The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, June 04, 1902, Image 1
-;v;-aM'-'--e5i: Tyaffpf--ej -&?sj$& SS' TTC!!-- 22": r . tr. ? ? ?- J" -" :t '1 --. il I . - X i M1? : . 4 .-5 r I COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 4. 19B2. WHOLE NUMBER U VOLUME &-UFMBER 8. ---- 2i?5?3 .; -vw x wW If W- ----- - ' " ' -j2 ,. - .-.. " -? - v t. - - - - "M K - - V . . - - ' . K E. .(: r& - i - A- - PEACE! IRITISH SOON TO AN- NOU N D0U6T ITS 1.0NDON. May 3L Tbe government leader. A. J. Baltoar. annoaaced in the bouse ot coaatoai that he heped to fc"ahle on Slanday next to an nounce the result of the peace nezotia- tions in South Africa. . Mr. Balfoar added: "I cannot, however, be absolutely certain of be Eg In apposition to "do so, ami until the statement can be made I do not think It expedient to take up the budget." The government leader also said: "A recent phrase, 'hung in the bal ance, frqs been absurdly misinterpret ed as referring to divisions in the cab inet on the subject of the budget. That ai not a fact .and the question is u. -aaaaaaaaa MMhMM Despite Balfsavli FntoaM .Vwssr- tairtty P;i i IT I istwi a PI Cabinet wes r1aMBj7BB am the Acre. - whether the house can properly be asked to discuss the budget until they kuow precisely where they stand id regard to the negotiations." In spite of Mr. Balfour's pretended uncertainty there is no dcubt what ever in the house of commons, or else1 nhere. that a full peace settlement mil be announced Monday next. The capture of Commandant Halan. announced from Middelburg. Cape Col ony, renews attention to the rebellion in Cape Colony. Commandant Malan took the Commandant Scheeper's com mand when the latter was captured by the British and became chief Boer commandant in Cape Colony after Commandant Kritzinger's capture. Malan, who was mortally wounded when captured by Major Colett's mounted troops, was among the irre concilables who refused to send dele- gate to the peace conference at . Yreeniging. Transvaal. w According to the latest uncensored correspondence from Capetown the Boers ar1 still in constant occupation ot at least twenty-two different local ities in Cape Colony, having more Than a score -of bands of raiders, mounted and armed, and of sufficient mobility to defy successful pursuit, al though the British have often swept and "cleared" every mile of th5 col - ony' territory. A correspondent re ports that the "invasion is more ac tively aggressive than ever and rebel lion is more rampant." "The campaign against the roving Boer commandoes in Cape Colony. which has been in active progress for sixteen months, has achieved nothing beyond keeping them moving. "Any occasional success," the correspondent adds, -obtained by the seventeen IJriush -columns operating in Cape Colony is more the result of luck than of their tactics, and these unpalatable facts will continue as long as so few columns co-operate in the hustling The inadequacy of the supply of the troops is at the root of the unsatis factory operations." The British cabinet was specially summoned last nfght and sat for a little over an hour. It is generally accepted, this morning, that the ses sion. though brief, sufficed to put the final touches on the agreement which will terminate the war. Spanish Are Still Sore. PARIS. May 31. It is announced in a uispatch to the Patrie from Ma drid that Senor Sabino Arana, leader of the Biscayan nationalist party, sent a long cable message to President Roosevelt, congratulating him on the establishment of the republican gov ernment in Cuba, and that the Span ish censor suppressed the message. Connelly Must Serve Two Tears. COLUMBUS. Neb May 3L A mo tion for a new trial in the case agaiast. Vincent Connelly of Lindsay, convict ed of assault with intent to kill in the district court last week, was brer ruled and Judge Jamison sentenced Connelly to two years in tne peniten tiary. Death for Train Roaeery. WASHINGTON, May 31. Senator Piatt of New York has introduced a bill making train robbery a felony and providing the death penalty for the offense. Silver Coinage Bill. WASHINGTON. May 31. The house passed the bill to increase the subsidiary silver coinage. - Herbert Gets the Appointment. LONDON. May 31. Bon. Michael Henry Herbert, who is nominally sec retary to the British embassy at Par is, probably wfll be the next British ambassador to the United States, in succession to the late Lord Pannce f ate. 3. ' Herbert's appointment -probably will not be aaaounced untUj the remains of Lord Pauncefote ar rive in England. The only question as to Mr. Herbert's selection is the approval of King-Edward. Frees Seventeen Other. "' WASHINGTON, ay ii. Under the decision jf the supreme court in the case of Captain Peter G. DemtBg. Secretary Root has directed that twenty-seven ex-members of vobxateer organizations sow si'i liaft gn be released frcaa. Ten of the freed men are asm at the .Fort Leaveaworth peakeaxiary aad the other sevecteea are at Aleatras is land, California. Taey dieaB ealiet- TO CHOP COfMNTIOfr ute af V LINCOLN. Neb Ma? JL The chV id crop service haBetim eays: The past week has beem rery. The daily tare has averaged 2 aaore mm- roaattfa aaal eraOy aalow am artaenu The raim- fall exceeded an inch in most of the counties south of the Platte river, and was generally less than half as inch north of the Platte. The past week has beem very favor able for the growth of vegetation. Winter wheat has headed nicely, al though the straw is usually rather aaort. Oats have thickened aad hc proved in condltionIespeciaIly J "southern counties. Corn planting has been retarded by the rain, but plant ing is well advanced and a targe per centage of the crop is up, showing a fine stand; com cultivation has com menced. The cutting of alfalfa for hay has commenced in southwestern counties, with generally a good crop. STILL TAXED IN ARMENIA. Efforts in Washington for Relief of a Nebraskan. WASHINGTON, May 31. Repre sentative Shallenberger called on the State department regarding a matter concerning Rev. M.,S. Beliax of Riv erton. Neb., who is a naturalized citi zen of this country, formerly a native of Armenia. It appears that under the laws of that country the inhabintants have to pay a personal tax for the right to live. Mr. Belian has a brother liv ing in Asia Minor, and for the past ten years, during which time he has resided in this country, the Turkish government has been compelling his brother to pay the tax upon Mr. Be lian of Nebraska. Mr Shallenberger asked the secretary of state to look into the matter and it has been re ferred to our consulate at Hudjan, Asia Minor. Teachers Life Certificates. LINCOLN, Neb May 31. Exam inations for teachers' professional life certificates will be held simultaneou ly in various places in Nebraska on June 10, 11 and 12. Superintendent Fowler- has appointed the following board of examiners: Superintendent A. O. Thomas. Kearney: Superintend ent D. C. O'Connor, Norfolk, and Dr. George E. Condra, Lincoln. The ex aminations will be "held in Lincoln, Fairbury. Norfolk, North Platte, Holdrege, Culbertson, Sidney and York. Tests will be made on each of the three days in this order: Tues day, chemistry, general history and English literature; Wednesday, plain trigonomerry, zoologjt, geology and physical geography: Thursday, intel lectual philosophy, rhetoric. Funeral of Editor Turner. COLUMBUS, Neb., May 3L The funeral of M. K. Turner is said to have been the largest in point of at tendance ever held at this place. It was conducted at the home of the deceased by Rev. G. A. Luce, assisted by Rev. G. A- Mums. The Grand -Army veterans had charge of the service at the grave, aad a squad of Spanish-American soldiers fired a sa lute to the dead. Boy Killed by Lightning. MERNA, Neb., May 3L Barney, the 12-year-old son of Thomas Tea fcTi a farmer residing west of this town, was struck and instantly kill ed by lightning. The boy was on horseback driving cattle when the electric death messenger ended his existence. The horse the boy was riding and one cow were also killed- Swallowed Carbolic Acid. FREMONT, Neb May 3L News reached thip city of an attempt made by Conrad Hiatz, aged about fifty years, to commit suicide by drinking half a pint of carbolic add. He was found almost dead, lying, in a room at the house ofD. Tobia, a farmer Jiving north of Arlington, where he had been workbag. His condition is precarioas. Farmers Elevator Company. BENEDICT, Nelx. May 3L A far mers elevator company was organiz- ed here with D. W. Baker as presi dent. Ralph Shily secretary and W. C Conkle treasurer. A committee was appointed to solicit subscribers and the talk is that an elevator win be built in time for the coming har vest. Widow Rendered Judgment. SEWARD. Neh- May 3L In the district court Catherine Bower ob-., taiaed a jadgment for 32J50 agaiast. the Bankers Union of the World in a suit brought to recover under a pol icv of insurance of 12.000 on the life of William Bowers, who died aboat a veer ago. The case was contested on the grounds Mr. Bowers drank: to excess. but the evidence did aot show that he had used liquor to any great extent. Diplomas and RAVENNA, Neb, May 3L A class of eight .girls and one boy comprised the class that graduated from the high school here a few evenings ago. Ckaacellor Andrews of the State uni versity deHvered the address. Some fire vocal selections were rendered by Miss Rispo Clerk .aad Mm Blanch Hktva. The haU was tiled to overflowing. The diplomas were sezted by S. N.BartIey, who Yaaw "TaaJaaafiBB " aaaawS aaalaT A-aaaE aaBBaaaaBBva. aaBaav ajii aa sal ia. tae ankhera' appropriate ABOUT THE CROPS OF RAINFALL IN MOST SECTIONS. OTERBUFTEO is Nated in the Cendi- af Winter Wheat in Ncbraafca, Portions of lliinoie, Indiana and Michigan. WASH1NGTON, May 36. The itker bareau's weekhr summary of crop conditions is as follows: The week ending May 28 was one of highly favorable temperature condi tions in all districtreast of the Rocfcy auraataias, with aavadaatf rainfall over the greater portion ot the cen tral valleys, lake region aad middle Atlantic states. Drouth conditions in the Ohio val ley have been effectually relieved ev cept in southern Illinois, and while partially broken over the greater part of the middle and South Atlantic states, more rain was needed at the close of the week in those districts. Rain is much needed in Tennessee, over the northern portioas of Mis sissippi and Alabama and in central and southern Florida. Excessively heavy rains retarded work aad caused some damage by washing and over flows in the lake region in the states of the Ohio and lower Missouri val leys. On the Pacific coast the first part of the week was too cold in Washing ton and Oregon, but more favorable conditions prevailed during the latter part in California. With the excep tion of drying winds the week, though cooler than usual, was generally fa- vorable. Heavy frosts occurred on the 19th and 20th in the niddle and southern Rocky mountain districts, causing considerable daaaage. Heavy rains have interrupted corn planting over extensive areas in the Missouri, upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys and lake regions, in portions of which districts much replanting will be necessary as a result of over flows and washed lands. The early planted corn has made good growth throughout the central valleys, but is suffering for cultivation in the lower middle valley. In the southern states the crop has made good progress and much of the early planted has been laid by. An improvement in the condition of winter wheat is reported from Nebras ka. K3T--g portion-rof Uliaois, aad is. Tnd'" and Michigan. It is in fine condition in Missouri, except in a few southeastern counties. The reports xrom Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, the middle south Atlantic and east gulf states show that the crop is heading low and indicate very light yields. Harvesting continues in Texas and will soon begin in Arkansas, Oklaho ma and southern Kansas. On the Pa cific coast the outlook continues fa vorable, except in southern Califor nia; the crop is. however, reported as unusually weedy in Oregon. In Cali fornia winter wheat is ripening rapid ly and harvest will soon begin in the San Joaquin valley. Early spring wheat has made rap id growth and that later sown is com ing up welL Seeding is practically finished. In the middle, sooth Atlantic and east gulf states and portions of the Ohio valley the outlook for oats is not promising, but more favorable con ditions are reported from the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys and the lake region. Harvesting is in prog ress in the central and west gulf states. Elizabeth Coleacott Clarkaon Dead. DES MOINES, May 30. Elizabeth Colescott Clarkson. widow of Coker F. Clarkson and mother of James S. Clarkson cf New York and R. P Clarkson, editor of the Iowa State Register, died here, after an illness of only two days. She was S2 years of age. Sagaata'e Cabinet Troubles. MADRID. May 30. The premier. Senor Sagasta, is hopeful of limiting the changes in the Spanish cabinet to finrttTig a successor for Senor Can elajas, the minister of public worship, works, commerce and agriculture. Resignation of French Premier. PARIS. May 30. The resignation of the premier. M. Waldeck-Rosseau. was formally communicated to the cabinet at its meeting today. Public announcement of the resignation win he made June 3. Feel ScaraMy f Coal. NEW YORK. Mar 3- Many smaU .owas in New, Jersey are beginning ta feel the scarcity of anthracite coaL SaaTera village has been 'in darkness several aigats, saving no electric lien. The steel pleat taere win run ! outof coal aad it win be necessary XO lay t-"V "" us. i airint mc uxim ' in use at Uidgewood. At Spring Val- ley. N. Y- the silk mm. the pipe fas- tory and ihe shirt works, employing "OOTiaads, wffl be shut down. Reck Island to Abesra. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. May 30. The Journal annoences from i au thoritative scurce that the Rock Is land has decided to absorb the Bur lirstcn, CedafT!apias 4: Northern, in which it already owrs a controlling interest, and make the L287 zsJ.es of road Grirp'ed a integral cart of tie Rcc Island systeru Mcneaplis wHl thea become the Ecrtiera. terrunrua of tie- Rock Island, .wiick win carry j out an a: ANGRY ELEPHANT KILLS MARV Hurl Him a Kneel Up Him. , - NEW. YORK, May 30. "TofB." Jk female elephant of the Foreaafi 4 Sells circus, kileW a mam at tfc show grounds of the circaa in Bcwam lyn. The victim was Joshoa Btaat ef Fort Wayne, Ind. He weat to the efc. phants' encloasre, where thee mals were waiting for their and each stuck out his "shake hands" as Blunt in front of them, it being the of the trainers to salute each elephaar with a wentle tap. " Blunt had a beer glass ia. aia aamm and when he approached Tope" few shoved it at her instead of usual greeting. This act offend the great beast. Ia aa she aeizedtaeaama wkh he and after hurling him violently to the' ground knelt on him and crashed hint to death. Keepers came to the res cue too late. They drove "Tope" back and removed the body. GOES OVER TO NEXT SESSION.' No Agreement Reached en imj of Public Land. WASHINGTON, May 30. The house committee on public lands met and among other things took up the matter of the leasing of public lands and after discussing the matter for some time it was decided to allow the whole matter to go over until the next session of congress. During the consideration of the so called Hill bill by the house Con gressman Shallenberger took .the floor in opposition to the measure. He based his opposition on the pro vision to make silver dollars redeem able in gold and also the provision for the issuance of an asset currency by national banks. As a democratic speech his address was well received on that side of the chamber, aad after he concluded his .remarks he receiv ed the congratulations of his demo cratic colleagues. WOOD CONFERS WITH ROOT. Makes Oral Report ef His Admim tration of Cuban Affair. WASHINGTON. May 30. Geaeral Wood, until recently military gover nor of Cuba, arrived here on the gov ernment transport Kanawha. His first act was to proceed to the war department aad make an oral re- L port to Secretary "Root of the com plete discharge of his stewardship in Cuba and the gratifying success of the aiisaainirala far hie withdrawal of the American troops and the in auguration "of the Cuban republic on May 20. He will have a full conference with the president and Secretary Root re garding Cuban affairs later. It is ex pected that General Wood will be de tained in this city for at least six weeks, closing up Ihe affairs of the Cuban military government. The Cuban Cengi HAVANA. May 30. The hoase of representatives has reconsidered the bUl which provided amnesty for Americans who were aader sentence or in jail in Cuba, and has added an amendment providing that amnesty be granted to native-born Americans only. The bUl, in this form, was sent to the senate. The purpoae of the amendment is to exclude from the amnesty those naturalized Ameri can citizens who might be released by- the bOl. Regents Deny the Report. MILWAUKEE. May 30. The story from Lincoln, Neb., that Chancellor Andrews has been offered the presi dency of the University of Wisconsin is denied by the regents. Dr. A. J. Pule, a member of the committee which has the task of selecting a new president, said the report was with out a word of truth. The same of Dr. Andrews, he said, had aerer come be fore the committee. He said the of fice was still open. Unfit far the Libraries. CHICAGO, May 30. Balzac's aov els in fifty-one volumes were sifted to the bottom in three hours by a jury in Judge Hatchiason's eoart today. and anally declared to be unfit for the libraries of respectable people aad improper reading for childrea. Keane for Corrigan'a LONDON, May 30. The Rome cor respondent of the DaUy Man says that at the consistory to be held Jaae 9 the pope wUl nominate' Archbishop Keane of Dubuque, Ia to saeceed the late Archbishop Corriaan of New York. Rail ST. LOUIS, May 30. The Republic says that a compact set ten the Bar lingtoa aad the Bock Islaad railway systems s reported. It iavotves, it is said. -aot .eaiy the Wigaias Ferry, bat also world's fair- teraamala for both lines, the baflding of a new passeager station by the Barliagtoa aad the opening of a right of way from Twen tieth aad Waheat atieets over a cir cuitous route to the wharf North -Jlarket. street. Om CLEVELAND. O, May 30. The re pabUcaa state coareatiea. ia seaska here, aomhaated'tae foOowiac ticket: For secretary of state, Lewis C. Lay Iin of NorwaJk. For judge ot sapreme. eaart, WB 1t Crew ef MeCooaensvffle. Fsr food aad dairy coaeadaskmcr. Horace Aakeay of "Xenia. For member of the board of pahlfe works, WmUaaa Kirtley Jr. faaataaat . -"- smw RETURN PUTILE ATTEMPT TO EXAMINE MOUTH OF VOLCANO. SB il-WiE maunm , awt Says No Sane Man Crater in Actien Predict What the Vol- Will De. POST DE FRANCE. Island of Mar tiaisae. May 28. A tremendoas expto sfam of very black smoke from Mount Teko at 9:1a o'clock this morning ac- esataated the fear entertained for the of George Kcnnan, the Amer- . author; who. with a land party. boon PT&miainr the northern Dart the islaadV 'Te'" governor 6TTiar-" tmiqae, M. LeHuerer, was at once seem with the object of arranging for a rescue party to proceed by land in connection with the voyage along the coast of the United States cruiser Cincinnati, should such steps appear accessary. At about 11 o'clock this morning Fernand Clerc, a wealthy land pro prietor of Martinique, arrived here and announced that Mr. Ken nan and his party were safe on a plantation at the north end of the island. ProL Robert T- HiU, United States government geologist and head of the expedition sent to Martinique by the National Geographical society, who left Fort de France Monday on horse back for the volcano, returned here this morning. He was completely worn out by his trip. Speaking personally of his expedi tion to Mount Pelee, Prof. Hill said1. My attempt to examine the crater of Vnnf PpIpp has been futile. I suc ceeded, however, in getting very close to Morse Rouge. At 7 o'clock Monday sight I witnessed from a point near the ruins of St. Pierre a frightful ex plosion from Mont Pelee and noted the accompanying phenomena. While these eruptions continue no sane man should attempt to ascend to the crater of the volcano. Following the salvos of detonations from the mountain gigantic mushroom shaped columns of smoke and cinders ascended into the clear starlit sky and then spread in a vast black sheet to the south and directly over my head. Through this sheet, which extended a distance of ten miles from the crater, vivid and I awful lightning like bolts flashed with alarming frequency. Tcey louowea distinct paths of ignition, but were different from lightning in that the bolts were horizontal and not perpen dicular. This is indisputable evidence of the explosive oxidation of the gases after they left the crater. This is a most important observa tion aad explains, in pert, the awful catastrophe. This phenomenon is en tirely new in volcanic history. I took many photographs, -but do not hesitate to acknowledge that I was terrifiedT But I was not the only per son so frightened. Two newspaper correspondents who were close to Morne Rouge some hours before me became scared, ran three miles down the mountain and hastened into Fort de France. The people on the north end of the island are terrified and are fleeing witli their cattle and effects. I spent Tuesday night in a house at Deux Choux with a crowd of 200 frightened refugees. The volcano is still intensely active and I cannot make any predictions as to what it will do. America Their Destination. NEW YORK, May 29. There are 25,000 immigrants on the Atlantic due to arrive at this port this week and. they win bring the total for May up to 5,000 or 30,000. This wttl break ali records for any month in the last twenty years. The number of depor tations is increasing, 750 persons hav ing been ordered deported during the first twenty-six" days of May. The ma jority of the new arrivals- are from Austria-Hungary, Italy and Russia. Black Eye far the Territories. WASHINGTON, May 29. The sen ate committee on- territories decided by formal vote against fixing any time for the consideration of the omnibus statehood bill, providing for the ad mission of Oklahoma. New Mexico and Arizona into the union. Put Governor Out of Church. LITTLE ROCK. May 29. After a lengthy discussion in the Second Bap tist church touight the congregation voted to withdraw fellowship from Governor Jefferson Davis upon charges of unbecoming conduct filed some time ago. . Paul J. Sorg. Ohio. DAYTON, O.. May 29. Hon. Paul J. Sorg. former congressman and multi millionaire tobacco manufacturer, died at his home in Middeltown, after an illness of several years' duration. Come Up Last of June. WASHINGTON. May 29. The in junction cases instituted by die in terstate commerce commission against fourteen railroad lines running east ward from Missouri river points, in -which the government seeks, to enjoin ihe roads from granting rebates to shippers, will come up before Judges Groascap aad Phillips in Chicago en June 23. The decision then win de termine the question of jurisdiction ef court in the premises. Will Vote n Bill Tuesday. WASHINGTON. May 29. An agree ment yesterday was reached in the aeaate by which a final vote on the Trnilippmes aovernmeat bill and an will be taken ap next at 4 p. m. Peadhsg the vote. the-aeaate wffl meet at 11 o'clock each day, except tumorrow. when the sen ate win aot sit. it being Memorial day. Monday aad Tuesday the debate win be aader ficteea-miaate rale. Bur aVeaM Aacend Declines m caaev StW on the bill yesterday. iaatitBaed ar Nclasa Vaa Vi of Saeepakead Bar, L. L. Brooklyn Heights KaOns the ram asked for in his aait ttMN. la September. IStl. aeloagiag to the eompaay wagoa ia which Vaa Valk riding throwiax aba oat jnriag aim. After weeks spent ta the hospital Vaa Valkeabarg was dis charged, his health stfll impaired aad his perseaal appearance greatly marred. Yet it is -sot likely that he woeld have iastftated a salt far ages aad aot aaotaer sait of ais wroax. aad herein comas ia the city of the ease. Prior to the accident he was one of the handsomest and most psaamr voting mea on Loag Island aad was eaaeged to marry Hiss Beatrix Poad. a belle of Spriagfeld village- Bat saw "promptly broke the eaaagemeat ea seeiag his post-aospitaL appearance; altaoagh while he was being aarsed she sent him daily measages of love aad sympathy. Other girls, too. who esteemed him "a catch" before the ac cident gave him the arctic stare after it aad he retired to his home a heart broken young man. Now he sues the company on the ground that by the accident he was deprived of the society of a "true and loving wife" and he has witnesses to prove that the brok en eagagement was the result of his marred appearance. It win be interesting to watch the results of this suit and here we ven ture the prediction that if Van Valk enburg gains his suit for 315,090 all the girls will be after him again! FHOSPEROUS STATE th Tmmu "I went west when a lad to grow up with the country, and have always re joiced that I followed the advice of Horace Greeley, said Edward H. Tal cott, a banker, of Livingston. Moat. "Landing in Livingston eighteen years ago, when it was an embryo town of only six months old, I have stayed by it and am prettty weU sat isfied with the results, for, though it is not yet a large city, it is a Uve and progressive place aad the condition of its people is sufficiently attested by the deposits in one bank amounting to $600,000. As president of that bank I naturally take some pride in its suc cess, which is but an index of the prosperity of the surrounding country. "Eastern people hardly realize the greatness of Montana. We had one county that, before its division some time ago. was larger than aU New England. It is a journey of 800 miles across the state. The combined pro duction of oar ffl'""t including aU the precious metals, exceeds in value the output of any other state. In cattle we are second only to Texas. BeaMea; we have one of the greatest farmiag countries on earth, and the man with the hoe is coming in great numbers. NOT THE ANSWER SHE EXPECTED rixht T Tmc T She was a bright young teacher in charge of a bright young class. To in crease their vocabulary she had hit on a guessing game. She told the class of what she was thinking, and they named the object. This time she had thought of the word "birthday," and the lesson went on in this fashion: "Now, nttle folks. I am thinking of something you aU have. You don't have it very often just once every vear. Even I have one. What is it? TI1 give you a minute to think, and. when you are sure you know, raise your hand. Hands began to go up rapidly. "My!" said this bright young teach er, "1 reaUy think I have the best Uttle folks in all this big schooL They all think so fast and I know they are thinking of the very thing I thought. I'm going to let Morris telL I'm sure he knows." Morris rose to his feet and stood in the aisle in true military position: and like a shot from a gun, in response to the teacher's "Tell us what it is, Morris." came the ready answer: "A clean undershirt, teacherl" dba aad Viper. A resident at VersaUles, France, M. Guignet. sends to Nature a vivid ac count of a duel he saw between a hedgehog and a viper. The two ene mies knew at first sight who was who, and eyed each other as if they knew a moment's inattention would be fa taL The viper was the first to get tired of gazing and it began to glide away. Just then the hedgehog rushed for the viper's taU. aad having nailed It fast with its teeth, it rolled itself up. The hedgehog was very careful, however, not to cut the tall off. The viper curled back and deUvered furi ous assaults upon its aggressor, wrest ling and rolling with the curled-up hedgehog all over the place. At length the snake, wounded In a hundred places, died. The hedgehog beganjts repast on the tan of its victim, but was careful not to eat the head. AcdSmt ar Dla ? A woman's editorial association had a dinner in Topeka and one of the toasts was 'Woman: Without Her 3an is a Brute." It must have been a cynical printer man who set up the type, for this was the way the toast read in print: "Woman. Without Her Man. Is a Brute." Just how much of a rumpus this raised may possibly be imagined; it certainly cannot be de scribed. The lines of no two human hands are exactly alike. When a traveler ia Chiaa desires a passport, the palm of the hand is covered with fine oil paint aad an impression is taken on thin, damp paper. This paper, oftcial ly signed, is his passport. A Moari contralto is singing ia Loa doa. 8eie the Princess Te Baagf Pai. a half-breed, her father being a Britfak eakmel ataiJoaed ia New Zea laaaVaad her mother the head of the Ngatlporoa cma. The prtsi am aiags acaatars. MONTANA A 3 Preatdeat Barrows of Oberlia coHeg k seriously ill Formal dedicatioa of the Caracgie library occurred at Liacoia. The Bock Islaad railroad is mikiag arraagemeats to eater Kansas City. The president has signed the Indian appropriation bill aad the omnibus claims bill Up to the present time there has been tweaty-tve cases of cholera amoac America is Manila. Freak Bacon has been reappoiated receiver aad George E. Freach as register of the land omce at North Platte. All mm ia Aagasta. Ga- have start ed ap, aad, with the exception of the jrjac."1 T cfJti co1" ptemeat of haads. The aavy department has agreed to transport to the homeless people of St. Vincent a large quantity of build iag lumber which the Canadian gov ernment has donated. Isabel Irving-is no longer with Rich ard Mansfield. It is said that Mans field criticized her acting. Miss Irving immediately canceled her contract and left for her home ia New Jersey. Engineer James Couch and Fireman J. E. James were killed aad Conductor Grant Robaoa was severely injured in a freight wreck on the West Pennsyl vania railroad, near Porters Curve It is said on good authority that Charles F. Price has maUed from LcuisvUle his resignation as general manager of the New California Jockey club to President Williams at Saa Francisco. L. T- Ohketo, a Japanese, and Miss Carolyn Walber. a comely white girl, were united tn marriage at Evanaton. Wyoming, by Justice O'Flynn. The couple claim Ogden as their place of residence. Generals Corbln, Young and Wood hav been formaUy invited by Em peror Wniiam to attend, as his per sonal guests the German military maneuvers next fall- The three gen erals will accept. A bill has been introduced by Sen ator Lodge providing for the removal of the battleship Maine from the har bor of Havana and the recovery of the bodies of the American sailors who sank with the vesseL Senator Quay introduced a bill pro viding for the promotion of Major Gen eral Brooke, the senior major general of the armv. to the rank of lieutenant general, aad for the general's retire- I meat with that rank. The Kaaxacsy hoard df health de clared a eaaraatiae uaainst the state of Indiana on account of smallpox in the southern part of the latter state. The quarantine is to go into effect on Sunday. June 1. at noon. At the inquest held at Opal, Wyom ing, over the remains of Austin Park er, who was shot and killed In the Austin saloon last Thursday by Nick Garcia, it was decided that Garcia act ed in self-defense, and was exonerated. Herbert H. Matteson. the defaulting cashier of the First National baak of Great Falls, Montana, who pleaded guilty in the federal court, was sen tenced to ten years in the penitentiary by Judge Knowles. Matteson's short age was $196,000. He lost, the money in speculation. Of the $456,000 appropriated by the Iowa legislature for the state institu tions, the school for the feeble minded at Glenwood will receive $59,575. the state hospital ar Clarinda $5L500, and the school for daf at Council Bluffs $3,100, exclusive of the appropriation to make good the loss suffered by the recent fire. The steamer Camana, laden with wheat, sunk in the Columbia river. Commander Booth-Tucker of the" Salvation Army announces that the commander in chief. General William Booth, will visit this country in Octo ber next. Over 300 head of cattle were drown ed in the flood at Butte, Montana. Emigration statistics for 1901 show that 14.000 Norwegians left Norway for the United States last year, and it is estimated that during 1302. 30,000 Norwegians wiU leave for America. The Presbyterian general assembly will be held next year at Los Angeles. President Roosevelt has informed a number of senators that he would sign the Indian appropriation bilL Some of the objections b has had to it have been met by special legislation. The president nominated Robert S. McCbrmick of Illinois to be ambas sador to Austria-Hungary. The largest cargo of wheat that has ever left the Pacific coast for South Africa will be shipped from Portland early in Jaae on the big ship Speke. At Dover. DeL, the American Pack ers association, with an authorized capital of t6.9W.060. was iacorporated. General Nelson A. Miles aad staff are expected to arrive at Fort Filey earlv next week to witness the test of the aew guns. The Freach cable company issued notice that direct communication with Martinique, via Hayti. is now restored. Unicago sxocsnomers in use rma i wheel are again talking of sending it t to Coney island. They have invested $90,000 in it and get no returns. At Kansas City. Frank Robinson , formerly of Nevada, la, aged 20 years, shot aad killed his sweetheart, Gertie Rawlias. aged 16 years; shot aad fa tally wounded his rival, Albert H. Fer guson, aged 19 years, and shot and fa- j tally injured himself. Congressman Mercer has introduced j a bill in the house authorizing the wrtfv of war to macadamise to the width of sixteen feet the military boalevard extending from Fort Crook to the city limits of South Omaha, at a cost of aot to exceed $6.se0. ftwwS0SbS00SOSiww6OOw 1tfU s ! 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