w HWT! ' i hi"' W &. K Bfr I K it. i 3 fc. I' R ,,s- H . THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISES IV. W. HANOrilf, I'tilillnlirr. NEMAHA, ...... NBMtASKA'. Jt.JLAAXJ.J.J..g.J.J.XJ.JH..XXJlj.Xj.j.tf DECEMBER 1899. Frl. Sat. P 22 23 29 30 Jj Mod. Tuo. VoiI. Thur. 17 72 13 M 18 19.20 2l 25 26 27 28 ! J i! 17 24 3? TTTT:iFTJJr1' TTlrT'V'i:TT'fi TOPICS OF THE DAY. ICIikJhihI Wim ('itiichl Niiiilni;. l'cir f.cvcrul yeurspiiht the South Afri can republic liu.'t paid out an uvuraije of SO, 000, 000 for war preparations. If Kuland failed to KrasP t'U! "leaning of tliis outlay Its ill)lotnati.sts were caught napping to a .slnulm- decree. Tlilrnt lit IIiiIoiomii to Tim in. There are certain lucky creatures who never feel the patios of thirst, for they are m constituted thut drink is linneccssitry to tlium and they never swallow a drop of water in their lives. Amoni; thcKo animals aru certain tfii zellcsof the far east and the llamas of l'liLiiKUiiiu. All Minted In KiikIuihI. It is a curious fact that the otllclul money of the Transvaal was coined in ltiimliiffhiim. The so-called Krujjer pennies are now selling at a large premium in Great Hrltuin, it being taken for granted (hat after the con clusion of the present war o moieof them will he coined. Col. W, .1. Ilryuri'rt Areiimiiliitlinifi. V .1. Itryim is the only man who has made running for olllce and yetting beat. He has made more than 500,1)00 out of his books, and W. H. Conkey. of Chicago, has invested that huiii in four percent, bonds of the United States, which are registered in Mrs. Ilryan's name and will give her a perpetual an nuity of S'J.OOU a year, which she thinks is sulllclent for her needs. He has within easy reach 8200,000 additional, which lie has made by improving the opportunity. JMuro Money iitnl Fewer SiiIimiiih. Under the present law with its higher rates the revenue collected in the htato of New York from liquor licenses Is four times what it was under the old law. Yet there has been a marked de crease In the number of saloons. Dur ing 1805 and IS'.M, under the old law, Ji:i,i:i7 licenses were taken out. During the prv sent corresponding period un der the new law 'J7,:i7'J licenses were taken out. The net receipts for the first mentioned year were &V"l,0uu; for the second, SI 1.01)1,000. The ICullrmtiM of linrit. The full report of the Iowa railroad commission for the year ended Juno III), ISO!), shows an Increase in "business in Iowa of a little over Sll, 000,000. Whllo the gross earnings of the previous year were about 551.1,000,01)0, for the last year they were 8 18,100, IBS. The operating expenses were Sill, 170,771. Taxes were paid to the amount of Sl.-Jl.VIOri. The number of employes was :i'J,:isr and the wages paid were SIS,IO(,:t8:i. The busi ness, of last year, as shown by the re port, Is by far this biggest ever done In the history of the state. A I'ltcllle. C11I1I0 tn lii, I.ulil. It has been learned that a bill will ho introduced in congress providing for tins laying of a cable across the 1 'ad lie. It Is proposed, of course, that the cable hhall go from San J'Ynnclseo by way of Honolulu and Unain to Manila. A sub aldy from the government of 8100,000 a year for 'JO years is to be asked by the cable comnany, and in return for tills favor the government is to be allowed to use the cable free of charge for 'JO years, for Us communication with our dependencies in the Pacific, and to pay half the regular rates thereafter. I'reHlilInt; Olllrern of l'iiij;riit. The house of lepresentatives can elect anybody speaker and the senate can elect anybody president pro tein. Either body can invite the secretary of state or the postmaster general or the. governor of Illinois to preside over its proceedings by majority votes. Neither the constitution nor the rules require the speaker to ben representative. The constitution simply says: "The house of lepresentatives shall choose their tweaker and other olllccrs" ami "the , bcnato shall choose 'their other otlloors anil also a president pro tempore." Vnrillct hy it ,lury of Xlmt. A suit for damages brought by Charles V. Kngg against the Boston t Maine railroad for personal injuries In a collision was submitted to a jury of nine members in lloston last week. One of the 12 jurors had died of heart disease after the evidence was all in, hut before the arguments another was released to attend the funeral of a relative, and a third hud been dis- . missed before any evidence was taken because it was discovered thut ho was ' it stockholder In the defendant cor- . poration.. The, nine gave the plaintiff ji verdict for 30,000. nBunammHui PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN Gen. Young Believes Aguinaldo to Be in Bengucl Mountain Pass. REBELS DRIVEN ' FROM ILDEFOXSO, Tlio llel(lnlH of Tiiuniliii llerelve Amor- Irmirt with 11 lino Itiunl Yiiiiiik' ('oiiiiiiiiihI Admit runiMieil unit Moreen Worn Out. Manila, Dec. f, An Associated press dispatch from Dagupun containing ad vices later titan those from Santa Cruz says that lien. Young hopes to Unci Aguinaldo in licugucl mountain pass and to capture him there, lloth en trances to llenguel an! fortified. Two troops of cavalry will reinforce Oon. Young in the pass. Col. )Iood, while reeonnolterlng near San Miguel, drove a force of insur gents from Ildefonso, killing several. Five Americans were slightly wounded. The residents of Tagudln received the Americans outside the town with a brass band. They had been robbed of almost everything by the insurgents, and were glad to welcome friendly and protecting troops. A similar re ception awaited (Jen. Young at Santa Cruz. Prominent citizens, headed hy a hand, escorted the American oIllecrH to houses were rest and refreshments were provided. (len. Young's command was almost without food. The men had been liv ing on the country, which affords but little, and the horses were completely worn out, most of them without shoes. The inhabitants of Htmtii Cruz and of other towns through which the Americans passed say that Aguinaldo and his entire refugee army have gone into the mountains eastward since the Oregon, Samar and Callao attacked Vigan island add landed a force there. In several towns Gen. Young was shown letters written hy Lieut. Oil more, showing that he had been kindly treaty by the citizens and had been entertained by them when he passed through last May. Reports Indicate that all of the American prisoners, some -." or lit), weie at one time in Ituiiguel province, hut it is supposed now that fhey have been removed Into I.epanto province. Gen. Young's desire is to pursue the rebels into the mountains. There Is no communication between his small command and any of the other Ameri can columns, except indirectlv, per haps, by sighting :md slgualiiii; United States gunboats bound to or from Ma nilla. Ciipt. Ituhold, with tin men of coui- f pany G, Thirty-second infantry, whllo escorting the signal corps laying the wire from l'orae to Florida Itlanca, charged and routed 70 insurgents, kill ing a captain and several privates. The Americans found on the captain the sword and revolver that were taken from the body of Naval t'adet Welhorn C. Wood, who was killed by the in surgents while In command of the gun boat (Trduiicta, when that veesel was captured in the Omni river. STRUCK BY A TRAIN. i;iew'ii I'ei-MoiiK Injured hy u Si reel liur lin ing DdiiiiiIIhIiikI hy 11 Truln at ('IiIciiuii. Chicago, Due. .1. A Wabash passen ger train struck a Thlrty-lir-.t street electrie. car at seven o'clock last night, Injuring 11 persons and demolishing the ear. The nassjnger train was running at 11 high rate of speed and was two blocks from the crossing when the conductor of the electric ear gave the signal to the inotorman to cross. The car had reached the middle of the tracks when a warning shout from the ilaiMiiau notified the passengers of the approaching train. There were !!0 or more persons on the ear ami they made a dash for the doors. Several succeed ed in getting out and those who did not were thrown more than 'JO feet with the ear. which was broken into pieces. Charles Shaw, the inotorman of the wrecked ear, died at midnight from Ills injuries. llt'iulerMon rri'Nenleil with u I'Ihk. Washington, Dee. r. A pretty in eldent preliminary to the meeting of the house of representatives occurred in the speaker's otllce, where (Jen. Henderson was presented with a hand some silk ll.ig on a stuff cut from thu campus of his old College at l'ayette, la. Several ladies participated in the presentation and Gen. Henderson in formally responded witli a reference to the kindly personal and patriotic char acter of the gift. Negro WiuitM to He Huuged. Oklahoma, City, Olc, Dec. 5. This city has a negro who wants to lie hanged. lie Is John Wilson, who pleaded guilty to the charge of killing Will Austin, another negro, in an agreement to receive a life sentence. He Insisted that the killing was in cold blood, and that ho ought to be hanged for it. Shot IIU llrother. Mobile, Ala., Dee. 5. At State Line, Miss., Kdtiiond, the tlve-year-old son of Dr. W. II. Hoykin, shot and instantly killed his brother Uoderlek, aged 11, and severely wounded In the right arm his brother Tom, aged lit. The older boys were playing with an air-gun which Edmund wanted and, when re fused, he shot them. UNITED STATES MAILS. (11 HI Allium! i:eurl PiintmiiMer Oetmral Hmltli (lrn IntrTpntliiK t'lictx itml .Milken Heverxl Iteromiiicinlittlonft. Washington. Dee. 4. 'The annual re port of Postmaster General Charles Kmory Smith was made public last night.' Its chief feature is a pliiji for congressional action to stop the abuse of second-class mail privileges, which he says results 111 an anitu il waste 01 upwards of 20.000. 000. The financial exhibit for the fiscal year shows total expenditures of 810l,b:W, 101 and total receipts of SiCi.trJl.iivl, the deficiency being 5S,.J!'.,7J7 less than last year. The postmaster general says: The most urgent tieeil of thu postal sorvlco Is the rcctlllcaiori nl tlio enormous wrongs which Imvacrowti up in Uif tfrv(!rilun unit nbuso of the prlvllouos iiccurWvl hv aiw to seeoiiil-i'luss matter. Tuuro an- lnniiv Improvements unit lid viuiues uiililtiK tleveiupmunt uiul application; opKrtunlt!es for spf il.cr transmission uiul tc llverv: Ileitis for tirnaileuliur thu scope of tlio mall service mill hrlnxliiK It closer home to tho peoples possibility s of redutod postage; but uhotu 11ml liuiiuuth mil beyond till of tlioo mcnsutcH of pr.i-ress, which experience mid Intolltacrico lire wortiliut out, Is the ie (lempilon of the special concussion wh'ch con gress granted for 11 distinct and Ju-ttlllabli! pub lie object from tin- fuiuus K.owtli mid the Ha Krnnt. evils thai have fust 'tied upon It. I-'or this costly .ibuse. which drugs 00 llimle p.iitmuntund weijj is down thn service, trim mels Its jHiwor an 1 menus of effective advance ment In every diie-tlon. Involves a sheer wanton waste ot l.ii.uMOJU or upward 11 year. Tho postal deficit for the current o,ir Is Si,llti. 770, Hut for t.ls wrongful application of tho second-ehiss rate. Instead of a ilellclt there would be 11 clear surplus of many millions. It Is not now proposed ii restrict the prlvlle m of legll.mato publications or to modify the design of tho law, but only M bring baclc Its applica tion to lis original and Just scope. It Is belluvcd taut fully one-half of all thu matter mailed as second-class and p.ud for at the pound rate Is notproporlysccoiid-cl.isswlihln tholntentof tho law and oiuht Justlv to bo paid for at tho third class rate. This gies the euoimous quantity of 17tl.:i.M,!i:i pounds from which thu department derives only a fia. timi of thu revenue to which It Is fairly entitled. Tho department actually derives a revenue of 1 1.7S cents a pound for tho thlrd-ola-s matter mall List year, and on this basis the department w, ulil have received for this wrongly-classed socend-ruto matter tiil, 011, Kit, Instead of i,:ci.h6, which It actually received, anil the postal revenues would have been I net eased by the handsome sum of iJI.'.'IH,- ;nr. Mr. Smith concludes that over one fourth of the entire volume and weight of the mails pays as sccoud-closs mat ter when it should pay third-class and that this furnishes only one-flfty-liftli part of the postal revenue and its car rying, reckoning at eight cents a pound, costsSll.lOS.l'JO while revenue from it was SI.'iV! fitO, thus causing a loss of over SU.OUO.OOO. Mr. Smith says: If thero Is to be a favored class let It cmbrnco nil tho peop o. It'i tlilt class pacing pr iper lv oven pennv kisiiw wifi rutsmable llmlfi lliuis, could b ! applied 1 1 letters Ithout entail lug a dell It la i- ei l urn that of thu last few J ears utnl p.mslbly ulili nonu at all. Iiegarding our new possessions the postmaster general says: The presence or United Stales troops In tho new Island p isvMsliins and Cuba In constant coinmunicatl in wlih bom'' constrained the es tab.tshuieulof mall facilities for their needs and lh" pr.ie 1'al ohllierallim of thu old loi'iil postal system wl.h uxtlii'iils'iiii -at of spinlsh nutlioiitv e impelled a ree instruction of tl.u whole service for tho leiiulrements of the nu the popu.ullnn. LETTER FROM GEN. WHEELER If the American should Withdraw from I lie Philippine. Tlient Would Ho Aimrehy In the Isliind. Washington, Dec. t. den. Joe Wheel er, in a personal letter received here, dated at Angeles, Lur.on, says: There are more than 'JO different tribes in this island and very few of them would submit to Aguinaldo's rule. Aguiniildoand his generals would liifeio govern, because it would give them great power, and many of his soldiers like the war because for the llrst time in their lives they have au thority to carry a gun. They live by taking what they want from the peo ple. Many of them are robbers who rob defenseless people of their money and sometimes murder them. If we should withdraw there would be war fare and anarchy in the islands and the well-to-do people would get some strong government to come and take control, "Aguinnldo publishes a paper, which is tilled with expressions from people of the I'nited States who are called anti-imperialists, and I think were it not for these expressions the insurrec tion would be closed." A (Sri'iit Sale of Wool. St. Louis, Dec, 1. A syndicate of eastern mills has consummated a deal here for l.'J.IO.OOO pounds of wool. The terms of the sale were private, but it is said the wool sold for font cents a pound more than the price at which the same lot was ojfered a short time ago, and iho deal amounted to more than 8J.M,000. All of this wool is what is known to the trade as "territory wool." Sixty cars will bo required to transport it to its destination in the east. It is the greatest sale of wool ever made In the west. (Viitennliil of Washington's Death. Washington, Dee. !. Arrangements are about completed for the masonic celebration of the centennial of the death of Worshipful Ueorge Washing ton on December II. Tlio principal ceremonies will be at Mount Vernon and will include masonic rites at tho new tomb and an addrocs at tho man sion by President MoKinlev. lie invented the I'otter I'rein. New York, Dec. 4. Charles Potter, Jr., the printing press inventor, died at his home in Plalnfleld, N. J Satur day, aged 75. lie had been sick some time with a complication of diseases. lie had amassed a fortune. MODDER RIVER FIGHT A Feeling of Disappointment, In London pver the Result. PRETORIA EQUIPPED FOR A SIEGE. Jlonrn Reported In Pull Itotront to Illoem- foiltelll-Oeii. Cro'iljo Itnlnes the Slego at .MufokliiK I'll" Wreck of tlio Ixmoro. . Loudon, Dec. fi. There is little fur ther news from the seat of war. Kveii the latest accounts of the battlo at Modder river fail to give an intelligent idea of what happened. There is a feeling of disappointment and a eon tinning anxiety respecting ("Jen. Lord Methuen. Tlio Times says, editorially: "The battle affords splendid proof of the unsurpassed qualities of the British soldier, but while victories won solely hy the exercise of these qualities are indeed magnificent, they are not war. They fill us witli pride, but with pride not uumingled with regret at tho per sistent perversity of circumstances which, apparently, prevents us obtain ing equal or greater results by pro cesses savoring a little of thaV military science of which wo hear so much." Mafeking Is safe, or was so on No vember 'J 1. The Hritish had captured 'J5 burgers of Commandant Dutoit's forces. An Associated press dispatch from Durban says that p -rsons arriv ing there from IVctoria assert that thu Itoer.s are full of confidence and are well prepared for a six months' siege of Pretoria. The Times lias the following from Frere camp, dated Wednesday, Novem ber 'J5: "The Iloer camp at Colcnso is visible from a point near Chieverley. It Is a strong position and dillleult for a direct trout attack." The Cape Town correspondent of the Standard says: "The government in tends at an early date to send one of the ministers to Ihigland to urge upon the imperial authorities the acceptance of the Ciyio cabinet's view regarding the final settlemjut after tho war." The special correspondent of thu Daily News with Gen. Methuen, tele graphing from Modder river on the day after the battle, says: "I hear that the liners are in full retreat to Uloem fontein." The Cape Timos has the following dispatcli from Mafeking, dated Novem her 150: "(Jen. Cronje, witli 100 wagons and a large body of Iloers, has left his laager, practically raising thostege, al though desu torv firing can be heard." Tin: witix-ic ok tiii: ismoiii:. London, Dec. 5. It is now said that most of the guns, swords and carbines and a portion of the ammunition have been lauded from the Hritish transport Ismore, ashore in St. Helena bay. An ollicial dispatch from Capo Town an nounced that the Ismore broke up yes terday evening. Her stern Is out of the water, but her bow is gone. All hands and 'JJ horses out of :S.r0, were saved. The loss of the Ismore's horses Is quite serious at the present moment, when they were particularly needed. They consisted of selected, trained charters and gun teams. It is not yet clear whether the six Held guns "on board the transport were saved. In any case much war material and hos pital equipment were lost. AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPHING. Tim I'lilliiulc-Vlriii; Machine to It Intro duced Inn, thu 1,'n I ted States I. im itates for Mi'maRCH. Chicago, Dec. fi. The Tribune to day says: Cnclo Sam's post office will be tho first to feel the effect of compe tition with the Pollack-Virag auto matic telegraph system, according to the plans under way for tho introduc tion of the machines in the United States. It is intended to establish a service with this device which will en able merchants and other business men to send long letters at such low rates as to make the plan acceptable. Tho rate is to be made so low thut a merchant could afford to send mes sages l.uoo words in lcug'li. The sort of wires that best servo these machines are those used bv tele phone companies. For that reason it has been proposed that the system bo adopted by the telephone companies. One such company litis been negotiat ing for several days for tho right to use the machines. A I'lreiuan Killed mid Morses Lost. Chicago, Dee. r. During a firo which last night burned one of tho two build ings occupied by John A. (iaugh & Co., and Hardy Uros. it Foley, molding fac tories at Twenty-first place and Loomls street, John liohannoti, a fire man, was killed and James K. Donnelly, another llreni in, whs seriously injured bv the filling of a wall. Five horses were buriiid to death, (iougher it Co.'s loss is 530,000 and Hardy Uros. it Foley's S'JI.OOO. WUIImn r. Miller deported Captured. Chicago, Dee ft. In a telegram re ceived here last night at the local otllces of the Mooney it Iloland deteit Ivo agency the capture of liliam F. Miller, accused of having been con. nccted with the Franklin syndicate swindle in New York, was announced as having been effected at Montreal by the agencies' operatives, who have been in pursuit of tho fugitive since his dis uupcuruueu. ten days aire Noii-Sliilmlile Hunt. , The latest invention for savins? life comes J from London, and is a non-sinkableboat. If people wotiltl pav as much attention to the preservation of life in other wiivs, there would he a Brent improvement. Hostfttcra Stomach Hitters is a life preserver, .discov ered 50 years ncro. It cures dyspepsia, indi ccstion and all forms of stomach trouble It is an excellent tonic for the whole system and may be had from any druggist. ScniVM Thn I Vnna In the MrIiI, Jacques leaned over the gunwale of the flat boat as she flouted lazily down the De troit river. He smoked his pipe. Pierre liimg over the rail of the scow that was upward hound. Ho also was enveloped ' in a hazy smoke In the moonlight the two boatmen rec ognized each other. " "H'llo, Pierre How you geet along? "Oh, I been gect along, lion1. you gect along?" "Oli, I been geet alone, too." "How your seek fatair gect along, Jacques?" . "My fatair? Oli.sliegectalong. She been died last week." Detroit Free Press. DcnfncHH Cannot He Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that '13 by constitutional remedies. Deafness i3 cruised by an inflamed condition of tlte mu cous lining of thu Eustachian Tube When this tube getft inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the icsnlt, and unless the itiflnimuntioii can he taken out and this tube testoicd to its normal con dition, healing will he destroyed foicvcr; nine eaes of of ten are caused by catarrh, ivln'cli is nothing hut an inflamed condition 1 of the mucous sin faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that cannot he cured hv Hall's Catarrh Cure Send for ciieulars. free F. .J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Knr the firnve. y A solicitor in a Georgia court is respon sible for the following: He overheard a conversation between his cook and a nurse, ,vho were discussing a recent funeral of a member of their race, at which there had been a great profusion of flowers. The nurse aid: When I die, don't plant ho flowers on my grave, hut plant a good old water melon vino; and when it gets ripe you come Jar, and don't you eat it. hut jes' bus' it on de giave and let dat good old juice dribble Iown through tie ground. louths Com panion. I Every reader of this paper should give special heed to the oiicrs which are appear ing from week to Week by the .John M. I Smyth Co., the mammoth mail older house of Chicago. In tins isue will be loiiiul their adveitisement of a tlioioughly up to-date, 1 first-elaos sewing machine at the astound ingly low price of $11.2.). Coming as this of fer and other oilers do from a house with a. commercial rating of over one million dol- I lars, and of the highest character, they mark 1 an oppoittimty that the shrewd Imerwill not he slow to take advantage of. The John, M. Smyth Co., 150 to 100 West Madison, street, will send their mammoth catalogue,, inwhieh is listed at wholesale prices every thing to eat, wear and use, on receipt of" only 10 cents to partly nav nostace or ex- Ijresage, and even this 10 cents is allowed ou. first purchase amounting to one dollar. Ells Ability. Seldum Fcdd D.it feller, Hungry Hooks,, is a credit to de pcrfcssion. Soiled Spooner You bet! He could steal 4. de soda nght out of a biscuit widout break- " in de crtiat. Judge Give the Children 11 Drink called Orain-O. It is a delicious, appetizing,, nourishing food dunk to take the place ot coffee Sold by all grocers and liked by alb who have used it, hecau.se when properly pi enured it tastes like the finest coffee but. is free from all its injurious properties. Grain-0 aids digestion and strengthens the neives. It is not a .stimulant but a health builder, and children, as well as adults, can ilrink it with great benefit. Costs about i as much as cofTce. 15 and 25c. A lot of the conversation worked off in. society ought to be dumped in the garbage' can. Chicago Daily News. Dizzy? Then your liver isn't acting-well. You suffer from bilious ness, constipation. Aycr's Pills act directly on the liver. For 60 years the Standard Family Pill. Small doses cure. 25c. All druggists. Wunt your moustache, or bcinl a beautiful lirowu nr rich blacky Thou nso BUCKINGHAM'S DYE for tho Whiskers P Hill CO N.4MU. N K. a 'After I wam Induced to try "AMA RI'.TM, I 11 111 nmerbu witlmut tliciu in tlio bouse, ily liver was In a very b.ul Minim nt.il my hrnd ached nml I had t.umi.u'11 trouble Now jinco tnk Init Cascaruts. I feel lluo My lfo tins also iiicd Hum with bonollclnl nw.ults foi kour Mninarli " Jos. Kiieiimnq Mil CoiiBrefcs bt . Bt Louis Wo. Pleasant. I'nl.imbln Potent Taite (iocl tin Good. .Nover Sicken Weaken or Orl" iOc aS".J ... CURE CONSTIPATION. Slerllnr llfn.i-.ly I .;,, n(.t, yonl,u rH i.'Yh, NO-TO-SAC ftft f.VlWK Yi' Y PAnTK9 a2'1 WTENTED Inventions boucht wftVlffl CANDY ffl , CATHARTIC . JRvlrlM ft VittaV J fl'iMiAitfii"' ! hi rCTAii.l.itl HffrMlMPli""""' nfffn nnmfcwW