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DAXTER SPRINGS, - - KANSAS.
AlakaTgold produce tor 1905 would
pay twice over the S7.i00.000 whld we
gave for that providence to Russia.
And thli It only ono Item In our an
aual Income from that region.
Dr. Elger, of Wimv, a Jewish doc
Cor In Ue Russian army, who li at
present prisoner of war In Japan,
has been elected an honorary member
of a scientific section of the University
of Tokyo.
In 1880 North Carolina had only 49
Bills, consuming 28,000 bules of cot
ton. To-day she owns 250 mills, con
turning 550,000 bales. North Carolina
hows an Increase of 197 per cent In
the value of her manufactured prod
act, as compared with Massachusetts'
11 per cent
A unique part of the law passed by
the last session of the Wisconsin leg
islature compelling agriculture to be
taught In all country schools Is that
women teachers In rural districts will
fcsve to tell the farmer's son how to
till the soil and what soil is tho best
for certain plants.
Every three years all Chinese dom
iciled In Slam have to pay a small
poll tax. When this has been paid the
collector ties a string around the
man's left wrist and fastens the knot
with a special official seal. The brace
let Is the Chinaman's receipt and
must be worn one month.
It Is not generally known that re
cently there have been made on tho
German military railway between Ber
lin and Zossen some experiments
which demonstrate the applicability of
wireless telegraphy to the operation of
railways, and Its undoubted usefulness
a a means of preventing disasters.
Whatever attitude congress may
take toward the question of the hold
ing of an exposition in Seattle In 1907
to celebrate the 40 anniversary of the
annexation of Alaska, that project Is
calculated to arouse a good deal of
popular Interest The object Is to dis
play the vast and varied resources of
Alaska, to thus interest the people
of the United States and the world In
that region.
An Ingenious Russian flas Invented
n apparatus for destroying Injurious
Insects by electricity. A dynamo is
o placed upon a handcar that elec
tricity is generated when the car Is
In motion. The current passes into
the ground through the iron wheels
upon one side and the points of brush
a of copper wire upon the other. All
Insects in the vicinity are killed, as if
by lightning.
A unique Idea in automobile trans,
portatlon, the invention of Russell
Thayer, of Philadelphia, is a machine
which will run on the trolley car
tracks, with electricity stored In its
own storage battery, at the will of its
operator. That the device is entirely
practical is evidenced by the fact that
auch a vehicle was successfully oper
ated here as an experiment for one
day recently by a special arrangement
with the Rapid Transit company.
In 1904 only 656 immigrants went to
Georgia, North and South Caro'lna.
while 58,411 went to Massachusetts.
We can easily uso a million immi
grants a year, but we can not use them
all in one place. By far too many re
main in New York City. At but a
trifling expense a bureau could be
maintained at each of our immigra
tion ports, equipped with full informa
tion, and in many cases with free
transportation to places ready for the
sew workers.
In the opinion of several physicians
eleven-year-old Leo Shields, of No. 119
West Maple avenue, Denver, Col., pos
sesses the most wonderful throat and
neok in Denver. While playing in
Union park the little fellow ran into
a three-inoh iron pipe rail. The bar
rier caught him squarely on the throat
8o great was the impact that the se
curely supported pipe broke squarely
off as the lad crashed through. .The
boy lay groaning on the ground, and
Denver university football p'ayers
rushed to his aid. The cartilage,
which was wrenched out of place, was
fixed and the lad picked himself up
and scampered home.
The citizens of Bessemer, Ala., are
rery much Interested in what Is
claimed to be the oldest living couple
In the United States. The husband,
Elbert GJpson, says he was born in
Korth Carolina In the year 1788, and
has distinct recollection of events that
took place In the war of 1812. Reliable
authority corroborates his statements.
Old citizens claim that be bas been In
Shelby and Jefferson counties for at
least 100 years. His life has been
principally that of a farmer. Mr. Gin
son's wife, who claims to be 89 years
Id, and says she has been married to
falm for 65 years. Is quite active for
me so need. ...
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lnthe I
The greatest library building
world, with a housing capacity tor 4,
$00,000 volumes and cooung approxi
mately 13,000,000, Is now entering the
final stages of completion on Fifth
Avenue, New York, between Fortieth
-and Forty-second streets, where the
great reservoir tot the city water
formerly stood. This mammoth struc
ture, which win be known as the
"New York Publle Ubrary-Astor.
Lenox and Tliden Foundations." is a
somb Initio of the fetor and Lenox
ttbrarloa, and they win be strtngth-
by the Tildes trust
BEGINS ITS SESSION.
Fifty-ninth Congress Orjtn'xei tod
Ready for Basin ess.
mUii4Hhm Meld Briar SeMleM oe
Ooaalaa Pay MMiUIInctel
LaalalaUaa to aa Aeted Urea
'ha Viewer.
Washington, Dec. 4. Congress con
vened Monday at noon with the usual
formalities. The sessions of the two
bodies were brief. In the senate new
members were sworn In and the routine
incident to the Brat day transacted af
ter which an adjournment was taken
out of respect to the memory of the
late 8enator Piatt, of Connecticut In
the bonse greater Interest attached to
the proceedings because a complete or
ganisation was necessary. This In
cluded the election of a speaker and
other officers and the drawing of seat
by the members of the house.
The first session of the Fifty-ninth
congress bas been looked forward to
as one likely to be more than ordinar
ily eventful. Pending matters of com
mercial and political Interests have
proved Intensely attractive during
the long recess. Columns of news
paper space have been devoted daily
for many weeks to predictions of legis
lative battles that may be fought by
factions Interested In the outcome of
demands for railroad rate regulation
or legislation or on any one of a dozen
public questions of equal Importance.
The matters to be urged upon the at
tention of congress Include the ques
tions of protecting the Interests
of policy holders In insurance
companies, statehood for the re
maining territories, Panama canal
construction, Immigration and the
treatment of the Chinese under the
present exclusion law, raising revenue
against a possible deficit, control of
corporations engaged In Inter-state
business, corrupt use of money at
elections, the Philippines, Santo Dom
ingo and other western republics,
tariff questions and commercial com
mercial competition with Germany, as
well as the usual diversified subjects.
Regular attendants at the vpvniug
sessions of congress missed the usual
tributes or flowers with which friends
of members have testified their ad
miration and esteem. These offerings
frequently bad been made with such
Feneroslty that piled high upon the
desks they bid from view the states
men receiving them. A year ago a
resolution was adopted prohibiting the
bringing of flowers Into the senate
chamber and the rule has had the eff
ect also of stopping the sending of such
testimonials to the house.
ZANSAN IMPLICATED.
llortna Maa Arreated Charred With Com
plicity in Land Fraad Operated
Inruafh Wuiara.
Topeka, Kan.. Dec. 4. Edward
Utson, a son of W. W. Letson, mayor
of Horton, Kan., alleged to be the
agent for a number of land companies
of western Kansas and Nebraska, was
placed under arrest Sunday. Affi
davits have been filed alleging that
he has been the Kansas agent for
the Maragraves brothers and a num
ber of large ranchmen in Nebraska
for years.
United States Marshal W. H. Mackey
produced 22 affidavits tending to prove
that Letson bus Induced widows ol
old soldiers to homestead lands In
Nebraska and western Kansas, on
which they never expected to live.
These lands, it is claimed, were sold
to the Maragraves brothers. It is al
so stated that these brothers had near
ly 200,000 acres of land under their
control when the . government began
the investigation which resulted in the
arrest of Letson.
Mr. Letson, in explaining his send
ing of women to Nebraska and to
western Kansas to file on government
property, said that he believed the
government would not charge him
with a crime for that act
Kanui Appointment.
Washington, Dec. 4. President
Roosevelt has decided to appoint
Harry J. Bone, United States attor
ney for the District of Kansas to
succeed John S. Dean, whose term will
expire December 17. He also will ap
point James S. Simpson collector of
Internal revenue for Kansas and Ok
lahoma who was appointed December
17, 1901. These appointments whish
were endorsed by Senator Long, of
Kansas, will go to the senate Tuesday
-aoissimmoa saisramoo ewsjejui
harp Jo Jsqauai q oj ujojho jo
euri niiifawjl jo n m osre rs
f '! la Land Law.
Washington. Dec. 4. At least two
bills providing for Important changes
In the land laws will be introduced
at the present session of congress.
One will provide for the repeal of
the thnber and stone act and . the
other win make It possible for purely
agricultural land In forest reserves
to be acquired by settlers under the
homestead law. Representative La
cay, chairman of the bouse committee
os public lands will introduce both
"of these measures In "the house
Still rlalrtthe Fart.
Girard. Kaiu. Dec. 4. Mrs. Ina
Berry up to 11 o'clock Monday stlU
held possession of the passenger car
standing on the tracks here from
which she bas held officers at bay
since Friday last Since their fruit
less attempt Sunday night to capture
the woman, the officers have made no
further effort to dislodge her. It is
believed that Mrs. Berry bas two re
volvers and Is well supplied with
eartrldgra The car Is being guarded
closely and It is believed that some de
cided move to capture the womaa
will be made during the day.
THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN.
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BURTON SENTENCED.
Six Months in Jail and f 3,500 Fine
for Kansas Senator.
Eaoeatloa al the aeateao Wee
Stared a ad Detendant Releaae
a BS,000 Band Pendlaa
the Appeal.
St Louis, Nov. 30. United States
Senator Joseph Ralph Burton of Kan
sas, was Wednesday sentenced In the
United States circuit court to serve
six months in the Iron county jail.
Ironton, Mo and to pay a fine of $2,500
as the penalty for conviction on the In
dictment charging that be bad acted
in the capactly of a paid attorney in
behalf of the Rialto Grain ft Securi
ties company, of St Louis, before the
Postofflce department to prevent the
Issuance of a fraud order. He was re
leased on bond In the sum of $5,000,
with R. C. Kerens as surety, pending
an appeal to the supreme court Exe-.
cutlon of sentence was staid pending
appeal.
After a trial which continued
throughout last week Senator Burton
was found guilty early last Sunday
morning on six counts of the indict
ment four of which charged that be
agreed to receive compensation for bis
services as an attorney before the Post-
office department in behalf of the Rial
to company, and two charging that ne
received such compensation.
Judge Vandevanter Imposed sentence
of imprisonment on one count In each
of these two divisions, making tne
terms concurrent and in addition as
sessed the fine on but one of the counts.
As provided in statute 1782 which
Senator Burton was convicted or nav
Ing violated, Judge Vandevanter Im
nosed the additional penalty debarring
Senator Burton forever from holding
any office of honor, trust or pront un
der the United States government.
After Senator Burton had been com
mitted to the care of the marshal. At
torney Lehmann submitted his petition
for a writ of error, which was allowed.
Mr. Lehmann then asked that the writ
of error upon the acceptance by
the court of a proper bond, should
onerate as a stay of execution of
sentence. This was allowed by the
court, who announced that the bond
for $5,000 offered by Senator Burton
as nrlncinal and R. C. Kerens, of St.
Louis, as surety, was approved.
Senator Burton Immediately left the
federal building after refusing to make
any statement for publication, saying
that it was upon the advice 01 nis
counsel that he refused the request.
Lleeaae af Frateraal Life Revoked.
Jefferson City. Mo.. Dec. 2. State
Superintendent of Insurance W. D.
Vandlver Friday Issued an order rt
voking the license of the Merchants
and Laborers' Fraternal Union of In
dependence, Mo., to do business In this
state. It was doing a fraternal life
Insurance business and was licensed
last March. The revocation Is on the
ground that the license was obtained
by misrepresentation.
Staadard Oil Warehoane Baraa.
Kanna Citv. Mo.. Dec. 2. At an
early hour Thursday morning - the
large storage warehouse of the"
Standard Oil company in Armour
dale containing 10,000 barrels of oil
and gasoline as well as other products
Of tne Standard rennenea uurueu, in
flicting a total loss estimated at
$175,000. There was no Insurance.
wlf t'a St. Jnaaph Plaat Searched.
St Josenh. Mo.. Dec 2. A Are Frl-
dav In Swift and company's South St
Joseph packing plant In the fertilizer
department resulted In a loss or szu,
000. leeemetlee Sparin laalte Cettaa.
Tecumseh, Ok., Dec. 1 Sparks from
a passing train ignited cotton on the
depot platform at Okemah, I. T
Thursday night destroying 500 bales
valued at $27,500, and additional prop
erty, making the total loss $30,000.
Bfaraeaaa Ceafereoae r-eataeaae.
Paris, Dec 1 Premier Rouvler Fri
day announced to the council of min
isters that the Moroccan conference
had been postponed until January
owing to the delay la the arrival of tht
Moroccan delegates
; ;
DEFRAUDED EASTERNERS.
Great Xamaer of Oreaoa fehol Load
Ortlaeatea Arc Thenaht
Have Bee a Forced.
Portland, Ore.. Dec. 4. Only when
all persons holding certificates for
school lands in this state have sent
their certificates to Salem to have
them examined, will It be possible to
make an estimate of the extent of the
gigantic swindles perpetrated on east
erners by unscrupulous land operators.
Gov. Chamberlain stated to the As
sociated press Sunday that there Is
no limit to the number of forged
checks which could have been made,
and It is safe to say, he added, that
where the certificates were hypothe
cated the full amount shown by the
certificate was obtained or where
sales were made outright that the full
value of the land, as shown by cruis
ing, was paid by the victim.
Very few of the persons who possess
forged certificates are known so far,
but from the fact that persons In Min
nesota. Wisconsin, Illinois, New Jer
sey, Ohio and Florida are in possess
ion of them, the officials fear that when
the whole number develops, It will In
clude people In every state east of the
Mississippi river. Gov. Chamberlain
said thnt at the present time he was
unable to say who the fraudulent ope
rators are.
THE JEWS CELEBRATE.
The SSOth Annlveraary of Thelt
Landing In America nemeaibered
with llejolrlne la Sew York. i
New York, Dec. 1. In celebration ol
the 250th anniversary, of the landing
of the Jews in America, a meeting
was held in Carnegie hall Thursday
at which addresses were delivered bj
ex-President Grover Cleveland, Gov.
Frank W. Biggins, of New York:
Mayor George B. McClellan, of New
York city; Bishop Coadjutor David
Greer, of the New York diocese of tht
Protestant Episcopal church; Mayei
Sulzberger and Rev. Dr. H. Perelra
Mendes.
President. Roosevelt, who was un
able to attend, sent a significant let
ter which was read to the great audi
ence. Vice President Fairbanks tele
graphed his regrets and an apprecia
tion of the Jewish character.
Two Initletmrata Aalnat Lewla.
St. Louis, Dec. 3. The federal grand
Jury at St Louis Friday returned two
indictments against R. G. Lewis, pro
moter of the Peoples' Unl'.el States
Bank and publisher of tho Woman's
Magazine. One Indictments charges a
scheme to defraud In using the malls
to induce persons to subscribe fo.- stock
and deposit money in the bank. The
other charges conspiracy to defraud
the government out of large sums of
money In postage on the two publica
tions of the Lew s Publis'xng com
pany. In the litter ctnnetfloa an lit
dlctment was also return d against F.
J. Cabot and a maa nr.rr.ed Miller, who
have bten clo.ely identified wl.h Lewis.
Raral Carrier Arretted. (
Wlnfleld. Kan.. Dec. 1. D. A. Freder
ick, rural rout carrier No. 3. of this
city was arrested Friday nlgbt on the
charge of opening letters" while in the
discharge of the duties of his office.
He will be taken before' the United
Statei marshal at Wichita In the
morning.
lata Vaallla Safcatltatea.
Mexico City, Dec 4. The vanilla
planters at Papantla say they are
now losing money owing to the fact
that many substitutes for vanilla are
now being manufactured In the United
States, so that the demand for the
genuine vanilla has greatly fallen off.
A Baaalaa Colony Fall.,
Panama. Dec 2. The Russian col
ony In Chlriqul has proved a failure.
The government made every effort to
help the colonists and the reason as
signed for their- failure is . that they
had Incompetent directors.
la eoraeka aad I
Omaha, Dec 3. There was a light
fall of snow during Friday night ex
tending over eastern Nebraska and the
western part of Iowa. The snow was
accompanied by very little wind and
the weather Saturday Is dear and ml-d.
KANSAS 24, MISSOURI o.
The Mae from Lawreaee Aaala Da
taat (he Stadeata from Colam
a la la Aaaaal (Itat,
Kansas City, Mo., Dec 1 Before
the largest crowd tha. ever witnessed
a Thanksgiving football game In Kan
sas City, the orange and black of Mis
souri university was trampled beneath
the feet of the victorious Kansas eleven
at Association park Thursday after
noon. And It was an Ignominious de
feat, aa Missouri was not able to score
a single point, and when the game was
called shortly before Ave o'clock, It was
to the tune of 24 to 0 that the exult
ing Jayhawkera and crestfallen Mls
sourlans left the field.
The Missouri team was clearly out
classed In weight, and In the end this
advantage Is what gave victory to the
crimson and blue. The two teams
were evenly matched as to skill and
speed, and when Missouri would take
a spurt as It did several times during
the game, the Tiger gave evidence of
faith In bis team. In the end, however,
the ' corn-fed Ksnsans with their
brawn and coarser muscles wore the
Mlssourlansdown, and lighter sub
stitutes served only as fuel to the
flreeaters. In mass plays Kansas re
peatedly made large gains, while Its
line was all but Impregnable to the
Tigers' onslaughts.
D00 DISCOVERED BOLD.
A Retriever Aaalata OMeera ta Ca
earth aiO.OOO Worth at Home
of Defaaltlae- Caahler.
Seattle, Wash., Dec 4. The racial
Instinct of a Chesapeake Bay dog
Saturday resulted In the discovery of
gold dust worth $10,000 cached away
In the home of George E. Adams, tho
self-confessed defaulting cashier of the
United States assay office In this city.
When the secret service operatives,
Connell and Kerfoot, entered the Ad
ante home to make a search they cul
tlvated the acquaintance of the dog,
which Is a broken retriever. A few
minutes later be came walking up to
the operatives with a package con
tainlng gold dust in bis mouth. With
this Incentive the searchers set to
work with a will and underneath the
tons of coal stored In the basement
they found several miners' pokes con
taining dust close on to $10,000.
All Are Eseommealcated.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 2. Bishop Rich
ard Scannell, of the Nebraska diocese
of the Catholic church, has declared
excommunicated all members of the
Catholic church who participated In
the wedding of Congressman Kennedy
and Miss Prltchett Monday. There
were a number of prominent Catho
lics present Congressman Kennedy
had a divorced wife living and for
that reason the bishop Issued last
Sundav a pastoral forbidding all Cath
ollcs to participate In the ceremony.
The ceremony was conducted by Dr
E. H. Jenks, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, of which Congress
man Kennedy la a prominent member,
Penaloa Veaeben Btolea,
Leavenworth. Kan.. Dec. 1. In
formation has been received here that
a mall sack containing between 500
and 600 pension vouchers was stolen
between Lawrence and Topeka early
this, month. Post office Inspectors are
trying to locate the thief. Nearly 300
pension vouchers were sent from here
in a sack on a Union Pacific train
on November 4 and it is reported that
about as many vouchers from Wyan
dotte county were thrown Into the
name sack in Lawrence, but none of
them ever reached the agency In To
peka.
Attack Validity of Kaaaaa Board.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 1. The consti
tutionality of the Kansas board of
railway ' commissioners, Its judicial,
legislative and executive powers has
been attacked by the Union Pacific rail
road in a bill of procedure filed In
the United States circuit court In thin
city. Primarily the action asks that
Judge Pollock set aside the order of
the board, made on October 31, fixing
rates on carload shipments of hard
ware from Atchison to Wichita, Hutch
inson and Sallna.
Eaglaad Redaeea Nary Eatlmatea.
London, Dec. 4. An official memo
randum issued by the admiralty states
that as the result of recent reforms
the nexe estimates for the navy will
show a reduction of $7,500,000 beyond
the reduction of $17,500,000 made last
spring.
Two Mea Killed oa Haadear.
Carbon. Ind., Dec 4. Harry Wil
liams and Jack Shur were Instantly
killed near here by a westbound Big
Four passenger train. The men had
taken a handcar and were on their
way to Perth when they were run
down.
Kaaaaa Soldier a Salelde.
Leavenworth, Kan., Dec 3. Charles
Oyer, a well-known Kauai soldier,
committed suicide here Saturday
morning. He was a member of the
Eleventh Kansas Cavalry.
Colorado Defeota Waaahara.
Topeka, Kan, Dec 1. The Colorado
college football team from Colorado
college defeated Washburn college ( to
9 In the last game of the present sea
son here Thursday. The game was
dose and hard fought
Oklahomu-Baak Kohho.
Shawnee, Ok Dec 1. Robbers Wed
nesday night wrecked the safe of the
Citizen's National bank at OwL Indian
territory, and escaped with over $3,000.
The bank Is owned by Beard Broa. ef
Shawnee. -
A RUSSIAN CE1SIS.
Count Witts and Cabinet liuit Cwnt
Take Action. yl
til Talecraah Uoea Tied t 4le
amared Coaaalraey- af Grand bfhe
Caaaaeka the Only TrotiyfV
Above aaeloloa.
St Petersburg, Dec t The crjsi
sontlnues. The telegraph tie V up.
throughout Russia Is practically com
plete and the government does'4iot.
know what la happening In the Interior
of the empire. Emissaries of tho tfarlk
srs have been sent to Finland to Induce
their comrades to Join In the strike
This would cut off cable communica
tion which remains open for press,
and government messages although,
the central office here la nominally
closed. Much as the government would
like to resist It Is powerless wlthhe
threat of a general political strike
next Monday banging over Ita bead,
and the fact that Interior Minister
Durnovo will probably be sacrificed'' to
secure the resumption of telegraph:
communication. At the same time the
government Is fully conscious that the
demands for the reinstatement of the
leaders of the telegraphers union and
the dismissal of M. Durnovo are mere
pretexts and that ita surrender wil
only serve to encourage the revolution
ists to new efforts. These following
the tactics In the case of the Cron
stadt mutineers are certain to take the
form of a fight to save the Uvea of the
Sebastopol mutineers for the purpose
of again proving the proletariats sol
idarity with the army and navy.
The Rubs declares the situation Is
such that the government Is unable
to guarantee that tomorrow the guns,
of Cronstadt will not bombard the cap
ital. The Witte government seems ut-.
terly unable to find a weapon to fight
the passive revolution while It hesitates
hoping that the tide will somewhat
subside and permit the realization of
the reforms In an orderly way. Mean
while the country is threatened with
a counter revolution with all the hor
rors of a Jecquerie (insurrection of
peasants) and it becomes more and
more apparent that there are only
two modes of egress the government
must put the whole country under a
dictatorship and martial law or pro
claim a ready-made constitution. Pre
mier Witte refuses to consent to the
former although the court officers and:
the Imperial guards are clamoring for
It The advocates of the latter are
Increasing. M. Souvorin, editor of the
Novoe Vremya openly announces this
is the only possible hope of rallying,
the moderate sentiment of the country- .
to active support of the government '
The guards arrested at Tsarsko Selo
Thursday night and Friday morning :
numbered 250, including 20 officers. .
All kinds of rumors are current In
LIUUiUg IUV HOU UVH ruv " " -
grand dukes is Involved In a consplr
acy agnlnst the emperor, but none ol
them oan be verified. It only seems
certain that no confidence can be
placed even on the guard regiments.
Arrested soldiers are seen every day, .
escorted by their comrades with drawn -swords.
St. Petersburg Is swarming with
Cossacks, the only troops against,
whom there Is no suspicion of dlsaf
fection. . ' ;
Internal Revenoe Report.
Washington. Dec. 4. The annual re
port of Commissioner John W. Yerkes.
of the internal revenue bureau treas-
.. M. Aanmwmant ahnwn that the re -
Ul J uM hMflMV, ' ,
celpts of the bureau for the year end-1
lng June 30, 1905, were $Z34,178,76.
an excess of $1,284,195 over the collec
tion for the fiscal year 1904. Using:
as a basis the collections for the
first three months of the current
fiscal year, the commissioner esti
mates that the receipts irom an in
ternal revenue sources for the fiscal
vear andlne June 30. 1906. will aggre
gate $242,000,000 or nearly $8,000,000 '
In excess of thtue for tne lost Kv-ai.
year.
Brlatow Called to Waahlaartoa.
Toneka. Kan.. Dec 4. Joseph L.
Brlstow, formerly fourth assistant
postmaster general, left Sauna, Kan.
for Washington Sunday in response
to a telegram from the attorney gen
eral of the United States. Mr. Bris- '
tow will testify in the Crawford case
which la In the United States supreme
court this week and which is one of
iha moat lmnortant cases growing.
out of the postal Investigation con-.
ducted by Mr. Brlstow while in the
government service.
Caatatlaaloaera Entitled to Mlleaae- '
Topeka, Kan Dec 4. Attorney
General Coleman has rendered an
opinion that county commlsslonen-
are entitled to five cents a mile tor ev
ery mile traveled in going from that
home to the county seat to attend
official meetings or for traveling over
the country on official business. In-r
the past commissioners have not -1
a tnm Ka trn in a n i T .
urawa luuwba w t
from home, but after this tnex-j' J
all do it - V..
iloent Kaaa CItV Sfae Dea,
Kansas City, Mo.. Dec t A. R
Meyer, formerly president of the
Argentlne, Kan, Smelting company
and a highly respected citizen of Kan
sas City died at his home here Fri
day, of rheumatism of the heart after
a llnterlnc illness. '
Haraar DeaMlaklac FortiaeaMeaa.
rroderlkahalde. Norway. Dec 2.
Tha demolition of the frontier fortiS-
i - I. MMhMtaflhAA wtt tha treats
raexntlv aimed Between aweoee an
Norway Is artlrsly proceed! ag.