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.T r t A .J-".' P. f Ite CoHmhis J(nnnl By COLUMBUS JOURNAL CO. OOLUMBU NEBRASKA. News in Brief The Berlin. Wis., National bank lias closed. Deposits aggregated 1 180, 000. . Baron Steven Kemeny, attached to the Austro-Hungarian embassy, ia dead at Washington. The Eastern Bar Iron association ordered an advance of $2 per ton in the price of its products. The president has nominated John E. Watson of Booneville, Mo., to be registrar of the land office at Boone ville. The straw vote in the American colony in Mexico City resulted: Roose velt 355, Parker 215, Swallow 13, Debs 10. Watson 4. The steamer Coptic, which arrived in San Francisco from the Orient, brought $2,000,000 worth of raw silk mnd over $200,000 in gold. The pressing mills of the Hamilton Powder company at Windsor, Quebec, blew up Joseph Witty and George Hc bert were blown to pieces. The report of an encounter be tween Russians and Afghan at Kushk, resuulting in the blowing up of the magazine there is unfounded. The Neal hospital in Nebraska City lias been sold to the Sisters of Char ity, who will take possession the first of the ear. It will be made a public bospital. At the meeting of the American Anti-Saloon league at Columbus, O., twenty-seven states were represented. Rev. W. D. Palmere of St. Ixjuis de livered an address. President W. W. Lcighton of the IJraa. O., Savings Bank and Trust company was held to answer before the grand jury for embezzlement un der bond of $5,000. The entire business district of the town of Dublin, Miss., on the Yazoo . Mississippi Valley railroad, with the exception of one building, was wiped out by fire. The navy department has authorized the commanding officer at the torpedo station at Newport to accept dis patches to and from ships at sea by way of the Nantucket lightship. The London pier and shed of the JVarren line in Charleston. Mass., 'Ailed with oil, wood pulp and other highly inflammable material, was com pletely consumed by fire. Loss. $250, 00. The contract for the construction of the new postofflre building at Law rence. Kas., has been awarded to Richey Bros., of Hastings. Neb., at $44,638, to be completed on January 1. 1906. Charles C. Brooks, formerly pro prietor of the Broadway Vannuy's hotel of lxs Angeles. Cal.. and ac cused by the federal authorities of swindling, has been held in $2,000 bonds. A dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeit ung from Constantinople, says that Turkey is ordering 100 new batteries or artillery from German. French and English factories at the cost of $10.- 000.000. In view of published statements from various physicians, that the amount of oxygen in the air in the New York subway wa considerab'.y below normal, an official investigation is to be made. A private cable from f.ionevideo an nounces that the sealing schooner Agnes Donahue of Hal'fax. has been 6eized by the Uruguayan authorities. The Donahue is owned by the Bal combe company. K. C. Cooley. aged 77 years, for many years chief claim agent of the Iowa Central railroad, was found dead of apoplexy in a chair at the home of bis daughter in Pueblo, Colo., where be had been visiting. Governor Peabody of Colorado is saed a requisition for the return to Colorado of Wellington C. Leweliyn. aow in Joliet prison under the name of llabran, who is charged with murder big two policemen in Denver. The first tribunal of the Seine at Paris is hearing the sensational di vorce proceedings of Countess Tza kowski. the American wife of Count Txaykowski, who is secretary of the Turkish legation at The Hague. Many prominent guests identified with the work of the Young Men's Christian association in all its branches attended the annual dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. New York. Among them were Paul Morton, secre tary of the navy; General F. D. Grant, U. S. A., and Rear Admiral A. S. Bar ker. U. S. N. Secretary Wilson has designated Prof. Elwood Mead, chief of the irri gation and drainage committee of the agricultural department, to give ex pert testimony for the government in the legal contest between Kansas, Colorado and the general government for the control of the waters of the Arkansas river for irrigation purposes. Losses of $500,000 through shop lifting have been suffered during the pact year by twenty-one department tores in New York City, whose pro prietors, because of such losses, have formed an alliance to fight petty pil fering. The National Founders association adopted a resolution disapproving of strikes and lockouts and favoring ar bitration "whenever and wherever it will enable them to establish and maintain just and equitable relations between members and their employ ers." William Perkins, better known as "Moccasin Bill, is dead on a rancn near Montrose Colo., aged 80 years. He came to Colorado in 1S60 as a gov ernment scout to watch the move ments of the Indians. He was . fa aoons bear hunter. Application was made by the prose rating attorney of Whatcom county. "Washirgton. asking that all the fish trans owned hy the Pacific-American fisheries in Pueent sound be declared forfeited because of al-eied violations ,f lw in the organization of subsi diary companies holding them. Rer. E. C. Dinwiddie of Washing ton. D. C. superintedent of the le'is latlre department of the American Anti-Saloon, league, in an address be fore the league at Columbne, O.. said that the canteen will remain abolish ed ia the ennr. Bids in regard to the new agricnl- .' 'torsi" department building were open . ed at Washington. The total apnro- ' aviation for the building is $1,500,000, . Announcement is made of the elec- 4km of D. B. BolsseTaJn as a director -of the Kansas City. Southern Bail way "fcpanj, succeeding Lawrence Greer. EXTRA CONGRESS PRESIDENT SAID TO BE FAVOR ABLE TO THE SAME. THE NEED OF MORE LEGISLATION Leaders in Both Houses Opposed to An Extra Session Speaker Cannon Against Any Revision of the Tar iff. WASHINGTOX-An extra session , oi iaiasrubs j-t-cius iu uc iuici . tne eany spring, i ne prehiuciu ul sires to have legislation on the stat ute books covering a number of im portant matters and he is not mealy mouthed in telling his desires to his friends. The leaders, however, in both senate and house are opposed to an extra session. They argue that there will be ample time in which to rass necessary legislation not only affect ing the Panama canal, but tariff revi sion, which now seems certain to come about during the long session of the Fifty-ninth congress which ordinarily would begin on the first Monday of December, 1905. The president, how ever, believing that legislation is de manded for the control of the Pana ma canal, particularly having rela tion to the establishment of a system of courts and laws for the government of the strip, is emphatic in his declara tion that an extraordinary session of the Fifty-ninth congress should be convened very shortly after the ter mination of the Fifty-eighth congress. Realizing the responsibilities which have been placed upon him by the vote of the country President Roose velt, in keeping with his whole life, is determined that his administration shall be notable for the accomplish ment of results affecting the happi ness of the country. It is contended that it will be imiossible to enact any portion of the legislation now abso lutely necessary at the regular session by reason of the large problems which confront the American people. Tariff revision in the Philippines is demand ed and the president, it is understood, will insist that the republicans; shall not shirk their responsibilities. Then again reciprocity with Canada is bound to occupy considerable atten tion, but just to what extent the re publicans will go toward bringing about closer trade relations with our neighbor on the north is problemati cal. One thing, however, is absolute ly assured and that is that the tariff revisionists will have a large follow ing in the Fifty-ninth congress, and that the slogan that was heard during the recent campaign. "Let the friends of the tariff revise the tariff," gives promise of being insisted upon. Speaker Cannon, who is now at Danville. 111., resting from his labors on the stump, is expected to arrive in Washington the latter part of next week for a consultation with the presi dent. The speaker's closest associates believe that he will set his face firm ly against an extra session or present revision of the tariff. Gfia Imprisonment for Life. SIOUX CITY, la. After being out sixteen hours a jury at Cherokee, la., found Harry Hartman, who shot and killed his sweetheart. Florence Por ter, on November 30. 1901. guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the punishment at imprisonment for life zt hard labor. Reception to Rossa. CORK O'Donovan Rossa was giver, a rousing reception hero Sunday. He received numerous deputations end was tendered a banquet at night. PLAN ANOTHER WORLD'S FAIR Movement to Celebrate Semi-Centen-nial of Close of War. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. The first announcement is made of a formal movement to hold in Chattanooga in 1915 a world's fair to be known as the semi-centennial peace jubilee ex position, commenorating the end of the civl war. It is learned that assur ances of aid from the government and various organizations have been se cured. The following address explain ing the nature of the exposition has been issued: From 1861 to 1865 there was in the United States the greatest civil war the world has ever seen. Peace be tween the states was established April 9, 1865. The year 1915 will be the semi-centennial anniversary of the cvenL Chattanooga is the geographical cen ter of the scenes of the civil war. With the great national interest that centers here, the United States gov ernment will no doubt contribute gen erously to such an exposition. It has had for years in contemplation the erection of a peace memorial arch at Chattanooga which is to surpass any thing of the kind in the world. This could be finished and dedicated in 1915. Therefore, let us have at Chatta nooga in the year 1915 a semi-centennial peace jubilee exposition, to which the world shall be invited. Slain in Fight at Laramie. CHEYENNE. Wyo. A party of Swedes, negroes and others engaged in a free-for-all fight at Laramie. Guns, clubs and knives were used freely. Charles Bussard was killed and others were injured. Eight of the rioters were arrested, but subsequently were all released except Gust Johnson, a Swede bartender whom the negroes say fired the shot that killed Bussard. Johnson and his Swede companions deny the charge. Wlll'am Cleve was arrested at Cheyenne charged with the murder. ' Suspense at St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG The susnense engendered by the Japanese attack on Poutiloff hill continues. This move ment has proved unsuccessful. It moved only to capture a Russian posi tion, but whether it was intended to misk activity at some other point along the front has not yet developed. Some correspondents give considera tion to what they consider significant Japanese movements on the Russian riht. and others that a Japanese column is moving fifty or sixty miles eastward. Ex-Governor Thompson Die?. NEW YORK Hugh S. Thompson, former governor oi South Carolina, died at Irs residence here. He was born in Charleston. S. C. in 1836. In recent years he was comptroller of the New York Life Insurance company. Newspaper Man Dies. DENVER. Cclo. Albert E. Troy a well known newspaper man, died sud denly aero Sunday as the result of an attack of grip." Mr. Troy vas news editor of the Post. THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS. Officers Elected and Number cf Re- I eslution Are AdOnted. EL PASO, Tex. The national irri gation congress adopted the report of the committee on permanent organiza tion. The new president. Governor Par dee of California, took the chair and made an address. All of the officers recommended by the committee were elected. The convention adopted a resolution thanking President Roosevelt for his letters and for his interest in irriga- t,on and approving nis on tnl subject. Important resolutions were passed during the closing hours. The pre amble of one favoring a repeal of the stone and timber act read: "It is the sense of this congress that th' remaining public domain should be sacredly preserved to all the people of the United States and rigdly reserved for actual homeseek i, I ers. The congress of the United States j is commended for withdrawing 40.-' 000,000 acres of arid lands and 80, 000.000 acres of forest lands from en try and the repeal of the desert land law is urged, together with that of the timber and stone act, commutation tax of the homestead act and a sub stitute is offered in the sale of stump age." As a substitute of the desert land law it is desired to permit individuals as actual settlers to enter on only 160 acres. Other resolutions adopted were those opposing all issues of land scrips; urging the government pur chase of all lands in the limit of for est reserves; favoring a non-interest bearing loan by the government to an irrigation fund to be used by the sec retary of the interior and repaid un der the provisons of the irrigation law. Urging a law permitting states to organize in districts for the sale of ir rigation lands and upon approval by the secretary of the interior, to be allowed to employ the engineers of the reclamation service, and favoring legislation to aid beet sugar culture. Declaring that "the presence of the delegates from the sister republic of Mexico has strengthened the bond be tween, the two countries and in appre ciation of the cordial treatment ac corded this congress while on Mexi can soil, we cordially invite the repub lic of Mexico to send a delegation to the Portland congress." FIGHT TO A FINISH. Count Cassini Says This is What Rus sia Will Do. WASHINGTON "Russian will pur sue the war in the far east to the bit ter end, that is, until Russia has con quered." These are the opening words of an emphatic statement made at the Rus sian embassy by Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador. Several times recently the ambas sador, in the name of his government, has categorically denied the possibil ity of an intervention in the war, but the recurrence of the rumors that the powers contemplated mediation has caused he ambassador to reiterate on behalf of his government its position regarding intervention or mediation of any kind. The statement contin ues: "I deem it my duty to reiterate what I have so often said, that Russia will not suspend in any case her military operations in the far east. All ru mors and reports regarding the pos sible success of the direct overtures for peace which Japan is said to have made to Russia, and regarding th mediation of the powers. In my opin ion are started for the purpose of convincing the public that the end of the war is close at hand. In this way it is hoped that the public may be led to believe that the Japanese loans offer attractive investments. "Russia can no more admit of in terference than Great Britain could in the Transvaal; than could the United States in her war with Spain. Where the prestige of a country is at stake all other considerations are and must be put aside. Some people may think that financial difficulties will influence Russia to end hostilities. Such an opinion is based upon the false as sumpt'on of Russia's financial resourc es. There is no doubt whatever that Russia, whose annual income exceeds $1,000,000,000. cannot be influenced in her attitude toward the outcome of the war by the amount of war expen ditures. It is not altogether out of the question that Russia, who did not expect war, should in the moment when she has mobilized her army and is sending corps after corps in fight ing readiness to the far east sudden ly call a halt to hostilities, particu larly after she has for nearly a year, without any difficulty or recourse to extraordinary measures, been able to carry all the extra expense? "It is not within my scope to com ment upon the new Japanese loan. That is an affair for the bankers and for the public, who are able to de cido what advantages or disadvan tages the investment offers. But there can be no necessity for comment upon Russia's credit." Port Arthur Attack Kesumed. CHE FOO The general attack on Port Arthur was resumed November 18 and 19. according to the report of persons arriving here Sunday from Port Dalny. They say the Japanese are so secretive that it is difficult in Dalny to learn the true facts. Even the officers detailed to work at the base do not know what their comrades at the front are doing. November 10 a particularly heavy explosion shook every ship lying at Dalny. The ex plosion was ascribed to the blowing up of land mines or a magazine. Cummins is Still for Revision. WASHINGTON Governor Cum nr'ns of Iowa and Governor Van Sant of Minnesota arrived here Sunday. Governor Cummins said his visit here at this time was in connection with a dispute which had arisen between the Shiloh park commission and the Iowa state commission in reference to the location of monuments and in scriptions thereon to Iowa regiments. The governor will call on the presi dent Monday. Replying to a question he said the president and the whole country knew his tariff views. Qi'iet at the Front. FIELD HEADQLARTERS OF THE SECOND JAPANESE ARMY The last few days have been unusually quiet along the Shakhe river. The front 'of General Oku's army and the Russians have been firing only occa sional shots. The armies have been lying enrenched and practically in touch for over a month, but there have been only cavalry and small in fantry skirmishes. The Japanese are virtually living in the trenches and the army is standing the first cold weather verv well. BLOW UP ARSENAL RUSSIAN SUPPLY DEPOT AT PORT ARTHUR DESTROYED. STOESSELREPORTS JAP REPULSE Japanese Are Widening Their Saps and Moving Their Guns Forward Czar Receives an Encouraging Re port from Beleaguered City. TOKIO A telegram from Moji re ports the destruction of another Rus sian arsenal and magazine at Port Arthur. The Japanese discovered, it is said, the location of the arsenal and cen tered their artillery fire upon it Af ter dropping 200 shells in the locality they succeeded in blowing it up. The Japanese are widening their saps and are using them to move their guns forward. The Russians continue their spirit ed sorties, using hand grenades in their attacks upon the saps. ST. PETERSBURG General Stoes sel has telegraphed to Emperor Nich olas that Port Arthur can hold out several months. Newspapers devote long articles to praise of Lieutenant General Stoessel and the heroic garrison at Port Arthur and to a general endorsement of the movement started at Kieff for a na tional subscription in behalf of tho families of the killed and surviving defenders. A dispatch from Lieutenant General Sakharoff. dated Friday, says that during the night the Japanese attack ed the Russian position in front of Poutiloff hill, but were repulsed. America is likely to profit, both di rectly and indirectly, from the exe cution of the large naval program which Russ'a is now elaborating. The vital importance of the sea power has been Russia's bitterest lesson of the war, and the government Is fully de termined that the maintenance of the empire's position will be impossible without adequate sea power. Should there be disaster to Vice Ad miral Rojestvensky's squadron It would not only necessitate the entire rebuilding of the navy, but to increase its strength. While some of the contracts will be placed abroad, owing to the limited facilities of Russian yards (and it is expected that at least one big ship will be constructed in America) the admiralty's plans will be directed to wards ultimate divorce from depend ence upon foreign ship builders by the organization at home of vast ship building, armor plate, ordnance and kindred Industries. For this purpose it is realized, however, that foreign builders and specialists must be at tracted, and some alluring prospects are likely to present themselves. Vick ers' Sons & Maxim and Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.. limited, of England, have already made advances, but ow ing to the anti-Russian sentiment the British firms are not meeting with a very cordial reception. The disposi tion is to turn towards France, Ger many and the United States, and a great plant at Libau or on the banks of the Neva, directed by American brains. NEW FACES IN SENATE. Will Be a Number of Them When That Body Meets March 4. WASHINGTON There will be a number of new faces in the United States senate when that body meets in extraordinary session at noon on March 4. next. Of the thirty senators whose terms expire with thet close of the legislative day of March 3. 1905, a great many will be re-elected. But at least ten will be succeeded by new men, and in addition Senator Fair banks, elected vice president, will re tire to make way for another. There are not less than ten aspirants for the seat to be thus vacated, includ ing Congressman Landis and Gover nor Durbin. But Harry New, for many years a leading republican of Indiana and a son of John C. New. former treasurer of the United States, has announced his candidacy and it is be lieved here that he is likely to give all the rest a very lively hustle for the honor. MOBILIZING THE RESERVES. Men cf St. Petersburg District Are Called to the Colors. ST. PETERSBURG Emperor Nich olas will leave for the Caucasus on December 3 to bid farewell to the Cau casion cavalry. The mobilization of reservists of St. Petersburg, it is said, will be an nounced next week. While the reser vists cf the province, in which St. Petersburg is included, were called to the colors some time ago, the actual mobilization of the Russian capital has been postponed as long as possible. It is reported on apparently good authority that the meetings of the zemstvos. which was schedule for to day, has been postponed. McKinley Fund Completed. CHICAGO Announcement was made of the completion of the fund of $600,000 for the erection of a na tional monument to the late President McKinley. Alexander H. Revel!, chair man of the Illinois auxiliary of the McKinley national memorial associa tion, in a repoit submitted to the state committee stated that $50,000. the pro portion allotted to Illinois, had been raised. In New York next Tuesday, the national trustees of the association will meet and adopt a design for the monument. American Ship at San Domingo. SAN DOMINGO The United States cruiser Detroit arrived here from Monte Cristi. bringing the American financial agent. John T. Abbott, who is supervising the collection of customs duties there in accordance with the agreement resulting from the claims of the Santo Domingo Improvement company of New York against the government of San Domingo. The De troit reports that the German cruiser Panther is at Monte Cristi. The Ger man minister is expected to arrive here shortly. Shaw Wants $25,000,000. WASHINGTON Secretary Shaw has announced a call upon national banks holding government deposits to the amount of 25 per cent of their holdings. 10 per cent to be paid on or before January 15 next, and 15 per cent on or before March 15 next. This, the secretary estimates, w'll bring into the 000,000. treasury about $25,- When religion is a matter of busi ness, business is never a matter of religion. MUNROE ON STAND. What Union Pacific Freight Manager Says. CHICAGO At the Interstate Com merce commission investigation of the fight between the Texas Cattle Raisers' association and the south western railways, John A. Munroe. freight traffic manager of the Union Pacific railroad, gave interesting testi mony. He said: "A heavy drain is experienced where the railroads have to compete with themselves on different lines of traffic. Either corn in the corn belt must be carried to the cattle on west ern ranges or the cattle carried to the corn. Of course, we try to do the former as .much as possible, for It cuts down the empty mileage of our cars, inasmuch as the cattle must be brought eastward sooner or later, but the low rates that have been forced by competit'en make it so much more profitable for the cattle men to bring the cattle to the corn that we find it pracaically impossible to carry much corn west. In this way we are competing with our own low rate on cattle." Mr. Munroe was questioned close ly regarding the existing rates and the profits to the company by Com missioner Prouty during the after noon session. "Our rates are fixed by the applying of common commer cial and traffic rates to the particular commodity in question," said the wit ness. "The complaint is that the ex tortionate and excessive rates have been charged and all sorts of abuse practiced, but the fact that men are at this cattle raising and shipping business year in and year out and still seem to have money for the pur pose of carrying it on is some indi cation that cond'tions are not unbear able. As far as these rates being ex tortionate is concerned, I can say that in most cases they are not even com pensatory." Further questioning brought out the statement that the rate on live stock from Cheyenne to Omaha is 29 cents for 100 pounds and that on a solid train for forty cars the company would receive $2,400. Munroe further stated that live stock was handled at a lower profit to the railroad company than nearly any other kind of freight. "Do you consider $2,400 too little for one train, operated by one en gine and crew, from Cheyenne to Omaha?" asked Commissioner Prouty. "We never have a solid stock train of that size, but if we did we might afford to handle them at that rate." "But." objected Mr. Prouty, "what difference does it make whether the train is composed of ten cars of cat tle and the remainder some other kind of freight, which you state your self Is more profitable?" Mr. Munroe then went into a teen nical explanation of the problems in volved in the handling of live stoc'.:, but the commission was not satisfied, and he was on the stand the greater part of the day. JAP LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED. Tokio Uneasy About the Russian Second Squadron. LONDON The subscription list for the new Japanese loan will be closed at noon today, being already covereJ several times, though it is understood that applications have not been so great as for the prvious issues. Judging from Tokio dispatches and statements by Japanese here the question of the second Pacific squad ron is giving rise to some uneasiness in Japan. This is probably due to the lack of news from Port Arthur. A dispatch in a morning paper this morning from Japan comments strong ly on alleged breaches of neutrality on the part of France and Germany in giving the squadron coaling facilities and also contends that it will be ut terly at variance with Suez canal regulations for the ships of the squadron to be permitted to take sufficient coal and provisions at Port Said to cary them to the nearest port. The article suggests that Great Brit ain will interfere to prevent the granting of such facilities. The Russian winter has begun with some severity. The river Neva is beginning to freeze and the port of Cronstadt is frozen over. The last Russian steamer from Archangel ar rived at Dundee on Monday, six days overdue owing to the terrible weather that is raging In the higher latitudes of Europe. McKinley Fund is Raised. CHICAGO Announcement was made Friday of the completion of the fund of $600,000 for the erection of a national manument to the late Presi dent McKinley. Alexander H. Revell. chairman of the Illinois state auxiliary of the McKinley National Memorial association, in a report submitted to the state committee, stated that $50. 000, the proportion allotted to Illinois, had been raised. In New York next Tuesday the national trustees of the association will meet and adopt a plan for the monument. Want to Remain in Country. ST. LOUIS, Mo. Depositions are being taken by .the local officers of the British and Boer soldiers at the world's fair. According to the immi grant laws of the United States, these men must return to their respective countries at the expiration of the world's fair, as they were brought here by contract for purposes of ex hibition. About 400 members of the troupe are involved. In order to re main in this country, as they have ex pressed a desire, they will be compell ed to file new apnlications. Hard to Find Satisfactory Word. LONDON Great Britain has not accepted the modifications of the North sea convention proposed by Russia. The draft of the convention, which has now had an interesting career, is in London and proposals and counter proposals on the subject of the wording continue to be exchanged between the British foreign office and the Russian embassy. A satisfactory conclusion of these exchanges i3 anti cipated shortly, though it probably will be next week before the conven tion is actually signed. Measure Children for Fares. Swiss steamboat companies, to avoid disputes as to the age of children, have establish measurement rales. Under 2 feet in height go free: ch'l dren under 4 feet 4 inches, and degs pay half fare. Makes Study of Memory. Ewald Herine, of the German uni versity at Pracue. who has just cele brated his sevenfeth b'rthday. is not ed chiefly for his important discover ies relating to the physiology of mem ory. NEBRASKA CUILDING AND LOAN REPORTS. Associations in Nebraska Shown to Be in Prosperous Condition. LINCOLN. Secretary Royce of the state banking board has received from the printer his report of the condition of the building and loan associations of the state for the year ending June 30. The report indicates a prosperous condition of the associations and a very gratifying growth. At the time the report was made there were sixty associations doing business in the state, an increase of three over last year. The total resources of the as sociations reporting are $6,217,350.40. being an increase of $873,921.02 over the assets of the fifty-five associations reporting last year. By comparison important items are found to have been increased and diminished during the year as follows: Loans, increase SS93.059.0l Stock loans. Increase 71.642.92 Real estate, decrease 9,488.94 Furniture and stationery, in- Cash, decrease JJelinquencies. decrease Kxpense sand taxes, increase Other assets, inert ae RunninK stock, increase Full paid stock, increase Reserve fund, increase 2.54S.11 16.660.24 4.030.85 6.172.2.1 16.924.65 647.405.21 103.12S.87 41.862.29 32.253.59 UnillvUed proiits. increase.. The receipts and expenditures of the associations during the year ending June 30. 1904, were $4,469,832.87. In other words, these associations did a business of nearly $4,500,000 at an ex pense for salaries of $54,161.47 and other expenses of $39,705, or a frac tion over 2 per cent. Of the $5,493,718.87 in first mort gage loans, only the small sum of $147,110 are in the delinquent class and but $36,821 in procecs of fore closure. There are 174,022 shares of stock in force, which is an increase of 20.59S shares over the number in force at the 'date of the last report. There are 23,499 shareholders, of which number 660 are minors. The associations made 2.322 mort gage loans during the year, of which number 1.061 were made for building purposes and 1,216 for payment of "homestead mortgages." COUNTIES IN DEBT TO STATE. Enough Old Taxes Uncollected to Wipe Out Entire State Debt. LINCOLN. Deputy Auditor Anthes Is preparing the report of the auditor for the biennlum, and the report will show that if all the counties in the state that are delinquent would pay up the state debt would be wiped out and forgotten in little less than no time. Thirty counties owe the state $742, 706.27, some of which money has been due since 1859. The remainder of the report of delinquent counties is still in the hands of the printer and the amount is more than $2,000,000. It is expected that a good portion of this will be collected under the workings of the scavenger tax law. The counties that have been received from the printer are delinquent as follows : (la yes Hitchcock Holt Hooker ... Howard ... Jefferson . Johnson Kearney .. Keith Key.i l'alia Kimball .. Knox I-ancasU r . .$ 6.144.91 . 18.034.49 . 50.336.69 S25.93 . 16.193.56 . 25.10S.23 . 23.943 84 . 12.527.97 7.098.91 7.001 994 3.480.60' . 20.92.40 . 106.815.21 . 21.567.U7 7.241.77 3.109.02 . 24.577.60 2.086.3:: . 36.500.17 . 13.909.30 . 31.990.77 . 20.513.90 . 69.346.49 . 30.275 14 7.173.23 . 2S.S46.78 . 25.423.47 Lincoln ... I.oan .... Loup Madison .. M'cl'hcrson Merrick .. Nance Nemaha . . Nuckolls .. Otoe Pawnee ... Perkins ... Phelps Pierce .... riatte 30.215.82 TIV 13 907.86 Ued Willow ." 12.1C2.84 Champion Cornhusker. BENNINGTON. This little town has come to the front with the cham pion cornhusker. J. Miller is the man. and there are plenty of people here who will put up money that he can defeat all comers. During the past week, without any exertion. Mil'er has been husking and cribbing 120 i bushels per day, working nine hours. By pulling out a little, it is believed Miller can husk 150 bushels per day. W. H. Reed is Dead. LINCOLN Colonel W. H. Reed, a veteran naval officer of the civil war and pioneer citizen, died here at the j Windsor hotel. He declared just be fore he retired that he never felt bet- I ter In his life. He was found dead in the mornirc:. W. B. Rose Keeps His Place. LINCOLN. W. B. Rose has been selected for assistant attorney gen eral and has accepted the appoint ment. He has held the position for the last four years. Fred Miller will be deputy secretary of state. Estimates of State's Expenses. State officers and the heads of de partments are busy these days figuring out the estimate of what will be re quired to run the state house and the state institutions during the next bien nium. In order to ask the legislature for the wherewithal to do it. So far only a few of the officers have com pleted their estimates and filed them with the auditor. So far the amount each office will ask for is about the same as that asked for two years ago. The office of the state superintendent will ask for $1,000 more. Fred Miller Appointed. LINCOLN. Secretary of State Ga lusha has announced that Fred Miller of Richardson county will continue to be deputy secretary. Other announce ments will be made by Mr. Galusha in a few days. William B. Rose has been reappointed as assistant attorney general, and Miss Nannie Canning will continue her work as stenogra pher in the attorney general's office. ' The present office forces under Gov- ; ernor Mickey and State Treasurer Mortensen will remain unchanged, at , least for the present. Ruling on Depository Law. The amendment to the depository law requiring county treasurers to give depository banks their pro rata share of county funds, to be held on deposit, has been declared valid by i the supreme court. Jackson for Speaker. NORFOLK. Judge N. D. Jackson I of Neligh is mentioned by republicans of North Nebraska for the speaker ship at the next session of the legislature. STATE NEWS THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA. West Point's new passenger depot is now ready for occupancy. The electric lights have been turn ed on in the village of Lynch. The Jacob Golden commission house at Geneva was closed by credit or?. Prof. Hornberger. well known throughout the state, In an education al way, died recently at Lincoln. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Swan of Plattsmouth, celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary a few days ago The school truant officer proposi tion was lost in Dodge county, the vote against it being about two-thirds The Johnson ranch, situated in Liberty precinct. Pawnee county, con sisting of 1.329 acres, was sold to A. J. Weaver and J. H. Moorehead for $55,000 cash. Thieves entered the hardware store of D. H. Stout at Julian and took a large number of knives, razors and revolvers. They broke open the money drawer, but found nothing therein. J. C. Williams, deliveryman for Zuckweiler & Lutz. Plattsmouth, had a close call from being kicked to death by a horse. Several of his ribs were fractured and he was otherwise Injured. Wm. Balfour and Iver Johnson, two Omaha hunters, were drowned In Goose lake, twenty-five miles from O'Neill, while in search of game. Their bodies, after much search, were recovered. Sheriff McBride returned to Platts mouth from Des Moines, bringing with him two buggies, one horse and harness, which was stolen from H. P. Stum and L. W. Ingwerser. who re side near Nehawka. in Cass county. The property was stolen last spring. A letter has been received by Gov ernor Mickey from Mrs. Lillie Belle Meyer of St. Louis, asking for infor mat ion in regard to the whereabouts of her father. E. .". Hannock. whom she has not seen for twenty years. She says that Mr. Hanock is somewhere in Nebraska. The "Sit Still" society is the latest of the many organizations in Lincoln. The members are all masculine and its object is to obtain larger cars and better street car service in general for the city. The society hopes to at tain its object by sitting still that is. each member will keep his seat in the car instead of surrendering it to a a woman. The authorities of Battle Creek place are looking for a man who gave his name as James McCIan and pro fessed to be a hunter from Omaha, and who is known to have driven away with a loid of guns and boxes stolen from Morse's hardware store in that place, and who told the driver he was going to steal James Gilles pie's daughter from her home fifteen miles south. John B. Boese, who shot and killed his son during a family quarrel some time ago and who has been in jail since, was arraigned in the county court at Nebraska City and pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder in the second degree. He waived pre liminary hearing and was bound over to the district court in the sum of $2,000. Not being able to furnish bond he was returned to jail. Former State Treasurer Hill offer ed State Treasurer Mortensen a cer tified check for $3,812.40 in payment of all that was due on account of money deposited by Joseph S. Hart ley, state treasurer, in a defunct Lin coln savings bank. Mr. Mortensen re fused to take the money for the rea son that the receipt Captain Hill of fered for him to sign was for all money due the state from the defunct bank, of which Captain Hill is the receiver. A large amount of new corn Is be ing contracted for ia Sarpy county at 35 rents per bushel. The supreme court must decide the constitutionality of the state law pro hibiting the use of the national flag for advertising purposes. N. V. Hal ter and H. V. Hayward. saloonkeapers of Omaha, handled a brand of beer known as the "Stars and Stripes." bore the national flag on the label. The men were convicted of violation of the law by the district ccu't of Douglas county. They have appealed to the supreme court, claiming that the state law is class legislation, and so unconstitutional. The governor of Illinois has issued a requistion on the governor of Ne braska for the return to the Southern Illinois penitentiary at Cnestf-r. of Raymond Slater, now under arrest in Omaha. Slater was sent to the prison on an indeterminate sentence for for ger' and escaped while on parole Under the indeterminate sentence law he was subject to release by the state board of pardons when he had demon strated his reformation, but the viola tion of the parole under the law now will require him to serve the maxi mum sentence for forgery under the Illinois statue, which is twenty years. Scott Harrison of Niobrara com mitted suicide by cutting his throat. The tragedy occurred in a house reg ularly occupied br two men. Cause is not known. A Lincoln correspondent says: "It will not be surprising if the forth coming message of the governor will contain some recommendations to the legislature that will be on the order of a revelation to cheap po'iticians and hangers-on. And another thing, if the legislature of Nebraska cares to enact an anti-pass law Governor Mickey will sign it." The members of the Masonic order oi Fremont are making extensive and elaborate preparations for their fair, which will be held December 5 to 9. It promises to be one o the greatest events of its kind ever attempted in the city. H. M. Eaton, the recently elected state land commissioner, announces the reappointment of Robert Harvey as state surx-eyor. This is the first ap pointment made under the new ad ministration. Mr. Eaton says that other announcements will be made as scon as decided upon. Harry Munyon of Gillette, Wyo.. was arrested at Ansloy by Deputy Sheriff McCormick and brought to Broken Bow. It is alleged that the young man is wanted by the people of his community for obtaining goods under false pretenses. Dan Bray of Columbus, the veteran old trap shot who won the Denver trophy cup from Game Warden Carter at Lincoln, must shoot again to hold his honors. Lou Reed of Saline coun ty has published a chal'enge In the Denver Post and Mr. Bray has ac cepted the same. The Wabash is the Only Line Landing You at' the World's "Pair. Rround trip rates from Omaha are as follows: $8.50 sold daily except Friday and Saturday, good 7 days. $13.80 sold, daily, goo'l 15 days. Tho Wabash is the only line teat land's passengers at the main entrance of the World's Fair grounds. Also tho only line that can check your baggage to the World's Fair station. Think what a saving of time, annoyanco and ex tra car fare. AH" agent can sell you through ticket and route yoii over the Wabash. Very low rates to many points South. Southeast. For beautiful World's Fair folder ana all Information call at 1C01 Farnam St. or address Harry E. Moores. Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept. Wab. R. R., Omaha. Neb. Strange as it may appeir. it is a fact that no bird, possesses the power to fly backward. Insist on Getting It. Pome tracers wiy they don't keop Defiance Starch. This is because they have h stock on hind of other brand's containing only 12 oz. in a package, which they won't be. uble to sell tlnt, because Defiance contains lij oz. fur the same money. Do you want 16 ox. iusteait of 12 or. for same money? Then buy Detianc Starch. Requires so cooking. Traits of Future Typical American. Patriotic, religious, devoted, poeti cal, industrious, artistic, literary, hon est, enduring. From the Irish, pa triotism: from the Scotch, religious fervor: from the Jew. family do t:on; from the Scandinavian, indus try: from the Italian, art: from the German, honesty: from the French, quickness: from the Indian, endur ance. Chicago Journal. "Meanest Man" Again. A man of Wexham. England, wan given $5 wherewith to buy a wreath for the funeral of a friend of the per son who had given the $.". Instead of buying a wreath, the fellow wont out to a cemeterv. stole a wreath there. left it with the mourners and pocketed the $5. But his act was discovered later. Decides Bridal Question. The important question. When does a bride cease to be a bride? is decided by the London Queen, which ays she becomes a "wife" at the expiration of six weeks after the wedding. Indian Never Forgives. The Indian never makes up after falling out with any one. He may speak to an enemy as he passes, but dies with the hatred in his heart. Few Women Ventriloquists. Of the many women who become public entertainers, very few succeed as ventriloquists. "WHACKS' And What They Mean. When Old Mother Nature gives you a "whack" remember "there's a rea son," so try and say "thank ou. ' then set about findlrg what you have done to demand the rebuke, and try and get back Into line, for that's the happy place after all. Curious how many highly organized people fail to appreciate and heed the first little, gentle "whacks" of the good old Dame, but go right aIon& with the habit whatever it may bo. that causes her disapproval. Whiskoj. Tobacco. Coffee. Tea. or other unnat ural treatment of the body, until seri ous illness sets in or some chronic disease. Some people seem to get on Very well with those things for a while, and Mother Nature apparently car-a but little what they do. - Perhaps she has no particular plans for them and thinks it little use to waste time in their training. There are people, however, who seem to be selected by Nature to "do things." The old Mother expects them to carry out some department of her great work. A portion of these helect ed ones oft and again seek to stimu late and then deaden the tool (tho body) by some one or more of the drugs Whiskey. Tobacco. Coffee, Tea. Morphine, etc. You know all of these throw down the same class of alkaloids in Chemi cal analysis. They stimulate and then depress. They take from mac or wom an the power to do his or her best work. After these people have drugged for a time, they get a hint, or mild "whack" to remind them that they have work to do. a mission to perform, and should be about the business, but are loafing along the wayside and be come unfitted for the fame and for tune that waits for them if they but stick to the course and keep the body clear of obstructions so it can carry out the behests of the mind. Sickness Is a call to "come up high er." These hints come in various forms. It may be stomach trouble or bowels, heart, eyes, kidneys or general nervous prostration. You may depend upon it when a "whack" comes it's warning to quit some abuse and do the right and fair thing with the body. Perhaps it is coffee drinking that offends. That is one of the greatest causes of human disorder among Americans. Now. then, if Mother Nature is gen tle with you and only g!vs light, little "whacks" at first to attract attention, don't abuse her consideration, or she will soon hit you harder, sure. And you may be i-ure she will hit you very, very hard if you insist on following the way you have besii go ing. It seems hard work to give up a habit, and we try all sorts of plans to charge our ill f'-eliims to some other cause than the real one. Coffee drinkers when ill will attri bute the trouble to bail food, malaria, overwork and what not. but they keep on being sick and gradually getting worse until they are finally forced to quit entirely, even the "only one cup a day." Then they bein to get bet ter, and unless they have gone long enough to set up some fixed organic disease, they generally get ectire.y well. It is easy to quit coffee at once and for all, by having well made Postum. with its rich, deep seal brown color which comes to the beautiful golden brown when good cream is added, and the crisp snap of good, mild Java is there if the Poittim has been boiled long enough to .ring it out. It pays to be well and happy for good old Mother Nature then tenU us her blessings of many and various kirds and helps us to gain fame ai.d fortune. Strip off the handicaps, leave out the deadening habits, heed Mother Nature's hints, quit being a lo?er and become a winner. She will help you sure if you cut out the things ttat keep you bacx. "There's a reason" and a profound one. Look in each package for a copy or the famous little bock, "The Road to Wellvilla." t ?fc s - h
