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NORTHWEST NEWS J U R I S T E N D S H I S L I F E .

.Just ice Buck, of Montana's Supreme Court, Commits Suicide.

Helena, Mont, Special.—Judge Hor­ace R. Buck, associate justice of tbe supreme court of Montana, shot him­self through the right eye at his home in Lenox, a suburb of Helena. He had spent the evening with a party of friends at a neighbor's house, seeming very cheerful. After chatting for awhile with his family he went to his room and soon afterward the shot that ended his life was heard. His wife ran up stairs and found him lying on the floor dead.

STILL, 1,000,000 BUSHELS.

Mnlf a Dozen Cargoes Yet From Da-lnth—Election of Officers.

Duluth, Minn., Special.—There are about one million bushels of wheat to "be loaded out of Duluth before naviga­tion closes, and this will be taken this week. Everything to go has been cov­ered by charters. All of the wheat to go forward from Fort William is re­ported to have been covered also, and the last boat to load there is on the way. An effort was made to get 6 cents on some of the last charters made for Fort William wheat tonnage, but the continued mildness of the past lew days was against the raise.

LONGEST ' P H O N E L I N E .

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Peop le Can Ta lk From the Mexican Line to Bri t i sh Columbia.

Spokane, Wash., Special.—Spokane will be the terminus of the longest tel­ephone line in the world within a few days. Connections will then be opened between Spokane and San Diego, Cal., a distance of 1,700 miles. Workmen are now busy constructing the line be­tween Eugene and Redding, Cal., that being the only gap in the system. Manager Hopkins says the line, wren luiished, will exceed the Boston and Omaha line by seventy or eighty miles.

MOSHIK WILL HANG.

- J n r j Returns Verdict of Murder in First Degree in the Moslillc Case. Minneapolis, Special.—John Moshik

is guilty of murdering John Lemke. The jury retired about 10 a. m. yester­day and came in at 11:30 with a ver-

• diet of guilty in the first degree. The prisoner received the verdict with composure and was remanded for sen­tence.

Suicide by H a n g i n g . St. Paul,Special—Mrs. Henry Weber,

divorced wife of Henry Weber, ex-register of deeds of Ramsey county, committed suicide at her home. She had tied a rope to the stair railing while standing on a chair, and after adjusting it around her neck, she prob­ably kicked the chair from under her feet. She was found dead by her sis­ter. Mrs. Weber has been very ill since she was divorced from her hus­band. She has been affected with nervous troubles on account of the af­fair and the separation from her chil­dren, who testified against her in the divorce proceedings.

Happy A. O. U. W. Sauk Center, Minn., Special.—One of

the most enjoyable lodge meetings ever hold in this city Avas that of the A. O. U. W. Saturday night, when, under the direction of Olaf Olson, grand recorder, a class of twenty-three was initiated. The city opera house was used for the work, and with the 100 members of this lodge, augmented by the visiting members from Long Prairie, Melrose, Osakis and Alexandria, the building w as. well filled.

Death in a Snowsl lde . Butte, Mont., Special.—Word has

just been leceived that John Hassett and Farnk Weber, two miners, were killed in a snowslide at the Heckla Mine, ten miles from Glendale, on Tuesday. The men had been doing some work near the top of the moun­tain, and after completing it started down the slope toward Hecla. One of the men dislodged a small quantity of ice and snow, and that started a regu­lar avalanche, which carried both men down the mountain to their death.

One Is Cleared. Red Wing, Minn., Special—Bert Men-

denhall, James MeGovern and Spink Newberg, who were arrested at Pine Island charged with furnishing a wo­man named Rena Harper with intoxi­cating liquors or drugs and then as­saulting her, have been given a pre­liminary hearing. MeGovern and Newberg were bound over to the grand jury and placed in $1,000 bonds. Mendenhall was released.

y AMICABLY ADJUSTFD.

Northern Pacific and Manitoba Settle Land Suits .

Milwaukee, Special.—The three uits instituted by Receivers Payne, Oaks and Rous against the St. Paul, Minne­apolis & Manitoba Railway company, growing out of the dispute over land grants in the State of Minnesota have been amicably settled, and an order of dismissal will be entered in a few days. In the settlement the Northern Pacific receives secure 75,845.38 acres of valuable land, all in Minnesota, and $89,000 in cash. Most important of all, however, is the assurance that set­tlers who have purchased land in good faith from the Manitoba company are not to be disturbed in their possession, but, instead, the two companies are to join in making the titles good and binding. The Manitoba company takes 39,593.15 acres of land and $89,000 in cash.

The three suits grew out of the land grants made by congress to the North­ern Pacific and the grants made sub­sequently to the State of Minnesota and to the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba company. The lands were patented by the United States after the grant to the Northern Pacific. The grants to the state and to the Manito­ba company, made subsequently, en­croached upon the one made to the Northern Pacific company, but no ac­tion was taken until fourteen years elapsed, when the first suit was brought. The delay raised several niee points of law, and in consideration of which the compromise was reached.

Rich Strike in the Rub? Mine. Butte, Mont., Special.—Reports from

the Lowland mining district are that a rich strike of gold and silver quartz has been made in the Ruby mine, and that over $1,000,000 worth of ore is in sight. The owners are taking out oyer $2,000 a day. The property was pur­chased last summer from Adolph Mouldenhauer of San Franciseo tor $90,000. The principal owner is M. E. Graves, a New York man.

FAMED SNOQUALMIE FALLS.

"Wages Go Up at Crsede. Creede, Col., Special.—After Dec. 15

wages for miners will be $3 a day in­stead of $2.50. This increase was made voluntarily by the mine owners.

F i n e d for F i s h i n g . Barron, Wis., Special.—Nat Jenkins

of Rice Lake was arrested by County Game Warden Pierce for illegal fish­ing. He pleaded guilty before Munici­pal Judge Coe and paid his fine.

T w o Miners Ki l led . Wallace, Idaho, Special. — Joseph

Bauer and Joseph McElroy, miners, were killed by a blast in the Frisco mine.

Murder Suspected. Red Wing, Minn., Special.—It is just

made public that Gunder Olson, from Esdaile, Wis., disappeared Oct. 6. dur­ing the street fair here. It Is believe, he has been killed for his money. The authorities are now working on the case.

NO JURISDICTION.

They Wil l Be Harnessed for Tncoiua nnd Seatt le .

Seattle. Wash., Dec. 15.—Charles H. Baker of Chicago has bought the land about the famed Snoqualmie falls, east of this city, and will furnish pow­er to Seattle and Tacoma. The fall is 268 feet in a single drop, which, dur­ing the dry season of minimum flow, gives 32,000 horse-power. The average power for ten months is in the neigh­borhood of 50,000 horse-power, and during floods it is probably double that, the minimum power can be greatly increased, if desired, by dams. The initial power conveyed will be about 5,000 horse-power, but the hy­draulic works will be designed for three times that. It is expected to run all street railways and manufactories, as well as to do commercial work.

MINNESOTA- iNEWS

D I P H T H E H R I A D E A T H S .

Disease Spreading in La Crosse »nd Several F a t a l i t i e s Reported.

La Crosse, Wis., Dec. 15.—Diphtheria has broken out here in an alarming proportions. There are no less than twenty cases reported in widely sep­arate sections of the city. Several fa­talities are reported. The board of health is using every precaution to prevent the spread of the disease, but, as the public schools have not yet been closed, and a number of pupils have been taken with the disease, it is feared that it is pretty generally scat­tered. Several of the parochial schools have been closed on this account, and it is probable that the public schools will be closed to-day.

Indians W h o Commit Offenses Can't Be Tried, Says Bunn.

Madison, Wis., Special.—Lizzie De-nomie, a young half-breed from Lac de Flambeau, was before the federal court charged with assault with in­tent to kill two Indians, and her case brought up an important oversight in federal laws. The assault was com­mitted at a dance Aug. 22, when she had been drinking heavily, and where she stabbed two Indian policemen. After spending 115 days in jail here Judge Bunn dismissed her case on a motion of want of jurisdiction. Con­gress in 1885 passed a law to provide punishment for assault committed by Indians on a reservation, but left it to the other statutes to settle in what courts and in what manner the offense should be tried. Upon investigation it Avas found that there is no other statute which contains this provision, and the court Avas Avithout jurisdic­tion. The decision is one of national importance.

HORRIBLE MURDER.

An Indian T w i s t s His Wife's ^ c k , Almost Sever ing the Head

Winnipeg. Dec. 15. — Indian Agent Ross of Berens river, 300 miles north, has arrived here with a story of a hor­rible murder, which shows how clobe barbarism and civilization can be to­gether. An Indian, whose wife was delirious with typhoid feArer, thought she had become a mendigo, and, there­fore, must be killed. About three weeks ago he grabbed her around the body Avith one arm and took her hail in his other hand and twisted her neck until her head was almost severed from her body. The Indian will be arrested and tried for murder.

STILL A MYSTERY.

EMERY FIRED THE SHOT.

Tes t imony of One of the Part ies to the Houston Murder.

Wausau, Wis., Special.—In the Lord-Emery murder trial the state intro­duced David Jacobs, their principal Avitness. He is the father of the dead man's Avife, and is now serving a life sentence at Waupun penitentiary for his connection with the crime. He testified that on the evening of the murder he accompanied Lord and Em­ery to the Teter Houston homestead, and that Emery fired a shot through the window, which caused Peter's instant death.

Eloped W i t h a Negro. Green Bay. Wis., Special.—Gertrude

Prince, the pretty nineteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Prince of Hayes*, Oconto county, has eloped Avith William Smith, a negro. The couple Avere married by a justice of the peace at Mountain, Wis. The Prince family is wealthy and prominent in the town of Hayes. John Prince, the father of the girl, swears vengeance on Smith and has disowned and dis­inherited his daughter, insisting that she can never be forgiven.

Wright County Grand Jury Finds No Clue In the Boxel l Case.

Buffalo, Minn., Dec. 15—The grand jury has investigated the Boxell mur­der but has not returned an indict­ment. The jury has returned indict­ments against Samuel Longfellow of Monticello for grand larceny iu the first degree; Joseph Schaeffer of How­ard Lake, for arson, and John Mul-doon of Waverly. for assault in the second degree. John Fisher, charged with train robbery at Smith Lake, Avas discharged. At a recent meeting of the board of education the free te^t book system was adopted in all the de partments.

Fi* STAK CHAMBER.

Knrve*tfsntins Commission Wi l l E i -aminie- Convicts 11. Secret.

Stillwater, Minn., Special — For the first time since the Minnesota state prison investigation began the commis­sion has found it necessary to begin a star chamber session. Only one Avitness was examined in public yesterday morning, namely. Henry H. Rose, who, •it was said, had been abused and ill-treated by Deputy Warden Lemon. Rose testified that he had never been struck or abused, and he poured cold water over tbe testimony given by ex-Guard Ewing at a former session of the commission.

Shortly after the session opened At­torney Penney, representing the St. Paul Globe, said that a number of wit­nesses had called at his office who were expected to be here to testify, but that they hadn't come, and that if the commission decided to examine convicts Avho had expressed themselves as anxious to testify, and others for Avhom the commission might send, he desired that the commission examine them in private, so that they would not be hampered by the presence of prison officials or 'others. Attorney Nethaway objected to such a mode of procedure, and said he didn't think it was right for the commission to take the testimony of convicts and then giA'e Mr. Lemon or other officers who might be attacked no opportunity to refute ( any statements that might be made re­flecting on them. "I don't care," said Mr. Nethaway, "if testimony is taken in private, if the commission will give us a chance to dispro\-e any of the statements that might be made re­flecting upon my clients."

Judge Flandrau and the other mem­bers of the commission then stepped out of the room, and when they re­turned Judge Flandrau said they had decided to examine all convicts pri­vately. Mr. Lemon arose and said he had no objection to this manner of taking the testimony of convicts. Warden Wolfer then appeared, and, af­ter being told of the commission's de­termination to hold star chamber ses­sions, he said: "I can see nothing out of the way Avith that manner of pro­cedure, and I have here the prison reg­ister; I would like to have the commis­sion pick out men indiscriminately and bring them in. It would be mani­festly unfair to bring in some of the kickers and not take the testimony of others."

Judge Flandrau said he considered tha t .a good suggestion, and the com-mision Avill probably adopt it. The commission spent several hours exam­ining witnesses in the solitary. Among them were Thomas Fluery, James Ro-gan, James Dugau, Michael Meide, Thomas Ryaa and Thomas Reed. Just how long the commission will be here is not known.

Latest Quotat ions From Grain and Live Stock Centers.

Chicago, Dec. 14.—Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.06; No. 3 red, 92c@$l; No. 2 spring. 92c; No. 3 spring, 83@)3c; No. 2 hard Avinter, 89@91c; No. S hard winter. 84@S7c; No. 1 new spring, $1.06. Corn —No. 2,' 26@2t> l-2c; No. 3, 25 l-4@26c. Oats—No. 2, 22@221-2c; No. 3, 201-2@ 21 l-2c.

Milwaukee, Dec-. 14. — Flour steady. Wheat unsettled; No. 1 Northern, 91c; No. 2 spring, 86e; May, 91 l-2c. Corn quiet; No. 3, 26 l-2c. Oats higher; No. 2 white, 23 3-4©24 l-4e. Rye wetifc; No. 1, 47c. Barley dull; No. 2, 41c; sample, 22 l-4@3<)e. Provisions steady; pork,$7.35; lard, $4.20.

Minneapolis,. Dee. 14.—Wheat — De­cember opener at 92c and closed at 91 3-4c; May opened at 90c and closed at 89 3-8c. O B track — No. 1 hard, 931-2c; No. 1 Northern, 93c; No. 2 Northern, 86c.

Chicago, Dee. 14.—Hogs—Light, $3.25 @3.40; mixed, $3.25@3.421-2; heavy, $3.15@3.40; rough, $3J5@3.20. Cattle Beeves, $3.40@5.15; eows and heifers, $1.75@4.20; Texas steers, $2.90@4.10: stockers and feeders, $2.90@4.10. Sheep —Natives, $2 75@4.70; Westerns, $3.50 4.60; lambs, $3.75@5.85.

South St. Paul, Dec. 14. — Hogs — $2.90@3.15. Cattle — Heifers, $3.75; COAVS, $2.35@3.15. Sheep — Muttons. $3.75^3.80; stockers, $3.50; lambs, $4.75.

Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 14. — Hogs — $3.05©3.20. Cattle—Canners, $2; heif­ers, $2.50@3.45; bulls, $2@2.50; stock­ers. $3.40@3.75; yearlings, $3.25@3.65; calves, $4.15.

St. Paul, Dec. 14. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 93 l-2@94 l-2c; No. 2 North-ern,89(s91e. Corn—No. 3 yellow,25 l-2@ 26c; No. 3, 25@25 l-2c. Oats—No. 3 white, 21©211-2e; No. 3, 20@20 3-4c. Barley and Rye—Sample barley, 25@ 30c; No. 2 rye, 45@46c; No. 3 rye, 44@ 45c. Seeds—No. 1 flax, $1.09@1.10; timothy, $1.10@1.30: clover, $3.40@3.90.

LU'RA ANN BROOKS LOST.

B a n k Cashier Arrested. Antigo, Wis., Special.—E. B. Buck-

nam, cashier of the defunct Antigo bank, has been arrested on a charge of embezzlement. The warrant was sworn out by H. G. Borgman, the pres­ident of the bank. Bucknam, it is al­leged/ issued a certificate of deposit for $2,000, leaving the interest and making the entry on the bank's books as cancelled. Receiver Borgman says the shortage in the bank will reach $13,000, and that the discrepancies cover a period of two years.

P r i s o n f o r L i f e . Hayward, Wis., Special.—Eugene M.

Buell, after a week's trial for the mur­der of Fred Nelson, was sentenced by Judge Parish to be confined to hard la­bor for life at Waupun. A skeleton was found near round lake July 1 of this year and identified as that of Nel­son. Buell had been seen with Nelson, who had over $400. The fact that Buell had no money until after Nel­son's disappearance directed suspicion to him.

Camp F ire a t Hayward . Hayward, Wis., Special.—At the re­

union and camp fire large delegations from Ashland, Washburn, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Rice Lake, Cumber­land, New Richmond and Shell Lake are here. Department Commander E. B. Gray held a reception and spoke. The Relief Corps gave a free supper last night.

Big Claim for a Foot. La Crosse, Wis., Special.—Alderman

Henry Home has brought suit against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Raihvay company for $200,000 dam­ages for injuries received on the Man­ufacturers and Jobbers' union excur­sion to Caledonia, Minn.

Hie St Paul Woman Conldu't Break the Will.

Batavia, N. Y., Dec. 15—Judge North handed down a decision dismissing the contest over the Avill of William Lamp-son, the Leroy banker, who died on Feb. 14, leaving an estate of over a million dollars, all but about $35,000 of which he bequeathed to Yale univer­sity. Mrs. Laura Ann Brooks of St. Paul, Minn., contested the will.

ROLLIS ACQUITTED.

I h e Stoughton Captain Quickly Found Not Gnilty.

Madison, Wis., Dec. 15.—Capt. C. J. Rolhs, of the Stoughton military com­pany, now stands acquitted of all the charges against him in connection Avith the armory trouble in that city Oct. 8 last. The most serious of these charges was that of assault with in­tent to commit murder upon Mayor Roe.

Accidenta l ly Discharged. Lanesboro, Minn., Dec. 15.— George

Lamb, the sixteen-year-old son of Joe Lamb, a resident of Canton, Minn., sixteen miles south of this place, was instantly killed by the accidental dis­charge of a shotgun. He had just re­turned from a hunting trip, and while taking the gun out of the sleigh the trigger caught and the gun was dis­charged, he receiving nearly all the contents in the head.

New Factory at Eldora. Eldoria, Iowa, Dec. 15. — This city

will scon have another factory- F. A. Smith has associated with him S. A. Buck of Vermont and will make maple sugar and syrup on an extensive scale. They will be styled the Eldora Maple Sugar and Syrup Refining company. They will soon commence the erection of a plant and expect to employ a large number of hands when com­pleted.

Court at Fairmont . ' Fairmont, Minn., Special.—The De­cember term of court has convened here, Hon. James H. Quinn presiding. Among the civil cases is the $10,000 libel suit of A. L. Ward against ex-Senator Frank A. Day. A $5,000 suit has also been brought by the Martin County bank against the same defend­ant, and a demurrer to the complaint Avill be argued.

Mark Twain's Brother Dead. Keokuk, Iowa, Special.—Orion Clem­

ens, brother of the famous author, Mark Twain, died suddenly at his home in this city, aged seventy-two. Mr. Clemens came to Keokuk during 1855, and with his brother, the humor­ist, engaged in the job printing busi­ness. He served as secretary and treasurer of Nevada Territory during Lincoln's first term. NeArada had been a part of Idaho until the gold and sil­ver discoveries which made the big Bonanza mine famous, causing an in­flux of population into Nevada, when it was declared a territory. Clemens held the office until it became a state, from 1861 to 1866.

Daring Explorer Safe i n Franz Josef»« | L a n d . '-;'%

New York, Dec. 14. — Prof. Andree | | | and his famous balloon have been l o - 3 | cated. After almost everybody who> j|j does not know very much about th&jjjt matter has had his say the reallyJ§ scientific men have come forward ancOl have announced the daring Swede and~s| his tAvo companions, Dr. Niles Strind-berg and Knut Frankel, safe and soundf and only waiting for Avinter to break up to show themselves. **

Scientific journals which have just"^ arrived from Europe announce the fact that the astronomers and meteorology 4 ical experts in the government ob- J5j servatories of Sweden, England,"'? France and Germany have at last re- "( ceived full meteorological reports and have calculated the velocity and di- „-, rection of the polar winds during July, f while Andree was supposed to have been sailing, or* was, as they elaimr „„ actually sailing over the North Pole. * These experts have also calculated the location of the explorers, and say that, barring unforeseen accident to the bal­loon, they must now be on some part of Franz Josef land, and must have passed the pole. As to the question of accident to the balloon, the most skilled of the experts say that such a contingency is next to impossible.

M. Lachambre of Paris, in an inter-vieAv, said that the balloon could float ~ for fifteen days. Taking the computa­tions of the experts on the velocity and direction of the polar winds, the ex­perts all agree that the balloon passed the pole in less than six days and that Andree and his companions continued their journey until they reached a place suitable for Avinter quarters.

T H E G R E A T BICYCLE R A C E .

I v e n n a i i G o i n g B a c k t o R u s s i a . Sioux City, la,. Speciall.—"I etpect

to revisit Siberia soon,' says George Kennan, "to continue my investigation into the Russian exile system." Mr. Kennan lectured in Sioux City recent­ly and made this announcement dur­ing his stay here. "Following the pub­lication of my articles on the exile system I was forbidden to enter the Russian empire and haAre not set foo" in the czar's dominions since 1886. 1 believe it will be possible for me to return now owing to changes in thv heads of government department-, brought about by the old czar's death and the accession of his son "

End of the Six-Day Contest at New York.

New York, Dec. 14. — One of the greatest croAvds that ever filled Madi­son Square Garden Avas collected with­in its walls Saturday night. It had surged into the vast rink to see C. W. Miller of Chicago cross the tape win­ner of the great six-day bicycle race. From start to finish the race has been the most interesting ever witnessed. Thousands upon thousands have, poured into the place day after day and night after night until it is safe to say that 100,000 people have seen, the remarkable contest. The following is the record of those who finished:

l l i les. Laps. Miller 2,093 Rice 2,026 Schineer 2,000 Hale 1,020 Waller 1.S83 Plarce 1,828 Golden 1,778 Gannon 1,760 Enterman 1,753 Elkes 1,6(50 Kinz 1,616 Julius 1,503 Baacom 1,350 Johnson 1,279 Gray 1,229 Hivieire 1,476 Moore 1,495

Bes t p r e \ i o u s record 1 Ull) n i f ^ laps., by llalP, in lS'JC.

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W A T C H M A N P E R I S H E D ,

Stock Dies of Rabies . Marshall, Minn., Special.—A mad-dog

scare occurred in the town of Island Lake recently. The dog was killed, but not till he had bitten several hogs and cattle, some of Avhich have since gone mad and had to be killed. Ole Jacobson says three of his cattle and some hogs that Avere bitten haA-e since shoAvn rabies so that he had to shoot them.

Kil l ed by a Train. Minneapolis, Special —John Dernin-

ski, a laborer, was instantly killed on the Great Northern road near the Union eleA'ator. He was employed in an extra gang on the tracks and did not notice an approaching train in time to get out of the Avay. He fell on the tracks and both his legs were cut off, besides which he Avas badly bruised and mangled.

The Pr i son Inves t iga t ion . Srillwater, Special — The prison in­

vestigating commission held but one session a day, adjourning at noon until Tuesday morning next. The Avhole of the session Avas given up to the further examination in secret of con­victs now to the institution, except that Foreman Lozefic, of the Union Shoe company, Avho superintends the work to tbe shoe shop, was called.

Lost Control of His Team. Menomonie, Wis., Special.—August

Hess, a young farmer living a few miles from this city, came to a sud­den death here. He lost control of his team, and in the runaway was thrown against a log. He was instantly killed.

Jnst a Sl ight Different;©, > Fargo, S. D., Special.—The jury &

the case of Rebekah Coleman vs. th« City of Pargo for $10,000 damage* brought In a verdict for $30045®

To Build a Double Track. Elroy, Wis., Speciol.—Surveyors have

been at work on the Omaha between this city and Baraboo. It is thought the work for an early beginning of the proposed double track between Bara­boo and this city. • , „ -« ,

•>x Cornell P leads Guilt less . ;' ^, Oconomowoc, Wis., Special.—Cornell,

the self-confessed murderer of his

Fata l Resul t of a Whipping . Rush City, Minn., Dec. 15.—Young

Paul Fahrenholz, the thirteen-year-old son of Louis Fahrenholz, proprietor of of the Rush City brewery, lies dead, following an operation to relieve in­testinal obstruction and acute inflam­mation, and his parents charge that the illness which led to his death Avas due to injuries inflicted during a threshing received at school.

Tremendous Rainfa l l . Seattle, Wash., Dec. 15.—The heavi­

est rain storm of which there is any record prevailed here yesterday. Dur­ing twelve hours 2.74 inches of Avater fell. The effect has been to swell all the rivers and to thi'eaten a freshet. The Northern Pacific train Avas de­layed several hours by a slide in the southern end of the city.

M o n e y f o r I n d i a n s . Brown's Valley, Minn., Dee. lo.—The

Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians are now receiving a payment of $50,000. which, Avhen divided among the whole tribe, amounts to about $25 for each man, woman and child. The payment was begun last week. >*-*£'-$<• *^* "' '

Burned a Bad Resort . New Ulm, Minn, Special.—Jack Irv­

ing, Roger and William Davis and Ora Corey were arraigned on a charge of arson. They set fire to and burned an old frame building in the outskirts of town used by a lot of young men for revelry at night and a resort for AVO-men of loose reputation.

Suffocated W h i l e Trying to Extin«< g u i s h a Fii-e.

Owasso, Mich., Special.—Fire, which broke out in the O-Avasso Casket works, destroyed on life and $30,000 worth of property. Frank Wilcox, night watch­man, aged twenty-seven, was suffo­cated Avhile trying to quell the fire with a hand extinguisher. The fire is supposed to have been the result of spontaneous combustion. The prop­erty Avas insured for $16,000.

Deficit for Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa, Special — State

Auditor McCarthy, in his biennial re­port, estimates that there will* be a deficit in the state treasury of nearly $500,000 next June. He recommends that the state finances be brought to a cash basis, that the legislature increase the tax levy for the next two years to such an extent as it may see necessary and reduce the expenses of the state government and the state institutions.

Christian e i cnee CShureh Dedicated. Sioux City, Iowa, Special — Iowa's

first Christian Science church has been dedicated here The building is one of the prettiest edifices of the kind in the city and has. perhaps, the finest lo­cation of any. Moreover, it was fully paid for Avhen the doors were opened for the initial service. Mrs. Elizabeth Webster of Chicago conducted the ser­vices. Miss Clara Shepard is the reg­ular pastor here.

W i l l Hank at Bemidj i . Park Rapids, Minn., Special.—The

Shell Prairie bank has decided to es­tablish a branch at Bemidji, and it will open for business immediately. F. W. Rhoda will be the cashier. The bank will be called the Bank of Bemidji.

Fire i n a n Armory. Spring Valley, Minn., Special.—The

armory of Company F was partly de­stroyed by fire. Loss to building, $300, with considerable loss to company property. The fire caught from a de­fective stovepipe. _ ,

* '*•. „-.*'•' Sale Postpo»ed.|Pa|ft ;M¥ St. Louis, Dec. 15.—Judge Sanborn,

. „ , . . , , , , ,/aoJo the court of appeals, has granted a~ C ? " ^ ' ^ a s £ f p u g ~ . i n t 0 c o u r t a n d1Spostponement of the proposed sale of ^ pleaded not-guilty. His case was con- - v— -

J- «- ' . ' »#"^#CtM5| tlnued untH Dec 11.

, , JPlre a t Menahgrn. "Menagha, Minn., Special.— Charles

Claflin's residence and shoe store and Kavistos residence burned. The loss is total; no insurance. V

Rol l l s Acquitted. Madison. Wis., Special — Ex-Assem­

blyman C. J. Rollis of Stoughton was acquitted on the charge of assault with intent to murder C. K. Roe at Stough­ton in October last. The trouble grew out of a street fracas in which Rollis Avas the central figure. This was the third of three sensational suits against Rollis groAving out of the same diffi­culty, in all of which he has been ac­quitted. Rollis is a newspaper man.

G. A. R. I3NCA>1PMENT.

Trouble Over the Time for the An­nual Encampment .

Cincinnati, Dec. 14. — Col. Henry Wagner, formerly of the staff of Gen. Clarkson, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., and aide on the staff of Gen. Gobin, the present commander-in- < chief, said; "The national encamps ment of the G A. R hext year at Cin­cinnati Avill be in the third week in September or not at all," He said the O. A* R. officers of Ohio had decTaTel* for the third week in September as against the last week in August and first week in September, as fixed by the local committee. He says nearly every post in Ohio and posts from all over the country have pronounced em­phatically for the third week in Sep­tember." Gen. Gobm AVIII be here next Wednesday to settle the matter.

I.OSS H I L P A MILLION.

Fire Guts a Builulnjsr and Destroys an Immense Stock of Carpeting. Philadelphia, Dec. 14—Fire broke out

in the six-story building, Nos. 809 and 811 Chestnut street, occupied by the carpet manufacturing firm of John and James Dodson as their wholesale and retail sales rooms. By heroic work the fire was confined within the walls of the Dodson building.

General Manager Berry, of tbe Dod­son carpet house, stated that the stock in the building would amount to about $500,000. The loss is total, the entire six floors having been burned out com­pletely. The building was owned by the firm and was valued at about $60 -000. The loss is fully covered by in­surance.

SCORCHED B Y F I R E .

Belo i t Students Reinstated . Beloit, Wis., Special—The supended

members of the college freshmen class met President Eaton and talked about reinstatement. Application was made individually. Those who applied in a spirit of loyalty were reinstated and nearly all were taken back. The sus­pension of the class was the result of a banquet given at Rockford, 111., the members of which had been notified that they must not attend. , , ,

. & s ,% Religion and Suicide. ^Bra inerd , Minn., Special.—Mrs Ellen Beck of this city committed suicide. I She deliberately drew a razor across her throat religion was. the cause of the deed. She was fortx-two years

Charged With Forgery. "<?* St. Paul, Special.—Robert Hemp,

bookkeeper for Thuet Bros., commis­sion merchants at South St. Paul, was locked up in the central police station on complaint of Frank Thuet, on a charge of forgery in the second degree.

Dead on a Tra in . Menominee, Wis., Special.—A man

Temporary insanity over { about sixty-five years old died on the ^, . „ ^ . ^ . - j wtst-bound train between Eau Claire'

old and . and this city, and the remains are now, . < w Jveed hv fire „ . I here for identification. ' J j | ^ I S i L i S

Chicago Has a 850,000 Blaze—Fully ^ Insured. ^

Chicago, Dec. 14.—A fire originating ; | in the basement of the six-story build- « | ing at No. 106-112 Wabash avenue J§ caused a loss of over $50,000. The _, flames started in the boiler room and ^ spread rapidly through the cellar, | filled with rubbish, which gave out a /f dense smoke. So stubborn was the ^ blaze that it finally became necessary M to flood the lower portion of the build- H ing. The first floor, which was occu- -L| pied by the E. H. Sargent Drug com- i | pany, Avas partially destroyed. This -J firm suffered a loss of $27,000. Losses^! to other tenants and damage to the> „« building will bring the total up to $50,-"«$| 000; fully insured. * j i

To Ahol ish »he Bounty System. rjd ' London, Dee. 1A —The Times, refer-jfi

ring to rumors that the British govern-%| ment contemplates imposing counter-fS vailing duties on bounty-fed sugar, as-bM| serts that the government has decided nothing except to inquire as to what would be the effect of such duties; be­cause it is anticipated than an Euro-£S pean conference may be held ere l o n g ^ to discuss the possibility of abol ishing^ the bounty system. ' ~'J||

•— ' * * "IS Posta l Clerks Organize. - .-,£.

New York, Dec. 14.—Over 300 elerka connected with the postal service in . this city, after three hours' delibera­tion, formed a permanent organization which will be the New York branch of the United Postoffice Clerks' associa­tion, which is a rival of the National Association of Postoffice Clerks, ^f

fj* */"•** ^ vf To Rebuild. 'i^Sf Stewartville, Minn., Dec. 14.—A new

brick block will be erected in the> spring in place of the block recently.