Custer County Republican., December 15, 1904, Image 2

About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921

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( USTR [ COUNTY RPUBUCAn [
By D. M. AMSDERRY.
BROKEN DOW. . . N UHABKA
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, Brief T elegrall1s
An nrbltrnllon tr'atr between Sweden -
don nnd Norway and Belsltllu was
signed nt Brussels.
. 1\Imo. Pnttl will gl\'o a concert In
Bt. Petersburg In Decllllber for the
1 > enollt of the Husslnn wounded.
Cnptaln Peter 1\1 II ler. chief of the
Phlladolphln detlctlvo hureau , died at
his homo In Phllndohlhlu , nged 02
yenrs.
The weather IJllr'au omclals report
thnt Inst month wab' the dryest In
Ohio slnco 1878. ' 1'hero was ouly .18
Df nn Inch prcclpltnllon ,
The light grade rnn mill of the Ed.
rar ; ' 1'homas steel mill at Draddocle ,
Pa. , whIch has been shut down for sIx
months , started UJ lost weele.
Daron Loeffelholz von Colberg , n
1I0uteunnt In the P1'ussll1l1 army , waf ;
mnrrlcd In London to lone Shopo ,
widow ot tllo late C. W. Sholle of Now
Yorle.
'rho official canvass of the vote of
Connecticut shows : For Hoosevelt ,
111,009 ; Pa1'lOr , nO ! ! ! ! : Debs , .1,6,13 :
prohibition , 1,606 : peoplo's pnrt ) ' , 496 : I .
soclnllst labor , 676 , .
The secretary of the Interior has or.
dored the wllllllrawal of 68,000 acres
of land In the Minor , N. D. , laud dls.
h'lct on account oC tllo Duford.'rrenton
l'oclamatlon Ilroject.
'rho vote of Wisconsin for pres1l10nt
wab' : noosovelt , 280,164 : Parlor , 121-
, 107 : Debs , 28,220 : Swallow , ! ! .770 :
peoplo's party , 630 : socialist labor ,
223 : noosovelt's plurality , 160,067.
Two votes were cast In Ooorgla In
1800 for Lincoln. Oue of the voters ,
W1IIIam Dower ! . ' , Is stili living In
Pranlelin , that state , and voted the 1'0'
publican ticlOt at the recent election.
' 1'ho death of Pl'1uco Fredorlcle ot
Hohonzollorn , a member oC the non.
rolgnlng Sigmaringen brnnch of the
family , and a ) 'onnger brother of King
Charles of Itoumanla , Is momontarl1y
nwnited.
Oscnr Adler , 28 ) 'ears ot ngo , who
dIed a banlclng busIness under the
firm nnmo of Novnle & Co" nt 14 Aov-
nuo D , New Yorle , was nrrested ns ho
wns mnltlng preparation to escnpo tc
Europo.
The chnmbor of commence of Au.
gustn , On" willinyito Presillont Hoose.
yelt to Inelmlo Augustn. In his contom.
plnted trIp to the south , nssurlng hIm
n henrty recoptlon and genCl'ous hos.
pltnlity.
The official tnbulatlon of the YO to
cnst In Loulslnnn. In the presIdential
eloctlon shows the following : Pnrleer
nnd Davis ele tors , 47,708 : Hoof : > 'ovelt
and Fnlrbanles , 6,205. For the socialist
electors D6 ! ! votes were cnst.
'rho top worlcs ot the centrnl shaft
of the Woodsldo ConI ounpan ) ' , located -
cated Eouth of Springfield , III. , cnught
fire nnd were destro 'ed , the fire go.
Ing Into the mlno , where thirty men
were nt worlc , all of whom escaped.
The UnIted States arm ) ' transllort
Lognn salletl from Snn Francisco for
Ounm and 1\Innlla , She hns on boal'l !
n largo number ot cnbln passengers ,
214 officers nnd men of the Philip.
I11no constabulary , fort.four recruits ,
n full cnrgo of SUlll111es nnd 1,000,000
newly coined Philippine peBOS.
FInnl nrrnngements , it Is stnted ,
hnyo been mndo by the Rio Grnndo
Western rnllwny for the talcng ! oyer
of the COPller Dell rallwa ) ' . This Is
a ten.mllo lIne , talclng In several 01
the big Blnghnm COPller mines II ]
\
Utah , and Its acquisition brings thc
Rl Ornnds s'stem Into dlt'ect contact
with these properties.
Commnnder Nugent , commnmllnl ]
the Drltlsh gunboat Algerlne , will 1'0
coh'a from the American governmonl
a hnndsomo goltl wntch as nn ovl
denco of this governmont's apprecln.
tlon for his services In rescuing thlr
tY.1hreo seamen of the crow ot the
merlcnn steamer 1\lIneola.
President Roosevclt wn3 prosentcl
with a fine rallleof fifteenth centur ;
maleo by Ropresentatlvo James Tn.w
ney of l\lInne-\ : on behalf at .Tneol
Scherfius of Wlnonn , 1\Ilnn. , n. perS01I
nl and lJOlItlcal ndmlrel' of the pres
dent. The rnpler cnmo down from th
Magnus fnmlly of Davnrla In the fi
toent11 centur ' .
Oovernor Wnrfield of Marylnnt\
certlfiod to the election of Boven dome
cratic nnd ono ropubllcan elector. ' 1'h
Inrgest vote wns for C1lnrles J. lion I
pnrto , republlcnn , who recolved 10
0497 voteb' , nnd the Inrgest democrat !
vote was for Frnn1e Brown , who r
celvod 10D,44G , n. mnjorlty of 61 fe
the ropubllcnn elector ,
Donn Wright of the ncndomlc d
partmont of110 has ordered tI
members of the freshmen class
pny an nssessmont of 20 cents each
meet t110 expense Incurred b ) ' tI
city parle oJmmlssloners In clennh
Enst nocle pnrle nfter a freshman cel
hratlon tllol'O. Signs nnd fences
the neighborhood were dlsfig lrcd.
Minister of Justlco Vnllo has 11
110111ted n. commlss on of the ma
promlnont jurIsts , senators , deputl
and cndemlclans to rovlso the cl'
coda or Franco. 'I'hls will bo the nl
comprubonslvo revlson ! of the co
slnco Nnpoleon promulgnted It
1804.
, Cllarles IIendrlc1cs , a lion tnml
badly Ior.erated : by n. hugo lion dUl'l
a exhibition , dletl nt Snn I"rnncls
novo WilIlnm Cayon , president
! { nox Mllego nnd the tare most thl
luglan and chief educatlonnllst
CfEnda , 11 dl.d , aged 74 "enrs.
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THE FIGHT BEGUN
HOUSE GETS AFT.ER THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION.
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MAY CUT HIE APPROPRIATIOII
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No Definite Action , However , Was
Agreed Upon--Flve Hours Given Up I
to Dlscusclcn of the Legislative I
Appropriation I
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WARIJING'rON-Tho annual fight.
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on the Civil Service commlHllon : ! wnl : !
b gun In thl' ) hOURO 'I'hursllny durIng
constleratlon ! of the leglRlnUvo nllilro.
Ilrlntlon hili , 'rho oPllosltlon cnmo
from : \leRsrs. Bllrtlolt of Oeorgln , 1Iop.
burn of Iowa 111111 Gl'Osvonor of Ohio ,
Mr. 1Iellburn moved to strll < o out
UIO en tire nllprOl1rlntlon for the com.
missIon nnd Its fOl'co of clorles , at the
snmo tlmo denouncing the civil BtJI'vlce
as nnt having Improved slnco the dll's
of UIO spollH H'Htem , hut on the con. I I
tl"nry , growing leBS nml le8s nfficlent. I .
'rho dlHcuHHlon hrought out somo.
seml.humorous comment on the In8t
prestlentlal ! election , It relntlll to the
Inck of votes which were CIIRt for
.Judgo Pm'lwr. Mr , Williams of Mis.
slsslplllnd " 11' , GrO\"enor of Ohio pnr.
tlclpated In this feature of the eebnte ,
'rho session laRted five hours and
fifteen minutes. 'rho lelslatlve ; hili
WIlS scrutinized carefully In con.
sonanca , wilh the IJI'estlent's ! recom.
mendntlon against extl"\vaganco. ! 1\11' .
llInghnm , In charge oC the bill , re.
quested constnntly to eXlllnln some
al111rollrlatlon , 'rho PI1Y of the com.
mltteo stonogl'nllhers oC the house wns
reduced from $ GOOO 1101' annum to
$3,000 nnd the house rcfused to IH'I'Ollt
the nrovlslon ludrclIslng the ) Jay of
the secretnrr to the Civil Servlco com.
mission. But 1I1l10 progress wns made
on the bill.
'fho sonnlo held only It short sessIon
Thursday and adjoul'lled until "Ion.
day. .
An nttempt to 8ecuro consIderation
of the 1H1re food hili wns defented by
It demnnd of11' ; , Aldrich that the hili
bo read at length , which hrought nn
objection from ; \11' , 'fillman , who t1d !
not want the tlmo consumOl1. 1\11' .
'flllmnn brought the Cl1S0 of Wlllinm
D. Crum , the colored man nomInated
for collector nt Chnrleston , S. C" Into
11romlnenco by aslllIg for 11. report
from the committee on jUdlclar : . ' as
to the status of recess npllolntments ,
REVISION OF THE TARIFFF.
Matter That Gives Roosevelt Much
Concern.
W ASIJINGTON-Presldent Hoosef
velt Is conforlng tlally with memhers
of both the sOllato nnd the honse of
rel1resentaUves on the Hubject of
tariff re\'IHlon nnd how the work shall
bo nccomIll1shed , 11 ( hns found that
strong oPPoHltion exists to consldel"\ ! '
tlon of the suhject by congress at an
oxtraordlnnr ' sosslon to he heltl next
sllrlng. and It can be mid that the Idea
ot calling nn extranrlllnnr ' session fol'
next slll'lng practlcnlly has been nlmn'
doned , It has heen IIointel1 out to the
IlrC\3ldont that It woulll he nel1l'ly 1m ,
1108Slbio fOl' the commlttoo of congress
to III'elJaro a tarlIT measul'o fa I' llro. .
senlatlon to lho house befot'e Jul ) ' 1
Jl0Xt.
Hel1resentntlvo Wntson ( Ind , ) hall
conference wit h the III' sldent. " 'hill
no eclslon ) 'et hos heen rcached 1'0
gardlng the re\'lslon of the tariff , It I !
) Irett ) ' well IIIHlm'stool1 now thnt I
rovlslon shoulll ho decided Ullon. UI
, oxtmordlnal'y session oC congress wll
bo cnllod. to meet next fall :
The suhject will ho taleen UII a
that Besslon. nnd Ils consldel'lltlol
11I'obahl ) ' ho tnlwn UII nnd conclude
at the rogulUl' session next Decembe
'fhls arran oment , It Is belle\"ol1. wI ]
ennblo conJI'ess to dlHUoso of th
. tm'IT ! Iluestlon at a cOIIIHlrntl\"el )
carl ) ' dnte In thereg hu' sesiilon.
Extending Settlers' Time.
WASHINGTON. - Hopl'csentntlv
) l\lolltloll IntrOlhlcetl II bill 11I'o\"ltlln
for nn oxtl'nslon of the limit of tllll
within which It homosteulel' : 111:1' : : C
labllsh a restlence ! on the ShtIHhml
Il'I'lgation elltcorprlHl' unll.'r tt : \ tlrn
of the 1 ; .lililal Il"I'lgallon 1It. TII
bill \ 11'0idl's thnt al1 Cuallllo.l ) Cllt" " .
men who ha\"e heretufore 0 : ' t.hn
hOl'eaftor , ) )1'101' ) to , lul ) ' J , JUOr. . 1I\a1
enlry Ullon the Inndfl III'OIIOSl"1 to 1
h'rlgnted In BI ! I 0 I'll eount ) ' , " , . , ' 01
.8 lng , shnl1 ha\"o until ; \Iar 1 , HIOI ,
) . wh Ich to ostahllsh It rcslllonce ,
,0
[ \ . Montana Ranchman l < flled.
WIIl'l'I SI'Ll'IIl1H
I , _ SPHING
Ic lont.-HonH'I' R Ward , a 'Olll
e. rar.chman , n ( l11 : ! : l. nhout twent ' , fol
> 1' miles northwest of hero , wns fOIll
dentl In his cnhln I"I'ldn ) ' . ' Ills htH
o' wns IJlu'tI . hlll'l1otl nntl thel'o wns
10 bullet hole In his hend. A ho
to through 11. whHlow IlI\no "Hllcntell th
to ho hnd beln shut from hohlllll as 1
10 wns sentell at his tahle cent 'nA' . ' 1'1
bed ' had heel 10111 the hed
II ; ) } Ul1l1ll , cc
10' ered with hed cluthlng , saturated wi
\u \ Ierosono and a 1I\11tch nllIllIed. 'r :
nct of Incelullal'lt-'m. huwn\'ol' , falll
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IP' FlIlllnos Start For Home.
1st S'f , I.OiJlS-Ono hunddred aud f (
es t.I1\"o Negrltml , lIngahos , Somal1 :
\11 \ ros nnd I.allaoIol'os : , tl'lIws that Wil '
'at on oxhlhltlon In the I'hll1Ilplno res I
do " 'ntlon at the Worlll's fall' , It
In WOllnesda ) ' on 11. thl'ough tl'nln 0\ '
the Burlington antI NOl'thom Pacl
er. rnllronds for SeaHlo , where the ' \
ng tnl\O shlJ ) fo1IlInlla. . Frell I.owls II
o. ehnrgo of the III\I't ' nnd wllh him 11
of Mr. and Mrs , no ) ' Uopplng. HI
eoMcSlo nnd Valentino Somllla. ' 1'
ot Phlllppino bonrd presented each trl
with a larro Am'rlcan flail'
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nUSSIA : .H PS SINK I
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All Dattleshlps and Crulccra at P.rt
AIthur In DOttom of the Ba ) ' . I I
LON DON-Tho ) ) all ' 'roll'gl'nllh's I
correspondent Iwforo Port Arthur telo. i
smllhs that nil of Iho Husslan hM. I
tleshll ) nnd crulsel' , togcthcl' with tlw I
gunhoats 011I111 , nnd I"unsndneele ,
were RunIc or dontroycd nnd only the
toropdo hJat destro'ert > rOllluln In.
tnct. I
According to 11 specIal ( lIspnlch i
frolll Toldo nnd Shnnghnl gl\'lng un. :
oll1clnl n'ports the crows of 1111 the
Husslon "OSOIH ! ! In the hnrhO ! ' of Port
Arthur wCl'e Illnded Ilnd allml'cntl ) .
no effort Waa 11111110 to move the VlH.
sels. 'rho .JnllnneFe will now tlll'U
tholr attention to the torpedo heat
Ih.stro ; 'ers. nnd whou these have been
dcstro 'cd the guns will bo dlrecte(1 (
uvalnst steamers nnd translorts ) In the
hl1bar. .
Mull ndvlces to .Tnllan descrlbln
the caItro ) of OMetor : ! hili stnte
that the JUlmneso drenched the
tlmhor worlw of the trenches with
Iwrosono filltl started n furious tire
whIch wns fnnncII hy a strong gale.
'I'ho .Jnlmnese udvunco wns ver ) ' slow ,
'rhey were ohllgC1 ! to malto rends with
Iml.s of enrth , It was 11. . sudden de-
elslon to mul < o 11. night aUncle that
brought victory to the JalJl\nese ,
Nothing Is 'et omcllt.lly Imown as t'J
the extent of the Inlnneso ) casualtle ! ! .
LAND FRAUD CASES.
Purpo c of the Government to Punish
Guilty Parties.
WASHlNG'l'ON-An omclal stnte.
ment wns gIven out hy the Interior de.
Imrlment announcing the govern.
ment'n 11IIl"10S0 } to prosecute every
gullt ' Illan In the Imbllc land frnuds to
the full extent of the law nnd regard.
less of ) losltlon In lifo , The statement
follows :
" 'rhe conviction In Portland , Oro. ,
'estOl'llay of lIve ) It'I'sons for Innd
fl"l\uds , which will bc , allowed next
week hy the trial of seweral others In.
dieted for the snme offense , Is but an.
other stoll tawal'tls the consummation
of the ) Iollc ) ' ( lntm'ed upon by the sec.
1'0tfil" ) ' oC the Intl'rlor , wholl It became
l\I1own , nearl ) ' thl''e 'eal's ago , thnt
frauds WCI'O being 11erpotrated In con.
nectlon with the Imhllc lam ! ! ; , to run
down and IlI'osocute the guilty ones to
the full extent of the law , without re.
gar to theil' 110sllion In life. The de.
IlItrtmont has enconntered man ) ' obsta.
cles whllo enga ed In lhls worlc , but
has mm'ed steudllY onward nnd hns
hnd the hearty co'olleralion of the Dc.
Imrtmont of .Justlco In hrlnglng these
land crlmlnnls to justlco.
" 'rhose land frauds have heen far
more extmlflve thau the )1ubllc ) real.
Ize , nnd the work of securing the Ilec-
essfil" ) ' proofs has bccn Il dl leult one ,
hut lIlere Is no ahatemont of the Inton.
tlon to secure the conviction of the
laml thle\'es , No ono wllho \ shlelt1ed ,
whothel' high 01' low , and the worlc bf
lll"Osocntlon wll\ \ \'Iprousl : : ' carried
on , "
RUSSANS ) ARE REPULSED.
Tel < lo H ears that Effort to Retake Hili
Results In Failure.
'rOKIO-The Hussians are nlrhUy
ntlaelclng 203.\letcr : hili In Il deter.
i mlnetl endeavor to retalw the summit
of the round In contention.
, ' 1'ho JaIJancso 01'0 Increasing theIr
defenseb' on the Ilosllion and have suc ,
l ceeded so fnr In rellelllng nil the ns.
saults , The HU3slnns have suffered thc
hcoa\'lest losses and It Is ( lh'lImate
that the ) ' ha\o sat'l'lfied , OOO mell III
nn effort to rel'nl1turo the ground
whll'h the , JIIl1\ne80 1\1'0 confident 01
tholl' ahlllty to hold.
Ohsel'\'atlons IIHIIl'ate that the gar
rlson Is feellnJ ; the short ago of men
'rhe worls against St'ugbhu moun
taln and the forts to the eastwnrtl ar (
Ilrogressing sIIeel1lly nnd a ) ) Indica
tlons Ilolnt to all I'arly general as
l ! mult , although the date when It wll
r begin Is l\Opt secret.
It Is eXllel'tellthat the next genern
.
asr:1\I1t : will III'O\'e stH'cessful.
The eITertl\.c homhnnlment of th
e Russlau hnttll'shlllS In POI't Arthlll
g whll'h hegnn on Sntunla ' last , wn
I
l' nno of the rcosultH of the callture Q
g. : ! OlIotel' : hili. Up to that tlmo th
I. ) wal'shlps IHHI hoon ahle to seol , shelte
IS fl'om the .Japancso fil'o under Pel ) '
I'J moulltalll , hut' the rUlltlu'O of 20 :
\ ' . : \Iotel' hllllOovombel' : : ! 9.W : ennhled th
:11 : .JuIII\neso to tmln thell' gum ; on th
(0 ItusHlan yeSSl'IH , with the result thl1
} C Il II IIIl1hel' of them ha vo heen set 0
I ) . fil'o und the othcl's must ( lIther IlIIt t
in Hea or suffm' II'l'0IHlI"I\hle damnge ,
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TALK OF SPECIAL SESSION.
Congress May Yet Be Called to Revis
S . tc : Tariff.
Ig W ASIIINGTON-Leadln mem1Jel
u
of the l1ellate IInan'c commlttle , whll
11 1I0t wllllnl ; at thll ! time to tllscuRs f (
l ' '
1mbllcutloll the IIltelihooll of a'&pel'l :
t " 'esslon of ron ress to rovlso the ta
I 0 Iff , feel that the suhje l Is olle whle
at
Rhoultl 1' ( > c ( > l\"o consldlI'utioll hetwec
lto
the prollitlont nntl momhers of clr
110 gross , 'I'he Impressloll ) Ire\'alls In lJOt
IVhouscs that the Cuest ) Ion will not I
th dot'it1ed IIIHtll ' , Ilespite the I'nct thnt
ho ' ' Is bellovod to be
majol'lt ) Ol1110S0tl 1
! d ,
1'0\181011 ,
Seed Corn Specli1i Coming.
11"O IAIiA-AITangclIH'nts nn' bI'll
10' II1l1do by the Bllrllnltoll to sl11I1 out
'I"e sllel'lal loet 11I'0 t I'alll for the bOlle
I" of the fannl'l's of Nohrasll1'1
ft tl'l\ln will ho l\Iown ) at. ' the "Se (
.
'c ! COI'll Slloelnl. " It will male stolls
/1c / half nn hOIll' nt varlonR stations nlOl
' 111 the lIne nnd leetureH will ho tloll\'erl
las b ) ' Prof , 1.'on of the agrlclllturnl 11
11'0 lIartmont 1\1111 hend of the expe
Ice montnl station lit the Unlverslt '
ho Nobraslm. 1.I'ctures will also bo t :
ibe livered b ) ' scientists of the Unlver
ties of Iowa and Illinois.
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BY THE JAPANESE
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AKASAKA HILL FALLS INTO
II THEIR HANDS.
! DIG HEAVY GU 8 tl METER HILL
Report from Tokio that the Poltava ) s .
Sunk In the Harbor.-WIII Enable
Japs to Fire on and Sink Russian
JunkG. .
' 1'OIIO-lmpol'lnl headquarters has
I mndo the following nllllOuncemcnt :
" 'rho result of the bombardment of
Port Arthur h ' our largo calibre guns
on the 7th Instnnt wns ven' good.
: \Inny effectlvo hit ! . ' wel'e mnde agnlnst
the battleshhls Peresvlet nnd } Jobledn.
nnd the IJI'ote'toc1 cruiser I'allnllu , In
consequence the Peresvlet cnught fire
nnd nt 3 : 16 o'clocl the Pobledn. listed
to starboard , "
ST. PJiiTlmSDURG-Forelgn telr. .
grams received here stntlng that tllo
Jnpnnoso have succeeded In mounting
henn' guns on 203'\leter : hili nre re.
gal'ded Ith' Rel'louslY slgnlficnnt nnd
ha'/o created a deep delJl'esslon at the
war omce. If the reports of tlto slnle.
Ing ot the Itusslnn wnrshlIJs In the
hnrbor of Port Arthur 11.1'0 confirmed It
nCI'lroni ' the Illst hope ot sortie , nnd
when the end comes nothln remalm ;
hut to slnIc those thnt remaIn In d ell
wlter to prevent them fnlling Into the
hands of the enemy. The war office
Is unnblo to Idontlfy Almsnlcn. . hili.
Evidently It Is a .Javanese name.
'I'he hnllol'tance of 203-\leter : 1111I
to the gnl'l'lson Is evidenced b ) ' Oener.
al Stoessel's desperate efforts to re-
cnpture It ,
DEHLIN-Accordlng to Il dispatch
f"om 'I'olclo to the 1.01\31 Anzolger , the
placing of heavy cannon 011 203-"leter
hill will enable the Japanese to fire
on and slnle junlal and other craft
I-iuglng sUPl > IIc3 for Port Arthur
I'mm Che Fee ,
' 1'OKIO-Tho .1apanl'so troops oc-
cililled AInsallhili. . fronting on Port
AI thur , yesterdn ) ' afternoon.
'I he nusslan nl'mored cruiser D:1yan :
is relorted : to be agrollnd.
'fho commander of the JapnnesE
nl.1 11 gllns In f'Ont ! of Port Arlhur ,
telegraphing on Del'ember G , sa's :
An observation tnlwn f'Om ! 203-
1\I1'ter hili shows that the turret ship
Poltavll Is b11111t anti thnt the hnltle-
ship netvlznn Is listing hea.vllr to
port.
Observations tnlcen December 6
Io\'cred the results of' the bombardment -
ment of December , Are now talcng !
obsel'vatons ! from a hill near Shulshl-
yln ,
Sin e December 2 we l)1\vo tlany
bombarded the enemy's fieet lying
south of Pal'u mountain. From that
point enl ) ' the mnbts and funnel tops
of the battleships Pohlella , netvizan
or the cruiser PallHln. : could bo seen ,
but It was Impossihle to count the
numher of our shells taldng effect ,
On other shillS eXllloslons reb11111ng
from our shells could be seen , bnt owIng -
Ing to theIr positions behind hills It
was tlllllcult cxactly to identify them ,
USE OF MONEY IN CAMPAIGNS.
Senator Carmack Offers Bill to Regu.
late It.
W ASIIINGTON.-Senntor Carn ac1 ,
Introhlced { a jolntrosolutlon provldln [ ;
for the nllpolntment of a commission
I composed oC memhers of the senltto
ami the house to Invesllgate collection
nnd CJ < lleIHlItl1\'es \ of mone ) ' by nntlon ,
al committees In the Interests oC pres ,
Identlal candidates.
' 1'he rosolutlon declnres that thC'
cJmmsslon ! shall 11roville for IlIIbllclty
) of these collections and expendltureE
nnd malce It unlawful to malto collec.
i' tlons from cOl'lorntions } engnged In In.
terstate rommerce , The commltteo I
tllroctell to mnl\O n special Investlga
tlon Into the elections of J80 ! ! , 1UOe
and lO-l ! ! , nud t' ) go Into the suhjeci
e ns to whence the mone ' used In then
, was 1'ecel\"ell 1\1111 how It wns used.
'fho resolution was refol'l"ed to thl
committee on IJl'lvlleges nnd elections
MAY PAY I < ENTUCKY A VISIT.
President Conditionally Accepts an In
vltatlon.
WASHINGTON. - Preslt1ent Roosevelt
volt recolv ll nn Invltntlon to vlsl
Loulsvlllo , I\y. . next spl"lng , and hi
ga\'e n cJIH1Illonnl ncceptnnce.
The IJI'estlent ! told his visitors tlm
unless there Hhould ho nn extraordl
nnr ' session of congress next slll'lng-
Ie
n. subject on which , he added , his OWl
'S mind wns not qulto clear-ho prol
10 nhly would go to San Antonio , 'fex" t
11' nttend the nnnunl , reunlm : of his 01
: \1 regiment of rouJh riders. The 11res
r. dent said ho expected to visit , on hi
'h ' way to San Antonio , Hoswell , On
whleh wns the homo of his mothel
In
I ) . It Is IIIwl ) ' that other stollS ma ) ' b
.h made on the trip to TexnR , I"rom Sa
10 AntonlJ the IlI'osldcnt mny tnlce It trl
n Into lho mountnlns of Colorado to g (
Lo Flllne shooting' , The hnntlng exped
I Uo : ! ma ' consume two 01' three weelc :
Dutler Secures < 1 Stay.
Ig J PF'lmSON CITY , : \Io.-Chlof JUI
a tlco Hoblnson of the sUlll'emo COlIl
fit issued a tenJl1orar ' rule In 11rohlbltlo
10 ngalnbt Judge Foster of the St. l.oul
tl I crlmlnnl comt to Ilre\'ent him frol
of 11roceet1ng ! with the trlnl of Edwnr
Ig \ ' In his COl1\'t \ on the charge (
ed bribing Charles P. ) ( ello ' to lenve tl1
Ie. Rtato nnd uvohl t stlfrlng ngnlnst hll
1"1. In the boodle cases. 'rho tempornr
of writ Is made returnalllo Dec. 13 , whe
Ie. Judge Foster 1& ' dlrcctCtI to sho.
b1. cause wh ) ' the tempornr ) ' rule thn
not. bo made permanent
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MONEY , TO PAY ALL DILLS.
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Iowa Exposition Commission Keeps
Within ApproprIation ,
Ims ilIOINISx.Oovernor ; Larra.
bee , 1II'3hl'nt of the Iowa commission
on the l. . ulslalla 1'lIrlalo ) ; oXJosltlon ) ,
with Socl'otnry 1"I'eoman Cona\\'I1) ' of
the same l'ommlHslon , m'rlvod homo
fl'om St. LOllis , wlll'ro they have at.
tended the eXllObltion alld closed UJ
affah's for IOWI1 , An co'Ccclltive : commit.
tee meeting wns held to go o\'er the
I\ccollnts allli I1rrnngo for a seltlo ,
ment. Secretary Conawny will tnlco
an ol11ce at the stllto call1tol nil 11 dc ,
yoto his tlmo fOl' two or three months
to eloslng UII afflllrs , 'I'ho commissIon
will he able to pa ) ' all bills IInd settle
ovel''thlng wIthout mal < lllgISO of nnx
of the $2GOOO Iltltlltlonal 1\1111roJrlo.tetJ )
for ! , 'peclfic 1II1\'pOlles \ , but It wus pro.
vlded thnt nono'oC It could be used
until nil the othel' nlJroprlation ) ) was
used. While some dOIR1'tments ) needed
the addltlonnl sums It wns not nceded
In 11.11 deJnrtmconts ) and none of It was
touched. 'rho co nmlsslon tnrned over
all the Iowa proJert ) ) ' to the State
Board of Control Itnd that board Is
now In charge. It hns already btnrted
the worle ot tllsmantllnl ; the Iowa
building nnd il Is IJI'olmblo thnt hulll1.
Ing will be the . . first to ho torn down.
The furnIture nnd m terlnls a1'O being
shlilped to various plnces In the state.
CHINESE EXCLUSION TREATY.
Tedious and Difficult Task Presented
Negotiators ,
" \YASIIINt. rON-The new Chinese
ox'luslon treaty , which Secretary lIay
and Sir Chentung Liang Cheng , the
Chlneso mlnlstm' , are negotiating ,
presents a tedlolls an dlmcult tnsle.
When tlto negotiations . were begun' '
some time ago It wns with the hOI(1 ,
though hardly with the eXllectntlon ,
that the treat ) ' could be signed ID
tlmo to bo sent lo the senate nt the :
openIng of congrcss , If the trcaty
renches congress hefore the close of
i.ho ] Jresent sosslon the negotlntors
will feel that their worl ; : Jrogressed
ra p 1111 y .
' 1'0 safeguar(1 the country even more
adequatlly than docs' the present
treaty ngalnst the immIgration 01
Chlnes Inborers of nn ) ' class , nnd tc
allevlate as far a can safely be done
the alleged hardships which even tha
best 1100ple of Chinn nro forced to till
dergo at the gateways of this coun ,
tr ) ' , nro two results , which It Is
hoped may be obtnlned by the lle"
treaty. It 13 stated on authorlt ) ' thnt
, there Is 110 foundation that the new
treat ' Is designed to let down the
hal's against Indiscriminate Chinese
Immigration.
PROGRAM FOR INAUGURATION
olTmlttee ) Decides That thc Ball Will
Be Held Saturday Night.
" \VASHINGTON - The Inaugural
commltteo which hns eltargo of the
arrnngements for President noose.
volt's InnuguratonIarch ! 4 held Its
first mellng'ednesday nnd unanl.
mousl ) ' declared to hold the Inaugural
: m ) ) on Saturda ' nIght , March 3.
This action WitS preceded by a dls ,
Ctlsslon of a suggestion that that func.
tlon , always a fenture oC the Innugural
ceremonies , should bo held on the
"Ionday night following ; that Sundn '
would not necessltato the enrly clos.
Ing ot the bnll and Interception of the
promenade concert program. It wns
poInted out , however , lhat thousan
of visitors would leave Immedlatel
nfter the formal Inauguration alltl
that If the bnll was deferred untl1
: \Ionday e\'enlng the attendance ne
cossarll ) ' would be comparative ! )
smnll. 'rhe Innugural parade , It h
'Jald , will be an "tmusuall ) ' largo one
both III poInt of cl\'le , ns well as mill
tal'y reprosentntlon.
An effort will be made b ) ' the com
milleo to secure legislation from con
gress perl1llttln the use of the pen
.Ion olllce bnlldlng for the Inaugura
bnll.
NATIONAL SOLDIERS' HOME.
Meeting of Board of Managers Heft
at Washington.
'VASHINGTON-The annual meet
Ing of the board of managers ot tIll
nall.mal home for disabled vol un toe
sold 101'1' , with branches throughout thl
country. was held 'fueb1Iny. The memo
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o hers of the baal'll called on Preslden
Hoosevelt. who , as a 1I1ember ot tIll
honrd , requested them to record hili
ns vresont.
On the recommendntlon or ' Dlshol
Slmltling of PeorIa , the Hev. 1\11
Moore of illinois was nllpoluted th ,
Cnthollc ehnplnln nt the Dall\'lIIe hem
In illinois , vlco Rm' , 1\11' . Duffr , 1' (
signed.
'rhe hoard completed It& ' annunl 1' (
port nnd It will he suhmltted to cor
cress. ; The rellort sa's there has bee
110 decrease In the totnl membershl
of the homes and that the donths nn
dlschnrges nre exceeded hy 000 b ) ' th
admlsblons amI readmissIons , 'I'll
death rate , however , Increasetl o\'e
s. lI\st ,
\ n ar
Election Officers Go to Jail.
g. Dl N\'EH-Franle J , Krnttlw. clt
, t lIcense Insll'tol' , J03ellh Hny , Bllwar
n O'Mnlin. nnd Charles I\ofsl , ' were nt
is judged guilt ) ' of l'OIltomllt by the stnt
n suprema court nnd were bentenced t
d jail. 'fhe sentQnces nl'e : Kralllw , on
) f ) 'ear's Imprisonment , and $1,000 fin
:0 : mul costs ; Uny nnl1 O'Malia sl
: n _ non tits' lIulJl'lsonmont nnd $ GOO fin
' ' nnd costs each ; Kofsly , three month
n ami $250 fine and cos1s. These me
W \voro eloctlon ol11clals at the late clel
1\ \ tlon and were accused ot dlsregnrdln
lho court's Injunction orlIp.r
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EVERY WALK tN LtI = 'E.
A. A. 110) " c ( > . , 11. farmer , IIng \ thrc
nnd n half miles Crom 1'renlon , Mo. .
sa's : "A se-
yerc cold sot.
tied In mT
It ! nc's nn.l
de\'clollcd 8' )
qulcldy tha t
I wns obllgol1
to In ) ' o
worl ; : on nc.
count of tht )
achIng In my
bacl ; : a 11 d
sides. For a ,
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time I was
unable to - - walle nt nil , and ever ) ' mal\C. V j I
shift I tried nnd nil the medicine 1 toole , t !
had not tIto slightest offect. M ) ' bacle
continued to grow wealwr until I be- I I
gnn talelng Donn's Kidney Pills. nnd
1 must say I wns mOl'e than surprised
nnd gratified tb notice the bacle acha
disappearing gradually until It finally
stoppcd. "
Donn's Kidney Pills sold by all
dealers or mnlled on receipt of prIce.
60 ccnts per box. Foster. lI1burn Co"
DUffalo , N. Y.
Men who hnve no religion outside ot
their creed may lInd they hnvo no
heaven outside of their Imaglnatlon-
Cblcngo 'rrlbune.
The Decemb'r Issue of E\'I'ybody's
Mngazlne , ( New York ) . will certainly .
attract atentlon , not enl ' hecause ot
the sensational inter st of Its In-
stnllment of Thomas W. Lawson's
"Frenzied FInance , " but through the
distinction and excellence of Its gen. .
eral contents and the beauty ot Its
illustrations. Some of the best fic. .
tlon writers before the public nro rep.
resented within Its covers , ' 1'hero
nro storles-nnd good ones , too-by
Booth Tarlcngton ! , O. Hel\l' ' , Eliza.
both Jordan , Lindsay Denison , Inez
Hnynes Olllmoro and Hall Calno
Henry Van D 'Io contrlhutes "Is the
Worle ] Orowlng Dettel'T'-ah artlcl
especially nppropl'late to the season
of "Peaco and Oood W111 , ' in whlcb
ho discuses the development of I\nd- !
Hnes Into 11. world virtue an tbo
grndual elimination of crucltr ,
English Marrlaje Rate. _ _
The mnrrlago rate Is hlg wr In En .
lnnd thnn elsewhere , being 15 n 1,000.
In most other countries It vllrles from I
7 to 10 a 1,000. ' 1'he highest birth
rnte , nccordlng to 11. volume ot stntls , :
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tics , referrIng chlon ) ' to foreign countrIes -
trIes , Issued b ) ' the Drltlsh Board of
Trnde , Is In Roumanla-30 11 1,000.
That country also has the highest
death rnte , 27.7 11. . lOQO. The lowest
mnrrlago rate Is In Sweden , where It
Is .D a 1,000 ,
Cuban Soli Is productive.
The soli of Cuba Is extremeh' fruit.
tul. Cnbbnges there are so largo that
hends weighing twent ) ' pounds each
nre common , All vegetables do we ) ) .
Radishes may be eaten from fourteen
to olghteen days after sowing , I ttuco
In five weels after sowing , whllo corn
produces three crops ] Jer ) 'ea" . Swec'
potatoes grow n ) ) the rear.
Don't Let the Years Count.
Ago will neyer succeed In retaining .
a 'outhful nppenrance and mentality
until people mnlco UJ their minds not
to let the : rears count-until they
cease to maleo the bodr old b ) ' the
constnnt suggestions of the mlnd-
Success Magazine.
Hearty Appetites of Birds.
A redstart has been Imown to eat
( j00 files nn hour , nnd a blaclcllp ; hns
destrored 2,000 green files from 11. .
rose bush In a greenhouse In a few
hours. The wren feeds bel' ) 'oung
thlrtr.slx times nn hour , I
HAPPY CHILDHOOD.
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I Right Food Makes Happy Children I
, Because They are Healthy. I
Sometimes mille docs not agree with ;
children or adults. The same thing is
true ot other nrtlcles of food , Wbat
agrees with one sometimes docs uot
agree with others ,
I nut footi can be so prepared th:1t : It
will agree with the weal\C5t stomach.
As nn lIIustration-nn 'one , no matter
how weak the stomach , can cat , rellsb
and digest a nlco hot cup of Postum
coffee with a spoonful or two of
Grapo.Nuts 110ured In , and such a com-
blnntlon contnlns nourlshmont to car.
r ) ' ono a number of hours , for almost
over ) ' partlclo of It will be digested
11nd tal\Cn up b ' the s"stem nnd be'
tnado use of.
A lad ) ' writes fl'om the land ot the
Magnolia and the mocldng 1IIrd way
down In Alnbamn nnd sa's : "I was
led to drink PostUIJl because coffee
gave mo sour stomach and made mo
nervous , Again Postum was recommended -
mended by two well Imown 11hslclnn9 :
for m ) ' children , and I feel eSlleclalr ! :
grnteful tor the benefit derl\'ed.
"l\IBle docs not agree with eIther
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ehlld , so to the eldest , aged foul' nnd
! . one.lialf ) 'ears , I gl\'o Postum with
plenty of swcet crelIn. : It agrees \\'Il
I' her spl lltlldl ) ' , regulating her 1Iowels
11 perfectly c.lthough she Is of a CODst
II pn ted habn ,
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"For the 'oungest , netl ! two and
one.half ) 'enrs , I use ono"hlllf Postum
nnll one.halt slcmlJled ! mille , I ha\'o
not gl\'en IIn ) ' medlcll'o since the
chlldron bognn using l'ostum , and
ther enjo ) ' over ' droll of It.
"A lIelghbor If mlno Is gl"lng Poco
tum to her l1ab ) ' Intel ) ' wealled , with "
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splendid results , 'fho'little fellow Is 1
thriving famousl ) ' , " Name gl\'en by
Postum Co" Battle CNClIch. ! ; : . I
Postum agrees perfectly wltll cll1tJ. !
ron nnd supplies adults with the hot ,
Invigorating beverage In Illace of cof.
ree. Lltorally thousands ot Amol'lcans
hn\'G been help d out of stomach and
nerVOUB dlsoaso ! ! 11) ' Ion \'Ing ort cor.
. Ceo nml using 1'05tum " 'ood Corree.
I.oole In pllg. for the little tJoole , " 1' : . _
g Head 1 ( , Wel1\'lIIo. "
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