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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
VOLUME XVI
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908.
NUMBER 29
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WORLD'S DAILY NEWS
CAREFULLY COLLECTED AND
CONCISELY STATED,
GERMAN BANK PLAN
HOVMWMiaST TO IX.
THODUOH OIIICCK SYSTEM.
Each Cm-tUMwr Must Deposit at Lea.it
100 Murks and Always Keep HI
lialauco tTp to That Amount Pre
cautions Against Loss.
The German government has decld
ed to establish a postal check system
modeled after the Austrian system,
The government proposed the intro
duction of postal checks eight years
ago but the roichstag demanded cer
tain conditions which the government
was unwilling to accept. The present
system Is to be put Into operation by
decree, which will remain In force till
1111. This wlH give the government
time to accumulate sufficient data to
serve aji the basis for a general law
on the subject. At present It Is In
tended to open check offices In only
nine of the larger cities. These are
Herlln, Breslau, Cologne. Dantslc,
Frankfort. Hamburg, Hanover, Karls
ruhe and Lelpsic.
Each person wishing to avail him
self of the check system regularly must
deposit 100 marks and always keep
his balance up to that sum. He re
ceives a number for his account, which
must be used on all his checks. Pay
ments to his account may be made not
only by other account holders, but by
any other person at any postoffico in
the Imperial system. Payments upon
account may be made by means of so
called pay cards, by ordinary postoftice
money orders, or by means of transfer
orders from other accounts.
An-account holder can ask to have
all moneys received at the postofflce
for hfm carried to his account. He
can draw against his account In mak
ing payment to other account holders
or to outsiders. In the latter case the
postoffice will send the money to the
receiver through a messenger. Small
fees will bo chq-ged for various forms
of service in connection with the serv
ice. They are placed Just high enough
to cover the estimated cost of opera
tion. Checks cannot be Indorsed and
passed from ono person to another.
ATTACK OX PLUTOCRACY.
JYtiU'lkiuun Quote President In Con
ncelloii with Crusado.
The Tenia of Paris Thursday pub
Jishes an article on President Roosevel
from the pen of Andre Tardieu, Its for
eign editor, who has Just returned to
Paris from America, where he was
received by Koosevelt three times.
After picturing the president's
youthful vigor and his love for strug
gles against wrongs and abuses. Tar
dieu quotes from the president's utter
ances to htm, especially In connection
with his "crusade." The president de
clared his struglle against plutocracy
was because he was an enemy of so
cialism and anarchy.
"I am after my fashion a conserva
tive," Tardieu quotes Koosevelt as say.
ing, "and It Is for this I combat the
abuseB of plutocracy. I know that the
people think I am a good patriot. I
am not a sentimentalist. Let them at
tack me. I will defend myself by ap
pealing to the spirit of Justice In the
country. I will return the blows."
MINKltS CONSIli:it SCALE.
it Adojued It Will Practically Con
tinue Present Conditions.
The convention of the United Mine
Workers of America at Indianapolis
Thursday took up by sections the re
ports of the scale committee submitted
Wednesday. This report recommend
ed that the miners be allowed to sign
a new wage scale with the operators
by districts, the minimum demand to
he present wage scale and conditions
and local differences to be adjusted
by district conventions. The adoption
of the report will practically continue
for another year, beginning April 1.
the same conditions that have prevail
ed during the past two years, with the
exception that the operators must sign
by districts and not individually.
Killed iu I lu.se hall Game.
S. P. Smith, a student at the Ala
bama Polytechnic institute at Mont
gomery, Ala., who was struck on the
back of the head by a thrown hall in
a game," died Thursday.
Mora Wai-Hiilpii Arrive.
The situation at Port au Prince con
tinues tranquil. The American cruis
er Dea Moines and gunboat Paducah,
and the English cruiser Creasy hav
arrived there.
Sioux City IJve Htork Market.
Thursday's quotations on the .Sioux
City live stack market follow: Top
beeves, $S.70. Top hogs, $4.65.
Thawed Out Dynamite.
Two persons were killed outright
And three others seriously injured at
Los Tanos, N. M , on the El Paso and
Southwestern railroad Thursday, by
an explosion of seven sticks of dyna
mite which were being thawed In a
stove.
lUtading Itottd IUxIuccm. Fontt.
The Reading railroad Thursday In
definitely suspended fifteen crews on
Account of a lack of business.
TOr PLACE TO ST. PAT1UCK.
Irish Skipper Offends the Star ami
Stripe.
When Capt. Moore, of the lirltlsh
steamship Howthehead, of Belfast.
Ireland, at Galveston, Tex., for a cargo,
dressed ship Tuesday In honor of St.
Patrick he put the green emblem
above the stars and stripes.
This violation of the law of the
United States, which requires Did
Glory always to be at the top when
displayed In a United States port, was
promptly called to the commander's
attention by a government Inspector,
but he blulTly refused to comply with
the law. Not until he received formal
demand from the United Slates collec
tor of customs of this port, accompa
nied by an order for the revenue cutter
to stand ready, and a threat made to
call the gunboat Into service unless the
order of the Hugs was reversed, did the
Irish skipper yield, and then only to
haul down the American Hug and
leave the green one up.
USUAL X.XltltOW ESCAPE.
King Alfonso Ilurcly Misses Wreck In
a Kunuwuy.
King Alfonso, who arrived In Toledo,
Spain, Tuesday, has added another es
cape Trom Injury to his already long
list.
The king came from Madrid to To
ledo on a visit. He was accompanied
by Prince Klnlyoshl Kunl, a cousin of
the emperor of Japan; Oen. Prlmo
Rlvera, the Spanish minister of war.
and other officials. The party entered
that city In automobiles. On the out
skirts one of the cars carrying four
army officers, who were acting as aides
de camp to King Alfonso and Prince
Kunl, suddenly became unmanageable
and dashed suddenly to the side of the
road. It narrowly escaped wrecking
the car In which his majesty was rid
ing. It then struck a tree and was
overturned and the four occupants
were thrown out and slightly Injured.
King Alfonso and Prince Kunl alighted
and went to their rescue.
BAXXKHMAX VKRV ILL.
StlU Groat Holies Tliat Ho Will lle-
cover Health.
A bulletn issued at London Tues
day concernng the condition of Sir
Henry Campubell-Bannerman, the
premier, which makes especal refer
ence to the "considerable weakness"'
of the patient, has caused a renewal
of the anxiety concerning his health.
The heart trouble of the premier
is so pronounced that his physicians
up to the present time have not been
able to restore the organ to Its nor
mal activity. There are stll great
hopes that Sir Henry will recover his
health, but it is recognized by his
friends that he never again will be a
strong man and all Idea that he might
resume active leadership In the house
of commons have been abandoned.
HRE I'XDEIl BROADWAY.
Blaio In Station Delays Traffic" for
Some Hours.
For nearly an hour Tuesday a train
half filled with passengers was stalled
in a tunnel under the Kast river while
a fire raged in the Fulton street sta
tion under lower Broadway, In New
York City. The fire started from u
short circuit in the third rail. The
guards kept the doors of the curs
locked In order to prevent the pi'dsen
gers from leaving the train and huz
ardlng their lives on the thliD rail
while trying to find their way out of
the smoke which filled the tunnel and
into Bowling Green station.
Fight for Championship.
The fight in Dublin Tuesday be
tween "Tommy" Bums and Jem
Roche for the heavyweight champ
ionship of the world practically over
shadowed all other St. Patrick's day
celebrations In Dublin and brought
into the city a great crowd of sporting
men. The intense Interest arose main
ly from the fact that this was the tlrst
time ln"rnany years that an Irishnmn
has fought In his own country for the
championship. ,
Brewery Workers Strike.
Thirty-five hundred unionized em
ployes In the St. Louis, Mo., breweries
were notified Tuesday afternoon to
strike, as the result of a factional
quarrel n the beer drvers' local. The
call was Issued by the official of the
International United Brewery Work
ers of America.
Oklahoma Trie Aguln.
The Oklahoma lower house Tuesday
passed the senate telephone regulation
measure with the addition of an
amendment imposing a $5 to $50 fine
for eavesdropping over telephone. The
measure also provides for separate
booths for blacks and whites.
Mrs. Meteaif Insiiuo.
Mrs. Beatrice Thomas Metcalf, who
attempted to shoot Attorney H. R.
Ilumlll, during the trial of John R.
Walsh, at Chicago, Wednesday was
committed t ) a hospital for the Insane
by a commission.
Explosion Kills Three.
The planing mill of George Kemp
nt Grandon, V'ls.. wu8 wrecked and
burned Tuesday by an explosion in
which three men were killed.
Senator Nelson1 Son Ii.-ud.
Henry Knute Nelson, son of United
States Senator Knute Nelson, of Min
nesota, dld at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Tuesday of consumption after a long
Illness, aged 37 years.
Berlin ();mmis Subway.
Emperor William, with u numerous
suite, traveled Tuesduy afternoon
.)-. rough the Berlin city subway to the
end of the line. The occuMon was
the opor.l.-ig of u new extensluu.
PROD FOR AnCRXEY.
firm York Aiwcinbly After .State
Progenitor.
In the New York legislature Wed
nesday Senator Martin Saxe, of New
Tork, Introduced a concurrent resolu
tion providing for a legislative Investi
gation of the conduct of the olflco of
attorney general of the state during
the administration of the Incumbent,
William Schuyler Jackson, of Buffalo,
and eepeclaly with reference to re
ceiverships of banks and trust com
panies. Mr. Jackson was elected on
the Democratic-Independence league
ticket In November, 1906, and has been
In office since Jan. 1, 1907.
The general Impression about tho
taeltot Wednesday night was thnt tho
resolution will be adopted and that tho
Investigation will be Instituted.
The essential paragraph of tho reso
lution recites that during the present
panic a large number of financial in
stitutions In New York City were com
pelled to suspend and that It has boon
widely charged that the office of attor.
ney general has beerr used by Mr.
Jackson and his subordinate to pre
vent resumption of solvent banks and
trust companies; that he has procured
the appointment of political favorites
as receivers of such Institutions, and
that by "corrupt practices In the at
torney general's office the present
financial depression and distress have
been prolonged."
Senator Saxe said Wednesday that
he Introduced the resolution at the In
stance of certain bankers in New York
City, whose names he might give later,
btrt that it represented his own views,
MAY XOT Iie.NG.
Pardon Board Is Urged to Commute
Orehnrd'H Sentence. ,
Stating he believed Harry Orchard,
In his testimony in the trials of Will
lam D. Haywood and George A. Pettl-
bone for the murder of ex-Gov. Steun
enberg, told tho exact truth, at
tempting to conceal nothing, Judge
Fremont Wood In the district court at
Caldwell, Idaho, Wednesday recom
mended that the state board of par
dons commute .Orchard's sentence of
death to imprisonment In tho state
penitentiary.
The sentence of death was an
nounced in accordance with a plea of
guilty entered Tuesday of last week
by Orchard when arraigned.
Judge Wood presided at both the
Haywood and Pettitbone trials.
KILLED IX HOSING MATCH.
Ring Contest in Philadelphia Theater
Results Fatally.
In an amateur boxing tournament
following the regular performance at
the Bijou theater In Philadelphia Tues
day night Willie Robinson, aged 19
years, was killed while boxing with
Charles Wolf, of the sume age.
Robinson und Wolf, who were
friends, had been in the ring but thir
ty-five seconds when the latter struck
Robinson a severe blow over the heart
Robinson collapsed on the stage and
became unconscious. The regular phy
stclan In attendance, who hud previ
ously examined the contestants, failed
to revive Robinson and he died in the
police patrol on the way to a hospital
Bogus Marshal to Prison. .
Earl Hesser, who played the part
of a deputy United States Marshal
from Cleveland caused the arrest of
railway employes at Lima, at Gallon
and Crestline, O., was sentenced to six
years In the penitentiary by Judge
Quail Wednesday. After making his
"arrests" and handcuffing his prison
ers Hesser would deliberately rob
'hem.
Armonr Succeeds Fish.
At Wednesday's meeting of the di
rectors of the Illinois Central J. Og
den Armour was elected a director to
succeed Stuyvesant Fish. The direc
tors voted to authorize the holding
of a special meeting of stockholders
to vote on an increase of 30 per -cent
tn the company's stock.
Girl DropH IilfeleKH In Sellout. "
Fearing punishment If she was tar
dy, Maltnda Young, uged 11 years, ran
to reach the school of the Trinity Ger
man Lutheran parish In Fort Wayne,
Ind. As she entered the class room
she fell dead. The post-mortem show,
ed that her heart was weak.
Boxing Match Is Fatal.
Leek Allen, of St. Joseph, Mo., a
local prize fighter, died Wednesday
from injuries received Tuesday night
in a boxing match with Fritz Gutzen.
berger, known as "Young Rhodes," al
so of St. Joseph. Rhodes wus arrest,
d.
Mad Dog Bites Seven Children.
The state board of health has ar
ranged to send seven children of Har
rlsburg, 111., to Chicago to be treated
at the Pasteur Institute for hydro pho.
bla. The children, who belong In five
families, were all bitten by the same
dog.
Goldman Woman Silenced.
Emma Goldman was Interrupted by
the police of Chicago Monday night
when she attempted to speak at a
meeting In Worklngman's hall, West
Twelfth and Waller streets.
Tciu-hifp AivuhcxI of Cruelly.
County Superintendent of Schools
Fornler at Green Bay, Wis., annulled
the countract of John Kbratts, a teach
er In the town of Alloues school, fog
alleged cuelty In punishing children.
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A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
In a Runaway Woman's Carriage Col
laimca on Rnilnxid Track.
While driving, to town from the
home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Jpsen, who reside southast of
Beatrice, Mrs. H. L. Silver had a
thrlVling experience with a runaway
team. One of the horses got Its foot
over the buggy tongue, and In trying
to release It, the team broke away
from her and dashed up the road at
a lively pace. Upon reaching a Rock
Island railroad crossing one of the
horses stumbled and fell. Arriving
a few minutes later, Mrs. Silver found
the horse entangled In the harness to
such an extent that she could not ex
tricate It. The buggy stood In the
middle of the track, and not far dis
tant a freight train was approaching.
The only way out of the predicament
lay In an attempt to flag the train.
Vising her gloves for this purpose,
the train was brought to a standstill
a few yards from where she stood.
The trainmen came forward and re
leased the horse from It s position.
Mrs. Silver led the team back to her
father's home, where It wan found
that the animal was Injured about the
legs, while the buggy was almost com
pletely smashed.
IH'KOM IIS CAUGIIT.
Men Who Robbed Ltmilicr Yards at
Valentino Apprehended,
Two burglarlus occurred at Valen
tino Thursday and Saturday nights,
the first one being at the Ledwlg lum
ber yards, which was visited Thurs
day night by two men. Marks and
Steadman, who stole a quantity of
lumber and cement. The man Marks
was caught and Jailed Saturday, but
Steadman has disappeared. The stol
en stuff was found hidden In different
places about town.
The second robbtry was committed
Saturday night, when Pettycrew's gen
eral store was broken into by a 20-year-old
colored boy, named Solomon
with a supply of flour, bacon, tobacco
and many other articles when discov
ered by two citizens, who notified thr
nlght marshnll and he promptly ar
rested the boy and put him in Jail.
BOTTLKRS FORM XFW BODY.
To bo Known an Xebruskn State As-
MM'lUtloil.
In order to become associated with
the national organization the North
west Bottlers' association, in third an
nual session at Sioux City, la., Tues
day voted to abandon the present or
ganization and formed a new organi
zation known as the Nebraska State
Bottlers' association.
F. J. Sedlacek of Spencer, was made
president; H. M. Moulding of Omaha,
secretary and treasurer; C. J. Marr of
Fremont, and C. I?. Chcsterman of
Ploux City, trustees. A. L. Dose of
Kansas City was president of the old
Northwest association and J. C. Hurt
secretary.
The Nebraska association will have
about eighty members. It will hold
Its first meeting at Fremont about
May 1.
ROCl IK TO PRlNOX.
Gets Ten Years for Murder of Frank
Jurmer, of Norfolk.
Herman Boche has been sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary at
hard labor for killing Frank Jarmer
a year ago. Manslaughter was the
verdict of the Jury rtt Norfolk and the
sentence Imposed by Judge Welch Is
the maximum limit.
Judge Welch denied a now trial.
Sentence has been suspended ten days
until Roche's attorneys can file a pe
tition with the supreme eourt for an
uppeal.
Officer Wall- for Baker.
Application has tieen made to Gov.
Sheldon to honor u requisition to the
return to Kunsa:; of George Baker,
who was releuscd from the peniten
tiary Monday. He was sentenced to
the Nebraska prison for three years
October 17, 1905. He Is wanted In
Kansas on the charge of stealing a
wagon und team.
AwifH Insurance Stockholders.
Judge Stewart of the district court
tt Lincoln Tuesday signed an order
levying an assessment amounting to
$27,000 against the stockholders of
the Mutual Mercantile Insurance
fompany, , which recently went Into
the hands of a receiver. The assess
ment ranges from $1 to $175 against
the policy holders.
Norfolk Couple Eloiie.
Dr. J. H. McKay, formerly superin
tendent of the Insane hospital at Nor
folk surprised his friends by suddenly
marrying Miss Alice Mullen of Nor
folk. The bride's parents did not
know of the marriage until after it
was over.
Ixrton Ellin Complaint.
A petition has been filed with the
state railway commission by a number
of citizens of Lorton protesting against
the closing of the telegraph office at
that place, resulting in considerable
trouble for shippers.
Woman Hangs Herself.
A middle aaed woman, irtvlnir tho
name of Elvira Wells, supposed to be
from either Concordia or Ileilevlllo,
Kan., killed herself at Fair bury Tues
day by hanging. Her actions while
snve were peculiar.
Jury Give Verdict for Girl.
It took a Jury In the district court
at Fremont Saturday afternoon only a
few minutes to decide that John Heln
drlckson owed his daughter, Anna
Helndrtckson, $400, money which ho
had received from the man who had
ruined her.
Freight Servl.w ReMori.
Numerous letters ar hulnu- rn.i.
ed by the railway conimlsKi Oil to lllA
effect that the Union Pacific Is put
ting buck Its freight trains on the
brunch lines.
Sl CCF.DS i. E. KEL1VT.
Hone Named as Attorney for "Q" at
$7,500 Salary.
Lincoln's leading lawyer, Hslleck F.
Rose, has been drafted by the Burling
ton legal department, and will go to
Omaha on April 1 to take up the d ti
tles of assistant general solicitor of th
lines west of the Missouri river. The
position pays $7,600 a year.
Rose will succeed J. K. Kolby, who
was recently promoted to general so
licitor. When. C. F. Manderson ended
his career In the United States senate
as Ncbrusku's representative, he step
ped Into the office of general solicitor.
A short time ago he resigned, and as
the death of J. W. Deweese, a leading
Uurlingtou lawyer, occurred about the
same time, It became necessary to cull
into service some attorney of proved
vulue. Rose was offered the place at
$6,000, but he declined. He has been
attorney for a number of local corpo
rations, and has appeared for the state
in recent litigation In whl.ch the rail
roads and express companies were the
opposing parties.
DACHFIiOll D1FS WITHOUT 11 EI US.
Wayne Official Waiting for Relative
to Claim $7,000.
Seven thousand dollars In cash Ml
awaiting anyone who can prove that
they are a lawful heir of Alexander
Beattle, an eccentric bachelor, who
wus found dead In bed several years
ago on his farm near Wayne.
No heirs appearing at the time, the
county authorities took charge of bis
property and appointed J. M. Cherry
adtnlnistator. After settling up the
affairs of the dead man, $7,000 re
mained. The administrator has made every
-effort possible to find an heir, but
without success. Beattle had a sweet
heurt In Ireland to whom he had
promised to loave his property, but
there was no will to that effect and she
cannot get It. Parties In Canada
claimed relationship, but had no con
clusive proof. Unless there are law
ful heirs the estate goes to the state.
PRAJR1F. CHICKEN'S IX BUTTER.
Keyu Palm County Man Runs Against
Game Imw.
In a consignment of twelve tubs of
alleged butter shipped by Helnrloli
Thomsen, of Hurton, Keya Paha ooun
ty, to a firm In Chicago recently the
station ugent at Basse tt dlsoorered
that one of the tubs contained prairie
chickens.
The agent immediately telegraphed
Game Warden R. W. Hayes at Lincoln
and he came and took charge of the
chickens and went over to Burton,
where he found eleven more chickens
In the possession of Mr. Thomsen,
whom he Immediately arrested. Thom
sen pleaded guilty and' paid a fine of
$16G.90 and costs. Thomsen runs a
creamery at Burton.
SETTLERS Ptfl'RlXG INTO WEST.
Practical Results of Campaign of Ad
vertising. For the last three weeks westbound
trains have been hauling actual set
tlers Into the country tributary to Alli
ance und west at un average of about
twenty-five emigrant cars dally. This
is the practical results of the advertis
ing that was done throughout tho east
last fall and winter by the Burlington
In Its agricultural car.
Should the same moist conditions
prevail this year that has obtained the
last eight years this tide of Immigra
tion will reach a very high mark next
year, for those who are coming in now
have friends anxiously awaiting the
results of their experience in this new
garden of Eden and every present in
dication' points to its doing so.
Prophesied His Death.
Luther Peterson, the young bualnest
man of Wayne who accidentally killed
himself Thursday, made a prophecy
a few days before his death that prov.
ed to be a true one. He recently at
tended a family reunion at Red Oak,
la., and a group picture was taken.
When Peterson received one, he Bhow
cd It to his business partner with the
remark: "That Is likely to be the last
time we will all be together."
Admits Hnrglury.
The hardware stcre of Fred D,
Wolt was entered by burglars at Ga
ting and about $590 worth of knives,
watches. Jewelry, guns and revolvers
stolen. Sheriff Westcrvelt found all
tho loot secreted In a shoe shop oper
ated by Paul Dooley at Scott's Bluff,
tJiree miles distant, and the young
man was placed under arrest. It Is
understood he admits his guilt.
Lockjaw Kills Cook Woman.
Mrs. Mary Roberts died at Tecum
seh from lockjaw caused by a bad
tooth. A few days ago she went to a
dentist to have a wisdom tooth ex
tracted. Sevcrul uttempts were made
to get the roots, but were unsuccessful.
Lockjaw set In, which proved fatal.
District Court ut Reaver City,
District court was convened at Boa-
ver City Tuesday by Judge Orr, Tbe
docket Is un unusually long one, aad
contains many Important cases, Includ
Ing the Arupuhoe murder and numer
ous whisky cases.
Mail Bull Attack Horse.
An Infuriated but) belonging to J aba
Hanson, living near Concord, attacked
eight head of horses which were In
small lot, and before they could be resi
cued all of them were badly Injured
two of which will probably die, 1
Auditorium at Wet Point.
Nearly half the money needefl tat
the erection of the proposed new audi
torium In West Point has been sub
scrribed by the citizens. '
Ashland's First Brick Building.
The first brick building to be erect
ed in Suundurs county was raxed to
the ground at Ashland. The old build
Ing which was erected In 1197, stood
on Main creek, close to Calt creek, aad
not fur from Saline ford, or the old
California trail from Nebraska City.
Ahuu1u Ills Mother.
. Charles Harrett, of Lincoln, aged 19,
drove a poker through the arm of hl
iged mother. He became angry at a
parentul reprlmund. He was arrested.
NZWEEKLY
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h 1
1782 British House of Commons re
solved to end tbe war with the United
States.
178& First Congress of the United
DisiM unaer me constitutien met.
1791 District of Columbia organised.
1806 Napoleon issued orders for his
projected invasion of the British
Isles.
ISOfi Portuguese royal family arrived is
Brasil, bavoig fled from Portugal.
1800 Frsncois Blanchard, who made
tbe first, balloon ascension in Amer
ica, died in Paris.
181S War declared between the United
States and Algiers.
1817 William 11. Crawford of Georgia
became Secretary of tbe United
States Treasury. .. .James Monroe
Inaugurated President at Congress,
Hall, Washington, the enpitol hating
been destroyed by the British.
1829 Martin Van Buren of New lerk
became Secretary of State.
1834 Toronto incorporated as a city.
1841-DsnIel Webster became Secretary
ef State.
1843 Tunnel under the Thames river at
I.ondon opened. . . . John C. Hpencet
of New York became Secretary el
tbe United States Treasury.
1845 Florida admitted to the Union....
' Mexican minister protested against
the admission of Texas into tbf
Union and demanded bis passports.
1S4S Income tax riots in London.
1849 The "Wilmot proviso" passed by
Congress. . . .Gen. Zacuary Taylor in
augurated President of the United
States.. ..United States Department
of the Interior established. . .Georgf
W. Crawford of Georgia became Sec
retary of War. i . , i
1854 Homestead bill passed by ' Con
gress. 1837 The Dred Scott decision delivered
by Chief Justice Taney.
1861 Cxar decreed the emancipation of
the serfs in Russia.
1802 Gen. Beauregard assumed com-i
mand of the army of the Mississippi
1805 Inauguration of Abraham Lincolng
and Andrew Johnson as President!
and Vice Presideut of the United
States. (
1JW8 President Johnson summoned to
appear before the courts of impeach
inent, on March 18.
1870 Thomas Kcott shot at Fort Garry
by order of Louis Riel.
1871 Paris evacuated by tbe Germans.
1878 Disastrous fre in Hot Sprisge,
Ark.
1891 Conservatives victorious in the
Canadian elections.
1893 A rvrelution broke out in Hon
duras, 1896 Japanese captured Neurhwaug.
1902 Lord Methuen wounded and takes
prisoner by the Boers.
JTCBBIMS 0! FARM HEWS.
Uncle Sam received SU,.V)0.000 last
year for public lands of all kinds.
An apple orchard near Albany, Ore.,
fifty-two years old, is still producing go
frnit.
A gardener at Tncema, Wash., last sea
son marketed $750 worth of celery frost
one acre of ground.
Calvin D. Rogers of Iron River, Wis
bas Just imported from Italy twenty beet
for which he paid $5 each.
The explosion of a cream separatot
nearly killed Earl Adams and bis mother,
living near Trempealeau, Wis.
On one ranch near Ventury, Cel., 50,-
000 bushels of lima beans were raised last
season. They were all thrashed oat by
one machine.
Oregon hop growers are protesting t
Congress acsinst the passago of the nu
merous prohibition measures now befor
that body, as likely te Injure the boy
market.
Emperor William of Germany aeat fif
teen coach and cavalry horses to tbe In
ternational show. They were among tb
oat beautiful auiinala ever seen ia this
country.
Night riders in Tennessee who were
arrested for burning tobacco sheds aae
shooting at farmers were set free becaus
a jury could not be found in the county
to try them.
Wyoming Is sending a large number ol
bar tough little bronchos to Alaska, ai
it has been found that they stand th
rigorous elimate up there better than any
Hber breed.
The government reports that 2,600,000
rattle died in the United States last year,
ever half of them succumbing from ex
posure. The total losses from all causes
axe estimated at 124,000,000.
One of tbe sights at the International
Stock show was a pure white Galloway,
sired by Scottish Standard, a thorough
bred Galloway bull out of ay pure bred
while Galloway cow. This la a freak,!
but may produce a new type of Gallo
way. The famous Riverside dairy and stock
farm owned by tbe Pierce brothers ol
Stockton, Cal., is to be sold in small plots
and tbe thoroughbred cattle, which are
famous the world over, are to be dls-1
parsed. Tue owners say the duuculty ei
securing labor bas made fancy stock
growing unprofitable.
A2X NAVAL EEC ORBS BKOXXK.
Great Armada Steams Into Bay Tour
Days Ahead of Time.
A naval triumph without parallel' In
the history of nations ended wnkt the
arival of tbe American battleship fleet
In Magrtalena Bar. practically endlnj
the cruise from Hampton Ron da
With the eyes of tho world wstch
lnf its every move the powerful arma
da covered tbe thousands of miles in
four days' less time than the schedule
called for, and at no stage was there
say reason to fenr that it' would i it
overcome tbe obstacles that beset It.
With every nut nud bolt of their in
tricate Mechanism in better cood4Ho.
than when the start was made, and
every gun ready to bellow deflanct at
ny fo, the great dojrs of wat afford
ed as lmprcsBlve display of ttrtostb
as any world power could put forthr
when they stentnod through: the dark
ness of early morning from outside
the bay, where they ihnd lain at anchor
during the night. ' .' ',
Strikingly characteristic arid With at
sugctlon of deeper meaning, was the
blunt declaration of Hear Adrulrnf
"Fighting nob" Evans : "We ere ready .
for any emergency."
Reduced to language that Is not so
diplomatic, the statement of the man
who bus commanded tbe "Wg sixteen'
on the long cruise was : "We are ready
for war." , . ,
Tbe possibility of a clftafc with an -unfriendly
nation painted in vivid col- '
ors when tbe undertaking was beguo
and lost from view for a time while "
Jap, German, Englishman, Russian aad
tbe others silently watched the pros- '
tesa of tbe ahlpa seemed to assert itself
again with the utterance of the ad
miral. The news of the arrival came as av
big surprise. The itinerary did not
call for the arrival of the ships at
Magtlalena o soon. The Important fact
ia thnt most of the gain In time wa
ninde on the Inst stretch of tbe voyage
from Cnllao, South America. Previous
to the visit at that port the fleet wan
kept on schedule, making the varloua
tope the full length called for in the
Itinerary. Now that the entire fleet
is in even better condition than at the
time It started on Its long cruise, the
mammoth naval undertaking Vs crown
ed with boundless success.
PRIEST'S SLAYER MUST DEE.
Court Sentences Assassin of Vataet
Heinrichs to the Gallows. '
Giuseppe AUa, who shot and killed .
Father Leo llelnrlchs at the altar is
St Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Churdr
In Denver, has been found guilty of
murder In the first degree and sen.
teneed to be hanged,
In the courtroom not three block
from the church where he committee
his crime, and within sound of thf
eh lines wliioh he said drew him to that '
church, Alia secelved tbe judgment
FATHER 1X0 HEINRICHS.
delivered by a jury of his peers juHf
eighteen days after firing the shot that
brought death to the priest while la
the act of administering the holy saora
ment. The only defense offered by tbe at
torney for the prisoner was a direct
denial that the slayer was an anarchist;
and a declaration that the compelling
cause of the crime was Insanity,
The sentence cannot take effect with-'
In sixty days. The only words Alia'
uttered on hearing his doom were : "Ia
there no uppeal?" Then his chin sank
ou his breast, and ho made no f urn '
ther comment
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.
Miunesota jewelers, at their eonventfor '
in Minneapolis, voted to continue theii. :
war on catalogue bouses.
Five bishops of the African Methodise
Episcopal church have joined in a con
plaint to the interstate commerce cons
mission of unjust, discriminatory and un
lawful treatment at the hands of several
interstate railroad companies of tb
Booth. The commission la requeited to
issue an order patting an end to the al
leged discrimination and to compel the '
defendants to provide first-class accoin- 4
modatione for negro passengers.
Twenty-five million tons is tbe general &
estimate of Lake Superior ore shipments ;
for the coming season, aa compared with -more
than 42.000,000 tons last. year. Some
f the estimates for this year are aa low
as 90,000,000 tons, but Ibis figure ia be- .
Peved to be too small.
6ubnrban electric railroads will pay
their Minnesota taxes this year on the "
basis of the assessment of their property
In the varloua communities through which
their lines run and not on the gross earn- "
Ings basis. Their property baa already
been assessed, and there la not time te
make a report oa gross earnings.