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PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
Mil) CLOUD.
NEBRASKA
Carrlo Nation going on Uio stagoT
Bay, bIio doesn't look it.
Skyscraper prices will doubtless bo
a fc-ituro of Now York's uew twenty
tory hotel.
Kentucky lias a. now foud, which
vib started at a funeral. It lo likely
to end at uovcral of them.
Orcnt Urltaln la ovorjoyod to din
cover that tho hostllo mullah la not
addicted to tho kopjo habit.
Numerous experiments bIiow that
tea can bo Rrown at Manila. This
ought to settle It with Boston.
A specialist ndvortlses "rod noses
destroyed by electric needle." If you
don't llko your red uoho havo It taken
off.
The sultan of Turkey Is said to be
an accomplished pianist. Wonder If
ho Is responsible for tho Turkish
patrol?
St. 'Louis will sell Its exposition
gold dollars at $1! apiece. That puts
them ,In tho same class with portor
houso steaks.
John 'L. Sullivan Is reforming' again.
It Is now claimed In his behalf that
ho doesn't begin taking nightcaps un
til after sundown.
A misunderstanding about religion
haB upset .a wedding In Oodus, N. Y.
Hotter so thnn to have It turn a homo
topsy-turvy later.
A man carrying six bottles .of beer
fell down tho courthouse steps In St.
Joseph and never spilled a drop. Tho
guess why Is easy.
Two members of the Austrian releh
firath havo come to blows, but tho
government still declines to charge
admission to tho sittings.
Tho man who is expelled from tho
Chlcngo lward of trado for "uncom
mercial conduct" miiBt havo allowed
an unfloeced Iamb to escape.
The keroseno habit Is tho latest.
Kerosene may tasto better when you
drink It voluntarily thnn when you
absorb a llttlo of it by accident.
If tho opera libretto left by Zola is
anything llko tho dead novelist's
workB it ought to attract tho bald,
heads when It is produced at th
theater.
Statistics Bhow that every third
man is ainicioa with appendicitis., iU
lmrotnfn.o .......... ... .. . o nave
;'":" r'r W,WI ine,r .yermi
""u opi'uuuiuun.
A Now Yorker who had be
master for sovdntyfour
tho othor day at a mature
a post-
s, died
Your
viinio man 1b not tho only
riot who
jUjnshakable 8r'P-
' -At.
King Edward has (TPpflved William
Waldorf Astor of his title of "honor
able." The b"st thing that Wllllo
could do wo. ild bo to resurrect his
tltlo of American citizen.
They nro building forts around Lon
don for tho protection of that city.
Can it be possible that John Hull
thinks a hostile forco might by any
means land on his shores?
Tho Count do Castellano has been
told to go way back and sit down, but
ho will not care, for ho has been ac
customed to receiving hints that ho
belongs to tho superfluous class.
It Is not so strange, after all, that
Prince Cupid has won In tho election
for congressional delegate in Hawaii.
Tho mischievous chap ho Is named
after Is noted for his winning ways.
There Is trouble nt Fort Sheridan
over hash. Accidentally a soldier saw
the cook making this mysterious arti
cle of dlot. Some things must still ho
taken on faith, and hush Is one of
them.
Tho discovery of a fomnlo repeater
nt tho polls In Denver opens tho eyes
to tho perils of woman's suffrage. It
gives a woman a reason for changing
her costume half a dozen times on
election day.
When n Gotham gentleman tries to
raise money on $2,000,000 worth of old
masters, It Is called "negotiating a
loan," but If ho gets $2 on a wntch tho
fact Is described as "pawning." What's
the difference?
A St. Louis inlllionniro hns been
ncntenccd to three years in tho peni
tentiary for bribery. Ho hasn't an
nounced whether ho will write a piny
during his stay or merely permit him
self to bo forgotten.
Weyler claims ho could havo kept
tho Americans out of Cuba If ho had
not been recallod. These claims aro
easily made. Krugor might clulm
that ho could havo defeated tho lirlt
ish in South Africa If ho hud been
there
A Now England scientist wns
knocked senseless by tho bursting of
on ostrich egg. This incident, occur
ring right In tho midst of tho hunting
season, may bo classified along with
tho other cases of "didn't know It waa
loaded,"
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LIVES ARE LOST
Boilor Explosion, at Chicago Kills
Thirteen Persons
BUILDING TORN TO PIECES
Mot hirvltor In Itoom Where Acci
dent tn-eurreil .Small Hrlrk Annul
of Krlft l'nrliliitr I'lnnt Hcone of
llatcr Mitnr Injured
At Clicago, III., a big boiler in
Swift & Co.'s plant exploded shortly
after 10 ('clock Saturday morning, No
vember JO. Thirteen Uvea were Bncri
Jlcf J and scores of employes, visitors
and othe-s were Injured. Huge boil
ers were sent through tho roof of the
structure and hurled hundrrds of feet.
Nobody vlthln the boiler room sur
vived to tell tho story of the accident,
and It nay never be known what
caused this explosion. A careful In
vestigation however, convinced the
experts tbit the explosion was tho re
sult of ca'cleuBiicss on the part of an
employe, vhoso own life nlso was lost.
Five minties nfter tho explosion noth
ing of the building but n pile of twist
ed Iron, bricks and mortar remained.
Sheets tf llamo sprang from the
ruins atid the spectators realized that
It would !e Impossible to savo the
lives of those who were caught In tho
wreck. Tie explosion was of such
force that adjoining buildings were
wrecked, tarn and twisted. Men,
women and boys at work In adjoining
department! were hurled through win
dows to th ground below. Many of
them escaped with but slight bruises,
but mint ol tho victims were hurt to
such an extent that It was necessary
to remove them to hospitals. The
others were taken to their homes..
A vigorous examination with a view
to 'determining the causes that led to
tho explosion of Swift & Co.'s boiler
plant, when thirteen persons were
killed, wns begun Sunday by mechan
ical experts, representing the city and
private Interests.
Although those conducting the In
vestigation were reticent In discussing
tho progress of the work, the Intima
tion given wns In accord with the
original theories of tho accident, that
Water Tender Owens, who paid the
penalty of death for his supposed care
lessness, was responsible for tho ca
taatrophe. WORK ON CHALLENGER
Shamrock III Heine Construct.! Work
... llun on Defender
Excellent progress is being mado in
setting frames of tho Shamrock III.
and everything Is ready for running
the lead keel. It Is learned that tho
plan of I ringing the midship frames
right down outside of tho keel as
adopted in the case of Shamrock II.
will be followed In the new challenger.
William 1'lfe (onslders that clinging
lend ballast Inside the frames in this
fashion permits tho use of lighter
frames than when the lend Is bolted
outsldo In the usual mnnner. In order
to obviate the possibility of warping
the ateel frames by the heat of a large
amount of molten lead, the ballast will
,.)0,.runJj1 1antltleH of about a ton
dally. The ciunntlty of lend to be used
Is larger than that of any previous
challenger, Riving further proof that
the new boit will have an exceptional
ly large emplacement.
Krom the betting of the frames of
the bhnmrock III. it Is apparent that
another novtlty is to be Introduced.
nBtcad or a level draught the whole
ength of tie keel, the chnllenger will
have a very decided drawing consid
erably more nft than at tho forward
end of the had.
Prepsratlois were begun in the Her
rcshoff shop at Ilrlstol. It. I., recently
to strip the mould from tho keel of
the proposer! new America's cup de
fender. Designer Hcrreshoff Is In no
hurry to uncover the keel as a whole.
1 he top part of the casting 1b cool and
tho Bides where openings have been
mado through the day uppenr to bo so.
Lifting gear to place tho keel In posi
tion in the cradle was assembled re-
New I'iihI Contract
The Dominion Coal compnny and
'; Nevv: England ns and Coke com
pany, of Uoslon. have agreed upon a
new coa contra, t to run for llfty years.
1 he coal romiVD will supply the gas
company with m t U)5 . t
advance of 7 ,o,H per ton over th"
old price. The Ra, .ony w ur
no damage suits .u-ainst the coal com
puny for nlleRui lircach of u t g.
he-yenr contra, t ninne ,S97 r
ment of a receiver for the former com-
FwSn'fv'nvn vB,U"m,r tormlnRteel the
twenty-flve-ycar -ontract, but the gas
still In force and pn pared to tnko legal
Si S"Kth"" ,,elwee" rcp
with . rn,?i '"mpanlcs followed
with the result ns announced.
Will Shoot !, , ,,
Utah TCn,lin0,n,;n"rt nt l'"nlngton,
Utah, Judge Rclapp pronounced the
I on leted" ofnCth;'n 'N " ffi
Sa In 1 nn nLoi W"r,,ep ot 'r,'"
hnr.nnii, an aged wm,.nan in j ay
ton three years ago Aa between
tt'lSnen? HaworlhSoso
tho lormer, and the sentence of thn
court was that he i nt ? .ipnth
on January if. nnt '
Transport !, Ml,ft
The army tratiM,,,,. iPpinn ,,
rrlvn,l W,.iv V...' McGICllan 1103
" " u"1 irom Manila.
MOVING FOR RECIPROCITY
Promoter Are Sending Invitation ta
Detroit Convention
Reciprocity, primarily with Cuba
and with Canada, and eventually with
the wholo civilized world, Is tho result
aimed at by thn national non-partisan
reciprocity lengue of Detroit, Mich.,
which will send out over a thousand
Invitations to Its first unniinl conven
tion on December 10 and 11. Gover
nors of all the north and mid-western
states aro asked to take part in the
convention, as arc also the Canadian
cabinet and many members of tho
Canadian parliament. Hoards of trade
and similar organizations all over tho
middle west aro expected to be repre
sented, and the plans of the league,
which first contemplated a small gath
ering of possibly 250 delegates, havo
grown within tho last week or bo to
look for a meeting of three or four
times that number.
Chicago Is the headquarters of the
league and will send an exceptionally
strong delegation to Detroit
Among the speakers who havo al
ready promised to address the conven
tion is Governor Cummins of Iowa,
who will bring forward tho "Iowa
reciprocity Bcheme."
LICKS UP A HALF MILLION
Fire Near Itnt l'ortnee 1'rnrtlcallr !)
Htroya Vitiligo
A Rat Portage, Ont., Nov. 29, special
says: Practically the entire buslnesB
portion of the village of Normal, near
here, waa wiped out by the fire which
started In the extensive lumber yards
there yesterday.
The total loss Is estimated at half
a million dollars, with an insurance
of about one-third of that amount.
The principal sufferers from the fire
arc tho lumber companies and saw
mills which made up tho only industry
cf the village; 25,000,000 feet of Bawed
lumber and logs were destroyed. A
number of vcssel3 lying at the lum
ber acckn wero also destroyed, but
their value will not exceed $75,000.
The fire was checked after fifteen
houses in the residence section had
been destroyed.
WILL HAVE A NEW HOSPITAL
ClileiiKo Iimtltutlon to Carry Out Dr.
r.ornnz' Method
Chicago Is to have a hospital where
in congenital hip dislocations and
other deformities will be treated, ac
cording to Prof. Adolf Loren7.'s meth
ods. Dr. Frederick Mueller, Dr. Lo
renz's assistant, who came to America
with the Vienna surgeon, made the an
nounccment Sunday.
The hospital is tho direct outcome
of Dr. Lorenz's visit to Chicago to
treat Ogden Armour. Mr. Armour is
interested in the project and It Is said
he will give tho institution financial
support.
Mr. Mueller will return to Chicago
within a year or eighteen months and
take charge of tho new Institution.
EFFORT TO EXTORT MONEY
llomr of IoTiin Threatened With I)o
atruetlon Under Condition
A masked man summoned John
Illalsdell, a leading merchant of
Wright, In., to his door and left a note
Inetructlng him to dress nnd go to a
designated spot and deposit $50 In a
receptacle placed there for that pur
pose. The note said It was useless to
try to 'phone for help, as the wire had
been cut and that failure to comply
with tho demand would bo followed by
the dynamiting of his residence. Blals
dell summoned help by telephone. In
vestigation disclosed that tho wrong
wire had been cut. A posse went to
the spot designated by the robber and
found the receptacle us described in
tho note, but tho masked man, who
had doubtless watched their movc
ments, had disappeared.
Will Krect Grant Monument
Confederate veterans, survivors of
company C. Thirteenth regiment, Vir
ginia cavalry, have started a fund nt
Western Branch, in Norfolk county, to
erect a monument to the memory of
Gen. U. S. Grant, in Richmond. Tho
fund starts off with $16, $1 for each
survivor, and contributions will be so
licited until a sufficient sum has been
secured to erect tho monument. ,
l.ote Four I'lnueri
Leo Angus, a Burlington car in
spector, wns Injured while ut work In
the yards at Lincoln. Tho four flngcro
of l.'8 left hand were so badly crushed
and mangled that amputation waa
crusheu and mangled that amputa
tion wns necessary. He was taken to
the sanitarium for tho treatment of
his wou.ids.
Decree for Dr. I.oreni
Tho honorary dpgreo of L.L. D. was
conferred upon Prof." Adolf I.orcnz,
tho noted Vienna physician ,by North
western university. Tho ceremony
which was held In tho new art and
Bclouco building, was witnessed by tho
trustees, faculty ami several hundred
invited guests.
Hnfe It Clacked
Safe blowers mado a successful raid
on tho state bank at Stanford, a vil
lage ten miles south of Itloomlngton,
111., and $3,000 was taken. TUs
thieves escaped.
CONGRESS MEETS
Opening Sossions of Houses Aro
Brief
PROFUSION O F FLOWERS
Thn DrRk of I'npuhir Mrtnheri Am
Weighted Down With llntiqiirtii
Mention Ilrlef Memutje Head
Tueilnjr Other New
A Washington, D. C, Dec."!, dis
patch says: Congress reconvened to
day, but practically nothing wns done,
tho rending of the president's message
being deferred until tomorrow. The
senate was In session twelve minutes
the first dny of the cession, an adjourn
ment until tomorrow being taken out
of respect to the memory of the late
Senator JaracB McMillan, who died
during the recess. Rarely has the his
toric chamber presented such an ap
pearance aB It did today. The custom
of placing flowers on the desks of sena
tors on the opening day of the session
Is one which long hns been followed,
but the dlsplny today wob admittedly
the most magnificent of any thnt here
tofore have been seen. Mnny of the
senators were early on the floor and
kept busy exchanging greetings with
old acquaintances. The gnllerles were
packed to snffocation nnd hundreds
stood outside the corridors anxious to
gain admission.
No business wan transacted beyond
passing the customnry resolutions that
the senate was ready to proceed to
business, and fixing the hour of con
vening the sessions at noon.
The opening of the Fifty-seventh
congress in the house was, ns usual, a
spectacular event.. The galleries of the
freshly decorated hall were packed to
the doors with people prominent In
society and politics and the flower
show on the floor, although not as
elaborate as usual, filled the chamber
with perfume and added grace and
beauty to the scene. The members
wero good nntured and Jovial and
there was no outcropping of partisan
feeling.
Speaker Henderson received a cor
dial reception as he assumed the gavel,
but beyond this there was no demon-"
nt ration.
The proceedings were purely per
functory. A prayer, the calling of tho
roll, the swenrlng In of members elect
ed to fill vacancies created by death or
resignation during the recess, the adop
tion of the customary resolutions to
appoint a committee to wait upon tho
president, to Inform the senate that
the house was rendy to transact busi
ness and to fix the dally hour of meet
ing summarized what was done.
KILLED BY KICK FROM HORSE
A Vlelon Animal Tnken to llrenk Kill
It Monter
"Pink" Drown, a well known horse
men was killed at Broken Bow by a vi
cious horse. Brown had been .in the
employ of Tom Flint's feeding and
breeding barns the past year. He to'ok
a vicious horse to break about three
months ago that belonged to TIerney
Bros. The horse hnd been used on the
farm and stock ranch of Silas Thomp
son on the South Loup. Being hard to
handle Brown wns employed to break
hlin. He had been working the horse
for nearly three months. Yesterday he
drove the animal all dny with the
kicking straps on and it seemed so
docile that he hitched him up this
morning without putting tho straps on.
He hnd driven obtu two hours, making
the delivery for tho meat market. He
started home from Tlerney's house nc
companled by C. L. TIerney and his
nephew, Harry. The horse had only
got a few rods from the house when
it began kicking. TIerney got off the
rig and pulled Harry off with him.
They had Just struck the ground when
the horse kicked Brown In the breast
and knocked him to the ground. In
falling Brown broke his neck and died
Instantly. The unfortunate man was
about fifty years old and single. He
had no relatives here but has a brother
at Winston, N. C, who has been noti
fied. WEST IS NOT TO SUFFER
Kerrrtury Wllxnti SuyK the Cattle 1I
eiiBO Will he Ntumnari Out
A Chicago, Dec. 2, dispatch says:
'The west Is not to suffer because of
the epidemic of hoof nnd mouth disease
among cnttlc, hogs nnd sheep In the
New Englnnd States," says Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson, who arrived In
Chlcngo last night to attend tho Ilnter
natlonal Livestock exposition.
"The Indications are that wo will bo
successful In stamping out the dhicnse
before It reaches this section," ho said.
"My latest report from tho Infected
district Is that the disease Is at a
standstill. The next report will decide
the number of men that 1 will send to
New England. But you may be sure
a lnrge number will go.
"Before mnny days have passed there
will be several hundred veterinary sur
geons In the New England states and
they will be Instructed to Inspect every
cow, sheep nnd hog. I believe we need
three or four weeks to slump out tho
disease.
"Congress will be nsked for a special
appropriation to euro the disease per
manently. I Intend to nsk Tor at least
one million dollars for this purpose."
Inquire Into Cuttle I'lasne
The cattle bureau of tho Massachu
setts board of agriculture began Mon
day a systematic and exhaustive In
spection of the cattle roportcd as hav
ing the foot and mouth disease. In
their tour of inspection the cattle bu
reau representatives found (lfty cases
In Littleton, and Wcstford, In Middle
sex county nnd eighty cases nt Attle
boro, In Bristol county. Reports of In
fection were received from herds In
Stowe. Dnnvers, Brldgewatcr and East
Brldgewnter. Thousands of gallons of
milk have been thrown away by local
dealers.
PERSHING ENDS HIS MARCH
I'lriU White Man to Cro the Island of
Mindanao
Captain Pershing, with sixty men,
has completed a march across the Is
land of Mindanao from Camp Vicars to
Illgan, says a Manila dispatch. This
possibly Is the first tlmo white men
have made tho Journey. Captain Persh
ing visited the villages of Madaya
and Marahul. On his way to Madaya
ho found the Moros were surprised to
learn thnt Americans were not mon
sters ten feet tall, with horns and tails.
At Marahul he addressed 500 Moros,
telling them of the friendly purposes
of the Americans. Representatives of
the Nato nnd Bocayutan tribes, which
are now at war, asked Captain Persh
ing to arbitrate tho differences between
them. The captain ngrecd to visit
them and give his arbitration on his
return Journey to Camp Vicars. No
hosltllty was shown towards tho col
umn on tho march.
The constabulary in the Zambales
province reports a repulsive incident of
cruelty perpetrated by tho ladrones.
Several columns of constabulary had
been chasing the ladrones with the as
sistance of friendly natives. Two of
tho frlcndlles straggled from the
column and were captured tby ladrones
who amputated the tongue and gouged
out of the eyes of one and sent him
back to tho constabulary. Tho fate of
tho other is unknown.
The efforts to restore agriculture In
the Philippine islands have been
blocked by a dearth of field animals.
Ninety per cent of the cnrlbos died In
the original epidemic of rinderpest nnd
of the smnll number left many havo
died.
The government had planned an ex
tensive Importation of these animals
to meet tho crying need nnd had ar
range to hnve them immunized. It
wns forced to abandon this plan on ac
routn of lack of money to meet tho
purchases.
The general cultivation of the plan
tations is impossible without them and
tho nbsenco of any Immediate prospect
of getting the field animals leaves the
agricultural situation in a serious con
dition. General Miles visited and inspected
Sublg bay yesterday. He will possibly
proceed direct to Hong Kong and
Shanghai.
VENEZUELA HAS CHANCED
An Agreement Handed (lermanr nnd
C.reat Hrltaln
President Castro of Venezuela hand
ed, probably on Thursday last, to tho
German minister nt Caracas, a written
acceptance of part of Gcrmanys claims,
sufficient comprehenslxo to delay tho
presentation of a Joint ultimatum by
Germany and Great Britain, Is not
rendering it altogether unnecessary.
It Is also understood that Great Brit
ain's demnuds will be satisfied.
Foreign Secretary Von Rlchtoffen
and the British foreign secretary, Ixrd
lansdownc, are now In correspondence
over Venezuela's change of front. This
government considers thnt a peaceful
settlement of the question in dispute
is quite probable, and attributes Pres
ident Ca.tros' yielding to the fact that
he has become aware that the United
States would not Interpose any obsta
cle to the forcible collection of the
claims of Germany and Great Britain.
.Mine Worker Will Meet
An Indlaunpolls, Ind., dispatch says:
Secretary Wilson Is prepnrlng the call
for tho annual convention of tho unit
ed mine workers of America, which
will assemble In this city on January
19. next.
The cull will bo printed nt once In
tho Mine Workers' Journal and tho in
dividual notices to each loca' will bo
sent out in a few days.
The basis of representation Is tho
Bnme as has been followed In the past,
and this means that there will be In the
neighborhood of 800 to 1,000 delegates
with a voting strength of nbout 1,700.
The coming convention will be one of
the most Important and most inter
esting over held by tho organization.
Tenmter Htrlke
The executive council of the national
teamsters' union ordered a strike of Its
drivers against the People's Gas Light
and Coko company at Chicago. Tho
cause of tho strike, the teamsters as
sert, is that the gas company dis
charged several men for Joining the
union. The strike Is not expected to
seriously effect tho business of making
gas for somo time. Tho drivers on
strike number about 200.
Killed In a Hununay
While out riding at Nebraska City,
Mrs. Joseph Lelbold, aged sixty-nine,
was thrown from the buggy by reason
of the, horse becoming frightened and
running away. Her left leg was broken
nt the ankle, right above the knee and
there were serious bruises on her head
arm nnd thigh. She died, and will bo
burled on Wednesday. Her husband,
who was ten yenrs her senior, died
less than n month ugo.
Filed F.nd Fiitnllr
Charles Crone shot nnd killed James
Faust near Carroll. la., while Faust
was entering the homo of Charllo
Faust through an upstairs window.
The tragedy was thn sequel of an old
family feud. It Is said James Faust
had threatened to kill Charles Faust's
whole family. Crone Is a nephew of
Charles Faust.
Called to Teiu
Rev. Grorgo T. Perkcr, who has been
curate of Trinity Episcopal church of
New Haven, Conn., for several years,
lias resigned to accept tho rectorship
of All Saints' Episcopal church at Palo
Alto, Cul.
Mall Naek Stolen
A sack of mall containing $14,000 In
drafts nnd checks from the internal
revenue ofllco nt Danvlllo, Ky and
$D,000 In bank checks and drafts be
sides registered letters, from various
parties, was stolen or lost between the
Danvlllo postolllco and the depot, or on
tho Cincinnati mail train.
The street car conductors nnd motor
men nt Houston, Tex., walked out
Monday morning and not a car has
moved nil day. Efforts mado nt a set
tlement during tho day have been with
out avail.
'T dET
Nebraska and Notro Dame Seek
Company ot Big Nine
KNOCK, BUT NOT LET IN
Chicago Conference Decide to AiltnU
Them WonJd Cao DtiMrlehllne
Other New of General and
Interetln- Character
A Chicago, Nov. 28, special says
Tho faculty conference of tho "big
nine" universities rejected the applica
tions of Notre Dame and Nebraska
universities for admission to the con
ference, and in bo doing made the
more general decision tn limit ri,
ference permanently to tho "big nine"
at the annual meeting, held in this clty
at the Victoria hotel. In line with this
same Btand It was decided to limit tho
entrance for the conference track meet
to tho "big nine" universities and other
colleges, following tho conference
niles, to be invited by a special com
mittee. The action was rather une.xepected,
aB It had been understood that Ne
braska had the backing of such alllc
as Stagg of Chicago and Jones ot
Michigan.
Nebraska's winning footbnll team
this Bcason was supposed to bo a strong
card In her favor, while Notro Dame
hoped to get In becnuso of her ad
herence to the conferenco rules this
year. Both, however, shared the same
fate.
The representatives of tho big nine,
colleges of the middle west compris
ing tho college athletic board, made up.
of the universities of Chicago, Michi
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa, Illi
nois, Indiana. Northwestern nnd Pur
dueconvened nt the Victoria hotel
in tneir nnnual meeting. Tho men rep
resenting the different Institutions
were: A. A Stngg, Chicago; Judge
Iane, Michigan; Prof. Chnrles S.
SUchter, Wisconsin; Prof. F. S. Jones
Minnesota; E. A. Wilcox, Iowa; Prof.
H. J. Barton, Illinois; Professor Sam-
son, Indiana; O. F. Long, Northwest
ern, and Professor Moran, Purdue.
"The conference wishes to havo It
distinctly understood that there is no
question that Notre Dame nnd Nebras
ka are now living up to the conference
eligibility rules," said Prof. M.W. Sam
son, of Indiana, secretary of the com
mittee and spokesman for tho confer
ence. The case of Notre Dame was present
ed by Prof. D. T. Murphy of that Insti
tution, nnd the case of Nebraska by
Prof. C. W. Clements. Nebraska made
tho special plea that the Missouri val
ley territory was not represented at
all in the conference.
The entire forenoon nnd part of the
afternoon was spent in going over nil
the ground on tho general question of
enlarging the conference. It was ad
mitted that it would probably raise,
tho standard of athletica to havo alt
tho colleges, for that Is what it was.
agreed would come If the enlargement
was continued. The argument which
decided the whole question was, that
to be effective, the conference must not
be unwieldy. It Is not considered un
wieldy now, because of the geograph
ical location of the colleges.
FIRE AT BROKEN BOW
llulldlnK Ued for Normal College If
Dentroyed
The two-story brick building used by
the business and normal college of.
Broken Bow. Neb., was burned Friday
afternoon. The lower part of tho
building wns occupied by the musical
department of the college and the sec
ond floor was divided Into rooms oc
cupied by students. Professor Garllck,
who was In chargo of the musical de
partment, sustained quite a loss in tho
damage of several pianos. His loss is
fully $1,000. Among tho roomers who
lost more or less by damage to their
property, are: Mrs. J. B. Logan, the
Misses Hlatts, Rector Emerson, Kels
tcr and Messrs. Wallace. None of
these had Insurance.
Tho cause of the fire Is unknown,
but It Is thought It originated from a
defective flue. Tho building Is owned
by I. A. Reneau, of Broken Bow. Ho
carried $3,000 Insurance, which will
not cover the damage. As Professor
Roush had the business and normal
departments of the college in n sep
arate building, the fire will not inter
fere with the school. Professor Gar
llck has soveral rooms in tho Realty
block, on tho south sldo of tho city,
where he will reopen his department of
the work.
NEWS BOILED DOWN
The Mollne plow works of Mollne,
III., has certified to the Becretary ot
stato an increnso in capital stock from
$2,400,000 to $3,200,000.
The sum of $500,000 was deposited at
the sub-treasury yesterday for transfer
to Snn Francisco. This makes a total
of $2,250,000 transferred to tho Pacific
coast recently.
Three children of Morris Dressier
died at tho city hospital at Baltimore,
Md from burns received nt their home
during tho day. The mother left them
at homo alono and when sho returned
tho house wns In finmes.
The magnificent sugar house at Ash
ton plantation at Lullng, La., former
ly owned by John A. Morris, and now
tho property of Charles A. Farwell and
others, burned. Tho loss is $130,000,
with an Insurance of $C5,000.
ReportB from Kansas counties say
that the rain which fell alt dny Fri
day turned into a heavy storm of
Bleet and snow. In tho central part of
tho state nearly two inches of snow
has fallen. It Is tho first general snow
of tho winter.
Michael Dnvitt, the envoy from Ire
land, was accorded a splendid recep
tion at Music hall, St. Louis. The plat
form was occupied by a representative
body of men Identiiled with tho united
Irish league. Mr. Davltt spoko at
length and in response to an appeal for
financial assistance it was announced
that $2,500 has been contributed.
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