Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 25, 1900, Page 3

) MEIRLEJORY 0N THE GROUND| Assistant Secrotary of War Oomes to Take OLargo of His Campaign, FOR AN EARLY CONCLUSION LOGKS Says the Senatorinl Nel Settied by the itep According to tablish fon Will Be Hean Caucas e Well s Precedent. LINCOLN, Dec. 24.—(Special.)—George D Meiklejohn arrived this morning fro Washington. He expects to go to Omaha tomorrow to spend Christn “Thero is very little that I can say about the senatorial situation at this time,” said Mr. Meiklejohn. “I have been very busy | with department work and was unable to | come west quite as soon as I expected. | The correspondence I have received from | Nebraska indicates a friendly feeling to- | ward my candidacy, however, and I am| much gratified over the numerous proffers of support. As to the details of the con- test, there fs little I can way until after 1 have looked over the ground “The contest, 1 belleve, will be a most triendly one and I have confidence that the time-honored custom will be observed of settling the matter In a republican caucus at the varltest practicable moment. “I was terribly shocked at a tragedy | that occurred just as | was leaving Wash- | ingtou. One of the men conuected with the | department assasinated another in a mo- | ment of frenzy and then, after wounding himsclf with a sccond pistol shot, came down In front of the bullding and sat down | on a box. Suddenly he pulled out his knife | and cut his own throat. Just at that time the body of the murdered man was being carried down the steps. It was a dread- ful sight and depressed me all the way home. While I was an eyewitness to a part of the tragedy, 1 learned the full de- tails only from the papers secured on the train The program for the Jeffersonian banquet | to be given Wednesday evening has been ccmpleted, Tho speakers will be: W. J. Bryan, John W. Kerns of Indlana, J. K Ladd of Kewanee, 111, Mayor Recd of Kan ses City, David Overmeyer of Topeka, Rev, | Cheeseman and Willlam Morning of Lin- coln and R. L. Metcalte of Omaha. he Train, (8pecial.)—A Bo- hemlan farmer named Hasek, Living in the | Lills several miiles north of here, drove conto the Burlington tracks at a crossing a wile west of town just in time to have his wagon struck by a Burlington passen- | ils to Henr ORD, Neb,, bee ger train Satur vening. He was thrown ont without being seriously injured, but Mrs. Hasck, who was with him, had a foot crushed, her back hurt and, it is feared, received internal injurles. The people were picked up, the train backed to Ord and the woman taken to a hotel The aceldent occurred in a cut, where, ow- ing partly to the strong wind blowing, it was impossible to hear tho train approach- ing. | The smallpox scare has about subsided | here, as only the one case has developed | in Ord and that one so mild that the per- son afficted has hardly known it. The greatest care has been taken to prevent a spread of the diseas Saturday ay entered night some one the Eret barber shop and stole six razors, a palr of hair clip- pers and three hoxes of cigars. No trace of the thief fs obtainable. Tho entrance was through the door, which was left securely locked, the partles evidently having a koy. . Hanged with Her Skipping Rope. HASTINGS, Neb,, Dec. 24.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The coroner's jury in the case of the death of little Inez Gibson, who was supposed to have committed suiclde by banging, at Malvern last Friday, was re- | empanelled today, there baving been found | undenlable evidence that the hanging was purely accidental. It was shown that the child had been in the habit of climbing about In the closet where she was found and that she had been strangled by a skip- ping rope that she had been playing with twenty minutes before she was found dead. There is no blame attached to anyone. North Loup Establishes NORTH LOUP, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Speclal.) —The village board has quarantined against people coming from Grand Island, St. Paul and Ord on account of smallpox, which is reported to be prevalent at those places. At the last regular meeting of Modern Woodmen of America camp No. 938 the tollowing were elected officers for the ensu fng year: W. D. Barnhart, V. C.; Charles Rich, W. V. W. Robbins, E. B.; 8. L. Clement, J. V. Earnest, E.; George Fish, W.; John Welnrick, 8.; W. E. Gowen, manager. Quarantine. WELLFLEET, Neb, Dec. 24.—(Special Telegram.)—Today saveral hundred people gathered at Welllleet from different parts of Lincoln county to witness a live pigeon ghoot between the two best amateur gun clubs of southern Lincoln county. Scores John Crawley, 76; C. Vest, 73; Guy Ros 70; C. A. Reichardt, 79; John Savage. A. E. Elder, 73; G. Young, 72; 0. L. Cra ley, 70; Henry Nussbaum, 75. Balance of 800 birds escaped. Accused of Taking the Parson's Ri KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Sherifft Funk of this county ar- rested Clyde Page of this city at Ames, Neb., for the alloged stealing of a horse and buggy from Rev. Forney last Thurs- y night. Kearney this morning and will be tried by the county judge this week. The buggy and horse were found at Minden and bave been returned. Dempster Company to Resume. BEATRICE, Neb., Dee. 24.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Contrary to popullst predictions, the Dempster Mill Manufacturing company, whose plant has been closed for invoice HER HEART WAS TOUCHED. A South Dakota Mother and Her Little Girl Express Their Grati. tude in an Open Letter, FOLSOM, Custer Co., 8. D, Dec. 24— (Special.)—Mrs. H. D. Hyde has given for publication a letter expressing her un- bounded gratitude to Dodd's Kidney Pills for the double cure of herself and little daughter. Mrs. Hydoe has been troubled with pains in her heart for over three years and for a long time her little girl suffered from weak kidneys. The grateful lady does not soom able to fnd words strong enough to express her gratitude. Sho has written the following: T cannot say too much in praise of Dod Kidney Pills. They are the greatest kidney and heart medicine I ever used. 1 had been troubled for over three years with a severe pain in my heart, which entirely disap- pearod after I had taken a few doses of Dodd's Kidney Pills. 1 also gave them to my little girl, whose kidneys had been weak, and she commetced to mprove from the very first dose. Dodd's Kidney Pills that they will resume work with a full torce of hands on January 2 Minir Reluses Vigilance, BLAIR, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Special )—Owing to the fact that no more smallpox has de- | | veloped 1n the city, the Board of Health | today rescinded Its order of December 18 | forbidding all public meetings. The one cas still quarantined, but it is of such a mild form that many doubt its being smallpox e patient has not been con- | fined within doors, but has been working | st of the time at bis home, ‘ Very DBeief Court Term. | WEST POINT, Neb,, Dec. 24.—(Special.)— | Insurance | of the | Gwainst The prisoner was brought to | durng the last two weeks, announced today An adjourned Cuming county 'rm of the district court of was convened in this clly this morning under the presidency of Judge Guy T. Graves of Pender. Only equity | matters were passed upon. This evening | court adjourned sine die Towl Will K PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., De Germain E. Towl of Omaha has purchased from Harry B. Groves a half Interest In the Plattsmouth Journal plant and will assume editorfal control of the Morning Jeurnal next Thursday, RESTRAINS AUDITOR (Continued from First Page.) pectal) ntracted fndigestion and I fancy a dose of amusement would be good for your health, It is reasonable to co clude from the letter that you still ha wind h and, after | have thor- oughl e report, that 1 will be able to give you another dose of hilarity You must remember that the people of N braski reserve the right to phss upon the fgnorance or intelligence of its own cltl- zens and will not refer the matter to the people of Baltimore. Under the law of this State It {y optionary with the insurance de- partment and the same privilege {s grante companies to publish examination, mmissioner Price's Statement. is the statement preparcd by the report Ca Following Mr Price attention has heen ealled to the Maryland Casualty Company | John " Cornell, auditor of the state of Nebraska, and ‘I have read the petition In said case and am how prepar- Ing an answer to the sawe for the auditor, for the reason that the attorney general I8 now absent from the city am very much “astonished ‘at the allegations con tained in the petition of this company f the reason that a recent examination this company shows that it had gross violated the laws, rales and regulation of the Insurance department of this state relativ the trar g of such bust ness. port shows in brief that the company has - defrauded the revenies o this stite by crediting premiums carned {n this state to other states and by ch r f to this state losses which occurred in . states, It further shows that the ccmpany has abused its opportunity in the settlement of lo wrising in this state by the adoptions 0. disreputable means in order to effect settlements of seriois in- juries against which It had Insured at nominal sims, and in order to effect that it has resorted to practices, which | W not detai'ed in an 'official would b arcely credible T ars from the correspondence which s found upon the files of the | between It and its attorney, that 1 employe in_the Cidahy | ncking of South Omaha, Neb., | had his torn” out and destroyed | while workir his trade as blacksmith | for the He claims that the in- jury result om defective tools, of which the company was lgnorant had notice, but of which he It appears from the corre- spondence aforesaid, that through the in- fluence of the Casualty company. the man- er of the Cudahy company was induced dismiss Smokal from the employment ihy Packing company, with the to of the C view of preventing the man from earning enough money to prosecute an action for damages on account of his injury, in the hope that it would enable the company to effect a settlement with him for a nominal sum. Cuse of Mary Callahan, Another instance detal’ed in_the report is that of a young girl, named Mary Calla- ban, an employe of the Cudahy Packing company, who fell through an elevator shaft In the company's building, which, ac- cording to the opinfon of competent phy- siclans, her injury is such that, to quote the report, “It will blight her’ life with pain and misery.” By 8¢ means rs through the not fully explained, 1t instrumentality of her tlan, a4 settlement was obtained for fous injury for the nominal sum of 0 of which was pald to the atter fclan, and the Casualty company gratilated by its attorney upon fortunate escape from so serfous a $250, § ing’ pl was its case. With this report before him believed that there was only that was possible with him In c with his officlal duties to pursue. The re port was submitted to the inspection of the company's attorney, who complained that it was untréie and unjust, and an op- the auditor | course nance portunity was offercd himfor’ reinvestiga- flon for the parpose of ascertalning whether or not, as he alleged, the report of the company as to revenues, as repre- wented in the report were truthfully re flected, or as to whether or not the pur- port of his correspondence with his clients sented therein. He, was truthfully v however, declined to avall himseif of this pportunity and thereupon the anditor an- ed {hat under the cireumstances was no alternative but to revoke the pge, and this announcement was met by the injunction in the above mentioned case ¥ goes without saying that the auditor THE OMAHA DA I LY BEE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 WRECK ON A MEXICAN ROAD Score of Sprends Persons and the Turns Over. Injured=Track Engine CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—A special to the Tribune from Monte Mexico, says Particulars of a disastrous wreck of a northbound passenger train on the Mexican Natfonal railroad, in which a ecore of per- sons were injured, have just reached here. The accident happened near Salraterna, in the state of San Luls Potosi The track spread and the engine jumped the track and turned over. The sleeping car, which was filled with passengers, among them being a number of Americans, followed the express and baggage cars, and on top of these were plied the first and second-class day coaches. Overy twenty persons are reported to have been injured Englneer Dupree and Conductor Wilson were painfully scalded. The names of the passengers who were injured are not known here. Those who were the most seriously injured were taken to San Luls Fotosi, where they had medical attention. DEATH RECORD. Albert A. Brady. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Word was re- ceived today that Albert A. Brady, secretary of the 8. 8, McClure company, had died on Sunday, in Como, Italy. Mr. Brady had been suffering from heart trouble and for a year had been unable to attend to busi- ness, He went to Germany last spring for treat- ment, and was in Rome with his family on the way to spend the winter in Eg: when he died. Mr. Brady was born in W pelo, Ta., thirty-eight years ago. His early education was in the public schools at D: enport, In. He was graduated from Knox college, In the class of 1882, being a class- mate of 8. 8. McClure and John 8. Phillips The intimate association of these three, which began in the management of a college paper, continued and later they joined in the founding of McClure's Magazine. After graduation Mr. Brady entered into partner- ship in the Davemport Daily Times. In 1803 he came to New York and became secretary of the . 8. McClure company. He married Miss Harriet Wakefield of Bloom- ington, 11, who with two children, survive him. The body will be brought to this country for burial. ot Norfolk. 24.—(Special Tele- Norman W NORFOLK, Neb., Yo, gram.)—Norman Hills, real estate agent, was found dead on the floor of his office this morning about 11:30. As he did not appear at breakfast, L. M. Gaylord, at whose house he boarded, went to the office and found him iying dead on the floor, partly dressed. He had evidently got out of bed and started to dress, when he was stricken. To Mr. Hills belongs much of the credit for the great forward strides that folk has made during the past four- teen years. The only relative whose ad- dress is known s a sister, who llves at Canon City, Colo, who has been notified of his death and has given direction for his funeral. The coroner was notified, but | as there wero no doubtful circumstances no inquest was held. Prof. Willlama. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Prof. Willlams, asslstant professor of agrostology of the Department of Agriculture, and a well known authority on botany, died at Takoma, a suburb of this city, today of heart disease. He was 35 years old and camo to this city from Weeplng Water, Neb. Prof. Williams was widely known in sclentific circles at homo and abroad. He was editor of the Asa Gray Bulletin, a botanical publication, He was professor of botany of the State Agricultural college of South Dakota. He held a similar position in the Columblan Unlversity in this city for three years past. John . Drise BOSTON, Dec. 24.-<John D. Driscoll, bet- ter known as “‘Dynamite’ Driscoll, died today of cancer of the tongue. Mr, Driscoll was 70 years old and was born in this country. He was a friend of John Mitchell, O'Donovan Rossa, Charles 8. Parnell, Michael Davitt and all the prom- inent Irish patriots. During the civil war he served in the Ninth Massachusetts vol- unteers. Franklin B. Kinnard. MILES CITY, Mont., Dec. 24.—Franklin B. Kinnard, a ploneer in the Yellowstone valley, was found dead In his room at a hotel this morning. He had come from Lis ranch for medical treatment. He wan formerly a contractor and built large sec- tions of the Northern Pacific. Mrs. Beemer of Aurora. AURORA, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Speclal)—At the age of 79 years Mrs. Beemer has suc- cumbed to a cancerous trouble, with which entively fmpartial as respects the com- | ’:.m"‘.fiu: m]a"x‘n‘n\\l 4% o business in thia |She has been suffering during several Phite "Bt as & public offictal, he under- | months. She leaves a son and two daugh- he is called upon in the in- te and his constituents to & the record before him stands that terests of the st take such action calis for. What McNerny to Say. John C. McNerny when seen by a reporter tonight admitted the truth of the petition presented by Mr. Rich so far as it related | to the charges demanded for the exami- natlon. “But the dispute was not over the charges. It was over the conclusions we reached in the examination,” he sald. ‘“‘The charges would have been paid if we could bave agreed on the report.” McNerny sald he had been employed as fnsurance examiner the major part of the year. Both McNerny and Schwind are well kpown by Lancaster county fuslonists. The latter has been selected for a position on the staff of the Commoner, soon to be launched by W. J, Bryan. RICH IS RATHER RETICENT ¥ What is Made Apparent in Hix Petition for the Re- straining Order. Sayw ¢ Edson Rich says, in explanation of his reason for securing the injunction, that the | refusal of the company he represents to be held up by the examiners Is the basls of the | controversy “The Injunction granted by Judge Holmes | prevents the state auditor, John F. Cor- nell,” he says, “from canceling the license of the Maryland Casualty company and | from publishing the report of two examiuers | who attempted to hold the company up for exorbitant fees. Not long ago a Lincoln | pin'to center pole. T ters, Mrs. Colver and Miss Maud Beemer. NEW . Dec. 24.—William Francls Sage, a playwright and dramatic critic, died at his home in this city today. He was a brother ot Mrs. Abble Sage Richard- son, who died In Italy about a fortnight ago. Ventures in the Open Withount Facort. HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 24.—The Brit- 1sh torpedo boat destroyer Quall, Lieutenant Edward Rymer commanding, left today for Jamalca without escort. It is the first time such an attempt has been made. The Quail can carry only a lttle coal and her plates are very light. The result is awaited here with anxiety. A Daylight Ride Bufialo to New York, via the Lehigh Valley raflroad affords a most pleasant experlence in which every comfort {s enjoyed. New RBarnum & Batley Show, NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The Herald to- morrow will public the following James A. Bailey, the showmun, announcement today that he Is going to an- an entirely new show for America lled “Barnum & Ballev's New and t Show on Earth.” Work will begin onco and the new enterprise will be ready to oven on March 15, 1902 Square Garden. t will require all that time to get ready, collect the animals, build the cages and chariots and cars for its transportation, Altogether it will cost more than $500,000. Mr. Bafley came from Europe last Wednesday and wil sall again to- morrow on tho New York. He sald yester- dav: “It has always been my ambition to bulld an entirely new show, new from tent- ave bullt up several made the attorney mamed McNerny, and Bryaws | blg shows from small beginnings, but T 2 AP -z - | always had the nucleus there to start with fOrmer-seeratary, ;‘n‘f’“" b 4 ;" R:m | This time T am starting nbeolutely at the more to examine the company And make & | y.ginning. ‘Barnum & Bulley's Greatest report. The task required two days and a | Show on Earth, which 18 in Vienna this balt of their time. When it was finished | Winter, s now an English enterprise, owned by an English stock company. I am, of they prescoted a bill for $670, and the com- pany promptly refused to pay it. Later the state auditor cut this amount down to $460, but the sum being still exorbitant payment was still refused “The auditor has attempted to force pay- ment of the bill for fees by threats to re- voke and cancel the certificate allowing us to transact insurance business in the state and to publish an adverse report. The posi- tion of the company is that the animus of the controversy s in the refusal to remun- erate the examiners at their own figures The report might harm us and tho cancela- tlon might prevent us temporarily from do- ing business in the state. It was to prevent are certainly a wonderful medicine. 1 would bo pleased to have this, my sta ment, published, as I feel it my duty to let others know just wiat the Pills will do for them. MRS, H. D. HYDE, Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure. box. All dealers. 60c &) Bitters now and then doos this to per- elther of these contingencles that the in- junction was obtained. The hearing will be on January 2. Keep the bowels active If you would pre- erve your health. A dose of Prickly Ash tectionm. course, a_ shareholder, but still it has’ be- come a British institution and T shall not bring It or any part of it back to America, Ship Captain Reported M ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 24—Captain James Wiison of' the” Rritish shin Inche Rock. arriving todav from Shanghal, wa reported missing from the cabin on the morning of the 20th. A search of the ship falled to show any trace of him. He had been complaining of feeling 1l for two weeks and it is thought that he committed sulelde. Movements of @ Dee. At New York—Arrived—Steamer La Nor- mwandle, from Havre. Sailed—Minnchaha, for London At Queensland—Arrived—Pennland, Pennsvivania, for Liverpool At_Bydney,’ N. 8. W.—Salled—Mariposa, for San Francisco At Boston—Arrived—Ultonla, from Liver- pool. At Liverpool—Arrived—Cufle (returning); from ;uullnn. rom Portland; Cevic, from New ork. At Bremen Arrived — Friederich der Groese, trom New York. 1 at Madison | | | | RELATION OF INSECTS TO MAN Wonderful Advance in Economic Entomology During Last Century, STUDY OF SUBJECT WELL ESTABLISHED Farmers and Frult Growers Ace knowledge Destruction of Noxiow Insects is as Important a Cattivat of 8 The study of insects fs called entomology and that branch of it which treats of the relation of insects to man is known A cconomic entomology. Nowhere else in the world has this science attained the high efficiency it has here in the United States. In the beginning of the present century some insects had been noted as causing considerable harm to cultivated crops, but only occasionally were such injuries recorded. As civilization advanced and more of the surface was brought under cultivation the insect enemies, being supplied with an abundance of food, increased. In other words, the Introduction of methods of cultivation as carried on by civilized man were of such a nature as to upset the equilibrium between animal and plant lite as It existed in the country at the time of its discovery. The balance was set to vibrating and finjuries resulted here and there. As these vibrations became stronger the depredations increased in number and the value of crops destroyed greater year after year until within the last decade it has reached a point where the estimate places the grand total at not less than $400,- 000,000 worth annually rulned by lnsect pests, 8o persistent became the ravages of certain insects just before the middle of the century that certain states in the union set aside funds for the purpose of fuvestigat ing the epecies concerned, hoping in that manner to discover some means of com- bating them. One of the first states to undertake such studies was New York, when, In 1854, Dr. Asa Fitch, a then prominent entomologist, was commissioned to write reports on the injurious insects of that state. Dr. Thaddeus W. Harris in Massachusetts was also paid a small sum for writing on entomolical subjects. Fol- lowing this was the appointment of Town- send Glover in 1854 by the commissioner of patents to collect information concerning seeds, fruits and insects in connection with the Division of Agriculture. Both Missourl and Tllinofs also took up the work somewhat later and with excellent results, About this time, or very shortly there- after, the visitation in the country lying to the east of the great plains by flights of Rocky mountain locusts or grasshoppers in such force as to devastate entire districts led the general government to provide the necessary funds for relleving the country of that dreadful plague. A commission of the then most prominent entomologists of the country was organized and much actual investigation carried on. In fact no other similar commission has ever attained more definite and beueficial results for the money expended. Still more recently the increase of Injurfes to various of the important crops of the country became so marked that the entomological office in Washing- ton was greatly strengthened by the ad- dition of several assistants who were sent to study the life historles and habits of the various insects causing such injuries. In a number of cases, by a comparatively small outlay in money by the general gov- ernment, these Investigations resulted: in the suggestion of inexpensive remedies whereby hundreds of thousands of dollars were savcd (o the cultivslo=s of the soll. In the passage of the ¥atch act, estab- lishing agricultural experiment stations in the different states and territories, the entomological work of the countrv wa: greatly augmented, since each of the sta- tlons thus established became a center of actual experimental work in connection with the warfare that was belng waged against all sorts of destructlve insects. It has also alded us In our efforts at distinguishitg our friends from our enemies among fhese creatures. At present the subject entomology seems to be well established. It Is now quite generally acknowledged among the best farmers and fruit growers that the destruction of noxious lnsects is nearly of equal importance with the cultl- vation of the soil for the destruction of weeds. The reasons for such a great increase in our insect pests, as well as the larger pe cent of harm done by each, are quite evi- dent, although a full discussion of the sub- Ject at this time would require considerable more space than s at our command. Yet such a discussion properly belongs to the subject under consideration. Briefly, the introduction through cultivation of new plants in overwhelming numbers with thetr assured annual presence, the upsetting of some of the natural drawbacks, the removal of many of the natural checks to insect in- crease, etc., brought .on the conditions which are now permanent in the country. An Insect, in the first place, s provided by nature with an almost unlimited power for Increase, and when the natural food supply 1s present to permit of its fullest possible fulfiliment, provided none of the natural checks are at hand to prevent such increase, it becomes enormous. Suppose a moth which deposits 800 or 1,000 eggs as its quota should mature all of her offspring, this would re- sult in the growth of 1,000 similar insects. These in turn, if sufficient food was avall- able, would deposit their quota of eggs. Should the insect in question be onme in which three or four annual broods are produced from a single moth early in spring, we might have developed by fall sufficlent Insects to destroy the vegetation on a number of acres. The introduction of a hardy insect from a foreign country into a new one, without at the same time in- troducing its natural enemles along with it, 18 also quite sure to result in the destruc- tion of much vegetation by such insext Examples of this kind can be found in tha Gypsy moth, the San Jose scale and several other introduced insects. The bringing into new regions .f cultivated plants belonging to the same natural group with wild plants upon which are found certain hardy insects will provide an almost unlimited supply of nourishing food, as in the case of the plant- ing of the Irish potato in the region occupled by a certain wild plant on which the Colorado potato beetle originially fed. It should be remembered, too, that most of the ineects that have become destructive to crops are further favored by belng ex- tremely hardy in their nature, that is, their capabilities for withstanding diversities in climate, such as cold, heat, drouth and molsture, permit of their becoming adapted to all sorts of surroundings and conditions, while at the same time they are not over particular as to their food plants. Early in the century, or during the latter part of last century, remedies for the de- struction of injurious Insects were com- paratively few and simple in their nature. A great many people seemed to have the impression that insects were direct visita- tions from Providence and should mot be meddled with. Accordingly an sccasional precaution in the way of incantation or some other SOFt of POWWOW or witcheraft wae attempted to alleviate the existing con- ditions, but no actual warfare was at- tempted whereby the depredators were ex- terminated. Later such remedies as hand- picking, crushing and the coarser mechan- lcal devices were developed. Agricultural methods, the use of oils, chemicals, gases and polsons, and lastly, the Introduction distribution and protection of the natural encmies of these destructive insects, along of economic | | | with contaglous diseases that could be used | ' in destroying them, are comparatively re- | .y cent modes of warfare br The student of entomology soon learned | I that by studying the life histories and hab- | ™™ its of Insects it was much easler to sug- | M gest measures for their destruction. By t knowing certain weak points in their life | b cycles it became much easler to combat | s them than it was to go at the work blindly. | in Finally, it has just occurred to the writer | & that the sooner the grower of plants be- | hy comes convinced that the destruction of | & injurious insects is as much a part of their | P cultivation as is the destruction of noxious | weeds, and not until then will the warfare be general, and the reliet sought for found Right here let us also consider the part that birds play in maintaining the equili- | brium between animal and plant and act accordingly. ki 8id Yo ! probably fatally wounded, he cause of the trouble, BE OARBFUL OF POTASH. ce e Tablets Baplosive and Too |1 Many of Them Will Do Harm, o People buy chlorate of potash by the ounce, says the Indianapolls Journal, and drugglsts sell it by the tom because there | 18 a popular idea that it is a harmless drug, | one that can do no harm even it it does no good. Popularly the salt is used almost exclusively as a remedy for the reliet and cure of sore mouth and sore throat, es- peclally where there is ulceration. It Is also used as an antiseptic wash In skin diseases where there is ulceration, fts sup- posed action being to oxicize, so to speak, the morbid matter, and thus render the po in 61 po LONDON | twelve on the other WICHITA supply, had Jhysician | Bright's disease. TRENTO! tlonal authorized capital of $a tal stock $10.00.00 {8 to e preferred odore Perry and the son of George Tif ny of Haltimore. He marricd a daughter the late Theodore Havemyer. — Ilis other Willlam, who was with the Hough ders, died In Boston after his return om Cuba. essenger Boy D mat | ble NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Frank &mith, the vy district messenger of Brooklyn, who ok n message of greeting from American hool children to President Kruger, was polfee court today, charged with hurling paving stone through a showcase on De mber 15, Smith to'd the court that he \d n provoked to the decd by an as committed him by the He fetor of the plac warning was paroled aft lied and two wounded miles from here embers of the Sizemot te, and Henry Rarrett and W. i engaged fn a desper and one of the 8 and two of family, Young Meht res were Killed un, stantly the Sizemores were An old feud was All are from Clay Cattlemn mi clde., Kan, Dec. 21--Word was re- ived here tonight of the suicide of 1. W irrus, a wealthy cattleman of the Caddo ntry, near Mountainview. After shoot- & about fifty hogs for his ‘ranch meat he turned the revolyer on himself id sent a bullet through his brain, He been warned a few days ago by a that he showed eymptoms of [ Capitnlized for Immense Sum, N. J., Dec. 24.~The Interna- Rubber company, with an 000,000, was incor- rated here today to manufacture and deal rubber goods of all kinds, Of the Crude capl- with er cent cumuiative dividends, The Incor- rators are all of Jersey City | Whent and Flour Go Abrond. surface clean and healthy. It is also taken | TACOMA, Wash, Dee. 20—The British Internslly whero the lungs do not perform [ bark Tortesdale cldared fodny for Quegns- o y, o town with 12,9 shels of wheat, The :'1:;:. :x::’ ll:ir:\:"fl‘r.nl“l::)“.v.:n"r‘i:nl‘vllyhy ot the | 1l leh bark St. Maryabay als cleared with cenc exhausting | 6525 bushels of w t for Delnge bay slckness, the theory being that chlorate of | The British ship Clan Macpherson will potash parts with its oxygen to the ad- | leave tonight for Quecnstown with 2,404 tons of vantage of the blood and tissues suffering from an fnsufficient supply of oxygen. flour. Three Men Drowne It (s a pecul'ar drug. The physician sel- "HHl:Ih‘!\\" JAN, Mich,, = Dec, ighn o) over, prescribes o awes, Willlam' Campbell and Frnest Mar a om, it over, prescribes it in combination | Fawes. Wikinm Campbet and FBrnest Mor: with other drugs, because sugar, sulphur, [ damp. while crossing the fee on Mullet Inke tannin, charcoal, glycerine, etc., form ex- |late Sunday afternoon, twelve miles fro plosive compounds with If. Even troches | here. broke ‘(hrough 'the ice and. we containing chlorate of potash sometimes explode spontaneously and the drug ftself explodes it struck a smart blow, as every | drug apprentice learns, to his sorrow, while powdering it in a mortar. Indeed, this Christmas and FORECAST OF THE WEATHER the Day Following may happen if a man carries chlorate of Will Be Fair and Warme! potash tablets loose ia his pocket, es with V ble Wind pecially it there are matches, t00. As| yo.\eiinaTON, Dee. 24.—Forecast for formerly used, in gargle comparatively safe. gling was a task. this drug was the operation of gar- There was no danger of in an overdose. Compressed tablets and troches changed all that, As with other | *% WIR0% & - iy drugs, the person using chlorate of potash | (0" Towa=Tair b b, b bkl Toanons that 108 Mttls of & thing 15 eaett | Wednesday, fair and warmer in eastorn more will bo better, Not satisfied with the | POR{lon: winds becoming variable Y Tapidity of the effect of one abiet ‘mo| For Missouri—Falr Tucsday and Wed chews up_ several, and keeps on chowlng | RCdaY, Drobably warmer Tuesday in north- | them at frequent intervals. Then comes n | Wit portion; variable winds. distressed feeling in the stomach, which |, For North Dakota—Fair and warmer continuen to grow worse until there re ln. | Tuesday: Wednesday. fair; eoutherly winds flammation of the stomach and Intestines, | For South Dakota—Falr Tuesday and This is quickly followed or attended by a | " cinesday: variable winds peculiar inflammation of the kidneys and | 1Or Kansas—Fair Tuesday and probably g gt B Ml o warmer in northeast portion; Wednesday, These results are more or less serlous and even fatal as the dose is large or small, but the poisonous dose {s not a constant one; it is relative to the person who takes in abl fair; Tuesday and Wednesday: For Nebraska— Falr Tuesday and warmer eastern portion; Wednesday, fair; vari- variable winds. For Colorado—Fair Tuesday and warmer southeast portion; Wednesday, fair; vari- le winds, it; a dose that has no effect on one person | For Wyoming—Fair Tuesday and Wed- may serlously affect another who has an | DeSday; westerly winds. 4 \dlosyncrasy. Yet few people who take | For Monkana—-Fwir Tuesday; Wednes- chlorate of potash for a cold escape some | 3Y: falr and probably colder in northern polsonous effect from it marked by a |P° strange, uncomfortatle feeling in the stom- ach, and cases are not rare where death has resulted from complications caused by | F ern Texas and the too free use of chlorate of potash tab- lets. Yet in moderation there is nothing like chlorate of potash for an ulcerated sore throat. an; AN UP-TO-DAT WOMAN, The Empress of Rus n Bellever in Suffrage and Clubs, The young empress of Russia is one of the most advanced women in Europe and does not attempt to conceal her opinions. She 1s | Mt a strong bellever In female suffrage, ;‘ woman's clubs, the higher education of women and In her right to enter any and all of the professions. She I8 an enthusiastic ¥ at 96 For 1llinois~ OFFICE OF THE WE Maximum temperature.... rtion; westerly winds. For Arkansas—-Falr Tuesday and Wednes- day; west winds. 'or Oklahoma, Indian Territory, West- ew Mexico—Falr Tuesday varlable winds. Fair Tuesday and warmer portion; Wednesday, fair; d Wednesday; northwest fresh westerly winds, becoming variable. Local Re TR BUREAU, OMAHA, Dee. 24.—Offic cord of tem: temperature compared with the corre- eponding period of the last thres years 90 a1 nimum temperature.. 810 in temperature oy o8 ipitation ........ T 0 .00 tecord of temperature and precipitation Omaha for this day and since March 1, ) advocate of the many movements started by | Normal temperature......... 2 Q) Deficleney for the day . 7 women for the betterment of soclety. She | o1 “xcoss since March 1., 1,111 has frankly stated that-if she lived In a | Normal precipitation “wer 0 ineh land where court regulations were less streier | Deficiency for the day.. .. .. % Inch sho would be an avowed fumale suffragist, | Lotal rainfall since Aarch 1......80.11 Inches Of all the royal ladles of Europe the | Deflciency for cor. period, 1866, 4,17 inches czarina stands out most strongy as the | Deflciency for cor. perlod, 1505..0 3.61 inches champion of her sex. She holds that almost all of the great reforms of the world have een brought about by women, and that they are just becoming conscious of thelr power and possibilities. Under her imperial pat- ronage societics for the education and devel- opment of females are growing numerous in St. Petersburg and even spreading through the jealously guarded realm of the czar. have great and abiding faith in my own Omaha 4ad TeR @TATIONS AND BTATE OF WEATHER. 18 aumwioduag aany sex,"” she sald recently. “Women are ever | Nuvin i lotie wlent .l oy busy sowing the secd from which good | Cheyenne, cloudy w0 springs up all over the world.” SA1E ke, sloity 0 Since the czarina has become so deeply | Hron. cledr. . - T tmpressed with the importance of women's | Willlston, partly tloudy’ 0 clubs and socleties the czar has ordered that | ShIGAK0, clear ... ... ; o tull reports of all such meetings shall be | 8y Faul clonr .00 | o prepared for her perusal Davenport, snowing. . : T i Kansas City, cloudy. ... | 2 01 Helena, cloar........... il a8 T THUGS TERRORIZE DENVER | dica: s Bismarck, clear...... e »‘ 12 .00 Murderous A ts in Thirty- | “p naicate: e of | ation. — Zero, Six Hours—Two May Be T \nsicatee e ab pieclplthiign, o gero. Fatal Local Forecast Officlal, DENVER, Dec. 24—Within the last thirty-six hours seven alarming assaults and highway robberles have been com- mitted in this city. An unknown German, who was beaten and robbed, has a fractured skull and cannot recover. Four other persons were severely Injured by footpads. Mrs. Do Young was struck on the head with & stone or iron bar and is suffering from concussion of the brain. Her as- sailant did not rob her. Since August five women have been assaulted in this manner in Denver, one of whom, Mrs. Lilllan Bell, dled from her injuries, Fatally Wounds Two Men, CRAWFORDSVILLE, 1Ind., Dec. 24— Joseph Douglass shot and fatally wounded Frank Parrish and Charles Doyle, who had called at his house to see his wife, who was away. The men went to the rear door and falling to get a response, kicked it open. Douglass confronted them and fired through a window with a shotgun, tearing Parrish's face off. A second shot was poured into Doyle's back at a dis- tance of fifteen feet. There had been trouble on account of Parrish's attentions to Douglass’ wife for some time. Doyle was a soldler at San Juan hill. Kipley in Heady to Appear. CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Chlef of Police Kipley returned to Chicago early today. He sald Nis return was hastened by the iliness of Captain Colleran, chief of detectives. “The fact that varfous accusations have been mude againat me since my departure ahout two weeks ago had nothing to do with my return,” sald the chief. “I'am here and ready for the grand jury any time that body wants to me. T've been on my vacation and have enjoyed the rest.’ Coroner Passes on Hoxer's I PHILADELPHIA, Dec The coroner today investigated 'the death of Edward Sanford, professionally known as Joe Barr, who dléd in a hospital Saturday after boxing bout with Joseph Kerrigan, at th Athletie club of Philadelphia, = The jury rende A verdict that, Sanford's death was due to hemorrhage of the brain, Ker- rigan was held to awalt the action of th. grund jury. The referee, seconds and others arrested Saturday night were dis- charged. th, Perry Tiffiany, Bankr NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Perry Tiffany has declared himseif bankrupt and in a petition filed today he places the amount of his liabilities at $83897 and his nominal assets at $06.200. Mr. Tiffany was formerly vice president of the Sterling Supply and Manu- facturing company, trading in rallway sup- plies. Tiftany 18 a grandson of Com- FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS SYRUR-F Acts Hleasantly and Fomptly. 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