CDSTERCODITY REPUBLICAN
D. U. ASI8HKUHY , Vublliher ,
BBOKEN BOW ,
THE NEWS IN BRIEP.
Germany Is suffering Jiom Inlcneo
cold ,
Yale has 2,517 student ? , as against
2,511 last year.
William 11. Carpenter , nuthor , poet
and editor at Baltimore , Is dead.
Miners of West Vlrglnlx will ask an
Increase of in per co.nt next April.
SHOWB from five to ten feet deep Ho
on the Sudeten mountains , Germany.
Fire destroyed the school annex of
St , Michael's orphan asylum at Pitts-
burg.
From New Orleans the Biitlsh tains-
port Hermes with 900 mulcH , sailed foi
Capetown.
The Council ot Jewish Women will
hold Its triennial meeting 'n Cleveland ,
March 4 to 11.
At Kokomo , Jnd. , John Jackson , aged
73 , of Peru , foil dead whl'o ' sweeping
unow In the yard.
The project of the Berlin under
ground railroad proposes r.n outlay of
100,000,000 marks.
A tunnel under the Spree has Jimt
been opened , connecting Irotow with
Berlin , Germany.
The tug Vigilant has Brartcd on a
Hccond search for Whnlchnck 115 , lost
on Lake Superior.
Bids will bo asked for on Improved
mall service between Sun Francisco
and Sydney , Australia.
A cave-In occurred In the cement
mines nt Roscudale , N. Y. All the men
wore rescued from the mine.
Rov. F. D. Nowhuse pr sldlng elder
of the Mankato , Minn. , district , Meth
odist church , Is dead , aged 42.
Lester and John Rolff Imvo returned
to their homo near Toledo , O. , from
their victories , on the London turf.
A meeting of the Scottish Liberal as
sociation in London , votutl conildenco
In Sir Henry Campbcll-Banncrman.
The trio1 ! of Julia Morrison , the ac
tress , who killed Stage Manager Prank
Loyden at Chattanooga , la set for Jan
uary 4.
The various department at Wash
ington will advertise for bids to fur
nish them with typewriters , to oppose
the trust.
Broltkoptt and Hacorlo' ' publishers ,
Lelpslg , Germany , offer 1,000 marhs for
the words and music of a German na
val war song.
The navy dopnrtrilent officials do not
apprehend any embarrassment because
of the closing of the Columbian Iron
works , Baltimore.
'Near ' Grocnbrlor , Ark. , Iho residence
o .George Roberts was burned and his
wlfo.i an Invalid , and. two small chil
dren wore cremated.
Former Congressman James Nelson
Paddock , for twenty yoais the demo
cratic leader from New Jersey In the
house , died at his home In Now Jer
sey.
sey.At
At Toronto Can. , Edmund Morris
well known In banking cltvles , droppec
dead while reading the bulletins rron
South Africa , posted In a nowspupei
window.
The charges against Senator Gallln-
gor of Now Hampshire , alleging viola
tion of civil service laws , will bo { ak-
en before a Now Hampshire grand Jurj
next month.
Hcrr Eggcrs , editor of the Doutsch-
aslat Farto , Kiao , Chou , China , has
been sentenced to three weeks' Im
prisonment f.or criticising the German
administration there.
As a result of the protests of ship
pers the Interstate commerce commis
sion has set December 12 for a hear
ing at Now York on the proposed ad
vance In railway rates.
Admiral nnd Mrs. Dewey have ac
cepted an Invitation to attend a pri
vate dinner and reception to bo given
in their honor by the Brooklyn Union
League club on February a.
The naval committee of the French
chamber of deputies has approved the
proposed bill of M. Lockroy , opening
the credit for 500,000,000 francs for In
crease of navy and coast defense.
A tenement house census just com
pleted In Brooklyn , N. Y. , shows that
574,959 Inhabitants of that borough
live In 31.G87 tenement houses , nn
average of eighteen persons to each
house.
At Leavcnworth , Kan. , Mulligan Me-
Nulty , a four-term desperate convict
of the Kansas penitentiary , jumped
on Deputy Warden William A. Tnomp-
son nnd stabbed him severely In the
fact and neck.
At Duluth , Minn. , fire completely de
stroyed the factory of the Duluth Boot
nnd Shoo company Monday morning ,
Ono fireman , B. McVlttle , AUIS killed by
falling walls nnd two others were se
riously Injured. Loss , $130,000 ; Insur
ance , $90,000.
. Foreclosure proceeding1 } have been
brought In the circuit court at Chicago
by holders of the first mortgage bonds
Issued by the Unity company , owners
of the. Unity building , a modern sky
scraper , In which Governor John P.
Altgeld was formerly Interested. The
aggregate of the Indebtedness on
which the foreclosure Is brought Is
$304,0500.
Near Alliance , Ky. , Nelson Hamilton
was pouring powder from a beg when
his 4-year-old son tossed a small
amount Into a stove which cauncc' . an
explosion in the building In such a
manner that the father and thrco chil
dren were Imprisoned and stunned by
the shock , and before they could be
rescued nil were fatally burned and
died eoon afterwards
Two bills were introduced In the
senate on the 20th for commissions to
investigate trade conditions in the
orient.
The British-American league of Chicago
cage , cabled $5,000 to London , to bo
added 'to the relief fund for thq fami
lies of British soldiers.
AfVlncennea , Ind. , Thomas B. Wil
son , of Harrison townslilp , the Chris
tian scientist , whose child died of al
leged neglect , was placed In pall by
Sheriff Cox. Wilson refused to allow
a doctdr'to treat his sick child , and the
little hey died. Wilson says ho placed
the child's life In the care o ! the Great
' ' ' '
Physician.
illNT TO UIVTON
It Is Proposed to Bo Erected by the
People of Indiana ,
MEETS KRS. LAWTON'S APPROVAL
Tlia ( Icnonil Will 1'rolmlily Ho Hurled lit
Arlington Indicated In n CnMccrnm
From Minitoimnt Col. Kduiirdi to In-
dliinnpollH I'liitum J'nud for I'-unlljr In
Urowlnj ;
INDIANAPOLIS , Dec. 23. One of
the afternoon papers early this morn
ing wired Mrs. Lawton :
"Will you accept a monument from
Iho people of Indiana ? "
Later In the morning the following
icply was received from Lieutenant
Colonel Edwards , chief of staff , acting
for Mrs. Lawton , and who has been
designated to bring the body to this
country :
"Yes. Arlington. "
In addition to $950 raised in this
city for Mrs. Lawton , there has been
subcrlbed already $525 toward n mon
ument for General Lawton. Bass post
Grand Army of the Republic , nt Fort
Wayne , tonight set a day for a mass
meeting for popular subscriptions to
the monument fund and formulated a
request to Mrs. Lawton , asking that
the body ho burled at his old homo
there.
Judge R. S. Taylor of Fort Wayne
Is here. General Lawton was a law
student In his office after the civil
war. Said he :
"lie was the man I looked to subdue -
duo the natives. If England had Rome
gpncrals Hko him the British soldiers
would not bo caught In any more
Boor traps. "
A call was Issued today by the
president ot the Indianapolis Board
of Trade for a meeting of the board
of governors tomprrow n ( tr-moon ,
when formal action on the I.'pvton me
morial will bo taken and a cmmlttee
will Do named to act in conjunction
with the committee named by Presi
dent English of the Commercial club.
At Richmond a mass meeting was
held today to start a movement to
raise a fund for the erection of n
monument to the memory of General
Lawton In Indianapolis. All of the
Granil Army of the RepulilS. ! posts of
the city met last night and adopted
resolutions' . Nearly all of them vol
unteered subscriptions cither to the
mcmumcnt or aid fund , or both.
From tlio general Interest evinced
In the two movements It Is believed
Indiana will raise $25,000 for the
monument In n week or more and a
sum over half as largo will bo raised
for Mrs. Lawton. Three newspapers
of the city are featuring the funds
and devoting their first pages to tholr
furtherance. '
AWFUL CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY.
Klcveu Children lliirnrd to Ic 1li While
QUINCY , 111. , Dec. 23. While the
Fchool children of St. Francis parochial
chial school , Seventeenth and Vine
rtrcets , wcro rehearsing this after
noon for an entertainment to bo given
next Tuesday evening one of U'olr
dresses caught fire from R gas Jet and
ten minutes later four ot them were
lurnod to death , two died an hou * later
and five others died before midnight.
Half a dozen others wore burmul moic
or less seriously. Ircna Freiberg , May
Wavering , Mary Althoff , Bernadlna
Frouml , Collotta Mlddendorf , Mary
Hlckey , Wllholmlim Guttendorf , Olivia
Tlmpo , Addle Futtercr , Josephine
Bohnc , Margaret Warner.
All theuo arc between 9 and 11 yqars
of ago.
Helen Soobhlng and several other
teachers , Father Nicholas and Prof.
Frank Mushold wore painfully burned
In trying to save the children.
The flro started In a Uttlo drenslng
room. Threeor four llttlo girls were
Lhcro dressing for the rehearsal and
laughing gaily among themselves.
A dozen others were grouped In the
wings of the stage near the foot ot the
stairs descending from the dressing
room.
The girls In the dressing room had
nearly completed tholr costumes when
one of thorn brushed against the gas
lot but which It was will never bo
known. A touch of the llamo was suf
ficient and in an Instant nor dress of
cotton and light cloth was In a blaze.
Sljo screamed and ran out of the room ,
communicating the blaze to the others.
rifty Million * for Wur.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. The ur
gent deficiency appropriation bill , ilte
Irst of the Important supply bills for
ho government expenditures , Is prac
tically made up and the total v/lll
amount to about $51,000,000. The
terns have already been sent In by
: h several departments and these
arc being put together so that the ap-
pioprlatlon committee will bo able io
mbmlt the bill to the house soon alter
t assembles. Of this amount $45,157-
871 Is asked for the War department ,
ind $3,143,710 for the Nnyy de ait-
nont.
for Ulirlntnmi.
LONDON , Dec. 23. Andrew Carno-
glo has given $2,000 to provide swim
ming baths and n uymnnslum for Dun-
formllno. In n letter ho says : "This
will roach you In time to bo a Christ
mas gift to the town from Its loyal
eon. "
Forty Children Uroivnrd.
BRUSSELS , Doc. 23. Upward of 40
school children were drowned today
In an let ) accident at rroyllnghom ,
near the French frontier. The child
ren of the district had been given n
liollday with permission to piny on the
frozen Lye. When the merriment was
at full height the Ice broke suddenly
ind the children disappeared , A few
wore rescued half dead , but the major
ity wero. drowned. Thirty-six have
jeen recovered , but other * are still
missing. The catastrophp spread con
sternation throughout the town , where
nearly every family Buffered loss
FAREWELL TO GEN. BROOKE.
former ( Joveriinr ( liincral Tendered n
ItuiHinut on llvo r Dopiiriiiro.
HAVANA , Doc. 2,1. Sixtyfiveper
FOHH were present at the farewell ban
quct tendered to General Brooke to
day nt Iho Paris restaurant. Genera
Muurlo Monocal presided and Mr. Er
nest Lee Cotmnt acted as toastmastcr
health of General Brooke , said :
"General Brooke was called upon to
govern Cuba under the extremely dlf
flcivlt condltlonu of transition from
the old , narrow system to the now
liberal regime and ho did so wlthoui
Injuring the rights of any one. Cu
bans will always remember him wltl
gratitude and love. "
Major General Wood , who spoke
briefly In response to words of welcome
come , said :
"Tho United States Is In Cuba in
the person of representatives who lu
tend to carry out n great work and
to fulfil ! strictly the promlscB of the
1'nlted States congress. As for my
nelf , I can only do what the president
has Kent mo to do , but I hope to enjoy
the esteem and confidence of the Cu
ban people as General Brooke has en
joyed them. "
General Ludlow said :
"Those American officials who re
main behind may count themselves
fortunate If , when the time comes
for them to leave the Island , they arc
followed by the respect and good
wishes of those whom they In turn
leave behind , as General Brooke is
about to do. The Cubans have hail
not better friends than the American
officers. "
General Brooke , In responding , said
in part :
"I shall always remember the long
hours of toll In Cuba , but I shall also
ever recall the kindness shown mo
by all Cubans , especially by those
who realize- that the Americans arc
their best friends. "
General Brooke will leave to mor
row for Tampa. A squadron of the
Seventh cavalry and a battery of the
Second n-Mllery , with a band , will
escort hln. from the palace to the
wharf. A major general's salute will
bo fired from Cubanas as the steamer
leaves the harbor at 3 o'clock.
A governor general's salute will be
flrort In honor of General Wood.
The Patrla says :
"Cubans were formerly accustomed
to say that the autonomists forfeited
all right to bo called Cubans by the
shameless manner In which the , >
abused their short term of office , giv
ing all the good billets to their own
kinsmen and friends. But , after the
shameful way In which the first revo
lutionary government has wound up
Its first term of office , having given
all the billets It could to Its own
friends , the Cubans are forced to re
alize that Spanish corruption has
contaminated the heait of the pres
ent generation. We must look to the
schoolmaster to build a generation of
honest citizens. "
At today's meeting of the municipal
council a motion was made to send
an address of thanks to President Me-
Klnley for his candid references to
the Cuban people and the future of
Cuba In his recent message to con
gress. The motion was rejected on
the ground , as asserted by the polltj-
cat speaker } n opposition , that the
message contained nothing new , but
merely reiterated a former promise.
DISASTER AT MALEi.
Knornioii * HorJi , on Whlrli Stood Cap if
chin Hutul Slips Into Sen.
ROME , Dec. 23. A terrible dlsate ;
took place this afternoon at Amain ,
the poular totwist resort on the Gull
of Salerno.
About 2 o'clock an enormous rock ,
on which stood the Capuchin hotel ,
slipped bodily Into the sea with a deaf-
Ing roar , without a moment's warning ,
carrying with It the hotel , the old Ca
puchin monastery below , the Hotel
Santa Clorlna and several villas.
Many people were burled In the debris -
bris , which crushed four vessels to the
bottom of the sea , destroying tholr
crows. The mass of earth which
slipped was about 50,000 cubic yards.
The population Is In a state of to'-
ror , fearing fresh calamities. Troop ?
have arrived on the scene and bugun
rescue work. It Is believed that the
loss of life Is heavy , Including a num
ber of monks and the occupants ot
the hotels and villas. As yet It Is Im
possible to ascertain the exact num
ber.
PITTSBURG , Dec. 23. The Carne
gie Steel company , limited , posted to
day at Its various works in this vicin
ity , the Duquonso Steel works and
tilnst furnaces , the Edgar Thompson
Steel works , furnaces and loundry , the
Carrie furnaces , the Homestead Steel
works , the Lucy furnaces , the Key
stone Bridge works , the Upper Union
mills and the Lower Union mills , not
ices reading substantially as follows :
'Taking effect on January 1,1900 , com
mon labor at these works will bo In
creased to $ l.bO per day , and all other
day turn and tonnage labor ( with cer
tain exceptions ) will bo Increased In
proportion" .
lllds for Alnnlm Hull Service.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. The post-
office has prepared circulars Inviting
proposals for carrying the malls next
summer from both San Francisco and
Seattle to St. Michaels and all points
along the. Yukon river as far as Dawson -
son City. Canada ; for Nome , Alaska ,
where the rush for gold seekers Is ex
pected next spring , and for additional
service to offices on the Alaskan coast.
Indliin UprlHlutr In the Wrnt.
TACOMA , Wash. , Doc. 23. Settlers
living around Lalla lake In Chllci , B.
C. , have been attacked by Inditing ,
who object to white settlers , . Two
weeks ago they surround * l Rnnchoi
Franklin and his neighbors and
threatened to murder thorn if ihpy did
n6t leave the country. In a fight i\hlch
followed several redskins wore wound
ed. Becoming alarmed eight families
started for Alexis Creek , hut when
thrco miles from homo they were aur-
roundcd and captured and feared they
would bo shot.
The Eminent Evangelist Dead at His
Homo in North field ,
DIES IN THE TOWN WHERE BORN.
lllnen Ilxtoudod Over About One Monti
Itfcuinn 8lcl < at KIIIISUH City While
KiiRiiKpd lu KvuiiKollHllc Work Alur
tyr to III * I.olxir * for Christianity.
EAST NORTHFIELD , Mass. , Dec
23. Dwlght L. Moody , the famous
evangelist , died at noon yesterday.
It was not expected until yesterday
by the members of Mr. Moody's famll
ly and immediate circle of friends
that death would be the result of his
Illness. The cause of death was a general
oral breakdown duo to overwork. His
heart had been weak for a long time
and exertions put forth In connection
with meetings In the west last month
brought on a collapse , from which he
failed to rally.
The evangelist broke down In Kan
sas City , Mo. , where no was holding
services , about n month ago , and the
seriousness of his condition was so
apparent to the physicians who wore
called to attend him that they forced
him to abandon his tour and return
to his homo with all possible speed.
After ho reached Northflold eminent
physicians wore consulted and every
thing done to prolong life. A bulletin
Issued last week communicated the
tidings to the public that Mr. Moody
was very 111 , but that a llttlo Improve
ment was noticed. This week the pa
tient showed a steady gam until yes
terday , when ho showed symptoms of
nervousness , accompanied by weak
ness , which caused the family much
anxiety.
This morning the weakness contin
ued and at 8 o'clock Mr. Moody called
his wife and children , telling them
that that the end was not far off.
The family remained close by the
bedside all the forenoon. The evan
gelist was also frco from pain and
occasionally talked with apparent
case. About the last words ho was
hoard to utter were : "I have always
been an ambitious man , not to lay up
wealth , but to find work to do. "
Just before 12 o'clock the watchers
saw that the end was approaching and
at exactly noon the great preacher pas
sed away.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 23 Dwight L.
Moody , the evangelist , was stricken
with heart trouble In this city on No
vember 1C last while holding revival
meetings at Convention hall. Ho was
compelled to give up his work here and
on the day following started for his
home In the east in the ct .c of a phy
sician.
Mr. Moody probably addressed the
largest crowds here during his stay
that he over faced. The meetings be
gan on Snnday , November 12. The
crowds wore Immense , thousands of
pooplc filling the hall afternoon and
Qvenlng each day. The strain upon
Mr. Moody was great. lie preached his
last sermon on Thursday night , No
vember 1C , fully 10,000 people listening
to an earnest appeal that many stated
ivas one of the evangelist's greatest
jfforts. He was stricken the next morn-
it his hotel , but laughingly declared
he was all right and that he would
bo able to preach that afternoon. He
grew worse gradually , however , and It
was deemed best to start him for his
home the next day , although the phy
sician stated Mr. Moody's condition
was not necessarily serious.
Two years ago Moody stirred Now
York city to us depths by a protracted
series of evangelistic metlngs , during
which many conversions were made.
Dwight Moody was bom at North-
field , Mass. , February 5 , 1837. He
worked on a farm until the age of 17 ,
when he became clerk In a shoo ntorc
In Boston. In 18GG hevent to Chicago ,
and while engaged there in active bus
iness entered zealously Into missionary
work among the poorer -lasses. Dur
ing the civil war he was in the service
of the Christian commlsslon.and after
ward became a lay missionary of the
Y. M .C. A. of Chicago.
CAN CHOOSE HIS OWN STATION.
Gen. Itroolcc 1'iivorod liy War Dppiirt-
iticnt.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. When
Major General Brooke was relieved
from duty In command of the division
of Cuba ho was Instructed to proceed
io Washington and report to the ad
jutant general for further orders from
the secretary of war. As a result of
correspondence between General
Brooke and Secretary Root the former
has been authorized to suit his own
convenience In the execution of his
orders , the Idea being to allow him
; o make the trip from Havana to
Washington by easy stages so as to
permit him to accustom himself grad
ually to the winter climate of this
country. It Is said at the war depart
ment that his future assignment to
duty will depend mainly upon his
wishes.
Itullxvuy Safety Ai
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. The Inter
state commerce commission today in
an open opinion prepared by Commis
sioner Prouty In the matter of appli
cations of carriers for extension of
time beyond January 1 , 1900 , within
which to comply with the require
ments of the bafcty appliance law In
using automatic couplers and power
or steam brakes on freight cars , ex
tended the time to August 1 , 1900.
Jlecovers Full Insurance.
DUBUQUE , la. , Dec. 22. In the fed
eral court today the case of D. D.
Langan of Clinton against the Aetna ,
Palatine , German Alliance and Spring
Garden Insurance companies for $20 ,
)00 ) was decided In favor of the plaln-
1ft by Judge Shlraa. The suit was
brought to recover lire Insurance. The
companies refused to accept the award
of the arbitrators agreed upon by both
writes. Judge Shims' ruling Is for
he full amount and G per cent .interest.
The suit Is well known in insurance
circles. " '
MOURNING FOR GEN. LAWTON ,
YVur Dcpitrtinrnl IHIIICS it ( Ji.'iiorul Drill"
Announcing Hit Drutli.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. The fol
lowing gcnornl order announcing tc
the army the death of General lawtoi
was Issued from the War department
"With deep regret the secretary o
war announces the death In the fleli
o ! battle ot Henry W. Lawton , majo
general of the volunteer * ! , and colone
and Inspector general of the rcgula
army. '
"On April IS'l8Gl , thrco days afte
President Lincoln's second call foi
volunteers In the war of the Union , a
the age of 18 , he enlisted as a private
In the Ninth Indiana volunteers. He
served with his regiment In the fieh
In the Army of the Tennessee through
out the war , and at Its close was must
ered out , at the age of 22. as llcutcn
ant colonel , having been breveted col
onel for gallant and meritorious ser
vice , and awarded a medal of honoi
for distinguished gallantry. Ho wac
commissioned second lieutenant In the
regular Infantry on July 28 , 18GO , am
nerved in the army until 1809 , then h
the cavalry until 1888 , and thereaftci
as Inspector general until the com
mcncement of the war with Spain. He
was repeatedly rommended In genera
orders "for vigilance and eal , rapidity
an persistence of pursuit , " and "foi
great skill and perseverence and gal
lantry , " In services on the frontlei
against hostile Indians. Upon the dec
laratlon of war with Spain , ho was
made brigadier general , and on Julj
18 following , major general of volun
teers. His nomination for brigadlei
general of the regular army was de
termined upon and was ready to be
sent to the senate on the day of his
death. He commanded the Second di
vision of the Fifth army Corps In the
Cuban campaign , rendering distin
guished service In the battles before
Santiago and subsequently command
ed the Department of Santiago , and
the Fourth Army Corps. On March
18,1899 , he assumed command of the
First divison ot the Eighth Army
Corps In the Philippine Islands , where
ho remained In command of this di
vision Is practically continuous and
most eventful service until he fell on
December 18 , pierced by an insurgent
outlet , while leading hla troops near
San Matco , on the Island of Luzon.
"The swift and resistless movement
af his column up the Rio Grange and
across the northern boundary of the
[ > laln of central Luzon , which had Just
been completed , was the chief factor
in the destruction of the Insurgent
power , and was the crowning achieve
ment of' his arduous llfo. He fell in
: he fullness of his powers , In the joy
af conflict , in the consciousness ot as-
nired victory. He leaves to his com-
ades and his country the memory and
example of dauntless courage , of un
sparing devotion to duty , of manly
jharactcr and of high qualities of
: ommand , which Inspired his troops
, vlth his own indomitable spirit.
"Tho flag will be , placed at half
nast and thirteen minute guns will be
ler at every military post and 'station
m the day after the receipt of this orj
ler , and the usual badges of mourn-l
ng will be worn for thirty days.
ELIHU ROOT , Secretary of War.
3y command of Major General , Miles , '
II. C. CORBIN , Adjutant General.
WARM FIQIir IN IOWA. R ,
Contest for the .Scimtornhlp Now I'ulrlj
DES MOINES , la. , Dec. 22. The sen
atorial fight today brought forth some
serious political charges against the
supporters of A. B. Cummins for sen-
ator. Charles T. Hancock of Dubuque |
former chairman of the republican
state committee , came to the city to
day to work against Cummins. Mr ,
Hancock was republican candidate for
state senator in his county this fall ,
and was narrowly defeated , running
far ahead of his ticket. He charges
that the Cummins people sent circu
lars and workers in the county to
help defeat him. The Cummins people
ple declare It a bald falsehood. They
say that the labor organizations of
Dubuquc sent out " "ch circulars with
no knowledge on Mr. Cummin' part ,
and that ho Is In no way responsible
for their actions.
Representative Wise of Blackhnwk
county , who has been accounted a
Gear man , today comes out for Cum
mins for senator and Eaton for speak
er. The announcement was a general
surprise. It is now believed that the
decision of who will be speaker lies
with less than a half score of mqn ,
who are unpledged ,
JMcxIciin ( .rants Not Good.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. The Unit
ed States supreme court today rend
ered opinions In two cases , Involving
private land grants in New Mexico ,
jath opolnlons being by Judge Peck-
mm. The first case was the claim of
S. Endlcott Peabody In the Valleclto
grant of 114,000 acres near Ojo Call-
ente and the other that of J. Fran
cisco Chavez to a grant of 5,000 acres
n Valencia county near Torreon. Both
grants were made by the provincial
uithorltles of Now Mexico under Mex-
can rule and both were declared by
.he court of private land claims to bo
nvalld on the ground that the grant-
ng authority was Inadequate. The
opinion handed down today afllrms the
opinion of the lower court and is adverse -
verso to the claimants.
The Situation In Kentucky.
FRANKFORT , Ky. . Doe. 22. The
delay on the part of Goebcl and Beck-
uim in serving notices of consent
against Governor Taylor and Lieuten
ant Governor Marshall leaves the antl-
Gocbel elements in doubt as to the
inrpose of iho contestants. The time
'or taking depositions p-lor to the
meeting of the legislature expired yes
terday , only four witnesses having
; lvcn testimony regarding election In
.he contested counties. The contest
committee , however , has power to send
for persons and papers if desired. The
antl-Goebel leaders will have an Infernal -
nal conference at Louisville
"If you'll help me by your advice ,
Sir Jasper , " was the young man's re
ply , spoken with A proud humility that
pleased the baronet vastly "If you'll
help mo to prepare It for as good a
woman as ever lived I shall bo grate
ful. I believe , when I bring her back ,
it will bo the first homo of real peace
she has ever known In her life. I don't
know why I speak thus to you , but
you'll forgive me. If I'd had such a
father " Ho stopped In strong emo
tion , which he. suppressed by a mighty
effort , adding abruptly. "If I had had
such a father , 1 should never have
gone to Klmberley. "
llio Farm Itcutn the Mortgage.
There Is a story from Buffalo County
going the rounds that Illustrates the
icsources of a Nebraska farm : A farm
er up there from Missouri got discour
aged because he didn't get rich the firs ! ,
year , and as there was a mortgage ol
$700 on his farm , was about ready to
jump the whole business , but deter
mined to make ono more effort and
sowed eighty acres In wheat. It hap
pened to be a poor year for wheat and
the stand was not very good. Conclud
ing that It wasn't worth harvesting he
pulled up his stakes and moseyed back
to Missouri , leaving the farm to fight
the mortgage all by Itself. The farm
was equal to the occasion.
The wheat ripened , fell down and de
posited the seed in the soil again. Next
spring the wheat began to grow lus-
tlly. Some of the neighbors wcro lion-
est enough to write about It down to
the fugitive In Missouri , and he got In
terested enough to como back and take
a look. Then he stopped and harvested
his voluntary crop. He sold It for
enough to pay off the mortgage and
the rest of his debts and had a tidy lit
tle surplus over , with which he moved
his family back and now declares there
is no state like Nebraska. Lincoln
( Nob. ) Journal.
Purity of mind and conduct la the
first glory of a woman. Mme. do
Stael.
Half Itatcs South \li Oninliu nnd St
I.ouU nnd AVnlmnh Itoutcs.
On the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each
month the above lines will sell home-
Keekers tickets to southern points for
one fare ( plus $2.00) ) round trip.
WINTER TOURIoi RATES now
on sale to Hot Springs , Ark. , nnd all
the winter resorts at greatly RE
DUCED RATES.
Remember the 0. & St. IA and Wabash -
bash , the shortest and quickest route
to St. Louis.
Remember the 0. & St. L. and 0. ,
K. C. & E. Is the shortest route to
Qulncy. Unexcelled service to Kansas
City and the south.
For rates , sleeping car accommoda
tion and all Information caa at the
QUINCY ROUTE OFFICE , 1415 Far-
nam St. ( Paxton Hotel block ) or wrlta
Harry E. Moores , City Passenger and
Ticket Agent , Omaha , Neb.
Childhood may do without a grand
purpose , but manhood cannot. Hol
land.
Now luvcntlong. jL
Amongst the cur
ious Inventions pat
ented last week was
a baby carriage
which can be con
verted Into a cradle
so that the child
may be rocked ; a
unicycle or bicycle with but one wheel ;
a Dimple little pocket contrivance to
manufacture cigarettes ; a device for
gauging nnd marking ladles' skirts ;
an apparatus for curling hat brims ; a
listed corn cultlavtor ; a sail attach
ment to bicycles , and a rubber horse
shoe.
Parties desiring free Information as
to the best methods of securing and
selling patents should address Sues &
Co. , Patent Lawyers , Bee building ,
Omaha , Neb.
Trust that man In nothing who has
not a conscience lii everything
Sterne.
A Itoston Ainu I'luiiHuil.
In conversation with some friends ,
n prominent Boston man told of his
sufferings from rheumatism and ner
vousness , and one of his friends gave
him some advice , which will bo men
tioned later , and which has proven
to be of Incalculable value. m
To successfully act on this advice ,
it was necessary to make a trip of
over 2,000 miles , but ho undertook It ,
and now thanks his friend for the
advice , as he finds himself fully re
lieved of his old trouble nnd has re
turned to his homo feeling able to
cope with his business demands , n ,
i
new man.
The advice given was to go to "Hot"
Springs , " South Dakota , and theie
take the baths and enjoy the finest cli
mate of any health resoit in America.
If this man was satisfied after mak
ing a long trip , those residing within
a few hundred miles and similarly af
flicted can certainly afford to try it ,
or rather can't afford to neglect to
try it.
Ask any agent of the North-Western
Line for full particulars , or write
J. R. BUCHANAN ,
General Passenger Agent ,
F. E. & M. V. R. R. , Omaha , Neb.
U. S. rutent Office .
Inventions for which wo prepare
ind prosecute applications for patents
: herefor receive free notice , when al-
owcd , in our weekly reports pub-
llshd In about 500 western newspapers.
S. B. Crane , of Perry , la. , has been
allowed a patent for an electric ap
paratus specially adapted for advan-
ngeously illuminating cavities In the
minan body for the purpose of exam-
nlng the membranco and locations of
he Inflammations and abnormal
; rowths and disorders preparatory to
surgical operations or the application
of medicine.
Four hundred and eighty patents
were Issued thi week In which list
are 9 for Iowa , 10 for Nebraska , 8 for
Cnnsas , 1 for North Dakota , 1 for
South Dakota , Mlssouil 8 , Minnesota
9. Illinois 41 , Now York 84.
Valuable Information in printed
matter sent to applicants free. Corre-
pondenco solicited.
Consultation nnd advice free.
THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO.
Reglstered Patent Attorneys.
DCS Molnes , Dec. 16 , ' 99.