The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-02-14

been Yong On IN In1S ana oCher
Countries.
The school children of Minneapolis
have contributed $685. to the Mckinley
monument fund.
A new Catholic university will be
built and established in Washington,
d. c.. at a cost of $3.50, 900, by the Pau
list Fathers.
The F. Muhlhauser Co, manufacture
ers of clothes, made ar assignment at
Cleveland, o., Tuesday. The liabilities
are S275, 900.
The average weight of the hogs re-
ceived at Chicago during the past three
months was 24.74 pounds less than for
the corresponding time in 10000.
Seven thousand acres of watermelons
are to be planted neal Navasota, Tex,
on contracts for a fixed price. st. Louis
parties agreeing to take the crop.
OF Kansas population Alp per cent
are engaged in agriculture. OF the
111,132 depositors in the Kansas banks,
sc per cent are farmers and stockmen.
The first monthly installment,
amounting to 1920, 900 taels, Of the
Chinese indemnity has been paid 20
the bankers committees of the powers
at Shanghai.
John S. Oviski. a slav miner, murder
ed his wife at Cadiz, o., by severing her
head with an ak. He held his excited
neighbors at bay until taken into GUS
tody by the sheriff.
1t is said in London that competent
critics who have examined the pic
ture of THE Holy Family" by Titan,
for which ]. P. Morgan recently paiG
s175,000, is a forgery.
The farmers at Mobile, Ala. are go
ing heavily into the cabbage industry,
and have purchased 225,O 900 plants from
the growers at Corpus Christi, Tex,
all of which have been shipped.
Francis e. Baker of Goshen, Ind, has
been installed as Judge of the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
Seventh district, embracing Indiana,
illinois, and Wisconsin.
Relatives of James Lee, a pioneer
resident of Calhoun, who died at his
home in Fredonia township, near Mar
shall. Mich, have found $4,000 in gold
buried in a tin can in the cellar Of his
residence.
Mrs. Mary Wright, aged so years, and
her son. Joseph, aged 80 years, died at
their home in the outskirts of Philadel-
phia of starvation, and two other men,
bers of the family. Jane and Wickliff,
both middle-aged, were found to be in
sane and suffering from cold and pri-
vatiops.
Half naked and nearly starved,
Thomas MaGalena and Bonnie Poll,
wanted for the murder of James Heck
in at Shaumut, Pa, January 20, were
captured in the woods near Crenshaw.
They tell a pitiable tale of starvation
and suffering. They declared that they
had nothing to eat for four days and
were nearly famished.
A permit has been issued for a ter
minal station of the Lake Shore and
Rock Island railroads in Chicago, and
the estimated cost given is So, 900 900.
The entire improvement consists of
the depot and office building, train
shed and power house.
Enforcement of the New York anti
standing room statute has caused great
commotion among theatrical managers
However, the mandate was obeyed
practically to the letter, and last night
hundreds Of persons were turned away
from the leading playhouses.
Recognizing in tuberculosis an infec-
tious disease, the physicians of New
York are demanding the isolation OF
consumptives for the protection of the
public, and to the end the sufferers
may receive better treatment, and have
every possible chance OF recovery.
Western Kansas land, on which the
owners would not pay taxes five years
ago, is now worth from $18 to SIS an
acres. Land elsewhere that was Of
fered for sale at $25 an acre a few
years ago and could not be sold even
at that price, can not be bought now
for $50.
The man whom Abraham Lincoln
presented a jacknife because his face
was homelier than that of the martyr
president, is dead. He was Rev. Mr..
William Hastings Of Toronto, O.. Rev.
Mr.. Hastings was a powerful and dis
tinguished preacher, but he was not a
handsome man.
Student circles at Depauw university
at Green Castle, Ind, are indignant
and much exercised over the suspen-
sion of eleven young ladies for violat-
ing the university rules against dane
ing. The suspension is to last two
weeks and the young ladies are ordered
to return to their homes.
Smooth nickels must be accepted
at their face value, according to a de-
cision rendered by Judge Ryan in the
st. Louis circuit court in the case of
John f. Ruth, who was awarded $4,000
against the st. Louis Transit company
for being elected from a car, arrested
and locked up overnight, because he
rendered a worn coin.
Two Austrians met under the West
Main street bridge, Trinidad, Colo, in
a wrestling match to see which could
put the other under the ice. They dis
robed and Charles Penosa was forced
under by his opponent. He was un-
able to get out and froze fast. He was
discovered later by two men, who
thought he was dead. Restoratives
brought him to life, however, and 1t is
thought he will live.
Vice President Hines, Of the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad, issued a
pamphlet in which he contends that the
intarctota mmer commission ia IT.