Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 27, 1901, Page 3

] DEATH IN A PRAIRIE FIRB. Farmers Overtaken by Flames—One is Dead and Another May Die. Huron, S. D., April 24. — News was received here yesterday afternoon of a disastrous prairie fire fourteen miles southwest of Wessington. A broad stretch of country was burned over and much farm property consumed. Ira W. Hanks and Frank Raymond were caught in the flames. The latter’s clothing was burned off and his body fearfully burned. He may recover, Hanks’ remains have not been found. He was among the first settlers in this section, and Raymond was married and moved to his new farm a week ago Property losses are very heavy. DOUBLE DROWNING. Boys Go Oat in a Lenky Boat and Do Not Return St. Paul, April 24—Charles MePher- son, seventeen years of age, and John Stringer, eighteen years of age, both living at Grey Cloud Island, town of Newport, were drowned late Sunday af- ternoon in Walgate’s lake. It is thought they went out in a leaky boat that filled with water and sank with them. Neither was able to swim. Both boys were together in the afternoon, and their fate was not even suspected until yesterday, when the upturned boat was found in the lake and underneath @ hat worn by one of the boys. ON SUSPICION. Albert Lea’s Chief Gathers in Three Unknown Suspects. Albert Lea, Minn., April 24.—Chief of Police Sullivan has taken into custody three men of the hobo orcer who had in their possession three dozen pocket knives, eight or ten dozen silk hand- kerchiefs, half a dozen ladies’ neck chains, half a dozen vest chains, one and a half dozen men’s gloves and a lot of ladies’ niits. All had new cloth- ing and shoes, one of the latter being Selz Perfecto. The goods have evi- dently been stolen and the men will Le held for developments. HELENA HAS A MYSTERY. ce Puzzicd by the Fatal Shoot- Po! ing of James Dol in. Helena, Mont., April 24. —- James Dolphin, proprietor of the Denver lodging house of this city, who claimed to have been shot by burglars late at night April 13, is dead from his wounds. | The affair is a mystery as the police find no clues and incline to the belief that Dolphin either committed suicide or was the victim of family troubles. SULPHUR MINING. Output of an Extinct Voleano to Be Made Marketable. Tacoma, Wash., April 24. — John J. Habaker, general manager of the Philadelphia Crude Oil company, an- nounces that mining of crude sulphur from the crater of Mount Makusham, an extinct volcano on Unalaska island, will be undertaken by his company this summer, Vast beds of sulphur are found at the top of the volcano. WINIFRED LOSES HEAVILY. Half of Its Business Thoroughfare Swept by Fire. Winfred, S. D., April 24—One-half of the business street of this place burned. Three stores, Welling’s, Kerbaugh’s and Singer's, also the postoffice, were destroyed. The loss is $18,000 and the insurance $7,0 Inquiry May Prove Fatal. Brainerd, Minn., April 24. — Henry Betzold, a machinists’ apprentice at the Northern Pacific shops, met with an accident yesterday that will proba- bly prove fatal. A bar of iron dropped | thirty feet and struck him on the head, crushing his skull. He was taken to the sanitarium, where several pieces of the skull have been removed from the brain. Working Up Homestake Tailings. Lead, S. D., April 24. — The Home- stake cyanide plant, capacity 1,200 tons per day, started taking tailings from the stamp mills yesterday morning. It is the largest cyanide plant in the world, and cost nearly half a million dollars. The main building is 341 feet long and 100 fect wide. It will save for the company $10,000 per month. Dogs Quarantined. Cedar Falls, Iowa, April 24. — The mayor of Sumner has instituted a novel way of pretecting the city against in- fection from smallpox, by quarantining all the dogs of the place. It seems the one patient now in quarantine owns a dog that is in the habit of wandering over the streets, and it was feared he would spread the disease. Ill Health and Suicide. Luverne, Minn., April 24.—Sven Hell- ing, seventy-six years old, suicided by hanging at his home north of town. After his four children had left to at- tend a dance at a neighbor’s he went to the granary and after attaching a rope to a bin, jumped off the fanning mill. The fal broke his neck. Ill health was the cause. SmatHest Larceny Charge. Cedar Falls, Iowa, April 24. — The smallest amount of which any man was ever tried in Iowa on a criminal charge was tried at Widora t week. Max Buback charged William McFadden with the larceny of two pepper shakers valued at 2 cent The defendant de- manded a jury trial and was acquitted. Negro Charged With Arson. Albert Lea, Minn., April 24.—The ne- gro who is alleged to have set fire to "and burned the big barn of a farmer near Lyle was captured by Sheriff Johnson of Mower county and brought to this city. He is a touzh looking in- dividual and was ta’rcn to Austin, as in that county he will have his trial. Diet From His Injuries. Milton, N. D., April 24 — John Mc- Iver, Ir, aged nineteen, who was in- jured in the Pembina Portland Cement company's mill last Saturday, has died of his injuries. aid Stal alae THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, April 25. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 71 3-4@721-4c; No, 2 North- ern, 69 1-4@70 1-4c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 421-4@431-4c; No, 3, 411-2 @ 421-4, Oats—No. 3 white, 28 1-2@291-2c; No. 3, 28@28 1-2c, Minneapolis, April 25—Wheat—No. 1 hard, 5c; No. 1 Northern, No. 2 Northern, 71 @ Tic. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 42@421-2c; No. 3, 413-4@ 42c. Oats—No. 3 white, 27@28c; No. 3, 27c. Barley — Feed grades, 39@43c; malting grades, 44@52c. Rye—No. 4, 49c. Duluth, April 25—Wheat—No. 1 hard, cash, 751-8c; No. 1 Northern, 731-2c¢; No. 2 Northern, 675-8 @ 715-8c; No. 3 spring, 62 5-8@67 5-Se; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 75 5-8c; No. 1 Northern, 73 5-8¢: May, No. 1 Northern, 735-8c; July, No. Northern, 743-4c; September, No. 1 Northern, 721-2c; oats, 2 1-4c; rye, 503-4c; | flax, to arrive and cash, $1.59 1-2c; May, $1.61; | September, $1.241-2; October, $1.21; corn, May, 42.1-2c. Chicago, April 25.—Cash Wheat--No. 2 red, 72 1-2@74e; No. 3 red, 7L@72c; No. 2 hard winter, 721-2@7%c; No. 3 hard winter, 713-4@72c; No. 1 Northern spring, 72 1-2@74 1-2c; No. 3 spring, 69@ We. Corn--No. 2, 46 No. 3, 48 1-2c. Oats--No. 2, 263-4@27c; No. 3, 261-2@ 26 3-4c. Milwaukee, Wis., April 2: Flour is firm. Wheat higher; No. 1 Northern, 74@741-2c; No. 2 Northern, 72@72 1-2c. Barley dull; No. Oats higher. Rye firm; No. 1, 54c. 2, 57@58c; sample, 40@54c. No. 2 white, 29@29 3-4c. Sioux City, Iowa, April 25. — Cattie— Beeves, $4.4045.10; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.25@3.50; stockers and feeders, $3.25@4.40; calves and yearlings, $3.50@ 4.75. Hogs, $5.75@5.85; bulk, $5.75 @ 5.77 1-2. Chicago, April 25.—Cattle — Good to prime steers, $4.90 @ 6; poor to medi- um, $3.90@4.85; stockers and feeders, $2.75@4.85; cows and heifers, $2.80@4 Texas steers, $3.50@5.35. Hogs -- Mixed and butchers, $5.80@6.05; geod to choice $5.90@6.07 1-2; rough heavy, $5.75 light, $5.70@6; bulk of sales, 1-2@6.05. Sheep, $4.40@490; lambs, .65@5.30. Scuth St. Paul, April 25. — Cattle — | Good to choice butcher steers, $4.50 @ 4.90; fair to good, $3.75@4.25; common to fair, $3.25@3.60; good to _ choice butcher cows and heifers, $3.40@4; thin cows and canners, $1.50@2.35; good to choice corn-fed bulls, $3@3.60; bologna bulls, $2@2.75; good to choice veals, $4.50@5.75; fair to good veals, $3.50@ 4.50; good to choice feeders, $3.50@4; good to choice stock steers, $3.25@! fair to good, $2.50@2.75; common, $1.50@ 2.25; good to choice steer calves, $2.85@ 3.25; fair to good, $2.50@2.75; -good to choice milkers and springers, $32@35; fair to good, $28@30; common. $22@27. Hogs--Good to choice light, $5.65 @ 5.75; mixed and butchers, $5.65 @ 5.85; good to prime heavy, -$5.75@5.85; com- mon to fair, $5.60@5.70; rought packers, $5.40@3.45; pigs and skips, $4.50@4.75. Sheep—Good to choice butcher lamtts, $4.50@5.25; fair to good, $4.25@4.40; good to choice fat wethers, $3.90@4.65; fair to gcod, $3.60@3.75; fat ewes, $3.75@4.25; good to choice stock and _ feeding lambs, $4@4.25; fair to good, $3.25@3.75; feeding wethers, $3.25@3.75; stock and feeding ewes, $2.75@3.25; thin sheep, $2 @2.25; buck lambs, $2.75@3; killing bucks, $2@3.25, Born During Quarantine. Ccuncil Bluffs, Iowa, April 25.—A sad stery has been brought to light by the release from smallpox quarantine of Mrs. Charles of 320 East Broadway. During the period of quarantine she gave birth to twin babies. The babies died and were buried in the back rd of the residence. When she was re leased from quarantine she broke down with grief and asked permission to have the remains removed. The board of supervisors authorized an under- taker to give the twins a decent burial. ‘Was Mourned for Dend. Racine, Wis., April 25.—Joseph Keller, a Racine soldier, reported shot and killed while engaged in a battle in the Philippines, and whose body was ex- pected to be shipped to the United States, astonished and made happy his relatives and friends yesterday by walking in on them and asking for the newspapers that contained his obituary notice. Not until he reached this state did he learn that his death had been re- ported and that his friends mourned him as dead, and he hurried home. Keller cannot account for the dis- patches which gave him as being killed. Insane Man in the Woods, La Crosse, Wis., April 25. — Andrew Harrick, an escaped lunatic from the Viroqua insane asylum, has for several days been terrorizing the residents be- tween this city and Viroqua. He is a giant in stature and strength, and has thus far succeeded in eluding the of- ficers who are trying to capture him. He frequently emerges from the woods where he is in hiding and scares unsus- pecting farmers by his wild antics. Fears are entertained that unless Har- rick is caught he will die from starva- tion. Wabasha Church Opened. Wabasha, Minn., April 25.—The new Grace Episcopal church was formally opened to the public Sunday. <A memorial service was conducted by the Rev. J. J. Hillmer, rector of the parish, in commemoration of Mrs. Thomas Irvin, in whose. memory the church was built. The services Were very im- pressive, and the church was filled to the dcors with friends of the departed. The church is built of stone and will be consecrated on May 22 by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Whipple. Recruiting Thirteenth Cavalry. Fort, Meade, S. D., April 25. — The Thirteenth cavalry will be recruited at this fort as rapidly as possible. Orders have been sent to all of the recruiting stations to send the new men here as soon as they are mustered in. The horses on the two contracts for cavalry horses have commenced to arrive. The contractors have scoured the country around the fort thoroughly and they as- sert that there will be no difficulty in getting the required number. ) FAMILY Row. Son Breaks His Father’s Arm and Ix Shot by His Sister. Hayward, Wis., April 25. — Another chapter in the Burl case was enacted at the home of E. Burl, father of Eugene, who resides nine miles from town on a farm. Since Eugene Burl was released from Waupun by a second trial which was held in Ashland a year ago, he has been living With his father on the farm. Of late he has shown a bad disposition and has pounded his father several times. Last night after supper a fam- ily row occurred in which E. Burl re- ceived a broken arm and bruised head, and Eugene Burl was shot in the leg by his sister, who interfered in the row. Eugene is in jail and his father is laid up for repairs under the doctor’s care. DOLPHIN WAS MURDERED. Mysterious Shooting at Helema May Never Be Explained. Helena, Mont., April 25. — The coro- ner’s jury, after investigating the death of James Dolphin, who was shot in the Denver lodging house here, of which he was proprietor, on April 13, returned a verdict of “murder by unknown parties.” The case was very mysteri- ous. Dolphin claimed he was asleep on a lounge when two men entered the of- fice and demanded his money. As he rose, one shot him in the head. His story was not believed by the police at first, but evidence at the coroner's in- quest went to show that he could not have fired the shot himself. The mys- tery may never be solved. HURLED FROM A BRIDGE. Robbers Hold a Man Up and Then Throw Him Over a Bridge. St. Paul, April 25. — Oscar Bean of Minneapolis was found unconscious at 6 o'clock Monday morning at the foot of a stairway leading from the east end of the Fort Snelling bridge down to the river, 113 feet below. According to his statement he is the victim of high- waymen who assaulted him Sunday night and threw him over the bridge railing. At St. Luke’s hospital yester- day afternoon the surgeons attending him stated their belief that his back was broken. His condition is critical and there is danger that his injuries may prove fatal. THOUGHT IT A SWINDLE. Outngamie County Board Votes Down a Library Proposition. Arpleton, Wis., April 25.—Because a majority of the members of the Outa- gamie county board thought there was some “scheme to swindle the farmer,” a proposition of prominent business men of this city to establish free circulating libraries—one for each township—was refused by a vote of 19 to ll. E. G. Jones has donated much time and en- ergy to the matter and, with the help of other benevolently disposed citizens, who are subscribing liberally, will es- tablish the libraries anyhow. ST. PETER’S HOSPITAL REVIVED, Generous Donations Insure Its Re- building. Helena, Mont., April 25.—The wife of Bishor Brewer, of the Montana diocese of the Episcopal church, has just re- ceived a check for $15,000 from an un- known New York woman with the re- quest that it be used in rebuilding the St. Peter hospital in this city, recently destroyed by fire. This, together with the $60,000 bequest of Felix R. Brunot of Pittsburg, and the insurance car- ried, will more than restore the edifice of mercy. CHANDLER ELEVATOR FIRE. W. W. Cargill Company Suffers Heavy Loss by Fire. La Crosse, Wis., April 25. — The W. W. Cargill company received word yes- terday that their elevator at Chandler, Minn., had been burned to the ground early yesterday morning. The loss will probably reach $10,000, which is fully covered by insurance. The elevator of the Hyde company narrowly escaped destruction. It will probably be rebuilt. Two thousand bushels of wheat were destroyed. LOSSES. Winfred, S. D., April 25.—The busi- ness. portion of town Was nearly wiped out by fire yesterday morning. The loss will aggregate $50,000. A drug store, two grocery stores, two dry gcods stores, the postoffice and the Woodman hall were destroyed. The fire was started in an oil house by a small bey. Mining Company Buys Land. Lead, S. D., April 25. — Otto Grantz purchased Bender’s Park in West Lead, sixty-four acres, consideration $25,000. It is stated the ground will be turned over io the Hidden Fortune Mining Company of Denver. It joins the big block of ground purchased by the com- nany in the North Lead district. Grand Jury Busy at Jackson. Jackson, Minn., April 25.—The grand jury returned five indictments yester- day, one each against William Ryan and Peter Gallagher for grand larceny, and two each against G. McNaughton, John Cooper, James Murphy and Geo. Ballard for larceny in the various de- grees. The jury is still at work. Convicted of Megal Liquor Se!ling. Grantsburg, Wis., April 25. — M. D. Lonergan was convicted of selling liquor illegally and was fined $50 and costs. He took an appeal to the circuit court. . Attempted Train Wrecking. Livingston, Mont., April 25.—An at- tempt was made Monday night to wreck a Northern Pacific train at a point just west of Mission Siding. The obstruction was knocked from the track with but slight damage to engine. To Bridge the Crow Wing. ~ Brainerd, Minn., April 25. — I. H. Johnson of Minneapolis was yesterday awarded a contract by a committee of business men to construct a combina- tion bridge across the Crow Wing at Sylvan. Contract price is $2,000, O_o. oe 00 90 60 00 08 oe 8 3}In Minnesota. State News of the Week Briefly Told; TY eT 00 00 00 00 Fire damaged the Brainerd steam laundry to the extent of $500. There are seven cases of smallpox in Langola township, Benton county. Leo Grant, charged with disturbing a Salvation Army meeting at Brainerd, was fined $10. Mrs. Narcisse Boucher, who was in- Jured last winter in a runaway, died recently at Fox Lake. % The board of education of Mazeppa re-elected the entire old corps of teach- pies with W. J. Mosher as superintend- ent. A $1,500 cheese factory is in course of erection on what is known as the Four Corners in Graham township, Benton county. i State Supt. Jackson will grant forty- five of the numeroys applications made to him for the establishment of summer schools. Supt. C. E. Young of Henderson, who was elected superintendent of the high school at Monticello, has declined the Position. At a special meeting at Balaton, it was voted to bond the school district for $10,000 to erect a six-room brick. school house. Congressman McCleary kas recom- mended the establishment of two rural free delivery routes from Boyd in the near future. Tramps are becoming so numerous and troublesome that Mayor Ruge of Faribault has decided to start the stone pile in operation. Rudolf Schmidt, aged seventy-two, of Concord, died of Bright's disease. He was born in Switzerland, and came to Concord in 1859. Most of the farmers around Boyd are through seeding small grain, and if cold weather sets in after the rain and snow crops will suffer. The big Foley-Bean sawmill at Mi- laca, which was destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt at once, and will be sawing logs within sixty days. E. W. Becker, proprietor of the Min- nesota house at Rochester, pleaded guilty to the charge of selling liquor to minors, and was fined $25 and costs. Simeon N. Wright, one of the oldest residents of Sauk Rapids, is dead at the age of eighty-one. He had been county treasurer of Benton county for several terms. The jury at Fergus Falls, in the case of Spird Bizzza, a bankrupt merchant of Crookston, returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended the prisoner to the mercy of the court. . Charles R.'Frazer of Waterville was recently elected superintendent of the city schools at Little Falls, to succeed A. M. Rowe, resigned. The board con- sidered about forty applications. L. B. Lafluer was arrested at Minne. sota City on a charge of taking and disposing of a horse belonging to H. 8. Rolcom of Winona and also appropria- ting money. It now looks as though an agreement would speedily be reached between the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern railway and the city of Faribault, rela- tive to track and yard privileges. A district lodge of the I. O. O. F. was held at Montevideo, at which Grand Master Van Praag was present. Dele- gates from Renville, Sacred Heart and other points were in attendance. Homer and Jesse Bunker, sons of D. Bunker, of Rose Creek, aged 10 and 1%, were out gunning when Homer shot the brother through the hand, fractur- ing the bone of the thumb quite badly. A petition was filed with Judge Crawley at Willmar to be given au- thority to incorporate as a city. The, petition has been granted, and a com- mission appointed to draft a new char- ter. The judges of the supreme bench have named a commission, consisting of H. F. Stevens cf St. Paul; Daniel Fish of Minneapolis, and Thomas Knox of Jackson, to codify and revise the state laws. The April term of the United States court opened at Mankato, Judge Loch- ren presiding. Few cases are on trial. Two damage cases against the Chica- go, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, are being tried. Fred McQuen, who was seriously, if not fatally, injured while engaged in a drunken brawl at Raymond, has been removed to the Willmar hospital for medical treatment. Gust Job is said to have inflicted the wounds. + The first joint: debate between the Ortonville and Graceville high schools took place at the Graceville opera house: The question debated was gov- ernment ownership of railroads. Grace- ville was given the decision. At the regular meeting of the Brain- erd city council, the street commission- er was instructed to have street signs placed in the proper positions, so thay everything will be ready for the free delivery pf mail, which will commence July 1. Fire at Walker destroyed the barns of D. L. Bush and N, W. Olson. Four horses belonging to J. Lynch were purned. The cause of the fire is un- known. The total loss is $2,000; in- surance, $800. The fire department saved the adjoining houses and lumber yard. Robert, the son of James Anderson a prominent farmer of Wadena, aged two veers and a half, wandered from his home recently. The whole com- munity turned out to search for him, and he was found near Tak Creek. He survived only a few minutes after be- ing found. The mills of the Grand Forks Lum- ber company, situated at East Grand Forks, have started up. There is ev- ery indication that the cut this year will exceed that of any previous year. Frank Wilkowski, who has been run- ning a blind pig at ‘Luce Station, plead- ed guilty to the charge of illegal liquor selling in the district court at Fergus Falls,. and was sentenced to thirty devs in jail and to pay a fine of $50. ‘William Moore, who has been conduct- ing a similar establishment at Dora, was indicted and entered a plea of not guilty. . | ONLY STPORTS MAY EAT GANZ. Law Kecently Paxsed Prevents ‘ Others Baying It. For the benefit of hunters and fisher- men Executive Game and Fish Agent Samuel F. Fullerton has issued a cfr- cular showing the open season in this state for hunting large game, shooting aquatic fowl and fishing in the streams ané@ lakes. The information contained in the circular will be of great value to the sportsmen, as the last legislature made many changes in the old game law. The law against “pot hunting” is very stringent, and ft is the intention of Agent Fullerton, through his many wardens all over the state, to see that the provisions of the new law are car- ried out to the letter. It is unlawful now to ship out of the state, or to sell | in Minnesota, a large number of game, foul and fish. A license fee of 25 cents will be charged residents of the state for a permit to hunt deer, moose or elk, and a fee of $25 for non-residents. A li- cense fee of $25 against citizens of states that have a license law pro- hibiting citizens of Minnesota from hunting in their respective states, is required to hunt all kinds of game in Minnesota. The Open Season. Snipe, pinnated grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, Sept. 1 to Nov. 1. Quail and ruffled grouse, Oct. 1 te Dec. 1. Woodcock and upland plover, July 4 to Oct. 31. Wild duck of any variety, or any va- riety of wild geese and brant, or any aquatic fowl whatever, Sept. 1 te Jan. 1. The sale, exposing for sale or the shipment by common or private carrier of any of the above named game birds is prohibited and made unlawful un- der the new game laws. Deer, Nov. 10 to Nov. 30. Male moose or male caribou, Nov. 15 to Nov. 20. Each hunter is allowed to kill three deer and one moose and one caribou. Fish—Any variety of trout, April 15 to Sept. 1. Any variety of bass, March 1. Sale of brook trout and black bess is prohibited and made unlawful. All other food fish inhabiting the inland lakes and streams of Minnesota, May 1 to March 1. June 1 to TO MAKE PARK A WONDERLAND. Big Game Will Be Fostered by State at Itasen. It is the ambition of Attorney Gen- eral Douglas to see the Itasca Park become, proportionately, as large a game preserve as the Yellowstone Na- tional Park, which is the greatest park of its kind in the world. The na- tional park has the advantage over the Minnesota one in area and natural lo- cation, which will always make it the home for thousands of head of deer, elk, mountain sheep and other large wild game. j The attorney general does not intend to relax his efforts to make the Itasca Park a small wonderland from a game standpoint. It is already the home of many deer, elk and moose, and with the protection afforded them by the bill which: Attorney Gereral Douglas had passed by the last legislature, the number of large animals will increase in number in time. The laws govern- ing hunting in or near the park are very stringent, and the gamekeeper now in charge of the domain proposes to rigidly enforce them. There are several deer and elk in the park, and close watch will be kept on them to see that hunters do not drite them out of the park’s confines. It is unlawful to carry firearms within half a mile of the park, and as it is very hard to drive either elk or deer any distance, it will be a difficult mat- ter for hunters to get them beyond the danger line, especially as the game: keeper will watch for hunters. MANY WANT SUMMER SCHOOLS. State Superintendent Olsen Will Es- tablish Forty-Five in Various Counties of the State. State Superintendent of the Depart- ment of Public Instruction Olsen has received fifty-five applications for the establishment of summer schools. It is hardly likely that he will grant more than forty-five. In times past it has been found advisable to hold summer schools only once in two years in some localities owing to lack of interest, therefore some of the ‘applicants will not be greatly disappointed if their re- quests are refused. The annual appro- priation is not large enough to permit all the schools that are asked for, The request has been made that the time of the university normal school this summer be extended to six weeks. Ordinarily it lasts but four weeks. The request comes from Dr. Kiehle, an instructor at the university. To hold an extra two weeks’ session will cost about $2,000, and it is a question wheth- er that same amount cannot be used to a better advantage -by devoting it to other summer schools in counties where they have not been held for a number of years. COSTLY CASE OF GRIP. Jean de Reszke Says He Han Lost Twenty Thousand Dollars by It. Boston, April 20. — Jean deReszke figures that he is out $20,000 because of an attack of grip—probably the most expensive case of the disease on rec- ord. And this doesn’t include the doc- tor bills. The singer’s throat became affected in New York, and since then he has not been able to fill his operatic engagements, being out $1,200 for each non-appearance. He attributes all his trouble to a mistaken diagnosis by his physician in New York, who, instead of treating him for a cold, said he needed exercise, and had him take a long walk, which aggravated the ail- ment. Dangerous Sort of Play. Dayton, Ohio, April 20—A serious ac- cident occurred to a man named Hol- den, who is working with a straw-bal- ing gang in this vicinity. He was pushing down the straw in the press with his foot, when a’ roguish boy Jumped from behind some bushes and frightened the press team. They started up quickly and his foot was caught before he could get.it out. He was taken at once to his home at Jewell Junction. It is thought that he wil] not lose his foot, but it will be badly misshapen. An Old Instram nt. Violinist (proudly)—The instrument I shall nse at your house to-morrow is over two. hundred years old. Parvenu—Oh, never mind! It's good enough: no one will know the differ- ence.’’—Tit-Bits. Demand for More Battleships. ‘When the Secretary of the Navy recent- ¥y_ demanded more battleships, considered his recommendations favorably and authorized the construction of sever- al powerful warships. Protection is what our seaports require, and fortifications will not adaequately supply this. Defense against all disorders of the digestive or- gans, such as dyspepsia, constipation, bil- jousness, rheumatism and nervousness, is adequately afforded by that efficient rem- edy. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. Try it. WHEN TO PASS THE HAT. Mark Twain Gives Advice to Those Wisbing to Procure Charity. Mark Twain had wisdom on occasion, as well as wit. He declares that when a man makes an appeal for charity it is a great mistake te get everybody ready to give money and then not pass the hat. ‘Some years ago, in Hart- ford,” he said the other day, “we all went to church on a hot, sweltering night, to hear the annual report of Mr. Hawley, a city missionary, who went around finding the people who needed help and didn’t want to ask for it. He told of the life in the cellars, where poverty resided; he gave instances of heroism and devotion to the poor. The poor are always good to each other. When a man with millions gives we make much of noise. It’s noise in the wro} place. For it’s the widow's mite that ‘counts. Well, Mr. Hawley worked me up to a great state. I couldn’t wait for him to get through I had $400 in my pocket. I wanted to give him that and borrow more to give. You could see greenbacks in every eye. But he didn’t pass the plate, and it grew hotter and we grew sleepier. My enthusiasm went down—$100 at a time —until finally, when the plate came round I stole 10 cents out of it. So you see, a neglect like this may lead to crime.”—Chicago Times-Herald. HUSBAND AND WIFE. A Veteran of the Civil War Tells an Interesting Story. Effingham, Ill., April 22.—(Spectal.)— Uriah S. Andrick is now 67 years of age. Mr. Andrick served through the whole of the Civil War. He was wound- ed three times by ball, and twice by bayonet. When he entered the service of his country, in 1861, he was hale and hearty, and weighed 198 pounds. Since the close of the war, however, Mr. And- drick has had very bad health. For fifteen years he never lay down in bed for over an hour at a time. He had acute Kidney Trouble, which grew into Bright's Disease. His heart, also, troubled him very much. On Oct. 18th, 1900, he was weighed, and weighed only 102 pounds, being but a shadow of his former self. 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