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OVER THE ATLANTICAn Astonishing Feat Performed by

Marconi.

SIGNALS ACROSS THE OCEAN

Italian Discoverer, in Newfoundland,

Receiver CommunicationsFrom ISnitl&ad.

St. John's N. P., Dec. 16.—Signor Mar-coni announce* the most wonderful scien-tific discovery of modern times in stat-ing that he had received electric signalsacross the Atlantic ocean from his sta-tion in Cornwall; England.

He explains that before leaving England. he made plans for accomplishing this re-sult, for while his primary object was tocommunicate with ocean liners in mid-ocean, he hoped also to succeed in at-taining the wonderful achievement ofwireless telegraphy across the Atlantic.Signor Marconi's station in Cornwall ismost powerful. He possesses an electricforce, generated there, a hundred timesgreater than at his ordinary stations.Before he left England he arranged 'thatthe electrician in charge of the station,which is located at Poldhouse, should be-gin sending signals daily after a certaindate which Siguor Marconi would cable. him after having perfected his arrange-ments here. Signor Marconi arrived herea week ago Friday, selected signal hill,at the entrance to the harbor, as an ex-periment station, and moved his equip-ment there. Last Monday he cabled tothe Poldhouse station to begin sendingsignals at 3 p. m. daily and to continue

• then until 6 p. m., these hours being re-spectively 11:80 a. m. to 2:30 p. m., St.Johns time.

During these hours Wednesday SignorMarconi elevated a kite with an aerialwire, by means of which signals are sent

or received. He remained at the recorderattached to his receiving aparatus and tohis profound satisfaction signals were re-ceived by him at intervals, according tothe program arranged previously with theoperator at Poldhouse.

Natnre of the Signals.

These signals consisted of repeating atintervals the letter S, which in Marconi'scode is made by three dots or quickstrokes. This signal was repeated so fre-quently and so in accordance with thedetailed plan arranged to provide safe-guards against possibility of mistake thatSignor Marconi was satined that it wasa genuine transmission from England.Again on Thursday, during the tamehours, the kite was elevated and the samesignals were renewed. This made the as-surance so complete that Marconi cabledto his principal in England and also in-formed the governor of Newfoundland, SirCavendish Boyle, who apprised the Eng'-lisb. cabinet of the success of the experi-ments.

Signor Marconi, though satisfied of thegenuineness of the signals, and that hehas succeeded in his attempts in estab-lishing communication across the Atlanticwithout the use of wires, emphasizes thefact that the system is yet only in an em-bryonic stage, and that the possibility ofits ultimate development is demonstratedby the success of the present experimentswith Incomplete and imperfect apparatus,us the signals can osly be received by themost sensitively adjusted apparatus, andSignor Marconi is working under greatdifficulties, owing to the conditions pre-vailing here. The Cornwall coast is 1,700miles from St. Johns. Signor Marconi willreturn to England this week and conductthe experiments from Poldhouse himself.He explains that the greater electricalpower there will enable him to send moreeffective signals. He will undertake thiswork himself, leaving assistants here toerect a mast and receive the signals ashe forwards them.

EARTH'S CURVATURE

Prof. J'lipin Names Valuable Point inMarconi's Feat.

New York, Dec. 16.—M. I. Pupin, pro-fessor of, electrical mechanics at Colum-bia University, in an interview Bays hefully believes that Marconi succeeded insignalling between the coasts of NewFoundland and Cornwall, England, byhis ayßtem of wireless telegraphy. Theprofessor said:

One point which ia of great value aad In-terest to th 9scientific world is that Marconihas proved conclusively that the curvature ofthe earth is no obstacle to the system ofwireless telegraphy. It still remains to beproved, however, that heavy banks of fog,low banging clouds and heavy showers alongand in the path of the- transmitted wava willnot entirely obstruct Its progress. The pre-sumption generally is that they will, as ex-periments thua far have proved. Atmosphericconditions have also much to do with, andstrongly affect ttie electric wava.

Orange, N. J. t Dec. 16.—The report thatMarconi had received a wireless messagefrom England is discredited by Thomas AEdison. Mr. Edison said that while he did•not cast any aspersions upon Signor Marcoui,yet he doubted the reliability of the pub-lished reports.

Ediiton Doubt*.

Steamers In Communication. ,New York, Dec. 16.—The Cunarder Etruria,

which has just arrived here, was In communi-cation for more than five hours in midocean•with her Bister ship, the Umbria. Long be-fore either ship sighted the other, their com-manders were conversing by the Marconiwireless system. The position of each shipwas known to the other hours before theirmala trucks showed above the horizon. Whenthey were fully 100 miles apart the receiveron the Etruria began to click warningly Theoperator replied and then word Umbria wasslowly spelled out on the Etruria instrumentThen followed the Umbria'a location. TheEtruria replied, giving her location. TheImbria sent-her number of passengers thefact that all was well and the latest newsfrom New York. The Etruria sent recentnews.

OiuinuuN li;norhlire.

London, Dec. 16.—The officials at Poldhurefuse to confirm or deny the truth of thereports from St. Johns that messages hadbeen received there from Cornwall by wire-less telegraphy. They profess complete igno-rance of the success or failure or the experi-ments.

HANNA VS. FORAKERReported an Attempt Will Be Made

to Adjust Differences.Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 16.—Much inter-

est is taken in the expected trip of GeorgeB. Cox and other republican leaders toWashington this week. Owing to thecontest between the friends of SenatorForaker and of Senator Hanna over theorganization of the legislature, there is anunusual agitation all over the state.

It Is reported that there may be an-other attempt at compromise by a con-

« ference in Washington before the repub-lican caucuses are held at Columbus twoweeks from next Saturday.

The Hanna men claim the Foraker peo-ple proceeded after the election to formslates for the organization of bothbranches of the legislature with ulteriorviews, notably that of the defeat ofSenator Hanna two years hence. Abouttwo weeks ago they broke out Into openconflict and now there are opposing tick-eta composed of Foraker and Hanna men.

HumorsThey take possession of the body, and

are Lords of Misrule.They are attended by pimples, boils, the

itching tetter, salt rheum, and other cu-taneous eruptions; by feelings of weakness,languor, general debility and what not.

They cause more suffering than anythingelse.

Health, Strength, Peace and Pleasurerequire their expulsion, and this is posi-tively effected, according to thousands ofgrateful testimonials, by

Hood's SarsaparillaWhich radically and permanently drivesthem oat and builds up the whole system.

BOERS LOSE HOPEAt Any Rate, British Reports Are to

This Effect.

BURGHERS MOVE TO NORTHEAST

Discontent Reported Rife Among theBoer* of the 1,a«.«. ri>

Transvaul.

Pretoria, Dec' 16.—The recent Britishsuccesses occur opportunely, at a momentwhen the Boers are showing signs of dis-content with the life on commando, butthe British, instead of congratulatingthemselves, ought to put forth furtherefforts on a bigger scale. Since 800 Boerswere killed north of Bethel under GeneralPiet Viljoen, only two commandoes of ahundred men each remain In the neigh-borhood. The rest, including Viljoeu,have gone to the northeast, toward theDelagoa railway line.

There seems no reason to doubt thatActing President Schalk-Burger and the"oßer government officials" have crossedthe line north. After addressing a lurgemeeting near Carolina, ai which he toldthe burghers that they must be steadfast,as foreign intervention was certain be-fore long, Schalk-Burger seems to havedecided that the country north of theDelagoa railway line was more attractivethan the high veldt, where the Britishcolumns are hustling the .Boers Inces-santly. He probably is now in the neigh-borhood of Pilgrims Rest, where some400 Boers have settled for the summer.

Piet Viljoen is the leading spirit amongthe Boers in the eastern Transvaal. AfterGeneral Botha had been busy encourag-ing the burghers with tales of the with-drawal o-f British troops and of Boer suc-cesses in Cape Colony, his (Viljoen's) de-feat by General Bruce-Hamilton shouldmaterially increase the discontent whichis very rife among the Boers in these dis-tricts.

London, Dec. 16.—Eloff, Mr. Kruger'sgrandson, has sailed from Holland forLourenzo Marquez, with intent to exam-ine the military situation in South Africaand, if it should be found advisable, tosue for peace on the broad lines of auton-omy under the British flag, similar tothat enjoyed by Canada.

SAID TO BE LOGANAlleged. Montana. Train Robber Cap-

tared in Tennessee.Knoxville, Term., Dec. 16.—A man who

the police say is the one who shot twoKnoxville policemen Thursday night, andwho they first thought was Harry Long-baugh, but now believe is Harry Logan,alleged to have been concerned In theMontana train robbery, was captured

with a companion last night, one milefrom Jefferson City, Term., twenty milesfrom Knoxville. The escape of the manthat shot the policeman was followed bythe discovery of a flood of unsigned 20Montana bank notes, and yesterday, onthe person of the men arrested, was foundover five thousand dollars of the stolenbills. A. B. Carey, a Jefferson City mer-chant, and four other men first caughta man who gives his name as John Dreesof Louisville, Ky. The other one wasfound in a patch of woods one mile away.He gave his name as Wilson. Both menwere brought here. Wilson fills Logan'sdescription precisely, except he is nowclean shaven instead of wearing a fullbeard. On his head are scars which thelocal officers say were made by the po-licemen's clubs. He refuses to talk, sayshe has no name and does not know howhe received the scare on his head. Dreesclaims to be a molder by trade.

May Sue for Peace.

WAR CLOUDS VANISHINGBelief That the Argentine-Chilean

Danger Point la Panned.Valpariso, Dec. 16.—1n her latest reply

,to the Argentine proposal for the settle-ment of the dispute Chile endeavors tofirmly establish the rights of both coun-tries and evade future controversies. Ar-gentina's minister, Senor Portela, ex-presses the opinion that all danger haspassed and the same belief is entertainedin official circles.

Buenos Aires, Dec. 16.—The directorsaid managers of English banks and finan-cial companies here have wired to Londonto urge the mediation of King Edward,who is the arbitrator of the boundaryquestion.. The governor of Mendoza hassant word that two Germans were detectedmaking surveys near Puenta Del Inca. V--1s said that they are officers of the Chileanarmy. The government has instructedthe governor to send them off to Chile orbring them to Mendoza.

CLASS OF NINEThirty-third Degree Work to Be

Performed at Farg-o.

Special to The Journal.Fargo, N. D., Dec. 16.—There will be a

meeting in Fargo, Jan. 13 that will be ofmore than ordinary interest to the Ma-sonic fraternity of the northwest. Itwill be the conferring of the thirty-thirddegree on a class of nine, recently elect-ed at the biennial meeting of the ScottishRite at Washington. Charles E. Rosen-baum, of Little Rock, Ark., will be the di-rect representative of the grand com-mander; Congressman Richardson of Ten-nessee.

Colonel S. E. Adams, of Minneapolis,lieutenant commander; E. T. Taubman, ofSouth Dakota; T. W, Hugo, of Duluth,grand cross arkl legate of the court ofhonor; and W. E. Richardson, of Duluth,ere who will be present to assist in con-ers who wil be present to assist in con-ferring the high honors.

The. following day the regular winterreunion of,the Scottish Rite will open hereand it is expeoted a large class will bepresent. -• '--\u25a0 - ...:.'. .; - .

_; A SHORTER CREEDPresbyterian . UevUlou Committee

Makes Some Slight Changes.

Washington, Dec. 16.—The revisioncommittee of the Presbyterian church ad-journed to meet in Philadelphia Feb. 5next. . , V<':'.:" .- .; \u25a0:..•'. . / -y.; - \u25a0 -J-

Its work was completed :in : a,\ten,&tiveform, including a shorter creed for use inthe churches in connection with the ordi-nation of ministers and ruling elders; adeclaratory statement in the vernacularof the day for popular use informing thepublic generally of the faith held by thechurch, and the new articles are to be add-eft to the Westminster confession re-lating to the love of God for all men, thework of the Holy Spirit and missions.

The shorter creed makes no change intheology of the church, but seeks to makeplain the faith held by the church in thosepoints that have been criticized and at-tacked. So far as it was possible to doso this statement was made in the lan-guage of the Scriptures. When the com-mittee meets in February it will finallypass all these subjects for presentation tothe general assembly at its session theMay following.

FAILURE AT CLINTONi

Department Store Proprietor Sched-ules Liabilities of 943,776.

Special to The Journal.Clinton, lowa, Dec. 16.—Max Bernsten,

who came here a year ago from Marion,Ind., and opened a department store, hasfiled a petition in bankruptcy. His assetsare $52,907, and liabilities $43,776. Inabili-ty to turn the goods into cash caused theembarrassment. Bernsten had been inbusiness in Marion for many years.

NORTHWEST WEDDINGS.Specials to The Journal.

lowa Falls, lowa, Dec. 16.—Th"c engage-ment has just been announced of Dr. ElmerH. Beaven, formerly of this city, and MiasMary Preston of Cedar Rapids.

Frost, Minn., Dec. 16.—John Anderson audFarmie Stukkem were married here to-day.

EAST IS INUNDATEDExtensive Damage Done in AllDi-

rections.

WORST FLOOD FOR MANY YEARS

Wat-iii Weather and Rains, Followedby HiKli Wind. Do Their

Work.

Kmw YorkSun Somolmt ServioaNew York, Dec. 16.—The entire eastern

section of the country is under water,and one of the worst Hoods in years pre-vails. The floods extend from Pennsyl-

vania and Western New York south intothe Virginias and Maryland, and to theeastward through Delaware, Maryland,New Jersey and the lower part of NewEngland. Damage to the extent of mil-lions of doljara has been done, but thusfar few lives have been reported lost.

Warm weather and rain, followed byhigh winds, resulted in fearful damage.On Saturday the snows in the northernsections of New York thawed rapidly,causing the rivers and creeks to rise andthe valleys were inundated. Heavy rainfollowed during the night, accompaniedby winds of great velocity. Trains wereblockaded for many hours, landslideswere frequent, and in the lowlands andvalleys hundreds of dwellings'were flood-ed, while the damage to farm lands andbuildings is very great. In and aroundNew York city the wind reached a ve-locity of forty-eight miles an hour, butbeyond minor incidents no great damageis reported so far to property on land orshipping. Many towns in the interior

; of the state a"re inundated.At Ithaca the damage is estimated at

$200,000. The flood was the most disas-trous experienced since 1857. The nearbycreeka became raging torrents by raid-night. A dwelling house was swept away,and no trace of it could be found. Thepower and lighting plant was washed outand two trolley cars swallowed up In theflood. All street car traffic is suspended,and the city is in darkness. SyracuseWaverly, Binghamton, Oneida, Troy, Au-burn, Rome and other towns report greatdamage. Traffic of all kinds is prac-tically suspended.

Considerable damage has been donethroughout northern New York by the ex-tremely high wind, which prevailed fortwenty-four hours, reaching the velocityof a tornado. The warm weather Satur-day sent the enow out of the Adirondackslike magic any many houses on the lowerlevels are flooded.

Tfew England and Pennsylvania.

In New England the floods are not asgreat as they are in New York, but muchdamage has been done. Reports fromPittsburg, Allentown, Susquehanna, Bas-ton and other points in Pennsylvania re-port one of the most destructive flooda fornearly forty years. Traction companypowerhouses are flooded, no trolley carshave been run at many points since 10o'clock this morning, and many towns arein darkness. Trestles on a number ofroads have been washed away and rail-road traffic Is suspended. The storm wasaccompanied by a high wind, which at anumber of points wrecked buildings.Many towns report losses of from $50 000to $200,000. '

The havoc in the coal region Is enor-mous, and the loss to railroad and miningcompanies will amount to millions of dol-lars. In the Schuylkill valley, forty-eightmines were flooded, and in the Lehigband Lackawanna regions the destructionis equally great. Hundreds of mules weredrowned in the collieries, and It will beweeks before many of the mines can re-sume operations.

In some sections the water reached thesecond stories of dwellings, and the townof Westmore, near Wilkesbarre, Is sub-merged. Many residents have left theirhomes In boats. Similar conditions existalong the Juniata river, farmers beingcompelled by the steadily rising water toabandon their homes. The flood was ren-dered more disastrous by the melting ofthe snow on the mountain sides. Thestorm broke with great severity Saturday,after the rain had been falling incessant-ly for several days.

niVKRS FALLING

Portions of Pittsbnrgr and Allegheny

: Suffer Severely. ' '

Pittsburg, Dec. 16.—The crest of theflood and the lowest . point touched thiswinter by the mercury were both regis-tered at the same hour, 8 a. m., whenthe Smithfleld street bridge marks showed25 feet 8 inches of water in the Monbnga-hela river, and the government ther-mometer indicated 5 degrees above zero.The rivers are now falling here and at thehead waters and the temperature is stead-ily rising. Only the sudden drop in thetemperature averted a disastrous inunda-tion. As it was the lower parts of the

| Point district and Duquesne way and low-lands along the Monongahela' river, SouthSide, were submerged. In Allegheny theriver front was entirely under water. Thecellars in many houses were flooded andpeople were compelled to move. Thedamage in the two cities probably willreach $60,000. In addition to this manymills and factories along both rivers were iforced to close down temporarily andthousands of men and women will be outof work.

FRESH COLD WAVE

Subzero Temperature Lets Up Onlyfor a Firmer Grip.

Chicago, Dec. 16.— Southwest winds havemodified the extreme cold throughout thewest and northwest, the official ther-mometers shortly before noon registering3 degrees above zero at Chicago, 20 atKansas City .and zero at Omaha. Theofficial forecaster at Chicago predicts arise of 10 degrees to-night, attended bysnow, but another cold wave is develop-ing in the northwest that will send themercury below zero by Tuesday night.

South Getting Nipped.

Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 16.—The lowest tempera-ture recorded last night broke all records for

iDecember. In Atlanta there were two deaths' attributed to cold. .The temperature at 4o'clock this morning was 9 above zero. Freez-ing temperatures were reported this mor-ning in northern Florida, as far south'asJacksonville, and from 6 to 8 degrees belowfreezing in Southern Alabama, Georgia and

iLouisiana. -" .::'".': \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0': vV! *;. :; Damage Half n Million. ?.Utica, N. V., Dec. 16— damage from the

flood in the Valley of the West Canada Creekwill reach- $600,000. . From < 75,000 to 100,000logs, were I washed away from Noblesboro,Hinckley and Trenton Falls. Four expensive irailroad bridges were destroyed.

EIGHT ARE KILLED |Head-End Collision on 'the Illinois

Central In Illinois. , ; :Rockford, 111., Dec. 16. —Failure on the j

part of a conductor to obey orders is sup- iposed to have been the cause of a head- !end collision on the Illinois Central, be- ',tween Irene and Perryville, yesterday jmorning. » , \u25a0 j

The two trains, were the eastbound pas- !! senger train, No. 4, and a through freight 'I from Chicago, going : west. ' As a result, ieight persons are dead or missing, andeleven injured. •*

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I The known dead are:Richard Ormsby, Chicago, engineer of pas-

senger train; James Rearden, Freeport, fire- jman of passenger train ;. Robert Thompson, JDubuque, American express messenger; David !Behan, Freeport, freight engineer; EdwardCarey, Freeport, freight fireman.

Missing and supposed to be dead: Newsboyon passenger train, name unknown sectionforeman from Ireue, name unknown.

Among the Injured are:W. B. Keefe, Sioux City, lowa, head sev-

erely cut; M. E. Franklin, Lake City, Iowa:John Huasey, Independence, lowa.

The trains met in a slight bend in thetrack, both running at full speed, and thevictims were roasted to death. '

Bathtubs of glass are now being made,very cheaply in Germany^ by the use oficompressed air.

Special to The Journal.

THE MINAEAFOEIS JOURNAL.

CHASE GIVES TERMSProposition to Towns on Proposed }

Mankato-St. Cloud Trolley.

A BONUS OF $100,000 IS ASKED

In Addition, Land fur Station*, Pow-erliouses and the t suui

Right of Way.

Hutchinson, Minn., Dec. 16.—W. H.Chase, who is promoting an electric rail-way line from Mankato to St. Cloud bythe way of Hutchinson, has made a tripover the prepared route and in a com-munication from Sioux Falls, his presentheadquarters, says he was highly pleasedwith the country and the reception every-where given his proposition. The coun-try, he says, is probably the garden ofMinnesota, and the line can»be construct-ed on easy grades. He contends that thefreight traffic would make the road a pay-ing one from the start. Continuing h<jsays:I shall take the matter up with my eastern

associates, a copy of this letter going tothem, and shall urgently recommend thatthe push the lint through to an early com-pletion, provided the people from Maukatoto St. Cloud show interest sufficient towarrant us in making the necessary invest-ment. Upon another sheet I have Indicatedwhat would be asked of the towns and citiesalong the line. This matter should be ar-ranged for immediately, 'so that we mayknow just what we can depend upon. Thereis also a preliminary expense which must bearranged for by your people, as follows:Survey ?;J,OdOEngraving (steel) and printing bonds... 2,500Engraving and printing stock 1,500Prospectus 1,000Incidentals ...* 2,000

Totstl $12,000

Bonus—How Divided.The company should be incorporated at once

for two million, with power to increase thecapital. As soon as incorporated, officerthe company among yourselves', except that Iwill furnish three directors in case you havefive; four in case you have seven, and mybind people will insist that I be made vicepresident and general manager of the com-pany. The stock should be equal to theamount of the bond issue; bonds to be issuedfrom time to time ae' the road is built. Thebonus of $109,000 that I hare asked alongthe route can be taken by private.subscrip-tion for stock, say at 50 cents, $200,000, pay-able only as road is built, equipped andoperated from point to point, say $10,000 prorate foe each ten miles built. You can dothis, or you can have bonuses voted by yourtowns and cities, just as you prefer. If thelatter, it strikes me that the following wouldbe a fair basis:Mankata $25,000New Sweden 7,500Gaylord 10,000New Auburn 7,500Hutcbinson 15,000Dassel 5,000Kimball Prairie 5,000St. Cloud 25,000

Total $100,000

I would suggest that you take this matterup with your people at once and let me knowthe result. If they meet the reqiureemnts Ipromise to build for them a first-class linecapable of handling both passenger andfreight traffic, the passenger service to be notless rapid than your steam lines, the fareto be from one-fourth to one-half less; freightrates In proportion.

You will notice that I have distinctly speci-fied that no charges are to be made untilwork is done. This holds' good in referenceto everything except the matter of printingand engraving and prospectus and inci-dentals, but in that matter the company willItself have the handling of those funds. Imake no charges for my necessary work andexpenses in placing bonds and dealing withthe contractors, in purchasing supplies,build-ing material, etc. There will be Of neces-sity three power houses on the line and pos-sibly four.

Franchises and Lands.

In case the line should be built we shouldrequire the following from the towus alongthe line:

Mankato—City franchise, both for right-of-way to our terminals in the city and for theconstruction of"a-local street car line. Man-kato should also furnish the right-of-way toOshawa in fee simple, sixty feet; also sitefor power house, switches, car sheds, etc.,twenty acres, either in the suburbs or im-mediately outside of the city, but contiguousto the proposed line.

New Sweden—Right-of-way sixty feet fee-simple, Oshawa to Gaylord, two acres forstation at Onhawa and two acres for stationat New Sweden.

Gaylord—Right-of-way to New Auburn, twoacres for station, etc.

New Auburu—Right-of-way to Hutchinson,two acres for station.

Hutchinson—Right-of-way to Kimball Prai-rie, four acres for station and power house,

Dat'del—Two acres for station.Kimball Prairie —Two acres for station.St. Cloud —Right of way from Kimball !

Prairie, sixty feet in fee simple, and fran-chise to terminals through the city, togetherwith twenty acres for power house, in thesuburbs or without city limits, but contiguoust oproposed line. This to be in addition toproposed bonus suggested herein.

Chief Whlteboy Found.| Special to The Journal.

La Crosse, Wis., Dec. 16.—Chief Whiteboyof the Winnebago tribe of Indians, whosemysterious disappearance caused much com-

-1 ment some time ago, has been found In Nte-braska. He is living on his land in the heart jof the big Indian reservation and with himare his capricious daughter and his faithfulsquaw. Itwas thought he had met with foulplay. Members of his tribe knew nothing ofhis whereabouts, and all hopes of ever seeinghim alive had been given u;\

Infant Scalded to Death.I Special to The Journal.

Barron, Wis., Dec. 16.—The 2-year-old sonlof Milton Rogers, who lives near Dallas,Wis., fell into a pail of boiling water whichhis mother had left on the floor, and died intwo hours after the accident.

Burial of Eng-lneer Cooper.

Special to The Journal.Huron, S. D., Dec. Ui.—The remains of En-

gineer Thomas R. Cooper, killed in a collisionon the Northern Pacific railway near Yakima,Wash., reached here last week. They were

| accompanied by Mrs. Cooper and her two| children, and by a delegation of railway meni and Masons sent from here to Oakes to meetI the funeral party. Arriving here the bodywas taken in charge by the Masons and fu-neral services held Saturday under the direc-tion of Huron lodge. No. 26, A. F. and A. M.,

| the sermon being delivered in the pre,sbyte-| rian church by Rev. A. R. Vander Las.

THIRTY-NINE HAVE DIEDSUALM'OX MOWED DOWN I\DIAXS

Scourge 'in Tuinu County' Almost, VVlilinied—Ti-in-ex and Cloth- ;.. j •;.; ... tmt_tO;Be Burned. ,

Special to The Journal..Marshalltokn, lowa, Dec. 16.—The small-

pox epidemic among Indians on the res-ervation in Tama county is waning and itis now believed the worst is over. Therehave been thirty-nine deaths, but no newcases have developed in the last week orten days and the sick are recovering. Theauthorities were handicapped at the out-

break of the- epidemic, as there was nofund available with which to combat thedisease. When the situation became sodeplorable Indian Commissioner Jones au-thorized the state authorities to take,whatever measures were deemed neces-sary to control the situation, guaranteeingthe payment of $25 a day. A hospital waserected, the Indians all vaccinated, andthe sick properly cared for, with theresult that the disease began to abate!

Congressman Cousins of the fifth con-gressional district has interested himselfin the matter and will ask for the imme-diate appropriation, as an item in theurgency deficiency bill, of a sum suffi-cient and available for present and allfuture contingencies of a like natureamong the Indians.

When the disease shall have ran itscourse, a thorough "house cleaning" willtake place. All the wickiups and tepeesof the tribe will be destroyed, togetherwith a large amount of clothing. The In-dian department will make restitution tothe Indians by building them new houses

i and buying blankets and clothing.

BADGER SCHOOLS IN CLOVERThey Will Have Over a Million and

a Half to Spend.Special to The Journal.

Madison, Win., Dec. 16.—The apportion-ment of the school fund income has beencompleted and certified to the secretaryof state. The total, $1,639,625.01, is morethan double the apportionment last year,owing to the increased assessment ofproperty which is causing the politicalopponents of the administration sjo muchanxiety, an anxiety not shared by the edu-cators of the state, who see in the in-crease in the apportionment the oppor-tunity to make long needed repairs andother improvements.

When the tax commission last winterprepared the bill, which was passed bythe legislature, requiring property to beassessed at its real value, it also, realiz-ing the large Increase which would resultin the one-mill school tax, prepared a billwhich provided that the school tax shouldnot exceed $850,000. This bill was killedin the Benate, and the schools get thebenefit.

Added to the school tax in the appor-tionment is the interest on trust funds,which amounts this year to over $200,000.The rate of apportionment for each per-son of school age in the state, June 30,1901, is $2,206. Milwaukee county, themost populous in the state, of course getsthe biggest slice, $258,924.83, as comparedwith $121,761.08 last year.

countrT*~phonesFarmers of Ames and Kelley Are

Building Them.Special to The Journal.

Ames, lowa, Dec. 16.—The farmerssouth of Ames are going to put in tele-phones. Some time ago several near Hux-ley and Slater formed small independentcompanies, each having about fourteen orsixteen phones. Single lines carryingthese fourteen phones were run into thetowns and three or four lines were con-nected by switchboards. One line south ofAmes runs straight east from Kelley, andit is intended Jo run a line nine mileslong from Ames, connecting with theKelley line. Fourteen farmers and elevenbusiness men of Ames will take phoneson this system if it can be put in at areasonable cost.

WOMAN SHOOTSHita a Tea Company Manager Who

Had Discharged Her.

Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 16.—Mrs. LuluW. Hocking shot at B. R. Andrus, mana-ger of a tea company, at his store to-day.Two bullets took effect, one In a hand andthe other in a forearm. Neither is seri-ous. Mrs. Hocking, who is 35 years ofage, was arrested. She and her husbandhad both worked for Andrus. It is saidboth had been discharged.

PORTUGAL AMBITIOUS

of the Border* at Macao.Hongkong, Dec. 16. —A special Portu-

guese ambmassador, Senor Branco, is nowat Maoao preparatory to going to Pekingto press for an extension of the borders atMacao similar to that granted at Hong-kong in 1899. The Chinese officials re-gard* the proposition unfavorably andstrong opposition to it is probable.

GIRLS' BAND FOR STATE PAIR.Special to The Journal.

Dcs Moines. lowa, Dee. IC—The board ofdirectors of the state department of agriculturedecided to acfcept a proposition .made by thestate board of control to employ the orchestraof the Industrial School for Girls at Mitchell-vllle at the state fair next August. Theorchestra will consist of thirty-five pieces.The fair management will pay the expensesof the organization and the girls while herewill be under proper supervision. The orches-tra is ranked as one of the finest in lowa.

KNOCKED FROM A BUILDING.Special to The Journal.

Frost, Minn., Dee. 16—Peter Aloe, livingeast of this place, fell from the toD of abuilding and broke his shoulder, and camenear 'breaking his neck. He and others weremoving a building and the chimney caught atelephone wire. Moe went on the roof to liftthe wire over the chimney. Aa soon as thewire was released it flew back into position,catching Moo and tumbling him off the build-ing onto the frozen ground.

TIP FOR HEMLOCK TRUST.Special to The Journal.

Marquette, Mich., Dec. I«.~The r?portedPennsylvania project of fcrmicg a $20,000,000hemlock trust with an Idea of controlling themarket Is a subject of great Interest to upperpeninsula people. If the output of the tim-ber 1b to be cornered, it is hard to see howIt can be done unless the enormous tracts inthe Lake Superior country are taken.

Her Ambassador Seeks an Extension

IT'S UP TO ROBLINTemperance Men Clamor for Pro-

hibition in Manitoba.

OTHER SIDE ALSO DETERMINED

A Plebiscite of the Province on the

Troublenoine Issue May Be

-Ordered. '.\u25a0., ihi '

Special to The Journal.Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 16.—The prohi-

bition question is still in a slumberingstate. A rumor gained currency to theeffect that Colin H. Campbell, attorneygeneral, had submitted his resignationto the premier, but this has been, in amanner, denied. Campbell is the temper-

ance man in the cabinet, and if prohibi-tion does not come, as the temperancepeople expect, resignation would seem tobe the only course open to .this minister.

Premier Roblin spoke at a banquet givenin honor of Nat Boyd, M. P., at Holland,Man., and while he went into a detailedcriticism of the resolution passed at theliberal convention, held here last Wednes-day and Thursday,, he did not refer to theprohibition question, which is uppermostin the minds of the people. Roblin's posi-tion is looked upon as an unenviable oneby both his political friends arid enemies.If he introduces prohibition he will setthe liquor interests against him, and theexperience of ex-Premier Hugh J. Mac-donald will cause him .to think twice be-fore he takes such a step.

It will be remembered that Macdonald,who was one of the most popular, if not

the most popular politician Manitoba everproduced, was simply "snowed under"after the passing of his liquor act, whenhe endeavored to win the Brandon seatfor the dominion house. The liquor in-terests are solid and the temperanceranks are not. The latter are even nowsplit on the question of prohibition.It is understood tha.t Roblin has been

advised by professed prohibitionists to

take a plebiscite of the province, makingthe distinct declaration that if the peoplewant prohibition they must vote for it,and that a majority of the electors, not ofthe voters who poll their votes, must de-clare for the act before it can be brought-into force. This would appear to be Rob-lin's way out of a difficult situation.

GRANT COUim SHRIEVALTY

\V. B. Caldwell Elected From a. Fieldof Five Candidates.

Special to The Journal.Elbow Lake, Minn., Dec. 16.—The county

commissioners elected W. B. Caldwellsheriff to succeed Edward N. Nash, whoresigned. There was a field of five can-didates and fifty ballots had to be takenbefore a choice was made.

"Queen Esther" was presented by localtalent on two evenings in a most accept-able manner. The leading parts weretaken as follows: Queen. Mrs. E. H. Cor-nell; king, James F. Godward; Haman, F.A. Hancock; Zeresh, Edna L. Marsh;Mordecai, Dr. H. H. Bingham; Mordecai'ssister, Mrs. W, H. Goetzinger.

Park Region lodge No. 227, A. F. andA. M., has elected officers as follows: W.M., E. H. Cornell; S. W., G. L. Wood-worth; J. W. W. H. Goetzinger; treasurer,H. Thorson; secretary, P. H. Claque; S.D., Jones Palm; J. D., J. P. Johnson; T.,C. H. Godward; S. S. ( Angus Fisher; J. S.,R. P. Beach. These will be publicly in-stalled on the 30th.

A proposition to authorize the countycommissioners to purchase grounds forcounty fair purposes and erect buildingswill be submitted to the voters of thecounty at the regular spring elections inMarch.

COULDN'T MAKE A CASE

Hanson Murder Trial at Grand Rap-

id* Came to an Abrupt Und.

Special, to The Journal.Grand Rapids, Minn., (Dec. 16.—The state

failed to get to the jury in the case ofAndrew Hanson, on trial for the killingof his wife last September. There wasevidence to show the fact of death, and amotive was found for the homicide, but itwas impossible to make much progressbeyond this point. It was \u25a0 shown thatHansen, on the day of the killing, hadbeen overtaken while on his way fromDeer lake to the Rapids and that he hadasked a rid© from the driver of the vehi-cle, saying his partner had been shot.Later, and before Grand Rapids wasreached, he told the driver that it washis wife and not his partner who had beenkilled. But even at that time the claimwas made that he shooting was accidental.There was thus nothing in the state'scase to establish the death as the resultof intent rather then accident.

Senator C. C. McCarthy appeared forthe defendant. A motion was made todismiss at the close of the state's case,and after some animated argument wa6granted by Judge MeClenahan.

GALE COLLEGE DEPARTMENTS

fonnei In ARrli-ult urc and Com-merce to Be Added in January.

Special to The Journal.La Crosse, Wls., Dec. 16. —Two new de-

partments will be added to Gale college atGalesville, which has recently been pur-chased from the Presbyterians by theNorwegian Lutheran synod. These de-partments, for agricultural and commer-cial studies, will be added upon the re-sumption of the classes in January. Com-petent instructors will be engaged. Inconnection with the college is an eighty-acre tract of land. All appliances andmachinery necessary for the successfuloperation of the agricultural departmentwill be purchased, and this land will beused for experiments.

SELBY'S FIRST FIRE

Hardware Store, tiarneaa Shop and

Billiard Hall Burned.Special to The Journal.

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 16.—The new townof Selby, in Walworth county, had itsflrsf fire about 12 o'clock, Saturday night.Swartz & Sport's hardware store, B. B.CarscaHan's harness shop, and M. Kirk-hoven's billiard hall were burned to theground. Nothing was saved from thehardware store, but the others rescuedsome of their property. The loss on thehardware store is $2,000 and on the othersabout $1,400 each. All three carried someinsurance.

Many farmers throughout the state whosold out last fall wish they hadn't. The

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Sensational Case FiniMhed. '

Special to The Journal.Le Mars, lowa, Deec. 16.—David Moritz wasacquitted on a charge of criminal assault

after a two days' trial in the district courtHe, was charged, with-assailing Lulu Correllthe 10-year-old daughter of Frank Correlt,la<=t May. Both families are prominent andthe affair caused a big sensation.

Pastor for Sjkeston and Cathay.

Special to The Journal.Sykeston, X. D., Dec. 10.—The Congrega-

tional parsonage 'will soon be occupied again,for Rev. G. S. Bascom of Oriska has acceptedthe call of the church and will also preachat Cathay.

TO THE ORIENTHead of the Elks Will Visit Eastern

. „. , I.uilkc Men.Special to The Journal. \. .

Dcs koines, lowa, Dec.', 16.—C. gE..Pickett of Waterloo, the grand exaltedruler of the Elks, Is planning for an extensive trip which will include a visit toManila and the Philippines. He will goby way of San Francisco and will visitHonolulu, where an Elks' lodge was re-cently \u25a0 installed. It Is probable a lodgewill be established in Manila in a shorttime. Mr. Pickett will be accompaniedby several members of the order. Thedate of his departure has not been fully-determined on.Inc.

Mr. Pickett will be accompaniedseveral members of the order. The

te of his departure has not been fullrtermined on.

. SENTENCED AT HASTINGS.Special to The Journal.

Hastings, Minn., Dec. 16.—The followingprisoners were sentenced in district court:Thomas Gaffney, assault in the second de-gree, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced tothirty days ?n the county jail; T. W. Col-lins, grand larceny in the second degree,pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to thirtydays.—The will of Henry Marshall, late ofVermillion, was admitted to probate, NicholasKlotx being appointed executor. —N. P. Soresof Hampton Station was appointed specialadministrator of Mathias N. Doffing, late ofNew Trier.

of Mathias X. Doffing, late ofTrier.

FOLEY CHURCH DEDICATION.Special to The Journal.

Foley, Minn., Dec. 16.—The new $1,400 Pres-byterian church was dedicated yesterday. Thesermon was preached by Rev. A. \V. Wrightof the Fifth Presbyterian church of Minne-apolis and the dedication services were incharge of Rev. Dr. Adams, the synodicalpastor. The church is freeof debt. Rev.pastor. The church is free of debt. Rev.its first pastor.

HUNCK RELIEVED OF A FINE.Special to The Journal.

St. Cloud, Minn., Dec. Judge Searla ofthe district court has filed an order over-ruling the judgment of Justice Bell of SaukRapids in the C. A. HUnck blnld-piggiugcase. Hunck was arrested and fined $50 andcosts under the law of 1901. Judge Searleholds the law is not applicable for the rea-son that the town has never voted no license.Hunck was indicted by the Benton countygrand jury a week or so ago.

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INJURED BY FALL.DUCTOR BIRT INJURED BY FALL.Special to The Journal.

Excelsior, Minn., Dec. 16.—E. Burt. conduc-tor of a Minneapolis & St. Louis freight, fellfrom the top of his caboose near I phaventhis morning and broke his leg close to theankle. He was brought here and later re-moved to his home at 1922 Laurel avenuo,Minneapolis. His train was running twentymileb' an hour at the time of the accident.

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