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MADE ASCENT IN OWN BALLOON.
Philadelphian First Amateur Balloon
list in This Country.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May 12-Alfred
N. Chandler. a prominent local broker and
clubman. today made a successful ascension
in his balloon. the Initial. gaining the dis
tinction OF being the first amateur balloonist
in this country to make an ascent in his
own balloon. In a telegram to the Associat-
ed Press tonight he announced his safe
landing at South Amboy. N. j. Mr.
Chandler was accompanied by Charles
Levee of the Aero Club OF Paris and Henry
M. Gratz OF the New York Aero Club, Of
which Mr.. Chandler Is also q member.
The ascent was made from the athletic
field Of the United Gas Improvement Com
pany. The balloon inflated was seventy
i've feet in height and forty-five feet In
diameter, and 1900 cubic feet OF gas was
required to swell II to It's maximum bulk.
It IL valued at II 200 The wind was blow
ing from the southwest when the trip be-
gan. The balloon sailed over the city in
northeaster1y direction and passed over the
Delaware river at Kensin9tGn In the north
eastern ssctton Of the c3ty.
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ON MAGNIFICENT SCALE
PLANS AT MADRID FOR KING
ALFoNso's WEDDING.

MADRID, May 12.-Spain Is preparing for
rejoicings on a magnificent scale on the oc-
casion Of the marriage of King Alfonso
to Princess Ena OF Battenberg. Premier
Moret announced today that some of the
features OF the early program have been
changed, but the essential parts remain.
The marriage will take place May 81 In
the Church Of San Jeronimo at II am.
The princess will enter Spain May "a, be-
ministers and the Royal Guard. who will
escort her to the Prado palace
: The foreign envoys and princes will begin
to arrive about the same time.
The solemn ceremony of signing the mar
rage contract viii take place at the Prado
palace May 30.
A Fortnight Of Festivities.
The city will be given over to festivals
for a fortnight before and after the we'd
ding. The fetes will include gala perform
ances. military reviews. parade of repre-
sentatives of the Spanish provinces in typ
icaI costumes. royal bull fight, balls and
receptions. Great public interest Is taken
In the preparations.
The king and his bride will remain In
order to participate In the festivities. They
will then spend their honeymoon at La
Grange palace. later going to San 6ebas-
The fact that the English pripcesa II to
become Queen OF Spain IL not regarded A.
having any political Sfgn1dcauce. although
the incrsssd intimacy between kln9 ID
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MISSOURI LUTHERANS.
Joint Meeting Of Synod Divisions in
Baltimore

BALTIMORE. Nd. May 1.-THE two d.
visions of the Missouri Evangelical Luth-
eran synod held a joint business meeting
today. and admitted number of churches
and congregations to union with the body.
Several matters were discussed In relation
to the division Of the district. which was
effected yesterday into eastern and north
eastern districts.
When the two districts met In separate
session temporary officers were elected and
nominations were made for the various of
fees Rev. H Walker. who was president
of the old eastern district, was elected
president of the new district Charles Spill
man of Baltimore was made treasurer Rev
E. Hollis was elected secretary and August
Schumann Of Buffalo auditor. A vice prest-
dent together with the usual boards and
committees, will be selected on Monday
next.
In the northeastern district convention
after two ballots for president had been
taken without definite result 1t was decided
to adjourn until Monday next, when the
election Of officers will be resumed.
During the afternoon the visiting pastors
and delegates were entertained on an ex-
cursion down the Chesapeake bay as far as
Annapolis
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EGYPToLoGY VS.. HEALTH
White Plague Spread Due to Disin-
tered Mummies.

CHICAGO, May "EgyptoIogy versus
Health was the title of a monograph re-
ceiVed at the headquarters of the tubercu-
losis institute of Chicago yesterday in which
1t was alleged that the great spread of tu-
berculosis in Europe and America in the
last 100 years found it's causation in the
disinterment and shipment broadcast over
the land Of the murnmies which had re-
posed so long in the tombs of the Pha-
raohs.
The monograph was written by Dr. Rata
ellie Sorgnac, one of the lecturers at the
Sorbonne in Paris who was an interested
visitor at the recent tuberculosis exhibit
in this city.
That the dsinterred mummies started
the spread of the tuberculosis germs in
Egypt cannot be doubted" says DR. Sorg-
nae in his monograph There are more tu-
beIculosis germs in the almost impalpable
DUST around mummy case than in many
cuspidors of eff1uvia.
These germs live for thousands of years.
as has easily been proved. and the exhu-
nation of the bodies, even the well-preserv-
ed ones, caused an epidemic of consumpt ton
among the Workmen and scholars who first
exhumed the cases. 1t is also we'll known
that the keepers of the mummy cases have
been subject to the disease.
THE start of tuberculosis in France In a
serious sense may be traced to the great
Importation of mummies and mummy cases
at the time of the Napoleonic invasion of
Egypt, and this start gave the disease its
first great foothold in Europe, whence 1t
has spread all over the western world.
Dead bodies may not 'secrete the germs, but
dead bodies are undoubtedly a favorite hid
Ing place for the tubercular. bacilli.
THE bacilli from the mummies are I'M
doubtedly of great age and ii has been
shown by experiments in Paris that these
aged bacilli are infinitely more deadly than
those obtained from the sputum of live
persons who are infected"
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EXPECT LARGE CROWD
SPANISH WAR VETERANS PRE-
PAIRING FOR 200, 600 VISITORS.

1t is the expectation of the United Spanish
War Veterans of the department OF the
District of Columbia that between I5o,oU
and 100000 strangers will visit Washington
during the week beginning October 8, at
the time of their national encampment to
be held here covering a period OF six days.
Tnis was brought out at meeting of the
national encampment committee, which was
held last night at headquarters 719 6th
street northwest.
Maj. Fred 8. Hodgson, the chairman,
stated that already communications have
been received by the committee from many
organizations of both civil war and war
with Spain veterans. besides other patriotic
associations. announcing their intention of
coming TO this city at the time of the en-
campment.
Capt Lee NJ. Lipscomb past department
commander, said he was In Communication
with the trunk line associations of the rail-
roads with the view Of arranging for excur-
sion rates to Washington from many points
at the time of the big meeting in order
that many thousands OF people may be en-
eouraged 10 take advantage of the reduced
railroad rates to come to the capital
Machete Club.
Capt. G. Leyburn Shorey reported as to
the proposed organization OF q macnel6
club. to be composed OF Spar ish War Vet
Grams. to take part in the encampment
parade with the native Cuban troops that
are expected, and the other features of the
pageant. The men will be clad in white
uniforms and be armed with machetes. The
membership of the club was restricted to
forty men, and the committee placed Capt.
Sheridan Ferree in charge of the arrange
ments, and he will no doubt be commander
OF the unique organization.
The secretary of the national encamp-
ment committee. Capt. J. Walter Mitchell.
was instructed TO send literature to all
camps of Spanish War Veterans in ali
parts OF the Union. requesting them to
come here with full ranks and to encour-
age excursion parties to come.
Capt. J. Lyon King, chairman of the
souvenir committee, was authorized to get
out magnificent souvenir book Of the en-
campment. Capt. King added Capt Will
liam II. Mellach to the souvenir committee
DR.. s. Clifford Cox. chairman of the con-
tributfon committee made report, as did
several other chairman. Those who spoke
encouragingly of the outlook We're Mai.
Hodgson. Department Quartermaster Dan
lei Z. Conway, Capt r. B. Leach Mr.. I. n.
Dolph and others.
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STALKING BIG GAME
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME
PLANS WORK FOR GRAND JURY.
JEROME
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 12.-District Attor-
ney Jerome at his home in Lakeville. and
Assistant District Attorneys Kresel and
Vandiver, who are assisting him In the
insurance investigation. were busy today
preparing for next weeks session of the
special grand jury. By those in touch
with the situation II is believed that this
viii be crucial week with the insurance
investigators.
When the insurance grand Jury recon
venes Monday afternoon it will follow up
the disclosures already made before and
during past sittings by going a step fur
Their and seeing to fixing the RESPONSE
billy for the dubious transactions de-
scTibed by the witnesses who have al
ready testified. These transactions have
to do entirely with thu running of the
department of purchase and supplies by
Andrew {. Fields. partly as an adjunct to
the important work he was doing for the
Mutual In Albany during the legislative
seasons. and the part the printing firm
or Lysander w. Lawrence & Co bore In
helping out those transactions. The dis
appearance OF the books OF this depart
ment prior 10 1904 will also be looked
into.
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CALLS COMPARISON A SHAME
Salvation Army Official Replies to
Charges Against Hotels.

CHICAGO. May I2-Charges that the Sal
walton Army hotels were either insanitary
or means or financial gain were denied
strenuously at the territorial headquarters
of the army yesterday.
ut is a shame and an outrage to COM
pare our hotels with the cheap lodging
houses where neither ventilation nor SAM
tation is cared for Brigadier Ashley Peeb-
les said. In every Salvation Army hotel
every care that modern science can give Is
bestowed upon the sanitation OF the place
AS far as running the hotels for gain is
concerned Ii man has not the necessary
10 cents lodging and breakfast are fur
nished In many Instances and no questions
asked. Some OF our hotels are seif-sup-
porting but none OF them Is money
maker. Our charity is not OF the scrimped
and iced variety. nor are we the worshipers
Of cautious statistical Christ though we
have often incurred the enmity of charity
workers who are Of the statisticaa variety
and must have q mans pedigree for thres
generations before they Will give him 1905
when he 10 hungry
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IN HONOR OF JoHAN sNELLMAN.
Anniversary of Noted Firms Birth
Observed Yesterday.

HELsfNGFoRs. Finland. May 1.-THE
one hundredth university of the birth of
Johan Snellman. who devoted his life to
advancing the cause of the Finnish Ian
guage, was the occasion of unique cele-
bration today. OF the 100000 Inhabitants
OF Finland, 100000 speak Finnish and
800 900 Swedish. yet the latter are descend
ants OF the Swedish eonquorors who occu-
pied the country century previous to Rus
sian rule, and form the artstocratic. edu-
Gated class, keeping the native Firms and
their language in a secondary place
Snellman started a crusade for the use
of Finnish in the Universities and schools
which resulted in a revival of Finnish iitera
ture, The Finnish national spirit was further
stimulated by the new political conditions,
and today Snellmans memory is feted
throughout the Land of Lakes" Thirty
five thousand persons are honoring the &C.
casion by dropping names of Swedish origin
and assuming those purely Finnish.
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ATHLETIC GIRL IN EVIDENCE.
Physical Culture and Delsarte Glasses
Entertain.

The athletic girl occupied the center OF
the stage at Gunston Hall last evening.
BEFORE large audience. which completely
nlled the gymnasium OF the school the
members OF the physical culture and del
sarte classes gave an interesting program.
Illustrating their work during the school
year and showing the development and skill
which they have attained The program
was arranged and carried out under the
direction of Miss Lucy r. Mason. teacher
of physical culture. and was participated
In by girls whose ages ranged from five To
eighteen years
me program was opened with a piano solo
rendered by Miss Evelyn II. Stevens. Next
class OF small girls, composed of
Misses B. Brice. H. Swarmstedt, M Wat
son, V. Hoover. NJ. Clements L. Bausch. r.
Files. +. Hayes. d. Crawford and s. Bow
e ..E. gave pantomine. In which they sang
comm Thro' the Rye" and danced as
they sang; two recitations, entitled "rhe
Chrlstenin and ''Coquette CONQUERED -
We're given by Miss Helen Marsh; the bar
nJi ar'ii. gymnastic exercise, followed, in
Whch Misses L. Myers, L. Lyon C.
rogers. M. Thurston. E. Van Deventer and
r. Bausch took part, and Miss Iuise
Bausch. twelve years old, rendered a diff
cult waltz In sharp minor nv C,bonIr
facn OF the performers received generous
applause.
One of the features of the program was a
tambourine dance. which was arranged by
Miss Mason. 1t was very cIeveriy ana
gracefully done by Misses M. Hard
wick, M Beall. G. Rapp, E. H. Stevens. r
Houk and E. F1liebrowne. The girls were
dressed In black costumes, which were
spotted with bright spangles, and each oirI
carried tambourine. This was followed
by vocal selection rendered by Miss Mona
Swank. The closing number was a Yene-
tan mower dance arranged by Miss Mason.
and participated in by one OF the CLASSES
composed OF Misses Tiffany Dand-
ridge, Worthfngton, Rapp, McCliyerty.
Darrach. Marsh. Giikey, Farr, Townsend.
Mason Ialiiaferro. Moragues and McClel-
Ian. This last number was loudly an
plauded.
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BLANKET MORTGAGE FILED.
Instrument Covers Street Traction.
Valued at 100000.

NORFOLK, Va, May 12.-Copy of a first
mortgage of the Norfolk Traction Company
to the Trust Comany of North America
was admitted to record in the Office of the
city clerk of Portsmouth today. This mort
gage embraces all of the street railroads
consolidated recently in this section, and Is
scheduled as comprising property valued at
$S,OO0OCO. Included in this are the local
holdings-the Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Newport News Company and the Old DO
mnion Railway Company. This is one or
the largest mortgages ever admitted TO
record locally. The first copy was admitted
to record in Norfolk. giving the city clerk 8
Office a fee of $1,000.
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shall bring their city back to its normal
condition.
Another Interesting feature of the report
Ior Apri Is contained in the figures from
Chicago which ranks second in gross re-
ceipts, New York being first. Chicago has
been advancing toward New York's mark
with great strides. 1t shows for April
Si,Io'o3ZiI to the iattei>s 81 .42s .O63. 81. The
difference is still very sreat. but the cbtet
matter or interest Is that good rate of in
crease Is being maintained by Chicago. IA
rate that Is considerably greater than that
OF New YORK. Chicago's increase for Aprii
OF TINS year. as compared with last April
was Ii % per cent. while that of New York
was only 6.5 per cent
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for in the case of the smaller fry, but only
for the purpose of applying the pressure
necessary to bring out the information the
district attorney wants to get.
The facts already laid before the grand
jury by the witnesses examined and the
documentary evidence In the line of youch-
ers and books. II can be stated on good
authority. are already sufficient to consti-
tute proof of criminal offense. The ques-
ton that now confronts the special grand
Jury IS to ascertain to what extent the
officials who ought to have known all
about the expenditures they approved had
cognizance OF what the bills represented.
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Admiral sigsbee Reports.

Rear Admiral Sigsbee recently detached
from command OF the special European
squadron. reported at the Navy Depart
ment yesterday and was placed on waiting
orders. He came from long cruise In the
Mediterranean on the fiagsnip Brookiyn
now ct the League Island navy yard.
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After the Officials.

1t was learned from an authoritative
source today that District Attorney Je-
rome is stalking big game In his present In
CURRY The district attorney has no inten-
tion whatever OF indicting any OF the clerks
or underlings who had been put In GER
tain departments to do certain things, and
had to obey the orders of their superfors
In order to hold their jobs 1t was said to-
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product Is from
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-16
Birthday Dime r.

The surprise birthday dinner given
in honor Of Geo. Callahan and W. d.
Shelton on last Friday, at the home
of Mr.. Shelton, was q pleasant event.
Il had been planned so that neither
OF them had the least idea OF the sur
prise. However, 1t was indeed an
agreeable surprise to them both.
Tiity.six persons were present to help
them enjoy their 9th birthday. At
noon q table about 20 feet long, COW
cred 10 snow. white linen, was loaded
with many good things to eat, oil
which all did justice to their part.
The evening was spent with music,
songs, declarations and social con-
versation. At q late hour all depart
ed expressing themselves as having
had 8 most delightful time. Wishing
Messrs. Callahan and Shelton many
more as pleasant birthday surprises
A FRIEND.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-16
Butler Boys Won
nonors at Joplin.

The Butler boys sure made good"
at the annual meeting Of the south
western Log Rolling Association at
Joplin last Thursday.
The Butler Concert Band took
first prize in the contest for the best
band. The contest was held In the
park In the evening; each con testing
band played three pieces. The But
Ter band scored 2S5 out OF posi-
BILE 800 points. The band was given
an ovation by the crowd both be-
fore and after the contest. Director
Fisk and all the boys are greatly
elated over their success.
Butler drill team won third prizt
10 the competition drill in class A
with q score OF 81.
B. F. Jeter, one OF the most active
workers In the Woodmen ca use ir
this section Of the state, was elected
president Of the Association for the
ensuing year on the first ballot.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-16
Sudden Death Of Neal Holloway

Neal Holloway died at his home in
this city on Thursday evening at 8
O'Clock, OF locked bowels, alter two
days Of severe suffering. He was
taken sick at the south side barber
shop, where he was working, on Tues.
day afternoon at 8 o'clock, and walk.
ed to his home A physician was
called, and worked with him to the
time OF his death, but nothing could
be done to relieve him.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Baptist church Saturday
morning by the local lodge M. W. A..
Of which order he was member, anG
interment was made in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Mr.. Holloway Yves 81 years of age
had been d resident OF Butler about
ten years. He was a young man o
exemplary habits, courteous and &C
accommodating to all and was very
popular. He leaves a widow and lit
tie daughter to mourn their loss.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-16
ECHO DROPPED DEAD.
Noted Young Butler Stallion
Died on Track al Holden.

Echo, the noted young trotting
stallion. owned by ]. Z. Clark, drop
ped dead ON the Holden track los,
Wednesday, while be was being driv'
en- in a race by Andy, his trainer
he was leading by $50 feet. when he
fell, without giving any previous no
tice Of anything being wrong, and
expired with scarcely a struggle. 4
post mortem by q vetinarian, re
vealed the cause to have been the
rupture OF a blood vessel.
Echo was valued at $1,000. Mr.
Clark said he was one OF the bes,
horses he ever owned. This 10 the
fret season this horse has been en-
tered on the circuit.
Mr.. Clark lost another very valu
able horse last season, while racing
at Rich Hill,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-16

Agent j. F. Geiger's quick wit and
presence OF mind Sunday evening
prevented an accident that would
have brought death sorrow, and SUI
iering to many Butler homes. As
the Kansas Special over the Inter.
state was conveying Buffers VIC
torious ball team, that had won
glory and to spare and was bringing
spoils across the border to fill our
Golfers, surrounded by a bowling,
good natured crowd OF "rooters,'
all packed into two accommodation
coaches, the through, fast freight
was speeding from the north. The
tender Of the signals at the Butler
depot, having received no orders &c
the contrary, made his lights show 9
clean track. The freight was rush
Ing on without checking, when agen
Geiger glanced at the signals and re-
alizing the awful consequence OF suci
q mistake, had the lights changed II
time for the train men to take notice
stop the train and take a siding, JUS
as the Interstate special pulled In
with it's precious freight Of human
lives. Mr.. Geiger's promptnes'
alone prevented a head end collision
the crew Of both trains believing
they had the right-oiway, and tn
dire possibilities can only be though
of with shudder.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-16
Mathensy.V0ris Wedding.

RIG. Matheney and Miss Nellie
Voris we're married at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
NJ. Vorri, south OF Butler, on Thurs
day evening last, Rev. J. A. Barker
officiating. Only members OF the
family and immediate friends were
present.
The bride Is an accomplished
young lady OF charming personality
who has spent her whole life In this
vicinity where she is very popular
The groom is a prominent young
gentleman OF Gustav, Ohio, where hi
has prepared q home for his bride, &c
which they will 60 after a short visit
among relatives and friends here
TIE TINES Joins their many friend.
In best wishes for their success and
happiness.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-16
Dr.. ludWIck Married.

DR.. A. l.. Ludwick and Miss Mar.
garet Gallaher were married In Kan
sas City Wednesday evening, August
18th. Only the near relatives and
immediate friends OF the contracting
parties were' present.
DR.. Ludwick IL q Bates county
boy, son Of the late John L. Lud.
wick. He Il Q brother Of Prosecuting
Attorney A. B. Ludwick and Mrs.
W. W. Graves. He Is Q physician in
charge Of the Punton Sanitsrium, Of
Kansas City, is Q specialist In nsrv.
ous disease and is fast rising to emil.
nence In his profession. The iortu,
nate young lady is unknown TO US,
bat We are satisfied she is In every
way worthy Of her talented husband
The bridal party went to the
northern lakes for an outing.
Judge and Mrs. W. W. Graves
went to Ksnsas City Wednesday
| aoon to attend the wedding.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-16
The Result Of an EIopement.

Suit for divorce was filed In the
Alton city court yesterday by Flor
ence Lindsay against Joseph Lind
say, alleging cruelty and desertion.
According to the allegations OF Mrs.
Lindsay, she married in East 81.
Louis, after clipping from her home
In Butler, Mo. Her father owns q
good home, but she fell in love with
Lindsay who made a business OF
renovating butter. The couple came
to Alton, lived In tent, and Lind.
sew followed his occupation until the
healthy authorities ordered him to
stop because he was mixing rancid
grease with the butter. Subsequent
|iy, the wife ssysdMsr husband wae
sent to jail in MRn county and
later deserved sche, disslAS no' AZ
18th. hly decline. Price
sby Frank T. Clay's