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CHILD SHOT FOR LAUGHING 114011 OF MILERS Ell READY TO TEST MUELLER LAW. ARMOURS OFFER LOWER CHARGES. SPECIAL POLICEMAN-FIRES ON A GROUP OF BOYS AND GIRLS. ALD. FOREXAN SEES RESULT OP SIDEWALE OBSTRUCTIONS.

Mayor and City Officials Decide Suit Can Be Started at Once. Apparent Effort to Induce Fruit Growers to Withdraw Their Complaint. Cbarles Swanson, Employed as a "Bouncer" at Ideal Club Dance Dail, In Ea, Salle Avenue, Annoyed by Noise of Little People at Play, Orders Them Away and Uses Ite volver to Enforce DemandOtto Suchier, Aged 12 Seriously Hurt. Tells Colleagues That If Raised Side. walks, Coal Holes, and ifittlar Ornaments of the Publics Streets Are Allowed to Go 'Unchecked the Rest.

dents of Chleng-o, Men and WOM.1151, Young and Old, Will Ontrival the Athletes of Greece. REFERENDUM MT FALL SEEM TO Superior to Any Other in Countless Ways. 0 11 MenCce411 7,11 itd.1 Supreme CourtDecision on Certificates Hoped For Before a Vote Is Taken. Witness TC113 Commission Rates on Pails Were Dictated by the Packers. 1 I.

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JAMES S. KIRK COMPANY. The Michigan fruit growers have got the MMOUIVI on the run. It would not come as a silt-prise to those who are posted if. when the ease comes up before the interstate commerce coramisison this morning.

an attempt should be made to have all proceedings stopped. on the ground that there is no further grievance. At 'a secret meeting between the repre-I isntatives of the Armour refrigerator lineal and the railroads, held Monday night and continued last night, the Armour people offered to reduce their carrying and icing charges from 15 to BO per tent As the Michigan Central, the Lake Shore, and other Vanderbilt lines have decided.to use their own refrigerator cars as soon as they can get them built, they were perfectly willing to cancel their contracts for the exclusive 119e of the Armour cars, but the Pare Marquette, not being in any condition to handle the fruit business with its own cars, manifested a desire on Monday night to hold the Armours to their contracts which still have three years to run. Last night preSsure was brought to bear upon the Pere Marquette, Ogden Armour, it is said, was in telephonic communication for nearly an hour with Eugene Zimmerman, the new owners of the railroad. The result of this conference will not be known until the hearing is resumed this morning.

Wide Interest in the Hearing. Ib 1 I i totmmmimmom Residents of Chicago are In danger cf becoming a race of hurdle jumpers. The quick lunch counter habit, the automobile squint, the bicycle bump, and the can chasing mania afflict various elements. but the hurdle jumping bids fair to become a universal accomplishment in the city, acquired in youth and retained in old age. Aid- Milton I.

Foreman sounded the warning yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the counVil judiciary committee. He pointed out that the skid of the wholeeale merchant, the raised platform of the manufacturer, and the sidewalk hole in front of the retail shop all on public propertywere the joint cause of this growing skipping and leaping habit of the pedestrian. will Outrival Greek Hurdles. The alderman. warming up to the topic'.

Which has been neglected. declared that the sidewalk obstructions which are sanctioned by the city council at every meeting are the responsible cause for the growing dexterity In hurdle jumping among the inhabitants, men and women. Forced by the ever increasing necessity of jumping over these obstructions and clambering up and down raised sidewalks. he prophesied that the citizens will become so expert in their training that the Grecian hurdlers of ancient days will have to yield their laurels to their latter day Chicago brethren. We are granting these coal hole openings, skid privileges, and sidewalk oostructions every Monday night with no regulation," Aid.

Foreman declared. It will not be long before we will have every block crowded with these obstructions and before we know it we will have a race of hurdle jumpers in Chicago." The occasion for the aldermanic prophecy was the consideration of the ordinance introduced by Aid. R. R. McCormick to regulate the opening of coal holes and to permit them to be opened only three hours out of every twenty-four.

This three hour provision the committee objected to, and it finally was agreed that now ordinance shall be drafted, eliminating the three hour feature and regulating the matter so that all street openings can only remain open for the time when they are actually used to receive goods. Would Ask Roosevelt's View. Aid. Ruxton's to make it a crime for landlords to discriminate against large families was referred to Corporation Counsel Tolman for a test of its legality, after Aid. Snow had proposed that as President Roosevelt, the champion of large families, will be in the city today he ought to be invited to give his views on the question of whether landlords should be obliged to welcome a family with six children with the same pleasant smile they greet a family with none.

Annoyed by the laughter of playing children. Charles S. Swanson. a special man, last veiling fired his revolver Into a group that he was trying to drive away from the sidewalk rear the Ideal club dance hall. where he Is employed as a bouncer." The bullet after hitting the stone sidewalk, glanced upward and struck 15 year old Otto Suchier in the left breast, inflicting a serious wound just over the heart The boy was standing near the curbstone talking with Rena Morton.

14 years of age, whose sleeve was grazed by the bullet. After he had been injured the plucky lad refused to be attended to until he had assured himself of the safety of his companion. Otto Is the only son of Mrs. Lena Suchier, a widow living at 91 Hill street, whom he helps to support by working in a North Clark street store. With a dozen other boys and girls, all of nearly the same age.

he was playing tag and hide and seek In front of the hall at 300 La Salle avenue, at 8 o'clock. Statement by Manager of Hall. According to the statement of T. B. Swan.

son. manager of the ball. who made efforts to have the story of the shooting suppressed, there was no dance in progress in the hall. He also stated that the children were not playing in front of the door, but were in front of the building adjoining. He said that his brother, the bouncer," endeavored to drive them away fbr the welfare of the neighborhod." Charles Swanson.

who has the authority of a policeman only on the premises of his employers, was lounging In the doorway of the dance hall. He Is a. large man, 25 years of age. When the children began playing he ordered them to leave. They refused, and some of theboys addressed mocking remarks to him.

Angered by their laughter he drew his revolver and threatened them with it They only laughed at him the more. Then, pointing the weapon toward the midst of the crowd, he pulled the trigger. The Suchier boy, who was hit, was standing fifteen feet away and taking no part in the proceedings. Swanson Arrested. Swanson's act infuriated several citizens standing near, who prevented his escape.

When the police arrived he was placed under arrest. Two of the boys pointed out by him, Edward Garrigan, 15 years old, and William Cody, 17. were also arrested, but released shortly afterward. Policeman Klinger, one of the ambulance men, then took the wounded boy on one knee and Rena Morton on the other, and they were driven to the Passavant hospital. The boy's wound was a long.

glancing one. the doctor stating that if the bullet had penetrated half an inch farther it would have been fatal. Later in the evening he was removed to his home, his little girl companion still at his side. Inspector Shippy said that he would ask the chief to deprive Swanson of his star. He also said that he had received complaints about Saturday night dances at the hall.

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'p1ll-I-4411v LA Lot. lit11-111V The first move toward municipal ownership of street cars was determined on in Mayor Dunne's office yesterday. It was that suit be started at once to test the validity of the Mueller law certificates in the Supreme court. It was recognized that In this matter the financial question Is the important one. As to methods of building the lines, when the money Is obtained and the Itreets which are to be covered but little was done.

It was generally agreed that the north side should be invaded as well as the west, and the suggestion made that access to the northern division could be had by way of the La Salle street tunnel, the contract for the use of which expires next June, and La Salle avenue, which is now without car tracks beyond Illinois street. Mayor Pleased at Prospect. The physical features as they were presented to us were most satisfactory," said Mayor Dunne after the conference, but we did not have time to go into them in detail. At the meeting of the committee on local transportation on Thursday the engineers will have a map ready showing what can be done in the way of making a complete street car system with the streets at the city's disposal. and then we can discuss this matter more Intelligently.

Naturally, the first thing which will have to be done will be to establish the validity of the Mueller law certificates, and It was decided to have a suit started at once to bring the question before the Supreme court." Will the court consider the question of the validity of these certificates before their Issue has been authorized by a referendum vote?" was asked" There is some doubt about that." said the mayor. I think It likely, however, that in a case of this Importance the court will bold that if a taxpayer were to set out that the city is threatening to issue these certificates and he desired to oppose it the court would take jurisdiction. Referendum cannot be had until the November election, and the certificates, if de-Oared valid, cannot be issued until after that. There would be no loss of time, however. as it would take until then to complete our plans for the traction system which we hope to build up, using the Adams street line as a nucleus." Asked if it would be necessary for the city to procure the consent of property owners before it could put a street car line in streets not now occupied by tracks, Mayor Dunne said: As I understand it.

It is not necessary under the Mueller law. I will have the matter looked into, however." It is also the intention to have the committee at tomorrow's meeting adopt a resolution Inviting the traction officials to a conference, at which the matter of the city's taking over their properties can be discussed. Those present at the conference yesterday were Mayor Dunne, Engineer Dion J. Arnold. 'Commissioner of Public Works Patterson.

Controller McGann, and Corporation Counsel Tolman. Fetzer's Resignation Accepted. Judge Grosscup entered an order accepting the resignation of John C. Fetzer as a receiver for the Union Traction company. It took the form of a provision that the accounts of the receivers up to the time of Mr.

Fetzer's resignation be submitted so that on their being audited his bond could be The general understanding is that there will be no successor to Mr. Fetzer appointed for some time. By a stipulation between the city and the Chicago City railway company, the petition of the latter to have the city's suit attacking its ninety-nine years' rights removed to the federal court will be heard by Judge Healy tomorrow. Should the Armour lines cancel their contracts and put into effect a reduced tariff they will without doubt plead that therd is no reason why the interstate commission should, continue the investigation because the grievance of the fruit growers will then be wiped out. If the commission holds to this view shippers all over the country will be greatly disappointed.

for they hoped this investigation would bring out testimony showing that through the private car system favored shippers are able to obtain rebates without transgressing the letter of the interstate commerce laws. The interest attached to this hearing is widespread representatives of every important railroad being present. and the sentiment hall been freely expressed by both shippers and railroad men that on the result of this hearing will probably depend litigation and possibly remedial legislation. It is with the hope of obviating all. this that the Armour lines at the eleventh hour have offered to reduce rates to the Michigan shippers.

Those who attended the second day's bear-log of the interstate commission received a mild shock yesterday. when H. M. Mann, formerly president of the Two Rivers Wood enware company, made answer to the question, Do you know of an reason why the railroads reduced the east bound rate on wooden pails and tubs to the Missouri river without reducing the west bound rate?" FACTORY INSPECTOR VISITS 'MRS. WIGGS' CABBAGE It GOSPEL MEETINGS IN TENTS.

Committee of Union of Protestant 1 Churches Organizes for Summer Open Air Service. Six Children on Stage at Grand Opera House Said to Be Under Fourteen Years Old. 1, E. H. Prince.

the board of trade broker who failed for 50,000 early in February. was expelled by the directors of the board last night after a hearing. which lasted five hours. The charges against Prince were of dishonorable conduct, presented by the bankruptcy committee. Prince conducted his own defense throughout the long session.

waiving the rightof securing special counsel within the board of trade membership. John Hill Jr. acted as prosecuting attorney for the board. Alleged bucket shopping of trades by Prince formed the main part of the evidence brought against him. Fifteen witnesses were called, seven of them being called by Prince.

Witness Tells of "Wash" Sales. The testimony of E. A. Rang was mainly responsible for the expulsion, the charges being that fictitious trades were made by Prince, who was alleged to have been furnished by Rang with names, by which trades could be washed without being executed in the pit. D.

Toomey. a clerk of the Prince house at the time of the alleged irregularities. and O. T. Wilson, a customer of the Princes living at Morris.

and a member of the board. were also witnesses for the prosecution. wit-son had asked for and obtained the suspensioli of Prince shortly after the firm went into a receiver's hands, on the ground that money was due him. Several prominent commission men were called by Prince, who tried to prove his trades were bona fide. Large Business Involved.

Although he had been in the commission business only four years Prince had built up a business said to amount to 1,000.000 bushels a day. had forty-four outside offices, and was paying 3,300 a month for private wires. Prince alleges that he was swindled by collusion of his settling clerk with another broker. The Book of the Hour A Page Torn tram Real The 0 legate Wallcillis leute MSBEIP' The general committee of the union of the Protestant churches of Chicago, which has charge of the movement to hold tent and open air preaching during the summer, met yesterday afternoon in the lecture room of association building and effected a permanent organization by the election of the following officers: ChatimanJames M. Gray, D.

dean of the Moody Bible institute. Vice chairmanP. a Smith. D. of the west side; John Dornblaser.

D. D. of the north side; and D. W. Potter of the south side.

SecretaryThe Rev. A. J. Sullen. of the Central Congregational church.

An executive committee- was also chosen with power to select a treasurer and finitnce committee. Mrs. Wiggs' home made philosophy was put to a severe test last night to console the little sons and daughters of the cabbage patch" when the deputy state factory inspector went behind the scenes at the Grand opera house. Visions Of prison walls and dungeons loomed up before the little Wiggses when the inspector said it was against the law for children to perform before the public in Illinois. Will they.

take us away in the patrol wagon?" asked Australia. Do you think they will arrest the goat, too?" queried Asia, stroking the fleece of the stock quadruped. There was reason for anxiety on the part of the management as well as on the part of Mrs. Wiggs. Edgar T.

Davies. state factory inspector. had a seat in the dress circle. He looked upon the play from a matezialistic standpoint. His deputy had secured the names of six little cabbage patchers," who are said to be under 14 years old.

I intend to make an example of these children." said Mr. Davies. I will have fines imposed upon the management." During the strike Inspector Davies has found that children have been taking the places of the garment workers. especially la the sweat shops." He will prosecute violations of this sort. BY LEROY SCOTT has the vital facts of Unionism in its bitter conflict with capital.

ut novel 'of fierce life and absorbing intefest. ititer'tzhqt oh. 16.40,.11. Mho Stft, hos I COURT WRIT PROTECTS WOMAN. Enjoins Arthur B.

Conery and His Father from Interfering with Former's Wife. 1 I I I AID TO TOLMAN APPOINTED. AT ALL BOOKSTORES. ILLUSTRATED. $1.50 GARtug 4,41 a ArTRY LIFE OF THE Nsf0ItIla AAGAZAI41 I4 Mato NE WORK DOVBIEDAY PAGE a CO ATEW YZRIC GARtUg kik aMfTRY tat THE ASIORLDS 14AGAZIME V4 NotERKA VIM DOVBIEDAY PAGE a CO JTEVier YOFX "BABY PARTY" AT UNIVERSITY.

Girl Students Living in Green Hall Give Annual Entertainment for Pro' fessors' Children- 1 I Charles IL Nitchell Becomes Assistant Corporation Counsel in Place of William Rothmann. I 1 Judge Kavanagh yesterday issued an injunction restraining Arthur B. Conery, a detective, or-R. B. Conery, his father, from interfering with Mrs.

Anna Conery. Mrs. Conery, who lives at 365 Park avenue. declares her husband and his father have threatened to sell the furniture of the Park avenue home. They were married at Cedar Rapids, in 1901.

For the second time within three years Frank Bush, vaudeville actor, has asked the Circuit court for a divorce. Married soon after his divorce in 1902 to an actress 19 years old, Bush declares he was deserted by his bride, Cora Maude Bush, a short time afterwards. I 1 Says Packers Dictated Rates. ll I only know what they told me, which was that the packers dictated the reductions," replied Mr. Mann The railroad officials sat up and took notice at this.

J. C. Stubbs. traffic director of the Southern Pacific, and J. A.

Munro of the Union Pacific put their heads together. and pretty soon were joined by J. M. Hannaford, vice president of the Northern Pac 'Mc. Silas 3ullard.

attorney for the Menasha Woodenware company, whose complaint was being heard, pushed his advantage by a series of follow up questions, by which he elicited this further information from Mr. Mann. When they reduced the rate to 85 cents we manufacturers of Minnesota and Wisconsin were driven out of the Missouri field. and I never could see why they made the further reduction to 65 cents. When I asked the railroad officials about it they told me the rate was dictated by the Northern Pacific.

When I said the packers dictated the rate I alluded specifically to the Cudahy Packing company of Omaha. I wjas told by the railroad officials that the Cudahy and other packing companies would not give then) any west bound business unless they made the low rate on wooden lard tubs and pails." Vice Present Hannaford of the Northern Pacific voluntarily made the following statement: I wish to go on record as stating that the rates on WOCL11 pails and tubs were made by elyself. and that the packing companies never dictated nor attempted to dictate what rate we should make. I do not know where Mr. Mann obtained his information, but he is mistaken." Aid for Tacom Factory.

Mr. Hannaford admittel that the low rate on east bound ehipments( woodenware was made for the purpose of aiding the factory in Tacoma, which is practically the only one on the Pacific coast. This Iactory has passed through several periods of financial depression; and it was alleged by Mr. Rahnatord that it probably could not exist at all unless protected by the Ppecial rates. On the other hand, woodenware going- from the east to the west must take a rate of 11,35 a hundeed pounds.

The Menasha company is seeking to have this rate Is there is any reason why you should not equalize the west and east bound rates, as these gentlemen are asking?" Commissioner Prouty asked. I don't think it would be a good businees proposition for the Northern Pacific," replied Mr. Hanna ford. It might be an act of justice to the shin' pers, however," said Mr. Prouty.

In the morning the railroads continued their defense of the "Corn product" rate to south: ern and western points, and the Californians 'fad a chance to plead for the re4stablishment 1 of the old differential of 20 cents. At the conclusion of the hearing Commissioner Clem. ents said the case would be taken under advisement. Owing to the presence of President Roosevelt in the city this afternoon the t7ommission decided to bold only a morning session. I 0.

I qs Charles H. Mitchell was appointed assistant corporation counsel by Mayor Dunne yesterday upon the recommendation of Corporation Counsel Tolman. Mr. Mitchell, who lives at 7117 Yale avenue, will take the place of William nothmann, who recently resigned from Maj. Tolman's staff to return to private practice.

Mr. Mitchell will be employed exclusively in the office of the city controller to take charge of the legal details of the city's real estate department. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the law firm of Goldsmith. Plotke Mitchell.

1 1, Sp Candy, cake. animals, and ice cream 61 brownies," soap bubble blowing. spring bonnets Of tissue paper. and a grand march all these things were furnished at the annual baby party held at Green hall, University of Chicago, yesterday. Every year the women students of that hall give a party for the children of the faculty and their parents, and yesterday more than forty-flve little ones were there.

There was much discussion as to who should lead the grand march, the lot finally falling to 5 year old Alonzo Stagg and Elizabeth Raycroft. The line of march proceeded to the door of the dining room, and there the future football hero forgot himself. Leaving his partner, he made a dash for the table and tackled the brownie" nearest him. Dean of Women Marion A. Talbot played the part of chaperon.

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I I 7 Plates Ph ire DROPS SUIT AGAINST TEACHER. George Nathanson Has $200 Claim Against Mrs. Margaret F. Gill Dismissed. IL 1 1, EXPRESS WAGON UPSETS BUGGY Collision Occurs at Thirteenth Street and Michigan Avenue and Mrs.

PLAY THE BEST WAY TO LEARN. Dean IdacClintock of Chicago 'University Says It Is Surest Tileans of Developing Students. Play as a means of developing naturally the mental. physical. and dramatic instincts of young people was advocated by Dean W.

D. MacClintock of the department of English in the University of Chicago yesterday. If I were planning the curriculum of a college," said Dean MacClintock. I should not make the feature of work conspicuous. Instead I would emphasize play, natures best method of education.

Play is natural, and to be natural is to be precious." There were three classes of play. said Dean NiacClintockphysical, mental, and dramaticall of which are in different ways beneficial to the boy or girl who indulges in them. The physical kind of play teaches us to be leaders, the mental kind of play develops the qualities of sharpness and cleverness, and the dramatic kind of play aids us to understand the minds of others. The last named. he said, was especially important Most of us need to learn to act," declared the speaker.

One of' the greatest things we can do is to pretend to be some one else. If we can Imagine ourselves to be Hamlet we shall gain a muck better understanding of that character than we otherwise could." The only drawback to athletic sports in America, declared the professor, Wile that they develop the tendency to gamble. TESTIFIES IN TELEPHONE SUIT. A. S.

Hibbard, General Manager of Company, First Witness in Nanufacturers' Case. A suit for $200 against Margaret F. Gill, principal of the H. H. Nash school of Hammond was dismissed in Justice Foster's court last evening.

George Nathanson, the complainant. having withdrawn the ease. Nathanson, his father. Alexander, and his mother. Anna Nathanson were indicted recently, on the charge of extorting money by threats from Mrs.

Gill. Mrs. Gill declared 'before the grand jury that the Nathansons, by threats to injure her reputation, had se' cured her signature to a paper calling for $50 every month. Nothing will be more acceptable to the recipient of a Wedding Present than a set of plates from our stock, because our goods have a recognized Every dozen plates that we offer has either been, produced at our suggestion or selected in person at the potteries of Minton, Crown Derby, Copeland Or Dou lton. The present showing is extensive and varied and affords a wide choice in colorings and designs- The range in price is from $20 to $1200.

Jackson Boulevard and State Street the set )ods has or ton- and is tre et 1 inioninealoot. An American Express wagon ran into a buggy driven by Mrs. J. Boehm. 2575 Emerald avenue.

at Thirteenth street and Michigan avenue at 6:30 o'clock last evening. Mrs. Boehm was alone, driving south. The big express wagon, going east on Thirteenth street. was driven by J.

Harris, with, whom was Policeman Coleman. The horses became unmanageable, apparently as the result of Harris' inexperience, and collided with the buggy. Mrs. Boehm was thrown out and her head was cut seriously. was taken to her residence.

No one was arrested. Conductor W. C. Tillery was in the express, wagon with Harris and the policeman. A.

S. Hibbard. second vice president and general manager of the Chicago Telephone company. took the witness stand in Judge Holdcrm's courtroom yesterday. in the proceedings against the company, instituted by the Illinois Manufacturers' association.

Attorneys for the plaintiff in the suit, which is one of 2,000 cases pending against the telephone company, hope to rough Mr. Hibbard. relations existing between the Chicago Telephone company, the American Telephone and Telegraph company, and the American Bell company. The examination was of a preliminary nature and will be continued today, when the lawyers expect to bring out a number of Interesting facts. The books of the telephone company for the last three years probably will be exhibited in court BREVITIES.

la- 1- BRITON OPPOSES RATE CONTROL atepresentative to Railway Congress Tells Senate Conunittee England Hurts Roads by Interference. dnmonmm OBITUARY'. OLIVER WOODSON NIXON, CMca go. literary editor of the Inter Ocean, died Monday night in Biloxi, Miss. He was born In 1825 in Guilford county, North Carolina.

He settled with his father in Indiana in 1830. In 1850 he went to California. During the civil war he was medical director of the army of Missouri. under Gen. Pope.

After the war he served two terms as county treasurer of Hamilton county. O. Mr. Nixon engaged in the newspaper business in Cincinnati with his brother, William Penn Nixon, and in 1818 joined in the purchase of the CM-cage Inter Ocean. afterward sold to a stock company.

He was the author of several books. Mrs. Nixon and one son, Charles E. Nixon, are living. The burial will be in Fountain City, on Friday.

HUBERT C. BESELER died at St. seph's hospital yesterday afternoon. He recently submitted to an operation on the glands of his neck and was convalescent when erysipelas set in. He was known throughout the United States and Europe as an organist and finished interpreter of church music.

He presided at the organ in Holy Name cathedral for many years, about seven Asrs ago went to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, and last September took charge of the organ of St. John's church. JACOB R. SHIPHERD, Richmond Hill. L.

who before he entered law was the regularly ordained minister of the Congregational church, a real estate broker, a banker, and a railroad owner, is dead in his sixty-ninth year. Two sons live in Chicago, where Shipherd entered the real estate business and made a fortune, becoming a banker with branches in New York. Philadelphia. Boston. Vienna.

and Frankfort on the Main In Europe. 1 Off wg i i I i ,11 1 i I 1 fti, G.e,...11 '1 I cii NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. CHIEF ENGINEER CARL BAUM of the Kaiser Wilhelm II who has traveled more miles afloat than any other officer on any liner in the world, completed his three hundredth round trip across the Atlantic. on the arrival of the steamship at New 'York. BISHOP SPALDING of Peoria has so far recovered from his recent paralytic stroke that he is able to take short walks without aasistance, and his general health shows marked improvement WHITELAW REID was the guest of honor at a dinner given at the Lotus club in New York.

in commemoration of his appointment as ambassador to the court of St. James. BISHOP HENRY C. POTTER of New York was electad president of the church associatim for the advancement of the Interests of labor at Boston. JOHN D.

ROCKEFELLER who has been In Europe for several months. returned aboard the steamship Finland from Antwerp and Dover. PRESIDENT MITCHELL of the united mineworkers is at Spring Valley. II1 at the bedside of hts daughter, who Is seriously IlL IGNACE PADEREWSKI. the pianist, who has been III for two weeks past, will sail from New York today for his home.

JUDGE CHARLES B. BELLINGER of the United States District court of Oregon is critically in from blood poisoning. HENRY JANES of Racine, Wis 24 years Old. has been appointed secretary of the American legation at Havana. GRAND MASTER SAMUEL Wite reelected as chief officer in the Errith Abraham at D.

C. Chief Janitor Blies were preferred yesterday against Henry L. Bliss, chief janitor of the city ball. before the civil service commission, accusing him of neglect of duty. The charges are made by Michael Doherty, the superintendent of streets.

Mr. Bliss' friends declare the charges arise out of unfriendly feeling toward him on the part of some of the scrubwomen because he attempted to make LOUIS Lewis, a. colored man, his assistant, and championeethe negro'. cause when the insurrection against the action broke out. Dance a riser Cott women clad in Goddess of Liberty caps and gowns lent an air of quaintness to an American nag cotillon given by Catholic women at the Masonic Temple Drill hall last evening.

The proceeds of the entertainment, $1,000, will be used to beautify the booth of the altar boys at St. Marys bazaar. which opens this evening In the hall. Wabash avenue and Eldrolge court. Rao of Wife Beater.Mr.

John Lasweck, 4550 Lenin street. asked for police protection last night. My bueband. be have tickets to beat Inc from Chief O'Neill," she said, as she threw a book of trading stamps on the sergeant's desk. He has beat me as many times as there are stamps canceled.

There are ten tail' good and be is waiting for me now." A policeman accompanied bet to her home. Accused of Robbing the Deatt--Nell To-land. 174 Ninety-ninth street. le locked up at the South Chicago police station charged with stealing a watch from the body of John Allen, a with whom he staid on the night of his death. Toland denies the charge.

Illtlssi Voter Goes to O'Connell pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of having attempted to vote illegally in the Fourteenth precinct of the Eighteenth ward. Judge Barnes sentenced him to three months in the county jail. CMMU 1 L.4,11.)'.'7. CBrcATI i I rTrik A i The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous, RoorL1 iM0115, That Made Milwaukee ra mous, Washington. D.

C. May 9.W. M. Ackworth of England, a delegate to the international railway congress. tcld the senate corn-.

mittee on Interstate commerce today that it was his Opinion that the interference of parliament and courts in the control of rates had been a loss to the British public. The railways there. he said. do not duce rates now. because, under the present law.

they might not be able to put them up again. Within thirty miles the cost of transportation in England was cheaper thaa in the United States, but beyond that distance the rates In this country were less. Mr. Ackworth contended that the fixing ot rates could best be left with the ralways which would adjust rates to meet all conditions. subject to the general control of the government Robert W.

Higbee of New York, representing the National 1-umber Dealers' EtsstN. elation. favored empowering the interstate commerce commission to fix rates. E. P.

Bacon of Milwaukee. presented rt tri-f from the Southwestern Lumbermen's association. complaining of Unreasonable discriminating rates on yellow pine hipped to Kansas and Oklahoma. Mr. Bacon charged that the low export rate on wheat from Missouri river points to the seaboard NVPS a discrimination against the American frri ur manufacturers.

C. D. Cohen of Greensboro. N. interested In cotton manufactures in several states.

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Jos. Sch Utz Brewing Ohio and 17nt Chleatr3 1 I ilj 0 It li 4 w. C. BLANKMETER of Northwestern university has been appointed Illinois state riologist. riotogist.

REAR ADMIRAL FOLGER, U. S. arrived from Japan by the Empress of India. Low Rates for Ilomeseekers. May 1 $19.50, New Orleans and return; $11.25, Mobile and Pensacola and return; and greatly reduced rates to Kansas, Texas, Arkansas.

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A. P. 13. Rector Building, Clark and Monroe streets. Telephone Ltarrlson 4470.

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