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$ 12 WEEKLY PANORAMA AN HONEST MAN. Dennis Mulvlhlll, who astonished everybody, Including himself, by being elected mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., ay be will have no politicians about bim and that under his administration there will be no secret sessions and no committee meetings behind closed doors. "I know the value of money," says Mr, Mulvlhlll, "because I have bad to work hard for all I have earned. DENNIS MULVIHILL. Tlie taxpayers' money shall be used as If It were my own." DEATH OF COLONEL MAPLESON. " The death of Colonel J. H. Maple son In London removes from the world of music the last and, In some respects, the most picturesque of the old-school opera impressarioa. All his contem poraries, Lumley, Ullman, Orovcr, Ja cob Grau, Maret.ek, the Strakosh brothers, and De Vivo, died some time ago. Maurice Grau, the most promi nent of the Italian opera managers of today, can hardly be called one of the old school, for he was a ticket seller when Colonel Mauleson was In his glory. It were useless to deny Colonel Ma pleson's great service to the opera- goers of thid country. For eighteen years he was the leading operatic pur veyor, and duririg that period he pre rented nealy two score of the most famous artists and introduced many new operas to the American public at considerable expense to his patrons and at considerable loss to himself, for he was nearly always on the verge of bankruptcy and sometimes over the verge. His financial straits, however, nowise abashed or distressed him. In some mysterious way he always came out on top and continued year after year to present operas In lavish style and pay most extraordinary salaries. PRETENDS TO SAY PRAVERS. T. P. O'Connor, the famous editor of the London papr, Mnlnly About Peo ple, has a talented wife, who is very fond of a fox terrier that she calis "Coaxy O'Connor." The dog has been taught all manner of tricks, one of which tha picture shows him In the iict of performing. He is supposed to MRS. O'CONNOR AND "COAXY, be saying his prayers while Mrs. O'Con nor looks on with a display of mock gravity. Mrs. O'Connor Is now on tour In England with her play, "A Lady From Texas," and too dog Is her constant companion. She Is also reputed to be at work on a new comedy.. THE LAW-MAKING BUSINESS. The truth Is the mass of the people do not desire direct legislation. They no more wish to make their own laws 'than they wish to make their own shoes or coats or hats, watches or jewelry. These are made for them by comparatively few people, who make the manufacture "of some article the business of their lives. In like man ner the people choose men to make the I laws, and they expect them to attend to the matter. They are not In all cases as well equipped for tho task as they should be, but that Is the fault In part of tho voters themselves. Ixiulsvllle Courier-Journal. Lord Roaeberjr Hair, Lord Dalmeny, Lord Rosebery's eld est son, has, like his father, a sense .if humor, though in other respects, he ! singularly unlike his distin guished father, Big, strong, and ath letic, he Is fond of outdoor life and field sports, Is a first-class racquet player, and much Interested In racing, (t was Lord Dalmeny who, when Lord r.osebery was to address the boys at Eton on the "Fourth of June," begged his father not to allude to Wel lington and "tho playing-fields of Eton," a hackneyed quotation which the poor Etonians suffer from at very frequent intervals. it Current News and Views COMFORT FOR THE AGED. That many persona live In long-con-tir.ucd dread of landing in the poor house Is not to be doubted. That this fear Is wholesome is believed by some and doubted by others. That It tends to Btinjulate increased endeavor to provide against destitution is obvious ly true. A typical case of the way in winch life sometimes winds uu In the public refuge despite this fear is that of an old truck gardener in the south ern outskirts of Chicago whom the County Agent has been urging to go to the poorhoune. He had seen better days, but old age disabled him, his wife died, the Utle to his little "spot" clipped Into other hands, and, despite bis resolute determination never to meet that fate, he has finally yielded, or probably mutt yield, to the County Agent's solicitation. Some of the most commendable Instances of charity, whether public or private, are those 1'evlsed for the aged poor, and especial ly such as provide for aged couples to live together Instead of being separat ed as they are in the typical British workhouse and In our own poorhouse. Of this sort are the great Krupp works in Eesen, and some of the almshouses maintained by some English, towns and now and then by private chanty. There Is a sense of fitness In provlslona which allow destitute old couples who have performed their work to complete their days In neace together. Such. provisions dienify human life, and likewise human labor. STRETCHER IN A LAMP POST. An ambulance In a lamp post is the latest Idea in street contrivances. THE AMBULANCE LAMP POST OF PARIS. Paris has Just been endowed with :i:veral specimens' of what ts called a "phare de secours," or first-aid light house. It consists of on ornamental bronze pillar about fifteen feet high with a round, overhanging top resem b'.Ing that of a lighthouse, and con talning a clock face barometer an three transparent pictorial advertise ments, revolved by clockwork an lighted by gas from within. In the bae of the pillar Is a letter box, and l.l the shaft Is a folding stretcher, with printed directions for affording first :i!d to the Injured. In case of a street accident the stretcher can be lmmedi atelv obtained by breaking a small slass window just above the letter box taking out the key, and unlocking th receptacle. PRINTER BEATS MILLIONAIRE. It would be difficult to find tw men who presented such a marked contrast as the candidates for mayor in the aristocratic city of Yonkers John E. Andrus, the Republican nom nee. Is reputed to be worth $30,000,000 O p p o s ed to thiB mun of CO whose rec ord It would seem, could do naught but establish him firmly in the esteem of the people was Michael J.I Walsh, an active, reput able young man of fine character and something of a politician. He la a printer by trade and, though he has a small estab llshment of his own, has been but moderately successful in business. A a writer for newspapers and as alder man, he has, however, gained great popularity and so well did the peopl of Yonkers think of him that they elected the printer, his plurality over the multl-mllllonaire being 650 the lavgeat ever given a candidate for mayor In Yonkers. Yonkers contain more rich peopl I'tan any city of Its sise In the east, Clot on tho II rain. An extraordinary operation In New York hospital recently was th cutting through a man's skull and th removing of a blood clot on the right side of 'the brain. His entire right side and leg were paralyzed. Two days after the removal of the clot the ma could move his leg, the paralysis grad ually left him and last to tie recovered was the power of speech, which was matter of days, and was not perfectly accomplished at last accounts, but the surgeons had no doubt of his entire recovery. PEOPLE dEE EVENTS HELEN GOULD ACCEPTS. Miss Helen Gould, who has accepted her appointment as meqjber of tht board of lady managers of the St Louis, world's fair, Is the roost distin HELEN GOULD. guished member of the family of th late Jay Gould. DRESS HAS THE ADVANTAGE. It may be unfortunate, but it is true that dres3 and manners count foi about as much as ability In the cap! tals of Europe and South America. A diplomat who is laughed at In society can bo of little use to his government. He loses much of the gossip heard in exclusive circles which a diplomat ought to know, and he meets with coldness instead of cordiality at the foreign office. The general character of the United States representatives abroad has been raised of recent years. But congress has not yet appreciated the value of the social standing of the government's envoys. Kansas City Star. PEACE TESTS OF BRAVERY. Peace has its tests of a sailor's oi a soldier s bravery no less severs than those of war, though they may be less glorious. Few civilians would fancy the duty which has been assign ed to several naval officers of sealing themselves up in the new submarine torpedo boat Fulton, of sinking then below tho surface of the water, and of remaining there from twelve to fifteen hours. The officers and men who are to undergo this experience will breathe bottled air, so to speak, the necessary supply of atmospheric fluid being con talned In compressed air flasks. New York Mail and Express. FROM COOK TO MILLIONAIRE. William Morgan, second cook at the St. Charles hotel in St. Joseph, Mo., Is WILLIAM MORGAN. (St. Joseph, Mo., chef, who has fallen heir to $1,000,000.) preparing to claim the $1,000,000 for tune left him by an uncle's will. His uncle resided In London, England. Ancient Pie Eatcra. An antiquarian has been searching through the records of the city gov ernment of Geneva In the hope of fin 1 ing something of historical value with reference to the times of John Calvin The search cannot be pronounced suc cessful, as most of the material t-x-humed is rubbish; yet one little note Is amusing If not precious, and 1( shows how puritanical was the little Swiss elty In the. Sixteenth century The jecord In question preserves the Interesting fact that three artisans were punished for having eaten three dozen pies at breakfast this being re garded as evidence of dissolute living. When Welshmen t ied the Bow. There still exist proofs In tho pipe rolls and other government documents that tho army of tfdward I., in that monarch's campaigns, both against the Welsh und the Scots, partly consisted of Welshmen, drawn from Monmouth shire and Breconshlre. Those Welsh men were tho first to use longbows In war. Those bows were made of yew, and It Is an interesting fact that there are still more yew trees In the coun ties Just mentioned than In any othei part of Wales. Cardiff Mall, Reciprocity with Canada. A delegation representing the Cham bers of Commerce of the United State has told President Roosevelt that It bar llevc reciprocity with Canada will be of great Value to American commerce and Industry. The President told the. delegation that he would take the mat ter "under advisement." This Is usual ly a polite method of saying that out Is not ready to take action. THIRD NEBRASKA REGIMENT Adjutant Colby aad Other Appro rians. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 23. Adjutant General Colby and other military au thorities of the state are contem plating the organization of a third regiment of Nebraska National guard. While the plan is yet In embryo, it has received the endorsement of sev eral of the highest officers of the guard and the general opinion of most of them is that it will soon be put into successful operation. Under the new organization Omaha would be given one battalion. The metropolis now has three companies of militia, but two of them are at tached , to different regimentft, 'and the third is an independent organiza tion. It is proposed to group the three companies together in one reg iment and one battalion. This reor ganization would give Omaha a major and it is not unlikely that the man chosen for the position will be Cap tain Eli Hodgins of Company G, Sec ond regiment. He ranks second among the captains of the guard. Adjutant General Colby and Briga dier Genera Barry were in consulta tion and it is understood that they were considering the plans for reor ganization. General Barry is quoted as having said that the battalion or ganization for Omaha, at least, would be effected. GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE McKinley Monument Auxiliary Adopt a Method of Ralalug Money. OMAHA, Neb., Nov. . 23. Every teacher, edito.' and postmaster in Ne braska will be asked to receive sub scriptions for the McKinley memo rial fund. At their meeting here members of the Nebraska branch of the McKinley Memorial association decided to raise Nebraska's contribu tion to the monument fund by means of a popular subscription. The money contributed by Nebras- kans will be used in erecting monu ments to the late president both in Canton and Washington. It is the purpose of the national association to erect a suitable memorial to his mem ory In Canton first and to use what money remains in the erection of a McKinley monument in Washington. General Charles F. Manderson, pres ident of the Nebraska branch, pre sided at the meeting. The Nebraska plan for raising money will be made known to the public by means x)f cir culars, which will be sent into all parts of the state. E. Rosewater, sec retary of the Nebraska branch, will mall these circulars to all the post masters, teachers and editors in the state, and an effort will be made to call the memorial movement to the attention of every person in the state. ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST Many Fatalities Known to Have Resulted From Mine Disaster. TELLURIDE. Colo.. Nov. 22. What is likely to prove the most disastrous accident that has ever occurred in a metallic mine in Colorado resulted to day from a fire which burned the buildings at the mouth of tho Bullion tunnel, through which the Smuggler Union is worked and which filled the mine with deadly gas and smoke. It Is Impossible to give even an approxi mate estimate of the loss of life, but it is believed that it will reach nearly if not quite 100. Twenty-two are known to have perished, their bodies having been recovered. Nebraska Art Association. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 23. The eighth annua! exhibition of the Ne braska Art association will be held at the library December 2C to January 1, inclusive. The pictures have been selected by Miss Florence Levy, who was conected with the art department of the Pan-American exposition. Ex hibits will be confined to American artists. Stile Teaehera' Convention. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 23. State Superintendent Fowler has begun the distribution of programs for the forthcoming annual meeting of the Nebraska State Teachers' association, which meets in this city the last days of December. The officers of the association expect a larger attendance than last year. Htockmrn Organise. THEDFORD, Neb., Nov. 23. Jhe stockmen of this county met at the court house here and organized a Stockmen's Protective and Breeders' association, and have determined to pave a rocky way for the rustler in the future. J. H. Edmlsten was elec ted chairman and E. I). Roberts sec retary. Claim of tha State Fair. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 23. The board of managers of the State Board of Agriculture met and allowed sev eral claims arising from the recent state fair. No definite figures have been reported, but it Is believed by ths board that the total expense of the fair will not exceed the available funds. E, L, Vance of Pawnee City was elected delegate lo the conven tion of the American ' Association ol Fain and Exposition In Chicago. Senators Dietrich and Millard Will Given Places. MATTERS TO BE TALKED OVER Commlsilonar Jones asked to Toko Ac tion Concerning Band of Saanllpoxed Indiana A lo Free Rural Delivery Other Nebraska Matter. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Senator Dietrich said an erroneous impression prevailed that he was an applicant for the chairmanship of the committee on irrigation and reclamation or arid lands. Ha denied having expressed any preference for any particular com mittee and thought that It was but proper to leaye that matter in the hands of the committee on commit tees. The question of a committee assignment, however, so far as the Nebraska senators are concerned, will be talked over when Senator Millard reaches Washington and concerted action will be agreed upon to the end that Nebraska will not be behind when the chairmanships are assigned. Sen ator Millard is understood to desire the head of the committee on rail roads, the chairmanship of which is held by Senator Clark of Wyoming, who will in all probability be given a more important assignment in view of his length of service. The chairmanship of the committee on the Pacific railroads is vacant, due to the death of Senator Gear of Iowa. Senator Dolliver, his successor, has been appointed on the committee and It may be possible he will succeed to the chairmanship. Should he be given another assignment it is thought Sen ator Millard would make a bid for the place, in view of his knowledge of the subject. Senator Dietrich said he had asked Indian Commissioner Jones to take action upon the complaint of the citi zens of Dakota county that bands of Indians affected with smallpox were permitted to roam through white set tlements and that the commissioner had replied that the matter of quar antine rested with the county author ities. Just where the power of gov ernment stops in the matter of quar antine regulations as applied to white settlements adjacent to Indian reserva tions is a question, but lawyers in the interior department are of the opin ion that Commissioner Jones has ample authority to qnarantine In dians on the Omaha and Winnebago reservations should exigencies arise to warrant such action and to police the reservation against the spread of the disease. Congressman Burkett, who has ap pointed a committee of tanners to district Cass county for the purpose of establishing therein a complete rural free delivery system, based upon the Carroll county (Maryland) plan, will probably have to wait some time. "There are "too many applications ahead of Congressman Burkett's to do anything before next spring with Cass county," said an official. VIOLATING THE GAME LAWS. Four Counta to Be Filed Againat shipper , In Till State. ' LINCOLN, Nov. 20. Chief Game Warden Simpklns will file four counts against two shippers residing at Bur well and Thedford, as a result of the seizure of game. The names of the parties are withheld until the com plaints are filed. The charges will be of having possession of quail, for shipping game out of the state, and for delivering goods falsely labeled to a common carrier. It Is understood that the express company will also be made a party in the affair. Three boxes of game were captured altogether. One was billed to J. H. Galloway at Hast ings, and on the reverse side of the card was the address George Benze welle, 138 South Water street, Chi cago. Another box was also billed to the Chicago firm, while the third was addressed to P. N. Kiely & Co., 914 North Third street, St Louis. Want Soldier to Come Hack. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 20. Army officers wholly discredit the published story ot be reported con spiracy to secure the independence of Alaska. The only report made by General Randall to the war depart ment from his headquarters at Van couver related to the transfers of a couple of engineers from Valdcz to Fort Egbert The cynical suggestion is thrown out at the department that the story is devised to secure the re turn of soldiers to Alaska. Call Report Exaggeration. LONG PINK, Neb., Nov. 20. Tho report of sixty cases of smallpox In Long Pine Is a prevarication, pure and simple, There are no more cases here' than In many ' other Nebraska towns and all are under quarantine. Cornalalk Disease Killing Cattle. CALLAWAY, Neb., Nov. 20. The dreaded cornstalk d I seas, is again get ting In Its work In cattle herds of the farmers of this vicinity. MEMORIAL TO WM. M'KINLEY. Tba Nebraska Association Aeke far Con tributions. To the People of Nebraska: Tho McKinley National Memorial associ ation, organized after the untimely death of the nation's honored presi dent, has as its members the president of the United States, tie governor cf each state and territory and leading citizens from the country at large. Its president is Hon. William R, Day of Canton, O.. the vice president is Marcus A. Hanna. the treasurer is Myron T. Herriek and the secretary is Ryerson Ritchie, all of Cleveland. O. The undersigned have been ap pointed as the Nebraska branch of tho association. Hhe oWect is to raise a fund for the erection at Canton, O., of a fitting monument over the grave of William McKinlev. and after an ap propriation of a proner amount for such purpose for th erection of a suitable memorial at the national cap ital. The contribution should be the people's offering to th noble dead and should be a popular tr&nte. The state association, having this object in view, suggests the following as the course to be pursued in Nebraska: While not attempting to fix the max imum of contribution! the committee suggests that $25 from anv individual citizen is sufficient and that no con tribution need be considered too small. We ask that everv r-s-wsnaper in tho state shall publish this appeal and supplement the action of the associa tion with the power of the press. W further ask that everv editor, teacher and postmaster in Nebraska shall act as the agent of the association to re ceive contributions and forward the same to Hon. Edward Rosewater, treasurer, Omaha. Neb., who will ac knowledge the same. To these con tribution blanks will he sent by tho secretary. The name of every con tributor will be enrolled upon the rec ord of the national association and the receipt of the sum acknowledged. i There are about 2r.0.000 school chil dren in the state of Nebraska, and we. appeal to each teacher in the state to aim to collect 5 or 30 cents from each child as the tribute of the youth of the state, showing their affection for the lamented chief executive, who stands today as an ideal American. CHARLES F. MANDERSON, President. JOHN A. CRETOHTON, Vice President. EDWARD ROSF.WATER, " Secretary and Treasurer. J. STERLING MORTON, LOREN O. CROTTNSE. L. D. RICHORDS. E. J. HAINER. , . , A. L. CLARK. : ' , SILAS A. HOLCOMB, Composing the Nebraska Branch of the McKinley Memorial Association. State Teachers Annual. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 25. The pro gram for the annual meetins of the Nebraska State Teachers' association, which will be in this city three days, beginning January 1, has been made public. The principal addresses will bo made by President Arnold Tomp kins of the Chicago Normal school, President, William Bradshear of the National association and President .lessee of the University of Missouri. Hlch Price Paid for Cattle. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 25. John Tiaiks of Weston, la., topped the market for cattle last week. The load was mixed, being half-breed White Faces and Shorthorns. The shipment was made up entirely of 2-year-olds and averaged 3,336 pounds. Cudahy bought this bunch for $7.25 per 100 pounds. These cattle were bought for the export trade. McKinney I'p for Shooting Game. BURWELL, Neb., Nov. 25. On com plaint of State Game Warden Simp kins, E. B. McKinney of this place was arrested for shipping game. The complaint alleges that McKinney bill ed game to a Chicago firm under a false name. McKinney pleaded not guilty and his trial is set for Decem ber 3. . , i Denie Young Glrl'a Acrustlon. FREMONT, Neb., Nov. 25'. Frank Yeager, a farm hand near Nickerson, was bound over to the district court on the charge of statutory assault on Vanctta Van Horn, a 14-year-old daughter of P. E. Van Horn of Nick erson. Acting County Attorney Mar tin filed an Information against Yea ger in the district court, to which he entered a plea of not guilty and was given time in which to make a show ing for a continuance. Randall' Ribs Rubbed Loose. MADISON, Neb., Nov. 25. In a run away accident C. A. Randall of New man Grove suffered three broken ribs. He left Madison III a livery Tig to overtake some parties who ha bis grip In their buggy. When midway between Madison and Newman Grove the pole straps broke, letting the pote down and Into the ground, throwing' the buggy over, with Mr. Randall un der it. He did not realise he waa hurt and started to And the horses.