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By COLUMBUS JOURNAL CO.
COLUMBUS.
NEBRASKA.
News in Brief
The president evinces a determina
tion to revive the subject of tariff re
Vision. Ralph Voorhees. of New Jerse has
donated S 100.000 to the American
Tract Society.
Fire totally destroyed the Putham
opera house and other buildings at
Orange. Mass. The loss is $75,000
Rumor gains circulation that Presi
dent Roosevelt has been chosen as
mediator in the Russo-Japanese war.
Secretary Hay and Mrs. Hay say
they find Nervi, Italy, most pleasant,
and declare they will remain for some
time.
Avery A. George of Spokane, Wash.,
has been appointed United States at
torney for the eastern district of
Washington.
The employes or the interstate steel
works at Tarontum. Pa., have been
notified of voluntary 10 per cent in
crease in their wages.
It is announced that the internal
Russian loan has been so largely sub
Kcribed that applicants will be al
lotted only 40 per cent.
Subscriptions: to the amount of Jl.
121.500 have been made to the new
Japanese loan through the Anglo
American bank at Vienna.
William Weber, an artist, well
known in the west, died at his home
In Kansas City of typhoid lever, aged
40 years.
The American I Securities corn
pan v. with an authorized capital of
$20,000.0110. was incorporated at Tren
ton, re. .i.
Miss Florence Evelyn Xosbit. for
merly a light opera singer, was mar
ried to Harry K Shaw, a Pittsburg
millionaire.
Dr. Charles K. Rice, a writer of Al
liance. O.. has just issued a "History
of the Hanna Family." The book
covers the family record from 17'".:!.
Thomas W. Lawm of Boston will
address the chautauqua at Ottawa.
Kas., this summer, taking as his
theme "'The Standard Oil Company."
The sultan of Morocco has appoint
ed Kaiil Mac Lean, formerly of the.
Hritisu army, to command the Moor
ish troops during the visit of Emperor
William.
The duchess of Aosta has arrived at
Genoa for the purpose of meeting
Queen Alexandra, who is evpeete.J to
reach Genoa on board the British
royal acht.
Glenn l.oulbourrow. aged 27. cash
ier of the First National bank of
Mount Sterling. (.. committed suicide
nt WVIiiimton. Kan., by shooting him
self through the head.
C E Grunsky. who tenderel his
resignation as one of the isthmian
canal commissioners, has been ap
pointed consulting engineer in the ir
rigation reclamation service.
The Indian office in London an
nounces that the Louis Dane mission
to Afghanistan has completed its busi
ness, concluded an agi cement with the
author and is now returning to India.
Governor Pardee of California has
honored the requisition of Governor
Douglas of Massachusetts for the re
turn to that state of William T. Bris
tiln to answer a charge of grand lar
ceny. The anniversary of the battle of
Puebl was celebrated at Mexico City
Sunday by a military review, the
troops passing before President Diaz
and staff and a number of high offi
cials. Frank J. Bell, prominent attorney
of Dallas. Tex., and grand chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias of Texas.
was shot by R. R. Parker, chief dep
uty district clerk, and died in the
afternoon.
A man suspected of being the au
thor of the bomb outrage in the Ave
nue de la Republique when members
of the republican guards ami ot the
police were wounded, has been arrest
ed at Par's.
The cruiser Columbia, which has
been selected by the navy depart
ment to carry the remains of the late
Mexican ambassador from the United
States to Vera Cruz, left Pensacola
for New York.
Official exchanges between Wash
ington and Paris have brought alniut
an understanding whereby the trans
ference of Ambassadors Porter and
McCormick will occur at the end of
April as originally planned.
William H. Delius. son-in-law of
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller of the
United States supreme court and re
puted to be a member of a titled fam
ily in Germany, shot and killed him
self at his residence in Chicago
Richard Hardaway. member of Com
pany F. Twenty-fourth intantry. sta
tioned at Fort Assinaboine. was shot
and killed at a resort near Havre.
Mont., by Robert Mudd. a trumpeter of
Company H. Twenty-foutth infantry.
The correspondent at St. Petersburg
of the London Times telegraphs: The
latest official information leads to'the
belief that the Japanese are advancing
in crescent formation. Oku on the left,
Nodzu in the center and Kuroki on
tne right, and with a total strent. h of
475.000. It is feared that Linevitch
will be compelled to withdraw.
The new German steamer Thes
salia. the latest addition to the fleet
of the Hamburg-American line, ar
rived in New York recently. She is a
freight carrier and will be employed
between Philadelphia and South
America.
Thomas H. Montgomery, president
of the American Insurance company.
died suddenly at his home in Pnila
adelphia last week, aged 5.
A mob twice attempted to force the
Jail at Fulton. Ky.. in an effort to
lynch three negroes who are charged
with shooting Officer Eaker.
Congressman Champ Clark of Mis
souri announced that he will decline
an invitation to become one of the
party of United States legislators- to
go to the Philippine islands during the
summer months to investigate the leg
islative needs ot the islands.
In the wrestling match at Grand
Central Palace, New York, between
George Bothna. American lightweight
champion, and Katssuguma Htgashi,
the exponent of jiu-jitsu. Bothna won
the first fail and the second in one
hour. Bothna won the third fall and
the match.
The engineer and brakeman of the
Northern Pacific freight train which
ran into the rear of a stock train
standing on the bridge oyer the Little
Missouri river at Medora N. D.. have
held by the coroner on a charge
tughter.
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THOUSAND-MILE BIDE
LONG TRIP, WITH HEALTH AND
PLEASURE THE OBJECTS.
Correspondent Writes of Journey In
Texas and Mexico With a Party as
Guests of the Southern Pacific Rail
road. Gilson Willett. special correspond
ent of Leslie's Weekly, writes enter
tainingly of a thousand-mile horseback
hunt in Texas and Mexico with a party
as guests of the Southern Pacific rail
road. The members of the party rep
resented twelve different states. At
Sabinas, Mexico, he says:
"Over half of the thousand-mile jour
ney has been completed and the fel
lows who are here for their health are
now hard as nails; those who came
along with an appetite for pleasure
are well-nigh satiated; and the sports
men have brought in, day after day,
incredibly huge bags of ducks, geese,
rabbits, squirrels, and no end of small
game, not to mention big hauls of
deer, bear, wild turkeys and fish. All
of which is due to about the most
healthful region in the Union; to a
section of country where pleasurable
diversion is eternally at hand, and to
a territory that is literally a sports
man s paradise hitherto untrod and un
shot and unfished."
Mr. Willett bestows a deserved
eulogy en the splendid hospitality of
the Southern Pacific and the hearty
welcome accorded the party in south
ern cities from New Orleans onward.
Visitors to southwest Texas will not
need to be told of the really marvelous
work done by the Southern Pacific in
building up that section of the coun
try. Mr. Willett says:
"Then we again boarded our train
and railroaded on for the most of a
day. through a country in which the
Southern Pacific lias caused a blade of
grass not to speak of stalk of corn,
cane or sugar, and hlos&om of cotton
to flourish where none grew before.
"Thirty miles farther inland on the
San Uiego river we made our first
camp in Mexico. After that our
camps were from twenty to fifty miles
apart. And thus we have progressed
on our thousand-mile horseback hunt,
passing through strange villages and
seeing queer peon customs, visiting the
headquarters of mighty ranches of a
million acres, where the owners escort
ed us to the Iront dcor with six hun
dred white horses, or six hundred
black horses, or six hundred bays, as
the cae might be. and having all
sorts of diversions of big hunts, and
witnessing many kinds of unique
bights in primitive and quaint old Mex
ico. "Our first three or four camps were
made on one of the largest ranches in
the world the Trevino ranch of 1,000.
liuo acres. Of this great ranch as
big as a New England state as on all
the other great ranches we have trav
ersed, the Southern Pacific manage
ment obtained all hunting and fishing
privileges.
"It was on the great Trevino rancl)
that the healthseekers of the part
first discoveied that they were get
ting in Mexico exactly what they had
come for a new constitution. The
sportsmen of the party, too, were out
late and up early on "the chase that
pleaseth.' The motto always was to
kill only such game, however plentiful
it might be. as was actually needed foi
consumption at our table, for the
Southern Pacific stands for tho kill
ing of game for food only."
Many interesting stories of the dis
trict traversed are related by Mr. WII
lett. He concludes:
"Thus on this trip every promise
made by the Southern Pacific railroad
has been -kept to the letter just as
similar promises will be kept on the
second annual thousand-mile hffr.se
back hunting party already talked cl
for next year."
If you monkey with a, buzz-saw you
may be compelled to write shorthand
the rest of your days.
GOOD ROADS SPECIAL.
The Burlington and Northern Pacific
Roads Will Run Train to Pacific
Coast in Interest of Good
Roads.
Arrangements have been completed
between the National Good Roads
Association and the officials of the
Burlington and Northern Pacific
roads, to install a Good Roads Special
over these systems, to leave Chicago
Wednesday, May 3. It is to be known
as the Burlington & Northern Pacific
Lewis & Clark Good Roads Special,
and will cover an itinerary of 45 to 50
of the principal and most progressive
cities of the systems.
The object of this itinerary is for
the agitation, education and organiza
tion of communities for permanent
improvement of primary roads, and to
aid cities in questions of street pav
ing, etc. Government experts and
men of national reputation will go on
this Special, and participate in the
conventions. The entire arrange
ments, so far as the Burlington sys
tem is concerned, have been passed
over to the charge of W. H. Manss,
Industrial Commissioner. After com
pleting the itinerary of Burlington
cities the Special will continue from
Billings to the Pacific Coast, over the
Northern Pacific, and will hold a final
convention the last of June, to be
known as the Pacific Coast National
Good Roads Convention. The full
equipment of the Special is provided
for by the Burlington and Northern
Pacific roads, whose object is to aid
the cities on their systems in the im
provement of public roads. The first
stops will be in seven or eight prin
cipal cities of Illinois, then a number
of cities in Missouri, also in Iowa. Ne
braska. Wyoming. Montana. Washing
ton and Oregon.
It is from the remembrance of joys
we have lost that the arrows of af
fliction are pointed. Mackenzie.
Evry housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Definace Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 1C 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 "16 ozs." Demand De
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
In your soul there's a room filled
with sunshine, with golden doors, and
the true heart carries the key of rays.
.prames or bolled "walwreii-.
FLEET MOVEMENT
ONLY PORTION OF RUSSIAN
NAVAL FORCES SEEN.
SOME OF THE SHIPS ARE ABSENT
Only Two Battleships and Lighter
Cruisers- Are With Squadron.
Whereabouts of the Others Are Not
Known, at Least Not Divulged.
SINGAPORE Fifty-one ships of
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's second
Pacific squadron passed here Sunday.
The most important fighting vessels
of the squadron, including the battle
ships Kniax Souvaroff. Alexander II,
Borodino and Orel, with their comple
ment of cruisers and torpedo boat
destroyers, did not arrive and their
whereabouts is totally unknown. The
vessels which passed Singapore were
the following:
Battleships Sissoi. Veliky and Oleg
Cmisers Admiral Nakhimoff. Dmitri.
Douskoi, Aurora, Izumrud. Jemtchug.
Almaz. Russ. Anadyr. Furst Bismarck,
Kaiserin Maria Theresa. Kaiserin Au
gust Victoria. Kaiser Friedrisch. Rion
and seven torpedo boat destroyers, all
sailing under the naval flag. Under
the commercial flag were the volun
teer steamers Voronez. Kief. Yaroslav.
Tamboff. Vladimir and Orel, the Rus
sian Navigation company's steamers
Jupiter. Meteor and Mercury, the fast
Asiatic company's steamers Korea and
Kaitai. the North Baltic company's
steamer Kninz Gorkshoff. one hospital
ship and sixten colliers.
A French steamer arrived here Sun
day with a sailor belonging to the Ad
miral Nakhimoff. who fell overboard
and was picked up in the straits of
Malacca, after having been twelve
hours ir. the water.
TOKIO The following renort has
been received from the Manchurian
army headquarters:
On April at 2 o'clock in the after
noon one battalion of the enemy's in
fantry and six companies of cavalry
came and attacked Tsulushu. twenty
miles north of Changtu. They were
repulsed. On the following day twenty
Tour companies of the enemy's cavalry
with several guns, renewed the attack.
They were again repulsed. The main
force of the assailants retreated to
ward Pamiencheng. A portion stooped
near Chorovo. three miles north of
Tsulushu. Our casualties were ten.
No officers were included.
The enemy's lors. judging from the
corpses left behind and from the num
ber of carts carrying wounded and
killed, were over sixty.
TENTING AT CAMP ROOSEVELT.
President Says He Feels at Home in
the Wilderness.
FREDERICK. Okla. Presided
Roosevelt r.nd party left Frederick
shortly before 7 o'clock Saturday
evening and arrived at the camp,
eighteen miles southwest of town, a
little after dark. The camps is nes
tled in timber, fringing the bank of
Deep Creek, in a picturesque spot,
and when the president arrived, at
C:15 o'clock Sunday morning, and
first beheld the vast panorama of vir
gin soil without a sign of civilization
except the camp he said he felt at
home.
Major J. E. Mutchert of Sherman,
with C. B. Mcllugh and J. R. Aber
nathy of this place, located the camp
last Monday, riding out to the big pas
ture, which begins four miles east of
here. A number of wolves were seen
in this 4S0,0O0-acre reservation as
they passed through. Tne camp con
sists of about twenty tents, belonging
to the presidential party, and is call
ed Camp Roosevelt. One large tent
is occupied as a mess hall, a number
of tents being used for sleeping
apartments, about four cots being
placed in each tent. About a stone's
throw from these tents is Camp Qua
nah Parker, occupied by this noted
chief of the Comanches, three of his
squaws and other Indians. These In
dians traveled over forty miles to get
to see the president. A detail of
twenty troops was sent from Fort Sill
to keep tresspassers from this part
of the reservation. Their camp is
about 100 yards from that of Camp
Roosevelt. The people here, how
ever, appreciate the fact that the
president is here for an outing and
are remaining away from the pasture.
Steamship Lines to Mexico.
MEXICO CITY Cons'derable prog
ress has been made toward the inau
guration of a steamship line between
Mexican gulf ports and Canada, and
It is probable that steamers of the
new line will begin trips in May. The
question has arisen as to whether
steamers shall call at Cuban ports
as first intended and afterwards
changed. The government objects to
making stops at Cuban ports, but it
is hoped to secure its consent to this.
The regular service of the Mexico
Texas City Steamship begins May 1.
Case of Lieutenant Osborn.
WASHINGTON The war depart
ment has received the court-martial
proceedings and findings in the case of
First Lieutenant Albert C. Osborn.
Tkenty-sixth infantry, who was charg
ed wim duplication of pay accounts,
absence without leave and embezzle
ment. The case was tried in the De
partment of Texas and Osborn was
sentenced to dismissal. He was a
resident of New lork and served as
an enlisted man in the regular army
from 1S94 to 1S99, when he was 'com
missioned as second lieutenant.
Sunday Law at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS Governor Folk and
Thomas E. Mulvihill. excise commis
sioner of St Louis, are investigating
the interpretation of the state law
governing the closing of saloons on
Sunday, and Commissioner Mulvihill
declares that he will enforce the law.
Just when St. Louis will become
"dry" on Sunday is not yet decided,
as Mr. Mulvihill says: "I want to be
sure that I shall be successful in en
forcing the law and hence I wish to
make my preparations with delibera
tion." General Strike Imminent.
WARSAW Increasing unrest in la
bor circles is notable and well inform
ed men are of the opinion that another
general strike is imminent. A large
manufacturer in a neighboring town
refused a big contract last week be
cause after conferring with leaders
among his workmen he was convinced
that all his employes would walk out
within a month in spite of the man
ufacturer's assurance that the em
ployes would profit equally with him
self by remaining to comple the contract
WANT LAND ALLOTTED.
What is Demanded by the Standing
Rock Indians.
FORT YATES, N. D. In a great
council called by Major McLaughlin,
the Indians of the Standing Rock
agency decided almost unanimously
that they were ready to have their
lands allotted. Each head of a fam
ily will have fi40 acres and all over
18 years 320 acres. In addition they
will get a span of good American
mares, two cows, a wagon and har
ness, a plow, harrow, some other tools
and $50 in cash. All under 18 will
get 1C0 acres.
After the allotments have been
made there will be a big surplus of
land. The Indians are bitterly oppos
ed to selling this and it is doubtful
if it will ever be sold with their con
sent Each head of a family will be worth
$1,000 in addition to his 640 acres
when Uncle Sam relinquishes his
guardianship and turns these Indians
over to the states of North and South
Dakota as full-fledged citizens.
Between 1.000 and 1.200 voters will
be equally divided between the two
states.
The question of leasing their lands
was also placed before the Indians by
Major McLaughlin, but they decided
against it.
LUMBER KINGS UNDER FIRE
Federal Grand Jury Orders Secretary
to Produce Books.
PORTLAND. Ore. Charles W.
Eberlin, land agent of the Southern
Pacific company, was the principal
witness Thursday before the federal
grand jury which is investigating
land frauds in this state. It is report
ed that Eberlin's testimony may
prove an important factor in estab
lishing a conspiracy to secure large
areas of timber lands in the south
ern part of Oregon. This testimony,
it is learned on good authority, cor
roborated by the records of the
Southern Pacific company, estab
lishes the fact that simultaneously
with the securing of a large amount
of railroad land which comprised the
odd numbered sections, large tracts
of government InmL, which comprised
the even numbered sections of the
same district, were located upon.
The government, it is learned, will
attempt to prove that this simultan
eous acquiring of the even and odd
sections was more than a coincidence.
MADE A MISTAKE IN THE BID
Not Allowed to Amend It Nor to Take
Down His Check.
WASHINGTON Suit was insti
tuted by G. B. Spearin of Bayonne. N.
J., to compel Admiral Endicott. chief
of the bureau of yards and docks of
the navy department, to deliver to him
a certified check for $25,000 lor can
cellation. The check was deposited by Mr.
Spearin with Admit al Endicott along
with a bid for the cons' i action of a
dry dock at the New York navy yard,
for which Mr. Spearin was the lowest
bidder. Subsequently Mr. Spearin dis
covered he had made a mistake in the
addition of certain details of one
item to the amount of 100.000. Ad
miral Endicott. Mr. Spearin says, de
clines to have his bid amended by the
addition of H'0.000. taking the posi
tion that he would accept the bid as
originally made. In case his amended
bid was not accepted he asked, that
he bo given back his check. Admiral
Endicott, it is averred, refused to ac
cept the amended bid or to return the
check.
RIGOROUS ANTI-TRUST LAW
Measure Providing Fines and Penal
ties Passes. Illinois House.
SPRINGFIELD. HI. The McKin-lc-y
anti-trust bill passed the Illinois
house of representatives by a vote
of 112 yeas to !t nays, and now goes
to the senate. The bill, which was
carefully drawn under direction of
Attorney General Stead, makes very
explicit definition of what consti
tutes a trusP, includes insurance
companies in the organizations sub
ject to the trust definition and pro
vides heavy fines and imprisonment
for violation.
For the corporations the fines
range from $500 to $1,000 for the
first offense to $15,000 for the fourth
offense. For the individual members,
presidents, managers, etc., of com
panies in trust a fine of from $500 to
$1,000 and a jail sentence not to ex
ceed a year is provided.
Elected Mayor of Chicago.
CHICAGO. III. A political tornado
on Tuesday overwhelmed one of the
most ruggedly unique leaders in the
country, incidentally, the republican
party met defeat in a memorable ef
fort to capture the mayoralty of Chi
cago. Judge Dunne (dem.) being chos
en. As a direct result the city is offi
cially committed to the policy of the
quickest possible cessation of private
franchises for public utilities. Mu
nicipal ownership is especially threat
ening street car lines valued high in
the millions.
The Banker Not Guilty.
Denver. Colo. By order of District
Judge Frank T. Johnson, the jury in
the case of E. M. Jonnson, former
president of the defunct Fidelity Sav
ings association, charged with embez
zlement, returned a verdict of not
guilty. While lamenting the fact that
thousands of poor persons had been
made penniless by the failure of the
Fidelity, Judge Johnson said that the
worst that had been proven was nr's
management. wnich was not on trial
and could not therefore be considered.
Pullman Rates Too High.
TOPEKA, Kas. The first important
complaint made to the state board of
railroad commissioners under the pro
visions of the railroad law was filed
on Tuesday last against the Pullman
company by R. S. Cone of Garden
City. Mr. Cone alleges that the rates
charged by the Pullman company on
all railroads in Kansas are "unjust,
discriminative and unreasonable, and
that like services are performed else
where for less amounts than Is
charged by said company in the state
of Kansas."
Assassin Invades Hospital.
WARSAW While every one was
asleep Tuesday night in the hospital
in which the three policemen who
were injured by the explosion of a
bomb which was thrown into the po
lice station at Praga. a suburb of War
saw, on Sunday. March 26. an un
known man entered the war and went
to the bedside of Policeman Sarap, at
whom he fired his revolver three
times. Cne shot took effect In the
policemena's back. The assailant es
caped before the patients and attend
ants recovered from the shock.
JAPS WILL WANT
INDEMNITY MUST COME OR WAR
KILL NOT STOP.
WHAT BAROH SUCEMATSU SAYS
Japanaese Government Has Formu
lated No Terms Because Might Be
Accused of Skinning Bear Before It
Was Shot
LONDON Baron Suyematsu, for
merly Japanese minister of the inter
ior, has written an interesting and sig
nificant article for the Outlook, under
the heading "War and Indemnity
the Japanese Claim." The whole
trend of the article Is intended to
show that Japan will carry on the war
until Russia consents to pay indem
nity. The baron says:
"A canon of the Japanese bushido
is. 'one should not unsheath the sword
unless one is to totally overcome or
has secured equitable satisfaction for
one's cause. This is our ideal in in
ternational intercourse. The sword of
Japan is drawn, and the aim for which
it was unsheathed has scarcely been
attained. We want a peace which will
secure tranquility in the far east for
at least a generation or two.
"The world should know that in the
present war Japan staked her very
existence, whereas with the enemy it
was a mere war of caprice. Why, then,
in case of defeat, should not Russia
be made responsible in equitable ac
cordance with the nature of the affair?
I believe therefore, that in case of
the adversary asking for peace the
satisfaction which she will have to
make to Japan should include making
good the material locs of Japan; in
other words, indemnity."
Baron Suyematsu says further:
"Japan has not formulated definite
terms of peace because she might be
accused of skinning the bear before
it is shot. We have, however, outlined
our idea."
The article argues out the right
eousness ot Japan's position in de
manding indemnity as a baic condi
tion, and controverts the idea which,
he says, he finds prevalent outside of
Japan. t':at Japan is willing to make
peace at any price.
"Seme say." the baron continues,
"that lor humanity's sake an armistice
should be concluded with a view to
negotiating peace. It is all very well
to talk of hitmanitv. but no injustice
must be perpetrated in the name of
humanity. If a proposition arising out
of the question of humanity gives
more advantage to one than another
of the contending parties it cannot
be justice."
Baron Suyematsu treats sarcastical
ly the special plea that Russia should
be allowed to "save her face." and
compares Japan to a dwarf fighting a
giant, and says:
"The public at large seeing to have
guaged the relative value of Russia
and Japan. They are glad that the
large bubble which had boon causing
a nightmare to so nnny people for so
long a time has been picked. They
have seen that it was no use to sup
press Japan's aspiration by the com
bined force of western powers. Yet
there seems floating in the air some
sort of compassion for our adversary.
This 1 deem an inconsistency, arising
out of some psychological instability."
EARTHQUAKE KILLS MANY.
Nearly Five Hundred Indian Soldiers
Entombed by Collapse of Barracks.
CALCUTTA It now appears that
400 of the Seventh Gurkhas were
killed at the Dharmsala cantonment
by the collapse of a stone barrack
building in consequence of the recent
earthquake. In addition twenty mem
bers of the First battalion and fifty
members of the Second battalion of
the First Gurkhas ere killed, while
it is roughly calculated that from 20
to 30 per cent of the native popula
tion of the surrounding villages were
killed.
In addition to the Europeans al
ready reported killed at Dharmsala.
seven children of Europeans are said
to have perished.
LAHORE, India Four hundred and
seventy men of Gurkha regiments
were buried alive as a result of the
earthquake at the Hill station of
Dharmsala. according to the latest
information from that place. The re
port adds that it is impossible to res
cue the entombed men.
The greatest difficulty is exper
ienced in procuring news from Dharm
sa'a. The telegraph staff at the sta
tion there was practically wiped out
and temporary office has been opened
thirteen miles from the town, but the
facilities are most scanty. The Kan
gra valley is believed to have been
devastated and it is reported that the
town of Kangra was reduced to ruins
with great loss of life. No confirma
tion of the report is obtainable as the
telegraph station at Kangra is wreck
ed. Purpose of Watering Erie Stock.
NEW YORK It was ascertained
that the increase in the common stock
of the Erie railroad company from
$113,000,000 to $1:53.000,000 recently
announced was made to prepare for a
conversion of its outstanding $10,000.
000 of convert Mile bonds, which have
been convertible since April 1. This
amount is necessary to care for the
bonds, since they are convertible into
stock at S50 a share. This calls for
twenty shares of stock for each $1,000
bond, and the stock is now selhng at
46.
Four Mine Operator Held.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. The coroner's
jury which has been investigating the
Virginia mine disaster, in which 111
persons lost their lives, returned a
verdict which charges four mine oper
ators with willful and criminal negli
gence. The jury returned a separate
verdict in the case of eacn man kill
ed in the mine, which sets forth that
each decedent came to his death by
an explosion in the Virginia mines.
Jefferson countv. Alabama, on Febru
ary 20. 1905. The indicted are charg
ed with criminal negligence.
Captain Clado Fights No Duel.
ST. PETERSBURG; The proposed
duel between Captain Clado. formerly
Rojestvensky's chief tactician, and
Captain Zilotti. aide to Admiral Avel
lan, head of the Russian admiralty
department, has failed to take place,
Captain Clado having satisfied him
self by investigation that he had
wrongly accused Captain Zilotti of the
responsibility for the publication of
a letter from Vice Admiral Rojest
vensky severely reflecting upon him.
Captain Clado has offered the amplest
ecology- personal and rublic.
THOUGHT SHE WOULD DIE.
Mrs. S.IV. Marine of Colorado Springs
Began to Fear the Worst Doan's
Kidney Pills Saved Her.
Mrs. Sarah Marine, of 428 St Urain
street. Colorado Springs. Colo.. Presi
dent of the Glen Eyrie Club, writes:
"I suffered for
three years with
severe back
ache. The doc
tors told me my
kidneys were af
fected and pre
scribed medicine:-
for me. but
I found that it
'was only a waste
of .time and
money to take
them, and began
to tear that I
would never get
well. A friend
advised me to try Doan's Kidney Pills.
Within a week after I began using
them I was so much better that I de
cided to keep up the treatment, and
when I had used a little over two
boxes I was entirely well. I have now
enjoyed the best of health for more
than four months, and words can but
poorlv express my gratitude."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N.Y.
Private and Government Property.
There is a difference between gov
ernment and public property. While
all property owned by a nation or
municipality is government property,
still there is a part of that which is
public property, as, for instance,
parks and libraries, which may be
used by the general public. Forts be
long to the army and ships to the
navy are government property, but
are not for the use of the general
public.
Ways of Spe'lling Smith.
A German resident in Portugal,
whose patronymic is Schmitz. or oui
famous English Smith, has been writ
ing home to Cologne complaining of
the spelling of his name adopted by
various Portuguese correspondents
Here are a few of them: Smhytis.
Scimithz. Xemite. Chemitiz and
Schemeth.
City Father's Promise.
At an English town council meeting
a newly-fledged magistrate, in thank
ing his colleagues for the honor tliej
ban conferred on him. instead of siy
ing he would temper justice with
mercy in the potty sessions court, as
sured them that he would do his best
to "tamper with justice and mercy.'
In the Spring.
Lowndes. Mo., April 10th. Mrs. II.
C. Harty of this place, tays.
"For years I was in very bad health.
Every spring I would get so low that
I was unable to do my own work. I
seemed to be worse in the spring than
any other time of the year. I was
very weak and miserable and bad
much pain in my back and head. I
saw Dodd's Kidney Pills advertised
last spring and began treatment of
them and they have certainly done me
more good than anything I have ever
used.
"I was all right last spring and felt
better than 1 hae for over ten years.
I am fifty years of age and am strong
er to-day than I have been for many
years and I give Dodd's Kidney Pills
credit for the wonderful improve
ment." The statement of Mrs. Harty in c:i?r
one of a great many where Dodd's
Kidney Pills have proven themselves
to be the very best spring medicine.
They are unsurpassed as a tonic and
are the only medicine used iu thou
sands of families.
It is ever so much easier to be nice
to people iar below you in social sta
tion than to those just on the next
lower step of the ladder.
LYMAN COUNTY EXTENSION.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway has decided upon an exten
sion of its line from Chamberlain
west through Lyman County, opening
up a region of cheap lands, rich in
agricultural resources, and in which
there is already much deeded land,
also a large acreage that may be had
under the homestead law. Lyman
County is in the southern part of
South Dakota, adjoining the Rosebud
Indian Reservation on the north.
The soil of Lyman County is one of
the richest in the state. It has pro
duced corn of an excellent quality,
having taken first prize at the Mitch
ell Corn Palace during several of the
past exhibits. It is well adapted to
the growth of wheat, oats, barley,
speltz. and other small grains. Land
Is selling now at the rate of from $.r
to $12 an acre, and as soon as the
railway extension is made it is safe
to say that such lands will increase in
value from 100 to 200 per cent.
All that Lyman County has lacked
heretofore has been ability to get
products across the Missouri river to
markets. The extension of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
will solve that problem and will make
it one of the richest sections in the
West. .
It takes sunshine in the soul to
ripen the fruits of the spirit.
WHO OWNS THE RAILROADS?
H. T. Newcomb of the District of
Columbia Ear, has compiled statistics
showing that f,174.718 depositors in
savings banks of six eastern states
are directly interested in the joint
ownership of $442,331,0SC of steam
rcilroad securities, that insurance
companies doing business in Massa
chusetts hold S8-15.SS9.038 of steam
railroad stocks and bonds and 71 edu
cational institutions depend on $47.
408,327 invested in similar securities
lor a portion of their income. Other
fiduciary institutions own enough
railroad securities to bring such hold
ing up to more than a billion arid a
half dollars, about one-sixth of the
entire capital invested in railroad
property. These investments repre
sent the savings of the masses, there
being twenty million holders of life in
surance policies in the country, as
many more of fire Insurance policies,
and an even greater number of de
positors in banking and trust institu
tions, where investments are largely
in railroad securities.
The devil snores right through peal
after peal of stolen thunder.
Washing Blankets.
TTave ready three tubs of moderately
warm water: for the first water make a
strong1 suds by u.siiig plenty of Ivory
Soap. In this put a pair of blankets
and stir with the clothes stick until
clean; then rinse through the other two
waters, putting- a little soap in each.
Vrin- by hand and stretch caref ullv on
the line. ELEANOR R. PARKE1L
A man does not grow himself by
grunting at every one else.
i -vuir..m&
News in Nebraska
A commercial club has been organ
ized at Ord.
Sutherland will make an effort to
get a sugar beet factory.
Exeter is having a great boom in
the building line this spring.
Carnegie's offer to help Pawner
City build a library has been rejected.
Tecumseh has raised the occupa
tion tax on saloons from $300 to
$1,000.
The "wets" won at the recent elec
tion at Gordon. Illegal voting is
charged.
Electric light bulbs were stolen
from the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation rooms at Fremont.
M. J. Cannon of Omaha Is out a
$325 sparkler at the hands of a smooth
rascal whom he met in a restaurant.
Mrs. J. C. Bowcn, wife of a leading
citizen and business man of Broken
Bow. was seriously injured in a run
away. Clyde Perkins, burglar, and William
Balbo. horse thief, have been sentenc
ed to a year in prison from Cass
county.
Orvil Woodward and Emery Bald
win were bound over to the district
court for breaking into a school house
near Albion.
The business men of Schuyler, re
gardless of pol'tics. gave a reception
and banquet to Representative Zue
low. There were 102 plates.
John Riley is suing the Cudahy
Packing company of South Omaha
for $10,000 for injuries received while
working in that establishment.
ork college was officially recog
nized by the state superintendent of
public instruction, and graduates from
its normal receive state cc rtificates.
Mayor M. E. Schultz. who has been
in the drug business in Beatrice for
the last twenty-two years, last week
sold his store to J. V. Buswell of Lin
coln. Lightning struck a Nance county
barn and revealed the presence of a
bee hive with ISO pounds of honey,
which will repay all damage from the
elements.
The barn at tho home of Frank Gol
den, in Nebraska City, was burned,
and the household furniture stored in
the barn while the house was being
repaired was consumed.
.lohn Redmond, 72 years old. wno
had lived in the vicinity of Crab Or
chard for thirty-five years, is dead as
the result of the amputnt.on of a leg,
necessitated by gangiene.
Miss Daisy Lutz. assistant secre
tary of the mate library commission,
has resigned her position and soon
will depart for Clinton. la., to become
librarian of the public library of that
city.
Two York women have received ap
pointment!; at tii" Milford Industriil
Home. .Miss Elsie Heck as secretary
and teacher, and Mrs. ('. S. Carsead
den as a member of the advisoiy
board.
An election was held in Fairfield,
called by the board of education to
vote on the proposifon to bond the
district in the sum of $1.".(mio for the
purpose of erecting a new schoul
b.iilding.
Governor Mickey signed senate file
No. 111. by Meserve of Dixon. The
b'll applies to cities of ;".imiO or less
and requires a two-thirds majority be
fore water plant or lighting bonds can
be issued.
The b Kird of public lands and build
ings is advertising for live cylindrical
fire escapes to be installed, two at tin
Grand Island Soldiers Home, one at
the Milford Soldiers' Home and two
at the Hastings asylum.
The state board of public lands and
buildings has decided to improve the ,
electric equipment at the Hastings in
sane asylum and has advertised bid -J
for an automatic engine and electric
generator, also for two L'.'o-horse pjw
er boilers for the bo'Icr plant.
Rev. George F. Williams, who for
tnree yeirs has occupied the pulpit
of the First Presbyterian church in
Seward, has lesigned his charge
there to accept a like charge in the
Presbyterian church at Lexingtui.
Neb. '
Alleged carelessness on the part of
a past custodian at the Norfolk hos
pital for the insane has been respon
sible for a lot of bursted pipes in
the hot water system at the institu
tion and a big bunch of expense to
the state.
E. I). Novak shot his wife in the
neck while she was attending service
n the church at Howells. After flr
ng the shot from a "S-caliber revol
ver, which he believed to be fatal.
Novak walked out of the edifice with I
the revolver in his hand, and arriving I
home shot himself fatally. His wife
will live. '
Through a law passed by the late
leg slature the members of the sol
diers" relief commissioners of the dif
ferent counties will be allowed to re
tain fi per cent of all the mmey;
passing through their hands for ac
tual relief. This r tained money will
be the'r compensation for the serv
ices rendered as such relief commis
sioners. The members of the local organiza
tion are making elaborate prcparn-
tions for the entertainment of tho
delegates of the Traveling Men's Pro- (
tective association, which meets in
Nebraska City on the 1 5th and l.'.th. '
Charles E. Tellis of Oconto ami Ed :
Penn of Broken Bjw who were taken
before the United Stat s commission-
er at Grand Island charged with using
the mails for fraudulent purposes. '
had their hearing. Tellis was .et go, '
while Penn was taken to Omaha to !
await the next term or the I nitetl
States court that convenes in May.
Dr. Charles A. McKim of Norfolk
has been appointed state veterinarian
to assume the duties of his office July
1. Dr. Thomas, the present incum
bent, will retire on that date.
Frank Barker, whom the supreme
court has said must hang June 10 for
murdering his brother and the latter's
wife, may yet cheat the gallows.
Warden Beemer is of the opinion Bar
ker is insane and he will be examined
by the Ijncaster insanity board, and
if it is proven that he is insane the
asylum instead of the gallows will bo
his finish.
Because he "didn't want to go to
school." 11-year-old Merle O'Brien of
Lincoln shot himself in the temple
with a ,'!2-caliber revolver. Two doc
tors pronounce the wound fatal.
Robert, Cecil and Earl Davis, aed
thirteen, eleven and e:ght years, and
Sebastian Beach, aged ten. were re
leased from custody at Grand Island
after a vigorous talk. The boys had
placed obstructions on the St. Paul
track and but for the fact that tha
engineer of the morning pasenger
train saw the same in time a ueriou3
wreck would have resulted.
DYSPEPSIA YIELDS
A KCTE YEABS' 'VICTIM FINDS A
REMEDY THAT CURES.
for Two Trart TnoWrak to Work A Ioxea
.Doctors Had Trkl to Chi-k DUraar.
Trratuirat That Succeeded.
All sufferers from weakness or disor
ders of the digestive orpins will read,
with lively interest the story of the com
plete recovery of Mrs. Nettli Darvonx
from chronic dyspepsia which wai
thought to be incurable.
" To be ailing for nine years is not a
Tery pleasant experience," said Mrs.
DarTonx, wheu asked, for some account
of her illness. " For two yeiira I was
critically ill and could uot attend to my
household duties, ami at one time I was
o weak and miserable that I could not
even walk. My trouble was chronic dys
pepsia. I became extremely thin nuil
had a sallow complexion. I had no ap
petite and could not take any food with
out suffering great distress."
" Did you have a physician?"
" Yes, I took medicine from a dozen
different doctors, but without gettiug
any benefit whatever."
How did you get ou tho track of a
cure?"
"A book nbont Dr.WilliamsTink Pills
was thrown in our doorway one day.
My husband picked it up and read it
through carefully. He was impiessed
by the stateme ntsof tho.u who had been
cured by that remedy that he imme
diately bought three loxes of the pills
and insisted on my taking them."
' Did they help you at once?"
" I began to feel letter the second day
after I started to use tho pills and by tho
ttmo I had taken tho three 1kcs I was
entirely well. Dr. Williams Pink PilU
cau cure even when doctors fail, and
they cure thoroughly, for a long timo
has parsed since my restoration to health
and I know it is complete and lasting."
The surest way to make sound diges
tion is to give strength to the organs con
cerned. Dr. Williams Pink Pills give
new vigor to tho 11imm1. No other rem
edy yields such radical results.
Mrs. Darvoux lives at No. -t'.C Sixth
street, Detroit, Mich. Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills are sold by all druggists iu
every part of tho world. lsjH.ptics
should send to the Dr. Williams Med
icine Com'Kiny. Scheneetiidv N. Y . for
a new booklet entitled " What to Eal
uud How to Eat."
T hen a man undertakes to prove
his Importance he is inclined to over
step the mark.
How's This?
We offer One UumlnM IMlr lwrtl for nr.y
Ce of r.tlirrh that cumut be currJ by llu
Catarrh Cure.
F. .1. CHKNEV A CO.. Tolr.1... O.
Wt. thr nmterKlKiml. hae known V J ttien'f
fbr ttirU.l ir. y.-nrv uii.l l-ll-p him jvrfr-tly u.n
orabli In all htitlfin.rt tniii-4U'tttin ittid Hitniu I .ij
ii!e t cur) out any t:;t;.itt iim.t!- liy tittflnu
WjtLiilMi. Ki.v V MtmiN
Wtwlr-aale Wnu-uNi'v T.I-di. O.
Hatl'it rrrti Cure t Inhi-n fnt rnally. acttni
d!r"otljr U. .ii the Mil ami miiriiiinirf t tti
y-t.Mii. 1 rstliiHTiIrtN R.'nl Inc. I'rloo 7i Ccula
Lottie -'! ! Hll Kniir.l'.x.
Take IU11' I ainilj I'll! (ore ti.tt.itlua.
Don't trideriake to "bluff" unless
you know your opponent thoroughly.
J'ivo's Cure r:imiiit ! too hifhlv sixit,'ii of as
a t'otifh cure J V. o'I'iiikn :t- Thirtl Ave
X.,Miutie:i;ohN .Main , Jan 6. IWO.
The kindliest thing in this world
is simple kindness Kant's Horn.
' "
LDGUG
aiLTJ1 $3.50 SHOES Men.
TV. ft. TKtncIit-t mntM'i and M-lla more
Itlen'ft a.'l.r0 k?iim- than miijt otlirr
maiiiifai-tiirfr in tin world. li,oo;
KKWA&D to any one wbo can dltpror thU at ataman t.
TV. I Ijnnglan HXiiO atioe arr thn
irratrftt M-Ilrrt in tli world Imthiim. nt
their t-xrellftit Myl-. fiitjr lltliiia? and
ntierior wniririi; ;uuIlli-H. Thor are
Jitit ait Kood hi thow that riwt from
S.VOO to t7.oo. Tin- only dlftVreiie In
the Jirict. W. I Itoimlu SCI.AO nhoe
cost ilium to makf, hold tlwir Iihm
better, near loimrr. aiol are of greater
Talue than niijr other ..'iOohneoii the
market to-day. V. 1.. DomkI.im guar
antees their alu ly at-iiiilnic hla
name and price u the bottom of eiirlt
ahoe. Look for it. Titktt no Hiihatltnte.
XV. I loiiKla-t tka..M fchoeit are aold
through hi ftwnrel.t II afore In therln
cifKil citlea. and liy Im dealer every
where. o mutter wliereyon lite. .
Jjouglaa shoe are within your reach.
E9VML $.Om SHOES.
hare worn IF. L. Uuugta JJJO thnn for
1"irs,nn-t consular them fjuul to any f'JJO shoe
note on th ttmrkrt. Ttirv Aur ifxvtn entire
tattifiittion." l'n. . Anderson, Real tta!e
J'jent, Kitnius Vita, -"-
Boy wnrW. L. Dousrta $2.59 sad $2.00
shoes because they tit better, hold their
shape and wear longer than other amkes.
B". L. ItnuQhlt ttt't Cornmt Oiltiitn in At
JJ.J0jW. t"r.)W.t C-lt IS tvnrrttnt to
It tile finest pttent leather prmtueed.
Fust Color Eyelet wilt uot wcmrBnur.
W. I Douulaa hai the l.irtfi-Ht nhi millonW
Inln-S9 In the worl.l. .SutmuMr to Kit a lit
by mall. 38 r-nt extra !rrj.yHleliv;ry
If flp!r further Itifi.riiiatlnii. tcnteor
Illustrated Catalogue itf aprtnf styles.
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Your
Walls
Just ask the doctor if there Isn't
danger oi disease in your walls.
Don't take our word lor it ask him.
Make him tell you.
There is only one perfectly sani
tary and hysrienic wall covering.
That is Alab.astine made from
Alabaster rock then colored with
mineral colorings.
Alahastink is cleanly, because it
" made from purti rock Alabaster
rock and pure water. It is not stuck
on with sour paste nor smelly jlue.
When your walls need covering,
you don't need to wash Alahastink
off. Just add another coat, for Ala
iiastinz is antiseptic as well as
beautiful. The most beautiful decor
ations are possible with Alabastino.
Any leratr or p ilnter can tut It .n.
You couM l- It yimfelf. Inal.n.n Ala
batUoe IIrirfdelUereil Iu the or;,rlriI
pi-!cae. It t ynur only afenr'I
aalnit uht!tui,on of wirthI- k-a!--n.In.
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1 your dealer can't sulth rim. unJ us Aft
name and fviviU 'see that you kaze ALibasttne
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