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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-28
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.


The conditions among the laboring
| men in Copenhagen is not the very
best this winter. This is partly due to
! the great influx Of Swedish-Norwegian
| and Danish laboring men who by
reason Of the depressing times in their
| own countries are eagerly in search of
work. Unless building operations will
be unusually lively in Copenhagen this
spring the outlook for the laboring
men is indeed gloomy, There are
many hundreds of laboring nIen lying
idle in the Danish capitol at present
and the charitable societies and other
benevolent organizations are having
their hands full
The old "Thingvalla' steamer which
has transported thousands from Christ
iania and Copenhagen to New York
has now been sold to .'Skibsreder''
Kobro The old vessel will be trans
formed into floating factory and will
perhaps be located at one of the
whaling stations on Iceland
The military calendar for 1903 is
u.
The Danish army has at present 1000
officers. viz, II generals, 30 coionelS, 70
lieutenant colonies, 3l2 captains, 400
premier Hentenants and 1000 first and
second lieutenants.
Edward Holen the we'll known pro-
university, recently celebrated his
10th birthday He is at present at
work on his great history entitled,
THE History of Norway and Den
mark, 1720-1314."
H Jansen Lundby formerly folke-
tingsmand for the Svinninge district.
is dead. He was 81 years old and was
one Of the most prominent men in that
section OF the country. Mr.. Lundby
served in the Folkething for 13 years.
rhe Tornoes hotels, (the old and the
new also Strandhotellet in Kierte
minde have been sold to a stock COM
pany for 100000 crowns. These hos
telries will now be in control Of the
Artieselskahet Kjerteminde Hotteller
The Pontitoppidan monument which
is now being erected at Herring in
memory of Consul General Pontop-
pidan weighs 5000 pounds and is
made of Bornholm granite. The mon
ument will be unveiled April !.
Denmark's butter exports during the
year of 1902 amounted to not less than
126,OOO,000 pounds. Most of this but
ter was shipped to England. About
or Nn Oh 10
Sweden.
The well known coffee and tea con-
Germ Olivarins, Christensen & Co., has
made an assignment. The liabilities
are said to be not less than 100000
crowns
Slemminggaard In Enslev, the. prop
erty Of Editor Moller of Norsens has
been sold to Baron Klingenberg fori
10000 crowns
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-28
coNFEREEs ARE NOT AGREEr'
Department Of Commerce Proves Hard
to Construct.


Washington, Feb. The conferees
OF the senate and house on the depart
ment Of commerce bill continued their
efforts to reach an agreement on the
question as to whether the interstate
commerce commission should be in
cluded in the proposed department bill,
but adjourned for the day without
agreeing. This is still the only seri-
GUS obstacle to an agreement, though
there has been no formal adjustment
OF differences to the trust provision
A proposition to accept the Nelson
amendment with the following addi-
ton has been made:
at shall also be the province and
duty of said bureau of corporations,
under the direction of the secretary of
commerce and labor, to gather, COM
pile, publish and supply useful infor-
nation concerning corporations doing
business within the limits of the Unit
ed States, which shall engage in inter.
state commerce or in commerce be-
tween the United States and any for
eign country, including corporations
engaged in insurance, and to attend to
such other duties as may be hereafter
provided by law"
The indications are now that the
amendment thus modified will be ac-
ceDted
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-28
FRANco.AMERicAN ALLIANCE.
Count casteIIane Advocates Defiance
of Monarchics.

or MonarCnicS.
New York, Feb. 27-Count Boni
Castellane has left for New York.
says the Paris representative of the
American. Before embarking at
Cherbourg he said:
''The primary object of my visit is
to see my relatives and friends and
bring back my wife and children.
shall also visit Florida.
while the trip gives me pleasure
1t is one of duty also. would like
much to speak in the United States
about increased ties and even a for
NAL alliance between France and the
United States. This is the psycholog-
ical moment for such an alliance, par
ticularly as Germany is showing an
extraordinary appetite for extra Eu-
ropean territory.
''If we had such an alliance neither
England nor Germany nor any other
country could upset the peace of the
world, nor could all combined do so,
for very soon the American navy will
be the greatest in the world, just as
our submarine feet is now the strong
est. The grandest spectacle of the
Twentieth century would be to see
the two greatest democracies defying
the combined monarchies of Europe.
trust the lesson of Venezuela will
not be lost on the United States"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-28

long i've Hedin'' frequently inter
rupted the speaker. On the evening
of Jan, "a, Or. IItGiu lectured before
the students society at the university.
After the lecture followed a reception
in honor of Dr. Hddin when speech
of a highly complimentary order was
delivered by DR.. Fritjof Nansen
A correspondent from Tromsoe says:
The most discouraging reports con-
time to come in from all fishing dis
trlcts. Not i'll the memory of man has
1t ever been recorded that there were
not swarms of herring in Lafoten.
Yet such is The case this year. Fish
ermen in these sections cannot account
for the indifference on the part of the
government in getting at the real facts
In regard to the dreaded Kobben, viz,
the ferocious sea lions who are de-
stroying the fish. A "Kobbe' is worth
kronen in the market, but the fisher
men are not equipped enough to kill
them in any large numbers and have
not as yet received any assistance from
the government boats which were to
be sent to this section From Svolvaer
comes the report that the Lafottsket
has been a complete failure
The number Of attorneys i'm Christi
ania in 1891 was $50. Now there are
only 25O and their number seems to be
speedily decreasing A. number OF
them have made financial failures,
and still larger number Of them can
not fnd enough to do.
Mrs. Edward Grieg, wife of the
famous composer, Edward Grieg, is i'll
with the Influenza and is confined to
her rooms at Hotel Victoria. She has
In consequence been obliged to cancel
her concert engagements for the next
two months
With a vote of 81 against SO the
Storthing has adopted President Bern.
er's motion, which calls for an i'm
mediate settlement of the consular
question to the effect that each coun-
try shall have separate consular sys-
TENS.
Admiral Borresen and Captain Kiel-
land are members of the Swedish:
Norwegian commission which at pres
ent is working out new signal sys-
TEN for Swedish and Norwegian war
vessels.
Secretary Heggen of the "Justitie de-
partment'' has been appointed as one
of the judges at the International
court in Egypt He will receive
yearly salary Of 10000 francs.
Jules Verne's 'tAround the World in
Eighty Days" is at present being
rendered at the "Centraltheatret'
The leading ludy is Nine Helene AZ
dersen.
Over 100000 crowns in money OF.
ders were sent from the United States
to Norway last year This is the larg
est sum ever sent from America in one
year
The new library at Trondhjem art
museum was opened for the public
Feb l. Next to the Christiania library
this is the largest in Norway,
Knud Bakkevig OF Hangesund, WHO
departed for Alaska six years ago has
returned home with fortune of $780,
600 crowns
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-28
An Interruption.

William" she sighed as he hung
upon her words with the grip Of q
freshman testing his strength for
an anthropometrical chart, evil
liam, why am ! like broken lock
et?'
"Ahp' he said. 'I cannot tell. /"
Because, William, she muir
INJURED, and her voice had the far
away sound Of the wind moania
on the freshmen fence, q need a
clasp"
And then, hang it, the Hibernian
Hebe came in to light the lamus,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-28
DEALING WITH CASTRO.
Several European Powers Adjusting
Claims at Caracas.

washington, Feb. 27.-Through adj
vices received here from Caracas it
has come to light that the representa-
tives there of the French, Spanish
and Belgian governments have ap-
preached President Castro regarding
the claims of their countries and have
proposed a scheme of settlement indie
pendent of that which is now under
consideration by Mr.. Bowen and the
Washington ENJOYS of these nations.
In consequence President Castro has
suggested to Mr.. Bowen that it would
be advisable to refrain from signing
the French, Spanish and Belgian pro-
tocols until these governments sig
Nifty whether their representatives at
Caracas or in Washington are to
carry On the negotiations.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-28
IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
Americans Secure Contracts involving
$65,ooo,ooO.

London, Feb 27.-The Birmingham.
Post calls the attention of British
manufacturers to the fact that con-
tracts involving $65,O00,00O have been
obtained by American interests during
the last few weeks for the construc-
ton of electric traction systems in
England, Russia and Holland.
These contracts include the con-
version of all of the horse tramways
of st. Petersburg into electric roads,
the construction of an underground
railway and the erection of sixteen
iron bridges across the Neva
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-28
REVERSED THE DECISION.
New Jersey Supreme Court Decides
Steel Trust Case.

Trenton, N. j., Feb. THE court Of
errors and appeals has unanimously
reversed the decision of Vice Chancel-
lor Emery, which enjoined the United
States Steel corporation from convert
ing $200,000,000 worth of it's z per cent
preferred stock into 5 per cent second
mortgage bonds. ~
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
.GoRMAN MADE cHA1RMAH.
rhe Maryland Senator Elected TO He Old
Position AS Presiding Oncer OF the
Democratic Caucus.

Washington, March THE demo-
cratic senatorial caucus, which met
at IL o'clock Friday, organized by
electing Senator German to his old
position as chairman of the caucus.
There were present % of the 80 dem
ocratic senator's. Senator Germans
nomination as chairman was sug-
gested by Senator Bacon, and there
was no opposition to his election.
In taking the chair he thanked the
senator's for the honor conferred, but
did not make an extended speech.
The remaining time of the session
was devoted largely to the discus
sion of the present situation in the
senate and the necessity for demo-
cratic harmony and unity of action.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
HER HEROISM IN VAIN.
Mrs. Henry Woods Waded Through Ice
and Water to Find Her Son's
Body Lifeiess-

Liberty, Mo-, March THE four
year-old son of Henry Woods, farm
err near Smithville, was drowned in
a pond while on the ice. His mother
missed him from the house and saw
his body partly on the ice and partly
in the water. She had to break a way
through the ice and wade in water
three feet deep to reach her boy
and then found him lifeless. Mrs.
Woods managed to carry the child to
the bank, where she fell exhausted
and overcome with grief.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
The Best Kansas News.
VIII Add to the Exhibit.

The annual convention of the
Kansas State dairymen was held at
Manhattan last week. Not only dairy
men from Kansas, but other states
were well represented. The meet
ings were all well attended. S.. S.
Schillng, president of the Iowa Dairy
association, led some interesting dis
cussions. At the business session
George Littlefield, of Parsons, was
elected president; 7. A. Borman, Of
Topeka, will hold over another year
as secretary and treasurer, and
Charles Ollie, of Ottawa, was elected
assistant secretary and treasurer.
The executive committee will locate
the next convention~a and it is thought
it will be held at Ottawa next year.
The convention resolved to support
Ed Sudendorf for the position of
dairy commissioner at the worlds
fair at ST. Louis next year. 1t also
passed resolutions favoring a state
fair and pledged themselves to sup
port Kansas state fair. A. Larson,
of Topeka, carried off the Dairymen's
silver cup, as the expert butterma-
ker of Kansas. His exhibit scored
95h. The convention will add to the
butter exhibit next year a cream ex-
hibit and contest.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
RIOTOUS STUDENTS.
The Oratorical Contest of the Kansas In-
tercollegiate Association Ends In q
Row-Police Called In.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, March IA spe-
cial to the Gazette from Atchison.
Kan, says: The regular oratorical
contest of the Kansas intercollegiate
association ended in a disgraceful
riot last night. The trouble arose
over the eligibility of Malcolm Gar
rard, of the Kansas university, to
compete as one of the orators. He
attempted to speak, but was Kissed
down by the audience. The police
were finally called in to expel the I'M
ruly Kansas university students from
the hail.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
GREAT many remedies to
temporarily relieve catarrh

II temporarily relieve catarrh
n have been devised from time to
time, such as sprays, snuffs, creams and
other local applications, but, as rule,
the medical profession has little or no
enthusiasm in the trea tment of catarrh.
1t is generally pronounced by them
to be incurable.
It therefore created a great ,sensa-
ton in medical circles when DIR. Hart
man announced that he had devised
compound which would cure catarrh
permanently.
in short time became known to thou
east and west.
Letters testifying to the fact that Pc
runa is radical cure for catarrh began
to pour in from all directions.
Thousands of such letters are on file
in the Office of The Peruna Medicine Co.
Rev. E. Stubenvoll, Pella, Wis,
writes: ~ feel obliged to extend you
my personal thanks for my complete
restoration. All through the winter I
suffered from throat and lung trouble,
but recovered my entire health by the
use of your excellent remedy, Peruna."
The following letter from a prom
inent gentleman of Los Angeles, is a
case in point:
Mr.. j. w. Fuller, President Of the
jewelers. Association of Los Angeles.
Cal. has been in business in that city
for seventeen years ont of the forty-five
that he has been engaged in business.
Concerning his experience with Peruna
he says:
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
THE UNION BANK ROBBERY.
Requisition Papers Honored for the Sus-
pected Prisoners at Hartford. Conn
Identified by Two Men.

Hartford, Conn.,, March THE
requisition papers issued by the
governor of Missouri and brought
here by Sheriff Bruch, of Franklin
county, for the custody of Rudolph
and Collins, the~alleged outlaws, who
are accused of the robbery of the
Union (Mo.) bank, were honored last
night by Gov. Chamberlain. The
prisoners were positively identified
at the Jail yesterday by Joseph
SchmucIe, saloonkeeper Of Union,
Mo-, and young man named Camp
bell, also from that place. They
said they were well acquainted with
Collins and Rudolph and picked them
out from line of 20 prisoners.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Honeymoon and Jail.

The Jail keeper at Fort Scott was
astonished the other night when a
good-looking young couple asked for
permission to stay in one of the cells
till morning. 1t was explained that
they had just been married in Mis-
souri, and were going into southern
Kansas, where the man had work.
They ran out of money and had no
place to sleep. The bride was good
looking and cheerful and seemed to
look upon the matter as something
of a joke.-Kansas City Journal.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Fire at a WATERFOWL Hotel.

Watertown, N. Y, March Fire
destroyed the Otis house, one of the
largest hotels in this city, and COM
pletely Quilted the numerous stores
in the block. The hotel was crowded
with guests and many narrow es-
capes were reported. Had the fire
occurred at night great loss of Lii
would undoubtedly have occurred.
The flames practically destroyed the
Fairbanks block adjoining the hotel.
The total loss is 100000.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Steam PIow Cut Gas Pipe.

a steam pillow working on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad right of way
just north of Neodesha cut a high
pressure gas line in two, leaving the
town without fuel for five hours.
When the pillow cut the line the rush
ing gas caught fire, enveloping the
pillow and engine with flames, dan
gerously burning several of the men
and blocking the track for an hour
or more before the gas could be shut
off at the wells.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
To F.nbus,er Some More.

Washington, March THE demo-
Gratis have served notice that the fill
clustering tactics employed by them
in the closing week of the Fifty
seventh congress will be continued in
the next congress, and will be inaugu-
rated Immediately upon the opening
of the session.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Not Sustained, Says Committee.

Chairman Noftzger, of the commit
tee appointed to investigate Doodle
charges made by Leavenworth pa
per in connection with a proposed
land deal by the managers of the
Lansing penitentiary, reported that
the committee found that the
charges were not sustained by facts.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Baker University Won First.

At the annual intercollegiate ora
torical contest in Atchison Friday
night the judges awarded first place
to Edward Hislop, of Baker univer-
sity, Baldwin; second place to T. J.
Hopkins, of Ottawa university, OF
tawa; third place to Wallace Thomp-
son, of Washburn college, Topeka.
The other contestants were: Carl E.
Franz, College of Emporia; Robert
r. Hamilton, Southwest Kansas col
lege, Winfield; o. A. Keyser, Midland
college, Atchison; T. NJ. Alcorn, Kan
sas Wesleyan, Salina; Guy 81. Findley,
Paramount college, Wichita.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Proposition to Buy Up the States Bonds.

Frankfort, KY, March Gov.
Beckham yesterday deposited for col
lection checks aggregating s1.a23,e9s
paid by the United States govern
ment as interest on Kentucky's war
claim. He has called the state sink
ing fund commission to meet Monday
next, when a proposition will be
made to purchase all the outstand-
ing bonds of the state, amounting to
s.. 900. 900.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Will 1t BE Christcned with Wine,

1t has been decided to honor
this state by giving one of the
two new 13,ooo-ton battleships the
name Kansas. By and by there is to
be christening. Wine has been used
in the formal ceremonies at all the
battleship christenings. Is the Kan
sas w. C. T. U. going to stand for
wine when the proposed Kansas is
christened?
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Largest Tree in the state.

A large sycamore tree on the o. S.
Munsell farm, one mile north of
Skiddy in Geary county, is said to be
the largest in the state. 1t is as
straight as an arrow and at its base
is % feet Z inches in circumference.
The distance from the ground to the
first limb on the tree is so feet and
the tree is nearly S feet in diameter
at that place.-Topeka Mail and
Breeze.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
ingalls, Instead of Plumb.

The house adopted Waggener's res
olution to place a bust of John j.
ingalls, in the historical gallery of
the federal capitol. Friends of Pres
ton B. Plumb tried to substitute his
name, but it met with little favor,
and the resolution was carried by q
vote of 100 to 8.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Cost of One Acre of Wheat.

A Marshall county farmer esti-
mates the cost of one acre of wheat
at $s.t5, as follows: Flowing, ST;
narrowing, 25 cents; SEEDS to 6
pecks-and seeding. 90 cents; cutting
with binder, shocking and stacking,
$1.5o; threshing 20 bushels and put
ting in bin, $1.5O; wear, tear and in
terest on tools, so cents; rent of
land or interest on it's value, $3.50.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Preacher in a Pistol Duel.

A few weeks ago Henry johnson
eloped with the wife of Rev. Roy
Fairchild, of Barratt. They met one
day last week for the first time in a
little country store and commenced
shooting. Johnson shot eight times,
the preacher six. johnson was un-
hurt and the preacher was slightly
injured.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
A Jolt for Harmony.

Recently the republican and demo-
cratic central committees at Atch-
ison decided on a non-partisan ticket,
nominated the present city officials.
A dissatisfied element in the republic
an party has nominated a republican
ticket headed by James G. Thayer
for mayor.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Wall of the Pessirmist.

When you dig my little gravelet I pray
you dig it deep and tuck me in quite snugly
for my long and snoreless sleep. For.
would be free forever from the guys who
want to know if think twill rain to-mor-
row OF if therell be more snow. I'm not
afraid of bunko men, of turf or mining
sharks, but plant me deep beyond the reach
of human question marks.-Chicago Daily
News
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
GIT of $4,000 to Y. NJ. G. A.

st. Louis, March THE depart
uent of education of the Central
Young Mems Christian association
has received gift of $4,000, to be
used as a perpetual endowment for
that feature of the associations
work. The name Of the donor is with
held.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Was There a Trial.

1t is stated in the obituary of w.
NJ. Green, who died at the age of 81
in Wichita, that he attended the trial
of the men who were alleged to have
kidnapped and murdered Morgan for
his attempted expose of free ma
sorry. Historians record no such
trial, says the Kansas City Journal.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
A Threatenea shut Down Arerted.

Danbury, Conn, March THE
between the hat manufac-
turers and their engineers has been
satisfactorily adjusted and it was
that the threatened shut
down of factories win not take place.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13

Fort Worth, Tex, March THE
formal opening of two packing
houses fostered by Chicago capital
lists took place here yesterday with
10000 people in attendance. A party
of prominent Chicagoans en- route to
the Ell Paso cattle convention were
among the spectators. They left at
night for Ell Paso.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
c..hed . $1,000 Forged check.

Philadelphia, March Charles T.
Moloney, general superintendent Of
the Pennsylvania Warehouse & Safe
ty Deposit company, cashed what is
alleged to be a forged check for
$1,000 on the Girard national banf
and disappeared.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
Found It Out After 40 Yenrs.

At Winfield, Mrs. Evans, married in
1869 and the mother of 10 children,
has brought suit for divorce, alleg-
ing incompatibility Of temper.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13
At Great Bend April 2.

The republican congressional con-
vention to nominate a successor to
Chester L. Long will meet at Great
Bend April 2.