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france Sends
Congratulations
M. Loubet TeiegraphS Them from Russia 10 President
Roosevelt Upon Inauguration of Cuban Republic
Makes Favorable Impression In Government Circles.

Washington, May 2l.--The party Of
distinguished French guests. including
the Count and Counties de Rochambeau
and Count de Lafayette, spent a COM
paratiyely quiet day here today The
program Of festivities does not begin
here until tomorrow, the main events
Of today occurring at Annapolis. Early
today a party Of officials left here to
take part In the reception a Annapo-
lis This included the presidents COM
mission, headed by Asst. Secy Of
state Price, Capt Vigal military at
tache Of the French embassy. who goes
to greet Gen. Brugere, Capt. de Fa,a-
mond, naval attache Of the embassy.
VINO viii extend greeting to Admiral
Fournier and several other members OF
the embassy star.
AT noon the French ambassador NJ,
Cambon. entertained at luncheon the
visitors who remained In Washington
and beyond this the day was given
over to the exchange Of courtesies be-
tween the French officials and those
Of the American government. Ambas-
sador Cambon called at the White
House today TO arrange with the presi-
dent Concerning details Of the program
but the visit was without significance
beyond greeting
The receipt BY the president Of ca
blegram from NJ. Loubet from Kron-
stadt Russia, congratulatlng the
United States upon the Inauguration
Of the Cuban republic made iayora-
Bile impression in government circles
here as 1t is looked upon as quite as
practical evidence of good will as any
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MAY NOT REBUILD.
That IL the Report Regarding Miners
Supply Company's Store.
lSpecial 10 the "News. y

Eureka. May 2l.-The report is cur
rent here this afternoon that the Min
ors' Supply comrany's store, which was
destroyed with It's contents at Robin
son yesterday morning, viii not be re.
built. There has not been time enough
10 verify the rumor though 1t is prob
ably true.
The loss, which was yesterday esti-
mated at $4,000 will without doubt fall
considerably below that amount. II has
not yet been ascertained how the FIRE
originated, though Il was probably
caused by an electric light wire The
loss is severe one to the district
which will suffer from II for a lous
time. Aside from the actual owners Of
the property, those who are lnconven-
fenced most are the secret orders which
had their quarters on the upper floor.
These were the Odd Fellows, knights
OF Pythias, a. o. u. W.. Maccabees.
and Lady Maccabees The hall was the
finest In the state. not excepting the
best one In Salt Lake. II Is underatoo1
that all losses are practically covered
BY insurance.
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falling down tube Of oil well, and whose
cries were heard fainter and fainter
each day There was never any such
child, or any such accident. Then
there was another fairy tale got up
about a child devoured By hogs-manu-
factured out OF whole cloth, full width
OF the loom. And the New York tele-
graph editors lost their heads over
mat also, and wired, and wired, and
wired Tor more, more, more about that
enid that fell into hog pen and was
oevoured by the hungry porkers. They
cot what they wanted, for 1t does not
require much effort 10 sit down to a
desk and concoct blood curdllng stories
OF the dime novel order, particularly
where the imagination supplies all the
necessary facts Indeed, the Kansas
correspondents have now got the New
York telegraph editors so well trained
and broken in that anything now from
Kansas goes, and a great deal OF cen
sationalism Is credited TO the state that
never belonged TO II.
Now, you were asking about pro-
hibition. Mrs. Nation never did but a
small part OF the acts credited to her
In the New York papers and but for
the erratic and lively Sancies Of COR
respondents she would never have be-
gun 10 figure before the public as she
has. Some OF the papers have her now
In jail In Kansas, when, In fact she
Is up IN northern New York fight
Ing the saloons just as she did IN our
state, and yet the newspapers have
nothing TO say about IT, This Is be-
cause the correspondents in northern,
New York are not uD TO SNUFF after
the style OF enteprising Kansas. But
when Mrs. Nation started in on her sa-
loon smashing crusade, the New York
World correspondent queried his paper,
and was promptly answered. Who IL
Mrs. Nation, anyhow? No Then the
Journal correspondent wired his paper
and received az an answer. Let Mrs
Nation smash an she pleases; We don't
care a blank for Mrs. Nation But the
Kansan wit was equal TO the emery
ency and wired Mrs. Nation has re-
tanned Jerry Simpson as her attorney.
and will make a fight Then came an
order for rush 800 words about story
This did start the stream. and there
was no hesitation after that from the
New York end. and what was needed
20 MI out a good story was sent on
whether fact or not Now Jerry Simp-
son never was retained by Mrs. Nation,
and, moreover, he is not lawyer. but
a stOckman, who knows no more about
law than the average citizen, but. then,
he has lots OF native shrewdness.
'As 10 the actual workings OF Pro-
hibition, why the law works a good
deal Ike a local option law. In the
rural districts eight-tenths are
free from the liquor traffic But In the
cities II depends whether wet or
dry city council IS elected. II wet, the
sale OF liquor goes on and fines are
paid; II dry there Is little or no liduor
sold and there are no fines paid. The
matter rests wholly with communities.
The governor can do nothing, because
although he might remove a sheriff.
the accused officer must have a trial.
and his constituents would be likely
TO see that he was not convicted"
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WIN. ALLEN WHITE OF KANSAS.
Talks Of Snow Shoes Thunder Mountain maqnsons Of Kan
saS Reporters, New York Telegraph Editors, Hogs, Fakes
Prohibition Carrie Nation and Other Things.

William Allen White, editor and pro-
prietor OF the Emporia, Kas., Gazette,
and a noted magazine writer. Is with
Mrs. White, guest of Ex-Marshal
Glen Miller Of this city, and will visit
with Mr.. Miller's family for few days
before continuing east Mr. and Mrs.
White are returning home after a FIVE
months trip to the Pacific coast, and
Mr.. White remarked this morning that
this was his first trip west Of the great
divide. He has come Immediately from
the Thunder Mountain district, but dil
not attempt to enter, as he was warned
that to do so would be hazardous. Mr..
White might have gone in on snow
shoes, but then he Is not In love with
travelling on skids, and moreover the
talented artists on some of his enter
prising Kansan contemporaries might
draw real unkind cartoons Of Mr.. White
head downwards In a snowdrift, and Il
pair OF generous sized feet suspended
In the air from a still more remarkable
pair Of snOwshoes. SO. Mr.. White con
cluded to wait until the beautiful melt
ed, then he win try his Luck OF Roar
ing Camp" In Thunder Mountain.
Mr., White Is an engaging talker, and
when asked about prohibitory cDndi-
tions In the sunllower state said. THE
situation in Kansas has been greatly
exaggerated. We have fine and prom
ising crop OF superenterprisng yJung
Journalists In our state, and what they
don't know Is hardly worth knowing
Their imaginative powers are some-
thing immense, and when nothing Is go
Ing on, they resolve that something
should be going on. and Inn
mediately there Is something
going on In their minds and presently
II Is on the wires for eastern consump-
ton. and II the facts do not accord with
the story, why so much the worse for
the facts There is the old tale of sock
less Jerry Simpson. Some newspaper
man concocted the story that Jerry
pulled up the leg Of his trousers before
a Populistlc audience while running
Tor Congress, and called attention 10
The fact that he was too poor TO wear
socks, while his opponent was able to
sport the best 10 be had. Jerry never
uil dHNluN'b VI we hiliui ana lut story
was wholly a fabrication. but the New
York papers published the yarn. and
i Travelled all over; in fact Il elected
Jerry TO Congress
"A newspaper romancer wired his
New York paper 10 ask II anything was
wanted about 1-year-old Wichita
child that had never spoken. but sud-
denly rose up, and eNclaiming In a
loud voice. Seven years Of famine FOR
Kansas" dropped dead. There never
was any such child In Wichita OF any
where else In the state, nor any such
performance but the jay telegraph edl-
tors In New York swallowed the bait
whole and called and kept calling for
more and more about that purely
mythical 7-years-old child in wichita.
They got II. Another lively minded
correspondent had all the telegraph
editors In New York making tho wires
hot with Rush $40 words about child
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years. they allege, they have been en-
titled TO the free and unobstructed use
OF said street as q means Of access 10
their premises, and for the purpose Of
travelling along and across said street
as a public thoroughfare. and large
part OF the value OF said premises con-
sists OF said right.
They set out that for many years
past The Rio Grande Western Railway
company has owned a track on said
street which Is properly constructed for
doing business, and that the street also
contains many poles for electric light,
telephone and telegraph wires. In view
OF the distractions already on that
street, plaintiffs claim there is no pub.
lie necessity for the granting OF de-
PENDANTS franchise, and II the pro-
posed track Is constructed II win not
leave but 20 2-3 feet Of the east side Of
the street open, and plaintiffs will he
obstructed In convenient access TO their
premises and said street will be unreal
nably INSTRUCTED
Plaintiffs allege that II the said track
Is constructed they viii be greatly dam
aged by their property being deprecl-
ated In value and they would be greatly
impeded In gaining access TO their
premises. and particularly In travelling
along said street They further claim
that said ordinance In favor OF defend
ant Is unreasonable. nugatory and void
for the reasons aforesaid
Judge Hall granted a temporary re-
stralnlng order against defendant. re-
turnable on Friday May %, at 2:SO p,
M, and fixed the bond for the same at
$500.
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Prisoner Kills FIX. Guard.

Canton, o., May 2l.--At the county
workhouse, this morning Chas. Gagante
prisoner, snatched revolver from a
new guard as the latter was passing
through the shops and shot and in
stantly killed George Jacobs, a former
guard. but lately foreman of the COM
pany that holds the prison labor con-
tract. Then Gigantic fired at Homer
Stone, guard, innlcting two wounds
from which he will likely die. Several
guards closed in on Gigantic and filled
him with lead There Is no chance OF
his recovery. There was much excite
ment among the prisoners, but with the
aid OF the local police, order was re-
stored and none escaped,
Gigantic, who is young man, was
sent up recently for driving horse TO
death,
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UNITED f1INE
WORKERS IN SESSION.

wilkesbarre, Pa. May 2l.-The three
executive committees Of the United
Mine Workers of America today began
their first formal session since the
great coal strike was inaugurated'
The most important matter for con-
sideration is the proposition to call out
the engineers. hremen and pump men,
From talks with several OF the commit
teemen Il seems likely that the pro-
tectors OF the mines will not be called
out for the present
The committee also VIII consider the
matter OF calling out the bltuminous
miners. but In the absence Of the peti-
lions from two other districts neces-
sary to make UP the five that are re-
quired TO call a special session, II Is
believed no action win be taken.
There Is a rumor current that the
railroaders at a meeting here decided
TO refuse to handle biiuminous coal dss-
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BIC PANIC AT FORT DE FRANCE.
Town Covered With Ashes-A Shower Of SoRes Tidal Wave
Follows Inhabitants and Soldiers Evacuate Place. Fleeing
To the Mountains and Quitting The Island

Castries, ST. Lucia, May I.-Reports
received here today confirm the dis
patches announcing that panic pre-
vailed a. Fort de France, Martinique,
yesterday The town was covered with
ashes, stones were falling and a tidal
wave added to the terror OF the popu-
lation which was fleeing TO the hills.
Three hundred refugees have just ar
rived here and thousands have EN-
barked for the neighboring Islands.
Paris. May 2l.-GOv. LHuerre, OF
the island Of Martinique, In a cable dis
patch from Fort de France, dated Tues
day, May 20, confirms the Associated
Press dispatches Of yesterday, saying
that at SIS o'clock yesterday morning
the same phenomena occurred as on the
morning OF May S-a rain Of stones,
flashes OF light and sounds Of eXplo-
sions in the direction OF Mont Pelee.
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C5ar Toasts
French Amy.
sympathy tor FeH BY H1SSa Constitutes real Brother.
hood Of firms Destined 10 Strengthen Alaintenance Of
Gene'al Peace-Loubef Replies, Thanking His Majesty-
Offices Of Either Army Fsaternize 9th Those of Oher

Tsarskoye selo, Russia, May 2l.-The
czar and President Loubet arrived here
yesterday afternoon. The czar accom-
panied his guest to the palace, where
President Loubet will reside. The pres
ldent of France subsequently called
upon the car and the czarina.
The French naval officers have been
accorded a reception from the people
only degree less enthusiastic than
that given TO President Loubet himself.
Russian naval officers are fraternizlng
with the Frenchmen and accompany
them on excursions to points Of inter-
est about st. Petersburg. The sight
OF French uniform is everywhere the
Sign for an ovation. II is considered
that the French squadron will return
home by way of Copenhagen, and that
IN any case It Will avoid passing
through the Kiel canal.
President Loubet later visited their
"iaJes'les ana conVersed with them
for a quarter Of an hour. Then he
called on the dowager empress at Cat
shinal. Their majestes gave a state
banquet In the evening In honor OF
President Loubet's visit In the magnifl-
cent Sale des Fetes. Guests TO the
number of so were present. In his
toast to the president or france the
czar said he wished him hearty well
come and that he hoped his visit would
AFFORD proof of the sentiments uniting
france and Russia. In his response
President Loubert said he, warmly re.
eiprocated the friendly sentiments ex.
pressed by the emperor Of Russia.
The car, President Loubet, the
czarina and the dowager czarna at.
tended a great review OF troops today.
HIS majesty on horseback. and NJ
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Of those that have come from beyond
the sea In recent days. President Lou
bets dispatch was the only one re-
eeiYed on the same day OF the notlfca-
ton Of Cuban Independence and II IL
welcome In view Of the, fact that thu
French president was absent from Par
Is and engaged on mission of much
importance to European policy.
ARRIVAL OF GAULoIs.
Cove Point, Nd. May 2l.--The French
battleship Gaulois, having on board the
French commissioners sent to be pres
cnt az the unVelllng OF the Rochambeau
statue In Washington, weighed anchor
az $40 a. m. She was accompanied by
the escort OF American naval vessels,
the Olympia, Kearsarge and Alabama
When last seen from this point the
squadron was moving slowly toward
Annapolis,
COMMISSIONERS AT ANNAPOLIS.
Annapolis, Md. May 21.--The United
States commissioners. comprising Col
Theodore A. Bingham, IT, s. A.; Com
mander b. X. Rogers. y. $. NJ, and
Asst Secy. OF State Price. 90 welcome
the French commissioners who have
come 70 attend the unwilling Of the
Rochambeau statue, reached Annapolis
on a special train this morning. They
proceeded TO the Sandee nj the Annapo-
lis wharf. where they viii await the ar
rival OF the Gaulois at her anchorage at
the mouth Of the Severn. Accompany
ing the commissioners are a number
II attaches from the French embassy
at Washington and M. Pierre Margerie,
counsellor to Ambassador Cambon. The
qaulois is expected TO arrive off An
nap0lis about p. m.
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Loubet, the czarlna, the dowager car.
ina ana the Grand Duchess Serguls IN
a carriage, passed down the front OF
the troops, attended by brilliant suitea
The imperial and presidential cortee.
received an ovation from the large
crowds OF people which assembled In
witness the military display.
At the luncheon after the review. tina
car offered the following toast:
"Mr. President: The troops whosa
march past you Just witnessed. are hap-
Ply TO have been privileged to render
honors to so highly esteemed a ehlef NJ
state, frienly and an ally. Tho svn-
pathies felt by the Russian army for
.he spiendid army OF France are well
h9od OF arms, which we can regard
with an the greater satisfaction be-
cause their imposing forces are not des-
tined TO support one another aggres-
siVely but on the contrary 10 strength
en- the maintenance Of general peace
ana safeguard respect for those high
principles which assure the well-being
ana conduce TO the progress OF nations.
raise my glass to the prosperity
ana glory OF the grand army Of
i0nIfH
President Loubet replied:
Sir; thank your majesty for Civ
Ing me the extreme pleasure Of admir-
Ing the fine troops, whose proud bear
Ing, martial step and precision in man
uverlng are evidence that the Russian
army proudly maintains Its high re-
nown. Just as common sympathies
and wide interests have united the two
people, so the noble brotherhood OF
arms and reciprocal esteem strongly
bind the two armies. This imposing
force menaces no one, but II has fur.
nished Russia and France both a guar
antee for the exercise Of their rights
and an aegis under which they can in
all tranquility follow the fruitful labors
which are rendering the two nations
more prosperous and augrnenting their
power and legitimate influence. In the
name OF the French army, which has
not forgotten the honor which your
majesty paid It in attending It's man
uvers, ! drink TO the prosperity and
glory of the brave army OF Russia"
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The population OF Fort de- France was
panic stricken and later dispatches. UNI
der yesterdays date. say that fire was
falling at lie Carbet and that the in
habitants and troops had evacuated the
place. No further fatalities had &C.
Cured.
The dispatches received here also re-
fer to the departure Of Gov. EHuerre,
accompanied by Senator knight, presi.
dent OF the Legislature OF Martinique.
yesterday morning, on the French
cruiser Suchet. 10 reconnoiter In the d.
rection OF the volcano.
The officials Of the mlnistery OF the
colonies were much disturbed by this
mornings dispatches from Fort de
France. They thought the worst was
over but the cable messages seem 10
indicate that another catastrophe Is I'm
pending.
No confirmation had been received
here OF the dispatches reporting that
Fort the France is being evacuated.
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LARRY GoDKiN DEAD.
Distinguished Editor OF the N. ".
Evening Post Dies IN England.

New York, May 21,--Edwln Lawrence
Godkin, editor emeritus Of the Evening
Post, died In Brigham South Devon
shire, Eng, last night The immediate
cause Of his death was a hemorrhage
Of the brain, which occurred on sat.
urday last. Mr., Godkln suffered a sim
liar stroke two years ago, but recov-
cred sufficiently to go TO England in
1901. He spent last winter al Torquay
and moved 10 Brixham on the End OF
May. Mr.. Godkin was IN his seventy
first year, He was twice married. His
first wife was Miss Foote Of New
Haven, Conn, by whom he had one sol.
and one daughter, the latter dying Ia
infancy. His second wife Miss Kath-
crime Sands, OF New York;, survives
him His son. Lawrence Godkin, IS
well known member OF the New York
bar.
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ST. Thomas, d, W. l., May a.--It has
been reported here from st, Kits, in
the Leeward islands, that on Monday
night and Tuesday morning noises sim
liar 20 those heard May were again
audible, but louder and with greater
distlnctness Some OF the houses there
were slightly shaken by the conclusion.
From the British island OF Antigua
and the French island Of Guadeloupe,
loud detonations from the southeast
are reported Another report which
has reached here from the British ISL
and of Dominica is TO the effect that at
half past 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. a
curious, awe-inspiring fiery cloud, sur
mounted by a heecy white cap, resem-
bling highly polished silver, was seen
from ROseau, ton the west coast OF
Dominica), in the southeast This
phenomenon caused alarm in Dominl-
ca, especially as lightning followed Ia
Its wake.
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Arthur Duffy Going 10 England.

Washington, May 2l.--Arthur Duffy,
the worlds amateur champion, and A.
Nj. Thompson, graduate manager Of
athletics at Georgetown, will sail for
England on June l6, and at Wolverton,
Duffy win enter the coronation sports
set for June rs. These games are to
be held In connection with the laying
of the cornerstone OF new industrial
school at that suburb Of London, at
which the Prince Of Wales will ofIicl-
ate. Duffys next race will be on July
D, at London, for the great challenge
cup, donated by MS hlghness Lord
Prince Hassen in 1870. Duffy has won
this race during the two trips he made
to England, and II he wins the event
this year fac smile OF the handsome
trophy viii be presented to Georgetown,
whose colors the midget Splinter will
wear while abroad.
The rest Of the itinerary has not yet
been arranged, but Duffy expects TO
make tour Of England, Ireland, Scot.
land and Wales.
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HOUSE.

WASHINGTON. May 2.-The house to-
day received official notification OF the
exercises attending the unyeiling Of the
statue OF Marshal de Rochamheau In
Washington, On Saturday next. on
motion OF Mr.. Payne OF New York. the
house agreed TO adjourn over from
Friday to Monday, In order 70 take
part IN ths exercises.
A bin was passed providing that the
statutes ~ limitations OF the several
states shall apply as a defense 70 ac-
tlons brought In any courts FOR the re-
oovery OF land patents under the treaty
OF May 10. 1854 between the United
States Of America, and the Shawnee
tribe OF Indiana.
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Heavy Rain IN wIsconsln.

La Crosse, Wis, May A.-.-A contInu.
Gus rainfall Of six hours has caused
numerous washouts on roads entering
La Crosse and traffic is demorallaed.
The town OF Houston, MINI, il prac-
tically under water. Many valuable
race horses on the lowlands there, own.
ed by D. j. Cameron OF this city, are
In danger Of being lost.
Root river a small stream In east.
ern Minnesota, Is on rampage, and
much damage Is feared.
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Heavy Storm in Oklahoma.

Guthrie, o, H., May 2l.--A heavy wind
and rainstorm passed over Oklahoma
after midnight last night, washing out
bridges, wrecking several houses and
damaging crops badly.
No fatalities are reported
Three miles south Of Guthrie q wa
terspout struck demolishing several
houses, At Davenport, thirty miles
east Of Guthrie, six houses were wrecked
and much stock was killed.
At III Reno Bridgeport, Kinghsher
and the intervening country, nearly
four inches Of water fell Az King
fisher the water was the highest ever
known and two town bridges were
washed out while another was COM
pletely submerged A bridge on the
North Canadian river at Bridgeport Is
also gone. There was much damage
to crops by overflow and washing.