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ROCK AEGU VOL. L.II. NO. 22. ROCK ISLAND, ILL., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER .12, 1902. PRICE TWO CENTS. E IMPLIES Presidents From Various Coal Roads Now Heard From. TAKE SAME POSITION Baer's Keynote is Borne Out All Along th Line. ashington. Nov. 12. The replies of tlit presidents of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Dela ware & Hudson and the Scranton Coal company to President Mitchell's statement t" the anthracite coal strike commission were made public today. Tin reports follow closely the lines of President Haer's arugment, all objecting to the recognition of the miners' organization, and stating; the wages paid are just and udeprite; that it is impossible to adopt a uni form rate to be paid the miners for the unit coal mined at all times, and resist the demand for an increase in wages and reduction in hours. The statements made for the Le high Valley and Pennsylvania com panies cover the same ground as the other .statements. Washington. Nov. 12. President IJaer, of the Philadelphia and Heading Coal and Iron company, has tiled with the anthracite coal strike commission, the reply of that company to the de mands made by John Mitchell, presi dent of the U. M. W., concerning the points involved in the anthracite coal strike. The statement starts out by paying that the I, and It. couipany owus thirty-seven colleries and at the time the strike began had 2'.S21) em ployes at work. It then denies the justice of Mitchell's first demand for "20. tier cent, increase" in the wages of contract and piece work men, and de clares that with due allowances for differences in conditions the present anthracite wage scale is not lower than that paid bituminous miners. As to Arenge Annual Earning!. In like manner the paper denies that the anthracite wage scale lower than that paid in other occupations in the same locality, etc.; that the average annual earnings are less, etc., in thb anthracite mines, and generally all the assertions made in Mitchell' state ment heretofore printed. With refer ence to average mine earnings the com pany's statement says: "This company is not informed as to the average an nual earnings in the bituminous coal lields, but it avers that nearly hII of Its former employes who during the past five months worked in the bituminous mines have returned to the anthracite regions, preferring to work in the an thracite mines. And it further avers that the annual earnings of the an thracite mine workers is largely re duced, by their refusal to work a-s many days as it is customary to work In other occupations." Prosperity or the Miners. Ilaer says further along: "This com-, pany avers that it is true that the an thracite coal regions (almost entirely dependent on the anthracite mining in dustry) are among the most prosperous In the United States; that employes of temperate and economical habits have saved money and invested their savings in houses, building associa tions and otlier property, and that de posits in savings, state and national banks aggregating millions of dollars have been made by such employes; that the standard of living is equal to that of the average "American work men; that the towns and cities are bet ter than any mining towns in the bi tuminous coal lields of the United States." STATEMENT AS TO CHILD LABOR Education I. Compulsory, Ilaer Say., and Co.ta a Lot of Caih. After denying that the increased cost of living is an clement of importance in the dispute the statement says: "This company further denies that 'the children of the anthracite mine work ers are prematurely forced into the breakers and mills instead of being supiorted and educated upon the earn ings of their parents.' It avers that the state of Pennsylvania makes large annual appropriations to schools, and that the school districts levy local taxes for school purposes; that text books are supplied from pub lic funds, and that the laws provide for compulsory attendance at public schools. "In the county of Schuylkill this company pa:d for school taxes in the year of 1901, SSO.OOO. - The local school boards are elected by the qualified vot ers of the townships, bor.ou.gbs and S Ml I AR TON CHANGE MADE IN DIPLOMATIC STAFF Godfrey Hunter Succeeded by Leslie Combes as Guatemalan Minister. Washington, Nov. 12. W. Godfrey Hunter has tendered his resignation as Lnited States minister to Guate mala and Honduras. The president has accepted the resignation and se lected Leslie Combes, pension agent at Louisville, to succeed Hunter. cities, i ne means or education pro vided by the state through its system of free schools and compulsory at tendance are not fully utilized because of the failure of the local school boards to enforce compulsory attendance, but the wages paid are ample to insure a good common school education for all children in the coal regions desiring to attend school. No loys are employed in and about the mines and breakers in violation of the statutes fixing the ages of employment. "This company avers that there Is not anywhere else in the world a miiv ing region where the workmen have so many comforts, facilities for education general advantages and such profitable employment." AGAINST THE KIGHT-lIOl'lt UEMASD Certified Men Do Not mm m General Tiling Work Klght Hours a bay Now. In reply to the demand for an eight hour day Haer sajs it is neither just nor equitable. He says: "The certl lied miners, under present conditions, seldom work eight hours a day. The greater cost in the production and preparation of anthracite coal for mar ket is not the cutting of the coal. Many employes are paid by the month, the pumping continues day and night, the machinery is expensive, aiul the cost of coal is largely conditioned on the collieries running full time. The out put is entirely dependent on the quan tity of coal a certified miner is willing to cut daily, and because of this it is seldom practicable to work the full breaker time. "In general, we deny. In so far n c- limn i ... . f , . . til I ii i .1 ir nit .y iri.ni; iu uuiuiuvtir jaiijiij,. that 'the ten-hour dy is detrimental to the health, life, safety and well he lm; of the mine workers; that 'shortta hours improve the physical, mental and moral conditions of the workers; that shorter hours increase the intensity and efficiency of labor. In some exceptionally exhausting work a day of ten hours is to: long, but there is no exhausiing labor which justifies a reduction of hours of work in the o- thracite coal opeiat'ons. "Any increase in wages will neces sarily increase the price of coal to the public, restrict its use and seriously af fect the ability of the industries us ing it as fuel to compete with the in dustries using bituminous coal; it will bear heavily on the workmen and nec essarily oppress the general public and Injure the general business of the coun try." OfKSTION OF COAL WKIGUING Reading Does Not Mine by the Ton Blast at tlie V. M. W. On the ton question Haer says that "when coal is mined by the ton it is customary and necessary to make al lowances for slate and impurities. Rut this company does not mine by the ton. It denies that there is anything unreasonable or unfair In the method it has practiced in arriving at the measurement of the coal from its mines." Then Raer attacks the U. M. W declaring it u bituminous coal organ ization, its product being a rival in the market of ant lira cite, and that since its (the U. M. W.) advent Into the anthracite fields the business condi tions hav ebeen Intolerable on account of strikes, lack of discipline, etc. lie continues: "At the Shaniokin conven tion it was resolved: 'That the United Mine Workers at any col liery, when the employes refused to be come members of the organization or wear the button, the local governing such colliery, after using all persuasive measures to get such employes to join, and failing in such, shall have full power to suspend full ojoration at such colliery until such employes be come members of the organization." I!aer then tells of the' strike ordered May 12; of the order of May 21 to the employes who kept the water out of the mines; declares that "By threats and violence they tried to prevent oth er men from taking the places of the firemen, pumpmen and engineers" knowing well the great damage that would ensue from a stopping of the pumps, and that "all manner of force and violence was used to prevent pump ing of the mines to save them from destruction, and to prevent non-union men from working." The reply then calls attention to the charter of the commission the con ditions named In the proposition of the coal company presidents nnd says the commission is limited to those con ditions and must confine its investiga tions to matters affecting the anthra cite employes, excluding the U. M. W. "from any part or recognition" In the proceedings o decision. Paer says , he is willing to make trade agreements with an organiza tin "limited to workers in anthracite mines, which shall obey the laws of the land, respect the right of every man to work, whether he belongs to a onion or not, and shall honestly co operate with, tke .ejoplpyera .to'APf juriPir RUSSIA AND THE PI lid Czar's Attempt to Change tha Nationality of Finlanders Works Much truustice. PLAIN LAW IS SET TO ONE SIDE "While the Natives Put Their Whole Mind on the Matter of Beat ing the Bear. LTelsingbors, Finland, Nov. 12. The Finlanders are showing restlessness as a result of the Russianizing measures o fthe SL Petersburg government. Self restraint is beginning to yield to a willingness on the part of a portion of the pojmlaUon to tolerate acts of vio lence. Such acts have hitherto been severely frowned down. Another se rious indication Is the beginning of closer relations between Finlanders and Russian revolutionists, a consum mation devoutly wished for by the lat ter, but haruiy to the taste of Interior Minister von Plehwe. It is lelicvcd the altered temper of the people is partly due to the terrible famine in the north, which Is worse than any since lSstl", when 10U.(XkJ people died of dis ease and starvation. Kusala Put on the Screw. The crops failed to ripen. The grain cut green makes miserable, unhealthy bread: In places bread is also being baked of bark. Immigration has reached the number of lS.(XH) persons this year. The resistance of the Finnish officials to such measures as they consider de structive of their country's autonomy remains unshaken, by the increased powers conferred recently on the gen eral governor, and his dismissal of many of their number. Three judges of eachof thethrceappcllantecourts were dismissed for pronouncing the mili tary edict illegal. This lias not shaken the resolution of the court at Abo, tho highest in the land under the senate, is an incident of most recent occur rence proves. Local Magistrate I Defiant. A local magistrate received a docu ment connected with the military edict with lust ructions from the governor of Abo to promulgate It. lie sent it back to the governor with a note ex pressing his surprise that a Finnish otlicialshould command an infraction of the law in the illegal document design ed to enforce an unconstitutional edict. Tho governor repeated his previous or der, with the same result. He then laid the matter before the Abo appel late court, with the request that the magistrate be proceeded against. Court Agreed with the Squlrfe. The court entrusted the matter to its procurator, who recommended that no action be taken against the magistrate, since the military edict was clearly il legal and void, but advised the prose cution of tho governor for having pre perred false charges against the magis trate. Tho -ourt coincided with this view, but declared that inasmuch as the governor probably acted in igno rance of the law, rather than through personal malace against the magis trate, no action would be taken against him. provided he did not repeat the offense. Young Men Refuse Military Service. The great problem is what to do with the 11,000 joung men who refuse compliance with the military law. Their numbers are their strength. It is said the government would like to proceed against those of the educated classes only, but they have, almost.to a man, gone to Ger many, Sweden or Eng land temporarily, or emigrated alto gether. BANQUET BROKEN UP Sophomores at Uoloit College Come' a Stratg-ein Over the Freshmen and lloiubard Them. Reloit, Wis., Nov. 12. A banquet of the Reloit college freshmen Mas suc cessfully broken up Monday by the sophomores. The freshmen tried to keep the time and place of their event a secret, but failed to do so. and while they were enjoying their spread the sophomores climbed up on surround ing buildings, broke In some windows, and showered the banquet hall with eggs, foul smelling chemicals and liquid glue. The freshmen resisted vigorously. and clothing was torn on both sides. While the battle was on some sopho mores fell through the ceiling Into the banquet hall. This led to a call for the police, who rounded up the sopho mores, securing their names. After seiz ing the viands the sophomores ran through the town, eating them and yell ing. HAWAII UNDER THUMB OF REPUBLICANS, TOO San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 12. The steamer Alameda, from Honolulu, brings news that the recent election in Hawaii resulted in a sweeping re publican victory. good work, efficiency, fair production ami necessary discipline." lie closes with the declaration that a union card will not obtain or prevent employment in the Heading mines; that the company will employ any person it sees fit. and "will not permit any lalor organisation to limit the right of employment to the members of Its organization." GRANGE MEETS AT LANSING. MICH. Delegates From Twenty-six States Present at Annual Gathering. Lansing, Mich., Nov. 12. Grand Master Jones called the annual meet ing of the national grange to'order in Representative hall today. The grand master read his annual address which dealt with many important questions of the hour. lie legates from 2 states are attending the meeting. NEW BEDFORD MERCHANT IN VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY Chicago, Nov. 12. Join. y. Young, a hardware merchant of New Bed ford, 111., in voluntary bankruptcy proceeding's before Judge Kohlsaat, had a petition granted today. J. W. Koss was appointed receiver. The li abilities are scheduled at $ti 1. , mostly secured; assets, :jm,i(M). Chicago, Nov. 12. Philip J. Maguire today was appointed receixer for the Assets Marquette Mutual Life Insur ance company, upon petition, follow ed by State Insurance Supt. Yates, who declares the company insolvent. STILL THEY DOUBT HIM Negro Whose Uypnotle Story Agrees with AVhat lie ToM in liis Normal State. Savannah, Ga.,"N6v. 12. Ilynoptism has been applied as a test to a former convict named Miller, a negro, who confessed to the murder of Gugie P.our quin and his colored body servant. Miller said he was hired by a white man to kill Bourquin. His confession has been generally. regarded as a pure fabrication, and he was put under hpynotic influence in order to prove or disapprove his strange story. Miller in his trance was put into a buggy with two officers and made to go through with what he alleges to-havelKH-n his connection with the trag edy. Still in a trauoe he drove into the country and pointed out the exact locality where he said tin shooting oc curred. He described minutely four men who according to his story mur dered Bourquin. His story is not b lievcdtobe true In spite of its apparent hypnotic continuation. GERMAN HATRED OF ENGLAND Expressed by II err MeinuiiiiKrr to Con cres of Itavarian 1'eaaants Held at AVnrtbnrpa Ht-rllu. Nov. 11; I poll the occasion of a recent congress at Wurtburg of the Ravarian Peasants' League 1 1 err Meiutninger declared I'mperor William to be the best hated man in the cm plre. and said his majesty could iu longer reckon upon the support of the peasantry if he persisted In Ids anglo- phile policy. The speaker added: "We curse the day the emperor landed in Kngland. Uion hearing this statement Dr. Halm, manager of the Agrarian League, who was among those scheduled to speak at the congress, arose aiwl left the building. CEREAL PLANT EMPLOYES ARE OUT ON A STRIKE tlucago, ov. 12. Over .ioo em ployes, men and girl. of the Kll.s worth & Co. cereal plant, struck to day for better pay. Rusiness is prac tically at a standstill. Other cereal concerns are likelv to be involved. Only a $73,000 Itlaze. New York. Nov. 12. After a careful Inspection of the new Kast River bridge structure which was burned Monday night the contractors now place the loss at not more than $7.". 0O0. This estimate was made by the contractors, who also say that the de lay in completing the structure will not exceed two months. None of the great cables was harmed. All the men supposed, to have been lost have been accounted for. Indiana Man Get a Promotion. Washington, Nov. 12. A cable dis patch received at the war department from Governor Taft announces that he has appointed Klmer R. Rryan. for merly of Iilooiuington. Ind.. superin tendent of education for the Philip pines. The appointment is a promotion. Dubuque To lie Represented. Dubuque, la.. Nov. 12. Mayor Rerg has appointed the following delegates to the convention to be held at Quincy, His., this week In the interest of riv er commerce: Al. M. vvaiKer, u. r.. Lenihan, Dr. J. J. Rrownson, W.. W. Honson and Captain Killeen. Indiana' Total Vote. Indianapolis, Nov. 12. The total Vote of Indiana at last week's election was ijVMJ.UTl, which was a railing on. of k5,S14 from two years ago, when a governor was elected. The Repub lican plurality in this state this year was 33,o4. Fanatical Slother Adjatlfted Insane. Ii using, Mich., Nov. 12. Mrs. Amelia Huck. whose, religious craze led her to command her 7-year-old daughter to remain in prayer all last Thursday night, has been adjudged La sane and committed to the Kalamazoo asylum. H0N0RSTOA.D.WHITE Ex Ambassador of the United States to Germany Given a Farewell Banquet. EEPEESENTATIVE MEN AEE THERE To Give the Diplomat Assurances of German Regard for IHui and Cncle Sain. Rerlln, Nov. 12. Members of the cabinet and of the reichstag. scientists. authors, journalists, financiers, ana inanufactrers comprising as repre sentative an assemblage as Rerlin has seen in years gave a dinner last night at the Kaiserhof In honor of ex-Am bassador Wnite. Home Secretary Po- sadowsky-IJehner presided. Among the 2o guests present were Ministers von Richthofen, Mocller and Studt Professors Mouiuisen, llarnack. Wal- deyer, Rergmann. Yanthoff, Schmoller, Wagner, Sliby. PHeiderer and You Holle; Herr Knaus, the painter, ana llerr Cechttrlz, the sculptor; Herren Paaschc. Rartb. Gothein and Fach nicke, members of the reichstag; Chie P.urgoiuaster Kirchner and Hem a Steinthal. Koch. Manklewiez. Gutt mann, Goldberger, Dornburg and Isi dore Loewe, tinaneiers. Eulogy for Pretddeut ItqosevelU Count von Posadovsky- ehner, in proposing the healths of Kuiperor Will iam and President IJoosevelt. spoke of the emperor's great admiration of tho magnificent, development of the United States; he commended the vigor with which ll'csidcnt Hoosevelt had con ducted the affairs of the nation after being called suddenly to their admin istration, and praised White's unusual ly meritorious services to his country abroad. Professor llarnack. in his speech proposing White's health, said ''Uepresontatjves of every variety ot German public life are here, but we are only a small portion of those throughout Germany who feel rever ence for you." Momuiaeii Wants to Hear. While White spoke in reply Profes sor Mommseii left his seat and stood at whites side. listening to every word he said :.ud nodding his head in approval. White lx-gan his reply with returning his heartfelt thanks for the friendly greetings he has received from Germans everywhere during tin past week. He then said that during the life and death struggle of the United States Germany was the one nation which, throughout all classes of so ciety, took the side of the Union, while everywhere else in Uuropo hostile feel ings were expressed nnd maglignant prophecies wore made. Germany un derstood the dee)) meanings of the con test and gave Its aid through sym pathy with the Union. COT.IKS DOWN TO LATE It TIMES When tlie K aider's I'eople Were Charged with Sympathy for Spain. "Therefore." said White, "when some of my fellow citizens endeavored to re proach Germany with auti-American feeling in the more recent military struggle in which my country was en uaged with another power I reminded them that I ins more rcnt'iit estrange ment was infinitely outweighed by the fact that in the 'struggle for our very existence. one nation Germany stood by us through evil and good report White said that while the United States, on a super ft-. 1 view, appeared to 1h the most materialistic of na tions the people of the United States were among those most powerfully swayed by beliefs and ideals of senti ment. IJef'erring to the love of peace of the United States the ex-ambassador said "Tlie case which has just been arbi trated between the United States and Mexico shows abundantly that the United States, had It been anxious (to light or desirous of plunder, might easily have wrought tin question of the Pious fund into a casus belli, but on the contrary the matter was quiet ly referred to The Hague tribunal, and there is was quietly settled." Ilef erring again to the indebtedness of the United States to Germany White said it was a curious fact that while down to the middle of the last century the ideas controlling United States institutions of learning had been derived almost entirely from Great P.ritain, during the entire latter part of the century the ideas and methods which permeated and gave substance to United States instruction In every held whether literature, science, theo logy, medicine or mechanical processes; in the entire range of higher instruc tion, save in law had come and are still coming from Germany. White made sympathetic reference to Emperor William and Prince Henry, and in conclusion said: "I offer you as a toast, with my renewed thanks and farewell, this my eartfelt wish: The good will between 'Germany and tho United States, may it ever continue and may it ever increase." NOTABLE MURDER TRIAL BEGINS AT DES MOINES Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 12. The trial of Harris Lavich, charged with the murder of Ike Finkelstein, a well known politician, began this morn ing. It is exjected tlie jury will be secured this afternoon. IS FREE AGAIN AFTER FOUR YEARS How the Announcement of the Ac quittal of Molineox Was Attended. New York. Nov. 12. I tola nd B. Mo llneux was set at liberty yesterday aft er spending nearly four years in.pris. on, and begin once condemned to death and twice placed on trial for his life, for the murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams. Hut thirteen minutes sufficed for the jury to reach a verdict of ac quittal at the close of the second trial. The verdict, which was confidently an ticipated, was greeted with an instant ly suppressed outbreak of applause. Molincux was apparently as uncon cerned as h" had been throughout the triaL His aged father, General Mo lineux, was deeply affected, and could with difficu'ty resiiond to the greet ings of friends who pressed forward to. offer their congratulations. When the freHl prisoner appeared in th. street he was cheered by a great crowd. BODY OF J. W. MACKAY ARRIVES FROM LIVERPOOL New York. Nov. 12. The body of John W. Mackay arrived today on the liner Oceanic from Liverpool. Mrs. -Mackay and daughter, the Princess ("olonna. were passengers on the same steamer. SMOKE FROM THE CABIN Cives Hope to Thnite Searching for Super, iuteiidt-ut Ksan That He Is Yet Alive iu the Mountains. Spokane, Wash., Nov. 12. A few parties are still searching in the moun tains near Helton, Mont., for traces of Superintendent Kg:yi, of the Great Northern, who was lost a week ago while on a hunting trip. The main hope now centers iu tlie theory that he may have found refuge in a cabin near Lake Five, it being rumored that smoke was seen issuing from it. A searching party started to go to the cabin Monday, but as it is about twelve miles from the foot of the mountains no news from the searchers is expected until today. May Itun Up to $100,000. Chicago, Nov. 12. When the exeprt accountants finish their investigation of the books of the Provision Dealers' Dispatch, it is predicted that Charles C. Goven. the missing secretary and treasurer of the- corporation, will be shown to have lost more titan ?.V,CKiO of its funds within Jive years. It is even hinted by one in a position to know that double this amount slipped throuuh Goven's lingers before he tied from Chicago a week ago last Friday. Union Veterans Union. Springfield. Ills.. Nov. 12. The sev enth annual encampment of the Illi nois division of the Union Yeterans Union met yesterday at the state house. In connection with this convention the Women's Yet era n I'elief Union will hold its state meeting and many of the veterans are accompanied by their wives. The soldiers are entertained by a local committee of twenty-eight members under the chairmanship of Colonel John F. King. Fair Foreign Commissioner. St. Louis, Nov. .12. Miss Florence Hay ward has been appointed special commissioner or the Louisiana l'ur- chase explosltion to foreign countries. Miss Hayward is the first woman to hold such a position. She expects to leave St. Louis next Friday and sail for London a few days later. Hex assignment will take her to Eugland, France, Holland and Germany. Venezuelan War Over. Washington. Nov. 12. A cablegram nt the state department from Uuited States Minister Howeiu at Caracas, innounces the return of President Cas tro to that capital. The minister adds th.it he has been informed that the ex ecutive branch of the government is now re-established at Caracas. He iur dicates that the war is over. Change in the Canadian Cabinet. Ottawa. Can., Nov. 12. James Suth erland, resigned the position of minis ter of marine and fisheries yesterday ind was sworn in as minister of pub lic works, vice J. Israel Tarte, re signed. Raymond Hrefontaine, M. P., was sworn in as minister of marine and fisheries. The cabinet is now- complete. Would Ue Speaker of the House. Mattoon, Ills., Nov. 12. In a tele gram to M. II. Hassett, editor of The Journal. C. S. Hurgett, of Newman, an nounces that he will be a candidate for speaker of the lower house of the II Iiuois legislature. Burgett was for the third time elected representative from the Thirty-fourth district at the last election. Iuty on Christina Present. Washington, Nov. 12. Tlie insular bureau of the war department has In formed the Philippine government that Christmas presents sent to the islands will be subject to the same duty as other goods. . Opponent to Spooner Suggested. Milwaukee, Nov. 12. John Strange, of Oshkosh, who is one of the closest friends of Governor La Follette, and may be said to speak for him on pub lic matters, while here Monday sug gested A. II. Hall, of Knapp. for Unit ed States senator in place of fcpooner. ROOSEVELT ' AFTER BEAR President En Route to Mississippi to Hunt. HAS SPECIAL TRAIN Is Accompanied by Sec retary Cortelyou and His Physician. Pittsburg, Pa.. Nov. 12. President IJoosevelt passed through Pittsburg at 10: 'iu this morning enroute to a jMiint in Mississippi, where he has ar ranged to spend several days hunting black bears as the guest of President Fish, of tlie Illinois Central railroad. On a Special Train He is is traveling on a special train of three cars, and accompanied by Secretary Cortelyou and his physi cian. Dr. Lung. HANCOCK COUNTY SEAT WAR WON BY CARTHAGE Warsaw, 111.. Nov. ii'. The county seat contest in Hancock county came to a close yesterday after an exciting and bitter contest. Warsaw hung up $so.000 as a purse for the county seat and Cartilage, ilie present county seat, is charged with using her cash in bu ing up the press and for elec tioneering purposes. Nearly 1,(MMJ more votes we're polled than at the. general election a week ago. This vi te resulted in 4.1S1 for Warsaw and .'!."iU2 for Carthage, but Warsaw fell short of the requisite three-fifths o Ihe total vote and lost the prize. GOV. YATES IS APPARENTLY VERY MUCH IMPROVED Springfield. Nov. 12. Gov. Yates passed a fairly good night, sleeping well. He has not been delirious to day, but no visitors are admitted. Mrs. Yates is again able to lie around. HOMINY MILLS DESTROYED WITH LOSS OF $100,000 St. Joseph. Mo., Nov. 12. The Hud nut hominy mills were totally de stroyed by lire this morning. The los-l is sioo.ooii. Old Folks Relented. Kenosha. Wis.. Nov. 12. Miss Vera Thompson, aged 17. eloped with Will iam II. Ijimbach to Milwaukee last Saturday and was married to him. After the folks at home had been no tified and the couple were on the way lo Memphis Thompson, f.tthc-r of the bride, started to join them. Overtaking them at Juliet he forgave them, but urged to them to return to Kenosha for a second ceremony. This was performed by Kev. W. W. Stevens, of Park Ave nue Methodist Episcopal church, with? the pastor's consent. Never Is Any Cloe. Sioux Falls. S. 1).. Nov. 12. Bur glars Monday night blew ofn the safe of the postotiiee at Sencer, S. D., se curing a quantity of stamps and jew elry, which had been stored for safe keeping. There is no clue to the rob bers, but they are supposed to belong to a gang recently at work in South Dakota. Disappeared a Month Ago. Milwaukee, Nov. 12. The Ixjdy of Nathan J. Pereles. who disappeared, from his home under mysterious cir cumstances a month ago. was taken from the lake Monday. There was tv marks on the body and the theory oC suicide is advanced. Death of Judge I'ratt. irnisdalo. Mich.. Nov. 12. Judgo Daniel Pratt, who was one of the most influential men in southern Michigan, died Friday night, aged S2 years. For fifty years he was a member of th Hillsdale county bar, most of that time In active practice. Coliery Trouble Settled. Ilazletou. Ta., Nov. 12. The troubla at the Silverbrook colliery of J. S. Went as & Co., where the men refused ta return to work unless taken back in a body, was satisfactorily settled yes terday, and the mine was started upi today. " . Veteran Railway Employe Dead. Freeport, Ills, Nov. 12. J. O. Danag aged 01 years, the oldest master me chanic of the Illinois Central Railway system, and widely known In railroad circles, is dead here. Test of Alabama's New. Constitution. Washington, Nov'. 12. The United States supreme court has granted a motion for an early bearing in the caso involving the question whether the suffrage provisions of the Alabama constitution are constitutional.