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The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14


Duluth, March IL. - Alexander ID.
Cummings, an explorer. and Herbert
X. ard Emory A. TinKham, members
of well known law firm, were ill.,
dictcd by the grand jury to-day on a
charge Of grand larceny in the second
degree III connection with Land deal.
The complaining witness is one John
McAlpine. and the Indictment charges
tie larceny of $4OO from him in the
following manner: 1t is alleged that
following manner: 1t is alleged that
tie defendants cGnspired with the in
McAlpiEe to sell him sections Z and 8,
town GO. range %, representing them
as free from all membranes, when a
third interest in 1t was subject to
mortgage for $500 given by Cummings.
The three men We're arrested, ar
raigned and released on bail.
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Highest Of all in Leavenng Powe-Lates US. Govt Report
R3%!aa!!! g! Rs&asSl!: RRskiHS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
NUnR1Ns OF NEWS,
Items Of GeD.ral Interest Placed in
6 Few Liner.

Items OF GeD.ral Interest Placed in
6 Few Lines.
Active preparations for the great an
nual meeting Of the Southern Baptist
convention, which convencs at Chatta-
nO0ga, Tenn, May 8 to IA, have be-
gun.
The boilermakers employed at the
Cleveland and Globe shipyarls, nun.
bering about 25O men, went on strike
today for an increase of 10 per cent
In wages.
Another day has passed without
bringing news of the overdue steamer
Rio de Janeiro, which IL now out thir.
ty-twO days from San Francisco for
Yokohama.
The coast defense vessel Munadlock
the keel of which was laid at Mare
j, Island navy yard twenty-nne years
! ago made her first appearance in San
Francisco harhor today.
EX-COnsul Waller announces his in
tention Of smiling for America in about
q month. He will 70 direct to Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, and may make his fll-
t,lre home in that vicinity.
Col. Samere. in command of Il Span.
ish column operating against the in.
surgents in the pro, vince Of Pinar del
Rio, has won victory and captured
a fortified position occupied by the ell
emy.
A school house twelve miles from
Oklahoma City, in which several
scores Of colored people were holding
a concert, has been blown up with
dynamite and several of the occupants
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Fire and Panic.

Chicago. March l2.-During fire in
a siX-story building at As to 40 RAN
dolph street to-day serious panic
among 500 women employed there was
narrowly averted. Lizzie Smith and
Martin Mari tainted from fright; Mag
gle Burns fell down fight of stairs,
and two boys. John ]. He!s and Ber-
nard Rheinhardt. were early overcome
with smoke. This was all the injuries
suffered, but it was almost miracle
that many lives were not lost. LOSS,
$4,000
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Building Collapsed.

Chicago, March 12.-The collapse Of
the rear portion Of two-story frame
factory building at S43 and S45 Airport
street to-day resulted in seriously in
juring five persons and nearly one
hundred others had narrow escapes.
The collapsed building was an old
frame structure which had been con-
demned. and when the accident nc-
cured fully l5O people. mostly Poles
ard Iscllemians. were around it pick
Ing up kindling wood. The rear por-
ton of the structure fell UPON the
crowd. but all escaped serious injury
save those who were caught by falling
timbcrs. Many others were slightly
injured by flying boards.
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Elec.ions in Alabama

Washington. March IL. - Senator
Chandler. from the committee on priv
ileges and elections to-day presented
to the senate the views Of the majori-
ty Of the committee consisting Of the
Republican members. recommending
the adoption of Senator Aliens resoll-
ticn providing for an investigation Of
the Alabama state and legislative elec-
tion of 1894. THE report says that
Kolb was defeated by fraud In the
elections Of 1892 and 1894.
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JUDGE Is NOT SATISFIED.
0Ana,a IloHAnf

Indictments Against DubuOue Alder
men Seem Defect We.
Dubuque. Iowa, March 12.-1n the
cases Of the mayor ard aldermen in
dictcd for salary grabbing, Judge
Waterman Of Davenport today IA
vOred the defendants demurrers in d.
alogue. hut gave the state another day
to present further authorities. The al
locations necessary to meet Judge
Watcrman's views were omitted from
the indictments. and at the conclusion
of the argument he was appar ntly un.
aware that the aldermen charged in
the Indictment with voting Themselves
an increase Of salary had tafen the in
crease. or that the mayor indicted for
taking extra pay for board OF hea tn
ser, ,ice is ex-otticio chairman Of the
board of health. The attorneys for
the state and defendants are brothers.
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Going to Cuba.

New York. March IL. - It was ru-
mored last night that the steamship
Fermuda was preparing to leave for
Cuban waters. At midnight the sis.
pectcd steamship had not left her
boats from Staten Island said that
when they passed the Bermuda looked
as If she was being made ready for
sen. as smoke was coming out Of the
steamers funnel. Everything, how.
only lights visible were the lantern
which showed that the alleged I'LL.
burter was Mt anchor. All the revenue
cutters were laid up for the night and
Marshal McCarty or any Of his depu.
ties In the neigbborhOod Of the battery
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MOBs OF STUDENTS,
They Continue to Give Spanish OF
nfnDs


cinls Trouble.
Madrid, March II. There was a
serious anii-American riot at Snla-
manca yesterday evening. The stu.
dents. as usual, We're the leaders Of the
disturbances. They carried Spanish
ara American flags and burned the
latter amid tho acclnmations Of the
crowd which gathered to witness the
"Mitliotic' demonstration. Eventual
ly, ;.eEdarmes charged the rioters and
dispersed them. temporarily. Later
the students rraSsemhlcd and gathered
another mob about them. The prefect
hurried to the : ''c and exhoried the
students to dis. .sc. but they hocte,l
his nt,er;lnces. cheering for Spain and
dcno,lncins the United States. Tinnl-
ly the project was compelled to call
upon the police for protection. and the
gentlarnes again charged the riotous
students, who met the onslaught with
showers Of stones. Order, however,
was finally restored. and the univer-
sity was closed.
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UNDER SEALED ORDERS.
Two British War yesaels Instructei
to Put to Sen at Once

Two British War yessels Instructed
to Put to Sen at Once.
Victoria. r. c., March 12.-Quite a
little stir was caused In naval circles
to-day when 1t was learned that II. ii.
S. Pheasant and COmus received word
to put to sea as soon as possible. but
no later than Saturday, under sealed
orders. At first it was rlmored that
the whole meet was ordered to sea.
-iut this was denied later. The officers,
Of course. do not know what the Or
ders are. but they seem to be under
the impression that there is something
In the vicinity Of Honolulu to demand
their attention. Both vessels have
orders to carry all the ammunition,
provisions and coal that can lie stored
AWAY.
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Fidelity Unrhnken

London. March 12-Gen. Booth. of
the Salvation Army. has cabled a man.
walton Army in New York. Bram-
we'll Booth also has manifesto in
to-day's War Cry in which he says
that 1.-The fidelity Of the American
troops is unshakcn." and warns the
Army agnirst the "msrerresenta-
tions of the anti-Fnglish American
press" he also says that the gen.
erals heart is ''tcrn and snrely wound.
ed, but lie Is determined to carry on
the government without respect to
persons"
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Pulled Down the FLAG.

Pouchkeepsie. n. Y, March 12.-A
Spanish flag was found hanging in
front of Eastman college in this city
this morning with the words "Synony-
mors of butchery" painted in large let
ters across it. The police heard Of 1t
ard an officer was sent to pull down
the flag. A crowd of students jeered
tie officer when he took the flag to
police headquarters. Eastman college
has about 300 students, including
about dozen Cubans.
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An ALLEGED aurker on Trial.

Omaha, March II. Stanley Clay
comb, arrested at Des Aloines recently
with two bodies alleged to have been
stolen from Omaha cemeteries. was
pla, ed on trial to-day. The feature of
the testimony was that which con-
nectcd Dr. Mccarthy, Of the Drake
medical college. with negotiating with
the prisoner. supposedly for the pur-
pose of securing the bodies w. W.
Weaver. IL Les Moines baggagemal,
testified that he met Laycomb at DIR.
AIcCarhy's Office, when Claycomb was
to pay him for transferring the bodies
from the depot.
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Washington. March II. Senator
Morgan today introduced resolution
giving his views of the manner II
which the Pacific railroads should bt
reorganiZed. 1t contemplates one
through line to the Pacific coast ant
the refurding Of government obliga
tions with the alternative that other
wise the government will take con
troll Of and manage the roads.
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Public I{cnrinr

Washington. March II. - The sub
committee of the committee on ways
and nicarS h'rirg under cOrsiGe"a-
ton several hills relating to reciprocity
ard "on.mcr'ial treaties. will have a
series of public hearings at the capitol
in Washington. commencing Monday.
March IL. and cl'sillg Saturday.
March q. to which all persons inter-
ested in these subjects are invited to
appear.
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Cubnns Asaan.innted

New York. March 12.-Fidel Per1a,
in cbarge of the Cuban news bureau
In this city. to-day gave out the follow
ing statement: From a letter dated
Santiago de Cuba. Feb. %, the follow
ing paragraph is copied: although
Gen. Weyler says that nobody will be
punished III any way unless he ia con-
victed of some crime. assassination
proceeds OH larger scale.'"
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Finnncinlly Emhnrro..e,

Butte. Mcnt. March. IA new suit
was filed against the Butte and Bcs-
ton Mining company to-day by Edward
c. Perkins for $372.Sl6. ard includes
all claims in the former suit except
that Of s::',:a'. 100 due the Maesa chusetts
Lean and Trust company. and for
which other provision is made. A re-
cei' er will re applied for in the Unit
ed States district court of Montana to-
morrow. This is primary to the re-
organization scheme which conicm-
plates the formation of Il new com
pAny To purchase the property OF tile
prcsert ore. either at sheriff's sale or
attachment suits or on foreclosure Of
bonded debt mortgage
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New York, March 11.-Geo. Boetz,
sixteen years Of age, Killed himself in
Floral Park. Union Hill. N. j., last
night with pistol. The lad had been
accused by his stepfather Of stealing
threat Of arrest which accompar led
the accusations so preyed on him that
he decided TO kill himself. BEFORE
deciding to do SO. he wrote a note to
his stepfather telling him to give al
his clothes to boy friend. The sui
cides mother died three months ago.
Her father is a wealthy manIfac-
turer Of Paterson.
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Montana. Advantages.

Helena. MCnt.. March 12.-Pursuant
to arrangements and announcements
the great state mir ing and immigra-
tiOn cany elton Of Montana was called
to order in the auditorium to-day. The
gathering was one of the largest Of the
lird ever seen In Montana. or in the
West. for that matter. and all We're
enthusiastic in their belief that bust
ness OF great benefit to the state would
bc transacted before the convention
closed
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Hit by q WOman n,

Hindman. Ky. March 12. - Miss
Fcrie FOyahle. waitress ut the Bail
ey horse. struck John Stone. a student
at tine Hindman College. on the head
with an aX handle yesterday. br@aking
his skull. His .reco' cry is doubtful.
I he carse of Miss Foyable's attack
was allc"ed stories told About her by
her victim
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Great Falls Mont. March 1.-THE
Jury last night brought in verdict Of
manslau@hter against Steve Jnyden.
Dec. . Victor Ilg. a mirer. and Leytlen.
a farm hand. had fight in beer hall
Mt the Felt coal "amn. twentv-H-e
miles south of Great Falls. wherein
Ievtlcn. who was the smaller and
weaker man, shot Ilg fatally. Sem
tel,ce is left to the discretion Of the
court
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No Hone for Mrs. Maybrick.

No Hope Tor Mrs. MnybF1ck.
london, March 12.-Inquir:es made
today at the United STATES embassy
confirm the report that the secretary
Of state for the home deDartment. Sir
Matthew White Ridley. has refused to
reopen the case of Mrs. Florerce May
brick. the American sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life after having been
convicted Of poisoning her husband.
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DOMESTIC TRAGEDY,
Pennsylvania Banker shoots I
Wife md Then Killed Ilmael1

Pennsylvania Banker shoots EIia
Wife and Then Killed Himself.
Allentown, Pa, March II. Fidel
Tritch!er. aged thirty-four years, n
prominent banker and member of
the select council Of this city, m,lr-
dered his wife this morning. and tl,ell
fired two bullets into his own brain.
lie cannot recover. I'e had evidently
fired upon his wife while she slept. as
her body was found lying in he'd. For
more than week Titchler has been
suffering from insomnia. and it is
thought lie was temporarily insane.
The couple have been married but
six mcnths. and were to all appear.
ances perfectly happy.
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Many People VIII he Idle

MANY People VIII BE 1dIe.
Appleton. Wis.,, March 12.-l he gov
ernment has notified all mill owners
on the Fox river that the water on the
river must be at the crest Of Menasha
dam on April Is. Unless heavy rains
fall this carnot lie secured without
total Suspension of milling operations.
This will make fully 5000 people idle.
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Returning to south Dakota

Aberdeen, S. d.. March 12.-From all
indications the wheat acreage OF the
county will, the coming season, far
es.ceed that of any previous year since
1882. Many farmers who had left the
state to seek more congen:al clilnes
are now returning. and will put into
wheat all the land they can spare.
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Sick and in Jail.

Ia Porte, Iowa, March 11.-Ike Co
hen, one Of the merchants arrested on
Saturday night on Il charge Of starting
the fire which resulted SO disastrously
for the city. il dangerously i'll in Jail.
The state insists that the Cohen BROTH
ers. were trying to create the impress
sion that tirebugs were numerous In
La Porte.
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Caueht Mr.. Cain.

Minneapolis, March 11-I.okey Culp.
who escaped from Deputy Sheriff
Grant of Wright county, was cap
tured yesterday by Sheriff Carpenter
and Deputy Grant at Kingston, Meek
er. county. He was brought to this
city, and is nav In the county jail.
Theodore Petit. who escaped with
Culn. was ratalsen tha naxt dav.
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Revive. the nIa s1orx

New York. March 12.-Prcsidcnt J.
]. I!ill. cf the Great Northern rail
road is in this city. and the old story
has l>ecn revived that he is irving to
get control of the Northern Pacific
A director of the Northern Pacific road
said last night that if the Great North
ern desired possession of the Ncrth-
ern Pacific, it must buy II. The North
ern Pacific is to lie re"r"arized as an
independent property. 1t will natural
lv seek to reach an agreement with
the Great Northern on division of
territory and on rates, but there Will
he no alliance.
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observation-disclosures
CAUGHT AT CHICAGO.
A Brute Who In Wanted mt Rnrnboo
t. UI,,slnr A~nn.A

"a W uO ~ "auteU D0 0FODOO,
In Under Arrest.
Barahon, Wis. March ~. - Hurry
Murphy. who is wanted cn the charge
OF having assaulted Laura PEBBLES, a
domestic in this city, on the night Of
Feb. %, is reported under arrest at
Chicago The crime was an especial
ly brutal ore and has stirred up much
feeling in this city. Miss PEBBLES was
on her way home on the night men,
toned, when she was ATTACHED, and
for about fifteen mirnltes desperate
effort was rade to commit rape. The
girl was rolled In the mud and clay
until she was completely plastered
from head to foot. CLAY and gravel
were rubbed into the girls mouth and
eyes in the effort to stop her screams
ard struggles. 4 passing ncighb0r
frightened the villain away.
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Go,nr Away Forever

Princeton. II. j., March 12.-Prpf c.
A. Young, chief of the astronomical
department Of Princeton university.
said to-day that Perrine's comet was
rapidly receding from the earth. hav-
ing passed the plane Of the earth's
orbit Feb. 25. The comet describes a
parabola and will never be visible to
the inhabi ants Of the earth again.
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New York. March 12-Several Ital-
inns engaged In row in Hester street
last night ard one of them was fatal
ly and another seriously shot. Nicol
Riamori was arrested with revolver
.,r 'ns hard and Nicolo Lombard was
tahen to a hospital with two bullets
In his head. The other members Of
I. e arg es, ared. ore of them leaving
u trail of blood behind from q bullet
wound in the side. according to the
stc,y Of the patrolman who made the
arrest. The cause Of the row Is not
known.
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The Pace Tint Kills

London, Ky, March IL. - News is
just received here from Hydon, Leslie
county. that ]. w. Pace and son shot
and killed Allen Lewis. Young Pace
had been convicted OF stealing cigars
from the store of Lewis mother in law.
He and his father met Lewis and both
began shooting.
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A Paper suanend.

La Crosse, Wis, March IL. - The
Badger, morning paper which start
ed about the first Of the year with
United Press dispatches. did not put
out an issue this morning. Attach
n!ents AMI bill of sale cover what
little property there is and there is
thought to he no prospect Of resump.
tiOn.
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tortured by Trnmp..

Warsau. Wis. March IL. = George
Plank on Saturday was frightfully
tortured by four tramps ard died last
night Blank was burned with red.
not irons in an effort to compel him to
re"eal the hiding place Of his money.
The tramps secured only four dollars.
They have been arrested.
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WILL NOT ABDICATE.
Mistaken Construction Put ON Kina

Mistaken Construction Put ON King
Humbert's Words.
Rome, March 1.-THE Tribune to-
day denies that King Humhert has
expressed his intention to ablicate.
The report grew out Of the fact that
the king said:
"Aly son may negotiate with the
Negues, but l will never do so.'
The Tribune also publishes an anti
French article, headed "Indecency and
1rsolence," during which it protests
against French interference in Italian
affairs. and declares that France is
actrated by implacabie hatred Of
ItNly
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Fire ut Owatonna.

Owatonna. MINI, March iowa,
tonna had a $4,000 fire yesterday
which wiped out Fishers laundry and
Austin Bros restaurant. The 6re
started during q strong wind and was
beyond control until the two concerns
wers destroyed. The Insurance y
ahout 81 200
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Accepted n Bribe.

Columbus. Ohio. March 12.--EX-Sen-
atos James Q. Abbott on trial for ac-
cepting bribe while senator two
years ago, in connection with the
pharmacy bill before the senate. was
fourd guilty by the jury to-day. A
motion was made for new trial.
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I;ncle snm Max INV I,

Ncenah. Wis. March T. - Engineer
Mann. of the United States engineer.
Ing department. is soliciting a pr0po-
si1icn for the sale of the Neerah water
power to the government. II the gOv-
ernncnt buys it the dam will be
raised to the height of the one at
Menasha.
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A Rfn M0fOPitv

London. March 1.-THE papers this
morning all comment upon the over
whclmlu. majorlty-216 votes.-by
ir: adopted the motion for additional
men for the navy. thus ratifying the
governments naval programme.
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Rem Ro,enburr Flnally Win,

Plack River Falls. Wis. March 12.-
Fen Rosenl erg's attorney announces
thu, Rcsenherg is to be released on
$500 bail. This he can furnish with
ort trouble. He has reen in jail for
nearly a year for contempt Of court In
refusing to tell where goods bought
by ROsenberger Pros We're concealed
prior to their failure.
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New Bill Recommend ed.

Washington. March 1.-The senate
committee on public lands to-day de-
cided not to recommend tie pusSage
of the Arizona land bill over the veto
of the president. hut ~ recommend
new bill to meet the objections Of the
president and secretary of the in
topiop
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Cincinnati. March 12 - This morn
ing fire was discovered In the sub
cellars of the five-story warehouse and
distillery Of Milhalovitch. Fletcher &
Co.. at 514 to 51S East Pearl street.
A rear building. containing large
quantity CT liquor. was badly damaged,
making the total lass 100000, fully
insured
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Traer. Iowa, March 1.-the Traer
creamery is burned. 1t was enveloped
In flames before the fire was discov-
cred. Loss. $1,000: very little 70.
surance. 1t 10 generally supposed the
building vas set 6re by q re-ident
near by. who thought 1t damaged him.
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pe..ibly Robbed ana murdered.

Possibly Robbed and Murdered.
Omaha. March 12.--Alarvin l.. John.
son. a well-to-dO farmer Of this county,
drew IL large sum Of money from an
Omaha bank week ago and mysterl-
, ously disappeared. His friends can
get no trace of him after he left the
bank. They think he was robbed and
murdered.
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Adverse Report.

Washington, March IA subcom-
mittcc on agriculture today decided to
recommend to the full committee that
the anti-"rtion bill be reported ad-
versely. The full committee will pass
upon 1t tomorrow.
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Village Elections

st. Paul. March 12-Election for
village and town officers were held
throughout Minnesota yesterday. The
contest was usually over the license
question, the "drys" winning in some
Places and the ''wetS" III others.
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Debs' Case Nolled,

Chicago. March ~ - The case Of
Dehs ct al. is at last out Of the United
States court at Chicago. To-day Gen
Hlack. district attorney. appeared be
fore Judge Grosscup and entered
uolle prose.
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San Francisco. March 12.-Another
woman Of the town was strans'ed
early this morning under circun.
stances identical with the two other
murders that have taken place recent
" in the same locality.
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Eo.ter,a Shortage

Concord. n. H.. March II. - In re.
pert to the city government to-day
City Auditor Lyfory said that ex-Tax
Collector Fosters shortage Of 1904
and 1898 would amount to over $34,-
Nm
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navfdend neclared.

Washington, March II. - The con.
trnl,er Of the currency has declared
di,i'crd Of 10 per cent in favor Of
the creditors Of the insolvent First
|'a.icral Rank of Redaeld. s. D.
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La Crosse. Wis. March PA. s.
Swarthout Of Sparta was taken sick
on the train this morning and died q
few minutes after Icing removed from
the cars at Bangor. =
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Painters strike.

San Francisco. March II. - Eigh
hundred painters went out on strike
here to-day for an increase Of ~ cent
q day. to ulake their wages s. instead
az 11iO.
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In Ri. Own Straw

Primghar. Iowa, March 12.-Uriah
Compton. farmer. worried over law.
suit. bnrued himself to death In Q
straw stack last night.
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John 'Hepner and his wife were ar
rested at Alta Vista. Kan.. for the
murder of Frank Mitchell. a promi-
nent farmer. Harper has confessed.
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Chicago. March 12-Isaac Elchenon
Kovnoroky Spector. chief rabbi of the
Jewish church in all the Russias, is
dead