Stnto Cure * L
A remarkable medical report touch
\ ing tbe cure of leprosy was presented
\ to the Louisiana Assembly by the leper
house of the State of Louisiana. Out
of 01 lepers in Hie Louisiana institu
tion In the past two years six have
been practically cured. A row of mod
ern cottages constitute the lepers'
quarters. A surgical building and a
small Catholic church complete this
group of leper buildings. For thirteen
years four to six sisters of charity ,
practically alone , have cared for all the
wants of the lepers. None of these
Bisters has ever become infected with
the disease , and apparently none of
them fears It.
Side Unfits on History.
Cotton Mather was persecuting the New
Salem witches.
"I'm going to make it still hotter for
* ein ! " ho exclaimed , vindictively.
Misunderstanding this remark , some of
the best citizens of the community , aa
we have every reason to believe , went
ahead and built the fires
$100 Reward , $100.
The readers of this paper will be pleaded
to lo.irn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science lias been able to cure in
nil its stages , and that Is Catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
Ix-in a constitutional disease , requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cine is taken Internally , acting directly up J ?
the blood atu mucous surfaces of the sys
tem , thoieby destroying the foundation of
the disoasp , nnd Riving the patient strength
P Ly building up the constitution and assist-
it In nature in doin- its \\ork. The proprie
It tors bare so much faith in its curative power
er- , that they offer One Hundred Dollars for"
any rxso that It fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address : F. J. CHEVEY & CO. , Toledo , ( X
Sold by all Drujrsists. 7oc.
Take Hall's Family I'ills for constipation.
Hit I2xj > c'riciice.
"If it be true that all the world love
a lover , " sighed the elderly Lothario , "it't
because the world has so much fun witi
him. "
PILES CUKED 1ST O TO 14 DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching , Blind , Bleeding or Protrud
ing Piles In 6 to 14 days or money refunded.
50c.
"Worst of All.
Mr. Lane , Mr. Ilobart and Mr. ileei
had been off fishing the day before.
They had gone unexpectedly , from th
post office where they met , and neither
Mrs. Lane , Mrs. Ilobart nor Mrs. Meeli
had. been informed of their where
abouts until nightfall. "And it did
beat all what poor luck we'd had I" said
Mr. Lane , wheu the three friends met
the next day.
\ / "I tried to explain to Sadie thai
\ wo kep' staying in the hopes of fetching
home something that would show whj
we'd stayed , but she said we'd acted
like a parcel o' yearlings , and it would
be one while before she'd have a hot
apple pie for my dinner again , and
dumplings. She ran me uphill and
flown. I tell ye ! "
"Maria spoke of my clothes , " said
Mr. Ilobart , forlornly. "She pointed
out the way the dampness had cockled
that coat I had on. She said 'twouldn't
ever be the same again , and if I knev
of anybody that was going to spend
summer days heating great irons and
pressing out clothes for a man like me.
she didn't ! "
"Marthy never said a word , " said
Mr. Meek , as the other two men turned ,
to him , but as they remarked with one j
accord , "That's the kind of wife to
have ! " Mr. Meek looked much de
pressed.
"The only trouble is , " he added , "she
hasn't spoken yet , and I don't know
wheu she will. "
P&IZE FOOD.
Palatable , Economical ,
A Neb. woman has outlined the
prize food in a few words , and that
from personal experience. She writes :
"After our long experience with
i J rape-Nuts. I cannot say enough in ita
favor. We have used this food almost
continually for seven years.
\\e sometimes tried other advertised
breakfast foods , but we invariably returned -
turned to Grape-Nuts as the most pala
table , economical ana nourishing of
all.
"When I quit tea and coffee and be
gan to u e , Postum and Grape-Nuts , 1
was a nervous wreck. I was so irrita
ble I could not bleep nights , had uo in
terest in life.
"After using Grape-Nuts a short time
I began to improve and all these ail
ments have disappeared and now I am
a ne'I ' woman. My two children have
been almost raised on Grape-Nuts ,
v. hifh they eat three times a day.
"They are pictures of health and
la\e never had the least symptom of
< > ? nu-h troubleeven through the most
sc\ere siege o whooping cough , the } '
could retain Grape-Nuts when all else
f : * 11 1.
"drape-Nuts food has saved doctor
bills , and has been , therefore , a most
economical fowl for us. "
Name ghm by 1'ostum Co. , Battle
Treble. Midi. Read "The Road to Well-
viHe , " in pkgs. "There's a Reason. "
Ever read the above letter ? A
new one appears from time to time.
They arc genuine , true and full of
irj-n interest. i
ebraska !
Legislature
Hefferran of Dakota county , intro-
du"e.l a bill in the house to make it
unlawful to give toll briuge passe0.
lie explained that the bill was de
signed to correct evils supposed to
( "list in his borne county.
Speak * r Pool is the author of a bill
to provide for the maintenance of in
digent consumptive patients in state
or county hospitals.
Daiiymcn of tiu state have otit'ined
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two bills , and they have been intro
duced in the senate and in the house.
One provides for an increase I'M the
nu.nbcr of dairy inspectors. The
other prohibits the use of milk or
cream cans for other than daily pur
poses.
Representative Jerry Howard , of
Douglas county intioduced in the
hous-e of representatives a bill to seg
regate the Japanese ind Chin-se la
borers from the Ameiieaii workmen.
The measure provides that Japanese
and Chinese must not \\ork in com
pany with white men and must not
be employed in the same building- .
Howard says the bill was evolved to
eradicate conditions existing in South
Omaha , where Japanese laborers are
employe1 in tlie packing houses.
* * *
A bill was introduced in the house
Thursday to expel fraternities fiom the
schools and colleges of Nebraska.
Tiie senate killed the woman's suf
frage bill. The bill permitting the
state university to accept the Carne
gie pension funds was passed.
The house killed a bill appropriating
f.2.000 to mark the Oregon trail in
Nebr .ska. A number of women , mem
bers of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution , urged the passage of
the bill in the senate.
A bill \\as introduced to establish
a state printe/ the Nebraska peni
tentiary.
Among the bills introduced by Fen-
ator IJartos is one to make mutual fire
insurance companies pay to their de
puties and agents soliciting insurance
the $ : } fee which is claimed in their
reports to be all that is allowed in
the way of commission.
For just a few minutes Thursday
the1 house stood for an appropriation
of $5,000 for the distribution of hog
cholera cure and then it killed the
bill by indefinitely postponing it. K51-
len and Armstrong insisted on favor
able action on the bill , but Taylor of
Custer wanted to know why the money
could not be paid out of the appropria-
tioi for the last bieunium.
In committee of the whole the sen
ate recommended to pass the Banning
reciprocal demurrage bill , which has
been agreed upon by the joint com
mittees. The standing committee
amendments were agreed to.
A bill by Fuller of Sewarn , pro
viding for an assessment of real estate
eveiy two years instead of every four
years was indefinitely postponed.
A bill by Tibbets of Adams , amend
ing the descent law , was indefinite ly
postponed.
On landing committee reporU , the
bill by Senator Ilowell , introduced at
the request of John D. Ware of Omaha.
providing for a commission form of
government for cities of 10,000 popu
lation and over , was indefinitely post
poned. * * *
After an exciting scrap and a call
of the senate , "Bryan's citizenship' '
bill passeel the senate Monday. The
vote stood 17 to 14. At first it looked
as if the vote would be 10 to 12. but
Senator Miller maele a valiant fight for
the bill and finally saveel it.
Senator Ransom led the elcmocratic
revolt. The measure is designed t < >
create a department of political sci
ence and citizenship at the state uni
versity , and it was believed that Bryan
would be named as the head of the1
department. s
Chaplain Warfiekl Monday created rs
sensation by elirecting a prayer against
the Sunday baseball measures. Il >
asked providence to turn the members
against such legislation. The Sunday
baseball men are angry and accuse the
chaplain of lobbying without being
registered.
The finance committee has allowed
SI 1,000 for salaries and $ lf..OOO for
general expenses of the railway com
mission , which is $4,000 less fe > r sala
ries and $ . > .000 less for expenses than
was allowed by the legislature of t\\e
years ago.
A decision has been reached by the
committee not to grant the increased
appropriation for the labor bureau
asked by Commissioner "W. M. I\au-
pin , which also includes a raise in the
salary of the commissioner himself.
For the board of public lands and
buildings the committe-e allowed for
fuel , lights and engine house expenses.
$7,000 ; improvements , repairs of capitol -
tel buildings , $ C,000 ; employers' wages ,
regular , $15,000 , but out of this item
$70 a month is to be paid for a janitor
selected by the governor for the ex-
executive office and mansion ; extra
janitors during the legislature , $1,440 ;
incidentals , $3,000 ; repairing roof ,
$1,200 ; steel ceiling in capitol build
ings , $500 ; complete wiring of capitol
building , $1,500 ; two extra firemen
during the legislature , $360.
The judiciary committee has recom
mended the Leidigh bill fixing the sal
aries in the office of the clerk of the
supreme court. As amended before
reporting it provides : Salary of clerk ,
$4,000 ; deputy , $2,500 ; two assistants ,
each , $1,000 ; deputy reporter , $1SOO ;
assistant , $1,200 ; seconel assistant ,
$1,100 ; deputy librarian , $1,000.
* * *
All the Sunday baseball measures
were killed in the state senate Wednes
day morning. This makes it impossi
ble to secure Sunday baseball in any
form at this session of the legislature.
Lincoln fans were agitating for the
bills and thousands had signed peti
tions.
The house Wednesday slaughtered j
Kelly's bill to establish an agricultural
school at Cambridge. The school will
be located in the North PlaACe country.
After an acrimonious debate by the
house members the Sink bi" restricting
the length of freight trains to sixty-
five cars was defeated by a vote of 45
to 51.
The senate passed a bill which may
ruin Nebraska's divorce industry. The
residence period is increased from six
months to one year and the applicant
must swear that he or she intends to
i-eside in the state far at least five
fears. In case of doubt the decree
{ may be withheld. The house passed
j a bill imposing penalties for the pub
lication of false pedigrees of live
stock.
Case , of Froi.tic - , introduced a bill
in the house providing that before
marriage ! icc".rrshall Me issued ap
plicants must have a certificate from
some physician stating they are not
afflicted with tuberculosis or any men
tal or physic.il ailment.
The finance committee , which has
practically completed the salary bill ,
reduced the ralary < f the deputy secre
tary of state and the deputy state su
perintendent from $1SOO to $1,500 an-
nua'ly. The engineer at Milford indus
trial school was decreased from $900
t$800 a year , and the farm hand was
increased from $3GO to $420 a year.
The assistant state veterinarian , at
? 2uf ) a year , was cut out. The two
bookkeepers in the office of the lanel
soner were increased from
S1.3"jO to , $1,500 a year each , and the
r < r > > ) -rlr > r in the same office from 51-
to SI "jOO , : 'nd two clerks were cut
! ot T r n ? es were made in the ap-
! pi'ipriatiorp for the district and supreme -
! preme judges in accordance with the
j constitutional amendment.
} Shoemaker's bill to define specifically -
| ly the jurisdiction of district courts
[ ard justices of the peace was killed.
The railroad committee killed the
bill knocking out the 25-cent extra
charge made by railroads when cash
fare is paid on the train.
A bill by Groves , of Lancaster , has
been recommended for passage by the
judicial y committee. This bill pro
vides a penalty for any saloonkeeper
who permits treating in his saloon The
bill was amended so that if a saloon
keeper is convicted three times for
permitting treating he- shall lose his li
cense , and it is made mandatory upon
the excise board to revoke the license.
The committee on public lands and
buildings made its re-port recom
mending one $100,000 building for the
Ke trney normal school , one to cost
$100.0'i ) for Hastings , $10,000 for the
' oldi-iis and sailors' home at Grand
[ s'ami , and $10.000 for repairs to the
indu t'-ial home at Kearney.
ltriiT > tf. cf Webster , would amend
the S't' 'imb law by abolishing all saloon
loon- ; within four miles o' ' any univer
sity. sUtte farm , or normal school , and
within t\\o and one-hrlf miles of any
militaiy post. The bill , passed , would
eftectually make Lincoln dry.
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A bill by Wilson of Polk , providing
a r-u Jiod of xamining those under
e'it < life of death u ho shall make thQ
; > ! ea L insanity. The superintendents
of the itatehospital. . - , shall constitute a
; oaid of examination , and the case
shall not be taken to court. Vote :
Aye , G7 ; nay , 14.
Co.si'l"jHble ! j'rgument was indulged
in bef.ue the committee of the whole
j recommended for passage a bill to sub
mit t' , the \oters of the state a proposN
ti m to hold a convention to revise the
eont-titutum. Uefore the title of the
bill hud fainy bee-n read , tuo "homu
rule' senators were on their feet to op-
pi he it. 'J hey v. eie Ilowell of Douglas
and \ u ! : > p of Dodge. King , the author
of the Li. ' , said the- present constitution
had been outgrown. It was adopted
when the state had a population o {
200,000 ni , re than a third of a century
ago a.vl now the population is one anc {
a ( jUurter millions. He said the state
nee ded a board of control for state in-
-Ututions but could not have one under !
the cortt'tution. Jn this legislature i {
is piop < bed to tin corporations for sup
port of the state government and to
1'irmit counties to raise taxes for
C'.unty purposes. This can not be dona
ai < a > r the present constitution. Tib-
bots. said the Kate bar had long ago
ask * cl for a constitutional convention.
Houell challenged the other side to
give particulars and show why such n
con\eition is needed or is demanded.
So far a. " he know there was no reason
for it , unless it be to incorporate some
home rule doctrine which he himself
favored , lit said few except attorneys
v\e v asking for it , and he admitted
that the sitt.irpej's knew more about
such matters than laymen , yet he ask
ed for further leasons for holding s ,
constitutional convention. King gave
him f-i ive reasons , and the bill waq
reornmnded for passage by a bare
majority.
The lirance committee of the house
' . \as knocked off its feet Wednesday
> ! id as a result the bureau of labor in
liable to s-ctire a SJO.OUU appropriation
lather than the $ . ; .COO appropriation !
agieetl upon by the committee. Miss
Cora : 'chc ! finger , ckik of the bureau ,
in her argument before the committee
for a hug r appropriation not only ]
dazzled the members , but so well did i
' -he eio the vvork that the representa
tive of urion labor and Jerry Howard ,
declined io tall : uhen she had finished ,
lr l she h.td told it all.
A li-f.'t of petitions for the enactment
of a county option law were read.
Wednesday in the senat" , among them
memorials fiom Nebraska Wesleyan
university and Hastings college , with
a Kirge number of petitions from indi-
\iuuul signers over the state.
The memorial of the mass meeting
for temperance held at Lincoln was
read to the senate inhieh a long list
of leformsere commended and a
larger list of bills was condemned.
The senate resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole Wednesday at the
request of Miller of Lancaster , who
asked for general consent to take up
a bill to appr < priate $1G.OOO to tide the
s-tate penitentiJiy over till the regular
appropriation bill takes effect in April.
His request was granted and the bill
was recommended for passage without
debate.
A bill for the registration of munici
pal bonds was recommended for pass-
ige and so was a bill to require tenants
inel land ownci ; to clear away once a
vear all rubbish that may be "damn-
ng" a stream or water course or drain-
ige ditch.
A bill by Wilt e of Cedar was also
? iven approval by the committee of the
tvhole and ordered engros-sed for third
eading. It provides that if railroads
lo not pay claims for damages or loss
> f property within ninety days the
: laim shall draw 77 per cent interest
i ml the company shall pay a penalty
) f $50 and attorneys fees
A bill by Burnham of Hall was rec-
> m mended for passage , it prohibits
lie taking by the state of any part of
jen ion money of members of the
: tate soldiers' and Bailors' home , but
> ermits members t f such homes to vol-
rntarily pay for their board. The
irnount of money received by the old
; oldiers shall not he taken into con-
ideration when the state board passes
in the eligibility to membership.
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STATE STREET , CHICAGO , DURING THE RECENT BLINDING WIND AND SNOW STOEH.
rSMysg-if-y TO.T jfS * * Vr * yT
ANGELL OUT AS PRESIDENT.
Designs at Ann Arbor to Be Made
Chancellor Forthwith. .
Dr. James Uurrill Angell has resign
ed from the presidency of the Univer
sity of Michigan after thirty-eight
years of continuous service. The board
of regents accepted the resignation , as
Dr. Aiurell urgently requested that ac
tion , but , -rave assurance that he would
not entirely sever hir. connection with
the institution by proffering him up-
' sfoJS& W& &g ? '
DU. JAIIES I ! . AXGELL.
pointment to the position of chancellor
of the university.
President Angcll's resignation will
take effect at the close of the preseut
college year. He attempted to resign
four years ago , but at that time the
regents refused to consider his request.
Since that time rumors have been fre
quent that the venerable educator
would relinquish the reins to a young
er man. Despite these rumors , the ac
tion both of President Angell and the
regents came as a big surprise.
Dr. Angell will continue to lecture
on international law and the history
of treaties even after his resignation
takes effect , and as chancellor will re
ceive nn annual salary of $4.000. be
sides having his present residence
maintained.
SINGING STOPS FISE PANIC.
Celebration nt Fnrsro , X. D. ,
Nearly Kesnlt < in Tragedy.
With the Fariro opera house in Fargo.
N. D. , packed to the doors , George Rad-
loy , engineer at the theater , dashed from
the stane through the audience calling for
Fire Chief Sutherland. In an instant
the place was filled with a mob , with
every one rushing for the exits. The
pianist rushed to tbe instrument on the
stage and "Ainericti" ' was played. A ,
chorus of voices o.v t'he stage took up the
air and in a mom < : nt the audience joined
and order was restored asain. Although
n few wore jo tleA and slightly bruised.
fione was seriously injured.
Two IJie in IJiiriiiny ; It
Mrs. Itobert Skipwith. an aged womin ,
belonging to a prominent family , and a
man named Johnson were burned to
death in a fire which destroyed an old
OiaT-S'.on near Clayville , YP
KILLS SWEETHEAUT IN TO.XICAB
.5cilous \ oit r 7ilui : it l
TS < MI ( ' < ( iiiii- < Suit * : * ! * * .
While escorting his sweet In art. Miss
Estelle Itodita-Jiel , lo i-r home in a taxicab -
cab in Reading. P.i. . after the pair had
M > ent the evening together. ( Jeorge L.
Ku.uit shot the jDiiirg woman through
the he-id , causing in > tant di.ith. loiter
he turned the \\eapon upon himself and
committed suicide. Knaut was lil years
old and the girl a year younger. They
had been cloe frioii'ls for tlm-o years.
and ft was understood by the girl's par
ents and by aciuaintancrr ] that the cou
ple were engaged to be married , although
no formal announcement had been made.
At iniduig'it the couple we're seen on one
of the street corners. They were quar-
n ling , and the girl laug'licd in a tantal
ising manner at her companion. The po
sition of the dead girl's body leads the
poliee to believe that she may have been
' -le-p when she was shot. That jealousy
irornpti'd the shooting is the generally
M copied theory.
BUBGLAKS TAKE $200,000 GEMS.
( hicto Concern Reported Victim of
K-vpress Iloliliery.
It became known the other day that the
-'fo of the Southern Express Company at
'miLiurst , X. ( ' . . was broken ojxn and
ebbed of diamonds and jewelry valued
) $200,000 on Tuesday night , Feb. 9.
Phe jewelry had been sent , it is learned ,
for the inspection and approval of var
ious wealthy Northerners wintering at
Pinehurst by New York and Chicago con
cerns. The packages were taken to the
express office on Tuesday afternoon. The
place was broken open early in the morn
ing and robbed of everything of value.
HOLD UP STAGE ; SECURE $600.
Driver Robbed by Masked Men After
Cashing : Check.
.Toe S'neil. driver of the stage between
Mountain Iron and Yirginia. Minn. , was
held up during the night and robbed of
$000. He cashed a check for that amount
at Yirginia and was driving to Mountain
Iron when he was stopped by two masked
men at a lonely point of the road. The
money belonged to his employer.
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At Johannesburg , Transvaal , ten
men and Io9 natives were drowned in a
mine which became flooded by the burst
ing of a dam.
Jose de Paul , the Yenezuelan ambassa
dor , has opened negotiations with France ,
looking toward a bettlement of the trou
ble between the two countries.
A landslide following a severe earth
shock in the region south of Tetuan ,
Morocco , has wipei * out several villages.
It is reported that hundreds of people
were killed or injured.
The Dominion and Canadian express
Companies have telegraphed instructions j
to their agents throughout Canada to re
store the su"diile of rates existing prior
to .Ian. 1. according to a ruling of the
dominion railway commission. The Jan
uary schedule was about oti per cent in
sscess of the old schedule j (
MILLIONAIRE TRAPS DYNAMITER
Defect in Infernal Machine SaTres
Lives of L. W. Jones and Family.
Lawrence M. .Tone.s. .1 we.ilthy dry
goods merchant of Kansas City , and
his family were gathered into the li
brary of their home Tuesday by a man
with an automatic ivuilver and a
dynamite bomb who demanded $7,000.
After clever maneuvering Mr. Jones
managed to gain the man's consent to
.irfoinpaiiy him and iiis ( ) : to a bank
! < > r the funds. Wiiiie the trio were
about to enter the Jones motor car Mr.
Jones threw himself upon the man
from behind and seized him around the-
chest in such a fashion as to pinion
his arms. At the same time , by a trick
he learned when a boy. he kicked the
man's feet from under him. Both fell
and rolled down the stone steps at the
edge the Jones porch.
Chester , the son , was upon the in
truder before he could recover. Tho-
young man seized the man's pistol inr
one hand just as the trigger was
pulled. The weapon failed to explode.
Mrs .Jones then ran in close and seized
the bag containing the- bomb , which she
carried to the house. An examination
of it showed that the matches had ig
nited , but failed to explode the powder
and dynamite surrounding them.
The man gave his name as C. EL
fiarnett , but admitted this was as
sumed. In his grip was ten pounds of
dynamite. He had rented a house in
Independence , Mo. , and fitted it with
chains where lie intended to hold Jones
a prisoner. lie said he had frequently
contemplated suicide because of his
poverty and bad health.
QUAKE OF LAST MONTH POUND.
Mysterious Shocks Widely Secorded
Occurred in Persia.
News has been received showing-
that the violent earthquake recorded
on Jan. 23 at almost every scientific
observatory in tlie world where seis
mographs are installed had its loca
tion in the province of Luristan , west
ern Persia. Sixty vilages in this dis
trict were wholly or partially destroy
ed , and the loss of life is placed at
between oOCO and 0.000.
The districts of Burujurd and Sela-
her in Luristan province were the cen
ter of the greatest violence and there-
the heaviest casualties occurred. Sev
eral villages are reported to have been
ingulfed. The destitute survivors are-
lleeing into the town of Burujurd ,
whence appeals for assistance are now
reaching the government.
The province of Luristan is moun
tainous and sparsely settled. It is
about 300 miles southwest of Teheran
and the only communication with the-
Persian capital is by courier. The in
habitants are chiefly Bakhtyaris , ai >
offshot of the Iranian people.
Sixty-seven Hie vi-iili Ship.
The Tnion Steamship Company of Wel
lington's steamer Penguin was "wrecked
off Cape Terawhiti. New Zealand. Some
of the passengers and a number of the
raeinl-crs of the crew were saed. but the
remainder of the ship's companj. num
bering sixty-seven. >
ar * mining and are
supposed to have perished. The Pengunx
is t. total 'oss.