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HARRISON PRESS-JOURNAl GEO. D. CANON. Editor. HARRISON - - NEBRASKA NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES. David City is to have a new Union Pacific depot. The Burlington road is now running through Bayard. Miss Sarah Kelly has been appointed leputy county clerk at Sidney. A son of County Attorney Williams it Columbus was accidentally shot while at play. His Injuries are serious. LIBERATES PRISONERS GENERAL WOOD SETS FORTY CUBANS FREE. Were Once Freed by General Bates. But Brooke Ordered Them Back Into Confinement. Miss Murtha of "A Trip to China town" company has ordered a monu ment erected over her father's grave t Fremont. The supreme court gave a decision against Nebraska Savings bank in the rase of Nebraska Savings bank vs. Sar dinia C. Brewster. Burglars entered G. H. Glaser's saloon it Winside, and the next morning B laser found his etore shy a large quantity of cigars and many bottles af lijuor. Fire destroyed the residence of An ion Bonska at. Crete Tuesday. Judge-elect Holcomb took his seat tin the supreme bench Thursday. Bloodhounds were set on the trail of a thief a.t Syracuse, -but failed go catch their man. A spirited argument is going on at Sidney, as to whether a silver dollar of 1799 is 100 or 101 years old. Sergeant P. J. Hand of Nebraska City who was in the Third Nebraska, is or ganizing a company of rough riders to right for the Boers. A fire at North Platte Monday de stroyed the Implement and furniture establishment of ictor Meyer. Loss, ill.OOO; insurance, $6,500. W. I Matthews of Hyannis, a well known attorney and politician, is dead. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Maimsten of Goth enburg celebrated their silver wedding Saturday. William Truskett of Sterling holds the record. He says he shot a rabbit with horns recently. Mr. Oldham, a Kearney lawyer, has offered to assist the Buffalo county at torney in prosecuting the Dinsmore murder case for $500. While handling a shotgun at Guide Rock, Fred Fisher accidentally pulled the trigger. Both barrels were dis charged into his face, resulting in in stant death. The O'Nelllites held a rousing mass meeting Sunday night to adopt resolu tions of sympathy for the Boers. M. F. Harrington and M. P. Kincald deliv ered addresses. Mock Bros, have suspended publica tion of the Hastings Evening Record, which they had conducted during the last two years. The worst blizsard of the season rag ed at Mullen for twelve hours Tuesday It was from the northwest, accompa nied by a very high wind. Stock drift ed badly. John Splrk and Erwin Smith, son ol the well known cattle buyer of Crete, were In a runaway four miles from that city. Splrk Is dead and Smith is badly hurt, but will recover. The Burlington Railr6ad company has a large force of men at work putting in dykes along the west channel of the Platte river northeast of Ashland. The Episcopal and Presbyterian cler gymen at Columbus, who have been having a spirited controversy, concjua ed their fight Sunday, when the Pres byterian minister resigned. " Mrs. S. B. Day, a middle-aged woman of Humboldt, took a dose of strychnine by mistake, thinking it was quinine Two physicians worked nearly all night before the victim was entirely free from the effects of the dose. A reception and banquet were tender ed the Women's Literary club of Osce ola by the club members' masculine ad mirers. The affair took place at the Pratt hotel. Rev. W. R. Adams acted as toastmaster and made some very appropriate remarks. H. A. Scott re sponded to the toast, "Our Guests.' He was followed by E. S. Mickey, who poke on "The Monster Cannon, and H. S. Welch, who spoke of the war In 8outh Africa. Omaha, Neb. (Special.) Nearly nine times as much land was sold during the last year by the Union Pacific land de partment as during the year before. The figures, with the last few days of December estimated, show a total oi MC.000 acres, divided among the states in this manner: Utah, 27.000: Wyom ing. 285,000; Colorado, 157,000; Nebraska 140,000, and Kansas, 07,000. This was about one-eighth of the total land holdings of the Union Pacific at the beginning of 1899. During 1898 the total sales were 106,000 acres. Principal of the sales were grazing lands. The situation has grown. In western Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah that a successful ranchman must own or have a definite title to his grazing lands. Ini Wyoming especially did this condition prevail, for there were con stant conflicts between the sheep and cattle men till legallzd boundaries have come to define a line of separation between them. The most rancorous of the fighters on either side have cele brated peace jubilees by big purchases of the grazing lands, over which the best man held sway heretofore. In addition, the land department hat offered better terms than in previous years, and has pushed advertising more extensively, especially through two publications, one on grazing lands and the other on agricultural lands, prepared something over a year ago by W. O., Chapman, then an Omaha newspaper man, now In Chicago. Nebraska City, Neb (Special.) Th will of the late Senator M. L. Haywartl was offered for probate Tuesday. It bears date of March 11, 1887. and was witnessed by R. 8. Hall of Omaha and H. Metcalf. Tfco document Is very brief, occupying only a half shtet of legal rap pepir, and directs that aftei his debts are paid, his property shall b divided equally among his widow and three children, the widow to Inks her hire in lieu of dower. Mr. Hayward Is made executrix without bond and it granted absolute power to dlsrwse ol the property i she deems best. The estate Is valued at about $125,000 and consist largely of farming lands In astern Nebraska and Katuai. xsaxoai sxcasaud sivoh.i Havana, Cuba. special.) General Wood has issued an important order g-ving- freedom to forty men. in the province or Santa Clara. Some of them na.u oeen oeiainea without trial and oine-rs were suffering excessive punish ment. AH had been released ten months he. fore by an order Issued by. General taies, DUt iney were Immediately re arrested by orders from General Brooke on me ground- tnat a department com mander did not have the power to par- UOI1. After looking carefully into the cases, General Wood decided that the luda-i ...lent of General Bates regarding their '"'pt was wise, ana consequently an Older, setting them at liberty, was promulgated. Reports from other departments are aaiiy expected and it Is believed that litlcre the end of the month a large rumber will be released, especially in the province of Havana. The case of these who have been held for a long time In detention without trial, will be the first to be Investigated. The council of notables, as General Wood's convention of representative Cubans is called, held a session, at which General Wood was present, and then dissolved, many of the members having to catch a boat for the eastern provinces. General Maso, who hopes to return to Havana in the near future, said that freedom from all foreign control wai now in sight, and that the assurances of President McKiniey and the con duct of the government convinced him of the absolute sincerity of the United States. The yellow fever repoTt for 1S39 shows 103 deaths in Havana, which means that eighty-three persons have died of the disease since General Lud low's report was issued at the end of August last. During the month of December there wen seventy new cases of whom twenty-two died. On January 1 of this year there were twenty-five cases under treatment. At present tha number is seventeen. The cold weather will probably diminish the number. This record doeyi not compare favor ably with the records prior to the rev olution, although the sanitary author ities claim that the increase of mortal ity is due to the factihat an unusually large number of Spanish immigrants havt arrived during the last few months. The people of Sar.cti Spiritus held a large public meeting to express sat isfaction at the appointment of Genera Wood as governor of the island and a his selection of secretaries, all of whom are regarded as capable of helping General Wood materially in establish ing a permanent government. Bids for school furniture to the value of $500,000 will soon be Invited. The Clenfuegos Center of Veterans has organized a committee to inquire into the circumstances of the death of Dionnessio Gil, the former brigadier general of the Cuban army, who was recently shot there by the police while resisting arrest. The veterans have asked that the sanitary officer with whom Gil quarreled be dismissed. DEMAND UPON 6A6E. PLAGUE AT MANILA. Native Discovered With Symptoms. All thi Manila, (Special.) The health officer has found a native with all the symp toms of bubonic plague In a house In the walled city, where two suspicious deaths have occurred. The patient has been isolated and every precaution has been taken to prevent a spread of the disease. WAR. DEPARTMENT ACTIVE. Wsfhington, D. C The war depart merit is taking steps to prevent the introduction of the plague in the Phil ippines. and Secret&ry Root called into consultation Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service to dis cuss the establishment of a quarantine system for the islands. It was decided that the war department Fhould adopt toward the Philippines a policy like that it pursued toward Cuba In th. matter of the protection of health, 1. e. confining the majntenance of a quaran tine system to th. navy department hofpital service. The report received by both the state department of by Suageon General W yman from Hono lulu confirm the Associated Press dis patches relative to tne existence of the disease. It happens fortunately that the marine hospital service has already two quarantine plants in the Philip pine islands, while two of its surgeons are now on their way to Manila, so that little delay wlii be encountered in begining to draw a rlrld quarantine 111..- in the Islands. Surgeon General Wyn-an does not feel apprehensive as to the posisbillty of the Infection of San Francisco from Honolulu. Surgeon General Wyman has no con firmation of the, report that three sus pecieu cases of bubonic plague have been discovered within the walled city of Manila, but no claim Is made to conceal the gravity of the situation should the report prove true. FOR WESTERN CATTLEMEN. Fort Worth, Tex. (Special.) The Na. tlonal Live Stock association, with the assistance of F. H. Brandenburg, resi dent director of the weather bureau at Denver, has Just secured an order from Washington, which is of considerable importance to live stock men of the west. A letter received by the secre tary to the association from Mr. Bran denburg says: "Pursuant to our understanding I took up In the Interest of the live stock men the matter of a change In the Is sue of the special warnings and I am pleased to say that Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau, has issued Instructions to the effect that emergency or special warnings be is sued when prolonged spells of abnor mally cold weather, high winds with A. h.Du fall.a innw are Indi cated' for any section, 4nd that special" warnings be also Issued when unsea sonable, or abnormally heavy rains art Indicated for any section. "Heretofore these warnings have been restricted to a few settled points In each state. It Is, therefore, very grat ifying to know that In the future tele crams conveying Information of the above described nature will be sent to no fewer than 102 points In Colorado and a proportionate number to points in Wyoming. Montana. Idaho, Ijtah, North and Soulh Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Texas. rVihimbus. O. Representative Prum- barh of Darke county today Introduced a resolution expressing sympweny the Boers In their war with England. The resolution wont over under rules. Sulzer Seeks to Force Resolution Calling For Information Washington, D. C (Special i'-j'be re were premonitions of a storm ivheii the house reassembled after the hsllday recets on Wednesday, Several mem bers. Including Mr. Sulzer idem., j. v.; were prepared to offer resolutions of inquiry into the course of See ivlary Gage In regard to the deposit of public funds In the New York bamcs mid to demand from them immediate consid eration. Mr. Gaines (dem., Tenn.) got prece dence over Mr. Sulzer by ristng to a question of ersonal privilege. He read a publication alleging that he had stat ed that In voting on the Taylor resolu tion to investigate the case of Brigham 11. Roberts, he had been actuated by motives of self-preservation. He de nounced the publication as false and without foundation. Air. Sulzer was then recognized and offered Ins resolution, which was read at the clerk's desk. It wai: "Resolved, That the sec retary of the treasury be, and he hereby Is directed t'i lurnish the house of representatives as soon as possible with the following lniormatlon: "First Letter, agreements or docu mt-ulc between the treasury depart ment of the I nlted Slates and any peiton connected therewith and the Na tioli.tr City bank and the Hanover Na tioiMl bank of the city of New York or ar.y person acting fur them or eiiher of them, since the 4th day of March 1SS7, relating to the depositing of public funds, bonds or revenues In said bank or banks, or any other relations or bus inefs transactions now existing or here tofore had between the government and said banks or either of them. econd The amount of public mon cy. bonds or revenue deposited with said banks or either of them by the government, for what length of time and the reasons therefor, and whethei said banks or either of them have paid tne government any interest on said posits, and if so how much and all oiher Information concerning the came, or in any way relating thereto." The speaker immediately ruled thai the resolutions, under the rules, must g'i first to a committee and was not privileged. "It the committee does not report 11 back within one week does it become 1 rivileged ?" asked Mr. Sulzer. "It does," responded the speaker. "I now ask unanimous consent for the consideration of tha resolution,' said Mr. Sulzer. "The resolution should first be con sidered by a committee." said Mr. Payne, the floor leader of the majority. "I Object." That ended the little flurry. Representative McKae of Arkansas introduced 'the following Joint i evolu tion: "lie it resolved, etc.. That the United Stales hereby declare that their pur pose in acquiring Jurisdiction and con 1 1 ol over the Philippine islands was and is to secure the Inhabitants thereof, as Mon as practicable, after the suppres sion of the existing rebellion therein, a free, independent, stable government, republican in form, and that the United States guarantee to said inhabitant? pr tection against all foreign invasion." The sulzer resolutions relative to the treasury department will probably be reported back to the house from the ways and means committee, so amend ed as to omit specific reference to two banks and refer generally to all banns. BRITISH MUST EXPLAIN SEIZURE OF AMERICAN CARGO OF FLOUR TO BE PROTESTED. KAISER IIDI6NART. United States Ambassador Choate Instructed to investigate tha Seizure. NOTHING FOR IMPERIALISM. Andrew Carnegie Speaks Plain - Words About Imperialism. New York. (Special.) Andrew Came. gl was interviewed by a World re porter concerning the report that lie had promised 150,000 to- the republican national campaign fund. 'There s not a word of truth In the report," he said. "I will not give a aonar to neip the republicans if their platform Is not sound If it is not American. 'Not a cent for imperialism not a cent to renegade Americanism. My po sition on those questions has been made clear. My mind is open, but my parse is closed, it the renub can bar ly ib true to tne principles that have made this country great, then I would subecribe. But not if the platform com- mns tne party to a policy to which I stand unalterably and uncompromising ly oposea. "I am In favor of securing all the est indies islands, if we cuu do so he continued. "I believe they will mak desirable and proper acquisitions to o ir territory. That sort of expansion is in the right line. But. mind you. it should not go beyond territory on this continent. W'e have no business, either n morals or politics, t lake and keep tne rninppines. 'Do you mean we should annex Cuba'" was asked. 'So; we are pledged as to the action we are to take there. "'e have given our word that Tuba shall be free. Jf the e-ople show a disposition for annex- stiota, then that raises another question. J ne annexation of t uba, however. would, in my opinion, kill (he republic an party. Its free Iron, free coffee and fie-- sugar, the competition of Its cheap laoor with our labor would strike a blow at a vital republican principle." suppose the democratic party de clares against expansion and the repub licans tor it, would you contribute to the democratic fund?" ' I would consider It. My mind is open but my purse Is closed, as I have said I want to see the republican par ty range itself on this side of true Americanism no renegade American ism for me. no running off after the will n' the wisp territorial aggrandize ment. It Involves dangers on everv l.Mid. If we shut the door In the Phil ippine i- we arouse Europe. If we open t we destroy the very thing that Im- peria.lsls give as their reas in for taking the Philippines commercial expansion. I h latter course permits all nations to njoy commercial privileges there on an c juallty with u" .Mr. Carnegie paused for a moment and then went on: '1 am with the Boers In their fight. They are fighting bravely to maintain their republic. Their stand Is for repub- llc-iu Institutions. They are battling for u principle with which all good Americans should be In sympathy," SHED OF MILLIONS OF tEBT. Chicago. (Special.) Levy P. Doty. capitalist and formerly president ol several large coal companies, was re lieved of liabilities aggregating $5,000,- 000 by ord-r of Judge Grosscup In the United States district court here. His assets amounted to 1400.000, consisting principally of stock In various coal ompanlea. The financial panic of 193 and the subsequent failure of several of the larrte coal concerns In which lioty was a stockholder, caused his financial embarrassment. Henry C. Speer, formerly a bond bro ker and Interested In some large west ern railroad companies, was relieved of debts aggregating $013,000. His assets were I67.9SI. Pratt Pratt, formerly Interested In the L Grange Land association, were discharged of an Indebtedness of 157,000. London. (Special.) United States Ambassador Joseph li. Choate, visited the British premier, Lord Salisbury, at the foreign office for the purpose of making the first official representation on the subject of the Delagoa. bay flour seizure. Mr. Choate received no definite reply, as the premier Informed him that the British government had not yet arrived at any decision as to whether or not foodstuffs were contraband of war. Hut Lord Salisbury assured Mr. Cho ate the commercial rights of the Unit ed States would be equitably consid ered and that a decision In this im portant mutter would be reached as soon as possible. The interview was brief. The Associated IreBS learns that Lord Salisbury has not only got the attorney general. Sir Richard Webster, working hard on the question of the iH-lagoa bay seizures, but that he is consulting with the ablest lawyers in Great Britain. To quote a high offic ial: "England Is between Scylla and Char ybdis. If we declare" foodstuffs con traband we put ourselves In a most iwkward jnisltion should we be a neu :ral power In some future war. We are most anxious to conserve the interests jf the United States, yet self-preservation must necessarily come first." It was further learned by a rep resentative of the Associated Press that Great Britain may lay down new regulations regarding contraband, mak ing a distinction between food evident ly Intended for domestic purposes and food palpably Intended for field rations. Under the latter head might come some classes of canned goods. The British government fully realize mat tne representatlc Salsura of Carman Vessels by Brit ish May Causa Trouble. Berlin. (Spec lal ) The Imperial mall steamer General has been detained at Aden and occupied by British troops. with the object of searching her cargo, whii h Is to be discharged. The General is owned by the German East African line, the owners of the Hundesrath, previously captured by the British cruiser Magiclenne off Delagoa bay. The seizure of the Imperial mall steamer General has ronatderabl aggra vated the situation here, and the Indig nation against England is intensified The government Is still earnestly en deavoring to preserve correc t official relations, but England will do well to hasten to make the amende honorable to Germany. On absolutely reliable authority the correspondent of the Associated Press iearns that Em.x-ror William is now thoroughly aroused by the related iveizures of vessels, not one of which. he has been assured, is guilty of carry ing contraband. He regards the seiz ures as high-hand 'd proceedings, which r-iip-iina would riot have dared to un dertake If the German naty were more powerful tharf it Is. Ills majesty Is said to be riarticaiarlv incensed because Information has reached hliu showing that the seizures were not due to the blundetlntrs of British naval officers, but to strict or ders from navul headquarters, which tne officers are merely carrying out lie has, therefore, instructed Count von Buelow to demand exact and full repar ation for the outrage done to the Ger man nag. -No answer that Is considered satis factory has yet been received from London, and according to advices re ceived here none is to be expected for several days longer. Mgnlflcant of the Intensity of Ger many's Indignation against England Is a ueciuratlon published today by the paper of the German Colonial society, among whose 80.000 members are a number of reigning German princes, wmcn says: England's recent proceedings acalnst German vessels are an outrage. The fact remains that the small respect wnicn the English people feel for Ger mat of Mr Choura w ill compel it to dec ide this far-reac h- many !jt"'au"e of her deficiency in na- Out of the Ordinary. ing matter, and while his request has oeen made and received in the most friendly spirit, the quandary is not relished by Lord Salisbury. thouKh It Is not regarded as likely to cause In ternational fric tion. One thing Is cer tain, the question will not be settled hurriedly, though it Is Impossible, even for the cabinet minister to forecast the dute when Mr. Choate will receive a ciemute answer, which must settle Great Britain's stand upon the oues- cion or contraband. The I'ail Mall Gazette announces that Winston Churchill, the newspaper cor respondent who was captured by the ixjirrs in .Natal and taken to Pretoria whence he subsequently escaped and arrived safely at Delagoa bay, has been appointed a squadron leader in the South African Horse. A representative of the Associated Press has been Informed on good au thority that Great Britain will not take LK-lagoa bay. The British government it Is added, does not contemplate any sucn step, in spite of the clamor of the press and public opinion upon the ad vlsability of bo doing. In consequence of the strain on the army clothing dejmrtment, the war of fice has been obliged to order 100.000 pairs of shoes at Cawnpore, In the northwest provinces of British India, a '.own ncted for Its leather words, and a place where strong forces of British troopt. are usually stationed. RAILROADS CONTROL R0UTIN6. Refuse to Accept Shipments When Shipper Designates tha Routes. Los Angeles, Cal. (Special.) A new agreement whereby the Southern Pa cific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Initial lines agreed to route and con trol routing of all cars of citrus fruits shipped from California to their des tination went Into effect Monday. Ship pers say this arbitrary procedure takes the control of their product from their hands. A practical demonstration of this new arrangement was made at JUverside, and to the discomfiture of the Consol idated Fruit company, which offered three cars of citrus fruits for shipment to the east, the Southern Pacific agent at Riverside refused to receive the cars unlefs a special routing clause that gives the shipper the right to designate the route to meet an emerzency of the market was stricken from the bill of consignment. The agents of the shippers, Moulton & Green, were notified that the railroad would receive the shipment with the routing clause Intact upon the payment of a commercial rate of 12.60 per 100 pounds, as against 11.25 per 100 pounds or SO cents a box, the rate that hereto fore prevailed. This new ruling fixes the rate at H Sl'i a box and such a figure pre vents the transaction of business. "This whole matter is an attempt to force shippers to use private car lines," said W. B. Moulton. "ar.d It Is an Ille gal, arbitrary proceeding. We cannot do business. We are at a standstill and the orange and lemon Industry Is paralyzed. Under the present rulings, it tne roads continue their demands, w cannot market this year's orange crop We shall fight this matter to the end.' val power, has taken such deep root mat tne commanders of English war ships hasten to commit breaches of In ternational rights, so long as only Ger many is thereby touched. This lack of fear to touch the German flag must be thoroughly and speedily cured." Indignation meetings have been call ed by branc hes of the Colonial society. The German press, with hardly an ex ception, thunders against England Even the semi-official Berliner post says: "It cannot be denied that the Indig nation aroused by the willfulness of the seizures by British commanders Is spreading In wider and wider circles." Hamburg (Special.! Although the manifests of the German steamer Gen eral, seized at Aden, show there was no war material on board, she was com pelled to discharge her cargo. The German East African company publishes a statement in the Ham burger Na hrlchten. saving that Imme diately on the declaration of company voluntarily refused to for ward to South Africa two consign ments of arms already on board their vessels, simply to avoid trouble and delay in connection with other portions of the cargo. A copy of the manifest of th Bund- esrath has been published, showing that her cargo did not contain contraband. The owners declare there la absolutely no foundation for the statement that saddles and other war material have been found amid the cargo of the Bundesrath. FARMER DISAPPEARS, fiioux Falls, 8. D. (Special.) Uneusl ness exists over the mysterious dL.tip pearance of John Bundy, a prominent and well-to-do farmer of Wellington township, this (Minnehaha) county. H was last seen last week Wednesday. He is a veteran of the civil war and w hen he disappeared he had in his pox session his pension vouchers, on w hich he expected to secure payment as soon as he reached Kloux Falls. He was drlv Ing to Hartford, presumably for the purpose of taking a train for Bloux Falls, when last seen. ins nome sssociations were very pleasant. Owing to the fact that he a few years ago disappeared In a similar manner and did not return for about a year leads some to believe that he has again wandered away while tem porarily Insane, and that he will return In due time. In other quarters It Is believed that he has been the victim of foul play. Bundy Is 71 years of age. He owns a large farm and considerable stork and IX worth fully 110,000. HALF A TOWN DESTROYED. Atlantic, la. (Spec lal.) The town of Matsena, in the southeastern part ol the county, was half destroyed by fire at an early hour In the morning. All but three buildings on the east aid- of Ike main block of the town were totally destroyed. The fire started shout mid right and in still smoldering this morn llg. It Is thought to hay been of lnt ,-muiM.y ouKin. a lie local IOS is CS- tbiated at over $15,000, partially cov eted by insurance. Heavy losses were tstalned by the following: Ixiwney A fn, $,500; Dick Fee, 13,400; Chevsller White, J1.&00; postoince, I00; A. Grlf fih, Bessie Triplet! and Mrs. Oithrle, 1300; George Arnold. 11.000: D. h Urayblil, $100. I 1 THOSE CARTER CONTRACTS. Examination of Men Indicted For Defrauding Government New York. (Special.) The examina tion of Benjamin D. Greene. John K. Gayner, William T. Gaynor and Ed ward Gaynor, Indicted cm a charge of defrauding the United States govern ment or Va.nJV) In connection with the Savannah river and Cumberland sound Improvements, was begun Tuesday be fore United States Commissioner Shields. Just prior to the opening of me session tne mysterious woman who made charges against John F. Gaymr at the lost session, appeared at the oriidors of the building and renewed her charges against him. Mr. Gaynor, who waB present, said he did not know th.- weman. Casslus M. Gillette, United States en. (.-iMiir corps, was first placed on the eland for crofs-examlnation by Lawyer rtoram j. nose or counsel for the con tr.-.ctois. Mr. Rose cross-examined Mr. c. Hi. tie in connection with his ldentlfl cation of each of the defendants, and men ut-ked him for the production the c riRinnl contract between the gov ernment ana the accused contractors. Commissioner Shields ruled that the counsel for the accused contractors would have to Introduce his copy of the contract, if he wanted the paper as evidence. Mr. Rote then went into s ir.;nute examination of the wltenss ut 'o his personal knowledge of the open ing nf bids for the contracts; of the 1 resentatlon of claims on the contracts; of ccnulti chec ks said to have been Is sued ! y Captain O. M. Carter, the en-tinii-r in c harge prior to July 18. 1X96. i.'n led States District Attorney Bur nett objected, saying that the only points to be determined at the exam niatllon were the identllcatlon of thf accused and if there was probable- raise on which to hold the men. Mr. Rose said he was endeavoring It prove that the Indictment was untrue. Commissi iner Shields said that the only luehuons to De derided, as he under- Mi.od the luw, were the Identity and liobubk1 cause. Notwithstanding this ruling Mr. Rose continued his examination of Mr. Gll ctl but his questions were objected to and Commissioner Shields ruled that they need not be answered. Mr Rose made a formal demand for the original contracts for the Improve. ment of Savannah or Cumberland sound. The demand was refused, be cause there wss no evidence to show trc.t they sre In this district. They Mr. Rose asked for s.i adjournment, so tnat ne could get the papers In a legal way. This was objected to by Orneral Burnett, who said he wanted the ex amination finished without delay. United States Dlntrict Attorney Krwin then asked the witness If he had any knowledge of the connection of the de fendants with the Savannah work after July 20, 1MI7. Mr. Ilose obi.-cted. Commissioner Shields allowed the que. uui to strengthen the Identification of the contractors. "Yes." answered Captain Gillette. "I h ive official communications from them and I have paid Greene money on these ci.trncts. I have had official and ver bal sontracls with the Guynors. Money was paid for work alleged to have been done during the month of July before nnd after July 20, 1M7. I gave the heck lo Greene on or about August 1, IS'.O. It was for about $30,000. 1 was Inclined to keep back some of the money at the lime." Every unmarried woman of 40 can remember at least a dozen men who, n her Judgment, would have proposed lo her If she had only given them en auragement. An old 'rnan of TO years, a widower, who advertised for a wife in a Penn sylvania rural paper. Is said to have received over Low replies from women in all parts of the country who wer willing to become No. t. He had lived part from his first wife for forty years. She- died two years ago. Love laughs at more than lock smiths. Charles Day and Anna Malt by, who were quarantined in an Iowa town on account of pmalliHiX. managed to communicate with Rev. P. H. Mason, who appeared Just outside the eiuar.cn Une limits as marked by the yellow flags and from that point united them in marriage. There was a curious double wedding in Howard. Kan., a few days ago. Jus. nd Allison Lydell. brothers, married lessie and Margaret Campbell, slteis. The grooms were aged is and 17 re spectively, as were also the brides. Tho parents of all the parties appeared be fore the local probate Judge and give consent to the double union. The supreme court of Pennsyvar.la has decided that the marriage of Al- Mi.ineapeilis Journal: lan Maclaien has Dropound-d the question: "Should Old Clergymen be Shot?" No, probably not. But there are sarnie of the younn ;r brethren who might profitably, bo say, half shot. Pioneer Press: A California rabbi has been preaching a sermon on the sub ject: "What Need Have We for Hell?" Well, some of us could doubtless dis pense with it. But If permanently' abolished It might lie sadly mlese-d In clrcb-9 where repartee abounds. San Francisco Call; A local preacher haa arrived at the conclusion that man, considered from every point of view that mav be suggeed by his necessi ties, has no need for he ll. That preach er must have been stuelylng the sign of the times or rading the reports of war in South Africa. Cleveland Plain I-aler; Probably the best paid pastor in the country will be the new one at New York's Fifth Ave nue Presbyterian church. He Is to re ceive $ 12,oi0) and the use of a fine resi Jence. H knew what he was about when he hesitated over his acceptance. They speedily showed hlrn that money w as no object. Boston Globe: At a rescue meeting In New Jersey the other night a hardened criminal came in and expres-wd his de sire to- reient of his sins. These; sln we-re of so shocking a nature that upon his calling for prayers one of the brethren slipped out and called In a policeman. whi arretted him. TtiT seems to 1" such a thlner as overdoing even re'ientanre. Minne-apolls Times: During service last Sunday at Marinette, Wis., st cler gyman glanced out of the winilow and saw a thief carrying away a lot of plunder from the pasonage. The; par son shurkeel off his robes and gave chase, overtaking the robber and turn ing him over to the police. That Is a great deal better than engaging In a five-round go with a saloonkeeper In a red bum. Chicago Chronicle: The last worda of "Brother" Moody have been refvjrted for the press. As he passed Into the death agony he Is said to have ex claimed: "I see earth receding: heaven Is opening; God Is calling me." "Broth er" Moody might have used this language- of eestacy In the pulpit, but no deathbed eloquence ever was as elab orate as this specimen. Nearly all deathbed eloquence is Imaginary. THE OLD-TIMERS. William Henry, the 80-year-olil car rier of the United States mall between Detroit and Stoney ("reek, was once a slave In Alabama, and was sold for $300. Representative of five generations were present when Stephen Grant Stackpole celebrated Ms ninetieth birthday at his home In h'augus, Mass., a few days ago. Sir Charles Nicholson, who has been called the Grand Old Man of Australia, has entered on his ninety-se-cond year. He graduated freem an Edinburgh med ical college In 1M2 and emigrated te Australia two years later. He Is now the sejle surviving member of the? first Australian riarliament. .. James Wood of I'ortumouth. N. H-, celebrated hit 103d birthday on Satur day, December f. He was born in England and Is believed to be the oldest resident of New England. The Asseeclatlon for the Preservation of the Rights of Unmarried Young Wo men has been organized In Boston with the fundamental principle that married women shall refrain from accepting employment In any of the various ave nues open to women so long as any nf the spinsters are without work. Who the officers ef the organization ar- Is kept secret by the members of the as sociation, but they do not hestltate to express their views. They say the chief objection to married women is the fact that they are able and willing to work for less wages. The authorities of Valley Stream. Long Island, are somewhat dubious as to their ability, under the compulsory education law or any other, to force little Sadie Coombs to go to school. She Is only 14 years of age and e she would properly come under the law. but she Is aluo married and both shet and her husband, Charles Coombs, ob ject to anything that would so greatly interfere with her household elutle. During the trial of a suit brought In New York by Augustine Munoz for di- ' vorce from his wife, to whom hj hud Ik en wedded for nineteen years. It transpired that he had not been pres ent at the marriage and that his bruih- er bi ted as his proxy throughout the c e remony, 'i he wife before her mar riage was Junta Ixigardo, daughter of a once wealthy Cuban resident of Cl enfuegos. Her family and that of the husband were near neighbors there and everybody considered the union an! the manner of forming It not unusual. The wife and the real husband did not meet for two months after the mar rlage. The Judge in gi anting a divorce to the husband did not consider the cir cumstance as affecting the case either way. John Crlsman, a horse dealer of IVr- ry, Okie., has married the aame woman three times and Is now suing for a di vorce from her for the third time. Crls man was first married to' Paulina I(o denbaugh at Bryan, O.. thirty years ago. Five years thereafter he obtained a divorce on the grounds of alxindon ment. He came te Oklahoma, from Chicago In 1HS9 and his former wir followed him and later they were mar. rled again. A year after a second di vorce was obtalne-d by Crlsman and he came to Perry, Okln., and again his wife followed hm. Here the old trou bles were burled and for a third urns Crlsman and his wife were murileij. One year ago Mrs. Crlsman left her hus band's home again and now a third di vorce suit has been filed by Cilsman on the grounds of abandonment, ctis man Is a well known Grand Army man and has a son fighting In the United States army In the Philippine Islands