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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Shot by Moonshiners

LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 31.-While
the United States marshal and his party
was conveying prisoner from Newton
county to Fort Smith, several volleys
were fired from ambush while passing a
point in Martin township called Bull
frog valley, killing one man named
Harrison, who had just been deputized
for the occasion, and wounding another.
The assassins are supposed to be moon
sinners.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Iowa JuriSt Dead.

Fort MADISON, Ia, May 31.-Judge
Joseph M. Beck died from heart disease
at his home in this city. He was 10
years of age. native of Ohio, and had
lived in this city since 1850. From
1867 to 1881 he occupied place on the
supreme bench of Iowa and was four
times chief justice.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Baptists Adjourn.

DENVER, May 31.-This was the last
day OF the Baptist anniversaries and
delegates to the Baptist Home Mission
airy society were in their seats early.
A number of addresses were made, in
Guiding one by commissioner of
Indian Affairs Morgan. The evening
session closed the meeting.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
simultaneous Chess.

CHICAGO, May 31.-Herr Emanuel
Lasker, the noted chessmaster, com
menced weeks exhibition at the Chi
cago Chess and Checker club. Herr
Lasker played II simultaneous games
against local cracks, winning nine,
drawing one and losing one.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
VETERANS HONORED.

A General Observance of Decoration
Day Throughout the Country.
WASHINGTON, May 81. -Throughout
the United States the veterans of the
Grand Army of the Republic did honor
to the memory of their beloved dead.
Decoration Day is distinctively an
American institution. Foreign lands
have had their wars md their battles,
their victories and their defeats, but in
no other portion of the globe does tho
sentiment of remembrance of those that
have died upon the field Of battle, at
the mouth of the cannon, at the point
of the bayonet, on the field and in the
trenches, find responsive recognition
In the hearts of tho survivors.
Here the services were, as always, es-
pecially notable. Arlington was crowded
with veterans, and the long rows of
mounds were all covered with floral
tributes.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31.-Memorial
day was observed in Indianapolis with
the usual street parade and exercises at
Crown Hill cemetery. In the evening
Tomlinson hall was crowded to the
doors to hear Governor Mckinley, the
orator of the occasion. Ex-President
Harrison introduced him and both were
given an ovation.
CHICAGO. May 31.-Never before has
Memorial Day been so generally cele-
brated in this city. Business was gen.
orally suspended. During the morning
the soldiers graves in the various GENE
tories were decorated by the differnt
posts of the G. A. R.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, May 31.-Over 1, OOO
men were In line in the grand parade of
the old soldiers, sailors and the semi
military and civic societies. Never be-
fore In the history of the city has there
been such an elaborate observance of
Memorial Day.
ST. LOUIS, May 81.-The numerous
q. A. R. posts paraded the principal
streets of the city, and at the conclusion
OF the march memorial services were
held and the graves of the fallen heroes
decorated.
NEW YORK, May 31.-Memorial Day
was observed with the usual parade.
The sailors and marines of the White
Squadron and Italian warship and the
Spanish warship Infanta Isabel were
In line.
PHILADELPHIA, May 81. An unusual
feature of the Memorial Day parade
was the participation in the exercises of
the officers from the Russian flagship
Dimitri KOnski.
ST. PAUL, May 81.-Reports from va
rious places in the Northwest show
that Memorial Day was moro generally
observed than usual.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
The Monterey's Boilers.

NEW YORK, May 31.-The Times San
Francisco despatch says: The Ex-
aminer asserts that the Monterey's
Scotch boilers are Of such defective de-
sign that the only way to repair their
faults is to take them out and virtually
rebuild them.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Ambushed and Killed.

LITTLE Rock, May 31.-Corrial Knit
fen was assassinated near Hope, Ark.
He had recently received his commits
sion as postmaster at Gurnsey, HEMP
stead county, and was on his way to
Hope to fix up his bond when he was
shot from ambush.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
The Arsenic ROute.

ANoKA, Mimi, May 81. The body Of
George Elisen of Cook Creek was found
dead in field about half mie from
his house by his wife. The coscn-r and
sheriff were sent for, and jury de-
cided that he came to his death by tax
ing arsenic
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
DECORATION DAY AT THE FAIR.
Great Throng Present - Montana's
Statue Unveiled.

Great ThrOng Present = MOntana's
Statue Unveiled.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, May 81
Decoration Day within the worlds fair
gates was made holiday by Chicago
and her visitors, who focked to the
grounds in thousands, beginning with
the coming up of the sun. It was es-
sentially well dressed. good humored,
genteel hammered, holiday crowd,
which quickly filed all the buildings
and avenues in different parts of the
park. A great throng was present in
the court of honor during the day and
evening, attracted by the concerts and
the illumination. The days music was
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Duplicate Gable Laid.

NEW YORK, May 3l.-The Herald's
Chorillas, Peru, special cable says.
The duplicate cable of the Central and
South American Telegraph company
has been completed. It was laid by the
steamer Silverton from Salina Cruze.
Mex, to Chorillas, Peru, via San Juan
del Sur, Nicaragua, and Santa Elena.
Ecuador, in three sections. The total
length of the cable is 1924 miles.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Estes in Trouble

WASHINGTON, May 31.--W. R. Estes
of Madelia, Mimi, special champion of
Governor Nelson and Senator Davis,
appointed by Harrison consul to Ham
burg, is likely to be recalled with little
ceremony. The trouble is that Estes
has violated a rule of the state depart
ment by furnishing the press with a
letter for publication.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Modified His Views.

ROME, May Alt is reported that
the pope is about to publish rescript
on the school question, with special ap-
plication to the church in the United
States. The rescript is expected to
show a considerable modification of the
pope's former views on the subject.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
GreSham'e Future.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-According to
member of President Cleveland's cabi-
net Judge Gresham will be relieved
from his duties at the state department
and given position on the supreme
bench soon. This cabinet minister says
that both Justices Field and Harlan
contemplate retiring at an early date.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Need His Testimony.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The president
has pardoned Henry E. Donnell of Okla
homa sentenced to one year imprison-
ment in the Minnesota penitentiary,
and $40 fine and costs for perjury. The
action is taken in order to restore the
rights of citizenship to Donnell, and in
the interests of justice, as his testimony
is needed in further prosecutions.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31

Cleveland Starts for Hog Island.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-The president
left Washington for Hog island, Va. at
$40 p. m. over the Pennsylvania road.
accompanied by Mr. L. Clark Davis of
the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Will Be a General Holiday.

RICHMOND, May 31.-People are ar
irving on every train from all over the
country to attend the ceremony of the
reinterring of Jefferson Davis. The day
will be observed as general holiday.
Governor Mckinney and staff, accom-
panied by the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues, have left for Danville to meet
the funeral train and escort it to Rich
mOnd
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Some Pretty Rapid Work.

WATERFOWL, S. D., May 31.-Dec 81.
1856, Colonel Mark w. Sheafe, then
register of the local land Office, wrote
the interior department asking a simple
direction in regard to the conduct of
the Office. Tuesday, six and one-half
years having elapsed, Register Phillips
received reply to the letter, the first
acknowledgment received here.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
An Unknown Dead Man.

DULUTH. May 31.-The dead body q
an unknown man, evidently Scandi-
navian, was found during the morning
east of Lester park. He had covered
wagon. horse and cow and was proba-
bly, one his way to settle on homestead
when death overlook him. He is about
80 years old.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
In Memory Of Justice Miller.

WASHINGTON, May 31.--Mrs. Patty
Miller Stocking, daughter of the late
Associate Justice Miller of the supreme
court, man of whom all Iowans were
proud, has presented to Garfield hos
pital life-size bust Of her father in
very modest and unpretentious but
highly msritorious address.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Child Lost in the Woods.

A1TK1N Mimi, May 81 "A young
child of John Edberg, living four miles
south of Aitkin, wandered away. from
home on the 9th in the woods. and no
trace has been found of him. A large
party of citizens have left in search Of
him
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Failed to Get the Cash.

HELENA, May 31.-What was -
doubtedly an attempt to rob the Mon
tana National bank, but which must
have been either very raw effort or a
badly planned one, took place at l a.
m. At that hour an explosion occurred
which badly damaged the building but
did not injure the vault, containing
115O OOO
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Cowboys Will Race.

CHADRoN, Neb., May 31.-The report
from Denver saying the cowboy race
has been declared off is untrue and
without foundation whatever, The
race will leave here on the day named
and not be interfered with.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Wealth Couldn't Avert Death.

MANSFIELD, O., May 81. = James
Dixon, aged about 70 years, was struck
and instantly killed at the Orange street
crossing by west.bound Pennsylvania
railroad train about 2 a. m. Mr.. Dixon
was one of Mansield's wealthiest citi-
zens, his wealth being estimated at
from $500, 900 to 800, OOO He had been
dissipating for the past week and it is
said to this is due the accident.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
State Teachers Examination.

ST. PAUL, May 31.-The state teach
ers' examination committee has decided
that the state examination should be
held at the state university, commence
ing Wednesday, Aug. %, four weeks
after the close of the summer school.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Forced Into Humiliation.

BRISTOL, Tenn, May 31.-The Big
Stone Gap Land company, capitalized
at $4,000, 900 and with bonded indebted
ness of s., OOO, 600, has been forced into
liquidation. The bill filed alleges gross
Encouragement of the affairs and mis-
appropriation of it's funds Messrs. 81.
Clint Wood Of Bristol, and J. K. Tag
CERT of Stone Gap, were appointed re-
ceiYers to wind up its business.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Largest Since OPENING Dav.

CHICAGO, May 31.-Tuesday's attend
ance at the worlds fair was the largest
since the opening day. The number of
paid admissions was 123.O97. Superin-
tendent of Admissions Tucker gives the
number of admissions on passes as 40
600, making total Of 1880
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Worried the Bulls.

MADRID May 31.-During a bull fight
at Getafe, near this city, crowd of
men and boys invaded the ring and
worried the bulls. Two young men
were gored to death and many others
were injured.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
BASE BALL SCORES.

At Pittsburg, 10; Baltimore. 8.
At Philadelphia, IL; Cleveland, 8.
At New York. 2; Cincinnati, 3.
AT Boston, =; Chicago, l.
At Brooklyn, 8: Louisville, 2.
At Washington, .; st. Louis. 9.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Lynched an Indian.

LAS VEGAS, N. M, May 31.-One
thousand Mexicans attacked the Jail,
broke in the doors and lynched the
Indian, Cecillo Lucero. He is believed
to have murdered Benegnio Martinez
and Bulio Martinez on Thursday night.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Stole a Span OF Horses.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, May 31.-A val
liable span Of horses, with harness and
wagon, was stolen from the barn Of c.
s. Nash, farmer in the town of La
MARITIME, seven miles out from this city
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Forged Her Husbands Name.

ELK River, Mimi, May 31.-Mrs. LIE
Favor has been arrested here on a
charge of forgery, having forged her
husbands signature to certificate of
deposit for $206 for which she obtained
the money at Princeton.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Discussed Financial Matters.

PEORIA, Ills, May 31.-The directors
of the Distilling and Cattle Feeding
company met in this city. The session
was not broken up until late in the
evening. The financial matter dis
cussed was the ways and means of rails
ing funds now to pay rebates due and
to transact business. Nothing was &C
complished and the company is still at
saQ
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Lafayette's Tomb Decorated.

PARIS, May S1.-About 500 persons,
largely Americans, were present at the
decoration of the tomb of the MARQUIS
de Lafayette, in honor of his service to
the cause of American Independence.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Burglars ut Pelican.

PELICAN RAPIDS, Mimi, May 31.-L.
A. Williams & Co.'S hardware store
was entered by burglars during the
night, the safe opened, but the contents I
not taken. The burglars took six re-
volvers and several cases of cutlery.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Fatally Burned.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, May 81.-A
10-year-old daughter of c. Sennett. of
this city, accidentally set her clothes
afire, and before the flames could be
smothered she was so badly burned that
she cannot recover.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Fire in aLumber District.

MILWAUKEE, May 31.-A fire in the
Menominee valley lumber district de-
stroyed the G. A. Beck planning mill and
large quantity of lumber, causing
loss of $75, 900. which is nearly covered
by insurance.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
ROTUNDA TERMINAL STATION.

superb, Sousa's band giving number
of spirited marches with the swing for
which the Washington leader is
famous. The Cincinnati band is at its
best in standard and heavy eDsra.
Everybody was well pleased s04 III
tastes were gratified.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Bank of Bresford Fails.

BREsFoRD, S. D. May 31.-The Bank
Of Bresford, private concern at the
head of which is A. A. Ames. has failed.
Particulars as to it's condition are
meager but it is believed depositors will
be heavy losers.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
True Bill Against Townsend.

LONDON, May 31.-The grand jury
has found a true bill against William
Townsend, the individual arrested re-
Gently on suspicion of intending to kill
Mr.. Gladstone. Townsend will be tried
at Old Bailey, probably on Thursday
next
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Killed in q. Mill.

SAUK RAPIDS, Mimi, May 31.-Lee
Kosolowski was killed in the saw mill
at this place by lath, which was al
lowed to fly back on the saw, striking
him on the heart. He died instantly,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Flower Declines to Interfere.

New YORK, May Ex-Governor Flow
or, who has had the cases of Martello
and Osmund, the murderers, under
consideration for some time, has de-
cided to let the law take it's course
They will both be killed by electricity.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Killed While Racing Horses,

DEADwooD, S. D., May 31.-James
Thybo, young lad of 10, was instantly
killed in collision between two horses.
He was riding with a companion. The
two were racing. His companion fell
beneath both horses, but escaped unin-
iured.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Wreck of a Stock Train.

AKRON, Ia, May 31.-A stock train
bound for Sioux City Conductor
Poole. was wrecked mile north of this
place at 4 p. m. All the occupants Of
the caboose were injured but none
fatally.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Italian Monetary Situation.

ROME, May 31.-The monetary situa-
ton grows worse. The scarcity of sill
yer is paralyzing trade and the revival
Of forced paper currancy is believed to
be inevitable.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Russell StiIlat II.

PARIS, May 31.-Sir Charles Russell
continued to speak in behalf of the
British case before the Boring sea tri.
bunal Of arbitration.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
The Pullman Road Race.

CHICAGO, May BIN. Nelson of the
Colum bia won the Pullman road race,
time So 10. J. F. Gunther was second
and J. r. Cheasboro third.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
University President Res;er.

university President ResfRns.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Sit is re-
PORTED that David Starr Jordan has re-
signed the presidency of the Leland
Stanford, Jr., university, and Senator
Stanford has accepted his resignation
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Brisk Work on the Coded Lands.

CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., May 81. Set
tiers from the coded Sioux lands, who
are here for supplies, report that crops
look fine in that section of the state,
and that the hundreds of new settlers
who have gone in there this spring arr
delighted with the outlook.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Quarreled Over Land.

GLENDALE. N. D., May 81. In
quarrel over piece of land, 30 miles
west of here, Peter J. Ra mussen shot
and seriously wounded John Root.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Will Be Launched June 10.

PHILADELPHIA, May 81. The United
States battleship Massachusetts will be
launched from Cramps shipyard on
June 10.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Stricken With Apoplexy.

ROME, May 31.-Sgr. Geronimo Rossi,
the Italian arch@ologist aud author,
has been stricken by apoplexy
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Runyon officially Received.

BERLIN, May 31.-The Hon. Theodore
Runyon, American minister to Ger
many was officially received at the for
eign Office at midday.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
DR. BRIGGS CONCLUDES.
Argument Of the Alleged Here
tic in His Own Behalf
Finished.
Close Of the Address Marked by
an Impressive and Dra-
matte Scene.

WASHINGTON. May 31.-This was the
second day devoted to the actual trial
Of Professor Briggs before the general
assembly on the charge of heresy. So
far from diminishing, the interest in
the case seems 70 be on the increase.
Notwithstanding the many counter at
fractions in connection with Decoration
day, there was yet large crowd early
on hand at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian church, and when the days
session began the galleries were crowded
as usual. When DR.. Briggs, in closing
his defense, solemnly challenged the
court to judge him justly the scene was
most impressive, and even the most I'M
relenting anti Briggs men in the assem-
bly, admitted that the alleged hereto
had made
Wonderfully Strong
presentation of his case. For a consid-
cradle portion Of his time he followed
the same lines of argument that he used
before the New York presbytery, with
such omissions and additions as were
necessary to make it timely and per-
tinent.
His argument, as he presented it, was
not one that gave any chance for ora
torical effort. 1t was a carefully pre-
pared technical paper, which entered
deeply into the intricacies of the case
The day was almost devoid of anything
like sensational features. The nearest
approach to this sort of thing was when
DIR. Briggs quoted sentence from DR..
Lampe's address, and characterized it
as rank heresy if there ever was a
heresy.
At the conclusion of DR.. Briggs de-
Tense Colonel McCook closed the case
for the appellants.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
GOT BEYOND CONTROL.
A Circus Train Wrecked on q
PENNSYLVANIA Road Near
Tyrone.
Six Lives Lost and Fourteen
Persons Injured-Animals
Killed.

TYRONE, Pa, May 31.-A special
train on the Tyrone and Clearfield rail-
road, composed of Walter Mains circus
cars, got beyond the control of the
trainmen and came down the mountain
with fearful rapidity. At Vail station
the train was wrecked. and animals,
men and broken cars were piled up
together. Six men were killed outright
and IA others badly wounded, some Of
them fatally. The wreck is one of the
worst that has occurred on this divis-
ion and the worst in number of lives
lost
Animals Get Away.
Many of the wild animals belonging
to the show escaped from their cages.
A tiger killed cow of Alfred Thomas,
q farmer. His wife was milking the
cow at the time. Thomas killed the
tiger with rife Three lions escaped
but two were recaptured. A tiger,
water buffalo, hyena, all the alligators
and large collection of snakes got
away but we're captured. The ele-
plants and camels were uninjured. A
black panther, silver tiger, lot Of
monkeys and valuable birds are at large.
The total number of horses killed is 40,
with all the others cut and bruised.