Nebraska Newspapers

    THIS IN NEBRASKA
EVENTS OF INTEREST OF MORE
OR LESS IMPORTANCE.
Congressman Kinkaid Gets a Ruling
in Behalf of Homesteaders—Other
Matters in Nebraska.
WASHINGTON — Representative
Kinkaid has tor the past two years
been fighting for a ruling from the
general land office in relation to the
improvements required on additional
homesteads taken under the Kinkaid
act, as it is sometimes known outside
of Nebraska, the “CfO-acre act," to the
effect that the homesteader still resid
ing on his old homestead may make
such additional improvements thereon.
As a result of Judge Kinkaid’s persist
ency the following ruling was issued
by Assistant Commissioner J. H. Fim
pie previous to his quitting office:
“It is held by this office that where
a party still owns and occupies his
original homestead, and makes an ad
ditional entry for contiguous lands,
that the whole constitutes one entire
claim and that improvements may be
placed upon any part of said claim.
It would, however, be necessary for
the party to maintain his residence
upon the original homestead until
after final proof is made upon the ad
ditional, in order to receive credit for
improvements placed on the original
in making such final proof.”
A New Canning Company.
OMAHA—The Florence Canning
company was organized at Florence
with a capital of $25,000, half of which
will be paid up and is already sub
scribed. The stock is nonassessable.
The main business of the company will
be the canning of tomatoes, corn and
other vegetables. The plant is con
tracted for and will be built by the
Hastings Industrial company of Chi
cago. Work will begin at once on the
factory. Contracts are now being
made with gardeners and farmers for
acreage of tomatoes and corn. The
plant will cost $10,250.
School Apportionment Certified.
The semi-annual school apportion
ment certified Co the state superin
tendent. by State Treasurer Mortensen
amounts to $413,851.03, which is about
$24,000 more than the May apportion
ment of a year ago. The money was
derived from the following sources:
School tax, $92,985.65; interest on
school and saline lands, $198,085.05:
interest cn bonds. $65,275.17; interest
on warrants. $53,034.05; game and fish
licenses. $3,085; discount on bonds,
$1,771.09. The money will be distrib
uted $1.10 for each pupil in the state
and there are this time 375,348 chil
dren of school age in Nebraska.
More Money for San Francisco.
Governor Mickey lias forwarded to
J D. Phelan, bead of the relief com
mittee organized to ioolr after the
needs of the San Francisco sufferers,
a draft for $529.53, the balance on
hand in his office. After mailing the
draft Governor Mickey received $100
fiom W. J. Bryan, sent through Chas.
W. Bryan, business manager of the
Commoner. This sum is in addition
to the $100 contributed by Mr. Bryan
some weeks ago.
Good Pension for Nebraskan.
Washington despatch: Representa
tive Hinsliaw has secured a big pen
sion in the bureau for William P.
Campbell of Fairburv. The latter was
granted an original allowance of $8 per
month from June 7, 1892. and $12 per
month from March 3, 1903. The ac
crued pension due Mr. Campbell is
,$1,500. a check for which he will re
ceive in a few days.
Money for the Schools.
The money on hand in the state
treasury for distribution among the
school district of the state, at the close
of business on the 21st, was $412,738.79
an increase from $389,540, the appor
tionment of last year. This year the
per capita distribution will be $1.10,
while last May it was $1.03.
Five Years for Murder.
OMAHA—Frank Noonan of South
Omaha, convicted of manslaughter for
the killing of Charles Carlson, Decem
ber 30, was sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary by Judge Sutton. At
tached to the verdict as returned by
the jury was a very strong recommen
dation for leniency.
Woman Hangs Herself.
FALLS CITY—Mrs. James Gilmore
disappeared from her home west of
Strauseville Monday evening about 5
o'clock, and her body was found hang
ing in a cave near her house.
Bonds for Water Works.
OXFORD—-The city council, in a
session, called a special election for
June 26, to vote upon the dual proposi
tion of issuing bends for water works
and an electric light plant; $15,000 for
water and $3,700 for light.
Bonds for School Fund.
The state board of educational lands
and funds bought Tenessee bonds to
the amount of $50,000 as an invest
ment for the permanent school fund.
The bonds will net the state 3 >4 per
cent Interest.
Farmer Killed by Lightning.
NORFOLK—Carl Jensen, a prosper
ous farmer near Tilden, went to the
field to look after some horses and was
found dead next morning having been
struck by lightning.
v Prefers Death to the Asylum.
LONG PINE—Preferring death to
life in an inebriate asylum, J. F. In
galls, a Jewelryman of this place, shot
himself in the abdomen and died a few
hours later. For several years Ingalls
had been a strenuous booze fighter.
State Saves $1,5C0.
LINCOLN—The state has saved
$1,500 on the contract for printing the
supreme court reports. The Omaha
Printing company was given the con
tract at 64 cents a page. The lowest
previous bid was 87 cents.
NEBRASKA BRIEFS.
Fourteen students graduated from
the Wisner high school.
Two men confined in the Cass coun
ty jail made their escape.
Oxford is arranging all details for
celebrating the Fourth of July.
The Burlington 13 rebuilding its de
pot at Greenwood, burned some time
ago.
Three separate attempts at incen
diarism were made in McCook in "one
night.
Rev. Calvert of the Methodisf
church of Humboldt has been given a
ten weeks' vacation.
It is said the Standard Beet Sugar
company is owing $00,000 to farmers
in Red Willow county.
Hon. James E. North of Columbus
announces that he is for W. J. Bryan
for the next presidential term.
Lightning struck the residence of
Mrs. J. Donnelly and stunned three
members of the family at Fremont.
An organization for the protection
of farmers and horse owners against
horse thieves was effected at Wisner.
Beatrice officials were asked to head
off a horse thief who had been operat
ing in Kansas and was headed for Ne
braska.
C. E. Mead, the defaulting bank
cashier of Beemer, has been taken to
the penitentiary to serve his three
year sentence. t
W. O. Olmstead of Ida Grove, !a..
was in Beatrice looking after his
daughter, who disappeared from her
home in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, who
live a few miles west of Falls City;
are the parents of four boys, who
were born last week.
T. J. Maloney, a Wymore youth, was
fatally shot by Fred Hanes, a com
panion. The two boys were out hunt
ing when the accident occurred.
Insurance Deputy Pierce has refus
ed the request of the Bankers' Union
of the World to reconsider his action
in refusing a .icense to the company
to do business in Nebraska.
John Bane, a prosperous farmer of
Pierce county, was crushed to death
under his wagon heavily loaded with
lumber. He is supposed to have fallen
under the wheels while asleep.
The board of education is having
trouble in finding suitable teachers
for Arapahoe schools. They are still
looking for a teacher to handle the
science and German and a kinder
gartner.
According to figures in the office o
the secretary of state, Hastings has
more automobiles than any other city
in the state in proportion to the pop
ulation. Lincoln is second and Omaha
is third.
G. A. Herzozg, a capitalist of Har
vard, has procured a franchise for the
establishment of a gas plant in that
city to be used for lighting and cook
ing purposes, and has already com
menced work on the plant.
Frank Tragaard. who has been in
the Dodge county jail four months on
the charge of bigamy, preferred by
Mabel Tragaard, was released for
want of evidence and the case in dis
trict court was stricken from the rec
ords.
The Nebraska fish and game com
mission car passed through Milford
and left 25,000 small catfish and pike
to be planted in the Blue. The fish
were placed at different points in the
river below' the dam. The Soldiers’
Home river was well stocked with the
fish.
A man who gives his name as W. B.
Ellis, which is supposed to be fictitious
and w'ho was arrested in Beatrice for
trying to pass a forged check on A1
White, was arraigned in the county
court. He pleaded not guilty and in
default of $1,000 bonds was lodged in
the county jail.
William Carr & Son of Tecumseh
have been given three miles of grad
ing on the Burlington’s Lincoln-Mil
ford line near Germantown. At pres
ent they are doing some work for
the Union Pacific near South Omaha,
but they will begin work on the new
contract at once
Tecumsen and Johnson county peo
ple generally speaking are satisfied at
the verdict of the district court of Ne
maha county, in Auburn, finding
Charles M. Chamberlain, ex-oasher of
the failed Chamberlain banking house
of that city, guilty of embezzzlement.
The case was taken from Johnsoif
conmy on cnange or venue.
Otto D. Schmidt, the sailor boy from
Blair who was gTanted a gold medal
and $100 by the secretary of the navj
for heroic conduct on board the Ben
nington when its boilers exploded, at
San Diego, received his gold medal
about a month ago and last week re
celved his money Sir. Schmidt is one
of eleven comrades so awarded and
the only one from Nebraska.
The state board of public lands and
buildings went out to Milford to look
over the ground which the Burlington
railroad wants to use as a right-of-way
in changing Its line through Milford.
Without a special act of the legisla
' ture the board has no right to deed
' the land to the railroad company, but
the board, after an investigation,
agreed to allow the road to put in its
track and then go to the legislature for
a deed next winter.
The Messrs. Bernhard Wiese and Ed
Stoltenberg. residing near Abbot,
heard a loud noise in the barnyard a
few days ago and upon investigating
found a six-foot reptile of the “black
snake" variety in battle with a 440
pound hog. The snake was killed.
The examination and investigation
demanded by Superintendent Alden
and Assistant Superintendent Nichol
son of the Norfolk asylum, whose res
ignations were demanded by Governor
Mickey on charges of incompetency
and mismanagement, may lead to a
general sh&keup in other institutions.
The case of Christiana Souchek, an
inmate of the Girls’ Industrial home
at Milford, against Ernest Carr was
tried at the last term and the defend
ant found guilty, the jury bringing in
a verdict to that effect after being out
all night.
Anton Matcyeck, while temporarily
insane, jumped from the corridor ol
the Fremont hospital through a win
; dow to the ground and made a frantic
! dash to get away, shouting at the top
; of his voice as he ran that physicians
I were trying to kill him. lie was cap
j tured and jaile
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P JOURNAL
FERTILIZER MEN INDICTED
MUST FACE COURT ON CHARGE
OF MAINTAINING TRUST.
Defendants Are Said to Have Violated
the Sherman Law by Fostering
Illegal Combination.
Nashville. Tenn.—The grand jury of
the United States circuit court, which
nas been investigating the alleged fer
tilizer trust for the past four weeks,
Friday returned an indictment agaiDst
about 80 fertilizer manufacturers, in
cluding a number of local men. The
indictment contains six counts detail
ing in specific form alleged violations
bf the anti-trust laws, and charging
the defendants with combining and
being engaged in a trust or combina
tion.
The defendants live in various parts
of the country where fertilizers are
manufactured and certified copies of
the indictment will be sent to the
various districts in which the defend
ants reside, and there served. The
defendants will be required to execute
bonds for their appearance at the Oc
tober term of the court in this city,
when the cases are to be tried. The
grand jury examined during the in
vestigation 140 witnesses and the in
dictment returned is a voluminous
document.
VICE CONSUL MURDERED.
W. H. Stuart, American Official at
Batum, Russia, Slain from
Ambush.
Batum.—W. H. Stuart, the American j
vice consul, was shot and killed near :
his country place Sunday night. The .
assassins escaped. Mr. Stuart was a
British subject and one of the largest
ship brokers and exporters of Batum.
During the revolutionary troubles of
last fall his life was many times
threatened by longshoremen, and at
Christmas a deputation visited his of
fice and practically compelled him to
give them $1,500 under the guise of a
holiday gratuity for dock laborers.
Aside from the troubles during the
revolutionary disturbances last fall.
Mr. Stuart had had no friction with
the native population. He was so gen
erally respected that he was on sev
eral occasions called upon to act as
intermediary during the racial war be
tween the Tartars and the Armenians,
saving the lives of several of the lat
ter.
Mr. Stuart, who was 49 years of age.
had spent the greater part of his life
in Russia, the last 12 years in Batum.
Besides his official connections he had i
extensive business relations through
out the entire Caucasus. He spoke sev
eral.native dialects and was considered
an authority on land.
Home Products for Canal.
Washington.—The senate commit
tee on finance Wednesday favorably
reported a resolution directing that
materials for the Panama canal shall
be of domestic production and manu- !
facture, unless the president deems the i
bids for the same exorbitant. The de
natured alcohol bill was ordered re
ported favorably by the senate com
mittee on finance.
Rural Delivery Order.
Washington.—The fourth assistant
postmaster genreal has issued an or
der providing that after July 1 rural
delivery carriers, when making their
trips, will visit and examine only j
those boxes for which they have mail j
for delivery and those on which the
signals are displayed to indicate that j
there is mail for dispatch.
Insane Man Threatens Roosevelt.
Washington.—Following allegations
that he had threatened violence to the
president, Robert P. Lewis, a Hawai
ian, was arrested here Friday on sus
picion that his mind was affected and
was sent to St. Elizabeth's asylum for
the insane.
Allege Violation of Pool Law.
Kansas City, Mo.—The grand Jury
Friday returned six indictments
igainst Dr. J. S. Gardner, president of
the Kansas City Jockey club, and
Charles Oldham, a bookmaker, for vio
lation of the pool selling act.
Veterans in Collision.
Lafayette, Ind.—One man was killed
and nearly 70 old soldiers were in
jured in a collision on the Lafayette
battle ground electric road Wednesday.
Both cars were crowded with veterans
attending the annual encampment of
the G. A. R.
Friend of Grant Dead.
Denver, Col.—Col. Robert S. Moore,
a veteran of the Mexican and civil
wars and a close friend of Gen. Grant
and Gen. Sheridan, died at his home
in this city Wednesday, aged 79 years.
ILLINOIS BANKERS INDICTED
Grand Jury Returns True Bills
Against Four Owners of Pekin
Institution.
Peoria, 111.—The four principal own
ers in the failed Teis Smith bank of
Pekin, 111., were indicted under 125
counts each by the Tazewell county
grand jury Thursday. Judge Worth
ington fixed the bond of the defend
ants at $35,000 each and security was
furnished. The men under indictment
are D. C. Smith, the aged head of the
firm; E. F. Unland, Conrad Luppen
and Henry Block.
The courtroom was crowded wnen
the grand jury reported, and it was
with difficulty that the bailiffs main
tained order when the list of indict
ments was read by the clerk. Th? de
positors, who have used every effort to
secure indictments, were wild with ex
citement. Efforts on the part of the
partners of the bank to raise sufficient
funds to meet all liabilities are in
progress and are expected to culminate
in a proposition to the depositors at a
meeting of creditors in Peoria on May
28. Schedules filed by the individual
partners and by the bank showed lia
bilities of practically $500,000, and as
sets of less tban $300,000.
ANARCHISTS ATTACK BANK
Two Customers Killed in General
Melee at Warsaw In
stitution.
Warsaw.—A brief but bloody en
counter took place Friday afternoon at
the Industrial Savings bank, which
was attacked by a band of anarchists.
The latter, with revolvers in their
hands, ordered the clerks and custom
ers present to hold up tneir hands.
The chief clerk promptly drew a re
volver and fired at the intruders. This
was the signal for a brisk fusillade
during which two of the customers
were killed and two customers, five
clerks and one of the anarchists were
wounded. The anarchists then es
caped carrying off their wounded. .
PERKINS IS DISCHARGED.
New York Decides Ex-Life Insurance
Official Cannot Be Held for
Grand Larceny.
New York, May 26.—The appellate
division of the supreme court Friday
handed down a decision discharging
from custody George W. Perkins,
whom the supreme court had held to
await action of the grand jury on a
technical charge of grand larceny in
connection with the campaign contri
bution of the New York Life Insur
ance company to the Republican na
tional committee.
Leads Santo Domingo Rebellion.
Washington.—Disquieting advices
have been received by the state depart
ment relative to revolutionary move
ments in the West Indies, directed
against the administration of Presi
dent Caceres, of Santo Domingo. De
tails of these movements are vague
and are difficult of access, but they
Indicate that ex-Presldent Morales is
making a determined efTort to expei
Caceres and regain the presidency of
Santo Domingo.
No Receiver for Zion.
Chicago.—The first decisive legal
victory between the warring factions
of Zion went to the adherents of John
Alexander Dowie Tuesday in the dis
trict court. Judge Landis declared his
investigators found no evidence of
misappropriation of funds, that the as
sets exceed all liabilities, and that no
receiver will *be appointed.
Tornado Demolishes House.
Sioux City, la.—A tornado struck
the town of Whiting, la., at six o'clock
Friday evening and demolished a resi
dence and barn. The occupants saw
the storm approaching and escaped in
jury by taking refuge in the cellar.
Greeting to Royal Bride.
Madrid.—The royal train bearing
King Alfonso and his future bride,
Princess Ena of Battenberg, arrived
Friday evening at the Pardo station.
The princess was escorted to the Par
do palace with imposing ceremony.
Earthquake at Cleveland.
Cleveland. O.—An earth-shock last
ing 48 seconds was recorded here
Wednesday upon the seismograph at
St. Ignatius college. The initial
movement came from the east and the
return shock from the west.
Find Corpse of Minister.
Rock Island, 111.—The corpse of Rev.
Frank W. Hoover, a Congregational
minister of Sherrard, was found float
ing in a pond near his home Wednes
day. It is supposed that he was
drowned while bathing.
AFFIRMS BURTON DECISION
Kancas Senator Must Serve Si*
Months in Jail and Pay Fine, Be
sides Losing Office.
Washington.—The supreme court of
the United States Monday rendered A
decision in the case of United States
Senator Ralph Burton, of Kansas.
The decision was against Burton, af
firming the decision of the United
States circuit court for the eastern dis
trict of Missouri, by which Burton was
centeneed to six months’ imprisonment
in the jail of Iron county. Mo., re
quired to pay a fine of $2,500 and de
prived of the light to hereafter hold
office under the government. The
opinion was by Justice Harlan. All
of the points made in Burton’s inter
est were overruled.
Senator Burton was prosecuted on
the charge of violating Section 1782
of the revised statutes, which prohib
its senators and representatives from
receiving compensation for services
rendered before any of the government
departments in any matter in which
the government may be interested.
He was specifically charged with ac
cepting a fee of $500 per month for
five months from the Rialto Grain &
Securities company, of St. Louis, for
services rendered that company in an
effort to prevent the issuance of an
order by the post office department
prohibiting the use of the mails by
the company.
Immediately after promulgating its
decision in the Burton case the su
preme court of the United States Mon
day granted a motion to give 60 days
to Senator Burton in which to pre
pare a petition for a rehearing. The
action tvill have the effect of taking
the case over until the next term of
court beginning in October, as the
present term will expire next Monday.
NOTED PLAYWRIGHT DEAD.
Henrik Ibsen Dies at liis Home in
Norwegian Capital After
Long Illness.
Christiania, "Norway.—Henrik Ibsen,
Norway’s greatest poet and dramatist,
died peacefully at 2:30 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon. Ibsen was 78
years of age.
Although Ibsen’s literary activity
ceased some years ago, when an apo
plectic seizure forced him to refrain
from mental effort, he had continued
to be a familiar figure in the life of
Christiania and was frequently seen
driving in the streets with a compan
ion.
From time to time lately as fre3h
apoplectic attacks came upon him it
became obvious, especially in view of
his advanced years, that his death
could not be far distant. Tuesday
night another seizure left him com
pletely unconscious, and his physi
cian announced that he had only a
few hours to live.
King Haakon, immediately upon re
ceipt of the news of Ibsen's death,
transmitted to the widow his own and
Queen Maud's sympathy and condol
ences.
The storthing and other public bod
ies are formally recording the nation
al grief at the loss of this foremost
figure in the literary life of the nation.
It is understood that the funeral will
be a state function.
DISORDER DUE TO GUARDS
Deputies at Plum Run Mine Fire Gans
to Intimidate Striking
Mineworkers.
Stubenville, O. — The Plum Hun
mines of the United States Coal
company were started Thursday with
125 nonunion men. The men were es
corted to the mines by armed guards.
There was no disorder, but the foreign
element is feared if the mine is kept
running. Reports of attacks and riot
ing were the result of some of tha
deputies who early Thursday fired
their guns in the air to intimidate any
of the strikers that might be about.
Churches Are United.
Des JJoines, la.—"I do solemnly de
clare and here publicly announce that
the basis of union is now in full force
and effect and that the Cumberland
Presbyterian church is now reunited
with the Presbyterian church in the
l nited States of America as one
church.” With these words uttered be
fore the general assembly Thursday
moderator Hunter Corbett officially es
tablished the union of the two denom
inations.
Woman Retains Golf Title.
Auburndaie. Mass.—Miss Pauline
Mackay, of the Oakley Country club,
the national and state woman's golf
champion, Friday retained her state
title by defeating Miss Harriet S. Cur
tis, of the Country club, in the final
round of the woman’s state golf tour
nament.
Amusement Resort Destroyed.
Cleveland, O.—Fire Friday prac
tically destroyed the famous amuse
ment resort known as the White City,
a few miles east of Cleveland. Numer
ous buildings with their entire con
tents were completely wiped out. The
loss is estimated at at $150,000.
San Francisco Death List.
San Francisco.—According to the
records to date in the coroner’s office
the death ust from fire and earthquake
is now 402. The last name added Is
that of Fred F. Stanley, a letter car
rier.
Athletes Home Again.
New York.—The White Star liner
Republic, having on board the victori
ous American athletes who competed
in the Olympic games at Athens,
Greece, arrived in quarantine at 5:15
o’clock Friday morning.
Bernhardt in Wreck.
Mankato, Kan.—One of the trucks
of the special train carrying Sarah
Bernhardt and her company broke two
miles from here Friday afternoon, de
laying the train several hours. No
damage was done.
Babe Killed in Tornado.
Waxahachie, Tex.—The residence of
J. D. Duke, a farmer living eight miles
east of Waxahachie, was struck by a
tornado Friday and completely demol
ished. An infant nine days old was
killed.
PANIC IN PALACE
CHALLENGE FROM PARLIAMENT
CAUSES CONSTERNATION.
SOLD ACTION OF LOWER HOUSE
Its Movements Make it Revolutionary
Body in Eyes of Law—Premier Goes
to Peterhof to Confer With the Em
peror.
ST. PETERSBURG—With breath
-ess anxiety society awaits the govern
nent’s response to the bold action of
the lower house of Parliament Satur
lay, which is censuring the ministry
and demanding its retirement, was like
a delinberate slap in the face and a di
rect challange which the government,
though inclined to prefer its usual pol
icy of temporization and compromise,
can hardly avoid meeting. Parliament
has burned the bridge and virtually
has taken the step which the French
states general did when it transformed
'tself into a national convention.
By flaunting the fundamental laws
and practically declaring that it pro
poses to exercise full parliamentary
rights with a responsible ministry, it
has become in the eyes of the law a
revolutionary body, and from that posi
tion there seems no retreat. The news
af the action of the house came like
an electric shock, the people M-nerally
being as greatiy surprised a™the bu
reaucracy at the promptness with
which the whole of the government’s
policy was absolutely scorned. Both
sides recognize the acuteness and se
riousness of the moment, but panic is
in the government and not the popular
camp.
Premier Boremykin went to Peterhof
'mmediately after the adjournment of
Saturday’s session to confer with tne
emperor and Sunday denoted agitated
conferences between the ministerial
leaders. The constitutional democratic
chiefs are displaying calmness in the
face of the crisis. They declare that
having delivered their reply they pro
pose to go calmly ahead with the work
before them, forcing the government to
take the initiative. The strength of
their position lies in the conviction
that the Russian nation and especially
the peasantry, who are sure to he dis
contented at first concerning the ex
propriation of lands, is behind Parlia
ment in its rejection of the govern
ment’s policy as utterly unacceptable.
“The government if it dares to fight,”
said M. Kokoshime, one of the consti
tutional democratic members of the
house, "can disperse the Parliament;
but the victory of the bureaucracy
would only be temporary. It would in
evitably be followed shortly by a
bloody revolution which would not
leave a stick of the present govern
ment standing. The emperor must
choose between a real constitutional
government and the loss not only of
bis crown, but probably of his head.”
FIGHT FOR MILLION DOLLARS.
Attorney General Hadley Will Try to
Keep Assets of Bond Company.
KANSAS CITY—Herbert S. Hadley,
attorney general of Missouri, will to
morrow ask that the affairs of the
American Reserve Bond company in
this state he remanded for settlement
from the federal to the state court.
Mr. Hadley said. “I mean to say that
the $1,000,000 deposited with the state
treasurer goes to Missouri creditors. If
the federal court takes jurisdiction
Missourians will get only their pro rata
share of that sum.
Suits Against Two Railroads.
INDIANAPOLIS — Acting upon a
complaint made by the state railroad
commission. Attorney General Charles
W. Miller filed suit against the Monon.
and Chicago & Eastern Illinois rail
roads, charging discrimination in coal
rates. He asks damages of $5,000
from each road.
Status of the Naval Bill.
WASHINGTON—The naval approp
riation bill will be reported to the sen
ate on Tuesday the committee prac
tically completed consideration of the
measure. Appropriation for a battle
ship of the type of the Dreadnought
now being constructed for the British
navy, was accepted by the senate com
mittee as it passed the house.
Postal Congress Adjourns.
ROME — The international postal
congress ended Sunday after a sitting
in which the treaties had been pre
viously agreed upon were signed. Be
fore leaving Rome several of the dele
gates were received by the Pope in pri
vate audience, among them being Mr.
Edward Rosewater of Omaha, Neb.
Foreigners Not in Danger.
PARIS—A semi-official note issued
relative to reports of trouble at Pointe
a Pitre, Guadalotfpe, and Fort De
France, Martinque, say there is no
possibility of danger to foreigners'
there.
Savings Bank for Philippines.
MANILA—The Philippine commis
sion passed the postal savings bank
bill. It became effective immediately.
Important Move By Japs.
TOKIO—Vice Admiral Togo, General
Kuroki and Marquis Ito, with a suits
of admirals and generals, will start
shortly on a tour of inspection in Man
churia. This important mission is sup
posed to be the outcome of the recent
state council at which, though the de
tails have not become known, it is
understood weighty decisions were
reached respecting the Manchurian
railways, which are intended to be per
manently run by the government.
This will necessitate the floating of
another big loan.
Nebraskan Suicides Abroad.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.—H. Roy Penfold,
aged about 22, of Omaha, died in an
ambulance en route to the city dispen
sary after taking poison. The fatel
deed was committed about 8:45 o’clock
in a rear room at 1731 Morgan street
where he had been staying. Letters in
his packets from relatives, written on
stationery of H. J. Penfold & Co., deal
ers in surgical instruments and photo
graph supplies. Omaha, indicate that
he had been in financial straits. They
nhow that hie Omaha relatives had sent
him assistance recently
THE FLOWER CARDEN.
Old Favorites Should Do Well with
Attention to a Few Conditions
—A List Given.
Among the flowers that are old
standbys for the summer garden are
asters, sweet peas, nasturtiums, poppy,
phlox, castor plant and sunflower.
Asters should be planted in ooxes in
March and transplanted in the garden
in May. The nasturtiums and sweet
peas should have poultry netting held
in place by stakes to vine on. With
the exception of the aster, these flow
:rs should be sown the last of April
You can depend on these fi twers
‘very time if you give them a good soil
to grow in and keep the weeds away
from them. If prevented from ripen
ing seed by gathering the flowers :ts
’ast as they appear, they will come
nto bloom early in the season and
produce flowers well up to tiie frost
time.
The old-fashioned sunflower can be
used to advantage, and to give the
garden a tropical effect the recinus
or castor plant with its palmate leaves
is strikingly effective.
The castor plant and sunflower
should be used as a background for
the garden, and should be planted on
the four sides of the garden and next
to the fence, and the space of from
three to four feet of the fence should
be filled in with the asters, swee*
peas, poppies, nasturtiums and phlox.
—Orange Judd Farmer.
THE NEW WASH-FROCKS.
We Have a Return of “Sprigged
Muslins” and of the Quaint
Styles of Long Ago.
Among the perfectly new kinks for
wash frocks is the use of the old
flowered French taffeta—wash cot
tons—and figured calicoes so highly
finished that they have the look of
damask. Plain materials in the same
weaves are employed to trim these,
but the solid decoration is very spare.
One such imported gown seen owned
the charming title of costume ber
gere (shepheress' dress). French
calico was said to be the material,
but the effect was like that of a toilet
upon a Watteau fan. Upon a dam
asked white background were small
bouquets of naturally tinted field
flowers, tied with live knot ribbons
in pale blue. This formed the upper
dress, which was in a species of
polonaise with faintly defined pan
niers and a square neck and flounced
elbow sleeves. The lower skirt was
of plain blue calico finely kilted and
made decidedly short, and with this
ravishing toilet went a high guimpe
and long undersleeves of embroi
dered white muslin.
Great stress is laid upon the style*
of the gloves for entire wash gowns
French authorities declare kid to be
entirely out of place.—Washington
Star.
GOOD FRUIT MERINGUES.
These Are Very Delicate and a Nica
Dessert for Xuncheon or a
High Tea.
Fruit meringues are so delicious
and so easily made that it is a pity
they are not oftener seen on out
tables. Make a nice puff paste; lint
a pie-plate with it, about a o.uarter
of an inch thick. Bake these shells
In the oven, and prick them if they
rise too much. Be very careful in
lining the pie-plate to have the paste
“fulled'’ on, so it will not shrink away
in baking. When the pastry shells
are done, let cool, and fill them tvith
rich apple sauce, stewed and sweet
ened and flavored; or fill them with
canned peaches sliced and sweetened;
or with quince, or other marmalade,
or jelly or jam. Cover each fie with
a thick meringue made by beating the
whites of two eggs to a stiff froth
adding gradually while beating two
tablespoonfuls of pulverized sugar
and the juice of one lemon. Return
the pie to the oven, where the heat
should be gentle, and cook th° merin
gue slowly until it is a firm, light
brown, and it will not fall when cold
—The Commoner.
Care of Shoes.
Boot and shoe trees are all very
well if they can be afforded, but a set
3f them to accommodate the footgear
if the average well-dressed woman
•epresents quite a considerable ex
ipnditure. Tissue paper crushed and
packed in the shoe answers every pur
pose of keepiilg it in shape and cost?
ilmost nothing. Patent leather shoes
need special care to preserve them
in good condition. When they art
fresh and new they may be wiped
over after every wearing with a soft
linen cloth, and set in a closet that
[s not too cold nor too warm. Ex
tremes of temperature injure the leath
er. As the shoes begin to show
?igns of wear they should be washed
with a sponge dipped in lukewarm
water, and after being carefully dried,
he lightly brushed over with a patent
leather varnish sold for the purpose
ind applied with a camel's hair brush.
Not Obtrusive.
An authority cn such subjects once
said that the moment a picture fr^me
becomes noticeable something was
wrong with it. This fact is so evi
dently true that even those of us whc
have no artistic education feel the in
eongruity of some things without
knowing just what to say, or why, and
it takes but a hint to open our eye,
to certain points we had never thought
about. •
Reflex Action.
“Stiggins. do you believe in special
providences?”
I do. I have believed in them firm
*y every since I was in a railroad acci
lent. Everybody in the car was bad
ly injured except me. I escaped with
put a scratch.”
“Well, I have always been a be
liever in them myself—until just
now.”—Chicago Tribune.
Lightning Flashes.
Recent efforts to measure the dura
tion of flashes of lightning seem to
show that It is often as brief as one
fort y-thousandth part of a second. A
Hash lasting the fiftieth part of a sec
ond is considered shout the extreme
duration.