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HIE NORFOLK WEEKLY NMWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , MAY 29 1U03. 8 DEMOCRATIC LEADER COMES IN THE MORNING OVER U. P. * MAKE8 TWO ADDRESSES HERE Wm. J. Uryan Will Come to Norfolk Friday Morning by Way of Colum bus Y. M. C. A. Talk at 11:30 p. ni Political Addrecs at 1 p. m. A change In Mr. Bryan's plans , which brings him to Norfolk over the . "Union Pacific liiHteuil of tlio North western , will iin'onl an opportunity to hnvu the ( luinocrullc leader deliver n hort morning talk for thu V. .M. C. A 11 will alao permit Mr. Bryan to begin . lilo afternoon address promptly tit 1 - o'clock. A mooting' was hold lust evening at .tho olllco of C. It. Diirland to com- ; l > lotu arrangements for "Hrynii day. " iOuo of thu stops taken by the moot- Jug was an urgent message to former ( United States Senator W. V. Allen asking the .senator to Introduce Uryan lioro. Dig Crowd Expected. With Friday afternoon not many liouru away there Is every Indication tluit Norfolk will have many visitors from away to hoar Mr. Uryan. Arrangements wore made last evening - ing to have extra coaches attached to the Union 1'aelllo accommodation train upon which Mr. Bryan will ar rive at II a. m. At the same time Htops wore taken to have this train .hold in Norfolk until 3 p. m. to per mit the .south branch people to return home Friday afternoon. 1'eoplo who como down on the Uono- wtcel line at noon will return on the .special train which takes Mr. Bryan north. A number of local democrats uro planning to go up the Uonosteel Jlno with Mr. Uryan. Visitors from towns along the main Jlno both east and west can como to . "Norfolk at noon , returning home the name evening. An Open Air Address. "Weather permitting Mr. Uryan will apeak In the afternoon from a speak- er'tr Htand to bo erected at the corner of Fourth street and Norfolk avenue. Arrangements have also boon made to use the Auditorium In case of rain , llryan will begin his speech at I p. m. Mr. Uryan will not he entertained nt a private homo In Norfolk. lie will take dinner at a local hotel. Band Music. The Norfolk band will give the nec essary musical tinge to Uryan day. OPERA HOUSE CHANGED TO STORE Battle Creek Theater is Extinct To be Used Another Way. Battle Creek , Neb. . May 28. Spe cial to The News : The Uattle Creek opera house is a tiling or the past. It lias tieen bought by C. A. Martin and convened Into a line store for his own use. This town now has just one linll , that over the Valley bank. Hot ween fifty and seventy-five of our good and peaceable citizens are attending court In Madison this week. liven Mayor Best and his staff Is over there on that big hill , but they may 1)0 ) nearer to heaven and the balance of us here in Uattle Creek feel like poor orphans. Today , Thursday , is Ascension day , and it was observed at the Lutheran and Catholic churches. Otto Borchers. who lives east of town , had a large machine shed built on his farm. The M. E. church was treated with new wall paper and repainted. Two Infants , one of John Klelder anil one of .lullus Henselelt , were .christened at the Lutheran church by Ilov. J. Hofninn Sunday morning. Nineteen carloads of stock were Hhlppcd from here to the eastern mar ket last week. Peter Jensen of Tllden was visiting licro Saturday at the home of his brother-in-law , Albert Mnllenberg. Mrs. M. C.Vllde and baby of Uazile Mills were visiting hero the latter part of last week with her mother , Mrs. Anna Severa. Win. ( Herman was here from Wayne the forepart of the week visiting his parents and other relatives. Attorneys Mapes and Barnhart of Norfolk were hero Saturday on pro- fcssional business. llcrt Urnce arrived here Monday Irum Wood Lake for a visit with his uncle , Frank Hainan , and his grand parents , Mr. and Mrs. T. Hainan , at Meadow Grove. atr. and Mrs. Rolnhold Relmers of Pierce were visiting here the middle of this week with relatives and friends. .South Dakota News. The managers of both stalwart and insurgent headquarters made confident claims of victory In the primary of Juno 9. Ucorgo M. Harris , the defaulting cashier of the Hot Springs bank , pleaded guilty and will bo sentenced to prison. Trotting up to the farm house of Joseph Grant , near Spenrlish , Grant's team stopped at the door. When his vifu went to see why Grant didn't alight from the seat she found him Bitting holding the reins , stone dead. "While he was on his way from town llRhtiilng struck him. Only a slight mark showed the effects of the stroke which killed htm. SHOT UP THE TOWN. Platte County Farmer Hand Creates Diversion With Gun. Newman Grove Hi porter. Gust Swansoiu who has been working on a .farm near Looking Glass , acquired a JIIK and a nlxHhootor at Die same time , ( jilting the liupreHnlon that he waH lurated In Urownvllle , TOMIR , ho post ed liU battery on the rear platform of Johnson & Nelson's store and preceded - ceded ( o shoot up the town. The bul lets ranged In a .southerly direction , and Peter Johnson and Oscar Tarbel declare that they whistled through the air clone enough to Incite ner vous prostrallon. Through the ma chinery of justice he was dragged be fore Judge Hodman and In addition to his other possessions , acquired a line of $5 and costs , amounting In all to $ H'.C > o. The fatherly admonition which he got from the Justice was well worth the money paid. PEOPLE NOT CONVINCED OF MRS. GUNNESS' DEATH. SO SAYS A NORFOLK MAN 0. W. Jonas , Who Returned Last Evening From a Visit to LaPorte , Ind. , Declares People There Think Mrs. Gunncss Still Lives. "Tho people of l aporto , Ind. , believe Mrs. Gunness , the arch-murderess , to be among the living. They do not think that she was burned In the fire that destroyed the house. They do think that the coroner , the sheriff and the prosecutor know things that they have never given out. The people of that town think that somewhere In America the terrible woman Is In hid ing. " This statement was made this morning by U. W. Jonas , a government clerk at the Norfolk postolllco , who returned last evening from a visit with relatives In Indiana that Included a trip to Laporto , which was once his home and where a brother and sister still reside. "I never knew Mrs. Gunness , " said Mr. Jonas , for she had only lived at Laporto a few years and It is many years since I left thero. I remem bered her farm , however , without vis iting the grewsomo scone. " PERIL OF DEEP POCKETS. Worse Than Feminine Lacing , Says Harvard Physician. Uoston , May 23. Dr. J. E. Goldth- walt declared deep trousers pockets to be more dangerous than French heels and more Injurious than corsets today. A man accustomed to deep pockets Is in worse condition than a woman given to tight lacing , he said. Dr. Goldthwalt , who is one of the most widely known Massachusetts physicians , was making an address be fore the Massachusetts Medical Gym nasium association. "Deep trousers pockets , " he said , "nve responsible for the pose of the body that we know In Cambridge as the "Harvard stoop. " Dr. Goldthwait has charge of the health of the Harvard undergraduates and ho explains the formation of the "Harvard stoop" In this way : "These fellows come here young and shy and afraid to show their dif fidence. They do not know what to do with their hands when they nro standing talking to a girl. Naturally they ram them down in their pockets as far as they can ram them. With the loose , baggy trousers with the deep pockets their hands arc shoved until the back takes on a curve and the shoulders are drawn all out of porpor- tlon. "With their big , turned up hata and the loose , baggy trousers hanging with a belt from the waist , I'm not saying that It is not an artistic pose , but It Is about the worst thing for their health they can do. They like the 'stoop' and the girls like It , and to bo in the 'swim' at Harvard now the undergraduates cultivate this 'Harvard ' " stoop ; Dr. Goldthwalt blamed the "college widows" for their share in making the "stoop" popular. , "We must make It unfashionable , " was his suggestion. "Dut before then wo can take drastic action. Whenever a student comes to me for treatment the first thing I do Is to order his trousers shortened half a dozen Inches. " BEAR FOR EMPEROR. Wllhelm Will be Presented With Teddy Bear Nine Feet Tall. New York , May 23. Henry Estrich- er , a wealthy importer of toys will present the biggest "Teddy bear" in the world to Emperor William of Ger many. Thus Mr. Estricher , who satis on the Kalserln Augusto Victoria for Hamburg today , will forgo a new and strong link In the chain of German- American friendship and In a sense bring closer the house of Hohenzol- lorn and the house of Roosevelt. Germany was the original habitat of the toy bear. Mr. Estricher read In a German newspaper that the emperor - poror was greatly pleased that In honor of the president the toy bear had been called "Teddy bear" In this country. Mr. Estricher decided that the emperor would bo highly pleas ed by the gift of a Toddy bear. Mr. Estricher said yesterday that every arrangement had been made for his reception by the emperor and for the presentation of the boar. The splendid "Toddy boar" which Mr. Estrlchor has sent ahead was made here. It Is nine feet tall when It seatns Itself ; Its } * * s was woven from pure china silk. It was pack ed In a velvet case especially made , then boxed and shipped to Uerlln , where Mr. Estricher will meet It on May 29. No the cost of n want ad never "stings" very sharply. BUSINESS MEN AGREE TO NAR ROW ADVERTISING FIELD. COMMERCIAL CLUB AUSPICIES. Business Interests of City Under Lead of Commercial Club Unite Against Advertising of Doubtful Value Work Together For Own Protection. The organization of Norfolk avenue business men against advertising of doubtful value has been completed. What Is known as the "Lincoln plan , " so called because Lincoln busi ness men wore the first In this vicinity to adopt It , has been formally adopted by Norfolk business men. It has been agreed that u "ban" will be placed on all forms of advertising which have been little or no value. Various advertising schemes will now have to be passed on by a secret committee of the Commercial club. The new movement to limit adver tising more closely to the legitimate Held of newspaper advertising was titrated sometime ago by the directors of the Commercial club. An agree ment has now been signed by the greater number of Norfolk avenue business houses to put the new plan In operation at once. The signed agreement has boon turned over to the Commercial club. Hereafter bust- ness men will require of promoters of advertising schemes credentials from ( he secret committee whose dealings with advertising promoters will bo through the secretary of the club. The agreement upon which the scheme is based reads as follows : We , the undersigned , appreciating the largo amount of money wasted UJKJH doubtful advertising schemes , do here by agree that hereafter we shall de cline to patronize all such so-called advertising. Among the things which wo will not patronize or support under any cir cumstances are the following : City directory , unless the same Is published In Norfolk. Hotel registers , desk cards , card cases , room cards , and similar de vices. Newspaper schemes of every character - actor when presented by promoters or agents other than those regularly em ployed by Norfolk papers. Cook books , society and church pro grams , and blank books , time cards , and other similar devices. Theatre programs , theatre tickets , society programs , restaurant tickets , baseball score cards , etc. Irregular publications and circulars Issued wholly , or chlolly for advertis ing purposes. This paragraph shall not be interpreted to prohibit circu lars Issued directly by the merchants. When programs or announcements In connection with local charities or meetings , conventions , or assemblies to be held in or near Norfolk are pre sented to us we will refer them to the secretary of the Commercial club , who will present each proposition to the special committee for approval or rejection. ARE FOR KITTREDGE. Traveling Men of South Dakota Orga nize to Nominate Him. Sioux Falls , S. D. , May 2G What has developed into an important fac tor In the fight now in progress In South Dakota over the election of the next United States senator from South Dakota Is the South Dakota Kittrodgo Traveling Men's club , which recently was organized in Sioux Falls by repre sentative traveling men from all parts of the state. The originators of the movement for the organization of the club for the purpose of promoting the candi dacy of Senator Klttrcdge for re-elec tion as his own successor wore George R. Douthit and Irving II. Jones , of this city , who wore honored by being elect ed president and secretary respective ly of the now club , which Is statewide In scope. Both arc earnest and ener getic men and believe that by moans of the club they and their co-workers will be able to very materially advance the interests of Senator Kittredge. In the movement they have the loyal support of every traveling man in South Dakota who favors the reelection tion of Senator Kittredge. Vice pres idents have been selected In all the leading cities of the state , both east of the Missouri river and In the Ulack Hills portion of the state , and the work of organization will be pushed until every traveling man In South Dakota who Is a supporter of the stalwart fac tion of South Dakota republicans Is enlisted In the fight for the re-election of Senator Kittredge and the success of the stalwart congressional and state tickets. The membership of the club al ready numbers Into the hundreds and Is being rapidly Increased. The mem bers of the club In pursuit of their regular occupation are constantly vis iting all parts of the state , even the most remote regions , and It is conceded even by their political op ponents that they arc exerting an Influence which will bo felt at the primaries on Juno 9 , when the present hot fight between the stalwart and insurgent republican factions will cul minate in the selection of the candi dates of the party who will go before the voters of the state at the election In November. Heavy Rain at Lynch. A very heavy rain and thunder storm struck Lynch. Some slight damage was done to small buildings. It Is estimated that one inch of rain foil In about thirty minutes. FIND NO TRACE OF CATTLEMAN Ted McPherson Disappears and Search Near Nlobrara Is Fruitless. Sioux Falls , S. D. , May 20. As time elapses without the slightest trace be ing found of Ted McPherson , a prom inent and wealthy farmer and stock man whose home was In the western part of Don llonime county , South Da kota , the belief Is growing among rel atives and friends that ho was mur dered at or In the vicinity of Nlobrara , Neb. , where ho was last seen. Men who knew him saw him In a Nlobrara saloon drinking with some men , and later ho Is supposed to have returned to his hotel where ho left a call to bo awakened at1 o'clock the following morning for the purpose of taking an early train out of Nlobrara. The night clerk of the hotel has since stated that the call was given at the room which had boon assigned to Me- Phorson , but no one saw him leave the hotel. Shortly before his disappearance ho had been In Chicago with two carloads of cattle. Part of the cattle wore mortgaged , but after his return with the proceeds of the sale ho deposited In a bank the exact amount duo the mortgagee on the cattle. It appears that commission men In Chicago had Informed him where ho could pick up some good cattle In the vicinity of Nlobrara , and after remaining at homo only a short time ho departed on the journey from which ho never has re turned. It Is now the firm belief of his rel atives and friends that ho was mur dered for the largo sum of money which ho had with him with which to pay for the cattle ho Intended purchas ing , and that In an effort to cover up the crime his body was burled at some unfrequented point In the vicinity of Nlobrara , or weighted and sunk In the Missouri river , which flows In close proximity to Nlobrara. "SHAMLESS FLIRTATION. " Bryan Accused of Wanton Misbehavior With Capitalists at Washington. Washington , May 23. Democratic loaders In congress are sorry that W. J. Bryan came to Washington to at tend the conference of governors and others called by President Reese velt. velt.Their Their grief Is due to the dire fact that Mr. Uryan has done things that have made radical democrats fairly gasp for breath. While at the white house hobnobbing with the president and the governors , Mr. Uryan Is al leged to have carried on a "most shameless political flirtation" with such hated capitalists as James J. Hill and Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Bryan has been seen very much In their company , at any rate. This alone was sufficient to damn Bryan for all time with the radical democ racy but the worst is not yet ho actually had his picture taken with Carnegie on one side of him nnd Hill on the other. John Mitchell , former head of the United Mine Workers , is at the other end of the picture. No real democrav can stand for such de plorable scenes as this , say the radi cals. But the picture was not nil the evil that was wantonly enacted by Mr. Bryan. The Nebraskan offered a resolution elution in the conference expressing sympathy for Grover Cleveland , and in offering the resolution named the former president , who is ill in New Jersey , as "the greatest democrat. " "Shades of John P. Altgcld arise and con'demn the Nebraskan to his political doom for this overt and un pardonable sin , " the radicals are sol emnly saying to themselves. They see "cloven hoof'marksin the temples of democracy and they arc In a terri ble rage over It all , If not talking out loud. loud.nut nut conservative democrats are laughing and enjoying It all Immense ly. Bryan Is coming down to the level of the "real people , " they say. SEAT SALE MUST BE ASSURED. Theatergoers Have a Few Days In Which to Say. Theatergoers of Norfolk and the surrounding territory have until the middle of the present week to deter mine whether or not they want to see "The District Leader. " If enough of an advance seat sale Is effected by the middle of the week to justify the expense of bringing this big musical comedy to Norfolk , the date of Friday , Juno 5 ( one week from the coming Friday ) will go down as an eventful one In the history of the Norfolk Auditorium. For "The District Leader" Is one of the most delightful , most exquisitely funny musical comedies that has beer scon by America. There are fifty people In the com pany twelve principals and thirty- eight specially selected chorus girls. The music and songs wore written by that fanfous fellow , Joseph E. How ard. "What's the Use of Dreaming" has been one of the song hits of the play , which everybody knows of. Among the principals are such stage folk as Ethel Dovoy , Frederick C. Truesdell , Frank Weed , Gustavo Ne ville , Albert Denlor , Vera Hamilton , Minna Mauley , Pearl Redding , Doro thy Taylor and Minnie Murray , to gether with a chorus which Is said to have been the talk of every city In which the attraction has appeared. Two special cars carry the company and scenery. Scats will he $1.50 and less. If you want the show to come , drop a card to the Auditorium , pledging as many tickets as you care for. And If you really want the show to come do It now. Death After an Operation. Nellgh , Neb. , May 20. Special to The News : Dr. W. F. Con well per formed an operation last Saturday afternoon upon the ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson , who re- sldo southwest of this city. The dis ease was of a complicated nature , but the operation was performed for ap pendicitis The > oung man did not rallj from the shock nnd died a few hours later Funeral sen ices toolt place here this afternoon. COUNTY TREASURY HAS THAT MUCH INHERITANCE TAX. TO BE USED ON PUBLIC ROADS County Commissioner John Malone Telephones That There la a Fund of $800 Available for First Street , as A. J. Durland Suggests. Commissioner Malone telephones that there are $800 In the Inheritance tax fund In the county treasury , avail able to be used In helping to macad amize First street , along the line of the suggestion made by A. J. Durland In The News. First street begins and ends Inside the city limits , hut owing to Irregularity of corporation lines It passes through a half mile of ter ritory not In the city but In the county , placing the maintenance of that much of the road upon the coun ty. Mr. Malone says that the $ SOO are available In cash now , and ho does not know a better place to put It than Into repairing First street as suggest ed. The law provides that the inher itance tax fund is to bo "expended under the direction of the county board of each county , for the solo pur pose of the permanent improvement of the county roads ; such roads shall not bo built within the corporate lim its of any city or village , but shall begin at the limit of any city or vil lage and extending therefrom In the direction most traveled by the public , to bo determined upon by the said county board. " PAVING NORFOLK AVENUE A. J. Durland Tells Why He Thinks Paving is Not For This Year. To Th News : It Is perhaps unfortunate for the good of the community that our citi zens are not inclined to discuss pub lie matters in the newspaper , as It might help very much to their flmfl settlement ; but with their present dis position , when a question of public Improvement like paving Norfolk av- eiine conies up that everybody is In terested in and everybody in favor ol as u general proposition , people be come more reserved than ever for feai of being thought to be against it , and so the newspapers take It up in a general way , leaving the details to be worked out by those charged wltli the execution of the matter , if It gets that far. I am challenged to show why Nor folk avenue cannot be paved this yoai and will say as briefly as I can that : First We paid $10,000 for a sewei system largely because wo wanted II 1'or the drainage of Norfolk avenue and now that It is at our front doors you might say , we would be very fool Ish to pay $2fi,000 or $30,000 more tc lock it out. The present sewers on Nor folk avenue do not drain the cellars as everybody knows , but one of them could lie rclnld at ( lie proper level , connected with the Rosewater sewer at some point and connected with the cellars and basements to bo used ex clusively for drainage and do the busi ness. This would probably have to bo done under an ordinance making a sewer district requiring connections made for each lot within a reasonable time under some penalty. Whenever this question actually comes up before the council , Norfolk avenue will got busy and the Incidental question of relaying a new main of sufllcient ca pacity to carry the sewage will be fought out. Second. Outside of the question of relaying any sewers It would not bo possible for the plumbers we have In Norfolk to relay the present water , sewer and gas connections where necessary and make new ones com plying with an ordinance requiring all such connections to be made within a reasonable time so that the work of paving could be done this year. Third The financial matter is hung up in court until July 1 and if decided then , which is Improbable , there would not be sufllcient time left this sea on to do this paving. Fourth Most Important of all a new paving petition would be required and it is not probable that a majority of the property owners would sign It , simply because they have found what they are up against. In my humble judgment any ono of these proposi tions prevents paving Norfolk avenue this year. Now , Friend Sturgeon says In re gard to the First street proposition , among other things : "The vast amount expended last year on First street was entirely out of proportion and should have boon distributed , " etc. Now let us see how this statement shows up with the facts. The total cost of the First street Improvement is approximately $1,300 , of which the city has paid to date the munificent sum of $300 , a sum just about suffi cient to build the cemoat crossings on , say Second , Third. Fourth and Fifth streets. I might say , too , that the amount of work done on First street would have cost any city under the same circumstances $1,800 to $2,000. A. J. Durlaud. WEEK WAS NORMAL. Rainfall and Sunshine For the Week About Right Crop Conditions. Lincoln , Neb. , May 20. The weekly weather bulletin , Issued today , says : The week was cool , with about the normal amount of sunshine and rain fall. Tinditilv nu-an temperature was t.ttw -n i , ' on I CO in the eastern < i'niiii. s .tiicii is enl > one or two inuw the normal But iu ttto western counties It was between fif > ° and OS * , which Is about flvo degrees below the normal Tuesday was gen erally the warmest day , with a maxi mum temperature near 1)0 ) ° . Thursday mottling was cold In the western cetin ties , with minimum temperatures one to three degrees below freezing In the northwestern part of the Btato. while Friday morning was coldest In the eastern counties , and u light front occurred In the northern part of the state. The rainfall averaged , for the Htnto as a whole , about normal. In most eastern counties It exceeded an inch , while in a considerable area In the northern part of the state. The rainfall averaged , for the state as a whole , about normal. In most eastern counlUw It exceeded an Inch , while In a considerable area In the southeastern section It ranged between two and nix Inches. In the central and western counties the rainfall was rather below normal , and was about , or somewhat less than , half an Inch. The total rainfall from April 1 to date averaged about 7B per cent of the normal. Public Health , A State Asset. The report of Dr. Sward , secretary to the state board of health , delivered before ( he state medical association recently nnd giving the vital statis tics of the state for the past year , should be published by the press gen erally throughout the state. These statistics are so suggestive of the de cline of the status of physical health In Nebraska , formerly one of the most healthy states In the nation , as well as the useless waste of human life as to bo positively alarming. Out of a total of almost 10.00(1 ( deaths loan than COO died of old ago while more than that number perished from tuberculosis. COO persons met death from accidents , of which IOC were killed by railroads and fifty-eight by llrearms. Diphtheria claimed 110 , typhoid 151 and there wore 111 sui cides. Whooping cough caused as many deaths as scarlet fever and the mortality from measles was greater than from both the latter diseases , with a total of forty-nine victims. Croup took thirty-four and Binall pox six. It is a reproach to our civilization thnt the three larger Items in the death list , which cost the state more than 1,200 lives should bo duo to causes largely preventable. Typhoid is a filth disease and is entirely pre ventable. Our almost hysterical dread of small pox witli Its low death rate and our utter disregard of tubercu losis , with a death rate fiOO times greater furnish good food for re- llection. Nebraska appropriates $ P.,000 an nually for all purposes pertaining to the public htfalth , while the state of Pennsylvania sets aside $1,000,000- 000 each year to light consumption. It Is evident from a perusal of the statistics that human health is the cheapest commodity within the as sets of the state , and that greater elforts are being exerted to promote the good health of live stock by the ftnto than that of the pnbli'j , and If a public awakening does not come soon the decimation of our native population as inevitable. The death rate from typhoid proves that wrc are ignorantly nnd criminally negligent regarding our sewerage and water supply , the white plague victims pro claim our Incapacity or disinclination to segregate control or treat the thousands who , everywhere , arc spit ting the pollution of contagion that will send other thousands to an un timely grave. Also , as individuals , wo are not living rightly and , therefore , we readily become victims of disease. To have a good man or woman , physical ly or morally , we must have a good animal , for health and the bodily functions depend upon the vegetative sldo of our systems and the origin and co-relation of our functions and actions have a physical basis. The expression of the solar plexus , in cidental to a pampered stomach or depraved liver has a larger bearing on our lives and deeds than the psychological side of our nature and we need a personal as well as a pub lic house cleaning. We will find those in a better balanced ration of habits regarding eating , working and recreation. Sunlight and fresh air are nature's great health givers. Gluttony and luck of proper exercise the greatest destroyers. J. H. Mackayc. JACKASS- NEARLY HUMAN. Court Decides That Driver May Not Collect Damage for Injuries. Chicago , May 23. liver see human nature In a jackass ? It's there. No loss an august bo. . . than the United States appellate court discovered the attribute yester day , and gave It an official sanction. The court , consisting of Judges Holdoui , Adams and Brown , added this chapter to zoological history when It revised a judgment of $511 against the Frank E. Scott Transfer company In favor of John Donohue. The plaintiff had mistreated a jack owned by the company. The animal pinioned him against a wall and broke the bones of his loft arm and lacer ated his wrist with his teeth. Dono- line sued the company and was award ed $511 , but the hlghor court In passIng - Ing on the judgment , said : "There Is a good deal of human na ture In the jacka ? > s and while docile enough when kindly treated , the hu man attributes of resentment and re taliation arc apt to be aroused when smarting under 111 treatment or abuse. "These latent Instincts of the brute nature an- iiffloptd by abuse nnd imuli' nianilVst under provocation .iii-l 'do on ii'ii c' nfliU'd to iho brute Tin- jackass had for dajs usocl by Millions suffered Indignities and cruel treat ment at the hands of the plaintiff , and Ills attempts to retaliate by snapping nnd biting at plaintiff hail failed. The JiuluiKH undoubtedly brooded tinder the Insults of his tormentor and \enrnod for revenge. He watched his opportunity and when the tor mentor WIIH off bin guard and little dreaming of the retribution In Htoro for him. the brute seized him and wound ! d him. " SUIT AGAINST BATTLE CREEK SALOON MEN IN COURT. MRS. PILKINS WANTS $10,000 Woman Charges Liquor Men Wore Responsible for Husband's Condi tion When Train Ran Him Down. Claims Pilklns Was Drunk. Madlhon , Neb. , May 25. Special to The News : District court wan con vened here thin afternoon by Judge A. A. Welch. The Jury Is In attend ance. The greater part of the afternoon wan devoted to securing a jury to try the damage milt brought by Mrs. I'll- kins of Battle Creek against llirno Battle ( . 'reek saloon keepers and their bondsmen. She books $10,000. The woman's husband wan run down by a Northwestern passenger. She charges that he was drunk and that the saloon keepers were to blame. She brought the suit on behalf - half of herself anil children. Something like llfty witnesses wore summoned to Madison In the damage case brought , by Mrs. 1'IIklns against three Battle Creek saloons. Only two witnesses had been on the stand when court was adjourned Monday evening , indicating ( hat the trial would run over Tuesday. The saloon men sued nro Ernest Hans , who was in the saloon business last year but who Is not tills year , Lambert Kernel , who has also sold his Battle Creek saloon , nnd Walter & company , who nro still in business at Battle Creek. The bonding companies are also defendants. P. M. 1'errott , the agent who was lined $25 on the charge of having In sulted a Madison woman at whoso house ho called , decided not to press iiis appeal , which was listed for a ' .icurlng before Judge Welch. The case was dropped from the district court. RESULTS FLATTERING. Mark Twain Is More Than Satisfied With Result of Contract. New York , May 21 ! . At the annual dinner of the American Booksellers' association. Mark Twain , in his us ual white flannel suit , told how well his books had sold since they had passed from subscription agents Into the hands of the booksellers. "For thirty-six years my books were sold by subscription , " lie said. "The books passed Into the hands of my present publishers In 1901 , nndj then yon became the providers of my diet. I think I may say without Haltering you that you have done ex ceedingly well by me. "By the terms of my contract my publishers had to account to mo for fiO.OOO volumes per year for flvo years , and pay mo for them , whether they Bold them or not. It Is nt this point that you gentlemen como In , for It was your business to unload the U'50,000 volumes on the public In flvo years if you possibly could. Have you succeeded ? Yes , yon have and more. For In four yearn , with a year still to spare , you have sold the 250 , 000 volumes nnd 240,000 volumes b - sldeB. " The story-teller then said , ho vraa building a farmhouse with the pro ceeds , where ho intends to take a vacation for thirty or forty years be fore completing the flvo books he ta now engaged on. Kaufmann Hearing June 11. Slonx Falls , SO. D. . May 21. The hearing of the appeal In the Emma Kaufmann case has been set for Juno 11 at Pierre , before the supreme court. The case como up on appeal from Judge E. G. Smith , of the Third cir cuit , who refused the motion for anew now trial. The motion for a new trial will bo opposed by Attorney General Clark , State's Attorney Orr , of Mlnnohaha county ; T. H. Null , of Huron , and J. E. Whiting of Woon- socket. While the case will be nrgu- od June 11 the decision may not bo handed down for several months. Your store is not "big enough , " or prosperous enough , unless your am- billons and aspirations are under- sized. If you are having your own way In opite of the protests of someone , you * ia\e gained something. An enemy. Try a News want ad.
