THEWATERTOWN REPUBLICANBy G. W. NORRIS.

WATERTOWN, ; WISCONSIN.

A Philadelphia women makes acomfortable living- each summer bytaking- plants to “board.” When thewealthy residents of the city closetheir homes, preparatory to spendingthe season at the seaside, the womancalls and gets their plants and takesthem to her own conservatory.

Hanging in the window of a barbershop are the long and flowing whis-kers worn for many years by Dr. T.A. Stevens, of Independence, Mo.They hung down below the doctor’swaist and they were famous all overthe county. The doctor bet them onthe election of Bryan.

A committee has been appointed torevise the French signal book, aswell as the system of tactics for lightsquadrons. A similar revision wasmade in 1591 by a committee underthe presidency of Adm. Duperre. Thepresent revision is due to the factthat when the squadrons met formaneuvers in the summer some dis-crepancies were found in their prac-tice.

The city of Birmingham, Ala., hasalready begun to make preparationsfor a “metallic exposition,” to beopened there November 15, 1904, andcontinue until May 15, 1905. Itscharter name is to be the Interna-tional Metallic and Industrial expo-sition. The state is expected to con-t.ibute SIOO,OOO toward the expenseand congress is to be asked to give$500,000.

. Divers who have been at work inthe sea between Cape Matapan andthe island of Corgo, the ancient Ky-thera, report that they have seenstatues and other archaeologicalobjects. They have brought to thesurface a hand which must have be-longed to a great bronze statue. TheGrecian government has undertakenthe supervision of the further re-searches which will be made.

The Danish ship yards which turn-ed out the yracht Standard for theczar are now engaged in the con-struction of another yacht for theMuscovite emperor, which, whilesmaller, is to far surpass everythingas yet known in comfort and luxury.It is to be used in the semi-inlandwaters of the Russian gulf and espe-cially on the great rivers which tra-verse the 6-mpire in every direction.

Thomas Gaither, of Hancock Sta-tion, Md,, killed four big porkers thathad been fed on the refuse from adining- car. While making the sausagea hard substance stopped the grinder.When removed it proved to be a beau-tiful solitaire diamond ring. It wassent to Baltimore for inspection, andcame back with the information thatthe diamond alone was worth S6OO.The ring was mutilated, but the atonewas unharmed.

There is one man in the world whois learning Dutch just now with allhis might, for he has wooed and wona queen whose native tongue it is.Nobody -would learn Dutch for themere sake of learning it, and it isnot surprising that Duke Henry doesnot know it; but, says the “king,”anybody would learn it to sit besidea queen on her throne, and it is notsurprising that Duke Henry is learn-ing it as fast as he can.

The adjutant general’s departmenthas on file many applications for re-

tirement of officers who have servedthirty y'ears. Under existing law thepresident can, at his discreion, retiresuch officers, but unless there is amost excellent reason why an officershould not be required to remain inactive service all such applicationsare being refused. It is said to besurprising how many officers of thirtyyears’ service are anxious to leavethe active list.

Apropos of the late death ofThomas Arnold, the father of Mrs.Humphry Ward, it may be of interestto know, what docs not seem to begenerally known, that the Arnoldfamily was of Hebraic extraction,and that its name in Germany,whence it came to this country, wasAaron. Aaron in English is generallytransformed* into Arnold just as Sol-omon finds easy and natural transi-tion into Sullivan and Hirsch intoHarris, etc.

The annual report of the board ofordnance and fortification, which hasjust been received by the senate, con-tains a list of curious offers made byinventors during the year. These areclassified under the head of “subjectsconsidered,” and the ingenuity of theAmerican is strangely displayed. Notless than nine airships were offeredto the board during the year. All ofthese were rejected. Among thosewith aerial machines are Carl Browne,Philo T. Rood, Cererac Paul, John H.Crozier and others of less fame.

It is the habit of those who are ad-dicted to any form of abstinence orindulgence to quote instances of ex-treme longevity, as they arise, in sup-port of their practice. Henry Rich-ards, of Worthenbury, who attainedrecently his 102d birthday, will bequoted by smokers as a remarkableexample of the healthful effects ofnicotine. Mr. Richards smokes reg-ularly four ounces of tobacco a week,sometimes more, and yet he was avoter before the first reform bill andcan remember the battle of Water-loo.

IT DOESN’T SUIT HIM.

Chinese Emperor Objects to Por-tions of the Demand.

In Not Yet Ready to Present His An-

swer Newspapers of Shang-hai Also Oppose the

Terms.

Peking, Dec. 28.—Li Hung Changand Prince Ching, the Chinese peacecommissioners, have heard from theemperor, Kwang-Su. Prince Chingcalled on the former for consultation,remaining for over an hour. The courtobjects strenuously to reducing theforts, and also to allowing permanentlegation guards, which, it seems tothink, could be made sufficiently largeat any time it was desired to menacethe court itself.

After the conference it was decidedto hold further communication withthe court before seeing the minis-ters.

Object to Peace Terms.

Shanghai, Dec. 28.—The Chinesenewspapers here object to the pro-posed peace terms. The Universal Ga-zette considers that the princes andofficials who are to be punished shouldbe named.

It is questionable whether Gen. TungFuHsiangis included among thosepun-ishab’e; and so far as Prince Tuan isconcerned it is well known that theChinese peace commissioners havebeen instructed not to consent to anypunishment of any person of royalblood exceeding imprisonment.

Some of the native journals holdthat the presence of permanent lega-tion guards will render the emperor'sreturn impossible, because thesewould be a menace to the court.“China,” says one of them, “would bepowerless to suppress risings, becauseprohibited from increasing her mili-tary strength; and the powers, there-fore, would renew hostilities againand the people would be mowed downlike hemp.”

British Increase Their Garrison.Peking, Dec. 28.—The British have

increased their garrison at Yang-tsnnto 100 men, with horses and three guns.A flying column of 1.600 cavalry willscour The country between Tientsinand Yang-tsun. in obedience to FieldMarshal von Waldersee’s orders to beon the alert, in view of the French re-port of an engagement with 2,500 Chi-nese troops.

Col. Tullock’s regiment will remainto destroy the towns ae recently held.This action is taken owing to the factthat it has been discovered that anumber of Boxers unquestionablymade that their headquarters. TheBritish authorities say they do not iexpect serious trouble from the Box-ers, mainly because they lack arms, jFortunately, the Chinese government ifeared to trust them with arms, lesta rebellion against the dynasty be un-

dertaken. Otherwise the dangermighthave been serious. British soldiershave been found dead outside theTemple of Heaven with bullets intheir heads. .The murders are be-lieved to have been committed by theChinese.

[NOW DENIES HIS GUILT.

Man Wlio Surrendered at Sacramento,Cal., for an Old Murder Says

His Confession Wa False.

Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 28.—H. Green,

the man who entered the police sta-tion here and surrendered himself forthe murder of Bill Feeney, which he

said he committed in Michigan in 1875.now denies that he is guilty' of thatcrime. He claims that he was underthe influence of opium when he con-fessed. The police, however, are in-clined to believe his original story andare investigating the matter.

Clare, Mich.. Dec. 28.—The manwhose murder H. Green confessed inSacramento Wednesday was OwenFeeney, instead of Bill Feeney, asstated. Feeney was in Clare on a spreeJanuary 8, 1877, and displayed consid-erable money. He boarded a train thatnight for the lumber camp where hewas employed and was never seenagain alive. Search was begun and ahole was discovered in the ice on asmall lake near the lumber camp, butthe body could not be found. The fol-lowing September Feeney’s body wasfound in this lake with the throat cutand the skull fractured. His moneywas missing. This tallies with the con-fession to the Sacramento police.

AGED COUPLE ROBBED.Burly Xegro Binds and Tortures Old

Man and Wife Near Mari-etta, Ohio.

Marietta, 0., Dec. 28.—AbrahamJohnston and wife, both over SOyears old, were bound, tortured androbbed about midnight at their homea short distance below Marietta, bnthe West Virginia side. Their as-sailant, a gigantic negro, gained en-trance to the house stealthily. Aftersecuring all valuables he left his vic-tims still bound. Mrs. Johnston isalmost totally paralyzed from theshock and her husband is badly in-jured.

Demand Redress.Constantinople, Dec. 26.—Some Turk-

ish soldiers have grossly assaultedand maltreated the British charged’affaires, Mr. Bunsen, and othermembers of the British embassy, inthe vicinity' of the powder magazineat Makriekeuy. Sharp demands forredress have been made to the porte.

Inventor Dead.London, Dec. 28.—Lord William

George Armstrong, inventor of theArmstrong gun, and a writer uponelectrical and scit ntific topics, diedThursday morning at his home artCragside. '

THE TEACHERS.Action Taken on Various Subjects bj

Organizations in Sev-eral States.

Springfield, 111., Dec. 29.—David Felm-Jey, president of the Northern Illinoisnormal university, was elected presi-dent of the. State Teachers’ associationFriday*. A synopsis of resolutionsadopted follows:

Indorsing- the declaration of principlesof the National Educational association;urging congress to reorganize the bureauof education into an independent depart-ment; indorsing all well-directed efforts forthe preservation of native birds and otherwild life and commending Game Commis-sioner Loveday; recommending the enact-ment of a law incorporating “bird day”and Arbor day for special obsery*ance inthe schools; requesting the enlargement ofthe powers of the state superintendent ofpublic instruction: requesting the generalassembly to provide for printing the pro-ceedings of the association; approving thework of the state superintendent; lookingto the improvement of rural schools, andpetitioning the general assembly for per-missive legislation for the consolidation ofschool districts.

Milwaukee, Dec. 29. The StateTeachers’ association made somemarked steps forward at the generalmeetings Friday. State add is to beasked for the graded schools of thestate, and a movement has been startedwith the indorsement of the associa-tion for a changei in, the certificationof teachers, which will result in timein a much better class of teachers. W.H. Cheever, of Milwaukee, was electedpresident.

Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec. 29.—Beforefinal adjournment at noon Friday* thegeneral association of the IndianaSlate Teachers’ association elected of-ficers as follows; President, H. B,Brown, of Valparaiso; permanent sec-retary* and treasurer, James K. Hart,of Lebanon; recording secretary*, MissLeila Vaught, of Martinsville; chair-man of the executive committee. Law-rence McTernan, of Anderson, superin-tendent of the schools of Madisoncounty*.

Des Moines, la., Dec. 29.—Prof. A.W. Stuart, of Ottuimva, yvas formallyelected Friday morning president ofthe lowa State Teachers' association,which closed its three days’ meetingin this city* in the afternoon at threeo'clock.

St. Paul, Dec. 29.—The MinnesotaEducational association has gone onrecord as favoring the election ofstate superintendent of schools by thepeople. The resolution was intro-duced by Prof. D. L. Keihle, of thestate university, and provided thatthe official be elected, that the officebe placed on a salary footing equal tothat of other state officials, and thatthe administration office be undercivil service rules.

Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 29.—TheMichigan State Teachers’ associationclosed one of the most successful con-ventions in its history* Friday*, and de-cided to come again to Grand Rapidsnevxt year, after a lively contest forthe honor yvith Lansing, Battle Creek,Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor. Resolu-tions yvere passed indorsing the peda-gogical creed of the National associa-tion; favoring a four-year term forcount}* school commissioners, and rec-ommending a revision of the librarylaws.

DE WET IS SLIPPERY.Rumors of All Sorts Regarding the

Whereabouts of the Boer

Commander.

London, Dec. 29.—Persistent reportsare in circulation in London and onthe continent that Gen. De Wet hasbeen captured. The British Char-tered South African company receivedthis information from a source inwhich it is accustomed to place im-plicit confidence. The war office, how-ever, is without any confirmation ofthe report.

Cape Toyvn, Dec. 29.—Gen. De Wet’sattempt to break through the southhas been frustrated, and he is nowreported to be at Senekal yvith a largecommando, holding the country be-tween Fecksburg, Senekal and Wind-burg. Gen. Knox is holding the coun-try betyveen Ladybrand and Wind-burg. The eastern parties of invadingBoers are being constantly harassedand driven back toward the Orangeriver.

Cape Toyvn. Dec. 29.—The yeomanryyvho yvere captured near Britstownhave been released.

Gibraltar, Dec. 29.—The steamerCanada, yvith Lord Roberts on board,arrived here from South Africa Fri-day. The field marshal landed atnoon and received a great ovation.

London, Dec, 29.—A dispatch fromPlymouth announces the arrival thereof Maj. Gen. Sir Henry Colville, yvhose jresignation has been demanded by thewar office but yvho has refused to re-sign and has come to England fromGibraltar to demand a court-martialyvith reference to the responsibility forthe yeomanry disaster at Lindley lastMay.

Gives Himself Up.Decatur, 111., Dec. 29.—Anderson

Burnside, yvho killed Richard Bivenswith a cheese-knife in a fight in a War-rensburg restaurant, Sunday night,and who made his escape, came to De-catur Friday and gave himself up. Hesaid that he struck in self-defense andwould rather stand trial than remain afugitive.

Alger Attacks Miles.Neyy* York Dec. 29.—The North

American'Review in its next issue willcontain an article on “The Food ofthe Army During the Spanish War,”by ex-Secretary of War Russell A.Alger. The article arraigns Gen. Nel-son A. Miles for testimony ana utter-ances regarding rations furnishedarmy during the Spanish-Americanyvar.

Death of an Explorer.

Lisbon, Dec. 29,—Maj. Alexandre Al-berto da Rocha Serpa Pinto, the Af-rican explorer, is dead. He was tornApril 30, IS4G.

SALES BRINS DEATH.Awful Work of a Hurricane on

British Coast.

Many Vessels Are Wrecked and a.Large Number of Lives are Lost

—Destruction of Property

on Land.

London, Dec. 29.—Storm-driven seashave besieged the, British isles yvith

great violence for the last 36 hours.Numerous trading vessels have foun-dered and many seamen have beendrowned.

The names of the wrecked vesselshave not been ascertained in mostcases. Among those known to bewrecked is the British bark PrimroseHill, from Liverpool December 23, forVancouver. This ship went on therocks near Holyhead and broke in tyvo.It was soon battered to pieces. Therewas a crew of 35 men, and only one ofthese yvas saved, so far as known, andhe escaped in a lifeboat.

The Austrian bark Capricorn wasdriven ashore near Bude, Cornwall.Nine of the crew were drowned, onewas saved and four are still on board,with little likelihood, of being rescued,as they are unable to avail themselvesof the rocket apparatus. Two othervessels are ashore* on the • Cornwallcoast. Several yvere stove in at Ilfra-combe harbor.

The bark Ragna yvas wrecked off Tre-vime, near Cardiff, three of her crew*being drowned and nine being rescuedby rocket lines.

Considerable damage to property in-land is reported. At Oswestry a the-ater yvas destroyed.

Near Taunton the breakwater atWachet harbor yielded to the force ofthe gale and became a yvreck. permit-ting a tremendous sea to have full playagainst the shipping in the harbor.Several vessels broke adrift, tyvo foun-dered and five others yvere driven intoa hopeless tangle in a corner betyveena pier and a wharf, yvhere they liegrinding each other. Their masts andtmhvarks speedily yvent and their hullsare greatly battered. The damage willreach thousands of pounds.

Telegraph lines are down, and thisaddsto the uncertainty of probable dis-aster. Several days may elapse beforethe extent of damage is knoyvn. TheGreat Western Railway company’ssteamer that plies betyveen Milford andWaterford is 12 hours overdue, and itsfate is a mystery that causes muchanxiety. The fate of some of the mailsteamers that cross the channel is alsoin doubt.

The gales sweeping inland along theYorkshire coast attained so high a ve-locity this mornifig that several fish-ermen’s cottages yvere battered fromtheir foundations by mountainouswaves. The life boats at many lifesaving stations yvere compelled toabandon their regular quarters andseek safety higher up on the cliffsides. When their services yvere re-quired they could yvork only oy meansof the life line, it being impossible tolaunch the boat from the shore on theNorth sea.

Windis almost equally violent ragedalong the yvest and south coasts allThursday.

The loss of life thus far reported isregarded as remarkably small, sinceat least a dozen vessels have gonedoyvn and mariners are bringingstories of miraculous escape.

London stood directly in the pathof the storm. The wind roaredthrough the streets. Trees in theparks were bloyv*n doyvn, and hundredsof people yvere injured by detachedtiles and flying signs. The shippingin the Thames suffered severely. Thelowlands skirting the river betweenWimbledon and Epsom are underyvater.

DEADLY DYNAMITE.Attempt to Thaw It Out Results In

the Death of Six Men in

West Virginia.

Keyser, W. Va., Dec. 29.—One of themost disastrous accidents in the his-tory of railroad building in this sec-tion happened at Baker Camp, nearDurbin, Pocahontas county, on theline of the Coal & Iron railroad noyvbuilding out from Elkins. As the re-sult of a dynamite explosion six menare dead and several others are notexpected to live. The accident Hap-pened at noon Thursday while themen yvere at dinner. Some dynamitebad been, placed about the stove tothayv out, and shortly after a terrificexplosion wrecked the camp, killedthree men outright and injured eightothers, three of yvhom have since died.The dead men yvere bloyvn to atoms,legs, arms and hands and even partsof their bodies being found in differ-ent directions from the little buildingin yvhich they lived among the yvildmountains. Physicians hurried fromGreenbank and worked all night yviththe yvounded, some of yvhom beggedthe doctors to shoot them instead ofhelping them to live to be blinded ormaimed for life. On account of indi-rect connections yvith the camp it isimpossible to secure the complete de-tails.

Threatened. Strike Averted.Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 29.—The

threatened strike of the employes ofthe Wilkesbarre & Wyoming Valleyelectric raihvay will not take place.The company and the men after sev-eral conferences have succeeded ineffecting an amicable arrangement inwhich each side made concessions.

Great Railway Combine.Chicago, Dec. 29.—The Tribune says

that J. P. Morgan and E. H. Harri-man are backed by a syndicate withmillions to control the principal rail-roads of the country in the new* cen-tury.

APPOINTS A BOY.i!)mpres Dowager Selects a. Fifteen-

Year-Old Lad to lie Em-peror of China.

London, Dec. 29.—“Private advicesfrom the province of Shan Si say,”wires the Shanghai correspondent ofthe Standard, “that while the court wassojourning at Tai Yuen Fu the empressdowager secretly appointed anew em-peror, with the title Tung Hsu. He isa 15-year-old boy, who was taken toSian Fu in the imperial yellow chair.This explains the permission given toEmperor Kwang Su to return to Pe-king.

“Emperor Kwang Su has notified thereform party that he is returning tothe capital and will need their assist-ance.”

Washington, Dec. 29. —The Chineseembass3r here is without informationon the reports that Emperor KwangSu does not approve the demands sub-mitted by the powers. For some days,however, the view has prevailed inChinese quarters that the terms wereso harsh that it would be difficult to se-cure their acceptance. A report wasin circulation in diplomatic quartersthat one of the Chinese envoys was op-posed to accepting the terms, but it isnot known whether this report camefrom an}' authoritative source. It wasunderstood, also, that Li Hung Chang’sillness might have some effect in re-tarding the negotiations.

The state department has receivednothing from Minister Conger to indi-cate that the emperor opposes the ac-ceptance of the peace terms. The offi-cials here continue to be hopeful thatthere will be an early acceptance. Thepoints referred to as objectionable tothe Chinese, chiefly the maintenanceof legation guards, are not regardedhere as likely to form serious barriersto an agreement, as all of the powersprobably will give visible evidence, atan early day. of their purpose to reducethe legation guard as soon as Chinashows good faith in accepting the con-ditions.

In some diplomatic quarters it is be-lieved that the reported opposition ofthe emperor will not lead to a rejectionof the demand, but to the submissionof a counter proposition of inquiryfrom China. This is considered thenatural course of diplomatic con-troversy*. and it would have the advan-tage to China of saving her rights toaccept the terms at a later period,while in the meantime seeking to re-duce their severity.

MAIL POUCH STOLEN.Unknown Thieves Secure an Amount

of Money a* Wyandotte,Mich.

Detroit, Mich.. Dec. 29.—A mail pouchcontaining SIOO,OOO in negotiable paperand an unknown amount of money wasstolen from the Wyandotte (Mich.)Michigan Central railroad passengerstation some time Thursday night. Thelast mail for Wyandotte arrives at I0:2Son the Michigan, Central, and owing tothe lateness of the hour it is left in thestation until morning. When the twomail sacks yvere thrown from the trainThursday night Night Operator Rich-est threw the pouches Tinder a seat inthe corner of the waiting-room. Hethen yvent to his home in Detroit. Fri-day when Mail Carrier John McClearycame to the station for the mail sackshe missed one. About the same timeGeorge Bessy, a driver of an oil wagon,reported at the station that a pouch-,ripped open and empty, yvas behind anoil tank a short distance from the sta-tion. The J. B. Ford alkali yvorks isone of the principal industries of Wy-andotte, and about the time of the find-ing of the pouch tyvo office employesbrought in a number of checks andopened envelopes they had foundstrewn along the railroad track. Post-master Johnson, of Wyandotte, wasnotified and yvent at once to the sceneof the robbery. The trail of the thiefyvas marked along the railroad trackby streyvn letters, checks and drafts.Most of the mail yvas intended for theJ. B, Ford company, and a force ofclerks was sent out to collect the let-ters strewn along the track. The rea-son for this activity* on the part of theJ. B. Ford company yvas that J. B. Ford,Jr., said he expected a draft from NewYork for $40,000. The draft did notcome Friday, and it is believed that therobber or robbers took it yvith othervaluable papers from the pouch.

THREE CHILDREN CREMATED.Little Ones Left in House by Parents

Perish Before Help CanReach Them.

Olympia, Wash., Dec. 29.—The threechildren of Mr, L. Lavery, a daughteraged four years, a son aged two and asix-months-old infant, have beenburned to death near here. The parentsyvere temporarily absent, leaving ahired man at yvork cutting wood about200 yards from the house. A few min-utes after the parents left he discov-ered the house on fire. Before he couldreach the scene an explosion occurred,supposed to be of dynamite stored ipthe upper part of the building. Thebuilding yvas entirely consumed andthe bodies of the tyvo eldest childrenwere found where the bedroom hadbeen. The infant yvas in the cradle inthe front room. A feyv charred boneswere all that yy*as left.

Will Reduce the Per Capita.Washington, Dec. 29.—After January

1, in making the calculation of the percapita yvealth of the United States, theHawaiian islands, Alaska and the In-dian Territory will be included. Theprobable effect will be to slightly re-duce the per capita wealth, yvhich nowis about $27.

Hanged.Danville, Va., Dec. 29.—Vester Grif-

fin, yvho shot and killed Georgia Kingon the night of July 30 last, yvas hangedhere Friday. The execution yvas suc-cessful. Griffin and his victim wereeolored.

WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,Saved by a Tramp.

By the prompt action of a tramptwo Jefferson people were saved fromdrowning- in Rock river. Frank Wil-liamson and his little dang-hter werecrossing* the river, when the ice gaveway1 and they sunk into the river. Atramp who was walking- on. the rail-road track near where the accidentoccurred jumped into the river andsucceeded in holding the man andgirl above the water until boats werebrought to the aid of the victims. Asubscription was taken up for thetramp and a complete outfit of clotheswas purchased for him.

Death of Col. Hnrshaw.Col. Henry B, Harshaw, of Oshkosh,

state treasurer from 1886 to 1891, andone of the best known men in thisstate, died at the residence of his sis-ter, Mrs. Thomas Hay, in Milwaukee.Heath was caused by cancer of thetongue, from which he had sufferedfor a year. He was 58 years old. Thedeceased enlisted in 1861 in the Sec-ond Wisconsin as a private and wasmustered out in 1864 with the rankof lieutenant. He lost an arm at theSpottsj'lvania Courthouse engagement.

Blooded Dogs Poisoned.

Unusual excitement prevails in thearistocratic section of Racine on ac-count of half a dozen blooded dogshaving been poisoned. Arthur Gilbertlost a Scotch collie worth $1,000; Ed-ward Baker lost a blooded Scotch ter-rier worth $300; Frank K. Bull had asetter worth S2OO poisoned, and thereare at least ten others. Owners ofthe animals are up in ;w**ms and havedetectives working on the case.

A Memorable Christmas.Judge George W. Wing w*ent to

Waupun from Kewaunee with the gov-ernor's pardon of Mrs. JosephineCherney in his pocket, and on Christ-mas da3* made her a present of thedocument, thus making this Christ-mas a memorable one for her. Jo-sephine Cherney was sentenced No-vember 18, 1892, by Judge N. S. Gil-son to 18 years’ imprisonment at Wau-pun for poisoning her husband.

Arre4ed in West Virginia.

George P. Zimmerman, adminis-trator of the estates in Mofiroe ofAmelia Klass and David Klass, who ab-sconded and is charged with takingwith him all the money belonging tothe estates, was arrested at Hunting-ton, W. Va., and returned to Monroe.F. H. Fyree, chief of police, made thearrest and will doubtless receive theSI,OOO reward that was offered forZimmerman’s capture.

Bank: Burglars Canglit.

Burglars blew open the safe inStevens’ bank art Montfort, but failedto secure any money. The burglars,four in number, escaped on a handcar and were capture d in a barn nearRidgeway by two Montfort consta-bles. Fifteen shots were exchanged.The four men were taken to Lancas-ter by Deputy Sheriff McGonigle.

Found Dead.

John F. Farley, a wealthy farmer ofCaledonia, was found dead on thetracks of the Milwaukee, Racine &

Kenosha railway. The police supposethe case to be one of murder, as whatappears to bullet hole was discov-ered on Farley’s chin.

The News Condensed.A scheme for the establishment of a

state labor bureau is being advocatedby men interested in the city free em-ployment bureau in West Superior.

Rev. G. K. Stark, pastor of theSwedish Lutheran church in Kenosha,has accepted a call extended to himby the Swedish church in Evans-ton, 111.

The body of Charles J. Jonas, aged70, of Stoddard, has been found in thewood, where he evidently lost his wayand perished.

After a search of more than sixyears John Lane, a well-to-do citizenof Phillips, W. Va., discovered hislong-lost daughter in Kenosha.

David F. Jones, United States dis-trict attorney for the western dis-trict of Wisconsin, died at Sparta,aged 41 years.

Claude Pratt, who died in Oregonfrom carbolic poisoning, mistook theacid for cough medicine and died be-fore aid could reach him,

John Shannon’s wholesale groceryhouse in Stevens Point was destroyedby fire. The loss is $16,000, with in-surance of $9,500.

At the conclusion of the dedicatoryexercises of the new Baptist churchin Appleton the church debt of $2,000was completely wiped out.

John Lyman, of Kenosha, left Paris,France, for a tour afoot of Europeto study the industrial conditions ofthe continent.

J. G. Chandler, aged 48, leadingarchitect of Racine, and one of thebest known designers of buildings inthe state, was fatally injured in thestreets of Milwaukee by an electriccar,

Mrs. Ross, wife of E. L. Ross, pro-prietor of the Warren house in Bara-boo, is dead. Besides her husbandshe leaves two sons.

An assay of some rock taken from aquarry three miles south of Lancastershows that it contains 54.50 per cent,of iron and only .495 per cent, ofphosphorus.

Edward Schumacher, chief of thepolice department of Racine, has re-signed, the resignation to take effectFebruary 1.

Alderman John F. McGolrick wasinstantß' killed by the cars whilecrossing the tracks of the Milwaukeeroad in Watertown.

News comes from England that J.E. Corey, of Amery, Polk county, hasfallen heir to $2,000,000.