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Loup City Northwestern
•L XXIX_LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1910. NUMBER 7.
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lineetine bass* < String
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"* a'rj Mibjfitt to dest r writ •• •'uris !
Sphb the Hull fiver and its tributar
ies
TV Aa. rican Sot <e r /or Judicial
•Itairji -if lalenir; tonal Disputes
■ e-s a three-da; conference in
•cr on wt:h it aar distinguished
Ac»r.mt!t and loretener* on the pro
grata
Federal goveremeot t.ffirers slmul
• .net . raided and closed the of
fices of the Capital Investpient com
f i-T and four brant he® lit Chit ago.
■ae in Aurora and one in JoMet. all
what is raid to b*- the las*
of grev Tirivate sire bucket
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mimlil jr
S . r .. : ired Har-urd students
i *» an address which Col.
T 4. Ut-••!; delivered on
«* before Ii.e m- ... of the .
c. - of s< •- ertiDMOt of that univer- |
• .• The r load ad > i*ed all the
: a jrr- of the els-c to go imo pali
1 r her are grad iateu H
•tf-d 1 at 'he traiuilts they arc
: — • . ng a' 1 larvald sill eminently
Si •) em .or political work.
r . i • tie fan «ns pacer—
■ ,:t—a:-! »jth a rare record of
■A *1 It'’. ork tartn.
XJt;rv ■ o- **. Tee.]- Ji- sas
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i '.■*' Ward, thirty yel-. < »|<j. ahr.
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■"»’i ’• r- lave kept a few of the
:••' to. - :«nd br I- r- l»ut (k-L
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t*mi ■ i .. -h rayine it r;a be
t‘ cur c:at.--n 1
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rr i :t 1"T t» -t.*w- uf bis j
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* ■’ »f ereal ; ■ b; the :-iio!i
f - f n«r ’-•*•- —-n nations and .-ui-h <
"rr utaj ir- -air :>n- progress
*i* - ra;t|«ia* of mac.”
A • i.r...' r---.rt from tl war 1
•nn.ptit .-■ - v •••£ that ■ p country j
' i a . - !,lii.-1 ■ -Iv i ruler .) against in- '
m :• in to ernments war
■ a: to t: •- nouof r*-j»res.-,i»ativ«i4 at 1
Wash. ■»- a at ret document nd,
*v a >- r of e. mfercro • - and hur- •
: '■ ’’ •• no w-r'K- -. »as returned I
<» -' r utnicat on the ground !
** .'•d n- f r -'<-ivp a secret
••f's of f. or - :o were ir
• •1 for :.-iuc tbe 1'nited State*
: aii>: to fur:!*- r an irrigation scheme
■" re ’ '■t '!■ fli-iai -if*'].* interior
: ;.- r.t ».i b-* • mi!dly a:i I flagrant- i
!?■ ftadnlea’ ~
» r* - ii' ji ati rijik n in the
- - :l.e !\.rd t'oai company at
'iv . «-s Past . f Norton. Ya..
- - I --' .r lives. Thirteen were
1 ettiy two c-ga,.--d. one
- t-r 1, ,-f r • i:.g taken
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' s pr ire.1 trip over
X:-- -r* fall* it. m “safety" lif.-lmat of |
' « 1 * ' ■ ■ niton 'las i>. ~n positioned
-• ».-•-!:• king of t;i - boat iu a
r i. which it va* sent over
' •!! - "i I'otit a passenger.
A -n Christopher, the wotrtn j
r..f • . • r- s iusptr.-U the federal j
' : 4 t: -• itt’.e**igation at Chicago 1
t :.<■ di-.od the court in trying to
•t * i .I.known pen-ott ttvolved in
!
<* - ta it- county .ail by Judge
1 a>ridi» for out- nipt of court. Her |
• :r. •»!. John \. B:owu. was lotumit
ted for 7« days.
11--. ■ tons :n the prices of uieat. j
. ; mJtry aad t eget:.bl<*s, which I
ai-iti a mouth ago on New j
markets, have suddenly been 1
: «ed b;. a reversion to the old j
*! trice- Th • prevail'd last year.
Th "J. >uri supreme cuurt sen- I
• v ed d-<rt Ht.lni.Ti to bang in Pike ,
-tify for an attai k on a woman and j
. .gene T icker to hang in C.reen conn j
•-.r rder Both ex -eutions will !
■ ti January is. !9>1
'Voras jf art. br.c-a-brac and house ,
n -tnu/s w. irh had been admired j
the g eats cf Uobert Kmerson |
* the Uiits’ng boy broker, were
-i a' j ; -in ia Boston and brought
IT.(MM
The - e ks and bon is commission,
i te by President Taft under the
■ : >f the raiiwa> art of the last
■ n • f congress ti( in\-*srigate the
r . r- •.! * he lest method for federal
t ■ - i r tli is .-ties of stocks and
■ is ‘ . err'ate carrier-. re-opene<i
•* a» in New York city with
P ‘ , v |...r x. Hadley of Yale in
the chair
A tariff debate was precipitated in
th# national *esa-» to S. i.a’or Cum
ti.irs of Iowa, and it brought out the
ft.- ’ that Ins urgent a are not alone in
t heir proposition to revi3c the sched
| ties piecemeal. Senators Aldrich and
-odge were outspoken in their opin
on* that tne schedule should be ta
I ken up one at a time.
| Six men were dr wned in the Sno
fa. mi.sh river Wa Uington, when a
closed cabin aunefc. .ocked by three
oa the roof, turned turtle. There
were 1" per-"ns aboard. All exeept
«x were able to break windows and
«Ktnb to U • upturned keeL
UC, » J6
MARRIED 50 TEARS
CELEBRATED ANNIVERSARY OF
GOLDEN WEDDING.
HAPPENINGS OVER CHE STATE
What is Going on Here and Thera
That is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout Nebraska
and Vicinity.
Ke. rn y—Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Smea.l
I celebrated their golden wedding an
ui versa rv Tuesmr.y afternoon, assisted
! by fifty of litcir friends and all the
■ i. :i'« i.tat - mem.iers of the family,
dr. and Mrs. Snt.atl appeared in
weddintr garments similar to those
| they had worn at the wedding in Mad
'--on. Ohio, titty years ago.
Church All Paid For.
I.exinyon.—i? inday -was the biggest
d.:\ ever known in Methodism in Lex
inr nr. T.ig new $'t -.imm* ehnreii was
dedicated free trot: all debt, as the
Ho t i ers ml rt. ttds not only raised
' t.ceded fl'.*1 unpaid, hut ex
ceeded t io- ..mount by sev. ral then-j
?..no collars in a fev minutes time.
Heavenly Messenger at Hastings.
Hast’v.gs A ti.et r vv.s seen in
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a siri'.c o lien, ami when seeming
: tt-> i. : from the ground it
butst.-; mi «.t.! . blue Haute which!
*•”> ' :!••• .'t.ct*. lights rot an in
stant.
Scarlet F<*vec Clues Schools.
Peru.— 1 .:«* pub'it si hols have been j
i «>>•*.: f, :• a oh or- time on account of j
*" vt ■ ■ r. A few mild casco are
ur.u' . i hu.s' care, properly quar
ar.-i!.. d and ii is thought a!! will be
w:I.' 1:1 a few days.
Res^rs to Take Stzte Job.
P es K. IN
m. o i ..i:d- .1 in his resignation as super
ntei • f thi publii s< bools of l,ex
sng;«>.. h« i;. y. received an appoint
i: • a. from \ir. < rabtree. superintend- j
' nt-ui.s • ' i )k> in-... c.nr of graded
»t!v es ju \eit":isi.;v.
Bey Bakes Prize Bread.
Seward—The prize bread exhibited
at ' .ie S.. *.i: l county corn show w as
n. de by a young Herman boy. and
'ie trio? buttonholes were also made
by a young tioy. Seine of the giris
raiseprize potatoes.
B:g Artesian Well Fiow.
Oolunuiis.—At the farm of Henry
Puss. an artesian well was located at
the depth of 210 feet. The well is
: bowing at the rate of 1.250 gal
lons j er hour.
York is to have a dramatic club this ]
winter.
I hie!-on thieves are worrying the
1**0) !e at Cortland.
Hastings culb gt. will establish sys- j
tematic gymnastic training.
Tat* chit: chcs at Fairbury will hob! j
a serh s or union revival metings. bt
g unlc; January S.
Uii:i- (ranking bis automobile.
' 'Tit Christopher, a Hastings man, I
sustained a broken wrist.
The school board of Kearney has |
begun a campaign 10 abolish the use |
oi cigarettes by school boys.
Tk Eiks a, Nebraska City will
Five a Christmas tree and feed for
their less fortunate citizens.
York is making an effort to hold a
state meeting of real estce men in
that city during the holidays.
Istrcn ( alev of Sterling attempted
■o separate a p :ir of youthful pugil
ists and was hit with a brick, sustain
ing a fracture of the skull.
Samuel Scott, aged Gil years, was
stricken with paralysis while on a
Lincoln street car and filed next day.
He leaves a wife and eight children.
Former Chancellor of the Univer
sity E. Benjamin Andrews. Vho has
bem resting at a Lincoln sanitarium
for several weeks, is reported as
rapidly Improving.
The corn contest, that has been
running. for several weeks at Fair
bury has closed, and all entries will
be plae’cd on exhibition at the Jeffer
son county farmers’ institute. A $350
Piano will be awarded to the party
raising the ten best ears of corn.
Burglars surprised in their depre
dations Sunday niglu robbed the resi
dence of Bishop George A. Beecher
at Omaha of the bishop's ring and
seal recently bestowed upon the
churchmen at his consecration. Valu
ab’o sterling tableware and other jew
elry was taken.
R- E. Cllrner and wife of Green
wood wore nearly smothered to death
by fumes from a new coal stove that
refused to work properly.
Currency d mauds in Nebraska have
been so light this fall tba* one Lin
coln bunk reports the shipment of
about $100,000. accumulated in the
course of its business during Novem
ber to one of the money- centers.
A state wide campaign for the in
troduction of the German language in
to grade schools as a part of the regu
lar curriculum has been commenced
by the German-American league of Ne
braaka
.
Lincoln has a health oh.t> csLe.1 the
One Hundred Year dub.
Burglars entered Will Allen's con
fectionerj store at Hildreth and got
The Grand Island commercial club
is making an effort to secure motor
car service.
Farmers around Juniata are rejoic
ing that they have their corn all out
of the Held.
Hastings will levy a tax of a
day upon itinerant merchants who
drift into town.
Fire at Falls City destroyed the
building and stock of goods belonging
to Samuel Wahl.
The postmaster general has ordered
the establishing of Fnion de;«>< postal
station at Omaha.
I Business ir.ea at Auburn have raised
$2.r.00 to maintain the basehall club
: at that place next season.
| Dudley Wile \. aged 22. accidental!''
’ shot l.itr-elf a. Klvvood Tuesday a u&
in? and lied ia a few minutes.
Applsc: tions for nearly *00 sa'ooas
have be n had with the tire and po
lice commissioners at Omaha.
Four sisters of the l rsnlin' sv d
at York, have gone to Edgar ar.d will
I open, iu a short time, a school in that
| city.
Jefferson county wheat grow :s are
rejoicing over the big fall os snow
that visited this vicinity Sunday and
Monday. 1
Brand island will rats - ••> to
establish a corotg at that ,d;e e. An
drew Carnegie s pdiabsed ,-2'v"J
conditionally.
That it might he dedicated ire*? from
d-’bt. was raised n r I: - - T'r sby
| terian church a: Freivorc iu less taan
half an hour.
The Shelton •: is well is d av:; over
1.3tW feet, and gtas enough -h is been
found to light with a match. The
men who are boring say they will go
1.00ft feet if necessary.
Mrs. Amanda Crandall died at her
home at Leroy rom the effects of
'■ Kinds sustained about two r vn'hs
ago iu a gasoline explosion while
preparing a meal.
The Xye-Schneider-Kow ler company
has platted grouud at Creighton and
is making plans for the erection of an
elevator and also coal and lumber
yards as soon as weather conditions
permit.
Fire Commissioner Johnson has
just issued a neat little circular warn
ing prospective users of Christmas
trees cf the dsfng.Y from fir., cctsuecf
ed therewith and tabooing the use of i
tissue paper festoons and cottcn bat
ting.
The women's ward at the state pen
itentiary resembles a large doll shop
while the female convicts are mak
ing dresses for several dozen dolls
which will adorn the \Y. C. T. U.
Christm; s tree.
The semi-annual report of the state
university to the governor has been
tiled. It shows that in the six months
ending November 3b the receipts of
the university from sources indepen
dent cf taxation were $76,343 :*3. The
total exitendiiures during this same
period were
The appointment of \Y. R. Jackson
of University Piai e for deputy food
commissioner has been announced by !
Governor-elect Chester H. Aldrich, i
Mr. Jackson was a candidate on the !
democratic ticket at the recent e’ec- i
iittn for the office of state superinten
dent of public instruction, for which
place he was defeated by J \Y. Crab
tree.
Congressman J. A. Maguire has in j
vited C. G. Elliott, chief of the drain- :
age bureau the department of agri I
culture, to Lincoln to deliver a lec- j
ture belt re the state conservation
convention. which will he held there!
the latter part of January. Mr. Elii- !
ott lias not yet definitely accepted the
Invitation, hut Mr. Maguire is conti
dent that he will do so.
Governor Shallenherger has re
ceived notice from the federal treas
ury department that a warrant ha.
been drawn in favor of the state for
?2,82‘>.25, representing the state’s 25
per cent.share of the revenue from
the forest reserve lands within this
state. This money ma\ Ik- applied to
public roads or public schools, as the
state legislature directs, in the conn
ties In which the forest reserves lie.
The Cnion Pacific has been ->ermit
ted to put into effect a new weighing
rule on live stool* destined for the
South Omaha market similar to the
rule permitted the Burlington a few
days :<g<>. The new rule, which allows
uneven!;- filled cars to be averaged in
w. ight. instead of charging each car
sc arately. will go info effect January
10. Tile ihange amounts to a reduc
tion of rates in the cases to which it
will specifically apply.
The resignation of First lieutenant
E. J. Shinn of the machine gun bat
tery. x. X. G.. bus been received and
accepted
The application of the Independent
Telephone system of Nebraska to re
duce its time limit from five to three
minutes will be heard by the railsvay
commission on December 21 at 2
o'clock.
More national guards turned out to
inspection this fall than were on the
rolls of the guard a year ago; that is.
the national guard minus absen
tees is stronger now than it was a
year ago. absentees included.
§11$ PUZZLE 1 E
GGGSEBONE S !E$
I
i CONVENTION OF FORECAST IN
TERPRETERS BREAKS UP IN
DISGUST AT REPORTS.
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DISCUSS WINTER OUTLOOK
Vuch Confiding Evidence for Believ
ers in the Gaosebone. the Ground
hog. the Wrinkled Tomato, the
Thick Husk and Other Signs.
Cbaunahon. 111.—The local nature
prophets can't quite agree on what i -
, coming off this winter in the way <>
j weather. There is much conflicting
i evidence, for believers in the goose
hone, the groundhog, the wrinkled -iv
mate. the thick corn husk and other
signs supposed to give a correct fore
cast to consider that at a gathering
| of the prophets here no final foret ust
| was risked.
! One prophet had the courage to rise
! up and state that he had been in the
I habit of basiug his prediction for the
winter on what the weather was each
September 2$. but that last year all
signs ailed, due. he thinks, to the dis
concerting advent of Halley's comet
[ then approaching the earth. At the ;
| finish, he had a choice lot of ur fulfill- i
ed forecasts on hand.
Following this object con' ssion of 1
prophecies that failed, another mem- j
her of -'te convention announced the’ ;
he pinned his faith to the appearance !
of tomatoes. Each a i: train he digs up ;
t tomato vine and hangs :? in t e cel- ;
far. After giving the tomatoes on the j
vine two weeks in which to line up
as weather prophets, he examines :
theta. If they are soft and wrinkled
the winter will he mild. This year's!
test found them in that condition.
The < onsettsus of opinion among
those who have faith in worms as
weather prophets is that the winter i
will be mild because worms have been ;
seen everywhere. ;<-’<1 if it was to be J
a cold winter the worms would be in
, their steam-heated dats or some oth
er comfortable home by this time.
Some new work in crude meteorol
ogy was introduced at Hi* cow ;stit»
by making the groundhog do a semi
Some Sure Weather Signs. *
annual instead of an annual stunt, j
Heretofore hit appearance on Feb. 2 '
has been the only time in the year >
when the littl* animal had the center i
of the stage, but they said at this j
meeting the little groundhog is just
as reliable in the tail as h • is in Feb- >
ruary.
On Candlemas day he is supposed
to come out at noon, look for his
shadow and gt> back, if he can see it.
for six weeks' annex to his winter's
.nan. In the full what he thinks about
j-njspects for the winter are based on
ti e approaches to his home.
ilvery groundhog wirh any preten
sio. s to class has two eutrauces to
his domicile. One of these faces the
north and the other the south. As
signs »re observed he closes one en
trance. and this year, according to
those -ho had wandered about the
woods, the rorthern entrance was
closed, ai indication that the ground
ing expected f. cold wiuter.
To offset this, another delegate re
ported see.ng a turtle and two black
snakes wa-tddring about as if they
thought it vas May instead of Novem
ber This, be insisted, was a sure
sign that tin winter is to be mild.
Squirrels ate depended upon by
many for a p on the winter. This
year th“ squi rels have laid in a very
.-•nail supply of nuts for the winter.
According to those who back the
squirrel as at authority this means
that the ground is to be bare and the
weariier mild.
The moss ca the trees w as reported
by another delegate to show concin
eively that a hard winter is coming.
Go out in the woods, * said the moss
man. "and look at the trees. On the
north side of them you will find a
heavy growth of moss. That's nature s
protection for the tree and a sure sign
of a hard winter.
Among all the varying signs the
goosebone is still the most credited
one. Where the breastbone of a young
goose shows black spots It is con
ceded that the winter is to be severe.
WOMAN DESIGNS AND
WEARS TROUSER GARB
SAYS HER SEX SHOULD DRESS
MORE LIKE MEN AND BE
COMFORTABLE.
New York.—Mrs. Alma Webster
Powell, a society and suffragette lead*
er of Brooklyn, has foresworn skirts]
and the pit mre shows her in the trou
ser suit she designed and wears.
Mrs. Powell, who some time ago
dressed two Hast s:\ s: ,ir and her
maid in Paris gowns, tool, d a count
an-.! a millionaire. who <v e r among
the guests she had Invited to her
' home. Brooklyn defend-d h=r Alge
ru n costume which startled the mem
* ers of the American Legislative
union at a meeting in Columbia uni
■ ereity.
I believe I have d>-signed a skirf
■vhieh will prcv-' the 'comfort dress'
which women have been praying tor.
'■ 1 1 also believe I h..ve designed 'he
skirt for which the men have been
!>; tying—the sV;r. which will din. - ish
Mrs, Pcv-vell In Trouser Costume.
dressmaking bills 50 per cent." she
said.
The shopping gown which Mrs. Pow
ell wore at the Columbia meeting con
sists of three pieces. The outermost
is a long military cap,* which reaches
to the knee. Beneath this is a long,
tight, bu' comfortable fitting eov
which runs to the ankles, In place of
skirt, Mrs. Powell's new gown has
; what looks like hussar's breches. The
footwear consists of a pair of black
i riding bcots.
"1 feel that I hare established a
i gow n w htch can be worn year after
year, until it wears out, because it
cannot be changed by fashion. Of
i course I do not intend to wear the
same dress all year. I am having
gowns made for the different seasons,
; to suit the climate, but next winter I
shall wear the same gown I am weat
j ing this year. The money I save in
I -my dressmaking bills will be used for
| charity.
"It is wonderful how comfortable
this costume is. As a preventive to
the carrying of germs which may lurk
on the streets or stairs it cannot be
surpassed.
“1 got my idea from the Turkish
women in Algeria. These women, you
know, are the wives of the highest offi
cials of the country, and the men
there would not under any circum
stances permit their wives to dress in
any way that might appear immodest.
I spoke to some of these women and
learned that their dresses were ex
tremely comfortable.
"I have been trying for years to
think of a gown which would ap
proach the tomfortable clothing of
men. I think women should regard
it as a boon.
Of course 1 realize that it will
attract attention at first, bat, like
everything else, the novelty will
wear off.
"Women's styles year after year
have been going frot. bad to worse.
The hobble skirt of the present Is the
most ridiculous thing I have ever
seen. How r ,y sensible tt otnaa- can
wear it is beyond me.
The style of my new gown is un
changeable. I know the Parisian
dressmakers will try their best to
discourage it. See what it means to
them. Each year they are making
new fashions, even if it is only to
change the cut of sleeves.
"When women dress near to the
style of men.” says Mrs. Powell,
"then, and then only, will they dress
comfortably."
Shaving Causes Headache.
Vienna, Austria.—Dr. Paul Xlager, a
Viennese physician, delivered a sensa
tional lecture before the medical so
ciety of this place. He says the grow
ing fashion of shaving the mustache
is responsible for the growing number
of patients suffering from hetuaches
and diseases of the respiratory organs.
Out of five hundred cases of serious
headaches and diseases of the nose
and throat, he had counted four hun
dred and twenty patients who had
their mustaches shaved off. The mus
tache is a natural protection for the
nose against the invasion of cold air.
dust and microbes. Women, he says
are not so often in the streets.'and’
wear veils to protect themselves, and
their nostrils are narrower than those
of men.
Horse Bites Tongue; Dies.
York. A valuable trotting >
horse, owned by Ernest Wright of
4 Edgewood park. New Rochester, N,
Y., fell in Washington avenue. Mount
Vernon, and bit his tongue in two as
a result. The horse bled to death be
fore a veterinary could be reached.
W01 OF CONGRESS
31G SUPPLY BILLS ARE GIVEN
ATTENTION.
SOON BE OUT OF THE WAY
Both Houses Will Adjourn on Wed
nesday Not Reassembling Until
the 5th oi January.
Washington.—Censress |s expected
<o adjourn Wednesday for the holi
day rei*'s anil cot to r -::me business
'.rul January The resolution.
..icfc pissed tin house probably will
>e brought up a fie se ate Monday.
No object t n to tin pro?rata has ap
peared, as it is prat ticailv certain
that haif a doxen of the hi? supply
bills trill be out o the v y by Wed
nesday nicht.
Busint -s before uf i.. n*e~ thus
far has not stimulated much public
interest and s.-ats m the galleries
have gone tagging. The omnibus
claims bill iu the senate uas failed to
attract crowds, and the appropriation
bills in the house proved no better
magnet.
Ontsid 01 the claims bill there has
•een no business before the senate ex
cept the Cummins resolution to
change tie rules of the senate and
house s i a- to facilitate piece meal re
vision of tiie tariff. Several speeches
on this subject have beer, made and
the indications are the resolution will
be sent to the s. ante rules commit
tee before t:>e recess.
The rules committee is gt nerally be*
' • ii to be opposed to tin- adoption
of any measure which would under
take to de;.i with the rules of the
house. The indications are that some
measure may be reported out which
would give the sen a e an opportunity
uf voting without invading the pre
rogatives of the house.
The question of legislation to create
i permanent tariff t.wamission is at
tractin' far tori? attention in , -'he
,’ous* than In tm- senate. wUete Aere
has been a disposition to await the
nut const of conferences being held
by Representatives Long worth, of
Ohio. Good of Iowa, and Lenroot of
Wisconsin. Whether these members
re able to harmonize their differ
ences has not been made clear.
It is said that in the house as a
whole there is sentiment generally
for the enlargement, of the tariff
board, making its existence continu
ous for at least six years. Some
members favor making the life of the
ommission ten years and still oth
ers favor twenty years.
The report of the Haliinger-Pinchot
investigation is still slumbering in
the house committee on agriculture.
Minority members of liie investigat
ing committee are threatening 'o de
mand a report from the committee on
agriculture so that a vote on the mer
its of the majority and minority
views might be had in the house, bnt
no step in that direction has yet been
taken. There appears to lie little
prospect of action in die senate.
3EN0R CON ANIBAL CRUZ DIES
Minister from Chile to United States
Passes Away.
Washington.—Senor Don Anibal
Cruz, envoy extraordinary and min
ister plenipotentiary from Chile to
the United States, was stricken with
heart failure end died ten minutes
later. He had attended the bamiuef
of the American Society for Judicial
Settlemtnt of International Disputes
Saturday night and retired, apparent
ly. in good health. Physicians were
summoned, but the eDd came before
they arrived. .
PORTER CHARLTON’S CASE.
Will Seek Release by Writ of Habeas
Corpus.
New Ycrk.—Porter Charlton de
manded by Italy to stand trial for
the confessed murder of his wife.
Mary Scott Castle Charlton, at Lake
Como, wlli be taken from his cell in
Jersey City to Trenton. X. J., where
he will seek release by habeas cor
us proceedings in the United States
district court, as against the decision
of Secretary Knox of the federal De
patment of State that he may be ex
tradited.
Former Alliance Leader Dead.
McLouth. Kas.—John S. Willetts,
the first Farmers' alliance candidate
for governor of Kansas, who had a
close but unsuccessful race against
Governor Lyman U. Humphreys in
1*590. died suddenly at his home here
Sunday. Death was due to heart
disease.
Rebel* Are Defeated.
Washington.—News of another en
gagement between federal troops and
revolutionists in .Mexico was given in
a telegram from Enrique Creel. Mexi
can minister of foreign relations, re
ceived Sunday night by Senor Be i-a
Barra, the Mexican ambassador in
Washington. “General Navarro’s
troops," reads the telegram, “have de
bated the revolutionists in the dis
trict of Geurro at a point called Pa
dernales. What remain of the rebels
are being steadily pursued by the
enemy.”