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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-06
Kansas Citv Produca markat

Kansas City. Aug. 6.-Close-wHEAT-
Receipts today. 121 cars. Quotations:
Sept, $3.50; Dec. 114G15sc Cash: No.
hard. 7O13@1l2c; No. 3 hard, 6912a7011c; No.
2 red, 74s4a75c: No. red. 74c
CORN-Sept.. 4614G46ssc: Dec. 4614 q
1880. Cash: No. 2 mixed 461zc: No
OATS-No. white. S2a34c; No. ? mixed
RYE-No. 3 SIC.
RE $725
BUTTER-Creamery, 15@17c; dairy. fan
cy. 15c.
EGGS-Fresh, lie
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Phil MAY Is Dead.

London, Aug. 6.-Phil May. the artist
and illustrator of Punch. the Graphic,
and other periodicals. died at his resi-
dence on Camden hill this afternoon,
after a Drotracted illness. At the reg
ular weekly dinner of the taft of Punch
the artists death was announced. Mr..
May died of Dhthisis. after a year of
poor health. The end was probably
FASTENED by his Bohemian life, hard
work and fondness for late hours. The
papers this afternoon express the great
est sympathy and regret at the short
career of man who was regarded as
among the greatest black and white
artist since the. days of John Leech.
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MAKES A GLOWING OFFER

Stevens Point. Wis. Aug. GA. q.
Lee, a citizen of Denton, Tex, writes
that if the city of Stevens Point Will
change its name to philanthropy" he
will secure a location here for two phi
lanthropic institutions of world wide
interest, backed by unlimited capital
and which will mean the expenditure
of 81 ,0O0, 000, 900 first and last" He calls
the institutions the International Po-
litical Specialists school and the
Worlds Diathetic institute. A letter
of inquiry addressed to the editor or
leading paper at Denton brings the
reassuring answer that Mr. Lee IS
perfectly reliable and responsible"
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Kansas City. Aug. S.
.gh LOW Close Yes
Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by A. c. Goodwin. Commits
sion Company. Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers of grain.
Room No. 3. Columbian. building Inde-
pendent telephone 79S.
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat SD
lower: corn I'D lower.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat I'D
lower, corn lad higher.
Receipts of grain at Chicago today.
Wheat, III cars: graded, %. Corn, SO cars;
graded, H. Oats, 125 cars; graded, 26
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apolis. IS cars; Duluth, cars. A year
ago. Minneapolis, III cars Duluth, 26
cars.
Receipts of grain at Kansas City: Wheat,
lis cars; corn, % cars; oats, cars
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow: Sep
TENDER wheat-Puts, 1880; calls, S1Ac:
curb, SO4sc- September corn-Puts. 5ll2c;
calls. 62alc.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat I'D
lower; corn sd higher.
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MIR. FAHRIG DENIES.
Bauxogen Shale Man Insists That he
Is Right.

millionaires against a poor inventor"
said DR.. Ernest Fahrig last night in
referring to the suit brought against
him in Topeka by the stockholders Of
the Fahrig Mining and Milling COM
pany Dr. Fahrig insisted that his
''bauxogen' process for extracting gold
from the Kansas shale was practicable
and valuable He says his system viii
show its true value by results and that
this will be the most satisfactory an
sWer he can give TO his critics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-06

St. Louis, Mo-. Aug. 6-CATTLE-Re-
ceiPts today, 4,5O0 head including 1000 head
of Texans. Market steady Beef steers.
s.. 60d5.35; stockers and feeders 81. 30d3 90:
cows and heifers, 81. 2504.6O; Texas steers,
$40.
HOGS Receipts today, 45OO head Mar
ket steady. Pigs and lights s5.39Q5 IS
packers, S5.25d5.55; butchers and best
heavy, $5.35d5.65.
sHEEP-Receipts today. 1900 head.
Market slow and easy. Natives, s.. 256I3. IS
lambs S4OO655O
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Sugar and Cofes Market.

New York. Aug. 6.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
strong. Fair refining. 3 3-I6c: centrifugal
Sc test. 3 11-16c: molasses sugar ? I5-I6c
Refined sugar firm Crushed. $500 pow
dered $50: graduated. $500.
COFFEE-Market quiet. No. 7 Rio SIC.
ASSES-Market firm
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New York Money Market.

New York, Aug 6.-Close-MONEY-
Prime mercantile paper, 5std6 per cent:
sterling exchange steady, at a decline, with
actual business in bankers bills al $4S545lf
4.S5le for demand and at $4.S3d4S305 for 60
days: posted rates. $4S4 and S4-S615; COM
mercial bills. S4.S2s4 G4S27s
VER-Bar silver, 547sc; Mexican dol
lars. 423.c
BONDS-Government bonds weak.
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Sacramento. Cal, Aug. 6--Convict
James Roberts, one of the band of
fugitives from the Folsom prison. has
been captured near Davisville. He was
dressed as a tramp and carried under
his arm a roll of blankets. He also had
a revolver. The sheriff and officers i'm
mediately after securing Roberts in the
Davisville Jail started in search of
Hooker. his cOmrade.
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Cotton Market

New York, Aug. 6.-COTTON-Sales to-
day. 1,50S bales. Spot cotton closed steady.
Quotations per 100 pounds Middling up
lands. Sl2-75 middling gulf, $500.
Galveston. Tex. Aug 6.-COTTON-Mar-
ket steady at 12c per pound.
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Ch1caeo Produce Marka..

Chicago. Ill, Aug. 6.-BUTTER-Mark
steady Creamery, 14q1S12c; dairy, 12120
lie.
EGGS-Market steadier 11M13c.
CHEESE-New cheese steady. Daisies.
1la11a4c; Twins 10$4Q11c; Young Americas,
n1@M12c
ICED POULTRY-Market f1rmer. Tur-
keys, he; chickens, 12d1212c.
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Topeka Hide Market

Topeka, Aug s.
Prices paid In Topeka this week, based
on Boston quotations:
GREEN SALT CURED FI4AT..........714c
NO TAIIlOW - 33[ {,
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RANGE cd Prices on stock.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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New York Butter Market.

New York, Aug. 6-BUTTER-Rec
today, 6.795 packages. Market steady
State dairy. 14q171zc; creamery, 15Q19c.
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lating the law or by trickery. 1 expect
as long as 1 am a member of the school
board to vote against any proposition
that know to be illegal.
Yours for law enforcement,
EMMETT E. ROUDEBUSH-
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Wool Market

steady Territory and western mediums
l61sa1s1zc; fine medium. 141zG16c: fine, 13Is
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-John Alexander
Dowie. general overseer of the Christian
Catholic church. was made citizen OF
the United States today upon renounc-
ing in the superior court his allegiance
to the sovereign of Great Britain and
Ireland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-06

Kansas City Grain.

Furnished by ]. L. Gall, Commissions
Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 40 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City, Mol
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San Francisco. Aug. 6.-The planning
mill of c. A. Hooper & Co. in this city
was totally destroyed by fire today, and
a lumber yard adjoining belonging to
the same firm was partially burned.
The loss is about s15O.000: Insurance.
$50. 0O0
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Louisville. KY, Aug. 6.-Fire caused
by lightning destroyed the Bour bon
stock yards and two buildings adjoin-
ing it Four hundred and fifty sheep
were burned. Loss. S250.000.
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Topeka Marks..

49, Topeka, Aug. c.
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Washington, Aug. 6.-The postoffice
department established during the
month of July 2,455 rural free delivery
routes The total number of routes es-
tablished for the entire fiscal year end
ed June 30. 1903, was 1864.
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Washington. Aug. 6.-The president
has designated Lieut.. General Young to
command the army from August 8, the
date of the retirement of General Miles,
until August Is, when the general staff
law goes into effect and the office of
the commanding general of the army is
dispensed with. General Young thus
becomes the last commanding general
and the first chief of staff although he
will hold the positions only a short
time
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Lincoln, Neb, Aug 6.-Governol
Mickey has appointed W. ]. Bryan on,
of sixty-two delegates from Nebraska
to the National Farmers congress al
Niagara Falls. September %.
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RI7T T11 Foes P0fii -Sc
BUTTER-Country, HE
EGGS-Case count. Sc.
POULTRY-Hens. nc h.; ROSTERS, 15c
each; ducks. &c lb.; geese. sc lb.; turkeys
Sc ID; broilers lie ID.
HAY.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-02-25

institution, receiving $4,000 annually
from the federal government. the time
has come when the state should fully
cooperate by providing an annual ap
preparation equal to that Of the federal
government. The thousands OF recent
settlers taking up claims In the west
ern portion Of the state can only pros
per by intelligently adapting their las
bors to their new conditions condt
tons that can only be understood oft
zines after expensive experimentation.
these new settlers are entitled to the
best aid and advice the experiment sta,
ton can give them. 1t becomes q
question, therefore, not whether the
state can afford to make this approprt
alton, but can 1t afford not to make it?
Agriculture is our chief almost e1
clusive-source Of wealth production
40 that whatever fosters and improves
1t returns to the state many fold what
it COSTS
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Resume 81 The new$.
Washington Notes.

Washington Notes.
"A pension Of $72 month has been
granted to Col. William Thomas Of
Mankato.
Seventeen letter carriers have been
suspended from the San Francisco
postofflce for alleged political activity
during the November campaign.
The postofice department issued
orders establishing free delivery SER
vice at Livingston, Mont, and Rock
ford, Colo, beginning June l.
1t is reported that Hon. Edward
. Blake has been retained by the Do
minion government as counsel before
the Alaska boundary commission.
Queen Wilhelmina may be request
ed to name the umpire who shall pass
on the claim of the United States
against Venezuela in the event that
the persons named cannot agree.
The Indian bill, as it passed the SEN
ate, contained the amendment prov:d-
ing for the sale at public auction Ct
the eleven townships on the western
side of the Red Lake reservation in
Minnesota. No effort was made by
the Dakota delegates to incorporate
in the bill the Rosebud and Devils
Lake treaties.
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i THE MARKETS.
latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock centers.
81 raul. Feb. 81. - Wheat No. 1
Northern, 761-2c; No. 2 Northern,
rs sc. Corn-No. 3, 4O@41c. Rye
No. 2, 4Sc. Barley-Malting grades,
5O@53c. Flax-No. l, $1.15. Oats
No. 3 white, 33@S3 3-4c.
Minneapolis, Feb. 21.---Wheat --- No
hard, 7S 1-Sc; No. l Northern.
rs 5.8@77 1-Sc; No. 2 Northern. % 5-S
@76 1-Sc.
Duluth, Feb. Fl. Wheat No. 1
hard. n 1-Sc; No. Northern, rs 1-8c;
No. 2 Northern, "a 1-sc; No. spring.
II 5-Sc; oats, csc; rye, SO 1-2c; barley,
35@51c; flax, Sill.
Milwaukee, Feb. 81. - Wheat-No
Northern, SOC; No. Northern, $50
1870: Rye steady; No. 1, 80 1-2@
&c. Barley steady; No. 2. &c;
sample, 46@53c. Oats firm; standard,
$50. Corn-May, As CSC.
Chicago, Feb. 81. - Wheat ~ No. 2
red, 75@76c; No. 3 red, 70@74 1-2c;;
No. 2 hard winter, 71@75c; No. hard
winter, 6S@71c; No. l Northern
spring, 70 @ soc; No. 2 Northern
spring, 77@79c; No. 3 spring, 7O@77c.
Corn-Cash, No. 2, 43 1-2@44c; No. 3.
Al 1.2@421-2c Oats-Cash, No. 2, "a
@341-2c; No. g., 80 1-2@34c.
Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 21.-Cattle-
Beeves, $3.50 q $40; cows, bulls and
mixed, $3.50 q 4; stockers and feed
ers, $2.5O@4.25; yearlings and calves,
S2.5O@3.85. Hogs, $6.6o@7; bulk.
$675@6.S0.
Chicago, Feb. 81. Cattle Good to
prime steers, $4.4O@5.50; stockers and
feeders, $2.25@4.50; cows, $1.4O@4.40;
heifers, 81 q $50; calves, $3.50 @ 8;
Texas-fed steers, $3.50@4.25. Hogs
Mixed and butchers, $6.75@7.15; good
to choice heavy, $40 @ 7.30; light.
s6.45@6.7O; bulk of sales, $6.75@7.
Sheep-Good to choice wethers, $4.75
@5.s5; fair to choice mixed, $3.50 @
4.75: Western sheep, $4.75@5.35; ma
tive lambs, $4.75@6.60: Western
lambs, $4.75@6.5o.
South St. Paul, Feb. p. - Cattle -
Good to choice steers, $3.50 @ $50;
good to choice cows and heifers, 1926
ga; veals, $2.5O@5.50; good to choice
feeding steers, $3.75 q 4.25; good to
choice stock steers, 50 q 1926; steer
calves, 1908; good to choice stock
COWS and heifers, s2.25@2.75. Hogs
Price range, $G40@7; bulk, $1,000
$50; mixed, s6.65@6.SO. Sheep Good
to choice fat lambs, S5.50@6.25; fair
to good, $4.75@5.25; good to choice
yearling wethers, $4.65 @4S5; heavy,
$4@45O: heavyweights. $3.40@3.S5;
culls and stock ewes, $1.75@2.75.
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Crimes and Criminals.

crimes ana criminals.
A thief resembling Grover Cleveland
has been robbing boarding houses at
Port Chester, N. Y.
Paul Blackmar was granted di-
vorce without alimony at Chicago be-
cause of his wife's adultery with
Baron Won Answeldt.
Engineer James N. Davis, killed in
the Central railroad wreck at Plain
field, N. j., is blamed by the coroner's
jury for the accident.
Mary Martin of Springfield, ILL.,,
saved the lives of her fifty pupils by
dropping them from the second story
of the burning school house.
George d'Asseauer of Chicago was
given an indeterminate sentence in the
penitentiary for embezzlement He
had been in the county Jail for two
years.
More than 400 complaints have been
filed against the concerns by which
Adolph Jacobson of Bayonne, N. j., is
said to have conducted a gigantic
merchandising" swindle
Helen 2. Robinson Of Rochester, N.
r., was fined $50 for passing Mexican
money, although secret service agent
held that she had committed no crime,
as she did not pretend that the coin
was of United States mintage.
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BOTH SIDES SUSPICIOUS.
England Will Not Recognize the Cas-
tro Blockade.

New York, Feb. 21.-British naval
authorities think there is more trouble.
ahead with Venezuela, says the Her
AIDS Port of Spain, Trinidad, repre-
sentative. They say that England is
determined not to recognize any Cas-
tro blockade, and her war vessels will
not hesitate to fire on ships or shore,
upon any manifestations of inter-
ence with British trade with Ven-a
ezuela. No instructions have yet been
received regarding the delivery OF
warships to Castro. It is believed here,
that nothing will be done until the
terms of the agreement are received
from Washington. The German crnis-
er Fake and the British warships'
Tribune, Alert, Pantome and Colon
bine have arrived.
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Casualties.

Eight persons were killed and four
injured by an explosion in the Peter
& Fox Magazine Cane factory at Eos
toria, Ohio.
8. S. Glasscock, a farmer Of Cairo,
ILL.,, took of his red lined coat and
tagged passenger train where he
found broken rail. He was badly
frozen.
At the Buckeye mine at Bowie, Ariz.,
William Steel and William O'Donnell
were killed and number of others
slightly hurt by an explosion of dyna-
mite.
Fire at Quebec destroyed La
Frances book bindery, Mercier's
printing Office, George Belleau's whole
sale dry goods store, the rooms Of the
Canadian Yacht club and the Office of
the Canadian Express company. Loss,
100000.
The Detroit Sulphite fiber works in
Delras, Mich, were destroyed by fire.
The loss Isl 100000 and is covered by
insurance There were several mar
row escapes from death among the
employees and firemen who were fight
ing the flames.
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From Other Shores

Part of the navy department build
ing at Buenos Ayres was burned Loss
about 100000.
The pope has appointed Cardinal
Martinelli to be a member of the Con-
gregation Of Rites.
Andrew Carnegie's library donations
in England still fail in some cases to
be received with gratitude.
Four hundred Americans observed
the fifth anniversary of the destruc-
ton of the Maine at Havana.
German women, who outnumber the
men by 100000, are being strongly
urged to emigrate to the United
States.
The craze for bridge whist has been
the cause Of several scandals in Brit
ish smart" circles, where some of the
players have been caught cheating.
About 1900 dock laborers employed
by one of the contractors Of the North
German Lloyd company struck work
at Bremen, owing to the dismissal of
a comrade.
The negotiations between the United
States and Cuba for the lease of the
two coaling stations, one at Bahai
Honda and the other at Guantanamo,
have been completed.
Many churches in the central dis
tricts Of London, each occupying
ground worth 100000, have congre-
cations on Sunday morning of not
more than dozen persons.
Russian newspapers claim that
man in the hospital at Tomask is 200
years old. They say this statement
is supported by documents. The man
has been widower for 1913 years.
A cablegram to the Boston Globe
from London says that the prince of
Wales is quite likely to come over to
America with Lord Roberts and the
rest OF the delegation from the Hon
orable Artillery company, in response
to the invitation from the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery company OF Bos-
ton.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-02-25

Women are not always devoid OF
sense Of humor. The late Mrs. Grant
used to call herself Penelope, because
she accompanied Ulysses on his wan
derings around the world.
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JUMPED THE TRACK.

Twenty Passengers Injured in al Ac-
cident on the Grand Trunk.
Toronto, Ont, Feb. 21.-The ON
treal express, west-bound on Sthe.
Grand Trunk, jumped the tracy at
Whitby Junction. All the cars left
the rails, the engine alone remai3ing.
The engineer, William Stewart, had
his leg broken. Twenty passengers;
were more. or less injured. none, how
ever, very seriously.
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AT FLOODS MERCY
SCORES OF HOMES ARE MADE.
DEsoLATE ~ THE FROZEN
FLOOD.
flGnIlAG HUNGER AND colD "
INDIANA FARMERS lMPRlsoN n@
IN UPPER STORIES OF a
HOUSES.
WHERE AID CANNOT REACH 1n3@
SWOLLEN RIVERS ADD TO ~
sTRucTloN IN DEsoLATE
REGION.

Vincennes, Ind, Feb. 81. ~ Hf1lgh
water, which has turned to ice, anu
the bitter cold has brought license
restitution and much suffering IN
scores of homes in the Emberra bot
toms, south of here. THOUSANDS or
acres OF land which last week ere'
under water, are now covered Nth
ice. and many homes are entird
surrounded by it.
The Wabash river continues to rise
and add to the destruction In the des-
olate district. The farmers are fight
ing with hunger and cold. Those
who have not moved out Of the low
lands are prepared to do SO on short
notice. In some cases people are liv-
ing in tents which they have pitched
on the side of hill or on top Of they
levee.
Until yesterday ice had not been
thick enough to bear the weight of
person, and for the past three days it
has been impossible for many people
to leave home. Scores of families are,
living in the second stories OF their
homes, the lower floors beinr fl!ed
with ice. It is impossible to III re-
lief into a portion of the d!:; &, as
the roads are blocked by water and
ice.
Evansville, Ind, Feb. 21.-The river
is still rising here and at 6 o'clock
last night registered 36.6. The danger
line of 80 feet will be reached to-day.
Farmers have been busy all day re-
moving their effects to the high
ground. The water works above the
city is surrounded by high water and
workmen go to gnd from the plant in !
skiffs.
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Relief for STARVING.

Stockholm, Feb. 21.--The central re-
lief committee has forwarded to the
governor OF Westerbotten province, to
be used for distribution Of seed, the
sum Of 81, 900, Of which amount $1,000
was contributed BY Americans
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Engineer o. Famous Monte.

Engineer Of Famous Monitor!
New York, Feb. 81. Claude de- LOr-
raine, who was chief engineer Of the
Monitor when that vessel sank the
Merrimac during the Civil wal, and
his son Edward, aged twenty.iour.
were found dead from asphyxiation
yesterday at their home in Brooklyn.
Gas escaped through . defective tube
connecting gas stove.
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Dedication IL Charged.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. PA. Martin
eau, the noted motorcycle racer, who
IL employed as clerk in the military
department, was taken into custody
yesterday on the charge Of misappro-
priating departmental funds. When
arrested Martineau had in his posses
sion SIS, OOO The exact amount Of the
alleged .defalcation il not yet known.
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DR.. Tomlins sees possible poetry in
a yawn or sneeze. We are not sure
on this point, but we have a suspicion
that yawn goes well with good
deal OF poetry.
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Robert Fitzsimmons is writing
play. Judging from the conformation
OF Bob's braincase the worst that has
been said OF the modern drama is to
be justified.
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Boiler Lets 90.

Pottsville, Pa, Feb. 21.-By the ex-
plosion Of boiler on q Philadelphia 4
Reading passenger train engine here,
Barney Rabb, the Fireman, was killed,
the engineer fatally hurt and several
Others injured.
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Steamer Rams a Schooner.

Atlantic City, N. j., Feb 21.-The
steamer Goldsboro. Philadelphia for
New York. collided with four-masted
schooner off the Little Egg Harbor
life saving station yesterday. The
schooner sank in few minutes. The
crew of the wrecked schooner were
saved.
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]. Pierpont Morgan says his debts
FAR exceed the value Of his chattels.
There is no immediate necessity. how
ever, for getting up benefit in MI.
Morgan's behalf.
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Friends A ain.

Berlin, Feb. Pit is announcer Of
ficially here that diplomatic relations.
between Germany and Venezuela hlye
been renewed. The new miniatek,
Herr Pelldram. will sail for Car Id
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hundred. 81 cattle Killed.

Hundreds Of Cattle Killed.
Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 81. - A cattle
man who arrived at Weatherford yes
terday from Amarillo, Tex, says that
many cattle were killed by the recent
storm. He says that he counted near
ly hundred head lying along the rail-
way.