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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1901)
fcrt Jf(fj ., -AGAINST WL BILL Live Stock Men Opposed to Grout Oleo Measure. WOULD fAVOR A PURE fOOD LAW Ulr. All irllrle. Sol.l Kor Food Kx. otly What Tl.ojr Are 1- Hri. i ( olmlcn Aflor Dflnite oilier li"Prlint Newn. A Salt Lake City. Full. .Inn. 17. ilk patch says the national live stock con vention opened this morning with ills cufchlon on the (Jiout oleomargarine bill, under the live minute rule The (list speaker was llubr lleniou of Utah who saiit that l.oth sides had told so many stories that It nan hard i? dad ui the UuUiyf b: simniion He thought a oomiiiltlou should be ap pointed In ascertain who was telling the truth He was followed by Charles . Crane of I'tah who made a vigorous speech against the Cuout bill Ik said tliu bill was unjust and would take away the right or the states to control their own HlVairs. T. I). Wilson of Illinois said the ob jeet of the assoeialion was to pet at the facts. He spoke on the suhjeet fioin the dairymen's standpoint until time was called. Mr. Harris of Iowa then spoke an tagoni.ing the views of Mr. Harrison and said that what we needed was a "pure food" law. Mr. ICnolin of Missouri then spoke until President Springer announced "that there was only five minutes left and he desired to make some lemarkh himself. He denounced the (irout bill In the strongest terms. He faored the Wadsworth substitute and said every live stock man would endorse It. Resolutions in opposition to the (rout bill were then adopted Mr. Wilson of Illinois then otVeied the following resolution, which was ndopttd by a rising vote: "Resolved, That the national live stock association will unanimously In dorse a pure food law that shall com pel all food products to be sold for ex actly what they ur " SOLDIERS TO START HOME Itt-Klmillt In I'ltllliilii4 Noon to he DlHrlmrRPil The United States transport Huford nas arrived at Manila from Vigan, on the northwest coast of the island of Luzon, with the Thirty-sixth regi ment. The .soldiers will land, camp on the Luneta and sail on the trans port Pennsylvania for San Francisco January :.'5. This regiment was the earliest orgamV.cd of the present vol unteers. Some of the men will join the new Manila police, under Pr-ivost J Marshal (ien. .1. F. Hell, the original colonel of the regiment. The transport Indiana will sail for San Francisco witli sick soldiers on the return of the hospital ship Relief from Apia. lhe Philippine Commission has pas sed nets giving, in domestic product the ilolo archipelago free trade witli all Philippine ports and providing for the issuances of licer ces to masters and mates of sea-going vessels. WILD ENGINE KILLS PORTER Kilt ii I .Aiililout mi I took tnlum! at Coun cil lllufTx. Rock Island engine No. S3 escaped I fiom Its moorings in theynrdsatCoun- eil Muffs; (a., .lanuarv 17, and started on a rampage tliat ended disastrously. Reaching the main line the engine crashed into the tear coach of a Wa bash passenger train, which was just passing the sw Itch utthe time the time the wild engine reached that point. The coach was thrown from the track and tipped over on its side. Jesse Hell, tile Rock Island porter, had boarded the back platform of the Wabash coach, Inteudlng to alight from it at the switch and til row it for the Rock Island train following imme diately behind the Wabash. He was hurled underneath the passenger conch and his entire body was crushed into an unrecognizable mass. Death was instantaneous. - - . t'oliiiuhlii t'Hleiitliir for 1001. The 11101 edition of the Columbia desk calendar has made its appearance. This unique and useful compilation has been issued annually for the last six teen years and has come to be regarded as an ludlspenslble aitiele i'u many business otllccs and homes. The new edition preserves the leading charac teristics of its predecessors, but shows narked improvement as regards press work and binding. In a prefatory note the publishcrstate that from time to time they have been urged to change the general character of the calendar, or more historical, or more astronomi cal or otherwise different, but they have always thought it best to retain the old-time form with the contents subordinate to the original thought and Independent judgment of tin: con tributors who seud In the material for the page heads. The calendar Is being distributed by the American llicycle Co., Columbia Sales Department, Hart ford, Conn. - lloitou Noun Mom to Hen. The cruiser Iloston, which for months has been undergoing ripalrs at the Mare Island navy yard, San Francisco, will soon be ready for sea. The gunboat. Alert, which has been laid up at Mare Island, will also go into commission within a tow weeks and sail for the Philippines to be used in the Inter-Island service. The cruiser Marblehcad is in dry dock nml will' not be ready for service again for a long time. The revenue cutter Thetis Is at the navy yard, where con I bldcrable work is to be done on It. QUEEN'S HEALTH NOT GOOD AUriuIn llomor Current ConrerulnB Victoria rt Year Trying. An Osborne. Isle of Wight, .Ian. 1H, dispatch says: The following ofllelal announcement regarding the queen's health has been made known: "The queen during the PHst year, has had a grent strain upon her pow ers, which has rather told upon her nervous system. It has therefore been thought advisable by her majesty's physician that her majesty should 'be kept perfectly quiet In the house and should abstain for the present form transacting business.'' The queen has not Intel v been In i...r usual health and Is unable for the present to take her customary drhes. Alarming rumors were circulated to day to the effect that (Jueen Victoria was seriously 111 and that her family had been summoned to Osborne. The rumors were groundless. Inquiries bv the Associated press at Osborne at ;i o'clock thls afternoon elicited a lint denial of" the reports. J he Prince of Wales Is now at Marl Wough house where ho news has In en received indicating that her majesty s not enjoying her usual health. The Duke of York went toSandrlng ham this afternoon. hi spite of the denials from Osborne ami Marlborough house, the rumor about the queen's Illness has alarmed the public and adversely affected the stock exchange. According to enily news from Cones this morning the queen wns not well yesterday and had not Improved to day, hut later news from Cowes says the queen had been suffering from insomnia, but was better this evening. Sir Francis Laklng, surgeon to her majesty, lias been called In to consult witli Sir .lames Reid, her majesty's resident physician. The Associated press communicated witli Osborne house at 0 o'clock this evening and the master of the queen's household replied that he was unable to diseuss tlie matter further, but that a statement on the subject would ap pear in the Court Circular tomorrow. CHANGES IN POSTAL LAW. L'oiiitnUnlnii of Hnue unit Semite Make Its Keport. The postal commission of the house and senrte which "have been investigat ing postal matters for thc last two years made Its report January II. The commission unanimously reports in favor of excluding from the' second class mail rate: First, books, whether bound or unbound; second, newspapers and pctiodicals unsokl, sent by a news agent to another news agent, or return ed to the publisher; third, sample cop les of newspapers above a certain small fixed proportion of the circula tion. The commission also tumultously reports ngainst the continuance of the system of transmitting mails iu the pneumatic tubes under the present conditions. The commission unani mously reports that neither a change in letter postage nor the establishment of a system of parcels post is practic able under existing conditions of reve nue and expenditure, even tf otherwise desirable upon which no opinion is ex pressed. Fiunr Court of reunion Appeal. The general committee, of the Ornnd Army of the Republic, Leo Rassleur of St. Louis, commander-in-chief; Robert U. llrown of tfanesville, ().; Charles C. Adams of Iloston; John W. Iturst of Chicago: O. II. Coulter of 'J'opeka and John Palmernppcate 1 before the house invalid pension committee at Washing ton .lanuary 11, and argued in favor of the bill for the location of a court of pension appeals to consider rejected pension claims. There are about 100, 000 eases adversely passeil upon each year by the pension otllce. I'attorHon CiiuriiH Nominee. Governor Thomas, .lanuary 14. an nounced his withdrawal from the race for United States senatorship. The fusion members of the legislature nom inated Thomas M. Patterson of Denver for the United States senate to succeed E. O. Wolcott. He received seventy three out of niuety-one vote's In the caucus. Wnnliout In North wet. The heavy rains of the past few days have caused many streams to rise and railroad trafllc in the northwest has been somewhat delayed by washouts, says a dispatch from Portland, Ore. All the main lines have been cleared, however, and traiut arj running close to schedule time. Fleet I.euve llermuilni. The United States war vessels An napolis, Frolic, Wompatuck and Pisca taqua, constituting the mosquito fleet, which arrived at Hamilton, Jlermuda, January !i, have sailed away. The omcers nave expressed inemscivcb as charmed with their visit. NEWS IN BRIEF Judge Neville's condition is still pre carious. Arrangements are being completed to light Ord, Nob., with electricity. Lord Robcrs has asked for .1,000 yoemanry for service in South Africa. The agricultural appropriation bill, carrying about ,84,1)00,000, is pra'cti- cally completed. The "stop the war committee' in Londan is making ugly charges against Lords Kitchener and Roberts. Marvin Kuhns, the desperado who has terrorized northern Indiana for several weeks, has been captured. The Oregon legislature has passed it resolution submitting to the voters of the stato the initiative und referen dum amendmont. The Nebraska State Poultry associa tion elected L, P. Harris, of Palmyra, presldont, and L. W, dn.routte, of Lincoln, secretary, VICTORIA STRICKEN Death Angel Hovers Over the Os borne House. ENGLAND'S RULER JUST BARELY ALIVE The (limit Queen Victoria Stricken Willi rarnlyulk nml In llelple Condition Tho Prince of Wale Maile Virtual Itecent- Oilier New. A Cowes, Isle of Wight. Jan. 10 dis patch bore the sad newstliat the queen of England lay at death's door. She was stricken with paralysis Retuer's Telegraph company understands that the Prince of Wales has received au thority to act in iter majesty's stead, and thus tlieie has been cieated a practical, though not constitutional, vegetiey. 'lathered at her bedside are the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Louise and other members of the royal family, while Mr. Rltchey. the secieta ry of state for home affalis, tepieseiits the cabinet. Loid Salisbury Is in con stant telephonic communication with Osborne house, and ll was rumored that he had arrived at Osborne house, but this does not upp Mr to be true. Ilulletlii. associations in Loudon the following bulletins The press nave recched from Cowes: Jan. '.'I '.' a. m. -The queen Is iu a comatose condition, and is reganled as passing uway 'la. in. -The worst is expected at any moment and the members of the royal family are now assembling in the bed chamber. 'I:!. a. in. The queen still Ihes. and there Is no change in her condition. .V.l.l a. m. -The inenibersof the'ioynl family ate still gatheied iu a room adjoining the queen's bed chamber. Her majesty is unconscious, and the end Is expected at any moment. 7:.1(l a. in. Tlie queen is still alive, but all hopes are gone. ":'.'. a. m. A special train left Victoria station for Osborne at 8 a. m. with Emperor William, tlie Print- of Wales, the Duke of York and tin- Duke of Couuaught aboard. Nepaper (,'nniiiieiit. London, Jan. 21. Following Is news paper comment on the queen's condi tion: The Sunday Sun says. "There never was a time when the queen was mote beloved Never lu.s she been so near her people iu the course of her long u-ign as during tlie course of the war which lias knit the empire together. It Is impossible for anyone to seriously considered Hug laud and the English without tlie au gust presence of onu who has endeared herself to her people in a peculiar man ner ami to a degree unattainable by the sovereign of tiny other land." The Sunday Special says: "Under the, circumstances the na tion may mourn for the sovereignty they have lost, but study the .over elgn is as luipp, iu her death as iu life, nor has there ever been a ruler more woitliy of the epitaph Sir Henry Lawiencu widied, the uoolol a man or woman can desire; "She tried to do her duty."" Lloyds Weekly London Newspaper says: "History will proclaim, in the words of the poet: " "She wrought Iter people lasting good.' "There can be no gainsaying the fact that tlie people In return love the queen as no sovereign was ever loved before." Tlie Observer says: "The temporary deprivation of her majesty's guidance and counsel in the present circumstances must be a seri ous blow to government. It is well known that she has personally ex pected a profound inllueuce oil the policy of the country, both internal and external. If her health sluiuld unhappily necessitate a tempo. ary re linquishment of the cares and exhaust ing routine of the state we may con sole ourselves that shu has marked ont the path of duty which her repre sentative will only have to follow to achieve assured success." "We all know," says the Dally Mail, "that there is danger of losing perhaps tlie greatest personal force of our times." Tlie Dally News recalls the fact that even Jl sinarck, who detested feminine interference in politics, formed an es timate of tlie queen after a personal i... i ii. i .. . . .' inn.-! vilmy Mini nur w-mcii noniereil on the idolatrous, and adds: "This is one of the most striking tributes ever paid to a great char acter." A bright spot in the universal gloom was the unexpectedly piompt sympa thy displayed by Emperor William in giving up Important engagements to come to tlie death-bed of his grand mother. "This," says the Daily Mail, "is cui: ,c,uiatei to endear His name to every Knglishmau, aud we feel at such an hour what truo sympathy means." Tlie Standard says: "If tlie queen were aware of the Ocrmau etnporer's arrival the circum stance could hardly fail to bring some satisfaction to her mind. It Is a con solation, in this hour of national dis tress, to listen to the universal chorus of respectful esteem 'which her ma jesty's illness has evoked abroad. In tlie United States tlie progiess of the patient lias been watched anxiously and the bitterest critics of England have only words of respect for Eng land's queen," HER LONO LOST BROTHER. Ohio Woiiuin NtnrlU'ii Snulit I'e .Ni'HH A Kent With Hlmiett nml Kiiibrneeft, Miss McRocktaud of Dayton, ()., who Is visiting friends in Wichita claims that in Frank Hall, n newsboy on the Santa Fe, she has found her long lost brother Miss Mcttocklitud Is siid to be u-ry wenlthy and she came out west for the purpose of lo cating Iter tuother, who was lost about fourteen years -ago. During her trip west she became convinced that Frank Hall-, the ne ws boy on the train, was the brother she had been looking for, and at once be gan to shower tit tn with kisses and cm In aces. What dumbfounded the young man still more was the fact that slit- produced a picture he had had taken In Denver years ago. The young mini disclaims all knowledge of Miss Rockland, and says that ever since he can remember he has been the piotege of a biolher at Newton, K'nn. The young lad, w ill remain in iehita for some time to come ami will inu-stig.ite the parentage of Hull FIND NEW CUDAHY SUSPECT tturke, Die Dlllllioiul Hnliber, Suppomil To He Coiiik I'tfil. An Omaha special dlspaten of Janu ary '.'0 says tlieie is a new suspect tn the Cuiliihv kidnaping east'. Thin Hint It is Frank SlieiclelY. alias Hddlc Murk-, I lie outlaw, who tubbed Wil liam 0. Pollock on u train near Mis souii Valley, la,, iu I Sin1, of 81.1,000 vMirth of diamonds. Some time in November Shereleff was paroled from the Iowa penitentiary, to which lie had been sentenced forsetenteen yeitts, ami is said to lime been in South Omaha earl, In December. The police detccliu-s are on Ills trail. During ids ti lal for the diamond robbery Put Clowe went no to Logan, letalniug attorneys and attended the trial ccry ditj, manifesting extraordinary inter est lu the case. A NEW SCHOOL HOUSE. Delplins lit Itrplmi' lliiriii-il llilllilliiu With MH.OIIO striii'lurc. A Delphos, ICas., January 10 dispatch snys plans and specifications for tlie new school house have arrived. The new building will take tlie place of the one burned a few months ago. J. M. 1 1 ad ley. of Topeka, is tlie iiiehi tcet. The outside dimension-' of the build ing will be about the same .is the one destioed, though then- will be few changes inside. It will be heated by steam or hot air. ami is to be com pleted not later than the tirst of Sep tember next To rebuild ami furnish tin- new school will be between SH.OOO and SIO.OOO KriiRt-r ot to t'nine. Frlekii- KlotV, Krnger's grandson, says; "Ivruger has no intention of going to America at present, although picssed with invitations. He possibly might go later if he considered the Interests of the Transvaal demanded It." (client! Kitchener, telegraphing from Pretoria, under date of January 17th says Colonel (Irey, with the New Xealaiulers and Iliishiuen, have vigor ously attacked the enemy eight miles west of Tcntorsburg, completely rout ing 800 llocrs. (eueral Kitchener adds details of tlie iusignillennt casualties of both forces and continues: "Colville"s mo bile column was attacked north o( Stauderton January 17 by it concentra tion of the enemy, wlioweie driven off witli seveie loss. Our casualties were fifteen wounded and one killed." .Mr. Ciile'M 1)11 lllll. A Topcku. Ivan., special says: A bill requiring a test of the speelllc gravity of oil, as well as the test of its explo sive quality, lias been piepared by State Auditor Cole. The laws of I HUH did not requ're In spection of oil stored in Kausis for sale outside of the state, but this lull will require full Inspection of every barrel of oil iu tlie state. Four of the five deputy inspectors will Is; dispensed with, lu the Interest of economy, as there Is a local In spcetor stationed at every tank. These four positions the auditor holds to be sinecures that cost the stato SI00 month. Wop C'lillil l.iilmr. "We have lots of children workine in planing mills, box factories and the like. They an- getting thlr fingers sawed off, ruining their young lives und impairing their minds. They ought to be iu school. That is the tenor of the child labor law which is iu forcelti nearly every other state, aud aims to correc these evils." U. 1). Iloag, of Wyandotte, tints explained his child labor bill the other day. The hill was Introduced iu tlie house Wednesday January HI. Mr. Nation Free. The county attorney has dismissed the charge against Mrs. Carrie Nation. He says: "While Intemperance Is no excuse for crime, the mind of the defendant it tuucli impaired and she labors under u delusion to such an extent as to be ir responsible. Further confinement in jail would not Improve her condition of ml ud." Ilrukeuiun l,one III root (leorge Arnold, a hruhcmnn ou Hnr llngton fast freight No. 70, which rum from Lincoln to Creston, had u narrow escape from a horrible death In tin Plattsmouth yards. Tito train was starting out slowly and Arnold, step ping backwards, fell between two cars. His body cleared the track but the wheels of two cars passed over his left foot. The train was stopped and the unfortunate man was taken to the of. flee of the company's physician where It was found necessary to amputate th limb near the anVle. MRS. NATION AGAIN With Holp She Smashos Two More Wlchitn Saloons. THREE WOMEN JOIN IN (RUSADE quartet With listened) l-lnjr I'Uti- (Hum, HIhmt Often, IIut.ii- Willi llotileil Vt'liieii nnil l.liiuorn. NherllT Simmon sUppril In 1'm-e. A dispatch from Wichita, dated Jan nary 21, says: Mis. Carrie Nation came back to Wichita after her recent Inearceiatlon under a smallpov quar tine ami tlie net icsnlts of ten minutes of her work this afternoon an- two wteeked saloons, the pieces of which nit-being sold tonight for souvenirs. Mis. Nation was assisted by Mrs. -lulia Uvans, Mis. Lucy Wllho'it and Mrs. LytUa MunU, all of the local W. C. T. I', organization. With hatchets concealed under their cloaks they en tered tlie saloon of James Hums, on Douglas avenue and did not leave n complete piece of glass or n Winking slot, machine In the place. All show riihes, both for liquors and cl-jars. as well as the nlnte glass windows and doors wore bioken Into smlthcieens. Willi lightning speed they lau to John llerrlg's saloon, ami everything in tlie fiont of the room, Including the plate glass windows, was hioken when he appealed with a revolver, placed It at Mrs. Nation's head and said that lie would blow out her brains if she did not desist. She yielded before the pointed it-vol 'er and with her com panions ran to the Catey hotel bar. where she made her tirst attack on the saloonsof Wichita three weeks ago. The police at this point overpowered Mrs. Nation and her fi lends ami took them to tin- city pi Ison. followed by 2,000 people. Chief of Police C'udboii discharged the prlMitiers after they i cached the jail, and is condemned by tlie citlens. lu the evening, while Mrs. Nation was at the depot, lu the net of buying a ticket to a neighboring town, Sheriff Simmons attempted to rescue, her. Mrs. Nation slapped him in tin- face violently. A policeman came to his rescue, and Mrs. Nation was placed lu jail. Mis. Wilholt and Mrs. Kvuns were also arrested ami placed lu Jail. It Is stated that a complaint of In sanity will he. lodged against Mrs. Nation, GRIP'S HAVOC ON A CRUISER Ml nnirern hiiiI Neteuty Men ut tlie VnrhiK Down With It. A Philadelphia, Pa., dispatch says: drip is t-i Ideuilc ou the Russian cruiser Varing. w hieli is lying at Cramp's ship yards. Six olllcers and beventv seamen aie bed ridden with tlie complaint aud many others are ill, hut able to get about. The work of earing for the sick men lias been too much for the cruiser's surgeons and most of tin- patients have been removed to various hospitals for treatment. Tim Varlag's surgeons say they knew nothing of the disease until they eaine to this country. Iriiuil In l)..,ul l.ettir Olll Several eleiks Vn the ili-ml i,.u.... ofllee of tint pistolllce department at Washington hae hi en dismissal on charges of having bought packages at the dead letter sale, knowing In ad vance then- contents aud falsely re porting Hid,- character in the eatii loguc. The secme was unearthed by Postmaster Oennral .Smith in an Inves tigation carried on for over a mouth. In order to avert suspicion by the pres ence, of local ilotcctiw-s In 'the otllce luring the sale, December 17 last, in spectors fion New York, Iloston and Matyhind carried uu tlie investigation and located the plot iu tlie property division of tlie dead letter ofllee. The clerks dismissed are R. (. Walton, Mis. Lillian K. Ilrown, Charles Albert and Charles Hardin, the last named being tin- head of the property dlvis ion. M'eiltleit In Slmcp Wiikoii. new style of marriage ceremony inuii'Miratcd in. r-i-ir,..,. iv.... A was when Mr Rose Lambert, a well knowii "hecp man, and Miss Lovisii Morrison went wedded In a sheep wagon. The ceremony was performed at 12 o'clock midnight and was witnessed by the bride's mother and a few friends of the couple. Rev. (illk-sple performed the ceremony, after which the couple set out. for Lost Cabin, traveling In the sheep wagon. It was not because the couple could not afford a stylish wed ding that the marriage was celebrated In a sheep wagon, for Mr. Lambert is well-to-do, but because the oung couple wanted something ron'inntic and different from other weddings Home Oppose Amendment.. The house committee on military af fairs has disagreed to all the amend ments to the army reorganization bill ,..1 .....i i i .i. , . .. mum i-t-ii tue cuairman to move similar action in the house, witli re quest for a conference. Nile for a TowiiHlte. Francis L. Judge A Son of St. Paul. Minn., commenced action iu tlie I'nitcd States court at Helena, Mont,, against the Northern International Improve ment company aud nlnety-Hve otheis to recover a quarter section of land ou which is the, townslte of Columbia Falls, in Flathead county, together with SfiO.OOO claimed to bo due as rent for the last six years. The suit is bused on a filing said to have been made by Mr. Judge before tlie town was created. QUEEN ALIVE TUESDAY. Aged SinerrlRn of Knglanit Clin to Mf TenneloiiHljr. A Cowes, Jan. 228 a. m. dispatch says: l'p to this hour no further bulletin has been issued. The corrcs pendent, of tho Associated press Is In fm met! that the queen's condition has undergone no change. The queen Is expected to live until Thursday morning, unlets unexpected complications occur. C'apllnl IIiiiir With HUek. The funeral of K. ti. White, member of the lower house of the state leglsla tine, who died at Cheyenne, Wyo., was held iu the hall of the house on thc.imh. being the first ceremony of the kind ever witnessed iu the state capltol building. The services were conducted hy t. Masonic fraternity. The remains wcie taken to Casner and Intel icd by the Masons of that city. A committee of prominent Masons and members of tlie legislature accompani ed tlie body. White was one of the wealthiest sheep men of Central Wyoming, lie served during tho war with Spain as a member of Torrey's cavalry. Nl. I.oiiU Honor Wu. Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister, is stopping at the Ph.ntcrs hotel In St. Louis, as the guest of tlie Commercial club. He will be tho guest of honor at a banquet to be given by the Commer cial club bcfoie which lie will deliver an address on "Commercial Relations Willi China." I'nder escoit of a com mittee the Chinese minister visited points of Interest in St. Louis and was entertained at a luncheon given by the I'nlversily club. Iliiith Dun to Opium, The coroner at Philadelphia held an Inquest in the case of Father Rlegol, the llouiau Catholic priest whose body was found In the hallway of a house on Ninth Klghth street two weeks ago, stripped of his outer clothing and minus a considerable nuiii of money and other valuables. The jury brought in a veidlct that Ids death was due to opium poisoning. Six persons are un der an est charged with the crime. Ilonni-H Kiiiiaii ltiiulllloii. dovernor Dietrich, of Lincoln, Neb., houoied tho requisition from the gov ernor of Kansas asking for the return of W. II. Worlcy to Allen county, Knn sas, to answer the charge of statutory criminal animal assault. Worlcy Is now nt Callaway. A requisition was honoied by dovernor Poyuter last No vember and immediately revoked on it being learned that tho man was con fined to Ids lied ny typhoid fever. Defeuil Ills DHiijchtnr. Joe Mel ut urff wits stabbed and fat ally wounded at Poplar Muff, Mo., by J. V. Roberts. Melnturff ami Thomas Jones, while Intoxicated, visited Rob cits' home and attempted to assault his thirteen-year-old daughter. Ilob erts in defending his daughter from Indignities, was compelled to use his knife. Delleleiie) Kntlinittes Secretary (iagn has transmitted to tlie (.house deficiency estimates of appropriations for the various depart ments to complete the services up to June .10, HUM, amounting to 8M,itHil, 0.VJ, ami Jtt.DUJn.'., for the postal ser vice yayable from the postal revenues. Fntnl NhoOlliiK hjr Aeelilent. In a friendly scuffle at n resort at Rapid City, S. I)., Clarence Lockwood of Keystone, was accidentally shot iu tlie spine liy. luck Myore of Hermowt. Roth young men are highly respected. It Is feared Lockwood caniio'tMlvo. -Im-mediatdy'ufter shooting Moore gave himself' up to the sheriff and is In jail. 'iililer lleehe In tloun V. M. lleehe, cashier of tho St. Jos eph Terminal Railroad company of St. Joseph, Mo., is missing and tho audi tors of the company aru cheeking up Ids accounts. They refuse to give out any statement other thuu the books "look bad." llenrliiK ou Colmiice Illtlt. The house committee on coinage, weights and measures Tuesduy con tinued the hearings on the various gold bills before It. Charles A. Conant and Representative Overstreet were heard. Tin- latter Is the author of one, of the bills before, the committee. Ner Kind of Molt (old has been fopnd in paying quantities on tlie beach between Otter Point ami Smoke hnrbor, thirty miles from Victoria. There are si-vornl miles of beach, and it has been staked out for its entire length. Smallpox ut Nlienimiloitli. Miss Louise Maker, sister of Mrs. J. W. Ratekin of Shenandoah, la., hub broken out with smallpox, mild form, supposed to be contracted from express packages from Canton, Mo. Rut few exposed und strict quarantine. r;ndltlon of Treuwury. Statement of 'the' United State treasury balances lu tho general fund exclusive of the SI. 10,000,000 gold re serve In the division of redemption shows: A vallable cash balances, 8137,. I81.fl.15; gold 877.005,331. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. Ho sure you're left, then go behind. If there were no women' In the world there would bo no pessImlBta. Very f0v women evor have tho senso to cry without all muaslng up their hrlr Avout half of a woman's spiritual aspirations" can be cured with' liver pills. The people who possess. tho most In telligence very seldom have tho moat sense. I c . s-vjo m.t