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PRIMA DONNA PLANt TO MAKE IT A SORT OF MUSEUM. Cmm Into Pomttlon off Hor Child­ hood Home at Farmlr gton, Me* Through Generosity of i} Her Stater. ? . :! f'VL Ifl given up by every one that Pat­ rick of the bells was the most won­ derful saint that ever lived for work- V Jlng miracles, and the one I am going •to tell you about now was the great- •est miracle of them all. Long ago, and a vert lon& time .ago entirely it was when Finn Mac- <Cumhull and the warriors of the , iFianna ruled from their king's dun at A'mbuin over the pleasant province : -of Lelnster. , Three score captains • there were of the Fianna and five ;j«c6re champions followed every cap­ tain when he went to the wars. And <the like of these men for heroes the world has never seen before or since. Seven feet tall was Minne, the jsmallest of them all, a 11 clothe handle of his spear was just a young ash , tree. By that you may know what the others were like. Many's the fine song has been made up about them by . the ancient bards of Ireland. On a day at the court of Teamhair la the presence of the four kings and •^^the- four queens of Ireland the three : -caskets of honor were given without lessening to Oisin by Cormac, the litgh king. The first casket held the five silver lilies of cdbftesy, which , meant kindness to the conquered, hospitality to the stranger, charity for the poor and distressed, gentleness to •old men and children, and white hom- «age to women. The second casket con­ tained the five bronse nuts of learn- ~ lag, which signified: Skill in fighting, 4«telght ia wrestling, swiftness in ^hunting, caution in chess playing, and «weet cunning in the making of 'melodiov^ songs. And the third cas- •> %at held three golden apples which signified courage ia danger, faith in r ^Headship, and truth in speaking. And «io other man before or since ever got those three caskets lit one time with­ out lesneaing. •* So no wonder at all it was that ; Nlahm of the golden hair, who was %[. the daughter of the king of the Coun­ try of the Young, fell into conceit with the great fame of Oisin and jour­ neyed all the way to Ireland for love of him. And so sooner did Oisin set eyes OA Niahxn of the golden hair than ^ lie loved her with every vein of his twdy, and it's what he said to her: "From this day out I will have % ©either ease of mind nor peace of heart until your life is the same as my life; aad for me there's no other woman in the world but you, O, worn- ; an of ibe deep shining eyes!" For *8B*rer Nlahm bent down from •the white horse on which she rode ! and ktaed him on the forehead and ' on theeyee, and this is what she said: •"Thews is many a king's son who ' has paid court to me, O Oisin of the comely brows, but it's to you I give (; my heart, and to no other. And ifs to take you back with me to my fa- ether's country I have come, bringing the white horse Of magic for our journey. And if you love me, as you any, you will come up now and sit ttthiafl me here." So he did that, and the great white "horse turned his face to the western sea and the people of the Fianna saw them no more. And they went their : way together on the white horse of magic over the high, tossing sea and wader the dark, running waves .and in the Country of the Young and were Siven an hundred thousand welcomes i, In the palace of the king itself. But one day as Oisin and his young men were coming home from the hunt / "On the side of the hill before them, and out of the middle of the cloud a ; sweet sounding harp began playing, ^and the heart of Oisin stood still, for he knew it^to be Suanach, son of Senshenn, who was in it playing, and 1 the song that Suanach sang was the ; lament for the death of Oscar. And straightway a sudden famish- •{< ing for a sight of the wide, green hills •of Ireland and a hungry yearning for a sound of the long forgotten voices took the strength from Olsln's limbs, And the enchantment fell from his •'1 eyes. Oisin never loQked back, but went as swift as the wind over the high, tossing sea and under the dark run­ ning waves till he came to hts own fair country of Ireland. Now it chanced at that hour that ;•.* Patrick of the bells, son of Calphrun, with two of his clerics, was on his "way to Ath Cliath to preach the new </'• faith to the people. After Oisin told his wonderful story to the clerics Pat- Tlck took him by the hand and led "him the ways to Ath Cliath, where for three dayn Oisin listened to Patrick •of the bells preaching to the princes and to the people. On the fourth day of the preaching, when Patrick was getting ready to "Come out now with the others, of Finn, till I baptise you and save you from the torments of hell, for If you are not baptised you can never enter heaven." "But tell me first, Patrick of the white book, where are the Fianna-- my son, Oscar of the strokes. Art Garrlada, the victorious, Caoiite, son of Ronan, and Finn, my father--are they in your heaven? "No," answered Patrick, "their lfkes would not be let into heaven, they died unbaptized. They are prisoners in deep hell, suffering the torments of fire." A spot of red anger burned on either cheek of Olsin. and it's what he answeredT^^. "Then keep yojir heaven for your­ self, O Patrick of " the crooked staff, and for the likes of these ill singing clerics; as for myself, I want none of It I will go to this hell you speak about to be with Finn, my father, and my son, Oscar, and the friends of my youth." And Oisin could not understand at all the tears in Patrick's eyes nor the trouble in his voice as the saint an­ swered him: • "The mercy pt God is more wonder­ ful than atyj his works. Olsln, this night you will be christened with Finn, your father, and with your loved comrades of the Fianna; your high loyalty to them has conquered heaven. Come with me now to the ford." At that he led the old pagan's falter­ ing steps into the shallow stream and baptized him there. When that was done he bade Oison return to the wa­ ter's edge and wait for him there.. But Patrick remained in the water praying. Three times he raised his arms toward heaven, then bowed his head again and waited. When he did that a heavy, luminous mist settled on either bank of the stream. Presently the figure of a giant warrior with shield, and sword, and spears of ancient make, stood at the river's edge outlined against the mist And Patrick knew by the king's crown that was upon the warrior's forehead that it was no other than the great Finn, son of Cumhull himself, that was in it. And the warrior came into the stream and bent his knee be­ fore Patrick, and Patrick baptized him there. Then followed Oscar of the strokes, and Cairrioll of the white skin, and Faolan the liberal, and Conan of the sharp tongue, and Caoiite of the flaming hair, and his seven sons. And as each passed he bent his knee in the flood and Patrick sprinkled the water on his forehead and spoke the words that changed him into a child of God. When the last figure melted away Into the haze Patrick knew that his task was ended. But as he turned to regain the bank a resplendent fig­ ure stepped forth to meet bim. Of all the men Patrick had ever seen fit the world, this one was the stateliest There. Is never spot quite so dear to the heart of an American who has had a happy childhood as the early home around which so many fond memories cluster. Riches and honor may come, and the world's plaudits may ring in the ear but the heart cannot forget the old home, where perhaps the first vision came of the possibilities of life. Such is the case at least with Mme. Lillian Nordica, who through the gra­ cious gift of her sister, Mrs. William Baldwin of Dcrchester, Mass., has come into possession of the old home­ stead at Farmington, Me. The gift of this place, with Its 60 acres of wooded slopes was a welcome BO Birthplace of Mme. Nordica. one, twice-blessed, In fact, the giver and the recipient rejoicing equally that the house built by their own father on land long held by their an­ cestors Is now Nordica's to have and to hold for all time. Mme. Nordica was only a little girl when her parents moved to Boston, where her musical education had its thorough beginning under James O'Nell at the New England conserva­ tory. v JBer father died In 1880, and 17 years ago his cousin, Alexander For­ syth, a diamond broker of New York (whose recent winters were spent in Chelsea), purchased the farm and continued its owner until the time of Mrs. Baldwin's acquiring it, a few weeks prior to his death. The latter was very glad to pay the price set by Mr. Forsyth--$3,000. Much money will be Spent upon lm- • provements, laying <nrt of geounds, etc., and the estate will be known a* "Nortonwoods." One drives about a mile and a half from the village of Farmington past neat dwellings, fine pastures and wood­ lands--up a steady, gentle slope from Sandy river to reach this farm, always noted for Its beauty and ever the haunt of picnickers, artists and writ­ ers. Mine. Nordica has already decided to make it a sort of museum where shall be collected family portraits, fur­ nishings which were her mother's, pic­ tures of herself in her different roles, busts, casts and Correspondence of fel­ low artists, and perhaps her precious library which Is- a rare and costly one. Not all of this great singer's time has been absorbed by her principal talent, or the Invitations of society magnates. She has been a^ook col­ lector for years and owns some espe­ cially valuable editions of Balzac and Browning. She Is a remarkable lin­ guist and an omnivorous student In literature. While her profession has hindered her from paying frequent visits to her birthplace she has kept a warm spot In her heart for her mother's old friends there, and was glad to have the. opportunity, some years ago, to give a benefit concert, the proceeds of which went for the lighting of the streets in Farmington. Anecdotes without number are told of Nordica's grandfather, "Campmeet- ing" John Allen, a Methodist preacher, whose piety, sunshine and sparkling wit made him a popular and beloved character. * There are only the pleasantegt mem­ ories connected with Mme. Nordica's parents. Her father, Edwin Norton, was a man of gentle courtesy and re­ finement, ambitious for his children and a citizen whom Farmington was loath to lose when the removal to Boston seemed best for his family. The mother's church singing, viva­ cious ways, patrician beauty and wom­ anly character endeared her to all who knew her. Probably no operatic star has ever nlanaged to keep so intimately and un- brokenly associated with her own people as has Nordica. During the early years of her career her mother traveled with her constantly, remain­ ing with her even after her marriage to Mr. Gowed. Her vacations have been so arranged that she and her sis­ ters could be together, and since her mother's death some of her sisters or nieces have invariably accompanied her upon her operatic tours. UNCOVERING CRETE Bishop Talbot, the "Cowboy Bishop," who has recently told of hts strange life as bishop among the cowboys and miners of early Wyoming and ^daho, had many an amusing experience and made hosts of devoted friends. y An incident at the dose of one of his meetings In the dance hall of fk- mining town, Is thus described: "Another hymn was given out, and I was about to dismiss the congrega­ tion with my blessing, when Col. Burns, my landlord, stepped forward, and In a low but distinct voice said: " 'Bishop, haven't you forgot some­ thing?' " 'What do you mean?* said I. •"Why, the hat,' replied the col­ onel. 'It won't do to forget the hat, for yesterday was pay day, and these boys have a lot of money, and If you don't get it the saloons will, and It Is much better for you to have it' " 'Very good/ I said. 'Have you any suggestions, colonel?' " 'Only this, bishop: ^ wisrh-you would give us about five hymns. ^ want plenty of timf. I do not. want to be crowded. The boys are a little slow on collections.' "I stepped over to the organ, and we started in. The colonel presented the hat to the man immediately on my left He was sitting on the edge of the platform. He brought out a silver dol­ lar, called a 'wheel,' in the language of the camp. The second and third men to whom the hat was passed fol­ lowed the example of the first, each giving a dollar, but the fourth man seemed nervous, and hesitated while he fumbled in his pocket After con­ siderable delay he brought out a quar­ ter. " 'O, put that back. Come, now, Bill, the bishop is not after small game to­ day. White chips don't go here. He wants a wheel out of you. Hurry up.' "The hymns were being rapidly used up, and at last the colonel re­ turned to the platform with the hat. His face beamed with satisfaction. After the service I asked him why it took him so long. "'O,' he replied, "bishop, you see, I charge up every feller accordin' to his pile. I know these boys. Most on 'em grub with me. I made one feller cough up a ten dollar gold piece, and you will find a good many fives in the hat.' "I need not say that the collection Was a generous one." . EXCAVATING WORK BEING JjAJ|- *Rl EO ON- AT* ANCIENT CI Hopes of the Archaeologists That Ruinaand Inscriptions Will tM. '.^Reveal Story of the Past baptize th£ to Olsln: 4V# what he said Patrick Baptized Him There. aad comellest. Patrick knew well that It was Olsln and no other that stood before blm. As the saint gazed the apparition raised its right hand' high above its head with the open palm toward" Patrick. And it's how it stood there smiling a little minute and then disappeared through the cloud the way the others had gone. As it did that the mists lifted, and Patrick went out to where the figure of the old man was lying, and it's how he lay with his lips to the ground and he cold and dead. Now that was the greatest miracle of St. Patrick bringing back the Fian­ na of Ireland from the grave the way they wont& be bo»tiao4 and saved' for heaven. • .<74* 2^ There Is something fascinating In ah ancient ruin. It brings to the pres­ ent a story of the past and archaeolo­ gists are always eager to read the rec­ ords of ancient civilization. The new order of affairs in Crete which began In 1898 revived the hopes of scientists. In the troubled days revolution and discord stood in the way of scientific work, and although operations had be­ gun in various parts of the island the work was not carried to completion at any point. Bourina, Hagla, Triada, Phaistos and Cnosus have all received the attention of the scholars who have unearthed many evidences of ancient Greek culture, but the workers in that; field have always' found their labors! at Cnosus the most attractive. Even Schliemann, says the "Ilustrlrte Zeit- ung," tried his magic wand there, and the archaeologist Evans succeeded only after years of negotiations in se­ curing by purchase the Cnosus hills. The wanderer on the highway to the i site of this former metropolis of the | Cretan island will stand spellbound when a sharp dip in the road reveals to him the ruins of the city. Here was the palace in which the lawmak­ ers of Crete and the sturdy hero of the sea, King; Minos, once lived. The palace was three stories high. The Inner walls were laid In marble and were rich In decorated carvings and paintings. The latter preserve their rich coloring to this da^r. . The first story, with its reception,and din­ ing halls, its audience chamber and bathing apartment, is in a fairly good state of preservation. Three stair­ cases connected it with the upper stories. At one side of the palace are the ruins of the temple in which the gods were vener^Ced. On the other side of the palace stood the great storehouses and the plants tor wash­ ing gold and for pressing oil. A gir M A MON8TER DIAMOND, The Shamrock ; iPWick, apostle of IrelanO, preaching; the Gospel of God. • - - v •howed to the people a shamrock plucked at his feet tiom the sod. * **Here Is a symbol," he said, "and a sign of the faith X preach! Sere is a symbol," he said, truth I teackj" ; • p r • m and a sign I *0t many but OneA Ows Osd.. ; One only, is He, | 4M I* not many but One, though the Persons in God are three,*,, J/Fmn as the shamrock I pluck you--** holding forth,to them, '• * row Is but one, though ltslefves an teipte'iipen the stem.**. iSr-r „ V'-'V'#" Flashed o'er the minds of the people the truth that was erstwhile dim, Chieftain and bard and druid, all flocked to the feet of him. Passed from the faiths that had fettered them under the pagan rod. Giving their hearts and their souls and their wills to the One Irug, p i t • Patrick, apostle of Ireland^ preached to the people and made Ireland a nation whose sandty never shall fail or fade. Centuries old is the story~-yet Irish wom­ en and man - •», , Love as the badge of their faitb the Shamrock ever sine* then! gantic cistern in which the oil was col­ lected was found almost Intact. In one of the" oil storehouses were found also two great earthen pots which were provided with steps on the inside for the accommodation of the persons who had to clean them. A short distance away are the ruins of a smaller palace, in which It Is be­ lieved the heir to the throne lived. An observation tower and a royal audi­ ence hall have also been unearthed. In the latter there is throne with a high leaf-shaped back. This room con­ nects with the royal bath and Is the center of a group of chambers which can be reached only by winding and confusing passages. In this palace inctosure are also eight deep, lightless dungeons, Into which prisoners were lowered by means of ropes. Many of the curiosi­ ties unearthed at this place have been assembled In a museum at Hera- cleon, the most valuable being about 2,000 tablets containing pre-hlstorlc latest Addition to World's s Worth $5,000,000. What is said to be the biggest dia­ mond in the worid is reposing In a hank in Holboru Viaduct in London, quite close to the home of the dia­ mond merchants in Hatton Garden. The very name of t.be bank is kept a profound secret And so careful a mat­ ter Is the showing of the stone to the representatives of oriental princes, to commercial syndicates and Interna­ tional associations of diamond dealers that a number of crystal fac similes have been made and prospective buy- Ss have to be satisfied with, these pllcas. . if, however^ It Is seen that they mean business, the Insurance company Is notified, and, according to the Amer­ ican Magazine, a heavy premium Is paid by the owner for the removal of the stone from the strong room of the bank. This gem is twice as big as the big­ gest egg the biggest hen ever laid.. --Dennis A. McCarthy, in^Donahoe's 1 jyeigha" a pound and a third, and Is 8toreroom of the Royal Palace at Cnosus, Crete. inscriptions. "Should these Inscrip­ tions ever be deciphered," said one archaeologist, "the darkness which now enshrouds the fate of Crete's great pal&c$ and of its mysterious in­ habitants might be cleared away." worth, but $5,000,000 li a reasonable price. ^ This record stone was hot, as might be supposed, sent to Europe In a ship of its own. So prosaic is the civilized commerce of to-day that this vast treasure was merely sealed up in a tin box registered as a postal packet and sent through the mails as though it were a worthless geological speci­ men. It was received from South Africa at the London office of the Premier Diamond Mining Company, Limited, and measures were taken at once to insure it for about half its value--gay, 12,600,000. - ;f t * ; • The New Offens^ " -A' *5- "So SAythe has been sent into close confinement What was he convicted, of?" "Being intelligent and Just enough to act as a juror."--Baltimore Amerl ca*. • •• »t. «•-------- : ,Y.r • The initaeenionf^-^yy^ "I asked my wife nine times to mer­ ry me before she consented." Told by Nature 8tudetifab v. The nature students--everybody la a nature student nowadays--were try­ ing to outdo one another. "Eagles when the sun Is overhot shade their young with outstretched wings," said the first. "On August aft­ ernoons I have seen a mother eagle stand patiently two full hours, her left wing spread like an umbrella, while in Its cool shade her nestling slept." "Squirrels," said the second, "can tell whether a nut Is good or bad with­ out opening It A chestnut, a walnut, a shellBark--they lift it In their little paws, hold it to their faces a moment, then if it is bad cast it aside. How do they tell? By the weight, by the sound? I Incline to think they do lt^ by the smell." "Ostriches never set," said the third. "They lay their eggs on the pale Saharan sands and the sun does the rest. But before the ostriches depart from their eggs they place on the top of each a pinch of sand, for they know that the germ will mount to the top and that the sun's heat would kill the germ were It not protected." "A trained elephant," said the fourth student, "danced very badly at a matinee performance and was ac­ cordingly beaten cruelly by its master. That night, hearing a shuffling noise outside, the monster cript forth and there in the moonlight he found the elephant carefully practicing Its dance steps." ' ? Butterflies In Battle. £ *^A battle of butterflies," said the Japanese viscount firmly. " "Impossible!" cried the woman on his right. "Oh," the viscount insisted, "the thing Is authenticated. It happened on August 20, 1889. Tales and poems, without number have been written on it. "On the afternoon pf August 20 two opposing armies of the butterflies fought an aerial battle between Nojiraa and Kavasaki-Mura. The fight continued till sunset, when the small­ er army turned and retreated, the victors pursuing it till all were lost in the rosy sunset haze. The ground beneath the combat was, thickly strewn with wounded and dead war­ riors. "The battle drew a thousand people. It occurred about 30 feet up hi the air. The spectators were amazed and horror stricken to see these gentle blue butterflies grappling and strug­ gling furiously and silently # : blue blizzard above their heads." , mMmmj;, " "V ' Invaluable* Nobody knows what d 1b 1 "Qh, J see! She responded„tQ It to I core."--Baltimore Americas*:; MRS, THAW v 18 SUBPOENAED T$ PRODUCE WHITE'8 LETTERS. OTHER WITNESSE8 READY May Mackenzie and Howard Neeblt Among Them--Case Adjourned Monday Because Defense - j xi Closed Suddenly. New York.--The defense lit 'the Thaw case rested ^Friday immediately after the convening of court, and an adjournment was ordered until Mon­ day morning next at 10:30 o'clock. The court proceedings occupied leu than five minutes and Mr. Jerome re­ turned at once to His office and began preparing his campaign of rebuttal testimony. Almost his first move was to have a subpoena served upon Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw requiring her to produce in court any letters she may have In her possession written by Stanford. "White. The district attorney had May Mac­ kenzie notified, to be In court Monday, prepared to go upon the witness stand. Miss Mackenzie had been un­ der subpoena by the state ever since the trial began. She Is the intimate friend of Thaw's wife, and during the first stages of the trial the two were Inseparable. rv : : Howard Nesbit was with the dis­ trict attorney Friday, and It is said he will be called to the stand to testify that his sister told him Thaw had treated her cruelly while abroad In 1903 because she again "would not tell lies about Stanford White." Mr. Jerome hopes by the brother to cor­ roborate the testimony he expects to elicit from Abraham Hummel, the lat­ ter being under indictment at the present time for alleged subornation of perjury in the Dodge-Morse'divorce tangle. There were' many rumors current Friday of a serious enstrangement be­ tween the defendant's family and his wife, and of the reported desire of the former to bring about a separation of the young couple in the event of a verdict acquitting Thaw of the charge of murder. Howard Nesbit is quoted as saying: "The Countess of Yarmouth has said that she will not return to Eng­ land until her brother and my sister have been separated. I did not know •f this until my return from Pitts­ burg, last Sunday. As soon as I ar­ rived here I went to the Hotel Lor­ raine to warn my sister, but Mr. Del- mas would not let me see her alone. I did not want any of the lawyers present while I talked to her, be­ cause I knew they would probably deny it" ONLY ONE FARE FOR NEBRASKA. Railway* Issue Circular Abolishing All Reduced Ratas. Omaha, Neb. r-- hi retaliation for adverse legislation, culminat­ ing in the passage of a two-cent per mile passenger fare bill by the Ne­ braska legislature and which went Into effect Thursday morning, all Ne­ braska railroads, Including the Union Pacific, Burlington, Northwestern, Mis­ souri Pacific, Rock Island and Great Northern, issued circulars absolutely abolishing all classes of reduced fares. Under the head of "Special instruc­ tions" the circular says: "Agents must not honor clergy permits, reduced- rate orders, orders or instructions for rates for disabled volunteer soldiers, orders for charitable rates or any other form of a reduced rate order, whether for a state or interstate jour­ ney, In any portion of Nebraska." The circular concludes by saying it is the purpose to make the two-cent rate the only possible rate to j^lx on Nebraska passenger fares. Shortcomings of the Horse. The horse shied at a piece of white paper and the rider tumbled off into the mud. , "It is well for the world," said an automobllist, smiling, "that it is ceas­ ing to use the horse for a servant. The horse is a half-blind giant with the mind of a baby. No wonder, then, that when we trust our lives In his keeping he Is apt to go back on us. "His main trouble is his eyes. So poor is the horse's sight that he mis­ takes a bank of snow for a fierce white beast. A mud puddle at his feet is^a yawning chasm. A shadow • flupg across his path Is a black terror seek lng his life. "Hence the weak-minded, hear sighted, powerful horse goes through life beside himself with fear. He Is no more to be trusted than a maniac and, like a maniac, he sees a monster awaiting him at every corner. Yet we get pn his bacj£, fools that we are." His One 8uit. "Hello!" exclaimed Cadley, In his usual boorish way. MYou here? Why haven't you got your Sunday clothes "I hare got 'em on," replied Poorley **llh a conscious Bush^, "Nonsense! Tfeose *fre |$| you wear every day."" "Well, ^uaday*i * day, isn't »f1 ^ ^ '• > ' ji „ tS "1: JILTED MAN KILLS HIMSELF. Cleveland Contractor Commits Sui­ cide Because He Is Repulsed. * Cleveland, O.--Repulsed by the woman with whom he was madly in love, Henry De Burt, a prominent contractor, fired a bullet into his head while standing in the doorway of the woman's home, 1416 Prospect avenue, one of Cleveland's fashionable resi­ dence streets, Friday afternoon. He was removed to a hospital in a dying condition. In De Burt's trunk were found many letters from the object of his Affec­ tions, Mrs. Florence Patterson, but it appeared that recently she had dis­ carded him. . i,t<v ' "Tv.- Lose Loot; Shoot Offlod*. Carlinviile, 111. -- After dynamit­ ing the post office safe two men engaged In a running fight with two policemen in which many shots were exchanged and Officer Van Meeter was seriously wounded. The robbers were interrupted before they looted the safe, and the postmaster. reRQrts that nothing was stolen. Turkish 8chool Is Burned* Constantinople.-- The state educa­ tional establishment founded during the time All Pasha was grand vizier and organized by the French diplo­ mat, M. Bonree, which was known as the Lyceo Imperial de Galata-Serai, was destroyed by fire Sunday. Danube River In Flood. Bucharest.--The Danube is thawing rapidly and flooding thousands of acres of cultivated land, the inhabi­ tants of which and their cattle are es­ caping with great difficulty. „ Strike Paralyses Parlfe i ^ * Paris.--A sudden strike on the part of practically all the electricians of Paris at five o'clock Friday afternoon resulted In the almost complete paralysis of the business of the city by the time night had fallen. ROAD8 WILL ATTACK VALIDITY OF NEBRASKA MEASURE, ' Companies Assert' That dev. 8he!den and Prominent Legislators Still ; Think the Statute Is Unfair. Omaha, Neb.--It is authoritative announced in a private report of an official character from Chicago the railroads of Nebraska will eon. test the two-cent fare law which the legislature enacted, a week ago, aad the governor signed last Wednesday night, placing it in effect at once. The roads are now preparing to carry the case to the courts and there make a vigorous content to determine validity of t$te new law. ;J, When the law was unacted it cwp- rled an emergency clause which pro­ vided for its operation upon being signed by the governor, or withlu five days without his signature. The gor> ernor, George L. Sheldon,«though elected by the Republicans upon a so- called anti-railroad platform last fall, on the stump during the campaign ad­ vocated a graduated scale of fares, rather than a flat two-cent law, believ­ ing the latter would be confiscatory fig many cases of small or branch roads? So when the legislature passed the ' bill providing for a flat two-cent rate. Gov. Sheldon hesitated to sign the bill, thinking to be consistent with his pre­ election course. But when he consid­ ered that without his signature the law, Which the people demanded, might M 1 unconstitutional owing to the wording of the emergtney clause, he decided to sign it rather than place himself In the way of what the majority of the J legislature had deemed a wise meas- ' ure. The railroads, however, contend ; that the governor did not relinquish - his former conviction as to the unfair­ ness of the measure and that he, and * prominent members of the legislature' - elected on antl-rallroad platforms, even now question the validity of the " law primarily on the ground, as h«- advocated in his campaign speeches, "f that it is confiscatory. r * - J. II f I %:<• * ' ' it&LET8 FLY IN JACK8QN, Attempts to Kill Hargls and In Kentucky Town. v 'W h' Jackson, Ky. -- Citizens of th#| ^ feud-ridden city were startled out of their sleep Saturday night by shooting such as seldom has been heard here. Two shots were fired in­ to the home of Judge Jame3 Hargi*/' accused of complicity in connection " with the assassination of James B."1 Marcum. - Others were fired into the store Of 5 Hargis Brothers, in which June Jett, brother of Curtis Jett, was sleeping, but he was unharmed. The home of 1 Deputy Town Marshy} Smith also was hit. The firing was continued for minutes. The police arrested Smith for the shooting. NEED NdT SHAVE COLOREiD Connecticut Supreme Court Lays Dow* Law as to Barbers. ^ Hartford, Conn. -- The supreme court of the state has just handed down a decision to the effect that - barbers in the state need not shave colored men. The decision was reached on an appeal from a superior court de­ cision in Bridgeport by Henry H. , , Foulkner, a colored man, who brought - suit against Thomas Solazzi, a barber •'£ of that city. , Solazzi refused to shave Foulkner* ^ his defense being that his barber shop was not a place of public accommod%> . . tion within the meaning of the The supreme court upholds that coa* •• tention. , W 8P00NER NOT HIRED BY HILL. t Retiring Wisconsin Senator Assert$$*& He Is Without a Client Washington. -- Senator John <3, Spooner, of Wisconsin, Thursday V denied that he will become personal counsel to James J. Hill May 1, when * his resignation as senator takes effed^iV "I am leaving the senate without ir| ? client or the promise of one," ho sai& f^ It is understood that Senator Spoonff r has had no business relations with Mi&f:... Hill since 1S84. When asked if he could prophesy ^ his successor, Mr. Spooner said: "No,- I cannot, and I do not;.,b.elj||ae. .tlKk,,../ other fellow can, either." m:-- Shipyard Strike Averted. Chicago. -- What threatened'-,, to become the most far reaching. . strike ever known in the shipbuild-n Itag industry has been averted, tern- * porarily at least, by the Independent action of the Chicago local of the , Shipbuilder's and Boilermakers' union. The Chicago men refused to obey strike orders issued from the national" - headquarters at Cleveland Saturdays night The strike, which would have * thrown 60,000 men in all parts of the* country out of work, may not mat* Xlallze. ' fM&V-Vytfr ,<V •• <. if.! Killed by Fall from Train* * ? f« . Lexington, Neb.--A man carrying n,f# * card bearing the same Joseph W»f" Willard, 2$0 Grove street St. Parife Minn., was found dead on the Union • Pacific tracks near here Sunday!?' morning. He had fallen from the east^.|: bound train during the night. fM&; I t . Blizzard In Newfoundlalitt* V St. Johns, N. F.--A blizzard has raged throughout Newfoundland for the past 48 hours, blocking railways and damaging shipping. An unknown fishing vessel with a crew of seven men foundered. • .v • - '-T- > wV, . , Two Killed at Railway Crossing. Buffalo, N. Y.~Michael Bower, well-to-do farmer, and his ten-year-old'"^ daughter Isabel, were instantly killed *' on a crossing of the Erie railroad at- * Lancaster Sunday. ^ ^ Ruef Found and Arrested^ San Francisco.--Abraham Ruef, the political boss, who has been a fugitive ; " ]? from court, was arrested Friday nlghl at a suburban resort by the courfi-^.? ->\v elisor, W- J- Biggy, who was piloted^; \V |o the place by Detective Burns* a ; v Woman Suffrage Bill Beaten. • ... London.--The bill to extend thew ' •% right of suffrage to women was de- ' * f feated In the house of commons Frf^^ '£7* day, where It was talked to deaths without coming to a vote. 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