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m 1 I I 1 "J l It $ i ' . i , ; r i il SHELLING PANAMA Declaration of Indoptndonca for Isthmus. UNITED STATES ON ALERT Crelctleg latere! raramonnt A Hitter Conflict Not Uueipected. If Tho Independence of tho iRtltmtis of PsntmA 1ms beon proclaimed. 'A large and enthusiastic crowd ot nil political parties assembled and marched to the headquarters o( the government trooi vrhero Gcnornls Tovar and Amnya, were Imprisoned In tho name ot the republic of Panama. Tho enthusiasm was Immcnso and at lonst 3,030 ot the men In tho gathering woro ar ned. The battalion of Colombian tioops at Panama favors tho movement, vhlch Is also Uiought to meet with tho approval ot at loaul two of tho government transports now horo. Tho fine of tho republic of Panama was thou hoisted. It constats of four squares. Tho first tippor Rquaro, to to left, Ir bluo. Tho first lower square, Co tho loft la whlto, with a bluo star In Itn center. Tho second upper square la whlto with a red star In Its center nt the second lower square Is red. The, cause of tho rovolutlon may bo brief! summed up as bolng the result ot tho action of tho congress ot Colom bia at Bogota In rejecting the Hay Herntn canal treaty, tho ranamoans being almost to a man In favor of tho construction of tho canal by the Unit ed State. Vice Consul Ehrman at Panama, has cabled tho Btnto department, WnBhlng ton, that tho Colombian government warship Bogota, Is shelling tho city. Eleven Ghlnnmcn havo boon killed. Mr. Ehrman 1iob beon Instructed to protest agnltiHt tho bombardment. It tho consuls protost Is not fliiffl clent tho commandant of tho United Rtates crulsor Iloston, which Is on her way to Panama from San Juan del Bur, will promptly Relzo tho Colombian gun boat It necessary. This bombardment la In violation of ell tho rules of war, beginning n it did without tho required notice More over, Uie United States government takes tho ground that It cortatnly In terferes with tho freedom of trnnslt across Uio Istiimus which this govern ment la trcnty-hound to tnnlntaln. It Is qulto evident that the navy Is making preparation for a larger demonstration in Itshmlan waters than It haB mnde for many years and tho fact . Is not disguised that all of tho Information that has come from the secret agents of tho govornment point to tho ultimate success of tho rovolu tlon. Dut, meanwhllo, extremely deli cate questions nro to be answered, for tho occupation of one end of tho Puna ma railroad by tho government and the 'other end by tho revolutionists, makes the situation extremely complicated. "You will protect American Interests at all points and do overythlng possi ble to avoid bloodshed," Is tho sub ntanco of tho Instructions cabled by the uavy dopaxtmont at tho Instance of the stnto dopartmont to tho naval commanders now at the isthmus or on their way. The United Statos govornment re ceived a cablo from Panama requesting that It recognlzo tho new government. I Mather Shown No Merer, "There is to bo no abatement of vlg lUnco until we havo located and ex posed tho litislness man who, In the despicable rolo ot 'masher,' Insulted the wlfo of nn honest citizen recently on the public streets," said Miss Fan nie M. Hardin, presldont of the Busi ness Woman's club, nnd editor of the Business Woman's Magazino, of Den ver. "Wo aro having women detec tives appointed. They will go along the afreets in plain clothes, nnd as they will bo chosen from tho most handsome and striking looking young ladles em ployed In tho various stores, they will probably form a successful luro to tho disreputable young men who mako overtures to any woman. Wo will havo eoaio detectives among j stenogra phers too, nnd It will not hereafter bo sate for any old hoary-headed sinner to offer his blandishments to the pretty girl who pounds the machine. Wo havo had letters from business woman's clubs ot Chicago, Milwaukee, and oth er cltlea Inquiring how we conducted this branch ot tho work, with a view to establishing tho same sort of a masher catching bureau lu their sev eral cities," flaw High While It Waited. Mail Lnylon, who wns arrested n few weekB ago lu New York, and plead ed guilty of charges ot embezzlement brought by officers of tho United States Playing Curd company, Is reported to havo mnde a completo confession show ing that sho dlvortod from tho com pany's bank account $37,000 wbllo act ing, during six year, ns confidential clerk tn tho Now York office Miss Ijiyton Is now awaiting sen tence. Tho woman has turned $5,000 back to her employers, all tho money the saved. In her confession sho mentioned tho name ot a prominent officer of a Now York corporation who, she says, profited by her stealiugs. Sho Alleges thnt tho man got her to cash checks, and Itv that way uho got rid of ft good deal ot the money. The balance went In high living. Oar Aold In Place of Medicine. Little Eva Ingalls, tho young daugh ter ot Englnoor James O. Ingalls of Mc cook, la dead. Her mothor by mistake CSV bcr a dost of carbolic acid. An HipeuiWe Corner Stone. King Edward, In tho prcsenco of several thousand people, laid tho cor ner stono of tho King Edward VII. con sumption sanitarium at Mldhurst, Sus sex, for tho erection of which Sir Er uest Cassol gave $1,000,000. "I like a man," she remarked, "who ays exactly what ho thinks." "About somebody elso, of course," suggestod her chum, Chicago Evening Post. When a man has not a good reason lor doing a thing ho has ono good rea son Cor lotting It alone. T QUAIL ON TOAST , Tot lit rlrtt Time lu Two Year Hunt r Can Hag TheM. The open season for shooting qrmil under tho Nebraska game law is now on. and wll. close tho last day of the month, For more than two years therr has boon no open Reason for quail. The legislature or 1901 passed a now net protecting game except dur ing certain seasons. Tho members ot that body deemed It wlso to give quail somo additional protection and tho act provided that It should bo unlawful to kill thoae birds at nny tlmo ot tho yenr until Novomber 1, 1903. The act designates tho month of November as the only month during which they mny ho killed. After abstaining for more han two years, the hunters ot tho nwnsi are racer to try their luck. Tho ong period of protection Is said to hnvo csultcd In a large Increase In the num- er of birds, though tho claim Is often uado that more perish during winter lorms than, aro killed by hunters, 'hlef Onmo Warden Cnrter. who has .nvcstlgatcd the loss by storm denies this statement. LOOKS BAD FOR MADDEN The Man Who Wa After Newipmpers Now In Trouble. Charges ot a serious nature have been made ngnlnst Edwin C. Madden, third assistant postmaster gcnornl, at Washington, and tho postal Investiga tion now Is concerned with hiB division. Whether Madden's Indictment will bo obtained or sought Is not yet certain, but If tho charges aro substantiated ho will havo to lcnvo tho postal scrvlco and stand prosecution as well. The administration was made awaro of tho accusations against Madden only a few days ago. Tho presldont himself has been fully Informed and already tho de partment inspectors aro at work on tho case. The Inquiry, however, has not proceeded far enough to warrant any stntcmont as to what action will bo taken. In general It can bo stated that tho charges Involvo Muddon In the al leged Illegal sale of stamps nnd In withholding from tho treasury soveral thousands of dollars sold to havo thus been obtained. Funeral of IHn, Ilooth Tttcker. Funeral services over the remains ot Emma IJooth-Tucker, consul of the Sal vation army In America, wero held In Carnegie hall. Now York. The audi torium was filled to overflowing and hundreds of persons who hod been un able to gain entranco waited In tho streets until tho ceremonies bad been concluded thut they might fllo past the catafalque and look upon tho face of tho doad Salvationist Tho services, which, wero conducted by Colonel E. J. Hlgglns, chief secretary of the Salva tion army In America, were Impressive and consisted of a musical program made up ot the favorite hymns ot tho dead woman and of ouloglcs ot her life. Tho grief of Commander Booth-Tucker was poignant and as ho knelt by the bier sobbing patneucaiiy. mo gremur part ot tho vast congregation wept with him. ' Claim They Wero nnneoed. An action has been commenced In the district court at Plattsmouth by the til ing of a petition in equity by Attorney W. L. Brown of Lincoln for the plain tiffs, John Kupke, Johanna Sayre and Robert M. Sayre, against Caroy S. Polk, II. It. Noltzol, J. Bt Baumgartcn, Jo hann Stroy and wlfo, Herman Schmidt, Agnes Schmidt and tho Bank ot Mur dock. Tho plaintiffs ullego that C. S. Polk, an attornoy of Plattsmouth, came to their home in Kentucy and Induced them to sign away their rights In the estato of the lato Ernest Kupke ot Cass county, to which thoy now allege they aro solo heirs. Tho consideration re rnKoii wm 14.000 and the estate Is al leged to bo work $22,000. Thoy tender payment of tho 54,000 with Interest and seek to recover tho valuo ot tho estate, asserting that tho papers wore signed In Ignorance ot their rights iu the matter. To Own Ita Own Itoad Into Denver. Plans arcs being prepared by the Rock Island for a lino from Llmon, Colo., to Denver. Tho distance is nine ty mlle3 and at present tho Rock Is land Is using tho Union Pacific tracks under a ntnety-nlno year contract, which can bo terminated at any time by tho Rock Island company. Tho Arkansas Valley & Western, which has a lino surveyed Into Denver, Is under stood to be a Rock Island scheme, as tho surveyors are from the regular nnctiinnrlntr forces ot the Rock Island. Tho cost of tho extension Into Denver will bo about $5,000,000. according to tho reports given out by the engin eers and this Is almost positive evi dence that tho Rock Island-'Frlsco system will be running Its trains into Denver over Its own lino beforo long. To lluy American Beourltle A special dispatch to the tierltn Tagoblatt from Baslo, Switzerland, says that a trust company for tho handling ot American railroad securities has been organized, tho following Basle firms participating: Spoyer, Eblnger, Paravlnlnl & Sarasln and tho follow ing Berno banks: Macuard, Nuenbar ger, Bcrthoud and Pury. Tho capital Is $1,000,000 and $1,500,000 in bonds will bo Issued. Kuhn, Ixeb & Co., New Yoric, nave beon requested to act In an ndvlBory capacity to tho trust company. Be yond tho fact that the company haB for Its principal object tho purchase and sale ot American railway stockB and bonds, Kuhn, Locb & Co. had no ln formation concerning it. Mr. Moltneaz Reroarrle. Wallace D. Scott, of Sioux Falls, S. D., was married to Blanche D. Chcse brough, the former wlfo of Roland B. Mollneux, ot Now York. Scott 1b a member of the law firm of Klttredge, Wlnans & Scott, tho Benlor member ot ot which Is Senator Klttredgo. Mr. Scott Is serving his second term as state's attornoy. Tho law firm of which Scott Is a member represented Mrs. Mollneux's litigation In South Da kota. Generally the family skeleton is the liveliest thing in the family. ITS 0W.1 FREEDOM Sentiment of Cenornl Chnrlos Emory ?mith. HAD BEST RULE HERSELF A 9r and Independent Attitude From Imperial ltelralnt and Hurden Should lie the Order Former Postmnster General Charles Emory Smith, speaker nt tho annual banquet of the Fltehburg merchants' association, said In part: "Mr. Chamberlain's plnn proposes to put n ring fenco around Great Britain, and then glvo a tariff preference to her colonics. Wo cannot bu unmindful thnt this policy may havo serious concern for us, but If we keep our rightful trade weapons in our humls we need not fear tho Issue. Will Canada bo contont to sacrifice her own interests for tho Interests of English manufac turers? Will sho consent to renounce hnr own right of Independent action for the sake of an empty Imperial con nection? "We do not seek the annexation of Canada. We would not trammel the political freedom or aspiration of our neighbor. If tho two countries which stretch along side by side for 3,000 miles shall ever come together It will be with froo nnd full consent by the natural law. of gravitation; but, while politically distinct, tho two American lands ot kindred blood and law may well have close- commercial relations. Why should thoy not in mutual Inter est have an Intelligent nnd statesman like systom of broad reciprocal agree ment? "We have drawn a circle nround the Americans and made the Monroe doc trine its dominant law. No extension of European 'power within that circle will be allowed. It Is only a deduction of that doctrine that no European war shall be suffered to wage within the American realm. Herein Ilea the true safeguard of Canada In consulting and protecting her own Independent Inter ests, free from Imperial restraints and burdens, and It will bo wise and well for her to una... stand and appreciate the broad American spirit." ALL KINDS OF FUN To Break tho Monotony It Coat Over a Blllllon of Dollar Fourteen solid blocks of uulldings In ruins, one life lost, two score of per sons Injured, flvo hundred persons homeless and a financial loss of $1, 000,000 1b the outcome of an alleged drunken freak which resulted In a Are at Coney Island, N. Y. Frank Connolly, 27 years old, and Peter Skelly, 38 yenrs of age, former waiters In the Albatross hotel at Shoepshcad Walk and tho Bowery nro locked up charged with arson on the strength of a statement mado by Bar ney Wolf, proprietor of the ualncs law hotel, at thp Island. Wolf says that Connolly and Skelly In tho presence of a crowd said that things were getting dull on tho Island and they believed they would liven up the place with a fire. He saw thorn start one, which he put out. Ho asserts they started a second, but he arrived Just as the flames shot up and was unable to con trol them as he had done boforc nnd he gave the alarm. When ho saw his own place go up 1...0 tinder and hoard that his brother-in-law, Albert Rubin, had been fatally Injured by jumping from a window to save nlruself, ho told the police ot Connolly nnd Skelly. SUMMONED TO ENGLAND Commander Rooth-Tncker Leave to Con fer With fleueral Ilooth Commander Booth-Tucker ot the Salvation army sailed from New York for England on the Cedrlc in response to a cablegram from General William Booth, tho head of tho army. It was said at Salvation army headquarters that the commander had been over come by tho sudden death of his wife and that General Booth wished him to tako a few days rest and to recover from tho shock of his bereavement. Commander Booth-Tucker was accom panied by his daughter, Mate, and bis secretary. He said he was going ovor for a rest and that most of his time in England would bo passed with the father of bis lato wife, General Booth. Among Salvationists It Is said that General Booth is Buffeting greatly from the shock of his daughter's death, and on account of hla ago It is feared the result may bo serious. The Queen' Accomplishment Italy delights In the accomplish ments of hor beautiful queen Helena and Is proud that she Is Included among the royal litterateurs of Europe. As a young girl she published In a Jour nal at her home nt Cetttnje, Monte negro, verses that were greatly ad mired. The dowager queen, Margaret, Is the author of religious versos in cluded in all the Italian anthologies. Of the other roynl pereonnces who are literary lights tho queen of Roumanla (Carmen Sylva) has a reputation world wide. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria Is a composer of operas. The king of Sweden and tho emperor of Gormnny have done much In n literary way. Wanted Magistrate Kxecnted The native papers of Pokln report that mob in tho mining district of Choklang province recently burned a missionary church and killed tho na tive pastor. Tho priests of tho district are demanding tho execution of tho lo cal magistrate as reparation. Prominent Iowa Man Killed by Tramps John Rush, president of tho Salem Gas company, of Waterloo, la., was assaulted by tramps near his homo and died shortly afterwards of his Injuries. Mr. Rush was a prominent Iowa trav eling man and closely Identified with the travellngmcn's association, and was veil known throughout tho state. En Route to l'auama The Unlteu States collier Nero, under orders to proceed to Panama, steamed out of San Diego Nov. 4. OUR COMING RULERS Over Sixty Million Children Uolng to 1'ulillo School The report of tho commissioner of education, Washington, for the lost fiscal year places the total number of pupils enrolled In the common schools during the yenr at 16,925,887, or over 20 por cent of the cntlro population. Tho average dally nttendanco for 1902 was 10,999,273, being C9 per cent of tho total number enrolled. This Is tho largest number over reported In the United States. The actual average number of days attended by each pupil onrollcd reached 100 days, Tho school term for tho first tlmo In tho history of the United states, reached 145 days. Tho prlvnto schools are tabulated at 1,109,991 for tho clomentary schools, and 108,032 for academlos and other secondary schools. The total enrollment for the year, In eluding public nnd prlvato elementary, secondary nnd higher education, was 17,460,000 pupils and to this thcro should be an addition mado for even ing schools, business schools, private kindergartens, Indian school!, ' state schools for defective orphans, otc, 620.480, making a grand total of 18,080, 840 In general und special schools. The increase in tho length of the school term of 145 days Is due to the growth of cities and largo villages. The average schooling ot the entire population is placed at 1,032 days. The total number of universities, col leges and technological schools is 638, of which 131 admit womon, only 134 universities and colleges admit only men to the undergraduate department nnd 330 admit both men and women. Of the forty-three schools of technology twenty-seven Institutions report wo men among their graduates. TO BE INVESTIGATED TV bite Bald to Be Aggreianra la Reoent Indian Trouble Tho commissioner of Indian affairs at Washington received tho following telegram from Indian Agent Brennan, who is at Newcastle, Wyo.: "Report of Indian troublo here exag gerated. From best Information at hand thlrty-flvo miles nortn of Lusk a fight occurred between officers and some twenty Indians, somo of them from Pino Ridge. Seven Indians, in cluding ono wju aw, wero killed; also sheriff and ono deputy. About ten In dian families under arrest here, will tnke them to agoncy. In my opinion n mistake was made In precipitating tho fight. Would recommend that United States attorney of this district bo directed to act on behalf of depart ment, mako a thorough Investigation. Am assured by officers of this country that no further troublo will occur." Tho Indian office sympathizes with tho view that tho whites wero the ag gressors and will recommend to Sec retary Hitchcock that he ask the at torney genoral to havo the affair in vestigated. A Statue for Oom Fanl. Paul Kruger, tho former president of tho Transvaal Republic, replying to the gift of a statuo erected at Mentono, France, for him, from subscribers, said: "I do not despair. A man of my age has no further earthly expectations, but I have confidence in the justice of God. Tho younger generation will witness the triumph of justice and will see the realization of our experience and pa tience. Thank you for all you have done for tho cause of the Boers and thank you for not forgetting me In my oxlle and grief." Mr. Kruger Is described as being con stantly occupied In reading the Bible and as malntalng a dignified bearing. But he Ib calmly resigned to the events In South Africa. The Patrle, Paris, asserts that an un written chapter of the wear will appear later, disclosing the fact that the Boers relied on the promises of Germany, but that Great Britain succeeded lu gaining German neutrality. It will also be shown, the Patrle adds, that the Boers had planned the cripple tne Brit ish commerce by the fitting out of pri vateers, "which Mr. Kruger prevented, not wishing to have resort to such supremo remedy." Suicide Not Entitled to Iniaranoo. In a decision in the United States district court at Kansas City, Judge John F. Phillips held that Insurance companies may enforco tho antl-sulclde clause where previously entered Into by the Insured. The decision was In the case of James Whitfield, a newspaper sporting writer who killed himself. He was Insured for $5,000, receiving a pol icy that contained a ciauso specifying that only $500 should be recovorcd In caso of suicide. Although tho statutes of Missouri declare that Insurance com panies may not make suicide a defense in rofuslng to pay a policy, Judge Phillips held that "as tho pleading of tho contract in questio. voluntarily entorcd Into by tho parties, goes mere ly to tho question ot the amount ot the recovery, and not to tho defeat ot the recovery, the conclusion Is that tho plaintiff Is only ontltled to recover the sum of $500." They Are to He Buffaloed The Chlneso government has In formed United States Minister Con gor aubstantlally tLat It permits the wa ter buffaloes nlready bought to bo ex ported, but tho hope Is expressed that the Philippine government will not purchase any more ot the buffaloes. The government of China Is willing enough to establish the precedont ot remitting tho export duty on the ani mals, but It will send the amount of duty collected to the Philippines as a donation for tho relief of tho distress existing there. nought a Hello Company The Michigan Telephone company ot Detroit was purchased at foreclosure salo by N. W. Harris of New York, for a syndicate of bondholders ot the com pany. Tho only bidder was Genoral F. N. Mcaney of Now Yorli, representing tho American Telephone and Telegraph company, Impecc Kuxtan Fleet A dispatch from Port Arthur an nounces that Viceroy AlexIeR has re turned there from Tallenwan, where he went to Inspect the Russian fleet LARGEST IN WORLD An Experiment Station of 4,000 Acres KANSAS PROUD POSSESSOR Tha Old Fort Hay Military Reservation Helng Transformed Into the lleit I'roperty lu the State. One of the best things the federal government has ever done for tho west was tho transferring of the old Fort Hays military rcsorvntton to tho stato of Kansas, nnd tho establishment of tho experiment station on tho eastern half of the reservation by the state. Tho Hays experiment farm Is by far tho largest in tho world. It comprises four thousand acres of tho bcht land In western Kansas, und It permits expnrl mentfl to be conduitcd on a scnlo com mensurate with the way farming is carried on in tho west. When the wnr department plrkcd out tho site for Fort HnyB nnd Its reserva tion away back In the Indian days, It selected just about as good running land as thero Is In that part or tho state. In that respect It differs greatly from tho Fort Riley reservation. Tho reservation contained about 7,600 acres. It lies on the south side of Big creek, a well timbered stream In which there Is an abundance of water, and the north east boundary of the reservation Juitt included the creek within Its lines, so that the land on the experiment farm Is largely bottom land und the rich prairie which rices just enough to glvo It a good drainage. After tho government abandoned tho reservation in 1889 It was supposed that it would somo time be opened to set tlement and It was covered by settlers. Somo of theso secured a. homestead In terest in tho land so that when the gov ernment enmo to turn It over to the state it was found difficult to dislodge thorn. To save trouble, on the ndvko ot Attorney General Godard leases wero given to thoso Bettlers who hud legal claims on their homesteads. Somo of the leases run until 1900, but all expire by that tlmo. At present about 1,200 acres of tho experiment farm nro leased. But while the state will not get tho use of the land during that tlmo it will bo broken out and well culti vated, so that the state will be saved that expense. Whllo the work on tho experiment station has only started comparatively, soveral very valunblo experiments nro well under way. Tests aro mnde with ono hundred and sixty-five different va rieties of wheat last year to ascertain their productiveness und this test will bo continued. An experiment is in progress this fall to asrortnln whether tho tlmo of plowing for wheat makes any difference with tho crop. Super intendent Hancy began plowing soon after harvest last summer, and a tract was plower every two months until n few weeks ngo. Then It was all seeded at once. Caro will be taken to ascer tain if tho ground which was plowed early produces better than that which was plowed late, as somo allege. Another experiment of valuo to the western farmer Is designed to ascer tain tho effect of Kaffir corn upon tho ground. Some farmers allege that a heavy crop of Kaffir corn so depletes the soil of moisture that it will not produce other cropu well for a year or two afterwards. This will bo tested. Superintendent Haney Is also breed ing new varieties and crosses of wheat. ThlB work has been carried on exten sively in Minnesota for a number of years, and extremely valuable resulta havo been secured for the Minnesota, wheat growers. Superintendent Hnney desires to ascertain what varieties yield the heaviest and what varieties are tho hardiest, and then cross the two and afterwards, by selection of tho best seed, to breed up tho desirable qualities. He began this work last year, but It will necessarily require a scries of years to get the best results. Tho interests of the stockmen of tho west are to be looked ufter In tho ex periments us well as thoso of corn and wheat growers. In the cxpcrlmenta this Bummer the farm has produced an abundance ot rough feed of all kinds, from alfalfa, sorghum, Kaffir corn and bromua lnermls, to all kinds r.f straw. Superintendent Hancy has just con structed a series ot small feeding pens In each ot which he will place eight or ten calves and they will be fed a defi nite period under the same conditions, but each pen will bo given a different feed. This experiment will probably bo Invaluable In ascertaining the best and cheapest method of producing "baby bee," a subject In which many western farmers are interested. All of these experiments can bo con ducted on tho samo sort of a scalo that they would bo conducted on tho nvcr ago farm, so that tho experiments will be of raoro value than ir conuucieu on a small scale. Thero will also be extensive experi ments In irrigation the coming year. A well with an Inexhaustible supply of water and a pump with n capacity of 15,000 gallons an hour, to bo operated by a common traction engine, hns been sunk In a convenient place, nnd various experiments to show tho cost and In creased productiveness of irrigation as applied to various crops will bo con ducted. e Wanted to Die He Hid. Following a family quarrel, John Link, a farmer of Marquette, Mich., went into a field, seated himself on two sticks ot dynamite and lit tho fuse A searching party gathered up his body in a basket. Want to Cancel III Inurnnre, In the United Stntes circuit court ot St. Louis tho Mutual Life Insurnnco company of New York filed nn applica tion for the cancellation of two life In surance policies aggregating $250,000, carried by the company on tho llfo of James L. Blair. Tho company charges that the policies wore secured through fraudulent representations. Tho peti tion further says that Blair attempt ed to tako his own llfo on Octobor 1G and October 31, nnd defraud tho com pany ot the amount of the policies. COMPLAINT UNJUSTIFED Murliil of Colored Ulrl In Keeping WtttyQ lUual Hound of Decency. Governor Bailey has received a re port In tho imbecile nsylum caso, In which It was alleged that there had been neglect on tho part ot the asylum authority at Wlnfleld, Kan., in the preparation for burial of Lizzie Snell, a colored girl In the asylum from Spring Hill, Johnson county, who died recently. Some time ngo Governor Bailey re ceived a communication from tho trus tee ot Spring Hill township stating that the body of the girl had boon received lu a condition that showed It had not been properly prepared for burial; that It was dad In a dirty calico dress, and that tho undertaker's charges were very excessive, und that tho cofiln pro vided wns only a cheap box. Governor Iiulley at once ordered an Investigation of tho caso made. Ho received a letter from II, J. Al len, chairman of tho stato board ot chnrltlcs, stating thnt he had been to see Mrs. Mary Snell, mother of the girl, at Spring Hill, and that Mrs. Snell hald tho only things sho complained of woro tho undertaker's charges and the condition of the dress. She thought a shroud ought to have been supplied. Mr. Allen also enclosed a copy of a contract between the board of charities and Johnson county, showing that the county furnishes the clothing for Its Inmates In the Imbecile- asylum. Accompanying tho letter of Mr. Allen wero statements by C. S. Newlon, su perintendent of the asylum, and a num ber of attendants, nnd also one from T. F. Axtcll of Wlnfleld, the undertaker in tho case. Theso letters stated that tho dress In which tho body was clothed was woollen and was accompanied by u number of other garments, all of which had been laundered tho same na the clothing for all Inmates and em ployes of the asylum aro washed; that the body was Bultably prepared for burial, and that the coffin was a good t ono for tho price. Superintendent New lon also stated thnt It Is not customary to order shrouds for deceased inmates unless thoy are ordered and the ex pense Is guaranteed by the relatives. Tho undertaker's bill was ns follows: Coffin, $1."; outside box, $3; embalming, $5; transportation, $2; express charges, $12.30. The cofiln wns said to havo had on tho usual trimmings, even to u plate on which was engraved, "At Rest." A STATE FISH HATCHERY One to He Located atTratt, Kama, at Once. Attorney General Coleman has at last approved the abstract of tltlo to the site for the stato fish hatchery near Pratt, Kan., and work will begin on the hatchery in a short time. Tho abstract was mado out scmo tlmo ago, but It was deficient in somo particulars and Mr. Coleman refused to approve It un til It wns completed. The law creating tho fish hatchery provides for nn appropriation ot $1, 0CO for buildings and equipment for tho hatchery, but it specifics that a tract of at least five acres must first bo deed ed to the state for the slto free of cost. Getting tho title to tho site straight ened out Is what has delayed tho con struction of tho hutchery. Meanwhile Del Travis, Btnto fish war den, is busy distributing flBh for stock ing Kansas streams. Ho furnishes the fish to tho deputy wardens In cans con taining 400 fish each, and tho cans ure em ntled into tho streams. At present all the streams are being stocked with fish which aro purchased lrom a private hatchery In Rono county and every fish tho state gets Is counted. Thope going to Nebraska, streams ro cently were all counted. Milliliter Organize for Good' Meal. The pastors of tho leading downtown churches of tho city of Dea MolneB, la., havo formed a select association or club without namo for the purpose of having a social hour onco each week. , The association was formed separate from tho regural ministerial associa tion and It meets at a good hotel once each week at tho noon hour, when the preachers have a good dinner and talk over matters of common Interest. Thcro are said to bo fifteen of the lead ing ministers of the city who are mem bers. The club was formed largely be causo the ministerial association In cluded too many of the ministers and mlBslon workers and all the ex-ralnls-ters who aro residents ot the city. The organization aroused much Interest and some criticism and the ministerial as sociation will be reorganized on a dlf-A fcrent basis as tho result. t One Mltfortune Overtake Another. Kansas farmers on the north side of the Kansas river who suffered from tho flood are now unable to secure hands to husk the corn that was planted and grown since tho flood. Tho shortage of men Is affecting the farms qulto as much as unyono olse. Many farmers have offered men three cents a bushel and their board to husk corn. Tho usual price is two cents a bushel without board. The farmers also offer to furnish tho teams and wagons but men can not bo had oven at that price. In Holds that were flooded aa,1 Juno corn will yield 50 bu. per aero. In fields not flooded the yield will bo as high as 80 bushels per acre. Farmers both on tho north and south sides of tho river, in tho valleyB and on the upland, say that tho ylold ot corn, ex cept In a few localities, will be very heavy. Wanted to Kill nlmielf E. S. Clapp of St. Louis attempted to commit suicide In Pittsburg at a ho tel by Rhootlng. Business troublos Is, said to have'' prompted tho deod. Crlpplu Creek, Colo., Hank Fall. Tho Bl-Mctalllc bank of Crlpplo Creek, Colo., haB failed. Tho Bl-Motal-llc is a state bank established In 1891 by David II. Moffat and eold by him to James F. Hndley and others. JLla capitalized at $100,000 and its dejsjjBts aggregate about $220,000. Tho officers nro: Prosldent, Jnmos F. Iladloy; vice president, Bruno Hobbs; cashier, E. P. Arthur. Tho cause ot the falluro to open Is snld to be due to tho heavy decline lu mining stocks and real estate. f J t-J&fr,miUril " AKrtUUife,, mtum