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DEATH OF A KING
HEAD OF DANISH GOVERNMENT
PASSES AWAY.
TilE END COMES VERY SUDDENLY
Story of HIs Demlsc Concisely Told In a ;
Bullctln Issued-Ascended the Dan. I
Ish Throne November 15 , 1B63-Was
Nearly 8B YCllrs Old.
COP NHAG N , Donmnrk - Chrlll'
Unn IX , the nged lfn of Donmnrlc ,
denn of the crownoll heads of llrOIIO ,
father of King Geor o of Oreece , of
Queen Alexandra of Grent Drltnln nnd
Ireland and of the downgor emllres
Mnrla Feodorovnn of HUBBln , grand.
father of King IInalwn VII of Norway
and relnted hy hlood or hy nL'lrrlngo
to most of the l uroJlean rulcrs , dlOlI
with stnrUlng ElllIldennesR In tho" mnl.
ienborg 11011\co Mondny arlernoon. 'J'ho
accession of hlEl SI1CCo.'iBOr , Pl'lnco
l"rederlclc " , his OilloRt Ron , who w11l ho
Icnown as I'"rederlclc V III , wlll ho } Iro-
clnlmed tomorrow.
The following oll1clnl hulletln was Is.
fucd ; In the ovenlng :
"Ills mnjCJtr dIed at 3 : 30 this nf.
ternoon. Arlol' his mnjosty had
\Irought tllis momlng'R nUlllenco to a
conclusion ho nJllleared to be ( Iulte
well nnd IJrOceeded to luncheon , as
lIsunl. 'I'ownrd the end of the meal ho '
gave ovillenco of In'dlsposltlon and wnR
compelled to retlro to hod nt 2 : 30 p.
m. Ills majesty pnssell away peaco.
fully , the symptoms Inlllcntlng henrt
failure. "
'I'his hulletln tells concisely the slory
of the death cone , which found ovory.
one , even UIOSO who renllzed the In.
cren.alng feeblenesR of the Itng ! , nlpre.
pnred for the 61111110n shoclc.
'fho denth of King Chrlstlnn hns
I 111ungod hnlf the courtR or I uropo Into
UIO deepest mourning anll hrought a
sense of political ImlR nR well Ilfl Rln.
cero grIef to overrono throughout the
} tngltom ! of Donmnrlc , renchlng even
to the hnmblost cottngo , ovillonco.'i of
whIch nro showil overywhero. It has
cast a pall over the pnlnces or the mono
nrchs or Grent Britain , Husslan , Nor.
,
way and Greece.
King Christian IX was born April 8 ,
1818 , and IlscCllIlel ( the Dnnlsh throne
November Iii , 18G3.
KIng Chrlstlnn npIlearod to bo In his
\UJUal health this murnlng. After talc.
tng brealcfn.at ho held a puhllc alHlIcnco
which It has been his custom to do
every Monday morning. 'I'ho reception
wan largely attended nnd Ills mnjesty
conversell freely and affnhly with a
numb or of officials nnd ether persons
When the function wns over the Icing ,
though appenrlng to10 sllghl1y rn.
tlguod , nttonded luncheon with the
members of his family , nmong whom
were the downgQr empress of Russin
and his brother , General Prlnco .Hnns.
During the meal his mnjeaty com.
plalned of Indisposition and wns ns.
slstClI to his hedroom hy the dowager
empress nnd Prlnco Hans. A court
physician wns summoned , hut by the
tlmo ho arrived the Itng ! hnd collal'sel ] .
The physlclnn used prompt rostora-
tlvos , but his efforts were usolcstf , and
King Christian oxplred , nlmont with.
out uttering a wor l , In the nrms or
the downger empress and In the presence -
ence of the court physician and Prlnco
Hans. f
Just as the ltlng brenthed his llUlt
Crown Prlnco Frederlcle entered the ,
room and the ether members or the
roynl fnmlly arrived shortly arterwnrd.
ESTATE OF MARSHALL FIELD.
PortIon of It That Is In IlIInolo Estl.
mated at $75,000,000.
CIIICAGO , III.-Tho Ilotition of the
executors of the eslato or Mnrsl1 l1
.1 < leld nSldng thnt his will bo allmltted
-to probnto 'VM mOil with the clerIc 01
the probate court. In the petition the
, executors declnl'o thnt they are unnhle
III the present tlmo to stnto In full the
amount of the prollorty owned In 1111.
nolB II ) ' Mr. Field , but feel warranted 111
saying that the 1Iersonnl estate IE
worth about $ [ jOOOOOOO and the renl
estate about $2j,000OOO. [
SURVEYING A NEW RAILROAQ ,
Line from OrIn Junction to Sherldanl
WyomIng.
CHEYENNE , Wyo.-A Cotoraelo &
Southern railway onglneerlng pnrt
will stnrt out I ehruary 1 for the pur
poBO of survoylng n new lIne of rail
road from OrIn Junction to Sho1'lIln.n
Wyo. , to form an ox tons Ion of the Col
orn o & Southern , The now road wll :
Jlans from Buffalo nnel will comocl
with the Burlington at Sherlllnn ,
Exposition In 1911 ,
TOPEKA , Kas.-Knnsas will hold r
soml.centonnlal oxposltlon In 1911 t (
celebrate the fiftloth annlvorsnry of till
atato's admissIon Into the 1\nlon nlll
the oxposlUon will bo In TOlloltn. Thesl
two quostlons were finally sottleel 'es
terday w1len the convontlon , comllosel
of nearly 800 delegates from all ror
tlons of the state , ndoptod the report 0
the commltteo on resolutions. Thl
worl ( of nrrnngoments will bo 10ft tl
a. commltteo made UII or a ropresontn
Uvo from every county In the state ,
To Promote Army Efficiency.
WASIIING'rON-'l'ho , wnr Ilepart
ment will recommend to congres tlm
an approbrlaUon 110 mal10 which wll
permit the nssombllng or alt nvallabl ,
troops In the Un.ltod Stntos , oxeopt th
coast nrtlllery , nt about seven camp
In the Unltcll Stutes ror the IHlI'lIOSO ( J
drills and practlco which the mllltar
authorities deem essentlnl to the pr <
motion or the officloney In the nrmJ
If congrcss alproprlateR the money !
Is proposed to establish two camll '
on the Atlnntlc sldo nnd two on th
ParlOn Alllf'
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WARE IS CONVICTED ,
South Dakota Clergyman Is Guilty of
Conspiracy ,
OMAIIA-"Oullty , ns chnrged In the
Indictment excoptlng the olght cC1unt
ot the first Indlctmont , " was the vcr.
dlct of the tWl'lve mon who hnd heon
tr'ln ! ; for the IIlst fourteen dnys Rov.
Gcorgo G. Wnro , rertor of the 1 /llsco. /
111\1 church of LeuII , S. D. , president ot
the U , D. I. Lnnd nnll CaLlIo company
of IJoolCr count ) . , Nehrnska , jointly .
IndIcted with Franlc W. Inmbert and.
Hnrry Welsh for nll ( ) OlI conspiracy In
rwcurlng frndulent filings for the pur.
11050 of Ilofrnulllng the United States
out of tltlo to ROm ! ) 20,000 acres of
Inn(1 ( withIn the U. B. I enclosure.
The penalty In lIul'h cnses IR two
yenrr , ' Imprisonment and a fine the
maximum or which Is $10.000.
'rho jlll'Y went out I1t 10:2j : [ Friday
morning and I'enched Its verdict at
3 : 20 Prldn ) ' nfternoon , Flfteonth min.
utes Inter the jllry fiIe1 ; Into the court.
rom , the Interim helng reservell to
notify the defendnntand his attornc's ,
' 1' . .J. Mahoney of Omnlm and Henry
Frawlo ) ' of Deadwoll , S. D. , who
were wnltlng nt Mr. Mnhoney's office
In the Paxton hlocle for the verdict.
Speclnl DIRtrlct Attorney Rush , who
prosecuted the caso. wns nlready In his
ofTlco In the federal blllllllng.
Wnro's oM hond of $ [ j,000 holds good
unUl ho Is sentenced.
Defensc Sccks New Trial.
Immedlatoly uJlOn the announcement
of the verdict or guilty Mr. Mahoney
nsleed leave of the court to llreparo 0.
motion for a now trial and Judge : 'Ilun. . .
get snld : '
"Will the Inlier Jltlrl of next weole
do ? Ie flO I will Klvo 'ou unUI that
tlmo nnd rurther ncUon will bo BUS.
pended In the menntlme. "
Mr. Mnhonoy repllell , "Wo will have
the motion rcndy at that tlmo. "
SLAIN BY COACHMAN.
Wife of Los Angcles Multl.Mllllonalro
Killed by Dlschargcd Employee ,
LOS ANGEI.ES , Cnt-Mrs. A. C ,
Canflold , wlfo of Multl.mlllionalro anl1
011 Magnnto C. A. Canfield , Ilnd n
Ilrominent sucloty womnn of Los An.
gelos , was shot nnd almost Instantly
lellled , whllo sitting on the rront porch
or her rosldence. Her slnrer wn.a Mor.
rls Buclc , a former family coachmnn ,
who Is In custody. According to his
own stor ' , Duck wrote to Mrs. Can.
field , soliciting Iln Interview' ' and demanding -
manding the payment of n lnrgo sum of
money , which ho claimed to be duo
him. He snld his leller received no
resllOnse nnd ho detormlned to seck a
porsonnl Intervlow with Mrs. Canfield.
Ho arrived at the Canfield mansion
nbout [ j,40 o'eloclc In the evening nnd
found Mrs. Canfield sitting on the
front porch. When ho made hlG demand -
mand for cash she ordered him off the
] lOrch. A soh'ant of the housoholl1
Rtnrted toward him , nnll DucIc drew r
plstbl from his IlOclcot. Mrs. Canfield
grnhhod the pilltol nnd nllempteto
wrest It from him. Dllrlng the scuffio
ho } lu1led the trlggor of the weapon ,
and the hullet struck Mrs. Canfield In
the hreast nnd she fell on the porch.
After a chnse or sovornllocles , Buclc
wus nrreste ( ] . BUele firRt shot Mrs.
Canfiohl In the brenst , nnd when she
fe ) ) bnck on the porch he lenned over
nnd dOllherately flrell another ahot Into
her nhdomen. The first Rhot went dl.
recUy through her heart.
ORAND ISI.AND , Noh.-Mrs. C. A.
Canfiold murdered nt Los AngeleR. was
a dnughtor of Mr. nnd Mrs. O. U. Wost.
cott of this city. Mr. Wo.ctcott : 10ft
this afternoon UIn rocept of tllO nows.
l\fr. and Mrs. Cnnfiohl were ml rrled In
this city nbout twenty-seven yenrs ngo.
bout olghteen yearR ngo Mr. Canfield
wout to LOR AngeleR , where ho lll1
slneo , become wenlthy In the 011 busl.
noss.
, THE MORROCAH POLICY
I CRiTICISED BY MONE
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I WASHING'rON-Tho forolgn nnalr :
. of the Unltell Stnte : : ; continued on Frl
I Ilay to hold the nttentlon of the sennte
I the Moroccnn nnll Dominican matter !
I bolng the questions \tnmedlntoh' \ nt Is
Rue. Mr. Money wns the } } rlnct1 !
Rpoalcer nnd ho tnlled for over tW (
hours In oIlllOsltlon to the couro of UH
nllmlnlstratlon with reference to hoU
, Snn Domlugo llIl Morocco. Ho con
toudoll that tlwro wnR dnnger or he
comln Involved unnccessarlly In th !
, nffalrs of olher countries by parllclpat
Ing In the Algeclrns conference ani
thnt this countrr WIlS not sufTlclenU
concernel ( with the conduct of affnlrl
In Santo Domingo to justify our coursl
In thnt Islnud. Ho nlso toolc the posl
lion thnt the preshlent hnd transcend
ed his Iluthorltr thero.
Tillman Wants Invcstlgatlon.
W ASIIINOTON - Senator TllImal
Introduced a resolution directing thl
commltteo on Immigration totwestl \
) gnto ( 'harges of unfair treatment 0
Chlneso aliens traveling In the Unltel
Stntes , b ' officers of the Immlgrnl101
. sorvlco.
Present for MIss Roosevelt.
PEKING-Tho dowager empress hn
sent to the Amerlcnn logntlon a nUI11
her of welldln Ilresonts for Miss Allc ,
Roosovelt. The presents consist 0
costl ) ' jewels , sills \lnd ormlno 1'oes.
ForeIgn Commerce Largc
W ASIIINGTON-Tho forolgn COlT
merco or the Unltod Slntes npproarhe ,
aurprlsln I ' nenl' to the three hllllo
dolinI' ) lolntln the c\llundar year. 1901
accorlllng to l'eport Issued h ' the In
reau or slntlstlcs of the department c
commerce nnd lahor.
Iowa Victim of ValencIa ,
VICTORIA , D. C.-Tho hod ' of Fre
Brlrlcson or OOlwoln , In. , hils heo
's founel a mile l'llst or Capo Dealo. HI
o purse contained $90. Ho hnlllln tdent
nr.ntton np\ It\ ' , jq ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 0 +
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PROBABLE STRIKE
THREATENS TO BE GREATEST IN
HISTORY ,
MINER'S P.EJEGT . WAGE OFFER
Permission Will Not Be Glvcn for Districts -
tricts to Sign Separatcly-The Con.
ventlon Provides for RaIsing a $6-
600,000 Strike Fund ,
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INDIANAPOLIS , Inl-Tho ) rejertlon
0 : the counter proposition orfered by
the coal opel'lItors of the centrnl com.
poUth'o 11IRtrict hy nn almost unanl.
mous vote of thl nntlonnl convention or
United Mlno Worlcers and the ndop-
tlon of a rC\olutlon orferell hy Serre-
tary W. n. H'nn of illinois plnrlnt ; the
minors on record ns a unIt In refusing
to sign an ngr < 'Cml'nt for nny district
until nn ncreemcnt wns I4lgned for nil
IlIstrlcts under the jurisdiction of the
Unltell Mlno'orllerll hns crented 1\
situation whll'h In the opinion of the
officlnls of the miners' orA'nnlzotion
will result In a dlsruJltlon ot the joint
agrcfJment anl ( IlOsalbly ono' of the
grentl'Rt strllccs of orgnnlzed labor the
country has ever lmown , begInning
April I ,
'J'ho action was tnlwn during a cnlled
session of the mlno worleers' nntlonnl
convention , whlrh was called to order
Immedlntoly following n short session
of the joint conference of the op.crntors
and mlnore , during which UIO joint
scnlo commltteo reported that It hnd
been IInahlo to rench nn agreement on
any of the prlnclpnl questions Involved
and after F. J. . Rohblns of Plttshurg ,
floor lender of the operators , has 1'0-
plied to President 1\1ltchell's question
thnt the olerntors ] had no rurther prop.
osition to lay hotoro the miners , con.
cludlng his remnrles with the atnto-
ment thnt If there wns to bo an Interruption -
ruption of the joint agreement ho
wIshed the reRllonslblllty for such a
severance of relntlons to bo placed
upon the miners.
The counter proposition submitted
by the operators , which wns said to
be their ultlmntum , provided for the
signing for another year of the present
wngo scale Ith certain modifications
to rolmburso the illinois operators for
expense Incurred unl1er the "shot fir.
ers" bill now effectlvo In that stllte.
Immedlntely following the rejection
of the operators' proposal the convon-
tlon set about to provldo means for nc-
cumulntlng n strlleo fund of $ G,500,000
In addition to a 1I1ce nmount now on deposit -
posit In the Internntlonnl , district and
' .IIIb-dlstrlct treasurIes of the miners'
orgnnlzatlons.
To provldo for an emergency , Secre-
tnry Wilson moved thnt a per capita
tax of $1 a weolc ho voted and that 1111
districts talw cnre of the dependent
miners within their jurlsdlctloJ'1s ' for
at least lilx weelm. He snld nfter that
tlmo ho hollo\'ed the Intornatlonal
wou1l1 bo In a pORltion to talce care of
UIO minors. After the motion had
been Ilmended to suhstltute ten woelC ! ,
for the six suggested ns the tlmo durIng -
Ing which the districts should talce
cllre of their dependents , the matter
wns referred to the Internatlonnl exec.
ItiVO board with power to act.
Invcstlgate Panama Railway.
PANAl\fA-The genernl manager of
the Panama rnllwny conferred with nil
all the heads of dl'lmrtments. It Is ru.
mored thnt the ohjerl of the conference
wns to Invesllgate whether or not It Is
true thnt the running eXII'nses of the
, rnllwa ' hnvo heen Incrensed by [ j0 pOI'
cont.
Pope Will Be Reprcsented.
ROME-Tho pope has decided to
send a rOllresentatlvo to the marrlago
or King Alfonso to Princess Ella of
Battenherg.
BRITISH COLUMBIA IS
DISSATISFIED WITH CANADA
MONTHEATr-A dlslllltch to the
slI smodlc movements thnt hnve been
going on In Drltlsh Columhla for the
last few years toward sl'esslon from
the Cnnwllan federation are becoming
moro serious , At the oponlng of the
provlnclnl leglslaturo , the dispatch
. . 5a 's , l\ll' . McGowan , member for Vnn.
3 ouver , mnlh > n speech In which he
. allCl1 ullon the go'erl\ll1ent to nsl ,
helter I1nnnclal term ! > flllm the Domin.
lon , not ns a favor , hut nR n rlRht , and
to Ilrellllre In case nf refusal , a mono
ster petitIon to Kln gdward , request.
. Ing the severanro of the ties betweC11
'
. British Columhla nnd the Cnnadlall
confederation.
Cotton statistics Troubles.
WASJlINGTON-I1avlng tnlccn no
tlce of the criticisms of hlR Ol1lCl' h
Preshlont Harvie Jordnn oC the South
ern Cotton Growol's' nssoclntlon. DI
rector N(71'th of the census hureau declared
clarod thnt ho honed congress wnull
rellovo him of nll further worlt wit !
cotton statistics. "It Is t e most dls
agreeahle nlHI nnnoying worlt I havc
o'er Imo'vn , { ' said Mr. North. Thesl
rellorts are Jotton UII for the henefl
; lr the Routhern peoillo , but seem to bl
( lovotlng all their energies to discredit
Ins them. "
. Revolution In Columbia. ,
PANAl\fA-Prlvato advlces recolvel
hero from Cartagena nro to the offec
thnt O mernl Oonzall's Valencia , fOl
mer vlco } 11'I'sllllnt of Columhln , a11l
Ooneral Nelosilina have stnrted are ,
olutlon.
Paul Dresser Dead.
NgW YORK-Paul Dressor. a 60n
wrltor. whoso "Banlls of the Wnbash.
nnd ' ' 'Tho Blue ntlll the OrhrouJ.h :
his nnmo Into IlIIblle notlco , Illed 'l'UOI
da ' nt the homo of his sister In thl
city , Mr. Drl'ssor wnst7 'oars 01 1.
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RATE DILL IN THE SENATE.
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Question of Appeal to Courts Basis of
I DivisIon ,
I W ASIIINGTON.-Tho divisIon In the
' sonnte over the rnllroad rate bill
I' sooma now to hang UllOn a question or
npllenl to the cOllrts from the decision
I of the Interstate commerce commls.
IIlon when It fixes a maximum rate.
'rho hOllso b1I ! nnd the D01l1ver.Clnpp
hili In the Rennto provldo for no ap.
rICnl , lenvlng It to the railroad ( 'om.
Jmnles to tnlee nny cnso Into the courts
ullller the preRent laws. The oppo.
l1Cnts of the house nnd similar 11l1ls In.
slst that the right of the railroads to
an flPpcnl In ever ' cnso of whlcU the
commission fixes n rnto must ho given.
A revlow of the nrtlon of the commls-
Rlon hy the cOllrt..q Is the main conten.
tlon , nnd It appenrs that the rate fight
Is to bo made on these lines.
CUT ON conu RATES
TO THE SEABOARD
CIHCAGO. - Announcement was
mndo by the Wabash railroad that ,
commencing Fehruary 1 , that rend
would Pllt into efCect a cnrload rate for
export corn of 23 cents from the Mis.
souI'I river to Doston nnd Now York
ntHl 22 cents to Phlladelphln , through
Chlcngo nnd St. Louis , with transit
privileges. These ligures will Include
the cost of loading on vessels. For
several months the rate has been 27
cents , with nn ndded loading charge ,
desplto the efforts of the Chlcngo and
St. Louis grnln merchnnts to bring
nbout a settlement of the r'lto ! dlffi.
culty which developed between the
enstern and western railroads 11ltst
yenr. The eastern rends nil along
hnvo refused to join with the western
roads in dividing the dlfferenco be.
tween the local rate as an expert
rnto.
THE SIXTH BATTERY
N GOOD CONDITION
WASHINGTON-Genera ] M. Leo ,
commander of the department of
Texas , in a reply to UIO war depart.
ment's request for Informntlon con.
cernlng the condition of the Sixth bnt.
tery of field artlllory which recenetly
made a long march from Fort Rlle '
to Fort Houston , snys he made 11 personal -
sonal Inspection nnd found men Ilnd
horses In good condition. The general
says :
"Tho statement that the men were
a sorry apllearlng set , their "clothing
In tatters , ' that 'the men were haggard
nnd lean' and that 'tho horses resembled -
bled moving skeletons , ' is sensational.
misleading nnd without substantial
foundation. "
JAPAN'S POLICY IN KOREA ,
MarquIs Ito Takes Newspaper Men
Into His Confidence. .
TOKIO.-rrho l\farquls Ito , the Japanese -
aneso resident general In Korea , Invited -
vited the newspaper men to his offi.
clal residence and outlined the policy
of Japan In Korea , which Includes entire -
tire nntlonal defense of the country by
.Japan. Every\ step Involving International -
tional reform and matters of diplomacy -
macy between the two countries will
bo taleen Into careful consideration by
the Japanese emperor and his ministers -
ters , and even' possible effort to loole
Into the mineral , agricultural nnd forestry -
estry development of Korea. The edu-
( 'atlonal system of Korea will receive
the closest attention.
Weather Good for Farmers.
W ASHINOTON-The weather bu-
reau'R general summary of crop condl.
tlons for Jnnuan' sa 's thnt rains Interfered -
terfered with fnrm work In Cental and
Northeastern Texns and In Loulsillna.
As a whole , however , the month was
oxcptlonnllY mild and free from severe
wenther condltionR , affording excellent
OIIIOrtunlt ' for midwinter farm worlc.
Winter wheat escnped serious Injury
and at the close of the month was gen.
erally in very promising condition.
Rockefeller Ranch Sold.
COLDY , Kas-News hns just been
rocelved of the transfer of the Franlc
HocllcCeller ranch In Rawlins county ,
I Kansas , to Crnlg J. . Spencer , nnst -
orn Nornsltn man. 'rho tract comprises
9,120 acres. and about $80,000 Is involved -
volved In the deal.
Crnlg } . . S encer , the purchaser , ex.
Ilects to Improve the land and put It
under cultivation. This snle Is the lar.
est deal ever negotiated In western
Kansas Innd.
Seek Leniency for Ware.
LgAD. S : D.-Petitions nro helng clr-
cUlateli here among the different
churches or this city and Deadwood
asltlng that Federal .Iudgo lunger of
. Omaha , bo lenient with Rev. George G.
Wnre , convicted or conspiracy to se.
1 cure pUblic lanl1s.
More Money for Militia.
W ASlI1NGTON-'J'he house commit. .
tee on militia decll1e(1 ( to malco a rnvor.
ahlo report on the Merrill bill Increns.
. Ing tho' nnnual npprollrlatlon ror the
mllltl/\ / from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.
Russian Landlords Killed.
II 'fUKU1\1 , Courland-Count Fredorlcl < <
t 1.Ilmsl1orff Ilnl1 IIaron Hoenne , two ot
' . the most prominent Innd owners of thle
'
II IlIstrlc't , whllo out I1rlvlng were at.
' . tacleell b ' n hand of revolutionists ani ]
were pullel1 from tholr 610lghs a\1l ]
murl1erel1 ,
K Orders Leasln ! ) of Lands.
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WASHINGTON-Tho secretar ' 0 :
it Iho Intorlor has orl1erel1 the lensing 0 :
. a 11,000 ucres , or the Klown. Commnn
s cho nnd AIJ cho Innl1s In Olclahoma fOI
a rlculturnl IHlfiJoSeS
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FOR NEW MARKET
BUSINESS OF LIVE STOCK GROW.
ERS' ASSOCIATION ,
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TALK ON RAILROAD LEGISLATION
Mr. Cowan , the Texas Member of the
Interstate Commerce Convention ,
Reads An Intercstlng Paper-What
Other Members Hnd to Say.
-
DENVEH-Wllh the merbor ot the
two rlvnl nssocintlons succecsful1r Ile.
compllshed , the nntlonal con \'entlon
of 'stockmen resumed its sessions pre.
pared to open a vigorous campnlgn
to secure federal legislation for regu.
Intlon of railroad rates Ilnd for do.
velopment of foreign trade , An
agreement on the forest reserve grnz.
Ing tnx question has practically been
renehed nt conferences between the
stoclemen and Chief l orester Clifford
Plnchot.
A feature of the convention wns nn
nddress by S. D. Cownn of Fort Worth ,
Tox. , on the subject of rnllroad legis.
latlon.
At the morning session President
Murdo MncKenzle announced his com.
mltteo nppolntments. J. M. John or
Trinidad , Colo. , del1vered nn address
on "Possibilities of Orgnnlzntlon. "
At the conclusion of Mr. John's nd.
dress , W. A. Morris of Chlcngo , spolco
on "Tho Extension of } orelgn Mar.
kots for Meat Products. "
An nppelll was mndo by John \V.
Springer for a fund of $10,000 to de.
fray the ( ! xpenses of sending n. . committee -
mitteo to Washington to secure legis.
latlon fllvorablo to the l1vo stock In.
torested. Ho suggested that the fund
should bo subscribed In fifteen min.
utes , nnd at the tlmo of that period
the subscriptions footed up $10,425.
Frnnk .T. Hngenbnrth , former prosl.
dent of the National Llvo Stock asso.
clatlon , was elected vlco president or
the American Natlo\ml \ Live Stocl ( as.
soclatlon , the new orgllnlzatlon , by ac.
clamlltlon.
On motion it was decided to rescind
the nppolntment of the committee on
resolutions and turn over nl1 resolutions -
tions to the executive commltteo.
President MacKenzie then announced -
ed the executive commltteo , which Is
composed of twentr-elght members.
Among the members are the fol1ow.
Ing : H. C. Wallace , Des Molnos , Ia. ;
A. L. Ames , Bucllngham , In. ; W. G.
Comstock , Ellsworth , Neb. ; Robert
Taylor , Abbott , Neb. ; I. M. Humphrey ,
Rapid City , S. D. ; F. 1\1. Stewart , Buf.
falo Gap , S. D. ; Richard Welsh , Pala.
duro , Tex. ; W.V. . Turney , EI Paso ,
Tex. , and Captain J. T. Lytle , Fort
Worth , Tex.
ENGLAND IS WARNED
REGARDING HER DEFENSES
LONDON-WitJl th opening at the
new parliamentary regime , Field Mar
shn ] Lord Roberts renews his cam.
pnlgn of wnrnlng to the country re-
gnrdlng the Inadequncr of its defenses.
Addressing the members of the Liver.
pool chnmber of commerce , ho again
affirmed that the nation wlla as nbso-
lutely unprepared for war as It was In
1899. Ho urged the adoption of a mil.
lion men ns the military standard , half
of which would be needed for the de.
fense of India and the other half to fit
the nation to maintain an European
struggle.
Visit of Gcrman Squadron.
BERLIN-The Loltal Anzelger prints
a report to the effect that the German
cruiser Panther of the CarIbbean sea
squadron will bo Instructed to nscend
the Parana and Pnraguay rivers to
Asuncion , the cailital of Paraguay.
THE DRY DUCK DEWEY
IS MAKING GOOD TIME
W ASHINOTON-Tho bib dry doele
Dewey Is getting along well on her way
to the Philippines nnd the almost dally
reports received at the navy dopart.
ment by wireless telegraphy have al.
mORt assurell the officials of the suc.
cess of the yenturesome oxperlment.
On Frldar cnmo two messnges from
the nayal commnndant at San Junn
Porto Rico , transmitting news ot. the
dock received through the chain of
scout shlpR thrown out rrom Admiral
Brownson's cruiser squndron.
The first message , timed at 8 o'clocl (
In the morning , rellOrted the doclc In
lattltude 2.4-1 nnd longitude 41.23 , with
wenther fine nnd the expedition make
Ing nn avernge of 100 miles per day.
Present for MIss Rosevelt.
IIA V AN A-Tho senate Imssed an ap.
proprlatlon of $2 , OOO for the purchase
of a wedding girt for 1\1lss Allco Rooso-
volt. The bill directs President Palm/\ /
to select n gift for Miss Rosevelt. Each
of the three senntors Introducing the
bill spolco In a similar tone to SonataI'
Zn'as , who said that Cuba owed some
ovldenco of nllpreclatlon to Its lInall.
Ing friend , Theodore Rosovelt , nnd that
the wedding or his dnughtor ntrorllecl
opportunity to demonstrate Cuba's love
I
for nnd nppreclatlon for her lIlustrloulJ
rnther ,
Stock Salc Tax Law Valid ,
; NEW YORK-Tho conlltltutlonallty
or the stacIe trnnsfer tax Inw of Now
I Yorlc stnto affirmed h ) ' Il do'IBlon of the
.
nllpollato division or the sllliromo
I court. About $ , OOO.OOO annuul tnxos
I nro ndded to the Rtato revenues h ' the
decision. 'rho I'nso Ilechlell wus Il test
ngalnst Alhort .T. Hutch , stocle hrollor ,
who WIlS cllllrged with hnvln ! ; sold and
11011verell shnres or rallrond stoclc with.
out pa 'lng the tax required h ' this
. Inw. J. our justices dechled for thor
r constltutlonnllty of the lnw Ilnd ono
oaoln" + It
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FACIAL PARALYSIS
Nervous DistortIon of Face Cured by
Dr. William. ' Pink Pills.
What nppears to be slight nervous
attAok may bo the forerunner of n fiOYOro
diRordor , No nervous Imfferer should
neRlect the warning 8Y11lpt0l11S , but
should see that the starved nerves nro
nourished beroro the injury to the dell.
cato or nl1lBm hns gene to an exlol1t that
renderH a cure n cl101cult mnllel' . The
nervORrccolve their noul'lslunout through
the blood , the MillO ns every othr ! ! part
of the body , and the best nerve tonlo nllli
food is Dr. WiIllnms' Pink Pills. The
experlenco of Mr. Hl\rry Bcmls , of
Trnthvi1lo , Washington count } ' , N. y"
substnntiates thiR.
. . I hnd bcen feeling badly for n long
timb , " said Mr. Bomill , II and in thu
early part of September , 1002 , I wns com-
pellClt to quit work 011 necount of my ill
health. My trouble was nt first ex.
trome Jlm'vousnces , then my sight be.
came affccted nnd I conRultml an oculist
who Bahl I , vas snfforing from pal'nlysis.
Ho treated mo for 80mo time , but I Hot
no benefit. I trff"l Ilnothor doctor ntul
agl\in faned to obtain any rellof. My
nervousness incrCl\scd. Slight noiscH
would almost mnleo mo wild. My mouth
was drawn so I could scarcely ent allll
ono eye was affected flO I cnuM Imrl11y
fiCO. I hnd very little use of lilY limbs ,
in fact I was almost a complete wreck.
. . I am all righ t nov ( \1111 I\ln at work.
That is because I folloWClll11v . wlfo'sad.
vice 1\1111 took Dr. WiIlI1\11Is'.Pillk Pills.
She hml used the flnmo remedy hcrflelf
with the most grntlfyin resu1tH a1ll1 Rhe
persuaded mo to try them when it ap.
penrell thnt the dootorll were unah10 to
help mo. ' They aoted "ery surely in my
cnsej my faoe came back into shnpo nnd
in time I was entirely well. "
'
Dr. Williams' Pink 'pmR are Bolrl by nIl
clru gi8tl ! or by moil by the Dr. Wl1Iiams
Medlolne Co. , Sohenl1ctmly , N. Y. A
booklet on Nervous Dhorlel's Bunt ireo
on request.
Seagulls Rob Fishermen.
Seagulls Invaded a boatful of hor-
mlg at Nanalmo , Wash. , while the
fishermen were Ilway.Vhen the fish.
ermen returned sixty had eaten so
much that the ' could not flYaway.
The fishermen lifted them Into the
wnter Ilnd they just mllnaged to swim
to the shore , where they lay down to
recover from their dinner.
W. A , GARDNER AGAIN PROMOTED
General Manager of the Northwestern
Is Madc a Vlce.Presldent.
Chicago , Jan. 21st.-Aunouncement
has been made to-day or the pro.
motion or General Manager Wl1Ilam
A. Gardner of the Chicago & Northwestern -
western railroad to be 11 vice-pres.
idont of the road. This is an.
other chapter in the steady rLso ot
Mr. Gardner since ho first entered the
servlco ot that road . in 1878 as a
telegrapher.
Other changes have been made
nmong the vice-presidents of the
road , who nro now four in number ,
nnd each has charge or a certain department -
partment or the administration of the
road's affairs. According to the slate
posted they nre as follows : Hiram R.
McCullough , In charge or freight pas.
senger traffic ; WiIIlnm A. Gardner ,
in charge of Uie operation and main.
tonance of the railway of the com.
pany and of Its proprietary rallwa 's ;
Marshnll 1\1. Kirkman , In charge of
receipts nnd disbursements , nnd John
M. Whltmnn , In charge or location and
construction of new lines.
W\I1lam \ A. Gardner was born in
Gardner , III. , March 8 , 1859. Since
1878 he has held many positions with
the road , until Dec. I , 1900 , when he
was appointed general manager.
.1
A Chinese Empire of LIce. I
-.J
"Ten generations from ono pnlr ot -
l
plant lIce w\l1 \ , " says a writer In the
March Country Life In America , "If
Illlowed to breed unlnterrupje.dlY ,
equlll In bulk five hundred ml1llon
humnn beings , or the population or
the Chinese Empire. " I'
FITS penn"nently cnred. Nn fit. or ner.nu.nell8"tter
Urot d"v' . nee of IIr. Kllne'.Un'at N r'or -
er. Rend for Jo'ItB 82.00 Irlal bottl and Ir . .U.e.
D .lI. U.KLINE. Ltd. , 931 Arch tHr ct.l'hl1ad lphl.I' . . .
LIghthouse Destroys Birds.
After two recent nights of fog
nearly GOOO bIrds were found dead
under the Inn tern of Cape Grlsnez
lighthouse , says the London Chron.
fcle. The ) ' ha been nttracted by the
brJ1l1ant light , and were Ieilled by fly.
ing ngninst the lIghthouso.
1\1'1'8. "In.low' " ! 'Ioothl"1 ; ' Ryrap.
iro'/ ' children teetblnl ( , BofteDs the IIUI11S , roducc ! m.
llammaUon , 811""sl\I1ln , cures wind ( .0110. "botUo.
.
Spent $1,750 to Recover a Penny.
A Scottish farmer brought Iln nctlon
ngalnst our customa to recover IL pen. \
DY which ho alleged they had wrongly
lovled. He won the cnso , hut It cost
the county $1,7j0 [ IJCforo a jury
brought In a verdict ontltllng him to 'l.
.
the disputed penllY.
r .
Oldest In lan Is Dead ,
Qulnclc , the ohl08t 1I1IIInll III the
Northwest , died l'ocont1) ' at his homo
In Sntsop rlvor , Chohalltl ( 'ount ' ,
Washington. 110 WIIS lit IIm"t 10 : !
years oil ! liS ho waR oM 1U1I1 rrny.
lInlroll whell the 011108t Hotttors cluno
to Gray's IJnrhor , IHI ' 'OIl\"R ago.
As Always.
The wild hllwlt to the wlnswellt sley ,
'rho doer 10 the whnloBo\l1O worlll.
An ! ! the heart of II man to the heart of
1malll ,
Ail It wns III the Ila 'H of 0111.
-HIIII'ard KIpling.
'SIr .Walter Halolgh were Rhoes
stulldo ! ! with IIlamolllls snld to have
cost100,000. . ' } 'ho gallants In'
ChnrleR ! to's tlmo were 'tholr high
boot tops turned llown to the alllloo }
to show the gorgeous lace with whlcb
the ' lined.
were '
'wi
Bees nro pnrtlnl to sweet things ,
but that is poor consolntlon to the girl
J
who happens to bo stung bf : ono.
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