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MURDERED AND BURNED
A Woman and Four Children
Slain in Missouri.
A SON-IN-LAW ARRESTED
He Was the Administrator Of the Estate
Over Which There Had Been Sew
eral Quarrels-The Evidence
Points to His Guilt.

St. Louis, April ga special to the
Post Dispatch from Dexter, Mo-, says
one of the most fiendish crimes ever
committed in Southeastern Missouri
was the murder last night of Mrs. Jane
Tettaton, widow of Wash Tettaton, a
prominent man of that section, and her
four children, whose remains We're
partly incinerated by burning their
home. II miles sou,n of Madden. J. w.
Tettaton, son of Wash Tettaton by his
first wife. is under arrest for the crime,
and all circumstances seem to point to
his guilt.
The murdered children were two boys
and two girls. ranging in age from 6
to u years. Tettaton family was an
influential one in the community
Some time ago Wash Tettaton, a man
of considerable means, died, leaving an
estate. the greater part of which was
bequeathed to Mrs. Jane Tettaton, his
second wife. J. H. Tettaton, his son
by the first wife, was appointed admin
iStrator. His management of the es-
tate was not entirely satisfactory to
Mrs. Tettaton. and as a result several
ever. Mrs. Tettaton agreed to dismiss
the suits for a cash consideration of
$500 and to the claims held upon lands
belonging to the estate
J. H. Tettaton went to his step
mothers home last night to adjust
matters and that was the last seen of
the widow and her children alive.
About 8 o'clock neighbors saw the
Tettaton home was on fire, and on
searching there discovered the bodies
of the five victims in the flames. Nigor-
Gus efforts on the part of those present
saved them from total destruction. AS
it was. the bodies were burned past
recognition. One of the children had a
bullet wound in the head and half the
mothers skull was gone.
j. H. Tettaton was found in the yard
with three knife wounds on the head
and face, shammiug unconsciousness
His wounds are triiing.
Tettaton tells m. ~ conflicting stories
of the affair. but sticks to the state
ment that the crime was committed
by two unknown men. He says that
he was talking with his stepmother
about the payment of $3.50. for which
he showed receipt covered with blood
and purported to have been signed by
the widow, when the men entered and
demanded the money. He refused to
give it up and the men opened fire. At
the first fire, Tetttaton said. the widow
fell, and as he ran into the yard he
was cut and beaten into insenslbllltY.
| He claims to be ignorant of all that fol-
| lowed.
The dead woman seems to have had
| a presentment that something would
| happen to her. She spoke of this to
a neighbor yesterday and told of a
mysterious visit j. H. Tettaton made
| TO the house recently at night
The coroner is holding an inquest
| this afternoon. There is intense feellnS
against Tettaton, and as there have
been threats of lynching made. the
sheriff has taken him to safe place.
A knife and pistol, identified as the
property of Tettaton, have been re-
| covered from the ruins.
| Tettaton is a member of the board OF
town trustees of Bernie, eight miles
| from Madden.
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THE FIRST SHOT FIRED
Wardner Has Been Turned Into
an Armed Camp.
NON-UNION MEN WORKING
A Party Of Them Intercepted as They
Were Going to Work-Armed Men
on Duty at the Mine and
the Mill.

Wardner Idaho, April 26.-The first
shot has been fired and the place has
suddenly been turned into an armed
camp. The strikers were in session all
night long at their hall. At $50 o'clock
a compact body of men, headed by
President Boyles, started up the can
yon. They halted a short distance from
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan. Soon af-
ter in little punches up came the nom
union miners to go to work. They were
stopped by the strikers and President
Boyles urged them not to go to work.
One or two of the non-union men tried
to rush through the crowd of strikers,
but were forced back with the remark
that the union did not intend them to
go to work. Then S. II. Murray.
smooth faced leader of the strikers,
pulled a big revolver, which he leveled
at bunch of Bunker Hill employees.
I'll tell you what the proposition is,
he shouted. You walk down that hill
again inside of four minutes, unless go
down some other way"
He drew his watch and as he counted
the seconds the working miners faltered
and started down the hill. A half doz-
house. on the main street of the town.
What will be do with these damned
scabs?" shouted somebody.
Run them down the canyon was
the reply.
With that they started the non-unlon
men toward the foot of the town. Dr.
France, coroner and physician of the
hospital, demonstrated.
I'VE will run you out of town. too,
some one shouted, and one of the Strik-
ers struck him in the face.
The doctor stepped aside and was not
further molested. The strikers then dis
persed and the non-union men were IN
vited into a friendly saloon and later
returned to the boarding house.
Later in a fight between a number
of the strikers and the men from the
Bunker Hill. one of the union members
fired the initial shot of the strike. 1t
was directed al a door. baaind which
some one of the working miners were
believed to be in hiding.
Tonight an attempt was made to in
terfere with the working forces and
about so men went on duty when the
shifts changed. Sheriff Young arrived
from Wallace to-day. Tonight armed
men are on duty at the Bunker Hill
mine and the mill. They halt all COM
ers and demand the countersign. The
strikers have tapped the telephone line
between the mill and mine and are in
tercepting all messages.
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ON GOOD TERMS.
Dewey Congratulated by Won Diedrichs
Oh His Promotion.

New York April GA copyright cable
to the Evening World from Manila says:
Admiral Dewey was seen to-day by the
World correspondent on the Captain
Coghlan incident. The admiral is still
unacquainted with the details of the IA
nous speech but he declared that his re-
lations with Captain Coghlan are most
cordial.
HE received a cablesram from the cap
tain of the Raleigh when the warship
peached AlgierS. Congratulating the ad-
miral on his promotion.
Admiral Dewey is certain that Coghlan
could not have said anything calculated
to place the admiral in false position.
He showed the World correspondent a let
ter from Admiral Won Diedrichs of the
German navy congratulating him on his
deserved promotion, and also his letter
in reply, which closed with the words,
All our differences were of newspaper
men.
admiral Dewey also says he is on the
most friendly terms with Prince Henry
of Prussia who succeeded Won Diedrchs
as commander-in-chief of the German
fleet in Chinese waters.
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THE COPPER COMBINE.
The Calumet and Hecla Not Included in
the Deal.


Special Dispatch to the Standard.
New York. April 26.-In the big cop
per mine combination which is now in
progress of formation. the Standard Oil
syndicate capitalists have underwritten
100000 900 of the proposed $4O0, 100000
capitaliza ton, ]. P. Morgan & Co.
$1O0.OO0,OO and the Rothschilds $780,
1000. In the proposed combination
are all of the great copper mines of this
country with the exception of the Calu-
met & Hecla. This pays such large
dividends and is so closely held in Bos-
ton by families whom it has made i'm
mensely rich, that no reasonable in
ducements would be sufficient to cause
them to part with it. However, the
group of Montana mines, in which are
included the Boston g. Montana, the
Butte g. Boston and the Parrot, has
been secured Other properties con-
cerning which negotiations are now
progressing in connection with the
combination are the so-called LeWisohn
companies, including the Tamarack,
Osceola and Isle Royal mines in the
Lake Michigan region, and the Old
Dominion in Arizona. The foreign
properties interested in the combina-
ton are number in which the Roths-
childs have large holdings.
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AMERICAN TROOPS ARE IN CALUMP|7

Manila, April 27.-General MacAr-
thurs troops entered Calumpit to-day,
planting their guns in front of the
church and bombarding the suburbs,
where the insurgents are still fighting
behind the trenches. This afternoon
our losses were Is killed and wounded.
Major Starr of General Lawton's staff
arrived in Manila tonight, travelling
by way of Bocave. The object of his
visit is to confer with Major General
Otis in regard to further operations.
General Lawton's troops are still
camped at Norzagary. Colonel Sum
mers, with the Minnesota and Oregon
regiments and troops of cavalry, ad-
yanced and captured Auget, returning
to NOrZagary.
General Lawton is still without COM
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ANACONDA NOT IN IT.
An Interview With Marcus DAILY in Chi
casO.

caSO.
Chicago April 26.--Marcus Daily. the
Montana copper king, is at the Audi
torium, having arrived from New York,
whera he has been for several weeks.
When asked about the copper COM
bine, he gave it to be understood that
the Anaconda property had not been
secured, and professed to have no
knowledge that the trust had been con-
summated.
Il heard this talk in New York on
Saturday." he said land made in
quiries among some people whom l
thought would know something about
it if the deal had been carried through,
but none of them knew anything more
than l did. 1t may be something was
done in New York yesterday as the ad-
vance in stock seems to indicate. but If
so, l have received no definite knowl-
edge to that effect"
You think you would be apt to hear
if anything had been Accomplishment he
was asked.
well, yes. I rather think l would
he replied with a smile. before the
scheme can be said to have been con-
summated some business will have to
be done with me. 1t looks as though
the deal would go through. but the talk
of a capitaliza ton of S400,0O0,OO0 is non
sense. That's a greatly exaggerated
figure 1t would simply be impossible
to make fair earnings on such a capl-
taIiZa ton" p"
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GOVERN MENT PAYS.
1t Is Held to BE Responsible for the Loss
of the Beef

of the Beef.
Washington, April 26.-The board
convened by a special order to examine
and report on the responsibility for the
loss of 100000 pounds of refrigerated
beef. shipped to Porto Rico on the Man
itoba last summer. has submitted its
findings The beef was from Swift &
Co., Chicago and Kansas City. The
report goes into details about handling
the beef, says no effort was made to
issue it to accessible troops upon arrival
and that the beef was good and fit for
use upon arrival at Ponce.
THAT both at Mayaguez, August 26
to 81, and at Ponce, between the date
of the return of the Manitoba, August
81. to her departure to New York,
proper effort was made to issue this
beef and the meat was, in the opinion
of the board still fit for use.
THAT the loss of the beef was due
possibly to deterioration while refrig-
orator plants We're interrupted, expos
ure to high temperature in the unload
ing, improper handling or faulty pro-
lection after use: that the United States
is responsible for the loss, and that
Swift & Co. be reimbursed for the beef"
Secretary Alger has approved the
findings of the board and directed pay
ment to be made to Swift & 20. in ac-
cordance with the report.
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Of the Fake meet the American and
English officers and consuls, social
forms are strictly observed.
Dealing with the commencement of
hostiities. March Is. and the fact that
a fragment of one of the Philadelphia
shells entered the German consulate,
the report says:
THE German consulate was not prev
iously notified of the commencement Of
hostilities and was still inhabited.
Immediately dispatched an officer to in
form Admiral kautz that the German
consulate was now occupied and that
his shots had struck the building. and
requested him to cease firing over Apia
until the Germans were in safety. Ad-
miral Kautz told the officer that oW-
ing to my representations he would not
continue firing over Apia, and the fol-
lowing day he sent his flag lieutenant
to me and expressed regret at the oc-
currence.
admiral KautZ, March 16, directed
that uniformed officers and men should
be allowed to pass freely at all times.
The Americans on guard duty were al
ways most CIVIL
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SWELL STOCK COMPANY.
a Vast Steel Combine With $5OO.0OO,OOO
Of Capital.

Pittsburg April 26.-The Commercial
Gazette will publish Il story tomorrow to
the effect that negotiations are on foot
merging the National Steel company, cap
ialized at $59. 600: the American Tin
plate company. $5O. 600, 900. and the Ameri-
can Steel Hoop company, S33. .O0O0 600. into a
swell stock company. 1t is said by a
leader of one of the interests that the deal
will so through and he states further that
the ultimate object is to combine all iron
and steel interests of the country, which
will include the Federal Steel company.
the American Steel and Wire company.
the Carnegie company and the Union
Steel and Chain company, together with
the Rockefeller and other interests A
rough estimate of the capitalization of
this vast combine is placed at $500, 900 900.
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CORDIAL RELATIONS
Said to Exist Between the Commanders
at Samoa.

Berlin. April 26.-With the view of
rcctifying the reports of discord said to
exist between the three naval com
manders a. Samoa, the Nord Deutsche
Zeitung publishes extracts to-day from
the report of the German Warshlp
Fakes commander up to March %, in
which Captain Schoenfelder says:
In spite of the arduous nature of
his guard duty. Captain Sturdee at
tended the funeral of German soldier
With a deputation of officers and Is men
and Admiral Kautz hoisted his flag at
half-mast. No disputes have occurred
between the German and the American
or English crews. -. ..-4.-.
AT recent meeting the military rep
reSentatiVeS of the three powers eX-
pressed Indignation at the rumors, and
wherever the commander and officers
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CLOSING ARGUMENT.
The George Case Is Nearly Ready for the
Jury.

The George Case Is Nearly Ready for the
Jury.
Canton. Ohio, April 26.-The closing
argument in the trial of Mrs. George
was in progress when court adjourned
this evening. Prosecuting Attorney
Pomerene began his argument shortly
after O'Clock and will probably oc-
cupy the greater part of, if not all of
tomorrow forenoon, in completing it..
1t is now thought the jury will be
charged Immediately after the noon re-
cess on Thursday.
The day was without special incident
so far as the accused was concerned.
Mrs. George sat all day with downcast
eyes and was occasionally moved to
tears as the story of her life was mar
rated.
The court room was thronged from
early morning to the hour of adjourn
ment, and many who could not gain
attendance stood in the court house
corridors all day to get what they could
hear and see at long range.
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Ridicule the Statement.

New York, April pa dispatch to
the Commercial Advertiser from Lon
don says: The Rothschilds and Nor
gans ridicule the cable dispatches from
New York telling of a $500, 900. 900 cop
per trust project the two firms are said
to be underwriting. 1t has come out,
however, that the combination has Sc
cured virtually all the American mines
except the Calumet, and it is alleged
that it has purchased half interest
in the Rio Tinto, but the principals
in the latter mine scott at the state
npnt
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To the New Trust.

Cleveland April 26.-Three plants in
this city We're to-day transferred to the
American Shipbuilding company the re-
Gently organized trust. By the transfer
of more than 81 900, 900 worth of property
was decided to the new company. The
concerns transferred are the Cleveland
Shipbuilding company's plant, valued at
$500 900; Ship Owners Dry Dock company,
valued at S265 OO0 Globe Iron Works com
pany, valued at $545. .oJu. Revenue stamps
to the amount of 253 were used on the
deeds.
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Wouldn't Discuss 1t.

Washington. April 26-Secretary Alger
and Major General Miles both saw the
president to-day. They arrived at the
white house within a few minutes Of each
other, but did not go to see the president
together. Secretary Alger was already
with the president when General Miles
arrived and the latter waited Ia minutes
for an audience. General Miles declined
absolutely to discuss the object of his
visit. This is the first time he has called
on the president in six weeks.
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Severe Fighting.

Aukland, N. H., April 26.-Advices
lust received here from Apia, Samoan
islands, dated April 49, report that Sc
we're fighting has taken place between
large bodies of friendly natives and
Tarsels. The casualties. it was thought,
would not exceed 90 and no Europeans
were among the injured
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Ordered to Manila.

New York, April 26.-Brigadier Cen
eral Frederick D. Grant, who has been
for some months military governor of
Porto Rico, with his wife and his staff.
arrived tonight on the United States
army transport Mcpherson. General
Grant said:
Il am now under orders to proceed
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PrODosition Absurd.

Ottawa Ont, April 26.-The depart
ment of militia, which made the lease
of Dead Mans island to the Chicago
syndicate, has not heard from the Van
couver city council. The department
calls absurd the proposition that it
should give the lease to the city. That
the property belonged to the govern
ment has already been decided by the
la w officers
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A Subsidy Granted.

London. April 27.-The Times announces
this morning that the British government
has decided to contribute an annual sub
sidy to the full amount recommended in
the report of the Pacific cable commission
of 1896 for the construction of Pacific
cable from British Columbia to Austria
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HAD FREE FIGHTS.
Cuignet's Testimony Throws the Anti
Dreyfusites Into CONSERVATION.

Cuignets Testimony 1HF"Ws tTe HH'f
Dreyfusites Into CONSERVATION.
Paris, April 2G.-The advocates ana op-
ponents of the Dreyfus revision held RI
val meetings in Paris this evening and
fights occurred afterWard in the streets.
Several persons were injured.
The Figaro's publicat ton of the evidence
of Captain Cugnet before the court of
cessation has thrown the anti-reVision
party into constcrnation
The Eclair and all the anti-Dreyfus pa
pers are boiling with indignation. Sever
al of them suppress altogether the testl-
mony of this officer whose principal
statement was that the guilt of Dreyfus
could be only inferentially established
from the secret dossier
The Gaulols falls foul of the Figaro for
its "infamous publication
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ApDlication 4 Denied.

San Francisco. April 26-Judge Bahrs
to-day virtually denied the application of
r. a. Graham for n jury trial in the suit
brought against him by John D. Spreck
els Bros & Co. to recover 1922 900 on u
DromiSsory note.
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Killed by an Explosion.

Berlin. April pa dispatch from Odes-
sa says three non-Commissoned officers,
and officer and four privates have been
killed by an explosion which occurred in
one of the barracks there. In addition six
men were injured.
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Mary Anderson in New York.

New York. April 26.-Mr. and Mrs An
tonic de Navarro. the latter formerly
Mary Anderson, the actress, arrived here
to-day on board the steamer Majestic
frCm Liverpool.
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munication. as it is impossible to main
tain it through the enemy'S territory.
The Plan of Campaign

tain it through the enemy's territory.
The Plan of Campaign
Washington, April 27.--On the result
of the present campaign in the island
of Luzon, which has as its objective
point the defeat of any attempt on the
part of the insurgents to escape into
the mountains north of Calumpit and
San Francisco. will depend the settle
ment of the question of the advisabiiity
of calling for the 35, 600 volunteers au-
thorized by the army reorganization
act. 1t is reported that the president
declared that if the rebellion could not
be crushed in any other way, he would
send all the regular troops now in this
country to the Philippines and organize
volunteer force sufficient to take their
places.
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Seized in San Francisco.

San Francisco. April 26.-Up to date 1876
900 cigars in boxes bearing counterfeit
stamps made by a Pennsylvania firm have
been seized in this city.
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to Manila, and expect to leave for the
Philippines via San Francisco on

y
General Grant said that tomorrow
he would attend the unveiling of the
monument to his father at Philadel
phia, and that possibly he would go
on to Washington.
On the Mcpherson, besides General
Grant Grant, his wife and staff and
General Kennedy, were Commander
Reiff and 307 soldiers discharged and
furloughed members of the 1lth and
18th United States infantry.
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Cigars Seized.

Lancaster, Pa. April 26-So far 500, or
of W. NJ. Jacobs cigars bearing bagn
stamps have been seized in Lancaster.
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Washington, April 26--Montana: Partly
cloudy Thursday; Friday westerly winds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-15
Talking Al Gross Purposes.

Frederick the great paid so much
attention to his regiments of guards,
according to his biOgr Apher, that he
knew personally every one of the
soldiers. Whenever he saw new
one, he used TO ask him thes, three
questions: 1.-"How old are your"
2-"How long have you been in my
service?" 3.-"Are you satisfied
with your pay and treatment"
1t happened that young French
man, who did not understand three
words of German, enlisted In the
Prussian army. On seeing him,
Frederick put the usual questions,
but his surprise at the appearance
of the stranger led him to vary the
usual order. The soldier, however,
had learned the answers in their
common order, but not the ques-
tiOns.
How long have you been in my
service?" asked Ere ierick. Given
ty one years" was the prompt reply,
given with respectful salute.
What" eXcleined the king;
chow old are you, them" "One
year." said the Frenchman, with
great gravity.
Upon my word" SAID Frederick
"you or 1 must be mad; l wonder
which it is?"
Both replied the soldier, as he
had been taught. "Indeed!' said
the astonished monarch, with great
asperity, "tnis is the first time l was
ever called a mailman by one of my
guards. What do you men by it
sir?"
II do not understand a word o
Geman" said the soldier, in French,
alarmed at the rage of the king.
"Oh! is that so?' asked the molli
fed Frederick; well learn it at
once, and | have no doubt but you
will make very good soldier"