niSTOIlY OF A JIEABT
"Yes, I havo always Bald that tho
fiear women could sot tho best of 113
crery tlmo," ho continued, "un
less "
"Unless what?"
"Well, unless they themselves fall In
lovo In real earnest."
"Then what?"
"Then wo mon win the game. A
woman In lovo Is never a very wlso
woman. You know there aro two kinds
of women who fall desperately In lovo.
Tho cool, .calculating, unscrupulous,
woman, who stops at nnthlng to secure
her wish; sho Is usually discovered In
some of her underhanded schemes, and
thus foiled. Then there is tho quiet,
unselfish woman who lovc3 deeply,
truly, sincerely, but silently, often se
crcUv, becauso Bho believes she is In
this way furthering tho happlncs3 of
tho ono sho loves. Tho world calls her
cold, unfeeling, becauso the world
Judges supcrficinlly."
"Why, doctor! Ono would think you
had studied tho human heart exclu
sively. I thought you woro decidedly
not a ladies' man. But pardon me, I I
believo you, too, have somo sort of a
lovo history, haven't you?"
, "Oh, yes, most men do."
"Was she do mon usually lose their
hearts to tho beauties?"
"Yc3, and no. Tho young mon of n
certain typo aro often carried away by
a protty faco. Seeing you arc conva
lescent, I'll tell you a bit of my own
experience, if you caro to listen."
"Oh, yes, doctor, please do. That will
be plcasanter to take than your medi
cine, and may do as much good."
. "I feel llko talking of the. past to
night. It's a weakness men sometimes
fihow. Well, you havo possibly heard
that when a young man I fell In love,
or supposed I did, with a bright, hand
como girl. Tho lovo seemed returned
and the match In every way suitable.
So we were soon married. Tho result
was disastrous. Wo had nothing In
.common. Could not agree. Both wcro
Uilgh strung, nnd things went from bad
!to worse. At last wo agreed which
iwo seldom did to brave tho opinion of
in careless world nnd live In peace sep
arately. Wo wero both anxious for
the separation. But neither asked for
a divorce. Each felt, I think, that one
matrimonial adventure of our kind was
enough. I do not know who was tho
most to blame. God knows, I'm will
ing to tako my full share.
"Tlmo passed on. You know tho
world soon forgets such things or over
looks them, especially in a professional
man with an assured position.
"In my practlco and in society I met
many women pretty, handsome, fascl
nating nnd all that, but I never
thought of falling in lovo with any of
them. Possibly I was on my guard."
"Or, perhaps, doctor, you did not feel
at liberty to fall In lovo."
"Bosh! Few men aro good enough
to question liberty when strongly in
elined to mako lovo or be loved."
"Doctor." warningly, "you do not
mean what you say."
"Yes I do. You yet Judge tho world
Ideally. There's a lot of talk about
men's unselfishness nnd nobleness of
purpose. Well, In tho abstract It's all
right. Wo mean to do right. We ofton
think right, but I tell you few mon re
main perfectly unselfish when It comes
to dealing with n weak woman, whom
ho loves but should not. Not often does
ho sacrlfico himself and show her tho
Btcrn path of duty. It does happen, of
course, but not one-half so ofton na
women lead men toward tho straight
nnd narrow way. Every day wo find
women uplifting and helping somo
poor devil through his trouble, oven
though alio knows sho must thus loso
him forever."
"I'm not ablo to arguo tho matter
with you now, but how did your caso
turn out? Tho grand finale, doctor.
Proceed."
"One morning I was called to seo a
patient, a widow, they told mo, who
had to teach for a living. Sho was an
insignificant llttlo person, dressed in
black, and suffering acutely from a
neuralgic attack. Sho anxiously In
quired If It would keep her from her
work long, and I remember sho had a
very sweet voice, and I felt a pity that
ono so frail should huve to battle with
.tho world nil alone."
"And pity's akin to lovo!"
'"Don't Interrupt my story. I called
tthe aioxt day nnd found her much Im
' proved, but plainer In looks than tho
nrflvlous evening. I was called to the
house again several times profession
ally, and I crow to llko her quiet ways
and to hear hor talk. But as far as
being seriously affected, that never en
cored my head. I felt perrcctiy saio.
Ah. there's where men make mlstakos!
They will laugh and enjoy themselves
in tho company of tho popular boauty
or tho fascinating coquette, but tuoy
aro always on tho watch, so to speak,
and leavo It to somo young. Inexperi
enced tool to get olngcd becauso ho
doesn't know tho world well enough to
keep at a respectful dlstanco from tho
alluring flame. Tho man of tho world
will pasa through tho galaxy of wit and
beauty without scar only to fall
hopelessly In lovo with somo insignifi
cant person who cannot boast of good
lookH or wit. It's her way, her man
ner, and sho becomes a vory part of
his llfo ere ho Is half award of it. Ho
docs not reallzo to what extent ho Is
enslaved until ho attempts to break tha
chain. But sho usually breaks It for
hlin. Duty la stronger than lovo with
such women."
"Oh, doctor, you aro moralizing
again. What about your caso?"
"Well, I called there nonprofession
al afterward. Bho never seemed to
realize I liked her or it was her I was
Interested In. Wo woro seldom alone,
but ono night, 0 yo gods; how well 1
remember it nil. Sho was looking so
sweet, but fragllo and tired. Well, 1
Just couldn't keep Btlll any longer. So
I told her my life, told her nil, and
asked her to let mo lovo nnd tako caro
of her during the rest of my life."
"And what did sho answer?"
"I hato to think of It oven .now, but
sho said, 'Your former wlfo may still
lovo you. If so, and should you now
sue for a divorce, think what pain,
what suffering for her. No. no. I can
not win my happiness through tho suf
forlng of another.' I argued, pleaded
with hor. Told her tho theory was nil
wrong. Sho supposed love whero lovo
was dead."
"Ah, I know women's hearts better
than mon do, even though they bo doc
tors," sho 6ald. "Separation docs not
alwaya causo Indifference."
"Sho remained Ilrm. But suppose, I
pleaded ns n last resort, suppose she,
my former wife, first asks for this legal
separation. What then?"
" 'Well, time will toll. But promise
me you will mako no first move, but
remnln absolutely passlvo in this mat
ter. You will promise?'
"I promised, of course, would have
promised to go to Africa and become a
cannibal, I suppose, had sho asked it.
And then, flnalo?"
"No, not yet." Chicago Tribune.
FAMOUS HAT-HUNTERS.
Uiiuaunt Sport l'ursnrd by Natives of
1'nclllo Isliinds.
Tho natlvo rat has n great enemy.
When brought into competition with
tho common brown rat'of Europe, In
troduced by ships throughout tho
world, It usually disappears an ex
ample of tho evils of tho Influx of
aliens, says Chambers' Journal. Tho
depredations of the latter aro such
that In Funafuti tho Indigenous breed
has been driven from tho village and
Indeed almost exterminated upon tho
main Islet by tho foreign rnf, In many
of tho Islands it has been completely
rooted out. Even moro deadly on
slaught has been carried on against it
by tho domestic cnt3, which, orglnnlly
brought over by missionaries and after
ward migrating to tho buBh, havo
proved of service In destroying tho
rats. In tho old days, when un
checked, rats literally overran most of
tho Islands of tho Pacific. The natives
shoot the rats for sport. Fauna gooma,
or rat shooting, as practiced on Hoonga
In tho Tonga group, apparently was
an amusement reserved for chiefs, nnd
was undertaken with much ceremony.
Attracted by bait previously distri
buted, tho rats were shot with formid
able unfeathered arrows six feet long.
The gamo was not an Individual but a
party affair, tho sldo first killing ten
rats wcro accounted the winner, and
If tho rats woro plentiful three or four
games were generally played.
In Childish Kyos.
The vagueness of tho young with re
spect to tho age of their elders Is pleas
antly Illustrated by tho early history
of a nobleman who onco represented a
division of Manchester in tho English
parliament. His mother had a maid,
who seemed to childish eyes extremely
old. Tho children of the family longed
to know her ago,- but wero much too
well-bred to ask a question which they
felt would bo painful; so they sought
to attain tho desired end by a system
of Ingenious traps Tho boy chanced
In a lucky hour to find In his "Book
of Useful Knowlcdgo" tho tradition
that tho aloe flowers flowered only
onco in a hundred years, He instantly
saw his opportunity, and, accosting tho
maid, with winning air and wheedling
accent, asked, Insinuatingly: "Susan,
havo you often aeen tho aloe flower?
Why Wo 1'orRet Nil in ph.
Many persons are especially forget
ful with regard to names as of ac
quaintances or some familiar object.
Dr. Bastian, In discussing effects re
cently, quoted with approval this ex
planation: "Tho moro concreto tho
Idea the moro readily Is tho word used
to designate It forgotten when tho
memory falls. Wo easily represent
persoiiB and things to ourselves with
out their names. Moro abstract con
ceptions, on tho contrary, aro attained
only with tho aid of words, which alono
give them their exact Bhapo in our
minds." Hence verbs, adjectives, pro
nouns, adverbs, prepositions nnd con
Junctions nro moro Intimately related
to thought than nouns are, nnd can bo
remembered when nouns, or names,
slip from tho mind.
Takes After Ills Dad.
From ths Chicago News: Visitor
(viewing tko now baby) "He's tho
vory Imase of his father." Proud
Mother "Yes, and ho acts Just like
him, too." Visitor "Is It possible?"
Proud Mother "Yes; he kcoss mo ua
nearly every night."
FILIPINO MOTHEttS ARE KIND.
their Ruling I'wislon Is Their Lots for
Their Hoy ll,blr.
She la llko no ono else In tho wcrld.
this Filipino woman, writes tho Manila
correspondent of tho SL Louis Globo
Democrat. From tho white man's
standpoint sho is least llko n woman
of any femlnlno creature. Sho will
work for you, sell you things, and
trcnt you politely, but beyond that tho
nttltudo of her life, ns It Is presented
to you, Is ns lnscrutnble ns a bolted
door. You can get well enough ac
quainted with her husband to detest
him cordially, but tho nature of tho
woman is as hard to fathom ns n
sheet of Chlncso correspondence. It is
never a common sight to seo n mother,
who believes sho Is alone, playing with
her baby. A young natlvo woman was
making lovo to hor first man child.
Tho two wcro in tho shack next to
mine, but tho windows wcro together.
Sho had tho llttlo fellow In n corner
nnd was kneeling beforo him In n per
fect ecstasy of motherhood. The baby
could not hnvo been more than several
months old, and tho mother was per
haps 10. Sho would bend her body far
back, with hands outstretched; nnd
then gradually sway closer, closer,
whllo tho baby, very noisy nnd huppy
In his diminutive way, shrank back
Into tho corner nnd showed his bare
red gums. And then tho mother sway
ed nt last very near, sho would snatch
her naked bundle of brown babyhood
nnd toss him Into tho air. And tlioro
would be great crowlngs nnd strangled
laughter from tho Infant nnd low mur
murlngs of passlnnnto worship from
tho woman. Then sho placed her face
close to tho head of her son nnd whis
pered wonderful Bccrcts in n volco
strangely Boft nnd tender, such as you
would not think could como from this
smlleless creaturo of tho river banks.
I watched, nnd tho greatness of tho
mother beaut was laid bare before me,
and now better Impressions camo
whero false ones had been and I re
membered Bho wns a woman. Rapt and
ardently Interested, I watched, leaning
wltlessly out of tho window. Tho wo
man saw me. The sullen, lmplacablo
taro camo back. She snatched up tho
child nnd disappeared. She bathes In
tho river, .unconscious of tho passing
whlto man, but ho must not seo the
woman's lovo for her first-born.
HARDY FILIPINO BUFFALOES.
HnYo Itumonsn Strength, nnd Wild Ones
Aro Constantly Cnught-
The wild buffaloes of tho Philippines
como from tho interior, whero mauy
nnttves spend their tlmo In capturing
nnd taming them. It takes a long time
to tamo tho wild creatures and break
theni into service. Somo old bulls ab
solutely refuse to be tamed, and thoy
show their resentment for capturo up
to tho tlmo of their death. Most of
thoso In service arc born and bred in
captivity, and tho young calves are
very easily trained for use. Still
enough of the wild caraboas are caught
every year to keep tho stock from de
generating. They tako to civilized llfo
much more readily than our American
bison, resembling In this respect tho
true water buffalo of Indln. The
strength of these nnlmnlB Is marvelous,
In respect to size, strength nnd pon-
derousness thoy rcsemblo tho elephant
moro than any other creature. They
simply haul anything that Is hitched
behind them, and it 1b tho shaft or
traces that break If tho load cannot bo
moved. Across all sorts of rough and
miry country they pull tho load, al
though they havo not the sure footing
of tho mule in climbing steep nnd
rough mountains and hills, they aro
better In tho soft, miry lowlands which
compose so largo a part of tho Philip
pines. When angered and running
away, they uash ncross tno country
with their heavy load, as If It wero
bo much light, flimsy cotton. Not
only nro they then regardless of what
Is behind thorn, but nlso of what may
rear Itself In front. Bo It n river, a
fence, a ditch or Jungle, or another
cart, tho maddened animal plunges
blindly through or across It, nnd never
halts until disabled or its anger has
evaporated. In tho latter caso It then
suddenly becomes ns meek nnd docile
as before. If whipped for lis misdeeds,
its meek eyes seem to ask why It Is
punished, and thoy look ns Innocent n3
those of a child or a deer. Scientific
Amorlcan.
ClinnRed the 1'lacr.
It Is said that Jared Sparks, cho3Bn
president of Harvnrd college In 1819,
yielded promptly nnd courteously to
tho opinions and wishes of tho faculty
whero no Important Interest waa nt is
sue, but wherever tho welfare of honor
of the college or of lta Individual mem
bers was concerned, he adhered im
movably to his own judgment. A caso
In point, Bays Doctor Pcabody, In his
'Harvard Graduates Whom I Have
Known," occurred when Kossuth waa
making his progress through tho coun
try. Mr. Sparks was ono of tho few
who wero disinclined to pay homago,
T.b then usual spring exhibition, nor
mally held In tho college chapel, was
at hand, nnd It wns understood that
Kossuth would bo present. Tho faculty
voted unanimously, or nearly so, to
hold this exhibition where the com
mencements wero hold, In tho First
Pariih church. Mr. Sparks declared
tho vote, but added: "It is for you.
gentlemen, to hold tho exhibition
whero you please. I Bhall go to the
chapel In my cap and gown nt the
usual hour." Tho vote, of courso, wni
reconsidered.
Need Not Hunt for It.
Why sliould n man borrow trouble
when ho can pick it up almost any
where? St. Louis Star.
AGAIN TRY FOR PEACE-
Kruirer ami tho British Qovomment Onco
Moro in Oorrosponuonoe.
THE SITUATION AT PRETORIA
I'orclgn onco Itccclvrn n Jlcmncr, hut
its Content Are Kept Sorrel Kcgotl
iillons on nt HloiMiifnntcIn Corre
spondent .lint from Tlicro Wire the
Arfranre Is Delnycd MouiiitIiIIm
LONDON. March 22. Several tele
grams have passed between President
Krugcr nnd the British government In
addition to tho Salisbury correspond
ence nlrcndy published.
Tho foreign ofllco received a dlspatcn
from Prctorlu yesterday, Tho con
tents of tho communications cannot yet
be obtained.
Tho Capetown correspondent of the
Pally Mall, telegraphing March 21,
says:
"I hnvo Just arrived from Blocmfon-
tttn, whero I learned that no further
movement Is probable for three weeks,
at. negotiations nro proceeding.
'I failed to ascertain tho nature of
the negotiations, or whether Sir Alfred
Mllner's departure from Capetown Is
connected with them, but I should not
bo surprised If tho war collapsed
qul?kly."
A dispatch to tho Daily Mail rrom
Trctorla, dated March 19, says:
"President Krugcr returned from
Kroonstadt yesterday. He says tho
fight In tho Free State will bo desper
ate. I am Informed that tho Trans
vaal government has taken no resolu
tion to destroy mines or property as
n Inst resort."
LONDON. March 22. (New York
World Cablegram'.) The sltuntlon In
tho Orange Free State is really far less
satisfactory than tho British consorcd
dispatches represent it to ho. Only n
small section of the inhabitants so far
have submitted, tho vast bulk of the
BocrB being either in n condition of
open or covert disaffection. When Sir
Alfred Milncr suddenly left Capetown
on a special train Monday night, with
his nrlvato secretary, hla destination
was carefully kept secret, lest his train
might be wrecked on tho way. It was
simply nnnouueed that ho was "going
north on a pcaco mission."
It turns out thnt ho went .o Bloom-
fcntcln, having been hotitlly summoned
there by Lord Roberta, who llnus tno
Questions of administering the affairs
of tho conquered portions of tho Orange
Fice State moro than-ho can copo witn.
Sir Alfred Milncr is not only the gov
ernor nnd the commnndcr In chief of
tho British colony of tho Capo of Good
Hone, but ho Is nlso the British lilgh
commissioner In South Africa, tbo su
preme representative of tho British
civil government In that part of the
world. It was in tho last named ca
pacity that ho had dealings with Precs
Idcnt Krugcr before tho war.
TIME OF TREATY EXTENDED.
Twelve Months Moro Aro Allowed for
HIriiIiik.
WASHINGTON, March 22 Secretary
Hny and Ambassador Cambon toduy
signed a potocol extending the tlmo al
lowed for tho ratification of the French
reciprocity trcnty.
By tho terms of tho protocol tho
treaty Ib to be ratified "ns soon as pos
sible and within twelve months from
date." This Is tho same provision that
was adopted In respect to tho British
West Indian reciprocity treaties.
Tho period of tlmo nllowed for the
ratification of tho French treaty will
explro next Saturady. It Is atntcd nt
tho Stnto department thnt efforts are
tti bo redoubled to Hecuro action on
tho treaty during tho present session
o.' congre&s. Tho trenty has not yot
been ratified by tho French Chamber
of Deputies, but no delay Is anticipated
on that acoro after wo shall have. uted
here.
MRS. LANGTRY SCARED AWAY.
"Drcencmteit" Not to lte Presented lit
Clovt'liind IW'cmiko of Four.
CLEVELAND, O., March 2Zt-AS a
result of tho movement recently in
r.ugurated In this city against tho pres
entation of certain pluya, tho engage
ment of Mrs. Langtry, who was billed
to open at the Euclid Avenue opera
houso on April 2 In "Tho Degcner
t'tes," baa been cancelled. Tho pollco
authorities several dnyu ago nnnounc-
eu that n ccnaor would bo present nt
tho first performance of "Tho Dcgcn
orates" with full authority to order
tho curtain rung down should any
thing objectionable bo bald or done on
tho Ktaijc.
HERO Of PLEVNA DEAD.
Hated tlio lrenut Tmlilsh Soldier li
Mtiili-rn TIiukk.
"NEW YORK, March 22. A dispatch
from Constantinople unuouuecs the
death of Osmun Pasha, tho hero of
Plevna nnd the greatest Turkish koI
dlcr of iccont times, lie was 08 years
old. Ills defense of Plovmi against an
overwhelming Russian forco In 187.0
gave Osinan cnormoiu prestige.
Miilili-n Ili-ul h ol Coiiiliii-lor.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 22. Jack
Fllnn, who hud been In the employ
cf tho Union Pacific as conductor for
twenty years, dropped dead hero last
night. Fllnn waa discharged u few
wcoks ago because of a failure to mako
rut his reports. It la said of him that
during lih long railroad career he
r.ever had nn nccldeiit whllo on dut:t
Aiiiri-ldi l.oies C'oitip.'iiilnnalilp,
NEW YORK, March 22. Bock Ol-
con of Copenhagen met Ernest Roo
hor, tho hoavywolgnt wrestler of
Amorlcu, at Madison Hanaro garden
last night in a Oriicco-Roman match
for tho world s championship nnd Ol-
nen wii3 declared tho victor by Rot-
oieo Sam Austin. This match dif
fered from recent contests, of this or
der, inasmuch as It wus to till Intents
nnd purposes on tho level. Rocber
gained tho first fall in twonty-four
minutes nnd twonty-llvo Becoids by
a half-Nclsou hold.
NO TRUCE POR TRUST.
Haprenifl Conrt Cites tlio Htnndnnl Oil
Company to Kit no tho llnr.
LINCOLN, March 22. Tho supromo
court this ntttf.ioon overruled the- de
murrer asking for the dismissal of
tho caso of the State of Nebraska
against tho Standard Oil company,
nnd granted the dofcudnnt until April
1 to file answer to tho state's petition.
'litis means that tho cnoe will bo tried
In original Jurisdiction beforo tho su
premo court, probably within tho noxt
few weoks, unless tho Standard Oil
company secures nnothor hearing on
tho demurrer or u continuance of tho
cnto.
Tho defendant company sought to
havo tlio caso dismissed from tho su
premo court on tho ground thnt ns It
vns nn nctlon of n criminal nnturo
thnt tribunal had no authority to glvo
It n hearing in original Jurisdiction.
It was contended that tho caso sliould
havo been begun nnd hoard In tho
district court boforc coming to the
supremo court.
Senator Thurston nnd F. L. McCoy
of Omaha argued in favor of tho dis
missal on bohalt of tho Standard Oil
company, nnd Attorney CJonornl
Smyth contonded for tho stnto. Their
iirguinontn wcro presented to tho
court on February 19,
'lho court gave no rennon for over
ruling tho demurrer. An opinion on
tho Jurisdiction to try this caso waa
expoctcd, hut the court simply eutorod
tho word "overruled" opposite tho
motion nnd made no furthor com-
mont Mr. McCoy wns ut tho cnpltol
today and nppcared surprised nt tho
decision of the court. He was not
prepared to say what hla futuro
courso would be concerning tho caso.
Another hearing has been granted
In tho caso of tho hondBmon of ox-
Treasurer Hartley. Tho last decision
of tho district court In this caso,
which la far approximately $G00,000,.
wns against tho state. Tho supremo
court reversed this decision, holding
thnt. tho trial court committed error
in not submitting tho caso to a Jury.
SAVANNAH ENTERTAINS DEWEY.
1'iiradc ultli 4,000 1'cnpln In Lino unit a.
Hiiniiiol. .
SAVANNAH, (in.. March 22. Fifty
thousand persons on tho streets hero
this nftcrnoon gave Admiral Dewey an
enthusiastic welcome to Savannah.
Tho admiral had recovered from his.
Indisposition of yesterday BUlIlclontly
for him to take part In tho military
parade and ns ho rode through tlio
streets with Mrs. Dewey at his side
ringing cheers rent tho nlr. Military
compunles wero present from many
Eouthcm cities nnd nearly 4,000 mon
wero in line. An admiral's salute was
llrcd by tho Chatham urtlllery from
brass pieces presented to tho organiza
tion by President George Washington,.
Tho climax of the occasion occurred nt
tho banquet nt tho Do Soto hotel last
night, whero the admiral was present
ed u. beautiful vaso on behalf of tho-
city of Savanimh by F. G. Dublne.
l ho vase In elegantly engraved ana
stands nearly three leet high on u.
murble busc.
FOR LOUISIANA PURCHASE SHOW.
I-ioi-y Introduce. Hill for Ft7 Million.
llollitr Appropriation.
WASHINGTON, March 22. Ropro-
scntntlve Lacey of Iown today Intro"
duccd n hill providing for an exposi
tion at St. Louis, Mo., In 1903 to celo-
hi ate the 100th cnnlvcrsary of tho
purchaso of tho Louisiana territory.
Tho bill provides for a government
building to cost $400,000 anil also for
the expenditure of ?5,000,000 by tha
government, when the exposition au
thorities havo raised 810,000,00. Pro
vision is made also tor tlio creation of
a commission and for other featured.
giving the exposition a national and In
ternational scope.
Nn Moro I'liiKitn Cases.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March. Z2.
Although tbera has been no authentic
case of plague discovered In San Fran
cisco, tha municipal department Li.
taking every precaution to guard.
against its introduction ta tho city,,
and toduy a lurge force of men waa
set to work, to hunt out disease-breed
ing spots nnd hnvo them cleansed..
Three deaths among the Chlncso are
being Investigated, but so far nothing
has developed to lead 'to tlio ballet
that the deceuscd man died ot tlio
black, fever-
lloprfnl for Tu r Iff Hill.
WASHINGTON, March 22. Frlendn
of the Porto Rico tariff hill In tho Bcn-
uto aro moro confident than ever that
they will bo able to pass tho measure.
It la said that the quiet work which
tho harmony committee has been do
ing l having effect nnd that the oppo
nents of the turirr nre not no uotor-
mlned us they were u shott tlmo ago.
The nrgument la-being ntudo that this
being a republican measure, It ought
not to ua uefcutcd by republican
votes.
DIm-iihiIhk l.nnd Hill.
WASHINGTON. I). C. March 22.-
Durlug the debate In the house today
on the Loud bill relating to Bocond-
ciiish mall matter there was a sharp
exchange between Mr. McPlierson
trep., la.), uud Mr. Lenlz (dem., O.),
over n charge mauo uy tno rormer
that tho latter waa the attorney for
tho lobby which Is fighting tho hill,
oihorwlBO tho dobato was without In
cident. Both tlio friends und oppo
nents of tho measure express the hellot
that tho voto today will bo close.
REPORT ERSJOR US. COURTS.
Hemito I'ltsnes Hill AiiUioiMiir Their
Kinplo) niiiiit ut S'J.OOU.
WASHINGTON, March 22. A bill
to authorize the judges of tho district
courts of the United, states to appoint
stenographic reporters and detormlno
tho duties and compensation of such
reporters was passed In the senate.
The bill provides for . tha appoint
ment of ninety court repprtcrs in the
United Stntcs at a salary of $2,0.00 each,
extra pay being provided, for extra
manuscripts, of court proceedings sup
plied,
DINSMORE TO flANO JULY 20.
lie Declure 111 Innorenco Just He for
Hentenee Is Irnnouncod.
LEXINGTON, Ncb. March 23. From
7:30 to 11 u. m. In tho evening, nnd
tc 10 n. m. In tho morning wns taken
up by tho court in hearing tho defense
on Its motion tor n. now trial, la tho
Dlnsmoro case.
Several affidavits wero rend., aliening
that some of tho jurors had expressed
opinions relntlva to tho guilt of tho
defendant prior to tho trinl. Aflldvntts
wore nlso read alleging thnt tho action
of B, F. Tusslg, witness for the state,
who threatened tho llfo of tho defend
ant, prejudiced the mlndu of tho Jurors.
I-. was also figured that tho Instruc
tions of tho court were too strong nnd
suggested to tho Jury what tho verdict
should bo.
Judgo Sullivan promptly overruled
tho motion nnd sentenced Dlnsmoro to
be hanged horo July 20.
when asked If he had anything to
say why tho nentenco of death should
vol bo unused upon him tho prisoner
Bald ho had nothing to say except that
ho wns not guilty of tho crlmachnrgcd.
Sheriff Funk of Buffnlo county waa
charged to return tho prisoner to
Kearney, tho Jail at that placo being
deemed mure safe than tho ono nt this
place.
The Htirlnrhrr Cusp.
HASTINGS, Nob., March 23. By Ha
opening atutement In tho trial of Viola
Horlockcr, charged with poisoning
with attempt to kill Mrs. Charles F.
Morey, the defenBo outlined its Inten
tion to provo that Mlsa Horlockcr waa
mentally Irresponsible by heredity, her
condition being aggravated by n man
whom alio loved, not wisely, but too
wnll. Tho court room was Jammed
with Bpectators, nttracted by a eurl
oblty to learn whnt tho defenBo would
be nnd a desire to seo tho prisoner
nnd tho witnesses, nmong whom nro
somo of the most prominent society
people In Hastings.
Viola Horlockcr and her sister, MrB.
Chcovcr, wcro In court nil tiny long.
Mlsa Horlockcr seemed to tnko the
matter well until In tho nftcrnoon,
when aha covered her faco with hor
hands for somo time, but when she
looked up again her faco showed no
signs of excitement or Buffering,
Charles F. Morey and hla wlfo wero
In tho room tho cntlro nftcrnoon, oc
cupying seats closo to the county attor
ney. Morey a namo wos not mentioned,
but intimations wero so strong that
ho was closely regarded by tho crown
of spectators.
Tnr-mid Feathers InrTlnu
GRETNA. Neb.. March 23. An In
furiated mob took Louis Flgg and wlfe
the religious fanatics, from their beds
and treated them to n coat of tnr und
fenthors. Notice was then Bcrved upon
the bend of tho Glgg church that If ho
did not dcalHt from breaking up fam
ilies, ruining .homes und maintaining
n hnrem filled with women of tho fam
ilies ho litis broken, up that a second
visit fronu the mob could bo expected
nnd moro stringent remedies applied.
For a. year or mora Flgg nnd. his wlfo
by somo peculiar Influence induced
several women to leave their husbands,
homes nnd children nnd llvo with him,
Tho women refused nil opportunities
to return to their homes, saying Flgg
waa their, god nnd their husbands tho
devil.
A Young (llrl's Depravity.
FREMONT: Noll., Mnrcll. 23; Until
ParsotiB, n 13-ycur-old girl, waa
la ought beforo tho county. Judgo on n
charge of Incorrigibility,, having been
found In ihc Davenport hotel In, n. room
wtlh Alberc Seneca. After boihg son-
tnncod to the roform school nt Genevn
the created considerable excltcmenL by
ctntiug on ontli. thnt aim was tho
mother of.r.n unborn babe, nnd naming
u couple of well known young men na.
her trnducora. Tho Judge thereupon
tuapended tho Bentonco nnd ordered
her committed to Jail until propor com
plaints could bo drawn, up against tha
;oung men for statutory asaanlt, n
telony..
Illidured Utiles far Veteran.
YORK. Neb., March 23.-11.. IT.. Bow-
kor, secretary of tho Shllohi Veteran
association, has completed arrange
ments for reduced rutea on nil rail
roads for .'heir noxt annual meeting to
bo held at Schuyler, Neb., on April 6
andifl. Ho asks that nil comrades buy
ing, tlckctB nsk for a certificate!
York l'n run Urine T.nrse bums.
YORK, Nob,,, Murch. 23. Tha- Mc-
Uullough 159-acro farm, three miles
from York, Bold mat week for S7.C00
cash, and tho Riley Strublo 16u-ucro
farm, llvo miles from York,, sold ror
?0,200 cash. Eighteen years ago those
lfrina could havo been baugjit for $7
ta f 10 por ncictu
(lift for Ariidemy.
PAWNEE CITY,. Neb.. March 23.
The Pawnee City neademy haa rccelv-
ul from a. wealthy friend In Pennsyl
vania an endowment or ?1,000. Tho
donation was mndo through tho finan
cial agent of tho Institution, W. A.
Campbell, nnd tho namo of tho donor
la withheld, from tho public.
Collision ut MrCoolc.
M'COOK, Neb., March 23. Paascn-
Utv train No. 5 ran. Into a string of
cars projecting over tho main track
at tho cast end of tho McCook yard
just na the passenger train was coming
Into McCook station nnd pnrta of both
tralna wore pretty badly demolished.
Engineer David Magnor of tho pas-
Bongcr train was the only ono. Injured,
nnd he not seriously. The mail car
was badly damaged, but tho clerks all
escaped lulury.
Horse Tliliivim ut Work
DILLI3R, Neb., March 23. A valua
ble horso was stolen from tho barn of
Arthur Cntlln, a farmer residing eight
miles west of this place. Sunday even
ing a stranger was noticed around tho
barn, but nothnlg was thought of It nt
tho time. In the morning ono of his
horses was gono, together with a sad
dle nnd brldlo, He camo hero nt once
nnd tried to get tho bloodhounds from
Beatrice, but could not. Ho traced tho
animal as far as Hanover, Kas., and
there it Bcomed to have disappeared.