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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1898)
WltUft..WT . IDE TUBE 'iT ' 'i ' 1 , : ' . " Employes ! at Industrial'Horns Being. Sep arated' from Their Positions. SUPERINTENDENT HOXIE TAKES REVENGE Uliehnrge * Per no tin Who Show Any 1'nvor for Von Fnrcll Lnttcr U After Mr. Iluxlc' * IMncc. LINCOLN , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) Politic * ! troubles corao eo thick and fast nt the Kearney Industrial home that the Institu tion la , , becoming an cyeiore to the popo- crats and a subject of ridicule for repub licans. The trouble first began long ago when It developed that Superintendent Hoxle possessed neither business ability nor good personal Judgment to handle such an institution. It became apparent some tlmo ago that the school would run far short of funds , , and this led to the general rumor that there would be a change In the management after election. This rumor , aa usual , acted 'like a dinner call among the populists of th state and tbero was a gen eral rush for the place. Prominent among those who wanted to be superintendent wa E. von F.orell , who besides being regent of the university and local preacher also drew a salary as chaplain of the school. Hoxle took this ambition of Forcil as the rankest of treason and tried to pry him loose from his salary. Korell did not want to let go and the fuss grew larger until all the em ployes were mixed up In It. Those who favor FfircIJ' * candidacy are being summar ily dismissed by Hoxle and the institution is becoming thoroughly demoralized. Today two of the most efficient employee , ono a teacher and the other an assistant en gineer , arrived In the city and had A long conference with Secretary of State Porter. They told him they had received their walking papers Friday afternoon for no other reason than that they were friendly to Forelli Hoxle .had refused any Investi gation. Neither had ho paid them their salaries , as the affairs' ot th Institution are In such deplorable shape that regular salaries have not been paid or two months. ( . lloxlc , Will' ' Explain. While the discharged employes were get ting their grievances before the members of the board word was received that Hoxle' would be here tomorrow to tell hla side of thostory- | la believed that as a result of thoj trouble Hoxlo will be relieved from duty soon after the first of tbo year and the necessity ot this is befog especially urged by eeveral politicians who think they have n show for the 'succession. ' These believe that in the interests of harmony Forell s hob Id net receive the desired promotion. It Is not known what view Foynter takes of the' matter and the governor-elect Is not expressing himself very freely on any sub ject since the announcement of his appoint ment of Fred Jewell as his private secre tary. This appointment is not giving satis faction to the fusion leaders for several rea sons. The principal reason Is that there were many other applicants for the place , although the selection Is criticised because Jewoll has already received several good rewards , said to bo far beyond any political services he ever performed. These criti cisms are perfectly natural , coming as they do mainly frum place-hunters , but the mat ter Is causing the new governor a good deal ot norrlment. The recent action of the State Board of Transportation in dismissing the telegraph case is causing some unfavorable 'comment among the populists and those who really believe.In regulating the corporations are quite * free , lnt expressing themselves. They say that the , suit- was a grandstand play In the first place and that a man from Keith county , fully 300 mllea from Lincoln , was selected to fllo the complaint. This made it very handy to have several adjournments because Complainant Feltz could not gat here. After ab ut a year of th's 'at deal pro ceeding the cose is dismissed , the record saying "as per stipulation of the parties. " So it seems that in the stipulation the rights of the public to have a hearing were entirely forgotten. A Ntumbllnw Block. The telegraph case has , however , served practically the same purpose as have all other cases that have come before the three secretaries for hearing. The Tibbies complaint was notoriously a stumbling block placrcl In tbo way ot any bonl fide complaint and has resulted In nothing. Some of the otbqr so-called "complaints" have been pure I fnlue. One Is mentioned where two or'three ' men living within six miles of the homo of ( | ono of the state officials filed a complaint alleging that they were not getting good . enough train service. The total length of theroad ( that ran through their place was less than thirty-five miles , and theirs was the only village along It that was not tapped by qome other railroad. Yet this sham com plaint occupied much space in the newspa pers and for the time made the public be lieve that the secretaries o'f the- board were trying to earn their salaries. But nobody knows what was finally done about the mat ter and It Is quite probable- that the rubber stamp "as per otlpalatlon" was brought into use In thin cane. A prominent populist said the other day that he was heartily tired of these sham complaints and ho believed he would file . n suit hlm&elf that would ] io pressed to a | conclusion so fast that it would bring the board to an- actual show-down. He said that the rcpub\lcanB \ were perfectly right In deelrlng to abolish the board and he bo- llevcd they would receive some substantial support from the populist' 'members when thoulme came to put the matter to a vote. , I.luuolu I.oonl Note * . The annual State Teachera' asaoclatlon meeting which opens a four days' session In this city tomorrow bids fair to be the largest and nioit successful gathering of educators thaj Nebraska has ever seen. Enrollment begun thla afternoon , but the rush Is ex- pecod | tomorrow morning , every train bringing In largo numbers of schoolma'ams and a fair sprinkling of schoolmasters. Al I thopgh the work of the association proper ern does not begin until tomorrow atterncon two1 auxiliary meetings will take place to- . nlsht. At : be High school auditorium rep I resentatives from the Lincoln , Crete , Bea I trice and York High schools will hold their Interecholasrttc debate on the expansion i11 sion question. The educational council wit 11ry also hold a business meeting at the Library building. The first general session will be held lit the Oliver theater tomorrow night when President Saylor will formally wel- | cotuo the teachers to Lincoln. Following bis address will bo a concert by Prof. > Hagtnow's orchestra. X pretty double wedding took place yes terday nt the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Oylers , the happy couples being Miss Laura M. Edwards ilE. wards and Claud M. Gardner , and Delia E. Edwards and Ambrose L. Rltchcy. Most of the stores in the city have been closed today and a Sabbath quiet prevailed. - Family dinner parties were the order of the day and this evening many of tne i churches gave Christmas programs and | cundy treats for the little ones. * ' , \ -Laid to Rest. SH ELTON , Neb. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) _ I The funeral services of Mr * . R. Beekman , who died Friday morning , were held ; , at the Presbyterian church yesterday after noon at 3 , o'clock and wcra largely it- tended. Tbo deceased baa been a realdent . of this place for the last twenty years and j { | was highly citranied , She was barn In IraI I land sixty-three years ago. She leaves a feuaband and ono son , the latter being a printer ! In Salt Lake City. Rev. Drives and Chaplain J. ( J. Talc , two former pastors , i spoke. I _ THREE SUSPtCTb ARRESTED Trio of Brother * In Cnitody nt Tc- Icmnnh Chnriced irlth the Mur der ot a Mnn. TEKAMAH , Neb. , Dee. 20. ( Special. ) Sheriff Langford of this county brought In th prisoners from Iowa Saturday even In who are charged with the murder of one 1 Charles Deck , , which occurred about thrc * tnllcs south Si Decatur on December 24 , 1891. The prisoners arc confined In the Jail hero ( awaiting preliminary examination , ' which is sot for the 29th inst. Their names are | Russell , George and Edward Slzemore , brothers. These men were In the neigh borhood ofwhere Bock was killed seven years ago and a certain amount of suspicion rested upon them at that time. But at the coroner's Inquest a verdict was returned that Brck came to his death by falling over the bank into the Missouri river , where his body was found. Later the widow brought suit against a saloon keeper In Decatur In the sum of $5,000 for selling her hUDoand liquor. The suit for some cause never came to trial , It being dismissed at plaln'.lff's cost The deceased Beck did not live hap pily with his family and was a man of dissi pated habits. He was a brother ot Jacob Beck of Decatur and an uncle to C. F. Beck , deputy state superintendent. Sheriff Langford and County Attorney Sears were away all last week after these men and nally located them on Friday evening. 'bey secured the assistance of the sheriff f Monona county at Onawa. and drove nine miles northwest to the Missouri river bo- ere daylight Saturday morning , where the arrests were made after some difficulty , In which the Burt county sheriff figured with much credit to himself as an officer with both courage and nerve. lie Alone to Dlatne. FREMONT , Neb. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) 'oroner ' Martin held an Inquest this morning on the body o ( Albert Dlerks , the boy who was1 killed by a train en the Union Pacific Saturday afternoon. Tbo evidence showed .hat the boy was holding on to the side ot .ho car and trying to Jump off Just before ho reached the stock chute and was struck by the chute and fell under the wheels' None of the train men saw him until after ho accident. The funeral took place this afternoon from the German Baptist church near Colon. A brief service was held at the residence on South D street , conducted by Rev. C. Schrad r of the German Baptist church. The pall bearers were selected from imong the schoolmates of the deceased , a arge number of whom were present. The family have the sympathy of the entire community. The mother Is 'almost pros- rated over the sad affair. Holiday at Fremont. FREMONT. Neb. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) Today"was generally" observed here as a holiday. The banks and county office * were closed and the railroad freight offices and business houses closed at neon. Most of the Sunday schools held their Christmas services Saturday evening , but some had theirs this evening. The attendance at all the churches yesterday was large , the floral decorations elaborate and the music of a high order. At the Congregational church the choir , as sisted by a chorus , Plambeck's orchestra , Ben Kendrlcks , cornetist , and Arthur Chrlstensen , violinist , gave a Christmas praise concert last evening. The spacious audience , room of the church was filled. The music at the Catholic , Methodist and St. James Episcopal churches was particularly worthy of mention. In fact all the different churches in the city devoted particular at tention to the musical part of their service * . Wheel * Crnnh Out HI * Life. BEATRICE , Neb. , Pec. 26. ( Special Tele gram , ) Stephen DavK , a former resident of ' Beatrice and' for the lost year a resident of filler , was killed at Odell last night. He had gone there to visit a brother. A * be heard the .train whistle on which he was to I return home he ran to catch It. As he reached the depot platform the train was In motion , hla foot caught under the plat form and threw him under the wheels. The right lee was cut off above the knee and the fleab ot the left lag was nearly severed from the bones its full length. He died J about two hours. He was A brother of i Dick Davis of Beatrice. He Uaves a widow and five children. The remains will be brought here tomorrow afternoon for burial. Accident Averted. DAVID CITY , Nob. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) Christmas exorcises were held In all the churches lost evening and were well at- tended. At the Congregational church the cotton used In decorating the Christmas f arch took fire from one of the tiny candles Illuminating the tree and what might have proved a serious blaze was only averted by tbo presence of mind and prompt action of one of the teachers , who wrapped his coat i around the burning portion , ' effectually smothering the fire. | Old Time * netnrned. TRENTON , N b. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) The week , preceding Christmas has been ot the. old-times kind. The people have had fairly good cropa. have many hogs and cat : tle and an abundance of butter and eggs , and they showed their appreciation of their Improve condition by making the business ' for the week the best since 1SD3. There Is no complaint of hard time ) , but the people ' have vied with each other In making Christ mas a season of enjoyment and good will. ChrUtman Cheer for Poor. FREMONT , Neb. . Dec. 28. ( Special. ) At the last session of the Board of Supervis ' ors each supervisor was directed to procure a Christmas dinner at a cost of not to ex- cced $1 for each family In his district who was worthy and unable to procure a good ( dinner , 00 that there were but few homes In the county which did not feel like cele- ' bratlng the day. ; I Arrcnted for Stabbing ; . TRENTON , Neb. , Doc. 25. ( Special. ) [ George Carson , deputy sheriff from Fair ! mont , came here today and , with the as sistance of Countable Clark Marib , arrested a Mr. Mathewson for stabbing several times a man in Fairmont on the 22d of the month. He wu traced here by letters written back to hla relatives. It ls thought the wound will provo fatal. Toucher Robbed. ORAFTON , Neb. . Dec. 36. ( Special. ) Miss Kitty Bothwell , who teaches Juit out t- side of town , had the misfortune to b robbed of her purse , containing $30 and re turn ticket , while waiting In the Lincoln U. & M. depot. Preacher Aooept * a Call. HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Dcc O. ( Sp lal. ) Rev. W. D. Pryse of Knoxrtlle , Tenu. , has accepted a call from the Presbyterian con ' gregation of this city and will be Its pas tor for the ensuing year. Undirrr to ilo to the Conit. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 28. The auxiliary ' cruiser Badger left the navy yard for Nor folk for further equipment preparatory to railing for San Francisco. U carries twenty- seven marines from tha League Island barracks - racks , twenty ot whom are members of the famous Quantanamo battalion. . . . Chrlntnia * In I'ncomfortahle Weather. SANTIAGO. D c. . Most of the Ameri | cans In Santiago celebrated Christmas today , though hardly able to realize that this la < ho Chrirtmaa season , la the midst of the dlicoratorts of summer weather. Tha pal- ace clerks presented General Wood with a magnificent gold-beaded tortoise shell walk- ' ing atlek. . ' Merchant * ' Iteaa Clnfc Notice. A new rule has beta adooted thai no pwI I son caq deoeslt mr * than thrc coupon * ' with anr one merchant on tbi Mate < J y. IJU-OANt-HU-CANT HU-OANT HV-CANT f\-\r ATT A Ti TT TT err i utiu i i MEET TOGETHER ONCE MORE Catholic * of 8t , Andrew's Ohnrch. TeonniMli , Reconcile Their Differences. I ' REOPEN THEIR OLD HOUSE OF WORSHIP DUscnHlon * Cnnsed tir the Dnnncnm j Trimble * Are Finally Healed nd the Conicreaatlon i * One Once More. TECUMSEH , Neb. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) St. Andrew's Catholic church , this city , closed for some time , has been reopened and the Catholics of this parish ugaln unite In services there , after a number of year * of division. The two factions of the church each of which stood to strongly for b'ehop and for priest respectively In the long pending and numerous ecclesiastical trials of Don. acum versus Murphy , have come to an agreement whereby they meet Jn the sam house of worship , presided over by tha same priest as of yore. Although the case was settled In the ecclesiastical courts some time ago , worship has not since been held in St. Andrew's church until this arrangement. At the time of the laat trial , and according to th decision of the court , Father William Mur phy was assigned a new parish by tha bishop , thinking his removal from the local charge and the Installation of a new priest might assist the divided congregation In getting together again. But upon the or- rival ot the appointee ( Rev. Thomas Cor coran , be was refused admittance to th church and to the priest's house by tha ' supporters of Murphy on the ground that , ' though the matter had been settled In the courts of the church , a case was pending In the civil courts relative to the ownership ot the church property , and they did not pro pose to turn the property over to any ap pointee of the bishop Until the same was tried and a verdict had. Accordingly St. Andrew's church and priest's house were closed , and Father Corcoran had to find himself both places for worship and abode In other buildings , which he did. Nor did the Murphyites attend his meet ings , although thay had the greatest re spect for Father Corcoran , for ho was very discreet In his conduct to both fac tions. Recently , however , prominent mem bers of each faction got together and ef fected an understanding whereby the church property would be used again by all Catho lics of this charge , and perhaps It was thought best to enter Into the new ar rangement with a new priest. At any rate i ono was appointed and Father Corcoran wa * 0a assigned another parish. Consequently the differences of this congregation , after yeara of standing , are practically settled TRAIL GOOD TO DAWON CITY netnrnlno ; Miner * Report Colt of Iilvlnor There Ha * Decreased Sad Death of Surveyor. . SEATTLE , Wash. , Dec. 26. The steamer Farralon has arrived from Alaska with a number of passengers from Dawson direct , who came out over the Ice. The trail la good and a largo number of people are on the way out A report from Dawson Is that the popula tion is materially Increasing , it now being about 16,000. The coat ot living has greatly decreased and there will be no food short age this winter. There Is little hope of the | mall service being kept up between Dawson and the outside world until spring. The body of J. H. Codonhead , a Dominion land surveyor , was foiledfrozen , it * the ice on the Klondike river , aear'.Dawson lin'Oc- ' tober 27. He had left Sulphur creek the day previous and In the night had broken through the ice. Unable to pull himself out he slowly froze to death with his hands spread on the ice. Before losing conscious ness he took bis field notes and papers from hla pockets and threw them from him , so that they might be picked up and saved. PANA OVERRUNS WITH BRAWLS . Kul * * * , Gun * and Thug * ' Clubs Freely Ved irlth Bloody Revolt * . PANA , 111. , Dec. 28. The Christmas fes- ' ttvltlcs have resulted in innumerable drun ken brawls and encounters between union j and negm nonunion miners. Eleven of the j latter are In Jail and as many more are nurs- Ing serious wounds. Two negroes fought a duel with knives In West Pana and bot'j ' wore badly cut up. James Meyers , a non union miner , was assaulted tonight by un identified persons and his Injuries are re- ported to bo fatal. A negro miner named Snyder attempted to shoot his wife this I ufteraoon. A bystander turned-the gun and I the charge entered Snyder'e right arm , makj j ing a fatal wound. The provost guard to- day arrested twenty persons , among them City Treasurer Corwln , Mine Operator 0 > er- ' holt , ex-Deputy Sheriffs Buckley and Hy- burger and Secretary-Treasurer Ellison ot j the local Miners' union , who. were found with i arras upon them. 'o.NEW I CHURCH IN PORTO RICO DUhop McLaren Appointed to VUlt the Inland to Determine Fatare Policy There. ' CHICAGO , Dec. 26. Bishop William B. McLaren of the diocese of Chicago will accept - cept the mission to Porto Rico to Investl- gate the field there for promotion of the Episcopal church Interests , as delegated to him ] by " the Episcopal conference In Waah- Ington. | He will start for the new Island possessions , before the winter is over and will take no auxiliary force with him. When Bishop McLaren has thoroughly In- vcstUated the conditions In Porto Rico he probably will return to the United States i immediately and make a report upon his trip. The new mission Is of Importance to ! | the Episcopal church'as the future policy to be pursued In the Island will be based upon the bishop's report. nrvivcn Old l.utT on Franohlie * . ST. LOUIS , Dee. 26. Attorney General E. 0. Crow hu3 filed a petition at the relation of the state of Mlnourl for quo worranto proceedings against the Lhidell Railway tcompany to deprive the Ltndell company iyDf the franchise recently granted it by the mu- nlolpal a&sorably of this city. The attorney general holds that the extension franchise granted the Ltadell company U In direct ccu- fitct with what Is known as cne "parallel law. " This law was enacted away back In the 60s and prohibits the granting of any > franchise for the construction f a street railway within three blocks of an existing street railway. Give * * ri,2Ul ! to Lafayette Pond. COLUMBUS , O. , Dec. 2 . President Peck of the Lafayette Memorial commliilon ae knowledges the receipt of contributions from rOhio for the Lafayette monument , writes teat State School Commissioner Bcoebraak that all the contributions from Ohio up to date rmou8t to J5.283 94 the largeat amount con- trlbut d by any single state except Illinois , Governor llefuiof III * Signature. WICHITA. Kan. . Dec. 26. Governor-Elect Stanley tat s that he will not sign war- rant for the death of Jnhn ColHns , con- vlcted Saturday evening of th * murder nof his father. He doea not believe In capital punishment and gives that reason ( or hla refuial. Bhoottuv OT < MT Family Trouble * . OREENFIELD , Mo. , Dec. 26 William Shaver , a farmer living four miles wait imof tar * , shot hi * wife four Mma * today , pro- duclng fatal wounds , then ahct hlroee-lf , dy ing Initantly. Family troubles are the causa. OVERPROBCCTION OF MONKEYS. Their Maasaore Bco > * Question in India. The monkey slaughter question has , It appears , assumed a seflotis' aspect Just now , says the Lahore Tribune. It has caused considerable excitement among orthodox Hindoos not only In Orlssa and Bengal , but as far aa the news has traveled. The author ities have been warned against this InJudicious - Judicious proposal of the Purl city fathers , i lest : the question should lead to some seri I ous < consequences. The religious feelings of I orthodox Hindoos , who form the majority Inne India , cannot be trifled with In this man ner , and the Iccaont of the Benares riots should not be thrown away. The I massacre of the quadrumana Itself Is a far uglier nuisance than all . j the mischief committed by monkeys put together. It may be , low-ever , that theie so-called ancestors of humanity are giving ? good deal of trouble at Purl ; but where do they not ? Most of the principal seats Qj . Hindoo pilgrimage are literally colonized by these restless brutes , but are they not I tolerated from time Immemorial and has there ever been such A crusade against them ? If It Is so difficult to put up with them any longer at Purl cannot thay be banished from the town rather than killed ? There are villages In Bengal where these | ' wicked creatures sometimes do considerable harm to villagers , who , by the way , In stead of having them swept out ot exlit- i : | ence , catch the leader of the party , with a I process known to every child In Bengal , and , painting his face hideously , hold a mirror before his eyes the Tillage chap * making a scaring noise with accompanl- ments of dhols and cymbals with the re- [ suit that , followed precipitately by the whole party , the heroic captain beats a hasty retreat , never to return to the village , again in his life. It would be far batter to j I have these mischief makers deported to soms distant parts than endangering pub lic peace by shocking the religious feelings of the pilgrims by suoh on , In their view , Inhuman action. At many as fifteen out of the twenty-one Pundits consulted at Purl are averse to slaughter , and the remaining six dwindle down to a microscopic minor ity against the mas * of Pundit opinion supporting orthodoxy In this country. On the other hand , almost all the English and vernacular newspapers In Bengal , Behar and Orlssa are strongly protesting. As to the Purl commissioners and their "airs of absolutism" the Indian Mirror , in a lead ing article , Invites the Immediate inter ference of government. "It Is , " says that paper , "the orthodox Hindoos that have made Purl , and as they have made It BO they can mar it. * * * The time may have come for the Intervention of Sir John Woodburn in settlement ot this question . of mbnkey slaughter at Purl. " And surely 1 the time has come. ABOUT COFKEE. Some Sainreitlon * About Making ; It- Dead Tate of Coffee. The last word about coffee seems never to bo said. All authorities , says the New York Post , lay great etrejs upou the clean liness of the coffee pot. It should be washed with a cloth kept for that purpose alone and nothing will Insure this except eternal vigi lance on the port of the housekeeper. Mrs. Lincoln's formula for , the breakfast coffee calls for twice as many level teaspoonfuls of ground coffee as there ' are cup * to be served. To this add some. eggshells washed before the eggs were broken , or the white of an egg , which la sufficient to clear about 'seven ' tablwpoonfuls of ' coffee. A table- spconful of cold water for each cup needed is added and thoroughly mixed with the grounds ; then as many'cups of boiling water as will be served are1 poured over. Boll hard flve minute * . A little very cold water , perhaps four tablespoonfuls , la poured down .the spout ; tablespo kful1 of fresh coffee Is tlrred In'a topper' at 'tissue paper put In the spout and ithe pit cet where It will keep hot , without simmering , for ten min utes. It should then be served at once and hould be , at1 the highest ? st te of perfection. . If eome ot it must be kept for late risers 1S should be promptly poured off th * grounds , the coffee pot cleansed out and the clear liquid restored to It. The "dead' taste of coffee so often encountered at boarding houfe table * , and private tables a * well , comes from the grounds. At the high- class hotels and restaurants fresh coffee is made eeveral times during the hours of serving breakfast. Black coffee for dinner is 1 a strong concoction and can be made in the same way , slightly increasing the pro portion of coffee and very much reducing the amount of water. The Oriental "double coffee" is made by using a strong , black coffee concoction in place of water in mak ing the second Infusion. This double coffee ehculd be served In the tiniest of cups , holding not much more than a cordial glass , as its effect is powerful. At the Baoyd. . The management of the Boyd theater of fers a specially big attraction to lovers of comedy this week In "What Happened to Jonea , " by Harry Corson Clarke and com pany , and Wednesday afternoon will give a bargain matinee. In addition to the low price of admission , each lady will be given a souvenir. All Anzlou * to Get It. Chicago Post : "What makes the Moglnnls Magazine BO popular this month T" "Dear me ! Haven't you heard ! " "No. What is it ? " "Why , they have a new writer who doesn't know anything at all about the war , doesn't pretend to-know anything about It and is proud of both facts ! " TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Clondy , Colder and Generally Threat ening Weather I * to Ila Expected. WASHINGTON , Deo. 26. Forecast for Tuesday : For Nebraska Partly cloudy weather ; colder In eastern portion ; variable winds. For Iowa Generally fair ; cold ; northwest- erly wind * . F.or. Missouri Partly cloudy weather ; variable winds. For Kansas and Colorado Partly cloudy weather ; variable winds. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER 7 I OMAHA. Dec. 26.-Omaha ricord of ' , ' pcruture and rainfall compared with the corresponding day of the last three years- " " 5. "ft 1Sgf Maximum temperature . . < " Minimum temperature * , , . 19 IG 19 on Average temperature . . . . . 33 21 2) j5 Rainfall. . . . 00 .00 .00 .00 Record of temperature and precipitation otgj6maha for this day and since March . ' Normal for the day ig Excess for th * day 14 Accumulated excess since March 1 T * Normal rainfall for th day 03'inch , Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Total rainfall slnre March I tt. lnche" Deficiency since March 1 3 57 Inches Deficiency corresp'g period 1837..1077 Inches Excts * corresp'g period 18M 4 Inches Report * from Station * at 8 p. m. a" f AKD STATS O I ffCATHBB. I r Omaha , cloudy ( v , North Platte , part cloudy QQ Bait Lake , cloudy 00 Ch yenne. cloudy M Rapid City , cloudy J Huron , cloudy , , Wllllston , cloudy oo Chicago , cloudy , , , . 00 St. Louis , cloudy . , , . $ * J Bt. Paul , snowing , . . . , Davenport , cloudy 00 Halena , cloudy , 10 Kansas City , part J cloudy W Havre , cloudy . . . Bismarck , part rloudy . , . , , , . oo qloar 00 T Indicates trace of precipitation U A. WELSH , Local Forecast Official. i ' IS THE EARTH WEARING OUT I i A Question on Which Scientific Dc iors Fail to Agrw. CROOKES SAYS YES , WILEY SAYS NO ' Diurnal Prediction * of a TlrltUher Re- fated liy an American Way * of ItenetTlna ; the Earth' * Fertility. ( Copyright , 1S9S , by the B. B. McClure Co. ) The latest recruit to the ranks of Jaunfa . diced . . philosophers Is Sir William Crookes , ' the president of the British Association for I i the r ? Advancement of Science. In his pres idential . . address , delivered lately at Brit- tel , he took the ground that only wheat- eating nations represented the highest type ot civilization , and that the British nation . In particular , being InferenUally the great est wheat eater , presumably represented the highest j . , typo. Ho further attimpted to ahow that In the course ot a vary few years the I world would reach Its maximum wheat iroduotlon , about 3,260,000,000 bushels , ba- rend which It would be most difficult to go. Should the increase of population con- : lnue with unabated rapidity , It la evident 'rom the views of Sir William that begin ning ( with about 1913 the wheat caters will grow short of rations , with the result that brain and brawn will enter upon an era of tails , followed soon by an actual retrogres sion. The distinguished position In chemis try and physics which Dr. Crookes occupies has given to hla vaporoua vaticinations a remarkable vogue. English printed nevri- papers the world over have given a promi nent place to his prophecies , and people not familiar with the facts have been thrown supply of tha world , has entered a field with into the greatest perturbations by fear ot Impending starvation. Unfortunately , Sir William Crookes , in dealing with the food whloh be la to a certain extant unfamiliar , and therefore his views are not entitled to the same weight as if they had been ex pressed concerning the conditions of radi ant matter , of the four dimensions or of telepathic Intercourse. Woe Predicted. Stated briefly , Sir William's views are aa follows : First , that the maximum wheat produc tion of the world will be reached In a few years , and that this maximum is only about 8,260,000,000 bushels. Second , that the Increase In population of . . the wheat eating nations of the world will be i. rapid enough to absorb the maximum production ot wheat in about 1913. Third , that it will not be possible , with the acreage and natural fertilizers available , to increase the wheat production beyond the limit named. Fourth , that the chemist must supply the fertilizing materials necessary to Increase the capacity of the wheat fields to meet the increase In population. Fifth , that nitrogen Is the one element moat eaaentlal to wheat growth. Sixth , that this will probably be secured by the production ot nitric acid by electrical action , and that the water power ot Niagara could be used for this purpose. The fallacies of Sir William's statements are so patent that it 1 * not necessary to go into very great detail to show them. In the first place It may be mentioned that the arth's < fertility is not becoming exhausted by the practice of scientific agriculture. On tha other hand , It Is easily demon strated that the fields of the world which are properly cultivated are growing con stantly In fertility. Thla Increase has come almost exclusively from the practical appli cation of th results i the researches which have been carried on by agricultural chem ists , and which have been worked out in the agricultural experiment stations ot the world. Chemical research has shown "the " rela tion of plant food In the soil to that which is removed In the crop , and has suggested methods whereby the waste ot plant food which have already been carried beyond reach con be gradually reatored to the fields. The agricultural experiment atatlona of the United States and the scientific dlvUlons of the United States Department of Agri culture , although young In years , have con tributed no small staarc to the elucidation ot the problem of increasing the earth's fer- tility. Increased Production. In the north ot France , which Is tha great wheat producing area of that coun try , the average production of wheat per acre has increased in the last twenty-five years from seventeen to over twenty-six bushels. Laat summer In the north ot France I visited an experiment station and woe shown a variety ot wheat which had produced over eighty buahels per acre. ThU ramarkablo result has been attained by se lecting from a prolific variety of wheat , year after year , the largest grains , planting these and again selecting , until a variety baa bean established which gives the phe nomenal yield mentioned above. The state of Maryland , among the older states of our union , has perhaps suffered ( I more In the past from unscientific farming methods than almost any other locality. So Impoverished in many cases have the soils of Maryland become that It Is regarded a 1 1I a proper place to avoid by all Intending In I- vestors In agricultural lands. Prince Ii : George's country , which border * on Washington i- iy ington , has perhaps suffered as much as any other portion ot the state In this regard. ' Fifteen years ago largo portions of the for mer arable land In this county had been abandoned for agricultural purposes. On these very lands scientific agriculture haa > been able to produce prolific crops , and the > agricultural experiment station of Mary land la situated upon land which years ago bad been exhausted of Its fertility by the i practice of the agricultural methods of the j early times. This cell , which was regarded ! as almost worthless for agricultural pur poses , has under the scientific treatment to ' which It has been subjected produced an ' average ot forty bushels of wheat per acre for many years. What la true of Maryland Is true of othe > portions of the country. H Is perfectly ccr J tain that by the application of methods j i which have already been demonstrated as' ' effective to the wheat fields of the United ! , States It will bo easily possible , without in creasing the area under wheat by a single acre , to more than double the yield. The total area of Belgium is 7,278,720 acres , anft' ' the population Is 6,410,783 , or nearly ono j I perion for each acre. The > tate of Ohio re- ' eemblea Belgium In contour , climate and fer- tlllty of soil. Ohio , however , Is nearly four times at large as Belgium , and , measured by the Balglan standard could eailly feed 20- ' 000,000 people. The wheat fields of Ohio alone , cultivated according to the highest I a"standard ot the agricultural art , could al- J most produce wheat enough to feed the i present population of thla country. The I acreage devoted to wheat In the United ' States could bo easily doubled did the price of thla staple Justify the expansion , H Is no roay vision to predict that this country can , without violence to other ag- i rlcultural interests , easily produce a uat * and million bushels of wheat per annum , Theories often suffer when brought Into violent colllilon with facts. The real facts about wheat production arc that It has more than kept puce with the Increase of population , so that wheat and Its products : were never cheaper than they ore today. > Perhaps there has never beta a time In the history of the world when a day's labor could buy so much wheat ae at the present moment. The catastrophe of starvation for lack ot wheat Is therefore evidently one ! which Is to come suddenly , since It ( tires no evidence ot Its approach at the present time , and , according to Sir William , It Is so nearly due. Wo shall go to bed some night > with our storehouses full of wheat and wake up the next morning whealles * and Jejuna. Wheat-Batlna ; Man. The aext fallacy In Sir William's state- mi which should receive consideration ls to the effect that only the wheat-eating ( nations are those which ore caoablo of makIng - Ing | | the moat rapid progress In civilization. It must be granted that the character ot the food exerts an Influence more or I cm pronounced upon the Individual eating It. Scientific cattle feeding has recognized this as an economic measure. A hone which ' Is ' fed for maintenance has quite a different ration or should have from one that Is kept nt bard work and a dairy cow should . have a ration differing In a marked degree i'r < that of a steer which la preparing fo * slaughter. . It Is not quite clear , however , that tha wheat-eating human animal is superior In any respect , so far as the influence ot food Is concerned , to the one who eats rye , oats , Indian corn , meat and potatoes , or a mixw ture of rlca and beans. Sir William la atao > wrong In his taolt assumption that th * i English are the greatest wheat-eating naot Ion. The French eat far more wheat per bead than the English do. The Germans , i who are thought to bo In the race In clvlllIn 1 ( itlon. eat comparatively little whaat , but an Immense quantity of ryo. Americana , j who are alia supposed to be men ot brain i and brawn , eat freely of Indian corn. This 1 s not only true ot the laboring man , but .ho lawyers , doctors and even preachers in our southern states are fed largely on In > dlan corn bread. In New England , alsv , corn bread Is a stable article ot diet. We are therefore not prepared to admit , even granting that the wheat supply should tecome exhausted , that the physical and rental aide of man would deteriorate. The human animal Is capable of adapting him- self to the moat varied circumstances , and with any kind of nutritious food ho will bo able to build up his brain and develop his body. Even on a diet of brown bread , baked beans and codfish a roipecttble mental development can be attained. If every grain of wheat should be removed from the United States of America , eclentlfla agriculture would still undertake to feed our ' people abundantly , nutritiously and suc cessfully , and to guarantee that there should De no deterioration in the quality of their muscles or their brains. What Science Ha * Done. taok for a moment at some ot the thing ! which scientific agriculture has done for Indian corn. This Is shown strikingly In the work ot the experiment station of Kentucky , where the yield of Indian corn by the ap plication of a single kind of fertilizer ( not nitrogen ) was raised from an average ot thirty-one bushels to an avcraga ot thirty- seven bushels per acre. What scientific agriculture does tor In dian corn , It also does for all farm products , and for the production of meat , wblch la nearly as Important aa an article of diet a wheat. An Illustration of thla la seen In what haa already been accomplished by the experiment station In Minnesota. In one year , on ten acres of comparatively un fertile , sandy land at tha Mlnieaota agri cultural experiment station , eighty-six sheep and lambs were pastured from the 1st ot May to the 1st of November. In addition to this , 7.3 tons ot grejn food and 8.6 ot dried food were secured from the same land. The next year after thla achievement waa accomplished , with same improvements in method , ninety-three sheep and lambs were pastured and a much larger quantity of green and dried food obtained. During tha two seasons above referred to , a large quan- ttty ot organic plant food , In addition to that removed , was secured to aupply th , land with hutnu * . The same piece of land I , treated by tha ordinary method , would not have kept ten sheep for the tlma mentioned. I Thus w * see that scientific agriculture , aa developed in the Department of Agriculture and in the agricultural experiment ata- tlona , la able to increase tha meat product ot the country many fold without inoreaalng the area devoted { o grazing. The next fallacy which ahould receive at- tentlon 1 * the statement that nitrogen Is the chief fertilizer which wheit grower * re quire and that the natural supplies of this material cannot be depended upon. Phoi- phorlc acid and potaah are quite aa Im portant to wheat growing aa nitrogen. Farmers avail themselves of the existing supplies of nitrogen to the fullest extent and the deposits of nitrate of aoda which have been found In many of the arid reglona have proved a great benefit to agriculture , Last unmn r I visited tha agricultural sta tion at Halle , where most extensive ex periments have been made In nltrojenous manuring by means of nitrate of soda and other artificial fertilizers containing nitro gen and nitrogenous ( manuring by means of plowing under green plants. In every cat * , after a aeries of years of comparison , the . fields which bad been subjected to the 1 green manure were more fertile and more satisfactory In every respect than those which had been subjected to artificial manuring. It Is thus evident that the scientific farmer can take advantage of nature's methods of producing nljrogen and secure In the end far better results than If he depend upon artificial fertilizers alone. The artificial nitrogenous fertilizers are highly beneficial In helping to restore fertil ity to exhautted noils and In securing prompt results. They need not , however , be depended upon for the final aupply of nitrogenous materlala. Henewlno ; Fertility of the Roll. The leguminous plants In particular are those which have the function of abiorblng nitrogen from the air and rendering it itr available for plants. The scientific farmer , therefore , by tba growth of clover , p'aa and beans , Is able to Increase the nitro genous j contents of his soil to the extent of 3fm securing ( the development of Ha maximum fertility. In regard to phosphatlc fertilizers , which ! we quite aa Important to wheat growing aa those of a nitrogenous nature , there la no probability that they will ever be ex cte hausted. The vast stores of phosphate rocks which lavish nature has deprilteJ on the American continent alone , in So'ith Carolina , Florida , Tennessee and other lo calltlps , give promise of ability to aupply 3I I : tha demands of scientific agriculture for thotuands of years to come , Sir William admits In his addreea that atra the > vast stores of nltratea which have br ra found ; In Chill and other arid countries re arisen , through the action of nitrifying j micro-organisms. , . Why , then , should he rdoubt the ability of these organlims to cup- ply nitric acd | In the future ? In le climates , such aa those where wheat Is grown , this nitrifying action goes on more vigorously and the only reason stories of nltratea ; are not found In such localities la because the rains carry away those portions wblch the cropa do not use. We need not fear , therefore , that we will | be reduced to the necessity of using the dynamo and other electrical appliances for supplying the nitrogen for our fields. The ( micro-organisms ; wblch live In symbiosis with leguminous plants will do thla work for us at no expense , only asking for the oppor tunity to silently work for the benefit of agriculture , while pessimistic philosophers prophesy Impending starvation , Another point wblch must ba conildered when we study the aubjoct of the renewal of the earth's fertility la tha fact tkat the resources of scientific agriculture are only In their Infancy. Practically within the last fifty years all the Important advances In scientific agriculture have been accompllahed and the science la still young. Everywhere I throughout the civilized world are found ' I public men devoting the result * of their culture , thtlr natural brain power , their energy and their lives to the study of these great agricultural problems. In the various departments of agriculture , national and state , In tha agricultural experiment sta tions and In tbo agricultural college * , thli work Is conitantly going on. It Is abso lutely certain that the methods ot nclenttflo agriculture will bo rapidly improved , the means ot conserving plant food ex tended and the methods ot restoring that which has already been wasted Im proved. | From the river and from the ocean the vast quantities ot plant food which here tofore have been carried away win be re stored ' In time to the fields. By the decay ot rocks the soil which la removed by attri tion ( , by washing or by wind will be replaced. Inexhaustible quantities of mineral plant food are found In the earth's crust and only eons of year * of unscientific agriculture would ' bo capable of exhausting them , It ever. These mineral pfont foods perform their functions In vegetable growth and at the end are as useful for further employ ment aa before. They can never be wasted nor destroyed and It Is not likely thai they will ever be put entirely beyond the reaob ol the farmer. For every mouth brought by the IncreaM ot population two hand * are provided. Th capacity of the digestive organs ramatni constant , while the skill nnd bread-produo Ing power of the hands ar * con * tan try In- creasing. The future will bring to labot more power to earn and make food and man leisure ] for the pursuit of those arts whlci bring ] to toll the capability and opportunlt ) tc enjoy life and make the most of UB pass | ing days. Scientific agriculture , therefore , await * with calmness and confidence the IncreaM of population which bettor methods of liv ing and a higher civilization make probable. Man , by reason of his ablHty to flourlih In almost every environment , will push his empire | both toward the equator and the 1 pole. The Arctic and the tropical region * will be rendered habitable and hand In hand I provide abundantly for the want * of the 1 with the Increase In population will go the science of agriculture , showing the way to densest populations. H. W. WILEY. ARKANSAN'S DESPERATION Fight Shoot * Into House and Kill * Young Woman. KANSAS CITY. Mo. , Deo. 26. A dispatch to the Times from Texarkana , Tex. , says : Two persona were killed and another seri ously Injured today in a shooting affray near Fouke , Ark. , a town eighteen miles 'ram ' hero. Two men named McKnlght and Flrquln quarreled and fought over a wagon trade. McKnlght drew a revolver and fired at Flrqutn , but shot wildly and mortally wounded White Basly , a young man , who stood nearby. Eaaly died within a few minutes , but while life lasted he drew a re volver and shot Into MoKnlght's house , kill ing an 18-year-old daughter ot McKnlght and seriously Injuring a younger daughter. McKnlght la under arrest. USES RAZOR AND STRYCHNINE Temporarily Unbalanced Mother Bad * Her Baby' * Life and Then Take * Her Own. FON DU LAC , Wls. , Dec. 26. At Oakfield , this cou/Uy , today Mrs. William Tonzei killed her 6-montbs-old babe with strych- . nlno and took the poison herself. This fall * Ing to end her life , ehe secured her hus band's razor and out her throat , dying soon afterward. Temporary Insanity , It ! , thought , may have caused the tragedy. ' * " " " ' "A'rksmsa * Dnel. LITTLE ROCK , 'Ark. , ' Dec. 2 . At Haf. rlson , Ark. , Frank Pace , ex-proiecutlng torney , and his brother. Henry , met M. L. Aderholti. a prominent stockman. On tba street and a duel ensued , In wnlch Aderholta was mortally wounded. The trouble grew out ot a difficulty a few days ago between Adorholtz and Captain Pace , father of the brothers. In which Captain Pace was dan gerously shot and a bystander killed by Btray bullet. 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