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ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES LETTER
TO MITCHELL.
.U -ges That an Agreement In Soft Coal
Fields Be Reached to Avoid a Ca-
lar.iity Concessions on Both Sides
i May Be Offered. !
NOW York, l'OU. a. iruaiuuiiw
"ltoosevelt has again Inlet vened as n
liencciiinkor between the coal mltiern
and operators, and as the result of a
letter addressed by him to John Mitch-
oil, nrosldtnt of tho United Mlnu
Workers of America, a national con
vention of miners will be hold at In
(llaiinpoliH March 15 to try to reach an
fi..i.A..nir.ii with tho soft coal oner-
mow, with the hope- of averting tho
threatened strike or April 1 In tho
bituminous coal Holds. Tho presi
dent's letter and tho announcement
that tho national convention would bo
called were made public by Mr. Mitch
oil after a long conference with Fran
els L. kohblns, president of tho Pitts
burg Coal company and chairman of
the bituminous operators. Also pres
ent at this conference were W. C.
Perry of tho Southwestern Coal asso
ciation and D. P. Bush, representing
the soft coal Interests allied with tho
Gould railroads.
The president's letter to Mr. Mitch
ell follows:
"I note with very great concern tho
failure of your lato convention on tho
joint Interstate agreement to come
to a basis of settlement or tho bltuml
lio.is mining scale or wages. You, in
this business, liavo enjoyed a great
Industrial peaco for many years,
thanks to tho joint trade agreement
that has resulted in tho action or your
tuicccssivo conventions. A strike, such
na Is threatened on April 1, is a men
nee to tho peaco and gonoral welfare
of the country. I urgo you to make a
further effort to avoid such a calamity.
You and Mr. Robblns aro joint chair
men of tho trade agreement commit
tee of tho National Civic Federation,
nud it seems to mo that this imposes
additional duty upon you both and
gives an additional reason why each
of you should join in making a further
effort."
Tho conference did not adjourn un
til nearly 8 o'clock last night, when
Mr. Mltcholl announced that after the
reading of President Uoosevolt's letter
it wns agreed both by himself and tho
operators lhat the national convention
bhould bo called.
The miners woro In session recent
ly at Indianapolis, but failed to reach
an agreement with tho operators.
President Mitchell himself has been
quoted as saying that so far as ho
know thoro certnlnly would be a strike
in the bituminous fields April 1.
Tho negotiations for an agreement
botweeu tho hard coal workers and
tho anthraclto operators havo been
progressing Bmoothly to all outward
appearances and arrangements havo
been mado for a joint coherence to
morrow between tho sub-committees
having the settlement or tho differ
ences In hnnd.
With tho anthraclto negotiations
well under way, President Mitchell
has beon devoting most of his tlmo to
bringing about a settlement or tho
differences in tho soft coal regions.
March 15, Mr. Mitchell believes, Is
tho earliest dato tho convention can
tie summoned and he believes that If
there is to bo peaco the two weeks
between tho dato fixed for the minors'
assembly and April 1, when tho pres
ent agreement with tho operators ex
lilies, is siiflleient tlmo to bring about
the desired result. Mr. Mitchell would
not indicate what new propositions
will he plnccd before the miners, but
Kigulfteanco is attached to his state
ment lhat tho operators agreed that
the convention should bo called. Con
cessions, maybe on both sides, may bo
offered, and President Roosevelt's In
terest in tho situation may be hold as
nn additional renson for bringing
about a now agreement.
TILLMAN REPORTS RATE BILL.
Galleries Crowded to Hear Remarks,
but Are Disappointed.
Washington, Fob. 27. Tho Hepburn
railroad rato bill was reported to the
Keimto by Senator Tillman, in accord
unco with tho action of the senate
committee on interstnto commerce
last Friday. I,argo crowds assembled
in tho galleries, anticipating a field
day of debate, but wero disappointed.
There was llttlo of Interest In tho pro
ceedings tegarding the bill. A brief
Htatement from Tillman, with the
necessary arrangements for printing
the report of tho hearings before the
committee, and a promise that a form
al report wptild ho mado later, was
followed by remarks from Aldrlch,
showing the position or tho five Re
publicans who opposed tho bill as re
ported. Aldrlch iudlcated that there
would bo no unnecessary delay, but
that tho hill would bo discussed in ac
cordance with its Importance.
Clapp called up the bill to dispose
of tho affairs of (ho fivo civilized
tribes in tho Indian territory, nnd tho
preliminary discussion showed that
thoro was considerable opposition,
also that there was to be criticism of
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coul land
own od by tho Indians.
! Dlok continued his speech In sup
port of tho Joint statehood hill.
Henderson's Death Is Noticed.
Washington, 1V. 27. Tho death of
former Speaker David B. Henderson
was tho subject of approprlnto action
In tho house of representatives. Res
olutlons of regret and esteem wero
adopted and adjournment taken as a
further mark of respect to his mem-
ory
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
Asked Aid fcr Japanese Sufferers.
Lincoln, Feb. 24. Governor Mickey
Issued u itoclnmatlon calling for aid
for Japanese l'nmlno sufferers. Tho
money Is to bo paid to Hov. P. M. Sis
bou. South Omaha
For Municipal Ownership.
Lincoln, Keb. 27. After a meeting
In which red hot debate and a per
sonal altercation were features, tho
Lincoln Commercial club Indorsed
municipal ownership or tho street
railways. j
Omaha Murder Mystery.
Omaha, Peb. 24. The body of Prank
E. Wheeler wns found In a lonely
spot on South rourteenth street with
the head cut, bruised and crushed, evi
dently tho victim of a mysterious and
murderous assault.
Brown a Candidate for Senate.
Lincoln, Peb. 20. Norris Brown, at
torney general, is an avowed candi
date for the United States senate to
succeed .1. II. Millard. Ho will not
be a candidate for renomlnaiion for
attorney general.
Thompson to Mexico.
Lincoln, Fob. 24. D. E. Thompson,
ambassador to Mexico, and Mrs.
Thompson left In a special car for tho
City of Mexico, whero Mr. Thompbon
will asstimo his duties. Urgent busi
ness called him to Mexico and It was
stated by his friends that ho will take
hold of a number of problems con
nected with tho trade relations ol
Mexico and tho United States.
Three Bridges Wrecked.
Fremont, Neb., Fob. 24. The cutoff
bridge over the Elkhorn river, north
of Hooker, was swept away by tho
flood. The Platte has receded some.
Trains on tho Union Pacific are again
running, the track having been re
paired. Two spans of the bridge south
of Fremont were swept out. Tho
Great Northern's new brldgo was bent
out of shape In threo placos and la
impassable.
Valley Bridge Swept Away.
Valley, Neb., Feb. 24. Six spans of
tho wagon bridge west of Valley went
out In tho great rush of water down
the Platte river and four more spans
are likely to go out. The great' mass
of Ice, which became dlslodgod when
tho Fremont gorgo broke, came down
upon the bridge and cracked Its big
timbers as If they had been reeds.
The river Is out of Us banks and
water a mile and one-half wide covera
the bottoms.
Thomas Riley Convicted.
Central City, Nob., Fob. 26. Thomas
Riley, one of tho men charged with
tho burglary of tho Chapman Stato
bank and tho larceny therefrom of
$2,450, has been on trial In tho dls
trict court all last week, having de
mnnded a separato trial. Tho Jury re
turned a verdict, finding Riley guilty
as charged In tho Information. Tho
other two men, Burko and Rlloy, havo
also demanded separate trials, and
they will not bo tried until about
March 12.
McLaughlin Reprimanded.
Lincoln, Feb. 23. Lieutenant Colo
nel McLaughlin waB severely repri
manded by Adjutant General Culver
at the school for tho officers of tho
National Guard. While his superior
officers wero present, McLaughlin
took charge of affairs before the
school had been dismissed and called
tho National Guard association to or
dor. This, General Culver stated in
his reprimand, was acting in a dis
courteous manner to his superior offi
cers. Tho reprimand was glvon pub
licity just previous to tho beginning
of tho day's session of the school.
Refuse to Grant Marriage License.
Auburn, Neb., Peb. 24. John Chit
man, whose children aro in a home for
homeless children, has added to him
self more notoriety by advertising for
a wife. His advertisemont was an
swered by a young woman in Georgia.
Sho came to this city a fow days ago
and decided to marry Chuman. They
appeared before Judge McCarty, who
refused to grant tho license. Tho
woman worked herself Into a state of
mind bordering on Insanity. She was
taken in chargo by Sheriff Rohr and
placed In a straight jacket. Chuman
sent her tho railroad ticket which
brought her hero for tho purposo of
marrying him.
ADULTERATE FOOD PRODUCTS.
State Chemist Finds Little In Way
of Jellies Which Are Pure.
Lincoln, Peb. 2C Stato Chemist
Itedfern is nurslns a nice llttlo millet
l!u deposition of tho
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plant which grew" from a seed taken
from a glass of Jam which ho bought
for the puro strawberry variety. Tho
little seed was taken from tho jam
and then planted in tho laboratory of
tho chemist, where It has thrived and
Is now a husky little plant. Mr. Red
fern has Just completed a bulletin In
which he gives tho result of his nnnl
ysls of Jams, jellies and extrncts,
showing that nearly all of tho sam
ples examined aro adulterated. Most
of the jollies contained a large per
cent of starch and glucose.
"If tho proposed federal statute re
cently passed by the senate passes
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laws, and tho leglslaturo of Nebraska
will undoubtedly bo asked to do this.
It has been useless heretofore for tho
state to prohlbt tho manufacture of
adulterated food products In the state,
for under the Interstate commerce act
wo aro prevented from Interfering
with such products shipped in from
other states."
Henry Rustln Passes Away.
Omaha, Fob. 28. Henry Rustin,
chlor engineer of tho Omaha Water
company's plant, died at his residence
In Florence of consumption. Tb,o
acme of his achievements was tho in
stallation of tho wonderful electrical
display p.t tho St. Louis World's fair.
Lincoln Laborer Killed.
Lincoln, Feb. 23. John Hammer
was killed while at work In a sewer
ditch on South Tenth street by tho
caving In of tho sides of the ditch.
Ho was burled under several feet of
dirt and It required three hours of j
wont io uig mo uouy oui. Hammer j
was twenty-seven years old and leaves i
a widow. !
Torrey Taken Back to Kansas.
Kearney, Neb., Fob. 23. Sheriff
Wallace of Mitchell county, Kansas, '
left hero with Charles Torroy, charged
with abduction and for whom extradi
tion papers luyl been Issued. Torrey
is accused of abducting from Beloit,
Kan., Myrtle Glldorsleevc, sister of
his wife, who was but sixteen yenrs
old at tho time. It is alleged they'
have since been married.
Editors Meet at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Peb. 28. The Nebraska
Stato Press association met at tho
Lindell hotel with over 200 editors In
attendance. Mayor Brown delivered
an address of welcome and it was re
sponded to by Ross Hammond of Fre
mont. After the annual address by
President Donovan and a paper read
by Will M. Maupin, prepared by Ed
itor Smith of the Deaf American, giv-
!.. nn tinnMimt sf tin... et.tff. n nnm
'is edited and published, Editor Rose-
water delivered an address on "Libel
Laws."
Soldier Prisoners Escape.
Valentino, Neb., Peb. 2C Two pris
oners who escaped from the guard
house at Fort Niobrara a week ago
are reported to be headed for Arliona.
A third prisoner, Private Rogers of
the Ninth cavalary, who escaped with
tho other two, was captured and
brought back to tho post. He reports
that his comrades told him they were
going to buy guns and would vigorous
ly resist any attempt to capture the u.
They aro bad characters and will
doubtless put up a stiff fight beforo
surrendering.
Finds Valuable Documents.
Lincoln, Fob. 26. A valuablo ad
dition to Shakespearean hlstcry
has been made by Professor Charles
W. Wallace of the University of Ne
braska, who is studying in England
this year on a leave of absonco. Whilo
delving among the ancient papers ot
tho nubile record offlco of London re
centlv Mr. Wallnco discovered records
which are the complaint, answer and
decree of a suit In the court of chan-
eery In which William Shnkespearu!
was ono of tho plaintiffs anil iiainet
Bacon was tho defendant. The docu
ments were filed 300 years ago, and
apparently no one has seen them
since. Literati declare tho find tho
most valuablo additions to knowledge
of the llt'o of Shakespeare that have
been unearthed during the last thirty
five years.
Try to Save Printers From Jail.
Chicano, Peb. 28. Mlttiml for the
Incarceration of President Edward
Wright and Edward Bessetto of tho
Typographical union wore given to
Shorlff Barrett for sorvlce. Both men
wero sentenced to thirty days In jail
for violation of an Injunction restrain
ing them from Interfering with non
union men employed In tho shops of
the members of tho Chicago Typotho
tao. Whoa Wright and BeBsette stir
rendered to tho sheriff their attorney
went before Judge Walker of the cir
cuit court and petitioned for a writ of
habeas corpus. Tho petition for re-
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oajvvn tnuuuu wv.w wn r '
If n. c at vi.d thr j ,i ..u.in,
Judge Holdom to hear the contempt
case against tho two m"n while tho
validity of the original injunction re
mained to be passed upon by the ap
pellate court.
Anthracite Matter Walto.
New York, Peb. 28. Pending a set
tlement of tho controversy between
tho soft coal operators and minors, In
which President Roosevelt has taken
a hand, the negotiations with the an
thracite operators have apparently
been suspended. No meeting between
tho anthracite operators' sub-committee
and the miners' sub-committee will
take place today, as has been an-
nounced, and no other date has been
arranged. It Is snld by the operators
that President Mitchell will probably
allow the nnthrnclte question to await
a settlement of tho bituminous contro
versy, and that his demands may bo
nffected by the situation then in tho
Eoft conl field.
Mann Perjury Trial Postponed.
New York, Peb. 28. In the hearing
of the perjury trial or Colonel Mann,
editor or Town Topics, Martin W. Lit
tleton, Colonel Mnnn's counsel, moved
to dismiss tho perjury charge, and In
tho course of his address vigorously
attacked tho district attorney's of
fico. At the request of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hart the hearing was
adjourned until March 12, when Mr.
Jerome personally will reply to Mr.
Littleton's charges and opposo the ac
tion to dismiss.
Why It Quit Missouri.
New York, Feb. 28. Tho Mutual Re-
out a statcnicnt relatlvo to tho wllh.
drawal or the company from tho stato
or Missouri. The withdrawal followed
a discussion as to an examination of
the company by Missouri examiners at
the expense of the company. The Mu
tual Reserve objected to the expense
In prospect, holding that It was ex
cessive and illegal.
Dice From nilllnrtl IIuIIn.
"What becomes of the wornout bil
liard balls?" said an Idler In a billiard
room.
j "Well," ths man at the desk replied,
"when a ball Is only a little off It is
sent to tho factory to be trued up. We
get our balls trued up until they be
come too sninll for use. Then we sell
them at so much per ounce.
"After their sale they are carved into
various small trinkets, but iu the main
they are made Into dice. Of the forty
or fifty Imlls rolling and clicking busl-
' ly here tills evening It Is safe to say
j tiiat 1)0 per cent of them a few years
' hence will be working Just as bard In
I the form of dice."
Carton Antronomlcnl Calculation.
A European astronomer has recently
made some remnrkable calculations.
He figures thnt If all the llviug repre
sentatives of the human race were .
struug out In spnee and separated from I
each other by Intervals of a mile tho
Hue would only roach one-third of the
distance to the planet Neptune. If sep
arated by distances as great as that be-1
tweeu London and Constantinople the
line would only reach half,way to the
nearest star.
Ill Flrnt Intimation.
"How did you find out you could
draw?" Inquired the admirer of tho
celebrated illustrator.
"By the marks I received In school
for the excellence and fidelity of my j
worn," repiteu ine eminent one. "juy
work was a caricature of my teloved
teacher on the blackboard, nud the
marks came from the teacher's cane."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In IlIoNiom.
Clara Fred's mother called
on me
shortly after our engagement. Sho says
ho Is the flower of the family. Maude
-I gue that's right. His Uncle John
says ho Is a blooming Idlot.-Chlcigo
News.
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Boniest man of Europe." He was a lit
tle over six feet In height, but so well
proportioned that ho did not seem tall.
Ills features wero of the Roman type,
his hair rather light than dark, his
whole appearance commanding. Evcu
to extreme old age he retained a large
share of tho personal good looks that
earlier In life hnd made him so at
tractive. Women Mint Weep.
"You look discouraged."
"I am," answered tho newly married
man. "I have done nil In my power to
make my wife happy. She can't find
anything nt home to cry nbout, so she
goes downtown nnd weeps over tho
heroine nt the matinee." Washington
Star.
Even the Hon has to defend himself
against files. German Froverb.
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