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FAVOR PUK.rOOD
The Hepburn Food Bill Passed in
the Lowor House
FIXES STANDARD OF FOODS
Prohibit fitterdaln t'nmnierr Impor
tation nd F.ipottatlon of Adullernt
I or M(lirnntleil Food mill Drug
The house paR&od tilts llopliitrn pure
foo bill oh a ritiltiK vote 201 to 08, Its
opponents being tumble to secure a .roll
call. "Aw amendment, Inserting the
word "wilful" With lefcrencc to persons
who Belt adulterated or mlsurnndcd
gooda, which would have compelled the
government to prove Intent to violate
th law by venders, wns stileken out
on a yea and nay vote in the house.
Several attomptH were made to amend
the hill, but no material thai cs were
made.
i The bill fixes the standard.- u foods
and drugs ns to their purity. t length
and character, and defines vi t shall
be regarded as adulterations or mis
branding of foodH and drugs. It also
prohtbltH Intcrcstnte commeice Impor
tation and exportation of such mla
branded and adulterated articles. It
J proposed, to enlarge the scope of the
bureau of chemistry to Include the bu
reau ,of. foods and Impose on It the
duty of performing all chemUal work
for the other executive departments
'inU burcnit will he charged with the
duty of Inspecting food nnd drug pro
ducts which belonged to Inteistnto or
foreign commerce The sccictnty of
l agriculture is given anuiorlty to cm
ploy bucIi chemists, inspectors, clerks
and laborers as may be netessnry for
'the enforcement of the net.
A THREE MILLION FIRE
United Stale MlrVl Work at Shelby,
Ohio, nrit Horned
At a meeting of the county assessors
hold In the Nebraska spuatc chamber
a permanent organization was effected
byitho election of J. H. C. Miller of
Iancaster comity president .and J. M.
Teegartcn of Cass county sccretury.
The meeting was called at the sugges
tion of.Secrctary George I). Bennett of
the state- board of equalization and
assessment. Auditor Weston and other
members of the stnte board were pres
ent most of the time and listened to
ttho' discussion. Scrrotnry Uennett read
tae greater part of the law section by
octton nnd cndenvoreil to answer ques
'tlons asked. A running uMscusslon was
'kept itp and a great deal of Information
I was brought out. It was fully demon
stratcd that the county assessors of
Nebraska arc good business men, fully
determined to enforce the law to the
lotter and enforce the uniformity of
'taxation. Thry nro alert and anxious
to liave the law lnteipreted bo that
,jj there can bo no question ns to their
duties and all seem to realize the im
portance of listing oveiy species of
property so that none will escape taxa
tion. A committee from the Nebraska Im
proved live stock breeders' association
called on them to ascertain whether
they fhtended to assess pure bred live,
stock higher than grade stock. It Is
said to be the determination of the
' assessors to follow the law and assess
such stock at its true value. The law
requires this to be done with nil kinds
of. property. No agreement was arrived
at as to the manner of arriving at the
value. of fine livo stock, each assessor
being left to worlc out tiie method in
-hlB own way In nccoi dance with the
Intent of tho law,
Elect Their Officer
Election of olllcers was the most ex
citing phase of the morning session of
the Nebraska state horticultural soci
ety at tho university farm. Practically
the whole list of the executive body
won chosen to hold over another year,
and but one new name appeared on the
board of directors. Uy n suspension of
rules, tho ofllcors were chosen by the
secretary casting tho unanimous bal
lot, oh no one destted to oppose the
men who had served the society so wen
In tho past. .e elections lcsulted ab
follows:
, President, 0. S. Cluisty. of Johnson:
first vice president. Harry K. Hnril
Bon, of York: becond vice presi
dent. E. M. Pollard, of Nehnwka;
secretary, L. M. Russell, of Lincoln:
treasurer, Peter Younger, of Cionevn.
'Members of the bnnnl of directors
are: Charles Saunders, of Omaha;
C. H. Green, of Fremont, nnd George
Marshall, of Arlington. These olllcers
will serve ono year.
ii. p. win spend sao.ooii
Thirty thousand dollais is tho sum
tho Union Pacific road pioposcs to ex
pend for repnlis in its headquarters
building In Omaha. These repairs have
been begun and nre of n tempoinry na
ture, such ns will keep the building
within tho requirements of city ordi
nances, A new headquarters building
has been contemplated for some time,
and this addition to tho mads termi
nals was one of the proposed Improve
ments of President .iiiit. before his ic
tlrcraont. The pluu, however, has not
been abandoned, and will be taken up
by the; now management In tho near
future. The obsolete location of tho
old building, nt Ninth and Fnrnnm
streets, as well as Its unsanitary and
crowded condition, has made new and
modern headquarters Imperative, Gcn
eral Manager Uancroft expectB soon to
have a conference, with President Har
Iman, and the question of new head
quarters is expected to be discussed at
that time
Itadluiu Will Work Wonder
Negroes are to bo white, If further
experiments witli radium In connection
with X-rays, now making in tlo chem
ical department of the University of
California prove as efficacious In chang
ing color cells ns present experiments
Indicate.
Robert A. Roos, a senior in tho chem
ical department, is making the experi
ments on color cells under the direction
of professors mid it Is believed that
black color colls can readily be changed
to whto by. ii complied action of ra
dium and X-rays.
COUNTY ASSESSORS MEET
They Are Alert nnd llnnlrn the l.nir Cor
rectly Interpreted In Thorn
niilldlngs nnd manufactured stock of
the Unltijd States Steel corporation,
worth three million dollnrs, wcro
ruined by tiro at the plant of the Shelby
Steel Tube company. Shelby, Ohio. Tho
tiro slnrtcd In one of the smaller rooms
from n defective electric wire and
spread to the larger stock rooms, de
stroying all of them. The product of
the entire plant for the last six months
was melted down within nn hour. This
stock consisted of 800.000 tons, making
In all twenty-live million feet of fln
lshed product.
In nn hour after the flro broke out
the Immense buildings fell in with a
crash that could be heard for miles.
Mattered and twisted, tho finished pro
duct lies in a heap and will have to bo
worked over.
This will delay tho mills on other
orders. The stock consisted mostly of
locomotive holler flues nnd other gov
ernment worl: of various kinds. The
fire wns confined to the stock build
ings, which weie built at an expense
o $100,000.
The tubing manufactured by tho
Shelby plant wus used extensively by
the government for boiler flues In
United StutcH war vessels.
The ilemnuii of the government alone
Is sufllclent to kerp n good sized plant
running continuously the year around.
The t'nltcil States government has been
tho best customer of the local plant.
Tho plant was elected In 1890, and now
covers ten acies.
WANT FULL COAL WEIGHTS
Inn wild Nelirnk Itetull Dealer Will
Mi fit In Ouinhn
The Conl Dealers' association of Iowa
and Nebraska Is to meet In Omaha Feb
ruary ,!, to discuss the "abort weight"
evil. The meeting, which will bo tho
first mid-winter meeting held by tho
association, somewhat of an emergency
gathering, and coming in the busy sea
son, will lie held in Crolghton hall, ses
sions beginnings at 10:30 o'clock in the
morning nnd at 1:30 o'clock In tho af
ternoon C. II. Chisani. of Omaha, Is
president of tho association, and It. E.
Harris, also of that city, is secretary,
At n meeting held In Sioux City De
cember 8. It was resolved that every
dealer should wolgh every car of soft
coal, and when tho shortage amounted
to more than 1,000 pounds to tho car
a report of the shipper, load and other
particulars should be made to the sec
letary Dills or lading also wero to
bo demanded. All claims wero to bo
assigned to chosen indhlduals and
when the amounts reached appenlablo
size, suit was to be, brought. A fund
was subscribed to. The meeting of
next month is partly called to boo what
effect these mcastucs have had.
Men In IIIbIi l'oltlon Tremble
Adolph Fein, former vice president
of the Hebrew Jefferson club, now a
convict In tho Missouri penitentiary,
under a sentence of live ycurs for com
plicity in the nutiunll.ation frauds re
cently investigated, appenrrd before
tho fedcinl giand Jury, iteiorc enter
ing tho giand Jury chamber. Fein said:
"I'll tell the grund Jury who the fel
lows weie behind those frauds, and
they are big fellows too. When I was
Indicted my fi lends bald thoy would
(omi! to the front for me, nnd I made
up my mind to keep my mouth shut,
but they deserted me. I wnlted till
December 117. Then I mndo up my
mind that It they wouldn't como to tho
front for me. the government would,
so 1 wrote Colonel Dyer, tnc United
States dlbtrlct attorney, and told him
I would slve up everything I knew."
Trend) Diplomat Help Ilula
There 1b a strong reason to believe
that exchanges of communications are
now going on between Franco and Rus
sia concerning tho position Russia will
finally adopt in response to the last
Japanese note. Long conferences be
tween WurtMlnlster Delensso and M.
Nelldoff. the Russian ambassador, are
being held almost dally In Pnrls. Prior
to these Riibsla had not consulted
France nnd M. Nelldoff went to Can
nes for nn extended stay, telling his
diplomatic colleagues that no happily
had no pint In the ilusso-Jnpnnese ne
gotiations. Following the presentation
of Japan's last demands, M. Nelldoff
gave up his vacation and began fre
quent conferciucs with M. Delcnsse.
It Is expected that the exchango of
views will exert a strong influence In
shaping the course Russia will adopt.
Honor In llr-nrs 1'riincU Trnln
The body of George Francis Train,
who died in New Yiirk City, has been
removed from Mill's hotel to a mortu
ary chapel, whoie It remained In stato
until tho funeral hour. Thousands or
children toward whom Mr. Train dis
played remarkable Interest took a fare
well view of tho remains. The funeral
was prlvnto and the Interment made in
Greenwood cmctery.
nr iilu num. considerable foituno Mr.
Train retained nothing personal, ex
cept the interest lie had In 3.000 lotB
he onto owned In Omaha. Protiactcd
litigation" has been carried on about
them nnd will. It Is said, be continued
by his daughter.
ttepuhllcau Convention Mny IK
Theio will bo but one republican
stnte convention In Nebraska, and it
will be held at Lincoln May 18, It
was discussed in executive besslon of
tho committee nt Lincoln. Mr, Rose
water rather favored two conventions,
but when the vote wnB taken he voted
for one. The action was unanimous.
Tho commltteo also recommended that
the state convention ondoiso a candi
date for United States senator.
Vrolilliltlnn Contention
The call for the national prohibition
convention to bo held in Indianapolis,
Ind.. beginning Juno 29, has been Is
sued by Natlonul Chnlrmau Oliver W.
Stewart. Tho call names Indianapolis
as tho convention city.
Officeholder KIlRlble
Postmaster General Pay no bald thero
was nothing to bnr. postmasters or
other federal otllceholders from serv
ing au delegates to political conven
tions, whether national, stato or
county.
fARMER SHIPPERS
Thoy Moat in Lincoln and Plnn
for Self Defense
ARE NOT GIVEN A FAIR DEAL
Annclittloii Will lint n Committee uf
Fire ( Formulate l.rKUIatlnii for
Independent Fnrnier Shipper
"We, feel the wnnt of legislation
and of tho entiin unt'Ht of lawn ul
ready enacted, and we recommend to
this body the appointment of n mm
mlteec on leglplntion."
In ncordance with the above sec
tion of the report of the committee on
ipsolutlnns, the Farmers' Co-Operative
Grain and Live Stock State as
sociation, h: session In Lincoln, selected
five men who will work nt the next
session of the legislature in tho inter
ests of the farmers of the, state. They
urc O. G. Smith, James T. Brady. II.
H. Hanks, James Ryan and I). W.
Uakcr.
Tho icniiiiniler of the adopted re
port of the committee on resolutions
reads as follows:
"We most hcnitlly endorse the prin
ciple of co-opeiatlou and we extend
the Invitation to eveiy local orgunlzi
tlon to become a member of our Blnte
association, believing that the co-operative
plan Is the only effective way
by which we can handle our produce
for our mutual welfare.
"We fuitl.cr BUggest that the board
of directors use nil Its influence in the
organization of new companies.
"We advise that the secretary of
each local organization send to th
seetetnry of tho state organization the
name of the organization with tho
names of Hb olllcers and the names
of Its members, together with poist
ofTlee addresses. All local companies
nnd those dcslilug to organize com
panies, nro lcquested to correspond
with tho secretary of our state organ
ization, James T. Urady. Albion, Neb."
The objects of the association as ex
pressed by one of the members, are:
"To protect the members against
discrimination.
"To furnish reports of crops and
market conditions, nnd nil Information
which will bo of mnterlal benefit to tho
members of the local organizations: to
procure the best possible mnrketH and
transportation for products that will
bring the producer a bettor return for
labor."
OfllreB were elected at n meeting
of the board or dlicctors. They aie as
follows:
J. S. Canady, president ond organ
izer: II. If. Hanks, vice president; J.
T. lirndy, secretary; O. G. Smith, of
Kearney, trensurer.
John Reese of Hrokcn Row. who'hns
held the ofllce of secretary, refused re
election for tho reason that ho has en
tered the. federal service and has not
time to. devote to the work. Mr. Smith
and Mr. Canady were re-elected.
These ofllccis wero chosen by the
board of directors elected at the meet
ing of tho delegates.. One director was
elected from each congressional dis
trict and ono director nt large. Fol
lowing Is tho new board:
First H. H. Hanks. Otoe county.
Second No ono present from this
district and election left with board or
directors.
Third O. Urittell, Klgln, Antelope
county.
Fourth D. W. Baker.
Fifth J. C. Canady. Mlnden, Kear
ney county.
Sixth L. S. Deets, Duffnlo county.
Director nt Large J. T. nrady, of
Albion, Boone county.
It seems certain that the association
will have a committee nt the next leg
islature to secure the passage of a law
that will make It easier for the elovator
men to get concessions from the rail
roads. Members of some associations
have notified the railroads that unless
they get what they want, politics will
not count In the selection of men from
their neighborhood for the legislature.
They advocate that candidates for the
Ipglslatuie be pledged In convention
to work for a bill for tho protection of
the Independent shipper.
It was said that there will soon be an
opportunity for the railroads to test
the Ramsey bill, as several suits will
probably be filed soon by locul as:o
clatlons. They Stole One Million
That competition of turf Investment
companies promising to pay i per cent
on weekly investments caused tho
merger of the Federal Securities com
pany nnd American Finance and Mort
rfago company, at New York, offering
respectively only G mid 10 per cent
monthly wns testified by Fernando
Baltes said tlint he had no duties ex
cept to lond his nnme as president, for
Baltes, president of the Federal com
pany, during a hearing on the applica
tion of depositors to have him and the
other promoters of tho concern de
dared bankrupt. The American Fi
nance and Mortgnge company wns put
out of business by tho iwllce. but not
before It had secured, so the applicants,
Joseph II. Clark, of Wyoming, Ohio,
and K. K. Murphy nnd K. W. Spinning
of Cincinnati, charge, more than $1.
uOO.OOO from vnrlotis parts of the coun
try by alluring advertisements.
Hun. It. K. Thonipaon Coming Home
D. K. Thompson, of Lincoln, minis
ter to Brazil, is expbeted by his friends
In New York. He left Brazil on a
coastwise steamer, scheduled to reach
New York on January 20. Mr. Thomp
son's friends announce that after ho
has gone to Washington ho will visit
for a short tlmo In Michigan nnd Chi
cago, arriving In Lincoln about Feb
ruary 8.
Keuulr for, the Coiiilllnlloii,
Secretary Moody has directed that
the historic ship Constitution shall be
retained at the navy yard at Boston
and from tlmo to tlmo rcpnlrcd so that
sho may be preserved Indefinitely, Part
of tho Constitution will be made into
a naval museum, the nucleus of which
Is now at tho Boston yurd. The secro
tnry also has decided to name tho next
battleship Constitution In order that
tho name may bo preserved In tho
uavy.
GOOD ADVICE TO UNIONISTS J
I'refthtent ,101111 Mitchell Knrnettly
Urge Non-Polltlcrtl Orgniilratlon
At the opculng of the convention
of the united miners of America at
Indianapolis, lnd a resolution was
considered providing for two delegates
to attend the convention of the west
ern federation of miners and endeavor
to cstnbllsh friendly relations or form
a coalition between the two organiza
tions. An effort may be made to have
the federation Join the American fed
eration of labor and so be subject to
the jurisdiction of the united mlno
workers.
A resolution was adopted urging tho
election of United States senatora by
direct vote.
Delcgnte Howell of Colorado Intro
duced n resolution which. In a lengthy
preamble, set fotth all the doctrines
of the socialists and asked the mlno
workers to tako tho Initiative toward
calling a world's convention of trades
unions to consider plans for tho dis
tribution of wealth created by labor.
Aftr an hour's heated discussion it
wns tabled.
President Mitchell took the floor and
urged the organization to confine
Itself to trades unionism. He said
under It the mlner3 were getting high
er wages than ever before. Ho allowed
every man his political opinions and
the privilege of voting them, but tho
organization should have nothing to do
with political tenets.
A resolution Introduced asldng that
the $21,000 per week now being given
tho Colorado strikers be Increased by
a per capita assessment of fifty cents
per week for one month brought forth
a prolonged discussion of the Colorado
strike. The amount that would be
raised under the resolution would be
$300,000. The discussion showed warm
sympathy for tho Colorado itrlkcrs.
The resolution was referred to tho
national executive committee.
THE BREEDING OF CORN
Interesting Meeting of the State Corn
Ilreeiler Amoclntlon
At the session of the corn Improv
ers' association, which met in room
207 of the experiment station building,
Lincoln. Joseph Hall of Tckamah spoko
on Nebraska's progress In corn Im
provement. He said that Nebraska
farmers formerly paid no attention to
corn Improvement and the only ques
tion they asked about seed corn was:
Will It grow? Within rerent years
this condition has changed until tho
selection of corn to Increase tho yield
has hecomo quite geucrally understood.
Following Mr. Hall's address, Prof.
C. G. Hopkins, of the Illinois experi
ment station, gave a -very interesting
talk on "rBoeding Corn to Improve Its
Yield and Composition." Professor
Hopkins showed that every corn plant
possesses an individuality the samo as
an nnlmnl. hence every ear of corn
has an Individuality. He showed that
no two ears of corn were exactly alike
In composition and that by selecting
ears with the desired qualities the com
position of corn can be greatly
changed. In-breeding, he said, should
be avoided In corn breeding as much
as In animal breeding. The discus
sion following this address was very
lively.
A resolution wan passed asking the
board of regents of the university for
aid to carry on experiments with corn.
NEBRASKA'S TEAM WILL WIN
Volunteer Firemen Will Send n Hole
Running Team to St. I.oul
Tho principal item of business at the
state firemen's association meeting at
Fremont was the proposition to send
an all-Nebraska hose team to St. Louis
to compoto in a cerica of Interstate
events at the Louisiana purchase ex
position. An hour and a half was
spent In debating a committee report
on this matter. There was no opposi
tion to sending tho team, but the com
mittee recommended assessing all vol
unteer flremen twenty-five cents apieco
to pay Its expenses, which waB the
bone of contention. It was finally voted
to appropriate $200 out of the state
association's funds, the balance of $600
or morp to be made up by subscrip
tion from the various departments.
Tho next convention for 1905 was
given to Columbus by a vote of 177 to
113 over Grand Island.
The following officers were chosen
by acclamation: President, Michael
Bauer. Nebraska City; llrst vice-president,
John McKay, Blair; second vice
president. Charles Holtz, Wahoo; sec
retary. L A. Miller. Kearney, re-elected;
delegate to national convention,
A. C. Hull, Fremont.
Want Quick Action Taken.
The national board of trade, at
Washington. D. C, adopted a resolu
tion declaring that "The timber and
stone act, tho desert land act and the
communication clause of the home
Btoad act shbuld be forthwith repealed
and In future all agricultural and Ir
rigable land reserved exclusively for
nrtnnl enttlnrK llllllpr tho homestead
act, and that In future tho government
should reserve tho title to forest lands,
selling only the stumpago or maiurcu
timber: and also that tho forestry
work of the government should be con
solidated In the bureau of forestry of
the department of agriculture; that
the great irrigation works necessory to
save from waste and utilize for Irriga
tion tho waters of our large western
rivers should be built as rapidly as tho
lands will be taken and utilized by
farmers In farms of 1C0 acres, or less
In area, and the entire cost of con
struction repaid to the government
through a charge imposed on the lands
reclaimed.
Want Reciprocity
The Dotrolt board of commerce ha
udopteil resolutions declaring that "tho
Joint high commission should be re
convened for tho purpose or negotiat
ing a new reciprocity treaty with Can
ada and tho approach to lta delibera
tions on the part of representatives of
the United States should bo In Hitch
a spirit of liberality and concession
ns may lead to agreements satisfac
tory and beneficial to both countries."
Wonder how much a man has to al
low his wiro to dreB In the South-Sea
Islands, where they don't.
A GREAT RECORD
United States Heads the List of
Exporting Nations.
VALUED AT THREE BILLION
9 he I nrrrnte of Kxport lln Ailtnnreil
(IrniltiHlt.r In the 1,111 Few Your
Willi ArIoiiiiiIIiic Knphlltjr.
The United States again stands nt the
close of the calendar year 1903, at the
head" of the list of world's exporting
nations, so far as relates to the ex
portation of domestic pioducts. This
fact Is shown by a series of tables Just
presented by the depaitmtnt of com
merce nnd labor through Its buicau of
statistics.
There arc only three "billion-dollar
countries," considered from the btand
polnt of exportation of domrbtlc pio-
ductB and they nio In the order of the
magnitude of their exports the United
States, The United Kingdom nnd Ger
many. In the calendar year 11(03 the
exports of d.mirstle pioducls were:
From the United States. $l,157.4Uri.78J
In value: from tho United Kingdom,
$1,115,017,502: Horn Germany tho figures-
for the full yenr have not been
received, but nn examination of the
flguies of the year for which statistic.?
are available Justifies an estimate uf
$1,200,000.00(1.
It Is only within very recent years
that the United States has taken her
place at the head of the llEt of the
world's great exporters of domestic
product. In 1875 the exports of do
mestic products by the woild's meat
exporting nations were ok follows:
United Kingdom. $1.087.-in7.C0n: Franc".
$747,400,000: Germany. $503,002,000; the
United- Stutes. $407,203,737.
In 1885 the domestic exports of the
four countries were ns follows: United
Kingdom: $1,037.124 000: Oernnny,
$(180,551,000; United States. $073,593,
596; France, $ri,Jli.00O.00O.
In 1S95 the domestic cvpnitn of the
four countries Wcro as follows: United
Kingdom. $1,100,452,000; United States.
$807,742,415; Germany. $789,t;fi0,000;
France. 051.100,000.
In 1903 the relative rank of the four
countries In the exportation of domes
tic produces- wns as follows. Unlttd
States. $5,4"7,5G5,783; United Kingdom,
$1,415,017,552; Germany, $1,200,000;
France. $812,000,000.
It will bo seen from n study of the
nbovn that the United States In 1875
stood nt tho bottom of the list of the
four great exporting nations of the
world, that at the end of the next
d-ecade It hndi ndvnnccd 0110 plnce. a
deende later still another pl.11 0, and- In
1903 stood nt the head of the list of
the world's greatest exporter of do
mestic products.
LYNCH OUT 'ON LICENSE"
Die F11111011 Irlahmnu I Nun Virtually
n Free Muu.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, who com
manded the Irish brigade against the
British forces during the- war In South
Africa, and' who was afterward con
victed of treason nnd sentenced to
imprisonment for life, has- been liber
ated "on license." Lynch has not re
ceived tho royal pardon.
The Associated press learns that the
liberation of Coloney Lynch 1b tho out
come of an Interesting scries of events.
When Michael Davltt was last in tho
United Stntes he saw President Roose
velt, who mentioned Colonel Lynch to
him, saying he had ouce entertained
him at Albany. The president ex
pressed, great Interest In tho case and
regretted he could' not suggest clem
ency without laying himself open to
a palpable snub. On his return to
England Mr. Davltt mentioned his
conversation with President Roosevelt
to Sir Thomas Lipton and to Mrs.
Lynch, who has suffered bitterly since
her husband's arrest. Ho also made
a pathetic appeal to Sir Thomas, w"ho
then personally interceded with King
Edward on behalf of tho condemned
fellow Irishman. Without any hesita
tion his majesty promptly informed
the homo secretary of his wishes In
the matter and tho prisoner wns re
leased. Worst of Flood Over.
The crest of the flood swell was
reached' at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
when the stage at "Wheeling. V. Vn.,
was 44 feet 2 Inches. Tho forecast
was the most accurate In tho yenr,
and thero was never more time for
preparation. As a result the dam
age was kopt down to tho minimum.
Nevertheless fully one-third' of the
homes In tho city wero wholly or par
tially Inundated, nnd tho shnrp fall
In temperature with resultant forma
tion of ice, accompanied by shutting oft'
or natural gas in tho flood districts, has
caused a great deal of suffering. Nearly
all the mills nnd factories are on th;
river front, and the damage Hojlhem
ithem
s)tS
will ue the most severe. In
etances resumption of wor1 We g
inyeu tor nays or weeus. au . itf
of men will bo temporarily out of em
ployment.
Tough Htory 011 Kuma.
Word was received ut Beatrice,, that
during a severe thunder Bt,orm three
horses, three mules and thirty head of
hogs belonging to Emmet Nucter near
8teel City. Neb., were killed by light
ning. Snow was falling when tho
stock was killed.
Richer by the Hum of 34.41.
Thirty years ago A. H. Bowen of
Hastings, Nob., received' $897.12 back
pay from the government for services
rendered in tho army and ha was un
der tho Impression that ho had re
ceived all that was duo him. However,
ho was agreeably surprised recently to
reecho from tho government a certifi
cate for tho sum of $31.11, which was
accompanied by a letter which ex
plained that In going over the books
It had been discovered thnt thero wns
till due htm that sum as buck uny,
NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH
Allecbouy Hirer Flood Overtnke Train 1
hut l'netigor Are lteciied r
A passenger train on the West Pnn
sylbanla rond leaving Tarentum, for,
Allegheny, wns caught by tho rising
wnter of the Allegheny river at Glasa
mcro and1 the passengers had to bo
taken from the train by means of skiffs.
More thnn a dozen Bklffs wore used
to carry the passengers lo tho dry
ground. Trip after trip was made for
nearly an hour to get all to shore. Tho
train was made up of four coaches
and a combination baggage car.
All the lower parts of Sprlngdnle
and Tarcnteum, Pn., and the south side
arc submerged. In Allegheny tho pn
ttro section south of South avenue nntl
Robinson streets and extending from
Grant avenue to Pine street Is covered
with from two to six feet of water;
Exposition park and the National
league ball grounds nre under nearly
live feet of water nnd portions of tho
Fourth nntl' Eighth wards nre also
Hooded. An extra force of police nro
patrolling this district in skiffs to pro
tect the residents and minister to
their needs. In PlttBburg Duquon3o
way. Water streets and many Bide
stiects as far east ns Ninth street aro
partly submerged, while on tho south
side nearly all tho mills and manufac
turing plants on the Monougahcla river
have been forced to suspend opera
tions 011 account- of the high water.
FINISH UP THE YEAR'S WORK
lliei-nllvr Committee of St.it Teacher
Anxirlntloii Hold Selon
The executive committee of tho Stato
Tenchcrr' association met at the Lln
tiell hotel for the purpose of finishing
up the work of tho old1 year and form
ulating plans for tho now. Thero wero
present the entire committee, composed
of C. A. Ftilmer. E. J. Bod well. D. C.
O'Connor, W. M. Kern and- J. E. Dal
xell The aiidltllng committee, of which
the members- nre K. II. Clark, Prof.
Fordyce and H. K. Wolfe, reported
that It had examined- tho books of tho
treasurer and found' them correct.
There is a bnlancc in tho treasury of
$311.01, as compared- with $287.47 nt
tho beginning of last year.
A legislative commltteo was appoint
ed to look after the Interests of No
binska teachers at the next session of
tho legislature. Members of tho com
mittee nro C. G. Pcarse of Omaha; V.
L. Stevens, of Lincoln: C. A. Fiilmor,
of Beatrice; Superintendent Arnot. of
Otoe county, and Superintendent
Rlchnrdeon, of Antelope county.
Superintendent. Anna Day of Bea
trice, and Superintendent Mcngel of
Wahoo, were elected members of Hit
rending circle hoard to 1111 vacancies. )
SOUTH PLATTE MILLERS.
The Supplr of iood Mllllnc Wheat llx
rueillncly Hhort.
The greater part of the time of the.
South Platte Millers' association was
spent In a discussion of tho general
questions of the milling business, tho
supply of wheat, the prosperity ini
various localities and the freight rates.
Tho report of the nominating commlt
teo was heard and accepted, electing
tho following officers for tho coming)
year: President. U. P. Powell, of Lin
coln; vice president. D. M. Deane, Val
paraiso; secretary, II. B. Smith.
Holmcsville; treasuicr, C. Linn, of
Humboldt.
It Is snld by tho millers that thei
supply of wheat to bo had' this year Is
unusually short. Some say that 75
per cent of the wheat raised this yean
has been shipped by tho growers out
of the stnte, most of this quantity go
ing to Minneapolis. One man 'thought
that tho Minnesota mills havo a pccul
lal talent for converting fall wheat in
to spring wheat flour, and- In this way
the uorthern flour makers have an' ad
vantage of their Nebraska brethren.
The growing wheat is reported to bo
in excellent condition.
Some of tho western grain grinders
complain that the freight rates from
their localities to points west nro no
better than those offered' at Lincoln
and other cities east of them.
Germany Will Vaccinate Calve.
Every calf In Germany will be vac
cinated upon reaching its third month
with specially prepared! tuberculosis
bacilli taken from human beings, if
the proposals of Professor Behrlng, the
great bacteriologist nnd opponent of
Professor Koch s tuberculosis theories,
are adopted by the, relchstag. Profes
sor Behrlng pleaded the adoption of an
Imperial law to this ond, In conference
with the ministry of, agriculture. The
professor also proposes to add a
gramme of formalin to every ten quart
can of milk. He maintains the fresh
milk contains elements fatal to dis
ease hauler! but that It quickly lrisei
tom. Formalin, he contends would1
conserve these elements Indefinitely.
She lln Fully Reentered
A poultice of $10,000 proved- effective
In soothing tho pain of a broken heart
of a Philadelphia woman. A giddy
young man trlflccr- wlht her nnd a Jury
7 decreed $10,000 a the penalty. "I
haven't been feeling good." said tho
broken hearted one. when Informed of
tho verdict, "but I think this will mako
mo all right again."
Howes Don't llko this cold weather,
oh? Why only InBt Bummer you were
complaining of the heat.
Barnes Not of tho heat itself, but
becauso of Its untlmellne88. It would
bo all right It reserved for such wea
ther as this.
No MUtuke About Coal Kind,
Frank Loveland' and' a few other men
havo struck an elghteen-lnch vein of
soft conl In tho bluffs south of Nebras
ka City on land leased' or B. I). Talt.
Tho vela Is of fair quality nnd' Is grad
ually getting thicker ns they get far
ther Into tho bluff and of better graded
They oxpect to commence nctlvo mln
Ing operations aB soon as tho neces
sary material can bo secured.
When a bachelor tolls a married
woman how happy ho Is sho wouldn't
bo surprised to sec him go the way of
Abanlas.
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