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NEW P P COMPANY.


BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 3O.-The Courier
tomorrow will say: "A combination OF for
eign companies, the total allied capital OF
which is s97, 600, 600. has been formed. The
arrangements were completed in this city
on Thursday last. The companies con-
cerned are: The Copper River Mining Com
pany of Alaska. the Green Consolidated
Copper Company of Arizona, the Garrett
son Furnace Company of Buffalo. the Pitts
burg and Montana Company OF Montana
the Garretson-Canada Company, the Car
retson Southern Company and the Suar-
combination. so it is stated, is to compete
with the prominent existent copper com
panies in America"
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Three pnn-American Congresses

WASHINGTON, Aug. SO.-The Bureau of
American Republics is making arrange
ments for three congresses which are 10
be held in this country during the next few
months, for the purpose of developing com
mercial methods, industrial enterprises and
sanitation among the Central and South
American countries. The conferences are
the results of the recent International con-
ference of American states, held in the
City of Mexico. Each conference or con-
gress was provided for by resolutions
passed at that conference. The first to
be held doubtless Will be what is termed
the coffee congress, which has been set
for Oct. I, I'm New York city. Delegates
TO this congress have been appointed from
Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua. Salvador
and the United States. The sanitary con-
gress will be held in this city, beginning
Dec. ,. The third Will be known as the
customs congress. The date for holding
this meeting. which will take place in New
York, has not been set.
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september weather Conditions.

The following data, covering a period OF
thirty-one years. has been compiled from
the weather bureau records at Indianapolis:
Temperature-Mean or normal tempera-
ture, 81 degrees; the warmest month was
that Of 1881. with an average of u; the cold
est month was that of 1879. with an average
Of So. the highest temperature was 9S de-
grees. on Sept. 6. 1899; the lowest tempeTa-
ture was 81 degrees. on Sept. so. 1899; aver
age date on which first killing frost oc-
Cured was Oct. -.
Precipitation rain and melted snow)-Av-
erlge for the month. 3 inches: average
number of days with OF of an inch or more,
s.. the greatest monthly precipitation was
IS inches. in 1895; the least monthly pre-
ciDitation was 0.66 inches. in 1901; the great
est amount OF precipitation in any twenty
four consecutive hours was $50 inches, on
s. pt. 3 and 4. 1895.
Clouds and Weather-Average number of
clear days. u: partly cloudy days, IL.
Wind-The prevailing winds have been
from the south. the highest velocity of the
wind was fOrty-eight miles. from the south
west, on Sept. II, 1900.
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Wants Justice Done Chinese.

WASHINGTON. Aug. S0-The Chinese
government, through its legation here, has
asked the State Department to see that
justice is done by the State of Oregon to the
Chinese who were attacked by rioters in
Baker City, Ore, on Aug. s. on that date
about fifty Chinese who were employed in
the city were attacked by a mob. three of
them were shot and the remainder were
driven out of the town and forbidden to re-
turn. The matter was promptly reported to
the Chinese legation by the nearest Chinese
consul. and, the legation authorities having
awaited what they considered a reasonable
time for some sign of activity on the part
OF the local authorities, have now presented
the matter 10 the Stae Department point
ing out that they do SO because the local au-
thorities have show no disposition 20 pros
ecute the offenders and make reparation.
The department viii, following the usual
course, forward the complaint 10 the Gov
ernor OF Oregon with the eqUest for an ex-
PLANTATION.
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KILLED BY HIS OWN BOMB.
WOuId-Be Assassin of n Coal Magnate
Blown to Pieces.

VIENNA, Aug. 0.-Max Won Gutmann, a
leading coal mine magnate narrowly
escaped death at Selzthal to-day at the
hands of an assassin. Hugo Scholtz, a Mo
ravian engineer, threw a bomb loaded witt
bullets, which exploded just as Won Gut
mann was entering his carriage en- route
for his estate. Won Gutmann's chief for
ester, who was accompanying him, was Sc
riously injured, while the mine proprietor
himself suffered slight wounds. Scholtz,
the perpetrator. was blown to pieces. Win
dows i'm the buildings adjoining were shat
tered by the explosion. The motive of
Scholtz is not known.
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MURDERER IN ENGLAND.
english Soldier COnfesses N Crime
Committed i'm kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Aug. 30.-William
Toll, an English soldier in the Second Bed
yorkshire Regiment, stationed at Colches-
ter, England, has confessed the murder in
Kansas City, in January last, OF George
Lands, according to a cablegram received
to-day by the local chief of police, and is
being held by the Scotland Yard officials
awaiting extradition papers.
Lands, who worked for a Kansas City
ice company, was killed in the railroad
yards and his body robbed. Up to this time
the case had remained a mystery. Toll is
said 10 have a wife in ST. Louis. whom he
deserted soon after the murder, going TO
England.
Tolls wife lives in this city, and tonight
she told the police that her husband did
not kill Lands, bet had made the confess
sion in order TO get free transportation
back to this country. She said that a re-
cent letter from him stated that he had a
plan by which he would return to Kansas
City without spending any money.
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DIR. KELLOGG's DISCOVERY.
Dread Skin Disease in Samoa Caused
by "a Worm that Lives on Mosquitoes.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, Aug. 30.
DIR. Vernon Lyman Kellogg, head of the
department of entomology, who accom-
panied DR.. Jordan on his summer trip to
Samoa, has returned to the university.
bringing with him many specimens of sea
and island life to be added tc the National
Museum at Washington. His most special
work, In Samoa. however. from a practical
point of view, was his investigation of the
~fallaria, a worm-like animal living on mos
quitoes and producing in humankind the
dread skin disease, elephantasia. Almost
half the native population of Samoa is af-
hicted with this disease and at the sug-
gestion of Capt. Uriel Sebree, United States
Governor of the American islands, DIR. KEEL
logg has devised a plan looking to the re-
moval of the scourge by preventing the use
of infected water, etc, by the natives
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SHE SCATTERED POISON.
Chinese Who Killed Missionaries Ex-
cited by n Woman.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 3.-The project Of
Chen-Chou, province of Human, confirms
the statements made regarding the killing
of Missionaries Bruce and Lewis. He says
the murder was committed at Chen-Chou
Aug. 10 by a mob, the members of which
were excited by a woman who scattered
poison in the streets. alleging that she had
been employed by the foreigners to do so.
After beating the woman, the project re-
ports. the mob wrecked the new postoffice
and beat Messrs. Bruce and Lewis to death.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-William Z. Ha-
gan, one of the most noted experts in hand
in Troy, N. y, says a special to the Times.
He was born i'm 1926 in the city where he
died. Among the important suits in which
Nh. Hagan was engaged were the Davis
Will case, the MOlineuX case, that of DR..
Kennedy, charged with the murder of Dol
lie Reynolds, and the Patrick case.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30.-J. f. Adams.
formerly treasurer of the city of Denver
and sheriff of Arapahoe county, Colorado,
died at St. Tammany, La, to-day. Mr..
Adams was widely known in the West and
stumped that section for Bryan in 1896. He
came here four years ago. owing TO ill
health, and became prominent in business.
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YOUNG BOY POISONED.
Another Mystery for the Police Au-
thorities of Chicago to Solve.

CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-Norman Clark, q boy
OF nine years, died this afternoon under
circumstances that are troubling the po-
lice. He was playing in the street with
other children when he was taken violently
i'll. Physicians could do nothing for him,
and in a short time the child died, with all
the symptoms of poisoning by carbolic acid.
Ar autopsy revealed the presence of acid
in the stomach. 1t is said the boy was given
a drink from a bottle by a strange woman
a short time before he was taken i'll. The
men who took him home declare there was
no burns about the mouth at that time.
After his death they were plainly visible.
The police are greatly mystifed.
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OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-Arrived: Celtic
and Etruria. from Liverpool: Statendam.
from Rotterdam ST. Paul, from South
ampton. Sailed: Noordam. for Rotterdam
and BOlouEne; iceland, for Antwerp; Luz
cania, for Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 30-Sailed: Cevic. for
New York: COrean. from Glasgow, for
Philadelphia, via ST. Johns, n. f., and
Halifax. y. :.
Grosser Kurfurst. for New York, via Cher
bourg.
MOVILLE. Aug. 30-Arrived: Lauren
tan. from New York. for Glasgow.
C-HERBOURG. Aug. S0-Sailed: ST. Louis,
from Southampton, for New York.
QUEENSTOWN. Aus. 50-Arrived: I'm
bria, from New York.
HAVRE. Aug. S.-Sailed: La Bretagne,
for New York.
ANTWERP. Aug. So.-Sailed: Yaderland,
for New York.
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E FINLEY A
Twice within Twenty-Four Hours He
Breaks Loose.

Within twenty-four hours the attention
OF the police has twice been called 10 the
conduct of Red" Finley. a notorious char
acter. Last night about 3 o'clock Finley, in
company with Tim Nurse. undertook 10
whip Finley's mother because the latter OBJ
jected to her son and Others using the home
for "A barroom. Finley began beating his
AGED mother and Nurse assisted in the
work. John Davis and his wife, who live
next door TO the Finleys. ran 10 Mrs. FIN
ley's assistance. but the brutal young men
pulled Fevolvers on them and ran them
from the house. AS Mr.. Davis ran out the
bucket bouncing of his head. Mrs. Davis
received "A rolling pin against her Jaw.
Neither she nor her husband was injured.
Nurse was arrested for drawing deadly
weapons Finley could not be located. lie
Is wanted for various other o~fenses.
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GIBLIN BADLY HURT.
4 Drunken Man Assaulted by "a Crowd
of TOughs.

James Edgey, who has a police record, as
saulted John Giblin last night on Maryland
street. near West street. Giblin is in a
serious condition as a result Of the assault.
Giblin. who was intoxicated. was on his
way home when stopped by Edgey. The
latter began abusing Giblin. He was ac-
companied by several men, and the crowd
threw stones at Giblin. Several stones
hit Giblin on the head. There was one large
cash in the scalp which caused conclusion
of the brain. There were several smaller
gashes on the side Of his head. Edgey was
arrested for assault and battery with intent
TO kill.
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GIazIer Expedition n Failure.

ST. JOHNS. y. F, Aug. S0.-The expedi-
ton under the leadership of Col. Willard
Glacier. OF New York. which left here July
10 on the steamer Virginia Lake to explore
the unknown wilds of Labrador. has re-
turned, having accomplish comparatively
little Colonel Glazier and his followers
were forced 10 abandon the attempt tU
penetrate the peninsula from Hamilton In
let owing to a lack of canoes. They went
north TO Main and made a ten day trip
inland. discovering one new river. The
members of the party are much dissatisfied
with the result OF their trip.
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%BEvERIDGE.


1t is stated at the office Of Senator Bev-
eridge that nothing definite IS known In re-
gard 10 the senator's return TO Indiana. At
his Office a letter has been received fron
Representative Joe Cannon. Of Illinois. In
viting him 10 attend the Elks' fall festival.
which will be held at Danville, Ill. from the
18th 10 the 10th OF September. The Elks
will have a Democratic and Republican
day. The senator is also invited 10 open the
campaign in northwestern Missouri, az
Maitland. and he is also wanted al Wabash.
Ind, the night OF Sept. IL. TO deliver an ad-
dress at a camD fire.
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Was Mrs. McI<in1ey.- Physician.

the Oldest and b~est-known physician in ac-
tive practice in Canton, died from heart
disease tonight, ten minutes after return
ing from a professional call. He had not
been in good health for a month. DIR. Phil
lips was for years the Mckinley family
physician and has had the care of Mrs.
Mckinley. While DR.. RiXey was her at
tendant DR.. Phillips's services were re-
tanned in an advisory way and he has
looked after her since DR.. Rixey left. DE-.
Phillips was siXty-three years of age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
NEW SPECIES OF FISH,
Discoveries by Scientists In the
waters of the Pacific.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3O.-Advices
from Honolulu say that the United States
Fish Commissions steamer Albatross has
arrived there after a successful cruise. Fiji
teen species of fish that never have been
caught before in any part of the world
were secured. The dredge brought three
new varieties OF cells, very small cells, which
are unable to close their jaws, and which
secure their food by cruising around and
allowing the smaller specimens of sea life
to float into them.
At a depth Of 5000 feet a species of Chi
mera. the first ever caught in Hawaiian
waters, was found.
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BAD a MARKSMEN.
Negroes Try to XIII Each Other and
Wound Five White Men.

CYNTHIANA. Ky. Aug. 3O.-~Postmaster
George NJ. Dickey was seriously wounded,
his son Richard r. L. Jameson, Thomas
Mckinney and Charles Rohrer were slight
ly wounded as the result of l. fight with pis-
tolls on a crowded street between two ne
groes, Saint Miller and Orville Fisher. The
wounded men were struck by stray bullets.
Neither of the negroes was wounded. Fish
er, who did the shooting, was arrested.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 3o.-The following
recess appointments and promotions in the
Philippine scouts have been announced.
To be First Northumberland Lieut.. O..
]. Hasson. July :. vice Hendrix, resigned:
Second Lieut.. Henry H. Moore, Aug. 10.
vice Bell. resigned.
To be Second Lieutenants-First Sergt.
H.. r.. Drake. Troop A. Fifth Cavalry. July
10. vice HassOn. First Sergt. Charles FAR
rell. Company 1, Thirtieth Infantry. july
II, vice Clifton. resigned; Roy T.. Ballard.
OF Ohio, late second lieutenant Thirty-sec-
ond L. S. v. July q. 1902, vice Monday,
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MARCONI SOLVES PROBLEM.
Can Maintain Integrity of Individual
simultaneous Messages.

FERROL. Spain, Aug. 30.-Signor Mar
conf, aboard the Italian cruiser Carlo AL
berto, says he is in constant communication
with Berlin. as well as with British war
ships. from this station and from Cornwall.
lie declares that he has solved the problem
OF maintaining the integrity of Individual
simultaneous messages.
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WAGES INCREASED.
G. q T.. \. Engineers and Firemen
nj Important Advances.

SPRINGFIELD. III. Aug. 30.-Chicago &
Eastern Illinois engineers, as the result Of
a conference between their committee and
Assistant superintendent Jackson. have
been granted an increase in wage from
$40 TO $3.50 per hundred miles, while the
fremen will be given an increase from
S1.73 to S1-93 per hundred miles Engineers
will earn about so and hremen about $l
more ner month.
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..OId Limericktown" Presented.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Aug. D.-Under the
personal direction of the author, Augustus
Pitou, the new play. "Old Limericktown. 9"
was presented tonight for the 1rst time
by Chauncey OlcOtt and a capable COM
pany at the Metropolitan Opera House in
this city before a large and enthusiastic
audience. A dress rehearsal was given TO
a few newspaper guests last night, and to-
night the capacity OF the house was tested.
The play is built about the Irish lace
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Delegates to the convention or the Ma
tonal Association Of Letter Carriers left
yesterday for Denver. r. A. Schmedel. J.
+. Poe, A. d. Grow. r.. L. Maze. William l..
Cooke, Alexander Arbuckle and omar
Lloyd, indianapolis letter carriers, left with
Charles F.. Lambert. OF Muncie. Ralph ".
Strow, OF Blunton, and John :. Aiidredge.
Of Anderson.
VIII Falvey and John Engleke. mail
clerks In the indianapolis once, left 70 at
tend the mail clerks convention at Kansas
Cit.
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Gen. Tyrec Ill. Bell.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug 30.-Gen. Tyree H.
Bell, one of Forests brigade commanders
during the civil war, died tonight at a
sanitarium here, aged eighty-seven years.
lie has been living with his children in Cal
ifornia and has been attending Confederate
reunions, besides visiting his old home in
Tennessee. He was on his way home and
was found helpless and unconscious at the
Southern Pacific station a few days ago.
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the information upon which this bill is filed
was gained recently from Governor Bliss
and his attorneys in Chattanooga, while
they were attempting TO dispose of the
lands which Governor Bliss bought from
General Alger while the former suit was
nending. but the deed of which was never
registered until the lands were sold after
decree to repay General Alger. at which
sale they were bought in by General AIger.
The amount involved is $200,O 00.
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blown from the track and many people In
5ured. but they had no particulars and did
not expect to receive any tonight. A num-
Der OF officials connected with the claim de-
partment Of the road left for Owatonna to-
ufuhf
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No BuIIet-Proof Cloth hieIds

WASHINGTON, Aug. S0-The United
States army ordnance officers, after an ex-
haustive test, have reported against the
adoption Of bullet-proof cloth shields. The
test showed that. weight for weight, the
shields were not as resistant as steel plate,
while they were Of double weight when
wet.
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NELLY COMING o M
Sails from Havana with Mrs. ~squires
and

HAVANA, Aug. S0.-Ex-Secretary of Agri-
culture Emilio Terry, Charles f. w. Nicely.
who was among the Americans recently
liberated under the general amnesty procla-
nation; Mrs. Squiers, wife of United States
Minister Squiers, and Miss Squires. sailed
for New York to-day on the steamer Moro
Castle.
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Labor Day Gift.

BUFFALO. y. Y. Aug. 30.-General Man
ager Mitten. OF the international traction
committee. had mailed TO each trainman a
letter advising him that on Labor day their
salaries would be increased approximately
10 per cent. 1t affects in all 1900 trainmen.
conductors and mOtOrmen.
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FAST TRAIN WRECKED.


ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. So.-The North
western train dispatcher in this city says
No. 2, the fast mail. east-bound. was
wrecked at Fairchild. Wis, late tonight.
Two trainmen reported killed. but none of
the passengers was injured.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 3O.-An advance
in the price of anthracite coal from $S.25 to
50 a ton has been announced here. 1t is
stated, however, that there is not a ton of
anthracite in the local market at present.
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FORECAST.
Local Rains and thunderstorm This
Afternoon or Night.

WASHINGTON, Aug. @.-Forecast for
Sunday and Monday
For Indiana and Hlinois-Loca rains and
thunderstorm Sunday afternoon or night.
Monday showers and cooler; increasing
southeast winds.
For Ohio-Increasing cloudiness, with
showers on Sunday afternoon or night;
fresh southeast winds. Monday showers
and cooler.
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Fifteenth Army Corps Reunion.

WASHINGTON. Aug. SO-The Fifteenth
Army Corps will hold a reunion in this city
in October during the Grand Army en-
campment. Speaker Henderson, who is a
member of the corps, will be invited TO
preside.
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industry and the Monte De Piete, which
was imported from France 10 benefit the
Irish poor. Mr.. OlcOtt's songs added to
the strong play in making to-nights per-
Torrance a pronounced success. The time
is 1S35-6.
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deceased; Corp. Randall Herman, Company
+. Second Battalion OF Engineers. Aug. -,
vice Moore, promoted.
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Observations on Saturday.

Bar. Temp. R.H. Wind. Weather. Prec.
a m $50 g z s S,s95'- pc GIe erdv %. 90
Maximum temperature, S.; minimum tempera-
ture, e.
Comparative settlement CT the mean tempera-
ture and total precipitation Aug. 30:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
Reflections of a Bachelor.

One way to get square with
people is to get around them.
The surest way not to find
trouble is not to go looking
for it.
Usually the man who is at
the head Of the house is at the
foot of the family.
Good. hot biscuits are a
stonger argument for domestic
peace than many sermons and
much eXortation.
The first time a bride has a
quarrel with her lord and mas
ter she asks him to forgive her;
after that she asks him to ask
her to forgive him.-New York
Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
Severe Accident.

Mrs. A. Woods, who res ides
one mile south of the city has
met with curious and very
painful accident. While out in
the door yard she caught her
foot on a plank an, pitched
f forward and struck her face on
the edge of a wash boiler caus.
ing a cruel wound.
Farmers, the days of the
click, click mowers are here
ard it will pay you well to keep
one eye on the colts if you are
working mares with them by
their side. j. w. Lear, of near
Ely almost amputated a foot
for one of his that got before
the cycle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
Teachers Examination.

County Superintendent Rog
ers sends us for publication an
article regarding the Teachers
Examination to be held at Paris
and Monroe City June 81 and %.
1t was received at such a late
hour that we could not publish
the article. Order Of subjects.
First day: Geography, Gram
mar, Algebra, Spelling, Ian
guage, Arithmetic. Literature.
Second day: Reading, Civil
Government, U. S. History,
Science, Physiology. Pedagogy
Adv History.