HARRISON PRESS-JOURNAL
OEO. D. CANON. Editor.
HARRISON. - - NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA NEWS.
F. Watson of Stratton, charged with
selling liquor without a license, wai
bound over to the district court.
A. i. Donner, a trapper, ha disap
peared from Gothenburg, and hii
friends believe he Is lost in the quock
sands of the Platte. Donner left home
for a hunt, and has not since beer
beard from.
T. Baraclno, who asaulted Attorney S.
a& Phelps at Shelton Tuesday evening,
pleaded guilty and was fined $25 and
, coats. Phelps is in a serious condition
and concussion of the brain is feared.
He was kicked in the head by his as
sailant. Tuesday night a small dwelling house,
owned by Hiram Ashpaugh, caught tire
from a defective flue and was entirely
destroyed, at Fairbury. The loss is
about 300, nearly covered by insurance.
The jewelry store at Steinauer was
robbed and twenty watches and other
articles stolen. There are no traces ol
the thieves. Two tramps were arrested
and searched, but nothtng-of value was
found on them, and they were released.
The Stromsburg Creamery company
has declared a dividend for 1899 of 10
per cent. The company has paid out
over $600 In premiums, besides making
some improvements at the factory.
Nearly all butter is shipped direct to
New York City.
At the state poultry show, which be
gan at friend Tuesday and continued
until Friday, 1,500 birds were on ex
hibition. The opera house is a babel
of crowing roosters, squawking ducks
and gabbling geese. W. S. Russell of
Ottumwa, la., F. W. Hitchcock of Den
ver, Colo., and Adam Thompson ot
Amity, Mo., were the Judges. An incu
bation company had an incubator on
exhibition which was hatching chicks
by the score.
J. W. Ames, an old man 60 years ot
age was out riding with a granddaugh
ter near Fairmont when they were
overtaken by a man driving a wagon
loaded with feathers. The feathers
blew In the face of Ames' horse and he
ran away, throwing both occupants out
of the buggy and smashing the vehicle.
Ames and the girl were badly bruised,
but no bones broken. Ames is looking
for legal advice In the case.
R. B. Thompson, the Emerson attor
ney, who was brought to Ponca last
week on a warrant charging him with
obtaining 14,500 from William H. Smi
ley by false pretenses, is still In Jail
for failure to furnish 11,500 bond for his
appearance February 5. Developments
are maturing every day in the alleged
conspiracy against Smiley, by which he
lost his property and his wife, who
Is still missing.
Edward M. Barlett of Omaha and
Samuel Chapman of Plattsmouth have
commenced suit in the county court
at Nebraska City against Fred B.
Smith to recover $1,000, which they al
lege is due them as attorneys' fees.
Smit?4lsu srother-ln-taw of John C.
Watson. aJNd this suit is an outgrowth
f tlW yatson-Hawke controversy,
which has been before the federal court
tor some time past.
The Morris Keyless Lock company
has been organized at Fremont, the
Incorporators being J. E. B-lenkiron, J.
H. Morris, L. D. Richards, John Gra
ham, Alfred Anderson and R.B. Schnei
der. The capital stock is 140.000, $8,000
of which Is paid up. The company will
engage In the manufacture of poetofftce
boxes and combination locks in this
city and will employ about a dozen men.
The three Union Pacific switchmen
charged with breaking Into a car in the
yards at Grand Island on the night ot
January 4 and stealing $100 worth of
merchandise, were arraigned in Justice
Fox's court and W. L. Johnson entered
a plea of guilty .and was bound over to
the February term of the district coutr
In $800 bond. W. R. Brown and A. D.
Mitchell were next arraigned, but en
tered no plea. Their preliminary ex
amination was continued.
The Park and Forest association,
which completed an organization Janu
ary 10 at York, will ask the state at the
next meeting of the legislature for an
appropriation for tree planting under
the superintendency of the society. It
Is proposed that the state own the
planted tracts. In other states the
problem of the forestry associations is
to preserve forests. This society pro
poses to create them. C. S. Harrison
Is president. J. Sterling Morton and ex
Governor Furnas are members.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) The funeral
-services over the body of Jay Burrows
were held in the First Baptist church,
the oration being pronounced by Rev.
H. A. Rowlands. Governor Poynter was
also called on, and briefly, but feeling
ly, eulogized the uncompromising hon
esty, the deep convictions, the fearless
ness and detestation of show for which
the dead man was so generally known
in every section of the state. The body
was shipped to Gage county for burial.
Orlie Mull was arrested at Concordia,
Kan., on a telegram from Sheriff Sim
mering, who will bring him back to
Hastings to answer to the charge of
criminal assault and perjury. On De
cember 29 Mull brought Zena Sonde,
a 15-year-old girl, whose home Is In
Franklin county, to Hastings and pro
cured a license and was married to her
by County Judge Bowen. That night
the couple were quartered at one of the
hotels and the next day Mull left the
city, deserting his young wife. The
complaints were sworn out by the girl's
father.
-CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF CATTLE
Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) Gov. Poyn
ter has received a telegram from Jas.
Montague of Crawford, saying that a
herd of cattle near Marsland, belonging
to James Wood, and suffering from
"deadly contagious disease," were run
nlng at large. The telegram asked that
tbe governor communicate the fact to
State Veterinarian Peters at once ai
the matter was urgent and immediate
steps required. It Is believed thst the
herd Is the same one of which com
' plaint was made from Hemlngford sev
eral days ago, and which Dr. Peten
ays Is suffering from "Texas Itch."
TIW. while a contagious disease, Is not
a dangerous one and can be eradicated
br prompt and rigorous measures.
Or. Peters has notified the parties In
emeation aa to the steps necessary tc
ZfMm the spread of the contagion, and
m not believe there will be any fur
tjwr trsabte.
NEW RAILWAY POOL
QRBAT TRUNK LINES UNITE IN
AN AGREEMENT.
Useless Bureaus and Officials to Be
Dispensed with. Expenses Cut
Down and Profits Increased. .
New York. (Special.) The great rail
road men of the country have formed
tin offensive and defensive alliance, the
details of which are gradually becom
ing public. The Post-Dispatch an
nounced last July that such a move
ment was in progress.
For several weeks there have been
onferences of the leading railroad men
if the country, both in this city and In
Philadelphia, where plans have been
talked over and the policies of the
combination evolved. The men who
have mapped out this comprehensive
scheme and are carrying it to comple
tion are:
William K. Vanderbllt, J. Plerpont
Morgan, A. J. Cassatt, August Belmnot.
M. E. In galls, EL H. Harriman, James
J. Hill. Oeorge J. Gould and William
Rockefeller.
Having arranged the final details, it
is now announced that Mr. Vanderbllt
will leave for a .trip to Europe, where
he will confer with some of the prin
cipal holders of securities in the vari
ous European money centers, whose
friendly co-operation Is regarded as
necessary.
While it is expected that all of the
trunk lines of the country will eventu
ally be included In this agreement.
which, however. Is nothing more than a
verbal understanding, the following
lines are now believed to be the only
ones Included:
New York Central $115,000,000
Lake Shore 50,000,000
Boston & Albany 25.000,000
Delaware & Hudson S5.000.000
P., L & W 28.200,000
Big Four 3S.410.S32
Norfolk & Western M.OOO.OOO
Chesapeake . Ohio 75.54S.4O0
Baltimore & Ohio 105,000,000
Southern Railway 174.300.000
Louisville & Nashville
55.000,000
Chicago & Northwestern.
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Northern Pacific
N. Y.. N. H. & H
Lake Erie & Western
63.7H4.321
75,000,000
62,500.000
155.000.000
17.612,20
23,6SO,000
Total capital $1,216,03,733
The combination will undertake at
once the re-establishing of rates and
their maintenance on a permanent ba
sis. It will do away with the payment
of commissions on passenger business
It will begin at once to cut down the
expensive passenger and advertising
departments of the railroads.
It will abolish the so-called "fast
freight" lines, which are expensive and
unremunerative.
It will do away with the selling agen
cies and the various subsidiary compa
nies owned and operated by officials
of the parent companies.
It will abolish the traveling freight
agent as far as possible, and he Is
voted "the root of all evil."
It will resist the demands of all big
corporations for rebates, and It will,
following the lead of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, co-operate with the in
terstate commerce commission In the
maintenance of law and rates.
It will abolish differentials at the
Atlanltc seaports and establish a grain
tariff from the west to the seaboard
based on the prevailing market price ol
the cereal.
It will take up and provide for a set
tlement of the labor question as far as
possible.
Another deal which Is approaching
consummation and which explains the
great activity In the stock of the Ches
apeake & Ohio railroad last week, is
the closer union between the Eig Four
system and the Lake Shore and the
formation of an alliance between -the
Baltimore & Ohio, the Norfolk & West
ern and the Pennsylvania railroads.
It is expected that the details of
this alliance will be made public dur
ing the next month.
The Wall street news bureau, which
Is regarded as a good authority on the
plana of the Morgan-Vanderbllt syndi
cate, prints the following statement.
which is believed to be Inspired:
"We understand on undoubted au
thority that there will be no consoli
dation of the Big Four and Chesapeake
& Ohio railroads, as has been rumored
would be the case. While such a pro
ject may have been under considera
tion by the interests controlling the
two properties, Its abandonment has
become necessary on account of the
change In the relations between the
New York Central and the Pennsyl
vania railroads, which was developed
last summer. The Big Four will be
united more closely with the New York
Central system.
"The buying of the Chesapeake &
Ohio for some time past has been for
the account of a syndicate with which
William K. Vanderbllt and the Penn
sylvania railroad Interests are equally
connected. It is understood that the
Chesapeake & Ohio will be operated
Independently, but Its ownership will
be held In the Joint interests of the
New York Central and Pennsylvania
railroads.
"By this plan a further step may be
taken in the maintenance of rate har
mony at the south."
Henry Fink, president of the Norfolk
& Western Railroad company, says:
"I was not present at any conference
of railroad presidents at the Waldorf
Astoria last week. I know nothing of
any call for a meeting to agree upon
rates for soft coal transportation."
Lightening Up War Taxes.
New York. (Special.) A special to
the Times from Washington says: In
view of the excess of revenue over ex
penditures and thtf probability that re
ceipts will be larger next year than
now, and that the treasury will not
need the money for current expenses,
the attention of the ways and means
committee has been directed to the sub
ject of the Internal revenue, with the
Idea of amending the law If reduction
Is favored.
Several proposlt'ons have been moot
ed, among them being the demand of
the brewers to hsve the beer tax cut In
half. This suggestion has been taken
under consideration by a subcommit
tee consisting of Messrs. Payne, Steel
and Dalsell, and it Is understood to be
their opinion that if any of the taxes
are soon dispensed with the first to be
taken off will be those on express re
ceipts and telegraph messages, both of
which are added to the cost of carrying.
Washington. (Special.) Congress
man Mercer has Introduced a bill to
compel street car companies operating
lines In the District of Columbia to
nrnvlde vestibules for the protection of
employes from the Inclemency of the
winter weather. The bill has been re
ferred to the committee on District of
Columbia, of which Mercer Is a mem
ber, and It is expected tne measura
will become law.
HOBERTS IS OUSTED.
Utah Congressman Not Allowed to
Hold His Seat
Washington. (Special.) The special
committee of the house of representa
tives to investigate the case of Brlgham
H. Roberts of Utah has reached a Onan!
conclusion.
On the polygamous status of Mr.
Roberts the committee was unanimous.
and agreed upon a formal statement of
facts. On the question of procedure to
be adopted the committee was divided.
The majority, consisting of all the
members, except Littlefleld of Maine
and De Armond of Missouri, favored
exclusion at the outset. Messrs. Little
field and De Armond will make a mi
nority report favorable to seating Rob
erts ?n his fade rights and then
expelling him.
The statement of facts found by the
committee is as follows:
"We find that B. H. Roberts was
elected as a representative to the Fifty-sixth
congress from the state of
Utah, and was at the date of his elec
tion above the age of 25 years; that he
had been for more than seven years a
naturalised citizen of the United States
and was an inhabitant of the state of
Utah.
"We further find that about 1878 he
married Louisa Smith, his first and
lawful wife, with whom he has ever
since lived as Buch, and who, since
their marriage, has borne him six chil
dren. "About 1S85 he married as his plural
wife Celia Dibble, with whom he has
ever since lived as such, and who, since
their marriage, has borne him six chil
dren, of which the last were twins,
born August 11, 187.
"That some years after his said
marriage to Cella Dibble he contracted
another plural marriage with Margaret
C. Shlpp, with whom he has ever since
lived In the habit and repute of mar
riage. "Your committee Is unable to fix the
exact date of this marriage. It does
not appear that he held her out as his
wife before January 1. 1S97, or that be
fore that date she held him out as her
husband, or that before that date they
were reputed to be husband and wife.
"That these facts were generally
known in Utah, publicly charged against
him during his campaign for election
and were not denied by him.
"That the testimony bearing on these
farts was taken in the presence of Mr.
Roberts, and that he fully cross-examined
the witnesses, but declined to
place himself on the witness stand."
The culminating session of the com
mittee followed many prolonged exec
utive sessions, which left no doubt as
to the attitude of the several members,
with the exception of Mr. Mlers of In
diana, who had been out of the city.
He returned today and it was deter
mined to bring the matter to a direct
issue. Accordingly, when the commit
tee met Mr. Mcpherson of Iowa offered
a resolution for the exclusion of Mr.
Roberts.
Mr. De Armond immediately proposed
a substitute, recognizing the constitu
tional rights of Roberts to take his seat
on his oreuenliais ana proviuwig im o
expulsion.
There was no discussion beyond in
formal remarks, and a vole was first
taken on Mr. De Armond s substitute,
Mr. Littlefleld Joining him in the affirm
ative and the others voting in oppo
sition. The vote was then taken on
Mr. McPherson's motion to exclude, re
sulting aB follows: Yeas Tayler of
Jhlo. Frear, Morris and Mcpherson, re
publicans; Lanham and Miers. demo
crats. Nays Littlefleld, republican; Dei
Armond. democrat.
prepare the majority report. It will bey"
port. It win o
d the prospr-
be brought bL?
ext week. Mr
ready in -a few days an
are that the subject will
r,,ra IhA hniia urvi nex
r Armnnrt will' antrinit the VltWS of
the minority. ,
WHEELER TO FI6HT NO MORE.
i
Presldent Said to FsvbrHls Retire
ment as Brigadier.
Washington. (Special.) It Is said at
the war department that there is no
special significance In the fact that
General Wheeler has been relieved from
further military duty in the Philippines
end ordered home. Although he made
no complaint, it Is understood that
active duty in the field has undermined
General Wheeler's health and that it
was dangerous for him to remain in the
tropical climate of the Philippines anvj
longer.
While it Is not officially admitted thai
General Wheeler haB resigned hit Com
mission, it Is stated positively iiat if
mission, it Is stated positively iiat if
he has taken such a step the prVlent
will Buspend action until he lied had
t
had
an opportunity to confer with l;iyi on
the subject, with a view to dlfjfuaing
him from such a course. He is nearly
64 years old. the statutory limit of act
ive service in the army, and but' for
that fart would have been appointed a
brigadier general in the regular arirry.
The president Is said to favor inf
lation authorizing the' appointment? of
General Wheeler, General Lee and per
haps one of two other brigadier gen
erals on the retired list in acknowledg
ment of their faithful services to the
country during and since the Spanish
war. It la said that is one of the rea
sons why General Wheeler Is summon
ed home at this time. His orders.whlch
were Issued several days ago, require
him to come to Washington, by way of
San Francisco, for consultation with
the secretary of war.
Packing House Statistics.
Cincinnati, O. (Special.) Price Cur
rent says: Borne further Increase In
the marketing of hogs is noted. West
ern packings are 515.000, compared with
570,000 the preceding week and 560,000
last year. From November 1 the total
Is 5.7HO.OOO, against 6.&5O,000 a year ago
Prominent places compare as follows:
City. H. !X-
Chicago 1,920,000 2,350,000
Kansas City 620,000 MO.000
Omaha 4S5.0O0 670.000
8t Louis 415,000 620,000
Indianapolis 2O5.0OO 32S.OO0
Milwaukee 246,000 322,000
Cincinnati 16.000 221,000
St. Joseph 310,000 311.000
Ottumwa 1S0.0O0 16,000
Cedar Rapids 1,000 142.000
Sioux City 1M.000 113.000
Hi. Paul 105,000 107,000
Old Vat In Almshouse
Chester, Pa. (Special.) H . Hughes, a
hero of the old navy, has been admit
ted Into the county almshouse at the
age of at years. When 1 years of age
Hughe enlisted for a three years'
cruise on the sloop-of-war Levant as a
sallmaker. When the Mexican war
broke out he sailed to Mexico on the
sloop-of-war St. Mary. He once saved
the life of Commodore Matthew O.
Perry, who had been ambushed by
twelve Mexicans, He served on the
Kearsarge, the brig Homers, the frlg
ste Congress and the sloop-of-war John
Adams. He wss on the Kesrsarge when
Admiral Schley was a lieutenant on
the same ship. After leaving the navy
Hughes resumed his business of sail
making and continued It until old age
interfered.
BOER SIDE OF THE WAR
THEIR WONDERFUL SUCCESS
HAS BEEN A SURPRISE.
Correspondent at Pretoria Says No
Man Could Have Done Mora
Than Kruger to Avoid War.
Chicago. 111. (Special.) Leo Wein
thal, the Pretoria correspondent of the
Record, in a letter written at the
Transvaal capital on November 20,
throws some light on the Boer side of
the war. He says of the Uotr losses up
to that time
"The tOUl losses on the Transvaal
t de in the three battles ot uunuee,
Klandslaagte and .fvKlersprult and in
the various engagements elsewhere
have been as follows. The figures are
those of the hosoltal reports:
Dundee. October 21. 42 killed. $1
wounded: Elandslaagte. October 22
(201 taken prisoners) 36 killed, 112
wounded: Moddespriut. October 30, 11
killed. 14 wounded: at Mafeking. from
October 14 to November 20, & killed, 16
wounded: at Klmberley. 4 killed. 10
wounded; on northern border. 6 killed
11 wounded. Total Boer loss to date
103 killed and wounded.
The correspondent explains how Gen
eral Yule was enabled to retreat from
Dundee
"The only British success up to this
date was the battle of Elandslaagte
on October 22. This was a surprise at
tack on a mixed contingent of Dutch
and German volunteers, who were In
no way used to war and not armed to
meet the disastrous cavalry charge. A
reports to the contrary are untrue. The
so-called victory of tJlencoe was the
battle of Dundee, fought on October
21. seven miles away from Glencoe
Junction, which had been abandoned
the day before. In this victory the
lirltish losses were three times as large
us those of the Boers. The charge of
the Talana hill by the British Infantry
was bravely made, but the position was
not maintained for an hour. A terrific
rain and fog saved the garrison of
Dundee from absolute surrender anu
enabled General Yule to make a clever
but oanlckv retreat to Ladysmith. The
value of orovlslons. forage, tents, rail
way material, etc., left at Dundee,
which was occupied the following day
by the Boers, exceeded 350.000 pounds
The Boers have no swords or bayo
nets, hence they are nervous about
storming the British positions, and con
tent themselves with shelling the un
fortunate town."
Of the siege of Ladysmith he says:
"In Natal the Boers have completely
Invested Ladysmith with a force of not
more than 13.000 men. The British, un
der General Sir George White, number
about 11,000, Including the men success
fully taken from Dundee by General
Yule. The British have evacuated the
military camp, but have constructed
from twelve to fourteen forts, well
equipped with modern short-range ar
tillery. The Boers have only rour uai
terles of (runs, but their ordnance In
eludes two 15-centlmeler (S.l-pound)
Cruesot siege guns, which are cleverly
worked at a range of from two and a
half to four miles, and cover the town
and the hills beyond It.
"The Boer generals permitted all the
wounded and women and children to
be taken out of Ladysmith to a place
near Klip river bridge, five miles dis
tant, where more than 400 tents have
been erected. One lied Cross train a
. w i . ...
smith to bring food and other supplies
to this point. The British are making
frequent use of war balloons over the
' '' -" , "...TT. n..
besieged City
besieged city. One of tnese oanoons
was struck by a shell the other day
and was seen to descend rapidly.
i At the present time It is utterly im
possible for General White to come
iiut of Ladysmith. as in every sortie
he makes his troops are subjected to
i heavy cross fire from the various
Boer positions."
The correspondent pays a tribute to
Kruger: '
"After telng In closest touch with af
fairs In Pretoria I can affirm honestly
even today that both republics were
most eager to avoid complications and
that no mortal man could have tried
more to wriggle out of war than Paul
Kruger did. The continuous bowlings
of the Iymdon war press Instilled the
thought In the mind of the Boers that
they were to be wiped from the face
of the earth. Yet only finally, when
they discovered that the great legions
had not arrived, and that war was
certain, did they decide to take the of
fensive, even then never dreaming that
the British colonies were alsolutely de
fenseless along their borders. They
did not realize their own strength
against modern Implements of destruc
tion till they met their enemy at Dun
dee and near Ladysmith with such
wonderful results.
"Meanwhile the greatest order pre
vails at the Hand and In Pertoria, and.
In fact, throughout both republics. It
Is true our cables Tnd malls are cut off,
but crime is practically non-existent
and the government of both republics
are conducting operations in the most
humane possible manner. They are
treating the wounded and other pris
oners numbering nearly 2.500 with ev
ery consideration. Ten of the richest
gold mines are being worked by the
state, yielding about $1,000,000 every
month. This gold is being minted Ht
the national ruint into a necessary war
fund. Otherwise Pretoria Is going
along In all its usual quietness."
Indian Chiefs Meet McKlnley.
Washington. (Special.) Two famous
Indian chiefs had a conference with
the president today. They were T. M.
Bufflngton, principal chief of the Cher
okees, and Pleasant Porter, chief of
the Creeks. Neither of them Is a full
blooded Indian, however. Chief Buf
fington is six feet seven Inches tall and
before his election as chief was a Judge
of the Indian court.
They were accompanied by Repre
sentative William E. Williams of Illi
nois and ex-Judge Springer.
They told the president that their
tribes have appointed delegations to
come to Washington to assist the com
mittees of congress In agreeing upon
details of the treaties now pending and
which will soon be submitted to con
gress by the interior department re
garding the allotment of lands, titles to
town sites and the dissolution of the
tribal government.
Boston Bankers Assign
Boston, Mass. (Special.) The firm of
H. C. Walnwrlght & Co., bankers and
brokers, of 40 State street, this city,
has made sn assignment. No state
ment of the assets and liabilities Is
available. The firm has been carrying
a. heavy load of United States Mining
stock, on which It was unable to re
alise. H. C. Walnwrlght at Co. have
been In business for many years, and
are members of both the New York
and Boston Stock Exchanges. The
members of the firm ere Henry C.
Walnwrlght, Arthur Walnwrlght and
Amory D. Walnwrlght
A CHINAMAN'S VIEW.
Thinks Chinese Is Destined to
Be tne World's Language.
London. (Special.) Will the Chinese
.anguage ever become the universal
.anguuge?
There are those who think It may
and advance what appear to be good
reasons for their belief.
Chichen Lofengluh. the Chinese min
ister to London, makes the extraordi
nary statement that the language of his,
race is the only one suitable for uni
versal use. ills reasons are logical
and masterly. Here Is what he says:
BY CHICHEN LOFENGLUH.
"Language la the expression of the
ideas In the mind, and the language of
a nation Is a common method of ex
pressing ideas. There Is no necessary
connection between the sounds meant
for the ear and the signs meant for
the eye, but all nations on earth have
developed modes of writing have en
deavored to establish such a connec
tion, except the Chinese, and, W a
partial extent only, the ar.clenl Egyp
tians, The Chinese language Is a
purely symbolic language, an idea-
graphic language, all other languages
are phonetic or alphabetical.
"In any language except Chinese, tne
sound of the voice In speaking is the
basis of the written language: they are
all phonetic. If the Bame sound Is used
to represent two or more Ideas, tnis
makes no difference, the appropriate
letters of the alphabet are used, and
the writer relies upon the neighboring
words to prevent absurdity.
"As an Instance, there are two dis
tinct Ideas, and some more subsidiary,
Involved In the spoken word 'light' In
the language. This word may mean
the lla-ht of day. if doce lume or ny
"portable.' 'not heavy,' Dante, or it may
sign 'easy to carry.' Hut it Is written
the same in either case, regardless of
the meaning of the idea involved.
'The Chinese written language is to
tally different from this. It has no al
phabet at all, and no approach to an
alphabet, but proceeds on a different
basis, which will be best brought hums
to an American by a simple illustration.
When traveling recently in Belgium, i
had occasion to examine a railway time
table, and there I found that certain
railway stations, where refreshments
could be procured, were marked by a
little representation of a champagne
cup. This is Chinese writing. You see
the drawing of a glass. It stares you in
the face, and you know that refresh
ments there await your exhausted
frame.
'The romance tongues, Italian and
French and Spanish, are very closely
allied by their origin, but they have
drifted atirt. mainly from original
differences of pronunciation, and writ
ing alphabetically only perpetuates tne
differences. But a symbolic language
never changes. A work written In Chi
nese thousands of years ago can be
reafd now with ease and certainty.
'but I wish to call attention to the
fact that Americans and Europeans al
ready use a symbolic language In sev
eral sciences, viz., algebra, geometry
and their extensions, the calculus, quar
ternlons, etc., in astronomy. In natural
philosophy, in goedesy, and, In fact. In
every branch of science. Europeans In
everyday life are rapidly adopting sym
bols, as when they write 'Charing A
for Charing Cross, and 'Mr.' instead of
the full word. 'Master,' or 'Mister.'
I maintain that a universal system
of writing, which Is so much to be de
sired now, that the telegraph has
brought nations so much nearer to
gether, will never be attained In any
other way than by a code of symbols.
To conclude; The world Is In want
of a universal written language. I as
sert that Europeans are beginning to
supply this want by symbols used as
abbreviations. Codify your symbols
and Invent fresh ones, using sum as
determinatives, or key symbols, and so
complete your paelgraphy. For wheth
er you know it or not, you are uniting
towards a universal language, In obedi
ence to the law of evolution."
WAR ON BUTTERIHE.
'Oleo" Makers and Dairymen Are
Lined Up In Washington.
Washington, D. C (Special.) An
animated struggle: Is In progress over
two bills affecting the dairy Interests
of the country. One of them haB been
referred to the house committee on
ways and mear.B, and the other to the
house committee on agriculture. The
first bill was offered by Representative
Tawney of Minnesota the opening day
of the session, and proposes to amend
the act defining butter and Imposing a
tax upon and regulating the manu
facture, sale. ImjiorlaUon and exporta-
ton of oleomargarine. It proposes that
here shall be a tax of 2 cents a pound
upon ull oleomargarine that Is not
colored, while upon the article that Is
colored fu as to resemble butter It Is
roposed to place a tax of 10 cents a
pound.
The other bill was Introduced by
Representative Grout of Vermont, u
week later. In some manner the tax
feature of this bill was overlooked In
referring It, and It went to the com
mittee on agriculture. It proposes a
tax of one-fourth of 1 per cent on un-
colored oleomargarine and 10 cents a
pound on the colored article. The
irout bill goes further, and provides
hat, when Imitations of butter and
heese are transported Into any state
or territory for use, consumption, stor
age or sale, they shall, upon arriving
within the state or territorial limits,
become subject to the local laws, and
n the same manner or extent n
though produced within the state ir
errltory.
The friends and the opponents of
these bills have come to Washington
for a finish fight this winter. The oleo.
margarine Interests, which represent a
vast amount of Invested capital, natur
ally are resisting any legislation or
any favorable report from either of the
house committees mentioned. They are
said to have no small fund to meet
expenses of their campaign.
The dairymen, who held a national
convention recently In Chicago, have
been raising a fund for organization
which will probably realize 150,000.
They are now at work sending blank
petitions to dairy and other organlza-
lons over the country. The postage
on these letters lone Is understood to
have been 11,500. In a few weeks It
Is expected the house and senate will
be ooded with petitions for the enact
ment of legislation more favorable to
he dairy Interests. The dairymen are
alarmed that the oleomargarine manu
facturers should have Increased no
much In the last year, The product In
he last twelve months Is said to have
been 8i.OUO.000 pounds, an Increase over
the previous year of 25,000,000 pounds.
Meanwhile the dairymen feel that
they have received a temporary set
back In the committee or agriculture.
Chairman Wadsworth of New York,
who is personally Interested In several
creameries in that state. Is said to
regard the Grout bill with skepticism,
but. however thst may be, he has re
ferred It to a subcommittee, f which
Representative Lorlmer of Chlcsgo is
chairman.
IN RECEIVER'S HANDS
GRAIN CROWERS' MUTUAL HAIL
ASSOCIATION C.VE5 UP.
Concern Says Insurers Pefused to
PayCarried 83,500.000
Insuranoe.
Omaha, Xeb. (Special.) TV. affairs
of the drain Growers' Mutual Il iii as
sociation, with offices in the Bee Uj.11
ing. are In the hands, of a receiver
Yesterday the officers of the asso
ciation appeared in Judge I m kinx ,n
court and asked that J. J. Kvertngnatu
it Lincoln, deputy Insurance eon.nn
sloner of the state, be named for the
position. The request was granieu,
he will take charge of the offices and
he M.set as soon as he can qualiiy.
which will be within the next coupl- . f
I .V 1
Utt B. .
The action was voluntary upon the
part of the officers, who sate that a re
ceiver can collect the outstanding
claims much sooner than could one t
their number.
While It has been supposed for some
time that the association was In a bal
way financially and uua.'reling wttii
some Insurers, the crash was not ex
pected SO t Kill.
At the offices of the company It .s
said that the collapse is due to the
fact that parties owing the conccrr re.
fuse to pay. It is said that W. o.
Brown, residing In the northwest part
of the state, has been in corret" nd-rtce
with about 4'hj of the policy holdeis.
and has succeeded In preventing lli.-m
from settling by telling them that by
paying him approximately one-fourth
uf what they owe the company he ran
def-at the claims held against th-
The Grain Glowers' Mutual Hail a?
sociatlon started In business In Janu
ary. iv.i9. being incorporated under t In
law's of the state. The officers lire: P.
W Miller, president; C. L. Harris, vice
president; T. H. Hillicker. secr-tary.
With the commercial agencies it has
not been rated, as it had no capital,
the capital consisting merely of premi
ums that may be paid on assessments
levied from time to time.
At the olllceB of the Grain Growers'
company the Information Is given out
that the nssodatlon has risks aggregat
ing $3.500.(X.t. The policies were all is
sued hfst year and run for the period of
five years from date. The rate Is JiS
on euch 11,000 of Insurance, which In
surance Is against damage or loss by
hall, only. A party going into the con
cern pays a policy fee of 12. whic h Is
said to go to the agent. It Is said
there Is no other expense, aside from
the assessments. Iist year there was
one assessment of made on each
11,000 of Insurance, This was to pay
losses said to have aggregated JCO.OoO.
However, only a small portion of the
policy holders paid the assessments,
and consequently only a small per cent
of the losses have been paid. The out
standing notes amount to about 70il,
ll against farmers of the state.
STATE FAIR A PROBLEM.
Board Meeting Emphasizes Fact
That Money Is Needed.
Lincoln. Neb. (Special.) The! annual
meeting of the state board of agricul
ture has been in session at the state
university chapel for the past two days.
The meeting Is not largely atended. not
withstanding there Is combined with It
this year a state farmers' institute.
This new feature Is under the super
vision and management of the state
board. An excellent program had be"n
arranged and a very Interesting series
of meetings 1 being held.
The annual address of President Ilas
sett contained many valuable sugges
tions for the consideration of the board
as well as a history of the past years'
difficulties In planning for the future
work of the society. The subject of
holding a fair this year was the bur
den of the president's address, which
plainly indicated that the pr"snt
financial stiaits Into which the board
has drifted makes it absolutely neces
sary for some financial aid from out
side or no fair can le held.
The necessity of Improved educa
tional work by the state board whs also
very properly discussed In the address.
The report c.f Secretary Furnas show
ed that there Is 22s. 14 in the treasury
subject to the demands of the society.
There having been no (alts held In
IK!tS-M has caused the warrants Issued
for a balance of 45 per cent unpaid
premiums of the year lkS7 to be crr.d
by a system of time warrants Issued to
the exhibitors. These claims aggregate
$3,900, and the state appropriation,
which the board has been receiving for
the payment of premiums, has ben
counted on as being available for this
purpose, using the years 1S9S-9D, l.tm
eac h year. But up to the present time
the state auditor hns refused to honor
the demand for this 14.000 appropriation
claimed by the board.
These committees were appointed.
Credentials Klljah Fllley of Fllley,
It. Morse of Benkleman, N. Wlthrow of
Central City,
Report of Officers W. R. Miller of
Rherman county, M. W. Chappel of
Kearney. J. R. CantHn of Lodge.
Auditing Accounts of Hecretary und
Treasurer Charles Mann of Chadror.
and W. R. Miller of Loup City.
A committee comprising Secretary
Furnas, W..G. Hervey of OougloK, W.
H. Barger of Thayer, V. H. Young ol
Custer and N. Wlthrow of Merrick wae
appointed to present resolutions on tht
death of Senator M. L Hayward.
The election of officers and board
members Is as follows:
Board Members for a Term of Twc
Years M.' Ixiollltle, North Platte; S. C.
Basset t. Gibbon; J. P. McKarlund, Lin
coln; J. R. Cantlln, Webster; IC. L. '
Vance, Pawnee City; Charles Mann,
Chadron; L. A. Recher, Nellgh; K. Me
lntlre, Seward; W, R. Meier, Loup
City; N. Wlthrow, Central City; L,
Morse, Benkelman, T. A. McKay, Au
rora; Peter Younger, Jr., Geneva; (J. W,
Hervey, Omaha.
Officers H. C. Bassett, Buffalo county
president; O. W. Hervey of Douglas,
first vice president; L. A. Becher of
Antelope, second vice president; R. W.
Kurnas of Nemaha, secretary; K. Mcin
!lre of Seward, treasurer.
(J. W. Hervey presented a resolution
recommending that the next legisla
ture be asked to so change the present
law governing the time of holding th
annual state board of agriculture so
that all state association meetings ol
an agricultural nature can be held M
the same place and In the same week,
thus giving all classes of agricultural
Interests the benefit of all these meet
ing at the least possible expense ol
tlem and money. The resolution wai
unanimously Indorsed.
The question of holding a slate fnii
was discussed In the open convention
and a proposition by the cjlliens ol
Lincoln to furnish the use of the old
state fair grounds as they now are fre
of cost and 1.1,000 cash as an Induce,
ment for holding the fair at tAncoto
this year was taken under advisement
by the board of managers with powe
to act.