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THE PIAITSMOUIII JOURNAL R. A. BATES, Publisher. PLATTSMOUTH. NEIUtASKA. THE MWS IN BRIEF. The Montana state senate indefinite ly jstponed the woman's suffrage amendment. James J. Corlctt sent $2,&00 to Al Smith in New York as a forfeit for a match with J'-fTrlt K." It is expected the next automobile race for the James Cordon Bennett cup will bo 1). Id In Ireland. Fire in Brown Brothers' house fur nishing goods ttore, Cleveland, O.. did damage estimated at $I0o,000. Goubet, tho Freneh inventor of the submarine torpedo boat, has develop ed insanity, and has been plat ed In an asylum. George C. Perkins was formally fleeted United Slates senator at Sac ramento, Cal., in joint meet ins of the legislature. Finance Minister Witto of Russia has derided to reduce the yearly tax on foreign commercial travelers from $323 to $100. United States Senator John C. Spooner was the unanimous choice for re-election In the joint senatorial cau cus of the Wisconsin legislature. Tho workhouse board of Toledo, O., has issued an order setting at liberty all prisoners held for stealing coal from the railway yards and tracks. CSeneral Frederick D. Grant Icrt Washington to resume his duties as commander of the department of Tex as. He paid his respects to the pres ident before his departure. Orders have been received at Chi nese bureau of special regulations for the admission of Chinese during fho St. I-ouis exposition, which have been drafted by the secretary of the treas ury at Washington. Tho lawyers representing the coal operators and the minors at Philadel phia have drafted a bill limiting ages for children to work in coal mines and factories. The ages of boj-s per mitted to work in mines is raised from It to 16 years; in the breakers, from 12 to 11. Contracts have been let by. the Long mont Beet Sugar company for the con struction of a beet sugar factory at Longmont. Colo., that will cost over a million dollars. The plant will have a capacity of 1,200 tons daily, and is to be ready to begin grinding beets October 1, next. A man who refused to disclose his identity called on the city chamber lain of New York and handed him five $1,000 bills. The stranger said he had been troubled mentally for some time for a financial indebtedness to the city. The money was credited to the "conscience fund." The New River coal operators of Charleston. W. Va., decided to ad vanre the wages of their employes. The advance decided upon grants an increase of 5 cents in mining rates per ton, a 20 per cent advance for the day inside men and 10 per cent for the duty outside men, including coke men. The national board of trade at its meeting in Washington elected the fol lowing officers: Blanchard Randall, Baltimore, president, re-elected; B. A Kckhart, Chicago, first vice president; W. P. Kennett, St. Louis, second vice president, and W. R. Tucker, Phila delhpia, secretary and treasurer, re elected. At a caucus of republican members of the Utah legislature Reed Smoot ol Provo, an apostle In the Mormon church, was chosen as the republican nominee for United States senator tc succeed Senator Joseph L. Rawlins, whose term of office will expire March 3, next. This nomination is equivalent to an election. At Berlin the reichstag, by. a vote of 143 to 70, adopted the tariff com mittee's resolution, asking the gov ernment to consider whether it Is not in the interest of the nation to place a different duty on refined petroleum, as against crude, in order to establish a national refining industry. The res olution is directed against the Stan dard Oil company. The committee of the United Chris tian party has Issued a call for a con vention at Rock Island, 111., May 21, for the purpose of discussing the rec ommendation of candidates for presi dent and vice president of the United States who shall stand for the prac tical application of the golden rule in government and the righteous en forcement of the principles of the in itiative and the referendum. A bill appropriating $300,000 !for the Lewis and Clark exposition to be held in Portland in 1905 was intro duced in the Oregon senate. Fifty thousand of this amount is to be used for an Oregon exhibit at the St. Louis exposition. Rev. Dr. John Proctor, who comes from London as the representative of the master general of the Dominican crder to inspect the Dominican house In California, arrived in New York from Liverpool. He will visit cities In other states unofficially. The Venezuelan government ha3 or dered a forced loan of $32,400, being one-quarter of the loan contemplated. The loan is obligatory on all Vene zuelan merchants, traders and bank ers. Foreigners are exempt, but they are courteously asked to contribute. Dr. G. M. Stewart, professor of psy chology In the medical department o' Western Reserve college, Cleveland, O., has been appointed professor and bead of the department of physchology at the Unlrerslty of Chicago to fill the place vacated by Jacquea J.oeb. SLAYDEN'S ROAST SAYS CONSULS ARE UNDERPAID AND CONSULATES ARE ASYLUMS FOR DEBAUCHERY Grosvenor of Ohio Denounced Some of the Statements Made as Slander on Our Consular Service Considerable Debate Over the Matter. WASHINGTON. I). C This was committee Kii.spnsion day in the house and immediately after the reading of the journal tho speaker recognized several members to move t lie passage of bills under suspension of the rule3. A bill was passed to grant a right of way through the Fort Sill military reservation to the Oklahoma is. West ern railroad. A bill to revoke the sentence of court-martial against First Leiutenant Francis S. Davidson, Ninth cavalry, who was dismissed from the army in i 1875, and to authorize his appointment and retirement as a first lieutenant, aroused some antagonism. While the house was dividing upon the demand for a second, a photog rapher in the public gallery took a flashlight photograph. The glare of tiie fla.ih startled seme of the mem bers arid Mr. Sul.er (N. Y.) cried out: "Mr. Speaker, I thought it was a bomb." Mr. Lawrence (Masr..), in support of the bill for the relief of Lieutenant Davidson, raid the bill would bo a tardy act of justice to a deserving offi cer. The bill was passed. A senate bill was passed to appro priate $l,oou.0OU for the payment of the Hawaiian fire claims and to au thorize the territorial government to issue $500,000 in bonds for the same purpose. The senate amendments to the mil itia bill were agreed to, which passed tne bill. The house then went into commit tee of the whole on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Mr. Ilitt, in charge of the measure. explained that it carried $2,002,025, oi $75,900 more than the current law, and $21C,300 less than the estimate. Mr. McClellan (N. Y.) submitted some interesting figures to demon strate that our consular service is un derpaid and over-manned. He mado comparisons with other first-class countries, which showed that our con sular and diplomatic officers received the lowest salaries, but that the total cost of the service was increased by the excessive number of such officers, in some cases double and treble the number maintained by other countries. Ms, McClellan's remarks led to con siderable debate. Mr. Slaynder (Tex.) criticised very severely the character of our consular officers abroad, espe cially some of those in Mexico. Some of the Mexican consulates, he said. were made regular asylums for "inva lids and drunkards." '"It makes an American blush," said he, " to hear the stories that are told of some of our official representa tives. Proceeding, he narrated how a Uni ted States consul at Saltillo, Mex., with two companions last summer en tered the office of a newspaper editor to assault him. "Were any charges made to the state department against this official?" asked Mr. Adams (Pa.). "Charges have been repeatediy made," replied Mr. Slayden. 'This particular official left town between night and morning, while I was in the city. "The particular service of our repre sentatives," Mr. Slayden proceeded to say, "seemed to he drunkenness," and in thi3 connection referred to the case of the special envoy sent by a demo cratic president several years ago, whom, he said, "got drunk at El Paso and painted a broad red streak down to the city of Mexico, 1.000 miles to the south." He also told of a con sular official who, he said, some yeas ago pawned the American flag for 40 cents with which to buy a drink. The concluding chapter of his arraignment was that the charge that an American vice consul had been charged with being implicated in the theft of some coal. Mr. Adams (Pa.), a member of the foreign affairs committee, said he was glad the question of reforming our consular service was attracting ntten tion. On a point of order made by Mr. McClellan. the provision for a secretary of legation to Switzerland was stricken out. Mr. Grosvenor tO.) denounced some of the statements made earlier In the day as slanders on our consular serv ice. He declared that they were not justified and that he was prepared to prove by the opinions of leading Amer icans abroad that the Americans had the best consular service in the world. The bill was then passed, and the house took up the District of Columbia bill. It carries $7,668,444. being $SS4. 474 less than the appropritaion for the current year and $325,923 less than the estimates. Half the bill was read and at 5:03 the house adjourned. A bill Introduced by Representative Russell of Texas provides that citizens of foreign countries cannot draw pen sions in the United States. Renresentative Foss. chairman of the house committee on naval affairs. Introduced a bill establishing a naval militia and defining its relations to the government; also of a United States naval reserve. Crown Prince in St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG The German crown prince, Frederick William, has arrived here oa a visit to the czar. HOLD RECEPTION. Indianapolis Does Honor to President Mitchell. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. The four teenth annual convcr.C'Mi of the United Mine Workers of America opened here at 10 o'clock. Every train brought delegates from every part of the United States. President Mitt hell ar rived shortly after 4 o'clock, and was taken immediately to his hotel. The delegates from the western and south em states have arrived. Oilier delega tions which arrived were one from Pittsburg, headed by Pat Dolan a:rl Uriah Bcllingham, with s venty dele gates; the anthracite delegates mini bered over 100 men, the Ohio delega tion, headed by the officers of that state and 200 delegates. The Ten nessee delegation has also arrived with many delegates, headed by the officers of that district. President Mitchell was met at Greenfield by a reception committee, representing the Central Labor union of Indianapolis, John J. Appel, August Kuhn and Mortimer Levering, repre senting the citizens, and Eli Hirsch burg and Gus W. Kevers of the Elks. At the time the committee boarded the train President Mitchell was at luncheon, but left the table Ion enough to meet the committee. He was met at the depot by carriages and, with the committee, was taken to his hotel, where he held an informal reception for a number of his personal friends. The crowd which assembled at the depot to welcome him was very large. The evening w-as raw and cold and the train was nearly an hour late, but notwithstanding these drawbacks th people waited. Wrhen Mr. Mitchell appeared he was greeted with cheers, which continued until he had left his carriage and entered the hotel. It was expected by the persons who assem bled that he would be accompanied by President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Gompers did not arrive, however, and probably will not find it possible to attend the convention at all. Those who accom panied Mr. Mitchell were Prof. Frank Warne, instructor of political economy of the Universtiy of Pennsylvania, and Harry S. Keflington of the Boot and Shoe Makers' uniotn. Others who ar rived on the same train and traveled with Mr. Mitchell the greater part of the journey were John Fahey, presi dent of district No. 9 of the anthracite workers; President W. H. Haskins, Vice President D. H. Sullivan and Secretary-Treasurer G. W. Savage of the Ohio Mine Workers' union. After the arrival of the president at the hotel many of the delegates, or ganizers and officers called to welcome him and to extend their, greetings. At 6 o'clock a dinner was served in the "ordinary" at the hotel for Mr. Mitchell and the reception committte. After dinner, John Feltman, who act ed as toastmaster, called upon Presi dent Levering of the Columbia Na tinnnl bank to welcome President j Mitchell. John L. Feltman, president or tne Central Labor union, called upon Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell said in part: "To live up to the measure that has been set for me by the people of the United States is indeed a diffi cult one. The greater number are prone to believe that a man whose name has appeared in the press daily for the past few months and whose picture has been printed in the news papers from one coast to the other is a great orator. To be a great orator and to be able to make eloquent ut terances has always been my wish. I am just a plain talker. "I have perhaps been honored by orcanizations of labor as much or more than any one of its many lead ers today. Whether I deserve these honors or not I cannot say. I hava tried to do my duty toward the men who have chosen me as their leader and I have striven hard for them. "I heartily thank the people of In- dianapolis for the cordial welcome they have extended me. I believe that they have the right conception of the purpose of organized labor. The majority of them believe differ ently than they did five years ago, when the unions of the country were blamed wholly for the many strikes and lockouts in factories and in the coal fields. "I am not here to speak of the mer its of the controversy between the operators and miners in the anthra cite fields. Strikes and lockouts, how ever, are foreign to the purposes of organized labor. I do rot believe in strikes. I regard them as horrible and the creators of suffering. But I do believe that the laboring men of tho country should never surrender tho right to strike and to protect them selves against org-"iized capital." Accuses Attorney General. WASHINGTON, D. C In the sen ate on Thursday Mr. Tillman contin ued his arraignment of trusts and monopolies, and again charged that the attorney general wa3 responsible primarily for lack of action against trusts. The statehood bill was under dis cussion for a short time, Mr. Foraker urging the right of Oklahoma, Ariz ona and New Mexico to bo admitted into the union. Mr. McLaurin (Miss.) called atten tion to charges that the people of Indianola, Miss., had been guilty of threats and intimidation against the postmaster, and declared them to be untrue, remarking that his object in bringing the matter to the attention of . the senate was In order that his denial might go Into the Congressional Record as an answer to these who made the charge. HAS TWO SENATES COLORADO HOUSE SPLITS AND FORMS DUAL ORGANIZATION. GOVERNOR ASKED FOR TROOPS Doth Claim to Be Sole Constitutional Body Entitled to Act Republicans Wish to Regain Seats by Forcibly Expelling Democrats. DENVER. Both houses of the gen eral assembly balloted for United States senator at noon Tuesday, Hen ry M. Teller receiving 50 votes, only one less than is needed to elect. Sen ator McGuire, a democrat, refrained from voting, but subsequently said that he should vote for Teller if it should appear that he could be elected. Only two republican senators were In the senate chamber when the vote was taken, and they did not respond "when their names were called. Soon afterwards the nine regular re publican senators, the two who were expelled by the democratic majority and the eight contestants who were sworn in on the steps of the capital, assembled in the lieutenant governor's room and formed a separate organiza tion. Senator M. Z. Farwell was elected president pro tem, C. E. Hogan secre tary, and Thomas McMahan, sergeant- at-arms, the senate officers previously chosen being ordered removed. A bal lot was then taken for senator. A resolution was adopted notifying the governor that the senate had re organized and was ready for business. Subsequently two of the regularly elected republican senators, Drake of Larimer county, and Conforth of El Paso, left the Haggott senate and re turned to the senate chamber, where they announced that they would act with the "regular senate" and would not longer participate in a "farce." If the democratic senate is recogniz ed and the house remains with its present membership as seems likely, Senator Teller may be re-elected. On the contray, if the republican senate Is recognized, there is likely to ho no election and the balloting will con tinue indefinitely. The vote in the house for senator was as follows: Henry ai. lewer. democrat, 25; Edward O. Wolcott, re publican, 18; Frank C. Goudy, repub lican, 13; Irving Howbert, republican, 6; N. W. Dixon, republican, 3. The republican senators met in Lieutenant Governor Haggott's cham ber and balloted for senator. The vote was as follows: Edward O. Wolcott, 9; Frank C. Goudy, 4; Irving Howbert, 2; John W. Springer, 1; Jesse North- cott, 1; N. W. Dixon, . After a tumultous conflict in the general assembly, in the course of which Governor Peabody was request ed to call out the militia forcer, of the state in order to seat seven repub lican senators declared to be wrong fully excluded from the legislature, the situation quieted down with a democratic majority in possession of the senate chamber. A supply of blankets was sent in to them and they proposed to hold forth until balloting for United States sen ator began. Under the orders of the democratic majority the doorkeepers refused to permit the republican senators to leave and denied admission to the men that the republican minority pretended to have seated. The senate, therefore, remained in continuous session. A strong guard was present in the j house and excluded all persons except members and officers of the house and one reporter for each newspaper. The doors were locked and no person was permitted to leave the chamber until the ballot for senator was taken. VENEZUELAN -FORT IS SHELLED. New German Minister Considers Dif ficulty Practically Over. PUERTO CABELLO The German cruiser Vineta at sunset Thursday night fired a shell at La Vigia, tho fort crowning the hills behind this port. The shell, which was fired be cause men were believed to be in the fort, exploded without causing dam age. The people of Puerto Cabello were at a loss Thursday night to under stand the action of the German crui ser. Early, in the morning, however, Commodore Scheder sent the follow ing communication to the Venezuelan authorities: "Referring to my letter of the 9th inst., I have to inform you that I fired a shell yesterday at Fort La Vigia because, against my explicit prohibi tion, the presence has been observed there of unauthorized persons. Judg ing from reports, those persons were soldiers." This statement is denied by the au thorities here. Banks Asked to Take Up Bonds. WASHINGTON Secretary Shaw has written to the banks that had substituted state and municipal bonds for government bonds as security for public deposits that he would like to have a substitution of government bonds. This is in accordance with the policy announced at the time munici pals were accepted. They were ac cepted only on condition that the banks should use the bonds that were released by the substitution as a ba sis for circulation. It is now expect ed that the banks will retire this ad ditional circulation and thus release the bonds to be used again as security for deposits. TELEGRAMS OF GOOD WILL. President and King Edward Exchange Wireless Messages. SOUTH WELLFLEET, Mass. -The following Is the text of the messages transmitted by the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy between Cape Cod and Cornwall, England, between President Roosevelt and King Ed ward : "His Majesty Edward Vii, London, England: In taking advantage of the wonderful triumph of scientific re search and ingenuity which has been achieved in perfecting a system of wireless telegraphy, I extend on be half of the American people most cor dial greetings and good wishes to you and to all the people of the British empire. (Signed.) "THEODORE ROOSEVELT, "Wellfleet, Mass." "SANDRINGHAM The President, White House, Washington, America: I thank you most sincerely, for the kind message which I have Just re ceived from you through Marconi's trans-Atlantic wirelees telegraphy. I sincerely reciprocate in the name of the people of the British empire the cordial greetings and friendly senti ment expressed by you on behalf of the American nation, and I heartily wish you and your country every pos sible prosperity. (Signed.) "EDWARD R. and I." HOLLEBEN NOT IN TOUCH. He Tells Why the Former Ambassador Was Recalled. BERLIN Baron Speck von Stern berg has received his official appoint ment as ambassador to tho United States and has been given parting in structions by Emperor William. He discussed German-American rela tions in the course of an interview, saying among other things: "The trouble with the German em bassy in Washington has been hereto fore that it has not been sufficiently in touch with the American spirit, or, as the kaiser ca.ls it, the "Amerikan ische gesischtszuege." "Personally I admire Dr. von Holle- ben very much, but he did not grasp the spirit of the American people." PEOPLE DYING LIKE SHEEP. Town of Topolobampo Stricken with Dreaded Plague. BISBEE, Ariz. Information has reached here that the dreaded bubonic plague has made its appearance at Toporico, Mexico, sixty-five miles from Minas Preita, state of Sonora. It is also reported that tne plague has been discovered in several inte rior towns in Sonora. Further reports received here are to the effect that there is no plague at Hermosillo and Guaymas. The Guaymas quarantine against ships from Topolobampo, Mazatlan and even San Francisco is being main tained. The people of Topolobampo are re ported to be dying like sheep. Preparing the Indictments. CHICAGO, 111. When the grand jury especially convened to investi gate the coal famine in Chicago shall make its report it is expected that there will be thirty-nine true bills re turned against coal dealers. The in dictments, it is said, will charge the coal dealers with violations of the anti-trust laws and with blacklisting. for several hours stenographers were at work writing up the indictments," which will be submitted when the grand jury shall convene. ' It is asserted that there are one or! two indictments which at least three of the jurors are in favor of with drawing, and there will be a vote tak en on these bills before the report of the jury is made to the court. The charges made against the coal dealers, it is said, are of two kinds, conspiracy to fix prices, this chargs being made against operators, and blacklisting. The charge of blacklist ing is made against retailers and es pecially, it is said, against the Retail Dealers' association of Illinois and Wisconsin. Say Treaty is Anomalous. HAVANA The chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations asked President Palma and Secretary of State Zaldo to explain the clause in the reciprocity treaty which pro vides that similar products of each country are to be allowed similar privileges by each country. The com mittee did not understand how Amer ican potatoes, for instance, could re ceive 30 per cent reduction, while Cu ban potatoes were apparently only al lowed 20 per cent. It has been de cided to refer the question to Wash ington. Law to Stop Foot Ball. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A bill was introduced in the lower house of the legislature to prohibit the playing of foot ball. Under the bill it is a mis demeanor to play foot ball and the officers and managers of the State university, School of Mines, State Normals and Agricultural college shall be fined or imprisoned if they per- mit the students to cneaee in foot ball. The same regulation annlies ! also to teachers and directors of pub lic schools and high schools support ed wholly or in part by the state. Schwab Reaches Palermo. PALERMO Charles M. Schwab, who arrived here on board the steam yacht Marguerita, refuses to see vis itors. He has not left the yacht, but is reported to be well. The party accompanying Mr. Schwab has been ashore. NEBRASKA IN BRISF. For a time Mead was squarely op against a corI famine. Failure Is announced of the grocery etore of C. S. Bicknell of Table Rock. Two soldiers, deserters from Fort Robinson, were arrested by the sheriff of Custer county. Saunders county has decided to hold a fair next fall and has elected offi cers accordingly. Frank Reddy of Fremont fell twen ty feet from a telephone pole, but was not seriously Injured. There are twelve free delivery routes in York county and several that come from adjoining counties. James Connely and James Freeman, two prisoners awaiting trial on tlu charge of robbery, dug out of the county jail at Schuyler and made their escape. The livery barn of George Hannah & Son, Stratum, was destroyed by fire, consuming grain, implements, buggies, stable and livery horses. Governor Mickey has announced the appointment of Captain J. H. Culver of Milford an adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard to succeed General L. W. Colby of Beatrice. The increase In wages to the en gineers of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway, which is to take ef fect February 1, will make a difference in the payroll at Fairbury of nearly $1,500. The trial at Chadron of James Walker, who was charged with the murder, on November 22 last, of Has ten Broad us, a gambler, in the saloon of Reed & Shorey in Orawford, result ed in his acquittal. Several business men and quite a party of farmers who recently sold out in (iage county leave soon for Asher, a new town in south Pottawattamie county, Oklahoma, where they will go into business or have purchased I:.nd. In a published statement setting forth reasons for consolidation with the Fairmont creamery, oflieials of the South Platte creamery assert tli.it the South Platte creamery has paid out in the past fourteen years to Its patrons and employes over $2.M0,ooo. A team belonging to Will O'Brien was stolen from the hitching rack in Friend while the owner was at an en tertainment. One of the horses was a sorrel mare with white face and wire cut on left knee, also on left front foot; weight, 900 pounds. The other was a bay horse with a slit in each ear; weight, about 1,000 pounds. F. M. Pollard, manager of tho Nc hawka fruit farm, reports the ship ment this year of thirty-three cars of apples. They have also worked up from 18,000 to 20,000 bushels of apples into cider, making something over 50,000 gallons. They have on hand 8,500 gallons of cider which they will convert into vinegar in the spring. Mrs. Peter Johnson of Elm Creek left home with another man, Lee Smith by name, who hails from Colo rado. He husked corn for Johnson last fall. They drove from Elm Creek to Overton to take the train for Den ver, but were apprehended. She re turned home on the condition that Smith should be released, which was done. At a mass meeting of the repre sentative citizens of Hastings, held in the courthouse, it was decided to in struct the mayor and city council to accept Mr. Carnegie's offer of $15,000 for the erection of a public library, and the mayor and council were au thorized to levy a 2-mill tax to raise the sum of $1,500 annually for the maintenance of the public library. J. E. Nance, who lives about ten miles southwest of Adams, committed suicide in a horrible manner. He went into the smoke-house, where was kept coal oil, and poured the fluid over his head and clothing, and then set fire to the oil. He rushed out of the smoke-house all aflame, and ran across a cornfield, until he dropped dead in a ditch. Deputy Labor Commissioner Bassett has received a letter from Secretary of Agriculture Wilson notifying him that W. D. Collyer, United States in spector of dairy export, has been as signed to attend the meeting of the dairy association in Lincoln, February 22-23. The presence of Mr. Collyer, it is said, will lend much interest to the meeting, and he will be asked to judge the exhibits. Frank Baird, who was arrested a few days ago for robbery near Bursay, Iowa, formerly lived in Plattsraouth. He is an ex-convict, having gone to Fort Madison, Iowa, in 1634 for two and a half years for counterfeiting. Before returning to Iowa it is said that he shipped his household g'jods to Creston and then set fire to the building he rented and collected $500 insurance on his household goods. A rumor is current In Beatrice that the Union Pacific is considering the advisability of moving its shops from Beatrice to Marysville, Kan. The. re port, however, is not confirmed by of ficials of the road. Joseph Tschauner, sr., was killed at the approach of the Platte river bridge at Osceola. He was coming home from Columbus, and one of his horses be ing slower than the other, on going up the approach the wheel struck one of the rails and Mr. Tschauner was thrown out and instanfry killed. Unusual Interest is being taken in the coming farmers' institute which ! Is to be held in York February 4 and 5. The Commercial club has taken the matter up in connection with the officers of the county institute. Wr. N. McLennan, one of the pionerr attorneys of thia state, came near los ing his life at Nebraska City. He war crossing the river on the ice whn It gave way precipitating him with his horse and buggy into the river. He was rescued by means of a rcpe thrown to bim. Helping Hand Needed. Both tho army and tho navy ar ihort of medical officers In spite of tho most energetic effort to obtain them. Tho need In both Berrlces U o pressing that tho leadlnr nmdlcal lorietles of the country might help Jo ellevo It by officially railing the at 'entlon of their younger members to the opportunities of professional unv fulness which tho army and navy af ird. riny and Navy Journal. The man who does not share his troubles with his neighbors U a stoic worthy of emulation. The British public, which took an offensive, Interest In the DreyfuH case, has paid too little attention to the monstrous in justice of the present French ministry to th religious or ders. Tho case of the latest victim ought to re store a proper fcpirlt of In dignation. The Passion 1st Fathers of the Avenue Roche are a group of meu rather than an order who keep a chapel for the reception of British and Americans. They have not gone aside from the observance of thin thought ful hospitality and the enjoyment of the simple privileges of their religion to teach or make proselytes or urge politics. These uood priests are to bo excluded for no other cause than the dogmatic intolerance of an obstinate boor. Quite apart from the indigna tion of British and American residents and visitors the case demands recog nition by other nations as an outrage on justice and hospitality. A FIFTY-FOOT CALENDAR. N. W. Ayer & Son. the Philadelphia advertising agents, who have a na tional reputation for "keeping ever lastingly at it." believe in sticking to a good thing whn ty have one. For Instance, their calendar for IHO.'I fol lows the design used for several years' past, but with new coloring. And In truth It would be hard to Improve upon their design; the dates are plainly readable at fifty feet, yet the calendar is not unpleasantly con spicuous; it is artif.tlc, simple and use. ful and it is not surprising that It has become so popular an ndjunct to business offices that the supply never equals the demand. While they last, one will be mailed to any addresB for 25 cents, which barely covers cofct and postage. It is said in art. circles that th young American artist, Frank Wilbert Stokes, is the first trained eolorlst to bring pictures from the Arctic regions. Nan.-en's sketches in color are Interest ing, but he was not a professional artist. Mr. Stokes's material was se emed when he went, with Peary to the far north. It was when the Kite was bringing home tne members of the Peary and relief expeditions in 18'J2 that artist, explorer and men were granted vision of wonderful auroral displays such as few men have seen, experiences which form the subject of Mr. Stokes's brilliant color-pictures and article on "The Aurora Borealis" In the February Century. So far as is known, these subjects have never be fore been presented in color to a popular audience. PREVENTS SMALLPOX. Alabastiiic will not cure smallpox and other contagious diseases, once they have fastened their deadly grip upon their victims. It will do much, however, toward preventing their spread. It Is a well recognized fact that cer tain wall coatings do much to harbor disease germs and propagate same; that of all coverings wall paper is the most likely to hold the germs of disease for months and years. There are well authenticated cases where smallpox, scarlet fever and other germs have lain dormant for year?, and have attacked persons afterward when the paper was removed. Kalsomines stuck on the wall with decaying glue are not much better than wall paper with its vegetable paste. Alabastine is recommended gener ally by sanitarians, as a coating for walls in any stylo of work, as it is perfectly sanitary, is in the nature of a disinfectant, presents a perfectly hard surface, is manufactured from a cement base, and dees not furnish a lodgment ground for disease germs. Years ago these matters received but little attention, but modern scien tists becoming appalled at the spread of the dread disease, smallpox, and the difficulty in stamping it out, have gone to investigating causes, and un hesitatingly say that improper wall coatings have very much to do with this. Alabastine is recommended to bo used on all Infected walls, to destroy germs and to get walls onco more" In a healthy condition. The Automobile. We are largely indebted to Europe for the development of the automobile, and the exhibition of motor cars of all varieties which recently closed In Paris showed that the Old World stJR maintains its supremacy, though it is threatened by this country. On the 17th of this month the annual how of the Automobile Club of America and the National Automobile Manufac turers' association will be opened and unless all signs fail will be a worthy rival of the exhibition in the French capital. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Seeing Snakes. Persons suffering from delirium tre mens usually imagine that they are surrcunded by snakes. An explana tion of this hallucination is o'ered by the result of some recent experiments. Sixteen alcoholic patients were exam mined with the opthalmoseope. and It was found that the minute blood ves sels in the retina of their eyes were congested. In this condition they ap pear black, and are projected Into the field of vision, where their movements resemble the epfrming of serpents. London Leader. The Advance of the Autos. It is estimated that at present about 14,000 automobiles are used In the United States. On the basis of orders already In, the calculation Is made that by the end of this year the num ber of motor vehicles In use will b? nearly tripled. It Is promised that th building of horseless wagons will soon be a larger industry in point of men employed than that which In 4.000 factories now supplies the horse drawn carriages of the land. New York World. Sarcasm has many admirers, but no friends. 9N POTTTiTTJY 1 w,nt Tr poultry, bst.v I l IJ li 1 It I fr. Tf. !. hld. 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