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î .i< FEELINQ IS BITTER. NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Tuesday, January 7. Waahington, Jan. 7.—Henator Aid- tlch today Introlucad bls currency bill, which baa Iran a subject for some days. He bad tbe bill read to tlie sen ate and announced that the committee would lie glad to i ons Ider with II all bills that senators might desire to In troduce. He assured Oulliereon that bls resolution would receive attention. Clark, of Georgia, announced that he propose«! to have a vote In the senate to test the sentiment ot Dial body on hie treululion favoring a Federal law to uphold stales in their effoita to make efleotlve prohibition within lheir bor ders lie wanted Ute aenam to pesa his reeolutlou Instructing the couimll« tee on judicial/ to bring In a bill to an- compHsli this put pose, but upon ob jection by Nelson the iseolutlon was allowed to go over mill! the nett meet ing At 1:40 the senate adjourned untll next Thursday to permit ujore work by txramlllre« The president helay sent In the nom ination of t hrlstian Hulmebel to lie d e Did attorney for Oregon. Illa sole en dorser was Henator Bourne, the other three rneuitiers ot the Oregon delegation supporting George G. Hingham, of Halein. There may be a tight over Hchusbel's cunllruiailon. Washington, Jan. 7.—The reeolutlon retarting tbe praaident'a niMaage lo thè •eversi Oomuiiltere fnrnlehed thè Iora si IMI in tlis house of reprssentativee to- day for a nutuber ut addreeeee, mustly br memfiera on thè iNmormlie aids. The«« covtfed a vatiety of subjecla, but tboea that altra, ted «perlai attentino were by Shsppard, of Texas, and Wil- iet ut New York. The fornier not only mede a plea for thè reetoration of thè lecend "In G«d W« Trust" <>o American opina, but dia- ousihhì thè erulse ot thè American bel- tlsehip tirsi and rvferred lo a p<»aible xonlllrt witli J spali. W il lei plaord all thè blame for thè recenl financial |wnlc un Presldent RiMwevelt, whniu he denounced In se vere verni«. He charged thè president witli not belng a sensi hi» man and witli liaving turood un tbe gas and not thè Ughi, and «Itb golng up and down thè country oondemning and atiiking wlih thè big stick thè Iliade of great indus triai internate. The rsaolulion waa under considera tion wben thè house edjourued untll touioortow. 1HUMT OWNB SENAT«. Na Hope of Tariff Reduction by the Present Congress. Washington, Jan, 4.—After eonsld srlng the matter from all sides, the ad- inlui»tratlon has about rtau'hed the ran. clu»lon not to press for Philippin« tnr- Ifl legislation at the present session of oongrves. Tha csnla have bran too wall stacked against tbe administra- tion in Ilia senate. Tbe sugar Inter ests are too thoroughly eutrenehed there on the «ne I and, and the Ik mo orate, for pollthal reason*, have shown their intention of refusing to assist the Republicans who are friendly to Hie reduoeil schedules project, despite lheir ge< etal revision and tree trade protest ations. Ths administration as a whole la pretty well ooovinoe«l that a hieing tight this winter would not help mat ters a year or so later, a ml the better policy, It ia believed, ia to reserve am munition until it will count for situai results. TWO COMPANIES ON GUARD. □•neral Funston Advises Consolida tion for Bake of Economy. Washington, Jan 84.—The War de partment lias Iran in eorreepondence by telegraph with General Fun-ton In Han Fratx-iaon. relative to ths disposi tion of the troops at Goldfield In con formity with the prealilent's inten'ioos to inaiatein lhe forue there, pending tbs meeting of lhe legislatuie of Ne vada. General Fun«ton intended ■ r«duc- tion in th« number nf troops at the mining camp, but the War department lias decided to retain liter« all of the pr*aent force, numbering 283 men. In the internet, however, of simplicity, and to avoid the maintenance < f a con siderable number of officers who were not needi-d, it has Instructed General Fmistori to consolidate the companies into two. Oil Burners to Ba Triad. Washington, Jan. 8.—Puraibly the fact that California prod urea greet quantities of petroleum incline» Hecre- tary Metcalf to favor tbe u«e of that fuel in the navy, where It can be done Iwnsfioially. Therefore plana for th« new torpedo d««troyen> about to bs preparwi will probably include a re quirement that they be dawigned for burning oil. The fact that tha newest British boats of this else«, which have Congress Reconvenes. attained the extraordinary «peed of 40 Washington, Jan. 6. — With Its or miles an hour, are oil burners, has In ganisation completed, the house of rep- fluence! our Navy department In favor rvaentatlvea reconvened at noon today. of tbe adoption of liquid fuel. Alm<«t ths full quorum of represents- tivee was present. The gallerlM were Gold Output Dscresses qpusually well tilled. After a half Washington, Jan. 8 «—The produc hour's »resion the house adjourned tion of gold fell off 44,763,401 in 1807 until tomorrow out nt respect for the as against lutwi, whereas tbe amount of uismory of ths late Henator Mallory, silver produced was increased by over of Florida. 1,000,000 fine ounce«. Alaska's gold In a mesaage to the house today, production fell of! a little more than President Roosevelt urged that in prep ♦ft,000,000, according to the director of aration for the work of taking tha next the mint. Golorado ia vhown to have census, ths 4,000 or more additional 1*1 all cf the states In 1007 in the pro employee needed 1« appointed only duction of gold, as it did in 1906 the alter ormpetitlve eeaminatlons under amount, however, being rednrwd from the rul<bof the Civil Hersioe commit* nearly 123,000,000 in 1006 t<> near I v sion, and atrongly denounced the "pat ♦21,000,00') in 1907. Montana leads ronage system" of making the appoint the liai In the production ol silver. ments, saying that tlie Civil Service cotumlssaiaon. was fully capable of ae- Immense Traffic Across Ocean. curing a most efficient force. New York, Jan. 2.— Trans-Atlantic Tbe senate was In seesioo only four passenger traffic during 1907 was In minutes t< day, adjourning upon tha creased by nearly a million passengers sr'option ot reeolatlons in respect to the over the traffic in 1906. The total pas death of tbe laie Senator Mal ory, of senger« carried lai th east and weet has rrwhed the enormous number of 2.967,- F kiriua 328, socorriing to figures given out by the North German Lloyd coui|>any. Uecls 8am Going Behind. Washington, Jan. 3. — The forth The movement lies been greater tlian coming report« of ths government's re In 1906 by 972,640 and 1,461,1R1 great The passengers from ceipts and expenditure» tor the month er than inf 904. ending Dee. 31 will »h<>w a decrease in Europe to tha United Btates number the rv<-eipte aa compared with Decern- . 699,340, which is 200,000 In extras of ber last year ot 98.629.lfi2 and an in ttis entire east and west traffic in 1404. crease In expenditures <d 99,381,414, Decrease In Army. making the net lose for the year 917,- Washington, Jan. ft.—Recretary Taft 910,666. The decrease in receipt« from custom« Is 9*'.896.969; from internal ia a strong advooate of increase<l pay revenue, 92,708,646. Miscellaneous; lor the army, and his annual report, riraipta increase tl, 13ft.462. Increases just «ent to congress, completely dis of expenditures are: Civil and miwel-' pels any doubt that may exist aa to the tancims ♦3.<HH> (NH); war, 91 .fioo imi; disposition. The report allows rapid navy, 94,000,000; peailoM, 92,400,. deerraae in the strength of the regular 000; public works, increase from 94,- army in recent years (the lose last yiar being 4.42H men) and the pnealng 843,711 to 98,899,000. need of officers to replace those now on detailed on recruiting duty as military Boundary Case Postponed Waahington, Jan. 8.—Owing to tha iiutructors In educational institutions. Important cares ahead uf It on the dock et the controversy I »tween the states of Washington and Oregon over their boundary line in the Columbia river lied bad to he |matponed today until later in the week. Meanwhile the leg al lights representing the neighbor Pa cific al a tee will bask In each others' so ciety, just as If they were not to say mean things alsmt the other later on. The trouble arises principally from tire way the Columbia river lias of twist ing her month about. Sailors Meet Defeat. Wellington, Jan. 2.—The Reamen’s union met temporary defeat today in their fight against the employment of Chinese seamen on Paeiflc coast vse- aela. Representative« oalled upon At torney General Bonaparte today and expressed an opinion that the employ ment of Chinese on tha vessels was a violation ol the exclusion act. Bona parte informed tha cc mm it tee that he conld only furnish lhe president and tlie heads of the department« affected with their opinion for optional action. Tha union will petition the preaidant. New Chief Chosen. Washington Jan. 4.—Captain John Elliott Pillsbury, was to lay selected for chief of the bureau of navigation. Navy department, after a conference held by the preaident with him and Secre tary Metcalf. The selection la at beet only temporary, unless the president should decide again to commission a retired officer as chief of the bureau. Captain Pillsbury mu«t retire on ac count of age I tecember 1ft next. Around tha World in 10 Seconds. Washington, Jan. 2.—In accordance with a custom begun several years ago the naval observatory last niglit at 12 o'clock rent a Now Year greeting around the world. Thia io done by prearrangement with the telegraph and table companies, and the message com pleted the telegraphic circuit of the world in about 10 oeoondo* time. BIG UNER MISSING DEFENSE OF PACIRC Vancouver la Arouaso by Latest At tack of»JapanaM. Vaaoeuver, H. C-, Jan. 9-—While at no stage did the fight lietween the three city firemen and the Japanese reach anything Ilka tbe dimensions of ths Heptetnliei riots, the Incident lias revived the bitterest feeling. Alter all tbe eaplanalione and apologies that have Iran made, both civic and govern mental, cltiaen« of Vancouver did not beltete It poeaible that an attack aucii as occurred could ha made. All Ibiae victims are still alive, though at l«w«t twu are disfigured for life. Young Frost, a Uno-looking ath lete, liad hie nose allr ed of! by one of the aword-llke knives of ths Japeneee. Tbe other men, though fearfully in jured. are reraveriag. Mr Ilona Id was removed to hia home, while Anderton is still in the hoapitnl with Frost. The most serious feature In tha pop- alar view ia that the Japan«»« section ia practically an armed camp aaainat the whltee of Vancouver, Two thou sand men live together them, reedy to murder any one who makes the eilgbt- •et disturbance. Tbe present instance Is regarded as particularly flagrant, be- oatuw tha young men were in uniform, with firemen'a caps, aw<l for all they knew the Jape might have been as- aaulting policemen. Tbe truth ia simply being forced home to the entire city that the Jap anese here are barbarians enough to murder on tbe slightest provocation. Vancouver has been a little ashamed of herself sine» the night of the Heptem- tier riot», but tha Irightfal attack Is jnsi now lialng regarded in some quart ers as showing complete justificslion. MAY SUE HARRIMAN. Bonaparte Soon to Issue Statement on Ra Iroad Merger. Washington, Jan. 3.—“Within a week or ten days the department ot justice will iesue a statement regarding the ownership by the Union Pacific of stock of the Hoathern Pacific," said At torney General Bonaparte. "It had Iran contemplated to Issue tbe itate- ment earlier, but the absence In Eur ope of special counsel employed by the government liaa caused the delay." While the attorney general will not admit at this time that tbe atatement will be the announcement of proceed ings against the Union Pacific f« vio lation of the law prohibiting reetraint of trade, there la excellent authority for the slatemrat that II will be. The department of justice, according to one of its high official«, has reached the conclusion ariived at by the Interstate Commerce commission that the control which tbe Vnlon Pacific has obtained over the Boutbrrn Pacific try tbe pur- cliaee of stock ia in violation of tbe law anil amounts in substance to the merg ing of two competing railways. Not only will tbe government pro ceed for a dissolution of the merger and a restoration of the competition which prevailed before the Union Pacific bought Hoathern Pacific stock, but the courts will be asked, it is elated by an official ol the department, to break np the combine under which the two rall- roeds are alleged to operate their steam ships. kHtl Mil Wit 4M tatto- Cwrftrtice fc GUM H Mwi gm Ing Irtrtu. OWNERS ABANDON ALL HOPE ADJUTANT GENERALS WILL GO Sailed December 7 From Antwerp Manning of Coaat Fortflcatlons by for Bt John, N. B , and Net Stata Reserves to Bo Subject Heard From Since. of Council at Capital. Victoria, B. C., Jan. 4.—A private dispatch from Toronto says tbe 0. P. K. bas given up b< pe for the steamei Mount Royal overdue from Antwerp with 400 paeseugers. No Word Received. Bt. John, N. B., Jan. 4.—No word has yet been received here of tbe Cxaa- dian Pacific linn steamer Mount Royal, which left Antwerp ou lincetnber 7 for Ht. John, having on b>oid 304 immi grants, mostly Italians end Jews, be sides a crew numbering more than 100 men. The Canadian Pacific officials in thia city, while expreeaing anxiety regard ing tbe veesel, stated today that they believed lhe steamer probably liad met with some araideot to htr machinery which bad caused her to drift far uot of ber course, and that sbe would be heard from in doe lune at some other P<*t- ________ May Have Gone to Rescue. London, Jan. 4.-—Tbs non-arrival of tbs Allan line aieamiliip Hungarian, which sailed frxn Greenock, Scotland, Dm ember 14, and is now a week over due at Portlmxl, Me., leads shipping men to believe that rhe has fallen in with the Canadan Pacific liner Mount Royal, which la now Jong overdue at Bt. John. N. B. BOYCOTT THE EXPOSITION Seattle Umors Disgruntled at Action of Committee. Beattie, Wash., Jan. 4.—At a meet Portland, Jan. 2.—Adjutant general« of the three Pacific states—Oregon, Washington and California—have been imlted by the War department to go to Washington, I). C-, for a conference at the earliest possible date on the sub ject ot coaat defense. Adjutant Gene ral W. E. F inset, ol Ortgon, and Gen eral J. B laiuck, of California, are leaving for the capital tomorrow, white General Otis Hamilton, of Washing ton, will start East Batorday. The reqiieat from tlie War depart ment for this conference ia regarded a* peculiarly significant, indicating tha government's determination to prepare for any eruergencÎM that may e«iae from tbe West. The principal topic ot consideration at the conference will be tliat of training volunteer coaat artil lery reserves to man Oregon, Welling ton and Calif ornia fortifieslions. The subject of perfecting the Infantry regi ments ot tbe three states in const de- fense operations will likewise be taken up. It ia BMured that tbe meeting will result in assignment of National Guard troops to coast artillery work. The torre adjutant generals will very likely return with the task ahead of tecruit- Ing new euast oompaniea for thia aer- vica. For several months General Oliver haa been in sommunication with Gene rals Finsar, Lauck and Hamilton on the subject of coast defense. Only a few days ago be submitted memoranda from the ehief of artillery recommend ing assignment of the Oregon troops to coast defense maneuvers in May.ee well aa the permanent retting aside of certain infantry oompaniea for hravy artillery training. This plan wua not regarded by tbe three coast adjutant generals as feasi ble. There appeared to be a disinclin ation among infantry commanders to apportion their companies for artillery work." Concerted objection waa also made to the month of May for maneuv ers, aa It Is difficult for tbe average guardsman to leave hia business or work at tht busy time of the spring rush. It Is known, however, that the War department will find it necessary to offer more thap a plan of coast defense. The carrying out of such a plan will be attended by more or leas expense. That the atatea should foot the bills does not seem just. It ia believed that the gov ernment will be asked flatly what aid can be given in the organisation of re serve« or tbe assignment of infantry al ready organised. ing of the Building Trades ouoncil last night, tbe assembly voted to call upon labor onfanisatlons everywhere In the country to lend support to oppoeitioo to the 1909 fair. Action waa taken after the exsoutive committee of the expedition had refused to incorporate in the building contracts a clause specify ing that only union men be employed. J. E. Chi I berg, president of the Alaaka-Yukon-Pacifie exposition, says: I "After considering the demands of tbe union, the executive committee de cided <t could not discriminate. Money subscribed for tbe exposition came from ail people. We do uot object to union nor union men. We refuee to play favorites." By the declaration of the open-shop policy, notices of ehieh went into ef fect yesterday, causing the walking out ot 160 employee in the metal works of tliis city. Beattie is facing a general «trike which means that at least 6,000 NIGHT RIDERS FIRE A TOWN VICTIMS OF JAP MOB. men will beccme involved, and at least 91,000,000 in building will be retarded Burns Tobacco Warehouses In Rua- before a settlement is reached. Three Firemen Badly Injured at Van satlville and Wounds Men. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 3.—A long distance telephone message to the American from Russellville, Ky., lay« that night riders visited that town at 12:4ft o’clock this morning. The to bacco warehouse o! H. G. Work A Com pany and the American Snuff oompany were dynamited and burned. The planing mill of Roberts A Brown and three other «mailer houses were more or less damaged. Many shota were Bred, and It ia re porter! that two men, one of them a commercial traveler, were wounded. RusHellviile is a town of aliout 4,000 inhabitants and It Is the county seat of Logan county, which borders on the Tennessee line. It io in the heart of the dark tobacco district and but one county, Todd county, separatee It from Christian and Trigg counties, tbs scene of the recent depredations in and around Hopkinsville. ~ Further details were not obtainable at 3 o'olock thia morning. couver, B. O. INFLUX OF JAPS. Fifteen Hundred Coming to Vancou ver From Honolulu Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 4.—The un explained arrival of 300 Japan ese in Vancouver yesterday and the pr<»|iect of an influx ot another 1,200 within the next month from Honolulu are the features of the Oriental situa tion in Vanccuver. Why the 300 Jape came to Vancouver yesterday is a mys- tery. All the morning they poured in to town from the coast logging camps, and some even from the American side of the boundary line. The boarding house keepers of Japtown had a buy time housing them. Last night there was the usual crop of rumors that they came in view of possible trouble, and officers of the Asiatic Exclusion league arer much perturbed over the event. Yesterday it was announced that at IeMt 1,000 Japanese would come from Hawaii during the next three weeks. Bad Water Causes Fever. Franklin, Pa , Jan. 3.—Charging that a recent typhoid edipemic waa due to the water supply, a number of resi dente of thia city aie attempting to col lect damage« for sickness in their fam ilies from the Kenango Water company. Suita were filed taiay by Rev. Dr. Maurice Penfield Fikes and James B. Borland. The amount of damages claimed is not stated in the petitions, but it will be sufficient to cover the charges of physicians and nurses and other expenses, as well as remuneration for physical and mental distress. Steal Cheat of Nickala. Cost of New Year Celebration. New York, Jan. 4.—Men who are fond of figures aay that New York's New Year celebration coat 91.760,000. At one restaurant that night receipts were over 990.000, 2,000 quarts of champagne being drunk. It is esti mated that the diners around town made away with 42,000 quarts ol cham pagne and 66,000 quarts of claret, not to mention tbe barrels of other drink- ables consumed. Souvenir hunters were out in force and every hotel and reetaurant lost gieat quantities of gloss and olhor ware. Smelters Are Closed Down. Helena, Mont., Jan. 3.—The Ameri can Smelting A Refining company, it Is authoratively announced here tonight, will shortly cloee down several of its smelting plants because of the depree- sion In the lead market. At the East Helena plant today the company reduc ed Its force 106 men and tomorrow a 10 I»r tent reduction in wages will be posted for the 260 men who are retain ed. Manager Frank M. Smith, of the local plant, received notion severs) days ago from officials of tbe company that the smelter would be closed. Hawley In Society. Waahington, Jan. I.— Representative and Mrs. Hawley made their flrat bow to official society in Washington Mon Rebel Against Zelaya. day evening as dinner gneata of Vice Panama, Jan. 3.—Advices from Bo President Fairbanks. On Friday even Steamship Company Embarrassed Ing Mr. and Mis. Hawley will begneets cae del Torres say that passengers arriv New York, Jan. 2.—Announcement of Mrs. Roosevelt at a musical to be ing there from Bluefields, Nicaragua, report that the Mosquito Indiana have was mails tonight on behalf of ths Con- given at the White Honre. aolldatetl Rteainahip lines by P. H. risen against the government of Preei- dent Zelaya, who ia accused by them of Cempbsll, tbs trraaursr, that ths com Court Hite Roosevelt. pany would default on tbs interest on Washington, Jan. 8. — President being responsible for the death of their its 96,(8)0,000 collateral'trust bonds, Roosevelt's big stick received a dent chief. Conditions were raneidered so due tomorrow. Tbe official statement today when the United .states Supreme serious by t he com mender of the British Nicaraguan explains that "Owing to the prevailing mutt declared unconstitutional the em man-of-war cruising in financial oonditlona it had been com ployes' liabilitity act passed by con waters that bluejackets Were landed Io pelled to devote Its earnings to pay gress in 1D06 at the request of the pres protect the Interests of foreigners. ment for new ahipa and hence is unable ident. to meet the coupons maturing." Growth of New York Values. Viacount Aokl Says Farewell. Nsw York, Jan. 3.—Controller Meta, Oregon Postmasters Appointed. Waahington, Tan. 9.—Viaconnt Aoki, In a review yesterday on the growth of Washington, Jan. 2.—Oregon post tha Japanaea ambassador who waa re the city In the ten years since consoli masters appointed: London, James E. cently recalled by his home govern dation said that the assessed valuations Raton vice J N. Hogus. resigned; Mill ment, bade farewell to Washington of real sstate owned by tbe people had City, Mabel McRae vioe E. J. Bryans, Monday. Ho will anil from Ban Fran- advanoed from ♦2,632,41«,919 in 1998 oiaoo for Japan on January 7. resigned. to 9«,940,4M, 009 ia 1907. Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 2.—Allan Anderson, fireman, is dying and two other yoans men, also member« of the city fire department, are badly wound ed and in the hospital as the result of s fight they bsd early this morning in the Japanese quarter with an ore«- whelmiug nnmber of the subjects of the mikado. The fight was tbe worst in tbe city since the Heptember riots, and indicate« that the Japanese are at all times ready for trouble and eager to fight with their long knives that have blades keen as raxors. Anderson, accompanied by J. Frost and T. McDonald, was pasting a Jap anese store, when Frost «tumbled aud fell hard against the plate-glase window front Tbe glass smashed and the frag ments were etill rolling on the e'dewalk when a score of Japanese appeared from the inside and rushed at the trio of whites. The firemen were in uniform, with brass buttons and official cape, but the Japanese knifed them furiously. Rocheeter, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Two men stole a chest containing 92,8ft9 from a street ear «landing in front of the Main street East carbarns at 6:2ft o'clock this morning and got safely away with it In an automobile. The stolen money rep resented the earnings of the Rochester Railway oompany yesterday on what is known as the Eastern division. It was being transferred according to custom from ths Federal street carbarns to the State street office to be counted when the robbery occurred. Officers are in pursuit. Refused Access to Books, Thick Anti- Betting Bill Will Fail. New York, an. 4 — Men intereeted in New York state express surprise at the stand taken by Governor Hughes in hia message to the legislature on the racing question. It is the general opinion that the governor will be unable to se cure the passage of a bill which will entirely wipe out betting at race tracks. They expect the agricultural associa tions to fight the bill, as they are the beneficiaries under the 5 per cent #tax levied. The revenues from this source in the last eight years have been from 927,000 In 1806 to 1201,000 in 1006. Way to Prolong Life. Chicago, Jan. 4.—Dr. J. C. 8iebel. a physician of this city, announced to day before the American Aasooiatinn for the Advancement of Science that he has diecovered a method of generat ing energy within the human body. He aseerteil that electricity stored in the human body can be released and made to do the work of prolongation of life through the additional vitality supplied to the human body working as its own electrical generator. City of Mexico, Jan. 4.— Ramon Portas, second officer of the steamer Idero, haa arrived at Vera Crus and re ported that the «raeel sank in a storm on the night of December 9, and all on board were Jcet «Meat throe. tvareere la WaBte ataklwa aa« Oleh Weehlea b* Ugete. - J" -JU"' ranbofatero part oj hidlan Territory Is wbat Is known aa Jhe Qvajyepi IMterr jipmhyr- XT this TAiFfe■wrtwtrtll e p srl i i stag ¿ta i Creek Valley Is mr CnftM ffietew fteboot fer Indians. "" • > lu thia e-bool are the children of tbe retunanta of tbe tribes of Wyau- dotte. fteneca, Sbawuee, Ottawa. Mo doc. Qwipawa, Peorlaa aud Mlamis. to the number of 130. Tbe school wae established many years ago by the Friends' church. It baa always been, m / s tbe Kansas City Mar, a place where the band as well as tbe ad nd waa trained, even after It passed from the coutrol of the Friends to the Cub ted Htatee government At tbe cotumeiK-eturat exercises this year lustead of a brilliantly lighted auditorium a platform built under the trees was tbe Kene of graduation. Uat- tie Wright atwl Yvette Hpenrer gave a demonstration of the art of table net ting. Till» was followed by Iiutb Hte- vras and Keila Baldwin, who showed how to make »»91« The stove and waffle irons were on tbe platform aud tbe wafflra were eaten after they were made. When tte-y bad finished Eva Jamison and Eattaer Crosier washed tbe dlsbea. giving verbal InalrtK-tion In tbe manner it should be done. Mabel Kpencer aud Effie Walker gave an exhibition of that most abused of all arts, breadmaking, and they had excellent sui-ceae, even though they were under the eyes of 200 critics, many of thtnu housewives wbo hud Iran making bread for many years. Tills was followed by a demonstra tion of the way to do a family washing by Daley lllmnaa and Ida Spicer. “From the mattress up” waa an exhi bition of bow to make a bed correctly. Tbe bed, tbe pillows pillow slips and tbe bed clothes were at hand and put Into place with swift, sure touches by Myrtle Walker and Ida Scbrimpeer. Indian girls trained as housekeeper» aa well aa In literature. When It came to tbe boys tbe most Interesting exhibition wae the bitching contest. There were tWree pairs of contestants. Each pair of boys bad a wagon and team. Upon a signal tbe boys unhitched tbe horses from tbelr wagons, took the harness off. tied both horses with halters to the wagon wheels, then harnessed up and hitched the horses to tbe wagon again a ml started off. Tbe contest was exciting and done. Tbe pair of boys winning made the remarkable time of two minutes for tbe entire performance, and tbe next pair was only a balf-minnte behind. Tlie boys liad Iran trained to the work and their airad and deftness were a revelation to tbelr fathers, who had been taking thirty minutes for the same work all their lives. This was followed by Charles Clark, wbo gave a practical example of bow to transplant ■ ■abhage and tomato planta. He bad tbe plants and tbe soil on tbe platform with him. There are no more pupils In the school now than there were ten years ago. The Indian children attend well. The industrial work particularly at tracts them. The Indian must bare something for bis bands to do or you cannot keep him in school. Tbe school owns and conducts its farm and gar den. gives attention to stock breeding and gardening and has Its own carpen ter shop, built by the students. Tbe school management attempts to divide literary and industrial work about equally In the school curriculum. Martha Evans Martin, autfiot of “Tbe Friendly Stars," Is now a real- drat of New York (where a be watebse tbs stars fruia the roof of su apart ment bouse overlooking tiw llixlaon), • nd Hpeiula her summers in New Jer sey (where sbe studies the stars fruia the porch of ber summer borne). Sbe la one of the nuiueroua ludlaua-bcrn writers wbo have won distinguished suceaae, Htie waa born In Terre llaute aud educated at De I'auw University. Mho lived tor a number of years al Richmond and Indianapolis 8 he mar ried an Indiana editor, and ber father was long known aa tbe oldest In service of all Indiana editors A small mortgage la all that remains to be liquidated In order to establish satisfactorily tbe KeeteHhelley memo rial in Koine, In tbe bouse on tbe I'laa- xa di Spagna In which John Kents died. II. u. Johnson, secretary of tbe American committee that worked so loyally with the English organisation, and diti so much to insure th«- nemo rial, annoancM that tbe opening of the library In the apartment occupied by Keats and Bevern la expected to take place In November, by which time these rooms will be rearrangiil In simple style and provided with bookcases and other ne'-esaary furniture. After the enterprise la fairly established It will be maintained bv tbe rentala of tha other apartments. The rooms bare yet to be furnished, however, and various mementos secured. Alexander Teixeira de Mattes, the translator of "Tile Measure of tbe Hours,” tbe new Maeterlinck volume, la of Dutch parentage and birth, but baa resided for tbe last thirty years In England. He was educated In London, under Kt. Rev. Mgr. Capel, wbo has since settled In America, and near Windsor. under the Jesuits, at tbelr ea- tabllabment known aa Beau moat Col- !ege. once tbe borne of that famous pro- conaul. Warren Hastings. Before tak ing up the translation of Mr. Maeter linck's essays Mr. Teixeira had achiev ed some distinction aa tbe author of tbe English version of "The Memoirs of Chateaubriand." In six volumes, and of "Tbe Memoirs of President Kruger.” and as the translator of several Dovela by Emile Zola. Louis Couperas and oth er continental writers. Eden Philpotts’ forthcoming novel, “The Mother of tbe Man,” la a study of heredity. There Is a woman In ft who in ber youth was wild and way ward. but In ber maturity becomes stable and serious. She believes that her son will follow the same lines of derelopmrat and in tbe working out of the problem the author finds bia story. The Oxford dictionary to date con tains a record of 225.433 words; tbe main words numbering 15«>,57'J, tbe spe cial combinations explained under tbe main words 29.078. ami tbe subordinate words 30,812. The number ot illus trative quotations now exceeds a mil lion—1,053,964. Tbe words beginning with C a mount, to 29.295. the largest to tal. and with Q X321. tbe smallest num ber; tbe second place is taken with words beginning with P. which. up to “Plat” only, number 18JK58. Old Sparta at IB« «■ GOLD NUGGET SOLD AT >47,010. -Man Who Dfncoverrd If In a R«t In Au*tt*alta Died Reeently. The death of Richard Oates. In Waxlstock. Australia, recently, re calls the finding of the largest nugget of gold In the world, thirty-seven years ago. On Feb. 5. 18<3). Oates aud a companion named John Deacon, were hound to Mohagul. Victoria. They were traveling along a wagon road In which the carts had made a d«»p rut and In the rut they saw something yellow glistening. They unearthed It and found it to be a gigantic nugget. It rested upon stiff red clay and was barely covered with earth. When they cleaned tbe earth off the nugget It measured 21 Inches in length and 10 Inches In thickness. Tbe lucky tinders saw that It was a very valuable chunk of gold and con- veyed It back to tbelr but. There they bested It In the Dre In order to get rid of theggdherent quarts. In remov ing the quarts a number of pieces of gold came off and the two men gave these to tbelr friends. Wben the nugget was taken to tbe nearest sassy office It waa found to contain 2.516 ounces of pure gold, and was valued at 947.910. Following the discovery of the great nugget there was a rush of ««ager prospectors to the spot where It had been found. Two other nuggets, one weighing 114 ounces aud the other thirty-six ounces, were found near by. bnt though borings were made, no gold-bearing vein was found within a mile of the spot where tbe largest nugget was found. The nugget was natn«d the "Welcome Stranger" and was exhibited for some time.—Brooklyn Times. New Oilcans, Jan. 2.—A pclicybold- ers' committee of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company, representing policyholders mostly lu Southern states and with headquarters heie, issued to day an appeal to al) policyholders of the company to furnish the committee with their names and addresses. The com mittee declares that it hgd been refused permission by the company to copy the Rebee ret ■«. policyholders' names from the books. Lord Chesterfield, during his last ill The committee has employed counsel in New York, which has appealed to ness, was driving. A lady overtook him. the Federal courts for a receiver. “How glad I am," said she, “to see More Stolen Mall Found. you driving out.” “Madam." mid I-ord ('hewterfield. Waco, Tex., Jan. 2.—Another large hatch of mail has been found west of with a an lie, “I am not driving out. here near where the first batch was left I am simply rehearsing my funeraL” by the pouch looters Christmas night. —Plttstnirg Press. It ia estimated that checks, money or Too Heavy, ders and drafts left lying in the gulch “Bo the engagement's off between where the pouches were opened will ag gregate 960,000. Special government May Plumpers and Jack.” “Yes. be says sbe was simply Insup officers are working on the case. Some two or three thousand letters from vari portable------ ” “1 guess It must have been rather a ous parts of the United States were in atraln on hie knees; she's no fairy, the pouchee. that's a fact”—Philadelphia Press. Torpedo Boats in Paris. AH Lost Except Three nrntAM SCHOOL I la tke BarararS. Parle. Brasil, Jan. 2.— Ths torpedo “Oh. please," the young hen plraded boat flotilla which is preceding the bat nervously, “what's the proper way to tleship fleet to the Pacific, arrived here alt on a nestr* today from Port of Spain, Trinidad. “Hatch-way!" replied the old hen. The flotilla, which had a rough voyage, with a silly cackle,—Catholic Standard encountering head eeu, waa delayed and TUnes» om day on tbe ran by bad weather. When Uncle Hiram comes to town And goes to see tbe gam«. Into his -ear he erttle» down. Delighted that he came; And wben a corking play is made He hellers with a will: "By «bucks, that's jest the wav I played When a kid at Hawkinsville I” ■Ceea end Drwamlte. A news telegram from West Cheater. Pa., says: “Toying with a box of fifty pounds of dyuamite. a raccoon nearly blew tbe village of Gradyville from tbe map last evening and caused a large amount of damage. The dynamite was In a box which waa nailed to a tree, and tbe animal made an Investigation from Its den lu tbe upper portion of tbe trunk. It de scended until It was wltbln a abort dis tance of tbe box. and then leaped. Its weight carrieditbe box to the ground, and tbe village of Gradyville was stiak- en to Its foundations, while tbe work men wbo bad (ran using tbe dynamite flevl lu every direction as they saw tbe coon approach tbe box. Tbe place la cloee to a school taught by Miller M. Boyd, anil wben tbe ex plosion took place forty panes of glass were brokeu and tbe building partly wrecked. II. S. Baker's mill waa badly damaged and glass was broken tn a number of htxises What was left of tbe 'coon was found at the foot of the tree where the ex plosion occurred. Wkal We Heelty Need. Each of us In our own small orgnn- lr«i poaacares a germ or whatever you like to call It which, properly develop ed, should eventually lead ns to the re alisation of all our ambitions All that Is wanted are energy and concentra tion.—London Ladies’ Field. Whale EatsaaleC la a Cable. In repairing tbe submarine cable be tween Iqulque and Valparaiso, says tbe Electrical Times, tbe cable ship Fara day hauled up from a depth of 400 fathoms a wbale entangled in tbe cable, tbe evident cause «f Ito breakdown, ,