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rv -J R u .ST DAKOTA COUNTY. HERALD. VOLUME XV DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1907. NUMBER 25. ) 1 ft LATEST BY TELEGRAPH SUMMARY OF THE NEWS OF THE WHOLE WORLD. ASSAILS CZAR'S ARMY 'VZAll TAILS TO SIPPHKSS SKSA TIONAI, WAIt 1IIKTOHY. CVar Forces Altvnjs Working at Cross Pnrxsc. Oflit-crs ami-Troops Alike Reliig Incomctciit fiens. tirlppoii burg and Kniilhcrs ArrniKiicd. Cen. Kuropntkln's history of the liusso-Jupnnese war, which wns con fiscated by the UuH.qlun government, has at last become accessible, despite the most extreme precautions to pre vent this galling ofllclal Indictment from reaching the public. The work If Temarkable for Its historic value as the closing chapter of the war from the pen of the commander In chief and for the merciless criticism of the men and measures which. In Kuropat kln's estimate, swept Russia and Its arms to. defeat. The work consists of three bulky vol. umes, respectively devoted to the bat tle of Llao Yang, of the Sha river and of Mukden. The voluminous general orders, statistics, reports and othei documentary matter with the "con clusions" constitute most amazing rev elations of disorganization and inca pacify, and even of dlsobedlnece ol specific and urgent orders by certalr general officers entrusted with hlgl' commands In the field, notably Gen Kaulbers, against whom a" formidable Indict mant Is framed, saddling upor lilm the entire responsibility for th defeat at Mukden. Kuropatkin's reasons for the failun of the war are based chiefly upon i comparison of the warlike spirit o the Japunese; their preparedness anc valor which, he says, had never beer seen In any previous war. and theh ability to maintain the numerical supe rlority necessary to assume the offen sive with the disadvantages of RussU owing to the Inadequacy of the singli track railway from Europe, witr commanding officers disobeying order; and In a hopeless state of confusioi and cross purposes, with a low state o: morale and confidence among th troops, and continuous news frorr home of Internal troubles and Insult! and reproaches against the army. The general pathetically concludei that if Itussia had been united anc ready to make the sacrifices neressarj to safeguard her dignity and Integrltj the "valiant Russian army would Jiavi striven till" the foe was subdued." , KKITSKD SIKDICIXK; IS DEAD. Prominent Sunday School Worker Vic I- tint or Ptomaine Poisoning. Bradford Hibbard Cox, a Sundaj lehool worker and evangelist with i national reputation, died at Knnsu: City, Mo., as the result of ptumuim poisoning from eating oysters In a lo cal restaurant, Mr. Cox awoke" witl evere pains in his stomach. His wifi too was 111, and a physician was sum mpned. An, emetic was administered at once to Mrs. Cox. but Mr. Cox sale he did not believe In medicine and h refused to be treated. He became rap Idly worse and died, but Mrs. Cox wll recover. Mr. Cox as a Sunday school workei employed his methods for more thar twenty-live years in Boston, St. Louis Omaha, fan Francisco, Cincinnati anc other large cities, lie wus C7 years nld. A son in Columbus, O., survive him. PAIilS SKXATK HESITATES. Amiln Si-imIm the Supplementary Sop a nit ion Dill Back to Committee. The speech made by the minister 01 education, M. Brland, in the senab Thursday in the course of the debate upon the supplementary scpuratioi bill, a feature of which is the dolnt away with the necessity of notifica tion for the holding of public meet lng8. was most conciliatory in tone M. Brland declared the measure wa brought in a spirit of tolerance, con ciliation and pacification and that tin government sought Its rapid enact ment. Much surprise was created when th senate by a vote of 168 against Vi passed a resolution to send the bll back to committee for further consid eration. 3.77K Deaths from Tuberculosis. A report by the Wisconsin state board of health shows that In twent) months covered by the report then were 3,778 deaths from tuberculosis or nearly 10 per cent. The state is now building a sanitarium. The repor urges a crusade against the disease. Sioux City Live Stock Market. Thursday's quotations on the Siou City live stock market follow: Short ,fed Bteers, 14.406 5.00. Top hogs lf 0. To Investigate Water Resource. The senate Thursday passed a bill to provide for an Investigation of tht Crater resources of the United States. (The Investigation1 is to be made by th director of the geological survey. For 3-Ccot rur In Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania house Thursday Paed by a vote of 176 to 0, a bill fix i 1 cents a mile as the maximum rete for passenger railroad fares. The bill goes to the senate. Women in raid ox commons, London Su ft racist Make Violent Demons ration. The women suffragists of London, whose leaders have sworn not to de list in their violent agitation until parliament has granted their demands, ippear likely to give the authorities :onslderable trouble. Wednesday they made a more determined and belter organized effort than ever before. In Ihe course of which more than sixty women were arrested. It was nearly midnight before they all secured ball. From an early hour Wednesday af ternoon until 10 o'clock at night a large force of pohi f had their hand full In defending the precincts of par liament from suffragists' raids. Every entrance to the house of commons was guarded 'by detachments of police while other ofllcera of the law were engaged In clearing the adjacent streets, and a body of fifty constables was kept In reserve for emergncy. As the house was about to adjourn Wednesday night. Claude Goorgo Ray. a member, called attention to the dis turbances and protested against using the house of parliament as n. fortress to be filled with police to protect the members against women. Home Secretary Gladstone replied to Mr. Ray, saying he had little knowledge of what was going on out side, but the measures employed were for the general convenience of the members, and he was sure no unnec essary violence had been used.' Miss Annie Kenney, one of the lead ers, who has been imprisoned three times, declares that if woman suf frage Is not granted during this ses sion she will march 1,000 women cot ton operatives from the north, whe will confront the ministers , on the floor of the house of commons. The suffragists repeatedly attempted to force their way into the house. Th. doors were shut in the women's faces and the police attempted to drive them back. i'nunted police galloped among the women, who struggled fiercely, and many were thrown down and badly hurt. The remonstrator5 were kept out of the house proper, al though tiic fight outside continued long time. FATAL GAS EXPLOMIOX. Three Persons Killed in a Restaurant at Ijos Angeles. An explosion of leaking gas In a res-' taurant near the corner of Second and Main streets in the heart of Los An geles, Cal., Wednesday killed three persons, mangled and seriously Injur ed half a dozen others, slightly Injur ed nearly a score and completely Wrecked a two-story brick building In which were located four small busi ness concerns. The explosion occur red In the restaurant of B. Cassarettl, 114-116 West Second street, shortly before noon. The restaurant was com pletely wrecked, as was also the tail oring establishment of H. L. Yerger and a small laundry office. Officers of several small concerns on the second floor were ruined. The dead are John W. Main, aged 66, rancher; Lavonne Meyers, waitress; Annie Crawford, waitress. Of the injured Charles T'lumenthal and J. M. C. Fuentea will probably die. Miss May Anderson, a witress, was so bodly hurt that It was neces sary to amputate both legs. The exact cause of the explosion Is as yet unknown, but It Is believed that the gas was ignited by an em ploye of the gas company who was searching In the basement for a leak in the main. Dl'ItltAXK OCT OE PltlSOX. 1'ormcr Army Officer Served Fifteen Months. Ex-Lieut. Sidney S. Burbank, who was convicted by court martial for embezzling army funds and other con duct unbecoming a soldier, was re leased from the penitentiary In Leav enworth, Kan., Tuesday, after serving nearly fifteen mouths. ' Burbank said his conviction was the result of a conspiracy, and criticised the officers responsible for his trou bles. He declared that later he would make a statement that would create q sensation in army circles. World's tUrcutcst Elevator. Barliett & McQueen, of Chicago, have the contract for the erection of the world's largest grain elevator fur the Grand Trunk Pacific at Port Ar thur. , Out. It will hold 10.000,000 bushels of wheat and will be so con structed that four trains can discharge grain into it at one time. Eleven Hurt in Trolley Wreck. A suburban trolley car guing at twenty miles an hour ran through an open switch near Wyandotte, Mich.. Monday night. Miss Ida Kamln, of New Boston, Mich., was thrown over the back of a seat sustaining an in jury to the spine. Ten other persona were injured slightly. A Great London Robbery. congress to deepen the Mississippi rlv resldence of Charles Werthelmer, in Park Lane, London, and cut several canvases. Including pictures by Gains borough and Reyitod, out of their frames, and carried them off with an. tlque snuff boxes, miniatures, etc. Attacked by Piilajanes. The Pulujaues attacked and burned two towns in occidental Nebros Mon day and killed six of the constabulary. Two American teachers. W. K. Bach eldor and Walter J. Ise, are reported to be missing. Two Killed In Gambling Raid. Policeman James Wright and James Barrett, of Mlddlesboro, Ky., shot and killed each other In a raid on an al leged gambling resort Arly Wednes day. RCOIIES DIE IX SEA. ISO frrsotis CJo Down Wltli Wrecked Ship. About 1B0 persons went to their deaths In Block Island sound, oft the coast of Rhode Island, Monday night, as a result of a collision between the three-masted schooner Harry Knowl ton and the Joy line sterner Larch mont, bound from Providence to New York. It is estimated that. Including the crew, there were nearly 200 persons on board the steamer when she sailed from Providence. Of these only nln teen appear to have survived the dis aster, ten members of the crew and nine passengers. Forty-eight bodies have been recov ered. Awakened from their slumbers In the state rooms, the unfortunate pas sengers were at the mercy of fates. Many, It Is believed, went down with the ship. A few who survived were In a piti ful condition. In almost every case their arms and legs hung helplessly as they were lifted out of the boats in which they reached shore. During the day Tuesday forty-eight bodies came ashore, either on boats or thrown up by the sea. Only six of the forty-eight bodies were Identified. ' The bodies Identified were: Steward James B. Harrison, Brooklyn; First Assistant Engineer Jasper Hest, Al bany; Assistant Engineer Edward Lo gan, Providence; First Watchman Jacob Scandrus, Paterson; Walter George Smith, Providence; Harry Eckels, Block Island. WOl'Ml ABOLISH PEERAGE. Ajcitcliiig Juiwncse Nobleman Adopts n Radical Reform. Count Tatsuke Itiigtilct, of Tokio, has Issued a circular to the nobility In which he proposes the abolition of the peerage. He says that the presence of a distinct class between the impe rial house and the people Is injurious to the progress of the nation. The 'count thinks the existing peers should enjoy their titles for one generation and then that the peerage should cease to exist. He therefore advises the peers to return their titles to the em peror. Just as the old feudal barons or dalmlos relinquished their prerog atlves at the time of the abolition of fuedallsm In 1S71. This radical suggestion coming from a man of Count Itagakl's standing causes great excitement and wonder IV DANGER OF LYNCHING. Mother and Stepfather Accused of Murder of Child. John Wooley and wife, Anna Wool ey, are in Jail at St. Joseph, Mo.. charged with the murder of Annie .Pearl Smith, the 20-month-old daugh ter of Mrs. Mooley. An extra guard was placed at the Jail because of the threatened lynching of the deanl child's mother and stepfather. The child's body was exhumed at Faucet, Mo., Tuesday and an examl nation showed unmistakable signs of foul play. Mr. and Mrs. Wooley were arrested, taken to St. Joseph, arraign eed and formally charged with murder In the first degree. They waived a hearing. Four Dank Roblx-r Sentenced. Sentences ranging from fourteen tc twenty years were passed Monday by Judge Goss against the Sawyer, N. D., bank robbers.. Charles Sullivan got eighteen years, John Hayes seventeen E. G. Robinson fourteen years and ten months, and Robert Conroy twenty years. The bandits were charged with looting the Sawyer State bank of. 15,000. A Great London Hohlici-y. Burglars lust night entered the res idence of Charles Werthelmer. in Park Lane, London and cut several can- Vases, including pictures by Galnsbor ough and Reynod, out of their frames, and carried them off with antique snuff boxes, miniatures, etc. The property stolen was valued at $175, 000. Tlireo Asphyxiated In Their Home. Michael Ryan, his wife, and thel Infant daugher, were asphyxiated by Illuminating gns Saturday night. A neighbor who forced an entrance lnt their home Monday found them lying dead on the bed. On the floor was a gas stove. It was still burning, but the rubber hose fitted loosely. Bunk Robbed by Official. A high officer of the Havings Bank Of New Britain, Conn., states there U a big shortage In the accounts of Wm. F. Walker, treasurer of the bank, who has been missing since Thursday last; that the bank's officers up to noon Tuesday had discovered a shortage of 1150,000. Bryce Sails for I'nlted States. James riryce, ambassador to the United States, Bulled from Liverpool for New York Wednesday on the steamer Oceanic. I'rge Deep Cliannel. The Wisconsin assembly Tuesday adopted a resolution memorializing er between La Crosse and St. Paul, between La Crosse and St. Paul. Asylum AttendonUt Held for Murder. Robert Reeder and Henry Harklna. tt Athens, O., former attendants at the state hospital, who were arrested for the killing of W. J. Barnes, an in mate, were bound over to the grand Jury Monday on a charge of murder Gage E. Tar bell Heign. Gage E. Tarboll, second vice presi dent of the Equitable Life Assurance aoctety, at New York, has tendered hU j-ealgnatlon, to take effect March 1 next, the date of the annua! meeting. STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK I A CON- TENSED CORAL ilrl In Bound and Gaxccd Town ol Hildrcth All Worked l' 0er n Mysterious Crime Miscreant Offers No Violence to Girl. The citizens of Illldreth Vnve been grealy worked up over the fuct tlia' L. Beck, a prominent resident of the city, upon going bis room about 11:30 Saturday, found his ID-year-old daughter. Freda, bound and gagged and In a semi-conscious con dition. Upon releasing her she loin a story about as follows: While' she was arranging her fath ers room, wnicn is in a umereni pun of town from where lie boards, n stranger qulet'.y entered the room and, with a revolver In hand, told the littlo girl If she made any noise whatever he would shoot her. He then proceed ed to bind her. hand and foot. Hnd then ransacked the room, It appearing as If he was looking for letters or documents of some kind, but at this hour nothing has been missed. The girl had been bound and gag ged for a couple of hours when dis covered by her father and was not in condition to give a very coherent story of what had happened. She described the fellow as tall, smooth shaven, but wore a pair of colored glasses and the lower part of his face was covered by a dark mask. All clews so far have proven wrong and as It Is hard to find a motive for anything of the kind the officers are at a disadvantage. That a plot of some kind exists is evident from the fact that a couple of weeks ago the girl received an anonymous communication begging her to leave town for a couple of weeks, as some thing dreadful was liable to happen to her. The man offered no violence to the little girl except a little rough handling whei he lied her and the loss of a couple of braids of hair, which he cut off with his pocket- knife, but while he was tying her he remarked: "D n ynu, I ought to kill you. but won't this time." The cltl sens of the town are pretty well work ed over the affair and If the guilty fellow Is apprehended it Is. likely to go hard with him. - A corn drowx at colcmbcs. Sudden Rise In the Loup River Catch es Family Seeking to Escape. The breaking of the ice gorge In the Loup river, a few miles northwest of Columbus, caused the water to rise over five feet In an hour, reaching the highest point -wltMn the memory of the oldest residents. A family of rour, "Doc" McCone, his wife, daughter and sister-in-law, were drowned while at templlng' to escape to higher ground In a spring wagon. They were drown d a few feet north of the north main line on the I'nion Pacific In West Co lumbus. The team was also drowned. The whole south side Is under water and many families are imprisoned In houses surrounded by from four to ten feet of water. A large number of hogs and cattle were drowned in the Union Pacific stock yards. All westbound trains were stopped at Columbus. A lonu stretch of Hie main line track was submerged. Property losses will run high. CAPTAIN MA PES IS RECALLED. Ordered to Rejoin Twenty-fifth at Earliest Possible Moment. Word haa Just been received In Norfolk that Captain Ma pes, who has been acting as captain of scouts' in the Philippine Islands, and who was for merly a captain at Fort Niobrara over one of the companies of the Twenty fifth regiment of colored soldiers, some of whose discharge has attracted much attention in the United States senate this winter, has been unexpectedly or dered to return to America and re join that regiment immediately. HU detail did not expire until Feb. 28, but he received a cablegram recalling him. In view of the court martini which has been going on down at El Reno over the shooting up of Brownsville, It Is thought this recall by cable of Captain Mapes must be signiflcun; The cablegram ordered him t return by first available boat. Burglar Visits Snloon. One of the boldest robberies that ha taken place In NebrnskaCltyduiinglhe last year was committed Sunday morn ing at 4 o'clock. The burglar, with an Iron rod or hammer. broke out the large plate glass In the front door of Bader Bros.' saloon, then opened the door and went In. He opened the cash register and secured $10, but overlooked a large sum of money that was In the safe. Improvement at Plcasantoii. The flood situation at Ph-asanlon and other Loup river points Is slight ly Improved, though conditions are still serious. The high water at Pleas anion Is reported to be receding und the bridge Is still standing, but It Is threatened by the banks of the river washing badly. It is - thought tho bridge can be saved. Fathers Search for Their Boys. D. P. Hoot man, of HolmesvHIe, was In Beatrice recently looking for his son, Ia-d Hootman, and another boy named Fiddle, who mysteriously dis appeared from their homes. Young Fiddle lives at Blue Springs. The boys are aged 17 and 18 years, re spectively. It Is believed they have gone to California. Preliminary Debutes at Peru. A final debuting squad of thirteen haa been selected as a result of the preliminary debutes held at Peru dur ing the past week. Enthusiasm hai run high, as several Important Inter collegiate debates have been arranged for. Mortgage Show Big Increase. The record of Indebtedness for Platte county for the week ending Feb. I, shows that farm mortgages were fl'ed to the amount of $41,700, and released to the amount of $10,700. NEBRASKA MAN ASKS DAMAGES. Alleges He Wun Victim of Kangaroo Court In Jail. A suit has been Instituted In the dis trict co'irt at Inwton, Okla.. by E. M. Ellsworth, a Nebraska traveling sales man, who was arretted In Lawton last November on a charge of robbery and confined for several days In the Co manche county Jail. Now .he seeks damages In the sum of $.').00 from PherlfT C. C. Hammonds, (illcging that as a result of Inhuman treatment re ceived at the hands if other Inmate of the county Jail he Is a nervous and physical wreck. The defendant sets forth in hi pe tition a number of Instances In Which he declared he was severely beaten. whipped, cursed and threatened while In the Jail. He was arrested by Depu ty Sheriff I,wrence on Nov. 2S. 10, and placed in Jail. He alleges that the other prisoners forcibly took from him $20 and the next day stripped him of his clothes and whipped and beat his ImYc person, threatening his life, until he was Induced to write an order on the sheriff for J."' to give them; that while he was In the act of putting cn his clothes (hey again set upon him and beat him until he de livered to them $10, which they dis covered he had secreted In his clothes. then they tried him by kangaroo court anil whipped him for not paying the fine assessed and also for telling the sheriff of the first whipping. It Is further alleged by Ellsworth as a second cause of notion that on Dec. 1. 1906, he was deliberately robbed of $150 by an Inmate of the jail; that he reported the same to the sheriff and demanded the return of the mon ey, and that the sheriff afterward returned $33, which he claimed to have found concealed In the Jail. Thfl plaintiff charges that Inmates of the county Jail practice cruelties as enu merate in his case, with the knowl edge of the sheriff and Jailer, and that neither of them make efforts toward stopping them. Therefore, he churges, n connection with his cause of action for damages, that they are unfit for the responsibilities p'need upon them. SI IT FOIl FATHER'S IXSl'llAXCE. Trial Opens at Fremont Which Prom I sos to Develop Sensations. The case now on trial. Ellen Hart against the Maccabees, at Fremont, to recover on a $2,000 certificate in that order, Ih likely to prove almost us good a drawing card as the Thaw case. The father of the plaintiff, William Hart, was killed at Douglas, Wyo., and the circumstances of his death were de cidedely sensational. He was shot In the head by a 1 o-yeur-old son of the woman with whom he boarded after having first shot her twice, once through each shoulder. Several depo sitions have been taken In Wyoming In regard to the shooting and the rela- iiouHiup existing between them, one of the defense being that the deceased met his death while committing an unlawful act, and that they are not therefore liable. ine jurors, were subjected to a searching examination by the attor neys for the defendant and a good part of the day wus taken up with getting a Jury. The beneficiaries under Hart's certificate were his children. Ho was a member of a lodge of the order In Hooper and lived at Fremont for a long tine. HI MAX HAIR FOUND IX RIVER. Careful Search Is Mude for Body Bui None is Found. Some men who have been cutting Ice east of the wogan bridge on the Platte at Fremont reported that one of their long saws had brought up a wisp of human hair about eighteen Inches long and of a dark brown color, evidently of a woman. The bottom of the river at that point was dragged without finding any body. It is thought by some that It may have been the body of Mrs. Emily Greenllef. who dis appeared last December, and is sup posed, to have drowned herself In tho Platte. Cold Weather Helps Schuyler. The cold weather for the last week caused the entire width of the Platte river to freeze so thick that teams and sleighs were able to cross at Schuyler without danger of breaking through the' lee. This ccaused many farmers from Butler county to come across the hist two days und do their trading. Bryan on Lecture Tour. W. J. Hryun will leave Lincoln for a two weeks' lecture tour in tho states of Wisconsin, Iowa. Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Satu day night entertained at their home the employes of Mr. Bryan's paper, It btng the sixth anniversary of the es- tablishment of the publication. Fullcrton Mini Killed by Accident. O. H. Crow, one of Nunce county's oldest settlers, died at his home In Fullcrton from Injuries sustained last Friday night at his home by falling down an open stairway, striking one of the lower steps wltt his head, ren dering him unconscious. In which state he remained until death. Pioneer Xcwsiwper Woman Hies. In the death of Mrs. Maggie Ouerln Mobley, of Orund 1'ilaiid, one of the first newspaper women of Nebraska passed away. Her remains were laid beside those of her two children, in the Grand Island cemetery. She was 60 years of age arid leaves a sister, Mrs. Joseph Koach, of Aldu. Marts ljist to Sec Oil King. Uev. C. N. Weldon, of the First Hap- tlst church of Peru, left Monday for New York, where he will be presented to John L). Rockefeller, the oil king. by ex-Chancellor Canfleld. Rev. Wel don goes In the Interest of the new church building that denomination will erect the coming summer. Hecord Price for Hogs. A new high record for averuge price was made at College View In the salo of Du roc-Jersey hogs. T. C. Callahan sold for the Morrison brothers thirty- six head, which averaged $221. The highest price brought by any one ani mal was a sow, which sold for $1,050, Drown Appoints Secretary. United States Kenator Noirls Brown hus appointed Miss Anna HowlandJ his private secretary to serve until December, when he will appoint some man to the place. NO POSTAL. REVISION. flense Committee Will Wot l adee take Task Dnrlnac ThU geaslon. There will ba no radical revision of thri postal laws by tlie present Con gress. The mihj.vt, the House Commit tee on Postofilcen ntul Post Roods ue cldod, Is too complicated e.ml BiTects tbe whole population of the country In too vital n innnner to be acted upon without deliberate consideration, and as n result the dnistic propositions pre sented by tl'.e Joint postnl commission last week will be defrrred until a thor- ottitli Inve.-tliintiim of the etitlro Post (l!ice Di'iiiivtinciit been made. That pint of the bill drafted by the Joint postnl commission which provides for an expert Investigation, of the business of tlie pos.nl ajrvlcp as now coml'H'tcd was ncvptcd by the com mittee, and will he made n part of the regular postnillce appproprlntlon meas ure, which Is now bcinjt completed. The ncccpteil sections provide Hint a commission lie created to ninne a complete nml ttiomtiKh In vest I pit km of the operation of the Postofllie Depart ment In nil Its brunches, with a view t.) determining, first, the true cost of every kind of service which thnt de partment render; second, tho proper division of the operating expenses of the whole postal serdoe ltwceii the classes of mutter which that service un dertakes to handle and trnnsiHirt for the public nnd for the government; and, third, what mod I (lent Ions of the present system of bookkeeping and ac counting, or what other system, If the present be found Ineffectual, should be recommended to Congress ns projier to be inaugurated by future legislation. . The features of the report of tbe Hpts'lnl point commission, headed, by Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania which were embodied In its proposed bill to reform the classification of Hccond-cliiss mall matter, nnd to wblcli vigorous protests have been voiced frau all parts of the country, were those providing virtually for a govern ment press censorship. As soon as the astounding Report of the postal com mission, prepared with great secrecy, was given publicity, It raised a storm of disapproval throughout the country. Not only publishers sat up nnd took notice, but the public Itself began to be heard from In no uncertain tones. Tlie restriction of the liberty of the press by lowering Its standard, It was shown. U something for which the country will not stand, whether It be attempt ed under the guise of postal reform of by more direct methods, ' Important result are expected follow the thorough Investigation of the PoHtofilce Department, which now Is practically nsNiired, and which will bo completed before tho time for the convening of the next Congress In reg ular session. Everybody who lias given even cursory attention to the subject 'Is aware that there Is ncuto demand for reform somewhere and of some kind in the postal service. The service Is being conducted nt a loss, bustness methods are In vogue which would not be countenanced for a minute In any private enterprise, bookkeeping Is severely at fault, and. geiierully RMnklng, matters are run in ti manner that makes it Impossible to tell from tho records at hand just whew the fault lies and where reform shon'.d take hold. The slr.nple fact Is that the service, with the addition of rural free delivery nnd other exten sions, has developed so fast that tbe administration of tho business has been unablo to keep pace with It. There Is a widespread belief that the high total cost of the postal service re suits, In some degree at least, from wlmt Is regarded as overpayment to the railways for mall tronfrportntlon. Much of the controversy as to a proper charge for second-class matter has raged around the question of railway mull pay. Accordingly a reduction of mall pay upon dense routes, where the great volume of second-class matter permits economies In transportation, has been provided for In tho postofllce npproprla tlon bill, as well as tho elimination of return empty bags from the computa tion of weight This will result In a suvlng of several uiilllons of dollars a year. Armor for Ileep-Sea III Ins;. A French engineer named De Fluvj has invented a deep-sea diving armor, having a thickness varying from 2-10ths to 3-lOths of an inch. The joints and coup lings are made of pressed leather and rubber, and on the top of tbe armor Is fixed a helmet. The air is not brought to the diver from above, as usual, but is sent by a tube into a special regenerating chamber, containing certain chemical pro ducts, which renew the supply of oxy gen. The air is then sent to the interior of the helmet by another tube. This ap paratus U contained in a pair of chambers attached to each side of the helmet and valves keep the presume at tbe right amount, Co matter what the depth of the diver. 'J he diver communicates with tue surisce oy a leiepnoue, and wires connected with colored lamps show how the different parts are working, De i'luvy, with this apparatus, has reached depths varyiug from 150 to 300 feet, which Is far below tho limit of the ordi nary diver. Bpacks from the Wire. Gerrel Vanwyk was found guilty of the murder of his slster-nt-law, the motive being to collect Insurance money, at Sterling, Colo. J. H. (Wan and his wife were prot ably futally Injured in a natural gas ex plosion, which wrecked their bouse at Cantown township, near Pittsburg. James II. Ileatty, for sixteen years judge of the United States District Court at Hoise, Idaho, announced that be had tendered his resignation to President Roosevelt. CHICAGO. Trade conditions 'in the ('liicoito dis trict, according to the weekly review 1 sued by It. (1. Dun Co., continue en rouraging In spite of the snow blockade and other unfavorable factors. Contint lug, the report says : New demands for raw nnd heavy fit ished materials remain stronj, with th average cost for supplies a trillo higher. More firmness appears In hidrrs. leather and lumber, and their absorption is larger than a month ago. Itnilroad extensions involve mOch buy ing of various materials for early use, and new plans for buildings, track elevation nnd other Improvements exceed in nmouqt those of a year ago.. It Is now certain that the pressure upon capacity is to be come more extended in rails, pig Iron and car building. The ship yards are unable to accept further orders for this year's delivery. Distributive trade exhibits on expan sion which would be of notable propor tions were transportation facilities and weather better. Increasing numbers of visiting buyers opt rate in spring and summer wares, or ders exceeding those at this time last year I', the textiles, boots and shoes, food pro ducts, men's furnishings, carpets and oth er household needs. Marketings of the principal grains show further Increase, those of corn being doubled, and the gen eta! demand for breadstuff and provia- lens Is stronger. Failures reported in the Chicago dis trict numbered 2.", against 2ti last wee): and 32 a year ago. ' NEW YORK. First effects of the past week's wld spread winter weather have been to dul trade at most markets, to quiet spring demand, retard collections and in sec tions accentuate the already congested railway situation. Some sections, partic ularly the South, report benefit to trade in winter goods and footwear. Business failures In the United States for the week ending Feb. 7 number 108, against 211 last week, 204 In the like week of 1U00. 207 in 1003, 202 in lWi aad L'I7 in 1U0.1. Failures in Canada for the week nuss ber 18, as against 2U last week and 21 in this week a year ago. Wheat, including flour, exports fronj - the United States and Canada for thf week ending Feb. 7 nn?regated 3.31O.D30 bushels, ngainst 2,102.210 last week, 3,241, 0U! this week last year, 0M7.775 in 1005 and 4.800.437 in 1002. For the past 4hlrty-two weeks of tlie fiscal year the exports are 113,.T.s:t,4.i bushels, against WI.fMIH.4S0 In 10O.VO0, 41,040,018 1004-05 and 17I.410.1S8 In 1001-02. Cortt exports for the week are 2,407,089 bush els, against 2,137,077 last week, 3,HUU,7nu a year ago and 2,448,430 in 1005. For the fiscal year to date the exports ar 3,0:1,707 bushels, against 72,088.795 tft 1005-00 and 35,402,101 in 1004-OO.r ltrndslreet's Commercial Heport, I ChicagoCattle, common to prluta $1.00 to $7.05; hogs, prime heavy, $4.00 to $7.20; heep, fair to . choice, $3.WJ to $5.50; wheat. No. 2, 75c to 70c; corfc No. 2, 42c to 44c ; oats, standard, 3oc tfl 38c: rve. No. 2. 7c to (Wo; hay, timO" thy, $13.00 to $10.00; prairie, $9.00 to $14.00; butter, choice creamery, 27c tf 32c; eggs, fresh, 23c to 27c; potatoes 5c to 45c. , Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.0f to $0.50: hogs, choice heavy, $4.00 tl $7.25 ; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 11 $5.25; wheat, No. 2. i4c to iOc; corf. No. 2 white, 43c to 4.c; oats, ro. J white, 37c to 30c. St. Louis Cuttle. $4.50 to $0.75; hogs, $4.00 to $7.10; sheep, $3.30 to .$5.50; wheat, No. 2, 7Hc to 80c; corn. No. 2, 43c to 44c; oats. No. Z, 3Uc ta 40c ; rye, No. 2, 4c to 05c. Cincinnati Cut IH.. $1.00 to $3.03; hogs, $4.00 to $7.3U ; sheep, $3.00 to $5.23; wheat, No. 2, 77c to 79c; corn. No. 2 mixed. 4-ic to 47c; oats. No. Z mixed, 30c to 41c; rye, No. 2, 09o la 71c. Detroit Cattle. $1.00 to $3.30; hogs, $4.00 to $7.00; sheep. $2.00 to $5.00; wheat. No. 2, 77c to tjc; corn, tso. it yellow, 43c to 47c; oats. No. 3 white, 42c to 44c ; rye, No. 2, tjHc to OUc. Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern, 80c to 83c; corn, No, .1, 4lc to 43c; oats, standurd, 38c to 40c; rye. No. I, 07c to 00c; barley, stundurd, 58c to 00c; pork, mess, $l4.!K. Huffalo Cattle, choice shipping steers. $4.00 to $0.15; hogs, fair to choice, $4.00 to $7.30; sheep, common to gooa mixeu. $4.00 to $3.40; luinbs, lair to cnoice $3.00 to $8.15. New York Cattle. $1.00 to $0.0 hogs, $4.00 to $7.5U; sheep, $3.00 t -$5.1)0; wheat. No. 2 red, 82c to 83 corn, No. 2, 54c to 55c; oats, natal white, 4Sc to 50c ; butter, creamery, a to 33c ; eggs, western. 22c to 25c. Toledo Wheat. No. 2 mixed, TTe to 7Sc: corn. No. 2 nuxea, uc to soc; oats, No. 2 mixed, 30c to 41c; rye. No, 2, 08c to 70c ; clover seed, prime, AH Arouud hm OlotM. The Norwegian bark D. II. Morris wa Iriveo ashore off Chandelier island. Oulj of Mexico. Its captain ana crew es caped. Col. IUcbard W. Blue, formerly a well- known Kansas politiciaa and attorney, died suddenly of heart disease at hi home In Bartlesvllle, I. aged 13 year. Following the tMircesa ot the Philadel phia upholstery weavers In obtsiatof l" U per ceut iucrease In pay. the CtcC and Dress Weavers' Uulon kaa decided t) ask lor a 15 per cent lucraua. r
