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Fate Of Ar7dree
~SfiU Uncertain

co~ery of any portion of the outfit be
longing to Andree, and though natives
have gone in search of them they have
never returned, believing, as the Re7-
Dr. Farlies says, that they will in
some way be punished, for they now
understand that it was not an attack
upon them, Dt-t an accident by which
the gun was discharged that precipi-
tated the massacre
Had Andree made friends with the
natives it is held he would have been
safely conducted south and would
eventually have reached civilization.
The Hudson Bay company has re
Gently sent another party in search
of the balloon and outfit of Andree,
and hopes to have conclusive evidence
of the fate Of the explorer within a
few months.
Solomon A Andree, with two com
panions, Strindberg and Franke1, at
tempted in 1897 to find the North Pole
with a balloon. They embarked on
July IL from one of the islands in the
Spitzbergen group. Since that time.
many rumors of their being found.
dead or alive, have beer circulated,
but in every case until now these
have located the party on or near the
north coast of the American CONT
nent.
The revival of an old story that An
dree and his companions were muir
dered by Esquimaus up there raises a
number of interesting questions The
first of these relates to the intelli-
gence of the men who from time to
time have passed this tale down from
Hudson's Bay to civilization, and who
pretend to have got it from the Es-
Quimaus. In view of the large number
of fakes which have been perpe-
trated since Andree's disappearance in
regard to his fate, some doubts may
exist as to the honesty of the persons
who are esponsible for this particular
account But, granting their perfect
sincerity, it is not incOnceivab1e that
they wrongly interpret the facts.
Early last March this same story
came from Winnipeg, and was attrib-
uted to a Mr.. Aston, an agent of the
Hudson Bay company The officials
of that Organizati ton, however, briefly
diScredited it.
What Andree hoped for when he
started was breeze blowing fifteen
miles an hour to the nOrthward. This
would have enabled him to cover the
seven hundred miles between Spitz-
bergen and the Pole in two days, and
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jealousy Causes
C6fco&o 0ragedy

F'renzied by Jealousy and desperate
because of imaginary wrongs, Theo-
dore Oelfeuer>shot and Instantly kill
ed his wife, fatally wounded his IL
months-o1d baby, and seriously in
jured his stepdaughter, Lizzie
Stramm, at their home p Twenty
first place, Chicago.
Lizzie. the stepdaughter, saved her
life by escaping through an open
window before Oelfeuer could fire
second shot.
Ernest and John Stramm, two step
sons, aged IL and years, spraug
through another window just as Del
feuer entered the bedroom where they
were sleeping to complete his crime.
bullet followed them into the street
The tragedy occurred shortly after
6 o'clock. The streets were thronged
with churchgoers, and while they hur-
ried to the scene of the shooting
Oe1feuer with his revolver still clutch
ed in his hand, ran to the rear of the
home and opening the door started
up the stairs to the garnet.
At the second landing the murder
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diately. this bullet striking the now
dead woman in the neck.
The stepdaughter had awakened
with the report OF the first shot, but
before she could stir Oelfeuer had
turned the revolver upon her His
aim was bad and the bullet struck the
baby This was not a part of Del
feuer's purpose. Only the stepchild-
rem were to have been his victims
AS Lizzie arose in bed to flee from
her assailant a second shot struck her
in the right shoulder. Stunned and
bleeding she scrambled over the body
of her mother and through open
window at the head of the bed, direct
~ opposite the door where Oelfeuer
stood. AS she reached the sill she
heard the revolver click again, but
for some reason the cartridge did
not explode.
AS the girl escaped Oelfeuer started
for the bedroom of his two stepsons,
Ernest and John The boys had been
awakened by the first shots, and
guessing the truth were opening the
window of their room just as Oelfeuer
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carry him over to Behring Strait in
six The last news RECEIVED from him,
dated two days after Starting, vas dis
patched by a carrier pigeon This
report of latitude and longitude
easterly direction about ono hun
dred and fifty miles. or at the rate OF
three miles an hour. If there had
been no Gains intervening thereafter
and deviation from a straight
course that speed would have brought
him to Eastern Siberia in about a
month or six weeks. But the winds
in the Arctic region are exceedingly
tickle in summer. What is still more
important, it is hard to render bal
loon so completely gas tight as to re
tain its buOyancy more than few
days 1t is in the highest degree prob
able that Andree was compelled to
abandon his balloon for this reason at
some point hundreds, probably thou
sands, of miles from land. Search
parties have looked in vain for some
trace of him the east coast OF
Greenland, in Spitzbergen, Franz Jo-
SET Land, the New Siberian Islands,
and Siberia The chance of his reach
ing Alaska or British North America
ing in these other places. Hence, un-
til the relics which are reported to
have been found up near Iudson's
bay are identified by competent au-
thority it will be wise to receive the
story with caution, not to say scepti-
ciSm-
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Pioneer of Four States.

James Fergus, a Scotchman of Lew
istown, Montana, called the pioneer
of four states,'' died at his western
home a few days ago in his eighty
ninth year. He came to America In
1882. He spent some time in Chi
cago. In 1910 he went on to Iowa and
founded the town of Sabu1a- In 1854
he went to Minnesota and aided in
founding the town of Little Falls,
building a dam across the Mississippi
at that place. Then he assisted in
founding Fergus Falls. In 1862 he
joined an expedition to Bannockr
Mont, and spent the rest of his days
in that state.
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Farm Wealth of Nebraska.

The census report on agriculture in
Nebraska shows that on June 1, 1900,
there were enumerated 121, 525 farms,
valued at 1851, $50, O2O. OF this amount
16 per cent represents the value of
buildings and 81 per cent land and
improvements other than buildings.
The value of farm implements and
machinery in the state was S24,94O,-
$50, and live stock S145,34 ,587- The
total value of farm property was
STAT $50, 057. The total value of farm
products for 1899 was $7O,227 ,O6O, OF
which 43 per cent was in animal prod
ucts and the rest in crops Including
forest products cut produced on
farms This farm product value ex-
ceeds that for 1889 by 143 per cent.
The gross farm income of Nebraska
in 1899 was $124, go, 1856 and the gross
income on investment II per cent.
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The great collection of seals in the
British Museum will shortly receive
some interesting additions. These
are Sir Walter Ra1eigh's seals of Of
flee as governor of Virginia in 1884,
warden of the Summaries OF Cornwall
and Devon in 1885. and governor of
Jersey in 1000, in addition to the
great Elizabeth's own family seal
They will become the property of the
nation under somewhat novel condi-
Iions- Before they are handed over to
the trustees of the British Museum
two thousand electrotypes in fac
smile will be issued to a body of sub
scribers at a guinea a set, and every
subscribers name will be included in
the list of donors.-Pau Mall Gazette
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Lie OF President KRUGER.

A. Utrecht correspondent tells this
story of the way ex-President Paul
Kruger spends his nights: He retires
at D. m, but gets up at a. m, dons
a dressing gown and a pair of slippers
and sits down to read his Bible, smoke
and drink tea The teapot is set over
a little spirit lamp and he brews it
strong And thus he sits from 1 until
2 O'Clock, reading and commenting
aloud on the Bible texts At o'clock
he returns to his bed to finish the
nights rest until 5, when he rises for
a fresh days labors.''
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Peculiar PhiIippine Fish.

In the Philippines is to he found
the smallest vertebrate animal in the
world 1t is a fish, which is known to
the natives as sinaparan and has been
baptized by the United States Fish
Commission "Mistichthys Luzonensis-' -
1t is almost transparent The FiIipi-
nos consider 1t a de1icacy and use it
with sauces and with rice. Hundreds
of the tiny creatures are required to
make q good dish, but Fortunately the
fish is found in many places and in
large numbers.
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Tact of French Statesman.

Leon Bourgeois, the new president
of the French chamber of deputies,
represented France at the peace con-
gress at The Hague, and gained there
a reputation as a diplomat. He has
been minister of public instruction
He is an orator and possesses all the
arts of the trained parliamentary
speaker To M Deschane1, whom he
had beaten in his new Office, he said:
Il succeed you; I shall never replace
you" That was delicate way of soft
tening defeat which is not habituaI at
the Palais Bourbon.
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curiosity AS they did SO, one of An
dree's companions fired off a gun. This
is a signal to uncivilized natives for a
genera battle. 1t is regarded as a
challenge, and also instantly the ma
tives fell upon the three explorers and
LnaSSacred them.
Everything pertaining to their out
fit was carried away to the homes of
the natives on the north borders of
the Arctic region.
"Old Huskie" himself gave this in
formation to Ralph A1stine agent for
the Hudson Bay company, and after
being investigated by the Rev. Mr.
Farlies, was told by him. He says
there is little room for doubt, as fire.
quent reports have since come of the
strange Implements which the north
natives have in their possession, the
telescope being particularly described.
The Hudson Bay company has re-
peatedly offered a reward for the re-
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The Rev Dr. F'arlies, a Church OF
England clergyman, arrived at New
York from York Factory, Northwest
Territory, and brings authentic infor-
nation of the fate of the explorer An
dree and his companions
Two years ago, eight hundred miles
north of York, a party of EsqO .maus,
under the leadership of "O1d II uskie,
saw the Andree balloon a1ight on
plane OF snow in that vicinity, which
is about two hundred miles north OF
Fort Churchill. Three men emerged
from the balloon, and some of tHus-
kEc's" people approached them out of
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Eeeentrieities of EnaIish.

There is a new maid in the family
a Swedish girl, who has many things
besides the language to learn. Her
new mistress, who is young wife
with a husband many years her
senior, is trying to instruct her. One
of the lessons was upon bread the
girl being told that she could speak
of bread which had lost it's freshness
As stale, and not old. The girl was
sure to remember this, for she is
quick to learn, and she did. So the
young wife knew when a few days
later the maid remarked to her con-
fldentially:
1T is too bad, isn't it, that your
husband is SO much more stale than
you are."
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one SERIOUS cause Tor Rearet.

A former Virginian who migrated
to Australia twenty-four years ago is
making a visit to this country after
his long absence, and in conversation
with a gentleman in Washington re-
gretfully said: Though 1 am a Brit
fsh subject now, 1 must confess to the
superiority of some of the social Gus
toms of my native land. For instance.
though mint is grown in Victoria,
somehow or other the people have
never learned the old Virginia way
of making a julep-"
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entered They fed through the win
dow and a bullet was fired between
them
Ethel Oe1feuer, the 3year-o1d
daughter of the murderer, was asleep
in the room occupied by Ernest and
John Stramn. She was not harmed.
Death by hanging himself with his
undergarments in cell of the Canal
port avenue police station ended the
life of the murderer few hours after
the crime. His Undertaking was
knotted into a moose and tied high up
the cell door. By throwing his
weight upon the improvised rope the
murderer had succeeded in strangling
himself without making any noise suf-
fcient to be heard in other parts of
the station
His coat, wafstcoat and suspenders
had been taken away from him when
he was locked up because the police
feared that he might make an at
tempt his own life. He passed a
s1eepless night, but expressed no re-
pentance for his crime. In the early
hours of the morning he quoted down
and was apparently trying to doze,
the officers say, when he was seen
alive for the last time.
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GOES TO MEET HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Peary Will Journey to the Arctic
to Welcome Him.

Mrs. Robert Edwin Peary, wife of
the arctic explorer, who will soon
leave for the North to meet her hus-
band and return with him to civiliza-
ton, has accompanied the daring voy-
ager on more than one of his expedi-
lions. Mrs. Peary's little girl was
born on one of these hazardous trips.
The explorers wife was formerly Miss
Josephine c. Dfetbitsch of Washing
ton, and was married to Lieutenant
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and left them far behind From Bo-
the11, where he so successfully battled
with the posse that attempted to kill
him, he has made a remarkaD pie jump
to Deception Pass, near Port Madison,
where he was last reported to have
been seen.
His unexpected marches and coun-
termarches, his fertility of resource,
and his almost incredible endurance,
have apparently enabled him to get
safely away from the rifles of his
hunters, and the only clews that make
it possible to follow him at all are
those furnished by his own reckless
bravado. He is now supposed to be
heading for Whatcom, where 1T is
said he hopes to meet a friend.
His victims are as follows:
kiIled-PoIiceman E. E. Brevse
Guard Neil Raw1ey, Deputy Sheriff
Charles Raymond and Deputy Sheriff
Jack Williams.
Wounded-Kar1 Anderson.
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tine Of the quiet, almost eccentric
life he has led since his retirement
from business thirty years ago He
does not hesitate to go to the market
himself, and has several times been
seen on the street with a basket on
his arm. Up to thirty years ago he
part of the life of bustling New
York, but in the intervening years
he has drawn within himself more
and more until when the announce
ment made of his stupendous
charity few people could recall who
the man was.
Russell Sage and a few other
clients among the capitalists know
him well, and are proud of his
quaintance, but he has few no
friends of this generation He is just
a placid old gentleman of the sim
plest tastes, who is neither a miser
nor a spendth rift. He has no yacht,
no horses or carriages, no palace by
the seaside, belongs to no clubs, and
has fadS. He has never married,
his house being kept for him by a
hous ekeeper who has been with him
forty years. He has just passed his
ninetieth birthday.
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caused death, physicians say. One
bullet pierced her heart and the sec
ond entered the left side of the neck
No quarrel Immediately preceded
the shooting, although Oe1feuer had
been abusing his family for several
days. Not a word was uttered by Gel
feuer as he entered the room where
his wife, half asleep, lay in bed with
her 17-year-old daughter, Lizzie, and
her infant son, Walter The child lay
between the mother and daughter
To avoid awakening the s1eepers
OeIfeuer removed his shoes before
approaching the door to his w1fe's
room Opening the door he stepped
to the side of the bed. placed the re-
yolyer close to his wife's breast and
fred A second shot followed fmme-
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Bret Harte,s Last Work.

1t is stated by the Bookman that
Bret Harte gave many of the last
months of his life to work on an opera
Hbretto for Emanuel Moor, a Hunga-
rian composer The hero is an Ameri-
can who, for lark, plays cowboy in
the wild west show and presently
drifts across an old French chateau
and falls in love with its young heir
ess. Bret Harte is said to have great
1y enjoyed the work and some OF bis
lyrics are charming
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Has Lived In Five Reians.

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Harry
Keppe1 has just entered upon his
ninety-fourth year Sir Harry, who
recently returned from a journey to
Singapore, has lived in no fewer than
five reigns, and the forthcoming coro-
nation will be the fourth which he
cnn say that he remembers, for he
was boy of eleven when George
w came to the throne.
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Two Distinctions.

The wealthiest clergyman in the
United States was the late Dean Hoff-
man, whose estate is valued at $685.
,OOO- The wea1thiest Judge il
Justice p Henry Dugro of New
York Supreme court He is various
ly styled p Henry, Philip H and
Philip Henry Dugro. The value of
Justice Dugro's estate is not known.
but 1T is well up among the millions.
Inheriting a large fortune from his
father, he has, by shrewd real estate
speculation, Increased 1t twenty-fold.
He is one of the younger generation
of judges, not yet having attained his
forty-seventh year, and has been ON
the bench ever since 1886.
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The WEEKLY
PANORAMA
GREAT FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.

Escaped Convict Leaves Trail of
Death in His Wake
Harry Tracy, the convict who eS-
capped from the Salem, Ore, peniten-
tiary, killing two deputy sherins,
guard and a policeman is still at
large. By another maneuyer of the
spectacular dare-deyiltry that has al
ready aroused an Infatuated country
side to join in his pursuit, he has
once more eIuded the men on his trail
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BEFORE THE |
PUBLIC EVE |
GIVES MILLIONS TO CHARITY

John M Burke, Ninety Years Old, =
Generous Philanth ropfst.
Since the announcement of his g1fe
of 100000 as a fund for GONZALES
cents, John Ri. Burke has been forced
to instruct his servants not to an
swer the door bell Hundreds OF per-
sons have called at the unostentatious
brown stone house in West Forty
seventh street, New York, all asking
for assistance, and many with prop
ositions involving from few thou
sand dollars to hundreds of thousands.
Mr.. Burke continues the even rOus
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MRS. RI. CLAY EVANS.

Wife of ConsuI-GeneraI to London
Leaves Washington.
The consul-general to London and
Mrs. H. Clay Evans and heir daugh-
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tiers have just sailed for England The
Misses Evans will travel during the
summer. The departure of the family
is greatly regretted by their large
circle of Washington friends, to whose
pleasure they contributed during their
residence there.
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Premier Has Sfxty-three Secretaries.
The anti-minfsteria1 organs of Paris
are indignant because the premier, Nj.
Combes, employees sixty-three secre-
tarieS.
The Patrie, after computing their
salaries, says that around M. Combes
are many scribes as surrounded
Constantine Porphyrogenetes, and
recalls the fact that Louis XIV. In the
hight of his splendor employed but
one secretary, while Napoleon the
Great had only two-Baron de Meme
val and Bourienne.-Parts Herald
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-24
LOST CITY Of ANSB|JRG.
The Number Of Lives Lost By the
Burning of the Steamer May
Never Be Known.
the TOTAL NAY REACH seyeHTY-FNE.
Many OF the Survivors are s,Gsvtng
Severely Prom the Effects OF EK-
pesnr~ and Fright-rhe PERCENT
age OF Loss Greatest Among Wsn-
en- and Children.

Cairo. Ill, April ai.-Although no
complete list of either the victims
~ of the survivors Is yet obtainable,
investigation indicates that almost
one-half of the $50 people on the City
of Pittsburg were lost when that ILL
fated steamer was burned. Sunday.
at ogden's landing. between this city
and Paducah. Many of those who
were brought to this city are suffer
ing from exposure and fright. The
number aboard was about equally di-
vided between passengers and crew.
the latter suffering the greater loss
in casualties. The names of many of
the roustabouts were not known. and
the number drowned or burned is not
likely ever to be asccrtained.
The fire started in the lower part of
the steamer. in the freight. or pos
sibly in the engine room. and shut
on the means Of escape there, while
passengers jumped overheard frum
the upper decks. Within ten minutes
Of the discovery Of the fire at a. m.
survivors say. the upper decks were
swept by flames. and passengers were
penned in on all sides. even the life
preservers being cut of BY the
flames The panic that followed
caused a greater loss OF life than
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-24
BASEBALLISTS INTERESTED.
CphoIds the Validity of the
Reserve Clause.

Philadelphia, April ei.-The su-
preme court reversed the decision of
the court of common pleas No. 5, in
the ease of Napoleon LaJoie vs- the
National League Baseball.club. This
decision upholds the validity of the
reserve clause in the national league
contracts. La.Ioie, who formerly
played second base for the National
league club in this city, signed
with the Philadelphia American
league club for the season of 1901 and
1902. The Philadelphia baseball club.
through Treasurer John l. Rogers,
entered suit TO restrain LaJoie from
playing with the American league.
The lower court held that the reserve
clause was Illegal, and Col. Rogers
carried the case TO the supreme court,
where the decision was reversed. If
this decision stands, il will affect all
players who were subject TO the re-
serve clause and who are now playing
with the American league.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-24
FIFTY DWELLINGS BURNED.
sixty Families Rendcred Homeless IN
Kansas City. No.-One Persoa
Fatally Injured.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 2i--A de-
structive fire visited the southwest
ern part of the city yesterday, laying
waste a section of dwelling houses
almost a quarter of mile long and
a block wide and doing damage to the
amount of $4,000. John Slime, of
Quincy, ILL.,, a spectator. was fatally
injured by falling piece of iron, and
Edward Bennett, fireman, was over
come by heat
About fifty dwelling houses were
destroyed and sixty or more families
rendered homeless.
\ high wind amounting almost tc
gale was blowing. and the flames
spread with alarming rapidity. Be
cause of a mistake in the alarm sent
In, the arrival of the firemen was de-
layed and the fire had gained much
headway before they commenced op
erations.
The fire started in a grocery store.
and after destroying nearby build
ings. was carried by the strong wind
up n steep hill. making the work of
the firemen extremely difficult. Burn
ing embers were blown more than a
half mile, and for n time all of thai
portion of the city was threatened
After three hours of hard fighting
the fire was under control. Many per
sons lost all Of their belongings
Much furniture and other property
was destroyed after having been
piled in supposed places of safety.
Most of the residents who suffered
fc~- are poor. These VIII. n.....i A.
sistance are being cared for TEN.
porarily by neighbors and charitable
institutions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-24
FLOATING TOWER FOR FAIR.
Navel Structure Planned tn Aid vfsi-
tors to ST. Louis Exposition In
Seeing the Sights.

DIR. E. Parmly Brown, of New
York, has submitted to the ST. Louis
exposition management, through
Adolphus Busch. proposal TO erect
a floating tower 1000 feet higher
than the famous Eiffel tower and
costing $4,000. His idea is being IA
vorably considered. Sketches of the
invention show a narrow column OF
steel cables standing in substan-
tally perpendicular position 1000
feet in the air. A captive balloon 100
feet in diameter is held in place by
these central cables In other words.
the balloon would support the cables.
An observation platform of alumni
ium and bamboo is suspended below
the balloon, to be reached by two
elevator cars. The balloon viii be
constructed of fireproof material to
guard against danger of being struck
by lightning. Six thousand persons
could ascend the tower to the obser-
vation platform each day. The charge
viii be two dollars for each person