J
PROBABLE STRIKE
THREATENS TO BE GREATEST IN
HISTORY.
MINER'S REJECT WAGE OFFER
Permission Will Not Be Given fr Dis
trfcts to Sign Separately The Con
vention Provides for Raising a $6,
600,000 Strike Fund. gc
' INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.-rThe rejection
of the counter proposition-offered by
the coal operators of the central com
petitive distrct by an almost unani
mous vote of the national convention of
United Mine Workers' and the adop
tion of a resolution offered by Secre
tary W. D. Ryan of Illinois placing the
miners on record as a unit in refusing
to sign an agreement for any district
until an agreement was signed for all
districts under the jurisdiction of the
United Mine Workers has created a
situation which in the opinion of the
officials of the miners' organization
will result in a disruption of the joint
agreement and possibly one of the
greatest strikes of organized labor the
country has ever known, beginning
April 1.
The action was taken during a called
session of the m'ne workers' national
convention, which was called to order
Immediately following a short session
of the joint conference of the operators
and miners, during which the joint
scale committee reported that it had
been unable to reach an agreement on
any of the principal questions involved
and after F. L. Robbins of Pittsburg,
floor leader of the operators, has re
plied to President Mitchell's question
that the operators had no further prop
osition to lay before the miners, con
cluding his remarks with the state
ment that if there was to be an inter
ruption of the joint agreement he
wished the responsibility for such a
severance of relations to be placed
upon the miners.
The counts proposition submitted
by the operators, which was said to
be their ultimatum, provided for the
signing for another year of the present
wage scale with certain modifications
to reimburse the Illinois operators for
expense incurred under the "shot fir
ers" bill now effective in that state.
Immediately following the rejection
of the operators proposal the conven
tion set about to provide means for ac
cumulating a strike fund of J6.500.000
in addition to a like amount now on de
posit in the international, district and
sub-district treasuries of the
organizations.
To provide for an emergency, Secre-
8TOCKMEN CONCLUDE MEETING.
Endorse Hepburn Bill and President's
Forest Reserve Plan.
DENVER Organization of the
American national live stock associa
tion was completed Friday by the
election of the following officers,
named by the executive committee:
Secretary. T. W. Tomlinson, Den
ver; treasurer. W. E. Hughes, Den
ver: attorney, Sam H. Cowan, Fort
Worth, Tex.
After adopting several resolutions,
including one endorsing the Hepburn
rate bill and another pledging the as
sociation's support to President Roos
evelt in bis forestry reserve plan, and
listening to speeches-on railroad rate
legislation, the convention adjourned.
The text of the resolution on the
public land question follows:
"Whereas, The president of the
United States has made the forest re
serve policy a permanent and fixed
function of the government, and such
reserves are now in practical opera
tion in various sections of the country
under the administration of the sec
retary of agriculture, and bureau of
forestry: therefore, be it
"Resolved. That we thoroughly ap
preciate the efforts of President Roose
velt. Secretary Wilson and Forester
Pinchot. and hereby pledge perfection
of the forest reserve policy and ad
ministration, in the belief that ulti
mately such a policy will, if conserva
tively handled. lead to a betterment
of conditions not only of the grazing
area, but of the grazing interestsof
the west."
WEEK'SJORECAST
HOUSE WILL RESUME DISCUSSION
OF RATE BILL.
THEY V-LL VOTE
1 H
FEBRUARY 1S
MANY MEMBER WILL SPEAK
It Will Be Wednesday or Thursday Be
fore All Have Had Their Say
Many Democrats Said to Be in Favor
of the Bill
TO INSTRUCT DELEGATES
TO HAGUE CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON Representative
Bartholdt of Missouri introduced a
joint resolution providing for the in
struction of delegates for the United
States to the second Hague conference.
It authorizes the- president to direct
delegates to support the action of the
interparliamentary union conference at
St. Louis in 1904 to the end that arbi
tration treaties conferring jurisdiction
on the high court at The Hague in all
controversies specified in such treaties
may be concluded between all the na
tions representd at the St. Louis con
ference and that the second Hague
conference may be organized as a per
manent body.
Care fof Life Savers.
WASHINGTON The senate corn-
miners' ' "nittee on commerce agreed to report
vorably a bill for the retirement on
e-fourths pay of all lighthouse
tary Wilson moved that a per capita
tax of $1 a week be voted and that all
districts take care of the dependent
miners within their jurisdictions for
at least six weeks. He said after that
time he believed the international
would be in a position to take care of
the miners. After the motion had
been amended to substitute ten weeks
for the six suggested as the time dur
ing which the distrcts should take
care of their dependents, the matter
was referred to the international exec
utive board with power to act.
f epers and surf men in the llvesavmg
service who have served thirty years
or reached the age of 64 years, or tavo
been disabled in the service.
ENGLAND IS WARNED
' REGARDING HER DEFENSES
LONDON With the opening of the
new parliamentary regime. Field Mar
shal Lord Roberts renews his cam-
RATE BILL IN TME SENATE.
Question of Appeal to Courts Basis of
Division.
WASHINGTON The division in the
senate over the railroad rate bill
seems now to hang upon a question of
appeal to the courts from the decision
of the interstate commerce commis
sion when it fixes a maximum rate.
The house bill and the Dolliver-Clapp
bill in the senate provide for no an-.
peal, leaving it to the railroad com
panies to take any case into the courts
under the present laws. The oppo
nents of the house and similar bills in
sist that the right of the railroads to
'an appeal In every case of which the
palgn of warning to the country re
garding the inadequacy of its defenses. commission fixes a rate must be given.
Addressing the members of the Liver- i A review of the action of the commis-
Bool chamber of commerce, he again
affirmed that the nation was as abso
lutely unprepared for war as it was in
1899. He urged the adoption of a mil
lion men as the military standard, half
of which would be needed for the de
fense of India and the other half to fit
the nation to maintain an European
'struggle.
ESTATE OF MARSHALL FIELD.
Portion of It That Is in Illinois Esti
: mated at $75,000,000.
' CHICAGO. 111. The petition of the
(executors of the estate of Marshal!
Field asking that his will be admitted i
sion by the courts is the main conten
tion, and it appears that the rate fight
is to be made on these lines.
JAPAN'S POLICY IN KOREA.
Marquis Ito Takes Newspaper Men
Into His Confidence.
TOKIO. The Marquis Ito. the Jap
anese resident general in Korea, in
vited the newspaper men to his offi
cial residence and outlined the policy
of Japan m Korea, which includes en-
.tire national defense of the country by
Japan. Every step involving interna
tional reform and matters of diplo
macy between the two countries, will
to probate was filed with the clerk of oe taKen lnl carerui consideration ny
the probate court. In the petition the ! the Japanese emperor and his minis-
WASHINGTON Chairman Hem
burg, in charge of the railroad rate
bill in the national house of represen
tives, is unable to see the end of the
discussion of that measure. Under
special order it has the right-of-way
-intil disposed of. The very first day
of the debate which began last Tues
daq. developed the desire of many
members to make speeches. An extra
hour was added to each day and still
vhe list of applicants for time grew
larger. Mr. Hepburn has a long list
of republicans who are anxious' to be
heard, and Mr. Adamson, controlling
the time on the minority side, says
there are fifty democrats who wish to
be heard in favor of the measure.
Speaker Cannon is inclined to let
the debate run and estimates that it
will be Wednesday or Thursday be
fore the last speech is delivered and
the vote recorded on the measure. As
soon as this is accomplished, the pen
sion appropriation bill, reported from
committee last week, will be taken uu.
This bill carries a total of $140,245,500
to pay the pensions of veterans for the
year. It is generally disposed of in the
shortest time of any of the annual
supply measures, but this year it con
tains provisions which virtually make
a statue of the president's order of
last year, making age an evidence of
disability.
There is said to be decided opposi
tion to enacting this executive order
into law. As the provision is without
question "new legislation" and subject
to a point of order under the rules of
the house, it is not unlikely that a rule
will be brought1 in when te bill is taken
up which will provide that the amend
ment shall be in order.
The fortification appropriation bill
will be reported to the house from the
appropriations committee today. It
will be considered as soon as the pen
sion bill is out of the way. This bill
is a short measure and carries this
year between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000.
There are said to be no matters incor
porated in it which will cause serious
discussion.
The friends in the senate of the
shipping bill are hopeful of securing
some time during the week an agree
ment to vote on that measure and the
understanding is that so soon as it is
disposed of the statehood bill will suc
ceed it as the unfinished business.
There are no more set speeches on the
shipping bill in sight, but the expecta
tion is that the running debate which
has characterized the recent consider
ation of the bill will be continued for
some davs.
Senator Gallinger, who. as the chair
'man of the merchant marine commit
tee has charge ot tlTe bill, says he will
be satisfied with' the setting of any
time within reason for the taking of
a vote, knowing that with a unanimous
consent to vote arrived at there will
be no doubt that the vote will be se
cured. The bill will be amended
somewnat before a vote is taken.
Senate o-i-i'ttf will Choose Which
Fa"lr?-M Bill to Favor.
WASHINGTON Railroad le-Hn-t"ou
vfll be voted on by the senate
committee on interstate comroe-ce
Fehmarv 1C. An agreement to trV
final action nt thM time on all tie
meaiifes rending Friday. The differ
ences of the opposing factions have
narrowed down to the court features
of the bills, but these present a va
riance admitted to be fatal to a har
monious committee report,. They may
be summarized .in this proposition:
Whether there shall be a specific pro
vision for review by the United States
courts of orders of the interstate com
merce commission establishing rates
before such orders become operative.
On this question rests the fate of the
favorite issue of the president as sub
mitted to congress in his annual mes
sage to congress. The Hepburn bill
before the house does not contain this
provision in direct terms. This bill
meets with the aonroval of the admin
istration. The supporters of the meas
ure as well as of the Dolliver-Clapp
bill, which is bu'lt on similar lines,
contend that common carriers have
the same rights as other persons and
can go into the courts and secure an
injunction against an order of the
commission and that there is no occa
sion to enact into law something that
is already provided for by existing
statutes.
The opposition forces, which call
themselves the conservative element,
hold that without the specific informa
tion demanded by them the interstate
commerce commission will be all pow
erful. They take the position that a
common carrier should not be com
pelled to go into court to have a
wrongful rate righted or. in other
words, that a rate the common carrier
believes to be unjust should be regu
lated without compelling recourse to
injunction.
Members of the senate committee
insist that there is no significance in
the reaching of an agreement to vote
on February 16. The arrangement
carries with it an agreement to meet
on February 9 and daily thereafter
and consider the various bills before
the committee.
NOTHREATSMADE
ATTITUDE OF PRESIDENT AS
RATE LEGISLATION.
TO
NO 'JLTIMATUM TO CONGRESS
Chief Executive, However, is Deeply
Interested in Pending Measures
Either the Hepburn Bill or Some
thing Will Be Reported.
STRIKE TO COME
WASHINGTON President Roose
velt is not trying to dictate to congress
what it. shall do or not do regarding
railroad rate legislation or any other
Country Face to Face With Big Labor
Revolt.
INDIANAPOLIS During an inter
view.President John Mitchell discussed
some of the phases of the strike sit
uation. "Never in the history of this coun
try has a stritte of such far reaching
effect, been threatened." said Mr.
Mitchell. "It means a national suspen
sion of mining if tb strike comes on
at the expiration o our mining con
tracts, March 31, and it includes the
anthracite districts."
"Will this action of the miners. In
cluding the anthracite districts, in or
der that no contracts shall be signed
PICTURES ON PATIENTS BACK."
problem of legislation. He has not
delivered to the senate or to the house until all obtain agreements, have any
any sort of the "ultimatum" on sub- j effect on the meeting of the anthracite
executors declare that they are unable
at the present time to state in full the
amount of the property owned in Illi
nois by Mr. Field, but feel warranted in
saying that the personal estate is
worth about $50,000,000 and the real
estate about $25,000,000.
FRANCE PLANNING .BOYCOTT.
Devising Simple Scheme for Bringing
Venezuela to Time.
WASHINGTON As a preliminary
to a naval demonstration. France is
bow considering the initiation of a boy
cott of all Venezuelan products of
which she is the largest foreign pur
chaser. No plan of action has been finally
determined upon, but the apparently
complicated situation at Algeciras has
caused a suspension in the programme
for the immediate dispatch of warships
to La Gualra.
Harris is Made President.
CHICAGO Abram W. Harris, pres
ident of the Jacob Tcme institute. Port
Deposit. Md., has been unanimously
elected by the board of trustees as
president of Northwestern university,
to succeed Edward Janes James, who
resigned two years ago to become
Bead of the University of Illinois. The
sew president will begin his duties
July 1. The board chose Professor
Arthur C. L. Brown of the University
of Wisconsin to be head of the Eng
lish literature department at North
western university.
ters, and every possible effort to look
into the mineral, agricultural and for
estry development of Korea. The edu
cational system of Korea will receive
the closest attention.
SUMMARY OF THE
CROP CONDITIONS
WASHINGTON The weather bu
reau's general summary of crop con
ditions for January says that rains
Interfered with farm work in central
and notheastern Texas and in Louis
ana. As a whole, however, the month
was exceptionally mild and free from
severe weather conditions, affording
excellent opportunity for midwinter
farm work.
Winter wheat escaped serious in
jury and at the close of the month
was generally in very promising condition.
HIS AMERICAN WIFE IS
SUINC FOR A DIVORCE
LONDON General Fitzgerald, the
wealthy nephew of the author of the
"Rubayatof Omar Khaiyam," ap
pealed to the courts in connection with
a suit for divorce brought by his
American wife, and asked for a dec
laration that nis domicile was in Ire
land, not England.
His wife was tormerly Lida Nicholls
of California.
Fitzgerald testified that he owned
the land on which the Fayatte Coal
and Iron company has its works at
Uniontown, Pa. He maintained that
all his American friends knew that
his real home was Ireland, though he
might have called himself an English
man while in America. The case was
adjourned.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS
ARE SATISFACTORY
WASHINGTON The monthly
statement of the government receiptsi
and expenditures received Friday
shows a condition of the treasury
which is eminently satisfactory to the
officials. One year ago there was a
deficit of over $28,500,000. which has
now been reduced to less than $3,
40.000 with the prospect that this
amount will be entirely wiped out
within the next thirty days. This im
proved condition is due almost en
tirely to the large increases in cus
toms and internal revenue receipts.
The monthly circulation statement
issued by the comptroller of the cur
rency shows that at the close of busi
ness January 31. 1906. the total circu
lation of national bank notes was
$548.230.0S0. which is an increase for
the year of $75,807,227. and an in
crease for the month of $2,315,733.
jects of legislation and has not held
over the heads of congress "the threat
of an extraordinary session" if he does
not obtain the legislation for which
he is hoping. This statement Is made
by authority, also that suggestions of
a compromise of any sort on rate
regulation which do not embody the
substance of the president's message
on the subject have not appealed to
the president. It can also be said that
he doubtless would refuse to accept
a compromise which would affect any
essential feature of the proposed leg
islation. What is known as the Hepburn bill
now under discussion by the house
embodies substantially the president's
views as set forth in his last annual
message. In the early days of the
present session he thought the meas
ure proposed by the Interstate Com
merce commission was the most prac
ticable offered; but after mature con
sideration it seemed to him that the
Hepburn bill was better.
Will Report Hepburn Bill.
Members of the senate committee or
interstate commerce have assured the
president that either the Hepburn bill
or a measure resembling it in essen
tial features will be reported to the
senate. The senate committee will not
be unanimous, but it will represent
the views of a majority of the mem
bers. The report will be sunported. It
Is expected, by Senators Cullom. Dolli
ver and Clapp and possibly by other
republicans and by the democratic
members of the committee. It can be
stated that while the president desires
that such rate legislation shall be
established as he has recommended he
is firm in his attitude that the rail
roads as well as the shippers will be
dealt with entirely justly. He wants
nothing in the law that would affect
unfairly the rights or the property of
the railroads. lie is confident that
legislation to be framed substantially
on the lines of the Hepburn measures
will prove fair alike to the railroads
and to the peole. He is not trying to
dictate matters of detail and of course,
will preserve an open mind as to the
proposed amendments which do not af
fect the material and substantial feat
ures of the bill. Senators Dolliver
and Clapp had another talk with the
president on the rate regulation ques
tion following a meeting of the senate
committee at which the subject was
under consideration.
miners and operators on February 15?"
"I don't know at this time," he said.
"Will you meet the anthracite oper
ators at that time?"
"Yes," he replied, "that Is the plan
at this time and no changes have been
made in the plans."
According to the figures given out
by the national officers of the miners
organization they expect this strike to
bring out over 600,000 men. about
156.000 non-union miners in West Vir
ginia and Pennsylvania with the 450,
000 union miners. Of this number
about 150.000 will be out of the anthra
cite districts, 85.000 in the Pennsyl
vania bituminous districts. 38.000 in
Ohio. 17.000 in Indiana. 50.000 in Illi
nois. 16,000 in Iowa. 37.000 in West
Virginia, 7.000 in Michigan and approx
imately sixty thousand in Kansas,
Missouri. Texas. Indian Territory and
Arkansas. The states enumerated will
be the scene of the greater part of the
battle.
Young Doctor Amused Himself to His
Disadvantage.
The doctors were discussing cases
and experiences when one of them
said, "Did I ever tell how I lost the
patronage of that wealthy Mrs. A?.
You know she was a nervous,, fidgety
woman and half her ailments were
Imaginery. She fell off a couple of
steps one. day and lamed her back.
It was nothing serious and only re
quired a 'painting with iodine for a
week. But at the end of that week
3he would not have it that she was
well and insisted that I keep coming
and do the painting act.
"I was younger then and did not
have much patience. I kept putting
on as little iodine as possible, but tak
ing a long time at the job, for if I'd
been too quick she never would have
been satisfied. Finally I got to paint
ing designs on that woman's back just
to pass the time. She pretended she
could not get out of bed. and I thought
she would never see them. I put the
nurse on and she promised to keep
quiet. One day my patient got up
and. seizing a hand glass, walked ov- .
er to the mirror to see for herself '
how her back was getting on. What
she saw I will not tell, but she dis
pensed with my services as soon as
she could get hold of me by 'phone
and fired the nurse for aiding and
abetting me." New York Press.
WANTED ONLY FRESH CHICKENS
CUT ON CORN RATES
TO THE SEABOARD
CHICAGO. Announcement was
made by the Wabash railroad that,
commencing February 1, that road
would put into effect a carload rate for
export corn of 23 cents from the Mis
souri river to Boston and New York
and 22 cents to Philadelphia, through
Chicago and St. Louis, with transit
frivileges. These figures will include
the cost of loading on vessels. For
several months the rate has been 27
cents, with an added loading charge,
despite the efforts of the Chicago and
St. Louis grain merchants to bring
about a settlement of the rate diffi
culty which developed between the
eastern and western railroads last
year. The eastern roads all along
have refused to join with the western
roads in dividing the difference be
tween the local rate as an expert
rate.
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MORE CATTLEMEN PINCHED.
BRINGS SOLDIERS FROM MANILA.
Vast Forest Fires.
MILAN A forest fire started three
days ago by a spark from a locomotive
on the St. Gothard railway is still
burning and now covers twelve square
miles. Several hundred workmen are
endeavoring to save the signal posts
along the track and peasants are
working to preserve their homes from
destruction. A number of factories
and a chapel already have been de
stroyed. The big electric station at
Ancasca Is surrounded by fire and sev
eral trains are without the usual
light.
Transport Logan Arrives at San Fran
cisco. SAN FRANCISCO The United
States transport Logan arrived here
from Manila. On board were the First
squadron of the Second cavalry, head
quarters and band and a full comple
ment of casuals. The cavalry came
in command of Colonel F. K. Ward.
After a few days' rest here they will
go on to Fort Assinniboine. Mont.
Among the passengers was General
Butler D. Prince. General Prince re
tired from the army at his own re
quest, having seen forty-two years of
service.
During the voyage W. M. Kamloge
died of tumor on the brain. He be
longed to the insular service and was
ill when he started for home. Major
H. L. Scott, governor of Jolo, was also
a passenger. He comes home on a
month's leave.
The Logan brought 122 cabin pas
sengers, 31 C enlisted men of the United
States army, marine corps and navy,
twenty-seven discharged soldiers of
the navy and marine corps, fifty-one
miscellaneous and four general prison
ers.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTROLS PENITENTIARY
LEAVENWORTH. Kas. The offi
cial transfer of toe old military prison
property at Fort Leavenworth from
the department of justice to the war
department took place Friday. R. W.
McCIaughry. warden of the United
States penitentiary, and Maj. George
S. Young, commandant of the military
prison, represented their respective
departmnets. The proceedings con
sisted of the sending of telegrams to
the war department and department
of justice announcing the transfer.
In 1875 the military prison was es
tablished at Fort Leavenworth and in
1895 the buildings were turned over
to the department of justice for prison
purposes.
GREET A NEW KING.
Denver Mint Begins Coining.
DENVER. Col. With thirty million
dollars' worth of gold bars on hand
awaiting coinage, the new Denver mint
began operations Feb. 1. About 100
persons are employed.
Exposition in 1911.
TOPEKA, Kas. Kansas will hold a
ll-centennial exposition in 1911 to
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the
state's admission into the union and
the exposition will be in Topeka. These
two questions were finally settled yes
terday when the convention, composed
e nearly 800 delegates from all ror-,
ittoas of the state, adopted the report of
the committee on resolutions. The
.work of arrangements will be left to
-.committee made up of a representa
ttre from every county in the state.
Carnegie Makes Donation.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. President
Swann of S wart h more college an
nounced that Andrew Carnegie has of
fered to donate $50,000 for a new li
brary building on condition that - the
college shall raise '$50,000 for the
maintenance of the building.
Pope Will Be Represented.
ROME The pope has decided to
send a representative to the marriage
of King Alfonso to Princess Ena of
Battenberg.
Russian Landlords Killed.
TUKUM. Courland Count Frederick
Lamsdorff and Baron Roenne, two of
the most prominent land owners of this
district, while out driving were at
tacked by a band of revolutionists and
were pulled from their sleighs and
murdered.
More Money for Militia. v
WASHINGTON The house commit
tee on militia decided to make a favor
able report on the Morrill bill increas
ing the annual appropriation for the
militia from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.
Live Stock in Transit Bill.
WASHINGTON The senate commit
tee on interstate commerce on Friday
decided after a conference to ask to
have referred to that committee the
bill of Senator Hepburn, providing
that, on request ot the owner, live
stock: may. be in transit thirty-six
hours instead of twenty-eight, as now
provided by law, without unloading.
The measure had been sent to the com
mittee on agriculture and forestry, but
the question was one with which the
interstate commerce committee desired-to
deal.
Attacks Custom House Sale.
WASHINTGQ N Representative
Sulzer introduced a resolution In the
house calling on the attorney general
for information as to when the gov
ernment executed the deed for the cus
tom house property in Wall street,
where the deed is and why it has never
been recorded in the county of New
York, and other facts in connection
with the sale of the custom house
property to the National City bank.
' In explanation of the purpose of the
GOVERNMENT DEFICIT
BEING WIPED OUT
WASHINGTON The monthly state
ment of the government receipts and
expenditures shows a condition of the
treasury which is eminently satisfac
tory to the officials. One year ago
laere was a deficit of over $28,500,000.
which has now been reduced to less
than $3,400,000, with the prospect that
this amount will be entirely wiped out
within the next thirty days. This
improved condition is due almost en
tirely to large increases in customs
and internal revenue receipts.
National Quarantine Bill.
WASHINGTON The special com
mittee named by the caucus of south
ern senators and representatives to
frame a national quarantine bill met
and agreed upon a bill which will be
submitted to the southern delegation.
Frederick the Eighth Now Rules Over
Denmark.
COPENHAGEN. The new king.
Frederick the Eighth, now reigns over
Denmark. His accession has been
hailed with al appropriate enthusiasm
and ceremony, but sorrow for the
death of Christian the Ninth is the
predominant sentiment. The over
whelming grief of the immediate mem
bers of this remarkably united family
is reflected in only a slightly lesser
degree in every home in Copenhagen,
from the richest to the poorest, and
only words of kindness are heard
when the dead monarch is spoken of.
Manager for Richards and Comstock
Arrested for Illegal Filings.
ALLIANCE. Neb. Charles C. Jame
son of Ellsworth appeared in Alliance,
accompanied by Deputy United States
Marshal John F. Sides of Dakota City,
Neb. The charge against Mr. Jameson
is that of securing illegal homestead
filings and the various other charges
incident thereto.
It is understood from unofficial
sources that warrants are also issued
for W. G. Comstock and Bartlett Rich
ards, and that suits will also be
brought against them and the Ne
braska Land and Feeding company.
Mr. Jameson has been confidential
manager many years for the various
interests mentioned, but maintains
his innocence of wrongdoing.
Mr. Jameson was taken before Unit
ed States Court Commissioner T. J.
O'Keefe in this city and bail fixed for
his appearance at the next term of the
federal court at Omaha in the sum of
$5,000. which was furnished.
Bride Had Her Mind Made Up to Take
No Chances.
Harvard's football coach. W. T.
Reid. Jr.. was talking about the dan
ger of overtraining, and the stateness
that overtraining brings on.
"What, precisely, is stateness?"
freshman asked.
Mr. Reid smiled.
"Don't you know wha't it is to be
stale?" he said. "Well, it is time you
learned. You are as bad as the girl
a friend of mine married last October.
"This girl, a few days after she had
set up housekeeping, went to a poul
try dealer's and said:
" 'Have you any fresh roasting chick
ens?' - "'Have I?' said the dealer. 'Well.,
madam, just look here.'
"And he showed her his back yard,
crowded with handsome live chickens
that had just come in from his farm
in the country.
"'How many do you want, madam?'
he said. I'll kill them and send them
up for you.'
"I want two if they're fresh.' tho
bride answered. 'But don't kill them
unless you're positively sure of their
freshness. My husband will only eat
fresh chicken.'"
SURVEYING A NEW RAILROAD.
Romanian King is III.
VIENNA King Charles of Rouma
nia is seriously ill. but it is believed
that he is in no immediate danger. He
is suffering from calcification of the
arteries of the heart.
Tono Is Coming in April.
TOKIO It is announced on reliable
authority that Admiral Togo will visit
America in April with two armored
cruisers.
Visit of German Squadron.
BERLIN The Lokal Ar.zeiger prints
a report to the effect that the German
cruiser Panther of the Caribbean sea
squadron will be instructed to ascend
the Parana and Paraguay rivers to
Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay.
Figures on Unginned Cotton.
WASHINGTON The house passed
the Simms resolution instructing the
director of the census to make public
the figures on unginned cotton as
shown by the data that he has collect
ed for the period ending January 16,
1906.
Orders Leasing of Lands.
WASHINGTON The secretary of
the interior has ordered the leasing of
341.000 acres of the Kiowa. Comman-
resolutlon Mr. Sulzer said the bank che and Apache lands in Oklahoma for
was dodging taxes. ' I agricultural purposes.
New York Life Investigated.
NEW YORK Examiners and ac
countants representing the insurance
departments of the states of Wiscon
sin, Minnesota, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Nebraska, who four months ago
began a joint investigation into the af
fairs of the New York Life Insurance
company, on Friday completed their
task. They are expected to report at
an early day to their respective state
departments. To defray the expenses
of this joint examination by the states
named herein the New York Life has
had to pay $35,000.
Line from Orin Junction to Sheridan,
Wyoming.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. A Colorado &
Southern railway engineering party
will start out February 1 for the pur
pose of surveying a new line of rail
road frcm Orin Junction to Sheridan.
Wyo.. to form an extension of the Col
orado & Southern. The new road will
iass from Buffalo and will correct
with the Burlington at Sheridan.
Some French "Bulls."
Some amusing instances of French
bulls are given bv "T. P." The fol
lowing sign is said to have been ob
served on a Paris shop:
"Fabricant des Meubles Anciens."
and not far from it, on the Same
street, the sign:
"Reparation des Bebes Incassabies." "
The following verbal "bull" is cred
ited to a Frenchman who. while prom-1
enading with a friend, noticed a pass
ing cab drawn by a pair of horses,
one black and the other white.
"Look," said one, "you don't often
see a pure white horse and a pure
black one harnessed together."
"That's so' was the response. "Do
you know why the black horse is on
the near side?"
"No."
"Why. they always put the horse
that isn't the same color as the other
on the near side." Harper's Weekly.
Weather Good for Farmers.
WASHINGTON The weather bu
reau's general summary of crop condi
tions for January says that rains in
terfered with farm work in Cental and
Northeastern Texas and in Louisiana.
As a whole, however, the month was
excptionally mild and free from severe
weather conditions, affording excellent
opportunity for midwinter farm work.
Winter wheat escaped serious injury
and at the close of the month was gen
erally in very promising condition.
Army Aopropriation.
WASHINGTON The house com
mittee on military affairs concluded
its consideration of the army appro
priation bill today and on Monday wiil
report a measure carrying an appro
priation of about $70,000,000.
French Bridle to Be Adopted.
WASHINGTON As a result of the
visit of General Chaffee and the party
of American officers to France last
summer, where they viewed the
French maneuvers, the general staff
has decided to adopt the bit and brid
doon principle for cavalry bridles.
This contemplates the use of both a
straight and a curb bit with two sets
of reins. General Chaffee was im
pressed with the perfect control which
the French troops r-:d over their
horses in cavalry drills.
Revolution in Columbia.
PANAMA Private advices received
here from Cartagena are to the effect
that General Gonzales Valencia, for
mer vice president of Columbia, and
General Nelospina have started a revolution.
Ballade of the Goad Fellow.
If only I hail lots of stuff
I bet you I would make it fly.
I'd set a pace would make 'em'pulT.
To catch me. or at least 'd try.
I'd have the best that cash could buv.
I guess I'd make the pikers stare.
The highest would be none too high.
If I were but a millionaire.
Most of the breed are mighty gruff
A frosty flitter in the eye.
As if we were not good enough
The latchets of their shoes to tie;
IJut I'd be soft and sweet as pie.
I'd never try to awe or scare.
Affecting manners brusque and dry.
If I were but a millionaire.
If anybody's luck was tough.
His wants I quickly would supply.
I would that isn't any bluff.
Just come and see me when rou'rt
shy;
Don't think that I'd a loan deny.
Aly wealth I'd want my friends to
share.
No chum for help would vainly cry.
If I were but u millionaire.
IENVOI.
Hut. prince, on you I must rely.
Have you. perchance, a ten to spare?
None would respond as soon as I.
If I were but a millionaire.
Chicago News.
Paul Dresser Dead.
NEW YORK Paul Dresser, a song
writer, whose "Banks of the Wabash."
and '"The Blue and the Grey" brought
his name Into public notice, died Tues
day at the home of his sister in this
city. Mr. Dresser was 47 years old.
Seek Leniency for Ware.
LEAD. S. D. Petitions are being cir
culated here among the different
churches of this city and Deadwood
asking that Federal Judge Munger of
Omaha, be lenient with Rev. George G.
Ware, convicted of conspiracy to se
cure public lands.
A Hint for the Earl.
The new Lord-Lieutenant of Ire
land, the Earl of Aberdeen, who owns
about C3.000 acres of land in Scot
land, is fond of telling this story.
He was once walking out in a coun
try district where he had rarely been
before, and paused beside a cottage
garden fence to watch an old laborer
at work.
"Is this a good soil?" he question
ed. "Aye." responded the other.
"What is your next crop to be?"
was another interrogation.
The worker looked up and gazed
disapprovingly at the stranger, and
finally remarked:
"You don't know anything about
crops, young man. Just hire a nice
little allotment somewhere and take
to cultivatin' it. and you'll have some
thing better to do than to come inter
niptin" busy folk!"
Goss Is Confirmed.
WASHINGTON The senate In exec
utive session Monday confirmed the
nomination of Charles A. Goss. Neb.,
U. S. Attorney for the Jistrict of Nebraska
New England Interpretation.
Cardinal Gibbons was facetious
when the Irish ladies choir of Dublin
called on him. Turning suddenly he
asked:
"Which one of you Is the oldest?"
None claimed the honor, and all
blushed.
The talk drifted around to Gilmore
and his band, and Cardinal Gibbons
told of how Gilmore. at Coney Island,
hearing that the cardinal was in the
audience, played "Maryland. My Mary
land," and how it pleased him.
"GEmore," said the cardinal, "was
famous for his playing of Mozart's
'Twelfth Mass.' Once he played It in
a North Carolina town, and next day
the local paper announced that he 'ren
dered with great effect "Mozart's
Twelfth Massachusetts." '" Pittsbura;
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