Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 17, 1900, Page 3

i | j } j . to rise. DAVIS NOT SO WELL KIDNEY COMPLICATION CAUSES UN- ' EASINESS. Attending Physician Discovers Evi- dence of Inflammation of the Kid- aeys—Symptoms Are so Serious That Dr. Murphy of Chicago Has Been Telegraphed For to Consult ‘With Dr. Stone—The Senator Spent / a Restless Night. and Uncomfortable St. Paul, Nov. 14.—A dangerous com- Plication was detected early yesterday morning in the condition of Senator Davis. Inflammation of the kidneys had suddenly developed. Dr. Alex 3. chief surgeon in attendance, considers the complication so serious that he has telegraphed again for Dr. J. B. Murphy of Chicago, who will reach St. Paul this morning. At mid- night the senator's temperature had declined to the normal stage—about 92 degrees. His pulse, which had been as high as 110 two days before, had fallen Stone, to 100. He presented no unfavorable symptom. On the contrary, he was Stronger and more tranquil! But to- ward midnight his temperature began He became extremely restless. ‘The rising temperature excited natural apprehension. Indications pointing to the kidneys as the source of disturb- ance, a specific examination was taken toward morning. This revealed the presence of an acute inflammation of the organs. Throughout the remain- der of the night Senator Davis con- tinued restless and uncomfortable. Later in the day the senator improved. His temrerature began to decline and his discomfort to abate. He enjoyed his food with almost his usual appe- tite. st night his temperature was s pulse rate was 108. Dr. Stone ued the following bulletin: § tor Davis’ elevation of temper- ature and restlessness of last night have proved to be due to the sudden development of acute nephritis (in- flammation of the kidneys). Until Sunday there was no abnormal condi- tion of the urine. That taken Sunday night at 2 a. m. revealed a complica- tion which made the case so serious that I have telegraphed for Dr. Murphy to see the senator again with me to-morrow. 108. Temperature to-ni —Alex J. Stone.” 99; pulse, THE MARK Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Steck C ers. St. Paul, Noy. 14. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 76 @ 76 3-4c; No. 2 Northern, 73 1-4@74 1-4¢ Corn — No. 3 yellow, 9 @ 40 @ 39c. Oats — No. 3 white, 24% ic; No. 3, 24@ 24 1-2c. clover Minnea poli Nov. 14.—Wheat hard, 781-2c; No. 1 Northern, 7 No, 2 Northern, 731-2@741-2c. Corn— No. 3 yellow, 34 3-4@35 1-4c; No. 3, 4c. No. 2 white, 231-2c; No. 3, 231-4 Barley — Feeding grades, 36@43c; malting grades, 44@49c._ Rye— No. 1, 49@5ic; No. 2, 47¢c. Flax—Minne- apolis spot, $1.83; to arrive, $1.83. Duluth, Nov. 14.—Wheat—No. sh, 793-4e; No. 1 Northern, 77 3-4c; Yo. 2 Northern, 731-8c; No. 3 spring, 66 3-4c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 79 3-4¢; No. 1 Northern. 1-4c; December, No. 1 Northern, 765-S8c; May, No. 1 North- ern, 80%-4c; oats, 23@231-4c; rye, 48 1-2c: barley, 30@55c; flax, to arrive, $1.83; cash, $1 November, $1.83; De- cember, $1.77; May, $1.78; corn, 38 3-8¢. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 14.—Flour is steady. Wheat firmer; No. 1 Northern, 76 1-4c; No. 2 Northern, 73 1-2@75e. R; firm; No. 1, 501-2@51ce. Barley higher; No. 2, 61@62c; sample, 49@60c. Oats steady; No. 2 white. 1-2@26¢. Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 14. — Cattle— Beeves, $4 @ 5.25; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.50@3.20; stockers and feeders, caives and yearlings, $3@4.25. $4.60@4, bulk, $4.72 1-2@4.75. Chicago, Nov. 14.—Cattle — Good te prime steers, $5.50@6; poor to medium, $4.50@5.40; stockers and feeders, $2.40@ 4.40; cows and heifers, $2.70@4.75; Tex~ as steers, $3.35@4.9 Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $4.75@5.10; good to choice heavy, $4.85/ 0; rough heavy, $4.70@ 4.80; light, $4. 5.07 1-2; bulk of sales, $4.90@5.02 1-2. South St. Paul, Nov. 14. — Cattle — Good to choice butcher steers, $4.65@ 6.25; fair to good, $425@4.50; common to fair, $3.75 @ 4.25; good to choice butcher cows and heifers, $3.50@4; fair to good, $2.7593.50; thin cows and can- ners, $1.75@2.65; choice corn-fed bulls, $3.50@4; fair to good butcher bulls, $3 @3.25; bologna bulls, $2.50@2.75; good to choice veals, $5@6; fair to good, $4@ 5; good to choice feeders, $3.40@3.75; good to choice stock steers, $3.30@3.50; fair to good, $3@3.25; common, $2.50@ 2.90; good to choice stock cows and heifers, $2.75@3; fair to good, $2.50 @ 2.75; common, $2@2.40; good to choice steer calves, $3.50@4; fair to good, $3.25@3.50; good to choice heifer calves, $2.75@3; fair to good, $2.50@2.75} stock and feeding bulls, $2.50@3; good to choice milkers and springers, $35@40; good to fair, $30@35; common, $20@28. “Hogs—Good to choice light, $4.70@4.85; mixed and sbutchers, $4.70@4.80; good to prime heavy, $4.60@4.75; common to ‘fair, $4.50 @ 4.60; rough packers, ‘$4.35 @ 4.45; boars, $1.75@2.50; pigs and skips, $3@3.75. Sheep—Good to choice ‘putcher lambs, $4.60@4.75; fair to good, $4.40@4.45; good to choice fat wethers, $3.50@3.70; fair to good, $3.25@3.50; fat ewes, $3.25@3.50; good to choice fat and feeding lambs, $3.75@4.50; fair to good, -$3.25@3.75; feeding wethers, $%.25@3.75; stock and feeding ewes, $2.85@3; thin sheep, $2@3; buck lambs, $2.75@3; killing bucks, $2@2.50. Chicago, Nov. 14.—Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 75@761-2c; No. 3 red, 72@74 1-2c; No. 2 hard winter, 701-4@72c; No. 3 hard winter, 69@72c; No. 1 Northern / spring, 74@77¢; No. 2 spring, 74@77c; No. 3 spring, 68@75c. Corn — No. 2, 39 1-2@39 3-4c; No. 3, 391-4@391-2c. -Oats—No. 2, 22 1-4@22 3-4c; No. 3, 22c. Footing the Bill. London, Noy. 14. — Parliament will _assemble Dec. 3 to vote the expenses of the war in South Africa, which are -expected to amount te fully £100,000,- 900, Before Christmas an adjournment -will be taken until the end of January. CONDITION UNCHANGED. Senator Davis Has a Comfortable Day but Is Restless, St. Paul, Nov. 14. — Twenty-four hours brought little change last night in the condition of Senator Davis. At midnight this much was given out by Dr. Stone: “Senator Davis has passed a com- fortable day; slept several hours; is more restless to-night; temperature 99, pulse 120. —Alex J. Stone.” Dr. J. B. Murphy of Chicago arrived yesterday. He examined the sena- tor’s affected foot yesterday morning and found it healirg. Dr. Murphy called again in the afternoon. He re- turned home last evening. WEALTHY PAUPER. Peculiar Case of a German Who Has Just Di in Wisconsin. Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 14. — Matthias Brick, who has beén supported by the farmers of the county for the last twenty years, died in this city yester- day, and when an examination was made into papers left by the old man it was discovered that he was heir to a large fcrtune left him by his father in Germany. The fortune is held in trust for him, and while he knew of its existe1ice he refused to return to his fatherland and claim it, preferring to live in poverty rather than subject himself to prosecution for leaving Germany to escape military life. It is stated that the fortune amounts to a little over $150,000. The old man had no relatives living in this locality, but several times during his life he spoke of relatives who had come to Chicago from Germany to live! The old man will be buried by the chari- ties of his friends and an effort will be made to locate the heirs of the estate. TIGHT AS A DRUM. ~ Gambli Resorts Musi Close, Says v t Superior’s Mayor. West Superior, Wis., Nov. 14.—The hue and cry about gambling, slot ma- chines and corruption in connection with the city administration having increased since the preachers have taken it up, Mayor Parker last night issued to the police orders to close up hing of the kind in the city and > according to law. have not been en- in recent years. IT WAS LOADED. forced in the city DIDN'T KNOW ‘The Usual Result, and the Wounded Boy May Not Recover. Battle Lake, Minn., Nov. 14. — The thirteen-year-old son of Tollef Thomp- son, who’ resides about seven, miles from here, was accidentally shot in the stomach with a 22-caliber rifle by his playmate. The boy did not know the gun was loaded. Is It Hog Cholera? Minn., Nov. 14.—Hog chol- has wiped out a great many hogs in Scott county. A large number of the farmers think it is not hog chol- era, for the reason that they have operated upon some and found that from their throats to the lungs it is and sore, looking as though it might be a disease similar to diph- the! and that their skin becomes pink. The hogs are sick only a few hours before they die. One farmer alone has lost as high as sixty hogs. A Professional Litigant. - Fargo, N. D., Nov. 14.—Ole T. Aasen has been in court either as plaintiff or defendant in every term for two years. He owns some low lands in Noble township. toad officials built a cul- vert and turned the water on his farm. He stopped the culvert up and numer- ous lawsuits have resulted. He is now before the court on a contempt charge. Fire Follows a Wreck. Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 14.—While the local freight was discharging goods at Cakato a through freight from the west crashed into the ca- boose. The caboose was rammed into a box car and piled on top of the smoke stack. In a few minutes the whole mass was in flames, started from a stove in the caboose. Pill to Limit Officeholding. Fargo, N. D., Nov. 14.—A piece of fegislation likely to attract attention at the coming session of the legisla- ture is a proposed measure to prevent county officials) from holding the same office more than two consecutive terms. A Mother's Mistake. Graceville, Minn., Nov. 14.—By get- ting hold of the wrong bottle in the dark Mrs. Thomas Spain of Herman gave her six-months-old infant a ta- blespoonful of carbolic acid, which caused death a few hours later. Light Sentence for P. 0. Robbery. Fargo, N. D., Nov. 14.—Judge Ami- don gave Alex Goodrie a chance to re- form. Goodrie pleaded guilty to rob- bing the cash drawer of the Grafton postoffice. He got three: months and a $100 fine. * Canal Worker Killed at the Soo. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Nov. 14. — Charles Bevin, a driller on the water- power canal, was run over by a work train and instantly killed. His head was nearly cut off and was badly mangled. Great Northern Cars Burned. Lakota, N. D., Nov. 14—Two Great Northern freights collided and three cars were burned. There were no fatalities. The flyer was delayed sev- eral hours. Both Legs Cut om. ' Vermillion, S. D., Nov. 14—Warren Elmore, fourteen years old, was run over by a freight train and had both legs severed just below the body. He cannot live. Small Fire at Hector. Hector, Minn., Nov. 14.—Fire started in W. B. Strom’s drug store from the explosion of a lamp. Two showcases were badly burned and there was a loss to the stock by water and smoke. No,damage was done to the postoffice. One of Six Captured. _ Tielena, Mont., Nov. 14. — Mike Sharkey, one of the six prisoners who eaped from the Choteau county jail at Fort Benton, was captured at Great Falls. He was serving a short term for petty larceny. ALL ASKED TO STAY PRESIDENT WANTS NO CHANGES IN THE CABINET. Makes an Addre: at the Cabinet Meeting in Which He Expresses a Wish That All, or at Least a Majority, of the Present Cabinet Should Retain Their Offices— Gives Credit for the Success of the Administration to the Heads of the Various Departments. ‘Washington, Nov. 14.—If President McKinley’s spoken wish is complied with no changes will occur in the cab- inet when the president is reinaugur- ated. The president yesterday an- nounced clearly and forcefully to the members of his cabinet the desire that they should all remain with him dur- ing the four years of his coming ad- ministration. His wishes were made known in an extended speech at the cabinet meeting in the White House. Responses were made by all of the members present, and, while there were no definite pledges from. any of them that they would accept the port- folios thus tendered afresh, there was on the other hand no definite declina~ tions. Yesterday’s proceedings set forth the wishes of the president in the matter, and relieves the members of the cabinet of the customary ob- ligation of tendering their resignations at the end of the term until they have made an irrevocable decision that it will be impossible for them To Continue in Office. It also sets at rest all speculation and slatemaking of the country’s political prophets, for it is generally under- stood that there is but one doubtful enactor ir the homogenity of the pres- ent cabinet. That factor is Attorney General Griggs, as he holds his pres- ent position at at a great financial sac- rifice. Still, Mr. Griggs replied in terms of warm , appreciation to the complimentary remarks of the presi- dent and voiced no intimation of re- tiring from his present position. The president evidently had prepared for the occasion, and in his address re- viewed the work of the administration in the past four years, four of the most important the country has known in three decades. He said that if the result of the recent election was an indorsement of his administration, it was no less an indorsement of the men who had stood by him in the time of stress and adversity. The credit for success, he said, he lay with the heads of his various departments, and ‘he should shrink from entering upon an- other four years of office unless he could be assured that he could have with him a majority at least of the men who form his present official household. FOUGHT A FIERCE BATTLE. MeGovern and Broad Go Six Rounds —MeGovern Gets the Decision. Chicago, Nov. 14. — Kid Broad of Cleveland stayed six rounds with Terry McGovern at Tattersall’s last night, and although McGovern had the fight well in hand at most stages he never had an opponent who came back at him more stoutly and who gave him as much in the same time as did the little stocky fellow who faced him last night. Broad fought a wonderful fight, mixing it freely with McGovern at all stages and scoring two clean knock-downs. A third time he landed a left\on McGovern, sending him near- ly down. Broad kept his feet through- out the fight except in the first round, when he was knocked down, and in the sixth, when he went down of his own accord to rest. He could not have fought another round, however, and was completely smothered by the storm of blows which the champion rained upon him. Biggest Casting Ever Made. Milwaukee, Nov. 14.—Probably the biggest casting ever made in the country was run into the molds at a local foundry. The casting is tobe the bed plate for a blowing machine of a Pittsburg concern, and it weighs 110,- 000 pounds all in one piece. In mak- ing it the workmen were required to pour 126,000 pounds of metal. The plate will be 23 feet 10 inches long, 9 feet 91-2 inches wide and.5 feet deep in the center. The cylinders of the en- gine will be two of 40 inches, one of 78 and the other of 76 inches, with a stroke of 60 inches, Killed by His Former Wife. Mansfield, Mo., Nov. 14. — Irving King, an old soldier, was shot and in- stantly killed by his former wife at her house near here. The couple had been divorced, but king insisted upon visiting the woman, and was trying to break into the house with an axe when Mrs. King shot him. Crushed to Death. Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 14—While work- men were engaged in repairing the timbering in a tunnel at the Turquoise copper mine the beams in the ceiling fell, letting down tons of rock, killing one and injuring two others. Compressed Air Heater. Orange, N. J., Nov. 14—Thomas A Edison has just perfected a new de- vice for the heating of compressed air which at the same time utilizes all the stored energy of coal and secures fully 25 per cent of it. Schooner Wrecked. Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 14. — A three-masted schooner is sunken ten miles southeast by south of Absecon Inlet lighthouse. The wreck was oe by Capt. John Dutch of this city. Denied by Lord Roberts. London, Nov. 14.—Lord Roberts, in response to an inquiry from the prince of Wales, has telegraphed authorizing a denial of the charges of cowardice made in Lord Rosslyn’s book against British officers in the Sanna affair. Land for Exiled Boers. London, Nov. 14. — Holland has ex- pressed a willingness, says the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Express, to purchase on behalf of Mr. Kruger for the exiled Boers a portion of German Southwest Africa. $ Destructive Blaze Started by the Ex- plosion Which Opened a Sate. Missoula, Mont., Nov. 14.—Burglars at Thompson Falls, this county, in. blowing open a safe in the store ot John Willis, started a fire, causing the loss of five business blocks valued at $30,000. When the ruins could be ex- amined after the fire the safe door was found'several feet away. All of the safe’s contents which was not taken by the thieves and consisted of $1,000 cash and $7,000 worth of valuable papers, was destroyed by the. fire. Willis estimates his loss at $22,000, covered by only $4,000 insurance. The other buildings destroyed and losses are: J. W. Gates’ drug store, stock saved, loss $1,000; fully insured. Odd Fellows’ two-story building, complete loss. Goodchild & Co.'s warehouse, loss $1,000. TROUBLESOME DAM. City Figuring on Buying and De- stroying the One at Sparta, Wis. Sparta, Wis., Nov. 14.—A movement among the citizens is on foot to raise money to purchase the dam belonging to F. A. Bacon and condemn it. The dam and mills are situated in the heart of the business portion of the city and has caused the city much ex- pense and trouble. In times of high water it has gone out several times, letting a huge volume of water against the buildings situated on the south side of the stream. A few years ago it carried away one building. This was replaced by a handsome brick and stone cne. This was also carried away, together with the lot upon which it stood, during high water last sum- mer. LAYING ON OF HANDS FAILS. LeSueur, Minn., Is Excited Over a Child’s Death From Diphtheria. Le Sueur, Minn., Nov. 14.—The town is very much excited over the death ot Mabel Habien, daughter of John Habien, lately of Morristown,. They are Dowieites, and the only thing done for the child was to get J. W. Crane of Windom, a deacon in the church, to lay hands on her. The jury brought in a verdict,of death from neglect, and recommended the prose- cution 6f Habien and Crane, and the case will be brought before the grand jury. As the child died from diph- theria the city will issue warrents as soon as the parties are out of quaran- tine for. violation of the health ordi- nance. TO BE PRESIDENT. Louis W. Hill, of Eastern Minnesota, Suceceding Samuel Hill, of Min- neapolis. Duluth, Minn., Noy. 14. — Louis W. Hill, vice president of the Eastern Railway of Minnesota,has been elected president to succeed Samuel Hill of Minneapolis. The latter has been a figurehead for some time, while Louis Hill has been the active manager of the road for more than a year past, having succeeded his brother, J. N. Hill, in that capacity. It is reported that some other changes are to take place in the officers of the road. LUVERNE’S NARROW ESCAPE. Lunch Room Fire Spreads Rapidly, but Fire Department Worked Ef- fectively. Luverne, Minn., Nov. 14.—An incen- diary fire burned out Jole’s hotel, the One-Minute lunch room and Eckert’s shoe store. For a time the entire business portion of South Main street was threatened, but the heroic work of the fire department saved the town. The fire started in the One-Minute lunch room. Loss, $5,000. Shot While Hunting. Sparta, Wis., Nov. 14.—A nine-year- old son of Thomas Jenkins was acci- dentally shot while hunting. He and a four-year-old brother were together and in some way the gun, which was in the hands of the older brother, be- came pointed at him and the younger brother pulled the trigger. The bullet entered just below the heart. He was brought to town and placed under a physician’s care. At present it is not known how serious the wound may prove. Has a Good Head. La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 14. — Frank Techmer, who fell from a scaffold and lit on his head in a pile of sand two weeks ago was yesterday struck on the head with a hatchet that slipped from the hand of a workman above him. He escape’ serious injury. In Search of a Mill Site, Lake City, Minn., Nov. 14. — R. C. Tennant of Northfield and Charles G. Hoyt of Minneapolis have been in this city looking for a site to locate a 200- barrel flouring mill. The city will probably furnish them with water and light for ten years. Professor Falls Dead. Madison, Wis., Nov. 14.—Prof. W. H. Roserstengel, head of the German department of the University of Wis- consin, fell dead in the faculty meet- ing yesterday afternoon. He was 68 years of age and born in Germany. Date of Elks’ ‘Convention Changed. Milwaukee, Nov. 14.—The date of the national convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, which meets in Milwaukee next year, has been changed from the week of July 16 to that of July 23. pe SET Boy Killed by Train. Vermillion, S. D., Nov. 14—Warren Elmore, fourteen years old, was run over by a freight train and both legs were entirely severed just below the body. He is still alive and conscious but cannot live. JENS REE, Killed in Planing Mill. La’ Crosse, Wis., Nov. 14. — Oscar Olson was almost instantly killed at the Colman Lumber company’s plan- ing mill by being struck across the abdomen by a broken belt. He was twenty-one years old. teases Killed by Accident. Grinnell, Iowa, Noy. 14.—John Hull, a boy, son of a prominent farmer near Red Oak, killed himself by the acci- dental discharge of a rifle. In draw- ing the gun from the wagon it was discharged. ! CHINA IN A BAD FIX COULD NOT PUNISH) ALL THE GUILTY EVEN IF WILLING. All Other Demands of the Allies Practically Conceded—Impossible to Carry Out the Death Punish- ment Except in a Few Cases—Rus- sia Inclined to Let China Down as Easily as Possible — German Military Expedition Starts the North.) { for Pekin, Nov. l1,via Shanghai, Nov. 14. —The foreign ministers held another meeting to-day to consider the draft of the demands which is to be pre- sented to the Chinese peace plenipo- tentiaries. Up to the present time it is not krown whether the declaration of the empress dowager that Gen. Tung Fu Hsian will not be punished will cause any change in the article of the draft of demands in regard to the punishment of any Chinese officials and princes who were responsible for the Boxer outrages. A high Chinese official said that if the powers insisted on the condemnation and punishment of all those named in the original list— about eleven princes and generals—it will be impossible for China to agree to this, even if she were willing to do so. China will no doubt agree that the foreigners shall hold the Taku forts and military posts. She will also not object to the maintenance of lega- tion guards, the payment of indemni- ties and the stopping of importation of arms. But it is impossible to carry out The Death Punishment except in a few cases, though China may agree to do so in the others. It is thought here that China will follow the same tactics which she pursued during the negotiations with Japan at the close of the war with that country. After the receipt of the Japanese pro- posals at that time China presented counter propositions which Japan de- clined to entertain and gave the Chi- nese a few days to agree. China’s po- sition in this respect, however, is bet- ter at the present time because of the diversity of interest represented, at least one of which is playing as her friend. There is every indication at present that Russia is inclined to make things as easy as possible for China in the settlement of the trouble. A German military expedition will start for the north to-morrow. The Japan- ese will send two companies and a small English detachment will also accompany the Germans. The condi- tions in Pekin are unchanged. There is still much killing going on in the German section of the city, while the other districts are peaceful. Cold weather has set in and there is half an inch of ice in the river. STABILITY OF THE CONCERT. Causes Some Agitation in England— Displeased With Germany and America, London, Nov. 14.—The London morn- ing papers are again agitated con- cerning the stability of the concert of the powers in China. The attitudes of Germany and the United States meet with disapproval, the former because Count von Waldersee has sent a col- umn to destroy the Ming tombs, an act which is regarded as needlessly vindictive, and the latter because it threatens to break up the concert. The Daily Chronicle comments strong- ly upon the American attitude as “a feeble compromise which it is impos- sible to accept.” The Morning Post says: “It would be unreasonable for the United States to break up the con- cert because they do not desire in- demnity. The powers probably would be willing to consider America’s ob- jections. ' The Standard, which dismisses the subject with a mere reference, says: “American opinion of the Chinese problem is too uncertain to be con- sidered seriously.” 1 NO FRICTION. Negotiations at Peking Are Pro- gressing Satisfactorily. Washington, Nov. 14. — Secretary Hay’s advices from Minister Conger describing the progress of the peace negotiations at Pekin are highly satis- factory notwithstanding the daily re- ports from abroad of friction between the powers. It is understood here that the envoys have agreed upon the identity and punishment of the princi- pal culprits, and that the question of indemnities is now receiving earnest consideration. There is no indication here that Russia has disagreed with the peace’ ministers and will act inde- pendently. At the Russian embassy this statement is categorically denied and the affirmation made that Russia is foremost in gringing about con- certed action. CRIME ENGULFS. CHICAGO. Arrival of Cold Weather Accompa- nied by Hundreds of Thugs. Chicago, Nov. 14.—Chicagoans are in a state of terror. The wave of crime that has been sweeping over the city since cold weather arrived is grow- ing nightly, and the police admit that they are unable to stem the tide, and are preparing to increase the force. Not in years have so many daring hold-ups and burglaries been com- mitted in such a short time. During the last five days scores of people, many of them women, have fallen into the hands of thugs. Every newspaper in the city is raging against the in- efficiency of the police force, and un- less something is done soon to relieve the reign of crime it is predicted that heads will fall. Lake Schooner Aground. St. Joseph, Mich., Nov. 14.—The three maasted schooner Pride, lumber laden, sought shelter from a heavy sea here last night. The captain found the bridge closed and turned to avoid an accident and ran aground. Epidemic of Influenza. Berlin, Nov. 14.—Influenza is again epidemic throughout Germany but has not yet assumed dangerous propor- tions. Sncw has fallen in the Bavar- ian Alps, Silesia and the Eastern prov- inces, : iB GETTING }.CQUAINTED. Really What She Wanted Was to, Borrow the Tack Hammer fer a/ While. A young woman of Washington birth! and rearing, who has made her home! for these three years in'a small Indi-j ana town, says that for tact and di-} Plomacy she knows nothing equal to’ her neighbors there. She had scarcely. settled herself in her new home, when one day she heard a hen proudly cack- ling in her back yard. She went out to see what could have brought @ strange hen into her yard, and found that the fowl had just laid an egg in the woodshed outside the kitchen door. While she was still wondering where on earth the creature had come from, the shock head of a thin and tall girl of twelve rose from the yard of the house next door. “Hello!” said the girl. “Good morning,” answered Washingtonian. “We got plenty o’ eggs,” remarked the girl. “Maw says you can have that one our hen jes’ laid in that wood box o’ yourn.” “Thank you very much,” said the Washingtonian. The girl still hung on the fence. “We ain't goin’ to charge you noth- in for it,” she said. “That's very kind, indeed,” replied the new neighbor. “Its a gift,” remarked the girl. Then there was a silence for a few moments. The girl still clung to the side of the fence. “Say,” she said, finally, “maw says now you're acquainted with us folk, she’d like to borrow a tack hammer.”— Washington Post. HELPED THE CHIEF. How # Loyal Engineer Did His Brother Great Service. Meadville, Pa., Nov. 12.—(Special)— The Loyalty of the Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is proverbial. A circumstance occur- red in this city some days ago, which emphasizes this feeling. Frank J. Zeller, is Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No. 143. He is extremely popular among his fellow railway men, and one of the best known Engineers run- ning out of Meadville. When the an- nouncement was made a short time ego that Frank was pretty sick, it caused a great deal of regret among the boys. Soon he was missed from his engine, having had to “lay off” on account of his back. A brother of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers, who had been ill with similar symptoms, some time before, and who had been pulled through, called to see Mr. Zeller, and in a brotherly way, took with him a box of Dodd’s Kidney Pills, the Remedy which had cured him. He advised Mr. Zeller to try them, with the result that after seven boxes had been used, he was entirely, well, and able to work. In an interview Mr. Zeller states: “I had suffered for four years with this affliction, being often kept awake at night with pains, and at times un- able to work. I tried several of the advertised remedies, and found that they did me no earthly good. Finally, a member of our Order, who had been cured of Kidney Disease by Dodd’s Kidney Pills brought me a box, and asked me to try them. I had little faith in them, but as a drowning man grasps at a straw to help him, so I took the Pills. I used seven boxes, and am today as well and strong a man as there is in Pennsylvania.” Naturally, Mr. Zeller feels very grateful, and his complete recovery has delighted his many friends, and none more than the good Brother, who feels that he was instrumental in sav- ing the life of the Chief. Dodd’s Kidney Pills never fail to eure Kidney Trouble. All dealers. the i Sold for 50 cents a box. CUPID AND BUSINESS. Woe of a Traveling Man, Whose Op- portunity is Sadly Spoiled. “Miss Florry,” said the traveler, leaning over the counter of the village shop, where his samples were spread out for display, and speaking to the fair girl behind it in low, eager, pas- sionate tones, “now that Old Hunks has gone to the front to wait on a cus- tomer, I may tell you that I have looked forward for the last thirty days to the time when I should have the happiness of seeing you again, and hearing from your own dear lips that you have not forgotten me—may I not? While I have been on my dreary rounds from town to town, or passing the leaden hours in waiting for trains at little railway stations, the thought of your lovely face has thrilled me to the heart’s core. You have been to me the beacon light of hope, the inspira- tion of every—striped goods like these, Miss Baxter, are worth twenty-one shillings a,dozen. I can’t make them a penny less,” he said, in a hard, busi- ness-like tone.” Old Hunks had returned to the back part of the shop.—London Tid-Bits. Too Rich to Spell, “I wish,” said Mrs. Parvenue to her daughter’s teacher, “that you would drop spelling from the list of Janet’s studies.” “Drop spelling!” exclaimed the sur- prised teacher... “Why?” “It is so common,” replied Mrs, Par- venue. “Everybody learns to spell.” “But your daughter will need the knowledge,” protested the teacher. She’ll need it for her correspondence ahd—" “Enough,” interrupted Mrs. Parve- nue, haughtily. “Evidently you can- not rise above the common level. My daughter will move in the upper circles of society and will be rich enough to have a private secretary to write any- thing that she does not wish to have engraved. I do not wish to have her time wasted.”—Chicago Times-Herald, The bakers and confectioners who are at present disporting themselves in Agricultural Hall, propose to bring into fashion a “betrothal cake,” simi- lar to the wedding, birthday and christening cakes, in which case it is suggested that the “gay deceiver™ would be the baker’s best friend. The Bakers’ Times, however, points out that care should be, taken to give a guarantee with each betrothal cake that it will not keep beyond a month,- lest it should be “used as evidence” against a truant lover.—London Chron= icle. ‘ ‘ aint i sci ih ROE see se eiabenta aie ve sa SN