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v r f . * ; #^|4 ... , ..... .* %• . • XSSI 1 z Illinois State News R*eenc Happenings of Interest In the Various Cities and Towns. -BROTHERS KILLED BY SAND. I Care-In Results Fatally to Son* of k.v-- Wmrmmr Living Hear Sheffield. • ewanee.--A faiai accidfitttfoCCTirretlf g; » -on the Ota Hackett farm near Shef- P JieM, which resulted in the death of ' .Elmer and Rdy lisle, sons of Mr. and Y-'?'f Jire. J. H. Hale, the boys being 16 and 12 years Respectively. ^ \ The boys left the house about nine 'o'clock and went to play (in a sand blow-out some distance away. They f 4 -were evidently oa their hands and ^knees digging into the bank of sand jjjv *• 'Willi their hands when the sand caved I . in, falling upon their heads and shoulders in such a way as to pinion them down until they smothered to -death. . They were discovered about 10:3© a. B. by their mother, who had become .anxious, and had cone out to look for filbem. .V. it . Unique Building for Chicago. Chicago.--The lease of the property .rat Nos, 246 to 249 Michigan avenue, Jfrom the L. C. Paine Freer estate to /the Chicago Musical college, has been '^closed, and the construction of a large school and theater building is to be begun within a short time. The build­ ing will contain a theater with a seat­ ing capacity for 1,250 persons. The - ' " 1 * • . jfctructure will be six stories, and will 3m in pure classic style. A unique fea­ ture will1 be the absence of stairways, Awhieh will be replaced by inclines leading from one floor to another. The front of the building and the portion above the theater will be devoted to .Hie college. One of the features will ;be an Italian garden above the audi- "torlum, around which will be located ntie studios. ^5•.'-.Wands for University Building. '.v^rbana,--Congressman William B. * MfcKlnley has added $15,000 to his * original donation of $30,000 toward "the erection of a Christian association taildtng at the University of Illinois, Ijiroviding all the funds necessary to Uhe completion of the structure are subscribed before June 13. John W. Stipes, treasurer of the "building committee, ihas pledged an- cjther $1,000. President Edmund .Tames has pledged $1,000. This makes the total sum subscribed by the faculty to date $6,348.50. The student body raised $13,772.35. The total sum thus far pledged and- received amounts to .|65,121.35. V ' Hospital Band Discharged. > "Kankakee.--Trustees of the I1M* nidis eastern insane hospital de­ cided to discharge the hos­ pital band as a state organization, but will enter Into a contract with the leader, L. S. Wiggins, to furnish music for concerts and dances. None of the musicians are to be employed at the institution. The board also de­ cided that special attendants may be employed by relatives of patients pro­ vided the attendants are boarded out- jslds. I Democratic Convention. * rtittcibHeld.--The Democratic conven­ tion was held In this city. Charles W. TBliss, of Hillsboro, was chairman. The r convention ratified the nomination -made at the primary for county offt- 'Cers; adopted resolutions indorsing "William J. Bryan for president; in- : structed the delegates to the congres- : slonal convention for B. F. Caldwell, - df Springfield, and Instructed the dele­ gate to the senatorial convention for Representative S. D. Canady, of Hills- 1 boro. , i . Platform from the Bible. Rock Island.--The ten command­ ments and the golden rule were adopt­ ed as the platform of the National United Christian party at the annual conference of the party at Black Hawk's watch tower. Mrs. Catherine Grinnell, Of Chicago, made an address. The party will place a full ticket in the. field for the next national cam- • palgn. Sunday School Convention!. . Mattoon.--The Coles County L > day School, association is planning for the annual convention for the year 1906, which will be held on June 21 .and 22. Henry Moser, one of the state workers, will be present during the session of the convention and will be of great help to all those Interested in Sunday sshool work. Mr. Moser is recognized as one of the foremost Sunday chool workers in the state, and at. the pre3- • ent time is president of the state a* * ;-soclation. J « Tramp's Alarm Saves Depot. • TaylorvlHe.--A tramp, in walking :along the tracks in front of the Wa- " bash station, saw a light on the roof and upon examination found that the sehingles were ablaze. He immediate­ ly notified Agent Cullen and the fire extinguished. V ... Lye May Cause Death. ' Jacksonville. -- The two-year-old gefelld Mr- Mra- Clinton Jackson *1s in a critical condition as the result swallowing a quantity of concen- trziTi "r: "ttw ts*nily home. PLAN TO HOLD CHAUTAUQUA. Douglas County Will Have the First , in Many Tears--Kay Be Made Permanent Enterprise. Areola.--Dotigla* county will have a Chautauqua this season--the first in many years. An association has been effected and the managers are now busy securing *>ient for the pro­ gramme, which will likely be given the first ten day) in August. If the Chautauqua is a success it is the plan to organize a stock company and make it a permanent enterprise. Patterson springs, one mile east of Tuscola, has been agreed upon as the location. Iu odditjon to the regular pro­ gramme ol entertainment there will be a school of agriculture, domestic science department, literature, Bible study and kindergarten work. Thornton Long has been chosen as president and W. D. Higdon as super­ intendent ,... :'h Jury Unable to Agree. Charlesron.--Tha jury which . heard the evidence in the case of Miss"Carrie Turner against Constable John Mock and his bondsmen were discharged, as they reported to Judge Craig that they could not come to any agreement. The final ballot stood eight to four in fa­ vor of conviction. v Mock aud his bondsmen were sued for having allowed Corwin Heinlein, charged with naming wronged the plaiatilf,. to escape while in his cus­ tody. Horse Killed by Electric Shock. Mattoon.--A horse, Valued' at $250 and belonging to Charles Luit, bit an electric light bulb and received a shock that resulted in its death. The animal was wearing heavy iron shoes and standing on a damp earth floor, thus, when the fragile glass bulb, broke the animal's teeth connected with the wire and a heavy voltage of electricity was sent through its body. The animal was thrown against the stall with such force that its back was broken and it died instantly. Teachers Resign in a Body. Bloomington. -- Professors Meinert, Wiison and Leivitt, all of the Bloom­ ington schools, handed in their resig­ nations to the toard of education. There is no ill teoiing between the professors and the board, hut one of them has received an offer of a higher salary nex«; year, another will quit leaching and the third will engage in business. Father Kills Daughter's Suitor. Pana.--Burton Price shot and killed Hiram Heaton at Herrick, near here, because the latter was paying atten­ tion to his daugheer. Price had or­ dered Henton to cease calling at his place, but he made another visit, . a quarrel ensned, and Henton was killed. Price, a prominent farmer, was ar­ rested*. Atrocious Cruelty of Parents, Chicago.--Charged with torturiiffe. their two children, four and six years old, with hot iron pokers, Michael J&n- oszek and wife were held to the crim­ inal court in bonds of $10,000 each. Bore Deep for Oil. The people in charge of, the oil boring have succeeded in forcing the auger down about 1,000 feet, but whether any oil has been struck they refuse to divulge. Aged Resident of Dixon Pearl, Dixon.--Blbridge Gerry Brewster, aged 86 years, died here. He had lived in Lee county since 1850. He was father of State's Attorney E. H. Brew., ster. '-'I . Electric Shock Kills Lineman. Galesburg.--While connecting a live wire Hardin McCullough. a lineman for the Galesburg Qas ft Electric Light company, received a heavy shock and was instantly killed. Boy's Hose Bitten Off by Dog. Waukegan.--While returning from school, Waldmere Bjirk, 11 years old. was attacked by a dog and the end of his nose was bitten off. Make Exchange of Parishes. Raymond.--Rev. A. Zurbonsen left for Quincy, where he will have chftrge of St. Mary's church. Rev. J. Mauer, of Quincy will come to this place. Dl«s from Effect of Burns. Sterling.--Mrs. Jotn Seaton died from the effects of burns received when her dress caught on fire from a bonfire in the yard. Elevator Burned at Farmer City. Clinton.--W. H. Hutchlngs' elevator at Farmer City was burned, causing a loss of $7,000, with $4,000 insurance. Current State Topics in Brief. Quincy.--Julius W. Quilling killed Mmself by blowing the top of his head off with a shotgun. Jacksonville.--Christian Zimmerman, a well-known business man, commit­ ted suicide by shooting himself in the head. Business troible was the cause., Riverton.--In endeavoring to re­ cover her bonnet, which had blown from her head, Maggie Zasalowski, aged(*$en years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zasalowski, wa«i struck and fru­ sta ntly killed by Wabash train No. &• Emden-- Nathaa Harper hanged himbeif in his barn. Danville--Daniel Kenney and Conde Bishop, who were injured In the auto­ mobile accident here, in which Frank Hartley was fctillot!, are better and will recover. ' Waukegan*--Floyd Monroe, a promi­ nent farmer of netfr Gurnee, shot and kllied himself, '^tle used a 32-caliber ritie. \ Stonington--Cecil, the four-year- old son of P. R. Livergood, Is suffer­ ing with diphtheria, and thot home has been quarantined fey (4* board . «if health. TLE?elM(D itAD^n FAST JBAIIIS III COLLISION SEVEN PERSONS ARE KILLED AND 20 ARE INJURED. Accident Appears to Have Been Dae to Misunderstanding of Or­ ders by Trainmen. Altoona, Pa., May 5.--The most dis­ astrous accident on the Pennsylvania railroad since the disaster east of Har- rtsburg nearly a year ago, when about 20 persons were killed, occurred Fri­ day night about ten o'clock^ on the Pe­ tersburg branch, about 500 yards east of Clover Creek Junction. The Chicago mail, bound east, and the Chicago and St Louis express, bound west, two of the fastest trains on the system, going at full speed, met head-on. Seven cars were wrecked and both engines badly damped. The best information obtainable Is to the effect that seven persons were killed and about 20 injured. The disaster was indirectly due to a freight wreck on the middle division at 8:24 o'clock, when 27 loaded cars of an east-bound freight train were wrecked at Union furnace, about 20 miles south of here, blocking all tracks. The cause of the accident is attributed to the bursting of an air brake hose. In order to avoid deten­ tion of trains, passenger traffic was sent over the Petersburg branch. The Pennsylvania special, the 18-hour fly­ er, west-bound, was the first train to pass aroxipd and make the trip ia iafety. No. 21, the §t. Loufs and Chi­ cago express, was the next (rain to be sent west-bound over the branch. It collided with No. 18, the Chicago mall, going in an opposite direction, on a single track near Clover Creek Junction. Both locomotives were wrecked. Six cars on No. 18--five mail cars and a coach-1--were caught in the smash-up. The-dead and injured were passengers on the coach.' The- accident appears Jto have result­ ed -from a misunderstanding of orders on the part of the train crew of the Chicago and St. Louis express. INDICTED FOR REBATING. New York Grand Jury Returns Seve True Bills for Violation of • Anti-Trust Laws. New York, May 5.--The April fed­ eral jury completed * its investigation into sugar rebating anu handed down seven Indictments and a presentment Friday. The indictments arc against the fol­ lowing: The New York Central rail­ road; the American Sugar Refining company; the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad company, and Nathan Guilford, vice president; C. Goodiee Edgar and Edwin Earle, wholesale sugar dealers of Detroit, Mich; F. L. Pomeroy, general traffic manager. The first six indictments were found under the "Elkins anti-trust law," which provides penalties of a fine not exceeding $10,000, or impris­ onment not exceeding two years, for giving, granting, applying for, or ac­ cepting any rebate or concession from the regular freight rates, as published by a railway company as a common carrier. The seventh indictment, tound against Guilford, Pomeroy, Edgar and Earle, charges thera with having col­ lectively conspired to violate the pro­ vision of the Elkins anti-trust law. The grand jury recommends that the Investigation be continued by its successor, intimating that indications point to the possibility that other common carriers may be equally able with the indicted roads. ^FRISCO MAS CAPITAL IN SIGHT FOB ALT. NEEDS. WIFE DENOUNCES APOSTLE Dowie Is Publicly Told He Was In­ discreet in Relations with " Ruth Hofer. sBlSSELCSv. Vs. The Corn Broom NAMES SUCCESSOR TO WITTE Former Minister of the Interior Is Selected to Fill Position of Premier. Fork of Clearing Up Burned Section Progressing--New Yorkers Ready t . to Aavanee Honey* San Francisco.--An investigation arAde Wednesday demonstrated that tiv»' fear that San Francisco will suffer a period of hard times as an aftermath of the disastrous lire is un­ founded. Careful estimate made by authorities competent to speak, show that within the next year there will be over $200,000,000 available for the rehabilitation of San Francisco. The following figures made >dear where this sum is to originate: Investment of new Geary street mu­ nicipal road, $340,000; Home Tele­ phone company expenditures, $1,000,- 000; insurance losses now due and payable (approximately)^ $175,000,000; United railroads new constructions, $9,000,000; city bonds of 1904, sum still available, $17,000,000; Ocean Shore railway, approximated expenditures here, $1,000,000; restoration of Pacific States Telephone company, $1,000,000; restoration of government buildings, $770,000; buiidlng of sea wall, $2,000,- 000. Total. $207,110^000. It is expected that a large part of this money will come from eastern and foreign capitalists. In figuring the two hundred and odd million which will be available, the investi­ gators did not take into consideration the sums that may be raised for the beautlfl- ation and improvement of the city. San Francisco.--The first definite proportion , for furnishing money on a lar^a scale to Son Francisco for the purpose of rebuilding some of the burned sections was made public Tuesday, when it was announced that a eyn licate of New York capitalists har* eg reed to advance $100,000,000 The news came in a telegram received by W. F. Herrin, chief counsel of the Southern Pacific, from United States Senator Newlands, of Nevada, who had a large interest in the burned Pal­ ace hotel. Senator Newlands stated thai he ha<i submitted the plan to New York financiers and'that they had vir­ tually consented to supply the money or a bond and irortgage basis. The names of the New York people art not given. The offer if under discussion ay the local finance committee. Washington.--The question of car­ ing for tt'e destitute in San Francisco is causing the officials there great anx­ iety, as siown by the following tele­ gram fro'vi Gen. Greely, received at the war department; Number of des­ titute beta# fed enormous, aggregating 197,637 in San Francisco. Apparently conservative estimates placed desti­ tute refugees at 40,000 in Oakland and Berkeley. How these terrible condi­ tions are ?o be met is a subject of most ears est consideration between Devine, finance committee and . my­ self. WhiJs exertions of army to re­ duce aid to smallest possible limit has effected important changes, yet solu­ tion of situation without enormous suffering appears impossible. While daily hoping for great decreases in number of destitute am not confident. Far-reachin« extent of this disaster cannot be appreciated without .perapo- al observation." RECEIVER FOR BOND CO. Application of Investors in American .. ;.]|ffTT--T "Tr f* ' ' , Granted. •"' •.' ^ ' s.*'"- Chicago.--Judge Bethea In the fed­ eral court Wednesday granted an application for the appointment of a receiver for the American Reserve B^nd company. The Western Trust and Savings bank was named and the bonds fixed at $20,000. The complain­ ants in the bill are Wirt E- Humphrey, who invested $1,011, and Jake Filko- witz, who invested $416,, The defend­ ants besides the American Reserve Bond company are alleged subsidiary companies: The Southern Mutual In­ vestment company, Lexington, Ky.; the North American Investment com­ pany of the United States, St. Louis, and the Colonial Security company, of St. Louis. Two Banks in Trouble. Pittsburg, Pa.--National Bank Ex­ aminer John B. Cunningham Wednes­ day closed the Delmont National bank at Delmont, £*a., of which James Mc- Quaide, of this .city, is presidest, and almost at the stme time the attorney general's department at Harrisburg made application to the Dauphin coun­ ty court for a receiver for the Monon- gahela Vahey bank of Duquesne, which is alleged to be insolvent. Mr. "•tfcQuaide is vice president of the Mo- pongahela bank and also has been conducting a chain of amusement en­ terprises about the country, which consists mainly of merry-go-round*. Chicago Pioneer Dies Suddenly. Chicago.--David Fish, aged 78, died euddenly of heart disease. Mr. Fish bad been in the stove and furniture trade in Chicago sittefe 1860. He wag well-to-do. Five sons and one daugh- •jrvive him. t;..% • Agad Actor Is Dead. K'ev York.--William F. Owen,' a! ShakesvW'irean comedian wno had ap­ peared With Booth, McCullough, For­ rest anrf Mrs. Fiske, died Friday. He vas t-V years old and had been on the ktage |0 years. cr ; . .Americans Win Most Events. Atehns.--The Olympic games com- nitttee published a full list of the win- S#rs. The Americans won 11 firsts, af» seconds and five thirds out of 29 events, in many of which, ^however, tki Americans did not compete. , Crossed Wires Cause Fire. Omnellsville, Ps.--The new six- •l#ry building and stock of the Aaron Fsrnlture company was damaged by fins Wednesday to the extent of $85,- 0W. Crossed electric wires are sup-' po8iJ to have caused the ^laas. St.. IPeteraburg.--The official an­ nouncement that Premier Witte's res­ ignation had been accepted, coupled with the statement that former Min­ ister of the Interior Goretnykin would succeed him, was made Wednesday Chicago.--White and trembling acid boarse with emotion,- Mrs. Jans Dowie faced her husband, the depose ! •apostle of Zion, on the platform in Zion tabernacle Thursday night and asserted flatly, in the hearing of a crowd of 300 of his present and former followers, that he had been Indiscreet in his relations with Miss Ruth Hofer, the Swiss heiress, and other young women. It was the first time that the wife of Dowie had at­ tacked him publicly and in his pres­ ence, and the encounter was the most dramatic episode in the recent series of sensational events attending the disruption of the. north shore com munity. The audience was astounded at the show of feeling on the part of the wife, which was brought about by Dowie himself, who had asked Mrs. Dowie for a statement in his defense. Not only did the "apostle's" helpmeet denounce him, but she scored Overseer Vol!va and his lieutenants, and ended with a statement that she would de­ mand a hearing in her own defense before a Voliva audience next Sun­ day. ' AGREE ON RATE BILL. Differences Regarding Power of Courts Harmonised--SpMdy; Passage Predicted. Washington.--What amounts prac­ tically to an agreement on the exist­ ing differences concerning court fea­ tures of the railroad rate bi-i has been reached by the senate conference ex­ tending over the last week, and Sen­ ator Allison will offer an tunendment conferring jurisdiction upen the cir­ cuit courts to hear and determine suits brought against the Interstate com­ merce commission. The f-tnendment will not suggest to the couft whether their judicial review shall be con­ fined to constitutional questions or whether It shall be an inc.uiry into the justness or reasonableness of the rates fixed by the commission. Sen­ ator Long, who made the principal legal argument for the bous< bill, and Senators Aldrich and Cranf , the lead­ ers In the movement seeking an amendment providing for a broad court review, expressed tDemselves as favoring the amendment, and both factions are agreed that the compromise is satisfactory to Presi­ dent Roosevelt. Undoubtedly this means that obstacles to the speedy passage . of the measure hats been removed. CONSTABLES FIRE ON MOB Foreign Xineworkers Attack Stats Police with Stones and RecUvt Shower of Bullets. - ^ _____ Mount Carmel, Pa.--The firikt seri­ ous collision in the anthracite coal regions since mining was su£$ended on April 1, occurred here Monday be­ tween a mob of idle mine Workers and a platoon of the new state con­ stabulary force, and resulted In the Injuring of probably 20 men, t&ree Of them will likely die. The dl8trubance was caused by an attack on a detail of the state police by several hundred foreigner#, who MAKES DEMANDS ON SULTAN _ . _ .... «ri4.v^MMi4 threw stones at the policemen and Great Britain Insists on Withdrawal^ -Qth9rwlae endangered their lives to such an extent that they were forced to fire on the crowd. While It Is believed that a score o! persons were injured during tie day only ten are accounted for. Tfcree, it is thought, will die. MINISTRY NOT REACTIONARY Announcement to the Press Tlwt Rus­ sia's Policy Will Not Changs Materially. COUNT WITTE. (Emperor Nicholas of Russia Has Ac­ cepted His Resignation as Premier.) In view of the publications of the last few days, toe former statement did not come as a surprise, but M. Gorem- ykin's elevation to the premiership created amazement. He Is not only regarded as a reactionary, but the general opinion is that he is not equal to the task of facing the coming crisis. Anthracite Becoming Scarce. New York.--Domestic anthracite Is becoming scarce, according to New York wholesale dealers. 'ihe»* has been no new coal mined for more thau a month and the operators have had to draw on their supplies. The only other available anthracite in tbe mar­ ket is that held by speculators and lit­ tle of this is on hand. A premium ol from 50 to 60 cents a ton was paid on domestic anthracite. Nomindlly the retail price stays at $7 a ton. of Troops from Egyptian Territory. London.--The British ambassador at Constantinople has presented a note to Turkey demanding tbe com­ plete with Irawal of Turkish troops from Egyptian territory. The note is practically an ultimatum, and consti­ tutes Great Britain's last word on the encroachment of Turkey on the Sin- aitic peninsula. The sultan was given ten days in which to comply with the British demand for the withdrawal of his troopn from Tabal and other points on the Sinai peninsula, pend­ ing the domination of the frontier by a commission. paring Plot Nipped. Baku, Caucasia --A daring plot of Armenian revolutionists to rob the magazine in the arsenal here, which contains over 1,000,000 rifle cartridges, the^ entire reserve supply for all the regiments composing the garrison, has been accidentally discovered just as the conspirators were on the verge of success. They bored a tunnel-760 feet iong ia the direction of the arsenal. It was one of the most pretentious exam pies of subterranean work in revolu­ tionary annals siace the days tit the terrorists of the '80s. St. Petersburg.--M. Schwaaebach, former minister of agriculture, con­ troller of the empire In the Cfcw cab­ inet, who is Premier Goremykin's chief lieutenant, sent for the newspa­ per correspondents Friday and re­ quested In behalf of the ne-.» premier that it be announced to '<ae United States and to the world generally that the new ministry does ndt mean re­ action. Ends Life in Church, daelnnatl.--Using straw to prevent disfiguring her face, Mrs. Emma Rey- bert, wife of a printer, in the solemn quietude of St. Philom^na church, committed suicide ^ith carbolic acid. She died in a few minutes! 1 Labor Leader Drops Dead. •iIndianapolis, Ind.--Edwin F. Gould, well-known labor leader and editor ol a paper devoted to the interests of wage earners, dropped dead Friday while walking on Market street. Hi was 50 years old. CA^t*- i * j Admits Robbing Doctor. ^ Minneapolis, Minn. -- Thomj|s *S Walnwrigbt, under arrest for stealini property from Dr. J. N. Pinault changed his mind rnd decided not U fight the charge. He pleaded gam* to the charge of grand larceny. Ann Arbo? Geologist idead. Ann Arbor, Mi<ih.-«Prof. Israel O Russell, head Of the geology depart mmt of the University of Michigan died Tuesday of pneumonia. Prof Ruaertl was'F*-'ye«rs<Of age and tra widely kuosii u a scientist. . ... ' " ' • • Pardon for Midshipmen. Washington. -- Three midshipmen, dismissed from the naval academy for hazing, have been recommended by the president for ftstoration to _ the academy with a loss of one year. The midshipmen are Worth W. Foster, a member of the first class, and George H. Melvin and Richard L. Desaussure, members of the third class. To Probe Boodle Charges. Marietta, O.--A great.sensation was created here when Judge Jores in­ structed the grand jury to thoroughly investigate the reports of boodling at the Republican county convention held last Tuesday. Astor's Oldest Son Weds. London.--Mrs. Nannie Langhorne Sha#, of Virginia, and Waldorf Aster, eldest son of William Waldorf Astor, were- quietly married at All Soul's church by the Rev. Francis Scott Web­ ster, M. A. Professor Goes to Prison. Kansas City, Mo.--^Michael Angelo McGinnls, a former college professor and author of a standard work on mathematics, was convicted of forgery in the criminal court here and sen­ tenced to ten years in prison. Five in Illinois Town. Peoria, 111.--Peoria was appealed to for help Wednesday morning as the result of a fire which destroyed the Verry elevator, the Methodist church and several residences at Arlington, in Tazewell county. . Chicago Banker Bound Over. Chicago.--John R. Walsh, former raIItoa(i .owner and president of the Chicago National bank, waived a hear- ing'hefore United States Commission­ er Marrk A. Foote Thursday and was bound over to the federal grand jury under $50,000 bonds. He must answer the charge of making a false report to the comptroller of the currency. Explosion at Powder Works. Louisiana, Mo.--The machine house, gun-cotton house and dry cotton house of the LaMotte Powder Works, sit­ uated two miles from Asbbuni, Mo., blew up Thursday. Charles Bernard, of Haverton, and Henry Pulze, of Ash- burn, were kiHed and sevei al were in* jured. Steamer Collides with Iceberg*. London.--The British f .earner An­ glo-Peruvian, Capt. Ciirtis, from Shields, April 11, for Philadelphia, foundered in the Atlantic as the result of a collision with an iceberg. All the members of her crew were picked up. * Loss st Santa Rosa. Oakland, Cal,--Gov. Pardee has ft- ceived a dispatch froni Santa Rosa stating that the property loss caused by the recent earthquake will amount to $3,000,000: It will cost at least $150,- <«CiX« A fifty cota *n $15.09 est Biss«B Few women In this age beBerethst the broom is better than the SmII sweeper, bat there are sassy whs think it is more economical. Just figure it out for yovrself. A Bissell will last longer thsa brooms that cost not less than to $20.00, whereas the best can be bought at from $2.50 to $5.00 Beyond the great economy in direct cost of the Bissell, just consider how it saves time, labor and health, the work ia one-quarter of tbe with 95% less effort than the broom requires, m kes no noise, no dust, and an invalid can use it. Bur a "Cyco" Bearing Bissell sow, seat tM the sale slip, and we will send yoo frw af charge a beautlfol genuine leather cud cMi with no printing oa it whatever. Bissell Carpel Sweeper Cm Dept. 17 Grand Saptda, Mick. (LitfOt Sweeper Makns is fln World.) Prices S3-30 to 95.00 Ask year physician what he thinks o£ the sweeper from a san­ itary point of view. V. v-SS v ..fi • i' TREES OF HISTORIC NOTE. w The Burygoyne elm at Albany, T., planted the day Burgoyne wap brought there a prisoner. The elm tree at Philadelphia usM*-, which William Penn made his famous treaty with Id tribes of barbarians. *.• j; Tbe charter oak at Hartford whidk preserved the written guarantee of liberties of the colony of Connecticut cut. The tulip tree on King's mountaUs 7 battlefield in South Carolina on whicfe ten bloodthirsty tories were hanged aft one ttme. The huge French apple tree mm* Fort Wayne, Indcna, where Tittle Tan* tie, the great Miami chief; gatherodB his warriors. ^ The wide-spreading oak tree e# Flushing, L. I., under which Geeegp Fox, the founder of the Society Friends, or Quakers, preached. The elm tree st Cambridge in VM^ shade of which Washington first toek command of the Continental army, Mfe a hot summer's dsy. The Freedman's oak, or' Xmaniepw. tion oak, Hampton institute, Hampton Va., under which the slaves of this r*r glon first heard read President coin's emanicpation proclamation. . The magnificent black walnut near Haverstraw-on-the-Tudson which Gen. Wayne mustered his at midnight, preparatory to his cttsi guccessful attack on Stony ITELEPHOITE TIDHfCHl sLtr#rpool has tried and at a penny-in-the-slot telephone servica ^ ' London, with three times as trie % population as New York, hss only two* thirds the number of telephone*-** namely, 80,000. f The first long-distance telephone cable in this country was that b%> tween Liverpool and Manchester, tt was opened in 1880. Wireless telephony has beam ini ed by Mr. Thomas Gladwell, of N« port (Mont.), who claims to have successful results up to a distance off ten miles. ^ The longest telephone circuit in tfc*' world is that between New York aa* Chicago. It is 950 miles long. This longest in Europe connects jLondiolt with Marseilles, these places beiafl^ 650 miles apart. ( , It is now possible to "ring up" ttfu nearest railway station from a movtaMB train, and to telephone, via the statiMfe to any subscriber. An experiment conducted successfully on the land railway. WHAT GIRLS SHOULDN'T DO. .* gfeyj . v'j. , \v0 * X -si;® Wl * ?! •••tit m MS rf .sr-d Place reliance in the drawing quaU^ ty of a graceful poqp. * Talk about the exteat of their wartfc* robe in public places. Regard it pretty to pout when a ••Mffev fails to notice compliments. Carry their jealousy so conspicmjw» ly as to be generally noticed. Use the forcible expressions whidt so essily csn be misconstrued. Show a desire for an extravassatt display at a social assemblage. *" Attempt to force a man into heavy* expenditure every time they are out. Give away the pretty little presented to them as evidence of feeling. J-*- to neasip *""1 trlnh--< % ^ •$i *** £ *•, 1' ^ *' ••I;* 000 to clear away The wreckage. Divorce for Tobacco Chief. Newark, N. J.--Vice Chancellor Pit­ ney Thursday advised that a decree of absolute divorce be granted to James E. Duke, president of the American Tobacco tiompany, in his suit against Mrs. Lillian Duite. Heresy Court to Xeet. Rochester, N. Y.--The members of the ecclesiastical court who tried Dr. Algernon S- Crapsey for heresy at Ba- tavia last week will reassemble in ex­ ecutive session at that place May 9 t i decide on a verdict. Mm • * \ ii,: ,«-! \b4 ii.ru, prr a pitless scales, per ud Wood Frames, J25 and up. us before you buy. We a money. Also Pump# aad Mills. ~ BECHUS ttOS.. »U a*iM«. I PATENTS for PBOFIf must full* protect aa iaraatlo*. aaakMI S DtsS Calendar rKKt. Hut few* mmunli'Alloii* confldeatial. ru«uk a IdtwruM*. WMhaagtaa^ Bk 1 Comsat, «mm. FOR SALE County, Iowa, fatly ISkMU. Si»I»• appreciated, worth trj oo par tn*. wiU elaM i* W. D. 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