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VALENTINE , XEB.
( I. 31. HICK. - Publisher.
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'TWO AERONAUTS MAItVELOl'SLY
ESCAPE DEATH.
AfUr Dropping ii.OOO Feet Like a liul-
Jui , Balloon Spreads and Speed is
Checked Basket Crashes Tlirougli
Roof Into Room of Berlin Citizen.
The international balloon race
which started Sunday from the suburb
of Schmargendorf , Germany , was the
occasion of a thrilling accident , two
American aeronauts having a miracu
lous escape from death. The American
balloou Conqueror , the only American
biult craft in the contest , having on
board A. Holland Forbes and Augus
tus Post , less than two minutes after
the start burst at an altitude of 4,000
feet. For 2,000 feet it shot down like
a. bullet and then the torn silk bag as
sumed the shape of a parachute , thus
checking the rapidity of the descent.
Coming close to the earth , however ,
the basket smashed into the roof of
a house , but the two men escaped
with but slight iRjury.
The race , in which twenty-three bal
loons participated , represented Great
Britain * France , Germany , the United
States. Switzerland , Italy , Belgium
and Spain , started at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon in the presence of at least
S.OOfr spectator. The sunshine was
brilliant ami the heat was that ot
summer.
Amid the strains of "America" and
-volleys of cheers the first balloon was
sent away. It was the America II. ,
under command of James C. McCoy ,
who was accompanied by Lieut. Vogh-
inann. The balloon was decorated
jwilli the stars and stripes , and it sail
ed away to the southeast at a rapid
I > ace. tle aeronauts waving their hats.
A representative of each of the oth
er countries followed the American
balloon in succession at intervals of
two minute. * , the national anthem of
the several countries ringing forth a ;
the ropes were cast loose.
BATTLE ON BRIDGE TO WE II.
Two Ncxv York Policemen Succeed in
Capturing Lunatic.
Atop the great iron tower at the
Brooklyn end of the WSlliamsburg
brige , in New York , a thrilling strug
gle tooft place Sunday while hundred ?
of persons looked on from below. An
insane man , who had eluded the tower
watchman , climbed an iron stairway
to the top of the tower , 585 feet above
the East river , and was preparing foi
a leap into the river when two po
licemen climbed up after him.
The appearance of the policemen
distracted the man from his purpose
and ttc turned upon the bluecoats with
a razor. The insane man rushed to
attack them and then in the narrow
'footing a the dizzy height a ten-min
ute battle took place.
Back jrod forth the trio struggled ,
now Q ! the verge of toppling to de-
structibn and then tottering back to
the center of the small platform. To
those \vbo gazed aloft it seemed hours
Inslea < J-ol minutes before the man was
overpowered. At the hospital the
prisoner gave his name as Joseph
Ivratz , of Brooklyn. He was placed i/
a padded cell.
FEWER CHOLERA CASES.
Only 17ivc Reported in Manila iu
Twenty-Four Hours.
FJvo new cases of cholera are rn-
portcd im Manila for the day ending
-on .Sunday morning , while three new
cases were discovered for the day end
ing Moifday morning. These figure ?
were secured after the domicilier vis
its , the inspectors calling at each
Iwico duviag the day. The entire city
was covered during these visits and
the results make the health official.
A-ery hopeful , although they arc in
clined to be somewhat suspicious of
'the sharp declines noted in the spread
of the disease arid the unwilling to ac
cept them as evidence that the cholera
epidemic has been uprooted.
It is intended to continue the ac
tive campaign now beirig carried on
nt least two weeks longer.
Mail's Name is Bussard.
Because he believed the preacher
was referring to his family when he
spoke of buzzards in a slighting man
ner , Henry Bussard , a young farmer ,
struck the Rev. P. A. Taylor , an cvan-
K'-'list , at ATgonia , Kan. , rendering him
unconscious for six hours.
Sent to Jail for ! . > Years.
Alexander Townsesnd , of Union-
town , Pa , 3.1 years old , was sentenced
Jo forty-Jive years in the western pen
itentiary following his third conviction
within four days of criminal assault
on little girls. He was given fifteen
.years in each case , the sentences U
run consecutively.
Dies at Age of 110. .
Mrs. Charlotte Decker , of Tyre ,
Seneca county , X. Y. , died Sunday
alight at the age of 110 years , lacking
1 month and 1C days. There was
much comment when at the age of 102
years Mrs. Decker married her third
liusband.
Sicj ; : > ; City Live Stock Market.
' .Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock inaikct follow : Top
, bceve2 , 54.15. Top hogs , $6.25. '
PAGEANT OF HISTORY.
lUHHon People Try to Sec Show in
Philcdalphia.
Like leaves of the past torn from
the great book of history and heavy
laden with the memories of 225 years
the living scenes of the first greatest
historical pageant ever planned in this
jountry was unfolded at Philadelphia
Thursday before a concourse of perhaps - j
haps T.IO.OOO people. In the wonder
Irama of the centuries , the culminat
ing feature of Philadelphia's notable
celebration of "Founders' week , " there
were r.,000 men and women in cos
tume. There were seventy mammoth
floats , representing- months of care
ful study and faithful to the last de ,
tail in their portrayal of the scenes
selected from the long span of years
that have marked the passing of years
that have marked the passing mile j
stones of the city. j
Following the scenes of early settlement - '
ment there came the period of Will
iam Penn and the Quakers. From
this time on events moved rapidly and t
Benjamin Franklin soon followed
Penn upon the scene. It was not long
until the spectators found themselves
gazing on Washington , Jefferson , La
fayette , John Paul Jones , Rochambeau
and others in the various scenes of.
their patriotic activities.
They looked upon Betsy Ross as she
toiled upon the Hag ; they saw depict
ed the scene of voting upon the dec
laration of independence in the old
state house ; .they saw the Virginians
coming to congress with Washington ,
Jefferson and Patrick Henry at their
head ; they saw the New Englanders
arrive with John Adams , John Han
cock , Samuel Adams and Robert Treat
Paine riding in the lead , and then , out
of all this pageantry of make believe
there came a touch of real history. It
was the old liberty bell. On a care
fully guarded truck and partially bur
ied in straw the old relic itself was
shown as it was being hurried away to
Allantown in a hay wagon for safe
keeping in 1777.
On the heels of the departing bell
came the entrance of the British
troops into Philadelphia under Sir
William Howe and Lord Cornwallis ,
both of whom were pictured in Fri
day's parade. The advent of the red
coated troops was an imposing feature
of the spectacle. There were about
1,000 well drilled men in the line , and
all were custumed in keeping with the
period they represented.
WOUNDED IX SHAM BATTLE.
Injury lo Russian General Attributed
to Revolutionary Plot.
During maneuvers of the Turkestan
assembly corps in the vicinity of Aska-
bad Turkestan , Gen. Mistchenko , who
played a conspicuous part in the Rus
so-Japanese Avar and who is now gov
ernor general of Turkestan , was
wounded in a sham battle. The gen
eral was watching the operations from
a slight eminence when the whistle
of bullets was heard. He was struck
in the leg above the knee. An adju
tant of Mistchenko's was wounded.
The maneuvers were x suspended and
the weapons and ammunition of the
troops examined. Ball cartridges and
traces of shot in the barrels of several
rifles was discovered.
MAIL POUCH STOLEN.
Eight Registered Packages from Salt
Lake Arc Missing.
A mail pouch containing eight reg
istered packages destined for the east
disappeared at Salt Lake City Friday
and is believed to have been stolen
while reposing on a truck at the Den
ver and Rio Grande station. The
pouch was made up at the local post-
office and was delivered to the mail
wagon driver , who declared he unload
ed it at the station. It was first missed
when the railway postal clerk counted
the sacks delivered to him. No esti
mate of the value of the registered
packages can be made at this time.
Farmers Siaiii in Duel.
In a bloody duel which took place
Friday about three miles south of I'o-
rum , Okla. , between two farmers , Ka-
gle and Williams , the former is dead
and the latter dying , shot through the
eye and through the abdomen. The
affair was the result of a quarrel of
long standing. Both men were armed
with revolvers when they met unex
pectedly and began firing.
Liberal Party is Born.
In a convention of its organizers at j '
Chattanooga , Tenn. , Thursday the
birth of the new liberal party was for
mally proclaimed. The platform de
mands Avoman suffrage , direct taxaj j
lion to support federal government , i
initiati\c and referendum , and de
nounces Bryan , Taft.'Roosevelt ' and
Hearst.
ts by Wright Aeroplane.
Wilbur Wright made six short
flights in his aeroplane at Lemans ,
France , Friday evening. Among the
passengers carried by him were La-
zareWeiller and M. DeutFch do la
Meurthe. The machine rose to a'
height of ninety feet during the eve
lutions.
New Leader for Firemen.
AV. S. Carter , of Peoria. 111. , was
Friday elected grand master of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and JCngincmen to succeed John J.
Hannahan. Mr. Carter has been sec
retary of the organization for a num
ber of years.
lii - Fire in North Dakota Town.
A fire destroyed twenty business
houses in Tnkster. X. D. , Friday night.
'The loss is ? 120,000.
BULGARIA GETS HELP.
New Kingdom is Assured of Support of
Austria.
Austria already has entered upon
negotiations with the various powers
for the recognition of the new king
dom of Bulgaria1 and the establish
ment of peaceful relations between
Turkey and Bulgaria. '
Baron von Aehrenthal , the foreign
minister , made this announcement in
his speech at the opening sitting of the
common-delegates at Budapest Thurs
day. The Austrian newspapers and
politicians have steadfastly denied that
there was any understanding between
Austria and Bulgaria in the recent
double movement , but Austria's adop
tion of a protecting role toward Bul
garia indicates a strong community
of interests.
In nis address the Austro-Hungary
foreign minister said that Austria
adopted a generally sympathetic atti
tude toward the new regime in Tru-
key.
"This attitude"he said , "isNbased up
on the definite hope that the new era
in Turkey will produce the rejuvena
tion and invigoration of that state.
Austro-Hungary , whose frontiers
march , with Turkey and whose inter
ests consequently are most affected ,
desires this from selfish reason ? . A
Turkey with a better government and
more stable conditions would be a
more comfortable neighbor than the
Turkey of yesterday. The leading ele
ments in the new political era arc-
showing praiseworthy moderation and
prodence. This will profit the rejuve
nated kingdom all the more since even
the new Turkey has to rely upon the
benevolence and friendly support of
the powers. Such support she may
depend upon receiving from us with
more certainty the more she manifests
a friendly attitude toward us. "
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS DEAD.
Expires Shortly After Delivering An
niversary Oration at Galesburg.
Stephen A. Douglas , a son and
namesake of the great rival of Arab am
Lincoln , died suddenly at his home
in Chicago Thursday night. Wednes
day Mr. Douglas , with William H.
Taft , delivered an oration at Galesburg -
burg , 111. , at the fiftieth -anniversary
of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debate.
His speech was delhered on Knox
campus , on the exact site Avhere fifty
years before his father had contested
the great national issues with Lincoln.
The speech of Wednesday was the last
of a series of campaign speeches made
in the last few weeks by Mr. Douglas
and he complained of fatigue and a
severe cold on his return trip to Chi
cago. He collapsed suddenly after
dining with his family and died before
the arrival of a physician. Mr. Doug
las was 5S years old.
AN ACTOR A MISSING PASTOR.
Wriyht Lorimer Confesses He Left n
Church Owing I Jills.
Wright Lorirner , author of "The
Shepherd King. " and player of the role
of David , confessed in his dressing
room in a theater at Scranton. Pa. ,
that he is the same man who ten years
ago , under the name of Rev. Walter M.
B. Lowell , was pastor of a Baptist
church in Nprth Scranton. Pa. He
suddoiily abandoned his charge , leav
ing behind personal debts for a large
amount. Some of these debts Mr. Lor
imer said he has since paid.
"I paid two bills in monthly install
ments , " said the actor preacher , "but
as to the other debts , which I am ac
cused of owing , 1 do not consider my
self obligated for them. "
NEW PLAN FOR EXAMINERS.
Comptroller Divides Country in Eleven
Districts.
Comptroller of the Currency Mur
ray announced Friday at Washington
that he would put into immediate ac
tion a plan for national bank examin
ers. Avith a chairman examiner in
charge at each of the following cities :
Doston. New Yorlt. Philadelphia , Pitts-
burg , Nashville. Chicago , Minneapolis ,
Kansas City , Forth Worth , San Fian-
ciscb and Denver.
The chairman in eac h district will
compile quartetly reports to the comp
troller of the reports of the examiners
covering the slates in each of the
lists.
New Head for Foresters.
Mrs. Rose D. Rittman , of Memphis ,
Tenn. , leader of the so-called anti-ad
ministration element of the Women's
Catholic Order of Foresters , has been
elected president of the order by a ma
jority of one vote , the returns , Avhich
were completed Friday , showing 400
votes for Mrs. Rittman and 399 fo *
Mr ? . Elizabeth Rodger.s , of Chicago.
Woman .lumps Into Niagara.
A tall woman in black , sallow and
bespectacled , jumped into the Ameri
can Tails at Niagara Falls Wednesday
morning after wandering about aim
lessly for an hour. She had told a
policeman she was from SaginaAv ,
Mich. , and inquiries directed thither
have led to the belief that the woman
was Mrs. L. D. Draper.
Fatal Explosion in Mine
Five hundred pounds of dynamite
and a steam boiler exploded Wednes
day night at the Apache Maid mine at
Webb City , Mo. , killing one and in
juring four , also dostioyirig the mine
buildings. "
Northern Pacific Dividend.
The , directors of the Northern Pa
cific Thursday declared a quarterly
dividend of 1 l-4 ! per cent. All the re
tiring officers were icelected.
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BAPTISTS DISCUSS MISSIONS.
All Features of lliu Work Taken Up
by die StiitrConvention. .
The Nebraska Baptist state conven
tion , in its afternoon session Tuesday ,
at Pawnee City , considered cooperating
ing associational work , by Rev. G. L.
.Sharp , Holbrook , and the "Call of the
Developing West , " by Rev. I. M. Hus
ton , district missionary. At the even
ing service the missionary sermon
was preached by Rev. F.V. . Cliff , of
York , and Rev. L. C. Barnes , D. IX , of
New York City , delivered an address
on "The Baptist in the Development
of America. "
"Wednesday , Rev. IT. II. Berry , of
Ord , made the report of the committee
on stewardship. The report of % the
committee on apportionment was
made by Rev. Air. Farough of North
Platte. The report of the committee
on home mission was made by Rev.
D.'D. Proper , followed by an trddress
on the topic , "Yesterday , Today and
Tomorrow of Baptist Home Missions , "
by Rev. O. A. Williams , of Lincoln
The report of the Women's . Home
Missionary society by Miss Martha Van
Ness , of Lincoln , was followed by an
address by Mrs. L. M. Newell , of Bur
lington , la. The report of the Wom
en's Foreign Missionary society , by
Mrs. J. II. Kerr , of Ansley. was fal
lowed by an address by Mrs. W. M.
Afling , of Japan. The report of the
committee on foreign missions , made
by Rev. B. F. Fellman , of Omaha , was
followed by an address my Rev. M. D.
Eubank , of Bosjton , general secretary.
A man's banquet , \\ith eighty-six
present , was held from " > to ToO :
o'clock in Grand Army of the Repub
lic hall , the banquet being provided
by the women of the Methodist
church. The women of the convention
banquet at the same hour in the din
ing hall of the Presbyterian church.
The women of the Beethoven club ren
dered a fine concert , followed by an
address by Rev. J. A. Francis , of New
York City , general evangelist.
ASSAULTS HIS WIFE OX TRAIN.
( Trainmen Have Fierce Fi lit with
Clias. Croclmska , of David City.
After imbibing freely of intoxicants
at Fremont , Chas. Crochaska , a fal'm-
er living a few miles from David City ,
met his wife , who had been to Omaha
on a visit , and threatened to kill her.
The assault occurred on the North
western train between Fremont and
David City. Trainmen , with difficulty ,
rescued the woman from her husband ,
who started to beat her and said he
would kill her.
Mrs. Crochaska was locked in a clos
et on a car as protection for her and
, her husband was bound to his seat
and given over to the sheriff of But
ler county on his arrival there. No
charge has yet been preferred against
him.
him.A
A year ago Crochaska. while in a
similar condition , forced his wife to
jump out of a window on the second
story of their home with the result
that she broke her arm.
Crochaska stood behind his wife at
that time and threatened to kill her
with a shotgun unless she jumped.
PROSECUTION FAILS.
Wii'o Refuses to Appear Against Husband -
band i'or Attempt on Life.
Some time since Johnson Teten , a
farmer residing near Talmage , after
having left home because he was jeal
ous of his wife , returned and without
warning shot his wife three times and
thinking her fatally wounded carried
her out to the straw stack and laid
her down , after which he gave him
self up and remained in jail for some
time. The wife was picked up and
carried in the house and with careful
nursing recovered from her injuries ,
but they left her marked for life , one
bullet wound being in her face. The
case was continued from time to time
in court , the defendant being under
heavy bond. Mrs. Teten has appeared
in court and refused to prosecute the
husband and the county attorney ? ad
to dismiss the case.
RAIN STOPS TI1K FESTIVITIES.
Grant ! Island Frontier Carnival Hin
dered by Rain.
About noon Wednesday a cold and
drizzling , but steady , rain set in and
made outdoor amusements at the
Frontier carnival at Grand Island iyxt
to impossible. For nearly two hours
quite a crowd of sightseers sat , or
stood , upon the unprotected bleachers
in the rain and saw the rabbit chase ,
a bucking exhibition , some races and
other stunts. Finally , however , the
moisture became too much and the
management therefore extended the
program to Friday afternoon.
LANDSEEKKR MEETS DEATH.
Man is Hurled Under a Train at
O'Neill.
While trying to alight from a North
western train near the depot in
O'Neill , C. C. Redmond , of St. Edward ,
Boone county , Neb. , was hurled under
the wheels and cut to pieces , his head
and legs being severed from his body.
Redmond had come to O'Neill to reg
ister in the Rosebud la'nd drawing
and his eagerness to get off the train
before it came to a stop at the depot
cost him his life. Redmond was 31'
years of age and was a barber.
Xc\v Church for Peru.
The building committee of the
Methodist church at Peru has com
pleted the pldn'2 ror a m > v.- church
building Tnev building is to be of
pressed.brick at an estimated cost of
$22,000.
3Iy Lose Voice.
Attorney .Yohn C. Watson , of Ne
braska Citly , is threatened with the
loss of his voice by reason of the hard
ening of the vocal chord"
INDIANS IX I5LOOJVX 3IELKE.
AYoman ScrIoL Iy Injured in Battle
Near Walt hill.
On last Satin-day evening Harry
Solomon and his v. ; fe returned to
Wai thill from Fender in a rather jovial -
vial mood a : ; a result of indulging in
some of the soft drinks they sell in
that village. They , came in on the
evening train and shortly afterwards
left town for their home east of Walt-
hill. Passing the house o Richard
White , another Indian , they stopped
and remained for a part of tne night.
Trouble arose , the particulars of
w' ich are not fully known , and the
result was that one of the wives of
Richard White ( he has two ; received
a broken nose and was othrwise more
or less bruised and cut. After being
thus badly injured she placed a small
I baby on her back , carried another
child in her arms and led another ,
traveling a distance of about three
miles tu i1 house of a. friend. Dr.
Ream , ofVa5thiU , was telephoned
for and when he arrived found the
woman nearly dead from loss of
blood , her clothes being one mass of
blood from hur throat to her moc
casins.
Solomon was arrested and brought
into court Monday morning. Upon
hearing the complaint he remarked :
"We didn't mean to hit that woman ;
\vc thought it was our wife. " The
judge stated that his explanation
wouldn't help matters' ' 'any.
"Well , " Solomon answered , "hoAT
much does it cost. "
He wasn't able to learn the cost of
the affair , however , as the judge
thought it best to continue the case
until Wednesday in order that they
might have time to determine how
seriously Mrs. White Avas injured.
Solomon was released on bond.
KILLED BY' AX ASSASSIN.
Wealthy Nebraska Farmer Murdered
at C'reemvood.
James Dyre , an aged and wealthy
farmer , was muredered in the street
at ( Jreenwood Tuesday. A man named
Robark. a laborer , stabbed him three
times. Then the murderer ran along
the street waving the bloody knife.
He was captured and jailed. A large
crowd gathered and threatened to
lynch him.
Dyre leaves a widow and nine
children. He was extremely welathy.
Robark ran up to Dyre , threw an arm
about his neck and stabbed him in
the bowels.
Robark refused to talk. He seema
to be demented. He has been em
ployed as a'day laborer in Greenwood.
Lincoln Man Drowned.
Frank Rush , who left Lincoln last
June to work as a civil engineer for
the government in the Philippine isl
ands , has been reported as killed in a
typhoon last Friday. Rush was in a
row boat off the north coast of the isl
and of Luzon with one Webster when
the typhoon struck the boat. Neither
of the men were seen after the occur
rence and Tuesday a cablegram was
received by Mrs. C. W. Rush , who
lives at COoo S street , that her son was
thought to be lost. A search was made
ljy the government officials all along
the coast , but neither of the men or
any of their effects except the row boat
could be found.
Tax List Reduced.
County Treasurer John Ward at Te-
cuniseh , has caused the current list ol
delinquent taxes on real estate to be
published in a local newspaper. The
figures make less than two columns
and this includes the amounts due on
farms and town lots , with the descrip
tions on the town lots much the long
est of the two. Fifteen years ago this
same list was making from one to one
and one-half pages in the paper. It
certainly shows a marked improve
ment in the conditions of our people
and the county treasury fs just that
much better off.
Improvements at Gibbon.
The old college building has beer ,
torn down and the ground cleared for
the new high school building at Gib
bon , bids on which will be closed and
the contract awarded soon. The old
Presblyterian church is also being torn
.Town to give place to a new modern
cement block church. Both buildings
were finished in 1S7D of brick made
there. The old college building was the
'iriginal Buffalo county court house ,
as Gibbon was the first county seat be
fore Kearney was laid out.
Program for Teachers.
Tht- executive committee of tht
Jtate Teachers' 'association has com
pleted the arrangement for the forty-
third annual session Nov. 4 , 5 and 6.
Enthusiastic reports were received
Croin the various chairmen of committees
tees- , particularly in regard to the
ittendance. More than 4,000 teachers
ire expected to be present at Lincoln
as most of the school boards of the
-tale have declared the association
lates lo be holidays with full pay for
.he teachers.
Youn : ; WOIJKUI Scriou.-ly Burned.
Miss Maiy Stelick , a domestic in the
Tnpl < ; y of L. M. Sterns , had a narrow
c.-eape from death while engaged in
her household duties. She had been
cleaning spots on a rug with benzine
and carried the piece to close to a
'ightert gasoline stove , when it burst
int- > flames , which immediately com-
munictejl with the clothing of the
young woman.
I > v.eiin House Bumed.
A dv.c'Kng house belonging to N. C.
Meyers in West Beatrice , and occupied
'oy a family named Brown , was de-
troyod I y tire with most of its con-
icr.ts. LOCK. 1.000 , partially covered
ky imnmince. The fire was caused by
j. defective Hue.
Bartender Kills Self.
1 Famuc ! Land is , a bartender. Avho has
"jren oit ofvork ever since Lincoln
rut out evenlu.7 saloons , committed
suicide Tuerdcy because he said he
could n t pet a job. lie had taken the
cure at the state hospital , but Avas (
.eft mentally deranged.
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F/-hool S'uneriiiiciuiea ! Appointed.
Mis . ili'ymp McAndrew Avas ap- '
' : vtp l 3uprntendent of schools of '
SJrown ecnnty to. fill a A-acancy caused (
I y the rCiignatien of Miss Florence ]
N. Jt hnston. '
A EEMAEKABLE PSOJECT.
Washington Monument Hny Be
Used as Wireless Station.
The most remarkable wireless tel-
p-raph project on record is c-untwn-
plated by the Navy Department. It
i-s i-ntliiiig less than the convert M oC
the top of the Washington monument
into : i v.-iroless telegraph station. The
bureau of equipment of the Na\y De
partment has taken the matter r.p
with Secretary Jletralf and advised
him that the plan is feasible. Secre
tary Mo ten If said recently that the-
bureau in question had advised him
not alone that it was a praetieablo-
plan. hut that if the station were es
tablished lie had been assured that
witi-oui relaying it would be possible
to ivar'i stations 'in western Europe
and to communicate with the v-'ssols
of U-e American licet at sea in distant
waters. Ho added that no fuml .v lion
has been taken and that the s > i : iect
was being considered.
The piiin is to use the Washington
monument only temporarily and it" the
experiment proves successful to ere.-t
a permanent tower of the luvi--ai'y
height , probably the approximate
heigh ! of the monument , winch is r.r.r ;
'pet. The plan if earned out will revo
lutionize the wireless telegraph : : 'id
c-ible business of the governim-nt .aid
will girally facilitate commumc-.ifjou
to Turope and with the war vrss < X
The value of the plan in war timu
would be incalculable if it can bo
vorki'd as the bureau of equipnu-r : be
lieves it can.
Hear Admiral Cowles , chief nf the
bureau of equipment , in discussing the/
wireless plan , said there could lie m >
doubt of the feasibility of the project ,
though there might be sentimeivii n-a-
sous against this use of the monument.
"Application for its use has been
made to the War Department , " said
Admiral Cowles. "It is the plan to use-
the monument temporarily and then to
put up a steel tower about 500 feet
high. Messages could be sent li.dOO
miles. No attempt would be made to
; : se the station for the Pacific coast ,
but it would be used for reaching-
points in the Atlantic and the Carib
bean regions/ '
The proposed station would be
highest in the world.
In Liverpool. England , 10,0M. ) Umi-
shoremen are idle , and nlie docks are filled /
with idle sailors and oflieers looking for t
berths.
Lord Dunraven has given $2 , . < ni to-
Limerick , Ireland , to establish two rdiol-
ar.ships in industrial training in the eity
and county.
The Scotland Miners' Federation has
approved of the action of the miners * rep
resentatives in accepting the reduction of
\ - \ ' per cent.
New York , New Haven and Hartford
liiilroad clerks' lodges Avill make an effort
io have a system agreement made between ,
the road and the clerks.
The recent Scottish trades union coa-
giess passed resolutions in favor of old-
age pensions , ami in favor of coinpuNory
intervention in labor disputes.
The Portland ( Ore. ) Garment Workers'
Union has entered into an agreement wiih.
the factory proprietors that provides for
forty-eight hours' work a week.
Strong efforts to organize the ottico
workers throughout Brooklyn , N. Y. . ar&
being made by the membership of Hook-
keepers' , Accountants * and Stenogra } > lu-rj > -
Union No. 1204U.
The Glasgow ( Scotland ) relief ruw-
mittee reports that it expects to have to
provide for 8,000 heads of families who
are out o work , and is ashing for < T > 0.-
( X > 0 emergency contribution.
It is reported that San Franeisro will
put about 0,000 men to work on iimiuri-
pal improvements , thus greatly relieving
the situation at that point , wuiel : has-
beeu rather critical in the recent pas *
Chicago lias a new paper published in
the Hebrew language , under the nitur > of
the Jewish Labor World. The ixapor is v
devoted to the interests of the lli-brew
members of labor unions in this country.
The Alaskan fisheries now give employ
ment to more than 5,000 fishermen , tlie- ,
majority of whom are now organize' ! . A
few years ago there Avere scarcely any
unionized fishermen engaged in t2ie larga-
Alaskan districts.
Canadian textile workers have d viJed
that the A\-eekly contributions should be
increased from S to 23 cents a Aveek. and
that representation should be made to
the government in such a way that the-
law stating that Avomen and children ;
should not be allowed to wotk over fifty-
five 'hours a Aveek should be enforced.
At the seventeenth annual convention ,
of the United Brewery Workers of Amer
ica , held in New York , there were dele
gates present representing 378 lotai
unions , with a membership o approxi
mately 40,000. The International Union of
thn Brewery Workers was ? orgtiniwd in ,
Baltimore in l&SG , AA-lieu there Av-re bet
eight local unions and a membership roll
of barely G.OOO.
The National Miners' Fcdpratinn of
France , Avith a total membership of 8y.-
000 men , has decided to affiliate Avith ilie-
G&nnral Federation of Labor for the par-
pot-e of acquiring greater strength and
influence OA-er legislation.
The Boot and Shoe Workers * Imr : na
tional Union makes claim that its s. . N.HL
of 2"3 coats a Aveek dues sarea it from iLe
fear of strikes , and in such eruerg-ney
does away with the necessity of calling-
upon sister crafts for finr.ncral aid. Ili h ,
duos also enable- the union to prosecute-
more successfully its campaign for
union stamp.
