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I THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA, NEBRASKA REPRESENTATIVES Re-elected Members May Not Share in Promotion. Washington, dispatch: qtai the re-organisation oI the committees of the near bouse of representatives it la believed that the re-elected mem bers from Nebraska wilt not particu lar! ysha re in promotions 'this winter. In the first place, the present assign ments ara considered good commmlt tee positions, considering the fact that all of them are junior members in point of service. Another reason to be advanced is the report that Speaker Cannon does not intend to .make many changes. * Representative Hinshaw is a mem ber of two committees, those of India affairs and patents. Representative Norris is serving the committee on public buildings and grounds, as well as that on election of president, vice president and rep resentatives of congress. Representative Kinkaid is on insular affairs and Pacific railroads. Representative McCarthy is a mem ber of the committee on public build ings and grounds, and expenditures in department of justice. Mr. Burkett vacated two commit tees when promoted from the house to the senate—those of appropriations mid education. The former commit tee is the second most important com mittee in congress. It is considered extremely doubtful that Nebraska will be able to retain membership on this committee, since its personnel is comprised of members of senior ser vice in the house. Representative Hitchcock, who has been succeeded by John I... Kennedy in the second district, held but one committee assignment, that of irriga tion. This committee is becoming one of the great committees of congress since the government has entered upon an era of spending millions of dollars annually in the construction of great irrigation projects for the west ern country. It is not known whether Mr. Kennedy will succeed to Mr. Hitchock’s vacancy to this committee. FIGURES ON THE CORN CROP. State Bureau of Statistics Places the Total at 243,713,244 Bushels. [ LINCOLN—The bureau of labor and statistics has completed its esti mate of the corn crop of 1905 and of the compilation Chief Clerk Despain .said: « “With the aid of 1,700 assessors I with whom this office labored indus triously for four months to the end .that every acre of com in the stale would be enumerated, and with the ^further co-operation of 900 crop cor respondents (ten in each county), who !have reported crop yields in their ‘communities according to their best, conservative judgment, the bureau finds the corn crop of Nebraska to be 243,71:1.244 bushels, at a value of 197. 485,297.60. This production is an in crease of 1C.754.050 bushels over 1904. “Many estimates have been made by various interests on this year's corn crop, some of them being as high as 300,000,000 bushels. Such a pro duction would mean an average yield for the state of about forty-eight bushels per acre. This is impossible. When considering an enormous yield like this it is well to remember that in 1904 only six states in the union exceeded thirty-five bushels in their average yield. Only one. Maine, had thirty-nine bushels; Connecticut had 38.9. New Jersey 38. Illinois, 36.5. Massachusetts 36 and Vermont. 35.9. All these are old slates where soil culture and fertilization is an import ant. factor in their agricultural pro duction. “The bureau's enumeration this year has been made with the most thorough and complete organization’ of crop correspondents in this or any other state, and the figures are issued with the greatest confidence as to their accuracy. It is the largest corn crop in the state's history and Ne braska will retain its rank of third place in the corn calendar. Land Office Inspectors Busy. VALENTINE!—Twenty-seven special agents of the United States land office have been here, making plats, etc., from the.records of the local office here and getting detailed information touching the homestead entries under the Kinkaid homestead law, and gain ing such information as is available regarding illegal fencing. Child Killed by Grindstone. LINCOLN—A report has reached the citv that the 2-year-old child of George Stieber. a farmer living near Walton, was fatally injured by a grindstone ith which he and other chidren were playing Saturday. Scv erval of the children pushed the stone over and it fell across the body of the child. Scarcity of Corn Shuckers. YORK —Corn-shuckers are Scarce and hard to get. Farmers have an im mense corn crop, and are despairing how to get the corn gathered before winter. Corn is a greater height than in years past, and tall men can work to best advantage. Grain Price* Tending Upward. BEATRICE—The price of grain at this point has an upward tendency. Wheat is selling for 73 cents, corn at 4ll cents and oats at from 21 to 23 cents per bushel. A Place for Someone. For' reasons not given. Dr. Emma E. Robbins, third assistant physician at the Hastings asylum for the chronic insane, has tendered her res ignation to Governor Mickey and it has been accepted. The resignation -.takes effect November 1. Huskers Have Hard Work. i GREELEY — The cornhuskers are .finding no snap this fall. Most of the ‘stalks were blown over, so that while ithe corn itself is good, the picking is •a terror. OVER THE STATE. Cooper ft linn of Humboldt have purchased the Rowenfeldt elevator at Cambridge. Two boys, named Morrison and Gardner, were injured at Beatrice by a runaway team. Mousel Bros., of Cambridge sold their-boll. Princess 4U>p£o a la Crosse, Wis., man for |1,750. A strong branch of the Catholic mutual benefit association, a fraternal society was organized in West Point. Principal J. W. Crabtree of the state normal school has announced that the new chapel will be ready for use in abont two weeks. A dserter from the 109th Coast Ar tillery regiment, located at Baltimore, was arrested and jailed at Norfolk. He gave his name as C. R. Car ter because, as he admitted, that was -!Ot his name. H. H. White, cashier of the Bea trice National bank, was quite badly injured by being throw-n against a tree by his horse, which he was rid ing. He was severely cut and bruised about the head. The college of medicine at the Uni versity of Nebraska, has been rated in the highest class of American schools by the New York state board of regents, the most exacting body, of examiners in the United States. Despite the fact there were over 10,000 people in Nebraska City at the unveiling of the Morton monument, not a single accident occurred. The crowd was handled in a most excel lent manner by the local committees. At Gothenburg, Walter Hunnell, aged 19, ran away with the 14-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Noice. Mr. Noice tracked them south of the Platte river and he thinks they left for Kansas. He is still after them. The board of directors of the Bea trice Chautauqua association met and organized for the year by the election of these officers: M. V. Nichols, presi dent; Samuel Rinaker, vice president; G. L. Reed, secretary; F. B. Sheldon, treasurer. A few mornings since when Mrs. Charles Larrabee, wife of a farmer liv ing south of Humboldt, went to move her 6 months old infant into its crib she found the little one dead, it hav ing died some time in the night with out a struggle. Simeon Patton, a farmer residing west of Nebraska City, who has been having considerable trouble with thieves stealing corn from his field and chickens from their roost, took a shot at two which he saw In the trees tak ing all ot the chickens that were roosting there. The thrieves got away, but he is confident he winged one of them. The home of J. D. Homan, seven miles southwest of Gretna, was en tirely consumed by fire. There were only two children at home when the fire was discovered. Everything was destroyed including valuable papers to the extent of about $1,000. The house and farm belonged to H. G. Sanday. Mr. Sanday carried $500 in surance. The remains of Mrs. Mary Cowles, who died at the home of her son at Breman, Okla.. arrived in Nebraska City, and were taken to Wyoming. Otoe county, where the funeral will be held. Mrs. Cowles came to this state in 1853. with her husband, and i were largely instrumental in getting \ the government to open this state for : settlement. Section Foreman Melvard was i struck by Northwestern train No. 7 and instantly killed near Arlington. He was working on the track, where the Omaha and Missouri valley lines run parallel. A train passed going east on the Omaha line. It attracted his attention and he did not realize the approach of the train from the oppo site direction, on the track on which he was workine. At Ainsworth about 4 o'clock in the evening. John Gustafson, who lives in the south pan of town, drove home with a fiery team which became un manageable and ran away with him. He was crushed so badly that he can not live. H. E. Oillett, on the west part of town was driving a four-horse team which became unmanageable .and threw him out of the wagon. | mashipg his left hip so badly that he j will be land up for a time. Mrs. Bertha Lumpkin, of Albion, widow of J. C. Lumpkin, who recently idied from the effects of an electrical i shock received from coming in con tact with a switch of the electric light company, began action as admin | istratix of her late husband's estate. : agafnst Hiram Rice, owner of the electriet ight plant, for $5,000 dam i ages. In her petition she claims the cause of her husband's death was the careless and negligent manner of con st ructing and maintaining the wires. ; so as to allow ground connections. | While at Nebraska City attending j the unveiling of the Morton monu ment members of the State Board of ' Public Lands and Buildings visited the Institute for the Blind and re , port its condition excellent. The second grading outfit with seventy-five teams, belonging to the Burlington railroad has arrived at Ogallala and is breaking land for the North Platte railroad six miles north and east of the town. The first out. I fit is now at work at Otter Creek. Two hundred to five hundred dollars has been paid for rights of way on the south side | Hon. W. A. Sanders of Ashland, re ceived by express from his brother. Harry at Monte Vfsta. Colo., a po tato which measures 11% inches in ; length, is 12% inches in circurafer ■ ence the smallest way and weighs j four pounds. Oakland citizens have been consid erably elated of late over a survey that is being made by the Great Northern, branching off from their main line there and running down the Bell Creek valley direct to Omaha, which would give them a direct line to Omaha and practically give Oak . land another read. VICTIMS OF MOBS AT ODES8A THEY WILL RUN INTO THOU8AN08. VIOLENCE OF LAST TWO DAYS Police and Soldier* Said to Hava Lead the Unruly and Lawleea—Horrible Barbarities Practiced Upon the Helpless Victims. ODESSA—A tour of the city and part of tne suburbs Sunday found all quiet Whole rows of shops that were pillaged have- been boarded up. The poorer Jewish quarters suffered worst and the principal streets, with few ex ceptions, were untouched. Russian. shops are marked with crosses painted on the shutters and the private houses with irons so as to protect them from the mobs. Peasants armed with knives and scythes tried to enter the city Saturday to loot the place, but were driven back by the soldiers. The casualties in Saturday’s disturb ances exceed ltd and those of the pre ceding three days which have been verified number 5.600. The plunder ing continued early Sunday morning in the outlying districts but later the city was relatively calm, though the population is still anxious. The latest accounts of the devasta tion in the Jewish quarter add horror to the situation. Besides numerous mills, the bakeries, shops and nearly 600 homes have been destroyed. The Jews in evesry instance were treated with revolting barbarity. Heads were battered with hammers, nails were driven into the bodies, eyes gouged out and ears severed. Many bodies were disembowled and in some cases petrol eum was poured over the sick, found hiding in cellars, and they ware burned to death. It is alleged that the police and the soldiers everywhere marched at the head of mobs inciting them to destroy the Jews by crying: “The Jews have killed our emperor,” and similar ex pressions. wlme the mobs were engaged in the slaughter the soldiers busied them selves pillaging the cash and jewels, leaving the household goods to the mobs. The owners of many houses got rid of the bandits by payment of a ransom to the police. The police pre vented anyone from arresting the loot sers and prevented also the Red Cross workers from aiding the wounded, actually firing upon those engaged in this work. A band of students re moved much of the stolen property to the university, while they also took twelve dead bodies of anti-Jewish de monstrators, whose relatives today be sieged the university claiming the corpses and demanding the release of those demonstrators who were confined in the university. They threatened otherwise to burn the university and kill the professors. Measures were thereupon taken to transfer these pris oners to the regular prison. FAREWELL TO WIFE BEFORE FATAL STROKE CHICAGO—Charles J. Devlin, the coal operator and banker who failed for $4,000,000 at Topeka, Kan., recent ly. and who died in Chicago, foretold his own death in a conversation with his wife at St. Elizabeth's hospital. "This is the last time, dear,” he re marked. as his wife kissed him at the hospital. A short time later he was seized with the fatal stroke of paralysis and became unconscious. AMNESTY FOR ALL. Ukase Announcing Pardon for Politi cal Prisoners Signed by Czar. ST PETERSBURG—The- amnesty manifesto was signed this afternoon. The censorship throughout Russia was abolished, not only the newspapers, but also in the case of private tele grams. The minister of the interior has notified the editors that the regu lations for the control of the press are no longer in force. Count Witte is having trouble in forming a cabinet on account of the lack of liberal support. Senator Koni has refused the portfolio of justice and Prince Eugene Troubetskoy, brother of the late rector of the Moscow univer sity, is said to have not even renlied to the tender of the ministry of educa tion. MICHIGAN MANUFACTURERS STANDBY ROOSEVELT PEROIT. Mich. — The Michigan members of the national manueatur ers' association at a meeting at which about two-thirds of the members of the Michigan branch were represent ed in person or by proxy, unanimously adopted resolutions emphatically en dorsing President Roosevelt's position on the freight rate regulation ques tion. and criticizing the action of the delegates of the interstate commerce law convention in Chicago last week for splitting their forces. Soldiers With the People. WARSAW. Russian Poland—A re markable feature of the demonstra tions here was the fraternizing of the people with the soldiers. The latter were rarried about on the shoulders of the erowd and were fur nished with champagne and cigarettes. All classes of the population partici pated in the dmonstrations. The or chestra of the court theater led a crowd singning the "Marseillaise.” All the stores were closed. The Damage Suit is Good. CHICAGO, 111—Judge T.andis in the United States circuit court upheld five of the seven counts in the declaration of Enda S. Hunter, who is plantlff in the first damage suit brought against the proprietors of the Iroquois theater. Two counts he declared to be had. The court took exception to tho building and fire ordinances in many instances. One of the counts ruled against by the court provides for open space on three sides of a theater. STICKNEY ON RATE QUESTION Says Congress Will Pass the Esch Townsend Bill. KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A B, Stickney. president of the Chicago Great West ern railway, who was in Kansas City on- Bis way top Galveston is quoted as saying that President Roosevelt's pro posed rate hill will pass congress. "I believe that the Ksch-Townsend bill will be adopted by congress,” said Mr. Stickney. “But I do not believe it will make any immediate appreciable difference to shippers. Yet, asVa national declaration of princifcfe,. it means everything. The president's recommendation means, in effect, that when the shipper disputes the fair ness of a railroad rate the two parties shall go before an arbitration tribunal whose decision shall become a common rule for the kind of freight in ques tion. The other method, that of going to law, is hopeless. “The real objection of railroad men to the appointment of any tribunal is a wholesome distrust of the sort of men who may be appointed. The pos ition should be one of dignity with a life appointment similar in its terms to that of the United States supreme court. If appointments of that sort could be guaranteed, I believe that the manager of every important rail road in the country would endorse the measure. MEN WHO CARRY LETTERS ASK FOR MORE PAY WASHINGTON—A committee rep resenting the letter carriers of the United States waited on Postmaster General Cortelyou and presented a me morial urging pay for carriers. The memorial calls attention to the fact that there has been no change in the payment of salaries for more than forty years. The postmaster general told the committee that he would give the me morial his fullest consideration. The committee was composed of members of the executive body of the National Association of letter Car riers. THE CROP IS LARCE BUT PRICES HIGHER VENTURA, Cal.—The citrus fruit crop promises to be from 10 to 15 per cent, greater than last year in this country, and the price also promises to be better, especially on oranges. The growers in several parts of the coun try have made extensive additions to their packing houses, notably in Santa Paula and Limona. This year the orange crop in the Ojai will reach 75.000 boxes. Santa Paula will grow 125 carloads. The Fillmore section will have 200 cars and Pieru and Cum ulus 25 cars. Of the lemons there will be 350 cars from Santa Paula and Lim onera, and 60 cars from Fillmore. FINANCES A NEW RAILROAD. It Will Be Built From Idaho to Ne vada. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. — William Peyton Mason, president of the San Francisco. Idaho & Montana Raiiroad company, announces the financing in New York of the first division of the first 210 miles of the road. The work will be done by the San Francisco. Idaho & Montana Railroad Construc tion company, formed for the purpose. Construction will be begun at once, and will be finished by January 1. 19u7. Estimate of the cost is $2,500. 000. The nrst section of the new line to be built will extend from the Snake river valley in Idaho, southwest to Winnemueca. Nev.. where connection will be made with the Southern Pa cific. thus bringing the valley <j'»0 miles nearer than San Francisco. The route is laid out through a dis trict on which about $15,000,000 is be ing spent, by the government an I cor porations on irrigation. WHY A MILLIONAIRE DESIRES A PENSION WASHINGTON—Pensions for mil lionaires is one of the new develop ments under the executive order of last year, making age the only disa bility necessary for the granting of a service pension. According to Com missioner Warner, the application of a millionaire for a pension has been re cently favorably passed upon. He did not want the pension, according to the commissioner on account of the money it carried, but simply to perfect his record of honorable service in the civil war. This view of the age disability is being taken by many well-to-do vet erans. who would not otherwise apply for pensions. The fact that they are eligible and performed the service stipulated in behalf of the government and that, the government is willing to recognize this service by a pension and the accomanying records of the same will make the service pension a desirable addition to family records. New Battleship Record. ROCKLAND, Me.—A new speed rec ord for American battleships was es tablished by the Rhode Island on its official standardization trial trip over the measured mile course off Owl's Head, during which it steamed one mile at a rate of 19.33 Knots an hour. Next Meeting in Hartford. LOS ANGELES—The national ex ecutive committee of the Woman's Christian Temperance union voted to hold the next convention in 190t> at Hartford. Conn. Gas Kills Postmaster. EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill— M. M. Don aldson, postmaster of Hanson, 111. who was found unconscious in a room in a hotel four days ago with his son who had been asphyxiated, died at St. Mary’s hospital. Mikado Speaks at Banquet. TOKIO—At a banquet given in honor of hi3 birthday, the emperor ex pressed his satisfaction at the restor ation of peace and toasted the sov ereigns and rulers of the countries represented at his court. NAVY INJjAD WAY LACK OF ENGINEERS SERIOUS HANDICAP TO SHIPS. IT IS IN NO CONDITION TO FICHT Sudden Declaration of War Would Find Ua Weak—Rear Admiral Rae ] Emphaoizea Need of Prompt Action In His Report ' WASHINGTON. — Rear ' Admiral ’ Charles W. Rae, engineer-in-chief of the United States navy, in his annua), report, calls attention "to the critical condition of engineering in the navy,” and points to the explosion of the gun boat Bennington in San Diego harbor which he says most forcibly emphasiz ed the necessity of serious and immedi ate attention. Speaking of the opera tions of the personnel drill, which merged the corps of engineers into the line of the navy, he says a whole corps of specialists was virtually abol ished and their duties transferred tc the line. As all midshipmen at the academy had been given excellent practical instruction in engineering, he adds, no examination other that that required for promotion was do manded of them for qualifying for the performance of the joint duties im posed by the personnel act. The in tent, however, he continues, was that they should be ordered at once to the performance of engineer duty in sub ordinate capacities, as assistants of the older engineer officers. “Owing to the absence of specific In structions in the personnel bill, com bined with powerful adverse Influ ences within the department," he con tines, "for three years absolutely noth ing was done by the younger line of ficers in acquiring engineer experi ence. and later, owing to the large number of ships kept in commission and the scarcity of officers, but little in that direction was accomplished.” But for the availability of certain retired naval officers, the bureau, the report says, would experience great difficulty in finding officers for the va rious responsible positions, both on shore and at sea. “So few officers of the line are tak ing up engineering seriously that the situation is becoming alarming,” says the engineer-in-chief, and he adds: "Were the country suddenly plunged into war the navy would find itself in no condition to win battles. As neces sary as good marksmanship is the abil ity to carry our guns to the firing line and to keep them there amidst the havoc created by modern ordinance, and this will never be done with ama teurs in charge of the machinery. That line officers can become good en gineers has already been proved, but they must have experience to become so, and that experience must be ac quired in subordinate positions.” MONARCHAL GOVERNMENT WANTED BY ONE CLASS CHRISTIANIA, Norway—The gov ernment issued a proclamation recom mending the people to vote at the forthcoming referendum for a monar chist form of government based on the British and Italian constitutions. The proclamation further points out that the best friends of Norway in Europe declare that the country’s relations with the foreign powers can be better secured by the retention of the mon archy. The radicals and socialists also issued a proclamation recommending a republic. READY TO TAKE UP SMOOT CASE. Burrows Expects to Have It Acted on During Coming Set-sion. WASHINGTON — Senator Burrows of Michigan, the chairman of the com mittee on privileges and elections, who has arrived in Washington for the com ing session of congress, said tonight that he expected to have the case of Senator Rood Smoot of Utah disposed of before the term ends. Senator Smoot’s seat is being contested on the ground tmu he is a member of the Mormon hierarchy. A great mass of testimony was taken at the last ses sion of congress and it was generally understood that each side had com pleted its case. Senator Burrows said that if it is desired to present fur ther testimony the committee is will ing to hear it. He stated that the com mittee will consider the case lmmed hvtely after the reorganization of the senate committees incident to the meeting of a new congress and the filling of a vacancy caused by the re tirement of Senator McComas of Maryland. Epidemic of Pneumonia. NEW YORK—When the Kaiser Wil helm II arrived here H. A. Isenberg, imperial German consul in the Ha waiian islands, was in his room strick en with pneumonia. There were two other eases of the same disease while two deaths from pneumonic oc curred during the voyage both in the first cabin. CHARLES A. STALLINCS IS APPOINTED PUBLIC PRINTER WASHINGTON—The president has appointed Charles A. Stillings of Bos ton, Mass., as public printer, to take elect November 1. Mr. Stillings was rot forecasted by any discussion of his candidacy for the place. The large I rinttng firms of New York and Bo6-; t m indorsed him as a practical print er and executive. He was also s.rongly indorsed by Senator Crane. Church Bells are Ringing. ODESSA—The promulgation here of the emperor's manifesto was fol lowed by the wildest excitement, vast crowds exultantly parading the .Streets a notable feature being the ntiftbers of troops marching and cheering with the people bells are ringing, thanksgiving services are being held and a public holiday has been pro claimed. About 20,000 assembled be fore the palace of Governor General Kaulbars, who made a speech, during which he congratulated the assem blage on the happy day. GERMAN TREATY TO COME. Baron Von Sternberg May Soon Pre sent Germany’s Proposals on Subject. WASHINGTON—Baron Speck von Sternberg, the German ambassador, is expected to present in a few days to the State department, the xbasis upon which his government is willing to enter upon negotiations with the United States government for a new trade treaty or some kind of an agree ment that shall stave ofT the dread'd •t'aritr war,” which otherwise the de partment officials fear must almosbcer tainly begin within four months. The’ State department has so far failed to admit the German contention regard ing the '‘arrangement” under Section 3 of the Dingley act, by the terms of which the United States secures fa vored nation treatment in the matter of trade with Germany. This German view, is based on the fact that new treaties, exclusive in terms, had just been made with a number of European countries and that America was de barred from claiming the benefits of the special low customs rates named unless it entered into a special conven tion with Germany; but attention has been called to the fact that this Dingley act arrangement” is, by its own terms, terminable upon one month's notice from either party and it is not doubted that without prolonging the controversy over the effect of the Din gley act “arrangement” of the new European treaties. Germany will give the requisite notice before March 1, next, and thus terminate the life of the arrangement beyond question. NORWAY’S RECOGNITION JW UNCLE SAM WASHINGTON—It is learned at the slate department that this government has practically recognized the new government of Norway, though all the formalities have not been carried out. This wa% done by the recognition by Secretary Root of Mr. Hauge as charge d'affaires for Norway and the way is now open for diplomatic exchanges be tween the two countries whenever there is any necessity for them. GENERAL WESTON IN COMMAND New Head of Northern Division Ar rives in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Mo.—Major General John A. Weston, former commissary general of the United States army, who was promoted from a brigadier on October 8 and assigned to succeed General Randall as commander of the Northern division of the army, with headquarters in St. Jxtuis, arrived here unexpectedly and formally took over his command. General Weston is a veteran of the civil war and a native of Kentucky. He will be retired No vember 13 1908. NATIONS WELCOME NORWAY Readiness to Enter Into Official Rela tions With New Nation. CHRISTIANA—The United States. Russia. Great Britain. Italy, Brazil and Switzerland have already de clared their readiness to enter into official relations with Norway in reply to Foreign Minister Loveland's notifi cation sent out to all the powers after King Oscar's abdiction that the Nor wegian government desired to open the usual diplomatic relations with them. The replies are couched in the most courteous terms and some of them are accompanied by a cordial welcome of Norway into the ranks of fully inde pendent nations. PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARIES KILLED BY CHINESE HONG KONG—Five American mis sionaries have, it is believed, been murdered at Lienchow. Derails have not yet been received. Lienchow is a town of 12.000 people, situated in the western portion of the province of Kwaug Tung, at the head of the gud of 'Jong King, not far from the treaty port of Pakhoi. Dr. ELanor Chestnut. Mrs. E. C. Machle an child and Mr. and Mrs. Peale are the victims of the disturb ances of the Lienchow mission. ARCANUM WINS ANOTHER CASE. Federal Judge Refuses to Grant In junction. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The tajunctioh sought to prevent the supreme coun cil of the Royal Arcanum from putting into efTect the rates adopted at the Atlantic City meeting and later rati fied at Put-in-Bay, O.. was denied by Federal Judge Clark today and the bill of complainants dismissed. The court held that it was not sufficiently clear under the law of Massachusetts, in which state the order was incorpo rated. that this plan of assessment and the effect on members impairs the ! obligation of the contract, and until it do so appear, obviously this court should not interfere. Breeders Go to Lincoln. WASHINGTON — The American Breeders’ association will hold its sec ond annual meeting at. Lincoln. Neb., on January 17, 18 and 19. Several of the sessions will be held jointly with one or more of the state societies in animal and plant breeding. Heavy Deal in Coal Land. UNIONTOWN, Pa—The sale o, 25.000 acres of coal land, one of the lsft-gest coal deals ever consummated by loqal men, was closed here. Powers to Coerce Turkey. PARIS—The exchange of communi cation agreed on by the powers have reached a stage where a joint naval demonstration against Turkey is prac tically assured unless the sultan promptly accepts the plan of the pow ers for financial refoms in Macedonia. Poetic Editor. • The rain stays not with us long; I sunlight soon makes bright apologies for it, and holds a torch to the old world as she plunges through space.— Atlanta Constitution. BARBARITY CF FEUDAL TIMES. Beggary Apparently Only Refuge of the Aged Poor. Concerning the life of poor people luring the middle ages a writer says: “In those bygone days of feudal rule the-dwellers in the country were al most invariably serfs, bound to the estate on which they were born, and under the absolute rule of the owner. They were possibly better fed than at the present day, for butter, cheese and eggs were plentiful; and the fertile sq.il of Italy supplied them with abund ance of fraftr and vegetables, in a poor man's garden we find strawber ries. raspberries, cherries; and he grows leeks, onions, peas, beans, spin ach, beetroot, turnips, carrots, rhubarb and fennel; while he esteems the use of nettles, and boils violet leaves like spinach. He holds his plot of ground bv the tenure of so many days in rite of service to his lord. But in sickness or old age his case is pitiable indeed and we have a curious proof of this in a letter written in 1465 by the mother of Filippo Strozzi, at Florence. She is speaking of some old people on her estate in the country: ‘Piero and Monna Cilia are both ali-.e and infirm. I have overflowed the field for next year, and as I must put it in order these two old people, if they do not die. must go and beg. Heaven will provide. This is no passing thought of the good lady, who was pious and highly esteemed—a friend of the Med ici; but it is a firm resolution in her own mind. A few months later she writes to her son; ‘Piero is still alive, so he must put up with.it and go away and beg. It would be best, of coarse, if heaven would take him.’ Apparent ly a merciful Providence had already provided for Monna Cilia!” RECOVERED HEALTH IN DESERT Iowa Professor Starts with New Lease on Life. In the desert of southern Arizona, with an Indian, two centipedes and a gila monster as his companions. Prof. W. J. McGee of Farley, Iowa, suffer ing from lost health, slept for four months without bed or covers upon the hot sands of the desert and re ! gained all his former vigor. McGee has just returned home, a veritable athlete, in place of the weakened and emaciated man who struggled out of a severe attack of typhoid fever with only enough strength to drag himself west. While on the desert he amused and edified himself by studying the habits of the insects, reptiles and plants which exist there. He believes that his experiment has disclosed a cure for men suffering from mental and physical collapse. Rabbit as Retriever. In a Philadelphia club a number of voting men were arranging for a rab bit hunt as soon as the shooting sea son should open. John Luther Long, the Japanese authority, said: “There is a Japanese rabbit hunting story. “One Jap meets another in the hunting season with a gun over his shoulder. “ ‘Aha. been shooting?’ he says. ‘You look upset.’ “‘I am upset,' replies the hunts man, ‘and with good reason. I start ed a rabbit. Cherry-blossom, my dog. ran after it. I fired, and Cherry blossom fell.’ “Too bad. And the rabbit?” ‘‘‘The rabbit? It brought Cherry blossom back and laid her at my feet.’ ” Buynt Offerings. ! Quoth the little god Love (who is great er far Than the wrathful and high gods her j These hearts that ye bring for an of fering They are never the gifts for me. They are young or old, they an whole and void. Yet seldom to my desire, l.et the gifts ye give that my fame may live Be burning and burnt with fire." Quoth the little god Love, "Shall my altar-stone Be moeked with a trifling thing” Sh ill I take the sign for the right d - j Is tinsel the gift of a king? I Ye profane my name when ye give th«sc tame. Poor gauds without pulse or start l.et the white smoke rise from your sac rifice Of the beating, burning heart.” laird Love, thou has. fallen on evil days. Men trade in a sordid mart. Yet thy faithful still at thy altars spill The flame of the burning heart. —Theodosia <5arrison in Life. Irish Vocal Culture. Danny McCaffrey is a well known chorus man. with a telling tenor voice. He has been with the Bos tonians and many other companies of the comic opera variety. At a recent rehearsal Danny’s voice was swinging the chorus into line and carrying the music along in a way quite pleasing to th^ stage manager. Some of the principal performers were sitting to gether when Albert Parr, the tenor asked: "Danny, have you studied music much?" “Some." "What method do you use?” con tinued Parr. "Irish method—main strength,” was •he answer. His Ruling Passion. Mark Antony ha*i just offered the imperial crown for the third time. “That's three, isn’t it?” said Caesar in an undertone. . "Yes,” replied Mark, who was at one time an itinerant photographer “that’s three. But if you care for an other sitting I’ll be glad to make It six for a quarter.” Immigrants for Cuba. Nearly 10,000 Spanish immigrants entered Cuba during the first three months of the present year. The Cu ban consuls in Spain are instructed to act as immigration agents, and to set forth the opportunities for independ ence and wealth in the island republic. Mrs. Peary Hunts Walrus. Mrs. Peary, during the several Arc tic expeditions whereon she accom panied her husband, became an ex pert and fearless walrus hunter. Goelet to Be Lawyer. Robert Goelet, the well-known New port society man. has filed application for admittance to the bar of Rhode Island.