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AN INSURANCE CASE.
A Verdict Given for Mrs. Brassiield for Her
Husbands Policy, Although lie Com.
mitted Suicide.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. ol.-In an
opinion written by Judge Rroaddus,
of the court of appeals, the Knights
of Maccabees, fraternal beneficiary
society was given scathing rebuke.
The case was that of Fannie Brass
field against the Knights of Macca
bees, appealed from Putnam county.
PearIy Brassfeld, the plaintiffs hus-
band, had a $1,000 policy. Brassfield
committed suicide December 27, 1899,
and the society refused to pay the
policy ON the plea that Brassfeld had
agreed that the policy should be void
provided he committed suicide with
in five years after the issuance of the
certificate. He took his own life
within the five years. Judge Broad
dus quotes the insurance law of Mis-
souri, that provides that it shall be no
defense that the insured committed
suicide, unless it can be shown that
he contemplated suicide at the time
he made the application for insur-
ance, ,"and any stipulation in the pol
icy shall be void" Mrs. Brassfeld was
given Judgment in the lower court
and the judgment was affirmed by
Judge Broaddus.
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ANOTHER NAN GONE WRONG.


St. Paul. Mimi, Jan. 2l.-A special
TO the Pioneer Press from Helena,
Mont, says: Herbert H. Matteson,
cashier of the First national bank OF
Great Falls, was arrested here yester-
day on a warrant issued by United
States Commissioner Russell, at the
request OF District Attorney Rodgers,
who charged him with embezzling
$4,000 Of the banks funds on Janu-
ary Is. Matteson, it is said, con-
fessed to the district attorney that
he was guilty. He waived examina-
tion Gnd was bound over to await the
action of federal grand jury on bail
Of $6OOO lie was unable to get this
amount and he is now a prisoner in
the county jail.
1t is understood that Mattesons
defalcation amounts to much more
than the sum named in the complaint.
The officer who accompanied Matte
son to Helena yesterday said that it
was believed the total amount he is
alleged to be short would reach
$175,OOO. Speculation, it is said, was
the cause of the defalcation. The
bank is strong financially and is in
no danger of embarrassment.
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secret enemy Of the government ano
in active sympathy with the insur
gents.
SNOW IN KANSAS.
The Downfall Could Not Have Come at q
More Opportune Time to Bene-
fit Wheat.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 21.-Snow
ranging in depth from three to eight
inches covered Kansas last night.
The storm started in the west Sunday
night, and by five o'clock yesterday
morning had reached the eastern Dor.
der of the state. 1t showed harder
in the north part of the state last
night than in any other part and ex-
tended as far north as Farbury,
Neb. Practically no wind accompa-
MED the snow and the temperature
was moderate all day. No drifts have
resulted, but the snow is wet and
packs down solidly.
The beneficial effect of the snow
upon wheat is incalculable. Wheat
was beginning to show the effects OF
the dry weather. While at no time
in any great danger, it needed moist
ure, and now it has moisture in great
abundance. The snow could not have
come at more opportune time for
benefiting wheat. No damage to
stock is ranortna
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WORLDS FAIR OPENING.
Tho President OF the National Commission
Says That Postponement Has Not
Been Considered.

81. Louis, Jan. 21.---Thomas II. Car
ter. president of the National Worlds
Fair commission, who arrived here
Sunday night, says "rhere has been
some agitation for postponement of
the fair to some date later than 1908,
but so far as the national commission
is concerned postponement has not
been considered and it is not con-
templated. The law passcd.by con
gress provides that the formal open
ing shall take place not later than
April 30, 1908. It is our duty and our
purpose to carry out the law
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THE ISTHMIAN CANAL.


Washington, Jan. 2l.-'rhe presi-
dent yesterday sent to congress with
a message, simply Of transmittal, the
supplemental report Of the isthman
canal commission, in which it is
unanimously recommended that the
offer of the new Panama Canal COM
panv to sell all OF its rights, property
and unfinished work to the United
States for $i0,0OO,OOO be accepted.
The senate ordered the report print
cd in the congressional record and
also as document.
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SATURDAYS HOUSE.
The Urgsnt Deficiency Bill Reported BY
Committee ON Appropriations The Chi.
ness Exclusion Bill Referred.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The house
of representatives was In session less
than an hour Saturday. Only routine
business was transacted, the most
important feature of which was the
reporting by Mr.. Cannon, chairman
Of the committee on appropriations,
Of an urgent deficiency bill. The
following bill was passed: For the
protection Of towns in the Indian
territory, and providing that they
may issue bonds to an amount not
exceeding five mills on each dollar OF
taxable property Of the municipality
for the construction OF sewers, water
works and schoolhouses.
Mr.. Kahn, of California, introduced
the Chinese exclusion bill agreed up
on by all Pacific coast interests as
representing their views. 1t was re-
ferred to the foreign affairs commit
tee.
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The RIG0RS Of WAR.
Gen. Bell Tired Of the Lenient
Treatment Of Filipinos.
A REORGANIZATION ZONE ORDERED,
The Unsparlng Pursuit Of Natives Who Act
~ Friend and Foe Every Priest De-
clared to BE Disl0yal to the
American Government,

Washington, Jan. 2l.-Having failed
after two years strife in subduing
the insurrection in Bataneas province,
which lies just south of Manila, and
having satisfied himself that lenient
treatment Of the insurgents is pro.
ductive of no good results, Gen. j.
Franklin Bell, the military command
er in that province, has determined
on the enforcement of the war in the
most vigorous and determined fash
ion, involving the recommendation in
modified form, the application of
martial law in all directions, and the
unsparing pursuit and punishment of
the natives who act as spies and
traitors to the United States
The Recommendation provides for
the establishment of zone around
the garrisons in which the friendly
inhabitants are to be required to
come under penalty of contiscation
and destruction of their property,
This is said to be necessary to pre-.
vent the collection of forced contr.
buttons from the inhabitants by the
insurgents. The military officers are
allowed to fix the price of necessaries
Of life, and it is promised that the
people may return as soon as peace
ful conditions are established.
Gen. Bell directs the application OF
general order No. 100, in force dur
Ing the civil war in the United States
which practically regards an insur
gent as guerrilla and outside Tho
pale Of civilized warfare, and subject
to the death penalty wherever suct
insurgent does not engage continu
ously in the war and observe all tn,
rules of war. However, II is provided
that there shall be no execution
without the approval of superior
officer. Commanding officers are es
pecialiy enjoined to encourage young
officers in hunting down the insur
gents, and it is pointed out that there
Is no just cause for exceptional eau
tion or apprehension in attacking in
surgcnt bodies wherever found.
A special injunction is laid on thu
commanders to hunt down through
loyal spies secret sympathizers with
and contributors to the rebellion
many of whom will be found among
municipal officers. Gen. Bell sayi
that Malvar and other insurgen
leaders have dictated elections Of al
town officials in Batangas and La
guna, and these town councils meet /
and pass resolutions denouncing tn,
insurrection. while secretly inform
ing the insurgents that this is don'
under compulsion and supplying
them with information. Therefore
Gen. Bell declares that neutrality
should not be toleratcd; every in
habitant should be either an active
friend or be classed as an enemy anC /
acts, not words. must be made the /
test. Chief and most important +
among the class of disloyal persons
he says, are the native Catholic |
priests. Gen. Bell declares 1t is prac .
tically certain that every priest IN /
Batangas and Laguna provinces is a
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BRIGANDS COME TO TERMS.


Constantnople, Jan, q. - The
United States minister, John g. A..
Leischman. says the brigands who
abducted Miss Ellen NJ. Stone and
Nine. Tsilka, September 3, have
agreed to accept the amount OF ran
som raised by subscription. The
place of payment is now the only
question unsettled. A letter has been
received at Constantinople from Miss
Stone, stating that the writer and
her companion, Nine. Tsika, were
well.
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SANTA FE COLLISION.
Both Engines Badly Disabled and Nearly
All the Cars on One Train Bnrned-
Passenger Escape Injury.

Syracuse, Kan, Jan. 21.-Yester.
day morning about four o'clock Santa
Fe train No. 6, going east, and No. 7,
going west, collided at Midway,
about six miles west Of Syracuse.
The trains were not running more
than about ten miles an hour. Both
engines were badly disabled, and all
the cars on No. 8 burned except one
sleeper. The passengers all escaped
with no personal injuries. Conductor
on No. 6 was considerably bruised;
otherwise no damage was done.
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WAR REVENUE TAXES.
The Ways and Means Committee win Hear
Arguments About Lowering the Duty
on Tea and Tax on Bser.

Washington, Jan. 2l,-The repub-
lican members Of the ways and means
committee yesterday decided TO be.
gin the consideration OF the bill re-
ducing the war revenue taxes, and
after a conference attended by all OF
the republican members of the COM
mittee. Chairman Payne gave out the
following statements;
"rhe republican members of the
committee on ways and means met
yesterday and have taken up the
subject of the war revenue. They
decided 10 have n hearing before the
full committee on Monday, the 2Tth
instant, on the question respecting
the duty on tea and the war revenue
tax on beer, They will hear the pco-
pie interested in the subject of the
duty on tea at ten o'clock In the
morning and those interested in the
taxation on beer at two o'clock In
the afternoon. There will be no
further hearings"
Some significance was attached to
the restriction of the hearings to tea
and beer, but It was explained that
these were the only interests which
had asked for hearings. The desire
OF the beer interests is to take of
60 cents from the S1,60 per barrel now
levied on beer, thus bringing the rate
to 81, where II stood prior to the
Spanish war. The total reduction in
revenues on this item would be s24,-
100000. The reduction on tea will
aggregate about $s,00O,0o0.
James A. Troutman, Of Topeka.
Kan, has announced his candidacy
for the republicaa nomination for
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Cleveland, o., Jan. 2O.-Miss Sophie
Zantiny was probably fatally shot on
the street last night by Alexander
Moore, her lover. Moore left the
girl where she fell. went to his home,
took poison and died within an hour.
The couple were engaged to be mar.
ried, but the girl recently broke the
engagement
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AN IRRIGATION BILL.
some OF The PROVISIONS MADE.


Washington, Jan. 21.-A meeting
Of the senators and representatives
from the arid and semi-arid states
was held last night to consider the
irrigation bill drafted by sub-com-
mittee on irrigation. II was agreed
unanimously to present the bill to
congress for its action, Mr.. hollands
being sponseor in the house and Mr..
Hansbrough in the senate. 1t pro-
vides that all money received from
the sale and disposal of public lands
in Arizona, California, Colorado, Ida
no, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ne
vada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ok
lahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming, including
the surplus fees and commissions in
excess of allowances to registers and
receivers, and excepting the five per
cent. of the proceeds of the sales of
public lands set aside for educational
purposes, shall be set aside and ap.
piled as a special arid land reclama-
ton fund.
The secretary of the interior is di-
rected to make the necessary eXami-
nations and surveys and to locate
and construct these irrigation works,
reporting to congress at the begin
ming of each session the results of
examinations and surveys, with esti-
mates of the cost of all contemplated
works. The bill empowers the secre-
tary Of the interior to withdraw from
public entry the lands required for
any irrigation works and to restore
them when in his judgment they are
not required for irrigation purposes.
The bill authorizes the secretary OF
the interior to let contracts for the
work and to limit the area per entry
TO that reasonably required for the
purpose OF a family and to fix the
charges therefor, as well as the
charges on lands in private owner
ship benefited by government plants.
A days labor Is fxed at eight
hours. The bill prohibits the en-
pDoyment of Asiatic labor. No right
to use the water for land in private
ownership shall be sold for tract
exceeding 1860 acres to any one per-
son and no right shall permanently
attach until all payments therefor
are made. When the payments are
made for the ma or portion of the
lands irrigated the management and
operation of, but not the title to
such irrigation works, excepting res
ervoirs and works necessary for their
protection, shall pass to the owners
of the lands irrigated thereby, to be
maintained at their expense under
rules and regulations TO be prescribed
by the secretary of the interior, who
is also empowered TO acquire rights
of property by purchase or copdem-
nation. The appropriation, use and
distribution of the waters rendered
available by the works provided for
in the bill shall be governed by state
and territorial laws, the right to use
the water being appurtenant to the
land irrigated, beneficial use to be the
basis, measure and the limit of the
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PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
The Bill to Be Called Up In the
Senate To-Day.
The DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILL


Washington, Jan. 21.--Debate on
the Philippine tariff bill will begin in
shc senate today. On behalf Of the
majority Of the committee on Philip
pines, Chairman Lodge yesterday re-
ported the measure and gave notice
that he would call 1t up at two
o'clock to-day. Senator Rawlins, of
Utah, acting for the minority of the
committee, offered substitute for
the bill of the majority and an
nounced that he would submit some
remarks on II Mt the conclusion of
Senator Lodges statement in support
of the majority report.
During the greater part OF yester-
days session the measure providing
for the establishment of u depart
ment of commerce was under consid-
sfation. An effort was made by Sen
ator Nelson, OF Minnesota, to secure
. vote, but the opposition to many OF
its provisions became so strong that
Che effort had TO be abandoned.
AT the conclusion Of routine busi-
mess Senator Mason made personal
statement denying a published state
ment that he was opposing rural free
delivery OF mails. He explained also
IN answer to similar statements that
he was In favor of the re-enactment
ef the present Chinese exclusion law,
Sunless some better and fairer law
can be enacted"
Senator Mitchell introduced bill
authorizing the admission TO soldiers
homes OF men who fought in the In
-6ian wars on the frontier.
Senator Vest introduced as a sub
stitute for the ship subsidy bill his
till Of the last congress repeating
'<he law prohibiting the purchase Of
ioreign-built ships.
The democratic members OF the
commerce committee were given per-
nission to file minority report on
the shipping BILL
The time OF the house Of represen-
natives was occupied yesterday in
general debate on the urgent deh-
cheney appropriation bill An item in
the bill carrying $5OO,O0O for mill
tary post at Manila prccipiiated a
long debate, in which some of the
sblest debaters on both sides OF the
house took part.
Mr.. Clark, OF Missouri, wanted to
know who was going 10 pay the ex-
pcnses Of the "eNtraordnary aggre-
cation of talent consisting OF White
law Reid, Capt. Clark, Gen. Wilson,
young Pierpont Morgan and young
Wetmore," who were to be dispatched
TO London to see 'his sacred majesty
King Edward VIZ crowned. We
were to pay the expenses of Prince
Henry's visit, said Mr. Clark, and IL
was a poor rule that did not work
both ways. If it was right and proper
for us to pay for the entertainment
of Prince Henry. why should not
England pay the expenses OF Reid
Clark and the others. He said he was
"teetotally opposed to paying cent
on that head, but he was glad to en-
tertain Prince Henry, because II
would "giye the lie" to the impress
sion certain Anglomaniacs were try.
Ing to foster that we were In league
with England against Germany. Mr..
Clark also indulged in some general
comments on the vast Increase in
governmental expenditure. which had
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grown, ne salo, irom $l.52 per capita
in 1860 to $l2 per capita last year
lie insisted that II these "riotous
government expenditures" went on
The republic would topple over OF it's
own weight. lie characterized Mr..
Cannon's statement that we would
hold on to the Philippines forever
and a day" as n "most idiotic and mel
oncholy declaration. Holding on to
the Philippines, he said' had already
cost the United States $3OO,00O,0Oo
and was now costing at the rate OF
NJ z .O0O. 900 a month.
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A MINE EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Three Others Badly
Burned at PictOu, Col The
Fire Extlnguished.

Pueblo Col, Jan 2i,-A special
from Walsenburg, Col, to the Chief
tain says: Three men killed and
three Others badly burned is the re-
suit of a serious explosion which oc-
curred yesterday in one of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company's prop
critics at Pictou, three miles from
here. A brother Of Superintendent
fhipps, of the mine, was one of those
badly burned. The fire in the mine
has been extinguished and the com
pany's property was not extensively
damaged.
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Shot Through . Closed Door,

Guthrie, Ok, Jan. 20.-B. B. Hunt,
OF Huntsdale, Mo-, was shot and killed
at Shawnee yesterday morning by
Jack Sevils. Hunt went to Sevils'
home and demanded admlttance, but
would not tell who he was. Sevils
had trouble during the day with other
parties and supposed they were after
him again. He shot through the
closed door and killed Hunt.
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It quickly that Bearngdown Feeling extreme lassl-
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No other female medicine in the world has received uch
widespread and unqualified endorsement No other medicine
has such record Of of female troubles.
Those women refuse to accept anything else are re-
hundred thousand for they get what they want
Sold by Druggists everywhere Refuse oil substitutes
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Worlds Fair Memorial,

st. Louis, Jan. 21.--The Louisiana
purchase committee Of the General
Federation of Women's clubs, COM
posed Of one representative from
every state in the purchase, met here
yesterday and will continue in session
until Wednesday. II is said that the
purpose of the meeting is the con-
sideration and adoption Of worlds
fair memorial.
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New Orleans, Jan. 2l.-P. G. The
baud, of New York, has fully iden-
titled T. E. Manners, the prisoner in
the Jail at Gretna, as Edouard Korn,
Jr.. his late valet, who robbed the
Thebaud mansion in New York Of
100000 of diamonds and jewelry.
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Topeka, Kan, Jan. e1.-The Kansas
Midwinter fair opened here yester-
day. 1t is being held in the Audi
torium and will last until February
1. All Of the leading manufacturers
of Topeka and other big Kansas
towns have exhibits.
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Failed to Get Verdict for Ducklns.

Anthony. Kan, Jan. 2l.-Alfred Pat
terson, Of Attica, In this county, who
sued ten citizens for 5000 damages
because they gave him ducking aft
er his alleged statement that he wap
glad President McKiAlsy was shA
failed 70 get . verdict
Abilene weekly reflector., 1902-01-23

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 2i.-Frank
Duncan. a safe-blower under sentence
Of death for murder, and three other
prisoners made their escape from the
Jefferson county jail by saving
through numerous bars.
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A B0y's Terrible Hunting Accident

Ottawa, Kan, Jan. 21.-Claude WI.
son. l6-year-old boy, was brought
in from the country last evening with
the entire upper part of his face torn
and bleeding from gunshot wound.
Wilson was in, company with two
companions hunting rabbits, when
the premature discharge OF gun, in
the hands Of one of the party, struck
Wilson in the head. He will probably
lose both ewes,
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MOTHER AND BABE

Sick mother-sick child /!
That's the way it works when
a mother is nursing her infant.
SCOTS Emulsion is an ideal
medicine for nursing mothers.
1t has a direct effect on the
milk. Sometimes the mother
is weak; her thin milk does not
make the baby grow. SCOTS
Emulsion changes all that.
The rich liver oil in SCOTS
Emulsion feeds themother and
gives a flow Of rich, nourishing
milk for the baby.
The medicine in SCOTS
Emulsion not only strengthens
the mother but goes naturally
through the milk and strength
ems the child.
Nothing to harm-all for
good-Scott's Emulsion.
we'll send YOU little to Try, Il you like.
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James A. Troutman, of Topeka.
Kan. has announced his candidacy
for the republicaa nomination for
governor.