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swrw V nr i l'WW """ "TMpi JjJ"Pi 12 The Commoner. iVOLTJMH 5, NtTMBER 13 Uu'-fc&L J loufM amine x..f rrflMJ- J -1 jip v; iPtU i,i.i. . -ItMiWii WMIWIW 1 "I A ni TtTl irrrw i Szubalovicz, llio pollco commissioner of Lodz, Russian Poland, had his foot blown off by a bomb thrown by an as sassin, whllo on his way to tho ofllco of tho chlof of pollco. Ho was followed by a policeman and when turning a certain cornor a poorly-clad man ap proached carrying a basket. As tho olllclal neared him tho man suddenly hurled a bomb, which oxploded with terrible forco. Tho policeman wound ed him almost fatally with his sword and it Is feared that Szabalovlcz will dio. General Sherman W. Boll, who has been in charge of tho military at Tellu rldo whilo martial law was In forco under Govornor Peabody's administra tion, was superseded by Captain Bulke ly Wells, adjutant of tho Colorado Na tional guard. Paul Morton, who was to have ac companied President Roosovelt on his hunting expedition, has been forced to abandon tho trip, on account of a se rious malady of tho ear, with which ho has boon suffering for moro than a year. jail. Tho complaint assorts that tho defendants were guilty of malice and that thoy should bo imprisoned accord ing to law. Moyer was hold as a mili tary prisoner. Damages in the sum of, $100,000 aro domanded from each of tho defendants." A terriblo accident occurred at tho Loiter mino in Zelglor, 111., when fifty men wero entombed by a terrific ex plosion of gas. Tho shock was felt at Benton, twelve miles away. It is im probable that any of tho men will be brought out alive. President Roosove'lt has appointod a now canal commission, as follows: Theodore P. Shonts, chairman; Charles B. Magoon, governor of canal zone; John F. Wallace, chief engineer; Rear Admiral M. T. Endicott, U. S. N.; Brigadier General Peter C. Haines, TJ. S. A., retired; Colonel Oswald M. Ernst, corps engineers, U. S. A.; Ben jamin M. Harrod. Tho supremo court of Hamburg has rendered a decision in tho case of tho pearl valued at $750 found in her mouth by a woman who ordered an oyster stow in a restaurant. The pro prietor of tho eating place claimed the pearl on tho ground that shells, like chicken bones, wore by tradition left by customers and wero a source of profit to tho proprietor. The court de cldod that neither of the claimants was entitled to the stono but that if tho ownership of the pearl wore to re pose in the restaurant proprietor in stead of tho person who paid for tho oysters, then its ownership might as well bo carried back to tho oyster deal er who supplied the restaurant pro prietor wi,th tho oysters and thence to the fisherman who took tho pearl oys ter from its bod. The main building of tho Odd Fel lows' Widows' and Orphans' Home, to gether with its contents, valued at $100,000 was destroyed at Dallas, Tex as, by flro, April 3. Fortunately, no ono was hurt. An Associated Press dispatch, dated Denver, April 3, says: "Charles H. Moyer, president of tho Western Fcd ernatlon of Miners, filed a complaint today in the. United States circuit court against James H. Peabody, for mor governor of Colorado; Sherman M. Boll, former adjutant general, and Captain Bulkeloy Wells, now adjutant general, who was military commander in Tellurido, when that city was un der martial law. Tho complaint states that tho plaintiff was subjected to hardships, humiliations and disgrace by tho defendants without probable cause, and also without legal process. He was also deprived, ho alleges, of having a public and speedy trial by an impartial jury In tho district in which tho offense is alleged to have been committed. Tho confinement, it is al leged, greatly impaired tho plaintiff's health by the reason of tho extreme dampness and unwholesomeness of the flEMW BWi9(9ikl "W The mfmpfost vomedy for Hoatpsonoss and Stwo v TilPOatm Sold only to boxmm. Referring to tho president's order with respect to remuneration, the As sociated Press report says: "The pres ident has made an order allowing a salary of $7,500, with traveling ex penses, to each member of tho com mission and to the chairman of the committeo tho additional compensation of $22,500, to the chief engineer and addition compensation of $17,500 and to the governor of the zone the addi tional compensation of $10,000. The head of each department is allowed the use of a furnished house on tho isthmus and his traveling expenses when traveling on the business of the commission. The total Is $102,500. Tho salaries and allowances under the former commission amounts to $120, 000. Tho total compensation of the governor of the zone and chief engi neer are in effect unchanged." An Associated Press dispatch, dated Norfolk, Va., April 2, says: ."A crab mine nas been discovered in Chesa poako bay by tho canners of crab meat in this vicinity and the mine is yield ing about 2,000 barrels, or more than 250,000 crabs, each day. It is located botween Lynnhave inlet, near Capo Henry, and the Tail of tho Horseshoe in tho bay. The crabs disappear from tho inland waters here, including Hampton Roads, at the close of sum mer and it has not been customary to pack crab meat in winter. The fac tories here havesbeen running steadi ly all this winter, ono using 1,000 bar rels or crabs dally. An investigation revealed tho fact that the canners dis covered tho crabs burled in the'nmd in tho bay under water thirty feot deep, where they remain during the winter." knocked down amidst frantic applause and cries of "Long live Switzerland" and "Long live Italy;" bands played tho Italian royal march and the Swiss anthem and tho two parties embraced and kissed each other. Engineer Bran dau shook hands with Engineer Roso mund, tho director of tho work on the Swiss side, and the Italian Bishop No veara embraced the Swiss Bishop Sien. The latter then preached a short ser mon, in tho courso of which he said: 'The church, blesses progress.' In the name of God he then blessed the tunnel." President William R, Potter of the Long Island railroad, died at New York April 2, of spinal meningitis. While taking a flashlight picture of a building at Omaha Neb., Albert But ler, a young man, was blown to pieces by the explosion of the powder with which ho was malting tho picture. The building was wrecked and several by standers were badly injured. At the inquest over the young man, the locket which contained the picture of his sweetheart was found imbedded in his heart. Later on the picture of the building was found in perfect condi tion among the ruins. Five men lost their lives and seven others were badly injured in a mine explosion at Jerome, Ariz. The mino was owned by Senator Clarke. President Roosevelt started on his two months' outing trip April 3. On April 4, the president was the guest of Louisville, Ky. where he received a great ovation. Tho SImplon tunnel, tho longest in tho world, was opened for traffic April 2. This tunnel, connecting Italy and 'Switzerland, is twelve miles long and runs under tho mountains. The open ing of tho tunnel is described as fol lows: "Tho weather at the entrance of the tunnel was springlike, though the surrounding mountains were covored with snow, but onqe inside the tem perature became very fiigh. Engineer Brandau, who had directed the work on tho tunnel, conducted the Italian train, which part of the way was lighted with miners' lanterns. The train from the Italian' end was the first to reach the iron door, but a little later tne train irom tne Swiss end was heard on tho other side of tho door There was a brief time spent in com municating through the door by means of hammering and finally the door was An Associated Press disnatch. dated Cleveland, O., April 3. savs: "Mavor Johnson tonight refused to comnlv with the city council resolution of last Monday night that he either apologize to tne members of that body, whom he accused of accepting bribes directly or indirectly, or take the charges into court. The mayor said that he would not do either, and asserted that he still believed 'that certain interests' had more influence with the votes of certain members of the council than the interests of 40,000 voters." Commissioner James A. Garfield, the author of the famous whitewash of the beef trust, will commence the in quiry into the Standard Oil trust's ope rations in a few days. He will be at Topeka, Kan., while engaged in this work. He has made it emphatic that he will make his investigation as thorough and comprehensive as pos sible, so that an exact estimate of the time required can not be given. The house in whioh Prpairicmf T?nrto. velt was born, at New York, is about to be sold. Leo P. Glosel, president of the Roosevelt Home club, said that uu nuu unuertaKen to organize a pro tective association to purchase the property and maintain the house per manently. An appeal will be made within a fe"W days for funds. A movement has been started at Colorado Snrincs. f!nir ti,i, i. local chamber of commerce to have luw lewums oi lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike, the discoverer, re moved to Colorado and either rein terred in that city or on the summit of the great eminence which bears PLn?T T110,.130 of Lieutenant Pike is buried at Lawrenceburg, Ind where it lies in a practically neglected grave. n "J1 twtea attempted to forco the jail at Fulton, Ky., in an effort to lynch three negroes who are charged with shooting Officer Baker. Mayor Wall and prominent citizens defended the prisoners and defeated the mob. The saSpS b takm t0 mSka for A mystery developed at Holland, Mich., with the arrival from Las Ve gas, N. M., of the body of Charles Do Feyter. Relatives of the young man understood that he had been killed in a railroad wreck. When the body ar rived the words, "Died of gunshot wound," were found penciled on tho rough box inclosing the casket. An in vestigation has been started. Efforts to check the forest flro rag ing on South mountain, east of Hagers town, Mu, 'have been futile and tho mountain people are praying for rain to stop the ravages of the flames. Tho fire has Covered a district of Ave miles on the west side of the mountain. The trial of the murderer of Grand Duke Sergius will take place in a few days. So far all efforts to establish the identity of the assassin have failed. Thomas W. Lawson of Boston will address the Chautauqua at Ottawa, Kan., this summer, taking as his theme "The Standard Oil company." An unusual auction sale occurred at the Chatham dock yards, England Sflbscrlbira'AdVBTflslfig Dipirtmmt The Subscribers' Advertising Depart ment was started for the benefit of Commoner subscribers not regularly engaged in business, but who might have something to sell or exchange. Only subscribers are privileged to use this department and the rate Is 6 cents per word per insertion. Address all orders to The Commoner, Lincoln, Neb. C2T. VITUS DANCE CURED PERMANENTLY. " Costa under ton dollars. Write K. Q. Clark, Wau8au, Wia., for amplo proof and full particulars. "FORTS ALE 200 ACRE FRUIT FARM W. L, - Anderson. Delaney, Ark. T IEE AND SPEECHES OF W. X BRYXN. Illustrated, octavo, 465 pnges. Published in 1900, nothing later In print. A lew copies, last of publishers' stock, at greatly reduced prices, beautiful cloth binding $1.00 half morocco J1.2C, postage prepaid. Q. H. Walters, 2245 Vine St. Lincoln, Nebraska. rpHE "SILVER" DIOK BLAND HOME. Lo- cated at tho edge of Lebanon, Mo., com prising 280 acres of choice land well improved, is offered for sale by Mrs. Bland. Mr. Bland's sons have entered on professional careers and it does not suit Mrs. Bland to continue to reside on the farm and tho placeis too valuable to rent. There is a line orchard of 80 acres ju st In tho prime of bearing. Mrs. Bland received aBronzo medal at the World's Fair for her fruit and she also received a Bronze medal on her excellent timothy hay. The place is improved -with a fine large brick residence that cost Mr. Bland $6, 000.00 to build: there is a very large barn and all necessary out-buildings. These Improvements wero all made by Mr. Bland and the place is considered the prettiest and best improved farm in South Central Missouri. Any one want ing a home and a splendid investment should see this farm before buying. For more Infor mation write Mrs Bland, Lebanon, Mo. WHY SHIVER AND FREEZE in a land of T blizzards? Homes in the South for little money, Send for land list. J. H. Wellborn, Starkville, Miss. T NOW HAVE U. S. AGENCY for clean cut Electrical specialty for Physicians on whioh I have made $3000.00 a year for eight years. Will give a few good men an opportunity to do as Well. WrltO fcndftV. TT. n flnaflo William. son Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. TORSALE. A Holsteinbull calf, and a short- horned bull calf, each a little more than a year old. Both the calves aro for sale below the usual price. Address W. J, Bryan, Fair view Stock Farm, Lincoln, Neb. EVERGREENS CHEAPER than any nursery -"can grow them, forest grown from Northern Idaho guaranteed to live. Healthful, useful & ornamental. Cedar, Hemlock. Balsam, Fir & Pine 100 delivered for $8.00. Plant a grove or fence row. A. R. Derr, Olarkfork, Ida. "POR SALE OR RENT. A double two-story "store building supplied with water and elec tric lights, located in one of the best Norwei glan communities in the state. Address Thos. Thompson, 70i South River St. Eauclalre, Wis, TpOR SALE, dutch-belted bull, OromwSll, Registered number 475. two years old, Ad dress J. W. Dean, Coatsville, Missouri. "J mproved and unimproved lands and lots for sale. Address, F. R. Everett, Little Rock, Wash. IMPROVED FARM FOR SALE: can bo sub divided into ten small farms with dwellings on each. Address D. Box 103, WUson,-N. O.