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LIVE STOCK.
EAST BUFFALO.
Report OF Market Opening 6y Sadler

4 NtVoFh opSnhn8 ny SOoicEs
Rortck ~ Co.. Com mission Merchants.
BUFFALO April 2e.-(Special)- -
Cattls--Receipts Hight and strong. Hogs
Receipts 5000; mediums and heavy,
S5.suW6. workers., mixed. ssl5G6 20
pigs. $5.IOUhs0. Sheep-Receipts ~
600; top lambs, $7.s5: top calves. $3.50.
MARIN T -etttSf..
EAST BUFFALO. ~. u. April 2s.--
Cattle--Rece!pts 50 head. trade quiet NJ
steady ngures. Veals-Receipts sou
head. slow and firm: cull 10 choice. 81 a.
$50. Sheep and Iambs-Receipts 5000
head. trade generally SLOW at un-
changed values: lambs. S51..e5, year
lings, y6,2SM6.50; wethers. $5.15Q5.s3:
ewes, se@5.25 mixed sheep, $4,000.
25M3oc higher; workers., $50 csc higL-
er, and heavies mostly a dime stronger:
workers.. lssf6G6.s5; pigs, s5,S0Gb.90
| mixed S6.15Ie20, heavies. $5.s0u5;
roughs. $50 5l5: stays, $4W+.s0.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. April 2s.--Hogs--Receip s
p 900. market TO loo higher. light.
s5.zVq5.eo mixed. $5.2og5.s0: heavy,
s4.25 $40; good to. choice heavy, s5.S5
Receipts 1900. market good. steady.
others weak. beeves, s4.50Q120: Texas
steers. x4.40q5.50; western steers. 34.6o
a so: stockers and feeders. S.. so "a sos.
cows and heifers. s2.4016.40: calves,
$+.50G6.25. sheep-Receipts 10000.
weak to loo lower. natives, s4I5Qs,23
westerns. st75I630. yeerlings. sc. 20 a.
s go lambs. natives. $3.50 80. west
erns. 35.75 o. go.
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Markets and Finance

conlpa ratively rrm cables. killing frost
at Dodge City. kansas. light receipts
northwest and liberal decrease I'm Mn
neapolis stocks. Commission houses
and locals bought at theiopening.
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co. Bid. Is)Split. Cn)Nomlnal,
TOLEDO GRAIN.

TOLEDO. o.. April 2s.--By Finley
Darrell q Co.: wheat-No. , red 80 !. e:
Corn--No. yellow. Csc; May. eIssc:
July. Goa. c; Sept. 64i.c. Oats-No. J
white. 54c: May. 5SAc: July. 4Tmc:
Sept. 3sIc. Glover seed--Cash, sle.T5.
April. ll276; Oct. S765
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ng some conspicuous demands by com
u ssinn hons ea
LOCAL STOCKS.

The following quotations furnished
nv Lewis @. Gorton. No. lab Majestic
building, April 2S, l90S;
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MARKET SHORTS
HURRY TO COVER
I ABOUT $4,000 SHARES BOUGHT IN
AFTER NEWS OF. BROKERS'
SUSPENSION.
sroCk MARkET-cLosE.

pfd. 100; Am, sugar 1874 Am. smell.
II "a, Anal Cop, 60is Ana. Cop. IS y
r. Tr.. AZ; Cert Leath.. e4b; Oh. q o.,
"a: Can. Pac.. 1856: G. a. Ct, w. as
Colo. r. a. l.. 24.: Cons. Gas, lso;
Distil.. S2+ ID. A. n. Can, l6o; Den. &
Rio CIR. s0ts Erie. 1871 do lists. SO
do ends. 2ss. III. Cent. 1857. l.. 4 ~,
l04; Mex. Cent. 1874; NJ. X. a. Tex.
s6A, Newh:. :; Utah: 80: Mo: Psc. ~,
W.. SAL. North Am, Sc; North West,
1904: North. Pae:. is2n; y. Y, C q
H.. ioi: ont. a W. 81: Penn, 1907 "
ST. Car. so; Rep. ST.. 17ss; do ptd. az
Rock ISL. i5s. do pfd, S2h ST. Pau,
lss; South. Pacy 5sls South. Ry; Ice
Pac.. 1861. L.. =. -. Bonds, 9!A I !.
s. Rub. s0s. T.. ). Steel. 36i. do ptd.
l0ll.: Wabash pfd, lsl. W, L, Tele.,
81 Y ct North. i21.
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Quotations by Cameron CurrIe a Co. /:
Open High. Low Close.
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k.f s sbowse AR It,Ie rn.r ten sn AZ mae she
opening, selling \ % sc higher on the
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Reported for The Times by Cameron
Currie a Co. i16-l1s Griswoid-st;
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Michigan win send an uninstructed
delegation to, theN Denver convention. %
asserted l., f. Rowlev after meeting
Gov. johnson and discussing matters
with local leaders. Sentiment is
changing. Gov Johnson Is a man
whose personalitv grips you and his
trip has strengthened him greatly in
Michigan"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
IOWA WOMAN MISSING
Mrs. Jessie Adams, Formerly of Sig
Quincy Has Disappeared-Rela-
tives Alarmed.

Sigourney, March 2O.-Word was
received here yesterday ofthe myster-
ious disappearance of Mrs. Jessie
Livingston. It is said Mrs. Adams
left Manitoba, Canada early in Feb
ruary for Grand Junction Colo
rado, to visit her aunt, Mrs. A. D.
Long and upon her arrival at Boulder
advised her husband of that fact then
suddenly disappeared. Her baggage
which she carried with her has also
disappeared. Mrs. Adams is well
known here, having lived here until
her marriage and only few years ago
moved to Manitoba to live She has
large circle Of friends and acquaint-
ances in Sigourney who know her as a
woman of most excellent qualities.
Positive information received today
states that up to the present time no
trace of her has been found, although
a diligent search has been in progress
since her sudden disappearance.
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Duke to Enter Wall Street.

New York, March 20.--The Duke de
Chaulnes, who sailed today for Europe
on the White Star Line steamship
Tetutonic with his bride, the daughter
of Theodore P. Shonts, declared just
before the vessel departed that he
would return here in September to go
into business. He did not seem at all
surprised when he was informed that
if he did SO he would be the first
noble husband of a wealthy American
girl to try to earn his own living in
the United States.
Il shall come back in September" /"
said he, ''and I shall be the New York
and Partisan representative of an in
ternatfonal financial firm which will
deal in railroad matters here and
abroad. The matter has all been
settled and the business will become
active when I return
Allison Oldest in Years and Service
Washington, D. c., March 19.-The
death of Senator Whyte of Maryland
at the age of "a, leaves Senator Al,
lison the Oldest member of the senate,
not only in length of service, but in
years Of age.
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same TRAITS in !.
FATHER and son
FORMER IOWAN IN WASHINGTON
FIGURE IN PATHETIC
COINCIDENCE.

Spokane, Wash, Marchr 20-ike
father, like son, but the youth was not
aware that the man manacled to him
is his parent. Benjamin Connors and
his 18 year old son, Orwell Connors,
were the central figures in this strange
and pathetic coincidence at Wenat-
chez Wash, west of Spokane, few
days ago. They were convicted and
sentenced to serve indeterminate
terms for horse stealing and selling a
stolen horse. The boy was tried at
sire was convicted in Chelan county.
The former broke Jail several times
and was sent to Wenatchee for safe
keeping. After the elder Connors was
sentenced, following plea of guilty,
he told the jailer that the boy in the
cell with him was his son.
Connors confided to the officials that
he was married in Iowa 10 years ago
and left his wife six months after their
wedding day He learned that a child
was born to the deserted woman, but
he never saw the boy until he was
locked in the same cell with him
boy related their experiences, and up
on close inquiry Connors learned that
the boy was his son. He did not tell
the boy. They were taken to Walla
Walla in irons by Barney Esterbrook
a guard who promised the old man he
would not disclose his identity to the
boy, who occupies a cell in the tiel
above his father.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
HOT POLITICAL FIGHT
Lovilia Has Municipal Campaign on
That Has Aroused Town to
Fever Pitch.

Abba, March 20.-The little town
of Lovilla, ten miles north of
Abba, has caused political
fight on hand that has caused the
Iowa political set-to to look like
small potatoes 80 far as local feeling
is concerned. Two caucuses have
been held and two tickets are in the
field and urging the people that there
way is the right way One convention
was called under the name of the
Independents and it was led by Major
G. M. Forrest, who was at one time
sheriff of Monroe county. The other
faction is classed as the Citizens
ticket and Squire H. A. Sanders, ana
who is recognized as fighter from
way back is urging his ollowers to
bring victory their way The Offices
of the two councilmen, assessor and
clerk are to be filled and each ticket
has placed in nomination candidates
for the places. The political war at
Lovilla is at fever heat and the advo-
Gates of both tickets are ready for
war at any time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
CONVICT SAYS
PASTOR HIRED
HIM TO STEAL
PLOT TO ATTACK CHICAGO CITY
OFFICIALS BY MINI STEERS
THROUGH CROOKS HELD TO
TO HAVE BEEN FOUND.

Chicago March 20.-Six well known
South Side ministers. cooperating In
an unorganized association, are In.
volved in charges of conspiracy and
blaclmail, whose objects are said to
have been many of the city officials,
including Mayor Busse. Chief of Po-
lice Shippy, Captain Plunkett. until
recently in charge Of the Thirty-flfth
street police district and Alderman
Milton j. Foreman of the Third ward.
Their implication developed follow
ing the arrest of four men who are
said to have sought by blackmail to
obtain from various city officials from
$4,000 to 100000. Three of the min.
listers, who admit that they hired men
to investigate South Side conditions,
but assert that they have been made
victims of their own tools are:
HARTZELL, THE REV. w. s., pas
tor of the South Park Methodist Epis-
copal church.
MERRILL, THE REV. w. p, pastor
of the Sixth Presbyterian church.
JONES, THE REV. JENK1N
LLOYD, pastor of All Souls Indepen-
dent church.
Grand Jury Action Awaited.
Action by the grand jury was
sought by the police and conference
looking to this end was held by Chief
Shippy, Captain O'Brien and States
Attorney Healy after the arrests had
been made.
The men under arrest are:
Harry SCHNEIDER, alias "The Swim.
der" alias George Burton, held at
| Lawrence, Kas.
John R. Maroney, held at Central
station.
William J. Mullaney, held at Cen.
| trail station
| Charles Huxhold, held at Central
station.
The scheme went astray when one
of the three ex-convicts who were
gathering evidence" was arrested
while in the act Of burglary.
The ex-convict caught in the act
was John Marooney. He Immediately
declared that the Rev. Morton Culver
Hartzell. pastor of the South Park
Methodist Episcopal church, had Civ.
en- him $500 to break open the desk
in the city hall at which he was al
work.
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ILLICIT LOVE
THE CAUSE Of
DOUBLE CRIME
MlLWA UkEE BUSi-
NESS MAN AND CHURCH WORK.
Err SLAYS WIFE AND THEN At
TEMPTS OWN LIFE

Milwaukee. March 20. -Willoughby
aged so, manager of the Jewett &
Sherman company's coffee and spice
mills, early Today shot and killed his
wife at their home. After the murder
Willoughby fired two shots into his
own breast over his heart and it is not
believed he can recover. Willoughby
confessed to the police he had COM
mitted the murder because he was in
fatuated with another woman living
in Chicago. whom he had been sup
porting for some years and he said he
and his wife quarreled frequently and
to end it all he had planned the mur-
der and suicide for months. He first
chloroformed his wife and then shot
her. The Willoughbys were prominent
workers in the Methodist church, Will
loughby being a teacher of Sunday
school class.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
ENDORSEMENT TO BRYAN.
Lee County Democrats Meet at Don.
nelson and Name
DELEGATES,

Donnellson, March 20 Indorse-
ment for Bryan was the principal re-
suit of the convention OF the Lee
county democrats held her yesterday.
The meeting was called to order al
10:45 o'clock in Heroff's hall. II. H.
Craig and Cortes Maxwell, Of Keokuk,
were respectively chairman and secre-
tary.
The resolutions presented by the
committee in charge were adopted
They indorse VIM. ]. Bryan for presi.
dent, and the delegates to the state
convention at Cedar Rapids are in.
structed to vote for his interests; and
regret the contemplated departure of
Hugh H. Craig from the county. The
convention adjourned at 11:45
The Following delegates were cho
sen:
D. A. Young, G. E. Rogers,A ]. E.
Krieger, G. w. Krieger, Henry Reitz
E. P Armknecht. A. E. Johns, J. P
Cruil1shank, N. G. Roberts, E. G. Web
er, Peter Kern, Julius Bittel, William
Hillgartner, Ernest Burster, E.
Hesse, J. M. Nauer, J. E. Craig. E. P
McManus, ]. S. Spaan, Chas. Eoff
John Nagel, J. M. Kenney, j. T
Hickey, ]. H. Farrell, Cortes Maxwell
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BUXTON miner
SHOOTS TO KILL
JOHN G. ToLLIvER MURDERED
BY JACK MASSEY FOR IN
sULTING A WOMAN.


Oskaloosa March 20-The mining
town of Buxton, near here was in
great excitement last night as a result
of deliberate murder, which occur
red there at $3.50 last evening, at
mine No. ID John G. Tolliver,, aged 35,
colored, was slain in cold blood by
Jack Massey, aged 40, also colored
The two men were talking quietly
at the mine, when the subject of wom-
en- was brought up. A certain woman's
name was mentioned, and Tolliver
said to Massey, 81 am going to get
that colored girl Without giving
Tolliver a chance to say another word.
Massey whipped out revolver
and shot the other man dead.
Both men are married. Massey is
lodged in the Buxton Jail.
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millionaire Sees Coffin and Vault.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 20. -
Jack Smith, an eccentric millionaire
of Atlanta, Ca, came here yesterday
and placed an order with local cot
fin and casket company for the con-
struction of his coffin and vault Al
wooden model of each is now being
made and the coffin is to be Of steel.
with mahogany trimmings. while the
vault will be of steel and cement.
Smith says that he will remain here
until the models are completed and he
is satisfied with them. Smith has had
many eccentricities charged to him
recently. He prides himself that he
never wore necktie and when an ar.
tist put one on him he refused to pay
for the picture and later defended and
won a $4,000 damage suit started by
the artist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
HALE SEES A
PERIL FOR NAVY
SAYS FLEET IN CASE OF WAR
WOULD BE AS HELPLESS
AS PAINTED SHIP.

Washington, March 20.-In speech
in the senate this afternoon in con
nection with the ocean mail subsidy
bill, Senator Hale dWelt upon the i'm
pcrtGnce Of auxiliary ships for the
navy and said
IF there should be a war, no gov
ernment would allow us to use one
of the foreign colliers now connected
with our feet, and without them our
magnificent fleet would be as useless
as a painted ship on painted ocean,
In reply to a question by Senator
Teller as to whether foreign nations
were not familiar with our naval
strength Hale replied:
"The senator must ask the presi
dent"
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Good Year FOR
The STEEL TRUST
INCREASES IN BOTH BONDS AND
NET EARNINGS REPORTED I,
BY THE CORPORATION.

New York, March 20. The report
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion for the year which ended Dec. 81
last, shows gross receipts of $575,,
015,O0o, an increase over 1906 of $50.
259000. The cost of manufacturing,
producing and operating expenses
amounted to 64,167 900, an in.
crease over the previous year OF
SAT 0S3,000 surplus. Net income was
500, 100000 From this amount
there was deducted $37,500, 900
for new plants and con.
struction and capital obligations, $10s
100000 was set aside for construction
of a plant at Gary, Indiana, leaving
balance and surplus for the year OF
S15,1S0,OO0, an increase of $2,437. 900,
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SCRIBES CALLED
swine; STRIKE
REPORTERS IN GERMAN REICH
STAG RESENT PET NAME AP-
Piled TO THEM.

Berlin, March 2O.-Press represen-
tatives whose duties are to attend the
reichtag have ceased entirely to re-
port the meetings of that body be-
cause of an incident of yesterday dur
ing a rebate on the colonial budget
when Herr Groeber, the center leader,
called the journalists swine because
they jeered at statement used by a
member to the effect that negroes
also had immortal souls. Over a hun
dred newspaper men debated the mat
ter in the reichstag building this
morning and decided no further re-
ports would be sent out unless an
apology was forthcoming. The news
paper proprietors and news agencies
all support the reporters.
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L-AFOL.L.ETT7IE Bill.
is INTRODUCED
SENATOR WOULD GIVE TARIFF
COMMISSION AND PRESI-
DENT GREAT POWERS.

Washington, D. c., March 20.-If the
bill for the creation of q tariff COM
mission which was introduced today
by Senator LaFollette should become
9 law it would be competent for the
ule and TO put on the free list any
article upon which there was
such combination as would control
the production of prices or wages
either in the United States or in any
foreign market.
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JAPAN WANTS
TO SEE FLEET
INVITATION EXTENDED TO GOV
ERNMENT TO SEND EVANS
BOATS TO ORIENT.

Washington, March 120-The Japan
ese government mas extended an invi-
tation to the American government 20
have the Atlantic battleship fleet visit
any port in Japan on its homeward
cruise around the world. The ques-
ton of it's acceptance or declination
will be considered by the president
and cabinet today
Secretary Root will this afternoon
accept on behalf of the American
government the invitation of Japan
to have the battleship fleet visit that
country on its return voyage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
ICE MEN IN SESSION
w. w. Cummings Of ottumwa Deliv-
cred Talk to Convention on
InsIirance

In the third annual convention of
the Iowa Ice Dealers association
which convened for two days ses-
sion at Des Moines yesterday, w. w.
Cummins of Ottumwa, appeared on
the program. Mr.. Cummings talked
on Insurance
The convention will adjourn this
evening after electing officers for the
ensuing year and naming a place for
the convention to meet next year. Be
sides Mr., Cummings, Lew Schafer,
Charles Schafer, Frank Schafer, j.
B. Curran and Edward Curran are at.
tending the convention.
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CONVENTION Of
MINE WORKERS
COMES TO END.
REPORT OF SCALE COMMITTEE is
ADOPTED WITHOUT CHANGE AS
CLOSING ACTION - MITCHELL
sAYs FAREWELLs

Indianapolis, Ind, March 90 The
national convention of the United
Mine Workers of America today
adopted the report of the scale COM
mittee by sections without change.
The action of President Mitchell in
sending two national board members
10 Washington to join other labor
leaders in urging congress to repeal
the section Of the Sherman antitrust
law relating to labor contracts, was
approved by the convention.
A motion urging all miners to sup
port for legislative offices those in
sympathy with labor organizations,
was adopted. The delegates then sang
My Country 'Tis of Thee" in chorus
and the convention adjourned sine
die.
President Mitchell bade the dele
gates farewell on his retirement as
their leader, urging them to stand by
the organization and all it's officers.
Illinois Differences Unsettled.
Efforts to fix minimum day wage
scale for outside and inside labor, to
adjust differences in Illinois, to make
settlements biennially, to insist upon
the Immediate rehabilitation of the in.
terstate agreement, received little en-
couragement, the miners desiring to
go before the country and the operat.
ors as unit on all questions decided
by the scale committee.
Under the report the miners will
present the standing wage scale and
present conditions to the operators OF
the district as their minimum de
mands, and in districts where an
agreement is not reached the miners
will be allowed to sign with operat
ors individually by and with the con
sent Of the International executive
board. The adoption Of the report may
mean a suspension of work on Apri
J.. In the central competitive field
composed of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and western Pennsylvania.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
A FAIR OFFICE
GIRL THOUGHT
PENCILS A GUN
WHEN CRIPPLED VENDOR OF
FERs GRAPHiTEs TO YOUNG
WOMAN SHE SCREAMED AND
CALLED POLICE.

CONSERVATION reigned for a time
yesterday afternoon in DR.. William
HanselPs office, 116 East Main street,
when it was believed that a one armed
man had pointed revolver at the
doctors fair office girl.
The young woman screamed and the
word was passed along among other
occupants of the building. A. half
dozen calls We're received at the police
station stating that stranger had
threatened to shoot a young woman.
The police got busy Immediately
Officer George Taylor was the first
policeman on the scene.
"There is the Man."
There's the man. said the fright
ened girl. He has gun in his pocket.
He pointed it at me-"
The officer searched him No gun
was found. The only weapon on the
man was a dozen rubber topped lead
pencils which he had taken from his
pocket rather uncermoniously and
pointed them at the girl at the same
time saying Will you help crippled
man." When the young woman espied
the pencils she screamed.
Charles Peters, the pencil vender
was taken to the police station where
he was again searched but no for
midable weapon was discovered, He
was released this morning and told to
get out of town as fast as his legs
would carry him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-21
WOMAN GETS PERMIT TO REwEp
Wins Decree; Then Decides She Might
Want to Marry Again With
In a ye,r

Sioux City, March 90 While she
says there are no immediate prospects
Of her marrying again, nor are there
any arrangements made for that event,
Mrs. Lydia w. Hart, sixty-three years
old, applied to Judge William Hutch
tnson to have an order entered per-
mitting her to again take on the con-
nub1al yoke. Her request was grant
ed
On January 81 Mrs. Hart secured a
divorce from James A. Hart, claiming
that he had treated her cruelty, and
that he was constantly finding fault
with her.
But in asking for the divorce she
neglected to ask the court permission
to wed again within year. After de-
liberation a supplemental petition ask
ing this permission was presented to
the court yesterday.
Her supplemental petition states
that she is sixty-three years old and
dependent upon herself for support,
and while there is no present ar
rangement Or prospect for remarriagc,
she feels that she may find it con-
venient, if not necessary to remarry
within the year"
And the husband, who is sixty years
old, is not ignored by her. That she
: still takes an interest in his welfare
is shown by the statement that by
the original ruling he has no opportun.
ity to remarry and establish a home
and have some one look after him,
and that it will be hardship on him
to delay for year. Neither had ar
ranged for marriage previous to the
divorce, recites the bill
They were married at Bangor, S. D..
September 1, 1897, and have been liv
ing in Jackson street since coming
here.
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THREAT CAUSES
A SCHOOL Panic
iBLACKHAND LETTER THREATEN.
ING TO DYNAMITE BUILDING
CAUSES ALARM.

Butler, Pa, March 90 - A panic
among the school children and their
parents resulted today at the Institute
Hill school building when the report
was circulated that President Mech
ling had received a black hand threat
demanding $500 or the building would
be blown UP with dynamite Many
women. frantic with fear. rushed to
he school ard demanded that their
children be instantly dismissed. When
ehe teachers persisted in keeping the
children in their rooms number Of
women tainted. The children desert
ed the building when they learned of
the report.
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BISHOP FOWLER DEAD
Well Known Methodist Divine Ex-
pires at New York Today of
Heart Trouble.

New York, March 20.-Rev. Charles
H. Fowler, bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church died at his home
here today.
Bishop Fowler has been critically
Ill only since last Wednesday. His
death was due to heart failure result
ing from a complication Of diseases.
He had been in i'll health for two
years, but during nearly all of that
time he took more or less active
part in the affairs of the church.