THE O’NEILL FRONTIER O. H. CRONIN. Publisher. WEILL, NEBRASKA ” ' ' ' ^-^-‘ The lavish way In which the great 'Napoleon created titles is shown by the record of 1806, when Soult was made duke of Dalmatia, Bessleres of Istria, Victor of Belluno, Moncey of Coneg ’Uano, Mortimer .of Treviso, Macdonald of Tarentum, Oudlnot of Reggio. Be sides the marshals, General Duroc be came duke of Frlaul, Maret of Bass juio, Savary of Rovigo, Fouche of Ot ranto, and a Corsican relative of the Bonaparte family, Arright, a courag eous cavalry general, was made duke of Padua. The best titles were those •that were taken from the battles and designated the victors throughout life. The aged Kellermann was made duke of Valmy; Lefevre, duke of Dantzlg; Massena, duke of Rivoli and prince of Esslingen; Eannes, duke of Montebel ,k>; Ney, duke of Elching«i and prince of Moskeva and Besesina; Davoust, duke of Auastadt and prince of Eck muhl. The sight of six pairs of elephants simultaneously at work capturing a half dozen etruggling trumpeting mates 1s an imposing one. Bike a pair of ani , mal pcdicemen arresting a prisoner, the ■great beast sidle alongside a victim, take him between them, and jostle and squeeze and worry him, tall first to ward a tree. Every inch is contested by the herculean fighters, until nearing a stout tree or stump the little brown elephant catchers slide from their mounts to the ground, crawl under the ponderous bellies, slip cable slings about a hind foot, and take a turn around a tree. The young liberal party of Bavaria at its recent national convention voted ananimously to Invite women to Join all branches of its society as soon as .they could do so legally. There is now a movement to have the old law pro hibiting women from becoming mem bers of political associations repealed. When this is accomplished it is ex pected that the women of Bavaria will avail themselves of the invitation from fhe young liberals and also that other yolltical parties will open their doors t J them. Any man, woman or child who fs at all observant must be perfectly well aware that a petrol car In good condi tion travels better in the evening aft er sundown and at night than in the daytime. The reason is obvious—for the herbage and foliage, etc., give oft certain gases at nightfall, which act on the explosive mixture, the ignition of which supplies the force which moves the pistons of the engine, and, In consequence, we get an increase of power. In consequence of the severe and provocative criticisms which have been appearing In the native papers relative to the proposed foreign loan for the floochow, Hongchow & Nlngpo railway and the Tibetan negotiations, the Pe kin government has instructed the governor of Kiangsu and the viceroy of the Blangkiung to order the editors of those papers to obey the Chinese press laws, otherwise the editors will be ar rested and punished. The number of vessels built in Ger many In 1896 W'as 760, of 398,151 reg istered Jons, against 646 of 310,771 reg istered tons in 1905, and 535 of 267,991 registered tons in 1904. Among the vessels built In 1906 were 11 menof war of 30,831 registered tons. In addi tion to the foregoing there were built In foreign countries, on orders, for German Arms, 119 vessels of 122,845 registered tons. A new woman's paper has bee.n start ad In Barcelona. Its name Is El Fern laal. and the editor is Carmen Karr l^asarte. The paper is to be Issued monthly in the Interest of Spanish women. It is expected to have con tributors from all over the world, and many women prominent among the ad vocates of equal suffrage In both Amer ica and England havq promised letters, poems and special articles. Wive* of all the candidates for presi dent am making a point of patronizing home Industries and home dressmakers. Mrs. Knox has ordered her winter Bilks from New Jersey. Miss Root’s trous seau was entirely of American make. AH of Mrs. Fairbanks' gowns come from the Hoosler capital. The Jnterest-bearlng debt of the Unlted*States at the date of Secretary ■ Cortelyou's treasury report was $894, •M.000. The government receipts of the single >year previous. $846,000,000, would •Imast pay it. The debt of France •duals eight and a half years’ In come. The judge at the Clerkenwell . Mayor Morrow, of Benton Harbor Mich.. thiYw the key of his grocery •tore into the canal five yahrs ago. anil I the place has not been locked since. • lajcke considered that the proper breakfast for n studious man was a hit of fish and a niece of bread. Physicians and druggists in France mn not collect (heir hills If they allow •hem to '—and over two years. GOVERNOR TAKES HAND IN SALOON FIGHT AT WAYNE Aldermen Called Before Him to Show Cause Why They Should Not Be Removed. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 27.—The three councilmen of the city of Wayne, Neb., who refused to revoke the saloon license of peter Thomsen, a saloonkeeper, aft er lie had been convicted in the police court of having sold liquor to a minor, will have to appear before Governor Sheldon on a date to be fixed later and show cause why they should not be removed from office. This action is the first to lie taken on a new law passed last winter giving the governor the rigid, to remove municipal officers who do not pnforce the laws by means 3f quo warranto proceedings. Mayor Jim Dahirnan backed down before its frowning front when the civic federation there asked him why he did not enforce the laws against Sunday closing of Haloons in Omaha, und it may be that the councilmen of Wayne may hasten to take the de mand for tile revocation of Thomsen’s license from the table, where it was laid by a vote of 3 to 2. WILL BRING BODY OF BISHOP TO AMERICA Paris, Jan. 27.—-The funeral services over the body of the lit. Kev. Oeo. Worthington, bishop of Nebraska; who died at Mentone, January 7, were held at the American church here this after noon. There was a large attendance. The body will be shipped to the United States, where It will be interred. Dr. Worthington, shortly before his death, was appointed bishop in charge of the Episcopal churches on the conti nent, In succession to Bishop Henry C. Potter, of New York. -+— DEFICIENCY JUDGMENTS GOOD IN NEBRASKA Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 27.—The Nebraska supreme court last evening rendered a decision that deficiency Judgments can be enforced in this state. The court I holds that the legislative enactment at , the session of 1S97 to prevent deficiency ! Judgments was illegally passed and is void. There has been much litigation I since the passage of the act. brought I largely by eastern security holders. CRITICISED PRESIDENT, LOSES HIS JOB Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 27.—General Chas. I'\ Manderson is to be retired from the general sollcltorship of the Burlington road as a result of his criticism of President Koosevelt. The criticism was made in Omaha Tuesday night in a speech in which Manderson said: “I have often wondered, from the re markable things he does, if there is not a screw loose somewhere. Kis versa tile ability is not questioned, but great wit to madness is closely akin.’’ General Manderson and Assistant So licitor James E Kelby have both been called to Chicago. It is stated at Bur lington headquarters here that Man (lerson's retirement will bo announced today or tomor row. James J. Hill is said to have been re cently drawn Into compact with the president in his fight against . Hnrri man. HEAVY SNOW STORM SWEEPS THE EAST, TRAFFIC HAMPERED New York, Jan. 27.—A snowstorm swept over the city late yesterday and developed Into a blizzard during the night. Today the city streets are piled deep In places with drifts. Street car traffic and the movement of ferryboatB and other harbor and river craft are badly hampered. Coming suddehly upon the heels of a long period of unusually warm weath er. the storm caught the unemployed, homeless and poorer people of the East Side totally unprepared. Many who huve In warmer weather found shelter in wagons yarded for the night were driven out. For the first time this winter the city lodging houses were overcrowded and the covered pier Bt the foot of East Twenty-sixth street, was turned Into an emergency lodging house. Many applications for shelter were received at various police stations. The work of removing snow was be gun early. Many hundreds of men who were In sad need of employment were given work at clearing the streets. The body of a man named Jas. Smith was found under a stoop in East Twen ty-third street. He had crept under the stoop to seek protection from the storip and had frozen to death. Traffic conditions Improved very slowly if at all In the city and its sub urbs during the forenoon. Marine ob servers report the storm to be particu larly severe off the coast. Boston. Jan. 27.—Southeastern New England today 1s experiencing a North east snowstorm. Railroad and street car traffic Is delayed. Philadelphia. Jan. 27.—In Pennsyl vania, New Jersey and Delaware the snow, which began falling yesterday afternoon, has reached u depth of six inches. mark Twain in; SAILS FOR BERMUDA New York. Jan. 27.—Murk Twain will start for Bermuda Saturday. He has been ill with laryngitis for several days and his physicians have ordered him to a milder climate for the remainder of the winter. He has been In bed for the last week and said today lie did not Intend to get up until it was time to start for Bermuda. He added It was lucky New York war a seaport, for otherwise Tie could not get away, as he had registered a vow not to travel by rail again. WILD BDAR ALMOST KI.LS KING ALFONSO Madrid, Jan. 27.—King Alfonso had a narrow escape irom death while hunt ing A wild hoar unexpectedly ap peared and rushed at the king, who shot the animal. The king then dropped 1.1s gun und walked up to the body supposing that he had killed the boar, hut it Huddt-nly hounded up and flew at the king, who was saved only by a prompt shd fired by one of the party Into the muddened animals head K'r.g .Alfonso was unhurt POLICE ASKED TO FIND RUNAWAY NEBRASKA BOYS Laurel, Neb.. Jan. 25.—Carl Goltz the 14-year-old Laurel boy, only sor of prominent and wealthy parents who started west with a companion Will Stugas, last Saturday night ti ■get. famous,” has as yet not beer found. If he is not located within a few days, a reward will be offered foi his apprehension and the police ol nearby cities asked to take a hand. When he left he had *48 in cash, a *65 watch, gun and a good supply ol "Buffalo Bill’s” and "Diamond Dick’s.’ That young Goltz started west is evi dent for J. D. West, a local constable traced him to O'Neill. From there he went to Norfolk hotly pursued by the officer. In Norfolk it was learned from a party who saw and knew the boy that he had gone to Sioux City. "We are going to Sioux City from here and get our names in the papers,” said young Goltz. In Sioux City he deposited *16 in a bank and sent the deposit slip to his little sister here. NEBRASKA STATE FAIR PUTS BAN ON FAKE SHOWS Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 25.—Having $28,000 on hand as a result of the last state fair was too much for the state board of agriculture, and it cut a melon yes terday afternoon by increasing salaries. President ltudge, of Lincoln, will get $400 a year, instead of $200; Secretary Mellor, of Sherman county, will re ceive $2,500, instead of $2,000; Treasurer Russel!, of Washington county, will get $250, instead of $200; while the board of managers will divide up $1,500, in stead of $1,000 a year. The new hoard is composed of H. L. Cook, chairman; Peter Youngers, O. P. Hendershot. J. W. Haws and G. W. Hervey.. The board gave notice that hereafter no fake shows, wild boys, living half ladies and the like will be allowed on the grounds. —■*— CHILD WITH GYPSIES IS NOT OLSON GIRL Nelson, Neb.. Jan. 25.—Advices re ceived by Sheriff Jones satisfies him that the child held by the band of gypsies here is not Liiiie Olson, and unless someone claims the tittle girl before tomorrow he will order the re lease of the band. ♦ - FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF GRAIN WEIGHING Lincoln. Neb.. Jan, 25.—At a meet-j ing of the Nebraska Farmer Grain Dealers' association yesterday, a reso lution was passed declaring for the sjs tem of federal supervision over grain grading and weighing, particular ref erence being made to the practice of boards of trade of some central mar kets. B. R. Beal, of Kansas City, read a paper on federal inspection of grain, in which he advocated such legislation as proposed in the bill of Senator McCum ber, of North Dakota. There was some opposition to the res olution, but it was passed by a good majority of the 150 delegates present. FIRE CONSUMES DINING CAR ON “Q” FLYER Friend. Neb., Jan. 25.—The dining ear of the Burlington westbound flyer look fire shortly after leaving Dorchester last evening, and by the time the trail: reached here, where the car was un coupled, it was practically consumed. The cooks and waiters escaped without injury. Little damage was done to the other cars. HER BIRTH STONE RING CAUSES FATAL FALL New York, Jan. 25.—While removing a handkerchief from a washline, Mrs. Anna Deboula Fisher fell from a win dow of her fiat, on the sixth floor of No. 91 Elizabeth st., and was killed in stantly. Benjamin Fisher, son of the dead woman, who witnessed the acci dent, thinks his mother's blrthstone ring, which was very large and cum bersome, must have caught in the crotch of the clothespin, and that when Mrs. Fisher tried to pull the pin from the clothesline she was Jerked* out of the window. She fell through an open ing In the fire escape, landing in front of the window, and. striking the rail on the floor below, was hurled to the street. Mrs. F.'sher was the mother of sev eral children, ranging from a few months to 17 years old. GOLDEN AGE FOR AMERICA IN THE PRESENT CENTURY Chicago, Jun. 25.—While down in Mis souri comes the prediction that Ameri cans are soon to be citizens of the dream of ages. Our democracy is to blossom Into "the kingdom of heaven on earth.” Before the century comes to a close the golden age of man will have arrived. Professor W. B. Elkin, of the Uni versity of Missouri, is the prophet. He recorded ids opinions seriously in the American Journul of Sociology, the Jan uary number of which was just issued from the University of Chicago press. The prophecy is made in an article, "The Problem of Civilization in the Twentieth Century.” The author be lieves that in a century the earth will become many times more fruitful, the population of the globe will increase many fold, transportation will be cheapened and finally “a heaven and a new earth will appear.” OFFICERS WHO DID NOT STAND RIDE TO BE RETIRED Washington. Jan, 25.--The following officers are to be retired by the war de partment on account of disabilities dis covered at the time of taking the test in horsemanship: Colonel J. M. Marshall, assistant quartermaster general; Major 14. 1>. Vance, Fiftieth infantry; Major Gto. Palmer, Twenty-first Infantry; Majot H. H. Bonhain, Tw“nty-third infantry; Major P. M. B. Tavts. Eleventh in fantry: Major H. M. Hallock. surgeon: Chaplain P. J. Hart (major), coast ar tillery corps. oskaloos/Tman DIES AS HOME BURNS Oskaloosa. la., Jan. 25.—The home of Edward N. Rhoades was destroyed by fire tills morning. During the excite ment Daniel Rhoudes, the aged father, died of fright. Loss. $5.00). FOLK OUT FOR SENATOR. Jefferson City, Mo.. Jon. 25.-—Govtrii or Folk today gave out announcement of his candlrtmy for United States sen atorshtp to succeed Senator Stone. ROSALIE OFFICERS DENY OLSON SIRL HAS BEEN FOUND Topeka Spiritualist Fails to Lo cate Child-—Affair Still a Deep Mystery. Rosalie, Neb., Jan. 23.—Local author ities give little credence to the report received here last night that Lillie Ol son. that 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Olson, had been found with a gypsy band at Angus, this slate. tfherili Jones, who visited the gypsy camp at Angus, said he was not sure the child is Lillie Olson. The gypsies offered no objection when he had tne little gill's picture taken. While none of the band were arrested they will not be allowed to leave the county until the girl's identity is definitely known. It is believed here that the gypsy band is the same one which was near here a month ago. At that time an In vestigation was made and the authori ties were satisfied that the little girl with them was not the Rosalie child. Lillie Olson disappeared from her home near here over two months ago. A careful search of the whole country was made by posses, under the direc-, tion of law officers, but without suc cess, and the conclusion was reached that the girl had died of exposure, or had been murdered and the body hid den. Professor Bisehoff, a spiritualist of Topeka, Kan., was here several days ago, but returned without locating the child. There is a reward of $500 of fered for the girl’s recovery. GOV. SHELDON TOLD TO COMMIT SUICIDE Lincoln. Neb., Jan, 23.—Governor Sheldon this morning received a star tling letter, which said: "I hope you will ponder over your decision in the Barker case until you commit suicide just as the juror did in the Shuraway case.” The governor declined to disclose the name of the writer, but admits it was signed. Last week he refused to interfere with the hanging of Frank Barker, convicted of double murder. A few days prior to the Barker exe cution, a juror, who had voted death punishment upon Mead Shumway, the Gage county murderer, worried over his verdict and committed suicide. INJUNCTION AGAINST NEBRASKA A. 0. U. W. Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 23.—Injunction proceedings were begun here today to restrain the state officers of the Ne braska jurisdiction of the Ancient Or der of United Workmen, a fraternal insurance order, from paying any monies over to the supreme officers of the order, which has headquarters in Texas. The petition alleges the Nebraska jur isdiction is being drained of its re sources by frequent calls for financial assistance from states where the death rate is so high that an assessment fund fails to meet the losses. The A. O. U. W. is one of the largest and oldest fraternal insurance orders in America. PIERCE COUNTY ASSESSOR CONTEST IS SETTLED Pierce, Neb., Jan. 23.—After many delays and postponements the contest case over the office of county assessor went to trial before County Judge Kel ley. When the contestants had rested their case, W. W. Quivey, attorney for E. D. 'ulcifer, the republican nominee, moved that the case be dismissed for want of evidence on the part of the contestants . Judge Kelley ruled in his favor and dismissed the case. 4 ♦ 4 OPERATE ON BOY TO 4 4 MAKE HIM GOOD 4 4 4 4 Plainview, Neb., Jan. 23.—Roy 4 4 Bortles, the famous bad boy of 4; 4 Plainview, who was to be re- 4 4 formed by having his throat op- 4 4 erated on, underwent an opera- 4 4 tion in an Omaha hospital. 4 4 The Omaha doctors do not 4 4 agree with the Pierce county 4 4 physicians that the boy’s Incor- 4 4 rigibility was due to a throat 4 4 trouble. The Omaha experts -♦ 4 said that the lad’s disposition 4 4 was more probably due to the 4 4 way In which he had been %. 4 reared. • 4* *4444-444444444444444444444 DID MRS. SHONTS SMUGGLE GOODS? New York, Jan. 23.—Dutiable goods. Valued at between $1,200 and $1,500, upon which no duty was paid when they were brought in from Kurope by Mrs. Theodore P. Shonts and daughter, were found by customs officias whcj made a search of the Shonts. residence yesterday. This statement made today by a rep resentative of Mr. Shonts, who had been authorized to tell of the result of the investigation. It was said at the same time, however, that no effort had been made at concealment when the family arrived: that 20 trunks which they brought in were thoroughly ex amined by customs officials at that time; that the only reason the duty was not paid was because none had been assessed. In a statement given out today it is said the report to the customs officials was made in a spirit of spite by a woman servant, who had been dis charged for cause. Mr. Shonts regards the report as proved by yesterday's in vestigation to have been unfounded. Shonts’ statement further explained that the deductions allowed under the customs law for each of the four mem bers of the family who brought in the articles in question reduced the sum due to $320. _ LAUREL BOY, 15, HAS DISAPPEARED; LAST . SEEN IN SIOUX CITY I | Laurel, Neb., Jan. 23.—Carl, the i5 year old son of A. C. Goltz, a promi nent citizen of this place, has disap peared and cannot be found. He was last seen In Sioux City. Young Goltz is a "diligent student’ of the "yellow back" and he informed a companion before disappearing that he had a notion to go out we»t and “gel famous.'' BIG FLEET NOW ON THIRD LEG OF CRiilSE Rio Janeiro, Jan. 25.—To the boom ing of guns and the cheers of thou sands of persons on the accompanying pleasure craft, the American warships sailed from Rio Janeiro bound for Punta Arenas on the Magellan strait. Ten days will bring the fleet almost midway on its 14,000 mile cruise to San Francisco, and the ships and the men carried with them today the god speed and good wishes of the whole Brazilian nation. Not an untoward incident had mark ed the visit of the Americans here. They were feasted and feted, both offi cers and men, during their sojourn in Rio and half the population turned out early this morning to give them a fitting farewell. As upon the arrival of the fleet, so upon its departure, the quays, the public buildings and the hills were crowded with thousands watching the warsnips until they had disappeared through the mouth of the bay into the open sea. With their departure from Rio Jan eiro, the 16 battleships under com mand of Rear Admiral Evans enter upon the third stage of their voyage to the Pacific. On this run of 2,230 knots, which wdll terminte February 1, ac cording to the schedule, at Punta Are nas, the most southern port in the world, the ships will traverse the haz ardous narrows at the eastern entrance to the Straits of Magellan. Magellan sfrnitc nmioief .. ly equal branches running from north east to southeast and from northwest to southeast with a total length of 340 miles and a width varying from 20 miles to hardly two miles and a half. In going through the strait, Ad miral Evans' fleet will have the best time of the year for the purpose, the midsummer of the southern hemis phere. There are few obstructions in Ma gellan straits from rocks and islands. It Is bordered by high and often precip itous and imposing land and has num erous branches. The strait lies entirely within Chilean territory, but it is a free waterway and is considered neutral territory. The passage of Magellan straits is in most respects comparatively safe for steam vessels, though there are a few dangers. The main difficulty is there is too great a depth of water (in places It reaches over 3,000 feet) to permit of anchorage. The strait is a well light ed, however, by numerous light houses. Steamships of the commercial line navigate the straits by night, but two parts they always pass in daylight. These are the narrows at the eastern part of the strait and Crooked Beach which Admiral Evans will pass through after leaving Punta Arenas. IN CONGRESS -- -- . - - - , , SHIPS CAN PASS EASILY IN PANAMA CANAL Washington, Jan. 25.—At the hear ings of the Senate committee on in teroceanic canals. Colonel Goethals gave assurance that the Panama can al, when completed, would be rea sonably safe from military invasion, and recommended that the chances of crippling of the canal by spies armed with dynamite will be very small, pro viding armed guards are maintained at the Miraflores and Gatun locks. The locks themselves, Colonel Goethals ex plained, are located sufficiently far from either coast to render them safe from naval attacks. Colonel Goethals said that average ships probably would be able to pass through the canal in less than eight hours. He said there would be plenty of room for ships to pass except pos sibly in Culebra cut, and also that more than one vessel would occupy a lock at the same time. "The entire United States fleet,” he said, “can be accommodated at one time in Gatun lake, when completed." 1910 CENSUS WILX COST $14,000,000 Washington, Jan. 25—Director North, of the census bureau, asked the House committee on census for an appropria tion of $14,000,000 to defray the cost of taking the census of the United States for 1910. He said that 3,300 ad ditional clerks were needed in the cen sus bureau, some of them to se-—e from one to two years, and that 60,000 enu merators will be required. HOUSE BANKING COMMITTEE CONSIDERS CURRENCY BILL Washington. Jan. 25.—The House committee on banking and currrency held the first of its public hearings on the various current reorganization and federal guaranty bills which have been introduced. No persons other than members of the committee and Repre sentative Fulton, of Oklahoma, ap peared. Representative Burgess, of Texas, during a debate with Chairman Fowler, of New Jersey, remarked that if he (Burgessl "were mean enough to de sire sectional advancement at national expense he could ask for nothing bet ter than the passage of the Aldrich currency bill, which enables states to control in large measure the flueta tlon of paper circulation.” He said that if the republican party in cnogress, acting in a partisan spirit, passed the Aldrich bill the democrats of the Unit ed States will elect the next House of Representatives and the next president. GOLDFIELD REPORT IS CALLED FOR Washington. Jan. 25.—A resolution was passed by the House requesting the president to submit to congress a copy of the report of the special com mission 3ent by him to investigate the labor troubles at Goldfield. BABY AUCTION DRAWS BIS CROWD; NO SALES Pittsburg, Jan. 25.—The press agent of the local Salvation army advertised a baby auction for today's services in order to attract a large crowd. He suc ceeded quite beyond his expectations. The barracks was crowded by childless parents, and the strange sight of car riages and automobiles at the door of the dingy building and a fashionably dressed audience embarrrassed the wor shipers. The press agent could not make good. It was announced that the infant would be given to the Lord, while the Salvationists would act as its terres trial custodians. Disappointed, the crowd left the hall SOCIALISTS TO NAME HAYWOOD New York. Jan. 25.—With the arrival In the city today of Eugene V. Debs, came the official announcement that William D. Haywood would be the can didate of the socialists for president of the United States. A series of confer ences of vital interest to members of I that paity throughout thi country has begun. ' NAVAL MEN BOX; ONE LIES DEAD Weivport, R. I„ Jan. 24.—As a result of a fight which he had with a brother shipmate, Apprentice Seaman H. A. Hartnett, about 23 years of age, an.h whose home is thought to be in Phila delphia, died at the hospital at the naval training station from concus sion of the brain. The fight occurred on board the train ing ship Cumberland, attached to the station. It was brought about by an argument between Hartnett, who was acting master at arms in the appren tice squad, and Apprentice Seaman B. M. Manning. The argument led to blows, but. this fight was stopped and the men were told to wait until after the supper hour, at which time they would be given a chance to settle their differences in a regular fistic encounter with gloves. Though Hartnett was the larger of the two the fight was an even one for five rounds, but in the eighth round Manning landed a hard blow on Hart nett's jaw and this ended the fight, for Hartnett went down unconscious. Fail ing to revive, he was taken to the' naval hospital and died there without regaining consciousness. An investigation will be ordered by Rear Admiral John P. Merrell, U. S. .V, in whose hands the matter now rests. COUNT WAIvIs HIS “RIGHTS’" New York, Jan. 24.—Count Laszlo Bzeehenyi and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt subscribed todhy to a contract' which provides for the administration and. en joyment of their property interests as affected by their marriage next Mon day. Under it the count and his bride share mutually their combined for tunes. In view of previous marriage con tracts entered into between American girls and titled Europeans in which a fortune has. accompanied the hand of tho bride, the arrangement made by Count Szechenyi and Miss Vanderbilt was offered in proof of society’s an nouncement that it is a lave match above all else. Though Miss Vanderbilt is credited with possessing a fortune estimated at from *8,000.000 to $15,000,000; her fiance waived the European custom of de manding a marriage portion from his bride. DYNAMITERS SHOT BEFORE PURPOSE IS ACCOMPLISHED Nashville, Tenn,, Jan. 24.—An at tempt was made to dynamite and burn the Hays-Sory-Regis tobacco factory it Clarksville last night. Guards killed two negroes and wounded another. When Guard Shanklin was making the rounds he noticed three negroes standing in front of the factory. When Shanklin asked them what they wanted the negroes broke and ran. Shanklin followed and fired three times, two ne groes dropped dead and the third is thought to have been wounded. Investigation showed the door of the factory had been saturated with coal oil and four sticks of dynamite placed against it. When the bodies of the two negroes were searched a stock of dynamite was found on their persons in sufficient tiuantities to wreck the building. SHAW’S SHAFTS OF SATIRE STING NORDAU Ijondon, Jan. 24.—When such men a» Bernard Shaw and Max Nordau get an jry and say hard things absut each other :he literary atmosphere becomes lurid. The cause of their present quarrel is of 10 consequence, but they have been ex changing open letters in the Frankfurter Zeitung, each more venomous than the ast. Here is an extract from Shaw's latest retort courteous: "You are, I notice, a little bewildered by he extraordinary suddenness and com pleteness of your -demolition. But tho* . secret of it is very simple. My knowledge if art is derived from study and also from [he production of works of art. You find Lhis process too tedious. You prefer to jo to your master, Lombroso, and ask his opinion. "He, having studied nothing at first land but criminal lunatics, has made the iiscovery that criminal lunatics are hu man beings. You have made the discov ery that men of genius are human beings xlso. "Therefore, because things that are equal to the same are equal to one an >ther, you concluded that men of genius ire criminal lunatics. “You are so convinced of the soundness if your argument that you take it for granted that I apply it to yourself as fol ows: Jesu6 Christ was murdered by Jews. Nordau is one of the Jews. Therefore, Nordau is a God murderer. , "You say that I must have meant this when I mentioned that you were a Jew. But why should 1 not argue the other way? Jesus Christ was a Jew. He called [hose who disagreed with him Tiebttngs’ xnd- other hard names. Therefore, Nor iau is a recincarnatlon of Chri6t. "I told you in my essay that I could, prove you to be an elephant by the same logic that has convinced you that Wag ner was an inattentive dreamer. I have peen better than my word, and have proved you to be the founder of Christi anity instead. This reminds me that yoi* Pave given up your contention that Wag ner was not a practical man. "You admit the force of my contention that he could not have built the Bey •euth Bushnen Fests. Splelhaus, if he had been the imbecile you thought he was. You have, therefore, completed a new syllogism. "Mrs. Eddy built a cathedral. She is an mpoetor. Therefore, builders of cathe irals are impostors. The Festspielhau* is a Wagnerian cathedral. Wagner built It. Therefore, Wagner is an impostor. 3uod erat demonstrandum. What a brain you have, doctor.’’ EVAN’S BIG FLEET ON THE MOVE AGAIN Washington, Jan. 24.—Admiral Ev ans cabled the navy department from Rio Jareiro that his fleet with the ex ception of the Arethusa sailed today for Puntu Arenas. PRIVATE BANK IN CHICAGO IS CLOSED Chicago. Jan. 24.—The private bank, of A. C. Tisdelle suspended payments to depositors today. A call was sent to police headquarters for officers to quell a possible disturbance around the office, but there was no trouble of any kind. A notice was posted on the door or the Institution declaring the banker had made an assignment for the benefit of creditors.