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THE VALENTK DEHOCRAT
VALKNTINE , NEB.
. M. RICE , . . . . Publisher.
NO ACTION BY DUTCH
TIME LIMIT IN HOLLAND'S UL <
TJMATUM EXPIRES.
Commander of Dutch Warships at
Wiilentstad Says Government Has
Prepared for Any Eventuality , and
Definite Announcement is Expected.
The Netherlands government fixed
Nov. 1 as the time for Venezuela to re
voke the decree of President Castro ,
issued on May 11 , prohibiting the
trans-shipment of goods for Venezue
lan ports at Curacao.
President Castro has refused to re
voke this decree , but as yet so far as
known the. Netherlands government
has not decided upon definite action.
There has been much activity at Willemstad -
lemstad of late , but in an interview
Sunday the governor of Curacao said
that Venezuela had not revoked the
decree at the last hour of the day
fixed according to the ultimatum he-
fore taking any active measures. He
believed that his government had made
ample preparations for any eventuality
and he added that a statement would
doubtless be issued soon announcing
the position of Holland and what ac
tion it was proposed to take.
The opinion is held among naval
officers that no direct steps would be
taken within a Aveek.
Saturday evening the governor of
Curacao received an important tele
gram from Holland and he immediate
ly called a meeting of his council and
the commanders of the warships. The
deliberations were lengthy , but the
result has not been made public. The
people of Curacao are confident that
the ships now there will soon be rein
forced.
There is no question that Venezue
lans believe the Netherlands govern
ment is preparing to blockade their
ports. Advices received by the steam
er Seulia , from Caracaibo , state that
it was reported on Oct. 24 that Presi
dent Castro lias ordered the mobiliza
tion of 50,000 troops to be readj
Nov. 2.
TOO OLD TO WORK.
Kan Francisco Vegetarian. Aged 112.
Applies for Charity.
Forced to apply for charity after he
had added a dozen years to his record
.as a ceHtenarinn. Capt. G. Ed. Diamond
mend , well known in San Francisco
and Oakland. Cal. , as a lecturer on
health teptes and publisher of a pam
phlet on vegetarianism , Monday ap
peared at the emergency hospital in
San Francisco and asked to be admit
i ted to the county poor farm.
i
The man with 112 years to his cred
it was in the shadow of Plymouth
Rock in 1"79C and he recalls well the
expedition against the Barbary pirates ,
/the / war of 1812 and other facts that
tlie gramWathers of the present gener
ations have not remembered since
their schooldays. Lie embraced the
vegitarian diet in the spring of 1S2S.
he says , and he is a strong advocate of
the turnip and the onion. He still
walks with considerable sprightliness.
although he guards against falls will ?
a heavy stick.
GAS MAIN BURSTS.
Three -Towns Supplied from K
Left Without Light or Heat.
The main line of the Kansas Natural
lumber , caught fire when gasoline
consumers between the gas fields at
Independence and the cities of Atchi-
son. Kan. , and St. Joseph. Mo. , which
furnishes all the gas used in the two
latter towns burst three miles north
of Leaven worth Sunday afternoon. The
pressure was the cause of the break.
The accident left the towns of Law
rence. .Atchison and St. Joseuh com
pletely without gaslight and heat over
Sunday , but the break was soon re
paired.
Tragedy at Football Game.
Cadet G. Coog Ferebee. a son of G.
3. Fcrebec , of Norfolk , Va. , died from
concussion of The brain due to an in
jury in a game of football between Vir
ginia Military institute and Roanoke
college , played at Lexington , Va. , Sat
urday aflornoon. The score at the
cod of the first half stood : Virginia
institute. rl , Roanoke college , 0. The
second half was not played.
Julia A. Carney , Poetess , Dead.
Mrs. Julia A. Carney , author of
"Little T > reps of Water" and various
popular poems and hymns , died at
Galesburg , 111. , Sunday after a long ill
ness. She was born in Lancaster ,
Slass..on April C , 1S23.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
beeves.l.OO. . Top hogs , $ f .75.
Fatal Political Fight.
In a political quarrel at Foraker ,
Okla. , Frank S. Seward , a prominent
hardware merchant and local demo
cratic commitlccman , shot and killed
John MilUrm , a well known farmer of
Pawhuska , Okla. The shooting oc
curred in Seward's store. The men became -
came engaged in a heated political de-
bale. Suddenly Seward drew his re
volver and fired five shots into Mill-
lam's head
MRS. WILLIAM ASTOR DEAD.
Aged New York Society Leader Passes
Away.
Mrs. William Astor , who for thirl }
years has been regarded as the social
leader of New York , died Friday night
of heart disease at her home in Fifth
avenue. For nearly four weeks Mrs.
A.stor , who was S2 years old , had been
in a critical condition owing to the re
turn of a heart affection that had giv
en her trouble for years. There is not
a name in the social register so well
known as that of Mrs. Astor. Despite
her advanced age she continued to
hold social domination up to a yeai
ago , when failing health compelled her
to retire into comparative seclusion.
It was in the summer of 1907 th.it
Mrs. Astor's friends learned of her il ]
health. While she was abroad last
year her son. Col. John Jacob Astor ,
made the announcement that Beech-
wood , the summer home of Mrs. Astor
at Newport , would not be opened , and
this led to the discovery that she was
in poor health. Word came later from
Mrs. Astor , while she was in Paris ,
saying that she would open her New
port villa after all and that she would
make the season there one of the gay
est in years. This promise was not ful
filled , however , for when she came
back from abroad she broke down in
Boston and had to return to Ne\v
York. She had remained at her home
ever since.
The society functions given and pre
sided over by Mrs. Astor have gone
down into history as among the most
brilliant on record.
It is said that the ball room in the
< *
mansion in Fifth avenue will accom
modate 1,000 people. It was Mrs. As
tor who established the famous " 400 , "
her visiting list being confined to that
number of names.
In 1905 , however , she was said to
have "let the bars down" when she In
vited 1,200 persons to one of the most
memorable social events even given in
New York.
Mrs. Astor received her guests at
these gatherings seated in a high back
chair beneath a portrait of herself
painted by Carolus Duran.
The Astor jewels were worn by her
on these occasions. It is said the Astor
emeralds arc the finest in the world.
RIDE ON BURNING SHIP.
igers and Crew of a Steamer
Have Thrilling Experience.
The steamer S. V. Luckenbach , from
New York to San Juan , arrived at San
Juan Thursday night with a fire in her
still burning. All her passengers and
crew were well. The fire was discov
ered the morning of Oct. 26. when the
vessel was 5SO miles south of Sandy
Hook. The passengers were at once
awakened and the small boats brought
out , provisioned and made ready to
lower away in case it should become
necessary to abandon the steamer.
The steamer Uhiladelphia was soon
sighted and the plight of the Lucken
bach reached here. The heat and
smoke from the fire forced the passen
gers to withdraw from the cabins , and
temporary cots and eating tables were
placed on the promenade deck for
thorn. The passengers behaved well
and adopted resolutions congratulat
ing Capt. McLean and the crew upon
their brave conduct.
ANOTHER BOMB FOR GAMBLERS.
Police Mystified by Repeated Raids on
Chicago Joints.
Another bomb , the twenty-fourth in
the series which have been directed
against alleged gambling resorts , was
exploded in Chicago Friday night in
the rear of a saloon owned by F. F.
Brennan , in Cottage Grove avenue.
Windows were shattered and the
whole neighborhood was startled. For
months the police and public have
been mystified by the bomb hurler ,
who inspite of all sorts of ruses and
traps laid to catch him has invariably
escaped.
The bomb , with a lighted fuse , had
evidently been left in the alley with
sufficient time allowance to enable the
bomb thrower to retreat to a safe dis
tance. The throwing is supposed to
be the result of displeasure felt by
gamblers , who have been suppressed ,
against resorts that are being allowed
to run.
WIIITMORE PROVES ALIBI.
New Jersey , Man Accused of Wife
Murder Acquitted.
After being out two hours the jury
In the case of Theodore Whitmore , of
Jersey City , N. J. , on trial for the mur
der of his wife , whose battered body
was found on Dec. 2C of last year in
a , swamp near Harrison , N. J. , Fridaj
night returned a verdict of not guilty.
Whitmore's defense was an alibi ,
which he was able to establish by a
number of witnesses who testified to
having seen him in New York at the
Lime of the commission of the crime
in New Jersey.
Whitmore was much affected by the
/erdict. As the foreman made known
: he decision he threw his arms around
ris attorney and effusively kissed him.
Thirty Persons Hurt in Wreck.
Thirty persons were injured , several
seriously , when a coal train on the
Delaware , Lackawanna and Western
-ailroad crashed into a street car of
he Wyoming Valley Traction com
pany in Dorranceton , Pa.
James It err Dead.
James Kerr , democratic national
iommitleeinan from Pennsylvania ,
lied at 12:40 o'clock Friday morning
it his country home in New Rochelle ,
C. Y.
BRIBED RUEF JUROR.
Frisco Contractor 3fakes a Sensational
I Confession. *
Standing in the shadow of the peni
tentiary , with sentence about to bo
passed upon him , and having seen his
beautiful young wife led from the
court room hysterically crying , "No.
no ! " E. A. S. Ulake , of San Francisco ,
the contractor convicted of attempting
to bribe John M. Kelley to qualify on
the jury to try Abraham Ruef , of that
city , and vote for Ruef's acquittal ,
made a full confession in couit Thurs
day. He told how after he was arrest
ed Frank J. Murphy , Ruef's associate
counsel , came to him and promised
him $10,000 if ! ; e would keep quiet ,
the amount In notes signed by Ruef being -
| ing delivered to a third party to be
paid to Blake immediately after he
was sentenced. Besides this amount
Blake declared that his wife was to
receive $100 a month while he was in
I the penitentiary.
' When Blake was called on to rise
I for sentence his young wife cried , "No ,
1 not that , " and began to sob hysterical
ly. She was led from the room , and
after motions for a new trial and ar
rest of judgment had been denied ,
Blake said he had a statement to make
as a reason why sentence should
not be pronounced. This came as a
complete surprise to his counsel , who
were permitted to withdraw from the
case.
After being sworn and stating that
he had been promised immunity. Blake
told of being offered $1,000 by Attor
neys A. S. Newburgh and F. J. Mur
phy , of Ruef's counsel , to influence J.
M. Kelley , a prospective iuror , to vote
for the acquittal of Ruef. He first of
fered Kelley $ r 00. which was refused ,
but the offer of $1.000 was accepted.
It was then brought out that New-
burgh had secured attorneys for
Blake's defense.
' Blake then told of the olfer of $10-
000 and provision for his wife while
he was in prison if he would not make
a confession.
The story told by Blake created a
sensation in court.
FIRE PANIC IN A SKYSCRAPER
A Number of Girls I/eap From the
Windows.
A panic that was increased by the
sight of a bursting fiie hose caused a
number of girl employes in offices in
the eleven-story Neave building at
Cincinnati , O. , Thursday to leap from
the windows at least eight of them be
ing hurt , several seriously , while one
fireman also was badly injured.
The first started on the fourth floor
and the flames were soon bursting
from the windows. Five times tire hose-
burst and this sight added to the panic
of the girls , \ \ ho had appeared at
the windows on the eighth floor , and
many of them could be seen preparing
to leap to the ground when the fire
men arrived. The corner was quickly
clogged with a crowd so that for a
time there was difficulty in fighting the
fire.
fire.The
The fire broke out in the offices of
the Pittsburg Calcium Light company
on the fourth floor , spreading quickly
to other offices. As the flame and
smoke pouied out of the windows of
the fourth , fifth and sixth floors the
girls employed in the building appear-
at the windows and seemed about to
jump. A number threw their coats
out and then crawled out on the broad
window ledges , where they lay flat
while the flames burst tlirough the
windows , scorching the crouching
women painfully. At least ten suffered
painful injuries in this manner , while
one fireman was seriously hurt by a
two-story fall.
TRAIN THROWN FROM TRACK.
The Wreck is Due to the Removal of a
Rail.
A Chicago-Duluih limited on the C.
& N. W. , northbound , jumped
the track near Augusta , Wis. , Thurs
day. A number of passengers an * '
trainmen were injured , none seriously.
The escape from fatalities was almost
miraculous , as the train was going at
forty miles an hour. The engine turn
ed a complete somersault , and all the
cars went over on their sides. It is
stated the accident was caused by the
removal of a rail , presumably with
malicious intent.
Foreheads Are Branded.
Two students of the polytechnic
high school have been suspended at
Los Angeles , Cal. , and three others are
in danger of sharing the same fate be
cause they branded the foreheads of
two students of the Los Angeles high
school with nitrate of silver during the
initiation ceremonies of the Kappa
Delta fraternity , a forbidden high
school secret society.
Our Mineral Products- .
A grand total of $2.069,289,000
worth of mineral products in the Unit
ed States is announced in the statis
tical summary for the calendar year
1907 , issued Thursday by the geologi
cal survey. Of this amount S1.1GG-
105,000 were nonmetallic. $90.'J.02 1,000
metallic and $100,000 non > peeified
The mineral products for lire pieviou--
year aggregated $1,901,007,000.
New York Pool Rooms Raided.
Two spectacular raids of alleged
pool rooms were made in New York
Thursday by the police at different
places on the cast side of the city. In
the aggregate 2SO prisoners wery
taken.
Carnegie Helm us from Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. AndrewV arnegie a
Miss Mary Garden , the opera singer ,
arrived in New Ynik Thursday from
Europe.
MORE GRANT CORN SHOW RATE.
Illinois Central i- Now in Line on the
Pa-scnger Fare.
The Illinois Central has received no
tice from its Chicago headquarters that
that road has acquiesced in the rate of
one and one-half fare for round trip
during the National Corn exposition in
Omaha. Its rates will , like those of
the Milwaukee , apply to the general
Western Passenger association terri
tory and observe about what limit is
asked.
Other roads are expected to an
nounce their rates now any time.
Baggage cars will be furnished by
the railroads coming into Omaha to
bring exhibits to the National Corn
exposition free of charge and those
who desire to send exhibits will be no
tified as to the days these cars will be
carried by the railroads.
This arrangement was announced
Wednesday by the corn show manage
ment , which has had the matter up
with various railroads for some time.
The first railroad to agree to fur
nish the cars was the Chicago Great
Western , General Passenger Agent J.
P. Elmer writing as follous :
"We are permitted by law to move
exhibits for fairs and expositions , and
we shall , therefore , t.ikje great pleas
ure in arranging baggage cars as you
request. "
Other railroads have been quick to
follow and before the end of the week
all roads are expected to furnish the
ears , which means much to both ex
hibitors and the corn exposition.
The plan is to have cars at all coun
ty seats in the states which will ex
hibit at the show in Omaha. Exhibit
ors need only express their corn , wheat ,
oats , alfalfa or other exhibits to the
nearest point where the baggage car
stops to have the exhibits brought to
Omaha without charge.
The exposition will furnish an at
tendant with each baggage car. who
will be in charge from the starting
place of the car until it gets to Omaha ,
seeing that the exhibits are properly
handled. This insures the exhibits
arriving in Omaha in the be t possible
ondition and in good time.
DISMEMBERED BODY IS FOUND.
Evidently That of a Woman About -0
Years of Ayr.
All Govier , of Dry Valley , was in
Ansley Monday and in speaking of the
finding of a human arm under a bridge
last Friday said that the arms , legs
and head had been found and that
the parts already found indicated a
young woman about 20 years old. that
the parts found indicated that the par
ty had been dead about seven days.
The rumor is that the head has been
identified. The arm was found under
a bridge last Friday morning by John
Govier , a brother of All Govier. Over
100 men were on the ground Sunday
searching for the balance of the body.
Great excitement prevails. Nothing
has developed to indicate the identity
of the victim.
GIRL BURIED IN CAVE.
Sand Covered Her and When Re-curd
Life Had Left Her.
Caught in a big "cave-in" at a high
sand bank where her brothers had
gone for a load of sand , little " . -year-
old Millie Danes was buried four feet
deep by the cavein. An hour later
when the child was rescued there was
a little gasp of breath as the air left
her lungs , but the little girl was dead
When the sand bank came over , the
little girl was deeply covered with the
sand , while the two boys narrowly
escaped with their lives. They had to
go a mile and a quarter for help.
The father , aided by neighbors , dug
the child out from her temporary
grave.
OMAHA GETS A CONVENTION.
Western Association of Kelcctrical Inspectors
specters in 1010.
City Electrician Waldemar Michael-
sen , of Omaha , is home from Chicago
with another national convention bottled
tled up for Omaha. This is the con
vention of the Western Association of
Electrical Inspectors and it will come
to Omaha in 1910. The elect ! icia'n
hoped to get the convention for next
year , but rather than precipitate a
fight and be in danger of losing alto
gether , he formed a pool with Detroit
and voted for the Michigan metropolis
for the convention for 1909 and then
Detroit voted with him for the conven
tion for Omaha for the following yeai
Christiano Held for Murder.
Pasquale Christiano was held for
trial to the district court at Fremont
on the charge of the murder of Tony
Geneva on Oct. 1 J. 190S. The fight
took place in the Burlington yards at
Fremont. The evidence was about the
same as at the coroner's inquest , but
there was some additional testimony
connecting the defendant with the
crime , one witness , testifying to hav
ing seen the defendant strike Geneva
twice with some instrument.
Help is Scarce.
Farmers in the vicinity of Ansley
are short of corn buskers. Corn is
yielding 30 to G5 bushels per acre and
farmers are paying 3 % to 4 cents per
bushel for corn buskers.
Assault Case Continued.
The case of the state against Goo. W.
Leidigh , charged \ \ ith assaulting Hen
ry Huckins , of the Lincoln Herald , has
been continued until Friday , Nov. 13.
On Trail of Stolen Records.
Sheriff Miner , of Tecumseh , and De
tective Bentley , of Lincoln , are in Be
atrice trying to get some trace of the
parties who stole the records in the
Chamberlain banking case at Tecum
seh. It is reported upon good author
ity that the trail of the team which
was used in hauling away the records
lias been traced as far as Beatrice. The
olfin.ers believe they will be able to
locate .the guilty parties ivithin the
next few days.
DRIVEN I.SMBY : TAUNTS.
Girl Worked in Kitchen to Pay for Her
Music.
Driven insane by the taunts and
snubs of her fellow pupils in an Oma-
h i music studio Alma Servine is oc
cupying a padded cell at the Norfolk
asylum , having been pronounced in
curably insane. Miss Kervine is the
daughter of wealthy parents at Oak
land.
She went to Omaha and became the
pupil of a leading piano teacher but
her funds soon ran short , and in her
extreme ambition she triumphed over
pride ami began work as a servant.
One day some one told'of the girl's
empleyment. She was dropped from
the social lists of her mates- . Soon
they objected to her presence in the
.studio. The music master requested
her to come to practice at hours when
the others were not there.
.She felt the humiliation and told
her intimate friends of the snubs she
was constantly subjected to and fre
quently cried over tlum.
OSIJGRNK STOI'S THIS ' ! MAM.
Doimhis County Jailer .Mid Sheriff
Jlrailey Have Narrow Mseape.
The presence of mind of Frank Os-
oorne , of Omaha , county jailer , prob
ably saved him and Sheriff Bailey
from serious injiny at Lincoln recent
ly. They had taken a man over to the
penitentiary and as they were leaving
on the \\ay back the hack driver clos
ed the door and was about to climb
on the driver's seat when the team
started to run. throwing him off into
the mud and leaving the two ofllcers
imprisoned in the hack. They were
approaching a sharp turn and were
going to fast the hack was in danger
of overturning. Osborne got one of
the doors open and climbed up the
side of the hack to the seat. Tie guid
ed the horses around the turn safely
and finally sloped them. The driver
\\as 'lightly hurt but neither of the
officers was injuri < I.
CORN PRODUCT COMPANY.
File Articleof Incorporation for Neit
Company.
Articles of inc'-rpoiatiou of the Ne
braska Corn Products company have
been filed with I he county clerk. The
company is capitalized at $100,000 and
the incorporators are II. T. and R. A.
Weslon and Fulton Jack , all residents
of Beatrice. Of the capital stock $80-
000 is commoun and § 20,000 preferred.
The company will manufacture all
kinds of 'cereal and other kinds of
food seed products , and buy and sell
grain. A modern milling plant is now
in course of construction in the south
part of Beatrice.
Short Piece ! ' Railroad Sold.
Smith Bros , of fJeatrice have con
firmed the riport sent out from Topeka -
peka , Kan. , that they had sold the
Kansas- , Southern & Gulf railroad , run
ning from Blaine to Westmoreland ,
Kan. , a distanc" of ten miles to a syn
dicate of capitalists from Chicago. It
is reported the road will be extended
to Wichita arid Manhattan , Kan. , and
thence north to Omaha.
Hard on Fruit.
At Peiu thy recent snow and sleet
has been very hard on the late fruit.
Large quantities of fine red apples can
be seen scattered about under the
trees where they have been caused to
fall by the storm. Such of these as can
not be utilized by the owners of th -
orchards for other purposes will be
sold to the vinegar factoiy , which is
already overcrowded with work.
Sr .0l ( ( ) iia-/.c hi Omaha.
Fire destroyed the btablos and other
buildings of the F. P. Gould Brick
Company of Omaha , and burned seven
head of horses. The loss is less than
$ . " ,000. but owing to its location and
the absence of adjacent water hydrants
the flames once threatened several
other buildings.
Scaffold Fall * \\ith Workmen.
Abe Homer of Beatrice had his an
kle broken and was badly bruised
about the body , caused by a scaffold on
which lie was working giving away.
Horncr fell nearly twenty feet. Four
other men who went down with him
escaped fnjury.
Accidcntly Kills His Boy.
"While John Murry was cleaning his
rifle in his home in Plattsmouth Mon
day afternoon the gun was accidentally
discharged and the ball entered the
head of his : ! -yrar-old son , killing him
almost instantly.
Foul Play Suspected.
Coroner C. N. Karsteris has begui.
holding an inquest over the body of
Fritz King , whose dead body was
found upon the Missouri Pacific track
in the southern part of Nebraska City
on Last Thursday morning. It is
thought he met \\ith foul play.
Gasoline Explodes.
Mrs. Goo. Hart of Lorton was using
a gasoline iron with which to iron her
clothes when the same exploded and
she was seriously , if not fatally burned.
It was with great effort that the fire
\vas extinguished in her clothing and
the home saved.
TC.vNebraknn in Trouble.
E. E. Toms , the Baptist minister
who was arrested at Larned , Kan. ,
was a resident of Nebraska City for
several years and did his first minis
terial work there. He is charged with
bigamy.
Degrees for Nebraska Men.
The University of Wisconsin has
granted th following degrees to Ne
braska graduate students : Master of
art. Leon E. Ayisworth , Lincoln , and
Ihomas Goodrich , Table Rock.
Lease of Life for Shmmvay.
In order to allow time for the argu
ing of a motion for a rehearing , the
N'ebraska supreme coyrt fixed Jan. S.
1009 , as the date for the execution of
II. ? Ieade Shumway. He was convict
ed of the murder of Mrs. Martin last
spring.
Holmes" Sentence Reduced.
The supreme court of Nebraska has
Deduced the sentence of W. II. Holmes.
> f Omaha , sentenced to three years in
.lie penitentiary for embezzling the
noney of a client , to two years.
that hor.ven
, \n Iowa woman insists
. . U will b noted
is iilJcd witli pimr.s. :
aw i : > : in
that the mechanical pLtycrs
cluded. Ncv York \Vorkl.
-utnes
telephoneutnes
When the wirclets
" put
"Central" can
into general use
-h 5t-
away forever that tiresome oldh
nut , "The line is busy. ' Boston Globe.
Pugilist Nelson got only § 7 , . " > W for
, there-
. However
whipping another man.
do useful
who habitually
really are people
' uim-h in a.
ful things and don't iiet so
year. Philadelphia Ledger.
Somebody has started a new religion
to
and reduced the Ten Commandments
seven. Before we pass judgment on hi *
of the-
see which
religion we want to
ten the man cut out. Cleveland Plate
Dealer.
Birthday celebrations in honor of
Tolstoi are discouraged by tli - t'ar.
The literary man in politics dor- : not
find anything like the encouragement in.-
Russia that he enjoys in this country.
Washington ( P. C. ) Star.
A lady non-list writing a poetical
story wants information as to h w a
political convention is eomlucte * ! . Gen
erally speaking the convention i opened
with tive-
with prayer and conducted
aces and a ra/.or. Louisville Courier-
Journal.
Tt has been said that there : : re no
baldheaded men in the asylums for the-
insane. We suspect this is true : at
least , save for rare and unimportant
exceptions. This is an important1 thincr
for the anti-baidhcads to speculate up
on ; it may well furnish them food for
serious and earnest thought Washing
ton ( D. T. ) Herald.
It has been for inaTiy years notorious-
that modern chemistry has been prosti
tuted to 'the service of adulteration.
May not an appeal be made to the more-
conscientious professors of one of tho-
grentest modern sciences , nr.d may they
not be asked to bring their learning and
their proficiency into the field for the-
assistance of honesty and fair dealing-
London Times.
It is unfortunate that there should be
an election for State , county or mu
nicipal ollices in any State the day. or
even the year , of a Presidential election
or congressional election. These olliees-
have to do with the nation , and the-
iniblic mind should contenaphite the is
sues presented untrammeled by the-
bickerings , the jealousies and the fac
tions of local politics. Washington ( D.
C. ) Post.
The influence of the temperance cam
paign in Great Britain has -been greater
than anyone could have imagined. The
average consumption of beer in ten
yea re has fallen from thirty-two to
twenty-seven gallons per head , -while the-
cousumption of distilled liquors has de
creased to less than one-half. While-
the population increased 4,000,000. Con
sumption fell off 9,000,000 gallons. The-
Independent.
One of the latest arrivals home from-
Europe reports that in all his numerous
tours abroad he has never noted such a
dearth of travelers from the United
States. Many of the largest hotels im
France , Switzerland and Italy have re
mained practically empty ail summer.
The testimony of travelers is somewhat
conflicting on this subject , but the-
weight of the evidence Indicates an off
season for tourists abroad. We've been
economizing. Boston Herald.
It has just been learned that f
two members of the " "
"Ilchinhoi. tli" pro-
Japanese organization of Korea , \\or
killed by Japanese gendarmes at Korea , .
Cholado. Korea , ji few days a o. The-
affair has been kept quiet.
During the sessions of the Uritish
Church Congress at London Socialism
was the leading topic of discussion and
the trend of the talk was distinctly fav
orable. The archbishop of Melnourne-
told of the good effects of coll"ctivist
legislation in Australia and the Rev. Al-
zernon West declared that since Social
ism was bound to come it would be so
much the worse for the church and the
nation if Socialism came without the
church.
Zia Bey , former head of the Turkish ,
secret service , who was known a . tht
butcher of Sultan Abdul
Hamid. has suc
ceeded in escaping the vengeance of th -
new regime , and is afe in London. He
bras ; of the numbers of high officials-
who were executed by his orders. lie says
he wishes the new regime well , and re-
prots that his record forbids hope of for-
siveripss. Izzet Pasha , the fallen minis
ter of the Sultan , is also safe in London ,
but mo t of the officials of the old regime
are now in prison at Constantinople !
Marius Franzini. who was at OIIP rime
minister of war for Portugal , made an
unsuccessful attempt to commit suiHde.
Fenor Franzini is
a proniSnrnr
progressive
"
sive , and his attempt to kill himself" has
L-reated much speculation in political cir
cles.
Ernanuel Lasher , of Now
York. r .ns
his ritle as rheschampioi. . of rhA - , d.
A i Munich he woi with surprising ra-
[ ti-lity the sixteenth and b t nrac rf 'lis ' :
: -oi5tosr asafasr Dr. Tarrah. .
-h. of Nr. - m-
Iw-e. Of the sixteen wutvs played Tir-
' < . ' ! won three , anil five gamVs were
irav.a.