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Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
TO ELEcTRocUTE FOG.
Heavy Volt Shot Into Sky Expected
to Dispel Mist in New
York City.

New York.-An attempt will be made
soon to dissipate fog in New York har-
Dor by shooting O,0OO volt electric
bolt through a barbed wire into the air.
This is the method which Sir Oliver
Lodge has adopted in his wonderfully
successful fog dispelling experiment at
Birmingham university, England. Au-
thentic particulars of the British noble
mans achievement and of the electrical
mechanism he employed have just been
received in New York
The experiments here willy probably be
conducted off the quarantine station.
Staten Island, or at Governors Island,
at both of which high masts or poles will
be available. The fogs in New York
harbor have been unusually dense and
prolonged this winter.
Sir Oliver asserts he can dissipate and
cause the decomposition of dust form
ing smoke, fog and mist. incidentally,
he produces rain. This he accomplishes
by the production of continuous high po-
tential electrical discharges e
He has effected a combination OF
high potential rectifers These are ar
ranged in groups of four or multiples Of
four in such way that, instead of the
reverse pulses of the alternating current
supply being suppressed or nonexistent,
as at present, they are redressed to form
the positive and negative discharging
streams.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
SAVES TAXES BY MOVING.
Kentucky Society Leader Occupies
House Outside Lexington and
Escapes Levy on Personally.

Lexington, Ky.-Miss Clara D. D. Bell,
scion of one of Kentucky's most famous
families and daughter of the late D. D.
Bell, millionaire turfman, has during
the last year succeeded in saving 81, ,23O
of taxes on her personal property.
Miss Bell owns one OF the finest man
sions in this city, but in order to be ex-
empt from what she considers an un-
just tax she closed her town mansion
and moved two blocks away, which took
her just outside the city limits. She
moved only a few necessary household
articles to her new home, while all OF the
expensive cut glass, silverware and other
things used at large receptions were left
in the city house, where she weekly holds
handsome entertainments for her east
ern friends.
At the annual meeting of the tax
supervisors Miss Bell appeared before
them and demanded that the amount Of
1866, 900 personal property be exempt
from taxation, and the board was forced
to accede.
Miss Bell is we'll known abroad, as she
annually makes expensive trips there
with her mother, who is now Mrs. Ar
thur Cary, wife of the president of the
Lexington & Eastern railroad. The
young woman is worth perhaps 81 ,0OO,-
900 in her own right. She is a grand
daughter of the late F. D. Sayre, who
was a prominent banker of this city.
Her grandfather, Henry Bell, made sew
eral million dollars with A. T. Stew
art by deal in cotton during the civil
war
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
BIG TUNNEL COMPLETED.
Two Boring Parties Finally Pierce the
Alps in a Tunnel Twelve
Miles Long. --

Condo, Switzerland, Feb. 25.-Pierc-
Ing of the Simplon tunnel through the
Alps was co np.eted at 1920 O'Clock
Friday morning. The work was COM
menced in 1898. The mse ing of the
two boring parties (Swiss and Italian)
was signaled throughout Switzerland
by ringing of church bells and salutes
by cannon. The work of preparing the
tunnel for a permanent way will be
pushed as rapidly as possible, and it
is hoped to inaugurate the tunn 81
about March TO- The length of the
tunnel from Briga, in Switzerland, to
Iselle, on the Italian side of the noun
tain, is about II miles. Work was be-
gun over seven years ago, and accord
ing to contract the tunnel must be
ready for traffic on May Is next. The
Swiss and Italian governments jointly
financed the undertaking, share and
share alike, at the cost of SIS, 1000, 900.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Bigamist Hoch Returned to Chicago
and Admits Charges
Against Him.

Chicago. Feb. l0.-Johann Hoch.
whom the police expect to convict of big
amy, swindling and murder, returned to
Chicago Thursday FROM New York and
confessed that he was bigamist. In-
dignantly denying that he was a mur-
derer, Hoch fippantly admitted that he
had married at least nine wives, five OF.
whom are living. He admitted, also,
that the powder found in his room in
New York was arsenic, explaining II had
been his intention to commit suicide.
The police theory that the poison had
been used to end the lives of successive
Mrs. Hochs the German vehemently de-
MED. Hoeh showed nervousness on the
train bearing him to Chicago, but mani
tested much interest in the crowds which
gathered to look at him at every station
along the line.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
SLAUGHTER AT A DANCE.
Girl Snubs UNLIMITED Guest-Fight
Follows in Which Two Men
Are Killed.

Greensburg, Pa, Feb. 27.-Anna On
nafrey's refusal to dance with George
Lukesz, an unbidden guest at wedding
celebration, started a riot which con-
verted the house where the dance was
being held, into slaughterhouse. A
fierce handto-hand fight ensued, lasting
for nearly an hour, but when the police,
who had been summoned from Green's
bug, arrived. it was over. Two men were
killed and six others wounded Twenty
seven arrests were made. Seven of the
prisoners are charged with murder and
20 are held as witnesses.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
BEARS GREAT ENDURANCE.
Travels About Hundred Miles Drag
ging Trap, in Which He Was
Caught, and Heavy Weight.

Pine Hill, N. VA bear shot near Liv-
ingston Manor, Sullivan county, few
days ago had one of its forepaws fast in
bear trap to which was attached q
chain and log weighed probably SO
pounds. The trap had on it metal
tag bearing the name of Henry Gar
Tison, Millbrcok, Greene county, N. Y.
The bear, a male, weighed more than
800 pounds.
When inquiries were made it was
learned that the trap with the chain and
log, which had been laid under.a heavy
stone, had been set in the Millbrook
mountains, spur of the Catskills, in
Greene county, on December II. The
next morning trap, chain and log were
gone. The tracks of the bear were fol-
lowed all that day. but that night there
was heavy snowfall and the trail was
lost. The owner Of the trap, failing to
pick up the trail again, abandoned it.
The bear plunged into the wilderness
and crossed the full width of Ulster
county from Greene into Sullivan, tray-
cling from 80 to 100 miles, dragging the
~ Aop1 SAoAA cIA4u AO6 Will AAAA, Cluu GUNS
on three legs.
Several times his trail was picked up
by hunters, but in the heavy snow which
fell every night the tracks were lost
again. The brute must have passed
through the full length of the main
street of Dewittville, as there were bear
tracks and the traces of dragging log
in the street one morning When the
animal was shot that part of the foot
held in the trap was frozen hard as a
stone, while the leg above the trap was
warm and bloody. When the hunters
who shot him tried to remove the trap
they broke off the frozen part of tho
foot.
The marvel of the travels of the
manned brute is that he travelled nearly
or quite 100 miles through the most
tangled country in the Catskills, over
mountains, through deep ravines, across
several railroads, many highways, and
mountain streams, and, though dragging
chain and heavy weight after him, did
not either become entangled or frae him
self from the trap, break off his frozoa
foot, or be chased by hunters and
hounds. He was finally shot in neigh
borhood comparatively well populated.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Prize Cattle Coming.

The Minnesota state fair board since
it annual meeting has made several in-
teresting announcements for the fair
of 19o5-frst, Dan Patch, then Senator
Deliver an orator for opening day, and
now an arrangement with the Ameri-
can Hereford Breeders association, for
Hereford show and sale during fair
week.
Second, r. w. Randell returned from
a trip to Kansas City, where he met
met the board of directors of the Here
ford association and completed arr
rangements for the exhibition at this
years fair. This means great dis
play of one of the favorite breeds of
cattle, and sale of perhaps seventy
five head to Northwestern farmers and
breeders. Arrangements with the
American Shorthorn Breeders, associa-
tion had previously been concluded,
and the state fair of 1905 is now as
surred another cattle exhi bition of ma
tional importance.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Railway Extension,

Word is received from a reliable
source that A. Guthrie & company o!
St. Paul, railroad contractors, were
awarded a contract for extending the
Minnesota & International road to the
Big Fork river, a distance of thirty
miles this season.
The work will be pushed forward
rapidly and preparations are being
made by the contractors to get men,
teams and tools on the ground.
Northome is the present northern
terminus of the road, and Information
al Falls or Koochiching, as it is better
known, on Rainy river, is the ultimate
destination.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Flax Binding Twine.

The International Harvester COM
panv is contracting with a number of
farmers in southeastern Minnesota to
grow flax the coming year and sell it
to them to be made into fax twine for
binding purposes, samples of which
have been shown to the farmers This
twine, it is represented, can be secured
about one-half cent pound cheaper
than the prison-made sisal twine.
1t is claimed that the fax secured there
is better than that grown further
north in that it is more even in length.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
News Notes.

Unpaid janitors at the new capitol
clean legislative halls.
Anna Nelson, a seventeen-ye
Salvation Army girl, attempted to end
her life at the b,rracks, Minneapolis,
by swallowing a bottle of carbolio
acid
State officials believe that wolves are
being raised for the sake of the state
bounty.
Tom Jenkins is nearly killed during
row in the restaurant Oliver Ward,
cclored, in st. Paul.
Henry Feig, supervising inspector OF
country elevators, make his report.
Fred NJ. Noble, convicted Of attempt-
ed criminal assault on Leona Cook, 1a
years old, was sentenced to four and
one-half years in the state prison py
Judge Kelly of st. Paul.
The state board of pardons at spe-
cial session granted pardon to Chas.
Fred, who was sentenced to ninety
days in the st. Paul workhouse on the
charge of wife beating.
Anna Brennan, q pretty seventeen.
year-old girl living with relatives a,
1910 Ninth street south, Minneapolis,
committed suicide by drinking carbolie
acid.
The friends of the university and the
normal schools decide to stand alone
on the board Of control bill
Minnesota is formally invited to thu
Lewis and Clark exposition at Port.
land Ore. a-
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
MINERS PERISH.
Explosion Occurs in Shaft in West Vir-
ginia-Fifteen Dead Bodies
Recovered.

Bluefield, w. Va, Feb. 27.-As a re-
suit of an explosion in shaft No. of
the United States Coal & Coke COM
pany at Wilcoe on Sunday 20 miners
are supposed to have lost their lives
and it is possible that the number will
exceed this. Up to eight p. NJ, Is
dead bodies had been taken from the
shaft. A large rescuing party is in
the mines. 1t is barely possible, but
not likely, that some of the remaining
entombed miners will be rescued alive.
The explosion was OF terrific force and
shattered glass windows a mile distant.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
More Seed Trains.

Three more good seed trains will be
run through the northwest shortly,
one by the 500, one by the Minneapo.
lis & st. Louis, the other by the Oma-
ha road. The 500 train will leave
Wishek, March T. The others will
start from Minneapolis. The agita-
ton for good seed has spread even be-
yond the hopes of the men who started
it. The railroads are giving men and
material to the cause and it is now GER
tain that in the next thirty days the
gospel of good seed will be preached to
the farmers of the northwest as never
before
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Poor Milk.

The state dairy and food department
announced the result of the examina-
tion of milk and cream samples taken
from dairies and stores supplying milk
in the twin cities. Out of thirty-six
samples tested for the week ending
Feb 13, ten were found illegal.
In two cases, rich, thick cream was
found in fact to be below the legal
limit of 20 per cent of butter fats and
thickened with gelatine.
This is the first of series of bul]e-
tins and most of the samples were
taken in ST. Paul
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
"a Remarkable Revival.

Louisville, KY. Feb. 27.-Meetings in
"a churches, theaters and halls Sunday
concluded the main effort of one of the
most remarkable religious revivals seen
in America during the past so years.
During the two weeks just closed $500
persons confessed Christianity AS
about 10000 of Louistille's $1,000 pop
ulation had no church affiliation before
the revival began the two weeks resulted
in the conversion of ten per cent Of the
unchurched
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Blame IS placed
ON THE RUSSIANS
BOARD OF INQUIRY MAKES ITS
REPORT ON THE NORTH
SEA AFFAIR,
Declares Rojestvensky Was Not Justi-
fed in Firing on Fishing Boats,
But Finds Extenuating Circum-
stances-Decision a Compromise.

London, Feb. 27.-A decision in the
controversy between Great Britain and
Russia arising from the firing on the
Gamecock fishing fleet the night of Oc-
tober 21-22, by the Russian second Pa
citic squadron commanded by Vice Ad-
miral Rojestvensky was officially an
nounced Saturday by the international
commission of inquiry which sat at Paris
to Investigate the affair. The commits
sioners as whole found that the fishing
fleet made no hostile demonstration and
majority of them that there were no
torpedo boats among the fishermen or
in the vicinity. and that the opening of
fire by Rojestvensky was not justified.
The commissioners were unanimously
OF the opinion that Rojestvensky did all
he could personally to prevent the
trawlers being fired on, and on the uues-
tlon OF his proceeding without giving
assistance to the damaged trawlers it
was agreed that there was such uncer-
tainty concerning danger to the Rus
sian squadron as to warrant Rojestven-
sky continuing his route
Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, the
American representative on the commits
sion, is of the opinion that the general
results of the findings are favorable to
Great Britain, as they sustain the state
ments of fact as presented by that coun-
try. He thinks the decision will have
salutary effect in the interest of the
general principles of arbitration. The
general impression among those who
heard Admiral Fournier, the president
OF the commission, read the decision was
that it was compromise, Great Brit
aims contention that there were no tor
pedo boats in the vicinity and that Ro-
jestvensky was not justified in firing
having been approved, and that of Rus
sia that Rojestvensky acted according
to his belief, even though mistaken, and
that his action did not reflect upon his
military valor or sentiments of human
ity likewise having been agreed to.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
A BUSY Place.

The annual report of the Union De-
pot company, submitted to the ten st.
Paul roads who are stockholders, by
President A. w. Trenholm, shows that
during the year just closed more bust
ness was done at a less cost than ever
before.
Last year 1,O54 locomotives and pas
senger cars went in and out of the de.
pot yards each day, 3s5, ,756 during the
entire year, as against 369, ,s6s in 1903.
The daily average of incoming and
outgoing trains for last year is 527.
The net decrease in operating expen-
ses during the past year is estimated at
about SIG, 900. This was due in a large
measure to the decreased cost of the
maintenance of way and structures.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Will Lobby.

When the bill for an appropriation
for the proposed women's building at
the state university is presented before
the state legislature strong influence
will be brought to bear in its favor
The Civic Improvement league has APP
pointed a committee whose members
will exert every effort in favor of the
measure, and have already secured the
support of several of the stronger COM
mercial bodies of some of the inf1uen-
tial men of the city. This committee
consists of Mrs. j. A. Crosby, Miss Ada
Comstock and Prof. Maria A. Sanford
of the university and Mrs. ]. B. Giffil-
ian and Mrs. David f. Simpson, has
taken up its work in systematic man
ner and will begin at once campaign
II education in favor of the bill.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Hoch Held for Murder

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Johann Hoch, self
confessed bigamist, was held to the
grand jury by coroner's jury, charged
with poisoning Mrs. Marie Welker
Hoch, who died January II, shortly
after having gone through marriage
ceremony with the prisoner.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Educating the Negro.

According to figures from the records
Of the state comptroller. Texas has ex-
pended for negro education since 1881
the sum Of $17, ,74O sos. Is. O. B. Col
quit, one Of the members Of the Texas
railroad commission, caused the inter-
esting statistical statement to be COM
piled.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Bow Boiled in Creosote.

Grand Marais, Mich, Feb. 25.--1n a
rush to get lunch, Walter Nettleton,
aged ten and one-half years, fell into
vat of boiling logs in creosote. With
weather below zero and his body liter
ally cooked from the waist down, he
ran home one mile and died.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Sensational Suicide.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-With the strains
of song ringing in his ears, L. w.
Baynes, committed suicide by shooting
himself during performance in the
Chicago opera house, causing several
women to faint.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Electrocuted at Telephone.

Detroit, Mich, Feb 27.-Charles Hol-
ton. aged %, night foreman at the
Woodward avenue carhouse Of the De-
while using the railway company's s
private telephone line. 1t was evident
that the telephone current had become
crossed with the current used for oper-
ating the cars.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Opera House Burned.

Akron. o., Feb. 27. The Grand opera
house, the second Oldest playhouse in
the city, was destroyed by fire Sunday.
entailing loss Of $50. 900
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Dies of PARALYSIS.

Bedford, Ind, Feb. 25.-Maj. James C.
Carlton, president of the National Mex
ican War Veterans association, is d cad
as the result of stroke of paralysis.
He was 73 years old.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Ten Jews Slain,

Bis London, Feb. PA dispatch to a
news agency from Odessa says 1t is re-
ported there that ten Jews have been
killed and 80 wounded in an anti-Jew-
ish riot at Theodosia.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Earl Of Morley Dead.

London, Feb. 27.-Albert Edmund
Parker, earl of Morley, chairman of
committees and deputy speaker of the
house of lords, is dead, aged 81 years
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
killed Her Sweetheart

Ardmore, l. T., Feb. 27.-On Sunday
Miss Bessie Irby, the 1S-year-old daugh-
ter of Marshal ]. P. Irby, accidentally
shot and killed Clarence Morgan, her
sweetheart They were playing with a
gun which was supposed not to be
loaded
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Shows Great Activity

Honolulu, Feb. 27.-The crater Of
Kilmuea, which became active Febru-
ary 81, is now reported to be show
ing the greatest activity that it has ex-
hibited since 1898.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Man and Wife Convicted

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Philip Burke and
his wife Eliza were convicted of the
murder of Andrew Larson and given
18 years each in the penitentiary.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
GREAT SUFFERING.
FOLD Weather in the Northwest and the
South Worst Of the Season
Several Deaths.

SuACdSO, reU. 40.-03veTely COlQ
weather, accompanied by heavy SHOWS is
reported from Oklahoma, Nebraska,
Minnesota, Colorado, New Mexico, Wy
oming, Texas and other states in the
northwest and south.
Oklahoma is covered with coat of ice
and snow ranging in depth from three to
eight inches, and this will serve as pro-
lection to the wheat and fruit crops, but
the livestock and, in some instances, the
people Of the territories, are suffering
severely Several deaths by freezing
are reported. Great anxiety is felt for
the Indian tribes. who are in no condi-
tion to withstand the storm, and experts
say that dozens of them will die as re-
suit of the blizzard. Cattlemen state
that range stock will suffer the greatest
loss in years, and some place the loss as
high as 80 per cent. on the ranges ie
Beaver and Woodward counties.
The United States government ther-
mometer registered 381s below zero in
Fergus Falls, inn.. Sunday night, which
is the lowest point in the past six years.
Sioux City, Ia, reports that Sunday
was the coolest day of the winter. The
minimum temperature was 25 below
zero, but strang northwest wind caused
much suffering.
In southern Colorado and northern
New Mexico the worst storm since 1886
is raging, according to dispatches from
Trinidad. In New Mexico the storm
reached the proportions of blizzard
and great damage to stock is reported
Railroad men report the prairies along
the line of the Colorado & Southern
strewn with the carcasses of dead sheep
and cattle.
Reports from over Nebraska and
western Iowa indicate severe condition
OF temperature. Railway trains, espe-
clally on trunk lines, in all directions,
have been badly delayed, and in some
cases entirely blockaded.
The worst blizzard in ten years, with
the thermometer at zero and below, pre-
walls in north Texas. Coming on the
heels of recent blizzards when snow
lay on the ground for ten days, this spell
OF weather will inflict hundreds of thou
sands Of dcllars in losses on cattlemen.
Child Nearly Burned.
Fire which did $500 damage to q
dwelling at 1929 Clinton avenue, Min
neapolis, came near claiming an infant
rs victim. Only the timely arrival
OF rescuers saved the child from almost
certain death. John Huston and his
wife, occupants of the house, were on
the first floor when the fire broke out
In the basement. They became bewil-
dered and for the time being forgot
their child, which slept on the second
floor.
Gathering what articles they could
they hastily made their way to the
street. Then they remembered the
child. Several young men volunteered
to go to the child's rescue.
Plunging through smoke and fire,
they made their way into the burning
home. Almost suffocated by dense
smoke and at times blistered by intense
heat, they finally found the child,
asleep in it's cradle. One of the young
men picked it up and the return trip
through the binding smoke with the
greatest difficulty was made.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
MOURN FALLEN LEADER
Dallas WOOdmen Hold Impressive
Memorial Services in Honor of
Late Head Consul.

The Woodmen of the World held
memorial services N the M. F..
Church, Sunday morning, in honor
of the late Head Consul, f. A. Falken-
burg. The large church building
was crowded to the doors, the members
of the Camp and Circle marching
from their hall in a body to attend the
services. Consul Commander w. A..
Ayres presided over the meeting.
The services were opened by a prayer
by Presiding Elder W. B. Hollings-
head, of the M. E. Church, following
which Hon. George L. Hawkins read
an extract from the Woodman ritual
written by the late Head Consul. Rev.
James Moore, pastor of the church,
then preached one of the most beauti-
full and impressive sermons ever
listened to by Dallas audience. The
central idea in his discourse was that
all work that accompllshes good is
Christian work. Any organization
that alleviates suffering or distress,
that seeks to draw men away from
evil associations and lift their thoughts
into higher channels, and that labors
to promote the good Of mankind, is
doing the Masters work. In closing,
the speaker paid touching tribute to
the memory of r. A. Falkenburg,
CHASING him as one of the great bene-
factors of the age. The masterful
discourse made a deep impression up
on the audience, and was gratefully
appreciated by the members Of Wood
craft, who mourn the death Of their
Head Consul as a personal loss. APP
PIRATE music was rendered by the
church choir.