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The bee., 1902-03-20
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Indictment Returned Against the
Louisville & Nashville Rail-
road Co. Louisville.
THE. FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOUND IT,
The Alleged OGensc Consists In the
Charging of Less for TfnnspOrtn-
tiOn of Corn in Carload Lots
Than the Interstate Commerce
Law Prescribcs.

Louisville. Ky, March 10.-An in
dictment returned against tho Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Co. by the
federal grandiury has been made pub
lie. 1t charges a violation of the in
terstate commerce law, the offense
consisting in the road charging less
for the transportation of corn in car
load lots than the interstate com
merce law pTescribes.
There are two counts in the bill
which set forth that. on Nevomber
"A, 1901, the Louisville & Nashville
and the Nashville, Chattanooga d St.
Louis railroads, operating as common
carriers through the states of Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Alabama, and
into Georgia, made rate to S. Zorn
& Co., of this city, on 464,000 pounds
of corn, shipped to Atlanta from Lou
isville by the roads named. This rate
made the total freight charge on this
lot $974.40, when it should have been
S1,113.6O.
The difference or rebate amounted
to three cents, being 21 cents, when
Il should have been "a cents.
The other counts set forth that on
the same date, on another lot of $4,000
pounds, shipped by the same roads
to Atlanta, a total freight charge of
S117,60 was made, when it should have
been $134.40, this also being a three
cent rebate.
The witnesses named in the indict-
ment are II. +. Smith. A. S. Dodge,
VI. p. Washburne, of the Southeastern
e Mississippi Valley Tariff associa-
ton; Fred W. Hudson, traffic manager
Of the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis; Joseph \. Bushfeld and john
$, Greene.
The bee., 1902-03-20
SMALLPOX IN NEBRASKA.
Cases RepOrted-AppenI to the
Marine Hospital Service.

Lincoln, Neb., March 1S.-Following
a meeting of the state board of
health, at which it was announced
that there were 764 smallpox cases in
the state, the secretary of the board
was ordered to communicate with
the federal authorities as to the best
means of stamping out the disease,
1t was decided to telegraph the ma
rine hospital service to send a special
messenger to Nebraska.
The bee., 1902-03-20
ChInesc ExcIusion BlII.

Washington. March 10.--Chairman
Hit of the house committee on for
rign affairs has designated Repre-
senatives Perkins, William A. Smith
and Champ Clark TO perfect the de-
tails of the Chinese exclusion bill as
heretofore agreed upon in a general
way by the committee. When this
worll is done the bill will be reported
80 the house.
The bee., 1902-03-20
BoER LAAGER CAPTURED.
Gen. Bruce Hamilton Makes "a Small
Capture East of Vryheid,
Eastern TransVaaI.

Pretoria, Monday, March 1s.-Gen.
Bruce Hamilton has captured small
Boer laager eastward of Vryheid,
southeastern Transvaal. Four Beers
were killed, six were wounded, and
II were made prisoners. Gen. Botha's
brother-in-law, Gen. Emmett, was
among the Beers captured.
The bee., 1902-03-20

colds since L have
used Peruna, b u t
W h g n 1 do catch
cold, Peruna is my
medicine.
"a minister came
to me last summer
a n d said that he
had seen my testi-
monial in the paper,
and began taking
Peruna. He said
that it Strengthened
him right up-(he
The bee., 1902-03-20
snved with the Breeches buoy.

New York, March 1s.-The British
barkentine Persia, from Buenos Ayres
for New York, with cargo of hides
went ashore, Sunday night, near
Point Lookout, Long Island. Her crew
of ten were taken off in the breeches
buoy by the Long Branch life-saving
crew.
The bee., 1902-03-20
WAR REVENUE TAX REPEAL.
'Tnc senate Committee on Finance
Authorizes a Favorable Re-
port ON the Bill.

! Washington, March 10.-Tbe senate
committee on finance concluded the
consideration of the bill repeating
tine war revenue act authorized a
favorable report on it. The bill is
greatly changed in phraseology and
it is announced that it will probably
not be i'm shape to be reported before
Wednesday
The bee., 1902-03-20
Cocoon Butter Plant burned.

Philadelphia, March 15.-The relin-
ing building of the India Refining
Co.. manufacturers of cocoa butter,
was destroyed by fire Friday morn
ing. There were 100000 pounds Of
oil in the building. Loss, 100000; full
" insured.
The bee., 1902-03-20

Washington, March 1S.--Capt. Fen
jamin +. Tilley, formerly naval gov
ernor of Tutuila, Samoa, has been as
signed TO duty as captain Of the yard
at Mare Island, Cal, relieving Capt.
c. fl. Rockwell, who will proceed to
his home ON waiting orders.
The bee., 1902-03-20
Has Nearly Finished his job.

Berlin, March 19.-The portrait
painter, NJ. Ferrari, who was recent
ly summoned from New York by ca
BILE to paint portrait of Emperor
william, has nearly finished his pic
ture, which is life sized and full
length
The bee., 1902-03-20
Growers Birthday.

Princeton, n. j., March 1s.-FormeT
President Grover Cleveland, who is
nov the only living ex-president of
Che United States, was 65 years OF
aSS to-day.
The bee., 1902-03-20
Sir Richard Temple Dead.

London. March Is Sir Richard
Temple, the former governor of Bonn
bay, and who had held other impor-
tont position in India, is dead. He
WAS boel "a i1.G.
The bee., 1902-03-20
DEATH N TIE Blizzard.
Several Lives Lost as the Result Of
Exposure In the North
western Storm.
THE Less OF LIVE STOCK WILL Be HEAVY

a D-op of FIFTY Degrees in Temper
nture I'm Chicago Since Saturday
Trains are sim Tied IN I'm
North DoIsota-Coid in Missouri
nnd Kansas.
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floors Of the building, the walls were
somewhat weakened by the water used
in flooding the building. After the fire
the interior of the building was refin-
ished and another story was added.
NO ONE ALLOWED TO ENTER.
over 500 clerks and officials are enl-
ployed in the building. All are idle ex-
cept the dozen operators in the tele-
graph ROOM 1t is not known how soon
work in the offices can be resumed and
in the meantime everything is at
standstill. General Manager Nudge
went to his home where his office viii
be temporarily. Other officials followed
his example A guard stands at the
front door of the office building and no
one, except few officials, have been
allowed to enter
The brick arches or supports for the
and extend from the foundation to the
level of the first floor. Above these
brick pillars We're placed the stringers
on which rest the entire weight of the
east wall of the central hail of the
building.
BRICK SUPPORTS NOT STRONG.
The brick pillars We're not adequate
to the weight that rested on them
They We're too small in comparison to
the vast amount of timber, brick and
mortar that rested on them. The brick
became almost worthless because of the
fact that the moisture of the basement
was enough to gradually rot them and
when they once began to crumble, it
was not long until the wall began to
rapidly cave out
The trouble was first noticed last
Thursday when the floor in the treas
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ington at the time Of the signing Of the
recent treaty and also a copy Of a letter
which have received from the Danish
minister, Mr.. Brun, dated the 31st Of
March, 1902.
Very sincerely yours,
JOHN HAY"
In a letter to Minister Brun of Den
mark enclosed, Mr.. Hay refers to the
signing of the convention Of cessiOn and
adds:
The government of the United States
is in no manner under obligations to
the good offices of private parties in
reaching the agreement now happily
brought about between the United
States and Denmark and can not admit
for its own part or support in any way
any such claim against Denmark for
commission, compensa ton, or remun-
GRAFTON of whatever nature which
might be made by private parties for
alleged services in connection with the
session of the islands in question to
the United States
A letter from Mr.. Brun states that
Capt, Christmas had no authorization
whatever to enter into negotiations in
the name of the Danish government,
nor to make any promises in the name
of the government in connection there
with"
Mr. Brun also says he gave Capt.
Christmas no authority of introduce
tions. but refused his requests in this
connection.
Representative Richardson said he
thought Mr.. Hay should come before
the committee and should produce any
letters he had in connection with
Christmas going to Copenhagen.
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HYDRAULIC GIANT.
It Causes the Death of Col. S.
B. Lundlum.

Telluride, Col. April Colonel S. B.
LundIum, superintendent of the Key
stone Placer Mining company, whose
mines are located about four miles west
of town, was almose instantly killed.
and Peter Epswich was seriously in
jured by a hydraulic giant which be-
came unmanageable The strength of
water coming with terrific force struck
Colonel Lundlum at close range and
hurled him so feet down the mountain
side. When rescued his body was
floating in the torrent of water. 100
feet away from the nozzle of the giant.
His shoulders, ribs and other bones
were broken.
Colonel Lundlum was one of the most
distinguished hydraulic engineers in
the country, having been engaged in
hydraulic mining in California for
thirty years. The title of colonel
comes from having held that office Il
a California regiment raised during the
civil war
Colonel Lundlum was so years old
and leaves a widow and one daughter.
Peter Epswich. the injured man, was
the operator of the unruly giant. He
is not fatally hurt
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original Western League and was its
first president. In 1886 his presence at
the National League meetings in New
York and Chicago and his pleas for
Kansas City on those occasions won for
Kansas City its first and only fran
chise in the big League. Whitfield was
made secretary of the club. The tor
nado in May of that year spoiled the
teams chances of making money by
destroying the grand stand and flood
ing the diamond. In 1888 Mr. Whitfield
again acted as Kansas City's repres-
entative, this time a the American as
sociations meetings in Cincinnati and
New York and he was again successful
in securing what he went after fran
chise for Kansas City That was his
last active appearance in baseball field
until he was elected president of the
present Western League at st. Joseph
last winter
The work of organizing the new league
proved very great and since he de-
cided to head the League that is fight
ing the American association Mr.. Whit
field had toiled night and Say Recent
ly the tax upon him began to tell and
for the past two weeks he has been un-
der physicians care. On March % ne
returned from his last trip in behalf of
the league from Peoria and was COM
PEELED to take to his bed.
Last week at the Grand American shoot
Mr.. " hitheld by sheer force of will at
tended the six days contest. Saturday
last found him on the verge of nervous
prostration, and on Sunday he was out
of his head part of the time. Nothing Sc
rious was thought of his case, however.
Early this morning he arose and dressed
himself, and then without making any re-
mark stepped to the next room and fired
bullet into his right temple He was
dead when members of his family reached
him.
Mr.. Whitfeld's plight is laid to over
work and-WOrry over financial affairs. He
had lost heavily several enterprises in
which he was interested. MI Whitfield
was born in England A years agO- He had
lived in Peoria and St. Louis, and married
in the latter city.
1t is not know here what effect if any.
Mr.. Whit6eld's death will have upon the
Western league Mr. J. H. Manning and
Mr.. Nichols, owners of the Kansas CITY
club are out of the city. Mr. Manning be-
ing in the east and Mr.. Nichols in st.
Louis.
NOT AFFECT WESTERN LEAGUE.
Denver. April 7.-Mr. D. c. Packard,
owner of the Denver baseball club in
the Western League, when informed to-
day of the suicide of James Whitfield,
president of the League, said that his
death would in no wise affect the future
OF the League, whose affairs are in
good shape. Mr.. Thomas Burns of
Colorado Springs, who was elected vice
president at the league meeting in this
city last month, will become acting
president and it will be unnecessary
Mr. Packard said, to call a special
meeting at once to elect a successor to
President Whitfield.
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KRUGERS GIVE UP.
% of Dom Paul's Relatives Said
to Have Taken the Oath.

Pretoria, April casper Kruger, the
eldest son Of President Kruger, and
twenty-four other relatives Of Mr..
Kruger, bearing the same family name,
are among those who have recently
taken the oath of allegiance to Great
Britain.
Owing to the great distance separating
the members Of the Transvaal mission,
at Kroonstadt, from Mr Steyn, the for
mer president Of the Orange Free State,
and Gen Delarey, the negotiations be-
tween the Boer leaders in South Africa
looking to the conclusion of the war
make little progress. It is expected.
however, that Mr.. Schalkburger and his
colleagues on the mission will shortly
leave here for more convenient center
from which to conduct the negotiations.
CREDIT GIVEN GEN. BOTHA.
Johannesburg. April IA meeting of
the chamber of mines, the first since the
beginning of the war has been held
here. The president of the chamber said,
in an address, that it was greatly due
to Gen. Botha that wanton destruction
has been averted. The president also
said it was highly probable that by next
July half the mining industry would be
in operation.
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new SANTA FE SHOPS.
B. Lantry Sons Secure the San
BernardinO Contract.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 7.-B. Lantry
Sons of Strong City. Kan, who are i'm
proving China Basin in San Francisco
harbor for the Santa Fe railway system,
have obtained the contract for the COM
pany's new shops in San BernardinO.
The price will be $107 S55. The shops
must be completed by January 1. 1903
The new facilities will include an addi-
ton to the present machine shop, to be
110x200 feet: new car shops, 110x275; a
new paint shop 90x275; boiler shop. SIX
151; brass foundry, 50x125; a pattern
shop, 30x60, and several smaller build
ings.
All the new structures win be of brick
and concrete, with terra Gotta roofs and
tile supported with heavy timber and
iron. The shops will receive light
through windows II feet wide.
Plans for the new structure were de-
signed by W H Mohr, architect in the
Office of Chief Engineer Burns of the
Santa F'e in Los Angeles.
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SUNDAY WAS WARM.
Mercury Got Into Freezing Region
Today However.

Sunday was balmy enough to make
up for the clustering Easter weather.
The thermometer got up to 65 and the
sun was busy all day.
The minimum temperature for Sun
day only dropped to 46 and the wind
blew from the northwest Il miles an
hour. The temperature took something
of a tumble today on account of a low
barometer in the Northwest but the
promise is that the weather viii moder-
ate. The forecast sent out this morn
ing was: Generally fair. Partly cloudy
east portion tonight with possibly show
ers. Western portion warmer Tuesday"
Cider Smith believes that the weather
this week viii be pleasant The mini
mum temperature this morning was 80.
The wind has been from the north blow
ing four miles an hour. The hourly
temperatures today according to the
government thermon eter were as fol-
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ENDS HIS LIFE.
James Whitfield Commits Sui
eide at Kansas City.
Noted Sporting Writer and
Baseball Enthusiast.
FINANCIAL TROUBLE.
President of Western League a
Losing Proposition.
Lost Heavily on Other Enter
prises in Which He Engaged.

Kansas City. April flames Whit
field, president of the Western Baseball
League, and for many years sporting
editor of the Kansas City Star, commit
ted suicide at his home here early to-
day.
Mr.. Whitfield was well known in
sporting circles throughout the west.
For the last ten years he has been in
charge of the sporting department of
the Star and in that capacity has al
ways kept in touch with the politics Of
the national game. He was actively en-
gagged in baseball as early as the sos.
He was one of the organizers of the
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HAYES TO BE CALLED.
First Congregational Church
VIII Elect Him.

A church meeting of the First Congre-
gational church viii be held tonight for
the purpose of extending a call to
new pastor. 1t is probable that Rev. 2.
l. Hayes, of Manitou. Col, will be cho-
sen. although other candidates viii also
be considered.
Rev. Mr.. Hayes preached before the
congregation on Easter. and the mem
bership generally is suited with him.
He is a man of about 45 years and is
said TO be an exceptionally bright min
ister. He has been at Manitou for the
past five years, and went there from
Michigan.
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HOUSE PASSES BILLS.
One For the Construction Of X.
r. Bridge Over the Missouri.

Washington, April 7.-Some minor
routine business was transact cted at the
opening of the session of the house
today including the passage Of d num-
ber OF bills.
Bills We're passed to authorize the
Kansas City, Northwestern & Gulf rail-
road company to construct a bridge
across the Missouri river at ParlxvilIe.
Mo, and to confirm title TO the state
of Nebraska to 2,22S acres OF indemnity
school lands.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, April THE senate
passed the Indian appropriation bill
and took up the bill for the exclusion
of Chinese Mr. Fairbanks, Ind, spoke
in favor OF the bill
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THREE MILES A MINUTE.
New Bicycle Locomotive Building in
Brooklyn For Phenomenal Speed.

New York. April Charles and Billy
Murphey, of Brooklyn, brothers. who
in the days of the high wheel and later
when the safety bicycle came into use
Won championship honors at many dis
tances. are ready to launch out in
fight with new tandem. They have
built a bicycle locomotive of amazing
speed and weight 1t has two boilers,
two cylinders and is strong enough to
pull a train
It is expected to put Fourniers auto
mobile record of 0:51 4-5 in practical
oblivion. The Murpheys maintain that
with its boilers able to stand a pressure
of $50 pounds each, a double acting en-
gine with cylinders 27zx31s inches and
a 31z-inch stroke, equal to $500 revolu-
tons a minute, this steam tandem Will
be able to cover three miles q Ininnfc
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AN INDIANA FIRE.
Half of the Business District of
ChestertOn Destroyed.

Chesterton, Ind, April IA fire which
broke out at 10 o'clock Sunday night and
was not under control until o'clock this
morning destroyed half of the business dis
trict Of Chesterton and for a time threat
ened the destruction of the entire town.
South Bend and Laporte were telegraphed
to for help and an engine and one fire com
many were brought here on a special train
from Laporte, but the fire was under con-
troll before they arrived The entire male
population of the town turned out to fight
the flames Among the buildings de-
stroyed were the postoffice and one hotel.
The loss is estimated at between $50 600 and
S1Qn 00d
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ENTERS SECOND STAGE.
House of Commons About to Take Up
the Budget.


New York. April To-day the House
of Commons viii enter upon second
stage of its session, the stage, says q
determines how much of the promise OF
the Kings speech is to be fulfilled. An
unknown factor in the situation is the
budget, on the character of which win
depend the fate of the principal 1egis-
lative proposals of the government If
its provisions should prove highly con-
troversial, it is toierabIy certain that
the new procedure rules, the eduea-
ton bill, the Irish land bill and the
London water bill will not all be passed
this year. No date has yet been made
for the introduction of the budget One
of the many unwritten laws of the
House of Commons provides that the
chancellor of the exchequer shall make
an annual financial statement on a
Thursday in April. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach may not Introduce the budget
this week, but it hardly can be de-
layed later than April H.
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BLEW OPEN THE SAFE.
Burglars Use Nitro Glycerine in
a Colorado Town.

Pueblo. Col, April IA special to the
Chieftain at 2 a. m from Fowler. 25
miles east of here, says the bank of
Fowler was blown open by burglars
last night but the amount they secured
is not yet ascertained. The large bank
safe was blown to pieces, nitroglycerine
froba bly, being used. A. H. McAfasters,
a grocer, saw the robbers running away
and fired several shots at them They
are supposed to be on the way toward
Pueblo and officers here are starting to
head them off
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PRESIDENT GOING SOUTH.
VIII Leave Washington This After
noon For Visit to Charleston.

Washington, April This afternoon
at 3.30 o'clock the president and party
of friends viii leave Washington for
visit TO the Charleston exposition. going
via the Southern railway. The person
mel of the party is as follows:
The president, Mrs. Roosevelt, Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Knox, Secretary
Wilson, Secretary Cortelyou, Assistant
Secretary Loeb and Mrs. Loeb, Com
mander W. S. Cowles Of the navy, and
Mrs. Cowles, DR.. John F. Uric, Mr. J.
K Oracle Murat Halstead and Mr.. n.
c. Iatta
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DIR. M'CLINTOCK ELECTED.
Again Chosen as President to Golden
Belt Medical Society.

DR.. J. c. McClintock has returned
from Abilene where he was IN attend
ance at the meetings of the Golden
Belt Medical association of Central
Kansas. DIR. McChntOck has been the
president Of the association and was
reelected at the meeting at Abilene
last week The next meeting Of tfe
association will be held at Chapman,
Kan, in July. The other Topeka doc
tors who were in attendance at tire
meeting were: H L. Alkire S. c..
Stewart, W. S. Lindsay, G. T. Menning-
er and /. s. Chamberlain.
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WRECK ON c. N.
Passenger Train Crushes Into a
Freight Car.

Spokane. Wash, April Great North
ern passenger train No. T. east-bound,
was wrecked this morning at Winchester,
133 miles west of this city. Railway Off
cia1s here refuse to make any statement
except to assert that no one was killed.
The best advices obtainabie are that high
wind this morning blew a freight car out
on the main line The passenger train
struck it at full speed, derailing the engine
and seven cars. The fireman is reported
badly injured and it Is believed many pas
CARRYING doctors left here about 8 O'Clock.
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Insurance. Man in Trouble.

Buffalo, April Edward KappeIle,
one of the best known life Insurance
agents in this part of the country is
under arrest at Niagara Falls accused
Of securing about $4,000 by false rep
RESERVATIONS from Geo. F. Greene, a
farmer of Niagara county. The war
rant was issued against Edward K.
KappelIe. alias Edward W KING"
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washington April THE division of in
sular affairs of the war department gave
out for publication today a statement
showing that the customs revenues Of
2s, 1902. were S2, 4e1, ,764 and for 1901 s. 2535,-
334 The export duty was abolished on
April J. 1901 and exclusive of export du-
ties these receipts show an increase over
1901 Of S1e2 81
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Gen. Reese Growing Worse.

Springfield. ILL.,, April 7.-Adjt. Gen.
Jasper NJ Reese who has been con-
fined to his home for several months
is rapidly growing weaker and at noon
today apparently was at the point Of
death. Mrs. Reece has arrived frorr
Albuquerque. N. M. but Miss Cora
Reece, a daughter who went there for
her health, is not strong enough to
return.