TIIH NOKKOMv AVKKKIiY N'KWR JOl'HNAL , FIUDAYJANUAKY 7 , 11)10. )
10 Below Here ; 30 nt Deadwood.
\ At Norfolk , 1C liulow zero ; at Deadwood -
wood , ; io below zero ; nt Chndron , zero ;
temperature ever north Nebraska and
Houthorn Houtli Dukotn , zero to 'JO below -
low ; wnrinur west of Cluulron , Into
WyomhiK ; 10 aboVe zero ut Douglas ,
Wyoin. ; cloudy and snowing thurc.
V Tlio cold wuvo from I'rlnco Albert ,
where It WIIH11 below zero two elnyB
\ ngo , reached Norfolk on Hchodulo time ,
an forocnHtod by the weather man.
Train Ben-Ice WIIH Hllll further crippled -
plod by the cold.
Omaha , Jan. 5. Another low loin-
poraturo record IH reported by the
wonther bureau today. At 7 o'clock
thlH morning the mercury registered
10 degrees below zero.
Coldest of Winter at Lincoln.
' Lincoln , Jan. fi. The minimum tern-
' pnrnturo of the wlnt'er , 14 bcjlow zero ,
was recorded at 7 a. IH. today' ; *
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Cold Nloht In New York. "
New'York , Jan. 'fi. New York/uttwi'
one of .tho ceildest nlghta of tlio winter ,
" "
IB'confronted with a snowstorm toddy.
' During the night the minimum temper-
, 'aturo was 9 degrees above zero. There
was n biting wind. The municipal
lodging house alone hoiiHcd nearly 500
persons , over a score of them women.
A thinly clad wanderer was picked up
, on the street today dead from expo
sure.
St. Louis Clothed In Ice.
St. Loulfl , Jan. B. Hnln which fell
'during the night froze this morning
and covered the streets and walks
with Ice half an Inch thick. Tele
graph and telephone companies ox-
porloncod great trouble with wires
falling to the ground. The union sta
tion bulletin board showed the gen
eral "no wires" and the arrival of
trains was not posted.
Most of the trains arrived fioin out
to four hours late. Trains from the
north we're reported nlno hours late.
Fire at Castlewood , S. D. _
Watertown , S. D. , .lun. r > . Ttio
town of Custlewood , eighteen miles
south of here , narrowly missed being
wiped out by fire last evening during
u heavy wind.
The entire south sldo of Main street
hi In ashes and the Ions Is estimated
at $180,000 with about half Insurance.
Twelve buildings are gutted and the
lire did not stop until the last buildIng -
Ing on the side of the street was de
stroyed. The lire started in Miller's
hardware store and being fanned by
a high wind spread rapidly. Ten min
utes after the lire started two build
ings were in ashes and the entire
block threatened. A message came
to this city asking for aid and thirty
men with lire apparatus responded on
a special train. At one time it was
feared the entire business district
would bo destroyed. When four build
ings were gone an attempt was made
to chcck the flames by dynamiting
two stores but the wind carried the
llamoR on and they continued to
spread. At a late hour the tire burn
ed itself outou _ the extreme edge of
Main street. The principal losses are
as follows :
Miller hardware store $40,000 , New
ton's clothing store $110,000 , Shank's
jewelry store $15,000 ; Ilollls general
store $35,000 , Bennett's harness shop ,
Implement sheds and office $50,000.
The origin of the tire Is not known.
Several persons had narrow escapes
from injury and others are suffering
with frozen hands as a result of their
work fighting the flames.
Strike Caused Davis' Death.
Madison Post : Fred II. Davis re
turned Wednesday night from Orleans ,
where ho went to assist In the last
sad rites over the remains of his
brother , George W. Davis , who died
at Mlssoula , Mont. , last week.
The sad story of the manner in
which Winnie went to his death is
Indeed pathetic and though ho has
gone from the world for all time yet
hls'momory will be revered as a hero
who died at his post In faithful at
tendance upon the duties Imposed up
on him by his employers.
Winnie was a fast freight conductor
on the Milwaukee west out of Bntto
and It was while in his way car or
caboose that he sank down and died
as a result of overwork and exhaus
tion. Kor sometime the railroads in
the west have been affected by a strike
of switchmen and as a result the roads
were operated under the most trying
circumstances. This condition was
iniulo doubly worse by reason of the
intense cold. For eight days previous
to his death Winnie had been con
stantly In charge of his train doubling
his division just as often as possible.
Ho had no rest except a short nap
now and then which ho took between
stations. During those eight days ho
had not seen his wife but made his
homo on his car. Ho worked day In
and day out without complaining and
although sick would not give up. His
crow heard no complaint neither did
nny of his employers and until his
death no one knew the Intense strain
and suffering ho underwent. It is
thought that the immediate cause of
his death was acute pneumonia being
brought on by exposure and exhaus
tion.
Nebraska Mute Ends Life.
Uoaver City. Neb. , Jan. 5. Edward
nrouhard , son of II. Brouhnrd , presi
dent of the bank of Heaver City , com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
In the breast with a target ride. Ills
lifeless body was found In the hayloft
of the barn soon after 8 o'clock and
it was still warm. The young man
had risen at 7 o'clock , gone out and
was not missed until the family rose
some time later. Ho was 21 years
old , and In the evening had celebrated
the event at a party attended by
young friends. Ho was n deaf rauto ,
but had been well educated and had
accumulated considerable property. Ho
Is supposed to have brooded over his
affliction as ho had no other cause
for the deed.
, Mrs , Peyton Gets Divorce.
Madison , Neb. , Jan. fi. Special to
The NOWB : District court convened
here , It being an adjourned session of
the November , M09. term , with Judge
A. A. Welch presiding and W. II.
Powers reporter. Attorneys II. I \
Jarnhart , M. 1) . Tyler , Hurt Mapos , M.
I1 , llazen , Jack Kocnlgstein and J. C.
Hnglomnn of Norfolk attended. Mrs.
Hesslo D. Peyton was granted n di
vorce from her husband. Guy M. Pey
ton , the custody of the four children
being given to the father by stipula
tion. Court will bo In session today , If
not longer.
Quails Most AM Frozen.
Boyd County News : A largo per
centage of the quails of thin section
ihd'rtliilo'of'tno ' entire stnto- perished
ns a result o'f tlio told weather and a
lack of food the pant month.This .
occurs about , every otbor winter The
law protecting thorn from the rilmrod
should ho repealed. The News debs
not think they should bo hunt/d for
market , but the resident of n locality
should bo allowed to kill thorn for
homo consumption. The prairie chick
ens should have no protection what
ever , as they leave a locality as soon
as settlement Is made and It makes
a mockery of our statute to have them
burdened with such kangaroo laws.
Lies in Snow All Night Long.
William Hlshop , n peddler claiming
"anywhere" for his homo , was found
almost frozen to death , by Henry
Ilorst , a farmer living between hero
and Hosklns.
Hlshop Is a cripple , having only one
leg. Monday night the harness of the
horse attached to his wagon became
broken and with some dlfllculty Hishop
alighted In the deep snow , unhar
nessed the horse and tried to repair
the harness. In the meantime his
horse wandered nway from the wagon
and could not be found.
For several hours Bishop , with all
the power of his lungs , yelled for as
sistance that never came. Ho llnally
lay down in the snow and tried to
sleep , but , suffering from the terrible
cold , he got little rest. The tempera
ture was 12 ° below zoro. All Monday
night he lay shivering in the snow on
the lonely road , and when found Tues
day morning by Mr. Ilorst both his
hands wore terribly frozen. Ho was
taken to the Horst honic , where his
hands were thawed out , and Wednes
day he was brought to Norfolk , where
Dr. Verges treated him. The doctor
says , although the hands arc fro/.en as
badly as any ho had seen , amputation
will not be necessary.
"It was terrible , " said Mr. Hlshop ,
who Is a Gorman. "All night I tried
to sleep In the road. I have no family
and have no homo. "
Who Wants a Baby Boy ?
Does anybody want this boy baby ?
The child was born yesterday to a
woman who has been employed In the
Calumet restaurant kitchen for some
time , and whoso husband deserted her
three months after marriage. The
husband Is said to have lived formerly
at Tilden.
The babe's mother , a very young
woman , has no money with which to
take care of the child. Charity contri
butions are needed In the way of gar
ments , etc. , for the little day-old infant.
Money is needed , until a home for the
little one can be found. The first con
tribution in the way of provisions was
made during the day.
The mother , who has been a con
scientious worker at the cafe. Is alone
in the world. Her father was killed
In a railway accident and her mother
died three months later. She married
and her husband abandoned her , lay
ing her destitute and ill.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
C. J. Kelsey of Nellgh was lieu
O. A. Williams of Neligh was here.
Henry Itoth of Atkinson was here.
Fiank Pickeroll of Napor was here.
Thomas Young of Bn/ile Mills was
here.
F. A. Ilerry of Wayne was In the
city.
city.P.
P. G. Hale of Atkinson was In the
city.
city.G.
G. D. Dutterfleld returned from
Omaha.
Archie Gow has returned to Des
Moinus to continue his studies at college -
lego there.
10. A. Bullock went to Chicago on
business.
F. A. Hedllno of Omaha Is In the city
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie of
Pierce were in the city.
Senator W. V. Allen of Madison call
ed on friends here.
Lowell Ersklne and Hess Tyndall re
turned to the university at Lincoln.
Mrs. II. A. Haley and her mother ,
Mrs. II. II. Miller , went to Pierce to
visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Shannon , wno
have been hero visiting with the E. D.
Perry family , returned to Ewlng.
M. D. Tyler , Hurt Mapos , M. C. Ha-
zen , E. P. Weathorby have gone to
Madison to attend the district court.
Arthur Sounoland , who has been
hero spending the holidays with his
parents , Mr. and Mrs. I. Sonnoland.
has returned to Omaha , whore ho Is
attending the Crelghton Medical col-
lego.
S. W. Warner returned from Chad-
ron Monday evening. Mr. Warner
spent the holidays with relatives at
Chadron and also helped celebrate his
father's fortieth birthday.
Charles Hlchardson , former book
keeper of the Norfolk Long Distance
Telephone company , has gene to Boomer -
er for a month's visit after which ho
will go to Alnsworth to take charge of
his much.
Fearing that some largo wild animal
had made Its permanent quarters In
his barn on South Fifth street , John
Hermann , at the advlco of friends ,
put a wolf trap In the place and was
rewarded In being the captor of a full
grown skunk.
Miss Hertha Wllklns , who has re
cently returned from California , has
just lately been able to get about
without the aid of crutches. Miss Wil
kins had her right nnkle badly broken
In a street car wreck while at Los
Angeles , In which five persons wore
killed. Her trip to Seattle and Urltisli
Columbian points was not made on
this account. An automobile occupied
by five persons ran Into n street cm
and the entire automobile party wore
killed , a number of passengers on the
street car , among whom was Miss Wll
kins , being Injured. The plaster ol
Paris cast on Miss Wllkins' ankle was
removed by her physician Monday.
Joyce Hall Is reported 111.
A. J * . Stear la on the sick list.
Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welhcr ,
a fion.
Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klein , n
daughter.
.Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sold.
HchloKt.u son.
Paul Wetzel who has been ill Is
now able to be nt his place of busl
ness again.
The Ladles' Aid society of the Moth'
odlst church will meet In the church
parlors Thursday afternoon at 2:1)0. : )
A telegram announces that the re
mains of Owen O'Neill were shipped
from Utah yesterday and they ought
to reach Hattlo Creek probably Thurs
day or Friday.
Mrs. W. F. Edens of Fairfax , who
was operated on at Rochester , Minn. ,
for goiter a few days ago , is reported
to bo recovering rapidly. Mrs. Edens
formerly lived in Norfolk.
There will be no meeting of the
Degree of Honor lodge tonight.
The Norfolk Chess club meets with
Miss Minnie Maas Thursday evening ,
Funeral services ever the remains
of Owen O'Neill will be hold at the
Catholic church at Hattlo Creek Fri
day morning at 1 o'clock. Relatives
of Mr. O'Neill have arrived at Battle
Creek from the east.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Congregational church will moot
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 : at the
home of Miss Alvira Durland , with
Mrs. II. J. Cole assisting. All the
ladles of the congregation and their
friends are Invited ,
At the mooting of the Norfolk German -
man Lutheran relief association at
Winter's hall Tuesday evening the fol
lowing oillcers wore elected : Prcsl-
dent , Carl Schmledoberg ; vice president -
dent , C. II. Krahn ; treasurer , Herman
Winter ; secretary , Otto Zuelow ; or
ganlzor. Carl SCuelow.
Installation of the now oillcers ol
the Eagles took place at the Eagles
hall , after which a banquet was ten
dered to the members. After partak
ing of the refreshments the members
enjoyed a smoker and the music from
the Norfolk Mandolin club was greatly
appreciated. Mlllard Green , the newly
ly Installed president , made a short
address and commented upon the fu
ture welfare of the order.
OVERLAND LIMITED GONE.
Cross Continent Pathfinder Succumbs
to Commercial Spirit.
Omaha , Jan. C. The death knell ol
the famous "Overland Limited" was
sounded New Year's day. After trail
ing for many years over the contlnenl
between Chicago and San Franclsct
the old flyer is to go out of tradltior
and In its place will be "The San Fran
clsco Limited. "
Orders have been Issued on n'l the
lines of the Union Pacific , the North
western , the Southern Pacific and Mil
waukee roads that all time tables
advertisements and literature of al
kinds is to bear the new title.
The passing of the old "Ovorlant
Limited" may not mean much to UK
traveling public , but to railroad incr
It means the destruction of an old tra
dition. The name for many years has
been a favorite with the men of the
road and for advertising purposes II
has been invaluable. This old trail
was the pathfinder between Chicago
and the Pacific coast , for its origh
dates back to early days when througl
trains were first run across the con
tinonl.
Commercialism is blamed for the
change. Out by the Golden Gate the
business men of San Francisco , aftci
many appeals , have persuaded the foui
railroads , over which the train runs
to have the train bear the name ol
their city. They pointed to the facl
that there was a "Los Angeles Limit
oil" and a "Portland Limited , " and fin
ally the railroads conceded the point
Chicago made no effort to name the
eastbonnd train in her honor.
CHRISTMAS ON ROSEBUD.
Heaviest Postoffice Business That Sec
tion Has Ever Seen.
Dallas News : A popriar subject for
the city dallies to write upon Christ
mas day was the phenomenal mails
and express that was handled this year
nt the instance of the generous Santa
Clans. Sioux City , Norfolk , Omaha
and other cities elaborated upon the
affair by giving facts and figures from
the books of the postofllco department
which was surprising in the extreme.
Our own city postofllco had some care
and labor to care for the great holiday
rush , and from early In the morning
until late at night was the postofllce
force overtaxed In the handling of the
heavy malls , not only for Dallas but
for the entire territory west In Trlpp
county. The malls for twelve offices
going and coming passed through the
Dallas ofllco and the figures from the
registration books leaves no room to
question but that the postofllco was n
busy corner In this busy llttlo city.
From December 1 until the 2Cth of the
month 1,000 registered letters and
packages In transit passed through the
Dallas office ; 210 were received and
distributed through this ofllco and 215
letters and packages originating hero
were dispatched to other cities , making
a total of nearly l.fiOO handled In the
twenty-six days , which ! n Itself makes
a pretty good showing for the city of
Dalian and Its postal facilities , On the
number of packages handled convoy
ing Christmas Joys It IH hard to arrlvo
nt the number , ns there wna no count
made , but It Is a conservative estimate
to state that fully 5,000 passed In tran
sit ; that fully 1.000 were received and
distributed through this olllco , and that
fully 1,000 originated In tlio Dallas of
fice and were dispatched to all parts
of the world.
Postcards by the thousands , here as
everywhere else , gave nearly ns much
labor to care for as the packnges re
ceived. In the holiday season the letter -
tor mall Is always very heavy.
The mall carriers on tlio star routes
wore overburdened with work In the
transportation of the malls , and the
passenger feature-of their enterprise
was almost entirely eliminated , The
bad condition of , the roads worked
greatly to their disadvantage.
The exchange of.Christmas greet
ings , it Is claimed , wan the heaviest
ever experienced , which Is n general
Index to the gener'al prosperity of the
people of the country.
Near-Fire at Atkinson.
Atkinson Graphtp : A disastrous fire
was prevented at the home of K. F.
Slemson last Wednesday by Mr. Stem-
son arriving nt the house just In the
nick of time. It appears that Mrs.
Slemson , having occasion to go homo ,
found the house full of smoke as ho
entered , and at once investigated and
found a doll laid against the stove and
ready to blaze. The children said tiio
doll was cold and they wanted to warm
It.
DRESSMAKER PAID $7.500 FINE.
Accused of Smuggling , Miss Wlndmul-
ler Pleaded Guilty In New York.
New York , Jan. G. To the surprise
of the customs authorities , Augusta
Wlndmuller , one of the fashionable
dressmakers indicted 'for conspiracy
to defraud the treasury by means of
the "sleeper trunk" game , appeared
before Judge Noyes in the United
Stales circuit court , entered a plea of
guilty , was fined $7,500 , which she
promptly paid.
Neither Collector Loch nor any of
the oflicial force would discuss the
disposition of the case. There was
n general agreement , however , that
should the courts here adopt the policy
that has characterized the treatment
of similar cases by the federal court
at Trenton , N. J. , the task of breakIng -
Ing up an organized revenue frauds
here will be rendered all the harder.
Both Collector Loeb and District At
torney Wise are anxious for the full
penalties to be given to smugglers.
It Is believed that twenty-five or
more others who arc under indictment
for the same offense as that of Miss
Windmuller's will be let off as light
ly ns she has been by other federal
judges.
NEBRASKANS SLAIN IN GERMANY
Thieves Murdered John Fogler and His
Wife , Formerly of Superior.
Superior , Neb. , Jan. G. News has
reached here of the death of John Fog
ler and his wife , who were murdered
In their home in Germany a few days
ago. The murder was committed by
thieves who were attempting to rob
the Fogler homo. The Fogler family
left Superior about twelve years ago
for Germany. Mr. Foglor was about
SO years old.
GRANTED A 5-YEAR DIVORCE.
Lawyers Say There Is No Precedent
for an Indiana Decree.
Chicago , Jan. C. What was dubbed
a "trial divorce" by Chicago lawyers ,
was granted at Hammond , Intl. , yester
day by Judge V. S. Richter in the Lake
county superior court. Some of the
attorneys who learned of the unusual
divorce declared the court had no
precedent for his action and that the
restrictions Imposed could not bo held
to be binding under the laws of In
diana.
Judge Richter termed his now form
of separation a limited divorce. By
the terms of the decree Mr. and Mrs.
William Wohole are divorced for five
years , after which they may live to
gether if they desire. If , In the mean
time , they wish to re-wed they will be
unable to do so.
The question arises whether , In the
live years' period , the couple should
go outside of the state and re-wed , and
then decide to got a divorce again
after the expiration of the period , they
would have to get two divorces to bo
legally separated.
MARS HAS A PANAMA , TOO.
New Canals Have Been Discovered'on
the Neighboring Planet.
Boston , Jan. C. Dr. Perclval Lowell
made the Ilrst public announcement
of new discoveries regarding tlio plan
et Mars which have convinced him It
Ir Inhabited , which he bollovos will
convince other scientists. Ho told of
observations of a most remarkable
series of phenomena produced , ho de
clares , by "animate will. "
Shorn of technical phraseology , Dr.
Lowell's statement asserted that the
Martians are now engaged In digging
a new sot of canals and that he has
been able , If not actually to see the
dirt fly , to watch the canals grow.
"September 30 , 1900 , " said Doctor
Lowell , 'when the syrtls major came
around again to view after Its periodic
hiding of six weeks , two striking ca
nals became at once evident to the
east of the syrtls in places where no
canals had ever previously boon soon.
Not only was their appearance unpre-
ccddntod. but the canals themselves
were most conspicuous. They con
veyed to an oasis , Itself new.
"In form they nro llko nil the other
canals , narrow regular lines of even
width throughout running with geomet
ric precision from definite points to
another point where an oasis Is lo
cated. The system exactly resembles
what life there would evolve under
the conditions wo know exist.
"Tho phenomena transcend any na
tural law and nro only explicable , so
far ns can be seen , by the presence
out yonder of nnlmato will. "
He Collected the Bill.
Pierce County Leader : The Leader
collected , or , rather , Constable G. W.
Golf did , an account that wo had al
most given up. The Lender printed a
liquor notlco for an Individual who
wanted to run n saloon at Foster a
couple yenra ngo. He lost out In get
ting the saloon license and wo lost out
In securing our money for printing the
same. In spite of our efforts to locate
the gentleman with letters , everything
was fruitless Insofar ns receiving nn
answer was concerned. Our opportu
nity came the first of the week , how
ever. The follow paused through Plercu
on Sunday afternoon's passenger and ,
learning that ho would return Monday ,
wo had the necessary papers made out
and gave them to Constable Goff to
servo on him when ho passed through.
The train pulled In , the officer boarded
the smoker and fortunately came face
to face with his man In short order.
The preliminary Introduction was in
dulged in , and then the real question
popped. After denying the bill at first ,
the fellow llnally admitted that hu
owed the little account , and came
through with a bill of largo denomina
tion , which the constable was unable
to change. The train had started to
pull out. but the olllcor , being game
and seeing the coin In sight , accom
panied the follow to Norfolk , where
the proper change was brought across.
Wo print this little item to show that
printers are not all suckers and all
they want is what Is coming to them.
EVER HOLD A HAND LIKE THIS ?
A Double Chicane In a Topeka Game
. of Bridge.
Topeka. Jan. G. Topeka bridge
players arc very much interested in
a bridge hand dealt at one of the clubs
n few days ngo , none of thorn having
seen anything similar to It hereto
fore. The dealer picked up his hand
finding seven hearts with two honors.
Of course , ho Immediately made It
"hearts. " Ills partner , In laying down
his hand , remarked with a smile :
"Partner , I certainly should have
made it the same. "
Ho showed on the table the other
six hearts with three honors. This
pave the opposition a double chicane ,
something that had never boon held
in that club before.
But the remainder of the hand was
also unusual. The makers , with all
the thirteen trumps in their hands ,
made only the odd. The opposition
held all the remaining aces and kings
and so divided that not u maker's
trump could be used.
Confer on School Lands.
Washington , Jan. G. Attorney General -
oral Clarke and Land Commissioner
Dokken of South Dakota arc hero con
ferring with the congressional delega
tion from that state In regard 10 school
lands which South Dakota claims in
the national forest reserve of tlio
Black Hills. Under the enabling act ,
by which the state was admitted.
South Dakota claims 100 sections of
lands now in the forest reserve. The
government forestry bureau contends
Dakota is entitled to only a few sec
tions that were surveyed before the
forest reserve was established. The
South Dakota delegation wants to
have the interior department formally
declare its position in regard to these
lands , and then whatever action scorns
necessary to protect the rights of the
state will be taken. It mny bo neces
sary to obtain special legislation on
the subject before the state can obtain
the lands.
Attorney General Clarke will remain
hero next week and also take up in
the supreme court the cases of the
claimants to the McClellan estate at
Sioux Falls. General Grigsby Is rep
resenting several Arkansas "heirs"
who claim the $40,000 estate belongs
to thorn. All the alleged heirs have
boon defeated In the courts below and
the case is before the supreme court
on n writ of cortiorari. If the heirs
lose now the estate will go to South
Dakota.
ODDS FAVOR JEFFRIES NOW.
But Many Believe That Johnson Will
be the Choice July 4.
New York , Jan. G. There must be
a whole lot of loose money In the
sporting world after all. Wo haven't
seen nny of it , but there must be
some just tlio same. There arc some
sporting men willing right now to tie
up money away up In the thousands
on that Jeffries and Johnson fight ,
which is more than six months off.
Cincinnatlans have started the big
money talk and early quotations make
Jeffries a nine to ton favorite. Henry
Berry , who is now in the city on the
Rhino , and when he Is homo
nt Los Angles , Cal. , is referred to as
the owner of the baseball club of that
city , has $20,000 ho has no use for for
some time and ho Is willing to let it
rest up as n bet against $18,000 that
the white man will bo returned victor
In that Fourth of July scrap. To date
ho has found no takers and this might
servo as n tip to Baron Wllklns nnd
his list of subscribers to that $10.000
fund that Is I elng raised to hot on
Johnson.
Out on the const the other day n
hot of $500 to100 on Jeffries was re
corded , but the betters nnd the stnko-
holder were not nnmed because they
do not cnro nbout lllrltlng with that
anti-betting law which Is now on the
statute books In California. There
have boon many more hots mndo out
In the Golden Stntes , but they have
been kept under cover. In every one
Jeffries has boon the ruling favorite ,
but the opinion of the unprejudiced Is
that before Indopendanco day the negro -
ro man will bo the cholco. Opinion In
his favor Is growing steadily and it
would bo no surprise to see him go
in the ring nt odds-on.
AT J. P. MORGAN'S ' COMMAND ,
Vast Banking Capital and Resourcca
Controlled by the Great Danker.
The enormous banking capital anil
resources controlled liy ,1. I'lorpont
Morgan , the tinted financier and bank <
IT. who recently bought the slock ol
the Equitable Life AHsurnnco society
held by Thomas ! > ' . Uyan , who pur <
chased the Equitable' * stock control
from .lames llnzen Hyde In Juno ,
100. , are shown In the following table
Kqultulilo l.lfu ABHUI-IUICO mi-
fifty $ liK.UUO.WX !
Now Vork l.lTo liinurancu com
pany CwT.OOO.OCK
National Hnnk of Commerce ; . . U4I.OUO.XA (
Klrnt Nntlonnl bank ISI.OUO.OX
ej mi runty Tryst comimny 100.OU0.OOC
MercnntllQ Trust comtmn)1. . . . . TC.OOO.ewc
Kiillltublo Trust conipunr . ' . ( . . U2.000.00i
Hankers' Trust cot\i | > aay. .1. ) . . 4S.UOO.UOi
A tor Trust company 17.000.00C
Total ' . . ' .I. . . ! | 1.7 ,000OOC
Commenting on this flnmu'lal deal , u
leading New York pnpcr In an edito
rial says :
"What J. rierpont Morgan bought
'rom Thomas P. Ryan was not a ma
jority of the stock of the Hqultnblc
Life Assurance society , but the privi
lege of controlling over $ UiO.OOO.OOO of
other people's money. The ICqultnhlt1
stock that Mr. Hyan originally owned
could pay only $ JW I I In legitimate div
idends under the 7 per cent clause in
the society's charter. Mr. Hyan paUl
James llazen Hyde ifi.VUXI.OOU for thlti
opportunity to earn $ . ' ! , * r > M a year.
Wlmt Mr. Morgan bus paid to Mr.
Hyan Is still a secret , but Mr. Hyan Is
not In the habit of selling anything for
less than he paid for It.
"The Morgan Interests have long
dominated the New York Life. Now
with the assets of the K < | Ullahlo in
their possession they wield what is
probably the most tremendous finan
cial power concentrated In the Imndh
of any set of prlvnte Individuals in tin-
world. "
FOR CHAIR OF PLAYWRITING ,
H. B. Harris Offers to Be Ono of Ten to
Give $25,000 Each to Harvard.
Henry B. Harris , the theatrical pro
ducing manager of New York , bus offered -
fored to be one of ten men.who will
put .fLTi.ooo curb to found a chair of
playw riling at Harvard university.
Mr. Harris said recently that he had
already put n-ddo that amount and was
awaiting the others. Ills reasons for
suggesting such a department at Har
vard grew out of his recent visit to
Cambridge to witness the performance
by the University Dramatic club , when
he had a talk with Professor HaKcr ,
professor of dramatic literature In that
InstUulioii ,
Mr. Harris says that the lack of good
plays is due to a lack of technical
knowledge on the part of the writers
and not to a dearth of Ideas. lie feels
that men should be as carefully train
ed for writing piny ? as for any othoi
learned profession , and until sucli
training can bu given only a few of
those who al tempt the art can suc
ceed , lie thinks that the educator.1
will be Interested In his plan and be
Moves it can be carried out.
Except that such a department In tin
university would Include a lonx courts
in ilasMliand modern dramatic litcra
ture , he does not suggest any metlio <
by which the Instruction might be car
ricd on.
Delaware Farmer's Mouscr.
N. II. King of Brldgevllle , Del. . own >
a remarkable English mocking bir-
which has established n reputation : > >
u mouse catcher and takes the jilaci
of several catti. The other day while
King was In the Held with the bin ! i
caught ten mice In less than an hour
kilint ! them all. KIuj : puts thelilr
In hl'i luira at night and says it b
keeping It free-1 from r : > ts nnd mice
WHAT WILL SMITH THINK OF IT
Scientific American Says It's Impos
sible to Fly With Wings.
David Smith , the Dovorro , Nob.
farmer-inventor of a flying machine
which is being built hero nt the Ahl
man garage , and who Is so confldon
that his machine is n success nnd wil
fly , a statement which ho made before
leaving for his homo to spend the boll
days , will probably not feel so confi
dent when ho reads what the Scion
tiflc American has to say about llyln.i
machines. Mr. Smith has assured t
number of people here that ho wil
make his trial flight In Norfolk 01
January 10. Sometime ngo ho inndi
n statement thnt he hnd secret Inven
tlons which ho would put on his ma
chine which ho was positive were :
success. According to the Scientific
American , all of the Inventions whlcl
Mr. Smith hns so fnr made public , have
not proved sucossful. "Human flight,1
says the Scientific American , "by flap
ping wings Is Impossible for sevcra
reasons , chief among which Is thni
nnturo has failed to furnish us witl
the anatomy or the muscular strongtl
which arc necessary for flight of thh
kind.
"It is evident that the motive powoi
for the machine herewith Illustrated
Is to bo furnished by the arms of the
operator , nnd the movements when the
body was In horizontal flight , wouh :
consist of a vertical oscillatory move
ment of the arms when stretched te
their full extent. The power for lift
Ing and propelling the man and the
machine , whoso weight would bo al
least 200 pounds , would , therefore
have to bo furnished entirely by certain
tain muscles of the chest nnd shoulders
dors , which nro rarely brought Inte
strenuous use , and are feeble com
pared with other muscles of the body
"Furthermore , with the slow rate ol
oscillation of the wings of which n
mnn would ho cnpnble , their nren
would have to bo very large , and tholi
weight would of course Increase rap
Idly in proportion. Professor Lnngloj
pointed out that the difficulty of flying
with flapping wings increases rapidly
with the Increase In size and weight ;
this being duo to the mathematical law
that the area In bodies Increases at
the square of their dimensions , wjilk
their weight Increapcs nn the culm. lit *
pointed out thnt "tho larger the crea
ture or machine , the ICHH the rolntlvu-
aren of support may be ( that Is , If we
consider the mathematical relation
ship , without reference to the question
whether this diminished support In
nctunlly physically sulllclont or not ) ,
no that we flonn rench n condition
where we cannot Imagine ( light pos
sible. TliUB , If In a soaring bird , which
wo may suppose to weigh two pounds ,
wo should tlnd that It had two square *
feet of Burfnce , or n rale of a foot to
the pound , It would follow from ther
law just stated thnt In a Minrlng bint
of twice the dimensions wo would hnvo-
a weight of sixteen pounds and nn
area of eight square feet , or only half
a square foot of supporting mirfaco to
the pound of weight , so If flight Is pos- _
slblo In the Ilrst case , It would appear
to be highly Improbable In the second
The difficulty grows greater ns wo In
crease the size , for whan wo have n
creature- three times the dlmonslonn
we shall have twenty-seven tlmoB tho-
welght nnd only nlno times the sus
taining surface , which IH tint one-third
of n foot to a pound , This IH n consequence
quence of a mathematical law , from
which It would nppenr to follow that
wo cannot have n flying creature much
greater than n limit of area llko the-
condor , unless endued with extrnordl
nary strength of wing.
"To fly with the machine herewith
Illustrated would call for an expendi
ture of horse-power far beyond thnt
which the strongest mnn on record
ever possessed. It Is doubtful If the
nvornge mnn Is capable of exerting-
more than a quarter to a third of a
horse-power continuously. It Is true
that , In supreme moments of effort
nnd for a very brief period , athletes
may exert as high as one horse-power
or n llltlo over. The motorless aero
plane , or glider , Is the only successful
medium of human flight. Flapping
wings are clumsy , difficult to construct ,
uneconomical In operation , and , ac
cording to present knowledge and ex
perlence In the subject , they form a
wholly Impossible means of human
flight. "
DIVORCE FOR MRS , COOK ?
Report in New York Has It That She
Wants Money Back.
New York. Jan. ti. Mrs. Frederick ,
A. Cook , wife of the discredited arctle
explorer , is hiding near New York under
dor an assumed name , and is awaitInpr
an opportunity to make a financial settlement
tlomont for money advanced to Cook
since their marriage , according to In
formation obtained here.
She has , it Is said , the most valuable'
parts of Cook's diary , accumulated on
his last trip to the frozen north , which
she Intends to retain until a satisfac
tory arrangement shall hnvo boon
made. The two little daughters , Ruth
nnd Helen , were locnted at the Hamil
ton Institute for girls. The children
were placed In the Institution n few
days before Cook disappeared : They
know nothing of the unfavorable re
port made by the scientists' nt the Unl
verslty of Copenhagen on their father's '
claim.
Mrs. Cook has visited ( he children
once , but has not boon seen by anv
one connected with the school for several
oral weeks.
An effort to establish the truth of a
rumor that Mrs. Cook intends ro aoek
a separation from her husband was not
successful , further than the statement
of friends that she felt keenly the hu
initiation that followed Cook's failure
to establish bin claims to having
reached the north pole , and running
nway while under fire.
Mrs , It. O. Stebblns , wife of a prom
inent member of the Arctic club , who
Is one of Mrs. Cook's closest friends ,
stated that the wife of the explorer
was thoroughly disgusted with Cook's
conduct. "Mrs. Cook Is a woman of
grent refinement , nnd I know thnt she
is completely crushed In spirit over the ?
outcome of this nretle. matter , " snld
Mrs. Stebbins. "If she had been given
her way , Dr. Cook would have paid all
of his obligations before he went away.
| "I know Dr. Cook Is greatly Indebted
to his wife for money advanced chirltiR
the several years of their married life
The fact is. Mrs. Cook told me her bus
band never contributed a penny to
; ward the support of his family from
the day their daughter Helen , now 5
, wi.s born. She bad not only supported
the family , but had given" him funds
. for his hunting trips. "
; A WOMAN DIED FROM FRIGHT.
When Her Son-in-Law Shot an Agecf
Woman Sank to the Floor Dead.
! Wilkesbarre , Pa. , Jan. G. Mrs. Wil
Ham Minnlgar , an aged resident of
, Yatesvillo , near here , is dead from
fright. Her daughter is separnrted
from her husband , James Gordon
The husband called nt the home of his
; mothor-ln-law and demanded an in
( ten-low with his wife nnd being re
fused , he drew a revolver nnd fired
three shots. Mrs. Mimilgnr sank to
the floor dead. Gordon fled.
May Cut a Rural Route.
Tildon Citizen : From apparently
reliable source the report Is current
that rural mail route No. I ! , running out
of Tildon. Is likely to bo abandoned
In the near future. The generally
poor condition of the roads which the
carrier of this route hns boon compelled
polled to travel has been reported to
the department , and notice was given
some months ago in this paper that
if the farmers , who were the bene
ficiaries of this sorvlce. desired to
have the free delivery of mall contln
nod , the roads must bo put in bettor
repair. This notlco scorns to have
boon Ignored and the loss of free
mall delivery is almost certain to re-
suit.
You can want-advertlso yourself Into
a , , position where you can realize on
your abilities to do things "cash In"
on your experience , and on your knack
of doing something or other a bit bet
ter than the other parson.
