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The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
TWO ARE DEAD.
Instead of Wedding FrIghtEuI Fight
Took Place

Instead of a Wedding a FrightSuI Flight
Took Place
Macon, Ca, Especial. D.-Word was re-
ceived here to the eject that Mr.. Gleator
rode out to the home OF his sweetheart, q
Miss Raines, about eight miles from Cor
dele, and was accompanied by a friend, In
tending to have a wedding.
When they arrived at the home OF the
young lady she joined them, but her father
interlered and tried to induce her not to
leave him. One word brought on another,
and finally quarrel was on. The young
lady's brother rushed up with his pistol and
commenced to shoot at Gleaton and Gleat-
ons friend Gleaton drew his pistol and
shot the young lady's father, killing him in-
stantly. He then shot the brother.
BY this time friend OF the Raine's family
rushed up and tried to stop the trouble, aud
was himself shot down. Glcaton then drove
away returning to his home, and the young
lady went into her house.
Since then the brother has died. The
friend OF the Raines family is believed to be
mortally wounded, and the friend Of Gleaton
Is In q critical condition. The situation at
last reports was as follows;
The young lady's brother and father are
dead, and the friends Of the opposing par.
ties are expected to die
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

Returning officers and men on the trans
port Thomas, from Manila say the prospect
OF an early settlement of the war is not re-
assuring.
Robert D. Cramer, nrst lieutenant Of the
Thirty-fourth Regiment, In the Philippines
was sentenced to dismissal, after court
martial trial
Filipinos who attem pied to burn hay stored
on the river front at Manila were fired upon
10y the guards and one OF them killed.
The War Department has made public the
schedule Of the revised Cuban tariff, to go
Into effect on June IS.
proclamation purporting to have been
issued by Aguinaldo was circulated in Manila
urging the Fiipinos not TO surrender their
arms at the request OF the American COM
mission, as the mission was appointed
by President Mckinley without the author
lzation of Congress.
Another charge against Nicely Is that he
has defrauded the customs department out
Of several thousand dollars worth Of duties
by importing nominally for postal use large
quantities OF paper, which was subsequently
sold to a large printing house In Havana
There has been considerable lighting on
the Island Of samar, Philippines. Seven
hundred insurgents attacked the Forty-third
lnfantryi only three Americans We're wound
ed, and over two hundred Filiplnos were
killed.
w. II. Reeves, deputy auditor OF Cuba, has
made confession and given up "a, 500 given
him by Neely. 1t Ia said that his confession
was the only link required In the chain Of
evidence.
William H. Hunt, OF Montana, was nomi-
mated by President Mckinley for secretary
Of state for the Island OF Porto Rico.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

During the hrst two weeks Of July next
the Shah OF Persia is to make a tour through
England and Scotland, visiting London.
william Jennings Bryan Is fond Of bce,,s
and has a good-slzed general library, butAe
cares little for art, and rarely visits picture
gallery.
Rev. George C. Lorimer, pastor OF IRE
mont Temple Baptist Church. OF Boston, and
for many years a lending Baptist clergyman
of Chicago, has been invited to accept the
presidency OF the Columbian University, OF
Washington.
A lady named Alexander has been appoint
ed and confirmed postmaster Of Elizabeth.
ton, Carter county, Tenn. The word "post-
MASTER is used advlsedly, for the Govern
ment does not officially recognize such a
title as postmfstress.
William j. Bryan, Congressman Williams,
OF Illinois, and Richard Yates, who has been
nominated for Governor by the Illinois Re.
pubicans, we're all in the same GLASS In the
old Illinois College.
French papers are indignant because
representative of the Paris Matin, after GO
ing all the way to st. Helena to interview
Cronje and his fellow prisoners, was not
even permitted to land but was ordered to
take his vessel out OF the harbor.
President Eliot, of Harvard, is a good
horseman aud frequently spends part Of
his vacations in riding through New Eng
land. When at such times he passes a coun-
try schoolhouse he never fails to dlsmount
and visit itdf the school is In session.
Admiral Sampson is much annoyed by re-
quests for autographs. Though these are
not so numerous as they were after the war
they still average some aity a week.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26

Raleigh N. c., (special).- - Twenty-Five
miners, ten white and twelve negroes, lost
their lives IN an explosion at Cumnock Coal
Mines, Chatham county, N. O. The explo-
sion is supposed to have been caused by
broken guaze In a safety lamp.
Forty or Atty men we're In the mine at the
time.
The accident was In what is known as the
East Heading. Five we're brought out alive
from the East Heading, while none Of the
mon in the other parts Of the mine was In
jured.
Within an hour after the explosion the
work OF rescue began, and by daylight all
the bodies except one, that OF Sim Mcintyre,
had been brought to the top. All the bodies
were horribly burned.
The scenes at the entrance TO the mine,
where many Of the widows and children OF
the dead men were gathered, were heart
rending, The bodies of the victims Of the
explosion we're prepared for burial and the
funerals OF several took place.
John Connolly, the mine superintendent,
came to this State about three years ago
from Pttsburg, Pa. He leaves a widow and
three children
The mines are situated at Cumnock,
Chatham county, about six miles from San
ford. Tbs mine has been long used IL 0
desultory way, but In 1898 Samuel A. Henry,
Of Philadelphia, organized a company and
pat in modern machinery.
There are two shafts, one a small affair
for ventilation, and the other, the main
working shaft, is ska feet, and ls consider
ably more than 500 feet In depth
In December, 1895, an explosion took
place at the same time, In which A9 lives
were lost. This explosion was caused by
fire damp, though many OF those killed on
this occasion lost their lives from the result.
Ing explosion Of almost $50 pounds OF dyna
mite that was stored in the mines. Two
other explosions occurred here many years
ears ago
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
NOTE TO PORTE.

STiseom Again Probes Sick Man OF the
East-NOt an Uitimatum,i
oons,antinople, CBy Gable. THE United
s'at's legation haviPls yolly waited. four
weeks for reply to tEe nde OF Ap-il a. re
garding the American indemnity claima
Mr. Lloyd G. Grisoom. United States Charge
d'Affaires, handed to Tewhk Pasha, Minister
OF Foreign Affairs, new note, couched ip
more precise terms and Insisting upon :
prompt settlement.
The note produced great impression, a
the Porte thought the matter postponed, II
not abandoned. 1t Is believed that the Uni
ted States will not wait 80 long this time foI
an answer, American indulgence thus far
not having made a satisfactory impression
upon the Porte.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
RIaYn In DnnYIlIe.

Danyille, Va, Especial. Fire trolre out
In the tobacco warehouse and factory dis
trlct and was got under control only after
two of the largest warehouses in the coun-
try, two factories and storage warehouse
filled with the bright leaf tobacco were de-
stroyed and upward OF 10000 pounds OF
valuable tobacco, valued at about $115, 900,
and buildings at $35 900 had either passed
to smoke or were ruined.
Several farmers narrowly escaped With
their lives.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
KANSAS CITY HOTEL ROBBED.

One Man Holds Up the Night Employees
and Makes Valuable Haul
Kansas City, No., Especially A Ane high.
wayman entered the corridor of the Coates
Hotei, one OF tho lending hotels here at IL. 90
o'clock p. NJ, and forcing the strong box OF
the cigar stand, escaped. The box contained
diamonds valued at 1900, $3.50 in gold.
currency and silver and checks to the
amonnt OF 800. He held the night CLERK
and another employe Of the hotel of at the
spoint Of revolver, and escaped on horse
that be had tied to the curblng.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
Tollowed FrIend,s ErnmnIs.

Reading, Pa, Especial. ERNEST A.. Beh-
rem aged 80 years, native of Hanover,
Germany, committed suicide by taking poi
son. He was found In the City Park in a
dying condition and expired before reach
ing a hos pital. Behren was a friend Of
Theodore Kolb, n German musician and
composer, who also committed suicide a
week ago by taking poison.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
a MAN OF MYSTERY.
Frank Friday VIII Tell Nothing OF Past
Life.

Frank Friday VIII Tell Nothing OF Past
Life.
Wheeling, w. va, Especial Frank Fri.
day, who with John Mooney has been sen.
fenced to be hanged July 13 for numbering
James Hervey March 1, will likely go TO the
gallows without uttering one syllable that
could give the authorities hint as to what
his past career has been.
The couple Intended to rob old man Her.
yey. a rich landowner living in the suburbs,
but when show OF resistance was made
they shot him rs he stood in his library sur.
rounded by the members OF his family.
To the police Mooney Is we'll known
Years ago he executed daring bank rob.
berry In Plttsburg and hid In the waters OF
the Ohio River although it was in the month
OF March, for l2 long hours. Even when
sentenced to be hanged he refused to tell his
attorney anything about his family.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

In the British House OF Commons Mr.
Chamberlain introduced the Australian Com.
monwealth bill He said bill would also
be introduced In the House OF Lords pro.
vlding for appointment Of representative
each OF Canada, South Africa, Australia and
India, to be members OF the Priyy Council
and who would act as lords Of appeal
The recent speech Of Emperor Francis
Joseph in which be declared IN entente with
Russia on the subject Of Oriental question:
necessary, is severely criticised in German
political circles.
There we're twenty-thrce cases Of the bu-
bonic plague at Port Said VI which thirteen
were fatal.
Two Cinnamon, condemned to death for
tho murder Of Missionary Brooks in China.
bought two substitutes, who suffered the
death penalty in their place.
The London Daily Graphic correspondent
sends a pathetic picture of the desolatiap In
famine-stricEon India.
Ambassador Choato was the guest OF honor
at the Fishmongers' dinner In London ant
made a witty speech.
The Boxers are reported to have murdered
a number Of native Christians near Tien
Tsin-
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
Hanged for KiliIng his swoothoor,,

Allentown, Pa, Especial - Frank J.
Krause was hanged In the county jail for the
murder OF his sweetheart. Maggie Guth. al
Cedarville, on March 3, 1899, on which occa.
sion ho also fatally wounded Owen Kern.
Krause was hostler IN a hotel kept by Kern,
and the girl was employed as a servant.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
WOMAN SHOT wHIrTINGroN.
Ho Had Beaten Mrs. MoKenna with n
Club.

Ho Had Beaten Mrs. Mckenna with n
Club.
Memphis, Tenn, Special. )-Three men
Edward Wilmington, Dennis Brogan and
Thomas Coleman--said to be coal miners
from West Virginia, entered the lunch-house
of T. p. MeKenna, at the corner of Adams
and Front streets, and became involved
In a quarrel with the porter
McKenua and his wife interfcred and
Mrs. McKenna was badly beaten with a club
in the hands OF Wilmington. She ran be-
hind counter and procuring a revolver,
shot Wilmington through the back Of the
neck, killing him instantly.
Brogan then advanced menaeingly toward
her and received a bullet in tho face, which
the physicians sRy will provo fatal. Cole.
man escaped without injury, Mrs. McKennu
Is in jail
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
AInnvIlvenInat.

Chicago, ILL.,, (special.)-A special from
Victoria, G. says
The steamer Klnshiu, which left Yoko-
hama May 2, brings the latest advices OF
catastrophe on the Chinese coast in which
14O lives were lost. A Chinese steamer was
wrecked the disaster being due to the over.
croWding of the vessel.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
ConsuIs Confirmed.

Washington, Especial. denominations by
the Senate;
To be consuls--T Haynes, OF South Caro-
lima, at Bouen, France; E. L. Bailey, OF I'LL
nois, at Ensenada, Mexico.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
ROUTED INSURGENTS.

American Scouts, Ambusled by Flllpinos
Put Them TO Flight.
Manila, (By Cable). Five hundred lnsur.
gents, half Of whom wero armed with rifles,
ambushed 30 scouts OF the Fortieth Yolun.
teer Infantry In tho hills near Aquasan, IN
the northern part OF MindanGo.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
PlnnInr MIlI nnrnnd.

Petersburg Va. (speciaD Tho planning
mill on Market street, owned and operated
by Mrs. Fannie Clark since the death of her
husband several years ago, was destroyed
by fire. Loss, $1,000. Insurance, about
85 900
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
cRowps Ar pAssIoN rLAY.

Rohoarsod with Great Realism at obes
ammergau.
Oberammcrgau, Bavaria, (By Cable.)-A
dress rehearsal OF the Passion Play was at
tended by 1900 persons, many Americans
being present.
The tragedy OF the Cruciilxlon was never
before 80 realistically represented. It was
IN all-day performance, with Biblical tab
leaux OF the Scenes preceding the CruclAx.
Ion.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
WILL BUY ISLANDS.
STATE DEPARTMENT WANTS DANISH
WEST INDIES.
TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE.

omclals In Washington Tell why Other
Propositions Fell Through - King OF
denmark Was Apprised Of the Plan
Made by Private Parties To Get the
Territory.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
Young Girl as Dlam Uarrier.

Ripley, W. Va, Especial. Miss Dora
Wolfe, girl Of sixteen was sworn ia az
mail carrier here. She is tho daughter OF
G. p. Wolfe, liyeryman, and her duties will
be to carry the mail on horseback between
here and Sandyville, one trip each way.
daily. She will have two bags OF letters
each way, aud goes armed and ready for i'm
trudors. She has frequently carried the mail
on this route when the former mail carrier
was indsposed.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
TWENTY-FIVE DEAD.
TEN WHITE, TWELVE OOLORED MEN
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
CAUSED BY FIRE DAMP

Explosion Occurred in CumnOck Coal
Mines in North CarOlinR-The suPerin-
tendent Was Among Those Who Lost
Their Lives-AH Bodies, with One EX-
eeptiOn, Recovered.
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One hundred dollars or 100 days in
the city jail is the penalty that VIZ
liam Watkins viii have to pay for
stealing an empty" dinner pail belong
ing to Car Conductor J. E. Burbidge.
Watkins together with Jim Doyle,
was arrested last Friday night on a
charge Of stealing junk, a large guam
Jity If which was found in their house.
watkins also received thirty and
fifty days respectively for stealing a
wheeIbarrOw and ten pounds of bond
wire. making a total OF $50 days. or
one-half year that he Will have to stay
in the city bastile
Doyle, the young boy, was sentenced
to 10 days confinement for the same
three offenses. The prisoners were ar
raigned in police court yesterday after
noon on three separate charges Of petit
larceny, charging them with stealing
the dinner pail from Mr. Burbidge, a
wheelbarrOw from the Salt Lake &
Los Angeles Railroad company, and
the copper bond wire from the Rapid
Transit Street Car company All of the
stuff was positively identified by the
owners. aries Brunson, through
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-20
WOMEN OF THE PHILIPPINES
DUTIES OF WoMEN'S COUNCIL
COMMISSION.
Mrs. Wells Explains Action Taken at
National Meeting-WiII Not Go to
Philippines.

Mrs Emmeline B. Wells, recently
appointed by the National Council of
Women member of commission to
gather data respecting the condition
of Filipino women and children, re
turned Sunday night from Minneapo-
lis, where she has been attending the
session Of the council.
When seen yesterday Mrs. Wells ex-
planned that it was not the purpose of
the present commission to visit the
Philippines. 1t has been appointed
simply TO gather from all reliable
sources in this country information
concerning the conditions of the WOm-
en- and children of the islands and
compile them in the form of report.
This report is to be presented to the
president and used as a, basis for urg-
ing the appointment by him of a COM
mission of women to visit the Philip
pines and investigate the mode of life
among the women and children with a
view to obtaining such legislation or
the establishing OF such institutions as
would be most beneficial As the Ma
tionaI Council of Women includes
twenty-five national organizations, in
addition to some sixteen local and
state councils, representing in all p
00e goo AmeTiC~7 women 1t IS thought
they viii be able to press their plan
To success dS AIltE Nil III LliC Co-t VI
the appointment of Mrs. Potter Palmer
as a commissioner 10 the Paris expo
sitiOn-
The committee" said Mrs. Wells,
consists of Mrs Fiske Of Minneapolis.
Mrs Emma r. Wallace of Chicago and
myself. We have as yet made no plans
as to how we shall go about to get the
information we desire. As we are
scattered so far from one another we
shall be able to confer only by letter.
Our report is to be ready by the LIST
of March. but we shall probably have
the time extended until April. If we
are successful. as we hope to be, and
a commission is appointed by the
president it viii probably be made up
Of Younger women than the members
of the present committee, for the work
would require strong, active young
women. capable of enduring hard
ships
Mrs Wells also brings word that the
National Council OF Women, during the
session lust passed. voted to admit the
National WOmau's COlOred aSSOcla-
tiou. This is the association that was
refused membership to the National
Fedora ton Of WOmanS Clubs.
Mrs A ". McCune. who accompan-
led Mrs Wells as n delegate from here
fo the Minneapolis convention, mas
gone on to New York, where she VIII
meet her husband.
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One Hundred Days for Stealing An Empty
Dinner Pail.

whose inofrmation the men were ar.
rested. said that he had seen the two
prisoners bring the dinner pail TO his
house. and had also seen them bring
the copper wire, and declared that they
had told him that they had taken the
wire from the Murray street ear track.
He also declared that they had threat
ened to kill him if he hold on them.
Other witnesses were put on the stand
and declared that they had seen the
stuff at the mems house, and an Of
fcer declared that they had told him
that they got the wheelbarrow from the
SaItair shops
Both defendants declared that they
had not taken any of the stuff, but
said that a man named Frank McDOll
who had been staying at the place. took
If They claimed that McDOll had left
town. and alleged that he had taken
some of their clothes and bedding with
them when he went. Both men declared
that they had never threatened to kill
RI-,1nson if he *'peached's on them.
After the evidence had been all intro
duced the Judge said he thought it was
nIain that the defendants were guilty,
ard proceeded to pronounce penalties,
as mentioned before.
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s. Kvuue, John O'Neill, J. c. Adams,
Butte. BENJAMIN Urner and wife, MaSsa-
chusetts, George d. Cochrane, Butte; II
G. KeIIar. San Francisco; r. z. Williams
Detroit: II 9. Perry, Chicago; Sam caro-,
New York: Peter Casey, Evanston; W
NJ Gebenstein, Butte; J. F. kirkendali,
Baltimore; II. O. Palen, San Francisco;
W. + Travis and wife. Chicago; W y.
Lanins. Denver; D. Fichman, New York
The Walker-W. /. CalhoOn, Boise; \
G elem Utah: William X. Reed, Man1;
J w Seeley. Castle Dale; w T T1dWeii,
Sunnvside: +. J. Baldwin, Ogden; VIII
liam O'ConneIL salt Lake; Tom Faver,
Ogden: w. G. Whitney, Mrs. W 9. WHIT
ney and child. Idaho: r. Jenkins and
wife. Galveston; Mrs John DchL n. D.
Page Provo, Charles Mayheney5 B1nS-
ham: Newton Farr, Ogden.
The Culien.-Dr. r. f. Hood. Louis
vile. Ky: Hiram McCroferty, Washing
ton. Ind. J. D. Roberts. Grand Junction
Dr. J. Frank Cook, Toledo, o; W 4
Somay Denver; J. ". Hagan, New YORK;
Otto Williams, Bingham; G. +. GcwanS,
Logan: William Mack. T. G Becker, Den
yer: Barney Riley. Park City; p. y
WedcwOod Mt Pleasant T. NJ Baird,
Poca teIIo: J. W Baldwin, GleuwOod: j..
4. Wilson. Denver. T. f. Moore, Ogden
p 2 Baxter. SDringville: W. II. Watts.
r A. Grover. /. G. YOUNG. Ogden: O.
Stewart and wife. Maine: q. ID. Aiken
PocateliO. J. W Brown. American Fork;
]. CobeI St Louis, Mo
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.,.o,,t Thnse Decisions.

Considerable discussion was INDUCED IN
.,..-.rs. Ig the football talent over Two
f.re made by Referre Odei at the
---=-r-Y. N. q. 4. contest last Satur-
one was "a tumble by the Wyo-
.r fn. last down, and member
LIE team fen on the ball It is claim
Cd by ring referee and several , Witnesses ne ;6
rsf the bail was touched by one OF 'I5
1'"Sr a. uIavers after the tumble and
.r.l fau-ued by the visitors This point
r.r covered 10y the rules. but local
l-,r..r4-fr- claim that this case should
.--..faF the same as a kick. aud If the
,,l.r.-rus side touched the ball IL was ON
,.t 4r4fu and belonged to whoever got
l--,rr Tins the only question that
a.r.sss is whether the bali was touched chez
g. rh. g. A. O. A. player or not. ana
~. ,,,g1r be- decided by the rule book.
H.. .rna~ questionable decision was one
hat comes under the jurisdiction Of the
,'rr.fr. Tie intended to penaiiIe. WYo-
,-f,'r for holding when they had. the bali
I'm their possession and gave them i've
-f- when according to this year s
-.I'.. the bah should have gone to the
offended side
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-20
ST. PAUL FIRE AND HEARINE IN
SURANCE COMPANY.
Notice OF AppOInLment.

I have 1his gay appointed Utah Saw
fDcS & Trust Company, 2. W. Center,
manager. whose office is at 100 Main
street. exclusive agent OF the St Paul
Fire and Marine Company for Salt
Lake City and vicinity, who only are
authorized to issue or cancel policies,
make endorsements On existing policies,
and to transact the general business OF
said company at Salt Lake City. Utah.
The sound financial standing and rep
utatfon of the Utah Savings & Trust
Company for the prompt conduct of
business entrusted to it and the we'll
known stability of the St. Paul Fire
and Marine Insurance Company viii be
a sufficient guaranty of the indemnity
offered by said companies.
we thank the public Tor past patron
age and respectfully solicit a continu-
ance Of same.
b. GOODWIN,
Asst. Manager Pacific Coast Depart
mPnt.
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miscellaneous:
ANNUAL MEETING OF a. A. U.
Proposed international Athletic
Union to Be Considered.

Union to Be Considered.
New York, Nov 19-The annual meet
ms Of the Amateur Athletic union Will be
held here today. officers for the com
ing Year viii be elected and the changes
in the rules recommended by the Met
roDOiitau association of the union at Its
meeting last week viii be considered and
probably adopted They provide that an
athlete must give an adequate excuse for
a failure to compete in games which he
has entered forbid his entering for more
than one set of games on the same day
and provide that all entries must close
one week before the date Of the games
Several minor alter tons are proposed.
One of the most important matters
which Will engage the attention OF the
meeting is the proposed International
athletic union. French. German and other
continental athletes are anxious Tor the
establishment of such an Organiza ton
and the Amateur Athletic association or
Australia has communicated with the
union, proposing an alliance, but the
English athletes have pronounced against
ii. The prevailing sentiment In the
Amateur Athletic union Is favorable TO
the scheme and doubtless an attempt VIII
be made to establish the international
union The only obstacle Is likely to be
the serious difficulty in TecOnClling the
varying systems of weights and measures
Continental athletes use the metric SyS-
tenn exclusively. and would insist upon
It's adoption But in the case of the pro
posed alliance with the Amateur Athletic
union of Australasia. the action VIII
doubtless be favorable