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labor are taught in the free schools of the
rural districts of that country. The sys-
TEN is being gradually adopted in the
United States, Massachusetts devotirg
more attention to it than any other state.
On account of the experimental nature of
the undertaking only the simpler branches
have been attempted in Cuba.
Seeing that the people OF the island
were so unaccustomed TO the plan of edu-
cation, the outcome of the wholesale re-
form that has been inaugurated among
them has been awited with a great amount
of interest: The parents, as a rule. take
very kindly to the idea, their only opposi-
ton being the foolish objection to the
children going over few blocks to at
tend This is only true of the people liv-
ing in the cities. In the, country the chill
dren are going all the way from quarter
of a mile to three miles without COM
plant, while in the cities great fuss is
raised if the school is more than two or
three blocks away. When pressed for a
reason the only enc givensis that the chill
dren cannot stand going so far The ar
gument that the little folks travel miles
every day as they scamper about in the
neighborhood at play, had evidently not
occurred to them, or if it had, not forcibly
enough to waive the objection. This com
plant of distance is the one generally
given the truant officers, when the latter
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!" THE SYMBOL TRAlN'
ON BIG THROUGH LINES
A Factor in Dispatch Of Transcontinental Traffic
Which Is Not Generally Under
stood.

Each day, generally but once day,
the big lines start out their preference"
trains of forty, fifty or sixty cars, each
for the opposite end Of the line; some
times but one section, sometimes five or.
six, according to the requirements; and
then day after day, until each train has
ended its long run, must the car depart
ment keep close watch, following each
train of each day and each section of each
train from division terminal to division
terminal, guarding against delays and
keeping up their records. ~
Seven days each week will No. 100, or,
whatever number may be given these
through trains in each direction, follow
No. 100 out of the terminal, each follow
ing the same route and carrying the same
number through to its destination so that
there will always be several number one
hundreds on the line, To distinguish one
from the other, is the Symbol applied.
The Symbol" proper may be combin-
alton of letters, numerals or dates. Our
two northwestern lines, the Great North
ern and the Northern Pacific, use differ
ent symbol series. The Great Northern
uses selected letters of the alphabet from
A to q, repeating with the prefix x, to
complete the month. The Northern Pa
cific uses the number Of the days of the
month. But the principle applied is the
same.
AS rule symbol lists renew each month
that is, Symbol Train No. 10OA" will
leave the terminal the first of each month,
! Symbol 1OO-B' the second, and so on.
The car-clerk, away down in his little
office in the freight yards, making up the
train manifest for the conductor, heads
| it 'Train No. 1904, the conductor reg
listers, mo. 10O-A'' the train dispatcher
carries; it on his train sheet, .'No. 100-A,
and, as the train leaves each division
! point on its long trip, the agent wires to
train giving the number of each and every
car. -. - Z - -.
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COURT NEWS
THE !TONTINE PLAN
The States Attorney Picks Flaws III
the Scheme.

The States Attorney Picks Flaws In
the Scheme.
w. J. Danahower, for the state, went
after the defense hard yesterday in his
arguments against the Diamond Invest
ment company. He undertook to show how
it had been possible for the investment
company to divert $1S5, 900 from the re-
demption fund through a cleverly Worded
contract. The con tract provides that 5000
is to be appropriated by the company
every time diamond is to be issued on
contract. The holder of the contract
is entitled to draw either the diamond or
$3.50 in cash. In majority of cases the
holders prefer the cash. The company
has already appropriated the 5000, and the
remaining $40, after money payment has
been made, goes to the company. Judge
MCGEE declared yesterday that this was
the crucial point at issue, and asked
Judge Hicks for the defense to show
by what right the company appropriated
the remaining $40 to its own use. He
wanted to know by what authority the
company had diverted money belonging to
it only in trust
Mr.. Danahower declared that the in
vestment company was standing at the
top of a bottomless pit of indebtedness.
1t had contracted against its liabilities
and as a result was $4,000 ahead of the
Dublic
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work as best they could, while those who
drew the salaries never came near.

The Fight Against Illfteracy.
Indifference and neglect could have but
one result. More than two-thirds OF the
population of Cuba is illiterate. In some
portions of the island only one. out OF
every six of the population can read OF
write. Recognizing the fact that lgno-
renee is the stumbling block in the path
way Of progress, the American author1-
ties have labored increasingly to clear the
way, and they have made a brave begin
ming Nearly 1000 public schools have
been established. The Institutes have
been reorganized, the university thor
oughly overhauled and competent instruc-
tors Installed. The number of pupils re-
ceiving instruction has been increased
from 2O,O 900 to 10000, and the number is
growing daily as the people become aWak-
! ened to the necessity and advantages OF
| education. - .-.. --. O.
| The task that confronted the board Of
instruction at the beginning of its labors
can scarcely be realized by those unac-
quainted with the conditions existing at
| the time. There were no school buildings,
Fno books, no fixtures or competent teach
ers.. In addition to- all this there was no
school law, and no public sentiment to
| encourage and sustain the movement.
| The people were not hostile, but simply
knew nothing about such things. The gen
tlemen composing the board hardly knew
where to begin. They had no foundation
to work on and no precedent to follow
! they had to cut their garments out OF
! whole cloth.
Law Patterned After OhiO's. 81
A school law, patterned in most respects
| after the educational code of Ohio, but
not differing to any great extent from the
laws Of other states of the Union, was
| drafted and put into effect. The essen
tial difference in this law was the vesting
of discretionary powers with the military
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in the most thickly populated districts be-
ing less than twenty. He is wise man
who profits by the experience OF others,
and the same is true of nations. All the
world has seen the end that came to
Spain from allowing her subjects to re-
main in ignorance, and now that the
United States has come to take hand
in the government of others, she mas
chosen a wise course by recruiting the
children-the fighting stock of tomorrow
and arming them with the speller and
the reader. This Is the sort OF warfare
that will make nation great.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01
THE RAILROAD WINS
Southern Minnesota Railway COM
pany's Grant Is Held Valid.

Judge Lochren's decision in the case of
the United States against the Southern
Minnesota Railway company, the Mi1wau-
kee road and Michael Donovan is in favor
of the defendants. The validity of the
Southern Minnesota roads land grant was
involved and the court holds the grant
valid in every particular. The owner
ship of a quarter section of land in Fari-
bault county was the direct point at
issue. The government contested the pat
ent to the railroad company on the ground
that the land had been improperly certi-
fed. In the meantime a number Of set
tiers had secured title from the company:
The court DEGREES that title secured from
the company is valid The case will prob
ably be appealed -
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WANTS CASES SEPARATED
Philips would Defend n. suits III
- 5..- stead of One. r~-.-- -..-~-.--.


Arguments in the case of Hennepin
county against Alonzo Phillips, former
sheriff, and the United States Guaranty
and Fidelity company, the surety on his
bond, were heard yesterday before Judge
Elliott. The defense claims that twenty
four causes for action, one for each
months bill during the sheriff's two
year term, were wrongfully joined in one,
and asked to have each case stated separ-
ately. The complaint was also said to
be indefinite and uncertain in other re-
spects.
The complaint demands judgment for
$27 900, three times the amount of dam
ages claimed, as a penalty provided by
statute.
The Fidelity company denies any liabil-
ity for any penalty and objected to the
complaint on that ground. -, -
A. B. Choate appeared for Mr.. Phil
lips Attorney Wheelright represented
the surety company. ~ -..; -.
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A Decided BARGAIN at $3.50.


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Tracy Lyon Promoted.

General Manager Stickney, Of the Chicago
Great Western, has appointed an assistant
general manager in the person OF Tracy Lyon,
now general superintendent of the same COM
pany. The promotion will take effect Mon
day. Mr.. Lyon will be succeeded as general
superintendent by G. A. Goodell now super
intendent of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern, at Cedar Rapids.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01
RAILROAD RUMBLFS
F.. C. Bodwen Transferred.

Special to The Journal
W1nona, Mimi, March IF. c.. Bodwell,
who has been assistant engineer in the di,
vision engineers office here of the Chicago
North-Western road, has been transferred
to Mason City, Iowa, and will take I'D his
work there the first of the month Eighteen
of his friends in the railway service gave him
farewell banquet at the New Jewel Hotel,
In connection with which there were some
appropriate toasts. The menu card was
quite unique, being in the form of contract
between the railway employees, party of the
first part and their digestive apparatus, party
OF the second part. The different articles
were described in the form Of specifications
Great Western at Rochester.
Special to The Journal
Rochester. Mimi, March 1.-The Wiscon-
consin. Minnesota & Pacific railroad, now a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01
cleft Handersn for Cowan.

Special to The Journal.
Fargo, N. D., March I.-some Of the editors
of the state are commenting on the recent
roast Of the jury at Devils Lake by Judge
Cowan. Other judges have done the same
thing, and the question is asked by what
right does judge assume the power to dictate
in a verdict that does not meet with his
views -. 74 { - -
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governor instead Of the school, boards
elected by the people, as well as the jur-
isdiction OF expenditures. Owing to the
inexperience of the natives in such mat
ters, these departures wre considered adj
visab1e, and subsequent events have
shown tn wisdom of the course. A great
many removals have been made from time
to time on account Of the abuse of the
privileges of Office. The Spanish custom
of Office holding merely for the collection
and enjoyment of the spoils connected
Herewith, had endured so long in Cuba
that the idea seemed to have taken root
in the minds of the people. It had been
practised upon them, and when they were
elevated to positions of trust, thy natur-
ally took it that their turn had come. BY
the prompt dismissal of every offender,
Governor Wood has gradually brought
them to the understanding that a new
order of affairs Is in effect, and that as
long as he is in authority honesty must
be the rule and not the exception.
Getting an Equipment.
Great difficulty was encountered in Sc
curing suitable buildings that would an
sWer the purpose of school rooms. These
structures were rented from private In
dividtals, and hundreds of tons Of fixtures
and supplies were manufactured with
which to equip them. AS fast as they
coulQ De employed competent IedcHeiS
| were secured and put to work. The text
books that are being used are TRANSACTIONS
Of those in use in the, schools Of the
United States. Only the elementary stud
les were introduced, for the double reason
| that all pupils, irrespective Of age, had to
be started from the lowest grades, and
| teachers who were qualified to teach the
higher branches were not available. A
few departures have been made from the
systems prevailing In the United States.
About a year ago Kindergarten depart
ments, for pupils between the ages of. 4
and 6 were introduced in the schools OF
Havana, and the experiment has proven
| SO satisfactory that the idea will be fol-
lowed up In all the schools of the island
at once. The introduction OF the manual
training idea has also met with SO much
success that It Is the intention Of the au-
! thorities to extend this branch Of learn
ing as fast as the equipment and instruc-
tors can be- provided. The manual work
in Cuba is,fn charge Of an instructor
from Sweden, which is the center Of that
kind of study. All branches Of trade and
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mistake. The sentiment against the mix
ing of the races is not SO strong as in the
southern states, but there is more feeling
on the subject than is generally supposed.
The authorities have been repeatedly i'm
portuned to provide separate schools for
the white and black children, but under
existing circumstances such provisions
would be impossible. It has also been cur
rently reported that Catholic sentiment
was against free schools in Cuba, and
that whatever obstacles had been placed
in the way Of their organization had been
prompted by this influence. There are no
indications to warrant such statement.
Instances are numerous where priests
have been elected to serve on the school
boards and these men have without ex-
ception lived UP to the full requirements
of the authorities. Radical Protestants
have clamored for their removed, but SO
long as they are the choice of. their con-
stituents and follow the letter Of the law,
there could be no excuse for their dis
missal. The military government has not
tnterfered with the church in Cuba. and
the church has returned the compliment.
ALL the school children of the ISLAND are
Catholics. There are no other kind in any
country where the Spanish flag has waved
as long as it did in Cuba
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Births.

Births.
Mrs. Carl A. schneid, 1898 Humboldt av S. boy
Mrs. Ole Jaconsen, 1923 9Th ST S ........girI
Mrs. Peter Clausen, 12O goth av ..... boy
Mrs S1vert Thorp, 3l3 18th av S ......... boy
Mrs. Charles w. Weston, 1149 Lyndale
av ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. boy
Mrs. l.. D. Chamberlain, 1925 Irving ay n boy
Mrs. Jacob Goldberg, 1921 Sd st n boy
Mrs. Louis Sawyer, 80 I'd st ........... girl
Mrs. Edward Hilstead, 1914 26th st girl
Mrs. Edwin Baker, 2613 10th ay S ...girl
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The work of a Hanna.

The commissioner Of public schools of
Cuba Is young soldier who is not yet
30 years Of age. His name is Matthew q.
Hanna, and he is native Of Ohio. He
taught school in the Buckeye state before
ne went to fighting for a living When
General Wood was made governor OF San
tiago and went into the beleaguered city
he found himself sorely in need of capa-
BILE men. Hundreds were dying every day.
and many of the officers had to be re-
lieved on account Of sickness. Young
Hanna volunteered his services and told
the general he would stay with him. He
has kept his word. When General Wood
finds his man he gives him the rein.
Hanna wrote the school law and then had
it enforced. He has made splendid rec
+ ord. This is shown by the fact that the
average attendance in the schools Of the
island last year was over eighty. This Is
higher than the average state throughout
the union. Massachusetts,, which has a
. density Of population of 333 to the square
mile, Is only a, little higher; in some por-
tions of Cuba there ere only four or five
inhabitants to the square mile, the rate
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part of the Great Western, has filed papers
in condemnation proceedings against land in
this city to be used in its improvements
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Marriage Licenses.

Frank G. Russell and Jennie Lord
John G. Lewcock and Mary Roggermen.
Olof o. Nelson and Sophie C. Christensen.
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EUROPEAN STEAMSHIPS

ARE YOU GOING TO EUROPE?
Write for lowest rates to or from any point
in Europe to C. r. Wenham. general agent
Beaver Line. S02 Nicollet av. Minneapolis.
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THE DETECTIVES WORK.

In order that the public might be
protected against the hordes of thieves
and pickpockets that are always on
hand wherever there is big crowd, il
was deemed wise to procure the ser
vices OF detectives during the Centen-
NAL. The Executive Committee
therefore requested the town author.
tiles to procure two detectives from
Pinkerton's Agency, and the men
arrived here on Thursday morning
and reported to Mayor Townsend,
and were sworn in as special police.
In less than two hours they spotted
"Reddy' Sheridan, a professional
pickpocket. and took him TO police
headquarters where he was notified TO
leave town, which he promptly did.
Shortly afterward they found George
Breen, a professional thief recently
released from the Reading jail, and
he, too, was invited to leave town.
No thefts were reported in town that
day At night the detectives were
called to Hon. Fred Ikeler's house to
investigate the alleged burglary, and
after thorough examination Were
satisfied that no burglary had been
committed by any one from the out
side.
On Friday the detectives spotted
Edwin Evans, plckpocket and
general thief from Lancaster, and
: locked him up. In the evening they
found Dutch" Snyder, another thief,
who was attempting to rob a drunken
man. He too was locked up, and
both these men we're ordered out oi
town next morning.
The presence of the detectives no
doubt kept many crooks from coming
here. and scared others who were
here out Of town, and the result was
that not a single case of pocket pick
ing or theft of any kind was reported
to the police during the two days.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
The Paragon Plaster Co.'S Plant Wiped Out
EntaiIins Loss Of Several thousand
Dollars.

The inaccessible location OF the
/ building from the water plugs and a
start Of several minutes. during which
time II had gained considerable head
way. are the unfortunate elements
which entered into the almost total
Obstruction of the Bloomsburg Para
gon Plaster ard Supply Company
plant Tuesday night.
w. r. Kocher was the first person
to discover the fire. He was stand
ing on the d. L. & w. station plat
form, when a volume of smoke issu-
ing from the vicinity of the building
challenged his attention. He at once
started on an errand of investigation,
but before he had time to reach the
scene. flames shot up from the build
ing He telephoned to the Exchange
Hotel and an alarm was sent in.
The whistle OF the Richards Manu-
featuring Company was also used to
call cut the fire department. In a
short time all the companies were on
hand, end tour streams of water were
turned on the burning structure. The
fremen never worked better and they
are entitled to great praise. Only a
short distance away was the White
Milling Company's building and the
Atlantic Refining Company's Deposi.
tory containing more than one hun
dred thousand gallons of oil. Had
the flames reached the latter a terrific
explosion and a tremendous loss OF
life would have resulted. We men
tion this to show the great danger
which surrounded the firemen.
The company's loss is a heavy one
as only light insurance was carried.
The concern was a branch of the
Paragon Plaster and Supply Company
of Scranton and had capacity Of
several car loads day. w. l.. White
has been the manager of the local
plant. Fortunately the flames did
not reach the Office and all the books
Of the company were saved.
Fate appears to have marked the
building, this being the third time
that it has been on fire. Il was also
damaged by the cyclone several years
ago.
All the stock was ruined by water.
The machinery too, it is feared, can
never be used again. Whether or
not the company will rebuild, Mr..
White is unable to state.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Mr.. White was at the plant until
nearly nine O'Clock. But lnasmuch
as it started in the boiler room it is
very likely that It caught from that
source.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-09-04

Make no mistake,
do business with the best ban *.
E. W. NJ LOW, President, E. B. TUSTIN Vice Pres.
J. NJ STAVER, Vice Pres E. F. CARPENTER, Cashier
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DEATH ACCOUNTS FOE ABSENCE.
Missing From Home Since Friday. the
Liteless Body OF William Hendrickson
is Found Monday Evening.

There is mystery in the death OF
Wiliian Hendrlckson. Mystery
tha! in all probability will never be
explained. Out Of his home at
Riverside, he walked Friday morning.
and joined several other young men
of that town and came TO Blooms.
burg to attend the Centennial cele-
bration. They arrived here and were
together throughout the day. As
evening approached the party
separated. Saturday morning Hend-
rickson was not at home, and all the
inquiries made by mis- family among
those who had been with him on the
day previous, failed to furnish the
slightest olew as to what had become
Of him. The anxiety Of his parents
increased with each passing hour.
and when Monday morning came,
and he was still missing they decided
to investigate. John HenGrlckson,
brother, came to Bloomsburg on
Monday, but his,inquiries were fruit
less, and he returned home in the
evening, without having learned any
thing that would aid him in the
search.
About six o'clock Monday evening
Chief OF Police, Mincemoyer of Dan
vile, received telephone message
from Coroner Sharpless, of Caiawissa,
stating that a body corresponding TO
that Of the missing man had been
found about two miles above Cata-
wis a. Chief Mincemoyer at once
conveyed the intelligence to John
Hendrickson, and he came up 10 .he
scene of the discovery and identified
the dead man as his brother. Tie
body was found lying at the foot Of
an embankment, along the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, nearly midway be-
tween Catawissa aud Mainville. To
all appearances death had occurred
at least two days previous. The body
was in an advanced state Of decom-
position. What was the cause of
death, when did it happen, and where
vas he going, form combination of
questions that can not be explained.
1t may have been an accident; there
IS possibility that he was the victim
of foul play. There is evidence that
In a way supports both theories. His
neck was broken, which would lead
to the belief that he fell from the
train. And then on the other hand,
there were several bruises on his per-
son, and scar on his head which
might be construed to show that there
was a struggle.
The remains were taken in charge
by undertaken Thos. T. Hard.r OF
Catawissa, and sent to the home OF
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hendrick.on of Riverside. The
funeral took place yesterday afternoon.
The young man was FL years OF
age, and generally admired. His
untimeiy death is impressively sad
and is severe blow TO his parents.