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y--Jl k V $ $! , if $' f 1 r MACHINERY BURNS Big Lincoln Warehouse is Con siderably Damaged FIRE IN HUBER BUILDING llenvr low May It Nearlr Ooerml Hr Insurance IMninr Hraltnrnl Ovor Kntlr Pint Floor lr nn ICiplon- Ion Willed Caiuoilthe llluvo I'lro curly Thursday morning dnm agod to tho cxtnnt of several thousand dollars tho now Huber threshing ma chlno building at Eighth and Q streets, In Lincoln. Tho building has boon In two but one season, and originally coat about $25,000. Thoro wus perhaps between $30,000 and $10,000 worth of stock In It. Inmiranco wus curried on tho building and stock to tho extent of $12,000 to $15,000. Tho Interior fmnio work of the first Moor was ruined, tho flrut floor wns burned through In sev eral places and tho second lloor was Hcorched and charred. Tho fifteen or twenty threshing machine separators In tho building were damaged, some or them nlmoot totally. Some of tho en Kinos were damaged, while others rarthcr from the bono of the lire, wore not so bndly affected by the bent. Hx pcrts at tho fire Bald It was an Impos nlblo task to malco nn accurate estl mato of tho loss. THEY OPPOSE THE UNION Oporatorn Will ltofimn to lie llminil by .Arbitration If It I in pi Ion Itcrosriiltloii Tho answer of the other eonl com fwuilca to, the complaints mill demands inndo by tho unthrnclto minors before tho strike commission, as made public In Washington liv Ifi.i.m-.ln.- w..i.,i,, follow tho generalities of tho argu ment prcsonted yesterday by Buer, al though they nro more bitter In de nunciation of tho mine workers. President Fowler of tho Sernnton coal company denies that unions tend to tho hotter discipline of tho men nnd asserts thnt, slnco tho advent or tho united mine workers Into tho anthra cite field, tho workers there have be come demoralized. President Trnrsilnln nf (In. 1 nnb.. Wanna makes the contention that tlud uuuiuiuiii. oi uie nnuings or thotfb,n mission In an agreement with thVTinlt cjl mlno workere Is not on ufJtRe . ni. tlons at issue. Ho um,?",,, 2SKK 7J.r itffflmnn-lanS vwhiiko ir uiucr ill With tho miners' nm "anv agreement llzntlou which ho 1M7B has been iWlnr by tho federal court to bo unlawful In tho oast liiHiinfn,i k that it has not liud there Is no reason to bellovo thnt It will In the fu- mrc nisitato to sacrlll ro life, liberty or property to gain Its iporary ends. vicious and tern- lin "o 5 X of. mont with thn .V6" mnK '"! nn'"- mLJB an assocIofJT"0 w,,r,orB1 1!,,,,U,1H era who iT(m composed largely of nniliu'ryfliavo half a vote: that .Uh ultimate object Is to control tho fuel uupply of the country; that It op poses tho Introduction of labor saving machinery nnd seeks to reduce all to tho standard of tho loast elllclent; that It Is inrapahlo of making a contract that has nny binding effect, TELLS OF GOEBEL KILLING A'ouUor, Under I.lfoHnntomc, Ohct Do tails Inu Coufoialon A Frankfort, Ky Nov. 12. dispatch nays: A most sensational story is told In connection with an alleged confes sion, modo by Henry Youtsey. now serving a llfo sentence for participa tion in tho conspiracy to assassinate Governor William Ooehel. Youtsey Is quoted as Baying thnt ho stood In the private offlco of Secretary of Stnte Powera and pointed out Goehol to tho man who fired tho fatal shot from one of tho windows, and thnt Jim Howard, now under llfo sentence for the crime, was tho man behind the gun. Youtsey is said to have given the minutest de tails of what occurred In the room a half hour beforo tho shot was II red and who entered during that period. An other story told of tho contents of tho alleged conrcsslon Is that the names of overy Member of (lovernor Tnylor's administration, with a single excep tion, nro mentioned. This story, taken In connection with tho testimony of former State Treasurer Day, Is an Indi cation that Youtsey called on all the ofllclals for a contribution to the fund that ho was accumulating to pay tho assassin. The alleged confession Is said to bo In tho hnuds of commonwealth oHlclnls. TO DEFY UNCLE SAM CiitmtiH Inillnril tii I'Ueo IMiitt Anx-ncl-went Iti'forn I'mirt of Arhltritlmi An unconfirmed report at Washing ton is to effect that, acting on advice or prominent International lawyers, President l'nlma of Cuba Intends to ap peal to the court or arbitration at The lingua with hope of securing from that tribunal a decision that the United States hnd no right to Impose upon Cuba the conditions contained in tho Piatt amendment, which limits her ac tion as n free and Independent nation. CuDa, ho said, having been recognized as Independent by the powrs of Europe and tho lending Lntln-Amerlcnn repub lics, expects thu tacit approval, It not tho active support or France. Kngland, Spain, (lermany and Mexico In tho move. Ntrllirnt Work u llimo Threo hundred men were nil that appeared for breakfast at tho Union Pacific shops Wednesday morning nt Omaha. Plates wero laid for five hundred Btrlko breakers last week. This was duo to a bogus advertisement which the strikers Inserted In tho Oma ha papers announcing glowing wages and conditions for non-union men to apply at room 33, McCoy's hotel, Chi cago. President Hurt personally has denied tho authenticity of tho ndver tluemcnt but admits Its effectiveness la taking men away from tho local chops. NATIONAL GRANGE MEETING Delegate! at l.ninlni:, Mloti., From Twcnty-nlt Mule The national grange, representing overy state In the union, opened Its thirty-sixth niinual session at 1-anslng, Mich., Nov. 1.1. Tho keynote of tho ad dress of Ornnd Master .(ones of South llend, Intl., was an appeal to tho farm ers to demand a remedy for trust ovlls and It was notable that tho wholo session will bo devotrd to defining tho policy of organized agriculture on this Question. Representatives of tho de partment of agriculture arc hero and will attempt to prevent too radical de mands for tariff revision. A Iumslng, Mich., Nov. 12. The an nual meeting of I he national graugo began hero today with delegates from twenty -six states In attenilance. Ornnd Master Aurou Jones, In his annunl ad dress, congratulated the order on Its wonderful degree of prosperity during the past year. Farmers were advised to provide for tho sale of (heir products In such man ner as will secure to them what justly belongs to them and to this end Mas ter Jones recommended that the farm er should never lose control of bin property until It Is needed for con sumption. The following reioinnicndallons for national legislation were made: Tho extension of free rural mall de livery; postal savings banks; election of United States senators by the peo ple; a constitutional amendment giv ing congress power to regulate nnd control trusts and other combinations; enlargement of tho powers of Interstate coinnicrco commission; regulations of the use of shoddy; p"io food laws; provision for tho extension of markets for products equally with manufac tured articles; enactment of nn anti trust law clearly defining what acts on tho part or any corporation would be, detrimental to public welfare; speedy construction of the Nicaragua canal by tho United Stntes; speedy construction of a ship canal connect ing the Mississippi river with tho great lakes and with tho Atlnntic ocean. llnnk lit Writteni ltoli!-,j', Four men attempted to rob tho Sa line county bank at. Western. Tuesday night. They put a light blast after drilling n hot?. In tho safe and tho nolso nrouspft persons living upstairs above the. tank. Tho robbers on guard across, ift0 Htrect wero fired at. and Im- med.'j.tolv Min whnln Inwn e nwnlto T'ho robbers wero pursud to tho edge of town and the chase given up until day light. This morning bloodhounds wero secured from llentrleo nnd put on tho trail and followed It several miles up tho track. It Is thought there wero four men engaged In the attempt. Tho snfo was not damaged very much by the explosion. The robbers did not securo any money. I.lplnn Contribute A telegram has been received by James Reardon, acting for tho Irish national world's fair association, In which Sir Thomns Upton, replying to his request that he contribute toward tho erecting of a building to bo dedi cated to Irclanil and the Irish people, snys: "I will bo delighted to con tribute $1,000 toward the Irish national world's fair association. It has my best wishes for a great success. (Signed.) "THOMAS UPTON." TELEGRAPHIC TICKINGS Tho smallpox epidemic In Harlmdos Is decreasing rapidly. Tho American federation of labor be han Its sessions at New Orleans Thurs day. Tho annual convention of tho Delta Kappa Epsllon fraternity began a tbroo dnys session at Memphis Thursday. Gen. William Ilooth, head of tho Salvation army, addressed an nudleuco of two thousand persons nt Detroit. John W. Young, n hardware mer chant of New Bedford, III., was de clared a voluntary bankrupt by uJdgo Kohlsnnt at hlcago. Fire which started In tho Phllodel phla & Heading Coal and Iron com pany's Hurnslde shnrt was extin guished and work will be resumed. Thomas Mowbray, tho sculptor, well known In the United States and Canada, was found dead In his bed of heart disease at Toronto, Tho Marconi Wireless Telegrapn company or Canada, with an author ized capital or $5,000,000, has been In corporated by tho provincial secretary Germany has agreed to the Amer' lean proposal to submit tho question whether the Chineso Indemnity Is pay able In gold or silver to The Hague tribunal. Tho Chineso government has noti fied tho foreign ministers that here after textiles Imported Into the ln terlor by foreigners must pay - llkln duty or 0ij per cent. Messrs. Edward W. and Clarence I. Clark, or Philadelphia, have subscribed $100,000 to found a professorship in assyrlology at tho University of Penn sylwinln. In an Inspired note to tho Etollo llelgo tho Count or Flanders, brother or King Leopold, has abdicated his claim to the Belgian throne, In fnvor of his son, Prince Albert. Flro early Wednesday morning de stroyed tho Htidnut hominy mills. Tho loss If. $100,000. The origin of tho Hro Is unknown. The mills were the larg est of the kind In tho west and wero located at St. Joseph. Tho Minnesota pardon board has de nied tho application for a pardon mndo by Frank II. Hamilton. He Is tho young newspaper man who was con victed of tho murder of Leonard Day, at tho West hotel, Minneapolis, two years ago. Ho Is serving a seven-year sentence. Tho French bark flrandc Duchesso Olga from Shields, July 12, for San Francisco, has arrived at Rio Janeiro with her hull slightly damaged nnd foremast broken. Sho will bo unablo to repair at Rio Janeiro. Prof. W. J. McGee, of tho bureau of American ethnology, has been ap pointed by tho president to represont tho United States on the American In ternational archaeological commission. Tho United States consular ngency at Elbcnstock, Germany, at present held by Ernest L. Harris, of Illinois, has been raised to tho grade of com mercial agency and tho salary raised from $1,000 to $2,000 per annum. APPROPRIATIONS Big Task for the Incoming Leg islature ESTIMATES NOW ON FILE Mate Officer nml'llrailK of Inntltutlon Avkfora Totul of :i,l H I.IIOH, of Whlrli nH.t.OIO In for Nmr llnll(li,Bi,0llirr Nrnn Tho one huudred and thlrty-thrco members of the legislature elected No vember 4th will be confronted with claims amounting to $3,18t,30S to keep the state government running during tho next two years and to build new structures at stnte Institutions. This Is the total amount asked for by state officers and heads or state Institutions, but It Is not unusual for such officers to ask for more than they receive. Tho Inst legislature appropriated $2,875, 289. Auditor harlcH Weston and Deputy Auditor Gtorge Anthcs have com pleted a compilation of the estimates submitted by stnte officers nnd tho bends or state Institutions. This in what It shows: Salaries $1,202,238 duplies 02r!si5 Construction r85,0.r)0 Other Expenses 381,505 IolnI $:I,1SI,308 NEW UUILDINGS. The following amounts nic warftcd for new buildings: ' State University .r..?295.500 Stnte Normal School ..?..' 75 500 Girls' Industrial School lolooo Soldiers' Home, Mllford 27,300 Industrial School for Boys .... 12.000 Institute for -Feeble Minded .. 31,000 Asylum, 'Hastings 31,500 InsUtlito for Dcnr and Dumb . . 29.500 Ti.'nltcntlnry 80,000 Hospital, Lincoln 51,750 Total $583,050 .The university desires to expend a considerable sum for Improvements for tho agricultural college. One new building Is desired at the Peru normal school and tho third Inrge amount asked for Is $80,000 to complete the ad ministration building ami cell house at tho penitentiary, which was destroyed by fire. The last legislature cut the amount down at the. urgent request or Senator Lorenzo Crounse and the sum allowed was not sufficient to make good the loss by fire. Tho auditor's statement allows only $75,000 for estimated deficiencies, much or this being nt tho penitentiary. The estimated cost or publishing the con stitutional amendment submitted at tho last election is $0,300. Not Included in deficiencies Is $33,000 for bounty on four-footed wolves. A large pile of un paid claims Is now heaped up In tho auditor's office. Not Included In the estimate of ex penses for tho two years Is the money In tho temporary school fund which Is npr "Honed semi-annually for the suppot of public bchools. The consti tution requires thnt this money be ap propriated by act of the legislature, but it ban not been customary to go through that formality. The estimated amount for the two years Is $1,315, 181.07. Auditor Weston will recommend that an act be parsed appropriating nil money that will go into tho Hind dur ing the two years. Moat of the money asked for by the legislature Is already provided for by a 1 mill levy. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES. The following are the estimates for the blenulum submitted to the audi tor: Legislative Expenses $ 133,000 Governor 21,550 Com. Pub. Lands & Hldgs 29,380 State Superintendent 21,380 Attorney General 19,880 Secretary of State 21,380 State Treasurer 17,280 Auditor 28.230 Auditor, Insurance Dcpt 10,380 Adjutant Gone. al 70,080 Supreme Court 10,500 SUite Library 14,200 Hoard of Purchasn and Sup... 400 Board or Pub. Lands & Hldgs.. 30.000 Educational Lands and Funds. 5,000 Stnte Dunking Hoard 8,480 Food Commissioner 10,000 Convict Jailor 10,130 State Hoard or Irrigation 14,380 State University 804,500 State Normal 150,400 Girls' Industrial School 45.G30 Soldiers' Home, Mllford 03,030 Soldiers' Home. Grand Island. 117,020 Industrial School. Hoys 99,000 Institute, Feeble Minded 120,050 Home for Friendless 38,318 Asylum, Hastings 402.195 Neb. Industrial Homo 32,700 Institute. Dcnr and Dumb .... 104,350 Fish and Gamo Commission .. 24,200 Stato Historical Soclctey 13.330 Hospital. Lincoln 210,850 Stato Veterinarian 8,700 Penitentiary 127,490 Nob. Library Commission .... 0,000 Stnto Hoard of Health 0.000 Charities and Corrections ... (1,000 District Court 244,000 Fugitives from Justice 18,000 liw Journnls. etc 30,000 Poultry Association 2,000 Stato Dairymen's Association. 2,000 Stato Hoard of Horticulture. 5.000 Stato Hoard or Agriculture .. 0,000 Revenuo Hooks & Illnnks .... 3,000 Procuring & Trnns. Abst. Lda.. 2,000 Comp. Stato Mem. Leg., etc... 1,000 Advertising, Stnte Printing .. 250 Roller Stato Tax Illegally Assd. 1.0C0 Woir Bounties 35,000 Deficiencies, Estimated 75.000 Pub. Const'l Amendment 6,300 Total $3,184,308 (Irnutcilby City Tho Chicago business men, upon tholr arrival at Now Orleans Thursday, wero welcomed to tho city by Acting Mayor Mehle. Tho day waB spent by tho visitors taking In tho various points of Interest In tho city. Friends of tho family of Samuel I. Clemens (Mark Twain) said that re ports of Mrs. Clemens' Illness had been somewhat exaggerated. Sho has been HI for several months, but her condi tion, which wns not critical at any time, has shovvu Improvement rocontly. GOLD AND SILVER OUTPUT Director or tho Mint, ICohertn, (llv rlf lire fur llm Nation George B. Roberts, tho director of the mint, nt Washington, has complet ed his report on tho production of tho precious metals for the calendar year 1901. Among the figures for tho world's output by countries are the following: Country. Gold. 8llvcr. United States ..$78,(500.700 $33,128,400 Mexico 10,284,800 34,593,900 9ann,,i 24,128,500 3,145,600 Arrlcn 9.089.500 Australasia .... 70,880,200 7,829,500 Russia :! Kftngnn fu -inn Germany 59,800 3,313,000 Haly 35,300 450,800 Spain 8,600 1,911,200 Franco 271,300 Great Britain .. 276,300 133,000 Chile 1,067,200 5,553,100 Colombia 2,801,300 1,129,000 Hrazll 2,775,400 Peru 1,329.200 3,360,500 lapnn 1.201,600 1,037,800 Indln. (British) 9,395,900 China 9.091.500 The total or the world's gold produc tion Is placed at $203,374,700; of silver, $104,999,100. DUKE ORLEANS HOMELESS I'lnn Chateau, With Its I'rlcrbiiu' Tras ret) Unfiled -"- A Rouen, France. Nov. 13, dispatch says: TJie flro which broke out at tho chateau cl'Eu, tho sent of the duko of Orleans, practically destroyed tho building. Only one wing, tho chapel, nnd some of tho art treasures wero saved. The destruction of the chateau was caused by a fire In one of tho chimneys, which wns at first thought to be not dangerous. Owing to tho great height of tho building tho pres sure or water was Insufficient to per mit or reaching tho flames, and tho chateau soon became as a vast furnace. The greatest efforts were made to save the art treasurers, but they wero not entirely successful. Many objects or grent value wero destroyed, Includ ing two-thirds or the library or 30,000 volumes. Among tho nrt works which were res cued was a statue of "Psyche," pre sented to tho late duke of Orleans on the occasion of his marriage, in 1839, by tho city or Paris. A large bronzo statue or Princess Mario of Orleans was also saved. REBELLION WELL CRUSHED Vcnoiielu ju llrriitlilng Spoil Cimtro llm k itt IIIh Cupltul A Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 13, dis patch says: Tho Official Gazette yes terday published a presidential decree re-establishing Caracas as the capital of the republic anil as the scat of ex ecutive power. Tho disbanding of tho revolutionary forces continues. It hns just become known that dur ing the night of November 2 the gov ernment guns having discovered that the revolutionists wero short of am munition, attacked them at midnight In their last stronghold, near San Ma teo, precipitating tho retreat which tho revolutionary leaders had planned for tho same morning. , Tho latest news regarding the where abouts of General Mntos, leader ot tho revolution, Is that he was recently near Nlrgua, two days' march from Bnrqulsamcnlo, or three days from Tucacat on tho Atlantic, the only two places from which It Is posslblo for hi in to llee from Venezuela. Mates was accompanied by Generals Mendozn, Ierlra, Solagnlc. Crespo, Torres and others. In ull they had sixty horses. KitKlncrr Ktum (iaontlnt Four men attempted to hold up tho south-bound Motion express nt Cy clono, Ind. Tho train slackened speed on striking a torpedo on tho rails, but when tho engineer faced four revolv ers, ho threw open tho throttle. Tho four men fired several shots, but all trainmen nnd passengers' escaped. Sheriff Corns and deputies afterward caught the men, who gavo the names of Churles Johnson, Junics Mock, Frank Smith and Harry Gray, all claiming to live In Cincinnati. Choonei IIU Deputy Peter Mortensen, stato treasurer elect, has already chosen H. A. Bab cock, of Lincoln, as his deputy and Otis Paint, ot Ord, as one of his assist ants. Tho deputy-treasurership is tho largest plum that has dropped thus far from the administration tree. In shaking this ono down Mr. Mortensen gets tho stnrt of applicants. Mr. Bab cock Is at present deputy of tho In surance department In Auditor Charles Weston's office. CliHffmt h'titrt for (,'hlrnRO Representatives of tho seven great commercial organizations of San Fran cisco met General Chaffee In a recep tion In tho chamber of commerco rooms Thursduy afternoon. Addresses were mado by prominent business men and General Chaffco in a short speech expressed his pleasure at having been nblo to personally meet so many of tho business men of tho city. Ho said bis party left for Chicago at night. Olrl Dwliirtiil I limine Miss Molllo Relsblck was taken be foro tho board of Insanity at York. Sho was violently insane. Tho cause Is attributed to a too zealous study or tho Bible, dating back to tho taber naclo meetings some six weeks ago. She has been working for Mrs. J. II. Bell for several years and was a most exemplary young lady. Deputy Sheriff Afllcrbach took her to tho asylum. Tho school houso at Llttlo River, Wis., was struck by lightning. Tho teacher, Miss Edna McDowell, and tho pupils wero stunned but wero rescuod from tho burning building by a gang of laborers. A llttlo girl was badly burned about tho body, but will re cover. nuobon Church, a pioneer settler of Otoe county, dropped dead nt his homo, south of Nebraska City. He wns ono of tho wealthiest farmer? In tho coun ty. Ho leaves a wife and eight growu children. f University News J This department Is published for tho purpose of giving tho citizenship of the slate n clear Idea of what tholr slate educational Institution Is doing. Tho agricultural school of tho uni versity opened up Wednesday of last week with the best showing that It has ever had. All day long Professor Davidson, principal of tho school, was busy In the dean's room of Uni versity hall, registering and classify ing students. Only one day Is given results of yesterday nre Indeed grati fying. Inst year's registration on the first day was thirty-two students and by tho end of six months, which constitutes the school year In the agri cultural department, tho number of students tnklng the long course reached fifty-nine. Wednesday tho registration was forty-seven, a gain of fifteen over last year's opening. Proceeding on the basis of last year's gain, the number this year will be advanced to about eighty-five nnd there Is no reason for thinking thnt the percentngo of In crease will be In any way reduced. Registration now Is only for tho long term of nix months, ending April 24, nnd the students aro pursuing what Is called the long course. It takes four years lo complete this course of study, which deals In detail with nil branches pertaining to agriculture. Lnter In the year, however, a short term will be opened for students. This term will open January 5, and closo March 7. The number of students tak ing the short winter course last year was fifty-nine, making the entire regis tration In the agricultural school 118. If the number In tho shorter course In creases this year proportionate to those in the long course tho total icglstratlon figures will reach about 175. The engineering society held Its reg ular meeting Wednesday evening. No vember 12, and carried out n very in teresting program. Papers wero read nnd short talkB were made on subjects that are of Immediate Interest to engin eers, nnd to students of the engineer ing coursp Mr. Swnboda gave a talk on "Educa tion of the Electrical Engineer," In which he discussed the principles and methods of Stolnmctz. L. J. Poplsll spoke on "What Engin eering Societies Ought to be to Engin eering Students." An Interesting discussion was con ducted by Mr. Thomas on "The cut across Salt l-nkc now being built by the Central Pacific." .Mr. Miller, u former student of tho university, was piesent and spoke to the society on the "Colorado Fuel & Iron Company." This company, said Mr. Miller, hns kept out of the great trust and Is trying to furnish the entire west with lion and fuel. The first students' recital or the Uni versity School of Music was held In Memorial hnll Thursday night, Nov. 13. The following program wus given: Piano solo Sonata No. 1, Mozart; Blanche Roberts. Contralto solo "Sapphic Ode," "Cra dle song." "An Inner Thought," Brahms; Flora Slelner. Contralto solo "Savior Comfort Me," Hosmer; Hazel Mnnrid. Piano solo Melodle, Op. No. 2, MoBzkodwskt; Jessie Emerlck. Soprano solo "Open Thou Thlno Eyes." Massenet; "In the Woods," Bi zet;, Vera Upton. Contralto solo "Night Time," Van de Water; Alma Wilson. Soprano solo "ir I Could Know," Hemingwag; "Spring Song," Edith Dick; Elma Marsland. Soprano solo "Violets," Ellen Wright; "Rose or Isphan." Wm. Arms FlBher; Catherine Agnew. Piano solo Chant Polonals, Chopln Llszt; Cora Herrlck. Burton Christie, or the class of '98, Is now practicing medicine in Omaha and doing exceedingly well. Mr. Christie graduated here from tho gen eral scientific group. Ho then took a three yenrs' course In the Omaha Med ical college, which Is now a part of tho state university, and received a modal a scholarship as having the best record of his whole class for tho full course. ' The package of grasses rrom the Philippine Islands sent by (J. A. Bene dict, came to hand last week. Profes sor Bessey has looked It over, nnd finds that there are twenty-eight different species of grasses, proper, and eleven sedges. Some of the specie nro Identi cal with those found here, while others aro very strange looking. Chancellor Andrews paid a visit to thn library in Investigation of Btudent work within Its walls. He inquired concerning library discipline and gen oral conditions or study In tho largo room where so many are gathered for long periods. He remnrked the crowd ed condition of tho rpoms at tho time. The clerks In the registrar's office nro filing a list of thn names of all tho graduates of the university. Thoro aro some 3,000 of these, which will be pub lished, together with their addresses Any alumnus or former student or tho university who has changed his address during the last thieo years Is asked to Inform the registrar or such change. Tho zoological department has re cently purchased a large number of topographical maps of tho United States geological survey. These aro to be mounted and used In connection with tho study of distribution of ani mals In this state. Ono or the most commeiidablo re cent moves Is In the direction or hold ing Inter-class debates. Tho senior and Junior itrnilcmliH will pavo tho way Slnco class football has been moro or ess a failure this year, It Is a good thing to have something which can rightly take its place. a" W. B. Cartmal, who was a follow In tho physics department for two year and also a professor at thn stato farm' has a good hob Ulon In tho Unite I sE w3,g?o:,"Khia n" - lz E. B. Blackman, archaeologist or llm Nebraska state historical society r turned Saturday evening Irom ni! ox tended trip along tho lino of the F E. & M. V. He stopped at Oakdale on tho return trip and secured nnother flno collection of aboriginal stone Im plements collected by A. L. Hopkltm of that place. Mr. HopkliiAhas put In much tlmo In searching tllf surround ing fields and In mounting three spec), ments. Thoro nro a number of thou, sand pieces. Mr. Hopkins Is nn en thusiastic student and diligent search er. In tlmo ho will have a larger col lection to offer tho state. Now he has the largest Individual collection of stono work In the state. About n year ago Mr. Blackman shipped half a dray load of his collection to tho state his. torlcal society. B. V. High of Niobrara has been making a collection of the very select manufactured articles, such as bead work and pipestono work made by th.. Indians who trade at his store. This collection tho gentleman has allowed Mr. Blackman to bring to the rooms of tho historical society. In a few weeks It will bo on exhibition nnd all will have tho pleasure of Inspecting the nicest assortment of recent Indian material ever brought together In thu state. Tho number of reference books In hygiene Is insufficient to accommodate tho class. A reading schedule has been posted In tho library. Each student may uso tho books only ot the time designated by the schedule. This will prevent one student from keeping a book longer than ono hour at a time and hiding It from the rest, because any ono enn determine from tho sched ule who has tho book and will be alilo to run It down. The girls of tho Iincoln academy have organized two tcarc and begun basket ball practice. Later In the year they expect to schedule some games with outside teams. Those taking part are Misses Blanchard, Cameron, Edna Baker, Ruth Baker, Heefer, Myer, Mor rison, Hirst, Lyman, Maughlln, Stew art and Johnson. Practice takes place In tho Y. W. C. A. gymnasium Mon days and Thursdays rrom I to 6 o'clock, and Is In charge of Miss Dean. Will Chapman, at one time a stu dent In the university, came down rrom Richfield Frldny night to visit Mends nnd see the Knox game. He brought with him some very fine fossils, found In Sarpy county, which ho donated to tho stato museum. A number ot new sheds are being built at the state farm. They are for stock judging work for the school of agriculture. Professor Bruner as nt present ery busy completing his work upon the "Short-horn Grasshopper." for "The Blologa entralla Americana." which Is being published In London. Rev. Hugh Walker, a graduate of tha class of 1897, pastor of the Greenwich Presbyterian church of New Jersey, was married Sunday to Miss Jessie Hall of Rldgebury, N. J., where he was recently pastor. V. L. Strickland, a Sophomoro of last year, visited the university last week and took In the football game. He l.s teaching sciences and mathematics in tho Geneva high school. The zoological department received a new mlcrotomo recently of the latest pattern rrom Delft, Holland. It Is th best and most expensive mlcrotomo that has yet been produced. Mr. Cornell made a trip to the stnte rarm to take some live stock pictures for tho Illustration of a pamphlet whhii the chancellor will Boon have pub' llshed. Tho drawing boardB for mechanical engineering 1 have been finished la tho wood shops and will be placed la tho drawing department. Howard Parmalee, A. B. 97, M A. '99, has opened an ossayer's office In Denver, and would like to have uni versity people call on him while In that city. Professor H. R. Smith, B. A. Bur nett and Mr. A. T. Wlanko of the agri cultural experiment station, will at tend the International llvo Btock asso ciation at Chicago, November 30th. Professor Bruner has just received a large collection or orthoptera from the Carneglo museum; they have been sent to him for determination. Thn iloiuirtmnnt nf nnlnt?V the OtllCT day received n box of valuable physio- -fj logical apparatus rrom rruiuauui . Porter. Theso Instruments were de signed by him. The department of zoology recently received a consignment of Instruments rrom U&usch and Lomb. ,Mlss Rena Chapcll, '01. Is teaching In tho Lincoln schools. Sho Is also car rying post-gradunte work In tho univer sity, being a candidate for master's de gree. Count Frank, well known in Purls cjrw.lotir ,..no l.n.ii, t. .lr.nl li III llltt IC1 It Is supposed bo fell asleep while reading and thnt the lamp, Doing om turncd. set flro to tho bedding. Privy Councillor Lcwald, who was appointed by tho German emperor i tho position of imperial German om-missloner-Eoneral for the St. Louis ...n.l.l't. nr.noUl..n I, .. u nfrlvoil lit NOW , nuitun 1,-AiruDlllVfll, nun , . - --- York. Coffey county boasts of a citizen who "has voted forty-eight years constant ly In tho same precinct." It Is sup posed ho stopped occasionally or meals. Farmers nnd Rasher women get V living out of tho hoII. It takes a rich man to enjoy tlio pleasures of poverty. Most young men get a lot of ry mixed with tholr wild oa'ts. Tho pleasantost surprise Is the slim girl who Is not slim In spots. Now to pny up. A locomotlvo onglncer can nialte liH own headlight by tanking up. Hill j mnssaert -nrz VmiP ?,;: B-"SKttu ?mmmmmm. 'HBfUfucwMKammrx