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Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
and would be the happlcst man Of
earth II he had her parents consent t

and would be the happlcst man on
earth II he had her parents consent to
marry her.
mo. sir! thundered the admiral. mo.
stree. Not now, anyhow. No pauper
Of an ensign is going to marry my
daughter. You'd better wait until you
are promoted and are able to support
yourself before you think Of marrying.
The young officer astounded the i'd.
miral by not retiring precipltately. lie
even ventured the reminder that the i'd.
miral himself had married when he was
but an ensign, and that his married life
had been happy one.
RED Bill" Kirkland glared at the
presumptuous speaker for moment.
says the New York Times, and then
thundcrcd:
II know married when was an en-
sign. My father-in.law supported me
for several years. too, but Ill be hanged
II yours will!'
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
News from All Parts Of the World
Carefully Selected from the
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most Important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.

James Nolan. 80 years old, said to be
a member of Nolan. Hayes X Co.. said
TO be rich mining firm at Pasadena,
Cal, has disappeared. \ few weeks
ago Mr.. Nolan came to Chicago and
married Helen &. Koch after n short ac-
quaintancc. After two weeks of happy
married life Mr.. Nolan left for a busi-
ness trip to Milwaukee. lie has not re-
turned, aud his bride reported his dis
appearance to the Central police sta
ton. She says her husband had $1,000
in mining securities with him when he
disappeared. and she fears he has met
with violence
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21

es are intcntiOally mirth.provoking ana
the stupidity of the jurymcn Is meant
to add to the fun.
Although some Of the most difficult
problems of law are thus sometimes
given an airing. a straightforward crim-
inal case Is most frequently chosen no
of greater interest to fun-seeking COM
munity. ]. Brown Is tried for the mur.
der OF his sisters cat and series OF
interesting exhibits are shown to prove
the assertion. At the end OF several
hours OF earnest argument ]. Brown
clears himself by producing the cat,
which has yowled all evening from Its
hiding place under ]. Browns chair.
All of this gives plenty Of opportunity
for fun at the expense Of Brown and
the members Of the court and 1t also
gives an opening for display Of dra-
matte ability. which is another thing
the public Is fond Of.
Give. Play for Dramatic Ability.
Perhaps the most cOmmendable fea-
ture of the mock trial Is the fact that 1t
gives opportunity for theatrical ability
or the senslbillty Of the average person.
Everyone likes dramatic opportunity II
1t Is not overwhelming, as Is so often
the case with the Out-and-out amateur
theatrlcals. Everyone likes the play OF
ina agination which the trial makes pos
sible and the dramatic Incidents which
It's development produces. As spec
tacular performance II pleases the dra.
matte sense OF everyday people without
displeasing their sense Of cOngrulty In
their own actions.
A trial appeals to the imagination and
to people who know nothing OF them
has fascination ana mystery. Fol-
this reason, perhaps, as much rs any
other, the mock trial has gained iti
present popularity, In the rush for the
mysterious which Is overwhelming
everyone nowadays the mock trial ha'
found Its place at the head of the list
of entertainments. 1t has taken Its place
us n clever means of home entertain
ment and as a pleasing novelty FOL
clubs.
At an evening gathering where som'
other form of amusement Is the prear
ranged entertainment mock trail Il
often interspersed with the greatest sat
lsfaction. The members of the com
pany assume the various roles easll!
and II ready of wit can find good Oppor
tunity for fun-maklng. When conduct
ed in this way the trial soon becomes
battle of jokes In which the cleveres
Is bound to be the victor. And beside
furnishing the most satisfactory enter
tainment for those engaged in the rep
artee 1t Is the greatest fun for the lis
teners, who perhaps can appreciate
joke even though they cannot max
one.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Severe Eattie In Colombia.

Gen. Carlos Alban has received a cable.
gram from Buena Ventura giving an ac-
count of big fight at Rio San Juan,
near Bucna Ventura. The rcvoutionists
sent an expedition of 1900 men overland
from Tumaco. This expedition was sur
prised ut the river by the government
troops. Many casualties are reported by
both sides
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Marconi Wedding Postponed.

Miss Josephine Holman of lndianapo-
lis. who Is engaged to Signor Marconi,
who is now experimenting with wireless
tclegraphy With such astonishing results,
has announced to her friends that her
marriage will not take place as early as
expected for the reason that Signor Mar"
conf is now concentrating all his thoughts
on his work.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
PoIson-d During a Strike.

Michael j. Courtney, a Chicago detec-
tive. taken to Pittsburg by the Pennsyl.
vana Railway Company for duty during
the strike of swtchmen, is in st. Francis
hospital, suffering from poisoning. He
was on duty at the Allegheny Valley
and after eating supper went
to a drug store, saying he was Ill. Court
ney does not know how he was poisoned.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Train Robbers Sentenc I'd.

Benjamin Fitzpatrick has bcen sentenc'
ed at 81. Louis to fifteen years imprison'
men, for forging the names OF Helena
National Bank officers to blank bank
bills stolen In the Montana train robbery
las, July. Sentence was suspended In
the case % Laura Bullion, indicted with
him. the Judge wishing to send her to
some other penitentiary.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
MURDERED BV ROBBERS.
Witness In this Famous Durrant Murder
Case Mysteriously Disappears.

Adolph Oppenhcimcr, who was one of
the principal witnesses against Theodore
Durrant. hanged for the murder of
Blanche Lamont, was mysteriously shot
and killed In shooting gallery which
he had conducted on Dupont street. San
Francisco. lie was shot from behind,
the bullet from one of his own target
rifles entering the small of his back and
causing instant death. Robbery was the
motive. box containing $50 having
been taken from the place. Tho body
was discovered by the dead mans son.
There Is no clcw to the assassin.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Man o. sevs,.y.sev.n Kills Himself

John Rhea. aged - years. committed
suicide by drowning himself in Seven
Miles creek. near Eaton, Ohio. note
found on the vcranda of his son'ln'law's
residence directed him where to find the
body. Mr.. Rhea had Mt various times
been engaged In business in Cincinnati.
indianapolis, Richmond and Eaton.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Takes Poison in Jail.

Albcr, II. King. one 6f the three men
convicted of fixing" foot race, evaded
his sentence of two to fourteen years NJ
Michigan City by ending his life with
morphine in Jail at Brookvlle. Ind. The
young man was n real estate dealer, and
previous to his connection with the
fraudulent foot race had an excellent
reputation.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
ioLEsIAs IS FOUND GUILTY.
Sentenced to Prison with Others for Plot
to Raiss WAGES In Porto Rico.

Grafton of Workmen of Porto Rico, to-
gether with nine companions, was tried
in the District Court of San Juan Oh a
charge of conspiracy and was sentenced
to three years. four months and eight
days Imprisonment. Seven of his COM
panions were sentenced to four months
Imprisonment. while two were acquitted
of the charge of being founders of an IL
legal association and conspiracy in Au-
gust. 1900. to raise the price of labor in
Porto Rico. 1glcsias, as founder of the
conspiracy. gets the heaviest sentence.
The local Federation of the Workmen of
Porto Rico. which is now part of the
American Federation of Labor. has been
dissolved, as it has been adjudgcd illegal
because of this conspiracy.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
THREE TEXANS KILLED IN FIGHT.
Attempted Arrest Brings Death to Gambler
and Two Officers.

At Houston, Texas, a street fight with
firearms. which resulted In the death Of
the three participants, was witnessed by
large crowds of people who were IN town
for carnival week. Officers J. G. James
and Herman Youngst attempted to arrest
Sid Preacher, n wcll-known gambler.
whcrcupon the latter fired at James, NOR
tally wounding him. Preacher then shot
Youngst, knocking him down, and was
beating the officer when James raised
himself from the gutter and shot the gam.
bier dead. Both officers expired before
bystanders reached them.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
ANNALS 10 Highest Court.

Attorney General Douglass Of Mime
sofa will bring his action on behalf of
the State against the Northern Securities
Company before the United States SUI
preme Court soon after Jan. !, He will
petition for Il bill of equity, which is III
the nature Of Injunction proceedings.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Sells tn. Dismal Swamp.

For S5I,5O0 Joseph Selp of Chillicothe,
Ohio, sold to the Virginia Land and
Lumber Company 10000 acres of the
Dismal Swamp. II is stated that the
company will Immediately undertake the
draining OF the swamp, denuding the
wooded fastness of timber and opening
the fertile soil up to cultivation.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
ARGUMENT THAT FAILED.
How Admiral Kirkland squeiched a
NNnood. a. iss.

How Admiral Kirkland squeiched q
Would. he son. in. Law.
Apropos of the marriage of an impe'
cunious ensign in the navy short time
ago, some of the veterans at the navy
yard recall this story OF Rear.Admirai
william kirkland. who was affection
atcly known in the navy as Red Bill
"A young ensign hesitating found his
way into the admirals cabin one day
and with a great deal of circumlocutior
and coughing finally let 1t be known
that he loved the admirars daughter
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
SLABS John ]. Lensz' Face,

Judge ID. c. Badger pulled the nose and
slapped the face of former Congressman
John j. Lentz in Judge Bigger's court in
Columbus, Ohio. The episode was the
outgrowth of a quarrel about a lawsuit.
Lcntz made no attempt to rctaliatc, and
told Badger that as he was judge he
would not strike him.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
TIMBER INCREASING IN PRICE.

Product Becoming More Inaccessible
and Therefore More Costiy.
In an interesting report on the trade
of Riga, the British consul writes that
las regards the wood trade of the world
In general, one broad fact is ever be-
fore us. 1t takes from sixty to seventy
years to grow an average convertible
tree and two minutes to hew 1t down.
Thus each year the supply of timber is
diminished. the forest fringe recedes
further and further from the ways and
means Of transport; each year the ex-
pense Of working out the forest 10 In.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Shamrock u. Is seo-ched.

Sir Thomas Lipton's cup challenger.
the Shamrock H.. narrowly escaped be.
ing destroyed by fire. Only the strenuous
efforts Of the fremcn saved her. AS 1t
was she was badly scorched on one Side
The fire burned the boiler shop OF the
J. NJ. Robins Company at Erie basin.
Brooklyn. where the Shamrock was iaid
up for the winter.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Ohio Girl Shows Courage.

\ stranger entered the office of Justice
Webb in Youngstown. Ohio. and. finding
the clerk. Miss Clcmentine Hamilton,
alone, demanded that she open the safe,
which contained $1,000 Upon her re-
fusal he attempted to stranglc her. say
ing: ''lf you don't open the safe I'll kill
you" Miss Hamilton succeeded In break
ing away, aud. securing n revolver, iifircd
at the man, who ran out and escaped.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Bank Safe Folls Thieves.

Safe blowers robbed the safes Of the
Farmers Bank aud John Iaughner's
drug store at whitcstown. Ind. Laugh
nsr's safe was wrecked and $50 and some
jcwelry secured The door of the bank
safe was blown off. but the robbers could
not get through the inside door, and left
a placard hanging on the knob. \ WON.
an. awakened by the explosion. saw four
men drive out Of town, but there is no
other clcw.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
PHILIPPINE TRADE Is SMALL.
official Statistics Show Islands Send Few
Goods to United States.

Figures prepared by the treasury bu.
reau OF statistics show that the total
value of imports from the Philippine Isl.
ands to the United States in the ten
months ended with October. 1901. was
81. 3.1SG,053. or that sum only S222,701
was dutiablc and S2,0Gi.15G was free of
duty. or the dutiablc imports SlSS,lo0
represented the value Of sugar. the value
Of all other dutiable articles being Ssh
O3S. or the free importations $?Oio.1Il
was for Manila hemp and all other free
articles aggregated $1S,3Sj.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
WOMAN MAKES HEROIC FIGHT.
Mrs. Haiier Saves Husband and Children.
bur Is hersaIi Ssxarcix Ernzen.

Mrs. Haiier Saves Husband and Children.
but Is Herself severely Frozen.
The hcroism of Mrs. Frederick Halter
will cost her her feet, hut she saved from
death her husband and children. In her
bare feet, and with only thin night
gown, in weather which was thirty de-
grees below zero. she carried water in a
bucket from Craig creek. dashng it upon
n fire destroying the cottage in which the
members of her family were asleep. She
subdued the flames so the occupants
could break down the door and escape.
The house was burned to the ground.
The Hallcrs have been in charge of the
ranch and summer home of Mrs. Mar
garet Berger of Denver, near Estabrook,
Colo
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
GlrlAeauIttsd OF Murder.

GertrrHe Simpson, 10 years Of age, VINO
shot anu killed her father, DR.. A. y.
simpson, coroner OF Mineral County,
Colo, on Nov. l5 was acquitted Of the
charge Of murder. The girls defense was
that her father had abused her and
threatened to Kill her.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Labor and Capltai Confsr.

Harmony and good win characterized
the conference of representatives OF labor
and capital at New York. Addresses by
Senator Hanna and Charles NJ. Schwab
were features Of the discussion of meas
ures to put an end to strikes.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Crowds Witness Mall Theft.

In sight of hundreds of persons three
men knocked down the driver of n mail
wagon at the door of the old postoiiicc
building at Third and Olive streets, st.
Louis. stole pouch filled with registered
Christmas matter and made their escape.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
schI.y VIII File -etlons.

At the conference between Admiral
Schley and his counsel IL was decided TO
ask Secretary Long to withhold ms ap'
proya Of the findings Of the court OF in
quiry until such time as the admiral
through his counsel, can file an objection
thereto,
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
me,senrer ana So, 900 Gone.

Robert Shamblin, u runner employed by
the Peoples Bank of Mobile. Ala, left
the bank 10 take a package containing
$1,000 to tie local express office to be
shipped to Mississippi bank and has
since been missing.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
sANK IS ROBBED or $4,000.
instltu ution at stursis. KY, Looted BY Men
Who Leave No CIew.

Who Leave No Clew.
The Bank of Sturgis. NY, was robbed
at 2 o'clock Friday morning. and the
amount of money secured by the thieves
Is estimated at $4,000. The bank vault
was blown open with some powerful cx-
plosivc. and the strong box reached after
the thieves had entered the building by
prying open window in the rear with
crowbar. The money in the vault had
been sent there to pay off the coal min
crs. The explosion was heard by pco-
pie in the neighborhood. but the robbers
escaped before they could be intercepted.
1t is certain that two or more men par
ticipated in the job. as different sized
footprints have been found OH the ground
in the vicinity of the bank.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21

fought on its own lines. English cap.
italists have formed the Imperial To-
bacco Company of London with the
avowed purpose of fighting the Ameri-
can trust. The English concern is to
have a capital Of fl5.OOOOOO.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Chlcsso . Car Barns Burn.

The Lincoln avenue car barn of the
Union Traction Company in Chicago Is
no more. Fire, supposed to have started
from an oyerheated stove In cable car,
destroyed the barn and the cars 1t con-
tained, entaillng loss of SlGo,OOO.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Steamer Is a Total Wreck.

The steamer san Bias. which left San
Francisco Nov. 20 for Panama, was
wrecked between Acajutia and La Liber-
tad, off the coast of Salvador, ana Is Il
total wreck. Her crew and passengers
made their way in boats to La Libertad.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Queer.

The prosaic individual who has out
lived romance finds 1t hard to under
stand how two people can dawdle away
hours and ut their conclusion feel NOR
ally certain that only minutes have
taken flight.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Defaultlng Teller Captured.

Charles T.. Fitcham, teller Of the First
National Bank of Ballston, y. Y, whose
defalcation caused the bank to close, has
been surrendered To a United States
marshal, 10 be placed in jail at Albany.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21

A fivc-story building at l0S broadway,
New York. occupied by tho Dennison
Manufacturing Company, was damaged
by a fire which burned for several hours.
The fire department estimated the loss
on building and contents at $4,000.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
MAN HANGS FORTY FEET IN AIR.
0Iasworker Rescued By Two Men from
Perilous Position.

Perilous Position.
August Fender, a glass worker, hung
forty feet above the ground the other
evening at Findlay. Ohio, in scmi-con-
scious condition. His life was saved by
the timely arrival Of two men. John
Knepper and John Radebush were cross
ing the Lake Erie and Western Railway
bridge across the Blanchard river when.
hanging by his overcoat from the end Of
q girdcr, they saw man. With great
difficulty they rescued him and got on the
bridge just in time to escape freight
train. He had fallen aud struck his head.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Schley Excepts TO Findings.

Admiral Schley, through his attorneys
has filed with the Secretary Of the Navy
a bill OF exceptions to the majority ind
ings of the court of inquiry.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
See by Telephone Wire.

The Independence Beige, at Brussels
says that DR.. Sylvestre, formerly an
American, but now naturalized French
physician, has invented spectograph
which enables users of the telephone to
SOC each other.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21

Chief Of Police Neil iIamer at Niles,
Ohio, was called to the door of his resi-.
dence and shot by an unknown man. The
wound Is not serious. The bullet passed
through the feshy part Of Hamer's arm,
The would-be assassin made his escape.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Is Killed In Elect -Ic Chair.

Luigi Stort an Italian, was electro
cuted in the State prison in Charlestown,
Mass, for the murder of Michael Ca
lucci two years ago. Storti was the hrst
man to die in the electric chair. in that
State.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Hero of tn. NJ .rr mac W u Marry.

Captain Richmond T.. Iiobson, hero of
the Merrimac, will marry in February
beautiful young women of Springfield,
Ohio, niece Of former Gov. Bushnell.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
uo,ors a rorm,r Cowb,y,

Patrick Garrett, the New Mexico sher-
in who killed BILLY the Kid" has been
selected by President Roosevelt for col
lector OF customs at El Paso, Texas.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
DEATH ENDS A PLEASURE RIDE.
Hay Wagon. Carrying Eighteen Persons,
Struck by an CSoreEs

Hay Wagon. Carrying Eighteen Persons,
Struck by an Express.
At Kokomo, Ind, n merry hay wagon
load of young people started for the farm
home of Michael Harness for an evening
party. At the Main street crossing of the
Pan Handle an extra freight struck the
wagon. killing Frank Kcifer and injur-
ing three girls, Nora Weishanr, Lizzie
Barnhart and Laura McArdle. serious.
ly. Paul Weishaar. the driver. aud sew.
eral others were less seriously hurt.
There were eighteen people OH the wag.
on. The freight was setting cars on the
siding. and the driver did not see his
danger in time.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
FEARS ARMENIAN MASSACRE.
American Board OF Foreign Missions Says
Turkey Is M.nscine.

The American board of foreign missions
In its ninety-second annual report says:
There is reason to fear repetition OF
the wholesale massacres Of Armenians in
the Massouns' districts IN 1893, which
We're the prelude to the fearful scenes OF
1895. 1t ought to be impossible for the
Sultan with impunlty again to dip his
hands so deep in the blood of his innocent
subjects"
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
HIS FAMILY WIPED our.
Missouri Father Loses Five Young Sons
In Cne Week.

A few days ago Charles Early. lead
ing banker of Centralia, Mo-, was the
happy father Of five promising boys. To.
day he is childlcss. The dread disease.
scarlet fever, which il sweeping over
Missouri now. entered his home and In
the brief period Of three days carried
away his entire family. Two OF the boys
died Monday and three on Wednesday,.
two of them at exactly the same minute.
The case is without parallel In the en-.
tire history of the State.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
NJ rco,i's New Truman.

Signor Marconi has accomplished the
feat OF wireless electrical communication
across the Atlantic, signals transmitted
from Poldhu, England, being received at
ST. Johns, y. T., distance of LOO
rnilas
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
WILL ENLARGE ITS PLANT.
Baldwin Company Increases Stock
to Extend Piano Business.

70
The Baldwin Company has increased
its capital stock from $4,000 to $1.?oO..
100 for the purpose of consolidating aud
extending the business of the Baldwin
Piano Company. the Ellington Piano
Company and the Valley Gem Piano
Company of Cincinnati and the Hamilton
Organ Company of Chicago. The plant
of the last named at Chicago Heights
will be enlarged. and its Chicago factory
will be removed to the suburb.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Brit sh To,m Rival Truss.

The American tobacco trust, with $780,
900, 900 capital, which recently started In
to secure the trade Of England, 10 to b.
Chicago eagle., 1901-12-21
Early Marriages.

Early Marriages.
Miss Budd-"D0 you approve OF early
marriagcs3"
Mrs. Malaprop-"Not too early. ]
should say not before high noon"
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o Lord. we beseech thee. let thy con-
tinual pity cleanse and defend thy
Church; and, because it cannot con-
tinue in safety without thy succour
preserve it evermore by thy help and
goodness; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.