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PASS TWO BILLS
WAR TAX REPEAL AND PROTEC
TION OF THE PRESIDENT.
FORMER BILL IS UNANIMOUS
mate Adopts Repeal of Revenues
Without Argument or Revision
What the Bill for Protection of the
President Provides.
WASHINGTON, March 22. Two
impotrant measures were passed by
the senate yesterday, the bill for the
repeal of the war revenue taxes and
that for the protection of the presi
dent of the United States. The rev
enue bill was passed without division
and after only one short speech. Mr.
Tillman embraced the opportunity af
forded by the bill's consideration .to.
protest against the repeal of the duty
of ten cents a pound upon tea. The
bill for the protection of the presi
dent was under discussion during the
greater part of the session. Mr. Pat
terson of Colorado made an extended
speech in opposition to it and Mr.
Fairbanks supported it. All amend
ments to the measure were rejected
and it was passed by a vote of 52 to
15.
The bill provides that any person
within the United States who shall
willfully and maliciously kill the pres
ident or any officer on whom the du
ties of president may devolve, or any
sovereign of a foreign country, or
shall attempt to kill any of the per
sons named, shall suffer death; that
any person who shall aid, abet, ad
vise or counsel the killing of any of
the persons named or shall conspire
to accomplish their death, shall be
imprisoned not exceeding twenty
years; that any person who shall
threaten to kill or advise or counsel
another to kill the president or any
official on whom the duties of presi
dent may devolve, shall be imprisoned
not exceeding ten years; that anj- per
son who shall willfully aid in the
escape of any person guilty of any
of the offenses mentioned shall be
deemed an accomplice and shall be
punished as a principal.
The secretary of war is directed to
detail from the regular army a guard
of officers and men to protect the
president "without any unnecessary
display" and the secretary is author
ized to make regulations as to the
dress, arms and equipments of such
guard.
TWO WOMEN DROWNED.
Fatal Accident on th Platte River
Near Schuyler.
SCHUYLER. Neb., March 22. Mrs.
Frank Rima and her niece of Butler
county were drowned in the Platte
river two miles sorth of this place.
They were driving across the bridge in
the direction of this city when they
were met by another team at a place
on the bridge too narrow for the
teams to pass. The women's team
9 and buggy were forced over the bridge
where the channel is the deepest and
occupants, horses and buggy went
down. At this writing the bodies have
not been recovered.
Kansas Wheat Crop Saved.
TOPEKA. Kan., March 22. A gen
eral heavy rain fell in Kansas last
night and in many places continued
throughout today. The fall was es
pecially heavy in the wheat belt and it
is believed came in time to save the
crop from injury from drouth and high
winds.
Miners Reach Agreement.
DES MOINES. la., March 22. The
miners and operators in session here
came to a practical agreement on all
matters relating to the mine wage
scale in Iowa, and it is now believed
a strike will be averted and that the
scale will be adopted within a few
days.
Hard Luck Pursues Dorsctt.
CRESCENT. la.. March 22. While
chopping wood John Dorsctt was se
verely cut by an axe. The blade sank
up to the handle in the instep of his
left foot. He has lost a great amount
of bHod. but his physician says the
foot can be saved.
Merger Case Not Heard.
NEW YORK, March 22. There was
no hearing today in the suit of Peter
Power to prevent the operation of the
Northern Pacific railroad by the North
ern Securities company.
River and Harbor Bill.
WASHINGTON. March 22. The
house today passed the river and har
bor bill, which has been under consid
eration throughout the week.
Listing Creeks for Land.
MUSKOGEE. I. T., March 22. The
Dawes commission has just given out
that the names of 4,127 Creek Indians
and 523 Creek Freedmen, who were
enlisted for enrollment by the Dawes
commission and forwarded to the sec
retary of the interior for his approval,
have been approved by the secretary
and returned to the Dawes commis
sion. There are yet about 8,000 names
to be approved. The Creek treaty
was ratified May 25.
Says Sugar Bounty is Dead.
LONDON. March 22. Lord Onslaw,
under secretary of the colonial office,
speaking at Bath, said he believed su
gar bounties had been killed forever,
and although it might be necessary
to give seme assistance to the West
Indian colonies until the convention
came into operation, the outlook for
the sugar trade was such that capi
tal could be invested with seorlty
and stability in the bnciaew of
growiag in the Wast bdtoc
LAW ON MARRIAGE RELATION.
Supreme Court Rules on a Question
Long in Dispute.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 22. In the
case of the University of Michigan
against McGuckin, which was appeal
ed from Douglas county, the supreme
court has ruled on a question of law
that has long been in dispute. It is
the question what constitutes the mar
riage relation. Commissioner Kirk
patrlck in an opinion approved by the
court declares that the marriage rela
tion is only in a limited, qualified
sense contractural. He declares it is
a social status for the assumption of
which by persons of the requisite le
gal capacity, all that is essential is
their free consent. He says further
that the consent requisite to the cre
ation of the marriage relation need
not be expressed in any especial man
ner nor by any prescribed form of
words, but may be sufficiently evidenc
ed by any clear and unambiguous lan
guage or conduct.
The evidence in this case was to
the effect that McGucking and his
first wife, and his wife's first hus
band, had some differences which led
to an appeal to the court. While the
divorce cases were pending the wo
man went to the McGuckin home as a
housekeeper and agreed to marry Mc
Guckin as soon as the legal obstacle
was swept away by the granting of the
divorce. After the way was made
clear, however, the premise was nev
er carried out, at least no marriage
ceremony was ever performed. The
question of law was thus brought up
in a controversy over the settlement
of an estate.
NEBRASKA NAME UNCHANGED.
Robert Smart's Famj Stays Undimin
ished. WASHINGTON, March 22. Smart
ville is to retain its name. Some
years ago Robert Smart, a resident of
Johnson county, appropriated land
and dedicated streets and alleys to
ithe new town, and tne citizens, in
view of Smart's philanthropy, called
the place Smartville. Last fall Judge
Stell of the district court made an or
der changing the name from Smart
ville to Helena. The railroads refus
ed to accept the change and the citi
zens of Smartville appealed to the
postoface authorities at Washington,
asking for the substitution of the
name Helena for Smartville. Large pe
titions were placed on file and extend
ed arguments were made for the new
name. The postoffice people, after re
viewing the case, tooay decided
against any change, on the ground
that the new name would be confus
ing to railway postal clerks, who
would undoubtedly get the name mix
ed with Helena. Mont. Smartville
will get along with its present name
until something else is suggested for
adoption.
Four Years at Hard Labor.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., March 22.
Gorge Mann pleaded guilty to a charge
of assault in district court and Judge
Thompson sentenced him to four yeara
in the penitentiary at hard labor.
Mann coaxed two little girls to ride
with him and took liberties with the
older one. who was but nine years of
age. Her brother followed Mann to
this city, the crime having been com
mitted several miles out in the coun
try. Nebraska Insurance Risks.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 22. The in
crease of insurance risks in Nebraska
during the year 1901 was greater than
in any similar period of time for fif
teen years past. A report showing
the actual business transacted by each
company in this state will soon be
issued by the state auditing department-
It will show all classes of in
surance to be in a healthy condition,
with less loss incurred and more busi
ness in force.
To Sign the Muster Roll.
FREMONT. Neb.. March 22. In ac
cordance with an order just issued by
Adjutant General Barry, a meeting
will be held at G. A. R. hall in this
city for the mustering in of those who
have signed the membership rcI in
the new engineering and signal corps
organized here in February. Lieuten
ant A. M. Hull of this city, who is at
the University of Nebraska, will be
the mustering officer.
Wcn-.en Adjudged insane.
ST. PAUL. Neb.. March 22. Mrs.
Chris Sorenson. wife of the blacksmith
at Elba, was adjudged insane and tak
en to the asylnir, at Lincoln. Her
case is quite serious.
YORK. Neb.. .March 22. Mrs. Dora
Hawley was adjudged insane y the
commission.
Encampment Sure May 22-23.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 22. Assist
ant Adjutant General Mart Howe of
the Grand Army of the Republic said
that the Grand Army encampment was
certain to be held at Omaha May 22
and 23. Different dates have been an
nounced erroneously from time to
time, but the matter is now definitely
determined. The original date set
was May 14. but a postponement has
been agreed to by all the posts that
have answered except one.
Charge Goes Through Heart.
NORTH LOUP, Neb., March 22.
Frank Rich, 22 years old, wh03e home
was one mile north cf here, waa ac
cidentally killed while working in the
timber with his father and brother.
He saw ducks flying. His gtxn lay on
the brush near him. He seized it by
the muzzle, pulled It toward hlxa and
it was discharged. The entire charge
passed through his heart, killing him
instaatly. He was a member of the
Modern Woodmen of American
THREAT OF MILES
HE WILL RESIGN IF HAWLEVS
ARMY BILL PASSES.
THE MEASURE IS DENOUNCED
The General Says it Would Destroy
the Unity of Military Organization
Asserts that the Bill is Designed
to Promote Favoritism in Office.
WASHINGTON, March 21. General
Nelson A. Miles today told the senate
committee on military affairs that if
the bill introduced by Senator Hawley
at the instance of the War depart
ment for the organization of a general
staff for the army should become &
law he would decline to longer holi
nls commission. The -reason -he gave
for the statement is that the bill is
utterly subversive of the interests of
the military establishment and he
said that he would not be a party vo
such a proceeding to the extent even
of continuing to hold his place.
The statement was made in the
course of a prolonged hearing by the
committee, which was conducted be
hind closed doors and in which Gen
eral Miles touched upon a variety of
subjects connected with the army. The
portion of the bill to which he direct
ed his especial attention is that con
tained in section 7, reading as fol
lows: That from and after the passage of
this act the senior general officer of
the army shall be assigned to com
mand such portion of the army as
the president may direct, or be de
tailed to duty in the general staff i
corps. AH duties prescribed -by law
for the commanding general of the
army shall be performed by the chief
of general staff or other general officer
designated by the secretary of war:
provided, so long as the present lieu
tenant general of the army continues
on the active list, he shall be the
chief of the general staff, and upon
the separation from active service of
the said lieutenant general of army
said office, except as herein provided,
shall cease to determine.
General Miles said that if this pro
vision should become a law it would
have the effect of destroying the unity
of the army, and he read numerous
authorities, including Napoleon, Well
ington, Washington and Grant, to
show the necessity of having one head
to the army and of controlling au
thority. His own experience and ob
servation had the effect of confirming
these views and he gave an illustra
tion of its benelicial effect in time of
emergency, instancing the beginning
of the war with Spain. "I heard at
midnight," he said, "that the Spanish
fieet had been located definitely at J
Santiago, and I hastened to the home
oi Secretary Long, where the news
was confirmed. Shafter was then 3t
Tampa, and I sat down there, in tho
secretary's house, and wrote a dis
patch directing him to start immed
iately for Santiago, with the result
that the army was soon on its way
to the point where its presence was
needed. Suppose," he said, exhibting
the message which he had sent to
General Shafter, "I had been com
pelled to get around a dozen or more
majors, as many colonels and any
number of generals, constituting a
general staff?"
Spain Has Short Cane Crop.
WASHINGTON. March 21. Spain
cannot expect more than half a crop
of cane sugar this year, according to
a report made public at the State de
partment from United States Consul'
Ilidgely at Malaga, bearing date of
February 21. The small crop is at
tributed to the unusual frosts of De
cember and January. Ridgely says
the effort to form a syndicate of all
the sugar manufacturers in Spain
looking to a limitation of production
has failed.
Turkey Asks Assistance.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 21.
The Turkish government has directed
the Ottoman ambassadors to solicit
the friendly intervention of the pow
ers at Sofia concerning the differences
between Turkey and Bulgaria in rela
tion to Macedonia affairs.
Reports Smaller War Bill.
WASHINGTON. March 21. Chair
man Hull of the house committee on
military affairs, having returned after
an absence of some weeks at home,
the military appropriation bill today
was ordered reported by the commit
tee.
Pleased at United States Act.
ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., March 21.
The newspapers here are gratified
at the suggestion contained in dis
patches from the United States that
separata government will be given j
provisionally to the Danish West In
dies, as this is in accordance with a
general wish of the people of the is
lands, who have long enjoyed a meas
ure of self-government unknown to
Porto Rico until the United States as
sumed control of Porto Rico.
To Help Suppress Disease.
WASHINGTON, March 21. The
marine hospital service has decided
to co-operate with the Nebraska state
authorities in fighting smallpox ia
that state. A telegram was received
from the State Board of Health at
Lincoln announcing that a large num
ber of cases cf smallpox existed in
Nebraska and asking that an expert
be sent to advise with the state offi
cials in the work of eradicating the!
disease.
WIRELESS SYSTEM ON LAKES.
Has a Successful Trial Between De
troit and Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, March 21. Failure
of the first attempt to use wireless
telegraphy on the lakes has been fol
lowed by success on the second trial.
The steamer City of Detroit was tow
ed to a slip near the lake front, where
there were no intervening masts or
buildings and the experiments repeat
ed. Only those making the experi
ments and connected with the owner
ship of the system were on board.
J. V. Toliff, representative of the
originator of the system, the latter be
ing at the station, says that one of
the code words agreed upon had been
both sent to and 'received from De
troit. He said no attempt was made
to transmit messages, but that the
transmission of the code word estab
lished the fact of communication, and
that-the experiments were-successfuh
The success accomplished on the
second attempt is ascribed partly to
better weather conditions and partly
to a better adjustment of the appar
atus. GIVE HIM A WARM WELCOME.
Former President of Honduras Is Ar
rested on His Return.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21. Do
mingo Vasquez. one time president
of Honduras, has arrived in this city.
He left here a few weeks ago en the
Chilean liner Tucapel to make a visit
to some Central American ports and
during the interim he has had a very
lively experience. When the Tucapel
touched at Corinto, Nicaragua, he
was taken from the vessel by order
of President Zelaya and locked up in
jail. He faced charges of sedition
and insurrection and on February 15
the government authorities released
him on his promise to leave the coun
try at the first opportunity.
It is the ambition of Vasquez to
form one republic of the Central Amer
ican countries and he makes no secret
of it. though he disclaims being a
revolutionist.
PUSHES ROCHAMBEAU PLANS.
Family and Distinguished French Am
bassadors Are Coming.
WASHINGTON, March 21. Ambas
sador Cambon, in view of the favor
able action by congress on the joint
resolution looking to the proper dedi
cation of the Rochambeau statue, has
been in consultation with Secretary
Hay regarding the details of the pro
gram. The inadequacy of the appro
priation of $10,000 threatens to cur
tail the original project, which look
ed to a repetition of the splendid and
impressive ceremonies with the dedi
cation of the Yorktown monument
twenty years ago.
Still a satisfactory beginning can
be made with the attendance of the
descendants of Rochambeau. with a
distinguished representation of the
French government, is already assur
ed. The dedicatory ceremonies are
fixed tor the latter part of May next
Surrender Negotiations.
MANILA, March 2L Gen. Smith,
in command in the island of Sama.
cables that he met Guevara personally
March 24 and arranged the details
and length of the proposed armistice,
to facilitate the collection of Guevaras
men with their rifles and their subse
quent surrender. Up to the present
all communication between General
Smith and Guevara has been by let
ter. General Smith refuses to enter
into political matters, but will offer
life, liberty and protection to all who
take the oath of allegiance and assist
in the opening of the ports and the
restoration of normal conditions in
the island.
Cecil Rhodes Much Better.
CAPETOWN. March 21. Cecil
Rhodes passed a better night.. He
slept more than for some time past.
Consequently there is a distinct im
provement in his condition today.
Cecil Rhodes had a good sleep this
forenoon. His physicians have prom
ised that if possible he shall sail tor
England next week.
Choked to Death.
DES MOINES, la.. March 21. Mrs.
Elizabeth King, 75 years old, died sud
denly from suffcation. While eating
she was choked from paralysis, all
attempts to relieve her having failed.
Nebraska Republican State Convention
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 21. The re
publican nominating convention has
been called to meet in this city Wed
nesday, June 18th.
Fire in a Reform School.
LEXINGTON. Ky., March 21. The
Bradley cormitory of the State School
of Reform, near this city, was de
stroyed by fire shortly after midnight,
but all the inmates, numbering 125
beys, were saved.. The fire was dis
covered in the third story of Ike dor
mitory by the night watchman. Ke
immediately notified Superintendent
Hoak. who aroused the inmates and
got them all safely and without dis
order out of the building.
Chicago Packers. Get Contract.
CHICAGO, March 21. Another con
tract for supplying the United States
army in the Philippines has been giv
en to Chicago packers by Major Krut
hoff. chief purchasing commissary of
ficer of the Department of the Lokes.
The supplies will be shipped to San
Francisco by two special trains of re
frigerator cars and there reloaded on
government transporst- Specifications
of the contract provide for deliverance
in Manila.
BELIEF OF BOERS
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DEMOCRATS ADOPT RESOLU-
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Jay the United States Miscellaneous
-Washington Matters.
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WASHINGTON, March 20. The
democratic 'members of the house at
af-caucus held tonight unanimously
adopted resolutions declaring that
congress should express the sympathy
-Ut the American people for the strug
gling Boer republics and pledging
themselves to use their utmost en
deavors to "force the committees to
report resolutions expressive of such
sympathy, if only that congress may
have an opportunity to act."
Representative Hay of Virginia pre
sided at the caucus and Representa
tive Robertson of Louisiana acted as
secretary. The attendance was large.
There was no division of sentiment
as to the course to be taken, the ques
tion presented being simply one of
choice between two resolutions, one
offered by Mr. Randall of Texas and
the other by Mr. Sulzer of New York.
The Sulzer resolution was as fol
lows: Resolved, by the democrats of the
house of representatives of the Unitel
States of America, in caucus assem
bled: That we sympathize with the Boers
In their heroic struggle to maintain
their liberty and Independence, and
protest in the name of humanity and
civilization against the continuation of
a war which outrages the feelings of
al! liberty-loving people, and that we
shal use our best efforts to have the
congress of the United States, beintr
comtnitteed to the principles of arbi
tration, for the better settlement of
International dispute, request the pres
ident to urge upon his majesty the
wisdom of adopting this policy for th
purpose of stopping the awful atroci
ties now going on in South Africa ani
that the government of thtf United
States should maintain a strict neu
trality between the contending forces.
The Randall resolution was as fol
lows: Resolved, by the democratic mem
bers of the house of representatives
of the United States, in caucus assem
bled. That the congress of the Unite!
States should, by resolution, express
the sympathy of the people of the
United States for the peoples of the
South African republics In their heroic
struggle to maintain their liberty and
Independence.
Resolved, That the congress should.
in the spirit of amity and friendship.
appeal to the British government in
the Interest of humanity to accept ov
ertures for peace, cease hostilities and
endeavor to bring about a just and
honorable settlement of existing dif
ferences, to the end that peace may
he established.
Resolved. That the United States
should fairly and honorably maintain
a position of strict neutrality in this
contest between nations friendly to us.
and se to it that the neutrality laws
are vigorously and impartially en
forced. Re?olved, That we, as democrats and
representatives of the people, will us?
our utmost endeavor to force the com
mittees now dominated by the repub
lican party, having in their charge
resolutions similar to this, to report
the same back to the house so that
the congress may give expression
thereon, declaring the sentiments and
will of the American people.
After some remarks by Mr. Randall,
Mr. Sulner and Mr. Cochran of Mis
souri, the Sulzer resolution was voted
down. 32 to 35, and the Randall reso
lution was then unanimously adopted.
WORKING ON CUBAN MEASURE.
To Have the Bill Framed Ready for
Action Thursday.
WASHINGTON, March 2(. Chair
man Payne of the ways and means
committee stated today, that he would
frame-the reciprocity treaty, as decid
ed t:pon t the republican conference
last night, during the day, and would
Introduce it probably tomorrow. The
bill will have two sections. The first
will give the president authority to
negotiate a reciprocity agreement
with Cub., granting 20 per cent con
cessions on all goods. The second sec
tion will cover the so-called Sibley
amendment limiting the reciprocity
period to December 1, 12CC.
Mr. Payne has not yet decided when
the bill will be brought before the
committee in order to be reported to
the house.
Evans Denies the Report,
WASHINGTON, March 20. Com
missioner of Pensions Evans was
shown a dispatch from Birmingham.
Ala., to the effect that a special from
Chattanooga. Tenn., states that close
personal friends there of Pension
Commissioner H. Clay Evans claim to
have information that President Roose
Telt will make him secretary of the
interior. "There is absolutely no
foundation for the report," said Com
missioner Evans.
Porto Ricans Contribute.
CLEVELAND. March 20. Thou
sands of Porto Ricans have contrib
uted to the McKinley national memo
rial. Gov. Hunt, in a letter received
from Ryereon Ritchie, national sec
retary, reports that S1.4S7. 12 has been
raised in the island and the number
of contributors" runs far up Into the
thousands. Governor Hunt aaked
some one in each town to receive the
funds and no contribution was to be
ever 10 cents.
THIS SNAKE IS A TREASURE.
Katttor Ptaya with Uw Baby. Catohw
Kats, aad Bpls Tramp.
Dick Branniag's pet rattlesnake is
the chief curiosity of Deep Hollow.
Pa. Last spring, when Branning was
blasting bluestone rocks on the moun
tains, a great mass of rattlesnakes
was thrown up high into the air by
the discbarge of dynamite. Nearly all
of the serpents were killed outright,
bu one of the biggest of the lot es
caped with serious wounas.
Branning, out of curiosity picked up
this rattler, carried it to the house
and placed it in a box of cotton, and
was delighted to see it recover. Whea
the stage of convalescence had passed,
the snake crawled about the yard,
and in a few weeks ventured into the
house, where it soon became a pet. It
was named Pete. The big snake
seemed to be grateful for the care lav
ished upon it, and endeavored to show
it in various ways. It will amuse the
baby for hours by shaking its rattlers,
and it-wiil-twist itself in many ways
for the edification of the family.
Pete has become a famous rattler,
and not a rodent dare approach the
house. When a tramp or peddler ap
proaches he will coil himself up on the
doorstep and prepare to strike. The
intruders invariably retreat.
One night last week Mr. Branning
and his wife were suddenly awakened
by Pete's loud rattling. The snake
had crawled upon the bed and gave
unmistakable evidence that something
was wrong. Mr. Branning immediate
ly hastened down stairs, where ha
found a barrel of rubbish in flames,
threatening the building with destruc
tion. Fete had discovered the state of
affairs and given the alarm. Mr. Bran
ning has been offered a big price for
his queer pet, but it is not for sale.
WHY WE RESEMBLE ROOKS.
Point of Similarity Betweea Hamas
ad Feathered Dipeda.
He was standing in the rear end of
a car, where all are friends in the
common misery of having their toes
trod on or hats crushed in.
"I'm from England," he said, ad
dressing nobody in particular and
apropos of nothing, "and I want to
tell you people that we are only a
lot of rooks. Say, did you ever watch
a colony of rooks build their nests in
the spring?"
Everybody looked reflectively away.
"Well. I'll tell you. First a rook
picks up a stick and puts it in his
nest, then goes away after another
one. When he's gone another rook
flies to his nest and steals the stick.
.When he gets back he puts down the
second stick, for still another rook to
steal, and starts after the first stick.
He doesn't find it. and when he gets
back to his nest he finds the second
stick gone, and he starts after that,
scolding aind swearing in rook fash
ion. "By this time the other thieves have
been robbed, too, and it only takes
about three sticks to go around the
community and get the whole blamed
colony pow-wowing. Say, ain't that
human nature?"
Everybody looked away reflectively.
New York Press.
BU Grateful Flrat Clleat.
When Henry C. Smith of Michigan
started to practice law he had as his
first client a negro, and he won the
case. The hearing was before a local
magistrate.and the charge was stealing
a ring. As his client had employment
on a farm outside the town where
Smith first hung up his shingle, the
young lawyer is said to have taken
the precaution of hiring a carriage and
riuing out to tne farmer, where he se
cured promise of the negro's wages for
a few days as his retainer.
"l made an eloquent pica," said Mr.
Smith yesterday in recounting the pro
ceedings of that case. "I did not fail
to ring the changes on the downtrod
den race and all that sort of thing,
wih the result that my client went
free. Still. I had a sort of lingering
suspicion that the verdict was certain
ly all my man deserved, and when tbe
case was over I wanted to be rid of
him. He continued to haunt my of
fice. " 'Why, don't you go out nd chase
around with the boys?' r said finally,
in some impatience.
"'Deed, boss, I thought yo' fee war
too small, an I want yer to accept
this 'ere ring.'
"And the negro produced from his
jeans the ring which he had been sup
posed to have stolen."
But Mr. Smith refused to accept the
proffer of stolen goods.
KeTel Superstition.
"Some time ago," says a conductor".
"I was doing some short runs on the
Midvale avenue branch. A man got in.
and I spotted him by chance, and no
ticed that his eyes glistened as he
gazed up at the register at the front.
It stood at 8,99". His fare ran it up
to 8,998. He gave a start when an
other passenger got In and the bell
announced 8.999. You know we pick
up but few from here to the Ridge. I
watched him. He was awfully nervous.
He moved and twitched and once
changed sides. WTeII, we stopped at
the end of the route, and still the
register said 8,999. He came up to me,
handing me a nickel, and said: 'Ring
that up.' 'WThy, you paid me,' I said.
Finally he coaxed me, telling me it
was for lck. I rang up 9,000, and he
got off the car as happy as a big sun
flower. I have learned since that it's
considered lucky to be on a car when
the register shows a combination end
ing in three naughts. It's a new
hunch." Philadelphia Record.
Foal Air la Kaon.
The following, from a London paper,
Science Sittings, shows the importance
of securing pure air in dwelling apart
ments, especially in the evening.
"That the amount of oxygen in a
room is decreased alarmingly by our
methods of illumination the following
simple statements show: A man may
exist for an hour in a fair-sized room
hermetically sealed if he has no light
burning. Place a lighted candle in that
room with him and his existence will
be shortened by fifteen minutes. If he
had a lamp instead of a candle, in or
der to make himself more comfortable
with additional light, he would live
only half an hour. If he had two good
gas burners he would scarcely have
time to make his will, for he would not
live more than five minutes."
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Mrs. Mary Dugdale of Omaha was
knocked from a street car and killed.
The cold wave that swept the north
was also severely felt in the southern
states
Former owners of the old Fort Om
aha site will sue to recover the land
from the government.
Twelve millionaires, it is said, have
left Denver because society would not
open its doors to them.
Hngh O'Neill is dead in New York,
aged 59. He founded one of the larg
est dry goods houses of the city.
It is announced that King Edward
will give 500,000 dinners to the Lon
don poor during the week following
the coronation.
Andrew W. White, American ambas
sador to Germany, will retire in Ne
veraber,when ne will have reached
his 70th birthday. His health is poor.
The duke of Loubet has endowed
the College of France with an annuity
of 6,000 francs for the maintenance
of a professorship for the stud' of
American antiquities. -
General Fltzhugh Lee. former consul
general at Havana, was presented
to both legislative houses of Ohio
by Governor Nash, and thanked the
bodies for the honor.
The Irishmen of Chicago did not
celebrate St. Patrick's day, beyond tho
wearing of green and individual ob
servances. The parades of former
years were abandoned.
Secretary Root announced that Gen
eral Funston would be assigned to the
command of the Department of the
Colorado, as soon as his present fur
lough shall have expired.
William Gardner and Eugene Hulin.
wealthy cattlement of Texas, met in
a restaurant at Anthony and each
opened fire. Gardner was killed. An
old feud caused the trouble.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
has introduced a bill for the coinage
of the silver bullion in the treasury,
purchased under the act of July 14,
1S92, into subsidiary silver voin.
The Twenty-second regiment, now
at Fort Crook, will be recruited to its
full strength of 104 men for each com
pany. At present there are only
thirty-seven men to each company.
Charges have been filed with the
civil service commission against Post
master Coyne of Chicago by T. W.
Wittner, a former employe, discharg
ed, he alleges, "for political reasons."
At Marrisa, III., safe crackers blew
open in the safe in the Commercial
hotel, causing a conflagration which
did damage to the extent of $60,000.
It is said $1,500 was taken from the
safe.
Edward S. Doney. a newspaper man,
dropped dead of heart disease in a
room of the New York Press club.
He was 43 years old and was the
real estate editor of the New York
Press.
Otto Pfieiderer of the theological
faculty of the University of Berlin
has accepted an invitation from Har
vard university to deliver a course of
lectures oefore the divinity school in
the spring of 1903.
A private cablegram received in
Baltimoie announced the death at
Naples of General Clinton P. Payne, a
prominent financier of that city. Gen
eral Payne was formerly active in
democratic politics in Maryland.
Democratic members of congress
have numerously signed a petition
asking Representative Hay, the cau
cus chairman, to call a caucus on the
19th to formulate a policy in reference
to the Boer war.
Brigadier General Frederick Funs
ton arrived in Washington, accompa
nied by Lieutenant B. J. Mitchell, his
aide. The general's purpose was
mainly to pay his respects to Presi
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
By a government decree published
in Panama war taxes cf 370 000 and
$30 000 were iuposed upon the liberal
residents of Panama and Colon re
spectively. These taxes are the cor
responding shares of the tax of ?750.
000 imposed upon the department of
Panama by the national government.
The district court of appeals at
Washington overruled a motion for a
rehearing made by Delos K. J.otewolf,
chief of the Kiowa and Comanche In
dians in Oklahoma, and his associates
in their case against the secretary
of the interior looking to overturning
the government's action in throwing
open their lands last summer.
Sir Richard Temple, former gover
nor of Bombay, is dead. He was
born in 1826.
A five days' quarantine against all
vessels sailing from Hong Kong is be
ing enforced at Manila, owing to the
cholera scourge at Hong Kong.
A plot has been unearthed at Vi
enna to blow up the Austro-Hungarian
war ships, Hapsburg and Arpad. A
large amount of dynamite was recent
ly stolen at Trieste, and a secret let
ter stated that the ships were in
peril.
The republican steering committee
of the senate decided to give the first
place in the order of business in the
senate, after disposing of the pend
ing business, to the oleomargarine bill,
and to allow that to be followed by
the Chinese exclusion bill.
The general immigration bill pre
pared by Chairman Shattuc of the
committee on immigration and natur
alization and accepted by that com
mittee, was by him reported to tho
house with the recommendation that
it be passed.
'Lady Rodney, a cousin of the duke
of Marlborough, has instituted pro
ceedings for divorce against her hus
band, George Bridges Harley Bennett
Rodney, seventh Baron Rodney. The
particulars in the case have not trans
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