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Local Quotations.
TO DTFRAUD CHICAGO.
Alleged Syndicate Formed TO Bring
Fraudulent Damage Suits.

Chicago, March 1S.-It is said that
the grand jury will investigate an alleged
syndicate organized for the purpose of
defrauding tho city of Chicago and many
large corporations by fraudulent damage
suits. II is said that the evidence gath
cred by City Attorney Ryan against
dozen or more persons interested i'll TINS
combination is so direct and positive that
indictments are sure to follow. On the
list of defendants in the charges which
have been made are the names of Il indi-
viduals who have filed suits for alleged
damages against the city of Chicago.
street railway companies or railroad cor
porations.
One attorney is said to nave been in
strumcntal i'll filing nearly all the suits.
and nearly all of the plaintiffs have lived
or do now live at the same street number.
The suits filed hy these plaintiffs ask
for damages amounting TO a total of over
100000. The Chicago, Burlington and
| Quincy Railroad company, the Chicago
Great Western Railroad company, the
Northern Pacific Railroad company, near
| iy all the Chicago street railroad coinps-
nics, the Illinois Steel company and the
| city Of Chicago are said to he Interested
/ in the prosecutions of the Syndicate.
The story promises to be full of sensa-
| finnS
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A RUssO-JAPANEsE WARP
Yokohama Begins to Think There
Must BE Truth In the Runners.

Yokohama Begins to Think There
Must BE Truth In the Runners.
Yokohama, March 1s.--The persist
ency with which the western press
clings to the imminence Of war between
Russia and Japan is attracting much at.
tentien here. Thus far there has seemed
to be no foundation whatsoever fer the
rumor. The fact which now impresses
the public is the arrival Of representa-
tiyes of some of the prominent New York
papers, they having been sent for the ex.
press purpose of being on the spot when
the outbreak comes.
This, together with the activity pre-
vailing in the Russian squadron in east
ern waters, assembling in force AS it IS II
the Korean straits, and the reports con
stantly coming in of extraordinary doing'
at Port Arthur. have at least forced tn,
conviction that where there is so mucl
smoke there must be some fire, and thu
people and press are correspondingly OF
| the qui vive. In official circles, however
the utmost calm is manifest, while every
| body else is wondering what it all means
In the meantime one of the Chinese pa
pers actually propounds the theory tina
Japan will be likely to take the opportu
nifty furnished by the approaching nava
maneuvers in the Korean straits to strik
a sudden blow at Russia.
| Yokohama has been visited by anothe
| great fire, sweeping away some ~
houses in the native town. Comparative
ly utter destitution has not been cause
by it, as the Japanese are ayailing then
selves of the resources of insurance
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A STRANGE STORY.
Divorced Woman Married to Father
OF Her Ex-HusbnRd.

Chicago, March 1S.-A special to The
Chronicle from Milwaukee says:
''Ihc application of w. Il. a. Wyman
to Judge Ludwig to have an allmony or
der vacated has revealed story of more
than ordinary interest.
Judge Ludwig granted a divorce to
Mrs. Wyman May 6, 1880, and ordered
her husband to pay her alimony. This
he has continued to do until recently
when he discovered. so he rold Judge
Ludwig, that fen days after the divorce
was granted his divorced wife married
his father and has since been living with
him. Ills father is c. Il. A. Weimann,
d wealthy retired German army ofhcer,
and he is now living with his BRIDE at
Youngsville, n. y, on a beautiful 30C
acre farm known MS Cliff Park.
'Thc son, who has changed or Ameri
canized his name since he has been IN
practice here, has also remarked, bu1
continued to pay alimony TO his former
1rife -
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A victory For Arbitration.

Altoona, Pa, March lS.-For the
first time in the coal mining history. OF
central Pennsylvania a working scale mas
been satisfactorily established by means
Of an arbitration board composed Of min
ers and operators. This result was ac-
compished after five days of meetings
anl conferences The report Of the ar
bitration committee was agreed upon
ana aftcrward submitted to the conven-
tion OF miners. where it was finally
adopted. Both operators and miners re-
gard the successful employment of ar.
btration as great step forward, and il
is confidently predicted that it means the
cnd of strikes in District No. 2. Botl
sides made concessions III the interest OF
harmony. After the agreement was con
frIned the miners convention adjourned
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Finest Troopship Anoat.

Norfolk, March 1S.-The new United
States army transport Sumner, COM
manded by Captain Charles 4. Baker
and said to be the finest troopship atloat
sailed from the navy yard for Hampton
Roads. whore her compasses will be adj
justed When the TRANSPORT left the
yard outward bound. Il stiff breeze was
blowing from the south. The big ship
became unmanagcable when off the
Southern railway pier in this city and
was swept against a car float which lay
at the pier \ tremendous crash follow
ed as tho transport smashed the barge.
and the latter broke down the front tier
of piles on which the wharf stands. The
men at work unloading the cars on the
float escaped to the pier. The barge
with its half loaded ears aboard was
towcd over on the Portsmouth Hats
where it sank to the bottom. The sum
nor proceeded uniniured, save that hei
bow was pierced above the water linz
| bv hcr anchor hnic. The accident l.
said to have been unavoidable.
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Mex,can Grand Canal Opened.

CITY of Mexico, March 1S.-The grand
canal, part of the valley of Mexico
drainage system, was inangurated here
with much ceremony. The invited guests
included President Diaz and his cabinet,
the supreme court judges. members OF the
diplomatic corps, city officials, the supe-
rior board of health. Sir Weelman Pear
son, contractor for the canal; Governor
Villada of the state of Mexico, bankers
and journalists. The party went early in
the morning to San I.aZario, on the out
skirts of the city, where the ceremony or
opening the gates of the canal connecting
with the sewer system of the clty was
performed by President Diaz who de-
clarcd the canal open. The entire party
was then taken in a tain 10 the terminus
of the canal, 30 miles away. 10 the mouth
of the great tunnel connecting with the
canal. At that point II banquet was serv-
ed. and speeches We're made congratn-
lating President Diaz On the successful
CARRYING out of his idea and 10 Sir Wcel-
man. the contractor. There was a large
display of troops. and military bands
played along the line taken by the presi-
Dental party. The work has occupied
nearly IL years, during which time the
government has given the project its con
stant and liberal aid. The work of drain
| ing the valley OF Mexico is now complet-
ed, and it remains merely to construct
the sewers of the city.
receprion 10 tses. = iIosse n. " wr:s-s-.
Memphis, March 1S.-A reception WI
be rendered General Luke Il. Wright the
southern member of the new Philippine
commission, mt the Peabody hotel on
Tuesday night by the citizens OF Mem
phs. The function will be most eiaoo
rate. All the Memphis officials many OF
the clergy. the governor of the state' sen
ators from this and other states anu TN
members of the Philippine commission
| will be included in the list Of invitations.
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New commandant For Bath Home.

Corning, n ". March 1S.-Coloncl An
drew Davidson has been selected as the
new commandant for the state Soldiers
and Sailors home at Bath, n. \. Colo
mel Davidson was formerly deputy state
treasurer and takes the place of Colonel
Charles O. Shepard. who was removed.
This action was taken by the remaining
six trustees, and Colonel Davidson was
their unanimous choice 1t is also under
stood that he is Governor Roosevelt $
personal choice for the lace. Colonel
Davidson was for five years deputy sec
rotary Of state under Captain John Pal
mer. His home is at Cooperstown n. T.,
where he owns The Republican. lie is \
veteran soldier. and as a consequence the
position will hr virtually one for life lln
less removed for cause. He will assume
| charge as soon as he can arrange AFFAIRS
Colonel Shepard, the removed command
ant. is preparing 10 remove his effects tC
| Buffalo.
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Trying to settle Chicago strike.

Chicago, March 1S.-A conference was
held between representatives of the Ma
tional Metal Trades association and the
hoard OF trustees of the International
Association of Machinists to arrange, If
possible, settlement of the strike of
the machinists in Chicago on the basis
of adjustments between the National
Molders' association and their worimen.
Some of the most prominent metal man
ufacturers in the country were present
at the meeting, representing hundreds OF
millions of capital, while the Interna'
tional Association of Machinists was rep
resented by President James 0Connel
and several members of the board OF
trustees. Much more is involved thar
the strike of machinists in Chicago, as Il
is understood that strikes will at once o'
declared in Cleveland and Denver unless
settlement is reached, and for this rea
son the manufacturers are anxious to Sc
cure settlement of the trouble.
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The Kentucky Trouble.

Frankfort, Ky, March 1S.-The cx-
amining trials of Republican Secretary
of State Caleb Powers, w. II. Culton
and John Davis will probably not be held
till late in the week. County Attorney
Polsgrove says that owing to the fact
that the commonwealth witnesses are
scattered over the state it will be impos-
siblc to get them here sooner than We'd
nesday. The defense has summoned a
large number of witnesses, among whom
are Adiutant General Daniel r. Collier,
Assistant Adjutant General J. X. Dixon,
Mckenzie Todd, private secretary to
Governor Taylor; ex-State Treasurer
, George w. Long, Assistant Secretary OF
lState J. B. Matthews and many othcl
'asftachcs of the state departments and
Imembers of the legislature. The com
monwealth has not disclosed its list Of
witnesses.
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shortnge In a Postomce.

Northampton, Mass, March 1S.-Post-
office Inspector James Bulman has been
at Florence several days looking up DIS
crepancy in the money order department
of that office. His discoveries showed
that Willis e. Shaw, the assistant post
master, is responsible for shortage re
ported to be between $3.50 and S3oo
Postmaster Bliss was instructed to con
tinue Mr.. Shaw in his present position
pending further developments.
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Not Guilty of Murder.

Cleveland, o., March 1S.-A jury in the
criminal court brought in verdict of
not guilty in the case against Ralph l..
Hawley, a nonunion conductor on one OF
the Big Consolidated street railways, who
was indicted for murder in the second de
gree for fatally shooting Michael kornz
wcit. a 10-year-old boy, during one OF
he street railroad riots last summer. The
5.lefensc showed that Hawlcy's car wa:
attacked by mob and that Kornzwei
>yas one of those who threw bricks at it
also that Hawlcy, when he shot his re
fvolver, was surrounded by an angry
crowd and in great personal danger.
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TRIED 10 Blow Tn a Church.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, March 1S.-Sevcn
Young men were arrested here, charged
with placing dynamite with intent to
destroy church building. Last Sunday
might following canvass for new peti-
tion of consent to operate under the sa-
loon law here an empty beer keg and a
stick Of dynamite with fuse and cap at
tached were found on the steps Of st
Paurs Methodist church. The young
men arrested confess that they were the
guilty parties. They claim they did il
for n joke, though they meant to intimi
date the ministers who have been active
in opposition. The prisoners do not be
Hong to the Liquor Dealers association.
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No. 62.3 SHIPLEY STREET.
Wilmington, Del.
End Eire In Qmcbec.

Quebec, March 1S.-At the conclusion
o. st. Patrick's day concert in the
Academy Of Music here fire was discov-
cred sn the stage scenery. 1t apparently
started under the stage. going up and in
side Of the flies. Those who had not left
the theater barely escaped, and Charles
Auburn, the stage manager, saved ms
wife and children with some difficulty.
The loss on the thcnter is total. Man
ager Charlesbois recently spent Sli,ooo
on the building. From the theater me
fire spread to the old st. LOUIS hotei'
which was completely burned. 1t was
nnncclIni. a
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Lots OF rntcnts Issued.

Washington. March 1S.-During the
past three months the patent Office issued
735 more patents than during the CORE
spending period of the preceding year
1t is said that if this rate of issue Is
maintained the total number OF patents
issued this year will be greater than that
of any II months in the history OF the
office. If the ratio is maintained, tho
number will reach 10000. The issue OF
trade marks, designs and prints has alst
increased. The receipts of the patent OF
fee for January and February showed al
increase of $4,000 over the same menth'
of last year, and if the rate of increase \
maintained the total increase for tni
year will be S120,O0O.
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THE WAR SITUATION.
Spenser Wilkinson Thinks the Beers
Are whipped, but May Fight On.

London March 1S.-Mr Spenser Will
kinson reviews the war news for the past
week, as follows:
s."rhe great secret in war is PERSONAL
ity,' Napoleon said. In war the big thing
i. not men. but a man, and the sudden
change in the state of the South African
war is due to the presence and the pew
er of one man, Lord Roberts.
"Seven years ago l spent many weeks
with him in India, accompanying him as
his guest on his last tour of Inspection Of
the Indian armies. ] saw for myself hew
200, 900 men worshiped him. Since his
return from India there have been inhu-
ences striving to keep him in the back
ground. The disasters of the winter gave
him his opportunity, and now the world
sees what he has made of 1t.
sWhen Sherman set out to march
through Georgia, he asked General Grant
for an old chum, a cavalry officer named
Wilson, think. and when Wilson came
he sat up half the night talking to Shcr-
man, who before retiring said:
"'Wilson, I'll tell you where Grant
beats all the rest of us. He doesn't care
| a damn for what he can't see the enemy
doing, and it scares me like hell
| .Roberts is like Grant. He is too big
| TO be disturbed at anything, and he quiet
| " does Just what he means to do. Ac-
| cordingly his movements have knocked
the Beers out of time.
..Driefontein turns out by the losses on
both sides to have been one Of the hard
est fought actions of the war. 1t has fin
ished the Free Statcrs and the Free
| State. Roberts entered Bloemfontein OF
Tuesday, and the result has been the
complete collapse of Free State resist
ance. The railway was opened without
difficulty to the Orange river. The rebel
lion in the Cape collapsed. the Free
Statcrs turning round wholesale.
..AIeantime the Transvaal Beers sol
emnly declare that they have made Big
garsberg impregnabe, but Butler has NJ
need TO run his head against Biggarsberg
Lord Roberts by advancing along tn
Vaal river would turn Biggarsbcrg, AM
the Beers must then be between tW
armies.
, "Thc Transvaal Boers may fight on i
/ the hope Of foreign intervention. The
! have no other chance rs either BIRTHS
/ army outnumhers them and they canno
escape. being between two fires, excep
hy perpetual retreat.
!, But though | can see no chance "a
O tncm except lHIuHSi lHtti Nliti"ii -
. pect the Transvaal Beers will fight INT
i the last, us their animosity TO the Britis
/ is decnrooted.
.'lntervcntion hardly seems likely, a
!. the British navy is an unknown quantit
j, and the British nation quite determined.
/, .arhe fate of Mafeking is uncertain
I. All recent reports show that despite I'll
great hardships the garrison will hol
ont. that thp hpSiegerS are growing tire
and timid and that relief movements al
4 in progress north and south, but the new
i is indefinite. The situation is summed Y
!. III the latest dispatches that the relief I
! Mafeking may be expected at any time.
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pied Of Hydropi,obia

Baltimore. March 1S.-Charles New
ton, aged s years, whose parents live III
Roanoke, VA. died at the Maryland Gen-
cral hospital here of hydrophobia. The
boy was bitten several weeks ago and
came here few days later for the las
teur treatment. He only remained one
day, however, and his parents consented
TO his pleadings to be taken home. a
few days ago he showed symptoms of the
disease and came here, but nothing could
he done to save his life.
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rxnoaraphiea1 Union Elections.

indianapolis, March DETERMINATIONS
for officers of the International Typo
yrnphical union. to be voted on May 16
SHOW us nominations for Samuel b
Donnclly. president: 10T for James NJ
Lynch and S for William B. Prescott
For vice president G. Hawkes., Chicago
loads with nominations of 92 locals
John Hays, Minneapolis, has 66 ant
Samuel Lefingwell, indianapolis, 26. Fol
secretsry-treasurcr John Bramwood con
Times a permanent fixture, with unan
imous nomination by 24S locals.
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I,,.. ,hc siamese Twins.

Cleveland, March 1S.-Mrs. Isaac
Rosenzweig of 2S5 Orange street. this
city, has given birth to girl twins, Joined
together like the famous Siamese twins
The infants died soon after birth. The
bodies are Joined from the seventh ri
to a point just below the hips. The left
side of one of the children is Joined tt
the left side of the other, the seventh
rib of each being grown together. Th'
stcmachs and bowels of each are sep
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70 Restore "a DIno.nur.

New Haven, March 1S.-An attempt is
being made to restore one Of the giant
dinosaurs which the late Professor Z. =.
Marsh gave to Yale. Nothing of the
kind has ever before been attempted by
any other university. The remains OF
the giant dinosaur came to Yale IN
over 100 huge boxes. When restored,
the dinosaur will stand % feet high and
will be fully 30 feet long. 1t is expect
ed TINT the tlinosaur will be ready fol
public inspection by commencement
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10 re r. Training ship.

Washington, March 1S.-The Topeka
is TO be added TO the list of training yes
sells. She will be overhauled and fitted
out for that purpose at the Boston navy
ward at an estimated cost of $25,0O0. Ma
val Constructor Baxter of the Boston
ward recently reported that the Topeka
was no longer of any material use as a
war vessel and recommended that she be
used us a transport. The bureau of navi'
CATION, however, decided to add her to
The list of training ships.
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uertaken to introduce culture ana clvili-
zation row actually hand over Siberia to
foreign capital and enterprise and make
it forever vassal and black slave of for
eigners?"
Incidentally. Nossiloff treats British
competition as being of no Importance.
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6. 4. r. Campfire In Boston.

Boston, March 1S.-The Grand Army
of this state will hold monster campfire
in Mechanics building April 10 in honor
of Commander In Chief A. ID. Shaw.
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n;eearsberg pesenses Completed.

Glencoe. Natal, Thursday. March IL,
via Iourcnco Marques, Friday, March
16.-The Boer dcfcnses along the Big
garsberg have been completed and arc
said to rendc. the positions impregnable.
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Trv,np to Find morrill, Island.

Washington. March 1S.-The hydro
graphic office has taken steps to have the
United States steamer Iroquois make
search for the missing Morrill, island
while she is engaged in the survey for a
cable route in the Pacific. Several re-
ports have reached the office TO show that
ships have sailed directly over the place
where the island was charted. The Off
GERS say this may be owing TO mistake
made by the early recorders, but they
will verify the fact.
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Gernnny,s Queer Policy.

The currcspondence itself shows no
evidences of reconciliation. but it is
learned this has hecn effected and also
that rather curious circumstances at
| tended the negotiations. Whenever the
German ambassador saw Lord Salisbury
| .'butter would not melt in his mouth,
and his words We're honeyed. yet when
| Count Won Bulow, the German minister
| of foreign affairs. spoke publicly he was
| anti British. and when the dispatches
| which would. in the nature of things, be
| published were written by the German
| side they were formulated in the same
strain.
In comparison with the surprising i'm
portance attached to what is taken TO be
the addition of the Orange Free State to
the British dominions events i'll Great
Britain last week were highly uninterest-
ing. Parliament has not distinguished 1t
self. The most interesting feature was
the debate arising over the stop the
war; meetings and the accusation against
the government of pallating the suppress
sion of free speech by allowing such
meetings to be broken up. Though the
Liberal arguments sounded well enough
there is scarcely a corporars guard IL
England at present who are willing tt
(, | SldHu UP as btsltib dShiiict thN wa NhsHN
siasm that has flowed in with the tide OF
i success.
!. Nossiloff, the well known Siberian, con
!, tributes to the Novoe Fremya of st. Pc
tersburg bitter complaint against thu
inroads American trade is making int
Siberia. '"These things" he declares, "ar'
!. not articles of luxury, but just what arr
!, most urgently needed by the local popu
!. lation. Coming through Vladivostok
a they are put ON the market in huge quan
4 titles and are sold in such a manner tina
: we are led to conclude that the United
= States has set out upon an industrial ant
4 commercial conquest of Siberia. As hith
A erto Siberia has been lacking in men o
n capital, in mills and in iron works, tn
d enterprising Americans will have every
thing ready TO their hands and in orde
at no distant date to become the rea
masters of the situation and purveyor
10 of the goods needed by Siberia. The mel
is chants and traders speak of petitionin
d for prohibition to be placed on Amer
can imports, but while the discussion cor
,e tinues the Americans will secure tn
ID market. and it is also quite possible tina
Ct even China, where Russia is constructor
10 a railroad, will fall into the hands of tn
II Americans before the railroad is con
lie pleted and before Russia is in positio
n to profit by the riches of China. Sha
1--WE who as owners of the east have Ill
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Saw Neeroe. Mnst 60.

Houghton, Mich, March 1s.-Citizens
of Larium, a fine residence suburb of the
big mining camp of Calumet, have ap,
pointed committee to rid the town OF
negroes. They object to having it called
a vigilance committee and announce that
only peaceable and legal methods will bt
used, but that the negroes must go. Col
ored men were almost unknown there
until a sewer contractor brought in sew
eral carloads from Tennessee and Ala
bama Is months ago. Several white girl
have eloped with negroes, and constan
trouble has led TO this action.
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l boarded a car on the old reliable at
Epworth q few evenings ago, and in
front of where I sat was couple from
Manchester that were very handy with
the pencil. As they left the car fol-
lowed and hoped to find in the seat
they vacated some of the memoranda
made by them 80 that might make
readable article for the Democrat, but l
got left, scooped believe you fellows
call it. However if am not mistaken
the matter will be explained on the 10
of this month at the residence of a
prominent man on Franklin street. :
i noticed in the last issue Of the
Democrat a kindly mention of the late
Mr.. Hill of this township. 1 was per-
sonaly acquainted with Father Hill for
more than seventeen years, and will
say, as Rev. Wolfe saidiat the funeral,
"if there ever was a true christian,
Father Hill was" He5wes beloved and
respected by all. Over. fifty teams were
in the procession that accompanied his
remains to their last resting place..
SLOCUM,