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Some so-called useful hints are
•musing, and here Is one from a
French newspaper. It Is a method of
finding the weight of a pig without
weighing It, and this Is how you pro
ceed: Take a tape or piece of string,
•nd take the chest measurement, then
the length of the animal from the
shoulder to the tall. Multiply the chest
measurement by Itself, then by the
length of the body and finally by 87.5.
The result will give approximately the
weight of the animal In kilograms. For
example. If the animal Is 1.30 meters
around the chest and 1.16 meters In
length, this would give 1.69; multiply
1.69 by 1.16 and we get 1.943. Finally,
multiply this number by 87.5 and we
get 170 kilos. This will afford a pleas
ant pastime for country folk, especially
If they try to weigh the hog alive. It
will be observed that the author of
this plan discards some of his decimals.
Captain Von Ermnerlk, of the royal
Dutch mall packet. Von Spilberben,
recently made a clever capture after a
murderous assault on a wealthy salon
passenger while bound for Sydney from
iBatavla. After the alarm had been
given he had the full crew of Malays
lined up on deck and as he passed
Along the ranks he placed his hands
■on the bared breast of each man to feel
the action of his heart. The blood
coursed normally through the veins
of all but one and his heart was throb
bing violently. The captain arrested
him on suspicion. Another man’s
hands were abnormally cold, but this
fact was not considered sufficiently
strong to Justify arrest. However, the
first man subsequently confossed to
■the crime and Indicated the seaman
with the cold hands as his accomplice.
It has been stated that the Vatician
had been approached with the view of
selecting a patron saint for aviators,
and that It had been suggested that
Elijah would be an appropriate person.
The originator, remarks the London
Globe, of the story seems to have not
taken Into account that Elijah was an
Old Testament character, and as such
would be Ineligible. No doubt, going
to heaven In a chariot of fire would
have made Elijah an appropriate pa
tron. A Paris contemporary suggests
that fit. Colombo should be chosen.
Her name alone has much to recom
mend her. She suffered martyrdom
under Marcus Aurelius.
A new "cod bank” has been discov
ered In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off
the west coast of Newfoundland, by
the Canadian government survey ship
Elinor. The new bank Is said to be
nltuated about 26 miles northwest from
Port Riche (the northwest point of In
gornacholx bay), and Is reported to be
about 28 miles long and 10 to 12 miles
wide. The least depth of water over
the bank Is said to be about 18 fathoms.
Cod are reported to be in abundance.
Clothing, particularly new clothing, Is
a powerful mental and moral tonic, ac
cording to a medical specialist quoted
In the Outfitter, of London. The spe
cialist says that shabby or ill fitting
clothes are a source of constant worry,
which tends to take the keener edge off
the wits of the average man. “The
mere fact of being smartly dressed,”
adds the doctor, “Is a strong mental
stimulant, and the man who Is shabby
and knows It, Is often less capable than
his well dressed mental inferior.”
The Germans are developing their
high school at Klao-Chau, China, with
their usual thoroughness. Its scope is
even larger than the proposed Hong
Kong university. Except a grant of
$10,000 from the Chinese government
the whole cost Is paid by the German
government. German text bookg and
other works are translated Into Chinese
in a department of the school, says the
London Times.
Fatigue of the eyes and more or less
persistent ocular troubles are produced
by the rapid and brief excitations of
the retina by the cinematograph. A
French physician has given the name
of cinematophthalmia to affections of
this character. The troubles are not
very serious and generally yield easily
to simple remedies.
Was the sextant In the hands of Dr.
Cook or Commander Peary sufficiently
accurate to determine exactly when
the pole had been reached. The Scien
tific American says: “The handling of
the sextant is so simple a matter and
the application of corrections to its
readings so easy that we fall to un
derstand how any one can seriously
doubt Dr. Cook’s accuracy.”
Russia’s copper production Is in
creasing, amounting to 10,306, 14,664
and 16,691 tons in 1906, 1907 and 1908,
respectively. Deposits of copper in the
Caucasus present vast opportunities,
and enormous beds of coprolltes exist
in central Russia and in the Dniester
basin, the quantity In the latter alone
being estimated as high as 27,000,000
tons, says a consular report.
Complaint has been made to the Ips
wich (England) guardians that inmates
of the workhouse infirmary were
washed as early as 3 o’clock in the
morning and a member protested
against it, especially In the cases of
the older folk. The reply was made
that it would be impossible to begin
later unless more nurses were em
ployed.
Among other articles for dogs, a St.
Louis concern Is placing on the mar
ket a dust eye shield similar In every
way to the same article worn by human
automobile riders. Popular Mechanics
contains a picture of a Boston bull
equipped with the eye shield It Is held
In position on the dog's nose by straps
which fasten to the collar.
Much comment was caused by the
fact that at a recent exposition In
Germany the American agricultural
machines, while holding their own
otherwise, did not compare favorably
with the German machines In finish
and general appearance.
The man who comes to bet on the
races wears his hat well over his eyes,
while the farmer who is after an auto
mobile thinks the crown is a good
enough place for his while he does the
smiling stunt and writes his cheek.
At Tourcolng, France, five couples of
working people celebrated their golden
wedding the other day. Great festivi
ties were provided for the occasion by
the municipal authorities.
“Father sent me over to borrow your
paper; he only wants to read it." "Tell
him I’m coming over to borrow his
breakfast; I only want to eat It."
Several French schools are using ma
chines which suck dust from the leaves
of books, snray them with disinfectant
and dry them with hot air.
The New York aquarium during July
had an average daily attendance of
more than 17,000 persons.
Some motormen contend that they
*an make a shorter stop when travel
ling at a high rate of speed.
GOVERNOR SPEAKS
WITHOUT REFERENCE
TO POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Delivers an Agricultural Ad
dress to Farmers Gathered
at Exposition.
Holdredge, Nfb Oct. 19.—Governor
Shallenberger was a visitor at the
farmers' Institute and merchants' fair
In progress In this city.
He arrived on No. 1 of the Burling
ton about noon and proceeded at once
to the Humpton hotel, where he
lunched with a. coterie of democratic
friends. After lunch ho was escorted
to the high school, where he gave the
student's a half hour’s talk. Later he
was driven to the opera house, where
a large crowd of farmers and citizens
awaited hhn. After a few remarks by
President Erickson, of the Commercial
club, the governor was Introduced.
He spoke for over an hour and a hall
on successful farming. Ho showed him
self to he familiar with conditions in
this section of the stute. No reference
was made to matters political, the en
tire burden of his speech being on ag
ricultural topics.
JUDGE AT PICTURE SHOW
SCORES PHOTOGRAPHERS
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 19.—Because a
number of the unsuccessful contestants
for honors at tile picture show of the
State Photographers’ association made
deckled objections, L. J. Htudobaker, of
Kansas City, the Judge, got up in the
meeting and pointedly told the pho
tographers that they didn't know what
art is or they wouldn't bo kicking. He
declared that he wasn’t a paid expert
coining here to make money, and he'd
he blamed If he would stand for uny
abuse or censure.
''There may be a lot of first class
artists hunging around here to pick
flaws In my judging, hut that makes
no difference,” he said. “I shall not
come back here to do any judging for
you, but if there is any one of these
critics here who wants to challenge
my knowledge of pictures or my abil
ity to Judge, why let him stand up and
say so. I'll soon show him where he
fell down on making pictures.”
Nobody accepted hi” defl and the man
who had been kicking most strenuous
ly got up and moved a vote of thank/
to him.
CZARINA ALMOST MAD
WORRYING OVER SON
Pear That Heir to Throne Wil]
Be Killed Is Driving
Her Crazy.
London, Oct. 18.—Reports from St.
Petersburg continue to show that the
condition of the pzarina is growing
worse rather than improving. The
melancholia with which she is afflicted
has now developed until the empress
Is bordering on Insanity.
At times she acts like a mad woman,
obsessed with the idea that traitors are
trying to kill her 5-year-old son.
The czarina's greatest fear i3 that
her son will be poisoned, and she has
been in the habit of tasting all his food.
Of late she has been too ill to attend
to this duty, and the thought that her
son is unprotected has almost un
hinged her mind. Her condition is
most pitiable.
‘FRAUD ORDER’ BAN PUT
ON TELEPATHY CURE
Washington, Oct. 19.—“Mentiop
athy” and telepathy are new devices
by which money is obtained from
credulous people, according to a state
ment made by the postoffiee depart
ment.
The department, acting upon alle
gations in a report of its inspectors,
lias Issued a “fraud order" against
John P. Braun umj Kate A. Braun,
conducting the "Braun Institute of
Mentlopathy" and the “Braun Health
Institute," at Bloomington, 111.
Persons suffering from every con
ceivable disease were advised by cir
culars sent them through the mails
that they could be cured by the Brauns
through the use of “mentlopathy” and
telepathy. The charge was $5 a month
for two "absent treatments” a day.
Receipts of the Brauns were dis
covered by postoffiee Inspectors to be
large, as much as $100 a day being
received by them in money orders ar
Bloomington alone.
FIRE AT DES MOINES
WITH $4,000 LOSS
Four-Story Building Scorched
and Pianos and Dental Sup
plies Destroyed.
Pi'S Moines, la., Oct. 19.—An early
morning tire destroyed $30,000 worth
of property for the Jones Plano com
pany and $10,000 for the Marshall Den
tal company. The property was lo
cated In a four-story building owned
by tlie Youngernian estate. It was
partially covered by Insurance.
LUTHERAN STUDENTS
CAN NOT MARRY
UNTIL ORDAINED
Des Moines, la.. Oet. 19.—The Iowa
Lutheran synod is all tangled up to
day over the report of committee on
constitution, which provides that no
more students In the Lutheran minis
terial seminaries may marry until they
have become ordained. Tills Is re
garded by the younger delegates ns a
personal shot at Cupid and a warm
debate Is in progress.
NEW STATION FOR IROQUOIS.
Huron, S. D.. Oet. 19.—Plans for a
new depot at Iroquois, to replace the
one burned the first of the week, have
been perfected by the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company. Work
on the new structure will begin at
once, and as soon as built, this pros
perous town oil the main line of the
Northwestern system will have one of
the best depots in this part of the
state.
CLEAR LAKE. IA.—Leon Perry, son
of H. L. Perry, of this city, died at
Butte, and his bod} was sent hero
for burial.
TROUBLE ENSUES
OVER SWALLOWING
TEMPERANCE UNION
President Refuses to “Go
Down’’ and Makes Attack on
Anti-Saloon League.
Lincoln. Nob., Oct. 15.—The trndi
tional man's hand size cloud of troubh
has appeared on the county optior.
horizon. The Anti-Saloon league,
which is a close corporation, has as
sumed the task of making the fight for
county option in Nebraska next year,
and announced yesterday that it had
absorbed the Nebraska Temperance
union and would have full control.
Whereupon rises T. M. Wimberly,
president of the said union, declares
that it has not been swallowed and
that it isn’t going to be, either. He in
sists that the league is trying to make
the fight entirely a church affair, and
that this method will wreck the move
ment if it succeeds in barring out all
others.
"The league is making its fight
through the churches, where everybody
is for county option. We want to do
a broader work, and make converts
outside the churches. There are many
willing temperance workers who are
not church members, and their services
will not be available if the church in
sists on running the campaign.”
Other officers of the union declare
that the league makes a pretense of
being an effective political factor, but
that as a matter of fact the officers
have been claiming credit for things
they never hoard about until they
were accomplished; that it has had
headquarters in Lincoln for nine years,
yet hasn’t a single precinct organization
In the county nor a list of voters in
any one precinct.
Which will call for some sharp re
torts from tho league, and means more
trouble.
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EXPLOSION OF TURBINE
FILLS AIR WITH STEEL
Lincoln, Neb., *Oct. 15.—A turbine go
ing 1,800 revolutions a minute exploded
in the engine room of the Lincoln Trac
tion company, and big pieces of steel
were tossed all about the room.
Louis Garamen and William Fehrman
were working close by, but in the rain
of steel bolts and bars and jagged
pieces, neither of them were struck.
The machine weighed 25 tons, but is
supposed to have been defective in some
hidden part.
FINDS DAUGHTER IN A
DREAM: LOST 18 YEARS
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 15.—Finding her
daughter, of whom she had not heard
for 18 years, through the medium of a
dream, is the experience of Mrs. B. L.
Ellis, who has gone to Jonesboro, Tenn.,
where she located her daughter after
correspondence taken up immediately
after the dream.
Her husband died IS years ago, and
she left her child with a neighbor in
Jonesboro. When she went there later
the neighbor had moved, and she could
And no trace of the little girl.
Her recent dream was that the
daughter was advertising for her moth
er.
She wrote to a man she had formerly
known in Jonesboro. She did not write
to her daughter at the address given in
the dream, for she knew that she could
not stand the shock if she did not re
ceive an answer. The man replied that
her daughter was there and had been
married for four years to a Jeweler.
Mrs. Ellis goes to Jonesboro with the
expectancy of bringing her daughter
and soninlaw back.
KEEP OFTosTAL CATS
COSTS $135 ANNUALLY
Washington, Oct. 15.—Although this is a
time of reduction of governmental ex
penses, Postmaster General Hitchcock
does not overlook the value of the cat in
the postal service. He has authorized an
allowance to be made for the support of
cats in the large offices of the country.
The cost of their maintenance comes out
of the annual appropriation made by con
gress for ‘'miscellaneous items necessary
and incidentals to offices of the first and
second classes.” During the present fiscal
year the department will expend, approxi
mately, P35 for "cat meat.”
Cats are recognized by the department
as employes, and so carried on the rolls.
Throughout the country they are used in
the various postofflcos to minimize the
depredations of rats and mice.
EDITORS WIN CASE
IN FEDERAL COURT
Judge Anderson Knocks Out
Government’s Contention in
Panama Suit.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 15.—Judge A. B.
Anderson, of the United States court of
this district, yesterday dismissed the pro
ceedings against Delavan Smith and Chas.
R. Williams, proprietors of the Indian
apolis News, who were resisting removal
to the District of Columbia for trial under
a grand jury Indictment charging them
with having committed criminal libel in
publishing articles alleging there was a
corrupt profit of $2S,000,000 in the sale of
the Panama canal to the United States.
“That man has read the history of our
institutions to little purpose,” said Judge
Anderson, In concluding his decision,
“who does not view with apprehension the
success of such a proceeding as this to
the end that citizens could be dragged
from their homes to the District of Co
lumbia, the seat of government, for trial
under the circumstances of this case.
"If the history of liberty means any
thing. if the constitution means anything,
then the prosecuting authority should not
have the power to select the tribunal, If
there he more than one to select from, at
the capital of the nation, nor should the
government have the power to drag citi
zens from distant states there for trial.
"The defendants will be discharged.”
AVIATION MEET IN CAPITAL.
Washington. Oct. 15.—At its first fall
meeting, the Washington chamber of
commerce last night unanimously In
dorsed the plan to have Its aviation
committee put forth its best endeavors
to secure the next international avia
tion meet for this city.
NAGEL OFF TO VIRGINIA.
Washington, Oct. 15.—To take part
in the state republican campaign in
Virginia, Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Nagel left today for Roekvlew.
He will make an address at Roanoke
tonight and at Norfolk tomorrow night
MAN SAVES LIFE
OF CHILD; MOTHER
STRUCK BY HORSE
Girl Thrown Out of Harm’s
Way While Woman Is Tram
pled by Runaway Steed.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14.—Mrs. Benja
min Davisson, of Seward, is dying at
a local hospital from injuries received
by being run down by a frightened
horse. The Davisson family, consisting
of father, mother and three children,
had come to Lincoln to shop, and were
crossing a downtown corner when the
horse came rushing upon them. Sewer
Inspector Peck saved the life of the
older girl by tossing her out of harm’s
way, but was unable to evade the horse
himself, and was knocked down and
badly hurt. The horse next careened
into Mrs. Davisson, striking her on the
chest and knocking her 15 feet. The
animal then trampled upon her, and his
feet becoming entangled in her gown
he fell heavily, both on the woman and
Peck.
Mrs. Davisson was in such a hysteri
cal state that it was necessary to tie
her limbs to remove her to the hospital.
The animal belonged to Fred Kapke,
who had fastened it insecurely a block
distant. Kapke is under arrest await
ing the result of the woman's injuries.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
PLEADS SELF DEFENSE
Neligh, Neb., Oet.14.—A mysterious
deveiopement was uncovered in the
Rakow murder here when the under
taker found thj^e punctures in the
arm of the dead man which looked as
If they had been indicted with a pitch
fork. Dr. Beatty, who performed the
autopsy, says that when he examined
the body there were no other marks
on It out-kle of the bullet wound.
F. M. Thornburg, who Is charged
with the murder, is lodged in the coun
ty jail. He allegeB self defense.
LINCOLN SHARES PROFITS
OF TRACTION COMPANY
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14.-—Practically
all of the details of a profit-sharing
arrangement between the city and the
Lincoln Traction company, owner of
all of the street car lines of the city,
save a small interurban, have been
arranged.
By the terms of this agreement the
company accepts $2,150,600, the valua
tion fixed by the state railway com
mission. as the valuation upon w’hich
it shall be permitted to earn 7 per
cent dividends, and the fact that it
is stocked and bonded for $3,560,000
shall at no time constitute a valid ba
sis for a claim for further returns.
This agreement provides that after
paying all general taxes, maintenance
and operating expenses, the company
shall be permitted to earn the 7 per
cent dividend. All moneys earned
above and beyend that sum shall be
equally divided between the company
and the city the former paying, in ad
dition, a 3 per cent occupation tax out
of its share of Uhe surplus earnings.
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MUST PAY FOR SPEEDING.
Wayne, Neb., Oct. 14.—The supreme
court has decided that Albert Jones,
who was fined $5 and costs in the
police court of Wayne for exceeding
the speed iimit with automobile, must
pay the same. Jones is the first joy
rider to break into the supreme court.
CONTRACT IS SIGNED
FOR BIG BATTLESHIP
Arkansas, About to Be Built,
to Be Seventh Dreadnaught
Under Way.
Washington, Oct. 14.—Secretary Mey
er haa signed the contract with the
New Turk Shipbuilding company for
the construction of the Dreadnaught
battleship Arkansas.
As heretofore announced, the William
Cramp & Sons company are to build
the new Dreadnaught, the Wyoming,
authorized by the last congress.
With these two monster war vessels
on the ways, the navy department will
have under construction seven battle
ships—the Arkansas, Wyoming, South
Carolina, Delaware, North Dakota,
Florida and Utah.
The South Carolina, Delaware and
North Dakota are 95 or more per cent
completed, according to the monthly
statement just issued by the bureau of
construction and repairs. In addition
there are under way several colliers, 20
torpedo boat destroyers and 16 subma
rines.
A number of these vessels already are
in service, lacking only finishing touch
es before being actually completed and
accepted by the navy department.
BOY BANDIT WANTED
GASH TO GET MARRIED
He Robs Kansas Bank So He
Can Wed Girl of His
Choice.
Lawrence, Kan.. Oct. 14.—It was to
obtain money with which to marry a
young Lawrence girl that prompted
Earl Bullock, 18 years old, to rob the
state bank at Eudora, near here, late
yesterdav, according to the local po
lice.
The young woman was being sought
this morning by the police, to learn
if she could tell of Bullock's where
abouts. but they were unable to locate
her.
No trace has been found of the
youthful robber, although a posse made
up of officers and farmers had hunted
him since last night.
AA'Ilson Pringle, the Lawrence offi
cer who was shot by Bullock last night
In making his escape, is In a critical
condition today and cannot live.
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MEXICO CITY—President Diaz left
this city yesterday afternoon on the
presidential train. lie will proceed to
Chihuahua, where he will he enter
tained for two days. From that city
he w 111 go to Cl Paso to meet President
Taft.
EXPORTS WERE LESS
DURING PAST YEAR
Foreign Trade of United States
for Period Ending in June
Falls Off.
Washington, Oct. 18—Mineral oil was
one of the few products of trie United
States which showed an improvement
in its exports during the year ending
June 30 last, the year being one of
declining exports in our trade as a
whole, according to a report just issued
by the bureau of statistics.
The increase in mineral oil exported
during the year was more than 100,
000,000 gallons, with an increase in
value of nearly $2,000,000. Since the
product began to be an article of ex
port about a half century ago, more
than $2,000,000,000 worth of oil has
been exported.
The production of the oil in the
United States has increased eight fold
since 1879. In 1875 the entire produc
tion of the United States was 2.400,000
barrels, less than that of the state of
Texas for 1908.
Mineral oils exported during the last
fiscal year were valued at $106,000,000,
which was about double those of a
decade earlier and treble those of 1880.
Prices prevailing in 1909, however, were
naturally less than those of earlier
years. The value of the exports has
increased 195 per cent since 1880, but
the gain in quantity has been 268 per
cent.
PRAYS AFTER THEFT,
GETS CLOTHING BACK
New York, Oct. 18.—As Miss Anna
Redmond, a telephone operator, %vas
on her way home from work she step
ped into St. Boniface’s Roman Catholic
church, in Duffleld street, Brooklyn, and
prayed to St. Anthony that she might
recover a large amount of clehting
stolen front her home, No. 663 President
st., Brooklyn, more than a week ago.
Miss Redmond barely had left the
church when she saw a girl In Pulton
street wearing a brown alpaca dress
looking like one that was stolen. There
was a torn button on the right side of
the dress just as on the one Miss Red
mond lost and other points of similari
ty. She told Policeman Merwede she
was sure the dress was hers, and the
blue coat put its wearer under arrest
She said her name was Kitty Tobin
and that she lived in East Fourth
street, Flatbush, and also had a room
In Lawrence street.
At the Lawrence street address Po
licemen Elwood and Woodle found
other clothing, which Miss Redmond
said w.u- hers. Kitty Tobin was taken
to the Bergen street station, in the pre
cinct in which the robbery occurred.
She said she had bought the dresses
from a young man, not knowing they
had been stolen'. A hunt is being made
for the young man.
PACIFIC MUST SOON
FURNISH FISH FOR
STOCKING POTOMAC
Washington, Oct. 18.—In the near
future the Pacific coast may be called
upon to restock the Potomac river and
its tributaries with shad. Only a few
years ago shad were taken from the
Potomac and planted in the Sacramen
to river, where they are now more
plentiful than on the Atlantic coast.
During the last fiscal year more fish
and fish eggs were distributed by the
bureau of fisheries of the department
of commerce and labor than ever be
fore in its history. For the first time,
the total of fish and eggs distributed
passed the three billion mark. The
exact number was 3,117,301,535.
Last year the total amount of the
distribution was 2,871,456,280. Com
missioner George M. Bowers suggested
early in the year that he hoped to pass
the three billion mark, but small hope
was entertained that he would be able
to do it. A careful estimate shows that
the cost of distribution has been re
duced to about $152 per million of fish
and eggs distributed, which is a lower
average cost than has ever been at
tained.
VICTIM’S HUSBAND
DEFENDS HIS FATHER
Case Against Nils Swenson Is
Expected to Reach Jury
Saturday.
Vermillion, S. D., Oct. 18.—Charles
Swenson, son of the defendant in the
murder trial in progress here, was on
the stand until noon today giving tes
timony in regard to the conditions in
the Swenson home up to the time of
the death of his wife, Bertha Swen
son. While he professes to believe in
the innocence of his father, he does
not hesitate to testify concerning the
points that tell hardest against the
defendant. All other members of the
Swenson family also take their position
with him.
The state closed its case yesterday
afternoon at 4:30 after Professor A. N.
Cook, of the university, had testified
that the powder found in the bottle in
the woman’s bedroom after her death
was strychnine and that chemical
analysis of the contents of her stom
ach proved conclusively that she died
from strychnine poisoning. The case
of the state against the defendant is
regarded as weak. The jury is ex
pected to get the case sometime to
morrow.
HANNA7 SGRANDSON
IS IN MATRIMONIAL
ROW IN NEW YORK
New York, Oct. 18.—Mrs. Edmund
K. Stallo, mother of Carl H. Hanna,
a grandson of the late United States
senator, Marcus A. Hanna, said today
that she would begin the necessary
legal proceedings to annul the mar
riage of her son and Miss Gertrude
Leavitt, without delay. Friends of
young Hanna said today that he had
declared that no one would ever sep
arate him from his wife.
MAYOR REFUSES TO
CALL AN ELECTION
Oskaloosa, la.. Oct. 18.—Mayor L. M.
Bacon today filed his refusal to call a
special election in compliance with a
petition of voters asking submission of
the commission form of government.
When the petition was filed about six
weeks ago, it contained a majority of
♦he names of voters.
Since being filed, about 150 voters
have petitioned that their names be
withdrawn from the first petition.
Therefore Mayor Bacon holds that the
petition asking submission does not
conform with the law.
KING SOLOMON’S
YOUNGEST SCION
Baby Prince of Abyssina Beck*
ons Among His Ancestors
Queen of Sheba.
London, Oct, 18.—One of the most fascin
ating portraits received in London in many
?r day depicts little Prince Tessama of
araway Abyssinia in the arms of his
nurse.
Tessama is the youngest grandchild of'
Negus (king of kings) Menelik, who traces
his descent back nearly 3,000 years direct
to another Menelik, the son of King Solo
mon and the Queen of Sheba, who was the
first king of that renowned people of an
tiquity, the Ethiapians.
The infant is the son of Princess Ouiz
ero-Zeodita, whose first husband was the
son and heir of Emperor John, Menelick's
predecessor on the throne of Abyssinia.
Her present husband is Ras (a title of dis
tinction) Gouga, governor of Bcgomeder,
Son of Ras Holie.
That part of ancient Ethiopia now
known as Abyssinia, which Prince Tessa
ma may some day rule, has about the area
of Texas and its population just about
equals that of New York city.
SMOKE OF A RANK PIPE
ENDS HER DREAM OF BLISS
San Francisco, Oct. 18.—According to
Mary E. Walsh's petition for a divorce
from Robert Walsh, her honeymoon was
unfortunate. She was a widow with a 16
year-old daughter, and married Walsh in.
August. On the day of her wedding, just
after the ceremony, she was struck by
a United Railroads car and painfully hurt.
That evening, while she lay in bed, un
able to sleep from pain, Walsh, whose
slumbers were ruffled by her groans, sat
up in bed and lit a pipe and its odor made
the collision seem like a minor matter.
Every night during their three weeks'
of married life he is said to have “poi
soned the air” in the same way. Siie asks
for the restoration of her former name of
Austin.
ARMY AERONAUTS
MAKE TWO PLIGHTS
AT COLLEGE PARK
College Park, Mil, Oct. 18.—Two early
morning flights were made at the gov
ernment aerodrome today. At 7:34 Lieu
tenant Lahm climbed into the seat next
to Mr. Wright and a flight of five min
utes was made. A few minutes later
Lieutenant Humphrys the other stu
dent officer, took Lieutenant Lahm’s
place and the machine was in the air
for approximately three minutes.
During both flights, which were made
in practical calm air, the officers held
tlielr hands on the extra set of levers,
which Mr. Wright placed on the ma
chine for Instruction use.
Following the second flight, the wind
rose, postponing further instruction.
FAMOUS INDIAN SCOUT
REGISTERS FOR LANO
Lived With Red Men on Land
Now to Be Thrown Open to
Settlement.
Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 18.—With warm
er weather than has prevailed for the
past three days to draw the people out
onto the streets, a livelier scene has
been presented to those in the down
town district, and the registration vis
itors move ceaselessly about viewing
the sights of the city. The cold drove
them into the hotels, theaters, saloons
and other public places, but now the
crowds again appear on the sidewalks.
The registration tigures for yesterday
at the various points are as follows:
Daily. Total.
Aberdeen .2,026 26,646
Bismarck. N. D. 303 4,887
Pierre . 213 6,730
Mobridge . 66 1,196
Lemmon . 68 1,355
Le Beau . 106 1,685
Among those who made application
in Aberdeen yesterday was James
Daley, formerly a government scout,
who in the days of the Indian troubles
in South Dakota did much in the serv
ice of the United States.
Coming to Dakota when a mere lad
with his parents, Daley was captured
by Indians while the party was cross
ing the plains in their prairie schooner
over the portion now forming the
Standing Rock reservation. A party of
Indians under the leadership of Chief
Little Engl: killed all the members of
the party of whites with the excep
tion of the boy, James Daley. He was
kept a captive and grew up with the
redmen. After reaching manhood he
began to tire of the life of a nomad,
and becoming involved in a row with
a member of the tribe in which the
redman was killed by Daley, he fled
the camp and for the first time since a
young boy, took up his life among the
whites. His knowledge of tho Indians
served him in good stead and he was
employed as a scout by the government.
He was among those who killed Sitting
Bull after the memorable V/ounded
Knee battle, giving chase to tho old
Indian leader for miles over the plains.
REGISTRAR IS DEAD;
GAS JEUEFT OPEN
Land Official at Des Moines
Supposed to Have Died on
Wednesday Night.
Des Moines, la., Oct. 18.—J. J. Payne
registrar In the federal land office lo
cated In Des Moines, was found dead
today in his apartments in this city
with two gas jets in the room wide
open. Payne was last seen alive
Wednesday night, and it is thought
that death occurred that night. He
was 70 years old.
VETERAN OFFICER DEAD.
Washington, Oct. 18.—Brigadier Cen
tral Richard C. Drum, U. S. A., re
tired. a distinguished veteran of the
civil war, and for many years adjutant
general of the army, died today in
Drummond, Md. Ho entered the army
as a private soldier in 1846.
FIREMAN IS KILLED.
Ardmore, Okla., Oct. 18.—Will Ross
a fireman was killed, and three others
seriously injured when the boiler in a
cotton gin exploded here last ni=-ht
The plant was destroyed by fire “ '