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North Dakota.

Ray Wallace, young man permitted to
deliver for the American Express company
at Valley City is missing with $500 he COL
lected.
The office building owned by A. G..
Clark, and occupied by the Steele Ozone as
a newspaper, at Steele, was completely de-
stroyed by tire. The contents were saved,
but III damaged condition.
DIR. Bosge, was asphyxiatcd u day or two
40, at Sio;'S Falls. as was also Mrs. Hotf,
Mr., Hage the remaining victim, is not ex-
pected to live.
The state canva.sing board instructed the
secretary OF state 10 issue certificate to
Wamberg (Harri-on). and Bondesvcdt
(Weaver). presidential electors. Also to
all members Of the fusion state ticket,
except Dahl, Republican secretary OF
state.
Maps of the definite location Of the 500
road Tor 30 m les in Logan county. com
pleting the line from Minneapolis to Bis
marck, were flied in the United States land
office. This is believed to mean an early
completion OF the road to Bismarck
The Worlds Fair board met at James.
town, recently but did nothing of import
ancp. Gov. Burke was present Tor consul
tation with the members, who held meet,
ing at the state headquarters for the in,anc
Designs for the North Dakota exhibits arc
to be considered.
The Fargo city council has ordered &
special election . be held to fill the va
cancv caused by the resignation of Alder
man Knudson, ofthe Filth wa-l. Among
the names OF candidates proposed is tina,
of Mrs. Swart, Il lady who keeps larg.
private boa ding hnu eand possesses con.
siderable executive ability
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Ghustlx Iiurruuc.

st. Louis. Dec. 2O.--lhc ghnstly work Of
Il ST. Louis murderer or dissccting stu
dent was the terrible revelation to-day IN
The baggage depot nt Quincy. Ill, The body
of Il white man was found chopped to
pieces and jammcd I'm an old soap box
This receptacle had been shipped from the
union depot In st. Louis as baggage. III
was only three feet In length ana apont
foot in depth. When it reached
Quincy BnegaSclnan W. Il. Kendall
opened the box and made the discovery as
above. The police were notified and took
charge of lhe remains. Al ili" union depot
here II was stated that two young men
dressed IN the height of style, checked This
box to Quincy. and II similar one TO IL
small town on the Missouri l"i" railway,
lh" railroad people think il is the work
of two medical students Mh" wanted To
take their subjects home. Up To last night
the body at t!,ncy had not been called for.
and the police mint i hardly prG'n;ihir D,
I"r,s. home with him, aud a possible Inui-
der is thought to be AT til" bottom OF 1t.
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A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
CRIMINAL CAREER OF A YOUNG
ST. LOUlSAN.
Edward Foerstal, Son of the City
Treasurer, Attempts Arson to
Hide Heavy tmbezzlement.
and. Failing, Kills
Himself.
A Series of Sins.

ST. Louis. Dec. 2O.--Deposcd Il short
age in his accounts of SG3.U2O. 16 his
son dead, suicide, with absolute ruin
starring him in the face, Michael j.
Focrstel. until tonight city treasurer of
st. Louis, is one of the most miserable
of men.
An Investigation of his affairs, pre-
cil,latcd by the events related, resulted
in the discovery of the shortage given,
the immediate removal of the treasurer
by Acting Mayor \. T. Wallbridgc and
the appointment as temporary treasurer
of Charles Parsons, the best known
banker of the city, who Immediately
gave the required bond of SON, 900. and
assumed the position. But little after
dawn this morning. when suicide added
its dark mtilnations to the cloud of
charges, countrrcl charges, dcnialS and Il
half-Supprcsscd scandal. which has been
hanging over the office of the treasury of
the city Of st. Louis for weeks past.
Edward FocrStel, first assistant and
son of Michael J. Focrstel, city treasurer.
at s O'Clock this morning, shot himself
in the right temple, the ball passing
| tllrough.tlle brain, lodging under the skin
on the left side, and causing q fatal
wound.
For weeks past stories of peculiar do
| ings in the trcasurcr's Office have been
aGoat. There have been suits brought
against the treasurer 10y money lenders,
notorious for their usurous charges: as
serti,ns regarding real estate deals of
| the Treasurer and his son, and allrga-
tions of use of the city by some one who
reconpcd the treasury. previous to the
regular examinations by borrowing from
the shylocks, who at least sued the
treasurer himself on notes which he de
clarcs To he forgcries.
4\inid the wild deductions drawn from
| the flying rGmors. which could not in
any way he verified, there came this
morning ut q O'Clock the announcement
that fire had been Lindlcl shortly before
in the city treasurcr's office, where,
with the doors of the vaults wide open,
Il too apparent attempt had been made
TO dcsti"y everything in that Office and
so forever conceal the guilt of any one
who Should bc guilty of rong-dong.
Scarcely two hours later came the news
| of FocrstclS suicide.
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4 Sccnriurs lruiu..

Chicago. b"c. %. Joseph McrcIcr. keeper
IF "a hrtnri"ils div" al Hurley Wis, IL
iorh'l MP At Ia" central station. charged
with .nti,tin. Young girls from this ci,y 10
I:is Wisconsin, d.n. lie has been engaged
in 'l.is traffic for several years.
Last Friday afternoon DD:ccr KiHdlin ut
tl'a Northwestern railway depot SAW Mer.
c"r and twu .ir- Sitting: in the waiting
room. Detective Eiautr Is in the depot
1!"! kintliin r",n;-h"si tr M that i;lilel-
"'is times l." had seen Mtrcicr with girls
hr:.n:,'r ;pIlp.i't.i"d tli. three Hi.I listened
ia their conversation without :irDIlsili.,
Mel "!"r'S sG;3i.!ofIS.
Afr listening 81 few minutes Kramer
stepped up t" tic Trio and ;.s!.r'i il.. girls
Wi:.lr the: wcr" .oliis. On.. uf ll."iu re-
pii"i that they w"i" going 10 St. I'.,ui to
wnri ia confectionery store. Mrrcier
hrc:.fip H. i.nsI.i :.Ii cl;:iu",i To- br II
wrtl.ay ,",tf."!i'n"r at -. Paul. Kramer
.iii. i'll. .-ir, .,>i.in and learned who t.ics
worr. Hey >a!l they had never seen
Meier ';:.;i! mat G:'y ard l'. had promised
10 uay iii"iu f:.ptious wages 10 work i'll his
co:fccii'rcry.
The .ii'.s 'rl ,. officers that n woman
aai met hin on Madison street II few
days b"f.;r.. ;ii! isi:"I them Ii they wished
10 ." 10 81 l'aIl. III rii.r woull 90 with
ot!t t"l!in. ti.. parents the woman prom
i:.'..! 10 huy t.'Gl beautiful GOWNS and Jew
cry. When MERCER was arrested he had
three tickets for Hurley In lis pocket
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Iowa.


l.. R. Curren manaIer OF the new coal
company was killed in runaway accident
caused by the neckyoke breaking
Joe Stark a notorious saloon keeper o.
Cedar Rapids dropped dead on the street Of
hear, disease.
Moses u. Saunders painter and Taper
hanger Of this ci'y. took an overdose OF
laudanun with suicidal intent and died;
cause poor health aud dependency
David Hemphill. a well! to do re.ident of
Male c,lm, who left lew days ago 30 one
knows where has gone insane and is in
charge O the officers al O.tuma. lie VIII
be brought back here by relatives.
A lie Mars special says: J. w. Miller aud
Robert Henry arr two promlnen. lca.ure-
living on tie Broken Kettle. Miller &C.
cuses Hen y o. attempting to murder him
AMI say Henry strucs him with hatclIet.
The latter is utider arrest.
George /. Bagley. The messenger who
stole 800 90 from the United States Com
,any at Davenport, Nov. l8 was sentenced
to p years in the penitent ary. B.gly
pleaded guilty. Judge Waterman gave a.
his reason for imposing a light sentence the
prisoners previous good character and his
pr mpt action in restoring the stolen
| money.
An Atlantic special says: John Dickens.
German farmer of Union Township was
killed by team, attache,ito wagon knock
ing in, down and tne WAGON wheels run
ming over his chest. He WAS instantly kill
ed.
State surer,ntend"nt Knoeler Las filed
lis annual repor;. The io'ai enumeration
ofctildren OF school age is G1.5 '26 nuim
i,er attending school. SO 81; the ave age
daily attendance :;2l. .0,; school houses l3,
30; value. !: l3,op9.l32
| An etinrt was made 1T Webster to secure
new trial i'll the use of Mary Z. Miller
who secured verdict Of ;G 5S5 for injuries
received on a defect We bridge against
Boone county, but Iudge Weaver over
| ruled the motion and Boone county will
have to pay.
AT Liscomb the team Of p. W Chadwick
ran away. throwing himself and motter-in-
/ law, Mrs Braddock, out of the vehicle on
f: to the ground. Mrs. Braddoca was in
! sanity killed, her neck being broken.
| Chadwick was seriously but no, fatally in
| iured.
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Montana's Statue.

Chicago. Dec. 20.-'rhe model of Miss Ada
Rchan's symetricai form on which the Mon
tana silver statute is to be constructed, has
been completed by Sculptor Z. Ii. Parks and
was exhibited to-day to members of the
press ut his studio. Standing eight feet in
height and posing Il globe is the majestic
figure. Tt the base of the globe is the
archctypc Of Mountain eagle, the original
OF which was killed near BoZeman, Gallatin
county, Mont, and sent TO the sculptor TO
pattern from. a sort of goddess crown Gov
ers the head of the figure, which is inciosed
in Il drupcd garment to the knees. In her
right hand is Il sword of justice anu in the
lett !: pair of scales are held upward. In
one siue of the scales will be silver coin
and in the other Will he guid. The most at
trIctive and prettiest part OF the iigure are
tE. curves of the outlines of supposed move
inent of the back, limbs ana Ieet as she
steps toward The Spectator. Inc figure Is
sui,poceu TO he III motion, with the left
fuol backward, aud it makes the. pose Il
most majestic one. This statue of justice
viii be OF solid silver-thut is. the frame
work of the iigure-and will cost, S6,,oVo
Mir. Paris was warnily congratulated by
all who saw til. !noicl. The pose is stately
and Gigniiic,i--;i ideal statue of justice.
Those Interested in the Montana exhibit
are especially :.raiiied III the progress Ut
Inc wUrn. - Reception vii! he EeiI ut the
studio Tomorrow, 2uu Invitations TO which
have been sent out.
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Anxious AIexandrians.

Alexandria, Mimi, Special, Dec 2o.-An-
other mad dog scare occurred here today
Since the mad dog was killed here three
weeks ago, several dogs have died with
the rabies. The village council passed an
ordinance that all dogs be muzzled or killed.
A great howl w;ts raised In which prom-
hent citizens took part against the council
ana ordinance The marshal was ordered
TO take lo action in the matter until to.iuor
row.
To-day a nlonsrcl bull dog snapped the
hand of Joe Araold of Alexandria, badly
tearing II. then running rapidly away. Ih'.
dogs eyes were fixed ana bluodShot. foamc,i
at the mouth and WAS known to be one of
the dogs bitten hy Il rabta dog here three
weeks ago, which III turn had been bitten
last August by Il dog from Willard. sup
posed to have the rabies. The next victim
was Mr.. Frici,. of the Minneapolis Journal.
bitten in tho hand. He then tore the cloak
OF little girl i'll IL vain effort to catch her
hand. Meanwhile he had bitten some
horses ted on the streets.
By this time several persons had started
In pursuit Of the dog. when 1t was sighted
running III among some teams and wagons.
where V. *. NimHn was talking with an
other man. Van Niman was bitten in the
ileshy part of the back the dog swapping at
his companion, who escaped by Godging
suddenly. The dog was soon after killed,
but those bitten are in an agony Of mind.
The fact Of the dog being mad at this time
OF the year Is accounted for by the poison
ing being transmitted from ono dog TO an
other since last summer. The council Is
severely censured by one faction for not en-
forcing its ordinance, while another faction
uphold them for their cuution.
Excitement raised to u high pitch by the
Nelson accident, in which seven men Were
killed, is increased until MANY are frantic
and ladies and cAlllren dare hardly leave
the house. 1t is not known late this even
ing what action the village council will
take in the matter.
A dispatch received from Alexandria
some huuts later than the above, state:
that the dog shot there To-Day was moi The
mad dog, but Il similar one. A dispatch
from Garfield says Il dog answering. hi:
description was shot there after biting
three men. names not learned.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-24

gain possession OF you. You shall
plunge into all the excess ses and disai-
pations that have, so lar. only sug-
sested to YOU. don't take pleasure
in them myself, but can make you
suffer thereby; but Ijhink l won't
SHOW You any more OF my hand"
pleasantly, ''it will all come out as
play Aud it laughed with gay good.
humOr.
Van had gradually become conscious
on strangely oppressed feeling togeth-
er with n passionate desire for sleep;
hut he resolutely fought it
OFT Grradins lest the threat tened
conflict between his old Soul and the
oew Spri, should take place before the
| latter had affirmed sufficient strength
to withstand the powerful old Soul.
IN which event I've knew he was doom.
ri 10 4 hopeless slavery from which
here would lac no escape but death.
But he could no longer keep his eye
IDS dropped open; they closed heavily,
thomsii lie made u frantic endeavor to
AZ lenst keep his mind clear.
| Nu'm, Even as he so Sesolyed
isr WAS surrounded by light clouds
that stile him flashes OF red
'rht around him-tle clouds grew
dsmser
He ceased to struggle and awaited
'h" end with calm certainty-quite
sure that he would lie the old Souls
captive, and not rousing himself to
raNc mulch about the issue in either
gasn. 1t seemed to him that he could
actually feel the opposing forces as u
nary, deadly stupor crept upon him.
Suddenly. lac was revived by rush
a. cold air, onl the next instant Tom
En-Fell was eagerly pulling him out Of
his "halr. stamping out he flames on
iln. l!oor, sco.dins shouting, congrat-
mIating and expostulating all at once.
"tonfonnd it. Nan!" he roared.
"lp To Your old tricks again-finging
yoir dirty rags all over the place, and
then calmly dropping hot ashes on
'em. Just like you. | don't believe
yon could stop it to save your soul"
Van graspea his friends hands
warmly, while he said slowly. ITO
save my Soul, wouldn't Tom"
AMI to this day Tom never quite
understands why Van spoke SO SOL
emnly. Stories.
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Fatal and Eisastrous.

STE. Louis Dee. 2o.-.i fire originating In
The Cdel Woodenware coInpanya building
this evening destroyed the property situated
al Ike ltiIl,ur! uuuli.ici nH nas.ii!Iat ton,
Locust. Lara and Iourtn streets. Success
is- aiariua called out practically the entire
department., which Ior Il time seemed uu-
able TO cope with the r:.Eies. After !. strug-
:;.e lasting Until nearly II O'Clock. however,
,:ie tliill,es W"r. got u!lier control with a
.p>s aggrrsatins s..,o.uv0. Which is psacti.
.i:lly corel':'. by Insurance. divided in snail
;.i::yunts among large number of com
i;:il:.s. The iii iiiyidu;li losses are: Cdeil
No1ienwar. Company. Oh stock. Sl3O.rpo;
on buildings Owned by the Collier estate.
s1I,gJ: 1jer Desk cunnany. sttpp: Pa
Iific Express company. SJ."At; Troch!ech.
I,,,,ikar & Eenyari. carpets: ete.. $1,000
tno>;y by water: on building. owned by
Collier estate. S:;J.ss): Saccaret Furniture
company. SIJOt.t: building. owned by Gil
r;.d Balen est; IL. Sln.EIt: Missouri Sass
company. sl.as,. Other minor losses by
,y:t,er and scorci.in= vii! i'riti:s the lDoillt
III, 10 the total nf S:IIi.Hto. one man lost
lis life in the fire. hjt who he YVES Is no,
known. The man was seen To enter the
I',i:n store during the blaze ard never re-
turned. WHO he was may not be known
Tor some days.
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RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.


New York, Dec. 2O.-'rhr World prints let
ters from n number of governors of states
regarding the immigration question Fol
lowing are the replies of the northwestern
executives:
st. Paul Dec. 15.-In my Judgment no i'm
migrant should be allowed io land on our
shores who does not hold n certificate Of the
consul from the part of departure that he
has never been guilty of crimes against his
own government. Is possessed of sufficient
education to read and write and enough
means to provide for his own support ut
least for q year after he enters our poets
w. II. MERklAM
Pierre, S. d., Dec. -5.-.Amarican labor has
the same right TO protection as American
capital, and il should be protected by the
competitions. MI other methods To maintain
labor above Europe are unnatural and
doomed To failure. Where capital can freely
import foreign labor to supplant the higher
priced domestic labor there can exist no dis
tinction in values. Protection next year
from cholera demands IL restriction aside
from sentimental or dcnnagogira cunsi!rrt-
tons. A. L. MEI.LErrE.
Blsmalck. n. d.. dec. 19.-tiov. ~ H..
Burke wishes to bc quoted as not only favor
Ing temporary restriction of immigration 10
Though infected immigrants, but as being
nj st decidedly of the opinion that mmigra
against pnuprr and ignorant classes and
against all others who cannot, through rigid
examination. demonstrate their perfect
knowledge of our republican institutions
and political forms of governments.
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a Dcnallx Shock.

Sing Sing, y. V. Dec. 2O.-'rhc dny of
death for Murderer Fred Mcclure dawnctl
with cloudy skies. 'rha doomed man slept
WI! last night, and this morning evidenced
40 sign of breaking down He ate II light
breakfast. ctnvrIsca with Rev. Cunklin and
Chaplain Ed.rriuii. "I the prison. ana ns the
time approached for the summons 10 take
IDS place in the death chair. seemed 10 be
fully resigned To the fate which awaited
him. He has confessed his guilt Of the
erin" for which Ii" Was convicted. He as
s'lInch fun Responsibility for the murder Of
MIS- Gregory. and went to his doom u pen
fw'"n ms iw" ministers. holding tigll onto
rnr!r ;ri:ls. ~" appeared calm and even
s,",l!; ii" si''i 10" quickly to the chair, Sit
lihs down a. "aiinly us he would li:lvc done
IN any ordinary chair. He rested his head
back "a ihc ir!,hcr cushion ana placed hi.
:!riNS li'pn l'' :iiii "f The chair and closed
his linS tightly. TN. guard, and attend
ants .ti'"hiy l'oiiiiti Mcclure in the chair
HE "'tr"!"' were placed It his head and
Gn tie calf Of his RICH! leg. on. leg OF his
trousers was >i'iii in order to apply the
ctiroirs tn The flesh.
b;il% two siIucts were !; imini.tercd DR.
Ath"tt says McGuirt was killed by the first
shoe. wi4irli lasted twrIv" seconds. Not "a
i'"Ftli ui h!in Was fpuui on Mci;uirp's
,f'tN. lhri" was Ep dis '"ipiaiioii Of any
hiii.!. l!ecii"' iliipn proved an .nlire sue.
r"sS In iiiis ca~".
Ill" criu,. for Which Mcclure suffered
.ratn WIS ii!r i.ur,ii-r Of Mrs Gregory. III.
w!ir "f !; ta'n.ri near Mi.d!"lown. \. y.
- ,i,l "f Il .liil OF money. something over
.slUl
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In Had Shane,

Chicago, Dee. 20. WeSt-bound freight
rates from the Atlantic scaboard are again
In bad shape, notwithstanding the solemn
promises recently made by the Eastern
roads to restore and maintain the agreed
tariff rates. Chairman Midg;cy, of the
Western Freight association, is III receipt
of Il communication from General Traffic
Manager Barry, of the Boston & Maine
road. declaring that one of the fast freight
lines operating over the Vanderbilt system,
In connection with II railroad west of Chi
cago is quoting II rate from Boston TO St.
Paul OF 10 per ccut lower that the agreed
hasis of $l:3o. 1t Is also announced that the
Kanlwah Dispatch is quoting rate of IL
per, cent on dry goods and boots and shoes
and IS per cent Oh cotton price goods to tile
Mississippi river on business destined 10
points west thereof. In view of this break
Ing down OF the tariffs tire 500 lin" claims
the right to make ditferenlal rates on the
basis of 81 cents trst-cluss. Instead of 81. 20
from Boston To st. Paul, and. of COURSE the
National dispatch will he prompt to meet
any such action. The astonishing thing
about this is that every Interested line was
represented at a conference in New York n
few weeks ago when an agreement to re-
store and maintain rates on Il basis utter
Dec. ] was unanimously adopted.
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motive was yours. How can ! be
blamed for that? Everything Pve
done has been ut your instigation. 1t
is all your fault"
"Nc~?" mockingly. "But you pay
the penalty, not |. y
Van was silent with dismay; the
Soul glanced casually Mt him and
smiled with satisfaction.
NO; think you will not give me to
old Goldthwait,.. lshouldn t care for it
myseli-he is too feeble to do my bid
ding; need some .one strong and
lnsty," with slow malice, "Some one
like you. The last boiy had" it
continued pensively, was old-old!
and weak Ii failed mo many
times and grew very tired OF it. l
was glad when it died, and | was as.
signed TO you. You have not
nlawys done as ] would have you.
Often you We lc:eate me by blushing
and stnmnering. lust when ! required
cool self possession. But yourgettine
over all that. You're more willing
slave than you We're.
Van shuddercd. you haye no fur
ther power" he asserted. II have
rid myself Of you--entirely."
The Soul smiled. Hardly" it
said softly. "Don't you know that
when you sleep, your souls at
liberty to go whittier it wlll-bound
only TO be back by tn. tune You
awaken? You know? Well, when
next you s,eep, your Christmas Spirit
and will try our strength, that all.'
And from lis confident expression at
Vans hopeless one, it is enough, TOO.
No, b dy." resumed the Soul,
iovia!ly, I'm toofond ofyou to leave
you lightly. And why all this untat
.ering despair YOU'RE used to me,
nov. You Wouldn't know how to
obey any other sort OF spirit. That
new one OF yours hasn' half my intel
iect. Come! Let Us be rs we were.
But Van, with a mighty effort flung
Off the depression that he knew and
hated so well Never he declared;
i've done my last task for you, old
fellow; ii you won't go 10 Old Goldth.
waite, You must wander around with
out a BODY. Nou can't have me-. I
DEFY YOU
a little rasl..' it chnckled. YES,
decidedly rash. can make it most
unpleasant Tor you. On the whole, |
thimi; will 1t will make my domin-
ion so n,Hrh the greater when do re-
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promlnen, Man Missing.

Indianapolis Ind. Dec. 2o.-The locality
about Charlottesville is greatly excited over
the fight Of Milo Tomiin>on. the well
known breeder Of fine stock. Tomlinson
has for several years done a large busi-
less in al! kinds OF stock. His running 2
horses carried away many honors last
season. Both himself and wife are Of
prominent and influential families. He was
supposed to be doing Il splendid business
and nothing irregular was uoticed until
about a. month ago when one Of his large
stables burned, together with severa!
',lcoded horses. The entire outfit was heav-
ily insured. Since then Tomlinsol has
converted all he has into cash and several
days ago fed the country. The young man
proves TO have been uos only n defanlter
but 4 fOrger.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-24
THO NeIson WrecE

Alexandiia. MIMI Special. Dec o0-The
coro,.-r and his jury a-e still Investigating
:i.e Nelson tragedy. and haze YET no direct
evidence showing riie c.iu>- Of ii exc+p. a
natur:! grail. frost. rails and q heavy train
load Ole Be..irni. assistant foreman of
III. wr-raiI.g gang: the engineer and con-
drctor ii Train l.;. and witnesses 70 i.;en-
:ify fiie bodies Of the killed have been ex.
anline-i- Officials of The Gre.; Northern are
her. together win ;i.e crews Of the TWO
t-=:i..s. aoi they doing Efiat they can in
assisting 10 c1leCr evidence. Conrad Hruul-
,aey-r. .y:io was '.s.r. /, s.. PaEi for treat.
rl.Et. diet; on he way. AMI the unknown
h...I uean 5as ,'--.-n i,i--liif-i IS Christian
Ma-.inscn of S.uk Center.