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WARNS THE okLAHoMANS
MUST MODIFY PROPOSED CON.
sTITUTIoN OR PRESIDENT
WILL NOT SIGN IT.

Washington, Jan. 28.--The president
told some Oklahoma visitors to the
White House during the day that un.
less the. constitutional convention OF
Oklahoma modifes the proposed pro.
vision relating to railroads and makes
it conform to the Constitution of the
United States he would not approve
it. The president said, according to
Representative Watson of Indiana.
who accompanied the callers, that
while he could not be supposed to be
a friend of the railroads yet he be.
lieved the constitution should contain
some provision whereby the roads
could protect themselves when neces-
sity arises. -, &:
One of the provisions to which 1t is
said the president objects is that pre-.
venting railroads employing help to
protect their property in case. Of a
strike and to guard their trains. The
proposed provision regarding railroads
has been reported to the convention
by the committee on railroads, but
hes not yet been acted on.
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=Doyer,=N.-ff. ,c1;fan.-2a.-.At

=-Dover,=N.=ff.;-sIan
lives were lost - Connection aal'~the
destruction by fire Of the EEocheco
Manufacturing company MOI mill in
this city noon six hours after
the fire broke out, 1t was announced
that the overseers of the factory had
satisfied themselves that none of the
employees was missing. At about 2
O'Clock. however, firemen found in the
ruins the bodies Of six boys who had
been employed in the mule room.
Nearly every one Of the bodies had
been burned beyond hope of their
Identification. The financial loss is
estimated at between 100000 and
100000. The fire, the origin Of
which Is not known, broke out after
the 500 operatives had begun work
and spread very rapidly. Several of
the workmen and women jumped
from windows, sustaining injuries.
Others were taken from the windows
in the upper stories. Persons thus
rescued reported that some had been
overcome by smoke in the burning
building and the firemen Immediately
began search, which was without re-
suit, until the flames drove them out
side the walls. Meanwhile officials of
the mill were busy trying to locate all
employees.
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GOVERNMENT VICTORY.
Result of Elections to Reichstag In
Germany.


Berlin, Jan. 28.-The government
has won definite victory in the gen
eral election for new reichstag. The
Liberal, Radical and Conservative
parties, supporting Prince Won Bue-
lows colonial policy, have won at
least twenty seats, but more impor-
tant to the government than the sue
cess of its colonial plans is the smash
ing defeat administered to the Social
lists, who will lose seventeen or eight
cen seats.
:! This is the first election since 1887
that the Socialists have not increased
their representation In the reichstag
by: from five to twenty seats, They
have lost especially in several large
cities, among these places being Bres-
lau,. Halle, Magdeburg, Leipzig and
Koenigsberg.
The results of the election have
been officially declared In 381 districts
out of a total Of 1877 The Socialists
lost seventeen seats and gained one.
The Center party lost two and gained
one. The two Conservative parties
lost three and gained four. The Mod
crate Radicals lost one and gained
three. The National Liberals lost six
and gained ten. The Agrarians lost
four and gained three. In the 361
districts only 200 members were elect.
ed, second ballots being necessary in
1872 districts.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Thaddeus L. Vanderslice, a prom
inent attorney of Philadelphia, died
suddenly from heart disease.
General Henry R. Adams, retired
late colonel Of the Fifth United States
infantry, is dead at Plattsburgh, N. Y
Eight inches of snow has fallen in
Central and Eastern Kentucky. All
railway traffic is delayed. Live stock
is suffering.
Major William Gillette, aged sixty.
nine, a veteran of the Civil war, Is
dead at Madison, Wis. He was a
famous fifer and frequently enlivened
old soldiers reunions
Following the success Of the Phila.
delphia upholstery weavers in obtain.
ing an II per cent increase In pay
the Cloth and Dress Weavers' union
has decided to ask for a IL per cent
increase in pay.
= The recently established wireless
telegraph service from the Eiffel
tower in Paris to Bizerta, Tunis. is
working successfully. Messages have
been exchanged between the two
points for the last few days.
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} YlfIi190RaQ U0ID Ill
Birda and KtJes.

No bird g rar , a. SHOWN 1FFeeprds
show, has ever allghted, Oh, 4 kitea or
attacked One oWRile ltat sstciee8ntista 1 Was
flying trains 81 ave kitess 1855 som So yehrs
ago large Silver tipped Is ag il}Je Chine
suddenly out .1B II tie higher aa Eli gEoia and
Fswooped rNo5tu7nd it'd r oGbd the ,f1fst kite,
looking against. the sanseata SKY 1IRe a
bulge Silver Balls AS ltthest tHafh Of kites
was pulled in Tie tie eagies 4fS6lI9RHed, Miit1
Fng ohe Kite and then g lnabtherr, seam1
lhg JutnceftaIh Just What To d4.lllYu a
few mlhhtes;2 wbahq he seemede rs 1have
tdecfded that theyt &sHs hbdtt bggoood to
eat anp ReaShgw lh6thi6g about them.
anyway oRee Indignantly dew of and
5tpas abst tetvi@a1liWhile the scientists
ckltes MereIh9gh 1m the air one March
docks L6f gsessifying in the wedge few
over. They invariably stopped, broke
up, lowered above the queer object
and at last slowly reformed and flew
away. While the larger birds all como
from heights above the kite, the small
birds Of the air will alight on the
string holding the kite and sway to
and fro.
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ATTEMPTED TO ROB HIM.
Lumberjack Kills One Man and
Wounds Another.

Lumberjack Kills One Man and
Wounds Another.
Minneapolis, Jan. 28.-Henry Biggs
was shot and instantly killed and
Michael Murphy was seriously wound.
ed by Michael JAMS, a lumberjack.
whom Biggs and Murphy were fight.
ing with
The killing was done in the alley in
the rear of Gruber & Palmer's saloon.
Washington avenue and First avenue
north
Facts concerning the shooting are
meager, but it, Is thought by the pc
lice that Biggs, Murphy and a third
man, whom they have not yet been
able to locate, took JAMS into the alley
for the purpose of robbing him. They
were foiled, in their attempt by JAMS.
who drew his revolver and wreaked
vengeance on his assailants.
JAMS was arrested by the police and
lodged in Central police station pend.
ing a thorough investigation of the
ARRAY.
The police say that Biggs, who was
killed, and Murphy, the injured man,
were both members of the notorious
Western avenue gang, which has
caused the police much trouble. Both
have been arrested many times for
intoxication, but had !. never been
charged by the police with serious
crime.
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"Caracul''-Its Etymo1orv.


have often been asked for the ety.
mology Of ''caracul," which is term
now largely used by furriers to denote
a variety Of the fur called astrakban.
The new English dictionary does not
contain caracul, but it has caracal,
which is liable to be confused with it,
though really quite different. word.
The caracal is an animal, but caracul,
like the nearly synonymous. term, as
trakhan, is the name Of a place Kara
Kul-i. e., the Black lake, near Box
hara, which has long been celebrated
for its output of furs. The earliest
reference / can find to- it in English is
in Matthew Arnold's "sehrab and
Rustum:' 49,.
And on his head he set his sheepskin cap,
Black, glossy, curled, the fleece Of Kara
London Notes and Queries.
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London Notes and Queries
Living In the Electric Light.

Living In the Electric Light.
Writing to friend in the country, a
New York merchant says: IT live in
the electric light. leave my home at
7 o'clock, after dressing and taking my
breakfast by electric light. Then I go
to the subway, one block distant, and
ride to within block Of my Office.
There work all day by electric light
and 60 home again by the subway
and spend the evening in the glare of
the incandescent lamp. The weather
conditions make no difference, because
my fat and my Office belong to the
semidark kind. Sometimes I wonder
what would do without electric light,
and sometimes ask myself when
yearn for a little sunlight, Is the new
light really a blessing NEW York
Tribune.
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OBJECT 10 ACTRESS, PRESENCE.
Thaaw'ss5 j, Women, Relatives at Outs
A. :, s1.,',,1..9 i, With His Wife.

, ffi s' ~ With His Wife.
New Ynrk, Jan 2S.-Rumors of diff
ferences d,stween Mrs. Harry X. Thaw
. ON one side and Mrs. William Thaw
and the Countess of Yarmouth, mother
ana Hsfster respectively of Harry X.
sFhaw. on the other, continued to be
circulated during the day despite a
denial by Thaw's counsel that any
such differences existed. The report
ed differences are alleged to have
arisen over the continued presence in
the courtroom of Miss Mckenzie, the
former chorus girl, who invariably ac-
companied Mrs. Evelyn Thaw and
sits by her during the session of the
court.
Miss Mckenzie Is said to be the
younger Mrs. Thaw's constant COM
panion since Harry Thaw shot Stan
ford White
1t was reported that Dolphin M.
Delmas, the San Francisco lawyer
who came East to defend Thaw, went
to the Hotel Lorraine, where the rela.
tives Of Harry Thaw are staying, in
the hope Of reconciling any differ.
ences which. might have arisen be-
tween the women. It was said that
Evelyn Thaw made the first step to
placate her mother-in-law and sister
in-law and that Mr.. Delmas only con-
scented to try to smooth over their
misunderstanding on the agreement
that Miss Mckenzie should dtscon-
tinue her appearance in court.
One Of the reports in circulation
dealing with Thaw's motive for shoot.
ing Stanford White was to the effect
that on the night before the shooting
Thaw called on White and exacted
from him a promise that he would
never try to communicate with Evelyn
Thaw again. It was also reported
that while at dinner in the Cafe Mar.
tin four hours before the tragedy
Thaw intercepted a note from White
asking Mrs. Thaw to meet him.
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coMMERcIALisM THE CAUSE.
General Greedy Declares the Nation !,
Deueneratinq.

General Greedy Declares the Nation 10
Degenerating.
Chicago, Jan 28-Major General
Greedy, commander of the Northern
division Of the United States army,
one OF the founders and the first vice
president of the National Order Of
Sons of the American Revolution, ad-
dressed the Chicago society of Sons
OF the Revolution at its quarterly
meeting.
After addressing his hearers as
captains of industry he declared
that commercialism today Is causing
a degeneracy of the spirit OF indie
pendence fostered by their forefathers
There has been a change in the
spirit Of the times" he said "You
captains of industry are in the posi-
ton to know that best of ALL The
spirit OF independence on which our
forefathers founded this great nation
Is degenerating. It is most apparent
in the absence of individual liberty
of men. Men have come to feel that
they are not expected to speak out
What they think. There is tendency
not to tell the truth on many impor-
tant subjects because of the fear of
conflicting with the interests Of en-
ployers.
There are better and higher aims
than those of commercialism. Keep
alive the flame of liberty of speech,
the individuality and the ideals of
morality and character of the mon
who made our nation.
We wonder how our grandfathers
without any Of the modern inventions
could have lived lives so narrow. It
was because they had ideals far SUI
perior to the materialistic spirit Of
this age.''
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HOLD RocKEFELLER's WIG.
Customs Officials Declare Value Given
Is Too Low.


Is Too Low.
Cleveland, Jan. 28.-John D. Rookie
Teller will not be allowed to wear his
new French wig until he pays full
duty on it. It is being held by the
revenue officers here because its
value is given as 81, while the officials
insist it is worth SIS.
Mr.. Rockefeller ordered the wig
when he was in Paris last summer.
It was billed in December and the
statement of its maker says it is worth
francs, or about 81.
When the wig arrived here clerk
in the customs Office examined 1t. He
admired the soft gray locks.
Fine piece Of work. he said. Then
he looked at the bill
"That wigs worth more than dol
lar" he declared. The clerk showed
the wig to the proprietor of Euclid
avenue hair dressing establishment.
+ What's. such a wig worth?" he
asked.
About $75,'' was the reply.
The decision was reached that
Rockefeller should not have his wig
until he paid duty on a price nearer
its value.
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PRESIDENT ORDERS ExAMINA-
TON OF GROUND BEFORE IS
SUING LAND PATENTS.
WRITES A LETTER TO HITCHCOCK
LATTER PROMPTLY SENDS OUT
INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL GEN.
ERAL LAND OFFICES.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-President
Roosevelt has determined to put an
end, II possible, to frauds in the ac-
QUESTION of public lands by individ-
;uals and corporations. He has direct
ed that hereafter no patent shall be
issued to public land until an. exam
i1nat1on Of the ground shall have been
made by an authorized officer Of the
government.
T, The presidents order is in the form
of letter to Secretary Hitchcock
and, under its provisions, orders are
being sent out by the officials Of the
general land Office. Following is the
text of President Roosevelts letter:
ITO prevent the fraud now prac-
ticed in the acquisition of public
lends of the United States have to
direct that hereafter no final certif.
cate, patent or other evidence of title
shall be issued under the public land
laws until an actual examination has
been made on the ground by an au-
thorized officer of the government;
but the following shall be excepted
from the force Of this ORDER
Long List of Exceptions.
"Ffrst-All claims which have here
tofore been examined on the ground
by an authorized officer of the gov
eminent whose report is found salts
factory.
"Second--Ar claims where hereto
fore an officer of the government
other than officers authorized to take
final proof shall have been present at
the taking of final proof to cross-ex-
anime claimant and witnesses, If
such proof is found satisfactory 81
''Third-All claims where claim
ants compliance with law has been
established by; contest or other reg
ular adverse proceedings.
''Fourth-Entries which may have
been confirmed by virtue Of any act
of congress. a, IL * =,e.sEs
Fifth Selection and entries in
which no residence or improvement
is required by law, when the lands
embraced therein are, strictly speak
ing, in agricultural districts, or when
character has been fixed by investi-
cation and classification made In &C
cordance with law
"Sixth-Cases of reinsurance of pat
ents because of some clerical error
occurring in the patent heretofore is
sued.
"Seventh-Au Indian allotments
which have been regularly approved
in accordance with instructions Of the
secretary of the interior"
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THEATER OWNERS PROTEST.
Object to Further Presentation oi
"Saiome."

New York, Jan. 2S.-A protest
against further presentation of "Sa-
lome," the sensational opera by Rich.
ard Strauss, has been made to Direc-
tor Conried of the Metropolitan Opera
House by the directors of the Metro
politan Opera and Real Estate com.
pany, owners Of the Metropolitan.
ss Salome" is based on Oscar Wilde's
dramatic variant of the Biblical story
of the beheading Of John the Baptist
by Herod's order to satisfy the caprice
Of Salome.
The presentation last Tuesday in
New York at benefit performance
for Director Conried was the sensa.
ton of the opera season in New York
and excited a great amount of COM
ment and criticism, mostly directed at
the character of the text Of the opera,
the dance Of the Seven Wells" per-
formed by Salome before Herod and
the kissing Of the lips OF the severed
head Of John the Baptist by salome.
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MYSTERY SURROUNDS CASE.
Prominent Staten Island Physician
MortalIy Wounded.

Prominent Staten island Physician
MortaIIy Wounded.
New York, Jan. 28.-Dr. Charles W.
Townsend, one Of the best known
physicians and surgeons on Staten
Island, was shot and probably NOR
tally wounded while in bed In his
home at New Brighton, s. I. The
case is surrounded by mystery, but
from the meager details which have
been permitted to leak out by the
officials 1t is believed that the doctor
was the victim of man who sought
vengeance for some real or fancied
wrong. That 1t was not the act Of a
burglar, as was first believed, appears
to be borne out by the fact that not a
single article was taken from the
house, although hundreds of dollars
worth of jewelry and silverware were
within easy reach. This also is be.
lieved to be borne out by the stories
which have been told the coroner by
both DR.. Townsend and his wife, Mrs
Townsend witnessed the shooting.
The coroner has declined to make
known any of the information oh.
tanned from DR.. Townsend and his
wife. He declares that to do so would
tend to defeat the ends Of justice
From this statement it is inferred
that the identity of the assailant is at
least suspected and that the officials
hope to make an early arrest in con
nection with the case.
The police were unable to find any
trace OF the man who fired the shot
All the doors and windows were Sc
curely locked and no marks Of any
kind had been left by the fugitive
Despite these conditions, however, the
coroner appears to be satisfied that
the man will soon be apprehended.
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HELD REscUERs At BAY.
Negro Fires House and Burns Woman
to Death.

Negro Fires House and Burns Woman
to Death.
Mobile, Ala, Jan. 28.-At Soria City
William Smith, colored, of Scranton,
Miss, burned to death "Pinkey" Tigg,
with whom he formerly lived. The
woman is said to have come here from
Scranton to get rid of Smith, who fol-
lowed her. Neighbors were excited
by piteous cries for help and, rushing
to the woman's home, they found the
building in flames but were prevented
from rescuing her by Smith, who stood
guard in the doorway until the walls
began to totter. The dead woman is
thought to have been tied to a chair,
as she continued to scream for help
until dead. When the officers arrived
Smith said he had been sleeping and
awoke to find the house ablaze. He
was arrested. 81
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John Stuart Mill.

The genius Of this great Englishman
was: such that before he was twenty
he was recognized as the champion
and future leader of powerful school
OF philosophy and politics. John Stu
art Mill is said to have studied Greek
at the age Of three and at fourteen
had begun logic and political economy.
The writings and doctrines of this
master mind were and are still read
and preached not only in this country,
but throughout the world. John Stuart
Mil stands out prominently among
nineteenth century thinkers.-London
Mail.
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OIL FOR LOCOMOTIVES.
Northwestern Road Orders Its Use on
Western Division,

Northwestern Road Orders Its Use on
Western Division.
Lander, Wyo., Jan. 28.-The North.
western railroad has concluded the
experiments which it has been carry
Ing on for the past three months with
oil burning locomotives on it's West
ern division and orders have been is
sued to prepare all locomotives in
Wyoming for the use of oil for fuel
instead of coal. Orders have also been
given to bore a number of oil wells
on the right of way of the Northwest.
ern near Casper so that the road may
have Its own oil instead Of buying
from others.
The coal used by the Northwestern
In Wyoming is hauled 900 miles from
the Iowa coal fields and 1000 gallons
of oil has been found to do the work
of $4,000 pounds of coal.
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GUILTY OF MANsLAueHTER.
Verdict OF Jury in ouirk Case at Min
neapoIis.

vcrdiSe 81 Jury III 80iTN SaS0 al WNu-
neapoIis.
Minneapolis, Jan. 28.-John p.
Quirk, on trial for the murder Of Will
lam A. Dowell, has been declared
guilty Of manslaughter in the first de-
gree and recommended to the mercy
of the court. The jury was out twenty
nine hours The penalty for this Of
tense is not less than five nor more
than twenty years
Quirk seemed little affected by the
verdict and declared later he was sat
isfied with the result. His wife, who
cat beside him when the verdict was
read, seized his arm and squeezed 1t.
but that was all.
Members of the jury said that the
verdict was agreed upon SO that Quirk
could get good treatment and still be
punished. He was a very sick man
and long term would have killed
him.
Quirk killed Dowell. who was q
newspaper man, because he objected
to the latter's attentions to Bessie
squires, stepdaughter of Quirk.
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SuDreu

Supremely Exasperating.
Don't you think Mrs. spurrell has
an awful temper?'
She has, but can you blame the peor
woman? She has a husband who Just
absolutely won't get mad at ALL"
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REPRESENTATIONS. MADE
NO
United States Did Not Ask swetten-
hams Resignation.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-No advices
have been received at the state de-
partment confirmatory of the report
that Governor Swettenham of Jamaica
will resign because of his clash with
Admiral Davis. 1t was positively
stated at the state department that no
representations have been made by
this government to Great Britain ask
ing for the resignation of Governor.
Swettenham. In fact, high official
said that the resignation OF the ia.
maican governor would be regretted
by the American government, as.
many persons might think that he
had been forced out through the eff
forts of the United States officials.
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Trust Boosts Oil Prices

Cleveland, Jan. 28.-The Standard
Oh company has announced an ad-
vance OF a quarter of cent per gal
lon on all grades of refined oil, naph-
tina and gasoline in barrels. It Is un-
derstood, that the advance is made
owing to the higher price of barrels.
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Two Brothers Drowned,

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Charles
and James Harrison, brothers, aged
twenty and twenty-one years, were
drowned while skating. The bodies
have been recovered. The young men
were sons Of Mrs. Anna Harrison Of
Prairieton. The younger man broke
through the ice and in an effort to
save him his brother James lost his
TO- -.
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But He Was cnrea.

but ne WIZ cured.
II think III have to take treatment
for the forgetting habit. From whom
did you take your treatment that was
30 satisfactory and successful in Inn
proving your memory?"
"From-ah, from-ah-oh, I forget
bis name, but wait minute, and I'll
get one Of his cards out Of my desk.''-
Exchange
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jealousy Cause of TRAGEDY.

Philadelphia, Jan. 28-John Glack
en-, salesman, shot and instantly
killed Maria Morris in front of her
home and then fired two bullets into
his body, causing wounds that are be-
lieved to be fatal. Glacken, the police
say, was jealous of the woman and
shot her because she had refused his
proposal of marriage.
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CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Jan. &c. Cattle Beeves,
$4.15@700; cows and heifers, $1,000
5.25; stockers and feeders, $4,000
4.75; Texans, s3.75@4.5O; calves, $500
$500. Mixed and butchers.
s6.65Q6.a0::s good heavy, $6.75@8.90;
rough heavy, $6.6006.70; light, 1895
6.S5; pigs. s6.05@6.60. Sheep. 1850
5.75; lambs. 34.75@7.7o.