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H Tin : cruel war is over and Mtiliotua
H rules Sitmoa
H VViiiud was the state bank examiner
H hen the Mctulota baiikatVawnco City
B wont out ?
H Tm : ability and energy displayed by
H Toin Rood proves that ho is the right
H man in the spcakor's clmir
H Fiidhuac olllcoholders in Nebraska
H nocd not liositato to hang up tholr
H Bocks The commissions are coming
H Ilor.DiNO up a priuce of tha blood as a
H model young man is u rolloction on roy
H ( ulty Princes nro not built Hint way
It is to bo hoped tllnt i\Ir. Chandler
B' will succeed in turning the dishonest
H Bcliomo t > { the naval bill lobbyists on
B _ _ , its beam ends
| Tin : fulilo attempt tn get up a profes-
H sioiinl juryman sensation only goes to
| confirm the common conviction that the
H Hyphen is a professional fakir
H WlTlt ono hundred hungry democrats
| jostling ench ether for every ofllco at
| the gift of the mayor , Mr Oushlng's
B position cannot bo considcrod a happy
H AltJlY deserters who hope to escape
B punishment on the ground of their on-
1 listmont on the Sabbath ' are doomed to
; defeat The statutes are dead against
B TlIK Crouch onginccrs uro lilcoly to
B have a hard fight to kcop the desert
H from oucronching on their possessions
- in North Africa Sahara may not have
H * much bcionco but she has tha sand
H Mkh SoriiiA Ui'.NNiNaTox of Xenia ,
H O , , hits just given birth to her twenty
H fifth child If the Buckeye sta ' to dent
H < keep up its record as a prcsldont-mnkor
B it wont bo for luck of material to drawL
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L * COL'NCll , Ui.uffb has suceoededafter
H ; . stiugglo of years , in pinning the niil-
Hi > : Toads down to n-uuion depot The doom
Bp * • of Dlllonvillo is sealed Omaha sot the
j. * > ace and Council DltifTs promptly fol-
H' Towed
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B * V * Till now railroad to Bcatrico ro-
J duccd the fraight rates 10 per cent A
HBbJ' , railroad from Omahu to Dalcotiv would
HBbJ' ' not only rcduco ratns and distnnco , but
BBVM , . open it rich and growing market for the
HBbJ > ' jobbing trudo
HBSft A Tinr.i' in Rirmingham created much
HBBBR oxcltomont by an almost succobsful at-
BBbS ' Kempt , to steal a locomotive Gould ,
BBbK"llwwover , frequently steals a whole ruil-
HBsBf . road without orontlng any spouial com
HBVMv meat outsldo of Wall -itroot.
Vk , Mil , Cr.KVia.AND objects to the use of
HBfM' ' his uamo aid | moans as a floater for
HBhJ' various publio Bohomos in Now Yock ,
HBffl , And yet it is not so long ago since ho
HBSH lout his assistance to boost English in-
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BBsBr dustrios at the expense of the United
BBVlp States , Grover should not discriminate
HBfBf" ' against home-crown philanthropy
HBVJ Tm : Rig Horn country In Wyoming
HBffl is bolug rauidly depleted of its ollc and
HBVJ door Hunting partlos kill largo num-
HBVJ bors of thom for tholr antlurs aloao and
HBMBJ leave their carcasses to the birds and
HBMBJ wild beasts Gumu laws will probably
HBsH bo enacted for the protection of this
HBsH region , as they usually uro , after the
J game is all gone
NuuitABKA City proposes to test the
HBbB eftlcaoy of the antitrust law on the
B' ' local distlllory This institution was
HBVJ _ swallowed up by the whisky pool some
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H H H time ago , ana closed down In order to
H H H " ' limit the product and regulate prleos
B B B ' Whllo the town did not suffer from
B' r drought , the destruction of the corn
B' markut was seriously felt by surround
B i"g furmars The object of the prosocu-
fl tion is to compel tha distlllory to roB -
B sumo or get out There is no room In
Bf Nebraska City for llfeloss concerns
OMAHA MUST ACT ,
The report of the delegation which
visited Dakota and participated In the
railroad convention nt Mltcholl presents -
sonts now and Improsslvo facts for the
consideration of our business mon The
members found the pcoplo In city and
country a unit in favor of railroad con
nection with Omaha It was no com
mon spirit that hnlm.itod the two hun
dred ropresentatlvo business men nnd
farmers who came togothornt Mltcholl
The enthusiasm manifested no loss than
the results of the convention ovldcnco
a determination to sceuro an outlet -
lot to the markets of thb city
Not only did the convention volco
the Bontlmonts of the communltlos
along the proposed route both in Da
kota and north Nebraska , but plodgcd
llboral aid in bonds and right-of-way.
The central fact to bo kept in view is
that a rapidly growing country , rich In
agricultural rosourccs dotted with
thriving cities and towns , appeals to
Omaha to oncn her markets by provid
ing transportation fncilltlos Under
oxistlng conditions the people are with
out a convonlont and profitable market
for tholr products The dlstanco to
present markets is such that a largo
share of their profits are absorbed by
railroad tolls They offer to outer into ,
roclprocnl trade relations with this
city , nnd contribute liberally toward
securing that desirable end
The question resolves itself into this :
Will the business men of Omaha do
their part In permanently nnchoring
the trade knocking at tholr doors ? '
Prompt und vigorous action is neces
sary to secure a commorclal foothold in
South Dakota The rainbow lines now
diverting the trade which properly belongs -
longs to this city must bo overhauled
and compelled to disgorge Omaha
limit absort herself If oxbow roads nro a
profitable investment , there is no room
Tor doubt that a direct line , built
on a business basis without
watered stock and construction rings ,
and penetrating the prosperous , well
eottlod counties of northeastern Ne
braska and southern Dakota , would
yield hnndsomo returns on the money
expended The resources of the coun
try , are a guar.uitco of success , while
the benefits to flow from the building
and operation of the road would bo felt
in the enhanced values of property iti
city and country
The history of past efforts must not bo
ropcated Omaha must extend a help
ing baud to the pcoplo of the north
She must moot the spirit of the Mltcholl
convention at least half way and dem
onstrate by deeds that she is worthy of
the unshukon confidence of her friends
Whether the road should bo an inde
pendent * line or an cxtonsion of the
Missouri Pacific or Northwestern
should bo determined.without unnec
essary delay The time for work has
arrived Omaha must ' put up or shut
up "
IIIVIUIS AMD JlARItOItS
There has been no intimation a3 to
, wlmt the disposition of the present con
gress will bo regarding riyor and har
bor improvements , but it is probable
there will bo a pressure for gonorotis
appropriations for this purpose In his
message the president said that the im
provement of importttnt rivers and har
bors should bo promoted by the neces
sary appropriations , but ho suggostpd
that core should bo taken that tire gov
ernment is notcommlttea to the prose
cution of wcrk not of public and general
advantage , and that the relative useful
ness of works of that class is not over
looked Ho also made the very judi
cious suggestion that the compiotion of
such work , so far as it can over bo said
to bo completed , would bo sooner and
more economically reached if fowcr separate -
arato works wore undertaken at the
same time , and these bolocted for their
grcutor general interest were moro rap
Idly pushed to compiotion
The soundness of these views
is obvious and the resolutions
introduced Into congress to give thom
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effect ought to encounter no opposition
These provide that no appropriation
for a river and harbor work that is .
suscoptlblo of pormunont compiotion
shall bo mndo until an estimate Is sub
mitted from the proper authorities for
its pormanout compiotion , und that all
appropriations for river aud harbor
works of a permanent chtmictor , of
which the estimated cost of llnul compio
tion Is not exceeding In amount for such
work the sum of three hundred
thousand , dollars , shall be pro
vided for fn a slnglo bill Where the
estimated cost of works oxecods three
hundred thousand dollars , appropria
tions shall bo provided Inasupurato
bill for oaoh of such works , and every
such bill shall provide for the final com
pletion of tho'work for which it curries
an appropriation
The importance of instituting a policy
of this kind will bo understood by all
praotical men The country cannot
forego an aunu.il oxpondlturo
for maintaining in useful con
dition Its river 3 and har
bors , nnd no ono objects to necessary
und judicious outlays for this purpose ,
but there has boon a justlliablo popular
protest against the oxlruvagunca and
waste that have hitherto character
ized the policy regarding river
and harbor improvements Not
only liavo millions boon ap
propriated for wholly worthless 1m-
provomonts und expended where the
only good accomplished was In furnish
ing employment to lubor , but many use
ful improvements have cost vastlv moro
than they would have done If congress
had made provision nt the start for tholr
flnnl compiotion The proposed now
policy may not wholly do away with ap
propriations for useless works , but it
would provide a rorooay for much of
the waste that results from beginning
Improvement ? without knowlcdgo of
what their pormanout compiotion will
cost , aud making annual piecemeal ap
propriations for them The present
congress can instltuto a much needed
reform in this matter by acting upon
the suggestions of the president , nnd it
should not hesltato to do so
TUB IiAKKlSQ LAIYS
The suggestions of the comptroller of
the currency regarding the modltlra-
tien of the banking laws , with a view to
ranking the circulation of the national
bunks moro profitable , are understood
to bo gonornlly npprovod by the friends
of the banks In congress It Is said
there nro some who think ft moro posi
tive and comprohorlBlvo policy should
bo adopted , but under the oxistlng
conditions they will support moas-
urcs for carrying into effect
the comptrollers recommendations
It is thought probable that
hlS'proposed changes of the law regard
ing circulation will bo embodied in ecp-
nrato bills The suggested changes arc
to reduce the minimum doposlt of bonds
to sceuro circulation from twenty-live to
ton per cent of the capital stock , to au
thorize the issue of circulation to the
par value of the bonds , and to rcduco
the semiannual tax to one-fourth of one
per cent a year
• Those who are disposed to go fnrthor
than the comptroller in hl9 recom
mendations suggest that the mini
mum deposit of bonds to secure circula
tion should bo roduccd even below ton
per cent of the capital stock , and an
other plan which is reported to bo
strongly urged Is the issue of a long
term bond to the amount of three or
four hundred million dollars , at two per
cent Interest , upon which the banks
could safely repose as si basis of circula
tion for fifty or sixty years to cotno
The advocates of this plan ar
gue that the Advantages of
the national banking Bystom
are sufficient to Bjustify this
investment on the part of the govern
ment The probability of this plan
being nt present unpopular the
ground that it would be a uoodloss nor
potuutlou of the national dobtnndan
unwnrrnntod tax npon the people , is
realized by its proponents , but they hope
public sentiment will bo educated to accept -
copt it fjoforo the maturity of the four
per cent government bonds is reached
In 1D07. The Indications nro , however ,
that long before the time arrives there
will bo no necessity for such legislation ,
as the national bank circulation will all
bo retired
The problem which this matter presents -
sonts , and for the solution of which ti
great variety of plans have boon sug
gested , iB encompassed by several seri
ous dinicultlos which it will bo very
hard to overcome , nnd such expedients
as that proposed by Sonntfir Farwoll , to
tuithori/o the issue of national bank
circulation upon state , city and other
bonds , only serve to embarrass
the question If it were entirely -
tiroly certain thnt the public
sentiment of the country desires the
coutinuanco of the bank circulation in
preference to having it supplanted by
some other form of paper currency , sll-
vor certificates , for example , it might
bo a comparatively easy mutter tb deal
with the problem , buttlioro issuHlcicnt
opposition to any further government
interest in or aid of the banks to indueo
most congressmen to hesitate about the
course they shall pursue regarding this
question It is becoming a matter of
some urgency , hov/ovor , and it may bo
for the present congress to determine
whether or not national bank notes
shall disappear from thocurroncy
Tru : nowa from Lisbon of the arrival
there Saturday , in good condition , of
the now war vessels Chicago , Boston
and Atlanta , under command of Admiral
Walker , has doubtless been read with a
fooling of pride in naval circles All
American citizens have reason to fool
gratified with the excellent showing
made by these latest uddltions to our
navy , which amply demonstrated tholr
Boaworthlnoss and ether valua
ble qualities The enthusiastic
testimony of the commanders
to the admirable performance of the
vossois uudor conditions which very
fairly tested their seagoing qualities ,
is sullloiont assurance that we have at
least throe war Bhlps that can bo depended -
ponded upon for good service should
there arise occasion for it The experience -
rionce has also shown that wo can build
such vossois as well as they can be con
structed in Europe Our Lisbon dis
patch states that thiB is the first Amer
ican squadron visiting the Tagus for
five years Before another five years
have passed American squadrons will
visit ether parts of the world In which
a war vessel of this country haB not
been seen for a much longer poriodthan
half a decade Wo have only fairly en
tered upon the work of creating a navy
Si'KAKi' .it Rkid : showed a just appre
ciation of the claims of the west in the
distribution of committee chairman
ships , and for the most part ho dis
played oxcollcnt judgment In the selec
tions M early half the committees of
the house have western men at tholr
head representing Illinois-Minnosota ,
Wisconsin , Iowa , Nebraska , Kansas ,
Californln , Oregon and Montana , and a
nunibor of these comtnlttocs nro nftiong
the most Important in the house Illi
nois has bcon particularly favored with
commltteo chulrmanshlps 'flvo of the
representatives from that state being
thus honored , Wisconsin , , ranks next
with four , while Iowa and'Kupsns have
edoh three It will thus bo soon that
the west is to exert a commanding in
fluence upon legislation in the present
congress , '
Of the many accusations made against
Juror Culver , that of lunacy is the
gravest The proof of mental dtscaso
Is equally startling Twelve years ago
Culver failed in business Ho docinod )
to take advantage of the bankruptcy
laws , refused to make atVay with his
stock or to defraud his crodltors On the
contrary , with the obstwuoy.of'n lunatic
Culver turuod ever ull his property and
money to his crodltors undjatisflod all
clulms According to the Chicago
Standard Culvor's businesshonesty is
incontostlblo ovldonco pf tnontal un
soundness It is surprising that he was
permitted to run at largo ' all thee
years
Till ! executive decree banishing Doui
Pedro from Brazil will not seriously af
fect the ox-emporor'a peace } o . f mind
three thousand rallos away , . Nor will
the order cauculllng allowances
cause financial dlstross , Pedro is not
the man to accept charity from treach
erous friends
Till ! generous offer which Mrv Her
man Wendell of Tnlinugo inolios in
banuif of the Gorman farmers nl Ne
maha and neighboring counllos will
not bo ignored Prompt stops will betaken
taken to furnish the moans of trans
porting the , fjraln which they stand
rcadv to depute to the sufferers of Da
kota The farmers or Nemaha have
plenty nnd tnsparo No ether section
of the state Is'r ' ichor nnd more prosper
ous , nnd no ' , community Is populated
with more oi\an heat ted and goncrous
citizens thnnm'o ' the German farmers
of NcmnhaboUlity
Tltn ofliclali' assurance that the now
fleet "bohatcfl1 splendidly nt sou must
swell the American honrt with patri
otic pride Though considered pretty
fust for their ago , they did not commit
nny grentor indlscrotion than rolling
in port
Westkun members have no reason
to complnln over commlttco assign
ments They secured llboral repre
sentation on nil important committees
and the chairmanships of those closely
identified with western Interests
A Slirlnknijo or the NtirpUoc
St / . .oiilsenuul'i - .
If Sam Small becomes an Episcopalian
rector one of our proalcst oconomto problems
will ho Bolvcd The surpllco will bo re
duced
A Iilttlc Criiilu nt IrPBont
SI iMHln Glooe-Hcmormf.
The republicanism of lirarll Is not ex
actly the sort of sentiment which passes for
republicanism up this way , but It may im
prove with tltuo
Slid Season for Some People
riid/dimpolfa / AVu * .
The professional Uomocratlo pollticlsn , to
whom gcnoral business depression would bo
n good end at the present tlmo and a suru
ovidenro of the baneful oITocls of republican
administration , can not find a ray of hope In
the business situation and outlook It is a
sorry Christmas season for htm
.
A J nice on lllzzoncr
C/ifMigo Trloinif
The satirical rogue who stole an overcoat
from Captain O'Donnoll's now pollco station
the otnor evening just after Mayor Cregler
had thundered forth a denunciation of evil
doers to a select asseinblago there ouqht to
quell his propensity for practical jo' .ce3 , as
such plensantrlos nearly always hurt other
peoples feelings
Too Great n. Strain on Credulity
J.niifsi'fltr Conimjrclal
When Mr Howell and Mr Grady say that
the white pcoplo of the south can not afford
to let the ncgroos have the mlluoncd in gov
ernment to which tholr numhors cntttlo
them , and do not Intend to let thorn have it ,
what they say is worthy of such respect as
is always duo t6 a . frank and bold declaration
of ooliof und DilrposoJ hut when they say In
the same breath that the negroes do vote
and vote as thoy-ploaso they malto n draft on
credulity which they can not expect to bo
liouorod tit
Three , Malluntint Rivals
button -Idceiffacr.
The editor pr the Sutton Itoeister , who
makes an ass of hlmsolf whenever ho at
tempts to da anything in politics , and the
editor of the Harvard Journnt , who was born
withnn omptystomueh and an empty head
and has been omnty over since , and the
oJltor of the Clay Center Gazetto-Domocrat.
who is conspicuous only for his Impudence ,
are making cracks at this office hocauso a
postofflco commission has been delayed a few
weeks through nn error at Washington II
the new postmaster at Sutton were as hungry
ss olthor of these three and as envious and
small in disposition , he would have crawled
in through the key hole and not waited for a
commission
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STATU AND TI311111X0111 %
Nobrn'k i Jottings
The capacity of the Fairmont creamery is
to ho doubled by the oioction of now build
ings
Hereafter the treasurer of Fillmore county
will bo required to glV3 bond ia the sum of
100,000.
Rev Mr Cola of Sheldon , la , has received
a call to the pastorate of the Congregational
church at Fairmont
The Arlington Democrat has joined the
great majority , and its remains have been
carted ever to 13lair.
\V. B. Newell , living near Lyons , attended
a religious mealing the ether night and be
come so excitod'that'bo lost his mind
Lindsay , Platte county , which was laid
out as a town three years ago , how has a
population of 350 and many public improve
ments
John Zoat , living near Bancroft , examined
n revolver with probably fatal eftect , the
builot entering his breast in the region of
his heart
Joseph Bluhnk and John Nicsncr , young
farmers living near Rising City , wont to n
dimco the otnor night aud Imvo not been seen
siuco As both were heavily In debt it is be
hoved they have fled to avoid their creditors
Butcher Frank Hyndshaw of Arlington ,
came very neur being slaughtered by u cow
ho wns about to kill The animal made a
rush at Hyndsk&w and thrust ono of her
horns into his groin , making a severe gash ,
which it will tulte a long tlmo to heal
The Woman's Tribune , edited by Mrs
Clara Bowick Colby , was last week set up
in Boatrlco nnd printed in Washington , Mrs
Colby is now at the national capital where
she will spend the winter , und all communi
cations for tha paper should bo sent to
t Washington
A Fillmore county farmer obtained posses
sion of a few cotton seed and planted the
same last May The cotton matured and
was picked about the middle of October
Samples of the plant showed that it made u
very rapid growth , rlponlng long before
frost , und a large number of farmers in the
county will g'vo ' it a further trial next
season
Says the Nebraska City Press : Mr
Locnuor , who lives live miles southwest of
this city , reports probably the smallest calf
ever born in Otoo county It was horn a
few nights ago and"whon three days old it is
said to have been about thn slzo of a largo
rabbit nnd would not weigh to exceed fifteen
pounds The little fellow seems healthy
und follows lts.iuQiher all around the field
James McGrcedy , president of the Farm
ers 1'rotoctlvo .nssoclutlon of Tobias , Is a
veteran teaclior , who relates an oxporicnco
the like of which , possibly , no other teacher
In the state can boast Moro than fifty yours
ngo in New Yorlc state ho had a wearisoino
lass ns n pupll.twenty-llvo ; years later , In
Illinois , ho had the plcasuro of teaching the
children of tlui rlforcsuld lass ; twenty years
later , in Nebraska , ho taught the grand
children , and n owl ho has the unusual privi
lege of directing'the youthful Ideas of the
great grandchild Pf ye lassie of moro than
halt a century 330.
1 Iowa lioins
Klngsley nccda a town hall
The bogus trto'agent Is nbroad In the state
and Is secuHngVlctlms
Kov KS. . McUluro has reslgnod the past
oral o of the Presbyterian church of lied
Oak
Oak.The
The First United Presbyterian church of
Indianola w&s dedicated with uppropriato
services Sunday
An Aldoa barber , while rolling on the
tloor with his baby , kicked over the steve
and came near burning the house down
An lrato crodltor at Houisen elzod two
dogs as the exempt property of his debtor
and had them sold at sheriffs ' sale , realiz
ing f 7.
The poultry and pot stock shoiv at Magno-
keu lust week was the largest and most suc
cessful over held ia the state There were
700 exhibits
Jotoph Letzer , aged nineteen , an employe
In Davis Si bens threshing machine factory
at Davouport , had his cheek torn open from
mouth to ear by a piece of wood Hung from a
saw near which he was working ,
vVuslcy Elkms , the twolvo-ycar-old boy
murderer , who confessed to the murder of
his fdthor and stepmother last July , will bo
tried nt Klkndcr nt the January term of the
district court , which convenes January 0. It
is said iouiig Elkms will plead guilty
The "Uluo Urass-holhlny" edition of the
Now lra , published nt Lenox , is ono of the
finest pieco3 of nowspapcr work ever at
tempted In the state It Is beautifully illus
trated and contains an Interesting and com *
prcbnnslrc rovlow of the growth and ad *
vnntago4 pf thnt progrossWo section of the
state The ontlro paper Is a credit to its
editor , N. A. Cole , and to Us constltuoncv
Sovcntcou armed men wont to a school
house In tha southwestern part of Mills
county , took the teacher out and , nfter com
pelling him to disrobe , applied a cent of tar
nnd fcathors They than made him proinlso
to leuvo the stnto The leader of the party ,
n mrtniiamed Chnmbors , and his wlfo hnd
separated somctliiiO ago , but were not di
vorced The husband Intercepted n letter
from the teacher to his wlfo whloh'lod to
the white capping , " The tonchor bears a
good reputation hnd has thn support of the
host class of the community , and has do-
• tcrniincd to arm htmsolf nnd loach out the
halanco of his term The grand Jury will Investigate -
vostigato the case
A sovontocn-yoar-old bov natnod Hunt Is
lodged In the Carroll Jail on a chnrgo of
forgery Ho worked for a grain dealer of
Coon Uoplds and "tuuod" a chock whtch ho
received for some grain from 1.00 to S10.G0 ,
putting the surplus in his pocket When Hi 0
'
ofllrors went'to his oinployor's house to ar
rest him he Jutiipod from a window In his
hlcht clothm nod ran three miles to the
holiso of a frlnid , where ho procured a suit
ofclotlios , Hu was captured the next day
In Audubon county ,
Thn Two Onkntas
Fresh waturmelons of homo production
were 011 the Itapld City market last wocn
Coal has beer discovered about a mile
from South Shore 011 Punished Woman's
inke
The Citizens band will start In business at
Sioux Fulls January I with a capital stock
of 550.0C0.
They are still playing baseball nt Mail Hon
nnd there is no telling when the season
will end
The Black Hills pioneers will hold their
nnuual banquet at January 14. The society
has 200 membeis
S. L. Curtis of Wcssiugton , has shipped
20,000 Rounds of poultry to California for the
holiday market
Ole Olson , jr , of Slnnx Falls , claims to bo
the first white child born In what is now the
stnto of South Dakutn Bo tlrst saw the
light March 2. lbOO , on his fathers fnrm ,
eight miles west of Vermillion ,
A coinrnittco of the Grand Forks chamber
of commerce has been uupointod to wait on
President Hill of the Manitoba road for
the purpose of having too division head
quarters of the road established ut Grand
Forks instead of at Croolt3ton and kari
more us at present
Harry Brooks , while digging a wolllnoar
Gettysburg , stepped into a bucket that wns
levered by moans of a horse and pulley ,
forgetting to have the slack taken up Ho
fell clear to the bottom , a dlstanco of thlrty-
tlvo foot , aud miraculously escaped with a
broken leg
An organized gang of thieves is operating
among the t'urmcrs on the Crow Crcok res
ervation and many cattle have been run off
Complaint has been made to the authorities
nt Chamberlain , and the officers are deter
mined that the stonling shull cease and the
guilty parties bo brought to justice
Gus Kruz , aged fifteen , left his homo at
Humboldt , Minnehaha county , very mys
teriously a few days ago nnd has not been
heard from since The bov had a good homo ,
und his parents ennno : uccount for his mys
terious disappearance They uro very anxious
to know his wher.iabouls , and will reward
nnv information sent to Humboldt post
ofilcc
C. G. Burr , a former resident of Brldgo-
water , wont to Minnesota some tlmo ngo
Ho mysteriously disappeared and nothing
was heard of him until'u few davs ago , when
his body was found near Rose Creole , Minn
It is not known how ho met bis death Ho
was a member of Curtis post , Grdnd Army
of the Republic , of llrldgowater
Fran It Begin i3 In jnil at Furgo on a charge
of obtaining money under false pretenses Ho
was dofug a big business in the begging line
on uccount of the loss of au arm In the late
war Ho got drunk the ether day and
thought ho could got twice as much moacy
by holding out two hands It didn't a\ork ,
and ho was arrested Ho concealed ono of
his arms beneath his clothes so sKillfully
wheu working the dodge as to defy detec
tion unless an examination wu3 made
SCIHNCB IN SHORT MfJTRB
The deepest bored hole In the world is said
to bo near Loipsic Its depth is 5,735 feet
and it took six years to bore it
A loilo of the rare and precious metal ura
nium has recently been discovered at Corn
wall , in England A century ago the exist
ence of this metal was hardly known
A ' fossil forest has been discovered in
Scotland , Thirty or forty fossil trunks
have already been laid bare , most of which
are gray freestone Ono of the trunks is at
least two feet in diameter
Silk worms produced from Bound eggs , but
which contract disease during their life , al
ways suia their silk , but they give rise to a
stricken moth , the worms from which do not
reach maturity mid furnish no silk .
Hccent experiments on the vitality of
trichina ) made in Franco showed thnt even
when exposed to a temperature of 20 to 25
degrees below zero for about two hours the
animals on reheating wore as lively as over
At Padua the operation of the grafting of
a chickens ' cornea on the human cyo was
recently successfully accomplished , The
graft Is said to have united quickly and
formed a cornea which was very transpar
ent , shining and convex ,
Late experiments would scorn to refute the
theory that Franco is wurmod by the gulf
stream , as In summer no surface currents
reach that country from the southwest , hut
tliero are currents from the west and north
west
Among these who have workcd out the
problem of procuring aluminium by electro
lvsis M. Minct is ono of .ho most successful
The electrotype used by him Is a mixture of
from U0 to 40 per cent of cryolito with from
00 to 70 per cent of common salt
From a recent study of the bones of an
thropoid apes it appears that the gorilla and
chimpanzoa approach nearest to mun , but in
different degrees , the oraug-otang holding
third place But great differences exist Do-
twoen the proportions of the human frame
and these of all the apes
The typical earthquake is preceded by a
faint tremor which alarms birds and nnlmaU
a few seconds before the violent concussions
set In , and which are * lollowod by some
longer waves dying oway The real begin
ning is very Indistinct , a fact which still re
quires explanation
A German experimenter bus found that
the human eye is more sensitive to green
rays of light than to rod rays , nnd to red
mora than to hluo rays , Slnco , the rod rays
are these of longest wave length and the hluo
these of shortest wave length , It follows that
the eye Is most susceptible to the rays of
medium length ,
As agoncrul rule It is said to boa very diffi
cult mutter to gauge the speed of fishes , The
fust fishes nro trim and pointed In shape ,
with their fins close to their bodies The
dolphin and bcuito are thought to bo the
fastest , and , although their speed is not
knoy/n , they are fully capable of twenty
miles an hour , ,
The salt Industry In southern Kansas Is
assuming majcstlo proportions It Is said
that the salt taken up at Wellington , in that
stale , is the purest ia the world A dozoa
groat'salt plants are already lu operation and
othurs will soon be established In a few
years nil the salt used for ordinary purposes
west of the Mississippi river will probably
bo supplied by Kansas
It has beeu shown that the duration of a
lightning flash is not infinitesimal , but that
the Hash lasts a mcasurablo time For ex-
atnplo , If oue sots a camera In rapid vibra
tion and exposes la it u plate so as to receive
the impression of the flash , it Is found that
the impressions appear widened out on the
negative , Bbowlng the uogative to have
moved during the tlmo the llaih was lu ex
istence
Ono of the many | flelds of usofulnessl of
aluminum Is In the manufacture of ship
plate Ten per rent of It added to iron
makes a plate of giuat strength , taking and
retaining a high polish and possessing the
omlnootly valuable quality of being abso
lutely proof against the corroding action of
sea wotor and the adherence of sea grass ,
haruaclcs , and ether similar growths Qua
barrels cau also be raudo of this alloy that
will neither rust uor lead In use
THE CAPITAL CITY CRIST ,
A Ortso of Doatltution Which Calls
for Charity
HIGHWAYMEN DO UP A STRANGER
Co.nine CliniiRcs In Jllio Hdltorlal
Force or the Stnto Journal
Church Items or Interest
Nowa nnd Notes
LtNCot , > f Htmniuor Tim Omni Bnn , )
10291 Stueet , I
Ltxcot.v , Neb , Dee S3. |
An tlnfortunnto woman , probably twenty
three years of ngo , orcuplos rooms In the
Jone < | block She gives the name of Julia
Jacobson nnd says that alio wns married ut
Iowa City , la „ last March to Dan Walker ,
who was killed in a railway smashup at that
place about sovea weeks ago
Miss Jacobion or Mrs Walltor Is on the
cvoof truvalland In destitute circumstances ,
Some three weeks ngo she catno to the oily
In company with a girl by the nama of Alllo
Block and secured work nt the National
hotel Her condition , however , necessitated
n change ol quarter , and although without
money she found a friend In Augusta Girl
ing , who secured her present rooms , paying
for thom from her own earnings This
she says she can stand no longer and calls
upon the charitably inclined of the city to
assist her 111 huuianltv's call It is under
stood that an oHort will 00 mndo to remove
her to the Mllford hoino ns soon as circum
stances will permit
Hold Up anil Itoubcil
Last night , between S nnd 0 o'clock , J. EI ,
Billings , who resides nt Moscow , was held
up on the street nnd robbed of all his money
He was en route homo accompanied by his
mother nnd a younger brother , and while
waiting for a tram took a walk up town with
the result staled Billings says that ho was
approached by two men , ono of whom
Bluppca the muzzle of a revolver into his
fuco and demanded his purse , which ho
turned over without a protest Ho was
greatly excited when relating the episode tea
a policeman , and could give no Information
that might lend to the apprehension of his
assailants Bo declined to stay 111 the city
to search for them , evidently preferring to
cut away iroui hero ou the first train Ilo
says his loss was nqmclhlng over $10.
Journal Office OlinnccR
Today The Bee roprcsentntivo wns ro
liubly informed that an Important change
would take place in the State Journal office ,
February 1 , 1S0J , J. D. Hurd , the business
manager , having rcslgucd , to take effect on
that date Inquiry led to the further In
formation that James Mahoney , the man
airing editor , would bo promoted to the jvoal-
tion made vacant by Hurd's resignation , und
that H. G. McVickcr would become the
night editor and the nommnl managing ed
itor Mahoney in a word becomes the head
of the business and editorial departments ns
well as foreman of the composing rooms
Hurd goes to Ogdeu . Utah
Clitirch Ihmiis or Interest
Quarterly conference services were held
nt Grace Methodist Bplscopal church today
The musical part of the programmo by the
douhlo quarlctto choir was uf unusual In
terest
Bov J. Michel of Texas preached for the
UabtUt mission of East Lincoln this even
ing The reverend gentleman is but a visitor
hero and will continue his trip to the east
on the morrow
Kov Stein , pastor of St Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church , delivered his Christmas
sermon this morning at 10 oclock The
Sunday bchool of this church gives an en
tertainment Christmas night Bell ringing
by Dr Hatch and family will bo 0110 of the
interesting features of the evening
Uov S. P. Barmitz , one of the most gifted
orators of the English LutLeran church , oc
cupied the pulpit for Uov Luddcn at the
conservatory of muslo today The new pipe
organ of this institution was used tor the
first time in public service The scrvlcos
were Impressive and full of interest
The First Free Baptist church , at the corner
nor of F and Fourteenth streets , will give a
concert and Christmas trco Christmas eve
The night following the pastor will deliver
his Christmas sermon and enntinuo services
every night throughout the week An elab
orate progrummo has been prepared by the
Sunday school ot the church , und the
Christmas eve exorcises will bo highly Inter
esting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
City Mows and Notes
Prof P. W. Caldwell Is on route to Wash
ington , D. C , to attend the midwinter meet
ing or the National Historical association to
bo held In that city
John Stutifleld , nn employo at the St
Charles hotel assaulted Annlo licalco , the
German laundry girl , knocked her down ,
for which ho was nrrested and lodged in the
city bastitc lust nleht Tha complaint was
made by the proprietor of the hotel
Fourteen decrees for divorce were granted
during the term of the district court which
closed last night Fifty odd cases were
docketed for trial Sixteen of thom were
tried and of this number two were dis
missed Dlvorco and criminal cases will
make up a good portion of the docket for the
next term
The Globa Issued a splendid supptouiout
with its regular edition Inst evening It
contained a business write-up of the city ,
was handsomely illustrated and all in nil a
very credit able bit ot ontcrpriso Messrs
Hunter and Soacrlst , the publishers , are
working to win and apparently success is
crowning their efforts
At the recent regular ' meeting of
Concordia lodge , No 101 , A. O. U.
W. , for the ensuing year the following offi
cers were elected : Mnstor woncman Louis
Veith ; foreman , Enid Motz ; ovortoor , Will •
iam Krause ; recorder , Nicholas Itess : finan '
cier , It Herminghaus ; reeelvor , H. II
Meyer : guide , Ernest tThlrlch ; insldo watch , _ _
Fred Door outsldo watch , Dr I > ! t cho | ' 1
modicnl ox&nilnnr , Dr Biser ; trustee for |
three joars , A. Kronor _ |
Gcnoral Bradford ot Kansas entertained n _ |
small nudtenco nt Bohnnon's hill Inst ovenwM
Ing Ho discussed prohibitory Issues nndXUi
was emphatic In assertions that his stnto had ) |
been grcnlly blessed by prohibition The i
meeting wns hold In thn intarosts ot the non H
partisan nmondment luaguo "Ilo has the , .f _
stereotyped story down pat , " remarked an i'f ! _
auditor , and If the situation down in Kansas - , > f
sas did not hello his words , known to one I ijfl
from personal observation , I should accept { iH
his earnestness nnd zeal for Wo truth and / i _ _
vote for prohibition next fall , A trip through } V
Kansas and Iowa is the best answer on earth \ | B
to platform spoakcrs on this mooted ques- I \
Hon " ' '
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SOME NEW BOOKS [ )
Kmina Homan Thnyor is the author of ons } { 9
of the most charmingly Illustrated holiday ijfl
books of the season Wild flowers of the { IS
Pacific Coast , " Is the tltlo , and it Is fHit- { { '
stratcd with twenty-four chromes , lltho- Jill
grnphad plates from the original water color jjrl
tkotchos by herself IK I
In her introductory Mrs Tlinyer say * that iji I
her sketches were made from flowers mostfil
beloved by the people of the coast , nud ' )
which nro now nnd of Interest to lovers of , il
wild flowers in the east ' J
It Is a fact thnt the hills mid vnllo.vs of , I
Cnltfnrnhin contain the most howlldoring nr- ) 1
ray of wild Uowors to bo found lu the world 1 ,
In southern California they nro plucked In II
every month of the year , mid In February hi I
they make their appearance all over the / \ _ !
state HfJ
The people of thn east nro practically with _ l
nut Information of the wealth of wild ] V |
lloral gums to bo found on the !
coast , " and thts hook supplies the iafor- > 9
tmitlon wnlch lovers of botany Bhould have , m
and which they desire < m
Mrs Thajor's descriptions of her dtscov 'I
ery ot the flowers nro chaitutiigly couvorsa- 1
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The illustrations , It is almost nosdlcss to ' I
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The volume Is for sulo ou the counters of ( y'l '
the Oniahn Bxeelslor and J. S. Caulllold ) ' , I
Mark Twain emerges from literary se- { ] I
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markable story of.tho doings ot "A Connectr' I
( cut Yankee In King Arthur's Court " The I"I I
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Taking advnutugo of the theory of ' fel
the transposition of bodies and epochs v f I
the author suddenly thrusts back 1,300 - \ r\ \
years a lun d headed Connecticut incchanlo If k ]
nnd machinist , equipped with an cxhnustlvu • ) 3J
knowledge of the scientific and mechanical [ i > ]
woodors of our day , who finds hlmsolf , ullvo J 5 I
und in the ilesh , in KhuArthur's court j j
nmong the iron clad knights of the Hound , { I |
Table Ho is there ton yens , nnd uses his A ; J
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ns a magician and pushing the Enchanter j K ]
Merlin from his supremacy The Yankee J } ' |
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kingdom ; ho sots hlmsolf the task ol turning jura
the monarchy into a republic on the Amor- 1 ; 1
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this country should lead und bu proud of , It | | | l
is thoroughly clean , wholesome , humorous , | ? s |
instructive and patriotic vil
GOTHAM'S YOUNGEST EDITOR | | |
A Charitable Iwrlve-Ycnr-Oia With U * '
Mnny NolnlileH oil Ills Staff i | :
Now York 1ms many editors appar- l |
entry twelve years old , but only ono I'
actually thnt ago , says n Now York dls- I
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grout succe&s of his magazhio , the I 1
, Sunny Hour Monthly , just now safely ! >
through its lirst year The lud W
is Tello D'Apory , whoso father is 1 {
a Creole , and has attained proficiency [ , j
in forty languages Tollo's magazine f (
is an outcome of the boys ambition to I ,
help other youngsters less fortunate 1
than himself , by tempering the hardA \
ships of poverty The profits of his aR
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now The Dccombor number contains rt | '
the portrait of.tho prince of Montenegro , * fii
and a fac-siinilo ot an autograph lw
letter from him , a. translation of gfjfj ,
which is also givott Some ot his f ! ] ' '
correspondents aio Ferdinand do Los HI
sops , Prince Jerome Napoleon , General |
Beauregard , Ghuzl Oman Pasha Sir | |
Julian Pauncofoto Dr J. P. . Pr6fas If i
Paul , president of Vonczuolu ; M. A. j \
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M. do Giers , Bussian minister of III' '
forolgn affairs ; Marshal MaoMahonh \
Marshal Sapounjakl of the Greek army , | |
and a lot of others of the same kind | |
The young editor has recolved two lot l |
tors from General Boulnngor since the 11'
gonornl wont into exile nt Jorscy Slg- V , ,
nor Crispi of Italy Is ano of the latent 11.
contributors Lust Tuesday Tello I
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circulation of 2,000 _ copio * , hut 11 much
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J order to call attention to the barefoot
I work The current edition is 15,000
copies Siuco it was established the
not profits have bcon sullloiont to buy
and distribute 600 pairs of shoos
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