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H£ McHENSfPLAISBEALER r MeHENRY PLAINDEALER CO. ILLINOIS. mm I Charles Hollenbeck, aged 48, a glove cutter, committed suicide at Johns­ town. N. Y., by drinking: carbolic acid. While building a fence on his farm E. M. Moore, residing south of Ko- komo, Ind., fell dead as the result of heart disease. \> The jury in "the caseHtf James Oli- , ver, who killed J. C. Casey on March 10 Ifst, acquitted the defendant at Wichita, Kan., on the ground of ip- stnity. •'.. To prevent foreign firms from ad­ vertising in competition with home merchants, Greentown, Ind., will im­ pose a prohibitory license for scatter­ ing handbills. ' Charles A. Sem'Ier was granted a : new trial at Akron>. Ohio, on the ground that the evidence in the case showed a different crime from that charged, which was that of procuring $5,000 from the Second National bank, of Akron under false pretenses. Referee in Bankruptcy Remington at Cleveland, Ohio, made an order di­ recting Trustee Sullivan of the Ault- man company to sell the plant of the corporation at Canton on May 9 for not less than the appraised • value, which is about $250,000. The •building occupied by J. R. Walker & Co., of Montreal, dealers in rags, and the Montreal Blanket company was damaged by fire, to the extent of $50,000. Rev. Ferdinand Koerdt of Fqrt Wayne, Ind., is slowly sinking at Los Angeles. He went west a month ago in search of health. The appointment as Lyman Beecher lecturer for next year of Rev. Ch'arTes Reynolds Brown of Oakland, Cal., is announced at Yale. Anthony J. Drexel's steam yacht Margarita has arrived at Canea, Crete, with Prince Francis of Teck and Count Mensdorf on board. William J. Bryan, who arrived in Springfield, Ohio, for a lecture, drove to the farm of Charles Hatfield, where for $500 he bought a polled Jersey .heifer. Secretary Taft received the accept­ ance of Alfred Noble of his appoint­ ment as one of the board of consult­ ing engineers of the Panama canal commission. Maj. Prince Carl Anton Von Hohen- zollern arrived at Moji, Japan, where the headquarters of the Japanese army, where he has been the repre­ sentative of Emperor William. Gen. Wilmon W. Blackmar of Bos­ ton, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, arrived at At­ lanta. Ga., to attend the encampment of the Georgia division. Secretary Hay left Genoa for Bad Nauheim, by way of Milan. The sec­ retary declared that the air of Italy had been most efficacious and that he felt that he had quite recovered his health. Capt. Berlinsky, commander of the Lena, at the Mare island navy yard, has gone to Russia for a four months' leave of absence on account of illness. He gave his parole of honor to Rear Admiral McCalla. Robert Large, aged 48, a prominent Dewitt, Iowa, contractor, killed him­ self by discharging both barrels of a shotgun into his heart. He was prob­ ably insane. The Chicago-Denver express on the Rock Island railroad collided with a switch engine just at the city limits of Lincoln, Neb., completely wrecking both engines. B. L. Latta, mail clerk, was seriously injured. Senator Spooner of Wisconsin and Joseph Pulitzer, the publisher, sailed for Europe on the White Star line steamer Cedric. Negotiations for a deal whereby the Monongahela River Coal and Coke Company of Pittsburg will be sold for $8,000,000 to a combine headed by John W. Gates are said to be under way in New York. Three children of John E. Kunkle, aged 3, 5 and 7 years, were burned to death by the explosion of a bottle of gasoline at Greensburg, Pa., and a fourth child was so badly injured that she is not expected to recover. The house was set on fire and destroyed, causing a loss of $18,000. A bill of equity was brought in the Superior Court at Boston against Thomas W. Lawson, C. D. and A. ,C. Burrage of that city by H. B. Runkle of New York, who "seeks an account­ ing for $386,125 he alleges was con­ tributed by various persons for-a syn­ dicate formed to acquire Arizona and New Mexico mining properties. The Spanish ministry of marine is disquieted by the nonarrival at Ca­ diz of the gunboat Dona Maria de Molina, which left Teneriffe, Canary islands, April 15, and should have reached Cadiz April 18. The Prussian government has ac­ cepted the invitation to take part in the international railroad congress, which is to be held at Washington in May and has appointed as one of its six delegates the president of the •railroad construction department, Al­ fred Schultz. Philadelphia has officially decided to request the government to desig­ nate that city as the place for the burial of the remains of Admiral John Paul Jones, his commission in the navy having been received from that city. L/)rd and Lady Suffolk, the letter f o r m e r l y M i s s D a i s y I n c i t e r -- C h i cago, arrived in New York Thursday and went at once to Mrs. Leiter's rest dence in Washington. Maj. and Mrs .Colin Campbell sailed from England and will join Mrs. Leiter and other members of the family in Washington H. Rider Haggard, the novelist, who .has been investigating colonization in America, sailed from New York for Liverpool. He was accompanied by his daughter and by Commander Booth-Tucker, former head of the Sal- i r a t i o n A r m y i n A m e r i o c . -- -- LATEST CASH MARKET REPORTS. Chicago Produce. Butter--Cr^pmery, extra^ 8Iej--prints, 23c; firsts, 29@30c; seconds, 25@26c; reno­ vated, 56c; dairies, Cooleys, 30c; firsts, 26c; ladles, nominal, packing: stock, 22c. Egrgs--Fresh stock at mark, new cases Included. 15@15^4c; firsts, 15%cl. prime firsts. 16%e; extra (high gradeJrT?acked for city trade. 17%c. Cheese--Full cream, daisies. 13^@14c; twin, 13%@14c; Young Americas, 13%e; long horns, 13V6c; Swiss, block, 12@12Vfcc: drum, 12^c; Limburger, choice, 13c; oft grades, §@ 10c; brick, 13c; off grades, 9@ 10c. Fish--Black bass, 14c per lb; carp and buffalo. ?c; pike,«7c; pickerel. 5c;^perch, 4c; bullheads, skinned, 5@6c; sunftsh, 2@3c; eels, 7®Sc. Live poultry--Turkeys, per lb, 14c; chickens, fowls, 12%c; ' springs, 12%c; duck-s. 12@13c; geese. J6@10 p#r doz. Berries--Cranberries. $1@6.50 per brl; SI@1.75 per box: strawberries, J1.60@1.85 per case of 24 pts; 42.50@2.75 per case of 24 qts. t Potatoes--Car lots on track: Wiscon­ sin, Minnesota and Michigan,. Burbanks, good to choice, 22@24c; extra, 26c; rurals. good, 2jr@24c; fahev. 26c; coarse, large, not well assorted, I6@18c; kings, common to fancy, 20(g,2lc. BRITISH FEAR JAPS MAY LOSE f ' • » v, . • . --~ Interest in London Centers About the Forthcoming Battle Between the Fleets and Alleged Viola­ tion of Neutrality by Rojestvensky. New York PrcWuce Market. * Butter--Firm; unchanged.,"'„ Cheesfe-- Pirm; unchanged. • Eggs--Steady; unchanged. J LIVE STOCK. CATTLE. Chicago-- $l-.60-@6.75. - Omaha--$1.S0@6.65. ; Kansas City--(l;75#tA St. Louis--$4.50@6.50. St. Joseph--$1.75@j6.7S. HOGS. Chicago--$4.50 © 5. r>5.. Omaha--$4.75#5.-50>; Kansas City--*3.75@5.40. St. Louis--$3@5.45. St. Joseph--$4 @5.50. SHEEP AND LAl&BS. Chicago--$2.50@7.25. Omaha--$2.75<g1 J7.50. Kansas City--$2.75@7.75. St. Louis--$3.25@8.50. St. Joseph--$3.75@7.40. Andy Hurona, a Polish laborer, and Michael Menichiella of Joliet, 111., were killed by the collapse of a trestle on which they were working on the sec­ tion of the drainage canal extension near Lockport, 111. W. H. Mileham, a traveling' sales­ man, whose home is at Chicago, leaped from a third-story window of a hotel in Hattiesburg, Miss., and sus­ tained injuries from which he prob­ ably will not recover. The department of justice has ap­ plied for a mandate from the supreme court of the United States for the im­ mediate surrender of George W. Beav­ ers, indicted in Washington for com­ plicity in the postal frauds, to an­ swer to a charge of bribery. The naval board of construction has recommended the acceptance of the bids of the Fore River company at Quincy, Mass., for the building of two of the gcout cruisers and the Bath iron works at Bath, Me., for the third, two to have turbihe engines and the third reciprocating engines. Secretary of State John Hay and Mrs. Hay arrived in Bad Nftuheim, Germany, from Nervi, Italy, to take the waters. Senator Bacon of Georgia, who col­ lapsed in the senate just before the adjournment of that body, will sail Saturday, April 29, for Genoa. Lieut. Gen. Adna H. Chaffee, chief of staff, U. S. A., and Quartermaster General Humphrey inspected Fort Lo­ gan, Ark., leaving for Oklahoma. Among the passengers on tl\e steamship Romanic, which sailed for Gibraltar, Genoa and Alexandria, were United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Mrs. Lodge. The Photographers' association of Pennsylvania, whose membership rep­ resents several states, at its annual 3ession in Washington, D. C., elected A. T. -Proctor of Huntington, W. Va., president. The main building of the Vanderbilt university in Nashville, Tenn., de­ stroyed by fire, will be rebuilt, the plans being perfected at the next meeting of the board of trustees. George Needham, aged 21, was caught by the belt of a circular saw while oiling machinery at Fennimore, Wis., and terribly mangled. Three hundred South Omaha, Neb., children who struck becaus^ they ob­ jected to Japanese pupils declared the strike off and returned to school. While playing with other children near a brush fire the clothing of 8- year-old Bessie Ferguson of Neils- ville, Wis*, caught fire and she was burned to death. Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl­ vania has signed the Greater Pitts­ burg bill, which pp^vides for the con­ solidation of.£^lsburg and Allegheny City. The new Hamburg-American line steamer Amerika was launched at Bel-, fast in the presence of thousands of people, including, Walter Long, chief secretary for Ireland, and Lord Lon­ donderry. The vessel is intended for the intermediate service -between Hamburg and New YorkT Her ton­ nage is about 22,500. Worcester, Mass., the home city of United States Senator George Fr's- bie Hoar, paid a tribute to his memory at a great meeting in Mechanics' hall. Senator Hemenway is at Boonville, Ind., trying to effect a compromise be­ tween two warring Republican fac­ tions in the congressional race. Fire started by lightning destroyed the Grant W. Kenney elevator at Ar­ gentine, Kan., causing a loss of $130,- 000. Emperor William, who has been dis­ couraging immoderate drinking, has engaged several chauffeurs on condi: tion tha^ they shall be total abstain­ ers. The wages of tjhese men are higher than usual as a consideration for their abstinence. In an attempt to escape three pris­ oners fired the parish jail at Pontcha- toula, La., two jjeing. cremated and the third fatally^ burned. The dead are Henry Taylor of Vinemont, Ala., and James Reilly of Philadelphia, Pa., and the injured ihan is Lucien George De Las of Lafayette, La. Robert E. Wright of Allentown, Pa., grand sire of the Odd Fellows in the United States, appointed ex-Mayor John B. Goodwin of Atlanta grand sec- cetary of the sovereign grand lodge to succeed J. Frank Grant, who died at Baltimore recently. Albert iStevenson of Bedford, Ind., is dying as a result of an attempt at suicide by shooting himself in the breast. Workmen in the basement of the Hotel Laher at Lafayette, Ind., found a box full of gold watches and chains valued at several hundred dollars. The British public is only now be­ ginning to realize how much depends on Togo's skillful conduct of the ap­ proaching naval contest. Until Vice- Admiral Rojestvensky actually ar­ rived in the Straits of Malaca there was a disposition to ridicule the ef­ forts of the Russian squadron, but now there is seen to be a growing likelihood of Vice-AdMiral Nebogatoff joining Rojestvensky before,,.the fate­ ful struggle opens. Lukewarm inter­ est is deepning into anxiety. The London Daily Telegraph's Hong-Kong correspondent states that two steamers which passed close to Kamranh. bay on Sunday report that no Russian vessels were then visible. No news, however, has yet reached London to show that the Russians have left Kamranh bay, and it is as­ sumed that they are still there. The London Morning Post, com­ menting on the situation, contends that It is a matter of urgent import­ ance, especially considering Great Britain's world wide naval interests, to endeavor to secure a more definite international agreement on the ques­ tion of neutrality and the use of neu­ tral waters by belligerents. A dispatch to the London Telegraph from Tokio says that matters have reached the inevitable crisis in ref­ erence to the unwarrantable stay of the Baltic fleet at Kamranh bay. It is expected thiat Great Britain will heartily support the action of Japan in formally lodging a protest with France. The incident is regarded as being covered by the Anglo-Japanese alll- At a conference of statesmen' and cabinet ministers a strongly worded protest was sent to France regarding its frequent violations of the neutrali­ ty laws in providing shelter for and rendering assistance to the Russians. No answer has yet been received from the French authorities^ The report that Rojestvensky is maintaining a patrol and -examining neutral shipping off Kamranh bay in­ creases the irritation toward France. It is said that Rojestvensky propos­ es staying at Kamranh bay until May 7. Meanwhile he is sending out cruis­ ers to overhaul merchantmen pro­ ceeding along the trade route to the straits of Formosa. The transports of the fleet are re­ ported to be plying between Kamranh bay and Saigon under the merchant flag of Russia. The Japanese press is outspoken in its denuiiciation of France. It is said that the government will not endure another Madagascar drama.' The Jiji declares that should France actually^ assist Russian belligerent purposes the fact would be notified to England according to the provisions of the al­ liance. Xhe Kakumin Shimbun pub­ lishes a strong article dealing with Stench neutrality. HIDDEN PUZZLE PICTURE. He that hath a trade, hath an es tate, v ;". ' \ '• Find >an 'apprentice. BAYS IN WHICH RUSSIAN FLEET HAS BEEN SHELTERED. (W vva6IVO3t6 Tsmaou^TV PCKiriG YON KIM 7IN00 CHINA/ itamsE The bays in which the Russian fleet has been seen recently--Kamranh and Turan, which are shown in the map-- are in French Indo-China. Turan Bay is about 800 miles directly west of Manila and eighty miles south of Hue, an important French settlement town. The Pescadores are 850 miles north­ east of Turan. ance, but it is hoped that France will conform to what are considered the elementary principles of neutrality. Otherwise the situation, to which there must be a time limit, will be­ come exceedingly grave. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Telegraph reports that Russia sought France's help on be­ half of the Baltic fleet. A brisk ex­ change of views occurred between France and Russia and unofficially be­ tween Russia and Germany, with the result that all three powers agreed, theoretically, either that the restrict­ ive constructions hitherto put on neu­ trality obligations by certain powers was excessive and unjustified, or that it had become incompatible with lat­ ter day conditions. . Attempt to Cut Railroad. There was a determined attempt on the night of April 17 to cut the rail­ road between Harbin and Vladivostok, a, formidable "body of Chinese bandits making an attack near the station of Imyanpo, 100 miles east of Harbin. After a desperate fight which lasted several hours, the bandits were drivep ofT and dispersed. Still In French Water*. Rojestvensky's fleet continues the occupation of Kamranh bay or some other port of Annam, where it is ex­ pected it will remain until joined by the third Pacific squadron, according to information received by the Japan­ ese navy department. Noted Indiana Man Diet. Plymouth, Ind., dispatch: Henry Thayer, 72 years old, a Mason, is dead. He had served as a member of the Republican state central committee apd commissioner of the World s Co­ lumbian exposition from Indiana. Misses the Century Mark. Portsmouth, O., dispatch: The Rev. Daniel Lloyd, the oldest Methodist minister in Ohio, who would have reached his 100th birthday next week, died while seated in his favorite chair. Frahce Is Indignant. The French government is indignant at the recrimination of thie Japanese press over the alleged violation of neutrality at Kamranh bay. Although diplomatically the situation is not cri­ tical, that topic has momentarily the precedence of all others in Paris/ It is felt in many quarters that this inci­ dent shows against the ever eager Japanese ambition to- be able to call England to fulfill the terms of the al­ liance. "Thus far we have had nothing with which to reproach the Japanese," said Henri Rochefort, editor of L'lntran- sigeant. "Our political neutrality has even been seconded by strong moral admiration for the valor of the Mikado's fighters. "If, however, charges of violation of neutrality are to be formally laid at France's door that will prove the double dealing of the Japanese and in a way justify our government in administering such a snub to Tokio as will permanently stop the tiresome chatter about other nations' ofTenses which we have had from Japan since the very opening of the war. "There is no evidence that Rojest­ vensky is inside the three mile limit at Kahranh bay. There is plenty of proof that he has respected the terri­ torial waters in the neighborhood of Madagascar.^ So the jingo press in Tokio is entirely wrong. Behind these charges lies the ambition to evoke the English alliance; but when once Ja­ pan understands the situation in Eu­ rope she will relinquish it, recogniz­ ing its impossibility. Then we will hear no more snarls about neutrality. Japan is making herself ridiculous. Typhoid Patient Kills Himself. South Bend, Ind., dispatch: While confined in the New Carlisle Jail. Jo­ seph Decasey of South Bend, while suffering fro mwalking typhoid fever, jumped through a transom and was Instantly killed. Taft Will Go to Japan. Washington dispatch: Secretary Taft has concluded to visit Tokio on the occasion of his Philippine trip, and pay his respects to the officials of the Japanese foreign office. Hope for Open Sea Fight.' The keenest interest is manifested in thfc dispatches referring to the movements of Rojestvensky, but the admiralty claipis to be as much in the dark as the public regarding his plans. The report that part of the, fleet was sighted off Hong-Kong is not credited at St. Petersburg, how­ ever, as Hong-KoQg is far off his route. The main question now agitating the naval officials is whether Rojestven­ sky will elect to proceed northward through the straits of Formosa or bear off into the Pacific through Bashi channel, south of the island of For­ mosa, or Baling Tang channel, north of the island of Luzon. The convic­ tion is growing stronger that the Jap­ anese heavy division is concentrating close to the shores of Japan, and it Is also believed that Admiral Togo will decline to give battle in the open sea. This is what the admiralty officials hope for, as it sincgpgly^i|ligves Ro­ jestvensky would 'fia£«-<-i»ore thafl an even chance if the two fleets lined up in an open fight. They believe that Togo's tactics wift be night torpedo- boat attacks in attempts to scatter the Russian ships, putting some of them out of action, and then picking ofT the damaged vessels in the morning, as it is recognized that if one of the Rus­ sian ships is Injured it might be too dangerous for the (whole squadron to standr by her and thus offer a big target for the Japanese torpedoes. Such a running fight, accompanied by nightly torpedo attacks, therefore, is what is most dreaded. The admiralty has no confirmation of the reported cutting of the cable connecting the island of Formosa with the Chinese mainland at Foo Chow, but it is pointed out that even if true this would not sever communication with Formosa, as there is a direct ca­ ble from Kilung, in the northern part of the island, running by way of the Luchu islands to Japan. Twins Are Indicted. Portsmouth, O., dispatch: To be sure and get the right person, a jury indicted Mrs. Pauline Wolfe of Cin­ cinnati and Mrs. Phillipine Fisher, twins of remarkable similarity, on a charge of kidnaping. License Decision. 8*- J^Njls, Mo., dispatch: Harry K. Sellers, a commercial traveler, de­ feated authorities of Louisiana, Mo,, who caused his arrest for refusing to pay a $10 peddler's license. 8even Childreit Are Cremated. Quebec special: Seven children of a family named Bouchier, at Ste. Anne de Pocatiere, In the backwoods, have been burned to death in the Bouchier home, which caught fire ac­ cidentally. Dog Bite Proves Fatal. Jersey City, N. Y„ special: Hydro­ phobia from a dog bite received seven months ago has caused the death of Louis Ellwinge, 23 years old, in thf Orange county, hospital. BUSINESS GAINS IT (M PICE Demand for Products of Mine and Forest Is Constantly- Increasing. TRADE IN GRAIN IS HEAVIER Marketing of £er-eals Is 50 Per Cent Heavier That a Year Ago, Ship­ ments Being Trebled, Mostly for Do­ mestic Use. Chicago dispatch: The weekly re­ view oflr Chicago trade, published by R. G. Dun & Co., says: "Seasonable progress has been made and business activity is more gener­ ally diversified, the increased volume involving the employment of addition­ al working forces and capital. New demands are well sustained, and heav­ ier receipts of mine and forest prod­ ucts testify to expanded consumption of raw material. Grain marketing was fully 50 per cent larger than for the corresponding week last year, and shipments were almost trebled, the movement mainly being for domestic use. "Arrivals of live stock and hides were liberal; packing proceeded vigt. orously, and the primary markets for foodstuffs exhibited further activity. ^ Railroad Earnings. "Railroad earnings continue gain­ ing and reflect unusual current for­ warding of factory output and general merchandise. Iron and steet produc­ tion Is close to the limit of capacity in this district, shipbuilding and heavy construction are on a larger scale and prices for all furnace,, mill and work­ shop supplies show firmness. "Other favorable features are Satis­ factory dealings in the jobbing and re­ tail branches, together with advices indicating that the agricultural condi­ tions are excellent and country trad­ ing advancing. In Mercantile Field. Mercantile collections for both city and interior are found reasonably prompt. Distributors report more cash buying than formerly. Demand for money was active for both com­ mercial and Investment purposes, con­ siderable going Into real estate and improvements, an evidence of confi­ dence in the future course of business. are in more demand and sales of pig iron show that future needs are being protected by Important interests. "Receipts of lumber aggregated '43,- 268,000 feet, against 28,352,000 feet a year ago. Building permits were $1,- 803,100, against $390,300 for the same week last year. Building material of all kinds remained in strong request and the lumber yards and wood mills increased shipmens to outside points. Grain and Live-stock. "Grain receipts, 3,320,721 bushels, compared with 6,555,974 bushels, last week and 2,168,467 bushels a year ago. The shipments were 4,152,122 bushels, against 4,768,925 bushels last week and 1,479,558 bushels an year ago. There was more steadiness in the de­ mand for flour and dealings Increased In wheat and the coarse grains. Crop conditions influenced board of trade operations and realizing sales ap­ peared. Provisions were in good sup­ ply on enlarged packing. "Live stock receipts, 320,477 head, compared with 286,963 head for same week last year. Demand slackened for sheep and hogs, but choice beeves were sought. Compared with closings Aid Paima's Government. Havana cablegram: Opposition lead­ ers have agreed to -suspend the anti- administration demonstration pro­ posed for April 23 and to assist the government in 'its investigation of charges kgainst iocal officials. To Re-equip Panama Road. Washington special: A session of the executive committee of the Pana­ ma canal commission was held to con­ sider contracts for the complete re- equipment of the Panama railroad. a week ago, cattle are slightly higher, and lower quotations appear in the grains and provisions. "Failures reported In the Chicago district number 29, against 26 last week and 21 a year ago." JOSEPH JEFFERSON'S LIFE WO'BK IS FINISHED Great American Actor Dies at Hit Home in Palm Beach, Fla.f Sur­ rounded by Loved Ones. West Palm Beach, Fla., April 24.-- Joseph Jefferson, after being uncon­ scious all day, died at 6:16 Sunday night. The end was expected, as the patient had been sinking for several days.; His wife and two sons, Charles B. and Frank Jefferson, Mrs. Nellie Symons, his nurse, Miss Mabel Bing­ ham, Dr. R. B. Potter, and his faith­ ful old servant, Carl Kettler, were at the bedside when he died. His daughter, Josephine, and two of his sons, Thomas and Joseph, were in New York. While no arrangements have been made for the funeral, it has been de­ cided that the body will leave Palm Beach on a special train for the Jef­ ferson home at Buzzards B&y, Mass. All of the family who are here will ac- compny the remains. Mr. Jefferson about four weeks ago visited Grover Cleveland at Hobe sound, where he caught cold, accom­ panied by acute indigestion, and, upon his return to Palm Beach, was forced to take to his bed. He was up after ITfew days, but April 13 he was seized with a relapse. Several times during ms illness the patient rallied, and it was thought that he might recover. It was seen on Friday night, however, that, the end was near, and the sufferer grad­ ually sank until death came. Mr. Jefferson had not been in the best of health lor several months, and came to his home here early in the winter, with the hope of regaining his strength.1 This he was doing until his trip to Hobe sound. TRAINS CROSS ON NEW BRIDGE. Great Structure Over the Mississippi at Thebes Is Opened to Traffic. Thebes, 111., dispatch: A special train bearing Vice President and Gen­ eral Manager F. H. Britton of the St. Louis Southwestern road and other officials of the road crossed the Mis­ sissippi river here Tuesday over the new steel bridge erected by the Cot­ ton Belt roadK informally opening the structure fo traffic,. Two hours later Rail mills added to the bookings fOT^^he northbound Cotton Belt through delivery next year, structural shapeSj passenger trpin from Texas steamed a,crols\they^ridge and the two ferry­ boats that have been used by the for years passed into antiquity, i WALKS FAR TO VISIT HER SfW. Aged Woman Calls on Boy in Jail Af­ ter Becoming Penniless for Him. Terre Haute, Ind., dispatch: The mother of Edward Cooper, aged 69, walked seventeen miles to visit her s o n i n t h e T e r r e H a u t e -- S h o J ^ destitute because Of having sold her property to provide for the defense of the son in his trial for the murder of Ethel Keeley, of which he was ac­ quitted. After his acquittal -Cooper was given $500 fine for threatening to shoot another woman. After Mrs. Cooper's visit Jailer Casey gave her. car fare home. Yukon Territory Governor. Victoria, B. C., special: W. W. B. Mclnnes, member of the British Co­ lumbia legislature for .Alberta, has been appointed governor of th© Yukon territory, with residence at Dawson, at a salary of $12,000 a year Took Census rn £850. Towftnda, Pa., special-: Maj. E. W. Hale died, aged 89 years. In 1850 he took th^ census in this county and was one of the electors that chose Lin­ coln president in 1864. Mysterious Death. Hamilton, Ohio, dispatch: Roy Greenfield, aged 18, a somnambulist, met with a mysterious death. He was heard to go out of the house and his father rushed to the telephone and or­ ganized a searching party. The boy's body was found in a brush pile. Lover Leaves Woman $5,000,000. Omaha, Neb., dispatch: By twice jilting Claude Henderson Heren, South African diamond king, Mate Cannon, now Mrs. Joseph Munchhoff of Omaha, has found herself named as heir to $5,000,000 in his will. Fire Loss Is $50,000. Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch: Fire par­ tially destroyed the Stanton building at N6. 540 Penn avenue, causing a loss of $50,000. Two families living on the third floor had narrow escapes. Ether Kills Lieutenant. Washington dispatch: Lieut. Her­ bert C. Krumm, U. S. A. cavalry serv­ ice, died while under the influence of ether for an operation on the liga­ ments of his shoulder, which he dislo­ cated at West Point Laborers Are Robbed.-^ Omrod, Pa., special: Twenty Hun­ garian* laborers were chloroformed in a boarding house and robbed of their money; the amount stolen, it, is said, being mere than $3,000. BEEF EMPLOYES iARE WATCH! Chief Wilkie AssumesrCharge of Secret Service Work ta Chicago. FEAR MEN MAY LEAVE THE CITY Government Detectives Learn That Head Sheep Buyer for Armour Con­ templates Selling Property and Ca­ pias Is Issued for Him. Chicago dispatch: The visit in Chi­ cago of Chief Wilkie of the govern­ ment secret service, while the federal grand jury is in the midst of its inves­ tigation of the so-called beef trust, has assumed a significance that will carry still more concern to the packing com­ panies than they have felt hitherto. Chief Wilkie has denied tlmt his stop in the city was in any way connected with the investigation, and the same denial has been made by District At­ torney Morrison, but certain develop­ ments since the arrival of the secret service head have strengthened the belief that he is here to give persona), supervision to the movements of his operators under Captain Porter. Visit Homes of Employes. For several days the secret service men have been looking for informa­ tion tending to show that prominent employes of the packers were leaving: the city, or were about to leave, be­ fore the government could summon them as witnesses before the grand jury. The operators have visited the homes of a number of packers' em^ ployes, and have devoted much time to the task of learning whether they contemplated leaving or already had; left. The results of their investiga­ tions, it is said, have prompted Chief Wilkie to assume temporary charge of his men. The government detectives learned that C. J. Davis, head sheep buyer for Armour & Co., was preparing to leave Chicago, and a subpoena at once was issued-for him. They reported that Robert Barbee, a real estate dealer at Sixty-ninth street and Wentworth avenue, had been asked to place a price on Davis, residence at 7143 Princeton avenue, and had been com­ missioned to sell it. Davis could not be found by the federal officials. Is Valuable Witness. It is understood that the govern­ ment's anxiety to secure the testi­ mony of Davis is based on the fact that he is informed thoroughly on the sausage casings industry, and is be­ lieved to have a personal knowledge of the business of the Aetna Trading company, which mysteriously faded away a day or two after the grand jury convened. This feature of the grand jury investigation has taken on great importance in the estimation of the jurorrf^and the district attorney. It is said to have developed pi*pofithat a combination existed between the packers, at least in connection with the casings industry. Length of Investigation. If District Attorney , Morison's guess is a good one the grand jury may finish its investigation by May 1. He predicted this, adding, however, that side issues, like the indictment of the packers' employes for interfering with witnesses, might prolong the in­ quiry. "The reason for the length of the inquiry is the fact, generally un­ known," said Mr. Morrison, "that the department of justice has had to con­ duct its own investigation without the help of the Garfield report. The re­ port is the property of the depart­ ment which obtained It, and we have no right to use it and are not avail­ ing ourselves of any part of it. Re­ garding the private car lines and re­ bates, we wilt -not touch them. Ex­ cept in case of a combination of car line owners we are not prepared to investigate that phase of the matter " TORNADO STRIKES PEORIA, ILL. 8everal Persons Injured and House* and Bapis Demolished. Peoria, 111., dispatch: A tornado struck northeast Peoria Thursday night at 7 o'clock, wrecking four hous­ es completely, destroying a half dozen barns and injuring a half dozen per­ sons slightly. There were no fatali­ ties. The storm cut a semi-circle, touching four blocks and lasted less than a minute. An eyewitness said he scarcely noted the blowing of the wind. Forecaster Seely of the United States weather station says the wind was blowing forty miles an hour, but a previous evening within ten days it had .blown forty-two miles an hour. ' Checks Shipments to Rebels. San Francisco, Cal., dispatch:-Col­ lector of the Port Stratton has Issued orders that hereafter no clearance shall be granted to a vessel until the individual consignor's manifests are on file In the custom house. Guate­ mala protests that arms and ammuni­ tion are being shipped from this port Presbyterian Merger. Winona, Ind., dispatch: The pro­ posed union of the Cumberland Pres­ byterian church and the Presbyterian church will be given special considera­ tion at the general assembly which has been called to meet here in Majr. Man Is Skinned Alive. Edwardsville, 111., dispatch: Albert Rumbert had his cuticle.almost wholly loosened as the result of an explosion while he was drilling in a mine. The man was practically skinned aliva Naval Paymasters. Washington dispatch: Examina­ tions for' nine vacancies in the posi­ tion of assistant paymaster in the navy will be held June 12. Informa­ tion can be had from the paymaster- general of the navy. Club Bars to Close. * SL Louis, Mo., dispatch: Bars of the country clubs in St. Louis oounty, all of which were open last Sunday, have been ordered shut up by the au­ thorities next Sunday. mailto:1.S0@6.65 mailto:4.50@6.50 mailto:3.75@5.40 mailto:3@5.45 mailto:2.50@7.25 mailto:2.75@7.75 mailto:3.25@8.50 mailto:3.75@7.40