Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 50, Petersburg, Pike County, 20 April 1900 — Page 2

-— ---i Slu filw Gmmtij Jcmoctal IK. McC. STOOPS, Editor nod Proprietor. PETERSBURG, t INDIANA, Certificate of incorporation was filed at Dover, Del., on the 13th, for the Reuter Automobile Co., of Chicago; capital, $300,000. The German press comments quietly upon the recent British checks in South Africa, apparently not attaching great military importance to them. The state department has. been informed that the Ottoman government has given notice of a 20 to%41) cents increase in the duties on pulp wood, beginning May 1, 1900. Failures for the week ended on the 13th, were 193 in the United States, against 188 for the Corresponding , week last year, and 41in Canada, against 22 last year. * • •

. Representative-.St evens^ of Minnesota. has introduced a bills granting- ad* ■Lfcionul homestead rights to those Having in the war with Spain or dur* IP^r/the occupation of Cuba, Puerltl liie® or the Philippines. It was st ated at the war department, on the 10th, that no change will be made in the administration of civil af* fairs in Puerto Rico pending the linal approval the president of the action of congress on the subject. The president, on the 11th. if sued an order merging the departments of Havana and Pinar del Rio, Cuba, under the command of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, with headquarters at Quemndos. The change will take effect May 1. Congressman Boptelle is still at the sanitarium at Wavefrly/Mass., aud his health^is' not mending to tiny manifest degree. The fact daily becomes more upparent to bis family that he will never again take his "place in public The post office department has arranged to provide a first class money order system for Cape Nome, Alaska. Postal money orders may then be remitted, payable at Nome, and persons st that place may remit in like mam tier to any money order office in the United States. Jorg Cruz, the Puerto Rican laborer who Was held at the barge oftiee in New York as an alien contract laborer on his arrival there on the steamship Caracas, on April 11, tyut was later discharged, has brought suit for $50,000 dymages against Thomas Fritehie, 'commissioner of immigration. Upon arrival at New York of the steamship Trojan Prince, on the 13th, in immigration inspector arrested four' Sicilians from Mareno, Sicily, who are suspected of being counterfeiters. They are Giovanni Duzdolino, Giovanaa Duzzolino, his wife: Antonio Sparapolo aud Archangelo Perrono. A test was made at Indian Head, on I he 11th, of a plate representing 300 Ions of the turret armor of the hut* Geship Wisconsin. The 14-inch plate was attacked by a ten-inch gun with the usual result. The shell was smashed on the face of the plate, which received no substantial .injury; so the lot was accepted. A special meeting of the New York rhainber of commerce in honor of Hugh H. Hanna was h^Ul, on the 10th, it the chamber's rooms. Several addresses were made complimenting Mr. Hanna upon his work at the Indianapalis monetary convention, and Mr. Hanna made a brief speech acknowledging the honor done him. The London Court Circular says: •‘The queen has received frbm all parts ot the world congratulations from those who share, in her majesty's feelings of deepest thankfulness for the merciful protection granted to'her beloved children, the prince and princess M Wales, from the great danger to which they were recently exposed.'’ The tin plate mill of the American Sheet iron Co., located at Phillipshurg,' N\ J., will resume operations oy the COih. The plant has been idle for more than two years. Orders sufficient to keep the mill going to its capacity for the balance of the year are now on hand, and the company- contemplates the erection of another mill in the neai iutvire. *

The March statement of the internal revenues, issued on the 12th, shows that the total receipts for the month were $24,326,677, an increase, as com* pared with March, 1899, of $1,388,228. Fcr the nine months of - the present fiscal year the total receipts were $219,913,536, an increase over the corresponding period of last year of $18,- ' 413,412. Emperor William has finally ap- , proved the plans.for the restoration ol the ancient 1 toman castle near Weisbaden called “The Saaleburg.-’ Aftet the building is restored it will be used ns a museum for Roman antiquities. Ilis majesty has given an order for « gigantic bronze bust of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Plus, who caused the original castle to be erected. Ueutcnant-Commander J. C. Gillsnore, who has been on leave of a» eence in Washington, recuperatii5| from csvreme hardships incident t* his long captivity among the Filipinos, -was, on the 13th, ordered to immediate duty at sea as executive officer of the cruiser Prairie, which will be engaged « during the entire summer in short cruises with the naval militia of the Atlantic and gulf states.

NEWS IN BRIEF, Oompileci from Various Sources. FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the 9ih, the Indian appropriation bill, carrying $8,414,000, was passed without division, the sectarian school amendment being rejected by a. vote of 30 to lfc An unsuccessful effort was made to fix a date for a vote on the resolution to seat Mr. Quay as a senator from Pennsylvania. The Alaskan civil code .bill was taken up and discussed for two hours.Un the house the Agricultural bill was under consideration, and was made the vehicle of considerable desultory debate on irrelevant topics. Good progress was made with tpe bill, 25 of the 37 pages being covered before adjournment. In the senate, on the 10th, an agreement was reached, without objection, to take a final vote on the Quay case on the 24th, at 4 p. m. Much of the session was given up to eulogies on the late Richard Parks Bland, for many years a representative from Missouri, the tributes offered being notable for their earnestness and eloquence_In the house the agricultural appropriation bill was passed substantially as It came from the committee, after a day devoted to an animated discussion of amendments offered. One amendment, providing for an increased supply of “Farmers’ Bulletins,-’ was adopted. In the senate, on the 11th. the greater portion of the session was occupied in the consideration and passage of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. As passed, the bill carries nearly eight million dollars. The Pacific cable bill, appropriating $3,000,000 for the construction of a cable line between San Francisco and Ho'nolulu, was passed without serious objection. In the house the long struggle over the Puerto Rican tariff bill ended in a vote of 101 to 153, by which the house concurred in the senate amendments, regulating the tariff and enacting a complete scheme of civil government for the island. f In the senate, on the 12th, an effort by Mr. Morgan to displace the present unfinished business—the Spooner Philippine bill—by the substitution in its stead of the Nicaragua canal bill, was defeated— 15 to 33; but the Philippine measure had a narrow escape from displacement by the Alaskan civil code bill, the motion being ddeated on roll call by two votes. The feature of the day‘$ proceedings was an exhaustive discussion of the Quay case by Mr. Burrows (Mich.).In the house a resolution to authorize the secretary of the treasury to designate depositories in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, for the deposit of government funds, was adopted. A senate bill extending the benefits of the general pension law to dependent mothers of soldiers and sailors of the Spanish war, though married to confederate soldiers, was passed. The remainder of the day was devoted to the question of election of United States senators by legislatures or directly by the people. The senate was not in session on the 13th.In the house a vote was taken on the resolution for & constitutional amendment providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people, which was adopted: Ayes, 240; nays, 15. Fourteen republicans and one democrat voted against it. The remainder of the day was devoted to the consideration of private pension bills. During the debate there were several sharp attacks upon Mr. Talbert idem., S. C.) lor his course on delaying action on bills. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. The president, on the evening- of the 12th, signed the bill regulating the tariff as applying to Puerto Rico and providing for a civil government for the island, and the measure is now a law. Charles H. Allen, assistant secretary of the navy, will be the first civil governor of Puerto Rico. The other appointments will be quickly decided upon as the new regime begins May t. Gov. Allen and .staff will be taken to San Juan, the capital, on board one of the finest ships of the navy. There will be no change in date or place of holding the Democratic national convention, set for Kansas City, July 4.° The subcommittee of the National democratic committee, met the Kansas City committees, on the 12th, and, after going over the situation thoroughly, so decided. The First Parish church, one of Concord's (Mass.) best-known places of historic interest, was destroyed by fire on the 12th. The entire structure Mas leveled. The church contained the same timbers as that in which the first provinemb-eongress Mas hehi-4u_ October, 1724, of whieh John. Hafieoek was chosen president. Advices from the seat of vraP-W South Afrjea tell of numerous minor operations which M-ould seem to be leading up to the unfolding of a gen-' ert.1 movement. Gen. Roberts’ ariuv

is; being put in warm clothing and in other ways prepared for active work. It has been demonstrated of late that very little credence is to be given to war reports emanating from Boer sources. ‘They seem to have adopted the Spanish method of chronicling events, even to the extent of making themselves appear ridiculotts to onlookers at a distance. No attention haying been paid to the statement of grievances by the telegraphers and other station employes of the Southern railway and Alabama Great Southern railway, a strike was precipitated on the 12th. which it was expected would result in a complete tie-up when the strike order reached all the operators. Charles Merries Sims, formerly editor and* proprietor of the Dayton (0.) Evening News, and at present assistant director of the department of liberal arts for the United States, at the Paris exposition, has been challenged to a duel by a French newspaper man because of alleged reflections op French dilatoriness in getting the exposition ready. The Citizens State bank of Yates Center, Kas., was, closed, on the 12th, by Deputy Bank Commissioner Waterman. There is a heavy shortage, but Waterman says it may be made good when the board of directors and stockholders meet. Senator Clark, of Montana, has decided to make a tight to retain his seat in the senate. He has assurances of support from several leading democratic senators, and he has some friends on the republican side, notably, Hansbrough, Wolcott and Mason It is probable that Senator Baccn, of Georgia, will undertake the management of the fight. Capt. Edward K. Hutchins, assistant commissary of subsistance U. S. V., having been found disqualified to perform the duties of his rank, has been honorably discharged from the service of the United States.

In the observance of Good Friday in Cincinnati, on the 13th, thousands climbed, for high mass, the. £50 steps | to the “Immaculate church” on Mt. Adams, for which penance the faithful, .by a papal decree, have yhe same privileges granted those who ascend the stairs at Rome. The custom was instituted by the late Archbishop Purj cell. < Maj. George F. Shields, surgeon U. S. V., at his own request,, has been honorably discharged from the volunteer army, to take effect June 10 next. He is now on temporary duty in the department of California. y The demands of the telegraph operators on the Intercolonial Railway Co. for recognition of the Order of Railway Telegraphers and the granting of to days’ holiday*to each operator during the year,have been grantby the Dominion minister of railways and indorsed by the government. It was officially announced, on the 13th, that 111 cases and 3$ deaths from bubonic plague had occurred in Sydney, N. S. W.

LATE NEWS-rfEMS. In the senate, on the 14th little business was transacted beyond the passage of 3.1 private pension bills and some general measures of minor import a nee. The Alaskan civil cotie bill was under consideration for some time, but finally went over without action.. ..In the house 53 private pension bills were passed, and notice was given that the naval appropriation bill would be called up on the 16th. The remainder of the sessiou was devoted to hearing eulogies on the lajte Gov. Oliver 1*. Morton, of Indiana, in connection with the acceptance of his statue, whieh had been placed in Statuary hall of the eapitol by the state winch he served as war governor. The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Illinois Association ot Mexican War Veterans will In* belli at Taylorville. 111., May 8 anti 9. Special consideration will be given to the bill introduced by Senator Cullom ta increase the pensions of Mexican veterans above the age of >5 years to $25 per lucnth. An unusually large attendance is anticipateel. According to the official reports from the Cameroons, in South Africa, the revolt there is dying out, and ordtrly eonditons are being resumed. This is understood to be due largely to the good offices of American missionaries, who have acted as intermediaries in negotiations for a peaceful settlement with the Buli chiefs. Excellent prospects for the sugar refining and grinding season in the State of Morelos, Mexico, are reported. Theproject for combining all the sugar estates in Morelos into a grand trust, as planned by Amreiean and English speculators, has fallen through. The candle manufacturers of Mexico have made a combine to regulate prices. This industry, notwithstanding growth of the sale of refined petroleum and the progress of electric lighting, is very flourishing in that, country. The ceremonies connected with the acceptance of the Kichau’s statue of Oliver I*. Morton, Indiana’s great war governor, which had recently l>een placed in Statuary hall, were held in the house of representatives on the 14th. The ways and means committee of the Mexican congress anticipates a surplus during the ensuing fiscal year, as has been the condition of the national finances for several years past.

CURRENT NEWS NOTES. Reports indicate that the Missouri "beaeJK crop-has not been damaged by ahe cold weather, rv H. Scripps.\founder of the league. ipnfc-MeRae Newspaper in California. Friday. Germany is shaping its legislation to stimulate argricultnre that it may raise sufficient food supply. The republicans of the Second congressional district of Oregon renominated M. A. Moody for congress. J. Woods Merrill, a wealthy lumber dealer, wants to In* street eonunissiot er at Kansas City, Md., without pay. Judge McAtee's nomination as an associate justice of the supreme court o; Oklahoma has been confirmed by the senate. . William Kaiser, who tried to separate two men who were lighting, at Ft. Louis, was probably fatally stabbed for his pains. An early report or- trusts will be made by the United'Spates labor com- ' missioner, who is nos? concluding his investigations. Dave Duncan, of Newkirk. Ok la., 1 was adjudged insane at Wiehita, Kas. | He lost his senses w hile arguiug on ro1 ligious subjects. Dr. James R. Cooke, the blind surgeon of Boston, who committed suiI cide Wednesday, is believed to have been a Russian agent. Kansas won the third, annual debate | between Kansas and Missouri universities, which was held in the opera house at Lawrence. Kas. Mrs, Lon Holland shot and instantly killed ex-Mavor William Cook at Alexander, Ark. Mrs. Holland says Cookinsulted and maligned her. Mrs. Emma J. Snyder successfully contested the will of her father. Geo. Triteh, a Denver millionaire, who practically disinherited her. Minnesota friends of Speaker Henderson presented a handsome gavel to him Friday. Speeches were made in presentation and acceptance. Miss Nellie Lewis was awarded $50,000 damages in her breach of promise suit^atr'Colprado Springs, Col., against SaApiel Strong, a millionarie. - 0. \\ Sh^dd, general superintendent of \tberCreve Coeur Ice Co., was robted diamond and other property while on a crowded St. Louis stieot car.

NEWS FROM INDIANA, Latest Happenings Within the Borders of Our Own State. A Sovtl Plan. Laportc, Ind., April 13.—Mayor Darrow has officially advised the manager of Hall's opera house, of this city, that he would take su9h steps as lay within bis power to pretent the performance of “Sapho,” announced for here. The city clergymen have taken up the crusade, and the announcement was made that the pastors would take positions at the door of the opera house, if the attempt to stop the play is not successful, and take the names of all their parishioners who .attend the perform

\ Found Guilty. Kokoiqo, lnd., April 13.—After 20 hours* deliberation the jury found Farmer-William Busby guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Orin Springer last November. Springer being a trespassing quail hunter on the Busby farm. The penalty is an indeterminate sentence of from two to twenty-one years in the northern prison. Busby i& wealthy, a veteran of the civil war, and a son of (.'apt. Hurnabusj Busby, a veteran of both the Mexican aud civil wars. Spoils a Sale. v\abash. 1 nd„ April 13.—The First national bunk in Wabash bought for $10,00.) the three-story and L block »f William Collins which adjoins the bank block. It wps discovered that an agreement had been made between the bank and Collins, who built the block 30 years ago. whereby half of •> cellar was reserved by the hpnk “for §99 years, with privilege of renewal.'* and this Tact spoiled a sale to another party. Given Missionaries C redit. Evansville', lnd., April 13.—The bano,uet in hohor, of the ex-minister to China. Charles Den by, was the most notable occasion of its kind ever celebrated in this city. Air. Denby has been absent from his home city 16, years. .John W. Foster; secretary of state in the Harrison administration, presided. Col. Denby's .Speech was notable in that he gave the American missionaries credit for the open door in China. Asks a Malm. Portland. lnd., April 13.—Miss Louise E. Bradley, of Chicago, sued David E. Studeba|\er, of Decatur, for breach of pros^se. $10,000 being asked. When t.he ||l»pvvas called in the circuit eoufrt tf|p%£fendant filed a motion for a continuance. The judge overruled: this motion, but the plaintiff was then thwarted by a mot iou for a change of j venue, which was granted. Fatally Injured. Muncie. lnd., April 13.—Gus Hurt, of Fort Madison, la., a pitcher here for the Muncie State league baseball team, was struck over the heart by tfhe hard rubber polo ball at the championship game and probably fatally hurt. He was a spectator. In the polo game HaVtford defeated Muncie Decides to Leave. Wabash, lnd.. April 13.—Announcement is made of the resignation of Henry P. Alba ugh. president of the North Manchester Dunkard college. Mr. Albaugh says his resignation was voluntary. His friends assert that his interest in politics was used against him. He retires in June. Appointed Delegate. Peru, lnd.. April 13.—Miss Alice J. Dunlap, of this city, has received official ytot ice of her appointment by,the executive board of the Woman’s Christian Temperance union as general delegate to the world’s meeting of the W. C. T. IT., which meets in Edinburgh, Scotland, in June. Oil Men Worried. Marion, lnd., April 13.—Oil men are greatly agitated over the recent decision of the United States supreme court upon the Indiana gas waste question, and it is generally predicted the decision will be the cause of depreciating the Indiana oil field. v

Is n Candidate. Valparaiso, Ind.. April 13.—Attorney Nelson J. Bozarth. of this city, has announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for congress in this district, which is now represented by Congressman Crumpacker, republican. \\ ant /Tax Kepea led. Fern, *nd„ \April 13. The State Liquor Dealers association will hold a state meeting at Fern July 11-1". The association will petition for a repeal of the war tax cm beer. Caal Famine. Princeton. Ind.. April 13.—This city and county are suffering from a coal famine. Very few people have eoal with whiehMo heat their homes and places of business. Insane. Bourbon. Ind.. April 13.—David Kingr rman, one of the wealthy men of the county, is violently insane, the result of intense application to business. Tbe Boys Won. Upland. Ind.. April 13.—The carry-in boys at the Safe glass works, whb went on strike for higher wages, won their point and have returned to work. Killed. Winamae, Ind., April 13.—Otto Peter Budd. a youth of 16. was killed -ip Beaver township by the premature discharge off his gun. Join Ike Navy. Bourbon, Ind., April 13.—Many of the best young men of this place are leaving to join the na vy.

The Greatest Exposition of the Many Held During the Last Half of the Century. IT IS FORMALLY OPENED TO THE WORLD.

A Stiil** of I’arvaiUnm the Most Notable ->a«are of Oiiralng llay —The Amerieami, \eit to the French, the Most Nmena* Exhibitor* an*l Mott Nearly Ready. Paris, April 14.--At noon France opened to the world the crowning expc sit ion of all countries. The most favorable weather conditions prevailed. and innumerable bright-col-ored domes and minarets glistened in the sunshine. Paris was early astir with people wending their way"towards ilie Elysee and in the direction of the exposition, in the hope of witnessing the presidential procession at some part of its journey'. tionernl Decoration. AH the public buildings and numberless private houses were decorated with-festoons of flags, chiefly the tricolor. : The neighborhood of the exposition was especially gav with bunting. while most of the pavilions themselves were surmounted with floating banners. Hi site Within the Gronaitii. Within the exposition grounds ail was bustle and animation in a suptetne effort to clear away all un-f sightly obstacles in order fo leave an unobstructed road and an external appearance of completeness to the palaces for the presidential party in its passage through the grounds. The finishing touches were hastily given the m agnificent .Salle des Fetes. Opened by President l.onbet. President Loubet. as he stood in the president HI tribune, surrounded by the msfnbers of the cabinet and his household, opened the exposition with the words: “I declare the exposition oi 1900 open.” Thus was the Paris exposition.‘^designed to celebrate the world's entry, into the new century, inaugurated and shouts of “Vive Loubet” and “Vive la Republique” rose from his 4,000 hearer’s, and silk hats were Waved in the air. The crowds outside the hall took up the: cheering and the exposition w as open. ° ’ Inttulssed Condition Regrettable. The unfinished condition of the exposition on inauguration day is reg retable, and perhaps misleading, it must be borne in mind that this is only a passing phase, and on its completion. within three weeks or a month fiom now, the exposition will indisputably be the most attractive and magnificent yet seen. -Americans (lave tanne (or Pride. Americans especially will be proud of their country's display at! this world's fair, for the United Starts stands second only to France herseit in number of exhibitors, which treble those of any foreign country. The Figures Speak. The following is a table of exhibitors which speaks eloquently of American enterprise: France, 30.900; United States, 0,364; Belgium, 2,300; Germany, 2.000; Italy, 3,000; Russia'?4 1.300; Scandinavia* 1,400; Austria, l.000; Great Britain. $00: the British loknies, 000. America has three times>■ the number of exhibitors that France had at the World’s fair in Chicago. • She occupies 329,032 square feet with her 47 distinct exhibition spaces. 3$ in the main exposition grounds. 14 in the Vincennes annex, including the ground covered by our eagle surmounting the national pavilion 'the Quai d’Orsay. America Mont Nearly Ready. American enterprise, however, is not only shown in the size of her representation but also in the prepared-; ness of her installation as compared with that of most of the other countries, and it can be safely said that but for the dilatoriness of French workmen and methods the United! States exhibits would have been ex-1 posed in their show cases to to-day's visitors. > i;

line to French Tardinenit. J l ^fortunately French tardiness has hampered all: American efforts to rush matters. Thus in most of our shovr spaces everything is prepared, the glass cases are ready to receive exhibits, but the American officials a afraid to display the vaulable artiel to the likelihood of damage by clouds of dust arising from Work the«adjacent embryonic’iustallatio Au America a Object ^Xessou. The highest testimonial to Ameri canhood, comes ffcam Commissions General Pecquart himself. After coiii paring the state of progress of the installation of various nations, he sai< to Commissioner General Peck: f: “It is an object lesson to us all ft * see the American people work. | ?thank you for your promptitude ant the advanced condition of work in tjha United States sections.” \ Trial of Col. Colson. Frankfort, Ky., April 16.—On Tuje»» day the trial of ex-Congressman David G. Colson, the surviving principal! ija the Colson-Scott duel of January jlS, in which Lieut. Etherbert Scott, Cttas. Julian and Luther W. Demaree we is killed and several others were injure i, will be commenced. Joseph H. Choate an LX. D. Edinburgh, April 13.—The u raver ty here conferred the degree of I D., on Joseph H. Choate, the Unit States ambassador to Great Brita He was givea a most hearty recentfh

SWE^I by a tornado. * T — ■ > ■ T*» Pertm i RepnrteU Killed and Four If Jure* i’iM Moot BiiUdlu(i Uf ' » I i JolUUed Id Kooooo. Kansas Cftti, "Mo., April 15.—A Journal epecisl frcm Wichita, lvas., says a stoim approaching a tornado in proport ions j id reported from near Winfield, betn ?en here and Newton and ine the vicinity west of Clearwater. Two deaths art; reported. Wires are dowa and names and particulars are unobtainable, at ten o’clock to-night. At Pux.>iam it is said that several houses v> «re blown down and four people sefifusly injured. Word waa. brought by passengers on the southbound Santa Fe passenger train that two persons were killed, but it is impossible fo confirm this at ten o’clock to-night. ' The telephone and telegraph \ ires were rendered useless by the wiidls, and all attempts to reach .affected points have proven of no avail. J I West t.f Clearwater, in the country northeast of Adams, on the Englewood branch of the Santa Fe railroad, it is reported that a strip of country five minis long was swept by a storm at six ef clock this evening, and several fi.rm houses, barns and oth.'r buildings were blow n down. No casualties are imported from them.

RECEPTION TO GEN. GOMEZ,. Prefordhe* Shown lor Ibr Ula«k 1*|» fijr Lc««l* to 'l'roublr in San* tlni$o dr Cuba. Sehrifigo Je Cuba. April 1®.—The rereptfoiB tendered to (ion. Maximo Gomez f ydstertlay, on his way to San Domingo, caused great excitement, owing | to the efforts of the white and black jarties to obtain the first recognition. The black party, represented by the Cubauo Libre, which continues occiisi* rtal publication in defiance of the orders of the authorities who bad direct'd its suppression, sent a tug to meet fthe steamer Maria Herrera, at ljuarnf/itine, and succeeded in Inducing Geu. Come/. to accompany them, Meantini another tug. carrying the civil governor, Geo. Castillo, the mayor and other officials representing the dominan: ivhite party, was entirely ignored by Gome*. fh« black party, highly elated, took tht guest to the landing, where an immens? erowd gathered on the frail private wharf of a local boat club. This lapsed, and many were thrown iuto water, one man being drowned, bp official party dec I died to reeog:e pen. Gome/, in consequence of his jnition of the black party, and p ere is considerable excitement. When the procession passed throng]^, tl|f pity without either civil governor nsavor, rioting was narrowly overt* In' the vfgorons action of the police under American officers. Yester* by after noon all the clubs guvh reeepens to Gen. Gomez, but the white rfy refused to attend any pi them. 1 LVY PROPERTY TRANSFER. »«■ Hundred Thousnud Veres 61 Hurdwood\LaMd and Sixty Hites of Itailroiml Chauee Hunts, Cleveland, O.. April 16.—A heavy transfer of property in the upper peninsula of Michigan was quietly completed in this city Saturday. Attorney John M. Duffy, of Chicago, representing several Chicago capitalists, purchased and took over all the interests of a number of well-known Cleve-^ land and New York parties, including Secretary of State John Hay. Dan Ik Wells, Fayette Brown, C. A. Otis and ot ters, in the Mussing Land Co. aud the M unsing Kailway Co. One hundred thousand acres of hardwood land and 60 miles of railroad in operation from. Munsing Bay to Little Lake passed, into Chicago hands by the transfer. A large sum, said to be in the vicinity of $1,000,000, was paid over. As the transfer was entirely harmonious no radical change in either the management or policy ,dr the railroad or laud company is expected. ‘ ;

WARM WEATHER IN ALASKA. Navigation Will Open Two or Three Meeks luarller Than IsonI— lYvUolil at (aye Nome. Victoria, B. April 16.- Arrivals from the north state that the warm, weather is breaking* up winter trails and the. river is open in many places. Navigation will open two or three weeks earlier than usual. Highwater flooded the mines at Dominion and .Hunker creeks. Inspector Strickland, of the mounted police, has arrived from the north to raise an additional 50 men for the • Strathcona horse for service in Souths Africa. ^ y . >il Advices from Nome state that during the winter typhoid fever has raged; there. There have been 30 deaths from - tit,* disease and 300 eases. It is also I stated that many persons perished on d the way from Dawson to Nome. > Waylaid and Ma.rde.red. Kokomo, lnd., April 16.—Last evening John H. Walker, who recently, moved his family here from Kentucky, was waylaid and murdered. He was. met on the railroad west of town by a 5 woman and two men. Walker was kicked to death, dying shortly after he was carried home. __ . Stole the Raster OlterUs, Toronto, Ont„ April 16.—Burglar* last night dug through the nine-inch brick wall of the valt of St. Simon a brick vault of the vault of St. Simon’* stole $1,175, the Easter offering. i....... -....... .*. . ...... i. s*±Mn