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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-05-22
BAPTIST MIssIoNARY soclErY
sleealns John ID. Rockef<aIer,s Omer
Of R1so.0OO.

Pstssburg. May a--The most import
ant Of xae many anniversaries OF the
Nor6hera Baptist Mission Society began
here. when President III. X Porter Of
this city called the American Baptist
Home Mission Society to order for its
9Th annual meeting. About l01A delegates
from all parts OF North America were
in their seats when the convention open
ed. After bidding the delegates welcome.
briefly referring 10 the offer Of John ID
Rockefeller TO give Szsaeoe 10 clear the
society Of debt Il a similar amount was
raised before July I. 1887. Porter said
that while the amount was not yCe In
hand. It would be before the date named.
The report OF che executive board was
then read by the general secretary. who
stated that the fiscal year ending March
81. 1881 had been the most perplexing In
the history OF che society.
The year began with a debt OF tsS-
rs. and with scale OF expenditures con-
siderably IN advance OF the anticipated
receipts. No new work was undertaken.
and retrenchment was made where adyts-
able.
The total expenditures for salaries OF
teachers WAS uSSsI1 The report OF
the treasurer showed that at the close
u the year the gross deht was Slsi. ~.
The amount received during the past
year for missions and education was
ssee.l1s. expenditures. Stz3 aee: showing an
excess Of e25SS
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cNuacss ASSEMBLY,.



PhiiaAeiphias May ss.+xhe iaeth gener-
Il assembly = ne Presbyterian church
n. the United States wsff meet IN the
WlnnaA aaafnsply frounaa. Ragle lake
Koscinseo. Indiana. on Nay -, leD7, and
vii pnababiy continue m session until
May q.
The asaembly win be composed or about
100 delegates. 0ne-half o. them ministers
and the other half ruling elders. The
Delegates are adopted BY ecclesiastical
bodies called presbyteFles. and come from
byterian church represented By this gem
efai assembly Is tie only one which has
Eninlslers and churches In every state In
the unlon. and By the sfatfstien q 1856
consisted Of 77s3 congregations, eei2 nnin-
istern and et1.sls members. The contrfbu-
ti0ns for congregational expenses for the
year mss were ueskais7ss. and coutrfbn-
!loas for masslenasy ana other benese-
The assembly vii be openad at II q.
n. on May y. with sermon ~ the re-
firing moderator. Rev. John L. WIthsF-
ow. y. D., pastor 81 the Third Presbyte-
ttan church OF chIcases
Among ths delegates are found ex-Pres-
ident HarFis0n, john WlManmMker ana
other able and innaenfiai inymen.
Among the ministers are Rev. sheldon
Jackson. D. d. Rev. Henry C. kalntan,
ID, D.. president OF the PresbyteFian the
illogical seminary 81 San Francisco: the
Rev. Robert y. Sample. d. D.. pastor
Of the West TWehty-thlnd ntrnst Prskby-
terrain church % New Y0fA: from PAila.
deiphaa. the Rev. Drn. gohn AacIntoah
n J. Eckiea, J. B. Bolton anl nthers.
The business Of the assembly win con-
aist Of swo nnnin lins2 Of WORK First,
the sonaioeratIou Of annual reports OF
the eight boards This portien Of the
business viii take np shA neanions o. nse
days. second. ehk eonsaderatlen OF re-
ports OF special committees.
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fouR taAMlLToNs MuRoeREp.
Repent % Iseasess Criuse sa Moa-
tn0a three weeks Ago.

Report 90 n Meanoas Crlne On Mon.
saaa Three weeks AgO.
Denver. May ia report ts published
10 the eject that William H. aamIltoa. $
contractor. his wife, Mrs. Catherine Ham
ilton; his son. LEO Hamilton. aeed is and
hts daughter. Elizabeth Houguea Hamil-
ton. ased IA who lived IN Denver until
reeentiy. were murdered In \ small VII
lage rear Helena. Mont. three weeks ago
and the crime suppressed In order 70 en-.
able the Montana authorities 70 trace the
murderNrs.
Hamiiton. who HAD lived In Denver >
years, dieposed Of his properly here last
dFNt TO Oregon and later 10 Montana.
Near Helena q h said he engaged IN
brick making. According to the report
which has reached frsends OF the family
In this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton were
found dead in bed with their threats cut.
Miss Hamilton was also dead In bed with
her throat cut and many bruises on her
body. II h stated that appearances indi
Gated that an attempt had been made 10
outrage her. and that she was killed after
struggle before her aasailantS had ac-
compiished their llendlsh purpose. Leo
Hamilton had evidently made a desperate
light Hts body lay on the floor and was
literally covered with wounds. All the
angeFS Of his right hand except the FORE
anger were severed. showing that he had
srasped the ranor or knife. Hss throat
waa also cut.
two men were concerned In the murders
The house had been rasasacAed, ana ID d
believed the murderers secured about
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New Denver. u. c.. reports that late de.
setonm~nta on Ihe uaiena Farm show np
fhaf pr0psrtg tn n NEST satisfactory man
a@F. The tcdRc az the eA-s9oa level Ii n
nAknoUn extent. and a level Il about 10
~ started both ways on H. Water power
Il soon 10 replace the present steam hoist
lng and pumping plant. and the iso-t0n
coneRntrntor and B9FieiRh air compressor
plant viii soon be placed IN position. Many
preNpects aro bnink recondsd From all
sections the more fortunate claim hunt
rgN come In With something ntAked.
Springer rrpek. Isrmon. Carpenter, Ten
Mlse. -Four Nile ana wilson were the To-
caiiliea dcaiNnaaed ~ most 0f them. and
on the lake shore otheeW round 1he ''min-
efaf - places" Across the lake and Al
ite heao SFOpeTtteH showing well In gotta
aud iron Writes are found. and there
Il h predict,A. will be the gold camp Of
the lake On Wilson ercek late develop
msnta show the les'ge matter thcre OF the
sane character a. that found about Ross
land.
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was pressed against the ex-senators
heart.
A1cPheTson says he never saw Won AIKEN
o. His companion before.
20 sUPPoRT cuRAN sELLIoEaAMcY.


Washington. May f7.--An enthusiasts
audience Of men and women. many o.
them well known in washington. PACK
ed Columbia theater yesterday aftef0on
AT monster mass meeting held In behalf
Of the Cuban insurgents. The theater was
appropriately decorated. Seated on tia
platform and participating In the exer-
eises were senators 0nflfngeg and Allen.
ex-senator Butler of South Carolina Rel.
Hugh johnson. pastor OF the MefnopolI-
tan Methodist church. Rev WIiber Innla
and many others identified With the IN
terests OF the Insurgents. General VII
liam Henry Brown. president Of the Gu,
ban league. called the meeting 70 0rdsi
and introduced Senator GaIIlnger as pre-
siding of8ceF. The latter made brief ad-
dress. and read a number Of letters AMI
kilograms Of regret among them being
those from Senators Frye and Burrows
and Commander Clarkson Of the Gran1
Army Of the Republic.
Ex-senator ButleF Of South Carolins
read q series Of resolutions which hao
been prepared. and these were unanimous
" adopted. They earnestly protested
against '-the barbar0us and inhuEnan
methodsy Of Spain in conducting war ir
Cuba. declaring that this government
should recognize the insurgents as bellig
erents and that Cuba had demonstrated
thai II Was her manifest destiny that. Iikf
Mexico. she should be free and independ
emit without the payment to Spain o. amp
indemnity.
In the course Of his remarks Senator Al
len humoronsly declared There WAS no a.
vision IN the popullst ranks on the Qnes
ton Of Cuban liberty. In this whole mat
ter be thought there had been too much
sacrifice 20 the spirit of commercialism
and II was time this government hsd
little more humanity and a little mors
Amerfcanksm.
Senator Chandler sent = letter Of sym
pathy and hope for the relief and indie
pendence Of Cuba
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ARMBTlCE IS ORDERED
HOsTTLFTJEss CEAsE BHTwREN THE
GREEKS AND TUHks.
The Powers wfIl Cesanef the Neee-
saafiens wsfh the rerse Leek-
sng ~ Ternn ~ Penee.

Athens. Nay Is.-The Turks hoisted the
white nag ~ Aria Yesterday. from which
q Il judged the Turkish commander re-
ceired instructions that an armIstice had
eeeu agreed rSsSa. Ine communication
from the Turkish leader 70 the Greek
comnnnder At Artas which followed the
ratetng o. the mag Or truce ~ the former.
ran as follows:
On condition that no Greek soldier be-
Longing 70 any arm o. the service remaiiaA
on territory % the Ottoman empire, We
have orders that an armlstiee shall be
concluded on sea and land with view Of
arriving at an understanding.
"Yu6EF. Chief Of STAG"
The Greek commander telegraphed TO
Athens for Instructions. and the govern
ment replied. We authorize you 10 sns-
pend hostiiities In order 10 discuss the
conditions OF an aFmisftce"
Iae government In notifying the ENJOYS
81 the powers as 10 this proposal As
Greece has Entrusted her interests TO the
Powers Il was for them 10 negotiate the
conditions Of an understanding.
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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS. K. or ?.


vaBeoaver M'akh. Nay sa.-The grand
lodge, knights OF Pythlas Of washang-
ton. has elected oizAcern AZ followss So.
prefne fepnaNentative. w. q. Ronald. Be-
Aitie: grand nentinei. r. O. Mccrosky OF
oarneld; vice chancellor. G. c. Thorn
ton OF snohomish; preiste. X. W. Young.
SEATTLE: keeper Of records and seals, A.
Y, BeAmer OF Spokane Sre-electedl: mas
ter Of excheqaer. ~. Harris. Olympia ire
electedl; master AZ armk. e. w. Taylor
o. SPOKANE; inner guard. u. c. Davis.
Maitseurg: outer guard. l. W. Perkins
Of Spokane.
The report Of me Judiciary committee
was adopted that the next session shall
vote upon the constitutional amendmeng
changing the age OF qualification for
membership from n TO IA II was resolV-
Cd 10 organize employment bureaus: also
= resolution was PASSED thar pubordinate
teases shah keep their parapbernalla In
The Senator. Of Portland. or. was
made the of1cial paper for the jurlsdlc-
ton Of Washington.
This was the day for the competitive
drtfl Seattle squad. Uniform Rank. the
only competitor present. put In a claim
for t1ia. Tacoma objected. The matter
viii be settled tomorrow. In the after
noon the Seattle squad drilled on the
parade grounds.
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Nearly Ss5oe1o are being spent In de-
vei0ping and pllfting IN machinery 70
operate the Helenh-Friseo properties at
Gem. Idaho. The work was commenced
In January. since which time over leo men
hase been employed. and Il Is expected
that the mine viii be ready to operate
abeut duly 70 next. Il viii then BE- de-
splop@d down 90 the Aa-f0ot irvel. the
leNels being no fest apart. A new hoist
u 1eing put On. capable Of going roo feet
and hoiHsing no tons az that depth. u
uas siipped yesterday. The engine win
be set In q station underground. iSe fees
frosa the boiles,f, at the end Of the tun-
mel where the sl@ Non 10 cut. The station
proper from the engtne II - feet high.
3 fest wide and y feet long. and h all
nmbered With Oregon tr. isxik. She viii
haVs . lA.Ge condenser Tor condensinE
the exhaust steam. The ncw fan for ven
iilnting purposes has . large gaiyaniEed
Faape. nil noldeTe1, being Large enough "a
easltitata four ieveis at time. The tan
sloyea iea.Wn cDbie feet Of air PER minute,
but viii only b. run afser shooting 10
eteaF aNay the gas and smoke.
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Ever since The lae-foot level was passed
~ tho shaft % the Josie. there IL reported
TO have been ore IN Nhat was supposed
in width from \ 200, 20 three feet and has
teen Of coed grade. the copper runnins
from y 10 - per cent and the gold about
80. The foot wall has been well defined
all the way down and all the ledge mat
ter heavily mineraiiEed. When the 10
foot level was reached q round Of holss
was put into what was supposed TO be ths
hanging wall and the drill revealed foul
fees Of eoiid. high grade copper ore. u d
nee known that the ore body IN over Ave
fset wide. -four feet OF new orc being found
back OF what was supposed to be tbs
hanging wall
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SEVEN DEVILS COUNTRY
NEW YORtx rAhTans PAY HEAmEy
HAf.F 4 slILrS0N ron CLAIMS.
AustheF sktpplps Miss 1. 0l<snssAn
t'eanty-PFaspeeas ana Newell
Woment HeFk.

a ~ deal has just beer eI0pAd n the
Seven Devils country W whlrh some lead
ms NeW York gentiemen have acquired
tbs psacock Farm and white Mountain
claims pnd other ero9eFties. the eonsid-
eFatian brine nearly half = million o. dot
lars. Ex-npVernoF Hauser ~ Montana
IVES enc Of the original owners OF the
properly soda, SAVING neid abem 10 years.
Il u ntdeFatooQ tDaG q great annOnnt "
capital Will ~ Invested In preparing 20
work the properties, tneinding the con-
structlon Of railroad in from Weiser.
about - miles. The propertifs IN qres-
lion have had little sieVElDptnent woFk
d0ne en- them. hat there Are such extea-
Atefa sNady Tar capital 10 realize upon has
not been necessary.
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kalsAs. OF Py,A,a. 81 wa.AiaEson

Vancouver. Wash. May la-The four
tenth annual convention OF the grand
lodge Of knights OF Pythias and the an
nual meeting OF the Rathoone Sisters Of
the state Is Ia session here today. An e2o-
auena address was delivered on secret
Aork by Philip s. Colgrove u Hastings,
Mich. Organization Of the grand lodge
Was affected. with J. J. weisenbcrger Of
New whatcom. grand chancellor. presid'
ing. The report OF the credentials con-
mittee showed that II delegates. repre-
senting 6 lodges, were present. Fifty-two
delegates and past chanceliors were given
the grand lodge degree and became par
tictpatlng members
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rae nea shsrs = shlpper.

Another shtpfsing mime has iNen added
10 the properties In okAnosan county.
the RED shirt. In the upper Mellow dis
tEtet. located on Roispirk mountain, near
silver. The property Sna bought last
year by a company. IL had then been
well opened np. the ledge having been
efoss-cnt 81 80 feet. showing i've fecf Of
efs. Shlis a shaft anhk on the ledge for
Ise feet showed the body nearly q foot
Nld<F. an extension OF the crosscut o.
o4ee - feEt was made and another 10
inch ledge Vas discovered. while drifts Of
~ eeet on the main ledge each way de-
sssaesed that its width was from four 10
IN feet. The D~W company erected = ~
etamp mill last year. and the ere on the
AUE4p Was resiueed - into ]. white n cFpam-
cuk waa made 100 feet below the upper
kannel. with the expectation that the ore
te0f would b. tapped AZ about eoo fest.
I've carloads OF concrnirates have already
&atD shipped 10 the sound. and the man
A8ef says he expects 10 make regular
HA1bmentH an summer.
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SHOT HIS WIFE THEN HIMSELF.
Family TFouhIe- % the Dousle crsms
af TmeOmm.

Tacoma. WASH. May II.-whiIe Mrs.
Louis Mccarthy was returning homs
from 81 Leo's church yesterday, she wa
shot through the brain by her husband.
John Arthur mccarthy. who. after this
shooting Of his wife. turned the weapon
against himself and committed Ruicide
Mrs. Mccarthy died az ST. Joseph's hos
pitai NJ ; O'Clock and Mccarthy an hour
later AZ the Fannie Paddock hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccarthy have been llv
ing apart for some time. In one OF nj
pockets was found letter from his wtf.
stating she was sick and could not g.
down town 10 see him. She hoped b
would recover his health and said thes
would always be friends. though II va;
best for them not q see each other. Hi
wtfe's refusal TO see him undoubtedly
prompted the shooting.
Mccarthy was - years old and belong
ed 20 the Order Of Railway Conductors
and had been yard master OF the Northern
Pacific Al Sprague and Spokane. Las
year he worked for the Southern Pacific
IN California. where he had gone for hi,
heaith. His wife was two years younger
They leave two children. four and sia
years old. whose custody the mother has
had
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Doe s,eellas . salars nam.

Helena. Mont. May IS-John Bloor.
populist secretary OF the senate OF the
nfth legislative assembly, who was con-
victea In the district court OF Lewis and
Clarke couaty last week OF having stolen
the salary hill. thereby defeating Its pass
age. has been sentenced to one year In the
penltentlary by Judge Smith. The PEN
atty was fixed by the jury bringing In
the verdict. Bloor appealed from the
Judgment, and pending the decision OF the
supreme court he will be admitted TO bail
In the sum OF SSooo u he can provide a..
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Manchester. England. May ls.-The
Guardian today publishes a dispatch from
4 special correspondent with the Greeks.
which says the restitution OF the Greeks
% Epirus b appalling. Everything they
had IN the world has been burned or pill
Jagged. The scenes In their tilght were
dreadful Young girls lung themselves
from the roots TO escape outrage. A boy
who was captured by the Turks had his
UPS. nose and ears cut on and his eyes
torn out before he was killed.
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DEATH or GENERAL AoaArlo KING
ehaaaa's AdnIalzSFatloa.

: Washington. May n.-Generai Hora,to
King. postmaster general during a por-
tlon Of BuchAnan'a administrator, died
AZ e:3a this morning. In his sssh year. from
wife survives him.
King came here from Paris. Maine. and
vas appointed first assistant postmaster
general In lsst. serving under Postmaster
General Hok. President Buchanan. les
than three months before his term en-
fired. appointed King postmaster Erner-
Il He served from February n insi- ~
III March s. following King vas q nc.
teFatenr OF some note. lie retired from
active life IN iyik
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There has been little loss Of time In the
Dixie district In Idaho county. Idaho.
during the past winter. There u stu
considerable snow on the high hills and
pasHea which the trail traverses. Xix City
b growing rapidly thla spring. both build.
ing and business being active. A grea,
many mining men and others are going
into orangevilie. headed for the various
camps IN Idaho county. MorN Interest b
being taken IN the properties there than
formerly, and the country generally b
looking up 10 an extent that causes tbs
miners theee 20 be more hopeful. Mines
are being developed rapidly, considerable
machinery win be going into the various
Gamma this anAAon.
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ID WAS A NARRoW ESCAPE.


New York. May la-FoFmer United
States Senator Z. u. Mcpherson OF New
Jersey had q narrow escape from being
killed az his once In this city yesterday.
William Won AIKEN attempted to shoot
him but was prevented by Edward =.
Low. An accompllce Of Won AIKEN es-
Was arrested.
Won AIKEN and Mcpherson are involved
In the Silver Belle Meade stock farm. II
h understood that Won AIKEN demanded
settlement OF the suit. Mcpherson re.
ferred him 20 HIS lawyer Then Won AIKEN
In rage. attempted to shoot Mcpherson
who IL an Invalid. and who would prob
ably have been killed II Won Akenss
blindness had not caused him 70 lose u
much time. Low managed to get HIS an
ser IN the trigger OF the revolver ~ d
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DOVER OF 4 MILLION RousLEs.
BriIuaas wedding OF the Princess
Of M0nfenewEo.

cettinje. Montenegro. May u. - Prince
Francis Joseph Of Battenburs. the young
est brother OF Prince Louis OF Rattenburg.
and Princess Anna % Montenegro. the
Youngest sister OF the crown princess OF
italy. were married yesterday in the ca
thedral in the presence OF Prince Nicho-
tas Of Montenegro ana the other members
II her family. and a number OF Russian
grand dukes. diplomats and ofIlcers OF
the Princess Anna with = million roubies.
The prince and princess met for the iirst
time recently at the dinner table Of Queen
Victoria at Cimie1. The princess. who
was born In lSst. Is dark. tan and beAnti-
full.
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NAsMNaToN MoNOAINr UNVEILED
Prc.laeet ..elk..les ee..Ie.ea.ea 10

PreN11ene Mo1k1nleT l7aTllelDaaea %
the Ceremonaes ae Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. May I7.-ln thls city which
placed on his brow the laurel crown Of
achievements. the memory OF 0eorgJ
Washington was honored Saturday IN
monumental bronze. The active unveIl.
lng ceremonies were Increasingly simple.
Bishop SEhigtalEer opened with prayer.
Major Wayne followed Gith an nUpro
pirate address, Then come the unveIe.
ing by President Mckinley and . re-
suitant clauior. augmented by the ma.
tons salute OF n guns by the artillery
and BY the foreign ana American Ma
vessels IN the Delaware. This concluded
President Mckinley spoke briefly. he said
TO participate In the dedication OF such q
monument was q rare and precious prtvI.
lege. Every monument 20 Washington
vas tribute 10 patriotism The presl.
dent then Paid . warm tribute 10 tht
vast and varied abilities OF Washington.
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The 10 stampa on the caribOo mine On
Camp Mckinney have been droppins
with great regularity OF late. and another
cent on the capital stock Of so. go. a TO.
TO be the hanging wall. This has varied
tai Of tieooo. The last dividend declared
was IN February. when the total sum a.
vided among the stockhollera amounted
10 tlu.tio. The dividend declared tho
other day brings the sum total up 10 tisS,
40. The company is now down over 90
feet, with drifts every % feet, ard there
Il a ledge Of over eight feet.
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Berlin. May si.--tlse relchaiag passed
the emigration bill, Il becomea operative
April 1. lNpN The reichetag also passed
20 lal. The emigration hill provides that
the special permission Of tAe Imperial
chancellor with the assent % the bun.
deerath. IA REQUIRED for the transport Of
German emiafanls. and this can only be
obtained by German subjects Of German
companies havtag business IN uerman
Territory
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TOWNSEND GOES TO STATE PRISON


Lancaster. Wis, May Iss-The jury have
convicted Mark w. Townsend OF man
slaughter In the fourth degree. This yer
dict IL Theoretically an Scquittal Of ths
charge Of intentional murder. and Is based
IN the idea OF gross carelessncSs In hand
ling the revolver. The court gave him
a sentence OF two years In the penitenti
airy. Townsend was taken to waupun.
He said In court that the verdict Is Z
cruel one. That all these years since tht
accident were to him years OF punish
ment. with the public here the verdics
meets with general approval
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Durrant Asks tor Isarlan.

Sacramento. Cal. May A-uovernor
Budd has received the foIanai petition for
the pardon OF Theodore Durrant await.
fng execution az San Quentin prison for
the murder Of Minnie Williams and
Blanche Lamont. He protests hia entire
Innocence, FefeFs TO testimony tending 20
establish Il, aud asks for n pardon, OF
az least a Communication Of sentence In
such wise a. win permit the further IN.
veBtlKalion 10 be made 20 ascertain who
may be and who Il the true criminal
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Waehlhgton. May M-The alIVer rep0h-
lean members OF the senate and house
rave decided TO support proposition pro-
siding for an export bounty on aRricul-
ural products. They take the position
that by this system only can the farmer
secure benetit to compensate him for
import duties on other articles. Senator
Cannon will ofrer an amendment TO the
aritf providing such bounty.
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rnlloe. s.,al.. 4. No. v..a..

New York, May m-There was no ex-
1tement at the headquarters OF the strik-
ne tailora. william Cohen. business
agent OF the Brotherhood Of Tallors, said:
In this city. Brooklyn and Newark 1900
men and women are on a strike. The
strike Affects the entire clothing manu-.
sacturlng trade. The reason Of the strike
the failure Of contractors to live up a
he agreement made more than yeas
ago"