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I, .c- DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. VOLUME XVIII DAKOTA CITY, XKll.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER HO, 1900. XU3IRER H. ) ) CllJIRCNT HAPPENINGS FAITHFUL CHUCTWO-E OF ALL IMPORTANT ITEMS. JAPAN GIVES ALARM! MILITARY' ACTIVITY IX KOItL'A OAI'SIX IXKASINKKH. 1-lxlstence of Inrge Garrison In the North and Constant Arrival of Jap anese Troop Adds to I'neaslnesa of Russians nt Vladivostok. Active military preparation are be ing made by Japanese In northern Koreu, according to advices received t Victoria. B. C, by the steamer An tllochus, which arrived Thursday from Liverpool and the orient, with the object of the enforcement of Ko rea's claim in the dispute between China and Korea with regard to the ownership of Kando, the island prov ince enclosed by the headwaters of the Tumen and Yalu rivers. Advices from Vladivostok say the military preparations are causing alarm there. The Korean Dally News says: "The military activity of the Japan ese In north Korea certainly In a measure Justifies these apprehensions. Ijlffht railroads, built from the coast to the central frontier, and posting' stations similar to those which were established on the ro.ids from Fusan t Seoul previous to the last war have been built every three miles along the mad connecting- the east and west oasts. The existence of large Karri sons in the north, the frequent arriv al of Japanese troops on the east coast and Gen. Hazzewa's recent tour of in spection all offer excuses for the fears f the Vladivostok people." The Korean paper believes the pre parations Indicate Japan's intention to pick & quarrel with China regarding tie ownership of Kando. FATALLY SHOT BY ROBBKR. Bogus Customer Turns Weapon on Proprietor of Hardware Store. AV. Li. Di! worth, proprietor of the Dilworth Hardware company store at Oklahoma City, Okla., was shot and probably fatally wounded Thursday morning by a man in an attempt to rob the store. . The robber escaped. A stranger entered the store and ask ed to see a revolver. - He then asked for cartridges, which he put Into the revolver and turned It on the clerk, telling him to hold up his hands and turn over the cash In the drawer. Mr. Dilworth, happening In at tho moment, was also told to hold up his hands. Thinking It a Joke Dllworth laughed at him, when the man began to shoot. Two shots took effect, one In D1I worth's wrist, the other In his side. It is believed Dilworth cannot live. WAR OF 200 YEARS ENDS. Holland finally Conquers Rebels in South Celebs. Holland's two-ccntury-old war in South Celebs has finally ended. After u siege of many months the Holland ers captured the mountain fortress of Barupu, where the rebels made their last stand. This was almost like an eagle's nest Impregnable, almost in accessible and Impossible of being taken by storm. The Hollanders made a cordon, seeking to prevent supplies reaching the rebels, and finally the rebel leaders, seeing that further re sistance meant annihilation, surren dered with 900 men. The Insurrec tion in South Celebs will end with thlr surrender. Ftre Threatens Roosevelt Home. - President Roosevelt's summer home on Sagamore Hill, N. Y., was threat ened with destruction by a forest fire which swept over Copper bluff. A fortunate change In the wind, how aver, turned the flames and they were finally subdued. Preaches to Insane; Goes Insane. The Rev. Wilbur Hayes, of Amable, 111., was adjudged insane and sent to the Jacksonville asylum. He was stricken with epilepsy following a six year pastorate In Wisconsin, where he preached once a week in an epileptic hospital. Chicago Steel freighter Launched. The 440 foot steel freighter, John Mitchell, built for C. W. Elphlckle. of Chicago, was launched at St. Clair, Mich., Wednesday. It was christened by Miss Isabella Mitchell, of Cleve. land. Tragedy of Dakota Plain. Vincent Spllner, his wife and two children, of Wells county, N. D., lost their way while driving home from a neighbor's. Mr. Spilner and one child were frozen to death, while Mrs. Spil ner Is In a precarious condition. Kloux City Live Stock Market. Wednesday's quotations on the' Sioux City live stock market follow: Top steers. 4 50. Top hogs, $6 15. Senator Smoot'a Niece Weds. Miss Virginia I.ee .Smoot, niece of United States Senator Smoot. of Pitts burg, Pa., were married Thursday night by Rev. J. U Brandt, pastor of the First Christian church of fit, I.ouls, her residence. Australia to Attack Oil TruU. It la rumored at Melbourne that the federal government contemplates prosecuting the Australian represent ative of the American Oil company combine under the anti-trust act. MAY UK HK1NSTATKD. President Claim Power In Cose ol Troop. President Roosevelt holds that he has the power to reinstate In the army any of the members of the three com panies of the Twenty-fifth Infantry regiment of colored soldiers who were discharged without honor as a result of the trouble nt Brownsville Tex., some time ago. If the circumstances of any Individual case Justifies such ac tion. Whether he will avail himself of hat power, according to the president. will depend on such evidence as may be presented to him In the case of any one or more soldiers, which will tend clearly to exculpate them from ' any participation In the Incident. This Is In conformance with the an nouncement he made while away to Secretary Taft. when the latter tele graphed the president stating that ap plication had been made by a number of persons for a rehearing. The pres ident wants evidence, not deductions, as he told some of his callers Tuesday, of non-partlclpatlon before anything may be done. Some statement Is expected from the White House In a few days defining the president's attitude and clearly outlining his reasons for ordering the discharge of tho three companies f men. He is awaiting certain data bearing on the subject, and some com munication from persons Interested, before making any statement. Charles W. Anderson, collector ol Internal revenue at New York. and Kin- met J. Scott, secretary to Hooker T. Washington, called upon the president In behalf of the discharged men. They made an earnest argument In behalf of the Innocent men of the company who want to be reinstated. . They had no particular program of action to present to the president. CIIOLF.HA VIIU'S KILLS. F.xerlnicnts on Prisoner at Manila lrove Fatal. As a result of experiments with cholera virus at Bilihid prison. Ma nila, ten prisoners out of twenty-four who were inoculated have died. The experiments were conducted by Dr. U. P. Strong, of the bureau of science. The deaths took place it few days after they were Inoculated. It is declared by the investigators that the fatalities resulted from contamination of the vi rus with the bubonic plague virus. Cholera virus is in constant use here and had proved beneficial previously. It has been used in Spain In thou sands of cases with excellent results. Qov. Gen. Smith In a statement to the public exonerated Dr. Strong, and de clared that the commission would take care of the families of the dead prison ers. .ION CITY OWES MILLION'S. All the Interests of the Church Are to Be Assigned to Creditors. Announcement Is made that John Alexander Dowle, Wilbur Voliva and the leaders of Zlon are willing to as sign all the 1 iterests of the church to the city's creditors. Henceforth Zlon's factories will be administered by a hoard of directors consisting of seven members, headed by Receiver John C. Hately. Its constitution will Include three capitalists who are not followers of Dowie's faith, und this, Is Is believ ed, will Insure the disinterested man agement of the affairs. The Indebtedness of Zion City, It Is said, amounts to approximately $6. 000,000, distributed among Zionists throughout the world, owners of the land on which the city is built, and small Individual holders of Zion pa per. HALL FliOOR COLLAPSKS. Woman Killed and Several Other Person Injured in New York. M.'S. Rebecca Schwartz was killed, a dozen other persons were so badly injured that they had to be taken to the city hospital, and fifteen more or less seriously hurt Sunday night at Newark, N. J., when the floor of the lobby of a hall which Is used on Sunday nights as a Jewish theater col lapsed beneath the weight ef people standing on It. When the doors of the hall weru thrown open there was a rush for tick ets, and almost 100 persons gathered within the space. The floor suddenly began to give way, und there was a mad rush, in the midst of which the entire floor dropped, carrying down with It the ticket office. Some of the 'njured may die. Cotton Take Big Jump. There wus a sensational advance in November contracts at the opening of the cotton exchange Tuesday morning on the covering of belated shorts, who purchased 2,000 bales and sent the price up about 90 points, or 14. CO a bale over the closing figures Monday night. Lone Man Holds the Mine. Louis Hhulley, who shot and fatally wounded William Watson during a card game at Linton, Ind., Sunday and then took refuge with a shotgun and ammunition In a Tower Hill coal mine, had not made his appearance at noon Monday and 300 miners were unable 'o go to work. Was Murder and Suicide. Coroner Stutx, of I'pper Sandusky, ,0., has rendered a verdict that the death of Mrs. Henry Harman and daughter Mary was a case of murder and suicide. He says the daughter killed her mother and herself with morphine. Ruins In Yuba Pan Burned, The ruins of Yuba Dam, Cal., once a famous Mining camp, and made more famous by Bret Harte's poem, was de stroyed by Are Tuesday morning. TRAIN lUinnUl A MKRK BOY. Captured Missouri Bandit I Only 20 Years Old. The bandit who held up the Chica go and Alton train Sunday night be tween (ilasgow and Slater, Mo., wat brought to the county Jal at Marshall, Mo.. Monday afternoon and immedi ately opened negotiations with tho prosecuting attorney, offering to make, a full confession If (he charge against him was made burglary. In Missouri the extreme penally for train robbery Is death, the minimum ten years' Im prisonment. The p-OBecutor refused any concession and the bandit then volunteered a statement as follows: "My name Is Claude Randall, my age i!0 years nnd 9 months.. I fime from St. I-ouls to Mexico, Mo., on tho Wabash and from Mexico to Slater on the Chicago and Alton railroad. My brother was the one who robbed tho Ooldeii State limited, und he told me that the Uolden State limited did not stop between Slater and Mexico, and for that reason I came to Slater to Ket on the train. 1 got In the smok ing car and went through It and rob bed two or three other cars. "When the train reached Glasgow I got off the platform, and as the train started to move I mounted It uffiilu anil commenced to go through the passengers In u sleeping car, where I allowed the conductor to get too close to me. and he grabbed my pistol and my throat. He then wrenched the pistol from me, and I broke and ran to the back or the train. Many nt the passengers and all of the train crew rushed upon me while the train was In motion, struck me upon th head with the pistol and tried 1 1 throw me overboard while the tra.li was running thirty miles an hour. The train soon stopped and I was captured and put off at Armstrong and brought from there next mornjng to Glas gow and from there to this place. "I was born near Gerald City, Mo., and was out In California and came buck to Missouri about six months ago. I got about 11.500 and about eight or ten watches from the passengers on the train. I did not want this Jewelry, but they forced me to take It." The prisoner Is now awaiting a pre liminary hearing, which will be held within the next few days. It is prob able that at that time he will be bound over to answer the action of the grand Jury of the next criminal court COVPLK IXH'ND DEAD IN BED. Wife Believed to Have Boeti Murdered by Husband. Mr. and Mrs. James Scott Mitchell, of Salem, Mass., were found dead lit bed in a rooming house at Bellevue, east of Toledo. O... Monday morning. When their room was entered a strong odor of formaldehyde gas was noticed. Coroner Vermllya rendered a verdict of double suicide. Later Investigation, however, reveal ed facts which it is said tended to show that Mitchell drugged his wife and caused her deuth and then com mitted suicide by the same means. The two had been traveling together for several yeurs, the woman being a palmist, known as Ollle Courtlaud. No cause for the murder or suicide Is know n. INFERNAL MACHINE BY MAIL. Attempt to Assassinate OllUial of u Pennsylvania Town. An attempt was made Tuesday by unknown purtles to kill Burgess A. C. Marsh, of Washington. Pu.. through the medium of an Infernal machine which he received by mall. The ar rangement failed to explode when opened. It was carefully prepared, and when opened three sticks of dyna mite fastened together with a wire. were found. A percussion cap was at tached to one of the sticks. The send, ing of the infernal machine Is cred ited to the Black Hand society, which has been active In Washington for months and which Burgess Marsh has tried to break up. Mgr. Stable w ski Dead. Mgr. Stablewskl, Human Catholic archbishop of I'osen, who recently had been active In combating the German government's order to teach the chil dren of Poland religion In the German tongue, was found dead in a chair in his study at Posen, Prussian Poland. Monday. His death was caused by heart disease. Caruso Score a Point. Judge O'Sulllvan, In the court of Keneial session at New York Monday signed an order granting the right to appeal from the decision of the police magistrate In the case of Enrico Ca ruso, the Italian opera singer found guilty of annoying women In Central park. School Officials Indicted. C. G. Hutledge, cashier of Ayers Na tional bank, and J. A. Overmeyer,. a druggist, both members of the board of education at Jacksonville, 111., were indicted Monday on a charge of mak unlawful contracts in purchasing sup plies for public schools. Artist Walter Faii Dead. Walter Faris, a well known water color painter of Washington, died Monday from paralysis. Ho was (4 years old and a native of England. Against Dvulh Penalty. . The Wench parliamentary commis sion to which the matter was referred to by two votes reported In favor of the abolishment of the death penalty and the substitution of life Imprison ment. Chairman Shout (Joining Home. Mr. Shunts, chairman of the Pana ma canal commission left Panama Tuesday for New York. At Colon he will confer with all of the chiefs of de. Apartments before sailing. STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OP THE WEEK IN A COX DENSKD FORM. Sin k or Old CoM W Dug l'p Money Burled Half Century Ago Is Found Xcar Rule Dates of Money Hanged from 1720 to 188. William Evans, of Rulo. while din ging near the Rulo elevator, discover ed a small sack of old money. He waa widening the ditch that leads the surplus water from the engine room, when his spado struck a hard .substance. H. II. Mann, the general 'manager, examined It and found It iwas two B0-cent pieces that, had be kiome stuck together by mud. Digging still deeper, he dug up a small sack containing about t'lb In money, mostly .;in small pieces, dimes, half dimes, dol lars, half dollars, quarters and a few $2.80 gold pieces. Some Spanish and I 'Mexican coins were mixed with it. The dates of the coins varied from 1729 to 1 18S8. One gold piece bore the latter date and was as bright ns though new. The corners were sharp, as If It had been handled but little. This money was probably burled In the sixties, during the Jayhawker times there. Mr. Easly. a retired merchant of Rulo, used to live In a house that was located over this spot. Mr. Randolph Jived there later, but when the $1,000. 000 bridge was built this house wan moved to make way for the laying of the new road bed. There was a cellar under this arid the grade thrown up went down to It, and indications go to show that this money was hidden or burled in this cellar. One piece of sil ver, as large as the bottom of a tea cup, bore the words, "Peru, M. J." i The dates represent nearly every I year from 1729 to 1868 and their val ( ue, according to the prices advertised ' by buyers of rare coins, will perhaps amount to several hundred dollars. (iOKS FOR KIDNAPED BOY. Father Take the I.ltUe One with Him to Baltimore. Sheriff James Dunkel left Tuesday for Baltimore where L. Wlnakur. a traveling man, is held on the charge of kidnaping a 12-year-old boy, the on of Mrs. Bruner, head waitress of the Koehler hotel, formerly of Lin coln. It Is stated tluit the man was attached to the child and held out to It that he could secure for It a better home. Letters from the boy after he had reachvd Baltimore Indicated that he desired to come home and hi1 mother should be quick to act as the man was going to take him farther aw-ay. Mrs. Bruner was almost frantic.vat e loss of the boy and upon hearing' from him Sher iff Dunkel immediately telegraphed to have the boy and the man In whose company he would be found, held. TO FIGHT DIVORCE, Mr. Sample Vimilling to Release Nc . brusku Husband. Mrs. Susan O. Sample, of Boston, has retained counsel to fight the suit for divorce brought by her husband, Thomas Sample, of Ueatrlcc. She came here last August with her three children after her husband's alleged desertion of her, and was surprised j to learn a few weeks later thut he had I obtained a divorce from her In South j Dakota. She Immediately secured counsel and succeeded In having the decree set aside. Sample has now brought suit for another divorce In or der to remarry Mrs. Grace Rackley, of Beatrice, whom he had married Im mediately after the Dakota divorce. CAN DRINK, IH'T NOT TREAT. liquor Drummer Victim of Ixinjc I n used Section of Slocuin Uw. After lying dormant for nearly twenty years, the antl-treatlng section of the Slocum liquor law was revived at the clllage of Dorchester. A representative of a Kansas City li quor house named Mitchell, who treat ed some of his customers and others, was arrested and fined $50 and costs, i It was the first conviction under the ' statute. Celebrate Anniversary. The first anniversary of the estab lishment of the Home for the Aged In West Point was properly celebrated by a social entertainment given by the local clergy. This institution, ham pered as it has been for want of funds, has accomplished a wonderful amount of good among the aged and Indigent persons of the community. l ined $5 a Bird. C. A. Nott, u farmer from Wheeler county, was fined $100 and costs by County Judge Leslie for bringing to Omaha more prairie chickens than the law permits one person to have In his possession. Nott pleaded guilty to having seventy birds, which Is twenty in excess of th number allowed, and was fined $5 for each bird. Witnesses In Itlcliurtls Caw. I'nlted States Marshul Proctor, of Omaha, hus been busily engaged in serving subpoenas on a number of citt zens of Alliance to put In their ap pearance at Omaha on Dec. 1 as fritt ed States witnesses In the now well known Bartlett-Rlchards lund fcnclnn case. Laborer Robbed by Roommates. James Kedfern, a railroad luborer, was robbed of $100 recently in a room In the Clancy block at Beatrice. Two of his companions, John Gordon and William Wagner Is In Jul I and Gordon i alleged to have skipped out. Store at Burwell Robbed. The first real burglary ever pulled off In Burwell was done on Monday night when burglars entered the general merchandise store of I. W. McGrew and succeeded in getting about $40 from the cash drawer and made an .unsuccessful attempt to blow the safe with nitroglycerin. I.)on Wins Two Games. The Lyons team defeated the Mlalr Commercial college basketball five at 'Lyons Tuesday night, 31 to 17. Lyons high school defeated Liberty, 17 to 1(. HARDSHIP TO HORSE OWNERS. State Ollicl.U lAiks Funds to Investi gate Caws of Glanders. Although several hone owner Ir. the state aro chafing under the restrlc. tlons of quarantine established by State Veteiinurlun C. A. McKlm. thero seems to be no prospect of speedy re lief, as the expense account of the da pnrtment has been overdrawn und Dr. McKlm will have to pay his own ex penses If he visit his patient and withdraws the restrictions. At Wll sonvllle, St. Edwards nnd Monowl, horses havo been placed under strict quarantine because of exposure to the glanders. The veternniinn expected to visit I hem this w eek, but when he found out the condition of his appro priation he changed his mind. N'o legal manner In which the ban cun be raised from these horse which have been ordered Into confinement can be figured out unless the owners offer to pay the veterinarian's ex penses. He will not release them by mail because he has no Idea whether they have developed the disease or not. If the horsemen take the matter In their own hands und use the animals iiKutn without the npprovul of tho slut,, veterinary department they lay themselves liable to the law. The appropriation for the veterinary tlcpurtment for the last blennlum was $4,400, which is $600 less than that of the two previous years. This came aohut because Dr. Thomas turned buck $600 of his appropriation of $5. 000. Of the $4,400. tho salary of tho chief amounted to $3,000, while $400 goes to assistants with $500 for each year for expenses. The state auditor has even refused to allow the assist ants their expenses. Several of tho warrants for this Item Hre now "held up" In the ofllce of Mr. Seaiie. Dr. McKlm consulted Gov. Mickey TueBduy afternoon and was directed to incur no expenses, a tho governor does not wish to report n deficiency In the department. SAMPLE GIHS DIVORCE AGAIN. Beatrice Man May Now .Marry Ills Wife a Seenml Time. Thos. Sample wus Salurduy grant ed a divorce, from his first wife, Mrs. S. O. Sample, of Boston, by Judge Kelllgar at Beatrice. This Is the sec ond time the samu couple have been divorced. The former decree was Is sued about a year ago and Sumplu soon afterwards married Mrs. Grace Racklry of Beatrice. The decree was then set aside, making Sample the husband of two wives. The case came up for hearing Sat urday to determine whether the first decree should have been granted or not, and the first Mrs. Sample resist ed her husband's effort to secure re lease. Since the setting aside of the decree Sample and his second wife have been livlngapart, fearing a. com plaint of bigamy would be instituted against them. Tim decree granted klmpilneH the tangle -tonslrterably, and Sample and Mrs. Rackley will now be married again, the former marriage having been annulled. FIGHT ON AMENDMENT. Railroads Said to Be Planning to Test Ijegnllty of Measure. It is reported In Lincoln on good au thority that tho railroads Intend to fight the amendment to tho constitu tion providing for a railway commis sion by going Into court at an early date. The report Is that the railroads will enjoin the canvass of the vote on the amendment by the legislature and endeavor to stop proceedings right at the start. To prevent the rallrouds from block ing legislation by killing off the rail way commission a freight rate bill will be Introduced and pussed, to become effective providing the railway com mission Is knocked out. OFFICIAL NEBRASKA RETVHNS. Sheldon's Plurality for Governor 12,. V7.1, and Majority 4,808. The ofllclal count on the late elec tion for heads of the state tickets hart been completed. The vote was as fol lows: Sheldon, Republican, 97,858. Shallenberger, Democrat, 84,885. Sutton, prohibitionist, 5,106. Tuylor, socialist. 2.999. Sheldon's plurality, 12,973; majori ty, 4.868. Tho Republicans elected ult their state cundidutes. EDWARDS GI ILTV OF M I'RDER. Jury Says the Voting Man Was Re sponsible for Death. After deliberating six und a half hours the Juiy before which Everltt Edwards was tried, returned a verdlot of guilty. Edwards is the young man who was arrested on the charge of murdorlng Miss Annn Orlsh of Kearney, soma months ago, by means of a criminal operation from which the girl died. A motion for u new trial was overruled by the court and the prisoner will be sentenced In a few days. Boy KIU.il by a Horse. The 12-yeur-old son of A. Heesack er, living neur Hay Springs, was found dead on the prairie, his skull crushed und the shoe and overshoe from one foot missing. The lad had been riding u horse, and It Is believed that he was thrown off and that, his little foot fait In the stirrup, he was dragged to a horrible death. Burlington Pays Taxes. The Buffalo county treasurer has re ceived a check from the Burlington railroad for the sum tf $7,524.27 In payment of the taxes of the road for the year $1906. of this amount $1, 909.84 was psld under protest, leaving $S. 61 4.43 as the sum the road consid ers Its Just tax. DcMt at Alliam-e Burned. The Burlington depot waa entirely destreyed by fire early Saturday morn ing. This Is the second fire In this depot since lust April, when the second floor as ilertroyed and nearly all rec ords were lost. An entirely modern depot will be built as soon as the ma terial arrives. Sluudard Oil Depot. The Slumlord oil company has de cided to muke Schuyler a distributing point i f oil and gasoline tun) win pluoe tunks for the purpose east of the city. fife11 Secretary of State-elect Junkla mad two appointment, Mrs. Harrtai Fletcher to bo either recording clerk or stenographer and Adair Galusha voucher clerk. Both of these held over. Treasurer-elect Brian announc ed the appointment of Miss Basalt Marks as stenographer. Miss Markl came to Lincoln from Grand Island and two years ago worked with the Republican state committee. A. J. Croft succeeds Frank Fltle as chief clerk In tho otTlce of Land Commis sioner Baton. Mr. Fitlo resigned M go Into business at South Omaha. Th new chief clerk Is In business at Dav enport, Mr. Katou't old home. The secretary of state has completed tho compilation of the vote cast at the recent election, but total have been made on only a few of tho candidates, Searle, Republican candidate for aud itor, leads the ticket so far as total have been made. Tho total vote w-aa 200,114. Following are the totals) Junkin, Republican, for secretary ol state, 98.452; Goucher, fusion, 83,606 governor, Sheldon, Republican, 97,85(1 Shallenberger, fusion, 84,875. Auditor Searle, Republican. 97,817: Canadyy fusion, 81,(156. Treasurer, Brian, Re publican, 97,88$; Babnock, fusion. 82.457. The board of public lands and buildings Tuesday afternoon let the following contracts: Papering repre sentative halt and senate chamber, to Lincoln Wall Paper company, $3,020; cleaning carpets In back halls, Lin coin Carpet Cleaning company, $160 food elevators for Hastings asylum. Earl C. Westcott. $5.47$. This last contract has been under Investigation for soma time and the board has mad a clean record by letting the contract over again to the same party at ths same price. Addison Walt has bean appointed deputy and Thomas W. Smith has been appointed bookkeeper by Seor. itary of State-elect Junkin. Mr. WaU Is at present chief clerk In tho banking department, which position he .I'M held for two years. Previous to i-hat he was bookkeeper in the otftd of Seo Iretary of State March. He resides In Syracuse, Otoe county. Mr. Smith vu formerly mayor of University Place. Richard L. M steal fe, associate ed. tor of the Commoner, la to become an .author. Mr. Metcalfs's book vtill eon I tain a compilation of hi non-pnlltloal I writings and some other articles which have not yet been published and tM -inanyaorlpUla now In tha hand th , printer. The book will contain about 200 pages and will, as indicated by the title, be stories of especial Interest t'j children and the parents of chil dren. It Is said that Gov. -elect George U Sheldon will make no appointment until after he Is Inaugurated and will not until he has thoroughly looked In to the details of his ofllce. Mr. Shel don, It Is reported, has made no pledges to anyone so far as appoint ments are concerned and merit rathei than political pull will decide the per sonnel of his administration. Members of tho senior and Juntos classes at tho state university held an other Indignation meeting to axpresi their disapproval. of the order of th school authorities for the boys and girls to room lit separate apartment nouses. A resolution was adopted condemning the order of the teacher and the same will be presented In du time to the board of regent. Men prominent In the general aynooj of the Lutheran church met In Lin coln last week to take over on behalf of the synod the Tabltha horn proper ty, which will be established a a Lutheran hospital, orphanage and deasonessas' training -school. An nouncement was made that tha Luth eran seminary will be moved to IJn coln from Atohisoti, Kan. Though Auditor Searle, Secretary of State-elect Junkin and Treasurer, elect Brian were all In the state nous at the same time, and though these men compose tho state printing board, a secretary was not chosen. On member of the board said while he looked for no change In this position he thought the appointment would not be made until after Jan. 1. Th new treasurer and the new sec retary of state were both at tho stats house Wednesday and went through their offices and called upon th old officers. Both were besieged from th time they struck the building until they left by anxious applicants and both were tracked to the hotel at noon by various cabinet maker. Most of the county papers which published the notice of the eonstltu tlonal amendment have filed their vouchers with the secretary of state for $52.50, This Is an extra charge of $2.00 for tho extra week the notice was published. Fire destroyed the barn of Wes ley Jones on South Thirtieth street. Lincoln, burning to death two horses and a mule, besides considerable har nesa. It I not known how th blaz originated. The bam was of llttl value. Treasurer-elfL-t Brian announced the appointment of Henry V. Lehr a deputy treasurer. Mr. Lehr Uvea at Albion, and for six yeurs was treas urer of Boone county. James Perry, of Douglas county, wunted for the murder of Steve field ilk, Is under arrest In Douglas, Wyo, Gov. Mickey Issued a repulsltlon for his return to Nebraska to stand trial Ha is charged with murder In th first degree. Superintendent Johnson, of the fee ble minded Institute at Beatrice, will be an applicant for th poaltton of superintendent of tha Lincoln asylum, providing Superintendent Hay do not apply for ttje plac. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC SHORT, IMPRESSIVE TEMPCR ANCE 8ERM0NS. Many Danver l.nrk la the rinwl&ar Howl nrlsfct ana ln.flaeatte.1 Meat lleve Been Dragged Dona by lk Demon I) Halt. Luther Burlmiik. the "Plant Wlxard- of Santa Boss, Oil., and probably the most famous horticulturist in tho world, .hit some ssltlvo convictions on tin' rum and tobacco question. From n recent Interview with Cliamc H. An drews, published In tlm New Yo.k Time, covering whole page, of thut pHH-r, we clip the following: ' "I id you think that whisky mid to bacco Impair the faculty or work!" I nskeil. He replied: "If I answered your question sim ply by saying that I never use tobnv und alcohol In any form, and very l h rely either coffee or ten, you might say Hint whs a persomii preference an J . proved nothing. But I can prove t you most conclusively that the mild use of stimulants Is Incompatible with work requiting accurate attention and dctlnlte coiu-entmtloii. To assist me lit my work of building -work that Is nn accurate sntl exacting lis watchmaking: - I lisve a force of some, twenty men. I discharge men from this force at the II -: Himw of Incompetency, gome tlm U'M my foreman asked me if I took pain to Inquire into the personal bah Its of uiy men. On being answered li the negative, he surprised me by say ing that the uien I found unable to dc the delicate work of budding Invari ably turned out to be nmokcrs vu! drinkers. These men, whllo able td do the rough work of farming, call budding aud other delU-ate work 'put tering,' and have W give It up owliiff to au Inability to concentrate thlr nerve force. Kven men who smoke on cigar a day I cannot Intrust with some of my del leal e work. Cigarette ar eveu more damaging than elijar, and their use by young boy I little s&ort of criminal." The limit Movemeat. Tuue: "Trsnip, Tramp, Tramp." There's a movement strong and grand Spreading over all the land, (living Joy and peace and glailnesa the world, 'Tis a battle for tbe right, And our boys are iu tbe fight, And our aut! in loon tiannnr is nnfurledv Vt, vote, ote,h boys are nm iVlil.it, '' Cheer up, comrades ; coyer yield. ' We are ready for the fray And we're sure to win the day, Then we'll drive the league of liquor fj from the field. Shall our birthright be deoledT Shall w see our laws defied By a league of linuor drslers who de in nnd With their scornful," bitter hate That within our own dear State Not a law that checks their fiendish; trade shall stand? No, the edict hus gone forth From the South, the Knst, the North, From the vulleys to the highest inoun tain domes. With our fortunes untl our lives We'll protect our sons aud wives And defend the ssered altars of oar homes. From "Patriot ie No License Songster. Why He Hun a aalooa. A Western saloon keeper ha told, the Ouiuhu Republican how ho hap pened to Into that business. Here l til story : "One day a man canie luto my store when I was a merchant aud. wanted some cheap socks. I showed, hi in some Unit were 10 eeuU a pair, lie asked tue If I did not have some thing cheaper. I got down Home that were 3 cents a pair. He looked at , theni some time, and Insisted that they were too expensive, aud walked out. I happened to step to the door and saw hlin go Into a saloon, and I followed hi in out of curiosity. There were sev eral persons In tbo saloon, and tbe matt . cnUed tltotu up and treated: He spent H() cent for booze. concluded when h man kicked on buying socks ut ft cents a pair aud Immediately spent H cents for booze, thut the vsaloon busi ness wus the one I wanted to eugug In, so I got Into It as soon hs posfil hie." Waste aad Waat. Rev. Father Paul recently delivered a vigorous tctniHTiUice uddreaa before tha Society of St. Vincent de Paul, nt Dub lin, Ireland, In which be vigorously scored the liquor evil a one of tbe cuiisos of (siverty and lack of employ ment among the Irish eople. Anion f oilier Hllrrlug statements, he made tha following : "In Dublin, w biM'e there Is audi a dearth of employment, It is estlu'.Qtedl that tl,(HMi,iHKi a year, almost .1.000 a day. Is squandered In drink. Why, 10, sh) would sturt it factory, and 10tM given to uu Irish county to-morrow would see the mill wheoU going all ii lom; It livers. A million sterling would keep all our people at li-mV., and yet that Mini U squuuilcrvd every year ii Dublin alone." The Klnl Teetotal Pld. The seventy-fourth anniversary of the signing of the tlrst lOugllsh teetotal pledge, drafted at Preston by the lat Joseph Llvesuy, was celebrated oa Sept. I. The original has passed Into tbe pussessioii of John Cook, the head of the well known tourist agency, and I still carefully preserved In a stM ig flame. Mr. Llvesay's sou William, now residing nt Preston, la In his ninety first year, und Is the oldeal pledged teetotaler lu the world,