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Jackson, Ky, ¢k W1—This litthe eity, which has been the scene of much turbulence and bloodshed in the past few years, is again intensely ex- cited over conditions bordering on a reign of terror. It is a case of the same cause which has brought about all previous trouble—the feud being the Hargls faction and their opponents, the present incidents revolving about the trial of former County Judge James Hargis and former Sheriff Ed- ward Callahan on the charge of mur dering Dr. Cox four years ago. Judge Carnes, specially assigned by Govern- or Beckham to try the cases, fears for his life and has asked the governor for a detail of militia to protect him while in Jackson. The jury in the case has not been selected, as it has been found impossible to secure twelve men from Breathitt county who are not afraid to pass judgment upon their fellow townsman and most powerful citizen. The people of Jack- son want the trial removed from Jack- son as far as possible. Judge Carnes has, however, signified his intention of holding the trial in Jackson, but will appoint a special elisor to go to another county and bring in a venire of men. Jackson is filled with mountain men armed to the teeth. During the after- noon session of the court twenty men armed with revolvers were lined up on each side. i Butler Wanted the Brief. While E. C. Carrigan was In General B. F. Butler's law office a lady came In to ask some advice As the general was not In, Mr. Carrlgan questioned her and told her he would submit her case to the general, which he did. The general was to leave the next day for Washington and told Mr. Car rigan to prepare a brlef of the lady’s cage and show it to him the next day. Mr. Carrigan sat up half of the night writing his brief. The next morning, about fifteen minutes before Butler was to take his carriage for the train, he told Mr. Carrigan he would look at his brief and give his opinion, Mr. Carrigan began by saying: “Gen- eral, I have made a most careful study of this case. I have the points all in my head and can state them to you in three minutes.” “Let me have the brief,” again sald the general, somewhat sharply. “But, General Butler,” sald Mr. Car rigan, “I had a brief prepared and in- tended to show it to you, but I have left it at home on my table. -However, as I sald, I have all the points of the case In my head.” “Young wan,” said the general, “the next time you have a brief to prepart for me bring me the brief and leave your head at home on the table.’~ Boston Herald Tennis and Lawn Tennis. There are thousands who imagine that tennis and lawn tennis are identl- cal. In Amerlea tennis, the mother game, s always known as court ten- nls, whereas lawn tennis is gener- ally known as “tennis.” The games are In many respects very dif- ferent. The court, which in lawn tennis is open, in tennisis closed at the back and sides by the walls, and almost invarlably above by a roof. Goethe's Last Moments. The story of the deathbed of Goethe reveals a striking picture of fortitude, artistic calm and intellectual activity under the chilling dews of death. The Information is gathered from a letter written on March 23, 1832, the day aft. er Goethe's death, by Fraulein Louise Seldler, an art student and close friend of the poet's family. On the evening before his dissolution, with an fey coldness taking possession of him and the death rattle beginning to be audible, Goethe, with his charming daughter-in-law by his side, would talk of nothing but his pet theory of color, of the treaty of Basle, of his desire that the children should go to the thea- ter, of his plans for the near future. As sleep did not come with the night be called for a newly published volume of history, and covered his Inability to read it with a joke. Even at 7 o'clock the next morning, just three and a half hours before he died, he sent for a portfolio to talk optics and was setting himself to classify some papers when the last agony selzed him. He then lay motionless, notwithstand- Ing its violence, till respiration ceased and the heart stood still.—London Globe. How to Handle Your Horse. Decision should never in handling horses be confounded with unwise de- termination to have things your way. In this application it means the faculty of doing the right thing at the right In- stant and may be cultivated by fre- quent practice with all sorts of horses, and of course no hands were ever de- veloped by handling any one animal or any one kind of a horse. It is decision that gives the hand the momeat the horse ylelds; that uses the roughest methods at a pinch, for hands are by no means always delicate of touch; that frustrates the most determined at- tempts of kicker, rearer or bolter; that picks the best road; that makes the animal carry himself to the best ad- vantage for the purpose of the moment, Decision is very close to intuition in effect. Decision dominates the situ- ation at many critical moments, and the horse is quick to discern and to pre- sume upon its absence. There is no such thing as a safe partnership with a borse. You must be the master or he will be, to your certain future discom- fiture.—F. M. Ware in Outing Maga: <ine. 4 Cit5 of vans. The first of NMovember is the official beginning of winter in Paris. Then, no matter what the temperature be, fires are lit in the ools and public build- Ings, and the janitor turns on the heat for the sad race of flat dwellers, - Then all the smaller shows which cannot pay for a “stand” in the streets or squares go Into winter quarters. ‘Where? I found a city of them out in the waste lands by the great gate of Montrouge. In an empty lot were scores of caravans drawn up behind the wooden palisades, ranged so as to form veritable streets, named after this showman or that. Dogs, chickens, rabbits, children, swarmed everywhere. Corkscrews of smoke rose from the chimneys of the wagons. Gaudy rags ‘were drying on lines. Will you look in one of the vans? It has two rooms. In one are the beds. The other is for eat- ing. On all sides the walls are lined with closets and drawers. A little stove glows near the door. Here they are born, here they live and die, the enter- nal dynasties of the voyagers.—Vance Thompson in Outing Magazine, The Poodle. Why is a poodle, so called? Some one says: “Probably the natural an- swer would recall the old lady who said that no credit could be given to Adam for naming the pig, since anybody would have known what to call it. ‘Poodle’ seems 8o obvious a name for this dog. And, in fact, this is not far from the truth about the origin of the word. It Is quite recent in English, not being found before 1864, apparently. It is the German ‘pudel,; which comes from the Low German, ‘pudeln,’ to waddle, and the dog must have been so called, as Skeat says, either because he waddles after [There I3 a conslderable amount of play off the back and side walls. The balls are harder than lawn tennls balls, be- Ing, In fact, of the consistency of cricket balls. Hence the rackets are heavier and the gut is thicker.—Fry’s Magazine. Songs and Sentiment. It is a singular fact that in propor- tlon to the wealth of melody of a na- tlon so does its emotional side develop. Remarkable instances of this are 1o be found in the United Kingdom. In Scotland, Ireland and Wales, countries rich In natlonal songs, the emotional nature is strong. In England, where the melodies, if sweet, at any rate are not so touching and appealing, sentl- ment is slight.—Liverpool Courier. The History of Man. The eccleslastical authorities divide the history of man into six ages: First, feom Adam to Noah; second, from Noah to Abraham; third, from Abra- ham to David; fourth, from David to the Babylonish captivity; fifth, from the captlvity of Judah to the birth of Christ; sixth, from the birth of Christ to the end of the world. Blow of & Swordfish. ‘A remarkable {llustration of the force with which a swordfish strikes a blow has recently been reported. While re- palring a ship recently which had eom- pleted a long voyage in Pacific waters a sword was found which had success- fully plerced a sheathing one Inch thick, a three inch plank and beyond that four and a half Inches of firm timber. It has been estimated that it wwould require nine strokes of a ham- mer weighing twenty-five pounds to his master or because he looks fat and clumsy on account of his thick hair.” Coldness of Ice. It seems strange to think that some ice is colder than other ice. The term “lce cold” always seems to signify a definite temperature. All water under similar conditions freezes at a certain definite temperature. But when the thermometer falls below that it con- tinues to affect the ice, making it hard- er and colder. The test has been made by placing a piece of ice from the north and a piece of ice formed in the vicinity of New York near a stova to- gether. The former took much longer fo melt than the latter.—New Yok Tribune. Viewing the Remains. It had been a strenuous afternoon for the devoted teacher who took six of her pupils through the Museum of Nat- ural History, but her charges had en- Joyed every minute of the time, “Where have you been, boys?’ asked the father of two of the party that night, and the answer came with joy- ous promptness: “We've been to a dead circus.® Rubinstein on Plano Playing. ‘When a pupil happened to ask Rubine steln how certain passages should be construed, he invariably showed them. But if a pupll asked, “Shall I play this in this manner or that?’—both equally correct—Rubinstein invariably replied; “Play as you feel. Is the day rainy? Play it this way. Is the day sunny? Play 1t the other wav.” Paylng your debts is an expensive way of getting commereial credit, but dirive an iron bolt of similar shape the mame distance.—8hanghal Times. tmless you are xich it’s about the only Way.—Puck. JAPS NOT THE CAUSE PLEA FOR COAST DEFENSES IN HAWAII MADE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE OLD PLANS. SECRETARY TAFT DISCUSSES MATTER JAPANESE HAVE SHOWN NO HOS- TILITY TO US AND WE ARE NOT HOSTILE TO THEM. ‘Washington, Feb. ".—It is stated at the war department that no reports have been received from any source indicating that -the Japanese in Ha- waii have organized secret military organizations and are drilling with the view to acquiring control of the island. Regarding the appeal of the war de- partment to congress for an appro- priation to complete the defenses of Hawali it ig denied that this appeal has any connection whatever with the relations between Japan and the Unit- ed States, but was simply dictated by a desire “to put the house in order” in accordance with the plans formed at least a year ago by the military and naval officers charged with the duty of defending the country. Sec- retary Taft, discussing the matter, said: ‘I have striven for years to secure suitable coast defenses for our outly- ing dependencies. In the case of Ha- wall I suppose congress is more will- ing to give what we ask for than in the Philippines or Porto Rico. The Japanese government does not show any Indication of hostility to this gov- ernment and we feel no hostility to Japan.” CONFER ON JAP QUESTION. President and California Delegation Reach Understanding. ‘Washington, Feb. 1.—The Califor- nia delegation in congress has author- ized the following statement: “The California delegation had a very full and harmonious discussion with ‘the president, the secretary of state anid the secretary of the navy on the serious’ questions relating to the Japanese on the Pacific coast. The character of the discussion leads us to feel confident that a solution will be reached satisfactorily to all con- cerned. “The result of the meeting is that the delegation has telegraphed to the San Francisco board of education and the superintendent of schools to come to Washington at once for a confer- ence with the president and secretary of state.” The treaty between the United States and Japan will expire March 12. President Roosevelt has hereto- fore assured the members from Cali- fornie that he would endeavor to form a new treaty whick would meet thelr entire approval and at the same time prove satisfactory to the Tokio government. The Californians have insisted on an exclusion act to bar Japanese coolies out of the United States, but it is hinted that they have practically agreed to waive this demand and leave it to President Roosevelt to negotiate a convention which will keep Japa- nese coolle labor out of this country. Japan has made it clear that she will only consider a treaty that is mutual and what concessions this government has been asked to make have not been made public. Entire Board Will Respond. San Francisco, Feb. 1.—It is more than probable that all the members of the San Franciscd board of educa- tion will go to Washington in responte to the invitation sent through the Cal- ifornia congressional delegation that one or more representatives of the department should go there to confer on the Japanese school question. PROGRAMME 1S COMPLETED. Peace Conference Will Not Discuss Restriction of Armament. Washington, Feb. 1.—It may he stated by* authority that neither the question of international disarmament (including the kindred subject of re- striction of armament) nor the Drago doctrine will be placed upon the pro- gramme of subjects to be considered at The Hague conference when it con- venes next June or July. The pro- gramme of subjects for the confer- ence is regarded as closed at this mo- ment, nor will it be formally added to before the meeting takes place. But every effort will be made to have the conference consider the two subjects named, though this can only be accomplished by the act of the delegates themselves, properly sup- ported by their principals. It will re- quire an afiirmative vote of the con- ference to take up for discussion any new subject beyond those contained in the programme and it is the hope of the Washington government that these all important subjects, disurma- ment and the Drago doctrine, will re- celve the favorable consideration of a majority of the delegates, enabling them to be discussed. Earthquake in Illinois. St. Loufs, Feb. 1.—Specials from Highland and Greenville;; 11l report severe earthquake shocks at 11:30 p. m. The vibration seemed to be from east to west and continued about five seconds. In many homes dishes were shaken from shelves. 3 A Queer Play In Baseball. Here is a play In baseball that hap- pened long ago. Perhaps It never will bappen again. Did any one ever hear of a base runner scoring from first base on a line drive that was caught by a third baseman and when the ball never left the third baseman’s hand? The play happened in this way: Andy Moynihan was playing third base for the Pastimes of Chicago in 1868 when & tournament was held. The Occlden- tals of Peoria were the opposing team. In the first inning, with a runner on first, the batter drove a liner stralght over third. Moynihan shoved up his hand, the ball struck it and stuck fast in the hand. The crowd cheered. An instant later they saw something ‘was wrong. Moynihan, writhing with pain, was running around third base The base runner at first saw something was the matter and ran down to secs ond. Then he ran te third and finally trotted home unmolested. The trouble was that the ball, strik- fng Moynihan’s hand, paralyzed the nerves. The ball was stuck tight in his hand. It was five minutes before his fellow players could pry his fin- gers open and get the ball out.—Chica- @a Tribuue.” 2 a Caterpitlar Fever, The symptoms of the allment known ‘o doctors as “caterpillar rash” are in- tense irritation on the palms, and some- times on the face, accompanied by a number of blisterlike swellings which, ‘when they occur round the eyes, some- times have the effect of obstructing vision. The preventive is to leave bairy caterpillars .alone. As the “palmer worm,” the hairy caterpillaz of the gold tail moth, one of the com- monest and most beautiful objects of the country at midsummer, passes from haud to hand, it leaves on every palm a few of its loosely attached hairs, and those hairs are possessed, for the protection of the caterpillar against birds and browsing animals, of what sclentists call “urticating prop- erties.” “Urtica” is the Latin for “net- tle” Many other hairy caterpglars are almost as bad. as the “palmer worm,” and as a general rule the less you han- dle any bairy caterpillar the better.- London Majl. The Benefit of Exercise, Exercise does for the body what the mountain side does for the stream of water. When the water runs down the mountain side it is a babbling brook, leaping out Into the air now and then, throwing itself into spray, exposing it: self to the air and sunshine and the ‘waters are crystal pure. In the valley or on a level plain the waters may form stagnant pools and get covered over with slime of all sorts and inhabited by all kinds ot filthy creeping things Bome people let themselves get into the condition of that stagnant pool and then wonder why the frogs croak in their brains and why the birds do not sing instead. When a person gets into the condition where the body is like a stagnant pool a radical change must be made in his life. He must begin by getting vitalized, new blood into all his cells and tissues.—Good Health. Jackson In Triumph. After the battle of New Orleans, says Thomas B. Watson in his magazine, when the victor had been crowned with laurel in the cathedral and acclaimed lke a demigod through the streets, it 'was of his mother that he spoke to the .officers whom he was about to disband —their glorious work being done. “Gentlemen, If only she could have lived to see this day!” As you follow the narrative of Andrew Jackson’s ca- reer, you: will hear him say many things that you will not approve, will see him do many things which you cannot applaud, but when you re- call that at the very top notch of his success and his pride his heart stayed In the right place and was sore because his mother could not be there to glad- den her old eyes with the glory of her son you will forglve him much in his life that was harsh and cruel and ut terly wrong. The Uncharitable Game! Golf is considered bad for the tem per, but even on a golf course one will not see anything approaching the rude- ness that is to be seen on the croquet ground. If a golfer “foozles” a ball or gets “bunkered” he may throw hi¢ club about and use a little bad lan. guage, but he will not accuse the op- ponent of cheating and refuse to speak to the unfortunate person for the rest of the:day, which a croquet player fre- quently does.—C. B. Fry’s Magazine. Above His Income. “So you have decided that Taliaferro cannot marry your daughter.” “Most assuredly not; wouldn’t have such a son-in-law.” “What's the trouble? Is he dissipated or profilgate?’ “Everything. - He has an edition de luxe opinion of himself, but is in reali- 1y only a paper backed copy.”—New York Press. : The Lobster. » “Aw, g'on, Mike,” sald the British soldier, attempting to end the argu- ment; you're a lobster.” “Ye flatter me,” retorted Mike. 8hure, a lobster’s a wise animal, fur green is. the color fur him as long as e lives; an’ he'll die before he puts on 2 red poat””—QCatholic Standard and [Tlmes, 4 True, True. Today Is short. Yesterday bas pass ed. Tomorrow may not come; hence you have no time to waste. If you dontemplate doing something; better be at it—Pitsburg News. Anything That Came Handy. you? Powell — With -any old thing | Bhe’s my wife, Howell—How does that woman strike | THREE JURORS EXGUSED COURT AND ATTORNEYS AGREE TO DISMISSAL OF TRIO SE- LECTED TO TRY THAW. POOR HEALTH CAUSE IN ONE CASE REASON FOR LETTING OUT THE OTHERS NOT STATED BY JUDGE OR COUNSEL. New York, Feb. ' —Following a long conference in Judge Fitzgerald’s chambers during the noon recess be- tween the court and the attorneys for the state and the defense in the Thaw trial a second conference was held in the courtroom during the afternoon. At its conclusion District Attorney Jerome announced that “counsel for the people and the defense have con- sulted together and after considering the state of health of one of the jurors have reached the conclusion that it would be unfair to ask him to con- tinue in the case. We therefore con- cur in asking that Mr. Kleinberger be released.” The juror stepped out of the box with a grateful bow to the court. This made a total of three jurors who were excused during the day’s session. New York, Feb. 1.—Another sensa- tlon was sprung in the Thaw murder trial during the day when two more Jjurors were summarily excused by the court from further service in the case. No reason for the action was stated in ccurt. The simple announcement by District Attorney Jerome was to the effcct that counsel for the state and counsel for the defense had agreed at a conference to dismiss jurors No. 4 and 9. They were David B. Walker, a son of John Brisben Walker, and Louis Haas, both unmarried. It was reported thai the defense did not readily consent to the release of Walker and Haas, but Mr. Jerome was insistent and finally won Thaw's at- torneys over. Secure Two New Jurors. The loss of the two sworn jurors was offset before the luncheon recess was ordered by the selection of two new men, leaving but one vacant chair in the trial panel to be filled. The new jurors are Oscar A. Pink, a sales- man, who replaced Mr. Walker as No. 4, and Wilbur S. Steele, 2 manufac- tuver, who succeeded Haas as juror No. 9. Both new men are married, Mr. Pink being about forty-six years of age and Mr. Steele sixty. When the two jurors were dismissed Justice Fitzgerald ordered that an- other new panel of talesmen should be summoned, but the rapidity with which the places made vacant were filled indicated that the jury may be corapleted from the panel of 100 men which was in court during the morn- ing for the first time. Every member of the Thaw family was present in anticipation of the completion of the jury and of the opening of the prosecution’s case. Assistant District Attorney Garvan persisted in asking each talesman he examined if he had been “approached in any way in connection with the case.” None had. BODIES BADLY MUTILATED. Remains of Nine Victims of Mine Dis- aster Recovered. Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 1.—Nine bodies have been recovered from the Stuart mine, where an explosion oc- curred recently resulting in the death of more than sixty men. There are .| twenty-six more bodies in sight, all 80 horribly mangled and mutilated so as to be unrecognizable. Former Mine Inspector Edward Pickney and Deputy Mine Inspector Absolam, who led the rescue party, were overcome by gas and were unconscious for three hours. All the miners entombed are now be- Heved to be dead, but the mine has not been penetrated for a greater dis- tance than thirty feet from the base of the shaft on accéunt of the debris and the deadly fumes of gas. Some of the bodies were literally blown to pleces. THREE IN SERIOUS CONDITION. Four Women Assaulted by Burglars at Gordonsville, Va. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 1—Upon tele- phonic advices received from Gordons- ville, Va., a detective has started with bloodhounds from Suffolk, en route to Gordonsville, to run down burglars who are reported to have entered two residences in Gordonsville and as- saulted, after chloroforming, two wo- men in each house. Reports from of the women has revived sufficiently to tell of the assault made upon her, while the three others are still uncon- sclous und in a serious condition. Advocates Municipal Ownership. New_ York, Feb. 1.—Borough Pres- {dent Bird 8. Coler of Brooklyn has gent to Mayor McClellan a report deal- ing with transportation, in which he advecates the ownership of ‘the trans- | portation facilities by the city. Fatalities Reach Eleven. . . Chicago, Feb. 1.—The death early in the day of Michael Donohue, one of the men injured in the explosion of an ammonia tank in the stock yards plant of Armour & Co., brought: th total fatalities up to eleven. Gordonsville are to the effect that one’| Animals That Weep. Travelers through the Syrian desert have seen horses weep from thirst, a mule has been seen to cry from the pains of an injured foot, and camels, it s said, shed tears in streams. A cow sold by Its mistress who had tended it from calfhood wept pitifully. A young soko ape used to cry from vexation if Livingstone didn’t nurse it in his arms when it asked him ta ‘Wounded apes have died crying, and apes have wept over their young ones slain by hunters. A chimpanzee trak- ed to carry water jugs broke one and fell a-crying, which proved sorrow, though it wouldn’t mend the jug. Rats, discovering their young drowned, have been moved to tears of grief. A giraffe ‘which a huntsman’s rifie had injured began to cry when approached. Sea Hons often weep over the loss of their young. Gordon Cumming observed tears trickling down the face of a dying elephant. And even an orang outang when deprived of its mango was so vexed that it took to weeping. There is little doubt, therefore, that animals do cry from grief or weep from pain or annoyance.— Harper's Weekly. = ‘Went Uncalled For. Deacon EKen Libby of Bridgton, Me., was a man of rugged virtues and Indomitable will. Some winters ago ‘while working in his wood lot he cut his foot badly, but, bandaging the wound roughly and putting snow into his boot to stop the bleeding, contin- ged at his work untll nightfall. Sad to relate, he took cold, and death re- sulted a few days later. A local char acter named Farrar was clerk and gen- eral utility man at the Cumberland House in Bridgton village at that time and was accustomed to make note on the hotel register from day to day of local events—the weather, etc. chronicle of this sad event he wished to indicate that Deacon Libby’s death was unnecessary. The following may be seen today on one of the old regis- ters at the Cumberland House: “Deacon Elden Libby died today. He cut his foot badly, did not have the wound attended to and went to meet his God uncalled for.” He Paid the Charges. A guest who had just registered at & hotel was approached by a boy with a telegram. It had $1 charges on it. “What!” said the guest before open- Ing it. “A dollar charges! I won’t pay it. Anybody who cannot pay for his message when wiring me is certainly a cheap one. Wait a minute. I'll just let you report this uncollected,. and the sender may pay the charges.” At that he tore the envelope open. As he read a smile settled on his face, and, pulling a dollar from his pocket, he handed it to the boy. “It’s all right,” he said. Then he threw the message on the counter. “Read it!” he said to the clerk. The message read: Papa’s little girl sends him fifty bushels of love and wishes he was home to kiss her good night. NELLIB. —Denver Post. A Confusion of Names. Although Scotia Is now known to mean Scotland, it once was the name of Ireland. Two centuries before the birth of Christ Ireland was known to the Greeks as Juvenca. Caesar called It Hibernia, as did also Ptolemy in his map of that Island. It Is said the Phoenlclans first gave Ireland the name of Hibernia, meaning thereby “utmost or last habitation,” for beyond that land westward the Phoenicians never extended their voyages. Toward the decline of the Roman empire the coun- Ary began to be called Scotia, a name retained by the monastic writers until the eloventh century, when the name Scotla, having passed to modern Scot- land, the ancient name of Hibernia be- gan to be again used. To Cure Snoring. “At a banquet,” sald an editor, “1 once heard Jerome K. Jerome make a speech on snoring. T remember that it ended with these words: ‘To cure snoring, it is advised that a plece of soap be dropped into the mouth of the snorer. The oil in the soap will lubri- cate the pharynx and other Latin parts of the throat. This remedy must be applied with caution; otherwise the enorer will arise and lubricate the floor with the person who dropped in the soap.’ ” ‘Worship a Deux. When Dean Swift was called to the living of Loracor he inaugurated the custom of reading prayers on Wednes- day and Friday. At the first Wednes- day service he waited in vain for any one to appear except his clerk Roger. At length he began, “Dearly beloved Roger, the Scriptures moveth you and me in sundry places,” and so proceed. ed to the end of the service—Harper’s ‘Weekly. Pepper. Black and white pepper are from the same round seed of a tropical plant. The white is ground after the black outer skin has been removed. That is the only difference. The white Is con- sldered less irritating to the stomach. It is also preferred for dishes consist- ing of cream and milk, such as oyster | stews, creamed potatoes and the like, The Orange Tree. The orange is the longest lived fruic tree. It begins to bear the third year after budding, and for 100 years it will yield abundant crops. Orange trees | bave been known to attain the ripe age of 800. The orange requires less care and attention than any other fruit tree. Its early growth is rapid. In the | I8t two years It grows more than it ; Wil In the next fifty. This refers of course to its height and breadth alone —its fruit stems and consequently its In his® FLECTAIC BAILAOADS HOUSE MEASURE WOULD FACILI-" TATE THEIR CONSTRUCTION IN THE COUNTRY. BILL IN SENATE TO AMEND OON-“ STITUTION TOD GRANT WO- MAN SUFFRAGE. St. Paul, 8% J—A bill primarily intended to facilitate the building of electric railways in the country and making general regulations for street railways going outside city or village limits, was introduced in the house by N. F. Hugo of Duluth. The rights of trolley lines to build through coun- try districts have hitherto been some- what in doubt. The bill provides that any railway now or hereafter organized under the laws of the state is empowered to construct, operate and maintain a rail- way in the territory outside the corpo- rate limits of cities or villages and over, on and along any road, highway or private property, and have power to carry passengers and freight for com- pensation, and, with the consent of the city or village authorities, to es- tablish and- connect its lines with a central station in the city or village for the receipts of freight and for pas- sengers. 3 Before tracks are laid on a public highway outside the corporate-limits, permission must be obtained from the county commissioners and right of way through private property must be obtained with the consent of the own- ers or it this cannot be secured then through condemnation proceedings. No track shall be laid on a highway already occupied by the tracks of an- other street rallway or railroad, ex- cept under the laws now provided for intersections of railroads. Would Extend Probation. +The extension of the probation sys- tem for juvenlle delinquents to all counties of the state is the aim of a i bill introduced in the house by W. L. Case of Cloquet. The bill provides for probation officers in counties of less than 50,000 and with the excep- tion of the salary provisions'is prac- tically the same as the present law establishing such systems in counties of more than 50,000. A state normal school at Bemidji is established by a bill introduced in the house by J. J. Opsahl of that place. | The establishment of the school ig condition on the gift of a suitable tract of not less than five acres by the ‘city within twelve months. The bill does not provide any appropriation but leaves this to the general appro- priation bill. g The house committee on express, telegraph and electric railways re- ported recommending the adoption of the resolution introduced ~ by Donald Robertson of Argyle calling for a com- mittee to Investigate express rates. The report was adopted and the reso- lution now goes to the senate. The resolution of 8. O. Morse of Slayton for the payment of $250 to legislative members for incidental ex- penses was withdrawn by the author with the consent of the house. The committee had referred - the resolu- tion to the attorney general, but the author asked that it be recalled and referred to him, which the house con- sented to. ~ Senator S. A. Nelson-of Lanesboro introduced a bill raising the retail Hquor license fee to $1,000 all over.the state. B To Establish Commodity Rates. Senator Albert Schaller of Hastings wants the legislature to-take a hand in the matter of the establishment of the commodity rates which are the subject of injunction proceedings in the federal courts, and to this end he introduced a bill in the senate which makes the rates attempted to be es- tablished by the railroad ~and ware- house commission on Jan. 25, effective by legislative enactment thirty days after the passage of the bill. The rates were made effective on Jan. 25 by the commission, but the railroads secured a federal injunction restrain- ing the commission from enforeing the rates on the ground that they are confiscatory and take away the prop- erty of the railroads without due pro- cess of law. The injunction proceed- ings are pending in “the courts, and Senator Schaller’s bill aims to make the rates effective notwithstanding the court proceedings. 3 Senator Virgil B. Seward of Mar- shall introdu a bill for a constitu- tional amendment rroviding for wo- man suffrage. The amendment re- lates to that section of the constitu- tion which designates - the qualifica~ tion of electors and simply drops the word “male” at the beginning of the | section so that it reads, “Every person of the age of twenty-one years,” etc. The amendment s to be submitted to the voters at the next general election in 1908. 3 £ . Senator Sageng of Dalton introduced & resolution requesting the Minnesota senators and representatives im con- gress to use all honorable means to defeat the ship subsidy bill. Sehator Laybourn gave notice of debatd ‘and the resolution was laid over. i Decision in the election contest of J. Dinegre against J. D. O’Brien will be deferred another week at least and may take the entire session.: The committee on elections reopenedl the ‘whole matter by moving to isider crops increase more rapidly after the th‘é report decided upon last week, by frst ten years. ‘which O'Brien was seated by one vota. . | A o