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THE SEATTLE STAR
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Cvary tftettiooa r»r»|.i »nno.i
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The committee having charge Of
the celtbratlon In honor at the
homecoming of, th* Waahlngton vol
unteer* "111 meet ne*t Tliur* t.»> and
take th* Brat atcpa toward* arrang
ing the prtllmlnartea '■' th* great
event. There I* every Indication
that th* bright green verdure of
I'uget aound will be temporarily blot
ted out by a patriotic awtep of Ih*
big red paint bruih when the b.«>*
of the rVn com* MM I. bcm«.
.Through their glorlou* d*etl* In th*
field* of battle they have won the
right to royal honor*.
Among th* proposal* tnrorptvated
In th* Invitation to th* Dlaarmament
Coutercnc* addre**ej to th* I'umrr*
by Count MuravlatT. th* Kuulan
.Minister of Forelam ARalra, waa on*
to forbid th* employment of *üb
marine vnada In naval warfare
The proposal baa -provoked much
comment In Franc*, where It la re
garded aa moat unfriendly, and aa
d**ign*d to deprive the French navy
of a moat valuable mean* of defena*
and often** which ha* recently Dawn |
brought to an axctptlonal Mala of
tlveneaa In that country. Among
tho*e of our own naval oOlcvra who
hate faith In the future of th* aub
mar boat, »lr..n« prul**(* have
al*" been uttered again** the pro
posal, and It la understood that the
American delegate* to th* conference
will aupport (hr French In their op
poaltlaa. Ob humanitarian ground*
no atronger objection ran be road*
to the employment of atibmarlti*
boat* than I■> th* u<« of mine* and
torpedoe* for blowing up hoatll* v*»
•ela. The aubroarls* 4**>troy*r I*
only a variation of th* ordinary tor
pedo boat, and th* objection to the
former b*«au** of Ita potential de- >
•tructlvenea* would hold good
•gain*! th* latter. It would be pur*
•qutamiann*** to draw th* Una at
one without excluding th« other from
the mean* and Inairumrnla a.. ■
able in the conduct at war.
A census of th* world I* to b* lak
•a' Th* lnttm*il..n«l Statistical
•aaoctalion. ml Bern*, Switzerland.
Its* mad* th* necessary »rr»n«»-
Diio'.l. »>J the caelegTama say. A
committee at *•> » an 1 mean*; coo
•tiling of »cl*ntltt». r>ph*ra and
• t«;:*ucl»n», baa b*«n appointed to
work for *» e»mpl»i* • count •• pu«
--• ib>. With Urn •ac*ptlon». alt tb*
couatrtta of til* glob* will join Id
th* world c*nfu« of I**', and th»
twelfth nsiiu of th* MM Blairs
will farm • part of it. Th« popula
tion of the world ha* b«*n a aubject
for (u«m work, and «v»n after in*
crniui of IM*. m»r«- cunj*ctur<> will
•till j.Ujr a arc* part In all rvumaus
of tb* numtwr of th* world inhab-
Itaata. Prof«»» .r» Il«bm and Waa>
n*r. of Oocttlßctn. wbo havr mad*
on* of the moat recent *»tlmat*«,
place th* population of tb* (lob* at
1 700.000,000. China. I>«r»U. SUm.
Afa-ha«Utan and Turk, y bay* never
had an official count, and obvioualy
large areas of Africa ar* beyond
In* reaxb of th* cen*ua *numerator.
\a Hung Chang na« mad* th* prom
la* that China will count Mi popula
tion In IHO. and efforts will b* mad*
to get the other uncounted nation*
to bar* a c*n«u* taken. Even If
tb«y sbould all undertake a ccniui
th* correctnea* would b« >uM*ct to
doubt by ctatiatlclan*.
Xt require* fitch nn organisation
• n I h'gh decreeof tmetenejrand (kill
to count • nation as none of the
countries named pM*e**«*. They
are all Indifferent to accuracy in)
Incapable of attaining It. an<l in *<"
rtptln« their B«ur»< allovance* will
hay» to be made far the Oriental Im
agination Tbelr Ocuret. however,
mill farm tome tort of baaia tor rail
mat*». anil when only a amall area
of the (lob« remain* uncounted, a
close approximation can be made to
In* world population.
Thin wettber in no lon**r be men
tioned In polite (ocletjr.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
A Father and Three Sons Have
Strangely Disappeared.
■HnUflH. Ind.. May 11.—The dl»
--appearanc* of a whole family— fath
er and three adult ion*—living In the
vicinity of Kyana, ha* rauaed In
ten** MBrarlaa Garrett Hue hkath.
•r., and Oarrett, jr. with Henry and
Joaeph lived there for many year*.
They were quiet German* noted for
their love of borne, Indualry and fru
gality. Th* *enlor waa ft penaloner
and waa never known to upend the
money drawn from the government.
Th* boy* were tndudriou* and econ
omical, and It I* auppoaed that they
accumulated considerable money,
which they concealed about the
houK*. In addition, th* father In
herited tr/KX) from the parent e«tat*
In Germany. There HI beginning to
b« a *trong *u>plclon of foul play.
RAILWAY NOTES.
W. H. M<Tm»l will «ueer*il Ram).
Thoma* ■■ president of tha Jlonon
rout*.
• • •
The California l»Kl»!atur« haa r»
contly ptivl a law which iiTmlln
any railroad to sell Ita property ani
franchla* to my othrr road provid
in« that thr»*-quartorii of th« atock
holderi of each road conarnt.
• • •
Th« awprrme court of th« l fn;i».l
fUat**, In a MM brought »■>• tiM Am
erican H^frin#r.i l i Car company,
■falr.xt tti- treasurer of Ami I
..'mi,uiv. Col., haa •!.*i'iili i.l thai Ih*
Colorado lawi I. \ viivk lux?* Ml re.
fllK.-1.-lI.T rlivlll Ihe rill If In valid.
milHittiii.ui.lini: they in-- iiiK-iK.-.l In
ini«-r-»i.ii> commerce.
• • •
Th* (Mink lino* have derided to
rharge on* fare pin* 11 t.<r round
trip tlehet* to tin- National l:''"p '
tlnnal nir-.-iiMB IS l>e hill at l.ii« An
gel** July II to II
•<• t •
The : ii.' i r« will open it* new
line in Mm Kram'leou about July t.
.iii.l It I* txpacted that it In'» tl Illi
Pacific deamahlp Km will >••• run In
. '.•nniM'lliin.
« • •
The Ivl are Larkawana A Wed.
m railroad •Utlon lf«lltl mum
h<Tfl«flrl fill > ■ UM American
Murrly company (or bondanten, pa]N
Inc 13 53 l'.-r }|000
• • •
The Canadian I'arinc rallrnad la j
lUiu tnK on havln*. It* new Hut make
an average • !•■■■•.l of M milra per
hour HIM tilt continent.
• • •
Th. ri-uit.i r« will not run It* Cali
fornia limited after May SI.
• • •
The fa»t mall 111 the Hurling
ton railroad recently maile the run
between Chirac i!- I Ml*ata*lppl. a
dlatanc* of jot mite*. In in mlnutt*.
AMUSEMENTS.
'•McFaddon'* How of Flat*" <!..».«
a three night*' engagement at Ih* j
■Seattle theater tonight, Th* per
formance la on the vaudeville order
mi.i lllu*lral<■• th* ■.'••lira of 11-'«an'a
alley.
.. < • * • •
Manager Hu>-«-ll ha* ■ good attrae
lion In the lt»y* I "A Hat Old
Tim*" at th* r;>'rt .vriiue th.--ilr-r
on* week. Cruw4>d loaaM will un
doubtedly b» the nrd*r of th* week
• • •
Roland Reed will b* at the ««lll«
theater I'ri lay n!»hi. Katurday mat
in** mi.l Raturday night. Th« flrat
two performance* Mil be The
Wrong Ml Wright, followed »»lur
flay ni«h( with "III* rather • Hoy."
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Seattle and VI«-inH>r —
»n I We<ln**day occasional rain;
• m;h to w**t «tn la
Th* area of filth pr»*nur* noted
rederday ha* move I far (> th»
»ou(hraa(. while a low area has • i>
pr»r» i ever |irttl«h Columbia which
u> produced »outb*rly wlndi and
rain In the mail region .if \\"««h
ib«t and Oregon. Th» rain amount
ed to one-fourth of an inch at IW
till* and Tacoma, over half an Inch
il Fort Canby. and »*v«n-lenlh* of
an Inch at Neah.
Th« temperature* *■■ niche*! ihl*
morning at Ited Iltuff, U. and loweet
■I Helena, a. IJcht fr.»a( I* r»
ported from Kallapcll, lUkcr Illy.
and Ool** CM.
Inunt Cardenar'* Act.
[•.CItU.V, WU. Ma* It.—Auguat
Smith, a gardener, while inaan'. at*
templed M kill hi* wife with an as.
and afterward tried to rommlt *v!
rid* with the aam» weapon. Mr*.
ftmltb'* ahull >• fracture! and her
recovery I* doubtful, Smith la tin
•>nack>u* from cut* In hi* fare anil
bead, hut It I* thought he will r*
eoT*r.
Standard OHLiim Ohio
OrtTH nr-vn. ln.l . Mar m -it.*
Rtandard OH company ha* changed
It* Ila(rlnutlnaT ot!>ce from Toledo to
Houth ivnl. The object la to gvt
MM of Ohio a* aoon a* poulbl*. Km
ploye* «f the Tuleda oßlr* have al
ready been transferred to In liana
headquarter* A reason advanced
for tne *)andard'a vacation of Ohio
I* the fla-ht Attorney <;en*r*! M--n
--*tt haa mad* on the big corporation.
Woman Killed by Trains
WIIJCmnAHKK. fa. May i« -
Mr* llattlc Waikln*. while watklna:
on the tra<-k of the Delaware. Ij«<».
awana and Weattrn railroad at At
>n tale today. *■■ nirink by a train
and InXantly killed. Mr* Anna M.
Minrhl-r. while picking coal on the
Central rallroa<l of New Jersey, at
South \V|lke*barre. waa run over by
a coal train and killed.
FOREIGN NOTES.
Robertaon tlaulhey, an elocution*
la' described a* a grandaon of th*
poet, ';» been arreated at LJanelly
for fraud.
: • _ ■ ; • ..-1
For tH year*. *lnc* It* foundation,
the Jenalarh* Zeltung of Jena, which
baa ]u*t celebrated It* ann:veraary,
ha* been the property of on* fam
ily.
• • •
Herman Anthony Comdork* have
had photographa of l.ura* Cranach'*
"Adam and Kv"-- and Adrian Van
der Werff* "Dtana and Cailldo"
removed from Stuttgart *hop win
dow a.
*•'*,*..
t>uk» Karl Thendor nf Tla»arla.
th* ullai and brother of the late
Rmpre** of Audrl* and of the «■
Queen at N'aple*. ha* ]u*t celebrated
hi* ailver wedding at the raall* of
Tag* mum.
• • •
Klaua Oroth. the Tlattdeut»rh pnet
whnae v»r«'i encouraged Krlti lieu
ter to write In hi* native dialect, re
cently celebrated hla Mth Mrthday.
It In twenty-five year* »lnc* tteuter
died.
.•' • i •
A gold crna* nf hnnnr ha* been
given to a Ilertln rook, Johanna
Murk, by the Krnpn M Augti^la for
'-'■ year*' faithful wnrtOt In one fam
ily. Hhe wm paaaed on from mother
to daughter.
• • •
Han* nichter ha* derided la atay
In Vienna, hi* nalarlei having been
rained «'• that he will receive 17.000
florin* <£Koo| a year. He ha* leave
to attend to the engagement* he ha*
made for thl* year In Knglani.
• • •
Helnrlch Klepert. the Rrent auth
ority I'll the fogfapl nf antlaulty,
I* dead at the a*re of *l ypnm. He
Ml profnnor nt the ITnlvemlty of
Iterlln. Hla "Atla* if ll< ll.i«" «:.n
to appear In parti In I mo. ilia grant
ed work I* hi* map rif Aala Minor.
Hl* greated work la hla map of Aala
Minor He nl»o puMlnhed a »cn
eral atla* of the world, which rank*
aa the t»*t modern (Sermon alia*.
• • •
Contrary to the general MM Ox
to* I ha* more, ia|liaatHllll Mll '»n the
Kngimh bench than Cambridge. Of
th* fnrty Judge* of th* High Court"
of ,7udlce, fourteen are grnduntMi of
Oxford, nine nf Cambridge, four of
Trinity Colleen, Dublin, five of I,nn
don, three of Boot' ii unlveralll" I*, nnd
nix are not college men. 80 any* the
Saturday llevl*w.
ARE DIVIDED
OVER ALGER
Sons of the American Revolu
tion Are Workod Up.
NW\V >.-lily. May 18-Thrr* li
likniy to b* a llvclj ill«.-u»«l.tn at Hi*'
(iii'i-iltiK qf th« Rmplr* Hint* nu-lcty
of th* Nona of th* Aim iii mi Itcvu
lull.hi. L.i ho ImM on th* :3d Inai.. 01
the ai IK nf the •ueltty'* .l.i.n.u<-«
in patTClt lan »«k. whlrh tuivc
horn h*rallrit HI all hit ■; »■ mi. nl nf
Hi-rr.'huy v\li«r. or an altirmatlun of
! the iii.t.irai'iiii til of th* iin-(,-i.ii\ liy
Ut>n«. .Mm nil. |i.-rl.-r .ml Kins,
thrr* jcivi'ii. Th* ' "ii*' 11 hi ii ruUa
ami practice* of lh* nrKanliatlun re
■ julir tti<-:nltfip. ax Much. !■' pai'hi^w
iKilllli-a. a* th* rti(*mbr rphtp In. lul- ■
l(r|iiitiiii'«n« and LM'iin<rrnti ami nl
«■- m*n of other political i ' •• !h I
'it « It Incluitta air r.ntiic im i• •■
«ol| aa North*rn*ra. far nhlrh r>n
ann thy Ctvll War i. prartli-ally Ik-
HIM by th* vraanlaallun, whlrh, aa
* m»mli>tr put It, prartlrally "ll\ca
In th* pad." ninlm In th« t«ii»
lii»". r> of th* nation. Th... | «• i •>!
roaiuin*. It I* lirl.t by a (untlnß' tnt
of lha Nl ■>'■•• »houl<>
hav>t r*atraln«<] th* J.i.-k ■!■•■ to th*
national ronv*ntlon of the r«ani-
Milan a.t Detroit from <1«lna any
thlnr or a|i|»niiMH In any Until that
(tilth! >•«• t*k*n >■ giving Hi. ir .up
port to on* aid* of • contruvrriy m
arntlallr political.
Hut besides iVw general reason*
j th*r* tr* »!•••• if anil delicate <m- •
which. th* urn* contingent aver, I
ah.ml 1 hay* kept th.- New York •!• i
egales from applauding n.«- Kcnemu*
l'ial» • -.-.irlrl <len .Mr--r by Ma) I
iVn M(trl!(. rii-n. Jin«|'h Wheelrr
and Ora. Horatio King. These rca-
MM art two. The flrtl .ml more
Important I* that Ma) dm. Nelson
A. Miir«, being a member at th* Km
plr* HUI.. ■ k :nr. tit* con*ptcuou*
tribute to it»n Al*;*r I* In lif.ilv a
•lap by Ihfßi at a fella* member.
Th» second I* that th* president of
th.- .Sew Tdrk MM <■<■> II •<>•• rl II
RcMM»v«lt. was chairman laal sum.
m»r of IB* eltlsena* commute* or*
laniard for th* alt and pralerllon
of ih» soldiers upon »''••*■ return
from th« West Inlit* th* cries arose
thai thay bail keee "it rft 1 »i.l
Improperly eared for. That commit
tea, which liwiud** other member*
of th» aocl*ly. memoratlsed Pr**l
dent M. Kln>> asklag far an Invrs
tlcatlon of th* nnnluirgr depart
ment of th* army, ami It waa Mr
1 llnosevelt and th* society that <l*n
l;ag*n abusri with aaperlly.
TO FLOOD THE CANAL
Chicago Anxious to Do So
Before Congress Meets.
CIIKUCJO. May !« Tl. drainage
canal trail**.*, who lino been wor
ried for »»wrat year* o**r th* ■!«'•
tloa of Federal permission, are re
lieved In f#*lltiir»
"W* mutt bend every energy In
compute th* channel rwf->r» Ivcem
b»r 4." mil rrenlirnt tloldrnweck
today. '■»• want to hay* Ih* water
Oowlnc before mnticn m«*t». •>
that when to* action of th* **cr»
, lary of war (Rail com* M for ap
proval. «i will be ready to *how
that no dsmagej « V.I , ba»* been
don*."
Il»f ,r» th* water may b* turned on
Qnv Tanner moat civ* hi* approval.
ll* la to »w mverard by the commrt
alon to b- appointed In a few dayt
to determine If Ib* channel ha« ta**n
conatruct*4 In avtortianc* with th*
law. Hhouit th* commliurinn tnaUt
upon Ih* completion of l>r.1«»-« •>•
far* It mi#ht tl* up th* work in If-ir.-
Itely.
GOOD CROPS ABROAD
Foreign Statistics Show a
Good Condition.
WAHinN'OTrW. '• C. Way i« - ]
The f ir»l«n crop •!•' •• a «hl<-h
aupplemrnt Ib* recent «raln rr|>orl
-of th* department of agriculture
*hnw thai th* winter «i <ln remit
tlona almnat everywhere In Kurnp*
ar* favorable. tluHlan r»port« com
plain of Inaufflelent grain, but the
general condition I* repre*ent*<! aa
aatltfactory. Uttle If any harm ap
pear* to hay been done by It ex- ]
ver* cold weather In Xarrh In th' j
■marl rnuntrlee, and r*rmrl* of in*
eprtng cultivation and •rvdlna' ar*
favorable. Considerably i.■•< than a
normal crop. aj>pro*lmat»ly thre»
fnurtha. It Indicated In India aa a
whole. Roumanla reporta the rrnp
for MM Wheat. M 4VI >'\ ii.h-:« I
rye. l.Mi »90. mall', H.noo.nno. Thli
I* a large gain over I»»T
Auitrla'a lt*l wheat crop l« report
r.| ica «4.n'' buahfla. Italy* crop
of wheat for KM I* nrnrlally put at
1U.271.0M buahela. In Ihe Argentine
Ilepublle th* area under wheat for
|a»«-t. from which the crop m re- I
cently gathered, haa bern offlrlittly
jeatlmated at 1.1M.0n0 arree, and the
aargregat* product la eatlmat* at TO..
OOO.oiA The I'nlted fllatea mlnlater
at BWM Ayr** repnrta that th*
quality of th* wheat Top la fairly
good and th** yield extraordinary.
The malae crop, now gathering. la.
like wheat, a good one. In the t'nll
eil Kingdom the Increa** In Ihe rrnp
of wheat over that of I«>7 wa* Rpno,.
AftO l.inh-l«. a percentage nf !n. r. ■••
nearly thr»>- tlmea a( great In pre
-liii Hon aa In area,
THE " FIGHT SETTLED
Expelled Firm Re-Enters Live
i Stock Exchange.
i KANSAS* CITY. Mo., May t«.—Th*
Inng aiandlng trouble between the
Kaniiil City l.lvn Mock rtrhnnw
nil tho ' "iiwti!""! .ii r ;ii of (lr.'«r,
Mill* A Co., '•' Chicago, Hi. l.niin
i and Kanaat City, haa been fettled by
1 agreement.
i ! Tho »i|.cll>"l firm la to he r»at"ri"l
Id mcTlllii I>lll|i without |>iiymrnt nf
the 11000 fin* mil'- ""■• Ihi -n it. kM
both partlea tO th* aaT»«m*lH are Ii
withdraw all rhargea which hnve
i been iiiihlp. Tall iri'la a mntt hitter
iiml ...tiv fight.
Two year* «K'i (lrwr, Mllln A Co.
v.. i" nrniif.l of vlolattnn on* of Hi"
ml' of Hi" »X' hnn«co ami Itntd HUM
Th<y rthiirt to pay It and wore €•«
illicit. They retaliated by bringing
I null under Hi" antl-truit law for the
ilutlsn of the l.lvi- Btoi i. n
ihiiiici', and rnrryln«r It to the »u
--[irem* oourt.
•rin- linlaton Invnlvi-'I tba leicullly
■>f .-VI ly i OfMM '' UU '»' h.'ii«« In lUr ,
THE SEATTLE STAB.
| vIM .IU I '
Minn * Co. Hal « rioirn other m
iempll «ii.' it: !■!.• I. v lh» ixiirlliMt
nun ia iitinK dam ttaa l»w upon ih*
i v. h.uiKf. lull Ihi'V Mil f.illr.l. In I'll'
hi- intltm It wftß ImyrotlPtl by lh<
cxrtmnKw mi.l criulil do IMIli" IlllKl
ripnn. Tho ■vlllrmrnl I .»t>.| tf 1 tli Old
fili-n.tl) n-l.iH.iiipt
THE NEW NAVAL
SERVICE BLOUSE
The Change Would Cost the
Officers $134,000.
WAfUII.VOTDN, I>. «*.. May I*\—
Hiiinn linn-. anil It wan pfppOMd la
allrr th«* Mfvtca bloum* t>f nnval iiffl
<••!•* tn in . i t li- i. .(ii!i i tit. ill * nf the
tropical rlltnnte* In which thrre v, 111
bo 'mii h i. ,i «-t \ i. -• / in!- tn It;.' i %
t'-ii-i >n of .',it.- i:. *ii hitfipntii in iii.
Went TadlW an.l lhi> I'mHW'. ami a
i" .»i i of .pfii..-:» ), !■ ti^ru oanaklar*
Ins Hi" 'I"' ■' -■" Th« pri-**nt lilouae
him a With collar, «m. ii fmiciia
IlKhtly Bi.nir.il Mi.- in . k To give lh<>
t.i ..i>. a military api>raram'« It ha(
tn I." v.'in I.r:i..in 1 Noli* ■■'. lit"
button! i ri-i a |( li now pr»l>"""l '■>
Hi- b<Mrd to *ul»tltut« It Itlla in-ill.
clone nitii it KJim. m a dotlbl*
bf*Mt«d lark t'oat. lii.tr.tntr |QO»I>
oi^thc b>xlr. The cellar la of tht.
m-ii .!.>» ii variety anil mmi nf th«
■ hlil miii ' A duubl* row of
!••.••• buttons ornament th« front.
II la plinllar In the a«>rvlr» rust worn
by unVvm »f Ihe lirtilnh n«vy.
<" n>i I, i il.l. iipjHiaillun In the pro.
|M. f I . h idi-, ha* ilcVrloprd. A great
many oOoari "*; that (ii-y WIMI
afford !>• » i now hluuap>, nrvf-rnl nf
wlilth «r» re^ulr^il. Kv*ry olTierr on
*• i duty ha* t<> Ii w- I*9 while durk
bluuwra of lh« avrvtr* paltrrn f«r
aumincr wear, and thrno muld not
■><• ii«,l If Ihe Hrliuh unifurm were
>il.i|ilr.| Dlhora rontrnd Iliat Ihe
■ .mi i* unmllllary and la vrry ntu< h
like lh«»* morn by tho i*!ly offlccr*.
•ho ar» enlliitwl men. It haa bfrn
calculated that It will ro*f the ..m
f-era nf Ih* navy IIH,»» t<* make Ih*
than** If It ehuuld Ix >r |,-i, I.
Hand Sawed in Two.
Clfli.S-irr. W««h,. May It—Matt
IVklund. •'•..'ii '-> years nf age. who
hat bern employed at ' mbrrt' saw
mill f»r e«me time, yesterday afUr
noon had hi* right hand cut nearly
In two by th* edging saw. frank
Chambrrs tied a rlnth tightly around
Ih* wri»i, which prevented the man
'!■ mii v ■<• l;nif i> •!«■«! h. art I t>r<MiKht
him to thta .Ity. arriving about i
o'clock. It Pomeroy dre»»d til*
ugly wound, and think* there la a
bar* possibility thai th* band may
ba saved. -'.
Sugar Beet Grower*.
r'BKI.V, 11l . May WAI ape
clal |4««rr(.T trata arrival here this
morning from Nebraska l«ad*d with
1.-'. r«ini:ira tram the vicinity of
Hasting* and »emont." who ar»
brought here by th* lltlß • "■•Bur
Ileflnlng company of th.a • ti»
They art- expert nunr beet work
<-i * an<i :h. > v. I:I work an.l leat-h th*
farmers In th • vicinity how U
rala* th*m «u'-i-rofiilly. Th. !•"<
--pi* ar* mostly Uermaas anl Ilue
•lam ■■ » • ■. j
Ttt« f ue»r Rrflnlna company ha*
I*oo •■■tr« of Uii ! for th* cultivation
;of lUfir
A Caterpillar Hunt.
MONTItKAU May U~A cater
pillar pest has been creating great
havue In Ihe rtrh *pt>!« orchard* In
{the vu-lnlty of Ml. llltaJr*. M miles
from Montreal. Th* farmers deter
mined t> organit* for the extermin
ation «f In* caterpillar*.
Th ■ morning, after a mm In the
parish churrh. a proceaainn of the
pariah print and choir b«y*, fol
lowed by over IM parlahloner*. went
through the irfmi-i region nfTrrlne;
fervent prayer* at they went and in
voking divine aaststanc* In their
work of eitermtnatlon. They then
procM-ded to spray the tree*. Fif
teen yrar* >«;■• many orchard* In thla
[section wcr* ruined by a similar
■ Pett.
Work on Colfai Depot.
COUTAX. wi.»! May t«.—Work
on the new passenger depot of th*
O. 11. * N. la pr (r«>alnc rapidly. It
la rumored thai the new freight de
pot will be f-rfrirl just east of th*
paatv-nger depot on the ground now
[occupied by W, II Martin's war*-
I house and mill and that Mr. Martin
haa been ordered to vacate the place
••i that work m begin aa soon a*
the i !•« riE-r deput It completed.
Itiunor ..:• ■■> has It that the at.H-k
yardu are to b« removed to the south
ml nf Colfai In Hi.-d'» addition, but
jthl* cannot l»* aßlrmeil and It Is not
j generally relieved lo be true.
IS AFTER COMMISSION
Secretary Hitchcock Wants
an Explanation.
vnAimxitarroN, n. r.. May 11—
Berrrtary of III" Interl'ir Illtrheork
la nut altogethT !■!• i"l with the
Dftwtt . oromtaa Ha f.ill* to un
!d*ri>tand why th» rommlaiilon should
bt nt work now all lUnfl land In MM
| and in i up inry In the I'i.i-k nation
with «ii.,ni no Treaty haa |..-.-n rail-
IV'I while nothing at all I* being
| don* In th" t'hnrtnw and < '111, k.i«:i«
natloaa. In these two nntlnna alone
are 12,M*V*>0 acre* of fine, I.in In ami
! treat, lietworn the Tn<ll/inti 'in.l Ihe
ilMlon Inn.- 1..-, ratlfitd by the
Fedtral nulhorltl"*.
RapOrtg have ■ im from «'hlrka
■iw and Choc taw nation* nnd In
quiry hn» 1.. • i. "i i I. l.v the Interior
department on wlmt reammlng tlie
commltalon juatiri'-a It* action.
Red Tie Enrages a Cow.
TOW TOTOC, May !«.— A i. 1 ri' i I.
tic worn by Napoleon 11. Him, of
Illoomnrlil, an rnrujfil n Vloiom cow
that Hi.' Ix-nut 1 m-klfl him mi I nl-
Dlnll Ii him • I him In death. Ailnma
i' i-i illKXlnx ""I In Thomaa »!n.-i
h'-n tlii' .intiii.il attacked him and
loaned him on hrr "'""" Tii row
then i" in to trnniple upon him.
Adama wnuM probably bara been
trnm)ili"l to <lrat)i hut fur the time
ly arrival of Hupt. of i■• n. •■ i Illbi ii.
Tiniiniin North i"i I'Vpcl Donar, Jr.,
Tha Hint ii" «'iii to hi« aid with
plumb*'! 1 loola and ■ fanea rail nnd
aiirrpeilcd In b*#tlni the row off. Ha
m.ik pl< kl I UP In .1 aeml-ronarloua
«lnlo and conveyed to In" home In
I.lniien ii> ■ -nil. , where he rrrolved
tneillral .hi. ml.un ■•. lie in iv 'ii".
■■ 1 ■ o .. —
Hum Dm < .... HIM ami I'lhr,
I ri«icrll>tt«n a>aat*llMh t l.uue ftha ■
WALLA WALLA
IS GROWING
Now Settlers Arriving In the
Valley Daily.
M,l. V M AM,A Walh., May l«.
wiihin Ih.- laal llu. month! a
■ Irmly ' iWlh liaa Inrrpaaril 'Ik
population at th* • Hy la » marked
'i'K'.'f. Ihrrv Imlmk not a ninr > tin*
•Irabln li.mn" at prtirnl fur niil. At
Hi.- ■".inn- Hun- many new r*ald*ncoi
il li- In rmilni- Of .Cm II. HI. nil Of
tvhlih <•'■ el I Rood, aubatanllal or
dar.
Kuril day lnlri«» In from two to
half a (Mi I-. .|.li'. mint «f whom
ni" from III* Ontral Hlat«», and
hay* Hi.- »i'|x-ar»ni r of ,i thrlfly nnd
• 111. iin IKIH,; i-I.im Hln.■>• 'I. liiuril
icratlon I U-.i Ima been mrl'ai.-.l tiy
ih>- i ..Hi...«.1k th* t'.iiriinrrlral i lull
v.'l cltlirii* In K'nrral have mad* no
• lr.ni|..ii» rffort* to ■•Iv«riia« the
valley with a view of eni-ouraainit
■«ttlrr* to locate h*re for the plinplt*
r«a>on that no land I* ..rr. i. I fur
•a «i I i .i <■ ■ i* In thla Mellon ar*
mlvt-rac to the ld»a «t <llvrr»lftfd
fanning, finwer* <>r land, from 100
(■> 40000 j.■(«•», unrin'iiiiilii'ii i by in
•I. I lii-»». Mr r**olu(« In uphold
me Hi* policy of tonductlnv farm*
Ml a targe Male, and M lons an rtr
.ullialalH permit that ixillry will
Im unremlttlnily malntalnrd. Kmall
farma romprl*« a *mall prrrpntacr
of lan 1 ori-rahl|i In Ihla vallry.
Walla Walla ha* wondrrfulty ad
tinaaii In th« U»i yrar, ll* bank
rlrarlnc* hat In* *hnwn a rniurk
abi* it.. in»r. It* anlldlty a flnamlal
rolatltin la inn. h Kt'.il.r and the
, hi*h rtaaa of th* faw nrwromer* I*
'■traiu* of |ta pr«(>eroua ron
dltlim. ... itm.nrio haa t»«-«-n ■•••
!•• nl<- I In varlou* Ind— > n< w
faclor1«( and inatitutlnn*.
• Trust Wire Mill.
Jot.trrr, 111. Mar i«.-tih- J..li*t
Wire company, a corporation recent
ly organised ,■••■'■ wire trust,
darted Ita mil! near this city today.
The machines u»*d w*r* recently de.
signed by C I*. Itoblnaon, it Ulr
.'am. Ala., and th* plant, when
completed, will be on* of th* largest
outalde th* trutt. Ii will glv* em
ployment to between WO and *•• men.
Mr. Robinson, th* organiser of th*
new concern, la an etperlenred mill
man. and waa for a number of year*
with th» Conaoltdated Ht*rl * Wire
• i.any
WOMEN AS EDITORS
They Will Run a Newspaper
in Missouri.
MATITm-T1.!.1C. Vs.. May 1« —Mr*
r*rank ilrimn ant her daughter, Mi««
I'eari •. mn. bay* returned from
Kanaai City, wher* they inrrhawd
material to b* -in th* publica
tion of "trimna dally Itevlew. which
• u»|.-n 1 r«««ntly when frank
Orlflln. ita editor, tta* ahot down In
th* *lr**t. Th* two women propoa*
to Imu* th* paper with the aid of a
Bf<MMM They understand *v*ry
branch of th* printer* art anil will
*■«•! out th* paper every day. The
paper wa* in each bad ahap* finan
cially that the pr**a and much other
of ib* paper'a mechanical outnt had
!.«-»n (tiled on a mortgage. Th* Brat
l*«u* of th* lt*vl»w under th* new
elm- will be put out on May I*
Th* work ha* been divided, th*
mother to look after the butlneea
•nd of the »ni-rrrla»>. while the good
lonklng daughter *ett the tjrp* and
maket up the forma
WORKEDHISWAYHOME
When His Time Expired He
Was Denied Transportation
HI \v At.HA NT. In I. Mar !«-n
Bit*, of il-.Ti'l.twn. a Ul" . rt-oral
af th* t'nltfd H4at*a aVn m**nth In
fantry, who I* ni* at Han Kranrl*
. >>. mtk*a *om* unuaual * harpr** In
a l*tt*r lo hi* falh*r 11.. waa In Ih*
Hantlaro rampaittn anl aft** iriurn
'n« to th* ataira waa **nt to th*
h.apltal at th* Columlma ". »>ar
rack! H* had hard!) I from
hla Ulnraa and had hut thrr* m.ntha
'V* of hi* *nltalm^nl wh*n Ih*
r*a"lm*nl wa* ord*r*d la Manila.
Corporal Rill* aak*d permlaalon to
remain, aa hi* Urn* «a« almost up.
This wa* refused and he arrived at
Manila Jual b*fnr* hi* time expired.
i in the date of th* expiration he aa>a
he aak* 1 for hi* harm- and trans
portation .m* The commanding
n, to rt »Bllat, and
M hla fallur* t ■ \ • r ■■ 'Ma 1 him
lran*|..'.rtatlon horn* and h.- had tn
work hla way "n a tfaJMeori whl. h
haa r*o*nlly arrival at Han Franrla-
A Mean Trick.
HT l/il'l*. Mo. May 11—Peter
Rnlltni haa a butcher thop at I.VII
Itlddle street, lie kwi« his deliv
ery wognn at a stable near liv At
mi...in I o'clock yeatenliiy morning
three young men went to th.' priv
nt» watchman on the I><■ .i and bur
rowed hi* lantern to grt "ill the »i
--gon, saying they were going fl»h-
Ing.
Th.- watchman watched them hitch
up th. h..r«c and after they had re
turned hla lantern to him, drove
anay. Th. police have been aaki-d
to help recover the iMfBI and wagon.
THE TOBACCO TRUST
Drummond Fores to Be Moved
to Liggett & Myers' Plant.
HT. l.or!S, Mo., May it.— The of
fire force of the. late I •! 11nmi' >n 1 To
hnrco company do not ■" ■ in to know
whore they are "at" or rather where
they ;ir>- irnlnK to be At. It wan re
ported that the ofTlcea of the Drum
-111 •1 n ! and l.lKffl'!' fit Myera bi iii' hat
of (he Continental Tobncco trait
»■• >■■■ I" lit* conaolldated. Hip Drum
mond .<!' ii fii K<>lnir In (h<- I.linen A
Myem hrnnrh nt TOW9t Qrora and
KollOm livrllllr-.
At 111- I.IKK'H * MyrrK "fTlri-n It
,v i- utatpil tli:if thin wan true. It
Mil* not known lint* whether th^
ninaolltlallon -a him re-milt In the illa
.!i up' nf any of lIM "lI men of
either fora but It wna hi.i:. i Mi. i.
waft •••• room enough for both for»
i-r».
At tin' l>Hiiiiiil"iil OfflCN at the
corner ol Fourth and Sprue* •trrc-tn,
It waa Hid nolhlnff wait known
there about »i.v removal or ffOMolb
i, ,1, Kvrryt/iidy mag arorklna "»
, u«u»l and bo |irt|>«ratlona went Ijp
. liik in.i i' to remove.
' It lit HIPP ■"' I '•'•'' "'" ' """''I I
Hi.n will ti Mill In deureaaliiK thsj
oftlrn form.
SUICIDED IN
: THE STREET
1
- ————
i A Beautiful Female Lobbyist
| Grow Despondent.
TIUCNTON, M J.. May 16.—He
raima the man with whom •*> »»"
• In love hail apparently fornotlen h«-r
I lUise Itudnlph today awn Mown] h
I duns ■I .'.II it..li. aold and laudanum
I with fatal ■rrr.-i.
a t»m years aco Minn it» lolph w«s
' iin» of the moat beautiful > ■■1.,. wo.
' m<-n In TTeiilon. Hhe tleaima a «ur
• '.-.fill lolil.yUt, and h«T Influtrirr
• with Hi. liwrntkrii Inrrraavd unit!
f nil* rapltulated to one of Ihrm, who i
• ■•■ .il.iit.iir-.I her In luiurluus qgnr
' ters In rhlladrlphia.
' A few daya no Mian rtudotph re-
I turned to Trenton to rWI friends
• Mli» waa to have returned home- thla
■ afternoon, and hpitlbl money from
' Philadelphia in the moralna mall.
1 Hut a failed tn arrive and Mm on
' ■.•fully attempted to "'l'l'!«'
I »le herself In her room.
I A few lioura later ''■•■ went to a
' iruii store, and. purrhaslnic ten
rent*' worth of rarbolle acid and
laudanumft walk") outside «nil took
th« 4)aM Hhe '11. ■! ■< the Merrer
■ h»»|ilt.il At the lime of her death
I ah« wore diamonda to the value of
' arveral thouaand dollar*.
i Th.- afternoon mall brought the
rin.iiry that would have aav. • tha
woman'a !ir»-
Window Class Trust.
MI-N.MI. lr,l. Mar >«-—The
• ini.iiiriit li now positively made
that the mammoth window «la»a
rombtn* will aoon b# completed, end
. that the- American clan company
will on 'May SO succeed the American
Window lilaaa association. It will
be ra|-ltalUr.l at IM.OUO.OiM. and will
1 control. It It claimed, more than
»0 per cent, of the window iclaaa pro- ,
duction.
Ho Railroad Trust.
! IMI/nMOUK. Md . May H.—Local
. railroad ofnclala and financier* put
no credence in the itorr »ent out
from « >!»vrlanil trtvlnr what pur-
I rtt to b« th* detail! of a >>!«• rail
i mad i..i.i which It to Includ* all the
lln*> tMtWf«n BMIMI and Chlcairo.
I'reM.lent John K. OmMi "' the
lUltlmorc * ohm railroad ."mi.any
when aafcrd in reference to th» mat
it »ald "I never beard -of th.
•rhrrne befaro."
! Trains Chained to Tracks
1 ntntfKlß. O. T. May -Two
I fr*l«ht train* ami a p*Mrnic*r train
on Ih* AT A H. K. road vr*n
i mopped by flherlß »wblnrk and an
arm*d fare* of d*putl*t. at Norman
i today and rhaln»-1 to th» track. The
' enctaea wer* locked and chained and
trajlte la atopped.
All thla property waa l»rl«-d on to
i collect *:<•" lan** owed by the rail
way company tor l«tt. The company
tendered the county treaaurrr all the
' ia*<-a l«aa a mill levy for •rhoola,
I which waa In dlipute. and which the
company now haa a ault In court m
lolnlna' collection.
Chit's Body Found.
| nVANSVILLK. ir.i Mar I*--<A
\ ertat d*al of excitement i-ra-ratiU
her* thla mornlnc over the fin linn
ot • part of the body of a four-year
old air! floating In the- Ohio river a
few tnltea below Kranivttle. The
' head had been aevered from the
body of the little one and the llml.a
were mla»ln«r The child »a> white.
1 and. while It had but little thine
on when the body waa found, every
thin* pointed to the irtrl having been
born of parente who were In com
fortable clrrumatan* > *
Palmer, to la at Nowport
NB«T' iRT. l« I. May It —Hum
mer realdenta will be pleaavd to h t -ar
that Mr and Mra Totter I'.-Unvr
*\n to !•• al Newport .luring- th.
• nmmer They are In occupy the
William Waldorf Aator villa, r
lieu. In llellevue avenue Thl« n»»<
reached N<»p'rt l.wlay and they are
experteil la) arriM h. r.- c.irly In the
month "f Jim.
Ml*a Julia I>ent <ir»nt. wh.ne en
(aajement haa )uat lie. n xnn.ninrnV
will fummer with the Palmera. mil
there are ItMH that the we<ldlnic
of that youns lady will take BlaM
here.
CRANCEVILLE STAGES
Competing Lines Make Daily
Trips Over the Route.
OItAN'iKVII.I.ia Idaho, M.i 15.
—There «><• now two line* of •mum
makln* Irlpn dully between l*Wli
Inn ami thin place, om- leaving I.ew
laton »l 30 a. m. «n I the MlMff r>-
Ina: out one hour Int. r. l'acaeniters
iret breakfast before Martina-, hut
are ready for a second substantial
hreakfant which awaits them upon
their arrival at Fountain's pirn. at
10 o'clock. Krom 1.. « • ton tn the top
of the hill, a distance of several miles
the roaii la sjmh.l. but '"i 1 ■■ on the hill
I. [i there I* an end of the Dimmer
climate and condition* of the !.<•« In.
ton > :»l!i-v. hliih wind* mil eoploui
ralna i>rrv»ll anil the mill tieitlnii.
There la I covered coach ■• far an
fountain'! pln<<". there Nut are
chanireil iM pannetiKera rr»n«fcrr«><l
la an open wairon. F*rom Fountnln
10 (Irnnnivllle the mini r>inl,.ri> the
roiul ;ilm"»t im|>«miulil», the wheela
frequently dropplna" Into churk holm
to the huh*. Teams are aometlmr*
M exhauatrd on thin part .if the trip
nil to make a walk of levernl miles
iim-i-nnnry on the purl of the mil.
contingent of III" life) pfmarngert.
Now They're Sorry.
Im.VII'IIAN, M.. M.iv l«.-Ju,l«-e
>Btunrt haw refudeil to grunt a divorce
to Bl«a Phillip*, from I*. O, I'hll
llpa, liecauno ilu-lr marring:? was
brmiitht about by an ailvcrtlßcment
In a matrimonial paper. Mrs. l'hll
llpa rame from Arknnftnn,
Thin court will not lend IU pow
er toward d|»»olvlnit a contract that
*«i brought about by a mntrlmonlal
paper," MM Judice Stuart.
Newnome Moore: Why, «ur»! The
yellow Journals lined tl all through
the late war.— - /, v
J. F. ADAMS
; OruuUtad is lbs "'"'"' '"'i
9 H: 01? •icmif Imn between ?
|' Tealer ant latfi«t
AT' PRICE
1i.,i....ii. H*K|»K ll.ililnn will lie »■.) 1
for f.tl* Mfl-h A I*' ■' J' .-.MmiH >
■■■" •" mptfnifHf
i... |.i ii-o I'-i inlluuliOUil
The .Man Itcliiud tin.* (•mi
Sever law a tn-tler tipnortunlty t">
iii.ili.- a otlr In tha r»in!> of Hie
enemy, than ha* tlm poor but provN
■I Dl man on opportunity now to
in.iK.- a all In th* Mii.in-i.il world l>r
Inveillnar a »in.ill lum In >ioi k of th«
Ka»t l«an I'oll Clolil ii ulna com
pany. Today nmi UHMnw i' win
[be %i >>t a tent • »har», or 17.60 per
' IH.U Khar* I*, und after thot the pries
Mill *■■ up. You can't buy » nhare
after tomornw fur led" tli«n « cent,
or 110 ptr 1000. »ll tooted at •<• -
liul.llc. Mutisrrliitlnna received by
mall.
SLATER *. SMITH. Official Broken
in !-.'>•• jireit. i-^«iiu.
Notice of Dissolution.
.
Tha purtnt mhlp hereto/ore exlitlc*
txtwerii i:. A. %VI!»«n ur.d I- 11. Lit
-11. undir the. name of VVllnon & Lit-
It*, la mm day mutually (Ilnaolvcl.
All <i.oia ii»ln« by aaM firm will ix
I ji«l by L* 11. I.HII'-. and nil ac
rnunu .|ii. to aald firm at.- due la
».«: I : '.tie.
K. A. WTUKJK,
j i. 11. I.ITTI.K.
;;'• Hiala it.
May 11. l*»*.
THE WORLD OF LABOR
Echoes From the Busy Mill*
and the Workshops.
I<ondon haa too laundiie*.
l»ndon ha* CII 7 pbyalclana.
Mexico hat aeven Kl»aa factoriea.
: Japan haa thre« ribbon »'«in|
mllla.
Oermany contains M '!•! t hy»l
rlana.
France baa many female boot*
black a.
■crams In Chile coat I cental
each.
America, haa M.OdO cirl trp^wrlt
era.
America, haa 4.000.000 worklnarwo
men.
I'm rt.i Itlco haa 300 coffee planta
tlona.
Concord. N. C . haa »even iplnnlni;
mllla.
The la*t laaue of the laMMMSI dl
rectory Metcha IIS |«.un«1«
Wit- n»lla are made In iiraiil from
from Imported ttelirian wire.
Eiporta of American manufacture
ea are It.ooo.oriO ■.day.
The nahlnir Induitry of Maryland]
Klvea employment to 41,t1t pernona.
At r"«>etteville, N. C . « new «00,
--o*o aplnnlnc mill la under omairu. •
Uon. '
About 4.000.000 bottlra of pickle* are
• onaumrd weekly In She ('tilted
States.
liurhim capttallat* are prtparinir
to build a }L,0O(i.00O mill at Lock
vllle. .V. C
Nearly 19,000 pounda of bread are
dally eaten in the Sultan of Turkey"!
houaehold.
Th.- shipyard at Newjwrt Ntwa.
Va., haa contracta for nearly 310.000
--000 of work.
A (Ilk factory In which only wo
men are employed haa been opened
In a »u*>urb of I/nndon.
In India the native barber »l!l
thave you when adeep. without wak
ing you. M l.rht la hi* touch.
Chlcairo buflneaa men are urtrint?
a ayatem of municipal pawnshop* to
lend money at I per cent.
A I,onl<>n omnibus earns on an a*'
erage 111 per day from |n«f»nit.ra
and trs per day from advertlaera.
The maximum earns on an aver
are til it day from pa«*enrers and
ITS per day from advertlaera.
I The maximum welirht of freight
locomotives la BOW 21MMA pounda.
. against 100,000 pounds It yean ago.
taettera paaa between l.iii* and
Berlin, a distance til mi I lea. In X
minutes. I'neumatlc tubea are used.
It la stated there are an averair*
of 450 men employed to every looa
mllea of railway In th. I'nlted >i»tca.
Bobby— Popay, what's politi
pal economy? "Never to buy any
more votes than you actually need."
evidence
Is the
Argument
of Assurance
Those whom we fitted
out last Spring and
Summer with Business
or Dress Suits are here
again. We're giving
just as big values as
we did last season at
$10.00
$12.50
$15.00
Biggest and Best
Clothiers in the State.
Wholesale and Retail.
J.Redelsbeimer&Co
j First Aye., cor. Columbia St.
