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DAKOTA COUNTY. HERALD.
VOLUME XV
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1907.
NUMBER 25.
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ASSAILS CZAR'S ARMY
'VZAll TAILS TO SIPPHKSS SKSA
TIONAI, WAIt 1IIKTOHY.
CVar Forces Altvnjs Working at Cross
Pnrxsc. Oflit-crs ami-Troops Alike
Reliig Incomctciit fiens. tirlppoii
burg and Kniilhcrs ArrniKiicd.
Cen. Kuropntkln's history of the
liusso-Jupnnese war, which wns con
fiscated by the UuH.qlun government,
has at last become accessible, despite
the most extreme precautions to pre
vent this galling ofllclal Indictment
from reaching the public. The work If
Temarkable for Its historic value as
the closing chapter of the war from
the pen of the commander In chief
and for the merciless criticism of the
men and measures which. In Kuropat
kln's estimate, swept Russia and Its
arms to. defeat.
The work consists of three bulky vol.
umes, respectively devoted to the bat
tle of Llao Yang, of the Sha river and
of Mukden. The voluminous general
orders, statistics, reports and othei
documentary matter with the "con
clusions" constitute most amazing rev
elations of disorganization and inca
pacify, and even of dlsobedlnece ol
specific and urgent orders by certalr
general officers entrusted with hlgl'
commands In the field, notably Gen
Kaulbers, against whom a" formidable
Indict mant Is framed, saddling upor
lilm the entire responsibility for th
defeat at Mukden.
Kuropatkin's reasons for the failun
of the war are based chiefly upon i
comparison of the warlike spirit o
the Japunese; their preparedness anc
valor which, he says, had never beer
seen In any previous war. and theh
ability to maintain the numerical supe
rlority necessary to assume the offen
sive with the disadvantages of RussU
owing to the Inadequacy of the singli
track railway from Europe, witr
commanding officers disobeying order;
and In a hopeless state of confusioi
and cross purposes, with a low state o:
morale and confidence among th
troops, and continuous news frorr
home of Internal troubles and Insult!
and reproaches against the army.
The general pathetically concludei
that if Itussia had been united anc
ready to make the sacrifices neressarj
to safeguard her dignity and Integrltj
the "valiant Russian army would Jiavi
striven till" the foe was subdued." ,
KKITSKD SIKDICIXK; IS DEAD.
Prominent Sunday School Worker Vic
I- tint or Ptomaine Poisoning.
Bradford Hibbard Cox, a Sundaj
lehool worker and evangelist with i
national reputation, died at Knnsu:
City, Mo., as the result of ptumuim
poisoning from eating oysters In a lo
cal restaurant, Mr. Cox awoke" witl
evere pains in his stomach. His wifi
too was 111, and a physician was sum
mpned. An, emetic was administered
at once to Mrs. Cox. but Mr. Cox sale
he did not believe In medicine and h
refused to be treated. He became rap
Idly worse and died, but Mrs. Cox wll
recover.
Mr. Cox as a Sunday school workei
employed his methods for more thar
twenty-live years in Boston, St. Louis
Omaha, fan Francisco, Cincinnati anc
other large cities, lie wus C7 years
nld. A son in Columbus, O., survive
him.
PAIilS SKXATK HESITATES.
Amiln Si-imIm the Supplementary Sop
a nit ion Dill Back to Committee.
The speech made by the minister 01
education, M. Brland, in the senab
Thursday in the course of the debate
upon the supplementary scpuratioi
bill, a feature of which is the dolnt
away with the necessity of notifica
tion for the holding of public meet
lng8. was most conciliatory in tone
M. Brland declared the measure wa
brought in a spirit of tolerance, con
ciliation and pacification and that tin
government sought Its rapid enact
ment.
Much surprise was created when th
senate by a vote of 168 against Vi
passed a resolution to send the bll
back to committee for further consid
eration. 3.77K Deaths from Tuberculosis.
A report by the Wisconsin state
board of health shows that In twent)
months covered by the report then
were 3,778 deaths from tuberculosis
or nearly 10 per cent. The state is
now building a sanitarium. The repor
urges a crusade against the disease.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Siou
City live stock market follow: Short
,fed Bteers, 14.406 5.00. Top hogs
lf 0.
To Investigate Water Resource.
The senate Thursday passed a bill
to provide for an Investigation of tht
Crater resources of the United States.
(The Investigation1 is to be made by th
director of the geological survey.
For 3-Ccot rur In Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania house Thursday
Paed by a vote of 176 to 0, a bill fix
i 1 cents a mile as the maximum
rete for passenger railroad fares. The
bill goes to the senate.
Women in raid ox commons,
London Su ft racist Make Violent
Demons ration.
The women suffragists of London,
whose leaders have sworn not to de
list in their violent agitation until
parliament has granted their demands,
ippear likely to give the authorities
:onslderable trouble. Wednesday they
made a more determined and belter
organized effort than ever before. In
Ihe course of which more than sixty
women were arrested. It was nearly
midnight before they all secured ball.
From an early hour Wednesday af
ternoon until 10 o'clock at night a
large force of pohi f had their hand
full In defending the precincts of par
liament from suffragists' raids. Every
entrance to the house of commons was
guarded 'by detachments of police
while other ofllcera of the law were
engaged In clearing the adjacent
streets, and a body of fifty constables
was kept In reserve for emergncy.
As the house was about to adjourn
Wednesday night. Claude Goorgo Ray.
a member, called attention to the dis
turbances and protested against using
the house of parliament as n. fortress
to be filled with police to protect the
members against women.
Home Secretary Gladstone replied
to Mr. Ray, saying he had little
knowledge of what was going on out
side, but the measures employed were
for the general convenience of the
members, and he was sure no unnec
essary violence had been used.'
Miss Annie Kenney, one of the lead
ers, who has been imprisoned three
times, declares that if woman suf
frage Is not granted during this ses
sion she will march 1,000 women cot
ton operatives from the north, whe
will confront the ministers , on the
floor of the house of commons.
The suffragists repeatedly attempted
to force their way into the house. Th.
doors were shut in the women's faces
and the police attempted to drive
them back. i'nunted police galloped
among the women, who struggled
fiercely, and many were thrown down
and badly hurt. The remonstrator5
were kept out of the house proper, al
though tiic fight outside continued
long time.
FATAL GAS EXPLOMIOX.
Three Persons Killed in a Restaurant
at Ijos Angeles.
An explosion of leaking gas In a res-'
taurant near the corner of Second and
Main streets in the heart of Los An
geles, Cal., Wednesday killed three
persons, mangled and seriously Injur
ed half a dozen others, slightly Injur
ed nearly a score and completely
Wrecked a two-story brick building In
which were located four small busi
ness concerns. The explosion occur
red In the restaurant of B. Cassarettl,
114-116 West Second street, shortly
before noon. The restaurant was com
pletely wrecked, as was also the tail
oring establishment of H. L. Yerger
and a small laundry office.
Officers of several small concerns on
the second floor were ruined. The
dead are John W. Main, aged 66,
rancher; Lavonne Meyers, waitress;
Annie Crawford, waitress.
Of the injured Charles T'lumenthal
and J. M. C. Fuentea will probably
die. Miss May Anderson, a witress,
was so bodly hurt that It was neces
sary to amputate both legs.
The exact cause of the explosion Is
as yet unknown, but It Is believed
that the gas was ignited by an em
ploye of the gas company who was
searching In the basement for a leak
in the main.
Dl'ItltAXK OCT OE PltlSOX.
1'ormcr Army Officer Served Fifteen
Months.
Ex-Lieut. Sidney S. Burbank, who
was convicted by court martial for
embezzling army funds and other con
duct unbecoming a soldier, was re
leased from the penitentiary In Leav
enworth, Kan., Tuesday, after serving
nearly fifteen mouths. '
Burbank said his conviction was the
result of a conspiracy, and criticised
the officers responsible for his trou
bles. He declared that later he would
make a statement that would create q
sensation in army circles.
World's tUrcutcst Elevator.
Barliett & McQueen, of Chicago,
have the contract for the erection of
the world's largest grain elevator fur
the Grand Trunk Pacific at Port Ar
thur. , Out. It will hold 10.000,000
bushels of wheat and will be so con
structed that four trains can discharge
grain into it at one time.
Eleven Hurt in Trolley Wreck.
A suburban trolley car guing at
twenty miles an hour ran through an
open switch near Wyandotte, Mich..
Monday night. Miss Ida Kamln, of
New Boston, Mich., was thrown over
the back of a seat sustaining an in
jury to the spine. Ten other persona
were injured slightly.
A Great London Robbery.
congress to deepen the Mississippi rlv
resldence of Charles Werthelmer, in
Park Lane, London, and cut several
canvases. Including pictures by Gains
borough and Reyitod, out of their
frames, and carried them off with an.
tlque snuff boxes, miniatures, etc.
Attacked by Piilajanes.
The Pulujaues attacked and burned
two towns in occidental Nebros Mon
day and killed six of the constabulary.
Two American teachers. W. K. Bach
eldor and Walter J. Ise, are reported
to be missing.
Two Killed In Gambling Raid.
Policeman James Wright and James
Barrett, of Mlddlesboro, Ky., shot and
killed each other In a raid on an al
leged gambling resort Arly Wednes
day.
RCOIIES DIE IX SEA.
ISO frrsotis CJo Down Wltli Wrecked
Ship.
About 1B0 persons went to their
deaths In Block Island sound, oft the
coast of Rhode Island, Monday night,
as a result of a collision between the
three-masted schooner Harry Knowl
ton and the Joy line sterner Larch
mont, bound from Providence to New
York.
It is estimated that. Including the
crew, there were nearly 200 persons
on board the steamer when she sailed
from Providence. Of these only nln
teen appear to have survived the dis
aster, ten members of the crew and
nine passengers.
Forty-eight bodies have been recov
ered. Awakened from their slumbers In
the state rooms, the unfortunate pas
sengers were at the mercy of fates.
Many, It Is believed, went down with
the ship.
A few who survived were In a piti
ful condition. In almost every case
their arms and legs hung helplessly
as they were lifted out of the boats
in which they reached shore.
During the day Tuesday forty-eight
bodies came ashore, either on boats or
thrown up by the sea. Only six of the
forty-eight bodies were Identified.
' The bodies Identified were: Steward
James B. Harrison, Brooklyn; First
Assistant Engineer Jasper Hest, Al
bany; Assistant Engineer Edward Lo
gan, Providence; First Watchman
Jacob Scandrus, Paterson; Walter
George Smith, Providence; Harry
Eckels, Block Island.
WOl'Ml ABOLISH PEERAGE.
Ajcitcliiig Juiwncse Nobleman Adopts n
Radical Reform.
Count Tatsuke Itiigtilct, of Tokio, has
Issued a circular to the nobility In
which he proposes the abolition of the
peerage. He says that the presence
of a distinct class between the impe
rial house and the people Is injurious
to the progress of the nation. The
'count thinks the existing peers should
enjoy their titles for one generation
and then that the peerage should cease
to exist. He therefore advises the
peers to return their titles to the em
peror. Just as the old feudal barons
or dalmlos relinquished their prerog
atlves at the time of the abolition of
fuedallsm In 1S71.
This radical suggestion coming from
a man of Count Itagakl's standing
causes great excitement and wonder
IV DANGER OF LYNCHING.
Mother and Stepfather Accused
of
Murder of Child.
John Wooley and wife, Anna Wool
ey, are in Jail at St. Joseph, Mo..
charged with the murder of Annie
.Pearl Smith, the 20-month-old daugh
ter of Mrs. Mooley. An extra guard
was placed at the Jail because of the
threatened lynching of the deanl
child's mother and stepfather.
The child's body was exhumed at
Faucet, Mo., Tuesday and an examl
nation showed unmistakable signs of
foul play. Mr. and Mrs. Wooley were
arrested, taken to St. Joseph, arraign
eed and formally charged with murder
In the first degree. They waived a
hearing.
Four Dank Roblx-r Sentenced.
Sentences ranging from fourteen tc
twenty years were passed Monday by
Judge Goss against the Sawyer, N. D.,
bank robbers.. Charles Sullivan got
eighteen years, John Hayes seventeen
E. G. Robinson fourteen years and ten
months, and Robert Conroy twenty
years. The bandits were charged
with looting the Sawyer State bank of.
15,000.
A Great London Hohlici-y.
Burglars lust night entered the res
idence of Charles Werthelmer. in Park
Lane, London and cut several can-
Vases, including pictures by Galnsbor
ough and Reynod, out of their frames,
and carried them off with antique
snuff boxes, miniatures, etc. The
property stolen was valued at $175,
000.
Tlireo Asphyxiated In Their Home.
Michael Ryan, his wife, and thel
Infant daugher, were asphyxiated by
Illuminating gns Saturday night. A
neighbor who forced an entrance lnt
their home Monday found them lying
dead on the bed. On the floor was a
gas stove. It was still burning, but
the rubber hose fitted loosely.
Bunk Robbed by Official.
A high officer of the Havings Bank
Of New Britain, Conn., states there U
a big shortage In the accounts of Wm.
F. Walker, treasurer of the bank, who
has been missing since Thursday last;
that the bank's officers up to noon
Tuesday had discovered a shortage of
1150,000.
Bryce Sails for I'nlted States.
James riryce, ambassador to the
United States, Bulled from Liverpool
for New York Wednesday on the
steamer Oceanic.
I'rge Deep Cliannel.
The Wisconsin assembly Tuesday
adopted a resolution memorializing
er between La Crosse and St. Paul,
between La Crosse and St. Paul.
Asylum AttendonUt Held for Murder.
Robert Reeder and Henry Harklna.
tt Athens, O., former attendants at the
state hospital, who were arrested for
the killing of W. J. Barnes, an in
mate, were bound over to the grand
Jury Monday on a charge of murder
Gage E. Tar bell Heign.
Gage E. Tarboll, second vice presi
dent of the Equitable Life Assurance
aoctety, at New York, has tendered hU
j-ealgnatlon, to take effect March 1
next, the date of the annua! meeting.
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK I A CON-
TENSED CORAL
ilrl In Bound and Gaxccd Town ol
Hildrcth All Worked l' 0er n
Mysterious Crime Miscreant Offers
No Violence to Girl.
The citizens of Illldreth Vnve been
grealy worked up over the fuct tlia'
L. Beck, a prominent resident of
the city, upon going bis room
about 11:30 Saturday, found his ID-year-old
daughter. Freda, bound and
gagged and In a semi-conscious con
dition. Upon releasing her she loin
a story about as follows:
While' she was arranging her fath
ers room, wnicn is in a umereni pun
of town from where lie boards, n
stranger qulet'.y entered the room and,
with a revolver In hand, told the littlo
girl If she made any noise whatever
he would shoot her. He then proceed
ed to bind her. hand and foot. Hnd
then ransacked the room, It appearing
as If he was looking for letters or
documents of some kind, but at this
hour nothing has been missed.
The girl had been bound and gag
ged for a couple of hours when dis
covered by her father and was not in
condition to give a very coherent story
of what had happened. She described
the fellow as tall, smooth shaven, but
wore a pair of colored glasses and the
lower part of his face was covered by
a dark mask. All clews so far have
proven wrong and as It Is hard to find
a motive for anything of the kind the
officers are at a disadvantage. That
a plot of some kind exists is evident
from the fact that a couple of weeks
ago the girl received an anonymous
communication begging her to leave
town for a couple of weeks, as some
thing dreadful was liable to happen to
her. The man offered no violence to
the little girl except a little rough
handling whei he lied her and the
loss of a couple of braids of hair,
which he cut off with his pocket-
knife, but while he was tying her he
remarked: "D n ynu, I ought to kill
you. but won't this time." The cltl
sens of the town are pretty well work
ed over the affair and If the guilty
fellow Is apprehended it Is. likely to
go hard with him.
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corn drowx at colcmbcs.
Sudden Rise In the Loup River Catch
es Family Seeking to Escape.
The breaking of the ice gorge In the
Loup river, a few miles northwest of
Columbus, caused the water to rise
over five feet In an hour, reaching the
highest point -wltMn the memory of
the oldest residents. A family of rour,
"Doc" McCone, his wife, daughter and
sister-in-law, were drowned while at
templlng' to escape to higher ground
In a spring wagon. They were drown
d a few feet north of the north main
line on the I'nion Pacific In West Co
lumbus. The team was also drowned.
The whole south side Is under water
and many families are imprisoned In
houses surrounded by from four to
ten feet of water. A large number of
hogs and cattle were drowned in the
Union Pacific stock yards.
All westbound trains were stopped
at Columbus. A lonu stretch of Hie
main line track was submerged.
Property losses will run high.
CAPTAIN MA PES IS RECALLED.
Ordered to Rejoin Twenty-fifth
at
Earliest Possible Moment.
Word haa Just been received In
Norfolk that Captain Ma pes, who has
been acting as captain of scouts' in the
Philippine Islands, and who was for
merly a captain at Fort Niobrara over
one of the companies of the Twenty
fifth regiment of colored soldiers, some
of whose discharge has attracted much
attention in the United States senate
this winter, has been unexpectedly or
dered to return to America and re
join that regiment immediately. HU
detail did not expire until Feb. 28,
but he received a cablegram recalling
him.
In view of the court martini which
has been going on down at El Reno
over the shooting up of Brownsville,
It Is thought this recall by cable of
Captain Mapes must be signiflcun;
The cablegram ordered him t return
by first available boat.
Burglar Visits Snloon.
One of the boldest robberies that ha
taken place In NebrnskaCltyduiinglhe
last year was committed Sunday morn
ing at 4 o'clock. The burglar, with an
Iron rod or hammer. broke out the
large plate glass In the front door of
Bader Bros.' saloon, then opened the
door and went In. He opened the
cash register and secured $10, but
overlooked a large sum of money that
was In the safe.
Improvement at Plcasantoii.
The flood situation at Ph-asanlon
and other Loup river points Is slight
ly Improved, though conditions are
still serious. The high water at Pleas
anion Is reported to be receding und
the bridge Is still standing, but It Is
threatened by the banks of the river
washing badly. It is - thought tho
bridge can be saved.
Fathers Search for Their Boys.
D. P. Hoot man, of HolmesvHIe, was
In Beatrice recently looking for his
son, Ia-d Hootman, and another boy
named Fiddle, who mysteriously dis
appeared from their homes. Young
Fiddle lives at Blue Springs. The
boys are aged 17 and 18 years, re
spectively. It Is believed they have
gone to California.
Preliminary Debutes at Peru.
A final debuting squad of thirteen
haa been selected as a result of the
preliminary debutes held at Peru dur
ing the past week. Enthusiasm hai
run high, as several Important Inter
collegiate debates have been arranged
for.
Mortgage Show Big Increase.
The record of Indebtedness for
Platte county for the week ending
Feb. I, shows that farm mortgages
were fl'ed to the amount of $41,700,
and released to the amount of $10,700.
NEBRASKA MAN ASKS DAMAGES.
Alleges He Wun Victim of Kangaroo
Court In Jail.
A suit has been Instituted In the dis
trict co'irt at Inwton, Okla.. by E. M.
Ellsworth, a Nebraska traveling sales
man, who was arretted In Lawton last
November on a charge of robbery and
confined for several days In the Co
manche county Jail. Now .he seeks
damages In the sum of $.').00 from
PherlfT C. C. Hammonds, (illcging that
as a result of Inhuman treatment re
ceived at the hands if other Inmate
of the county Jail he Is a nervous and
physical wreck.
The defendant sets forth in hi pe
tition a number of Instances In Which
he declared he was severely beaten.
whipped, cursed and threatened while
In the Jail. He was arrested by Depu
ty Sheriff I,wrence on Nov. 2S. 10,
and placed in Jail. He alleges that
the other prisoners forcibly took from
him $20 and the next day stripped
him of his clothes and whipped and
beat his ImYc person, threatening his
life, until he was Induced to write an
order on the sheriff for J."' to give
them; that while he was In the act of
putting cn his clothes (hey again set
upon him and beat him until he de
livered to them $10, which they dis
covered he had secreted In his clothes.
then they tried him by kangaroo court
anil whipped him for not paying the
fine assessed and also for telling the
sheriff of the first whipping.
It Is further alleged by Ellsworth as
a second cause of notion that on Dec.
1. 1906, he was deliberately robbed of
$150 by an Inmate of the jail; that
he reported the same to the sheriff
and demanded the return of the mon
ey, and that the sheriff afterward
returned $33, which he claimed to
have found concealed In the Jail. Thfl
plaintiff charges that Inmates of the
county Jail practice cruelties as enu
merate in his case, with the knowl
edge of the sheriff and Jailer, and that
neither of them make efforts toward
stopping them. Therefore, he churges,
n connection with his cause of action
for damages, that they are unfit for
the responsibilities p'need upon them.
SI IT FOIl FATHER'S IXSl'llAXCE.
Trial Opens at Fremont Which Prom
I sos to Develop Sensations.
The case now on trial. Ellen Hart
against the Maccabees, at Fremont, to
recover on a $2,000 certificate in that
order, Ih likely to prove almost us good
a drawing card as the Thaw case. The
father of the plaintiff, William Hart,
was killed at Douglas, Wyo., and the
circumstances of his death were de
cidedely sensational. He was shot In
the head by a 1 o-yeur-old son of the
woman with whom he boarded after
having first shot her twice, once
through each shoulder. Several depo
sitions have been taken In Wyoming
In regard to the shooting and the rela-
iiouHiup existing between them, one
of the defense being that the deceased
met his death while committing an
unlawful act, and that they are not
therefore liable.
ine jurors, were subjected to a
searching examination by the attor
neys for the defendant and a good part
of the day wus taken up with getting
a Jury. The beneficiaries under Hart's
certificate were his children. Ho was
a member of a lodge of the order In
Hooper and lived at Fremont for a
long tine.
HI MAX HAIR FOUND IX RIVER.
Careful Search Is Mude for Body Bui
None is Found.
Some men who have been cutting
Ice east of the wogan bridge on the
Platte at Fremont reported that one
of their long saws had brought up a
wisp of human hair about eighteen
Inches long and of a dark brown color,
evidently of a woman. The bottom of
the river at that point was dragged
without finding any body. It is thought
by some that It may have been the
body of Mrs. Emily Greenllef. who dis
appeared last December, and is sup
posed, to have drowned herself In tho
Platte.
Cold Weather Helps Schuyler.
The cold weather for the last week
caused the entire width of the Platte
river to freeze so thick that teams
and sleighs were able to cross at
Schuyler without danger of breaking
through the' lee. This ccaused many
farmers from Butler county to come
across the hist two days und do their
trading.
Bryan on Lecture Tour.
W. J. Hryun will leave Lincoln for
a two weeks' lecture tour in tho states
of Wisconsin, Iowa. Illinois, Michigan
and Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Satu
day night entertained at their home
the employes of Mr. Bryan's paper, It
btng the sixth anniversary of the es-
tablishment of the publication.
Fullcrton Mini Killed by Accident.
O. H. Crow, one of Nunce county's
oldest settlers, died at his home In
Fullcrton from Injuries sustained last
Friday night at his home by falling
down an open stairway, striking one
of the lower steps wltt his head, ren
dering him unconscious. In which
state he remained until death.
Pioneer Xcwsiwper Woman Hies.
In the death of Mrs. Maggie Ouerln
Mobley, of Orund 1'ilaiid, one of the
first newspaper women of Nebraska
passed away. Her remains were laid
beside those of her two children, in
the Grand Island cemetery. She was
60 years of age arid leaves a sister,
Mrs. Joseph Koach, of Aldu.
Marts ljist to Sec Oil King.
Uev. C. N. Weldon, of the First Hap-
tlst church of Peru, left Monday for
New York, where he will be presented
to John L). Rockefeller, the oil king.
by ex-Chancellor Canfleld. Rev. Wel
don goes In the Interest of the new
church building that denomination
will erect the coming summer.
Hecord Price for Hogs.
A new high record for averuge price
was made at College View In the salo
of Du roc-Jersey hogs. T. C. Callahan
sold for the Morrison brothers thirty-
six head, which averaged $221. The
highest price brought by any one ani
mal was a sow, which sold for $1,050,
Drown Appoints Secretary.
United States Kenator Noirls Brown
hus appointed Miss Anna HowlandJ
his private secretary to serve until
December, when he will appoint some
man to the place.
NO POSTAL. REVISION.
flense Committee Will Wot l adee
take Task Dnrlnac ThU geaslon.
There will ba no radical revision of
thri postal laws by tlie present Con
gress. The mihj.vt, the House Commit
tee on Postofilcen ntul Post Roods ue
cldod, Is too complicated e.ml BiTects
tbe whole population of the country
In too vital n innnner to be acted upon
without deliberate consideration, and
as n result the dnistic propositions pre
sented by tl'.e Joint postnl commission
last week will be defrrred until a thor-
ottitli Inve.-tliintiim of the etitlro Post
(l!ice Di'iiiivtinciit been made.
That pint of the bill drafted by the
Joint postnl commission which provides
for an expert Investigation, of the
business of tlie pos.nl ajrvlcp as now
coml'H'tcd was ncvptcd by the com
mittee, and will he made n part of the
regular postnillce appproprlntlon meas
ure, which Is now bcinjt completed.
The ncccpteil sections provide Hint
a commission lie created to ninne a
complete nml ttiomtiKh In vest I pit km of
the operation of the Postofllie Depart
ment In nil Its brunches, with a view
t.) determining, first, the true cost of
every kind of service which thnt de
partment render; second, tho proper
division of the operating expenses of
the whole postal serdoe ltwceii the
classes of mutter which that service un
dertakes to handle and trnnsiHirt for
the public nnd for the government;
and, third, what mod I (lent Ions of the
present system of bookkeeping and ac
counting, or what other system, If the
present be found Ineffectual, should be
recommended to Congress ns projier to
be inaugurated by future legislation. .
The features of the report of tbe
Hpts'lnl point commission, headed, by
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
which were embodied In its proposed
bill to reform the classification of
Hccond-cliiss mall matter, nnd to wblcli
vigorous protests have been voiced
frau all parts of the country, were
those providing virtually for a govern
ment press censorship. As soon as the
astounding Report of the postal com
mission, prepared with great secrecy,
was given publicity, It raised a storm
of disapproval throughout the country.
Not only publishers sat up nnd took
notice, but the public Itself began to be
heard from In no uncertain tones. Tlie
restriction of the liberty of the press
by lowering Its standard, It was shown.
U something for which the country
will not stand, whether It be attempt
ed under the guise of postal reform of
by more direct methods, '
Important result are expected
follow the thorough Investigation of
the PoHtofilce Department, which now
Is practically nsNiired, and which will
bo completed before tho time for the
convening of the next Congress In reg
ular session. Everybody who lias given
even cursory attention to the subject
'Is aware that there Is ncuto demand
for reform somewhere and of some
kind in the postal service.
The service Is being conducted nt a
loss, bustness methods are In vogue
which would not be countenanced for
a minute In any private enterprise,
bookkeeping Is severely at fault, and.
geiierully RMnklng, matters are run in
ti manner that makes it Impossible to
tell from tho records at hand just
whew the fault lies and where reform
shon'.d take hold. The slr.nple fact Is
that the service, with the addition of
rural free delivery nnd other exten
sions, has developed so fast that tbe
administration of tho business has been
unablo to keep pace with It.
There Is a widespread belief that the
high total cost of the postal service re
suits, In some degree at least, from
wlmt Is regarded as overpayment to the
railways for mall tronfrportntlon. Much
of the controversy as to a proper charge
for second-class matter has raged
around the question of railway mull
pay. Accordingly a reduction of mall
pay upon dense routes, where the great
volume of second-class matter permits
economies In transportation, has been
provided for In tho postofllce npproprla
tlon bill, as well as tho elimination of
return empty bags from the computa
tion of weight This will result In a
suvlng of several uiilllons of dollars a
year.
Armor for Ileep-Sea III Ins;.
A French engineer named De Fluvj has
invented a deep-sea diving armor, having
a thickness varying from 2-10ths to
3-lOths of an inch. The joints and coup
lings are made of pressed leather and
rubber, and on the top of tbe armor Is
fixed a helmet. The air is not brought to
the diver from above, as usual, but is
sent by a tube into a special regenerating
chamber, containing certain chemical pro
ducts, which renew the supply of oxy
gen. The air is then sent to the interior
of the helmet by another tube. This ap
paratus U contained in a pair of chambers
attached to each side of the helmet and
valves keep the presume at tbe right
amount, Co matter what the depth of
the diver. 'J he diver communicates with
tue surisce oy a leiepnoue, and wires
connected with colored lamps show how
the different parts are working, De
i'luvy, with this apparatus, has reached
depths varyiug from 150 to 300 feet,
which Is far below tho limit of the ordi
nary diver.
Bpacks from the Wire.
Gerrel Vanwyk was found guilty of the
murder of his slster-nt-law, the motive
being to collect Insurance money, at
Sterling, Colo.
J. H. (Wan and his wife were prot
ably futally Injured in a natural gas ex
plosion, which wrecked their bouse at
Cantown township, near Pittsburg.
James II. Ileatty, for sixteen years
judge of the United States District Court
at Hoise, Idaho, announced that be had
tendered his resignation to President
Roosevelt.
CHICAGO.
Trade conditions 'in the ('liicoito dis
trict, according to the weekly review 1
sued by It. (1. Dun Co., continue en
rouraging In spite of the snow blockade
and other unfavorable factors. Contint
lug, the report says :
New demands for raw nnd heavy fit
ished materials remain stronj, with th
average cost for supplies a trillo higher.
More firmness appears In hidrrs. leather
and lumber, and their absorption is larger
than a month ago.
Itnilroad extensions involve mOch buy
ing of various materials for early use, and
new plans for buildings, track elevation
nnd other Improvements exceed in nmouqt
those of a year ago.. It Is now certain
that the pressure upon capacity is to be
come more extended in rails, pig Iron and
car building. The ship yards are unable
to accept further orders for this year's
delivery.
Distributive trade exhibits on expan
sion which would be of notable propor
tions were transportation facilities and
weather better.
Increasing numbers of visiting buyers
opt rate in spring and summer wares, or
ders exceeding those at this time last year
I', the textiles, boots and shoes, food pro
ducts, men's furnishings, carpets and oth
er household needs. Marketings of the
principal grains show further Increase,
those of corn being doubled, and the gen
eta! demand for breadstuff and provia-
lens Is stronger.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict numbered 2.", against 2ti last wee):
and 32 a year ago. '
NEW YORK.
First effects of the past week's wld
spread winter weather have been to dul
trade at most markets, to quiet spring
demand, retard collections and in sec
tions accentuate the already congested
railway situation. Some sections, partic
ularly the South, report benefit to trade
in winter goods and footwear.
Business failures In the United States
for the week ending Feb. 7 number 108,
against 211 last week, 204 In the like
week of 1U00. 207 in 1003, 202 in lWi
aad L'I7 in 1U0.1.
Failures in Canada for the week nuss
ber 18, as against 2U last week and 21
in this week a year ago.
Wheat, including flour, exports fronj -
the United States and Canada for thf
week ending Feb. 7 nn?regated 3.31O.D30
bushels, ngainst 2,102.210 last week,
3,241, 0U! this week last year, 0M7.775 in
1005 and 4.800.437 in 1002. For the past
4hlrty-two weeks of tlie fiscal year the
exports are 113,.T.s:t,4.i bushels, against
WI.fMIH.4S0 In 10O.VO0, 41,040,018
1004-05 and 17I.410.1S8 In 1001-02. Cortt
exports for the week are 2,407,089 bush
els, against 2,137,077 last week, 3,HUU,7nu
a year ago and 2,448,430 in 1005. For
the fiscal year to date the exports ar
3,0:1,707 bushels, against 72,088.795 tft
1005-00 and 35,402,101 in 1004-OO.r
ltrndslreet's Commercial Heport, I
ChicagoCattle, common to prluta
$1.00 to $7.05; hogs, prime heavy, $4.00
to $7.20; heep, fair to . choice, $3.WJ
to $5.50; wheat. No. 2, 75c to 70c; corfc
No. 2, 42c to 44c ; oats, standard, 3oc tfl
38c: rve. No. 2. 7c to (Wo; hay, timO"
thy, $13.00 to $10.00; prairie, $9.00 to
$14.00; butter, choice creamery, 27c tf
32c; eggs, fresh, 23c to 27c; potatoes
5c to 45c. ,
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.0f
to $0.50: hogs, choice heavy, $4.00 tl
$7.25 ; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 11
$5.25; wheat, No. 2. i4c to iOc; corf.
No. 2 white, 43c to 4.c; oats, ro. J
white, 37c to 30c.
St. Louis Cuttle. $4.50 to $0.75;
hogs, $4.00 to $7.10; sheep, $3.30 to
.$5.50; wheat, No. 2, 7Hc to 80c; corn.
No. 2, 43c to 44c; oats. No. Z, 3Uc ta
40c ; rye, No. 2, 4c to 05c.
Cincinnati Cut IH.. $1.00 to $3.03;
hogs, $4.00 to $7.3U ; sheep, $3.00 to
$5.23; wheat, No. 2, 77c to 79c; corn.
No. 2 mixed. 4-ic to 47c; oats. No. Z
mixed, 30c to 41c; rye, No. 2, 09o la
71c.
Detroit Cattle. $1.00 to $3.30; hogs,
$4.00 to $7.00; sheep. $2.00 to $5.00;
wheat. No. 2, 77c to tjc; corn, tso. it
yellow, 43c to 47c; oats. No. 3 white,
42c to 44c ; rye, No. 2, tjHc to OUc.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern,
80c to 83c; corn, No, .1, 4lc to 43c;
oats, standurd, 38c to 40c; rye. No. I,
07c to 00c; barley, stundurd, 58c to 00c;
pork, mess, $l4.!K.
Huffalo Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$4.00 to $0.15; hogs, fair to choice, $4.00
to $7.30; sheep, common to gooa mixeu.
$4.00 to $3.40; luinbs, lair to cnoice
$3.00 to $8.15.
New York Cattle. $1.00 to $0.0
hogs, $4.00 to $7.5U; sheep, $3.00 t -$5.1)0;
wheat. No. 2 red, 82c to 83
corn, No. 2, 54c to 55c; oats, natal
white, 4Sc to 50c ; butter, creamery, a
to 33c ; eggs, western. 22c to 25c.
Toledo Wheat. No. 2 mixed, TTe to
7Sc: corn. No. 2 nuxea, uc to soc;
oats, No. 2 mixed, 30c to 41c; rye. No,
2, 08c to 70c ; clover seed, prime,
AH Arouud hm OlotM.
The Norwegian bark D. II. Morris wa
Iriveo ashore off Chandelier island. Oulj
of Mexico. Its captain ana crew es
caped. Col. IUcbard W. Blue, formerly a well-
known Kansas politiciaa and attorney,
died suddenly of heart disease at hi
home In Bartlesvllle, I. aged 13 year.
Following the tMircesa ot the Philadel
phia upholstery weavers In obtsiatof l"
U per ceut iucrease In pay. the CtcC
and Dress Weavers' Uulon kaa decided t)
ask lor a 15 per cent lucraua.
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