M'COOK TRIBUNE ,

K. M. ICIMMVI.T. , J'ubllnlior-

.McCOOK

.

, NEBRASKA

BRIEF TEirCRAMS.

San Frnnclfco boilermakers arc on-n strike.

The Peruvian minister at Chile , Dr.-M.

.. P. Ucnavide , Is dead.Buffalo is passing the hat for $50-

000,-

to bid for the national democraticconvention.

There have been no new cases ofyellow fever at Cabanas garrison ,

Cuba , since the 9th.Editors had the call at the Ohio dem-

ocratic¬

convontoion. An editor wasnominated for governor.

Nine men were suffocated as theresult of an explo.sion which occurredin a coal mine at Kedan , Prussia.

Lawrence Gardner, democratic na-

tional¬

committeeman for the Districtof Columbia , died from dropsy andheart trouble.

The appraisal of the property of ( helate R. P. Flower of Watcrtown. N. Y. ,

puts its value at $3,00j9: , on thebasis of what stocks were worth May12 last.

The fund for the return of the sol-

diers¬

of Dakota bus passed $20,000 , andnext week's remittances will certainlycarry it to the point where the amountwill be sufficient to bring the boyshome.

Assistant District Attorney JamesGrady , a brother of Senator ThomasF. Grady , dropped dead in the office oC

former Police Judge Joseph Koch inNew York. Death was caused by heartdisease.

Lieutenant William A. Cavanaugh ,

Twentieth infantry , on sick leave atTopeka , has been ordered to Colum-bus

¬

barracks , O. , to accompany re-

cruits to San Francisco , en route to-

Manila. .

The Forty-eighth Highlanders , ofToronto , have accepted the invitationto take part in the Dewey land paradein New York. They will march in fulluniform , carrying their arms and ac-

coutrements.¬

.

The First National bank of PennYan , N. Y. , was not opened for busi-ness

¬

the other morning , but insteadthis notice was posted in a frontwindow : "Bank closed pending the ar-

rival¬

of an examiner. "Owing to the impossibility of obtain-

ing¬

material it is possible that two olthe transports , the Logan and Meads ,

will not be repaired in time to takethe troops destined for Manila so as toland them there before Christmas.

Roads running out of Chicago havebecome involved in the rate war onpacking house products , cut rates onwhich have been in effect for some-time from Omaha and Kansas City ,

and decided reductions are announced.-

A

.

car on the Southern railroad at-

Telford's Station , Tenn. , left the trackand wrecked fifteen cars. CharlesPerry of EHzabethtown , Tenn. , waskilled outright and it is believed thatt"ro other men are dead under thedeh.rj $ .

' The Danube is still rising. A dis-

patch¬

to the Neu Freie Presse fromGmunden , on the River Traum , upperAustria , says that an iron bridge overthe Traum collapsed while twenty menwere engaged in endeavoring tostrengthen it.

1

Bartlett Tripp , United States Samoancommissioner , has arrived in Washing¬

ton. It is understood that he is to con-

sult¬

the president respecting the nego-

tiations¬

about to begin between thethree governments party to the treatyof Berlin.

Plans for the hospital for insane In-

dians¬

, to be constructed at Canton. S.-

D.

.

. . have been received at the Indianoffice from Architect John Charles of-

Wisconsin. . The plans have been sub-

mitted¬

to the secretary of the interiorfor approval.

Private advices from Sonora showthat Chief Tetabiate of the Yaquis ,

who remained loyal to the Mexicangovernment , was seized by the rebelsand cruelly tortured , being stripped ,

slashed with knives and his bodyshockingly mutilated.

The supreme court of Panama hasgranted leave of absence to all subal-tern

¬

employes belonging to the judicialadministration , their salaries now be-

ing¬

over eighteen months in arrears.This step seems calculated to forcethe government to liquidate.

The official Army Gazette announcesthe removal from the AustroHun-garian

-military attacheship in Paris

and Brussels of Colonel F. Schneider ,

whose alleged letter incriminatingCaptain Dreyfus , though distinctly re-

pudiated¬

by him as a forgery , wasone of the principal weapons of theprosecution during the Rennes trial-

.Twentyfive

.

Mexican cowboys wereattacked in Sonora by mounted Ya-

quis¬

, who opened fire upon them anddrove the horses and cattle guardedby the Mexicans away. Seeing them-selves

¬

outnumbered , the Mexicans putspurs to their horfcea and ran away ,

but one vaquero , a young man of in-

domitable¬

courage , remained andfought the whole body of the Yaquis.-

As

.

yet final action has not beentaken by the cabinet of Cuban moneyorders , the rate of which it is under-stood

¬

, will be raised from 30 cents forS100 to the United States to 50 cents.Under the eld rate a very large per-

centage¬

of the money transactionswith the United States was in postalmoney orders , but it has never beenthe purpose of the government to enterinto competition with the banks exceptin the transmission of small sums.-

W.

.

. Howard and E. M. Jenkins , hisson-in-law, of West Superior. Wis. ,

were held up by tramps on a North-western

¬

train near Sasselton. HowardAvas pushed off the top of a box carand laid near the track until morningin a heavy rain. He died from bis in-

juries.¬

.

Fifty thousand copies , covering thefull report of the proceedings of thetrust confeience at Chicago , will beprinted for distribution.

Fred E. Harvey , correspondenceclerk of the Preston National bank ofDetroit , has been arrested , chargedwith embezzling about $11,000 of thebank's funds.

A HUT ATt-

nsurgentu Routed and a Sixteen-Ocnti-

met r Krupp Gun Destroyed.

ADMIRAL WATSON CABLES REPORT-

.nilplno

.

Tire IVun Heavy , Hut PoorlyAltnod One Amcricun Sailor WoundedAnother Pronlruted by llc : t Work of-

tlie Navy In the Kn gage in cut.

WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 25.Acting Secretary Allen of the navydepartment received a cablegram from

(

Rear Admiral Watson today giving a i

brief account of the engagement at-

Subig bay. It is dated the 24th , atManila , and says :

"Mandera discovered heavy gunsmounted opposite Kalaklan point , Su-big bay , exchanged shots with theCharleston. Sent Charleston , Mon-terey

¬

, Concord and Zafiro with detach-ment

¬

of marines and sailors from theBaltimore to capture and destroy. At-tacked

¬

insurgent position 23d ; afterbombardiment , landing party carriedentrenchments , dispossessed enemyand destroyed a 16-centimentcr Kruppgun-

."Casualties.

: William Shepherd , ap-

prentice¬

second class , Charleston , seri-ously

¬

wounded ; Charles Haffke , coalpasser , Concord } heat prostration.

Insurgent fire heavy but poorlyaimed ; enemy's loss unknown. Fullreport mailed. "

The important feature of the engage-ment

¬

is the fact which is disclosedthat the insurgents have been able toobtain Krupp guns. It was known atthe time of the outbreak of the insur-gents

¬

against the Americans that theartillery of the insurgents consisted of-

a few obsolete guns captured from theSpaniards.

Acting Secretary Allen says that it-

is evident that the navy at Manila doesnot intend to allow any fort to heerected which can be reached by theships , and he Is convinced that thesquadron under Rear Admiral Watsonwill be able to keep the shores guardedand repeat the lesson of yesterday ifthe Insurgents are found to be oper-ating

¬

on the coast.MANILA , Sept. 25. The United

States cruiser Charleston , the monitorMonterey and the gunboats Concordand Zafiro , with marines and blue ¬

jackets from the cruiser Baltimore , leftCavite September 18 and , as alreadycabled , proceeded to Subig bay to de-stroy

¬

an insurgent cannon there.Owing to the bad weather the opera-

tion¬

was postponed until yesterday ,

when the war ships for three hoursbombarded the town of Olangapo andthe entrenchments where the gun wassituated.

Men from the Charleston. ConcordZafiro were then landed" under a

heavy insurgent flro , proc erti to thecannon , which was utterly destroyed 1

by guncotton and then returning to thewar ships.

The Americans had one man wound-ed

¬

during the engagement.While waiting in SubSg bay for bet-

ter¬

weather the Americans descriedFilipino reinforcements moving towardOlangapo. At 6:40 p. m. yesterday theMonterey began the advance upon thetown , which was about three mileseast of the Monterey's anchorage. TheCharleston , Concord and Zafiro fol-lowed.

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.

READY TO RECEIVE DEWEY.-

AH

.

the General Arrangements for theKcceplloii Complete.

NEW YORK , Sept. 25. All the gen-eral

¬

arrangements for the reception ofAdmiral Dewey are now completed andonly a few minor details are left to-

be settled. The majorit" of these can-not

¬

be attended to until the admiralhas arrived and his wishes have beenconsulted.' All the subcommittees have aboutfinished their work and have presentedtheir reports to the general committee.The committee on distribution of tick-ets

¬

was at work all of yesterday anduntil late into the night. They appor-tioned

¬

nearly 20,000 tickets , all therewere at their disposal. There were ap-

plications¬

for more than 100000. \

Their work did not include the distri-bution

¬

of tickets to the municipal as-

sembly¬

and the school children's-stands. . These tickets will be at thedisposal of the municipal legislatorsand the president of the Board of Ed-ucation.

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.

Recruiting1 at Hot Springs.HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , Sept. 25.

Lieutenant W. E. W. MacKiulay , whohas just returned from Porto Rico ,

where he spent fourteen months inthe service of the signal corps , is here-to enlist recruits for the Forty-fifthinfantry , with headquarters at FortSnelling , Minn. Lieutenant MacKinlaybelieves a wonderful development is instore for that country. He was uponthe island during the terrible storm ofAugust 8 and wrote a graphic accountf it for Leslies.-

AVIll

.

Keturn lllmda Island' * I.ion.PRETORIA , Sept. 25. The Volk-

stein conveys to President Steyn andMr. Fischer of the Orange Free Statethe thanks of the whole republic fortheir support. According to the sameauthority the Transvall governmenthas decided to return to the donor thefine young loin which Cecil Rhodesrecently presented to the Transvaaldelegates to the Agricultural union in-

Capetown about ten days ago , as it de-

clines¬

to have anything whatever to dowith that gentleman.I-

JuITalo

.

Illltln Roll.OMAHA , Sept. 25. Colonel William

F. Cody , more popularly known as Buf-falo

¬

Bill , has branched out in a newindustry and one which means thebringing of considerable prosperity tocertain sections of Wyoming , by theemployment of a large force of menand by the opening up of a number ofmines , long idle , because of lack offacilities to work the product. Asdo-ciated

-

with others , he will build animmense smelter at Grand Encamp-ment

¬

, a point to which the eyes of themining world have been turned forsome time past.

KOBART UNABLE TO PRESIDE.-

DUcaxo

.

From Which Ho Suffers Itcijttlrca-

Ah.iolnto Kent for J.IMIK Time.NEW YORK , Sept. 25. The Press

says. It Is possible that Vice I'resi ¬

dent Hobart may be unablj to presideat the next session of the I'niiedStates senate.

More than that , it is now recognizedthat it is a serious probability that howill not be in physical condition to ac-

cept¬

R renomination a* the runningmate of President McKiultin thenext campaign.

The disease from which Mr. Hobartsuffers is a kidney trouble , not acute ,

but of a form requiring absolute rootfor a long time. The fact has beenknown to his friends , but this is thefirst announcement that his illness is-

so serious as to throate'i ai: actualwithdrawal from the duties of nis pub-lic

¬

position.This Illness began wiln L n attack o

the grip in Georgia loat spring. He-

retuined thence to Washington , wherehe suffered a relapse , being confined tohis house for several weeks. Then howent to Long Branch and recoveredsufficiently to join his friend , the jVvs-

ident-

, during a part of his outing atLake Champlain.

Since his return last Tuesday to hishome In Paterson the vice presidenthas not visited his office in the Savii-gibank building. It is said that he canmake no effort without exhaustion. Hisprivate secretary says : "The troublewith Mr. Hobart Is that as soon as hefeels strong enough to work he pitchesin so hard that he makes himself illagain. "

It is now nearly six months sincethe vice president , despite long periodsof rest , has been able to devote timecontinually to business.

MISS liORLGCKER OUT.

She Keturn1 ; fr.ini the .Jacksonville , 111. ,

.Sanitarium to Slsn Now Ilond.HASTINGS , Neb. , Sept. 25. Today

at 10 o'clock is the time set for MisM

Viola Rorlocker to be brought beforethe district court to answer the chargeof having attempted the life of Mrs.Charles F. Movey by sending her abox or poisoned candy last May. MissHoriockc-r arrived in Hastings yes-terday

¬

from Jacksonville , 111. , whereshe 3iad been confined since , beingplaced under a ? 3,000 bond for her ap-

pearance¬

at this terra of court. Shewas accompanied by her sister , ZoraGladys Horlocker , of New York , andtogether they were driven to theirmother's home-

.It.

has been rumored here that MissHorlocker's attorneys would not bringher back , as they intended to take ad-vantage

¬

of some legal technicality andthus end'the case , but John M. Ragan ,

leading counsel for the defense , saidtoday that no such move had been at-

tempted¬

and , furthermore , that MissHorlocker is in the city ready to ap-pear

¬

before the court in the morning ,

and sign the new bond , after whichshe would go her own way.

Her ni-ijenrance in CCUrt today is-

inei'Cly ft formal procedure for the pur-pose

¬

of renewing the bond under whichshe is now resting , and to arrangethat the case may go over to the De-

cember¬

term of court to be heard be ?fore a jury. Miss Horlocker's attor-neys

¬

say they do not intend to fighther case through on any other groundsthan that she is perfectly innocent

SWIfT BUYIXG UP RANCHES.-

Ulg

.

P.icltinjr Company Purchases Valu-

able¬

Cattle Lands.GUTHRIE , 0. T. , Sept. 25. The

Rogers ranch in Beaver county , Okla-homa

¬

, and the Childrcss cattle ranchin the Panhandle of Texas , containing200,000 acres and upon which 300,000

cattle are now grazing , have been pur-

chased¬

by R. L. Ellison of Fort Worth ,

Tex. , for the Swift packing house in-

terests¬

in Chicago.Titles to three other great ranches

are being examined with a view topurchase by the Swifts.

Only a few days ago the Swifts pur-

chased¬

the O'Keefe ranch in Gainescounty , Texas , containing 18,000 acres ,

and it is stated that Swift and Com-pany

¬

and Nelson Morris , who has in-

vested¬

heavily in ranches recently , willjaise cattle on a large scale-

.EOPr10NTONrRAlLSlJRVIVORS.

.

'._ _Members of the aiiiinehaha Party From

Minneapolis Return to Wraiifjcl-.WRANGEL

.

, Alaska , Sept. 20. . (ViaSeattle , Wash. , Sept. 25. More Klon-dikers

-

off the Edmonton trail reachedhere Sunday , having come down theStickeen river from Glenora in canoes.Among them were German Luhi ofWisconsin , Pete Ries of Wisconsin andJohn Tallon of Minneapolis.

All the survivors were in goodhealth and had spent the few monthslaboring on the Cassiar Central rail-way

¬

and have enough money withwhich to reach the states.

John Tallen WAS a member of theMinnehaha party from Minneapolis ,

that experienced such hardships onthe frightful trail last winter.-

Tottil

.

Enlistments to Date.WASHINGTON , Sent. 25 The en-

listment¬

to date of soldiers for thevolunteer regiments last called out is9,231 , of which * 1S were secured Sat¬

urday. The Thirty-eighth regiment at-

men. . The two regiments next in orderare the Thirty-ninth with 1.179 andthe Forty-fifth with 1032. The head-quarters

¬

of the Thirty-ninth regimentIs at Fort Crook. Neb. , and the head-quarters

¬

of the Forty-fifth is at FortSnelling , Minn. The two colored reg-iments

¬

, the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth infantry , have enrolled 341 and1GG men respectively.

Montana 1 roops Arrivirfj.SAN FRANCISCO , Fpt. 25 The

United State transport Valencia , hav-ing

¬

on board those companies of theFirst Montana regiment , United Statesvolunteers , not brought by the Zea-

landia-

, arrived here yesterday , nine-teen

¬

days from Yokohama.The shrieking of i/hisiles and

srreaming of sirens disturbed the Sun-day

¬

quietness and was everywherethroughout the city a signal of thesighting of the Valencia. As soon asshe had passed in the quarantine boatput out to meet her and was not longin completing the inspection.

PHILIPPINE ARMY PLANS.

War Dc'imrtint-lit .Hay Create u DivisionSimilar to Tlmt la Culm.

WASHINGTON , D. C. . Sept. 23. A; > lan is under consideration at the wardepartment to create an army divisionof the Philippines and divide the divi-sion

¬

into departments on a basis simi-lar

¬

to that in Cuba. The idea is tocreate four departments in the Philip-pines

¬

, at least three of them to be com-manded

¬

by major generals. The Phil-ppines

-heretofore have been known

us the Department of the Pacific-.It

.

is expected that one departmentof the proposed new division will con-

sist¬

of General MacArthur's commandnorth of Manila , another will be Gen-eral

¬

Lawton's command south of Ma-

nila¬

and a third will be a new com-mand

¬

to operate from Lingayen orDagupan.-

A.

fourth department will probablyconsist of troops in the islands southof Manila , which include the com-mands

¬

now at Iloilo , Cebu and otherpoints.

GEN. OTIS TO EXPLAIN.

Information Wanted as to Why Chltut1-

11011

-

Are Included.WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. At the

cabinet meeting the subject of Chineseexclusion in the Philippines was dis-cussed

¬

at some length. It was decidedto ask General Otis for definite in-

formation¬

as to what had been done ,

and especially in regard to a particu-lar

¬

complaint from the Chinese min-ister

¬

that one shipload of Chine.se 1-adbeen stopped. General Otis will beasked to give reasons why this actionwas taken.

First Assistant Secretary Hill of thestate department was present at thesession on account of the Chinese ex-clusion

¬

topic.The telegram from General Otis re-

lating¬

to the occupation of churchesby United States troops in the Philip-pines

¬

was read and discussed. Noorders will be sent to General Otis onthis subject , as it is regarded as a partof warfare to occupy the churches.

RECORD BREAKING LAND SALES.

Union Pacific Conveyances In XuhrasKuColorado ami l'tsh T.ure.

CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Sept. 23. C. E-

.Wamland.

, special land agent of theUnion Pacific railroad , who has Justreturned from a trip through Wyo-ming

¬

, Utah and Nebraska , reportsSeptember and October will be recordbreaking months in the land businessof the road. Indications are the UnionPacific's land business for the twomonths will be the largest in the his-tory

¬

of the company. The sales willexceed $100,000 for each month , and it-

is possible may reach 3150000.The land sold is in Wyoming , Ne-

braska¬

, Colorado and Utah , and amongthe purchasers and lessees are manyprominent cattle and cheep men. In-

dications¬

are there will be a movementlate in the fall from Iowa to the ranchdistricts of western Nebraska and east-ern

¬

Wyoming and Colorado.-

Pillnbury

.

IJicd Intestate.MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Sept. 23.

Charles S. Pillsbury left no will , atleast none has been found. His wife ,

Mary A. Pillsbury. and his sons. JohnS. and Charles S. Pillsbury , petition tothe probate court for the appointmentof administrators of the estate. Thesum named as the probable value ofthe estate is $300,000 in real properlyand §300,000 in personal property. Theinventory may show a much greatervalue. The petition will be acted onOctober 18-

.Finanrial

.

Hill Will 15 - Pushed.-WASHINGTOiN

.

, Sept. 23. A prom-inent

¬

republican member of the nexthouse of representatives today in-

formed¬

a reporter of the WashingtonPost that it was the purpose of Gen-

eral¬

Henderson of Iowa , who will bethe next speaker , to submit the new f-

inancial¬

bill drafted by a special com-

mittee¬

of republicans to a republicancaucus soon after the house is organ-ized

¬

and have it considered m caucusbefore reference to any committee.-

Dreyfus

.

to Winter in TexasSAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Sept. 23. J.-

II.

.

. S. Eteen of Sherevport , La. , hasarrived here from Rennes , France ,where he has been visiting his sister.-He

.

brings information that CaptainDreyfus and Mine. Dreyfus , togetherwith Madame Bertha Morre , Lieuten-ant

¬

Max Efancc-Morre , late of theFrench army , and Misses Ida and Em-ily

¬

Morre , will come to San Antonioand that Captain Alfred Dreyfus willspend the winter in this city for hishealth.

Exports Irom Havana.WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 23. The

war department made public yesterdaya statement showing that the exportsfrom the port of Havana for the monthof August , 189 , usually considered thepooiest month of the year , reached thesum of 52170294. The United Statesalone took $1,342,3(50( worth of mer-cantile

¬

products , and in addition , re-

ceived¬

§320,000 in gold coin. On thisbasis the export trade of Havana forthe year would reach §25,015,000.-

YVniits

.

Dreyfus to Lecture.VANCOUVER , B. C. , Sept. 23. A

Toronto capitalist and W. R. Jackson ,

one of the proprietors of Savory thea-ter

¬

in this city , are trying to engageDreyfus to lecture in Europe andAmerica for ?1,000 a day. Jackson to-

day¬

cabled Dreyfus as follows : "I re-

spectfully¬

offer you 200 per day andexpenses for cue year to lecture in-

Emone and America. Bonds to yoursatisfaction given. Refercm-e , Frenchconsul here. "

Or. M'lU-r's Gift UnveiledUTICA , N. Y. . Sept. 23. A bronze

bust of the late Governor Horatio Sey-

mour¬

, presented to the One-Ida Histor-ical

¬

society by Dr. George L. .Miller ofOmaha , was unveiled in this c.iy thisafternoon.

Governor Roosevelt delivered an ad-

dress.

¬

. The presentation speech wasmade by Dr. Miller and that of ac-

ceptance¬

by 'Ihomas iv. Proctor , pres-

ident¬

of the society. The exerciseswere held by Grand Army Republicanveterans.-

A

.

thermometer will not take thaplace of a stove.

So Says General Joubert , the Boor Gom-

uiandorinObief.-

.

HEAVIEST PIG1ITJNG 0\ BORDtR.-

IVIngratn

.

Dlftpatchud to I'roHldcnt-Krucgcr UrglaK that Kiery KITort He-

Miultt to Avoid the Horror * of WarThe Messajjo HKIIIM ! by u Xumhtir of-

MotnlMrn of I'urlliincut.

PRETORIA , Sept. 22. General Jou-bert , the Boer Commander-in-chief , isquoted as saying in an interview :

"The situation is serious. Probablythe heav.'est' fighting won ! ; ! occur onthe Natal border. The British are j

likel y to attempt to invade the Trans-vaal

¬

by way of the Van Rcinans pass. "Urgent messages are reaching the

Raad from members who are demand-ing

¬

authority for the Boers to mass atstrategic points.-

CAPETOWN.

, Sept. 22. At a meet-ing

¬

of the African members of parlia-ment

¬

today , Mr. Neething presiding ,

the following telegram was dispatchedto President Krtiger : "We Afrikan-der

¬

members of parliament thoroughlysympathize with our Afrikander rela-tive

¬

in trouble. While appreciatingthe concessions already made in theinterests of peace , we beg to urge theexpediency of doing the utmost , shortof sacrificing independence , to avertthe horrors of war. While agreeingthat the joint inquiry proposed by-

Mr Chamberlain cannot be asked as-a cutter of right , we believe such acommission will provide a way out ofthe difficulties which are fast ap-

proaching¬

a crisis , with results whichmight prove fatal not only to the civiland free state brethren , but also tothe Afrikander party of Cape Colony.-In

.

the presence of immediate dangerand the momentous issues awaitingthe decision of your honor , the exec-utive

¬

and the Volksraad , even the riskof being misunderstood is of a minorimportance. We beg your honor tolay these words , only dictated by akeen sense of our common interestsand risks , privately before the execu-tive

¬

and Volksraad. "This message , which was signed by-

fiftythree members of parliament , re-

ceived¬

the following reply from Pres-ident

¬

Kruger : "I wish you ami yoursympathizers will notice , as you havedoubtless already seen by the reply ofthe imperial government , that wehave , according to your desire , con-sidered

¬

the matter and accepted theinvitation to the joint commission.Why the acceptance was delayed isshown by the dispatches published.

DIG COAL FAMINE IN SIGHT-

.Itailrcnds

.

Unable to Furnish Gars foJ-

tls > Coal 3Tcn.CHICAGO , Sent. 22. The Record

says : According to present indications ,

the central west this winter will ex-

perience¬

a coal famine the like ofwhich never before has been knownin this section of the country. Pros-perity

¬

, it is said , will be the primarycause of the famine. Ordinarily at thisseason of the year the railroad com-panies

¬

, especially those whose linesconnect the cast and the central west ,

derive their greatest benefit from thetransportation of coal from the east-ern

¬

fields of this section , but underthe present conditions they are unableto provide cars for the hauling of thefuel , owing to the unprecedented hand-ling

¬

of other and more profitable com ¬

modities.

HARRISON ON BOUNDARY.-

K.xtciixlon

.

Can lie Claimed Only by-

1'romT'pln'ii. .

PARIS , Sept. 22. Continuing hisargument in behalf of Venezuela be-for the Venezuelan arbitration bound-ary

¬

commission today. Ex-PresidentHarrison said the issue of diplomaticcorrespondence showed that GreatBritain had never claimed more thanthe Dutch had. lie hold that thelegal and political departments of theforeign office did not seem to agree ,

the latter taking its inspiration to thesurveyor , Sir Robert Schombergk ,

while Sir Richard Webster , the Brit-ish

¬

attorney general , went furtherand claimed they extended Schom-bergk

-

line.

REES HEADS Tlic TICKET.

'.\ oiniiiUoiis by the Republican State Con-

vention¬

Held in Omaha.For Supreme Judjje-

M. . B. REESE , Lancaster CountyRegents of the State University

. . . .E. G. M'GIf/rOX. Douglas countyJ R. WILLIAM M. ELY. Browi County

OMAHA , Sept. 22. Foregoing is theticked placed in nomination by therepubican state convention in thiscity yesterday. The convention waslargely attended.

Judge Reese telephoned to the com-

mittee¬

of the convention which hadnominated him for judge of the su-preme

¬

court and accepted the nom ¬

ination.

eiiiraso Steaks no Up-

.CIvJAGO.

.

. Sept. 22. Porterhouse ,

cirloin and tenderloin steaks went up2 cents a pound Sn price in Chicagoyesterday and rounds and other cutsadvanced from 1 to 2 cents. Choicesteaks ranged from 22 to 25 cents apound , medium 1C to 22 and common12 to 15 cents.-

riiiir

.

Cold From Kun ppNEW YORK. Sept. 22. Reports are

current in Wall street that the im-

portation¬

of geM from Europe isabout to begin. It is sakl that ' 100-

000, -

, or $500,000 , in gold has alreadybeen purchased in the open marketin London for shipment to New York.-

It.

is said that the National City bankis aranging to bring S5000.000 in goldfrom Europe and that Lazarcl Freresprobably will import a large amountfrom Paris. If gold is coming to NewYork from the other side the effectwill be to produce a relaxation inmoney , or at east to prevent a greaterstringency.

John Elbert , who died in Chicagolast week , was the first engineer t r

take a locomotive west out of Chicago ,

In 1S'I2 he went to that city , taking tinfirst engine from the east. It wasnamed Pioneer , and Is now on exhibi-tion

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in th 1'ield Columbian museum.Miscellaneous

Thomas A. iMlIson. , who lias pur-haspd

-. the Ortiz gold mines in NewMexico , paying something like ?3,000-COO , will treat the ore by his new elec-trical

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process and for this purpose howill build a largo reduction plant atonc-

e."The

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Prudent Man Setteth

His House in Order. "Your human tenement should be given

even more careful attention than thehouse you live in. Set it in order bythoroughly renovating your ly/io/e systemthrough blood made pure by takingHood's Sarsaparilla. TJicn every organwill ad promptly and regularly.

The same fire that makes the drossevidently purges the gold.

Are Von ISlnjr Alli-ii's FootKaacr-It is the only cure for Swollen ,

Smarting , liiirnlng. Sweating Feet.Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's . .*Foot-Ease , a powder to be shaken Intothe shoes. At all Druggists and ShoeStores , 2fic. Sample sent FREE. Ad-

dress¬

Allen S. Olmstod. LeRoy , N. Y.

Character is the only reliable rerti-ficate

-issued by the school of life.

FIFTY CENTS FOR NOTHING.

What will the Inventive brain ofman do next ? This is a question some-one asks almost daily. There is one.though , who leads all others , who fora quarter of a century has been makingline laundry starch , and to-day Is of-

fering¬

the public the finest starch overplaced on the market.

Ask your grocer for a coupon bookwhich will enable you to get the firsttwo packages of this new starch , "RED-CROSS" ( trade mark brand ) , also twochildren's Shakespeare pictures , paint-ed

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in twelve beautiful colors , natural aslife , or the Twentieth Century Girl Cal-

endar¬

, all absolutely free. All gro-cers

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are authorized to give ten largopackages of "RED CROSS STARCH"with twenty of the Shakespeare pic-

tures¬

of ten of the Twentieth CenturyGirl Calendars to the first five purchas-ers

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of the "ENDLESS CHAINSTARCH BOOK. " This is one of tbogreatest offers ever made to introduce"RED CROSS" laundry starch , J. C-

.Hubinger's.

latest invention.

The man who condemns all others ,condemns himself most.-

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MAMMOTH INSTITUTION.-

To

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those who are accustomed to-

srmling away from home for theirgoods it is of the greatest importanceto know the character and reliabilityof the establishments selling goods tofamilies from catalogues. The greatemporium of the John M. Smyth Co. ,

located at leO to ICG West .Madisonstreet , Chicago , has been establishedfor a third of a century , and has fur-nished

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over a half a million homes inChicago and vicinity alone. This firmenjoys the confidence of the public byits many years of fair dealing. It is-SUPS an immense illustrated cataloguethat should be in every family , as itdescribes and gives the price of everyarticle required for household use. Asample of the extraordinary values of-

fered¬

by this firm is shown In the illus-

tration¬

of the lady's ulster in anothercolumn of this paper. These garmentsare indeed wonderful values , and yetthey are but a sample of the thousandand one useful articles illustrated anddescribed in the beautiful catalogue ofthe John M. Smyth Company.-

In

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th south within the last fivemonths §7.00000 of now capital hasboon invested in cotton mills.

ACTS GENTLY ON THE

LYS , LIVERAMD BOWELS

U i EANSES THE SYSTEM

.EFFECTUALLY

OVERCOMES

PERMANENTLY

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