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JAPAN IS IVILLING
That the United States Shall Pre
vent the Petition of the
Chinese
ASKING FOR SUSPENSION
Of the War - Minister Denby In
structed to Present the
Offer Direct.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-1n accordance
with the suggestion of Japan, the state
department has notified Ministers Dunn
at Tokio and Denby at Pekin to trans
mit direct any offer that China may wish
to make Japan. The Chinese delegation
here is not notified as to what course its
government will take. The Associated
Press cable from Japan states, however,
that China has intimated a willingness
to pay an indemnity of 100.000,000 taels,
and in addition all the war expenses in
curred by Japan. As the war expenses
reach 150,000,000 taels, the total offer of
China would be 250,000,000 taels. A
tael, a Chinese silver coin, is worth
about 55 cents at the present exchange.
It is believed here arrangements between
the two nations could be effected on
terms providing for a small indemnity.
Diplomatists say that under ordinary ]
circumstances it would take some time
for China to formally present its offer to 1
Minister Denby, but, as the Japanese I
are now on their way to Port Arthur I
and about to make a last blow at China's 1
greatest fortress, it is anticipated that c
China may hurry negotiations to a con- I
clusion. It is expected that Minister %
Denby will transmit an offer by tele. t
graph to Tien Tein and Shanghai, ard a
thence by cable to Yokohama. i
Fighting Not stopped.
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 22.-The Chinese Pie
Yang squadron is reported to have c
shelled the Japanese troops marching on
Port Arthur. A desperate battle be
tween the Chinese and Japanese fleets d
fol!owed. The result is not known. it
The Indemnity. b
HIRO-IImA, Nov. 22.-It is reported u
that China has intimated that she will I
offer today a war indemnity of 100,000,000 b
taels and all the war expenses incurred d
by Japan in addition. b
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INSURANCE THIEVES. t
His Friends Say Young Howe Was Also
a
a Victim of Holmes.
PHILAdELPHIA, Nov. 22.-Jeptha D. C
Howe, the young St. Louis lawyer who, c
in connection with H. H. Holmes, is r
charged with defrauding a local insur
ance company out of $10,000, reached
this city today. He was met by Marshall
F. McDonald of St. Louis, a law partner t
of young Howe's brother, and surren
dered himself. Laywer McDonald said:
"This arch conspirator, H. H. Holmes, or a
H. M. Morgan, the name by which he t
was known in St. Louis, came to the
office while I was absent in Colorado and S
proposed the case, saying Mrs. Pitzel U
wanted some one to represent her. It
was the first case the boy had ever been n
offered, and he jumped right into it with
all the ardor and enthusiasm of youth. tl
He did not wait for us to return, and the I
result was this slick crook imposed upon t,
him. My young friend may have been b
indiscreet, but be is no criminal."i
Superintendent of Police Lindsay be- t
lieves Howe was misled by Holmes. A. d
S. L. Shields, the noted criminal lawyer, h
will act as counsel for young Howe. 1
FIGHTING TALK.
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The Mexico Universal Pays Its Respects
to the Guatemala Press. c
CITY OF MExICo, Nov. 22.-The Uni- p
versal Newspaper today contains a very ii
warlike article regarding the Mexican- h
Guatemalan trouble. It says: "In con
sequence of continued attacks against
Mexico and her government, made by n
the Guatemalan press, it was rumored
yesterday that this country would de
clare diplomatic relations with Guate
mala at an end. In Guatemala they say
the Mexicans always fled before the
Americans and French. The world t
knows the Mexican soldier Ioos not t
turn his back. Cherubusco, Chapultepec,
Pueblo, etc., are witnesses of that. With
Guatemala we do not expect glory or
gaining of laurels. We have of
fered them friendship and the-y return
black ingratitude, and our men and our
people are not in a humpn to listen to
the diatribes of the Guatemalan press."
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CON %ICTED.
Ilie Four Managers of the A. R. U. Strike
inn Lon Anngclns Cnnnvtctnnni
Los Asy.vE.r:,, Nov. 22.--W. IS. CIunc,
B. T. Johnson. Isaac Ross, and Philip I
Stanwood, of the A. IL. U. board, who
officiated in this city during the strike,
were found guilty by the jury in the
United States distiict court this morn
ing. Sentence will be passed Monday.
Their offense was conspiracy to obstruct
the United States mail in transit and ob
struct interstate commerce.
Jtad Irenchmnen.
PARIS, Nov. 22.-I he Figaro says: "An
attempt has been made to steal the pat
terns of the new Deport gun which was i
shipped in padlocked cases to Calals and
Buurgems by the minister of war. No
one except the president and artillery
testing committee knew of the ship
ment."
Must Have Been Crazy.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 22.-Alma Howard,
the 13-year old daughter of Conductor
Charlee Howard of thie city, who dis
appeared at noon Tueeday, was found
last night. She had wandered about the
streets,.not knowing where she was go
ing, and was unable to find her home.
The child seems to have been affected
with temporary ineanity.
THE HERSHFIELD SCANDAL.
Mr.. Aaron Hershfield and Mrs. L. H.
Hershfleld Have an Interesting Talk
About Each Other.
FAaRo, Nov. 22.-The Herachfield di
vorce case is stili attracting great atten
tion. The array of lawyers is able, and
the testimony is liable to be sensational.
The two points of the Herechfield side
are that the man was of unsound mind
when be married and was roped into the
marriage, and also that the defendant
wif' was unchaste at the time of the
marts.ge. Quite a number of deposi
tions have been read in support of the
insanity claim, and several, all thus far
from hotel attendants, in support of the
claim of unchastity, though the latter
are very weak,
A feature of the case is that the legal
battle is being supplemented by a news
paper, in which both sides seem to have
pretty good supporters. Yesterday's
Associated Press dispatch sent from
Fargo says:
"Several days ago there appeared in
the Chicago Tribune a Fargo dispatch
claiming to give the history of the
Hershfield case, and an interview with
Mrs. Aaron Hershfield. She said that
coming from Helena to Fargo Mrs. L. 11.
Hershfield and her friends persisted in
walking past her and jeering at her and
the sufferings of her baby, which was
sick. These statements were answered
in the Daily Forum last evening. Mrs.
L. H. Hershfield was eulogized as a lady
of refined tastes and good breeding, and
it was declared preposterous that she
could be ungenerous to anyone
The Commonwealth interviewed Mrt
Aaron Hershfield today. She said: "I
do not see how any one could be so man
ifestly un'air in their statements. I
birme all this present trouble between
us-myself and husband-upon Mrs. L.
H. Hershtield. If the people only knew
her-but they probably do, at least they
do in Helena. All this talk about her
being such a fine lady with such antece
dents! Why, I could tell a good many
things about her antecedents. I could
tell all about how L. H. Herebfield got
acquainted with her while she was the
wife of a Mr. Aaron when she kept a
cigar store in the littie town of Virginia
City, and also about the $500 Mr. Aaron
received for divorcing her.
"Why," she exclaimed with spirit, "she
Le no more fit to be a banker's wife than
the lowest servant. The statement is all
true about Mrs. L. H. trying to make a
scene on the cars.
"Whenever she passed she would make
a face or laugh and try to create a dis
turbance, but I would not be guilty of
noticing or paying any attention to her.
She was not in her stateroom one-third
of the time during the day, but was
playing cards or boldly making sport of
me and my troubles." d
Commenting editorially on the case
the Daily Commonwealth says: "The c
Daily Forum has gone far out of its way
to do a lady harm who ranks far above
her tormentors in every 'particular, and
its 'house of Herebfield' smells a little
too much of the yoke to gratify the free- F
dom-loving people of the northwest. It li
half the many things said about this c
'house of Hersbfield' are true their case C
would parallel the celebrated Breckin- C
ridge case with Pollard left off."
Mrs. Aaron Hershfield says the Asso- (
ciated Press statement that the Montana
papers were subsidized by her enemies C
is wrong, and that they have all treated
her with great fairness
HOW IT WAS DONE.
An Officer Tells Atout the Ci, Sirin of E
Troops Into the Mob at Washing
ton Court House.
Corcu ti's, 0., Nov. 22. Lieut. Oyler,
who ordered the troops at Washington
Court House to tire, in accordance with
the order of Col. Coit in a Given con
tingency, testified today in a court of in
quiry to the battering of the doors by I
the mob with stones and other things.
lie said: "A shot tired by a person out- 1
side was followed by the cry, "Alto
gether!" and a blow opened the south I
door four feet, when 1 gave the com
mand to tire. After one volley I gave
the command to cease firing. The door
was open but a few ii.(lldS. None of the I
men were intoxicated."
The witness was confident that the I
mob was determined on getting in. The 1
line of soldiers outside would have been
easily overcome. Such a defenEe would
have bton idiotic. lie saw at least fifty
revolvers in the crowd in the afternoon.
GOT SIX YEARS.
A Denver Man in Very Serious Trouble
in London.
LLONDON, Nov. 22.-At the Old Baily
today It. L. Winter of Denver, organist,
was sentenced to six years' penal servi
tude for perjury.
2 i n ;.. d p Tanr.
ST. Jour's, Nov. 21.-The overdue
s steamship Cure n arrived today.
I BosToN, Nov. 24.-The overdue Cu
a narder Catalonia arrived this morning.
I'ECOOKCROWVD
r Are as Bold as Ever and Are Still
a Terror in the Indian
Territory.
THEY INVADE MUSKOGEE
And Declare They Will Release One
of Their Band Who Is Now
in Jail.
MACSKOoEE, I. T., Nov. 22.--Last night
a halt dozen members of the Cook gang
were on the streets here. Citizens began
hunting for them but the outlaws made
themselves scarce. The olflcers who
fought with them last night came in
about dusk and reported that they had
chased the bandits to the bottom and I
there lost their course. Cherokee Bill t
was six miles north of Muskogee. He
had two Winchesters and two six shoot
ere. Lou Cook, the queen of the out
laws and a sister of Bill and Jim Cook,
is in Muskogee. It is believed she is
planning a release for Wade Chamble, al
robber now in jail. Extra jail guards E
have been placed on duty. United States
Attorney Jackson has wired Attorney
General Olney that all the officers have
returned from the chase and in his
opinion the only thing to do le to send
the troops.
Two Steamers Overdue.
BOSTON, Nov. 22.-The Cunarder, Cat
alonia, due last Monday. has not arrived.
The Warren line steamer, Kansas, which
sailed from Liverpool two days before
the Catalonia left, has not yet been
sighted.
THE LEGI L. VItUR'. t
Composition of the Fourth Legislative
Assembly of Montana.
The new legislature, which under the
law will meet on Monday, Jan. 7, 1893, is
made up as follows:
THE SENATE.
Beaverhead-George M Brown, re
publican, Dillon.
Cascade - T W Brosnan, populist, 1
Great Falls.
Choteau-John R Power, republican,
Fort Benton.
Custer-Reno Swift, republican, Eka
laka.
Dawson-Thomas P Cullen, democrat,
Glendive.
Deer Lodge-Charles H Eggleston,
democrat. Anaconda.
Fergus-E P Chandler, republican, E
Maiden.
Flathead-W R Ramedell, populist,
Kalispell.
Gallatin-Charlee W Hoffman, demo
crat, Bozeman.
Granite-Dr J M Sligh, republican.
Granite.
Jefferson-George G Greene, republic
an, Boulder.
Lewis and Clarke--William L Steele,
democrat, Helena.
Madison-Alex Metzel, republican, i
Puller Springs.
Meagher-D E Folsom, republican, c
White Sulphur Springs. c
Missoula-W H Smead, republican, a
Missoula.
Park-George M. Hatch, republican, 0
Big Timber.
Ravalli-O C Cooper, republican, n
Grantsdale. c
Silver Bow-Charles H Leonard, re
publican, Butte. t
Teton-W K Ploweree, democrat.
Valley-Charles S Hurd, populist and
democrat, Glasgow.
Yellowstone-A L Babcock. republi
can, Billings.
Totals-Rep ablicane, 13; democrats, 5;
populists. 2; democrat-populist, 1.
THlE HOUSE.
Beaverhead-Henry Knippenger, re
publican, Glendale; Will A Jones, repub- e
lican, Dillon. 6
Cascade-D J Tallant, republican, t
Great Falls; J E Reynolds, republican, I
Great Falls; J A Harris, republican, 1
Cascade, William Glasseuck, republican,
Sand Coulee.
Choteau-Andrew Resor, republican, t
Chinook. e
Custer-S Gordon, republican, Miles
City; James S Hopkins, democrat, Miles
City.
Deer Lodge-J B Losee, republican,
Anaconda; Dr U Leiser, republican,
Anaconda; William Edwards, populist,
Anaconda; Joseph Marshall, populist,
Anaconda; George Oker, populist, Garri
ton. C
Fsergus-W A Hodges, republican,
Yale.
Flathead- J J Ryan, populist; W J
Sparkes, populist.
Gallatin-'L J Lynde, republican,
Salesville; W W Alderson, republican,
Bozeman; Walter Cooper, democrat.
liozernan.
Granite-R T Rombaugh. republican,
Princeton; Willard Bennett, republican,
Royal.
Jfrlerson-C R Burkett, republican, 1
Pipestone Springti; A L Love, republi
can, lladorsburg; 11 UC Winters, repub
lican. Basin.
Lewis ad Clarke-A J Craven, re
publican. Helona; John Ilersky, repub
lican, Hlitlena; Joseph Oker, populist,
Marysville; John H Shoeber, populist,
Hielena; John H Hlusby, populist, Hel
ena; Mart Mitch ;1, populist, Helena; C 1
K Brown, populist, Helena; Michael J
Corbett, populist, Helena.
Madison-Nolson J ladell, republican, -
Pony; Henry 1) lIossiter, republican,
Shermuan.
Meagher-A H Sprig's, democrat and
populist, townsend; James T Anderson,
democrat and populist, White Sulphur
Springs.
Missoula-John H Latimer, populist
and independent republican, Missoula;
A Ilollensteiner, republican, Missoula;
E I Hershey, republican, Mismoula.
Park-Allan R Joy, republican, Liv
ingeton; W F Meyer, republican, Red
- Lodge; W T Collins, republican, Hunt
ere Hot Springs.
Iavalli -George T. Hhgge, republican.
St-vetnville; J .J Bood, populist.
Silver Bow-W Ii Swett, republican,
Butte; David Lawrence, republican,
Butte; E H Metcalf, republicap, Butte;
H; S Booth, republican, Butte. Stephen
Williams, republican, Butte; Howard
Pasmhal, republican, Butte; J 8 Shrop.
shire, republican, Butte; George A Cook,
republican, Butte; Edwin Bray, repub
lican, Butte; H R Cunningham, repub.
lcan, Butte; J H Monteath, republican,
Butte.
Teton-J A Kennedy, republican, Cho
Iteau.
Yellowstone-Christian Yegan, repub
lican, Billings.
JOINT MEMBERS.
Custer and Dawson--J C Auld, re
publican, Glendive.
Deer Ledge and Missoula-W B Rodg
ers, repubdcan. Deer Lodge.
Fergu. and Valley-R Von Tobel, re
publican, Lewistown.
Totals-Republicans 43, populiste 13,
democrats 2, democrat-populists (fusion)
2, populist-independent republican 1.
Totals on joint ballot-Republicans
56, popullsts 15, democrats 7, democrat.
populiste 3, populist-independent repub
lican 1.
AN ARRAY OF CHARGES
To Which Police Judge Pat Divver of
New York Will Answer.
NEw YonR, Nov. 23.-Patrick Divver,
police justice, may be compelled to show
cause why he should not be deprived of
his judicial function. A petition has
been lodged with J. F. Daly, chief judge
of the court of common pleas, alleging
that Divvere is habitually careless, negli. I
gent, and inefficient in the discharge of
his duties, is guilty of malfeasance, has
scandalously offered bribes to secure the
falsification of election returns, has been
in collusion with green goods swindlers,
and has engaged in public brawls. The
petition is signed by five taxpayers, of
whom one is Isaac K. Funk, the pub
lisher, and another C. E. Prague, presi
dent of the Dime Savings bank.
COULD CORNER CAMPHOR.
Nomue Speculations of the Pnossbilities of
Japan.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-A special to the
New York World says: Japan will con
trol the world's supply of ca'nphor
should it get the island of Formosa as
part of its indemnity from China, ac
cording to Anthony T. Pritchard, who
lived many years in Asia.
"Camphor sold for less than 10 cents a
pound twenty years ago," he says, "but it
has advanced to over $1 a pound."
"It is generally believed by Japanese
merchants and travelers that if Japan
had not been drawn into the war with
China at this time it would have seized
the Hawaiian Islands, on the ground
that there are more Japanese there than
people of any other nationality. These
men look upon the move to secure For
mosa as in line with Japan's policy to
strengthen herself as 'the England of
the Pacific' and as preliminary to secur
ing the Phillippine Islands, and the Ha.
wailan Islands also should the United t
States fail to annex them.
STANDARD OIL.
Owners of the Company Indicted by at
Texas Grand Jury. 1'
Niew YORK, Nov. 22.-Regarding the s
indictment of Flager, Rockefeller and r
others by the grand jury of McLennan c
county, Texas, yesterday, S. C. T. Tod, t
attorney for the Standard Oil company, c
said: "The same thing has been done t
before and the indictments were die- d
missed as it undoubtedly will be in this ii
case. The Standard Oil company does F
no business in Texas anyway, but sells F
to St. Louis parties, who supply the F
trade in the southwest. h
COSTLY SPREE.
It Results in the Killing of Two and a
Wounding of One. d
OTTAWA, Kan., Nov. 22. -Charles and
Henry Lathrop, Ottowa business men,
set out for a "time" this morning and
struck the wrong house. Kicking in
the door, Charley was shot dead and t
Henry severely wounded. The coroner a
gave the corpse to Undertaker Sessions,
which so enraged an opposition under- t
taker that he stabbed Sessions. See
sions' wound is serious.
ANOTHER SHOW.V.
Appeal of the Recalcitrant Sugar Trust
Witnesses Granted.
WASHINGToN, Nov. 22-The court of
appeals of the District of Columbia to
day granted the motion of counsel for 0
Chapman and McCarthy, indicted as re- y
calcitrant sugar trust investigating wit- n
nesses, for an appeal from the recent de- t
cision of Judge Cole, holding that they t
are liable to punishment for refusing to t
answer questions put by the senate com
mittee.
New Postmnasters.
WASmIlN(;oN, Nov. 22.-The president
has commissioned the following post
masters: Norman 0. Byers, Santa Paula,
Cala.; Wmn. L. Kearney, Santa Cruz,
Cala.; fletary C. Shaver, Moscow, Idaho;
B. F. Kettlewell, St. Helena, Cala.
E:,ats to Suile Ilswn.
NoI- PASO, Tex,, Nov.2'3.-Gen. Antonio t
Ezeta arrived here today from the City
of Mexico. lie is on his way to San
Francisco, but denies the report that he
is going there to organize an expedition
to invade Central America. "I only
wish for a life of tranquillity and peace
with my children," he said, as be boarded
the train for the Pacific coast.
Little Comet.
Bow-oN, Nov. 22.--A telegram to the
Harvard college observatory from the
Lowell observatory announces the die
covery of a comet by Tdwar'l Swift. It
is faint, hai a -hort tail, and an easterly
motion.
A Sick Ci ,urchmans.
SANTA hr:. N. M, Nov. 22.-Aarcb
bishop Chapell is dangerously ill of pneu. I
monia.
TREATY OF AMITY
New Deal to 'Regulate Relations Be.
tween the United States
and Japan
HAS BEEN FOBMALLY SIGNED
The Affair Looked Upon as Having I
an Important Diplomatic
Influence.
WAsmINaToN, Nov. 23.-Secretary of
State Gresham, in behalf of the United
States and Minister Kurino of Japan, in 1
behalf of his country, have affixed their
signatures to the new treaty of amity I
and commerce between this country and
Japan. The final formalities in execu
tion of the instrument occurred at the I
state department after the close of of- 1
flee hours, and the fact that it now
awaits only the ratification of the two
governments was exclusively announced i
by the Associated Press yesterday. Sec
retary Gresham will now transmit the t
new treatly to the United States senate e
as soon as it convenes and Mr. Kurino
will forward it to the Japanese foreign
office to be approved by the emperor of
Japan and the privy council. Coming at r
the present time, the signing of the
treaty is considered of much significance
beyond its actual terms, as it establishes I
c rdiality between the countries, when I
foreign powers are endeavoring to show E
that the Japanese rejection of peace me- v
diation was a snub to the United States. I
The signing of the treaty concludes the I
labor which has been in progress for fit- t
teen years, and it was with a special c
view of closing the long negotiations i,
that Kurino was taken from an impor
tant post in the Japanese foreign office '
and sent to Washington. The event v
also will cause much comment in Great c
Britain, France, Switzerland, and other 1h
foreign countries as the action of the e
United States affects similar treaties 1
abroad. The treaty with Great Britain F
is closed and one with France and Switz- c
erland are largely dependent upon the
close of American negotiations.
WORSE AND WORSE. A
China's Greatest Battleship Is Disabled
by an Inexcusable Accident-Ad
vance on Port Arthur.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-The Chinese
have lost the most powerful vessel in
their navy, the great battleship Chen
Yuen, which stood the brunt of the
fighting at Yalu. A cable received at I
the state department today states that
the Chen Yuen in leaving Wei Hai Wei
harbor on the 13th inst. accidentally
struck a torpedo. She was beached, but
rendered useless for lack of docking fa
cilities. In despair at the catastrophe
the commander, Commodore Lin Si I
committed suicide. It was as well that
he did, for he would doubtless have been I
decapitated as the result of his error. It
is believed here that this lose has de
prived the Chinese navy of its offensive
power. There remains Ting Yuen, a
powerful battleship, and a few lesser
ironclads, but without the aid of the
Chen Yuen they would hardly dare to
make an offensive campaign, and prob
ably will remain in port to dssist in the I
defense.
Going Very Cautious.
WAsRINGToN, Nov. 23.-The advance
on Port Arthur is regarded as having an
important bearing on the peace negotia
tions. Lieut Miyoka, a naval attache
of the Japanese legation here, says the
advance movement has been most cau
tious, as the ground for forty miles
around Port Arthur has been found to
be fairly alive with powder mines con- I
nected with the electric wires to Port
Arthur.
Japan Borrowlng.
YOKAHANA, NOV. 23.-The minister of
finance has announced a further loan of
50,000,000 yen in fifes, making 80,000,000 I
yen of 100,000,000 authorized by parlia
ment to be raised for war purposes. A
third army has left Unjinanon aboard a
transport. Its destination is not known,
but it is rumored it is intended to oper
ate in the Yang Tei Kiang districts of
China. ____
England Not in It.
LoNnoo, Nov. 23.-Rumors from
Washington that Great Britain is sup
porting or co-operating with the United
States in an attempt to mediate between
Japan and China, is declared in oficial
circles here altogether incorrect, The
United States government is understood
to have acted with complete indepen
dence of the powers. England has noted
the rebuff sustained by the United
States with positive delight.
Cslifornia Miners,
SAN FRANCISCo, Nov. 22.-The state
miner's convention adjourned today after
adopting resolutions calling upon the
state legislature and congress to secure
the earliest possible construction of the
Nicaragua canal.
Craspa Will Resign.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 23.-It is re
ported that President Crespo, disgusted
by his failure to pacify the rnuntry, will
resign and go h. Europe. Gon Parades
is sail to have infortoabd I'respo that the
goverrnet must lister. to all reasonable
demands of the oppoo ion sr there can
- be no permanent pesce.. Gen. Monsti
cattine, cuief of artillery, implicated in -
the recent conspiracy, has disappeared,
Some say he has been shot. whale others,
say he has joined the rebel leaders.
BOTCOTTING RAILROADS.
Old Time Californians Show Their Inde.
pendence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-Seropion
Brothers, commission merchants of Fres.
no, and C. A. Campbell, who has hauled
freight for twenty years on the western
slopes of the Sierras, have bit upon a
plan by which they hope to be independ.
ent of the Southern Pacific railroad and
its enormous freight charges. Campbell
left Fresco on Sunday with ten mule
teams and two wagons, loaded with about
ten tons of dried figs, bound for San
Francisco, a distance of 212 miles. He
expects to reach here by Nov. 26 and a
return load is waiting for him.
Campbell is confident that he will
make a fair profit out of his venture,
while the Seropion Brothers say they
will save 12 cents per 100 pounds on car.
load lots, and 28 cents per 100 poundson
less than a carload.
Shippers throughout the San Joaquin
valley are watching the experiment with
intense interest, and if it proves a one
cees hundreds of wagons and men and
thousands of mules and horses will be
employed in the freighting business once
more.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
New Yorkers Wiho Are Battling for an
Alleged Estate of $380,000,000.
LOCKPORT, N. Y., Nov. 23.-David
Hyde, Mrs. John A. Merritt, Miss Flota
E. Hyde, Mrs. E. W. Davis, and Edwin
S. Hyde, all of this city, have received
word from John Knowles, agent of the
Hyde Association of America, who is in
England, that the heirs are in a fair way
to get the $350,000,000 estate which they
claim. There are about 400 of the heirs
in America.
The etory of the claimants is this:
William Hyde espoused the cause of Oli
ver Cromwell and when Charles II. as
cended the throne he fled to America,
leaving behind a big estate in the north
ern part of England. He located at
Norwich, Conn. There were no heirs in
England and the property was put in
charge of the court of chancery.
PRECOCIOUS BABES
And Fool Parents in Staid Old Hartford,
Connectirut.
IIARTe-oIID, Conn., Nov. 23.-Hubert
L. Hurd, aged 17, and Mies Eva Tewks
bury, aged 15, were married last evening
by consent of both parents of the bride
groom and of the mother of the bride.
The bridegroom is a bright young
man, having a good position in a Main
street store. The bride is a good-lookings,
happy-appearing little lady. It was a
case of love at first eight.
They first planned to run away and
get married secretly, but they were too
elosely watched, and after much beseech
ing the parents consented in order to
avoid scandal.
It is stated that they are fitting them
selves for the stage.
ERUPTIVE RANIER.
It Is a Volesano and Has Ruined the
Ellensburg Water Works.
SEATTLE, Nov. 23.-Despite the incre
dulity of some persons who have no
means of knowing, not having even the
evidence of their eyes, there is no reason
to doubt that some natural convulsion
has occurrtd at the summit of Mount
Ranier.
Water Works Ruined.
Er:LENssurW, Wash., Nov. 23.-The
eruption of Mount Ranier has explained
to the satisfaction of many a mielery
here which beffled all, The water work:
reservoir here suddenly became exhaust
ed. Investigation showed a crevice run
ning along the hill north and south.
from one inch to one foot in width and
of unknown depth. It ran directly
through the reservoir, letting the water
out. It has been traced several hun
dred feet along the hill. No ehocks of
earthquake have been felt here so far ua
known.
CONVICTED.
Wife Murderer Kent Will Pay the Penalty
of His Crime.
MANOAN, N. D., Nov. 23--Early this
morning the jury in the Kent murder
case brought in a verdict of guilty and
decided that the defendant should be
punished by death. The defendant
heard the verdict apparently unmoved
Kent was accused of wife murder, having
offered a large sum to an accomplice to
commit the crime. Ills wife belonged to
a prominent Minneapolis family.
A Widow Wants Dauumges.
Moei vinEO, Uruguay, Nov. 23.- Mre.
Wainwright, the widow of an American
correspondent who recently died here
from the effects of maltreatment in Bra
zil, has left for New York. She will pre
sent her claims to the United States
government.
Curious Admtaslon.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-A Vienna dispatch
to the Times says the papers there state
that a man on trial for murder at Krag
uyvatz, Servia, has confessed that over
ture were made to him to poison wine
intended for the use of King Alexander
of i-ervia.
CUhilege Aiarkemen.
llHArFoltu, Conn., Nov. 2. .-In the
intercollegiate at noting match at 3 p. in
the score stood: Yale, 48; Princeton
41; Harvard, 41.
