CHICAGO BAD AS FRISCO !
Chicago, April 25—It lias de
veloped that the Chicago police
department was as rotten as that
in San Francisco. The police cap
tains have been subsidized all along
by the burglars and thieves of the
city, and when a new patrolman
would arrest any of the gang of
crooks he would he dismissed
from the service as too conscien
tious. A thorough investigation is
being made.
Pittsburg, April 25— A large
tank in the Puquosne gardens,
which contained 100.000 gallons <•
water, burst, yesterday when tlicr
was a large crowd of well dresse<
people in the park, throwing watei
•over all of them. Several people
were seriously injured in the panic
that, ensued wher the water brok<
loose.
THEY BLAME ALASKA
Washington, April 25—The in
terstate commerce commission says
that the hlatne for the recent car
shortage rests with Alaska. The
country has required so many ears
to transport shipment aeros- In
continent that there was not a suf
ficient number left to transact the
other business of the States.
London, April 25—The Spanish
government has ordered three new
battleships of the Dn-adnaugM
type to replace those lost in tin
war with the United Slates. Outer
additions to h r navy are also con
templated in the near future.
Chisuiehina, April ‘25— The head
push of the Slate creek and Ohi.-i a
crowd kraemer, Ila/eiet and
others is now within five mile- of
Uhisnt postoffice. The Dempsey
party is at Red Rock. Thev ' tl
all have plenty <f time to reach
their destination before the si.on,
which is very deep on Chistuchina,
leaves.
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HONDURAN WAR END?
Honduras, April 25—Peace bus
finally be n declared in Central
America. This country and Nic
arague have reached a satisfactory
settlement of their troubles anil
the armies will be withdrawn from
tlic field.
New York, April ‘25—Andrew
Carnegie is very ill and is not ex
pected to recover. His nearest
friends are not allowed to see him.
Chicago, April ‘25—Labor men
of the f^tate- < re \ lam iug a mon
ster assemblage on the lake front
during the month to protest against
the utterances of President Loose
velt regarding Moyer and Haywood.
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Omaha, April ‘25—Southern i>.m- *
kota has been experiencing the
worst blizzard of years during the*
past fee' days. Trains are all
stalled ami wires are down in all
directions.
Sun Proof j
style and- service
Don’t buy your Fall headwear until you have examined
0iif new line ot Mallory Cravenette Hats.
Cravenette is the name of a process, not a material A Mallory Cravenette
Hat simply means a bat of the finest felt, worked into refined and up-to-date
stvles and becoming shapes- the best hat qualities that you can buy any
where, plus the added value that comes from the Priestley Cravenetting
proce.. which, as as .^tV,
Come in to see them if for
nothing else than to learn what
are the latest and most fashion- Vs
.able ,Metro§>oluan inn slypes. ^
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TGR! RING IRE INSANE
Chicago, April ‘Jo—An investi
gation oftheinsam asylums opera
ted here hy private parties Inis re
vealed horrors t hnal to those of the
inquisition. Patients were fas
tened to th>* wall of a dark room
for vears. and their food passed
through a hole in the door. Others
were starved and beaten bv the at
tendants and women were out
raged continually. A number of
Illegitimate children have 1 eon
horn in some of the institutions
within the past year. Several ar
rests have heen made and the man ■
agers ant attendants of the houses
wiil be vigorously prosecuted.
Developing Copper Property
There is considerable activity on
Knights island, notwithstanding
the unusual depth ot snow. The
Knights Island Copper Co. now
has nine men working at Dryer
bay.
On Hogan bay Julius Singer lias
a crew of men ready to start op< ra
tions, but his supplies ate all »m
the .1 evnI*• au»! i n being delayed
m» long at Catall i will retard his
work eoiiHulcrat'l v. Ihc Ilouan
l.i a I!* mple property is being d< -
ve t>j ed So. a cit-w in charge ot
Hog m
Machinery was taken to Dryer
hav recently for the Knight*
island Development to. which i*
operating the Uothkian/ claim*,
and will he put in place ,is soon h*
conditions will allow.
Development work \< under way
on the property of the Crown Cop
per Co., but extensive operations
will not start until the arrival of
supplies and machinery from the
States, probably early in May.
On the outer side of Kniuhts
island a camp has beeti established
on the property of Huh, Liljegreu
and Deineneef, between Marsh,
Cove and Bay of Isles. Five tons
of supplies and &,000 feet of lum
ber were landed there early this
month and a crew of five men
packed tie* lumber up to the tun
nel site and erected seAeral build
ings. The tunnel on this property
is now in 20 feet, where the ore
was first struck, though they ex
pect to go KXf feet before getting
into the pay.
On La touche, Barrack is build*
ng a wharf below BefttsoiPs on the
Axel Lmd property,, and J. Buz
zard has a full crew at work on
the Little & Wilson property.
Remember the Moving Pictures
and Dance, benefit of Fire Depart*
aaent, May 1, at McKinley HaiJ*