government leader in the house of commons, in a speech at a conserva tive banquet in London, referred to the South African war. He said the load was only now thoroughly realiz ed and peace had been bought by un necessary concessions. The conten tion of the liberals that peace might have been secured a years ago was untenable, because General Botha then demanded independence. Omaha Boy Killed in Chicago. CHICAGO. June 7. Wilbur S. Chase, aged 17 years, son of Rev. Dr. Matthison Chase of the Centenary church, was killed by lightning while 'crossing a field at Wheaton. Young . Cuase had been in Wheaton about six . weeks. Shortly after he came to Chi--'cago from Omaha with his parents bis health began to fail and the doc tors told his father that he needed outdoor exercise aad the boy was ' seat to the Wheatom tana. FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION. Qevemer Calls for Observance ef Anniversary on June 14. LINCOLN. Neb., June 9. Governor Savage issued the following procla mation, designating June 14 as Flag day: In accordance with a precedent set by me one year ago, and in pursu ance of a custom that is becoming established among the states of the onion, I, Ezra P. Savage, governor of the state of Nebraska, do hereby pro claim Saturday, June 14. 1902, Flag day, and I do respectfully recommend that the day be observed by all patri otic citizens in such manner as shall in their judgment best promote the object to be attained'. The foregoing date is the 125th an niversary of the birth of our nation al emblem. Let this and each suc ceeding annivesary be a natal day. a day for patriotic exercises and good cheer on the part of all. Well may we look upon our flag with respect and reverence. It is a symbol of freedom, of peace, of jus tice. It represents more power, more charity, more Christianity, more patriotism, more chivalry and more of the nobler instincts of man kind than the flag of any other na tion. It is stained by no national dishonor; it bears no mark of broken faith. Whether in the smoke of bat tle or in the sunshine of peace, whether at home or abroad, it is on a mission of mercy and enlightenment always. It is honored and respected throughout the world because it is the embodiment of virtue and because it is a guaranty of good faith every where and at all times. Patriotic exercises of the character contemplated are intended to bring Ihe American people, particularly, those of the rising generation, in closer sympathy and to a clearer un derstanding of the real signification, bf the emblem of the nation. It is' not so much that they shall rever ence their mute symbol of sovereign ty as that they shall have a clear understanding of what it represents.' To this end I earnestly request that the day be observed in a proper man ner by the children of the public! schools and by patriotic citizens gen erally. Brought Back to Life. TECUMSEH. Neb.. June 9. Noah "Elliott's two sons. Harry and Ray, aged 14 and 10 years respectively, went swimming in a pond on their father's farm near here. They jump ed into the water head foremost where it was beyond their depth and Ray gor securely stncfcr in the mud at the bottom and was unable to relieve him self. His brother ran to a near-by field and got his father and when the boy was extricated his body had been under the water fully fifteen minutes. Work of resuscitation was immediate ly begun and a physician summoned. There was apparently no life in the body, but at the end of an hour's work some little evidence of life appeared and at the end of five hours the boy had so far recovered as to be able to speak. He is doing well and will probably fully recover. Adjudged Insane. WEST POINT, Neb., June 9. Ed gar Allen, living about four miles north of Wisner. in this county, was brought before the board of insanity commissioners today and adjudged in sane. Mr. Allen is a young man, 23 years of age, and has a good educa tion. He was a student at the State university at the time of the first symptoms of insanity and it is be lieved that overstudy is the cause of it. Nine Inches of Rain. BEATRICE. Neb., June 9. A cloud burst north of here at 4 o'clock yes terday resulted in a rainfall of nine inches in three heure and eleven inches by 10 o'clock last evening. The precipitation is the record for this state for over twenty years. Clouds blown up by a stirring south wind centered in the -vicinity of Cortland, twenty miles north of here, where the cloud burst at 4 o'clock. Drowned in Irrigation Ditch. BURWELL, Neb.. June 9. Laren, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hahn, was drowned in the irrigation ditch here. He was wading in the ditch and step ped into a deep hole and sank to the bottom. Beatrice Chautauqua to Meet. BEATRICE, Neb., June 9. The fourteenth annual session of the Be atrice Chautauqua assembly opens in this city June 20. Big Corn Shipment for Elkhorn. ELKHORN, Neb., June 9. H. A. Ne-lte. who owns an elevator here, shipped a trainload of corn consisting of twenty-three cars, or 30.000 bushels to St. Louis. This is the largest ship ment ever made from this town. Farmer's Eye Blown Out. EUSTIS, Neb.. June 9. The gun with which Gustave Wcdegartner was hunting cats exploded, blowing out one of his eyes and mutilating his face. Postmaster at Nebraska City. WASHINGTON. June 9. Represent ative Burkett recommended the ap pointment of Frank McCartney for postmaster at Nebraska City. The Nebraska City office has been subject to some consideration on the part of Mr. Burkett, but as the present post master has held the place for the last eight years, the congressman from the First Nebraska district thought there should be a change and accordingly he sent in Mr. McCartney's name. STRIKE NOT OVER REVIVAL OF THE TEAMSTERS1 TROUBLE IS PROBABLE. WILL MT REINSTATE LEADERS This May Cause Another Breach and Lead to More Serious Tieup The Wage Scale is Satisfactory to Both Sides. CHICAGO, June 6. Quiet reigned In the stockyards' district yesterday as a result of the settlement of the meat teamsters' strike, but the happiness of the men was marred somewhat by a report that the packers will refuse to re-employ leaders among the striking teamsters. This .has caused much un easiness among the men, who intimat ed that if those who have been active in the recent disturbances shall be forced into idleness because of their conduct during the strike, there will be further trouble at the stockyards. The teamsters are to return to work this morning. A few were given teams yesterday. Soon after the agreement, which is a compromise, was ratified by the men a report, coming from some untraceable source, spread that the packers had determined to take back only teamsters who had not been active in the strike. That the oempanies would exercise a choice in taking back their former teamsters, seemed not to have occurred to the men before and on investigation it was found that several workmen employed in the yards had recently been discharged. These men declare that they have been singled out be cause they were strong union men and strike sympathizers. This Is denied by the packers, but the statements of the discharged men are being carefully investigated. Had the compromise agreement not been perfected yesterday would have been a red letter day in the strike, as the packers had planned to send a wagon train of 135 loads of meat into the heart of the city. Instead of an other day of rioting and broken heads, there was peace as the two sides of the controversy good-naturedly dis cussed the trouble. The men who have been discharged are members of the Stockyards Em ployes' union. Their organization, which was formed less than three weeks ago and already has a member ship of over 700, is affiliated with the Butchers 'union. Michael Donnelly, president of the North American Meat Cutters' union, has been asked to ad just the trouble. Text of the Agreement. The document as drawn up is as fol lows: At a conference held at the Grand Pacific hotel on the night of June 4. 1902, between representatives of the Chicago packers and their packing house teamsters, held at the sugges tion of Carter H. Harrison, mayor, and the state board of arbitration, it was agreed after due deliberation to recommend to the two parties to the controversy now existing between the said teamsters and the said pack ers: That a compromise of the said dif ferences be effected by making the fol lowing suggestions for a compromise: First There shall be no discrim ination against union teamsters. Second The scale of wages for teamsters shall be fair. Third No teamsters shall be com pelled to work on Labor day. Fourth Any teamster receiving more than the scale of wages stated shall not suffer a reduction of wages after this agreement goes into effect. SAYS CLUE CAME FROM GOD. Holy Spirit Revealed Name of His Son's Slayer. SALT LAKE, June 6. James Sharp, father-in-law of James R. Hay, who was murJered last December, took the witness stand yesterday in the trial of Peter Mortenzen for the crime and testified that God had revealed the guilt of Mortenzen to him. Testifying to his talk with Mortenzen the day after the disappearance of Hay, Sharp said: "I charged Peter Mortenzen with the murder of my son-in-law because I knew he was guilty. God revealed it to mc. He appeared to me by the Holy Ghost and put the words of His spirit into my mouth. I also saw in a vision the trail of blood leading from the railroad tracks to where my son-in-law was buried." List of British L LONDON, June 6. An official state ment issued by the war office this evening shows that the total reduc tion of the British forces in South Africa up to May 30 of the present year was 97,477. This includes kill ed, wounded, prisoners, deaths from disease and men invalided home. Of these many have recovered and re joined their regiments, leaving 28.434 dead or permanently incapacitated; killed and died of wounds, 7,792. Import Fresh Foreigners. HAZLETON, Pa., June 6. About 100 Slavonian immigrants, fresh from Europe, were brought here in a spe cial car attached to a Lehigh train. They were sent to the A. S. Van Wykie colliery at Colerain. This is the first importation of foreigners to the anthracite coal regions to fill the places of strikers. The officials at the Van Wykle offices would neither confirm nor deny that the new ar rivals are to he employed. HOUSE REWARDS KITCHENER Vote Fifty Thousand Pounds for Hi Services in South Africa. A LONDON, June . in accordance with King Edward's message to thai House of Commons yesterday, the gov? ernment leader, A. J. Balfour, in tht house this afternoon asked for a vota of 50.000 to Lord Kitchener. As a? remarkable coincidence, Parliament," on this day three years ago, voted its, thanks and 30,000 to the same gene ral for his services in Egypt The liberal leader. Sir Henry Camp: bell-Bannerman, who seconded the mo-, tion, paid a warm tribute to Lord Kitchener, as a soldier and a states- John Dillon, Irish nationalist, led the opposition in behalf of the national ists. Mr. Dillon said he and his friends absolutely objected to the vote, be-. cause they were opposed to the policy 1 of the war in South Afriea-am conduct of the campaign, which in volved wholesale devastation of the country, the burning of farms and sacrifice of life. William Redmond. Irish nationalist, caused a scene of great disorder by re marking that Lord Kitchener would go down in history as a general who had "made war on women and chil dren." This remark called forth loud' cries or "Withdraw" and appeals to the chairman to call Mr. Redmond to order. The chairman said the ex pression used was not disorderly, but a majority of the house refused to lis ten any further to Mr. Redmond and interrupted him with all kinds of shouts. After a quarter of an hour spent by Mr. Redmond in a fruitless endeavor to gain a hearing, the closure was moved. The closure was adopted by 273 to 138 votes, and the grant of 50,000 to Lord Kitchener was carried by 390 to 44 votes. The minority consisted of Irish nationalists and two or three radicals. To Unionize Farm Hands. DENVER, Colo., June 6. The American (formerly Western) Labor union convention today made an im portant move in the war which is to be waged against the American Fed eration of Labor by the adoption of a resolution inviting the National Brewery Workers' association to Join the American Labor union. Efforts will be made to organize the fanners and farm hands of the west and to have them co-operate with the Amer ican Labor union in political contests. Trophies of Henry's Visit. BERLIN, June 6. Emperor William has turned over several hundred souvenirs of the trip of Prince Henry to the United States to the Hohen zollern museum. Conspicuous in this collection is the cartoon representing President Roosevelt in the uniform of the German garde du corps, and Em peror William in the uniform of an officer of the United States army, both bowing profusely. Hardware Dealers Organize. HASTINGS. Neb., June 6. About sixty retail hardware merchants from various points in Nebraska met here and perfected the "Nebraska Retail Hardware Dealers' association." The object of the association is for mutual protection. In this they hope to bring the trusts to time and to pre vent them from attempting any exces sive rise in prices of the class of goods that they handle. Money in Strawberries. SHENANDOAH. la.. June 6. The local strawberry crop is coming in nicely now and the fruit is command ing a fancy price. One of the local gardeners, Mr. Henry Field, has al ready sold $200 worth of berries off from a single one-acre patch. He ex pects the acre of ground to return him almost $1,000. Brisson Refuses to Do It. PARIS. June 6. M. Henry Bris son. the former premier, who is a radical republican in politics, went to the Elysee palace as a result of Pres ident Loubet's summons, and was asked to form a new cabinet, but M. Brisson declined. Rains Help Winter Wheat CEDAR BLUFFS, Kan., June . Heavy rains have fallen on the St. Francis branch from Beaver City to Herndon. Winter wheat is assured. Priest and Miner Drowned. DENVER, June 6. Rev. Cornelius O'Rourke. a well known Catholic clergyman of Silverton, Colo., was' drowned in the Ias Animas river. All Congratulate Herbert. LONDON, June 6. The universality of the approval of the appointment of Hon. Michael Herbert as ambassador to the United States in succession to the late Lord Pauncefote is quite un usual. No dissent is heard anywhere. The afternoon newspapers yesterday distributed their congratulations equal ly to the foreign secretary. Lord Lans downe, on his good choice, and to Mr. Herbert on his good fortune. He will leave soon for America. New Political Party Bern. DENVER, June 6. A new political labor party has finally been agreed upon by the western labor convention, which adopted a declaration for so cialism and Independent political ac tion. The convention adopted the name, "The American Labor union," for the organization and voted to send organizers throughout the east. Presi dent Daniel McDonald says the party will not enter the political laid with noatinatloaa for at least another year. PACKERS GIVE UP BCTTER WAGES BUT TEAMSTERS' UNION IGNORED. THE RIOTS BECOME VERY FIERCE Frenzied Masses Convert Business Streets Into Veritable Battlefield Meat Wagons Face Torrenta ef Missiles. ' CHICAGO, June 5. At 1:30 a. m., after four hours of consultation in which the question of recognition of the. anion was thoroughly discussed, an agreement regarding wages and hows was decided on. The repre sentatives of the packers conceded the Is of the strikers on thetwo questions, hut were obdurate in their refusal to recognize the strikers' union. It is believed a compromise may be reached on unsettled points. The conference is still in session and probably will last several hours longer. Driven by men covered with blood, many of them barely able from ex haustion to hold the reins in" their hands, thirty-six meat wagons entered the main gate of the Union Stock yards, amid a shower of stones, bricks, bottles and sticks. The wagons, guarded by five police wagons filled with bluecoats and two omnibuses crowded to the fullest capacity with policemen, were on the return from a delivery of supplies to downtown pro-' vision houses, after one of the fiercest days in the strike of the beef pacekrs' teamsters. Many of the drivers and officials of the packing houses were cut and bruised from head to foot. The police were in even worse condition. The wagon drivers had been working from 5 o'clock in the morning and their progress from the stock yards into; the city's business district and back again had been contested bitterly by mobs of strike sympathizers. At the very entrance to the stock yards, after all seeming danger had passed, George June, an employe of the Anglo-American Packing company, was struck by a base ball bat and knocked from his wagon seat. He was picked up in an unconscious con dition and it is believed may die. Many others were struck at the same time by a shower of stones, but j the police were too worn out to offer resistance. More than a dozen battles were fought during the day between rioters and the police and the hospitals are overcrowded with the injured. The fiercest battle of the day took place at Sixteenth street and Mich igan avenue. The rioters stood on the viaduct and hurled rocks at the meat wagons passing underneath. The mob was the most formidable in numbers and daring of any of the crowds dur ing the day. Before this mob was dispersed the police were compelled to use revolvers. More than fifty shots were fired, bullets passing over the heads of the crowd, which finally be came frightened and scattered, but not until many of the rioters suffered serious injuries. A conference was held between rep resentatives of the packers and the teamsters looking to a settlement of the strike. President Frederick W. Job, chairman of the state board of arbitration, brought about the meet ing. HOLDS ALL BONDSMEN. Supreme Court Reverses Decision in the Bartley Bond Case. LINCOLN, Neb., June 5. The su preme court delivered an opinion yes terday in which it is held that if the shortage of former Treasurer Bart ley occurred during his second term of office all of the six bondsmen, against whom proceedings by the state are now pending, are liable for the full amount claimed by the state. These bondsmen are: W. A. Paxton. Thomas Swobe, Cadet Taylor, C. C. McNish, E. E. Brown and John H. Ames. The case is remanded to the district court of Douglas county with instructions for another trial, at which the only question or issue to be considered is whether or not the de falcation occurred during the second term, or in whole or in part during the first term. It is ordered by the court that if the defalcation occurred during the last term the defendants are liable. The amount claimed by he state is approximately $600,000. The opinion in this case is by Com missioner Roscoe Pound, the junior member of the court commission. Heads Cut from the Bodies. AUSTIN. Tex., June 5. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wachler were found in their residence in the east ern part of this city late this after noon with their heads nearly severed from their bodies. A note which was found on the dresser stated that both wanted to die. A butcher knife on the bed revealed the method of death. The woman's head was hanging by a mere thread and the man's throat was cut from ear to ear. Michael Herbert Coming. WASHINGTON, June 5. Two im portant changes in the diplomatic representation in Washington were announced today. The Hon. Michael Herbert succeeds the late Lord Paun cefote as British ambassador and Se nor de Ojeda success the Duke de Arcos as Spanish minister. Arthur Williams, United States con sul at Saltillo, Mex., died of meningitis at the Monterey hospital. ' I ORDERS FOR THE GRAND ARMY. OM Commander Steps Out ami New One Issues His First Order. LINCOLN. Neb., June 7. The fol lowing orders have been issued from the headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic: '"" 1. Comrade Calvin L. Steele, hav ing been elected commander of the Department of Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, for the ensuing year, and upon his installation my official relations with that office terminate, I therefore moet earnestly bespeak for my successor that same loyal and cordial support that has been accord ed to me during my term. 2. I desire at this time to express my appreciation to the officers of this department for their loyal and excel lent services rendered me during the last year. Whatever success that may have attended my administration is loyally due-to tfae-f40rf4-werfc my able assistants, for which I extend my sincere thanks. 3. My official and personal staff are hereby discharged from further duty. By command of R. S. WILCOX, Department Commander. Official: MART HOWE, A. A. G. General Order No. 11. Having been elected commander of the De partment of Nebraska. Grand Army of the Republic, at the twenty-sixth an nual encampment held at Omaha on the 22d and 23d inst, I hereby as sume the duties of this Important of fice with a profound regard for its re sponsibility, and I hereby take this oc casion to thank my comrades for the high honor conferred and earnestly solicit their continuous loyal support that has been given my predecessor during the last year. 2. Headquarters are hereby continu ed at Lincoln, Neb. 3. The following appointments are made: Mart Howe, Lincoln, assistant adjutant general: I. N. Thompson, Fairbury, assistant quartermaster general; Jacob Fawcett, Omaha, judge advocate general; W. D. Pruitt, Arap ahoe. Inspector general. Senior aide and chief of staff, Cap tain Joseph Teeter, Lincoln. Further appointments will be an nounced in future orders. 4. All matter pertaining to the ad jutant general's office will be address ed to Mart Howe. A. A. G., Lincoln, Neb. That of a personal character to the commander. Calvin F. Steele. Fair- bury, Neb. By command of CALVIN F. STEELE, Department Commander. FRANKLIN ALMOST BURNED UP. Fire Sweeps Away Over Half the Business Part of Town. FRANKLIN, Neb., June 7. A most disastrous fire occurred here. Two entire blocks, consisting of fourteen business houses, with most of the stocks of goods, are a total loss. The origin of the fire was in the Peterson meat market, starting in the basement. When discovered, about 10:30 p. m., it was a very small blaze, but the smoke was so dense it was impossible to save the building. In less than thirty minutes five buildings were a mass of flames. This was on the east side of Main street at the south end and a heavy wind was blowing from the south. Every indication was that the entire busi ness portion would be burned. The wind changed to the east and soon buildings on the opposite side of the Btreet were on fire and the only thing now to be done was to save the north half section of the business portion. Fully 500 people were on the ground and everybody was helping in every way possible. The Fager furniture building, which was iron-covered, checked the flames. A Life Sentence. ALLIANCE. Neb., June 7. The jury in the murder case against Au gust Jahnke, charged with the mur der of Mike Sierk on April 18, after being out one week, brought in a ver dict of guilty of murder in the first degree and imposed a life sentence. Hand Crushed in Feed Grinder. NORTH LOUP. Neb., June 7. A young woman named Palo, living south of here, while assisting at a feed grinder, got her band caught in the machine and crushed so badly it had to be amputated. Court House Bends Defeated. COLUMBUS, Neb., June 7. Re turns from all but two townships on the special election to vote bonds for a $65,000 court house give 620 for and 1,547 against. He Smoked as He Died. LINCOLN. Neb., June 7. Hugo Breglein, German, a butcher by occu pation, was found dead in his bed at his home a mile west of Lincoln. The body lay upon its back, the whole top of the head having been blown off by a gunshot. An empty rifle waa tightly grasped in his right hand; from his mouth protruded a pipe. The walls and ceiling of his room were bespattered with blood and parti cles of shredded flesh. Man Gone, but Debts Remain. i WAHOO, Neb., June 7. A. C. Hed berg, bookkeeper of the First National ank of this city and formerly con bected with the Wahoo Democrat, left town after being arrested by the Wa- ihoo Musical club on the charge of i embezzlement or a sum of money, Iwhich he succeeded in raising before he left town. His sudden disappear of of ance waa a great surprise to the peo ple. tiiamiiMiuuiiiiiingj IMEF TQlOHAMS. TiiiimiiiMiinmmiii Four persons were severely injured two of them fatally, it is feared (.a a crash at Rockaway Beach be tween an automobile and a trolley ar. ; Rev. Dr. Gay Potter Benton, pres ident of the Upper Iowa university, at Fayette. la., has accepted tno pres ideacy of the Miami university of Ox ford, la. During the term of the United States supreme court just closed 375 cases were disposed of. There were left on the docket 343 cases, but of these 19 have been argued and submit ted. A message from Wildman, Okla.. says that torreats of water rolling off the Wichita mountains have swept awav many crospectors' shacks and it tgTafltev nerished. Colonel Dallas Bache, surgeon. U. S. A., retired, is dead at his home in San Diego. He entered the army aa assistant surgeon in 1861 and ser ved in the field during the entire civil war. Justice Scott, in the criminal branch of the supreme court in New York, has set September 22 as the date for the beginning of the second trial of Roland B. Mollneaux, accused of the murder of Mrs. Kate Adams. A number of Americans in Paris made the usual pilgrimage to Picpus cemetery on Memorial day and placed wreaths on the tomb of Lafayette. Wreaths were also placed on the stat ue of Washington and Lafayette. The Norwegian-Danish Press asso ciation of the northwest will hold its annual meeting in Sioux Falls on July 10, 11 and 12, at the same time as the annual meeting of the Northwest ern Scandinavian Singing association. President Roosevelt has undertak en to make two trips through the western country next fall. One will be in the southwest and the other in the northwest. They will be made in redemption of promises more or less specific made by the president last winter. The Western Union Telegraph com pany has issued the following order: "The cable between Hong Kong and Manila is interrupted. Telegraphic communication with the Philippines, therefore, is stopped. Frequent Bteamera from Chinese ports will car ry telegrams." If President Brigham Young had lived he would have been 101 years old June 1st A salute of 101 guns was fired from the top of Arsenal hill, overlooking the temple, Salt Lake City, while the bronze monument of the Mormon leader was decorated with flags and bunting. The sugar committee of the reichs tag fixed the duty on sugar for con sumption at 12 majrks per tfoublo hundred weight, from September, 1903. and at 10 marks from Septem ber, 1905, and fixed a tax of 4 marks 80 pfennigs on refined sugar and 4 marks 40 pfennigs on other sugars. After a hearing lasting several hours Governor Herried of South Da kota denied the application of the governor of Nebraska for the delivery to the Nebraska authorities of Sher iff Lewison of Union county. Lewi son. is wanted in Nebraska for the al leged unlawful shooting of the Tur geon brothers while attempting to ar rest them. The Philippine government bill, as passed by the senate, approves the action of the president in creating the Philippine commission and the offices of the civil governor and vice governor of the islands, and author izes the governor and vice governor to exercise the powers of government as directed by executive orders. Fu ture appointments of the governor or vice governor shall be made by the president, with the advice and consent of the senate. The wheat harvest is now on in Oklahoma. The St. Louis Southwestern Rail road company of St. Iouis filed a certificate of Increase of capital stock, from $36,500,000 to $53,000,000. with Secretary of State Cook. Orders have been issued by Lieu tenant General Miles assigning tho Twenty-fourth infantry to Forts Har rison, Mo., and Assiniboine. Mont., and the Twenty-first infantry to Forts Snelllng. Minn., Yates, N. D., and Keogb, Mont. The Shanghai correspondent of the London Daily Mail cables the fact that the Boxers are active in the province of See Chwan. They have warned the officials of Yang Haien of their intention to exterminate the foreign ers. At Chicago John A. and Alexander Davidson, president and vice president of Davidson Bros. Marble company, confessed insolvency in the United States district court. The liabilities are placed at $1,341,838, and there are practically no assets. During the month of May there were fifty suicides in Chicago, breaking the record. The supreme court of the United States has adjourned finally for the present term. The court will con vene again on October 13 next. In passing on the case of the Han over National bank of New York vs. May Moyses, the United States su preme court, in an opinion delivered by Chief Justice Fuller, decided the national bankruptcy law to be con stitutional. Mrs. Carrie Nation, who was sen tenced to the Shawnee county (Kan sas) jail on May 16 for one month and to pay a fine of $100. at the rate of $1 a day, for smashing saloon fix tures, waa pardoned by Governor Stanley. Her fine was also remitted. Meoooooooo WMtotoiowOoowoowo ik tMkaefc. Cotarims State Bait J Jl Ji SMHTDftAPTSON CUca, NewYtrt. t BJ X - - P gnPf Oood fie, I o mi tea Hi o ? o o o o o appieswa DinBcreiie lmni aaiMMO. mas. MV MANTVN. VICI-MMS. m. MiwssaN. cuwn. 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