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AS THE WORLD R.EVOLVES WILL ATTEMPT GREAT FEAT. Roumanian Woman to Try to Swim English Channel. “The Beautiful Blue Danube," has been immortalized in aor.g and waltz, but never until recently has it made claim to distinction as the training place of the most marvelous woman swimmer in the world. The fair ex pert is Mme. Waiburga von Isaceacu. the beautiful widow of a once noted Roumanian nobleman. She lives in Vienna and the Danube has been the scene of nearly all of her daring achievements. For several years her fame was confined to her family and friends, for the feats of daring she performed then never reached the ears of the public. But one day a yachting party by chance witnessed her prowess ir. the water, and the beautiful swimmer’s fame spread apace. What no other woman has ever dared to undertake she ac complishes with the utmost ease. But Mme. Isacescu is not content to rest on her laurels. She sighs for other worlds to conquer, so she is preparing for a try at that chief goal of swimmers the world over—the English channel. No other woman has ever dared to make such an attempt, but that fact In no way disconcerts Mme. Isacescu. She i? receiving daily instructions from Holbein, the I fldEHTE: WM9M WN M7SCIT 7 world-famous swimmer, and is con fident that she will be able to swim the channel and live to tell it. A FIRE-PROOF COSTUME. French-Caradian Said to Have Made Successful Invention. A young Frencli-Canadian engineer has boon making experiments with fireproof clothing, and these, so far as they have gone, have been decidedly satisfactory. By means of a smock as asbestos, with gloves, cap and boots of the same material, he has constructed an entirely non-combust ible costume. Over the face is w'orn a mask, fitted at the mouth with a species of respirator, which permits the wearer to breathe without inhal ing noxious vapors. This suit has stt*)d its baptism of fire successfully, a man having entered u burning house and simulated all the maneuvers of a fireman without suffering the slight est damage or discomfort. Such a garment, if adapted to the use of resi dents in the higher flats of cities, should make the fortune of an ingeni ous inventor. LADY SYBIL DEFIES THE EARL. Will Marry a Dancer Despite Objec tion of Rosebery, Her Father. In spite of the Earl of Rosebery’s objections to the match Lady Sybil Primrose has announced her engage ment to Charles Grant. The earl is Lady Sybil’s father. Her fiance is LADV SYB*. PUmDOSE Jt noted chiefly for the fact that he is a clever dancer. Lady Sybil has a for tune in her own right. This was be queathed to her by her mother, who was a Rothschild. Prejudice of Dr. Webb. Dr. W. Seward Webb, who married one of Commodore Vanderbilt’s daugh ters. makes no secret of his opposition to labor unions. He is president of the Rutland railroad in Vermont. The city council of Burlington. Vt„ offered valuable inducements if he would re move the headquarters of the road from Rutland to Burlington, but he rejected the offer because of a condi tion providing that union men should be employed on the office building to be erected. Persons, Places and Tfcin^s WINS HONORS FROM ROYALTY. Mme. Lillian Blauvelt, Prima Donna, Boasts Many Decorations. Mme. Blauvelt. the American prima donna soprano, can boast of more dec orvUions and medals from royalty and Decoration Conferred on Mwe. Blau velt by Queen Victoria. from ancient musical societies of the old world than probably any other American singer. She has jeweled medals fr^m Queen Victoria and from Queen Margherita of Italy, but the honor that, she most prizes is the dec oration conferred upon her by the Order of St. Cecilia. This order is the oldest musical organization in the world. TO SETTLE ALASKAN BOUNDARY. Long-Standing Dispute to Be Decided by a Commission. Interest in the Alaskan boundary controversy has been revived by the signing of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain by which the entire dispute is to be sub mitted to arbitration by a joint com mission composed of three men nomi nated by the United States and the same number selected by Great Bri tain. As eacli country has equal rep resentation. in order to secure a de rision it will be necessary for one party to win over one of the arbitra tors representing the other side. For years Great Britain has been eager to secure the submission of the dis Map of Disputed Territory. (Lilies Show Hotli the Present Boundary and the Boundary Claimed by Canada.) pute to a commission, but the United States steadfastly maintained that there was nothing to arbitrate. This country had purchased Alaska from Russia in 18*>7 with certain defined boundaries fixed by a treaty between Great Britain and Russia in 1825 and refused to go back of that treaty. The point now to he established is the proper interpretation of that treaty. Should the British contention be sus tained Canada would be given several valuable point3 upon the sea coast and the United States' holdings from the Lynn canal southward would be materially reduced. Short Men Form a Club. C. R. Aldrich of KVanston, 111., is one of seven Yale seniors short in stature, but not in originality, who have organ ized the Yale Pee-Wee club. No man more than 5 feet 6 inches tall is eligi ble. Its aim is to disseminate among the public food for reflection on the advantages of lack of size and to call attention to the eminence in history of small men, like Napoleon and Grant. The club at Its first meeting discussed “Traits and Peculiarities of the Pigmies In South Africa.” PEOPLE MS EVENTS BRING SUIT AGAINST ROAD. Stockholders’ Quarrel Likely to Be Aired in the Courts. A petition for the appointment of a receiver for certain stock of the Chi cago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail way company and for an injunction enjoining the controlling interests of the company from carrying out a trust agreement entered into by the major ity stockholders with the Central Trust company of New York was filed last week in the circuit court at Chi cago. The bill was filed by J. Hamil ton Lewis, representing Clarence H. Venner of Boston, who asserts he represents $300,090 of dissenting stock. The bill recites a history of the various times the stock was trans ferred and relates a scheme of recog nition by which it is alleged the pro moters without adding a dollar to the value of the property of the company, represented by Us authorized capital stock of $75,000,000, caused to be issued and floated on the market securities aggregating over $200,000, 000. The defendants in the suit are: The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail way company, of which W. B. Leeds is president; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad company; Rock Island company of New Jersey; Cen tral Trust company of New York; Wil liam T. Rankin. F. P. Olcott, R. R. Cable, William H. Moore. James H. Moore, William B. Leeds, Daniel G. W. B U5EZXX Reid, Henry C. Frick, Marshall Field, F. D. Hine, George C. McMurty, Anson R. Flower, George S. Brewster, Ogden Mills, George T, Boggs. ARE PROUD OF MRS. MITCHELL. Wife of the Mineworkers’ President Reared Among Miners of Danville. There are over 3,000 coal miners in the Danville, 111., coal field and every one of them is proud of the ability displayed by their national president, John Mitchell In the recent strike and before the strike commission. Dan ville miners are still more proud of the fact that .Mrs. Mitchell was born and for many years lived among them. Mrs. Mitchell was born in Catlln, a small mining town five miles west on the Wabash railroad, and grew to young womanhoood in that village. She was the daughter of James O'Rourke, coal miner, who was em ployed In the old Ohio shaft, located just west of the village. Catherine O’Rourke attended the public school of Catlln. When about eighteen years of age she removed with her family to Beardstown, where she met and married John Mitchell, then a common coal miner. “Old Man” O'Rourke was a member of the “holy rollers." as the miners employed at mi JOHN MITCHELL' the Ohio shaft were called, and is re membered by al) of the old-time min ers of this Beetion. To Mrs. Mitchell's devotion end en couragement. the president of the Mine Workers' union admits he owes much of his success. Tells Joke in Supreme Court. Senator Hoar has upset precedent by telling a funny Btory to the United States Supreme Court. The Senator was arguing a point which, he said, reminded him of the man who was arrested for stealing forty cowbells. The man said he didn't steal the cow bells; that they were in the barn, and somehow the cows got them on their necks. “That might do for one cow Dell,” said the judge, "but no forty cows in creation acquire a taste for music at the same time.” T preme Court smiled grimly. Hoar chuckled audibly. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. J. M. Bray dropped dead on the streets of Kearney. A live sUwk commission company has been organized at York. The mayor of Nebraaka City has is sued orders to the police to suppress all slot machines. Otis Jofinson of Polk county had h.. foot badly injured by, having it caught in a corn shredder. The legislative committee visited the soldiers’ home at Grand Island and made a thorough investigation. Under orders from proper authority the street commissioner of Fremont is chopping down telegraph poles. Thomas J. Rhodes, aged 77, fell on the icy street at Alliance and sustain ed injuries from the effects of which he died. A state convention of the Young Men's Christian association will he held in Beatrice from February 20 to March 1. Herman R. Young, county clerk of Otoe county suddenly dropped dead at h's home in Nebraska City, lie was about 35 years of age. The Nebraska Automatic Telephone company will begin putting in ex changes at Dakota City and Homer as soon as the weather will permit. The state insurance department has admitted the North Union Fire, an old line company of Pittsburg, it has a paid up capital stock of $750,000. The resignation of Rev. Kills M. Jones, pastor of the First Baptist church in Nebraska City, has been ac cepted by the members of the church. The trial of I.ena M. Lillie of David City, indicted on the charge of mur dering her husband, will take place at the present term of the district court, mendations for permanent improve ments and repairs made in his annual report were not excessive and would probably be further recommended to the house. Prominent lovers of horses in Om aha have decided to give a horse show in that city, September 8 to 11 next. It will be held in the auditorium which is expected to be completed by that time. Dr. C. I„. Pickett, who is pastor of the Tecumseh Christian church, but wlio has been practicing medicine in Humboldt, has decided to locate in Tecumseh and will practice his pro fession there. Homer M. Sullivan, judge of the Twelfth judicial district, has resigned and Governor Mickey has appointed Charles L. Gutterson of Broken Bow to serve out the unexpired term. The Beatrice Ministerial association has completed arrangements for the state convention of the Young Men's Christian association, which convenes in that city February 26 and continues until March 1. Adjutant General Colby has issued an order declaring that Albert Herman Barber has been duly elected second lieutenant of Company E, Second regi ment. He was formerly first sergeant of the company. Preparations are already in prog ress for the next G. A. R. state encamp ment. which is to be held at Fremont in May. It is expected that the hotel facilities of the city will be exhausted during this gathering. Sixteen editors attended the third annual meeting of the State Democrat ic Editorial as ooiation in Grand Is land. James Tanner of Central City was elected president and ,1. W. Barn hart of Auburn re-elected secretary treasurer. P. Opocensky of Knox county sent several barrels of clay to a brick-test ing firm in Illinois a couple of months ago and now has received word that it makes the very finest brick. On the strength of this report he has ordered a brick-making plant that will turn out 20,000 a day. There promises to be an interesting telephone war at York and all over York county between the York County Telephone company, a local concern that recently started and now has 100 miles of poles in the county and is put ting in a central plant at York, and the Bell company. Henry Behm. an aged citizen of West Point, dropped dead at his home. The deceased was a retired farmer, and, although comparatively wealthy, lived in a very penurious and eccen tric manner, he and his aged wife re siding in a squalid hovel and denying themselves the necessaries of life. Judge Gordon has again won out in his legal contest with the city of Om aha. The supreme court last week af firmed the decision of Judge Estelle, granting a writ of mandamus against Mayor Moores to compel him to sign warrants for Gordon’s salary as police judge for 1901. The amount included Is $2,500. The house committee on public lands and buildings, which is making a tour of Inspection of the different public institutions of the state, looked over the industrial school at Kearney. After a thorough inspection of tha buildings and the institution and in mates so far as possible, the members of the committee indicated to Superin tendent Heghtol their satisfaction with the management, with a further ex pression of opinion that the recom M NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both. Branches of the Twenty-Eighth General Assembly. wor-LD j.r:T ttik prauc rx, Lieutenant Qovernor McGilton has orig inated a plan with reference to the con sideration of bills before the legislative committees which lie thinks ought to be Incorporated In the rules of the senate over which body he presides. The plan j provides a method whereby nil parties In- , teres ted directly or Indirectly in any i measure may appear before the com mltto>» having the bill in charge and be1 beard in Ibe discussion of it. Lieutenant Governor McGilton has framed his idea in this manner: All standing committees shall keep a i .calendar of bills In the order In which they are referred and consider the some in such order, except where passed by the vote of a majority of all members of said committee, in which ease the bill thus passed shall not lose iis place on the committee calendar. Kaeh standing j committee shall give nutlce to this body, i through its chairman, at least one day j in advance of the time and place of meet ing and of the bills to be considered by | it, so that all persons interested may ap- | pear and request a hearing, subject to 1 such limitations as the committee may impose. The lieutenant governor further outlin ing his plan, says: "The time to be heard on any bill is wlille it is before the committee. The re port of the committee, while not necessa rily or Inevitably linal as to its disposi tion. always lias a great Influence on the j action of tlie senate or house, to which- | ever body it is made, it too frequently | happens that a bill gets past the com- i rnittee in the senate or house, before the committee of the whole and is placed on its final passage before outsiders who have a legitimate Interest in the measure get the opportunity of being hoard on It. They have no way of knowing when the committee Is to consider the bill and consequently no opportunity of giving expression to their views. The adoption of this proposed rule, which could be used in the house as well as the senate, would obviate all this, and, I think, he a very good thing for many other rea sons." TO GET INTO PRINT. “I see that some adverse comment Is ' attempted.’’ said Attorney Baldwin, “be- I eaus*- the railroad companies utilize the newspapers to present their side in (he tax controversy, and because they ex press a willingness to pay the expense of printing. Why should tl py not. The ar guments presented are unanswerable. The outside counties of the slat? are vi tally interested. The Omaha papers give only one side of the question. The out side newspapers are entitled to receive information exposing the selfishness of the Omaha real estate boomers. And the railroads have a perfect right to pay for the expense of printing (his information. “The railroads have no newspaper of their own to present the case, and there Is no one newspaper of wide circulation j standing up for the rights of the country j as against the t ucroachments of the large j city. The defense of the country must I come from the country papers. We can not demand that they use their space without recompense, although many of them, recognizing their own local inter est in the controversy, decline compensa tion and freely open their columns to forcibly express their opinions of the Omaha scheme. The criticism from the Omaha boomers is ridiculous. It sounds like the plaint of a failing and hopeless cause.” •WORKING ON REVENUE UW. “ A revenue luw having for its basis the constitution of the state will be re ported by our committee to the legisla ture when the legislature convenes next week," said Representative Loomis of Dodge, the fusion member of the revenue revision committee. "The reports that have been published to the effect that our bill will be modeled along the lines of the present revenue law of Nebraska, or of the Kansas bill, are alike Incorrect. Portions of the Nebraska law will be used; portions of the Kansas plan will be used: features will be Incorporated in the bill from the revenue laws of Cali fornia, Indiana and other states; and portions of the bill will be largely orig inal with the committee. But ns a whole the bill will be built along no hard and fast lines; it will be Independently con structed to meet the requirements of the situation according to the best judgment of the committee. “While In a. general t\py. the commit tee is pretty well ugreed as to the salient features of the revenue law it will rec ommend, I could not myself tell, at the present time, just what those features are. The whole work lias been divided among snb-comniittoes. None of these committees have completed their work. Their work, when It Is completed/ will be subject to review and correction by the whole committee. Consequently noth ing Is tlxed. nothing is decided on. and no correct statement of the committee's work can be given out until the task Is completed." IRRIGATION UW iS UPHELD. The constitutionality of the law creat ing and defining the powers of the state board of Irrigation is upheld in a deoi several letters from men In various lines of business in his district, urging him to push this bill, insisting that It was of extreme necessity. Mr. Currie's bill provides that all farm ers within the territory most affected by these pests shall take proper means—nnd these meuns are described In the bill— for exterminating prairie dogs at the proper season and Imposes a penalty upon all who fall to observe this law. In the penal provision it Is ordered that the road overseer shall be paid $3 a day, or hire someone at that price, to dis tribute the prairie dog killer for the farmer and assess the cost to the latter. OPPOSK COl'NTY OFFICER8’ BILL. The bill Introduced In the senate at the request of the County Ofileers' associa tion I» hung ui> In the committee, ami when It comes forth there will likely be absent from It “that we recommend that it he passed.” though the bill will be re ported favorably. It Is not the fact that the committee does not favor a four-year tenure of olMce. for a majority of the committee dues. But the committee does no* intend to recommend that a ‘county officer hold office for a time longer than thi' time for which he was elect -d. An other objection is that the committee does not favor having every county elec tion held on presidential year or even year, as provided by the bill. Said one of the committee: “We are In favor of county officers holding office for four years, but I fot one do not want to tell a community that the man It has chosen for two years should serve three. It is the right of the people to do that and not the legislature, in my opinion. And if we make county elections come on even years or on presi dential years It will not. in my opinion, serve the la*st Interests of the people. In presidential years, as a rule, county and local affairs are lost sight of almost completely, and persons who are entirely unfitted for office could easily be run In and elected.” FRATERNARS OBJECT TO BIEL. At ii meeting of members of fraternal societies of York held at lie city hall the following resolutions were unani mously adopted. The fraternal societies of York will send delegations to l.lneoln to work with the representatives of York county. Whereas. Senate File 19, now in the hands of the senate insurance committee, is being urged for passage.' and believ ing that if the bill ever becomes a law it will work irreparable injury to fra t< rrial benefit societies for at least two reasons: 1. It takes from the membership of these societies a large portion of the management thereof and transfers it to tin otfleers and committees appointed by them. 1’. It permits the management of any sielety to invest the reserve fund of any such society in buildings contrary to the purpose for which said fund was raised. Therefore, 6e it R< solved. That we, members of Ancient Older United Workmen. Modern Wood men of America, Tribe of Ben Mur. Roy al Highlanders. Woodmen of the World, Knights and Radies of Security, and Bankers' Union of the World, lodges of York. Nebraska, in mass convention as sembled. hereby earnestly protest against the passage of said senate file 19 Tor the reason that we believe that It strikes at the very foundation stone of fraternal benefit societies and destroys our representative form of government, so sacred to our organization. And we appeal to the entire memebrship of the state to use every honorable means to defeat senate file 19. lie It further Resolved, That our senator and repre sentatives are hereby requested to use till honorable means to defeat said bill. 1 T REVENUE COMMITTEES WORK. Whatever else may he said about the rt venue committee, whatever Uiml of bill it sublmts to the legislature, it cannot be said that it has not worked faith fully since the adjournment of the legis lature. It has met morning, noon and night and meeting, lias worked. The committee will stand by the bill it roc commends until the last. Word came out from the meeting room that the committee would tight to the end any attempt to amend or strike out any sec tion of the bill being prepared. The committee speaks as one voice or It re mains forever silent, and If a majority say this is right, no other member will object to it on the floor of the legisla ture. Chairman Hrnwn said: “We are work fng faithfully, conscientiously and, above all, we are working harmoniously, and l believe we will have the bill ready fot the legislature by the time it reconvenes. We are studying each section carefully and we are putting in some good, strong points that 1 believe will be acceptable to the people of the state. It is u mosf difficult task to prepare a bill of this nature in one week and whether it suits or not. whether it is a good bill or a ban bill, we have put our best endeavor on It and that is all we can do.” Member Sears is getting somewhat pessimistic contemplating the manner lr. which the bill will be received by the people. "No matter what kind of a bill we submit, whether good or bad, flaws will be found In it and wo are up for a ‘cussing’ from some quarter. But there is one consolation, we won’t know any thing about it a hundred years from now.” V Alleged Noble in Toils. ST. LOUIS—A man who styled him self “Lieutenant Colonel the Honora ble F. Seymour F. Barrington, of His Majesty’s Horse," and said he was of noble family and had great wealth, was found guilty of disturbing the peace and fined $500, or in default one year in the workhouse. Barring ton’s arrest resulted from an encoun ter with James F. Cochrane of Kansas City, whose sister he declared had been duped into marrying the Eng lishman. Express Company Tax Free. HELENA, Mont.—The supreme court has decided that no franchise tax could be collected from the North ern Pacific Express company by ths state of Montana because the concern [was engaged in interstate business. 4