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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-01

PARIS, Jan. 31.-The Filipino Junto here
has received a cable message from Hong
Kong explaining the second reclamation
of the Philippine republic. The message
says: The first proclamati II in August
was the work of Aguinaldo and the generals
The second is the unanimous work of the
EyiifDino Assembly
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Local observations ON Tuesday.

Bar Their. Ri. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
B. p. m. .5 5o5S g n \. W. Clear Clear %
Maximum temperature, s. minimum tenn
perature, %.
Following is comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation on Jan. 81:
Temp Pre-.
Norman .............. ................. 80 IL
1NISou ..'.....''.-'- observation-disclosures ~
Departure from normal ............ -28 Ii
Departure since Jan. 1.............. 3 -.57
*Plus. c. F. r. WAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast Official.
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CHICAGO, jan 3.-Relief measures in
aid of the ctty's poor were determined upon
at a conference between Mayor Carter Har-
rison and members of his cabinet. An APP
peal has been issued to the public asking
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New York Evening Sun.

What a good idea that is OF having
speeches at public dinners delivered over the
telephone. Each guest has his own receiver.
Hence all that he and a friend sitting by
him have TO do is TO take the thing from
their ears if they are bored. One of the
great problems of social life has been solved.
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NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Jan. 31.-The big
battle ship Kearsarge has been given its
first trial In the James river for the pur-
pose of testing its propellers The result was
in every way satisfactory. The kearsarge was
lowed out in the stream for a mile and then
the propellers were started. Slowly the
screws revolved until everything worked
satisfactorily and then the battle ship was
headed for its berth TO receive the finishing
touches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-01

Kansas city Journal.

Kansas City Journal.
Sarah Bernhardt says she aderes the
American people. The divine Sarah shows
good taste. Some of us are really very nice.
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by Heart Chocolates They strengthen and
cure Endorsed by physicians. zoe. All drug
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at midnight on the 23d of July. which
is sixteen hours and six minutes earlier
than the time fixed by the attorney general.
Customs officers have been directed to for
ward to the department the usual certified
statement for refund of excess duties col
lected on goods imported between midnight
on July q and 4:O6 o'clock on the Path.
The Senate to-day confirmed these nomi-
nations: Col. A. b. Carey, to be paymaster
general with rank Of brigadier general;
William T. Fee OF Ohio, consul at Bonn
bay: NJ. c. McLemore, attorney for the
Eastern district of Texas; w. G.. Hook, dis
trict judge for the district of Kansas; Col.
Z. c. Haines, engineer, to be member Of the
Nicaragua canal commission; NJ Kyle, to
be survey or general of Nevada; r. W. Nor
rls' to be postmaster at New Albany, Ind.
Secretary Alger returned to Washington
to-day from Boston, where he left his son
Fred resting as comfortably as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances. The secre-
tary did not come to the department at once,
but was driven directly to his house, where
he ascertained that his daughter Mrs. Pike,
continues to improve, and then went over to
the White House TO attend the Cabinet meet
ing.
During the recent war the German pro-
tected cruiser Geier, Commander Jacobsen,
was permitted to pass in and out of the
blockaded ports. The commander of the
Geier has recently embodied his observations
in a series of sketches. A complete transla-
ton is embodied in the latest pamphlet of
the Bureau of Naval Intelligence. Com
mander Jacobsen makes some interesting
comments upon the American volunteer
army and attributes large part of it's ply
steal excellence to the prevalence of athletic
sports in American schools and colleges. He
speaks in decided praise of the American
navy, especially it's personnel and comments
upon, the facility with which the American
merchant marine was converted into a for
midable fleet of auxiliary cruisers. He says
this is well worthy of European considera-
ton.
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Fine watch repairing BY experts. Marcy's
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Lieez notre nouveau feuilleto n
Timbres 0bIiteres

L'sntreprlse des timbres- poste obiite-
res nest pas une raffaire dun certain
emps CONNIE il y en- qui le croient.
Ellie durera aussi longtemps que durera
'Ecole Apostolique do Bethleem, en-
Suisse,
Ce don des timbres,. ,..remarquez-le bien,
nous aide beaucoup. Nous esperons que
tous nos zelateurs feront :connaitre Get
to enterprise tous autant que possible
principalement dams les atellers ct Du-
peaux Oh tant de ces petits morceau1 de
papiers sont perdus quand Ills pourraient
faiIe tant de bien.
Que les petits enfants les collectent
ct nous les envolent nOtre bureau des
Etats- Unis CONNIE suit: -
Stamp Collector Calenda, 256 South 4th
St Philadelphla., ia. II. +. NJ. b.
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35 ct SO COLON Block 27 % Rue Sud-
EUROPE.

La Russie Went de se faire
construi'e nm navire capable de SO
frayer IN passage 4 t:avres de la
g'aoe 6paisse de 10 pieds.
On Went de d@couvr;r des
fraudes au montaIt dun million
de faancs au bureau de poste de
Paris. LIE coupable s'est suicide.
Madrid-Les derniers raprorts
sar les elections s6natorlales indi-
quent que le gouvernement aura
une majorit6 de 40 vo1x.
Pittsburg. Pc Dix-neuf dos
minoteries les plus oonsid6rsbles
des Etats. Unis sc sont combln6es
aveo un capital actions de $685.
100000.
LA substance des derniAres de-.
peches de Paris est que Dreyfus
nest pas ooupab.e, msis gull ne
sera pas grsoi6 tout de meme, WI
les complications que provoquerait
une pareille decision.
I'll y a a Paris un journal ap-
pel6 lila Fronde," qui nest r6di.
g6, compose, imprim6 ct public
que par des femmes. LIE journal
semble avoir une certslne vogue ct
faire d'exoellentes affaires.
Lyon-On annonce que M. J.
Plerpont Morgen, le banquier
am6ricain qui snbit un traitement
q AK les Bains a fait un don de
$4,000 francs d Get h0pital.
On Went dc fonder 3 Londres
une 6cole od sers snseign6e la t6-
l6qraphie cans fl.
L'invention de M. Marconi est
appe'6e a rendre les plus grands
SERVICES a la navigation oceanique.
Rome-L6on XIII consent 3
agir en- qualit6 d'arbitre dams le
diff6rend .qu1 s'est 6lev6 r6oem-
ment entire les r6publiques de
Haiti ct de Saint Dominique, au
sujet de la d6lirnitatiop de la from
there qu1 les s6pare.
-Des rspports recus de Madrid
contiennent des- details sur la de-
tresse qui regne dams les provinces
du centre de pEspagne, La s6-
ch aresse a cause des dommeges
consid6rables dams ces provinces,
ct maintenaut les sauterelles les
d6vastent. LIE phyllox6ra q fait
son apparition ct une famine est 3
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conseiller, le suppl1er ds SO d6c'a-
rer 4 la justice, de sauver la tete
de son f, Gre accuse in]ustement,
tout fut inutlle."V "Vous serez deux
tois plus homicile, lul dit-il, vous
d6shonorert ma famille," rien ny
fit. Eff J, William fut oondamn6
q avoir la tote tranoh6e sur le bill.
lot. Son frere lahb6, qui connais-
salt tout, mais ne pouvait risn d.
re- q cause du secret saorementel
de la confession, ALA le trouver
dams "a prison ct 'aohait de le con-
soler. Ahl mon ftere, disait le pau
yre Willirm, CO qui me paine le
plus nest pas de mourn, mails de
penser que peut-etre toi-meme tn
me crois ooupaple; je t'assure que
je meurs innocent" L'abb6 pem-
brassa, le oouvrit de ses bslsers ct
de g 8 lsrmes; le sachant innocent
un mot de ga pant auralt pu sau-
YER la tete no son frere; 90 mot;
rabb6 ne le dit PAS, OF, trois ]ours
apr4s, ii Wit de SO fenetre les lu-
ynbres pr6paratlfs qui so faisaient
sur la place pnblique pour i'ex6cu-
tion do son frere. Il voulut voir
tomber SO tete, parce que, disalt-ll
"Mon frere est un mhrtyrl
Enin, bourel6 de remords, le
meurtrier de Richard Vint s'avouer
au juga, un mois apres rex6cution
de William, ct raconta la confes-
sion quill await faita de son crime
au propre frere de William. Quel-
que temps apres, Pabb6 mourut de
douleur; mais il await CARDS le &C.
oret de Ia confession jusqu'au bout.
LIE coupable await fait ainsl perir
trois parsonne;iI payable So ~tete
a Ia juht:ce des hommes ct SO re
commando, on mourant, q la mise.
ricorde de Dieu.
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LA peste pnbonique so propa'
ge de nouveau en- Chine. A Canton
P6pid6mie fait de nombreuses VIC.
times. .......
lie general Luna, le success.
d'Aguinaldo. dsctatetur des Philip.
pines, Went de SO rendre aux Anne
ricains. O'est Ia le commencomen ent
de la fin de la guerre aux Philip.
pines.
-Une confagration a d6truit
pres de 300 maisons 4 Cabs, dams
le district.de Kombon, Hongrie.
On d6ja retire des deoombres les
oadavres caloines de sept femmes
ct de quatre enfants.
Manille-Le general Macarthur
a envoy6 un de ses officers aup1es
de general Luna, dams le but de-
changer des prlsonn1ers.
On dit que les insurges d6tien.
nent 2 officers ct 16 soldats anne
rioains, parmi lesque's go trouvent
sans doute le lieutenant Gilmore
ct ses IA oompsgnons de la canon
i0re "Yorktowa."
Cape Tswn-On Went de rece-
voir la nouvel|e ioi qu'une carava'
ne commando par deux Euro
Poems 6t6 attaquee pres de la ri.
Were Bowman, q Fest du lac Ma
yassa.
Les indigenes tuerent 90 person
mes ct s'empar6nt de toates les
marchandises.
Les Europeans arriverent q
Chik!a spres avoir err6 durant
taois iours dams les bussons.
Dams un comt6 d'Anglelerre. vi
vsient deux amis de pension, Viii.
liam ct Richard. Oes deux jeunes
gems 8 s'estimaient bsauooup;loepen-
dant un jour, dams I'm moment
REINFORCEMENT, William dit q Ri
chsrd: "Tu me payera celia, je te
le lure." Quelque tsmps apres, Ri
| chard 6tait assassin6 dams un fau.
| bourg de la Vile. Aussitot les
soupcons ee porterent sur William,
qui fat incarc6r6, malgr6 ses pro.
testations, sur )e temolgnage de
oeux qui avaient entendt sa mena.
oe.
Dependant le process lrs1nait en-
langeur. LIE meurtrier de Richard
pouss6 par le rds, vintse con.
fesser au frere de William, cure dc
la paroisse. Oelul-ci cut beau le
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Lisez l'annonoe de la Mjnneapo-
lis Dry Goods 90.
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Ghusrs ct 3mttes

LIE roi du Portugal est un tu'
meur perbttue!.
LIE cable sous marin le plus long
5 present mesule 27O0 miles.
Jusqu'ici ia guerre codt6 quel-
due chose CONNIE $3.50, 600, 600.
L'ombrage du trouble est SOU
vent plus noir que le trouble me-
me.
N'importe queI fou salt parler,
mais lhomme sage So t penser.
La beaut6 nest que supe4 fcielle
mals la laideur mesure IL pouces
au pied.
On beno de har.ngs comprend
de 100000 q l,000. 900 de ces polls
sons.
Plus de 10000 pigeons voyageurs
sont employees dars rarmee alle'
munde.
LIE probleme de la vie est d'obte-
mir la valeur de deux piastres pour
une.
La franchise peut runner un
homme, mails la dupllvit6 le desho.
more beaucoup.
Tra,re z IN ohien avec tendresse
ct il ne vous abandonment pas lors-
que vous n'aurez plus le sou.
La vile de Ptkin ma qa'un re.
verbere dams ses rues-devant Ia
residence des ambsssadeu1s 6tral-
gers.
LIE general Montenegro, le bras
d,oit d'Aginaldo, etc tue dams un
r6ce Mt engagement qul a en- lieu
bres de Malolos.
La population de Samoa est de
$4,000 habitsnts don't 49O etran-
gers.
De CO nombre il y a 26 Am6ri-
Gains.
LIE dernie1 des regiments volon-
ta1res du Massachusetts est digne
dune reception don't on go souvien-
dra lopgtemps. Salut au valiant
Hnitieme!
On dit que M. Andrew Carnegie
q dome $8,000,00O CONNIE dons
aux bibliotheques.
II q commerce. sa carriere CONNIE
messsger.
I'm homme de Peru, Me, athan-
ge ii souvent de domiolle que cha
que fois quill SO rend au poulailler
les ronles sc ]ettent sur le dos ct
tendent les pattes pour SO les falre
l1er.
LIE major Anthony Wayne Scott,
dec6d6 ces jours dernlers dams le
Kansas, await la distinction d'avoir
etc le premier homme de rOhio q
s'en1oIer lors du premier appel de
Lincoln pour des solbats.
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File 4 jacques, 25c en- timbres de- let

Amour ct Haine,.. ..25c. EN- timbres de..2 cts
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ETATS-UNIS.

"A O.oeola, Ark, on pendu IN
neg parce quill await incendi6
une grange.
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Chicago, 2 mai-L'ex-gouyer-
neur John P. Altgeld est tres gra'
vement malade ct il est probable
que sill en- 1evlent il ne pourra
plus rentrer dams la politlque.
II est la vlotime du surmenage
pouss6 q ses extremes limites.
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Rien de Trop

lie trop mutt en- tout:
Trop de lumiere eblouit.
Trop de success aveuRle.
Trop dc beaut6 fassine.
Trop de paroles fatigue.
y1op de silence morfond.
Trop de vltssse fait d6railler.
T1op de lsnteur emreche d'arri.
YER,
Trop d'esprit rend sot.
Trop de repos rous engourdit.
Trop de fracas nous 6tourdit.
Trop de fro,deur est Incidence.
Trop de finesse, artifce.
Trop d'sctivit6, turbulence.
Trop de rjgusur, cruaute.
Trop d'audace, t6merite.
Trop d'6oonomie, avarioe.
Trop de b:ens devient un far
desu.
Trop dhcnneurs est un esclava'
ge.
Trcp de plalsir meme au tombeau
Trop de confiance nous perd.
Trop de franchise nous dessert.
Trop de bonte devient falb:esse,
Trop de fe1t6, hauteur.
Trop de complaisance, bassesse'
Trop de politess, fadeur.
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De Par Ie Monde

LA peste pubonique so propa-
ge de nouveau on Chine. A Canton
P6pid6mie fait de nombreuses VIC.
times.
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CANADA.
lie Senst est ajourn6 au II
mai prOchain.

lie Senat est ajourn6 au II
mai proclaim.
-Une d6peche de Winnipeg an.
nonce que les elections g4nerales
du Manitoba SO fsront le FL ]uil-
let ( rocha!n.
Granby-On dit que l'6glise
qu'on est en- vole de construire 3
Granny conuera, un fols terminee,
de $4,000 q $50 900. C'est une @u
vre qui fait honneur d pesprlt de
fol des fdAles de CRANKY
IN. Bouchard, ex-r8dacteur de
"LiEclaireur". a 6t6 nomm6 ira
due eur francals des d6bsts du Sc
nat avec un salaire de $1,000 par
aimee.
On Went de trouver dams le
aeuve q Sortl, le oadavre dun in
connu que l'on croft etre celui du
DR. Ireland de Montreal disparu
myst6rieusement on octobre der
nier,
"A Montreal, NJ. le recorder de
Montigoy annonoe quill l'inteu-
ton de demander ga mise q la re.
traite pour raison de sante. On
mentionne CONNIE devant etre ses
successeurs NJ. A. E. Poirier ct NJ.
STANLEY y Weir.
La compsgnie du grand Tronc
q decide d'ameliorer considerable
ment Ga vo,e entire Montreal ct To
ronto. Sur presque tout le par
oours, la compagnie mettra une
double vote, de facon q faclliter la
circulation.
Sir Wilfrid dvnn6 avis quill
qua l'avenir le leud1
de chaque semaine soft a]out6 aux
jours reserves au gouvernement
pour la consideration de ses me-
su1es.
-Voioi le nombre de prison
niers detenus dams la prison de
Quebec, au 1er mai 1899:
Sous sentence de cour, /: sous
ordonnance de police, 18, pour vol,
8; pour autres off 9nses, 3; offenses
militaires, l; sur ordre verbal, q;
contrainte par CORDS, ]; venant
dune autce prison, l, Total, 36. 6
de ces prisonniers sont des fem
mes.
On salt que le divorce ne peut
etre prononc6, au Canada que par
le S6nat. Or, depuis vingt ans, ce
COZ ps leg'slatif ma s6par6 que 232
pere onnes on ll6 couples, tand1s
que les diferents tribunaux des
Etats- Unis ont annul6 100000
marriages.
lie projet de la fondstion dun
journal liberal aux Tro;s- Rivieres
est aujourd'hui un fsit certain. LIE
premier num6ro paraf'ra des lie
commencement du mois do JUN.
LIE journal sera quoitidlen ct la
propr16te dune oompagnie form6e
sous les auspices du Club Laurier
de cette vile, au capital de $4,000,
LES m6dailles aux veterans de
1866. 70 sont en- retard. On await
Temperance den faire la distribu
ton le "a mai proclaim, mais on a
dn y renoncer. Eiles ne seront
GA. prets 3 etre distributes avant
la fin de JUN. LIE premier LOT, ne
comprend pas moins de 10000 me-
dHilles, ct il faut que sur ohaoune
dele soit pose le nom de celui su.
qnel ellie est a1stin6e.
Vslleyfeld, Qu6.-Le chef de
police du DOMINION, M. Sherwood
a pass5 par lei en- route pour Han
tilgton otl IL doit fsire SO d6posi
ticn par rapport aux troubles in
diens 4 St Regis.
II etalt bieD pein6 d'avojr Ct
force de tuer lui-meme un Indie1
du nom Jack lco, mails il q di
quill Ia fait pour msintenir For
Dire ct soumettre les lnd!ens qu
voulaient s'emparer des prison
niers. II s'attend 4 de nouvau,
Trouble.
| Chicago, q mai-L'ex- -gouvel
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FLY-cAs-INe COMPETITION.
Harry Golcher Carries Off the Honors
of the Day.

The members of the San Francisco Fly
Casting Club were a pleased lot of men
Yesterday, for the weather was simply
perfect for their sport and goodly crowd
of them gathered for the second day of
this seasons contests at Stow Lake.
Harry Golcher carried off the honors.
He was first in three events and second
in the other. In one of the three men
toned however, ne was tied for first
place by Muller and Everett, who each
scored SO per cent with him In the COM
petition for distance and accuracy. Mans
field was not up to his usual form, and
had to content himself with second place
IN one and third place in one other con-
test. Following are the scores made:
Long distance-Reed, s2h feet; Turner IS;
Young 93A: Golcher, 1864; Huyck, IS: Daver
kosen IS; Muller, Sc; Everett, So Mocker,' 1914;
kline 6s: Battu, IS; Isenbruck. 6S feet.
Distance and accuraey-Reed, SO Der cent:
Turner ST. Young, SO; Golcher, %; Huyck, So;
nayerkosen, So S-12; Mansfield SO; Muller, 95
Everett. So Mocker, 80 s-12; Kline. 70 4-12;
Raft1I 70 11-l2: Babcock, So 10-12; Nellate,
brllck GO per cent.
Accuracy and deicacy met scores)-Reed.
GO SIP per cent: Turner. 70 1-12; Young. 70 liz
GoIcher, IS s-12; Huyek: z tn; Daverkosen,
Everett Is sig; Mocker, 70 s-12: Kline, SO 5-12
Battu' 10 ILL.,; Babcock, 60 1912; Nellate,
Lure casting-Reed. 81 3-5 per cent; Turner.
90. YounT sS; GoIcher IS ZIP; Daverkosen.
q s-12: Mansfield. So Muller. So Everett 81 Alp
Mooker Sc 3-12: Bogart, SO 3-12; Kline, AS
Battu 81 Babcock, 70, and Nellate AZ per cent
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Ministers Glorify His
Memory.
PICTURE HIM AS A MODEL
REV. Il. T. sHEPARDS LESSON
FROM HIS LIFE
Lays Stress on the Absolute Truth
fulness and Uprightness of the
First President of the
Republic.

The Rev. DR.. H. T. Shepard, pastor Of
the Olivet Congregational Church, at
Seventeenth and Noe streets, took the life
of George Washington for the subject OF
his sermon last evening.
1--WE shall commemorate Washington's
birthday next Wednesday," he said. ITO
day let US study his life and find out how
he became so great. Washington, in the
first place, was raised by God-fearing par
ents, who when he was yet almost an in
FAINT taught him the Lords Prayer and
Biblical texts, and as he grew older they
further directed him in the right way, so
that his conscience would be sensitive to
right and wrong doing.
ut was noticeable that as boy every
thing he undertook he did with all his
might and that even at his studies he
never wasted his time, but recognized the
advantage Of obtaining good education
When Washington was 16 he started out
in life as a surveyor. His strong person.
ality and ability caused other men with
whom he came in contact to respect him,
them.
Lord Fairfax, who was sent over to
America as a high official by King George
Ill reposed the greatest confidence
in Washington, and early in his career
predicted that Washington would be a
man among men. We all know how Wash
ington became the first President of the
riotic and Christianlike. He was lover
first of God and secondly of his country.
Let us take Washington as model to
copy from him, and in our lives recognize
we can never be successful except by
Gods help and guidance.
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factor of the future, but not for the pres
TO FORMULATE LAWS
FOR THE ANTILLES
National Commission About to De-
part for Cuba and Porto
Rirn


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The commits
sion named by the President to consider
questions pertaining to the civil affairs in
Cuba and Porto Rico is busily engaged In
completing preparations to leave for the
islands, the purpose being to sail late next
week or early in the following week.
Henry c. Curtis, member of the COM
mission, has not arrived from Iowa, but
General Kennedy and Charles w. watson,
the other members, are proceeding with
the work. The chief questions before
them are those of taxation, public schools,
public highways and franchises for pri-
vate enterprises.
At present no personal or realty taxes
are being collected in either island. the
former laws having been suspended. with
q view to preparing and recommending
desirable system for properly taAauoii
the commission is making complete COM
pilation of the tax laws OF the several
States to the effect that the best may be
given Cuba and Porto Rico. The plan
will be agreed upon after the meHpers OF
the commission have visited the islands
and personally given the conoltlohs thor-
ough study.
The questions of public schools and
highways will receive early attentio9n l put
1t will be necessary to give more lmme-
date attention to the Applications lor
franchises which have accumulated IN
q great mass through the War Re-
partment. All applications for iran
chises of a quasi public nature are
referred by the department TO the COM
mission and the latter must pass upon
them. To date the capital represensI6eSo ny
the applications on file aggregates SsU, -
0OO among the applications being one Tor
the construction of a railway from the
eastern to the western end OF Cuoa' d us
'a TSe % commission OUO has not determined
upon its itinerary, but it probably VIII go
first to Cuba.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-20
MRS. JOHN RANKIN
DIES 4 SUICIDE
Prominent Tacoma Woman Shoots
Herself While Temporarily
Insane

PORTLAND, Or, Feb. ia Coroner's
jury to-day found that Mrs John Rankin,
whose death occurred at the Imperial Ho-
tel last night. committed suicide by shoot
ing herself. Mrs. Rankins parents are
among the most prominent and respected
people of Olympia. and their home is one
of ths finest on Capital Hill. Her father,
A L. Phillips, was Auditor of Thurston
County Wash, for many years and pres
ident of the First National Bank of Olym-
pia Mrs. Rankins husband has for some
time had prominent position with the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company with
an Office in the headquarters building at
Tacoma. IT is supposed Mrs. Rankin took
her life while temporarily insane. She
the care Ct a physician, who was treating
her for nervousness.