The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 5

THE KF.filSTF.R AND LEADER, MONDAY MORNINO, JANl'ARV 5, 1005. IrVWrVvWrValVsA, lrrW PLAN OFFERED AS JAMES M'NAMARA FAILURE FIGURES NEV TROLLEY LINE Fischer," I vers a PondM PIANOS a aal war a-anarally lata ra laa Wldxiy dlffarant from tha pravloua yaar fail uraa Notably lni'ravmnl In ron mt rathar mat than nmirallaod by haavlar tnaolvanrtaa In I'alKornl and I'lah. and an Inrraaaa at ovar a million dollars In llaMHII-a In Calif im r-(Htmimniad by a dcitaa) of tt In number of falluraa Tha numbar of falluraa and amount of lUiilllliaa laat yaar and l'l In ilHTfrriit M-tlniA at lha anunlry ara compaiad bv low: NumtK-r UaMllllaa. ll. Ii Naw all.tlla b.oili Ho mI atv W.

No, Ural f'aiilio 4 llll'iwl l.i'il. ill j.uM in i ikuiau 4 i.l I.I ll vm a i i aJj 1 11 I in I in I'Mt 1I.0 111? 1 unking T. It CI '7 i.l-1 i.su iM.Mi.;.! CanaU PARING MAT OF AS ESGISKER Ucscua a Greaser and Makes AV- pairs in Funnel of French Liner. New rrk. Jan (-Members of the rrw of the tromahly l-m uniigoe, on hr trln from Havre, a f'at bb lor n.rva and dartitg.

hief l.nai- hrer llorhai aata. I unauioaaant In lha miU of lha Tha hrj Is ll-nrr ronin.br aaatalajil enslnaxr At alk ImIu of itia aftrrnn watrh, tha aaa litiig rough an aaalalanl rrorel to II hei that the r)ra unuer lb after funnri arn Lurnti.a low and eould not be rvvlvetl. thief engineer rtllnl that thai three-ton within the funnel ha.1 iHHHitnai uiitatlid and bad fallaa inti a I horiiontal poaltlun. sliutllng id thai draft. I I.

rr Trot, a greaaer. ordered up tba Iron laild.r to pli over tha brink Into lha hose eta.k Vvol waa ovetouma by lha aaa and hung artta-lfa. tMlnne. on the lge of tha funnel, puuiuo-r lunuwd to the runaa of ina tel ileal la.l ibr. rllmlied to th top of tha funnrl and bronsht down from hia mttlcaj p.llioa lb- liipv-tialbl S''ST.

who aHn rev.vca The h'-siy who had abakan and rioaed lllf. bad to be lurned and Tommler, rhet-rvl by bis ehipmalea, Hgain aretHbd to th etlge of lua atai arut rl.ketj h.a Ufa by allow. Ins a si-aman to grmep hint by the ankles while he buna hiiul down, with a spoin ttrO lo his mouth and noatrila. In ib. rblmney until be had eerure.1 tha itami.

er with eura laahmsa to lha Inalda of lha funnel. The ehut-oft Is nearly nln feel below the edge of th atai k. I'l Bl- mti-r ai-rompiiahtd thla ftal aiid ratuinvd utinarmrti cm th arrival of tha llrver at Ilssra. Ctminuintlrr Venynda rvoorir-l 1'oni-huer a bravery to ina Iiea4 ornca uf lianipesi" ttenrrala Traiiaaiianliuua In Mrnigbtaway waa retutiod by teligrni'h Ail ordr ptomKttiit a full rnsine. rslilp and awarding bim prise in nmnav, CADLIiS MUSSAGCS TO HONOLULU nri ftt ri 11 I It aCinC CtM't It ill Hegtn a I General Cvmmereud Busi ness Today.

11'flnnlng todny It will prvalbls for p.i.iw In iea atotnea to rommumi-ale ty table aim tneir menus in Honolulu. Tin rai lib' Ciihie romiuiny'a Una hna lieen working for some days but gerirral buei. neiia b'ta Iiot Immti Inken. Tba rate fixed fnm Ih-a via, Telegraph company is um a woro, FATAL FIRIC IN' LODGING HOUSE- penvee. Col Jan.

I A fir In a Indslna houa on thirteenth and Maiket alrreta today reaulted In tha death of on man and the Injury of a dosn or more, nn finally and eevoral of them aerioueiy. lira In thought to hav been caueed the axploslun of a gasoline si ova. The Oeail JiillN TT. PHtally Injured: Narltie A. Hhamnley.

sred 3. trnnto tn ine itmgms nouse. hi-nouaiy tnjureii: Charlea llaik, of Glen.ll, Wyoming, William Hardy. Hurt Keefe Ferrln Thomas. Krank lirown.

Con i Mura. ieorge Herbert. Kd l.litls Hall. All of tha latter were burned and bruised. Bome were hurt Jiimulns from wtnaows.

i lie property loss is homiiuu. Order furnsce coal of Carl nerhtel. ai jniru anu ioruac sis. lioin buoass. JAPAN ABANDON'S MARCUS ISLAND Honolulu, Jan.

itV.y farlflo cable nre cauauig a loss or over pin.w, oc curred her tujay. The fire broke out In general merchandise store of L. II Karr tt Company, snd prutiably was caus by defective electric wlrlroz. A letter received her from Thomss Fitch, the Washington attorney for the Marcus Mland Ouano company, says that Japan Is rvllnijulnhlng hr claim to alar- laland and Is willing to allow the I'nitei 9tHtes to take poeelon. Japan will slso deport her subjects now trie island, and Is ready to psy as a reaaonablo lndtmnlty on account of sustnlnod In the nip of the schoo Julia Whnlon.

which was refused a binding on tha Island National Llvs Stock Convention. Kansas City. Jan. Is In resdlneas for the Natlona' Live Hto-k con entlon. which mets here January 1J.

hotels have slready booked reserva. for more than l.tMO delegates and visitors. The grand ball to given on th night January 1 will be attended by Governor Cummins of Iowa, Governor William liockery of Missouri, Governor Hlchard ales of Illinois, (lovernor J. It. Mickey ex-uovernor B.

1'. riavsge of Nebraska. Governor J. W. Ralley and ex- Oovernor W.

E. Stanley of Kansas, and C. 11. Orosvenor of Ohio, Grocery Warehouse Burns. Chlcngo.

Jan. 4. Fire tonight In the warehouse of Franklin MnVeagh Co. wholesale grocers, at Sixteenth street and ewbury avenue, caused a loss esttmRted tlSO.miO. The loss Is fully covered by In surance.

Boxer Disturbance, Spread. Bhanghal, Jan. 4. The disturbances In Interior of China are spreading. Ftvo thousand troops have been sent to sup the disorders In the province of Che Rlang.

CORNER. DESTINY' OVER. BYRON. raara, ibm at th of by of on ed act of his for of The sion F0RLAST YEAR More Than in 190., but Lets the Average cf t' Many Years. LOSS IN WEST SMALLER Improvement in N'cw lknh ai to NuiiiIkt am! Amount of Liabilities.

Report to O. Pun 4 Co, ahnw rm-irr il failure in th I'nded Males urine Hi pt year II.CI5 In number, with or defaulted liabilities. Thla I slight Increase compared with the II MO failure. In 1U f.ir IllJ.iMS but lift I a gratifying derreaee from Ina MirvtHg, for the piacedihg I. yeare, of t'r a twenty-year period.

In manufacturing wn failure (or m9. agunel XI In IWI for l4.ie; tra.Ung drfaulla liarobered wllii liability of ft ual.4i, compare) with 7 Ml or In other commercial fail- una. nut properly Included In either of lha lii leading la sea, wers Hi In num Wr. lit.34.tua hi mount. against iM In tha preceding year when liabilities gregatad H.u...J.

if banking and olhei linem-tiil inetllullona. Including over rai leds-d corporation which culls peed rw- gardlce of actual condition In the In cluelrial plant controlled, trier wer In dteucir. In vol vina; il.liu..'o7, romp with 10 IW'I. Willi llabllllla of III. A th vnlum nf business Increased a nd lha raiatal bar omes larger It might at ted that Ilia amount of defaulted II btlltie would peml propiartlonately That this la not lha case la clearly show by lha ralln of bankruptcies lit Bolven payments Ihrotigh cieejing Thi financial drain rata ha declined durln ra-Tnt yaar a.

until ahout I per rnl lie average. Instead of or 4 pr rant, a In year preceding 17. Equally anciiurag Ing I tha at eras amount of defaulted llai-lllllea to each firm In bualneae, whirl) we only rt "6 for lha year IMS. by no tnrana a heat burden, and a striking! lavorahls result la shown when oeaipar --n la msd aim ll It flv yeais a In and ovar In each of lha cars Indualva During tha lai fool )ewra thla aterage ha la a Ilia Hi in aarh firm In bualn'aa. and ahoa that th Indudrlal and trailing oonim vt th nation hav nut Wan lubjra'trd to awvar strain.

Tha number of falluraa aarh yaar alnr th amount of Uabiuila a i-ar and avarac amount of UablUllaa, ar g.wn baJoa; fallur. Yaar. I ia 1K ll.CS 11.1,4 Iv.T.i al i4 kl in; rv; in i ii i 1I it in 11 If, IMl ITS HH iv, rr va lit "tt I ih i i it; i lltMt ir: W2 R.7:.2 Wi lt iM Sit IK ina: Avaratja 110 1U i Id A ,1 li 1 it 1. U.lKl I 141 li i IsM I.V.U Vi l-l I1.K7 l-m I.T lo.O Is. nvI A4 lj loir? wt 1V IM i tJ -Ml t.TlA iff iht, oi: i-rr l7; wj i i 11.

"Ai 1.... VM4 ,71 ll.iti 1." VI 11 al 11 ST 1S.J Li 14 7l 21. OJ) rllur by taction. Compariann lth Inaolvrnclra In 11 hda el rlklna; mmvamnla In N'aar ng land, both a to number and amount vt uWaulted lUt.llltl.. l.i.-a were nntably frwar In alaaMrhuaatta and l'olins Ik ul.

while tha amount Involvrd waa naariy tl.kuv.O) lax In Mapaarhiiartu alona. nil tha othar hand. Khoda laland raportrd mote faHiira and liabllltli were about pr rant haavlar. Llttl altaratlon ai- psara for Nmr York atata. a amall In cma) In numbar bain o(Taa-t by a do rraaa of half a million In llal.lllil.-a.

Thli Improvamant waa loat In New Jeraay, howevar. and l'annaylvtnla mada a very bad rxhlblt, llabllltb-a xceedlna' thoaa of laat year by B.wj.io. or nearly par c'nL Tha Increaa In number of default waa not noteworthy. Indicating; that romparatlvaly few large falluros wi ro- tponalblo for the poor abowlnK. from tha south (how a very Ir regular at at of affair a to default, many atntaa reporting fi-wcr failures and smaller loaaea.

while others made a mnet unantlafnrtory exhibit. MarylHnd auffwt leva than In th previous year by a wide margin, and North Carolina reported less than hnlf as heavy facilities, while In tn.iny raw the alteration was tuning. Tet Texas showed an lnrree.ua of alout per cent as to number, although the amount Involved wns only a Utile more than U) per cant larger. There was a rliw of about s. million dollnra In UabllltlTS of failure In Mbisnurl.

Tenneaaee and Virginia, with half a million In the IHntrlot of Columbln. 8outh Camllnn, Florida and Alnbama. Aaldo from th lang-e numerli-iU Increase In Texas.the only striking change as to number wns 130 In Mtasourl. The general result of theae stnttstlrs Is to show remarkably heavy mortality among small traders at the southwest, which In due to tha bad weather and the heavy damage to crops during the early part of the season. In this respi-ct, latent advices are more encouraging.

In the central state the exhibit Is much more gratifying, every state except Wls-ronaln showing a material decrease In number, wlillo the Increase In that case was but fourteen. Owing to a few unusually lars-s manufacturing defaults, total liabilities In the section Increased slightly, Illinois providing most of the change. At the west there appears exactly opposite results, numerically an Increase apiiearlng while a decreaso of about a million dollars occurred In mobilities. The most Striking alteration appeared lr. Minnesota whern liabilities were four times as large In IKill, ngnlnst wlilch there was an Increase Mat year of nearly a million dollars In Nebraska and still more In Colorado.

Aside from these two exoeptlomil THE POET'S THOUGH THE DA OF BY LORD i to a Th by lor vt A th ed rua on the ner The lions of A.B. and Hon. nt the press MY Sample Shoe Sale At the His: Shoe Store Commences Tuesday, Jan. 6ih Thli the twlce-a-year Shoe Sale that fileases all Shrewd iuyers. Keep posted on our Special Sale Days.

THE HUB 7th anil Walnut SVVA)rV The City in firic. The funeral of Z. I. I.rmin mill ha hi Id thla efl. ini at 1 I be-k from tha rhurch on heat Twelfth SUaaL Two men named Keener and Kehoa ere brought to the rounly Jail flaturday from I'ols (ty to await the a-lion of th rand lory It la rialtned they eiignsed a fight with another man named Ki n- ner.

a loualn of lha and that waa alven m-h the aorat of it. Fi II, Ing tbia II la einimed Ihev eaault-t Kennee wim a rnio and revolver, and tht while they did not ehoot him they In-flirted sirlmis Injurlea About thirty city emi lovea were work. Inc on lha luxei and Hidse atreat swer yeelei.lNy. 'I hta waa on amount of lha fai thai one of the ewrr man hd a waa shout hMf rompli t. Hatutilay nisnt and II Was detied aater lo prie'ved with lha w.wk of coiiii.l.

tii vati rather then to wait for Monitor. Tba work of building th arwrr will ermtinue until BlH.ui rrl.runrv 1. when It la hofed that II Will be eomt'leled. IrKliK tor Mi kl- derry that had pro-reeded eteadily altn the rimtrart waa started and but one day was mlet. that t-1 "ar a 11 una In Oi tuber when Uia rain Interfered.

r.ironr a jurv in in eaaa or r. f. Ore.n met at the city hall ye.lerday after- miti vt-MiH i urn i Horn natural iire.n was the mu-lc rint-r who found dad th" third floor of W'et Walnut street. Hardin. C.

A. Weaver and Krnt.k Mrothers were Uia member, of the eoroner a turv li was not mM rei -aeary to lake ev tlenra, aa all of the Jurymen had Invest the elrrumetanees of the death. i il isr pretuatlona taken In exceaa view of the weak bi-ari of ilreen diath. Coroner He. a and Manaaer I mil, of tha lnd with which Oreen was 1n.1l reelly Otillliecte.1 have been unable to learn ot any ot reiativea of ilreen.

lh Miielriana union held a mi-ellna veaterdnv aiierniain inn erransrq to stletid to th fuiieriii of Oreen. who wss a member of in union ITow la your supply of cr.sIT Ymir bin should lie full of ronl. lmn't wait for storm. Oet ready now. Ilennstt 117 Jfourth, I'hon Cu.

Dr. Terry. rinn JIT. Equitable building. PEOPLE ARE IN PHILIPPINES (Continued from pay, 1 of the Fhlllpplnee not only that they have rights undei the lew, but slso that they cannot hop to enjoy such rights unless they acquire courage and Independence fiifflclAnt to assort them against attempt by tlieir ftllow Flliplnuj to perpetuate the system of 'carlqut'lsm or liberally trans lated, 'boaalsm.

Ths report says tha Filipino laborers mum bo taught the Indepamlenca and dig nlty of labor under trie government, and adds: "Tha organisation of labor Into unions In Manila, while brought abou by a crack brained Insurrection agitator for political purposes only. will, we nope, lead to an organisation which may have much to do with Inculcating this lesson, son "The Filipino people of the better clas have received th passage of the I'hlllp- plne act with great satisfaction, the re man recites. The commission urges that It la the duty the Cnlted Slates to secure to the 1'hll- Ipplnrs as stable a currency as that used tns people of tho fulled Staloa. Recommendation, Made. The commission concludes with a list recommendations, which sre urged up ronariss.

Among them are: Establishment nf a gold standard In the Islands and of banking corporations empowered to la, ne circulating bank notes under proper safeguards. Keduction of at leant 75 per cent of Dlngley rates of duty upon goods Import Into the Cnlted Slates from the jViuilp pines. Certain amendments of the Philippine land act, limiting the sale of governmunt holdings. This Icgl.slution Is necessary to the development of the All bonds Issued by the Insular govern meat under authority of the Philippine shall bs free from state, county and municipal taxation In the United States. An amendment Is rged to the Chinese exclusion act giving power to the govern ment to sdmit a fixed and limited number Chinamen into the Philippines who are certified to be skilled laborers, on the bond of the employer that for every Chinese skilled laborer employed he will em ploy a Filipino apprentice, and that he will return the Chinese skilled laborer thus Introduced within five years after admission to the country, and that he shall pay a hnud tax of not exceeding each Chinaman so admitted to the In sular government to meet the expenses the enforcement of these restrictions.

commission thinks unlimited admis of Chinese would be unwise. MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS. Died. ANNEBERO In this city, Sunday, Jan. 4th at 12 p.

Mrs. Mary Justus An- neberg. aged 08 years. Mrs. Anneberg was one of the pioneer settlers of lies Moines and wns highly reKpected.

The funeral will take place Tuesday 2 p. m. from the family resi dence. lSKft Twcnty-iourtn street, riev. Wirt ortlclatlng.

FOR DESSERT, SUNDAY, JANUARY 11th, 1903, try JELL-O, prepared according to ths following recipe: BANANA CREAM. Teel five large bnnanas, rub smooth with five teblespoonfuls of sugar: add one cud sweet cream beaten to a stiff froth, then one package of lemon Jcll-O dissolved In one and a half cups boiling water. Pour In molds or cups, and when cold, garnish with candled cherries and serve with thin cream. A nice dessert for any meaL at any time. Four flavors Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry.

At grocers, 10 cents. 00 of cf of a A Warnrl Apaint Room Ihinran Ktvjicninr; Wine at II i Salikxt, Jamea MrVamara. Brtretor of lha "Inst IdnMf" shi near lb JKntlhweat- em Irwaa on Kaat to nal aitael. sad llliey. who wss running lh win room In lh rear nf the saloon In which hv.

young atria and fifteen men war found dunking Sew Years day, pbadrd Sllv before Jualli Imiaan and were nnl ran for owning and keeping liquor i -r ia IliaiiUv Two of ths rns who were wet rlraaed faturiUy nikhi. They war Myrtle and Mary Jten.abottom 1 be olhet. Will be relee. li.lar an who was ronrliil fifteen dar. llllry 'parh4" en Meffamsra, tailing Hi rni.it ibal M.

Samara oanr-l and ran the win ro- in aa wall as lha w) Kn Jua- llce lium sii notifled tham both thai If th tne re ra waa found open al any tlm ll would bs raided aasln and they would aaaln be arrested. Th win room wu rlneed light (Saturday bight and last Bight. A man named Jnill Is said by ths rers lo be the prprirlnr of lh solnnn at Raat Utim-hI aliaet an-l Orand aven-i. In lbs wins room oer whbh alt men an-i one woman were arretted Halurday nlghf An Information amt him will be him today, probahly tn ilbw court, and lh even parsons arreatnl In lbs plat will ba arraigned ar going lo slop thla win room Sol.) Juallc Imnraa yesterday. IS (Continued from page I by Uia pa--pie of VeDetuela.

I will no mora abdicate than I will r-aign Th Main revolution, without eaaialanre from foreign power, will a-n a paet Th course, pursued by the sided pownra In maintaining lh Mia kaita of I iiuni'a haa caua-d aatoniabment among the etgn resident of tbia ity When the Iniii steamer ITIns Wl V. arrival of? l.a Oualra Is laks on board lha Kur.i pean malls th authiailb-a at Ia tlunlri nt tba mall rut In a small bat 1 Ma bot was stopped by lbs lintlah cruiser on blii kade and th mall bags Were taken on board tha wjrahtp. The al clerks who were In Ihe am ill -at say the mall bag, notwithstanding their protests, Wvrw opt, lead uil board the cruiser. CUSTOM HOUSE TO CLOSE TODAY One Ira. Jan.

4 TTie Dutch ronaul hare saw tba captain of tha llrltlah cruis er Tribune yeeterday and enured permia-slon for a steamer nf Ihe Dutch una to rail off La dualr January 7. snd Inks on board Dr. Van ler.len. lha Dutrh minister to Venesuela. woo Is In III health.

Kslf the rbTks employed In the customs houa her snd all the members of the Cost guard gervlre of 1.A (jualra hav lieen clischsrged. This means rutting off tha rev anus of elxty or mure families. Tha lot Oualra curium bouse will closed to morrow. About ti-edores are at present without iiii'lovmeiit, and rioting f. and Th government will duubtieae hsvo to employ urgent measures lo maintain th quirt.

FINANCIAL pa sic AT CARACAS Wlllemstad. tal.tnd of Curncao, Jan. 4. Thi-r was a financial panic nt Caracas yesterday afternoon. A large number of smad traders and private depositors went together to th office of the Hank ot Vene- iuela for the pun" of exchanging tha bank's notes for sliver.

The bank refused tn sxrhangs mors than Uft worth of notes for sny one person, and at 4 clock In the afternoon cbowd It door. The panic con tinued, lulls Isuaed by ths bank are now soiling for svi per cent of their face value. Tho leading firms st Caracas, notwith standing the present situation, have pre sented no notes for redemption, aa they are all Interested In supporting tit bank. ll'ASHISGTOS IS U'ATCHISG Washington. Jan.

4 The aggressive movements of the Venetunlan revolution- lets sre being watched cloaely here. I.ste unufflclnl advices Indicating great activity on th part of tha rebela, and reporting a menacing movement toward Cara cas, give the Impression that iTestaent Castro's position Is critical. It had been confidently hoped there would tie a cessntlnn of the hostilities sgnlnat th government so that them might be prompt sctlon with respect to arbitration of the claims against Vena- uela by the European allies. REI'OLUTIOSISTS NEED MOSEY Psrls. Jan .5 In a dispatch from Cara cas the correspondent of tfie Matin says that In spite of the u' of the Vene- suelan revolution, their finances are not sufficient to permit them to obtain muni tions nf war.

It is undeniable that the sltustinn of the government is growing more aggravated, continues the corre spondent, and that Its resources arty falling. See thi9 spot? Does it interest you? You can sa re a "One" on every rive you spena here for Clothing. In other words, one-fifth of regular Utica prices. In other words, five dollars for four. The only exceptions are staple black and blue suits that we try to koep In full assortments all tha.

time. niKDUcn 4Uat Ut Mi LARGEST BECAUSE BEST. ASSESSED LANDING REPOR QUESTIONED of ty in TO Voluminoin Rqrt td the IrM Lantl Conference Hat I Urn I'tililic. Jan I The Irian land confer- nr haa lasitad iniliioiiS rsrt of lis deliheratluna. In whlrh II la d-lr-d thai only aitf.1ory stt lament lb eilatlng land qinell" Is lha subatltu lion nf an occupying ar proprietary siahlp of land for th stlstWieT dual srehlp.

As tba process) of dlrstt tala In Ir, ferenia In purchaso and resale woul ba g.nnrally teiiioiis and iinaallsfsciory, Iherafora, si-l whel ewnera or bait ocrupleta s-l il-eil. and csiet'l'" Ib'ase dial in la under Hi congealed ill-lrti board, lha renort rerotnnwiida lhal Ihe sxiiirmenl should ba mada bet wean owner and lh iHcupler. subjert la th prcaaaary Invrellgaibm by Uia state lo lllla, tantal and serurlty. Tba rl-irt snipbaalsas lha desirability of titdurlng Ian, I la I wnllnila to raalda In Ireland, and with Ibis purp la vl-w II says an e-t-ituM prb ahould ld to owners, bed up-m Inoin.a. and lh provtaion ought lo ba made hr tha raaaia lo owner, of mani-loit oiaea ana meenes The purthiai- price snoukl anna ba aaeiirance by lha stal uf aairb Income or th payaunl of a capital sum producing II al 1 pr iwnt nr int.

If ruaramei-d by the at.il tuiant, re payment, should ba rinde for a term of year, securing a rljctlon of from It lo per cent on rnta To do thl may tnvnlv some saatetanre rr -m in. stale ta-ynnd Iba use of lis credit, are! lb rpiat runai'ler thai such aaelstance Would be tiidinad ful'y In lha future wl far nf Ireland and lb settlrnieni of Ihle Veli-d problem The rert offer no d-flnlte financial prop-aala. but It "hel li ra lhal an un exampled opportunity etiel at th prv etit sinmoil dwl with Ibl quiallu.i Surceaefolly It derlsreat also that tlta solutl nf the land qiteallon Should ba acmmautb-d by a settlement of the evicted tenants que tlon upon an equitable liaela. Captain 8hew-'l at lor. secretary ef the conferam-o hrra loMlay for tb rnlte, Hist on l.aI the Cutisnl line steamer Ivemla.

He lo Amerb to sa fer tain tb View of iTial l-nt llieaelt and I'llor ptotnlner.t Amerb-ana on lha land qui at Ion A Glftl WHO NUNS A MILL. th Makes Specialty of Ry Ftue for lh German Baksrt Psnntylvanta. I'nil i.b lte-o rd From lima lb hna been a rug g-, tpe ll tt gieat griiln-grlndlng III-ourtrv, bul Iba rauwliiii.g lulli, whi-re riK ground on mlllet-mea and Hour load on Ihla prlnrle are few n.1,-e, tUl- of theae quaint Inatl niton, alahde roar tb bi-adaati-r of the I'erklotnen rh.T and la operated I a girl 17 year if age. tba Mill woman In ties Pmti who follows tb tiail of a ry flour lllloer 'I Ma mill stand on the weat honk nf lh I'lrkiomen. near II- r-ford, and la t.v rUIII" It Tri-h hl-r.

daught-r Dl ll Trel -bier, proprietor of tha mill Wl.lle Ihe nlaralor ot Ihe mill la quite young Ihe concern umtor her rliarse baa -l nearly a century, and baa lieen iqe-iaieil b) her nnrcators for throe genera tli-na Mlea 'Irelrhler baa operated the mill entirely alone for Ihe laat year, getting oceaalonsi ettance from her brothei only hen unloading the rye and loading the pour She la an early rteer. trudges st daw from tha farm houee nearby lo lha mill snd works constantly all day, and some times way Into the starry nlrht, al Ihe nistket, for floor are booming Tb mill la equipped with several grinding she often runs them a II. grinding at the same time corn, wheat and oat for the farmera. Mlaa Trel. filer la atrong.

and to holat three-biiabel sackful of rye to the third floor of her mill ooneldered by her an ev laek; the pi imuho tga of rye fi are sleo res-lily gathered by her from the reel and transferred to the scale, weighed and eewrd. ready for IreneportH tlon, the huge grinding stone sre lifted bv the sld of screw I'lo lo a height whl permits her In re. ul with a hisel and hammer the radiating groove whenever nei-eeaary, and In ehott she Is a tyiit miller In all reai-eeta, except poeelhly In the matter or fli-rmsn l-akera are hr principal pat rons, snil mnny a loaf rrom the flour cut Into allies In the enloons snd si-rved aa lunch with a gin of larer beer Miss Trelrbler has. Indi-ed. thoroughly mastered her trade, and stsndlng before the reel snd throating hrr hand In th enowv mixture nf she can fid th texture and Inatantly Judge tha qualltr of her flour.

If It doee not coma to tb standard grade she tnatsntly rcaiilsti- the machinery, whlrh will make a liner or coarser grade, sa desired. When water Is plenty the capacity nf the mill Is about pounds every ten hours Mis Tretchler, although born on th farm, tins been sround this mill since childhood, snd Ihe work Is very natural to her snd mirre familiar, loo. than many household duties, or th work nsu-slly dona on the fnrm by a farmer daughter. A Complete Diagnosis. Exchange: "You have spendlrtt1s and ing trouble." announcer! tne pnvniri.i he tue-reii throusn tn tistieni wi his rny apparatus, "slso trnce of liver conmliilnt and a mild form of dyspenela: sIko 1.1.10 tn your p-Kkut, My fa, will be Here he turned orr tn current and tola Oie patient the examination waa over 11 ail rignt, aocior.

sail ine paueni but It aeems to that you hve neg. lerted an nnimrtunlty to secure 10 cents and the other things you Still Another New Year Suggestion. Monroe Mirror: Wouldn't It be well If all the critics of Itooker Washington did as much for humanity, white, black or yellow, as that noble man Is doing IS PUT TO DEATH "Topsy" Became Unruly and So She Was Executed by Electricity. New Tork, Jan. 4.

Several hundred spectators today witnessed tho execution by electricity at Coney Island of "Topsy," an -elephant, who had killed three man and had recently become unmanageable Immediately after 200 grains of cyanide of potassium had been administered, concealed In a carrot, a current of 4,600 volts was turned on through copper plates on rhlch the animal stood. Almost Instantly the elephant fall and was pronounced to be dead. An autopsy showed that the poison had not had time to take effect. execution was conducted under the supervision the Society for the Prevention of Cruel to Animals. "Topey" was about 5 years old and wns the first baby elephant exhibited in thU country when she was brought here by Adam Forepaiujh.

Will Send Mora. Philadelphia Press: "Your wlfo," began the reporter, "and the young man with whom she eloped have just been caught New York, where they bwt their money and were stranded Just they were starting for Europe. We thought you'd want to hear the news, and "That Isn't news," replied the man. "The news Is that I've sent them enough money to see them IRISH FAMOUS ELEPHAN SEEMS A SURE GO Ctimpany Incorporates to DuiU Frmn Kno'svillc to Chaium. Puaaey Til County press, Jsn I Tht omnilil" appointed a week agi laat Monday evening to confer and report boon lha feaaibiliiy nf a plan to sonnat Knosvllla and (bartlon aim an electric trolley ln met In Albia Wne.lay Tha meting was an ihthuaiaatle on sand was ri it i-nli-d by ail the l.maa e-ninty del-galea ali i aliM.it.

tha Initial niuaa mealing held in th II bona beta, aa wall aa several Who Wtl hot preaetll at that gxllieiltiB villa waa al Aliua n.reuiig by I. oilina, li. Ham) rruah and i. aaay tlaiiion, potnmltie waa romil of th f- lo1flg Oallteil pr-mitnent and well. known loena county rltlgens.

rwplisuets and wide-awake buelneaa men. r) It, Slailory. A. I'enhft. Ml ManMiig Miewari, A tuki-niwrry, A llroan, II It Van lre and II Urtintar The mnimltle no at II.

Mount hotat about li and to Iranaai I buinea aa soon aa an organisation waa affected. In rbalrman of the iMiiton rommlttaa option! the ball by stating nt I nf Ilia meefng and In uisiil neett tif such a Una between th twu moiily seals Inier- lated lie told tli pr.ioiolita plee.lt thai Chailton and l.u.aa county wait "Ibere to do boeift.e and llial KnoStlita and Marlon county would la hear their -rti .11 of ina but urn Mr Mallory eatlmaird lliat It would ruuli lliwusi put Ilia Una In bonded Jiai aim ii more to roinpleta Ilia ptaul and put In firal-claaa feiwar and roilllig e'ikk Arrorillng lo lha talk of lb Chavritoo fMoinoier tlie failure or sure of Hhh pi. I d. (a-nded anliralv un lha efTort wbli li Ma i Ion counly and Knosvllla should mak to secure tuair portion of th funds rNulia. If th Kn, uvula and etari.Hi totmty pnmiotara will se to II that a auberiiOTl further lb eiiler-Itfiae.

Iba rapllaiiats al lha a -uln snd uf tha Una will raiaa a llsa amount and attend In th other no an, lai matters nrea aaiy lu maa the pro)eit a rartalniy Tb lata of tjioae pteeeni at Alloa all appeared 10 bear out tte Me thai tha pr-e- greeaiva buatlr or our nvignnnrin uumr had no frara of their anility rsiae ike autn riiilrd In other word aa tba matter now atanda th whole thin la up to th ettigen north of th Lue i-ounty line Mr klallny pnaltivaly as sured our Oili-g that abeiwter Kn villa and Martuti county came up Ib.ir nu ibal he would mun lb r- maindi-r of lb fun. I 1 wo routa wei augseatrd. Ulfl-ru a sllgbliy fi im tlma talked of at the Kimsvuia mealing tn la by way of and Columbia, lha iKbar to run thrm.gh lsile and New bvrn. Ir'armi-rs aioi.g Ihe iroioaed routea will be asked lo sube-rib to the enlei urtae. The toad will follow Iba II" Ul ahb th moat capital ran ba secured It Is pr-Heaiej to tut lour cars in opera lion aliing lha Una aa s-m a It la flnlehed.

other, to added aa tha bualneaa In rreaaea. At the afternoon meeting srtlrle, of In. corporation wcra slgnad. tha members of the committee siaumg aa iuc.irut.rai.ira 7 name eelai led fo tha proiuri1 r-e Is the "Knosvllla. i banton A HVoithrr Klectrlc railway.

Although prunani Internled for the benefit of Char 'on and knosvllla. It la lha Intention lo ulilnasle. extend Ilia road lo Ihe MUeourt Una an aorih and aval near Knoxvlll I harlu will ha lit utDi-ial baailiuariera. This roiicvaalntt waa made bei-auae tha promol era at that end of the line have teen re-gueated to furnish Maiuu of the fund ni-ceaaary In build and equip the Una snd sea that the bnnda ara runneo na Knoxvlll ehouhlered this burden tb1 headuunrters could have been locsled brra Th oi--rllti flant Is to baval e-l on little htti brraat creek north of hartton. where water and fuel ran obtained In abundance.

It was deur mined to make a preliminary surve within tha next ten d. AIkiuI ti wl las ruiulnd to cover that brsnrh of th work. Hotti r'u'e, mentlonrd will be surveyol. tt waa derided to call a mass meeting of cltlsens to meet at lha roui houa in thl, city next Tuesday evening one at Dallas for Wedneeilay evening and another at I oltimbta Thursday even Inc This move wss made an that ths matter can be presented clearly and In telilgmtly to thoee Interested. Al thoea meeting, commlttf-ea will tie appointed 1o anlii.it subsi-riptlona lo furtm-r tha an.

terprlae, and U- raise fund, for making tha nreilnnhary surveyK lo all annear anrea If Marlon county does her share of th work tn thl, matter tha naid wul tn ooeratlon by midsummer. The tem porary olticera of th road. who will rv until May. when a permanent nrganisa tlon anil be effected, sre. rl 11 Muilory I hartton.

pri anient a Itel.amt villa, vli-e-prealib nt Ell Mimnlng. har- Iton, secretary; F. It. Crocker, vliarlton treaaurer. The directors sre: 8.

II. Mallory. A. Paul. k.

II. Van Iiyke, W. A. Kiken- erry, Horace Jrfirlmor, JI. H.

Stewart, J. A. lirown, L. Collin. II.

Elliott, O. P. Wright and J. M. lieliamy.

The following named pereone algn1 th article ot iiicirporaiioii: ll. h.11 Manning J. A. rentes. Hta art.

W. kjkenla-rry. ll K. Van In kr J. A.

Brown, li. U. Uirlmor. J. 8 bu lamy.

H. Collins. F. M. 1- rush and J.

Casey. PLAN FOR TRUST FFXL THROUGH Pltlalmrg. Jan. 4 The Gasetts to-mor row will ssy: The twenty million dollar malleable eastings consolidation announced last mouth aa an assured thing, has gone to pieces. It Is said that th support of Judge r.lbcrt K.

linry, Maxham and their associates in the I'niled Stains Steal corporation was withdrawn on ths ground that the conditions are not opportune for the launching of such a concern and tins led to tha deal being dropped for an In definite time. Th seventeen concerns who were In form tha consolidation hsv a combined output of am.OOO tons of malleable cast Ings. These concerns ara mostly located In the middle west. In Illinois, Indiana. Ohio.

Michigan. Wisconsin, with three others at Hiiffalo, N. 1 Trenton, N. and Chat tanooga, Tenn. JAMES DAVIS ENTERS ON IRK New Attorney for Iowa for the Northwestern Is Established in This City.

Yss, I will write my address, Des Moines, hereafter," said James C. Davis, of Keokuk, at the Bavery last evening. "I will be here from now on. I don't nx- pect to do a great deal for a month or so, until I get fairly settled down and get my bearings." Mr. Davis, who is the new attorney for Iowa for the Northwestern road, arrived from Keokuk last evening.

He selected offices In the Equitable building some days ago, and these ara roady for occupancy. Mr. Davis hss not yet moved his family to this city. In view the difficulty of obtaining a suitable house at this time of year, Mrs. Davis will remain in Keokuk for the present.

Mr. and Mrs. Davis expect to occupy a residence here along towards spring. Death of H. L.

Townsend. Philadelphia, Jan. A private dispatch received here today from Camden, 8. announces the death In that city of Henry Lester Townsend, senior member of the banking firm of De Haven A Townsend, this city, and one of the leading- financiers of the country. Mr.

Townsend had been in 111 health for two years and went south on the advice his physician. lie was born In Wilmington, DeL, In Mr. Townsend waa governor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and served two terms as president of the organization. They nre nime to conjur In the muMc'el worU there are none lupffior. Very few e.ua! them.

You ennnot mike a nKUke if you buy one v1 them. Their naicj' qualities nnJ great durability nuke them a Inveitnent. I am alia Sole Aent for the onjjlnil Planolj anj S.pk 'iano 1'Uyer. Set tne before you buy. My fra- are always lower than elsewhere.

S. I. MAl'kS. i me in 315 Seventh Street. PROTECTION FOR MRS JINNIE COX Sheriff OfTcrs to GtnrJ the I'ost- ciftiec anil Tatrol tlic Town.

fndlanola. Mle. Jan 4 eio.i.H A f. of Ihl, count V. elated tonight that If Mllitile Col wanted to open the poa office and feared violence ha would dep utise a siifh-letii complement of m-n to lard the and irol ti loan Tba hoed baa made no appii.

teiion t-i the autlKirlll f.ir proie. lion Poatofnce Inaii-ter KttrseritI-1 bm brn aeignrd lure fem Ixoilatana Ite wnt itiro lo the nf the, elo rtf? I inlal.t ith Msinr Iwvla where a flir waa held lter ba left the city. PATINT RIGHTS IN FAN AST. Hew Inventor Ar PUaardad By Oriental 0venments. Now Twk P.sit: N-lhlng better Illus trate th differenia between Occidental and tirUntiU civilisation than Ihe munm-r In whl-h Invention ar regarded by lh reaper-live governments.

In lb wet lh tnv.ntor la honored anl hi Inwntlo Is pmierted by letters pat. snt. ro'rlstita and Iraib-marks. while i it. Is bestowed upon thoaa who ar Ihmwn lent of emplnvment Ihniush th Invention Itanlf.

In tha far east Ihe Invent, ar la regarded as a mete artisan: her are no patents lo protect or reward him. and lha laborer la protected by th.i uthorltbw against any and all things hli-h tend to In lure Ma calling "ll Is Ihla altitude of Ihe governing rleeeea." said an riiiorter. "which merchant and which threatens action consequences In lha Industrial and com-nicri-liil world before mnny )enra hav paeai-d by Kven at tha preeent time It works Inluatlca from a wretrrti lnt nf view. Thus on one occasion a large houa Kent a consignment of fin lmi t.i Julian. Thry were the latest design and were protected by letters patent.

They old promptly In Yokohama and tho nni-nt wrote boms ar a larger Invoice, When the arrived not one could he sold. Th piitxled sgent made Inquiry nnd found that tha first bit had bean pun rmae I by manufacturers, who Immediately Imitated them and put Ihe Imitations on th market at leas than half the price for which the originals could be sold." A similar experience was had by a concern whlrh exported hand sewing i-chltie-s lo Japan and China. With the exception of gooda whoea making requires expensive and complicated machinery, It doe not pay lo exp irt anything on a isrgit rale to th far east which ran tie Imltnt-ed bv the clever artisans In that part of lha world. It Is to ba hoped that Japan and Chin will Join the International Copyright Ieugue and enact broad patent laws. 1 11III thla Is dune lias foreign merchant I dcifetisleea.

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Organised HA Agents wanted. It. P. Dart, Htsta Agent, 411 Crocker Uulldlng. Dns Molnee.

In. Oet our Annuity Kates before buying. GANT) OPERA HOUSE iX'nt Monday Jan. The Phenomlnal Success Ttia Burglar and the Waif Prices 15c, 35c, 3c, soc. Boxes and Malta 75c.

FOSTER'S OPERA HOUSE Wednesday, Jan. 7 CHARLES 13. HANFORD In a magnlflesnt production of Shakes pssra's Funniest Comedy, The Taming of the Shrew GRAND OPERA HOUSE Night, Tkorealae 0 Saturday Beginning IllUloUdJ, JOili 0 Matinee Lincoln J. Carter' Down flobi.e Great Bcenlo Production. Prices ijc, asc, 3sc, soc.

Boxes 73c FOSTER'S OPERA HOUSE MATINEB Ion ffl OaiUIUflf, JGII, IU Ths New rtuslcal Comedy Tho Princo of Pilscn GRAND OPERA HOUSE Monday, Jan. 12 Jul Walters' Successful Comedy Drams, Side-Tracked Prices 1C. 25, 35. 50, Boxes and Bulls FOSTER'S OPERA HOUSE Tuesday, January 13 David Belasco's Romsntlc and Reallstla Drama, THE HEART OF MARYLAND Presented by David Belasco Company Excursion toMexico Write to WESTERN TOURIST ASSOCIATION aw youngerman Blk.A Des Moines. Though the day of my destiny's over.

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