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FELL IN ONE suRalNe MASS.

Over 400 Persons Precipitated into .
Mangled Heap by the Giving Way of a
Floor at . sohool Exhibition.
BBLLEFoSTAINE, Ohio, April 2s.-A ter
fible accident occurred at Rushsylvania,
this county. A school exhibition was In
progress in Brockermen's hall, situated
in the second story Of a brick building.
The hall seats 400 people and was
crowded to its utmost capacity.
Suddenly the floor gave way
with frightful crash. The
entire audience Vas precipitated to the
lower floor, a distance of nearly twenty
feet, which was occupied as a livery
stable. Following are those killed as far
as learned:
Mrs ]. +. Alexander, Miss Stewart,
Mrs. William Irnam. Mrs. Wainwright,
Willie Jenkins.
The fatally injured are I. H. Bcldep,
justice of the peace, Mrs. II Coombs,
child Of Mrs. Coombs, j. w. Lewis.
Seriously injured, Mrs. w. A. Howard,
Mrs. j. Kerns, Mrs. b. F. Mccullough,
and many others whose names it is i'm.
possible to ascertain.
At least fifty are wounded, many ser.
iously. A number Of ladies and children
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were taken ont, some u;hurt, with theil
clothing torn completely off.
A THE RECORD.

A Burglar Higgins a Ten Years Sojourn In
Sing Sing Only Ten Hours After Com
hitting the Crime.
NEW YORK, May l.-Charles Kicker, a
policeman of this city, was caught in the
act OF hnrglariZing the auction rooms of
Reilly Il McElhinney, at S3 Nassau
street, while on duty Monday morning.
He WAS ut once taken to the court and
held to await the action of the grand
jury. At II O'Clock the grand jury in
dic;ed him, and he was a few minutes
later ariai sn"d in court and pleaded
guilty. a sentence of ten years was
passed upon him, after which he was
driven to the depot and at ! O'Clock was
on his way to Sing Sing. In less tEan
ten hours after the crime was committed
his head was shaved and he was urrayed
in striped clothes.
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LIE recent decision of the Mime.
sofa Supreme court in the case of the
railroad commissioners against the
Chicago Milwaukee 4 st. Paul rail-
way is of unusual Importance. The
commissioners had ordered this road
to reduce their rates for carrying
milk, which is o becoming all inn
portant item in railway traffic in
southern Minnesota. The road lie.
fused and have fought the case to the
end, but the commissioners have won
and have established the most impor.
tant precedent that the authority of
railway commissioners is to be sus.
tanned by the courts. 1t is held in
this case that the order of the court
was final and conclusive and that the
only legal rates were the rates estab.
lished by the commission. Similar
to this decision is the ruling of the
Nebraska Supreme court that the
commissioners of that state have full
and unquestioned legal authority I,
establish all rates OF transportation
of both freight and passengers. Re
cent legislation in Iowa reducing
passenger rates is in the same line
These decisions recognize the axiom
that a creative power has an essentia
right to control and regulate the OBJ
ject of its creation. This being grant
ed, the state may delegate this powe:
to CONTROL it's creatures, and this ha
been done in the act establishing til,
board OF railroad commissioners
This decision is a most importan
step forward in the direction of gov
eminent control Of corporate powc
in the interest of the people.-Gran,
Forks Herald.
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TIE Democratic convention held
at Watertown to elect delegates to
the st. Louis convention seemed TO
be D%onnyhrook fair sort of gather
ing. Harmony was an unknown
quantity among the .'ullterrilied."
The Day men We're there to protest
against carpet-bagisln and i'm favor of
division OF the territory. Their
heads are level on both questions and
it is believed that the hearts and
good wishes of the majority of the
old time Democrats of the territory
are with'Day.
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In the House.

WASHINGTON, AprilS0-The call of states
for the Introduction of bills for reference
was dispensed with, members being per
mitted to pile their measures at the
clerks desk.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the tariff bill and was
addressed by Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio.
MAslHNGToN, May lon motion of
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, the senate hill
was passed granting a right of way
through Inlinn Territory to the Kans, $
City and Pacific Railroad company.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, in
the chair, on the tariff bill, and was adj
dressed by Mr.. McCreary, of kentucky.
WAsniNGToN, May 2.--In the house the
tariff discussion was resumed. Wilson
of Minnesota, spoke in favor of the bill.
The house passed enate bills for the
establishment of light houses at Goose
Rock, Me-, and Newport News, Va.
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IN MEMORY OF GRANT.
Observed by Notable Gatherings All Over
the Country.

Observed by Notable Gatherings All Over
The Country.
NEW YORK, April 27.-The anniversary
of the birth of Gen. Grant was observed
in this city by a gathering of prominent
men from the north and south at Del
monico's. Gen. w Il. Sherman presided
and Grants life and times were spoken
of by Dcpew, Pryor, Hewitt, Ingersoll
and others.
At Boston the day was remembered
and observed fittingly. At the banquet
Hannibal Iiamlin and all the New Eng
land goverors made speeches.
AT Pittsburg 215 guests Of the Amer
icus club gathered at the Monongahela
house and did honor to the hcro's birth
day.
In Io@a the day was observed as urbor
day and there was extensive tree plant
ing in accordance with the governors
proclamation.
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DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.
They Hold Conventions in Several State
---Islaine aud Cleveland Fayorites.

They Hold Conventions in Several States
---Islaine aud Cleveland Favorites.
WATERFOWL, OAK, May 2.-Thc fight
between the Day and Church factions
eliminated in the convention by a big
split. Two conventions were held and
two sets Of delegates will be sent to st.
Louis. Church had a majority of the
delegates on the ground but their con.
vcntion held in the armory was u vevy
tame affair, all the proceedings being
cut and dried. An adjournment was
had at 4:30 to patch up peace with the
Day faction.
The Day faction met in Music hall and
were called to order by Chairman Bangs,
of the central committee. Delegates
were selected to be sent to the st. Louis
convention.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 3.-The state
convention to choose delegates to st.
Louis was called to order here at 1920
a. IN. by Mr.. %Berryhill. Among those
nominated as candidates are p. G. Bal
lengall, of Ottumwa: Fred Lehman, of
Dies Moines; John Kelly, Sioux City:
John F.. Duncombe, state senator, and
ex-Congressman Pussy.
CuNCoRD, n. H., May 1.-The Demo-
cratic state convention. in point Of at
tendance, vas the largest ever held.
Resolutions heartily indorse the admins
tration of President Cleveland and ear
ne>tly recommend him for denomination.
No instructions were given, but all four
of the delegates are for Cleveland.
MADISON, May WISCONSIN Democrats
met and elected delegates to the st. Louis
convention and nominated presidential
electors Cleveland and his policy were
endorsed. The state central committee
was recognized, but F.. 2. Usher, of La
Crosse, was continued as chairman.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. May 1.-The state
Republican convention to elect delegates
to Chicago was called to order ut noon
-Four delegates were elected. They were
not instructed. Blaine and Sherman ap-
peared to be fayorites in the convention.
HARTFORD, May 1.-Connecticut dele
gates to the st. Louis convention are solid
for Cleveland. The state convention two
years ago adopted the tariff plank in the
national Democratic platform of 's4, and
it stands by that position.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, May 2.-Over SOC
delegates from l6S Republican clubs
gathered here and formed the Republican
league of Iowa, adopting the constitution
presented by the National Club league.
Ogden, Utah, May 2.-The Republican
territorial convention met here yesterday
afternoon to select delegates to Chicago.
They were not instructed.
SAcHAMr.;lr, May 1.-The state Re
publican convention assembled here ar(
elected delegates to Chicago. They will
go without instructions.
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THE FARMERS U
Permanent Organization Effected at tn
Convention Mt Topekn.

Permanent Organization Effected at the
Convention at Topeka.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 2.-The convention
called for the organization Of q farmers
trust met here Tuesday and was attended
by about 200 delegates, mostly from Kan
sas, the remainder coming from the Mis-
sissippi valley. Permanent organization
was effected and eX Governor David But
Ter, of Nebraska, selected for president;
Cleveland Moulton, of Missouri, vice
president, and j. d. Ferguson, of Kan
sas, secretary
The committee on resolutions made q
report favoring the plan of procedure
set forth in the call for the convention,
the establishment Of ten central agencies
to do NIL the selling for the members of
the association. This report was dis
cussed all evening, but no definite plan
was determined upon.
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AN EXODUS INDEED,

An Entire Street of Chicago Cleared of AN
Undesirable Glass of inhabitants.
CHICAGO. May 2.-paci1c or 'Boilcr
avenue" the center of vice and crime in
Chicago, occupied almost exclusively by
disreputables, was Tuesday deserted by
its denizens, property owners refusing
to renew leases, fearing prosecution under
the state law.
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THE CHINESE MUST STAY

Aboard Their Steamer or san Francisco
or Go Back to the Flowery Kingdom.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-The steame
Afghan, from Hong Kong. brought 2i6
Chinese immigrants to be landed here.
The government, however, forbade the
landing of the immigrants and a.'laran-
tined the vessel, refusing TO recognize
the naturalization papers of the China-
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A BIG BLOWOUT.

Trenton, n. d., Celebrates n Annexa-
tion of Millham aud Chambersburg to
that City In Grand Style.
TRENTON, n. j., May a.-Monday at
midnight WAS an important time in the
history of Trenton. The population was
in the streets waiting for Tuesday to az
rive when the Trenton consolidation act
e into effect. At that hour the
towns Of Millham and Chambersburg be-
came a part of the capital and the popu-
lation of the city jumped from $4,000 to
10000. Church bells and factory wills
ties were set going, canons doomed and
a score of railroad locomotives opened
their brass Threats.
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The fiery Kansas senator. Ingalls,.
has been ripping up the wal record
of the Tall Sycamore of the Wa
bash" Voorhees,. much to the disrom-
future of that distinguished gentle
man, who had been attempting to
pose as the particular friend of the
Union and defender of the good
name of Union soldiers.
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FIVE AANeINGs IN ONE DAY.

At Leonardtown, Nd. on the eth,
John Blscoe, colored, was hanged for the
murder of a Potomac river steamer cap
tain in August, 1885.
Joseph Davis al hanged at Ander-
son, S. c., for the murder of q negro in
July, 1885. This is the second hanging
of n white man in South Carolina.
At Fort Smith, Ark, Jack Crow,
George Moss and Owen Hill were hanged
crimes committed in Indian territory.
Seven men were to hang but consump-
ton removed II and three others had
their sentences committed by the presi-
dent.
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OFFICIAL PAPER o FSTARK COUNTY
Saturday, May ), 1855.

ATTORNEY GENERAL TEMpLEToN
gives his opinion that elections for
county superintendent occur in No
vemher as heretofore i'm all counties
having the school district %orsanizl.
ton. This is the same view prrvi-
onsly taken by the territorial board of
rlMca1inM.
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PARDON FOR THE ANARCHISTS.

A Petition B-ing Circulated in Chicago
With That Object In View.
CHICAGO. May IA petition to Gov
crnor Oglcshy for the pardon of Anar-
c..ists Fielding. Schwab and Secbe has
been circulating for the last f." days
among the Socialists, Anarchists and La
boritcs of this city. The text of this pc
tition is almos; word for word the anne
which was circulated Il few days before
the execution of Spies, Fischer, Parsons
and Engel.
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The Tunnel Totally Ruined.

GARRISON, Mont, April 3O.-The Null
len tunnel on the Northern Pacific, which
passes through the main range of the
Rocky mountains, will probably be a
total loss, owing to the damage to the
sheds there. Experts on the ground say
that the snow and spring rains will bring
on n heavy squeeze that will necessitate
the abandoning of the tunnpl
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In the appointment of Melville w.
Fuller. OF Chicago, to the position of
Chief Justice of the United states,
the president took every one 10y sur
prise. Mr.. Fuller has the name of
being IL good lawyer but was unknown
to fame outside Il narrow circle.
Cleveland appears to he fond of sur.
prising both friends and foes hy such
unexpected actions as this appoints
meut.
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THE MONTANA REsERvA TON.

Cleveland Signs the Bill Throwing II
Open to settlement.
WASHINGTON, May2.-President Clcve-
land has signed the Montana bill, by
which all Northern Montana becomes
part of the public domain. Delegate
Toole said: ''This bill will neces itate
the opening of two land offices, with reg
listers and receivers for each.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Following Are Quotation, For May e

st. Paul Grain and Produce.
Wheat-No. / hard. SIC bid; No. l north
ern. SIC bid: No. g. Northern DC bid
Corn-No. Z, Soc bid.
Oats-No. 2. mixed, Bic bid 3sc aske i; May
Bic hid, ~ asked: No. g white, SIC bid, Sc
asked; No. 3. Gc bid.
Barley-No. 2, 6Oc bid: No. d, :. bid.
Rye-No. I. 5sc bid.
Ground Fced-No. /. Sl9.2, asked.
Corn Meal-Unholted. sos asked.
Bran-Bulk. S1a.@ bid; Sl3.D asked.
Baled IIay-No. 1. $40 bid; No. / upland
prairie. Si1.:N bid. $l2.tO asked.
Timothy Hay-Sl"AD bid.
S.eds-Flax. Sl.35 bid: timothy. S2.75 bid;
clover. $40 bid.
Potatoes-HM65c bid; 70 asked.
Eggs--!OlSc bid. lie asked.
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Canndl Wants Cash.

OTTAWA, Ont, May 2.-Sir Charles
Topper will ask parliament for authority
to borrow s225, ooo. 600 for the purpose of
paying the floating debt of the dominion
and for carrying on public works author
lied by parliament, the rate of interest
not to succeed 4 per cent. per annuln.
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yestibule Train Litigation,

CHICAGO, May 1.-The celebrated case
between the Pullman and Wagner car
companies in regard to the vestibule
trains was decided by Judges Gresham
and Blo!gett in favor of the Pullman
company, and enjoining the Wagner
trims
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While Mrs. NJ. Larson, of Egeland,
this county, was drawing water about
ten rods from the house, it caught fire
and the flames were in full blast when
she reached it. Her baby was so badly
burned that it died. Mrs. Larson was
also badly burned.
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lbvn nnD.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, April 2s.-A little
9-year-old daughter of Mrs. Goodspeed.
while returning from school, wa at
tackled by a ferocious dog and when help
arrived the beast was actually devouring
its victim. Tho child was so horribly
mutilated that her recovery is impossible.
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Bishop of Fond du Lac Dead.

FOND Du LAC, Wis, May 1.-The Rt.
Rev. John Henry Hobart Brown, Episco-
palian bishop of Fond du Lac diocese,
died Wednesday of pneumonia, aged 80.
He was ordained in New York, and was
the first rector of Emanuel church, Brook
lvn
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The Depth Of scoundrelism.

ST. PAUL, May 3.-Tuesday was pay
day for the messenger boys of the city.
While Eddie Shaffer was going home at
night he was waylaid by a footpad a@d
compelled to give up his earnings, about
$l5. Another boy was stopped in an
other part of the city and also robbed.
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BIG METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Largest Ever Held In This Country he
gins in New York.

Largest Evcr Held In This Country Be-
gins in New York.
NEW York, May 1.-The general con-
ference of the Methodist church opened
ut the Metropolitan opera house with q
vast attendance. Bishop Bowan pre-
sided and conducted exercises, Bishops
Fows, Foster, Wallar and Warren, DR..
Quinn md Chaplain McCabe assisting.
This body meets but oncei in four years,
and the present is the largest conference
that has ever been held in this country by
the Methodist denomination. Four hun
dred and fifty delegates are in attend
ance from all parts of the United States.
Among them are several women, who oc-
cupy for the first time seats in tie coll
ference of the Methodist church.
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For a Gun

WASHINGTON, April 30.-It is under
stood that at an early day Mr.. Randall
will introduce a bill appropriating $780,
600. 600 for the establishment of an army
gun foundry at Frankfort arsenal for the
manufacture of heavy guns.
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St. puul linton stock yards.

Receipts, 4 cars hogs, : cars Of cattle and 100
head of sheep. Market opened steady. Hogs
sold well. although those re ,eived we're rather
rough. Sales We're made of a223Ga4l lbs average
at S3.3,ls. of GA lbs averare at $3.50, of 2l lbs
average at S3.:i., closing strong. with good
demand.
Ca,tle-Firm. Sales OF - >tockers, l,lal lbs
average, AT $i65 and | bull, 1850 lbs. at s .laIs.
S~heep-Firm; 10 head ordinary. lOl lbs
choice fat are quoted at s1411.
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Trouble Reopened With Morocc

TASGIER, May 2.-The sultan refuses
to submit the differences between
Morocco and the United States in refer
ence to the men imprisoned ut Rabat to
arbitration, and the dispute has been
| reopened.
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A Bow. uorrible Death.

CREsroS, Iowa, April 2s.-A l2-year.
old son of Grosvenor Ball, an old resi-
dent of Adams county, was killed near
here by a runaway team attached to a
stirring pillow. The point of the pillow was
driven in the lads side, and he was thus
dragged about half a mile.
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Settled With All Their. yict,m..

PEORIA, Ills, April 80. The last of
the claims against the Toledo, Peoria
and Western railway, growing out of the
Chatsworth wreck, was settled Friday.
The entire amount of damages claimed
amounted to $500, 600, and all the claims
We're settled without legal proceedings.
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ROASTING cHINcH BUGS.
A Farmers Plan for discriminating the
Pests %SiEnally Failed.

FeHtB S1EhAIIy FAtIeO.
RED WING, May 1.--Some time ago the
ex president of the Goodhue County
Farmers club advocated that rs soon as
spring opened the farmers burn all rub
bish and stubble on their fields in order
to destroy the chinch bugs. His advice
was widely copied by papers throughout
the state. Saturday his plan was given
a trial on the farm of f. Wallauer, in
Hay Creek, and it was proved to be of no
special benefit. The fire In the field SIM
ply warmed the ground sufficiently to
awaken the bugs from their torpid state,
and they congregated in large numbers
on the rocks. The heat did not penetrate
the ground sufficiently to kill them.
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Shielded In the Pulnit.

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The Rev. Edgar
l.. Heermance. formerly pastor Of the
Presbyterian church in the village of
White Plains, shot himself while in his
church at $3.50 p. nj. Sunday. He vas in
the pulpit at the time talking with a dea-
cOn
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Political Pointera.

Pennsylvania Republican clubs have
organized n state league.
Maine Republicans have named Blaine
delegates to Chicago. Ditto Massachu-
sets.
Iowa Prohibitionists nave nominated a
full state ticket and instructed delegates
for Fiske for president.
The Union Labor party of Illinois held
a stormy meeting at Decatur and NOM
mated q full state ticket.
Pennsylvania Republicans have APP
pointed uninstructed delegates to Chicago,
but they lean toward Blaine.
Georgia Probitionists have appointed
tw%enty-three delegates to the national
convention at Indianapolis and demand
statutory prohibition.
Indiana Democrats have nominated
Congressman Matson for governor. en-
dorse1 Governor Gray Cor the vice-pres:-
dency, and named VOORHEES, and Turpia
as two of the delegates to st Louis.
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For a prohtbitorv Amendments.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The senate
committee on education and labor has
decided to authorize favorable reports on
the proposed constitutional amendment
prohibiting the importation, manufac-
ture and sale of liquor in the United
States.
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F,rst no.. of m. s.a.on.

ST. PAUL. April 97.-The steamer Pitts
burg, of the Diamond 10 line, arrived at
st. Paul at 9 O'Clock Thursday night, be-
ing the first boat from below this season.
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Nice May to SQUARE Matters,

NEW YORK, May 2.-Directors of the
National Park bank met. Cashier Wright
said that the d%efalcation of Assistant
Cashier Debaun was sos, 900. The direc-
tors passed a resolution to charge the de-
falcation to profit and loss account. The
bunk will not be embarrassed.
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The Big Tunnel Done.

HELENA, Mont, May 3..-The great
tunnel Of the Northern Pacific road I'M
der the Cascade mountains will be COM
pleted to-day, and trains will be running
through it in two weeks.
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Wild Oxcr nxnamite.

LONDON, May 3.-The dynamite outcry
threatens to arise again. The police pre-
tend to have been informed that Il group
of dynamiters, sent by the Clan ma Gael.
are on their way to this country. a
special watch has been placed at all the
nOrtS.
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"Onlx" $4,000 Short.

BosToN, May 2.-The annual report OF
the Mexican Central Railroad company
for 1887 was issued Tuesday afternoon.
1t shows n deficiency in meeting all
charges of only $40, 462.
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GoBBLED BY THE WESTERN UNION.

Nearly 1000 More Miles of Line Absorbed
by the Great Telegraph Monopoly.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May May 1 the
new contract between the Chicago, Mil
yankee and st. Paul railroad and the
Western Union Telegraph company went
into effect. BY its provisions the West
ern Union company assumes control OF
about 1000 miles Of telegraph wire here
tofore operated by the company. This
includes more than 200 offices in Iowa,
Nebraska, Minnesota and Dakota.
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vestibulc Trains on These Roads

VestfbM1c Trims ON These Roads.
CHICAGO, May 2.-The Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy, the Rock Island, the
Chicago and Northwestern, the Wabash
and the Michigan Central have decided
to put vestibule trains Oh their lines.
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Ratified the Fisheries Treaty

OTTAWA, May 2.-The senate unani-
mously adopted the fishery ratification
bill without amendment. The bill only
requires the governor generals assent to
become a law.
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Raxaxea Of Frost.

NORFOLK, Va, April ga heavy
frost in this section Thursday night dam
aged early fruits and vegetables from
$500, 900 to 1850, UOO.
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Alhart LA Give. n 5000.

ALBERT LEA, Mimi, May 3.-About
s, ZOO has been subscribed to the stock
of the construction company of the Du-
luth, Red Wing and Southern railway by
citizens of this city.
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Elected to the National, COMMITTEE.

MADISON, Wis, May 1.-The Demo-
cratic state central committee has elected
John l.. Mitchell, of Milwaukee, to rep
resent Wisconsin in the national commit
tee, vice William F. Villas, resigned.
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Wheat,

Whcat-No. l hard cash. S214c: June, e314e;
on ira. h S3a4c; No. ! northern, cash Sic: June.
Sl1sc, on track. Sc: No.2 northern, cash. 7911sc:
June, Soc; on track, 0c.
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good game in the outtield, although he
cannot be called a brilliant fielder, as he
is not very fleet footed,
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The burlington Strike is Oh.

The NurlingtOn Strike Is on.
CHICAGO, May 1.-The statement is
made that at a meeting Of the leaders III
the Burlington strike it was decided t.
declare the strike a failure.