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Slower Twbiy nnd Tucsitajr
SECOND
EDITION
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1'iirlv fiflli Voir
I in 1 1 v Ti niit Vnir,
nussinn Armies Atlvnncc Successfully
From Bnrtflclil In Uzsok, Prcsslt
Dnck Austrlans, Who Arc Also
noiilnl in Dulka nrnlon, Abandon
Inil Stores mid Transport.
LI'.MIlKltG, Gnllclu, Sunday, April
II, lu Pctmgrn.l. Aril 12. Tin
Itii-Miiin iitmii'H, n irding li depend
able iiifniinnlinii icuching Lcmberg,
IlllVe UHlltl' hlHM'imBflll lldvillH't'M lllnllg
Hi.- wide fionl limn I In rt fold to l'
snl;, the gicnlest K"l '"''"K ' I'"'
ilncctinu of Uiiiiiini'iiii.
At Hi!" l'"illt III" I'UHkIiIIIS ill'
M'l'lldcd HlO ynullirill lnpl of tin)
fnqmtlilnnK, wt'riitiiK llm Aiiti"nii
liHi-k Willi hottvv loso In tin- linn be
tween Mcrolnhor. and Smnlnik. At
the same I line I lie Mussina advanced
nlontr tin' tin'' between l)iil.ln and
Nvednik, where l Ih Austrian, iiiuihlu
In innki' a xfriniiN defense, abandoned
their m(oi cm nml lrnn"pnit in (licir ic-
Ih'mI.
Ilum:ailans I'luhl I'lcrrely
Tin iikioI determined opposition on
this whole lino of battle wan mi Ihe
part of llio llniiHHriiuiH, whose fihl
lug iUHtilli'- an' being 1 t 1 1 1 compli
mented ll.V ltllUIII officer.
There an' still no indications (lint
till' (lonilHIH IlllVt SCIlt fnrlhiT ll'lll-
fnrccmcnU lo Hi'' Austrian in Ihi'
('ntpnlliiaiis, notwithstanding tin fact
llint tin' Gentian force nlmuc tin Nie-
iin'ii river, in llm north; near the cnt
Prussian fmnticr, appear to In1 weak
I'liiiitf. Fnr thi i i'ii "mi Kits-inn otnff
nfrii'iTH believed t lint (Icnntiit troop
from llii' norlli nrn being removed In
Miinit oilier part of tin front.
Germans nt Cninnv
Kit nlgim am evident of rcnrwid
nctivily on cither fcidc of tlu Vistula.
Tlio i'nin'lnioii, necordingly, i diiivvn
lluil tin' Gcriuun trnnp will Ix'ftin it
now nffculw mitvi'iiu'iit finin Kiiitii'
nlher mini I it. Thi nttnek i ox
peeled liy tlio Itiix-inn staff rimii tin'
iliii'i'linn of Cracow,
Thiw far ihe only niil extended lo
tin' Ant Hhiih in tlit Cni'imlliiiiiiM ap
pear to lie t lint jclveii by I la vn i inn
rinntii'r unntiU ulin wi'io nunovvil to
tin AiihIi inn fionl.
Meanwhile tliu Ka-iaiw are pn-h-in
nlieail hlmvlv tliiiiiili nil the pria
I'ipnl piifhiN nf the Caipalliiann, e.
eepl iilnnu tlio Stry-Miinliaees line,
uliere tlio Autiiiiim iu heavily t'n
lieneheil.
ynlet on U'tti'in Moo
Tlio Mi'iiM'Moi'lli' u'nioii I still
tint Hi'i'iiu of llii' principal I'onti'st in
(he wcmI. AIiIioiikIi tlio French at
tneljH have heen inaile with hierenniiip
iiidr, lleilin rcpoilH that irtiially
nothing Iiiih heen n itnpliHheij li
lheo InelieM. An offieinl iciew ol
these operation contain the Htatc
inenl that the (leinmns have rcmiiiicil
nil the posiiidim lost earlier in the
fivhtinu't with a fo wnninipoilnnt ev
ccptiiMiK, nml that the Freneli have
HUtaineil evlreinely heavy lohsen.
London hearil niinoiM Imlav of an
oilier naval lialtle In the altltie, hat
no eonfiinnitlon !h foi'ilieoniini;. The
Hoiuiil of filing wiih hearil off Sear
horniii'h. E
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NACO, Ariz., Apill 12, A Mud
einhitrpi on all traffic nut of ranloli'i
ami other Hoimru points to Arizona
was entulilitdieil hy tlo Villa faetion
of Mexiepif') today, ll Ah helieycil
hero thUhvart iloiio on neemnit-of iin
ioilnnt troop iiioveinoiits, prolmlily
preparatory to an attack on flenor.il
('alleH, (ho Cnmmzn eonuaaiuler at
Akiiu l'rieln, The repoit lias reaehdl
hero Unit 1(10(1 Villa mihlierri are nioh
iliinc; nl San Jose, MiuthciiHt of here.
SOUTH AMERICAN AVIATOR
KILLEDJN MARYLAND
WASIIlNnTON, April 12. Cecil
Teoli, a Honlli American, anil the fiixt
aviator In fly over the AndeH innun
taliiH, wiim Killed at the Vni'od Stales
nnny aviation field nt Polh'no I'arlc,
"Aid,, near here, todnv while iiiakiii! a
vertical dive In a machine of Iris own
invniliun.
CZAR INVADES KCONO RAIDER MANS CflPTMCN
'III HUM AW IN IAMFR RIVFR TN
ruTrMnrnrnnMT rnniMTCDMMCMT iw
la muLurnum rummtmwiLiii -
German Converted Cruiser Krottz
prlnz Wllliclm Eludes Watchlnu.
Warships nod Dailies Into New
port News to Join Eltcl In Idleness
Coal and Provisions Exhausted.
JCnWTOHT NBWH. Vn Apiil 12.
The tlernian eonvcilcil eiuier
KroiirptiiiK Wilhclin, the second of
the elnxie eninmeice raider of the
hen for Merman ninm, lav nt imchor
off heic today after a iccliifiihir
iIiihJi IIiumikIi the lane of lliitih and
I'lencli aihiN which have hecn
hovetiiin off the Virginia capcH wnil
injj for the expeeteil mmiwiikI IiikIi of
the I'linr. Mile) I'tidiieh, The K'lon?.
prinr. Wilhclin oeciipiew nl nnehnrnxo
in the .laineH river nt alnio-t nlenii
eally the hiiiiio pot M'lccleil hy the
I'rinr Kitel when wlic reached heie on
Maieh 10.
Althoniih Cnnimander Thirifclder
of llic Kionprin. Wilhelm had linked
I'nr "Kill ton of cnnl nml Mipplies fnr
three dav. the federal aiitlinriticx al
lowed htm I'd) toiiM of coal and pro
vUioiiH for three day, llcfoie hc
lican InkiiiK on coal ami Mipplic the
ICionprin. Wilhelm had Ic than
tweiit.x-fie Inn nf coal ami neant
pinviiiniiN for the crew of ."I'll men
ami 111 prinnor fiom Itiilih mer
chant xhipn destroyed hy her in the
South Atlantic
'I In llllni: Talcs nf ItnliU
Officer ami eiew- nf the Kronprinr.
Wilhelm recounted today thrilling
talcs nf t?i iii'iiIh and destruction
that rivalled her piodecwor, the
Prill)'. Kitel. Dnrinu' her lunir voyap)
through the southern seas since hIic
slipped out nf New Vnik harhor An
nxt It hil, the Kronprini'. Wilhelm
sank fnnrteen ships, which, with their
earxoc-, ale valued at $7,000,1100,
Nine of the vessels wcie llritili, four
Kieneh and one Norwegian. Neaily
a thousand pri-oiicr vreie taken.
This was in uiplisheil with oiih four
(jiins, two taken from the Merman
cruiser Karlsruhe mid two captuicd
I loin a lliili-h lacichaul ve-i'l.
The Kronprinr. Wilhelm was forced
to conic into port hecnuso nt an out
hieak of the dreaded hen-heii ami
fnr supplies and repairs. One hun
dred and fitly Inns nf coal, hftv tons
nf fiesh water ami three ila.vs' hiipply
of fresh incuts, fruits and wuolnlilvft
weie loaded on liaises dining the
iukIiI nml vvere alotiKside the cruiser
at simrixe, Thee provi'.ions were al
lowed the raider liv Colleetnr of Cus
toms Hamilton, after enufeieucu with
the Washington authorities.
I'lisniicrs IteinnvisI
Ainiiip'iiienlH also were under way
for the ifiiiovnl from the ship of 01
llrilish sailors taken liy the Kroti
priux Wilhelm fiom the steamships
Tamar ami Colehy, destroyed in tlie
South Atlantic.
Lieutenant Coinmnmler Thierfclder,
eoinmauder of the cruiser, has asked
for time, to survey his ship nml lo
Mihmit to examination hv a hoaid of
Ciiited Stales naval officers before
makiuj; a foiiual reiiuest ax to the
time he wished In remain in American
waters for full supplies and icpairs,
(Continued on Pace 2.
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TORPEDO'S VICTIM
LONDON, April 12. -The Harrison
Hue steamer Wayfaior has heen tor-
)iedued hy a Oeimau siiluiiiuine, ac
cording lo a mesMiBO received in Lon
don hy a news tigouny.
The Hritish ship Wayfarer wi ftO."
feet Ioiik nml leistered (1222 tons,
Shu wiik liuill in llelfast in lOOIl and
was owned in Liveipool. She left
Malveslon, .lauuarv 27 for Liverpool;
where she arnved r'obruury li,
Another meshiifje from Liverpool
pays the Wayfarer has not roiio down,
hut that Mio in making Tor Queens
town in tow. The vessel was loipe
deed off the Seilly Islands, aecoid
inc to this repoit.
The owners of the Wavfarer con
firm Ihe statement that she has heen
struck hy a torpedo and is helui,'
towed into Queenstown, I hoy are not
awaru of aio uiiHiiitllied on hniul.
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WASHINGTON, April 1?. Sure
tary Ilryan Imlay asked the war de
partment to fiiiuish mi army tele
phone In hi in,' those Americans nt
Tampicn who are ioitous nf return
ing to the railed States.
Three hundred American have
filed icipiests for trau-portation.
Threatened famine, eouliuurd fiftlitini:
in the outskirts nf Tiimpien ami the
lack nf vvnrk have eatised an exndus
of foreigner from Tampieo.
No dispatches weVe received today
ennceniin the situation in the vicin
ity of Celaya and Irapuato, where hiu
fnrees under (leneral Villa and Men
oral Ohn-pm have heen cuapin in
skinnisltes.
Assurances have heen received
from (leneral Cnirnimi that while he
cannot ncrcc to the uenlralir.atinn nf
the city nf .Mexico or the railroad
leadintr from the capital to Vera Crar,
he will provide every facility for the
tiansportation of fund to fmciuncrs,
if his fnrees arc in possession of
.Me.ieo City.
TOF
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1IKOWNSV1LLK, Tex., April 12.
There was much firing today hy linlh
CarraiiKii and Villa tioops at the
trenches defeiidiiiK Matamoros.
Shoitly before dayhreak Villa oat
sists closed in on the lienehes dur
ing a fojr. Tlio Ciirrniir.ii defenders
went over the trenehos after them,
uoltini close onoinh to use several
hand denudes. Kor half an hoar
there was a ritlu Imttlo that awakened
Urowusville in some alarm. Finally
the heavy shooting stopped.
Daring the foivnoon pickets pep
pered away at eaeli other at Ioiir
iiiuko.
LI
BY
I)i:NVt:it, Colo., April 12. JuiIko
Hen II, Lindsay of the Denver juve
nile court was exonerated of all
charges of misconduct in a repoit of
the enmity Krund jury, filed today.
Frank L. Itoso was indieted on a
ehaiRo of criminal lihel in eonueetion
with affidavits reflecting upon the
character of Judj;o Lindsoy.
TALK WIN CONSULS
12L PASO, Tex., April 12. dcnornl
Oliregnii, who has advanced north as
far iih Celaya, Iiiih deolined to treat
with the German, French, UritisH and
American ctonsuis from flnauajuato
regarding the exit from Celaya of wo
men, according to a statement re
t eived today from flenoral Villa, who
is preparing to bumbuul the town.
BRING
AMERICANS
FROM
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BQMBARDMEN
MA
AMOROSiON
OKEflON, MONDAY, AlUlL 12, 1915
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lmiis nto now Ix-llcved In ikihscw
law an-ovvs Imllnilew the IVmiIc jkih
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John and William Farson of Chlcro
Charted With Conspiracy and Mis
use of Mails In Selling Water
Bonds In Colorado Irrigation Deal
Failed to Warn Purchasers.
CHICAGO, April 12. Indictments
againsj .Inlm FuAn3in!r.?:,uiiil his
brother, William Fnrsnn, and six
other men charged with misiie of the
mails in the sale of securities
amounting to jo,0."iO,000 in a Colo
i ado irrigation deal, wen announced
today by the United States attorneys'
office here.
The Farsons arc members of the
firm of Farson, Sou & Co., with of
fices in Chicago ami Now York. The
chnige is that the bonds vvere sold on
the loprescntntioii that the project
was completed and that protits on
the investment would be speedy. Fed
eral officials said that the work was
not finished when these representa
tions were made.
List of Indictments
Those indicted with the Farsons
are: Uav A. II. Thompson, Chicago;
George II. O.sbora, Cheyenne, Wyo.;
Harry K. Parrott, Chicago; Charles
V.. Tew, Grcely, Colo.; William lliff,
Denver, and Samuel II. Shields, Den
ver. The indictments were ret timed in
emu t Saturday, but were suppiessed
for service.
Tew, lliff and Shields, nlleged fin
anciers of the company, are charged
with conspiracy. Tlio other are
charged both with conspiracy and us
ing the mails to defraud.
Falleil to Stato Pacts
llKNVF.lt, April 12. Alleged fail
ure to warn prospective bond pur
chasers of water litigation between
Wyoming and Colorado resulted in
the indictment of John Farson, Jr.,
William Farson, Charles F. Tew and
others connected with the Groely
Piudro irrigation district, aeeoidiug
to William MoIIonry, postoffieo in
spector in charge of. the Denver dis
trict. Tlio Grecly.Poudro project com
prises about 12."),000 acres in north
era Colorndo. In order to provide
sufficient water for tlio irrigation for
tlio tract, tho company projected a
tunnel from tho Hit: Laramie river.
This tunnel, if constructed, would di
vert water which now is available for
irrigation in Wyoming, and tho stato
of Wyoming brought suit against tho
stato of Colorado to prevent tho di
version, CURTAIN FALLS FOR
FAMOUS VETERAN ACTOR
NF.W YOHK, April 12. F.ben
Urndlee, known on tho stiiKo as F.ben
Plymplon, ono timo lending man with
Mary Anderson, died in n hotel heie
today of pneumonia.
Ilu was horn in lloston sixty years
ago and mado his stage debut in Sao
ramento, Cal., with a Rtook company.
Ilu played leading roles with many
stars, including tho lloolhs, Clara
Morris and Mmo, Modjcrfkti,
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pass.
Inrxest of nil.
CHICAGO, April 12. -Minority
stockholders of the Chicago, Itoek
li-land fc Pacific Itailrond company
won a temporary victory in the first
clash with the majority, represented
by the Sheldon committee at the an
nual meeting of the company today.
Mak'ng the point that a "motion to
ailjour is always in order,' they ob
tained the submission to a vote ol a
jnotion to adjourn the meeting until
May 24, when election of an unnamed
number nf directors would be taken
up. A recess wns ordered until the
tillers could count the proxies on the
motion. The Sheldon committee, how
ever, oiixioiis for nirimmedinte elec
tion, deemed the defeat nf Ihe motion
to adjourn certain when the report of
the vote i counted late this after
noon. In the course of the firt session
an invitation to meet him with a pair
of gloves in a line was extended by
Kdward S. Dicker-on of Philadelphia
to one of the attorneys for the Shel
don committee.
AI
HONOLULU, T. If., April 12. The
United States cruiser Maryland,
which left San Francisco last Tues
day, arrived today with special appa
ratus and the diving expel ts sent by
the navy department to aid in the
raisins of tho United States subma
rine F-l, which disappeared March
2.", Naval officers say the subma
rine has been located outside the har
bor and lines have been attached
to it.
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WASHINGTON, April 12. Repre
sentatives of Pacific const cities and
cities nomo ilistnnco back In tho in
torlor protested beforo tho Intorstato
commorco commission today against
tho proposal of eastern railroads to
reuueo tlio rata making basis from
eastern points to points In so-called
back haul torrltory In coast and In
tormountaln states.
GOVERNOR'S VETO
SAVES BEN L1NDSEY
DENVER, Colo., April 12. George
A. Carlson, governor, announcod at
noon that lator today he would veto
tlio bills designed to transfer the
authority and duties of tho juvonlle
court of Denver counnununununun
court to tlio district cour of Donver
county.
NF.WKHtK, Ok., April 12. Albert
Tood, republican, and George Albert i,
democrat, each having' received an
equal number of votes for mayor at
tho municipal election lust Tuesday,
today announced an agreement to al
low thu prosent mayor to hold his of
fice for tho ensuing two years.
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Mayor Roberts of Terre Haute Gets
Six Years In Penitentiary and $2000
Fine Judge and Sheriff Each Get
Five Years and $1000 Fine Of
ficeholders Get Shorter Terms.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 12. Mayor
Ilomi M. Koberts, one of the twenty
seven men convicted by n jury in the
federal court for participation in the
conspiracy to defnunl Ihe government
in the election in Terrc Haute on No
veinbcr .'I, 3 9 14, was sentenced today
by Judge Anderson to six jenrs in
I.enveaworth prison nad to p.ly a fine
of 2000. In all IK! meii.H!! of wliotri
bad pleaded guilty, were to be sen
tenced. Kli II. Redman, elected judge of the
circuit court of Vigo county by ten
votes, and Sheriff Dennis Shea, were
sentenced to five 3 cars in the peni
tentinry and fined .flOOO each.
Prison fnr Prominent CI (hens
Harry S. Montgomery, president of
the board of public works; Thomas C.
Smith, city judge; George F.hren
hnrdt, member of the hoard of public
works, and Kdward R. Driscoll, -ec
retary of the Vigo county democratic
central committee, were sentenced to
three years each in the eiiileiitiary
and filled .."00.
Lewis Nunley, as.-isjunt city engin
eer; F.lmer E. Talhntt, former city
controller; Hilton Redman, son of Eli
K. Redman; John E. Green, prnpri
etnr nf a seemid-linnd store, and Wil
liam S. Crockett, employ at the city
cemetery, were each sentenced to two
years in prison and fined .7 100.
Petty Officials Imprisoned
Maurice WI1NI1, county sealer of
weights and measures and treasurer
of the campaign fund; John M. Mas
scuhiik, city inspector of weights and
measures and a member of the 1 !) 1 1
Indiana legislature; Charles Hough
ton, assistant custodian of tho city
hall; Joseph O'Mara, street commis
sioner; Alexander Ac.el, inspector of
street paving; Arthur Gillis, progres
sive eleik on election board; Joseph
Strauss, liipior salesman, and George
Sovern, gambler, were sentenced to
one year and a day in the peniten
tiary and fined $101). Cfiief of Police
Holler, who bad pleaded guilty, was
given a year nad a dav sentenco and
lined -1.
Notices of appeal were filed for the
twenty convicted men sentenced to
the penitentiary. Judge Anderson
said ho would fix the appeal bond the
same as it was fixed in the dynamite
conspiracy enso two years ago. This
was at tlie rate of $10,000 for each
year of prison term given. Roberts'
nppeal bond was $00,000.
Edward Holler, former chief of po
lice of Terre Haute, was tho only ono
of tho SO who pleaded guilty to re
ceive, a prison sentence.
SIXTY GRIZZLIES
ON TABLE ROCK
Sixty Grizzlies, under tho guidanco
of Colo Holmes, explored Table Rock,
top, sides and bottom, yesteidity.
Discnrdiugf.jitnoyg at u r)oinU near
Gold lnytiio west sid6 of tho moun
tain was scaled. In order to prepare
for future climbs of .Mts. Ashland,
Wagner nnd Mol.ougliliu, a steep pari
of tho bluff wns chosen for tho final
spin t. Some difficulty was expert
enced by a few of tho heavier mem
bers at ibis point, but all reached tho
top in fair condition.
Sandwiches, coffeo nnd frnnkfiut
ors wcro setved by the committeo at
high noon. Dependablo coffeo was
donated, Tho dogs veva rousted by
George Treicbler. No licenses were
lepnrted found,
All points of interest around the
rock wore visited and several Indian
graves discovered. Near ono of
these n monument of rocks was erect
ed, topped by a placard designed with
a grimly, tho work of llhiino Khun.
Tho descent was made by easy
stages down the east slopes. Await
ing jitnoys carried tho crow to Med
ford. Pedometers registered cloven
miles of steps.
AND
NES METED
ELECT ON CROOKS
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MINNESOTA ON
JAPANESE ROCK
Palatial Hill Steamer Strikes Rock nt
Entrance to Inland Sea and Tears
Hole 120 Feet Long In Forward
Part Passengers and Crew Taken
Off Course Lost During storm.
KODB, Japan, April 12. Tho Am
erican steamer Mlnneaotn, plying be
tween Japanese ports and Seattle,
struck a rock at half past nlno o'clock
last night off IwaJIma near tho south
western ontrance to tho Inland Sea.
In a wireless message, Captain
Oarllck has asked for a satvago
steamer. Ho says all tho passengers
and crew arc safe. ,
Tho Minnesota Balled) from Nag
asaki Sunday morning bound for
Kobe, Yokohama and Seattle. Sho
passed through the straits of Shim
ononekl safely and was In tho Inland
Sea when the accident occurred.
PusseiiKcrs Token Off
"Wireless telegraphy was employed
hy tho Minnesota In calling for help.
A steamer, the name of which Is not
yet known, responded promptly. This
probably Is tho vessel which took oft
the passengers and mall and convey
ed them to Shlmoneskl. The numbor
of passengers on board tho Minnesota
is not definitely' known here. They
had just finished dinner when tho
crash came.
A report has been received hero
that tho piuo Funnel liner Canfa,
from Seattle, rescued the passengers
of the Minnesota.
Georjce W. Guthrie, the American
ambassador to Japan, has cabled all
avallablo details o'fthV cccldcat Id
Governor Harrison at Manila In tho
belief that Mrs. Harrlton was on
board tho Minnesota.
jAtxt During Storm
From the details which came (o
hand later by telegraph, It would ap
pear that the Minnesota mistook hor
course during a storm. The thick
weather prevented her from sighting
the IIkIU liouw. Tho point whero she
went ashoro is tho most dangerouit
in tho Inland Sea. It Is south of
YamaRiichl prefecture Tho Impact
ripped a holo 120 feet long In tho
forward part of tho steamer. Tho
captain at onco ordered the closing
of tho water tight compartments. At
tho samo tlmo wireless Ignals for
help wero sent out. Tho Japanese
cruiser Yakumo hoard the calls and
speeded to tho rescue.
She nrrived on the sceno nnd found
tho entire crow of tho Minnesota
working desperately at the pumps.
According to tho nowspnper dis
patches published hero thoro wero
135 first class passengers, mostly
Americans, on board the Minnesota,
together with '221 second and -it
third class passengers. Tlio crow of
the steamer numbered 227 men.
Twenty nlno of tho first class pas
sengers wero bound for Japan.
Ijintest of Veels
The Miimcsoln, tho largest mer
chant vessel flying the American flag,
had gross toanngo of 20,718 and was
022 feet long. She was built in New
London, Conn., in 3004, and was 11
sister ship to tho Dakota, which
struck a rock at Shirama, forty miles
from Yokohama, March !1, 3007, and
became a total loss, tho passengers
and crew heinsr snved. Tho linne
sota cost a little more than f 1,000,
000 ami was Well insured. The Min
nesota and Da hot 11 wero highly un
profitable boats, their crent mzo mak
ing them expensive to operate.
EXPLOiSS
CUDAHY MEAT PLANT,
KANSAS CITY, April 12. The po
lice of Kansas City, Kan., were busy
today trying to clear u pthe myster
ious explosion that wrecked the cool
er building of the Cudaby packing
company last night, causing a le
of J75.000.
James Hale, superintendent of tht,
plant, denied stories olreulated. III
the packing district that the Cudaky
company bad been shipping hi nek
meat to the Kuropean aUty, Ia. o;,yi
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