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"Want" Recognized Ad Medium first Circulation for The Minneapolis 350. MINNEAPOLIS, MONDAY, RUSSIAN ARTILLERY REOCCUPY NIUCHWANG of Minneapolis The Tribune VOL. NO. ARE CONSTRUCTING ENTRENCHMENTS SOUTH OF CITY -TWO THOUSAND RUSSIANS RE- ENTER HSIU ITO URGES IMPORTANCE OF CO-OPERATION OF THIRD ARMY RESERVES FROM. JAPAN BROUGHT TO REINFORCE KUROKI.

NIUCHWANG, May place with a force of artillery. The disaster to the Japanese fleet information of the subject came from patch was read to the troops on parade received with great cheering. The Russians are constructing Steamers from Che Foo report that 18 supposed here that the Russians at the entrance to Port Arthur. Russians are reoccupying this is officially unknown here. The only the Reuter Telegram whose disyesterday afternoon.

The news was slight entrenchments south of the town. they pass quantities of wreckage and it have been blowing up the obstructions FUSAN, Korea, May in transmission)-From Chinese sources it is rumored that 2,000 Russians have reoccupied Hsiu Yen. Cossacks have been seen near Kaoliman and thirteen miles west, but none have been observed on the main road to Liao Chang. The Russians are scouting on all sides but are disinclined to fight unless they are in far superior numbers. The recent landing of a Japanese force at Takushan guarantees the Japanese lines of communication.

LONDON, May Standard's correspondent' at Tokio telegraphing under date of May 21, says: "Addressing a meeting of financiers today on the importance of securing the sympathy of the civilized world in the present momentous crisis, Marquis Ito strongly urged the importance of the co-operation of a third army. It was while holding the Miao Tao straits against torpedo attacks from Port Arthur for the passage of transports with the third army that the Hatsuse met with disaster. "Realizing that they were effectively isolated, the Port Arthur Russians made their desperation an excuse for sowing the whole gulf of Pe Chi Li with floating blocade mines. "It is reported that they sent launches and junks to drop mines in the paths of the Japanese war ships and transports. The mines drifted to the high seas and to Chinese waters, constituting the gravest danger to neutral shipping.

"Yesterday the Haimun passed two floating mines within six miles of Wei Hal Wel. "Even as the act of a desperate garrison this must be in violation of the law of nations." LONDON, May correspondent of the Times on board that paper'8 steamer Haimun which is still excluded from the real theatre of war, gives a review of the present position of affairs and says: "Reserves from Japan are being brought to reinforce Gen. Kuroki's lines of communication which are being harrassed by Cossacks. PORT ARTHUR SORTIE UNCONFIRMED. Report Said to Have Arisen Through Confusion With Fight at Kin Chau.

LONDON, company says been confirmed. It appears, en lant General with the facts the rumor that May dispatch from St. Petersburg to Reuters telegram that the report of a sortie by the Port Arthur garrison has not says the dispatch, to have originated in the receipts of LieuStoessel's report of the fight at Kin Chau. This, together that Gen Stoessel commands at Port Arthur, giving rise to the garrison had made a sortie. CARELESSNESS OR TREACHERY INJURES NEW RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP OREL UNIT OF BALTIC SQUADRON, YET INCOMPLETED, SUDDENLY SINKS AT HER ANCHORAGE IN CRONSTADT-WHEN RAISED SEA VALVES ARE FOUND OPEN -SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY RUN AGROUND.

CRONSTADT, May Orel, which was brought here some days ago to receive her main battery and to be given the finishing touches before going into commission, suddenly sank at her anchorage on the night of May 20. Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, commander-in-chief of the Baltic squadron, was instantly called from St. Petersburg and under his supervision the work of pumping out and raising the Orel was begun. The ship was raised yesterday morning and was found to be undamaged save that her interior was filled with dirty salt water. An examination showed that her Minestonavalvate.Pad had to rush been in.

opened, perIt is suggested that the carelessness of a workman might have been responsible for the opening of the valves, but an investigation into affair is progressing. While proceeding from Galernit island, St. Petersburg, where she was built, to Cronstadt, the Orel grounded in the Neva and was hauled off with considerable trouble. Some of her plates were damaged. KUROPATKIN'S SOLDIERS HOLD THANKSGIVING SERVICE IN HONOR OF ST.

NICHOLAS. MIRACLE WORKER ST. PETERSBURG, May Kuropatkin yesterday sent the following telegram to Emperor Nicholas: "Today, In the presence of all the troops here, forming the chief force of one of our divisions, a thanksgiving service, in honor of St. Nicholas the miracle worker, "After was the celebratedin I thanked the troops in behalf of your majesty for their valiant self-denying services and personally communicated to them the tenor of your majesty's dispatch of May 20. The troops replied with a hearty cheer to the wishes I expressed for your majesty's health and long life, "The newly created knights of the military orders and all of the wounded officers and men of the regiments present were then called out, and troops, headed by myself, marched past these brave men." JAP NAVAL OFFICER AND 24 MEN KILLED TOKIO, May 22, 5:30 p.

the recoinoissance of Port Arthur made by Admiral Togo on Friday of last week a shell hit the torpedo boat destroyer Akatsuki, killing one officer and twenty-four men. NEW JAP LOAN ISSUED AT 92 FOR SEVEN YEARS TOKIO, May repeated the minis- con- ferences between the bankers, ters and the elder statesmen of Japan, bankers have adopted the terms of the the popular loan of $50,000,000. It will new be issued at 92, bear 5 per cent interest and run for seven years. The former loan was issued at 95 and is to run for Ave years. Daily Average Tribune of 1904 4 months 85,619 MAY 23, 1904.

PRICE ONE CENTEN THE WEATHER. MINNESOTA FORECAST--FAIR AND COOLER MONDAY; TUESDAY FAIR, WARMER. Minneapolis, May 22. Maximum temperature 84 Minimum temperature 58 Daily range 26 Mean temperature 71 TURKS INTEND TO DESTROY VILLAGES ARMENIAN DISTRICT OF AS. SUYAN WILL BE LAID WASTE TO PREVENT CONCENTRATION OF INSURGENTS.

CONSTANTINOPLE. May is said that the authorities contemplate destroying all Armenian villages in the Assuyan district in Asia Minor in order to prevent the concentration of insurgents fu the mountains and the installation of the villagers on the plain where they may be better supervised. KILLED WHILE PLAYING POLO H. D. Babcock, Yale Freshman, Struck on Head by Fellow Player During Game.

TRIES TO CONTINUE Insists on Playing, But Is Overruled -Grows Worse and Dies Under Operation. NEW YORK, May B. Babcock, a member of the freshman class of Yale, and a player on the Yale polo team, died at his home here yesterday from the effects of an accidental blow on the head from a polo mallet in the hands of a fellow player, W. C. Devereux.

The accident occurred Saturday afternoon in Van Cortlandt park in this city, during the last half of the first intercollegiate polo game ever played in this country. Babcock plumbed 2 in the Yale line- up and Devereux 3 on the PrinceNo. ton side. According to: his own version of the affair, Babcock intentionally slipped from his horse to the ground after being struck but partially recovering from the dizziness that followed the blow, he insisted upon returning to the game. Capt.

Baldwin of. Yale overruled him. however, and put another player in his place. It was not until several hours after accident that the serious of the Injury became apparent, the nature, young man's condition grew then so rapidly worse that he died while. undergoing, surgical operation.

The accident occurred about middle of the last half of the Yale- Princeton the, game. Both Devereux and Babcock went rushing after the ball, which was dangerously near the Princeton liner They reached it at practically the same moment and each at the a ball. Devereux's mallet swung through air first, however, and caught the Yale player on the temple before he could dodge under it as is the custom of polo players. Babcock reeled slightly, but his pony turned and ran swiftly up the field and the crowd thought he had not been seriously hurt. A few seconds later they saw him halt slip, half fall from his saddle.

Time Was called, and though another player took his place, Babcock remained on the field until the end of the game and went home unassisted. He was 20 years old and the son of Henry D. Babcock, a member of the brokerage and banking firm of Hollister, Babcock of this city. UNFORTUNATE RUNS AMUCK IN ANOKA MULATRESS, CLAIMING BOTH TWIN CITIES AS HER HOME, CRIES "MURDER!" IN STREETS -POLICE TAKE HER IN CHARGE--BELIEVED TO BE CRAZED BY DRUGS. (Special Dispatch to The Tribune.) Late Saturday night a- young mulatto woman was taken in charge by Chief of Police Harrington for creating a disturbance.

She was laboring under the hallucination that some one was after to cut her throat and gave the police 8 hard tussle. Her screams of "murder" awoke people and one woman, thinking someone was actually being killed, added her screams for help. Just after the mulatress had been locked in a cell a fire alarm was turned in, which Increased her terror. The officers took from her a large box of morphine, and she was apparently under the influence of some other drug or of liquor, or was insane. She gave her name as Myrtle Smith and then claimed it was Rae Miller.

One minute she claimed to live in St. Paul, the next in Minneapolis. She gave the names of Lena Smith and Myrtle Fox of First avenue south, Minneapolis, as friends and asked that they be notified. She begged the physician for poison enough to kill her. If she recovers sufficiently she will be sent home as soon as definite knowledge of her place of residence is secured.

SISTERS DROWNED NEAR MILWAUKEE LYDA AND LILLIE SEUBARTH, AGED EIGHT AND FOURTEEN, DIE TOGETHER OLDER TRIES TO RESCUE LITTLE ONE. MILWAUKEE, May and Lillie Seubarth, aged 8 and 14 years respectively, were drowned in a pond in Wauwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee, yesterday, Lyda, the younger of the two, accidentally slipped in the pond and while Lillie was trying to rescue her sister both drowned. TWO TRAMMERS KILLED BY FALLING ROCK (Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune.) CALUMET, May -Two foreigners employed 88 trammers in the Tri-Mountain on south range were instantly killed by the fall nf hanging rock. There names are unknown. MONACO IS CONCERNED Monte Carlo's Prince Said to Have Been Cause of France's Trouble With the Vatican.

REVEALED PROTEST His Offense at Pope Leo's Refusing Peter's Pence From Monaco Said to Be Reason. IGNORED BY THE POPE Leo Also Rejected Monaco's Choice of Bishop--Vatican Hopes M. Nisard Will Return. ROME, May authorities continue to be agitated over the conflict with the French government growing out of the protest against President Loubet's visit to Rome and the recall of M. Nisard, the French ambassador to the vatican.

The pope said mass yesterday morning in the presence of sixty-four Italians and foreigners and gave up the rest of the day to the consideration of the difficulties with France, reading clippings from the newspapers on the subject. The vatican authorities hope that M. Nisard will soon return to Rome, being influenced by the fact that his family 18 here. The question as to how L'Humanite of Paris became possessed of the note of protest addressed to the other powers, which varied from that sent to the French government, is daily becoming more interesting. It seems to be now certain, as was at first supposed, that the indiscretion was due to the principality of Monaco, the vatican'6 note to which was stronger than that addressed to the other Catholic states in consequence of the vatican having been informed that Prince Albert of Monaco intended to visit the king of Italy.

The further reason why the note to the principality of Monaco was more emphatic, it is said, at the vatican, was because Prince Albert was the friend of Capt. Dreyfus who had worked against the French government, and also because the cleric-nationalists were in accord, it not in the same field, with M. Jaures, the socialist leader who originated the present agitation. It is said that Prince Albert was oftended because the late Pope Leo at his Jubilee refused the Peter's pence sent by Monaco because the money had its source in gambling operations. The relations between Prince Albert and the vatican became more strained when the latter rejected Prof.

Klein, translator of the works of Bishop John L. Spalding of Peoria, who was proposed by Prince Albert as bishop of Monaco. PARIS PRESS APPLIES LASH POWERFUL SOCIALIST PAPERS URGE EXTREME MEASURES IN AFFAIR WITH VATICAN PARIS, May recall of M. Nisard, French ambassador to the Vatican, continues to be the absorbing topic. The ambassador is expected to arrive here this morning when he will confer with Foreign Minister Delcasse and go over the details of the rupture between France and the Vatican preliminary to the meeting of the council of ministers on Tuesday, when a further line tion will be determined upon.

Contrary to general expectation, Monsignor Lorenzelli, the papal nuncio at Paris, will not leave his post. The nunclature has given out the following statement: "Up to the present, the nuncio has received no orders to take his leave, although the state of his health might make it desirable. "As Rome has no taste for replying to provocations, but is solely conscious of her rights and duties, Mgr. Lorenzelli does not regard the eventuality of his leave as proximate." The tone of the socialist papers indicate that that powerful element has urged the government to take more extreme measures. Deputy Geralt Richard says in the Petite Republique that the matter must proceed until the concordat has been ended.

M. Clemenceau, In l'Aurore, ridicules the granting of leave to Ambassador Nisard as being wholly inadequate, and says it is a recall which does recall and a rupture which does not rupture. The socialist paper, Lantern, complains that the government has not fulfilled the promise made to parliamentary leaders that a complete rupture would take place, and declares that the leaving of a charge d'affaires to carry on routine business with the Vatican will not be satisfactory. There is nothing to do, it adds, but to effect a complete withdrawal of the embassy and the embassy staff until not a conciergere or cook remains. The more moderate elements appear to be satisfied with the course of the government, while the reactionary clerical papers express regret, with the exception of l'Autorite, in which the Bonapartist, Paul de Cassagnac, expresses satisfaction that the church declares open war against the republic.

Little is heard directly of the sentiments of the clergy, who practically muzzled by their official positions under the concordat. The Rome correspondent of the Temps says that Vatican official circles lay great stress upon the fact that the pope alone directs the policy of the holy see. When Cardnials Vanutelli, Gotti, Agliardi and Vives Toto saw the pope on Thursday and Friday, according to the correspondent, his holiness foreshadowed the first stage of the conflict, namely, the recall of Ambassador Nisard, but he declared so energetically that he was responsible to God alone for his actions, and was acting thus for the greatest good of the church, that the cardinals did not dare to remonstrate. The correspondent adds that First Secretary of the Embassy De Naveno is expected in Rome today and that he will immediately assume charge of the embassy. It was stated at the foreign office yesterday morning that M.

Denanevo had not yet left Paris. Coughs are dangerous, and Piso's Cure relieres throat and lungs at once. At druggists. TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN OHIO FIREWORKS FACTORY BOAT CAPSIZED AND TWO ARE DROWNED N. C.

KEFFER AND MRS. HUGH M'DOUGAL LOSE THEIR LIVES IN WINNIPEG RIVER, WHILE OTHERS ESCAPE. (Special Dispatch to The Tribune.) WINNIPEG, May C. Keffer, aged 24, and Mrs. Hugh McDougal, wife of a young farmer, were drowned Saturday night at Virden by capsizing of a boat while crossing the river about three miles from town.

Several others in the boat managed to reach shore. THREE WIDOWS FOLLOW BODY Remains of E. L. Dubois, Contractor, at Des Moines, Mourned by Three Claimants. HAD NOTABLE CAREER Was French Officer in Franco-Prussian War and Decorated by Brazilian Government.

DES MOINES, Iowa, May the remains of the late E. L. Dubois, a prominent contractor of this city, were carried to the cemetery yesterday they were followed by three women, each of whom claims to be his lawful widow. One came from Denver, and gave the name of Mary E. Dubois, claiming that she was married to the dead man in 1880 in Joplin, Mo.

The second Mrs. Dubois came from New Orleans; she refused to talk of her claims. The third woman was married to Dubois at West Union, Iowa, and has lived with him for some years. There was no scene at the funeral, the women pledging friends of the dead man not to make a disturbance. Dubois has had a notable career.

He was a French officer in the Franco-Prussian war. As a contractor he did work in all parts of the world, notably in Brazil, where he was decorated by the came to Des Moines about nine years ago government for his a achievements. He and was prominent in fraternal and business circles. He left a considerable estate, TO COMPLY WITH BANDIT RAISULI WILL BE TOLD THAT HE CAN HAVE RANSOM For Persons of Perdicaris and Varley if They Are Handed Over Immediately. TANGIER, Morocco, May Sheref of Wazan left yesterday morning to meet Raisuli, the bandit chief, who is said to be at Beniaros.

Mohammed el Torres, representative of the sultan of Morocco at Tangier, has empowered the sheref to say that the demand will be granted, if the American, and Cromwell, the British captive, are handed over immediately. The soldiers already have been withdrawn from the district where the bandits are located. FIRST HOT DAY ENJOYED BY ALL MERCURY MOUNTS TO 93 IN THE SHADE AND PEOPLE FLOCK TO PARKS AND COUNTRY TO ENJOY LIFE-'HAHA FALLS ATTRACTS THOUSANDS. 12 a. 63 12 noon 88 3 p.

61 3 p. m. 93 6 p. 60 6 p. 77 9 p.

66 9 p. m. 75 The much delayed warm weather is here at last, and appeared yesterday to the tune of 93 in the shade. It was the record for the year without any question, and, being Sunday, people flocked to the nearby lakes, along the river banks, to Minnehaha and Como, and anywhere where there were shady green trees and grassy banks. The trains to Minnetonka were crowded and the street cars were crowded all through the day.

The street railway company made herculean efforts to the enormous crowd, by far the carry largest of the year. Every available car was put on the tracks, and the consequence was that people managed to get to their destinations at all times with little delay. The Minnehaha crowd was the largest, what with the falls, the Soldiers' home, and, last but not least, the ball game, for attractions. Te cars taking the crowd to the game ran almost in an unbroken line, and the same after the game was over. All through the evening the cars bringing picnickers and others home from the falls were loaded down.

As late as 12 o'clock at night, cars starting from Minnehaha were crowded almost to the limit of their capacity. The rain, which came down pretty heavily between 5 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon, drove a large number home, and also succeeded in giving a wetting to a considerable number. Most of the people, however, were within hail of shelter when the rain started, and were little incommoded. U. S.

TRANSPORT REACHES NEW YORK FROM MANILA NEW YORK, May United States transport Kilpatrick arrived yesterday from Manila via the Suez canal with 98 cabin passengers and 93 government employes, discharged soldiers, civilian employes and enlisted men. She also brought the bodies of 64 soldiers who died in the Philippines. Among the passengers were Major D. I C. Poole, U.

S. retired; Major H. B. Orwig of the Philippine constabulary; Capt. H.

S. Stone of the United States transport service, and Dr. Lepeere, late major of the medical department of U. 8. V.

All were well on board the port. MANY KILLED AND INJURED; TEN PLANT DESTROYED TWO POWDER MAGAZINES LET GO AT ONCE IN LAKE SHORE NOVELTY WORKS AT FINDLAY, OHIO, KILLING SEVEN OR MORE EMPLOYES. FATALLY INJURING FIVE AND SERIOUSLY HURTING TWELVE OR FIFTEEN. GIRL'S BODY BLOWN 200 YARDS All Victims Are Young People Who Had Responded to Request of Employers for Sunday Labor, Owing to Immense Number of Orders -Two Employes Missing Are Supposed to Have Been Blown to Atoms -Not One Wall of Immense Plant Left StandingExplosion Heard for Miles and Trains Are Crowded With Curious Visitors- -Cause Is Unknown, FINDLAY, Ohio, May a result of an explosion in the two drying rooms of the Lake Shore Novelty company's plant here yesterday, seven persons are known to be dead; Hive are so seriously hurt that recovery is believed to be impossible and twelve or fifteen are injured badly. From reports of the physicians ten of the most seriously injured may die as a result of blood poisoning from the potash that was driven into their bodies.

The dead: JOSEPH SHERWOOD, 21. JAY SHERWOOD, 24. EDITH DILLON, 17. DEAN 18. MARY SNIDER, 22.

They were killed instantly. ESTELLA DECKER, 15, and FRANK GRANT, 21, died later at home. The injured, whom it is believed cannot recover: Maggie Logan, Injured by flying debris. Thomas Buck, struck in the back by flying barrel, arms and legs broken, Internally injured. Claude Shaw, twin brother of Dean, back severely injured and ankle broken.

Effie Peterman and her brother Roy, caught in falling debris and internally injured. The less seriously injured: Carrie Peterman, 17, breast and lungs crushed and head and eyes powder burned; May Lewis, 18, who worked beside her, similarly hurt; Louis Weingartner, hip fractured; Minne Doll, burned; Mrs. Doll, forewoman, cut and burned; Minnie Quinlan, floor woman, cut and bruised the head and shoulders; J. S. Leary, B.

C. Swisher and William Baughman also sustained slight hurts. Three others, whose names could not be learned, were also cut and burned. Two employes are missing and are supposed to have been blown to atoms. The Lake Shore Novelty Works plant covered nearly ten acres of ground in the southwest part of the city and employed nearly 200 men, women and children.

ASSAULT MAY PROVE FATAL County Superintendent of Schools at Webster, Iowa, Attacks City Superintendent. SUSPENSION OF SON Of Former Is Cause of QuarrelLad Is a Senior and Recipient of Honors. (Special Dispatch to The Tribune.) WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, May Superintendent L. N. Gerber, of this city, is under arrest charged with intent to commit great bodily injury upon the of City Superintendent L.

H. Ford. person His bond has been fixed at $600. Professor Ford lies at his home in a critical condition. most.

worst injury is at the base of the skull near the spine, and blood clot or a blood vessel rupture is feared, whien would prove fatal. The assault occurred in the office of Ford, whither Gerber had gone to interview the superintendent over the suspension of his son Ralph, who is a senior and the recipient of third honors. The two men bandied words, the lie was passed, when it is alleged Gerber committed the assault. VETERAN CONDUCTOR DIES G. W.

Royce, Prominent Mason, Pases Away at Hastings. (Special Dispatch to The Tribune.) HASTINGS, May W. Royce, veteran conductor of the Milwau-! kee road and a prominent Mason, died from paralysis his home here yesterday, aged 73 years. He is survived by a widow and two daughters, Mrs. Herber McNamee of Chicago and Mrs.

C. L. Bonwell of this city. Railroad torpedoes and fourth of July explosives were manufactured. Owing to large rush of orders the officials of the plant requested the employes to report for duty yesterday.

About thirty complied with the request. Yesterday morning the residents of Findley were startled by two explosions that shattered windows throughout the city, The concussion was felt for miles around. Two magazines in separate rooms at the Novelty works let go simultaneously with terrible reports. The exact cause of the explosion is not definitely known. It is surmised that one of the Sherwood brothers, who were the only persons in the drying rooms, dropped a large box of torpedoes, but this theory cannot be confirmed.

The explosion occurred shortly before the employes assembled for duty, At least twenty persons were on their way to the factory when the explosion occurred. Human forms were strewn considerable distances apart on the factory site. The remains of the Sherwood brothers were found in drying room No. 1, mangled, and almost unrecognizable. Their clothing was blown from their bodies, save a stocking on the right foot of Jay Sherwood.

The body of Edith Dillon was picked up 200 yards from where the explosion occurred. The news of the catastrophe spread like wildfire throughout the county. Every train and interurban car that has arrived in the city for the past ten hours was crowded. The large plant is shattered into fragments, not one single wall remaining. Bricks and timber can be found for half a mile around.

The is placed at $60,000. The said, will not be rebuilt. propertY, Most of the funerals will occur today and business generally will be SUSpended. Three bodies were found at a distance of 300 feet from the scene of the explosion. ELLIOTT DIES BY HANGING Noted Lunatic Is Found Suspended From Girder of Short Line Bridge.

BREAKS NECK IN FALL Writes Long Letter, Which Swedes Are Unable to Translate Into English. A second dispatch from General Kuropatkin to the emperor is as follows: "Our patrols and cavalry detachments are reconnoitering this side of the Fin Chou range, seventy-five miles northeast of Feng Wang Cheng. "The Japanese cover their dispositions by small advance guards, consisting of as much as a regiment of infantry with artillery and cavalry posted along the highroads and as little as two companies at important points. Japanese cavalry are seldom seen. "From reports received yesterday I have concluded that the first Japanese army "Two is divisions concentrated at as Feng follows: Wang Cheng and its environs and one division at Habalin, half way between Siu Yen and Feng Wang Cheng.

"It is stated that Feng Wang Cheng is being fortified." U. S. WARSHIPS ARE GATHERING AT HONG KONG WASHINGTON, May Admiral Cooper, commanding the Asiatic fleet, arrived at Hong Kong yesterday on his flagship Wisconsin, and will be joined there in a day or two by other vessels of his command. The battleship Oregon left Cavite yesto terday for Hong Kong. It is said at the navy department that there is no political significance the assembling of the United States warships in Chinese waters at this time.

CITY TO SUE RAILWAYS FOR ONE MILLION EACH MEMPHIS, May has been announced that the city of Memphis will immediately institute a suit against every railroad entering the city for 000, which is alleged to be due for back taxes. The last great tragedy in thelite of Peter 0. Elliott, the who was suspected of having designs on the life of the president, was consummated early Sunday morning when he hung himself from a girder on the Milwaukee short line bridge. The body, suspended by a short rope and swinging in the air, was observed by a passerby at about 9 o'clock in the morning. The police were summoned and upon bringing the body to the surface of the bridge it was immediately recognized as that of Elliott.

The method used by Elliott in his attempt at self-destruction showed that he had carefully considered plans which would admit of nothing but instant death. The fact that he died of a broken neck and not of strangulation shows that after he tied one end of the rope to the girder and one end around his neck he jumped into space. WRITES UNTRANSLATABLE LETTER. An examination of the body by the coroner revealed a large number of papers, consisting chiefly of clippings from news. papers, many of which had reference to President Roosevelt.

There were also several clippings relating to morbid actions of heartbroken lovers. and also some funny but philosophical couplets appear in many humorous periodicals. There was also a four-page statement written in high class Swedish, with an injunction outside written in English, stating. "If this should be found, don't have it translated by some Swede who is an enemy of Elliott's;" and little farther down, "A fine reminder of Elliott's handwriting and secrets." In an attempt to translate the doeu-.