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II. The Mastery of tbe Tongue.
By LUISA TETRAZZ1N1
COPYRIGHT. 1909. UY AMIIRICAN PflHSS ASSOCIATION
tongue IH a veritable mum-
CllK block In the path of the
Hlnger. The tongue IH an enor-
moiiH mtiKcle compared with
the other pnrtH of thu throat anil
mouth , and UH roots particularly can
by n slight movement block the pas-
mtgo of ( lie throat pressing ugulimt the
larynx. This accounts for much of the
plncheel Hinging we hear.
When the tongue forum n mountain
lu the back part of the mouth the
singer produces what you call In Hug-
Huh Hlung "a hot potato tone" that Is
to Hay , a tone that Hounds us If it
were having much dlllleulty to get
through the mouth. In very fact , It Is
Laving this illlllctilty , for It lias to pass
over the back of the tongue.
The would be Hlnger has to learn to
control the tongue muscles anil , above
nil things , to learn to relax the tongue
nml to govern It at will , so that It nev
er Htlffcns and forniH that hard lump
which can be plainly felt Immediately
beneath the chin under the Jaw.
U requires a great deal of practice
to gain control of the tongue , ami
there are many different exercises
which purport to be ben-tldal In gainIng -
Ing complete mastery of It. One , for
Instance , Is to throw the tongue out as
far forward as possible without stiffen
ing It and then draw It back slowly.
This Is done In front of a mirror by
trying to throw the tongue not only
from the tip , but from the root , keep
ing the sides of the tongue broad. An
other way Is to catch hold of the two
sides of the tongue with the lingers
and pull It out gently
For uiy part , I scarcely approve of
these mcc'hanic'nl ways of gaining con
trol of ( ho tongue except in cases
where the tduuer Is phlegmatic of tem
perament and cannot be made to feel |
the various sensations of stiff tongue
or tongue drawn far back In other
ways. Ordinarily I think they make
the singer conscious , nervous and
more likely to stiffen the tongue In a
wild desire to relax It and keep It Hat.
These exercises , however , combined
with exercises In diction , help to make
the tongue elastic , and Ihe more elas
tic and quick this muscle becomes the
clearer will be the singer's diction
and the more ilexlble will be her voice.
The correct position of the tongue Is
raised from the back , lying fiat in the
mouth , the llattened tip beneath the
front teelh , with the sides slightly
raised so as to form a slight furrow
in It. When the tongue Is lying too
low a lump under the chin beneath
the Jaw will form In .singing and the
tight muscles can be easily felt.
When lhe Jaw Is perfectly relaxed
and the tongue lies fiat In the mouth
there will be a slight hollow under the
chin and no stiffness In the muscles.
The tip of the tongue of course Is
employed In the pronunciation of the
consonants and must be so agile that
the minute It has finished Us work It
nt once resumes the correct position.
In ascending the scale the- furrow
In the tongue increases as we come to
the higher notes. It Is here that the
back of the palate begins to draw up
in order to add to the resonance of the
head notes , giving the cavities of the
head free play.
You can easily see your back palate
working by opening the mouth wide
and glIng yourself the sensation of
one about to sneeze. You will see far
bad ; lu the throat , way behind the
nose , a soft spot that will draw up of
Itself us the sneeze becomes more Im
minent That little point is the soft
palate It must be drawn up for the
high iintes In order to get the head
resonance. As a singer advances in
her art she can do this at will.
The adjustment of throat , tongue
and palate , nil working together , will
dally resj uiid more easily to her de
mands However , she should be able
consciously to control each part by It
self
The'conscious direction of the voice
and conrniiid : of the throat are nceos-
Bary Frequently In opera the singer
sitting or l > li > g in some uticomfnrtnbh'
position whli h Is not naturally con
venient for pn din-In ; ; the voice , will
consciously dlrci I her notes Into the
head lavitles by opening up the throat
and lifting the soft palate. For In
stance. In Ihe role of Vloletta the mu
sic of the List MI i Is sung lying down
In order to et proper resonance to
some of I'M' ' hi : h noics I have to start
thrill in the hivd uivlty by menus , of
course. < 'f the npngglo. or breath prop ,
vjturuttt'Mr ! ! the ncte would be thin
nnd w 'Hid 'i.iu' ' no Im-ly to It
Tu ! > I'v iMun Unit I have Is of n
slinb" : ires-n : of breath strllcin1 : nl
most Into a ( ' 're ' t Hue Into the < --i\lt\ ,
behind the f < r hcid : over the eye. *
wlt'icui ' any i-l trtu'tiun or feeling In
the thro..t in all
This Is the i om" t attack for the
head tone , i r n lent' taken In the uppoi
register I' " * re I explain the register *
to y U 1 r..u I i ell yi u one of the fit ! '
nk'st I'li'i'Mmruts I ever received A
very flntterlmi person was comparing
my voice to that of another high s
prano whom I very much admire.
"Her voice Is beautiful , partleuliirh
In the upper resistor. " I Insisted when
the other l"'y ' was being criticised
"Ah , mndaiue. " re'sponded the flut
\ tering ciUt" . "but your registers give
/ out so ctty'li mure warmth. "
I think this joke Is too good to lose ;
also the criticism , while unjust to the
other slujrer. Is Interesting to the stu
dent , because In the high register ,
which Includes In some voices nil the
notes above middle C , the notes are
thin and cold unless supported by the
iiliiiKfeiii , i mmiinn | 'iujr , in w mi u i
have told you HO much. People ask
whether there are such things us vocal
registers Certainly there are. There
are three always and HomctlniCH four
In very I.Mirlces. . The ordinary reg
isters are the low , the middle , the hl h
voice , or head voice , and sometimes
the second lilh ; voice , which linn been
called ( he llagellant voice.
A vocal register IH n series of tones
which are produced by n certain posi
tion of the larynx , tongue' and palate.
In the woman's voice the middle regis
ter takes In the notes from 13 on the
first line of the staff about to middle
0. The head voice begins at middle C
and runs up Hometlmeu to the end of
the voice. HO met lines to II Hat or C ,
where It joins the second head regis
ter , which 1 have heard ascend Into n
whistle In phenomenal voices cultivat
ed only In this register and useless for
vocal work.
Thi'iigh the registers exist and the
tones in middle , below and above are
not produced In the name manner , the
voice should be HO equalized that the
change In registers cannot be heard
And a tone snug with a head voice
and in Hie low voice .should have the
mime degree of quality , resonance and
[ lower.
As the voice ascends In the scale
each note Is different , and as one goes
on up the positions of the organ of the
throat c.innot remain the same for
several different tones. But there
should never be an abrupt change , ei
ther audible to the audience or felt In
the singer's throat. 13very tone must
be Imperceptibly prepared , and upon
the elasticity of the vocal organs de
pends the smoothness of the tone pro
duction. Adjusting the vocal appara
tus to the high register should be both
imperceptible and mechanical when
ever a high note has to be sung.
In the high register the head voice ,
or voice which vibrates In the head
cavities , should be used chieHy' . The
middle register requires palatal reso
nance , and the first notes of the head
register and the Inst ones of the mid
dle require a judicious blending of
both. The middle register can be
dragged up to the high notes , but al
ways at the cost first of the beauty of
the voice and then of the voice Itself ,
for no oiiin can stand being used
wrongly for a long time.
This is only one of the reasons that
so many line big voices go to pieces
long before they should.
In an excess of enthusiasm the
young singer attempts to develop the
high notes and make them sound In
her own ears , at all events as big as
the middle voice. The pure head tone
sounds small and feeble to the singer
herself , mid she would rather use the
chest quality , but the head tone has
the piercing , penetrating quality which
makes It tell In a big hall , while the
middle register , unless used In Its
right place , makes the voice mufllcd ,
heavy and lacking In vibrancy. Though
to the singer the tone may seem Im
mense. In reality It lacks resonance.
A singer must never cease listening
to herself intelligently and never neg
lect cultivating the head tone or over
tone of the voice , which Is Its salva
tion , for It means vibrancy , carrying
power and youth to a voice. Without
It the finest voice soon becomes worn
and off pitch Used judiciously It will
preserve a voice Into old age.
The True Artist.
"It Is living ihe role that makes the
artist , " declares Tetra/.zlnl "to lese
oneself , to forget one's Identity.
"The first night I sang at Covenl
Garden I did not know what kind of a
place It was. I did not take any
thought of the appearance of the audi
ence. The next day 1 was asked If I
did not think It very gloomy. I could
not have told
"I try to phrase my part according to
thu meaning of the words , not with the
Idea of musical display , the run ex
pressive , the high note a natural dra
matic climax. My range ? It Is said
to be extraordinarily elastic , going
from B below the staff to 13 In alt.
"Is It possible to become a singer un
less one Is born so ? I do not think so.
I believe that this Is one of the neces
sary ri-qulroments for n great artist ,
but there Is something else that Is of
equal Importance , and that Is heart , the
possession of heart and soul.
"And remember this : You can train
the voice. You can take the raw mate
rial and make of It a finished product :
not so the heart. It Is there or It Is not
there. If It ! not there , you will never
move an aiiilliMico to tears. You will
never Hud sympathy responding to
your lack of sympathy.
"Mind. 1 am not saying In all this
that If you have a natural gift and arc
very , vorv sympathetic you can suc
ceed without the usual hard work. I
have simply not emphasized that point ,
for It seems to me that every thinking
person must know that nothing In the
world , uo matter what the profession
or trade , can be accomplished without
that aid "
figs' Blood For Tuberculosis.
Pigs' blood medically prepared rs of
Uie highest value In the cure of In
cipient tuberculosis , according to an
announcement recently made by Dr.
Daniel 13. Klcardo , lecturer on gynecology -
cology and surgery In the Postgrad
uate Medical college at Chicago. Ox
blood or cow blood is also good , ac
cording to the physician , but lie places
the highest value on pigs' blood , be
cause the latter contains n much high
er percentage of hemoglobin the red
part of the blood corpuscles.
DUCK HUNTER DROWNED
Two Companions Narrowly Escape
Like Fate When Ice Crushes Boat.
Peru , Nub. , March 8. Joseph Shaip
aged twenty-one , was drosvned and his
two companions , John Sheet and Rich
ard Aglmer , narrowly escaped a like
fate when their boat was crushed In
the Ice In the Missouri river , three
miles below Peru , while they \ver
duck hunting. When the boat col
lapsed Sharp disappeared beneath the
Ice and was not seen again. Sheet
and Aglmer clung to the broken boat
for the time , and Aglmer , who Is an
expoi t swimmer , reached the shore ,
where he secured assistance and res
cued Sheet. The latter took a cork
screw 11OIH his pocket and fastened It
to the boat , clinging to It with one
linger until rescued. Doth men were
nearly frozen to death.
Hastings Preparing for Bund.
Hastings , Neb. , March 8. Work has
already been begun by the committee
In charge of arrangements for the an
mial saengerfest of the Mannercholr
dor Cemethllchkelt , which Is to be
held here next fall. The bund con
elsts of twenty-two societies and each
society has from twenty to thirty
voices. Aside fiom the extensive pro
gram of Individual society , there will
be a numLie : of renditions by the
grand chorus.
Police Make Raid on Gamblers.
Beatrice'Neb. , March S. AH the re
sult ot a raid by the police , six lie-
utrice citizens , some of them well. .
known , were arrested on a charge of' '
gambling. There has been evidence !
of gauuling In the city lor some time
and the police waited for an opportu
nity to get the crowd redhanded. Con
siderable gambling paraphernalia was
among the evidence seemed by the I
police.
Auto Party Comes to Grief.
Omaha , March 8. Fred Hartman la \
under arrest for having taken the big
red auto of his employer , Peter Mel-
choir , out for a little pleasure with his
friends , He ran It into a fence at the
end of the Douglas street bridge ,
where ho was arrested. The car is
badly damaged. Two of the occupants
were slightly hurt.
Farmers In the Fields.
Falrbury , Neb. , March 8. Farmers ,
generally , throughout Jeffeyson county
have commenced plowing for oats and
the report is that the ground was never - '
er before in better shape for this work.
There has not been much moisture
this winter , but the earth was so thor
oughly soaked that It had not dried
out more than an inch or two down.
Unknown Man Drowned at Omaha.
Omaha , March 8. An unknown man ,
who was floating down the Missouri
river in a small boat , was seen to dis
appear beneath the Ice near the Doug
las street bridge. His cries for as
sistance attracted persons oii the
(
bridge , but he was drowned before aid
could reach him.
TRADE REVIEW
FORJnE WEEK I
Rather Quiet Tone Prevails In
Business and Industry.
New York , March G. Bradstreet's
says : Weather irregularities and tar
iff and price revision uncertainties
combine in making a rather quiet tone
in trade and Industry , pending clearer
views of these and winter wheat crop
i
possibilities. The irade reports come
from the central west and southwest ,
and in those sections jobbing trade
shows moderate improvement , 'as do
collections. The urgent need of rain
in Texas is accentualed Ihis week ,
while in the rest of the south business
Is still rather dull. At large eastern
markets trade with first hands is in a
belwcen-seasons' condition and a
slight decrease in. retail demand has
been Interfered with by a severe storm
along the eastern seaboard. Most ac
tivity , with some complaint of delayed
deliveries , Is noted In the finer lines
of dress goods , and women's wear
goods are in a more favorable position
than men's wear fabrics. In millinery
there Is a good business doing. Agri
cultural implements and supplies arc
displaying continued good movement.
Cuts lu iron and steel have ae yet
brought out only a moderate amount
of business. Some low prices are be
ing made In competitive territory.
Stiuctural malorlnl Is moro active , but
new buying is confined largely to
rails , which have not been cut. Iron
production is very large. Some wage
reductions are already announced.
Southern hard cotton yarn manufact
urers have decided on a one-third cur
tailment of output. The shoe leathtr
trades arc quieter , though manufact
urers are busy on orders for the form
er. Prices of desirable leather are
firm and large imports with good
sales of foreign wool are noted. Col
lections are irregular and not better
than fair as a whole.
Failures lor the week number 219.
Wheat exports lor the week aggregate -
gate 2,950,1)77 ) bushels Corn exports
are 7C0.050 bushels.
Kills Twenty-Seven.
I Viemuv March 8. An avalanche has
destroyed a workman's shelter at
Sankt Johan , In the Pongau district of
Babebeth , killing twenty-seven per
sons. Fifteen bodies have been recov
ered.
Norwegian Vessel and Crew Lost ,
Luderltz Bay , G-ern\in Southwest
Africa , March 8. The Norwegian bark
Auckland. Captain Glthmell , has been
wrecked In a gale off Plszlon Island.
All the members of the crew were
lost
HOISc WORKING
ATFAST CLIP
Third Reading of Bills Is Dis
pensed With ,
ANTI-TREAT BILL IS KILLED
House Defeats Groves' Measure by
Vote of 44 to 49 Committee to In
spect Wayne Normal School , Offered
to State Talk of Sifting Committee.
Lincoln , March C. Although there
are 200 bills on the house calendar ,
with only thirteen days left of this
session , It Is easy to sou that every
one of them will be disposed of at
the clip which that body Is working
The clerks were keut busy early In
the session reading bills the third
time. Finally , the house got tired ol
listening and the reading was dis
pcnsed with unless objection was
made. The clerk simply said : "Any
body want this bill read ? " after the
tltlo , and If all acquiesced the bill was
quickly disposed of. It has often been
the habit to read bills the first anil
second time by title only , but seldom
If ever , has the third reading , which
conies just before the roll call , been
dispensed with.
In the committee of the whole the
salary appropriation bill was agreed
upon , and to It was tacked on an
amendment causing the offices In thu
capital to remain open continuously
from 9 n. m. to 5 p. m. Heretofore of
fices were closed from 12 to 2. Com
plaliu has been made by many persons
from out lu the state that they were
unable to transact any business during
these two hours , and this caused the
house to take action. In the future
It will be necessary to keep some per
son at the offices in the state house
with authority to transact business
during the middle of the day.
The committee waded' through the
salary bill without ceremony nor mer
cy. The salary of the secretary of the
state board of charities and correc
lions was cut from $1,200 to ? 700. The
utenographer to the state veterinarian
will in the future receive $840 instead
of $420 a year. This change was
inaue at the instance of the finance
committee.
i inficiiale passed nine bills , none o
particular importance.
Altei a similar measure had gone ,
through the senate , thu house killed
the anil-treat bill by Gloves of Lan
caster by a vote of 44 lor the bill and
49 against it. Fifty-one was necessary
tor its passage.
The house passed the bill providing
for six deputy oil Inspectors and lor
the gravlly lest lor oil.
In order to separate the importan
measures Irom the unimportant the
majority leaders are talking of a silt
Ing committee. The Democrats wll
meet Monday night In caucus to decide
cide the matter and probably to des
Ignate members of the committee.
A commiltee from the house lef
for Wayne to Inspect the norma
Bfhool there , which has been offered
for sale to the state.
VICTORY FOR Bl BONACUN
Father Murphy Gets Final Knockou
Blow From Supreme Court.
Lincoln , March G. By a decision
renuered by the Nebraska supreme
court Bishop Bonacum of the Catholic
dlocebc of Lincoln triumphs in his tei
yeais' light with Father William Mur
phy , a priest btalioiied al Seward , Neb
The supreme count sustains the find
ings ol the district court of Sewan
county , ousiing Falher Murphy frou
St Vincent s parish church properly
sustaining , .so lar as a civil court has
juiisuiclicm , the church contenlioi
thai in ihe case of Falher Murphy
"the gates of heaven are closed to
. him" by the decree of excommunica
, lion , pronounced by Ihe bishop.
| The slmgglc between Ihe bishop
i and priest lias been Ihe most slubborn
in the church annals of Nebraska. I
began when Father Murphy was pas
tor of the church at Tecumseh. Dif
lerences with the bishop arose and' ' h
was transferred to the Seward parish
The trouble did not cease , and finally
In 1901 , Bishop Bonacum excommuni
cated him , supplanting him with i
new priest. The parishioners wer
loyal to Father Murphy , the trustee
refusing to surrender the church prop
erty tc his successor. Six limes th
case has been In the district court
and three times remanded by the su
prcme court Twice it has boon be
fore the church authorities at Rome
Father Murphy has a state-wide repu
tallon as an orator and temperanc
advocate. Bishop Bonac.um Is at pre ?
ent abroad and was recently in uudl
ence with the pope.
Jury Fails to Agree in Farrens Cace
ToKamah , Neb. , March G. The jury
In thu ease of Nicholas Farrons , who
was charged with the death of Leste
Ball at Decatur last December , cam
in without arriving at any conclusion
except that they could not agree Th
court discharged the defendant Far
rons gave bond In sum of $5,000 to ai
pear at the Septembei term of court
Flodman Named for Police Board.
Lincoln , March C. Governor Sha
lenberger announced the appointing
of Fred W Flodman as member of th
board of fire and police commissioner
of Omaha to succeed Carl Braudels
who recently died
Root w7ll Be New York Leader.
New York , March 8. Ellhu Hoot wll
be the Republican leader of New York
according to a published Interview
credited to ex-Senator T. C. Platt , who
has Just returned from
EXCITING ELECTION IN ITALY
Present Ministry Given Large Major
ity In New Chamber.
Homo , March 8. General elections
vcro held throughout Italy for thuj
lew chamber of deputies. The cum- ,
talgn resulted lit many cuulllcts and
nnch excitement In a number or piov-
nces. In the province of CntuM'tn one
nan was Ullled and reports from other
onstltuoneles state that many PCISOIIB
vere Injured In street brawls. The
government , In ant ipatlun of tiouhle ,
UK ! taken preventive measure * * anil
he troops eventually succeeded In
( 'storing order.
The present ministry Is given a
arge majority In the new chamber.
Cuban Liberals Reunite.
Havana , March 8. At the end of it
irotracted session the joint committee
of Mlguellstas and Xnylstas agreed to
preliminary terms for the fusion of
.he two factions under the title of
Iberal party. The committee decided
o submit to the national assemblies
of both factions a proposition for the
emit km of a national reorganization
commission , charged with the arrange
ment of the details. After adjournment -
ment the committee received the con
pmtulatlons of President Gomez on
[ he success of their efforts to reunite
the Liberal party.
Falling Off In Exports.
Washington , March 8. In .January
last there was a falling off of about
$50,000.00 ' In the total value of the
country's exports , as compared with
those of January , 1908 , while for the
seven months ending with January
last Hie total exports amounted to $1-
031,710,0-14. against $1,189,090,051 In
the corresponding seven months of the
previous fiscal year , a fall of $157,000. .
000 In the seven months In question
March S.Vhen con
gress meets on the 16th Inst. , upon
the call ot the president to consider
a revision ot the tarilt , there will be
110 constitutional restrictions upon the
nature ol the business that may bo
transacted. It is generally conceded
that at least two months will be re
quired for the representatives to con
clude consideration of all the sched
ules involved in this legislation. The
house Itself will not receive the bill
for some weeks , as the committee on
ways and moans will require consider
able time to report the measure. Dur
ing this long period the senate will
have nothing to uo in respect to the
turiit' and even alter the bill leaves
the house it will be In the hands 01
the committee on finance for some
time belore the senate actually gets
possession of it and the debate be
gins. Thou will beg.n a long wait by
the house ot iepijh ( r..atives uni.l the
senate amendments can be Known and
conleieeb appointed to bring about an
agreement upon them.
In view of the extended period of
inactivity that would lace each house
should nothing be considered except
the tariff , many senators are consider
ing the advisability of entering upon
other legislation which they believe
ought to be passed in time to send it
over to the house when that body has
disposed of its bill and will only have
to wait for senate action on the tariff.
The advocates of postal savings banks
have talked of the possibility ol such
a policy being adopted ever since they
became aware of their Inability to se
cure legislation in the last session of
congress.
OIL RATES OCCUPY SESSION
Government Seeks to Prove Publica
tion of Disputed Tariff.
Chicago , March U. The government
occupied the entirt * session of the re-
( rial of the Siandard Oil company of
Indiana In seeking to prove the pub
lication of the disputed tariff No. 24
which carried the 18-cent rate lor oil
between Indiana and Illinois points
Several rallioad men , formerly in the
offices ot the Chicago and Alton tail
road at Chicago , Summit , 111 , , and
other nearby points , testified that the
tariff was kept on file in their offices
It is expected that the government's
proof relative to the publication of the
tariff will be concluded by Monday.
Suffragists to Tackle Newspaper Men.
New York , March G. The New York
S'jifiagetles have organized a crusade
101 tle : turtherlng ol their propaganda
among the newspaper men who work
on the morning newspapets. The openIng -
Ing meeting of what promises to be a
long campaign Is to be held In Park
Row oa Tuesday at 2:30 : o'clock In
the moinlng. The suffragettes will
gather in automobiles and a half dozen
speakers will make a vigorous demand
for "votes for women. "
Ends Life With Dynamite.
Cleveland , Tenn. , March G. David
Coffman , aged sixty years , purchased
a stick of dynamite , attached a fuse
to it , lighted It and lay down on the
dynamite The explosion tore Coff-
man s head to atoms and the body
almost to the waist was literally toin
to shreds. Family trouble was the
cause
Bit ) SIOUX ON RAMPAGE
High Water Threatens South Dakota
Central Railroad Bridge.
Sioux Kails , S. D. , March 8. The
melting of the vast amount of snow
which fell two weeks ago has caused
the Big Sioux river to go on a lampagi
and the high water is threatening the
$25,000 trestle bridge of the South Da
kotu Central Railroad company jusl
above the falls of the Sioux.
Crews of men are doing their utmosi
to save the bridge by the liberal use
of dynamite in amoving the masse ;
of Ice and driftwood when they be
come dangerous.
The water has risen within a fool
of the heavy timbers upon which the
track Is laid. The river is out of iti
banks In the north portion of Siotu
valley.
PATRICK MAKES
PLEAJOR LIBERTY
Asks Court to Free Him or Send
llra ! IQ Electric Chair ,
New York , March G. In a dramatic
nppual belore the appellate division of
the supu-me court In Brooklyn , Albert
T. Patrick , who was sentenced to
denth for the murder of William
Marsh Kite In 1'jno , argued for nearly
four hourfc for his llbetty. The pi In
clpal points of his contention were
thnl Ins conviction was the tesult of
a 'colossal conspiracy on the part of
the justice at his trial and the author
Itles who prosecuted him , " and that
Governor Hlggins had no legal rlgh' '
to commute the sentence of the court
to life Imprisonment , Inasmuch as he
had not nskod for or consented to such
commutation
Decision was reserved by the court
In the meantime Patrick will be taken
back to Sing Sing prison and given all
the facilities lie needs to prepare Ma
brief Assistant District Attorney
Taylor , who appeared In opposition to
Patrlck'6 motion , will flic a brief In
reply.
The scene In court while the con
demned' man pleaded his cause with
all the mental agility ami fervor of
n trained lawyer was sensational Pat
rick's wife feat Just behind him. Pat
rick declared that life Imprisonment
was a more severe sentence than duath
and asked the court to either give
him his liberty or send him to the
electric chair under the original sen
tence.
Lincoln , March 8. The DomoeratU
caucus to be held tonight for the pur
pose of deciding on a program for
the legislature for the next twelve1
days Is the center of Interest. Theru
remains much work to do and thu
work of agreeing on a plan of proced
ure Is no small one. The "sifting"
committee will put in some hard licks
the next two days , weeding out such
bills as , In the opinion of Us mem
bers , are unworthy of the time of the
legislative body. Thus far the housa
has been in session forty-eight day *
and the senate forty-five days.
It Is now evident that perhaps 150
bills will be passed by the two houses
before the end of the session , and this
will keep the governor busy. One ol
the matters to be decided on by tut
caucus is whether Speaker Pool shal
name the sifting committee or wheth
er It shall be made by the committee
on committees. The speaker is of the
mind that he should bo permitted to
name the sifting committee , and his
strength with the majority will prob
ably bo sufficient to reserve to him
that right.
Several measures , among them tht
bank deposit guaranty bill , the rail
road taxation bill and other Democrat
ic legislation , are expected' to occupy
the two houses for the present week
There has been talk of an attempt to
secure the passage of a bill whicl
would permit boxing contests In No
liraska , but opposition to such actloi
is very strong. In fact , the time llml
for the introduction of new bills la
past , and unless an amendment is
tacked onto some bill already before
the legislature making such contests
legal , a special message of the gov
crnor would be necessary to secure
action on such legislation. This is
considered out of the question.
Muscntine Road Sold ,
Muscatlnn , la , March C The Mus
catine and North and South railroad
has been sold to Philadelphia capital
is'.s ' It runs from Mufcatine to Klruk
Junction , wher th < ? toad connects
with ' ! : ' town Central Many Improve
ments ar.i ] ue-w rolling slock It U
Etateilvill result from the change of
owneismp.
Kills Self as Sweetheart Did.
Benton Hi , Match G As a sequel
! o the suicide of Miss Byrl Seiners
near hete two days ago , John Nichols ,
twentyfiveyears old , killed himself
by stioo'ing. as did Miss Somers He
left a note saying he had nothing
more to live lot since his sweetheart's
death.
Ice Gorge Goes Out at Vermilioir.
Vermilion , S. D. , March 8. All danger -
ger of an overflow of the Missouri
river here ended when a big ice gorge ,
which held for seven hours , went out ,
The gorge was fifteen feet high and
extended a mile straight across the
river and three miles up stream.
Geronimo's Successor Named.
Lawton , Okla. , March 8. At an In
formal meeting of more than half ol
the Apache prisoners of war at Fort
Bill eligible to vote for a chief to suc
ceed the late Geronimo , Asn Deklugle
of the Nedni branch of the tribe was
chosf-n.
WILL RUN OR ; IX DAYS
Great International Race Begins Ir
New York Tomorrow Night.
New York , March G. For a week
beginning tomoriow night , the alien
tlou of sporting men of the metiopolle
will be fixed on the great International
fclx day go-as-you-please race in Madl
son Square Garden. Twogoore of thc
world's best runners , assembled bj
( he piomoters of. the affair from all
parts of the globe , civilized and un
civilized , will circle around the big
amphitheater In an attempt to capture
the $5,000 hung up In prizes.
Maloney Wins Marathon ,
New York , Maich G. Mat Malone >
of Yonkers easily defeated Paddj
White , the Irish champion. In the
Marathon race last night Maloney fin
lEhed the 2G miles 885 yards In :
hours , 57 minutes and 23 seconds
White was obliged to quit in tht
twentieth mile.
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HARRIMAN ANDJG'JID DIAL
Union Pacific and Wabash Will Ex >
change Business at Kansas City.
Chicago , March 8. The Record-Han-
aid buys : Negotiations are la proje-
ress which will , It Is thought , evonti *
ally hind for Iddward 11. HnrrlmanV.
Union Pacific line west of Kansas Oltr
the greatest traffic coup lu his hUtory.
It lu understood that beginning uarlr
In May then ) will be un IntorcboiiKW
traffic agreement between the WabiaU
and the Union Pacllh at KaiiBiiu City , ,
which will be of Immense value to
eaeh system The details of the tuntiv
live agreement have not received Ui
sanction of Hiirrlman or of Ooorgo J.
( iiiild ) , but It Is known that 1 lu the
purpose to Interchange traffic wall
nigh to the exclusion of all other con
nections. The pending iiBreemBnt *
may In a measure explain why HurrW
man was so ready to throw $2,000,000
Into the Kyndlcate which loaned Oouldi
$8,000,000 to save some of hla road *
from bankruptcy.
GOAL CONFERENCE
IN PHILADELPHIA
Early Agreement In Anthracite
Field Is Expected.
Philadelphia , March 8. PresideiiS
Lewis of the United Mines Workers ol
America and the minors' commltteet
on Thursday will have a conference
with the presidents of the anthracite *
raiiroad and coal companies here.
Then ; is a distinctly better feeling
In the hard coal fields regarding thw
outcome of the negotiations. Business
men say that they look for only u
short suspension of work , If , Indeed ,
there is any suspension at all.
It was in April , seven years ago , ,
when the six months' strike in thtf
anthracite teal regions begun and !
brought in its wake public hardship
that will not soon be forgotten. Thei
last three-year agreement will oxplr
upon April 1 uiid on the early renewuS
ol a working agreement rests the mau
ler of harmony or slrlle In the anthracite * -
cite Hold
WILL DINE SHERMAN TONIGHT
New Vice President to Face Friends
at Banquet Table.
Washington , March G Although
Vice Pi evident Sherman hnb haidly re-
eoveic'd'yel Irom Ihe excilement ot in
auguration day , he will be called upou
tonight to face a large ami eiithu iav
lie gathering of his fnoius The omi-
sion will be the dinner given to Me.
Saeiman by lte.i ; . e uiuathe- iluiuiv
Ion Muote ol I'inliuielpi.ia , tortner
president of the National Leagues oZ
Republican Clubs.
Among the men invited to meet the
lew vice president are the membi-rss
of the Pennsylvania-delegation in ( oiir-
gress , the members of the Gridiron
club of Washington , the mcmbcib of
ihe Five U Clock club of Philadelphia
and a numue-i ot high government olttV
cials
RECEPTION TOJLUEJACKETS
Helen Gould Greets Three Hundred
Tars of the Fleet.
New York , March S. Miss Holer *
Uould entertained liuo bluojaekela
from the ballleMhips ot the North At'
lantlc squadron , now al the Brooklyn
navy yard , after their lound the world
cruise. A reception and tea was heuel
al the naval branch of the Youui
Men's Christian association.
"I wish to welcome all the hoys
home , " she said. "I have waicheeS
your trip around the woild with i.iter-
ebt. 1 want to tell you about anotliit
dear friend of yours , Mrs. Russ. IS
Sage , who would also bu hero to wi 1-
come you hack had she not broKe-u
hei arm a few weeks ago. 1 visit her
ftequently and every time 1 set- her ,
shu brings out the postal card t iu
has received from the men of the 11 ct
and shows me the pictures sliu hail
and what yon have written to her.
Shf sends her best wishes to you"
The Jackles cheeied Miss Gould Inst
il ) and eaeh man In turn shook handy
with her Three cheers also \\eru
given for Mrs. Sage.
Oil Strlki Near Fort Washakle.
Cheyenne , V/yo. , March 8.Repoita
reccued from Fort Uimhakie sii ) a
prnuiuuig well of blueK axplmituin oil
vuo opened up in tin- Indian reserva
tion by the \\ashakle Hydro-Carbon
Mm.UK company This Is the first oil
found in commercial ejuantllleH. Grout
excitement prevails.