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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
RAILROAD LOBBYISTS
CLAIM VICTORY
Insists That the Selection of W. H. Hare For
Speaker Is Point For Them

OLYMPIA, Jan. i2-~The eighth
Washington state legislature con-
Vvnsd al neon today, la the senate
4 T. Smith. Republican. OF King
rountf. was elected president. ~.
cssi wing 30 votes to = FOR Warren W,
f'nlmsn. Democrat. Of fngkann. Sen
ater Hamilton OF Pierce county. Of.
fered preamble ana resolution sk-
prsfssise Of regret Tor the death OF
tite late Governor Rogers. which
y ere unanimously adopted, 4. ~.
summer Of snohomish county was
chosen president pro ten; .. VIII
4. Asns ~ Jefferson, secretary bud-
LEI fisheiman OF Pierce, assistant
secretary y. Al Ross OF Pierce ser
seaut. Al -arms. W. NJ connefs OF
King, assirtant seffeh mt Eat arms.
IL The house. Dr. W. ~. Harr. Re
publican. of Yakima. was elected
speaker, receiving ~ votes 10 m for
Cameron, OF Lincoln. Democrat,
Lindsey of Spokane was elected
speaksr pro tenn; Storey iiuck Of
fpokane. chief clerk II. " Huff OF
thshsils, sergeant at-armn.
Railroad Lobby Pleased
While 1r. Iiafs n pledged 10 the
lHuppuft Of Faiirasd commission.
thefs IL No Disgusting the fact that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
IN
| A CESSPOOL

E4ri Gtiheft. the s.year-oid Aon az
1ff. and Mrs. J &. ulitsrt. living at
rhs corner Of THIRD and Baker
Streets. Ballard Vas drowned IN a
feaspeui several blocks from his
hnnaa yesterday.
TIE lneye prolonged abH~nce was
Esssd hY ht= ns.lhey and she became
fflxhtsaz4a and afyasrd her neigh.
harr. A search for thu boy resulted
- the noestns % hiH lfrlrsn body IA
en egen eeaspazis b. the rear ~ a
tuitdtnz AT Tbrd and Crawford
effre<< he HAD evidently been
risysns Bsef tbs pool and accident.
&liY I'll into a.
peretr e'nroncr Wiitsis took
<hatut Il the tnfy Ne coa,d md
- usfHses to the accident
Tfi< baS father y nov 90 pfue-
t~rti1x tstr IN t'iaiiafn county. Tie
8Ne ben Hofthef ~ he sons dSath.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

der refusing TO send ships 10 the
i'asvt sound navy yard TOT repairs
until the moral conditions said tn
esist IN nremerion were bettered.
Captain Eaton came 10 the front
voluntarily. u u presumed. with a
letter 20 the department giving hts
views Of the conditions Of which Act
ina Secretary Darling complains. In
this letter, which Was given wtde
puhiictty. Captain Eaton condemns
hrenerson ~ the most Immoral town
u has ever been hts good or ~ fer
tune to see, He charges the town
and is Inhabitants with almost every
efime IA tho calendar and eHds by
sayias that Seattle h not partieus
larry notad for it, raintiinesn nor or
der
la view Of all existing facts this
attack BY Captain Eaton ~as nefe
than the citincns % nremefton were
prepared To swallow without protest.
This - what George ", Ward. chair
man OF the executive committ',t Of
the br-merten beard % trade has 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

the railroad lobby IL elated over his
election, To friends OF Dr. Hare. his
choice IL regarded as personal Vie.
tory, lie Naa not W the nsht until
Friday. but when the boom started,
II went with a rush
When the night narrowed down To
Wilson and Hare. the railroads
jumped to the support Of the latter
as against Wilson, who ~ a Htnunch
friend Of Gov. Mcbride. conne-
quently they are proeiaimiuH that
the victory II theirs and the fte-
publican state platform has been
put IN the background.
The chief interest was IN the
spenkership fight. and until O'Clock
yesterday II looked as " u would
be an interesting scrap between
Hare and Wilson. A. this hour WIZ
son sent for DIR. Hare and the latter
went 10 Wilson's room. Mr.. VIII
son told him that he waH satisfied
that he tfiarel was the choice OF a
majority OF the Republican member
Of the HOUSE, and Withdrew from the
contest.
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Passengers of the steamer Difigo
arriving from Lynn canal yesterday
afternoon. bring the news 81 the
suicide 81 Albert Andrews. formerly
Of Dawson, at GoidfD6t, on the koyug
kuk. Sept. ~. lie left the Pioneer
hotel early In the morning, and went
unseen 10 the Koyuknk river. After
removing his coat and vest and leny-
ing note. he tied "A So pound rock
to hia neck ana jumped into Tho
river AZ a point Ia plain view o. the
town. Ills body was not found un-
III the following morning, when u
was taken IN charge BY the auihori-
ties.
Judge brown Of Juneau, On Jan, 2,
appointed ThoH IL. Lyons To succeed
the late Gen. Friedrich M district
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gay
captain ratpn'a letter was dts.
euaHea At the mevtins 90 lhe hoei
al tfndc r'fiaay evening From thf
testimony OF citlasnn gwen At that
uma u developed thnl white sta
tiunea at nfemrrtVn captain Baton
piaNsd himself O. be- "a drunhard and
4 rascal. ~ war shown that he was
guilty OF unhrcumiuH behavior ~ the
liaflH. seattle mouse OF iilsrrputs,
that existed al that time
ssrhe town marshal aud niNht
Waterman were upon one ocehhion
compelled 60 carry him aboard hiA
ship. he heins too much under the
influence uf liquor 20 be- able 10
walk
We are nos IN possession Of affi-
daYtta showing that captain 1iaton
borrowed money from Haioonkerpeft
and gamblers and aftcrward refused
TO renaY them, although they stu
hold his l. -. US, am NOW en.
Faatd ~ the work OF prsHentinn
these facts IN writing % the afficiaas
OF the navy department To the end
that captain Eaton may be- brought
up aud tried by the proper authofi-
ties Tor his anaccmly conduct white
stationed here"
Two OF the afndavits referred 70
E1 Af warn MrfN funun ~ Hthff
| eieisief. william & Stricken aud lief
man aesnier. last Neptefnbsr. and
can therefore not be conss fled a.
having been Inspired by the recent
order Of Acting Secretary Darling
The first nf these In a. the effect
that ON August ~. 1904. Captain
Eaton borrowed from Que Thomas
Kelly $40 giving hts personal y. @
u. for the amount. saying he would
pas the amount the following day
/ This promise. u Ia alleged. h. failed
10 make sond. and when the !. q. u
was presented 10 him he denied thai
he had given u and refused to pas
the moury Tho l. q. N. il at.
tarhed TO and made part OF ths
affidavit
The second affidavit recitcs that
eArtsin Baton borrowed $50 fraal
Herman uslaler. August ~ tsez. and
gave his l. %. u. for the amount
That hs sfterward denied ever ma y
/ ms received the money and refused
60 repay IT, This I, q. 4, " also -
tashed to the affidavit
Various merchants 81 nr~trsrtesl
have come forward with stories al
bills unpaid by Captain Eaton and
these are being Incorporated In tho
fepert Ia the navy denar,ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

~ m, et,irens ef the town 81 pre-
-.-r,,,n carry out their declared Ia.
,-.sIon there i tvery rFssstseet of
: tr.ahieesme time Ia store fof Cap
s.,n II a. Eaton, eHe-tlnie cataaan.
- AZ ths hatflezhip Oregon and
~-..snt istfkctpr ef hfxntettou a. a
s,,lstly moral eomnunitA.
Tes pr,nssstrn beard II trade 10
.<s,s,,ne sfflaAstis and such ether
ssts - viii be nssessAry 10 bring
[.,.ln rAten hsfnre n eoGrt mar
49, a BE- lrsxd fof conduet uahseom-
80 N cfflcsr and = gentleman The
r~,nr,,ai charges In The papers soon
y ~ forwarded % Washington are
ss.t captain EAtaA while IN catn-
e,snd N the tsttle<sie Oregon; then
unJ.rxuinx repairs At the Puget
.-suns n.ssysrtI went into the to~n
a. Rresn<rfon and shile there - Gun
lucfed himself a. e bring contempt
urcn hfn<<ff and the position held
~ aim III TIE government sefS.ier.
rnr>< arf< saftcusly enumerated
s,s.f supported hy saorn aiatemsnts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
FIRE EzINc TO Death
IN MIDDLE STATES

CHICAGO. Jsa ff-roar addition
q a~<ths By freszinx ~srs reported
tha nerufnG The tsfapsfafufe u
8 degrees tsios zero with a down
v1fa i<ndeacy. There Is : prospect
t11f many poor families may perish
f-sm cold unI4<s ffe eaai famine -
r<i<set today MANI Instances Of
extreme ssffertns frem eoid are ~
ported from all parts q the city.
his morning the rrana jury re-
1azn<d ~ ingestlTstien Of the al
Sgd fnnsrirafy % obtain sxtaftlsn-
<t< pfic<a fur tnsL The examination
vas hsgun ~ asnandlug an explain
ettor freus tfs epai dealers u the
ra1ssn Nhy they have conena led
from if.pen to ls.Hrf carloads 81 coal
= ~ yards Rdluinlnx Chlraso. Sew
tF1l pfpuinsnt mfns operators have
4<<n ordered 10 bring their t.tsake IN
q TIE Ersnd Jury recon- II h4s been
+isres<rsf that many ears Of coal
n'rpef IN ~ q the time the inve3-
ueztien h~kan. bore cards from the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
NERO Of

STOCKHOLM, ian. i.--oeneral
Vun vcrerack died here today at the,
ane Of a. years. lie served IN the
Federal army 81 the American ciyil.
war and rose from the rhnks 10 be'
q general lie fought 10 many bat.
ties and gained much fame by his
services -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
NAV ar IcEeoUNp

Gus Brown Of this city. brother OF
Felix Brown, owner Of the overdue
steamer Dawson city, credits tho
story which comes from san Fran
cisco. that the vessel IL now either
ice-bound in Port Maelisr. or has
returned TO Nome os Golovin bay.
lie Etatek that Capt Hanson was
for a Ions time anxious 90 visit Port
Mueller. where u was said a gold
strike Of unusual richness had been
made
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
NAY HIS TRIBE
INCREASE

WASHINGTON. q. G.. Ian. Z
! a government official has been I
! rstzfY q the Naxy Darling fthe 4
position Hoasevelt once Evacsd 4
; meet Nuiuhlf1 says his bureau Z
} chiefs have saie all he knows Z
: To tell and a BOT more. - he 4
! etii save the country the ex- (
. pefse Of printers ink and white Z
; paper snd -, u so II that.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
THREE DEAD
IN FIRE

TT. LOUIS. Jan is-rn fire this
Fnesnins in negro lodgins house
three persons were killed hy jump
Ing rum the windows. sin others
were injured IL the same way or IN
the fire. The building was totally
dssfrsted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
NO WHISKY
FOR Upton

GLASGOW. Jan. 12.-sir Thomas
Upton denieF the report that he In
tends TO enter the whisky business.
RE says that he IL satisfied with the
tea trade as a business and with
yacht racing for pleasure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
SUICIDE ON ttsx4
K0YUKUK

attorney for the First Judicial dis
trlct Of Alaska. Al meeting Of the
Alaska IiHf association. IL WIS re-
solved 10 support Lyons for the pres
identiai appointment 10 the office.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

\ Y ,.l ''''yer $4,000 wind, he tasrd
cAs,..- ',or declares % Be sorfpitod.
d h. Z caseey the Contractors
icy Hlga = sooi. threaten 70
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

sue School District No. I. 'rhe con-
Tractors on the lntefbay. Queen
Anne. Ross. Warren ana Madison
street schools. who are also behind
fiun with work FOR the school dis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
CONTRACTORS AND SCHOOL
DIRECTORS LOCK HORNS

-''no nhroscEs tf8ooo PENALTY HoNcoMPLErlon OF
IfR WAX Iao1chEur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

mercury IL below zero all ever MIN
nespsa. Wisconsin md the Dakntae.
and II IL still going down. SneN has
hsen falling. but not 10 large qsan-
DETROIT. Jan. IA hiirsarti
hieN over Michigan al day yestrr-
DAY and below Esro weather pre-
wallis today The wtnd was - high
last uisht that all boats kspt IN she
hafeofs. Railroad traffi' ia nisch
interrupted.
CINCINNATI Jan. "a rms fher.
fssatusssr r. az zero M tho Shs~ val.
ley this morning, Heavy rnuW aud
sises storms prevailed generally yes-
tefsIay IN this region.
LONDON. Jan. fg--very cold
weather and heavy pnowfaiis are
ref.uftsi from all ports 81 England
aud Scotland. Ia tho north trains
have been embedded In tie rnow and
engines defaiied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

OMAHA. Jan if--wiiiiam y.
Beckett. a prominent lawyer Of this
city. Vas frozen 20 death On Hatuf=
day night just outside the city. He
had been ~ for several days and =
supposed 20 have gotten lcet on bis
way home and TO have wandered
about until exhausted. fiis buaif
vas found BY dairfu1an on a
country ruad.
The weather IL extremely cold
throughout Nebraska and Iowa. The
mercury IL reported heiou a~fo At all
points.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

KANSAS CITY. Jan. Ia re-
cent drop In temperature has caused
nsiderabie suffering among the
poor. due % the hirh price Of ruai.
There IL plenty 81 coal In the yards.
bat u IL held very high Ia Western
Kansas " "a said that an absolute
fuel famine prevails.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

ST. PAUL Jan. is.--Anofher cold
wave II upon the lake rrKian. The.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
Report at Annual Meeting Held at thu
Y. M. c. A. Building Yes
ferdav Afternoon.

The report Of the Children's Home So
ciety of Minnesota given yesterday after
noon at it's annual meeting held at the
Y. M. c. A. building showed that the So
ciety had received during the past year
125 children, of which 84 were under a.
year old. The society received $13, ,3S7.7 IA
and disbursed $13, ,150.63.
The election resulted in the choice Of
the following board Of directors:
For the term expiring 1904: w. J. Dean,
Rev. E. p Savage, Mrs. e. A. Russell, Mime
| apolis; Rev. Theodore Sedgwick, w. J. Dyer, St.
Paul; G. A. Duncan, Duluth ~. 49, J..
For the term expiring 1905; !. R.. G. Jefferson,
D. r. Noyes, II. F. Ware, Rev. Benjamin Long
ley, Rev, G. A. Hultkranz, st. Paul. M. G. Nor
ton, Winona.
For the term expiring 1906: Rev. R. N. Adams,
Rev. L. P. Johnson Fred Lyman, G. J. Lind,
Minneapolis; Rev. G. D. Andrews, Rev. G. Gus
and S. G. Haskell, st. Paul.
| Immediatel yfollowing the meeting Of
| the society the board of directors held it's
meeting and elected the following officers:
President, r. N. Adams, Minneapolis, vice
| president, D. r. Noyes, st. Paul; honorary vice.
presidents, Captain John Martin, Cyrus Northrop,
LII. d., Minneapolis; Ward Ames, Colonel O. H.
| Graves, Duluth; Joseph Elsinger st. Paul; re-
cordins secretary, Rev. E. P. Savage; executive
committee, II. F. Ware, St. Paul; chairman,
| Rev. Mr.. McGregor, S. G. Haskell, D. R. Noyes,
st. Paul; legal counselor, Daniel w. Doty, st.
| Paul; treasurer, W. B. Geery, st. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
TO FREE DIVIDENDS
Merger Roads Ask Circuit Court for
Partial Suspension Of It's
Decree.
In All About $14,000,000 in Divi-
dends May Be Tied Upa
~ 7; Case Stands. @

S Circuit Judge Sanborn this afternoon
set Monday morning, Rpril 20, as a time
for hearing arguments in request by
attorneys, for the Northern Securities
company, that the decree recently handed
down be suspended in so far as it pre-
vented the payment of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific dividends to the
Northern Securities company. It was
urged that the dividends would ultimate
ly reach the same persons. s.. A..
Judge George B. Young appeared for
President Hill, M. D. Grover for the
Great Northern railway and General
Counsel Bum for the Northern Pacific
railway. :. 49, i3+#*% ~ -. ~
Under Instructions from Attorney Cen
eral Knox, District Attorney &C. Houpt
appeared to oppose any motion. y
The attorneys for the railroads ex-
planned that the regular dividend day had
nearly arrived, but that under the decree
it was impossible for the railway COM
panies to close their booys and pay any
dividends, a matter affecting something
| like 1000 individuals, many Of them de.
| pendent on these dividends or the neces-
stiles of life. No modification of the de.
cree was asked, all such matters being
| left for the formal appeal which is sure
| to come in the course of time.
Judge Sanborn preferred that the whole
matter be left over until all four of the
circuit judges could hear it, which would
be May 4, but, owing to the urgency OF
| the matter on which a suspension was
! desired, finally agreed to hear and decide
as to the requested suspension on next
Monday morning. 4
| District Attorney Houpt said he would
present the case to. Attorney General
Knox in the meantime and learn his
wishes.
The attorneys for the Northern Securi.
ties company and for the two railways
said they only wished permission to pa.
the regular dividends which is IMPOSSIBLE
under their understanding Of the decret
| of the court. I.
Before the case could be passed or
finally by the supreme court more thar
$14, 100000 would be paid in dividends l.
! the suspension should be granted. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
In A RUNAWAY auto
Thrilling Experience Of a St. Paul
Girl Who Wouldn't Take
a Dare.
She Started Strange Machine and
Then Couldn't Control It's
Movements.

'The Madness Of Maggie a Sunday
supplement romance, with half tones, was
provided yesterday afternoon, at Ninth
street and Second avenue S. by a red mo-
tor car, as they call 'em in London and
New York, and a school girl that "couldu't t
say Mo- The car was the car of w. D.
Smith. The girl was Maggie Werthaus,
black-eyed and 16 years of age.
You'd look fine in that bubble, Mag
gie," observed another girl, as the two
approached Mr.. Smiths palpitating char
lot. ~. %-.E
"Well, should say,'' replied Miss Mar
garet. -, a. =. ~.
"Dare you to jump in and turn the
handle;,'' continued. the temptress. :
'Here goes" cried Maggie, dimpl1ng
merrily, and here went.
Maggie twisted the what you call it,
gently, as she told later The car sneezed
and started across the street; changed its
mind and started back, revised it's judg-
ment and turned once more. Hopelessly
confused, it became rapid red circle in
the center Of the avenue. Miss Werthaus
was surprised but knowing that red was
most becoming to her "style," she pulled
the "straight-away" handle, and moved
rapidly up street. The motion was de-
lightful. Miss Werthaus waved a patron
izing hand at her friend upon the side-
walk.
But there were several teams approach
ing, land I couldn't find the stop-handle.
I was afraid to touch the other things,
lest I'd go faster or make those figure S's.
But I just reached for that horn, and
| didn't I blow it! Well, you should a
seen the horses jump!''
The fog horn did not blow unheard. It's
! mournful means were echoed far and
| wide. Rescuing expeditions started from
dwellings and from stores Drivers <f:ned
about to pursue the auto in dist1/;s
Then, as at the Bijou or the Iyceum, q
| handsome young man dropped from the
sky. At least he walked down the steps
of his boarding house. He ran out into
the middle Of the street "just in time" tt
catch the rear seat Of the complaining car
He grabbed a handle, the car stopped
Miss Werthaus said and hero and hero
inc abandoned Mr.. Smiths machine tive
miles from where Miss Maggie had re-
| fused to take a. dare
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
STRONGEST EVIDENCE OF FAITH
Voegeli Bros. Drug Co. Guarantee that
HyomeI Viii Cure the Worst Case OF
Catarrh In Minneapolis.

When one Of the most reputable con-
Germs in Minneapolis guarantees that
medicine will effect a curenor they will
return the money, it speaks volumes as
to the merit Of that remedy. 1t is in this
way that Voegeli Bros. are selling Hyomei,
the treatment that has made so many re-
markable cures OF. both acute and chronic
cases Of catarrh in Minneapolis and vicin-
itoy.
Hyomei is not pill nor is it a liquid
that has to be taken with a teaspoon or
wineelass. Just breathe it by the aid of
an inhaler that comes in every outfit and
benefit will be seen from the first treat
ment. .':
It destroys all germ life in the air pass
ages and lungs and enriches and puri-
fies the blood with additional ozone. 1t
cures catarrh Of the head and throat, or
| of the stornac CHI, liver and kidneys. Wher-
ever mucous membrane contains catarrhal
germs, there Hyomei will do its work
of healing. When using this treatment,
the air you breathe will be found like
that on the mountains high above the sea
level, where grow balsamic trees and
plants which make the air pure by Civ
! ing off volatile antiseptic fragrance that
/ is healing to the respiratory organs.
/ Remember that If Hyomei does not cure
| YOU, Voegeli Bros. will refund your money
/ This is a. good time to cure catarrh by
this natural method and prevent catarrhal
colds that are so common at this sea-
L ss s.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK

Choice farm and city mortgages for sale.
Minnesota Title Ins. & Trust Co.
Bart's Cartoons for 1902 on sale at The
Journal counter for 25c; by mail, 35c.
M. Ploos van Amstel Of Paris exhibits
at Bintliff's art store high class water
colors and oil paintings. Public invited.
Wrist bags in all the new styles and
feathers, with coin purse and card case to
match, at Barnum's, tbs Nicollet avenue.
Subscribe for all magazines, papers, ETC..
and get your binding done at Century
News Store, 6 Third street, near Hen
nepin avenue.
The joint meeting Of the I. O.. 0. F.
lodges which was to have been held last
evening was postponed until next Thurs
day on account Of the death Of P. F.
Martin.
The Engineers' club of Minneapolis will
meet next Monday evening in the rooms
of the county commissioners. w. w. Red
field will read a paper on 1.-THE Panama
Canal" and L. S. Gillette a paper on "A
Trip Through the West Indies
Joseph J. Rhodes has made application
for horse thief bounty from Hennepin
county. He claims that his evidence and
information was responsible for the arrest
Of Robert Walton, the boy who recently
pleaded guilty to horse stealing and was
plication will be heard before Judge FL
lott May 10.
Hennepin Council No. 435, knights Of
Columbus, has decided to confer the third
degree on a class of 100 candidates on
Sunday, May 81. Preparations have be-
gun for securing the attendance Of brother
knights from all over the northwest to
witness the ceremonial. A social session
will follow. Hennepin council is in a
flourishing condition, with present
membership Of over 25O, which will be
increased to nearly 400 by the initiation
Of this new class.
Instead of two lodges, there is to be q
join twin. city lodge of the knights of
Khorassan, which order bears the same
relation to the Knights of Pythias as the
Mystic Shrine does to the Masons. A
committee which has been considering the
question Of union for some time has re-
ported favorably on the plan, and last
evening the st. Paul lodge voted in favor
lodge will probably take similar action at
a meeting Monday evening. Alternate
meetings will be held in both cities.
Thomas Schall, who represented Mime
sofa at the northern oratorical contest at
Chicago last year, has been notified by one
Of the judges that reconsideration Of the
contest shows that he really won first
place by two points, instead Of second
place, as he was given to believe. In 60
ing over the markings it was found that
he had won first place by two points
Brown Of Iowa, who was credited with
first place, has been informed that he was
only second best.
BY means of a long, irregular tube con-
| tanning air chambers and lined with cop
per plates through which the current
passes. Joseph Johnson, 800 Twenty fifth
| avenue NJ a fireman at the North Side
station, believes that he has discovered 8
novel means Of purifying city water BY
electricity. A test Of the instrument was
| made yesterday and another one this NOR.
ming. Samples Of the clarified water were
sent to the city bacteriologist for analy'
| sis.