Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 23, 1901, Page 2

The Hevald--Leview. By EB. C. KILEY, PIDS, - MENNESOT The climate of New York is abating. The Central Park Meteorological ob- servatory has records covering a period of 32 years, and these give strong evi- dence that the winters are growing milder, Germany’s new military uniform will be grayish brown cloth for coat and trousers and caps. The helmets will be of brown cloth and will have the brass spikes. The shining but- tons, buckles and ornaments will be fone away with. A thirty-two story building is to be erected at the southeastern corner of Broadway and Thirty-third street, New York. The lot is 118 feet 6 inches wide on Broadway and 97 feet 7% inches deep on Thirty-third street. It will be the highest building in the city. Philadelphia capitalists mow propose toemploy water-power instead of steam in the production of electricity. The plan provides for the use of some river which may be dammed, and the Sus- quehanna, the Patapsco, the Delaware and the Schuylkill have all been sug- gested. Electrici’ - will be carried on heavy copper cables to Philadelphia and other cities. The uninitiated generally have a fond delusion that a dozen means twelve things, but in trade the dozen varies greatly. In the Staffordshire Potteries, for instance, a dozen repre- sents that number of articles which can be offered for any fixed price; thus the dozen varies, the price is constant. Plates are among the comparatively few articles which in that trade are sold in dozens of twelve, and some things are sold in dozens of sixty, sev- enty and eighty. Of the thirty-nine ruling princes in Europe twenty have no direct male heir. They include, among German princes, the King of Saxony, Bavaria end Wurtemberg, Grand Dukes of Saxe Weimar, of Mecklenburg Schwerin and of Hesse, the Duke Saxe Altenburg and Saxe Coburg and Princes of Lippe end both Schwarzburg. Besides these there are the Czar of Russia, the Em- Peror of Austria, the Kings of Italy, Spain, Belgium and Servia and the Prince of Liechtenstein. 4 A novel cure for the toothache was fnadvertently applied by Dr, Parmer- tler, at Tremont, N. Y. A man suffer- ing from a raging tooth called at the denitst’s house at night, forgot to ring the bell, found the outer door open, entered the hall, unintentionally stepped on a burglar alarm, and thus brought the dentist to the dark hall with a pistol in his hand. The dentist threatened to shoot, and the visitor was so terrified that the ache depart- c@ from his chattering teeth. A will recently filed for probate in Washington, D. C., brings to light an interesting bit of history. After serv- ing as a gunner in the Crimean war and being personally rewarded by Queen Victoria with a medal for his bravery on the field of battle, George Collins deserted from the British army and came to the United States. Dur- ing the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Queen, he petitioned the throne for a pardon for desertion and on ac- ount of his own explanation and his past bravery his request was granted nd a full pardon was issued under the imperial signature. The wisest words spoken in a recent meeting of young New Yorkers, which was addressed by three conspicuous millionaires, were uttered by Mr. Col- gate Hoyt. “Business founded on friendship is friendship endangered,” eaid he, “but friendship founded on business is friendship assured.” Half of the proposition, that fair dealing wins good will, would be assented to by everybody. But many men have had to learn by sad experience that mothing so surely transforms a friend to an enemy as the suspicion that he ‘ls viewed and used as a sort of com- mercial convenience. It Is rather surprising to learn that ur modern cup defenders sail no fas- ter than a vessel of about the same size built in 1803. That statement, however, is made by a noted naval ar- ehitect of Boston. He declares that the famous Salem privateer America, of the war of 1812, sailed faster on her ‘best point—with the wind on the quar- ‘ter—than any of the crack racing yachts of today. Her log shows that he frequently made thirteen knots ‘with the burden of a warship, while the best speed of tha cup defenders of today is little better than fourteen knots in racing trim. It Is an inter- esting fact that the architect in ques- ‘tion, a lineal descendant of one of the builders of the privateer, is himself ‘designing a boat to defend the cup this year. He does not expect to surpass “bis ancestor. Charles Day, of Marshall, Mich., was sitting in a barber shop getting.a hair- ut when the idea struck him that it ‘would be real funny to touch the bar- ber’s hand with the lighted end of his cigarette and see him jump. He did go and the results were surprising. The barber was just rubbing some bay rum on Day’s head and the cigarette fgnited the alcoholic mixture, which blazed up like a torchlight procession, {m four seconds there wasn’t a hair left on Day’s cranium and he worn off on practical jokes, has | HARRISON IS DEAD FORMER PRPSIDENT MAKES GAL- LANT BUT LOSING FIGHT. Gradual Sinking Until the End, Which Was Quiet and Peaceful— Relatives and Old Friends at the Bedside When He Passed Away— Death Causes Universal Sorrow Throughout the Country —Great Statesman Had Been Unconscious for Hours. Indianapolis, March 14.—Gen. Har- rison died at 4:45 o'clock yesterday af- ternoon without regaining conscious- ness. His death was quiet and pain- less, there being a gradual. sinking until the end came which was marked by a single gasp for breath as life de- parted from the body of the great statesman. The relatives with a few exceptions and several of his old and tried friends were at the bedside when he passed away. The general's condition was so bad in the morning after a restless night that the attending physicians understood that the end could not be far off, and all the bulletins sent out from the Benjamin Harrison. ~~ eee eee sick room were to this effect, so that the family and friends were prepared when the final blow came. The grad- ual failing of the remarkable strength shown by the patient became more noticeable in the afternoon, and a few moments Before the End there was an apparent break-down on the part of the sufferer as he sur- rendered to the disease against which he had been so bravely battling for so many hours. The change was no- ticed by the physicians and the rela- tives, and friends who had retired trom the sick room to the library be- low were quickly summoned and reached the bedside of the general be- rte he passed away. ews of the death spread quic! through the city and several oe te more intimate friends at once hurried to the residence to offer services, which, however, were not needed. The word was bulletined by all the news- papers and thus’communicated to the people on their way home in the evening. The announcement produced the greatest sorrow, nearly every one having nurtured the hope that Gen. Harrison would recover. Manifestations of Mourning. Within a few minutes all the flags on the public buildings and most of the down-town biocks were hoisted at half-mast and other outward manifes- tations of mourning were made. None of Gen. Harrison’s children were pres- ent at his death. Neither Col. Russell Harrison nor Mrs, McKee had reached the city, although both were hurrying on their way to the bedside of their dying parent as fast as steam would bear them. Elizabeth, the little daughter, had been taken from the sick room by the nurse before the end came. The group at the bedside in- cluded Mrs. Harrison, W. H. H. Mill- er, Samuel Miller, his son, the Rev. M. L. Haines, pastor of the First Presby- terian church, which Gen. Harrison had attended for so many years, S. M. Tibbitts, Dr. Jameson, Dr. Dorsey, Col. Dan Ransdell, sargeant-at-arms of the United States senate and a close per- sonal friend of the dead ex-president, Clifton Artick and the nurses, who had been (In Constant Attendance at the bedside. Gen. Harrison’s two sisters and an aunt were also present. Mrs. Harrison kneeled at the right- hand side of the bed, her husband’s right hand clasped in her’s, while Dr. Jameson held the left hand of the dying man, counting the feeble pulse beats. In a few moments after the friends had been summoned to the room the end came, ‘Dr. Jameson an- nouncing the sad fact. The great silence that fell on the sorrowful watchers at the bedside was broken by the voice of Dr. Haines raised in prayer, supplicating consolation for the bereaved wife and family, mingled with the sobs of the mourners. Steps were at once taken to notify the friends and relatives abroad. Gen. Harrison had been unconscious for hours before his death, the exact time when he passed into a comatose state being hard to determine. He spoke to no one during the day and failed to recognize even his wife. Will Lie in State. The funeral of ex-President Harri- son will take place next Sunday af- ternoon at 2 o’clock. The services will be held in the First Presbyterian ehureh, of which he was a member for nearly fifty years. The Rev. M. L. Haines, pastor of the church, will have charge of the services. It was decided at a meeting of Gov. Durbin with a number of the other state officers that the body should lie in state in the rotunda of the capitol all day Satur- day. The highest honors which is in the power of the State of Indlana | | to pay will be rendered the remaim of Gen. Harrison. Will Issue a Proclamation, Washington, March 14.—Deep inter- est was exhibited in all of the execu- tive departments throughout the day in the reports that came as to the con- dition of ex-President Harrison. As office hours had closed for the day be- fore the end came, the firfist official action regarding the death was de- ferred until to-day when, following precedents, President McKinley will issue his proclamation to the people notifying them of Gen. Harrison's death and setting out in becoming terms his virtues and characteristics, He also will order salutes to be fired at the various army posts the day of the funeral, and on ship board when the news is received. The secretary of war and the secretary of the navy will send out special notices to sol- diers and sailors conveying the presi- dent’s directions in this matter. McKinley Will Attend. Washington, March 14. — President McKinley will attend the funeral of Gen. Harrison. He will leave here probably this evening, although the exact time of departure has not been determined definitely, accompanied by Mrs. McKinley and Secretary Cortel- jyou. The party will stop at Canton for a day or more and Mrs. McKinley will remain there while the president and Mr. Cortelyou proceed to Indian- apolis. The itinerary will be so ar- ranged as to enable tthe president to leave Canton Saturday night for In- dianapolis and return immediately after the funeral. After a brief stop at Canton he will return to Washing- ton. It is not expected that any mem- ber of the cabinet will go. Regretted in London. London, March 14.—All the morning papers publish long memoirs of the late Gen. Benjamin Harrison and edi- torials dealing with his career. BATTLE WITH BURGLARS. Four Hundred Mem Shoot at Three Burglars—Latter Wounded. Farmington, Mich., March 14.—Four hundred men and boys had a pitched battle yesterday afternoon in which over a thousand shots were exchanged with three burglars who were hiding in a patch of woods three miles west of the village. After a desperate re- sistence the men showed a white flag from behind their cover, and when the posse swarmed in upon them it was found that all three were badly wounded. They gave their names as George Smith, John Taylor and Jim Williamson, and their residence as Port Huron. Williamson had been shot through the back, head and one el- bow; Smith was wounded in the back and legs and Taylor in the face andj legs. The trio were handcuffed and brought to the village, where their wounds were dressed. A large crowd; made such threatening gestures after the men’s capture that the officers re- moved their prisoners to the jail at Pontiac. Reform at Dendwood, Deadwood, S. D., March 14. — The mayor of Deadwood has issued orders for all saloons to exclude minors, and! the order has so far been complied with. This included all newsboys, popeorn boys and messengers. ‘The reform movement which was started in this city and Lead a few weeks ago is assuming large dimensions. The next thing that will be asked of the saloons is to abolish music and gam- bling. Killed His Brother. Fergus Falls, Minn., March 14. —} Word has just been received here of} the accidental ‘shooting of Theodore Peterson, a twelve-year-old boy, whose home is in the vicinity of Vin- ing. The boy had been hunting rab- bits in company with his older brother and the latter’s gun was accidentally discharged, the bullet entering just below Theodore’s heart, causing al- most instant death. Important Question Involved. Pierre, S. D., March 14. — The su- preme court granted an order to show cause in the case of the new members of the board of charities appointed under the law enacted at the last ses- sion, reorganizing the board, and the date of hearing was set for the 28th. This hearing will be of the most im- portance, as the whole question of the referendum will be opened up by it. . Fined for Gambling. Mitchell, S. D., March 14.—O. War- field, who was arrested about two weeks ago, charged with conducting a gambling house in this city, had his trial in justice court with a jury at- tachment. He was found guilty and the court fined him $100. Warfield thinks he will have better luck with the circuit court, and gave notice of appeal. Buying Seed Grain. Dickinson, N. D., March 14. — The Stark county board of commissioners has issued $6,000 in county warrants under the provisions of the Sharpe law for the purchase of 6,000 bushels of wheat for farmers. The warrants are issued in denominations of $500 and will be taken by the local banks at par. Old Guards Reappointed. Stillwater, Minn., March 14. — Fred Pouman and James Beckman were re- appointed by Warden Wolfer to the positions they formerly held as guards, at the penitentiary. Robber Recaptured. Sioux City, Iowa, March 14.—John Stovall, the express robber who es-_ caped from the jail at Denison, Iowa, has been captured six miles south of Omaha. Trampled to Death. Grinnell, Iowa, March 14. — Dormer Evans, a teamster of Steamboat Rock, while feeding horses fell under their feet and was trampled to death. Snow Storm Was Severe. Balaton, Minn., March 14 — The worst storm of the winter has raged here since Tuesday night. About three inches of snow has fallen. Death of a Centenarian. Cleveland, Minn., March 14. — Mrs, Margaret Forsyth died in her 10ist year. She had been a resident here forty-five years, THE LAST OF EARTH) IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT HARRISON, Gone Down to That Low, Greer Tent Whose Curtain Never Out- ward Swings —Fifteen Thousand of His Fellow Citizens Testify to Their Respect for the Dead— President McKinley and Other Distinguished Men Pay Their Tribute of Respect to the Hon. ored Dead. ' Indianapolis, March 19.—In the cen- ter of a hollow square composed of fully 15,000 of his fellow citizens, the remains of Benjamin Harrison were yesterday afternoon interred in the family lot in Crown Hill cemetery. Close by the grave were the members of the family, President McKinley and other visitors of distinction and the more intimate friends of Gen. Har- rison. Back, a distance of fifty yards, be- hind ropes guarded zealously by a large force of police, stood with un- covered heads the great multitude who knew him not so well as did they who stood beside the freshly upturned earth, but who honored him and ad- mired him fully as much. It is doubt- ful if any public man, at least in this generation, was borne to his last rest- ing place among so many manifesta- tions of respect. Of passionate grief there was little beyond the members of his family, but the tribute of re- spect was universal, It came from all alike, from those of his own political faith and from those who differed with him eoncerning what is best for the nation’s good, from men who had been his life-long: friends, and from those who knew him merely by sight and te whom he never spoke. It came from women and children, from white and black, from all conditions and kinds of people. There was no excep- tion anywhere to the expression that the nation had lost one of its ablest men, and the greatest man of his gen- eration in his own state. By the grave stood the chief magis- trate of the nation and behind the ropes were all the street arabs of Gen. Harrison's city—every grade of human life in America between the two was represented in the crowd—and in them was but one feeling—that a man had died who was honest at all times with himself and others and whose ability and character were such as the nation could ill afford to lose. The weather was unsurpassable, bright sunlight— the warm breath of spring in every breeze, and yet in the air, a touch of winter that brought the blood to the cheek and a sparkle to the eye. The services at the church and grave were simple in the extreme, all of the most. excellent taste, and, like the pro- ceedings Saturday, there was an utter absence of friction in everything that was done. All was well-ordered and well performed. BECOMING SERIOUS. Manchurian Affair Causes Break in Negotiations, Pekin, March 19.—Prince Ching, one of the Chinese peace commissioners, recently visited the British minister and pressed for the presentation of further specifications regarding the treaties to be concluded between China and the Western nations. He disclosed considerable anxiety to learn just what the powefs would demand. No action on the matter was taken by the ministers at the recent meetings, and as a result the Chinese plenipoten- tiaries reaffirmed their desire to con- clude the negotiations. The British minister has informed them that the Manchuria affair had disturbed the relations, and as the Chinese had reached no result in that matter the ministers were unable to immediately meet the Chinese representatives for further consultation. The imperial court is sending secret instructions to the officials to adjust as quickly as possible all affairs with the foreigners, especially those arising from the Boxer troubles. It has also requested the names of efficient pub- lic men all over the empire, the inten- tion being to select those who are judged capable of carrying out re- forms. On the other hand, however, the court is promoting many officials who were deeply implicated in the murder of foreigners, some of whom are named in the lists of guilty provin- cial officials. 'To Prevert a Clash. Tien-tsin, March 19. — There is no change in the situation developed by the Anglo-Russian railroad siding dis- pute. The British and Russian forces are still represented by small detach- ments with officers encamped on oppo- site sides of the railway siding. The utmost friendliness is exhibited toward each other by the opposing parties, but as a measure of precaution the guards have been reduced to, twenty-seven on each side in order to prevent any pos- sible collision during the negotiations. ‘A Russian general arrived from Pekin last evening. Li Hung Chang’s Death Expected. Pekin, March 19.—The health of Lt | Hung Chang is again a matter of grave concern to the ministers of the powers. Mr. Rockhill, the American special commissioner, who visited i yesterday, says he is a physical wreck and apparently in a state of utter col- lapse, although mentally as_ brilliant as ever. Mr. Rockhill would not be © surprised to hear of his death at any moment. The removal of Li Hung , Chang by death or any other cause | would be unfortunate at the present moment. SIX LIVES LOST Cape Elltown, N. B., March 19.—Six persons were burned to death at Little Cascapade, Que., as the result of the explosion of a coal oil stove in the house of Joseph Gauthier. The stove exploded on the landing of the stairs. Mr. Gauthier finding it impossible to remove the stove on account of the purning oil, jumped from an upper- story window and broke a leg. Before he could help his wife, who was sick in bed, and five children, they were burned to death. TRADE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. Boxer Uprising Causes Big Loss to the United States. ‘Washington, March 20—John Fowler, United States consul at Chefu, China, has made a report to the state depart- ment on the effect of the Boxer trouble on the trade between this country and China. Mr. Fowler shows by tables’ of imports from the United States for the years 1899 and 1900 that the cotton trade with China is growing rapidly, especially the American cotton manu- factures, such as drills, jeans and sheetings. In the cotton trade alone Mr. Fowler places the loss at $3,000,000 in Northern China for the first five months of 1900. This country also suf- fered heavily in the export of flour and petroleum. The loss of trade cannot, however, be estimated because the paralysis which came with the Boxer troubles remains, ‘and there is no premise of revival in trade until there is a restoration of peace in North China. IN THROES OF A BLIZZARD. Northwest Gets Heaviest Snowfall of the Season. St. Paul, March 20.—A severe snow storm raged here all day yesterday and continued throughout the night. The fall of snow was the heaviest of the season. Street car traffic was con- ducted with the utmost difficulty. Re- ports from various parts of the North- west indicate that the storm has been generai. Farmers are highly elated as moisture is being supplied which will be worth millions of dollars to them. The storm was central over the Mis- souri valley and extended from Kan- sas City to Duluth. Snow was falling in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota and Montana, while in Chicago and along the southern por- tion of the storm area it was raining. WISCONSIN STORM-SWEPT. | Railroad and Telegraph Companics Are Much Worried. Milwaukee, March 20. — Officials of the railroad and telegraph companies way that if the storm conditions keep up for another twelve hours it is quite likely the telegraph wires will be down again and Milwaukee shut off from the world at large. The railway people fear that wash-outs and spring floods will start and traffic be delayed. -0- West Superior, Wis., March 20.—The biggest storm of the season is raging in this region. The snow is accom- | panied by a terrific wind from the lake. Traffic is being tied up fast, and it is expected that the street cars and al- mest all other traffic will be at a stand-still in a short time. -o- Marinette, Wis., March 20.—Another big blizzard raged here yesterday and over a foot of snow has fallen. Trains are late and traffic generally is block- aded. The storm will cause entire sus- pension of logging operations. There is great danger from freshets. STORM IS GENERAL, High Wind and Snow From Kansas to Minnesota—Mild Temperature. Omaha, March 20, — Over Northern Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and parts of Minnesota, a heavy snow, accompanied by a strong wind, fell yesterday. Except for the bad ef- fect on telegraph wires, the storm is considered of much value, especially to agricultural interests. Owing to, the high temperature the snow melted rapidly. BACK FROM PHILIPPINES. Young Is Home After Three Years’ Service. Sioux Falls, 8S. D., March 20.—Capt. Evan E. Young of the Eleventh cav- alry arrived home and was received at the depot by a number of Spanish- American war veterans. Capt. Young is a son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Young of this city. Capt. RIVER SEASON TO OPEN. Floating Ice |Has Gone, and Boats Will Soon Leave Winter Quarters. Burlington, Iowa, March 20. — The river season will open here next Tues- day. The river is entirely clear of floating ice, and the crew of the Eloise, the local packet, has gone to Keokuk . to bring the boat out of her winter quarters. Valuable Horse Stabbed to Death. Centerville, S. D., March 20. — Two valuable animals were killed in this place by unknown persons. One was a fine £nglishshire stallion owned by Howard Barton and B. S. Barton, and valued at $1,000. Some one entered his stall ot night and stabbed the animal in such a manner that he bled to); death. A St. Bernard dog, registered, valued at $500, and owned by James Langan, was clubbed to death. There is no clue to the guilty parties. For Dominican Sisters, Fort Dodge, Iowa, March 20.—It has been practically decided that the Do- minican Sisters will have charge of the new $25,000 Catholic academy which will be erected by the congrega- tion of Corpus Christi church in the near future. The subscriptions for the new academy are coming in rapidly, and plans will be submitted and the building begun within a few weeks. Identifying a Suicide. Burlington, Iowa, March 20.—George ‘Anderson, who murdered Harry Lin- ter of Cedar Rapids and afterward committed suicide in the county jail just as the jury was ready with a ver- dict of guilty, is now believed to have been Henry Anderson, at one time an inmate of the Canon City, Colo., peni- tentiary. pe RAS aN Tax Commission Organized. St. Paul, March 20.—The tax commis- sion met yesterday afternoon at the office of Former Attorney General H. ‘W. Childs. Former Governor Gideon S. Ives was elected chairman and H. ‘W. Childs secretary. The work of the commission was then informally dis- cussed. Fire at Port Huron. Port Huron, Mich., March 20.—Fire destroyed the Jenks Shipbuilding com- pany’s plant. entailing a loss of over $175,000, partially insured. t INCIDENT IS CLOSED & : Great Britain Withdraws Her Guard From the \Railway Switeh—Dele- gation of Two Thousand Promi- nent Men Request Americans te Continue the Administration of Affcirs im the Purt of the City Hitherto Controlled by Americans —Little Expected From Chinese Under New Order of Things. Pekin, March 20.—The English have withdrawn their guards from the rail- Way switch at Tien-tsin, and the right- of-way incident which threatened te cause trouble recently is eonsidereé closed so far as the authorities are concerned. It is reported that the dowager em- press and the emperor will leave Singan-fu via Hankai pass. They wil! reside at Kaifeng-fu until their return to Pekin. When the Chinese heard yesterday of the early departure of the Ameri- can troops from China, and also that the section of the tar City which Had Been Controlled by these men was to be turned over to the Germans, they sent a delegation of over 2,000 prominent men to Maj. Robertson, the commander of the American troops there, asking him te retain the administration of affairs there. They declared that under the Americans order had been preserved and the Chinese had been able to se- cure justice. The ministers are discussing the various questions of minor reforms for the mutual benefit of foreigners and Chinese in a half-hearted manner, as they expect little from the Chinese under the new order of things. It is understood that the tsung-li-yamun will be continued under a responsible head, with two advisory ministers of the highest rank. SLAP AT GREAT BRITAIN, Her Russia Declines to Change Plans as to Mane St. Petersburg, March 2 a question of the correspondent of the Associated Press, a competent official said: “It is not a fact that Russia has yielded to the representations of any powers and modified her demands re- specting Manchuria, because no rep- resentations have been made. Every tentative attempt to address the Rus- sian government on the subject of our pourparlers with China has been cat- egorically declined. Russia is a great power and has the right to hold nego- tiations with any other government, and no other power has the right te interfere. Tentative overtures made in a friendly spirit have received a friendly answer. But plainly stated, Russia cannot receive inquiries re- garding the above parlers. The result thereof will doubtless be made known , later.” The informant admitted that the power rebuffed was Great Britain. He was not willing to discuss details re- specting Mongolia and Turkestan, but he repeated that Russia abides by the august declaration and desires to safe- guard the railroad and her 10,000-kilo- meter-lcng frontier. MINISTER WU ENJOYS HIMSEILF. Statesman From the Flowery King- dom Takes in Chicago. Chicago, March 20. — Minister Wu toured the art institute school rooms yesterday under as charming an es- cort as ever did honor to an Oriental diplomat. About three hundred young women who are learning to be painters: and sculptors at the big art gallery on the lake front took him in hand when he arrived there and showed him the sights in the weird basement, where only the elect are permitted to go. The other things Wu did was to have luncheon with a_ distinguished party ' at the Union League club and to de- liver an address on “Chinese Civiliza- tion” at the University of Chicago con- vocation exercises in Studebaker thea- ter. Last night he attended a recep- tion at the university, and to-day, be- fore he leaves for Washington, he will probably take a look at the drainage canal. ICOLONIZING MEXICO. From Utah to South. Mexico City, March 20.—The Mexican Colonization Land and Development Company of Los Angeles, Cal., has se- cured title to about 5,000000 acres of land in the State of Tamaulipas, Vera Cruz, Coahila and Durango, also a con- cession for the colonization of the same with a certain percentage of Americans. The company intends placing on the lands some 6,000 colo- nists, mostly Mormons from Utah. Mexico does not allow polygamy, but otherwise the Mormon colonies in Chi- huahua and elsewhere already estab- lished are allowed all privileges. Mormons Be Taken Good Chance for a Lynchine. Pawnee, Okla., March 20. — Sheriff Foster and posse of Noble county, traced the Red Rock desperadoes to the home of a man named Cunning- ham. Deputy Johnson walked up and knocked at the door, Ben Cravens, the leader, opened fire on the deputy, inflicting a mortal wound. In the me- lee, Cravens and his partner made a break and succeeded in reaching the timber on Black creek. Their horses were secured by the officers. Excite- ment runs high, and if caught, Cra- vens, who was recognized by Deputy Johnson, will probably be hanged on the spot. Wrecked on a Trestle. Columbus, Ga., March 20.—A freteht train on the Columbus & Rome branch of the Central railroad, was wrecked on a trestle near Chipley, Ga. The engineer and fireman were both in- stantly killed. Czar Better Than Ever. Berlin, March 20.—Private correspen- dence from the czar’s immediate en- tourage says the epileptic attack which formerly occurred every four or six weeks have not occurred since his majesty’s illness. His face is plump, | | +