The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-16

of California, Edward c. Barham, his son, and Mrs. Luda V. Barham, the wife of the latter were on Monday ad- mitted to practice before the United States Supreme court, being the first occasion in the history of the court when that privilege was granted to hus- band and wife at the same time. MT. and Mrs Barham compose the firm of Barham & Barham of Santa Rosa, Cal ifornia. Mrs. Barham is the twenty second woman admitted to practice be- fore the Supreme court.
 Switzerland has much water power but no coal Therefore she has not been able to develop her native iron, but has been compelled to import about $10.- 100000 worth annually from Germany. She will try electric smelting and that will be done by water power and coal will not be needed The first experi- ment will be in a bed of hematite ores in the Bernese Oberland Meiningen. An aerial ropeway will transport the ore to the village of Innert Kirchen, below the mountain lodges on which 1t is found. The water power of the river Aar in the immediate vicinity will be used, the concession allowing the de- yelopment of 6O00O horse power.
 A correspondent of the Boston Tran script tells of town in Maine, having a population of two thousand, in which there are fourteen churches, each or ganization having a meeting house and all but one of them supporting regular services. These churches, on the aver age, raise little more than $500 a year for the preacher, and no one gets more than $500. and but two approach that figure. There are six denominations, and three of these have three churches each in town. He tells of another town, in Nebraska with less than three thousand inhabitants, that has thirteen churches, each with a settled minister, and one of those churches received $750 a year for several years in missionary aid from funds raised mostly in the city churches in the East.
 The Aero club of Paris has announc- ed a prize of 100000 francs, which has 1~,, <,p +r be awarded to the inventor of really efficient aerial machine. The conditions governing the award of the prize have been formulated and demand that the air-ship or aeroplane shall travel from the grounds of the club, or from the hills of Longchamps, to the Eiffel tower and return. This will afford a distance of about eleven kilometers, or between seven and eight miles, and is to be &C., complished in half hour or less, Tn the meantime the interest of the sum of money will be available for rewarding works or inventions bearing upon the problems of aerial navigation. The competition for the prize is information al and the offer will hold good for five years.
 Joseph G. Wilson of Philadelphia thinks he is in hard luck. Year before last he was an Improved Red Man Winnemucca Tribe-and also member of a relief association. In October of that year he was summoned for jury duty in the court of quarter sessions. At the time he was drawing $3 a week from Winnemucca Tribe and S2.50 week from the association as brother on the sick list. He asked the judge to let him off, explaining that his health was not rugged enough for the fatigues of the jury-boX; but the judge wouldn't excuse him, and he had to serve through the month. Winnemucca Tribe heard of it, cut eff his $3 a week, and sus- pended him from membership. The re- lief association heard of it, cut off his $25O a week, and expelled him. Now he is asking the courts to compel the two organizations to take him back,