The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-02-28

we've princeton StuuenUS were ar
rested at Trenton. N. j., for painting
class numbers on the battle monu-
ment and houses.
Philip Stein Miller of Terre Haute,
Ind, became insane from %brooding over
killing a nan in self-defense.
The navy department has been in
formed that the repairs on the battle-
ship Oregon at Puget Sound are prac-
tically completed. She will be ready
for duty by March l..
Wilbur c. Draper, aged SO, who was
to have ben married this week at Hum
boldt, Ind, died while eating dinner on
the day of his wedding. Heart disease
was the cause, Miss Julia X. Wilson,
the intended bride, is Frustrated.
Representative Rich ardson of Tenn
essee has introduced a bill in congress
to refund to religious, charitable, lit
erary and art institutions the taxes col
lected on legacies and requests under
the operation of the war revenue act.
James r. Keene gave $4,000 for the
relief of the poor who suffered in the
blizzard at New York. 1t was the du-
plication of a similar donation made
last winter by Mr.. Keene and was sent
W Tie Oulltu IltDItN SldIIll fNtlt-
ties.
Chancellor Magic has appointed
Louis Schenck of Somerville, N. j., re-
ceiver of the Washington Cooperative
bank, a building and loan association
of Newark. The application was made
by the department of banks and insur-
ance.
Joel W. Hopkins, one of the pioneers
of Putnam county, ILL.,, died at his
home, east of Granville. He came to
Illinois in the fall of 1884, when the
state was almost a wilderness, and set
tied on land in Putnam county, upon
which he lived until the time of his
death.
A dispatch from Brussels says that
Austria has decided, in compliance with
the demand made by Great Britain, to
abolish sugar bounties and to reduce
the import duty of sugar to 5 francs.
The correspondent declares the adher-
ence of Hungary to this decision to be
assured.
John r. Hagg Of Cumberland, Wis,
who graduated from the civil engineer
ing department of the University of
Wisconsin last June, was murdered by
natives in the Philippines, Jan. %. He
had been in the islands sevral months
experimenting the construction Of a
government road.
James Alexander, aged 1903 years,
died at Springfield, Mo-, this week. He
was never i'll until two weeks ago, when
he fell on an icy pavement, dislocating
a shoulder and breaking IN arm. He
enlisted in tn war of 1912. At the out
break Of the civil war Alexander went
to enlist in the Union army, but he was
refused On account Of old age.
G. w. Trout, former implement deal
er of Wichita, Kan, charged with for
gerry, left that city two weeks ago. Of
ficers pursued him into Indian Terri
tory and sought to arrest him at Golf.
He resisted and threatened the United
States deputy marshal. An officer
present shot him and he arrived this
week at the Wichita hospital and is
under the care of a surgeon.
There is a school war in progress at
Westfeld, Mass. over the action of the
principal of the high school in suspend
ing three young men because they ate
onions. The principal had cautioned
the scholars several times, but on Mon
day, when three of the boys came to
school with an extra amount of the
fragrance, they were Immediately ex-
PEELED until further notice.
EX-Judge Rombauer, attorney for the
st. Louis school board, has filed an ap-
p~lication in the Missouri supreme court
for a writ of mandamus to compel the
state board of equalization to assess the
franchises of public corporations at
their full value. The petition alleges
that the state board has not made as
sessments according to the value Of
the property of corporations.
Dispatches from Cleveland, O., state
that funds for the proposed Mckinley
national memorial are coming in more
rapidly. New York state hopes to re-
port 500, 900 raised for the memorial
by the meeting on Feb. 26. Knoxville,
Tenn, sends a check for $311; Duluth,
Mimi, has subscribed 81 500; Youngs-
town has given $4,000.
Governor Yates of Illinois has made a
requisition upon the governor of Kan
sas for the extradition of Dawson r.
Seals, wanted at Fisher, ILL.,, to answer
a charge of working a confidence game
upon Marillo Seals. Another requisi-
ton was made upon the governor of
Louisiana for the return of Leopold
Gibbs, wanted in Cook county on a
charge of stealing a ring valued at
500.
With the object of diminishing the
number of unemployed in Sweden, the
government has empowered the state
railways to place large orders with
Swedish workshops subject to consent
OF parliament. Other subordinate state
authorities are also encouraged DO find
work for the unemployed.
The steamer Benefactor, from Phil
adelphia. which has arrived at New
York, brought two sailors Of the
schooner Joseph Pharo, which was an
chored off Atlantic City in a water
logged condition. Captain French of
the Benefactor saw the schooner flying
signals of distress and stood out toward
it. A boat put off from the schooner
and put two men aboard. The captain
and the rest of the crew would not
leave the schooner, but said they would
wait there until a tug came to take
them into harbor.
Detectives in the employ Of the I'm