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Let's see, was it the "bsonian" Bag
'that Barbara Frietchie flaunted so
".bravely?
Bank . President Eeckvrith seems to
"have led the simple life in more
senses than one.
An author's trust is the very latest.
Some authors can always get trusted
for booze, as it is.
Edna May is suing for divorce. The
name of her husband is mentioned,
but it doesn't matter.
In China counterfeit money is buried
with the dead. Over here it is often
used to dig up drinks with.
A Georgia exchange says that
teaches make land high. But what
makes the peaches so high?
Evidently Gen. Corbin has decided
to permit army officers to continue
flic nefarious practice of getting mar
ried. A Chicago' man lost his wife in New
York the other day. Let us hope this
may not cause an unseemly rush east
ward. They are still pitching into the hog
who crosses his legs in the street
ears. Whoever saw the hog's legs
rrossed?
Finance may lie. as Mr. I-awson
jays, "frenzied." but almost everyone
wants to put the coin in his own
strait-jacket.
Mrs. Gilbert soon followed Mme.
Janauschek. She had countless loving
friends, and her death will be sin
cerely mourned.
A London tattooist has arrived in
New York to tattoo society people. In
time ail New York may be the color
of the Tammany tiger.
Up to date, no American .ias retort
ed that "rkogbi" would be a good
name for the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland.
Any foreigner who doubts that we
are entitled to the use of the name
American is invited to inspect our
navv and see for himself.
A London judge has decided that
Mrs. Constant inidi must pay her for
mer husband alimony. It is presumed
that Mr. Constantinidi is needy.
The New York Sun speaks of "our
semi-religious contemporary, the Inde
pendent." We wonder how the Inde
pendent would characterize the Sun.
A three-year-old boy of Machias
Maine, walked eighty miles over
rough country roads the other day.
That boy will grow up to be a great
ctor.
A fashion magazine for its leading
article of this month discusses "The
Last Touch Before the Wedding." The
last touch is usually to touch papa for
$100 or so.
Arthur Wing Pinero. the English
playwright. laments the prevailing
lack of epigram. Easier to make
money on the stage nowadays than to
make merry.
The press sends it out in a hurry
that Uncle Joe Cannon came in wear
ing a new frock coat. Did they fear
down in Washington that he would
enter in his shirt?
A New Orleans physician declares
that no gentleman will permit bis
name to be published in a newspaper.
We reier him to V. 1. Douglas and
Sir Thomas Lipton.
The venerable Atlanta Constitution
has taken to discussing "preservatives
in food." and should now take up
'"hairs in soup" and "the presence of
foreign matter in hash."
A New York correspondent in the
east has coined a graphic phrase
-forty miles of war." He should now
touch up the forty thieves who are evi
dently following the war.
Perhaps Admiral Dewey also
thought, in his heart of hearts, that it
would be safer to keep Mrs. Dewey
3.000 miles away from the dress
makers of fashionable Paris.
At Farmington. Me., recently a girl
13 ears old was married to a man
who had ten children. He should be
mm polled to put a tag on her so that
there may be no danger of a mix-up.
A San Francisco litigant had the
providence to plead his own case.
Unfortunately he uttered his perora
tion with a pistol and the judge decid
ed against him with a right hook to
the jaw.
The daughter of Krupp the gun
maker, has an income of $2,4ft.000 a '
year. Here is a chance for some en
terprising young American to avenge J
the United States for its loss of'
American heiresses to European for
tune hunters.
The dispatches from New York say
Mrs. Chadwick wore a plain, untrim
med nightgown when she was arrest
ed. Her modesty in refraining from
having her nightgown ,trimmed with
old point lace is. under the circum
stances, highly commendable.
The St. Louis girl who laughed so
heartily at a story told by a friend
that she dislocated her jaw and
couldn't close her mouth until a sur
geon reset it, undoubtedly paid the
raconteur a great compliment, but un
doubtedly, also, she will try hard here
after to be less emotional.
"Secretary John Hay," says the Bal
timore Sun. "looks like too able a man
to part his hair in the middle." It
may be said in defense of Secretary
Hay that there are few men of his
age who can part their hir anywhere.
Injection of gold or silver is said to
be efficacious in curing pneumonia, ac
cording to French scientists. That
may do in Paris, but devotees of the
great American game of poker can
point to many cases in which the ac
cumulation of gold or silver has
caused cold feet.
M. Deroulede and M. Jaures hare
fought a duel over Joan of Arc, neith
er being scratched. If Joan herself
could be present It isn't likely that
she would lend much encouragement
to such bloodless weaklings.
ARMY OPERATION
WHAT WAS DOING FROM NOVEM
BER 20 to DECEMBER 10.
CEN.STOETSSEL MAKES REPORT
Several Times the Assaulting Forces
Were Annihilated by the Russians.
According to Reports of Prisoners
tne Japs Lost 20,000 Men.
ST. PETERSBURG General Stoes
Bel's dispatches to the emperor, which
were received Friday night, were giv
en out Sunday nigbt. The first is
dated November 25, and is as follows:
"I am happy to inform your majes
ty that on November 20, after an in
creased bombardment, the Japanese
attacked one of the ofrts on the
northeastern front and leaped with a
portion of their forces on the para
pet Thev were annihilated by rifle
fire and bavonet and thrown back
into the trenches. Their reserves
were scattered by shrapnel. From
November 21 to November 23 the en
ernv violently bombarded the fort, and
in spite of great losses, effected by
their perseverance a passage between
two f jrts on the northeastern front.
At 5:30 in the evening of Novem
ber 23. after heavy firing, the Japan
ese suddenly buried themselves
against several works on this front
and seized a portion of the trenches,
but were thrown back by the reserves
after a fierce bayonet struggle. They
returned to the assault at midnight
and again occupied a part of the
trenches, but were annihilated by
our bayonets. At 2 o'clock in the
morning all was over and your ma
jesty's heroic troops were able to rest
and start repairing the damage caus
ed by the bombard men L
"From the 20th to the 24 th the
Japanese lost more than 2,000 men.
All of our troops behaved as heroes.
The following especially distinguished
themselves: Generals Krondratenko.
Nikitin (commander of the artillery)
and Gorbatowsky. and Lieutenant
Colonel Naouemenko. (Dozens of oth
er officers in lower grades are also
mentioned in the dispatch.)
"Bombardment of the town and har
bor continues daily. A number of
buildings have been destroyed and
the harbor has sustained some dam
age. The garrisons are in excellent
spirits."
In another dispatch, dated Novem
ber 2S. General Stoessel says:
"The 2Cth and 27th were the blood
iest days in the assaults on Port Ar
thur. The attacks began on the night
of the 2fth against our left flank, near
Pigeon bay.
"The first was repulsed with great
loss to the Japanese. The same night
the enemy attacked a detachment on
Panlung mountain, but were repuls
ed, as were also their attacks on Viso
kaia (Two Hundred and Three-Meter
hill).
"On the 2Cth the Japanese began
to bombard and attack fiercely the
forts on the northeastern front and
the advanced trenches. The trenches
repeatedly changed hands. Neverthe
less, on the night of the 2Kth we threw
back the Japanese at the point of the
bayonet. The enemy succeeded in
blowing up the parapet of one of
the foits and began building paral
les there. At another fort the same
nipht they laid sacks along the ram-
nait. but our artillery dispersed
liait.
them."
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GREAT FIRE AT MINNEAPOLIS
Several Large Business Blocks in
Heart of the City Destroyed.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. Three men
killed, two firemen and one citizen,
the latter by a live wire, and from $3,
000.000 to 14.000.000 worth of prop
erty destroyed is the result of a con
flagration, the worst in the history of
Minneapolis, which began at 10
o'clock last night and at 2 o'clock this
(Wednesday morning) is still burn
ing, but partially under control, as the
firemen seem to have the flames con
fined to three burning buildings, two
of which are gutted and the third, the
Powers department store, the largest
in the city, damaged by water and fire
to the extent of $1,000,000 or $2,000,
000. The wholesale furniture supply
house of Boutell Bros., the largest in
the city, and O. H. Peck, photographic
supply house, are now totally destroy
ed, with three other buildings now
burning.
Waterway Commission.
OTTAWA. Ont. An international
waterway commission is to be ap
pointed by the United States and Can
adian governments to reiort on waters
adjacent to the Canadian boundary
line. Canadian boats are passing
tnrough channels in United States ter
ritory and vice versa without any reil
authority and this commission will
dtal with these matters, so tint an
! understanding can be reached between
I both countries. The latest complaint
, is that waters are being diverted in
j Minnesota.
Board of Health Denies.
MEXICO CITY The superior beard
of health, which has agents all over
the republic, denies sensational re
ports wired out from here regarding
starvation and disease on the west
coast in the northern part of the state
of Sinaloa. It is not true that there
have been more deaths from malaria
and starvation in Sinaloa than were
caused by bubonic plague. Reports re
ceived by the superior board of health
show only a few cares of yellow fever
remaining in the republic at the pres
ent time.
Japs Try to Extend Works.
HUANG SHAN A correspondent
who went over all the front positions
of the Russian army from Poutloff hill
to Erdau on December 15, reports
everything quiet, except that midway
between Poutlofl hill and Sinmintin
the Japanese were believed to bo try
ing to extend their frontal works and
intrenchments on Double Hump hill.
The artillery of Poutloff and Erdau
opened fire on the Japanese and forced
them to quit work and seek shelter.
There have been few cases of frost
bite. Goes to See Fall of Port Arthur.
TOKIO Major Kuhn, United States
army, who was military attache with
the Japanese second army, has been
reassigned to witness- the fall of Port
Arthur. Major Kuhn departed for Shin
bashi today.
Abandon Port Arthur Ships.
, TOKIO Official reports state that
the Russians at Port Arthur have
abandoned the battleships Peresviet,
Poltava. Pobieda and Retvizan and the
cruiser Pailada and Bayan.
CIVIL BILL PASSED.
Senate Disposes of the Philippine
Measure.
WASHINGTON The seate by a
vote of 44 to 23. passed the Philippine
civil bill. The vote was preceded by
the presentation of many amendments
and a general discussion of them, as
well as the provisions of the bill. The
discussion was confined quite general
ly to the merits of the measure. On
some of the amendments suggested
by democratic senators several west
ern republicans voted in the affirma
tive, but Mr. McCumber was the only
republican who voted against the final
passage c the bill.
The most notable change made was
that lowering the rate of interest on
railroad bond? to be guaranteed by the
Philippine government from 5 to 4
per cent.
The bill as passed exempts from
taxation all bonds issued by the Philip
pine and Porto Rican government; au
thorizes municipalities in the Philip
pines to incur a bonded indebtedness
amounting to 5 per cent of the as
sessed valuation of their property, at
5 per cent interest; authorizes the
Philippine government to incur a
bonded indebtedness of $5,000,000 for
improvements at lVs percent; author
izes the Philippine government to
guarantee the payment of interest on
raihoad bonds at the rate of 4 per
cent per annum: provides for the ad
ministration of the immigration laws
by the Philippine authorities; estab
lishes a system for the locating and
patenting of mineral, coal and saline
lands; fixes the meteric system for
the islands and give3 the civil gover
nor the title of governor general.
BAKER TO HAVE A HEARING.
Makes a Gocd Impression During His
Interview with President.
WASHINGTON From a larger
knowledge of the interview which oc
curred between President Roosevelt
and Judge B. S. Baker of New Mexico,
Senator Millard and Representative
Hinshaw. it seems fair to predict that
Judge Baker will be given a hearing
on the charges preferred against him
and an opportunity to rebut the evi
dence which led to his removal as
United States judge of the Second
district of New Mexico.
It was learned that Judge Baker's
statement that he had never had an
opportunity to be heard on the
charges preferred against him. ex
cept as to plead not guilty to the
specifications, greatly surprised the
president. He had assumed the recom
mendation of the attorney general for
the removal of Judge Baker was sus
tained by the evidence in the case.
When he was told, however, that a
promise was made to Judge Baker by
the special examiner sent to investi
gate the charges that he would be
given ample opportunity to rebut the
evidence taken and that no such op
portunity had been accorded. Presi
dent Roosevelt remarked that every
man had a right to his day in court.
EXPECT BIG STOCK EXHIBIT.
Fine Live Stock Promises to Fill
Lewis and Clark Grounds.
PORTLAND. Ore. The portion of
the Lewis and Clark fair grounds
which was allotted to the exhibition
of live stock, it is thought, will prove
inadequate to the demand, and ar
rangements are being made to enlarge
it. Anything further than an exhibition
of the high bred stock from farms on
the North Pacific coast was not con
templated by the state commission in
the first place. Since the convention
of the International Live Stock asso
ciation at Chicago, however, it has de
veloped that the breeders from all
over the country are planning to send
the best of their herds to Portland
next year. This- prompted the exposi
tion authorities to increase the appor
tionment for premiums from $40,000 to
$55,000, and to consider the advis
ability of increasing the space to be
devoted to the display.
POOR PLACE OF AMERICANS.
Island of Guam Not Likely to Appeal
to Them.
WASHINGTON The annual report
of Commander G. L. Dyer, command
ant and naval governor of the island
of Guam, which was approved by Sec
retary iv.orton, says that there remains
a vast amount of work to put the ad
ministration of the colony on a satis
factory modern footing. The people
are poor, ignorant, very dirty in their
habits, but gentle and very religious
says the report.
Commander Dyer does not think
Americans will be willing to live there
permanently.
Commander Dyer is of the opinion
that the revenues of the island will
be sufficient to carry on certain pub
lic service?, such as schools and roads.
Although extreme paternalism is rec
ommended the preliminary steps of
the people to attain a higher grade of
living and culture, it is stated, must
be guided by Americans.
Negro Makes Slave of Brother.
ATHENS. Ga. One negro seeks re
lease from a condition of servitude
from one of his own race. In Clark
county Robert Christopher, colored,
through his attorney, has sworn out a
warrant before Commissioner Kinne
brew. charging his half brother, George
Christopher, with compelling him to
work for the latter without any legal
right to do so. and he seeks the aid
of the federal court in procuring his
release. The outcome of the trial of
the accused negro is awaited with un
usual interest. ,
Given Authority to Act.
PORTLAND. Ore. Francis J.
Henry, the California attorney who
acted as prosecutor for the govern
ment in the recent land fraud trial,
has been appointed assistant district
attorney for the district of Oregon.
The appointment was made to permit
Mr. Henry to appear before the feder
al grand jury next Monday to present
evidence to that body looking to the
indictment of persons implicated in
the land frauds, unearthed in this
state by Colonel Greene, inspector for
the interior department.
Secretary Taft Pleased.
WASHINGTON Secretary Taft will
make an effort to secure from the
present congress tariff legislation for
the Philippines along the lines recom
mended in his annual report to the
presidenL He will have a conference
with Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee, as to his further
I course in the matter. The secretary
is much gratified over the favorable
action of the senate on the Philippine
civil government bill and will make
an effort to have it adopted by the
house.
FAVOR OF PEACE
A MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS
HELD IN NEW YORK.
ASK SENATE FOB TREATIES
Many Prominent Men in Attendance
Resolutions Adopted Urging Con
gressmen to Favor Convention that
Will Bring About Peace.
NEW YORK A mass meeting call
ed to urge the prompt ratification of
the arbitration treaties recently sign
ed by the state department with sev
eral of the leading foreign powers was
held at Carnegie hall under the aus
pices of the New York executive com
mittee of the American conference on
international arbitration.
There was a large attendance and
the speakers were frequently applaud
ed. John Crosby Brown in an opening
address expressed regset at the ab
sence of Andrew Carnegie, who was
to have opened the meeting, but
whom, he said, could not be present.
Mayor George B. McCellan presided
and was the first speaker.
M. Linn Bruce, governor-elect, spoke
against deciding differences by na
tions with war. and was followed by
Archbishop Ireland. While the arch
bishop was speaking he was inter
rupted by a man who said: "Give
somebody else a chance."
The archbishop immediately sat
down. The audience hooted the man
who had shouted and the ushers tried
to find him. but failed. Then the au
dience applauded until Archbishop
Ii eland resumed.
The letters from Grover Cleveland,
Carl Schurz, John Mitchell. Andrew
Carnegie and General Nelson A. Miles
were read, after which Bishop Henry
C. Potter was introduced and spoke
briefly.
A speech by Rabbi Silberman con
cluded the speechmaking. after which
resolutions were adopted unanimously
as follows:
"Whereas, The method of settling
international disputes and difficulties
by arbitration rather than by force is
in accord with the highest precepts
of reason and humanity; and
"Whereas. The civilized nations of
the world have, by jointly establishing
the permanent court at The Hague,
recognized the moral obligation which
rests upon them to avoid the horrors
of war by the submission of their con
troversies to judicial determination;
and
"Whereas. The government of the
United States, which for the past half
century has been foremost in the act
ual resort to arbitration, has ne
gotiated and is negotiating treaties
with various powers, making compul
sory upon the contracting nations the
reference of disputes of a certain na
ture to the international court at The
Hague; now, therefore, be it
"Resolved, That we. the citizens of
New York, in mass meeting as
sembled, favor the expression by the
government of the United States of
the princfple of international arbitra
tion to all questions which cannot
otherwise be brought to a pacific set
tlement: and it is further.
"Resolved. That since the proposed
treaties extended the operation of ar
bitration in accord with the moral,
political and economic interests of this
country and of the world, we earnestly
require our representatives in the sen
ate to exert their influence in behalf
of such treaties and of their prompt
consideration and approval by the
senate: and it is further
"Resolved. That the president and
secretary of this meeting be and are
hereby directed to forthwith forward
copies of these resolutions to the pres
ident of the United States, senators
from the state of New York, to the
president of the senate and the chair
man of the committee on foreign re
lations." Miss Newslands Soon to Wed.
WASHINGTON Senator Newlands
of Nevada announced the engage
ment of his youngest daughter, Fran
ces, to Lieutenant Leopoldo von Bre
dow of the German army.
HEALTH OF TROOPS EXCELLENT
Encouraging Report From General
in Philippines. '
WASHINGTON Brigadier General
ttanaall commanding the department
of Luzon, Philippine islands, in his
annual report to the war department
says that the general health of the
troops is excellent, the disappearance
of cholera having removed one of the
greatest sources of anxiety. The im
proved health conditions are said to
be due to the construction of new
posts, the absence of hard field ser
vice, the drinking of distilled water
and enforced abstinence from native
fruits and uncooked vegetables. It is
recommended that continuous service
in the Philippines be limited to two
years in order to avert nervous break
down which is said to be quite com
mon among the white troops in the
islands.
President Invited South.
WASHINGTON Congressman Les
ter of Georgia, representing the Sa
vannah board of trade, extended to
the president an invitation to visit
Savannah on his southern trip next
spring. The president said that he did
not expect to visit Georgia next
spring and would make at that time
no general tour of the South. He said
he expedited to go directly to San An
tonio. Tex., by way of Louisville, but
at some later time in his administra
tion he hoped to visit Georgia and
other southern cities.
Land Fraud Cases Go Over.
PORTLAND, Ore. On motion of
Special Assistant United States At
torney General Francis J. Henry, all
the land fraud cases now pending in
the United States circuit court for the
district of Oregon, were ordered to go
over for the term. The witnesses sum
moned to appear were excused for
the term and speculation is rife as
to the cause for this unexpected ac
tion on the part of the government.
In moving for a continuance. Attor
ney Henry gave the court no reason
for the movement.
King Carlos Goes to Paris.
LONDON The king of Portugal
left London for Paris at the conclusion
S of a round of visits to King Edward
I -...i vorlmia foiintrv houses. In Paris
the visitors will be the guests ol
President Loubet.
South Dakota Town Burned.
WATER-TOWN. S. D. Five of the
principal business houses of Esttil
lene, thirty miles south of Watertown,
have been destroyed by fire. Several
smaller buildings wwe also buraed.
DO GOOD TO OTHERS.
President a Believer in Fellowship of
' Man.
WASHINGTON President Roose
velt attended the prayer meeting at
the Grace Reformed church, of which
ne is a member, and at the conclusion
jf the service he made a short ad
dress to the large congregation and
held an Informal reception. Some time
ago the president expressed to the
pastor, the Rev. J. M. Shick, his desire
to meet his fellow members of the
church. The edifice was filled to over
flowing. At the conclusion of the
prayer service the pastor introduced
the president, who, in the course of
his remarks, said:
"I think that any man who takes
an interest In this great country of
ours must realize that the one all im
portant necesstiy of our social, indus
trial and political life is the necessity
for the realization of what brother
hood means. We cannot develop our
civilization at all unless we develop
it upon the basis of each recognizing
in his fellow man his brother whose
Interest he must have at heart. No
scheme cf legislation, no kind of ad
ministration of the government will
atone or can atone for the lack of
fundamental quality of each being in
very deed his brother's keeper. I do
not mean to talk about every seventh
day. but to feel it in the intervening
six. to feel it on the part of the em
ployer with his employes, on the part
of the employes with the employer.
Three-fourths, probably nine-tenths
of the labor troubles that sometimes
assume so ominous a form would
vanish if you would interest the peo
ple on each side to approach the mat
ter in the spirit of each striving to
care for his fellows as he cares for
himself. I do not mean for a moment
to neglect his own interests. I want a
man to take care of himself, for if he
does not somebody else will have to
iake care of him. I want him to re
member that in addition to taking
care of himself he has got to try to do
his duty by others. If he will approach
his fellow men in the spirit which
makes the use of the word brother a
general term instead of a term of
hypocrisy the difficulty of dealing with
the great questions that arise will be
minimized, if not entirely done away
with.
SHELL THE TOWN.
Japanese Turns Their Guns on Port
Arthur.
TOKIO The commander of the Jap
anese naval land battery, reporting,
says:
"Four Russian battleships, two crui
sers, one gunboat and one torpedo
itoreship lying in Port Arthur harbor
are completely disabled. There is no
further necessity for bombarding the
Russian naval force.
"Are now engaged shelling the town
of Port Arthur, which is being heavily
damaged."
Dispatches received today from the
Japanese army besieging Port Arthur
report that the interior of the fortress
was bombarded with heavy guns yes
terday, seriously damaging the battle
ship Poltava, the transport Amur and
th wireless telegraph station at the
foot of Golden Hill, and that the ar
senal was set on fire.
A dispatch from the headquarters of
the Japanese army in Manchuria says:
At 2 in the morning of the 11th a
oody of infantry of the enemy attack
ed Peitaitozu, but at dawn was com
pletely repulsed northward.
In the afternoon of December 11 the
enemy artillery, holding a position
west of Manpao mountain, opened a
cannonade against Yaotun and Tang
chiapaotzu, and the enemy's artillery,
posted west of Da mountain, shelled
Butzaowa. Neither caused damage.
Mamacheih, on the right bank of the
Hun river, was attacked by the en
emy's cavalry. The Russians were
d-lven westward, losing a number of
men. The Japanese sustained no cas
ualties. ROOSEVELT GUARD OF HONOR
Rough Riders to Have Important
Place at Inauguraton.
WASHINGTON Presdent Roose
velt's guard of honor in the inaugural
parade on the fourth of next March
will be a squadron of picked men
from his old regiment of rough riders
the first United States volunteer
cavalry. Colonel A. O. Brodie. gover
nor of Arizona, and Major W. H.
Llewellyn, formerly of the rough
riders, took luncheon with the presi
dent, and arrangements for the guard
of honor were made at that time. It
is the wish of the president that Col
onel Brodie select from the members
of the regiment a squadron of from
thirty to fifty men to act as his spec
al escort on inauguration day.
The president desired Colonel
Brodie to inform the members of the
rough riders that he would attend the
annual reunion of the regiment at San
Antonio the latter part of next March,
and after the reunion, the president
probably will take a hunting trip with
Major Llewellyn.
Thanks President for Interest.
WASHINGTON General Fitzhugh
Lee. president of the Jamestown Ex
position company, had a talk with
President Roosevelt about the exposi
tion. He thanked the president for his
interest, as expressed in his message.
He referred to the announcement that
the sub-committee on industrial arts
and expositions had decided not to re
commend an appropriation for the
Jamestown exposition, but would re
commend that provision be made for a
naval display there.
NEED OF $60,000 ADDITIONAL
For New York Building at Lewis and
Clark Exposition.
PORTLAND. Ore. A telegram has
been received by the Lewis and Clark
corporation from F. R. Green, chair
man of the New York state commis
sion for the Lewis and Clark centen
nial, stating that the members of the
commission have concluded that at
least $60,000 will be needed by New
York for the Portlapd fair and that
this amount will be secured at the
coming session of the legislature.
Doe Not Find Much Favor.
NEW YORK The attitude of Pres
ident Charles W. Eliot of Harvard uni
versity toward labor unions, as ex
pressed in an address before the
schoolmasters' association of New
York recently, did not meet with the
favor of many of his hearers. In a
long general discussion which followed
the address his position was assailed
by a number of speakers. Dr. Eliot's
replies to his critics evoked enthu
siastic applause. President Eliot's sub
ject was "Education in a Republic."
NEBRASKA
EXPENSE BILLS CUT DOWN.
Most of State Institutions Make Good
Showing of Per Capita CocL
LINCOLN Chief Clerk Mickey has
compiled a report of the state insti
tutions for the last six months, which,
with a comparison with the reports
of the preceding six months, makes a
most creditable showing for the su
perintendents of the various institu
tions. All of the biennial reports of
the institutions have not yet reached
the governor's office, but they are ex
pected to show up equally as well as
this comparison. The table, with a
comparison of the cost per capita for
each institution for maintenance, follows:
In- Amt. Per Capita.
Institutions, mates. Spent. 1904. 19ftt.
Insane. Hastinsjs 93S $fi2.7tt S 2.29 Pu.1
I insane. Lincoln. 41.512 70.32 71.52
Sold. Home. O. I. 3S 26.9S S2.S2 9S.31
Sold . Milfont.... 77 6.176 S0.2O 83.95
Blind. N'cb. City. 56 6.5.T! Il.t2 116.14
Deaf. Omaha W H.Ofld 7T..6S 70.7
Keeble Minded... Sll 19.1C4 57.34 61.97
Indus. Horn.' 27 3 497 129.52 102.fi
Ind. Sch.. Kear'y PS 19.119 11S.SI 124.0",
Ind. Sc. Geneva 52 6.47S 124.5.". 133.01
H. Friendless.... 72 6.525 90.62 91.:S
Penitentiary ... 321 23.9 71.72 &0.22
FIGHT ON GAME LAWS.
Commission Men Want Legislature
to Make a Change.
LINCOLN A rumor is current from
Omaha that an effort will be made by
Omaha commission men to get the
next legislature to repeal the game
laws. It is also stated on good author
ity that eastern commission men are
willing and ready to furnish money
with which to accomplish this, work
ing througn the local mn. One sport
ing man in Omaha was approached by
a commission man who tried to show
him that should the law be repealed
everybody could hunt or fish without
a license at any time and thus more
of his goods could be sold. The sport
ing goods man is quoted as saying
that he had found it much more profit
able to have the game law as it is
for the reason that more sporting
men buy guns and hunting utensils
than would be bought were game to
be killed for the markets. Inasmuch
as the money to repeal the law is to
come from the east it is believed here
the repeal of the law would not re
sult in benefit to this state. Game
Warden Carer was asked about the
matter and said he believed the law
was too firmly established to be re
pealed, no matter how hard the com
mission men worked.
LEGISLATORS GET SEATS.
Secretary of State Assigns Desks to
Members.
Secretary of State Marsh has com
pleted his biennial distribution f seats
in the legislature. An examination of
a chart in his office shows that only
133 citizens of the state got prizes.
' There is very little choice of seats in
the senate owing to the small num
ber. Thirty-three men can find good
places where they can be heard and
seen. The senate chamber, contains
only thro rows of desks extending in a
semi-circle around the president's
stand. Senator Peterson of Campbell
has seat 'No 1. the first in the first
row at the president's right, or the
first in front on the south side of the
chamber. The senators sit with their
faces to the west and the seats are in
rows numbered consecutively from
south to the north.
Crair. Waiting for Cars.
PENDER Several thousand bushels
of corn at this point is awaiting ship
ment. The railroad company is un
able to furnish the cars. The capacity
of the four elevators here is overrun.
Rockefeller Money Arrives.
LINCOLN The money donated to
the State university by John D. Rocke
feller for the erection of a non-sectarian
temple for the use of the univer
sity has been received and is on de
posit in the Lincoln banks. Announce
ment was made by Regent Whitmore
that work on the building would begin
in the spring and that $5.0i0 was
now on deposit in Lincoln with which
to erect the building.
Convention of Suoervisors.
The county commissioners and su
pervisors in session at Lincoln select
ed Omaha as their next meeting place
and elected the following officers: ;
John Gallagher of Hall county, chair
man: J. W. Crozier. Polk, vice presi
dent; E. D. Beach. Fillmore, secre
tary: Peter Hofeldt, Douglas, treas
urer. State Buys BoncJs.
The State Board of Educational
Lands and Funds purchased $100 nou
worth of Lancaster county refunding
bonds to not 3 per cent and $13,000
worth of Gage county bonds at the
same price.
GRAND ISLAND The American
Beet Sugar company will have the
longest run this year in the history
of the factory. It began the manufac
ture of sugar in September and will
run into January. January 10 now be
ing estimated as the day of the com
pletion of the year's work. It is ex
pected that the increased price for
beets to farmers within hauling dis
tance will increase the number or
acres contracted next year. The
Grand Island Canning company is con
templating adding peas to its product
for next season.
Fireman Crushed to Death.
NORTH PLATTE Frank McDon
ald, who was firing on freight No. 54.
east-bound, was killed and crushed
by the engine at Julesburg, Colo. The
engine was going to the water tank.
He climbed up on the tender to the
tank ready, slipped and foil under the
engine.
Preacher C?IIH to Porto Rico.
KEARNEY Elder D. Crane, p-esid-ing
elder of this district of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, has accepted
a call to the pastorate of the English
Protestant church at San Juan. P. I.
Wants State Accountant.
Land Commissioner Folimer has not
given up his idea of having a state ac
countant to check up the state insti
tutions, even though his recommend
ation was turned down by he last
legislature. In his forth-coming report
he will recommend to the coming leg
islature that such an office be created.
He believes it would be a vast sav
ing to the state as well as of benefit
to the institutions. The duties- of the
accountant would be to check up and
find ont what each institution needs
and to make recommendations.
El
STATE NEWS
STATE IN BRIEF.
Mr. and Mrs. S. U. Stevens of Cam
bridge, last week celebrated their
golden wedding.
The White Shield League Is the
name of a new temperance organiza
tion effected at Humboldt.
A party of twenty-eight residents
of Tecumseh have chartered a coach
and will spend the winter mouths in
California.
Typhoid fever has become quite pre
valent in and about Paplllion. Severe
cases are reported in different parts
of the county.
Miss Bertha Shelp. a well known
young woman of Tecumseh. was bit
ten on the cheek by a vicious horse
and the flesh was considerably " lacer
ated.
At Lincoln the Burlington confessed
judgment for $1,300 for the death of
Arthur Marr, Daisy Marr. the widow,
bringing the suit. Marr was killed
near Louisville some time ago.
The dead body of Welcome David
son, aged 65. was found in a field near
Foster. The dead man's face was hor
ribly gashed and his feet were en
tangled in straps.
State Treasurer Mortensen has
closed a contract with three bond
companies to furnish him a $1,000,000
bond at a cost of $2,500. the same as
the bond cost last year.
The McDonald Mercantile com
pany's store at Meadow Grove was
entered by burglars. Four coats, silk
skirts and waists were taken of the
value of about $1,000.
Tecumseh is to have the fifth rural
mail route. It will be established on
January 2, 1905. and will run east
from that city. The route will be
twenty-two miles in length.
Frank Donner, convicted of cattlo
stealing in the district court, broke
jail at Neligh. He was confined in the
corridor and pried off the bars of the
windows with an iron stove shaker.
A new manufacturing company,
known as the Tripple Heating Stove
and Gas Trap, has been organized in
deatrice. The company has been in
corporated with a capital stock of
S100.000.
While on a hunting expedition near
Springfield. George Bartels, a young
lad. was- accidentally shot by John
Dolley. Bartels received the contents
of a shot gun at close range, but was
not severely injured.
The night operator of the Union
Pacific Railroad company at Lexing
ton, was held up about 3 o'clock in
the morning by a stranger putting a
gun through the ticket window and
demanding all or the cash, about $90.
The large flouring mill at Holmes
ville, which was partially destroyed
by the cyclone of last summer which
swept over that section of the coun
ty. Is now in full blast, the building
having been overhauled and repainted
and new machinery installed.
Dave Rogers, a lfi-year-old loy of
Saunders county, while hunting, got
ice in the barrel of his gun and when
he shot it burst, knocking him sense
less. He lay for some time, as he was
alone. When found he was still un
conscious and remained so for some
time.
James Yaryer of Fremont, was prob
ably fatally injured while attending
ins duties at Nye-Schneuler-Fowler
company's elevator II. Yaryer's right
leg became entangled in a coil of rope
attached to a steam shovel, and the
result was that the limb was terribly
mangled.
According to the quarterly report
of Secretary Royse of the state bank
ing board, loans have increased since
the last report and deposits have de
creased. This is supposed to be due
to the action of farmers in withdraw
ing money for running expenses while
holding their grain and stock for the
higher winter markets.
Nebraska is able to pour forth on
a foreign foe 119,755 able bodied mili
tiamen in case of necessity. This does
not include returns from Blaine. Boyd.
Greeley and McPherson counties,
whose county clerks have absolutely
refused to comply with the law and
send reports to Adjutant General J.
H. Culver.
There are being fed in the vicinity
of Schuyler 25.000 head of sheen and
l.fiOO head of cattle by various in
dividuals and companies. The amount
of corn required for this amount of
live stock, about 1.300 bushels per'
day. together with tho normal amount
used daily by our local millers, the
! Wells-Ahhott-Nieman Co.. 2.800. makes
a total daily requirement of some
thing like 1.000 bushels.
A Mr. Voliland. a farmer residing
near Shelton. arose the other morn
ing to find his bst team, two fine,
hea-y draft horses, and wagon, valued
at nearly 5500. gone The team was
traced in the direction of Grand Is
land nnd finallv was found near Alda
in a corn field, whore it is supposed j
to have lteen left bv the thief or
thieves, to be secured the next night
and driven further out of the country.
While repairing a barbed wire
fence. Life Nelson, a farmer of For
est City precinct, Sarpy county, was
quite severely injured. After stretch
ing the wire it broke and flew back.
the barbs striking him in the neck.
The flesh was badly lacerated, the
jugular vein being narrowly missed.
Henry Broer. accused by killing his
father near Ohiowa on the night of
November 11. had a hearing before
Judge Patterson at Geneva, and wa?
bound over to the district court on a
charge of murder In the second de
gree. His bond was fixed at $15,000.
George T. Harr. local manager for
the Beatrice Creamery company, shot
and instantly killed himself. The
tragedy was enacted in the toilet room
at the rear of an old laundry build
ing, which stands just north of the
creamery company's office on First
avenue. Harr fired three bullets from
a large caliber revolver into his left
breast. The cause was continued bad
health.
Frank Revelle arrived in Humboldt
from Eureka Springs. Ark., bringing
the remains of his father, who died
there suddenly a few days previous.
A complete kit of burglar tools was
found by John Jones of Huntley in a
corn field near the road and has been
turned over to the sheriff. On the out
side of the satchel was a brick
mason's trowel. There is no clew as
to the owner but the tools were of
good make.
Will Brooks, who has been living
with his parents- in Fremont, was ar
rested and taken to Pender by Sheriff
Sd Young of Thurston county to an
swer a charge of forging a note and
disposing of a load of corn that bo
longed to his employer.
' Attraction of Afrtnftfea.
People who believe In "affinities" ar
gue that it is impossible that the per
sons akin to one another should never
meeL Their theory, which no one can
deny to be pretty, is that the power of
thought must bring such persona to
gether. Thoughts, they say. wander
through space, like electric messages,
and if we think about a person we
shall affect that person In some way.
By oar thoughts we will attract our
affinities.
Looked Like a Framed Painting.
He had been standing for five min
utes in the lobby of one of the large
hotels looking at thb pretty cashier
th-ough her little office window. Fin
ally he turned to a man near by and
said: "Gosh, rat's sha pretty picture.
Wisht I cud paint like zat. Thought
I saw th' head move, but things allez
move when I've had too much." Then
he walked slowly away. Kansas City
Times.
Power in the Wifely Smile.
The man who finds his wife smiling
happily when he comes home at nights
will be likely to stay there. ir he
should go out the memory of her smile
will make him feci that she doesn't
care, and he will soon find himself
wanting to go back home and mak
her care.
Doing Great Work.
Florisant. Mo.. Dec. 19th. (Special)
That Dodd's Kidney Pills are doing
a great work in curing the more ter
rible forms of Kidney Disease, such as
Bright's Disease. Dropsy and Diabetes,
everybody knows. But it must alsu
be noted that they are doing a still
greater work in wiping out thousands
of cases of the earlier stages of Kid
ney Disease. Take for instance. Mrs.
Peter Barteau of this place. She
says:
'I have been subject to pains in my
back and knees for about three years,
but since I have been taking Dodd's
Kidney Pills I have been entirely
cured."
Others here tell similar stories. In
fact, in this part of Missouri there are
scores of people who have cured the
early symptoms of Kidney Disease
with Dodd's Kidney Pills. The use of
the Great American Kidney Remedy
thus saved not only the lives of Kid
ney Disease victims, but thousands of
other Americans from years of suffer
ings. Troubles of Columbus.
Columbus had just discovered that
the earth was not flat. "I'm onto
your curves," he chuckled, itut ho
had trouble making people believe
that they were not ou the level.
Philadelphia Record.
How's This?
We offer One )ln:u!rcil !i:ara !:rwr4 tor any
cane f Catarrh itutt cannot be currd bjr llall'a
Catarrti Cure.
F. J. CUESBV CO.. Tolarto. O.
We. the untlcreltfneil. bate known K.J. Cbeney
fbrtbelaat IS Tr. and hellere blm perfectly hon
orable In all hualnro tranactlna and financially
able u carry oat anjr obligation made by bin flrui.
WaLDiio. Kiss ax A MaBtl.t,
Wholesale Ilrunstata. Toledo. O.
Ball's Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, acting
Irectly upon tbe blood and mucitiurfacesof tt
ayatrm. Totlmonlala sent free. Price IS cent feaT
bottle. Sold by all llrotwtMa.
Take Ilall's Family fill for cunatl patio.
"Vigo" Gold Coins.
AH the Queen Anne gold coins of
1703 bear the word "Vigo." That is
because they are made from gold bul
lion captured when a British fleet de
feated the combined Dutch and Span
ish fleets in Vigo bay in 1702.
Important to Mothers.
Enmhso carefully every bottle of CASTORIA,
safe and cure remedy for infants and children,
and see that it
Bean the
Slgnatoro of
ffi&UK
IB Tin For Ovrr SO Years.
The) Kind Yo Uato Always Dought.
A woman is apt to mistake her mar
riage certificate for a lecture license.
Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains lb oz. one full
pound while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in -pound pack
ages, and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals'. If your grocer tries to sell you a
12-oz. package it Is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures' "HI ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The best way to be grateful is to
give another occasion for gratitude.
Do our Clothes Look Yellow?
Tht'n use Defiance Starch, it will
keep them whit- 1C oz. for 10 cents.
Defiance Staich Is put up 1 ounce:
In a pJickiige. 10 contH. One-third
more starch for the sani" money.
But few men have the' ability
combine business with pleasure.
to
it-hfa.i;iiu':.'itii-iiiii-,'r rr.truiiins rn-.' vur
A f'fTtTrtVTt'L'fk 9 arftT -.
druirelst will r-ruu(t m-i.-y If I'.VAt OINTMENT
l-uls to euro you la 6 to :I ilajx. 0c.
Sincerity is the one secret of suc
cess in the search for God.
Plso's Cure is the b..-t ou-dlcine ever used
for all aSectlons of the throut and lung's. U'm.
O. EMMLKT. Vanbure n. Ind., Feb. 10, 1'JUU.
"Forgetting the things behind" is no
f reason for ingratitude.
K1YS rewesjOyewedL KoSejoei
rl Sret day's aae of Dr. KIlMt Ora Sam Hmo
ar. Bend for FBKIC aM.OO total beetle aad traaalae
fca.M.aUMK.LeX.MaArcaaUSSfc Milleaelnejaa.gfc
Truth will come fully where you let
it come freely.
pHPPiMttT aianjev an iiwea tun
FWEEaagsss-sl
Freedom only leaves a man free to
climb iid.
..Double Daily Service..
with new 80-foot Acetylene Gas
lighted Pullman Chair cars
(seats free) on night trains and
Pullman high-back seat Coaches
on day trains, between Kansas
City and St. Joseph. Mo.; Hia
watha, Seneca. Marysville, Kan.;
Falrbury, Fairfield. Hastings
and Grand Island. Neb.
Connections made at Kansas
City for all points East. South
and West.
At Grand Island direct con
nections are made with Union
Pacific fast trains for Califor
nia and the Pacific Northwest.
s. Jvt. Aosrr
General Passenger Agent,
at. Jeaeph, Mo.
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