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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
Craftsman patterson Escapes.

H1AwATHA. Kan, June 9.-Charles
Patterson, who has cracked safes at
Corning and in Brown, Nemaha and
neighboring counties, has escaped from
the county Jail by fling his cell bars and
digging his way out. He is still at large.
Patterson is a man Of wonderful nerve
and daring. Before being captured,
several months ago, he stood off posse
of farmers for hours, using Farmer
Elliott and two farm hands and baby,
which he snatched from Mrs. Elliott's
arms. as shield.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
Calhoun at Washington.

WASHINGTON, June y.-W., J. Call
houn, the special commissioner to Cuba,
has arrived here, and at once went to
the state department.. He said. that his
plans were unmatured and that he did
not know whether or not he would go
to Nashville. When asked concerning
the publication Of what purports to be
Consul General Lees report on the Ruiz
case, he said that he had not compared
the publication with the report, but that
the newspaper publication looked very
much like an accurate copy of General
Lees report.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
FINANCE AND TRADE.

A sugar beet syndicate has been
| formed in Colorado
| Hungarian, wheat, rye and barley
crops are reported short.
Heavy rains in the Northwest practi-
cally insure an immense wheat crop.
Boston's city debt is about $50, ,000, 900,
on which the interest amounts to over
S., ,0oO,0 900.
The large -four mill at Mankato,
Mimi, is again in operation under the
receivership.
Reports state that the wool crop of
Montana win exceed that of last year,
amounting to about s, 100000 pounds.
Butte and Anaconda Copper Mining
Company earnings last year We're $17,-
375, 900, the net profits being S4,375,000
The Missouri River and Los Angeles
Railway company has been organized as
Dakota City, Neb., with a capital of
$42,000,000.
The Wilcox g White Organ company
of Meriden, Conn, one of the largest
manufacturers of organs in the United
States, has made an assignment.
Governor Tanner has signed the gas
bills. As result the companies form
ing the Chicago gas trust will be able to
consolidate, saving thereby, it is said,
$3.50, 900 annually.
Great Britain is said to have granted
a charter to the North American Trans
portation company similar to that of the
Chartered South African company. 1t
proposes to build and govern towns an0
cities, maintain force of soldiers, oper
ate mines, build steamships, etc, en- the
Yukon The company is admitted to
have,millions of money back of it.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
WAS AN IMMENSE METEOR.

Explanation offered of the Supposed
Earthquake Shock in Iowa.
LANSING, Ia., June An explana-
ton of the supposed earthquake has
been found. Farmers residing west of
this city. report seeing large ball of fire
sailing through the sky in northerly
direction about the time the shock was
felt. Immediately following the disap-
pearance of the strange sight there was
an awful explosion, and it is now
thought to have been a monster meteor
which must have struck the earth some
where in Northeastern Iowa.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
SHOT FOR COWARDICE.

Forts to Insurgents to Be Executed.
New YORK, June "a special to
The Journal Advertiser from Havana
says: A Spanish captain andstwo lieu
tenants were tried by courtmartial in
La Cabana fortress and sentenced to be
shot for cowardice in having after II
days siege surrendered the government
forts at Cascorro, in Eastern Cuba, to
the patriot forces of General Calixto
Garcia.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
MAY FIND US oBLIGING.
Comment of the st. James Gazette on the
.Ianan- n-Hawaii Affair

Comment of the st. james Gazette ON the
Japan Hawaii Affair.
LONDON, June 9.-The ST. James Ga
zette, commenting upon the dispute be-
tween Japan and Hawaii, which it
describes as ga corrupt little republic
run by handful of American filibus-
ters, . says: GAS Hawaii has no resist
ing power the question arises, will the
United States government see it's pro-
tege through it's trouble? The Japanese
may land an armed force at any time.
Then what will the Philadelphia do?
Japan, since she smashed the Chinese,
is believed to be spelling for a fight with
a white power, and she may find Amer
lea ready to oblige her sooner than she
expected. y
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09

Hughes of Fonda, Ia, won the prin-
cipal event in the shooting tournament
at Jefferson, killing 45 out of 80 birds.
The Winnipeg four oar crew have
started for England to compete for the
Stewards cup at the Henley regatta next
July.
P. N. Pillsbury, the expert chess
player, has made wonderful record in
chess playing, playing simultaneously
36 chess and checker games and win
ming nearly all.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09

The department store bill was
killed in the lower house of the Illinois
legislature IT to 63.
Modern Woodmen at Dubuque re-
elected old officers and selected Kansas
City as the next meeting place,
Students of the University of Penn
sylvania celebrated the discovery of
America by Lief Erikson last week.
Antone Pfeifer of Alexander, S. D.,
has invented flying machine, the
model of which has been satisfactorily
tried.
A Blue Earth county (Minn clergy
man has invented an air ship which he
wants the department of agriculture to
contract for
A delegation of full blooded Cherokee
/. Indians have started for Washington to
protest against changes proposed in the
Indian Territory.
The corps of troops who propose to ride
from Missoula, Mon, to st. Louis on
bicycles, have deferred their departure
until Saturday, June 12.
The first train via the Great Northern
into Aberdeen, S. d., for two months,
arrived there last week. High water was
the cause OF. the delay.
The grand jury has returned a true
bill against A. L. Luettgert, the rich
Chicago sausage manufacturer, charg-
ing him with the murder of his wife.
V
Mount Vesuyius is in eruption. An
area of 1000 yards long by 500 wide is
covered with lava. and it is dangerous to
approach within 400 yards Of the princi-
pal crater.
The international chess match be-
tween the members of the house of
representatives and the English house
of commons resulted in draw, each
side winning two games and one being
a draw
Named Big Batch of Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, June 8, The effect of
the recent ruling of the postoffice de-
partment to consideras vacant all offices
which are due to expire between now
and July Is. was apparent during the
day when 1853 fourth class postmasters
were appointed This is the record for
one day in this administration. Sew
enty-twosof the vacancies were created
by removals.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
CALL SAGASTA TRAITOR.

Liberal Feeling Very Bitter Against Their
Leader-Great Excitement Exists.
NEW YORK, June ga special to
The Herald from Madrid says: The
whole country is stupefed by thesextra-
ordinary solution Of the crisis. The
Liberal feeling is violent against Senior
Sagasta. The majority of the Liberals
call him a traitor, accusing him of Sc
cretly refusing the queen regents re-
quest to accept Office. Great excitement
exists.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
AFTER WHITE BULL.

Sheriff Gibb and Posse Will Try to Get the
Cheyenne Chief
MILES CITY, Mon, June 9.-SheriH
Glib and his party are well on their
way for the reservation to arrest White
Bull, distinguished chief of one of the
bands Of Cheyennes Chief White Bull
has large band of followers, who are
willing to obey his command, so if he
does not feel inclined to give himself up
there will be trouble sure No reply
has as yet been received from Washing
ton in answer to the county attorney s
message to Senator Carter, requesting
the military authorities at the reserva<
ton to cooperate with the civic au-
thorities in making these arrests.
The military authorities have been
kept busy for the last two days
rounding up stray bucks that are off the
reservation. They found a band of
about 30 Indians near Praton ranch on
Rosebud creek, about 30 miles away
from the reservation, and it is said that
there were two Crows and ten Sioux In
dians in this bunch and that Yellow
Hair, one of the Indians that the sheriff
has warrants for, was also there. Other
bands are still off the reservation. The
country is rough. The Indians can
travel faster than the soldiers. In the
last few days a number Of white men
have been killed by the Indians Many
times they have been arrested, but not
single Indian has paid the penalty of
hanging or Imprisonment, owing to the
prosecuting attorney not being able to
get evidence to convict.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
The Enoca,s Comment.

MADRID, June 9.-The Epoca, an
official organ, says it does not deny the
possibility Of changes in the cabinet,
adding, however, that it is impossible
for the Duke of Tetuan, the minister for
foreign affairs, to resign, in view of the
position of the negotiations between
Spain and the United States.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
Thinl Rnssia shonld nn tha wnrl.

LONDON, June 9.-The correspondent
of The Times at St. Petersburg says:
The Russian papers show that they are
greatly alarmed by the reports that an
english firm is about to overhaul the
Turkish feet. They declare that Russia
must steadfastly oppose such an extern
sion Of English influence.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
Fire at Cairo.

CAIRO, Ills, June 9.-Fire destroyed
$50, 900 worth of property, including the
new Baptist church and annex, the
Halliday warehouse and contents,
Glynn's transfer stables, with 26 head
of horses, and several dwellings. The
loss was only partly insured.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
southwestern MiIlers.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, June 9.-The
Southwestern Winter Wheat Millers'
association, embracing all millers in the
entire Southwest, began a two days
session at the Coates. Perry H. Brown
of Parsons, Kan, presided. Routine
work and the reading Of papers con.
eumed the early part of the meeting.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
The Track Was Long.

CHICAGO, June 9.-To the careless
ness of the graduate committee having
charge of the Western intercollegiate
athletic mee5 Saturday, James H. May
bury, Of the University of Wisconsin, is
indebted for loss of the honor Of having
created a worlds record in the 220-yard
pun. Careful measurement reveals the
fact that the course was % inches over
the required distance.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
Ex-Champion Oarsman Dead.

PiTTsBURG, June 9.-Evan, better
known as .tEph' Morris, ex-champion
oarsman of the United States, died at
his home in Allegheny of consumption.
Morris was defeated by Edward Hanlon
on June 20, 1878, IN / then retired.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
DISASTROUS in Valencia.

VALENCIA, Spain, June 9.-Serious
disturbances have occurred at Bonicarle
and Chelva, this province, on account Of
the octroi duties. At Benicarlo a man
attempted to blow up house with a
bomb, but it exploded prematurely and
dangerously wounded the man.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
Mice Responsible For a Poisoning.

.OwENsBoRo, KY, June 9.-Jerome
Smeathers, his wife and seven children
were poisoned at Yelyington, this coun-
ty, with paris green. The poison was
on a shelf and mice cut the paper and
the contents sifted into bucket of wa
ter below. One child is reported dead,
two are dying and possibly none will
rocounr
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09

The Iowa earthquake of Sunday is
thought to have been caused by the fall
Of a meteor.
An earthquake shock was felt in Mon
tana, Northern Iowa and some parts of
Southern Minnesota.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
tCanadian Alton labor BIN.

OTTAWA, Ont, June 9.-The house
of commons has passed the alien labor
bill. The bill is almost fac simile of
the American BILL The act only applies
to the United States and not intended
to be put in force, but y, De used as
means of getting some satisfactory al
rangement with the United States,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
NEWS or A LEGAL NATURE. J

Governor C1ough refused to furnish
the Minneapolis grand jury with the
public examiners reports on banks.
Another victory for the flibuster
steamer Three Friends was gained in
the United States court in Florida. The
libel was dismissed.
Judge Gibbons of Chicago has rem
dered decision that submerged lands
are the property of the state, and sus-
tains the act giving the Lincoln park
commissioners charge of them for park
purposes.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-09
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Typhoid fever is prevalent at Lead,
s. d.
WoodnpsA will erect $4,000 head
quarters building at Rock Island.
A Duluth man has invented a motor
whose power is to come from the ocean
tides.
Snow fell at Orange, Nj, Monday,
but the flakes melted as they struck the
ground.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-20
First international Congress of Math-

First International Congress of Math-
ematicians,"
At a meeting of the Cleveland club,
held recently, it was decided to have q
smoker The following committee was
appointed to make arrangements: j. c..
Brooks '9S, C. A. Brayton SO and c. T..
Sullivan 1900.
Following are the drawings for the
university chess tournament:
Section IF. A. Lehlbach '9S, o. M.
Johnson 1900, B. Gage '9S, S, M. Wood
1900, A. D. Smith '9S and A. V. Guide
1900 S.
Section INV. M. Murdoch '9S S., S.
Gilman '99, H. M. Poynter 1900, j. G.
Pickett 1900 and T. S. Woosey 1901.
Section III.-Arvine '9S L. S., L. Tut
tie 1901, H. c. Robbins '99, W. G. d.
Morgan 1901, Fl. Logan 1900 and j.
Bucknell 80.
Section W.. A. Cook 1900, r, o.
Wells 1901, Peters 1900, Bentley 1900 and
A. M. Wells 1901.
Each man plays two games with
every other man in his section, and
must send his full score to L. A Cooke,
116 w. D., before Tuesday, October rs.
Players must make arrangements for
their own games, and strict rules of
touch and move" must be observed in
all contests.
Games must be played by time limit
of fifteen moves an hour If either Of
the contrasting players desires it, and
chess clocks can be procured of w. M.
Murdoch 80 Wall street, The three
men in each division having the best
scores will advance into the second
round.
Yesterday afternoon a practice shoot
of the Gun club was held on the
grounds of the New Haven Gun club,
at Schuetzen park. A large number Of
men presented themselves as candidates
for the university team.
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Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the
Grand opera house.
Polls Wonderland Theater.

Miss Laura Bigger and Burt Haverly
are making big hit at Polls Wonder
land theater, catching on quite as we'll
as they used to do when starring here
with Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatowns
company. They have evidently sensed
the true spirit Of vaudeville, and in
their little sketch ''She Would be an
Actress" they have secured bit e
comedy that sparkles with the daint.
lest and liveliest humor. There is moth
ing but fun Of the rnerriest character
while they hold the stage, and they
have added much to the splendid repu-
tation they had already won sin New
Haven for bright comedy acting.
Among the supporting artists are many
who have won fame in vaudeville.
Some of them are Paulinetti and Pique,
the De Moras, Mr.. Slime and Miss
Evans, Manning and Weston, Prof
Doherty and his poodles Miss Myrtle
Tressidor, and hurry and Mccoy. Pop
ular prices, 10 and 20 cents; ladies in
the afternoon, 10 cents.
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$4,000 FIRE.
Factory of the Hat Forming Company
Burned.


Bethel, Conn, Oct. 19.-The factory
or the Bethel Hat Forming company on
Main street was entirely destroyed by
IRE this afternoon, causing loss or
$4,000; insurance, $4,000, The company
owning the factory was a joint affalr
and included all the hat manufacturers
of Bethel.
The factory was a thre story wood
en- structure, 20Ox50 feet. The fire
started in the third story near ward
robe where the female operatives kept
their hats and wraps. The origin OF
the fire is a mystery. Owing to the
small particles of fur which are flying
about in the air the flames found as
much inflammable material to feed up
on rs if 1t were a finder box and the
efforts made by the employees to sub
due the flames were futile and they had
to make a hasty exit, There were a
number of girls among the operatives
employed on this floor, but all escaped
without injury.
The town has only volunteer fire
department, but as it was unable to
cope with the flames, efforts were main
ly directed towards saving adjoining
property. The large machine shop of
j. r. Smith was only saved after great
eXertions and the dwelling Of Mrs. M.
e. Wylie was considerably damaged
through saved from total destruction.
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PERSONAL JOTIINGS.

Miss Carrie M. Lane of 215 Howard
avenue has returned from three
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank
Fem, at Bristol.
L. c. Bayles of East Orange is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lindsey
of Hillside avenue, Branford.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harrison of
Main street, Branford, started Monday
for drive through the northwest part
of the state, stopping at Milldale to
visit friends.
Rev. Father James Greene, who has
been spending his vacation with his
cousins, the Misses Mclaughlin of Lib
erty street, this city, started for New
York Monday for his home in Atikin,
MINI.
Rev. G. G. Sauer of Whitehills was in
Branford Monday calling on friends.
Mr.. Marcus Allen of Bridgeport and
Saugatuck, and wife, are entertaining
their son, Mr. Sherwood Allen of this
city, at Saugatuck.
Professor Charles Bonney of this city
has been engaged as vocal instructor
at the New York College of Music, of
which Mr.. Alexander Lander is direc-
tor, and will at once take charge of a
class of pupils there.
Mr.. Henry G.. w. ]. Wirnsmann of
81 Meadow street and Miss Christina
Peet of Bridgeport were married Mon
day night at the Advent church. West
vile, by the Rev. Mr.. Teeple, pastor
of the church.
MI. and Mrs. Albert L. Hollister an
nounce the marriage Of their eldest
daughter, Harriet M. A., and Mr.. Will
liam l.. Williams, On the 18th, at the
residence of the Rev. J. Lee Mitchell.
Grand Secretary Grinnell Of this city
and Deputy Wooster made an official
visit to Princess lodge, N. E. o. p, last
evening. Montowese lodge was repre-
scented. Supper was served in the ban
quet hail.
John c. Anderson will close his sum
mer residence on Sumac Island and
return to his city home in this CITY
this morning.
Henry w. Hubbard of Branford left
yesterday morning to attend the Sun
day school convention in Hartford.
Manager Dodge of the New Haven
Street Railway company, Manager
Pond Of the Winchester Avenue road,
Mr. w. G. Bushnell of the General
Electric company, and Colonel n. Fl.
Heft, chief of the electrical depart
ment of the Consolidated road, are at
Niagara Falls attending the national
convention of the American Street
Railway association. They will return
at the close of the session, Friday Or
Saturday. The business Of the conven-
ton will consist OF discussions relating
10 the management of roads and recent
improvements in service. One of the
leading papers will be that of Colonel
N. H. Heft, entitled, "The Application
of Electricity to Railroads Now Oper-
ated by Steam Power" Colonel Heft
will speak of the adoption of electricity
on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford road at the Berlin power sta
ton branch, and the Nantasket Beach
route.
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THE SUN AND THE LATE
CHARLES A. DANA.

New York, Oct 19.-One of the last
wishes Of Charles A. Dana expressed
to his son when he knew that his end
was not far off was this:
Paul when / am gone, don't have a
long obituary of me printed in the
Sun. Simply announce my going away;
that is ALL
And this request was needed.
While Mr.. Dana did not control the
stock of the paper, he owned a large
share, and this, together with that
owned by his close friends and sup
porters, gave him practical control of
the publication. 1t was always his
wish that his son should succeed him,
and it is certain that his wish will be
gratified Mr.. Lord will remain man
aging editor; Daniel Fisk Kellogg, city
editor; Mr.. Van Anda, night editor;
George Barry Malon, assistant city
editor; S. c. Clark, night city editor,
and Messrs Mitchell Church and Haz-
eltine, chief editorial writer's.
Mr.. Dana had the most valuable col
lection of ceramics and objects d. art
in the New World, and it had cost him
between $3.50. 900 and $400 900
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BREACH OF LIQUOR LAW.
Stony Creek Boarding House Keeper
Fined $50 and Costs.

Stony Creek Boarding House Keeper
Fined $50 and Costs.
Branford, Oct. 19-Mrs Peter Dough-
erty of Stony Creek who keeps a
boarding house near Norcross Brothers
quarry, was fined $50 and costs this
morning by Judge zacher for selling
liquor without a license. Mrs. Dough-
erty had been before the court on a
similar offence August 80 to which she
pleaded guilty, and Judge Zacher stat
ed to-day that if it had not been for
the recommendation Of Prosecuting At
torney Beach he would in all probable
ity have made the penalty much heav-
ier
The arrest was the outcome of raid
made by Constable Frazier on Sunday
night, when he found a dozen men
drinking beer in the place.
This is the second prosecution within
a week, and prominent citizen of
Stony Creek made the statement after
court adjourned that there were thir-
ty-one places in Stony Creek where
beer was sold openly despite the fact
that no licenses have been granted in
that district this year.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-20
AT OLD UNION ARMORY.

Fair Being Held by Railway Brakemen
Great Attraction Tomorrow
Night.
At the above fair tomorrow night
Professor Arnold and the Davis sisters
of the Davis family will give about one
hours entertainment, commencing at
$780, These artists will give selections
from the magical, singing and dancing
performances of this well known fam
lily, and those who attend the fair on
that evening may look forward to a
good time.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-20
ANNUAL INSPECTION

The annual inspection of the property
belonging to the state militia in this
city will take place to-day in the Sec
ond regiment armory. 1t will be con-
Quoted by Assistant Quartermaster
General Morgan of Hartford, who will
carefully view all the uniforms, arms
and trappings of the five companies of
this city.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-20
Elk CONSUL IASIGI'S CASE.

The Trial to Begin on October 81.
Boston, Oct. 19.-The case of Joseph
Iasigi, ex-Turkish consul at this port,
which has been pending for several
months in the criminal superior court,
has been put down for trial next week
and will be called UP probably on Octo-
Der 27 Iasigi is charged with en-
bezzling large sum Of money from an
estate of which he was custodian. He
WAS arrested in New York
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OBITUARY NOTES.
Funeral of James Goodwin.

The funeral services of James Good
Win,an old citizen who died at his home
at Sc State street, took place yesterday
at st. Mary's church, of which deceased
was one of the oldest members. There
was very large attendance of friends
OF the deceased and the pereaved fami-
~. A requiem mass was said, Rev.
Father Justa officiating. The services
were deeply impressive. The pallbear-
ers were Andrew McQueeney, Frank
Conlan, John Grimbley, John Mooney,
Edward J. Nugent and David McGurl.
The remains were laid at rest in st.
Bernard cemetery.