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"1 DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. VOLUME XVI DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1908. NUMBER 20 WORLD'S DAILY NEWS CAREFULLY COLLECTED AND CONCISELY STATED, MANY ARABS KILLED IlKTUKX TO BATTLE REPEATED LY AFTER BEING ROUTED. French Forces Win Brilliant VI!tory Over Troops of the New Sultan, Plunging Into Ualtlo Immediately After Finishing Long Maruti. News has reached Tangier of a ten hour engagement In a ravine near Set tat Wednesday between, a French col umn under the command of den. d'Armade and a colmun commanded by Mulai Rachid, one of the chiefs of Mulal Hand's forces. The French gained a splendid victory in the face of heavy odds, succeeding In dispersing the enemy and occupying Settat. Twenty of the French roldlers, includ ing thee officers, were wounded, but many of the Arabs were killed. The letter not only offered a dogged and fearless defense, but returned repeat edly to the battle after they had been routed and attacked the French from three sides. In the later hours of the fighting Mulai Rachld's column was suddenly reinforced by this . powerful Chauo'hi tribe which figured in the massacres at Casablanca and -which had arrived in the mountains at the very moment when Mulai Rachtd was about to re treat. Under the combined charge of the now confident Moors the French not only held their ground,, but steadily threw back the enemy, driving them eventually in mad haute to the hills. The engagement between the Frnch and the Moors followed immediately upon a twenty-five- hour march of Gen. d'Armade's column and under these trying circumstances the French ' forces are considered lo have shown more. than ordinary stamina and brav ery. After destroying the ramp of the enemy at Settat Gen. d'Armad.e pushed forward and occupied Kasbah Berro. hid. NO VOTE FOK WOMEN. Sweden to I'm Franchise Vir.n on llio Shelf. The formal opening of the first Swedish parliament undo' the reign of King Gustavo took p'ace In Stock holm Thursday with simple ceremo nies. King Gustave, who was present, in a speech from the throne, referring to the heavy responsibility developing up on him with the death of Klnc; Oscar, promised to work in whole heart?d ( zeal for the prosperity and progress of the fatherland and always to try and fulfill his duty. 'Tt Is my hope," ihu king said, "in both good and evil days to be supported by my Swedish peo ple In the common work for the true weal of the fatherland." Continuing, his majesty announced the suffrage bill adopted at the last session of the riksdag would be re submitted to the present house for. 'final approval, but said there vu no intention of giving the f ranch fan to women for tho present. (Io said spe cial commissions are considering a Joint scheme for naval and military defense, as well as the question of relations between employers and workmen. JAP CABINET CRISIS. Not to .Entail Changes In Foreign Pol icies. A mistaken idea prevails abroad In relation to the Japanese cabinet crisis, according to dispatches from Wash ington and London to the effect that an opposition victory Height entail a titan ge in Japan's foreign policies. Specials from Washington say that It Is believed that the immigration con troversy had something to do with changes In the cabinet. These surmises are entirely In error. The cabinet cri sis is purely the result of interior dif ferences over the budget. In the event of the resignation of the entire cabinet its reformation would certainly result In the retention of a number of the present ministers, including possibly Foreign Minister Hayasbi. Nominate IVMtmaters. The president Thursday nominated fJaul J. Sours to be postmaster at Den. ver, Colo., and Motley H. Flint to be postmaster at Los Angeles, Cal. Authorises Burlington Bridge. The senate Thursday passed a bill to authorise the city of Burlington, la., to construct a bridge over the Mississippi river. Sioux City Live Stock Market. Thursday's quotations on the Sioua IClty live stock; market follow: Beeves, $S.00T? S.SO. Top hogs, $4.40. Triple Illinois Tragedy. Harvey Lickenor killed his wife and 10-month-old son at their home near Tuscola, III., and cut his own throat with a rasor. He had shown signs of Insanity recently. Hearing), on Statehood Bill. Hearings on th bill providing for ihe admission of New Mexico as a sep arate stat will be began before the house comtDrtUee on territories Jan. tt. TIIE NAVIGATION CONGRESS. To Be Held at Sioux City January 23 anil 23. 1807. . The preparations being made for tho I Missouri River Navigation congress, which is -to meet In Its first annual convention at Sioux City, January 22 or.d 23, promise to make that gather ing a notable one. The movement for Improved waterways is a national movement, attracting attention from capital conferring with Attorney Gen all parts of the country. To promote eral Bonnpare on the best way to e thc Interests of some particular part cure conviction of the company, which rf the work various assoclatlans are. being formed, with special reference to individual waterway projects. While all of this organization and agitation is largely preliminary, it Is Important that the various water ways which have solid claims to con sideration should secure a proper place in the general perspective, which con- giess will have before It when It finally takes the subject In hand. The Mis- ; sourl river is one of the big waterways ; of the country and Is unquestionably J subject to development' as a traffic highway, so that In any general ' scheme of water transportation It would occupy a position of Importance second only to the Mississippi. ! Announcements of the navigation congress have been prepared by tho executive committee. These are being mailed broadnust all over the territory which will be affected by the proposed oj-enlng of the Inland navigation channels. The announcement contain many expressions from men of nation al reputation who were present at the convention of the rivers and harbors congress at Washington In Decem ber. The convention sessions are to be held at the New Grand theater. Hun dreds who are interested in the pro ' Ject will be present. Many will be here who are prominent In the natlon'H affairs. Some of the best speakers and public men of the country will de liver addresses on the subject of navi gation. PRESIDENT AT FAULT. Reichstag Speaker Blunies Roosevelt for Crisis. In the course of an Interpellation In the relchstag at Berlin Tuesday re ferring to the high rate of discount charged by the Imperial bank. Count von Kanltze, conservative, suggested that President Roosevelt's threats against the trusts were responsible for the critical financial situation ex isting today throughout the entire world. . These threats, the count said, con stituted the real cause of the present financial condition. Ho added that tho opponents of the trusts must recognize that interference with the financial ac tivity of the United Slates, which Is based on the operations of the trusts, means Interference with the entire economical situation In America. "America's error has been that she allowed the trusts to go so long with out interference," said the speaker. Count von Kanltze reviewer what he called "the frenzied finance" of Americans of the past few months and drew attention of his hearers to the recent fight for gold In Europe. RECEIVER FOK FRISCO BANK. Court Takes Charge of Insolvent Stile . . Deposit Trust Company. A receiver for tho Insolvent Califor nia Safe Deposit and Trust company, of San - Francisco, which failed last November owing about $9,000,000 to 12,800 depositors .and of which insti tution two officials and one director art- In the county Jail charged with embezzlement, were appointed by Pre siding Judge J. H. Coffey, of the su perior court, Wednesday. These names were submitted to Judge Coffey for receiver: By the de positors' association, Gustave Brenner, a former supervisor: by the stockhold ers and present dhoetor.Ue, E. J. Le- breton, 'and by thd Western Pacific: j railway Interests, Charles Cushlng, the present custodian. Judge Coffey expressed surprise that there was such a "scramble" to be come receiver and announced that he would appoint a responsible man, ac cording to his own Judgment. Federal Troo)H in Raid. A mob of thirty soldiers from Fort Leavenworth, enraged 'by their suspi cions concerning' the death of a com rade whose body was found In a burn ing, building In the tenderloin Sunday morning, and by assaults on others of their comrades, raided the "Gem," a resort, at Leavenworth, Kan., driving out the Inmates and demolishing the building. Big Fire In St. I.ouls. A five-story factory building, occu pied by the Carruthers-Jones Shoe company and other firms at 2840 Lo cust street, St. Louis, Mo., was destroy ed by fire Tuesday morning. The loss U $100,000. For Homestead Entrynien. The bill granting leaves of absence during December, January, February and March to homestead entrymen was passed by the senate Tuesday. Steamer Is Wrecked. The British steamer Tolesby, bound frc m Galveston for Havre, went ashore during a heavy snow ntorm Monday night at Freshwater point, Cape Race, N F. It is thought the vessel will be a total loss. The crew Is safe. Quarterly Dividend Deferred. Directors of the Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company, of New York, voted to defer action on the quarterly divi dend. The previous dividend had been It "r cent. OUT FOR BK.GER FIXE. Pima Would Tap Oil Octopus for $80,000,000 Armed with Instructions and data against the Standard Oil company, from which re demands $80,000,000 in fines. United States District Attorney Sims, of Chicago, returned from Wash. Ington Wednesday to prosecute the cases. He had passed a week in the already is under a 129,240,000 fine for rebating. .Attorney Sims an nounced that he would try the 4,000 remaining counts against the Standard Oil company as soon as they are reach ed on the court docket, beginning early next week. The company Is liable to a fine of $20,000 on each of the 4,000 counts pending. No effort will be made to cuU any ((f ,ne caKeB unt Attorney John R Miller, who Is In the Wulsh tt inl, is at liberty. This will be next week. It Is believed Judge Landis will hear the case, although In view of his $29, 240,000 fine the Rockefeller corpora tion may be expected to fight bitterly for another Jurist to try the case. It is recalled that In his famous $29,240. 000 decision the Indiana judge hinted strongly that he did not consider the tig oil trust entitled to either sympa thy or consideration. The basis for the now suits against the Standard Oil consists of two batch es of indictments, one of more than 2,000 counts accusing the ell combine of accepting rebates from the Chicago, Eurllngton and Qulney railroad and the other of more than 1,400 counts involving he Chicago and ' ' Eastern Illinois railroad. MAY DISARM THE JAPS. 6a id Conditions Are Becoming Intoler able In Vancouver. The city council of Vancouver, B. C, passed a resolution asking the opinion of the city solicitor on the council's power to disarm the Japan ese. Alderman McMillan declared that an Intolerable condition now pre vails In Van couver. He believed that there was a regularly organized armed guard within Vancouver's Japanese town. Citizens, he declared, were be ing stopped by Japanese and In other cases peaceful citizens were halted on tho streets and searched. The chang ing of guards by the Japanese from time to time, he declared, indicated tho jerfec,tlon of the system. The councilmen asserted that armed rings and cliques induce the recurrence of riots. MILWAUKEE IX THE FIGHT. Will Enter the Fight for the Trnni Paolfle Trade. It Is reported that the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul Is to enter active competition with the Harriman and Hill lines for trans-Pacific trade. J. U. Hlland, third vice president, in charge of the traffic on the Milwaukee, It has developed, will sail from San Francisco foi Japan on June 30. The Pacific coast extension of the Milwaukee will bo completed to Seattle. Wash., during 1909, and the road then will be In a position to handle traffic through from Chicago. It Is understood the Milwau. kee management prefers a traffic alli ance with some existing steamship company, but if It cannot be arranged the road is prepared to build and own steamers and establish Its own line. MURDERED Ilfjl FOR $150. Negro Who Killed Sidney Herudon Is Arrested. On information furnished the police Claude Brooks, alias "Slim," a negro, was arrested at Carroilton. Mo., charg ed with the murder of Sidney Herndon, v.-ho was found dead In his apartments at Kansas City, Mo.. Monday morning. Brooks was brought 'to Kansas City and confessed the crime. The negro formerly had been em pleyed by Herndon and was familiar with the latter's habits, knowing he kept large sums of money on hand. Brooks says he 'secured' $160 .from his victim. Herndon was wealthy and connected with a prominent family. KILL BROTHER'S SLAYER. Dr. Bcaucluunp, of Oklahoma, Shot Down by Two Texaus. Dr. F. D. Beauchamp, who killed Charles Thomas, of Chlco. Tex., on a train at Hobart a year ago, was shot and killed at Lawton, Okla., Wednes day by two brothers of his ' victim, John Thomas, of Lawton. and William Thomas, of Chlco, Tex., as he was bearding a train. Beauchamp killed Charles Thomas after discovering that he was in a liason with Mrs. Beau champ. Abolish Capital Punishment. The prince regent of Bavaria, who recently pardoned two murderers sen tenced to death, has announced his in tention not to sign any more death warrants. Kills Wife and Himself. In a fit of Insanity Harvey Lackner, of Tuscola, 111., gashed with an ax the head of his wife and that of his 7-month-old eon and then killed him self. The woman died. The baby survived. Treasury Buya SUvt. The treasury department Wednesday purchased 200.000 ounces of silver fur delivery at New York and Philadel phia at 65.917 cents per fine ounce. to of 'FOST-GHADV ATB ' FOK FAKMKU8, Name Dr. A. T. Peters (Jives to Meet ings of Agricultural Societies. Dr. A. T. Peters, head of the depart ment of animal pathology at the state 'university, said in a recent Interview: "We are making big preparations In Lincoln for the meeting of the various agricultural societies of the state there the week beginning Jan. 20," he said. "These meetings are becoming so popular that the crowd which at tends completely swamps the hotels, lodging house and restaurants. Iast year we had 8,000 In attendance and Indications are that this year the num. ber will be exceeded, ."It is a sort of postgraduate course for the farmers. The tuition Is . and there is always 'something doing' that Is of the greatest Interest to tho agriculturists. Also tt has the pleasing characteristics of a county fair. Prior to 1900 about twenty of the societies of the slate held meetings it different times and places. Here !s Illustrated the old motto, 'United we stand, divided we fall.' The twenty societies held meetings sporadically al most perfunctorily. They were poorly attended and then only by those who came from a sense of duty. ' "In 1900 I suggested to Chancellor Andrews that we make an effort to amalgamate the societies. We did so and the success has been remarkable. It Is a bigger affair and there is al ways something, gojng on q. Interest, the farmer. There are the swine breeders, the stock breeders, the bee culturlsts, the poultry fanciers, the dry farmers, the butter people and all the rest. "Some idea of the overflow crowd may be obtained from the fact that last year one church In Lincoln sup plied 1,800 box luncheons daily to the crowd out at the state fair." COURT AT GRAND ISLAND. lohn Wilson of Scotia Sentenced for Sending Obscene Letter in Mail. At a session of the United States dls. Srtct court at Grand Island Monday morning John Wilson of Scotia, Gree ley county, was arraigned on tho Charge of depositing a letter of an In decent and lascivious nature In the L'nlted States mails, addressed to a oung woman of Scotia. The accused pleaded guilty nnd was sentenced to tlxty days In ,the Lancaster county lall at hard labor, there being the ab sence of any hard labor CmiriltlnnH In the Hall county Jail; to pay a fine of uw ana me costs of the prosecution. Judge T. C. Mungor presided and there were present District Attorney Gobs. District Clerk White. Circuit Clerk rhummel. Marshal Warner and Depu ty Clerk Allan. In the circuit court the injunction of the Union Pacific re straining Robert Murray, of Silver Creek, from interfering with the Un ion Pacific right of way was mada perpetual. The case of Brass against tne union Pacific was dismissed at th instance of the plaintiff at plaintiff's cost. In Holden against the Union Pa cific leave was granted to withdraw a demurrer and file a cross-petition. The action involves some real estate. Ar thur G. Abbott, of Grand Island, was admitted to Dractlce before thn fndor al district and criminal court. It was announced that any motions to re mand, etc., could be heard by the court in Lincoln in chambers, and If necessary a Jury term might be called in the interim. In the absence of which the court was adjourned to the next regular session for the division. MAN OF 70 ON LONG WALK. Given Lodging for Night at Fremont on Way to Wyoming. George King, an old man who said he was 70 yeans old and looked as though he might be older, was an ap plicant for lodging at the police sta tion at Fremont Friday night. He said he was on his way afoot to Wyo mlng where he had acquaintances who would give him a chance to do what little work he was able to do In pay ment of his board. He was entirely without money. The officers saw that he had a good breakfast and a little change before he started west. He is confident of making the trip all right Boy Accidentally Shot. Scott, the 18-year-old son of C. H J "Klmmell, a rancher living in the Rose bud reservation, accidentally shot him. sedf with a revolver Saturday morn ing. The bullet entered the boy's ab domen and Inflicted a dangerous wound. Boy Accidentally Shot. Harry Fix. the 17-year-old son of Philip Fix, living four miles northwest of Clatonla, was killed Sunday while out hunting, by the accidental dis charge of a shotgun. He was found dead In a haystack by his father. Want Sucar Beets. The American Beet Sugar company is working the territory tributary t' Sutherland for contracts with thi fermers to grow beets the coming sea son. It Is expected that a good acre age will be planted this year. Dawson Man Commits Sulcldrt. Thomas Malone, who formerly lived near Dawson, shot himself with suici dal Intent Sunday evening and died . rew hours arter. Short Weight lu Butter. County Attorney Itawls, of Plutts mouth, has served notice on several merchants that complaints have come to him that they have been selling prints of butter for pounds that did no weigh that amount, and cautioned them that the practice must coh-io or prosecutions would follow. Educators sit Bant rice. The Southwestern Nebrail;a Idea tional association will hold IU annual meeting in Beatrice the last woek li April. Nebraska PERU PEOPLE GET A SURPRISE I Alter Alleged to Be IWgcd Contois Cluu-gca Against Iotmustcr. A postofflce Inspector surprised the people of Peru by calling on u number of prominent citizens to inquire con cerning the management of the pest office. He explained that charges had been filed against the postmistress, Mrs. Fay Whitfield, and that he had been sent to make an Investigation. Everybody was surprised and wonder od as to the cause of the Investigation, It was ascertained later that th charges had been made in letters con. talnlng the signatures of people who are not now living In Poru. and that no one could be found who would ud- nlt that they knew anything at all concerning the charges contained In them. The letters making charges against Mrs. Whitfield had been vent ti Congressman Pollard, and by him turned over to the postofflce depart ment at Washington. Congressman Pollard Is said to be greatly displeased with the methods used In this attack on the postmistress, and especially with the efforts to Influence him and the department by sending letters al leged to be forged. The people ot Peru now Insist on an investigation a: to who wrote these letters to Congress, man Pollard, and feel assured that the government officials will not rest until the parties who have violated the na tional 'statutes have been brought to Justice. FORMER NEBRASKAX ARRESTED Charged with Embezzlement by an Elgin, Neb., Mwhnnt. The sequel to a case of bankruptcy came recently when Wlllett Keith, a young man who went to Aberdeen, S. D., about a year ago from Elgin, Neb., was arrested on the charge of embez zlement. The charge is preferred bv John Davenport, a merchant of El gin, and formerly a deputy sheriff at Sioux City, Ia who went to Aberdeen with Sheriff Miller, of Antelope coun ty. Keith formerly worked for Dav enport, and the latter charges him with embezzling $2,000. Soon after his arrival In Aberdeen Keith and his brother, who lives there and ie well respected, opened a pretentious dry good establishment, which lasted only a rew months. The firm went into bankruptcy, and considerable sympa thy was felt for the young men. Wll- let Keith's arrest created something of a sensation. ; "- - -" ...-, He agreed to return without requisi tion papers and left for Elgin with Sheriff Miller and his former employ cr. OMAHA LEADS IN BUILDING. Spends f 1.536,6 13 In New Structures During the Year. "Omaha put it all over every other city of anywhere near her size In the United States last year," said Assistant City Building Inspector Grotte Mon day. Mr, Grotte Is an ardent sportsman, which explains the graphic figure which he uses. He referred to Oma ha's record in the matter of new build Ings erected last yesr and produced figures to substantiate his claim re gardlng Omaha as a champion city for great growth. The figures show that Omaha constructed almost twice as many buildings during 1907 aa any other city near her size, and 80 per cent more than some cities nearly clou Die her size. OFFICIALS HOLD OVER. Amendment to Hastings' Cliarter Held to Work thut Effect. The city administration of Hastings has announced that an election next spring will be called only for council men and members of the board of ed ucation. Under this .order the mayor, clerk and treasurer will hold over un til their successors are elected and qualified In the spring of 1909. The terms for which they were elected ex pire next spring, but they have decid ed, after consulting attorneys, that there is no legal authority for an elec tion to fill their places. To Banquet New Citizens. The Commercial club of Nebraska City has been making arrangements for a- "Welcome to Nebraska City" banquet to be held some time the latter part of January or early In February. This will be a welcome to all those who have come to that city during the past year and intend making their home there. As a number of new en terprlses have started, there, the ban quet promises to be a large affair. Shotgun Tears Boy's Ann. William Selby, a 14-year-old youth while out hunting, by the accidents discharge of a shotgun with which he was poking out a rabbit, had his right arm torn off at the elbow. The boy waa taken to a surgeon's office and did not complain when the wound was dressed, but sat up and told how th accident occurred while the urgeon was at work. Checker Tournament. The annual state checker tourna ment of Nebraska will open In Lincoln Wednesday morning, Feb. C. Some twenty persons havo nutiflud the sec retary thut they will bw there and It is ex pec tod that as mutiy more will be ii attendance. I an ii IIouhc Humeri. The farm house of David Trout, II v log about four miles cast of Conn burned recently. Fire was cautted l i defective flue. The house was a to la! loss, but most i.f ihu content! wer -lived, 'i'iw :a was nu in.iuiaiico on th juildlng. lMirn In the nols'iboihood of David City I:x-i.::n;;. The property In Ii,id t: ly Ii on th-.i bii.ru. Severn 1 noire- fciiv-j C'iaiiroJ 'ific."s (luilctt th V '..;, tit::.-;ui3 - $l,trfV uj, I J j .jHl, PLANS FOR ESTABLISH ING POSTAL BANKS How mils of Carter and Hitch cock Differ from Madden. Snapp Measure. DISPOSITION OF THE FUNDS. Democrat Provides for Board of Investment All Fix Deposit Limit at $1,000. Upon the Indorsement by Postmaster icitcrnl Meyer nnd Inter by President toosevelt of the postnl savings bnnk system for tho United States, three sepninte nnd distinct plans have been imposed to (Hinnress ns the proper pro cedure for establishing nnd putting Into operation such - banks, lu the House lteprewntntlves Hepresentntlves Mndilen, of Chicago, and Sunpp, of ollet. 111., have introduced similar measures. Representative Hitchcock, of Oninhn. a Democrat, hits Introduced lother House bill, nnd Senntor Thorn- :is Carter, of Montana, Is the father of senate bill. The main differences In these bills He In the protection afford ed depositors and deposits and In the Investment features of the funds of the pcfetitr snvnrjjs -brinks.- " - - AU these bills place tt limit on the JutereBt-bparlng deposits which can be uiaue ny any inumuuai wituiu any sin gle calendar year and Anally. The Mndden-Suapp bill provides that $300 may be deposited within one year and that no Interest shall be pnld to nny deiiosltor upon a deposit In excess ot $1,000. The Curter bill makes the lim it of annual deposit $500 and the final limit of Interest-bearing deposit $1,000, while the Hitchcock bill has a double barreled provision which la more com plex. It provides n limit of monthly deposit of $100 ami the final limit of any single deposit at $1,000. In ad dition it provides that no Interest shall be pnld on more than $500 to any de iiosltor and that If any depositor de posit more than $200 In any one year Interest shall not be paid on new de posits In excess ot that amount Both the Mudden-Snnpp and Carter bills provide an Interest rate ot 2 per cent on deposits, while the Hitchcock bill stipulates that the rnte on $200 or less shall be 2 per cent, and over that amount and up to $500 the rate shall be fixed by a board of Investment, composed of the Postmaster General, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller of the Currency. In establishing postnl savings bank adjuncts to post ollices there Is also a difference between the Madden Snspp bill and the others. The Madden-Snapp measure gives the Postmaster General discretion In the selection of offices for postal savings bank purposes; the Hitchcock bill Is mandatory In th -! money order post ollices are uuJe branches of the postal savings bank system, while the Carter. bill makes all first, second and third-class post of fices branch postal savings banks nnd gives the Postmaster. General some dis cretion as to further extension Into the fourth-class post offices. In administration the Madden-Snapp bill provides a general superintendent of postal savings banks, with such as sistants and clerks as may be neces sary, while the Secretary of the Treas ury Is authorized to Increase the audit or's force In the Post Office Department The sum of $50,000 Is set aside to start the banks In operation. Both the Hitchcock . and Carter bills stipulate that the bead of the postal banks shall be an officer known to the Fifth As sistant Postmaster General, and ask $100,000 to establish the banks. Wbjr More Boy. Babies pi. Dr. Francis Warner, senior physician at the London hospital, has drawn atten tion to a curious sex problem. Taking tho births of 1005, he showed that 07 per cent - were boys,. yet , the,, .death, rate ot boys was so much higher than that of girls that of 6-year-old children only 43 per cent were boys. Further statistics showed tbst 27 per cent of boys, as com pared with only 22 per cent of girls, died In the first year. Dr. Warner attributed the preponderance of females In England, despite the more numerous birth ot boys, to the fact that a much larger proportion of males had the same physical defect. A minute examination of thousands of chil dren showed that U-per.tent of hoys were physically defective, as compared with 7 per cent of girls, but taking the children's medical wards, where practically all were physically defective, the mortality of de fective girls was higher than that of the boys. Hence he deduced that while the female sex apparently approaches closer lo normality than the male, yet when normalities are found equally in both, the jirls have less vitnlity, a fact which ,-aiiKes a more rapid breakdown under an irided strain. It was also noted that .vlille thn male sex supplied a great ma jority of criminals, yet In murders com plicated with lunacy women were in a ireat majority. John K. Uedmund, chairman of tbe Irish parliamentary party, and William I'lliicn, nationalist member of the par liament for Cork, are unable to reach an ii;recuieut for summoning a national con cent inn on a new basis of representation, uvording to a cable from Dublin, Ireland. t'lureuce Harrow has so far recovered III.. 111m. .MM (lint h. l,.,u I, ...... .1.1. iiuu, ... ......... ...... .. .. f..M airir (V ;.w..-A fr.,n tliA I 'n llf,ii-ni knut.lt.1 In T ... ...W . . ..v..a 1 (. WW .Vugelea to private apartments. It Is be lieved that all necessity ot an operation has i;-L The Signal Corps- the War Depart ment bns rnflUe public specifications for the construction ot si dirigible balloon to be used la a series f tests at fWt Myer next spring; IVnpoaals for fur nishing the balloon miU to opened at the dcpnrtiucnt on Xxit. IS next The bnllwn Is to consist; t gas ba of at lk, to lie covered with aa alaminaal prcpnrntlon. Tb material for th bag: rd the hydrogen ivtih valdi It will fee Inflated will be flrrniaed by tne gov ernment The drincn.tCaoe and simps f the bug will be left Do tne bidders, ex rcpt that the lenthi arose not exceed 120 feet It must baifcelsned to carry two persons having- a combined welt of 350 pounds ; nlue- a least 100 poanda Of balluftt. A sp.'ed of twenty miles an hour In still ulr 1 tSeatred, and the scheme of ascending descending and maintaining eo,u!lIbxlnsn coast be based on shifting wcightts imsraMa planes or some method which, wc III set necessi tate balancing or ctmwzlac at position by the aeronaut, TUe balloon most have all the fitting! mwoasary for sac- ccssful and continuous ffisnta. It will be uoeeptiHl only afXwv n trial eight ta bo held ut Fort Myer niest aarlar. In a recent adilrem at Sew Yaslc Pltv Crniu'ltt U.. I riinm m-mmtsnliiTMiT af Ii:diun affairs, took o"oon ta twply U some of the criticism that stave keen., made -regarding the. Ciwmtasant, Jbe Indians by his hurcttau. He oatllneet the jMViumt lllcy, of Mas fiuvacuiaeut ac thnt of absorbing Vio 1 uan lata the white man's clvllifcathss tnas rercrsinc tike old policy of assisUiig bba la bJ ardent llre of fc cutting aa separate, from the- white mats ins be poeoiMr could. He exprosneil tint aptaloa tba' the final sohitlou ot t3te paableta waulC be reached by IntecmsatTlaga. lie 4e scribed the success- 7 Cba gsrveramnr In making the Iridliia work; area th I) t cm, he suld, . were smi w working an tt n: II roads nnd helpLnj to boild up tk country of which, they were a part Tt 'commissioner wild 55 was trae ttu about 83 per cent eI the Indians tbi went to Indian scIukUh, men as Ca: lisle and others, unU went back te tt reservations sooner w later reverted t the blanket. But IbnSt cblldwsa siartr a way abend of whe their parents dk so that tho school Ilc was by na nt.v wasted. i Au unusual view of tba army b, lately been preseafttid In a' wanplal over the decrease An strength of t' coast nrtlUery rvgtcaeuta. Tbe Ten Company, for instant,, wuich master a hundred and oar suen la 1900, wj able to get out only fourteen ta ranks lu October Tba explanation fered Is thnt th mra In tba coast lery receive trulsVng la mechanics, and; ran get outside at good wnsea. One offlce struct ed his comporsy In the art of ephoue repairing- and made the an efficient thnt the Mnlutlll In the neighboring; rity offered th plxty and seventy atoUara a month, i In some eases boug&t the dUacbarce the men, so that tlwy aught before their enllstnaMst expired. plred. If I urn effeettv army can train Its ssei us this, It ought n wt pretty c school. - '"..'J "r? v. -.j If there- are not forty-eigat J on the flajf wttblni a year ac tax tax 3 will not be for- lae& f esTstt mm part of Arizona- ami Sew hfexiea. convention of delegjalee trues part of New Mexiiao adopted turns the other day aVaaandlag the mission of tbe tn-rlter aa a &r Tbe governor of ABinsaa has repa that the statehood! swathnaat In I territory Is stronger than ever be Bills were Introduce la the 8enat the first woiklng-dujr aC the aweato Congress, providing; -per the erer of two new Statesi mt at the car ries. As the effort ta pans a 1 statehood bill .has. Bjrn abaadane Is now necessary tor tbe tare tec rles to convince Oonsraa that the; worthy to be admltttoi ta tea fasnl J Tercntee T. 'K ma sew at tba Ka States. According to formerly grnndi ma sew at the Kn of Labor and now eimsniliii wit; government Bureau er InnalsyatsW tensive railroad buluflhig la Italy npprouch' of the . prswMsathd ek and scare headline tta the anipr aside from tbe flnanakd flurry, mi causes for the prewena snssdaa al from the United Sttates, "He need be felt because' rf tbe abb I tide," be says. "Tltere bs to do in thh) country than there waa before; there- 0 a naoasslv men aim women to w &. bhmi u months of the next ywu- ni turn of aliens, wtoo wdl be able remunerative eniDk$mieat ta ' try" -: - T)wo War ni-nsrfrmeiit bjsa MLr a general order of the ri'saliswnt j tng every field officer te aiske ear practice marches of ttUree es days of not less than tt&urty ntlle In his order the PrmnHent nay Just as much tbe duty at aaay j "to pursue such habit aa wUl as a physical condition- (fit tar act' rice as to emltirate t intellectual duties fesuloa"