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w1LHELMINA's BooTEES.
c.rwan PRINCES Eagerly
F. . Awaiting Their F"r' I" Try
Them on.

Berlin. May 5.-The Illness Oh
Queen Wilhclmina is watched WIN
especial interest in Germany De'90so 81.
hoth the heir apparent and the h''r
nresumptiye to the Dutch throne ole
4Gcrmans. Under the law OF soe''S,
sion in Holland, which was aa3P,s"
in 1884, the ruling grand uuNt ,,,,,,;n,,, @I ,na
grapd duchy.of SaNc-Weimar' N'll'"'n I
ernest, inhcrits the crown in ,I', the
event of Queen Wilheim'na uSlns
without issue, It, is regarded as esr- ,
'ri tnin that he would rcnounee IT. now;
ever preferring to remain 'lle iy,h" i,',1,,,
inc grand duke of the grand 1uSpi' ',,;h
which is intimately associated ,, WI"
Germany's great bistorjlesaA N ana lt'el
AIRY past no ns{eh throne
;s Prince Henry MINNIE, OF th' IN,
ronnrer - branch Of the Neuss family
ua I't ;s % years old, and a heutenap
IN IN tbc German navy. He is now SS'
toned at NieL
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TWO PERSONS PERIsHED.
., Itsa In n Fire Which Gutted
the Eureka Bedding Co.'S
Plant In New York.

New York, May e.--Iwo persons
perished and several were injured IN
a fire which gutted the building at
BOA Pearl street, occupied by the Eu-
reka Bedding Co. The dead are I'm.
mn Bolteher, 10 years of age, ana
John Lynch
I. The injured are Ethel McGrath'
burned probably fatally; Katie Wadsf- y
worth. contusions Of back and 1n'
ternal injuries, caused by jumping
from the fourth floor; Annie dAroy'
sprains and bruises, caused by jump
ing from the fourth floor.
The fire started on the first lhpor
among a pile OF stair pads q
A panic ensued and, disreGardins
the fire escapes, many of the EN-
ployes jumped from rear windows U Z
the roof of an extension. 1t was II
this way that Miss Gilroy and MIS-
Wadsworth were hurt. The bodies 0
Miss BoItcher and Lynch were toun
on the top floor, death having fesdi'
cd from burns and suffocation'
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MADE 0F G|l|N'S SILVER.
Magnificent Silver Service 10 do
Presented to Rear-Admiral
Schley at Baltimore.
telET FROM MANY ADaIaHG FRIENDS
rbe Entire Service Made From sii-
xer coin Taken From the spanish
Cruiser Christobai Coion-f ii'ee"
Hundred Ounces Used in Its FRO
/ ducti0n!

Baltimore, Nd, May 4,-The mag
.nifeent silver service made from sii-
yer coins taken from the Spanish
cruiser Cristobal Colon, to pc, pre-
sented to Rear-Admiral Winfield scots
tschley, by his friends in this s9ate
and in Washington, has been eomiiee-
ed. and is on exhibition in the sho"
windows of the manufacturers IN TINS
eitv. The service consists Of one cen
ter piece, one soup tqreen and laaie'
four vegetable dishes with covers one
GRAVY bowl and ladle, one roast plat
ter. one game platter, one fish plat
ter, 10 dessert plates. Upon each
piece is engraved Admiral sehley s
initials in monogram, AMI each bears
this inscription;
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DISAPPOINTMENT AUTHORIZED,
Sundry Civil Appropriation With
Fair PostpoBfipeRt, Passes >
the Senate. If

Washington, May 6,---The apthori-
zation OF the United States -govern-
ment for the pestponementlIof the I
Louisiana Purchase exposition was
made complete yesterday, except for
the agreemeHti in conference and the
signature of the president of the
United States on the snudry civil ap-
preparation bill. ltwas done by the
passage of the sundry civil bill yes
terday afternoon, shortly. before ad-
iournment, with the amendment for
postponement included. @
The action of the senate in this
connection was assured earlF in the
day, when Senator Allison, chairman
of the committee on appropriations,
arose and offered the amendments
which have already been printed at
length III these aispatchess rs com
enittee amendments, stating that
they had been considered by the com
mittee, favorahly acted upon by it,
and were now offered to the senate
for lis approval. The amendments
were tie same as originally framed
with the changes made at the meet
ing of the committee on Saturday
shortening the term of the nauona
commission for the exposition by aiA
months, and placing the power abso
lutely with the secretary OF th'
4 Il Inv
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FIRED ON THE PEOPLE.
cr.at Number OF Men, Women and
children killed by turkish
Gendarmes,

London. May 6--ln a dispatch rom
Athens. the correspondent here OF
the Daily Mail reports revolt among
the Inhabitants of the Island Of
Thasos. in European Turkey, against
+be collection of yexatious taxes, me
governor of the island, says the cor
respondent, ordered the gendarme'
ia fire on the demonstrators, Nitf
the result that great number oi
men women aud children were killed
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LIoUoR-CRAZED ITALIANS.
,,,o,. rarrorized the Town of Cor
liss, wis, Jntil the Sherih nhu
Posse From Racine Appeared

Racine, Wis, May GA mob OF 81
italians. crazy with liquor, has ruled
The town of Coriiss, seven miles west
Of mere, terrorizing the people ana
driving all citizens from the streets
Two women were wounded slightly
bv revolver bullets, and rwo men were
cut by knives in the hands Of the IN
yaders.
Help was asked from this city and
Sheriff Baumann. with a posse OF
deputies, drove over to Corliss' where
order was restored after a short ou'
exciting encounter in the streets
Two of the Italians are under ar
rest. and the others have fed to es
cane the wrath of those they at
| lacked
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Left for HuN ana.

Newburgh, n. y, May 6.-Nrs. Es,
+rqda Palma. wife Of President-elect
Palma of Cuba, and her family, have
left their home in Central Valley 1ol
Havana. A delegation Of women OF
Central Valley accompanied them tc
New York
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NUMEROUS SURRENDERS'
Gen. Chaffee Reports a Large Nuihoe' -
Insurgent surrenders at va
rious Points

Washington, May 4,-Adjt.-Gen' Cor
hin received the following eablegram
from Gen. Chaffee, dated Manila sat
urday; ...,
april 10th, Rufo SURRENDERED at
Tsio, Negros, with 43 men and nlne
guns: April % Marello Luyo surren-
dered at Isabella, Negros, with "A
men. one rife, "A bolos and 7 daggers;
April is, Rufno Deloso, chief Of the
force of Misamis province, Mindanao'
surrendered at Oroquieta with Il OIL
GERS. 200 men, 10 rifles and 27j bolos'
"Since the surrender of MalVar'
Anrf 16. Col. Hernandez, 80 officers, %
ndn.cornmissioned officers, goo men
and 40 guns surrendered April 2lst
At Santa Tomas (and) Ratangas, 9th
ar snrrepders in smaller numbers
have been made at many points IN
Laguna and Batangas provinces
Gueverra and l colonel, 5 lieutenant
roIonels. ) majors, IA captains, AZ leu
tenants 10 civilian officials, 241 rite
men and 496 bolomen surrendered at
Catbalogan, Samar, April 90, and ~
turning in 15 Krags, 10 Renngtons,
Il Mausers,14 miscellaneous guns ana
5000 rounds of ammunition, OF which
1900 were Krags. Prisoners are being
sent to their homes. ,
so far as at present known to me-
y D
the largest number of armed men no"
opposed to the government IN the
nroyinces are in Leyte, the number
being about 100 rifles. This report has
! been delayed to secure figures IRON
Samar.
"The ports of Batangas and Laguni
provinces and island Mindanao were
reopened for resumption at noon
d Nav /. The ports OF samar will b
opened in a few days. ! deem it bes
to give some days warning beeaus
~ the Dresence Of cholera.
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WELLS ELEVATOR BURNED.
of over Quarter of n MilHor
Dollars by an Elevator FIRE
in Buffalo, \. \.

Bufalo. \. Y, MAY 6.-The Wells
elevator, situated on Buffalo river al
the foot of Indiana. street, was de-
stroyed by fire at mffnight. A large
quantity of grain had been placed
in the elevator during the past week
and the loss on the building and ITS
contents is estimated at $4,000
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NEGROES DRIFTING NORTH.
A Possible Solution in Time of the Race
Question

The negro population of the unite'
States is migrating Northward. FROM
their homes amid the cotton blossoms
and the magnolia they are seeking
homes in the Northern cities. II the
nresent movement is long maintained
the negro will cease to be associated
with the Sunny South and Dixie land
Washington, the capital OF the nation
according to the census of 1890 hao
the distinction of sheltering the larg'
est negro population of any city IN the
United States. although at that time
it ranked fourteenth among all clues
in size. -,r- .i=t.
The last census dethrones Washing
TON in the matter of black inhabitants
| Chicago having surpassed the nation
capital in the ratio of gain, having
reported a growth in negro population
in the last decade that showed a gan
of 4.749 more blacks than Washing
ton. t.t-s 1si fr. tif#t,t
Philadelphia, if it maintains its pres
ent ratio of gains, win show a heavle
negro population than Washington
1920 and maybe in 1910. New u
leans for years had the largest negr
population of any city in the Unite
States. holding the record until lSg
when displaced by Washington.
1t takes very small fool to commit gre'
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,,o Inna Tong kidnapped.

New York. May G,-Wte Lung fong
y benutiful Chinese girl, who was
brought to New York three weeks ag'
10 become the wife Of Ling Foy,
wealthy Ninth street tea merchant
has been kidnapped by highbinder
and intense excitement prevails Il
Chinatown s..
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r,,anI painter, on strike.

Cleveland, o., May 6.-Between 4Ol
and 500 union painters went on strikt
in this city. Monday, TO enforce de
mand made upon their employers fo'
az cents an hour, The men have beer
receiving 27b cents an hour. ''
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THE pONTIFICAL BLESSING.
Arc,,bIshop Corrigan Receives the
Popc's Blessing, by Cnble ON
His Sick Bed.

New York, May IA cablegram be-
slowing the papal blessing upon
Archbishop Corrigan reached here
Friday night from Rome 1t was
transmitted by Bishop Mcdonnell, OF
Brooklyn, now at the Italian capita.
on pilgrimage, and also contained
an inquiry as to the health OF the
archbishop. Archbishop Corrigan
continues to improve,
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,,,,1lnn. nt Money Distribnted.

Washington, May 6.-Nearly three
and n half millions of dollars We're
distributed, yesterday, by the Secre.
tary of the treasury among NATIONAL
banks in various parts of the c"''n-
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HERsONAl. AND GENERAL.

3sk91s& NJ. |
: d. Theodore Roosevelt MIS-
! mcey Nj. Dcpew, Mrs. Henry T.
lii and the Baroness Moncheur'
III the Belgian minister, will re,
from Washington society, until
when, they expect again to take
he social rcins.
,e crew Of the cruiser Brooklyn
J II arrived at New York, on the
from Inc Asiatic station, after an
nee of two years and seven
a. presented Rear-Admiral Ike
Mh Ahg officer, with silver low
d chp vshed at $500.
,slrew carnegie, on the ist, OF
f. d Empora, kas., 10000 for a
public library on the usual CON
,rs. Tic offer will be accepted.
Carneee already had given the
h eges oil Bmporia a library which
,lffitfd States Consul McN aue, az
ion on the 1st, informed the
L depar that the plague cpl
N,ic east of HIonan, Canton province,
i'd NIL decreasing.
s|he tStieked revolver Shots OF the
cagb Uolice force who entered the
sarapEic revolver contest in ChTa-
on the I'd, against like number
St. Louis policemen, finished with
|;odal ksore of 1867 for the 81,
ltss Mch contestant was allowed
Ishotssin strings of three at
Iget 80 feet away, George 3 II
Iedeling carried off the honor'
Ipng LID Chicago blue coats, seor
126fpoints in his Is shots
X detnehment of Chinese soldier
loneIne to- the troops of Gen. lual
KaE The governor of Chi Li prov
le, recently lost 60 men killed VIM
empting to quell an anti-indemn
'iuprisihe near the border OF Hona
Ioglnoe. Gen. Yuan Shi Kai sen
! lree regiments to destroy the town
1.-THE neighborhood of the scene {
u hehting,
, lFiye persons were severely iniuro
I d Yacant lot in Denver, Cslr q
l.
e "a. BIZ the explosion of tank
lenieaE with which they were geI
Inting pas to be used in eXhibitlr
lereoptcon views.
CunRress win make an appropri
y m NJ S50000 TO cover the eXpens
tending the death and burial
: iesident Mckinley, $4,000 OF wh''
t'ill g0 to pay the corps of physical
,Sid Slargeons who attended HIM
III An Attlehoro (Mass) firm of ma
iltaeturing jewelers. is working ON
q s1iftrA1t for 10000 medals of Vario
v radeSto commemorate the eorol
~ on III King Edward VII. The I'll
's;l sv;lipment of 5000 has just been MAJ
Efpd nllwill be completed by the e
IA Nay
h n enblegram from Guatemala Z
Y, ayg Npwards of 1000 lives were Il
" tha Jecent earthquake in that
-snbllc, and more than 10000 peo
:, endered homeless. The majority
we victims lived in Queseltenango'
pesitive declaration was
3lelx4a&in Washington, on the
Efn1 Tho government Of Mexico, I
NQllid be impossible to com
) l7h fhe request for the surrender
! y 1nz5f kratz, the fugitive exec
oIIllai{sof ST. Louis, wanted for b
i sIf33 ma under arrest at Guadalal'
) Aome dispatch Of the I'd says J
/ he aoNager Queen Margherita,
y - ss'.ss he murdered King Hnmh
IA N N nm bounced heI' determination
ake TIC veil and enter convent
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ia Enioin n Rival railroad.

Guthrie, Okla, May 5,-An inJunc'
ton has been asked by the Missouri
Kansas & Texas Railroad Go, against
the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Cult 10
preveat the latter from parallelins
/ the former from Haileyyille, l. T. 70
Wilburton, /. T., on the line from
Haileyville to Guthrie. The haty
claims to have an approved map prior
to that of the Choetaw granting u' y
extension of their Cherrygille braneh
into the Wilburton coal fields. Inc
case will be heard May 10, uhd both
roads are in statu quo.
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this inscription
:'''''IWt, Maze of silver taken from the
F: spanish Tia Cruiser cristobal Colon, ,t}a or
!; Destroyed in the nayal, bstqs9 Vas OH
Santiago de Cuba, July 3 i:9s. .....:

The fneness of the silver used was
mt interfered with, and the metal
therefore has almost the hardness or
steel. The weight Of the coins used
was about 1900 ounces and at the
present price Of silver represents
valuation of 5000, but nearly six times
hat amount was required to purchase
the coin from the government
The presentation Of the service Will
he made next Wednesday at the home
of Theodore Marburg in this city'
who with former Postmaster-deneral
James A. Gary and Ives Copo' OF
| Washington, comprise the commission
in charge of its manufacture
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;
aud household effects to Hato" II
this week, and Mr. W. F A Calo
family now occupy the CrvmN su0N
glory g., ,,,.-.,
"Now that won't do" said Missis-
sinni "for while there were North
caroIinians there, the only troops IN
organization within the fort were MIS-
sissinnians and for this I have the
word of Gen. Nat Harris, who ordered
tbem there, 15O of them, while with
sno ,est Of his brigade he occupied
Fort Whitworth. There were only zoo
confederates. all told, in Gregg anu
come Of them were from louisiana;
and YOU can't claim all the glory lor
North Carolina. Lieut-Col. Harris OIL
tbe Nineteenth Mississippi was in COM
mand.'
"can,t help that, my friend. Gen
orn Of North Carolina made his re-
nort Of that most brilliant piece OIL
work during the war, and it is IN the
records whereas what Gen Nat li"I'
n,s had TO say about it was long sub
sequent.
Tho troops that went highest III
Cemetery Heights in that famous
cbarge at Gettysburg, as shown pS
: their dead, belonged to Davis brigade
, oo,,nosed of the Second, Fourth an'
:. T,ortv-second Mississippi Regiments
: and the Fifty-ffth North Carohh'
+ regiment. Col, John NJ Stone coul'
T, not lead his regiment In battle Una
h dav because ne had been wouhueu !,
: w th3 eys+ davis fight, but though wouho
"a and on erutches, he followed !
e With loving eyes from the wheat heil
e ond only few months before nj
a 10th soid that Pettigrew did as we
- as Pickett; that the men unqer =
= tiorew went further up the heieh'
ond staved there longer than the vi
g,nians, There is also Yankee teS'
nnnv 10 the effect that Mississippi
le aead we're found higher, up u
t1Sigbts than those of any other 90
saderate command, and this ia
ought TO settle this much yezed eI,',.,' que
a ZION because they had no parucui'
AZ interest in the matter
s. Nor is there any doubt now fhat
~ Mississippi should go the hons sna
w. w. Of the credit won at Fort Gregg Wh
~ ~ yybs little Spartan band Of 25q COZ
II, nasad 81 Mi saissippianss North! Cal
81 ssmiapaFanag taiapiarsE Surrender
WI ~ whoie corps only after their a
munition.was, exhausted and the ae
t''' @ bodies Nof 500 of their enemies e ~,
y ptlsa' ''tp hround the little tort. !
II nothing il bettsr settled now the e
y. - dence being indubitable and 'ov
e whelnans that Mississipplans w
" thesonly organized troops inside Gre
Al TO GetvsburgI'if If there was .
r. wish, teafer to the hearts Of t.'r Coils. Pc
\ N, Ief stone and Holder than another
by was AS ..tharAthe State Of ,'mlssissi
wn should appropriately mark on ce'
we terry Heights the place where her u'
er!- wers found just after the charge.
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rhe nnitIeship Inliana.

New York, May 6.-'rhe hattleshir
Indiana of the North Atlantic squad
ron has arrived at the Bre otlyn navy
ward, after a cruise of some months
in West Indian waters
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EMPOWERED IN FLOWERS.
A Floral Surprise For the Club
Women Assembled at Los
Angeles, Cal.
CALAIS REPLACED BY CARNATIONS
Thousands Upon Thousands OF the
ptnl. nIooms FILLED the Great Au-
ditorium with Their Fragrance
The First Big work of the to"-
yentlon is Now On.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nay 6.-Cluh
women were treated to floral sur
prise Monday morning, for when
they entered the great auditorium
which last week was decorated with
SO. 900 calla lilies, they We're greeted
with the odor Of thousands and tltou-
sands Of pink carnations when had
replaced the lilies as a solid Dack-
grlamd to the platform and as BOT
der TO two balconies. The local com
mittee was up at daybre0k, and with |
corps of assistants accomplished
their tasks of decoration for the
oDepinp session at $3.50. This flower
feature, which is such distinguish
ing work Of the California conven-
ton. began by local committees meet
ing trains at outlying stations with
loads of bouquets. Almost every day
curing the convention punches OF
blossoms are handed around while
the delegate who does not receive
from some source a bouquet or
box of oranges at regular intervals,
belongs to the "Order cf the Over
looked
Mrs. loves room, moreover, is
aower bower from morning until
aight
There was an air of expectancy on
every delegates face Monday morn
: ing, for there was a probability OF the
: color question cropping out.
, Upon the opening day OF the con-
vention it was evident that the spirit
I of tolerance would rule, There was
, absolutely no bitterness in the pre-
I liminarv talk outside the convention
n hall. This morning, as predicted
!. there was suppressed excitement dur.
- ing the consideration of the charter
which came up first, and when Mrs
II. O. Granger president Of the oeor
" ola Federation. moved that sections
D and 3 of article IL, parts OF thu
Il nroposed amendment, be considered
d first, every one knew the battle wa
~ on.
: When points of order and inter
is l+;n,, nnints few thick and fast
n ,ps ,,I-' ''Jn Ia,Io retired from the chat
an ,',o l.Y,I ~, ,.iI,, giyfng Mrs Dcnison az
Id atl,p e,han onn1rtnnity 10 preside. See
~ ,iao . which was considered an
lo enal,, adonted reads:
On aFrom - state where club is
m ,,a,ahnr of the state federation,
re ,,-a,,Id Also he 4ligible to the gener
nd fadaratinn If recommended by the e,
ar ao1tiyo hoard Of The state federat;o
- . .1,, ,,a,,s,. of admission to remain
10, Us, .;,op aH i, artfn1a IL. Of the bylaws.
Gu s.,1,,,,.. E''r, =, ,.section three of article
su, sra which will come up to-day should
'4' ,iyen now 10 help to an understan
;no of The situation. Ii reads:
'ed @Tbe president shalt refer all a
be- n1ioations for membership to Il
SO c,,,p,ittee ON membership appoint
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monument ouaker Dead.

London, May Cd. w, Bellows a
nrominent Quaker, and who received
the honorary degree OF master o.
arts from Harvard university, is dead
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les OF THE DAY.
us FROM EVERYWHERE.
\ .sEvEkTH CONGRESS.

..a I'll the 2sth, house aneIo.
FfiqS Ueomargarine blll WI
Nf Slmmons On. G spoke "a !
Nv, 5p I'M IN fh& Philippine govern tns'i t.is,o
y, / nossfererlee report on the Lii,rt,' Llii,ioe
II ,iii hiir was adopted, and coilslq,,t .,,,,,
M INA Mlndry civil appr0prla5'I'a,,,i, ~,
= nae,,u' but not concluded, ,..''.l-l
VI fhe general debate on IN" ab
lsts' DEMONSTRATION I'M bill was coh{lh-
u scsoncIuded, after when s,oW
lu ~ I made, only 2j of the ~ peses
III, NM eheing disposed Of, The SehS1-
", IN dav was a speech by tsp'et
j. ~ Smiley NIX (Pa.) In denunclati0h "
" con Nh II Smith for orders alleges
M heen lssped by him IN the pau ~
I n. serate. on the Goth, during the
sis~n,,sslnn of the philippine sCN-
uisn,I IN, 4 spirited discussion arose
y .,,hiart ui,i,t al Gen. Smiths alleged
n lake prisoners In the lSlailu
u. ssYansncrats X denounced SIC order
~. and i destroy, and republicans de,
~ ~ administration, when hao
s',v 'n,yaered a court-martial upon io-
tha charges against Gen. SIilth "
~ ~ bn,,se the omnibus lup!lc
= III aaScnrouriation bill, carrying Si65
.s.a IN air iiprassed, and consideration oi
..as,,it,aral appropriation bill was re-
h h,,t nnly seven pages Wsre as
u sauate, on the 30th, the biil foi
oT III III the Rosebud reservation
n ''pnskota and the sundry ciVil ap'
ar W NH were considered, but ne
AttbH N-s "a, tbpI11 resolution
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AN AWFUL CL0UDBURST'
x,. Persons killed aud Many """NO
uomciess-He"Ny h"AS "
Town Property

ollpbomo City, okla, May ~ ~
snnciol to the Oklahomian says 'n"'
spet,% po,a',dbnrst at Foss, 100 miles Wesl'
sunday evening, drowned n'ne \ ~ 2nr
e"ns SUE and left many homeless 'ui ~,
bodies r" have been recovered q ia.,s ,,,a )
o90th ~ the choctaw railway track Was
washed out near the town onu, a., Ii 81 d
loss of town property WA a'"o'''''TSs X
annn nnn ~
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newer. Col, May d.--'Iudge ig
yeS,eEbaiHf tahoif Of creditors Of Henry g 9
on prown WIT to have him declared p'nS Z
| rupt
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GEN. SMITHS CASE CLOSED.
The Findings VIII be Forwarded 10
washington for Review

Manila, May 4.-The trial by court.
martial of Gen. Jacob H. Smith ended
saturday. The findings Of the court
will be forwarded to Washington
The general impression here is that
he will be acquitted
The closing address of COL Charles
A. Woodruff for the defense was re-
markable oratorical effort that drew
tears from his hearers. He dramat-
icalIy sketched Gen. Smiths career
and declared he had conducted re-
morkable and successful campaign In
manner which reflected credit on
his yalor, humanity and kindness.