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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
ODD FELLOWS AT PHILADELPHIA
Magnificent Temple Dedicated Grand
Parade in the Morning.

Parade in the Morning.
+! Philadelphia. Penn, May 21-The
| magnificent new Odd Fellows temple.
| at Broad and Cherry streets, was dedi-
! Gated this afternoon with considerable
| pOmp and ceremony. The city is in gala
| attire in honor Of the event, and il is
| estimated that the occasion has at
| tracted over $4,000 visitors from outside
| places. The dedication was preceded by
a grand parade over 10000 men being
in line. Every lodge within 200 miles Of
the city was represented in the first
division, while in the second We're the
grand lodge officers of all adjacent
states, attended by large escorts. The
Patriarchs Militant, the uniformed
guard Of the order, turned out 5000
plGned and belted chevaliers, 400 Of the
number coming all the way from Spring
field, Mass. Far-off San Francisco was
represented by delegation from Apollo
lodge Of that city, and nearly every state
and territory was directly OF Indirectly
represented in the column. No less than
100 bands furnished marching music fol
the various divisions The dedication
exercises were according to the ritual
of the order. Grand Sire John NJ Stef-
bnGs of Rochester, n. Y, formally de
claring the structure dedicated to tho
purposes Of Odd Fellowship
This evening the visitors from abroad
were right royalty entertained by the
local lodges, and tomorrow, for the first
time in 25 years, the grand lodge and the
grand encampment Of Pennsylvania
will open their annual session in this
city. These bodies embrace nearly 1900
representatives from every town and
hamlet in the state
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
A BANK CASHIER SENT TO PRISON
Received Deposits knowing His Institu-
tiou Was InstIyeut

Milwaukee, May 21-John B. Koet-
ting, cashier Of the defunct South Side
Savings bank, whose case has been be-
fore the courts nearly two years, during
which time the prisoner has remained
in jail, today pleaded guilty to the
charge Of receiving money after he
knew the bank was insolvent and was
sentenced to the Naupun penitentiary
for five years.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
CONGRESSMAN coGswELL IS DEAD
Statesman Of Massachusetts and Gal.
lant Soldier in Mar

Sldtesnar OF massachusetts and Gal.
liant Soldier in War.
Washington, May Representative
Cogsweu Of Massachusetts died shortly
after 1 o'clock this morning.
William CogsweL OF Salem was born
in Bradford Mass. August %, 1898; he
fitted at Kimball Union academy, Mer-
iden, N. H, and at Phillips academy,
Andover, Mass, and entered Dartmouth
college August 23, 1856; graduated at the
Dane law school, Harvard university, in
1860; was lawyer by profession; was
mayor Of the city of Salem, Mass, in 1867,
1858, 1869. 1873 and 1874; was a member of
the Massachusetts house of representa-
tiVes 1901, 18S1-S3, and a member of the
state senate 1856; served in the Union
army from April, 1861, till July 25, 1865
held commissions as captain, lieutenant
colonel, and colonel In the Second Massa-
chusetts infantry, and brigadier general
by breVet, and assigned by special order
of the war department to the command
Of the Third brigade. Third division,
Twentieth army corps; was elected to the
Fiftieth Fifty-tirst and Fifty-second con-
crosses, and was reelected to the Fifty
third congress as a republican, receiving
1885 votes, against 10.228 votes for Lit
tie, democrat, 500 votes for Davis, pro-
hibitlonist, and 740 votes for Brown, peo-
ple's.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
SAY THE ARCHBISHOP IS TOO OLD
Catholics OF ST Louis Require More Care.
ful Guardianship OF Property

ST. Louis Mo- May 19.-Prominent
Catholic clergy and laymen figure in a
suit filed Saturday in the district court
against the venerable Archbishop Peter
Richard I<enricks by the priests of his
diocese and Iaymen to divest him Of all
title and control in the valuable church
property Of the archdiocese Of St Louis
held by him in fee. The petition AYERS
chat the defendant is 50 years of age
and SO weak in mind as to be unable to
perform the duties of his office. On this
account the property held by him, con-
sisting Of lands, churches, converts
cemeteries and asylums, is liable to be
lost or impaired. The prayer for the ap-
pointnent of another trustee is only
request that the law transfer the di-
ocesan property to his coadjutor, Arch
bishop Kahn.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
POSTMA8TER.GENERAL EXPECTED iT
Believes the Government win soon Have
E..I.1.,l.n 80.

Washington, May 20,-"That was just as
I expected" said Postmaster General VIII
son, when the news of the income tax
decision was carried to him. ''Well, 1t is
to make it. II trade revfvas and CON
tinues to improve as it has Of late, there
will be revenue enough. From now Oh,
Increasingly large amounts of whisky
must be taken out under the new tax, and
this increase will amount to over SIS, 5,000.-
0o0. With an increase of revenue from
customs duties the new tax on whisky
viii make UP the deacit this month. You
see the internal revenue collections are
36o,000,000 and the tariff about $40, ,000 600,
while we paid out over 800, coo. / think
times are improving. and the government
will have all the necessary revenue ana
the deficit will soon be q thing Of the
past"
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ANXIOUS TO GET NcKAPoo LANDS
Hundreds Of People Hourly Swell the
" aitlng Thrones.


Oklahoma, Q. T., May 20.-Hundreds
OF people arrive hourly to help swell
the already well-filled lines now campeG
along the borders of the Kickapoo res.
Grafton, awaiting its being thrown
open to settlement on Thursday.
A new scheme has been invented to
deceive settlers. "Sooners" have gone
on the land and planted fraudulent
stakes purporting to tell that particu-
lar section is an allotment or school
section, to cause honest homeseekers
to go past for open land further on.
Then the planter Of the stakes will fol-
low leisurely, pull them up and use
them to cook coffee with Thursday
night on the site of carefully chosen
and unlaWfully gotten claim.
YANkTON-SIOU LANDS.
Armour. S. D, May 20-An ARRANGE
ments have been completed for the
opening of the Yankton-S Sioux rese1va-
ton for settlement tomorrow. Today's
trains added greatly to the throng now
awaiting the opening.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
PAUL 7USTuN'8 SENSATIONAL DIVE

Jumped from the Arch OF Bridge to
Water l2O Feet Below
St Louis, May 21.-Paul Tustin, aged
%, an experienced swimmer, employed
by local swimming school, who for
merly lived in San Francisco, leaped
from the arch Of the Eads bridge about
noon today into the Mississippi river
100 feet below. He turned two summer
saults, striking the water feet foremost
and coming up soon after. Friends took
him into a waiting skiff and took him
to land. The diver received no injury
whatever,
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TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY
Houses Fell, Buryi1g the Occupants in

houses fei!, BHFTin2 the Occupants in
fhe Ruins.
Florence, May 19.-The earthquake
which occurred at o'clock last evening
has proved more serious than it seemed
at first. Thousands of people spent Sat
urday night in the streets, and a second
shock at II clock increased a thousand
fold the first alarms. Similar events
occurred at Baris, near here The ca
sualties there included four deaths and
many injured. Numbers of houses were
badly cracked.
Other villages in the vicinity suffered
still worse damage. At Grassina 40
houses were wrecked. At La Paggi sew
eral buildings fell, and three persons
We're entombed. A church al San Mar
ttno was destroyed while full of wor-
shippers. Several persons were crushed
to death under the ruins. Many who
were wounded are still in the ruins The
villages Of Gallezzo and Gambino We're
badly damaged. The Prince of Naples
and a corps of engineers have gone to
the villages to aid in the work Of res
cue.
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WAS SEVERE ON ADMIRAL MEADE

WAS SEVERE ON ADMIRAL MEADE
The President Rebukcs the Officer in
Directing His Retirement
Washington, May 20.-The president
has signed an order directing that Ad-
nliral Meade be retired
Admiral Meade's application for re-
ufement was made to the secretary Of
the navy May 3, and by him forwarded
TO the president, who today returned
it to the navy department with his in
dorsement:
Executive mansion, May 20. 1896
The within recommendation is approy-
Ell, and Rear Admiral Richard w.
Meade, is hereby relieved from active
service in the navy pursuant to section
,433, revised statutes. The president
regrets exceedingly that the long, act
i've service of this officer, so brilliant in
It's early stages and SO often marked
by honora bic incidents, should al it's
close be furnished by conduct at yari-
ance with the commenda BILE career and
inconsistent with the example which an
officer of his high rank should furnish
OF submission to the restraints of whole
some discipline and manifest propriety.
'GROVER CLEVELAND"
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BRITISH WILL CONTROL THE CABLE
Ottawa Authorities claim the Pacific

ottawa Authorities Claim the Pacific
Enterprise Is Safely Controlled.
New York May 21.-Au Ottawa dis
patch says: 1t may be taken as a set
tied fact that the Pacific cable will be.
like its promoters essentially British.
Under its treaty with the United States
the Hawaiian government is precluded
from allowing any foreign power to
acquire any portion Of Hawaiian ter
rltofy. The United States has given
an adverse answer to Great Britain's
proposition to secure Neckc1 or Bird ISL
and as cable station. To Tanning
lsIahd is 500 miles longer than to Neckar
island, but this it appears Will not miti-
gate against the effectiveness of the
cable. All tenders for construction Of
the cable have been given assurances
to this effect, Tanning island is q Brit
ish possession so that all landing places
OF the cable viii be within the empire.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
BODY FOUND IN THE CLEARWATER
Papers Indicate That It Was a WaIla
WalIa Man

Post Falls, Idaho, May 21-Word
reaches here that the body of middle
aged man was found in the Clearwater
Saturday by prospectors. The remains
We're so badly deeomposed that burial
was made on the spot. Papers found
in the clothes indicate that the unfor-
tunate was lsadore Jerry Of Walia
WalIa.
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THEY oUARRELED ABOUT A WOMAN

THEY QUARRELED ABOUT 4 WOMAN
Charles Bcngle Was Shot by Frank Har.
ris at Freeport, Ill.
Freeport, ILL.,, May 19.-This afternoon
Frank w. Harris. saloon-keeper. shot
Charles Bengle, inflicting fatal wounds
The men had trouble over woman
and Harris. meeting Bengle on the
street. pulled a revolver and opened
fire. Harris Is 81 years old and his
father-in-law, John Billerbeck, is one Of
the wealthiest men Of Freeport. Harris
Is an old professional ball player and
played In the Pittsburg league team for
some time. Both are married men.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
ALABAMA LYNCHERS STOPPED /
Negro ShiyerS Killed for Enticing a
White Girl TO Live With Him.

White GirI TO Live With Him
Montgomery, Ala, May 19.-About a
month ago, Jerico Shivers and two other
negro men enticed three young daugh-
ters Of white farmer away from home.
In Coffee county. and detained them In
the woods for week. The girls finally
made their way home, but the rascals
who had led them off could not be
found in spite of the search being made
for them. Last night, however, is was
learned that Shtvers was in certain
house near Tabernacle, in that county,
and a posse organized last night, went
there and secured him. He was taken
to Pea river, a rope with sinker was
tied around his neck and he was thrown
into the river and drowned. The other
two have not been heard from.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25

Washington, May N.-Commissioner
Miller this afternoon sent the following
message to all collectors Of customs:
Dispense with the services of per-
sons employed under the allowance made
for income tax work at the close Of busi-
ness on the 25th inst, reporting at once
the number discontinued and the salary
and expenses allowed each"
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novas Again Defeated.

Paris, May IA dispatch from Majagna,
Madagascar, says:
The first battalion Of the colonial regi-
ment had a sharp fight with a large body
of Hovas near Marovoay. The Hovas fed
at the point of the bayonet, leaving so
dead and wounded. There were 13 of the
French wounded. The French then occu-
pied the HoYa camp.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY STORY FAXED
nsatj DUAL Reports About Breaking a
Contract Denied

Washington, May Sensational re-
ports have been circulated recently re-
gardins the subsidy to the American
Line Steamship Company for carrying 8
mails between New York and Europe.
1t was announced that the postmaster
general had determined to break the
contract made by Postmaster General
Wannamalzer on the ground that he e1-
ceeded his powers in making the agree
ment read per statute mile instead of
marine mile. The contract goes into
effect next October Second Assistant
Postmaster General Nelson said today:
THE matter has not been discussed at
all. The rumors are utterly false and
ridiculous.'
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
FATAL FIRE Ar GATE CITY, ALABAMA
Entire Block Burned and One Man 5
Eharrcl nGAis. EAnnl


Charrcd Body Found.
Birmingham, Ala, May 19.-At 3
O'Clock this morning fire broke out in
George Mitchell's drug store at Gate
City and burned an entire block before
it could be checked, destroying Mitch
ellis store, J. c. Fant's boarding house.
Jake Wise's residence, Persons meat
market, Mrs. Horseefee's residence. the
Gate City high school and two other
buildings. Fant's boarding house was
located over Mitcheu's store, the rooms
being occupied By Is rolling-miI men.
They had been drinking the night before
and it was with great difficulty that any
of them We're saved. The rescuers
dragged some from their beds, While
others jumped from windows, clad only
in their night garments. James Smith
sons charred corpse has been recovered
in the debris Two strangers are miss
ing. Rich Long had q leg burned off
and others received slight injuries.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
lDARO'6 REPUBLICAN DELEGATES
Men Go TO the National League TO Fight
f..E i.LLa1n -il--rr

/ for Free silver.
! Bolse, May 20.-The executive commit
| tee of the republican state League held
q meeting today and selected delegates
| TO attend the national league conyen-
| ton in Cleveland. The meeting was
| Well attended, q number Of local repub-
heans being present as visitors in ad-
dltion to the committeeman. The fol-
lowing delegates We're elected; Con-
gresham Wilson, II. Patme. NJ. 3,
| GWynn, Senator Dubois. Senator ShoIp
eX-ConSressman Sweet, Bartlett 81
Clair, n. IL. Young. Ben L. Rich. {. B.
Bassett John Mckinley, \ Is. kohny.
S. L. Upton.
The following resolutions We're adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the republican state
league of Idaho reaftirms its belief in
the doctrine Of protection to American
industries and declares its unaIterabla
adherence to the principle of free coin
age Of gold and silver, at present legal
ratio, without discrimination AGAINST
either and without deferging action
pending the initiative Of any other coun-
Try We hold that free coinage and
protection are closely and iudissClubly
allied III principle, and that ii is the nat
ural mission of the republican party to
MAINTAIN the rewards of labor by re-
storing the protection system III its
entirety and by again giving the coun-
Try the bImetaIIic currency Of the con
stitution. BE it further
"ResolFed, That those who shall be
elected by this league to represent the
republicans of Idaho at the national
league convention are harabz- instruct
ed to earnestly urge upon the conyen-
Ilon the views herein expressed, which
we regard as essential to restoration of
prosperity to our country, as we'll as
TO the success of the republican party
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cORBET1 AS CONFIDENT AS EVER
Would Fight Fitzsi!nmons and Jackson
in the Same Week, if necessary.

in the Same Week, if Necessary.
New York, May 19.-James ]. Corbett
reached town today. He looks to be in
excellent trim and expects to begin
training for his fight with Bob Fitzsim-
mons about June at Asbury Park Il
should be glad to fight Jackson and
Fitzsimmons a few weeks or days
apart said the champion tonight, "and
my cablegram was sent solely with an
idea of securing bids for double event,
if possible. I shall not apologize to the
National Sporting Club under any cir
cumstances. Whatever I have said
about that club I shall stand by
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"sooNERso AFTER kckApoo LANDS
Shameless Acts VIII Rob Honest Settlers
of Their Homes.

Oklahoma, o. T.. May 21-The Kickapoo
country. which will be opened to white
settlement Thursday noon, is full of
"sooners" and more are going in every
day. These men are very bold in their
declarations and there can be no doubt
that the most shameless acts of Sooner
ism" will be practiced on all sides. News
of the presidents proclamation has not
penetrated much beyond the towns lining
the railroads. In the inland towns and
on the farms are many people who have
been waiting for years for the opening
Of the Kickapoo lands, and these viii
hardly receive news in time to get ready
and get to the country by Thursday.
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A BRITISH SEALING BOAT SEIZED

ReycuUe Gutter CorWin Made a Capture
In Berirg Sea.
Seattle, May I.-The steamer Topeka
has just arrived from Sitka and brings
news that the revenue cutter Corwin
seized a British sealing schooner for
violating the sealing laws and brought
her into Sitl1a. She was turned over to
the British cruiser Pheasant, who sent
her to Victoria
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25

Montreal, May 21.-CattIe shippers here
say there has been a large increase in the
number Of Iumpy jaw cattle, which have
Some of these cattle have been slaught-
cred here and evidently sold for healthy
meat. The matter is being investigated.
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CHARGED WITH TRAIN ROBBERY
Three Cripple Creek Worthless Arrested
and Jailed


! HTet NIEBPEe ITVVK " UTTNiCs ATTestCI
and Jailed.
Cripple Creek, Colo. May 19.-Sher-
man Crumley, Kid Wallace and Sam
Walder have been arrested on warrants
charging them with participa ton in the
Florence and Cripple Creek train rob-
berry last March. Crumley and Wallace
were arrested a few days after the rob
berry and were released because the evi-
dence in the preliminary hearing before
the United States commissioners was
not sufficient to warrant their detention
Bob Taylor and Gibson were held. Ever
since the release of Crumley and Wal
lace, deputy United States marshals and
Denver & Rio Grande express detectives
have watched them and claim to have
positive evidence Of the prisoners guilt.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
NOTNF EF1EINOE OF E'W8S NEJRUEG
Grievances of the Race VIII BE Discusscd
in houston
SITUATION AT SEOUL IS CRITICAL
Powers Asked for Assistance Regent
and hiun'S Father prisnnnrS

and hins's Father Prisoners
Yokohama, May 2l.--Advices from
Seoul, the capital Of Corea, dated May
20, say the situation there is critical.
The premier has resigned and the min
lister of the interior has applied to rep
resentatives Of the powers for assist
ance. The residences Of the late regent
and the kings father, who is also a
leader Of the anti-Japanese party, are
surrounded by police, and entrance to
or exit from their dwellings forbidden
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Can t Attend the Races.

st. Louis, May 19.-President W. H
Thompson, of the Bank of Commerce, has
issued a peremptory order forbidding any
and every employe Of the Bank of Com
merce from attending horse races, under
penalty Of dismissal.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25

St. Petersburg, May 21.--Tn the town OF
Kobueden 200 houses We're burned and in
the village of Rushanay $50 houses. Dur
ing the condagrations 50 persons were
killed and very many more injured.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
Hotel MenEIect Officers

Chicago, May 1s.-Oficers Of the Ma
tional Hotel Mems Association were
elected by the directors last night as fol-
lows: President. Benjamin Fl. Lark,
Spring Lake, N. T.; vice president, John
w. Lynch, Los Angeles, CAL; secretary
and treasurer. Walter Barnes, Chicago.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
Cyclone in Texas

Luling, Texas. May ia cyclone struck
II miles south of here last evening, un-
roofing several houses and killing a
small negro boy. Crops in the track Of the
storm were blown out of the ground.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
Supreme Court Decision.

Olympia, May 20.-The supreme court
has affirmed judgment in the case Of the
Tacoma Grocery Company, appellant, vs.
Pierce.
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DAMAGING FROST IN NORTH DAKOTA
Reports Place abe Damage to Wheat as
High rs 70 Per Cent

ST. Paul. Mimi, May 19.-Dispatches
from Dickinson, Grand Forks, James,
town, st. Johns and Neche, N. D, in
dicate that the frost OF last night was
the most severe in many years. In
some places ice formed to the extent Of
more than an inch. Young wheat is
frozen off to the ground in many locali-
ties. One report places the damage as
high as 10 per cent. There is a heavy
frost in Minnesota tonight, which is Sc
we're IN the northwestern counties.
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AN ADDRESS OF THE SOCIALISTS
Asking Norkmen's Organizations to
Come Into the Fold

toihe INTO the Fold
London. May 21.-The executive com
mittee appointed by the socialistic con
sTess held in Zurich in 1888, and which has
been in session for the past two weeks,
John Mawdsley and Edward Aveling
holding the American proxies, has is
sued the following address and ordered
that it be sent az once to every working
mans organization Of England, the con-
tnent and the United States:
Comrades and Fellow Workers: The
conjoint committee of the International
Socialist Workers Congress addresses to
ali socialist organizations and trades un-
ions in all lands their fraternal invitation
to send, in 1896, delegates to the London
congress. The date viii probably be il
August.
AT the last International congress the
following resolution was adopted:
" All Grades unions shall be admitted
to the congress; also those socialist par
ties and organizations which recognize
the necessity of organiza ton Of workers
and of political action. In accordance
with this resolution is addressed to all
trades unions and to all socialist organiza-
tons that acknowledge the necessity of
the organization Of the toiIers and of their
taking part in political work. We ask
ali workers organizations coming within
the two categories above mentioned to
send us at once their addresses, and also
not later than January l. 1885, such reso-
lutions and proposals as they desire To
have embodied IN tbs agenda paper Of the
1896 congress-
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-05-25
Whiting parer Ash l,,,r,ea

Milwaukee, May 19.-It Is reported here
that early this (Sunday) morning the
Whiting paper mill at Stevens Point was
burned, causing loss Of $500, 600.
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EX. X.PreSident NaSuuez Al

Ex-President Vasquez Arrives.
New York, May 21-On the Atlas line
steamer Ailsa, which arrived this morn
ing from Port Limon, was General D.
Vasquez, ex-president OF Honduras.