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COOPER8TOWN, N. DAKOTA
The Japanese never sleep with the
head to the north. This is because
the dead in Japan are always buried
with the head in that position. In the
sleeping rooms of many of the private
houses and of hotels a diagram of the
points of the compass is posted upon
the ceiling for the convenience of
guests.
A medical journal printed in Phila
delphia raises the question of Cecil
Rhodes' sanity, basing doubts on the
South African millionaire's idea of
founding a world unity -by syndicating
all nations in a' secret society of' mil
lionaires. The paper says that such
a notion has something of an insane^
quality in it
According to experiments conducted
by H. Janssen on Mont Blanc,^ it is
not necessary to erect poles for string
ing telephone and telegraph wires in
snow-covered countries. If the snow
is several inches thick, it serves as a
good insulator the wires can simply
be laid down and be ready for trans
mission of messages.
French has been made the official
language of the Quebec Legislature,
City Council and Board of Trade. Brit
ish-speaking members will be allowed
to use their own language," of course,
but all the records are to be kept -in
French. The change is due to the
growth of the French element in 'the
three bodies named.
Senatorial elections will be held in
a number of states this year and next?
the terms expiring in March, 1903, in
cluding those of Senator Piatt, of New
York Jones, of Arkansas Teller, of
Colorado Orville H. Piatt, of Con
necticut Mason, of Illinois Fair
banks, of Indiana Allison, of Iowa
Gallagher, of New Hampshire" Pen
rose, of Pennsylvania McLaurin, of
South Carolina, and Spooner, of Wis
consin.
A means of distinguishing death
from catalepsy has been devised by
Dr. Icard, of Marseilles, and submitted
to the Academic des Sciences. He in
jects fluorescin, a strong coloring mat
ter that is not poisonous, into, the
veins. A gramme of fluorescin solu
tion will color 45,000 litres of water.
If there is any circulation the body
will turn grass green in two minutes.
But the color passes away in a couple
of hours without doing any harm.
Until a few days ago Francois Finas,
of Montmelian, in France, was the
smallest soldier in Europe, and pre
sumably in the world. Though he is
only a little more than three feet in
height and of a corresponding weight,
he was selected in the usual course asa
a conscript, and not until his superior'
officer discovered that he could neither
keep step with his comrades nor even
carry the regimental flag did he de
cide to dispense with his services.
There is just now an observable
tendency on the part of our foreign
population to distribute themselves by
nationalities to a certain extent. Two
thirds of the Irish remain in the east.
Two-thirds of the Germans go west.
Of 1,000,000 Scandinavians 870,000 are
in the west and northwest. The Ru£
sianls, Poles, Hungarians and Italians
are chiefly found in New England, New
York and Pennsylvania. The Bohe
mians and Hollanders settle in the
central west.
The Dowager Empress of Russia baa
ordered Stephen Sinding, the panish
sculptor, whose great work "Valkyre,"
created a sensation in Paris, to repro
duce the original in ivory and gold
bronze. The face, shoulders, breast,
arms and legs of the female figure are
to be done in ivory, while the horse
and the ornamentation of the body
are cast iii gold bronze. The cost will
be enormous, and it will probably take
a year before the necessary quantity
of ivory is secured.
Hens' eggs given X-ray treatment
become sterilized and will not bring
forth a single chick when placed un
der a setting hen or in an incubator,
according to experiments completed in
the laboratory of Dr. Elmer E. Pres
cott. Six eggs were subjected to 20
minutes' exposure to Roentgen rays
every day for a week. Then they were
placed ander a Jien with (seven other
eggs. Only one of the marked eggs
produced a chicken, and it died after
breaking the shell.
"According to an old document just
discovered in Australia gold was first
found by a convict near Parramatta in
1789. The unfortunate fellow was at
once charged with having stolen &
watch and "boiled it down," and, after
being convicted by the rude court of
those early days, was given 150 lashes
for his pains. In later years the
record of this incident was closely ex
amined by an undoubtedly competent
authority, who was quite convinced ot
the genuineness of the convict's story.
"Air tabloids" are being advertised
In Paris. "Carry your oxygen supply
about with you in your waistcoat
pocket," runs the announcement, "and
have fresh air always with you, wheth
er you be in a submarine Morse boat
or in- a Sahtos-Duraont airship." Sen
sational hyperbole being reduced to
sober fact, it is found that the so
called air tabloids are a practical ap
plication of the properties recently dis
covered in sodium peroxide and potas
sium peroxide when compressed un
der certain conditions. They are hav
ing quite a sale.
IS STILL ACTIVE.
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Volcano on Mt. Felee Con
tinues to Belch Forth
jts Liquid Fire.
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Vessels Afraid to Approach the
Stricken City of-St.
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Governor of Martinique, His Wife,
and United States Consul Be
lieved to Have Perished.
Latest News Does Not Lessen the Ex
tent of the Terrible
Calamity.
Various Movement* to Send Belief
France Order* Unlimited Ex
pense to Relieve Sufferers.
London, May 12.—A cable company
received a message from Martinique
Saturday saying the volcanic erup
tion there continues and that ships are
afraid to approach, the island.
Earthquake* Cease.
Fort-de-France,
Martinique, May
52.—The earthquakes have ceased,
but the volcanic eruptions continue.
Eruptions Grow Worse.
London, May
12.—Private
dis­
patches received late Saturday after
noon from tlie West Indies, say the
eruption, at Martinique is decidedly
worse.
The French Cable company recfeived
cablegrams Saturday morning an
nouncing that the eruption at Mar
tinique continues and that ships are
afraid to go near the island.
Number of Dead 40*000.
The latest messages indicate that
the number of deaths will be about
40,000, several of the smaller islands
near Martinique having also suffered.
Between eight in the morning and
eight in the evening of Thursday,
May 8, St. Pierre was a mass of fire,
and there was also a volcanic erup
tion at St. Vincent. The island of
St. Thomas is sending help.
A ship which arrived Friday, Mdy
9, at the island of Dominica, British
West ^ndies, and which was lying off
St. Pierre when the eruption com
menced, reports tha?t the noise was
terrific. A huge cloud of fire ap
peared over the town and neighbor
hood, giving the inhabitants no
chance to escape.
Rescued 4S0 People.
New York, May 12.—The French Ca
ble company's offices in this city were
advised Saturday that their repair
steamer Pouyer Quertier has ar
rived at Fort-de-France, having res
cued 450 persons from St. Pierre.
She has returned immediately to the
6cene of the disaster to search for
further survivors.
Senator Knight Safe.
Paris, May 12.—The" Patrie says the
wife of-Senator Knight has received
a cable dispatch from her husband,
dated Fort-derFrance, Martinique, at
three p. m., Friday, saying: "Well,
property safe."!
The cable dispatch from Senator
Knight also said that Morne-Rouge
was spared. Morne-Rouge is a beau
tiful resort situated between the
St. Pierre, and the crater of Mont
Pelee.
Story of an Eye Witness.
Pointe-a'-Pitre, Goudaloupe, May 12.
—The first mate of the Roraima thus
describes the disaster at St. Pierre:
"Between 6:30 and 7 o'clock in the morn
ing on Thursday, without warning1, there
came of a sort of whirlwind of steam,
boiling mud and Are, which suddenly swept
the -city and the roadstead. There were
some 18 vessels anchored in the harbor,
Including the Roraima, the French sailing
ship Tamaya, four larger sailing ships and
others. All Ave vessels immediately canted'
over and began to burn. The Tamaya was
a bark from Nantes, Capt. Maurice, and
was on her way to Polnte-a-Pltre. All the
boats, except the Roraima sank instantly
and at the same moment.
"Every house ashore was utterly de
stroyed and apparently burled under the
ashes and burning lava. An officer who was
sent ashore penetrated but a short distance
into the city. He found only a few walls
standing and the streets literally paved
with corpses. The governor ol the island,
who had arrived only a few hours before
the catastrophe, was killed. Both theEng
lish and American consuls with their fam
ilies were reported to have perished, tl Is
certain that no more than 40 out of the
above 25,000 could have escaped.''
The cruiser Suchet was here Friday
buying provisions for the survivors in
the outlying districts. She sailed for
Fort-de-France Friday night with a
large quantity of stores, which were
immediately put under guard. Ne
groes are flocking in vast numbers into
Fort-de-France from the surrounding
country, demanding food.
A telegram from Fort-de-France
says that hot mud and cinders have
been falling all night throughout the
island and still continue, doing great
damage, and that when the final re
ports are received it will be found that
many people have been killed or in-,
jured in other parts of Martinique.
Hopes Being Raised.
Fort-de-France, Martinique, May 12.
—Hopes are raised here that more of
the population
ot
St. Pierre than in­
dicated in the earlier dispatches have
been saved. It is believed that a num
ber of people were rescued from the
stricken town by steamers running
to Fort-de-France.
The work of clearing away tie debris
In the city of St. Pierre has already
commenced and even now some sem­
blance of ovder has jwen restored. The
•moking rains have been partially
cleared. It has been agreed by the
municipal and other authorities to
burn all corpses found in the streets.
The authorities of Fort-de-France are
sending all procurable necessaries for
the sufferers with medical aid for the
injured, the food supplies of St. Pierre
being all destroyed. The cruiser
Suchet is revictualing Martinique from
Goudaloupe.
Governor of -Colony Perishes.
Paris, May 12.—A telegram from
the governor of the island of Guade
loupe contains the latest news of the
Martinique cataclysm received at the
colonial office.
After. announcing that the French
cruiser Suchet had 30 survivors, on
board, the governor of Guadeloupe
says:
"Everything tends to the belief that
the governor of the colony, M. L. Mout
tet, and Col. Gerbault and their wives
perished with the population of St.
Pierre. I have, ordered the prompt dis
patch of provisions from Pointe a Pitre
and Basseterre. The Suchet sails for
Martinique this evening. All of the peo
ple and the supplies, of Guadeloupe are
at your disposal for relief."
A few private telegrams received
here renew the hope that some of
the inhabitants, of St. Pierre es
caped.
Escaped from St. Pierre.
The bishop of Martinique sent a
cable message from Fort de France,
forwarded at 5:30 p. m. Friday, an
nouncing the safety of Pastor King,
of St. Pierre, who escaped the disas
ter and sought refuge at Morne
Rouge. It is hoped that others fled
there.
Cable messages have been received
by the southern route. All the north
ern cables are interrupted.
At least 50 families of Bordeaux
are bereaved. Most of the business
of St. Pierre was transacted through
Bordeaux.
"A Whirlwind of Fire."
The minister of marine has re
ceived the following undated dispatch
from Pointe a'Pitre, island of Guade
loupe, from the' commander of the
French cruiser Suchet:
"I have obtained the .following informa
tion of the events of yesterday: About
eight o'clock the volcano threw up a
considerable mass of smoke and earth.
A whirlwind of fire immediately fol
lowed. Instantly the whole town (of St.
Pierre) was in flames, and the ships in
the harbor were dismasted and burned.
The shower of rocks lasted a quarter
of an hour. I arrived at St. Pierre at
two o'clock' in the afternoon, saving a
few persons from the ships. I saw no
living creature in St. Pierre, to which it
was impossible to penetrate. There
were numerous corpses near the quay."
France Sends Succor.
At a meeting of Ihe French cabinet
Saturday morning the minister, of
fianance,M.Caillaux, was authorized to
expend all the money necessary to suc
cor the sufferers by the Martinique dis
aster. An official of the colonial office
sailed from Brest for Martinique Sat
urday morning with half a million
francs ($100,000), in cash.
The cabinet, further decided to or
der the half-masting of flags over all
public buildings for three days, and
the minister of the colonies, M. Decrais,
was instructed to telegraph to the gov
ernment of Martinique the condo
lences of France.
M. Decrais informed the cabinet
meeting that Senator Knight, presi
dent of the legislature of Martinique,
who was believed to have lost his life
at St. Pierre, has escaped.
Urges Sending of Warship,
London, May 12.—Gov. Lle.wellyn ?bf
the Windward islands, cables to the
colonial office from San Lucia as fol
lows:
"Leaving at once for St. Vincent.
Eruption .continues. Break in cable
continues. Again urge sending war
ships."
Island of St. Vincent Threatened.
London, May 12.—The following
cablegram was received Saturday
morning at the colonial office from
Gov. Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson*
of Barbados:
"The Soufrlere volcano, on St. Vincent,
B. W. I., erupted violently yesterday.
Loud reports, resembling artillery fire,
were heard at Barbados at three o'clock
in the afternoon. At Ave o'clock there
came darkness and thunder, accompanied
by a strong downpour of dust which
continued until night. Barbados is cov
ered several Inches deep with dust this
morning. Have telegraphed Sir Robert
B. Llewelyn, governor of the Windward
islands, offeringN him all assistance."
Another cablegram received from
Administrator Bell, of the island of
Dominica, is as follows:
"A terrible eruption has occusred of a
volcano at Martinique. Great distress
prevails there. I am sending provisions
immediately. All safe at Dominica."
Thirty Dead on St. Vlncent.h
British Steamer Damaged.
Steel, Young
:.
Thirty deaths are reported to have
occurred at the island
of
St. Vincent,
according to a telegram received at
the colonial office Saturday morning
from Gov. Llwellyn, forwarded from
St. Lucia Friday evening. The gov
ernor adds:
"Information Incomplete. Eruption
continues. I am endeavoring to get back
to St. Vincent."
& Co.,
of this city,
owners of the British steamer'Rod
dam, which escaped from St. Pierre
to St. Lucia, received Saturday morn
ing the first news from their agents
at St. Lucia, as follows:
"Terrible volcanic eruption at Mar
tinique. Roddam returned. One- anchor
and chain slipped. Tarpaulins and run
ning gear burned. Machiney intact.
Captain in hospital. Two mates, chief
engineer. and eight of crew dead. Ten
in hospital. Second and third engineers
aboard. Campbell, supercargo, dead,
communication between here and Bar
bados interrupted."
Will Not Delay Pilgrimage.
New YorE, May 12.—Th& American
Catholic pilgrimage to Rome, of whysl.
Rev.xE. H. Porcile, of Brooklyn, is the
director general, will not be postponed
on account of the death of Archibishop
Corrigan, but will set out as originally
scheduled, in two sections, the first
sailing July 1 and the second July 5.
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Sympathizers of the United States
Stirred for the Sufferers in
Martinique.
ADMINISTRATION TO DO ALL IT CAN.
Potomae Already Ordered to Scene—
Senate Passes a. Resolution .Appro
priating $100,000 for the Volcano
Victims Action Prevented In
House by Mr. Underwood.
Washington, May 12.—The United
States government is willing and
anxious to do anything within its pow
er to aid the survivors of the terrible
calamity on the island of Martinique.
The difficulty is to ascertain just what
can be done and the extent of the
needs. Then, too, there.are limitations
upon the power of the executive to
proceed in such matters. Secretary
Moody and Secretary Hay have been
deeply interested in the subject and,
while the former has already sent to
the commandant at San Juan authori
zation to dispatch the United States
steamship Potomac to Martinique in
his discretion, Secretary Hay has
charged Assistant Secretary Hill with
the duty of conferring with the navy
department to devise other plans of re^,
lief. The Potomac is nothing more
than a large sea-going tug of very lim-
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ited. carrying capacity either in pas
sengers or freight. About the only
useful purpose she would serve, in the
opinion of the naval officers, is to make
a quick trip to Martinique, or to the
nearest approachable point, and ascer
tain from personal inspection the pre
cise needs of the survivors, which may
afterward be satisfied by supplies dis
patched on merchant vessels. News
also is awaited from the Cincinnati,
just arrived at San Domingo City, and
if Capt. McLean reports that the nor
mal conditions have been restored
after the revolution at,$hat place, the
Cincinnati will become available as a
relief ship, though it would consume
between three or four days to reach
the scene.
Senate Passe* Relief Measure.
Washington, -May 12.—The sehate
Saturday passed a bill introduced by
Senator Fairbanks appropriating $100,
000 for the purchase of supplies for
the relief of the sufferers by the dis
aster in the island of Martinque.
Consideration then was begun of
the army appropriation bill, the
measure being read first for the con
sideration ofcommittee amend
ments.
During the reading of the bill Sen
ator Bailey (dem., Tex.) -offered an
amendment providing that no part of
the appropriations made by this bill
shall be regarded as the, payment of
the expenses of a special embassy in
attending the coronation of any he
reditary king or potentate.
Senator Bailey finally withdrew his
coronation amendment, and offered a
resolution declaring it to be the
sense of the senate that the presi
dent had no power to name ambas
sadors without ^the consent of the
senate. The resolution went over.
The senate then passed the army
appropriation bill.
Action Prevented In Hoase.
Washington, May 12.—The Fair
banks' bill appropriating $100,000 for
the relief of the citizens of the French,
West Indies was presented to the house
shortly before one o'clock. Mr. Un
derwood (Ala.) expressed the opinion
that there,
was no occasion for a "legis
lative spasm." He said the reports
might be exaggerated and thought
some official report should be had be
fore action was taken. It would do no
harm to wait until Monday and not
withstanding Mr. Payne's plea for the
urgent necesssity for immediate ac
tion Mr. Underwood objected. ....
Natives Retaliate on Boers,
Vryheid, Southwestern Transvaal,
May 12.—Natives whose kraals were
recently burned by burghers, at
tacked a Boer laager, in the vicinity
of Scheeper's Nek, May 5, and killed
two Boers.
PUZZLE PICTURE.
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Find the Man Who Went on a Sunday Fishing Trip to Reduce His Meat Bill.
TRAIN HELD UP BY BANDITS.
Attempt to Loot Express Safe on ft.
Louis and PaeMc Road Near
Jonesboro, Ark.
St. Louis, May 12.—A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Jonesboro, Ark.,
says: The westbound fast mail train
on the St. Louis & San Francisco rail
way, due here at 10:15 .m., was held
up Friday night about 10:40 at Marsh
Siding, five miles west, by four
masked men. Information wired to
express company officials state that
the robbers secured nothing. The
robbers flagged the train, which did
not slow up quick enough to let
them on, and they threw the engine,
baggage, express and smoker, on a
siding by turning the switch under
the rear chair car, throwing it and
the Pullman across the track. The fire
man was ordered back to cut off the
engine, mail, baggage and express
cars, which pulled, down the track
some distance.
Messenger Newton was ordered to
open the express car, which he pro
posed to do if the robbers would not
shoot him. The leader of the gang
wanted to shoot the messenger, but
the others made him desist. Dyna
mite was exploded on the safe, com
pletely wrecking it and blowing out
the' side of the express car. After
fruitless attempts to secure any
booty, the robbers cut off the en
gine and ran farther west. They de
serted the engine in motion, and es
caped.
The conductor followed the engine,
catching up at Bono, where it had
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stopped on the level track. The opera
tor was aroused and information wired
to headquarters, the conductor return
ing with the engine. With the ex
ception of the chair car, which was
brought here by the wrecker, the
train proceeded west.
A posse, headed by the sheriff, has
gone after the robbers, who had a
good start.
SITUATION IN HAYTI.
Very Serious Complication Feared'
When Banished Cltlsens Return
to the Republic.
Port-Au-JPrin.ce, Hayti, May 12.—The
political situation here is delicate and
very serious complications are feared
Sunday when the recently banished
citizens of Hayti return to this repub
lic, as a result of the resignation of
President Sam. The latter.is support
ing Maxi Mo'nt-Plaisir for the presi
dency, but his cqudiaffe is opposed by
the majority of the Haytian congress
which will assemble May 12 to elect
Gen. Sam's successor The inhabit
ants of the island are also opposed to
the choice of Mont Plaisir for the pres
idency. The greater part of congress
appears to sympathize with Gen. Cin
cinnatus Leconte.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 12.—The
inhabitans of the Northern Depart
ment of Hayti have planned to take
up arms at noon Saturday or Sun
day, in favor of the candidacy of
the Antenor Fimin, as the successor of
Gen. Sam, who resigned the presi
dency.
Former President Sam will leave
Hayti Monday, on the steamer Clinde
Rodrigues, for Havre.
rWill Declare" for Peace,
Lisbon, May 12.—A dispateh re
ceived here from Delagoa Bay, Portu
guese East Africa, sajs that peace in
South Africa is certain to result from
the conference of the Boer leaders to
be held at Vreeniging, Transvaal, May
15. It is said, the dispatch proclaims,
that peace will be officially proclaimed
May 20. Preparations are on foot for
general rejoicings.
Hrst Soflel Sentenced.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 12.—Mrs. Cath
erine Soffelf who released the Biddle
brothers' from the Allegheny county
jail last January, was sentence^ to day
to two years in the pen&e&iiary for
aiding and abetting in the escape of
prisoners.
Passes a Good Klght.
.The Hague, May 12.—According to
the bulletin issued at Castle Loo Sat
urday -morning, Queen Wilhelmina
passed a remarkably good night. Her
fever has not returned and- her condi
tion is all that could be desired.
Upon to Quit' Work
MjMiday to ^tatit Action cf
,{f!elegAte Convention.
QUESTION TO BZ DHCIO-D WEDNESDAY.
Miners
:of
&c .Anthracite District* of
Pennsylvania Asked to Send Rep«.
resentatlve* $o Convention to Be
Held at Hamleton—Believed Miner*.
Will Obey the. Order.
Scran ton, Pa., -May 12.—President
Mitchell, in accordance with the action
of the executive committee df the.
United Mine Workers, has issued a
statement addressed to the anthracite
mine workers of Pennsylvania, call
ing upon them'to quit work Monday,
May 12, and remain away from the
mines until final action by a delegate
convention which will assemble on
Wednesday morning, May 14, at Hazel
ton, Pa. This delegate convention will
decide whether to inaugurate a strike
or continue work under present
conditions. The text of the statement
follows:
"Gentlemen: The executive committees
of the anthracite mine workers who were
delegated by the Shatnokln convention to
represent you in the negotiations with the
railroad presidents and mine operators for
the purpose of obtaining increased wages,
shorter hours and better conditions of em
ployment have exhausted all peaceable,
conciliatory and honorable means at their
command, and have failed to secure any
concessions of a tangible nature, and while
under the resolutions adopted by the Sha
mokln convention authority was vested In
the executive committees should they fail
in the negotiations to inaugurate a strike
at whatever time in their judgment held
out the greatest promise of success, the
committees after three days' serious de
liberation feel that in justice to the' an
thracite mine workers and those depend
ent upon them, before a general strike is
Inaugurated, -the question should be fur
ther considered by a delegate convention.
In which representatives from the various
local unions shall be fully instructed by
their constituents and prepared to vote in
favor of or in opposition to complete ces
sation of work. In the meantime all per
sons employed In or around' the collieries,
strippings, washeries and breakers are in
structed to temporarily abstain from work
ing, beginning with Monday, May 12. and
continuing thereafter until a final decision
Is reached by a delegate convention, which
will convene Wednesday morning, May 14,
at Hazleton, Pa. The executive commit
tees recommend that special meetings of
all local unions be held on Monday after
noon, May 12, for the purpose of selecting"
delegates and considering the question In
volved, and it is especially recommended
that specific instructions be given to dele
gates as to how they shall vote on the
proposition to Inaugurate a"strlke or con
tlnue work under present conditions. The
Instruction for all men to suspend work
on Monday does not include firemen, engi
neers, pumpmen and other labor necessary:
to preserve the properties of the operators.''
Basis of Representation.
After issuing the order for a tem
porary cessation of work in all the
collieries and a call for a miners' con
vention in Hazelton on Wednesday
next, the 28 members of the executive'
committees of the three anthracite
districts of the United Mine Workers of
America made all possible haste- to
get back to their homes. They will at
once assume charge of the election of
delegates to the convention, the basis
of representation being one delegate
for each one hundred members. This
will produce a convention of more
than 1,000 delegates. While therf is
certain to be a difference of opinion
on the advisability of striking at once
or postponing such action until the
conditions are more favorable for win
ning, whatever action is taken by the
convention will be announced as unan
imous. This is required by.the rules of
the organization. There is a general
opinion that the convention will be in
session several days before a final de
cision is reached.
Nobody here doubts that the min
ers will to a man obey the order for a
temporary strike, and that not a car
load of coal will be mined on Monday.
Telegrams from various parts of the
region show that many miners have
already laid down their tools and are
now idle, awaiting the final outcome of
the Hazeltcn convention.
Snow in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, May 12.—Rain, which
began to fall atter midnight, turned
into snow Saturday morning. The
ground was covered with about an
inch, but it soon melted. At nine
o'clock the snow gave way to a light
rain. Temperature is about at freez
ing point, and unprotected stuff will
suffer. The storm is general in this
vicinity, and is "a new departure for
this season of the year.
JA Double Funeral.
New York, May 12.—A double fu
neral for Paul Leicester Ford,- the au
thor, and Malcolm Ford, the brother
who killed him and himself on'
Thursday, was held Saturday in the
late residence of Paul Ford. After
the ceremony in the house the two
bodies were taken to Sleepy Hollow
cemetery, Tarry town. They were bur-''
ied in different parts of the Ford
family plot.
Pitcher Wright Sets Himself Rlsht.
Cleveland, 0., May 12.—Pitcher
Wright ,who went to' Pittsburg with
President Ebbitt,. of the Brooklyn
club, has returned here and denies that,
he has quit the Cleveland team. His
visit to Pittsburg, he say's, was "just
for fun."
Delighted with His American Trip.
New York, May 12.—Santos- Dumont
has arrived here, says a Herald dis
patch from Paris. A crowd of French
journalists awaited him at Havre,
where he expressed himself as dev'
lighted with his American trip.
Southern Naturalist Dead.
San Antonio, Tex., May 12.—Gustvj©
Toudouze, one of the most prominent'
naturalists in the south, died at hi*'
home in Lossya, this county, at
4ihn
age of 84 years.