Marshall County Independent, Volume 5, Number 32, Plymouth, Marshall County, 21 July 1899 — Page 2

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THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT. C. W. AIETSKEK, Pub. and Trop. PLYMOUTH, - - INDIANA.

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News of General Interest Told in Paragraph COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. iiecord of Happenings of Much or Uttle Importance from All Farts of the Civilized World Friees of Farm Froduce in Western -Markets. Washington Col. Charles II. Brown, assistant chief of the division of loans, and currency of the treasury department, is dead at Pittsfiehl, Mass. Heyworth, 111. William Cruikshank, a wealthy farnitr. aged 71, was dragged to death by a l-air of mules whose halters he hail thrown around his neck while he was closing a gate. Pana, 111. .Martin Hughes, aged CO, died of injuries sustained in the wreck of a Baltimore ic Southwestern handcar, July 1". win n seven other workmen vere seriously injured. Norwalk. Ohio. T. K. Strimple, republican representative from this ccunty in the Ohio legislature, died at his home in Green w:cn, of consumption. London. The rendition of Lady Sali.-lu:y, wife e f the prime minister, is reported as more favorable. Wuverly, X. V. Daniel Casierline and V nie Di!. lino were thrown into the C c-mung river and drowned by the capsizing of a loat. Little Rock. Ark. The town of Wagntr, I. T., was ;:lmo.-t entirely destroys! 1-y lire. I.os. il Ou.Ot-'U. (Iain svilie. (-a. -Si Smith, who killed William Bell of Atlanta several month a s.u. was shot to death in the jail here. New Yt,i!:. M:ij. J. L. Fowler, Tenth Vnirtd State.- c.t-.aby. died on board the Mun.-un I:r.c s;amcr Ella, from Bannoa ..i d other Cuban ports, from gastriti.-. Ti e 1 cdy was brought into port. Maj. W-vl. r was ."2 years old. New York.- The Chicago platlorm democrats d. :; :.! a r solution providing for a big silver nutting to be held in ti is city : .ir l.y en Labor dy. W. .1. Bryan, -t;v. J. I Altseid and ethers aie e ; -i to speak. Birmingham. Ala. Two negroes were kill. i einriebt and another fatally shot in a hViit at Ishkoua between striking miner.- c.r.d the negroes imported In in (borhi to take1 their places result Storni I l . t r. . o: .. hag seems to be the D : Uvies have re- ' La! in ,;f, I".. The first of the three sun.ii.tr rat. tings to he held is r.ear at hand. From July IS to US the annual cc,r.ven:ii-n of state superintendents of tr.- National Anti-Saloon league v.T. be in -t.-sion. Kock Irland, Iii. George Ik Henry, a noted batik swh.d ,e was taken from a sitk im! at the home of his motner and plat d aboard a train for (I rami Rapids. Mich., whe .-he ic he is wanted for passing a foiged ehu-k under the name of Adams. Milwaukee-, Wis. John C. Keefe was, by an order issued in the Circuit court ly Jr.diie O'Neill, permanently disbarred and his name stricken from the roll of attorn ys in the circuit. A stay of pr(ie,-i:ir.g was asked for in behalf cf Keefe, La: tiie judge declined to grant it. Pana. 111. The Pana Modern Electric Light and Street Railway company and the Pana Telephone? company sold their plants ai d franchises to a Cnicago syndicate represented by S. YV. Gregg. Midway, Ky. Lister Witherspoon, a leading trotting horse man and capitalist, fought with Matthew Martin, a brother to State Senator Henry M. Martin. Martin was badly cut and may die. Wither spoon was unhurt, Martin's pistol not being fired. Allentown, Pa. Eighteen-year-old Charles Knauss shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Edwin Dieffenderfer. aged 2J, and then killed himself, because Mrs. Dieft'tnufcrfer refused to tlope with him. Xew York It has been decided by a subcommittee of the 1M0 that the Dewey celebration .-hall Le. of two days duration, and that one ef the features shall be a mammoth arch of triumph, on which $10,0u. will b'j expended. Los Angei-s. Cal. J. H. Brown, formerly a teacher in Downey schools, who came hr from Ohio live years, ago. shot himself n n,. n, a(l in his lodging-house ;iIid will probably die. Saratoga, X. Y. Miss Dorothy" L. F. Wheeler, who was burned in the Windtor hotel fire in Xew York, has died here. She was the daughter of Mrs. L. A. "Wheeler of New York city. Menominee, Mich. The body of Harry Meredith, the printer who. was drowned off Peshtigo Point last October while hunting da ks, was found on the shore of JI.it i:-!and. Sioux Falls. S. D. Michael Dougherty, -0 years old, was drowned in a quarry pit. IP- was subject to epileptic fits and fell horn twenty-foot bank into the water. resident (.f . !, ;ir.d, while on his ( way to work v a- run cv- r by a freight train and l.iil.d on .LIvaukee road. Xew Yf.rk Ar raham Finkelstein was probably f.ttaky ..irned through the expio.-ion of turpentine in his painters' Hjj-diis and w.P. paper store, and his wift ami fon were burned to death. Diibuqu?. Iowa.-The taking of evidence in the watt-r-wcrka case has been conclude!, and the arbitrators meet July 21 to hear arguments. If the appraisement exceeds half a million dollars it is believed the people will reject the purchase proposition. Washington About 100 members of the local Electrical Workers' union struck for an advance In wages from S2 and I2.G0 per day to $3 per day and for eight instead of nine hours' work. Oshkosh, Wis. There is a movement on foot to unite the Citizens' Traction company and the Fox River Valley company, which would combine the electric traction interests of the Fox i'iver valley.

LATEST MARKET REPORTS.

CHICAGO. Cattle, all grades $1.73 Hogs, common to prime. 2.10 (JT3.S0 Q4.42U 5.23 .74 .Sheep and lambs Wheat. No. 2 red Oats. No. 2 white Corn, No. 3 white Eggs Butter Rye, No. 2 ST. LOUIS Wheat. No. 2 Oats. Xo. 2 cash Corn. Xo. 2 Cattle, all grades Hogs 2.00 .73 244 .23 12 fi 12? 17 5S .7411 .31 ( 5.55 (a 4.35 (3 COO 2.2." 4.20 Sheep and lambs 2 MILWAUKEE. Wheat. Xo. 1 northern.. Wheat. Xo. 2 northern.. . Wheat. Xo. 2 spring Corn. Xo. C Oats, Xo. 2 white . Re. Xo. 1 Barley, Xo. 2 KANSAS CITY Wheat. Xo. 2 red , Oats. Xo. 2 white .71; , i .71 2üv.4fff .27 U 57:'4 .71 .2S "OS" .- i 70' (.f? Corn, cash No. 2 mixed. Cattle, all grades 2.2.1 Hogs, all grades ".!" Sheep and lambs .".25 NEW YORK. Wheat. Xo. 2 red Corn, Xo. 2 Oats, Xo. 3 white TOLEDO. Wheat, cash and July... Corn, Xo. 2 mixed Oats. Xo. 2 mixed Rye. Xo. 2 cash Cloverseed, prime new.. PEORIA. Oats, Xo. 3 white 25 Corn, Xo. 3 5.25 4.30 5.75 .SO 73 7 4.00 .234 O O ' CASUALTIES. Lower Derly. Conn. -Annie and Mary Kinney, aged 17 and 12 years respectively, and thdr cousin Ella, aged 15. were drowned while bathing in the Housatonie river. Xew York There were seven more deaths from lockjaw in and near the city, making twenty-one in all since the Fourth of July, due to Fourth of July pistol wounds. Lubcc, Me. During the yje.-.t race here a boat containir.g three persons was capsized, and two of them, Ilollis C. Xiekerscn and Eben Small, were drowned. Pontiac, Mich. File destroyed the Pontiac spring and wagon woiks. One dwelling house adjoining was also Lumed. The total lo.-s is about 30,u00. Alexandria, Ind. Peter Oliver, an employe of the American plate-glass works, was struck by a piece of bursting g!a.-s and instantly killed. Jamestown. X. Y. Lightning caused the destruction of half the business portion of Frewsburg. near this city. Loss, $20. 'too. The village has no apparatus for lighting fires. Richland Center. Wis. Robert Maxwell, aged S years, and Arthur Young, aged K', were drowned in the river at this place. CRIME. Gilead. Texas Abe Brown, a negro who as.-aulted and killed a Bohemian woman, was shot to death, and an unknown negro was lynched near Iola for murdering a white boy, Lemuel Sharp. Indianapolis, Ind. Frank Page shot and killed bis daughter's suitor, a young man named Rex Faulkner. Page was reprimanding the daughter for being out so late, when Faulkner interfered. Welch. W. Va. James Fleshman, Joe Davis. Collier Prior, Bessie Hodges, Isaac Blakenship and Harry McKinney have been arrested, charged with the murder of William Patterson, a negro. Xew Boston, Texas A meeting of the Hayes and Tricks families, between whom a feud existed, took place, and one man was shot dead on the spot and two others fatally and three seriously wounded. Barcelona, Spain Four bombs were exploded b unknown persons in different parts of the city. Intense excitement was created, but no serious damage was done. Washington Secretary Hay has decided that Mrs. Rich, who escaped into Texa, s:hall be surrendered to tiie Mexican authorities to be tried for the murder of her husband in the City of Mexico. Muncie, Ind. Edward Salmon is accused of trying to poison his sweetheart by giving her paris green in a drink of water. Philadelphia, Pa. Eight men, formerly employed in the freight department of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway company, are under arrest here, charged with having stolen thousands of dollars' worth of goods from the company's cars. Lancaster, Pa. Edwin J. Brogan of Fulton township, a carpenter, 43 years old, with a wife and three children, came to this city and surrendered himself, the charge against him being murder. He killed R. Marion Wiley, aged 20 years. Grayson, Ivy. A 12-year-old daughter of David Criswell, a farmer at Leon. Ky., died. rind all members of the family are i'i a dangerous condition from poison put inte the bread. There is no e iew. Dallas, TexasProf. William Lipscomb of the Dallas high school died from the effects of a pistol wound received from John T. Carlisle, former janitor cf the school. MISCELLANEOUS. Washington K. D. Holmes, assistant statistician of the federal department of agricultuie, is going to Texas to study the damage done to crojis and soils and report the condition of the farmers in the flooded region. Oshkosh, Wis. A. M. Weber, formerly of Weber & Co., dry goods dealers, has filed a petition In bankruptcy. The liabilities are $74,000 and the assets nil. Wilmington, Del. Samuel Kenney, Sr., father of United States Senator Kenney, died suddenly of paralysis at his farm near Laurel, aged 65 years. wasnington ine uiacier has ar rived at Singapore with a large cargo of fresh refrigerated beef intended for the fleet In the Philippines.

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LU1 The First of Our Soldiers to Come Back from Manila. ALL VERY TIRED OF FIGHTING. Officer and Men Show Little L'ntliusiasiii Necessity for H I-arger Army in I'hilipptiics Fnanlmmisly Conceded Victories Without LfTcct. The transports Xewport and Ohio, having on board Brig. -den. Summers and the First regiment Oregon volunteers and a detachment of the volunteer signal corps, arrived at San Francisco July 12. Without exception the men interviewed said that at fewest 5o,0u0 additional troops were needed to bring about peace. The troops were necessary to garrison and hold the towns taken from the Filipinos. Brig.-Gen. Summers said: "I r.m of the opinion that peace will have been obtained before the end of the next dry season. Of course a much larger force is necessary in order that we may hold the country and towns evacuated by the rebels." Sergt.-Major Marshall raid 100,000 more men were necessary to conquer Luzon alone. "The war is not popular

WAS A PLOWBOY ONCE.

Attorney General W. S. Taylor, nomInatcd for governor of Kentucky by the Republicans, has had a remarkable career and has an interesting history, He is a native of Butler county, was born on a farm and was reared on one. His is the familiar but no less heroic among the volunteers," said he. "The so-called great victories have been without lasting results'. When we marched out at one end of a conquered town the Filipinos quietly sneaked in at the other." ;old Men 31 ay .Meet. Gold-standard men are considering the advisability of holding a national currency convention at Richmond, Va. It is believed a call for the convention will be issued some time in August, and that the date will be fixed for the early part of October. Kaiiroad Strike Is Threatened The labor troubles on the Boston & Maine and the Xew York, Xew Haven Hartford railroad systems have reached a stage where general strike seems probable. The stike would involve from 12,000 to 15.000 employes. Sword for ;Mi. Law ton. Members of company F.One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana volunteers, have started a movement for the presentation of a sword to Gen. Lawton. the Indiana soldier who has most distinguished himself in the war. ;'ts Contrart from Kussia. The Westinghouse company has obtained a contract from the Russian Imperial Railway company to equip all its cars, in the next four years with "Westinghouse automatic air brakes. Two S)'e-lis in Indiana. President McKinley has announced that he will make a trip west in October and will stop off at ISlwood, Ind., for a day. He will also make another set speech at Evansville. Details of New Treaty. The new treaty between Argentina and the United States gives reductions in the duties on Argentine sugar, hides and wool and on American canned goods, timber and certain foods. Tc Work for Ilryan. The democratic state committee of Tennessee decided to work in the national organization for Bryan for president and a free silver, anti-imperialist and anti-trust platform. On'ered to Knlist Sailors. Orders have been issued by the navy department to enlist 200 men for service on the small gunboats purchased from the Spanish authorities in the Philippines. State Department Not Informed. No advices have reached the state deportment respecting the reported purpose of the Berlin government to send the German cruiser Geier to Guatemala. Silver Mii Meeting: I'lanned. The New York state committee of the Chicago platform democrats voted to hold a great silver mass meeting there on Labor day.

CUBANS ARE DISSATISFIED. H:i!caors Ileing Made to Incite 'Ihciu Against Americi. There is a considerable element in Cuba endeavoring to sew dissensions among the Cubans and to array them against the Americans. A document recently issued charges the Americans with deception and calls on the Cubans to devastate the island until their Hag is recognized.

LOSS PLACED AT $18,000,000. Latest Report of Damage Done hy Floods in Texan. Accepting the lowest estimate, and putting cotton values at 4 cents per pound, the monetary los- in cotton by reason of the Hoods in Texas is $0.000.000. If that represents one-third of the total loss, as claimed, Texas has suffered to the extent of $1S,C00.000. FIGHT THE WESTERN UNION. Kansas Authorities Will IToeeed Against It a a Trtit. The fight of the state of Kansas against the Western Union Telegraph company to compel it to submit to the reduced schedule fixed by the legislature has taken a new turn and Attorney-General Goddard will be asked to proceed against it as a trust. President American Whist I.catre. The American Whist League elected Benjamin L. Richards of Rock Itapfeis, Iowa, as president. story of the plowboy v.-ho labored in spring and summer, forcing the earth to productivity, and who spent his winters in village schools. At 20 he took to teaching, was meanwhile studying law, and then he became a politician. IIa 'oii-i-d'd .Miners' Demand. The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Coal company of Pennsylvania, the largest single coal company in the world, has conceded the demands of the strikers, and 8,003 men have returned to work. ("an Not Pay Ilounty. Attorney-General Oren of Michigan has advised Auditor-General Dix not to pay any bounty for the manufacture of beet sugar by Michigan factories. He holds the law to be unconstitutional. I ire at I lnhridt;e, ia. Twenty-seven business houses, the pumping station of the waterworks. i the fire engine-house and the city jail were destroyed by fire at Bainbridge, Ga. Loss, $00,000; insurance, $25,u00. rant IiuTt-ase in Wastes. Thirty thousand members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin-plate Workers were granted an increase4 of 15 per cent in wages over the scale. Cyclone SulTeri'r Nee I Help. Gov. Scotiedd has issued another appeal to the people of Wisconsin for additional aid for the sufTerers from the Xew Richmond tornado. The appi asks for $75.000 more. Keporfed Capture of Toh'n. Michael Tobin. wanted for the murder of Major Fitzpatrick, superintendent of the national cemetery at Mound City, 111., on June 21, is reported to be i;i the Cairo jail. I'rem-li Kleef at IJaree'oiu. The French Mediterranean fleet of twenty-one ships, with Admiral Fournier, arrived at Barcelona. Spanish fetes in honor of the French sailors were organized. Vlasr Ineident No! Nerlo-. The Fourth of July incident in Honolulu, when the German flag was torn from the Hotel Klemme by American soldiers, is treated quietly by the German press. Mill'urr Itusn for (eriuanr. The Berlin government's chief object in acquiring the Carolines is said to be to make them a military base in the event of trouble in the Pacific. Itevised Treaties with .la pan. The revised treaties between Japan and the other powers became operative July 17, when Japan was thrown open to all western peoples. Admiral Dewey Files Claims. Admiral George Dewey has filed la the Court of Claims his claim for bounty growing out oi' the battle of Manila bay, May 1, 1898. Strike tm t II rook I vn. The strike of the Brooklyn surface and elevated railway lines, ordered by the local assemblies of the Knights of Labor, has begun.

DEATHS Itl I PHILIPPINES.

Official Figures of Casualties Among Our Soldiers. TOTAL NUMBER GIVEN AS 693. Wounded In Action, 1..191 Nearly Twice as Many Yolunti-ers as Kejfulars Killed ami Hurt Sickness Destroyed a Large dumber of Men. Exclusive of the deaths on the transports the total number of men to lose their lives in the Philippine war was C&.1. Of this number C5o were killed or suce timbed to wounds or disease. Tiie nu in her wounded in action was L5'.l. Five committed suicide; one. the colonel of the Tennessee regiment, died cf apoplexy in an engagement, and nineteen were accidentally drowned. Xearly twice as many volunteers as regulars were killed, although the volunteer regiments were only one-third more numerous than the regulars. The number of regulars wounded was 51", against 1.07S volunteers. Sickness carried off nearly twice as many volunteers as regulars, the respective totals being ISO and 95. WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE. Few Indications of Trouble in the Ilusiiiess Outlook. Tt. G. Dun's weekly review of trade says: "Because every prospect pleases it is the right time to watch most closely for sisrr.s of trouble. But it is not easy to find them when the volume of business is C3.7 per cent larger than last year and 75.5 larger than in 1 S:2. the best of all years except the last, or when failures continue the smallest ever known, or when the exports of staples begin to improve materially, or when railroad business is by far the best ever known, or when Xew York bankers app?ar in international operations, listening to a Ru-sian inquiry and undertaking a Mexican loan. Even the industrial disputes incident to the season cause less trouble than usual. "In striking contrast with official and other wheat reports are the recorded receipts at western ports S.OSS.HG bushels in two weeks, against 1,471.7.10 last year. "Failures for the week have been K,ri in the United States, against 21." last year, and 24 in Canada, against 2:i last year." You nt; r.lptlsts lUeet DRteers. The Young People's Baptist Union of America electd the following officers: President, John H. Chapman. Chicago: vice-presidents. L. J. I. Bishop. Xew York: Y. Yv Garner. Atlanta. Ga; L. McXeil. Pasley. Out.: recording secretary. Rev. V Reed, Wisconsin; treasurer, Frank Moodv. Defeat the ISoer Io er mncnt, The Boer government has transmitted to the United States a copy o: a petition addressed to it by f.00ü outlanders denying that the present gov ernment in tiie Transvaal is tyrannical. British authorities declare the petition a fraud. SOME NEWS OF

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THE YACHT THAT IS COMIXG FROM IRELAND TO COXTEST FOR THi: AMERICA'S CUP.

Germany Assists ; real Itritaln. The German cruiser Geier has left Corinto, Nicaragua, for Guatemala, to Join Great Britain in a demonstration Jn behalf of the foreign creditors of that republic. Less Kzports from Cierinauy. Germany's exports to the United States for the quarter ended with June last were $21,000,000, as compared with $24,500,000 for the corresponding quarter last year. Welcome for Nebraska Troops. Elaborate plans are being made in Nebraska for a state reception to the First Nebraska regiment, which is expected to reach San Francisco within two weeks. Stops Yellow Fever Trogre. The strict enforcement of Gea. Wood's quarantine and sanitary order seems to be repressing the yellow-fever outbreak at Santiago. Ex-Iresldent Cleveland Will Attend. Ex-President Cleveland will attend the Bible conference to be held at the assembly grounds at Winona Lake, InJ.

GAINS MUCH RICH LAND.

Federal Court I c sioii ;ics the Northern i'aeiiie Mill o.k. Judge Sanborn of the United Stales Circuit court decided that Ashland. "Wis., is the eastern terminus of the Northern Pacific railroad, and in so deciding confirmed th Xorthern Pacific's title to 1.ovO,0jo acres of very valuable land along the shore of Lake Superior, between Ashland and Duluth. TUBE MAKERSJF0RM COMBINE. Twc:t.v-Seen Plants lucliidtd with a Capital of 9tttn.ono.coo. Consolidation of the wrought sieei. iron and tube industries of the country has been effei ud. Twenty-seven plants are controlled by thf tru-t. The capitalisation is $SO.OeO.0f.0. Edmund C. Converse is president. Headquarters will Le in Xew York and Pittsiurg. Warship Ordered in II adiness. Orders have Inen sent to the authorities at the Mare island navy yard. California, to hav.1 the cruiser Philadelphia repaired without delay and ger her into condition for sea service within the shortest possible time. Stile of Indianapolis New. The Indianapolis Xews was sold i the receiver to Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams, the majority stockholders, for ?l'30.i'"!0. The policy cf the paper, it is announced, will not be changed in a ay respect. Kcward for Murderer To!;I:. A reward of $0 :s offered for the arrest of Michael Tcbin. murderer of Major Thom.is Fitzp.u: h k, superintendent of the Xati.mal cemetery, Mound City. Pulaski count v. I '.I. Slty Ccriiun Miners laitom'ed. A slight earthquake causr.I the collapse of a gallery in the Recklinghausen mine, near Heme. Westphalia, entombing sixty miners. S-jvtntcn were killed. Cashier Kuiii a Kant. The Middlesex County bank of Perth Arui'oy. X. J., closed its doors and tho cashier. George M. Valentine, is in a cell at Xew Brunswick. He has stolen ?li'".t o. Transport llai:cnck C'oriiirit; Home. Tiie transport Hancock, with thf First Xecraska and Utah battery on board, is on :h" way hont". She will reach San Franci.-.-o on :h nv.h inst. Another "Il-m!! Ki.lers" i;cimcnt. Ano:her H(u:h Rider regim-m. including as many as possible of the O! iginal troopers, is to be re;--uited for service in -rushing Aguina'dc. Loss to Teas Ia!l roads. The aggregate loss to the railroads by the floods in Texas is not I"ss than $5.C!'ii.(:imi- c;-::is:ve of loss of earnings during the inurslatrd prriDd. Itnoseelt Dcc'iucd t'ahinet I'osilion. It is said Gov. Rocv-evelt wis offeie; the por i in P. e- -h nt ;ro.:o o: McKinii -e. retary of war y's cabinet, but fas".: toe pu.-i;:on. THE SHATIROCK. LAUNCH c Wrltinjj-I'apcr Trust a Fact. The writing-paper trust is now an accomplished fact, directly on the lines of the original proposition. The trust has been incorporated with a capitalization of $25.000. 000. American Athletes in Fnglaml. The Harvard and Yale athletic teams, which are to contest for international honors with the teams of Oxford and Cambridge universities, have arrived in England. Will Keport to J. A. IC. The pension committee of the G.A.R. has completed its work and adjourned. It will report to the next encampment of the order, which will be held in Philadelphia. Thurston on (.old Standard. Senator Thurston, in an interview, said single gold standard legislation would not be accepteil by western representatives in congress. Appeal to r.reat Itritaln. The French warships continue to persecute the settlers along the treaty coast of Newfoundland. Great Eritaia has been appealed to.

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That Wears a Crown' But iuch arc not the crJy vr.ezsy fields. Ch'cmicrkcd, harassed, anxious people cf all ages and loth sexes are creasy Hh aches, pains, impure blood, disordered stomachs, deranged kidneys and liver. For all such. Hood s Sarsaparilla is the effective and faultless cure. It infuses fresh iqe tnrougn purified blood. FOR YOUK INFORMATION. The Baltimore Ohio directory is a strong one, as can be seen by the following short business history of each director: William Salomen of Xew York has been connected with the banking house of Speyer & Co. for many years and is regarded as one of the foremost linanciers in the country and has had charge of the reorganization for the managers. Jacob H. Schiff is a well known member of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. of Xew York, bankers and financiers, a director cf the Union Pacific Railroad, of the Xational City Bank of Xew York and of oth:-r large financial institutions. James J. Hill is well known as presiden: of the Great Xorthern Railroad and is regarded as one of the most successful railroad operators and financiers in the country. Edward R. Bacon is president of the Baltimore &. Ohio South Western Railway and was chairman of the sub-committee on reorganization which proposed and carried out the plan of reorganization of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He is a director of the Farmers Loan and Trust Co. of Xew York, and for a long time has been identifier with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as one of those interested in the property. Louis Fitzgerald cf Xew York is president of the Mercantile Trust Company and Las long been interested in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad ard is chairman of the reorganization commit ee. Norman B. Ream of Chicago repiesents his owe and the interests of Marshall Field, P. D. Armour and their ..ssociates, who have large interests in the property, and is also identified with many of the largest financial and commercial institutions in the northwest. James Stillman is president of the City National Bank of Xew York, is closely identified with the Standard Oil interests, is a directc" in the Chicago and Xorth-Western. and the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad, also a director in many of the largest financial institutions in Xew York. Edward H. Harriman of New York is the new president cf the Chicago and Alton Railroad and chairman cf the executive committee of the Union Pacific Railroad and chairman of the Illinois Central. J. Kennedy Tod is the head of the Xew York banking firm of J. Kennedy Tod & Co. and is a director in the Great Xorthern Railroad and is connected with many large financial institutions. Charles Steele is a member of the NewYork law firm of Seward, Guthrie and Steele which has acted as the counsel cf the reorganization syndicate. Alexander Brown is the head of the firm of Alexander Brown & Co. of Baltimore, and connected with Brown Bros. & Co. of New York and London and is c financier cf distinguished ability. H. Clay Pierce of St. Louis is associated with the Standard Oil interests and Is a leading business man in his city and is associated with large financial Institutions. H. Crawford Black and John V. L. FiLdlay are well known Marylande-rs, -rjeing appointed to the board by the governor representing the stite's interest in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. What -lUffhtliitr I!ol" Has Fought. "Fighting Bob" Evan? was in his early days the Nim rod of his Virginia countryside. Xo one could bring home as many rabbits or birds, and no ono could break a colt as well as he. New Ycrk Tribune. To the Kockie ami Ileyond! Hours are saved when you take the Missouri Pacific-Rock Island through, sleeping car leaving St. Louis 9 a. in., arriving Denver 11 o'clock next morning. Mr. Sidney Cooper, the English artist, who is now nearing his ninetysixth birthday, had four paintings on view this season at Burlington House, and sold all cf them. In Berlin the pawnshop is a royal and philanthropic institution. Any profit that is made is spent on charity. iL y An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, Svurr of Fijs, manufactured by the Camtoknia Fig Svitvi Co., illustrate the value of obtaining" the liquid laxative principles of plants known to be medicinally laxative ami presenting1 them in the form most refreshing" to the taste antl acceptable tc the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxative, cleansing the system ellectually, dispelling- colds, headaches and fevers pently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation permanently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality and substance, ami its acting" on the kidneys, liver ami bowels, without weakening" or irritating- them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing Ufrs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the; remedy are obtained, from senna ami other aromatic plants, by a method known to the California Fio Syrup Co. onlj In order to pvt its beneficial effects and to aroid imitations, please rememler the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO SAN FRANCISCO. CAI XOTTTSVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. TT. Y. For sale by all Drujgists. Price 50c. per bottle KILL THEM Those peace destroyers, the household Flies. Dutcher's Fly Killer not only kills the parent fly, but prevents reproduction. A fchoel w ill kill a quurt. Ask your Irurlst or Grocer, fill! L fiCTCRZi D&UG GO. .SC 11 W Yl