Nebraska Newspapers

    HELP OF UNCLE SAM.
HE WILL EE TOUCHED FOR
$260,000.
That Bring the Amount Needed to Ben
der Successful the Coming Trans-Mis*
slssippl Exposition—A Conference with
Senator Tlinrston—Advice as to How
to Enhance the Project.
The Trans-Mississippi Exposition.
Omaha, Feb. 21.—At the request of a
committee of the Trans-Mississippi and
International Exposition company, a
number of business men of Omaha
gathered at the Commercial club rooms
. to confer with Senator Thurston re
garding the best means of expediting
legislation necessary to promote the
success of the exposition. Vice Presi
dent G. W. Wattles of the Union Na
tional bank presided. Senator Thurs
ton and a number of leading business
men of Omaha were present
Chairman Wattles said that consider*
able progress had been made toward
securing the endorsement of the
' scheme. Among the bodies that bad
announced themselves in favor of it
were the Nebraska Press association,
the beet sugar convention of Nebraska,
the various labor unions of Nebraska
and the Iowa legislature. He stated
that the matter was now before the na
tional legislature, having been intro
duced in both the senate and the house.
He said that the action of the Trans
Mississippi congress had started the
ball a-rolling, and that wherever the*
*r. plan had been mentioned it met with
instant favor. He said that great ad
I vantages had come to the south through
the Atlanta Exposition. He was sure
immigration and capital would be at
tracted to the western states by the ex
position proposed.
senator 1 hurston, who is chairman
of the senate committee having the bill
in'hand, said that he came to the meet
ing for the purpose of learning the de
sire of the Omaha people in regard to
the exposition more than to speak on the
matter himself. He said that he was
glad he was chairman of the committee
to which the senate bill was referred,
since he would have the opportunity of
giving it his personal attention. Ho
thought the disposition of congress was
to give the exposition just about the
same amount of aid that was given to j
Atlanta.
".Yon will understand," said he, “the
government of the United States is not
in the exposition business. All it does
is to attend to the government exhibit.
It provides for the formation of such
exhibits, its transportation, the em
ployment of officials to look after it
and the erection and maintenance of a
building in which it may be housed.
That's ajl the aid that can be expected.
Of course the Columbian exposition wan
of national character and received more
, support.”
Senator Thurston* said that what he
desired especially to know was the
amount of money the business men
thought best to request. He said tha£
an appropriation sufficient to insure
success should be asked for, lest serious
criticism of the bill be challenged. He
thought tijat it might be wise to pass
the bill through the senate, with the '
amount of the appropriation left blank.
The endorsement of the senate would
have weight with the house. Later
»■' the senate would concur with the house
" on any reasonable amount that the lat
ter might suggest He recommended
securing endorsement from us many
states as possible and suggested that
prominent men in other western states
be asked to write to their representa
tives in congress concerning the enter
prise. “There is a disposition all
through the country favorable to any
thing that the west may ask for in
order to help itself. I’ve sounded sen
timent regarding it pretty thoroughly,
and can safely say that there will be no
serious objection encountered. ”
/. T. Lindsey spoke of the trip to
Iowa. He said that the people there
were as enthusiastic regarding it as
were the Nebraskans. “There is no
question but that every business man
and property owner in this region is1
back of it with all his might.”
Mr. Rosewater recommended that
$.350,000 be asked for. He said that if
as much aid was secured as was given
Atlanta there would be no doubt that
> the Omaha exposition would be a much
greater success. He declared that the
exposition would be the greatest thing
for Nebraska since it became a state.
He urged active work all along the line,
and especally from now until the pas
sage of the bill, which must be secured
before the adjournment of congress.
He predicted that the moment the bill
became a law the value of Omaha prop
erty would go up 35 per cent.
Senator Thurston thought that the
limit of the appropriation should be
iixed at $300,000, He said that there
was a great demand for keeping down
the expenses of the government this
year, and that it was best to ask for a
conservative amount at this time.
Mr. Lindsey said that the trans-Mis
sissippi region was an empire of twenty
four states, and that the Omaha exposi
tion would completely outshine the ex
position of the Co'tton States. He
t nought that Nebraska’s representa
tives were proceeding upon an errone
ous asstimption when they considered
that the exposition of 1898 was to be on
the level with that held at Atlanta.
He urged an appropriation of $500,000.
L. H. Bradley favored a small appro
priation at this time, but wanted the
limit of the government's appropria
tion set at $500,000. He thought that
but few present realized the great
scope of the exposition.
.Senator Thurston said, “This is the
experience I’ve had with the gentle
men of Omaha. They don’t like to play
to a small limit.”
A vote on the amount of the appro
priation to be asked for was almost
unanimous in deciding on $350,000.
Congress will be asked to appropriate
$50,000 of this amount at once.
The Pope Approves a Decree of Divorce.
Halifax, N. S.. Feb. 31.—A decree
of divorce, approved by Pope Leo, the
first of its kind ever recorded in Cana
da, has been granted to John Iveefe,
separating him trom his wifo on the
ground of infidelity on the part of the
woman. Much interest is 'excited by
the concession from Rome, as never
before has a divorce been recognized
in this country by a Roman Catholic
authority The decree granted Keefe
is rot only one of separation, but it
permits a remarriage. A legal disso
lution of the marriage has also been
obtained from the Supreme court. I
AFTER CARLISLE.
* --—
William Graves Was Refused Douda on a
nid or 115.
Washington, Keb. L—Representa
tive Colson of Kentucky to-day intro
duced in the House a resolution to in
vestigate the action of Seei-etary Car
lisle in refusing to accept the bid of
William Graves for #4,500,000 in bonds
at 115.3391.
The Senate amendments to the mil
itary academy appropriation bill were
concurred in. The Senate bill to
amend section 5291 of the Revised
I Statutes, relative to the power of the
| Secretory of the Treasury to remit or
| mitigate fines, penalties and forfeit
ures was passed; also the Senate bill
relating to final proof in timber cul
ture entries.
Mr. McMillin of Tennessee inquired
into the effect of the latter bill and
whether it had been indorsed by the
commissioner of the general land
office. “I do not want to appear cap
tious in these matters,” said he, '‘but
only a few days ago an innocent look
ing bill, carrying #40,«o0, was brought
up here and I was assured that it had
the approval of the Interior depart
ment, Upon that assurance 1 with
drew opposition. 1 have since learned
that it did not have the approval of
the department and that it 'will cost
#500,000 to carry out its provisions.”
“The committee gave no such as
surance,” said Mr. Lacey, chairman of
the committee on public lands.
“Someone whom I supposed had
authority-to speak did give it,” re
plied Mr. McMillin,
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Much Routine Work Disposed or—De
bate Over Indian A (Taira.
Washington, Feb. 33.— Again the
House attended strictly to business.
The conference report on the diplo
matic and consular bill was agreed to,
the Senate amendments to the pension
bill were sent to conference, and the
Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. The latter bill carries $8,030,005,
or $133,737 less than the law for the
curient year. In connection with a
proposition to increase the salaries of
Indian inspectors from $2,500to $3,000,
the salaries fixed by law (the bills of
the last two years have only appro
priated $2,500 each for these salaries),
both ,\lr. Cannon and Mr. Dingley, the
Republican leaders on the floor, ap
pealed to the majority in view of the
situation of the treasury to keep down
expenses, and refuse to take a step in
the direction of increased salaries.
But their appeals were in vain, and
the action of the committee on Indian
affairs in restoring tne salaries was
sustained. 87-59.
A bill.was passed granting railroad
companies in the Indian Territory ad
ditional powers to secure depot
grounds.
Mr. FJynn, the Oklahoma delegate,
moved to strike out the appropriation
of $i5,000 for five Indian inspectors,
whom Mr. Flynn termed “Hoke
Smith's personal body guard.”
Mr. Dockery, Democrat of Missouri,
moved, as an amendment, to reduce
the salaries of inspectors to $2,500
each, the amount of salaries fixed in
the current appropriation law,. The
motion was defeated.
Tlie committee rose with the Flynn
amendment still pending.
At 5:10 p. m. the House-adionrned.
WALLER A FREE MAN.
He Is Releaded From Prison—Will Join
fils Family.
Washington, Feb. 22.—Secretary
Olney received a cablegram to-day
from Ambassador Eustis, announcing
that Waller, the .ex-consul at Mada
gascar, was released from prison to
day. It is expected that Waller will'
join hts family in the United States.
As Waller is entirely destitute of
means. Ambassador Eustis has been
authorized by Secretary Olney to pro
vide him with transportation to the
United States. He has been in prison
for nearly a year, haring been ar
rested on the 6th of March last, in
Madagascar, and afterwards being
kept in confinement in the military
prison in France. The authorities
here feel that they have reason to be
gratified at the outcome of the case,
which, as revealed by the correspond
ence on the subject, came nearer
than the public was aware at one time
of leading to severance of diplomatic
relations between the two republics.
The point at issue was not whether
Waller was guilty of the offense
charged against him, but whether the
government had the right to insist
upon satisfying itself that the Ameri
can citizen had had justice.
The Waller family announces that,
upor* Waller’s return from France.
they*will return to Kansas, and will
live again in their old home in Kansas
City, Kan.
Third District Missouri Republicans.
Excelsior Springs, Mo., Feb. 22._
A call has been issued in the Third
district for the Republican delegate
convention to meet here March 25 for
the purpose of selecting two delegates
to the national convention at St.
Louis. The counties composing the
district with the number of delegates
to which each one is entitled are as
follows: Caldwell 8. Clay 2, Clinton fi,
Dekalb 6, Davies 9, Gentry 7, Harrison
10, Mercer 7, Ray b
For McKluley and Lslsnd.
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 22.—Gove county
has chosen her delegates to the
Wichita convention in the persons of
W. G. Helney and N. E. Terrill. Both
are enthusiastic for McKinley and Ice
land. Doniphan county also has
chosen her delegates and they are for
McKinley and LelaDd. The same is
true of Ellsworth county.
They Will not Again Oppose the Consid
eration of the Measure.
Washington, Feb. 22.—The Populist
senators have now decided that when
the motion is renewed for the consid
eration of the tariff bill, they will !
cast their votes in the affirmative. If !
they adhere to this decision they will I
be able to turn the result from the
negative to the affirmative side of the
scale, and thus secure the considera
tion of the measure in the Senate, pro
viding as large a number of Repub
lican senators vote *n the affirmative
as on the first occasion.
BELLIGERENT RIGHTS
PROPRIETY OF EXTENDING THE
SAME DEFEATED.
The Subject Under Dlsouuion In the
Senate—Mr. Call Severely Arraigns the
Spanish Government for Its Adminis
tration In Cuba—How Senators Cannon
and Lodge Stand on the Question.
Senators Discuss Cuba.
Washington, Fob. 2!.—The Senate
to-day, on motion of Mr. Chandler,
postponed consideration of Mr. Lodge's
resolution for an investigation of re
cent bond issues until Monday.
Mr. Call, at 2 o'clock, called up the
resolution to grant belligerent rights
to the Cuban insurgents. Mr. Cam
eron moved a substitute resolution re
questing the President to offer the
good offices of this Government to
bring the war to a close.
Mr. Call spoke, severely arraigning
the Spanish government for its admin
istration in Cuba. Senator Cameron
followed Mr. Call. He referred to the
fact that he was in President Grant’s
cabinet at the time of the former
Cuban uprising. He objected to the
committee resolution ss accomplishing
nothing and giving offense to Spain
without extending any, benefit to
Cuba. He wanted the United States
to set. He urged that the miseriea of
Cuba be brought to an end.
Mr. Lodge followed Mr. Cameron in
a vigorous speech advocsting the rec
ognition of Cuban independence. He
referred to the unfriendliness of not
only Spain but France and Ehgland
as well at the time of the civil war.
A letter from Secretary Carlisle, as
to the coin and other money in circu
lation was read and ordered printed.
Mr. Squire of Washington reported
favorably a bill requiring marine en
gineers to be American citizens. Mr.
Frye called attention to recent re
marks of Mr. Squire criticising the un
American course of the international
steamship line. Mr. Frye declared
j that the senator had unintentionally
1 misstated the facts, having been
“crammed with misinformation.
UNION PACIFIC SALE.
Receiver Anderson Objects to the Central
Pacific Being Disposed of Separately.
Washington, Feb. 21.—Mr. Ander
son, a receiver of the Union Pacific
railroad, and ex-Congressman Coombs,
a government director, appeared be
fore the house committee on Pccific
railroads to-day. They asked that the
Union and Central Pacific roads be put
up for sale as a whole and given to
the highest bidder. Mr. Anderson
submitted an amendment to the bill
presented to the committee by him,
providing for the issue of patents to
the several roads. The Union Pacific,
he sai'1 had used the proceeds of the
sale oi .ands fcr the payment of in
terest on bonds; what was done with
the money secured from the bonds he
did not know. The Union Pacific
was very much misunderstood as
to its financial ability, for, though
it was insolvent, It had been
able to pay every bill for operating
expenses. The proposition to sell the
properties in separate parts was not
good. They should be sold as a whole,
and in that way would bring a much
higher price than otherwise. All
propositions for any other solution
than a sale, he said, would meet with
opposition from Congress, for however
meritorious they might be, it was im
puroiuio to secure a unanimity of opin
ion from so large a body.
Mr. Coombs agreed with the propo
sition that the roads should be sold
together and carry out the original
plan that they should be a through line
from the Missouri river to the Pacific.
The government would probably ob
tain 975,000,000 from them. It might
be well, he said, for the government
to protect itself by- making an upset
price. It would also be well to bring
those persons owning terminal facili
ties into the suit to settle the question
whether the terminals should be sold
with the road. The government
should not sell its lien upon the prop
erties. If we cnn rid ourselves of this
railroad scandal, he said, the value of
our stocks all over the world would
appreciate.
TWICE HANGED.
the First Hope Broke and Fltsgevald
Did Mot Lose ConscloasneM.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 21.— James
Fitzgerald was'hanged here this fore
noon for the murder of his sweet
heart, Annie Naessens, on the night
of November 24, 1803. Fitzgerald was
taken to the gallows at 10 o’clock,
bound in the usual way, the black cap
adjusted, the trap sprung and the cul
prit shot down six feet, but not to
death. The rope broke and the vic
tim lay struggling on the ground be
neath the gallows_The black can
was instantly removed by the doctors,
who found Fitzgerald still conscious.
Stimulants were given and he revived
and was taken into the morgue a few
feet away, where he was cared for by
the doctors.
A new rope was sent for at once,
and at h o’clock the sick and trem
bling, but nervy victim, was ogain
taken to the scaffold. At 11:02 the
trap was again sprung. His neck was
broken. __
Waller's Pardon Signed.
Washington, Feb. 21. — Secretary
Olney this morning received the fol
lowing cablegram announcing the
pardoning of ex-Consul John L. Waller
by President Faure of France: “Paris,
Feb. 20.—The President signed this
morning Waller’s pardon. Orders are
being issued for his release.— (Signed!
Eustis.
X Ray. Used la Steal-Making.
Chicago, Feb. 2i.—The Illinois Steel
company is making plans to use the
Boentgen photography for the detec
tion of flaws in steel. If experiments
along this line are successful one of
the greatest benefits of the new pho
tography will accrue to manufactur
ing and metallurgy.
Mrs. Stevenson President General.
Washington, Feb. 2:.—The Daugh
ters of the American Revolution to
day unanimously elected Mrs. Steven
son, wife of the Vice President, as
president general.
THE DAWES BILL.
fadlaa Lobby Making a Strang right
Against the Measure.
Washington, Feb. SI. —Chairman
Dawes of the commission that bears
his name occupied practically the
whole of the time that the Indian
affairs committee of the House was
able to give the commission to-day.
His address was in support of the bill
for the government of the territory.
A concerted effort to defeat the
measure appears to be making pro
gress. President Cleveland assured
the Indians and the commissioners
alike that he would sign any measure
which came to him preserving the gen
eral features of the bill tentatively
submitted by the Dawes commission.
Acting upon that information, the
Indian lobby is manifesting the strong
est zeal in behalf of amendments
which would make the bill extremely
radical. In House and Senate alike
the lobby is laboring for its defeat.
LIVE STOCK MEN.
They Ask Congress for Reciprocal Legis
lation In Foreign Mnrketa,
Washington, Feb. SI.—The officers
and members of the executive board
of the National Live Stock Exchange
of Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and
Omaha were given a hearing by the
Senate committee on agriculture yes
terday. They asked for reciprocal
legislation which would open the
foreign markets to American live
stock and while they suggested
no especial plan, urged that
Congress assist in finding a
way to do this. They complained
especially 'of the restrictions placed
upon importations of American cattle
by foreign countries and contended
that there was no foundation for the
charge that American live stock is
diseased.
Senators Warren, Gear and George
were appointed a sub-committee to in
vestigate the question and report.
EDISON AND THE X RAYS.
Tha Wizard Succeed* In Taking an In
■tantaneoua Picture.
Orange, N. J., Feb. 21.'—After ex
perimenting for two weeks in hia lab
oratory in West Orange, Thomas A.
Edison yesterday succeeded in taking
an instantaneous photograph by means
of the Boentgen rays from florescent
tubes, the rays having penetrated a
heavy cardboard and vulcanized fibre
plated holder. In another experiment
ft sharply defined imago of ft metul
strip was made on a plate with four
and one-half inches of wood between
the plate and the florescent tube, and,
after an exposure of twelve minuLes,
the photograph was taken. Mr. Edi
son said by the end of the present
week he will be ready to try to take a
picture of the human head and make
other interesting photographic exper
iments.
BILL NYE ^SERIOUSLY ILL.
Suffering From a Stroke of Apoplexy
and Cnn Idve Only a Few Hour*.
Asheville, N. C., Feb. 21.—-Theread
ing public of America will hear with
.regret that Edgar W. Nye, the “Bill"
Nye of the world of humor, whose
writings have made the whole world
laugh, is seriously ill at his home at
Buck Shoals, eight miles south of
Asheville. Ue is suffering from a
stroke of apoplexy. It is thought he
can live only a few hours.
COX GETS THE PAPER.
Kansu City Timet Sold to the Receiver
(or (((.soe,
Kansas City, Mo., Eeb. SI.—The
Kansas City Times wai sold to-day at
sheriff’s sale and bought by Wiley O.
Cox, the receiver, for $83,300. Mr.
Cox represented a syndicate of promi
nent Missouri Democrats. Mr. Cox
will be the publisher and make it a
straight out Democratic paper.
Forty (Jars of Implements.
Omaha, Neb.,-Feb. SI.—The Union
Pacific this morning sent out a train
of forty cars of agricultural imple
ments to Snake River valley, Idaho,
and Utah. It is consigned to one of
the co-operative concerns of Salt Lake
City. It is one of the largest single
shipments of machinery in the history
of the West, and is designed to assist
in irrigation work in the great Snake
river valley.
Legislators Resent Carlisle's Letter.
Owknsbobo, Ky., Feb." Si.—The
Daily Messenger published last night
responses from eighteen Democratic
members of the legislature severely
criticising' Secretary Carlisle’s letter,
in which he declines to advise sound
money men to vote for lilackburn.
Nearly all say it looks like Carlisle is
making a bid for the senatorship him
self.
Left a Miniature Coffin on His Doorstep
Perry, Okla., Feb. 21.—Twenty
miles north of here a few nights ago
whitecaps left a giiniature coffin on tho
doorsteps of L. A. Irwin. On the
coffin were inscribed the words:
“Whitecaps 177.” Inside the coffin
was three feet of rope. It is thought
it was left there by Irwin’s contest
ants to scare him out of the country.
W. W. Astor’s Engagement.
London, Feb. 21.—The Leeds Mer
cury says the engagement of William
Waldorf Astor and Lady Randolph
Churchill, formerly Miss Jennie Je
rome of New York, will be announced
shortly. Mrs. Astor died December
23, 1894, and Lord Randolph Churchill
died January 24, 1895.
Miss Levelling as a Dane lug Teacher.
Eldorado, Kan., Feb. 21.—Miss Jes
sie Lewelliag, daughter of ex-Cov
ernor Lewelling, of Wichita, opened a
dancing class here yesterday with
forty pupils, and gave a public recep
tion, which was attended by a num
ber of leading citizens.
Debs a Gubernatorial Candidate.
South Bend, Ind., Feb. 21_The
Tribune says that Eugene V. Debs
will accept the Populist nomination
for governor of Indiana on a platform
favoring the free coinage of silver and
in opposition to corporations.
A COLORADO HOBROE.
NONE saved to tell, op the
DISASTER.
Cans* of the Explosion a Mystery—Ma
chinery Was Wrecked, and It U Iro
possible to Get Air Into the Shaft—
Gas and Smoke Interfere With tha
Work of Rescue—Great Labor to Re*
cover Bodies of the Miners.
Disaster la a Coal Mine.
Newcastle, Feb. Col., SO.—An un
known number of men are dead as the
result of a terrible explosion that oc
curred in the Vulcan mine, one of the
eoal properties of the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe Ballway company,
at H;30 yesterday forenoon. Usually,
seventy-live men are employed in the
mine, but less than this number were
at work when the explosion occurred
yesterday. There Is little doubt that
all who were at work are dead.
The number of victims cannot now
be accurately stated, estimates run
ning from fifty to seventy. Those
best informed think the number is
▼ery likely between fifty-five and
sixty. The excitement at present is
so intense that efforts to secure a
eumplete list are useless.
The only man who got out of the
mines at the time of the explosion
was Edward Welch, who was near the
mouth of the tunnel and was blown
cut Uls ekull was fractured, arm
broken, the face badly cut and burned
and &.11 the hair burned from his head.
He was breathing when found, but j
expired shortly after without showing I
consciousness. The miners who es- j
caped direct death from the explosion '
must have been quickly suffocated by I
gas, as all means of ventilation were
cut off.
xuo umb news oi jtne disaster waa a
report as from 100 cannon. People
rushed out of their homes and places
of business to see what had happened
and one look toward the Vulcan mine
was sufficient, lor. a dense cloud of
smoke issuing from the mouth of the
slope told the tale of death. A throng
of people was soon at the scene of dis
aster, a distance of nearly two miles
from Newcastle. A glance was enough
to dissipate any hope for the lives of
the entombed men. The force of the
explosion iiad caused a cave-in and the
tunnel and air courses were filled with
the fallen rock, earth and timbers.
Both fan houses were wrecked and the
slope and vicinity were so full of the
debris and the gas was so bad that it
was hard and dangerous work to
begin the rescue. i
Nevertheless, willing hands were
soon at work and five men went down
as far as possible to ascertain the con
dition of the slope and found it such
that it will require great labor to re
cover the bodies of the miners. The
gas was so bad that after the party
had gotten 200 feet they were com
pelled to return.
As soon as the news of the explosion
reached Newcastle, Superintendent
Paul lilount closed the mines of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company, and,
taking his miners, left for the Vulcan
mines, where all are actively #t work
aiding in the attempts at rescue.
There are two shafts in addition to
the one in which the explosion took
place. In the upper of these two the
rescuers are iu about 300 feet and it is
through this that the air can be forced
into some of the rooms, but none of
those in tlie mine have come out, and
it is feared that this is conclusive evi
dence that all are dead.
The cause of the explosion is not vet
known. 1 he coal fields in which the
Vulcan mine is located have been
troubled with subterranean gases for
many years. In many places over an
area of eighty to IOC miles smoke has
issued from crevices in the rocks since
the country wa^g'lrst known to white
men, and jn later years more than one
valuable coal mine has been destroyed
by fire breaking inio the workings. A
little over a year ago the mines of the
Vulcan company had to be flooded on
this account, and the old workings
have never been reopened. The drift
where yesterday's accident occurred
was a new one. It is thought the dis
aster may have been caused by the
breaking into an immense pocket of
gas, generated by these everlasting
fires. On February 8, State Coal Mine
Inspector Griffith inspected the mine
and pronounced it in splendid condi
tion and the work is said to have been
done at all times in the most careful
manner.
STILL AFTER MR. MORTON.
Seed Distribution Made Obligatory l’po>
the Seeretary.
Washington, Feb. 20.—The house
yesterday passed the agricultural ap
propriation bill. It carries $3,158,192.
The section of the Revisei) Statutes
for the purchase and distribution of
“rare and uncommon” seeds, wbioh
Secretary Morton declined to execute
in the current appropriation law, was
repealed, the appropriation for seeds
was increased from $130,080 to
$150,000, and its execution was
made mandatory upon the secretary.
Mr. Cousins of Iowa introduced his
amendmdnt to reduce Mr. Morton’s
salary from $8,000 to $25 until he ex
pended the appropriation in the cur
rent law, but the amendment was
ruled out on a point of order. Several
amendments to the meat inspection
act of 189!, recommended by Secretary
Morton, which would have given him
additional power to enforce regula
tions and have strengthened the law
by the imposition of penalties for vio
lations, were stricken out.
Important If True
St. Petkbsburg, Eeb. 2ft—The
young king of Corea is here seeking
the protection of Russia for his coun
try. His visit is supposed to be a pro*
found secret.
An Indian Kmbeiiler shoots Himself.
Indianapolis, Feb. 30.—Charles S.
Hazwortby, assignee of the American
Lounge company, was removed from,
his trust at noon yesterday by Judge
Brown of the Circuit court. He waa
cited to appearand produce his reporta
before noon. He disregarded the cita
tion and a warrant was issu“d for him.
He has about $s00 of the Lounge Com
pany’s money. It is alleged that he
is short in his aoeounts as deputy
oounty prosecutor. He is a member of
the Marion club and is a Knight of
Pythias This aft<vrnoon Narwortliy
attempted suicide. He cannot live.
I A Mmap About Shoes. i ' *
When Senator Stephen K Elkins was q
I in Philadelphia the other day he told.
1 an interesting story of his election to
I his present seat “I was sitting in my
j study at my ebuntry home,” said hr.
.“awaiting the returns that would tell
| me whether or not 1 had been chosen
; to take tiie place of Senator Camden.
I The operator at the telegraph station
1 had orders to open all telegrams ad- ■
, dressed to me, and to telephone their
contents to me immediately. Suddenly
the telephone rang, and. the children’*
governess, who answered the ’phone,
came to me and \old me the person at
the other end of the wire was saying
something about 'shoes,’she couldn’t'
, quite make it out ‘Oh,’ said I, ‘it’s my ’
I wife's shoemaker, probably. Tell him ;
to let the matter rest until tomorrow.’ '
She delivered the message,'but returned "
, shortly to say that the man instated ,
; upon talking to me. - 1 went to the tel*
ephone. It was the telegraph opera*
; tor, and the message he was 'trying to J
send me was: ‘When shall I send you
my shoes? Johnson R. Camden.’ Then ’
1 knew that I had been < chosen to fill A
l the shoes of that worthy gentlemans— :
I Philadelphia Record.__
l>n pardonable Preaumptloe.
"Von know those people that Hr* la ;
that two story house across the way— !
the Oumpersons, or some such name?” }
“Yes, 1 know them when 1 he*
them.” ■■ » ■
”1 hare * passing aequaintanc* with
them. Speak to them when 1 meet any >
of them on the street. Well, one of
the girls stopped me while I wet oak ::
walking the other morning. tHie'said, . -
‘MIm H ighfly, your house wasn’t broken
into last night and robbed, was Ur I
said: ‘No. Why?’ And she said:
‘Pm glad to hear it I dreamed last
night somebody had got into yjrar •
house through the kitchen window and
stolen ever so many valuable thing*’ .
Think of the presumption of it! Dream
ing about u»! And they aren’t in our
set at all.”—Chicago Tribuna
I Oklahoma sad tti ladlsa TarrHarj".
I A well-known New York financier,
who recently made a bualneea and r|
pleasure trip through Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory, in a letter to a |
friend gives some very Interesting data,
and information relative to "The Land
of the Fair God.” He says, In parti j
"When I recall my experiences, while In / ;
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, It •'
seems to me to be more like a dream
than a reality. I never was more fa
vorably impressed* with a people, and
the resources of the country are truly
wonderful.
"Before making this trip'f war'im
bued with the idea, so prevalent among'
the people of the east, that this terri
tory have little la common with the in--;:;!
terests of our people, and was a placo
fitted more by nature for an abode for
I the red man and a rendesvous for nut
lows than a home tor a civilised and
Christian people. A personal investi
gation and Inspection of the, country '
I early dispelled this idea, and I found
that nine-tenths of the sensational artl- .
cles of outlawry and other tragedies
credited to that country emlnated alone
, from the fertile brain of some over-en
thusiastic newspaper correspondent.
"The Chicago, Rock Island ft Pacific,
the Atchison, Topeka ft Santa Fo, the
Choctaw, Oklahoma ft Gulf and the
Missouri, ’Kansas ft Texas systems of
railroads each lead into and across this
country, and the great amount of cattle,
hogs, wheat, cotton and other produce £
shipped out from there evidences the
fact of the fertility of the soil and the
productiveness of the country.
“The Indian Territory is rich in ita. ^
mineral lands and coal fields, and these
Industries are only in their infancy,
while the cheapness of the land and
rich soil over the greater part of Okla
homa oilers inducements to capitalists >
as well as the farming and laboring,
class of our people.
“There, is still some fair hunting- la,
the Kechl hills, southwest of Anal
darko and in the Gloss mountains, and!
the streams are well supplied with* fish..
"Crop prospects are exceptionally
good, and undoubtedly the coming aaa
son will see a large emigration from.the
east to that country.”
’ Mra Emily Crawford, the well-known
Paris correspondent, contributes, to the
March Century a biographical sketch
of Alexandre Dumas the elder. The
article is a succession of anecdotes of
the old novelist, and presents him in a
very picturesque light Mrs. Crawford
has an account of the Bohemihneand
"sponges” who took advantage of Du
mas’ prodigality, and of his architeo
tural folly, the Chateau Monte Cristo,
with its strange menagerie
Spoiling Potatoes.
In a bulletin issued by Prof.. Snyder
of the Minnesota State Agricultural
college he makes a point of interest to
the housewife. He shows that where
potatoes are peeled and started t>» boil* -
ing in cold water there is a lose of 80
per cent of the total albnmen, and
where they are not peeled and started
in hot water this, loss is reduced to 3
percent A bushel of potatoes weigh
ing sixty pounds, containing about two
pounds of total nitrogenouscompounds
when properly oooked one-half pound
is lost, containing six-teaths of a
pound of the most valuable proteida.
It requires all of the protein from, v
nearly two- pounds of round beefsteak
to replace the loss of proteim from im
properly boiling a bushel of potatoes.
me empire of the Spaniards, foundect -
in America after its discovery by Col
umbus, comprised about twelve million,
square miles of territory. . ;4
The Chinese train the cormorant as a
Ashing bird. A ring la placed around'
the btrd’s neck, which prevents lte 1
swsh&dgf the Ash It takes.
With the March issue, the Atlantis
Monthly begins two important serieaof
papers. The Irish in American Life, i
by H. C. Merwin, is the first of tb*
promised articles on Race Characteris
tics in American Life. Under the gen
eral beading, The Case of the Public
School, the Atlantic will discuss tha r"';
payment and standing of teachers S
throughout the country. Over ten '
thousand teachers have been requested
to contribute information as the basis
Of theso papers The first, Tho Wit
ness of the Teacher, by G. Stanley Hall,
president of Clark University, worgen
ter, Mass., appears in this issue. ..