Nebraska Newspapers

    LEI1 SL ATURE'S WORK
SESSION CAME TO AN END ON
APRIL I.
Only ji Few Members Present at the
Close ISpitome of the V/orlc Ac
complished by the Lawmakers at
the Twenty-Ninth Session.
Shortly before 11 o'clock Saturday
night the Nebraska legislature adjourned
ainc die. Scarcely half a. dozen incni-
faers remained until the finish. More than
2GO bills were taken to the governor by
the committee.
The : inti-trust bill lias passed both
houses of the legislature and will be
tflgnpil by the governor.
The bill seeks to make it impossible
for beef packers to force prices down in
certain localities in order to kill the com
petition of independent butchers , and is
In effect the application of the Sherman
law to the state of Nebraska.
The JcgJslaure passed several impor
tant bills. Those which have the emer
gency clause go into effect at once , the
remaining ones within three calendar
months after being signed by the gov
ernor.
These bills were approved by the gov
ernor and are the laws placed on the
statute books by this legislature :
SENATE FILES.
S. F.13 , bv Meserve Authorizing the
governor of Nebraska to enter Into and
sign a c < mpact with tho governor of South
Dakota 10 fix the boundaries between the
states at certain points.
S. F. : , by HoodEnabling the state
board of equalization to equalize assess
ment on property by classes.
S. r. 14 , by Jennings-Fixing the limit of
bonds that may be issued by school di < -
trlcts. beginning with not over $500 in dis
tricts of 25 scholars or less and going to
$5. < ! < .K > for districts of from 100 to 150 pu
pils.
pils.S.
S. F. r,7 , by Cady To enable Daniel L.
Johnson 1o buy a certain parcel of land
leased from the commissioner of public
lands and buildings in l.S ii.
S. F. C , by Mockott To regulate the
treatment and control of dependent , neg
lected and delinquent children.
S. F. 0 , by Thomas-Providing that It
shall not be embezzlement for any asent ,
attorney at law or other such person to re
tain the amount due him for commission
or charges on a collection.
S. F. C2 , by Meserve Hemoving from the
present law the option of admitting per
sons to practice Ir.w In state courts by the
order of any two supreme court judges ,
compelling the practitioner to present a cer
tificate oi ! at least one admitted attorney
and giving power of enforcement of this
law i < > the members of this bench.
S. F. ( ; , by Jones Exempting from the
provisions of the new game law all bound
ary streams except so much thereof as
shall be within 1OO feet of the mouths of
trlbutarv streams.
S. F. GJ ) , by Jones Enabling the state
board of equalization to corrccr at any of
ts annual meetings "evident errors of as
sessment or of apparent gross injustice iu
overvaluation or undervaluation. "
S. F. 40 , by Shreck Requiring railroads
to give one round trip pass to the owner or
agent accompanying a carload of live stock ,
nnd a pass for each train where one or
more cars go on separate trains. A rail
road refusing to comply with this act shall
be liable for any damages to such live
etork.
S. F. 200 , by Cady Defining the course
by stuclif.In which practicing osteopaths
must be proficient and lengthening their
terms of study after 1000 to twenty-seven
months , ci three terms of nine mouths
each.
B. F. 44. by Gibson To permit South
Omaha to levy taxes for $230,000 sewerage
bonds.
S. F. 33 , by Giffin Authorizing the pub
lication and distribution of the beinnlal re
port of the secretary of the state board of
irrigation , the same as other state reports.
S. F. 123. by Thomas Defining the
crime of causing or contributing to the de
linquency of children , and providing u line
not exceeding $1.000 or imprisonment not
exceeding ouc year in the penitentiary.
S. F. 155 , by Jones Making the hunting
and Idlllng squirrels a misdemeanor.
S. F. 180 , by Jones Making the Nebras
ka Historical Society custodian of records.
Documents and historic material for various
departments of the state government.
S. F. 7O. by "Wualey Providing by amend
ing the old law for the owning and main
taining of electric light plants by cities of
the second class and villages.
S. F. 18 < j , by Thomas Amending the law
jylving the school districts in metropolitan
titles the richt of eminent domain , pro-
riding for the appointment by the county
judges of three disinterested persons as ap
praisers where private property is to be
condemned.
S. F. 42 , by Thomas A new primary
election law for Douglas County , applying
to state , congressional , judicial , county ,
city and precinct oiiicers.
H. R. 53 Appropriating $30,000 for legis
lative salaries.
H. R. 55 Appropriating $20.000 for inci
dental legislative expenses.
II. R. M Transferring $1S.OOO from the
clothing fund of the Norfolk insane asy-
'lum to the same fund for insane asylum
at Lincoln.
H. R. 1. by F.urns Permitting state offi
cers to givo guaranty surety bonds.
H. R. 21 , by Roberts Providing where
patents have been or may be Issued to a
person who has died previous to the issu
ance of such patent it shall operate to vest
thetltle in the heirs , devisees , assignees
of such deceased patentee.
H. R. 5 , by McMullen Authorizing T. E.
Gobbey to publish the laws of this legisla
ture on a plan uniform with his present
annotated statutes , and making such pub
lication admissible in evidence.
II. R. 77 , by Wilson To create a state
registrar of vital statistics and to provide
for appointment of local registrars , for
compensation of local registrars to be paid
out of the county funds and for the pay
ment of expenses incurred by keeping the
statistics bv the state board of health.
II. R. 82. by Saddler Allowing the coun
ty soldiers' relief commissioners 5 per cent
of the amounts distributed bv them.
H. R. 3. by Windham Providing for the
appointment of six supreme court commis
sioners and necessary stenographers for a
term of two years. Emergency clause.
H. It. by Bartoo Regulating the practice
of dentistry , raising the standard of edu
cation and providlug penalties for the viola
tion of this act.
H. II. 102 , by Ward Appropriating $3.000
to construct additional lish ponds , repair
ing stone dams , constructing fish car and
making general improvements at the state
fl/li hatchery at South Bend. Emergency
clause.
H. R. 204. by Casebecr Allowing any
mutual insurance company doing a city
"business to establish a guaranty fund ,
which , when paid into the treasury , shall
Tiecome the property of the company , and
certificates thereon shall be Issued to the
parties paying the same as the companies
may determine. Said fund shall be kept
snfely and not be reduced except for pay
ment of losses. Emergency clause.
U. R. 14 , by Jackson-Permitting cities
< if the second class to acquire by gift , de
mise or purchase property for public parks.
Kmergcncy clause.
H. R. ! H ) , by Clarke Providing for pay
ment of § 1 upon the rendering of a verdict
In justice court * * to each juror by the suc
cessful party , and 50 cents where a verdict
is not tendered , to be taxed against the
rf against whim judgment finally is en
tered.
H. R. 117 , by Hill Appropriating $5.000
for measuring water used on irrigated
.areas , determining losses from ditches ,
studying best methods for distributing wa
ter , work to be done by a United States
government agent In 1H)5 ! and 190G.
H. R. 100 , by Clarke-Providing that the
party asfclng for a change of venue In a
Justice oonrt shall pay all costs accrued up
to the time of delivering the transcript to
The Justice to whom the case is removed.
IJ. R. 97 , by Clarke Permitting any de
fendant to apply for a change of venue In
a jiifluc * court previous to tb , > announce
ment or a trial in a civil or crimnial pro
ceeding.
H. R. 98 , by Clarke Providing for a Jury
of six members in all civil cases in a justice
*
l. 30 , by Burns Requiring native life
companies to deposit with the
Rtnte auditor 5100,000 as security before be
ginning business.
II. H. 17 , by CnsebeorAppropriating the
Morrlll fund of $ "i , ( X.O and the agricultural
pciliiieutal station fund to the Universi
ty of Nebraska. Kine'-gewy clause.
. R. US. by Kjd Pro\idng ! for the
miner : of M-lccting , drawing and s'lniiiinn-
ir ' u'l.-md and petit jurors in the counties
cl-issiiled by population. Emergency
clause.
II. U. 4. > . by KnoAppropriates state
normal school library money lor the pur
chase of books for the libraries of the state
normals at Peru and Kearnej. Emergency
clnu.se.
II. R. 01 , by Saddler-Allowing $00 for the
expenses of burial of u soldier or sailor of
the civil war.
II. R. ! X ) , bv Cassell Fixing the rate of
tax on inheritances.
II. R. 8 , by Dodge The Omaha water
board bill.
II. R. 44 , by Smith Prohibiting the
dumping of garbage of any kind or other
wise obstructing a ditch and waterway
used for drainage purposes. Emergency
clause.
H. R. 108 , by Windham Compelling all
buildings over two stories high , used for
manufacturing purposes , hotels , education
al institutions , hospitals or asylums to
have at least one lire escape. Emergency
clause.
H. R. 137 , by Smalser-In counties under
township organization fixing the rate of
taxation for roads at 10 mills , bridges 2
mills nnd other purposes JJ mills"on the dol
lar valuation.
II. R. 172 , by Wilson Transferring $20-
0 < 0 from board and clothing fund of the
Hastings insane asylum to the repair and
improvement fund.
II. It. 27 , by Clarke Allowing cemetery
associations to accept and hold in trust
land exempt from execution and any ap
propriation to public uses not exceeding 320
acres.
II. R. 02-A $10.000 live stock pavilion at
state fair grounds.
S. F. : il , by Gillin For publication of re
port of secretary of the state board of Ir
rigation.
S. F. 107 To transfer $2..0,4fi.l" from the
penitentiary special labor fund to the gen
eral fund.
S. F. 12S Allowing wife to testify against
husband in cases brought under wife aban
donment act.
S. F. 12 ! ) , by Epperson To allow for sus
pension of sentence In wife desertion cases
where husband fulfills duties.
II. R. 100 To provide for the consolida
tion of fraternal beneficiarv societies.
II. R. 20 Appropriating $ : ; , > ,000 to rebuild
burned wing of asylum building at Norfolk.
II. R. 217 Allowing special levy to pay
outstanding road district warrants.
II. R. 104 To regulate the sale of cocaine
and provide penalty for sale in violation
of law.
II. R. 100. by Rums of Lancaster Grant-
Ing the state university the right to con
demn and purchase property for university
purposes.
JI. R. 193 , by Rouse , of Hall To permit
Indemnity companies to become surety for
the safe keeping of state and count } " funds
in depositories.
II. R. 1G.X by Picon : For t.he sale of pen
itentiary lands In Seward County and to
purchase lands near the penitentiary.
S. F. 19 , by Epperson To provide for the
commitment of dipsomaniacs to the state
hospital for insane at Lincoln : permits
their parole : applies to drug fiends also.
S. F. Go. by Jackson To provide for sale
of delinquent city property.
S. F. 04 , by .Tones Permitting seining In
the Missouri River.
. F. 7S. by Lavorty Making exception
to game law. permitting game commisslou-
er to capture fish for propagation or ex
change with other states or the govern
ment.
S. F. 111. by Meserve Fixing penalty for
woman deserting her husband and cohabi-
tafing with another man at Imprisonment
in jail for one year or fine of $200. The
penalty Imposed on a man for adultery is
fixed at .two years in the penitentiary or a
fine not to exceed $500 , or both in the dis
cretion of the court.
S. F. 214 , by Anderson of Douglas To
permit the filing of union label in office of
secretary of state so as to protect it from
infringement.
II. R. 244 Authorizing the organization
of drainage districts.
II. It. 28 , by Perry To require county
attorneys when In possession of sufficient
evidence to believe a person guilty and
can be convicted of a crime to file the
proper complaint against such person.
II. R. 21o , by Cropsey To - confer upon
cities of the second class right of eminent
domain for the construction of sewers.
II. It. 2S9 , by MeMulIen Appropriating
$25,000 for a dormitory building at the in
stitute for feeble minded youth.
II. R. ISO. by Kyd Limiting the levy in
school districts having four children or
less.
less.S.
S. F. 123 , by Thomas Repealing the law
permitting county boards to employ an at
torney at a cost not to exceed $1,000 a
year.
II. R. 271. by McAllister Limiting the
amount of warrants to be issued by irriga
tion districts.
II. R. 212 , by Knox To permit mutual in
surance companies ? to Insure personal prop
erty temporarily removed from the county
or state.
II. It. 38. by Porry To give only one trial
in an action for recovery of real prop
er tv.
II. R. 24S. by Rouse To permit guard
ians , executors , receivers or trustees to give
indemnity bonds.
II. R. . ,13 , by Saddler Abolishing the vis
iting and examining boards for soldiers'
homes.
H. It. 197. by Rouse To authorize the
payment of the premium on the stat treai :
urer's bond when such bond is executed by
a surety company.
II. It. 211. by ClarkTo require a tran
script to le tiled in the supreme court
within six month * of rendition of judgment
in proceedings to reverse , niodify or va
cate judgment.
II. It. 11' ) . by Casobeer Declaring void
marriages between iiri > t cousins.
II. R. 79 , by IJurns To give the city of
Lincoln power to sell light for private
use.
use.II. . R. 255 , by .Tahnol The bridge bill.
S. F. 40 , by Bergthol To prevent cruel
ty to any domesticated animal. .
S. F. Pl. by Jackson To amend the char
ter of cities relating to sewers.
S. F. 22 , by Tucker To permit cities of
the second class and villager to lay cement ,
brick or stone walks.
S. F. 15 , by Gibson To punish jurors and
referees for receiving bribes.
S. F. 13 , by Laverty To prevent the ille
gal expenditure of funds by county officers.
S. F. 11. by Sheldon Increasing the fees
of justices of the peace.
S. F. 2S4. by Ilegthol Authorizing the
county surveyors of Lancaster and Douglas
to draw plans for bridges and inspect con
struction of bridges.
S. F. 232. by Hughes To prevent horse
racing , base ball playing and other sports
which may tend to disturb the peace on
Memorial day.
S. F. 181. by Gould To permit road dis
tricts to levy a 25-mllI tax on a majority
petitlou of freeholders.
S. F. 1S4 , by Gilligan-To provide for
school when the voters at the annual meet
ing fail to do so.
S. F. 152 , by Gould To require railroads
to move live stock at a rate of speed of
IS miles an hour on main lines and 12
miles on branch lines , the schedule on
branch lines to be compiled with at least
three days in the week.
S. F. 168 , by Epperson Repealing the act
creating the office of state architect.
S. F. 143 , by Saunders Authorizing the
board of education of Omaha to elect a sec
retary.
S. F. 165. by Dimery To establish a state
board to license veterinarians.
S. F. 88 , by Mockett-Curative act to per
mit school districts to refund bonds.
S. F. 55 , by Peterson To require a capi
tal stock of not less than $10,000 for banks
to be organized hereafter , except in towns
of 400 Inhabitants , whvre $5,000 is suffi
cient.
II. R. 225 , by Windham Permitting
judges to hear and determine motioub and
demurrers.
S. F. 87 , by Sheldon For the payment of
costs by counties in misdemeanor cases.
S. F. 97 , by Shreck--That title to a mill
site shall vest In the holder thereof after
ten years' possession.
S. F. 197 , by Meserve Establishing the
boundary of Dakota County in accordance
with a report of a commission.
S. F. 35 , by Sheldon Declaring the Mis
souri River to be the boundary between
Nebraska and North Dakota , Iowa and
Missouri.
K , F. 104 , by Mockett To repeal section
1418 , Cobbey's statutes , relating to the fil
ing of transcripts from federal courts in
counties of the state.
H. R. 157 , by Douglas Amending the
game law by making these principal
changes : Open season for deer and ante
lope , Aug. 15 to Nov. 15 ; prairie chicken ,
sage chicken and grouse. Sept. 1 to Nov.
30 : qnnll , Nov. 15 to 30 ; ducks , geese ,
brants and water fowls. Sept. 1 to April 15 ;
jack snipe , Wilson snipe and yellow legs ,
Sept. 1 to May IG ; pigeons , doves and plo
vers. July 1 ( o Aug. 1 : trout. April T to
Oct. 1 ; other fsh , Apill 1 to Nov. 15 ; no
pi rs n shall kill , take or have In his pos
session during the game season more than
ton wild geese or brants or twenty-five
birds or twenty-live fish on one day or
moi-e than one deer or antelope or two
d"cr r tivo antelope during the season : or
ii'orc linn ten praiiie chickens during any
one day : punishment for the violation of
the law is fixed at ? 10 line for each bira
or ar.iiiMl or imprisonment not exceeding
ten days.
II. It. . " . < > . by Douglas Perimtting Benev
olent Mid Protective Order of Elks to in
coiporat ? in the same manner as provided
for fit her secret organizations.
II. R. IOC , by Ward Conferring the right
of eminent domain upon electrical interur-
han railroads.
II. R. 70 , by Burns A Lincoln charter
bill , changing tho date of the city election ,
from April lo May. beginning in 19015. pro
viding lor the election of seven councilmon
at large and making other changes agreed
fin by the Lincoln charter revisionists.
Emergency clause.
II. R. 173. by Cropsey Authorizing the
board of commissioners of any county to
appropriate uot to 'exceed S10O a year for
defraving the expenses of county farmers'
Institute.
II. R. 192. by Rouse To exempt surety
bond companies from the law which for
bids any one person going surety for pub
lic officials for more than two successive
terms.
II. It. 200 , by Burns To prohibit printers
mid puhll.iherH from publishing more conies
of books , pamphluts and other publications
than ordered by the author , compiler or
publisher and to provide penalties for its
violation.
II. It. 224. by Peabndy Providing for the
organization and government of drainage
districts for the reclamation of sxvamp.
overflowed and submerged lands ; providing
for the acquirement of rights of way , ease
ment and franchises necessary : authorizing
the issuance of drainage district bonds :
raising revenues by assessment on lands
benefited , which assessments shall become
liens upon such lands.
II. It. 279 , by Roberts Empowering coun
ty boards temporarily to lease lands for the
construe ! ion of temporary roads made
necessary by damages done to permanent
roads.
II. R.4s ? , by Warner Providing for a uni
form sytsem for certification of teachers ;
making throe classes of certificates , state ,
county and city , and the two former shall
be divided into three grades , the state su
perintendent preparing questions for appli
cants for county certificates and prescrib
ing rules and regulations for such examina
tions ; also examine , mark or file or cause
the same to be done under his supervision
all answer papers and may appoint a
committee of three assistants for that pur
pose.
U. R. 194. by Rouse Providing that the
county shall pay for surety bonds of county
treasurer not to exceed one-half of 1 per
cent of the penalty.
Bills vetoed :
S. F. S , by Begthol. the so-called county
engineer bill , which made the county sur
veyor ex-olliclo county engineer. The gov
ernor found a discrepancy between the
title and body of the bill. lie sent a spe
cial substitute measute to the senate which
was a counterpart of the original bill.
"
II. R. 1(55. bv McMullcu , "the anti-Chris-
tian Science bill.
RATS IN WASHINGTON.
The Rodents a Great Pest Tlicir Rapid
Multiplication.
Notwithstanding the fact that "Wash-
ingtoti is said to be the cleanest city
on the American continent , says a
Washington special ro the New York
Tribune , a census of rats would show
that the national capital has about as
many of these pests as any sister city.
It is said that the conditions here
are peculiarly adapted to the preserva-
tioii of rodents , and there are mer
chants around the Center market who
are wiilin ? to make affidavit that there
are rats in that vicinity fully 20 j'eara
old andwhich have escaped , and
thwarted every known effort to ex
terminate them.
As is known , the rat probably has
more out-and-out enemies than any
other animal on earth. Its persecu
tors , animate and inanimate , come in
the form of poison , traps , cats , dogs ,
birdsferrets and men. Some or all
of these agencies are at work con
stantly , and yet the Washington rat
thriveswaxes fat and raises a largu
family. Rats are repulsive at best
and nearly everybody is afraid of
them , especially the great gray fellows
which seem to have taken possession
of some parts of the city. These mon
ster rodents put up a bold fight when
cornered , and they are sharp-toothed ,
keen-eyed creatures.
The rat is by nature a true gamin-
sharp , cunning and , when necessity
requires , bold and fearless , lighting
men and dogs alike. There is no ques
tion that the Norway or wharf rat
the big gray one drove off and killed
the small black rat which was com
mon throughout the United States two
decades ago.
When a rat is attacked he will first
make a break to scamper out of the
way of his enemy , but if he sees that
successful retreat is out of the ques
tion , then he boldly and defiantly tries
to put up a winning fight for freedom
and liberty. Rats have been known
to attack human beings in many in
stances where they were not first as
saulted. Large rats are often ren
dered bold through force of numbers
and hungry through enforced absti
nence.
And , too , the large gray rat is a can
nibal ; the male rat will not hesitate
when hungry to make a meal off his
young. This , however , he never does
without first having a battle with the
mother rat , who always fights for her
babies. It is only the male ratwhich
is given to cannibalism. A Louisiana
avenue commission man says that
about the fiercest battle he ever wit
nessed between animals was a few
weeks ago when he saw an old gray
rat L\n \ a young one. The mother rat
interfered and for fifteen minutes the
two rodents engaged in a combat
which for ferocity would rival almost
anything ever seen in the arena. They
fought until weak and exhausted from
many wounds and then were dis
patched.
Fallacy Regarding Bread.
The fallacy that the whiter the
bread the higher its quality , seems to
prevail all over the world , and the de
mands for snow-white Hour have been
answered by the production of a flour
which is robbed of considerable of its
nutritive value. There are various
ways of accomplishing this object , but
the newest and most novel process for
the purpose comes from France. Here
the dough has been treated with ozon
ized air , and the effect was that while
the bread was much whiter than the
untreated the quality of the bread
was very much impaired. Bot.h the
taste and the amount of nourishment
were very much inferior.
ONE WEEK OF WAR.
CZAR'S ARMY IN APPARENTLY
HELPLESS ACTIVITY.
Japan lltisVoii Another Great Victory t
Not on the Manchr.riuii Battlefields ,
but in the "World's Financial Capitals
New Loan Flouted.
During the past week Japan has won
another great victory over Russia.
This time , ho\vcver , it was not on a
battlefield in Manchuria , but in the
world's financial capitals. At the very
time when Russia has been laboriously
endeavoring to induce French bankers
to make her a new loan , and when she
is striving to keep her spirits up by
talking cheerfully about that most de
ceptive thing , u Russian internal l < ? an ,
Japan at the mere asking has floated
a JloO,000,000 loan in London and
New York on much better terms than
her previous war loans , and at that she
has seen her offering of bonds almost
ten times oversubscribed.
If the Russian government were at
all open to reason , a situation like this ,
following hard upon the crushing de
feat of Mukden , would give ample
grounds to credit the peace talk that
Las been heard during the past week.
Unfortunately , however , it appears
that Russia , from being unwilling to
talk peace at all , has progressed only
far enough to be willing to talk peace
on her o\vn terms. She has not yet
been taught to know her Japan.
Upon that very weak reed , Rojest-
veusky , Russia now seems inclined to
lean , which is a fair indication that
the Linevitch reed must be even weak
er. Rojestvensky sailed from Nosse
Be March 10 , and the latest squadron
from Russia sailed from Suez March
20 , apparently to join him. Japanese
scout ships are known to be watch
ing all the main passages to the East
from the Indian Ocean , but where Ad
miral Togo and his fighting fleet aro
we have no hint. Thare may be a
great sea light soon , or it may be de
ferred till Rojestvensky reaches Far
Eastern waters , if he ever reaches
them.
Dispatches from Tokio indicate that
Oyama's army is gradually moving
northward. Three detachments west
and east of the railroad are reported
at positions that seem to be oil the
average about twenty-five miles north
of where they were a week or ten days
ago. St. Petersburg dispatches express
a fear that another enveloping move
ment has begun.
The Russian army has remained In
apparently hopeless inactivity at
Sipinghai , seventy-four miles north of
Tie pass. The Japanese forces ara
known to be enveloping this position ,
for one column of their troops has been
discovered twenty-seven miles north
east , while another column is known
to be advancing northward west of the
railroad. Already the Japanese center
has advanced so far northward that its
guns have been bombarding the Rus
sian rear guard since Wednesday.
Unoflicial dispatches from Gunshu
pass indicate Oyama's strategy , na
is menacing Kirin with his right wing
and advancing his left west of the
railroad in an apparent endeavor to
reach the Sungari river before Line-
vilch begins his inevitable retreat after
the battle which he is now about to
begin.
Apparently it is the intention of the
Japanese to waste none of the days or
weeks of cold weather and compara
tively good roads which are left to
them. After the thaws come , rapid
marching and the prompt movement of
heavy guns will be out of the ques
tion.
Gen. Linevitch's purpose in making
a stand at Sipinghai is not under
stood , even in St. Petersburg , where it
is frankly admitted that he is largely
outnumbered by Oyama's advancing
forces. Yet St. Petersburg takes a
cheerful view of the situation. It ig
declared that the Russian losses at
Mukden have been exaggerated and
that many of the prisoners taken by
the Japs were non-combatants. Un
doubtedly Gen. Linevitch is daily re
ceiving reinforcement's. But it is a
question whether he will be able to
withstand the Japanese pressure. If
he should evacuate his present posi
tions there is no place between them
and Harbin where he can make a
stand with any hope of escaping enor
mous losses of men and guns.
FOUR SLAIN IN WARSAW FIGHT.
Forty Others Wounded in Clash Be
tween Mob and Police.
At Warsaw , in a battle between a mob
of Jews and a police patrol in the streets
four Jews wore killed and forty wound
ed. Two or more of the wounded may
die. Scores of
arrests followed the con
flict.
flict.The
The trouble began iu Dzika street ,
when a crowd of 1.000 persons , nearly
all Jews , and members of the socialistic
bund , gathered in the street under tha
pretext of holding n memorial meeting
for a former socialist leader. As the
mob swung into the street , many ocarina
red Hags , it was met by a miied police
and military patrol of twenty men.
The police declare the socialists fired
revolvers at them , the loaders inciting
the mob to attack the patrol , which there
upon fired several volleys into the crowd.
At least forty-four
persons were seen to
fall , but the
crowd removed all except
nine of the wounded , two of whom were
women.
'The assistant minister of the interior
in Moscow has forbidden the assemblage
ofi congress to deal with the cholera
epidemic , because , according to official in
formation , the promoters of the congresi
intended to give It the form of a dem
onstration against the soverament.
PRESIDENT OFF ON A TRIP.
Leaves V 'ashinj1oii for a IIuiitincTour
in SouUi and West.
With dicers and good wishes re
sounding at the station. President
Roosevelt Monday morning st-irtcd 01 :
his trip through the Southwest. Among
tho.- at the station were many friends
oC Mr. Roosevelt , including Postmaster
General Corteiyou and Secretary Met-
calf of the Department of Commerce
and Labor. The special tiain. which
is one of the finest ever sent out of
Washington , consists of three cars
the President's private car Rocket , ti
Pullman sleeper Forest and the com
bination baggage and buffet car Vice
roy.
roy.In
In the party besides the President
were Secretary William Loeb. Jr. ,
General S. B. M. Young , Dr. Alexander
Lambert Lieutenant G. R. Fortesque ,
one of the President's aids ; M. C.
Latta , and J. L. McGrc-w. stenograph
ers to the President ; II. A. Stroh-
ineyer. photographer , and representa
tives of the press associations.
The trip wa made primarily to en
able the President to attend the re
union of his old regiment , the Rough
Riders , held at San Antonio , Texas ,
and to hunt big game in Oklahoma
and Colorado. Incidentally the Presi
dent has delivered addresses at so-veral
places en route. His first important
stop was at Louisville. There he Avas
the guest of the city for three hours.
He went from Louisville directly to
St. Louis and thence via the Missouri ,
Kansas and Texas Railroad to San
Antonio , stopping at several places ,
among thorn Sherman and Dallas ,
Texas , on the way.
After leaving San Antonio the Pres
ident went to Oklahoma for a wolf
hunt and proceeded thence to Colorado
to hunt big game in the mountains.
Unless it should bo necessary be
cause of unforeseen circumstances to
curtail the trip , the President will bo
absent from Washington about two
months. lie expects TO be in the wilda
of Colorado for a considerable time ,
but will keep in constant touch with
Washington by means of couriers to
the nearest telegraph station , and thus
will be enabled to attend to such im
portant business as may demand his
personal attention. Dr. Lambert , wiio
accompanies the President , was his
physician in New York and has hunt
ed throughout the country which iho
President will visit.
NEW CANAL COMMISSION.
Shouts Heads Body Which Is to Build
BIK Panama Ditch.
The personnel of the new isthmian
canal commission is as follows :
Theodore P. Shouts , chairman.
Charles E. Magoon , governor of canal
zone.
John F. Wallace , chief engineer.
Rear Admiral M. T. Endicott. U. S. N.
Brig. Gen. Peter C. llaius , U. S. A. ,
retired.
Col. Oswald M. Ernst , corps engineers ,
U. S. A.
Benjamin M" . Ilarrod.
These names were announced at the
War Department Monday and in connec
tion with the announcement Secretary
Taft gave out for publication a state
ment showing the allotments of salaries
to the new commissioners and his own
letter to the President and one from
the latter explaining the plan of reorgan
ization of the commission , the reasons
therefor and the particular duties to be
assigned to each commissioner. The first
reads as follows :
"The President has made an order al
lowing a salary of $7,500 , with traveling
expenses , to each member of the com
mission and to the chairman of the com
mission the additional compensation of
$22r 00 , to the chief engineer the addi
tional compensation of $17,500 and to the
governor of the zone the additional com
pensation of $10,000. "
' 'The head of each department is al
lowed the use of a furnished house upon
the isthmus and his traveling expenses
when traveling on the business of the
commission.
"The total is $102.500. The salaries
and allowances under the former com
mission amounted to $120,000. The total
compensation of the governor of the zone
and the chief engineer are in effect un
changed.
Sevick. the master who taught Kuhe-
lik , has but one eye.
The German Emperor has a special
room where his uniforms are kept.
Harry Furnis , English caricaturist
and illustrator , has written a novel.
Russia ha ? lost its best known chess
player by the death of Emanuel Schif-
fers.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore is a
pedestrian of note. He walks ten miles
every day.
Senor de Cologan , new Spanish min
ister at Washington , is the scion of an
old Irish family.
Grand Duke Sergius drew $1,500,000
a year during his term of office as gov
ernor of Moscow.
The King of Italy possesses the largest
collection of coins in the world. It is
valued at $600,000.
Richard Strntt , a son of Lord Ray-
leigh , has invented a clock which , ha
says , will run 200 years.
In spite of the cares of state , King
Edward finds time to devote to his coun
try estate at Sandringham.
The German Emperor speaks and
writes English and French as fluently
as he does his native tongue.
The London Pilgrims' Club is arrang
ing a dinner for Gen. Horace Porter , re
tiring ambassador to France.
Henry Tollcmache , for twenty-four
years a member of the British Parlia
ment , has never made a speech.
M. Coquelin , famous French actor , is
ardently desirous of breaking into poli
tics , and is sanguine of success.
Prof. W. R. Dunstan , an Englishman ,
has discovered several minerals in Cey
lon which contain the rare earth thoria.
One Hundred Years Ago.
The Jewish oath bill , several times
passed by theominous , was thrown
out by the House of Lords.
About 500 Indians held a council of
war at the mouth of the Wabash.
Emanuel Lisa founded the first trad
ing post in Nebraska , at Bellevue.
New Hampshire passed a law divid
ing its towns into school districts.
The United States government was
negotiating for 2,000,000 acres of In
dian land west of the Wabash , opi > o-
site Yincennes.
The Spanish consul at Philadelphia
informed the merchants of the United
States that the port of St. Augustine ,
Flu. , was opened for importation of
provisions.
Russian troops were assembling at
Corfu and adjacent islands.
Seventy-five Years Ago *
Uprisings in Belgium wore daily oc
currences , the country being on the
verge of a revolution.
The Legislature of Georgia annulled
all laws made by Cherokee Indians.
The State road from Lake Michigan
to Madison , on the Ohio , was begun.
The parish prison at New Orleans
was erected at a cost of $200,000.
East Tennessee Avas swept by a cy
clone.
Work was begun by the surveyors
for the laying out of the city of Chi
cago.
France addressed its ultimatum to
the Dey of Algiers , demanding a pub
lic reparation and $10,000,000 indemni
ty for the expenses of the Avar.
Fifty Years Ago ,
Butler University at Irvlngton , IiuL ,
was opened.
Charlotte Bronte , the English novel
ist , died.
England signed a treaty of peace
with Mohammed of Cabul , India.
Sir George Gore left St Louis with
forty men to explore the headwaters
of the Powder River in Montana.
The bronze equestrian statue of Gen
eral Jackson was uneiled in the Place
d'Armes , New Orleans.
Four sons of John Brown , abolition
ist settled on the Potto.watomie River ,
eight miles from Osawatomie , Ark.
Was election day in Kansas and the
polls were invaded by "emigrants"
fsorn Missouri , who carried the State.
Forty Years Ago.
Sheridan overtook Lee's army at
Sailor's Creek and defeated it after a
day's fighting.
A new stringent tariff law went into
operation.
Richmond and Petersburg were
evacuated by the Confederates and oc
cupied by Union forces.
Peace rumors based on President
Lincoln's visit to the army at City
Point were telegraphed over the
North.
The Wisconsin Legislature memoral-
Ized the Postoffice Department to es
tablish railway distributing stations in
that State.
Municipal elections held in many
cities throughout the North showed
great strength of the Union party.
Dispatches from President Lincoln
at City Point announced that the
Union army , after three days' fighting ,
succeeded in breaking the Confederate
center at Petersburg and flanking Lee
on the left.
Thirty Years Ago.
The Illinois Legislature passed the
municipal incorporation act
Charles R. Ingersoll , Democrat , was
elected Governor of Connecticut.
The monument to the late Emperor
Maximilian at Triesr , Austria , was un
veiled.
Through a telegraph operator's blun
der two trains came together at Bur
lington. Iowa , killing several and in
juring many persons.
Archbishop Manning was created a
cardinal , the ceremony taking place
before many English and American
pilgrims at Rome.
The Pope issued an encyclical re
newing the excommunication of the
old Catholics of Switzerland.
Henry Ward Ik-e.-her began his tes
timony in his own defense in the
Brooklyn court which was hearing th&
Tilton-Beecher case.
Twenty Years Ago *
The British forces under General
Graham captured and burned the Arab
village Tamai.
General Grant's condition was such
that the end appeared to be near.
A Cabinet meeting decided that
while this nation was not concerned
with the internal affairs of Colombia ,
then in a state of revolution , it was
responsible for free and uninterrupted ,
transit across the isthmus.