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By COLUMBUS JOURNAL CO.
O0U7MBU4,
We Incline to the opinion that Gen.
Stoessel will refuse to be a candidate
for a second term.
Bombs are again being hurled in
Barcelona. That place seems to be
the Paterson, N. J., of Spain.
New York Chinese are hot to de
pose the Empress. Distance lends
courage as well as enchantment.
This suit for $250,000 against Tom
fjawaoa may provide him with still
.another chapter oa frenzied finance.
The records show that Miss Thaw
pa!d $250,000 for her title as Countess
of Yarmouth. She got the Earl as
boot.
It is instructive to consider what
Might have been if young Thaw's par
ents had made him go to work for a
liviag.
la order to comply with the fitness
of things Boston should remove the
sacred codfish from the capital and
hang up a sole.
If the world really wants to stop the
war between Russia and Japan, it has
only to stop lending the two contend
ing nations money.
Russia will have a now navy built in
Germany. France and America. Aha!
Now isn't John Bull sorry he has beeD
so friendly to the Japs?
It staggers the country to hear the
Massachusetts legislature likened to a
string of sausages. String beans
would sound more convincing.
The rich woman in Indianapolis
who left her entire fortune to her
roacbtnan was lucky enough to die be
fore her heirs found out about it.
The Chicago clergyman who says
that women are not angels has no rea
son to complain. It is much better
to have them as they are just worn
ea. The commander-in-chief of the army
of Panama threatened a revolution
and got retired on full pay for life.
Revolution is still profitable on the
isthmus.
Somebody stole $30,000 of the Fore
paugh circus employes' wages from
the money wagon, and the detectives
searched everybody's trunk except the
elephant's.
That millionaire philanthropist oi
New York who Is looking for a house
ia the slums so that he may help his
neighbors evidently despairs of re
forming the 400.
Do not deride the St. Paul man who
paid -an election bet by rolling a pea
taH all around the Minnesota state
hoase. Rolling a peanut may be just
what he Is fitted for.
Marriage of the feeble-minded was
opposed at the charity conference.
Some old bachelors might think that
classification would take in all who
contemplate matrimony.
One bride gets a check for $50,000
and another one for $40,000 as a wed
ding gift. We venture the remark
that where such assets are visible,
marriage is never quite a failure.
Any one who has watched a football
player using his dome of thought as a
battering ram upon the opposing line
wffl admit that the performance seems
calculated to produce softening some
where. Now that the logbook and private
papers of Columbus have been found
fa Paris, we should like to know,
among other things, whether the log
book starts at each day with "brite
aad fair."
"The longer we live." says the Ne
braska State Journal, "the more thor
cughly convinced we are that no man
knows as much as he lets on." This
seems to call for a sharp rejoinder
from Editor Stead.
The Harvard sophomore class hat
elected as its president a poor student
who is working his way through col
lege by acting as a waiter. This coun
try can never be in a bad way while
such things happen.
The esteemed Philadelphia Record
is in a state of mind because Penn
sylvania has a surplus of over $14,
000.000 in its treasury. It manifests
almost as much uneasiness as if there
were a deficit of $14.000,00t.
Objectionable literature from France
istported at New York is being
burned, perhaps on the theory, based
on observation of current publications,
that we are able now to supply our
ova market for that kind of stuff.
King Edward is limping, as a result
of kicking his own foot while shoot
ing. Even kings occasionally inter
fere. And yet if anybody should sug
gest tying a bunch of straw around
one of Edward's ankles he would prob
ably object.
More absorbing than news of the
Baltic fleet to the London swell is the
appearance on the market of a trous
ers creasing machine. It is said to
make a perfect crease and that is now
the ambition of every well-dressed
man in the British capital.
The London portion of the new Jap
anese loan was oversubscribed more
than thirteen times, and the New
York portion was oversubscribed more
than Ave times. Apparently Japan
wont have to worry about finances
amtO the interest comes due.
v There is a man in Indiana who
claims to know where Noah lived and
tMBt the ark. Mr. Schwab would like
Co have the gentleman go a little fur
ther aad find out whether Noah had
cay trouble with his minority stock-
, aad if so how it was adjusted.
obviously ignorant person
writes to a New York paper to ask
what books it would be advisable for
ada to read, to enable him to appear
at ease ia good society. After he has
had asore experience in society he will
dembtless leara that it isn't necessary
to read any books at all.
As to that wife whose husband 'in
sisted oa her learning the dictionary
by heart, she might have got even
with hist by complying with his
id them calling him down
CONGRESS AGAIN
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS ABOUT
TO ASSEMBLE.
LITTLE WILL BE DONE THIS WEEK
Message of President Nott to Be De
livered Until Second Day Adjourn
ment in Memory of Members Who
Have Died.
WASHINGTON Little in the way
of legislative business Is expected the
first week of the session of congress.
The first day will be devoted to call
lag the roll and swearing in new mem
bars who have been elected to fill va
cancies. The usual committee will
be appointed to inform the president
that congress is in session and the
resolution notifying the senate that a
quorum of the house is ready for busi
ness will be passed. Tuesday the
president's message will be read, but
It is not expected that any other busi
ness will be transacted.
There are a number of minor mat
ters of legislation which may be con
sidered on Wednesday and on Thurs
day, as no special order has been
made for consideration of any general
measure. It is possible that the leg
islative, executive and judicial appr
priation bill may be reported Wed
nesday or Thursday.
Friday is pension day and there will
be more than a thousand private pen
sion bills ready for the house to con
sider. Early adjournments each day are
expected during the first week in or
der to give time to shape the ses
sion business.
An intimation has been given that
objection may be interposed against
administering the oath of office to J.
Thomas Heflin, who has been elected
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Representative Thompson of the
Fifth Alabama district, on account of
certain language Heflin is alleged to
have used regarding the president of
the United States. In case objection
is made there is no doubt there will
be a spirited party debate which
would occupy considerable time.
The first act of the senate after
convening will be one of respect to
the memory of two distinguished sen
ators whose deaths have occurred
since the adjournment of congress.
Senator Penrose, immediately after
the senate is called to order, will an
nounce Senator Quay's demise, and
then will give way to -Senator Lodge
to perform a like service in the case
of Senator Hoar. Adjournment for
the day will follow at once and will
postpone receipt of the president's an
nual message until Tuesday. The
document will be received early Tues
day and very little if any further busi
ness beyond its reading and the In
duction into office of Messrs. Knox of
Pennsylvania and Crane of Massachu
setts. J
For the remainder of the week ex
ceedingly brief sessions are expected.
On Thursday an adjournment will be
taken until the following Monday.
Senator Lodge will press the house
bill for the amendment of the Philip
pine government law as soon as it is
practicable to get that measure be
fore the senate, and has announced
his intention not to brook opposition
to its consideration. The bill has the
vast advantage of being on the calen
dar as unfinished business, so that it
cannot easily be displaced. It is not
probable, however, that Mr. Lodge
will now attempt more with reference
to it than to give notice of his inten
tion to press its adoption.
COCKRELL HAS HIS CHOICE.
Positions Offered to the Missourian by
President Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON Senator Cockrell
of Missouri, who arrived in Washing
ton Tuesday night from his home, call
ed Wednesday on President Roosevelt
and had an extended conference with
him. It was the first time the presi-,
dent and Senator Cockrell had met
since the election. When it became
evident that the result of the election
in Missouri would result in the re
tirement from the senate of Mr. Cock
rell the president let it be understood
that he would offer to him a federal
appointment commensurate with his
ability, knowledge of public affairs,
wide experience and high character.
At the conference Wednesday the
president informed Senator Cockrell
that he would appoint him as a mem
ber of either the isthmian canal com
mission or of the interstate commerce
commission as the senator might elect.
Senator Cockrell did not indicate to
the president what he might do re
garding the proffer and said to his
friends after the conference that be
would not announce his decision, per
haps for several weeks, as it was
not necessary that he should do so
immediately.
Naturalization Frauds.
BALTIMORE Three persons were
arretted on bench warrants issued by
United States Judge Morris on the
charge of falsely swearing that they
had resided in the United States long
enough to legalize their suffrages.
They are Max Cohen, Jacob Reiner
and Charles Einstein. The prisoners,
accompanied by several other resi
dents' of Baltimore, went to" Westmin
ster, Md., prior to the November elec
tion and secured naturalization papers
upon which their names were enrolled
upon the polling lists.
Butler Secures a Stay.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Chief Jus-,
tice Robinson of the supreme court
issued a temporary rule in prohibition
against Judge Foster of the St. Louis
criminal court to prevent him from
proceeding with the trial of Ef ward
Butler in his court on the charge of
bribing Charles F. Kelley to leave the
state and avoid testifying against him
In the boodle cases. The temporary
writ is made returnable Dec 13, when
Judge Foster Is directed to show
cause why the temporary rule shall
not be made permanent.
Found Hanging t Bedpost.
NEW YORK Fashionably attired
and wearing expensive jewels, the
body of a girl 19 years old was found
in a room in a hotel at One Hundred
and Thirty-eighth street and Park ave- boat aesuoy-r ,..- ,.-...-nue.
Tied about the girl's neck was stok scouting expedition was
one end of a towel which had been
fastened carefully with a safety pin,
while the other end was tied to the
bedpost The body was found in a half
kneeling position, as though she had
been strangled, or had forcibly
strangled herself by pulling on the
towel.
..TALK OF RECIPROCITY.
The Question Likely to Be Up in the
Coming Congress. -
WASHINGTON Coupled with tar
iff legislation discussion is the sub
ject of reciprocity. A number of pro
posed reciprocity treaties have been
and still, are reposing in the pigeon
holes of the senate. During the com
ing three months there may be some
talk about these treaties, but the in
dies lions are they will not be serious
ly considered. So strong has been
the opopsition to them that it has
never been considered worth while to
report them from the committee on
foreign relations, to which they were
referred. There was considerable
talk during the last session of con
gress, concerning tariff revisioa. and
the suggestion was made by several
prominent leaders that any revision
that was necessary could be accom
plished during the short session of
congress, the Idea being that revision
would be on the lines of redaction and
would meet with little or no opposi
tion may be more pronounced.
Revenue legislation of any kind is
sure to create considerable talk in
the senate, and that means delay. In
fact it has become known under pres
ent conditions legislation during tho
short session is enacted by practically
unanimous consent. Any half dozen
senators who determine to defeat a
bill have the power to do so. with the
privilege of unlimited debate. In the
house the stringent rules enable .the
majority to transact all business it
desires, and so far as that body is
concerned there is no difficulty about
any legislation that may be attempt
ed, but if the leaders do not want
tariff revision or change in the reve
nue laws nothing will be done.
ENJOINS THE TAXES.
Burlington and Union Pacific File Pe
tition in the Federal Court.
OMAHA The Union Pacific Rail
way company, through its attorney,
John M. Baldwin, and the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy and B. &. M.
Railway companies, through their at
torney, J. E. Kelby, appeared before
Judge W. H. Munger In the United
States circuit court Wednesday even
ing and secured a temporary restrain
ing order against the county treasu
rers of the different counties of the
state of Nebraska through which their
respective roads run, from attempting
in any way or manner to collect the
taxes levied against, the complainant
roads or from enforcing any 'of the
terms of any tax warrant which may
now or hereafter be placed in their
hands.
Judge Munger granted the tempo
rary order and the hearing is set for
Monday or Tuesday, December 26 or
27, 1904.
The petition accompanying the ap
plication made by the Union Pacific is
of seventy-four printed pages.
The haste in seeking the restrain
ing order is owing to the fact that
under the new revenue law of Ne
braska the taxes of railway corpora
tions become due and delinquent on
December 1, and the tax collecting
officials of the, respective counties are
authorized under the law to levy upon
any funds that may be in the hands
of any agent of the respective com
panies to apply upon the delinquent
taxes, or that may thereafter come
into their hands so long as the taxes
remain unsatisfied. Hence, as these
corporation taxes become due on and
after Wednesday, the railroads had to
hurry and get the restraining order
granted.
JAPS GET NEARER.
Report That They Now Occupy
203-
Meter Hill.
LONDON According to a Tokio
dispatch to the Standard there is an
unofficial rumor that the Japanese
hauled large caliber guns to the top
of 203 meter hill, from whence their
fire has a sweep of the whole harbor.
This report doubtless goes beyond
the facts, but various dispatches in
dicate the progress the Japanese are
making in the reduction of Port Ar
thur. Japanese here explain the great
importance of 203 Meter hill, which,
besides giving command of the har
bor, will serve as a wide breach made
by the wedge the Japanese had pre
viously driven in between the Etse
group and the Russians' last retreat
in the ravines of Laotie mountain.
They declare that retreat to Laotie
will be effectively cut off and that it
is not unlikely that Laotie will be si
multaneously attacked in the final as
sault Bennett Burleigh wires to the Daily
Telegraph from Che Foo that in the
last assault the Japanese lost 4,000 in
one hour's fighting. They claim to
have cautpred two more of the north
eastern forts and a third, which is
part of the West Kekwan fort They
claim. Mr. Burleigh adds, to have ef
fected a lodgement at Pigeon bay,
thus turning the fort on 203 Meter hill,
and that they are now tunnelling from
the gorge below Laotie hill, which
they hope first to damage and then to
rush. The dispatch continues:
Norway Wants $10,000,000.
CHRISTIANIA, Norway During the
discussion in the storthing of the bill
to raise a loan of $7,500,000. the
finance minister unexpectedly an
nounced that the loan would be in
creased to $10,000,000, of which the ad
ditional $2,500,000 would be set aside
as a special reserve for use "when the
country is in distress." This announce
ment of what may be regarded as a
war fund created some astonishment.
Some members asked an explanation
of what had happened, but the min
ister refused to be drawn out.
Fight for Fairbanks' Seat
INDIANAPOLIS Congressman C.
B. Landis of Delphi and Captain Harry
S. New of Indianapolis, withdrew
their names from the contest for the
seat of United States Senator Fair
banks, vice president-elect
Money to Clean Up Cuban Cities.
HAVANA The special committee
having the subject in charge has sub
mitted to th? house of representatives
a hill appropriating $190,000 for the
sanitation of Santiago, Cienfnegos,
Cardenas and Matanzas.
Another Russian Blunder.
LONDON The Moraiag Post's cor
respondeat at Shanghai telegraphs:
"It is reported that a Kussian torpedo
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in error.
General Nakamara Wounded.
TOKIO Reports from the Japanese
army besieging Port Arthur say that
Lieateaant General Tauchiya is 'among
the wounded.
FALL QLARTHUR
STl PETERSBURG NOW THINKS
IT IS IMMINENT.
ABE PREPARING FOB THE WORST
Capture of Two Hundred and Three
Meter Hill Seals Doom of Besieged
Town-General Stoescel Will Never
Surrender.
ST. PETERSBURG With the con
firmation of the news that the Japan
ese have occupied Two Tundred and
Three-Meter hill and the report that
the Russians unsuccessfully at tempt
ed its recapture, officials at the war
office are beginning to prepare them
selves for the inevitable. Golden hill
and Liaotl hill are higher and domi
nate Two Hundred and Three-Meter
hill, but the officials say that if the
Japanese succeed in mounting heavy
guns upon the latter it probably will
be only a question of days or weeks
before the fortress falls. Still there
Is not'the lightest Idea ainohg'Gen
eral Stoessel's friends that he will
surrender even if he -.should be or
dered to do so. It is hinted that it is
possible that if the fall of the for
tress is shown to be inevitable the
emperor: may direct his surrender in
order to prevent the unnecessary 'sac
rifice of the remnant of its brave de
fenders, but it is believed by those
who know General Stoessel best that
he will make good his threat to hold
out to the last man and cartridge in
Port Arthur.
The ships in the harbor, it can now
be stated on high authority, are in
no condition to attempt to break
through the blockading squadron. The
guns of the warships were not long
ago landed and the marines and sail
ors have been participating in the
land defense. Some of the ships
have also been injured by shells. If
the fortress falls, it is understood,
they will be taken outside and sunk
in deep water in order to prevent the
possibility of their ever being of serv
ice to the enemy.
The question of the advisability of
reinforcing Vice Admiral Rojestven
sky's squadron with the Black sea
fleet is again being agitated in some
of the papers, notably the Novoe
Vremya. which points out that with
the addition of the Black sea vessels
Rojestvensky will have a superiority
which will insure victory over Admir
al Toco's fleet.
The Novoe Vremya calls attention
to the fact that Japan was not one
of the signatories to the treaties clos
ing the Dardanelles and asserts that
if Japan had the power she might
force an entrance into the Black sea
and engage the Russian fleet. Con
versely, the paper continues, with
the consent of the porte there is noth
ing in the treaty to prevent the exit
of the Black sea fleet to fight some
power which is in nowise involved in
the treaty.
AMERICAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
New York Man Jumps to Vestibule
from Third Floor of Hotel.
LONDON Elverton Chapman, ageJ
23, whose home is in New York City
committed suicide at the Carlton hotel
by throwing himself from the third
floor landing to the vestibule, where
he was shockingly mangled on the
marble floor. His skull was crushed,
one arm was shattered and there were
other injuries, from which he died in
terrible agony within a few minutes.
Chapman arrived at the Carlton last
Saturday accompanied by his valet
After dressing for dinner Monday
evening he left his room and upon
arriving at the head of the staircase
suddenly eluded the watchful attend
ant, sprang forward, cleared the ban
ister and fell three flights to the
ground. The vestibule was filled with
well dressed men and women who
were proceeding to the dining hall.
The band was playing when the tragic
incident occurred. It was all so start
ling that great confusion at once pre
vailed, but the doctors speedily arriv
ed and Chapman was conveyed to his
room. He succumbed almost immedi
ately. NEW BANK TO RUN AT NIGHT
New York Financiers Plan Institution
for Transients.
NEW YORK Impressed by the
need for an institution where money
may be obtained at any hour, promi
nent New York financiers and com
mercial men have, it is announced by
the Herald, organized the first night
and day bank and safe deposit com
pany. The names' of men prominent in the
business and social world appear in
the organization committee and the
capital stock of $250,000 already has
been subscribed. The concern also
will have a working surplus of $250,
000. The plight In which many trav
elers of wealth often find themselves
because they are unable to draw cash
in cases of emergency suggested the
organization of the bank. It is likely
that Oakleigh Thorne of the North
American Trust company will be presi
dent of the new institution.
Taft Will Arrive Saturday.
PENSACOLA, Fla. A cablegram
was received Sunday from Secretary
of War Taft and his party, announc
ing that they would arrive in Pensa
cola on the cruiser Columbia on De
cember 10. It is the intention of Sec
retary Taft to return to Washington
aout December 14, according to pres
ent plans. He slated on his departure
from here that he would remain in
Pensacola several days on h.s return.
Preparations are being made for the
entertainment of the distinguished
party during their stay here.
Pure Seed Special Train.
ST. PAUL The Chicago & North
western is planning a "pure seed
special train." which will traverse the
company's line in South Dakota, Min
nesota and other states this winter.
The company will run a special train
carrying Profs. Wilson and Wheelei
of the South Dakota Agricultural
school, A. O. Johnson aad M. F. Gree
ley over its various lines, with stops
at every village and way station. The
grain experts will conduct brief lec
tures aad disseminate Information to
fanners who call at the train.
Official Vote of Iowa.
DES MOINES, la. The official vote
of Iowa was canvassed Tuesday by
the executive council, with the' follow
ing result: Roosevelt, 307,907; Par
ker 149.141; Swallow, 11,601; Debs,
14.847; Watson, 2,207. Roosevelt's plu
rality over Parker is 158.76G.
Says Jap Loss Was Great
ST. PETERSBURG The war office
has received information from Che
Vna tbat the Japanese assault on Port
j Arthur was repulsed with eaomoas
losses.
OUR COLLECTIONS.
Internal Revenue Money is More Than
Last Year.
Washington. The annual report of
Commissioner John W. Yerkes of the
internal revenue bureau shows that
for the fiscal year ended June 30,x1904,
the receipts of the bureau were $232.
904,004, an increase of $2,164,079 over
the collections for the year next pre
ceding. The cost of collection was
1.98 per cent, as against 2.07 for the
year 1903, and 2.83 per cent, the aver
age cost of collection since the forma
tion of the bureau.
The estimated receipts from all
sources of internal revenue for the fis
cal year ending June 30, 1905, are
$230,000,000.
In 1903 the total production of dis
tilled spirits was 148,206,875 gallons;
In 1904. 139,505,214 gallons. In 1903.
in round numbers, 114,000,000 gallons
of tax-paid spirits were withdrawn; in
1904. 117,000,000. There has been a
decrease in the amount of tobacco
manufactured and an increase in snuff
manufacture. There was an increase
in'the -production of .beer.
The four states having the largest
production of distilled spirits during
the year are: Illinois, 41,785.899. gal
lons; Kentucky, 23,070,162 gallons; In
diana, 20,838.868 gallons, and Ohio, 13,
173,537 gallons.
The four states which produced the
largest quantity of fermented liquor
are. New York, 10,691.868 barrels;
Pennsylvania, 6,123,936 barrels; Illi
nois, 4.632,446 barrels, and Wisconsin,
4,035,292 barrels.
On the subject of wood alcohol Mr.
Yerkes says: "The recent death in
New York city of several men, caused,
as alleged, by drinking in a saloon
liquor sold as whisky, which in fact
was a liquid composed laregly of wood
alcohol and colred so as to resemble
whisky, has brought prominently to
the attention of the public the sup
posed use of wood alcohol as a bever
age. "There is no tax upon wood alcohol
and, therefore, no record of its manu
facture or sale is kept by this bureau,
and in no way does it come within the
scope of the inspection or regulation
of this office.
"The methods of purifying and re
fining wood alcohol -now employed so
far remove its toxic qualities that it
can be and probably is used with some
less danger than formerly to adulter
ate ethyl alcohol in the preparation of
various kinds of compounded alcoholic
beverages. Through these improved
processes of refining it is a competitor
with ethyl alcohol for use in the man
ufactures and arts, in the preparation
of perfumes and cosmetics and to
some extent in the making of medi
cinal compounds.
"Unless by legislative enactment the
use of ethyl alcohol free of tax in the
arts and manufactures should be
granted, then this office submits for
consideration the propriety of the im
position, through necessary legislation,
of a tax on wood alcohol to an amount
sufficient to place the two articles
wood and ethyl alcohol on a basis of
equality."
LEGISLATION ON TAP.
Congress Meets for Short Session
with Calendar Full of Bills.
WASHINGTON On the stroke of
12, Monday, the second session of the
Fifty-eighth congress will be called
to order by President Pro Tem Frye
in the senate and by Speaker Can
non in the house. When the gavels
of the presiding officers summon the
senators and representatives to duty
only routine business will be trans
acted. The chaplains will pray, the
rolls will be called, the regular reso
lutions of notification will be passed,
committees to inform the president
will be appointed and adjournment
will follow out of respect for the de
ceased members. The president's
message generally is received and
read the first day. but the senate is
punctilious in certain matters and is
almost sure to adjourn as a tribute
of respect to the late Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts and the late Sena
tor Quay of Pennsylvania. The mes
sage, therefore, probably will not be
read until Tuesday.
"After the opening day, when the
message of the president is read, the
regular business of the session will
begin and the legislative wheels will
grind steadily until March 4. 1905.
There is plenty to do. The calendars
of both houses are loaded with bills
of all kinds; hundreds of new bills
will be introduced and committees
are ready to report enough to keep
congress busy for twelve months, but
in the three months congress prob
ably will do little more than pass the
regular annual appropriation bills.
Official Vote of Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. The state
election board canvassed the vote of
Indiana Monday. The official figures
show Roosevelt to have received a
plurality of 93,944. The total vote of
the state for each ticket was as fol
lows: Republican, 368,289; democrat,
274.345; prohibition. 23,496; people's
2.444; socialist. 12,013; socialist labor,
1,598; total vote, 682,185.
White House Callers.
WASHINGTON Senator Fairbanks
was at the white house for some time
in conference with the president.
Senators Aldrich of Rhode Island and
Depew also called the latter to pay hit
respects to the president.
Body of Paul Kruger.
CAPE TOWN The body of the
late president of the Transvaal repub
lic, Paul Kruger, is lying in state in
the Hugenot memorial building,
where it is daily visited by great
crowds.
Will Improve Victoria Harbor.
VICTORIA, B. C. The Canadian
Pacific Railway company has just ac
quired by purchase Laurel Point, Vic
toria harbor, a rocky promontory, the
.existence of which has restricted
shipping in this harbor, and will blast
It out, it is said, at a cost of $100,000,
thus greatly enlarging and improving
the harbor on the site which the com
p.iny has chosen for its wharves. The
company will apply immediately to
tne Dominion government for a sub
stantial subsidy to aid it in this for
midable undertaking.
Question of Rloarian Riant.
WASHINGTON The assistant at
torney general for the Interior depart
ment. Judge Campbell, will hold a
conference with the attorney general3
of Colorado and Kansas in the suit of
Kansas pending in the supreme court,
involving the question of riparian
rights to the waters of the Arkansas
river. The United States government
has intervened in the suit and the
conference will be held with the view
to the proper understanding of the
extent of the government's land in
terests along that water-shed. '
news in
THE STATE IN BRIEF.
James II. Locker has been convict
ed of assault at Hayes Center.
Twenty-two banks of the state have
failed to make the regular report to
the state banking board.
Farmer Fenck was held up by high
waymen four miles from Shelton as he
was on his way home. The would-be
robbers got nothing.
The Deuel County bank of Osh
kosh has been authorized by the sec
retary of the state banking board.
The bank has a capital stock of $25,
000. A series of successful evangelistic
meetings is in progress in Crete, un
der the leaderchip of Rev. Mllford H.
Lyon of Chicago and J. W. Patterson
bis singer.
At Sutherland. Robert R. Brent, pas
tor of the local Presbyterian church,
tendered his resignation and. with
his family, returned to Lebanon, 111.;
from which place he came a. few
months ago.
George Voix, a well-to-do farmer re
siding near Lorton, was going home
from Lorton when his team ran away
and Mr. Voix was thrown out, the
wagon box falling on top of him. His
neck was broken.
There was brought before the com
missioners of insanity of Polk county
Mrs. Emily Johnson, whose home is
near Stromsburg. It was found she
was a fit subject for the asylum, and
she was therefore sent to that in
stitution. The Ashland Telephone company
has been reorganized, the changes in
the directory to take place January
1. H. H. Hcrndon, who owned a con
trolling interest, has sold his stock
to H. A. and E. A. Wiggenhorn, jr.,
and C. F. Folsom.
Real estate of Omaha has been val
ued this year by Tax Commis
sioner Fleming at $71,739,230. Of this
amount. $41,427,975 is for lands, and
$30,301,255 for improvements. Last
year the assessment on real estate was
$71,633,345, of which $43,282,630 was
for lands, and $28,350,715 for im
provements. The preliminary hearing of John
Sinner, Ed Bartholomew, Myrt John
son and Edna Luist who went to
Benedict and all got drunk, was held
at York. They were charged with
breaking into James Bros.' elevator
aid destroying property. Judge Tay
lcr bound them over to the district
court on both counts in the sum of
$500 each.
At the government land office in
Lincoln last week William F. Shane
and Foster Church each filed on eight
acres of a tract in Thayer county
which they had purchased years ago.
Walter F. Camp had filed on the land
in 1875, but disposed of the tract be
fore he had perfected the title. Un
der the supposition that the title was
clear, the land has been transferred
several times.
Legislators arriving in Lincoln the
first of the year will not find things
in the same condition they did two
years ago, all ready for the start.
This is because the last legislature
authorized the secretary of state to
spend not more than $1,000 in getting
ready for the session, the remainder
of the purchasing to be done by the
legislators themselves. This $1,000
will not go very far.
The state apportionment of the
temporary school funds to be made
December 5 by State Treasurer Mor
tensen and State Superintendent Fow
ler will not exceed $270,000. The
amount of the last apportionment,
made in May, was $443,288.14. The
various counties receive their appor
tionment on their school population,
and this amount is then divided by
the county superintendents among the
several districts.
A sharp fight between farmers and
automobile men setms imminent in
the next legislature. The farmers of
the Loup valley, where the excellent
roads make traveling very attractive
to the chauffeurs, seem especially hos
tile, and have pledged a number of
the legislators from that section of
the state to introduce a bill, keeping
automobiles unless they are run at
a very low speed, and stopped at the
side of the road as soon as a wagon
or other vehicle comes in sight.
Thieves entered the home of James
Schock, living southeast of Beatrice,
while the family was in the city ami
carried off a considerable quantity of
bed clothes, clothing and jewelrj-. Tin
bloodhounds were put on the trail,
which was followed to the banks of
the Blue river, where the thieves had
escaped in a boat.
The farmers of Pickerell held a big
mass meeting for the purpose of con
sidering the proposition of building an
independent farmers' elevator.
Speeches were made by prominent
fanners, who complained bitterly of
the treatment received at the hands
of the trust. About $1,500 was pledg
ed at the meeting and it is the in
tention to raise $5,000. when a mod
ern structure will be erected.
Rev. F. P. rilackmore of Weep
ing Water, who nas been on trial be
fore a court composed of clergymen
of this section, has been found guilty
as charged. The sessions of the in
quiry lasted two days.
The four minor children of John
Pope of Plattsmouth brought suit in
the district court to collect the sum
of 35,000 damages from Oeorge Oberle,
a saloon-keeper in Greenwood, and
the bonding company. The father
drank whisky in Oberle's saloon and
while drunk lost his life by being
thrown from a wagon.
Seats will be assigned by lot to the
members of the legislature this year.
Applications galore for seats "just
about in the center of the house" are
coming in to Secretary of State
Marsh, and he has devised the lot
tery plan to settle the matter.
John Thompson, of Beatrice, charg
ed with daylight burglary, was given
his preliminary hearing before Judge
Inmann and was bound over to the
present term of the district court in
bonds of $200. He was unable to se
cure bail and was lodged in the coun
ty jail.
The Hansen Cattle company of Ne
braska, with principal offices at Sioux
City, la., has filed articles of Incor
poration with the secretary of state.
The capital stock is $25,000. the paid
up capital $5,000 and the incorpora
tors Nicholas Hansen and O. B. Long.
The jury In the district court at Te
cumseh has found W. D. Jones guilty
of the offense of selling liquor ille
gally. Jones is a resident of Elk
Creek, a village In Johnson county,
and although he docs not conduct a
place of business it is alleged he has
been selling llquox illegally.
nebraska
TROUBLE FOR TREASURERS.
A Movement that is in Violation of
Law.
LINCOLN According to the opin
ion of Attorney General Prout those
county treasurers who are accepting a
portion of the taxes assessed against
railroad companies, even under pro
test, are violating the law. Mr. Prout
believes the county treasurer should
collect all of the taxes at once or none.
He has received a number of requests
from county treasurers asking advice
in the matter and he has referred to
his former opinion on the subject,
given in 1901. That opinion is as fol
lows: "An examination of the revenue law
convinces me that the legislature in
tended that a tax debtor should pay
an item of taxes at a single payment,
and that the county treasurer should
not be compelled to divide aa item
and to receive partial payment at one
time and the balance at another time.
If a county treasurer may divide an
item of taxes into two parts for pur
poses of payment; why may not he di
vide it into fifty parts and receive the
payment of a single item fifty different
times? The books which the treasu
rer is required to keep, his form of re
ceipt prescribed by statute, indicate
that an item of taxes should be paid
at a single payment. A claim that a
part of an item is void does not
change the duty of the treasurer. He
has nothing to do with questions re
lating to the validity of taxes or a
portion of an item. The determina
tion of such questions had been com
mitted to other officers or tribunals.
The warrant of the treasurer directs
him to collect the taxes, not to make
partial collections. I am therefore of
the opinion that the county treasurer
should decline to accept a portion ot
the items of taxes in question."
FARM SOLD AND MORTGAGED.
J. T. Jones of Humboldt Finds This
Condition.
EDGAR An illegal land sale in this
vicinity has just come to light Mr.
Joel T. Jones, formerly of this city,
but who moved to Humboldt, Neb.,
some seven. or eight years ago, owns
a quarter section of very fine land
three miles northeast of Edgar. Not
long ago a man claiming to be Joel
T. Jones, the owner of the land, quiet
ly effected a sale of the farm to a
man calling himself Martin Clark.
Both parties were strangers to the
county officials, as was also the real
owner. Joel T. Jcnes of Humboldt. A
deed was made and recorded by the
m"n Clark and then a loan of $500
was secured from a Beatrice bank and
a mortgage was duly filed against the
farm. The matter came to the ears
of Mr. Joel T. Jones of Humboldt, and
he lost no time in coming up to see
about the matter. He succeeded in
notifying the county officials and the
mortgagee of the character of the
sale, but could get no trace of the men
who sold, bought and mortgaged the
land.
Surveyors Are Near Brainard.
BRAINARD The surveying crew
of the Omaha & Nebraska Central
railway is now in camp here, having
made the survey from Hastings to
this point. In the 167 miles that have
been run so far they have made but
one grade crossing with another line
of railroad, having either gone under
or over the tracks of other roads.
Farmer Killed by a Fall.
NEBRASKA CITY Fritz Viox. a
wealthy farmer, residing near Lorton,
fell out of his wagon while driving to
his home and was killed. He had
been drinking.
State is Paramount.
Governor Mickey and Attorney Gen
eral Prout held a conference regard
ing the suit brought by the Uuion
Pacific and Burlington railroads to
enjoin the collection of their taxees.
The matter will be looked after by
the state's legal department and a reu
hot fight in support of the revenue
law will be made. It is the belief or
the members of the board that the
fight of the railroads will not be suc
cessful.
Prisoners Go to Penitentiary.
PAPILLION Sheriff McEvoy has
taken Dillon, Hike and Rivers to the
penitentiary, where they go to servo
sentences of four years each, the tvo
former for highway robbery and the
latter, a negro, for burglary.
Epidemic of Typhoid.
NORFOLK An extensive epidemic
of typhoid fever prevails in northern
Nebraska. There are several deaths
daily. The cause of the illness has
not been determined.
A Daughters or Rebckah lodge was
organized in Nebraska City. The Re
bckah lodge of Nehawka attended and
initiated the members into the lodge.
Paupers Are Decreasing.
LINCOLN In prosperous Nebraska
the number of paupers, charges or
counties, luis been materially decreas
ed during the last two years. In his
forthcoming report Secretary Davis
of the state board of chanties and
corrections will state that two yean;
ago there were 1,106 dependents, while
now there are 1.0C2. According to his
compilation there is mo dependent
pauper subsisting on public bounty to
every 1.200 inhabitants. The cost or
maintenance ranges from $1.02 to $4 a
week.
Big Farm Barn Fire.
FREMONT The big barn on the
farm of John Deianey, seven miles
northeast of Fremont, ten head of
horses, a big granary filled with grain
and a hay mow filled with hay were
destroyed by fire. Mr. Deianey dis
covered the flames when they were
shooting out through the roof of the
structure. Many of his neighbors
were attracted a few minutes later
and responded promptly to help him,
but the heat was so intense that no
one could enter the building to save
anything.
Bank Robbers Driven Away.
LINCOLN Two bank burglars were
fired on by citizens of Wabash at an
early hour ia the morning. The burg
lars had exploded one charge of dy
namite on the heavy steel safe in the
Farmers' State back and were pre
paring to explode another when citi
zens who had been awakened opened
fire upon them and they fled.
Attempt to Burn Livery Barn.
BROKEN BOW Some firebug tried
to turn the large breeding stables of
Sidwell Kennedy at this placo.
A Celebrated Aaotegm.
Patriotism having become one ot
our topics, Johnson suddenly uttered,
in a strongly determined tone, an
apotegm. at which many will start:
"Patriotism is the fast refuge of a
scoundrel." But let it be considered
that he did not mean a real and gen
erous love of our country, but that pre;.,
tended patriotism which so many. 'in
all ages and countries, have made'- a .
cloak for self-interest Boswell's Lifo "
of Johnson.
White Fur Tells Nothing.
Weasels, ermines and hares, which
assume white coats for winter, have
not much judgment about - seasons.
They generally change color about
the same time every year, whether
the snow comes early or late. No
woodsman pretends to divine the -'
weather from such creatures ' as
change their color for the seasons.
Rarest American Book.
The rarest Americas book la the
New England Primer, "the little Bible
of New England." as. It has been call-.
cd. which Is. so rare that the earliest
printed editions have vanished, no one
knowing. Indeed, whea SBd where the,
first edition was actually Issued. - . .
Greatest In the World.
Arlington. Ind.. Dec. 5th. (Special)
Mr. W. A. Hysong. the photogra-. '.
pher. who moved here recently frost
Sapp. Ky.. is firmly ot the opinion that
Dodd's Kidney Pills are the greatest
Kidney Rvmedy the world has ever
known.
"In the years 1901 and 1902." ajs
Mr. Hysong. "and for some time be-
fore I was afflicted with Kidney Trou-.
ble. My joints were sore and stiff - "
and I finally got so bad I could not
turn in bed without assistance. In the;
Spring of 1903 I was Induced, by a
friend, to try Dodd's Kidney Pills and
after using one and one-half boxes 1,
was and am still completely cured. ,
Several of my neighbors, too. used.
Dodd's Kidney Pills and in every case
they did as recommended."
Cure the early symptoms of Kidney
Disease. such us Backache, with'
Dodd's Kidney Pills and you will nev
er have Bright's Disease.
Organized Jewish Community.
There Is no organized community of""
Jews anywhere in Japan excepting at
Nagasaki. The synagogue there was'
built by a Japanese woman who had
married a Jew. When he died she
built tho synagogue in his memory.
State or Ohio. Citt or Toib:o, i
Lvr.s Cousctt. (
Traxk J. Chbnky make oth that he towntoe
partner of the firm of K. J. Cheney a Co.. dulnc
bualorw In J tie City f Tlntti. County Etui State
furecalil. and that Mild linn will pay tbe um of
ONE HUSlMiKD KOl.LAUS fur each and every"
case of CtTAKEH that ranaot be cured by the um of
Ball' CaraBau Ciee.
FKANK J. CIIRNF.r.
Sworn to before me aad kulcrlled In my prea
ace. tbla tin day or December. A. !. 1 vn.
. , .. W. ULEASOX.
I fjti ' J"ott Public.
llall'a Catarrh Cure l taken Internally and acta
directly oa the hli.il and uiucoua aurfacea of tow
eyiteni. bend for teatlumntal. free.
K. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. a .
Sold by all PruccMn. tic.
Take Haifa Family 1'llla forconattpaUo.
Half the fun of being bad is the way
it makes good people envy you.
I am sure Piso's Cure lor Consumption Rared
my life three years ago. Mas. Thus. Kodbum
Maple Street, Norwich. X. Y.. Feb. 17. WOO.
A debt of gratitude is generally the
hardest kind to collect.
A CARANTKKI CUKK FOR TILES.
Ilchlnj.'. Blind. Bleeding or l'rtrudlutf l'lle. Vur
dniKKlat will refund monry If I'AZik OISTMEST
fall to cure you lu fi to It daya. 5oc.
English Marriage Rate.
The marriage rate is higher in Eng
land than elsewhere, being 13 a 1.000.
In most other countries it varies from
T to 10 n 1,000. The highest birth
rate, according to a volume of statis
tics, referring chiefly to foreign coun
tries, issued by the British Board ol
Trade, is in Koumania 30 a 1,000.
That country also has the highest
death rate. 7.7 a 1,000. The lowest
marriage rate is In Sweden, where il
is .9 a 1,000.
Cuban Soil Is Productive.
The soil of Cuba is extremely fruit
ful. Cabbages there are so large that
heads weighing twenty pounds each
are common. All vegetables do well
Radishes may be eaten from fourteen
to eighteen days after sowing. lettuce
In five weeks after sowing, while corn
produces three crops per year. Sweet
potatoes grow all tbe year.
Don't Let the-Years Count.
Age will never succeed In retaining
a youthful appearance and mentality
until people make up their minds not
to let the years count until they
cease to make tbe body old by the
constant suggestions of the mind -Success
Magazine.
Hearty Appetites of Birds.
A redstart has been known to eat
COO flies an hour, and a blackcap ha
destroyed 2,000 green flies from a.
rose bush in a greenhouse in a tew
hours. The wren feeds her young,
thirty-six times an hour.
HAPPY CHILDHOOD.
flight Food Makes Happy Children
Because They are Healthy.
Sometimes milk does not agree with
children or adults. The same thing is
true of other articles of food. What -agrees
with one sometimes does not
agree with others.
But food can be so prepared that it
will agree with the weakest stomach. -.
As an illustration anyone, no matter
how weak the stomach, can eat. relish
and digest a nice hot cup of Postum
coffee with a spoonful or two of
Crape-Nuts poured in. and such a com- t
bination contains nourishment to car---.-.
ry one a number of hours, for almost
every particle of it will be digested.
and taken up by the system and De
made use of.
A lady writes from the, land of tho.
?,Iagnolia and the mocking bird way
down in Alabama and says: "I was. -.
led to drink Postum because coffee,
gave mc sour stomach and made .me;
nervous. Again Postum. was recom-.
mended by two well known physicians." -.
for my children, and I feel especially
grateful for tbe benefit derived.
"Milk does not agree, with -either
child, so to the eldest, aged four- aad '
one-half years. I give Postnm with
plenty of sweet cream. It agrees wit. ' '
her splendidly, regulating her bowels .
perfectly although she is of a.coastiv
pated habit.
"For the youngest, aged two aa4
one-half years. I use one-half Postass
and one-half skimmed milk. I have .
not given any medicine since '.the "
children began using Postum, aad
they enjoy every drop of it. :
"A neighbor if mine is giving Po-
turn to her baby lately weaned.-with ."
splendid results. The little fellow is
thriving famously." Name given by "
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich. -
Postum agrees perfectly with child
ren and supplies adults with the hot. '.
invigorating beverage in place of co?-
ree. Literally thousands of Amerfcau--have
been helped out of stomach anri "
nervous diseases by leaving off col;"
fee and using Postum Food Cofec: ..
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