Ligonier Banner., Volume 38, Number 49, Ligonier, Noble County, 3 March 1904 — Page 2

Cross Purposes Ex-Congreumm:J;.-fl. Hinrichsen

(Copyright, 1903, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) - A MONG the boarders at Mrs. Mbul- : A ton's farm that summer were Mrs. Stewart and her daughterr Caroline; Mrs. Stewart, a quiet, pleasanti-faced lady. and Caroline, a beautiful girl of 20. There were a dozen other boarders in the house besides Harry, Mrs. Moulten’s nephew, who was a visitor and not a boarder, as hisaunt told the neighbors. . ; ‘ : ~ Harry had beex' reared on a farm, and inténded by his parents jor a farmer, “but- when they died he determined to selithe old place and after proper preparation embrace law as. a profession. He was at that time 21, and had been graduated from an academy in a neighboring town, so hé felt himself fairly well on the way to the accomplishment of his wish, He converted his acres into dollars-and began his studies. Five years at college and university found him almost penniless, but with his precious diploma in his pecket, and he gladlv accepted an invitation from his aunt to spend the summer with her before looking for a, permanent location.’ . ““It has béen that lonely since your uncle died that I thought I touldn’t stand it any longer,” she told Harry. “Of course, I don’t have to take boarders for a living, but they’ll be company and- vou must help entertain them.” “Of course, gunt,”’ said Harry, “I'll - make myself useful.” ’ And he.did; particularly where Caro- . line Stewart was concerned.- He had met her and her mother at the station and driven them to the farm in a carryall. From that day he was Caroline’'s regular attendant. ‘iHe fell in love with the beautiful, sweet tempered girl, and she knowing him . as her landlady’s nephew, notrounly accepted his services, ~ but took possession of him as she did of everything whick she could make useful. - L He accoripanied.her in her walks and drives and always kept near her. She showed an interest in the work of the tarm. and he.was her instructor. Hebroke and gentled a horse for her iuse. and made himsell o necessary that " she wanted him always within call. Shé liked the young mahwith.his ruddy face. and -stalwart figure, and she often remarked to her. mother that he was cer“tainly a treasure. She Tiked to exhibit him to her friends as she met them, anyd even to Mr. Lansdow, who always came from the city Saturday evening and remained till Monday morning. - Mr.: Lansdow appeared devoted 1o Miss Stewart, and Harry was madly jealous of him, tbough he admitted _that she appeared to like his own company very much and to prefer his so- - glety to-that of any other, even when Mr. Lansdow was present. . . Mr. Lansdow, aged 40, a disti.nguislfed isoking gentleman, said to be rich, seemed at first slightly jealous of Harry, but after his second visit he seemed indifterent 40 Caroline’s apparent fondness for the younger man’s soeiety, qnd,cei‘ta'inly rtowed mno further sign _of jealousy. ‘ The summer wore on. Harry's love for Caroline grew so strong that his " auntrshid he was ‘“daffy” about her. They took long walks and rides, sat on the gallery in the moonlight,. and she even learned to feed the fowls and milk the cows under his tuition. They - talked mainly of farm topics and he, in his infatuation, did not’ notice that “her edifcation was superficial and that literature hatl no charms for her. He thought that she was determined, to give her mental powers a vacation during her summer on the farm, and he ad_mired ber for-it. He:would have approved anything she = did and. her slightest wish was highest law to him. So he fell into her humor and talked of horses, ('afule7 hogs and sheep, of their care and fattening and their value for: speed, draft, food.and wool. He explained the planting, the cultivation and ihe Rarvesting of grains and vegetables

and he even found her interested in fertilizers and Ile Irotation -of crops. These were familiar subjects to him, for he had absorbed agrarian informaticn as a boy. For her amusement he built hen coops, mended the fences, repaired the harness- and gathered vegetables, and she seemed delighted with his skill and knowledge. o As the summer drew to a close Harry began to worry. Caroline was as kind as ever, but he had so far dared not: speak to her of love, there standing in the way a dread specter ever present. She was rich and he was poor, and he dared not ask her to marry him, and at times he was miserable. - His kind old aunt read his secret, and she said: “Don’t be downhearted, Harry. 'lf Miss Caroline loves you, sh&'l let you know it plain enough before she goes away. She perhaps won’t ask you right oyt to marry her, but she’ll say something that will just force you to propose. and shm\; you that she wants you to: ; - Harry was comforied, and lay in wait for some suggestion 'th:a't would warranf him in asking the important question. . : | She was to return to the city in another:week, and in the evening she suggested to Harry a stroll through the or-

RANK POISON IN THE BODY. Reason for Troubles That Genei-ally n:erullt from Over-Eiting—Body Is Polson FKactory. The body is a factory of poisons. If these ‘poisons, which are constantly being produced in large (Wintities in the ‘body, are imperfectly’ removed or are produced in too great quantity as the result of overfeeding, the fluids which surround the brain cells and -all the living tisshies ‘are contaminated with poisonous subgtances which asphyxiate and paralyze the cells and so interfere * with their activity. This fact explains, fn part at least, says the London Family Doctor, the stupidity which is a * «commeon after-dinner experience with ‘many persons. A - When food is retained in the stomach_beyond the normal time, either because of its lndigesgibmty, the taking of too large a quantity of it or a ~ crippled state of the stomach, these changes are certain to take place. This - fact-explafns’ a very large share of the - myriad symptoms which afflict the - chronic dyspepfic. The giddiness, the ~ tingiing sensations, the confusion of

chard. She seethed more confidential than usual, and when they reached the stile on the other side of the inclosure { she said: f *“Let us sit down, Harry. I have 's‘omething to say to you.” Harry’s heart thumped s 0 loudly that he thought she would hear it. “It is, coming,” he murmured under his breath. ; : -They sat down side by side. She was silent for a moment, and then said: *“I scarcely know how to begin, for the matter of which I desire to speak is very important.”

‘Harry was tempted to slip his arm around her waist, but he restrained himself, and she went on: ‘“For a year or more I have been looking for a man like you, and having found him, I feel that I can go home happy, provided, of course; that you accept my proposal.”™ “Dear lady-~" began the besotted lover, but she stopped him by saying: - “Wait till I get through. It is a new experience tp me, and I want to finish without interruption.” s “Please go on,” whispered Harry. - She turned toward him and said, clearly and distinctly: “I want to know first, Harry, if you have any objectioxy to getting married.” - His head swam at these words, and he caught at the fence to keep {rom falling to .the ground. She was tapping the lower step with her foot while waiting for his-answer, which after several efforts he made in these words: ‘“‘Nothing could make me happier.” “It -is all right, then,” she said, smiling. “Now, my dear boy, listen to.me.” “Go on,” murmured Harry.

“I believe I told you once,” said the lady, “that I inherited from my grandtather a large farm, the old family estate, and a-part of the fortune he willed me.” s

1 had‘ forgotten,” whispered Harry

“Well,” she continued, “that farm has been a worry to my trustees.and to me, for the man in.charge of it is an ignorant, incapable person, and it has actually been run at a loss for several vears. I don't like to sell it for it is old family property, and I don't like to keep it at an expense.” “Yes,” said the bewildered Harry.

_ “Now;" said Miss Stewart, “I determined some time ago to hire a new superintendent, but could not find one ‘to suit me. When I came here I noticed that "you seemed very familiar with farm work, and it occurred to me that you might be the man I wanted. I determined to satisfy myself of your flt_x{ess for the place, and I must say first that my investigation has had satisfactory results. I shall offer you the place under certain conditions.” “Madam—" said Harry. s “Wait,” she interrupted, “there are certain conditions. There is a comfortable house on the farm which you must occupy, but rooms must be reserved for my husband and myself, for we shall probably spend a few weeks there each summer.” - ; “Your husband?” groaned Harry' “Yes,” said the lady. “Mr. Lansdow and I are to be married this-winter, you know, and shall visit the farm next summer- unless we conclude to remain abroad for another year.” : “Oh,” muttered Harry. : ““I spoke to Mr. Lansdow about you soon after 1 came lere, and he approved my plan, but he made a suggestion that I think wise. He says you ought to get married. The farm will need a mistress.”

~ “Indeed?” said the befuddled Harry. ~ “Yes,” said the lady, “and while testing your fitness for superintendent, I ‘have been arranging to secure you a wife. My maid, Nora Jeffries is willing to marry vou and help manage the farm. I have written to her. Ileft her at home, you know, for there is no room for her here. You will like her, I know. She is not pretty, but she is strong, industrious and good te%]pered, and not yet 30 years old. You'can go to see her, of course, but that is hardly necessary, for she has cousented. The reason 1 want you to marry her is that sheknows my ways, and will be a great convenience to me when 1 visit the place in the summer.”

Harry was love sick, of course, and the- destruction of love’'s young dream was a great shock, but he was a strong, healthy young man. The whole situation came to him like a flash and he determined to meet it without betraying himself, so he asked in a businesslike ‘way and with but a slight tremor in his voice: i . ‘ ~“What salary is attached to the position ?” : d - "l am paying the present incumbent $5O a month,” she answered, “but I shall pa(you $60.” ’ .~"You are very kind, madam, ‘but I cannot accept your offer.” ‘ - .'ls that a final decision?” she asked. in a disappointed tone. - “Indeed it is,” he replied. ‘“‘and 1 leave to-morrow for Montana, where 1 shall locate permanently.” “I am s 0 soFty,” she said, regretfulAy, “but I must look for some-one else, I suppose.” . : : They went to the house. When she came down .to breakfast in the morning he was gone, " Mr. and Mrs. Lansdow sometimes saw the name of Harry Moulton in the papers as one of the leading men of the west, but they probably never thought of him as the same young farmer who had refused to marry Nora Jeffries aad manage their farm. ;

thonght*and even partial insensibility, which are not infrequently observed a few hours after meals in chronic dyspeptics, are due (o' this cause. Here is the explanation of the irascibility, the despondency, the pessimism, the .indecision and various other forms of mental perversity?afid even moral depravity which are not infrequently associated with certain forms of gastrointestingd disturbances. " Heat lL.ost by Radiation. : The heat lost by radiation from bare pipes containing steam at 100 pounds pressure has beew estimated by Prof. S. P. Thompson to be about two tons ~of coal a year for each ten square feet of ‘pipe surface. Another experiment ‘has found that 88 per cent. of the losg is prevented by the best mica covering, but that asbestos covering is much infertor to- mica, and cements are less éffective still. ; : - Not Pleasant. : ~ His Girl—Didn’t you and pa come to terms? L He—Oh, yes—er—he—came to terms, but they were so warm I didn't wait to listen to them.—Philadelphia Ledger.

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- | TRIPLE MURDER. s Jealousy the ‘Cause and a Woman and 'Her Children the; Victims. Terre Haute,-Ind., Feb. 24.-—The city is greatly excited over the fearful triple murder late Monday night, when James Duggins, a Southern Indiana railroad section hand, murdered Mrs. Ben Ramsey and her two children, Burle, aged 4, and Marie, aged 2, by cutting their throats. : : There is some fear of mob violence, and extra precautions are taken at the jail, where Duggins was placed after he had surrendered to a policeman on the street soon after the tragedy. Duggins freely admits his crime.

Ramsey works nights at the stampié*ng mill and was not at home. Dugginsg carried the bloodstained razor with him to police headquarters and says he is ready to be hanged for his crime, for which he expressed no re: frets. 3

" Duggins had nerved himself by drinking to commit the ecrime. Poison was -found at the Ramsey home :Tuesday. and it is eyi(lenfi that Duggins had aiso considered that method of killing the family. : : James Duggins, who confessed the murder of Mrs. Ben Ramsey and her two children early Tuesday morning, dictated a confession Tuesday night in the presence of officers and detee: tives. : It is in part as follows: : “My name is James Duggins. I am? 28 years old and have boarded with the Ramsey family for over five years.‘,] Monday night at 8 o'clock Mrs. Ram: sey and I sat down in the house to play seven-up. We played until 10 o'clock. Before that 1 had gone to Rice's saloon, where I bought a small bottle of \\'hi§ky, a half pint. On my. way home I drank half of it and during the card game I drank the rest. I went into a front room and lay down for a while and went back to waere Mrs. Ramsey was putting the children to sleep. I 'asked her to.run away with me while Ramsey was gone away and she kissed me. Then I told her I would kill her if she did not go. She said I did not. have anything to kill her with and T told her I had a razor. I pulled out my razor and grabbed her by the throat and slashed her. 1 threw her back on the bed and cut the baby’s | throat and then I cut-the boy's throat. I then went into the kitchen and pnt some strycanine in the coffee pot ad took a swallow and 'left the house. ' T loved her! 1 loved her!” : 2 ° THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Engines From Cincinnati and St. Louis Are Doing Service in Evansville.

Evansville, Ind., Feb, 24.—Fire engines from Cincinnati and St. Louis are now doing service in this ecity, and these with the lo¢al engines mak® a firc department such as ISvansville never before: saw. The engine front Cincinnati, which was thought to ba lost Monday. arrived early Tuesday morning, and was at once put into service.. Both the Cincinnati and St. Louis engines are in tip-top condition. The water pressure here is better than it has been at any time during the past few weeks, and the authorities say they.would be able to cope with any fire. Work on the repairs ai the water works continues. > ~© ~ SHOCKED TO DEATH. ' Thirteen Thousahd Volts Passed " Through- An Electrician’s Body. . Mishawaka, Ind., Feb. 23.—While arranging an interior of a switch room of the million-dollar power plant here Monday afternoon Edgar Carroll, an expert of the Westinghouse Electric Co., was electrocuted by coming into contact with apparatus which sent 13000 -volts’ into his body. Carroll was the son of wealthy parents, and a gradunate of the University of Colorado. Awarded $6OO Damages. Windfall, Ind., Feb. 22.—The suit of A. M. Moore, of Tipton, against the American’ Tin-plate Co. for polluticn of ""rz}-’waterwax of Elwood, which was venued from the Madison superior court to the Tipton circuit court, terminated -in the jury awarding tae plaintiff judgment for $6OO. ° - . © . Attacked His Wife. L New Castle, Ind., Feb. 22.—1 t is alleged that Ben We’ndel}, -a prominent farmer, made a desperate attempt to kill his .wife with a large clasp knife. It is said that he cut her across the stomach and abdomen. Wendell is in jail awaiting her recovery or death. Wanted to Help His Mother.

Evansville, Ind., Feb. 23.—Willie Taylor, 12 years old, walked all the way from Hen:erson to this city in the snow and sleet to hunt ‘work in order to keep his mother from the wash tub. The police helped the lad to secure a position. ¢ ‘ Gas- Explogsion Hurts Three. Kokomo, I, Feb. 24-—A natural gas explosion destroved the residence of Thomas Turley, a plumber, here Tuesday night, and the inmates, Mr. and Mrs. Turley and 6-year-old daughter Ruth, were perhaps fatally burned, Mrs. Turley being the worst injured. Married Many Couples. . - Boonville, Ind., Feb. 23.—Clarence Kentpack and: Elizabeth * Rustin, of Cleveland, 0., were married by “Uncle” Tommy Youngblood. This makes 252 couples that Youngblood has. made Lappy. i : - ' Seeking Her Husband. ~ Marion, Ind., Feb. 23.—Mrs. louis FPoe, of Little Rock, Ark. arrived in Marion Sunday night with four small children. She has been searching for her hushand since October 15, when he deserted her in Little Rock. She wds given transportation to St. l.ouis. Will Erect a New Church. - Peru, Ind., Feb. 23.—The Presbyterian congregation has just decided to erect a $30,000 modern church at the corner of Main and Cass streets. The old church, which was built in 1854, will be sold. P

HIS CORPSE IN THE PULPIT. e —— Clergyman’s Request That His Funeral ¢ Be So Conducted. Evansville, Ind., Feb. 22.—1 n corpliance with his dying request, the funeral services over the body of Rev. James Hart, for 55 years a preachcr in the general Baptist church at Folsomyville, Ind., was preached with: him standing stark dead in ths pulpit. The dying request of the old man was made to Mr. Bullup, the village undertaker, and he complied so far as he could. e

During the funeral the coffin containing the dead minister was tilted at a degree that would preyent his falling from ‘the casket, and all through the "ceremony 'the corpse stood, lifelike in appearance, in the pulpit which, for so many years, the preacher had occupied in life. . The congregation that nad listened to him during the years of his pastorate looked on him in death as though he were sleeping. Three pastors occupied the pulpit with the dead man. ’

The deceased was known as “Uncle James” Hart, a lifelong resident of Warrick county, Ind. He died of paralysis last Thursday. A FREI,GHTfCAR FAMINE. It Is Causing Serious Trouble Among . Roads at Evansville. : Evansville, Ind., Feb. 23.—The protracted freight car famine is now worse in Evansville than it has ever beer before; and it is impossible to secure half the cars needed to handle the freight on the I. C., the L. & N., the Southern, the E. & T. H., the Henderson route, or the E. & I. railroads, and the business of the city and section is suffering badly in consequence. There are at least 300 car loads of freight now in the city ready for shipment and no cars to haul it. The aggravated conditien is attributed to the big increase in business and the recent severe weather which has greatly crippled freight traffic.

‘"TYPHOID FEVER. ' Two Families Almost Annihilated By P Its Ravages. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 22.—Typhoid fever has nearly annihilated two families that are members of the same household. Sunday afternoon the funeral of Mrs. Minnie Reimer and Mrs. Johanna -Schrader, sisters, was held from St.-Paul’s church. At the same hour two children of Mrs. Reimer, who are critically ill with fever, were taken to a hospital and two children of Mrs. Schrader are ill with it under the same roof and not expected to live. During the last month two other members of the afflicted families have died of- the same disease. - q One Killed and Six Injured. . " Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 22.—Pennsylvania passenger train No. 6, leaving Chicago about midnight, was wrecked at Hobart, Ind., 40 miles east of Chicago, in a head-on collision with a freight train. Charles Strayer, baggagemaster of Chicago, was killed, and Mail Clerks Bricker, Bowers, Thomas and two passengers, E. G. Weisenberger and C. F. Haverin, and S. A. Linder, fireman, of Fort, Wayne, were all seriously injured. g

- Freshmen in Jail. Crawfordsville, Ind., Feb. 23.—The freshmen class of Wabash college led down-town 20 captive sophomores, in chains, and the police put seven freshmen in jail, and had the chains cut off the sophomores. Heintz. a sophomore, Sunday night jumped from a window, breaking his shoulder. Freshies Win Track Meet. Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 23.—The treck meet between the freshnren and sophomores of Indiana university Monday was won by the freshmen. Score. freshmen 56 sophomores 39. The scrap which followed was also won by the freshmen, after a fierce contest lasting half an hour. T Woman Roasted Alive. ~ Warsaw, Ind., Feb. 24.—Mrs. John Bilz, wife of a prominent farmer residing northeast of this city, was burned to death in the presence of her family. She had started the kitchen fire and then went to bed, and was almost asleep before it was discoverea that her clothes were ablaze. Post Office Discontinued. Edenburg, Ind., ¥eb. 24.--Postmas-ter l.ewis has received informatioa from Washington to the effect that the post office at Marietta is to be discontinued. The residents in that section of Shelby county will receive their mail by rural routes from this city and Shelbyville. .- .

Louis Roth Indicted. Boonville, Ind, TFeb. 24 —Louis Roth was indicted for involuntary manslaughter by a special grand jury. Roth stabbed Charles Koeler with an umbrella on the night of January 11. from which the victim died one day later. . : ~ * Crushed By Falling Tree. Crothersville, Ind.’ Feb. 24.—Hex man Langdon, 19, son of James Lang. don, who lives about four miles sauthwest of this place, was killed by a fall. ing tree. His father was in the woods with shim at the time. A Pin in Her Lung. Marion, Ind., Feb. 23.—Mrg. Orange Stevens swallowed a pin two weeks ago which lodged in her throat. The sensitive membranes became so swollen that it was impossible to dislodge the pin, which has now worked its way into the' right lung. 5 , ~ Towboat Sold. : Evansville, Ind., Feb. 23.~—Transfer paperg in the sale of the towboat Little Clyde from Capt. O. Bauer to Capt. J. K. Bady of Nashville, were filled here. Terms of sale private. The towboat will be taken to the Cumberland river,

CANAL TREATY IS LAW. Presifljlent Issues Proclamation Put- - | ting Convention Into ; Effect.

Washington, Feb. 27. — President Roosevelt, at 11:50 a. m. Friday, signed the proclamation phtting into effect the treaty with Panama regarding the isthmian canal. As soon as the proclamation was signed it wasireturned to the state department where the exchange of ratifications already had taken place between Secretary of State Hay and Minister Bunau-Varilla, of Panama. The cabinet was in session when the proclamation reached the white house from the state department. Secretary Loeb took the document to the president and he signed it immediately. - : "This exchange marks the close of diplomatic negotiations looking to the aequirement by the United States of canal rights on the isthmus, rurning back to the first quarter of the last century. What remains to be done now is nothing more than the adjustment of certain legal questions by the law officers of this government; the state department has filled itsfunctions.

. - Washington, Feb. 24.—The Unitea States senate on Tuesday ratified without amendment the treaty with Panama for a canal across the isthmus of that name by a vote of 66 to 14. The result was a foregone conclusion, the interest in the matter being only in the division of the vote on the democratic side, which was not known definitely until the réll was called, all the republicans being for ratification. ; : Fourteen democrats voted for ratification and 14 against. Two democrats, Clark, of Montana, and Stone, of Missouri, were paired in favor of the treaty, and three democrats. Overman:Mchurin and Martin were paired against it, so in the total vote 16 democrats were for the itreaty and 17 against it. The democrats who were present and voted for the treaty were: Bacon, Berry, Clarke (Ark.), Clay, Cockrell, Foster (La.}, Gibson, Latimer, McCreary, MecEnery, Mallory, Money, Simmons and Taliaferro,

- Washington, Feb. 24.—The war department Tuesday issued orders for the entire Third regiment of infantry to proceed to the Isthmus of Panama. The regiment will leave at the eariiest possible .time on the transports Sumner and-McClelland from New York. JAPAN GUARDS COREA. ‘Mikado in a Treaty Guarantees the Integrity of the Hermit oo d Kingdom. Washington, Feb. 25.—Secretary Hay has received information that Japan has negotiated a treaty with Corea, whereby she guarantees the independence and integrity of Corea. . This is regarded here as one of the cleverest of the many startling diplomati¢c moves that have been made in connection with the whole eastern question. ' The effect is to place Japan on a ‘high moral plane, for it is understood that this treaty is an announcement to the world that even if she prevails in her struggle with Russia, iq\'olving'military occupation of Corea, Japan will take no advantage of that fact, but will maintain the independence of the Hermit Kingdom. 3 On the other hand the Russian note ‘comiplaining of the violation of Corean neutrality by Japan is believed here to be iniended' to pave the way for future heavy reclamations, indeed involving the seizure of Corea?and its annexation for violation of neutrality in the event that Russia triumphs in the present struzgle. ;

Contrasting the two positions, an official here pointed out that the attitude of Japan foward Corea was very similar to that of the United States to Cuba when; the republic occupied the island with its military forces, only to withdraw them and free Cuba after it had rid her of Spanish control. :

. GEN. DICK NAMED. : Selected as Senator Hanna’s Successor at Ohio Republican Legis-. #i lative Caucus. Columbus, 0., Feb. 25.—Gen. Charles Dick was nominated by acclamation for both the unexpired and regular terms for United States senator, to succeed the late Senator Hanna, at the caucus of the republican members, of the legislature Wednesday evening. The name of Gen. Dick was the only onepresented. Asthe repub\%icans, have a largé majority in both branches, Gen. Dick’s election is assured, and the baloting on March 1’ will be only a formality. The caucus was decided upon Wednesday, it being the opinion of members of the legislature, concurred in by Gen. Dick, that inasmuch as the election was to fill a vacancy, the caucus should not be dispensed with, even though more than enough votes to elect had been pledged. The caucus was held in the senate chamber shortly after five o’clock. One hundred and nine republican members were present. g . Renominated. !

Beloit, Kan., Feb. 27.—Congressman William A. Reeder was ‘renominated by acclamation Friday by the republicans of the Sixth district. Fourteen Perish in Fire, Paris, Feb. 22.—Fourteen employcs of a cel:uloid comb factory, at the corner of the Boulevard Sebastopol and the Rue Etienne Mariel, lost their lives Saturday ir a fire -which was started oy an explosion of gas. About 20 other employes were injured. - Blown to Pieces. Duluth, Minn., Feb. 22.-—Giovanni Lukeden, an Austrian, was blown to pieces in an explosion at the Monroe mine. The explosion occurred during. stripping operation, and was caused by a defective fuse. ~ Victim of Pneumonia. Milwaukee, Feb. 22.—Capt. Samuel Neft, aged 62 years, died Sunday from pneumonia. Capt. Neffl was owner.of a lumber-carrying fleet, and was well known in marine circles, having sailed on the lakes since he was 12 years of age. : £ L Tragedy in Kentucky. Maysville, Ky., Feb. 22 —Garret Breckenridge on Sunday killed his wife and then himself (both colored). He had previously killed three men on account of jealousy for his wife.

BiG FIRE IN ROCHZSTER. Two Blocks in Business Center Swept —Damage Is Estimated at Three . Million Dollars. Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 27.—The sun set Friday night with ten engines pouring streams of water on the rurns of what was practically the retail dry goods district of this city, for three out of the five department stores were consumed in Friday’s disastrous’ fire, one of which, the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr company, was by far the largest establishment of this kind in the city, and the oldest.

Insurance men place the loss at $3,000,000. Of this amount, $750,000 represents the loss on buildings and the remainder the loss on stocks of goods and to the occupants of offices. It is estimated that 2,500 people are thrown out of work, temporarily, at.least, because of the fire. -

The burned district lies on the north side of Main street, between St. Paul street and Clinton avenue, north, running from St. Paul street almost the entire length of the block. -~ The fire starte”. in the store of the Rochester Dry Goods company and worked west, taking but one store east of this estaßlishment, that of the Walkover Shoe company, before its progress was checked in that direction. Next west was the store of Beadle-Sherburne company, which was . destroyed, then the Marble block, occupied by the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr company; also destroyed, and finally the 13-story granite building, the lower part of which also was occupied by the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr company and the upper part by offices. Only the front wall of the Marble building is standing. ‘ The shell of the Granite building is intact and the floors are in place, but the building was gutted. - The Sibley, Lindsay & Curr company’s six-story wholesale building, together with the stables in theyear, was destroyed with all its valuable k‘éon’tents, this loss being‘placed at $1,450,000. )

ALL ARE GUILTY.

Machen, Lorenz and the Groff Brothers - .. Are Convicted of'Postal Frauds.

Washington, Feb. 27.—" Guilty as in‘dicted,” was the verdict announced by Carl Peterson, the foreman of the jury in the now famous post office conspiracy trial shortly after eight o’clock Friday night, stating at the same time that this was the verdict as to all four defendants, August W. Machen, late general superintendent of the rural free delivery divisio_n; George E. Lorenz, of Toledo, 0., and Samuel A. and Diller B. Groff, of this city. The jury had been out nine hours, although the verdict was reached in eight hours and 25 minutes. Justice Pritchard had gone to his home, there to await any summorns from the jury,.and when, at 7:25 o’clock the jury announced to the deputy marshal cutside the jury room that a vercict hagd been reached, the justice was sent for, and arrived at the courthouse shortly before eight o’clock. ; - In the dimly-lighted room sat the four defendants, who, after the case was given to the jury, had been placed in the custody of the United States marshal and confined teo the limits of the city hall. Each wore an anxious look, and a deathlike silence fell ipon the small crowd which had been permitted to enter the room as the clerk inquired of the foreman-if a verdict had been reached. With impressive dignity the jury as to a man roge, and as the words “Guilty as indicted” fell from his lips the defendants and their counsel seemed appalNed. There was very general astonishment that the jury had included ‘in the” conviction Samuel A. Groff, the Washington Ppoliceman and inventor of the Groff fastener, as to whom Mr. Holmes Conrad, special counsel for the government, on Thrusday informed the jury he did not expect a conviction, and that he personally did not believe in his guilt. .

TRADE IS BACKWARD. Weather Conditions Cause Consider- « able Delay in Progress of s * - Business. New York, Feb. 27.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: “Inaddition to the interruption_of a holiday, trade anud transportalioa’fi;ve again suftered because of severe weather, and much outdoor work was forced to await more favorable conditions. Development of spring trade is naturally slow, but this may be fully made up as the season advances, Business proceeds on a conservative bhasis that promises immunity from the excesses that precipitated the recent sethack.. Manufacturingplants are gradually restcring idle machinery, and there is more disposition to anticipate luture requirements. Stapie commodities are still inflated by war and manipuiations making it extremely difficult to ascertain the ac-;ual legitimate situation. Baltimore concerns are resuming in temporary quarters, stocks of goods being accumulated with great rapidity, but ro permits have been issued for rebuiléing the burned district, as plans are in preparation for realignment of the streets. :

To Continue Martial Law. Denver, Col., Feb. 27.—1 t is anpounced that martial law at Telluride will be continued indefinitely. Gov. Peabody had prepared an order abrogating martial ‘law there, but it has been cancelled owing to threats of exiled strikers to. return to that camp. Victim of Heart Failure. Cleveland, 0., Feb. 27.—Echo M. Heisley, a prominent lawyer and well known democrat politician, died suddenly in his office Friday evening of an ailment supposed to be heart failbre. : : ' Advanée in Price of Flour. Minredpolis, Minn., Feb. 27.-—Another advance of 10 cents per barrel in the price of flour was announced Friday as a result of the high record wheat prices reached on Thursday. Bakers are now buyirng flour sparingly and a raise in the price of bréad is not impossible. ~ Fatal Elevator Accident. : Des Moines, la., Feb. 27.—Mrs. C. B. Fountain - and her mother, Mrs. A. Hogue, of Valley Junction, la., were crushed to' death at 11 o'clock Friday in an élevator accident at the state house. % i

FIND TRUE BILLS. Grand Juxfy .Inveittgatlng Iroquois Theater Horror Indicts : Five Men. - st

Chicago, Feb. 22 —Five persons—two city officials, the active manager of the Iroquois theater and two of the theater attaches—must answer to the law for the fire panic that cost 575 lives.” The special grand jury concluded its work Saturday, but its formal report will not be made until Tuesday. Theindictments have been voted, however, and all that remains is forthe state’s attorney's office to put them in legal form. .As was expected, Mayor Harrison was made the subject of ano bill.. Fire Chief Musham also was absolved from criminal blame. But while the mayor escapes indictment his administration-will be censured in the report of the jury. The investigators found that the mayor and his official family were open to much crit.icism.:but in only two instances did it seem that crimirval responsibility could be established. : ’

Three . charges of manslaughter and two-of palpable omissionof duty are embodied in the indictment. Thoseagainst whom true bills were voted are: | George Williams, commissioner of buildings; charged with misfeasance in office and held to be directly accountable for the lack of protection in the theater. Edward Loughlin, building inspector; charged with palpable omission of duty in connection with his investigation of the theater/ g ST

-Will J. Davis, senior manager of the Iroquois; charged with marnslaughter. Thomas J. Noonan, business manager of the theater, chafged with. manslaughter. :

James E. Cummings, stage carpenter; charged with manslaughtet. S

DEATH IN A MINE.

Five Lives Are Lost by the Caving In of Earth and Reckin. ¢ Montana. )

. Butte, Mont., Feb. 26.—Iive lives were lost by’‘a -cave-in of earth and rock in the Minnie Healy mine Thursday afternoon. ‘The dead are: Thomas Haggerty, shift boss;- Thomas . Furlong, miner; William Dwyer, miner;&lke Abraham, miner; Anton Trinetti, miner. The accident occurred on the sixth floor of ‘the 1,000-foot level. Early in the day Foreman Joseph Kane was informed that the ground in that place was very soft; and in- danger of falling. He withdrew| all the miners who were working there. Thursday afternoon Shift Boss Haggerty took Furlong, Dwyer, Abraham and Trinetti into the place to bulkhead and otherwise strengthen the weak spots.. Just how the fall came will never he known, as not one of the five men was left to tell the- tale. The noise of the fall was heard in other portions of the mine. Work was at once suspended, and everyone ‘went to the rescue. "The bodies of Haggerty and Trinetti were found. but it is likely to be days before the others are recovered. The Minnie Healy mine is operated by the Montana Ore Purchasing company. :

HAVE RIGHT TO PREFERENCE The Hague Arbitration Tribunal Decides Venezuelan Claims Case in Favor of Powers. ” “The Hague, Feb. 23.—The arbitration tribunal, - which has been considering the claims of the® blockading powers for preferential® treatment of their claims against Venezuela, has decided unanimously that the ‘three blockading powers, Greal, Britain, Germany and Italy, have the right-to a preference of 30 per cent. of the customs duties at Guira and Puerto- Cabello, the litigants w 0 pay their own costs in the procedure, and divide equally the costs of the-tribunal. The United States is-commissioned to carry out the decision of the tribunal Withih three months. ‘8 5 i

In giving judgment the tribupal points out that it has been guidcd by international lay and the equity of the case, and that the protocols signed at Washington since February 13, 1903, and particularly the protocol of May 7, whereof the obligatory mnature - cannot be doubtful, form the legal pasis of its sentence. ' R e R SRR In the decision the United States is charged merely to supervise the carrying out of the decision regarding costs.

BIG PLANT WRECKED. Sugar Refinery Ruined by Dust Ex- _ plosion—Three Killed—Many , Injured. e Waukegan, 111., Feb. 25.—A terrific explosion of starch dust on Wednesday evening wrecked two huge structures at the plant ~of the Warner Sugar Refining company ‘in this city, and resulted in death and -injury-: to workingmen. Three bodies have been taken from the ruins, two of which’have been identified.” One man is missing and a dozeu or more are injured. - The estimated property 'loss is- $1,000,000. The dead are John Cusack, Jacob Spies and an unidentified man. Bamb Lam‘bert is missing. : i i

Tin Discovered in Burmah. New York, Feb. 23.—Large deposils of tin are reported to have been discovered in Lewer Burmah, néar the Siamese frontier, by ‘Col. K. M. Foss, in charge of a party of engineers, says a Times dispatch from Colombo, Ceylon. ; < "Coldest in Fifty Years. " St." Johns, N.: ¥., Feb. 23.—The worst cold wave for 50 years was experienced in Newfoundland -Sunday, when accompanied by a furious gale the temperatude dropped from*2s to 45 degrees below zero. The whole of the seaboard is frozen. - At Bucket Brigade Saves Tcwn. Joliet, 111, Feb. 23.~Minooka; a- village ten miles west of Joliet, was at the mercy of a destructive fire Monday morning. The flames completely = destroyed several business places. © The loss is about $12,000, partly covered by insurance. e : Three Killed. - P Ehreafield, Pa., Feb. 23.—Engineer Harry Tyson, Conductor John Gontz and Track Walker George Bickner werc. killed and two other men prebably fatally injured by the explosion of a Pennsylvania railroad locomotive here. -~ *

WESTERN CANADA’'S REe T AR - - Farming Very Successful. By Western or Northwest Canada is usually meant the great agricultural coumtry west of Ontario, and north of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana. Part of it is agricultural prairie, treeless in places, park like in_others, part is genuine plains, well adapted to cattle ranches; part requires irrigation for successful tillage, most of it does not. The political divisions of this region are the Province of Manitoba and the territorial .district of Assiniboia, Saskatchéwan, Alberta and Athabask. At present, however, the latter. is too remoté for immediate practical purposes. The general character of the soil of Western Canada is a rich, black, clay Joam: with a clay subsoil. Such a soil is particslarly rich in food for the wheat plant. The subsoil is a clay, which retains the winter frost until it is thawed out by the warm rays of the sun and drawn upward to stimulate the growth of the young wheat, so that even in dryseasons wheat is a good crop. The clay soil also retains the heat of the sun later in the summer, and assists in the early ripening of the grain. It is claimed that cultivation has the effect of increasing the temperature of the soil several degrees, as well as: the air above it. Western Canada climate is good—cold in winter; hot in summer, bu} with cool nights. “Fiolent storms of any kind are rare. The rainfall is not heavy. It varies with places, but averages about 17 inches. It fails usually at the time the growing crops need it. ° ° The department of the interior, Ottawa, Canada, has agents established at different points throughout the United States who will be pleased to forward an ‘Atlas of Western Canada, and give such other infermation as to railway rate, etc:, as may be required. s ~“That agriculture in Western Canada pays is shown by the number of testimorials given by farmers. The following is an exiract made from a letter from a farmer near Moose Jaw: " ““At the present time I own sixteen hundred acres of land, fifty horses, and a large pasture fenced containing a thousand acres. These horses run out all” winter and come in in the spring quite fat. A man with money judiciously expended will make a competence ‘very shortly. I consider in the last six vears the increase in the value of my land has netted me forty thousand dollars” ) . . —_— ¢ .~ Her Idea of It. Mrs. Newed-~l'm afraid my husband has ceased to love me. ~ Mrs. Homer—What change do vou tind? “None: that's just the trouble. He has quit leaving any change in his pockets. ™ — Chicago Daily News, $30.00 St. Louis to California $30.00 via The Iron Mountain Route. These tickets will be on sale daily during March and April, when Ptllman Tourist Sieeping Cars will be eperated daily between St. Louis, Los Angeles aud San Francisco Particulars from any Agcent: of the Company. H. C. Towxsexp, G. P. &T. Agent, St Louis. . e e —— The man who keeps too attentive an eyve on the future misses a good many' things that relieve the monotony of the preseni. —Puck. - .z : s

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