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THIS IN NEBRASKA EVENTS OF INTEREST OF MORE OR LESS IMPORTANCE. Finances of State in Prosperous Con dition—Boy Held for Murder of Father—Bartley Bond Case. Nebraska Banks Prosperous. LINCOLN—Nebraska banks are prosperous, conservative, safe and sound. So declared Secretary Royce of the state banking board in his re port issued a few days ago. A tabulation of the reports of the 567 banks reporting May 19, 1906. pre sents a very satisfactory showing and a splendid condition of affairs gener ally among the banks. A comparison of this report with that of February 19. 1906, shows an increase in reserve from 33.6 per cent to 35.8: a slight increase in loans and discounts and an increase of over $500, 000 in deposits. There are 163,327 depositors in state banks, an increase of over 1.000 since May 17, 1906. Compared with the report of one year ago. the following increases are found: Loans and discounts. $6,816, 570.32: deposits. $8,722,227.70, and a decrease of $30,784.71 in notes and bills rediscounted and bills payable, and an increase of forty-six in number of banks reporting. End of Bartley Bond Case. LINCOLN—The supreme court up heid the former decision of the judges in the case of the state against Wil liam A. Paxton and the other bonds men of J. S. Bartley, defaulting state treasurer. The suit was brought to recover $500,000 from the bondsmen. Tbe court quashed the bill of excep tions because volume two was not properly authenticated. The suit was prepared by Attorney Genera! Prout and Deputy Attorney General Norris Brown. Brown filed a motion for re hearing and the court entertained it. The judges declare that the former opinion was correct and refused to vacate it, Judge Letton writing the opinion. Jesse Headley Held for Murder. TEKAMAH—The court room was crowded to its utmost capacity with spectators who were present to at tend the preliminary trial of Jesse Headley, charged with the murder of his father, Jacob Headley, who was found in Bell creek on the morning of June P in such a condition that identi fication vas impossible except by the clothing on the dead man. Noah Headley, the younger boy. was dis charged. but Jesse v as held to the district court on the charge of murder. Laborer Found Dead. LINCOLN—Charles Miller, a labor er employed by the Burlington on con struction work near Milford, was found dead near the railroad track three miles west of Lincoln. His head was crushed in and a portion of his brains were knocked out. It was thought at the time the body was found the man had been struck by a train, but later Coroner Graham caus ed the arrest of Louis Davenport, a fellow laborer, who was with Miller in Lincoln. Davenport said he left Mil ler at the bridge west of the city and knew nothing of his death until he was arrested. Fort Robinson Retained. WASHINGTON—The attention of Senator Millard was called to the pub lished statement to the effect that Fort Robinson was to be abandoned in the near future. Senator Millard call ed at the war department and was as sured there was no intention to abon don Fort Robinson, but on the con trary there was a possibility that its strength would be materially increas ed if funds could be secured for the purpose. Farmer Finds Petrified Turtle. DANNEBROG—William Beck, a far mer living about ten miles north of Dannebrog. while quarrying rock on a neighbor’s farm a few days ago. found a large petrified turtle. He describes it as about three feet across the back and eighteen inches high. It is well defined and even the spots on it are plainly visible. Hon. Henry Sprick III. FREMONT—Hon. Henry Sprick of Fontanelle. who located in that town over fifty years ago with the first com pany at settlers, is reported very low and his recovery is doubtful. He is over 80 years of age and until stricken with paralysis had enjoyed good health. He was a member of the sec ond territorial legislature and later a representative from Washington coun ty and also served two terms in the state senate. Fifty Dollars a Month and Extras. T will give for a man of good char acter as my agent. Either salesman, farmer, merchant or banker may ap ply. Write Lock Box 1525, Lincoln. Nebraska. Peru School Overtaxed. PERU—Letters are being sent out to those who have planned to attend the last six weeks of the summer nor mal apprising them of the fact that the class room and other accommoda tions are practically exhausted. These teachers are advised to attend other good normal schools that are not so crowded. The management has fixed the maximum limit of attendance at 750. but owing to the large number of applicants, class room facilities have been temporarily arranged so that the limit wras raised to 800. Big Increase in Valuation. LINCOLN—The highest advance of returns yet received comes from the assessor of Dodge county, the increase amounting to $194,130. An increase of $146,345 comes from Nemaha ostun ty. The total valuation of Nemaha county is $4,623,853. and that of Dodge county is $7,198,889.60. The number of dogs in Nemaha county last year increased from 764 to 1,457. The num ber of cattle, horses and hogs in all the counties seems to have decreased perceptibly since last year. NEBRASKA BRIEFS. Exeter’s new M. E. church was ded icated on Sunday last. It is said the Burlington will reduce forces in its Wymore shops. Evangelist Lyon is conducting a big i religious revival in Schuyler. The Odd Fellows’ building at Schuy ler is having another story added. Plattsmouth’s new glove factory is steadily increasing its business. It has just added a new dye machine. The Barneston Telephone company has commenced the construction of a line between Barnesion and Marys ville, Kan. J. L. Chapin a pioneer of southern Gage county who was kicked by a horse some time ago, succumbed to bis injuries last week. David City has been selected as the place to hold the congressional con vention of the Fourth district, which will be held on July IS. On July 16 the city of York will hold an election to decide the question of voting or issuing bones to the amount of $20,000 for paving intersection. Prof. M. I. Ellis, formerly principal of the Bancroft scboqls, has accepted the position of superintendent of the public schools of South Sioux City. The 3-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hayes of Columbus was drowned. The little fellow was out in the yard playing near a cesspool into which he fell. The firm of McMaster & McCan. Seward, has made an assignment and the stock is in the hands of the sher iff. Claims amounting to $17,0(»0 are against the firm. The Beatrice and Crete base ball teams have arranged to play a game at Crete on the Fourth of July for a purse of $50 and a certain amount of the gate receipts. Government Surveyor George Bates, with his corps of sixteen assistants, arrived at Long Pine. They will sur vey the southern portions of Rock and Brown counties. The West Point Milling Company have filed amended articles of incor poration, increasing the capital stock I of'that corporation to $90,000, in 900 -shares of *100 each. The Parker Carnival company has signed a contract to give a street fair in Plattsmouth one week, commenc ing July 9, under the auspices of the local lodge of Eagles. A curiosity in the shape of a three legged duck has been discovered at the home of George Sherwood, who [ lives five miles south of Syracuse. It can get around just as quickly as some of the other fowls. Maupin & Son of Beatrice have se cured all of the 10,'MM* acres of oil leases and will begin the work of prospecting just as soon as they can ship the machinery from Colorado, which will be some time next week. Certified statements of the property valuations in Hall and Johnson coun ties show slight increases over the fig ures last year. The documents were filed with Secretary George D. Ben nett of the state board of equalization. Lewis Svece, aged 17, working for John Tesr, seven miles north of To bias. committed suicide by shooting himself through the abdomen writh a shotgun. He was operated on for in testinal wounds, but died in twenty four hours. The fine large farm house on the farm of William Miller, four miles north of Table Rock, took fire and was entirely destroyed. The fire was well under headway when discovered by a member of the family, and noth ing could be done to stay its progress. The commissioners of Cass county applied to the commissioners of Sarpy county to join them in repairing the bridge across the Platte river at Louis ville. which was refused. Now Cass county will make the repairs and ap pea1 to the court to compel Sarpy to pay its share of the exiiense. The names of the 3,091 alumni of the XTniversity of Nebraska, with their degrees, present occupations and pres ent addresses, are contained In a di rectory just issued and now being dis tributed from the office of the regis trar at the university. The purpose of the little book, according to the preface, is to place the alumni in closer touch with each other and with the university. Coroner Overgaard of Dodge county held an inquest on the remains of Bert Stiles, who shot himself at his home. The jury brought in a verdict of death from shooting with suicidal intent. Mrs. Stiles is still prostrate. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Stiles had been rather despondent of late, his business not being as prof itable as he had hoped, and bis friends believe this was the cause of his act. Upon his return to Lincoln from St. Louis Mayor Brown announced that Colonel Moses P. Wetmore of St. Louis would come to Lincoln on the occa sion of the home-coming of William J. Bryan and would bring with him a trainload of Missourians to participate in the reception. Mayor Brown ex pects to make this reception a state and national rather than a local affair and prominent men from all parts erf the country are expected to be in Lin coln. Robert Klose and wife of Beatrice, who have been spending the past year in Europe, have returned home. Just before leaving Bremen. Germany, Mr. Klose was taken sick and was obliged to undergo au operation for appendi citis before sailing for America. Dr. A. T. Peters of the State Agricul tural college has accented an invita tion to participate in a two weeks’ in vestigation of the Chicago stock yards. The investigation will be made by some scientists of Chicago, who are acting for the Commercial association of that city. John, the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Tyson of Elk Creek, fell a distance of ten feet out of a cherry tree. He struck the ground on his back and is thought to have sus tained Injuries that may prove fatal. Julius Altschuler, the witness who testified to brutalities in the Norfolk hospital investigation, will, send to the state board at Lincoln a statement signed by 150 citizens and business men, to the effect that they have known him a long time and that they never beard his reputation questioned as to truth and veracity. I Cross ShowB Where Throne Stood. UNDER TERMS OF ELIS lHf I attorney general moody PLANS CRIMINAL PROCEED INGS AGAINST BIG COM BINE. Washington.—President Roosevelt finally has decided to begin a series of prosecutions against the Standard Oii company. There will be criminal proceedings in a number of different judicial districts. The Standard Oil company will be prosecuted as a corporation for viola | tion of the Elkins law forbidding re bates, or the giving or receiving of dis criminating rates. The method of pros ecution adopted successfully at Kansas City before Judge Smith McPherson, which resulted in the conviction of the ! packing houses, is to be followed to a certain extent in the fight against the Standard Oil. Attorney General Moody Friday gave out the following statement regarding the proposed prosecution of the Stan dard Oil company: Suits to Begin at Once. “After full consideration of all the Information now available, including the report of the commissioner of cor porations and the evidence taken by the interstate commerce commission. I have reached the conclusion that crim inal proceedings against the Standard Oil company should be begun in cer tain cases where there appears to have been a violation of the laws reg ulating interstate commerce and pro hibiting rebates and other unlawful discriminations. Accordingly such | proceedings will be begun at once In | the appropriate judicial districts. These cases are regarded and will be treated as of importance, as it seems clear and in so far as the Standard Oil j company has obtained monopolistic control of interstate trade, that con- j trol has been in large degree made possible by discriminations in trans portation rates or facilities, the dis criminations being in some cases in vi- ! olation of law and in other cases, through injurious to the public wel fare. not in violation of law. and there fore subject only to such correction as may be afforded by the railway rate legislation now pending in congress. “I shall continue the investigation of the affairs of the Standard Oil com pany and of such complaints as have been or may be brought to the atten tion of this department, with the view of ascertaining whether or not there has been any violation of the anti-trust act or of any other federal law. Special Counsel Employed. “This investigation will require as sistance of the department, and I have employed as special counsel. Frank B. Kellogg, of St. Paul, who was one of the counsel for the government in the recently terminated litigation against the Western Paper organization, and Charles B. Morrison, of Chicago, now United States attorney for the north ern district of Illinois. Mr. Morrison will in the near future resign his place as district attorney. “The course of action I have stated has received the approval of the presi dent and all the members of the cab inet.” 'NEW ENVOY TO NORWAY. Assistant Secretary of State Peirce Named for Post—Chicagoan to Succeed Him. Washington.—The president Tues day sent to the senate the nomina tions of Herbert H. D. Peirce, now HERBERT H. D. PEIRCE. (New Minister to Norway.) third assistant secretary of state, to be j envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Norway, and Hunt ington Wilson, of Illinois, to succeed I Mr. Peirce as third assistant secretary of state. Visible Supply of Cotton. New Orleans.—Secretary Lester’s statement of the world's visible supply 1 of cotton shows a total of 3.252,ull ; bales, against 3,457,373 last week. Of this the total of American cotton is 1,855,011, against 1,996,373 last week. Berth for Michigan Man. Washington.—Dr. Chessy L. Wilbur, of Michigan, has been appointed chief statistician lor vita! statistics in the census bureau, vice William A. King, deceased. Dr. Wilbur was expert spe cial sgent in the same bureau. Bribery Charge Dismissed. Macon, Mo.—Circuit Attorney Sager, of St. Louis, has dismissed the charge of bribery against T. E. Albright, for mer member of the SL Louis house of delegates, who was acquitted after the trial on a charge of periury. Blase in Ice Plant SL Louis—A huge ammonia tank exploded In the condensing room of the Polar Wave Ice company Thurs day, igniting the fume-laden atmos phere of the apartment end causing a loss of $50,000. SENATE VOTES FOR LOCKS _ Type of Canal Across Isthmus of Pan- j ama Settled to Conform to Ideas of President. Washington.—The senate Thursday j took a position in accord with the president and the house of represen tatives by declaring for a lock canal across the Isthmus of Panama. There was only one recorded vote In con nection with the disposition of the question, and that was negative in : character, coming on a motion to lay ! on the table the lock type substitute ; for the sea level bill reported by the committee on interoceanic canals. This motion was made by Senator Kitt redge, the committee champion of the sea level plan, and was voted down, 31 to 3. This vote was accepted as de cisive and no one asked for a division 1 on the vote on the acceptance of the | substitute. _ Senate Expresses Sympathy. Washington.—The senate Friday adopted the following joint resolution. “That the people of the United States are horrified by the reports of the mas sacre of Hebrews in Russia on account of their race and religion and that those bereaved thereby have the hearty sympathy of the people of this coun try.” Earthquake in Santiago. Santiago, Cuba—Two earthquake shocks half an hour apart, the first oc curring at two o’clock Friday morning, slightly damaged many buildings in this city. Several persons were slight- j ly injured by falling articles. __ Quakes Felt in Minnesota. Red Wing. Minn. — Earthquake shocks were distinctly felt at the Good hue county poor farm, three miles from here. Beds rocked and articles we're jarred from shelves. Panic seized the inmates of the place for a time. New Zealand Premier Buried. Wellington, N. Z.—The funeral of Premier Seddon, who died suddenly June 10 on the steamer Owestry Grange, took place here Thursday and was a striking demonst ation of pub lic grief. Tim Sullivan to Resign. New York.—Congressnn n Timothy D. Sullivan has gone to Washington to prepare his resignation as a mem ber of the house. Mr. Sullivan will be a candidate for the state senate this fall. HAAKON IS CROWNED REGAL CEREMONY OCCURS IN TRONDHJEM CATHEDRAL. ROYALTY WITNESSES EVENT Ceremonies Are Elaborate and Im pressive—Biography of liew Ring and Queen of Norway. Trondhem.—In the cathedral in this :ity, the ancient Norse capital. King Haakon VII. and Queen Maud were crowned king and queen of Nor way at noon Friday. Guns boomed, bells rang and the people ac claimed the happy climax to che young ting’s accession. Princes and princesses from several jf the royal families of Europe and ;nvoys from the principal nations of Europe and America were present at :he ceremonies, which were made pic aresque and impressive by the ancient rites by which kings of Norway are nade. The royal party left the palace at 11:05 a. m. and entered the cathedral six minutes later. The coronation ceremony began immediately after their arrival. The crowning of the king was completed at 12:15 p. m. rhe coronation of the queen began at 12:20 and was completed at 12:35 !>. m. At 12:55 their majesties left the cathedral and arrived at the pal ice five minutes later. Bishop Conducts Ceremonies. The coronation ceremonies, which were very elaborate, were conducted by the bishop of Trondhjem, assisted by the leading cabinet ministers and chief justice of the supreme court. After the anointing of the king by the bishop, the latter and Prime Minister Michilsen conjointly placed the crown on his head, after whicn Foreign Min i—:-:-1 ’/X- X I KING HAAKON VII. ister Loevland and the bishop con jointly handed him the scepter. After a prayer offered by the bishop the lat ter and Interior Minister Arctandei conjointly handed the king the orb and later War Minister Olsson and the bishop handed the sword of state to his majesty. These ceremonies were followed by the benediction. The king having taken his seat on the throne, the queen was crowned by the same high personages and in a similar manner. The ceremony throughout was impressiv^. Comes from Family of Rulers. King Haakon comes of the ancient Oldenburg stock. He is the second son of Prince Frederick, heir appar ent to the Danish throne, and with his brothers and sisters was reared in an unpretentious way in the old feudal palace of Amalienberg. The king, whose full name is Chris tian Frederick Charles George Valde mar Axel, was born at Copenhagen August 3. 1872. He was educated ir the public schools and in the nava> academy, and almost all his activities have been confined to the marine de partment of King' Christian's govern ment. He, however, passed all his examinations with high honors, and upon his graduation was made a lieu tenant in the navy. In manner he is quiet and unassuming, caring little for display and ceremonial, but is per severing and energetic in all his un dertakings. He has Bernadotte blood in his veins, for his mother is the only daughter of King Carl XV. of Sweden and Norway. * «* » l*uic AllO AAiUlUCI UIB I union with the English Princess Maud, having resolved that he should wed the young Queen Wilhelmina of Hol land, who, it was said, looked upon Charles with friendly eyes. Charles, however, was in love with his British relative, and in opposition to his mother’s wishes won her as a bride. Princess Maud Alexandra, who will be the first queen that Norway has had in years, is the daughter of King Edward of England, and is first cou sin to her husband. They were mar ried in Buckingham palace. London. July 22, 1896, and since that time have led a happy, simple life in Copen hagen. It is said that they are as devoted to each other to-day as they were during their courtship. They have one son. Prince Alexander, who was bom July 2, 1903. Strike in Porcelain Factories. Limoges.—The Haviland porcelain factory here has closed down, conse quent on a strike over the question of wages. Other employers have given notice of a lockout, unless the work ers accept the conditions offered. Arrest British Suffragists. London.—Miss Billing-on, Miss Ken nedy and three other leaders of the militant women suffragists were ar rested in Cavendish square for creating a disturbance outside of Chancellor of the Exchequer Asquith’s house. Fatal Quarrel Over Money. Hoboken, N. J.—In a quarrel over money matters Wednesday, Theodore Ahl, 49 years old, a steamship rigger, murdered his wife by cutting her throat with a razor and then tried to end his own life with same weapon. Annihilate Band of 13. Saloniki.—After a desperate fight at Perlepstich, near Kochana. a force of imperial troops on June 18 annihi lated a band of 12 under Capt. Christo, of the Bulgarian army. The troops lost two killed and four wounded. WHAT THE CLOSING SESSION OF CONGRESS HAS DONE. MUCH IMPORTANT LEGISLATION However, Most of Concern Yet to Come—Rate and Pure Food Bills Certain to Become Laws Before End of the Session. WASHINGTON—Important meas ures extending federal regulation and control have been enacted at the first session of the fifty-ninth congress, now rapidly drawing to a close. The rail road rate and meat inspection bills will soon become laws and before ad journment of congress both houses will have passed pure food bills, which, though dissimilar in terms, are both based on the same principle of federal control. It is the present intention to try and adjust these differences before adjournment. There has been no marked division on party lines in effecting the above results, the differences being only to ways and means rather than as to pol icy. •Besides branching off into this new field of legislative endeavor the pres ent session of congress has made itself important In other ways. It has add ed one and perhaps two new states to the union, and by so doing has dispos ed of four territories. Great results to the people are ex pected from the removal of the tax on denatured alcohol and if predictions are fulfilled light power is to be sup plied by alcohol made from the corn fields of the country, from sugar beets and sugar cane, from fruits and other vegetation. By a deft turn of legislative points of view the questions which have per plexed congress for some time regard ing the Panama canal have been set tled. The president may dig a lock canal as fast as he pleases. A joint resolution was agreed to requiring canal supplies to be of American man ufacture. Congress has not dealt with the for eign situation to any extent. An act making a much needed reorganization of the consular service was passed. Nothing was done in the Santo Do mingo controversy and the legislation affecting our colonial possessions was meager and unimportant, although tariff revision for the Philippines re ceived the attention and approval of the house, and an act was passed re vising the tariff collected by the Phi lipine government. A coinage act for the islands also was passed. But congress talked about our own tariff law. It broke the record for words. Thousands and hundreds of thousands more than have been utter ed at any other one session of con gress were compiled in the ongression al Record. Not only on the floors of the two houses has the word record been heavy, but the publications re sulting from committee investigations of subjects are larger and more num erous than at any previous session A large number of bills were introduc ed in the two houses. The calendar records show that the number has reached nearly 20,500—more than were introduced during the entire three ses sions of the last congress. WINDUP IN CONGRESS. Leaders in Both Houses Look for Ad journment Friday. M ASHINGTON—Senator Hale, who. In the absence of Senator Allison is acting as chairman of the senate com mittee on appropriations, expenses confidence in the final adjournment of congress before the close of the pres ent week. His program will be to urge the conference reports to the ex elusion of practically all other* mat ters. and with the supply bills finally passed, there is no measure, unless it be the railroad rate bill, tnat can hold congress together. The Maine sena tor is of the opinion that the work can all be concluded by Friday, but says that in no event will it go beyond Sat urday. WITTE TELEGRAPHS CZAR. Telle of Effect of Jewish Massacre on Public Opinion. LONDON—The Times' St. Peters burg correspondent says that Count Witte hag telegraphed Emperor Nicho las that the Bailystok massacre, for which he holds the ministry re sponsible. has completely neutralized his efforts to conciliate foreign opin ion. Wisconsin Man in Big Luck. SPOKANE, ash.—One of the How ard street bridges over the Spokane river, 150 yards east of the main falls, collapsed here shortly after a street car had passed over it. John P. Beem, a commercial traveler from Honey Creek. Wis., was carried down in the wreck, but his clothing caught, sus pending him on tile brink of the up per falls. He was removed unhurt. No other person was injured. One C»se of Yellow Fever. NEW ORLEANS—One case of yel low fever was reported at the Missis sippi river quarantine station. 97 miles below New Orleans. This is the first case of yellow fever reported in Louis iana this year by the State Board of Health. The patient is a Cuban sailor who arrived at quarantine June 18 on the steamer Holstein from Havana. The Holstein is still detained at quar antine. having been disinfected after the sailor was taken off and ordered to lie at anchor for six days before proceeding to New Orleans. Free Schools in Canal Zone. WASHINGTON—Twenty-three pub lie schools, with an attendance of 1,129 pupils, and with twenty-six teachers, have been established on the canal zone in the various municipalities un der the direction of the canal zone government. WARSAW—In the suburb of Wola this afternoon a band of terrorists shot and killed two policemen and wound ed another policeman and a gendarme who were sitting drinking in a res taurant x MASSES JJEEF BILL HOUSE ADOPTED COMPROMISE IN SPECTION MEASURE. IS SENT BACKJO THE SENATE Wdliams and De Armond Enlivened the Debate—Minority Leader Re bukes "Muck Raking” at Expense of Chairman Wadsworth. WASHINGTON—“I move to suspend the rules, discharge the committee of the whole house on the state of union from the consideration of the senate amendments to the agricultural ap propriation bill, disagree to all the amendments except No. 29 with the amendment recommended by the com mittee on agriculture and ask for a conference with the senate on the dis agreeing votes.” Interest was shown in every part of the house when Mr. Wadsworth made the above motion soon after reporting • the agricultural'appropriation with the compromise amendment relating to meat inspection. Mr. Wadsworth, in explaining the changes made tn the substitute for the original meat inspection amendment, said that the changes were mostly in verbiage and then took them up seria tim. He called attention to the elimi nation of the court review clause and the date of inspection. In a semi-humorous vein. Mr. Wil liams of Mississippi said: "We must must, under the rules of the house, vote this proposed legisla tion up just as it comes to us, nursed by the speaker and the president and approved of by the committee, be cause the committee on agriculture could not well do anything except ap prove after these two great ruling au thorities had spoken; we must vote it tp or vote it down. “As a broad general principle. Mr. Speaker, all sanitary legislation ought to be paid for by the public. The rea son for that rule is that nobody is as i rule responsible for unsanitary con ditions. When the bubonic plague or yellow fever invade the country, every body knows that nobody wants to be :he vehicle of the transfer of these dangerous diseases. Nobody wants to catch them for the purpose of giv ing them to other people. That is the •eason of the rule that the public night to pay the expense, but the very -eason points out the exception. Some imes an unsanitary condition is Drought about by the voluntary action if the evildoers. Whenever that is :he case, then the expense of curing .he condition which has been brought ibout by their acts ought to be borne by them (applause), and I for one had hoped that the thundering in the in dex about making the evildoers stand the expense of curing their own evil doing would be followed up more strenuously than it has been. "Now. I wish to add this: There las been some muckraking in connec :ion with this matter, and I want to pay my individual tribute to a mem per of this house. I think that in this sarticular legislation he has been mis aken, especially upon the point of not making the evildoers pay for curing :he evil condition brought about by ;heir own action. There has bees some muckraking in which there has ieen a disposition to charge all sorts if wrong motives upon the gentleman ’rom New York (Mr. Wadsworth), the -hairman of the committee onyogricnl :ure. 1 served with him for eight or :en years ui>on a committee of this louse. I have known him to cast more votes against his o- interests :han any man in this liou ^ He is a worthy son of a noble sire and i'. hon ist man if God makes honest men; md I believe he does.” With fine sarcasm Mr. DeArmond said it would be an awful injustice to compel a millionaire packer through whose establishments the agents of die government went, compelled to rwath their noses and clothes with disinfectants, to pay 5 cents for the inspection of a beef and 3 cents for a log or sheep in order that his products might go through interstate and for eign commerce and be sold.” Satir ically he said that would be an out rage. Mr. Adams of Wisconsin, whose ef forts to bring about harmony between conflicting interests, has been crown ed with success, closed the debate. The amendment was then adopted. A vigorous conference was held at the desk between the speaker, Mr. Williams and Mr. Wadsworth. The speaker later appointed Messrs. Wads worth. Scott and Lamb conferees. Fight for Iowa Man. WASHINGTON—Congressman Hau gen of Iowa started in Thursday to nake a fight against a senate amend ment in the naval appropriation bill which promotes certain i>ersons over Prof. Milton T'pdegraff of Decorah, who is engaged as one of the profes sors at the Naval academy, but on as surance of Mr. Foss that the house would insist on its disagreement he iid not press the matter. The Lady in the Moon. A German astronomer has discover 3d that the man in the moon is a wom an. "Hair. eyes, mouth, nose, chin, and bust," says he. "may all be dis tinctly observed. “In fact, the only thing that makes one doubt the ac curacy of his observation is that he saw not one woman but two.—London Telegraph. Harvest by Electric Light. Harvesting by electric light has been introduced in Australia. Imitate Jamaica Rum. The government of Jamaica has be gun, in England, a series of prosecu tions of sellers of counterfeit Jamai ca rum. The result of this illicit trade has been a reduction or distiller* ies in Jamaica from 150 to 108 in five jears. Paper From Hop Refuse. The discovery has been made that good paper can be produced from the refuse hops that have hitherto been thrown away in breweries.