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SOME INTERESTING INSECTS.
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Except among the select few , generally -
-erally enthusiastic boys who keep
fresh "water aquariums and replenish
them from ponds and brooks , few people
ple either see or know much about
water insects ; yet "The Naturalist ou
the Thames" says that many of these
little creatures are perhaps better
equipped for encountering all the
chances of existence than any others.
They can swim , dive and run below
"water , live on dry land or fly in the
air , and many are so hardy as to be
-almost proof against any degree of
cold ,
The activity of many of the water
insects is astonishing. Besides keeping
la. almost incessant motion , those
vhich spend most of their time below
"water have generally to come up con.
stairtly to breathe. Such are the water
bugs , water scorpions , and stick in
sects , which , although slender as
, rushes and with limbs like hairs , can
--catch and kill the fry of the smaller
fishes. Most of these are like human
xlivers , who have to provide themselves
with air to breathe , and work at double
speed in addition.
If a group of whirling beetles is dis
turbed , the whole party will dive like
< Lab chicks , rising to tlie surface again
when they feel the need for breathing
41 ir again.
The divingbell spiders gather air to
use just as a soldier might draw water
.and dispose it about his person in
-water-bottles. The tail of the spider is
covered with black velvety hairs. Put
ting its tail out of the water it col
lects much air in the interstices of the
velvet. It then descends , when all
this air , drawn beneath the surface ,
collects into a single bubble , covering
its tail and breathing holes like a coat
of quicksilver. This supply the spider
uses up when at work below , until i (
dwindles to a single speck , when il
once more ascends and collects a fresfc
store.
The writer has seen one of these
spiders spin so many webs across the
steins of water plants In a limited
space that not only the small water-
.shrimps and larvae , but even a young
= fish were entangled. The other and
more artistic means of gathering air
employed by the spider is to catcli
a bubble on the surface and swim
below with it. The bubble is then re
leased into a bell woven under sonu
plant , into which many other bubbles
Tiave been drawn. In this divingbell
the eggs are laid and the young hatch-
cd under the constant watch of the
old spider.
Domestic Tragedy.
The younger man had been com-
zplaining that he could not get his wif
to mend his clothes. "I asked her tc
sew a button on this vest last night ,
And she hasn't touched it , " he said. Ai
this , says the New York Press , tin
older man assumed the air of a patri
arch.
"Never ask a woman to mend any
thing , ' ' he said.
"What would you have me do ? '
Basked the other.
"Simply do as I do. " was the assurec
.reply. "You haven't been married verj
loiig , and I think I can give you some
serviceable suggestions. When I wan. '
a shirt mended I take it to my wife
-flourish it round a little and say
'Where's that rag bag ? '
" 'What do you want of the rag bag ?
-asks my wife. Her suspicions arj
aroused at once.
" 'I want to throw this shirt away
-It's worn out , ' I say , with a few mon
flourishes.
" ' that shirt ' wif
'Let me see , my
says then. 'Now , Johu , hand it to mi
at once. '
"Of course I pass It over , and she ex
.amines it , 'Why , John Taylor , ' she ii
sure to say , 'I never knew such extrav
agance ! This is a perfectly good shirt
All it needs is ' And then she mend ,
it"
Human Nature.
The occupants of a motor car wen
.riding through a sparsely settled conn
try when they became teiy thirsty
Noticing a little farmhouse , thej
.stopped and were pleasantly receivej
.and given all the cold spring wate.
they wanted The fanner was veri
.polite to the strangers , and asked then
If they would like to look about hii
little estate , and. according to the Chicago
-cago Record-Herald , they were pleasei
to do so.
Among other interesting things h
showed them a tremendous potati
patch. Over this field he shook hi
head gravely. He said that all the po
tatoes had been ruined by a parasite
One of the party sympathized with th. .
old farmer , and said :
"I am sorry to see such a fine fieli
of potatoes spoiled. "
"Yes , " said the farmer , "I have enl ;
one comfort. "
"What is that ? " inquired the visitor
"Well , Thompson's field , east there
and Shannon's , on the south , are a
bad as , if not worse than , mine. "
Taking It Out on the Family.
Mrs. Ferguson George , what partic
ular failing of yours did the preache
touch on in his sermon this morning ?
Mr. Ferguson What do you ask m
that question for ?
Mrs. Ferguson Because you hav
"been as cross as a bear ever since yo
came home from church. St. Loui
Post-Dispatch.
Also 3Iatches for the Servants.
"Yes , ma'am , " said the obsequiou
grocery clerk to Mrs. Brldey , who wa
ordering her first bill of supplies , "I'v
.put down parlor matches ; what next ?
"Wei er I suppose I ought to hav
-some kitchen matches , too , oughtn'
I ? " Detroit Free Press.
E. P. Dutton & Co. , are about to
publish "Canada in the Twentieth Cen
tury , " by A. C. Bradley , author of
"Fight With France for North Amer
ica. "
A gift book that contains calendars
of every month in the years 1'JOl and
1915 , inclusive. Is an unusual volume
published by the Grafton Press , New
York.
Lorado Taft's "History of American
Sculpture" will be the first volume
to appear in Professor Van Dyke's
series to be known as "The History
of American Art"
Driving all sorts of horses with all
kinds of vehicles is the content of
"Driving , " an elaborately illustrated
and complete volume written by F.
M. Ware , who is an authority.
Colonel George B. McClellan , the
newly elected mayor of New York city ,
has written a book entitled "The Oli
garchy of Venice , " which is to be pub
lished next spring by Houghton , Mifllin
& Co.
The Kinneys , illustrators of "The
Thrall of Leif the Lucky , " have under-
siken a series of paintings for a story
fv'hich A. C. McClurg & Co. will "star"
ai the spring. It Is promised that
the pictures , which will be reproduced
In full color , will surpass anything
yet attempted in the illustration of
fiction.
A new book by Bishop Spalding Is
always on interesting event. A. C.
McClurg & Co. , announce "Glimpses
of Truth , " comprising a large number
of the bishop's "aphorisms" on life
and conduct , which distinguish his ad
dresses and writing. A new photo
gravure portrait faces the volume as a
frontispiece.
"The Opening of the Mississippi : A
Struggle for Supremacy hi the Ameri
can Interior , " will be the title of Pro
fessor Frederic A. Ogg's new book ,
originally announced as "The Explora
tion of the Mississippi" It deals with
the history of the region drained by
the great river as well as with that
f the river itself.
The interesting announcement comes
rroiu London that Israel Zangwill , the
either of "The Grey Wig , " "The Man-
Jo of Elijah" and "Children of the
Ghetto , " is engaged to be married.
Miss Edith Ayrtoun , the daughter of
Professor W. E. Ayrtoun , one of the
best known electrical engineers and
inventors in England , is the young
lady who is to become Mrs. Zangwill.
Miss Fannie Merritt Farmer , the
well-known author of "The Boston
Cooking School Book , " has written an
important new book entitled "Food and
Cookery for the Sick and Convales
cent , " which is designed to meet the
needs of the trained nurse , the mother
or of anyone having the care of the
sick. The work Is the result of 3rears i
of study along the lines of food and J
feeding , and it will include a great
deal of important information In ad
dition to hundreds of recipes.
SPORT IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
Many Plctnreaque Streams and Lakes
Interior of
Along the Newfoundland coast sal
mon begin to press in toward the fresh
water early In the mouth of June , says
the Halifax Chronicle. They follow
the enormous schools of that curious
fish , the caplin , which frequently
crowd into the shores In such vast
numbers for purposes of breeding that
tons of them are often picked up dead
and used for fertilizing the soil. There
are several later runs , depending al
together on the state of water. Most
of the rivers , being short , readily run
off in a dry season. Then the fish will
hang about the estuaries until the ar
rival of a freshet which invariably im
pels them up stream. In most of the
estuaries sea trout pan be taken with
the fly readily , but salmon will rise
only In the streams.
There are no finer salmon streams
anywhere than those hi Newfoundland.
Although they have suffered in the
past by the deplorable greed and lust
of killing by the improvident class of
poaching fishermen , it is pleasant to
know that , especially In the many fine
streams of the western shore , the num
ber of fish are -of late years steadily
increasing. Better preservation will
doubtless continue to improve the ,
fishery.
Unlike the numerous streams of
New Brunswick and Quebec , which are
all leased , the rivers here are free and
( pen to all comers. The first rod holds
possession that is the rule of the
river. A camp may be occupied just
as long as the owner chooses to re
main.
The magnificent Humber , pursuing
a course through the immense lak ( ?
known as Deer pond and lapping the
base of precipitous cliffs , affords glimp
ses of enchanting and often noble
scenery from the windows of the rail
way carriage. Although It has many
a likely-looking pool tenanted by large
salmon it is of no use for the angler
to waste time with them , as for rea
sons not determined the Humber fish
steadily refuse to take the fly. In this
respect this noble river offers a singu
lar exceptl n to the general rule In
Newfoundland , as in every other sal
mon stream fresh-run fish will take the
fly with a rush that is often tigerlike
In its fierceness. Along the west branch
of the Humber , from Big falls to Junc
tion brook , there is , however , a suc
cession of nrst charming salmon pools
known collectively as "The Willow
Steady , " from the number of wild zy
lows which edge the banks , and here
sometimes the obdurate heart of the
Humber salmon will relent and he may
look with favoring glance at a well-
flung "yellow legs" or a "dusty mil
ler" or "fairy. "
One of the very best salmon rivers
of the island is the Hare river , away
up on the extreme northeastern apex
of the Island , flowing Into Hare boy.
To reach this stream it is necessary to
take camp outfit and proceed from the
railway terminus at Burnt bay by
coasting steamer as far as Tilt Cove
copper mine. A small steam tug car
rying malls is sometimes available
whereby to cross White bay and to
proceed within easy reach of the at
tractive river. The little boat hugs the
rugged coast line and often threads a
pathway through an archipelago of in
teresting Islands. Good caribou hunt
ing can also be had on the neighbor
ing plains and as the Newfoundland
deer season opens July 15 a fishing
party may never be without venison.
Some fifty miles frornthe city of St
John's is the noted Salmonier , which
Is the home of a small but gamy sal
mon. Around the banks of this stream
stretches a fine country , where wil
low grouse may be shot In season and
where an occasional snipe marsh Is
found embowered in a dark evergreen
forest.
One of the best known as well as
the largest river of the Island is the
Exploits , falling into an arm of the
Great Notre Dame bay. It has a source
in Red Indian lake and thence pur
sues its course through steep rock
gorges and winds away through good
caribou country and past some excel
lent timber lands to the sea.
WHAT SOME POSTMEN DO.
Duties of Letter Carriers in the Rural
Districts.
Strange demands , that are for the
most part unknown to the general pub
lic , are quite commonly made upon
postmen , this being especially the case
in rural districts , says Tit-Bits.
However widely education may have
spread there are hundreds of postmen
who , every working day of their lives ,
are asked to read aloud for the recipi
ents the letters that these same post
men have delivered. A postman In the
North Riding of Yorkshire assured the
pi'LserH writer that one really extensh e
and prosperous farmer on his round reg-
ulany paid him a penny each for read
ing aloud the letters delivered. And
in hundreds of cases the woman re
cipient will appeal to the postman to do
the reading. aLeging tlyit her eyesight
is defective and that her spectacles
are mislaid or broken.
The postman referred to above liadj
too , many records of strange question
put to him. One of the commonest ot
these is : "Are there any mourning
stamps to go with black-edged papt-Jf
and envelopes ? " Another question of
the same kind deals with "wedding
stamps. " It is quite common , in the
case of country gentlemen writing to
old servants , for the envelope to bea *
the direction : "Will Mr. , the post
man , kindly read the inclosed to the
addressee , who is unable to read or
write ? " The writer has spoken to post-
men , who , during long periods , havd
regularly earned tips by following such
directions.
One of the commonest happenings ad
regards all postmen is for some man
or woman generally a lodger , to inter
cept them and say , "Do not deliver any
letters addressed to me except into
my own hand ; my landlady regularly
steams open my letters. " Of course ,
all that the postman can do is to ad >
vise the person to get a reliable addresser
or landlady. And tlie opinion is con
stantly being asked of the Lender
postman as to whether envelopes , pro
duced for his inspection , have not beei
tampered with.
Billiards Made B ay.
The occasional player at billiards
who at a particular time registers a
big break and is correspondingly elat
ed may be chastened in his joy when
he learns that the feat has been aideel
by a fake. In the billiard table trade
the table that is to be played on at
so much a time by miscellaneous tyrod
is made so "easy in the pockets" that
it will not only persuade the inexpert
that they are fast scorers , but will
bring the games to a rapid conclusion.
Were the inexpert to play on match
tables with regulation pockets their
Digglesque and Dawsonian stroked
would not prove so easily profitable.
The first question put by the maker
who supplies "trade tables" ' when ha
gets the order is , "What class of play
ers do you want the table for ? " and
he manipulates the board supplied , it
Is alleged , according to the answer.
Birds Chanse Their Nature.
The fact that day birds become noc
turnal at migration time , uttering notes
used on no other occasion in the year ,
that they fly at a speed beyond theii
ordinary powers , and at heights be
yond their ordinary haunts , leads Dr.
Gatke to believe that they possess in
their powers of flight and soaring sornfl
principle not employed on any othei
occasion and hitherto not taken iiitd
account by naturalists.
Literary Appreciation.
"Are you fond of poetry ? " asked
the young man with curly hair.
"Yes , " answered Miss Cayenne , "po
etry has done a great deal to make
life easier. It gives people an oppor
tunity to use quotations instead of
being original and tiresome. " Wash
ington Star. ,
Live the Cook.
We respect a good poet ; we rever
ence a good cook. Lif e.
The average political complexion
seldom more than whitewash deep. '
When a man is his own worst
lie Is apt to love his enemies.
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NEBRASKA NOTES
Mrs. Johanna Neitzke , a pioneer
resident of the state , died recently at
Norfolk , aged Ga .years.
Mrs. John D. Mann of Lyons Is ,
dead at the age of 77 years. She1
came to Nebraska Jn 1871.
William Thomas , a barber at Odell , '
died suddenly of heart failure. Aj
wife and two children survive him.
Mrs. J. K. Hesler died at her home1
at Cozad this weeK. The remains-
wrre taken to Lexington , Ky. for !
burial.
Henry Johnson of Norfolk ani Miss
Georgia Drake of Hannibal , Mo. have
been married. They will live in Lin- ,
Loin.
Nathan B. Mnrebouse Is dead at
Tekama. He was born in Spring- !
iield , N. J. , in 1813 , ana came tot
Burt county In 1870.
W. H. Wiseman of Thurston county :
was arrested at Plattsmouth charged !
with giving a mortgage upon three
borses which be did not own.
Word has been received at Lincoln !
that much of the material for the-
new cells has been shipped from tbe.
Van Dorn Iron works at Cleveland.-
The Fremont school board has de
cided that teachers who wish to
resign from the service must give
thirty days' notice of their intention. ]
The names of Thomas A. Healy of
Milford and Jnhn M. Mills of Laurel
have been subrniited as candidates
for the postollices at tbe abuve places.
E. C .Phillips of Table Rock was
recently appointed cairier on a rural
route , but as he has a better position
another appointment will be made.
The funeial of Mr. Asa Uacerho
died January 1 , was held at Wahoo
under the auspices of the Odd Fel-
1 ws. A wile and seven children
survive him.
A reception was given at Oakdale
| n honor of Miss Mamie Dworak ,
ch-impiun speller of the. scho Is of
Anteiope county who made a perfect
grade at Lincoln.
The Farmers' elevator meeting at
Rogers on January 2 v\as we.l attend
ed Frank Krcji was chosen tiinpor-
ary chairman. Another meeting will
be held January 14.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth
Simpson was held fn.tn tbe icsidence
uf her brother-in-law , Charles Barr-
ington , at E > igar. Sue came to
Nebraska in 1878.
Charles Noyce of Arlington , aged
70 years , one of the oldest settkrs in
the s ate , was buried this week. H
game to .Nebraska in 1857. He leaves
eleven children.
Hampton is now lighted by electri
city. The plant is owned and oper
ated by H. Madsen and started wi h
HO lamps. The streets are to be well
lighted.
After twenty years of married life
Mrs. Clara White of Dakota City has
been granted a divorce fn-m her hus
band on the ground of non-support
and drunkenness.
Harvey W. Giddings , a pioneer
resident of Nebraska for the past
thirty-two jears , died this week at
Beatrice at the age of 74 years. A
wife , three sons and two daughters
survive him.
Tbe teachers of Johnson county
presented County Superintendent
Adkins with a handsome gold watch
and chain on tbe eve of his luaviner
the office he has filled fur three
terms.
The Nebraska Stae ; Poultry associ
ation , which holds its annual meet
ing at Lincoln January 18 to 26 , wiX
have for one of its attractions tbe
exhibit of the Water Fowl club of
America.
William Gross and Alfred Cochran
escaped from the city ja'l at Lincoln
by simply walking out of the door
J.iiler Kirk noticed them leaving and
fired at them , but the shots went
wide.
The funeral of the late Carl Hem-
beck , who died recently at Fremont
at the age of 86 years , was held this
week , tbe Rev. I. Laipley if the
.German Evangelical church officia
ting.
ting.The
The New York Life insurance com
pany shows that the amount of busi
ness done in Nebraska during the
year was 812,768.428 , an increise of E
81.093,940 over 1902. The premiums
amounted to $41t5.553.
In the damage suit of Hill against ;
Schmuck at Beatrice , the court hag
awarded judgment of 81,000 to the
plaintiff. Schmuck was accused ol
sending obscene and indecent letters
to Miss Hill. .
C. R. Crumb , a lineman for the
.Nebraska Telephone company , fell1
down a twenty-five foot pole at
Hubbard and sustained a fracture
of one arm and numerous bruises.
He lives in Omaha.
Loup City has organized a militia
company with the following SpanisU
war \eterans as officers : Captain ,
Arthur Inks ; first lieutenati , N. S.
'Crlse : second lieutenant , Ast Con
ger ; sergeant , F. S. Bobbins
FIRM HAND NEEDED
SITUATION IN SANTO DOMINGO
GROWING WORSE-
PROTECTION FOR AMERICANS
DECISION REACHED FOLLOWING
STARTLING REPORT.
Commander DllUnghnm Declare !
Demoralization aud It ign of
Anarchy Exists Around
Puorta 1'Jata.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. With a
firm band the Washington govern ,
ment from now on will protect
American life and property in the
Island of San Domingo. This deci
sion follows a rather startling report
received yesterday from Commander
Dillingbam.
It is snid that tbe administration
has as yet adopted no premaoent
p < .PcY for the conduct of affairs in
San Domingo beyond that which il
always has pursued in protecting
American life and property. The
statement is authorized that the con
duct of Command ir Dillingham while
following only gen ral instructions ,
is entirely endorsed and approved bj
the government , and it is believed
that his intelligent handlinu of tbu
situation wilJ have a powerful influ
ence toward restoration of order in
the island.
It is realized by the administration
that the Dominican problem must be
taken up aud disposed of in a way
that will put a stop to what was de-
s-.ribed by an European ambassador
last night ? s "at. insufferable nui
sance which the civilized world lor k = j
to the United States to clean up. ' "
The navv department yesterday re
ceived a telegram from Commander
Dillingham of the cruiser Detroit ,
telling of the demoralization near
Puetta Plata. It says :
"In and around Puerta Plata
anarchy prevails. .Business is at a
standstill. Puerta Plata is quiet at
present. Jhninez authorities are
collecting duties and dues , while
Jiminez is at Santiago. There is a
revolution between factions. I shalJ
not allow interuption of commerce.
Close To Crisis.
PARIS , , Jan. 6 The Cra-Foo cor
respondent of the Paris edition of the
New York Herald cables as follows :
"Eight thousand Japanese iroop *
are ready to land at Masarapho , and
their landing will probably mean war.
"A regiment of Cosacks is expected
at Port Arthur.
"Reserves are being moved from
the capital of the Armtir province in
enstern SibetJa toTsitsihar ( in Man
churia. ) ,
"Tho position of the trrops in
Mane' : i is being rearranged , bul
their lontion is kept a secret "
The St. Petersburg correspondent
of the Paris edition f the New York
Herald says that should tbe J'ipanesi
occupy Masampho it would result in
bringing matters to a crisis , Admiral
Alexieil , the Russian viceroy in tin
far east , having full power to act in
tbe cuse of such nrovocation.
The SL Petersburg correspondent
of the Paris edition of tbe New Yorb
Herald savs he is authorized to statt
that Admiral Evans has been in
structed not to allt.w tbe movements
of his war ships to be such as tc
encourage the construction that the
United Stntes is supporting Japan.
The correspondent says that the
action of the Washington government
is sincerely appreciated , the convict
ion in some quarters being that Ja
pan , if unsupported will not declan
war.
war.SEOUL
SEOUL , Korea , Jan. 6 .A detach
ment of thirty-five marines fur th <
United States steamer Vicksburi
njw laying at Chemulpo , arrived > es-
terday as a guard for the Arnericar
d legation. Another bud ? of s ° ven
teen mariners will arrive tomorrow
The United States transport Zapbirc
ts also at Chemulpo , where Russia ,
Japan and Great Britain have eacfc
one man of war.
No Thought of Fire.
CHICAGO. Jan. 7. Py their own
evidence yesterday before Monroe
Fulkerson , who is conducting the tin
departme t investigation into tht
Ir-quois theater holocaust , Will J.
Davis Harry J Powers and Thom-u
F Noonan , active managers of the
theater , showed that a worse condi
tion of affairs existed as to prevent
ion than Lad heretofore been sus
pected.
Trial of Car Barn Bandits.
CHICAGO , 111. Jan. 7.-Tbe tria
if three of the car barn bandits-
tfars , Nfidirmire and Van Dine ,
vas begun yesterday before Judet
ersten , and cmrt adj iuroed with-
mt a juror being accepted. It has
jeen announced that the defense
vould be Insanity in each case , but
itturaeys for the defense yesterdaj
jy the questions put to niramen ,
ndicated that some other line would
I
CAN SEE NO FUTURE HOPE
FINAL REPLY OF RUSSIA TO
JAPAN A BID EOR WAR.
Favor Abandonment of All Farlhri
Negotiations as Useloos Gover
nor Tnft Has Conference
- * < With Alarqula Iio.
LONDON , Jan. 8. The Dal ]
Mail's Yokohama correspondent sayi
that Russia's reply to Japan practi
cally removes all hope of a peaceful
settlement.
Tbe Daily Mail's Tokio correspon
dent learns that Russia has rnadi
new demands which ifc will be im
possible for Japan to entertain.
The correspondent says that all tbe
powers are landing troops in Korea
and that the British bluejacket *
landed at Chemulpo are expected to
go to Seoul immediately.
Constant telegrams are passing be
tween M. Ravioli , the Russian minis
ter to Korea ; Baron de Rosen , the
Russian minister to Japan , aud
Viceroy Alexieff.
TOKIO , Jan. 8. The attitude ol
Japan toward the response of R sia
is still undefined. Premier Katsura ,
the minister of foreign affairs , tbi
minister of war , the minister ol
financeand tbe minister of naval
affairs held a council yesterday after
noon. It was decided that the cabi
net confer with the older statesmen
before deciding on a course of pro
cedure. It is manifested tnat thi
Russian proposals are unsatisfactory.
It is believed that Russia will muki
concessions in one direction and
impose new conditions in another.
The Japanese na ion is deeplj
stirred. Public sentiment favors the
abandonment of negotations , beiiev
ing them useless , and urges a resort
to arms.
PEKING. Jan. 7 General Yuan
Sbai Kai , commander-in-chief of the
Chinese army arid navy , sent nis
foreign advisor Charles Denby , jr. ,
to Peking to investigate ttie report
as to the probability of war. To
night Mr. uenby has reported that
according to the best obtainable ,
l.ased on diplomatic informatiou , wax
cannot be averted.
'
LONDON , Jan. 7. The Daily
Mail's Tokio correspondent says :
G jvernor Taft had a secret confer
ence with the Marquis Ito this after
noon at tbe United States consulate
at Yokohama I underHtand that
Governor Taft assured the -marquis
that the United States will observe
a friendly neutrality towards Japan
in the event of war and that if ne
cessary it would grant the use oJ
American ports in the far east te
the Japanese fleet.
Gen. Yifquain Dead.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 8 General
Victor Vifqain , soldier and states
man , died at his home in this clrj
Seventeenth and L streets , Wednes
day afternoon , after long illness. H
was sixty-seven years of aue and a
native of Belgium. Ho received a
military education in Europe , bul
early in life he became a pinneei
of Nebraska. From the then un-set *
tied prairies of this state be went
to the east and offered his services
to his adopted country. After ser
ving with distinction , having bee *
twlce piomoted on the field of battle
for meritorious and gallant conduct ,
and receiving a medal from r-ongrea
in recognition of services , he return
ed to his new home in Nebraska and
was among tfie foremost of thosi
who helped build up the commoi
wealth. Later in life be served
country as consul in Colombia.
All On ilis Side.
OMAHA , Neb. , Jan. 8 Lawyer !
and spectators who sit throughout
tbe bearing in tbe federal court yea
terday expressed last night tbeh
strong belief that tbe Dietrich pic
secutions or such of them arising GUI
of the Hastings postom'ce deal a
have not already done so , will gi
glimmering this morning. It i |
Almost a certainty that the briberj
case viill hardly survive the opening
of court this mnrning Not a wit >
ness will have opened his mouth , foi
this is not going to be a heiring aj
which it can be determined whethei
or not Jacob Fisher of Hastings was
ever required to pay Sl.COO or anj
other sum for his appointment ai
postmaster.
Status of the Smoot Case.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 8.-Senato |
Burrows , who is chairman of tb
senate comnittee on privilrges ant
elections , which is conducting ihi
investigation of the charges againa
Senator R ed Smoot of Utah , sail
yesterday the committee probabl ]
would meet on Saturday , January >
Fifty-six Men Expelled.
TELLURIDE , Colo. , Jan. 8.
Fifty-six men have been expelled
from San Miguel county by the mill
tary authorities since the the pu-ilk
cation of the governor's martial law
prorlamation. About forty-five ol
these men are quartered at Montrose ,
and intend to return to Telluridt
after the tnop are wlthdiawn ,
Tte search for firearms and ammuni *
lion has been completed aud be.tweeu
GOO and 700 weapons have been con *
n'acated.