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TWO O FIcEs FILLEn.
Thomas III. Carter of Montana Appointed
Commissioner of the General Land
NMnm

WAsHINaToN, Special Telegram, April
THE president to-day made the follow
ing appointments: Thomas M. Carter of
Montana, commissioner OF the general land
office, vice Lewis A. Croft resigned; James
Compton, of Fergus Falls. Mimi, surveyor
general of Minnesota, vice Johrs +. Nor
rish. terfii sspife1,
Mr.: Carriers appointment iiieets with APP
prevail here. Carter is very popular hera
sonally. He las all agreeable way of hand
ling people. His appointment, however is
geiieralis attributed to the influence of Rus
sell Harrison and the Northern Pacific road.
Senator Sanders is very glad. He thinks
that the burial of Carter in a department iii
Washington will take him out OF the next
senatorial contest. Carter docs not think
so, however. He will see Sanders later on
The appointment OF Mr.. Compton was
the natural 6oroilary o. ex-senator Duck
mans dispatch to tile PRECEDENT. with
drawing from the race: II is ancieitt his
tory that Mr. Compton was the second
choice of the Minnesota delegation FOR the
place. 1t is also pretty well known that
Compton was tie first choice OF Senator
Davis, and that it was Davis quiet work
that prevented the appointment of Buck
man months ago.
The appointment biCompton is approved
by the Minnesota colony in Washington.
Elk Congressman Dunne!I said to your
correspondent: at is a splendid appoint
ment. favored Buchanan first, but Comp
ton is all right"
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PEOPLE PRINT.

REV. l.. G. Powers of Minneapolis is ap-
pointed labor commissioner of Minnesota.
IT is said that Prince Bismarck will make
no effort to secure an election to the
reichstag, but will appear in body if elected
LORD SALISBURY, the British prime minis
ter has left London for Beaulieu, his new
villa at San Reno, Italy.
THE wife of Representative Cutting died
in San Francisco. She was cousin of
President Garfield.
CHARLES ARBUCkLE, the millionaire cof-
fee merchant of New York, is dead. His
remains will be Cremated i'll PittSburg.
CoCNT ARTHUR KEssELsrAD and Countess
Anne Fries were caught in a storm in a
pleasure boat off Albazia, Austria and
were drowned.
THE court martial of Capt. Cattley in
Omaha has been concluded. The finding
of the court will be forwarded to Washing
ton.
PROF. DAVID S. JORDAN, president of the
Indiana State university, has accepted the
presidency of the Leland Stanford univer-
sity of California.
MINISTER Won PoTTIcHEN of Germany has
been granted long furlough, ostensibly
for the benefit of his health but that event.
ually he will resign on account of the
Guelph fund scandal,
DIR. JAMES ?, Wick EksHAN, minister to
Denmark under President Arthur, and one
of the originators and president of the ma
tional and state educational associations,
died in Lancaster, Pa, from heart failure,
induced by grippe.
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SPORTING TRIELES

JERRY HEALEY, who played with the
Pittsburg Players league last season, signed
with the Cincinnati ASSOCIATION.
THE national regatta of amateur oarsmen
will be held in Washington on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Aug. II and Is.
THE San Francisco board of supervisors
passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale of
pools in the city and county of San Fran
cisco, except on an enclosed race course.
JOHN TEEmER, the oarsman, says he will
accept O'Connor's challenge to row three
miles and return for $500 and the
championship of Ameri ca, but that he first
wants to row against Hanlan.
AT Seymour, Ind, Edward Garland and
John Cain fought three rounds for the
hand of young lady, who agreed to
the arrangement. Garland was knocked
out in the third round; but both were Sc
verely punished
A. G. SPALDING will in a measure retire
from the active management of the Chicago
club. James A, Hart will have charge of
the business and Arson of the playing de-
partment. Mr.. Spalding will continue to re-
side in Chicago
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FOREIGN.

The italian government meditates taking
steps to check emigration to America.
TIMOTHY HEALY was mobbed by Psrnell-
ties and perhaps permanently blinded by a
blow.
AN English explorer reaches Winnipeg
from the Arctic circle, having made valua-
BILE discoveries and endured great priya-
tons.
DuRiNa the performance of lie Mage"
in Paris, the opera house was connected
with London by telephone, and the music
was distinctly heard there.
THE Gillian government of Tultal and
Caldera has gone over to the revolutionists.
The massacre of prisoners is common to
both parties to the struggle.
THE French cabinet decided that Prince
Louis Napoleon, the second son of the late
Prince Napoleon, DOES not come under the
category of personages who are pretenders
to the throne of France.
THE government of Santo Domingo has
appointed Manuel Jesus Galyan as minister
to the United States, and it is understood
that he is especially instructed to negotiate
a reciprocity treaty with this country.
THE first fight has taken place between
the Venezuelans and the English on the
noItef VI DIlIlSh Uuiana' Inc dispute re-
lates to the boundaryline between Venezuela
and British Guiana.
ARChBIsHoP WALSH has given the pope
an account of the schism in the Irish par
liamentary party. The pope counseled
the archbishop to instruct his clergy to
adhere to their present attitude.
THE Portuguese have declared state of
siege in Manicaland; South Africa, part of
which territory is the scene of the opera
tons of the British South African COM
pany, between whom and the Portuguese
| authorities there is much hostility.
DISPATCHES from Chilli, received via
Buenos Ayres say there has been severe
fighting near Valparaiso recently and that
200 OF the insurgents were taken prisoners,
tied together and shot with cannon and
mus&etry by government troops.
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LIKES RED LIQUOR.
A Justice of the Peace in Kansas Cit
OH Tear.


A Justice of the Peace in Kansas City
Tear.
KANSAS CITY, March 30-Justice GAM
horn and the manner in which his office
has been run in the biggest justice OF the
peace district in Kansas City, are subjects
of unive, sal gossip
To-day police officers were l60kihg OF
him with warrant charging him with en-
bezzling $5S which he collected on judg-
ment. When last seen he was rounding up
South Grand avenue with his attaches, all
of whom were intoxicated. The justice is
out on bail on a trial Tor as>auiting Il
colored woman and OF disturbance of the
peace. The county court at its NEXT sssione
will Investigate.
Tonight Capt. H. A. Bridges, a discharged
clerk. attempted to assault GanZhorn with
a knife during a session OF court. The
justice fought him off with chair until a
deputy marshal wrested Bridges knife
from him. No arrests were made. Gang
horn continued to try the case before him
as if nothing had happened.
A notice was served on GanZhorn tonight
that he would be arrested in the morning
unless he settled in the meantime the
amount of his alleged embeZzlement.
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WICKEDNESSES.

r. J. BARNwELL has been killed and Dep
uty Marshal 7, L. Brim mortally wounded
by moonshiners in Stokes county, N. G,
In fight among gamblers at Covihgton,
Neb., the notorious Doc Middleton and
Mayor Peyson were fatally shot.
A YOUNG man, said to be from st. Paul,
fatally shoots a pugilist in Cincinnati and
wounds his mistress.
c. A. MATHERis arrested at Berlin, Wis,
charged with receiving deposits when he
knew that his bank was insolvent.
d. s, MORRISON, deputy clerk Of the Scott
COUNTY (Va.) circuit court is wanted for
forgeries amounting to $4,000 Morrison
is believed to be in Washington, d. G.
JAMES ROME, sheep herder, was fatally
shot in the abdomen at Billings, Mont, by
Arkansas John, a laborer The shooting
grew ont of an old grudge. Rome will die.
INDIANA robbers thrust two men into an
empty cattle car, rob them and throw
them from the moving train their injuries
being serious.
SEABoRN SMITH, white man, has been
sentenced to death at Covington, Ga, for
assaulting q negro girl. 1t is the first case
of a white man being convicted of assault
on negress.
rOUR DuSS art dEIeSlStl III NEW lOIh1
accused of having set the recent frquent
tenement house fires, whereby many lives
were lost The principal mfscrant confess
seS.
AT Memphis, Tenn, Col H. Clay King
the slayer of Lawyer David Poston, was
arranged in the criminal court and plead
ed not guilty. The trial was set for April
6, and the prisoner returned to Jail.
SINCE the capture OF Bill Hudgings and
most of the members of his gang in Texas
the officers have secured information that
shows Hudgings connection with at least
four murders that have heretofore remain
ed a mystery.
AT Wichita, Kan, the trial of J. G.
Adams, charged with the murder of Capt
Crouch, the noted oklahoma boomer"
has concluded, the jury bringing in YER
dict ofmurder in the first degree. Sentence
was reserved.
THE gambling dens of Omaha were raid
ed and more than 300 prisoners now fill the
station. In police circles it is asserted that
this is merely the beginning of regular
war to be waged against all gambling
houses.
AT Suspension, Ala, Hannah Dennis
shot and instantly killed her brother-in-
1dWs uhdIluSl 1(SllIlSy DC WdS AbtS4ilDb-
ing to force an entrance into her house un-
der disguise. He was attempting only to
frighten her.
KATE BURG of KANSAS City entered st.
Louis iewelry store, and, grabbing valua-
bic diamond from tray, started to run,
but was captured after short chase. Lack
of money, she says, forced her to commit
the robbery.
J. T. JUGGLE and n. f. GLOVER were way
laid and killed at Beaver creek bridge, 8
miles from Homer; La. There isno clue as
to the assassins The sheriff and posse are
on the scene and endeavoring to capture
the murderers.
Mrs SOLOMON NEIDIFER, a handsome
woman of twenty-five, was murdered at
Bedford. Ind, during her husbands alb
sence. There were two large bullet holes
through her body. There is no clue TO her
murderer, who will be lynched ifhe is
caught.
Al GAMBLER named Doc Middleton, who
claims to be the noted outlaw, was shot
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FAMED BY THE WIND.
Incendiaries Responsible for Dis
astrous Blaze at Hot Springs, s. d.

Incendiaries Responsible for q Dis
astrous Blaze at Hot Springs, s. d.
Hor SPRINGS, S. D., Special Telegram,
April Last Saturday night in the town
OF Oelrichs fire was discovered to have
started i'll the Atchison livery stable on tho
east side of Main street. Almost in-
mediately after the fire was discovered it
broke through the roof.
Three horses belonging to Grant Easton
were in the stable and persisted in the
flames. an effort was made to save the
buildings on the same side of the street, but
to no avail. The flames spread rapidly, as
sisted by strong wind from the east, and
the whole row from Atchison's old drug
store to Bull & Co. s brick was destroyed by
the flames.
Livery stable of Frank Long and n Atch-
ison, loss, 81, 500; insurance, $780, Build
ing belonging to Colgan used Tor law office
by L. S. Eastin, loss, 800; no insurance.
Store building of A. Colgan, loss, 81, 200; no
insurance. Two store buildings of Sam w.
Moses occupied by 4. Buck, saloon, and
John Brown, drug store, loss, 81 300; in
surance, 5000. Almost every movable
thing was saved. The loss is estimated at
about S., 900. 1t is the general opinion
that the fire was the work of incendiaries,
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PROVED HLR INNOCENCE.
The Charge of Arson Against Mrs. VII
lOuvbby at Iuycrne dismissed:

The Charge of Arson Against Mrs. WIZ
lougbby at Luvcrne Dismissed.
LUvERNE, Mimi, Special, April 1.-The
grand jury has dismissed the charge of
arson for which Mrs. Nellie d. WiilouShby
was held to answer in Septemb last:
The complaint, it will be remembered,
was preferred by her late husband. from
whom she had been divorced, and was
based upon story told by one Mary Owen,
who swore that she heard the bargain be-
tween her own mother and Mrs. Willough-
by whereby the latter employed the mother
of the girl to fire the building. The stable
was burned, in all probability by fire from
the pipe OF drunken tramp, on the morn
ing OF Jan. Is 1890.
Mrs. Willougbby was present with her
counsel and witnesses, prepared TO sustain
her innocence but the only witness for the
prosecution had lie 1 the country and the
lady, who is we'll known as an Iowa tenn
perance worker, returned to her home in
that state indicated.
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CASUALTIES,

Two persons killed, others injured and
much properly destroyed are the results of
the wreck on the Chicago & Northwestern
road at Racine Junction, Wis,
THE break in the Golfer dam at Sault Ste.
Marie Mich, is now tnder control. The
was bout in the cribbing is about one hun
dred feet.
A PASSENGER and freight on the Burling-
ton road cOllided recently near Sultan,
Neb. Engineer Roberts and Fireman Endell
were killed. None of the passengers were
injured. The financial loss is large.
THE South side market house at Pitts
burg burned recently. Loss, 100000; in
surancs not known. Assistant Chief Stew
art, of the fire department, was injured
about the head by falling walls.
FIRE damaged the Tongue Pointe luna
tic asylum, Montreal, to the extent of S12-
Co., Four men in the fourth story leaped
from the windows and one of them, J. B. La
chapelle, was almost instantly killed. The
others were seriously injured.
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EVENTS OF A WEEK.
Flashed by the Wires of the Telegraph
Condensed and Classified for
Convenience of Readers.
Washington, Foreign, Accidental, Per-
sOnal, Criminal and Other
News of Importance
WASHINGTON.

CHIEF PosroFFIcE INSPECTOR RATHBoNE
las been informed of the arrest of job Fin
negan at Seattle, WASH, charged with rob-
bling the Port Townsend postoffice.
THE president has appointed Joseph c.
Painter receiver of public moneys at Walla
Walla, Wash, vice Robert NJ. McCalTey,
deceased,
THE president has appointed the follow
ing named postmasters: Almer Swift, at
Moulton, To-, office became presidential;
Thomas Porter, at New Richmond, Wis,
commission expired.
THE Pan-American monetary conference
met in Washington with closed doors.
There was full attendance, and after the
submission and discussion of several pro-
positions, the conference adjourned for q
week.
HELEN T. CLARK, an Indian girl who was
a teacher at the Carlisle Indian scho oil, has
been appointed special allotment agent by
the United States government, and left for
Montana to assume the duties of her office.
She will superintend the allotment o f Ian DIS
to the Indians.
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INGENE 7AL

THE detailed figures ofthe cost of the new
Croton aqueduct of New York show total
of $A, 767, All.
THE bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church will hold their semi-annual session
at Green Castle, Ind, May 1.
THE Boston Car Spring company, manu-
facturers of springs, valves, rods and vul-
canized India rubber, has gone into insol-
yency.
Gov. DAVIS of Rhode Island says he will
recognize the requisition papers for forger
named Garnett which have come to him
from Gov. Bulkley of Connecticut. He
says the possession of tbs seals of the state
makes Buckley governor de facto.
FURTHER developments in the Schwarts
bank failure at. Louisville show that the
bank has been practically insolvent since
1873. The deposits will reach about $780,
600 and there are debts to other financial
institutions amounting to $4,000.
The Tennessee senate has rejected the
bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for state ex-
hibit at the worlds fair. The house, how
ever, passed bill allowing county author
tiles to appropriate money for exhibits at
the fair.
THE executive committee of the Grand
MO4uIHeHb dSSOcldiOH mas passed reSOlu-
tons asking the New York legislature to
appropriate $500, 900 of the state direct tax
recently refunded by the United States
for the purpose of erecting the monument
to Gen. Grant at Riverside Park.
THEODORE e. ALLEN has brought an act
ion in the supreme court to recover from
| Kinney tobacco company $4,000 for his
| services in connection with the organiza-
| ton of the American tobacco company,
| otherwise known as the cigarette trust, =
| in 1890.
RICHARD J. HINTON, Edward s. Nettleton
and Prof Robert Hay, of the United States
| irrigation commission, are in Lincoln. Neb..
| in conference with local experts. OUTLINING
the experimental work which is to be uil-
| dertaken in Nebraska, Wyoming and the
| Dakotas the coming season The gentle
men have faith in the practicability of ir-
rigation in the western part of this state.
The committee appointed to Investigate
the charges Of bribery in connection with
the finding of scraps of paper in the state
library at Sacramento, Cal, during the re.
cent senatorial contest has sent its report to
the senate. Itreported that the money had
come from the Southern Pacific railroad,
and that within thirteen hours after ii ar.
| rived here it was in the state library, but
/ who handled it there or for what purpose
1t was handled thereon was not determined
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pol ITlCAI

THE Malone and anti-Mahone Republi-
cans of Virginia effect a reconciliation.
GUSTAV TAFEL has been, nominated for
mayor by the Democrats of Cincinnati to
oppose John B. Mosby the Republican
candidate and present incumbent.
THE National Association of Democratic
clubs has issued circular letter addressed
to Democratic clubs throughout the United
States inviting them to celebrate the ami
versary of the, birthday of Thomas Jeffer-
son on Thursday, April 2.
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NEEDS NO PROCLAMATION.
TIE Ceur d'AIene Reservation Opene
by Force of the statute

TIE Ceur d'AIene Reservation Opened
by Force of the Statute.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Secretary Noble
has sent telegram to Representative Will
son of the State of Washington stating that
upon due consideration of the matter, it is
his judgment that the Ceur dAlene Indian
reservation in Idaho, as described in the
Indian appropriation act approved March
3, 1901, was opened by force of the statute,
and needs no proclamation or further
action to accomplish that end.
This opinion, however, the secretary
says. is given without any argument made
to the department. and it is to be received
as the expression of views that may be
changed if there is any dispute arising con-
corning its validity i'll a contest case.
The northern section of this reservation
which is opened to settlement contains
about 800 Geo acres, and may be entered I'M
der the homestead act upon payment oil
$3.50 per acre, one-half of which is to be
paid within two years.
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SUING A SENATOR.

A Suit against Senator Power of Mon
tana for Breach of Contract
New YORK, April 1.-George +. Wool
ston has brought suit against Senator
Thomas c. Power i'll the supreme court to
recover 1924, 167 damages for breach of con-
tract Woolston AYERS that in May, 1889,
Power and he made an agreement by which
the latter was to assign to him in July fol-
Lowing onc-half of the stock OF the Helena
Water Company of Montana in considera-
ton of $40 600 and onc-sixth interest in
the West Side Tor new Water Company oil
Helena, Mont, for $40 900.
Mr.. Power in his defense alleges that the
compact was only to be carried out proyid-
ing Woolston secured previously the re-
mainder OF the stock in both companies.
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Carried OFF ON a Bridge.

ST. CHARLES, Mo-, April 1.-The largest
pontoon bridge in the world, located at st.
Charles, acrsSs the Missouri river, was
broken from ITS moorings early yesterday
morning and started down the river. Five
men connected with the bridge were on it
at the time Of the break: John Coleman,
Fritz Weeks, Louis Robinson, james
Sparks and John Enoeh. These men have
not vet been heard from. This is the third
wreck the bridge has experienced within
the past few weeks. The wreck was caused
by an immense amount of dri.twood being
lodged against the bridge.
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CURE FOR THE GRIPPE.

Prominent Men Endorse Remedy for
the Prevailing Epidemic.
NEW York, Special Telegram, April L.
The return of the grippe, which is mild
in the East, compared with the West, has
brought out here to-day from physicians
and others of national repute some re-
markable endorsements OF new remedy.
1t is Ausbruch TokaY, Hungarian wine,
imported by Lorenz Reich, of 334 Fifth
avenue Its merits as preventive and cure
are certified TO by Chauncey M. Depew,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Dr. Willard Par
ker, DR.. L. A. Sayre, DIR. Alfred Loomis,
Prot. Doremus and scores of other promi-
nent men.
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DIRECT TAX.

A Warrant for Minnesota's share Issued
In Favor of Gov. Merriam.
WASHINGTON, April IA warrant for
1922 was issued to-day in favor of the
governor of Minnesota in payment of that
states direct tax.
In compliance with the request of the
governor of Indiana. the secretary of the
treasury to-day instructed the assistant
treasurer at Chicago to pay the draft oil
$769, IA drawn in favor of the governor oil
Indiana as that states share OF the fund,
less $50 600, which he SAYS will be detained
in the treasury until the present differences
in regard to an alleged obligation on the
part of the state have been finally adjusted.
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TAULBEE'.s THREATS.
They Will Ee Admitted Into the Testf-
mOny of the Kincaid Trial.

mOny OF the h1nca1u trial.
WASHINGTON April Judge Bradley
delivered his decision in the criminal court
to-day in the Kincaid case, on the question
of the admissibility OF testimony going to
show that the deceased had on various &C.
casions threatened the life of the defend
ant. The court held that the evidence was
admissible. The defense then called Will
lam L. Curtis, Frank P. Morgan. Perry
Heath, A. J. Kelley, ex-CongreSsman Polk
La DON of Kentucky and Representative
Paynter of Kentucky, who testified as to
hearing Taulbee say that he would kill
kincaid.
During the days testimony there was
reference to the publications that gave rise
to the trouble between himself and Taul-
bee. The first publication was made in a
paper In this city, and re erred to scandal
Gus occurrences alleged to have taken place
in the model room of the patent office, in
which the Kentucky congressman and a
female clerk figured. Kincaid subsequently
published an account of the affair in the
Louisville paper of which he was cor
respondent using Taulbee's name in con-
neCtion with it.
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PATERSON, N. j., April William
Pritchard was standing in front of his home,
in Montgomery street. last night, when an
unknown Italian stole up unseen and
stabbed him in the back of the head, neck
and shoulders. He turned to look for his
assailant and saw him start up the street on
run. The only reason Pritchard can give
for the Italians action is that few nights
ago an intimate friend of his insulted two
strange Italians. Pritchard's wounds are
ugly ones. The police are hunting for the
man, but with little hopes ofcapturing him,
as Pritchard cannot identify him.
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He Murdered ais Mother-in-Law.

BELTor, Tex. Special Joe Lewis was
hanged here to-day. He made short talk,
claiming his innocence of the crime for
which he was to suffer the death penalty,
but no one believed his story. Thh crime
or which he was executed was the murder
OF his mother-in-faw, Frances Moore, in
August, 1885,