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!?'SRT"1T'''-""TV "-'' " v - . ' f- e i I II r Columbus Journal By COLUMBUS JOURNAL C. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. General News A man who committed murder in New Jersey three weeks ago has been tried, condemned and is to be hanged February 23. Abram Beregn, a prominent lawyer of Topeka, Kan., sjnce 1882, died last week a?ed 70 years. In Minnesota ue was a state senator. The steim trawler Veronica, belong ing to Stavanger. Norway, has been lost of Lissie mouth, Elginshire, Scot land, with a crew of ten. Formal charges, embracing two counts, with a total of thirteen speci fication, were filed against Chief of Police Mathew Kelley of St Louis. A celebration in honor of the 86th annive-sary of the birthday of Miss Susan B. Anthony was held in the Church of Our Father at Washing ton. The houpe committee on merchant marjr and fisheries dec'ded to report favorably a bill appropriating $50,000 for a biologlcol station on the Gulf of Mexico. Governor Carter of Hawaii has de cided to visit the United States for the benefit of his health and will leave on the steamer Manchuria for San Francisco. Full renaration of the ill-treatment of Miss Elsie Stern of Buffalo, N. Y., and Miss Anna Snyder of Cedar Rap ids. Ii.. has been made by the Turkish .government The American colony of Havana ob served the eighth anniversary of the destruction of the Maine. Flags and wreathes were placed on the masts of the battleship. A tidal wave was observed at Hiloa, Tawaii, and Kahului, Maui, on Jan uary 31. There was considerable rush of water onto the wharves, but no se rious damage was done. The United States Missouri River Power company was incorporated at Trenton. N. J., with a capital of $5,000, 000. The company is authorized to de velop water power plants. Two or three women members of the national equal suffrage association made their annual plea to the senate committee of woman suffrage for the (right to exercise the franchise. The Los Angeles chamber of com merce and kindred bodies are taking action toward procuring, through the state's representatives in Washington, an appropriation for fortifications at San Pedro. The suit of the city of Cleveland to eject various railroads from land on the lake front valued at $15,000,000, was decided against the city by the United States circuit court of appeals at Cincinnati. It is understood that the president has decided to appoint Major William P. Duvall of the artillery corps an assistant to the chief of artillery, to be brigadier general to fill the vacan cy in that grade. The steamer Arangi. which is from Australia, brought news of disastrous bush fires in New South Wales, caus ing immense loss to farmers and others, practically desolating hundreds of miles of territory. From drinking too freely of wood alcohol, which had been smuggled into Castle William, the military prison on Governor's Island, one scldier is dead, another is dying and eight are seri ously ill in the hospital. The Indian appropriation bill this year as it is being prepared by the house committee on Indian affairs will 'contain an aggregate sum of between $7,000,000 and $8,000,000. It will be smaller than the last bill. The comet discovered several years ago by M. Giacobini. chief astronomer of the Nice observatory, was observed at Geneva, N. Y.. for the first time in the western sky last week by Prof. Brooks at Smith's observatory. The United States cruiser Tacoma arrived' at Naples from Genoa. The rest of the cruiser squadron, com manded by Rear Admiral Sigsbee. con sisting of the Brooklyn (flagship), Chattanooga and Galveston, reached here February 17. Mr. White, United States ambassa dor to Italy, and one of the American delegates to the Algeciras convention, says that the rumors that the United States will arbitrate the differences be tween France and Germany are abso lutely imaginary. Senator W. W. Armstrong, chairman jof the New York legislative life insur ance investigating committee, an nounced that the committee had fin ally agreed upon its report; that the draft of the document had been com pleted and that conies are now in course of preparation for the legisla ture to which the report will be pre sented early next week. The circuit court at Wooster, O., has decided that it can entertain ah ap peal as to the custody of the children of Captain and Mrs. Taggart and set Friday for the hearing. It was stated by the court, however, that Mrs. Tag .gart and the two boys must then be produced in court Miss Lonehsborough of San Francis co died at Rome of enteritis. She was 24 rears old. Yuan Fhi Kai. commander of the Chinese forces, has moved an expedi tion of over 3.000 men with twenty four pii- fm Paoting to Chenchau against Chinese bandits. The aridental explosion of dyna mite kill"-! one man and injured seven at the Illinois Steel works at Chicago. SecretTv Taft was before the sen ate commute? on the Philippines and was examined by Senator Hale con cerning Vie benefactions the Filipinos have receive! from congress. Antonin Dubost first vice president of the senate of France, was elected president of Jhe senate, succeeding M. .Fallieres. the -resident-elect The Ri-rs. National bank of Wash ington City was the successful bidder for the per cent Philippine public works and improvement bonds. TWITCHIMC NERVES A Serious Hereditary Trouble Cured By Dr. WHUanM Pink Pill. Sufferers from ailments that have af flicted iu regular succession one genera tion after another of their family are, as a rule, inclined to submit to theui as in evitable. The case which follows proves that such hereditary difficulties are not beyond the reach of curative forces and should iuspire hopefulness aud a readi uess to try remedies that have effected signal cures, such as that which is here given. Mrs. Elizabeth Rannells, of No. 408 East Seventh street, Newton, Kansas, gives the following account of her ail ment and her cure : "For two years I suffered from a trying nervousness in my lower limbs front my knees down, as my mother and my grandmother had suffered before me. The situation was for many years ac cepted as unavoidable because heredi tary. But about two years ago, when my sou was realizing beur.flt from the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, I thought there might possibly he some good iu them for me. My trouble had then become so serious as to make it difficult for me to sleep. I ofteu had to walk the floor in restlessness the whole night. After tak ing some six boxes the twitching disap peared and I ceased to use the remedy. I evidently stopped a little too soon for nervousness came back after a mouth or so aud I used the pills again for a. short time. Belief came at once and aiuce I 6topped using them the second time I have been free from any return of the twitchings or from any interference with my sleep." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have cured the worst cases of bloodlessuess, indiges tion, influenza, headaches, lumbago, sci atica, neuralgia, nervopsuess, spinal weakness aud the special ailments of girls mid women. For further information, address the Dr. Williams 'Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Birds Benefit the World. If the world were birdless, a natu ralist declares man could not inhabit it after nine year's time, in spite of all the sprays and poisons that could be manufactured for the destruction of insects. The insects and slugs would simply eat all the orchards and zrops in that time. TERRIBLE SCALY ECZEMA. Eruptions Appeared on Chest, and Face and Neck Were All Broken Out Cured by Cuticura. I had an eruption appear on my :hest and body and extend upwards and downwards, so that my neck and face were all broken out; also my arms and the lower limbs as far as the knees. I at first thought it was prickly heat. But soon scales or crusts formed where the breaking out was. Instead of going to a physician I pui chased a complete treatment of the Cuticura Remedies, in which I bad Sreat faith, and all was satisfactory. A year or two later the eruption ap peared again, only a little lower; but before it had time to spread I pro cured another supply of the Cuticura Remedies, and continued their use un til the cure was complete. It is now five years since the last attack, and have nut seen any signs of a return. I have more faith in Cuticura Reme dies for skin diseases than anything I know of. Emma E. Wilson, Lis comb, Iowa, Oct. 1, 1905." Duty of Grand Jury. A grand jury is one who sits to hear me side only, and to say whether .here is evidence enough to show probable guilt 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 16 oz. one full pound while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in -pound packages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again oecause Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chemicals. 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 letters and figures "16 ozs." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoy ance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. Mohammedans and Christians. Trustwortuy statisticans declare -.hat there are 250.000,000, but the ins in the world. The Christian pop llation is put at 447,000,000, but the ncrease of Islam is more rapid than .hat of the combined Christina de nominations. Acme Dyspepsia Cure. Positive re for all diseases of st-Hiiarh, liver, anc oowels. Recommended by leading phyvleUn. Th jure that cure. ISO tablet tl.W- Send money wltt jrder to Acm DvSDADBla Cur Co.. Ironil. New Jersey. The Ways of Men. Few doctors are willing to take their own medicine; when a lawyei gets into trouble he hastens to hire an attorney, and it is hard for ' peo pie to admire an artist who paints his own portrait. Many Children are Sickly. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders forChildren, used by Mother Gray, a nurse Id Children' Home, New York, cure Feverishness, Head ache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Dis orders, Break up Colds and Destroy Worms. At all Druggists25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Theatrical Posters in Paris. All the theatrical and amusement announcements of Paris are posted on pillar billboards that are placed at in tervals along the boulevards. It is against the law to disfigure walls with posters. Great Britain and Ireland export every year about $25,000,000 worth of linen goods, of which one-half is shipped to the United States. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR FIXES. Itching. Blind. Bleeding. Protruding Piles. lrag situ are authorized to refund money If PAZO OINTMENT fall to core In C to It day. 50c Robert Burton published the "Anat omy of Melancholy" at 45. It was written to relieve the strain of mind bordering on Insanity. SbrefeUdre teetnlac. aofteaa the guru. auays Beta, car Everybody has rune of good luck but the time he would appreciate them would ee when he was having the THE WHITE HOUSE WEDDING Daughter of President Roosevelt United in Marriage to Congress man Longworth of Ohio EXECUTIVE MANSION A BOWER FLOWERS AND BLOSSOMS Twelfth Wedding in the White House Conceded to Have Surpassed All Others, Both in Brilliancy and the Interest Manifested WASHINGTON In the beautiful white and gold east room of the White House, a few minutes after noon Sat urday the venerable Right Rev. Henry H. Satterlee. bishop of Washington, of the Protestant Episcopal church pro nounced the fateful words which united in marriage Alice Lee Roose velt, eldest daughter of the president of the United States, and Nicholas Longworth the representative of the First district of Ohio in congress. The ceremony, the simple, beautiful and impressive ring service of the Episco pal church, was attended by all the beauty of a cathedral service. It was witnessed by one of the most brilliant and distinguished assemblages ever gathered in the White House, by far the largest that ever graced the White House on a similar occasion. A halo of an hundred years of romantic White House history hung over the bridal couple. Miss Roosevelt was the twelfth bride, according to accepted authorities, to plight her troth within its classic walls, and the Identical room where she joined hands with the hus band of her choice, "for better, for worse." is hallowed In the memory of another White House bride, "beloved Nellie Grant, who thirty years ago, on the same spot, became the wife of an Englishman. Algernon C E. Sartoris. It had been the desire not only of Miss Roosevelt, who was most con cerned, but of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt, that the wedding should he celebrated in a manner comparatively nulet; that it should be family affair. This desire. It shortly was disclosed, could not be gratified. As It finallly developed, the wedding was the most imposing function that ever took place In the White House. The thousand guests bidden to the ceremony began to arrive shortly after 11 o'clock. They entered by the east terrace and passed up the main staircase directly to the historic east room. Beautiful at all times, the famous room was exquisite in its classic splendor. The warm sun shine of a perfect February day flooded the room, rendering it unnecessary to use the hundreds of electric lamps which had been placed about the apart ment. The floral decorations were more elaborate than anv heretofore have been in President Roosevelt's admin istration; While unnecessary space in the great room was not taken up with decorations, as every Inch was needed to accomodate the guests, two huee vases of rare design, each filled with Easter lillies and fern fronds, occupied each of the mantels, and two hand some tables, one each at the north and south ends of the room, bore jardin eres of flowering rhododendrons. In all the rooms and in the matn corrider there was a wonderful profu sion blossoms and foliage decorations. American beauties and brides roses and ferns greeted the eye on every side. The main corridor was beauti fully artistic, with decorative plants, stately palms and tree ferns. Behind a screen was stationed In the vestibule the Marine band orchestra, which rendered a snlendid program that had been selected in most part by Miss Roosevelt herself. , A few minutes before noon Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by the mem bers of her immediate family, descend ed the main staircr-se and under the escort of several military aides en tered the East room by the main doors. She was escorted to a position on the left side of the platform, which was re served for the bride's family. Desig nated members of the bridegroom's family, including his mother and sis ters, already had taken their places on the right side of the platform. In order to keep a way clenr for the wed ding party, white satin rones were stretched from each side of the main entrance to the East room to posts lo cated ten feet west of the platform and thence around the platform to points on the est wall. Two or three minutes after the en trance of Mrs. Roosevelt the bride groom. Mr. Longworth. accompanied by his best man, Mr. Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston, descended the main staircase and entering the East room, took place at the foot of the platform to await the arrival of his bride. Bulletin on Immigration. WASHINGTON The immigration from all countries for January, 3906, according to a statement issued by the bureau of immigration on Monday, was 51,127, a decrease of 9 per cent over January, 1905, but an increase of 79 per cent over 1904. The total immi gration from Europe for the month was 46,2697; from Asia, 1.374; all other countries, 3.484. The largest immigra tion came from Italy, which sent over 11,229 persons. Hungary was next with 11.108. while the Russian empire and Finland sent 10.382. Two Wife-Killers Hanged. EDENSBURG, Pa. The first double hanging in Cambria county took place here Frlady. when Jacob Hauser and Stephen Fellows were hanged. Because of domestic differences, Mrs. Hauser left her husband and returned to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barringer. On the night of January 4, 1905. Hauser broke into the house, murdered his wife and her mother, dangerously wounded his sister-in-law, and attempted to kill .his father-in-law. The weapon used was a Filipino nolo. Both men died game. Promptly on the stroke of noon Miss Roosvelt, escorted by the president, descended by the elevator to the west end of the main corridor. There awaiting them were the ushers select ed by Mr. Longworth. All of them are long-time personal friends and sev eral of them were the bridegroom's classmates at Harvard. Preceded by the ushers, the presi dent and the dainty bride, resting her hand lightly within bis left arm, pro ceeded to the east room, the orchestra rendering the magnificent march from Tannhauser. Miss Roosevelt never looked better. The classic beauty of her face and figure was accentuated by er exquisite attire and by the surround ings. Hr bridal dress was a magnifi cent creation of heavy white satin, point lace, chiffon, filmy tulle and sil ver brocade. The material from which the gown was developed was manufac tured especially for Miss Roosevelt and the design was destroyed as soon as the necessary amount was made. The gown had a long court train of superb silver brocade. The bodice was made high without a collar, was trimmed with rare old point lace and the elbow sleeve? were finished with the same filmy material. The sleeves just met the long white gloves. A voluminous tulle veil almost completely enveloping, he slender, graceful figure of the charming bride was held in place by dainty clusters of orange blossoms. The tiny slippers were fashioned from silver brocade and Instead of buckle? tulle bows were worn, with tiny clus ters of orange flowers. The only jewels worn by the bride was the superb dia mond necklace, which was the gift of the groom. Over her left arm Mis3 Roosevelt carried a superb siower bonquet of the rarest and daintiest white orchids procurable. The deli cate blossoms were arranged in cas cade form, the stems being tied with white chiffon satin ribbon with long bows. The ushers, who were Jn couples, separated as they reached the pla. torm, and the president passed through the two lines and presented his dansh t. to the waiting bridegroom, why stepped forward the receive her. To gether they ascended the platform, where Bishop Satterlee in the imposing robes of his office already was stand ing. In low, resonate tones the bishop began. At the conclusion of the re sponses from the bride and groom the venerable bishop inquired in a tone :hat filled the great room: "Wh . giveth this woman to be married to this man?" The president of the United States ascended the platform, and. taking nls daughter's right hand, placed it in that of the bridegroom. Thus he gave the bride away to the man of her choice, and by the ring which an in stant later the groom placed on the fourth finger of her left hand, she be came Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. At the conclusion of the wedding ceremony the assembled juests were eceived by Mr. and Mrs. Longwor'h on the platform and beneath the floral bower, wl-eir- their hands and heists were joined forever. They were show ored with congratulations. The guests then were received to the room by the president ana Mrs. Roosevelt. After the inforTial recention the bridal breakfast was served in buff form in' the state itd private dining rooms. AnpTCM'roately 1.000 euests were in vited to the wedding, but no list of Ihe gties.'s was furnished for publica tion, the president an. Ma. Roosevelt departing .n this occasion from tteir usual custom. Thoe invited included certain oflicifel classes, aside from Ihr. relatives ' the president and Long worth families. It was announced ofil dally 11 n he list of guests included the members of the cabinet and their wives, former members of the cabinet who are now in the United States sen ate and their wives, and heads of for eign embassies and mission and their wives, the justices of the supreme court and their wives, the official mem bers of the Taft Philippine party, the Ohio delegation in congress, the New York deleeation in congress, imme diate members of both families and the personal friends of Miss Roosevelt and Mr. Longworth. Immense Loss to Farmers. VICTORIA The steamer Oorangi. which arrived from Australia brought news of disastrous bush fires in New South Wales, causing immense loss to farmers and others. Reimbursing Ex-Postmaster. WASHINGTON A favorable report was made on Representative Ken nedy's bill reimbursing Joseph Crow, former postmaster at Omaha, for loss sustained by the embezzlement of Stamp Clerk Alfred Olsen. The amount appropriated is $1,029. New Chilean Railroad. SANTIAGO, Chile The first section of the Transandine railway was inaug urated Monday. The line reaches to the foot of the Andes, where the tun nel begins. Union Pacific Dividend. NEW YORK The directors of the Union Pacific Railroad company de clared a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent on the company's common stock. This in an increase of one-half of 1 per cent as compared with the last semi annual declaration. THE HEPBURN RATE MEASURE LIKELY THAT CHANGE MAY MADE IN THE SAME. BE Administration Republicans Are Not Certain That They Will Have United Support of Democrat WASHINGTON "We have heard as many opinions on the railroad rate question as there are members of the committee and each man is afraid -to bring the court review feature to a a vote," said Chairman El kins, when the senate committee on in terstate commerce adjourned until next Thursday without having taken a vote on a bill or considered an amendment for Judicial review of orders of the Interstate Commerce commission. This statement was made in the presence of Senators Dolliver and Clapp, who are contending for the Hepburn bill in the form that it came from the house. It was said in jest, but it Is believed that nt more nearly expressed the situation than any pre vious alleged authoritative announce ment. The committee agreed, that im portant amendments will not "be voted on until Friday of next week. Ostensibly the committee adjourned because Senator Tillman was suddenly taken ill with threatened pneumonia and could not be present and because Senator Cullom will return from Flor ida some time next week and cast his vote in the committee. The real rea son for adjournment is believed to be the attitude of certain democratic members in not disclosing their posi tions on the court review feature. Neither republican faction in the com mittee was certain of the outcome and a vote therefore was net insisetd upon Supporters of the house bill were en couraged, however, from a telegram received today by Chairman Elkins from from Senator Cullom asking to be counted against amendments to the Hepbnrn-Dolliver bill if a vote were taken today. ' Without taking up the question of judicial review of orders of the com mission, the commission considered many amendments offered to ether sections of the house bill. Senator Carmack offered an amendment in creasing ie Interstate Commerce com mission from five to nine members. inis amendment was adopted by a vote of six to five as follows: Affirmative Elkins, Aldrich, Kean, Carmack, Foster and Crane. Negative Foraker, Dolliver, Clapp, McLaurin and Newlands. It was agreed, however, that Messrs. Cullom and Tillman, may have their votes recorded on this amendment and this may change the result, though this is not believed likely. PAT CROWE NOT GUILTY. So Says the Twelve Men Constituting the Jury. OMAHA "We. the jury, find the de fendant not guilty," was the verdict in the Pat Crowe case returned to Judge Sutton in the district court Friday af ternoon. The same curious crowd which had attended the trial throughout was there and when the verdrct was read the morbid spirit broke into lusty applause and some of the mn and women pressed toward the man who had said he and he alone kidnaped young Cu dahy in a frenzied attempt to congrat ulate him, to shake his hand. But Judge Sutton could not tolerate such demonstrations. He vigorously rapped for order administering a stern rebuke for applauding a vedict so disgraceful. As if a deadly pall had fallen upon the assemblage the morbid manifes tations ceased and absolute quiet reigned for a minute. Then mutterings of approval could be heard from the lips of another class of men grouped over in an inconspicuous part of the room. Judge Sutton would not recognize the customary formality of thanking the jury for its service, having just reprimanded the crowd for cheering its verdict, nor would he allow the defend ant to thank it, specifically fobidding it Crowe was at once arrested on the charge of robbery in connection with the holdup of a street car in Council Bluffs and hurried over to the Iowa city in a hack. STANDARD OIL COMES NEXT. Federal Officers to Take It Up After the Packers. PITTSBURG The rost today says: Indictments of Standard Oil and rail road officers by the federal authorities after the manner in the beef trust leaders have been dealt with and ac tion to this end immediately following the termination of the pacRers' cases now in progress in Chicago are the possible result of the investigation of railroad rates by the government, the final and one of the mut important steps of wnich was finished in Pitts burg yesterday. Nebraska Suicides Abroad. ST. LOUIS. Mo. Despondent he cause he had been served with a dis possess warrant, effective Friday, and was penniless and therefore unable to engage other living quarters, Alexan der E. Holder, aged thirty-seven, re cently from McCook, Neb., entered a vacant car in the car barns at New stead and Finney avenues and fatally wounded himself with a revolver. The bullet entered his right temple and lodged in the car woodwork. He was taken to the city hospital, where he died shortly afterward. John A. McCall Is Dying. NEW YORK The last rites of the Roman Catholic church were adminis tered to John A. McCall, former presi dent of the New Life Insurance com pany, at LaKewood. N. J., where he has been ill for some time. Father Healy of the Church of Our Lady of the Lake, which the McCall family has attended whenever at Lakewood. officiated. Mc Call had had a sinking spell and the doctors had been hastily called. His condition was such that his family was advised by physicians to be prepared for the worst CHINA'S BOYCOTT. Discrimination Against American Goods Extending. WASHINGTON From the many re ports received by the state department from its representatives in the east relative to the anti-American boycott, its extent, the prospects of its continu ance and the amount of injury it ha3 inflicted on American trade, two, se lected at random, from the north and south have been made public. In neither is there any hint of violence, and the movement, it is stated, is con fined strictly to trade limits. The report from north China brings the history of events up to the close of 1905. At that date the boycott move ment had been "nearly all talk" In the principal cities, says the correspond ent, who adds: "The student class as the willing workers of the boycott organization, has done Its best to keep the issue alive, and to some extent ha3 suc ceeded, much against the wishes of the merchants, who have had enough and never want to see another boycott. But this talk and undercurrent of agi tation has not been shown to any great extent in the business affairs re lated to American products. There has been timidity in buying and in some instances cancellation of orders under the spur of threats, but despite denials from some Americans it is well known to the majority that such conduct on the part of 'the Chinese buyers has not been the rule. This statement, however, does not apply to the product of the Standard Oil com pany, which has been opposed in many places outside of the principal cities in northern China. As to that condition, it can only be said that thorough investigation will prove that trade competition has as much to do with it as Chinese antagonism. That underhand methods have been employ ed against the Standard Oil company and the British-American Tobacco company is becoming plainer every day. At present the attack on these two companies is apparently centered in and around Hankow, where ob scene circulars have appeared and also many evidences of unfriendly intent. "But at Soochow, Chinkiang. Chang chow. Wuhu, Kiukiang and many oth er places tributary to and on the Yangtse .there has also been more or less antagonism of late. The mer chants are against the boycott, but un der the lash of the guilds that must give a half-hearted acquiescence, at least, if the officials so desire, they can squelch the recrudescence of the movement in this section and by so doing will gain the support of the mer chants. But. again, there is the now powerful student class, which, under the teachings of the foreign educated Chinese and perhaps others not friend ly to American Interests where they conflict with their own, has developed an influence recognized by officials, guilds, merchants and laborers." LONG LIST OF LAND FRAUDS. Louisiana Leads All States in ber of Cases. Num- WASHINGTON Light was thrown on the land fraud investigation by Sec retary Hitchcock at an executive hear ing before a sub-committee of the house appropriation committee on Fri day. In view of his estimates of $27. 000 for a continuance of the prosecu tions Mr. Hitchcock explained that six hundred indictments and four hundred convictions already have been obtained by the interior department in nineteen states. To the great surprise of the sub-committee Mr. Hitchcock said that Louisi ana leads in the number of land frauds uncovered by his department and has more than Oregon. Washington, or any of the states which are supposed to be the chief offenders. California also shows a long list of frauds. SHOOTS BUSINESS PARTNER. Percival, la., Man Objects to Him Calling Upon His Wife. PERCIVAL. la. Henry Parkinson shot and seriously wounded his busi ness partner, Jack Cabenaugh, after coming home and discovered that the latter had called on Parkinson's wife. Five shots were fired, but only one took effect, the bullet lodging in Cabe naugh's abdomen. Parkinson has been arrested. His victim was sent to a hospital at Council Bluffs. He may die. Funeral of Miss Thurston. WASHINGTON The funeral of Miss Grace P. Thurston, eldest daugh ter of ex-Senator John M. Thurston, was held from the residence of the family Thursday. Rev. Dr. Frank M. Bristol, pastor of the Metropolitan Me morial church, officiated. The services were marked by a degree of simplicity, while the floral offerings were exceed ingly notable. In addition to the im mediate family, including Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Thurston, the sena tor's daughter, Jean, and her husband, there was an exceedingly large repre sentation of the Nebraska colony pres ent. Nicholas Missed His Vest. WASHINGTON Ten Ponca In dians, who came from Oklahoma to present Representative Nicholas Long worth with a buffalo skin vest, were very much disappointed at not finding Mr. Longworth in the house when they visited the capitol. The Indians were especially painted and dressed in beaded buckskin clothing in anticipa tion of an elaborate presentation cere mony. Their gift for the president's prospective son-in-law is made from the hide of a young buffalo. Bells Ring at Boston, BOSTON--The bells of pealed at noon Saturday in Boston obaerv- ance of the wedding of Miss Alice Roosevelt. This was by direction of Mayor I'itzajerald. who arrange that for Cve minutes the bells should be sounded. Farmer Kills Himself. CREIGHTON August Schenzel. who came here from WIsner two weeks ago and bought a farm, killed himself with a butcher knife because he regretted having bought the land. Alum. UmrAmmflnfetfmaJvltri Calumet Baking Powder The) only high grade Baklne Powder mad at a moderate price. A Trip Abroad: If vou are figuring 'on a trip td Eu rope, the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway can ticket you through from Omaha to foreign points. Full line of steamship tickets. For rates and full information call on or write to F. A. Nash, General Western Agent, 1524 Farnam street. Omaha. Brushes Made By Nature. Curious natural brushes are produc ed from one of the palmetto species on our southern coasts. The 'bris tles" of the brush and the solid-wood portion thereof are all one. No "coming-out" complaint with those bris tics. Scientific American. How's This? Wa offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for an Ms of Catarrh that cannot ba cured by UaU'a Catarrh Cure. T. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. O. We. the undersigned, hate known K. J. Cheney for the last 15 tear, and believe him perfectly huu crable la all business transactions and financially tola to aasry out any obligations made by hi ami. - Aratttf o"Knx: Matik, Wholesale Dmirrfsis. Tuledo. O. Kail's Catarrh Cora ta taken Internally, acting erectly spun the Mood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. lTlca 75 casta par Sold br all Druirulsta. Take Hall's Family Fills for constipation Fine Butchr for Cruelty. For carrying a pig by his ears and tail a Newcastle. England, butcher has been fined for cruelty, though sev eral experienced butchers testified that that was the correct way to carry a pig. Never judge a man's feet by the slippers his wifemakes for him. London Answers. Hundreds of dealers say the extra quantity and superior quality of De fiance Starch is fast taking place of all other brands. Others say they can not sell any other starch. It is a good thing to remember that your celestial standing does not de pend on your terrestrial tailor. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as cough cure. J. W. O'lliurx, 321 Third Ave. &, Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. C. l'JW). To be engaged and then not get mar ried makes a girl kind of shopworn for next time. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c. Yon pay 10c for cigars not so powl. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory. Peoria, 111. The way mother used to make things to eat depended a lot on the appetites her children had. If you don't pet the biggest and best Its your own fault. Defiance Starch Is for sale everywhere and there is positively nothing to equal it in qual ity or quantity. A Gray Head by the Hearth. A letter from a lady who Is .spend ing the year among the peasants of Tyrol, says: "The morning after our arrival we were awakened by the sound of a violin and flutes under the window, and hurrying down found the little house adorned as for a feast garlands over the door and wreathing in a high chair which was set in state. The table was already covered with gift brought by the young people whose music we had heard. The whole neigh borhood were kinsfolk, and these gifts came from uncles and cousins in every far-off degree. They were very simple. for the donors are poor knitted gloves, a shawl, baskets of flowers, jars of fruit, loaves of bread ; but upon all some little message of love was pinned. "'Is there a bride tn this house?" I asked of my landlord. "Ach, nein!" he said. 'We do not make such pother about young peo ple. It is the grandmother's birthday. "The grandmother in her spec tacles, white apron and high velvet cap; was a heroine all day, sitting in state to receive visits, and dealing out slices from a sweet loaf to each who came. I could not but remember cer tain grandmothers at home, whose dull, sad lives were never brightened by any such pleasure as this; and I thought we could learn much from these poor mountaineers." After the juice has T ;n squeezed from lemons, the peel may be utilized for cleaning brass. Dip it in common salt, and scour with powdered brick dust. UNDER WHICH KING "The More Postum the More Food the More Coffee the More Poison. The Pres. of the W. C. T. U. in a young giant state in the Northwest says: "I did not realize that I was a slave to coffee till I left off drinking it. For three or four years I was obliged to take a nerve tonic every day. Now I am free, thanks to Postum Food Coffee. "After finding out what coffee will do to its victims, I could hardly stand to have my husband drink it; but he was not willing to quit. I studied for months to find a way to induce him to leave it off. Finally I told him I would make no more coffee. "I got Postum Food Coffee, and made it strong boiled it the required time, and had him read the little book, 'The Road to Wellville that comes in every pkg. "To-day Postum has no stronger ad vocate than my husband! He tells our friends how to make it, and .that he got through the winter without a spell of the grip and has not had a headache .for months he used to be subject to frequent nervous head aches. "The stronger yon drink Postum the more food you get; the stronger you drink coffee the more poison you get." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. There's a reason. "Is . . "" v. - . srs .1 A -., i 1 :' f 5 - J -' ,'W t fcOH vM V - Vli.fc ifc