DRAWINCOF LAND
THAT IS HOW HOMESTEADS WILL
BE 8ECUREO.
PRIZES TO COME III SEPTEMBER
.Extension of the Elkhorn Road
Which Taps Dakota's Rich TerrI
tory to Do Stttled, Will Be FlnUhed
in Time for the Opening.
OMAHA. Neb.. June 11. Ikying
the steel on the Verdigris extension
of the Fremont. Klkhorn St Missouri
Valley railroad ha now bgun at the
VerdlgrU end. The tract or agency
land In Gregory county, Hoiith Dako
ta, at the terminus of this new line,
will not le opened by the govern-
nu'iit lor homesteads till the Klkhorn
Uaa ltn line compb-ted to Bonesteel
and is realy to carry the pass-ng-r
business connected with the rush
The M-r'lon to be opened aggregates
IIH.noo urres. or 2.;oo fre homes of
If.o acres each. Th -banee syntem
will be used, and Bonesteel will he
the l.xatioii of the drawing. The
Klkhorn road expects to make $1,
ioti,iHo out of thin opening, enough to
rover half the expense of Its new ex
tension from Verdigris to the scene.
As near as can he said at present,
the opening will be on September 22,
or within a few days of that time.
The Klkhorn experts to be In com
pleted condition for service shortly
nfter September 1. Three new towns
are now building in Itoyd county, Ne
braska, as a result of the new line be
ing located on it.
These facts were gathered from 1
W. Forbes of lloneKteel, editor cf tho
tlregory County Pilot and of the
Homesteader's guide. Mr. Forbes ar
rived In Omaha from his home and
was in conference with Klkhorn offi
cials. He is intimately familiar with
the situation in Gregory county and
with the status at Washington of the
plan to open the portion ot the Ko.ie
bud reservation.
"Kerj thing waits on the new rail
road." said Mr. Forbes. "As soon as
that is finished the drawing will como
oft. It will certainly be in Septem
ber, probably September 22.
"You cannot imiftii.o what a great
rffect this prospect of & new road and
thousands of new inhabitants and
rt-ighhors has had uum both ;';egory
and Boyd counties. In Boyd county
three new towns are being bu'lt. The
first cne west of Niobrara Is Monowl,
six and a half miles east of Lynch.
Next conies Brlstow, between Lynch
jind Spencer. Then tnqr is Anoka,
two end a half miles north of Butte.
This Is the new station required be
cause the new line couM not get into
Butte owing to its elevation.
"Further illustration of the spur to
upbuilding which this tin? has been
n ay be found In Boncatoel its-?lf more
strongly than anywhere eise. As soon
as it was decided to end the line
there building began. The result Is
that 2o buildings have beet, erected
m the last two months, and that
while we had 100 inhabitants three
months ago we have 6o0 now."
John David Trkes His Life.
LINCOLN. Neb., June 11 John C.
David, president cf the Lincoln Paint
and Color company, took his own life
by shooting himself in the head with
a 22-caliber revolver. The only the
ory advanced for his act is that a
press of matters unbalanced his mind.
Lightning Strikes Church.
ODELL. Neb.. June 11. Lightning
struck the First Methodist church
white the graduating exercises of the
1902 class of the high school were be
ing held. Several people were shock
ed into insensibility, but not seriously
injured-
Roller Mills Destroyed.
ELKHORN. Neb., June 11. The
Elkhorn roller mills were entirely de
stroyed by fire, entailing a loss of
about IS.000. with only small insur
ance. The mill was the property of
Charles Cchlelp and was erected in
1895.
$50,000 Lost by Flood.
BEATRICE. Neb.. June 11. Farm
ers in this vicinity estimate their loss
In grain from the present flood at
$5.00t). The river in many places
was a mile wide.
Drowned While Swimming.
LINCOLN. Neb.. June 11. Hana
"Wolff, the little son of Emil Wolff,
ho lives five miles east of here, was
drowned in a small pond formed by
tiie recent rains.
Lincoln Churc:i Burns.
I 1NCOLN, Neb., Juno 11. The Sec
ond Prebytcrian church was bad!)
rtamkged by fire, the cupola, roof and
fixtures being burned away and tne
walls damagea possibly beyond ro
pair. The lows Is estimated at J5.0C0.
A Veteran Soldier Dead.
BEATRICE, Neb., June 11. Cap
tain J. W. Herbert, a prominent civil
war veteran of this city, died rather
suddenly of heart failure, aged TT.
Coughing FKe Cause Death.
' HUMBOLDT, Neb., June Jl. Mrs
Dannie Horn, aged 74 years, ded sud
denly at the home of Mrs. John Kloes
ner. While at breakfast with the fam
lly she was attacked with a fit ot
CLfughing. which caused tho rupture
of a blood vessel In the lungs. She
at once fainted away and death cant
before the arrival of medical aid. Do
ceased was born I i Bohemia and
oarne to this country twenty-thr
years ago.
FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION.
Governor Calls for Observance of
Anniversary on June 14.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 9. Governor
Savage issued the following procla
mation, designating June 14 a Flag
day:
In accordance with a precedent set
by me one year ago, and In pursu
ance of a custom that Is becoming
established among the states of the
union. I, Ezra P. Savage, governor of
tho state of Nebraska, do hereby pro
claim Saturday, June 14. 1902. Flag
day, and I do respectfully recommend
that the day be observed by all patri
otic citizens In such manner as shall
In their Judgment bet promote the
object to be attained.
The foregoing date Is the 125th an
niversary of the birth of our nation
al emblem. Iet this and each sue
reeding annlvesary be a natal day. a
day for patriotic exercises and good
cheer on the part of all.
Well may we look upon our flag
with respect and reverence. It is a
symbol of freedom, of peaen, of Jus
tice. It represents more jtower,
mare charity, more Christianity,
more patriotism, more chivalry ajid
mop? of the ncbler instincts of man
kind than the flag of any other na
tion. It is stained by no national
dishonor; it bears no mark of broken
faith. Whether in the smoke of bat
tle or in the sunshine of peace,
whether at home or abroad, it is on a
mission of mercy and enlightenment
always. It is honored an-J respected
throughout the world bucause it is
the embodiment of virtue and because
it is a guaranty of good faith every
where and at all times.
Patriotic exercises of the character
contemplated are intended to bring
the American people, particularly'
those of the rising generation, in
closer sympathy and to a clearer un-
derstanding of the real signification,
tt the emblem of the nation. It is
iiot so much that they shall rever
ence their mute symbol of sovereign
ty as that they shall have a clear
understanding of what it represents.'
To this end I earnestly request that
the day be observed in a proper man
ner by the children of the public?
schools and by patriotic citizens gen
erally. Brought Back to Life.
TECUM SEH, Neb., June 9. Noah
Elliott's two sons, Harry and Ray,
aged 14 and 10 years respectively,
went swimming in a pond on their
father's farm near here. They Jump
ed into the water head foremost where
It was beyond their depth and Ray
got securely stuck in the mud at the
bottom and was unable to relieve him
self. His brother ran to a near-by
field and got his father and when the
boy was extricated his body bad been
under the water fully fifteen minutes.
Work of resuscitation was immediate
ly begun and a physician summoned.
There was apparently no life in the
body, but at the end of an hour's work
some little evidence ot life appeared
and at the end of five hours the boy
had so far recovered as to be able to
speak. He is doing well and will
probably fully recover.
Adjudged Insane.
WEST POINT, Neb.. June 9. Ed
gar Allen, living about four miles
north of Wisner, In this county, was
brought before the board of insanity
commissioners today and adjudged in
sane. Mr. Allen is a young man, 23
years of age, and has a good educa
tion. He was a student at the State
university at the time of the first
symptoms of insanity and it is be
lieved that overstudy is the cause of it.
Nine Inches of Rain.
BEATRICE. Neb., Jnne 9. A cloud
burst north of here at 4 o'clock yes
terday resulted in a rainfall of nine
inches in three hours and eleven
inches by 10 o'clock last evening.
The precipitation is the record for this
stat for over twenty years. Clouds
blown up y a stirring south wind
centered in the vicinity of Cortland,
twenty miles north of here, where the
cloud burst at 4 o'clock.
Drowned in Irrigation Ditch.
BURWELL, Neb., June . Laren.
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hahn, was
drowned in the Irrigation ditch here.
He was wading In the ditch and step
ped into a deep hole and sank to the
bottom.
Beatrice Chautauqua to Meet.
BEATRICE, Neb., June 9. The
fourteenth annual session of the Be
atrice Chautauqua assembly opens in
this city June 20.
Big Corn Shipment for Elkhorn.
ELKHORN, Neb., June 9. H. A.
Nolte, who owns an elevator here,
shipped a trainload of corn consisting
of twenty-three cars, or 30,000 bushels
to St. Louis. This is the largest ship
ment ever made from this town.
Farmer's Eye Blown Out.
EUSTIS, !feb., June 9. The gun
with which Oustave Wedegartner was
hunting cats exploded, blowing out
one of his eyes and mutilating bis face.
Postmaster at Nebraska City.
"WASHINGTON. June 9. Represent
atlve Durkett reoommeaded the ap
pointment of Freak McCartney for
postmaster at Nebraska City. The
Nebraska CHy office ha been subject
to some consideration os the past of
Mr. Durkett. but as the present post-
master has held the plaee for the last
eight years, the congressman; from the
Ftn Nebraska district thought there
should be a change and aeeordlngly
he sent in Mr. 3cCartnes name.
JOYFUL POPULACE
THRONGS CHEER ROYAL PARTY
ON WAY TO ST. PAUL'S.
L0:iD0:i THAIIKSCIVICC SERVICE
The King and Queen of England Hear
tily Participate in Holy Expressions
of Gratitude for Peace Which Now
Reigns in South Africa.
LONDON. June 9. The noisy Jublla
tion with which London has resounded
for the last week was surrounded by
the less noisy demonstrations of thank
fulness for the return of peace in
South Africa.
The thanksgiving service held In
London yesterday was typical of tjie
services held throughout tho empire,
but the presence of King Edward and
other members of the royal family at
the principal devotional service in
London, and the progress of the royal
personages to and from St. Paul's ca
thedral through cheering thousands of
British subjects and visitors in London
gave thanksgiving day In the metrop
olis the added feature of a notable his
toric occasion.
The program of the morning was not
Intended to be accompanied by special
ostentation.
Although the weather was chilly, the
streets for the entire distance from the
palace to the cathedral were thickly
lined with people, who bared their
heads and cheered as tbe members of
the royal family and -other notabilities
passed.
King Edward, who wore the uniform
of a field marshal, was greeted with
enthusiasm, and his majesty, the prince
of Wales, and the other princes were
busily engaged in acknowledging salu
tations from the crowd.
Lord Roberts, who drove with his
wife and daughters, was one of the fig
ures most conspicuously greeted with
cheers.
The royal personages were driven
down the Mall to Trafalgar square and
through the Strand and through Fleet
street.
At Temple Bar the officials of Lon
don for the first time since the jubilee
of the late Queen Victoria awaited the
sovereign in state.
The king's carriage was stopped
when it reached the city officials and
the lord mayor of London, Sir Joseph
C. Dimsdale, presented the sword of
the city to his majesty and utter a
formal welcome. The king returned
the sword, smiled, bowed and simply'
remarked: "Thank you very much."
The streets leading to St. Paul's ca
thedral were densely crowded with
people and a number of persons fainted
In the crush outside the barriers, which
had been erected within the cathedral.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra'
alighted at the west entrance of St..
Paul's. Here they were received by
the bishops of Stepney and London
and by them conducted to their seats;
which were under the dome of the!
building and directly in front of the1
pulpit.
CANAL WEEK IN SENATE.
Supporters of Nicaragua Route Will
Try to Secure Vote.
WASHINGTON, June 9 The greater
part of the time of the senate the pres
ent week will be given to the inter--
oceanic bill. An effort probably will
be made by the supporters of the Ni-;
caragua route to secure an agreement
to vote on the bill next Saturday, but
the probabilities are all against suc
cess.
Senator Harris of Kansas will open
the debate today in support of the Ni
caragua route and he will be followed
by various other senators for and
against the measure.
Senator Fairbanks has given formal
notice of a speech on Wednesday. He
will support the Spoaner bill.
Make Too Much of Athletics.
NEW YORK, June 9. Bishop Bur
gess of the Episcopal diocese of Long
Island, In the baccalaureate sermon to
students of Columbia university and
Bernard college, said that while the
names of the winners of athletic prizes
were preserved in bronze, those who
won the Greek prizes at universities
were more often writ in water. Con
tinuing the bishop said: "It has been
said the physical development of the
highest type are incompatible with one
another. The time has passed when
we can pass by the body and we realize
that the man, strong in health, will
be better able to fight the battles of
life and the demons of fancy that
haunt men."
Whipped by White Cape.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 9. At 2
o'clock yesterday morning, six miles
north of here, a band of fifty men
broke in the door of Henry Dem
ming8 home, took Demming and his
wife out in their night clothes and
whipped them with buggy whips. The
white cappers aceueed Demming of
brutally whipping his son and told
Mm he must leave the county if he
did it again. Mrs. Demming is re
ported to be in a serious condition.
Nominated for Judgeships.
WATERLOO, la.. June 9. Judges
F. C. Piatt. Waterloo, and A. S. Blair,
-Manchester, were renominated Satur
day by the Tenth judicial district re
publican convention.
Pioneer of Black Hills Dies.
SPEAR FISH, S. D., JVme 9. Jeremi
ah Deffenbach is dead here. He was
one of the first pioneers to the Blacl:
Hills.
PROGRAM FOR THE HOUSE.
Pacific Cable and Irrigation Bills Will
Be Considered.
.WASHINGTON, D. C, June 9. The
bouse program for this week includes
consideration of the Pacific cable and
the senate irrigation bills, which the
rules committee is anxious to have
disposed of before the time set for
taking up the first government bill.
Special rules have been prepared for
consideration of both measures.
The cable bill wil lbe given two
and the irrigation bill three days.
The cable bill provides for an Amer
ican built and an American laid cable
to conduct our insular possessions in
the Philippines. It carries a direct
appropriation out of the treasuiy for
this purpose.
Mr. Corliss, the author of the bill,
professes confidence that it will pass.
The opposition to the measure believe
ttie cable to the Philippines should
be laid by private enterprise. Some
of the house leaders, including Mr.
Cannon, chairman of the appropriation
committee, It is understood, will op
pose the irrigation bill, but the
friends of the measure are very hope
ful of its passage.
ODELL PRAISES NEBRASKA.
People Too Busy for Discussion of
Politics.
NEW YORK, June 9. Gov. Odell
talked at length about his trip
through the country. He visited
twenty-five states. He says he was
surprised at the prosperity of the
country. While he discussed every
state he visited he paid particular
tribute to Nebraska, saying: "Pros
perity is universal in Nebraska, where
there is promise of munificent crops.
People are not paying much atten
tion lo politics. It is all business
with them. They are interested in
the Cuban sugar proposition mainly
because of the cultivation of beet
sugar. . On this issue there is some
division of opinion as to the proper
policy of the administration. In
other respects the administration is
generally endorsed."
PLEASURE IS SOON ENDED.
Excursion, Train in Michigan Jumps
the Track with Serious Results.
ALPENA. Mich., June 9. An evcur-
sion train on the Detroit & Mackinaw
railroad, which left here yesterday
morning for Saginaw, consisting of
an engine and twelve coaches and'
carrying over 500 passengers, was'
wrecked at Black river, while running.
at a speed of forty miles an hour. .
One man was instantly killed, three'
were probably fatally injured and
nearly fifty others received injuries of
various degrees of severity, ranging'
from bruises and cuts to broken limbs.-
Farmer Murders a Doctor.
GARDEN GROVE, la.. June 9. Be-'
cause he returned to this village in
spite of a threat that his life would
be taken If he did so. Dr. W. D. Duft
has been shot and killed by W. H.
Clark, a farmer. Dr. Duff had for
merly practiced medicine here, but re-'
cently removed to Blockton.
Ill feeling had existed between the
two men and when the doctor de-,
parted, Clark promised to kill him if
he ever came back. When Clarke
learned that Duff had returned, he bor
rowed a shotgun, and, locating the
doctor in a drug store, he entered
and fire two shots at him, both tak
ing effect near the heart.
Clarke at once gave himself into
custody, remarking that he had kept
his promise.
Negro Kills White Woman.
LAWRENCE, Kan., June 9. Mary
Coop, a white woman, was killed at
her house in the lower part of town
today by Charles Anderson, a negro
restaurant employe. There were no
witnesses to the crime. The woman's
neck was broken. Anderson was ar
rested.
Pug Ryan Captured.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., June 9.
Pug Ryan, said to have been the lead
er of a gang of desperadoes who, in a
fight several years ago with a posse
of Breckenridge officers killed two of
the latter, has been arrested here.
Railroad Building in Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 9. The Ore-:
gonian says: It is now stated posi
tively that a railroad will be built be-!
tween Coos Bay and Rosebury and'
that construction will begin by Septem-'
ber 1 at the latest.
Kruger to Remain in Holland.
BRUSSELS, June 9. Mr. Krugeri
declares that he will end his days in-
Holland.
Plot Causes Sixty Arrests.
LONDON, June 9. In a letter .from!
Pretoria, dated May 18, the corre
spondent of the Daily Mail says that
the previous Thursday sixty arrests
were made there as the result of the'
discovery of an extensive plot to blow
up the government buildings and Lord
Kitchener's residence and to spike
guns in the artillery barracks. Par
ties concerned in this plot, according
to the correspondent, were Boer and
Dutch prisoners.
Threatens Attorney's Lrfe.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 9. Will B.
Anderson was today adjudged in con
tempt of court for having threatened
the life of County Attorney A. L. J.
Smith because the latter was forcing
the bribery trial of Irwin A. Gardner
Into channels involving Mayor Ames.
Sentence was reserved until Monday.
Anderson is a private detective. In
court today he said he was in the ser
vice of Chief of Police O'Connor of St.
Paul.
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MISS ALICE HAY IN ACCIDENT.
Daughter of Secretary of State
Thrown From Her Carriage.
Miss Alice Hay. daughter of John
Hay, secretary of state, was thrown
from her carriage last week and pain
fully bruised. The spirited team took
fright at a passing car and in their
struggles partly overturned the car
riage. Miss Hay is betrothed to James W.
Wadsworth, Jr., of New York.
How Millionaires Gamble.
An incident which casts a very
clear light on one side of the charac
teristics of the Western steel "mag
nates" and their bravado carelessness
over money occurred at an up-town
hotel the other night. It occurred in
the cafe, of course. "John," said one,
throwing a bill down, "what is it, odd
or even?" "Odd," was the noncha
lant reply. The bill was picked up.
It was a note for $500. The loser
drew a roll of Dills from his pocket
and extracted one for 9500 and hand
ed it over. No more was said on the
matter and the interrupted thread of
conversation was picked up. New
York Post.
RUTH HANNA A SPORTSWOMAN.
Senator's Daughter Heroine of Ad
venture With a Wildcat.
Senator Hanna's plans for the sum
mer have not been authoritatively an
nounced, but it is stated that as soon
as Congress closes he will visit his
game preserve at Melrose Plantation
in Georgia, if a late session does not
make a southern trip too warm for
pleasure.
With him to lis plantation will go
his daughter, Miss Ruth, who is al
ready the heroine of an adventure
with a wildcat. Three years ago Miss
Ruth, then a school girl, joined in a
"coon hunt," but instead of a coon
treed and shot a wildcat. At least
such was the story, although the
young woman, who is an accomplish
ed equestrienne and a splendid shot,
modestly gave tne credit of slaying
the wildcat to some one and said that
her part in it was only a Joke.
Officeseeker's Good Scheme.
Out in Butler county, Kansas, a
candidate for office has adopted a
novel mode of catering to tne farmer
vote. He travels around in a buggy,
having with him a competent plow
man, takes the farmer's place at plow
or cultivator and the work goes right
on while the farmer stands in the
shade of a tree and listens to the
tales the would-be officeholder has to
tell. So far the scheme is believed to
be working well.
Ceforo Gas Was Used.
Here are shown a lard oil lamp, iron
for pulling up stick, and combined
tinder-box and candlestick used- in
New England in the early part of the
nineteenth century.
Ex-Queen of Spain.
Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain had
never been beautiful, but she contrives,
as some women of her stamp do, to
look handsome in her old age. She
has also a feminine love of dress,
though many of her characteristics are
essentially masculine. She has found
a delightful Ultima Thule in Paris,
where she Is the center of a little
coterie of well known men and
women, wit and bon vlvants, who
Quite apprepcite her liveliness and
lavish hospitality.
Old Chessmen.
ft.
These chessmen were used xn the
sixteenth century. A king, biahop,
knight and pawn are shown.
Cricket Ball Kills Thrust
One of the batsmen in a reeent
cricket match at Thomas Ditton drove
a ball hard into the long field, where
It struck a thrush which had just set
tled, killing it instantly.
Women of Note
..Mtmuimuiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiimuiiiiiims
FRANCE HONORS BRAVE WOMAN.
Miss Sickels of Chicago Rewarded for
Exceptional Courage.
The French Society Le Sevateur has
Just conferred its medal for a die
play of exceptional courage upon
Miss Emma Sickels of Chicago.
When the outbreak among the Sioux
Indians came during the winter of
1889-90 Miss Sickels was principal of a
school near the Pine Ridge agency.
At the critical moment, however,
she happened to be absent on a visit
in an eastern state.
At the urgent request of tho war de
partment, whose desire was voiced by
a personal letter of the secretary.
Miss Sickels brought her visit to a
close and came home.
After a consultation she went at
once to the camp of two of the lead
ing chiefs of the hostlles determined
to see for herself what tho exact sit
uation was.
It was an undertaking which re
quired the highest courage, but Miss
Sickels was successful. She ex
plained to the Indians the mistake
which had led up to the Wounded
Knee fight. Within an hour the chiefs
were coming into the post to declare
their peaceable intentions and the
great danger was over.
MISS ETHEL SIGSBEE WEDS.
Ceremony a Notable Event of Wash
ington Social Season.
Miss Ethel Slgsbee, niece of Capt.
Charles Dwight Slgsbee, wai married
to Robert Toombs Small recently in
the Church of the New Jerusalem at
Washington, and the ceremony was
one of the notable events of the social
season.
The bride is noted for her beauty,
and is the granddaughter of Gen. H.
H. Lockwood, a graduate of West
Point, who was appointed the first
superintendent of the Annapolis Naval
Academy, with rank of Commodore.
The young woman has a fine voice and
at one time contemplated an operatic
career.
Mr. Smalt, to whom she has been
engaged for a year, is the son of
Evangelist Small, and Is engaged in
newspaper work in the capital.
Citizens of Creek Nation.
Of the 14,000 citizens of the Creek
Nation who are entitled to a quota of
the tribal lands, 5,000 are negroes.
The Creeks, like the other civilized
tribes, owned negro slaves. After the
war they admitted their ex-slaves to
all the rights of citizenship. There
has also been a considerable mingling
of the races, and people of half-Indian
and half-negro blood are numerous.
Civilizing Negroes in Africa.
Great changes have been made
among the negroes of German east Af
rica. They now use plates, cups,
glasses, saucers, looking-glasses,
spoons, knives, umbrellas and occa
sionally clocks; they call for soap and
for kerosene. In their market places
they are seen drinking tea with sugar
at table. The women have adopted
European clothes and make use of
sewing machines, even in the Interior
districts.
The Home of the Cholera.
The marshy ground of the Ganges
delta, with Its Tast masses of vege
tation decaying under a tropical sun,
is the native home of the cholera. In
that pestilential region the cholera
and the plague are found every year
aad all the year round.
New President of Brazil.
Dr. Francisco Do Paula Rodrigues
Alves, recently elected president of
Brazil. Is a lawyer and has occupied
a leading place at the bar. He will
be inaugurated Nov. 15, the anniver
sary of the proclamation of Brazil's
independence.
TWO RECENT DEATHS
ACCIDENT ENDS LONQ LIFE.
Dr. Palmer, Weil-Known Presbyterian
Minister. Dies at New Orleans.
Rev. Dr. Benjamin Morgan Palmer,
one of the oldeat and moat widely
known Presbyterian mlniators In this
country, died at his home in New Or
leans last week. Paralysis, follow
ing upon an accident In which tho
aged preacher was struck by a street
car, was tho immediate causo of
death. Dr. Palmer's Injuries, while
not serious in themselves, were able'i
In their destructive effects by his
extreme age. Ho was unusually
strong desplto his years, and hi
physicians say that but for Ms de
plorable accident he. uilKtit have con
tinued In llfo for a long time to rorno.
Ho was 84 years old on Jan. 25 last
No British Banners Wave In Battle.
Some people may not know that tho
colors are not now taken into action.
Before a corps proceeds on servlco
they are placed in safe custody as
suits such honorable Insignia, and
"when Johnny comes marching homo
again" they will be all tho fresher for
not being carried through dusty land
and trying rivers. The men whoso
duty it would have been to carry them
and stand by them to the last are now
adays employed in less sentimental if
more useful duties.
LIEUTENANT O. H. RA8K DIES.
Officer of Marine Corps Succumbs to
Cholera in Philippines.
Secretary Moody lias received a
cable messago from Rear Admiral
Wildes at Cavito Baying that Lieut.
Olaf H. Itask of the marine corps died
at Bacoor of cholera on tho 2'Jth Inst.,
and was burled at that place.
Lieut. Rask was a native of Minne
sota and entered the marine corp.? in
October, 1899. Iks had been on tho
Asiatic station only since last Decem
ber. Got Rid of Loaded Shell.
A week or so ago a farmer whose
farm is near Stevensville, Va., plow
ed up an old shell. His discovery
made him nervous. He piled a head
of combustibles around and over it,
scratched and applied a match and
then made off with his mules to a safe
distance. The explosion was rather
slow in coming, but a local news
paper man reports that when it came
It was heard for five miles around.
Queen's Valuable Opera Glasses.
One of the most costly pair of opera
glasses in the world Is owned by
Queen Alexandra, for whom they were
specially made in Vienna. The bar
rels are of platinum and set with dia
monds, sapphires and rubies. Various
estimates have been made as to its
probable worth. An expert in such
matters fixes the value of the lorg
nette at $25,000.
Spiritualism Barred.
The authorities at Prague, Austria,
have condemned a man to pay a line.
In adition to undergoing week's im
prisonment, for practical spiritualism.
The Governor-General has issued an
order that in future persons taking
part in spiritualistic seances will be
sent to prison without the option of a
fine.
Dranguel.
A net fastened to two boats and
called a dranguel is used by fisher
men off the coast of Brittany.
Inconsistent.
After a strenuous and masculine cru
sade to evolve the hatless woman, aa "
authority comes Just at its triumphant
close to attack the woman who wears
no hat in public. It is thought by the
best Informed, however, that this
heartless arraignment ot the obliging
hatless woman will be simply a fruit
less blaeL
At the Grave of Bret Harts.
Two large laurU wreaths placed on
the grave of the late Bret Harte at
Frlmley bear the inscriptions, "In
Loving Remembrance. Trom thi
Bohemian Club, San Francisco," an
"In Remembrance. Prom Sir Henry
Irvlae." t