Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 14, 1902, Page 2

The Lerald--Review. By E. C. KILEY. MINNESOTA. GRAND RAPIDS, - THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Graiu and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, June 11, — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 74 @ 75c; @ 742. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 57@58c; No. 3, 56@57c. Oats—No. 3 white, 40@41c; No. 3, 39@40c, Minneapolis, June 11—Wheat—No. 1 hard, 755-8c; No. 1 Northern, 731-8 @ 73 ; No. 2 Northern, 71 7-8c. Duluth, June 11.—Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 751-2c; No. 1 Northern, 72 1-2c; No, 2 Northen, Tle; No. 3, 69 1-2c; Man- itoba, 721-2c; flax, $1.75; oats, Septem- ber, 1-4e; rye, 55 3-4c. Milwaukee, Wis., June 11, — Wheat— Ne orthern, 76 1-2@77¢; No. 2 North- @76c; July, 711-8c. Rye dull; c. Barley lower; No. 2, 70¢; No. 1, 581 sample, 65@70c. Chicago, June 11.—Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 79@30c; No. 2 red, 77@79¢; No. 2 hard winter, 743-4c; No. 3 hard winter, ; No. 1 Northern spring, 723-4@ No. 2 Northern spring, 721-4@ No. 3 spring, 69@713-4c. Corn No. 2, 61@61 1-4c; No, 3, 60 1-2@60 3-4e. No. 2, 29@391-20; No. 3, 381-40 39e. Sioux City, Iowa, June 11.—Cattle — . $6.50 @ 7.15; cows, bulls and i, $3.50@5.50; stockers and feeders, $3@4.60; yearlings and calves, $3@4.50. Hogs, $6.95@7.20; bulk, $7@7.10. Chicago, June 11. — Cattle — Good to prime steers, $7.25@7.75; poor to medi- 7; stockers and feeders, $2.50@ 7. Hogs — Mixed and .05@7.50;. good to choice Sheep—Good to @6.50; fair to chotce ; Western, “$5@6.10; $4.75@6.85; Western Paul, June 11. — Cattle — South St. Choice butcher steers, $6.25@6.50; good, 6; choice cows and heifers, $5.25@ good to choice veals, $4.50@5.50; good to choice cows and heifers, $2.75 @ 3.25; heifer calves, $2.25@3.25. Hogs—Prices range, $6.80@7.15; bulk, $6.95@7. Sheep —Fancy lambs, $5.85@6; good to choice fat lambs, $5.50¢ fair to good fat lambs, $5@5.50. 5.50; steer calves, $2.50@3.75; stock BLOW BREAKS SKULL. Winona Boy, Struck by Another With His Fist, Dies of Injuries. Winona, Minn., June 11. — Louls Scherer, the sixteen-year-old son of Conrad Scherer of this city,.died early yesterday morning from the effects of a blow given him by John Haase, another boy, the evening before. Scherer was at the levee watching excursionists land from the steamer J. S., which had taken an excursion to La Crosse. He was standing near the gang-nlank and as Haase came down, the latter struck him on the side of the head, as he claims, with his fist. Scherer went lome and told his step-mother of the affair, but seemed to suffer no ill effects. Later he went to bed, apparently as well as ever. He was called yesterday morning about 6:30 o’clock and re- sponded, but failed to get up. Later an investigation was made and it was found that he was unconscious. A phy- sician was at once summoned and an effort was made to get him to the hos- pital, but he died before the ambulance arrived. A post mortem examination showed that his skull had been frac- tured, rupturing a small artery, the blood thus oozing out and forming & clot on the brain, which caused death. HEAD CUT BY HAIL, Stones Eight Inches in Cireumfer- ence Fall in Dakota. Grand Forks, N. D., June 11.—A typ- ical hail cloud came out of the north- west about 4 o'clock yesterday after- roon and passed just east of Larimore and south of Thompson. Heavy hail fell along a path about half a mile wide, with scattering hail for a greater dis- tance, and a deluge of rain. Some of the stonés were very large, one measur- ing eight inches in circumference. Jo- seph Doyle, a farmer living a mile from Thompson, was caught in the field while harrowing. While holding the horses by the heads he was struck by a hailstone and had a gash cut through his scalp clear to the bone. It is too early for general crops to be affected, but gardens suffer. THIRD IN CAMP AT LAKEVIEW. Regiment Begins Ten-Day Tour ot Duty at Lake City. Camp Lakeview, Minn., June 11.—The Third regiment of the Minnesota na- tinal guard, under command of Col. Cc. A. Van Duze2, arrived at Camp Lakeview by. special train over the Milwaukee road at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. It is two years since this regiment has been in camp at this place and a great many improvements have keen made in the camp during that time. Last year the regiment went on a march through the northern part of the state, but it was decided to go into camp this year, although much valuable ex; cience was gained on the trip. SHOOTS TWO MEN DEAD. Kansan Declares They Attacked Him With Clabs. Des Moines, Iowa, June 11.—It is re- ported from Talmade, forty miles southwest of this place, that two uni- dentified men, alleged to be highway- men, were shot and instantly killed by Claude Bristow of Cawker City, Kan. Bristow was hunting. He alleges the men sprang upon him from behind a clump of bushes, attacking him with clubs. He drew a revolver and shot one man through the head and the oth- er through the lungs. He says both were armed. FOUND IN THE RIVER. Unidentified Body of Boy Picked Up at Yankton, 3 Yankton, S. D., June 11—The body of a boy found in fhe river here is being held for identification. Two boys are. missing from up river, supposed to be drowned, either of whom this body may te. One of the missing boys was the son of John Scherer of Tindall. He was lost off Capt. Leach’s steamboat at Fort Randall. The other was. the son of Grangpri ef Chamberlain. He was drowned while bathing in the river, — No. 2 Northern, 72 KILLED AT A FIRE TEN LIVES LOST IN THE DESTRUC- TION OR A SANITA- RIUM. SPREADS WITH GREAT RAPIDITY PATIENTS STRAPPED TO THEIR BEDS ARE LEFT TO THEIR FATE. OVER THIRTY ARE INJURED MANY JUMP FROM WINDOWS BE- ‘ FORE THEY CAN BE PRE- VENTED. ~ Chicago, June 11. — Nine men and oné woman were killed and about thir- ty persons were injured in a fire which destroyed the sanitarium conducted by the St. Luke’s society in this city. By, far the greater portion of the patients received in the institution were those seeking cure from the drink habit and those who were addicted to thesuge of drugs. When the fire broke out®there was on the fifth floor a number(of.,pa- tients suffering from delirium tremens and some who were deranged by drugs. Several of these were strapped to their beds and it was found impossible to save them so rapidly did the fire spread thr6ugh the building. a Origin of the Fire. The fire originated in the basement of the building and spread rapidly to the upper stories throughout the elevator shaft. The blaze was discovered by James Newell, a grocer, who was driv- ing through the alley in the rear of the building. He noticed smoke coming from one of the basement windows and ran into the engine room to discover its cause. Behind the boilers in the center of the cellar and within a few feet of the elevator shaft he saw a small flame. The next instant the flames were caught by the draft in the elevator shaft and carried up with a roar. New- ell shouted to several men in the alley to give the alarm and to warn the in- mates of the danger. Several hurried to do this, but by the time they reached the first floor of the building the flames had been carried to the roof, had eaten through it and were leaping high in the air. Jumped From Windows. ‘As the cry of fire rang through the building patients sprang from their beds and before they could be prevent- ed, several had jumped from the win- dows to the pavement. The fire depart- ment was on the scene within a few minutes, and as the windows were filled with people shrieking for help the fire- men devot2i their first efforts to save lives and allowed the fire to burn. While this was the means of saving 4 large number of people who were car- ried down the ladders by firemen, it gave the fire such a headway that there was almost no chance for those on the upper floors of the building to make their escape, and such of them as were not suffocated were killed or badly in- jured by leaping from the windows. ON CRATER’S EDGE. Geologists Make Another Trip Up the Sides of Soufriere. Kingstown, St. Vincent, June 11—Dur- Ing the great eruption of Mont Pelee, Island of Martinique, Sunday morning, the detonations were heard in the neighboring islands, and heavy clouds of smoke issued simultaneously with Soufriere volcano, on this island, which alarmed the inhabitants. The Island of St. Lucia was obscured by dust to a distance of three miles, and a steamship experienced difficulty in finding the harbor of Castries. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon of Friday pitch darkness prevailed here. The three Americans, Prof, Jagger, the geologist of Harvard university; Dr. Hovey, assistant curator of the Museum of Natural History, New York, and George C. Curtis, who as- cended the Soufriere May 21, made an- other ascent on Thursday. They entered a dense, dusty fog, which” Impeded Their Progress as they made their way up the precipi- tous trail, around the awful cliffs, with extraordinary courage and persever- ence, and once more reached the edge of the crater, on the east side, reaching an altitude of 3,200 feet above the sea, earrying with them an aneroid barom- eter. They heard water boiling and spat- tering in the depths of the crater, but nothing could be seen through the fog, though the party waited a considerable ime. The ascent occupied five hours. The return of settlers to the devastated area is discouraged by Prof. Jagger, who is of the opinion that the crater, in con- tinuing activity, may emit poisonous gases at any moment, without warning, and cause the death of many people from asphyxia. PERMANENT ARBITRATION BOARD. Employers of Teamsters Determined There Shall Be No Recurrence of Recent Troubles. Chicago, June 11. — Employers of teamsters in Chicago are determined there shall be no recurrence! of the con- ditions of which prevailed in the recent strike. Encouraged by the successful efforts of the state board of arbitration in winding up the strikes of last week, the owners of the companies which give employment to drivers and teamsters are forming a permanent board of arbi- tration, to which may be referred all disputes between them and their em- ployes. MAKES A NEW RECORD. Speedy East-Bound Journey Made by the Kron Prinz Withelm. Plymouth, Eng., June 11.—The North German Lloyd steamer Kron Prinz ‘Wilhelm, Capt. Richter, which sailed from New York June 3 for Cherborg and Bremen, via this port, arrived here after a passage of five days eleven hours and thirty-two minutes to Ed- dystone light, at an average speed of 23.53 knots per hour, which is the best eastwa*> xecor* speed thus far MINERS ARE UNRULY. Companies Annoyed by Acts of Law- _ lessness. _ /Wilkesbarre, June 12.—National Pres- ident Mitchell of the mineworkers’ union went to New York Monday to meet Carroll D. Wright, United States commissioner of labor. He did not re- turn to strike headquarters until nearly midnight last night. In his absence anthracite strike in this state or the Virginia. There is no change in the situation in this region. It was a very quiet day. Notwithstanding the efforts of the strike leaders to keep their men from committing acts of violence there continues to beacts of lawlessness which is rather annoying to the com- panies. There was stone-throwing and firing of revolvers yesterday by a crowd which congregated in the vicin- ity of the William A. colliery of the Lehigh Valley company at Duryea. The crowd dispersed, however, before any one was injured. As a result of the as- sault upon a night watchman.at Nanti- coke last Saturday, several persons, among them three women, were arrest- ed and held in bail to keep the peace. threatened by the company for whom the watchman worked. REAL CAUSES OF STRIKE. Commissioner Wright Gets Both Sides of the Question. New York, June 12.—The information called for by President Roosevelt about the coal strike has been secured and will soon be presented to him in the form of an official report by Carroll D. labor. The report will touch at the rcot of the difficulty and will explain the “real causes” leading to the great industrial conflict, which causes have been jealously guarded by both sides. Mr. Wright will not make any sugges- ticns or recommendations. The in- formation sought was obtained in two interviews which occupied in all but four hours. Monday night at the Man- hattan hotel President Mitchell made a presentment of the miners’ side of the controversy. Late yesterday in the of- fices of the Delaware & Hudson com- pany, President Oliphant of that com- pany and Presidents Baer of the Phila- delphia & Reading, and Thomas of the Erie company discussed the strike from the standpoint of the operators. NERVE OF ESCAPED CONVICTS. Return to Salem. Steal Clothing ana Team and Again Escape. Salem, Or., June 12.—During the night Tracey and Merrill, the escaped con- victs who killed three guards at the penitentiary in getting away Monday, returned here, stole clothing from two men, took a team of horses from a third man.and started northward. The convicts met J. W. Roberts, a citizen returning to his home in South Salem about 10 o’clock Monday night. They robbed him of his clothing and then commanded him to enter his house, which was near by, and remain there all night, under pain of death. The convicts later met an expressman and from him they took an overcoat and a pair of overalls. They then stole a team belonging to Felix La Branch and drove northward. At 4 o'clock yesterday morning Roberts ventured from his home and gave the alarm. Officers have started in pursuit of the fugitives. FAVOR RAY MEASURE. Speaker Henderson Is Bombarded by Letters. Washington, June 12. — Assurances have been given by Speaker Henderson that time will be allowed for the con- sideration of the Ray bill, proposing amendments to the federal bankruptcy law. The speaker is receiving from forty to fifty letters a day, them from the Northwest, urging, the passage of the measure. It will be con- for other important measures. There is little opposition to the proposed amendment to the bankruptcy act, al- though when the Ray bill comes up there will undoubtedly be manifested a desire in certain quarters for the repeal of the law. If the bill reaches a vote it will doubtless pass. , BODES WELL FOR THE FUTURE. Boer and Briton Fraternize Like Long-Lost Brothers, Pretoria, June 12.—Boer commandos arriving here bring reports of fresh in- stances of fraternization between the Boers and the British troops. The sur- render of a commando at Balmoral, ‘Transvaal, was followed by a big “sins- song.” The British soldiers stationed at the blockhouses between Balmoral and Pretoria in some instances hel@ up the trains and proffered coffee and to- pacco to their late enemies. The Boers generally hold unfavorable estimates of their foreign allies except the Ameri- cans, whom they declare to be crafty, and great fighters. A prominent com- mandant said: ‘All the Germans are fit for is to give horses sore backs.” WEST POINT CELEBRATION. The Day’s Exercises Given Over to é Athletic Events, West Point, N. Y., June 12.—The ex- ercises here yesterday were given over entirely to athletic sports. The first event was an exhibition drill of the first class in cavalry tactics, then fol- lowed the field day competitions be- tween the respective classes of cadets, concluding with a baseball game be- tween the academy team and Yale. President Roosevelt will reach here at an early hour in the morning by special train. It is now arranged for the presi- dent to remain until Thursday, gradu- ation day, when he will deliver the diplomas to the graduating class. Last night the graduation hop was given. Dividing the Ransom. Salonica, Roumelia, June 12..— The Strouma, a newspaper published at Kostendit, Bulgaria, says it has trans- pired that a secret congress of dele- gates from ‘Kostendit, Dubnitza and elsewhere, met in Sofia at the end of March and arrangéd for the disposition of the money received as ransom fo! Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American mii ‘stonary, and ,her companion, Mme. Tsilka. Karapeoff, alias Tschinerpoft the leader of the brigands which cap- tured the missionaries, was among, the delegates, whe decided to send bands: into Macedonia on a secret mission. eee Te ie nothing was given out regarding the soft coal strike in Virginia and West RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AWFUL CATASTROPHE AT CHI- CAGO, « OFFTICIALS WERE NEGLIGENT CITY’s SERVANTS ADMIT THIS MUCH BUT SHIFT THE RESPON- SIBILITY. . SEVERAL ARRESTS ARE MADE CORONER’S JURY IS MAKING FULU INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISASTER, Chicago, June 12.—Yesterday's inves- tigation of the causes and responsibil- More arrests for the same assault are | ity for the catastrophe at the sanitari- um of the St. Luke society reveals, it is declared, a tale of negligence on the part of officials of the sanitarium and the city. Out of the mass of conflicting state- mients concerning the disaster one fact stands prominently forth. Had the city officials performed their duty the frightful loss of life would have been prevented, This is admitted by the officials them- selves, who endeavor, however, to Wright, United States commissioner of | shield themselves by shifting the re- sponsibility upon some department with which they are not connected. The health department, the office of the building commissioner and the boiler inspector are involved in the charges of criminal carelessness, and it only re- mains for the coroner’s jury, which was impannelled yesterday, to fix the blame. ¥ Officers Must Explain. As for the officers of the St. Luke’s society, they will be compelled to show by what right they operated a sanitari- um without a license and explain the locking of delirium tremens patients in rooms on the top floor and shackling them. At the instance of the coroner’s office the president of the St. Luke's sSocjety and several employes who were arrested Monday night will be detained to await the action of the coroner's jury. ! Dr. Miller, president of the sanitari- um, petitioned Judge Chetlain, of the superior court to grant him his liberty on a writ of habeas corpus, and the writ was issued returnable to-day. Miller claims that the death of the peo- ple in the fire “‘was not the result of any negligence or carelessness on his part, either as an individual or) an of- ficer of the institution, but, on the con- trary, he used every human effort to save the lives of the patients.” SEE A WAR CLOUD. Germany Hurries Two Cruisers to Venezuelan Waters. St. Thomas, D. W. I., June 12.—The German cruiser Falke sailed for La Guayara, Venezuela, Monday and the German cruiser Gazelle sailed for the same port yesterday, under hurried orders from Berlin. -o- Washington, June 12.—In the absence of any official advices on the subject the officials here are in the dark as to the reasons for the hurried departure of German warships for Venezuela as re- ported in the St. Thomas dispatch. Germany has a big claim agaimst Venezuela—that of the Berlin company —of discount for the non-performance of engagements which the Venezuelan many of | government has undertaken in connec- tion with the Venezuelan railway built by the government. The claim approx- sidered between the special orders made | imates 6,000,000 bolivares. One inference, and it is merely that, as there is no offi- cial information on which to base the statement, is that Germany has sent her vessels to La Guayara To Enforce Payment of the claim, as Venezuela has not at- tempted to meet the obligation. The diplomatic correspondence of .the state department shows that Germany has considered the question of coercion in connection with the payment of the claim. A communication from the German embassy of Dec. 20, has this to say on the subject: : “If the German government should be obliged to use coercion against Ven- ezuela in connection with the present claims, it will have to be considered what kind of measures should be adopted, The most important measure of coercion—that is, the blockade of Venezuelan harbors—would have to be carried through without A Declaration of War preceding it. A blockade, therefore, would be a peace blockade. Such a blockade would topch likewise the ships of neutral powers inasmuch as such ships, although a confiscation of them would not have to be considered, would have to be turned away and prohibited until the blockade should be raised. In the same manner European states have proceded on such occasions, especially England and France.” It is not believed that the United States government would raise any ob- jection if Germany took up the block- ade of Venezuelan ports to collect the claim, as the president in his last mes- sage made the following observation in connection with the attitude of the American government on the Monroe doctrine: . “We do not guarantee any state against punishment if it misconducts itself, providing that punishment does not take the form of acquisition of ter- ritory by any non-American power.” TRAIN ROLLS DOWN A BANK, 4 Syreading Rails Cause a Wreck in Which Only One Is Injured. st. J hh, Mo., June 12.—A Chicago Great Western passenger train was yesterday wrecked at Dean, a small station about seven miles north of the city, shortly before 12 o'clock. Only one passenger was injured. The en- tire train, consisting of seven coaches, left the track and rolled down a twelve- foot embankment, Nearly every car ‘was badly splintered. It is believed the accident was due to the spreading of ‘ ile a 4 THE BLAME, | the day was devoted to the bill to trans- ONGRESS RESUME OF THR e WEEK'S PROCEEDINGS. Le In the Senate. Washington, June 5. — Discussion of the project of constructing an isthmian canal was begun by the senate yester- day. Mr. Morgan of Alabama, chair- man of the committee on interoceanic canals, opened the debate, speaking nearly three hours. A considerable portion of his speech was devoted to an examination of the recently suggested danger to the Nicaragua canal route of seismic disturbances. -This danger, he concluded, after a careful review of many authorities, existed only in the imagination of those who desired to defeat any canal project. Mr. Morgan reviewed at length the political con- ditions in Colombia, finding in them a grave menace to the United States in the construction of a canal by the Pan- ama route. He presented also the pres- ent phases of the diplomatic negotia~- tions looking to the building of a canal by both the Nicaragua route and by the Panama route. He closed with a strong appeal for the passage of the Nicaragua bill. In the House. The debate on the anti-anarchy bill continued ali day in the house. It was without sensational features, being confined almost entirely to the legal and constitutional phases of the ques- tion. ‘ In the Senate. + Washington, June 6.—In further con- sideration of the isthmian canal project the senate heard yesterday two speeches, neither of which was com- pleted. Mr. Hanna of Ohio spoke in favor of the Spooner amendment, con- ferring on the president the authority to purchase the rights of the Panama Canal company if a valid title could be obtained, otherwise he shall decide upon the Nicaragua route. Mr. Mitchell sup- ported the Hepburn bill for the con- struction of the canal by the Nicaragua route, Seldom has a senator been ac- corded a more attentive hearing than that given Mr. Hanna. The Panama route he considered much to be pre- ferred to the Nicaragua rout as it pro- vided an interoceanic waterway much shorter and one that could be traversed at less expense than the Nicaragua route. He maintained that the United States was to build the canal to ac- commodate the commerce of, the world, and said that fact must be taken into account. Mr: Mitchell urged that unless the Nicaragua route was determined upon definitely by congress it would mean the indefinite postponement and per- haps the ultimate defeat of any canal legislation. He insisted that the Nic- aragua route was entirely feasible and practicable, while the Panama route in- volved difficulties which were scarcely to be surmounted. In the House. The general debate on the anti-an- arehy bill was ended yesterday except for two speeches which will be made to-day. Mr. Littlefield of Maine will make the closing argument in support of the measur>. In the Senate. Washington. June 7.—After transact- ing some routine business yesterday the senate resumed consideration of the isthmian canal bill. Mr. Hanna of Ohio conducting his argument in support of the Panama canal. The Ohio senator declared that no political considerations were involved in the canal problem. He presented the opinions of eighty-three shipmasters and pilots in favor of the Panama route as against the Nicar- agua route, for many reasons which they cited. He urged that the con- struction of the Nicaragua canal was beset with unknown difficulties, while the construction of the Panama canal was “an open book.”” He laid particu- lar stress on the danger to the Nic- arague route from volcanos and urged that it was not good business policy to ignore those dangers in a project in- volving an expenditure of $200,000,000. In conclusion Mr. Hanna appealed to the senate to consider the matter as a business proposition, and with some feeling repudiated the suggestion that those favoring the Panama route were not in favor of any canal. In the House. General debaté on the anti-anarchy bill closed yesterday. The incident of the day was a speech by Mr. Richard- son of Alabama, democrat, condemn- ing the president in severe terms for the references in his Memorial day ora- tion at Arlington to the epithets applied to Lincoln and Grant during the Civil war and for his allusions to lynchings. In the House. ‘Washington, June 10. — The house passed the bill to protect the president, vice president, members of the cabinet and foreign ministers and ambassadors and to suppress the teaching of an- archy by a vote of 175 to 38. A motion to recommit the measure with instruc- tions to strike out certain features was defeated, .71 to 125. The remainder of fer certain forest reserves from the in- terior department to the agricultural department and to authorize the crea~ Vion in such reserves of game and fish preserves, y In the Senate, “ f An interesting contribution to the discussion of the isthmian canal project ‘was made in the senate yesterday by Mr. Harris of Kansas, a member of the committee on interoceanic canals, whe is also an engineer of recognized ability. His discussion of the technical details of canal construction was lis- tened to with profound attention. He vtrongly advocated the selection of the Nicaraguan canal. During the early part of the session the naval appropriation bill was con- sidered. All of the committee amend- ments were disposed of except that re- lating to the construction of two addi- tional battleships, two cruisers and two gunboats. In the Hose. $ Washington, June 11.—The house yes- terday defeated the bill to transfer cer- tain forest reserves to the agric' department and to authorize the presi-. dent to establish game and fish. pre- striking out the enacting clause. The motion was made by Mr. Cannon and was carried by 100 to 70. He claimed that the bill would generally increase the cost of administering forest reserves and declared that the estimated receipts of the next fiscal year already were exceeded by the appropriations up to the present time by over $51,000,000. The house then adopted a special order for the consideration of the Corliss Pacific cable bill by a vote of 108 to 73, and for the remainder of the afternoon listened to the author of the measure argue im favor of its passage. In the Senate, Another of the big supply bills of the governmgnt was disposed of by the sen- ate yesterday, the naval bill, carrying more than $78,000,000, being passed. When consideration was resumed of the isthmian canal bill Mr. Turner de- livered an extended argument in sup- port of the Nicaragua route. Wheat and Corn Under Water. Iola, Kan., June 12.—The flood in the Neosho River reached its highest mark yesterday and is still rising. The river here is a mile wide and many acres of wheat and corn have been destroyed. Several hundred feet of Missouri Pacific track went out and passengers and bag- gage are being transferred across the miniature lake in beats. Very Hurried Sale. Luverne, Minn., June 12.—W. C. Hath- away and A. A. Ackerman, alleged de- faulting proprietors of the Luverne candy factory, were arrested yesterday at Le Mars, Iowa, by Sheriff Block of Rock county. The prisoners were brought back to Luverne and will be compelled to face a charge of grand larceny, preferred against them by John Stroeh, third partner of the firm. Hathaway and Ackerman, it is charged, sold their candy factory, retail store and lunch room to A. H. Osborne, Jr., ,without Stroeh’s knowledge, pocketed ‘the proceeds and left. Bloodhounds on Trail, Walla Walla, Wash., June 12.—At the request of Gov. Geer of Oregon Supt. John B. Catron of the Washington State penitentiary has sent his trained ploodhounds to Salem to be used in tracking the prisoners who escaped frem the Oregon prison. New York, June 12.—President Thorne of the North American Trust company said yesterday that his company was not directly nor indirectly interested in the purchase of banks and that it knew nothing of the formation of a company to purchase bank stocks as reported in dispatches from Chicago. BRITISH FINANCES. An Estimated Deficiency of Twenty- four Million Pounds. London, June 12.—A preliminary pa- per just issued presents the revised financial statement for 1902-03. It is estimated that the expenditure will total £175,359,000, and that the revenug will dmount to £152,435,000. The deficit will be met out of the proceeds of a consols loan of £29,920,000, leaving £35,- 996,000 available for contingencies and the redemption of part of the national debt. Strikes at Manila. Manila, June 12.—The strikes here are growing general. The printers, the butchers, the tobacconists, the hemp- workers and the carriagemakers, esti- mated in all to number over 7,000 men, are out. Isabello de los Reyes, who organized the strike movement, has become frightened at the conditions which have resulted from his efforts and has resigned the leadership. Ottumwa, Iowa, June 12. — Edward Hale, who shot and killed Miss Zora Donahue “‘n the streets of Cantrill Dec- oration day, hung himself in the jail at Keoshuaua yesterday. Nominations Confirmed. Washington, June 12.—The senate has confirmed these fiominations: Post- masters: Minnesota—F. A. Swartwood, Waseca: W. W. Robey, Pipestone; C. E. Callaghan, Rochester: S. B. Lovejoy, Minneapolis; Mark Swedberg, Luverne. Iowa—W. B. Arbuckle, Villisca; J. D. Paddock, Malvern; L. G. Hardin, Ames; G. L. Vandesteeg, Orange City. Two Generals Retired. Washington, June 12.—Brigadier Gen- erals Sumner H. Lincoln and Samuel M. Whitside, recently promoted, have been retired. RI ER BESS Five Accidental Deaths, Winnipeg, Man., June 12.—There were five fatalities reported from the terri- tories yesterday. Hawkins of Sturgeon settlement, near Edmonton, was drowned. J. W. Fearon was killed in a runaway at High River. Ben Pat- naud was accidentally shot near Onion Lake. Two Doukhobors were drowned in White Sand river. Wrecked by Typhoon. Manila, June 12. — A recent typhoon caused considerable damage to the tele- graph lines throughout the island of Luzon and many native boats were wrecked. oi Strike at Minot. Minot, N. D., June 12. — A strike of boilermakers and helpers occurred at the Great Northern shops here yester- day. All the workmen went out, but all ‘is quiet. This district is governed by the St. Paul Union No. 3. Traveling Man Drops Dead. Waterloo, Iowa, June 12. — John L. Leonard, a well known traveling man, special collector for the McCormick Harvester company, dropped dead at his home here while working in his garden. Find Body of a Dead Man. Minot, N. D., June 12.—An unidenti- fied man was found dead near Kenmare | yesterday and the coroner and under- taker were called from here to take charge of the body. Despondency Prompts Suicide. . Helena, Mont., June 12.—Owen Carri- gan, well known old timer, committed ‘suicide by shooting at Dillon, De- spondency was the cause. | cara mb rn el ro a Se : ee : |