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court, either in person or by proxy, at
10 O'Clock from day to day until the
court has heard the argument for
new trial, and if decided against him
to fix his punishment.
If this verdict is sustained, Senator
Burton will lose his seat in the senate
and forever be prohibited from hold.
ing any Office of public trust. Each
count constitutes single offense, and
Senator Burton should receive SEN
tence of two years or a fine of $40, 900
on each count. Senator Burton's
conviction is the first under this sec.
tion OF the statutes which was enacted
by congress in 1864.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Mem bers
OF the senate committee on elections
have informally discussed the convic-
tion of Senator Burton, but until he
comes before the committee the mem.
bers are loath to give their personal
views. 1t will take formal action by
the senate to declare Burton's seat
vacant, and this will not be done until
a court of last resort has passed on
the case.
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DEBATE ON LAND LAWS.
Senators Discuss the Proposed Repeal Of
Measures Affecting the West.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Sen ator
Hansbrough charged in the senate to-
day that the movement to secure the
repeal of the desert land law, the tim
ber and stone act, and the commuta-
ton clause of the homestead act, was
due to the efforts of a lobby composed
mainly of holders of lands bought in
large tracts from railroad companies,
with desire thereby to Increase the
demand for their property.
Senator Gibson advocated repeating
the laws in question. Senator Hans
brough and Dubois contended th at the
repeal would be unwise. Senator
Newlands favored modific ations of the
law. Monopoly Of lands. asserted
Mr.. Newlands, had been the cause of
most of the series OF European wars.
He said concentration of lands in
California had interfered with the
proper development of the state.
Mr.. Dubois said the charges OF
fraud in the public land states were a
sweeping Indictment of the admins.
tration of the land laws. and that he
for one resented them. He never had
known case Of fraud under the oper-
alton of the desert land law in Idaho,
and, in view of the fact tn at it was the
only law under which the public land
states could be settled, he thought its
repeal would be calamity. He de-.
clared that the time for large hold
ings of land had passed away, and
said the only legitim ate complaint to
be made against the execution Of the
land laws at present was in connection
with the use of forest lieu scrip, most
OF which, he said, was held by railroad
companies.
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Will Distribute Prize Money.

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-Ju5tice
Gould, of the district supreme court,
today signed the final decree in the
long litig cation over prize money and
stores at Manila on May l, 1898. The
suit was instituted by Admiral Dewey
and others Of the captors. Under the
decree the ss2S,671, the amount at
which the captured vessels and stores
was fixed. will be divided after the
cost of litigation is deducted, one.half
to 90 to the captors and one-half to
the navy pension fund. The only step
now left in the litigat is the fixing
OF the amounts OF the costs to be
charged.
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DAMAGE REACHES MILLIONS.
Enormous Amount OF Property Destroyed
and Several Lives Lost.

IND1ANAPOL1s March 2S.-Northern
and central Indiana, including the
capital city. have seen the worst of
the flood and are now repairing the
heavy damage. Eight lives have been
lost in the food in two days and the
total property loss in the state has
been estimated at from $4,000, 900 to
SS, 900, 900. Cities and towns at the
headwaters of the Wabash and White
rivers have only slime and mud left
by the receding flood to contend with,
but southwestern Indiana has yet to
see the worst. The crest OF the flood
will reach the Ohio river in two days.
In this city 200 families were driven
from their homes. The city authori.
ties have resolved today upon issu-
ing 100000 flood bonds to repair the
damage to the public utilities but it is
expected the loss in this one feature
will be more than double that figure.
DETROIT, March 2S.-Encouraging
reports from Lansing, Battle Creek,
Flint, Kalamazoo and other towns
where food damages have been esti
mated up in the hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars, show that tonight the
danger and distress are largely CEN
tralized in the Saginaw valley and
around Grand Rapids in the valley Of
the Grand river. AT Grand Rapids a
marked Improvement is noted tonight,
yet it is estimated that $4,000 persons
are in distress. On the Shiawasassee
river today, near Ches aning, two men
were rescued on sugar beet farm
just in the nick Of time before their
houses were almost entirely submerg-
ed. Gilbert Bertram, a foreman in
the sugar camp, lost his life trying to
save some of the property.
GRAND RAPIDS, March 2S.-Al-
though the water in the Grand river
above this city has receded, it has re.
mained stationary here and the resi-.
dents are still suffering great priva-
tions. The city was in total darkness
last night, but the work Of rescue wa,
continued all night and hundreds of
persons, hungry and shivering with
cold, were taken to places of refuge.
1t is estimated today that $500, 900
worth of houses are in water, in some
places IL feet. The loss in this section
will reach several millions.
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DAMAGED BY STORMS,
Hurricanes and Floods Cause Loss In
Many Western States.

CHICAGO. March 25.-Further de-.
tails of the damage caused by last
nights storm in the suburbs of Chica-
go were obtained today. At Wash
ington Heights several. persons were
injured and houses were blown down
Or unroofed. In Morgan Park and
Fernwood the storm reached the high
est proportions. Five houses were
unroofed, another blown from its
found alton and miles of telephone and
telegraph poles were blown down.
Reports late today from the storm
swept area in and about Chicago indi~
cate that the havoc wrought is even
greater than at first believed. Tt:
property loss from'the wind which was
of a tornado character in several dis
tricts was augmented later by a heigh-
tened flood which had partially reced-
ed from previous heavy rain falls
The town of Indiana Harbor, 20
miles southeast of Chicago, was the
heaviest sufferer. l.. Barker, pro.
prietor of dry goods store, was
killed and Is people who were in the
store when the storm struck were in
jured, some of them seriously, al
though none is expected to die. Bar
ker's store was completely demolished.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March 25.-
The flood stu alton here today is very
serious. Owing to the rapid rise of
Grand river 40 of the largest factories
in the city have been obliged to close
and thousands of men are out of work.
Easements of all the large buildings
in the wholesale district are flooded.
The entire southwest section of the
residence district is under water and
people are using RATS to 60 about. A
man floating down the river on tim
Der was rescued and two boys were
taken from a drifting cake of ice.
FORT SMITH, Ark, March 25.--Pas.
sengers on belated train on the Ar
kansas Central railroad report
destructive tornado in a strip of
country near Springhill, Ark. Sew.
eral persons are reported Injured, but
so far as can be learned no one was
killed. A passenger says that as far
as the eye could reach the destruction
appeared complete. Not tree was
left standing and houses were razed.
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Oil Used for Fuel.

NEW YORK, March 27.-The Ameri-
can Hawaiian line steamer Nebraskan
arrived today from San Francisco
and San Diego with large cargo of
wine, etc. The Nebraskan is fitted
with an equipment to burn oil for fuel
She left San Francisco January 23d
and used the oil continually and sue.
cessfully throughout the voyage, en-
abling her to steam direct to New
York without making the usual stops
at coal ports.
OMAHA, March 27.--Coal+ strikes
will not 10 future be one of the worries
OF President Hartman, of the South.
ern Pacific. Before long all the en-
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Short Stories Of the War.

SEOUL, March 25. - Two detach-
ments of Russian troops, one esti-
mated to number 500 and the other 2UU
men are reported to be pillaging the
country around Anju. The natives,
in fear are fleeing south. Anju is
forty miles north of Ping Yang and
about sixty miles south of the Yalu
river.
LONDON, March 25. - The Daily
Telegraph's circumstantial report
from it's Toxic correspondent that the
Japanese succeeded in bottling up
Port Arthur on the night Of March %
is not confirmed from any other quar-
ter. Special dispatches to the other
papers announce no new developments
IN the situ alton, but throw few side
lights upon the operations.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 25.-When
General Kuropatkin reaches Mukden
it is understood that the emperor $
forces at the the seat of war will be
divided into three armies. Any idea
that General Kuropatkin's arriv al
will be signalized by aggressive tao
tics is discouraged in the highest mill
tary circles. He expects to force the
Japanese to fight him on grounds Of
his own choosing. There will be no
forward movement in Korea.
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Kansas Senator Convicted.

ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-J. Ralph
Burton, United States senator from
Kansas, was convicted by jury in
the United States court today on the
charge of having accepted compensa.
tion to protect the interests of the
Rialto Grain and Security company,
of St. Louis, before the postof1ice de-
partment. The jury deliberated IL
hours.
A motion for Il new trial was i'm
mediately filed by the counsel for the
senator. Judge Adams thereupon or
dercd that Senator Burton appear in
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Japanese Claim Success.

TOXIC, March 28.-A telegram re.
ceived from New Chwang says that at
; O'Clock yesterday morning the Jap.
anese succeeded in sinking four steam.
crs at the mouth Of Port Arthur. A
ilotilla OF destroyers conveyed the
merchantmen, which were subsequently
sunk, and rescued the volunteer
crews. Later the Japanese battle
ships bombarded the town and it's de-
feuScS
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gines on the system will be converted
into oil burners, and coal, with its
G nders and smoke, and its scarcity in
time of labor troubles in the mines
will no longer be used on the lines Of
the Southern Pacific. The new en-
gines ordered for the road will be oil
burners, aud the work of converting
those now in use into oil burners has
been in progress for some time. Oil
fuel is now used exclusively on the
coast line and the overland route, and
Harrim an S recently acquired oil lands
in southern California are a large
source of supply.
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Texas Cattle for Cuba.

HOUSTON, March 25.-The Southern
Pacific is preparing to handle ship
ment of 20, 900 cattle to Cuba via Gal
weston. The cattle will be gathered
from Texas points and shipped from
the Sunset docks at Galveston on
Southern Pacific ships. The move
ment will begin within a few weeks.
Eighteen thousand bovines are being
rounded up in central and west Texas
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Fighting May Soon Commences.

PARIS, March 29.-The Echo Dc
Paris St. Peters rsburg correspondent
says the war Office general staff ex-
poets that the first land engagements
in the far east will take place in abou,
a week. 1t is estimate that the first
japanese army in the Ping Yang re.
gion has total of 10000 men, incluG-
ing briga1e of cavalry and $50
cannon.
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Mob Law In Missouri.

ST. CLAIR, Mo-, March 25.-Forty
masked mon, many of them carrying
shotguns, broke into Jail here early
today and, securing Winn Davis, ar.
rested on the charge of highway rob.
berry, took him from the Jail, whipped
him nearly to death and then turned
him loose
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now for this shipment, and will pass
through Houston in train loads as
soon as the preliminary land move
ment begins. The cattle will be con-
signed to Silvera & Co., of Havana,
who are now engaged in dealing ex
tensively in Texas cattle.
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Cambridge Wins Boat Race.

LONDON, March 26.-The sixty-frst
annual boat race between crews repre-
senting the universities of Oxford and
Cambridge was rowed today over the
usual course from Putney to Mortlake,
about four miles and quarter, and
was won by Cambride by four lengths.
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ONE OF RUsslAs FORMIDABLE FORTS At PORT ARTHUR

Since
Russians
in efecng O position
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chlIIIcothe.

Chillicothe, March al. H. Com
stock and family moved this week to
the James Thompson farm, which he
recently purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller returned to
their home in Ottumwa last Thursday
after several weeks visit at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. D. T. Rambo.
Mrs. John Curtis and son Philip are
visiting this week at the home Of Mrs.
Curtis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dolts,
near Eddyville.
Mrs. NJ. Dunlavy and Jesse Stump
were married last Saturday evening at
the M. E. parsonage, Rev. r. A, Bruce
officiating. They expect to make their
future home in ottumwa.
John Shook; who has been spending
the most Of the winter in Ottumwa, is
again citizen Of this little town.
Will Stump Of this place, who has
been employell at Marysyille for the
past several weeks, died last Friday
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Lancaster.

Lancaster, March 3.-Fred Hennon
and family spent Sunday with relatives
in Hayesville.
Grace Gilliland was in Sigourney FRI
day and Saturday, looking after her
school interests.
Laura Gilliland visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Melts Friday and attended
meeting in Hayesville Friday evening.
Prof. w. w. Ulin expects ito give an
illustrated entertainment at the Chris
tian church at this place March II and
70.
Sam Terrell and daughter visited In
Hayesville Sunday
G. l.. Beal and wife attended meet
ing in Sigourney Wednesday evening.
Della Mitchell was in Sigourney on
business Saturday
Oscar Reed and family passed
through here from northwest Of Rich.
land to their new home northwest OF
Watcneer.
Mrs. Aganbright and children Of
What Cheer visited the Chris Terrell
home part of last week.
Add Gilliland attended Il. O. 0. y.
lodge in Sigourney Saturday evening.
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MAKES GENEROUS GIFT.
w. B. seeley, Of Mt. Pleasant, Donates
$4,000 for Y. M, C, A, Buiidino-

Mt. Pleasant, March 2.-(Special.,-
w. B. Seeley, carrying out the wishes
of his brother, the late George L. See
ley, who left trust fund of some $751;
600 to be used for educational and reli-
gious purposes, has donated $4,000
for a new Y. M. G. A. building in this
city. The announcement was made at
the Seeley home last evening at a
meeting which was well attended nv
the business men of the city. Mr.: See.
ley will purchase the plot Of ground
and erect thereon building suitable
for Y. M. c. A. purposes.
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80 + 3
afternoon declared insane by the com.
missioners on insanity and ordered
taken to the hospital at the county
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller, of Eddy
vile, have returned to their home, af-
ter short visit with friends and rela-
tives in this city.
Miss Gertrude Fox of Seymour, who
has been a guest at the home of Mrs.
j. w. Workman. 312 North Marion
street. has returned to her home.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, 6
for $500. Sargent's. ~
q. Garter, of Rutledge, who suffered
broken hand while laying track in
the mines at that place on January 8,
has recovered sufficiently to begin
work again. Mr.. Carter is one Of the
Oldest track layers in the state and
has been in the employ of the Phillips
mines for the past nineteen years.
G. M. Millisack of Goodland, Kansas
is in the city visiting with old friends.
Mr.. Millisack has just returned from
the eastern markets where he has
been purchasing a spring stock for his
dry goods store in Goodland. On his
return he stopped off here to visit
with friends and with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Millisack, who reside
east of the city. Mr.. Millisack is a
former Ottumwan.
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RETURN TRUE BILLS
ED cRuTcHFIELD AND Toll
KNAPP INDICTED BY THE
GRAND JURY,

True bills were returned by the
grand jury this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock against Lou Knapp and Ed
ward Crutchfield, at present confined
in the county Jail. The grand Jury fol.
lowing its report was discharged for
the present term and ordered to report
on March %, the first day of the COM
ing term of court.
In district court this morning, the
defendant in the Frank S. Langdon VS.
G. NJ. & st. p, received verdict of
$3.50 against the plaintiff. The cause
of G. W. Blachley VS.. G. M. & st. P.
was dismissed. Arguments are being
heard in the guardianship case of Lula
and Leila Eslinger. E. G. Moon has
been appointed guardian of Allen G..
McFarling, Joe R. Jaques has been
named as guardian of Pauline Grucers
and an order has been signed in the
cases of Calvin Manning VS.. Mamie B.
Manning and George F. Hall VS.. OF
tumwa Loan & Building association.
The case of Nellie Curry VS.. Hervey
Smith has been continued.
In Clerk Michael's Office G.. w. Pen
idergast has filed petition asking for
a divorce from his wife, Rose Fender
CAST alleging desertion.
Petit Jurors Drawn.
The regular panel of petit jurors for
the March term of court will be as fol
lows:
S. E. Lowe, of South ottumwa.
]. A. Hobbs of Ottumwa.
]. Brown. of Hedrick.
/. A. Wood of Ottumwa.
James King Of Ottumwa.
]. B. Gephart of Ottumwa.
G. X. Davis of Keb.
F. H. Morgan Of Ottumwa
Y w. H. Riggle of Ottumwa.
Charles Cass of Ottumwa.
L. T. Crisman of Ottumwa.
Charles Lottridge Of Ottumwa.
A. Mccoy of Ottumwa.
F. e. Bower of Ottumwa.
j. S. Burnside of South Ottumwa.
G. M. Shears of South Ottumwa.
Albert Roberts of Dudley.
w. A. H. Dennis Of Hedrick.
Fred ROUGH of Ottumwa.
Edward Chambers of Ottumwa
George Kendall Of South Ottumwa
J. w. Herrod of Ottumwa.
L. P. Baker Of Hedrick.
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MANY LICENSES
March Is Busy Day With Clerk H. w.
Michael at Marriage Book Counter.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The case of Frank S. Langdon, VS.. G.
M. St. P. is continuing this afternoon
in district court before Judge M. A.
Roberts and a jury. In Clerk H. w.
Michaers Office Mrs. Margaret Glenn
has filed suit for damages to the ex.
tent of $1,000 for SANDER and defama-
ton of character against Mrs. Ella Bur-
ton. Marriage licenses have been is
sued to George L. Golf and Miss Bertha
Avery; Charles ". Campbell and Miss
Emma Mary Abraham; Edgar Lee and
Miss Viola L. Goodrich; Charles Leon
ard Bastedo and Miss Harriet Leona
Simon;s Thomas J. Hawthorne and
Miss Matte J. Phelp
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morning Of typhoid pneumonia. The re-
mains were brought home Saturday,
The funeral was held Sunday at the
M. p. church. Rev. Bruce conducting
the services. Interment was in the T.
o. o. r. cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Kitterman of
Chicago, formerly of this place, are
the proud parents of a baby boy.
A. Jewett returned Saturday evening
from an extended visit with relatives
in California. S,
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, March 2.-Cattle, $1,000;
strong: 10c higher; good to prime 500
@5:s5; poor to medium, 3.5O@490;
stockers, 2.50@4.15; cows, 1.5O@1.54;
Texans, 400 @4.70.
Hogs, $4,000; steady at 5.O0@510;
decline; mixed butchers, 5.20@555;
good to choice heavy, 5.45@5.60; rough
heavy, 5.25@5.40; light, 5.40@5.25;
bulk sales, 5.20@5.40.
Sheep, 100000; slow; 2.50@525;
lambs, 4.50@595.
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Chicago Produce Markets.

Chicago, March 2.-Wheat, No.
red, 1.03@1.05: No. 8 red. 1.00@1.O3;
No. hard, 10000; No. 8 hard, 10000;
May opened, 9SA@99; highest, 99k;
lowest, 97A; closing. 99A.
Corn, No. 8, 42@42h; No. g. white
421a; No. 8 yellow, 441s; No. 4, 36@41;
March, 52h; May opened, 54B@54%
highest, 55M @51A lowest, 53%; clos
ing, 55B@55A.
Oats, No. 2. 4O@4os; No. white
44k@45; No. 8 white, 42@43: stand
ard, 43k @44k; No. 8, S9k @40; No. .
white 39k @41: March. 4OA; May OPP
ened, 419s @42A; highest, Am: lowest
Al; closing, 411s @425s.
Pork, May, 14.72; July, 1852.
Lard, May, 747@750; July, 7.65.
Ribs. May, 7.45; july 7.55.
Rye, May. rs.
Timothy. March. 800.
Glover, 11.50.
Barley, cash, 10000.
Flax, 1.O9@1.15.
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Every merchant will tell you Of the
big advance in the price of cotton now
more than double last years price;
yet we are selling clothing at prices
far below last years prices. This
will last only four days more, after
which time we will advance our
prices to the prevailing market rates
The Hub.
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.

L rom tuesday S Daily.
Charles McMinn, of North Moore
street. and Ralph McElroy, 502 Chester
avenue, spent Sunday with friends in
Cedar.
Miss Laura DUNCAN. of Eddyville,
has arrived for a, visit at the home of
Mrs. Thomas Chance, 213 South Will
lard street.
Miss Ida. Lot has gone to Abba. after
an extended visit at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Wormhoudt, 212 South
Willard street.
Miss Florence Griffith, who resides
on North Ransom street, has returned
tiyes in the country. ~
Mrs. w. G. Hughes and son Carl,
who reside on North Moore street,
have returned home from a pleasant
visit with relatives in Delta.
Pumps are a special feature Of our
business We can always furnish re.
pairs for the kind we sell. w. A. Nc.
Intire & Co.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Miss Mary Manners, 223 South
Moore street, returned today from a
visit with friends in Ollie.
Miss Edith Foster, of Mt. Pleasant
arrived today for visit at the home
of Miss Lydia Pixley, PIP North Moore
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peck, 12l
North Ransom street, have returned
home from short visit with relatives
in Blakesburg.
Mrs. Ben Mccoy and Mrs. Geo. Nc
Coombs of Abba. spent yesterday al
the home of Mrs. John Arnold, LII
North Ward street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson, formerly
of Ottumwa, but now Of Abba, have re
turned to their home after visit with
relatives in South Ottumwa.
R. E. Coffman and family, SO.
Church street, have shipped theil
household goods to Milton, where the
family will remain till Mr.. Coffman de
cides upon a location.
Mrs. William Lindsay and daughter
Miss Edna, 101 North Davis street
left this morning for Blakesburg for 6
visit with Mrs. Lindsay's mother, Mrs
G. S. Barnes. -,
G. L. Bastedo and Miss Harriet L
Simmons, were united in marriage las
evening at 8 O'Clock at the home of the
brides parents, 700 Queen Ann avenue
Elder G. E. Wolf, pastor of the Moore
Street Brethren church officiating. Aft
er the ceremony a wedding supper
was served.
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LEAPED TO DEATH.
Red Oak Man Is Drowned In the Mis-.
souri, River.

souri, River.
Omaha, Neb., March Charles Bra.
ton, of Red Oak, Iowa, while intoxicat.
ed Monday sprang from the Douglas
street bridge into the Missouri river
and was drowned. Bert Redding, also
of Red Oak, who was companion Of
Braton, but who was himself sober,
leaped into the water after him in a
vain attempt to save him. Redding
doubtless would have persisted also
had not a switchman near the bridge
rescued him, and he was brought to
the police station and given warm
blankets and drinks.