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too MILES ANHOl/'R. Railway travel at the rate of 100 miles an hour on a single rail With electricity as the motive promises to be the common method in England in the not remote future. It is now al most certain that Manchester and Liv erpool are to he connected by rail in this way. Parliament has already part ly consented to the experiment. Last year the promoters were beaten in the house by lobyists of the three existing railways between the two cities. This year the innovators are luckier. Safety by the single rail system is secured by constructing the track on a trestle, i XOhy the Losing Cup Has Ghree Handles, The best account of the origin of the loving cup comes from the late Lord Lyons, British Ambassador at Paris. According to his narrative. King Henry of Navarre (who was also Henry IV. of France), while hunting became sep arated from his companions, and feel ing thirsty, called at a wayside inn for a cup of wine. The serving maid, on handing it to him as he sat on horseback, npgiected to pre sent the handle. Some wine was spilled over, and his majesty’s white gaunt 'lets were soiled. While riding home he bethought him that a two-handled cup would prevent a recurrence of this, so his majesty had a two-handled cup made at the royal potteries and sent it to the inn. On his next visit he called again for wine, when, to his astonishment, the maid (having received instructions from her mistress to be very careful of the king's cup) presented it to him by holding it herself by each of its handles. At once the happy idea struck the king of a cup with three handles, ! which was promptly acted upon, as his majesty quaintly said, “Surely, out of three handles I shall be able to get one!” Hence the loving cup. General Sorter’s Vindication. General Fitz-John Porter lived to a good old age, dying in his 80th year, but his life would have been not only one of unusual vicissitudes but of un usual misfortune had not reparation come to him for harsh discipline and harsher censure. No man holding a leading position in the union army, not even General McClellan, was made the victim of more acrimonious dis cussion and, as it afterward turned out, of more unjustifiable punishment than he. Prejudiced critics pursued him with rancor* wot hesitating to tpyyaonnce him a traitor deserving of death. Jealous army officials joined the hue and cry. Loyal men every- j where for a time believed the charges made against him of disobedience to ! the orders of his superior officer, of purposely delaying the movement of troops, and of using his own judgment and the train is kept from oscillation by the use of side rails, which act as gti.des. The whole distance between Manchester and Liverpool will be cov ered in twenty minutes without a stop by trains which will consist of only two cars constructed on the plan of nonresistance to atmosphere. Each car will have its own motor and will be operated alternately for ten minutes. It is expected that this line when built will revolutionize the railway system of England. The invention Is that of M. Behr, who is successfully operating a similar line in Belgium. in carrying out the orders of General Pope, and many unquestionably be lieved that his insubordination and de lays were in the interest of the South ern army. At last he was brought be fore a court-martial which cashiered him and forever debarred him from holding any office of profit or trust un ment in his actions and that the charges made by his accusers before the court-martial were not based upon fact. His vindication was complete and the reparation though tardy was a groat satisfaction to him. He did not have to die distrusted and in technical disgrace. Migrating Ireland. The monotonous tale of Ireland's de cline in population continues. The new census shows that there are only 4, 450,546 people in the country now, or 5.3 per cent less than ten years ago. In 1841 there were 8,173,124 inhabi tants in the country, the highest num ber ever recorded by any census, al though the actual high-water mark was probably not reached until a few years later. But in 1851 there was a sud den drop to 6. 552.385. In 1861 the number had fallen off to 5,798,967. in 1871 to 5.412,377, in 18S1 to 5,174,836, and in 1891 to 4,407,750. It Is now nearly 50 per cent less than it was in 1841 in which time the population of England and Wales has more than doubled. Ireland, which at the time of the 1’nion. a hundred years ago, contained a third of the population of the United Kingdom, now contains less than a ninth. Of course, tho decline in the popula tion of Ireland does not mean that the Irish race is becoming extinct. It means that its center of gravity has been shifted across the sea. There are probably twice as many Irishmen in the United States as there are in Ire Vrof. Starr Startles Students According to Professor Frederick | Starr, the noted anthropologist of the University of Chicago, a man who parts his hair in the middle displays j unmistakable evidence of a degener- i ate instinct in his nature. The profes- j sor made this declaration to his class at the University recently, in a lec ture in which he warned the students against latter day fads, such as wear ing shirt wai3ts and tattooing their persons. These customs he branded as indica tions of the degeneracy of our modern civilization. His remarks caused quite a stir among the young men of his class, several of whom are prominent athletes of the University and comb their hair in the approved football fashion. "Parting the hair in the middle, the new shirtwaist for men and tattooing the person are evidences of the alarm ing growing degeneracy of our modern civilization,” said the professor in the course of a lecture on tattooing. “No normal person will indulge in any of these hr >i»s. "These things are not criminal in themselves, he continued, serenely oblivious to the expressions on the faces of a large part of his audience, "out if a person parts his hair in the middle, or tattoos his body, or wears one of these new shirt waists it is der the United States. Considering the inflamed condition of public opinion it is only remarkable that he was not shot for giving aid and comfort to the enemy. For sixteen long years Fitz-John Porter rested under this unjust sen tence, but subsequently new testimony was brought forward by his friends which was so convincing that a board of Inquiry composed of some of the most eminent soldiers of the army was called to review the whole matter. The result was its declaration that General Porter showed correct military judg tOas Kjnotvn to Americans, Admiral Commerell, who died in England the other day, was a British sea fighter, with whom the navy of the United States had some unpleasant ex perience during the civil war. Hj had Just won distinction in China and had been decorated with the Victoria cross for hazardous service in the Putrid Sea. As Captain • Roberts” he worried the United States in running block- j ades at Wilmington. Mobile and Charleston. He was then a captain of the British navy drawing half-pay , while on this '•furlough," and if he had not been the cunning daredevil he was he would have been captured a dozen times by the Americans. The admiral was born in 1829. entered the navy in 1842, fought at Parana in 1845 6, won a medal at Sebastopol and com manded the attacks of the Taku forts in 1859. At the end of the civil war in America he returned to his duties in England and was made commander of the Terrible, llis last active service was rendered as commander of tha Portsmouth station from which he re tired in 1891. pretty good evidence that there is a degenerate streak in his nature.” Now the students are wondering PROF. STARR. whether the professor's opinion will cause a revolution in the method of wearing the hair on the campus. land. While Irish blood flows in and invigorates nearly every race on this continent. Every city in Ireland can be matched with a greater population in some city in America. And. on a smaller scale, there are new Irelands in Canada and Australia. It is worth while for English statesmen to con sider the question why it is that their little Ireland is unhappy and rebellious, while the greater Ireland in America Is contented and loyal. Is “Refusal a Crime? The indictment of a disciple of Dr. Dowie at White Plains, New York, for violating the statutes in failing to call a,doctor for his dying daughter raises the question as to the constitutionality of the law under which such an indict ment could he secured. If there is a statute in New York state making it a penal offense to neglect or refuse to call a physician in case of sickness, the presumption is that it is a general law passed a a health regulation, and more directly concerns the enforce ment of sanitary precautions in infec tious diseases, particularly among chil dren where neglect of parents ofttlmes endangers a whole community. It was doubtless the purpose of such a law to compel parents to do everything pos sible to promote the recovery of chil dren and to punish any parental neg lect in this direction. That a state law compelling an adult to call a physician or to take medicine in case of sickness would stand the test of the higher courts, however, is so repugnant to all our elemental conceptions of personal liberty as to be beyond ordinary cred ibility. The efficacy of drugs or the standing of therapeutics as a fixed and dependable science would not enter into the consideration of the constitu tionality of such a law. It would sim ply be a question of personal rights. IT a person "preferred death to doc tors,” could the state interpose its mandate against personal desire or will and compel him to call a doctor? So far as the physical act of taking medicine Is concerned, all the legisla tures in the world could not force a person to take medicines after they were prescribed unless he chose to take them. Tonics “Result from XOhat? The assertion that panics result front an undue inflation of credits and a sudden perception on the part of a number of people that the supply of an indispensable article is inadequate to the demand for it contains truth, but not the whole truth. The real j cause of panics is the inflation of ' prices that taxes the monetary circu lation to a tension that immediately ; makes money the article in demand ia ! stead of real commodities. CAVT MAVC^IIIS CHILD. Court ntnlrl a Nrbnmka Man I’oiuilinn of Bit Own llatjy. NKW YORY, June 3.—Frank B. Weyaut, the wealthy owner of a cattle ranch near Lincoln, Nob., made an un successful effort iu the supreme court here to obtain the custody of his in fant child, Gladys. About a year ago Mrs. Weyant came to Brooklyn with his wife to pay a visit to his rela tives. While here the child was horn and the mother died a few days after the birth. Mr. Weyant returned to Nebraska to attend to his business in terests there, leaving the child with his brother, Henry S. Weyant, and his wife, Lizzie. A few months later cor respondence was opened with a view of having the child sent on to the father, but the brother sent word to the father that he could not think of such a thing, and that the idea of having so young a child travel so long a distance was absurd in the extreme. Finally, Wey ant came on, with his sister. Mrs. l.ucy Armstrong, but was surprised to find that the brother refused to surrender the child. He then had recourse to the courts and the case came up before Supreme Court Justice Maddox, when the facts in the rase were presented. Several physicians were ralle 1 and gave it as their opinion that it w'as in expedient to have a child sent on so long a journey. Oiher physicians tes tified that the child would not suffer from the trip. Justice Maddox began giving a decision in favor of the child's retention, when counsel for the father broke in and insisted on being beard. He cited numerous instances where in valids had traveled long distances with perfect safety, notably that of Mrs. McKinley. Justice Maddox decided that the child should remain in the custody of the brother for a year, at the end of which time the father might renew his appli cation. A MONUMENT TO M KEIGH4N. Statue in Hit Honor i* Detllmtecl at Heii Cloud. RED CLOUD, Neb., June 3—On Me morial day the procession moved to the cemetery, with the Red Cloud hand at the head, followed by old vet erans and the returned volunteers of the late war, the speakers and noted visitors and citizens in carriages. After the services of the Grand Army of the Republic at the cemetery came the ceremony of unveiling the monu ment erected to the memory of Wil lian A. McKeighan. The monument was draped with flags and at a given signal the shaft was unveiled by Miss Edith McKeighan. William J. Bryan delivered an address, in which he spoke of the virtues of Mr. McKeighan. his record in congress and the strong hold he had in the hearts of the people of this district and said the good he has done to his state and country will be be more enduring than the shaft of granite erected to his memory. Mr. Bryan was followed by ex-Sen ator Allen with an oration in manu script. He reviewed the history and public works of William A. Mc Keighan. He told of the early strug gles against poverty, of his untiring efforts in behalf of humanity. He re lated incidents of his early life and showed the disadvantages with which he had to contend. HellBtfdt a Drawing Card. There was a great rush for tickets for the first concert of the Eellstedt hand, which opened a month's engage ment in Omaha Jnne 1st. Thousands who have heard him during exposition days want to hear him again with his new music and added stars. That ail may do so the ra'boads will help in the matter or reduced rates. Increase of 9280,000. LINCOLN, Neb., June 3.—The state auditor's office has received from the printer a complete statement of ex penses and appropriations of the last legislative session. The total appro priations are $2,875,289.51, as compar ed with $2,591,373.60 appropriated by the legislature of 1S99—an increase of $280,000. PlnttHmnntli Cilrl Win* Modal. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., June 3.— Miss Eethel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Davey of this city, was the successful contestant in the dra matic class in the Chicago college of music and was awarded the diamond medal. The beautiful and valuable prize was offered by Joe Jefferson, and was much sought after by tlm students of the college. Former Went Pointer. WEST POINT. Neb., June 3.—News lias been received here announcing the death of Frank Hahn, a former West Pointer, at El Reno, Okl., a few days ago. He left here In 1882. Hone Ten in ScihIh C'liHlIeii^e. WYMORE, Neb.. June 3.—The t rack hose team of the Wymore fire depart ment has raised a purse of $100 and challenges any volunteer hose com pany in the state to race for it on the Fourth of July. Several good teams have already entered for the contest, and there will be come fast running. The officers elected to serve the fire department for the ensuing year are: V. P. Bacon, chief; H. Anderson, as sistant. THE WIST H4S GOOD RAINS. Plenty to Innure au AI*uimI»m« of <<raa» Ht U»lt. The past week, says the Nebraska Crop Bulletin, has been cool, with heavy showers in western counties and generally light showers in eastern. The daily mean temperature has averaged five degrees below normal in eastern counties and three degrees in western. Frosts occurred quite generally in the last day of the week. Only siigiit damage has thus far been reported. The rainfall was above normal in the western counties, and ranged from one to two and one-half inches in most of the noithwestern counties. In eastern counties it was generally less than half an inch. Winter wheat has generally growfi well, although cinch Hugs have done some damage, and in places more rain would have impro\ed the crop pros pects. Oats have grown fairly well, but continues thin on the ground and in rather poor condition. Grass has improved in western counties, and gen erally pastures and meadows are in gooii condition. Corn planting fs nearly finished in northern counties, and some replanting has been done in southern. The low temperature has been unfavorable for the germination and growth of corn, and it is coming up slowly, but in most places the stand is good; cultivation of the earliest planted corn has commenced. Gener ally prospects for a good fruit crop are reported, but some complaint has been made that apples are not settling well, indicating that the apple crop may be light. THE BANK’S DOORS CLOSED A Monied Institution at tintlienburg in Had Sli>t|>e. LINCOLN, June 1.—Because of the poor condition of its paper the Peo ple's State bank of Gothenburg was ordered closed by the state hanking board. Bank Examiner E. E, Emmett will remain in charge of tlie institu tion until a receiver is appointed. The people's Wink was organized in 1850, and in 1890 was consolidated with the First State bank. Several days ago Secretary Royse of the hank ing board suspected something wrong in the management of the institution and an examination later showed it to be In an unsafe condition, it was intimated by Mr. Royse that the poor paper of the institution had been held over from the panic period. The deposits of the bank amount to 100,000 and tlie loans and discounts to $72,000. Tlie capital stock is 123.000 and the liabilities $90,000. Its officers are: L. D. Lloyd, president: Conrad \V. Lloyd, cashier; Clyde \V. Lloyd, assistant cashier. Found Dead by a Tenant. GENEVA. Neh„ June 1.—Ben Shell, a ijiachelor about 43 years of age, liv ing alone on his farm three miles west of town, was found dead In his bed by one of the neighbors who is farm ing his place. Not seeing Shell about the premises during the day he went to the house in the evening and found the body in bed dressed in night clothes. He had died from natural causes. Ten Cattle llurneil to Oealh. FREMONT, Neb., June 1.—Ten cat tle were burned to death in two freight cars on an cast bound Union Pacific train. The fire started by a spark from the engine alighting on some straw in one of the cars, while the train was west of North Bend. Be fore the flames were discovered they had caused the death of several cattle and Injured ethers so that they died later on. Swe<le Attempt) Suicide. FAIRMONT, Neb., June ].—Eric Olcson, a young Swede who 1ms been living in this neighborhood for the last year, procured a pistol and re tiring to a nearby lot shot himself. The bullet entered over the heart, passed around the breast l>one and was extracted by the doctor back of the shoulder. The doctor thinks if no complications occur he will recover. Tli© Hi 11 h t «*«l t Concert*. The celebrated Ilellstedt band of Cincinnati is now giving a series of concerts in a big tent at Omaha, which will be continued all through the month of June, afternoon and evening. A more favorable opportunity for hearing good music, instrumental and vocal, will not soon again occur. TIionniH McCarty Parolfd. LINCOLN, June 1.—Thomas Mc Carty, sentenced to fifteen years’ im prisonment for highway robbery in Sarpy county, has l*een paroled. He belonged to the renowned McCarty gang. ItOKrue Aged Man From Fire FAIRBl RY, Neb., June L—The Hurlburt Packing house in the west ern part of the eity was discovered to be on Are. When the fire department arrived at the buildings flames Were bursting from all sides of the large structure and Mr. Carlyle, aged 9:1 years, who sleeps in tlie building, was rescued just in time to save his life, as he was helpless by reason of the smoke pouring into his room in great volume. THE IIVF STOCK MARKET, F l.atot Quotation* from Oncaha nod Kansas CIFv. SOt'TH < iMATI.V, Cattle—There was a Kami, llTrr’ra.l run of cuttle, and in view of the lll*eral re ceipts packers started In to buy thoir sup plies tar a little less money thun they did yesterday. Sellers, however, held for steady prices, so that while the market was slow in opening, hot much change Was noticeable. Beef steers made up the hulk of the receipts, v'o- same us has been, the ease for some little time. It Wtts a. little late before many sales were made, owiny to the fact that packers were bid ding lower, but after buyers and sellers Kot together the cattle changed bands at a rapid rate at just about yesterday's prices. The heavy weights continue in the best demand, but still the lighter grades, if of desirable Quality, sold with out difficulty. It was the light common stuff that was slow sale. Cows were In light supply and good demand and no ma terial change was noticeable In the prices paid. Packers bid good, steady prices and bought up what was offered In good season. Choice heavyweight heifers In particular moved freely. Bulls also were In active demand this morning, and any thing at all desirable In quality sold in good season at steady prices. The same was true of stags and calves. Hogs There was a very heavy run of hogs, over 15.000 head being on sale. The demand, however, was equal to the occa sion, as is shown by the fact that every thing sold in good season, with the mar ket averaging only a shade lower. Back ers started iu bidding mostly $5.60, or 2V*c lower, but sellers held on for steady prices, and for that reason the market was a little slow in opening, finally, how ever, packers raised their bids and began paying $5.SO and $5.6214. At those prices the hogs moved toward the scales at a rapid rate and it was not long before practically everything was out of first hands. The choicest grades sold largely at $5.65, and ns high us $5.75 was paid for a prime load. Sheep—There were only n few oars of sheep and lambs here and the market on the lighter weights cf lambs was fairly active and Just about steady witli yester day. The clipped Iambs sold mostly from $5.mi to $5.90. which prices average up about the same ns yesterday. There were no choice woobd lambs offered. The helvyweigtlt clipped stuff was slow Billo tills morning and a little weak. KANSAS CITY. Cattle— Native ami Texas beef steers, steady to shade higher; Stockers and feeders, slow; cows and lvetfers, steady to lac lower; choice beef steers, $5.30©3.85; fair to good, $5.(H)4t5.40; stackers and feed ers. $ l.Oi 'it 4.30; western yearlings, Jl.jO'b 3 33; Texans and Indians, $4.504}5.50; Texas grass steers. $3.4"4(’4.25; cows, $3.25*91.75; heifers, $3.654i5.83; canners. $2,254(3.13; bulls, $3.5' 4/ $.50; calves, $1 f» u5.3C, Hogs—Market steady to 2'gC lower; top, $3bulk of sales, $5,804/5.85; heavy, $5.80 'ii5 'n); mixed packers, |3.054(5.85; light, $5.40 4(5.75; pigs, $1.4005.35. Sleep and I^anibs— Market 5015c lower; western lambs. $4.fi04/5.30; western weth ers. $4 004(4.50; western yearlings, $1.5© 4.SO. ewes. $3.75414.25; culls, $2.7503.50; Texas grass sheep, $3,304(4.00: Texas lambs, $4,254/4.00; spring lambs, $5.50'yti.25. SLRGE0N ST. JOHN IS KILLED. Company A. Twentieth Infantry Mnsll llnml of Intturgent*. MANILA, June 1.—Thirty-three men of Company A, Twentieth regiment United States infantry, recently en countered Segovia’s hand near Para cale. North (’amarine province. Sur- y geon St. John was killed. The in surgents lost five men killed and had two wounded. Doniels has been again attacked and reinforcements have been sent from Marindique. As a result of the investigation of the shooting affair at Camp Stotsen burg. May 21, Lieutenant James How ell of the Sixth artillery will be tried Uy court-martial. Second Lieutenant Charles R. Lloyd, jr., also of the Sixth artillery, and Dr. Overton, who dressed the wounds received by Lloyd at the hands of Howell, have been re leased from arrest. Runaway Husband. BLOOMFIELD. Juno 1.—A. S. Ken drick, of Floris. who sold off his prop erty and left his wife and skipped to Kansas with the money, ami who has been confined in the jail here, was given a hearing in the justice court. His attorney worked hard for a com promise. and finally accomplished his plan. Kendrick agreed to give his wife $2,350 and allow her to make ap plication for divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs. Kendrick withdrew all former charges which .she hail preferred against him. His; Theft ut Singapore. LONDON, June 1.—The Daily Mail has received the following dispatch from Singapore: “Bank notes to the value of £50, 000, mostly in L 50 notes, have been stolen from the Singapore branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank. There is no trace of the thief. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1.— Today's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclu sive of the $150,000,000 gold in the division of redemption, shows: Avail able cash balance, $1B1,537,<*»98; gold, $92,923,024. It Itr.t rid * Olrniinirtciirlne. HARKlSBHRCi, Fa.. June l.—Gov ernor Stone today signed the Snyder Harrls oleomargarine restriction bill. The new law regulates the manufac ture and sale of butterlne and similar products, forbids oleomargarine from being colored, prevents dealers from selling oleomargarine for butter, and makes it compulshry upon eaeli dealer to secure a permit front the Agricul tural department before handling oleomargarine.