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v- rr7 grvirtty.rasnj
The Senate on Thursday listened t
debate oo the Philippines between Mt.
Lodge and Mr. Pr'tigrew, the rormer
orging full publicity on all matter con
nected with the Issue and the latter bit
terly attacking the administration. Heard
Mr. Stewart in opposition to the currency
reform bill. Passed the bill conferring
additional authority upon the director of
the ccnt.ii. Tawed the bill increasing
to $2,500,000 the limit of onst of the
Hew Indianapolis public building. .Ad
journed to Monday. The House a tut
in session.
Tire Senate held no aess'.oa on Friday.
Tn the House Mr. Subier Irni, N. Y.')
presented for Immediate consideration a
resolution for the appointment of a spe
cial committee of nine members to Inves
tigate the relations of the Secretary of
the Treasury with certain New York na
tional banks and the transactions rela
tive to the sale of the New York custom
house. Mr. Dalzoll (Rep., Pa.J objectad
on the grcnnd that the resolution should
s:o through the box in the regular way.
He then asked unanimous consent, but
.Mr. Hopkins (Hep.. 111.) objected. Ad
journed until Monday.
The Senate spent most of the day Mon
day in debate on various Philippine reso
lutions. Opening speech made by Mr.
Bacon. Mr. Pcttigrew concluded bis
speech begun Inst week, vigorously at
tacking the administration. Mr. Wnlcott
replied, scoring Dakota Senator. Con
alderntion of financial bill then rcsuiied.
Mr. Itnwiins spoke in opposition to meas
ure. In the House Mr. Cannon (111.),
from committee nu appropriations, report
ed urgent deficiency appropriation bill
nd gave notice he would call it u for
consideration Tnesdny. Keaolntion adopt
ed calling upon Secretary of State for In
formation relative to statna of the agree
between Great Britain and United
States which prevented United Stntes
from building, arming or maintaining
more than one war vessel upon great
lakes. Ilest of day devoted to eonsid
era t ion of District of Columbia business.
The Senate on Tuesday received a peti
tion from Mr. Cullom. signed by 3,21 M)
colored persona In Illinois, asking- 'Oon
' gressional action to protect negroes from
lynching. By a vote of 41 to 20 laid on
the table Mr. Pcttigrew amendment to
Mr. Hoar Philippine revolution calling
for the Instructions to the peace commis
sion. Heard Mr. McLaurln in opioltion
to the financial bill and in advocacy of
conferring authority upon State banks to
issue circulating notes. The House de
voted the day to debate on the Item ap
propriating $irVO,000 for rural free mail
delivery contained in the urgent detielon
:y bill, and listened to an attack on Secre
tary Gage by Mr. Hichardson of Tenncs
ee and hi defense by Mr. nopkiua of
Illinois.
-- 'The Senate agreed on Wednesday to
take final vote on gold standard bill Feb.
15. ' Passed Mr. Hour's resolution of in-
' (iiiry regarding conduct of Philippine war
a substitute for similar pending resolu
tions. Adopted resolution offered by Mr.
Hale as to seizure of flour by British au
thorities, but only after spirited debate
and after resolution had been materially
amended. The House decided "by vote
174 to 138 that census bill reported by
Mr. Hopkins (III.) was privileged. Mr.
Barney CVyia.), from the committee on
appropriations, reported pension appropri
ation hj!'. Passed urgency deficiency
Odds and Knda.
' Salem Mason, 108, colored, Is dead,
Nashville, Tenn.
Several atorea, Cleveland, Tenn.. burn
ed. Loss $33,000. .
Thomas Peak wa killed In a row .at
Sweetwater, Tenn.
Tine trust ia said to be forming with
$100,000,000 capital.
Thieves got $1,500 at Pollard Bros.'
tore, Newburne, Ala.
Jatuea Crocker's store, Huntaville, Ala.,
burned. Losa $7,000.
Engineer Calloway was killed in a
wreck, Clarendon, Texas.
Thread manufacturers have advanced
price 10 cent a dozen spools.
Society of WI culture hi New York
Baa" begun a crusade against vice.
Chan. Yocuni, Hnrrodsburg, Ky., acci
dentally shot and killed hi wife.
"Souiwj liflOfl-tw'H-atamd the l'aria ex-
position a the olllclal American band
Cunningham & Co. augar estate burn
ed at Sugarland, Texas. Losa $!J,(MK).
Indian lenders are said to want to send
troops to the Cape to tight against the
Boers. , .' '
Henry Oppenheinier, 1!), New York,
leaped from a burning building and was
killed.
'Geo. M. Settle; dry goods merchnuts.
Tori. Texas, baa failed. Liabilities
$00,000.
Smooth thief relieved Sam Johnson, a
Cincinnati truck farmer, of $1,000 lu
Spanish war bonds.
Taterson, N. J., will erect a $15,000
bronze statue, life ai.e, of the lute Vice
President Hobart.
Wm. Baldwin. 23, drowned at New--port,
Ky.' He wa the champion baa
puncher of Kentucky.
New muuiclpal buildings at Norwich,
England, arc proposed by the corpora
tion at a cost of f 100.000.
Britain gains 2!G,500 a year from the
little tax which falls ou patent uiediciues,
pills, liver cures and ointments.
tn Santiago In the better class of
houses, the bedsteads are surrounded
with a close kiud of netting, beginning al
the floor and gathered at the top. Thit
Is intended as a protection against tar
autulas.
Mexico --A!? China have completed at
Washington a" genSaL""aty of trade,
navigation aud Immigration?""------
Negro woman and her two children
were found dead from smallpox iu Chat
ham County, North Caroliua.
Abraham K. Lefcver. a prominent Lan
caster County, Pa., farmer, died after
terrible suffering, with hydrophobia.
flu. '. Mined of Jewish Women will
bold it second tricuuial meetlug in Clevo
i. land. Ohio, from March 4 to 11. l'Jtsl.
Bubonic plague l said to have made
Its apiwarauce in Noumea, capital of the
Jj'reucU penal colony of New Caledonia.
Since March 10 of last year New Jer
ey ba enrolled corporations that repre
sent a face stock value of $l,4U3,4UO,-
OOO.
ifWo Intoxicated meo on horseback,
near Scipio. I. T.. shot Into a bouse with
ti Winchester, instantly Lilliug Mrs. Pluu
kett. i
. , Cogivsman Bulsscr wants tha birth
day of Thomas Jefferson and Abraham
Lincoln, both in April, made national but-
May. ,-'
At a recent local, option '
Cloverport. Ky., womeqH.
crowded the entrance to tlit
sang bymcs, while church
s
rbiginj. 1 he teropcranc.
CAW MUST BE CHANGED.
Interstate Commission Moke It An
final Kcpnrt to Congress.
The thirteenth annual report of the In
terstate commerce commission was made
to Congress at Monday a session. I he
report complain that although In its last
report the commission made clear that
the act to regulate commerce had proved
defective, and that It could not be en
forced, yet not a line ef the statute had
been changed, ami none of the burden
some condition have been removed or
modified. The commission therefore re
news recommendations previously made.
The interstate commerce law now is
unsatisfactory because railroads can
charge whatever tliey please for their
services, and no single classification of
freights can Ik- established. Vast schemes
of railway control are now In process of
consummation, and a vast centralisation
of railroad proicrtie Is under way, yet
there ia no public authority which can
efficiently control them, Wbatevf. evils
that may result are without remedy.
Among the noteworthy facts of general
interest is the remarkable increase during
the year in the volume of railroad busi
ness. Gross and net revenues of rail
roads have grown, and the duiiiImt of
railroad failures has been greatly reduc
ed. This also diminishes the frequency
of those practices which are made crim
inal misdemeanors by the statutes.
Carriers have made snbstnntiul in
creases in the scale of their charges.
They made these advances without giv
ing the shippers an opportunity to be
heard. Many complaints have Is-cn made,
but under the existing conditions the rnil
roads are free to make rates as they
choose. Published tariffs have been dis
regarded, although some shippers who
failed to receive uulawful concession
were driven out of busimss. The com
mission cannot punish these criminal In
fractions of the law. Unlawful prac
tices have been less general, however,
because of the promise to observe tariffs
made by presidents of the railroad to the
cciumishioiicra.
The subject of safety appliances is dis
cussed at some length in the report.
When the train brake comes into gen
eral use, the commissioners say, the num
ber of those killed or injured by falling
from trains will be greatly reduced. The
train will then be under the control of
the engineer, and the men will not be
obliged to walk on the running boards or
over the top of enra for braking.
Keports from tiHl railroads, covering
1S.VJ4.") miles, show large increase of
earnings over those of Die year before.
The dividends declared are also' much
larger.
ALL CALLtD TO ARMS.
Kroner Ask Every Able-Bolled Ifur
ulier to March to the Front,
President Kruger has issued a proc
lamation calling upon burghers to take
up arms and march to the front. He
has also sent out a circular to the Boer
generals, commandants, and burghers
urging tUem to trust in the Lord and to
show energy in the war against the British.-
He says:
"Through the blessing of the lxrd out
great cause has been carried to- such a
point that with energy we may expect a
successful issue. Head Psalm xxxlii'.
The enemy i.;. ,c :.xed their faith on
Psalm lxxxK,. 1., not forget the enemy.
Create devastating wherever you go in
Caio Colony. They seize, sell, or de
stroy the goods of the Africanders, lu
thi' Free State they lay waste farms."
President Kruger liken the destrne
tiveuess of the Britihh to an attack of the
devil on Christ'a ctiurch, and says:
"1 am searching the entire Bible and
can find no ather wny punaihla thou thai
adopted by us. We must continue to
light in the name of the Lord."
The Volksstcm makes a suggestion that
the entire gold-mining industry of the
Transvaal should lie destroy ml beyond the
possibility of remedy the iuatuut the
British cross the border.
l'salm 33 Is the well-known hymn of
praise to the Lord for his goodness, be
ginning: "Itcjnlci; in the Iiord, O ye
righteous." Psalm 83 ia the song of
Asaph, in which occurs the verse: "They
have said, 'Come and let ua cut them off
from being a nation.' "
EVliHY CASE FATAL.
No Kccoverlc Antony Victim of the
liiiboiiic riauuo lu Honolulu,
I'p to date twenty-two death have oc
curred In Honolulu from the bubonic
plague. Practically every caw so far has
proved fatal. About "J.tMK) people have
been removed from the infected quarter
and are uuw herded iu iiuarautiue camps.
The council of t'alu . ha appropriated
$20,000 for a garbage crematory and
f 250,000 with which to iut the city In
sanitary coiidiliou ifud guard against tbi
sprcud of the plague.
New cases of the plaguu are constantly
appearing at point distuut from the orig
inal ceuler of infection, showing that the
germs of the disease have been widely
scattered. No passeugers are allowed
to depart until they have upeut ten days
lu quarantine, under direction of the
United States consul general. Incoming
steamers cannot put any. . passengers
ashore, nor can, uny one board them.
Freight is carried to the xtcainers in
lighters, and no vessel comes, near to the
wharves. A shotgun (juuruutlne bus been
established on the island of Kailiil, and
no vessel or passenger Is allowed to land.
The removal of the quarantine restric
tions on Chinatown just before Chrisl
maa is thought to have been responsible
for the fresh outbreak of the disease.
Tcleurnphlc Brevities.
European officer are constantly join
ing the Boer forces.
George Gallagher and Nellie Walsh,
New York, were killed by gas.
A German general will be asked to re
organize the army of Greece.
The coat of the ocean cable so far
constructed excepts $LVllrHI,llO.
Chicago Nortjhwetaern University
wauts $2,000,000 . for new buildings.
jangle Hooker, 25, suffocated at Cov
Ihgton, Ky., fi'smi a lamp exploding.
C-'s of , inienVni pattern nave I'ccn
ndootcd fit Paris? underground electric
road. ,
The ircwene of
Milwaukee ami Chi-
caiM .UlL'c uuriiv,
ho past year lilfi.lMll)
barrel otTTW
lu the mix Ice
years ended
July 1.
-I7U.1 40
lWM, there lal.ib'd ut New Yorl;
1 : v
jriMi pvmuns. i
A broker assert that the Christmas
tips iu Wall street amount ipinually to
nearly !rititi,iMi.
"Optical telegraphy," an Itallau Inven
tion, hus Ih-ci: lubipted lor testing in the
Mexicau arm;
All the primmer iu the Wooster tOLiu)
jail escaped ;ho other night. Lock wus
picacu.
Sevcnleef of the large laundry con
cern iu lanugo have combined, with a
capital siak of L'.UHl,(NKl. .
North (utollim pi,. Association has
booked kuiUr l u l.OOU f.-et, uiakiug
an advaie of $j h, the past Jear.
Said lux F.inpcror William will pro
ceed "'b four uaVshlp to Havre In th
aud uiake lvi" l'aria.
am Sachel, Vfaruier, while hunt
ar Saint .M..illii.
Jly tuot and kd hi otily child,
o ;eur old
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IOWA HORSES ARE FASTEST.
Hawkey State Has Produced Pome of
the World' Greatest Champion.
Id the breeding and development of
fast trotters, Iowa baa kept in the front
rank. Of the 402 pacers and trotters
that have since 1SH3 been credited with
a mark of 2:10 or better the horse farm
and jaed track of the HawUeye State
have furnished a total of u2, aaya the
Sioux City Journal. .
la this honor list of Ibirty-two famous
ho ses there isn't an animal of which the
Iowa horse lover may not well feel proud,
and the abcievements of this State's rep
resentatives ia the horse world have won
them wide fame. In the trotting divis
ion at the list Alix is at the head, with a
record of 2:03:li. Among the pacer
Strathberry and Fidol are at the top,
with records of 2:0iy. The complete
list is as follows:
THOTTKUH.
Allx, l. in.
by ratroiuiKi', rbnmplon
of the worlil
OiKxjiia, It. id., by Kepler
Kllorpe, 1 h. iu., It ili-ll
JrfH-kheart, b. h. by Nutwood
Allerioti, b. h., by Jar lllrd
'nnnli-.s Kvs, I). 111., by Norvul....
I'iIhIiis, ch. b., tiy Onw-nnl
iiiyliin. b. h., by Alli-rtnii
hurub H., b. 111., by Tangcut
Alves. b. g., by Allprton.,
Henatur A., gr. h., tiy 'I'rnfiip Panic.
J'ACKKS.
Htrntblierry, lir. h., Iiy Uoselierry . .
Kblol. b. Ii.. bv I1I0
. .2:104
. .2:HI'4
. .2:OtM4
. .2 :'-
. .IMUM-i
. .'Jrimw
. .2:1X11-9
. .2:10
..2:HVJ
..2:IM'
Koy Wilkes, br. Ii , Iiy Ailrlun Wilkes. .2:'Hii,
MiimiKcr, ar. b., by Nutwooil
Halite Tnler, b. in., bv Aslilsnd Wilkes. 2:1"
Iteillna, b. In., by Hcctnah! 2:0iVi
Hoy the Kill, cli. g.. by Abilallah Hwl-
gert 2:0:'i
I'-i-IIwoimI A., b. 111., by How Hells 2:0TI,
H0I1 Kltzsliniiioiis, b. a., b) Judge Nor-
vsl 2:(T";
Aunty KbiKks, b. 111., bv Hickory .Nut.2:iM'-
Hlue hlgn, b. a., by Knslgu 2:OS4
Mils T.. br. 111., by Alliiiiiont 2:UH'
I.. I., II.. Ii. h.. by Woodford WHUes. .2:IW,4
Htorin, blk. b., by Itrown Hal a:OMUj
llert Oliver, b. h., by Ashlniiil Wllkei.2:0H4
Hoyiil Victor, br. b., by Ashland
Wilkes 2:0
Itoyal Victor, br. h., by Itoy Wilkes. .2:OS-4
Seal. b. g., by .Votury 2:USi4
1'biiina Fiillson, b. g.', by Attorney 2:C-1'4
I.s Hetle, Ii. in., bv I.ockheiirt 2:OH
Miss Williams, b. 111., bv Williams 2'Oili
1oii Quixote, ch. g., by I'oukey John. .2 t0
Since the year lf83 there has been a
wonderful inerense In the number of
horses credited with n performance of
2:10 or better. Sixteen years ago but
one lonesome horse had a record as good
as that and until 1N!H) there were but
six. Then, however, the list begun to
grow with almost mushroom growth; in
1H!I1 it bad doubled; the next year it had
more than doubled; at the present time
probably 402 different performers huve
been given 2:10 recorjs.
CHIMES ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS
Largest Set of Bell In tbe Country In
stalled at Ante.
The largest if not the finest set of
chimes in this country has been placed
in the campanile erected fur that purpose
on the campus of
the lowa State Col
lege at Ames. The
chimes were pre
sented by E. W.
Stanton, professor
of mathematics.
Prof. Slauton was
the first one to re
ceive . a diploma
from the lowa
State College. This
was in 1.S72. He
was immediately
made nit assistant
iu mathematics and
soon after was giv
en the chair iu that
department. H e
married his first as
Hlstantn.whi) died a
few years ago. The
chimes were dedi
UK CAMfAStl.K.
cated to her memory and presented by
Prof. Stanton to the Iowa State College.
The ehiuies arc ten in number and each
tiell has engraved on it an appropriate
quotation or saying. The campanile was
built by the State in 1-SII8. It is 110 feet
high and ia a very stable structure, being
built of the very liest compressed brick,
with terra cotta trimmings anil orna
mentation and a copper dome.
IOWA NATIONAL GUARD.
State Association Vote Down Hoiinty
Proposition.
The annual meeting of the lowa Na
tional Guard Association, held at les
Moines, discussed the reorganisation of
the militia. A legislative committee was
Instructed to take measures to ussure
that the reorganized guard shall be giv
en equipment equal to the regular army
A resolution was offered demanding
that tbe State pay to lite Forty-ninth,
Fiftieth auil Fifty-second lowa volunteer
regiments a bounty equal to the amount
expended in furnishing iransportatiou to
the Fifty-first from Sau Francisco to
lies Moines when the regiment came
home from Luzon. This was voted down
unanimously. The guardsmen preferred
the money lie devoted fo equipping the
guard.
The oflcers clcctcd'nrc: President, Col.
Jniues Hush l.incolu. Ames: vice-wrest-dent,
Maj. A. t Norr's. (irinnell: recoru
ing secretary. Cnpt. F. M. Jones, lies
Moines; correspondim: secretary ami
treasurer, Muj. J. T. Hume, lies Moines.
State Hems of Intercut. .
1C. W. Mitchell, for 'orty jears u promi
nent resident of Newton, is dead.
Will Prosser of Cherokee lost an arm
by the accidental discharge of a gun.
John Schiiiede of Garner had a lingei
cut off while hclpln-,' to move a big safe.
Business men at I.acona willreft a
number of brick blocks thrs coming sea
son. .
Albert Suudivaut of Bonaparte died
suddenly ill a barber shop w lido w aiting
to be shaved.
The Iowa Central Is hauling 011 an av
erage thirty cars of coal a day from the
Hocking mine.
Because of poor bralth, John Allen,
aged NO years, of Bclkiup, al templed sui
cide by hanging.
J. A. Younger, formerly of Stuart, will
erect a big Hour mill at Wintcrsct, The
mill w ill cost 1?S,(k:o.
Center Point Is enjoy inn a big revival
meeting conducted by a young evangelist
who formerly lived there.
'he four-year-old child of Mr. and Mr
James Frar.ier of I i.ivenport was run
over and seriou.-ly injured by u delivery
wagou.
The new Icwi Hotel wu receutl)
opened at McGr. g.ir and is said to be our
of the finest hotels iu the northeast pari
of the Slate.
The Consolidated Coal Company of O
kaloom has purchased a tract of land
eight miles north of Albiu and will build
new town.
Victor Bedier, a Fifty-first Iowa boy o."
Leon, has just returned home from tin
Philippines, having made a trip around
the world,
Ackley sop!c nre agitating the questioi.
of building a bevt sugar factory aud a
public mass meeting to devise ways aud
means will be culled soon.
The Hubuque Suvinvs Bank Is a new
financial institution iu which Senator Al
lison, Spesker Heiidersou and Archbish
op Hennessey are stockholders.
Ice haulers at Wioterset went on a
strike for higher wages and as n result
teamsters' union has been organized la
the town, which established a scale of $2
prr Jay for teamster. ,
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ROBERTS SEEMS DOJMEO.
Special II ine Committer Vote A x" Inst
tbe Ctah Mormon.
A vote wa reached Wednesday at the
meeting of the special committee of the
House on the case of Bepreetitatlve-clect
Huberts of Utah. Tbe. committee wa
unanimous in the question of fact, and
also iu the ineliaibility of ltobert to hold
bis seat in the House. Seven of the mem
bers voted In favor of a report to the
effect that thi House v;o within its
rights In stopping hi 111 at the bar of the
House, and the other two fivored n re
port that he should have first been seat
ed and then eipelled. Those who voted
for fhe majority reirt are: Chairman
Taylor of Ohio, I jindis of Indiana, Freer
of West Virginia, Mcpherson of lown,
Morri of Minnesota, Uep' lilican, and
Miers of Indiana and Lauham of Texas,
I lemoerat.
The findings 011 the fact are as follows:
"We find that B. H. ltobert was elect
ed as a ltepreseotative to the Fifty
sixth Congress from the State of Utah,
and was at the date of his election above
the age of 2.1 years; that he had been
for more than seven, years a naturalized
citizen of the 1'nited State, and was an
inhabitant of the State of 1'tah.
"We further find that about 1S7S he
married Louisa Smith, his first lawful
wife, with whom he has ever since lived
as such, and who, since their marriage,
has borne him six children.
"That about INS.", he married, as his
plural wife, Celia Dibble, with whom he
has ever since lived as such, and who,
since such marriage, has borne him six
children, of whom the Inst were twins,
bom Aug. 11, IS'j".
"That some years after bin Raid mar
riage to Celia Dibble he contracted an
other plural marriage with Margaret C.
Ship), with whom he has ever since lived
in the habit and repute of marriage. Your
committee is tumble to fix the exact dute
of this marriage. It ds?s not apjiear that
he held her out us his wife before Jnn
ur.ry. 1MD7, or that, before that date she
held him out as her husband, or that be
fore that date they were reputed to be
husband and wife.
"That these fuct were generally known
in L'tah. publicly charged against him
during his cam pa inn for election, aud
were not denied by him.
"That the testimony bearing on these
facts was taken in the presence of Mr.
lloberts and that be fully cross-examined
the witnesses, but declined to place him
self oil the witness stand."
OUTUNES A POLICY.
President Hchurinnn Submits Report of
Philippine Commission.
Here is the llllltl nf irnvprnmnnt nrniui..
ed for the Philippines by the Philippine
commission, after pence has been estab-
listieu:
1. An American iriivortinr tn i-nntml
the affairs of the entire archipelago, and
to be appointed by the President.
J.. An advisory council to the governor,
composed of Americans and natives.
.'. A legislative ussembly, partly np
nointive and tiartlv elective wlnwu
shall be subject to the qualified veto of
the governor ami the absolute vote of
Congress.
4. Governors to be ntmointpil fur tln.
provinces; and the subdivision of the isl-
unuH into small sections, over which
Americans or educated natives will pre
side. In discussing the report President
Schiirimin of the commission said: "The
motive bus been taking account of Un
political experiences, as well as the po
litical aspirations of the Filipinos, to de
vise a lofiii of Kovcruiueut adapted to
llieni, ko us to secure on the one hand
good government and on the other to sat
isfy their aspirations for self-government."
Tln scheme of government as outlined
above has been made elastic enough to
enable the substitution of natives for
Americana when it becomes apparent
they are sufficiently well versed in self
government to properly administer public
affair with which they may be intrusted.
At first they w ill be put hi minor otttces,
and gradually introduced into positions
of responsibility.
Dctiby has written an opinion on the
Chinese exclusion policy; Worcester
wrote of sociological and territorial mat
ters, and Dewey has contributed a report
on the strategic value of the islands, par
ticularly pointing out the advantage of
u naval station in Suing bay.
TO STOP BIG CANAL.
Motion Made at Washington for Lrnw
to Kilo Injunction.
The State of Missouri, represcatcd by
iis Attorney General, L'dward C. Crow,
and B. Scliuurniaclier as counsel, appear
ed before the I'nitcd States Supreme
Court ut Washington and moved for
leave to file and present a bill of com
plain against the State of Illinois and
the sanitary district of Chicago, praying
for a writ of injunction against the open
ing nf the drainage canal, ami ulso a
writ of subpoena summoning the Gov
ernor t.f Illinois mid the trustees of the
canal to appear before the court anil file
an answer to the complaint.
There was no counsel present for the
State of Illinois, but Sam M. Burdett,
acting for the drainage board, appeared
on motion of Senator Lindsay of Ken
tucky, and was sworn as 1111 attorney.
Judge William M. Springer, formerly
Congressman from Illinois, also appeared
for the drainage board. The court asked
Attorney General Crow if notice had been
given lo the dt feiiilants cited in his com
lWiiv and he replied in the negative.
The court ordered that Hie bill be lodged
w ith the clerk, printed for use, aud copies
furnished the defendants, and that the
motion be entered.
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CHURCH AND CLERGY.
Seoltbh churchmen are compljiir.Ing of
a lack of suitable candidates for the
ministry.
The Moravian Church in Greenland nas
transferred its work to the Lutheran
Danish Church.
The expenses of I lie Congregational
interna: ii'iiul council held in Boston made
a total of ST. -Cli.
Loudon (hurches raised over ?2H.HM)
011 'soldiers' Situdii" for the benefit of
British soldiers' rami!! V.
The thcoli.t;ical M'mhjury at Burghers-'
dorp, South Africa, is loosed, most of the
students having joined ihe Boer ariny.
The iJev. C II. l'.yiii; tnu has succeed
ed the l!ev. Dr. Slorrs at the Chun h of
the Pilgrims, Brooklyi, as temporary
pastor.
At Jeukiutou 11, u suburb of Philadel
phia. William W. 1'razcr has giveu ?2."i.
IMMI for a iion seciariait club house. He
will provide for its support alio.
Protestants iu Glasgow, led by the
!;iagov Kvangelistlc Association, huve
ftur.cd a revival movement which they
hos? will wcep over Gteat Britain.
Knglish churchmen say that the
church's practical work is nor suffering
from troubles oer high church views.
Money is forthcomlug d readily as ever.
Preparations are beiiiK made for cclcV
bratiug the golden jubilee of Archbishop
Heunes-iy's ordination to the priest h hk!
iu tbe diocese of Dubuque early mxt
jear.
PLfiATti MUST APPEAR
THEY GIVE TOUCH OF NEWNESS
TO A GOWN.
Pretty Neck Klahoratlon Now Worn
by Most of the Well -Dressed Glrls
Kiamples of Dainty llonse Dresses
Handsome Dinner Gown.
New York correspondence:
ItKTTY neck fix
ings must, have
been a great help
to Santa Clans.
Nearly every wom
an one meets seems
to have some new
notion in this way,
aud not a few of
fhe younger women
have regular collec
tions of them. Gift
makers for Christ
mas and New
Year' must have
found these new no
tions a great com
fort when hard
pushed to select
something for the
girl who was eithe'
everything or noth
ing. The generVl
character of thc
ornamental trilloe
is shown in the ac
companying small picture. Like many
another of its kind, it individualized the
bodies' on which it was worn, and it is
one of the strongest recommendations
for 1 :( fancies that will dress out a
simple bodice quite us nicely as they will
It more elaborate nr more costly one. This
arrangement consisted of a narrow neck
band of folded white ailk mull dotted
with black velvet. A daintily fluffy but-
TUB NEWEST TYPES
terfly bow was held by a buckle, and the
long ends were innile into another bow of
the same kind which appeared at the bust
line. Then the cuds tucked away iu the
.clt.
Already it has come to the point where
A woman should show pleats in some por
tion of her new gown. One may with
good grace continue to wear a gowu with
out pleats, but everyone is going to know
that it is not brand new. The pleated
skirl is a fine selection for a new skirt,
and one is quite sale to go further and
have the bodice pleated, too. The left
hand model in the next picture is ft safe
guide. It was a delicate maize pastel
cloth, pleated as4-hown, and topped by a
yoke of white lace embroidered iu maize,
this edged with white emhroidered more
heavily with maize and gilt. At the op
posite side of the picture is nnother gown
of the same general type, but in it the
princess effect from pleats above aud be
low the belt was more distinct, and its
material was black velvet. On the bodice
the folds narrowed to the waist, while
the skirt appeared to take up these same
folds and widen them to the foot where
they escaped to make the flare. Between
the pleats a gleam of satin showed. The
effect was simple, elegant and a guar
anty of gooil dressmaking.
Thia gow n would serve as a rich house
dress, or for a high-necked dinner cos
tume. Daintier and calling for less ex
penditure are tho house dresses of which
the second iu this row was a fair sample.
These may be either In any of the soft
pastel cloths, or the pretty silks that are
worn all the year round. Narrow tuck
ing takes the place of pleating, and cord
ing and smocking are also seen. A pretty
effect is made by shirring at intervals,
allow ing the material to be free between.
This idea is attractive now and is sure
to be elaborated when we come to the
lawns and chiffons of summer. In this
model the top of the f-kirt pleats was
drawn into tiny tucks, and the tucking
was continued on pieces that passed over
the belt to make bodice finish. The length
ening of waist that resulted wus consid
erable. This fancy for pleats renews favor for
strapping, which reappears in as asser-
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FASHIONABLE WINTEK (UTSIDES.
tlva forms as it took iu it last period of
stylishness. The strapped gowu shown
her was oyster colored cloth. It indi
cate how elaborate is this scheming, la
such bodices the pleat along which the
trap lie ofteu are only simulated, but
lb skirt niut show au escape of genuine
pleats.
Iu lb outside two of these dresses is
shown bo ornamental scheme that is as
serviceable in its nay as the varied neck
finishing. On the right hand gown wa
A bow of crisp knife pleated tulle, from
which fell a filmy scarf. Such are much
used on dark dresses in which tbe bow
and scarf ia frequently the only bit of
color. The other scarf of white crepe
was much more elaborate. Its upper
knot with the top end hanging free was
fastened at the right, other knots appear
ing further down and the lower fringed
and escaping at the foot of the skirt.
It is such fancies that make one wonder
however women could have fluffed them
selves up In frills and pufferies.
There 1 a strong move .against the
"horsy" effect of the usual top coat.
Many women who like the looseness front
and back dislike the pocket finish, big
buttons and sporty revers. For these
women is offered an attractive choice
from modifications of the empire coat.
These show none of the awkward fea
tures of tbe box coat. Almost oil of them
are set on a yoke, and In the manage
ment of this yoke aud the draping about
Its edge lies the chief grace. The Marie
Antoinette hood drapery Is the favorite,
and i modified In many charming ways,
besides now and then being n really truly
hood. A scarf draping about the yoke,
and knotting at one aide to fall In long
ends that mark the opening of the coat
is one of the more grnceful Ideas.' Such
a scarf of mauve chiffon weighted with
a deep band of sable made the shoulder
drapery to the dark green cloth Empire
Icoat shown In the next picture. The
fringed ends of the scarf hung free, the
hjer one knotting ngain below the
w aicV !ong the edge of the coat. A yoke
of Ktitefhj'd panne velvet to match the
cloth wap topped by a collar of the fur.
Stitched pnnne velvet is much used for
yokes bf this kind. It appeared in tho
cloak shown. In this the main material
was tan melton cloth, the shoulder drap
ery white nun's veiling finished with a
band of ivory white insertion. In these
garments there Is a tendency toward fit
ting the figure snugly to the sides, and
to shape it in pretty well at the back, the
front being drawn smooth and flat across
OF PLEATED GOWN'S.
the bust and falling fiat below without
bagginess.
Capes are not as modish as Ipng coats,
but they are too comfortable and useful
to be entirely discarded. They are usu
ally long and frankly for warmth. They
are made of cloth, often lined with fur
and elaborated by stitching or strapping.'
They mny be set on a yoke, and almost
always in the new ones there is some be
coming elaboration about the collar. In
the one that appears hero there was car
ried out the pretty idea of lining the up
turned collar with white chiffon and add
ing a dainty bow. The arrangement may
be anything that Is white and Huffy, and
lace is frequently used. Sometimes scarf
ends fall to the edge of the cloak. These
capes are usually longest at tho back,
sloping to the fastening at the bust or
throat, hut generally are wide enough to
lap over warmly in front.
Copyright. 1000.
TEACHING GEOGRAPHY.
An Englishman Obccta Strongly to
the American Method.
"I am well fattened with the Ameri
can method of education," said an En
glishman residing In New Y'ork. "In
fact, for girls, especially, I consider that
It is better In many ways than the En
glish system. I do, however, object to
some of the geographical Ideas that
they have In regard to England. Last
winter my little girl started to learn
about the states. From October until
May cho drenr m.if-3 cl each one, learn
ed about their towns, rivers, mouutalns
and commercial products until she had
them all at her fingers' ends.
"That was all well enough, nnd I
greatly admired the thoroughness of
the teaching: ?o this year, when she
told me that they were, beginning on
England, Scotland nnd Ireland, I felt
quite pleased that she should learn -all
about the denr old country, and promis
ed myself a good deal of pleasure in
talking to her of my old haunts. Well,
If you will believe It, lu about a week
she announced that they had fin ahej
up with) Great Britain, aud thsc thi
class bal started to study up th' divi
sions of the contlueut. Six momh foi
the U11 ted States, aud a wek foi
England Scotland and Ireland Theo
I felt It deed, that uiy children wer
AmTlcail7.ed."-New York T.YIbun
Patroulc those who adverti
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German Coffee Bread.
To make the German "ralaln" or
'coffee" brend, ndd to one cup of scald
d milk oue-tblid cupful of shortening,
me cupful of sugnr it ml a half tea
ipoonful of anlt. When lukewnrm bet
n oue yonst cake, dissolve In one
junrter of a cup of lukewarm milk,
lavor and tnnke a atiT batter; cover
ind place where It will keep warm and
Ise over night. In tlto morning Mend
1 bonten orjj with the dough, ndd one
nalf cupful of raisins, seeded and rut
Into pieces, mid roll the mixture out
o three-quarter' of an Inch in thick
ness, and put' in a buttered dripping
pan. Cover nnd let vise until it dou
bles. Its original thickness. Brush with
melted butter, sprinkle with powdered
sugar nnd cinnamon, nnd bake In a
moderate oven n half hour. This bread
may be baked In a ring by putting tho
dough into -a deep pie plate, having In
its confer a mtiliin ring or a piece of
stiff brown paper pinned together to
make a circle.
A Home-Miiile Furniture Polish.
An experienced dealer recommend
(his polish for furniture with a high
finish to tbe New Y'ork Evening Post:
To one talilcspoonful of linseed oil
add an equal portion of turpentine, to
gether with a piece of any pure soap
the size of a walnut. Pour this into a
vessel containing one quart of boiling
water, aud let the w hole oil for about
ten minutes, stirring it occasionally, so
that It may be well mixed. This liquid
can be used either warm 01 cold, but
experience teaches that it Is more ef
fective when warm; it can be heated
several times before it will need re
newing. Appiy with a soft flannel
(doth, well wrunn out, to a small por
tion of the surface to be cleaned. After
the dirt has been well wiped oft take &
fresh flannel to polish with, and a few
minutes' vigorous rubbing will soon re
store the wood to Its original brill
iancy. Browned Kice.
A favorite sanitarium dish, and one
thai: Is especially adapted to invalids,
young children or old people, who re
quire a light supper in order to Insure
n good night's rest, is browned rice.
Put the rice on tin plates lu the oveu
aud brown just as you would coffee,
stirring frequently to prevent scorch
ing. It will take some little time to
do this, but It can be nttended to while,
other work Is going on, aud then put
in glass cans until needed. It should,
be a golden brown v. hiMi ready for use.
Put on a small kettle with a little
salt, and Just water enough to barely
cover. Cook rar-'.ilJy for fifteen min
utes, shaking often to prevent stickijg.
When done, servo hot with milk or
cream, syrup or quite ulotie, many pre
ferring It without any addition.
Ilfowued rice Is also ex-, ellent served
as a vegetable, with chicken, veal or
lamb.
How to Utilize Totiuh Beef.
It la entirely possible to make a
tough steuk tender, and now that beef
Is so high It Is well to know how.
Take a round s'.ak, sear it well on
a hot skillet, nearly cover with boiling
watei and let simmer for several
hours. A nice Hour gravy may be
made to servo with the meat. During
the cold days, when the range- is going
all the time, this will lie found an
economical way to use a tough steak.
Or, you can simmer your meat for
about an hour, and make a dressing of
stale bread crumbs, an egg and a sea
soning of onion, with salt and pepper
and butter. -Fold it into the meat aud
roast for an hour.
Peanut und licun Stew.
Penntits Ginl bcuna ia combination
m:tk' a nutritious and most luexpen
ntve stew and one wlihril that Is usually
liked. To a pint of the blaii'-hed pea
nut :r.eats allow a haif pint of parboiled
beiiii-. Put Into a deep earthen hak'ng
disli or bean pot with two quarts of
water, a ml s.tlt to taste. Heat to boil
ing, thi'i: put In a slow oven and cook
for nine or ten hours. When done ihe
stew should be Juicy and mealy. Pep-
Mier may be added if t:e? digestion is
good, aad stewed tomatoes may accom
pany t he stew.
A pitc Ginger Preserves.
"Apple ginger" is one of the last of
I lie fall preserves to be stored away
for w inter. Select tart, tender utiles, r
peel, s'.lce und weigh out four pound.
Put in the preserving kettle with a piut
of water four pounds of su.ir, 0110
ounce of green ginger broken in small
pieces, Ihe Juice of four leuious and
their yellow rinds chopped line, reject
ing every bit of the bitter whHe. Cook
twenty minutes and seal while hot.
Indian I'mldiiiir.
Put one quart milk over fire, wh"U
boiling stir tutu It (slowly) seven table
spoons Indian meal; remove from 'ove,
add one beuteii egg, half teaspootif ul
ginger, cup inula si
bake one hour.
tie salt, and
GU-imiiiKH.
A raw potato will reaio
mud s'aliu
from black clothes.
Dried orange peel, allow ed to smolder,
will kill a bad odor.
Beef's heart should always be soaked
In vinegar aud water,
St'.ug lye or Sof' soap" will
and p-iiis clean a"i bright.
A tllky hit of tun-' tn water
glass in Id's to tus brlll'aucy.
Kaw vlfte of cl'"s is au ex
uourisliuteut for ailing children
A sink should be rubbed w.tU
oil twice 11 week to keep U cte.ln.
Table oil cloth Is a sanitary s
tuto for wall paper In the kitchen, will
Newspapers wrapped around Ice
prevent It from melting too rapldl. tea
Clean the Inside of decanters wit;
leaves or chopped potato paring. u
Do uot startle a child. Many neA'e.
diseases may bo traced to that s'fly
Of fish, the oily varieties ureuot
digested, aud are nut favorites
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the epicure. 4 -
Absorleut cotton, if quickly a
when milk or cream Is spilled 00
will prevent a stalu - -.
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