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.. \. U.r. If®. I \A kP 3t .C. A. THE EVENINGTIMES STANDS FOB GFTAND FOKKS AND NORTH DAKO TA UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES •OL. 1, NO. 56. •Ship Bound for Orient Well Loaded With Arms and Ammunition. SLY WORK DISCOVERED Possibility That This May Be But One of Many Similar Acts By the Chinks. Aawctltel Prfii to The Bvealig Timu. San Franclsc/p. March 8.—The Ex aminer today says: "Twenty-two modern rifles and 10,000 rounds of ammunition were seized yesterday in the quarters of the Chinese crew on the Pacific mail steamer Manchuria -scheduled to Salfor, in the Orient. This afternoon the companys' officials thereupon ordered, it is said, as thor ough a search of the vessel as possible and this resulted in two more boxes of rifles being found in the room of •one of the assistant engineers. The engineer and Chinese were questioned and-it was found that the guns were purchased in this country by the en gineer and smuggled aboard the ves sel. The officials say the^ believe that there are no more guns aboard but this will not be certain until the freight has been discharged from the steamer upon her arrival at Hong Kong.' Nothing is known as to how long smuggling of this character of goods lias, been going on or how many '"rifles have been sent in this way to •China. ENTRIES AT OAKLAND. Fast Bunch at California Races to Be .v linn Today. -Associated Press to The EvvdIiir Times. San Francisco, March S.—Entries at Oakland today: First race, five and a half furlongs—Sandstone, 112 James A. Murray, Salem, 109 Lisaro, Claus .lo, Libert\hus, Dick Wilson, Lizzie Jiline, 107 Itiley Dwyer, Nothing, Mid inont, 104 Estmer.e, 102. Second race, four furlongs—Lassen, .Alta Spa, Elmdale, Duke of Orleans, /Lord Rossington, ,112 Reba, Lugano, Kogo, Queen Ailene, 109 Hermit's 'Cross, St. Lucar, 107. Third race, mile and eight—Wen •rick, 110 No Remark,N Expedient, •Langford James, 107 Ethel Abbott, ..•oily Witch, Leila Hill, 105 Spon •doolix, 102 Chablis, 110. Fourth race, mile and eighth—Tar.-' lagan, Supreme Court, Major Tenny Rough Rider, Preservator, Invictus, .107 Isabellita, Ira's, 105 Canejo, 100. Fifth race, mile—Follow ,Me,' Water Cure, 109 Tavannes, 97 Jake Moose, 94 /Frank Flittner, Merry Go Round, 92 Quick Rich, S9. "ASSSf MA** Sixth race, Ave and a half furlongs —Henry Waite, 102 Yada, Callaghan, •10 Janeway, Chilano, 109 Delagoa, Only Jim, Salable, 107 Montanus, Wrenne, I'm Joe, 100 Lotta Glad stone, 95. SPENT CASH ''V.'• Madison, Wis., Football Root ers at Minneapolis Were Expensive. AMOcIated Press to The Evening (Tlmea* Madison, Wis., March 8.—A member of the state university football team 1 testified today before the legislative committee investigating the university, that $92 was spent for the team and friends following the ball game at Minneapolis last fall. S SCHWAB IS IMPROVED. Conditions at No Time Alarming .and Reports Were Exaggerated. AiMdafed Pw«l to The Evening Time*, Kansas City, March' 8.—Mr, Sch wab's train passed through Hutchin son thiB morning. A dispatch re ceived here quotes the conductor of the train saying, that while Mr. Schwab was, eornewhat ill when he left Iam Angeles, his condition..had at no time been alarming., i. 7$ *. N *, '$pi BSXOVED FROM OFFICE. President Oasts Land OfBelalsIn .Oklahoma. •, As^eelateii Frm to Ths Evening Time*. Washington, March 8.—President Roosevelt has removed from offlce John D. Oliphant. register, J. A. Trot ter. receiver and I. Chapman, clerk oI the bind offlce at Mangum, Okla., for irregularities IQ the conduct of the business of the offlce. Today jhe appointed George B. Roberts to be register of the Mangum land office In succession to Oliphant The ap] taent Is only temporary, as th«. com offlce is. to be discontinued in April. It's hardly ever safe to propose to a girl anless she Is married. 'Mii Washington, March 8.—For some time past the. Turkish government has been endeavoring to get the powers to consent to an Increase of the rate per cent on tariff duties that may be collected on imports into Turkey. Originally five per cent, the rate has been raised to seven and a half per cent and it is now proposed to further increase* the figure 'to ten per cent. J'ost of the powers have taken the po sition that there should be .some re turn from Turkey for a concession of such importance.' At last accounts Great' Britain was holding put for such a return and our government let it be known that it would be much more ready to accept the increase, if the Turkish government would settle some of the outstanding missionary claims, and admit our contention.s as to, .jurisdiction of courts in Turkey and rights of naturalized citizens. Minister Lelshmann has made several strong representations recently to the porte, but has not reported results. MEETING OF INTERSTATE Y.M.C.A. Opens at Parkersburg, W. Viu, With Large Attendance Present. Evenlnir*rimeB Special Service. Parkersburg, W. Va., March 8.— With songs of praise and thanksgiv ing, followed by a season of solemn prayer, the second biennial conven tion of the Interstate Young Men's Christian association, for which pre parations have been in progress for over a year, opened this afternoon, The opening address was delivered by Dr. A. T. Pierson of Brooklyn. In the vast audfence that cz'owded every nook and corner of the auditorium, railroad mangnates sat shoulder to- shoulder with wage-earners, and humble local evangelists were sandwiched in be tween divines and men of letters of world-wide fame. The territory repre sented included Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. The convention will continue its sessions'through the remainder of the week. Reports showing the wonderful growth of the association will be one of the interesting features of the gathering. Many new buildings have been completed or are in. contempla tion in the territory. GRANITE STATE MONUMENT DEDICATED AT VICKSBWiG Eivcnlner Tillies Special Service. Vicksburg, Miss., March 8.—The handsome monument erected to the memory of the New Hampshire troops who fought and fell in the. siege of Vicksburg was dedicated with impres sive ceremonies in the presence of Governor McLane and a large party of prominent citizens.of New Hampshire. The monument is an imposing and beautiful shaft of granite and occupies a conspicuous location in Grant's headquarters in the Vicksburg na-* tiohal park. .... SECRETARY OF STATE ROOT'S NIECE IS A PLAYWRIGHT Evening Tlmea Special Service. Baltimore, Md., March 8.—"Mozart's Romance," a comedy -by Mrs. Ivy Ash ton Root, a niece of the Secretory of State, is to be given its first produc tion in this city tonight. An adequate company has been engaged to. support Howard Kyle in the leading role. 2W«i PINEHURST CHAMPIONSHIP BEING CONTESTED TODAY Ehrenlnat Tlmea Special Service. Pinehurst, N. C., March 8—The Pine hurst club championship golf tour nament opened auspiciously on the local links today and will last through the remainder of the week. From all indications the tournament will be one of the most successful that has been played' here this season. BOY ESCAPES CAPTOBS. Evening Tlmea Speclal Service. /•New York, March 8.—Antonio Boz suff, the 14-year-old boy Who was kidnapped last Sunday and held for $20,009 ransom, returned alone to his home today. He had escaped from his captors, he said, by stealing out of,the rooms above the saloon in 69th. street today while one jot bis captors who ifd had been left alone to guai turned his back (or a moment 3* Clung to Ice Cake and 1 Called Vainly For Help AiMHiated Pram to The Evenlaa Time*. Duluth, Minn., March 8.—At 12:45 o'clock this morning ^lotorman BurnSi on the ferry bridge and Arthur Fortln," on Park point, heard the, cries of a1 dspwning man who was clinging to an ice cake about a block west of' the Booth dock. "For Gtod's sake, can't some one help me exclaimed the un known man. Every effort was made by Burns and Fortin, but to no avafi. They then notified the police and Lieutenant Drannen and Officer Wes terlud attempted .to get a flat boat out to him but the ice prevented and the unknown drowned. Trondhjem, Norway, March 8.—A JVOULD INCREASE THE DUTIES. Turkey Importuning the Powers for Radical Tariff Advance. Amioclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. him. MINERS ABB DENIED. Cleveland, Ohio, March 8.—At a fleeting here today of the Ohio coal operators it was- decided not to con cede the demands of" the mlners for an increase In wagies. This action It Is believed makes a strike of Ohio miners probable. .wags- •oi'.x-, '..fjfflj «»1 ZS •war** -f^u UW V^ ,v' p* U14* iVd 'f rv^x*t$ LA snow avalanche at Lofoten islands yes terday night buried a number of fish ermen's huts. Rescuers extricated 21 dead and 38 injured from underneath the snow and debris. AT RIPE OLD AGE. Wisconsin Woman Dies After Passing 1 the Century Mark. Aasoclated Prewi to The Evening Tlmea. Janesville, Wis., March 8.—Mrs. Susan,Crossman,/ who would be 103 years old on March 28, died last night. She was the oldest resident of Rock county. COLLISION ON THE Freight Breaks in Two Fatally Injuring Several of the Crew., Aaaoclated l'reaa to The Evening Tlmea. Burlington, Iowa, March 8.—A rear end collision here today between two sections of a freight train on the Chi cago, Burlington & Quincy railway resulted in the injury of four men. Stockman S. Heaton of Virginia, Iowa, was fatally injured. The others hurt were: Brakeman Stuckman, badly cut In the head and body Wm. Kack man, of Burlington, arm broken Brakeman Frank Mathews of Keiths btirg, internally injured. The wreck age blocked the main line for several hours. A large amount of livestock was killed and fifteen cars and one engine demolished. The accident was caused by the first section of the train breaking In two. E9IPER0U' OF CHINA IS ILL AT PEKJX Aaaoclated Prim Cable to The Ereninir Time*. Pekin„ March 8.—The emperor of China, Tsai Tien is ill. Telegrams ave been despatched to all viceroys asking them to send their best phy sicians to Pekin. The plivsiciane at ,the palace here say that the emper or's illness is serious uut nut aiiinu ing. RETURN THREE INDICTMENTS. Against. Mutual Reserve Life Insur ance Co., of Neiv York. AnkocIiiU'iI Pre*# to The Evening Times. New York, March 8.—Three indict ments against the officers of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance com pany were handed down by the grand jury. Those indicted are Frederick A. Burnham, George B. Eldredge, first vice president and George Burnham, Jr., second vice president STATEHOOD Senate Convened Early Today for Discussion—Few Were1 Present. AHKOciated Pre™ to The Evening Timc.t. Washington, March S.—The senate met at 11 o'clock, an hour earlier than usual, in order to afford additional time for the discussion of the state hood bill, but it looked for a while as though that object would be frustrated by the lack of attendance on the part of the senators. When the hour for meeting arrived not a single seat in the chamber was occupied, but Vice President Chaplain entered through the north door, McCumber and Gearin appeared at the opposite entrance and Teller and Patterson came in a few minutes later. The other senators were slow in making their appearance and at 11:05', when McCumber began to speak on the statehood bill, less than a dozen senators .were in their seats. Senator McCumber introduced his speech by presenting a substitute for the Statehood bill creating one state of OKlahbrua and another of Indian territory, the latter under the name of Sequoia, in hon&r of the Cherokee scholar of that name and entirely eliminating New Mexico and Arizona. He made an argument against the con solidation of the territories into fewer states, contending that the/more west ern states were necessary to give the agricultural'.and other trans-Missis sippi interests a strong representa tion in congress. He predicted in the near future that the west would have much larger population than the east and said that even if the present boundary lines were preserved it would still be impossible to secure as many, states as there were east of the Mississippi and'that therefore the balance of power in the senate must necessarily be agUnst the western section. Senator McCumber declared the time would come when the east would find Its pitoeetgon in the west He referred to .the Influence of foreign lmiqjgratlon in the eastern communi ties and In this connection, said that at it* last election Chicago had elected a socialist as mayor. '#3 A SQL ARE DEAL FOR ALL GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA^ THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1906. THE WEATHER. North Dakota—Generally fair to night and Friday cooler tonight: brisk northwest winds. POLICEMEN MIXED IIP III GLMCHE CIRLGASE New York Woman Says She Paid Them Hush Money While a Street Walker. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. New York, March 8.—Bertha Claiche, the young French woman who pleaded guilty to the murder of Emil Gerdron, her alleged master, was tak en from the TombS' Orison to the dis trict attorney's offlce last evening. She had a talk there with Assistant Dis trict Attorney Ely. Although no of ficial statement was made public, it was reported that the young woman gave Mr. Ely the names of four police men to whoni she said she paid $2 a week for protection while leading the life of a woman of the streets. She also gave the names of about 50 other policemen the report stated, who were receiving like amounts from other women in the district where she lived. A conference took place yesterday between Police Commissioner Bing ham and Bertha Claiches counsel, Abraham Levy and Otto Rosalsky. Commissioner Bingham refused to state what was said at this meeting. MEMORY OF HENDERSON. Iowa Legislature Convenes Out dt In spect to Late Statesman. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Des Moines, March 8.—The Iowa legislature today convened in joint as sembly to pay tribute to the memory of ex-Speaker Henderson of the na tional house of congress. OULllfflW LOSE THE FARMERS Ashland, Wis., Makes Bid for Grain Trade of the Central West. AMNOfiiitcil I'reKH to The Evening Times. Minneapolis, .March S.—The Farm ers' Exchange, an orgMnization which is operating and promoting indepen dent elevators in the spring wheat ter ritory, was addressed in convention today by Bert. William,-, mayor o[ Ash land, Wis. Serious consideration is being given to his offer from public interests at Ashland to co-oporate with the exchange iu establishing farmers' independent, grain houses and ship ping facilities there. A recent revision of rates places Ashland more nearly on a parity with Duluth and Superior with regard to wheat from the west and the exchange is dissatisfied with the treatment of the independent ship pers at the latter points. NEW LEAGUE THE OUTCOME. President, Price Returns From Duluth ami Reports oil Baseball. Winnipeg, Duluth, Fargo, Grand Forks, Calumet, Hancock, Houghton and Lake Linden are the cities that have practically decided to become identified with the Northern Baseball league during 190G. This will make the strongest combination by far that the Northern league has had. President W. J. Price of the league returned last evening from Duluth and the copper country, where he spent about a week in hard work with the object of getting the copper country eit'es of northern Michigan to cast their lot with the Northern league and he appears to have been entirely suc cessful. When Mr. Price left Duluth yesterday, a committee had been ap pointed by the Northern league man agement with full powers to maks ar rangements with a similar committee appointed by Calumet, Hancock, Lake Linden^ipd Houghton to complete, the plans for those cities to secure fran chises in the Northern league. All the cities mentioned have'decided to become identified with the league and ail' yiat remains is to make the final arrangements. Mr. Price expressed himself as pleased with the situation and satlsfnH that thp l°a«rue would be stronger than ever this year. ine aavauiage oi ndtrmg me copper cities Is evident from the fact that they have made the sport a success financially as well: Calumet is closest to Duluth and arrangements have Ir»»»tfpa'v hnon *vHh the rill roada whereby the round trip to Calu met from Duiutn wu oe omy fb. Caiti met, Hancock, Houghton and Lake Linden are close together and all con nected by trolley. It 1B probable that Mr. Price will be chosen president of the new or ganisation anil a secretary will be se lected from the copper country. There is a possibility of Hancock and Lake Linden uniting, thus' giving Iron Motontain a chance to come in. The delegation} from both leagues met at Houston last evening to complete the pnerger of the two leagues. 6IVIIIG OF REBATES BY RAILROADS Attorney General Believes Big Fraud Has Been Un earthed. Aaaoclnted Preaa to The ISvenlnB TlmcN. Washington, March 8.—Upon being shown the publication in the New York American of today regarding the alleged granting of rebates on the transportation of sugar, Attorney Gen eral Moody said: "Some weeks ago a representative of that paper called on me and said that rnformation was in possession of that paper tending to show that large re bates on the transportation of sugar had been given to the American Sugar Refining company by the trunk lines of railroads running out of New York city, and asked if the department of justice desired to use the information in legal proceedings. An examination of the matter showed clearly that it was highly important and tended to show the giving and receiving of large money rebates. "It is the purpose of the department to proceed carefully, but with all pos sible expedition. "It ought to be said that until this information was furnished the depart ment by the represenative of the American, the department had no knowledge or suspicion of the facts and that the representatives of that paper have aided the officials of the department in all ways in their power." COLORADO RENC1I SHOW HAS RECOHD ISKEAKIJiCi LIST I Evening TIiiicm 1 Siiccinl Service. Denver, Col., March S.—With a rec ord-brcaking list of entries the fourth I annual exhibition of the Colorado Ken nel club was opened to the public to day in Coliseum hall. Not ouly from ail parts of the west have the exhib- its come, but many of the famous eastern kennels are also represented, Judging began soon after the opening today and will continue until the show closes Saturday night. NO MINISTERY France Finds Herself in Em barassing- Status at Criti cal Time. A.SKociiiicil 1'reNH Cable lo Tlic Evciliue Timet*. Parjs, March S.—The government finds itself without a ministry at the culmination stage of the Moroccan conference at -Arfgqciras. A semi-oifi cial .announcement on the subject says: "The ministerial crisis does not effect the French policy at the conference." This is designed chiefly to warn Ger many not to take advantage of the sit uation. The fact that the ministerial staus confuses matters and threatens an agreement which otherwise might have been reached today. The vote in the chamber of deputies last night, re sulting in the defeat of the govern ment and the resignation of the cab inet, also requires that the government temporarize with the church manifes tants who are becoming increasingly demonstrative, particularly the peas ants. President Fallieres today began a series of consultations relative to the formation of a new ministry. He first conferred lengthily with M. Dubost, president of the senate, and later re ceived M. Doumer, president of the chamber of deputies. No announce ment of the president's course of ac tion has been made. ASSOCIATION 100 TEARS -OLD CELEBRATES ITS BIRTHDAY Evening Tlmea Special Service. Boston, March 8.—The one hun dredth anniversary*of the granting of its charter is to be celebrated by the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic association "and banquet in Paul Re vere hall tonight. Governor Guild, Mayor Fitzgerald and other prominent men are amoag the announced speak ers. ARCHBISHOP IRELAND Of 8t. Paul Sails From Hew York T* day for Europe. Aaa*etate4 Preaa to The Kralac Times. New York, March 8.—Archbishop John Ireland, ot 8t Paul sailed today tor Europe on the steamer LeGas cogne. v. rtt'W J-VT'W. 7c0*c:Sf TIMES Italians in Train Wreck Fight Their Rescuers Aaaoclated Preaa to The Evening Tlmea. Greensburg, Pa., March 8.—Three Italians were killed outright and four or more injured, several it is believed fatally, in a collision on the Pennsyl vania railroad near Radebaugh, Pa., today between a milk train and a work train filled with foreigners. The work train was composed of flat cars load ed with pipe for the pipe line which the Pennsylvania railroad is building from India Creek to Pittsburg. About 75 Italians employed at this work were also aboard and the train had just pulled onto the main line from A. sid ing when it met the milk train in a t* 1 collision. The two trains came to gether with terrific force and the men and iron pipe were hurled in all direc tions'. The last flat car was tele scoped and two others demolished, but the milk train was not seriously dam aged. Immediately after the accident the crew of the milk train went to the as sistance of the injured, but were forc ed to flee from the infuriated Italians who were crazed at the sight of their dead countrymen. A number of. Ital ians rushed at the train crew with threats of vengeance and the crew had to take refuge on their engine to es cape the wrath of the foreigners. CANADIAN PARLIAMENT. Opens nt Ottawa, Canada, Today— Tariff Revision Talk. Evening TIiiicm Special Service. Ottiiwa, Out., March S.—Parliament opened this afternoon with the usual ceremonies. The session pnomises to be an interesting as well as a pro tracted one. The principal work of the session, as is well known, will be tariff revision. Canada's present tariff went into effect in 1S97, when the Liberal party came into power. It made no radical change in the fiscal policy, and the process was one of an adjustment of items rather than the adoption of any new system. Canada's aggregate for eign trade for that year was $257, 000,000. For the fiscal year 1905 it was 470,000,000, an increase of eightv three pen' cent. In view of these fig ures the proposed revision of the tar iff is not likely to involve sweeping changes in duties. Apparently there is no ground for fear that the national prosperity may be disturbed by the dislocation of an important part of the industrial and commercial machin ery. ^till the need of some reason able and beneficial adjustment of par ticular rates is generally recognized, and the recent investigations of the tariff commission will be used as a basis for such an adjustment. De spite the clamor for higher duties, the present indications are that the changes to be made in the tariff will not be generally toward a greater de gree of protection than now obtains in the Dominion. Iu addition to the tariff the session is expected to give its attention to a stringent measure to prevent usury, a law to bring about a better observance of the Sabbath, insurance legislation and several other mutters of lesser im portance. SriT AKA1XST ONTARIO. life Sum Involved In Action Bret li.v I)o in ion Go vcrn inent. Hv.-Ulne Tlincs Special Service. Toronto, OiU., March 8.—The suit of the Dominion government against the Ontario government for a claim for $1 ,"32.935.30 came up for hearing to day in the Exchequer Court of Canada. The claim is made against the Ontario government for the repayment of cer tain annuities and other sums paid by the Dominion to the Snlteaux In dians under the terms of a treaty con cluded iu 1S73. In that year the Crown purchased 47,000 square mill's of land from the Salteuux tribe of tlio O.iibway Indians and settled annuities upon the chiets. In JS7S the land was made over to the Providence of Ontario. Now the Dominion asks that Ontario repay the amount it spent, on the In dians and improving the laud. The Province in reply says that the Domin ion government made the treaty and therefore should carry out the condi tions. WHITE SOX GO SOl'TII. Comiskpy's Team Start For Land of PoBiietuat Sunshine. livening TlmeM Spcclal Service. Chicago, ill.. March S.—Led by Chief Coralskey, the White Sox took the southern trail today aad will spend the next two weeks or so in the land of eternal sunshine, getting into figh ing condition for the American league penant race. Over twenty men are taken along, and.the entire party will remain in New Orleans until near the end of the month, when the squad will start north. On the way northwaiiU games will probably be played at Montgomery and Birmingham. The entire team will be kept together un til Memphis is reached, at which'point a squad of pitchers and extra men will be detached and sent across the Miss issippi to do battle with the teams ot Kansas City, Omaha and Lincoln The regulars, after playing two games in Memphis, will continue the homeward trip, playing enroute at Louisville, Payton, Springfield, Grand Rapids and Detroit, the regular season open ing in the last named city. GREAT BIBLE CONFERENCE. Ten Days' Session of Eminent Divines at Atlanta, Georgia. Evenlns Tlmea Special Service. Atlanta, Ga., March 8.—Enthusiasm was the keynote today at the opening of the eighth annual Tabernacle Bible conference. The conference is to con tinue ten days, during which time Bible work will be gone into, and ser mons and addresses on it will be de livered by eminent authorities.^ Among the noted'speakers to address the con ference are Rev. Samuel Chadwiek ot England, Rev. A. C. Dixon ot Boston, W. R. Moody of Bast Northfield, Mass., Rev. Melvin Trotter of Grand Rapids, Midi., DT. H. M. Hamill of Nashville, Dr. Arthur T. Pierson .of Brooklyn, and Dr. James M- Gray of the Moody Blbto Institute of Chicago. •iUi rfi V* #l THE EVENING TIMES PLAYS NO FAVORITES. IT IS THE FEOM8 PAPER FKOM START TO FOUIMI EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. One Man Killed as Result of Desperate Fight on the Massachusetts. COMPLAINED OF FOOD Firemen Array Themselves Against Ofticers But Are Finally Put Down. .lNHucliilcd I'rcHX to The Evening Times. New York, March 8.—A mutiny In which one life was lost occurred to day on board the steampr Massa chusetts which was lying at her dock at Brooklyn. James Stoum a fireman, was killed during a revolver battle ftn the steamer's deck, in which the steamer's firemen were ranged on one side and opposing them were the ship's officers and members of the crew, Sounds of the fighting caused a re serve of police to be hurried to the steamer but the firemen who had started the trouble had been driven into submission before the police ar rived. Six members of the crew were arrested as were also First Officer Albert J. Evans and Fourth Officer Elmer H. Kerwin. All were held as witnesses. Kerwin's home is in Bal timore, Md. The mutiny had been brewing, according to the oflicers of the Massachusetts, ever since the steamer left Cardiff. Wales, on Feb. 5. The firemen complained continu ally about the food furnished them. BILLET FROM THE SKIES. German Soldier Struck By Ball Fired From Distance of Three Miles. Axnucintcil I'rem Cable to The Bvenlnw Times. Berlin, March ,S.—A remarkable ac cident is reported from the little gar rison town of Ortelsburg. A private soldier was walking in broad daylight on the outskirts of the town, when he suddenly fell to the ground. Persons who came to his assistance found that he luvl been struck by a rifle b.ullet, though no onj, including the wounded man himself, had heard or seen a shot tired. Iu vestigations resulted in the discovery that long range firing ex ercises had been going on at the time at the garrison range three miles away, and that a gun had accidentally gone off. The bullet from this rifle had passed over a wood, and in drop ping down on the othdr side from a considerable height had retained suf ficient velocity to inflict a critical wound. PI-XNSVLYAMA KLKS l'LAN A STATE KODV IjvciiiiiK Times Special Service. Harrisiiurg, Pay March Members of the Benevolent, and Protective Or der of Elks in Pennsylvania, to the number of nearly 200, met in this city today and took the initial steps for the |_ organization of a state body. Several of the national officers of the order I were in attendance. BY A BULLET A Minneapolis Man Wounds Wife and Puts Bullet Into His Own Brain. Associated Press to The Evening Times. .Minneapolis, March S.—Henry Mor rissette, aged 2S, driver for the Trib une, this morning shot and slightly wounded his wife, aged 26, and then fired a bullet into his brain, dying in stantly. The couple had been quar reling frequently and last evening Mrs. Morrissette called in a policeman, saying she wouldn't live with her hus band longer, as she was afraid he would kill her. Morrissette asked to be allowed to stay in the house one night mc4re and then said he would go away. This morning when his wife stepped out of her room he was wait ing for her and fired. Seeing her fall to the floor and believing her dead, he went to the kitchen and killed him self. Mrs. Morrissette will recover. The couple had three children. FUNERAL OF SCHOFIELD. Evenlns Times Special Service. Washington, D. C., March 8.—In the presence of the president and mem bers of the cabinet, justices of the supreme court, members of the diplo ma tic corps, high ranking officers cf the army and navy, and veterans of the civil war and war with Spain, the funeral service Over the body of the 3 late Lieut. General Schofleld and for-ftjjki, mer secretary of war were, held at Sti^ Johns church this afternoon. Inter-**" ment was made at Arlington. fii ft 4 vXATOB OP 8EATTLK. •ve*lm Vbmtm UnW tanrtM. Seattle, March 8.—Judge MooralF municipal ownership e«4Ma mayor was elected by IS tpfcas. No woman ever as long as then is inothfr a*»