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MANY PERSONS INJURED.
Tornadoes In the West Demolish
Houses and Devastate Miles
of Country,
Tha third tin undo In Satlna county,
Kns wIMiln the 24 hours struck Anga
ria May 21. Two persons wore kllloil
and a down or more Injured, The dead
are Win. A. Olson, 1J years, anil Peter
Olson. Or tlu Injured none Is fntally
hurt. Tho hnne In which the Olsons
lived was demolished completely and
the hmly of tile hoy was found 3D roils
from where theliotirc hail stood. 1 he
wind fnnied tig farm lioupe occupied
by Kels Olsonhurg a distance or live
rods. At Toprka A tornado Is report
ed at Wright. Kas. Four person arc
fataily Injured. At Ashland That
place and H huge portion of the coun
try were laid waste by the tornado.
Tho daniago will ho great. It Is re
ported from tho country districts that
lomj wcro fatally Injured. The resi
dence portion of Ashland Buffered
most. The h-inics of bIx citizens were
completely wrecked. Fifty houses
were ptttlnlly demolished. Three cit
izens were Injured when their houses
went down. The fruit fnrm of F. R.
Kerns was swept clean of trees and
buildings. The Thels ranch honso
was destroyed an.l treis and windmills
aro down in all directions. Many cat
tle wore killed. A tornado passed over
tho town of Iine Wolf. 5 miles west
of Chlckasha, Indian Territory. Four
houeea were blown down. Mrs. liar
gan, wife of a farmer, was blown
agalnat a barbed wire fence and killed.
Near Amerlllo. Tex., the Panhandle
country was visited by a severe storm.
Tho home of M. It. Wilson, near Here
ford, wai blown to pieces, killing Mrs.
Wilson and her child an.l fatally In
juring Mr. Wilson.
ROOSEVELT IN OREGON.
Saluted the First American Flag
Hoisted In Manila.
President llunsevelt arrived In Port
land, May 21, and spent the night
there. As his train drew on the briilKe
spanning tho Wililnniette river, a sa
lute of 21 guns was fired by a battery
or tho Oregon National Guard. A few
minutes later the train entered the sta
tion amid tho eheerltiK of the people,
the din of steam whistles and the
playing of bands. A committee head
ed by United States Senator John H.
Mitchell, escorted the President to n
carriage and a drive about tho elty
wa3 taken. A section of the pnrado
that attracted nttention was a human
flag, composed of 4Dl school girls, who
had been drilled for weeks. Over the
entlio route, a distance of three miles,
American flags were spread across tho
streets. Suspended from the Hotel
Portland to tho postoirice was the llrst
Amerlenn flag hoisted on tho walls of
old Manila. It marked the end of the
Spanish flag In the Philippines. When
tha President's carriage came under
the flag he and the other occupants
took off their hats.
BOUGHT BATTERY IN BUTT.
Makers of the Infernal Machine Trac
ed to Montana,
The man who placed the Infernal
machine on the steamship Umbrla
while sho lay at the Cunard pier, at
New York, was In Butte a month ago.
The New York police communicated to
Chief of Police Reynolds, of Ilutte,
shortly after the attempt to wreck tho
Umhrla, certain peculiarities In the
dry battery of the machine. The local
police found that It had been built by
the Montana Electrical company, of
Ilutte, and that a man answering tho
description of Rosseau, tho suspect,
purchased It at the store one month
go. Ho was unknown and has not
been seen since. A detective from
Now York la working on the case.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Solicitor General Hoyt presented In
the Supreme Court the motion for ad
ranclng tho railroad merger case on
the docket.
Second Assistant- Postmaster Gen
eral Shallenherger took action look
ing to the dismissal of Sveud Schlbs
by, a railway mall clerk, for promot
ing suits by postal employes against
the government.
Captain Henry A. Castle, tho auditor
for the Postofflce department, gave
cut a statement In reply to charges
m&dn against his office by former
Cashier S. W. Tulloch, of tho Wash
ington City office.
A committee representing the Phila
delphia chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution handed Sec
retary Root a certified check for $10,
W) to be ueed In the erection of a
memorial building at the new military
post at Manila, P. I.
Postmaster General Payne sent let
ters to the comptroller of the Treasury,
the auditor for the Postofflce depart
ment and other ofllelals calling their
attention to statements made by 8. W.
Tulloch, asking for any Information
they may have on the subject.
Mexico Is the only one of the peace
powers that has adhered to T he Hague
arbitration protocol signed by Min
ister Bowen last winter and by Sec
retary Hay, for the United States.
The other powers have shown a sing
ular and unexplalnable indifference,
considering the extent of their inter
ants. That the United States army Is
threatened with many cases of leprosy
a a result of foreign service In the
Philippines and Cuba, is the opinion
ffiotully expressed by Capt. 3. C. Gil
an, commanding the Fifth company
as" coast artillery, at Savannah, Ga.
Ia answer to ber suggestion that
tiiitm for compensation be lodged
against Turkey in tha amount of the
raaaom paid for her release by the
brigands, Miss Ellen Stoue has been
requested to supply the department
a state with the necessary informa
. ilM upon which to frame a formal
fcfcllcaUon. .
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED.
Grand Chief Clarke, Order of Railway
Conductors Re-Elected with
Increase of Salary.
(H. E. Clarke was re-elected Grand
Chief of the Order of Knllwny Conduc
tors, and four other grand officers,
were named at the session of the con
vention nt Pittsburg May 18. Chief
Clark made no statement of his future
Intentions, nn.l it Is not yet known
whether he will continue In tho high
office or will accept the Assistant Sec
retaryship of the Department of Com
merce and Labor of the United States.
Tho olllcers reelected and the yearly
salaries they will receive, In accord
ance with the readjustment, are:
Grand Chief Conductor, K. K. Clarke,
$1,000; Grand Assistant Chief Conduc
tor. A. II. Garretson, :l.fino; Grand
Seerntary-Trens'irer, W. J. Maxwell.
J.l.iKHi; Grand Senior Conductor, C. H.
Wllkcna, $2.01111; Grand Junior Conduc
tor, U K. Shophnrd. $2..i. Grand In
side and Outside Sentinels, a member
of tho Hoard of Trustees and three
members of tho Insurance Committee
are to be nnmed at the concluding
session of the convention. Opposi
tion to election of any of the ofllcers
named did not develop In the conven
tion. Tlie final session will be exceed
ingly sliiut. In the election of Grand
Trustee only, It Is predlsted, will there
be opposition. C. I), linker, of Burner
vllle, Mnss., the present Incumbent,
has an excellent chance for re-election,
his friends say. Kqually sanguine
are the friends of W. J. Burke, of
Allegheny. E. II. MeLcod. of Coving
ton, Ky., Is the third enndlilnte. An
other session of the Women's Auxil
iary will be held. The more Important
matter for them to decide Is the In
creasing of tho death benefit from flloo
to $ji)o. There are some changes to
be made In the by-laws. Twenty-one
permanent members of the Grand Di
vision of Conductors have organized
an association. The first three grand
olllcers are members, and all 21 are
permanent members by decree of a
now obsolete law which made a con
ductor a permanent member when he
had attended. In succession, four gram!
division conventions.
BLAME BEEF PACKERS.
Gradually Securing Control of Poultry
and Egg Business,
Poultry dealers of West Washing
ton market. New York, are complain
ing Utterly agnlnst nn encroachment
which Is being made by the beef pack
ers upon their business. It Is believed
by the dealers In dressed ponltry that
the packers Intend ultimately to mon
opolize the business. Concurrent with
this aggresslvo action the pnekers
are extending their business In cold
storage eggs with a view of flnntly,
It Is believed by the poultry dealers,
to control that trade also. Such a
step has not come ns a surprise to the
poultry dealers. For five yenrs . or
more Swift & Co., Armour & Co. and
N'etson Morris & Co. have dealt In
poultry In their dresBed ment estab
lishments In New York.
KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
One Dead and Two Hurt Shock Shat
ters Windows.
An a result of the explosion of five
barrels of hydro-carbon in the Mott
Haven yards of the New York Central
railroad, New York City, one man la
dead and two others seriously Injured,
Considerable property was destroyed
by the flames. The shock of the ex
plosion was terrific and the windows
In all buildings within a radius of 300
feet were shattered. A tank used for
the storage of gas for car Illumina
tion blew up, Betting fire to everything
In the vicinity. Sections of the tank
were blown in all directions. An ad
jacent building was destroyed, ns was
a repair shop nearby.
RECEIVER FOR TUBE COMPANY.
Zanesvllle Concern Is Taken In Hand
by Creditors,
Judge Thompson, In the United
States court, at Cincinnati, O., appoint
ed William F. Guthrie and Wllllnm
Mattock, of Zanesvllle, as receivers of
tho Western Tube Company, incorpor
ated In West Virginia, with a capital
stock of $1,000,(11111, and with general
offices at Zanesvllle. O. The receiv
ers were asked for by the Central Iron
and Steel Company, of Pennsylvania,
which claims that tho liabilities are
over I&OO.imhi and that the assets con
sist of $40,000 In bnnk. $122,000 In
bills receivable and $400,000 in .the
Zanesvllle plant, and that other credi
tors Join In asking for settlements. Tho
receivers will continue the business.
Threaten to Renew Strike.
Many of the locomotive drivers and
firemen who were recently on strike
at Melbourne, Australia, are dissat
isfied at tho surrender of their exec
utive committee to the conditions Im
posed by the government in the mat
ter of tho resumption of work on the
line and have formed a commltteo to
arrange for a resumption of the strike
unless better conditions are concede;!.
Disaster Threatens Town.
A crack four feet wide and 3.000 feet
long has opened 200 yards back from
the face of the western peak of Turtle
mountain at the summit. A dispatch
has been received at Frank, British
Columbia, from the lieutenant gover
nor of -the territory ordering tlie
mounted police to Inform everybody of
the danger and suggesting the Imme
diate evacuation of the place.
Long Chase Ended.
After being traced across the conti
nent, Julias A. Jorgensen, absconding
cashier of the Copenhagen Savings
bank, of Denmark, was arrested at
Oakland, Cal., on a warrant charging
him with embezzlement of $8,000 from
the Copenhagen bank.
Guard Armory Burned.
The armory of the First regiment,
National Guard of Pennsylvania, at
Philadelphia, was damaged by ore to
tba extent of $78.0.00.
WESTERN UNION LOSES.
Western Pennsylvania Ruling Affirm
ed, and New Jersey Judg
ment Reversed.
Tho United Stntes Court of Appeals,
sitting In Philadelphia, May 19, affirm
ed the decision of the Western Penn
sylvania United Stntes court, In
giving the Pennsylvania railroad the
privilege to remove the poles and
wires of Iho Western Union Tel
egraph Company along tho rnll
rond's right of way. At tlie same
time the decision of the court
reverses a Judgment of the? New
Jersey United States Circuit Court.
Tho Pennsylvania ronrt refnsVd to
grant the petition for an Injunction
to restrain the lallroad company from
ousting the Western Union Telegraph
Company from railroad property. By
the decision the railroad compnny can
at any time begin the removal of the
Western Union Company's poles and
wires from the right of wny. The fight
grew out of tho entrance of the Wa
bash railroad Into Pittsburg. The roads
now having rights of way lo that city
opposed Iho entrance of the Wabash.
The Goulds are owners of the Wabash
and the Westefn Union Telegraph
Compnny am!, as Is alleged, In retalia
tion for getting an opposition railroad
through this section, the Pennsylva
nia Compnny notified the Western
Union Company that It could no
longer maintain Its wires and poles
along the Pennsylvania road's right
of way. The contract under which the
Pennsylvania Railroad Compnny and
the telegraph company operated ex
pired December 1. l!ni, but the West
ern Union people declnred that the
contract was yet In force by reason of
establishment. The refusnl of the lat
ter company to remove their wires
and poles when requested led to tho
legal battle. The decision mentis much
to the Postnl 1 olograph Compnny, as
t lint concern will nt once tnke ad
vantage of the ousting of Iho West
ern Union mil! erect Its poles nnd
wires nlong the Pennsylvania rail
rend. The rci.Nivnl of the Western
Union wires will give the Postnl Com
pany more space than It has nt pres
ent along their highway route. In
Its application for nn injunction the
Western Union Compnny assorted that
railroads were postnl ronds, and, as
such, the petitioners bnd the right to
use the same for a highway for wires
and poles. Tho opinion Is written by
Judge Dnllns, who says: "As it was
not asserted that the telegraph com
pany hnd the right Independently of
contract to mnintnin Its lines upon
the railroad and In view of tho settled
construction of tho law, we enn not
permit such n contention to bo rec
ognized ns the basis of Jurisdiction."
The opinion concludes that "tho fun
damental position of tho telegraph
company In ench of these' cases is
tiiilennble."
EX-OFFICIAL SHOT.
Former Lieutenant Governor of Lou
isiana Kilted.
A shooting affray, which resulted In
the death of former Lieutenant Gov
ernor Henry Clay Knoblock, occurred
nt Thlbodeaux., La. The shooting wag
done by James Oarnult, a barber. In
a section of Main Btreet usually crowd
ed. The men were seen talking to
gether when suddenly Knoblock drew
his revolver. It nppenred that ho ex
perienced some trouble with the weap
on nnd the cartridge failed to explode
Before Knoblock could make another
attempt to shoot Garault whlpiicd out
his revolver and opened Are. That his
aim was truo was established by the
autopsy held by the corocer, who
found five wounds In the dend man's
body. Any one of the wouiuIb would
have proved fatal. Garault surrend
ered to the authorities Immediately,
but It Is believed ho will be allowed
bond. Knoblock was a native of La
Fourcho parish. He Bcrved as lieu
tenant governor under Governor Sam
uol D. MclSnery, now United States
Senator.
BELOW ZERO IN MONTANA.
Ten Feet of Snow Seriously Interfer
ing With Traffic.
Ten feet of snow was reported from
Doutts, Mont.. May 20, and the ther
mometer ranging from four to six de
grees below zero. Traffic on the Great
Northern railway was seriously Inter
fered with by tho drifting snow nnd
the trains being operated only under
tho greatest difficulty. Conservative
estimates place the loss of live stock
at cbout $2,000,000.
MONSTER MOSQUITOES.
The Jersey Breed Grows Big and Fat
Off Crude Oil.
A report from New York says niOB
qultocs In Montclnlr, N. J., this sea
son are bigger in size and greater in
number than ever before. Many res
idents are asserting that the crude
oil which the board of health lias
been using on the ponds and stag
nant pools does not kill the larvae,
tint Instead causes them to grow big
and fat.
Chinamen to Be Deported,
Two Chinamen, Wong Lung and
Woag Bu, were found guilty at Erie,
Pa., before United States Commission
er Grant of a violation of the Chinese
exclusion law and are now In Jail
awaiting deportation.
Hurt by Fall of a Bridge.
Tho Rockbottom bridge which spans
the Susquehanna river at Binghamn-
ton. N. V., went down under the
weight of a street car. Six passengers
were In the car, besides the motor-
man and conductor. All were more or
loss injured.
THil tn Wl-sclf Train
An attempt was made to wreck' the
coiomai express irom wasnington lor
uosion, on me new xora, new Haven
ft Hartford railroad, near Mansfield,
Mass.. station.
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LATEST NEWS NOTES.
President Roosevelt was given en
thusiastic reception In Oregon.
Twelve persons were severely hurt
In a collision of street cars In Chicago.
Porter Brothers, big fruit concern
In Chicago, has gone into bankruptcy.
A tornado nt Norton, Kas., unroofed
nevernl buildings and Injured two per
sons. Right apartment honors In New
York were burned, causing a loss of
$ I mi, win.
Philadelphia school directors,
charged wilh conspiracy, deny court's
Jurisdiction.
Jnvestlqntlon of postal senndnl re
vealed Inrpe deficit 111 appropriation
for free delivery.
A railroad will be established
through the Holy Land by tho Otto
man government.
The Masonic lemple nt Bay City,
Mich., was destroyed by fire, causing
a loss of $ro,ooti.
Two persons were killed and eight
Injured by an explosion In a powder
mill In Madrid, Spnln.
Over 2.00(1 machinists nnd members
of kindred unions In St. Ixnils struck
for an increase In wages.
Six hundred slot machines seized
by the police of Philadelphia were
burned on the City Hall plaza.
Pearl and Edna Gill, aged 3 and 5
years, respectively, were burned to
death In a fire at Merrill, Mich.
Report from Vienna, Austria, says
the revolt In Croatia Is spreading and
threatens to extend to Dalmatla.
Colonel Taylor, with a constabulary
force, defeated several bands of fa
natics In the Interior of Celm Islnnds.
Tho American Stogie Company filed
at Trenton, N. J., articles Increasing
Its capital stock from $5,000 to $11,
070.000. The strike of the trainmen and
switchmen of the Mobile and Ohio
railroad hns been declared off by
agreement.
Fire destroyed the mill nnd build
ings of tho Lead Mining Company,
nenr Canyon City. Col., causing a
J."iO,loo hiss.
Waldhrldcp Tnft, a nephew of Gov
ernor Tail, nnd another Yalo student
were fined In New I In veil for aHsnult.
They appealed.
Tho plant of the Kenton (O.) Toy
Manufacturing Company, burned. Loss
$100,00(1; Insurance $.'2,(ioi). Incendlur
Ism Is suspected.
Tho Wnterous engine works nt St.
Paul, Minn., were destroyed by fire,
causing a loss of $75,000, pnrtlnlly cov
ered by Insurance.
Tho commission of five cnrdlnnls ap
pointed to denl with Philippine offalrs
Ifl now prepnring nominations for bish
ops for the islands.
General W. K. Donnldson, former
attorney general of Tennessee shot
nnd killed Thomas Choatte, n fnrmer
residing In Marion county, Tenn.
The grand Jury which hns been In
vestigating the municipal conditions
of Colorado Springs hns made serious
charges against important ofllelals.
Rev. Henry Storey, a Baptist min
ister at Richmond, Mich., was burned
to death and his wife fatally Injured
by a tire which destroyed their home.
Williams & Reining, of Richmond,
Va., were successful bidders for the
contract for 1,000,000 pounds of Vir
ginia tobacco for the French govern
ment.
The distribution of the new bonds
of tho United Stnte Steel Corporation
wag begun through J. P. Morgan &
Co., managers for tho underwriting
syndicate.
Statistics compiled by President T.
C. Power, of the Montana State Board
of Sheep Commissioners, place the to
tal number of sheep lost In the recent
blizzard at 900.000.
Thomns Phillips, Frank Bishop and
Fred P. Watts, members of the old
bonrd of county commissioners of
Arapahoe county. Col., were found
guilty of mnlfcasnnce.
By the collapse of a bulkhead In a
coal scow at New Haven, Conn., four
shovelers were burled under an ava
lanche of coal. One man was killed
nnd three others Injured.
The U. 8. Treasury department re
ceived a telegram from National Bank
Examiner Perkins announcing the
closing of the Southport National
Bank of Southport, Conn.
Masked robbers broke Into the house
of Mrs. Marie Durando, at White
Plains, N. Y and after beating the
woman nearly to death, stole $845,
which she had strapped to her body.
Hon. Robert M. McLane was inaug
urated mayor of Baltimore, Md., and
announced the appointment of Mr.
Harry W. RodgerB as his private sec
retary nnd Mr. James J. McGratb as
city messenger and detective.
President Roosevelt, In a telegram
to Senator Hanna, hns signified his ac
ceptance of an Invitation to attend the
wedding of Miss Ruth Hanna and Jo
seph Medlll McCormlck, of Chicago,
which will be solemuized in Cleveland,
O., June 10.
Leland Door Kent, convicted at
Rochester, N. Y., of manslaughter in
the firBt degree, was sentenced to 20
years' imprisonment in Auburn prison.
Kent was convicted of having encour
aged and assisted Ethel Blanche Din
gle to commit suicide.
The conviction of Messrs. Dorr and
O'Brien, respectively tho proprietor
and editor of Freedom, on the charge
of libeling Benito Legarda, a native
member of the Philippine commission,
has been confirmed by the supreme
court of the Philippines.
The Confederate reunion was
brought to a close at New Orleans.
Gen. Gordon was re-elected command-er-tn-culcf
and all the department com
manders, Gens. Lee, Walker and Ca
bell, were choson for another year.
President Williamson, of the Ariel
Boat Club, Is planning to form the
Southern Association of Amateur
Oarsmen, In which the clubs of Bal
timore, Washington, Richmond and
Alexandria, Va., will be members.
The seventy-third general assembly
of the Cumberland. Presbyterian
church met at Nashville. Tenn.
PMOII Of CLERKS CANCELLED
STRIKES SMALL OFFICES.
Postofflce Investigation Checks Au
thorized Advancement New
Schedule Arranged,
The cancellation of the promotion of
over 8,000 postofllce clerks throughout
the country recently authorized Ky
the postolllee department, and a for-
mnl notice to former First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry H. Ilenth of
the charges made ngnlust him by for
mer Cnsbler S. W. Tulloch, of tho
Washington city postofllce, constituted
one day's developments In the post
office Investigation. First. Assistant
Postmaster General Wynne hns re
ported to Postmaster General Pnyne
that the tabulation of the clerks In
each grade In postofflees of tho first
elnss hnd been completed. This work
was undertaken In accordance with
the order made by tho Postinnster
General to rearrange the salaries of
the clerks already classified, so Hint
the number In the several grades sbnll
not exceed tho number specifically
prescribed In tho net of Congress mak
ing appropriations for the postnl ser
vice. The former classification was
made by George W. Beavers Just prior
to bis sudden resignation as chief of
the division of salaries and allow
ances. The new schedule, spproved
by the Postinnster General after trans
ferring five per cent from grades
whero there aro vacancies, as author
ize,! by a recent decision of the Comp
troller of the Treasury, makes It nee-
essary to cancel 3.04(1 promotions In
the several grades In which there Is
an excess above the number to which
the grades are limited by law, nnd In
which grades 7,412 promotions hnvo
been authorized heretofore. The re
port says: "It will not bo necessnry
In any ense to reduce any clerk, but
simply to cancel 3,040 out of 7.412
promotions heretofore authorized to
tnke effect July 1, KIO.I. Wo will pro
ceed at once to ascertain exnetly tho
number or promotions In each grade
It will be necessary to enncel nt each
postolllee, and then will Inform the
postmasters nnd nllow them to select
the Increnses which must be can
celed." Most of the excesses In the
number In the respective grades of
clerks scattered throughout the United
Stntes at flrst-rlnss Presidential of
fices are In the $000 and $l,ooo per
annum classes. The excesses In grades
nre divided nmong eight grades as
follows: 258 excesses in tho $700
grade; 852 In tho $!Klo grade; 3(! In
the $1,0011 grade; 451 in the $l,Km
grade; 231 in tho $1,200 grade; 220
In the $l,non grade; 82 In the $1,400
grade, nnd 1(1 In the $1,60(1 grado. Tho
rostninKter General has sent to Mr.
Heath a copy of the charges filed by
Mr. Tulloch, together with a letter re
questing any Information he may care
to suiimlt on the subject. This Is tho
first oinclnl communication with Mr.
Ilenth during the Investigation,
CUBA'S INDEPENDENCE.
Havana Celebrates First Anniversary
of the New Republic
Tlie celebraWon of Cuba's Independ
ence dny, the first anniversary of the
establishment of tho Cuban republic,
began at midnight, May 20. Business
was completely suspended. President
ralma, accompanied by the cabinet of
ficers and city provincial officials.
drove to the Punta, where he reviewed
the members of the police and fire
departments, and then, accompnnled
by Secretary of State Zaldo. he was
driven up the Prndo to the palace, con
tinually acknowledging the salutations
of the crowds -which line that thor
oughfare. At noon the guns or Caba
nas fortress announced that exactly
a year had elapsed since the birth of
tho Cuban republic and Immediately
thereafter the Rural Guards and the
artillery paraded on the plaza In front
of the pnlace and were rovlewed by
i no president..
MRS. FAIR DIED FIRST.
8ald Husband Survived Wife In Paris
Automobile Accident.
Absolute proof that Mrs. Charles L.
Fair died before her husband In the
automobile accident In France Is said
to be In possession of the attorneys
In San Francisco, Cal., who have
charge of tho interests of Mr. Fair's
relatives. Attorney George A. Knight,
who returned from Paris, whither he
had gone to secure evidence to combat
the claim of the members of Mrs.
Fair's family that Mr. Fair's wife sur
vived him, and therefore Inherited all
his property, stated that he was now
prepared to show that the witnesses
brought to this country testified
falsely.
Elks Home Opened.
Tho Elk's National Home at Bed
ford City, Va., was dedicated In tho
presence of fully 5.000 people, who
came from all sections of the country.
The oration of the day was made by
Meade D. Detweiler of Harrisburg, Pa.
After the dedication exercises 3.500
people were fed at an old Virginia
barbecue.
Famous Lincoln Elm.
A storm which prevailed at Spring
field blew down the famous elm plant
ed by President Lincoln the day after
his first election to the Presidency. It
stood In front of the old Lincoln home
stead and a part of the roof of the
old house was caved in by tho fall of
the tree.
Boy Kidnapped by Gypsy.
A gypsy kidnapped Percy Welmer,
the young son of a miner near West
ernport, Md. The abductor placed the
boy on his horse and rode away. A
posse overtook the band to which the
abductor belonged and recovered the
child.
Women Attacked Workmen.
One hundred striking Italians, with
their wives, at New York, attacked a
gang of men at work in a trench.
There had been a strike and no Ital
ians had been employed In the work.
REVIEW OF TRAOE.
Plants Well Occupied Dry Weather
and Unrest Among Workers
Adverse Factors,
R. O. pun A Co.' "Weekly Review
of Trade" snys; Weather conditions
and tho Inrbor situation are tho dom
inant Influences In the business world.
Unseasonable high temperature at
many points, especially In tho East,
stimulated retail trade In wearing ap
parel, but had a most titiNntlnfactory
effect upon vegetation, which was
promptly reflected In diminished or
ders for supplies, nod In sunn cast s
thorn were cancellations. On the whiiln
there nre fw wage earners volnc'nrlly
Idle, yet the spirit of tuft est has
caused the abandonment of some new
enterprises and postponement of o( ti
ns, which ine.itis less demand for
structural materials nnd labor. Pay
ments nre also less prompt, time often
being asked where formerly fash
transactions for n slight discount were
tho rule, Asblo from these two' ad
verse factors the trade situation Is
Invorahlo, nnd with nvcrngtt weather
and Industrial pence there Is every
prospect of continued prosperity
throughout the country. Mnnuliiftur
Ing plants are generally well occupied,
cnpi-clnlly In footwear, Iron nnd steel.
Truffle on tho railways Is heavy, earn
ings thus far reported for May ex
ceeding Inst year's by 13. 0 per cent.,
and surpassing J no I by 25.7 per rent.
Head Just ment In prices of Iron nnd
stoi-l continues, the mnrket gradually
resuming normal mentions. There is
no evidence of diminished activity as
yet and In many cases prompt deliv
eries are urged, but ns the Increased
capacity brings plants nearer their or
ders, buyers nre naturally lens eager
to place contracts. Tho fact that some
concessions have been mnde In quo
tations tends to postpone business,
prospective buyers waiting for still
morn fnvorabln terms. Advances of
about G per cent In wide sheetings
till lento Hint the cotton goods market
Is beginning to respond to tho higher
raw material. Warm weather stim
ulates activity In wash goods for quick
delivery. There Is no sign of reaction
In the footwenr industry. Leather
Is steady at recent advances. Lato
salted pnekcr bides ara active and
higher, the general range of quotations
nt Chicago being mnterlnlly higher.
foreign (try hides are steady, arrivals
meeting with prompt absorption. Fail
ures this week are l!)l In tho United
Stales, agolnst 1!'2 last year, and 14
In Cnnndn, compared with 12 a year
ago.
Brndstrrefs snys: While underly
ing conditions have Improved as a
whole, there Is still room ror better
ment In weather, crop nnd Inbor mat-
ters, Iron Is drooping, largely be
cause buyers nre holding off on future
purchases. Stocks do not accumulate,
however, and consumers ore Insistent
for deliveries on old orders. Much Im
portance Is attached to the possible
action by the leading Interest as ro-
gards Its supply of Iron for the sec
ond half of the year. Steel Is firm at
the West, but resales of rorelgn steel
nt Eastern markets lead to an ensler
reeling In the market ror billets. Fin
ished products nre In good demand,
tho wage scale In tho tin plate trade
has been settled ror another year and
the demand for hardware Is active, an
element of importance In tho present
stnte of the market.
Jr. O. U. A. M. Convention.
The Junior Order nf American Mn.
chnnlcs In annual convention at San
rranciseo, cal., have elected ofllcers
us follows: National councilor. Dr. J.
L. Cooler, of Texas; vice councilor, W.
E. Faison, of North Carolina; treasur
er, J. Adam Sohl, of Maryland; con-
niicior, martin woods, or Massachu
setts; warden, Arthur F. Bailey, of
Mlclllcan: insl:la aentltiot If I-
Bchaerlzel, of California; outside sen
tinel. O. II. Hopkins, of Virginia;
chaplain, tho Rev. M. D. Lichllter. of
Pennsylvania; board of control, A. R.
Dillingham, of Georgia; Edward S.
neemer was re-elected secretary. The
iiesi meeting win ne neiu at St. Louis.
Died From Fright.
I. SlmmS WAS firrCQtnr! nt Chin rrr.
charged with the murder of Joseph
Dabnev. colore1 nmi ,iw r riv,t
on the way to the Jail hospital. Dab-
ney whs ioiinu aeaa May is at the foot
of stairs lenillnir in Mo
had been broken.
CABLE FLASHES.
The first anniversary of the Procla
mation of tho Cuban republic was cel
ebrated at Barcelona, Spain, by a din
ner attended by 50 Cubans and the
coneuis of Cuba, the United States and
Brazil.
Large numbers of refugees from
Macedonia, fearing massacre, are en
tering Bulgaria, especially rrom the
direction of Andrlanople. They tell
terrible stories of Turkish violence
wreaked on Christians.
Tho report that Lieutenant General
Raaben, governor of Klshenefr, Rus
sia, had been dismissed by the Czar
is confirmed. Advices from St. Peters
burg state that while the Russian or
flclals regret the massacres, they re-
seiu wnat iney term the "antl-Rus-slan
agitation In America."
Lord George Hamilton, the Indian
secretary, at London, England, receiv
ed at tne India office a deputation ren
resenting the cotton employers and op
eratives or Lancnsnire, who urged tho
auoution of the Indian cotton and ex
cise duties. The secretary, however,
was unable to meet the wishes of the
aeputauon.
The provincial of the Franciscans
throughout tho world will hold a uni
versal chapter at Rome, Italy, on Pen
tecost Sunday (May 31) and elect a
superior general, to succeed the Very
rtov. Father Laaer, deceased.
Eighteen people living at a boarding
house at San Juan, Porto. Rico, were
pclsoned by milk containing nto-
malnes. The Americans a fleeted were
Messrs. Kellogg, Sisson. Gordon,
scnuitze anu Haiien and Mr. and Mrs.
Chadwlck. They are all out of dan
ger. At the Maternity hospital the
nurses, helpers and some of the pa
tients were similarly poisoned.
CIENCt NOTES.
A'hurlctuie s a, wind that blows at
Tt mllos an hour or more. Such a wind
exerts a pressure of nearly IS pound
to the squnre foot,
France grow more varieties ol
flowers for making porfumea than any
other country. All over Southern
France, In April, are to he soon mile
of ruses, acres of violets, pessamlne
and tuberoses and orchards of orange
tieus that are cultivated for their blos
soms. Persia, Turkey and Bulgaria,
however, grow most of the roses for
tho precious attar,
A letter rocelvfl by Sir Alfred Jones
chairman of the Liverpool School of
Troplesl Medicine, from Prince d'Arcn
betg, president of the Suns canal com
pany, Informs him that the Csmpaftnl
duo Canal de Suez Is anxious to assist
In tho work that the Liverpool school
Is carrying on In West Africa and has
accordingly resolved to make sub
orlptlon to tho school,
Kxresnlve muscular development Is
pronounced by an experienced physi
cian to be nut only unnecessary, but
positively dnngerous. On ceasing ath
letic training, which every person must
tio "(Miner or Inter, tho systom adapt
Itself very slowly to new conditions,
and digestive and llvor troubles are
very liable to follow. Tho great lungs,
pot needed In sedentary work, degen
erate, often leading to consumption.
The coffin of the Hunnlsh king, At
tlla, was recently unearthed by a peas
ant in the Brave valley, Austria. The
coffin Is of bronzo, and beside It were
found n number of bronze Implements.
Underneath tho coffin was n large
stone tearing several Inscriptions,
among them the name of Attlln, This
verifies tho predictions of some anti
quaries, who have long bon convinced
that Attlla's grave would be found In
that region.
A scheme la on foot for the purpose
of connecting Montreal and Longueull,
Quebec, by means of a tunnel under
tho St. Lawrence. Plans have been
submitted to tho department of rail
ways, providing for a double track tun
nel from the south shore to the heart
of Montreal, where a central station
will be placed. Tho structure, which
will b ef concrete and stone masonry,
lined with enamel brick, will have a
width of 27 foet and a height of 21
feot
From seven diamonds weighing
from two to 21 carats that have been
picked np In Wisconsin and adjoining
states. Prof. Wllllnm If. Hobbs traces
the diamonds fields of Ncrtb America
to the volcanic region of the Canadian
wilderness, south of Hudson bay. The
only known matrix of the diamond Is
the black shale or "blue ground"
around tho necks of burned out volca
noes. The loose stones found seem to
have been transported by glaciers, and
on following up the probable course
of these ancient lee rivers the line
converge In the barren territory stated.
Teeth as Health Barometer.
"You are not well," sal.l the dentist
as ha examined tho teeth of his pa
tient. "You need a tonic."
"How do you know that?" asked the
sufferer tn the chair.
"Tho condition of the teeth, more
particularly the gums, affords the best
Indication of the state of a person's
health. Perhaps you did not know it.
but In the spring tho teeth are nearly
always In danger. The gums become
porous and often bloeJ. That is a
danger sign. You may use all the tooth
washes In the world, but you will not
remedy the trouble until your physical
condition Improves. Certain acids are
generated around tho gums which de
stroy the enamel of the upper Incisors.
All this might be prevented by consult
ing a reputable physician Instead of
dentist.
"If your general health Improves,
your teeth are not so sensitive. This
Is particularly true of nervous persons
who are suffering from overwork. 1
often tell them to put themselves un
der the care of a physician and come
back to me after two or three weeks.
A dentist always runs tho risk of hav
ing his work discounted because his
patient is In a debilitated state."
New York Sun.
Young Giant In Caps Breton.
A new physical prcdlgy has ap
peared in Beddick county in the shape
of Alexander J. Mclnnis, the 17-year-old
son of John Mclnnis, of Upper
Settlement, Middle RIvor. Deep chest
ed, broad-shouldered, with enormous
strength clearly written on every line
of his well-proportioned frame. Is this
massively built six-foot seven Inch pil
lar of manhecrd. The young man
weighs 2S0 pounds, and has for the
last few years continued an unabated
growth that Is simply marvelous.
Within the herculean body of the
new Cape Breton prodigy is enclosed
the mind of a youth of 17 years, and
although he Is gifted with acute men
tal powers, these powers are those of
boyhood and not those of mature man
hood. New York Herald.
German Cadets.
According to the official statistics
submitted to the Reichstag, the total
number of cadets, etc.. and seamen
trained In the Oermany navy since
1879 Is 147,000. After deducting 25
percent from this number for losses
through death and disease, it 1 esti
mated that there remain 110.000
trained seamen, who would be called
upon in time of war. Of these, 38,000
men are at present on active service.