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| DR. SVEN HEDIN | Pcriiout )ournfy to Thibet J
Dr. Sven Hedin, the celebrated Swed
ish explorer, who has just reached the
Vale of Cashmere on his return from
?’is two years' visit to Thibet and the
Gobi desert, was believed to have been
lost In the land of mystery and lamas,
which has been the death of so many
bold spirits. Sven Hedin is one of the
most Interesting men in Europe. He
was born in Stockholm in 1865, and at
23 he had already been honored with
doctorates of philosophy from the uni
versities of 1’psala in Sweden, Halle in
iGerman and Oxford in England. These
were only the beginning of a long lino
of honors from every country in Eu
•rope, Russia, the land most benefited
by Dr. Hedln's discoveries in the
Orient, tendered him extraordinary
honors. l)r. Hedln's career as an ex
plorer began in 1885. In 1893 he tnado
his second journey to the remote east,
and was unheard of for four years.
Then he turned up in Peking. On his
return to Sw’eden King Oscar appeared
in public arm in arm with the re
markable young man. Dr. Hedin is of
a retiring disposition and hates all
kinds of ostentation in his honor. The
results of his present journey, in which
he was financially backed by King Os
car, will be read with interest.
May Find Cradle of Gold.
In 1720 a certain German prince sent
to Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden
a cradle of solid gold as a christening
present for her child. The ship con
taining the gift was driven by n ter
rible gale on to the shores of the Is
land of Tjorn, where it became a total
wreck. The inhabitants of the island
massacred the shipwrecked mariners
and pillaged the ship, but the cradle,
by a curious chain of circumstances,
was saved, and now lies buried in a
lon»Iy part of the island. The story
having been revived, the present king
of Sweden lias offered 10,000 kronen to
whoever recovers Queen Ulrica s cra
dl of gold.
j JEWELRY POR MEIN.
According to one New York deale
jewelry is worn much more by me;
; now than a year ago and among som
men luxury even to effeminacy, in th
line of personal adornment, is grow
ing very fast.
“Signet rings with crests, real or In
vented,” he said, “are the fad just now,
They are usually very large and heavy.
The snake rings with jeweled eyes foi
the serpents are also very popular.
“The wholesale men who make s
specialty of badges and buttons are
having their bands full in attending tc
that trade nowadays. Just keep youi
eyes open when you ride In a street
car aud notice how many men wear
lapel badges; the number will surprise
you.
“In the popularity of the fob and the
relegation of the watch chain the jew
clers have a good field for richness
and ocnate design. On fobs you wil.
now find suspended from the heavj
gold buckles, lockets, turquoises set in
gold claws, baroque pearls in dragon’s
jaws and intaglios of beautiful design
All of this work is made finer than any
which could be done on a chain with
out making the chain look heavy and
vulgar.”
Florida Sponge*.
Along the coast of Florida th«
sponge industry has been pushed tc
the limit until the annual sales amounl
to $600,000. The product sells as high
as $2.50 a pound, which makes the bus
incss most profitable. The fishermen
have brought the business to a high
state of perfection, and they are able tc
make large catches in season. Ths
sponge fishing is done in deep water
the best specimens of the large bath
sponges being obtained from fifty feet
below the surface. They are locateo
with a water glass and tnen picked
with a long pole carrying on its end 8
blaije like a letter S, which cuts the
sponge loose with a twist, and it is
then brought to the surface, if there is
luck; and if not, and it gets away, it is
lost forever. The men become very ex
pert in the business, and they will
carry it on during the high winds, los
ing very few of the sponges.
Slow Growth of a Town.
Centerville, the famous village near
the Bull Run battlefields, has gained
but two new houses in forty years. The
hotel where General McDowell had his
headquarters is deserted and tumbling
down.
OUR PUBLIC LANDS
The title to over 60 per cent, of the
area of seventeen western states still
lies In the government, and is subject
to entry and settlement under the land
laws, and the great commonwealth of
Texas, owning its own lands, also
opens wide its doors to the homeseek
er. This statement is true, but, after
all, misleading, for those who occupy
the remaining 40 per cent of the area
of these seventeen states are so forti
fied in their holdings by climatic con
ditions. by obsolete and unjust laws,
by lack of restrictions as to their pow
er, and by the apparent unwillingness
of congress to disturb Illegitimately
acquired rights, that they now control
the other 60 per cent of the area almost
as if they had title to the same. Uy
owning the land about the water sup
ply. and by the few combining against
the many, the use of the public domain
is divided up among those who have
purchased or appropriated the most
favorably situated acres.
Theoretically, all of the 600,000,000
acres of land are open to settlement.
Practically, there are not 1,000,000
acres to-day upon which a settler of
limited means could file an original
claim under the present land laws,
with the intention of permanently es
tablishing himself and his family, and
not starve to death or be driven from
his precarious foothold by more pow
erful interests.
London Children Marry,
Boy bridegrooms are growing in
number in London. There are four
under twenty-one in every hundred
bridegrooms. About sixteen girls un
der twenty-one per hundred get mar
ried.
The man who owns but one shirt is,
necessarily, short of change.
g&s I ARGEST SNAPPING TURTLE
fmi JL EVER HEARD OF ^ VV
Here is a photograph of the largest
snapping turtle ever known. He was
caught recently in a swamp in south
ern Texas, and weighed 155 pounds.
His length was 5 feet 4 inches; length
of shell, 30 inches; girth, 02 inches;
length of tail, 22 inches; measurement
around the head, 27 inches; around the
neck, 22 inches; around the tail at the
root, 18 inches. What a wonderful tur
tle this was may very readily be
judged from a remark in the Century
Dictionary, which says that the snap
ping turtle is “common in the rivers
and streams of North America, and at
tains large size, being occasionally
twenty and even thirty pounds in
weight.”
Kvii<l«»d the Taxes.
A party of Englishmen staying in
France went for a drive which ex
tended beyond the Italian frontier,
where they purchased a basket of fruit.
Upon their return a revenue official
stopped the carriage and said the tax
must be paid for the fruit. The Eng
lishmen at once told the driver to
stand still for awhile. Then, with th<
disgusted official looking on, but unJ
able to interfere, they calmly and de
liberately ate the contents of the bas
ket and went on their way untaxeo
and rejoicing.
Women Coal I’simmth.
The coaling of army transports ai
Nagasaki. Japan, is one of the most in
teresting sights of a voyage, the coal
ing being done by about 400 Japanesi
men and women very quickly and bj
manual labor alone, no mechanical de
vice fceing used. Coal barges are rus
up along each side of the transport
Every opening Is used to receive coal
while line« of women are formed or
ladders and along the docks to past
coal in baskets from one to another.
An Accomplished Lln(tiltt.
Cardinal Mczzofanti spoke 114 lan
guages and dialects, fifty of them Witt
such ease and fluency that he wai
sometimes mistaken for a native ol
the lands where they were used.
General Lord Kitchener of Khartum, G. C. U., K. C. 91. G.
POWERFUL BATTLESHIP
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The new Hritish battleship London,
when ready for commissioning, is tc
succeed the Majestic as senior flagship
of the channel fleet. The London will
he one of the most powerful warship)
afloat. Her four twelve-inch barbett)
guns are each capable of throwing ar
860-pound projectile a distance equa
to that which separates Calais anr
Dover. In addition she will have twelvi
of the newest pattern six-inch quick
fliers, the most formidable weapons o:
their caliber, and thirty-two smallei
girns.
Krupp steel plates nearly thirtees
Inches thick cover ten gun positions
and should, according to present
knowledge, render them invulnerable
Her sides are armored with eigh-lncl:
Krupp steel, and twelve-inch Krupp
steel bulkheads run across the ship
The London will carry 2.000 tons ol
coal and her crew will number 755. •
Wind People of Spain.
Norway. Ireland and Spain hav«
more blind people in proportion to
population than any other European
countries. Spain has 216 per 100,000.
Norway 208 and Ireland 111.
STM MR TfUS OF DAUMCfS
lafluts Ilia December Statement Conrero
iii£ State Fuudi.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 6.—A state
ment has been Issued by Treasurer
Stuefer showing that the total bal
ance of all permanent educational
funds uninvested on December 31 was
$12,276, as against approximately $18,
000 for the last days of the month
previous. Mr. Stuefer says that rep
resentatives of the bonding companies
which are sureties on his official bond
checked over the accounts in his of
fice and found the uninvested school
funds in actual cash in the treasury
vaults.
Later Mr. Stuefer made the sec
ond payment of $3,000 for his official
bond, the installment being for the
ensuing year. The last legislature
appropriated $2,000 to reimburse for
mer Treasurer Meserve for money
paid on an official hand and $3,000
was allowed Mr. Stuefer for a similar
purpose. Mr. Starter's first payment
of $3,000 was for the year just, end
ing. but the bond was made to ex
tend for a period of two years, as re
quired by law. The treasurer will
ask the next legislature to reimburse
him for the second payment. The
sureties are the I'nited States Fidelity
and Casualty company and the Fidel
ity and Deposit company, both of Bal
timore.
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BELLWOOD BANK IS ROBBLD
Safe filown to Pieces an<l Two Thousand
# Doll ir* Taken.
BELLWOOD, Neb.. Jan. 6.—Thieves
forced an entrance through the rear
door of the Platte Valley bank at
Bellwood at 1 o'clock in the morning,
blew the safe to pieces and secured
$2,000 cash. The robbery is the most
daring in the history of Bellwood.
Three explosions were heard by sev
eral of the citizens, but they suppos
ed the noise was made by some of the
Bellwood imbibers going home and
did not investigate, but the facts were
apparent when persons passed the
bank at daylight.
A. H. Gould, cashier, says the loss
will in no way affect the bank’s busi
ness. and the bank will open for busi
ness as usual. The David City blood
hounds were called into action and
started in pursuit.
Female Labor Law.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 6.—The case
of William Wenham against the
state, an action involving the consti
tutionality of the female labor law,
has been appealed to the supreme
court from the district court of Doug
las county. Deputy I^abor Commis
sioner Watson filed a complaint
against William Wenham, proprietor
of the Nonpareil Steam Laundry,
charging him with violating the law.
Wenham’s defense is that the act is
special class legislation and therefore
unconstitutional. In the lower court
judgment was given in favor of the
state and Wenham was fined $25 and
costs. The defendant appeals to have
this decision reversed.
Injured by tlie Cars.
KEARNEY, Neb., Jan. G.—Frank
Rash, the I'nion Pacific yard car man,
was badly and probably fatally in
jured. He was trying to take a grip
off of No. 2, eastbound. which was
just starting out. No. 101, westbound,
wa3 coming in on the north track and
he did not observe this train. The lo
comotive of the incoming train struck
him, inflicting injuries that are likely
to prove fatal.
Bloodhound'* Lead Abandoned.
COLUMBl'S, Neb.. Jan. 6.—The
bloodhounds from David City, em
ployed to run down the men who dy
namited the Platte Valley State bank
at Bellwood, reached Columbus and
entered the house of John Miemiee
and stopped at a bed. They would go
no further. A search warrant was se
cured and the premises were gone
over carefully, without results.
Nbopmcn Liven Incrcnnp.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 6.—A
number of the employes of the Bur
lington shops received a very sub
stantial New Year's gift in the form
of a notification that they would re
ceive an increase in wages after Jan
uary 20.
Teacher* Klcrt Officer*.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 0.—The Ne
braska Teachers’ association elected
the following officers: President, J.
D. French, Hastings; secretary, Susan
Hinman, David City; treasurer, A. L.
1 aviness, Fairbury.
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Revoke* Kaiinu* Llcen*c.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. ti.—Auditor
Weston revoked the license of the Na
tional Aid association of Topeka to
transact fraternal insurance business
in Nebraska. It is said in explana
tion of the action that an effort was
made by former officers of the asso
ciation to sell their business to the
Bankers’ union of Omaha, and with
this end in view resigned their posi
tions and allowed them to be filled il
legally.
TO DtPOB! OfSfASTO CATTIE
Ad Order to Prerewt t'»lonulo Kovim
From Entering tl»e Mtwte.
LINCOLN, Neb., ian. 4.—Acting un
der the instruction ©C Governor Sav
age, State Veterinarian W. A. Thom
as left Lincoln for Haigler, Neb., to
supervise in person an order issued
to the sneriff at that plare to return
immediately to Colorado a large herd
of alleged diseased tattle from that
state on its way to the range in the
vicinity of Haigler.
From dispatches received later by
the governor, it looks as if a border
war had broken out among the cattle
men of that section over the cattle,
which are being driven to that point
from Colorado. The governor receiv
ed a dispatch from Oonaghtte & Welch
and eigtit other cattle firms and in
dividuals protesting against the en
trance of the cattle to this state, and
acting under such intelligence he im
mediately notified T>r. Thomas to pre
vent the entrance of the cattle at all
hazards.
It was stated in tlie disfatch that
seventeen head of the cattle have al
ready died of the disease and the fear
of contagion spreading among the cat
tle on the Nebraska ranges is very
great, to which is added the fear that
should the cattle be allowed on the
range, even should they not come in
contact witn the Nebraska herds, the
ranges would be ruined, as the cattle
hereafter using them would no doubt
be infected as much as by direct con
tact with the diseased animals.
CRUSHED UNDER THE WHEELS
David Dinget* Mori* With Iiifttant Death
on the Rallroml.
FREMONT. Neb. Jan. 4 — David H.
Dinges was killed here by Fnion Pa
cific passenger train No. 5, the Denver
special. Dinges was an employe of
the Fremont Saddlery company, whose
factory is located adjacent to the
tracks, a snort distance from where
the accident took place. Deceased
worked there during the day time and
slept there at night. He was a man
JO years of age and had been up town
helping to usher in the new year, and
was on his way back to the factory,
carrying a lighted lantern in his hand.
The engineer of the train, Joe Soren
sen, observed him step onto the track,
but the train was too close upon him
to stop. Dinges was thrown a dis
tance of 135 feet, and is supposed to
have been instantly killed.
Tohlan Cantor's Estate.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 4.—Over $60,
000 is what Tobias Castor’s estate
amounts to as shown by his will. Of
this $50,000 in is real estate and $11,
000, cash and notes, in personal. The
estate consists of about 475 acres of
land in Saline county and lots in Wil
ber, Western and Phillips. Besides
these, there are 24,000 shes of mining
stock, whose value is speculative. Ap
plication was made for the appoint
ment of his widow as administrator.
Dispute Over Irrigated Claltna.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 4.—The case
of McCabe against Hinman. a dispute
over an irrigation claim in Lincoln
county, has been assigned for hearing
before the State Board of Irrigation
on January 28. It is alleged that
Maude Hinman, the defendant, has
discontinued the operation of an irri
gation works and that for this reason
she has no further rights under her
claim. The case has been appealed
to the state tribunal.
Mot liod I ft* Dedicate Church.
PIERCE, Neb., .Jan. 4—The Method
ists dedicated their new church Sun
day. The sermon was by Presiding
Elder Gorst, after which he called for
contributions to pay off a debt of
$800. All but $50 of the debt was sub
scribed.
Hankers Declare* DlTldenda.
FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 4.—The Fre
mont. banks have declared semi-annual
dividends as follows: Commercial
National, 4 per cent; Fremont Nation
al, 4 per cent; First National. 3 per
cent and $3,000 added to the surplus
fund.
Pioneer Resident Dead.
HUMBOL.DT, Neb., Jan. 4.j-H. B.
Gist, one of the pioneer residents of
Richardson county, died at hi3 home
in Salem after an illness of many
months' duration.
Kpidenilc Anions: Sheep.
GRANT, Neb.. Jan. 4.—John Sexson,
sheepman, has lost 145 sheep. The
deaths are supposed to be from loco
weed. Others are losing, but not sc
heavily.
Killed in Kunanray.
TECUM8EH, Neb., Jan. 4.—A1 W
Wilson, local manager of the Standard
Oil company, was the victim of a fa
tal accident here. He 'had started
with his heavy oil wagon for John
son. When just north of the city,
and in descending a steep hill, th«
brake on the wagon apparently fall
ed to work, letting the wagon onto th«
horses' heels, which frightened tin
animals and they ran away, killing th«
driver.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
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Latest Quotation* fmiu South Omah»
anil Kanan* City,
SOl'TH OMAHA.
Cattle—Tin re wa* a fairly liberal run of
cattle, but still there were none too many
to m et the demand of local packers. All
the buyers were out early und as a result
an active and stead}- to strong market
was experienced for all kinds of cattlo
showing quality. A good proportion of
tho receipts this morning consisted of
corn-fed steers, but the quality of the
offerings was- not very choice. Packers,
however, took hold In good shape and
paid steady to strong prices for anything
at all desirable. The demund for cows
and heifers was also fully equal to the*
supply, as was shown by thhe fact that
tho market was active and steady to
strong prices were paid. Tbere was very
little change noticeable In the prices paid
for bulls, veal calves and stags. Packers
seemed to want all that were offered anil
paid fully steady prices for them. Stock
ers and feeders of desirable quality were
very scarce, and as speculators were all
looking for them a few sellers succeeded
In getting a little more for what they had
than the same kin 1 sold for tho first of
the week. There was not much change,
however. In the prices paid for the rom
monetr grades, and common Stockers in
particular wi re neglected.
Hogs—The fresh receipts of hogs were
not very heavy, hut there were several
loads carried over from yesterday, so
there wire close to 100 cars on sale. Other
markets were quoted lower and as a re
sult packers started out here to get thflr
supplies for less money than they did yes
terday. The general market could safely
be quoted a nickel lower than yesterday.
I.ight hogs were neglected, the same ss
usual, and sold unevenly lower, the same
as Is generally the case. The better
weight hogs sold mostly from $6.3E to $G.S5,
medium weights from $6.20 to $6.35 and the
light loads from *6.20 down.
Sheep—The following quotations were
given: Choice lightweight yearlings. $4.15$
4.35; good to choice medium weigh* year
lings, $3.90$4.15: fair to good yearlings.
$3.70($3.90; choice, wethers. $3.90$4.25; fair
to good wethers, $3.65$3.90: choice ewes.
*3.25'03.50; fair to good ewes. $3.00443.25:
common ewes, $1.00442.00; choice lambs,
$5.50443.75: fair to good lambs, $5.13445.50;
feeder wethers, $2,734(3.00; * oder lambs,
$3.30® 4.00;
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle- Stockers and feeders, steady;
other cuttle. 104) 13e lower; choice export
and dressed beef steers, S>>54ifi.SO; fair to
good. $4.7j4i5.75: Stockers and feeders, $3.50
414.85: western fed steers, $4 754)5,85; west
ern range steers. $3,504)4.95; Texas and In
dian steers, $4.504)4.95; Texas cows, $2,504$
4.25; native cows. $2,754(5.00; heifers. $3,504$
5.25: canners, $2,104)2.05; bulls. $2,504)4.25;
calves, $3,504)8.00.
Hogs—Market. 54)10c lower; top. $6.70;
bulk of sales. $5,804)6.60; heavy, $6,554)6.70;
mixed puckers, $6.15416 60; light, $5.154)6.30;
pigs, $4,504)5.10.
Sheep and l^ambs—Market strong; fed
lamhs, $5.00«6.85: fed wethers, $3,754)4.50;
yearlings, $4.009t4.75; ewes, $3,259)3.86; culls
and feeders. $2,254)3.75.
PAIM4 OUTLINES HIS PLANS
Will \Vt»rk to Iasproya Conditions Im Cuba
and Keep All Friendly.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.—President
elect Tomas Estrada Palma of Cuba
is still at his home at Central Val
ley, N. Y. He has just received the
first official advices announcing his
election. It is from Mendez Capote,
president of the national constitution
al convention, and is as follows:
“According to the central commit
tee of scrutiny. I allow myself to as
sure you that the election was prac-,
tically unanimous. The partisans of,
Maso fought only in a few provinces..
The conviction here is that the vote
taken represents the will of the peo
ple by an immense majority.”
The president-elect said: “There
are two things which I shall strive to
accomplish. The most important is
to strengthen the cordial relations
existing between the republic of Cuba,
and the United States of America.
“My other object will be to conduct
an economical administration. I hope
to develop the Isle de Cuba, princi
pally the agricultural interests. I
hope to secure a reduction of tariff
in this country so that the products
of Cuba may be entered here.
“I shall leave the United States in
April and go to my fatherland. 1
shall go there to work like any fac
tory hand, or any laborer, with the
pick and shovel, and every officer of
my cabinet will be expected and com
pelled to do the same.”
llaron Committed Hulelde.
LONDON, Jan. 4.—A verdict of sui
cide during temporary insanity was
returned by a coroner’s Jury in the
case of Baron Charles Cauldreboilleau,
who was found shot in a railroad
cnrriage at Loughborough Junction
Sunday, Richard Horne, a lawyer,
testified that the dead man was a'
h rench baron and the son of a former
French consul general in Canada. The
witness added that he married a
daughter of “Senator Benton.”
G«rumn Export* to U. 8.
BERLIN, Jan. 4.—The exports to
the United States from the Berlin con
sular district during 1901 reached
higher figures than ever before, total
ling 30,723,008 marks, against 28,044.
891 last year. The increase was al
most entirely in the last quarter,
which totalled 7,968,300 marks, against
5,930,263 marks in 1900.
Buy* Protocol I* Accepted.
IjONDON, Jan. 4.—The Valparaiso
corresopndent of the Times says that
it can be announced upon good au
thority that the protocol signed be
tween Argentine and Chile was con
veyed to Buenos Ayres personally by
Senor Portela, the Argeitine minister
to Chile (who left Chile December
29), and that it will be accepted by
Argentine. The correspondent adds
that the calling out of the Chilean
reserves has been postponed.