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NORTHWEST NEWS MAYHEW 0 TUIAIi. Exniuiiintton Follows the Lines i,nld Down In the Hippie Crse. Pierre, S. D., Special. The Hippie examination has dragged through an other day. Justice Jacobsen decided to allow Deputy Treasurer Barrington to testify as to payments made into the state treasury by Hippie subse quent to the time he turned over the office to his successor. Ho testified as to the payment, on Jan. 21. 1807, of the $1,400 and the last payment after Examiner Taylor's investigation. The court adjourned with Harrington still on the stand. o Pierre, S. D., Special The prelim inary examination in the ease of J. E. H'pple was brought to a close by Jus tice Jacobson binding the accused over to the next term of court. When the amount of the bond A\as to be fixed State's Attorney Eto urged that it be $2,000. The attorneys for the defense, however, pleaded the fact that Mr. Hippie had exhausted his pecuniary means in raising the money to pay back to the state and that a large bond would bo a hardship upon him. These arguments seemed to have consider able weight with the justice, who fixed the bond at $300. The detense claim that they did not expect to suc ceed in knocking out the prosecution, but wished to ascertain the scope of the prosecution andthe evidence avail able. This is partially borne out by the fact that they cited few authorities in support of their contentions and noted carefully every case the state cited. From the amount of heat displayed during the examination and the ap pearance of the parties when Justice Jacobson announced his decision, there is ground to "suspect that there is more or less disappointment. The prosecution laugh at the idea that the defense has gained any material ad vantage from the preliminary examin ation, and claim that the plan of de fense lias been as plainly developed as the line of attack. While the feeling ot appioval o\er the result is general, there is an undercurrent of sympathy ith Hippie, for the reason that it is believed that he has been more or less the tool of some one else. o Pierre. S. D., Special.The hearing of Auditor Maybew was taken up and bids fair to be another protracted snuggle. The first fight was over the question of what section ol the statute the prosecution was brought, and the state hrbt refused to obey the ruling of the court. A motion was then made to dismiss the defendant, when the state announced that the complaint A\ as draw under section 0008, the same as in the Hippie case. The ex amination is on the same line as in the Hip-pie case. Too Bad He Hot Away. Mitchell, S. D., Special.Ora Alm sted, aged thirteen years, narrowly es caped a criminal assault by a fellow whose name could not be learned. The affair occurred two miles west of town as the girl was going homo from school. The girl's screams attracted the attention of a farmer plowing in a field near by, and he ran to the res cue. A crowd of 100 men started out in search of him but could not find him. Pettlsjrew In China. Washington, Special.United States Consul need, at Tien TMII. reports to the state department that Senator Pet tigrcw, Senator Cannon and ex-Sena tor Dubois arrived there Oct. 11 and proceeded to Pekin the following day. They will also go over the imperial railway and visit the mining and rail road -works at Tong Shan. Woman and Child Fatally Burned. Milbank. S.D., SpecialMrs. Michael Leddy, living thirty miles west of Mil bank, was burned to death by the ex plosion of gasoline which she was putting into a boiler of hot water to assist in washing. A child five years old was also burned so badly that it is rot expected to live. Bids Too High. Washington, Special.The Indian of fice has received the bids for the work of constructing the outbuildings to the new Indian school at Chamberlain, S. D. As all the proposals received are above the sum appropriated for the purpose, $5,000, bids will again be ad vertised for. Blnclt Lea in South Dakota. Sioux Falls, S. D., Special.A dis patch from Mitchell says that black leg has appeared among the cattle on the farm of John Gatz, who lives a few miles north of town. Mr. Gatz lias lost four cattle and some forty more are infected. Costly Prairie Fire. Aberdeen, S. D., Special.A prairie tire in this county, a few miles west of here, burned over 500 tons of hay for various farmers and stockmen. In New Hope township grain stacks be longing to J. W. Adam's and farm buildings ^belonging to Mrs. Hewitt were destroyed. McCnllnm's Strange Death. Tyndall, S. D.. Special.Jno. McCol 8um, a mail carrier, in a fit of cough ing, burst an artery and bled jto death. Forgery Is Charged. New Ulm, Minn., Special.Warrants liafte been received here for the ar rest of It. D. Chase, who has been sell ing nursery stock and groceries throughout neighboring counties. Tho warrants charge Chase with forgery. Struck by a Runaway. St. Paul, Special.Victor Roustland, nine years old, was run into by a run away team and his body bruised in several places. His injuries are not dangerous. Shot While Stealing a Ride. St. Peter, Minn., Special.J ames Fay, a wheat buyer of Ottawa, was shot while coming from Le Sueur to this city. He claims that he was try ing to steal a ride on the blind bag gage, and that a tramp who was also there, shot him. The bullet entered just below the heart and has not yet been found. Fay is, still alive. Cascade, Iowa, Special.G. 6. Dag gett has been arrested here and bound over to the grand jury, charged with incest. BULLETS AT SHORT RANGE. Exchange of Shots liy Gnmllcr and Theater Mnnaer?. Spokane, Wash.. Nov 3. As the re sult of a sensational shontine affray in front of the Coeur d'Alenc- theater, Johnny Bull, an, old time gambler, was shot three times and probably fatally wounded. "Frisky" (H. S.)'Barnett, manager of the theater, had a finger shot off and his face filled with burnt powder, while his wife, better known by the stage name of Ida Clayton, re ceived a bullet through the shoulder. The shooting is said to have been the result of a deliberate attempt on the part of Bull to assassinate Barnett, be cause the latter, in a row two hours before, had hit Bull on the head with a cane. LOVE WAS BLIND. Courtship and Betrothal Without Even a Photograph. La Porte, Ind., Nov. 3.Miss Mattie Bellow of St. Croix, this state, and August McWilliams, a well known res ident of Brainerd, Minn., were mar ried. The nuptials were the sequal to a strange courtship. McWilliams pro posed marriage to Miss Bellow without ever having seen her, and the couple became betrothed before even photo graphs were exchanged. The romance was of five years duration. McWill iams is reputed to be a wealthy lum berman. Doesn't He Read the Papers? Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 3. By the death of his father at Ishpeming, Mich., W. J. Truran, formerly a wait er in a restaurant in this city, has fallen heir to an estate of $30,000. Most men would not wait long to claim such a property, but Truran apparent ly does not care for it. His father's lawyer has written to the authorities all over this part of the country to look for the young man. Thus far their search has been unavailing. So thoroughly has the matter bee|b. adver tised that it seems impossible for him to have overlooked it. He left Sioux City several weeks ago, and posed to b-v working somewhereisinsup- the icinity of Sheldon or Cherokee. S. E. Minnesota Educators. Winona, Minn., Nov. 3.The second meeting of the Southeastern Minneso ta Educational association will be held at the normal school building in this city on Nov. 12 and 13. Among those who will take part in the discussions are State Superintendent Pendergast, Prof. O'Shea, of the University of Wisconsin Messrs. Shepard of Wi nona, Tibbett of St. Charles, Howard of Olmsted county, Spear of Chicago, Mrs. Cooley of Minneapolis and Miss Sprague of Winona. Heavy Oat Yield. Black River Falls, Wis., Nov. 3. One of tho farmers of this county re cently threshed out over 7,000 bushels of oats from 135 acres, which is con sidered a very good yield this year, as the yield on an average throughout the county has fallen very much below that amount, and also very much be low what had been estimated by the farmers generally. BuckAvheat, sor ghum and corn have all been remarka bly good crops all over this section. New Ore Railway. Livingston, Mont., Nov. 3.Work has been resumed on the Gaylord S Ru lein Valley railroad, and it is expected that it will be finished by Jan 1. This road extends from Whitehall to Twin Bridges, twenty-five miles, and when complete will be used largely for haul ing ore to the smelters at Twin Bridges. This road was graded and made ready for the iron in '95, but the closing down of tho smelters caused the company to stop construction. Peculiar Death of a But'te Man. Butte, Mont., Nov. 3.M. R. Burray, a saloon man, met with a peculiar death. While under the influence of liquor he walked out of his bed room windpw and fell upon wires used as guys to a smokestack. The wires caught him under the arms, and, sus pended in mid air, he died before he was discovered. Ran Over at Hudson. Hudson, Wis., Nov. 3. Patrick Burke of St. Paul, about twenty-three years of age, was run over by the Chi cago limited train and both feet .badly crushed. He may die.Frank Ryan pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to Waupun for eighteen months. Fargo Argns Changes Hands. Fargo, N. D., Nov. 3. Col. W. H. Robinson has sold the Argus to the Record Publishing company, which will take possession at once. The transaction is for cash, and the name will probably be the Argus-Record. Col. Lounsberry will have editorial control. Fire at McKinlcy. McKinley, Minn., Nov. 3.E. Peter son's dwelling house caught fire and burned to the ground. Two adjoining buildings owned by Tom Thompson, of this place, and Theodore Johnson of Tower, also burned. Loss, $2,500 no insurance. Leased a Roller Mill. Barnesville, Minn., Nov. 3. Messrs. Packard and Solum, grocers of fhis place, have leased the Barnesville roller mill and elevator and are run ning it with full force. Killed by a Policeman. Pipestone, Minn., Nov. 3. Henry Haberling of New Hamburg, Iowa, was shot and killed by a policeman in this city. He was under arrest and at tempted to escape. Fell 200 Feet. Butte, Mont, Nov. 3.Dennis Cronin, a miner employed in the Diamond mine, fell 220 feet down the shaft and was instantly killed. Fell on a Circular Saw. Butte, Mont, Nov. 3.William Goss, a young man employed in the Original mine, met a horrible death by the slipping of a circular saw which he was handling. It caught Goss on the right side and almost severed the body. Barn and Animals Burn. Glencoe, Minn., Nov. 3. J. J. Brechet's livery stable, occupied by JT. O. Senescall, and containing eleven horses, ten vehicles, harnesses, hay, oats, etc., valued at $2,000, was de stroyed by fire. No insurance. THE MARKETS. Latevt Quotations From Ortsin and Live Stock Centers. Chicago, Nov. 2. Wheat No. 2 red. l)7@9Sc No*. 3 red, 93&9t>c No. 2 spring, 80&90c No. 3 spring, 83@87c No. 2 hard winter, 88 No. 3 hard winter, S3@87c No. 1 new spring, 97 l-2c. Corn No. 2, 261-4&26 l-2c No. 3, 25 l-2@25 3-4c. Oats No. 2, 19 l-4c No. 3, 18@19c. Chicago, Nov. 2. Hogs Light, $3.45@3.85 mixed, ?3.45@3.85 heavy, $3.20^3.85 rough, $3.20@3.30. Cattle Beeves, $3.85(^.5.35 cows and heir evs, $2@4.50 Texas steers, $2.75@3.90 Westerns, $3.20@4.30 stockers and feeders. $2.80@4.40. SheepNatives, ?2.50@4.35 Westerns, $3(^4.15 lambs, $3.75@5.8o. Milwaukee, Nov. 2. Flour steady. Wheat firm No. 1 Northern, 96e No. 2 spring, S8c December nominal. Corn higher No. 3. 26 l-4c. Oats firm No. 2 white, 22@22 3^c. Rye firm No. 1, 48 l-2c. Barley firm No. 2, 44c sample, 27(S44e. Provisions lower pork, $7.40 lard, $4.10. Minneapolis. Nov. 2.Cash Wheat October closed at 93c December opened at 91 5-8c and closed at 91 l-2c May opened at 93 3-4c and closed at 91 l-2c. On trackNo. 1 hard, 95c No. 1 Northern, 93 l-2c No. 2 Northern, S9 3-2c. Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 2. Hogs $3.30@3.35. Cattle Canners, $2.15 heifers, $3.10@3.30 bulls. $2.75(^3.50 yearlings, $3.50@4.05 stockers, $3.85@ 4.35. South St. Paul, Nov. 2. Hogs $2.9o@4.35. CattleCanners, $2 stock ers, $3.60@4.20 heifers, $2.75(fcr 2.85 bulls, $2.50@2.60 cows, $2.30^4.35. St. Paul, Nov. 2. Wheat No. 1 Northern, 92 l-2@93 l-2e No. 2 North ern, 89@91c. CornNo. 3 yellow, 26@ 26 l-2c No. 3, 24 l-2@25 l-2c. OotsNo. 3 white, 20@20 l-2c No. 3, lU&'lU l-2c. Barley and ryeSample barley, 24@ 28c No. 2 rye, 44@44 l-2c No. 3 rye, 43@43 1-2c SeedsNo. flax, $1.03 1.04 timothy, $1.10@1. J0 clover, $3.20 @3.80. KILLED IN A FIGHT. Deputy Game Warden and Three In dians Are Dead. Leech Lake Reservation. Special. Information by special messenger has just reached this reservation that fight occurred between twro Indiana and a game warden, in which all were killed, including one Indian woman. A deputy game warden, whose name can not be ascertained, arrived at an In dian camp on an island in a lake be tween Bemidji and the Cass Lake res ervation, and seized two guns and a trapping outfit belonging to Kak-Kak Quash and Mahcheannequah, two In dians who belong to the Cass Lake re serve, and also made an attempt to seize some furs which they had, but they resisted this, whereupon the warden clubbed the older Indian with a gun until he became unconscious, and then shot him. He then shot the other Indian and his wife, mortally wounding both. In the meantime, the older Indian, having recovered con sciousness, shot and killed the warden. Dr. E. S. Hart, overseer in charge of this subagency, has been investigating the matter and has decided to send Martin Branchaud and a detail of In dian police to the scene of the affray to investigate the matter thoroughly. No detailed account of the fight can be had, as the only information yet te coived was brought in by an Indian boy 12 or 14 years of age, who wit nessed the shooting. Considerable excitement exists here among the Indians, and Dr. Hart is unwilling to express an opinion re garding the effect it may have upon them. The Indians consider tho inter ference of their hunting privileges by game wardens as a violation of their treaty rights. o Caval-y to the Rescue. Salt Lake, Utah, Special.A report to the Tribune from Fort Duchesne, Utah, says reports from the scene of the killing of the Indians by the game wardens are meager. Capt. Wright has left in pursuance of orders from de partment headquarters with his entire troop for the scene of the difficulty to protect the settlers and drive the In dians to the reservation. o Whites Also Killed. Denver, Special.Col. Otis has re ceived a telegram from the vicinity of the trouble between the Indians and game wardens in which it was stated that white men as well as Indians were killed in the fight. A telegram from Fort Duchesne says over 300 Indians, men, women,and children, are off the reservation. MURDERED FOR MONEY. A Miser Whose Money Brought But Torture and Death. Ames, Iowa, Special.A local paper states that Ole Olson, who lived near Conroy, is the victim of an atrocious crime, committed a few nights ago. He is known to have been a miser and worth $30,000, and lived a miserable hovel in a field on one of his farms. One of his two sons, who lives on a farm near him, went to his shack and found him unconscious. He died a few hours later. The post mortem re vealed that he had been struck back of the ear. There is yet no clue. Three years ago he was bound and tortured to extract money from him, and alter that he deposited over $12,000 in the banks. Judge Takes a Hand. Denver, Special.Judge Allen of the criminal court has ordered the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty against Mrs. Amanda Steele, James McVeigh and William Rogers, charged with forgery and conspiracy in connection with the spring election frauds. There remain eighteen indictments for ne glect of duty against election officers, but as this is only a misdemeanor un der the statutes, they will not receive severe sentences if convicted. Collision In Montana. Glasgow, Mont., Special. Three miles east of Hinsdale, on this division of the Great Northern, a double-head er hauling sixty empty cars telescoped into a stock train running east. Two men are dead as a result of the acci dent and several are seriously injured. Missoula, Mont., Special.Pardee, a mining camp in the western part ot Missoula county, was nearly destroyed by Are. Two boarding houses, two stores and several dwellings were con SflMfak^ fTlog cabins were sated. MINNESOTA NEWS LEADED TO DEATH. An Appalling Double Tragedy at St. Paul. $t. Paul, Special.An appalling double tragedy took place on the Smith avenue bridge Saturday afternoon, when Jacob Amos, a cigarmaker, and Henry Bergenkreuger, also a cigar maker, hurled themselves, one after the other, from the highest span of the bridge to the river below, a distance of over 200 feet. The desperate acts were witnessed by a number of people en the bridge and in the vicinity, and appeared to have been deliberate and planned, but no one was near enough to the suicides to intercept them. Both bodies shot into space with the rapid ity of lightning, each man jumping far out from the bridge and whirling over and. over with quickening momentum gathered in the fall. Each struck the water with a sickening splash within a few seconds, and before the specta tors realized what had happened two lives had been hurled into eternity under most tragic circumstances. Following the leaps *to death the scene of the suicides was one of in tense excitement. The tremendous jump, the evident cool purpose and desperate determination, together with the rash, yet calm execution of what was doubtless an agreement between the men to seek death together, horri fied the witnesses. Men ran to the spot where the suicides had plunged to the water and women grew faint with dread. But all were helpless to ren der any assistance after the fearful leap. The cause of the deeds of self de struction is largely speculative, but there is evidence to show that both men had been drinking, and the gen eral version is that they bantered each other into jumping from the bridge while irresponsible from the effects of liquor. A strict search for the bodies was prosecuted by men in boats, but up to a late hour they had not been re covered. MEETING OF WOMEN. Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs Meets at St. Paul. St. Paul, Special.The Minnesota Federation of Women's clubs has be gun a three-day session in the Park Congregational church, on Holly ave nue and Mackubin street. The session was opened with prayer by Mrs. J. P. Adamson of Merriam Park, after which Mrs. A. W. French, correspond ing secretary of the federation, pre sented her annual report. Mrs. E. G. Butts, the treasurer, reported receipts amounting to $247.40 and expenditures amounting to $116.12, leaving a bal ance on hand of $131.28. Short papers were read by Mrs. W. B. Fowler, chairman of 'the committee on Town and Country clubs Mrs. Anna L. Theo pold. chairman ot the committee on reciprocity, and Mrs. A. F. Ingalls on "Club Journeys." In the evening a re ception was tendered the ladies by the Commercial club. MISTOOK HOI FOR A DEER. Traeie End of the Trip of a. Hunting Party From Indiana. Grand Rapids, Minn., Special.In mistake for a deer J. W. Benson was killed by W. P. Cook at Lake Waban! Both were widely known residents of Richmond, Ind. Mr. Benson was forty-five years of age and leader of an Indiana hunting party that arrived ten days ago. This prematurely closes the party's hunt. Maybe "Twas Murder. Faribault, Minn., SpecialTestimony in the inquest over the body of blind Gus Volkmann indicates that he may have been killed and robbed. One witness swore that Volkmann had showed him $50 in a large pocketbook that day. This pocketbook was not found on his person. Another went collecting with him that afternoon and had collected various amounts. The post mortem examination showed that his death was caused by a fractured skull. On the night of his death a house owned by Richard Van Horn was entered and $25 taken. George Lyons was also held up and some money and a watch taken from him. Mille Lac's Potato Crop. Princeton, Minn., Special.Potatoes are being rushed to market in extra ordinary quantity. One day 365 loads were received at an average of 35c per bushel, the only difficulty experi enced during the day being in procur ing cars for shipment. A large part of the money is being used to cancel old debts, but considerable is being ex pended for improvements. All busi ness feels the effects. Heavy Farm Loss. Little Falls, Minn., Special.The large barn on the farm of A. K. Hall, in the town of Green Prairie was de stroyed by fire, together with a large amount of stored grain, including 8,000 bushels of oats, 1,000 of corn, 500 of wheat and 50 tons of hay. The loss is estimated at $8,000, with $5,000 in surance. Potatoes to Memphis. Stillwater, Minn., Special. The Gracie Kent is on her way to Mem phis with four barges loaded with po tatoes and onions, and H. E. Pence's yacht. Two of the barges were load ed at Osceola and the others at Red Wing and Davenport, consisting of 6,000 bushels in all. Money and Hired Man Gone. Albert Lea, Minn., Special.Sheriff Mitchell has gone to La Crosse to ar rest Rush C. Freeman, who is charged with stealing from Dennis Hogan, a prominent Newry farmer. Freeman worked for Hogan, and the money and hired man disappeared at the same time. Albert Lea, Minn., Special.A team and wagon was stolen from Chria Chrlstopherson of Bath. Deputy Sher iff Elllckson Is after V. A. Kelly, tho supposed thief. TONS PER tCTBE, 37. Tremendous Yield of Sngar B*-ets in Freeborn County. Albert Lea, Minn., Special.As high as thirty-seven tons of sugar beets were raised upon an acre of land this season in this county. Many beets are being fed to cows, the result being an immediate increase in the flow of milk. Tho Albert Lea Cracker and Candy company expects to enlarge its busi ness next year, and will put up a new three-story brick. The building will be 44x132 feet, and from 75 to 100 hands will be employed. LITTLE ONES RURAED. Parents at Lake Mtntona See Their Babies Consumed. Alexandria, Minn., Special. The dwelling of John Kuhne, in Miltonia, burned. Nothing was saved. Two children, one a baby, and the other a little older, were burned to death in sight of their parents, who returned to the house in time to see their babies consumed, while powerless to prevent. SHOCKED THE GAMESTERS. City Attorney Peterson of Moorhead Has Tackled a Bijr Job. Moorhead, Minn., SpecialFive gam bling houses were raided and eight tables and a quantity of chips and oth er paraphernalia were captured. L. A. Kertson & Co. lost three tables Thom as Erdel, the same, and Thomas Murphy two. Nothing was found at the John Haas or A. N. Olson places. Dire Threats of Indians. Walker, Minn., Special.A courier, just arrived from Cross Lake, whence came the news of a shooting affray between a warden and Indians, reports that the dispute arose between the game warden and the Indian relative to the latter's hunting. The warden struck the Indian over the head with a elub, making him insensible. An other Indian and his wife tried to stop the blow, when the game warden fired on both of them. The old Indian re gained consciousness and fired on the game warden, killing him instantly. The Indian woman shot by the warden has since died. She was a niece of Chief White Hair, who, with his fol lowers, claims he will kill every white man found on the reservation. The warden is supposed to have been Frank Bevy, formerly of Itasca coun ty. Beaten by Badgers. Minneapolis, Special.From the be ginning to the end the foot ball game between Minnesota and Wisconsin at Athletic park was one long continuous procession. Wisconsin lead from the start and was never headed. Minne sota was beaten because she was ut terly outclassed. The pace which Wisconsin set was too hot to follow. After the first ten minutes of play the result could easily be seen. The score was 39 to 0. Old Newspaper Man Dies. Minneapolis, Special.The dealh of William H. H. Matteson, a well known newspaper man, occurred at his resi dence in this city, after a prolonged illness. Mr. Matteson was born in 1838 at Panama, N. Y., and entered newspaper work when a boy. At the close of the war he came to Wabasha county, Minn., and settled near Lake City. He, in turn, was identified with the AVabasha Herald and with the Fargo Sun. Farmer Commits Suicide. Redwood Falls, Minn., Special.Le roy Bryan, aged thirty, committed sui cide on the farm of D. S. Cantine, in Johnsonville township, by taking laudanum. Bryan took the laudanum as he was riding from Tracy to the farm, and fell back in the wagon ap parently asleep, and when he arrived at the farm was found dead. He had threatened the day before to kill him self by hanging. Despondency wTa the cause. Lobbying: for a Franchise. Duluth, Minn., Special.The repre sentatives of the North American Long Distance Telephone company are in the city, lobbying in the inter est of a new franchise ordinance which they hope to get through the council. The proposed line would connect Duluth, St. Paul and the Sault. The offer of the company is said to be very liberal. Mexican War Veteran Dead. Hastings, Minn., Special.John Mc Niff died at his home after a protract ed illness in the ninety-third year of his age. He was one of Hastings' early settlers. He located here in 1856 enlisted in Company F, Second Minnesota cavalry, Dec. 28, 1863, and was discharged for disability at Fort Ridgely Dec. 26, 1864. He also served in the Mexican war. & Brakeman Crushed. Melrose, Minn., Special.Jacob Rose, a switchman at this point, received in juries which resulted in his death two hours later. The deceased attempted to jump across the track between the cars to open the knuckle of a jenny coupler and was caught by the dratt irons. Policemaji in Trouble. St. Paul, SpecialPatrolman John P. Walsh has been requested by Mayor Doran to tender his resignation. The charge against the officer is larceny. It is alleged that he took $10 from a man known as Artemus Ward while the latter was in a drunken condition. Bridge Contract Let. Hastings, Minn., Special.At the meeting of the city couneil the Gillette Herzog Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis was awarded the contract to erect a new street bridge over the Vermillion river, .to be completed with in sixty days. Railroad Gang Strikes. Lyle, .Special.The entire gang em ployed on the new Illinois Central ex tension to Stacyville, Iowa, struck for a raise in wages and are now idle in this city. The grade is completed, but three weeks will be required to lay the steel. Lost His Home. Brainerd. Minn., Special.The de stroyed the home of Patrick Connors -of this clry.r Origin is unknown. Th loss as yet is unestimated. Insurance. 5700. CHARACTER OF THE TURK. i Obstinacy Is the Chief Feature of This Oriental. The leading feature of the Turkish character is obstinacy, says Harper's Round Table*, there is only one thing that will induce a Turk to do some thing he does not want tothat is force. When that is- applied, or he sees it is going to be, he will give in. If he, however, thinks the other side is not in earnest he will hold out, and sometimes that brings him into trou ble. That is the secret of Turkish di plomacy and it is that which gives oth er countries so much trouble in dealing with Turkey. A foreign diplomat once remarked that the right way to -do business with the Turk was to take him by the throat, give him a good beating and then tell him to sit down and talk business. This was, however, rather a rough and extreme way of putting it. An old resident in Turkey I met on the first occasion I was in the country once gave me the sum of his experience in his dealings with them in the form of a story. I did not think at the time that I should within a few months have a practical illustration of its truth on my own account. But that is by the way. This is how the story goes: An old Turk, whom we will call Has san Baba, owed money which he had borrowed from Abdullah, who had ask ed several times for its return. As both were Mussulmans, no interest was given or taken, believers being forbid den by the Koran to lend money to one another on usury. But Hassan Baba could never be induced to pay back his debt, and at last Abdullah, losing pa tience, had him up before the cadi or judge. "You owe this money," said the ca di. "It is even so, Effendim,' replied the debtor. "Then you must pay it back," ex claimed the cadi, "or I must sentence you." "Be it so, Effendim. I do not pay," said the obstinate old man. "Then I sentence you to pay the money, and if jou continue in your re fusal, oh, Hassan Baba, I give you the choice whether you will take twenty five strokes of the bastinado, eat a whole string of onions, or pay the mon ey. In the name of the Merciful One, I condemn you." "Inshallah, Effendim! I will take the twenty-five strokes of the bastina- do." The executioner of the court and his assistants were called and Hassan Ba ba, having been thrown on the floor and his feet fastened, soles uppermost, to the pole held by two men, the exe cutioner proceeded to lay on. But be fore the twenty-five strokes had been administered old Hassan Baba cried out lustily: "In the name of the Most Merciful, oh, cadi, give the orders to cease," he exclaimed, "and I will eat the string of onions." So, on the command of the cadi, he was let down, and a man was sent out to the market place for a string of on ions. When he got back with them Hassan Baba went manfully to work to eat the onions, but before he had got to the end of them his stomach refused to go any further, and he cried out, "Let it be as \ou say, oh, cadi! I will pay the money." Then undoing the girdle which he had around his waist, he produced the pieces, which he count ed out to Abdullah before the cadi. "That," said my friend, "will give you a better idea of the character of the Turk than anything I can think of. He will take the beating, he will eat the onions, and he will pay you the money after all." Glad of It. Jp at Stromsburg a farmer sold hi3 wheat, paid his mortgage and floating indebtedness, bought his wife a new range and sewing machine, took $100 to go to Buffalo and poor wife an out ing, and had $300 left'. When he had finished all the business he wiped his" brow with his shirt sleeves and re marked: "I voted for Bryan last fall, but I'm glad he wasn't elected." York (Pa.) Times. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. DoctorYou'll be on your feet in a week or so. PatientOn my feet? But how soon will I be on my wheel? Puck. In nine years the Indian population of Tama countyf Iowa, has increased by thirteen. The red people there now number 394. Denmark has labor unions compris ing 88,000 members. The Swedish un ions have a membership of 7,000, the Norwegians of 12,000 laboring men. ji The agricultural department at -y| Washington, after long experiments I with lawn grasses, declares that creep- "$ ing bent is the finest grass known. 1 Maria Edgeworth once wrote a book entitled "Irish Bulls," and the secretary of the Dublin Agricultural sociey or dered a copy, thinking that it treated yj of live stock. i A new wrinkle in the Wall street promoting line is the formation of a company, with a capital of $100,000, lj| shares $1 each, to deal in postage *$m stamps for collectors. -vs In the streets and suburbs of London'*''* there are now not only 712 fouiram? for human beings, but 2S6 large ti oug'i i for horses and cattle asd 4TG small troughs for sheep and dogs. By wiping perspiration from Y.s fa with the back of his hand whr- count- ing coin F. J. Eighme^. c? I Death is rre~ueTv e, erl la., poisoned his eyes r- I'Jly,- irr with dust frrm r.19 f^reigD red on thp metr.l. j. 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