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rs I,IAo-YANgs TAKEN7
Toxic, Sept. i. 5 pm. There is 9 re-
port current here at this hour that the
Japanese captured Idao-yang today.
It is quite without affirmation.

Dodge Center, Mimi, the federation
president, has been unable to be pres
emit, but Mr.. Allen is convalescing from
typhoid fever and Mrs. Allen will not
Miss Hope Is ladies' orchestra gave
its usual interesting program, inter-
spersed with vocal and instrumental
solos, this afternoon. In addition to
the regular musical program at 8
o 'ciock tomorrow, Professor Koerner Of
st: Paul viii give musical accom-
paniment to the reading of melo-
drama. Miss Hope has arranged the
numbers for tomorrow as follows:
Overture, 'Ruy Bias Mendelssohn;
march. "Tannhauser, = Soldiers Chorus"
Evening STAR Wagner; selection, "Sho
Cum" Luders; Air De Ballet" Barelli,
string orchestra; march. 'sHope." Papini;
Symphonic; Haydn; :, Joyful Sum
mertide,". schumann. ladies' orchestra.
The following program will be given
by Miss Hopes Ladies' orchestra in
the Woman s building at 1880 O'Clock
tomorrow:
Selections, .'Florodora, Stuart; inter-
mezzo, "Cavalleria Rusticana,' Mas
cagni; Gypsy Melodies, Sarsate. violin
4 solo by Miss Georgia, Telley; vocal selec.
/ ton, Master Martin Luttor, boy soprano
march ''Dauglter<of the Regiment" Gus
| tin; cornet solo, Miss Fannie Holden; flute
solo, Miss Jennie, Ware: string quartet
i selections from Schumann.
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FIGHTING AT PORT ARTHUR
Japs- Assault Forts, Taking One, but
49, Failing at Another.

@ Chi-fu,t Aug. 81, 11:30 p.m.-(De,
layed )-Severe fighting occurred at
Port Arthur Aug. n, when the Japan
csc, moving from shui-shii -ying, at
tempted to capture Pa-lung- shan, which
is south of Shui-shi-ying and west OF
the railway: The Japanese made two
assaults between 4 and 8 O'Clock in
the morning. They were repulsed both
times. A prisoner, subsequently taken,
places their losses at 1,O45 killed and
wounded. For one: hour after the as
sault shells were thrown from Shut
shi-ying into Port Arthur.
The foregoing information was
brought here tonight by Chinese who
speaks excellent Russian and who was
| employed at the police station in Port
Arthur, which place he. left in the
evening Of Aug. 20. He adds that up
to his departure no further attack had
been made by the. Japanese on Pa
ports that the. Russians had reoccupied
Etze-shan, where there has been but
little fighting recently.
i At 4:4O pm; on Aug. %, the Japan
|ese attacked fort No. 6, on the north
east portion Of the right flank. This
fort is a new and strong one. Afte
three hours fierce firing, during which
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fed strongly and occupied by numer-
GUS force Of the enemy. =
Japanese Bivouacked.

The Japanese bivouacked the night Of
Aug. 20 in front of these positions. At
dawn Of Aug. 80, all of the Japanese
armies jointly attacked all the Russian
positions on the southern front, from
point north of Tench-c hia-feng to
point east Of Hang-ch1a-tun and to the
west of Hui-lin tun and Shou-shan.pao:
The Japanese center attacked with all
its strength. The left column of the
first army continued the attack upon
Teng CHA fang and Ya-yu-tai, but the
Russians there received achievements
and it was impossible to dislodge them:
A separate column was dispatched
from the right column of the second
army and occupied ridge to the south
Of Tsa-fang-tun, whence it opened a
.cannonade upon the enemy at am.
This first artillery attack proved sue
cessful and at 10 O'Clock the Russians,
having been reinforced from the di-
rection Of Liao-yang, made an endeavor
to retake the ground they had lost
Turnout the afternoon of the Both adj
ditional reinforcements reached the
Russians until their strength was es
timated at two divisions and fifty OF
sixty guns. i,
The Japanese continued to ATTACH
desperately and at 3 O'CLOCK IN th1
afternoon junction was effected witt
the left column of the first army. The
Russians were dislodged from Tsa
fang-tun and that vicinity.
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TURK: FEARS LEST
GREECE GET CRETE
Porte Suspects Prince George Of
Plot to Win Powers Over
H.- to Scheme.

Paris, Sept. 1.-The departure re-
Gently reported Of Prince George Of
Greece from Crete, Of which island he
is governor, on a mission said to be with
the object Of inducing. the powers to
consent to the annexation of Crete to
Greece, has aroused Turkey to ener-
getic diplomatic action.
A note has been received in Paris
from the Sublime Porte to the effect
that number of Cretans have decided
to raise the banner Of revolt against
the sultan to proclaim the independence
Of Crete as preliminary to demanding
the annexation Of the island to Greece,
and to send a petition to Prince George,
who is en-. route for Copenhagen, &C.
quainting him with this decision and
asking him to accept the new state OF
things and incorporate it in the basis
Of his negotiations.
The porte does not. guarantee the
strict accuracy of this information, but
| instruets the Turkish embassy in Paris,
in the event of such a proposition to
the. French government to protest
against any interference with the in
tegrity Of the Ottoman empire.
The porte adds that it cannot believe
the European powers will break their
| oft-repeated pledges to maintain the
status quo in the near east.
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]. ]. HILL TELLS
OF N. P. CORNER
Says He Was Busy Considering
Purchase Of Rolling Stock
During Panic,

New York, Sept. flames J.. Hill,
president of the Northern Securities
company, testified today, that on May
8, 1901, the day of the panic in North
ern Pacific stock, he remained in his Of
fee and was busy considering the buy
ing of new locomotives and other rail
road affairs.
When questioned as to the appor-
tionment of Northern Pacific stock
prior to the panic, Mr.. Hill said his
personal holdings in Northern Pacific
amounted to 100000 and an addi-
tional $14,OOo,OO0 was held by. friends
Of his. Mn Morgan s share, he said,
was $2O,00G0o0. These holdings were
of common stock.
Mr.. Hill was called to tell what he
knew of the famous Northern Pacific
corner, in a suit in which John j..
tO'Leary of Chicago, who was short,
claims that his brokers closed down on
him at a. much higher figure than
should have been done.
Mr.. Hill, il Pierpont Morgan and
others have been called as witnesses.
/ o 'Leary seeks tog4recover $55, 1000 de-
posted with his brokers as margin.
It was announced that Mr.. Morgan
will not testify in person, but represen-
tatives Of his firm will be present.
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PATCHENWOOD WINS
Minneapolis Stallion Takes Four-Year-
Old Prize at Fair. .

Minneapolis Stallion Takes Four Year
Old Prize at Fair.
Patchenwood, fine stallion, owned
by C. E. Hasey of Minneapolis walked
away with the first prize in the class
for 4-year.olds and over. The. contest
between this animal, and Pickwick,
was very close, but the st. Paul horse
had to be content with second prize.
Patchenwood, sire Patchen Wilkes,
dam Lula c., is large rangy stallion,
bred in Kentucky. Pickwick is son
Of Revenue King, who won the first
stallion ribbon at the worlds fair in
Chicago out of a ring Of thirty
The third prize was won by Norwood
owned by John c.. Casey of St. Paul;
the fourth by Brontell, owned @. D.
Andrews Of st. Paul and the fifth by
Malcolm Boy, owned by P. ]. Alexander
of st. Paul.
Patchenwood also won the sweep
stakes. giving him the proud distinc-
ton Of champion stallion Of Minnesota.
The winner in the 3-year-old or more
gelding class is owned by w. 0: Foot
Of Galesburg. Iowa and the second prize
was won by Kentucky Prince, owned by
DR.. F.. NJ. Owens Of st. Paul.
| The first prize for mares, 3-year-old OF
| over, was won bv Melrose. owned by
+. NJ. Monahan of KNOXVILLE, Mo-: and
the second was won by Fannie Good
rich, owned by Ed Clapper of the same
place. In the combined harness anc
saddle class Fannie Goodrich won tirst
place and Tip Top, owned by J. 2; Dun
can of Minneapolis was second and Ken
| tuckv Prince, owned by DR.. +. M
| Owens Of st. Paul was third.
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HEAVY RAIN KEEPS
PEOPLE FROM FAIR
Continued From First Page.
be worse and the sky is going to dry

be worse and the sky is going to dry
by and by
Latest by Carrier Pigeons.
Pigeon bulletins from state fair
! p.m.--Rain is still falling. People
still coming.
1905 D. Small chance Of races this
afternoon.
lilo p.m.-The crowd is damp, but
their splits are not.
Old Rivalry Gone.
The success attending the use of the
new terminal system Of the Twin City
Rapid Transit company at the state
fail grounds marks the passing Of the
old rivalry between Minneapolis and st.
in by the ticket offices respectively
representing the two cities. Under the
present system the cars from the TWO
cities are unloaded in all parts OF the
yards, according to the trackage avail
able at the time the cars arrive. ms
makes it impossible for the manage
ment to keep track of ticket sales
from Minneapolis or :" ticket sales
from st. Paul. IN
The only way we can do now, and
the only way we want to do, said
President G.. N. Cosgrove this morning,
sis to let the st. Paul people turn out
on St. Paul day and the Minneapolis
people turn out on their dey. Tomor-
row is Minneapolis day and it will be
the best test of Minneapolis fair
going strength
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JOURNALS GUESTS
List Of Those Who Have Registered at
Journal Building.

Among the state-fair visitors who
have registered at the Journal building
to date are: AZ
James Heating, Aberdeen. s. D.; George
w. Fay, Grand Rapids; Mrs. N. H. Tilton,
Martinsburg, Ohio; w. e. S. Thompson,
Hastings; S. A. Moore, Fargo, N. D.; w.
A.. Bolles, 3. G. Bolles, Chatfeld; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. q. Barnridge, Leslie Barnridge,
Tower; L. II Fiegland. Minneota; Will
liam M. Olmsted, Forest City, Iowa; Mi
ram Himnen, Hewitt; Willis Mattocks
Deer Creek; ]. c.. Hessel, Grace ~Hessel,
Brainerd; j. W. Kamrar and daughter.
Blue Earth; Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Mathews,
Springs, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Baer-
man, Lime Springs, Iowa; Oliver v. Pal
mer, Motley; Dave l.. Johnson, Tyler;
Lauridis Mortensen, Tyler: j.. A. Battell.
Farjbault; Louis Scharf, Candy: Adelbert
Raymond Wautoma. Wis; ]. X. Krohn.
zumbrota; Pr. P. A. hilbert, Melrose; DR..
A. J. Gilkinson, Osakis; F. H. Peterson,
Richfield; Basil smout, Wells; Mrs. E. L.
Lesser, Milwaukee,, Wis; John II. Rahtlly
Dexter; Miss M. P. -Rahilly, Fargo, N. D..
Ethel Carter, Albert Lea; b ]. ODon.
nell,, Mendoza; Eileen Trodden, Hudson
Wis; e. E. DeGroff and daughter, Leroy
M O. Besserud Maple Plain; r. Lesley
Wells; Mrs. 0. II. Case, Fountain: Mrs
Sarah Fitch, Milbank, S. D.; Mrs. L. C
scribner, Racine; MRS Nellis Shaw
Spring Valley; Miss Luverne Scribner, Ra
cine; Mrs. B. F. Case, Fountain; I. D
Patterson, Dodge Center; Mr.. and Mrs
s. Duxbury, Canton; @. r. Hogue, Dell:
M. Hogue, Benson; Henry Reynolds, Wa
SEGA; George w. Taylor, Detroit; Paul G
Schmidt, Northfield; b.. A. Battonnley
Winnebago City; Lulu Day, Clark, S. D.
Agnes sheeran, Waseca; Rev. F.. w. OF
son, Grandy; Miss Celia. Buck, Waupaoa
Wis; Roderick Smith,, Superior, Wis.
Charles H. Utley, Jerome Utley, Preston
Mrs. c. E. Brainerd, Albert Lea; Mrs. T
J. Wilcox, Northfeld; Peter Mattson, Mrs
I P. Madison, Mrs. John Mattson, Still
water; George F.. Castle, Britt, Iowa; {
L. Angel, Litchfield; Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Hagelstock, 1ronwood. Mich; Mrs. ]. !
Murphy Edna Murphy, Duluth; R. =.
Blaton, Heron Lake. H. a.
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REBUKED BY PREACHER
Popcorn vender e,he Quoted Scripture
Called Down.

~ T.. go -
Occupants Of at least two sections Of
the grandstand yesterday afternoon
were not little impressed with the
omnipresence Of Rev. g.. L. Morrill,,
pastor of the Peoples church and of
the Minneapolis branch Of the Actors
Church Alliance. 49,
Being distinctly human, the Rev. Mr..
Morrill, takes keen enjoyment in being
at the place where there are things
doing Consequently there is nothing
remarkable in the fact that Mr.. Nor
afternoon watching the feats Of skill,
strength and daring, and even the horse
races to be seen from that vantage
point.
Presently youth crossed the di::
vine g path bearing fodder for the null
titude and bespeaking the merits Of the
same so that his voice carried to the ex-
IRENE limits Of the landscape. The
youth was selling popcorn and peanuts
in this fashion:
q Now is the accepted time. Cheaper
than salvation, without money and
| without price. Save your soul, " etc.
The hair on the back Of the reverend
| gentleman 8 neck stood out straight
and he halted that young man in his
mad career.
"Young man, said he, 'tit's al
right to be funny in your business, but
you II have to stop. quoting Isaiah ant
the book Of Acts to sell your peanuts
I won't have it. What s your name9'
he demanded.
The vender gave it fippantly enough
"That's my name,V he said. "Wha
Is yoursq' Mr.. Morrill, promptly pre-
sented one of those. little cards whicl
are so we'll known to townspeople
Cob said the young. man.
: descended to ordinary English in tn
pursuit Of his calling, while Mr.. Morril
serene in the knowledge of a good dee
/ well done, finished the day by doing tn
t Pike and was greatly pleased and ed
/ fed thereby. .s< ~.
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WoMEN's PROGRAMS
Music of Unusual Interest Promised Tor
Tomorrow.

Mrs. A. 7. Bigelow Of Merriam
Park. Mines. w. B. MacLean, George
d. Kicker and o. j. Evans of Min
neapolis and Mines. J w. Edgerton
and w. e. Bramhal Of st. Paul
were the women asked to assist at the
the hostesses, Mines w. M. Liggett and
j. NJ. Underwood made the visitors well
come and answered the many inquiries
in regard to clubs and clubwork. a
register is kept of the clubwomen and
another is for women who do not be-
long TO any organization, and the list
Of names in the one is far longer than
who are not members Of some organ
ization. ss .1#
| Tt has been d disappointing to the
lclubwomen that Mrs. f. s. Allen Of
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WAR IS WAGED
ON THE PRIMARY
Democrats Divide On Important
Planks at Oshkosh-Three
Reports from 9 Committees. ". =

Oshkosh, Wis, Sept. 1.-The demo.
cratic state convention reassembled this
morning at O'Clock. James L. O'Con-
nor of Milwaukee, former attorney gen.
eral, was made permanent chairman.
The name of Henry Killilea Of Milwau-
kee, who was slated for the place by the
state central committee, was also pre-
sented, but Mr.: Killilea- withdrew.
A bitter battle was precipitated by
the reports Of the resolutions commit
tee. There were two minority reports.
The majority report, advocated by the
Villas faction, Endorses the national
platform and candidates and demands
it's constitutional rights and province.
It's principal state planks are. those
indorsing an elective rate commission,
which shall. be. empowered ITO secure
information and make report and rec
ommendation to, the legislature and the
governor on all public service corpo-
rations, including telephone companies,
street railways, gas and electric light
companies; a. plank recommending, a
fat rate Of 2 cents a mile on all mile
age books for railway fares; q plank
vigorously denouncing the deplorablee
I state of affairs in the state offices at
Madison, and another .denouncing. the
which is to be voted upon and made
operative by the people at the election
next November.
'" Where the Fight Comes.
The fight was waged on the primary
election plank. One minority report
presented a. plank that is an unequiv
4 Deal Endorsement of the principle Q:
! primary tion reform. This is ia
4 thcred by County Chairman Bruce o.
Milwaukee. IT. Cleary presented tn
. following plank relating to. corpora
: | lions: - -... :: 80. -.
We demand that all public service cor
porations, railroads, express, Telegram
, and telephone companies should be In fac
directly under the state and to that en-
!. 1--WE are TN favor Of the enactment of
E law providing for the establishment OF
commission consisting of three person
with ample power to supervise and cor
troll the rates, charges or fees of all pull
d lie service corporations for services reno
y cred and to prevent discrimination
u them in favor Of one against anothe
! Such commission to be elected by IL
y people at the spring election. 25* T., =
), The intimation that the majority r
y port was dictated by the ":stalwart
IS leaders of the republican party "!
/ bitterly resented by the men WI
e. signed it. - i: la. =. -.
vt No Action at: Adjournment =
10 At 1890 pm. adjournment was take
y, to 1880 without action on the resol
% tions report.
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PIONEERS BRAvED RAIN
Dowupour Did Not Daunt the Builders
Of Empire.

VI
Rain had no terrors for the Mime
sofa Territorial Pioneers. Men and
women who braved the unknown dan,
and "fifties ~ were not to be deferred
from attending their annual reunion on
the state fair grounds by 9, simple rain.
True it is many, if not all Of the pic.
neerss are bent with age, have silvered
hair and are slow gated put tnGy Wene
Which WHICH they endured in the early days
made made possible the splendid showing. Of
Minnesota and her cities at the falr
All was CHEEKY, altho a bit dark this
morning in the log cabin. A roaring
to To- the cheer chez o Of tn the place 0ld settlers
began to gather early. They spent the
time in exchanging greetings and In
speeding the relics added to the museum
since last year. There. were hot argu-
ments over important dates in pioneer
annals. They were spirited but not In
bad temper. President Durant, Vice
Presidents Cooper and Bell, Secretary
Hazzard and Treasurer Staples arrived
SECRETARY Hubbard was the busiest
man on the grounds. He was an.
nouncing that if the weather let Up t he
a MaeaY pauk'Tfh The rain Of the morning
stopped the early program. ",
During the afternoon Ex-Governor W
D. Hoard Of Of Wisconsin Was scheduled
to tell some Of bis inimitable e stories .;
and General J: Il: BAKER i gays ~ 9 ate+ o.
Senator Moses E. Clapp gave stirrinrs
appreciation Of the work of tn!
pioneers, sketching briefly the. growth
and advancement Of the state.
The veterans sang the old songs AM
danced the Virginia reel to the mus1
{ of an orchestra and lone tddler." a
:: Log Cabin Song.
J. Moses X Armstrong ST., anne !!
Q was as follows:
i - (Air-My Country, IT'S Of Thee). =
Fair land Of northern skies, 81
=, Land where great empire lies
- Aud rears its throne Z,
IL In Min-ne-so-ta's name, = g
= We sing with loud acclaim,
d Fair land Of golden grain.
al Our happy home.
81 Ger all cur fields and towns,
10 We tread old hunting grounds,
y OF gone;
j. Where Mime -ha-ha's braves
l. Invoked the smoky haze,
~ OF Indian summer days,
~ With dance and song. ~
ae Land where great rivers rise, :.
Land where the eagle flies,
: And rides the air F
e. fE< Land of the tinted cline, !
''Ir4- Beneath whose purple shrine
as Our schools and church combin9
1OI r." r. In praise and prayer. |.' ~: ~
r. ~ --',--. -. -. =
1 From blue Superiors waves
Sweet breezes watt our plains,
A., OF peace and love; 49,. -
-, Hail to our northand state,
Bright realm Of field and lake.
Let all our songs awake,
To God above. L..
Charles johnson led in the singh
which was carried on with gust,
- Considering the inclement weather t
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Paws to Be Good.

Evil doors have paid roundly for their
transgressions at the fair. For the first
three days the police court receipts
- Justice Gould disposed Of eighteen
cases this morning. Most of them were
those Of bibulous persons who had
brought tanglefoot into the grounds.
Most Of them had left $5 bail. None
appeared to stand trial. The Justice
had no competition for the money.
ing, that Of q young man who was
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the Japanese endured a crossfre from
fort No. 2. the Japanese succeeded in
entering the fort. When the Russians
were safely away from fort No. 6 the
Japanese flag waved over it, and sew
eral forts concentrated their fire on it
and the Japanese were compelled. to re-
tire.
Heavy firing was heard by the Chi
nese on the night Of Aug. 20.
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BAIL FOR NAN PATTERSON.

Sew York, Sept. bail for the release
OF Nan Patterson, indicted for the murder
OF Caesar Young, was fixed today at $780,
600 by Justice Amend in the supreme
court. It was said that the necessary
amount would be furnished
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3 oNe pLEpeE TO pARkma

Esopus, N. Y, Sept. lin a prepaid
telegraphic dispatch of 1873 words, the
longest Of its kind yet received by Judge
Parker. the Parker and Davis club Of
Bernards township, New Jersey, sent
word OF its devotion to his cause
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CHICKENS SCRATCH, UP GEM,

winston Conn, Sept IA diamond
valued at $50, lost 'by Miss Rebecca Rem
nough at the home of Wright Criffen, in
Great harrington, Mass, fourteen years
ago, was scratched up by chickens last
Monday and recovered by Fred Burghard.
who notified Miss Rennough yesterday.
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STABBED HIS EMPLOYER.

Salem, s. D., Sept. Fired High, a
transient laborer, stabbed Henry Kotz, a
farmer. High made an attempt to evade
arrest, but was run down after a seven
mile chase. He refused to stop and was
shot In the foot by one Of his pursuers.
At preliminary trial he was bound over
to the circuit court
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sHORTHORN SALE
Water Did Not Affect Those Who
Sought Stock.

At i clock lovers of fancy stock
turned to the great cattle tent where
the auction sale of Shorthorn cattle
was held. This sale was under the di-
Breeders association. It was largely
attended and is said to have been one
of the most successful sales ever con-
Quoted by the organization.
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euLL CHARGES AN AUTO,

philadelphia Sept. 1!-While Lawrence
! Daniels was driving a twenty horsepower
I automobile along Girard avenue a bull
charges the machine. Altho the animal
was downed, the auto was wrecked and
s Its occupants thrown out.
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HOSPITAL WORK LIGHT
But Six Cases of Minor Importance
Treated This Morning.

j But six cases were at the emergency
hospital this morning. None Of these
headaches were the most prevalent dis
orders.
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Curious ceremonies are witnessed In
Siam when one of the sacred white eleA
plants dies. 1t is given a funeral grander
than that accorded to princes of royal
blood. Buddhist priests officiate, and
thousands Of devout Sianese men and
women follow the deceased animal to the
grave. Jewels and offerings representing
some thousands of pounds are buried with
the elephant.
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Wabash in Pittsburg.

M. F. Osborne brought to a close today
the negotiation of the sale of the Union
Belt Railway line of Pittsburg to the
Wabash. The price paid by the Gould
interest was $10,O00,000, and the
Wabash has now obtained the muchs
coveted entrance into Pittsburg.
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German iron and steel manufacturers
recently met, and, altho no final agree
ment has been reached, the organization
IF tho steel syndicate is now practically
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In 1900. according to the census, there
were SIT gas plants In the United States
and the number was not growing. They
earned an income OF s75.000,000.