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Colonel Bryan denies the report that
he called upon David Hill and offered
to support him for the presidency in
1904 .
The Railway Steel Spring company,
with an authorized capital of $20,000,
000, was incorporated at Tren
ton, N, J.
“Lucky" Baldwin, the famous horse
man, is seriously 111 with pneumonia
on his ranch at Santa Anna, Cal. Ho
is 77 years old.
Word was received at St. Paul of the
death of J. H. Van Sant at LeClaire,
la., father of Governor Van Sant. He
was 93 years old.
John Beemer, a wealthy farmer and
stockman, was murdered and hie
body thrown on the Burlington track?
twelve miles south of St. Joseph, Mo.
John Redell, who has for five years
been at the head of the fire depart
ment of Omaha, was formally dis
missed from the service on the 21st
The supreme court of Illinois hand
ed down an opinion {hat a magnetic
healer is a physician and not a train
ed nurse and is entitled to a license
The American Glass Twine com
pany has declared u dividend of 1%
on the stock payable April L This
is the first dividend declared by this
The French chamber of deputies has
adopted by a vote of 553 to 2, a motion
approved by the government in favor
of the principle of the reduction of
military service to two years.
It is believed Captain Walker Grln
dle and .crew of three men were
drowned in the sinking of the hark
Litchenfels Brothers near New York
city during the recent storms.
Albert O. Klein of Chicago, a stu
dent in the University of Michigan,
committed suicide by taking prussic
acid. Klein left a note saying his life
was a failure, hut giving no reason
why.
President Hickey of. the American
Association of Base Ball Clubs an
nounced that the playing season will
open April 23 and close September
22, the schedule calling for 140
games.
Secretary Shaw asks the complain
ing women of New York to suggest
some scheme whereby the law to pre
vent smuggling may be enforced
without so much annoyance to pas
sengers.
Rev. Dr. Thomas a Green of Cedar
Rapids, la., has been chosen as the
orator at the grave of Washington
in April by the Sons of the American
Revolution at the society's triennial
nesting.
EU Starr, a well known contributor
to newspapers and periodicals, is dead
at Ftshklli, New' York. She' was for
three years editor of Frank liesUe's
Young Folks, and contributed to
Judgs and Ufe.
It is reported' in shipping circles
at Liverpool that the combined in
ternational Leyland lines have secur
ed control of the Dominion, the Bos
ton 4b Dominion and the Canadian
lines of steamers.
Sir William McDonald, the donor of
the gift of £25,000 for the establish
ment of an agricultural college at
Guelph, in Ontario. haB already dis
bursed vast fortunes for philanthrop
ic ends in Canada.
Henry T. Oxnard president of llie
American Beet Sugar association, says
that he is receiving many letters from
leading cltiiens of Grand Island ask
Inn iki.4 n «4 tk«»
place be put In operation this year.
Surgeon General Sternberg has re
ceived a private letter from Colonel
L. M. Mans, commissioner of public
health at Manila1, In which he says
sickness among soldiers in the Philip
pines appears to be decreasing and
that there are no longer any com
plaints ill regard to proper care of pa
tients.
State Bank Examiner Kidd of Wis
consin died on the 26th.
The striking freshmen medics at the
Iowa State university have returned to
their duties. The three members ex
pelled by the faculty have been read
mitted and the trouble is over.
Justice Gray of the United States
supreme court, recently stricken with
paralysis, is improving.
Three men were captured at King
City, Mo., who are believed to be of
the gang of counterfeiters that have
so long been "working" Iowa.
The $100,000 Arecibo municipal loan
for San Joan has been awarded to J.
M. C. Ebailos & Co. of New York.
Senator Lodge Introduced a bill cre
ating the bureau of drainage, irriga
tion and highways In the department
of agriculture.
A snow slide completely destroyed
the big mill of the Black Tail Mining
company at Libby, Mont
Lieutenant Edwin R. Stuart of the
corps of engineers, on duty at West
Point, carries off the honors this year
of the military service institution.
IS WITH COLOMBIA
THE TRANSFER OF PANAMA CAN
AL COMPANY RIGHTS.
WHAT RETIRING MINISTER SAYS
Hi* Opinion is that Colombia Gave the
Right of Initiating Negotiations to
the Company, but Never Assented
to Closing of the Deal.
WASHINGTON. March 3.—Dr. Silva,
the retiring minister from Colombia, at
Washington, yesterday authorized the
following statement:
"The. Pan-American Canal company,
through Mr. Lamp re, Its secretary gen
eral, and others, was informed some
time ago that it could close no deal
involving the transfer of its rights to
nhy nation without, first obtaining the
assent of the Colombian government,
the grantor of its concession. This
matter was made very clear. The Co
lombian government gave the company
the right to Initiate negotiations look
ing to a transfer of its rights to a na
tion, but never to finally close such a
deal.
"I cannot comprehend why a situa
tion. which hud been made sho clearly
to the company, should have caused
such a flurry of excitement among its
shareholders when presented to them
unless they had construed the notifica
tion to mean that thp Colombian gov
ernment was not yet prepared with its
terms of transfer to the government of
the United States."
PARIS, March 3. The official Pan
ama Canal company is si ill without
any explanation of the dispatch from
the government, of Colombia announc
ing that the company would not be al
lowed to transfer its concession to an
other nation without the assent of Co
lombia to a modification of the stipu
lations of articles xxi and xxii of the
company’s agreement with Colombia,
and a cable message will be sent to Co
lombia, asking for an elucidation of
the matter.
The hope is expressed that the dif
ficulty will be arranged and in the
meanwhile the company will maintain
Its offer to sell its property to the
United States and will continue the
negotiations on the subject. It is not
considered probable here that Colom
bia will oppose the sale of the canal
property to the United States, after
giving its assent, at the opening of the
negotiations and confirmation of its
approval of thp negotiations having
been received in a letter from Senor
Silva, the Colombian minister at Wash
ington, to Admiral Walker January II.
In view of this letter it is considered
that Colombia is offering affront to
the United States by now opposing the
transfer.
The company's officials are disgust
ed at the anti-American nonsense ex
pressed at last Friday's meetings of
the shareholders, and explain that the
speakers were a noiBy few who regu
larly create trouble, who 'only hold a
very small number of shares.
Anarchy In Parts of Turkey.
VIENNA. March 3.—The Politische
Correspondenz reports alarming condi
tions in Albania, European Turkey. A
formidable force of rebels is said to be
besieging the port of Avalona, which
is cut ofT from the outside world.
According to the Politische Corre
apondenz, twenty-six Albian towns
have agreed to declare their independ
ence of Turkish rules by refusing to
pay any more taxes. Anarchy pre
vails In Elbarkan and Tierna districts,
according to the reports, where the in
surgents have compelled the authori
ties to open the jails and release the
prisoners.
Superintendent Ellsworth Resigns.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 3.—Superin
tendent of Grounds and Buildings
Ellsworth will soon resign his position
with the University of Nebraska to ac
cept a position as superintendent of
maintenance and construction at the
University of Iowa.
Held for Illegal Fishing.
GLENWOOO. la.. March 3.—Two
fishermen. Harker and Burt, were ar
rested by deputy game wardens at
White Cloud for illicit fishing. The
men are charged with fishing with a
seine under the ice in Nesting river.
Deny Rumor of Rhodes’ Death.
LONDON, March 3.—The officials
of the British South Africa company,
of which Cecil Rhodes is managing
director, deny the report circulated in
the United States by a news agency
of the death of Mr. Rhodes.
Coinage for the Month.
WASHINGTON. March 3.—The
monthly coinage statement issued by
the director of the mint shows that
the total February coinage was $9,
621.341.
Francis Warner Dead.
WILLMETTE. 111., March 3.—Fran
cis Warner, special agent of the Amer
ican Express company, died here of
paralysis, aged 83. Mr. Warner was
one of the pioneers of Illinois.
FLOOD FOLLOWS FIRE.
Water Submerges Flame-Swept Sec
tions of Paterson, New Jersey.
PATERSON. N. J.. March 3.—This
city, so recently swept by fire, is now
overwhelmed by flood. Three weeks
ago the greater part of the business
section was burned out and today the
quarter occupied by the houses of
the poorer classes is inundated.
Hundreds of families have been
made homeless by the overflow of the
Passaic river and the country for
miles around the city is under water.
So far but one death has been report
ed. The great peril now is that the
Spruce street raceway may overflow,
in which event a great loss of prop
erty in the manufacturing districts is
sure to ensue.
The raceway supplies water power
for most of the mills along the water
front. At this |Kilnt the city authori
ties have placed expert engineers, who
are instructed to touch off a blast of
dynamite, which will open a new chan
nel for the immense volume of water
held there and by diverting to the
bed of the river in a new direction the
authorities hope to save a great deal
of valuable property.
In a cliff about seventy feet below
the Spruce street bridge the experts
have placed mines of dynamite, which,
if it. is found necessary, will be ex
ploded.
PRESIDENT WISHES TO GO.
Wants to Visit Charleston and Will
Consult with Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 3.—Presi
dent. Roosevelt, has an appointment
for tomorrow with a committee of
Charleston citizens who are coming
here to urge him to' visit the expo
sition. At that time the expectation
is that a final determination will be
reached by the president as to wheth
er he will go to Charleston or not.
He is anxious to do this and has not
abandoned his intention to do so,
which was only prevented by the ill
ness of his son. He will probably
consult the Charleston committee re
garding the effect of the Tillman din
ner invitation episode and then de
cide whether he will carry out his
cherished wish.
UTAH WANTS PART OF ARIZONA.
Irrigation Convention Petitions Con
gress for Territory.
SALT LAKE, Utah, March 3.—The
irrigators of this state, who have been
in session here for the last three days,
adjourned tonight. The most impor
tant work accomplished by the con
vention was the organization of a per
manent irrigation association of the
state. Today a memorial was passed
asking that congress cede to the state
all the remaining arid lands within
Utah for the purpose of perfecting
and extending the irrigation systems.
Resolutions were adopted approving
the Newlands bill, as amended by
Congressman Sutherland of Utah, and
asking the congress to cede to Utah
that portion of Arizona lying between
the Colorado river and the Utah bor
der.
Reports to British Differ.
LONDON. March 3.—An apparently
incomplete list of the casualties sus
tained by the British when the Boers
attacked and captured the convoy of a
train of empty wagons at Vondonop,
southwest of Kierksdorp, February 24,
published Saturday evening, says five
officers and forty-five men were killed
and six officers and 116 men were
wounded.
A report from Lord Kitchener made
public last week says that sixteen of
ficers and 461 men of the British forces
were taken prisoners during this en
gagement. Of these one officer and 105
men were released. Two British guns
were also captured with the convoy.
Force of Strikers Grows.
NEW YORK, March 3.—The Interna
i tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers took public cognizance Saturday of
the strike of the linemen by issuing a
notice from Newark, N. J. The notice
says the brotherhood had called out
the linemen employed by the New
York & New Jersey, the New York and
the American Telephone and Telegraph
companies, these companies controll
ing the telephone interests in New' Jer
sey and Greater New York. The state
ment is made that 450 men are out
and the companies are trying to im
port men from other places.
Reagan is Again Worse.
PALESTINE, Tew., March 3.—Hon.
John H. Reagan’s condition is not fa
vorable at all. He spent a restless
night and was not nearly so well yes
terday.
Get Trophy from Roosevelt.
LISBON. March 3—The chronometer
sent by President Roosevelt to Captain
Betancourt of the Portuguese steamer
Peninsular, the binoculars sent by tha
president to the officers of the steamer
and the gold medals sent to the uw
for having saved*the captain and crew
of an American schooner last Novem
ber were presented today to the per
sons for whom they were Intended t >
Francis B. Loomis, United States min
ister to Portugal.
THE CROP OF WINTER WHEAT.
Indications that it is in Unusually
Good Conditjon.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 3.—Director
Loveland of the United States weath
er station says the reports he has
received during the past few weeks
indicate that the crop of winter wheat
now in the ground is in an unusually
good condition.
"My advices are contrary to the re
ports printed in some newspapers that
wheat suffered greatly in the last pro
longed cold period,” said he. "For
the purpose of ascertaining the condi
tion of the growing plant I asked
our correspondents in various parts of
the state to take up pieces of the
ground containing wheat and put them
under shelter. The result was that In
nearly every instance the plant began
to grow rapidly, showing that scarcely
no damage had been sustained.
"The winter wheat Helds were gen
erally well covered with snow during
the first twenty days of the month,”
continued Mr. Loveland. “The snow
melted slowly during the last ten
days and the ground is now practically
free from snow in all sections. No
conditions unfavorable for wheat de
veloped during the month and the
crop continues generally in good con
dition. Some slight damage was done
by the dry weather early in the sea
son and on high land, where the snow
was blown off. But this applies to
only a small part of the acreage.”
Questioned regarding the effect of
the change in the weather which took
place recently, Mr. Loveland said:
"Such flurries will not damage wheat
unless accompanied by sleet. At this
season of the year we are bound to
have freezing and thawing alternately,
but unless the weather is extremely
cold no damage will result. A slight
freeze, even if the ground is moist,
will do no harm. So far as I can tell
from the present indications, thsre is
no prospect of a sleet storm.”
A FARMERS' INSTITUTE.
Held Under the Auspices of the State
University.
FULLERTON, Neb., March 3.—The
institute held here under the auspices
of the State university closed after a
most interesting series of meetings.
There was an average attendance of
200 people and fully 400 persons jam
med the court room at the stereopti
con lecture on "The State Farm.”
given by Mr. Forell, chairman of the
board of regents.
Mr. Greeley of South Dakota and
Mrs. Laws of Minnesota gave interest
ing talks on western agriculturists
and housekeeping. Messrs. Hull, Stil
son and Bremer, all practical farmers
and stock raisers in the state, lectur
ed on alfalfa, pork growing and the
value of shredded fodder and gave
many invaluable facts in regard to
these subjects.
It was the first institute ever held
in this rich and fertile county. On
this account farmers were at first in
different and a little inclined to be
suspicious and hostile, which the
splendid practical results have entire
ly changed, and the demand is almost
unanimous for another institute next
year. A local organization was ef
fected to push the matter.
NEBRASKAN SHOOTS A WOMAN.
And Afterward Puts a Bullet Through
His Own Heart.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 3.—
Frank Burianek. a saloon keeper, shot
Daisy Carpenter in his place in this
city, and then shot himself through
the heart. The woman will die.
After a family quarrel he left Ne
braska for South Africa, fell off a
train while passing through Leaven
worth. and has since been in business
here.
Several days ago he received a let
ter from his wife, saying she was com
ing. He made the threat at the time
that he would kill both his wife and
himself if she appeared.
Lack of Clothing an Excuse.
LINCOLN. Neb... March 3.—State
Superintendent of Instruction fowler
has decided that a lack of clothes is
a valid excuse for a pupil’s non-attend
ance at school. He remarks, however,
that patched clothing is not sufficient
to excuse the pupil; there must be an
absolute lack of necessary clothing to
keep the scholar warm.
Murder in Banner County.
KIMBALL. Neb., March 3.—Word
was received here that an old woman
named Bloom, twenty miles north, in
Banner county, was murdered at her
home. No motive is assigned for the
deed and no arrests have been made,
as no one is suspected.
Looking for a Coal Mine.
JACKSON. Neb., March 3.—A min
ing expert from Des Moines has ar
rived at Jackson. Neb., and gone to
the wells north of town. He began
to sink a shaft on the farm of C. H.
Goodfellow to determine whether
there is a coal supply that will justi
fy opening up a mine. This farm is
a portion of the 1,000 acres of land
leased by the Sioux Beet Syrup and
Preserving company for prospecting
for coal mines.
THE FEMALE LABOR LAW.
An Appeal to the Supreme from the
Lower Court.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 1.—William
Wenham, proprietor of the Nonpareil
steam laundry of Omaha, has appeal
ed to the supreme court from a deci
sion against him by Judge Baker, as
sessing a generous fine for alleged vio
lation of the female labor law. It was
charged that Wenham employed wo
men more than eight hours a day, con
trary to the provisions of the statute.
A brief was filed with Attorney Gen
eral Prout today by Wenham's attor
neys in which it is argued that the
law is unconstitutional for the follow
ing reasons
First—That it is in violation of that
provision of the constitution which
provides that no one shall be deprived
of life, liberty or property without due
process. It is argued from this basis
that to prevent the women from con
tracting to work for more than eight
hours a day is depriving them of the
liberty guaranteed by the constitu
tion; and that to prevent the owner
of the laundry from employing women
in this way causes a loss to his prop
erty, preventing him from getting out
of it what is constitutionally his.
Second—That the title of the act is
not broad enough to cover its provi
sions.
SUICIDE AT TECUMSEH.
Charles Shull Sends a Bullet Into His
Brain.
TECUMSEH, Neb., March 1.—
Charles Shull, a prominent citixen of
this place, committed suicide by fir
ing a bullet from a rusty revolver into
his brain. No cause is as yet as
signed for his self-destruction.
He retired early in the evening, but
subsequently arose about 11 o’clock,
and dressing, started down town. Ap
proaching the court house, and in the
open space just to the north of the
north entrance, he suddenly stopped,
drew forth a rusty revolver, and tak
ing deliberate aim, pulled the trigger,
which snet the bullet plunging into
his brain, causing almost instant
death.
The deceased was a member of sev
eral local lodges and stood high in
the estimation of the people. He
leaves a considerable amount of life
insurance, besides some real and per
sonal property. There is a general de
mand for an inquest, but it is not
probable that one will be held.
His Money Restored to Him.
HEBRON, Neb., March 1.—About a
month ago L. E. Holmes of Chester
lost on the streets of Hebron a wallet
containing $260 in bills and a draft
on the Chester bank for $210—$470 in
all. Every effort was made to locate
the money, and a liberal reward was
offered, but no response came, and it
was believed the unfortunate loser
had parted permanently with his pos
sessions. But strange to say, the
other day, nearly a month after the
occurrence of the incident, which had
been forgotten, the wallet was drop
ped into the postoflice box, with no
address, but the ownership was
quickly established by means of the
name on the bank deposit check. The
money was all there, and it is believ
ed that a disturbing conscience caused
the return of property which had been
jealously guarded in secret for several
weeks. The incident has caused con
siderable local comment.
Woman Awarded Damages.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March 1.
—The jury in the case of Mrs. Rena
Nesbitt vs. John Mattes and some
other saloon keepers, after being out
thirty hours, brought in a verdict for
$400. The plaintiff sued these men
for $10,000 on the charge of selling
her husband liquor and causing him
to become a drunkard and to neglect
his business.
Serve Notice on Saloons.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March 1
—The members of the W. C. T. U.
have served written notices on all of
the saloon keepers of this city to take
down all of the screens in front of
their bars and the front doors and
to fully comply with the Slocum law.
Guarding the Court House.
CREIGHTON. Neb., March 1.—
Threats have been made that as soon
as completed the new court house at
Center, the new county seat, would
be burned. The Knox county com
missioners have placed a close watch
on the building.
Mrs. Conner Badly Scalded.
REYNOLDS, Neb., March L—J. T.
Conner arrived in town, en route to
Atwood, Kan. Mrs. Conner, while
preparing coffee for dinner, was seri
ously scalded.
Free from Smallpox.
AURORA, Neb., March 1.—The ru
mor has gone abroad that Aurora was
a hot-bed of smallpox. People from
Iowa and Illinois have written to
friends here that such a rumor is cur
rent in their localities and desire to
know the facts, and even the state
press has imbibed the idea that all
who did not have the disease were
suffering with vaccinated arms. There
is not a case of smallpox in the city
at present.
Why Faster is a “Movable” Feast.
During all of March the sun is com
ing farther north. About the twen
tieth it shines directly on the equa
tor, and the day is just as long as
the night. The time of the old Jew
ish Passover, and hence of our Eas
ter, depends on this date. This lat
ter always comes on the Sunday fol
lowing the first full moon after the
sun crosses the line. This accounts
for its being so "movable” a feast.—
March Ladies' Home Journal.
DEFIANCE STARCH
should be in everv household, none so
good, besides 4 oz. more for 10 cents than
any other brand of cold water starch.
Skyscraper List Scaled Down.
A Chicago alderman who has coun
ted them, says there are three build
ings and no more in his city that are
seventeen or more stories in height.
One of the three is the Masonic tem
ple. Of sixteen-story buildings there
are in the city seven, of fifteen-story
three, of fourteen-story six, and of
thirteen-story seven buildings. A re
newed attempt is being made to pro
hibit the exceeding of the present lim
it of height in future building opera
tions.
Worked His Way Up.
Judge Alfred Steckler, justice of the
supreme court of the state of New
York, was born a poor lad on the
East Side, his father having died
when he was 5 years old. He secured
work in a law office, where he made
hiR start, and when still a mere boy
became president of the literary so
ciety of the Cooper Union and tn its
debates broadened his education.
Siily Sully.
Sully Prudliomme of the French
academy is going to turn the $200,000
Nobel prize, which he has just receiv
ed. into a fund for the anonymous pub
lication of poems by young poets who
cannot And a publisher. The Societe
des Gens de Lettres will have to pick
out the poems.
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