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nr m- ROCKERS In wood seat, in cane seat, in wick er goods, in grass seat, leather seat, with leather backs, with uphols tered backs, fancy carved and shaped wood rockers, and Ladles, sewing rockers at $1.26 to $8.60. A specially fine showing in fancy cane seats at $3.25 to $6. Parlor rockers at $5.60, $6 up to $-4.00. Kitchen rockers, $2.50 to $7.00. Upholstered rockers, $8 To $26. Leather rockers, $29.50 to $55. jThe Neighbors' FROM THE NORWEGIAN. FROM tile little house of the La to-jrs came the sound of merry music that evening—music min gled with soug. and the noise of feet moving in- time. At the back of the house, one was met by the fragrant odors from the kitchen. The good-for-nothing Pierre had come home again—Pierrey who had marched away, singing, to make his fortune and had returned, ragged and unshaved, but still singing. Why should not his family celebrate the hapipy event? Money is a good thing, to be sure, but it forms a very small part of life. They were glad to have Pierre home again, and did not waste much thought on the money which he had failed to bring. It was, in fact, clean forgotten. The only thing they regretted was that, as soon as he was rested, he. wapted to go away again —over the prairie, farther west, where there were not so many to make their fortune. Brother Jean, with the big black beard and the broad shoulders, had laid aside $40 for the winter but at Pierre's return he had thrown one-half that amount on the table, and would glad ly have given more if he had only an excuse to do so. And Baptiste who, in season and out of season, shared his money with all needy individuals, today had only $10 to put on top of the other bills, it was one-half of his savings. The cheerful, bustling mother gath ered up all the money, to pay the ex penses of the celebration and bought new clothes for her long-lost boy. She knew that if she should need more, she had only to turn to her sons and they would be ready# with-.,the money and when Pierre -should' bq, #i?ady to start out again, a#*thv brothers would be sure to smugfefe smftethtog intoKfiis hand. This was the Latour family such was the mother and such the sons. The storekeeper, who 0-wned the house in which the Latours lived, with his wife and beautiful niece, had been asked to the celebration, but the man only sneered, as he always did. and refused the invitation, in his own and family's name. evening lie was sitting in the stuffy kitchen, grumbling over the mu sic ancl laughter anu dance at the neighbor's house. "The lunatics!" he muttered. "Worth less spendthrifts. They keep the whole neighborhood hopping over there in stead of working or going to bed." "Yes, it is a perfect scandal," his wife agreed. "That big Jean gave $2 the other day to our garden boy. be cause the brat was hungry and rag ged. As if he wouldn't have to get used to living on the food he gets here! And his clothes are good enough for him. I should say. Then, last week, that snob Henri (jffered our stable boy |3 a week more than we pay him. When I rebuked him. he had the im pudence to look me straight in the eyes and say what we offered him was only common wages, and that he would gladly pay that much to all able bodied men who couid help to get his timber to the railway station. I. am sure that they must owe- you money tor groceries." "No." the storekeeper answered, re luctantly, "they always pay cash. But after this celebration I guess they wont have money enough to pay for a bag of flour. They are ruining the county—-the worthless, drunken, high and mighty fellows.. What is that you say, Elise?" he added, turning abrupt iy to his niece. The girl had been sitting listening to the merry sound of the violins. She was a pretty girl, with a bright, cour ageous face, contrasting strangely with the sour, suspicious countenances of the two old people. She had been there only three months, but it had already come to an open, breach be tween them. Elise longed to draw a|ide the curtains in the front part ot the house, and let the sun in. But her uncle had forbidden it. They could live in the kitchen, which was good enough for them. There was a malicious expression in the eyes of the old man as he turned tQ her, but the girl was not abashed. What I was saying?'/ she repeated calmly, is that it seems to me the Latours are touch better than we are. And I never before heard any one cali then? crazy, or spendthrifts or drunk •aydsu, I thought them hard-working, btyvy' and generally loved in the neighborhood." "Elise!" the old couple shouted with one accord. ."Yes," she continued. "Jthey must be richer' thati we. They .halve nicer clothes and, live better than we do and though thejr house is small, it is -cozy. They use all the rooms, and don't let them ga musty for lack of sun." ("Elise!" 'The aunt had risen, and •was pointing to the attic stairs. "Go to your roOms at once." she hissed. Tomorrow you will get nothing to e&t. Elise also arose her face was pale. Tofal ENDING Regular $1.65 this sale only.. }full leather Turkish rockers. Price 91 to 8S5. Chiluren's rockers at $1, $1.25, $1.50 to $3.60. but her voice steady. Steps were heard outside. Somebody was knocKinp at the door. She hastened to open it, and Henri Latour. tail. self-reliant and smiling, entered. He nodded to the storekeeper, and his wife, and then turned to Elise. "Are you ready?" "If you leave this house, you will never enter it again." Henri looked inauiripgly into Rise's eyes, and read his "answer. "We have a minister among our gufests tonight," he said. "A marriage would add to the pleasure of the evening, hope you and your wife will come tjb your niece's wedding." he continued?: turn ing to the uncle. "We will malice you comfortable. Come, Elise!" He bowed, stood aside to? let Elise pass out. followed her, and calmly closed the door behind them. RECLAMATION LAW IS GOOD ENOUGH WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Secretary Hitchcock transmitted to the house to day a report of the reclamation ser vice, showing the work done and in progress towards reclaiming -arid lands during "the season of 1903." The sec retary says that so far as can be foreseen at present no further legisla tion is required, the present law hav ing been found sufficient to accomplish its purpose. WILL. WITTE AGAIN 1 COMMENCED BUSINESS DECEMBER 15th, 1902. CONDITION OF THE CITY NATIONAL BANK OF DULUTH, MINN. AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, SEPT, 9th, 1903. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts ,$1,022,800.42 Overdrafts U, S. Bonds Premiums on U. S. Bonds.. Furniture and Fixtures.... Cash.. .0.9, -.feind,. in -Banks and "with U. S. Treasurer 391 108.58 2QQ.OOQ.OO 14,575:00 6,0QQ.QQ J.05 & I W *f For Christmas gifts you do well to consult our stock and display, it is replete from basement to roof, in Lamps, China Ware, Desks Glassware, Nickel and Silverware. coMrdicr sale Our big stock' of plain and fancy comfortables' at very special/prices this sale.' jttegular $1.25 this sale only.. Regular $1.85 this sale only.. 91.44 Better quality at 25 31st Avanut West on Superior Street. OPij^OL FINANCES? ST, PETERSBURG, Dec. 9.—Nothing has been officially given out conflrnty atory of the rumor that M. Witte will be immediately reinstated as minister of finance. Privy Councillor Raman off who is in charge of the department of finance during the absence of the acting minister, M. Pleske, was one of M. Witte's chief lieutenants. Should M. Romanoff succeed M. PleskeT it would be significant as indicating' M. Witte's influence. EXPECT COLLINS TO.. QUIT BENCH ST. PAUL, Dec. 9.—Rumors were cir culated about the capitol today regard ing Judge Collins and his expected res ignation from the supreme bench.. It was said that it was but a qiiestfbn of a few hours. Judge Collins himself said that he certainly did not have his resig nation rady yet. In the "meantime friends of the various, candidates.for his successor are very busy. -'I DESPONDENT, HAMM KILLS HIMSELF KANSAS CITY, Dec. 9.—Charles Hamm, aged 40, local agent of the Pills bury Milling coinpany, of Minneapolis, killed himself here today. He was des pondent. A mpmber of the Minneapo lis firm who arrived here today to in vestigate Harnm's books says his ac counts are straight. SAN DOMINGO PRE PARES FOR ELECTION SAN DOMINGO, Dec. 9.—A decree of the provisional' government «was issued today providing for the election! qf electors to take place Jan. 1ft, prepar atory to a meeting of con jfrtess and the installation of a president? of San to Domingo, who will probabljr be chosen from the Mininez orVasquez parties... The country is now quiet and business is improving MANAGER WAITED. Trustworthy, either sesf, by whole sale mercantile company of solid financial standing, to manage. Lopal Representatives who' will organize clubs among cpn.sjm^r--40 pendent sav.ed for our .customers. Business ho experience, but -g. proven ^sucfciessV' Salary I18.Q0 a week, expenses 'ad-' vanced. Experience unnecessary. Ad-/ dress D. B. Clacksan^-Mgr., 334 Dear-, born St. Chicago! til."'" I jj LIABILITIES. Capital Stock. Paid .in..% 500,000.00 Undivided profits 21,053,1^ Circulation 4 200,000.00: Deposits ....'..*.\ 912,729.91 19 th* ALL4 WEEK SPECIAL. Regular 70c Blankets, this sale Regular 80c $1.17 91.30 per cent from our usual prices this sale, 40c Regular 75c Blankets, this sale 06c Regular $1.3.5 this, sale qnlyy^J|fl.04 Regular Ili&Othissaleonlyv'. 53c yjjfcfepScets, this sale 56c Regular 85c Blankets, this sale 60c Regular $1 Blankets, this sale Better qualities 70c 30 per cent reduc tion from our usual low prices. That makes, a bargain for you. Store open Evenings Dec.. 16th to 25tH. UNION MAN IS SHOT FOR STRIKE BREAKER CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—'Mistaken .for A strike-breaker, as the police believe, John Osuchowski, a trunk maker has been shot and killed. The crime is attributed by the police to union tickets of the striking tan ners of the American Hide & Leather company, whose principal plant is loc ated a block from the scene of the slipoting. No witness of the shooting has yet been found. Th& district has been turbulent since the tanners strike began, a month ago. One man jwas shot soon after the trouble began. Pickets have surround ed the plant at all hours and non union men have been escorted to and from their work under heavy guard. The police found in Osuchowshi's pockets a certificate of a deposit for $1,000,. $60 in money and a gold watch. The victim left eight children and a widow, who have practically nothing but the money mentioned above. He was a member of the trunk and bag makers' union. DENVER MEN WIN PARTIAL VICTORY WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The inter state commerce commission has decid ed that the defendants in the case of George Kindel and the Denver chamber Of commerce against the Atchison, To peka road, et al, are. justi~ fled .maintaining lower rajtes. fforn the F^dS&flccods£ to Missouri river points thaji to Denver on rice, hemp, baling' powder, blankets, books, boots and shoes, chocolate, cocoa, and ex tracts, but that the rate should not be higher on the other commodities in volved. The commission also announced its decision in the case of Charles Roth, of New Orleans, against the Texas & Pac ific railroad, holding that the railroad should amend its tariffs so as to pro vide for mixed car loads of lemons and pine apples, and that it should make reparatipn to complainant for the ex cess charge above the car load rate upon the shipment in question. JONES CALLS MEETING FOR JANUARY 12 WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—James K. Jones,, chairman of the Democratic na tional -committee, today issued'a call for the committee to meet at the Shoreham hotel in this city, Tuesday, Jan. 12, for the purpose of deciding upon the time and place of holding the Democratic national convention. The text of Chairman Jones' call is as follows: "There will be a meeting of the Democratic national committee at the ^horeham hotel, in Washington, Tues day, tlie 12th day of January, 1904, at" 12 nooh, to fix the time and place of holding the Democratic national con vention for the nomination of candi datefe for president and vice president of the United States, and for sueh other business as may come before the com mittee." Chairman Jones has appointed Ed mund Sefton as assistant secretary of the committee. DEADLY SMALLPOX IN DELAWARE DOVER, Del., Dee. 9.—Dr. Alex Low ber, secretary of the Delaware state 'board of health, after an official in vestigation of the smallpox situation at Woodland, makes the following state ment: The place comprises seventy houses, with in a radius of a mile. Up to date there have been 15 cases with .six deaths. Of the remaining patients, two are in a critical ccpn^iti^npand ,piay die. The DiseaSe is '^ery "Malig nant form. The place, is under strict quarantine and all precautions have been adopted. EARTHQUAKE FELT AT TAC0MA, WASH TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 9.—-Two dis tinct earthquake shocks were felt last night .by people living at" Enumclaw, at the base of Mount Ranier. The first shock lasted about fifteen seconds, the second less^ than five. No daniage is reported. MINISTER RESIGNS BELGRADE. Seryia, Dec. 9.—Fi nance Minister Badovanovitch has re signed and has. been succeeded by Dr. Pasics. This is believed to foreshadow a 'change in the entire cabinet. 1 Try Si I. Levin's XXX Columbian ^492 ^rye.' It JsTthe very .best that can for faOTiiy andr medicinal* pur- SILVERWARE of all sorts. The finest" and heav iest plating. The newest ancl finest. designs of. well known American factories. Tea Spoons, per set, 75c to $4. Sugar Shells at 75c,. $1 up $2.25. Cold Meat jj'orks, $1 and. up. Cream Ladles,' $1 and up. Child's Sets, knife, fork and spoon, per set, 25c, 35c upf to $2.50. Table Knives and Forks, per set $2.50 to $5. Nut Pick-Sets, 25c to $2.25. OCTOPUS SENDS UP PRICE OF OIL PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 9.—The "Stand ard and, Producer .and Refiners' Oil companies today advanced the quota-^ tion of Pennsylvaniav„pil three cents, bringing1 the price tfp to $1.90, the highest sinee .May,.1895'. Tiona,. Corn ing and New Castle were advanced three cents, while the lower grades were put up one cent. The gradual decrease- in pr^uctibhV Jiecesfeitating the drawing upon stocks, is said to be responsible for tlie advance. DRILL TAPS BIG UNDERGROUND LAKE CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 9.—In sink ing an artesian well on a ranch six miles west of Chfeyenhe, the drill, at a depth of 265 feet, penetrated a lake or stream, and a column of water six inches in diameter spouted out to a height of forty feet. Soundings* failed to find bottom. The flow is sp grdstt that it is estimated to be more than ample to supply the needs of the city of Cheyenne. WILL BRING PRISON ERS TO "AMERICA WASHINGTON*'Dec. 9.—A cable gram from Ambiuraador CHoate at Lon don, to the state t&partihent, says that two- Croatian' prisoners -who wiere sur /rendered under F^^a^rtion" warrants for the murder df^Pisymaster Fdrjijuson in. Western Pennsylvania," have been' delivered to the chief of police of Pitts burg, and that the party sailed for the United States today. BRIDEGOOM A WEEK SMALLPOX KILLS HIM PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.—Stricken with smallpox on Thursday last, just one week after hig marriage and while on his honeymoon, Frank Thistle of Orange, N. J., is dead at the municipal hospital. The wedding took place in New York and when the couple arrived here on their tour the groom .was stricken. He was a grandson of -the late millionaire merchant, O'Neil of New York. ANOTHER ARREST IN SMUGGLING CASE BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec." 9.—Federal of ficers tonight arrested Richard Har dison, thirty-two years of age, who, it is alleged,-was connected with'the gang, of smugglers whose operations were brought ta light by the drowning of four Chinamen last Friday. Har dison is a fisherman. Twelve arrests have been made in the Chinese smuggling* case thus far. SQUIRES AT HAVANA (HAVANA, Dec. i9 —United States Minister Squires arrived here today from United States on a flying trip when half through with his vacation. Mr. Squires declined to disclose the ob ject of his visit but he had an in terview with foreign minister Fealdo in relation to Isle of Pines matters. Subscribe for "The Labor World," $1.00. Cox Bros. 101 EAST SUPERIOR STREET. IS Nor do we seek to pose as public benefactors but owing to tlfe recent reductions in wholesale prices, we are enabled to sell ai retail &t 'much lower figures. We have never beelr so extortionate as to be troubled—at this late day— with: the pangs of "an accusing con science, but have always given full value for. the'price paid.- A conscience that is roused at intervals of a yfatf or tw_o seems to be a light asset—and of little. value: to its' possessor or the pub lic. We shall meet fill competition in prices, and sell as low .as the lowest, quality considered. i, r- t||8 -.-vJL'v' rf7-i f, II SETTLEMENT ARBITRATION MAY HURT ^REET CAR MEN. Afraid That Redactions will FOIIOTV— Mahon Says Agreement Is a Distinct Gain. Men Fared Better Than He Had Expected. Some Dif ferences Over Wage Scale. Chicago. Dec. .10.—There will always be a difference of opinion as to whether the strike of the South Side street car men, of Chicago ended, in defeat1 or'-victory. All. but a handful of men, accused of violence, were tak en back. Financially the comjpany was the loser. A' careful estimate shows that at least $300,000. was lost by the corporation in fare, and there were also losses by reason of the de struction of property but this latter item was not great." The 2,600 men in volved lost their wages less .the amount of strike benefits they re ceived. Their total losses will not ex ceed $30,000, and divided among -so -many it is not a serious matter. President Mahon before leaving! for home at Detroit, Mich., remarked: "The men voted the strike and they called it off. The terms of peace were submitted to them and they accepted. I-did my best for them. I believe the arbitration agreement a good one* if both sides live up to it. "The first section, dealing with wages, is a distinct gain for the men. The second, dealing with the routing of cars, is an absolute gain for them. The third, dealing with the treatment Of the union, is satisfactory. The fourth, dealing 'with the meeting of the company and the union officials, now in force, and all the rest of tlfe points are gains for the men." Late in the week there were reports that the men had bn "sold out," b cause the officials of the union met with some of the officials.of the com pany and tried to privately reach' an agreement. That there, was nothing in it is shown by the fact that con ditions .neere wrung from the company that it was very loath to give. The point with which most fault is found relates to the wage scale. It opens up the entire Question of wages, and some of the men fear that a re duction may be made in some places. Had not the strike ended as it did there was danger that other lines of industry would hkve been drawn into it, and it even might have involved the whole trade union movement, especially if the teaming interests had been locked out, as was the threat of some employers. All the newspapers speak very highly of the generalship of President Mahon. He kept his temper, and neither blustered nor truckled. 1 RAILROAD LABOR v. A/i secret- convention. of officers of. {^Brotherhood of: Locomotive Fire inen of the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad is "in session this week in Philadelphia. The firemen have asked fpr the sanie pay under the new sche dule of nine hours a day as they re ceived when they worked ten hours. Wages in the car department of the Wabash system, at Decatur, 111., have been reudced 10 per cent. It is ex pected that 150 men will be laid off. The union Pacific railway manage ment is reported to have discontinued the much-vaunted pension system which was meant to prove that the in terests of the mangnates and the workers were identical'. It is dollars to doughnuts that this announcement will not be published as widely as was the pension scheme when it was orig inally sprung. United Brotherhood of Railway Em ployes, arrival organization of the old brotherhoods, announces that last month six new lodges of engineers alone were formed. The Philadelphia & Reading railway system has reduced the hours to eight with a corresponding reduction in pay. About 3,000 miles of Missouri Pacific track in southwestern Kansas and southwestern Missouri are without a section laborer except the foreman. The men quit work volutarily upon receipt of the announcement of a cut in their wages. From 4,000 to 5,000 men have been discharged by the United States Coal and Coke Co., at Welch, W. Va. No time has been set for, their return. The company has a plant at Welch Miat is estimated to be worth $3,000,000, and the closing down of the plant and dis charge of all employes has created widespread consternation all along the line of the Norfolk & Western, railway in the coal field. SOME PENNSYLVANIA MINE ARE REDUCED Reading, Pa., Dec. 10.—It is an nouneced taht the Somerset Cbal Com pany, the W. K. Niver Coal Company and the Merchants' Coal Company, which own and operate a number of mines in the Myersdale region, have de cided to make a reduction'ofc 10 cents a ton in the wages paid the miners. This cut will become effective Dec. 16. The thre companies employ upward o|| 2,500 men. MEAT WORKERS VOTE DOWN BIG STRIKE PROPOSITION Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 10.—Two thousand organized meatwox-kers of Indianapolis'have voted down a propo sition to inaugurate a strike to secure the adoption of, a new scale schedule. W. H. Sterling, of Chicago, vice-presi dent of the international association, after a careful canvass of the situation, advised the men to postpone any radical action until next spring. UTAH COAL OPERATORS REFUSE OUTSIDE PROPOSALS Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 10.—All negotiations, tword ending the coal miners' strike, in /U.tah. have been de clared off,' and so it is now a case of "the survivaji of the fittest." The operators, througty ^President Kramer, P«yvwv. 1 VT in [DISEASES OF MIEN WHOLESOME, PALATABLE CURED TO STAY CURED. The longest established, most successful and reliable special ist in diseases of men, as medi cal diplomas, licenses and news paper records will show. ognize the minrs' union and have laid ther plans for an all-winter fight. Clashes between miners and the troops are expected when an attempt is made to evict the miners from their homes. Telegrams were sent to John Mitchell by. both strikers apd.state officials urg ing him tfo start for Uti^h.at once and use his good offices, in arranging a settlement. BIG REDUCTIONS IN TRUST RIDDEN STATE Newark, Ney Jersey, Dec. 10.—Notices were posted in all the mines of the Em pire Steel and Iron Company in Mount Hope, Hibernia and the other big mines in iMorris county, New Jersey, to the effect that a 10 per cent, reduction would be made in the w^ges of all min ers, beginning Dec. 5. Also that only one shift of men would be used where two formerly worked. The order af fects 3,000 men. This, with the cut of 15 per cent, made on Oct. 3, the shutting down of the Wharton mines, and the blowing out of Port Oram furnace, has caused unrest in labor circles in the northern part of New Jersey. RHODE ISLAND EMPLOYERS FOLLOW SUIT IN PRINTING. Providence, R. I. The new wage scale adopted by the cotton mills of Rhode Island, which reduces the wages of operatives 10 per cent., restoring the price list of two years ago, went into effect, December 1. Thirty-seven mills, with employes aggregating more than 17,000 are affected. No trouble is anti cipated by the mill owners. The em ployes are dissatisfied with the new schedule, but believe" .that many of the manufacturers will not hesitate to close their mills should a strike seem imminent. They, will await a market more favorable to the manufacturers before pressing for a return to former figures. 5000 COTTON OPERATORS GET THEIR WAGES CUT New Bedford, Mas., Dec 10.—The wages of about 32,000. Massachustts cotton textile operators were reduced this week. This brings the total num ber in New England who have^had then pay cut down this fall to about 64,000, and the cut which takes affect in New Bedford will swell the total to about 75,000 and complete a general reduction in couthern New England cotton mills. The cut down in the majority of fac tories averages 10 per cent. The report, from the mill disfetrjet indicates that By our new Electro Medical Treatment* which combines all of the curative powers of both medi cine and electricity. 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MANUFACTURED B1 Ron Fernandez UNION LABEL. IF YOU WISH A: DELICIOUS, CALL ON VAL BLATZ BREWING CO. "STAR" MllwaukM lw. 326 WEST SVPPIIOR fTMSfi High Grade Domestic Special Packings* 12 IN A BOX FOR CHRISTKAS French Briar, and Merchmn^Finei Company HOBIE MADE. the new schedules were received with out any serious protest on the part of the operatives. NEW YORK LABOR FORMS STRONG POLITICAL PLATFORM New York, Iec. M.—The ^ntral La-J bor Union' j£: -New 4sit$T has ap pointed a committee to draw up a plat form for a labor political party. This action followed addresses by fraternal delegates from England to the Ameri can Federation of Labor, who Were in vited to appear before the union. These delegates told of the success of trades unions in English politics. It is ex pected that a national labor convention will be called as soon as the committee is ready with its report. Men promin ent in labor circles there expect the movement toward national organization to soon spread throughout the country. ITALY'S FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE ROME, Dec. 9.—Minister of the Treasury Luzzatti presented the budget statement in the chamber of deputies today.. He began by pointing out that the budget of 1902-1903 closed with a surplus of $13,942,600, and said, the budget of 1&03-1904, including the ad ditional sum of $24,000, which the gov ernment had added to the appropria tion for Italian participation in the St. Louis exposition, will close with $1, 200,000 surplus. For 1904-1905 the minister foresaw a. surplus of $1,444, 000, which showed the strength of Italian finances^ especially compared with those of France, Austria £a* Germany. MOB DRIVES OUT ^STRIKE BREAKERS STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 9.—Armed with clubs, a mob of about fifty strik ers from the Royal mine, at Hobson, turned back forty strike-breakers who were under armed escort today near Milton, marched .them, down the track about a mile and ordered them out of the vicinity. The order was obeyed •with alacrity. The men had been em* ployed at San Francisco to take the places of strikers. More trouble is ex pected. YOUNG WIFE KILLED HUSBAND COLDWATER, Mich., Dec. 9.—Katie Ludwick, 18 years old, today confessed that slie administered a fatal dose of poison to hpr-husband, to whoiji she had^^i ni£iia^'&ut three weeks. and Key West-Cigars* Large "htf ttsssaessatA I fl? if 1SII: