Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 9, 1901, Page 2

ND RAPIDS, - Hereford cow was r $3,700, the highest price on redord. Professor W. P. Amalizki of Warsaw University has discovered in North Russia skeletons of an antediluvian race of giants nearly ten feet in height. - The State of Oregon has issued war- rants for over $100,000 within a year past for bounties for predatory wild animals killed within its limits. ‘The bounty is paid on scalps of coyotes, wildcats, mountain lions, panthers, cougars, gray wolves, and timber wolves. Six ladies now rank in the profes- soriate of Swiss universities. Berne has four, one professing the history of philosophy; others are in the depart- ments of surgery and of the Tellurie observatory, while the fourth is civic librarian. At Zurich there are two, both in the department of surgery. The pest-house at South Omaha, Neb., was recently burned to the ground by 200 armed and masked men, who stood off the guards and police. The building was purchased for an emergency hospital for the reception of smallpox patients, and was to have been put in use the following day. It was located within the city limits, and this was the cause of its destruction. It has been stated that the name of | Oklahoma means “beautiful land,” but missionaries who have made specia study of Indian languages dispute They say that it is a Choctaw word and means “red people.” Truth is more to be desired than sentimental appro- priateness, of course, but “beautiful | land” would so aptly describe Okla- | homa that we regret that it is not the | true significance of the word. A tender-hearted Boston physician, on being called to visit a poor patient, found the family in such poverty- stricken circumstances that, besides prescribing, he gave five dollars to the family. The next day, on making a second visit, he learned that another physician had been summoned, and had received two dollars. Some of the { remaining three dollars had been spent for beer, a box of dominoes and a pack of cards, The North Carolina experimental Station has discovered that the flavor of eggs is determined by the feed, Af- ter giving hens chopped onions for two weeks the eggs became so disagreeable in flavor that they could not be used. Wheat shorts, cotten seed meal and skim milk increased the number of eggs laid, but the eggs had a disagree: able flavor. Cracked corn and corn dough resulted in fewer eggs, but lar- ger ones and of better flavor, Among centenarians none can b?2 thore remarkable than Signor Pacelll, whose birthday has just been celebrat- ed in Rome. He is 103 years old, and in full possession of his faculties. He has played a not unimportant part in public life in Italy, and was at one time the director of the Pontifical cus- toms. He can remember the excite- ment caused by the Napoleonic cam- paigns, and was himself present at the removal of Pope Pius VII. from the Quirinal in 1808. A doctor in Coleraine, Ireland, was sued for damages for the death of a valuable horse he had treateda It was shown that he had administered to the animal twelve grains of some power- ful drug, and the plaintiff insisted that the medicine had caused death. The doctor declared that he had frequently given eight grains to a man, and that four grains more were not too much for a horse. The judge asked, ‘“‘Would- n’t twelve grains kill the devil himself if he swallowed them?” “I don’t know, my lord,” replied the doctor; “I never had him for a patient.” “That's evidently true, doctor,” responded the ; judge, “for the owld boy is still alive.” King Victor Emmanuel has done that which becomes a true man, and therefore something not unbecoming a king. Lieutenant Bresci, brother of the assassin of King Humbert, has had to endure such suspicion and dislike, because of his relationship with the murderer, that his position became in- tolerable, and he forwarded to the king his resignation from the army, Not only was the resignation declined, in words which revealed the generos- ity of a manly man’s nature, but the king, as a proof of his confidence in the loyalty of a gallant and deserving officer, promoted him to a captaincy, with the command of a fort on the Austrian frontier. It was a magnani- mous thing to do, and the young king has given evidence that he possesses at least one of the qualities that made his father and grandfather worthily popular. tena en The war on cigarettes takes on new importance when the governor of a state in his inaugural address recom- mends legislation which will prohibit their sale within the borders of the commonwealth. Governor Bliss of Michigan has made such a recommen- dation. He places the matter upon physiological as well as ethical grounds. His observation leads him to bel eye that cigarette smoking im- pairs the health and intellect, and leads to other forms of depravity, The State adopts stringent regulations to stamp out tuberculosis in cattle. | frequently whenever | SECOND TERM William McKinley’s Induction Into the Presidential Office Is Accompanied by Most Elaborate and Impressive Ceremonies. Vice President Roosevelt Assumes the Reins—Greatest of All Inaugural Parades—City of Washington . in Gala Attire. Washington, March 5.—Willam Mc-, Kinley, a second time, is president of the United States. He was ushered into that office yesterday in a city ablaze with more and finer decorations than ever graced the holiday-loving national capital, whose streets yester- day resounded to the tread of more marching soldiers and_ sailors than ever have participated in a like func- tion, and had as witnesses to the cere- monies a vast multitude who cheered he or his vice- presidential colleague was visible. There has been better weather on in- auguration days and there has been much worse than that which attended yesterday’s ceremonies. The day dur- ing the forenoon gave promise of being a golden spring day, but by noon a slow drizzle began which lasted, with some intermissions and some lively downpours, the rest of the ‘afternoon. The rain unfortunately came just at the time when President McKinley was being inducted into office on the east front of the capitol in the presence of a crowd estimated to number 40,000 persons. But the air was mild and pleasant and the day ended with dry weather. Had a man been on top of the dome of the capitol Washington must have looked as it did in the spring of 1865 when the victorious armies and the multitude behind and with them gath- ered here for the grand review. The influence of the greatest multitude that ever invaded the city, overshado’ u all the pageantry and most impressed the mind. Washington had decked her- self as never before for The Second Inauguration of McKinley and the induction into the vice-presidency of Roosevelt. The committee in charge had insisted upon uniform and harmonious decorations. Th? scheme was superb and it was ad- mirabiy executed. The gem of it all was the court of honor, where the pres- ident reviewed the parade. It extended from the treasury pbuilding, with its severe classic facades and columns to the state, war and navy building, with its imposing Italian renaissance archi- tecture comprising the stretch in front of the executive mansion. Guarding the -entrance were gigantic white pilons surmounted by bronze urns for the Greek fire at night. Doric columns, like measured sentinels stood before the white roofed stands in which the distinguished pcrsonagés were seated while other columns ran jn a semi- circle through the White House grounds. It was as beautiful as the setting in a theater. Only a comparatively insignificant portion of the vast multitude saw any- thing of the actual inauguration cere- monies at the capitol. The great um- brellacd thousands were content to wait in the avenue below to see the two men on whom the mental attention of the world was fixed and the great procession which followed them. The brilliant and impressive scene in the senate when the vice president-elect was inducted into office was reserved for a few hundred. The public had no part in it. While the distinguished au- dience was gathering in the senate chamber the president in a little side room was signing the bills. which the dying congress was sending to him. Roosevelt's Induction. The senate galleries were already filled tier on tier with handsomely gowned women and men conspicuous in every profession of life. The diplo- matic corps, headed b he ambessa- dors as the Aare representatives ot their European sovereigns marched in glittering with gold and aflame with ribbons. The admiral of the navy and the general of the army, stiff in gold braid, had taken their places. ‘he judges of the supreme court in their satin gowns, the speaker and members of the house, the governors of the states were all there when the brilliant assemblage felt an electric thrill as the vice president-elect was announced. The greatest curiosity €xisted to see this man, who has been so much in the public eye during recent years, and instantly all eyes were turned toward him as wheat in a field is all blown one way in a gale. He halted a minute be- neath the clock at the entrance, drew himself up until he seemed a foot tall- er, and marched down the aisle erect and with the bearing of a soldier. Hé acknowledged the round of applause that greeted him and smiled up at the gallery where his wife and children sat. The president, who was the last to enter, got even more enthusiastic reception. He never looked better and never seemed more graceful and at ease. When the ceremony in the senate, a little tedious despite its brilliancy, was over, the floor and galleries emptied into the corridors, through which the people jostled and squeezed into the rotunda and out onto the platform erected from the east portico of the capitol building. Upon it were to be seated the senators, representatives, diplomatie corps, supreme court* and son® of the invited guests. Flanking it on either side were other stands Alive With People while the steps to the house and sen- ate were precipitous hillocks of people. Below the multitudes filled the plaza and beyond, down 'the diverging ave- a ee | ‘wetting they had received. fa nues patches of color and myriads oF points of steel indicated the assembled soldiery far as the eye could reach. As the first of those from the senate ap- peared a fine drizzling mist began falling which changed quickly into a pelting rain. Soon it was a veritable downpour. The forbidding aspect drove some back into the rotunda, but many | handsomely gowned women, most of the senators and representatives and every member of the supreme court and the entire bespangled diplomatic corps braved the elements. The presi- dent and vice president, Mrs. McKin- ley, the chief justice and several oth- ers in the railed and covered en-| closure jutting out into the crowd were protectéd from the storm. There in the presence of 20,000 thousand and in the | sight of twice that number of people , standing in a soaking rain the presi- dent took the oath of office and de- livered his second inaugural. The hushed multitude waited breathlessly to see him kiss the Bible, and then despite the rain they awakened the echoes of Arlington across the Potomac with their applause. Hardly shad the inaugural been finished when the rain abated, turning into drizzling mist again, and later ceasing altogether. The president’s inaugural address was short. The following summary covers its most salient features. The Qnaugural Address. In opening the president said: “When we assembled here on the 4th of March, 1897, there was great anxiety with regard to our currency and credit. None exists now. Then our treasury receipts were nagege 12 Dagek the aie obieatton Sain ‘2 sash ie | Now they are sufficient for all public needs, and we have a surplus instead of a deficit.” # The president pointed out that the congress just closed had reduced tax~ ation $41,000,000. Increasing activity was noticeable in manufacturing and mercantile industries. Every avenue of production is crowded and labor is well employed. The necessity of en- larging our foreign markets is re- ferred to. Whatever remains unful- filled of the promises made the presi- dent/says is a continuing obligation upon the congress and the executive. From the obligations imposed by the Spanish-American war the president says it is impossible to escape and would be dishonorable to atiempt to do so. Continuing this subject the president said: “Existing Problems demand the thought and quicken the conscience of the country, and the re- sponsibility for their presence as well as for their righteous settlement rests upon us all—no more upon me than upon you. There are some national questions in the solution & which patriotism should exclude partisan- ship. Magnifying their difficulties 1 not take them off our hands nor facili- tate their adjustment. Distrust of the capacity, integrity and high purposes of the American people will not be an inspiring theme for future political contests. Dark pictures and gloomy forebodings are worse than useless. These only becloud, they do not help to point the way of safety and honor. ‘Hope maketh not ashamed.’ The prophets of evil were not the builders of the republic, nor in its crises since have they served it. The faith of the fathers was a mighty force in its cre- ation, and the faith of their descend- ants has wrought its progress and furnished its defenders, They arg ob- structionists who despair and who ewould destroy confidence in the ability of our people to solve wisely and for civilization the mightly problems rest- ing upon them. The American people, Intrenched in Freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever ‘they go, and they reject as mistaken and unworthy the doctrine that we lose our Own liberties by se- evring the enduring foundations of lib- -erty to others. Our institutions will not deteriorate by extension, and our sense of justice will not. abate under tropic suns in distant seas.” Of our reiations with Cuba the pres- ident says: “We face at this moment a@ most important question—that of the future relations of the United States and Cuba. With our hear neighbors we must remain close friends. ‘The declaration of the purposes of this gov- erpment in the resolution of April 20, 1898, must be madgy good. The peace which we pledged to leave to the Cu- ban people must carry With it the guarantees of permanency. Oiir en- franchisement of the people ‘will not be completed until Free Cuba ‘shall be a reality, not a name—a perfect entity, not a hasty experiment bearing within itself the elements of failure.” A Reign of Peace The president closes by referring to the progress that has been made to- ward local government in the Philip- pines and promises the extension of that policy as circumstances will per- mit. In conclusion the ‘president says: “We will not leave the destiny of loyal millions in the islands to disloyal thou- sands who are in rebellion’against the United States. Order under civil in- stitutions will come as soor as those who now break the peace shall accept it. Force will not be needed or used wken those who make war against us ‘for the night was postponed on ac- shall make ft no more. May it end without further bloodshed, and there ‘be ushered in the reign of peace to be_ made permanent by a government of liberty under law.” A Brilliant Pageant. the president nd vice president had quitted the scene to take their places at the head of the procession the soldiers stretched across the place where the multitude had been, their bright uniforms, gay standards and ac- coutrements of brass and gold and- such, showing no bad effects of the he pro- cession wound down the hill and up the broad rain-drenched avenue through a living lane of people. The crowds had waited patiently through the rain rather than lose their places, and when the parade appeared their ardor seemed undampened. The regu- lars, infantry, cavalry and artillery, the Jack tars and marines, the somber cowboys, the dark-skinned Porto Ri- cans in the American uniform, the militia of twenty-two states and the political clubs of the’ civic division swelled the great procession which es- corted the president and vice ‘presi- dent back to the White House. From one end of the avenue to the other the troops, keeping step to the rythm of the martial music, rolled on like billows of the sea, their banners and guidons completely filling the vision, Over all was the continuous roar of voices greeting the presidential party. In ad- vance rode a platoon of mounted police, followed by the famous Governor's Is- land band, playing ‘‘Hail to the Chief.” Behing these there broke upon the spectators’ view the grand marshal, Gen. Francis V. Greene, and his dash- ing staff. Then the handsome city troop of Cleveland in grenadier uni- form, the president's personal escort, rode by, their Plumes Rising and Falling to the movement of their coal black chargers. But their claims to admira- tion wer slighted in a large measure. The craning, eager crowds had eyes only for the open barouche drawn by four horses in which the president and Senator Hanna, chairman of the committee on arrangements sat. The explosicns of applause which greeted the chief magistrate were redoubled as Vice President Roosevelt in anoth- er carriage, drawn by two horses, came into view. The hero of San Juan re- ceived, if anything, a more flattering ovation than the president himself. The Twenty-third Ohio, the president's own regiment during the rebellion, battered and grizzled by time, trudging aleng on feet in the. wake of the car- riages, testified to the loyalty of the Fresident’s old comrades in the Civil war. The military as a rule created un- bounded admiration. Admiral Dewey, Gen. Miles, Gen. Joe Wheeler and many other officers who came into prominence during the Spanish war were lionizéd. The crowds went wild over the’ West Point and Annapolis eadets marching with clock-work pre- cision and the rough riders upon their bronchos. The Porto Rico regiment, the Richmond Grays in Confederate gray and the college students from the rincipal universities set the crowds + eared ‘and “Kgain. The national guard of the several states made a brilliant showing and many of: the governors riding with their staffs were overwhelmed with enthusiasm. Dark- ness fell as the last of the procession tramped by the reviewing stand. The brilliant pyrotechnic display set count of the weather, but at the beau- tifully decorated pension building fair women and their escorts danced and. passed the hours until the early hours of the morning. THE INAUGURAL BALL. As a Spectacular Event Is Surpasses All Predecessors. Washington, March 5.—The culmina- ting event of the inaugural festivities was the inaugural ball, held in the vast auditorium of the pension office, with President and Mrs. McKinley leadin: in the grand march, and with men an women distinguished in every walk of life touching elbows, dancing and mingling with the plain American citi- zen. As a spectacular event it was unparalleled in the history of inaugural balls in the stupendousness of ar- rangement, in the bewildering splendor of decorations and of marvelous elec- trical effects, and in the countless throng taking part in the spectacle. Minnesota Represented. Washington, Aug. 5. — Minnesota’s interest and enthusiasm in the second inauguration of President McKinley were well exemplified by the splendid representation of the state in the in- augural procession. Representative J. T. McCleary commanded the first di- vision of civic organizations, ocecupy- ing position of honor, and his gaily caparisoned staff attracted considera- ble attention along the line of march. The Flambeau club of Minneapolis, the St. Paul Rough Riders and the Minne- apolis Rough Riders occupied promi- nent places in the pagnde. ON RETIRED LIST, Operation of Law in the Cases of Hichborn and Colby. Washington, March 5.—Two promi- nent naval officers were placed on the retired list by operation of the law on account of age. They are Rear Admiral Philip C. Hichborn, who has been chief ‘of the bureau of construction and re- pair for the past eight years, and Pay Imspector H. G. Colby, one of the ranking ‘officers of the pay corps. ‘Paymaster Inspector Colby is a native oft Vermont, and entered the navy as ‘an acting assistant paymaster in 1863. } ‘we reached the highest grade in the corps in April, 1899. His last service was at the naval pay office in Balti- ‘more. REINDEER FOR ALASKA. Lieut. Burtholf Is Making a Tour of Siberia. Moscow, March 5.—Lieutenant Bur- tholf of the United States revenue cutter service has just passed through St. Petersburg on his way to Irkutsk, whence «he will make an eighteen months’ trip through Siberia and the far East with the object of purchasing a large stock of reindeer for service in Alaska. Red Lake Falls Fire. Red Lake Falls, Minn., March 5.— Fire burned four frame buildings be- longing to H. B. Kauffer, Fred Borch- ers, P. E. Pirath and Theodore Ma- jerus, occupied by S. A. Swanson’s real estate office, F. Borcher’s saloon and residence, P. E, Pirath, real estate and residence and Berberich & Son, butch- ers, Loss, $10,000; insured. } the BIG MINING DEAL. Denver Men Invest in Mining Prop- erty Near Lead, 8S. D. Deadwood, S. D., March 2. — H. J. Mayham and A. M. Stevenson of Den- ver closed a big mining deal late last night for sixteen gold mines located in the North Lead district. There were twenty-five owners, most of them be- ing residents of Lead. ‘The purchase takes in the famous Hidden Fortune mine, owned by Otto P. T. Grantz. The Harrison, Durango, Golden Crown and other paying properties are in- cluded, together with the fifty-ton cyanide plant on the Golden Crown mine. The deal will call for nearly a million dollars. There are about 200 acres of ground in the depl, which is surrounded on all sides by Homestake properties. The best mining men of the Hills expect that the Homestake ore body will be found to be richer on the Mayham spur than where it is be- ing worked in the Homestake mine further east. It is one of the largest mining deals ever made in the Black Hills, and it undoubtedly means an- other Homestake mine. ? QUEER DISCOVERY. Strip of Land Along the Border Be- tween Michigan and Wisconsin Lies in Neither State. Madison, Wis., March 2.—It has just been discovered that a strip of land 250,000 acres long along the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan lies in neither state. Included in this tract is the city of Ironwood; Mich., the re- mainder being between the Brule and Paint rivers. E. D. Peake, an employe in the Wisconsin state senate, made the discovery that this strip of land was originally included in Michigan, but was not in the survey when the State of Wisconsin was laid out. The question has arisen as to whether or not official acts, such as marriages and land transfers in the strip are valid, and the matter will probably be laid before the Wisconsin legislature. IRON WORKS’ CLAIM ALLOWED. Money Was Witheld Because of De- lay on Torpedo Boat Ericsson. Dubuque, Iowa, March 2.—The Iowa Iron Works company, which built the tarpedo boat Ericsson for the govern- ment a few years ago at their ship yards in this city, is greatly elated over the fact that the government is about to allow their claim of $17,000. This_ amount was deducted from the price of the boat on account of the de- lay in the builders finishing the boat, but they recently made the claim that this delay was caused by: the govérn- ment refusing to accept the iron for certain parts of the boat. Senator Al- lison was instrumental in getting the claim allowed. JUIGES NOF ACCEPTABLE, Hence the Iowa-Minnesota Debate Had to Be Postponed. Iowa City, March 2.—The debate be- tween Iowa and Minnesota that was to have occurred at Iowa City on March 1 has been postponed because of a difficulty in, selecting judges. Phe debate is on the single tax question, and the Iowa debaters have found that i judges submitted by Minnesota have'all been members of a single tax club in the State of Iowa. They have refused to accept them as judges, and hope to have the matter straightened out by the 8th of the month. Tin Mines Opened. Spearfish, S. D., March 2.—The Bear Gulch tin district, located a short dis- tance from this city, is beitig opened up ‘and is drawing a great deal of at- tention. Some of the principal stock- holders of the newly organizéd Ni- agara Tin company, will arrive in the Hills in a short time, when the site for the new 100-ton concentrating plant will be laid out. The tin product will be shipped to Niagara to be smelted. Wasbburn May Buy Light Plant. ‘Washburn, Wis., March 2.—The town board has taken action toward secur- ing the Washburn Electric Light and Power company’s plant by purchase, under the terms of the contract by which the original franchise was granted. The town is paying $120 a year for each arc light, or a total of $4,800 annually, and there is a feeling among many that the. charge is too much, Ps Insone Man Captured. Winona, Minn., March 2.—The police here arrested an aged man by the name_of Martin. Feltz who had escaped from the insane asylum at Whitehall. The authorities there suspected the old man had come to Winona on ac- count of having relatives living here. He objected to going back, but had to yield to the officers of the law. Execution Against Ford. Faribault, Minn., March 2.—An exe- ecution was issued by the district court against EF. B. Ford and his sureties in the Dr. Rogers libel case. Ford hav~ ing been found guilty of libel by the supreme court against the superinten- dent of the school for the feeble-mind- ed, The execution calls for the fine, $100, and the costs, $80. Paroled Prisoner Arrected. La. Crosse, Wis., March 2.—William Muller, alias William Franklin, a pa- roled prisoner from St. Cloud, Minn., reformatory, was arrested in this city on a charge of breaking into a freight ear at Toma and stealing some cloth- ing. Muller had on two suits of cloth. ing ‘when arrested. ‘St. Charles Plans Celebration; Winona, Minn., March 2.—The Agri- cultural Association of St. Charles has planned races for Memorial day, a celebration.on the Fourth ‘of July and a-street fair in the fall. H, C. Bear is president, Three Boys Injured. Clinton, Iowa,. March 2.—Three boys who were playing.in a vacant house | smelled escaping gas. They struck, a match to discover thé leak. The hte wag demolished and the boys were serfously, If not fatally, injured.” Carl Cunningham secretary,, SIOUX FALLS SEEKS CAPITAL. South Dakota Busy With New Con- test Started by Caucus in the Leg- islature, 4 St. Paul, March 5,—Advices from South Dakota show that that state ir in the midst of a lively state capital removal fight. Since the removal of the capital to Pierre ten years ago there have been occasional suggestions of a change, but until recently no formal action was taken. A caucus has been called of members of the leg- islature from towns with capital am- bitions to unite on one town. At Sioux Falls a mass meeting of citizens structed the mayor to offer to pro- vide site and capitol building in case the capital is removed to that city. At Pierre all other business has been abandoned. for the time being, pend- ing a settlement of this matter. IOWA MAY HELP NEBRASKA. Plans Care for 300 Convicts From Lincoln in Prisons at Fort Madison and Anamosa. Des Moines, Iowa, March 5.—A letter was received in the governor's office from the acting governor of Nebraska isking if Iowa would accommodate Nebraska’s prisoners while the peni- tentiary of that state was being re- ouilt. Gov. Shaw is in Washington, out Chairman Kinne of the state board of control replied that if two prisoners were placed in each cell all of the 300 ‘rom Nebraska could be easily taken sare of at Anamosa and Fort Madison. SERIOUS FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE. Most Disastrous Fire in History of the Town. Cambridge, Minn., March 5 — This cown was visited by the most dée- structive fire in its history yesterday norning. <An entire block of buildings n the business portion of the town was burned. The fire started at 8 yelock in the kitchen of the Com- nercitl hotel, kept by J. J. Linehan. The total loss is about $3,500. A strong wind was blowing from the west and fire for a time threatened the en- dire eastern portion of the town. It was only by heroic efforts on the part of the citizens that the homes of more: than half the people of the town were saved, HANGS HIMSELF, Prominent Merchant and Former Member of the Legislature. Fergus Falls, Minn., March 5. Hans Mikkleson, a prominent mer- chant of Pelican Rapids, committed micide by hanging himself while his wife and family were at Sunday school. Mr. Mikkleson had been very iespondent over financial reverses of ate. He was a member of the legis- ature of 1895, His Mind a Total Blank. Milwaukee, March 5.—The mind. of charles H. Hoff, a teamster of this rity, has been totally blank for the dast three weeks. He disappeared Feb. 3. Two days ago he found himself at Appleton, Wis., where he was at work with a team hauling logs. Hoff isked (his employer how long he had 2een working in Appleton, and he was old a week. He had drawn some of iis pay, but had two.day’s wages still coming. This he drew at once and mmediately returned to his family in this city. Those who know Hoff well io not believe he would desert his fam- ly intentionally. The case is one of he most mysterious on record. BE te Fe Iee Explosion. Tyndall, S. D., March 5.—A curious shenomenon was observed the other Jay on the Missouri river near Bon Homme. When the river is frozen over there is a great deal of crossing ait that place, many men being en- gaged in hauling wood from Bon Homme island. The road bed on the ce blew up, carrying great cakes of ce twenty feet into the air. The ex- dlesion could be heard for a long dis- tance. The wood haulers abandoned their track for one farther up the stream, when another upheaval warned them to withdraw still further. a Meet Maj. Curtis Dead. Des Moines, Iowa, March 5.—Maj. H. 3. Curtis, recently a member of the Jnited States insular commission which established the government in ?orto Rico, died at his home in At- antic, Iowa.. When the major re- urned from Washington last summer ae was in verydll health, but while his strength increased somewhat, he never ‘egained his accustomed vigor. About shree weeks ago he suffered a relapse and since then had been gradually growing worse. Plague Is Spreading. Cape Town, March 5.—The bubonic dlague is spreading here. Five corpses ‘all of colored persons) have been found since’ yesterday morning. Ten xolored persons and one European wo- nan believed to be affected by the dis- 2ase, have been removed to a hospital Numerous persons who had come into sontact with suspected cases have beer 'solated. * Child Burned to Death. Manawa, Wis., March 5. — Through the burning of the residence of E. Perkins at Simco his child lost its life and the mother bare- y escaped. Mrs. Perkins saved her ife by jumping from a second-story window. ” . Prompted by Jealousy. Beloit, Wis., March 5—Homer Payne, 2z mechanic aged forty-five years, shot ais wife and Arthur Cady, a neighbor of whom he was jealous, then placing the revolver to his head killed himself. Mrs. Payne and Cady will recover. Fishermen Rescued. Bayfield, Wis., March 5.—L. J. Bach- and and Eli-St. Andrews, the two fishermen carried out from Chequame- gon Point on an ice floe were rescued by \other fishermen whe went after them) in s small boat. six-year-old“ ass eee AES ONSET ae 2 PR i-