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TIIK NOHKW.K NKWS : Fill DAY , MAY l ' > . I'.XM. ' GROWING INCLINATION TO QUIT FOR THIHTY DAYS. NONli WILLING TO COMPROMISE A Combination Which Would Elimi nate any of the Prominent Camllj j dates Before the Convention Seems Utterly Impossible Tar From End. Springfield. Ill , Miiy -llostloas. . ness was on I ho Increase today among tlio delegates to HIP republican slate couvi'iillitn "f Illinois and there WIIB u growing Inclination for a recess of thirty days. Appearances nitd tin * general lone of tlio crowds favoring tlio illfforonl candidates , Indicated that the deadlock - lock which 1ms liold the state ropub- llcans In HH throoH for almost a wools , would bo still very nmcli lonRor do- forroil If the OVOI\H \ ( should await an agreement between the candidates. No ono who haw been prominent before - fore the convention Hooinod willing to outer a combination which would ol- imlnato himself. After taking throe Inoffocllve bal lots a recess was taken until after noon. NO FIGHTING AFLOAT. All's Well With Russian Squadron In Port Arthur. St. Petersburg , May ISIHO : p. m. The admiralty received today an of ficial dlHpateh from the roar admiral nt Itlaolft bolloved to bo dated from Port Arthur May I , reporting that there had been no lighting afloat slnco the telegraph line wan cut. The a.lp- nnoso ships not having attacked , ovorythlng was well with the Russian squadron. Bankers at Los Angeles. Los Angeles , Cnl , May ! . There wns llttlo room to spare In the largo assembly ball of the Hotel Angelus when , at 10 o'clock this morning , the eleventh annual convention of the California Slate Hankers' association was called to order by the president , .1. K. Lynch of San Francisco. Those In attendance numbered several hun dred and Included the foremost bank ers and llnanclurs of the state. The opening feature of tlio program was an address of cordial welcome by Mayor Bnyilor , to which response was made In behalf of the association by .losopb I ) . Uadfonl of San .lose. The president's annual address and the reports of the other olllcers , followed by the appointment of the usual com mittees , occupied Ilio remainder of the morning. The afternoon program provided for addresses by .1. A. Graves , of Los Angeles , A. Kalns of San Francisco , and Herman Silver , chairman of the board of bank com missioners. The business sessions will bo continued tomorrow and those with the features of elaborate enter tainment provided by the local com mercial and Ilimnrlul orgnnl/atlotis will keep the visitors In Los Ango'es until the end of the week. OHIO ADOPTS JUBILEE PLATFORM "United Party of Positive Achieve ments Compared With One Dis organized. " Columbus. Ohio , May IS. Tlio re publicans In the Ohio state conven tion today adopted a platform for what is called the "jubilee year , " re viewing the achievements of repub licanism for fifty years since the first republican convention In Columbus in 185-1. It endorses Senators For- akor and Dick and the Ohio repub lican congressmen. It also endorses Governor Horrid ; and the last legis lature and says : "AJl republican principles will bo upheld until the triumph. " H praises Hoosevelt , Hanna and McKlnley and continues : "In this Important presidential , con gressional and state election of 1901 , wo urgently invite the support of all citizens who prefer a united party of positive achievements to a divided party of obstruction and negation , dis organized by International and funda mental dissensions. " Letter List. List of letters remaining uncalled for at the postoftlco at Norfolk , Nob. , May 17. 1901 : Mr. C. H. Carpenter , Elijah Collins , Mrs. Gertrude Collins , Mrs. Klla Hand , Mr. Wlllard Kramer , Mrs. Krucho , Mr. K. V. Mlngor. Mrs. Hello Sondars , Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Smith , Mr. Charley Smith , W. F. Wall , Mr. W. J. Wayle. If not called for In fifteen days will bo sent to the dead letter ofllco. Parties calling for any of the above please say , "advertised. " John U. Hays , P. M. Taken up at Night. A ragged , starved , weak little pony that had been tied nt a telephone pole on North Fourth street , was taken up by the police at midnight , shiver ing , trembling with weakness and forlorn. The animal was stabled. Noted Women Going Abroad. New York , May 19. A considerable number of prominent women , Includ ing Miss Susan 13. Anthony , arc booked for Europe on the steamship Frederick der Grosse sailing today. They go to Berlin to attend the meet- 'ng ' of the Itiiornntlonal Council of Women to no hold In that city next month. Hovornl of the American dot- oKnton , nmnim them Mm. May WrlRhl Sow-All. proHldont of the International council , hn\o delayed their departure until next wook. Doubles Its Capital. riovrlnnd , O. , May 10.At n ape dal mrotliiK hold at the Ronoral of- fleea bore today the stockholders of the Cleveland .t PIUnburK railroad company took favorable nrllon on the proposition of the directors to In- eroano the capital slock from $11,000- OHO to $112,000,000. The Increase In the capital stock Is made for the purpose of raising funds to moot the payments for many Improvements already made on the line and to provide1 funds for complo'- Ing the double tracking of the ron < l from t'lo\eland to PlttHbiirg , as has boon planned for years. TWO JAPANESE DIVISIONS AR RIVE FOR THAT PURPOSE. STOP KUROPATKIN NORTHWARD Japanese Have Found Thirty Fresh Graves Near Anju Retreating Cos sacks Forced Coolies to Carry their Wounded Engagement Soon. Rome , May IS. According to a tel egram received hero from Toklo , two .InptuioMO divisions have arrived hero from Toklo , and are Hearing Mukden with the object of culling Kuropat- kln's line of retreat northward. FIND FRESH GRAVES. Thirty Russians are-Burled Near An ju Koreans Carry Hurt. Seoul , May IS noon Tlio Japan ese consul nt Plug Vang wires that over thirty Russian graves have been found near Anju. The retreating Cossacks carried fourteen wounded with them. Four of those died at Kalchnng. The cossacks reached Mlnnjcng on Saturday last , forcing the Korean coolies to carry their wounded and their grain loot which they had Ble/ed at the roadside vll lagoH. LAST ATTACK PORT MAY 13. Japanese Who Landed at Pltsewo are Preparing to Attack. London. May IS. A dlspatdi to tlio Central News from Llan Yang says that according to news which reached there today from Port Arthur there has boon no further attack on the port slnco May II ! . The Japanese who landed at Pltsowo , It Is added , appear to bo pushing preparations for land attacks. IMIy till * I'our lliit'hrlor. Luylng all Jokes aside , what oxcnso has an old bachelor for living ? Possi bly the better one Is Hint lie can't help It or that It is no fault of bis that hi is or that bo continues to exist. These observations are made from the old maid's point of view , which > < ocms to be the point from which the old bachelor - olor Is viewed. There are other view points from which he appears to better advantage , particularly at first glance , but when the halo of sentiment which ho lias gathered around him has been blown uwiiy even these points do not offer entrancing views. The fact re mains , howcfor , that he still exists and still has.natural force enough to de velop a halo of sentiment that Is moro or less attractive to the opposite sex , if not really magnetic , and strong enough to draw attention to him , and respectful attention too. The bachelor ought to know why be is us ho Is , and no doubt ho does , but for some reason or other ho has not been entirely suc cessful In satisfying the public that his reasons are good and sulllclent. It la up to him , therefore , to sot public opin ion right concerning himself. PIttH- burg Gazette. Ait l ccentric Lord. Matthew lloblnson ( Lord Kokeby ) , n prominent but eccentric Kus'.lshman of the eighteenth century , became fa mous for his long board and his pro nounced hatred of medical practition ers. In regard to the former It Is said that upon one occasion when going to nn election be stopped at an Inn wliero the country people , who had assembled from miles around , took him for a Turk and through this mistaken Idea almost worried "me lord" to death. Ills dislike for physicians was carried to such an extreme that he left u cod icil to his will which was to the effect that a favorite nephew was to be dis inherited should he ( the nephew ) In the last Illness of the lord let his sympa thies cause him to send for a doctor. This having boon made known to the nephew when his uncle , the lord , was lu good health , it Is needless to add ho allowed that person's spirit to take Its flight without calling In any of the "In fernal surgleal fraternity. " AVIu'itin * UomniiM i\oi-lliMl. The UomaiiN were not in want of teachers or of models , for they bad the Kgyptlans and the Greeks , but they never succeeded In creating an art characteristic of themselves. No people perhaps ever betrayed less originality In their productions In this Held , but they raised the other ele ments of civilization to the highest point. Their military organization as sured them the domination of the world ; their political and Judicial Insti tutions are still patterns for us , and their literature Inspired the centuries that followed them. CONSTITUTION IS FRAMED ON THE LINES OF GERMANY'S , CABINET DEPENDS ON LORDS Without Support of the House of Peers , It Cannot Pass Bills Count Yamagata the One Man Able to Control the Peers. The history of the slow formation of parties In Japanese politics , coupled IIH It In with the oiitbrealc of the present war and the fall of Marquis Ito from political power , forum ono of the must Interesting stories of modern Japan , iiyn John F. Huns , the Tokyo corre spondent of tile Chicago News. Japan's constitution IH framed after tlio German constitution because the German constitution preserves to a great degree the Inlluence of the sov ereign In political life. The cabinet under the Japanese constitution looks to tile mikado and not to the house of representatives for its support. It does not seek tlio favor of the people , but the good will of the sovereign. The Inlluonco Indeed , the very exist- oneo-of party , therefore. In the Japa nese parliament Is duo to the tendency of the Individual to develop along mod em linen of government rather than nny place occupied by party by virtue either of the institutions of tlio country or tlio new form of govornemnt adopted. Take the present Japanese govern ment. It represents not tlio electoral vote of the people , but the victory of the two great dans of Japan , the Sal- Biima and Choslu , those elans which were prominent In the restoration of the power of the emperor. They rule by virtue of tbdr aristocracy. The Satminm and Choslu dans origi nated In the south of Japan at the atrnlt of Sinionosckl. The Sat.smna clan was south of the strait , the Clio- bin north. The Satsmmi clan produced thl > great soldiers of Japan , and tlio head of the dan Is now Admiral Yam- iimoto , minister of tlio navy. The Clioslu dan produced such statesmen as Ho and liodama. The house of representatives cannot force a minister to resign that Is to say , theoretically it cannot because the ministry can theoretically dissolve the house of representatives as many times as the house falls to support It. The cabinet seeks the favor of the sov ereign. As long as it bus bis support , It can according to the constitution con tinue to rule. Curiously enough , the discretion of the sovereign prevents a serious or permanent breach between the representatives of the people and the government. However Independent of the house of representatives the cabinet may seem In theory , In practice the house Is gaining moro power. The cabinet may dissolve the house a number of times , but If on re-election the people support the action of the house the emperor Is sure to dismiss bis cabinet , saying that a cabinet that does not re tain the support of the people cannot have his confidence. With the house of peers It Is differ ent. Without the support of the upper house the cabinet can pass no bills. Moreovir , the cabinet cannot dissolve the house of peers. It Is of the high est Importance that Home one lu the government should bo able to carry the bouse of peers , and , In the present government. Count Yamagata Is the ono man In Japan who is able to con trol-tin1 bouse of peers. Therefore the government has need of him. In the bouse of peers there are no parties , only spheres of Influence or cliques depending entirely on the per sonality of leaders , but In no way on political principles. The theoretic baa BO little hold on the Japanese people that parties founded on political doc trines are exotic plants. Marquis Ito some years ngo conceiv ed the idea that n strong party or ganization In the bouse of representa tives was the one thing that would benefit Japan and put the government on n more democratic basis. He or ganized , therefore , that great hetero geneous party , the Senkal. Hut after having organized It he found It very difficult to manage. Still , with his great acumen ns a politician he might In time have been able to control this big party If unforeseen opposition had not arisen. Marquis Ito la called In Japan "tho eight faced. " Ilia friends put It that ho was trained In the old days of extra territoriality and Is very timid In In- | tcrnatlomil affairs. Ills enemies say that he combines with his great ability a mind that changes with each political wind. The fact Is that Marquis Ito , seeing the growth of power on the people's side , determined to control not only the Imperial will , but also the house of representatives. Vaulting ambition proved his fall. He lost both. He had the ear of the emperor and also was at the head of this great party of the people. His plan was to play off one against the other , control the cabinet and be the real ruler of Japan. But revolt came from both sides. i The Senknl party showed hostility to the imperial plan and would not re- ' , spoilt ! to the tight rein of Marquis Ito. , ] At the same time the emperor , Intluenc- j ! 1 cd by the nobility , sent for Ito and Informed - formed him that he must confine him- I Self to playing one part. Either he' I must resign his position as leader of the Senkal party or he must lose the royal ear , Mnrquls Ito resigned the leadership of the Senkal and naturally at the same time lost much of bin In fluence over the emperor. A Tlmll ViYilillnic. In many purls of India Hindoo glrl.i tire wriMi" ! mil < h n ring , but with a iiccUct or ihall. At tlio MciUlug of the daughter of a loading native , Moulmeln , there \\ore present among the IUIIIHT- otis gui'M a Hindoo maiden and her over , \\lniM' sull had not so far pro- 'rcsHCil to liN satisfaction. While the wedding ceremony was In progress the I'oung man suddenly went lip to her Hid before any ono suspected what Ills jbjool was pulled out n thai ! from his wckt'l ami quietly tied It round } > r neck , ( if course there was a hubbub IIH well as parental lamentations over thin dramatic episode , but HO great Is the veneration for the tliull among Hin does that no ono dared to remove It from the neck of the astonished maid en. AH concerned , therefore , repaired to the MaiTlammc temple , whore the act was ratified , and the maid who went to the wedding of her friend fancy free loft the scene as the legal wife of a bold and successful husband , Lon don Telegraph. SlrrllnK Coin , The origin of "sterling" as applied to coined money IH thus given In "A Short Treatise Touching Sheriffs' Ac counts , " by Sir MnUhow Halo. 1083 : "Current coin of the realm Is of gold or silver , with an alloy of copper , at least from the time of Henry I. , and this alloy gave the denomination of Sterling to those coins. "Spelman suppot-'oth It to take that name from the Estorllngs , who came over and reformed our coin , to that alloy-of this opinion was Ciiniden. Possibly In those times a Pony was called a Sterling , without any other reason than the use of the times , ns other names grow , for the old Act of Henry III. tells us that Denarius An- gllco Stcrlinnus.dldtur ( a donarhm , or penny , Is called In English a Sterling ) , and because this was the root of the measure of sliver coin ; therefore all our coin of the same alloy was also called Sterling. " TinOl.l Time SliliiT. | | Inmates of the wardroom on nn American man-of-war often allude to the captain as the old man or the skip per. The latter Is not , IIH many sup pose , n slang term , but a sound word , of excellent etymology and valuable as carrying within Itself an Interesting bit of commercial history. Skipper Is simply shipper , and It comes down from a time when every commander was as well part owner of vessel and cargo , or , literally , the shipper. There are still scores of local shipyards along the Atlantic coast , some of them the outgrowth of private yards where the "vessel owners" of years ago built their own ships to carry their own and tholr neighbors' crops to market. Tli > < ! r'U Yi'nr. The Greek year consisted of three seasons only. Prometheus enumerates them. "They bad no sign , " says he , "of winter , of flowery spring , of fruit ful summer. " In ancient Germany a similar division of the year prevailed , for Tacitus makes the caustic remark that among the Germans winter , spring and summer have a meaning and a name , but to that people the name and blessings of autumn are alike un known , H is not likely , then , that our Bitxon forefathers were acquainted with the hist mimed season , and our very term autumn Is an echo of the Human tongue. Gentleman's Maga zine. Velocity of llnllulrop * . Of course wo all Know that It would be an utter Impossibility for storm clouds to form and rain to full were It not for the forty odd miles of atmos phere that ries above our beads. Hut. supposing It were possible for human beings to exist In nn atmosphere that only rose to n level with their mouths , and that stonu clouds could form In the region outside such a low grade Atmosphere , then every raindrop would prove ns fatal to earthly crea tures as If It were a steel bullet fired from a dynamite gun. London Nature. Comfort For the Slircp Stealer. The prisoner sensibly observed , "I have only this to say , my lord that It seems rather hard , that I uhould los ? my life merely for stealing a sheep. " "Prisoner at the bar , " replied the Judge , "pray understand. You are not going to bo hung for stealing a sheep. You are to be hung In order that others may be deterred from stealing sheep. " A. C. Plowden's "Autobiography of a Police Magistrate. " Japanese Applnaae. The Japanese show their apprecia tion of an actor's playing In a more lubstantlal manner tliuii by merely ap plauding. They throw various portions tions of their dress on the stage , and at the end of the performance the fa vored person claims the money that the donera repurchase them with , the prices for the various articles being fix ed rates. All Till u C Fitting. "No , " said the lumber dealer , "we don't sell all woods here only the parts cut directly from the trunk. " "And what , " asked the customer , "do you I'o ' with the limbs ? " Oh ! " replied the cheerful dealer , "we send them all to the branch of fice. " Baltimore News. She KIIIMV the H can on. At the dinner table one evening SO..K' ono remarked that a certain lady had a thin , falsetto voice. Little Mnlsle was acquainted with the person referred to , and she cried out abruptly : "Oh , I know why ! Because she's got a false Bet of teeth ! " AVI e. "Did Jerrold get anything out of hla rich uncle's estate ? " "Well , rather ; be married the daughter of the attor ney for the estate. " Puck. DEALER ARRESTED FOR SELLING , DOCTOR FOR TREAT. I. C. PERK KEEPS COURT BUSY Fred Klentz Secured Liquor and Went Home to Abuse His Family Broth- er-ln-law Has Man He Bought From Arrested and Another for Treating. Henry C. Perk has been busy at ho police court today swearing out varrants against Norfolk citizens , and ic > has kept the court busy getting the mpors ready. The reason for the vholo trouble Is that his brother-Ill- aw Fred W. Klentz secured enough Iquor yesterday to become thorough- y organized before going home and abusing his family. In the first place Perk had a wan- rant sworn out against C. F. A. Mar- quardt. who keeps one of the quietest ilaces In the city. This was for "soli ng" liquor to Klentz. Then , In the second place , a warrant was sworn ait against Dr. J. II. Mackay for the illegod "treating" of Klentz. To a nan up a tree It seems that Klentz Might to have been satisfied with either buying or being treated , with- nit going through both formalities. Klont/ has boon posted In the sa- oons. It Is said , and it Is this fact that makes the soiling of liquor to ilm a violation. Mr. Marqiiardt ad- nittcd that ho was tricked by the fel- ow , who Is described in the warrant as an "habitual drunkard , " and paid the assessment. Dr. Mackay denies the charge of treating , lie says that ho didn't buy a penny's worth of beer or anything else for Fred Klentz and can prove It. The case wns carried over until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. G.R.SEILER MARRIED IN MADISON Well Known Norfolk Man Steals a March on His Friends and Has Secret Wedding. Madison , Neb. , May U ) . Special to The News : Hob Seller of Norfolk was married here by County Judge Bates yesterday afternoon to Miss Lucy Keenan of Norfolk. Miss Koennn has made her homo in Norfolk for some time , boarding at the home of George Williams. She has been attending the Norfolk business college. ( The announcement of the marriage of Mr. Seller was a surprise to even his partner. Harry Woodall. Miss Kcenan is a young woman of accom plishment and has many friends in the business college and In Norfolk. Resolutions. Headquarters , Mathowson i > est num ber in9. G. A. K. , Norfolk , Neb. , May 10 , 1001. Resolutions of condolence passed at the meeting held on above date , on the death of Mrs. C.V. . Hraasch : Whereas death has removed from the homo of our comrade , C.V. . Hraasch , his wife and life companion : Therefore be it resolved , That the hoaytfelt sympathy of this post and all Us members is hereby extend ed to our comrade and his family in tills great loss and bereavement.Vo deeply feel how llttlo human sympa thy can do to relieve the sorrow of tliis grief stricken family , but as com rades wo sorrow with our comrade In his allliction , and pray that the Great Commander may deal gently with him and bis until the time comes when we all sbnll meet In the eternal camp ing grounds. Resolved , That a copy of these res olutions be presented to our comrade , and furnished to our local newspapers for publication. Resolved , That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this post. By order of the post. E. P. Weatherhy , W. H. Wldaman , , Commander. Adjutant. Gets a Bad Scald. Oliver Utter , a member of the grad uating class of the Norfolk high school , received a bad scald last night while taking a bath. In some manner the hot water used in heating his bath was spilled over ono of his limbs and the skin was burned over a con siderable area no bndly Hint It will probably come off. The Injury will probably routine him to his room for Mine days. NORTH NEBRASKA GRAIN RATES Combination Makes Shipments From East of O'Neill , go Toward Min neapolis. Omaha. Nob. , May 19. Grain rates for Northwestern Nebraska territory wore adjusted on a basis which was , not disclosed by the railway freight agents. Apparently there was some disagreement between the various roads , for the Chicago , St. Paul , Min neapolis & Omaha will publish a tar iff without reference to the rates agreed upon by the Wlllmar & Sioux J Falls and the Northwestern. It was conceded that the rates from ' certain points In Northeastern Ne braska should bo lower to Minneapolis , ( than the combination by way of Oma ha , and yet the freight men who took part In the conference arc extremely averse to statement ns to Just what basis of settlement was adopted. It was stated , however , that all the roads except the Omaha had agreed lhat the rates from the foregoing points should be on the combination by way of Omaha to Chicago and the Missis sippi river. What position the Omaha will take was not given out In the absence from the city of Lyman Sholes , who at tended the conference. NOW TAKING FINAL EXAMINATIONS Members of the Senior Class Receiv ing the Final Test Preparatory to Graduation. The members of the Senior class who have been required to take snob test are today taking the final exam inations , preparatory to the gradua tion exercises of next week. Friday and Saturday , by a re cent ruling of the board of education sixteen pupils will take the county examinations in the common branch es. BIG REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION Ranch of 3,200 Acres In Holt County Sold Yesterday for $21,000 to Brock Men. Tracy & Durland yesterday closed a large real estate deal through which Messrs.V. . H. and .1. O. Graver of Brock , this state , come Into posses sion of a ranch of 3,200 acres in Holt county owned by A. J. Durland. The new owners gain possession of the large tract for a consideration of $21- 000. 000.The The same firm sold a quarter sec tion farm nine miles northwest of Nor folk , in this county , to Mrs. Wehel- mlne , of Hartman , the consideration being $1,400. Will S.ill Fui In Open Ilont. ft A. Stanley Parker , n well-known To- lodoan. wl 1 shortly start to make the trip from Toledo. O. . to Colon , Panama , In nn open limit. Parker Is nn nd'ven- ' turous spirit who hns soon service in the army In the Philippines and once cruised throuuh the Floilda peninsula from Pononcohi to St. Augustine In a small yacht. Parker sjiyis hevlll nuiko the trip from here to Panama In n fifteen-foot boat , riirired with a leg o'-mutton sail. His route will lie from II > TC to Chicago via the lakes , down the drainage canal to the .Mississippi to New Orleans , then striking the gulf coast to bib , des tination , lie will make the trip alano and expects to br > a year on the way. Chicago Intor-OcPiin. Cuiii. The word amethyst means not Intox icated or drunken , because the stone was supposed to possess the virtue of preventing drunkenness , leaving tlio wearer or drinker not Intoxicated. For this reason it wns made Into drinking cups by the ancient Persians , but un fortunately tradition leaves us In doubt as to whether It was this misplaced contldence or not that led to the dis continuance of the amethystine cup. Uric Acid. Rheumatism Is due to an erccss of uric acid in the blood. The percentage of this poison In various articles of diet Is : Fish , 3.15 ; mutton , 0.75 ; veal , ai4 ; pork. 8.48 ; beefsteak , 14.45 ; liver , 10.20 ; coffee. 4.53 ; tea , 3.22. Milk and vegetables contain more , except tlio potato tate , which has a trace of uric add. NEW I WORLD'S FAIR I SPECIAL II I II I Leaving Omaha at 530 ; p. m. . Arriving at St. Louis at 8:30 : a.m. I 5 For descriptive and illustrated pamphlets , books on the ilill'eront states , maps , folders , etc. , write the patenger and ticket agent at Omaha. TOM HUGHES , T. P. Agent. T. F. OODFIUJY , P. & T. Agent S. K. Corner 14th and Douglas , OMAHA , NEB.