Nebraska Newspapers

    DURRANT REPRIEVED
.HAS AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS YET
TO LIVE.
TW Supreme Court (Irani* Him » llo*plt«
— 11m Superior Court Acted Too Hu»t
Uy la raiilni Second sentence—The
rrtasrr Ciilm* Kntlre Innocence, and
Hays He Will Never ( onfeta.
No I»*fe for Kiecullon Elrod.
fl\N FRANCISCO. Nov. 12.Wil
liam Henry Theodore Durrant will not
be hanged at San Quentin today, after
all. the supreme court of this Btate
baring granted him another respite at
the eleventh hour.
Dp to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when the news flashed over the wires
from Sacramento that the court now
ia session there had granted a writ of
orahatilc chusc and Instructed Warden
Hal** not to carry out the execution
of Durrant until further orders, there
was apparently no further hope for
the condemned murderer of Blanche
l-atnont, as his attorneys, Messrs.
Dickinson and Boardman, had made a
futile efTort to secure another writ of
habeas corpus In the United Slates
court, and hod not even been granted
permission to appeal from that deci
sion to the supreme court of the Unit
ed States.
Meanwhile, however, Attorney Deu
prey hastened to Sacramento and ap
plied to the state supreme court for a
•rit of probable cause for the purpose
of staying the proceedings against his
■ client upon the grounds that no offi
cial knowledge of the action of the su
preme <xsjrt of the United Stairs In
the matter of Durrant's appealing
from the decision of the federal court
had yet been received; that the su
perior court hail acted too hastily In
sentencing Durrant to he hanged to
day, as the law required that he he
given at least sixty days' grace, anil
thirdly, that the pendency of an up
penl in ihe supreme court affecting the
condemned was of Itself sufficient,
s-auiie for a stay of execution.
The matter was partially argued in
chambers and later argued before the
full court and taken under advisement.
Bhortly nfterward the court an
nounced iis decision, granting thp writ !
applied for, In which all the justlc s
concurred.
SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Cal., Nov.
12.—Yesterday was a day of great sup
pressed excitement In und about the
penitentiary. The preparations for
the execution of Durrant had all been
•fomploled and the prison officials were
in readiness to carry out the (bath
sentence, from which there seemed no
further appeal. The man alone was
hopeful that lie might, yet obtain a
longer lease of life. He spent th«
greater part of the day in reading and
had little to say to anyone.
At 5:30 n. m. the news that the su
preme court had granted a reprieve
•an received at the prison In a mes
sage to Warden Hale from Chief Jus
tice Beatty. Captain Edgar, who
• opened the dispatch In the absence of
Jthe warden. Immediately wrote a not?
eonv ylng the information to the con
demned man. Thp message was sent
to the death cell by a guard. Dur
-rant quickly read it. and without any
great display of emotion fell on his
knees and prayed silently for several
minutes. On arriving at the prison
Mrs. Durrant was Informed that her
eon's life had been spared and that
whe might see him later.
"Thank tJodl" she said. Then she
went to a hotel for rest and refresh
■iifum. m i p. in. mm returned ui me
prison and wan admitted to Captain
Kd gar's office, where her hoy was
waiting lo meet her. The death veil
was removed when Durrani was
brought down to the office, and it will
not again lie placed over the prisoner ;
unless reunited by future develop- !
•nents in the case. Mrs. Durrant re- ■
mained with her son In close eouver- !
aalion for some time.
Thtrrnnt remarked to a reporter (hat
he could not understand why Christian
people should beg him in letters to j
.confess.
"I am innocent." he said, "and
would never confess to such \I1
crimes. Sooner or later the truth will
he known. 1 have faitli that the real
perpetrator will yet be discovered and
punished. All of these little stay-,
bring us nearer It. I know that th^
! laird will sooner or later set all tilings
right, i shall never give up the fight,
because the land is with me.” he add
ed, embracing and kissing Ills mother.
Illumin' R.'lul l'll list* « mi I'.rtyln.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12 -The offi
cials of the Agricultural department
are sumi what concerned over the v sit
of Premier I .mirier, of Canada. In
view of the concessions which it is
considered he wtl ask under the rec
iprocity provisions of the tariff law
They are Kpprehensive that the pri
nter will direct his attention particu
larly to securing s recur lion of th*
tariff rales on Canada's agriculture1
produtta shipped lo this country and
are Inclined to aniugouUr any core a
slims on these lines, it is under lood
4 concession Will be asked. espsr tally
on baric*, but the department < ffb laU
bold that this country Is capable uf
pro.hu mg Its own tmrlev. ami believe
the farmers do not waul a reduced
tariff on Ibis article to prortli ally th <
only country whose « um|s(tlli>u glees
then* any concern The < puit m ■ a
pressed at the deoarl tuetit is that ll
Will iw well for tb« l ulled Mates to
malHie H» mlprisio re 1st loss wi li
t smol.i largely lo fish snd coal i it
which Ian •dlali |y* isl'li (y it It l*li 1 ’d
there might be a reduction vltbm' rs
gyevtal Injury to Amec' nth itsler**!*
1 he average torn yield In Si iiiit i
|4 husky, i to the .'vre
yytlh rsh 11 isitlllim
ijl IJHKt .Nov 12 Cap a.s It y
gtler of iMi * Ity who ta ergrsi itry n
etyidtUt'h to the north pole mm,**
In o*rt March I 'n the s* »n* • W uni
wart which war «*»d h* the i„.
aw fbirtgeworlh **|hd " *• M**'* *
wtrint, the name of which he wttht *d;
i a* the nrotb of MiMfll Mis «rew will
.utmost of wryaw tn*n a godtrgt* «
wnrgr w ahd hr# wen or etgb* h* *t
In sit in* twdtng hlavsef Me Inten >
Vo travel at the rate of dt vnlbe *
•Mr. mahtlWI the fours*> U lb* mil
is dv dava Mia wait af (rafevlWg
will be «t*h dog* mm ntvlm'i
u. p. PRESIDENCY.
It t» llell*v*d I !«•» < »n Keep the I’Iiki
If He WanU It.
OMAHA. Nov. 11.—The belief that
Silas H. H. Clark will be the presi
dent of the reorganized Union Fael
flr railroad, Is strengthened by the
news that he Is greatly improved in
health and will go from St. 1-outs to
New York City this week to attend a
meeting of the receivers and the re
organization committee. It Is an ac
cepted fact among many well posted
men that Mr. Clark will be formally
offered the presidency of the future
company at this meeting In New York
City.
It has been reported that Mr. Clark
would come to Omaha this week. It
Is known that such was his Intention,
but something has occurred within the
last few days to change his plans, and
he will go to New York City within a
few days and not come to Omaha un
til Ills return from the east. This Is
what General Manager Dickinson, of
the Union Pacific said. The health of
the president has greatly Improved,
that he has fully recovered from Ills
recent illness.
General Manager Dickinson was
asked about the dale for the transfer
of the property from the receivers to
the reorganization committee, and In
reply said: "There Is a good deal of
work Involved in turning over such a
big property, and It will take time to
accomplish it. There are Innumerable
accounts to be gone over before the
transfer Is mode, 1 have thought that
perhaps everything could be finished
and ready for the transfer front the
receivers to the reorganization com
mittee by the first of the year. Maybe
matters ran he fixed so that It will
come ulong by December 1, I do not
know. No one can say exactly when
the formal transfer will be made.”
It la announced that the name of the
new company will be "The Union Pa
cific Railroad.” The word "system”
will he dropped from the new title.
There is said to be some significance
in the onimixsion of the word "sys
tem." which has so long been u ed
in conertlcn with the denomination of
the Union Pacific lines. It Ilea in the
fact that the reorganization company
it once dill. It is believed that the
Oregon Short Line, the Kaunas Pa
cific. the Kansas Central and the Cen
tral Branch (the latter now leased to
and operated by the Missouri Pacific),
will be the lines that are now apart,
from the Union Pacific system, but
which will be controlled by the Union
Pacific railroad after the reorganiza
tion shall have been effected.
i:**i»lr I* FrUMiill.v.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 11 It 1h
stated on good authority that Premier
Sagasta's reply to Minister Wood
ford's note, the full text of which was
read at yesterday's cabinet meeting,
is eminently satisfactory to this gov
ernment. In it the Spanish ministry
pledges itself to correct the abuse of
power in Cuba, which was the sub
ject of so much complaint during the
Weyler administration, aud gives as
surance of its friendly feeling toward
the American people. It accepts our
good offices in its efforts to restore
peace in Cuba and in a perfectly re
spectful and friendly spirit asks this
government so far as possible to re
strain tlie insurgent sympathizers in
the United States from giving mater
ial aid to the enemies of Spain In
Cuba. The reply intimates tnat hut
for the assistance that lias been given
them by filibusters from the United
States peace would liuve been restored
long ago.
IVffttorn Mm, Win. llir lll.hoprlr.
BETHLEHEM. Pa.. Nov. 11.—Th'
Kt. Rev. Talbot. I). 1)., LL. 1)., was thiH
evening elected bishop of the Episco
pal diocese of Pennsylvania. Four
ballots were necessary to a choir-*. Dr.
Talbot is a( present mtsionary bishop
of Wyoming and Idaho.
Among the clergymen mentioned
for the bishopric were Rev. Dr. A.
Mackey Smith and Rev. Dr. R. H. Mr
Klm, both of Washington: Rev. Dr.
Bodine of Philadelphia. Rev. Dr. Ston
of Chicago, Rev Dr. Swentzel of
Brooklyn and Rev. Rogers Israel of
Philadelphia.
.The run even'ually narrowed down to
a contest between Bishop Talbot and
Dr. Smith, and on the fourth ballot
the election was made. Bishop Tal
bot received eighty clerical and 130
lay votes, to thirty-five clerical and
five lays coles for Dr. Smith. The
election of Bishop Talbot was then
made unanimous.
I i***mIm Tub** rutliiimi’a I*Ij«««•.
CHICAGO. Nov 12. V iiiwtlug 01
"I> wi UK I UIIU1UII I (11)11
Car eoiupau) wan held today. Koliert.
T. I.lneoln wu* elected a director. The
must Important action wan the ap
pointment of an executive committee.
MimdtitlMK of K II llullier of New
York ami Marahal Field and Itolicrt
T. Mneoln of t'hlctiKO. which will have
charx* of the xetteral affair* of the
company Itolicrt T tdncoln wan
elected cti*trman of I III* commillee
The election of a nre*ldeul to till the
vac*nc* canard la the death of George
M Full malt mu* postponed Today*
action, however. practically make* Mi
l.tUtolll ptevldetit of the I'tllllllUU com
nny.
t*r«M % ttr* •*• (.*• »h|c«.
\V titllING ION' l» f, Nut II
IVru ha* takeu tle|* to net ore what
•tee adtatiino may t>* r»»|i»t| under
the ►« Ipttt. tty t Ultltn <t of the nm tat
till act The m.under fr.tat ila
loonttt In Ftitiart u with hl» it* re
tail of legation called at lh- .tep.it
Meat of elate Uniat and lotto* .>1 lit *
mt.pt t to Xeeceturt titter matt ami U
• 1*1*0) jh< ret a l > IU*
• **iM mm | «rl|M N i<m
IlM kll \ Not 1} The Itrpmm m
of Tfuaano* lalton haa retailed tdM* ta
noth e ft too t’kairtnau Mtdei»* uf ila
ttnlriH Joint ftdk* l*ot tn that al
Ike MwliM h#M keteytot } It net
the* i.hni that line* in the ***** tattoo
l*. noting !***)> thtee toad* in th*
wnMte «4at** nwoM *%i*n*t to tb<
tl«MalMMtl|ltH » %(•«*»>m« Ike Md
tale* *t*at**t to Ik* h.ttM • r*l»
t****** M d eat of III I Odin hot
keen alerted p#tw*n*nt »aetata of i *«
freehand elated I Valet It* t* ( •*■* ■
Mtayh
j THE END VERY NEAR.
I DURRANT IN THE VALLEY AND
SHADDOW OF DEATH.
j Ho RtraltM HI* Second Sentence—The
Mniderer of Blanche Uiuont Mn*f «t
Leat p»y the Penalty—Only Two l>*y«
to Prepare for Eternity —Execution to
Take Place Friday.
But a Short Time to Lit#.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11.—Will
iam Henry Theodore Durrant, the
young medical student condemned to
death for the murder of Blanche l.a
mont and who is undoubtedly the mur
derer of Minnie Williams In this city
in April, 1895, was brought over from
San Quentin prison yesterday, and
upon being taken before Judge
Bahers shortly before noon was sen
tenced to be hanged on Friday morn
ing next.
Cleanly shaven, with the exception
of Ills moustache, which has been al
lowed to attain a luxuriant growth
during his sojourn In the prison; at
tired In his best suit of clothes, over
which he wore a faultlessly fitting
overcoat, light In color, Durrant made
a conspicuous figure on the train and
ferry bout. His reappearance In public
was tin signal for the gathering crowd.
Durrant was taken Into the report
ers' room adjoining Judge Bahers
and remained there until the hour for
hearing the 'Ugp arrived, which was
11 o'clock.
Promptly at the appointed hour
Judge Baher called upon Durrant to
stand at the liar. The defendant's at
torney Interposed an objection to the
proceedings upon technical grounds,
which was, however, overruled.
"William Henry Theodore Durrant,
stand up," ordered the court.
The young murdered stood up and
then his marvelous self-control as
serted Itself. He looked Infinitely cool
er. wonderfully better than he did in
the anteroom. He was deadly pale,
but calm and self-possessed. He faced
the Judge without flinching and llsten
I ed intently to the Judge’s words,
j Judge Babers reminded him that on
I December «>. 1895, the Judgment of
1 death was pronounced upon him for
j the murder of Blanche Damont April
l 3, 1895. and that Judgment still re
I rnaineu in jorre. j\u »*
! state supreme court had been dia
I missed and a writ o/ habeas corpus
i>. tiw. sUutpH court and
! ihe refusal affirmed by the supreme
j court of the I'nited States, the high.at
1 tribunal of the land. Ills honor quot
ed section 1227 of the penal code, pro
I vldlng that If for any reason Judgment
of death still In force anil effect re
mains unexecuted, the court shall, on
motion of the district attorney, ap
point a time for the hearing of any
legal reason existing for the non
carrying out of the Judgment, and In
the event of finding that so much rea
sons existed, shall proceed to appoint
a time and place for the execution.
“The district attorney has made such
: motion,’’ said the judge, “and I have
j summoned you here today with your
! counsel to state any legal reason you
! may have to show cause why this
j judgment should not be executed. I
am ready to hear you.”
The defendant’s attorney again en
tered the technical objection to the
proceedings, and the judge after list
ening to all they had tosayswept their
protests aside and pronounced Judg
ment slowly and impressively, ordering
that the young defendant, standing
alone In the crowded court room, he
hanged on Friday, November 12, be
tween the hours of sunrise and noon.
! As the words "Friday. November 12”
left the Judge's lips a murmur of iior
i ror rang through the room. Two
short (lays to prepare for death after
two years of false hope and encour
; agement! Women hid their faces.
! while men craned their necks to see
: how Durrani would take It. lie ex
I pected it; he never flinched. As the
date of his doom was pronounced just
the suspicion of a sneer appeared on
the corners of his mouth. It was the
expression of one who would hid de
: fiance to the last, and when all was
over and the officials began to clear
| the court room he resumed his seat
and chatted unconcernedly with his
; father and some friends.
Protecting the « util* lot«rentft.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Nov. 11.—Col
onel P. Johnson of the Interstate
! Association of Live Stock Sanitary
! Hoards, today called a conference of
j live stock sanitary hoards and state
V fiei null Ittllb ill IMlIlMtlV .V'lllUMWI,
Missouri. Iowa. Illinois. Wisconsin.
Indiana. Michigan. Ohio. Pennsylva
nia. Kentucky. Tennessee aud Arkan
sas 81 the Planter's hotel. St. l/.uls,
December for the purpose of agree
ing upon u quarantine line with refer
ence to Arkansas and Tennessee on tie
count of southern fever, to he estab
lished for DiilH. aud to request the sec
retary of agriculture to co-operate in
, the establishment of such a line aa
- shall lie decided upon. It Is hoped
that st the conference between the
the northern states mentioned a Hue
1 call he determined that will lie a ton
| I ill el.V safe to cuttle Interests In the
northern states without dutug any In
justice or erenttng unnecessary hard
ship uputt luttlemeu of the southern
1 slates involved A majority of the
; states Included In the call hate signi
fied a desire for a meeting and their
j Intention of attending
s«lisliar« Use 1st Uevtrvi
Dl.NimN No* II The Pin am ul
post pr tiesm h to know IM the nisi
1 qnt* of ttaltblHiry premier ai.it s -*
I letary of foreign stairs I* ah mi to
j tfelgtt the foreign SCI letary ship In
favor of the iiisrqiils of Iwtitadoatte
*e. retsry of elate for war retaining,
hoseye> the premiership
t oi4|* twlsef Imo
\t hWMlNti TON It •' . Not II.-*
| fls * r«*p ■ spot! oft he statist l« aa of ins
, <t*g«rtmeui of sgtknitnrs issued to
I da> glues g1 ' bmvheta an the average
(ttetd pi t acre of OKU e*cording tit the
prettmlaiat t tetoths of tile vis port
t incut a iw respondents The »oeree
1 is wding preUmingl I estimate last Sent
• a# ft t hualte'e and that of IttJ ]if
| m theta
* [ fleer Most the food moothed gear
hist made i etkl talk tn See \ th
[ in mawt of the ilatmarhet mac
| »»re.*
A NEW SEAL CONFERENCE.
At the Invitation of the United
States a conference on the fur seal
question will be held at Washington In
October. The United States. Great
Britain, Russia, Japan and Canada are
expected to be represented.
The purpose of the conference Is to
consider the reports of the British and
American experts upon the present con
dition of the seal herds, and to draft
measures for their more effective pro
tection. The powers of the conference
are not Anal; but its conclusions will be
referred to the respective governments
as a basis for an international agree
ment.
The conference will not reopen the
question of exclusive jurisdiction In
Bering Bca, which was decided against
tile United .Staten by the Paris tribunal
of 1833. Neither will the eonferenre
have anything to do with the amount,
of damages which the United Sta'es
should pay Great Britain for unwar
ranted seizures of the vessels of Brit
ish subjects. That question was not
udjudlcated by the Paris tribunal, but
It Ib in process of settlement by a com
mission appointed by Great Britain and
the United States.
It Is with the question of pelagle or
deep-sea fishing that the conference
will deal. While the Paris tribunal de
cided that the United Stntes bad no ex
clusive rights in the seal fisheries ex
cept on the Prlbilof Islands and with
in three miles of them, It established a
protected zone sixty miles wide around
the islands, within which the taking
of seals was at all times prohibited;
and it forbade sealing in any part of
the North Pacific or Bering sea be
tween the first of May and the first of
August in each year. If these prohibi
tions were observed, there would be
little danger of the extinction of the
herds. But there is a large destruction
of seal life In violation of these
conditions. During the breeding sea
son the seals swim northward to feed
ing grounds at a long distance from
the Islands. They follow a narrow
route, which makes It easy for the pel
agic sealers to intercept them. Most
:<f the seals thus taken are females,
and their capture Involves a double
waste of life.
That the continuance of these prac
tices threatens the seals with extinc
tion is not seriously questioned,
though British and American experts
differ in their estimates of the rate of
diminution. For several years the
United States has tried to secure from
the British government more effective
co-operation in the enforcement of the
decisions of the Paris tribunal, for the
protection of the seals.
This season, as in previous years,
both American and British vessels have
patrolled Bering sea to prevent illegal
sealing; hut there is need of a more
exact knowledge of the situation, and
of an agreement on whatever meas
ures may be necessary to meet it.
L'inbriIlM In England.
In England of course the umbrella
is much more in necessary evidence
than with us. and a part of house-fur
nishing absolutely and constantly re
quired. Yet. it always strikes the
American mind us odd to Bee how many
umbrellas are given as wedding pres
ents. Every British bride has any
number among her gifts.—New York
Post.
MEN AND WOMEN.
Mr. H. M. Stanley has accepted an
invitation to be present on Nov. 4 next
at the opening of the extension of the
railway to Bulawayo.
President Kellogg has been given full
executive control of the University of
California. Heretofore responsibility
was divided with a committee of the
regents.
Mrs. Gladstone always selects her
husband's attire for the day. and in
particular arranges for his buttonhole
bouquet, ill which matter he is most
fastidious.
Emperor William has begun at Ber
lin the practice of keeping the Luth
_— , . L. k... oltii n>i/.n tkemioh
out the day ana on week day*. Until
now only the Romun Catholic churches
have been left thu* open to stray wor
shiper* on week day*.
llenjamln W. Clark of Manchester.
N. II . who has been uppoluted consul
at i'ernanibuco at a salary of f'-'.oou, li
the youngest son of the lute Daniel
Clark, who was United States senatot
from New Hampshire and Judge of tin
United States circuit court fur muuy
I year*.
Count Tolstoi says the llrltlsh anti
the Zulu* are the two moMt brutal rgm
! on earth In a recent Interview, whirl
Is recorded In a Russian paper, he bai
again staled his strong objection It
Wagner, whom he looks upon as s
decadent. Uurther, h« says that he I
nol comprehensive to common folks.
Mr ilarmsdutf. who defrayed the rt
pens** of the Jst'kson eSpedlllon It
Prist Josef Usd has dec lared that to
will send two ship* to the arwtu re
Ilona nest season and keep *n espe
ditto* on the arctic regions till * roar
pleta map can be made of all the a>
e salUte part# of the north polar world
t he Ji hsttO « SpedMtOtr coat biSB I.1-' -
asm
The last survivor ef the ohi bated 01
•bohfun agitators ts Rather Htllrbsrr
who l >»« at t'ustwi'l N H and ts silt
In comparatively good health, at ih<
age tsf vv nta berth your having beer
the oat aa that of Usrsla ttladstom
sad I Mr win M I'Vllcl.ttty* wit*
*a-« be married in earli maaha J i
atecr sin I tie tag It ta hit * eight year
j time he loft th mslii’t
I CAPTURED A TI'KKBY.j
_
and the ramrod of a mus
ket WAS THE TOOL.
Hilly Edwards’ Bright Scheme A Sol
dier Boy Improvad a Tempting Op
portunity—Wo Investigation Wa* Ever
Made.
OWARO the close
of the year 1861 the
75th New York vol
unteers, a newly
recruited regiment
from Cayuga and
Wayne counties,
was put on board a
steamer In New
York Harbor and
sailed for Santa
Rosa Island, at the
mouth of Pensacola bay, says the New
York Tribune. The boys had got some
what used to army fare by this time,
but it was not what they were ac
customed to at home and It Is not to
be wondered at thut. they occasionally
hankered after the fleshpots of Egypt
Time hung rather heavily on the hands
of these young warriors for a few days,
because there was no guard mounting,
drill or dress parade on shipboard.
They wandered about curiously, so far
as the discipline and usages of the oc
casion would allow; closely observing
the architecture and other naval fea
tures of their floating abode. There
was a mischievous fellow in the regi
ment who, for convenience, may be
called Billy Edwards, although that
was not his name. One clay, while
piowling about on deck, Billy and some
of his companions detected an odor
pleasantly suggestive of viands In pro
cess of preparation for the table.
Following the clew afforded by their
noses they soon ascertained that a tur
key, designed foi; the officers, had been
roasted in the cook's galley. Pursuing
their investigations still farther, they
found that this well-stuffed and gltsten
, ing bird was exposed to view almost
ill reel ty miner u ssyiigui m mi: iihr
on which the soldiers were at liberty
to stroll. Whereat their mouths wa
tered and covetous impulses inspired
them. Then 'in idea *n<ik -r —-.sion n[
Hilly. Dashing away with such haste
as was possible, he rushed down the
ccmpanionway to the quarters tempo
larily occupied by the men, got posses
sion of the ramrod of a musket, adjust
ed to the end of it the screw employed
in drawing a charge from a loaded gun,
and then returned to his recent post
of observation. He had not long to
wait for nis opportunity. The turkey
still reposed, in blissful uncomclous
ness of the impending change in its
destiny, where it had been a few min
utes before. A close watch was kept
on the rook. Suddenly, just as the
latter's hack was turned, the ramrod
was thrust down at arm’s length, in
serted in the breast of the bird and
given a vigorous rotary wrench,
which entangled it in the hot. savory
flesh. Gently at first, and then more
rapidly, the rod was drawn upward,
bringing with it the precious load. The
turkey was enveloped in an overcoat
and Edwards and his fellow-conspira
tors escaped without interference. The
meal which they enjoyed in private
that day was a memorable event
In their careers. The capture of Port
Hudson was nothing to it. What the
cook said when he dbcovered that ttie
bird had flown is not on record. He
may have had his suspicions, hut lie
could not trace the thief. And it is
probable that neither the officers of the
regiment nor of the vessel deemed it
judicious to investigate the affair
thoroughly.
WOMEN IN UNIVERSITY LIFE.
(iermany. Aiutrla Mini Kiio.Ik Only
(treat Countries to IlUrourag* It.
Hno t if thn ronnptu tit tlm n/l __ •
department in England has a special
table devoted to the subject of the ad
mission of women to university life.
Inquiries have been instituted as to the
arrangements made for women stu
: dents at 163 of the universities of the
! civilized nations In both hemispheres,
: and 13it replies were received. The
! questions asked were: Are women ad
[ milled as members of the universities?
Are they admitted on the same terms
as men? Are they admitted to lec
tures? Are they admitted to examin
ations? Are they eligible for univer
| slty degrees? It is aigniflciint of the
| advanced liberalism of Scotland and
Wales that their live universities lta,e
no answer but "Yes" to make, *uve ns
regards certain medical courses |-t the
north country. Australia, indl; and
t'anada also answer "Yes." uud Toron
to proudly says. "No advantage is
granted to nteu whitli la not open to
women" New Zeulaud gives pr ( |j.
rally the mum reply. Frame. lielgluui
Holland, Ih-niuark, Norway. Sweden
Switzerland. Urcog, Italy .and of course
the rolled Stales have ainioat unbrok
en column* of Ye* The great »lit
tiers of Europe are lieimany. Austria
and IliwU
V llnol I p l ab*
V lake utat Marnllun. Ark dried up
a ecu pie ol year* ago leal lug a it b
depsiail of Mill ten feet deep y H.
I ton of If wa* planted Wflk torn tki*
year and It will »Md :m bushel# to
the ait* iha corn so the atorj K„,„
• a* sown brundkuat. like wheat ant
| : same up *u sirens and thlsh that a
rosin ehb b le. mill |n*d to make Its
war through the (talks was unable u
i srt.n its Unit and was raptured
Far in** has* never been to l**h««t
•me in BugUnd at ip foreign tiuattw*
i j but lbee are earn mure how than at
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Uni
CURED BY fcXPERIENCE.
Why the Boys An Not Bntn* H
Alaska*
A story was told on the dock recent
ly in Seattle of three young men who
were cured of the Alaskan fever in a
very practical manner, says the Post
Intelligencer. They had concluded that
they would go on the Al-Ki, and had
purchased their berths. "Now. you
boys,” said the aged adviser, "want to
remember that it’s pretty cold up there.
It's pretty low temperature here today,
but nothing to what you'll find on the
Yukon. Now, let mo advise you. Be
fore going to that country you would
better have some experlenc? You may
not like it. and then you will want to
come back. To-night promises to be
pretty cold. I have a tent al my house
(hat I used when in Alaska. You boys
take the tent out on Queen Anne hill
and sleep In it tonight. It is now 10
o'clock. Don't eat anything until
about 8 oclock this evening. 'I hHn
build'a fire in your tent, cook some
beans and bacon, fix up some unsweet
ened black coffee and make a ni"ub
Until bedtime sit around the fire smok
ing and chewing tobacco and playing
cards, and then fix up a rough bunk on
the ground and sleep until morning. If
you enjoy It, go to Alaska; If not, stay
at home,” The boys caught up with
the Idea enthusiastically, and promised
to carry out the programme. Whether
they did or not Is not known, but yes
terday morning three miserable look
ing boys canceled three tickets on the
\1-KI, and us they humbley left the
ateamsnip omce one was nearu io
"Do you suppcae it really gels that roll!
iu Alaska?"
DINING AND FEEDING.
AinrrlcHii Tallin ’Iannrr« Not No Om*n ^
to t rltU’Uui na t'ornirity.
It lias been conceded that tlie degree
of civilization a people has reached
may he accurately measured by Its
dietary, eayb the Woman's Home Com
panion. Now, some one has said that
“the American feeds, the Englishman
devours, the Frenchman dines." In
view of this statement one wonders
what the English have been doing
through the centuries to have ad vane
cd so IP tie. We do pot pretend to an
swer for them, but would say lor our
selves, we have been hewing our way
through forests, pioneering in every
direction, in every sense—ample apol
agy for feeding instead of dining. But
of course it was a Frenchman who
made the declaration, and of course
he made It long ago, when, mortifying
though it ho, honesty compels us to
acknowledge that we may have been
guilty. Times, however, and condi
tions have changed, and not even the
most bigoted Frenchman will refuse to
admit that when the American lias
reached the dining point he will haye
more to dine upon than any other
man in the world. The culture of man
in America will demand all the art iu
his cuisine that France lias by study
evolved, with the added merit of hon
esty in liis food, the disguises irc'.deut
to poverty of material not being a ne
cessity. There is no department of
supply in which we have not the ad
vantage and we are learning to use our
materials as rapidly as wc have been
obliged to learn all other tilings.
Twenty-Two I nneraW In One Family.
Lewis Weaver, who lives in Mount
Pleasant township, Pa., has just buried
his second wife. Mr. Weaver has haii
twenty-two funerals in his family, hav
ing buried two wives and nineteen
children. He has eight children liv
ing. making twenty-seven in all. He
is a shoemaker, and is about 70 years
old. The wife just buried was 47
years old.
DISCIPLINE AT FORT SHERIDAN
And yet Weyler Is called a brute.—
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Captain Lovering would make a star
coach for a professional football team.
— Omaha World-Herald.
The military post of Fort Sheridan
seems to he in urgent need of a civic
federation.—Milwaukee Sentinel.
Dragging a man by a rope tied to his
heels does not seem to be the .best
method of enforcing array discipline.
Dubuque Herald.
The only remarkable thing in con
nection with the latest sensation at
Fort Sheridan Is that nobody wus kll!-V
ed.—Washington l*osl.
The organization of a "Society for
the Civilization of the frilled States
Array Officers" seems a need of the
hour. Ites Moines leader.
Pei haps that private soldier who was
dragged by the heels at Fort Sheridan
was merely being put In training for a
military football team at that post
dprluglleld. III, Journal.
Kven the brutal Weyler will have
j the right to polat the huger of scorn
| at the American people and call them
i hypocrite* If they permit stub out■
rages Minneapolis Tribune.
W* hope the story of the mallreut
' meni of the private soldier In the reg
ular army .It Chicago has been nag
termed If it |« literally true, we have
iiu icaeon to cry out against the bru
tality of Herman «BI ers Itnltaiu Kv
presr
The rack and the thumbscrew should
| is mads- a part of the equipment of
Fort dhrtuian luaggii.* a man by the
heels and prodding him wtth a aw off
is tuu awkward a met hi. I of enfurqtfcs
d!*< inline and in ulcotlua sentiment*
of loyalty Hissrsyalis flutes,
I ha ad * r who approves thla sattry^
• •presses himself as perfectly stilt
d«st The iletim waa in«*therdiMu>
He rsfc ed to perform *.-m. a Urn ted
.also therefore he was lisated with *
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