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( Thinks It Would Help.
Labor Commissioner C. E. Wntson
is optimistic concerning the prospects
for n state contention of real estate
dealers. "The splendid enthusiasm
manifested by the real estate agents
In favor of it state .convention," he
ays, "cannot but be extremely grat
ifying to all who lufvc the. best inter
ests of Nebraska nt heart." On Mon
day another letter will bo addressed
to the real estate men, asking for
tl eir views in regard to the date and
place of the convention, the matter
of programme and the selection of u
committee to lake chnrge of the con
vention and nttentl to other details
in the work. Some have suggested
that two conventions be held, one for
-the south Platte and the other for
the north Platte section of the state;
but Mr. Watson is of the opinion that,
iv solid state convention would accom
plish more good, as important ques
tions involving the Btnte rather than
sectional issues should be discussed.
"For example," he thinks, "the Ne
braska delegation nt Washington
V nnd' the president should be given
encouragement, and their attitude on
the problem of irrigation in thcvwest
should be indorsed by resolution of
whose meaning there could bo no
doubt."
fec Cliimci for Youiijr Men.
Senator Dietrich has been making
a practical study of the civil service
system since he went to Washington.
He is fully convinced he sees in it a
multitude of possibilities for the
young men of Nebraska which here
tofore have not been called to their
attention with proper emphasis. It
is his opinion that if the schools and
colleges throughout the state would
examine carefully the advantages of
fered by this great politico-civic or
ganization they would certninly be
induced to ehnnge their existing cur
ricula and broaden their present
course of study to such an extent
and in, such a wny thnt the young
men graduated therefrom would be
ensily able to pass the required civil
service examinations for nearly all
branches, and in a proportionately
large number of cases secure desir
able positions under the government.
Fliifr Dny In NohrnnUn.
Ping day in commemoration of the
Louisinna purchase OS years ago was
very generally observed' in Lincoln
.and throughout the state. Exercises
fWere held in some of the public
schools, the ceremonies marking a
fitting closing of the school week
prior to the pupils' holiday recess.
There was a general display of the
nation's flag on state and Bcliool
buildings Special maps were pre
pared in the schools, showing the ter
ritory embraced in the great trans
fer. On the maps the great cities
which have sprung up in the new ter
ritory were indicated, showing that
some of the least important are now
worth much more than tho amount of
the original price of the entire terri
tory. "Sliortrtiiinireil" IIIh Fnther.
Sam Polsky, of Lincoln, gave his
young son what he thought was a
$5 bill to have changed. The young
man brought back tho $5 all right and
then left town. Upon counting the
money remaining in his purse the
father found that he had given his
son u $100 bill. The senior Polsky
had a warrant issued for the yopng
man and he was arrested at Omaha.
Thurston Much IntcrvNtcd.
Ex-Senator John M. Thurston,
member of the national world's fair
commission, is anxious that Nebraska
W properly represented nt the 1003
vs.positlon. He thinks 9100,000 should
be raised by private subscription on
condition thai the legislature of 1003
shall reimburse the subscribers.
Couldn't I.ruturo fur Money.
Carrie Nation, the Kansas "saloon
smasher," wits billed to deliver a pay
lecture in Lincoln Sunday, but Mayor
Winnott forbade it under a city or
dinance prohibiting entertainments
for money on Sunday.
Siiviiki' Fnvorn Union I.uhor.
Gov. Savage has gone on record to
tlte effect that he desires to appoint
a union labor man on the board of
fire and police commissioners for the
city of Omaha.
"Workmen liny u Tcmiilo.
The financial commit tee of tho Ne
braska grand lodge, A. 0. U. W., has
paid .$11,000 for a building at Orond
Island which will be permanent state
iioiulquurtcrs.
fciiNy Victory for Kerney .
Kersey Holmes, nominnted bv the
president for receiver of tho Kearney
p, innu omee, is u cousin of Senator llan-
a and won out over a half dozen
-.rnuliduteu.
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C'llllllOll ICllOWN it fJood Tiling.
Congressman Joseph O. Cannon, of
Illinois, las purchased 10,000 ncres of
improved land in Saunders and Cuss
counties, paying ?50 and 55 an acte.
OF NEBEASKA. I
.Miulc It Two YcnrH Mor.
Ed Morgal, convicted nt Omnha of
criminally assaulted little Mary Markn,
was sentenced by Judge Baker to 17
years at hard labor in the state peni
tentiary. Morgal feigned Insanity when
arraigned, as lie has done for several
weeks past in the county jail, but the
judge refused to allow n piece of act
ing, and poor acting at that, to soften
his feelings. Before passing sentence
Judge linker said thnt tho prisoner
had been watched by an insanity ex
pert for tho past three weeks and
there was no doubt that ho wns mere
ly shamming. Judge linker dwelt
upon the heinousness of the crime nnd
characterized it as .being inferior to
murder only. He said thnt the case
was one of tho most revolting that
had ever come under his notice. "I
had determined to give you 15 years,
Morgal," said his honor, "but the
more I think of your crime the moro
I nm convinced of tho inndequatencss
of the punishment provided by lnw.
Twenty years is the limit and I am
not sure thnt -it ought not to bo for
life. Your feigning of insanity has
not helped you and I will ehnnge the
sentence from 15 to 17 years."
Mm. Ilowhor Seen' Governor.
Mrs. Mary Bowser, of Omaha, who
wns owner of the sod house at tho
Trnnsmisslssippi exposition and Inter
presided over a similar establishment
at tho Buffalo exposition, is making
an effort to secure recognition from
tho Nebrnska commission for the
Louisinna Purchase exposition. She
called on Gov. Snvugc and proposed a
plan by which she hopes to assist
in making the Nebrnska exhibit all
that is desired by tho governor.
Consideration will be given her effort,
but it is not likely that any contract
will be made for a repetition of tho
sodhouse feature in connection with
the state's exhibit.
Democratic 1'roMN AflNocliitlou,
The Nebraska Democratic Editorial
association wns organized at Colum
bus last week and the first annual
meeting will be held at Lincoln in
February. C. W. Bowlby, of the
Crete Democrat, was elected presi
dent; J. H. Johannes, of the Colum
bus Blenc (German), vice president,
nnd James Tanner, of the Fullcrton
Post, secretary and treasurer.
Fifth Member of Fair Commission.
Gov. Savage named H. S. White, of
North Platte, as the fifth member of
the commission which will arrange
for a Btnte exhibit at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition in St. Louis in
1003. As previously nnnounced tho
other members are: G. W. Wattles
and 13. E. Bruce, of Omaha; J. Ster
ling Morton, of Nebraska City, and
C. H. Budge, of Lincoln.
Divorce for Ex-Seiiutor Murphy.
A surprise wns sprung nt Beatrice
when Mrs. Clnriv E. Murphy filed suit
for divorce on the grounds of cruelty
nnd non-support. There wns no con.
test nnd Mrs. Murphy was given $7,000
nlimony. G. A. Murphy, tho husband,
has served as prosecuting nttorney
nnd state senator nnd was the run
ning mate of M. L. Hayward for gov
ernor four years ago.
CoiiKTh Ijoohciim ii Hone.
Sixteen years ago Henry Snucr,
now an inmate of the soldiers' homo
nt Grand Island, swallowed a bone
which lodged and rested on his lung,
causing him to become nn invalid. Ono
morning recently he had an unusual
ly severe coughing spell during which
the bone, a piece of spare rib an inch
long, was thrown up.
OHliorn'H llcimiliiN IlrmiKlit Home.
The bod' of Luther W. Osborn, late
consul general at Samon, wns brought
home this week for interment nt
Blnir. The mnsons nnd G. A. It.
veterans had charge of the funeral.
OllleerH Dentroy Liquor.
John 11. Cook, of Konesaw, was ar
rested for selling liquor without a
license nnd several barrels of liquor
found in his place were publicly de
stroyed by officers.
K lurch AVorliM to Iteiime.
Tho Argo starch works at Nebraska
City will start up Jnnunry 1 after
an idleness of several months. Em
ployment will be given 200 persons.
SiionUerH for .IiicIcnoii IlniKiiiet.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, of Chi
cago nnd Congressman DeArmond, of
Missouri, will speak at the Jackson
club banquet in Omaha, January 0.
I'rlee of Wutur nt Lincoln.
The city council of Lincoln fixed tho
water rate at 15 cents per 1,000 gal
lons and doing nway with the mini
mum chnrge of $0 per year.
SclioolH nt I'lcUrell Clone.
The public schools at Pickrell, act
ing upon the advice of tho board of
health, closed on account of smull
pox. Scarlet Fever CIomch .Schools.
The public schools nt Pender closed
because several pupils had been e
posed to scarlet fever.
THEIRS AN AWFUL FATE.
ran Men I.ltornlly Koastod to Donlh by
Molten In it Wast Farnaco Ex
plosion. Pittsburg, Pn., Dec. 20. By nn x
plosion of gas in tho Soho furnace
of Jones & Lnughlln, ten men were
burned to death and probably 20
othors moro or less Injured. Tho ex
plosion occurred in ono of tho big
blast furnaces. The men wore nt
work nt the top of tho furnace over
120 feet from the ground. They wcro
Just getting rendy to quit vejrlc, when
tho gas which accumulated in tho
furnace exploded and tons of molten
metal, cinders nnd sing wcro thrown
over the unfortunate men ofi tho
top of the structure. When tho gas
lot go, a panic ensued on the small
platform about tho top. The men
mndo n rush for tho elevntor but it
hnd gono down and tllcro was no cs
copo. Tho jump meant death and to
remain on tho platform wns just as
certain doom. Their bodies dropped
to the roof of the mill 85 feet bolow,
every bone broken nnd nn unrccog
nizablo mnss of human flesh.
THIS MIGHT ALLAY STRIFE.
Bonntor Penrose Would Revive (Irmle of
Vice Admiral nnd l'rmnoto 8aniisoti,
Schley mid Clark to That llitult.
Washington, Doc. 20. A bill was in
troduced in tho senato Thursday by
Mr. Penrose jPa.) reviving the grade
of vice admiral of tin iovy and pro
moting Hear Admirals Sampson nnd
Schley and Cnpfc. Clark to thnt rank.
Bcprcscntatlve Pcarrc, of Maryland,
introduced a similar bill in the house.
As Mr. Pcarre represents the district
from which Bear Admiral Schley
comes and has been nn active ndher
ent of the admiral, tho proposition to
unite Sampson, Schley and Clark in
advancement to the rank of vico ad
miral is regarded as a conciliatory
Btcp.
NONE OTHERS LIKE THEM.
Cten. Chaffee Says Filipinos Aro I'astuiAS-
ters In Deception and All Are
War Traitors.
Washington, Dec. 20. "History af
fords no parallel of iv wholo people
thus practically turning war traitors
and in the genius of no other people
wns ever found such masterful powers
of secrecy and dissimulation; but it
is needless to say that no powerful
state was over erected or over can
bo ercctd on such immoral and unen
lightened foundations." This state
ment is made by Gen. Chaffee, mili
tary governor of tho Philippines, in
n review of ono of a number of; court
martial cases in the islands.
TO PENSION MRS. McKINLEY.
Senator Ilnnun Presented a If 111 Thursday
Providing SO, OOO Annually for tho
JmIo President's Widow.
Washington, Dec. 20. Senator Han
na Thursday introduced a bill grant
ing a pension of $5,000 a year to Mrs.
McKinley, widow of the late president.
It has been reported that the In
diana senators would introduce a bill
granting u pension of $5,000 a year to
tho widow of ex-President Benjamin
Harrison, but much opposition devel
oped on the ground that Mr. Harrison
married after he left the white house.
CROSSLAND GOES TO LIBERIA.
Missouri Negro Did Not Got the Recorder
ship of Deeds of tho District of Co
lumbia, as Ho Hoped.
Washington, Dec. 20. The president
Thursdny selected Dr. J. B. A.
Crossland, of St. Joseph, Mo., to bo
minister to Liberia, and J. C. Dnncy,
collector of the port of Wilmington,
N. C, to bo recorder of deeds for tho
District of Columbia. Both appoint
ees are negroes.
G mil I to lu Oklahoma.
Guthrie, Ok., Dec. 20. In tho Wich
ita mountains granite of tho finest
quulity has been discovered. From
ono ledge located nenr Granite tho
Bock Island ruihvay will quarry gran
ite for its now passenger station in
Chlcngo. A company will nt oncn
open up quarries and crushing works
nenr Granite to employ 200 men.
CrnUer Talks Hchloy for 11)04.
French Lick Springs, Intl., Dec. 20.
In a conversation hero Bichard Cro
ker expressed a decided opinion that
Hear Admiral Schley would mnko a
strong democratic presidential candi
date in 1004 nnd tliat tho probabilities
all favor a boom for him in the cast,
with a strong following both in the
south and west.
Don't Use Enough Flour.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 20. There
is every probability that nearly all
tho Minneapolis mills will be closed
before the cud of the week. Tho
closing down of tho mills results in
part from a temporary depression iji
tho demand for ilour from abroud.
Itoar Heard 100 Miles.
Vladivostock, Bussla, Dec. 20. A
torriblo volcanic eruption has oc
curred at Mount Ivitch, Kamchatka,
A terrible roaring underground noiso
thnt wns heard 100 miles preceded the
eruption. The lava flowed into tho
rivers, poisoning thousands of Ash.
TUEN FIRST DIET.
Impressive Ceremonies Attend Start
ing of World's Fair Work.
rho Governor of Four T.onlslann l'nrclmse
States l'resent-Hhort Addresses Mailo
nt tho Site and a lliitiuuot Held
lu the Kviuilnif.
St. Louis, Dec. 21. The governors
of four Louisinna Purchase states
Minnesota, Nebrnska, Arkansas nnd
Missouri several members of con
gress and world's fair national com
missioners nnd other invited guests,
among them Gen. John C. Btvtcs, com
manding tho department of the Mis
souri, nnd Col. John 1). G. jOglcsby,
representing Gov. Ynte.s, of' ljlinols,
were present nnd participated in tho
ceremonies attending the breaking of
ground yesterday on the site of tho
world's fnlr in Forest park. Tho ex
ercises at tho site, where tho ther
mometer registered around zero, con
sisted of nn invocation by Bev. Dr.
3. J. Nlccolls, nddresscs by tho chnir
innn of tho committee on ceremo
nies, Corwin II. Spencer, nnd Presi
dent David B. Francis, and the .break
ing of ground on the site of tlte edu
cation building by the oilleials of tho
exposition company, municipal au
thorities ond invited guests. Three
historic, shovels were used in tho
ground-breaking. Tho first was one
of iron and oak, loaned by tho Massa
chusetts state arsenal, Boston, whero
it hnd been placed in 1805 as a relic
of early American workmanship. An
exact reproduction of that shovel, a
manufacture of tho Louisiana pur
chase, mndo of ebony nnd steel, sil
ver plated, was next put into use.
A veritnble rclid, an old wooden
shovel, thought to have been ono
of tho tools employed by tho 200
white minors from Franco and the
500 African slaves from Sun Domingo,
brought over by Francis Bcnnult in
171S to work in tho St. Genevlevo
(Mo.) mines, was the third used.
Spcnking by Gov. Francis, Congress
man Jnmos A. Tnwncy, of Minnesota,
and Gov. Jefferson Davis, of Arkan
sas, and music by "Seymour's fa
mous sixty" was the progrnmmo nt
the Coliseum, where several thousand
persons wcro present. A banquet at
the Southern hotel in tho evening
completed tho day's programme.
MILK REDUCED TO POWDER.
Swedish Hclentlst Claims to Have Alado
a Discovery That Will He or In
' torest to Dairy Farming.
Washington, Dec. 21. The stato de
partment has published the following
report to Bobert Bcrgh, United States
consul at Gothenberg, Sweden: "Dr.
M. Enkenberg, of Gothenburg, has
made a discovery which will be of
importance in dairy fanning. Ho
claims to have invented an apparatus
by which milk can bo brought into
the form of powder, like flour in np
pcurnnce, but possessing nil tho qual
ities of milk in concentrated form,
moisture excepted. It is said that
this milk flour is completely soluble
In water,, and can be usetl for all pur
poses for which common milk is cm
ployed." MISSOURI HOSPITAL BURNED.
Sick Ones at Maryvllln Were Carried Out
at Night with the Thermometer
Thirteen Ilelow Zero.
Maryvllle, Mo., Dec. 21. St. Joseph's
hospital was almost completely de
stroyed by fire last night and tho lives
of 25 patients were jeopardized, fatal
results being feared in several cases,
owing to the shock and tho zero
weather into which the sick ones were
carried for refuge from tho flames.
Tho thermometer registered 13 below
zero tit tho time. An overheated fur
nace was the origin. Estimated loss,
$0,000. BesIdenceH wcro thrown open
for the temporary accommodation of
the patients.
SECOND FURNACE HORROR.
Five Workmen Dead and a Do.nn Othors
Injured lu Another Catastrophe at
rittshurtr, 1'a.
Pittsburg, In.t Dec. 21. Tho Black
Diamond steel works of Parle Bros.,
on Thirteenth street, was tho scene
Friday morning of nn awful accident
in which three or four workinen lost
their lives nnd 12 wore injured.
From what can be learned the four
boilers exploded at one, time reduc
ing the mill to a heap of burned and
charred timbers and twisted iron.
There is not a straight piece of iron
or steel left in tho entire building.
ROBBED A BANK AT NOON.
Only the Assistant Cashier Was 1'rosont
When an Arkansas lturclar Walked
Off with 87,000.
FnyotiovJllo, Ark., Dee. 21. A rob
ber drove up to tho bunk nt Spring
dale at noon when no one was in
except the assistant cashier, whom ho
compelled to go to the vault and
hand him all tho cash there, about
$7,000. The robber then coolly walked
out nnd drove away, dropping $1,000
on the sidewalk before entering the
buggy.
THE BEET-SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Messrs. Oxnnrd's nnd Cutting's Vlcrra
on the1 Sulijcct.
The following editorial appeared in
tho New York livening Post of Decem
ber 12 last, nnd as every household, in
fact, every man, woman nnd child is
interested in sugar, it being one of the.
mast importnnt articles of dally food,
our readers will thank us for reproduo,
ing this highly-interesting editorial: '
Tho Evening Post bids the heartiest
welcome to every American industry
Hint enn stnnd on its own bottom and
make its way without leaning on tho
poor rates. Among these solf-support-ing
industries, we aro glad to know, Is
tho production of bect-sugnr. At all
events, it wns such two years ago. Wo
publish elsewhere a letter written in
1S90, and signed by Mr. Oxnnrd nntl
Mr. Cutting, tho chiefs of this indus
try on the eastern side of the Bocky
mountnlns, showing thnt this was tho
happy condition of tho trade at that
time. If parties masquerading as bect
BUgar producers arc besieging the
president nnd cor gross at this mo
ment, nnd pretending thnt they will
be ruined if Cuban Biignr is admitted
for six months nt half the present
rates of duty, their fnlso pretenses
ought to be exposed.
Tho letter of Messrs. Oxnnrd nnd
Cutting was probably written for tho
purposo of inducing thc'fnrmcrs of tho
Mississippi vnlley to go moro largely
into tho cultivation of beets for tho
Bugnr factories. This was a laudablo
motive for telling tho truth nnd show
ing tho largo profits which awaited
both tho bcet-growcr and tho manu
facturer if the industry were perscver
ingly and intelligently prosccttted. To
this end it wns pointed out that farm
ers could clear $05 per acre by cultivat
ing beets, nnd might even make $100.
But in order to assure tho cultivator
that ho would not be exposed to re
verses by possible changes In the tar
iff, they proceeded to show that the in
dustry stood in no need of protection.
Tho beet-sugar industry, these gen
tlemen say, "stands on as firm a bnsls
as any business in the country." They
point out the fnct a very important
one that their product comes out ns a
finished article, refined nnd granulat
ed. It is not, likcicnuc-sugnr grown In
tho West India islands, a black and of
fensive paste, which must beenrried in
wagons to the senbonrd and thence by
ships to the United States, where,
after another handling, it is put
through a costly refinery, nnd then
shipped by rail to the consumer, who
may possibly be in Nebraska, along
side a beet-sugar factory which turns
out tho refined and granulated article
at ono fell swoop. Indeed, the advan
tages of tho producer of beet-sugar
for supplying the domestic consump
tion are very great. We have no doubt
thnt Messrs. Oxnnrd and Cutting are
within bounds when they sav that
"sugar can bo produced here cheaper
than it can be in Europe." The rea
sons for this nrc that.
"Tho migar industry Is, after all, merely
an agricultural one. Wo can undersell Eu
rope In all other crops, and EUfjar Is no ex
ception." It follows as naturally as tho mak
ing of flour from wheat. If we can
produce wheat cheaper than Europe,
then naturally wo can produce flour
cheaper, as we do.
But the writers of the letter do not
depend upon a-priori reasoning to
prove thnt they can make sugnr at a
profit without tariff protection. They
point to tho fact thnt under the McKin
ley tariff of 18'JO, when sugnr was free
of duty, the price of tho article was
4 cents per pound. Yet a net profit
of $3 per ton was made by tho
beet-sugar factories under, those
conditions, not counting any bounty
on the home production of sugnr.
They boast that they made this profit
whilo working under absolute freo
trade, and they have n right to be
proud of this result of their skill i
industry. Many bect-sugnr fa -Tot
had been started in bygone yeoru, b
in the sixties and seventies of the n -'
tecnth century, nnd had failed, because
the projectors did not understand tho
business. Since then great progress
has been made, both here and abroud,
in the cultivation and manipulation of
the beet. What wns impossible thirty
years ago is now entirely feasible.
The industry is nlrendy on a solid nnd
enduring basis. There aro factories in
the United States, these gentlemen
tell us in their letter, capable of using
350,000 tons of beets per annum at n
profit of $3 per ton, nnd this would
make n profit of $1,050,000 ns un in
come to be earned under absolute freo
trade.
It must be plain to renders of this
letter, signed by tho captains of tho
beet-sugnr industry, that the people
in Washington who arc declaiming
against the temporary measure which
the president of the United Stntes
urges for the relief of the Cubnn peo
ple nre either grossly ignorant of tho
subject, or nre practising gross decep
tion. The tenable ground for them is
to say: "Other people are having pro
tection that they do not need, anil
therefore we ought to have more than
we need." This would be consistent
with the letters of Messrs. Oxnnrd nnd
CuUing, but nothing ciso is so
duriirs In London, . "
London alone reduces to ashes l,000,i
GOO cigars a week.