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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-15

An asphalt plant in Illinois burned yester-
day. large number Of aldermen will have
hard winter.
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Professor Henry S., Payne, the. psychic
phenomenon who is appearing lat the Metro
politan: in St..=Paul,. this week. has silenced
the skeptics q nd startled, even the believers
in the occult by his marvellous. feats.f He is
said to, read the number on. watch, even
though the, owner does not know the num-
Der himself, to duplicate on the typewriter,
while blindfolded, letters written by persons
unknown to him in distant part, of the
theater, and to set fire to paper in the hands
of one. of the audience at any distance: form
the stage. Mr.. Payne is to appear: at the
Metropolitan in this, city next Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday nights. -.
: - .:->,- -. ..,..i = - -
J. M: Barrie's charming play, "The Pro-
fessor' s. Love. Story" which E. S. Willard is
to present in his engagement at the Metro
politan: the latter part Of next week, still
holds deep interest for theater- goers because
it is so human: 1t is a beautiful story
throughout, and its presentation will prove
one of: the most enjoyable treats Of the clos
ing season: =: -. -...'.: = = - ~. !
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Talk about your volcanic explosions! Do
you remember that date when the baby did
not get his little bottle exactly on the tick
Of the clock? :: :. . u. .Is... =
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Lewis Nixon has resigned as leader of
Tammany Hall. There Is no Croker but
Croker. and Nixon refuses TO- be his prophet.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-15

The weather is getting 30 warm that tn
police department doesn't need its Big Mitts
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AS Grace and Will stood again in their own
house later that night she said to him as she
kissed him, with tears in her eyes: Il thank
the Lord Will, dearest, for our little place
where some people can hardly turn around.
Shut your eyes, Will, and say it after me:
Bless our little place where you can hardly
turn around. Amen!'
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-25

Greenfield. O., April 25-The Repub
licans of the Sixth district have re
nominated Congressman Charles W
Hildebrandt.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, April 25-The following
pensions have been granted: Kansas
Original, David Butler, Weir City, Sc;
Erwin Hall, Wichita S. Increase.
Elias Bacon, Leavenworth. $12; Willard
Page Larned, $14; Gabriel Robinson
Winfield, $14; Giles Swan, Vliets, ST.
Reuben Buck, Winfield, ST; William
Glenn, Sedgwick So; William Shu-
mate. Soldier. $40; Allen Grub, Wich-
tia, SO; Adoph Como. 'Herkimer, S.
Henderson Leach, Kansas City. 81;
William Miller, National home, Leav-
enworth, SO; Moses Freeman, Tonga
noxie, ST. Wilson Calvert, Greeley,
s14 Widows. Mary Hurley, Kansas
City, So: Rosetta Patterson, St. John,
Richardson. lola, IS; Mary Allen, Rock,
s.; Sephorsh Calhoun, Fort Scott. s..
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SPORTING NEWS.
The Cumberland Derby a Hard
Fought Battle.
Red Robe, a 90 to / Shot, Ahead
at Nashville.
FAVORITE CAME THIRD
Eight Thousand People Saw the
Great Race.
Aladdin, the Bennett Colt,
Made a Poor Finish.
CAME THIRD

Nashville, Tenn, April 25.-Eight
thousand people saw George Eendrie's
chestnut colt. Red Robe. by Patrician-
Noblesse, win the Cumberland Derby at
Cumberland park. His price was 20 to
l. The finish was sensational, Circus
and Buccleuth were right at the win
ner's side and fought it out through
the latter part of the stretch.
George Bennett scratched his Ten
nessee Derby winner, Abe Frank, but
started Aladdin, while T. P. Hayes sent
Buccleuth and Crimean to the post
Aladdin was never prominent. Circus
and Red Robe were the outsiders, with
Hayes entry favorite at 9 to 10, Alad-
din's price being 8 to 5.
They went away at the first break
well together, Red Robe being the hrst
back, however, and Buceleuth went out
to set the pace. Around into the back
stretch there was a shifting of posi-
lions, but with Buccieuth always lead
ing and Crimean working up toward
him. Thus they reached the far turn,
where Buccleuth was a length to the
good. and Crimean two lengths ahead
of Red Robe.
In the stretch O'Nel seemed to be
waiting for Crimean to come on, and
while he hesitated Red Robe joined in
gan, the Hendrie horse landing the
prize in a drive from Circus, who came
from nowhere and beat Buccleuth by a
head. In the last eighth Circus was
badly jostled. Jockey COburn rode
three winners. Four favorites won.
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to prevent their comrades pinned under
the tender from burning to death. The
names OF the unfortunate men have not
been learned. AS q result of the fire
which destroyed ten houses, a church,
school house and nine stables in the
village of Clintondale, Clinton county,
last night, 6-year-old Agnes Fielding lost
her life.
The child became frightened when the
flames attacked the home of her parents
and in attempting to reach place Of
safety she fell into a creek and was
drowned.
A critical condition of affairs exists in
the northwestern portion Of Wyoming
county, in the Pine Creek valley. Near
Haneyville last night 400, coo feet Of
sawed lumber belonging to George
Walker was destroyed. Rogers sawmill
on Lick Run. was burned during the
night.
The mountains bordering Pine creek
are reported ablaze from Ramseyville to
Ansonia. At Ramseyville $500 feet of
logs belonging to Valentine Luppert Of
South Williamsport were restrOyed.
At Ridgeway last night a fire alarm
was sounded and the citizens turned out
to fight the encroaching flames and to
save the town from destruction The
forests are ablaze from Reno Junction
to JOhnsOnburg.
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POLICE STOPPED FIGHT.
Fierce Contest at St. Louis Between
Yanger and Attell.

St. Louis. April 25.-The fight last
night at the West End club between
Benny Yanger of Chicago and Abe At
tell of San Francisco was stopped by
the police in the nineteenth round, the
officers of the law figuring that Attell
was on the point of being knocked out.
Referee George Siler gave the decision
to Yanger, although Attell was still
full OF fight The affair was scheduled
to go fifteen rounds. with the privilege
to the referee of extending it five more
rounds in case he was not satisfied
that either man had a distinct advan-
age at the close of the fifteenth round.
When the battle had progressed to the
full limit the men were on even terms,
and Referee Siler called upon them to
go the additional five rounds.
rangers aggressiVeness and terrific
hitting power won him the decision, the
California boy succumbing to a storm
of blows in the last four rounds. At
tell exhibited remarkable courage, and
fought with desperation to the very
last
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1reovERN-ooRBErr MILL.
Trouble over Locating the Ringside
in Connecticut

New London, Conn. April 25.-W. d.
Crowley. manager of the Nutmeg Athletic
club who bid $4,000 for the McGovern-
Corbett championship fight. is not satis-
fed that he will be able to hold the battle
in Hartford where McGovern went down
to defeat before the Denver pugilist.
Hartford recently elected new mayor,
who has the labor party behind him, and
his position on boxing is not yet known.
nor VIII he commit himself. Manager
Crowley is at present without a license
agement of the Waterbury Athletic club.
where the Rice-Sullivan battle was fought
last week.
But Waterbury Is not advantageously
situated as a championship battle ground
the city being difTicult to reach by the
train and far more difficult to leave.
Crowley has settled upon New London
as being the only available place for the
-Corbett battle in Connecticut
as the city is centrally located between
service and a line of steamboats, to New
York Besides the city is not adverse to
the boxing game, and rather encourages
the sport. If Crowley fails in Hartford.
he says he viii have the battle pulled off
here. His idea is to have the fight take
place on the baseball field, an immense
enclosure, about the size of the New York
Polo grounds. 1t would be an open air
arena, and capable of accommodating a
big crowd. Crowley apparently has set
to secure the necessary license to give the
exhibition in Hartford Sporting men in
this state are of the opinion that Hart
ford new mayor opposes boxing. and
that he will refuse to grant a license to
Crowley This step, they think will in
state not to comply with Crowley's re-
quest to hold a bout
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shootine I'd oman.

Omaha, April 25.-The attendance at
the tournament of the Nebraska State
Sportsnen's association Thursday was
the largest since it began, and the
OF Wednesday. Five men dropped out
of the sport, but there were left Sc of
the best shots of the country. Fred
Gilbert of Spirit Lake. Ia, kept up and
even beat his record, and carried off
five out of a possible 10, and his record
for the tournament thus far is Is misses
out of $40 targets. Crosby was second.
with 1853. Spencer third with 1872 and
Henry Mcdonald of this city, Riehl and
George Carter tied for fourth place.
with 159 each. A dozen others had
scores better than 80
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BLOODY BATTLE.
Between Chinese Imperial Army
and the Rebels.

Hong Kong. April 25-Advices re-
ceived here today from WI Chow, un-
der date of April u. announce that a
bloody battle was then proceeding be
tween a force of imperial troops on
their way to Nan Ming and a large
force of rebels. The imperial army at
tackled the rebels encampment in the
WI Chang hills. brought up two Max
inns and two 12-pounders, and finally
scattered the rebels and captured their
leader, Hung Yung Seng, who was
wounded.
subsequently the rebels captured two
villages of Nan Ming and established
their headquarters in those VILLAGES.
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PER DIEM CHARGE
Likely to Be Substituted For Mileage
Charge on All Railways.

New York. April 25-The American
Railway association voted to accept the
report of the committee on car service.
recommending the adoption of a per
diem charge to take the place of the
present mileage charge. The recon-
mendation will go to the various rail-
roads for a letter ballot The change.
if the ballot is favorable, viii go into
effect July l. Detroit was selected as
the place for the October meeting Of the
association. These officers and commit
tees were selected for the ensuing year:
President, A. W Sullivan, Illinois Cen
trail, reelected; first vice president, @.
W. Stevens, Chesapeake & Ohio, re-
elected; second vice president, C. G.
Waldo, Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton.
J. NJ. Barr of the Seaboard Air line.
and Rollin NJ. Wilbur, of the Lehigh
Valley, were elected members of the ex-
ecutive committee. The committee on
train rules was formed as follows:
Atlantic Coast line-ChicagO & North
western, and Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy The following committee on
nominations was selectes: H W. Ash
ley, Ann ArbOr railroad; ". G. Brim-
son, Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City, and
George W. Lowell Chicago, Indianapo-
lis & Louisville.
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SUICIDES QUEER LETTER.
Bemoans His Fate and Complains of
His Daughters Husbands.

Girard, April 25.-Late Wednesday n
stranger committed suicide in a pasture
four miles north of Brazilton, this coun-
ty, by taking strychnine. He left the
following, written in a small book in
which nothing else appears:
Good people, I am II years old the
10th of this month; I have no home, can
get nothing to do, very poor health and
almost blind. The devil owed me a
great debt, and he has paid me off with
five sons-in-law. But there is no place
for the old man. Now, God bless you
all, bless my children: God bless my
poor demented daughter Lottie and my
two grandchildren, Philip and Phillis
Please give ny kind regards to s. w
Bowman. Lay me away as you please. -
The body was brought to Girard and
buried.
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FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Elliott and Crosby in a Live Bird Con-
test at Omaha

Omaha, Neb., April 25.-Today is the
last of the Nebraska sportsmen's tour
nament and two events at live birds
are scheduled. Interest centers in the
race between ]. a. r. Elliott and W. r.
Crosby for the worlds live bird cham
pionship and the cast iron medal. The
medal is now held by Elliott. The
match was postponed from the Kansas
City tournament on account of the
death Of James Whitfield. It viii be
at 100 birds and begins at o'clock. In
addition to the medal there is a purse
and 800 a side has been posted by the
Contestants. Considerable money. was
Wagered on the race last night and this
morning, and it win attract the largest
crowd Of the tournament.
The other event is between Chris
Gotlieb of Kansas City and w W.
ShemweH Of Colorado Springs at fifty
birds for a purse of $50.
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FIFTY INJURED.
Wreck of the 'Three Penny Train" on
the Great Eastern.

London, April 25.-Fffty persons were
injured this morning in an accident on
the Great Eastern railway near the
Hackney Downs station. As a train
from WalthamstOWn called the Three
Penny train was crossing a bridge an
axle of the car nearest the locomotive
broke and the coach jumped the rails
crashing into the side of the bridge
and lodged across both tracks. The
train was filled with persons on their
way to work
The two coaches following the strand
ed car crashed into it. completing the
wreck and dealing awful havoc among
the passengers caught therein.
The second car also was wrecked and
a number Of it's inmates were badly
hurt.
The injured were taken to the Dali
ston hospital
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Arehbishop Corriean Tn.

New York, April 25.-Archbishop
Michael. Augustine Corrfgan Is seriously
Ill. DR.. Francis Deladeld, one of the at
tending physicians, said that the arch
bishops temperature was 1O2, that his
nalady was pneumonia of an extreme
type. and that. his condition was serious
but not dangerous. DR.. EdwardL Keyes
the archbishop's regular physician, was
called by the archbishop's secretary. He
found the archbishop suffering with a
congestion of the right lung, and with
symptoms of pneumonia He at once
called IN DR.. Deladeld, and their attend
ance on the archbishop has been almost
constant The archbishop's age is So
years.
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Manila. April 25.-The cholera record
up to date is as follows: In Manila
deaths, while the provinces report 1,217
cases and 847 deaths.
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In Jail For Assault.

Emporia, Kan, April 25.--James
teen years old, was brought to town
Thursday afternoon and placed in jail
on the charge Of assaulting Viola Peters,
who lives three miles north of town.
pOria and was returning home in
buggy. When nearly home Brainard
jumped into her buggy and pointed a
revolver at her. The boy was brought
to town by the girls father and another
farmer and turned over to the officers.
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HELLO MEN COMPLAIN.
Think the Telephone Assessment is
Too High.

LOO LLABus
Some OF the telephone companies Of
Kansas believe that they are paying
much more than their due proportion Of
taxes, compared with the way other
property is assessed. The state board
OF railway assessors, who also assess
telegraph lines and telephone lines
which are not entirely local, listened to
the complaint of the telephone men yes
b. A. van Urine. of the Salina Tele-
phone company, the pioneer Independent
line and one of the largest in the state,
presented the telephone cOmpany's SIDE
of the case. The Salina company has
toll lines extending all the way from
Council Grove west to Sylvan Grove.
Mr.. Van Urine showed that horses and
mules in Saline county are assessed at
from So to $50 a head. Corn and wheat
are assessed at eight and ten cents a
bushel. And he showed a sworn state
ment that a farm which was sold at
sherim's sale for over 81 900, is only as
sessments in Saline county Is about Is
per cent of actual value, while telephone
lines are assessed at 20 per cent of their
value.
Lieutenant Governor Richter, who is
chairman Of the board, admitted to Mr..
Van Urine that the assessment IS IN
equal, but he pointed out that other
people also have to meet still worse in
eQuallties. For instance, Governor
Richter said that he himself is unfortu-
nate enough to own a little bank stock
which is assessed at 10 per cent Of its
value. and taking the state over he
thought 80 per cent for the telephone
companies is not far off.
Later Mr. Richter and Cyrus Leland
were discussing the proposition at the
Copeland.
Il really think" said Mr.. Richter.
that the farmers Of the state have
the best of the assessment business.
Farm land and farm products generally
are assessed lower than other property. p"
'eThey have the best Of it in one way
responded Mr. Leland, but the other
fellows beat them in hiding their prop
erty. The farmer cannot hide his land
and his stoez-the assessor knows just
what he has-but the man who owns
notes and mortgages and has money in
the bank is quite likely to forget about
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SHE SLEPT AT INTERVALS.
Queen Wilhelmina's Illness is Taking
the Usual Course.

The Hague, April 25-The morning
bulletin posted at Castle Loo today an
nounced that Queen Wilhelmina slept
at intervals during the night. Her fever
temperature continues to Indicate that
her Dlajestys illness, which has now
entered its third week. is taking its reg
ular course.
The Ansterdem correspondent Of the
Daily Mail says Ia IS assured that the
queens condition gives no cause for
alarm The rumof that peritonitls had
supervened Is not confirmed.
Il have seen the queens nurse" the
correspondent says. who denied that
any complications had arisen although
her majesty was considerably weakened
by her temperature which Is between
JOB and 104 degrees and by the severe
gain which she has borne with remark
able fortitudeH
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Nashville, Tenn, April 25.-Edwin H.
Ewing, who was a colleague of Daniel
Webster in the national house of repre-
sentatives, died last night at Murfees-
boro, Tenn, aged 80 years.
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Washington, April Ex-senator Nc
Cumber has introduced a bill prohibit
ing the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
all government buildings.
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From Reno Junction to Johnsonburg
in Pennsylvania.

YilliamspOrt, Pa April 25.-During
the mast 4S hours the furious sweep Of
forest fires in the central section Of the
state has caused devastation to a vast
amount OF property and in two cases
loss of life. Mountain fires DESTROYED
a large number of sleepers and caused
the rails to spread on Barclays lumber
railroad. An engine and q dozen cars
loaded with logs were derailsd. The 10
connective overturned. pinning two OF the
six men riding on it under the tender.
The other four men saved themselves
with great difficulty but were unable 10
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KANSAS NEWS.
Demented Woman Leaps From
a Car Window.
Being Taken to the Insane
Asylum at the Time.
TRAIN AT FULL SPEED.
Death Comes Quickly to Mrs.
Graham at Keats.
Not Missed by the officer For
Some Time.
TRAIN AT FULL SPEED.

Manhattan. Kas, April 25.-A1rs J. NJ.
Graham 1eaped from a car window on
the east-bound Rock Island passenger
train late Thursday afternoon and was
instantly killed. The train was run
ming at full speed. Mrs. Graham had
been in the state insane asylum for
some time, but had been taken back
to her home near Clifton, Kas After
a short stay there her condition became
worse and she was again on her way
S. Chandler of Clay county. She en-
tered the toilet room while the train
was near Keats, about ten miles west,
and Immediately jumped out of the
window, but was not missed by Chand-
Ter till the train reached this place.
Her body was brought here and was
shipped to Clifton last night.
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Racing at Chicago.

Chicago. April 25.-Assistant Starter
Mcknight was knocked senseless by a
kick in the chest while the horses were
at the pest in the first race at Lakeside.
He was out for some time but his in
juries are not serious. Hayden, after
kicking Mcknight and otherwise delay
ing the start by his crazy antics, finally
got off running and Won the race with
ease. The finish in the fourth race, the
feature Of the card at a mile and so
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Washington, April 25.-The house
committee on Indian affairs has re-
ported a bill opening to settlement 400,-
900 acres of the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache lands in Oklahoma. The open
ing is to occur within three months
after the law goes into effect, and the
lands are to be under the general pro-
visions of the homestead laws.
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Wichita, Kas, April 25.-The five Re
publican candidates for register of
deeds of this county are old soldiers
and they have adopted the unique
method OF securing nomination by de-
Gliding to let the Oldest soldiers of the
county vote on them May 10, the choice
to be the nominee OF the Republican
county Convention.
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Racing at Aoueduct.

New York, April 25-Examiner, with
O'Connor up, won the Ozone stakes at
Aqueduct. He was second choice in the
betting at 4 to /. Getting off in about
sixth place he had TO go around his
field, but coming up on the outside won
by two lengths. Charley Dryer started
his colt Ethics in the one mile and 20
yards handicap, but the best he could
co was second to Sir F1orian. He was
favorite at to 10 with Sir F1orian a
strong second choice. Mamie Worth
won the last race. but was disqualified
for fOuling.
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Arkansas City, April 25.-Oscar Chess,
81 years old. gave himself up to the pO-
lice of this city and asked to be return
ed to the reformatory at Jeffersonville,
Ind. He says he escaped from that in
stitution May 10, 1899, and that since
that time has been tramping over the
country in search of work He was sent
to the reformatory on the charge of
burglary and had served about two
years of bis time, when he made his
escape. He is sick and says the place
is better than being on the tramp.
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Fast Cvcling Id Atlanta.

Atlanta. Ga. April 25-Four thou
sand people at the Coliseum last night
saw Bobby Walthour of this city de-
feat Howard Freeman of Portland,
Ore, in two successive five-mile heats
Of motor-paced race. Walthour
gained two laps over Freeman in each
Of the two heats, winning the first heat
IN minutes 2 3-5 seconds, and the Sec
Ond in s minutes 6 81 seconds