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OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The senate ratlhed the Ianama
canal treaty with Colombia without
amendment and by vote of % To ..
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tack, Of Jersey
Vile. H., celebrated their siNty-tirst
wedding anniversary Tuesday.
II. T. Collins. alias W. p. Gray, was
arrested in st. Louis, accused of using
mails in fraudulent employment bu-
reau scheme.
Maj. Waller, who was with the first
relief party that entered Pekin, China,
has been promoted to the rank of
lieutenant colonel.
The king of SaNuny has issued an
open letter, begging that the people
will place all the blame for recent
scandals on the crown princess.
United States Consul Swan, at Mon
teyideo. reports TO the state depart
ment that Uruguays capital is threat
ened 10y 5000 armed men camped near
the city.
The Missouri house passed Worlds
fair appropriation bill of $4,000 The
senate passed the state eleemosynary
institutions bill expanding over ST.
OOO.OOO.
Ensign Ward X. Workman has been
acquitted by court-nartial Of respon'
sibility for the explosion in the gun
turret in the battleship Massachu-
sets.
Amos Creig. known as the boy
tramp, whose parents live in st. Louis,
and are said to be rich, was killed by
a train on the Clover Leaf route at
Dublin, Ind.
James 5. Harlan, attorney general
of Porto Rico. has resigned his office
and sailed for home Tuesday, He re-
ceiyed great ovation as he boarded
the steamship.
Nearly 100000 worth of certificates
OF deposit issued by the J. j, Ryan
Turf Investment Co., at ST. Louis,
have been received 10y the United
States marshal for liquidation.
The supreme court of Nebraska has
decided in favor of Father Murphy as
against Bishop Bonacum in relation
to the ownership of the Catholic
church property at Seward.
Near Penn Yam. y. y, Mrs. James
Strowbridge killed her daughter and
her mother. fired the house in which
the bodies lay and herself persisted in
the burning building,
Witnesses at the Burdick inquest at
Buffalo, y. Y, asserted that it was
their fixed belief that Edwin r. Bur-
dick was murdered by Peunell or by
an assassin hired by him.
Two witnesses before the Doodle
investigating committee at Jefferson
City, Mo-, admitted handling notes of
large denomination, but refused 10
give details. The committee report
ed to the house for Instructions
1t is announced that unless Judge
Tynor ayails himself of the opportmi-
~ offered TO resign as attorney for
the post office department his re-
moval will he insisted upon by the
president.
Mrs. Nellie Brink, widow Of Maj.
W. Il. Brink. Of Edwardsyille, H.,
dropped dead while on a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ramcy, at
Monks Mound.
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FROM TWO POINTS OF VIEW
"Is St Louis ShameIess" Discussed
by Two Prominent citizens mt It.
Patrick's Day Banaues..

ST. Louis. March 10.-There were
two ST. Patrick's day banquets in st.
Louis Tuesday night, one at the
Planters hotel, given by the Irish
American society. and the other at
the Southern hotel, given by the
Knights of 81. Patrick. At each OF
them the alleged "shamelessness OF
Il. Louis was the theme of proml-
nert speakers, whose utterances on
the subject had been looked forward
to with considerable interest. At the
first-namcd banquet Circuit Attorney
Joseph Folk handled the subject, say
Ing in the course of his address:
NO city can be injured by getting
rid of physical or moral filth, Corrup-
ton can not be cured by hiding it.
There is no secret remedy known for
il. The only effective medicine is a
good dose of enforcement of law, fol
lowed 10y civic awakening and quick
ening OF the public conscience to pre-
vent relapse. II is more honorable
to correct evils than 10 bear them in
ignuble silence. II is neither honest
nor patriotic not to enforce the law
for fear of the finger o. scorn. 1t is.
of course. humiiating to know that
Tottenness has existed so long I'M
moiested. but il is far better to APP
ply the surgeons knife to the can
cerouS growth than 10y tolerance to
allow it To eat into and destroy civil
life.
President Harry j. llaweS of the
jefferson club and head # the board
of police commissioners, among 9TH
er things, said at second named ban
quet:
unfortunately there are men in
st Louis, who, seeing a man limp,
Immediately want TO throw him
down and discover the cause of his
lameness and then advertise it to the
world; who, at a concert, hearing Il
false note by one artist, talk about
the false note and not about the eN.
Cellencc Of the rest of the perform
ance.
There are men, who, seeing one
intoxicated policeman, state that the
whole force is composed Of drunk
ards. There are seIf-constituted cen
sOrS of morals, who finding no vice
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Amos WIN plrnh Inannllr.

Minneapolis, March DR. A. 4,
Amcs, In custody of sheriff Drcgpr,
reached Minneapolis Tuesday from
New Hampshire, He win be urrnigned
Tomorrow Amcs' defense, according
to W. w Erwin, his leading counsel,
VIII be Insanity His paternOl grand.
father Is said TO have been insane,
Ames now has brother In one Of the
state hospitals for the insane, Quar-.
'ers have been fitted up for Amcs In
the city hospital whore II has been
planned TO hold him 10 a prisoner
pending trial,
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THE ELEPHANT JING0 DEAD.
The Monster pnchydcrm FINED
AwnS aud Died EN- Route 10 New
borL-Nns Buried az sea.

New York, March 10, The elephant
lingo, said TO have been larger than
Jumbo, died at sea ON the steamer
George, which arrived from Liver.
pool Wednesday The animals death
occurred March ~ aud il was buried
at sea, An animal show bought lingo
in London, The elephant had not
travelled since infancy, aud from the
time Of sailing II trrttcd and pinned
away lingo was % years Of age, H.
feet high, weighed six tons and was
valued at $4,000
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WRECKED AT ROCKDALE, ILL.
Collision OF mn Enst Bound Rock Is-
lnnd Passenger grnin Win
Freight ~ NockdUir, III,

Joliet Ill., March is=Thc east.
bound Rock Island passenger train
No, @ was wrecked, Tuesday morning,
at Rooldale, Just below Joliet, by col.
lison with a freight train, Fireman
Connolly Of Joliet was badly hurt.
The passengers were shaken up some,
aud some were cut and bruised, but
none seriously injured, The accident
was due 10 fog.
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Fatal i'lubt Ia Nebraska,

North Platte. Neb,, March lS--Du
Ing saloon dght here three men
were shot, one perhaps fatally John
Jones received one bullet through the
leg and another In the thigh, Joseph
Allen was shot through the arm aud
William Chilco,t received wound In
the breast which may prove fatal.
John th'lcoo, a brother Of the
wounded man, Is IN Jail, II being
charged that he fired ave of the shots.
The shooting wns the result Of a
quarrel between the two rival fac.
uonn,
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JUSTICE DAY IMPROVING.
irs Wen and iIns Passed the
Critical stage,

Washington, March ls.-Dr Hardin,
after hi, morning visit to Justice
Day. Tuesday, issued the following
bulletin;
Justice Day slept well last night
ana Is doing well this morning, lie
has passed the critical stage of tho
disease and conyalescenee has oppar.
emily begun"
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OLDEST MAN IN ILLINOIS.
David Mitchell Celebrates his one
Hundred aud second birthday
In sheridan County,

Springfield, M, March u.s. David
Mitchell, probably the oldest man In
Illinois, celebrated his one hundred
and second birthday anniversary ON
the farm In sheridan township, Logan
county where =, resides with hIs son,
Peter Mr. Mitchell has never used
intoNicunts, but has used tobacco
freely. lie attributes his Longevity to
his temperance.
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New York, March ls,. Churlea ",
Nch"oh, president Of ,hc United
states steel corporation, returned
here on the steamer krou prlng VII.
helm from an extended tour ~ Eu.
rope, Mr. SchWub said he was In cx.
ecllcnl health, but declined t. saw
anything about his intentions until he
his friends,
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big INTERESTS INVOLVED.
Hearing Begun in the Case of the
United States VS. the North
ern Securities Co.
BIGGEST CASE EVER TRIED IN ST. LOUIS.
The suit Was Brought Under the
sherman Antitrust Law to En-
join the Northern Securities co.
From Further Transaction of
business.

St. Louis, March 10.-Assistant At
torney-General James NJ. Back,
Wednesday morning, opened his argu-
ment before United States Circuit
Judges Sanborn, Caldwell, Thayer and
Van de Nanter in the case of the
United States against the Northern
Securities Co.
The ease is being argued on its
merits, the present hearing being
final, except that an appeal may be
taken to the United States supreme
court.
No evidence will be taken during
the hearing, as the testimony was
completed by Examiner lngersoll in
St. Paul and New York.
The arguments of the attorneys are
expected TO continue until Thursday
night or Friday.
The petition Of the government is
that the Northern Securities Co. be
declared a uulity, and its charter and
rights forfeited, that it be eniomed
from further transaction of business,
and ordered to return TO the original
stockholders the stocks Of the Great
Northern, the Northern Pacific and
the burlington railroads, taking back
its own certificates of stock, which it
gave in exchange for the stock it
holds in the three systems.
The attorneys for the United States,
besides Mr. Beck, are Assistant Attor-
ney-General \. \. Day and ID. T. Wat
son, of Pittsburg, the latter EN-
ployed as special counsel for tina gov
eminent.
The Northern Securities Co. is the
corporation created by the merger OF
the Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and subsidiary lines and the Burling-
ton by President James j. Hill, and
legal attacks on it by Gov Van SAINT
of Minnesota and others have made
it one of the most famous corpora
tions ever formed.
William II. Day, former Attorney
General Griggs, and James Il. Beck,
assistant encouragement OF the
United States, will present the side Of
the government, being assisted by
United States District Attorney Col.
ID. l.. Dyer Of st. Louis. d. 7. Wat
son. of pittsburg, special counsel en-
ployed by the government, will coop
crate with the government attorneys.
Judge George b. Young, Of st. Paul;
NJ. h. Grover, general counsel of the
Great Northern, and {. W. Bum, gem
eral counsel of the Northern Pacific
railroad. will look after the interests
of the railroads and the Northern Sc
curites Co.
The litigation now pending is the
result of proceedings begun in the
Minnesota supreme court more than
a year ago, and dismissed 10y that
tribunal for lack of jurisdiction,
Thercupon the government took up
the case in the federal courts. 1t is
alleged that the merging is in viola
ton of the Sherman antitrust law.
It is also alleged the merger is in
conflict with the laws OF Minnesota.
This is technically the first trial of
the case. The list of defendants in
cludes j. Pierpont Morgan, james j.
Hin and number Of other multi
miIliouaires, The Northern Securities
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Ensign workman Acquitted.

Washington, March iS,-'fhc court
which tried Ensign Ward H. Wort.
man, at Pensacola, flao 20 determine
the extent, II any, of his responsible.
~ for the eXplo ion In the sN.inch
gun turret Of the battlcship Masso'
chGsetts, on Culcbrl, by which nine
men lost their lives, rendered ycr.
diet 81 not guilty
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bridgeport Conn., March is,=-rw)
children of Mr. aud Mrs, James Wei.
don of Whiting Lane are dead and
three others are critically IN the re-.
,uli Of eating apples which had been
poisoned wlsh paris green to kIll rats,
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i.Lc rric NAVIGATION omen.

Detroit Mjcho March ~, Nu,igu.
ton ON Lake Erie waf opened,
Wednesday, by the Detroit n Clc,r.
land line steamer city of Detroit.
which LETT her dock for Cleveland.
lherc IL little or no ice in the lake.
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VI Old Landmark. Sold,

indianapolis lndo March ts,aThc
OLD indianapolis arsenal was sold,
Monday 70 the Wnonn rcchnicnl and
ARrIrul'oOl institute for Sljl,00O,
The purchase price viii be rcnycstcd
III u new army post, near The city, 10
be known M Fort benjamin Harrison,
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I,IIIrh In a EniInnsr.

Cincinnati, March ~, BY the col
lapse Of the roof In Cranes planning
mill on Eastern avenue, Wednesday,
one man was killed, one fatally two
seriously aud others slightly hurt
The large building Is in course of con.
HtruVtiOu,
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Joub.rt M Mexico,

Mexico city, March Is, Command.
ant Joubcrt, one Of the members of
the visiting liocr delegation, is IN
here IN u result of the opening of
the wound received during The South
African war;
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lInd audience Win K,ug oscar.

Stockholm, March 49, t. w. Kohl.
muL SD Louis exposition commits.
tioucT had u private audience with
Ming Oscur The ding WAS much in
'rro.lcl In the plans for the exhibit
ton and Mr. Nohlsuat Is hopeful that
Norway and Sweden viii make ala tx.
hbit.
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General STRIKE 1nii,J

Chicago, March is, \ general strike
OF all trades was called, Monday
night, ON the plnnt Of the American
Glucose Co, In sympathy with tho
carpenters aud mIlIwrIghts, who have
been out for several days,
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Kansas city, Moo March ia spc.
ciul to the star from Joplin says that
news of the tragic death Of five boys
was received here from Chant l. r.
The boys were playing ON raft
which cupsilcd,
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kiii,d TWO Men.

pittshurg, Pa, March 49, \ Ft
Wayne freight crushed into furui.
,urc van of the North side Transfer
Coz At the Sandusky street crossing,
Allegheny Wednesday, wrccking the
van and killing two men, Two others
were seriously injured
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Peoria IT., Nurch T. The engI.
ncers, hrcmcn aud sWitchmcn en-.
rloyed 10y the Illinois Valley en-.
railroad who do the switching for the
glucose plant IN this city are on a
strike The men we've receiving three
cents below the scale.
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Baton Rouge, Lun March ls,=The
state supreme court has announced u
decision sustaining the right Of the
legislature 20 pass the Wilson law,
providing for separate accommodn'
tions for whites and blacks in the
street ears,
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uurdick Inquest Postponed.

buffalo, \, w. March 49, The Bur.
dick inquest has been postponed uuNl
nest Monday District Attorney
CoutsworDh Is suffering from sore
throat aud can not speak without
prcut difficulty,
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standard on sat, Cracked,

Safe blowers cracked the safes y
the Atlanta tGaD office of the s'any
ard OIL Co, and secured $500 IN monY
and $4,000 In checks,
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piquu, O., March ~, Rev =, NJ
Wcddcll, one Of the oldest baptist
ministers In the west, died suddenly,
Tuesday night, AZ the age Of ~, lie
celebrated his 6Olcth anniversary IN
the ministry In lspN,
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London, March TO- The fixture Ia
announced of Body u buyih, 80.
licitors, Their liabilities are over
$4,000, 900.
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Phoenix Aria March Is, The leg.
lslnliNc council has passed the cQgnl
tultragc bill reported from the house,
by a tWo'tbIrds majority vote,
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STATIONARY At MEMPHIS.
Situation in the High Water Section
of the Mississippi and its
Tributaries.
LEVEES IN MEMPHIS DISTRICT HOLD.
One Break In the 81. Francis Sys-
TEN, Twenty Miles North of Mem
phi-, Through Which the Water
10 Flooding the Arkansas Basi a
south.

Memphis, Tenn, March 1S.-The
river stands at 1916 this morning an
is stationary. The !evees continue to
hold and only one break is reported
in the st. Francis system. that at
Trice Landing, 20 miles north of here.
The waters are rushing through this
crevaSse at a fearful rate and flood
ing the Arkansas basin south. The
town of Marian. in Irittenden county,
is in desperate straits and its inhahit-
ants are greatly alarmed at the rapid
encroachment of the flood. Hundreds
of refugees were in Marian and every
available building is being used to
house them. The Frisco railroad
which runs through the town. is UNI
der water. This fact was reported To
President KilIough of the ST. Francis
levce board, and he announced that if
the situation warranted il he would
cut the lcyee near Mound City so as
TO allow steamboats, to get through
to Marian.
Reports OF Loss OF li1e.
Reports of loss Of life in remote
sections are current. but only in two
cases can they be verified. The body
Of an unknown white woman was
found in the water near Mound City
and the corpse Of negro was taken
from the oyerfowed district.
All railroads entering the city
from the west are badly hampered
by the rising torrent and in many
cases their schedules have been an
nulled.
The lcvec here is crowded with
poor negroes who were picked up by
steamboats,. The city authorities
have turned over several buildings
for their use.
TO Care for Refugees.
4 meeting of prominent negroes
has been called for tonight and steps
will be taken 10 help care for the
refugees
A dispatch from Coyington states
that Island %, which is considered
one of the highest in the north end
of the river is flooded for the first
time in its history, Sixty persons
were rescued from the island this
morning w a steamer.
Reports from Helena state that the
people Of North Helena are alarmed.
The leyee before that part of the
town will hold only one foot more of
water.
The Huntington levce in Bolivar
county Miss. continues to hold.
Railroads Rropcning.
The Naloo & Mississippi Valley rail
road has opened lis lines again, The
tracks have been raised and regular
schedules have been resumed. The H.
linois Central is running all trains and
does not anticipate further trouble.
The situation in North Memphis is
unchanged. People are transferred in
skiifs and many are idle because Of
the shutting down Of several indus
tries.
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Alleged whi,ccnps vndcr Arrest

Thirteen men are under arrest
WSnnc, Arllo charged with WINE
Gaping In connection with the Wu'
der of Detective Brown,
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Farmers Neck nroLen,

Eli stevens, prominent farmer
fell ont of his wagon, near Monigo"
cry, Alan and nlightcd ON Ais be0a
his neck being broken,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Popularity proves nothing.

Popularity proves nothing.
Prayer is wonderful purgativc from
pride.
Cultivatng crosses never cnri.bcs
character.
A white hand gives no indication
of the heart.
Introspection Goes not promote spir-
itual digestion.
The atliuence of a life may be known
by its influence.
Spiritual Indifference is often only
mental Incidence.
No need to eat the brambles in order
to get the berries.
A mans Judgment on others is his
verdict on himself.
If you are live lighthouse you do
not need a whistle.
Paying the debt of nature does not
pay the debt of sin.
\ child's finger can point as straight
to heaven as a mans.
Sin in itself is to be dreaded more
than its consequences.
Only the fcatherwcights are drawn
after every passing fad.
If all our desires We're granted our
delights would be gone.
Half of wisdom is in being silent
when you have nothing to say.
The world needs more religion in pol
itics and less politics in religion.
1t is Il dark day for the race when
Unsuitable greed becomes the mark OF
greatncss-Ram's Horn.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
Handling Hot Rivets Gracefully.

Untried grace in motion is Il thing
which seldom fails of applause and ap-
probation. If you doubt this just
watch the crowds which daily line
the subway cuts at those places where
men are setting up the steel work. The
deftness with which the man at the
forge passes red-hot rivets to riveters
on the framework far above him is
what holds the crowds. Seeing the
thing done once creates n desire to see
it done again and again, and you
watch in vain for a slip or n mishap.
Taking the glowing rivet from the
fire with pair of long handled tongs,
the forgeman walks over toward the
riveter's helper. With Il preliminary
swing. which is in the nature of TAX
ing aim. the forgeman tOSSeS it up to
the helper, who catch it dcXteroUSly
in an old nail keg. Sometimes the
man at the forge will throw the rivet
forty feet, but he never misses his aim,
nor did any one of the crowds who
watch the performance ever see the
helper ''mutf' one.-New York Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
WHY the Boots Didn't Mate.

]. z. Morgan, Jr., was describing
visit he made to Ireland last year.
"In Dublin" he said, my valet fell
i'll and was obliged to send him home
to London. Thenceforth ] relied upon
hotel Wallets, and queer fish, truly, some
of them were. There was a Derry
hotel valet Who amused me. | sat in
the parlor of my suite one morning
and sent him to the bedroom for u
pair of boots.
1.-TWO pairs of boots l said, are
in the marquetry closet. Bring me one
pair, and be sure that they are mates
"The Derry valet BUSTED of and
brought back a pair of boots that were
not mates after all. Patrick | SAID,
this pair of boots are not mates,
"'Sure then, sir he said, i don't
know what's to be done at all, at all,
for the other pair in the cabiiRt are
not mates either"