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NOW JEFFRIES' TURN OI 1 I>< OF < H tItI.KSTON (MB DOKS NOT K\( ITK TIIK CHA.M PIOX TEARS HITCH AT LAST MOMENT 2>lnnas;er Delaney Goen Further anil Insists Tlint Slid Will Not Be C'oiiNidered—Southern Bid der Posts Forfeit. NEW YOIJK. March :':•. —In a telegram from Jeffries yesterday morning the big - boilermaker says be thinks the offer o£ ! » the Century club, of Los Angeles, Cal., \ will j>ive the i> \>rs a bigger bunch or money on a 15 per cent basis than the • Charleston club's bid. Th<* champion g on to say that h<- is afraid there would be ; a Blip-up at ihe last moment if the ; Charleston offer was accepted, v there Sras in Cincinnati when be was to have ' <> „. Ruhlin and the gov< rnor stepped ■ in and called a halt. Jeffries does not, j however, reject ih*' offer altogether. Hsj says the Century club Is to bold a meet- ; inn to.Jay. and be wants to • tr !;-• result ! c confab before deciding. mey. Jeffries' manager, is not j aa temperate as the champion in I marks regarding tn<- bid for the contest; .1. i". Joudon, of Charleston, B. j »'. 1 >.-; :!i>.<-y is in Oakland, Cal., and ■ no chance to talk the matter over with • Jeffries or he might be as willing i>> con ■ •!■ the bid as the champion. It Is g ill> believed that the matter will ■ by Jeffries himself, and that I>> : hings diffei ently if Jeffrii a decides to ae< Charleston offer, the following to say, ac « g to a report n eeive l i "1 will not consider t! at olier, as I »- i hat Pitssimmons is the Itoiiom of it. From the way be Is - _.:m' ,:i)(»iu the athletic clubs «>i" San Krancisco and l.<>s Angeles, and ■'in previous experiences th:<t athletic dubs in the section <>f ihe country around Charleston are not ifil that lights cannot b- 1 pulled off there, I am eati&fied that Pltzsimmoius, in liis frantic endeavor to p:<-t out of a with Jeffries, is behind that offer. Anyone wrho knows South Carolina would wsidei sii.il an offer. 1 should not consider it." .loiidon Punts Forfeit. NEW YORK, March 29.— J. S. Joudon, representing Charleston exposition, has posted a certified check for $5,000 as a guarantee of the offer of a purse of B2t>.<wo for the Fitzsimmons-Jeffries fight. Charleston's offer Is of 75 per cent of the gross receipts with $20,000 guaranteed to tnt* lighters as i minimum sum. A formal tender covering the offer was made and consideration of it with the other I>uls ••■<■ a they are opened on April l • vis »ske<] by Mr.■ Joudon and his asso ciates. Tney have conferred with Fitz ■fmmonK, who assured them that he con si.li■:•••.! 11 j<-i i- proposition in connection with the Los Angeles offer. Joudon said .lie was assured there would be no inter tferenee with the fight. His plan is to liave :i daylight contest In a great arena within the exposition grounds on any day between Ma> l and June 1 that may be ■greed upon. TOMMY WHITE IS DYINC lIA\miVV!;i(,HT XXI KiVKS HI.OW THAT VVH.J, MOVE IAT\I.. PHILADELPHIA* March Tommy White, a local bantamweight pugilist, is , sai.l to be at the point of death as the result of a •sparring contest tonight with Tom \larkey, also of this city, at the Knickerbocker Athletic club tonight white was badly beaten by his opponent end in the fifth round Was rendered vi conscious by a blow on his jaw. Alihouffh physicians exerted every ef xort to resuscitate him he was still un- COnsciouß at a late hour. No arrests has© l*een nuide. WALLBLOM'S S^&^*l**m ** We are bet- &■! C^-awaßft^-i-et All the new des'gns ftrlflH t(: rP reP"ed n uar Peis;;"L b-n'w,ti nr w^^^Sr Eo^Er fit c3u cfl nl j3E^T « IlvOiS li* \nrlllo R^ IV10"~ Jl 2S than ever jg&&^. quettes. Axminstsrs, Brussels and Ingrains, In . this cnririo- £P^& quality good enough for the best— in price "1 fl/k spring vJB low enough for all. I Mil/ to s«ppiy \jr ——— _ . ILf \J L your house- •_" Extra Supsr All-wool n r\ n furnishing § W Ingrain Carpets 4u C wants. Our buyers have bought ILJi -— . " ' ' ' 1 larger quantities than ever before, _' , „ TTT ——: —" and consequently were enabled to A I^lß^- 9*™Z $9.95 I secure a lower price. We handle !P^| — " ———- I only the best kinds of goods in %^ ft " T"""; ™ " | -. = • - , tjw^j in —«m- Smyrna Rugs—3ox6o— (t\ I M r - their respective classes. m&m at • ip I .40 | Our prices always have been and always will be |P~ - ~* — Ith? lowest in tin Northwest. "™ /s**-^\ Received a me lowest in tin wortnwest. /wS«)Sh Saturday a FIOOI **** carload of 44122! sweH°"front!'hand- j_ ™ _-— T^^vVjS^ll Hall & Son> ypHHHP 44x22, swell front, hand- _ „- V'C (Rf wC/fl £. hlCago:., fif^fl somely carved. polish ] liSrfW 7 eJ' S-, J17.5Q U lu^aSL II W B^^tt Adams & Westlake, Miller. Hal! & Son. Art pß*^£wpg~R» « I I 1, Bp^a ' Bedstead Co., and Simmonds Manufacturing Co. jtt*J*^r x^ \^jdgß ' ■ I I "ft lines—the cream of the Iron and Brass Bed man «sg^=J^»^^--®jß[ B !ft • '■■ B^'-'fl-^ ulacturers. You have twice as many patterns' to V(P''-- s*r<l-- »r 5 i^§ » g'&i r ' select from in our stocks as • can be found ■ else-" gj^Hm^lA B^S ' where. Prices lower than others, as we only buy Quarter-sawed Oak fMgH| W^\ _ in carload lots. Solid Oak Round Exten ?p n24x24- e~ I l| \ 1 S°Hd °ak R°Und Exten *' HCSmIIP hour cathedral Fiv«-drawbi Chif- (ft* Morris Chair.... $4.95 r! E Genuine Taylor Barometer and fePsTT*'"l6* ■ I 3-fold Scnens. filled with silkoline 85c Thermometer, made by th* inMrvSr H firm that makes the I Aft D^^^ 1 « Child's High Chair 95 C o^SSk- U. S. instruments.... |Hb gpSS^ I &! Colonial Rockers «X-J .25 wT^B Th 'h « C i- =r. mmtii "* !•' 3 ,i/i--. n- jd . 'V^rV ■■","■* A Two-burner Gasoline Stove— M&rn 11 4 White Ewer and Pasin. best R. K. goods.. 68 H^|'-'' to open the sea- (hn OC r^^Nf a 100 piece Semi-Porcelain Dinner Set, four m «1.": ; 50n.....-......'... ih/ OU: I H different decorations SG f>?» 1 j- •>!••. j t-. ■*-> «« . v ■ *'* 3 , r- 11 „D . 4 D , »«!!• ■ ' *&£&*. ■■ - ■- . Ladies .Skirt and Dress Box (full size), covered in I Large Full-roll Rattan Rocker .52.05 lI2J art denims and nicely lined: can be A A (JP ■ 3 Square Western Washer $2 19 used for couch: regular $8.00 .... U)^T.OD WALLBLOM FURNITURE and CARPET CO. 398 TO JACKSON STREET. ZIECLER FICHTS A DRAW liVKX FIGHTIXt; SHOWN IX SIV KOI'XU (OM'EST WITH <OXXOI.LV CHICAGO, March 29..—The six-round fig-ht held tonight at tile Chicago Athletic club between Eddie Connolly and Owen Zeigler ended in a draw. The lighting was even throughout the contest. Bl X.\ HI) (OIMItiMV.V WITS. Thirty-First Tourney of St. Paul Chess anil YVliiM < tub <'oiicliit!i*«l. Bwn and Countryman won the cham pionship badge at the conclusion of the thirty-first duplicate whist tourney, of the St. Paul Cii-ess and "Whist club, the first game in which was played last night. Second prize went to Sanders and Pat terson, and Deuei and Lawton took the ; third place. S| erry and Armstrong made I high score in last night's game. The thirty-second tourney will commence next Saturday. Summary of last night's game: | N & S i liig<iow-Buf'ird 204 i Fetter-Countryman 202 ! Deue!-Lawton 190 j Wllson-Kerr 191 ! Wrisrht-Larkin 186 i Sperry-Armstrong ..... /20S i Bye 198 Totals 1,3-rG Average—l4B. E & W ! Carson-Fuller 163 I Metcalf-Stoltze 163 ! Krwin-Jackson 173 : Sanders-Patterson 171 i Powers-Oaiusha 162 ' Greene-Ponsonby 171 ! Duulap-Metcalf 163 Total : 1.100 Average— V\lmhl Club Scores. The high score at the National Re port ci Whist club last night was made by Cochran and Tenjpleman with 8 -1-5 points above average. The following la the score North and South— Nelson and Strang >.... ISS lvi>9 and Francois ....'. ISO KceVnpel and Bromlett 173 Daggerilorf and Francois 177 Denzer and Walters '..,..... 175 . rage, 179 4-5. East and West — • • Hart and Murray 117 Olson and Nelson 14t> McCarthy and Bartos ..' 135 Hojicek and Morey 1 '... 143 Ccchran and Tempieman 151 Average, 145 1-5. Ohio Will Protect the Bird**. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Maroh 29.—Tha Brannock bill, to prevent trap shooting ai live birds, was passed today by the ho ise without opposition. The. bill pro vides for a heavy penalty for violation or the statute. llinvl«T» to Hold >l.«-tin«. IXDIAMAPor.IS, lnd.. March ».— The efllcers and executive committee or' the American Bowling congress will meet here tomorrow. Mayor Hookwalter. the president having; cailtd tnem Dgpther to discuss plans for the convenjidfi ana tournament in Indianapolis next year. < h.-iiaiili I'uichiisfN Colt. I KX'IXGTO.V. Ky.. March »,—O. 11. Chenasjt, of the Spendthrifi stud, has purehase<l of T. B. Hrig.n, Danville, tfte yearling chistnut colt by Russell-Aline, by imii. Buckden. Pi ice private. OCEAN LINERS. New York—Arrived: St Paul, South airptun and Cherbourg; ITmbria, Liver pool i^nd Queenstown. Sailed: Moltke K;:i.-,rin Maria Theresia. Naples and Genoa; Ryndam, Rotterdam, via Bou logne; Furnessla. Glasgow. Arrived: La Gascogne, New York. Sailed: L'Aquitaina, New York. Queenstown — Arrived: Belgenland, Philadelphia for Liverpool. Liverpool—Arrived: Numidian St. John and Halifax. Sailed: Lucania, New York. Hamboig—Arrived: Pretoria, New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg. ■ - St. Vincent, C. V.—Arrived: Falls of K< hie, Tacoma via Coronel. Antwerp— Vaderland, New York. Bremen—Sailed: Frederich der Groese, New York via Cherbourg. Cherbourg I— Sailed: St. l,ouis (from Boulhamp'ton), New York. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, SUNDAY, MARCH 30, I§&s. GIVEN THEIR MARKS EXPERT TRAP SHOTS ALLOTTED mSTAXCE'S FOH GRAND AMER ICAN HANDICAP ST. PAUL CRACK IN THE LIST J. L. D. MorriKon Ik vii the Thirty- Yard 1.5 in- uatl Herscliy. of Miuneapolix, lit a Yard Nearer Trni>. KANSAS CITY, March 29.—0n account | of snow storms which prevailed her to • day the match shoot between J. A. R. ! Btttott, of Kansas City, and W. P. Cros i by, of O'Fallon, 111., for ihe cast iron j medal, which was; scheduled for this att | f-rnoon, was postponed until Monday. April 7. The weather tonight is clear and : fair weather is expected for next week. The entry Hal for the Grand American ! handicap, to begin on Wednesday morn j ing. April 2, was given out today. It con. I tains the narr.es> of 400 marksmen, in cluding practically all of the cracks in ! the United States, with others from a I dozen states. The list nukes a phenomenal showing-. 1 the number oi. entries being the greatest since the handicap was inaugurated In 1893. It will take three days to finish the . with men shooting constantly it j four traps. Shooting will open promptly ;,t 9:36 ':n Wednesday morning; and con tinue throughout the day till evening:, 'flu- tourament proper will commence on Monday. The contests Monday and Tues day will be sweepstake affairs. Sportsmen from all dir« lions arc com ing into the city now and scares of them may be seen in the hotel lobbies. E. l». Hanks, of Kew York, secretary of the Interstate association, arrived today. H announced that a l>ig delegation l'r« East will airive here Monda.. Haudicn<i« of the Men. The fifty-four entries having the high est handicaps, for the Grand American event ate: Forty yards—W. R. Crosby. O'Fallon, 111., Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake, Iowa; A. R. Elliott. Kansas City. Mo. Thirty-one yard*—H. B. Bates, Widg-i --towu. Out.: Thomas A. Marshall. Keitlis byrg, Lowa; F. H. Griffith, Pasc-oag, R. I.: A. If. Fox, Philadelphia. Thirty yards—E. D. Fulford. Ttica, X. V.: R. Merrill. Milwaukee; Chris.^Crott liet.. Kansas City; C. M. Powers. Decatur 111.; R O. Heikes. Dayton. Ohio;.K. W. Moil.y. Queens, N. V.; Dr. J. L. Willtara son, Milwaukee; George J. Roll, Blue It-land 111.; Alf Gardiner, Brenham. Tex.; C. W, Budd, Dcs Moines, Iowa: H. B. Money, Oakland. N. J.; H. P. Griesbetk, Si. l.ouis; S. M. Van Allen. Jamaica, N. if.; Sim Glover, Kew fork City; J. L. D. Morrison. St. Paul; .1. D. Gay. Pine Grove, Ky.; J. S. Fanning Jersey City; Harvey McMurchy, Fulton. N. Y. Twenty-nine yards—J. B. Barto, Chica ko; C. Yon Lengenke, Chicago; Licroy, Canjpbeil, Mass.; Russell ClOin, Spirit Lake, Iowa; C. G. Spencer. St. I.ouis; K. K. Graham, WindenMr, HI.: Ed Bing ham. Chicago; C. A. Young 1, Springfield, Ohio; J. C. Broyles, Birmingham, Ala.; Ala.; R. L. Trimble. Covinston. Xv : K. K. Kimble, Mercer, Neb.; Day: Elliott, Kansas City; R. S. Rhoades, Columbus, Ohio; I'\ M. Farrote. Fort Worth. Tex as; K. D. Alkire, Woodlyn. Ohio; C». R. Dickey, Boston; S. Grant, Omaha; J. L. Head, Peru, lnd.; T. H. Clay, Auster litz, Ky.; 11. C. Hirschy. Minneapolis; "Sportinge Life," Philadelphia; Eddi« Hickman, Kansas City; 11. C. Koegtl, Newark, N. J.; Rol)in Hood, Fostoria, Ohio; Hood Waters, Baltimore: J. L. White, Chicago; John J. HalloweH, Phil adelphia ;-Etuy Burnside, Knoxville. 111.; t>, L>. Bra\ p, Syracuse. Sib. BELLDOWNSFLASHKAMP UK \VI\S TWtBB Ol T OP KOIK I* MARNHKIKI.I) HATCH. MARBHFIBLD, Wis.. March 29.—1n the Bell-Fiaahkamp wrestling match at the opera iiou.stl tonight. Bell won. securing the first fall in 15:30, Flashkamp the sec ond in 4 :<»J and Be'H the third and fourth in 10:15 and 1:50. "No Use Looking Any Further." g^m X I •%=s^- People come into our store daily, saying as our salesmen approach them: I /'i* Mlißßl^ Rugs! //^ jf\\ ///%L ""vv "We want to get some things, but we're going to look around in all the > $ <^-% ~ jS&fjfti Oil°rioth-» « JL3v\®A(f\>. \\ stores before we decide." Three-fourths of them buy. Our attractive jf==L Lffifg&lsk I r nP , "me! 11 *^*^ft 'l l) goods, low prices and easy terms convince them that there's no use looking fK*vsd "'/^SK! o!eu!"b' V A I] any farther. But lookers delight us. We're glad to see you all and want |gS^// '^$?& rillings! J^s^ # \jV you to come often and stay late. B^siy, 7"* r.-*l\Mi cvcdv —^"" "^m>^■__^_ li 1 'O^^V yfj <*" *V THINB The time to get a whe''ls j p I j -* mr v*>^^-^^. v«4 that . s used NO"^V! will In ; llf itF^^ "ill""' Jg J L floors with is here in profusion—and Stock of sizes is complete and we can ifiUj I£^ ; ' iII Jlj 3 Oik i A " they are not old, hackneyed patterns, *li . Y OXI out wit^ iU5t y° ur wheel in a ittFff* ri i 7 fiw lif but RCW> frssh> beaL;tiful Pnes. We "Jiffy." The wheel to get is a HU«F : lipliiil J i «Hl'Hr^'Hf[ a B 'lS Crescent or Snell jßtTr' - • -iS r//,'f I IjIjIhI5" I sell for from 29c up. Brussels sei's $20. ■ $25, $30, $35, $35 $40 $50 eg?, bolted to corners. Selected Hardwood Fold- chance to show goods and quote prices PACircT Trntic making it almost inde- ing Eed fitted with best " ' £*/\Oltfdl 1 ILK Mb. Quarterei Oak Rocker iiand- structible; ScOur regularly grade supported woven . —————— m^^^^m^^^mmm^mmmm^mmmmm _m———..^...^.^^ someljr carvea. well finished Sce^nly.. 011 $3,65 25J;^^ lc $9.40 S AYoZI * S"- t^^-^-r -^ -ration. W, havo soma sag -«g-^a- $2.15 p*.*.%. Ou: $3.65 -;;,-^::,.. $9.40 SAYJSS' w '£S^°— "■• w-'■- • . y "* vy.iw >#^aAOIRLS money to e»ve away. Come and ask us about it quick. Your Old Stove vs. A Buck Range f^fTl^^^^^ °lfi VtJ-'^T^'^^^ "Range '^v buy PmtmStW i[ 11 [iMs^^mUStW^^lW FLOOD LOSS CREAT \i.l soiTHi:h\ < i-:\ti:aj, states , SUFFER i:\(IKMOIS DAMAGE BY RAISE OF WATER HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS Toiv Inundated and Traffic Serv ice Paralyzed In Dixie. While the West Wrestles With a Snow Storm. NASHVILLE. Term.. March 29—As ad ditional reports reach here the enormity of damage from floods of Friday and the night before in Middle Tennessee con tinues to grow. It is now known that twenty-four lives have been lost, while the fate of three men is yet uncertain. Property losses, the railroads being the heaviest losers, ale estimated at (2,108,0 o and may go higher. Stories from near-by points tell of ris ing waters and people being driven from their homes, with many narrow escap* s from death. At McMinnville the number of drowned is given as five; at Uewisburg, four; at Pulaski, ten; at Mount Pleasant, ore; at Harriman three. In most in stances the victims are negroes or labor ers and their names are not given. Three men In the Hermitage district. thirteen miles southeast of here, were out off by rising waters of the Cumberland and ihe last heard of them they were in the top of a tree, with the water almost over th^m. At Petersburg, in Lincoln county, the public square was Hooded and the whole negro settlement was washed away. Oii9 man is reported drowned. Two flouring mills w-re swept away. The damage is great throughout all the Southern Cen tral states. DAJfAGB OVKB f 1,000,000. Floods Declared the Worst South Han Suffered in Years. NASHVILLE, Term., March 29.—The floods in Middle Tennessee, the worst j known In many years, have resulted in I losses aggregating more than $1,000,000. On the Nashville. Chattanooga & St. Louis, and Louisville & Nashville rail ways several bridges have been damaged. The Cumberland, Elk and Duck rivers and their tributaries rose rapidly last night, the rise at Nashville since yes terday morning being twenty-two feet. | This river is still rising, and reports | come from various towns on the upper river that the raging waters have swept away a number of houses. Three lives were lost in Giles county. John Cols and his family, who resided:" on Richland creek, near Pulaskf, were driven to the roof of their home to escape the rising water. The foundations of the structure gave way and the family were thrown into the flood, i Mrs. Cole and her two young children were drowned. The remainder of the family escaped. The damage at Murfresboro and other portions of Rutherford-county, is esti mated to be $500,000. COLUMBUS, Ga., March 20.—Several manufacturing establishments were forced to close down today on account of the high water in the Ctiattaoochee river. A washout is reported on the Southern railway near Oak Mountain Springs. MIDDLESBORO, Ky., March 2<).-The worst hYod since \S fM swept over Eastern Kentucky and Eastern Tennessee last night. It rained for three days and nights, swelling the Cumberland and Powell rivers beyond thc-ir banks, as well as all other streams, and before the farmers were awaro of the danger the flood was on them. Many were com pelled to flee for their lives. The Middl^sboro valley was Inundated and every store in this city, except three, nad from eight to fifteen inches of water on its Moors. ' Over tie Rhine," peopled by negroes and poor whites, was flooded, and the denizens were compelled to flee to save their lives. \ [CKSBURO, Miss., March 29.— A1l rail communication with the outside world is about restored, though trains are run ning on irregular schedules. Meridian is still cut off from Jackson and the West. STOR.M WOKST IX YEARS. Back Water (overs J«flleo Half « Mile Pro. the Stream. JELL.ICO, Term.. March 29.—The heav iest flood since the town was foundeil eighteen years ago occurred yesterday afternoon and last night. Although the Clear Fork river is one mile from Jellteo, Lack water from the river covers half this town today. People were driven Horn their homes during the night aiid many houses were partially submerged. The passenger train - from KnoxviUe. due to arrive here at li o'clock last nrght, is delayed somewhere" hear Elk Valley on account of a landslide and also a washout. AM, RAILROADS SUFFER. rhenomeual Rainfall Caused Great Damage in I'ej»iu-^ee. -.''•; CHATTANOOGA, Twin.. March 29. — The storm-last night rag** in this city and section furiously for a short while, the rain ; . being : phenomenal, almost amounting to a cloudb^r^ accompanied ,by lightning. Local . ].-, -trie lines were obstructed" in their" opejptiobs for a few hours, telegraph lines w-p: blown I thwn, and for the space of a^ ::liqur there was the greatest anxiety foj^jlife .an* prop erty. Today, there are no evidences. of the storm in this city, the Bkles are clear. Some of the enfetter strr.nns tributary to the Tennessee are out of their banks and still rising; The crest ;of the tide will probably reach : here Monday. .Railroad wires along all. lines are down and the reports, received here today are very mea ger. !.The bridge on the main line; of the Nashville. Chattanooga & - St. Louis rail- at Mammoth Ford, between Nash ville and Tullahoma, was washed away and no trains 1 were run on that r road to day. Trains which left here for Nashville last night went as far as TulUhoma and .-_■ - . . turned back, arriving herf 1 this morningl. It is given out today that nearly 8,009 f. » i .if track in the vicinity of Lafa'yi tte, 1 on tlu- Chattanooga, Rome & South, era, v.t re wished away and that sev eral hundrtd feet of the Cincinnati South ern track, neau Graysville, Teim., suffered a. like fate. Heavy damage to the town of Murfres* boro, Term.. by cyclone is reported, but telephone and telegraph wires are down and no direct d«lails have been received. HI\DREI>S AKK HOMELESS. Flood Destroys Factories mid Resi dences in Tennessee Cities. - KINGSTON, Term., March 29.— J. •'. Cooper, mail carrier between Harriman, six miles away, and Kingston, arrive! here this afternoon from Hani man. He states that th:' very heavy rains of ye-? terday afternoon and last night cause-1 an unprecedented rise in the Emory riv er, the result of which was the rv«most total destruction of the manufacturing plants located along the river in Jlar riman. ' He states that from )"0 to 100 people, who reside in the river section of 11. i man. are without homes. Thirty to for ty houses at Oakdale and Hariman were .swept down stream. About 100 feet of the highway .bridge over the river on tile road from Harri man to Kingston was swept away. The reports are to the effect that the water jn the Emory river atllarriman, is from lifteen to twenty feet higher than It was*evei before. No lives are believed to have been lost. HARRIMAN. TennV, March 29.-Th water in the Emory river has receded to twenty-five feet and there is no more danger here. No lives were lost, but there were many narrow escapes. The property losses so far as estimated, ag gregate $130,00. Four bridges are washed . lit on th- Cincinnati Southern and two on the Har. riman .<- Northeastern. As Train No. 1 passed over the Emory river bridge tonight it shook the north embankment, causing a great landslide. No more trains can be run tonight. Train No. 2is hold at Emory Gap The slid.* occured immediately after Train No. 1 had passed south. IIKAVV S\OW (Ml' WEST. Heaclnx l'ri)|ioilic)ii« of BlixMrd and Cattle Severely SnflVr. DENVER, Col.. March ».—A general storm prevails on the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains in < Colorado. Snow lias fallen continually In Denver and vicinity for the in.si twenty-four hours. \t some points op ti.e mountains the storm has reached the proportions of a blizzard. Cattle on the iaiiy t -.s in the northeastern portion are suffering severely, being in a weakened condition from exposure and lack of water to withstand the present storm. Conditions it: thai section are extremely serious and great losses are almost sure to come. Trouble over the fencing of the watt r holes by small herd owrv-rs is likely to break out any time unless the larger stock owners are allowed to drtve their cattle to the watering places. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March 29 A heavy snow storm has prevailed i' 1 West ern Missouri and most of Kansas bince midnight. The snow fell in imn flakes, which melted almost as fasi .is they fell to the ground. Winter wlir'at and pasture, it ig believed, will i. im mensely benefited as the result of (he fall, as the thermometer is not below SS de grees. HUKKS AHIS Sill.l. RISING. Wanhoat* in Alultumn Deinorji I i/.e All RniltvH} Trnflie. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., March 29.-Wash outs caused by the heavy rain storm of the past few days demoralized regular schedules on many roads in the state to day. All traffic west of Selma on the Southern railway was suspended today owing to the Alabama river overflowing its banks and washing away a mile of track between Lake Lanier and the bridge. Al trains on the Memphis division of the Southern railway were annulled be cause of washouts in Mississippi. It is reported that full repairs cannot be fin ished before Sunday night. Passengers who left Huntsville yesterday for points north on the Louisville ft Nashville were returned to that city today. Trains on the Southern railway can run no further west than Demopolis. The track is washed out for four miles and the river is still rising at the rate of one-half foot per hour. DOUBLE CONSULAR SYSTEM. CHRISTIANTA, Norway, March ».— The Swedish-Norwegian committee ap pointc-d to consider the abolition of the present joint consular system of the two countries ha? derided in favor of a sep arate consular service, thus removing the principal cause of friction between Norway and Sweden. men's Footwear Exclusively. H| Now's s« Time To get into a new Bjjgl&Sti P air of shoes- Siy' fj|gg|||||3| we are showing some i§§Elplf of the nobbiest East ~ fPilil err. styles you ever ||||f|l —they're . differ- Bnilfs cut from the other ■■'rafSai / fellow's, too. Better (KSf drop in and see them. ||||j We have the best ■^^ Shoe on Earth. TREAT BROS., 106 E. Fourth. RUCS CLASSED AS GEMS RARJB LACES COKE TO ST. I'M 1.. Field, S>kllck & Co. Secure Oriental Tapcntries Worth Almost Their Weight in Gold. A large assortment of fancy lace goods has beni received by Field, Bchlick &; Co., from the K. l'ulfrkk company, of St. Gall. Switzerland, who have just retired from business. The entire Now York Stock Of the Switzerland concern was purchased a f«w days ago by Field, Schlick & Co., and shipped to this city. The consignment comprises some of the finest imported lace goods on the market, and ini-lucles many rare pv<-rs of Arabian and Renaissance patterns, and besides those two <iualiti<s there is a largi sortment of Battenberg and Brussels. The Arabian pieces nrc of such fine texture that they i-an hr appropriately utilised iirr fancy dress trimming, and th.> Kt'iiaissauct> lac-.-.s aiv just the thing for center pieces, lunch cloths and small ar tistic window drapery. The consigni itilit contains more than I,4ft) pieces of different varieties of lace, all of which will ho placed on salt- to morrow morntatg. The lace and curtain departm^fil will be elaborately decorated, and a corps of additional clerks will be employed at Hie lace counters. Ttoe lace and eurtsin department is under th<- su pervision of B. J. Jones. A large supply of carpets and rugs was also received at Field, Schlick A Co.'a store last week. The firm makes a spe cialty of Oriental rugs and draperies, and its stock is replete with tht- most costly goods in this line. Among sonif of the taifr v\'H< arc th. .nany colored and harmoniously blended closely woven Kermanshahs and the Senneks, and the Sert-bend .>r Mirn: popular for drapery purpot The Sennek rugs are woven from Dam avend goat's wool, and though small are expensive. The largt s< Sennek rugs are but five by seven feet In Blxe. NOWHAVEBANNERLODGE <OM >IK!« I \l. 'I'll \\ K.I.KKS' Kin < 11. <.\l\\ I \K(.i: iDDITffOM. The Saintly City Council of the l rated Commercial Travelers met last night, with ii*K> members present, and tiftj wei itiated, Tha result of thu meeting n the yt. Paul body the banner organiza tion of the society in the tinted Btatetr. A vaudeville programme followed the in itiation eeieiiiony. STREETER FIGHTS BACK \OTKI) SU< All Kit CHARbCS >111.- I.IONAIKKN WITH CO.\'SPIRACI Men >«>(«'<! lit Chicago ItiiMinens World to Answer Allegations of Man < lihik<-.I V.itli Murder. CHICAGO, March if — 'ai>t. George W. Btreeter, now confined in the cwunty jail os a charge- of murder, has caused coun ter charges to be filed against a number of prominent business men, among them several millionaires. Streeter squatted upon a strip of made land adjoining the take shore drive on the North skU\ called it the District of Lake Michigan, and has insisted that it is outside the boundary and not under the Jurisdiction of the state of Illinois. Us placed several armed guards on the ground and there were, frequent colli sions, b~tw<-en tin m and watchmen em ployed by the citizens owning property in the immediate vicinity or Streeter** claim. Early in February a shooting affray resulted and John Kirk, one of tha watchmen, was shot an ' killed by one of two of Streetei s men, who engaged in the affray. The two men av.j Streeter were placed under arrest, and have bce>i confined In the county jail ever since awaiting trial. Today Streete.r's attorney filed a com plaint In the corn of Justice Everett, charging that George Wahl, Gen. Charles Fltz.simmons, Alexander McNeil!, John Bchucker, Henry X. Cooper and other-! conspired to injure him and bis men, anu that it was in consequence of this con spiracy that til i fight in which Kirk was killed, resulted. He claims that the are therefore, guilty of murder, being ac cessories before the ";»ct. Five of the men were summoned to Justice Everett's office and were released upon their personal bonds of 0.000. All stand high in the business world and rid icule Streeter's assertion of, a conspir acy. I Works to tkc best adv»n-j I I : Mirvd tagc "under the gentle IHAMMS BEERI CUBAN THEFT LARGE RATHBOXE, REEVES AM) M.1.1.V FOl M> GIU/TV OP IIAVIXG TAKEX OVER VARIANCE IN THE METHODS Greater Portion of (lie Sum* Km ltezzled ami Sfcnred by I'riui.l, Fiscal I'iiuli, <•■■•- Divided ■etwees the Three .Mm. HAVANA, March 29.—The. verdict In the Cuban postal fraud cases, as given out tinds v-. F. W. Neely. \V. 'li Reeves and K-i.s <;. Rathbone guilty of the main charge of embezzlement of over IIOO.COO, and that Neely and Reeves original th.j Idee of burning stamps, to which Rath bone consented, profiting thereby, though to what extent could not be specified. Neelj and Reeves, according to the ver dict, appropriated $2,871.22 by a series or entries, charging to the postal fund cer tain amounts for wharfage, lights-rag.* and other matters, for which there were no warrants or vouchers. Rathbone also was found guilty of participation In this. These entries were made in what i* known as tile miscellaneous account. Rathbone, it was alleged, charged ilio department <>f posts with private ex penses, such as washing, repairs to bis coach, express charges, three boxes of Hquor, Japanese lanterns, «as and tain household accounts, amounting t>> 1157.25. He was r< »i 111< i guilty ->n charge, bu( was acquitted "n that of paying for furniture for his house at il other articles on th«* ground that a num ber of army officers in Cuba had obtained similar articles at the expense of the gov ernment and that these expenditures had been passed subsequently by the senate. I »c I'm ml ii I out Cheeks. Neely and Reeves were found guilty of having issued duplicate checks fur the salaries .of postofOcs employe* and for payment to the. Ruiz company and the gas company, toe amount Involved being (1,077.68. .They were also held responsible for ,858.32 for stamps sold. Neelj , alone was held to be guilty of fraud in the Issuing of four duplicate warrants for (07.61 for sajarles of clerks in the Havana postofHce and for the pur phase "i" mules. He was found guilty also of having drawn a duplicate check fur J12,0u0, nominally Issued for the transfer of funds from the postal account in the bank to the account of th treasurer and of having given Corydon M. Rice, his former assistant, $j,imk> worth of stamps to sell. He took his salary of ■>.',> before go ing to the United States the lust time. It was alleged also that he received commissions in connection with the N*eljr Printing company and the Keyless bock company, profiting by this means to an amount greater than $13,282. For this, however, Neely was not Indicted by tha fiscal, as he was extradited on the chargo of embezzlement. It was also charged that he asked Reeves to arrange tha books, giving him $-!,">• to do so. H>- was acquitted of this, for the reasoi given. It was charged that Neely alsn .i]i propriated 11,800 In monej resulting i th>- sales ..*' stamps !'' Moya a' d m stamp cli rks ai Havana. xiii i in in tin- Case. Rat hbohe was found gollt y • paid the <•■■ | his wife and family on a trip to Santiago and on a - voyage to the I'nlted Bl l>einfj unable to separa te his private ti ■ official e\-.. : also ol - warrants for V&B6 ■ ai h. Reevei appropriated $C 73, which wa i to him bj Kathboi c The latter was acquitted on the charg< unlawfully taken a daily allowance of $."> aft. r the post ma - td dis all' wed his claim. hbone, Reeves and Neely were found Jointly guilty, under the postal cod the embezzlement of 1102.974, which amount was divided be ween them. was guilt) alone of embezzlement n 857, Reeves of |«73 and Rathbone of ?!.'.'>>. while Neely and R< c In summing up the court said th< brought out showed that 'i.n had been us< A by \i><- N and Rat! bon<- to appropriate the postal fu'.d* hut that thf»sr! should l>e taker: t^ con stitut ■ Infraction • item not I ly. Rathbone'a attorneys have applied to irt for a writ of b Itt-ii lint i«> to the LSMt. Mrp. Kldder—So this Is r*;illr arl il honey. Wher« does If come from? Mr. Kidder ! und( ' »i artifiola I flowei r m Mi-s. Kidder—The Idea!—Philadc a Press. t* •*