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}, lice and surrendered himself. Jeal
= ousy was ascribed as the motive fol-
5 the deed. Copenhayer was speedily
tried and convicted of murder in the
1 hrst degree. An appeal to the su
/ preme court afforded no relief to the
condemned man. as that tribunal up
held the verdict OF the lower court.
BESSEMER, Ala, June 1l.-The
Bessemer Savings bank and Bank of
Commerce failed TO open today and
, receivers have been appointed. The
suspension resulted from shortage
|, OF $25O,oO it is alleged. on the part
OF President Cornwall. who is said to
have speculated in cotton. Cornwall
is missing. A letter from him exon
crates other officials.
AUSTIN, Tex, June 1.-THE an
nual session of the summer school of
the University of Texas, which open
ed today to continue until July "a,
Will. from all indications be the most
successful since the summer sessions
were inaugurated at the university
six years ago. The session is in
tended primarily for the higher educa-
ton of the teachers of the state and
more than three hundred of these
have taken advantage of the opportun-
ity and enrolled themselves as stu
dents. A new feature has been added
to the school this year in the shape of
a course in manual training. In add-
ton to this the usual college courses
are offered in botany, geology, Ger
man, Spanish, Greek, chemistry, his
tory, etc.
FOWLER, Ind. June 1l-Moses
Fowler Chase, the young millionaire
by jury's decision today was entrust-
ed to his father and not to his aunt
Mrs. Duhme of Cincinnati. The boys
fortune caused legal fight which has
been waged both here and abroad.
DETROIT, Mich, June 11-Five
hundred of the leading physicians and
surgeons OF the state We're gathered
in the large hall of the Masonic TEN
pie this morning at the formal open
ing of the annual meeting of the Mich
igan State Medical society. The fea-
lures of the opening session included
the annual address of the president
A. e. Bulson of Jackson, who took as
his subject Reorganization of the
Medical Profession of Michigan, With
Suggestions for the Future" and an
Grafton on surgery delivered by F. w
Robbins of Detroit. This afternoon
the meeing divided into sectional
meetings for the discussion of topics
connected with special branches of
the medical profession A long list OF
papers and addresses has been pre-
pared and it will be Saturday before
4 final adjournment of the convention
is reached.
| VIENNA, June I.-Corpus Christi
day was celebrated today with the
customary ecclesiastical ceremony.
Emperor Joseph. the Archdukes. the
principal officers of state and the
municipal authorities were present al
high mass in the cathedral at O'Clock
in the morning. Subsequently the
whole body paraded the principal
streets, headed by the clergy and ban
ners of every parish in the city. The
venerable emperor walked, barehead
ed, carrying lighted candle, behind
the host.
| OSHKOSH, Wis. June 11.-Mayors
and other city officials of leading cit
les OF the state are gathered in Osh-
kosh in attendance on the annual
meeting of the Wisconsin League of
Municipalities. The meeting was for
mally opened this afternoon with an
address of welcome by Mayor Muva
of Oshkosh and response by Mayor
Williams of Ashland which addresses
were followed by an interesting pa
per on Business Management of Cit
ies," presented by Mayor Walrich of
Shamee. Two business sessions will
be held tomorrow at which papers
lealing with lighting, street construc-
ton and maintenance. sewage dispo-
sal and other live municipal questions
will be presented and discussed
ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 1.-THE riv-
er stood at 37.9 feet this morning with
4 tendency to fall The sudden drop
in temperature caused much discom-
fort
Physicians predict widespread
epidemic OF sickness. Rescue work
continues. Over thousand people
have been taken out of the flooded dis
trict OF South Broadway. st. Louis.
|
800 persons remain, fearing to
leave property unprotected. Looters
.re busy although five companies of
militia are on guard.
The waters broke throngh Broad
way at Ninth street this morning
Estimates of loss of life vary. Many
ire reported drowned in houses
scores of which are submerged to the
,aves The river is falling very
slightly.
EAST ST. LOUIS, June 11.-MayoI
Cook this morning issued an order fol-
the closing of all saloons and at IL
o'clock martial law was put in oper
alton.
Boats are travelling through the suu
) merged district and moving people
to places of safety
Riot guns have been collected ant
) distributed for use against looters ant
bank cutters. Hundreds of men ar,
watching the embankments. Rail
roads are beginning to resume opera
tions, the Wabash this morning send
ing out trains east and west.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 11.-Th'