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 Cold Weather on Great Plains

Cold Weather on Great Plains Kansas City, April % Severe storms, snow, rain and freezing temperature prevail generally through Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and North Texas.
 Boat Race Proves Fizzle
 San Francisco, April 29-The uni- versity boat race Saturday afternoon ended in izzle as the bay was so rough that all the boats were swamped. The race will be rowed again in Seat tie in July. Stanford and Berkley rowed this morning, the former win ming by six lengths.
 Rockefeller Gives S2,OOO,0OO Chicago, April 29-John D. Rocke- felIer gave an additional donation of S2,OOO,OOO to the university of Chicago today.
 Macarthur to Welcome KurOkl Seattle, April 29-Gen. MacArthur, head of the regular army, arrived he"e last night to welcome Gen. Kuroki of tho Japanese army, who will arrive here on an Oriental steamer next Wednesday.
 John Mitchell Operated On
 Spring Valley, Ill.,, April 29-John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, was brought here last night from Chicago and was operated on successfully this afternoon.
 To Change Panama Mail Service Seattle, April % - Maj. John r.. Cum, in charge of the mail service of Northern Alaska, recommends changes in the winter mail service. He pro- poses to discontinue the service by way of the White Pass railroad and to use the Valdez-FairbankS trail exclusively, starting mail train from each end three times week instead of twice.
 Arrauges New Customs System Washington, D. C. April 29-Col- lector Hobart of the Alaska customs district left here for Seattle today at- ter arranging with the treasury de- partmeut many new methods in the Alaska service.
 Deeds All to John D. Junior
 Cleveland, April 29-John D. Rocke- feuer has decided that he will not live much longer and made deeds today to his son John D. Rockefeller Jr., con veying to the young man all his property.
 To Survey Around Cook Inlet
 Seattle. April % - Capt. W. C.. Hodgkins of the U. $. survey steamer Patterson, arrived here today to take the steamer north for the summers work. The Patterson will survey around Cook inlet and Kodiak island this season.
 Eight Life Boats for Alaska
 Aberdeen, April 29-Eight more life boats have been completed here and will be shipped to Alaska immediately with crews to be used as life savers along the coast and in the rivers.
 President Back from Jamestown Washington, D. C., April 29-Presi- dent Roosevelt returned yesterday from his trip to the Jamestown eXposi- tiou
 Mt. StrombOli Erupts
 Naples, April 29-Mount Stromboli is in eruption today and a hail of cin- ders, stones and lava is being hurled from the crater and Showered over a wide surrounding area to the terror of the inhabitants, who are preparing Co abandon their homes if the eruption grows more violent.
 Sends Relief to China
 San Francisco, April 3O-The trans port Buford sailed at noon today midst tsoting of whistles and other noisy evidences of good will She is laden with relief supplies for the famine suf- ferers of China.
 Heney After Hermann
 San Francisco, April 3O-F. J. Heney says that as soon as he completes the renovation of San Francisco, he will take up the Oregon fraud cases, and will get Binger Hermann, the eX-com- missioner of the general land office, re- gently acquitted of the charge of conspiracy to defraud the government.
 Halsey Will Stand Trial
 Honolulu, April 3O-T. V. Halsey is on his way from Manila to San Francisco to stand trial on indictments for bribery returned by the grand jury. He re- fuses to discuss the matter.
 Guggenheim Causes Divorce New York, April 3O-Benjamin Gug-