TJIE NORFOLK NEWS : FH1DAY , JANUARY 31,1902.
The wind Is tempered to unit the Ice
niul coal men.
It can freeze icoin Nebraska in winter
when it Bets out to do no.
Nebraska in not boosting of its adopt-
I. . nullity on whiter resort not jtiHt now.
Anyway it won't bo long until ground
3iog day whou the people cnu dollnitoly
uncertain if this m > rt of thing IH to con-
tiuito. _ _
An Ohio Kcctlon boss rooontly died ,
leaving n fortuna of $30,000 , mostly in
money. Ho could probnbly show nioro
cash than thu hcntl officers of his road.
Mountain climbing in perhaps a
lioalthy recreation to UIOHO who Bnrvivo ,
but that it is not healthy to all ( H oppar
out when it is known that 110 cHmborn
Joet their llvofl in Switzerland last year.
Little King Alfonso of Spain dooa not
intend to allow King Edward to Imvo
nil the glory. Ho IB planning to bavo a
coronation himself about next May and
expects to bavo n llttlo excitement there-
with.
No , gentle reader , the Bulgarian bri-
Rand and the Belgian hare are not at
nil similar animals. The former appear -
pear to bavo couio to stay as long as
there are missionaries and ransoms to
bo obtained.
I
The reports of stock being frozen in
I : , t the western part of tbo state during tbo
recent storm are probably largely exag
gerated especially by eastern papers
which are inclined to make the show
ing for the west rather doleful.
It is said that 84 square inches of land
In Novr York city recently sold for
91000. The report docs not say whether
the purchaser will bavo it gold mounted
and wear it for a shirt stud or keep it
in a uanic vanu ,
The Wayne Republican sizes up the
itnatlon about correctly iu the follow
: ing : "Tho Hartley matter is sizzling
hot yet iu homo parts of the state , but
in most places it is Bottling down to a
quiet determination to wait and 'fix 'om'
when the time comes to make talk
count. "
The government engineers have do-
xiidod that n deep channel can bo made
Irom Chicago to St. Louis for$8,000,000 ,
and the papers of the cities interested
think it will bo only a question of time
when n waterway between the great
Jakes and tbo Mississippi will bo con
structed.
"Wisconsin railroads are tied up ( with
"blockades , and the ouginoH are engaged
in "bucking" snow. Nebraska is not at
present indulging in luxuries of that
iiiid but Is not given to OTorcoufldouce ,
because it may have to accept the re
sponsibilities of such n condition almost
instoutcr.
The duty on raw sugar is $10 a ton ,
which the sugar trust is exerting itself
to have removed. The duty on refined
sugar is $ : tl ) n ton. The trust is not urg
ing the removal of the larger tariff.
"Tho pooplo" are interested only in the
removal or reduction of the tariff on the
mw material. Mr. Havemoyor is truly
philanthropic.
Santos-Dumout , the famous aeronaut
evidently thinks that the purse of $200-
000 offered by the St. Louis fair rnanago <
niout for a balloon race isn't much and
wants the entire amount for n display
of his dirigible balloon. Perhaps he
feura Yaukeo competition and by do <
juauding the entire purse hopes to leave
no inducement for American ingenuity. .
The Boston speech of President Sohnr
man of the Philippine commission ha ;
been a sweet morsel to the anils , whc
have construed It into an attack on the
administration's policy , but it soomt
that Mr. Schurmau did not intend it ii
this vein and has explained that h (
heartily ngrees with the president'i
policy as evidenced iu his message t (
congress.
Admiral Sohley is evidently conten
to allow his honors as a hero to bo hii
full measure of public approval and un
like Dewey will not allow his name t (
bo juggled with in connection with i
presidential nomination. Evidently hi
desires that the democrats shall lool
elsewhere for presidential possibilltio
and dors cot desire to be counted ii
t'jat ' class.
O. .T. Bowlby , president , has calloc
the first annual meeting of the Nebraski
Democratic Editorial association to b
hold nt Lincoln on Tuesday , Febrnar ;
4. It is hoped that there will bo i
larger attendance than on the occasioi
of tbo organization of the associatio :
and that more of the brethren will de
clare their return to the good old foil
from the fusion swamp.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat ad
rises the Missouri republicans to pul
off their ccata early in the coming cam
palgu with the full expectation of 're
dooming the state. It considers thn
the drift was strongly in favor of thn
party iu 1000 and that the advantag
should bo folio tfed up. The [ r jpnblico !
states of the north would tok ( a keci
Jiiterest in seeing Missouri BW mg awa ;
rom democracy long onongh to give
ho republicans an opportunity to show
f what they are capable.
Of course the fmtionists are having a
; oed time with the republican press
ommonts on the Hartley pardon andre
> ro finding some of thu republican edl-
orialfl worthy of ( ( notation , but they
lave the satisfaction of knowing that
t was the republican press that first
: ookod Governor Savage's geese and
hey are at liberty to gam what satis-
'action they can from picking the bones.
Iowa is almost on successful at roduo-
ng sentences as is Governor Savage of
ihia Btato. Loren Bono of Mason Oity
recently sentenced to GO years imprison *
nont for manslaughter has had the son-
; once reduced to eight yearn , and a fine
jf $1,000. Ho has served two years of
the timo. The change was not effected
through executive Interference , how
ever , but by a process of the courts
through change of vonuo.
Mr. Bryan is again delving in the
future , and for the sake of overwhelm
ing republican success it is to bo hoped
that ho is not far amiss. Ho believer
that the democratic financial plank of
1800 and 1000 will bo re-affirmed in 1001 ,
If the democrats do this they should
take the other necessary stop and re-
nomluato Mr.3ryan. . No other candl
date could hope to as successfully slant
on such a plunk as Mr. Bryan.
If Marconi keeps on perfecting hii
system of wireless telegraphy ho wil
cronto havoo in populisiio ranks bj
knocking out the plonk spooking for tin
publio ownership of telegraph lines
The telephone business has already ro
dnrod the valno of the telegraph systou
and with a few more improvements am
greater competition government owner
ship of telegraphs would bo easily ao
complishod and of llttlo value after ao
complishmout.
Mrs. MoKluloy , widow of the late
president , objects to a hotel in her homo
rity being namod."Hotol MoKinloy"and
boa instructed her counsel to endeavor
, o dissuade the projectors from nslng
the name and if they will not , to pro-
rent its use by legal proceedings if pos
sible. Mrs. MoKluloy is right. "When
it comofl to naming a hotel after the bereaved -
roavod president the stop Is not far to
using It for cigars and then Tfor patent
medicine nostrums and these are uscs'to
which the people of the country will
hope that the name may never descend.
The Omaha News announces as
though it were news of importance
"Gambling Does Exist in Omaha. " A
real startling piece of news would bo to
the effect that "Gambling Does Not
Exist In Omaha. " Everyone knows to
their satisfaction that gambling exists
In Omaha as well as In other largo cities
and towns of the country and moat of
the smaller ones. "When two men with
an Inclination to gamble got together
they generally mauago to gamble in
spite of any laws made to prevent and
it will continue as long as humanity
has an instinct for taking risks. The
most officers can hope to prevent Is the
conducting of publio gambling room !
and houses by professionals and the ro
inoval of temptation as completely at
possible from the youthful and iunocenl
victims whom these professionals delight
light to inveigle.
Many a man has sacrificed the best
part of himself in the struggle for sue
cess , says O. S. Morsdou in Success
Ho has given up his friendships , torn n ]
all the tender ties of his early years , sac
riflced everything which ho then hole
dear , to the goal of his ambition. It
his mad rush for the "almighty dollar , '
iiuii. IH uuiiumui in nis social mo
has boon lost sight of. Ho has developed
his money-getting powers , the facilities
which grasp and hold , at the expense of
all his nobler qualities. In middle life
ho suddenly awakens to the fact that he
no longer loves uinsio , that his admira
tion for poetry and painting has evap
orated. Ho finds that ho docs not lin
ger by the wayhldo to drink in the glory
of a sunset as ho used to do. Ho no long
er cares to lie on his back in the grass
and study the stars. He finds It diffi
cult to carry on a conversation in society
as ho ouco did. In fact , there is only
ono thing iu lifo that yields him pleasure
his business. In the narrow rut , be
tween his ofllco or store and his home ,
ho finds his only joys.
The American Protective Tarifl
league earnestly protests against the
insidious attacks upon the principle aur ]
policy of protection to American laboi
and industry that have made themselvei
manifest iu a marked and unnsnal degree
greo within the past year. If there is i
time when the principle and policy o
protection had justly earned public con
fideuco and approval , and had demon
strated its valno as an agency to
the highest material welfare of thi
country , that time is now. As the reo
ognlzod representatives of that prlncl
plo and policy , wo protest against tin
covert assaults upon protection that or
being made In the name of tariff revls
ion and reciprocity , and urge that th
friends of protection throughqat th
country should moro than ever shov
the faith that is in them by vigorous am
unceasing resistance to all efforts to nn
settle or in any way discredit the polloj
for which wo have stood and shall con-
tinnu to stand. From a resolution adopt
ed by the Protective league on Thurs
day , January 10.
The Nobra ka delegation in congress
has called on President Roosevelt to
nrgo the plan of setting apart a considerable -
able portion of the semi-arid portion of
western Nebraska for forest reserves.
They represent that forests can bo suc
cessfully grown in the district under
discussion and that it will bo of inesti
mable value to the stato. It is hoped
hat the president will favorably con-
ider the application and that the land
heretofore of little valno to an agricult
ural people will bo put to this use. In
the meantime farmers and other prop
erty owners can prepare to make the
plan moro practicable by planting trees
and thus creating groves and windbreaks
that will give the forestry plan protec
tion. The eastern portion of the state ,
once treeless , has now numerous groves
and shade trees but there is still room
for moro oud the march of the timber
line toward the west should bo con
tinued.
The American Protective Tariff league
is firm in its adherence to the protective
tariff principle and views the scheme of
reciprocity and tariff revision as an at
tack of the free traders on the policy of
this government which has met with
such extraordinary success during the
past few years. The league is more
than half right. If the whole country
was not prosperous or if the credit 01
finances of the government wcro in
danger there might bo an excuse foi
tariff tinkering , but under present con
ditions no reasonably strong argumonl
in favor of such revision can bo broughl
to boar and if after the tariff is reduced
or radically revised and the conntrj
Buffers from the consequence the entire
blame will bo placed on the ropublicat
party responsible for such action. The
stealing of democratic thunder is oxous
able when said thunder has moritorioui
parts but to take It In this instance
when democracy has qnito recently
made such a terrible blunder in the
same direction appears little short of
party suicide. It is to bo hoped that
republican senators and representatives
will not bo misled by the pleas of the
sugar trust and other corporations in
terested in tariff revision.
If Ex-Stato Treasurer J. B. Mesorvo
hoped to escape without the tag of op
probrium which has regularly boon at
tached as part and parcel of the honors
of the state treasurer's ofllco in Ne
braska for n number of years past , ho
has had his hopes rudely shattered by
the grand jury sitting in Douglas
county , where ho has boon cited to ap
pear to answer to the charge ot embez
zlement of the Btato school funds.
Whllo lu view of what has happened
to the republican treasurers , It would
probably bo unfair to permit the only
fusiouist in thti bunch to escape , it is
occurring to a great many people that
there is a wofnl lack of honest men in
the state or the laws governing the ofllco
are such that it is impossible for the
treasurer to perform his duties
honestly and honorably. If the latter
is the situation perhaps there is reason
for the treasurer to ignore the law and
the people , and go the limit a la Bartloy.
It has become , apparently , the custom
for Nebraska to place its treasurer in
ofllco with the firm conviction that he
is a thief and with the implied sent !
mout "Thoro are the state funds , thief ,
get them if yon can. " Everyone desires
sires that the state shall be protected
from thievery regarding its public funds ,
but there should be legislators shrewd
enough to enact a law governing the
ofllco and protecting the people without
requiring the surrender of the honor of
the man who undertakes the duties. If
some such change is not soon effected
Nebraska may bo brought to the
point of witnessing the office go "a beg
ging" for a man to fill it.
MoKlnloy Day.
Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of
the late President McKiuloy's birth , a
day that will bo qnito generally ob
served throughout the country and
especially by the schools. Acting Gov
ernor 0. P. Steele has issued a proclam
ation declaring Wednesday to be
"MoKluloy day" and recommends that
the schools of Nobrabko make that a date
for contributing to the national memo
rial monument fund. Governor Steolo's
tribute to the martyred president is a
fine ouo and is quoted herewith :
"Hla lifo was a life of publio endeavor.
His statesmanship was of that type
which springs from the loins of practi
cal and temperate reason.
"It was ho who counseled and guided
the statesmanship of the nationevolved
a remedy for commercial and industrial
afflictions and , through the application
of his matured judgment to the affairs
of the government , Infused now life and
energy Into the business and industrial
Interests of the nation , resulting in an
era of prosperity nnprecedod in the history -
tory of the American people.
"It was ho who planned and executed
with strategic mind ono of the most
humane , successful and significant con
quests against monarchial atrocity ever
prosecuted in the name of humanity.
"It was he that , dying at the hand of
a merciless assassin , sot one ot the most
beautiful and Impressive examples in
Christian fortitude the world has over
known. "
The senate is really Betting a very
bad example for the school boys of the
country.
If Senator Tillmau will not keep his
pitchfork in his scabbard it should betaken
taken away from him.
It is reported that ever 200 soldiers
have boon frozen to death In Japan.
The orient is evidently not as warm as
has boon alleged.
This blanket of snow is another Indl
cation that north Nebraska Is all right
and that .tho former who has not ac
quired a slice of laud in this region is
missing something.
Governor Savage had the permission
of the people to extend his vocation. If
ho really must draw the executive's
salary ho might just as well draw it in
Now Orleans as at Lincoln.
The Atlanta Ooustltntion Bays that 17
rattlesnakes iu a bunch were reported
killed at Liberty recently , and then exclaims -
claims : "Oh , Liberty ; what crimes
are committed in thy name ! "
If Marconi's system of wireless teleg
raphy comes into general use some of
the dallies will bo compelled to drop
that head "Flashes from the Wire , "and
substitute ' 'Vibrations from the Air. "
Senator Alllnsou and Iowa are evi
dently partners for lifo. Ho has just
been elected for the sixth time to a six-
year term in the senate. For thirty
years ho has represented that Btato and
the "state expresses satisfaction by reelecting -
electing him. It Is a worthy tribute tea
a worthy gentleman.
It is rather chilly weather for the
warm southern passion to rise but that
it can moot the emergency even in
winter time was shown in Louisiana
the fore port of the week when two
negroes wore lynched for killing an
officer. Southern race hatred appears
o have little regard for weather or
> nything elso.
Poootollo , Idaho , has discovered an
idvertising medium in an alleged wild
nan , said to bo eight feet high and
jovered with hour. The party that saw
lim recovered from their scare in time
o measure his footprints , which were
! 0 inches long and 7 inches wide , it is
ilaimod. Ohadrou should bo hoord from
it an early date It won't do for a small
jackwoods town like Focatollo , to re-
: olvo all of the excitement accruing.
Great Britain is certainly paying a
; orriblo price for the privilege of con
trolling'the Boer republic. The British
ivar ofllco has just issued a statement of
jasualtlos covering the entire period of
the war to the end of December , 1001 ,
which shows that 3,002 officers and 80-
134 men have been compelled to sacri
fice themselves for British sovereignty.
Counting in the monetary expenditures ,
the cost has been almost Inestimable.
Senator Nelson's bill creating a de
partment of commerce is a very proper
move for a nation acquiring the com' '
morcial prominence of the United States
and If it will hold the country to pres
out place or increase its commercial
standing the people will have no regrets.
Commercial supremacy is now the ideal
place to which the country aspires and
the department of commerce should be
an important factor in attaining the
point.
The European governments will prob
ably still further wonder at this
country's commercial success when they
learn that President Roosevelt has re
cently returned to the Chinese govern
ment f370,000 , the valno of the silver
coin captured by the U. S. marines m
the storming of Tien Tsin. Their idea
of commercialism is to get all you can
and keep all you can get and will not
appreciate the honesty evidenced by the
United States in this movo.
The wireless telegraph scheme is prov
ing iu its infancy ouo of the greatest in
ventions of the age oud its possibilities
con scarcely bo realized. The Umbria
and Etruria , two vessels of the Gnuard
line recently carried on conversation by
means of the system which continued
for three hours and thirty minutes. The
shortest distance at which conversation
was carried on was 33 miles and the
longest was 125 miles. Its possibilities
for preventing collisions and wrecks ,
especially during fogs , should bo an im
portant one.
Senator Tillmau , who defends the
treatment accorded southern negroes by
mob law , may think ho has a license to
champion the Filipino , but to the aver
age person ho Is far removed from con
sistency. The lives and property of
peaceful inhabitants of the Philippines ,
in his estimation are not to bo com
pared with the rights of the southern
white The government is cruel and
bloodthirsty in attempting to bring
about peace in the island but the mobs
of whites who hang negroes or burn
them at the stake iu the south are
angels. The senator's judgment must
bo sadly warped.
Speaker Henderson of the national
house of representatives is not in sym
pathy with the tariff tinkers and lxj'
lioves in leaving well enough alone ,
He is quoted as saying : "With the
country in an uuparrelleled protperoui
condition , I cannot belluvo it wise to
> ogiu a reduction which Inevitably will
> pen up the whole field of revision and
hus put o serious check upon the busi
ness of tbo country. The moment the
country understands that there is to bo
i revision of the tariff jobbers will BUB-
[ rand largo purchases , hoping to buy at
lower prices. This will compel a reduc
tion of the pay rolls , and serious busi
ness calamity might orsno. "
This protection to the sugar industry ,
Is assuming some of the characteristics
of that noted tin-ploto controversy of o
few years ago. It was then said that
no tin-plate was being mode nor would
any bo mode In this country , but under
protection the industry has grown and
flourished. The beet Industry has the
advantage in that it has made n start
and is now of much importance to the
country with prospects of still larger
growth under adequate protection but
it has rivals and enemies and they will
down it if they can. Give the boot in
dustry a chance. It may not bo all that
is desired as an American industry , but
its prospects are bright and with the
protection it is now receiving will some
day bo the pride of the nation. Give it ,
a chance.
THREE PRISONERS GET AWAY.
General Jjll-Breaklng Is Attempted
and Deadly Conflict Ensues.
Fort Smith , Ark. , Jan. 27. The pris
oners in the county Jail hero attempted
to cscopo yesterday. Ono man , Jesse
Jones , o negro , charted with forgery ,
is dead , and the Jailor , ' D. N. Knapton ,
is injured. Harry Folsom , Samuel
Blaln , and Andy Rogers , all charged
with grand larceny , succeeded in get
ting away. Bloodhounds are on the
trail of the escaped prisoners. Jailer
Knapton was serving dinner to the
prisoners , when Jones seized him
through the half opened door , forcing
Knapton from the door. Jones left o
clear way for his cell mates to get
away. Only three of thorn succeeded
in doing so before Knapton shot Jones
in the breast , the negro dying an houi
later in the city hospital. In the fight
with Jones , Knapton's two thumbs
were bitten almost off and he was
badly bruised.
STOCKMAN KILLED IN WRECK.
Fog Obstructs Danger Slgnaki from
View and Trains Collide.
Houston , Tox. , Jan. 27. In a rear-
end collision between two sections of
a stock train at 3 a. m. , near Kellar ,
15 miles iwth of Fort Worth , W. T.
Stillwoll Was Instantly killed and his
body burned in the wreck and J. G.
Adklns was fatally injured. They
were in the caboose of the first section ,
which was wrecked and burned. The
dead man and tbo injured man lived
at Rosebud and were owners of the
stock -which they were taking to the
St. Louis market. The -wreck was
caused by a dense fog , -which prevent
ed the danger signal from being seen
by the second section.
Mob Threatens Smallpox Suspect.
Kokomo , Ind.Jan. . 27. Isaac Mur
phy , the smallpox suspect , who eluded
the officers of Kokomo , Marlon and
Anderson and was arrested at Green-
ton , ten miles east of here and was
taken in custody by William Somers ,
an immune , -was threatened by a mob
early yesterday. The house waa
stoned and the crowd threatened tc
lynch both men , but when Somors
pointed a gun through the door the
mob retired. Night Watchman John
Pool approached the house afterward
and Somers , mistaking him for one of
the mob , shot him , Inflicting serious
wounds. The quarantined men have
secured additional arms and ammuni
tion and bloodshed is expected if the
attack is renewed.
Jealous Negro Uses Knife.
Parkersburg , W. Va. , Jan. 27.
Thomas Tucker , a colored boy , cut
the throat of Mary Beall , a white worn'
an , In front of the negro Methodist
church last night. Finding that sue
was dead , no went home , told his
mother what he had done and then
tried twlco to shoot himself , bnt
missed both times. Jealousy Is sup
posed to have been the cause of the
tragedy. After falling to shoot him
self , Tucker cut his own throat with
tbo same knife ho had used upon the
woman. Ho will probably die.
Cut Rate for Elks' Meeting.
Salt Lake , Jan. 29. The Rio Grande
lines , including the Denver and Rio
Grande and the Rio Grande Western ,
have prepared notices to bo served on
all lines Interested that a rate of | 35
for the round trip from Chicago would
bo made In connection with the Mis
souri Pacific for the Elks' national
convention , to bo held in Salt Lake
city next August. This is a reduction
of $7 from the rate already agreed
upon by the western lines.
Eats Biscuit and It Explodes.
New York , Jon. 27. Counsel for
Anita Brown , a girl 12 years old , made
application to Justice Gummoro for
leave to have the girl's father act as
her next friend In a suit against a bak
ing company for $10,000 for injuries
received in eating a biscuit which , It
is assorted , exploded In the girl's
mouth , knocking out two of her teeth
and cutting her lips.
Fugitive Gives Himself Up.
Pana , Ills. , Jan. 27. Sheriff Miner
of Shelby county -was surprised yester
day by the surrender of a fugitive
whom he has been hunting for a year
and for whom ho went to San Francis
co three weeks ago. The man is
George Larlson , and he IB also wanted
by the United States army authorities
for doaertlon while on duty at Porto
Rico In 1899.
British Receive Communication
from Dutch Government.
NOTHING DIRECT FROM DOERS.
Balfour Announces He Hopes Soon to
Lay Communication and Reply Be
fore the House of Commons Llttlo
Hope for Peace.
London , Jan. 29. The government
leader , A. J. Balfour , announced In
the liouso of commons yesterday that
no overtures for peace had been ro-
colvod from any ono authorized to
speak In behalf of the Boors. A com
munication was , however , received
late Saturday last from the Dutch
government which was now under con
sideration. Mr. Balfour hoped shortly
to lay tbo communication and the re
ply to it before the house.
The government of Holland has offered -
ferod in the most friendly terms to
help In bringing about peace In South
Africa. In a communication to the
British government the Dutch govern
ment suggests that it might be per
mitted to act as a sort of diplomatic
agent for the Boer delegates.
Lord Larosdowne , the foreign secre
tary , replied in friendly terms to the
Netherlands' proposal , but instituted
inquiries in order to ascertain the cnc-
tent of the powers delegated to Mr.
Krugcr and the other Boer representa
tives in Europe to act In behalf of the
burghers in tbo field.
Great doubt is expressed at the for
eign office hero as to whether any ne
gotiations carried on by the Boer delegates -
gates through the Dutch government
or other channels will prove effectual.
If satisfactory guarantees in this
respect can bo secured negotiations
will bo begun immediatoly.
The announcement of Mr. Balfour
caused a sensation In the lobbies of
parliament Lord Rosebery is gen
erally credited with having brought
about this movement on the part of
the Dutch government. It is recalled
that Dr. Kuyper , the Dutch premier ,
in an Interview published about Christ
mas time , was represented to have
urged the impossibility of Holland's
Intervening in South Africa unless she
had reason to think that both parties
wished It. Consequently it is regarded
as certain that the present move was
inspired by the Boer delegates.
These acquainted with Boer senti
ments say that Messrs. Fischer and
Wolmarans , and Generals Schalk-
berger and Botha are willing to recog-
nlze British annexation , while Mr.
Krugor and Dr. Loyds , General Dewet
and President Stoyn still insist on in
dependence. Therefore It is consid
ered impossible to arrive at any agree
ment.
Dowager Empress Receives Ministers.
Peking , Jan. 29. The dowager em
press made her formal debut before
the foreign ministers hero yesterday
at the diplomatic reception. She oc
cupied the throne In the main audi
ence chamber , while the emperor sat
behind a table on a low dlas before
the throne. The fiction of recognizing
the emperor as the power was main
tained , but the empress dowager was
the personage of chief Interest and
Importance. The foreign ministers ,
the charge d'affaires and the secre
taries of legation , numbering nearly
100 persons , were present at the ro-
ception.
Release of Miss Stone Delayed.
Vienna , Jan. 29. A telegram has
been received here from Sofia saying
that the brigands wish the liberation
of Miss Stone , the captive American
missionary , to take place upon Turk
ish territory and that the Turkish gov
ernment will not consent to this ar
rangement unless It be advised of the
time and place of the passage of the
brigands across the frontier. The
Turkish government also requires
that a neutral escort accompany the
brigands.
Kaiser and Prince Kiss Each Other.
Berlin , Jan. 29. The Prince of
Wales left Berlin yesterday on his way
to Strelltz. Emperor Wllftam and
Prince Henry of Prussia bade him
farewell at the railroad station.
There was much kissing between the
royal cousins , but the public main
tained an attitude of cool indifference.
Bank Closed , Cashier In Custody.
Bellwood , Nob. , Jan. 29. The Platte
Valley State bank closed Its doors
Bbortly after noon yesterday and Is
In the hands of a national bank exam
iner. The suspension was unexpected
and has caused much excitement. H.
L. Gould , the cashier , Is under arrest ,
charged with forgery.
To Accept Colorado Diocese.
Denver , Jan. 29. It is announced
that Rev. Charles S. Olmsted of Philadelphia -
adolphia has decided to accept the
position of coadjutor bishop of the
Episcopal dloceso of Colorado , to-
which ho was recently elected , and
ho will bo Installed shortly after
Easter.
Retail Grocers In Session.
Milwaukee , Jan. 29. The National
Retail Grocers' association , In annual
convention hero , yesterday discussed
many questions of Interest to the
trade. J. B. Conyngham of Nebraska
ipoko of the doings of the retail
grocers and general merchants In that
stato.
Hortman Sentenced to Hang.
Cherokee , la. , Jan. 29. Harry Hort-
man , the slayer of Miss Florence Porter
ter , was sentenced to hang on March
12,1903. The prisoner showed no CJHO-
UOB.