Theatrical.
At tho close of the performance of
Hamlet:" Dumley- I say, that was n
treat piny! I'd like to sec Uie author.
Ilardhcd Why, my dear boy, Slinks
if ore is dead!
Dumlev Is tJint so? I hadn't heard
f It. Fact is, I haven't read the pa
ters very carefully the last week or i
wo. Boston Transcript.
No l'lcnsure.
"Ilnp! There she goes!" exclaimed
lie new cook, as the dish fell nnd
irokCk
"Oh, well," said the nurse girl, con
ollngly, "'tis only cheap chlnywaro
hey use here."
"Is it so?" replied the cook. "Sinire,
iieifa no pleasure nt all, tliln, In
ireakin' tliat kind." - Philadelphia
?ress.
Nothing to Ketract.
"I supposo It's in order to congratu
ii te you, old chap."
"On what?"
"On your inarrlnge to Miss Straw
ry. of course."
That was a false alarm. We're on:
raged, although fow people know It.
ut we are not married yet, by n long1
ibot."
"No? Well, I relUtrate my congratu
tlons, old chap." Ohlcago Tribune.
Kaallr Kxpluincd.
Undo Goorge Young man, don't
rou know anything? For my part, I
tnn't understand how you ever got
Jirough college.
Harry That was all right. I had
ne of the brightest coaches that ever
ns. Boston Transcript.
His Preference.
"They say," remarked the boarding
louse landlady, "that washing the hair
a strong toa will make it dark."
"Possibly," rejoined the old bachelor!
it the pedal extremity of tlio table,
'but I prefer to have my tea darkened
a some other manner."
Still it Victim.
Singleton (sarcastically) Now that
fou are bold, I supposo your wifo gives
reu n rest, eh?
Wedderly Oh, no; I still have some
irhlskers left
Modern Way.
Mayme Stella is advertising the fact
3iat she wants to get married.
Edyth Is it possible!
Mayme Yes; she's attending a pri
vate cooking school.
Kisk.
"There goes Plunger, the specu
lator." "Yes, and he is about to outer the
nost risky kind of speculation.'
"indeed! Going to play the horses?"
"Worse than that; he's going to play
mtrlmony."
JJotwcli on IfcKifT.
Ida Ileggy De Fake says he moves
to high society.
May Moves? Then he must drive a
tnruiture van.
By Contrast.
Toss I don't see why you shouldn't
issoclate with her.
Joss Oh, I couldn't She's hor
ribly homely, you know.
Tess Well, then, If you went -with
Xcr it would make you look positively
food-looking Philadelphia Press.
Wasn't Helnlnir Her Cnse.
Mr. Scrap sAnd to think that I used
k call you an angel.
Mrs. Scrap Well, I always did say
rou didn't know anything.
In After Yearn.
Mrs. Green William, what objec
3on have you to that young man who
u calling on our daughter?
Green He Is silly, Mary.
Mrs. Green Oh, that's because he1
B in love. I romniher the time when
ou were a very ...Ify young man.
Green Silly Isn't the proper namo
far it, Mary. I was a measly idiot
Siat's what I wns.
Other Slile of It.
"But," protested the prospective ten
hit, "the house Is awfully damp."
"My dear sir," replied the agent,
'that Is one of Its many advantages.
In case of fire It isn't likely to burn."
"And there is no water In tho well,"
wntinued tho would-be renter.
"Another advantage," said the
fccnt. "In case your children happen
fall in it they won't drown."
His Belief.
"Do you believe that marriage is a
bttery?" she asked.
"Yes," ho replied, "and I also bo
love that every woman 1b anxious to
idle one or more chances."
J.enp-Yetir KpIhcmIc.
pretty School Teacher You should
.- , ur it-iti-iier, .luiwiii.y.
It II T-.I.,,,,,, W'luti "It. I.
h ko sudden!
IKING ON PORT ARTHUR
IaNY MODir.S 1,1 K UNUllniKl) AS
KESUIT.
lenvy t.ont On lloth 8ltlo In Flclit.
ilotnlmrilinnnt Ho Fierce th U
JCutnlnns Abandon He.
lalrs on VVorki.
OIIE FOO.Tho Japanese costlnuo
io bombard Pore Arthur, and the
(hells nro falling so Incessantly tbco
the Russians have practically aban
loned tlio ropalr of tbo works pro
tecting tbo harbor.
Citizen volunteers and the polico
ire now reinforcing tbo garrisons of
iho forts according to the stories of
Jblueso arriving hero, sixty of whom
eft Port Arthur on November &
Diving to the high price of food.
So many men ware killed on both
'Ides during the last assault that
nany bodies lay uuburicd for many
lays and In some lntance dogs which
lad been driven from tho town,
issuaged their hunger by eating the
lead. In a fow cases where this
vas seen the horrow stricken Jitus
ilan sharpshooters killed tho dogs.
Some months ago the Russian au
thorities ordered that all dogs seen
m the streots should bo shot, with
the result that half-famished creat
ures have been roaming the louls.
becoming savage.
The Chinese say that the fort;
Dn Golden Hill have done practi
cally no Urine for mnntns past, and
it Is believed their ammunition has
run short.
The demolition of the Chinese new
town Is almost completed a thousand
houses having been des'royod for the
valuable 'irewood they contained.
The towo is constantly catching
fire and the majority of the ware
houses and stores belonging to for
eigners have burned to the ground
Tax Ferret Law is Valid
OMAHA. Judee Smith McPhcr.
son of the United States court holds
that tho Iowa tax ferret law is con
stitutional. In the suit brought by
Mrs. Anna Jeffries of this city to
restrain the county treasurer from
attempting lo collect delinquent
taxes reported by the tax ferrel
Judge McPbersim handed down hi?
decision sustaining the demurrer o
County Klllpuck to tho petition oi
tbo plaintiff.
Mrs. Jeffries' petition was baseo
on tbo contention that the tax ferret
law was unconstitutional in that It
was in violation of the rights of
property guaranteed by the federal
constitution. In his decision Judge
McPherson sustains the validity of
tho law and holds that the conten
tlon of Mrs. Jeffries Is without foun
dation. A number of similar suits
pending in tho district court depend
ed on Judge MePberson's ruling Ir
this case.
Maine Wreck Bought
NEW YORK. For $5,000 tht
United States battleship Maine Sal
vage company has bought from the
Cuban government the wreck of the
Maine In Havana harbor. A coHer
'Jam will be built around the hulk
and it will be raised. Such of the
seventy-four bodies of American sail
ors as were not recovered aftor ttu
battleship was destioyed will bo re
moved and burled. Tbo salvage
company will .sell the machinery and
armor and after exhibit log tho hulk
in Havana a new bottom will be
placed on tho ship and It will be
towed to Luna Park, Coney Island
whore It will be exhibited as a cdr.
loslty.
Thrown From Automobile.
NEW YORK. Miss May Waring,
a well known society woman of Plain
field N. J., has been fatally injureo
in an automobile accident. Louis
Waring and A. G. Waring, hoi
brothers, and Mrs. Waring, a wife ol
the latter, were severely cut and
bruised. The cbaffeur was also bad
ly shaken up. Tho car carrying
the party was a large one and whlli
running at high speed a tire ex
ploded.
Earthquake in Formosa.
LONDON. Thero was a serioui
earthquake on the island o Formosa
at 4:39 o'clock Sunday morning, No.
voraber 6, acc rdlng to tho Times
Toklo correspondent. Tho center o
tho disturbance was at Klavih
whore 150 houses were destroyel
and seventy-eight people klllod an!
twenty-three Injured.
New Aibitration Treaties
WASflTNGTON.Tho secretary o,
stato has received word from tin
Mexican government of Its readiuet;
nid willingness Ln ( liter into a treat,
of arbl'iatltoo w.Hh this governmen'
MINK Cm SAFE
tUSSIANS MA KINO V I.AIUVOSTOIE
DOUltliV MTllONU.
EADY FOR THE JAPANESE
AY ENKMY MAY FIND IT A 8ECONl
l'OUT AKTI1UK
"urtirtrittlnn 1Irco1 for Mllm OuUltla
hihI Ship I.unda or I'mvlnlons
living Lulil In for
Hlge.
OIIE FOO. As the result of
aonths of preparation Vladivostok
s now strongly protected, according
o Captain Halvorsen of tho Norwe
dan steamer Tuogsu, which, as to'd
,n these dispatches arrived hero live
!( .mf ffnm nnrf. ulltll 1(V MMnOCn
JIM3 UUU IIU1U Mill u IIIKU IUU wumvuu i
,i. nui., nn t
t ii i, .. nn.,n t
Vladivostok any longer on account
)r the high prices of food and other
L r.. h- n.
i-i i hi ,ui 4.u
c,,r r: ,r:vr:r. m.,h
,1, u"uaws OJ . J:
uegina many nme.
proper and grows stronger as the
'"du : "r:;rr V a
... . ' ,
iramunltion and all sorts of mill-
. ,. , , .
wiry suppuua i icquL-iiuy uiiitu u
Vladivostok, according to Captain
a vorsen, who says that flvo ships
i ji i, i,
jngaged In unloading their cargoes
iverc in port when the Uungsu sailed.
Tho captain is unable to estimate
the strength of the garrison, but he
iays that everybody at Vladivostok
seems tc be elthei an ollicer or an
irdinary soldier.
Tlio. "Rnrrmpnn rfgfrientR of Vladi
irostoksbow their confidence in the
security of the city by evidencing an
iiruvilllnirnrs; t,o lpn.vn it.
If the Japanese make an attempt
to capture Vladivostok, It Is tho be-
lefof Ciptaln Halvorsen that they
find it. tn l.P nsonnnri Port. Ar-
-l.nr n:,ntnln TtnlvnrQnn RnvR ho
MlWnr.hnt: snhinnrlnn hnatR hJ1 Pn
irHvpri Ht. vinriivnsrnif.hiit.nririQ th.it,
le Is not positive in this belief for
hn ri.1Rnn that. nt. nriwnnt. thft Kns-
ilan naval secrets aro closely guarded.
The harboi or Vladivostok hra
aas been minud for a dlstanco of
iome seven mf.es. In four miles of
tills area contact mines have been
laid, while in the remalnlne tbrsc
allies electric mines have been
planted.
Certain of a Plot.
ST. PETERSBURG. Tho Assozl-
itod press has not obtained ofllcial
:anfirmatinn of the sensational re
port that an intercepted dispatch
'untn f tla Trinfinncn mlnlonr i t Htr
luu' "f" "u AUU
ijaguo would bo produced In the
court of inquiry Into the recent
North sea incident io prove the
existence of a plotjto destroy theRus-
sian Ualtlc flee!. There Is, however,
said to be good grounds for beliov-
log tho report to be true, and that
thero are many indications that Rus-
sian government has been long in
possession oi strong eviaence or a
Japanese plan to Intercept all of Vice
Aamirai itoiescvensKys warsnips.
This explains tho willingness of
Russia to submit tbo case to in-
ternatioual Inquiry. She would
scarcely have proposed this course
unless convinced that she had a
strong case.
l it ahio deelopes that Emperor
Muh'las, duihiK an aiidience with
British Ambassador naidluuo de-
hired in thd most positive torms
that there were Japanese torpedoes
i u tiiu iiuiuii ocii. vpuaroniiy wen-
mark was impressed by the same
belief. The Russian empress dowa
ger, who was then In Copenhagen,
naturally did not fall to communicate
to her fatbur tbo Information re
ceived by her from St. Petorohnrg
This would account for the extra
ordinary precautions adopted by the
Danish government In detailing war
ship? to escort the Baltic sea fleet
through Danish waters.
Held for Killing Neighbor.
DES MOINES, la Prof. r. I.
Gilford, a prominent resident and
cliu.:'.. of Decorah, launder
arrest on a ( barge of murder in the
iirsu urgrcL', iia u ittsuit ui luu nearn
? L- ,1 U . . 1 . I I
of FT. A. Blgclow, from a blow on
tho head from a hoe in tho bands of
Gilford. Rlgelow's skull waa crush
ed. Tho mdn wero engaged in a dls
pute over uieir riqiits to a certain
piece or property when Olfford struck
uinuun umrii, uini Huui:u ins uuuy
Ulnniriin flimn nnH mi I I n m l.l V. .J
onto nis own lot ann icrt mm. Blue-
low died a few hours afterwards
without, ri'cc.votiiii: cnnsidousness.
I"01' YET e city
DAY OF FATl! PASSES AND VOltf
AUT1IUH HTANI1H.
KnsaCk Thankful Mow ltni Not
Fnllfin nutt Hoping for lteiplt
Grnjililo Krnltnl of 1C
cent AncnulU.
ST. PETERSBURG. -There is a
scarcely veiled feeling of relief
tlnougbout St. Petersburg that the
day has passed without brlunlnu
news of tho fall of Port Arthur.
There had been a considerable fear
that the Japaucso might push homo
tho Html attack. It is now folt that
there may como another period of
respite. The iiuthoiitlcs state that
they aro without direct news fiom
. - . , , , .
Arthur and evoryono is depend
'nR upon foreign sources for tidings
1,"., " . B
U1 " , , K V t
Nothing of importance has develop-
ed In the region of Mukden
ohb Fou:-port Arthur is doom.
ed. Tho correspondent of the
Associated press has received lufor-
m J reliability of which is
beyond question, that tho Japanese
now occupy pos tlons which place
m u , ;hir
tho oast sldo the towu at their
mpv
The Inst assault has gained for
. , . . " .. ,
them posit ons which insure thel
...,.' . n. m. . tnrt
ability to enter the main cast forts
whenever they arc ready.
The Japanese calculate that If the
Russians do not surrender now they
will be capablo of prolonging the
lighting by making their final stand
at Llaotl promontory and Tiger's
Ttt" f.or a month lon?or
racre 11000 01 continuing tue strug-
Ke
Lon& beforc the Becon ,,clflc
squadron arrives In the Pacific the
JaPaDCSU 10 ,H now .
wv t,vcr tho wrecked citadel.
This Will OOd Viceroy AlCXicff.S
(1'eam Of UD UOCOnqUOrablo city.
Too Japanese have not occupied
tno maln t0Tt 5111(1 n,he8t Pluls ,f
M - nB UU1H uutl u,0' occupy in
overwhelming numbers positions
wh'cb will enable them to drive the
Russians back whenever thoy desire.
Whotl Ulc Japanese occupy tho east
Dort rld thc? completely
dominate the other Russian forts
with tbolr artillery.
Japaneso arriving from Dalny re
port that the Japanseohave captured
Rlhlung mountain and Sungshu
mountain, which lies between the
rairoad and Uihlung mountain.
Thoy also report that th'i Japaneso
h..VQ CI1D,ured Ett8t TCeokwan moun
I . -
tain, uonsorvativo Japanese, rcall.-
,n lhe lnfcnHe desire of tbo Janan-
ese f()r UOOfi nows cn tho emneror's
brth(ny receivo tbo above reports
wllh reserve RcKUrr,nR tno capture
of ttlniunR und Sungsbu mountains
cho r,,DUrti ,g not con3ldered impr0b.
ablC bllt ,Tl,pane8c say that it is not
lnteH0d t0 occllDV Eoat jrceUwan
m0l,ntain. In August tho Japanese
8UCCOoded in entering East Koekwan
fort) as WJ1S roatcd Jn thege dl8.
nnti.h .k n,n Knf. nrin, h,.
co o i rated tire lot tho otlier forti
th y .voro oorapelled to retire.
puncHo olllcors hero say that it
In imnnsqlhln tn hnl.1 "Rnt, ICnnkwnn
and that therefore an attempt or
that position is presumably only i
folnt Whcn fcho Japanese occupied
tho Rus9,an trencncg on 1,hlut)fi
fh. n, r..
i iik. mi" i i ii h in ouiu uunu itju iv joniaill
turned a current, of wator Into t,h,
t,nnnhp hntl t,hnfr. f hn .7nn!lnnB hn1r'
Drovinn.io f mid
Japanese
shells exploded two land mines oo
Uihlung mountain.
A censored dispatch from thi
Associated press correspondent with
the Japaneso army does not glvo an;
particulars of a general engagemen
uolnu on at Port Arthur but it 1
certaIn that ,t oc0llrrcd and tha
some forts were capturod. Tqrrili.
explosions heard hero Indicate that
the Russians have exploded mine
and destroyed other property.
Many Injured In a Wreck.
LAWREi:C2, 'MaBS.A raessair
from North Antlnver sava a snoola
two campaign companies whlol
p.trticiuited in tho republican parad
in this tlty wbilo runuine aba hlal
rate of spaed was derailed and ovo
turned. Many are reported Injured
. -. K.
i i'ti vs I ct i fis and polico nave nor
from i,.i!b citv tn rim scRnn nf th.
nvv.U)cc 5 wbiob Is four miles east o
h,...,.
I NEBRASKA NOTES J
P. G. Schneider of Pickrell, who
lost his Implement house by lire spt
eral evenings ago expects to rebuild
at once.
Pearl Burnoll a colored boy wanted
In Nebraska City on a chargo of
ourglary, has bcon arrested at Super
ior, Nod.
Sheriff Charles E. Sbradcr of Ne
braska City has recoverd a hnrso and
buggy stolen from folio William of
that city. Tho rig was found at the
edgo of a farm.
Mrs. Charlotte Converse of Rrook
lleld, Mass., died at Chadron, Nebr.,
it tho iikc of 83. Mrs. Converso wat.
there visiting a great nopnow, A. M.
Rartlett.
Miss Lulu Ereland daughter of Mr.
ind Mrs. W. II. Ereland of Nebraska
Olty died of consumption at tho aee
of twonty-ono years. The remains
wero shipped to Lnwlston, 111. for
'ntormont In the family cometery at
that place.
After an absrnco of fourteen years'
In tho Klondike country. Thomai
Berry has returned to his homo Id
Beatrice. Mr Perry brines with
him some very fino nutrgets and
3poclmens from the mines of the
northwest.
John S. Walker a Janitor of tnc
First National hank block at Beat
rice while engaired In cleaning win
dows fell a dlstanco of twelve feet
from a stopladder and received sevort
Injuries. Ho will b. conllncd to hla
homo for some tlmo as a result of
tbo accident.
A petition Is bolnc circulated
among the taxpayers of Hickman
school district asking tho school
board to discontinue tho cas
aKalnst MIfs Owons, who has re
ceived a Judgment of $200 in the
justice court for salary duo her and
which has t.ecn appealed to the dls-
triot court by tho defendants.
A public sale was held bv Cook A
Fcott last week on tho farm of the
'ortnor. two and one-half miles north
)f Beatrice. Horses sold for 8100 to
125 eaoh, and nlno head of cowa
brought an overage prlco of $$35 per
head. Frank E. , a pacing norso wai
old In by Mr. Scott, its owner, tor
1225.
While Burlington fn-lght train
No. 30 was switching at the clay
pit, west of Louisville Inb week,
Brakeman A. B. Marr was crushed
to death by being caught between
tho dump and a flat car. Marr wa
about 35 years of age and loaves a
wlfo and ;ono child. His homo wa
at Lincoln, whoro the romalns wer
taken.
Ed Jones, a hack driver of Ne
braska City shot himself In the left
band recently which may re ult hi
his losing a portion of t lint mem
oer. Ho was foollnu with a han)
merless rovoler, which ho did not
know was cocked. Ilo pulled trier
trlciror, discharging tho pun and tho
oullet made an ugly wound In his ,
oand.
The Union Pacific has a largo gang
f men at work unloading coal Id
the yards atColumbus and several
thousand tons are piled up. The
jompuny, It Is said have a two fold
reason for handling this coal twlco.
Dno Is that they want tho cart
which are badly needed to handle
ho grain rush, and another reason
Is that they fear there may bo a
mow blockado any time now betweeu
'.hero and tho Wyoming mines.
Oscar Persons and Wllll.im Lindley
if Central City were out hunting and
while getting into their buggy one
)f their shotguns was accidentally
JJsobarged, Inflicting a slight flesh
wound In tho arm or Mr. Lindley
md emptying tho full contents ol
;ho chargo In tho forearm or Mr.
Person!), Inflicting a y Berlous
wound which may necessitate ampu
tation. They are both young men,
Mr. Lindley being a high schooi
itudent and Mr. Persons being an
imploye of the Nebraska Telephona
jompany.
A stranger swindled Mrs. Brust,
who resides In the southeast part of
Nebraska City out of 810 by putting
ip a smooth talk. The man arrived
it tho Brust house and engaged
room and board for ono week. He
;olri her that ho had notnlng but
illls of largo denomination and could
lot get them changed and requested
iho loan of a dollar to have his trunk
Drought to tho house. Sbo did not
Dave any money smallor than a $10
5111 i nd the man promised to have
.t changed at a store and return the
ihanfjo tc her She gave him the
bill and nothing has been seen op
aeard of him since, although the
)ol Ice were notltied of the swindles.