LETTERS FR0M AFAR One From the Klondike the Other From Manila CONTAIN VALUABLE INFORMATION rrntili Owtil lc KiirtlHr Ari niint Uin HoMIrr 11 To In tlio IlillllMillirt Narrow lrntr Homy KIkIiMiiii Dnumiti Mini KopiMilN lln lii1l Nnknr Slorv of Dlmiiippiiliitiiimil 1 P Wright of this city has bunded Tint Nnws tlio following lottor written to his brother-in-law In Washington n brother In Dawson Dawson Fob l llrothor Will I will try anil writo you n fow Unas to lot you know bow I urn getting along l wolland hope tlmt tills will find you tlio same 1 inn working ut present and mn getting 100 pur hour but tlio days nro short unil I luivo not soon sun for two months but it will soon bo in night Now daylight moans about four hours horo for tlio six weeks ho most of tlio worlc is loiio aft or night anil before daylight I think that ono wintor horo Is onough for mo in this country wboro it is forty bolow zero most of tlio tinio A follow earns all ho gets horo I novor Hd a days work until I oaino horo and if nothing happons 1 will loavo horo about luuo lHt 1 would come now but dont want to walk Thoro nro about 100 mon for ovory job ro if you know any ono that is coming to this country toll thorn to st ay at homo Thoro is no chance to got a good claim for thoy luivo all boon takjn long ago and no now onus found t expect tho newspapers luivo now strikes uvory onco in a while but it 1h all lies thoro nro not ovor 100 good claims in tho wholo country and boiiio of tboni aro awful rich bnt I supposo MoOnll has told you all about it Lots of sickness hero bad living is the cause 1 think it costs liko ovory thing to stay hero as everything is awful high 1 foci easy as I luivo plenty money ahond hut did not luivo half enough grub to last mo ono year 1 have plonty now and good stulV too plenty of fresh meat and canned goods but tho best is bad enough I will fetch yon that nugget when I como as I can got plenty of them tho Hlzo you said you want oil 1 have had i just ono luttor sinco I loft Bluino That is good for eight mouths Dont you boliovo a word about tliiR country as it is alio It dont make any difference what you hear thoro aro hundreds of mon being kept by tho city of Dawson at present but you dont hear about that and all men able to work if thoy had it to do 1 suppose that Thistle crook is haviug quite a boom on tho outsido but it dont boom much hero Thoro is nothing thoro and that is tho way that all tho rest of tho crooks turn out so far 1 could have hud a claim several times but I dont want any unless it is some good and thoy are hard to find as everything has been staked for two years ago around hero Charley and Muck aro both working but I dont get to boo tboni very often as 1 work at a different place I got butter overy meal and it is worth 2 pur pound and meat was worth 1 per pound but it is cheaper how as thoro is too niucli in tho country for thJ doniaud Flour and beans aro ohoap but everything else is high If 1 hadjjust what hay was raised ou my 10 aero hay ground I would not want auythiug olso it is worth 700 por ton Snow is about four foot loop but I havo a good cabin to live in so I dont iniud the cold much as tho cabin is warm but you havo to bo careful to koop from freozlug your face Will closo for this timo hoping to be with you for tho Fourth of July Your brother Frank Fox A Norfolk Hoy WrltttM From Muullii Manila P I Gamp Santa Mesa Fob 21 2 i0 a in Dear Folks I re ceived mail and papers from homo to day which wore much appreciated As you have doubtless had all tho details of our recent troubles I will not tell you much about it but will wait until I come homo I will say that our One thing is certain Auers Hair -Vigor j maKes hair grow - 1 H I m company which for tho last ton days has boon about ton miles from Manila with the regimont is now baok at camp acting at guard wlillo the rogimont is still in tho Hold In tho past ten days I have had littlo tltno to writo iw wo havo boon march iug and doing outpost duty lighting etc but now that I am in oamp I will try and do hot tor Wo aro still busy as our company is the only one hero and wo havo to guard tho regimental touts etc Wo aro on duty most of tho time The weather has boon very hot Our last trouble was about four days ago when wo marched and ran about eight miles driving tlio natives before us Many of our men got so tirud anil over boated that thoy dropped outbut 1 stuck it through This was tho day Captain Holliiigsworth and Lieutenant Whedou wuro wounded My health is duo notwithstanding tho oxposuro and the drinking of bad water Hontot lines during battle wo would got so thirsty wo would drink out of cow tracks whoro a littlo muddy water had accumulated I havo just got olV of my relief of guard as you sue by the timo 210 a m and am haviug quite a job to keep this candle from going out Havo I seen much lighting I guess yes Tho llrst night wo wero called out I did not sleep for 10 hours except a littlo during a lull when only a little fighting was going ou I didnt kill more than 200 Filipinos Ill swear to that 1 had ono or two pretty oloso shaves Ono bullet struck between me ami a boy by tlio nanio of John Wo wero not ovor eight inches apart Wo wero making a charge I just made u step when a bullet grazed my leg Had I boon a second later 1 would havo got u Remington bullot through mo When uuptntn uoiiingswortii was snot i was ten feet from him I rolled ovor and told a follow by tho name of Hoono to seo what ho could do for tho captain as ho was nearer than 1 llo got protty close to him when zip a bullot hit his ring burned a littlo spot on it and never touched him Of course wo all had escapes we know nothing about for bullets were coming protty fast I have been in four battles ono of 11 hours duration and hero I am Five or six of our company wore injured beside tho captain and lieutenant but none wore killed Company O has now flvo wounded men in the hospital our cap tain lieutenant first sergeant and five privates 1 dont know how long this tronblo will last but hope not long I expect to bo homo by September and hope to seo you sooner Writo and toll mo how business is for I am still an Owen ami liko to hear You ought to bco my beard thoro is about a three weeks growth and tis a daisy I seo by tho papers a fow Norfolk boys intend to join tho regular army Theyre fools 1 supposo ere now you havo received the Christmas presents I sent Thoy aro not much but still thoy aro from Manila I will havo quitoa lot of pic tures to bring homo of scones in and around Manila oven though tho camera you sont has not arrived I supposo it will in time Well as it is gottiug along towards day break I will closo Givo my re gards to all tho boys of Norfolk Good byo and love to all Write soon all Dont worry Your sou Frank Owen KILLED AND WOUNDED MEN lUt of NebruHku Troopn Who Sulltired Lou In llttttlu ut MuulU March aoaiiii ti Washington April 1 Special to Tub Nbws The following additional casualties aro reported from Manila iu tho First Nebraska March 80 and 31 Killed Privato It M Lawtou company E Private Charles Oballlngor company D Wounded First Lieutenant James P Cosgrovo company D in abdomen slight Privato Gaylord S Blukely company L iu hand and thigh slight Privato Johu Westovor company D in shoulder sovero Privato W M company E in forearm moderate Privato AlbertJHisry company E iu ueok severe Privato Walter P Stockton company F iu shoulder sovero Privato John M Everson company K iu thigh sovero Privato Bert S Donaldson company Iv in leg Bovere Privato Emil Sail company Iin chest severe Geo D Mciklejohn Assistant Secretary of War If you have uriuary trouble or pain in tho buck indicating kidney disorder if there bo a general loss of energy we ask you iu all fairness to use Dr Sawyers Ukatiuo Thousauds bear pvidouee to the fact that it cures Kiesau Chwstoph THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 6 1899 FRIDAY FACTS F L Kstabrook wont to Madison this morning Hort Grant left for Dillon Montana yesterday G A Lulknrt wont to Moadow Grovo last night Thoro aro flvo casus of pneumonia at South Norfolk Tho pollco court is as quiet as n meet lug house today Miss Jonnio Whalen of Stanton was in tho city today Ofllcer Kane lodged a plain drunk in tho city last night Mrs Peter lofold living oight miles oast is down with pneumonia Charles Hoed who had his arm brok en a fow days ago Is improving Helen May lard and Mrs Frank Dav enport are suffering from attacks of tousilitis Geo A Latimer and Dr 0 S Parker aro exchanging olllcos with ono another in tho Mast block Tho shorifT of Cummiugs county was in tho city yesterday having in chargo an asylum patient Rev G II Main was at Hoskins Monday night and at Stanton last night attending missionary rallies Geo II Harbor of Graud lBlandgrand recorder of the Nebraska jurisdiction A O U W is a guost of Thk News family Good Friday was observed with ap propriate religious services iu tho Catho lic and Lutheran churches today Thoro wore a largo number in attondauco Miss Nettie Korth is roportedjjis plightly improving today She is dangerously sick Yesterday not much hope was hold out that alio would re cover Mrs Fred Liuorodo was takon sick with pneumonia Wednesday night pre venting her from making tho visit to Iowa as planned She now has a sot tied and severe attack of pneumonia Bouluh chapter No 10 order of Eastern Star had tho pleasure last even ing of listening to a lecture from the grand custodian Mrs A G Liudsoy A banquet followed tho lecture Winter weather demands winter wraps People should bo careful about donning lighter weight clothes boforo tho soasou warrants it Tho prevalence of pneumonia ought to warn all to bo wise in this direction Tho Jaoksonian club hold a mooting last night to canvass tho democratic prospects in tho coming city election Reports wore hoard from tho different candidates Adjournment was made to Monday evening April a Tho snow flurry didnt amount to much horo last night but dispatches from all directions show that thoro was a heavy fall over n largo portion of tho central west Today has been clear but the wind has blown from the north steadily with no suggestion whatovor of tho breath of spring Thoro was a lively runaway down in tho vicinity of tho Sugar City Cereal Mills this afternoon A dray team bo longing to Edwards Bradford Lumber Co got away from its driver and made quick timo oast struck an electric light post knocked it ovor broke tho Whipple treos and neck yoko aud tho horses clearing themselves from tho wagon wero stopped at tho bridge No further damago was done but thoy made things interesting in that locality for a short timo Hastiugs Record At ono of tho open ing sales hold last week an incident oc cured which illustrates tho quick tact aud ingenuity of ono of our city clerks A lady stopped up to tho hosiory depart ment and asked to bo shown something now in hosiery The olerk handed down somo stripped hose The liulv objected saying she thought stripped hoso was out of stylo The clerk used all his porsun sivo powor to prove tho contrary but tho lady would not bo convinced Thu clerk dually suggested that if she would step a littlo to ono sido and not bo annned at what ho was about to do and keep watch of tho othor ladies ho thought ho could couvinco her he was igkt He then leaned ovor tho counter aud shouted A mouse A mouso Tho other ladies raised tlioir skirts and tho customor turned to tho clork and said You may do mo up a half dozen pair of thoso stripes Many peoplo m this community who had met him nnd listened to him preach at Methodist camp meetings hold in this vicinity will bo pained to learn of tho death of Row John McQuoid pastor of the llrst M E church of Omaha whioh occurred last Wcdnesdny as tho result of au operation for appendicitis Mr McQuoid was ono of tho best kuow men in his denomination While an orator of exceptional power his personal oharacter was ouo of singular boauty and sweetness His friendships wont far beyond any church lines The World Herald in a double column edi torial offered a singularly affectionate tributo to him as a helper of mon and his death has Btirred Omaha as that of few men would Rev O H Main of this city speaks of him iu the highest terms ami adds his testimony to that of others that to kuow him was to lovo him The funeral occurs at Omaha to morrow afternoon at 2 oclock The Knights Templar of which he was a membor will act as n guard of honor ARRESTED FOR STEALING Kino Alia Horry Takon In Clinrgn nn Nolle From Madlnoli Ilim Too At licit Money In If In Ponm snlon From Hntilnlnrn IMIlyi A tolophono lncssngo from tho city marshal of Madison was received by Chief of Pollco Spauldiug this afternoon requesting him to arrest a man who was on his way to this city by team In company with a woman Spauldiug did not havo long to wait boforo tho buggy with tho two sought for peoplo hovo in Bight Tho man was arrested charged with stealing money Ho gavo his namo hero as Horry Sheriff Losoy is on his way to tho city and will tako tho prlsotior from tho city jail whoro ho now lies ovor to Madison to answer to tho chargo Ho was first arrested at Madison under tho chargo of passing countorfoit money but was discharged becauso tho money found upon him was good Siuco thou it has boon discovered that Madison parties havo lost qulto n sum of money by thoft mid it is alleged that circum stances point strongly to this mans guilt SATURDAY SIFTINGS Did you fool auybody Easter bouuots bloom tomorrow T 0 Daggett has romovod to Sioux City O S Hayes was at Moadow Grovo yestorday Prof OConnor is critically sick with pneumonia Miss Anna Bituoy of Noligh is visit at Mrs Kidders W A Goblo is exploring Boyd county in quost of game Miss Hattio Allbery left on tho early train for Omaha F W Melchor of West Point was iu town last evening Tho public schools closed yestorday for a weeks vacation Row M D Ohillsou of Randolph spent last night iu tho city Mrs A Fishbeck of South Norfolk is sick with pnoumouia Bom to Mr and Mr Frank Salter March a 1st n daughter Miss Joanna Hagoy went to Lincoln this morning to visit friends Easter services at tho different churches will bo held tomorrow Mrs M 0 Hazou entertained a party of ladies in tho Heights yesterday aftor noon Will aud Ralph Braasch and Will Wittig will spend Sunday with Tildou frionds Tho April edition of tho Golden Rod Worknan is being issued at Thk News oillce this week D T Sidler has purchased tho Peck property on North Eighth street and will occupy it ns a homo Mrs Jeuuio McKim who has been visiting friends in Brooklyn N Y re turned homo this morning Tolophono No 129 has been placed in S K Doxters cold storago oflico aud No 117 in Deguors hardware Among Norfolk visitors today wore Geo A Brooks and wife of Bazilo Mills aud D A Ilullman of Wayne Tiny LuudquiBt returned home yester day to spend tho Easter vacation She has boon attending school at Wayne F M Hoyer will move his family iuto tho house on South Tenth street formerly occupied by T C Daggett Misses Martha Hanko and Maria Holtz went to Ithaca this morning for a few days visit with relatives and other friends Mrs W H Johnson and children weut to Humphrey this morning to visit friends Will will join them tonight and spend Sunday at H Miss Fannio Bromo returned to Omaha this morning after a pleasant visit with hor parents Her three littlo uephows accompauied her R B Wellor of tho Chicago Lumber company and H H Patterson havo bought tho Egbert property corner of Eleventh street and Norfolk avenue aud will erect two cottages this season Tho usual old chestnuts with some now ones wero passod nround today Tlio small boys aud somo of the largo ones exorcised tho priviloces which tho first day of April by general cousout accords to them Tho weather today has boen a surprise Tho wire edge of tho uorth wind whioh has boon blowing bo steadily for so many days has lost considerable of its sharp ness aud this afternoon tho outlook is much more decidedly spring like k pleasant surprise was made last ovoniug by a party of her young friends upon Miss Ada Ogdeu at hor home on South Fourth street Tho ovoniug was spent very happily in games music and conversation Substantial refreshments wero served L Council is moving into tho west half of the houso on Norfolk avonuo which has been occupied by tho Norfolk sanitarium Tlio east half will continue to bo occupied by tho sanitarium until the buildiug now being erected by Dr Salter on Koeuigstein avenuo is com pleted Tho Second Cougregatioual church is rejoicing over the receipt of 1000 from tho Congregational Church Building so ciety Ono half of this is a gift and ouo half is a loan froo of interest for flvo yoars Whon throo or four unpaid sub scriptions aro paid aud thoy will bo shortlythis loan will bo tho only in dobtoduoss of tho church on this work Tho church is to bo congratulated on tho success of its enterprise especially ou its practical freedom from dobt All havo workod with a will and iu harm ony Misses Edith and Nolllo Morrow en tertained a party of young friends at thoir homo last evening A vory unique J variety of onjoymont was offored Tqh nil tBmjTBE glVOIl JO this timo i finished was ton tnHKS miuusHIVni mooting aud tho nol x conversation ual length of illiug dancing r thou thoro t in a Quaker era was some thing olso This provod to bo a feast of reason and a flow of soul spout iu appropriating somo vory dainty refresh montn All present testify to tho pleas ure afforded and express thomsolvos as having enjoyed a vory dollghtful ovon iug Goorgo A Stapenhorst of this city and Miss Bertha E ltoikofskiof Battlo Creek will bo united iu marriage at Tildeu to morrow at tho residouco of tho brides brothor W A Hemlobon of tho Pacific hotel will act as groomsman while Miss Anna Roikofski sistor of tho brido will bo bridesmaid Quito a number of tho friends of tho contracting parties iu this city will attend tho wedding Mr S has routed and furnished a houso on south Seventh street in which thoy will go to housokeopiug Both parties are woll and favorably known horo Mr Staponhorst has been employed for tho last four years by Sponcer Ovelmau aud a largo circlo of frionds will extend congratulations MONDAY MENTION W J Davis is sick with pneumonia Frank Barnes Suudnyed nt Stauton W M Robertson went to Schuyler today Row G H Maiu loft this morning for Lyons Mrs C O Dodge of Madison is visit ing friends in tho city W E Reed the Madison attorney was iu tho city last night Miss Stella Luikart went to Tilden to day where she will visit friends A A Welch a prominent attorney of Wayne was in the city this morning on his way to Pierce Rev S F Sharpless went to Oakdalo this morning where ho will hold special meetings this week Miss OtoliaPilger entertained a com pany of 80 young peoplo last evening in honor of her guests O A Williams of Neligh court re porter passod through the city this morning ouroute to Pierce Tho district court begins at Pierce to day Judge Allen spent last night in tho city and left for Pierce this morn ing Among Norfolk lawyers who went to Picrco today to attend court wero Judges Kelly Barnes Hays aud City Attorney Mapes Flora Louoy and Ella Pilger of Stan ton Frank Pilger of Plaiuviow and Henrietta Stollo of Madison are visiting Miss Otelia Pilger South Fifth street Julius Buntrock aud Miss Helen Schroedor were married at 12 oclock noon today at St Pauls Lutheran church Rev A F Siegler officiating Dont bo alarmed The depreciations in real and personal property in this vi cinity aro only temporary It will give way to a marked appreciation as soon as tho assessor finishes his work The services at the Methodist church yesterday afternoon wero largely attend ed by the members of the Masonio lodges Row S F Sharpless preached a thought ful and earnest sermon on The Risen Christ Tho Easter oxercises at the different churohes yesterday were appropriate to tho day The thomo of the sermons was Tho Resurrection tho musio ren dered oxcellontaud tho floral decorations were beautiful The musical program of Trinity Epis copal church will bo reproduced next Sunday A number of boys aro needed iu the choir Tho boys will receive in struction free iu tho theory of music Parents wishing their boys in the choir will apply to J N Buudick ohoir mas ter A telegram was received in this city yesterday stating that Mrs Geo A MoArthur had died at Evauston Wyo Tho remains will be brought to Norfolk for burial Mrs MoArthur was a mem bers of tho Tribe of Bon Hur Degree of Houor and Ladies of the Maccabees of this place Tho three lodges will havo charge of tho funeral horo Fur ther information by letter is awaited by friends of tho deceased here Tho kindergarten school under tho auspices of Trinity Episcopal church be gan this moruiug with a goodly attend ance The hours are from i 80 in tho morning till 1 1 15 From tho present indications tho school will soon bo filled Mrs R H Day tho teaohor of tho school desires of those haviug children tosoud that the children begin work this week Tho first term will be for ten weeks Mrs Day wishes to meet those interested in kindergarten work nnd tho mothers of the children who aro in the school on Friday aftoruoon at 3 30 oclock Stauton Pickot W II Douglas and family returned Sunday ovoniug from Oklahoma whoro thoy wont a fow wooks previously with tho iutontion of making thoir homo Thoy found but fow feat ures to attract and many to discourago them in that country Among thorn tho poor quality of the wator and tho general uuhealthfulnoss of tho climate aguo and malaria being gouoral com plaints Mr Douglas has rented the McMillan farm in tho Canadian settle mout Tho ladies of tho Congregational church nro to hold nu art exhibit of uu usual interest nnd value It is to bo opened iu tho vacant store room in tho Richards block Wednesday morning and continue for ono week Tho room will be open nil day and iu addition to tho art treasures oyory ovoniug literary and musical oxercises will bo given Tho collection that will bo on oxhiblt con sists of 100 pain tings copies of many of tho old mastors and 10 water colors from distinguished present day artists Thoy havo been exhibited iu tho leading cities of tho cast nnd havo nttracted tho attontlon nnd gained tho praise of tho many who havo seen them Norfolk is fortunate iu having such au unusual chance to study such a rare collection It ought to bo an opportunity that will bo eagerly seized by all to gain nu edu cation in art Only tho small admission fee of 10 cents will bo charged to nil who wish to eujoy these beautiful paintings Tho literary features will be different each ovoniug and should not bo forgotten TUESDAY TOPICS Mrs 0 P Byerly is on tho sick list F Wiotzer went to Lincoln yester day Frank Barnes was nt Madison yester day Miss Reuotta Korth is slowly improv ing Carroll Powers has returned to Lin coln Piof OConnor is reported as still critically sick Sidney Robertson is at Wayne visiting a school friend Miss May Durlaud went to Plaiuviow today to visit her parents Mr and Mrs C B Burrows returned from Madison last evening John Shaunon and Wm Zutz of Hos kins wero in the city today Masonic lodge No 55 will hold a regular business meeting tonight Mrs Merritt Nichols living on tho Beels farm is sick with lung fever Mrs 0 Dunn and Miss Mario Sumner of St Edwards are in the city today Guy and Kim Barnes went back to their studies at Lincoln this morning Miss Etta Hodgetts is enjoying n visit from her friend Miss Alta Blewett of Fremont Miss Susan Thompson returned to Omaha this morning Miss Thompson is a kindergarten teacher in that city On account of the art exhibit which begins tomorrow there will be no meet ing of tho Wednesday club this week Miss Emma Matteru of Creightou is visiting nt the homo of W H Rish Miss Matteru will attend the Teachers association On Thursday April 18 Duncan Clarks lady minstrels will give an en tertainment at Eiseleys hall Tickets 50 cents to all parts of the house On sale at Kiesaus Mr and Mrs George D Butterfleld cauie down from Creightou last even ing to meet Mrs Bs father Alouzo Doe of Davenport They were guests of Mr and Mrs W H Butterfleld With Mr Doe they left for Creightou today The dance at Railway hall South Norfolk last evening was a vory enjoy able social occasion There were about 150 preseut and dancing was carried on until the early morning hours It was uuder the auspices of Messrs Walker and Kingman and was pronounced a decided success by all who participated The election has proceeded with con siderable interest in the different wards 44 Every Well Man Hath His III Day ft A doctors examination might show that kidneys liver and stomach are normal but the doctor cannot analyze the blood upon which these organs depend Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies vitalizes and enriches the blood It cures you when a bit off or when seriously afllicted It tterer tlistipjioints Dyspepsia- My husband had dyspep sia unit Hoods Sarsupurllla cured him Our little boy was nervous and the baby had ulcerous sores It cured both Mbs Emma Bede Portage Pa Indigestion- I could not eat tor some months on account of distress nnd Indiges tion Hoods Sarsaparilla cured me so that I can eat and sljep well Mrs U A Quito Taylor aud Walnut Sts Wilmington Del OCfdSaUa xmua Bood Pllli cure liver lllijtlie nuii lrrltatlng nd only cathartic to take with lloodi BritiarUU