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MAULEY IS EXPOSED tHE HYPOCRITICAL PREACHER SHOWN UP IN A BAD LIGHT. t wo Latter Written While He was in the Philippine Show What Manner of Man He Is Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) The violent leclamatlon of the late Chaplain Mail ley in behalf of the administration of efcKlnley, Otis & Co. in the Philip pines has called to the minds of scsn? people in Nebraska other utterances of Mailley on this subject and on others connected with Philippine affairs. The thaplaln's denunciation of those who thought as he professed to think a few months ago, as shown in bis letters to Colonel Stark, and who still- think now ss they did then, notwithstanding his own present support of what he then denounced as "a gross violation of ev ery principle held dear by American hearts," is not the only time he has turned his tongue and pen to such work, . The letter, given below, in which he attacks the dead hero, Stotsenberg, j peaks for Itself. The other letter, In which he protests against the promo tion of Colton, was written prior to the one in which Stotsenberg is at tacked, as the date shows, and that tells its story also. Since he has come home and for a short time previously, perhaps, all this denunciation of Col ton evaporated. The history of the cause of the publication of these let ters Is given in the note of Adjutant -General Barry, which precedes them. The letters, with their indorsements. as copied here, need no explanation: PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW. "Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 19. 1899.-Jov ernor William A. Poynter, Lincoln. Neb.: Sir I have the honor to Invite your attention to the inclosed letters of James A. Mailley, late chaplain First xneDraska volunteer infantry "The letter of August 5. addressed to Uovernor Silas A. Holcomb, protests against the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel George R. Colton to succeed Colonel John P. Bratt, about to resign and recommending Colonel John M. Stotsenburg to be promoted colonel of the regiment. "His letter, addressed to Hon. W. L Stark, date of January 30, in which he urges Mr. Stark to oppose the an nexation or tne Philippine Islands, as It would be a gross violation of every principle dear to American hearts; but I invite your special attention in this letter to his change of front on Colonel Stotsenburg. "I think these letters will disclose the hypocrisy of this roan, and I would recommend that they be given public ity, so that the public may see this man in his true light. The letter of January 12. addressed to Colonel Stark, waa forwarded to me by Colonel Stark for my Information as to the status of Colonel Stotsenburg at that time. The letter speaks for itself. Very respect fully yours, "P. H. BARRY, Adjutant General." "Executive Chamber, Lincoln, Neb., Oct. IS, 1S99. Colonel P. H. Barry, Ad jutant General, Lincoln, Neb.: Dear Sir Replying to your communication of the 19th Inst, I would say you are at liberty to make to make public any letters in your office which you think would be of public interest, this espe cially applying to those letters to which you refer in your communica tion, very truly yours, "W. A. POYNTER, Governor." OBXECTS ON toRAL GROUNDS. "Manila, Philippine Islands, Aug. 5, " 1898. Governor Silas A. Holcomb, Un coln. Neb.: My Dear Governor It is i generally assumed In the regiment that Colonel John P. Bratt Is about to go home; and of course this has brought up the question of his successor. I am creditably informed that a petition is being circulated favoring the appolnt ment of Lieutenant Colonel Colton. It Miy general policy never to Interfere un'rtl X am called upon to do so, by the requirements of my office. And I interfere in thlse case with reluctance, because I know that you are aware of Colton's antipathy to me on political grounds. However, I beg to assure you that I am not prompted to my course by any personal considerations what ever. Whatever disagreeable features may have been connected with my ap pointment as chaplain, they have long since passed away, and no man could be treated better than I am by all the officers and men. "But, sir, I write to most solemnly and earnestly protest against the ap pointment of Lieutenant Colonel Col ton as colonel of the First Nebraska regiment 1 do so because, and sol emnly because, I am compelled to by an honest intercut in the MORAL wel fare of the men under my care as chaplain. That Coloiiel Co! tun is a good officer none can deny; that he 1h a brave man I know by personal ob servation. I object to him upon the ground of moral character. I myself have seen him under the influence of liquor and I can prove that he has tried to persuade young enlisted boys to drink with him. I do not care to be more specific in my statements. I could be, if it were necessary. Unless tie ha changed wonderfully, this ap pointment as colonel could not but re sult In great moral injury to the regi ment. We have a man who is fully as brave, more thoroughly schooled In military affairs, and who adds to this a spotless moral character, a man car riage and a gentlemanly bearing. 1 re fer to Major Stotsenburg. Regards to All friends. Most respectfully yours, "JAMBS MAILLEY, "Chaplain First Nebraska Volunteers 1 certify that the above la a true copy of the original letter of Chaplain Jame Mailley, now on He In this P. H. BARKY. "Adjutant General." OPPOSES ANNEXATION. "Manila, P. I- Jan. 10. MN.-Hon. W JU Mark, Washington, D. C: My Dear Friend Yours of December 21 la at feast, I thank you for giving the natter your attention. L as well as ethers here, feel that we should now fee at bom had not some dirty work fees den somewhere. 1 have no doubt that It waa the in tentlon of tb war department to re Have M with the regulars now en route, but things are in a very unset tied coadltion here at present. The na , gives are determined to be satisfied . -with nothing short of Independence, . bow or prospectively, and declare v faster Itss ready to light -t-i the death rather than yield. I read their papers . I ..11 W I U I l. .4 "M the utterance ' of their editorial iltera are any Index to the sent! ' nail of the people our work I cut out r a the moment It I known that the nmr of the administration is annex ',' i f At the adoption of their eon- '." t)on at Maioios nm ion since one f iseir tpeakera (the principal one. ' I Mid: "We are ready lo destroy tMm ! our struggles for liberty . . It- and lo dig a large grave for ourselves and our Invaders. THE ANNEXATION OF THESK ISI ASUS AGAINST THK WISHES OF THIS PEOPLE WOULD BE A GROSS VIOLATION OF EVERY PKIN'CI PLE HELD DEAR BY AMERICAN HEARTS. IT MIST NOT BE A XL I HOPE YOU WILL FIGHT IT. "A word about Colonel Stotsenburg ON THE DEAD. He has applied through military channels for an orig inal colonelcy in one of the new regi ments to be created in the expansion of the regular army. It is the hope of this entire regiment that he will not get it. He is very unpopular, and de servedly so. He is one of the most sel fish of men, and a martinet. What few friends he had before he was made colonel have become soured upon him. When this regiment is mustered out he win De the most unpopular man in Nebraska. To make an Impression upon the generals at next general in spection he is drilling the men very hard, and this, in connection with the outpost duty they have to do. Is tell ing on them severely. Our sick list, which fell off rapidly after we came to camp, Is again climbing up. The regiment is again being used as a tool to further S.'s personal schemes. Op pose his appointment and get him re called to his own regiment and you will earn the eternal gratitude of the First Nebraska. "This letter Is strictly personal and private. Am well. Yours truly, "JAMES MAILLEY, "Chaplain First Nebraska Volunteers." "I hereby ceritify that the above Is a true copy of the original letter of Chaplain James Mailley, now on file in thi office. P. H. BARRY, "Adjutant General." BOARD OF REGENTS. Importance of Electing Right Klnc of Man to the Position. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 24. Comparative ly few people realize the Importance of electing the rigltt kind of men as members of the board of regents. The board is composed of six members, two being elected every two years, the term of office being six years. The constitution of the state places the general government of the university in this board, who have control of all monies belonging to the university, en gage chancellors, professors, Instruc tor and laborers, let all contracts for new buildings,, purchase supplies, etc.. thus controlling not only the business side of the university, but its educa tional features as well. The university is the crowning fea ture of the public school system of the state and Is open not only to the youth of Nebraska, but of all the world without discrimination. It has a corps of professor, instructors and employes aggregating about 200. it 1 housed in upwards of 20 buildings, It has large libraries, laboratories and museums, the money value of the whole aggre gating over 11,000,000, and It has an attendance of between 2,000 and 2,500 students annually. It ranks in point of attendance, value of equipment and grade of work done among the three or four best state universities In tola country. It is pre-eminently a people's school wealth and station in life are not rec ognized here each student stands on his own merits. Tuition is absolutely free the expenses for books are so light that they are scarcely to be consid eredand any one having the ambition may obtain the benefit of an education here at the expense of the state. Seventy-five counties of Nebraska were represented by students last year; over a third of the students were born in this state, two-thirds were born west Of the Mississippi river and nine-tenths of them are residents of the state. Every walk of life is represented In the university. The parents of one third of the students are farmers, cf one-tenth are merchants and of one twentieth lawyers; the remainder being divided among over sixty occupations. fhe university is non-sectarian, but tone Is religious, seventeen differ ent tvliglous denominations being rep resented, and 40 per cent of the stu dents are members of some church, while most of the remainder are church goers. The receipts from the state during the past few year have been about 1150,000 per year, from the general gov ernment W0. 000, and from various oth er sources enough to make the total over 1200,000 per year. In addition to directing the expend iture of these large sums of money annually, the regents will In all prob ability be called upon to dixburse half a million dollars for new buildings be fore the term of members now being elected will have expired. When this is considered, and when the importance of engaging the most proficient profes sors and Instructors possible to obtain Is kept In mind It will be seen how es sential it is that men of honesty, of good business and executive ability, of broad culture and wide experience, men In sympathy with higher educa tion and with the western spirit of progress, are chosen as members of the board of regents. The fact that the resents da not re ceive any salary is not generally known. The office Is purely an hon orary one, and the members have an opportunity to do work for the edu cational interests of the state that will make It Indeed an honor to have held the position. It is not a political office ana is not sought for by politicians. This being the case the conventions are in a po sition to nominate men fully up to the high ideals contemplated by the fram ers of our constitution, and this the fusion conventions have most certainly done In selecting as their candidates Bdson Rich of Douglas county and John L Teeter of Lancaster county. Mr. Rich I a western man, having been reared from boyhood In Nebraska, named through her public school and state university, studied law and for ten year baa been attending to a growing practice In the city of Omaha. He ha ably represented ni county in the Mate legislature, but ha never ought political preferment. It being more to bis taste to devote himself to hi chosen profession. Mr. Teeters Is also a western man, pending hi boyhood on a farm In Iowa, graduating from her public school and state university, also from one of her best business colleges, stud led law and waa admitted to the bar, but followed his natural Inclination and entered commercial life, where he has been most successful. He has been a resident of Nebraska for a dozen years, and Is now at the head of one of the most promising wholesale es tablishments In his home city. Lincoln. He has never been a candidate for office, and It was only after earnest so licitation by friends of the university that he was Induced to allow his name to be presented to the conventions. All the present members of the board reside north of the Platte river. The election of the fusion ticket will give the South Platte country two mem ber, which would certainly be to the advantage of the university. It Is also desirable to have at all times a" resident member, who can keep In much closer touch with the needs of the Institution than member residing at a distance, and thus facilitate the business of th beard when meetings are held. COLUMBIA THE VICTIM FOR THE THIRD TIME SHE SHOWS HER HEELS TO BRITISH YACHT. A Stiff Braaza Carries tha Racers Over the Water at a Frightful Pace-Llpton Not Discouraged. New York. Special.) Through wild and hoary seas. In a breeze that ap proached the dignity of a gale, the gallant sloop Columbia Friday van quished the BritiBh challenger Sham rock, by six minutes and eighteen sec onds actual time, and six minutes and thirty-four seconds corrected tlme.thus completing the series for the America cup with a magnificent rough weather duel and a glorious Yankee victory. For the eleventh time the attempt of a foreigner to wrest from America the yachting supremacy of the world has failed. The trophy won by the old schooner America forty-eight years ago is still ours, a monument to the super iority of American seamanship and American naval architecture, and a standing challenge to all the world. The Intrinsic value of the reward for which thousands of dollars were ex pended to secure, is small Blmply an antiquated piece of silverware which Queen Victoria offered to the best sail ing ship in the world In the early days of her reign, but around it cluster the precious memories of unbroken Amer ican triumph and the mastery of the noblest of sports. LIPTON NOT SORE. To Sir Thomas Llpton, whose name is now added to the list of defeated as pirants for the honor of carrying the cup back across the Atlantic, failure was a crushing blow. His hope had been high, but like the true sportsman he is, the sting of defeat has left no bitterness, and with undaunted cour age be Intimates that he may be back with a better boat to try again. Dur ing his stay here Sir Thomas has made himself more popular than any previ ous challenger and the yachtsmen of this country were glad to welcome him. Except for the repeated flukes and the unfortunate accident to the challenger, this series of races has been unmarred by a single untoward inci dent. The boats have had two fair and square races, one in light airs and the other In a heavy blow, and Sir Thomas is perfectly satisfied that he was beaten by the better boat. WAS THOROUGH TEST. Friday's race was a glorious test of the rough weather qualities of the two yachts. There was too much frostlness In the air for comfort, and it was en tirely too rough for landlubbers. A chilling blast from out the northeast whipped the foam out of the racing waves until they whitened the face of the sea. Outside the ocean was a riot of wbitecaps. Some of the holiday fleet declined to brave the perils of the harpies riding on the northeaster and those that did rolled and plunged in the tumbling billows, sending all but the old salts below. The prayer of Sir Thomas for wind was answered. It was blowing twenty-five miles an hour at the lightship, enough wind and enough sea to make any machine stagger. Even the pilot boats, that can weather any gale, were under shortened sail, and the wind fairlv tore the steam from the exhaust and smoke from the stack into shreds.1) The course, fifteen miles before the wind, south by west, carried the yachts straight down the Jersey shore to a point off Long Branch, so that the race was sailed In plain view of those who were perched on the high shores. The crew of the Columbia was pre pared for the fray In yellow slickers and sou'westers and those of the Sham rock In white canvas. It was blowing too hard for club topsails and both skippers contented themselves with hoisting small working topsails. Both yachts fled across the starting line be fore the twenty-five knot breeze, wing and wing, their spinnakers breaking out like puffs of white smoke and set ting hard as plaster. Shamrock was over a minute and one Becond before the defender. b this was not due to superior seamanship. Captain Ban held off for that length of time before the green boat crossed in order that he might blanket his rival from the position astern. The yachts made a beautiful picture as they sped away. The Columbia carried her spinnaker boom at an angle of almost forty-five degrees. This allowed the big sail to belly far out forward and draw like a locomotive, but It was rather dan gerous, and twice an extra puff of wind carried the sail forward until it tumbled over the stay. But the Deer isle sailors each time had it back in place in a Jiffy. The Shamrock had no such mishap, as Ho Karth carried his boom much lower. The Yankee trick, however, did Its work, luting the head of the Columbia out of (he walt-r until the seemed to be skimming over the water. EXCURSIONISTS LEFT BEHIND. The excursion fleet was chafing after the yachts as fast as lt steam could carry it. But the big sloop set so hot a pace that they left half the tugs and some of the steam yachts anient. They were going at a fifteen-knot pace, the Yankee slowly but surely overhaul ing her rival. She soon reached the stern of her rival, hoping to gain a position to shut off her wind. Colum bia had climbed to striking distance, when the challenger crowded on more canvas, and for five minutes she seem ed to hold the American. As the yachts approached the outer mark the patri ots, with high bounding pulses, saw the Columbia again picking up on the enemy. At 12:10. half a mile from the mark, the Bristol boat got along side the challenger, and neck and neck, like a span of race horses, they bowled down for the float. Three minutes later, when they took In their spinna kers, the Columbia was a length In the lead and footing like mad. The yacht swept around the mark, the Columbia seventeen second ahead. The Colum bia had gained a minute aad eighteen seconds In the Bftaen-mlle run. As they leaed away oh tha starboard tack for the home run the white flyer was on the windward and about a min ute ahead, the head seas sending the brine as high as the spreaders. They careened until their lee rail were awash in the green spray, and oc casionally olld chunk of th green water came aboard. Everything on twiarrf waa wet and dripping. Seldom ha their been a smashing sea under the bow of the cup contestants. The water spurted twenty feet Into the air. Th rreen boat labored more than the Yankee. Once or twice she buried her bowsprit In the seas, wetting her neaq sails. It was a grana signi. Hnrlnsrfleld. III.--(Speclal.)-The su ereme court hss handed down a decis ion declaring the American Glucose company of Peoria a trut and Its char ter Is In violation of the anti-trust laws f Illinois of 1891 and lz. ana mere fore void. The case Is that of Oeorge Msrdlnc and the Chicago Real Es tate Loan and Trust company against the American Glucose company et ai (AVE BUSY BATTLE. Boers Suffer Heavy Loss at Olen coe Camp. London. (Special.) Dispatches re ceived from South Africa leave no doubt that the Boers failed In a com bined attack on Natal and the British have achieved a brilliant victory, but at the cost of a heavy list of killed and wounded. The Boer plan. It Is evident, was to hold the force at Ladysmith by demon strations of the Free State burghers to prevent reinforcements being sent t o Glencoe. Finally a large force was to make a converging attack on Gien coe. The first two Items were successful ly carried out, but the combined oper ation against Glencoe failed, owing probably to the fact that the Boer military organization is too rough and amateurish to bring large forces Into simultaneous action. It Is believed that only 4,000 Boers were In the action. It Is said 9.000 Boers were near Hattlnsprult. but as already cabled this force Is now In re treat. The Inference is that only the column from the direction of Frelheld came Into action, and that the force from Ingagane failed to arrive In time and definitely retired after the ponltlon taken by the flanking column had been carried by the British troops. YOUNG BOERS TOO HASTY. Not an Impossible explanation Is the difference of opinion between the youn ger and older Boers. While the former were determined at all coat to push on and attack without delay, the older Boers, who wished to wait until all the columns were ready, had fallen back to Newcastle and left the others to fight alone. As a result of this has tiness the Boers were defeated and lost a number of guns. It Is consider ed probable that the older Boers will In the future decide the mode of con ducting the campaign, and mutual re criminations, nothing else, will ham per and delay their future actions. It is almost Impossible to overesti mate the Importance of this initial vic tory, the result of a victory In which on a fairly fought field, discipline and tactical skill have told heavily. After more than eighteen years the Boers and British have again met, not far from Lalng's Nek and Majuba Hill, with an entirely different result. Besides restoring British prestige. It has proved that the Brer artillery, whether directed by Germans or not, It practically valueless. On the other hand It has proved to the Boers that the British artillery is equally effective. It is quite possible that the so-called plugged shells were defective Melenlte shells. The report that the British captured seventeen guns appears to be incorrect. It is hoped that the latest reports that Gen eral Symons' wounds are no mortal are correct. The command will be entrust ed to Sir Archibald Hunter. General sympathy Is expressed for the gallant officer, and regret that hi services are lost to the cause. The editorials in the morning papers are full of rejoicing for the victory. The general belief Is that the Boers will now confine themselves to guer rilla tactics. KEGRO BURNED AT STAKE. Is Taken to Soene of His Crime and Put to Death. Memphis, Tenn. Special.) A special to the Scimitar from Canton, Miss., says: The little town of St. Anne, twenty miles east of Canton, In Leake county, was last niKht the scene of a horrible tragedy a sequel to the burning of the the Gambrel family the night before. Joe Leflore, a negro, was captured by a posse, confessed that he, in com pany with other negroes, had tied Mrs. Gambrel and her four children to the floor of the house, saturated the sur roundings with kerosene and burned the unfortunate people alive. The ne gro, after the confession of the awful crime, was promptly roped to a stake and burned to a crisp while the citi zens looked on In grim Bllence. Another negro Bob flmith, was saved Just In the nick of time, as some doubt existed as to his guilt. The Gambrel tragedy occurred early Thursday morning and It was first thought that the fire was the result of accident A casual Investigation reveal ed circumstance so suspicious that a more searching investigation was made and It was soon established beyond a doubt that the family had been mur dered and the house fired with the torch of an incendiary. Posses were immediately formed to scour the country, and followed every possible clue. Before the posses left St. Anne it was discovered that Joe Ignore, a negro who lived In the nelgh borhoo dand who had heretofore borne a giol reputation, nao oisappeareo. Earlv laat evening Leflore was captur ed several miles from the scene of the murder. At first he vigorously denied any knowledge of the crime, but he tfnally broke down completely and con fessed that he and H'l Anderson and Andrew Smith, two other negroes, had dune the dastardly work. He hoped for no mercy and told with a brutal frankness all the details of the crime. His captors were stupefied at the rev elation. In the yard where the Gambrel resi dence had stood Ix-flore was tied to a stake and burned alive. No one sent a merciful bullet into his body to kill him. Andrew Smith escaped from the mob while Leflore was being burned and has not yet been captured. Bob Smith was tied to a stake ana a nre started, though he was finally releas ed, am there was a possibility of his proving his Innocence. Andrew Hmllh will De recainureu, aim If proven that he and his brother. Bob, are guilty, it is thought that no power can save them from a similar fate to that meted out to Leflore. TROOP SHIPS AT HONOLULU. Ban Francisco, Cal. Special.) Ad vices from Honolulu state that Colo nel Rehlen. In charge of the transport service at Honolulu, has issued an or der directing the commanders of mer chant vessel loading and unloading at the deck to be ready to leave their berth a soon as another transport I sighted By thl means Colonel Ruhlen hope to avoid the defBys Incurred here by troop upable to get dockage room on their arrival. There I much dissat isfaction among shipping people, as the order of Colonel Ruhlen will result In much expense heretofore unnecessary. A serious stabbing affray took place on the transport Sheridan over a game of crap. Private W. D. Snap of com pany L, Twenty-third Infantry, used a knife on Private Retter of company D. It Is reported that Snap's victim Is fa tally Injured. Little Information can be obtained. New York. (Special.) Judge Lacomh In the United States circuit court hand ed down a decision dismissing the writ of habea corpus In the case of Far mer Captain Oberlln M. Carter, whe la under sentence of five years' Imprison ment for conspiracy (o defraud ins government In contracts. The dedsloa wis given In a lengthy opinion, which uphold the finding of tne oow tlaj.- MISSOURI NEWS. Mis Leona Knowles, living In the extreme northwestern part of Hnwarc county, committed suicide by shooting herself with a revolver It Is said that a love affair was the cause of the rash act. A few days ago rival lovers of the young lady had a fight over her. which seemed to affect her deeply ana led her to suicide. Walter 8. Goodrich, a tie contractor of Tuscumbla, has filed a petition In bankruptcy. His liabilities are about $6,000, with 1500 in assets. J. C. Stewart, a member and director of the Missouri and Kansas Miners association, and president of the Cen ter Creek Mining company, announce that the mine shutdown will continue Indefinitely, or until all the ore In the ilstrict is sold at schedule rates. Captain V. L. Johnson of com any H Second Missouri volunteers, who has been for the lust sixteen months con fined to a hospital on account of a fe ver contracted while at I A-xlncton. Ky., whose romantic marriage to Mis Lucy Batchlor of Butler, Mo., whllt lying at the jxilnt of death, returned from Martlnvllle, Ind.. where he had been under special treatment. Captalr Johnson has not entirely recovered, bill his general health Is good and he is able to be around. John De Jarnett. aged 40 years, shot and killed Mlas Eliza IVrapp. living In Audrain county, between Romennu and Skinner, and then shot himself dead. De Jarnett was not considered bright The couple were alone In the house at the time of the shooting. It Is supposed that the tragedy was over a love affair. A new kind of bunco game was work ed near Hopkins. Some days ago Thomas Cox and Mark Carmlchael of fered to bet Calvin Cox, an old and wealthy farmer, that he did not have the nerve to take 11,000 from the bunk and keep It in his house all night The young man are respectively tne son and son-in-law of Cox. The latter, to show his courage, took the wager and went to get the money. The bank al lowed him to take only $700. but with this In his pocket and a large revolver in his belt he returned home. In the mofnlng when he awakened the first discovery he made was that the entire 1700 was gone, and further investiga tion revealed the fact that his whole family, Including his wife, were miss ing. The officers were notified and set out in pursuit, but when last heard of the fugitives had crossed the Missouri Hver Into Nebraska and were forty mile ahead of their pursuers. MISSOURI'S PELICAN BEND. The annual gathering of pelicans on the big sandbar In the Missouri river at Pelican bend, below St Charles, wag held on time this year. Pelican bend got Its name from the arge numbers of pelicans that assemble there twice every year. There I a big flat bar In the river there which has endured far beyond the usual span of a bar's existence in the treacherous, shifting current of the Missouri. The bar is the semi-annual stopping place of vast flocks of pelicans that migrate from south to north In the spring snd from north to south In the fall. Persons who have observed their hab its claim that they Invariably arrive at Pelican bend on September 4 and re main until cold weather sends them south. It is also claimed that they do not visit other places in this vicinity. Both these assertions are disputed by hunters. Pelican are seen every year n the King's Luke neighborhood. Some times they arrive as early as Septem ber 1 and sometimes they are ten days or two weeks later. A flock of them passed over St. Louis last week. They were mistaken for geese by some per sons, but the Initiated recognized them and accepted their passage as a har binger of an early fail. The pelican Is not an attractive bird. He offends both the eye and the nose. But he Is commendably regular In hi habits and Iw Interesting because he U so different. There are many varieties of the pall can. The kind we see here Is known to the naturalist as the pelecanus ery rorynchos, which, as Mr. Dooley might say. Is a mighty mean thing to say of any bird. It Is one of the few varieties of the bird that ever gets further north than the temperate zone. It breeds In the northwest, Pyramid lake, Nevada, being a famous resort for It. It Is de voted to Its young, and will fight for them with the ferocity of a tiger. An angry pelican Is not an antagonist to be despised. Its long, sharp bill Is as sharp as a dagger, and tha bird drives It with force enough to send It through thick clothing and Into the flesh more than an Inch. The parent birds catch fish, and after eating their fill deposit the others in their pouches under their bills anil car ry them to their young. These pouches will hold from three to eight pounds of fish. They are elastic and when dis tended to their utmost nearly tou h the ground. When empty the pouch lb's close up under the big bill and Is merely a mas of wrinkles. It Is'thl pouch that gives the pelican his char acteristic and disagreeable odor caused by particles of decaying fish. The pelican's legs are short and strong and Its feet have large webs. It Is not a fast swimmer or a rapid flyer, but It I practically tireless In both air and water. On land It is awkward and unwieldy. Its feathers are pure white, except for a fluffy tuft of brown plum age that is seen on the top of the head In the early summer. This tuft disap pears In August and leaves a pimply bald pate that is not pleasant to view. At first the skin Is red, then pink, then a straw color. By November 1 th skin on the heed hardens Into a horny crest, hlch grows as the winter progresses until by the time the bird arrives at Its breeding place in the northwest it li so prominent that It I called the "cen ter board," because of its resetnblsnc to the centerboard of a sailboat. A curious feature of the pellcan'i plumage Is that It has 24 tall feathers all soft and pliable. Other water fowl have not more than It tall feathers. The pelican can be tamed. It 1 fre quently seen on fish boats in the south and Is serviceable a a scavenger. A full grown pelican weighs from ii to 30 pounds. It will surprise person! who have shot them In this locality to know that they are regarded by th Florida Indians as edible. It Is said that If the skin Is removed the fish Is tender, palatable and wholesome. Pelican skins are used for a varlctj of purposes. After the odor Is erad icated they make beautiful wraps foi women. The meeting of the officers of the In ternational Typographical union and trustees of the Chllds-Dreiel Home for Pinler at Colorado Spring last week decided on a 110,000 addition to the horn and appropriated $5,000 for Improve ments on ground and present buildings. IOWA NBWS. A X. Murphy of 1st Mars, aged T. waa found, dead, sitting In a rookiag chair la ale room at aa early hour. Th doctors ascribed his death to heart Hi Mr. Murphy waa connected with the Pali-mount nurseries, of which his son-in-law. Pierce Becktle, Is pro prietor. He was born at Troy, O.. In 1&2, aad came to Le Mars In IKS. He was very popular. "It will be two years before the Iowa Central can be absorbed by any of the larger systems, as the meeting of the owners has passed aud another will not be called until that time." said J. N. Titmore, acting general manager of that road. "There has been lively bid ding on Central stock by both the Mil waukee and Burlington companies, with the result that the stock has gone up and neither company has been able to secure control 1 think it will only be a question of time when the Central will be absorbed by one of the larger systems." Owners of property adjoining the sandbars of the Iowa river near Iowa City have recently barricaded the streets leading onto the bars and have exacted toll of the sand haulers for each wagonload taken. The sand haul ers appealed to the city council, which promptly ordered all barricades remov ed and declare dthe sand free to every vim. A scarcity of bricklayers Is reported by the contractors of the new 1275.000 collegiate building of the State Uni versity of Iowa, and the work Is pro gressing slowly on that account Long time Jobs at 13.60 per day are offered all competent bricklayers. Free rural mail delivery has begun In the country surrounding Iowa City. About 12& families will be benefited by the new system and its extension to more remote districts is already being agitated. The 13-months-old son of Benjamin Habcrgar of West Bend died In great agony Sunday (mm the effects of a dose of concentrated lye, which he dran while the parents' attention waa called elsewhere. The parents are prostrated with grief and have the sympathy of a large circle of acquaint ances. John O'Connor, a laborer coming to Montour to work on the railroad, was shot In a box car Just east of the switch by a tramp who boarded the train at Tama. After knocking his man down the tramp told him to take oft his clothes. He was too slow to suit Mr. Tramp, so he shot him In the Jaw and took the clothes off and went through them and secured $10, O'Con nor Is now at the hotel. An accident occurred at Seymour, In which one person was killed and nine others Injured, several perhaps fatally. A crowd of young men had started to the country to charivari a newly-married couple, and as they drove across the Rock Island track to the east lim its of the city they were struck by a train and knocked from the truck. The artlage was completely demolished and the harness torn from the horses. One horse was Injured. J. W. Cupples was killed. Injured Asa Bueler, spine and hip; David Darrah, shoulder and hip; llitrltn Gunter. scalp wound, Injured In spine, probably serious; Norlan Arrl son. bruised and cut on head; Orin Ar rison, two scalp wounds; Earl Ilostu ler, unconscious; J. M. Peers, J. L. Mc IleynuldB, James A. Handlln, slight. General J. R. Lincoln has received about 1160 from the enlisted men of the Fifty-first Iowa, with the Instruc tions to purchase a sword for Captain lavldson of Muscatine, now of the Eleventh cavalry, formerly adjutant of the Fifty-first Iowa, Captain David son was with the Fifty-first through out Its entire campaign. The saber is given as a testimonial of the esteem In which the captain was held by th members of his regiment. The Iowa, Minnesota & Northwestern railroad, which extends from Blue Earth. Minn., to Belle I'laine, la., con necting with the main line of the Chi cago & Northwestern Is being pushed to completion with great rapidity. It Is Intended that the northern end of this route will be in full operation by January 1. This will locate a coupll Jt tow ns In the northern part of Grundy county, which, however, will In no way affect Grundy Center, but will up7 doubtedly be rather hard on the Rein beck trade. Business In the yards of the Burling ton. Odar Rapids & Northern railway at Cedar Rapids Is at a standstill. For ty switchmen, both day and night Shifts, resigned their positions and quit work, leaving but two men at work. Disagreement over wages was the cause of the trouble. The men are not strik ing and are causing no trouble and not trying to prevent others from working. It will be several days be fore the company will be able to fill (heir place. IOWA S SLDIEJiS IN A STORM. Vctorla, B. C especial.) The steam er Empress of Indiana, which has reai bed here from Japan, has com pleted the roughest ti-lp of It forty three voyages. The second day out from Yokohama it encountered a ty phoon which smashed all telegraphic communication between the engine room and bridges and destroyed some of the boats. The storm continued unabated a day and night. Fears are expressed by officers for the transport steamer Senator carryin home the Fifty-first Iowa regiment. It left Yokohama for San Francisco eight hours before the Empress and having Immense upper works would fare badly In a gale. Ban Francisco, Cel. The transport Senator, with the Iowa volunteer on board, Is expected to arrive from Ma nila next week. The new of the terri ble experience of the steamship Em press of India while en route from the Orient to Victoria, ha caused n alarm here for the safety of the Sen ator, which Is supposed to have alee passed through the typhoon. Th Sen ator Is a good vessel and able to with stand th rigors of a storm of unususV severity. A EUROPEAN BISON HERD. It is not generally known that ther Is still living In Europe a large herd ot European bison larger, probably, than th herd of American bison which roam Yslkiwston Park. These rare anlmali re preserved by the czar of Russia Ic the Imperial forest of lllelovege. In Li thuania, and number something Ilk 700. Fourteen men hav been sent U Siberia within the last three years foi the offense of killing scattering anl- The volume and valus of pennsyl I'.Y,,,!,,'L.r""1 Induction for MS was llj.547,777 short tons; spot value, lll,. ill', An,h'f H. total product, 53,-t,- . , hQrt ,0,,,; vslue, I7J.4I4,- 637. Bituminous, total product, I6,1U,1U short ton; spot value, Hl.Ktt.UM.