KANSAS LIBRARIES
Sixty-Eight Woll Supplied With
Fino Books
CARNEGIE HELPED TWELVE
VmIiia of ItiilltHne nml Hook lMlmatod
(ii l.t. Worth Hovrr.il Million--Wlit
Women Am Doing
Tliro aro sixty-eight libraries openly tho food for tho horses. Two men
ti) tho public In Knncas, ucordlng to
a hand-book of Kansas libraries Just
lamed as a bullotiu of the university
or Kansas, Tlwr tuny be moro than
tliU mi in Iter, but thlb Is nil that wcro
ntnrlct far punwscs of cluralllcntlon
in tho hand-book. In addition to these
tlKyni aro a number of reading rooms In
Y M. 0, A. rooms besides a largo
manlier of school HbrarlcH throughout
tlW Stato.
Andrew Carncglo has aided In tho
erection of twrtvo library buildings In
Katucta, for which he has given $280,
000. Tho moat valuable one In nt Kan
sas Qlty, Knn- Tor which ho gao
170.000. Tho list of Carncglo libraries
in tho slate l as follows:
lavoiiAVOiMk freo public library,
$.10,000.
Hmporla freo public library, $20.G00.
Atutoiwii Momorlul library, $30,000.
Ottawa freo public library, $15,000.
J-awronco freo public library, $25,000.
Htitchlnoou free public library, $15,
000 WiniioM freo public library, $15,000.
Fort Scott freo public llbi.irv$15,00(.
Kansas 'City frou public llbrnrly. $75-.
000.
Maniliattnn freo public library, $10,
000. Newton freo public library, $15,000.
iVtllna froo public library, $15 000.
In addition to the a iitimhiT of
other llbroiricH aro housed !;. their own
biiildlnRS. Them "-. rifb Hpooner library
at tho University of Kansas-, tho Hoa
woll library ab Wnshhuni, and' linker
tmtverrity l to liavo a fine library
liiiltdlng. Tho stato hns built one for
tlw Stnto Normal school. Topeka and
Cawkcr oaclv luuvo their own library
building".
I'"rutn a peroral or tho histories of tho
various librarian In tho stnto It. would
neom that tho women's clubs havo been
Instrumental in starting tho majority,
anil a largo niunbor aro Mill managed
and In sonio canes maintained by these
clubs. Ah a rule, howover, after the
clubs havo demonstrated tho vnluo of
, public Ubrary, tho city In which It Is
located adopt. It oh a public Institution
awl support It by taxation.
The handbook couelBta of n pamphlet
of over a Iruinlrcd pases, lllustratrd
WW a number of pictures of library
Uldlnga It Is edited by Cnrrio M.
Woo, librarian of tho University of
RLnrcm. and Edith M. Clark, her or.
Iltitanti In tho preface they say:
"This handbook is a contribution to
tho history of tho library movoment in
Kansas, and pnrKsr-. to glvo are ue-
COUnt of thn oreiinl7.nJ.lon. iiirHnlntvntii'-f
omul ujlmlulBtraUojiiflnsturiSJ in this
wnimouwcttlUCjtf''
To Tret Convict 1'nrolo I.hiv
Ati application for a writ of habeas
corpus to rolcacj John Nolcn from tho
Hutchinson, Kan., reformatory has
lhn illcd ill the supreme court. The
attorneys for Nolou propose to at
tack Uio validity of tho practice of tho
luxinl of managers of tho reformatory
in Inking paroled prisoners back to
the reformatory when they vlolato tho
terma of their parole.
Nolen was cent to tho reformatory In
1898 from Wyorodiotto county for bur
glary. Ho wna parolod In April, 1901,
(but abouL two woelcs ago he was taken
'back to tlio reformatory for violating
lib) parole.
Ida attorneys allege that he was re
incarcerated without duo process of
law. Thoy aeom to look upon hlu sec
ond arrest act being tho ratue an that
of a man who Is not under sentence.
Thoy allege that tho reformatory board
Ikui no power to ntjaln arrcht u convict
who has bocn onco paroled.
Ill I.anit Dnnl In llourliou County
Ono of the blggebt real ettate trans
no.l(oiia In montlis past was consum
invited last ovonl'ng when .losepli Cooke,
lw well known banker residing at
llronw)n. twenty miles west of Fort
Scott. Kcjtitvm, iwld two tracts of land
aggregating no mo 300 acre of vnlu
tin real cfitatj) to James Nobel of
1'iwa It is un Jut-stood that Mr. Noblo
iutnmhi moving to that vicinity at
onco, and will miteilnlenil tho devel
opuuiiit ami cultivation of the land.
Moot of this1 land) l located In tho gas
and oil fleWij wMch have mado llron
ton a thriving village. The land which
1 1 xi Iteen dsodod to Mr. Noble is In
two separate tracts, one of 1C3 acres,
Mm olher of 40 acre. Forty dollars per
'r) for land In UoiirDon county Ib a
lnco not received every day.
C'lolni; Up Mutual limuranro Coin puny
Tho report! of tho receivers of tho
K.m&M Mutual Life Iiuuirnnce com
Imy were submitted In detail in tho
I(ii4txd Stales circuit court, at Ixavcn
mvi (Ji, Kan,, and approved by .Iiulgo
V O. Hook. The reports of tho act
uaries alt wore submitted and con
llrmrxl. Tho pile of the na?et8 of tho
Kiinmu Mutual I.lfo to the Illinois
Ijifo Insuranco company was confirmed
in the summer, and on nrdor was Is
Kuod closing the entire litigation.
Not Work of VbiiiIrU
Governor Ferguson of Oklahoma dis
credits tho atory that the large plcturo
of President Roosevelt in his oillce,
which wa found lu a badly damaged
condition waa destroyed by somo
dniukon or foul-minded vandal. Ho
avya he Is confident thct It was acci
dentally omnalied by one of tho throe
Jwltor, aa It had been repaired whoa
lm returned to tho office early yeeter
dW afternoon The Janitors have not
biwu questtoucd
FARMING WITH STEAM
i:ntorirll!ig (nna Farmer Am Itlgtit
Ifp-lo-Drttn
John Gunklc, of Kinsley, ICan., has
purcluwd a Ktcatn gang plow, and la
tearing up tho earth In groat chunks.
There nro nlno lC-lnch plows In tho
gang ainl they aro pulled by Mr. G tin
kle's traction onglno. Theso plows cut
a land about twelve feet wide and turn
over 25 and .10 acres per day. The cost
per nerc will bo comparatively light,
an tho onglno and plows will represent
but llttlo more capital than horses and
plows iho old way, and the feed for tho
cnulno will nrobnbly not cost as much
(run tho machine, whereas tho old way
It would rrqulro four or five to do the
worlc
Another point of saving Is tho tlmo
required In taking caro of the engine.
In a country whero 500 to 1,000 aero
field" aro common wo look for com
plete Eitcccfs for tho outnt and do not
doubt (hut they will Irocomo numerous
In tho near future. Advantage must bo
taken of tho fntl rains- for plowing and
by the present method ground dries be
fore tho plowing Is finished, but when
ono cuu turn over from twenty to
thirty acrta por day with one of tho
lato Improved plows tho work will bo
finished beforo tho moisture ovnpor
ateu. Emery Beck has been busy thin fall
with hlw engine, pulling a coiiplo of
diet's with a couple of grain drills
hooked on Ijoii.ikI them and lias put
In wheat at tho rate of thirty to thlrty
11 vo acres per day. Ho thinks It is uia
only way to do tho work on a largo
field, ami In welt plcascu with the Job.
Humus Charter Granted
Tho Kansas State charter board hoi
granted tho following charters:
Tho Kansas Southorn Oil company ol
Sterling: capital. $2,000. P. E. Junkln,
editor of tho Sterling Dulletln, ia at
tho head of this company.
Tho Carbondulo Tolopkono company;
capital, $2,000.
Tho Farmers' Grain and Fuel com
pany, Hohvington;. capital, $10,000.
Tho Nelson Oil company, Fort Scott;
capital, $ti,000.
Tho Shattuck-Georgo Iron company,
Wichita; capital, $30,000.
Permission was also granted to th
Noll & Gcorgo Lumber comiany of Ho
bart, Ok., to db buslnras In Kansas.
It bau a capital stock of $50,000.
Conl Rule I'r:ceilent Eitnbllihett
The state board of railroad comrnis
doners of Kansas baa rendered n deci
sion in tho Wichita coal rate caso by
ordering a reduction of 10 cents a ton
on the freight rate oi all coal shipped
to Wichita- from the Pittsburg district
This reduces tho rato on lump coal
Troin $1.C0 to $1.50 por ton. nnd on
slack riom $1.35 to $1.25. Whllo this
dors not bring tho rato down to an
equality with that of the rates to points
In other states, according to the show
ing mnde by tho attorneys' for Uio city
of Wichita, If tho ruling Is accepted by
the railroads It will at least establish
tho precedent that the stato board of
railroad commissioners liavo tho power
to reduce rates. . "
tTMWrof Fast Ilnllromllnff
Now that It has been conclusively
proved that nu electric car can bo run
at (ho into of 125 or 130 miles nn hour
without trouble. Genu an engineers aro
asking whether It will pay to do so.
Owing to the destructlvo oitect of such
high speeds upon a roadbed, It is al
leged that tho latter must be built of
brick and cement Instead of dirt and
broken stone. Again, to avoid tho
consequences of atmospheric disturb
ances when one train meets another, it
may bo necessary to allow thirty fcot
between tho two tracks, thus material
ly adding to tho cost of a right-of-way.
Pessimistic views like these desorvo
careful consideration, but It must not
be imagined that the case is already
settled.
Will Iiuck tha Meat Trait
With tho assistance of 200 farmers
who arc to coutrlbuto $10 each and 40,
OpO Lincoln citizens, each of whom is
asked to give 10 cents John G. Quinn,
a collector for tho Lincoln Transfer
company hopes to successfully combat'
Armour, Cudaliy nnd uio other mem
bers of the meat truBt. Mr. Qulnn ex
plained his plans yesterday afternoon
to a collection of about soventy-flvo
peoplo mostly farmers and at ine close
of tho meeting nbout a dozen of his
hearers placed their names on his list
as willing to co-opcrato with him in
tho hopo of raising tho prlco of stock
to the farmer and lowering the price
of meat to tne cousumer.
Tim New Conircaalonal nulldlnr
Speaker Cannon, Representatives
Hepburn and Richardson of Tonnosaee,
comprising the commission having in
charge tho construction of an offlco
building for tho houso of representa
tives, yesterday were Informed by At
torney General Knox that the Jury of
condemnation had fixed tho prlco to
be paid for tho slto at $741,000, and that
his depart men t was now engaged in
rovlewlng tltlo to tho various pieces of
property, preliminary to the govern
ment taking title. Tho ground then
will bo cleared and tho erection of tho
building begun at once. The structure
Is to coat between $3,000,00 Oand $4,
000,000 and Its construction will take
bevcial years.
JUlIrokil Arcldnnt at Kokotuo
Klevon pasBougors were moro or less
Injured In a collision of a westbound
Clover Leaf passenger train loaded
with Christmas passengers and at Pan
lmndlo freight cngUo at a crosslug at
Kokomo, Ind.
Bhoultl to (II ren Vubllcttr
At a dinner given by tho orlenUl as
sociation of Toklo, Japan, Former Min
ister of Foreign Affairs Kato, who pre
sided, sold ho deeply regretted that the
pooplo had nob been taken Into Uio
confidence of tho government regard
ing tho position of affairs between Ja
pan ond Russia. Novortlieless, ho said,
should tho emporor declare var tho
nation would bo found ready to give
bilru unanimous support
A dog takes pleasure In separating
hlniselt from his baric
ALITTLEWARCLOUD
United States Sondins Mon and
Supplies to Panama
PREPARING FOR THE WORST
ElrHInn In ttrpulilln of I'niinnm Sliow
Unitnlinlty for 1!fiiiIiIIi-' i'liimlltif
llonal l)tlKiitr No llrllirrr
The hurried fitting out of the cruiser
blxlo for her trip to Colon from Phila
delphia has been made. In addition
to tho nix hundred marines on board
tho quantity and character of her cargo
Indlcnto that tho government expects
a long stny nt Panama. Her holds and
deckii nro crowded to tho limit with
stores. Resides the regular stuies and
other outfits for the marines on board
of her and those now at tho Isthmus,
tho Dixie takes with her fivn wagon
loads of email arm ammunition, a large
quantity of lumber, camp riuppllcs nnd
a number of wugons.
Tho mnrlncH from tho Prairie, now nt
Colom who have been stationed ut Rn
vlza, havo gone from there to Panama,
and aro now located nt U.ib uoispo, a
station on the Panama railroad, occu
pying tho homes of the canal company.
The United States- guntont Castlne
has arrived at Colon.
Elections- for mcmheis of the con
stitutional convention tool: place In
overy part of tho Panama republic. Tho
results aro not known, but telegrams
from tho Intel lor report tho apparent
triumph of the candidates proposed by
tho popular Junta composed of liberals
nnd coii6cnntlvca.
For tho llrst time in tho history ot
tho lElhmus the clectlons'ln tho city of
Panama have bocn coufnicted without
any attempt nt bribery or other Il
legalities. SPLENDID SHOWING
NolinnU rinnnrlnl CnniUllon llottur
Tlnin Kvrr
Tho combined s'owlng of state and
national banks In Nebraska mnke even
ft hotter showing than wn: dtt closed
by tho statement of tho Btate banks
nlone. Tho combined deposits In stnte
nnd national banks Is $81,109,407.71, nn
Increase of $G,000,COO over tho deposits
ono yenr ago. Tho Increase In tho da-
Tho combined showing of ttato and
posits In stato banks alone was $2,
G8I1.2G2. Tho deposits nio as follows:
Deposits, national banks.. $4:i14n.i(il5.47
Deposits, state banks 37,G73,882.24
T,otal, $81,161,407.71
lho loans are ns follov&:
Loans, n-atlonnl banks.... $.',5.GG! .103.11
Loans, stato banks- 34,53(Jl&io "j
Total loans. VVT ..-.t.'. '.'.$70,198,522,40
rue iipltnl stock of Nebraska banks
Is asrrillmvsr;
National banks $10,390,000
Stnte banks 8,018,100
Tho nirplus and undivided profits arc
as follows:
National bank's $3,870,302.83
Stato banlcs 3,315 ,748.02
Stato bank have a reserve of 29 '4
per cent, which Is nearly 15 per cent
more than Is required by law, nnd tho
national banks outsldo of tho two ic
scrvo cltlca or Lincoln and Omaha, have
31 h per cent reserve.
Will IVtltlon Cnngri-ai
The southwestern lumber association
at Kansas City, i.lo., Is preparing to pe
tition congress to onact a law regulat
ing tho movement and supply or rail
way freight caro. If such a law should
bo enacted by congress It will compel
tlie railway companies to furnish nn
adequate number of cars to shippers
and it la contemplated that the rail
way companies shall also bo compelled
to supply sufficient equipment bo that
fre ght may be shipped without mate
rial delays. The southwestern lumber
association hopes to Interest all tuo
lumber Interests of tho United States
In tho proposed law. Grain, stock nnd
other largo shippers allege the same
grlovanco that tho lumber interests
complain, of. Efforts will bQ made to
endeavor to Interest tho stock and
grain shippers. It Is bcllovcd that if
these three great shipping Interests
combine on the question that congress
can not well refuse to take some de
cisive action.
Will Keep rrlrea Up ,y It
A doclslon has been reached bv the
flint glasn manufacturer of Pittsburg,
i a., to closo all bottle factories shortly
after the first of the year for a period
of four weeks. In order ol curtail pro
duction and hotter enablo to trndo men
to maintain prices. Tho report of this
decision has caused consternation In
glaes circles and particularly among tho
workers who had presumed that their
season's work was permanently settled
nnd theie would be no cessation of tho
Industry for the remainder of tho fire.
Tho agreement Is said to cover all the
tnemheiH ot tho association manufac
turers, but of coiirko not tho Independ
ents, who will continue their opera
tions. Notices of the shut down will be
posted Eomo time during tho week and
thousando of skilled workmen will be
leudorcd idle.
Amerlcnn Arabnitailor Arrive nt I'miani
W, I. nuchacan, United States minis
ter of the republic of Panama, has pre
sented his credentials to tho provisional
government. Ills reception was most
enthusiastic.
Something Now In Strike
Melville church, tho leading Presby
terian place of worship In Wcstmount.
tho fashlonablo residence suburb of
Montreal, Canada, Is without tho ser
vices of a choir. Rev. T. W. Wlnfleldv
pastor of Uio church, severely criticised
the members of tho choir for eating
candy during tho progress of the ser
vice!?. As a result of tho criticism, a
deputation from tne choir waited upon
Uio reverend gentleman tho other day
and requested a retraction". This ho re
fused to mako and as a result the choir
went out on a Btrlko.
WRECK IN A BLIZZARD
Cm nurd liy Wlntl KxtlnguUhliiff Switch
Light nt Mrt'nnl Station
The death list resulting from Uw
head-on collision between two Pero
Marquette railroad passenger trains
near East Paris, Mich., stands at twenty-two
with twenty-nine persons in
jured, several of them probably fatally.
In nddltlon to tho Identified dead there
were found four more bodies.
It was the most disastrous wreck In
the history of the Pero Marquette sys
tem nnd Instead of being caused by
man's carelessness or mistak c is
charge to the wind, which extinguished
tho red signal light In tho order board
nt McCord's station, whero the west
hound train waa expected to stop and
receive now orders. Two minutes be
fore tho train rushed In McCord's the
light, was burning, but In that brief In
terval tho blizzard that waa raging ex
tinguished it, and train No. G flashed
by tho stntlon to crash Into castbound
train No G, near East Paris. Tho
trains were reduced to a promlscous
pile of broken and twisted timber and
metal, with dead and Injured pinned
down and crushed by tho fragments of
tho heavy cars.
UNIONISM IN NEW YORK
Dnutirttiirnt of I.nlior Furnlnhei Born
litterrntinir HlntUtlc
Despite tho fact that thero has been
nn alleged concentrated effort to dis
courage trade unionism, tho Now York
stato department of labor In Its bulletin
Issued for the quarter ending October
1 reports a great Increase In member
Bhlp and ltv unions established. Tho
bulletin says:
"At tho end of September the bureau
of labor statistic registered 2,587 trade
union In this stato, this being an in
crenso of 225 over tho number six
months previous. Tho total member
ship waa 395.73G, an increase of 38,034.
New York City gained 24,301 or 11.3
per rent In membership. Tho princi
pal Increases were In tho building and
transport trades, while tho clothing
trades lost 4,065 members."
Work of American Hmo Dall League
At Its last meeting the American
Baseball league did the following:
Raited- President Johnson's salary to
$10,000 despite tho cxecutlvo'a objec
tions. Killed tho foul strlko rule.
Gave Johnson power to close deal by
which tho Washington club passes into
new hands.
Restricted tho number of players
each team can carry after Juno 1 to
sixteen ono moro than tho limit of
last eenson.
Empowered President Johnson1 to ap
point schcdulo commltteo and also com
mittee to reviso constitution, so as to
conform with tho new national ajerjiP-j
"tMl the New York club deal with
FrccdmniK
Reelected President Johnson nnd
VIco President Somers.
Adjoin ncd to convene In New York
March 3.
Shutting Kagro Theatrical Oat
Another step has been taken in the
separation of tho races In the south by
the decision of Klaw- & Erlangcr, the
atrical managers, to book no more
negro theatrical companies for the
south. ,
Heretofore they have been playing
a number of theso companies- In tho
leading southern cities and the ven
tures havo proven profitable.
There were three negro companies
book for tho season nt Now Orleans,
ono of tho companies, giving "Tho
Smart Set," played at tho Crescent tue
atro In that city in Novcmbor. It waa
tho excitement caused by tho appear
ance of that troupo and the loud pro
tests against it on tho part of tho
whites that led to tho decision by Klaw
& Erlangcr to shut negro actors and
actresses out from tho south In tho
fu ure.
r.cnernl Jlmlncx Grent Favorite.
it in mmorea that UTo greater" part 6f
the republic of San Domingo now under
arms Is In favor of General Jlmlnez, the
former president, who is Bald to be
marching on the capital, San Domingo,
at tho head of a large body of Insur
gents. ino provisional government is
making active preparations for defense.
Snn Pedro Do Macoria has declared in
favor of tho Insurgents. Tho situation
ta becoming extremely critical, though
tho city Is quiet In expectation of
events. There is great depression In
business circles- aa tho result of tho
constant disturbances of the financial
situation.
Fight For Fooil In Chicago
During n stampede of 10,000 men, wo
men: ami children waiting for admis
sion, which followed tho opening of tho
doors of the Chicago Coliseum -where
the Volunteers- of America gave tholr
annual dinner several glasa doors were
demolished and tho dozen policemen
on duty at the place restored order only
with tho greatest difficulty. In tho rush
several women and children wero
knocked down and) trampled on, but
no ono was seriously Injured. The
crowd waa the largest that ever as
sembled at Buck an affair In Chicago,
and when, overy one had been satisfied
not a morsel ot the tons of food re
mained. V
Carl lite Indian Were too Speedy
Superior. team work, and an abund
ance oftick pluys, coupled with more
thorough training gave the Carlisle In
dian teamva!dcclslv' victory over tho
all-California eleven in one ot the
most spectacular games ever played In
San Francisco. Tho score was 23 to 0.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed.
Cannot Iteorult Flnt Cla Han
In rovlewlng the year's work of tho
United States army In tho department
of the lakes Major General John C.
Dates, commander In chief of this ter
rltorlaldlvlslon, says that the character
and appearance of recruits is not up
to Uio standard as compared with those
of former years, tho number of unde
veloped youths being especially notice
able. Perfectly simple and simply perfect
Is dyeing with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES.
SINEWS Of WAR
Both Russia and Japan Buying
Meat and Flour
SHIPMENT OF RUSH ORDERS
Botith Omaha, ICnitim City nml H.-ui Frmi-
clirn yurnlnh Mrut nml Mlniie.ipoll
llie Flour Japnn' lleninnil
Tho Russian- government Is buying
supplies in South Omaha for tho use
of its troops In tho far cast. The Cud
ahy Packing company has recolved a
rush order through nn agent of Rus
sia, for 1.00,000 pounds ot extra mess
beef. This order Is now being pic
parcd at the Cudaliy plant, nnd Is
practically ready for shipment.
When tho shipment Is mndc the beef
will be packed lu oak casks, bound
with galvanized Iron hoops. There
will bo 10,000 quarter barrels, 2,000
hnlf barrels and 2,000 full barrels in
the shipment.
Tho Russian government has Just
placed an order with Armour & Co,, of
Kansas City, for n million and a'half
pounds of mess meat for Immediate
shipment to San Franclf.ro. The order
calls for tho delivery of tho meat to
San Francisco by January 22. The
meat, It is said, Is for the imc of the
Russian army, and its destination Is
Bald to bo Port Arthur.
It appears that tho order was re
ceived last week and already one-third
of the qunntity of ment has started
west. Tho order came through Uio
San Francisco branch of tho packing
house and is said to have been placed
originally with a San Francisco com
mission firm.
: Within the past eight business day
Minneapolis mills have booked almost
100,000 barrels of flour for export to
Japan-. It Ik not unlikely moic busi
ness will result. For some lime Japan
has been a heavy buyer of American
flour. Tho millers are reticent about
discussing the Japanese business, but
admit that the orders are still coming
and ono large company alone Is known
to havo booked close to 50,000 barrels
within- a day or two. The Japanese
government has bought no flour direct.
I Hajinto Ota, tho Japanese commis
sioner to tho Louisiana purchase ex
position, accompanied by a party of
artists and artisans, arrived at Seattle,
"Wash., on their way to St. Louis.
I Japan will Insist on her demand that
the Integrity of China bo preserved
and that Korea must remain nn Inde
pendent kingdom nnd will refuse to
compromise with Russia on tho basis
of Russian supremacy in Manchuria
and Japancso control In Korea, accord
ing to Mr. Ota. Ho says that such is
tho Japancso position and that Japan
feels that she has. tbrouuraJ unoQi't
n ''"? n .. .i. ! 1
or an mo oincr nations ot mo can 11.
Ho Bays that the Japanese government
ran bo depended upon to maintain its
conservntlvo attitude, despite the pop
ular clamor for war, until hostilities
are forced.
EPIDEMIC OF PNEUMONIA
Alarming Condition Now Kxperlruceil lit
Chicago nml Vicinity
With pneumonia estnbliflhlng a new
death record In Chicago and the county
hospital so crowded that patlentB nro
sleeping on mattresses on the floor and
less serious cases being turned away, a
sorlotm problem confronts the Chicago
health authorities.
Tho many varieties of weather from
which tho city has suffered during the
Inst week, is'blamed for not only tho
many pneumonia deaths, but for the
crowding of the hospitals In another
way. Within tho past few weeks an
unusual number of persons, Injured by
falls on ley sidewalks, have been taken
to tho county Institution! and though
a new omcrgency ward has been
opened, all can not bo cared for prop
erly. Last week's alarming increase In
deaths from pneumonia Is made the
subject of the latest health bulletin.
During tho seven days ending Sunday
pneumonia claimed 139 victims in Chi
cago or 27 per ceut of tho total mortal
ity rate.
Kearney Will Do It l'nrt
"The Kearney normal school will bo
completed before next fall," said A. O.
Thomas of Kearney, a member of tho
stato oxamlnlng board of teachers. "A
mistaken Impression lins gone out that
the citizens of Kearney were endeavor
ing to ovado repairing and remodeling
tho Green Tcrrnco flats given 10 tho
now school. This Is unjust nnd not
true. Kearney stands ready and will
ing to do as Bho agreed and will carry
out all her promises. No objection was
made to tho plans prepared by tho
etato board of education for romodollng
the building. Kearney merely had oth
er plans drawn and submitted them for
comparison with tho board's plans, be
ing willing to abide by any decision
the board might make. The contem
plated repairs will cost 15,000 or ?G,000
and our citizens aro ready to pay for
them when required."
A Smart Lincoln Firm
Ono Lincoln firm purchased G50 spe
cial delivery stamps to Insuro tho
prompt delivery of tho Christmas pack
ages 'sent out by them. This broko tho
records of the Lincoln office in the pos
tal department for tho year. As ono
of these stamps is used on ono pack
age, It meant that the store sent out G50
packages, and as each stamp cost 10
cents, Uio firm was compelled to pay
$65 to get the bundles safely and
properly delivered.
No Union Depot for Knnn City
It was said by very high railroad au
thority that no new union papsengcr
station would bo built by tho present
Union Depot company at Kansns City.
Tho same official said that the conimls
slon of engineers appointed to recom
mend a Bite had finished Its report, and
that while the report was an exhaus
tive ono. tho members of tho commis
sion had failed to agree upon a site.
This report will bo received by tho di
rectors of tho Union Dopot nt tho
meeting to be held In Knnsas City
next month.
COLOMBIA PACKING UP
The I.OKiitlnn At Wnnhliigtou Collect
ing 1'i.rM.i.tnl t?fr..la 1
Although Secretary Hay ban not re
plied to the note of General Reyes, prep
arations are rapidly going on for tho
closing of tho Colombian legation at
Washington, nnd the departure of Co
lombla's representatives for homo. II
la clear that they do not cntcrtnlr
much hopo of a favorable reply by t li IH
government. Already most of tho len
gatlon files have been packed and ar-j
rangemcits completed for plnclni
them In storage. General Reyes foi
several days has denied himself i
callers. It In believed that wntie till
reply of Mr. Hay has not been made;
sufllclcnt Information has been ob
talncd by tho Colombian represent!!
Uvea In tho Interviews- they have hn
with the secretary to enable them
forecast Its conclusions. Tho prcpnrl
tlons going on for tho closing up of tl
affairs of the legation would seem
Indlcnto that General Royes and II
Hcrran me awaiting only ns a mnttf
of form and diplomatic rourtesy the l
llclal communication of Mr. Hay sc
ting forth the reasons why the govera
meat enn not accept their view of thl
Panama situation, before severing dip!
loinatlc lelatluns with the united
States.
r tnlerriit lo County omvliil
All fees must bo duly accounted fori
and officials are responsible for sums
duo the county whether collected or
not. So decided Judge Cornish In tho
district court In tho cast of Lancaster,
country against C. O. Boctchcr. former
ly district clerk. Mr. Roctcher must!
pay to tho county tho sum of ?2,50.j
with Interest Hlnco his torm of offlco;
expired. Judge Cornish declared IiIhS
opinion was founded on Nebraska de
cisions In which the principle had been
upheld that officials aro responsible for
nil the fees duo tho office whether col
lected or not. In other words if a
county officer extended credit In tho
mnlter of fees ho did It at his own
risk.
Secretary liny SerloiMly III
"Tiie conomon or Secretary Hay re
mains unchnnged. Contrary to tho ex
pectation of his physlclnn the secre
tary's bronchial troublo has not yield
ed readily to treatment and Mr. Hay
probably will leave Washington early
In January for ThomasvlIIe. Ga., for a
visit to Colonel Oliver Payne, Tho
mild climate thero hns helped the sec
retary beforo and It Is hoped may again
provo an effective cure. Unless a de
cided and unexpected chango for the
better In Mr. Hay's condition occurs
within tho next few days, Mr. Loomis
will officiate at the breakfast on New
Year's day to tho diplomatic corps at
tho residence of tho secretary andnr i
Ubx ... ,Mr. Loomls wjll.ojwwpresoiit
at the president's reception lu the
tamo capacity.
Want Alii From Cnngre
Rcpresentntlvo cltl.cn9 from towns
along the Missouri river between
Omaha and- 500 miles nortn met nnd
adopted resolutions urging congress to
take steps to protect the banks of tho
stream to prevent further encroach
ment. Resolutions were adopted nnd
a committee appointed' to present them
to tho senate and house of represen
tatives. Among the members nro: I).
W. Morgan, mayor, and Victor E. Ren
der, Council Rluffs; T. S. Sluill, Sioux
City; Ay. A. Smith, California Junc
tion; J. E. Dewell, imEEonrl Valloy;
Charles E. De-land, Pierre; H. F. Kell
ncr, North Platte, Neb.; Frank Cas
tetter, Blair, Neb.; A. M. Mtinn, Ne
braska City; C. W. Dean-. Glenwood,
Ia. H. T. Clark of Omaha Is president.
Want United Stnte to Intercede
'With tho view of enlisting tho Im
mediate and actlvo Interest o the Unit
ed States against tho reported contem
plated massacre of Jews In Russia on
January 7, the Russian new year, Si
mon Wolf, a member of tho oxecutlvo
council of the B'Nal B'Rith, and rep
resenting the united Jewish socIcUes,
will lay before the state department an
urgent appeal in behalf of his peoplo
represented to him to bo thus threat
ened. Following his visit to the de
partment, Mr. Wolf will be received by
President Roosovelt, at which tlmo tho
whole subjec.t of tho status of tho
Jews In Russia will bo discussed.
Dietrich Trial Nett Week
Tho members ot tho new federal petit
jury nt Omaha called for tho present
session- of the district court, havo re
ported to Judge Munger. Tho Import
ant trials to eomo up as a result of tho
recent work ot tho grand jury, how
ever, will not begun until January 4,
at. which time Senator Dietrich will bo
tried on an Indictment charging con
spiracy agnlnst tho government. Judge
Munger on his own motion has trans
ferred tho Dietrich caso to the circuit
court, which will bring ono ot four
circuit judges Into tho caso to sit for
him. Theso judges aro Sanborn of St.
Paul. Thayer of St. Louis, and Hook ot
Topeka. In tho ordlnnry courao of af
fairs Judge Thayer will be tho mem
ber selected. Ills experience in trial
practice, and as a trial judgo has beou
extensive, especially In this class ot
casea. ,
An Immenio Cigar Tax
In view of tho fact that many thous
ands of people in all parts of the coun
try aro Interested In tho guessing con
test as to tho number ot cigars tax paid
In November tho Internal revenue bu
reau asks that public announcement
be made of the number of cigars tax
paid at $3 por thousand during No
vember, 1003. Tho numbor Is officially
stated to havo been 578,157,470.
More Trouhlo In Han Domluao
It Is rumored that the greater part
of tho republic of San Domingo now
under armsi Is In favor ot Genoral Jlm
Incz, former president, who Is said to
bo marching on the capital nt tho bond
of a largo body of Insnrgonts. Tho
provisional government Is making ac
tlvo preparations for defense. V
Ills Flro at MeinphU
Fhe lu the largo department store ot
B. Lowensteln & Bros., on Main street,
between Jefferson and Court, Memphis,
caused damage approximated at $150,
000, fully Insuied.
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