Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 8, 1901, Page 3

Seeroosoocssccosovevoovevers POHSHOHHHOOSOO HO OOOOD oroooooors > » »> » > News of the Northwest : PeeSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHOHSHESEHOSHESESSEHOSHHEHHSHHESOEOO GOES UP IN SMOKE OMAUA RAILROAD SUFFERS A HEAVY LOSs,. ¥reight Car Building, Together With All Its Contents, Is Destroyed by Fire—Loss Is Placed at $90,000, and Oven One Hundred Men Will Be Thrown Out of Employment Pending Reconstruction—Sponta- neous Combustion Thought to Be the Cause. Hudson, Wis., June 4. — At 7 o'clock yesterday morning fire broke out in the railway car plant of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway company and completely destroyed the freight car building, together with all its contents, The loss is placed at $90,000, and over one hundred men will be thrown out of work pending reconstruction. One coach, four refrigerator cars and some twenty-five freight cars were con- cumed, together with much stock and machinery. Many of the men owned their own kits of tools, valued at from $60 to $190 each, all of which were lost. Spontaneous combustion in cotton waste is thought to have been the cause. The company had some’ insur- ance. They will probably rebuild at once, as there are still six or eight large buildings in the plant. Engines were summoned from St. Paul to aid in fighting the fire. FOR LA CROSSE BURGLARIES. Alleged Criminal Is Identified by Pawnbroker. La Crosse, Wis., June 4.—Mat Klaus, alias George Claus, was arrested here, charged with perpetrating the burglar- fes at St. Joseph’s convent and the parsonage of St. John’s church a few days ago. The prisoner denied his guilt, but was positively identified by a pawnbroker to whom it is alleged he sold a watch and other valuables taken from Father Kaluza’s residence. He will be held for trial. Chief Byrne in- timates that Clauss’ picture may be found in the rogues’ galery of notori- ous sneak thieves. ARMY SURGEONS’ NEW OFFICERS. Lieut. Col. John Van Rensselaer Hoff Chosen for President. St. Paul, June 4.—The military sur- geons of the United States elected of- ficers as follows: President, Lieut. Col. John Van Rensselaer Hoff, medical department, U. S. A.; first vice presi- dent, Brig. Gen. R. A. Blood, Massa- chuse‘ts Volunteer Mititia, retired; sec- retary, Maj. James E. Pilcher, U. S. A., retired; treasurer, Lieut. Herbert A. Arnold, assistant surgeon Pennsyl- vania guard, re-elected. PUT POISON IN HIS WINE. A Young Bride Attempts to Kill Her Husband. Wilkeson, Wash., June 4. — Vincent Burgis, who was married Sunday to Stella Worzsek, seventeen years old, was taken violently sick Tuesday, but | he is now believed to be safe. His ill- | ness was caused by his drinking a glass of wine in which his young bride | had put poison. She has confessed that she committed the act and has fled with her father. Child Swept Away by Flood. Helena, Mont., June 4.—An unusually heavy rain has prevailed over Central Montana for several days. The precip- itation in Helena was half an inch on Thursday and cloudbursts were report- ed in several parts of the state. The home of John Kampson at Melville, Sweet Grass county, was inundated by a cloudburst. One child was swept away, but eventually saved. Several horses were drowned and the crops damaged. The record for rain in Mon- tana for May is believed to have been eclipsed this year. Measuring Worms at Work. Lisbon, N. D., June 4. — Measuring worms continue quite active and their ravages are making the tree-tops a rusty brown, noticeable as far as the eye can reach. Elm and box elder foliage seem to be most affected, and there are some tree claims that have the appearance of being scorched by fire. The dry weather is largely the cause of the serious depredations of those devouring creatures. Shot Through the Head. Fergus Falls, Minn., June 4.—A man came to the Occidental hotel here Sat- urday night and registered as George Gilbert of Portland, Or. He took a room and yesterday morning was found lying on the floor shot through the head. He was about thirty years of age, medium height, dark hair, small moustache. He was dressed in new | clothing. The revolver had just been purchased. Manine Killed by a Train. Belle Plaine, Minn., June 4. — An insane man who escaped from St. Peter hospital was killed by a train half_a mile east of this station. His name was Jacob Lohmer, and his home was near Waconia, Carver county. He was forty-five years of age, and had; been an inmate of the St. Peter hospi- tal for the insane for some time. Stabbed by a Tramp. Deadwood, S. D., June 4.—Raymond Stevens, a brakeman on the Elkhorn passenger train, was stabbed twice in the back by a tramp while trying to put him off the train near the tunnel, four miles below here. Tries to Drown Himself. Redfield, S. D., June 4. — George Soosockera, a laborer residing at Ab- erdeen, became demented here and en- deavored to drown himself in Turtle creek. He was rescued by the section erew of the North-Western railroad. BUTTE IS ALARMED. Large Cracks Appear in Different Parts of the City. Butte, Mont., June 4.—The strange sliding movement of the city of Butte which has been noticeable at intervals for several years has again manifested itself by five large cracks in the earth in different parts of the city. The largest occurred on West Galena street, where a crack twelve inches wide and of considerable length and depth has appeared. Three of the openings oc- curred on the west side of the town and two on the east side. There is no cav- ing, but a distinct parting of the earth, and the granite walls can easily be seen in them. The gas and water com- panies have much trouble on account of the strange movement, which fre- quently. breaks their underground pipes. City Engineer Rickenbach says the engineering department of the city encounters the same trouble, as eleva- tions and bench marks in certain parts of the city are constantly changing, particularly west of Main street and north of Broadway, where the marks have been known to shift to the ex- tent of a foot in a very short space of time. What is the cause of the strange phenomenon is not known, but the con- tinuance of it is beginning to alarm some of the residents. SAYS HE IS “ELIJAH.” Remarkable Declaration of John Alexander Dowie. Chicago, June 4.—“I am Elijah the prophet, who appeared first as Elijah himself, second as John the Baptist, and who now comes in me, the restorer of all things. Elijah was a prophet, John was a preacher, but I combine in myself the attributes of prophet, priest and ruler over men. Gaze on me, then; I say it fearlessly. Make the most of it, you wretches in ecclesiastical garb. I am he that is the living physical and spiritual embodiment of Elijah, and my commission to earth a third time has been prophesied by Malachi, by God himself, by his son Jesus, by Peter and three thousand years ago by Moses. All who believe me to be in very truth all of this will stand up.” And over 3,000 people rose to theii feet and greeted the declaration with cheers and handclapping. John Alex. ander Dowie, true to his promises, made this statement from the platform of the auditorium last night in the presence of 5,000 people. It was the culmination of a frenzied speech in which he denounced everybody and ev- erything not in Zion, cursed: the pope and the Roman Catholic church, spat literally at masonry, the newspapers and the Bankers of Chicago and raged and tore up and down the stage like a madman, FIRE FESTIVAL. Fargo Will Celebrate Eighth An- niversary of Disastrous Event. Fargo, N. D., June 4.—The eighth an- nual fire festival will be held in Fargo Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. It is an unique celebration in that it commemorates the burning of the town. Such events are usually construed as catastrophes, but the re- sults in Fargo were so beneficial that everyhody began to rejoice and keep up the jollifications annually. North Da- kotans generally assist in the festivi- ties and several thousand people will visit the state’s metropolis during the week. There will be three parades, military, industrial and secret society. During the forenoons there will be street and vaudeville performances, bicycle races by lady riders, log-rolling contests, wrestling matches and dozens of other forms of entertainment for the visitors. For the military parade the ranking™militia official present will be the marshal of the day. Hon. F. B. Morril will officiate for the industril pa- rade and Col. Benton for the final day’s exercises. MINNESOTA IN FOURTH PLACE. Michigan First, Wisconsin Second, Chicago Third. Chicago, June 4.—By the surprising total of thirty-eight points the Uni- versity of Michigan track team won the first annual intercollegiate track meet conference on Marshall field Sat- urday afternoon. The University~ of Wisconsin was second, with twenty- eight points; Chicago third, with sey- enteen, and Minnesota fourth, with fourteen points. Beloit, Mlinois, North- western, Purdue and Iowa followed in the order named, scoring 11, 6, 5, 3 and 1 points, respectively. Indiana was the only college that failed to show in the final summaries. All in all, it was the hardest athletic meet the West has ever seen. The best team won a vic- tory which had been conceded to it be- fore a race was run. Must Remove Fences. Sioux Falls, S. D., June 4.—Burdette Thayer, special agent of the general land office at Washington, has been looking over the western portion of Sully county, where he found consid- erable government land had _ been fenced by ranchmen. He has ordered them to remove the fences at once un- ‘der penalty of prosecution for the of- fense, which is a serious one under the federal statutes. Expert Swimmer Drowned. Larimore, N. D., June 4. — George Walter Schran, aged eighteen, was drowned yesterday morning in Brooks’ pond. He was en expert swimmer. He started to swim across the pond, which is only forty feet wide, when he was seized with cramps. His parents live at Port Elgin, Ont. Gopher Hunter Killed. Luverne, Minn., June 4.—Oscar, the twenty-year-old son of E. J. Dale of Rose Dell township, this county, was shot in the abdomen and killed. He had been shooting gophers and was cleaning the rifle, a 32-caliber repeater, when the weapon was discharged. Boy Drowns in Red Riyer. Grand Forks, N. D., June 4. — Bert McVeety, aged seventeen, was drowned while swimming in the Red river. The body has not yet been found. He was employed at Hotel Dakotah. His home lg at Graceville, Minn, THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations from Grain and Live Stock Centers, St. Paul, June 5. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 721-4 @ 73 No, 2 North- ern, 70 @ Tic. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 41 3-4@42c; No. 3, 41@411-2c. Oats — No. 3 white, 28 1-2@29 1-4c; No. 3, 271-4 @27 3-4c. Minneapolis, June 5. — Wheat—No. 1 hard, 751-4c; No. 1 Northern, 73 1-4 No. 2 Northern, 711-4c. Corn — No. 3, 39c; No. 4, 38@3$1-2c. Oats—No. 3, 27@271-2c; no grade, 261-2c. Barley— No grade, 40c; feed grades, 37@4lc; malting grades, 42@49c. Duluth, June 5.—Wheat—No. 1 hard, cash, 78c; No. 1 Northern, 75c; No. 2 Northern, 7lc; No. 3 spring, 67c; to ar- rive, No. 1 hard, 78c; No. 1 Northern, 751-2c; July, No. 1 Northern, 151 September, No. 1 Northern, 725-8c; oats, 28@281-4c; rye, 501-4c; corn, 411-2c; May, 42c; flax, to arrive, cash and May, $1.70; September, $1.36; Oc- tober, $1.33. Milwaukee, Wis., June 5. — Flour is higher. Wheat higher; No. 1 North- ern, 75 1-2@i6c; No. 2 Northern, 73@74c. Rye steady: No. 1, 541-2c. Barley dull; No. 2, 58@57c; sample, 40@54c. Oats steady: No. 2 white, 29 3-4@30 1-2c. Chicago, June 5. — Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 75@76 3-4c; No. 3 red, 722@75c; No. 2 hard winter, 74 3-4@75 3-4c; No. 3 hard winter, 741-4@75 1-4c; No. 1 Northern spring,, 75 2-4@76 3-4c; No. 3 spring, 70 @75ce. Corn—No. 2, 433-4c; No. 3, 43@ 43 1-4c. Oats—No. 2, 28 1-2@29c; No. 3, 28 1-4@28 1-2c. Sioux City, Iowa, June 5. — Cattle — Beeves, $5 @ 5.35; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.50@4; calves and yearlings, $3'50@4.50. Hogs, $5.60@5.65; bulk, $5.60 @5.62 1-2. Chicago, June 5. — Cattle — Good to prime steers, $5.45@6.05; poor to medi. um, $4.40 @ 5; stockers and feeder: $3 @ 5.10; cows and heifers, $3 @ 5; Texas bulls, $2.75@3.90. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.70@5.95; good to choice heavy, $5.80@6; rough heavy, $5.65@ light, $5.65@5.90; bulk of sales, @5.95. Sheep, $4.10 @ 4.65; lambs, South St. Paul, June 5. — Cattle — Prime butcher steers, $5.15@5.50; good to choice, $4.50@5; fair to good, $3.75@ 4.25; common to fair, $3.25@3.60; prime butcher cows and heifers, $4.10@4.50; good to choice, $3.50@4; fair to good, $3 @3.40; canners and cutters, $1.75@2.90; good to choice butcher bulls, $3@4; bologna bulls, $2@2.75; good to choice veals, $4.50@5.25; fair to good, $3.50@4.50; good to choice feeders, $3.50@4; fair to good, $3.15@3.40; common, $2@3; steer calves, $3.50@4; good to choice heifers, $3@3.25; fair to good, $2.75@3; common, $2@2.69; heifer calves, $2.75@3.25; good to choice milch cows, $35@40; fair to good, $30@35: common, $25@29. Hogs — Bulk sold at $5.62 1-2@5.65, with a range of $5.50 to $5.67 1-2; rough packers, $5.25. + Sheep+Good ‘to choice butcher lambs, $4.25@4.85; fair to good, $4 @ 4.25; fat wethers, $3.75@4.25; fat ewes, $3.50@4; good to choice stock and feeding lambs, $3.50@3.75; fair to good, $3.25@3.50; feed- ing wethers, $3.25@3.60; stock and feed- ing ewes, $2.75@3.25; thin sheep, $2.60@ 3; killing bucks, $2.50@3.25. MURDER AT CARVER. Andrew Tapper, a Bartender, Cuts the Throat of a Girl. Carver, Minn., June 5.—A cold blood- ed murder occurred here at 6:15 yester- day morning. Andrew Tapper, a bar- tender, committed the deed and Miss Rosa Mix, a hired girl, was his victim. Both were employed by John Leonard, proprietor of the Balser house. The girl was twenty years old and her par- ents live at Montgomery. Tapper used a large knife, and cut two large gashes in the girl’s throat and one in her left shoulder. He then went to the river and tried to drown himself, but failed. He returned to the house, saw the girl lying on the floor in a pool of blood, and then started off down the Park road with the marshal after him. He is now safely behind the bars in the county jail at Chaska. Jealousy is supposed to have been the motive of the crime. Tapper was a suitor of Miss Mix, but had been repeatedly re- pulsed by her. WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS. Convention Puts in a Busy Day at Minneapolis. Minneapolis, June 5. — Monday, the fourth day of the convention of the National Suffrage association, was a busy one, and a great deal was ac- complished. Five thousand dollars was pledged by the delegates and vis- itors during the afternoon session for the suffrage work next year. Another inmortant action was that relating to the regulation of social vice. The ac- tion of the physicians and surgeons at their convention in St. Paul last week stirred up the delegates to righteous indignation, and a strong speech was made by Rev. Anna Shaw of Phila- delphia as to the attitude in which the convention stands toward passing of laws for the segregation of vice in the cities of the United States. ANVIL EXPLODED. Premature Fourth of July Celebra- tion Ends Disastrously. Mason City, Iowa, June 5.—While en- deavoring to fire off an anvil at Burch- inal Waldrick Brewer, seventeen years old, was fatally injured, the anvil ex- ploding and one piece tearing a gaping wound in his breast and another frac- turing his knee. His face and neck were also badly burned by powder. Will Protest. Guthrie, Okla., June 5.—Chiefs Delos, Lone Welf and Quanah Parker and one thousand other Indians of the Co- manche and Kiowa tribes are holding a council at Anadarko for the purpose of selecting delegates to Washington _| to protest against the opening of the Indian reservations. It is asserted that if Col. Randlett allows them to go to the national capital a great many state secrets of how the-allotments and the selection of the pasture lands have been made will be divulged. '@_ 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 08 00 :|In Minnesota. |f State News of the Week Briefly Told. @ 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 ov 0 0 The state board of health reports an increase in smallpox. A. D. Davidson, formerly of Little Falls, now a business man of Duluth, is critically ill of erysipelas. The friends of Hamline university have raised a fund of $100,000 as an en- dowment for the institution. Work on the new creamery at Green- ville is practically completed, and the machinery is being installed. Adjt. Gen. Libby is preparing to make improvements in the Lake City camping grounds of the National guard. Word has been received at Winona announcing the death of Frank Czap- lowski in the Philippine islands. The proposition to issue $8,000 worth of waterworks bonds was voted on at Morton, and carried by thirty majority. The thirtieth annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence society will be held at Cretin hall, St. Paul, June 25. The suggestion has been made that the people of Minnesota erect a monu- ment to the memory of Prof. Otto Lug- er, The game and fish commission wil re- produce at the state fair, the national lay at the Pan-American expo- A banking syndicate of Iowa has pur- chased 6,000 acres of land east of Neils- ville, in what used to be called the Bel- trami sloug! Fire totaly destroyed the building and plant of the Troy laundry at Duluth, involving a loss of $8,000 each on plant and building. Supt. Robert Carmichael of the Hast- ings asylum has returnéd from the san- itarium at Hudson. His health is only slightly improved. Burglars broke into the store of Lin- denberg Bros., at Faribault, and carried away five suits of clothing and other property valued at $75. Fire broke out in the barn of the Wil- *son house at Detroit, and spread to ad~ jacent barns, entailing a loss of $2,000, with practically no insurance. Prof. B. J. Buckland, superintendent of the New Paynesville schools, has resigned and will accept the superin- tendency of the Morris schools. The contract for the superstructure of the new St. Luke’s hospital at Du- luth has ben let to Li D. Campbell. Ths building will cost about $60,000. W. E. Wilson is under arrest at Man- kato on the charge of having stolen a team of horses from W. W. Dalmage, a farmer living near Primghar, Iowa. The grain warehouse owned by A. Wosmek, at Silver Lake station, seven miles north of Glencoe, was destroyed by fire. The loss is partially covered by insurance. The library board of Cloquet has re- “eeived a donation from*the Cloquet Lumber company of six choice lots, and is trying to raise money to build a li- brary building. Morris McLain, colored, of Albert Lea, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging larceny in the second degree. E, A, Gallagher is being tried on an in- dictment charging burglary. The largest steamboat on Lake Min- netonka was launched Saturday, with the exception of the old St. Louis, that floated upon the lake. It is a stern wheeler and will carry 800 passengers. Elma Craigie, aged five years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Craigie of Verndale, is dead with diph- theria. This is the second death in the family within a few days. The nickel-in-the-slot machine busi- ness has had a hard shaking up at Rochester and all the machines have been confiscated by the police. The saloonkeepers were arrested and fined. The upper yard of the Northern Lum- ber company at Cloquet had a narrow escape from destruction by fire. The flames spread rapidly until six piles of lumber were blazing. The loss is about $3,000. i The commission appointed to appraise damages for the lots asked for the right of way by the Burlington, Cedar Rap- ids & Northern railway at Faribault, has filed its report. Some of the valu- ations will be contested. The G. A. R. district encampment, which will be held at Sauk Center June 11-14, bids fair to outstrip anything of the kind held in the district. Gov. Van Sant and Senator Nelson will be pres- ent and address the people. Judge Snow filed. a decision at Wi- nona in the case of Donald Grant vs. the Winona & Southwestern Railway comnany. a suit to collect money al- legel to be due on railway bonds. The judge finds for the defendant railway company. A Mankato report says Bart Presley, an experienced miner, has commenced an investigation of the gold-bearing sand which has been recently discov- ered in creek beds leading to the Le Sueur river. He has panned out from $2 to $20 a day. Permanent improvements to the amount of $76.000 were ordered by the Duluth council, including the Superior street paving, the city’s share of the Garfield avenue viaduct, a bridge over the tracks at Tenth avenue west, and some minor works. A buck and doe fawn ran across Ed Peterson's farm in the town of Fossun, near the White Earth reservation line. Theodore Belfye, Mike Gorwick and Frank Lique siarted after them with rifl-s. each scp’r-ting, when Belfye was aceidentaly shot and killed by Gorwick. A young son of J. A, Watson of Spring Valley :s accidentally shot last Sunday afternoon by his brother. The boys were out hunting gophers with a caliber rifle when it was ac- cidentaly discharged, the ball striking the young boy in the back. His recov- err is doubtful. ‘At a meeting of All Souls’ Episcopal parish ut Sleepy Eye. R. H. Bingham, H. G. Mays, P. C. Jacobson, with the rector, Rev. J. R. Holst, were selected ag delegates to the Minnesota church ccuncil at Winona, and instructed to werk for Rev. Stuart B. Purves of Min- neapolis for bishop, to succeed the late Bieber _Gilvert. BUTTER FINER THAN EVER, Second Contest of State Dairy and Food Commission. So many tubs of superfine butter were entered for the second month!y contest of the state dairy and food commission for prize awards that the judges could not finish they work in one day. More than two hundred tubs of but- ter were entered, against one hundred and twenty-two from the first contest. The exhibits came from all parts of the state, and all are of an exceptionally fine quality. The judges are Prof. Heck- er of the state agricultural school, J. S. Moody and B. D. White of the state dairy and food commission. “The exhibits show up Minnesota as @ greater butter state than ever,” said Mr. White. “Of course, the butter- makers have the advantage of a good season, but that does not detract from the merits of the exhibits, for I never saw anything to beat them. “Speaking of Minnesota’s superiority in this line, I am reminded of her su- periority in the matter of purity of food. In some other states it is almost impossible to buy any perishable arti- cles of food that are not injected with formaldehyde or some other equally injurious preservative. The preserva- tive is used principally in milk, but cases are known where chemists in certain cities may buy fresh meats of any kind, eggs, oysters, fish, and in fact almost any article you can think of except possibly fruits and breads, and make a test for formaldehyde and be rewarded for their work. “In Minnesota it is different. Our inspectors keep after the violators of the law so closely that most of them no longer care to adulterate their goods. There are nine inspectors, and no deal- er knows when one of them is likely to drop in for an examination.” SEEDING NEARLY DONE. Light Frosts Nipped Young Corn— Minnesota Crop Bulletin. The following is the summary: of the Minnesota climate and crop service bul- letin: Dry weather prevailed during the week in the Red river valley; else- where there were showers on’ the 22d and 23d, and ina few places on the 24th. The temperatures were very low for the season in the latter part of the week, with frosts on the morning of the 25th, which seem'to to have been more severe in central, southern and eastern por- tions than in the Red river valley, ice having formed at some eastern and southern places. The frost is said to have nipped young corn, barley and ten- der garden stuff in some exposed places, but permanent injury is not anticipated. While the cool weather has not been favorable to the best growth of corn, it has kept wheat, oats and barley in a healthy condition and promoted stooling. In parts of the Red river valley the grains sown on the spring-plowed land need rain badly, but those on the fall-plowed land are grow- ing finely. In other parts of the state the rains, though not heavy enough to sink very deep into the soil, have been of great benefit. Plowing, flax seeding and some barley seeding are still going on in the Red river valley, but else- where all seeding is finished except some late flax, and corn and potato planting are nearing completion. Eariy corn and potatoes are up well, and in southern counties they are large enough to cultivate. . Timothy, clover and wild grass promise good hay crops. In some southeastern counties, barley has been affected by drouth and chinch bugs. Winter rye is in bloom. Apples do not promise a full crop. MORE MINERS IN THE STATE. Commisioner O'Donnell Estimates 10,000 to 12,000 Mine Workmen. Labor Commissioner O’Donnell and Inspector Moersch have completed five routes for the annual factory and labor inspection tour, which will be com- menced next week. The St. Paul and Minneapolis inspectors will divide the work in the country with the Dukes and country inspector. Inspector Moersch will go to the Iron Range to make his sixth annual inspec- tion of the mines. This year he will in- spect forty-one mines, employing in the neighborhood of 10,000 or 12,000 miners, engineers and surface operators. The work before the inspector this year is about three times as great as in the in- spection of 1898, and nearly twice as great as that of 1899. In 1898 Mr. Moersch inspected twenty- eight mines with a total of 4,000 em- ployes. The following year the number of mines had increased by five and the number. of employes to 6,700, and the work was completed in one week. This year it is likely to take two weeks. The inspection includes besides a tab) ulation of the hours of labor and the wage of employes a thorough inspection of surface and subsurface workings and safety devices. THE FATHER OBJECTED. Shot a Young Man Who Persixted in Calling on His Danghter. St. Joseph, Mo., June 4.—Owen Logan, a prominent young stockman of Arkoe, Mo., was fatally shot while calling on Miss Jessie Walker near Maryville, by the young woman's father, A. E. Walk- er, last night. Logan was paying at- tentions to Miss Walker. The father objected, and, it is said, made frequent threats to the effect that he would kill Logan if he did not quit calling at the house. Walker is in jail. ELECTIONS IN CUBA. Considerable Disorder but No Seri- ous Disturbance. Havana, June 4.—The municipal elec- tion passed off quietly. The National- ists claim the election of Senor Gener, their candidate for mayor, and a ma- jority of the council. -0- Santiago. Cuba, June 4.—The reports from outside municipalities show a general victory for the Nationalists, but in the city both parties claim to have wor. There was considerable dis- order, but no serious disturbance. Farm Barns Burned. New Lisbon, Wis., June 2.—Fire de- stroyed the farm barns and contents, including a valuable colt and some hogs and chickens belonging to John | Leake, who-lives about four miles west of this place. AS VIEWED BY TOWNE. Porto Rican Decision Means That McKinley Will Again Be a Candi- date. New York, June 1. — “The supreme court decision in the Porto Rico cases means that an attempt will be made by the Republican party to elect Presi- dent McKjnley for a third term. It means an attempt to concrete imperial- ism with it for years.” This was the»sentiment uttered by Former Senator Charles A. Towne of Minnesota at the Fifth Avenue hotel, where he is staying. “I know,” he continued, “that the proposition of running Mr. McKinley for a third term has been seriously con-~ sidered by Republican politicians.” LOOMIS WILL NOT RETURN. President Will Not Again Expose Him to Insult in Venezuela. Washington, June 1.—It is officially admitted that Minister Loomis will not return to Venezuela. There are two reasons for this decision. In the first place Mr. Loomis has suffered in health at his uncongenial post, and in the second place the president is not disposed to expose him again to the merciless attacks he has suffered in Venezuela as a result of the execution of the orders of the stote department. Mr. Loomis, who is now in Europe seeking to recuperate, will be given an- other diplomatic position as soon as a suitable place can be found. Mecn- while Mr. Russell will remain in charge of the United States legation at Car- acas for a period of time not yet de- termined upon,,but likely to be fixed by the attitude of the Venezuelan govern- ment. LEPER SCARE IN CHICAGO. An Alleged Case Is Concealed by Dowieites. Chicago, June 1.—Health officials are looking for John Stewart, who is said to be afflicted with leprosy and is now in hiding and under treatment by “Dr.” John Alexander Dowie. Dr. James Nevans Hyde is given by the de- partment as authority for the state- ment that Stewart has leprosy. The Stewart family is said to have come originally from the Sandwich islands, where the supposed leper was born. Mrs. Stewart, John’s mother, is a fol- lower of Dr. Dowie, according to re- port, and believes that Dowie can cure him. It is rumored that Dowie has al- lowed Stewart to mingle freely with his congregation at the big meetings held in the Auditorium and the Colise- um. ARREST FOR KIDNAPPIN Dr. Woodruff and Mrs. Moyer in Cus- tody Charged With Abduction. Portland, Or., June 1—Dr. Wylie G. Woodruff of Philadelphia, one of the star football players of the University of Pennsylvania five years ago, wag arrested at the union depot along with Mrs. Edith Moyer of Lawrence, Kan., on a charge of kidnapping Mrs. Moyer’s baby daughter, Myrtle. Dr. Woodruff, Mrs, Moyer and the baby were lodged in jail. The arrests were made on tel- egraphic instructions from Chief of Police Hayes of Lawrence, Kan. “I don’t understand what the matter ts,” said Dr. Woodruff. .“I came here to make my home in Oregon. This arrest is an outrage, and I propose to make some one suffer.” Pe ( SAND TOO DEEP. Se Automobile Trip Across the Conti- nent Has Been Abandoned. Winnemucca, Nev., June 1.—Alexan- der B. Winton and Charles B. Shanks of Cleveland, Ohio, have abandoned the attempt to cross the continent in an automobile. Their machine stalled in a sand hillock near this place and they were unable to go further. The tourists left for Cleveland and the au~- tomobile will be shipped to that city by rail as soon as it can be extricated. Mr. Winton says it is impossible for, an ordinary automobile to cross the sandy deserts of Nevada. He intends to make another trial in a specially constructed machine which he will build. PROSPECTS NEVER BRIGHTER. Railroad Officials Say an Abundant Harvest ix Assured. Chicago, June 1. — Roswell Miller, chairman of the board of directors of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad company, and President Earling, returned yesterday from a week's tour over the lines of the com- pany in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa. They are much pleased with the crop prospects in Dakota, Minne- sota and Iowa. “Prospects were never better at this season of the year for abundent harvests in those states,” said President Earling. SMITH TO RETIRE. Postmaster General Has Decided to Leave Cabinet. ‘Washington, June 1.—It was asserted yesterday with much positiveness that Postmaster General Smith has finally decided to retire from the cabinet. Ru- mor couples the names of Perry S. Heath and Vice Chairman Payne of the national Republican committee with the position. Mr. Smith’s resig- nation may be tendered to the presi- dent within a few days. Artesian Well Caves In. Tyndall, S. D., June 1—Workmen on the artesian well are making slow progress in cleaning it out. The bottom of the well seems to have caved in and the pipe is probably crushed to- gether. It may be necessary to aban- don it altogether. Murderer Hanged. Westville, Miss., Jane 1. — Charles Haverson, a white man, was hanged here for the murder of A. A. Ammonds. About 5,000 people witnessed the execu- tion. , Hanged for Assault. Baltimore, June 1.—Wiley Kirk, col- ored, was hanged in the jail yard at Towson, nine miles from Baltimore, for felonious assault upon Mrs. Bar- bara Green, keeper of the lighthouse at Welshman’s Creek, March 7 last. Ranchm: Drowned. Chinook, Mont., June 1. — James Clowes, a ranchman living near this place lost his life in high water near his ranch. He attempted to cross on horseback a coulee in which the water was unusually high and drowned,