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TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER-
ESTINQ ITEMS.
Comments and Criticisms Baaed Upoa
the Happening * of the Day Histori
cal and News Note * .
It is always easy to forgive other
people's enemies.
Perjury is a pr. er tfmr 'a always
ultimately answered.
What we call cowardice at twenty
fans become discretion at fifty.
A Harvard professor says some
lang words are beautiful and poetic.
He doesn't give a list of them , though.
"The man who talks one thing on
Sunday and lives anothw on week
days does untold Injury , " says young
Bockefeller.
Important if true. Special dispatch
es atate that young Mr. Spreckles has
eecured a Job in his pa's offie out in
\ Francisco.
No one seems to suggest that the
man who shot at Nordau may have
been one of the geniuses who were
written up in "Degeneration. "
Wes y Gil took $200,000 in cash with
him when he left San Domingo. It
Days to be president down there if one
doesn't delay his departure too long.
If that Texas negro who has been
ent to the penitentiary for 1,000 years
does not repent and reform he may
xpect a life sentence for his next of-
jfexis ® .
They can elect a new president In
Switzerland without even calling for
tlg headlines in the newspapers. V/hat
contempt mingled with pity the South
American republics must have for that
country.
A French observer says the Ameri
can men are inclined to be shy and
self-effacing. He hadn't seen the state
ment that there are now on file 304,000
Applications for a pension on account
of our little Spanish war.
Let him who doubts the heroism of
women read the statistics of the for-
sJgn missionary societies. Of the
eighty-seven missionaries supported in
China by one American society , sixty-
two are women ; moreover , when war
Is" threatened the women do not run
* way , but stay at their posts.
Mrs. Ogdeu Goelet has made a con
tribution to the New York police pen-
loii fund in recognition of the services
rendered by the police department at
the recent wedding of her daughter to
the Duke of Itoxburghe. This is well.
It will encourage the policemen to
risk their lives at other ducal wed
dings , if there are any dukes left for
the rest of our sweet heiresses.
Some purist in Boston Is bent on re-
riuiug our language until it shall have
lost original meanings and bsjoine
"ethereahzed. " ' The latest proposition
ts to give up the phrase Indian sum
mer , .since "it isn't summer , nor is it
torrid , nor has it aught to do with the
l > oor Indian. " The supcrsublimated
Individual then goes on to say : "Let us
&et in touch with the poets and call
this time of grace simply 'the after
glow. ' " Fortunately language has a
will of its own and cannot be made to
order , even by a Bostouian.
Australian apples of a small and In
ferior kind sell in Manila at from-ten
cents to twenty-five cents each , and one
can fancy the enthusiasm with which
an experimental shipment of California
fruit was greeted by our countrymen
In the Philippines. The shipment in-
tluded apples , pears and plums , and al
though it was five weeks in transit and
the refrigeration was not perfect , most
t C the fruit arrived In fine condition.
With already
cold-storage consignments
ready going to New York , London ,
Hamburg and Manila , California fruit
will soon girdle the globe.
The tendency in all advanced coun
tries is more and more every year in
the direction of a more popular form
of government , if not for the actual re
public. "William of Germany is for a
personal government. He has the old
Ideas about the majesty of the king or
emperor. If he had the ability and
force to carry out his own views and
ilwires he might be a good deal of a
despot. On the whole , it doesn't seem
* j make material difference whether
William or somebody else is king and
emperor. William will be obliged to
keep within his present limitations and
will possibly have to yield a good deal
in the near future. His successor is
likely to be more of a man for the peo-
ole than he is.
The quartermaster's department of
the British forces In Somalilaud made
a requisition , among other things , for
'three parsons. " In due time the
commanding general , whose men are
mostly natives , was surprised when
three chaplains , an Episcopalian , a
Presbyterian and a Roman Catholic ,
rep rted to him for duty. They had
come from England by way of the
Suez Canal , in response to the requisi
tion. Nevertheless , what was wanted
was net preachers , but pumps of a kind
named after u famous English maker.
A clerk in London is held responsible
for the blunder , which is not without
Its usefulness as a comical incident.
Hut there seems to be enough stupidity
to allow a little to the quartermaster
: n Somalilaiid.
Chicago is to have a better law re-
siK'i-ting wife desertion. The proposed
i nl'iance provides that any man who
shall desert his wife or children shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor ; shall b
sentenced to the house of correction )
shall be put to work and the cltj
treasurer shall pay to the deserted wlf
§ 1.50 for each day the husband is con
fined. It is further provided that no
man who abandons his wife or chil
dren shall be exempt from these pro
visions unless he shall provide $5 or
more each week for his wife and $2 01
more each week for each of his chil.
dren. He shall furnish bonds to guar
antee payment. The magistrate shalj
determine the amount he is to pay
weekly. A good law. The base crime
of family desertion is on the increase
and the law must check it The defect
in the law heretofore is the failure to
provide for the support of tue family.
The husband is punished but the punishment -
ishment falls equally upon the family ,
So far as the faithless husband Is concerned
cerned no punishment can be too se
vere. It is not severe enough and in
the nature of the case it cannot bt
what he deserves. The man who de
serts his post in the army or navy it
regarded by the government as a trait
or. If in time of war the deserter i >
shot. The husband who deserts lili
family is a traitor to his family and td
society. Society cannot adequatelj
punish him. But It can punish him
to some extent and as an example ,
And if in addition to this it can put
him to work for the benefit of his
family It has done something. Th
Chicago law should be enacted every
where. . ,
Science Is working restlessly to-wan ,
the prevention and cure of diseases an < |
the prolongation of life. The gradual
reduction of the death rate Is one ol
the encouraging incidents of modern
civilization. The present generation
has seen the yellow fever stamped out
in its Cuban breeding places and 4
scourge that used to carry off many
thousands annually In the southern
cities of the United States Is put at
an end. The bubonic plague , that at
times In the past claimed its victim !
by the millions , has been hemmed in b
sanitation and no longer overturns an < j
devastates the civilized world. Small *
pox Is no longer a terrifying pestilence.
Only where there is laxity of modern
scientific methods can it gain a hold *
What was once the commonest and
most dread infection in this country
has become one of the rarest and least
fatal of diseases. Typhoid fever hai
been traced to Its most common source ,
and only In cities that , from ideas ci
economy , neglect to safeguard theil
supplies of water and milk does it ans
longer claim a heavy death rate. Diph
theria has been mastered by antitoxin
and confined by sanitation. The death
rate from all these old scourges has
been enormously decreased in all the
cities of the land. There can be ua
question of the fact and no doubt thai
the chief causes lie in the better stand
ard of living , in improved sanitation
and in a more rational comprehension
of the conditions of health. The lessen
ing of infant mortality is a very ini
portant feature of this general im
provement. The Health Department ol
Chicago reports that the death rate it
that city has decreased by 39.2 per cenl
since 1S01. while in the same period tin
death rate among infants in their fiirl
year has decreased by G9.1 per cent
This is a wonderful achievement. Suet
obvious improvements as a purer mill
supply and the more successful treat
ment of infantile diseases are not ade
quate to account for it. The officials
are disposed to attach much import
ance to the education of mothers ir
domestic hygiene. But this is only an
other form of the same thing. Mothers
have learned and applied the discover
ies of science. Where is It all to end'
There is no reason to doubt that scien
tific men will in the next decade make
as great , if not even greater , advances
than have been made in the last. Oui
discovery opens the way to many oth
ers. And if cures may be effected in a
certain disease why not a million , il
the remedies and conditions be prompt
ly applied ? It is not at all irrational tc !
hope that since a death rate has been
reduced 39.2 per cent in 12 years il
may be reduced another 39.2 in an
other 12 years. Then it looks as thougt
It might not be long until it may be re
duced to zero. Still the average spas
of human life does not grow longer
We have no Methuselahs. Even a ceu j
tenarian is a rarity. With the deatl' '
rate reduced what becomes of us ? Sta
tistics prove that we no longer die ai.
fast as we used to , yet at thp saint j
time other statistics prove that neithei
do we live longer now than formerly.
Goinjj to Business in Chicago.
"Are you wearing your steel shin
dear ? And have you the padded hel
met ? "
"Yes , dearest ; and I've got my shot
gun and three revolvers. The spiked
club is at my belt and I'll carry
knife In my mouth. I have a Maxin
mounted in the baby carriage. "
"I'll unbar the armored door , then
dear , and let you start for the office
Don't forget to 'phone me that you'n
all right every five minutes , and a-
the slightest disturbance lock yoursel
In the safe. " Portland Oregonian.
Too Interesting to lie Sul'e.
Aunt Jane Hannah , the girls hav.
a book that I don't believe is just tin
thing for them.
Hannah Why not , Jane ?
Aunt Jane You ought to see hov
they are enjoying it. I'm sure it can'
be a proper book. Boston Transcript
A Thousand ( Ycurs .1-0111 Now ,
Small Boy Mother , Is it true thir
we are descended from people
walked ? Life.
A man may be able to trade his repu
tatlon for money , but he can't trad
'back.
dJG SEA BATTLE
SENSATIONAL REPORC IN CIRCU
LATION AT LONDON-
SHIPS FIGHT IN THE OPEN
RUSSIA'S VLADIVOSTOK SQUAD *
RON ENGAGED.
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No Ofllclal Report Kecelved at Tokio
|
Hut Attach Admitted t Hava
Been 'Planner ! Jajwju
Sec'lf a Ltmn
LONDON. The daily telegraph
this morning publishes a dispatch
from Tokio , dated March 7 , and say
ing :
"It is reported that the Japanese
fleet engaged the Snssian Vladi
vostok squadron at sea yesterday.
The result of the engagement is not
announced , but it is believed llwt
the Russian ships were destroyed or
ciptured.
TOKIO , Tuesday , The report
of the naval attack upon Vla
divostok is not confirmed officially ,
although the naval department ad
mits that an attack was planned. A
report is expected from the fleet com
mander before long.
. VLADIVOSTOK. Despite the ap.
pearance of the Japanese fleet off
the harbor yesterday , and the bom
bardment of Sun-lay , the inhabitants
of Vladivostok are in good spirits.
Crowds promenade the streets as
usual , including many woman , A
performance at the theater is pro
nounced for tonight.
Many suspected Japanese have been
arrested , but when examined they
were proved to be Chinamen or Kor
eans.
Commanders of merchant vessels
and pilots who have a thorough
knowledge of the coast and of navi
gation have been enrolled as ensigns
in the navy.
Soow has been falling for the last
two days.
A San Domingo Battle.
SAN JUAN , Porto Rico. A semi
official letter received Mere from Sao
Pedro de Marcoris Santo Domingo ,
dated February 29 , gives details i-f
the bombardment of San Pedro de
Maicoris February 27 by the Domin
ican warships LJr skleute and Ea-
trella. The captain of the presidente ,
a Spaniard , and sixty men on boaid
her were killed , only six of the crew
escaping without injuries. In all
seventy-four men were killed and
twentv-five were woundfd on the two
snips. The insurgents lost thirtj-six
men killed or wounded. The Presi
dent was driven away at dayonak
February 2-i , the insurgents having
b ought up a field piece during the
night and unexpectedly opened file
on her.
Several defeats of the t'Oips of
President Morales , with heavy losses
have been reported lately.
Ge eral J.ose Amador , who captur
ed at San Antonio de Guerra q mnti-
ties of provisions and clothing and
82,00 in cash , is now a prisoner at
San Pedro de Macoris.
Lvnch Ohio Negro.
SPRINGMRLD. O. , Richard
Dixon , a negro desperado , who shot
and fatally wounded Policeman
Crmles Collis Su day monring , paid
an awful penalty for his crime
tonight. A mob battered in the
d ors of tbe jail at a late hour , drag
ged the negro to the yard , where he
was shot to death , then carried the
body to one of the principal streets
of tbe city , hoi-ted it to the cross
, aim of a telephone po'e and for half
an hour tired revolver bullets into
it. Ar. 8:30 : Sheriff Fl-yd Routzahan
pppeared on the jail s'eps and
, plfaded with the mob to disperse ,
but he could be heard with ditlk-ultv.
( His appeal was iieffertual and he
was coujDeled to go within.
Fire At State Normal.
PEKCJ , Neb. lure discovered In
fche third story of the normal school
building here caused damage to the
amount of 81(00 ( , before it was got
ander cnntr l. The fliraes were
discovered at 11 o'colck this morn
ing. The west hull of Pnilo ball
and the attic were burning. Tbe
iire deoartment from the city aided
'the normal Hre tigh ers and after an
'hour's ' hard work I he fire was under
control. The cause of the fire is
junknown. It is thought the dam
age will not exceed $1.000
Proves Unrnppy Reunion.
JOPLIN , Mo Fiank B iwker , shot
; atid kil ed his-brother. Georue How-
ker at the homo of their father near
Scotts Citv , Mo. , t d y. Frank had
just returned homa 'alter an * absence
, of a year and while eating his'irs1 '
'meal at borne the brthprs became
involved in a cm troversy. Frank
drew a rev Iver and fired across thg
tanle at- George who ran outside the
house where he fell to the yround.
Fnmk followed and sot ( him ' h'ouuh j
the head. The uiurdaier escuiuui , I
PUTS CITY IN PERIL
WHITE MOB APPLIES TORCH TO
THE NEGRO QUARTER.
Leree Sections Partly Burned , Ana
Threaten Yengance
Governor Responds to
Appeal for Troops
SPRINGFIELD , O. Intense ex
citement prevails here at n early
hour this morning which not even
tbe presence of seven companies of
the national guard can allay. The
excitement Is shared by all the ousi-
ness men and property owners of the
city , who fear that some of the
negroes will attempt to avenge the
burning of the levee district , begun
by whites tonight , by firing the
down town business houses or ihrir
fajmesin tl e residence district. Not a
fourth of the business district of the'
city is under patrol by either militia ,
or police , and it looks as it close
gfiard would hae to he kept to pre
vent further incendiarism. It is
thought , however , that the troops
nnw on hand will be able to save the
western levee district in West Wash
ington street , which the leaders
openly declared they would set fire
to as soon as their work In the
eastern half of the street was com
pleted , 'ihere is little or no dis
order , the mob of 2,000 men standing
quietly watching the spread of the
flames in the neighborhood t-f Spring
and Gallagher streets , and appar
ently ready to help if it should show
signs of spreading beyond the con
fines they originally set for it.
When the leaders of tbe m b
passed down East High street early
last evening to begin toe work of
burning the leyee resorts , Father
John Cogan , assistant pastor of St.
Raphael's church , got down on his
knees on 'he sidewalk and implored
them to desist in their work as they
might start a Hre that they would
never be able to control. Tne incen
diaries paused only a moment , a few
of thnm cursed him and then went
quickly on to begin their task.
Threats throughout the day and
evening to burn the levee , the negro
disflct of the city , confirmed Mayor
Bowlus in his belief that more
trouble might be expected touiiiht.
] n consequence he asked Governor
Herr'.ck for troops and five companies
have been ordered here to reinforce
the two local compa 'ies. '
Early in the evening small groups
of whites were noticed g-itbered in
the vicinity of the levee district and
all day the police were called out to
augment the niyht force.
Apparently the ntgrotsall over the
city are b coming intimidated , and
th ir boasts made in the earlier parlj
ol the evening are no longer heard.
Tbe company of militia from
Xcnia , arrived at 1:30 : this ( Wednesj
dav ) morning and were immediately ,
si-nt towards the levee by a cir
cuitous route. The companies < -J
local militia are guarding the armory
\\hera ammunition is stored. They
are c" rum nded by Major Kirk-
patrirk. The feeling of unrest ' 9
a npntuated by the uncertainty ( J
what the mob Is going to do 01 *
where the trouble may next begin j
Last night there was one mob and
their purpose was to lynch the negro.
Toniuht there are reported to be
'two ' mobs , undercover , one of whitrs
[ and one of blacks and there is a feel *
ing that race war of serious proper
.tions is imminent.
Many Wink At Law
WASHINGTON. Several officers
of the Mormon cnurch today testified
in the Senator Reed Smoot casa
before tbe senate committee on
privileges and elections that they
had plural wives and had continued ,
to practice polygamous cohanitation
since the manifesto of 1890. Justs
bi fore the adjournment for the dajj
the committee held an exicutiivq
session to have read the unprintab'q
testimony In the Teasdale divorce
case. The prosecution said it had
no more witnesses ready to put on
the stand on account of the failure
of several summoned officers of the-
Merman church 10 appear.
Lorin Harmer formerly a bishop of
the M irmon church today gave the
first tesiimony in favor of the defense
that has been offered thus far in tbe
'eight days of the bearings. He said
, be was convicted of the crime of
adultery and that he believed Reed
Smoot was responsible for his arrest.
The cbaige against Harmer was
unlawful cohabitation that was not
bis wife and not a prosecution on
account of cjnbabitaticn with his
plural wives.
Predic'ion Of Victory
TOKIO. There is a stong pnssi-
*
hiliiy that , the Japanese found tbe
Russian skips in the vicinity of
P ssiet hay and gave them cattle
there. Tbe names and number of
tbe ships in tbe Japanese squadron
have been kept secret , but it was
jprobably sufficiently strong to divide
[ into two divisions the one to guard
'Vladivostok and tbe other to cruise
in search of tbe Russian sbips.
CHURCH ABOVE ALL
MORMONS DISCIPLINED WHO
DISOBEY ITS WILL.
RECALL THATCHER CASE
FORMER FEDERAL ATTORNEY
TESTIFIES FROM MEMORY.
\ViitiPA * Uaed In Effort to Frova
Tbtit Senator Heed Smoot J
Held In Same liouude
by Apostles.
WASHINGTON. One of the mosi
interesting and important feature of
the investigation of the Smuot case
before the senate committee on priv-
il es and elections was brought out
today in the testimony of E. U.
Critchlow , formerly an assistant
United States attorney in < Ttah , who
told the story of the. Moses Thatcher
episod. Accord'nn to his version
which was borne'out bv otllclal re
cords. Apostle Thatcher persisted
in continuing as a candidate for the
United States senate against the
wishes of a quorum of the apostles
and on that account w.s held to be
"not in harmony with his quorum. "
The history of the campaign he made
against the wishes of his fellow Mor
mons , of his defeat and his subse
quent trial before the committee of
church officials was given in detail
and then Thatcher's submissiou to
tbe will of the cbnrch was read and
put in the record of tbe Sinoot in
vestigation.
This recantation showed that
Thatcher , totally broken in spirit and
bowing in absolute'y to the mandate ?
of the church in that the consent of
an officer's quorum must be obtained
in order that he may continue in
g iod standing. The purpose of the
testimony was to show that it was
necessary , according to the rules oi
church , for Reed Smoot to have ob
tained the consent of the church be
fore he could have become a candi
date for the seriate.
In addition to the Thatcher episode
Mr Critchl-iw gave the hisforyof the
prosecutions in Utah on charges of
pi lygamous cohabitation since the
passage of the Edmuds lav and the
Itgislaiion in the territory and state
winch effects Mormouism or polvi- ;
arny. His story was concise and in-
terestinc and he was interrupted
but little.
Andrew Jensen , the assistant his-
t' > rian of the church , gave tes imony
showing the supremacy of the presi
dent of the church. lie related the
methods of the church , its control by
presidents of stakes and bishops.
The president if the church , said
the witness , appointed the presid rit
of the stakes , some fifty-three in ,
number and thes < - latter apr ointid
the bishops , several hundred in nun-
ber. Uhe bishops could not act un
til their app lintmeut was approved
by the president of the church.
Troops Quell flob.
SPRINGFIELD , O. Riotous conditions -
ditions this evening were regarded
ny the police as more threatening
than any time since the negio Dix n
was lynched Monday night. Tn
companies of the Omaha National
Guard are on picket duty and seven
more companies are exp cted. All
saloons have been closed all after
noon and manyotherlines of business
have almost ceased. Fully 25,000
persons thronged the streets to-day ,
visiting the county jail , telegraph
pole at Main street and Fountain
A.venue , where Dixon was strung up
and the burned out distric s of the
tevee. At noon Mayor Bowlus order
ed posted and printed in the nws-
papers a proclamation requesting
everybody to remain off the streets
after midnight , except in cases of
*
urgent business , and to refrainfrom
congregating in the streets in public
p ai'es. Any one found loitering in
public places in violation of this n-
quest will b2 promptly prosecuted ,
i he mob has at no time shown any
dispositim to. burn property other
tuan that on the levee.
War Developments.
Lond-in has advice sof , land engage
ments in northern Korea n which
the Japanese wer.e victorious.
Grand D'ichess Olga. a sister of the
czar , is going to Manchuria to act as
superintendent of the Rt-d Cross.
Japanese forces have unexp ° cledly
appeared near Aniung.in Manchuria.
Of the thirteen warships in Port
Arthur harbor all but five are re
ported disabled
Start Case Todav.
WASHING TON. The Dietrich in
vrstigatiou will begin tomorrow
morning. Most of the witnesses are
here. Judge R A. Ba ty of Hastings ,
Senator Dietrich's attorney , arrived ,
but there is no certainty ttrit the
judge or any other counsel will ap-
pe-tr in behalf of Ihe senator. Adam
tfrtcde , Jacob Kisher , Edwin R
JF ancis , William H. Duttnn and Leo
pold Hal.n are here. It is expected
'that daily sessions will be held.
l-M" > i M-l M 1'I-M I M"H"
NEBRASKA NOTES
1 1 T -S-H-MH-i I 1 1I0 i
Judge Paul Jessen opened
March term of court at PlattsrnoutbJ
Tbe Oxnard Hotel at Norfolk ba *
been sold to B. F. Shoff by L. A. Bar
tholumew.
Tbe Dole Floral company has be 4
incoroporated at Beatrice with 4
capital of 325,000.
Mr. James Stander of Louisville 14
a delegate to World's Sunday Sehoo *
convention at Jerusalem.
For stealing a meerschaum pipe &f
Beatrice , Claude Carpenter has bee *
sent to jail for thrrty days.
J. TJ. Sparks of St. Joseph has be
awarded tbe contract for building
the bridges In Gage county.
Walker Smith has been appol U4
postmaster ut Elwood , Gospcr county
vice Alfred M. White resigned.
W. F Ellis , a lineman for toe "Ne
braska Telephone company , was bad *
ly injured by a fall at Norfolk Wed
nesday.
J'.hn Clark of Sioux City is being
held in jail at Norfolk on a statutory
charge , brought by Flossie L.Bieb-
Irdsoo.
J. F. Swarta , for twelve years ai
tcsident of Beatrice , died at hte
dome of pneumonia. He was 78yeara
ftf age. '
Sovereign Lecturer Q. H. Scblek of )
Ihe Woodman of the World lectured
it an open meeting last night a
lender.
T C. Bullis , charged wltb bank !
Jobbery at Lyons , was yesterday taken !
to that place from Lincoln for a pre-
dm i nary hearing.
Bessie Webb , of PlHttsruouth , lo § >
) er suit against theChicuso , burltn
on & Quincy railroad for 8500 dtxma-
ies for tbe death of her hushaud.
D. L Scbeufeldl of Petersburg ba *
bid his large stock of hardware to1
John Erpelding. Mr. Sheofeldt will
bcate in one of the southern states. '
Gray Yates of Omaha pleaded guilty !
n the district court at PlattsmoutW
| o petit larceny and was sentenced tc |
en days in the county jail by Judge
lessen.
David Quackonbush died at bili
iojne near Beatrice. He came to {
fceitrice in 1806 and was 60 years of [
inc. He leaves a wife and six chil *
Iren.
A rural route will be established atj
Columbus April 1 , with one carrier , )
Unbracing an area of tblrty-twci
iquare miies and containing a popu-
ation of 4000.
One of the large refrigerator ice ,
louses of the Burlington at McCook
vas destroyed by fire last night. Loss
15 oflO. More than 2nOJ tons of ice
vere in Le building.
The Rev. C. R Hamlin , pastor of ,
Ihe Plymouth Congregational church ,
) f Lincoln , has resigned , to take ef
fect J une 12. He has not , determine
) n his plans for the future.
RIcbarcl Daniels wa yesterday dis
charged from distil , t court at Blair.
lit r pleading guilty to assault and
battery. While awitr.g triul he was
stiicken with paralysis.
Real estate is active here thlsj
ipriog , and is bringing good prices. !
Ibe Hotel Riley block at Patt ! > raoutii
svas transferred by Fike & Meyers ol
iN'e.wport to J.'ay Doig of Kansaij
City for the sum of 865 O'JO. '
While engaged in a qua-rel at Wa
terloo , William McCiiutock drew a
revolver and attempted to shooij
havid Sibeit. Ihejaulkt went wild. )
McClintock was sent to Omaha for
irraignment. '
Miss Katherine M Shepherd of
Lincoln has brought- suit eg' * - st tbrf
Lincoln Traction company for 8-0,000
personal damages , UJ geJ to have-
l.eeo received by being thrown froi *
a street , car over a year ago.
A sheep shearing plant is ia opera-
U > .n at Fremont The power is fnr-
hisned by a gasoline engine. Operators - ;
tors who can hindle themicbioe get ,
$ : $ a day and can shear a sheep In ;
three minutes. t
At a leap year party , at
sixteen maids escorted sixteen
men to the scene of festivities aodf
took them home again. The prize
was a cake with the names of the ;
-.ixieen voung women and a fre j
marriage license. I
Tbe famous Miles' case from Fall *
City has again reached tue suprema
court , on an appeal by Samuel
one of the beirs-at-law , who was
f ated 'n the district court. Tae
peal is based on the refusal of
lower court to admit newly disco vereq
evidence.
Attorneys for Pearl T. Fullen a )
Tekaman have nied with the stati
iiiditor objections to issuing licens
(0 ( the National Life InsuranceTrua
ompany and tbe Secu i y Life an
savings Insurance company at Del
Moines.
Tbe state board of education Ha
appointed George A. Berlingdof
Beatrice as architect of tbe nev *
-fate Normal School at Fearney. H
will reaeive for bis compensation 3J
per cent of tbe fOOdO 4tpiopiijblo