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THE OMATIA DAILY BRfl , MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 10 , 180-1.
SHOTGUN DID ITS WORK
Two Citizens or HarritbuTp , lleb , ITnvo a
Fatal Quarrel , ' '
V.CT1M SH3T TWICE IN THE BREAST
Ctironnr'n Jury Sny the Deceased
Killed tiy Ir. . iiitrrri : ( ! > lotilmi < lj-niul
Mllhiiut .In lit rrovociillim Utn
Ilio Store \lhrii Hliot.
HAIUltSnUIlO , Neb. . Sept. & . ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) J , C. Walters of
Harrlsburg was shot and killed In Underly
Uros ' store at HnrrlsburR last night. The
man who did the shooting was L. F , Kn-
dorly , a well known business man of this
place and a member of the firm of Kndcrly
Itros.
Itros.Walters
Walters entered Cnderly Bros. ' store Intox
icated , where some disturbance occurred.
Soma one ottwipled lo lead Walters out ,
when Huderly seized a Winchester shotgun
and discharged two shots at short range Into
Walters' breast , killing him Instantly.
The coroner's Jury brought In a verdict at
11 o'clock p. in. ns follows : That J. 0. Wal
ters came to his death by a wound Inflicted
by u shotgun In the hands of L F. Endcrly ,
who feloniously nnd maliciously , without
Just provocation , shot and killed the de
ceased. _ _
ixnxii : coiTN'iv m.i > Hirrn.ints.
Jlcct at ( ho Cliiiiitniiqtiii CrnnniU nml Pnsn it
I'lcixmit D.iy.
FIICMONT , Sept. S. ( Special to The Bee. )
The old settlers of Dodge county enjoyed
their annual picnic at the Chautauqua yes
terday to the full extent. About GOO of them
spread their lunch baskets under the shade
of the trees on the shore o ( the lake at noon ,
nnd , after enjoying the repast , gathered Into
the auditorium , where the Dorscy Cornet
band was stationed , nnd the meeting was
called to order by President Thcron Nye.
A resolution offered by E. II. Barnard ,
making persons who ) u\c been residents of
Nebraska for twenty years eligible to mem
bership , was passed ,
On the Invitation of Robert McVlcker ,
representing the old settlers of North Bend ,
that place was selected for the next annual
meeting to be held In the month of Juno ,
The following officers were then elected :
President , Thcron Nye ; vice presidents ,
Peter Salspalr , Oscar Dodge , B. H. Barnard ,
J. II , Iloblnron and Ilobert MoVlckor ; secre
tary and recorder , V , 51. Claflln : treasurer ,
J. F , Hanson.
A short biographical sketch of the mem
bers of the association who have died during
the past year was then read by Ned C. Ab
bott. The mortuary list contains the fol
lowing names : Mrs. Colson , Jsaac K. Heaton ,
Caleb W. Cook , Mrs. Laura Cook , John K.
Creamer , Mrs. Robert Kittle , Mr. Joel Green ,
Mrs. Anna E. Collins , Miss Emma Ely.
Dr. L. J. Abott was the first speaker and
was followed by J , F. Hanson , Miss Ellno
Clark , W. H. Kly and H. A. Pclrce , all of
whoso remarks tvere appropriate and Inter
esting.
Henry Rogers and two daughters went to
Plttsburg yesterday to attend the national
Grand Army of the Republic encampment.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stebblns have returned
from their visit with relatives nt Cedar
Itaptds , In. , and other eastern points.
Centennial lodge , Independent Order of
Odd Fellows , has elected Charles II. May.
T. D. Black nnd J. C. Clcland delegates to
the grand lodge.
Mrs. AVIlllam Hipke Is suffering from a
severe stroke of paralysis.
Frank Gallagher was fined $2 and costs for
'addressing Insulting language to a lady on
the street. The case was appealed to the
district court ,
Mrs , P. B. Harrison and daughter returned
from Chicago yesterday.
Albert Iluwo , who broke bis leg In Wash
ington. county , was brought to his home In
this oily yesterday.
A good , old-fnshtoncd rain Bet In at 0
o'clock this morning and continued for two
Hours. H will be a great benefit to pastures
and plow land.
Hon. Henry Sprlck of Fontanelle nnd E.
C. Barns of Scrlbncr attended the old set
tlers' picnic.
Lieutenant Donavan , the bicyclist from
Fort Russell , passed through here at noon
today. He said ho was not riding to make
time , but was ahead of hla anticipated time.
SHIPPING I'KUDT.KS FKOM Till : VKST.
Stock Men nt lUkhnrn Shipping In Cnttlo
from Ouster I'nuntjr.
ELKHORN. Neb. . Sept. 9.-SpeclaI ( to
The Deo. ) II. A. Nolle arrived here Friday
with twelve car loads of cattle he purchased
Jn the vicinity of Broken Bow. Custer
county. The B. & M. people were able to
make n better rate than the Union Pacific
ami the stock was shipped over the Burling
ton to Oretna _ nnd driven overland from
there here. Mr."Nolle says there Is absolutely
nothing hi that country for stock to subsist
on and will bring In another consignment
shortly. He expects to have the 500 head of
steers he ts now feeding ready for market
In sixty days. He feeds corn fodder.
Ground will bo broken here next week
preliminary to the erection of a flouring
mill. Charles Schllep , a practical miller , Is
thn proprietor nnd will be the sole owner
and proprietor. When completed the plant
will have cost $3.000 and will be of fifty bar
rels capacity dally. Mr. Schllep asked the
people of Elkhorn for a bonus of $1,000. but
they were slow In coming to the aid of the
enterprise and he decided on locating here
any way.
Sebastian Miller , the renowned dumbbell
manipulator and all 'round strong man , gave
an exhibition here Friday night. A large
crowd greeted him and marveled at his feats ,
.specially that of breaking rocks with his
flsts ,
Orel Nnvvg Notos.
ORD. Neb. , Sept. 9. ( Special to The Bee. )
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. Moora entertained a large
party of young people at their elegant rcsl-
dcnco Friday evening.
S. L. Perkins left Monday morning for
Denver , where ho Is attending the Irriga
tion convention.
Miss Nclllo Harstow left for Kearney
Monday.
Miss Lulu Hughes left Friday morning
for Lincoln on a visit to friends In the
Capital City.
K. J. Mculay ot Wilton. la , , a student
of the McCorinlck Theological seminary of
Chicago , who has been filling the Presby
terian pulpit for the past three months. In
the absence of llev. W. B. Leonard , left for
SERIES NO. 29-30.
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NOTICE.
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books etch woeu , TuU wo kuun will prim
satlstactu - to iubscrlbcra. a It vrlll onablt
Iho m 10 c.m pie to the work la oae-liilt tlu
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hit. home Tuesday morning. Mr , McAulay
proved highly acceptable to the congregation
and has made n great many friends during
his short xtny here
Mr. nnd Mrs. Morterisen < avs n party
Friday evening In honor of Mr nnd Mrs
Everett J. Williams , It being Ihe Oral
anniversary of the Utters' marrljge.
The Ord creamery , which Ins been closed
for some time , it to be opened Sloiulny.
The Loop Valley District Medical society
will meet here Tuesday.
ASIII.AM ) NiUH : .NOTI.B.
Two I'rnnilripiit Young IViqiln Wiirrj' nnd
' tart tin n U'cilillnir Tour ,
ASHLAND , Neb. . September 9 ( Special
to The lice. ) The funeral of U , L. Anderson
who died yesterday at the home of George
II. Uryatv , was held hero Icxliy at the
Methodist church , under the auspices of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
AVednesdjy , at high noon , two of Ashland's
young people took upon themselves the holy
bond of wedlock , the parties being James
Lemlnglon , son of 8. L. LemlnRton , nnd
Miss Hattle Hlnklcy , daughter ol a well
known farmer living east of Ashland , The
luppy couple left for Chicago and eastern
points on their wedding trip ,
Thb Hlfih school foot ball team has began
practicing. The team have secured Iho serv
ices of J O. Yont of the State university.
The team will hardly bo ns strong this year
as last ,
A large number of people from Ashland
attended the "Last Days of Pompeii" last
night.
Ashland .will he represented by thirty
students at the State university this year.
Auhurii 1'rrHoimlx.
AUIJUUN , Neb. , Sept. 9. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Mrs Houser and son ol Nebraska
City nrc the guests of her brother , Dr. Gant
of this city.
Mrs. H. H. Holmes nnd Miss May spent
several days of last week visiting friends
In Syracuse.
Messrs. Hurch McGrew , Tlay Harris , Har
vey and Nathan Harmon leave this week for
Lincoln to attend the Cotner university.
Henry Kocsler , father of J. II. Koestcr of
Dcnton precinct , died at Hot Springs. S. D ,
on Wednesday. Ho had been In poor health
nnd went to the springs only a week ago ,
hoping to recuperate. He was 77 years old.
His remains were brought home Saturday
for Interment.
Mrs. Tucker nnd Mrs. Howe ot Howe were
shopping In Auburn Tuesday.
Mrs. D n , C. Long Is homo from her east
ern visit.
Mrs. C. T. Thomas and daughter of Stella
areIhe guests of W. F. Paris and family. '
Miss Van Cleve of Marysvllle , Mo. , was
elected assistant principal of our clly schools
Saturday night.
School opened Tuesday morning , with a
full attendance. Auburn ran boast of more
school children than any other town the
same size In the state.
Messrs. Mecse , Snyder and Kelllgar are In
attendance at the state fair this week.
John Cranmore of Ilrownvllle has moved
his family to Auburn and they will occupy
Prof. Fordyce's house.
Hon Jarvls S. Church started for Pitts-
burg , Pa. , Saturday to attend Grand Army
of the Republic reunion.
Miss Llllle Thomas has gone to Treflguath ,
Holybead , North Wales , to spend a year
visiting relatives and friends.
Mra. A. W. Morgan returned to Kansas
City Saturday , after spending th& summer
with Mrs. Waller Gllmore.
lllcvclu ISncos ut IVnyne.
WAYNE , Neb , , Sept. 3. ( Special to The
nee. ) As usual our- rustling little city Is
right In the swim. The closing day of our
county fair will witness the most Interesting
event ever held In northeast Nebraska. The
Wayne Cycle club hold their first tourna
ment , on that day , September 22 , furnishing
the amusements for Saturday afternoon
Prizes to the value of nbout 5300 are offered
Entry blanks and programs are now In the
bands cf the best riders In the state , many
of whom will be here , nml some fast time
Is expected. For Information address Everett
Laughlln , secretary. Wayne , Neb. A cordia'
Invitation Is extended to all wheelmen , ami
no pains will be spared , to make their vlsli
a pleasant nnd profitable one.
ICnnun for IrrlKiitlni ; rurpoirs.
O'NEILL. Neb. . Sept.9 ( Special to Tin
Pee. ) O. O. Snyder , receiver ot the Hoi
county bank , has notified the depositors tha
alter September 12 he will pay them 10 pe
per cent upon the amount of their deposits
The Holt County Board of Supervisors
meet In special session tomorrow to consider
the petition calling for a special election
to vote $150,000 bonds to aid the NIobrara
River Irrigation and Power company to build
the big Irrigation ditch. Irrigation meetings
are being held nearly every night In different
parts of the county.
Pmtollku ut Klclurnilo 3ol > l > l > ( l.
ELDORADO , Neb. , Sept. 9. ( Special Tcle-
gram to The nee. ) Last night the store
j and postoflice at this place was entered by
burglars , the safe blown open and $95 In
cash and abut | 10 worth of stamps taken.
Everything In the safe was taken , even the
books and .papers , hut this morning the
books and papers were found In a box car ,
scattered ever the floor. They also took
enough cigars to last over Sunday. There Is
no clue , as there was a. heavy rain this
morning , so It was Impossible- trace them
from the building.
Hryiui nl Dm lit City.
DAVID CITY , Neb. . Sept. 9. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Hon. W. J. Bryan spoke hero
yesterday to a large audience. Ills effort
was not up to the expectations of his friends
or the audience. His chief argument was In
favor of fusion on the legislative ticket that
enough populists and democrats should be
elected to secure him a seal In the United
States senate.
1'orty-Nlntli DiNtrlit Kepiibllrniu ,
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BUUWELL , Neb. . Sept. 9 , ( Special to
The Hee > The republican convention of the
Forty-ninth representative * district met hero
tonight and nominated D. S. Hrlcs ol Grcelcy
Center for representative.
The district court of Garfleld county has
been In session hero this week and will
probably adjourn tomorrow.
List of Veteran * llccmitly ISruinmberoit by
tlip llmierttl Government.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 9.-Speclnl ( to The
Bee. ) Pensions granted. Issue o August 2S ,
were :
Nebraska : Original George L. Conkllng1 ,
Lincoln , Lancaster county. Reissue Mont
gomery Tlmmernmn , Ord , Valley county ;
Christopher Tlmm , Oaccola. 1'olk county :
Jacob Llndemeyer , Omahn , Douglas county.
Iowa : Original HoMea W. Atwcod , Col-
llns. Story county. HelBsue Jonalhnn II.
WlKon , Miiscatme. Muscallne county.
Original widows , etc. Mary T. McDonald.
Corley , Shelby county. Mexican war widow
Saruh J. AtwooJ Klkdcr , Clnjlon county.
South Dakota : Increase Ellsba H. roster ,
Alexandria. Hanson county. Original wid
ows , etc. Fosheu. Swectlen , Lenox , Lincoln
county. _
KIlltMl Iiy FiilllncViill .
COLUMBIA. Pa. , Sept. B. During : yester
day's storm the house of Jacob Gnrber.
near here , was struck : by lightning nnd
burned. Mrs. Gnrber , who li insane , had
lieen accumulating money without her bus-
bamVK knowledge , and had her savings In
notes , gold iind silver , which % vert hidden !
In eveiy available nook , nnd this fuel be
coming known , a number of young men
liegnn n search for the treasure. They
found about MOO nnd were still at work
when the gubl wall , two anil a half
stories high , fell. John Lclsenbcrcer and
J3rnesl HouKlitenberger were burled in the
ruins. The former was In.flnntUkilled , but
hla companion escaped with a few bruises.
No Sftllrmrnt of tlio ClollililRMrlki > .
NKW YOnK. Sept. 9. The situation of
the strike remains the same. A conference
was held between the brotherhood strikers
and the executive committee of the con
tractors , but no satisfactory sigreement
could be arrived at. The contractors say
they will proceed tomorrow to till the places
of the strikers. Tlio KnlKhts nf Labor , who
struck u few days ago , are still out. They
hope to come to nn agreement with their
employers tomorrow ,
VlllnrdIUArcouiit lor Tlirin ,
DV'LUTH , Sept. 9-CoIgate Iloyt of New
York , Who wns hero today on liu.Miiesa con
nected Ith Iho American Steel llarge com
pany , says regarding that JK0.000 in Oregon
Transcontinental bomls tvlilc-li Master In
Chancery Carey found ho bad receipted
tor , that he had turned them over to Henry
Vlllnnl ' I hfne not the sIlRlitest doubt "
he added'but that Mr Vlllnrd can account
for them. " Further Ilian that , .Mr Iloyt
refused to dlsiicsa the niattei.
RISING FROM THE HANKS.
H.TXtrm Viiilcr Which I'rlTBlo soldiers 9lnjr
Ohtiln HID Slinnlilrr Slntp .
The approaching final examination at Fort
Lfnvenworth ot the enlisted men who have
already passed their preliminary examinations
before department boards for a commission
la an event ot imicli Interest , writes the
Washington correspondent of the New York
Sun. To bcfiln with the number of candi
dates , eighteen , Is unusually large" , If not
wholly unprecedented. Sometimes hardly
half as many appear nt the finals , and one
year there were only five , Exactly how
many of tha present eighteen will receive the
shoulder straps jcm a Ins to be seen ; but with
the ordinary ratio ot casualties there Is a
good chance for the ultimate appointment
to second lieutenancies of the greater part
of them.
Another point Morth notice Is that this
year one private is a candidate for final
examination. II la true that lie Js got an
average representative of the arirfy private ,
being a college graduate and a son of the
late Qencr.il drover , formerly colonel of
the Klrst cavalry , his own name , however ,
having been changed , in accordance with
the condition Imposed by a wealthy relative ,
from Kllnt Qrovcr to Orover rilnt. Of course
e enlisted with the full expectation of nt-
alnlng his shoulder straps In the present '
vay. Still , It Is a novelty to have a private
olaler In the army made a commissioned
ifllcer without the Intermediate steps of
venrlnjr. the chevrons. Under the new law
.dmlttlng privates la examination , they were
llglble to commissions lust yeir ; but only
noncommissioned olftcera , If memory serves
were then selected. 1'rlvate Flint , therefore ,
f successful , will make n new record in that
espect.
It has been suggested that a sort of "cor
ner" Is made : on the few vacancies open to
enlisted men by sons ot army ofllcers ; and ,
n support of that Idea , it Is pointed out
.hat among the present candidates , besides
.bo son ot General Orover , there nro Scr-
joatit OfHey , son of the late Colonel Offlcy ;
Sergeant Mncklln , son ol Captain J. C. Mack-
in , Eleventh Infantry ; Sergeant Schetick ,
son of Captain Scaenck ; Corporal Seton , son
of Captain II. Seton , Fourth Infantry ; Ccr-
x > ral Morrow , son of the late Colonel Mor-
ow , and Corporal Spurgln , son of Captain
\V. P Spurgln. Twenty-first Infantry. It Is
lurther suggested that these young men of
military parentage , on enlisting , secure favor
able assignments to companies with friends ,
relatives or acquaintances , BO that their
risk of roughing It with disagreeable sur
roundings during ( he two years of their pro
bation In the ranks Js very much diminished.
Ilut It is reflection on the system ol
promotion that It encourages the enlistment
of some young men of the sort that are
found at West Point. One of the objects ol
opening commissions to enlisted men each
year is to ralsa the standard of recruits. It
may be said that , with such results as the
present. It would bo n well to have more
gradu ites from West Point , securing four
years of training under skilled Instructors"
instead of such time as can bo devoted to
study In two years apart from the ordinary
duties of the enlisted man. Hut one dlffer-
enca Is the Introduction Into the army of
some ofllcers each year who have been
through life Jn the ranks nnd can understand
by experience Ihu needs and views of en
listed nun.
And , after all. It there Is anything In In
herited traits for the military calling as for
trades and professions In civil lite , It should
bo no drawback to a lad that he Is the son
of a brave nnd accomplished officer , whose
fitness for command has been attested by
twenty or perhaps forty years of service.
Besides , can It fairly be said that the sons
of army officers crowd out others who are
really competent ? The present list of can
didates shows seven sons ot army officers ,
but that leaves eleven who are not. Again ,
two years ago Sergeant K. A. Mackttn , who
now comes up again , was one of the only
two of eleven noncommissioned officers who
failed in the examinations. The result does
not Indicate favoritism In these examinations.
The simple truth , seems to be that , many-
capable lads , , who would gladly have gone to
"West Point , but for ; pne cause or another
could not .obtain a cadetshtp , being bent on
a military career take .this honorable course
of enlistment In the ranks.
The new la.w of 18D2 was framed ; . In part ,
with the express purpose of avoiding favor
itism anil other Injustices in the selection of
candidates lo appear before the board. Under
the old system n. man whom ono captain
would recommend lor promotion might be
considered by another , whose standard was
higher , as unfit for It ; and thus men actually
superior lo those who pabsed and gat their
shoulder straps might ha\e lacked even the
chance to try. Secretary Proctor also pointed
out another argument for changing the law
as It was when he wrote :
"Practically It Is now possible for com
pany commanders to give these valuable ap
pointments to young men who have enlisted
for that sole purpose , nnd who have not ren
dered any meritorious service , except to qual
ify for the examination , thus ' excluding bona
fide soldiers who have been'Induced to enlist
In tha hope of obtaining hard earned and
legitimate promotion. Tlio present system
gives a great opportunity for favoritism.
Doubtless ( here have been cases of it , and
there is danger that the abuse may become
serious. "
The new law Is Intended to give to the
men themselves the initiatory step for ex
amination , and to afford an even chance
for a commission to all who can pass It.
All unmarried soldiers under 30 years of
age , who are citizens of the United States ,
are physically sound , have served honorably
not less than two years , and have berne
a good moral character before nnd after en
listment , may compete for a commission.
The examining' boards take an oath to dis
charge their duties honestly and faithfully ,
ami may call witnesses or take depositions.
The line officers of the present Leavenworth
board are Lieutenant Colonels John N. An
drews , Twenty.fifth Infantry ; Major Camille )
C. C. Carr , Eighth cavalry , and Captain i
James 'Fornance , Thirteenth Infantry , to
gether with Surgeon Calvin De Witt and As
sistant Surgeon J. M. Banister.
Whatever the number of commissions ,
awarded , each ol the men. who pass the
Leavcnworth examination will have a cer
tificate of eligibility , showing the subjects
In which he Is proficient. The benefit of
such n certificate Is to bo lost only by a
sentence to court martial , and the holder can
not be brought before a garrison or regi
mental court martial or a summary court.
Not more than two examinations can be ac-
accordecl to a competitor , nnd vacancies In
the grade ol second lieutenant are Illled In
the order of merit , There can be no doubt
that this system of promoting from the
ranks Is founded on sound considerations.
It holds out to the recruit the possibility ot
rising to the very highest grade , and not only
encourages Intelligent youth to enlist , but
furnishes an Incentive for good conduct.
The standard of education is not excessive.
but It insures that only sufficiently educated
men will obtain a commission.
X < > Aiiaw T frniii Muxnell'M I'rlrn < l .
CHEYENNE , "W > o. . Sept. 9. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) deorge It. Maxwell , the
man who was found In his room at the Inter
Ocean hotel Friday evening , suffering from
opium poisoning , died just before 12 o'clock
last night. Tha matter had been turned
over to Coroner Miller for Investigation.
The local Masons have received no replies
to telegrams sent to New York and other
places that give any clue to the ldentlt >
of tliu unfortunate stranger.
Wit * Wrongfully Actiucd.
It appears a great Injustice was done when
James Clifton was arrested on a charge of
being Implicated. In the robbery of Mr , Fgley
on the road near Dennlngton. Young Clifton
Is a native of Omaha , and has always borne
a good name. Ho Is a hard-working yo\ing
man , and , as the evidence showed , wajj In no
wise connected with the robbery of Foley ,
Miriitiiiui I'lillt'oman Drowned.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. , Sept. 9. Sergeant
Wliltehead ot the Uutte , Mont. , police force ,
detailed lo guard the famous Montana
silver utatue on exhibition here , was
drowned In Lake Mlnnctonka this after
noon while boating.
iWHH Murilrrcr Ci
JONHSBOHO , Ark. . Sept. 9.-Sherllt
Bromhvi'H today captured Jeff Nunelly ,
alias John Wilson , charged with the mur
der of Joe Smith of Marshall Ferry , III. ,
which crime wna committed In this county
August 1 , 1B93.
AGE OfJnSTEAM IS WANING
Prep'els Givj.itaTW Ycnrato Mnka Its
JVin and Go Henoj , '
la ) ii
ELECTfllCIT jpOWDING TO THE FORE
I'nmlbllltlcA nl Nliicnr * Toner Considered
Cwrt of. J'llertrlrnl Kiiulpmeiit 1hn
Jllcjrlp' Itonit Uevrlopmeut
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There ts no telling what electricity may
yet nccomulUl anil It Is therefore InterestIng -
Ing to fallow Its developments and note the
predictions insde.
The Niagara .Falls plant and Its passl-
1)11.lies lead the Albany Argus to predict Hint
within six years the' death knell of steam as
a motive power will bo sounded. It be-
lleves that the storage battery prcbtem Is
about s:1ved , thus removing mother obsta
cle to the universal "use ol electricity. The
New York Press watcS Enthusiastic over
the prospects and talks In this strain :
"This year 1894 has seen the sudden de
velopment of the Idea of generating elec
tricity cheiply by water power and sending
It long distances economically by wire. Va
rious experiments In Europe In the last half
dozen years , notably the transmission of
electrical power from Tlvoll to Home , have
proved the feasibility of the Idea.
"The harnessing ot Hie Niagara falls for
this purpose his attracted extraordinary
attention , and rightly , for It marked the
beginning of the new era In electricity , but
nearly a d'zen other American companies
have quietly begun work In the same direc
tion In the past twelve months , nml the total
amount of hortp. power they arc promising
to supply In the form of electricity as scon
as there la a .demand for It Is roughly
estimated at 1,500,090. That figure takes on
amazing proportions when one stops to re
flect that the 'total amount of steam horse
power In use In the United States at the
present time Is betfteen 2,000,000 and
3.000,000 ,
"It lias been proved that electricity can bo
Reueratetl by Water power nnd transmitted
to a distance of at least eighteen miles
cheaper than steam can be produced on the
spot. The electricians are Inclined to think
thetosi of electricity In transmission to a
distance of , perhaps , hundreds of miles can
be sufficiently reduced Iiy processes now
ready for use ( a keep the cost bqlow that of
steam.
"Ilut the approaching death of steam will
not bo an unmixed good. It means neces
sarily n great disturbance In the business
world The forced changes from the old to
the new , the losses brought about by Iho
necessary discarding of mach'nery that has
cost millions , the. . gradual decrease In the
use of coal , he * painful adjustment of labor
to new conditions which are likely to be
thrust upon us with unprecedented rapidity ,
the lever of speculation and lha Inevitable
relapse , nil 6f ' ( licsowill surely make th'
coming decade one of unrest , uncertainty and
of financial disaster to many. The change
bids fair to lis go/raptd aa to bo dangerous ,
when It oncefalrly | begins ; but after the new
order of thing becomes established and the
world gets used3to them , surely It must be
an even better place to live In than It Is
now. i
"It seems jmore than likely that a large
proportion oCiJlioso Who now dream of the
dcatli of steam will live to enjoy pleasant
realities In the , undisputed reign of electric
ity. " , . ,
WATCHING I THUi GREAT EXPERIMENT.
A correspondent1 of the Philadelphia Press
states that. tAa "unprecedented achievement
of transmitting 20.000 horse power Irorn the
falls to Buffalo will take place some Urns In
October. In the world of science nothing
comparable with the tnter-et this plan has
occasioned liaa occurred for many years. If
It were not the fact that wo bare passed the
tlmeiwhpn uny , , development-ict electricity
can cause atQ4lsljiient , It la j probable that
the -'ay when this- current Isisent over the
wliea would bo awaited with almost as much
interest as was the first message sent
through the Atlantic cable
"Besides the men of science , there are
many others who a'ro awaiting the day of
the greit experiment with much Interest.
For If It be demonstrated that soms of the
force that Is In Niagara can be captured on
the spot , transformed Into electricity there
andthen _ carried as the telegraph message
Is carried many miles to servo" the com
mercial needs of many communities , then It
Is plain that we are on the threshold of Im
portant changes In the development of man
ufacturing plants , and that an effect not
yet possible to estimate upon coal mining
and freight traffic ia at hand.
"If 1t be possible to create at a great
natural power such as Niagara Is a plant
that can utilize th ? power EO that the wheels
of many mills may be turned and the streets
and houses of many towns may be lighted ,
and If , in addition to that. It Is also possible
with some portion of this power to propel
the boats and barges that swim the canils ,
then It will be posslbla to make such use of
water power in other sections , and also In
llko manner to sat up powerful electric
plants by the side of the cxliaustless coal
mines. "
A CONSTITUTIONAL CHECK
The diversion of a portion of the waters
of Niagara river for power purposes Is viewed
with some alarm In New York state , and
the fear Is expressed that such diversion ,
unless checked , will mar. If not destroy , the
wonderful beauty of the Falls , The amount
of water which the present plant will re-
qulro is. a very small fraction of the total
volume of the river. Ilut the present plant
Is only one of the number projected , and
should It prove aij successful ns Is antici
pated It will ha duplicated over and over ,
on the American side and ou the Canadian
side The same company controls a large
stretch of river frontage above the Falls.
Naturally an extensive diversion of the
waters on both sides of the river contem
plated by the projectors created some alarm ,
and a committee of the New York consti
tutlanal convention lias drafted and favor
ably reported a provision extending state
control over the frontage on the American
side far above the present park limits , pro
hibiting any further diversion ot the water ,
and annulling the charter of the power com
pany. It Is not believed the proviso will
be adopted In [ ts present radical form , but
II Is probable any additional grant of privil
eges on Niagara river will be prohibited.
Contracts have been signed for the con
struction of the > power plant on the Canadian
side. The plans'In many details are similar
to those on the American side , A power
house and the ( Irit .excavations for pits -will
be of similar' Ulni'flis'blns. ' Three turbines
of the same sltt 'as those on the American
side will bs put-JihnVn , and the arrangement
will allow theejplti to bo extended 1,200
feet It Jt should bijt desired. Work on the
wheel pit and , the. shot tunnel and canal
will ba begun Ac once and pushed to com
pletion. " " =
The opportunity iftr development ts almost
as good on tl\9 \ > Canadian side as on the
American , andfjflp. soon , as the promoters
of the schemeirailized this they went to
work and coverftl pll the available property
with options. iiVhoM ba > e had permission
from the Canadian , government to operate
for some time , but the papers were not put
In shape until recently. The work will give
employment to mi Urea force of men.
COST OF ELfcfcTHICAL EQUIPMENTS.
In commsntlrff oi'P ' the business situation
and the decllntf"lf7'prices ' ' of electrical p-
paratus , the RledtrltRl Ilevlew says : "Six :
years ago the prlCe for a complete equip
ment for a trolley < ari Iniluding two motcrg ,
was about II.WO.This price held for a
year and a htlf , and then dropped to 13,850 ,
J3GOO and 13,300 , until two years ago It was.
about $2,850 , Ono year ago J2.000 was the
price of the same equipment , greatly Im
proved In quality and eftlclency , while today
the avertg price U between $1,000 and
{ 1.200.'e have been told of an electric
railway manager who desired quite recently
to purchase an equipment for a single car.
He wrote to seven manufacturing companies ,
and Immediately was called upon by seven
silesmen , all of whom had paid traveling
expenses to try for the order. The prices
quoted ranged from $1.800 to $610 , The
manager bought the 41HO apparatus. Hero
we have a decrease In actual selling prices
from $ -1,000 In 1888 to $510 In 1891 , a period
of six years. In 1888 therft were seven
electric railways In the United Slates. In
Januiry , 1S90. there were If ] electric rall-
wnys In operation And In pnceM of construc
tion. In January , 1891 , this number had
grown lo 2S1 , whlla today there are probably
over COO cities In. the- United States equipped
with el DC trio roads , many of them of great
mileage , as In tlcston , Brooklyn , St. Paul ,
Minneapolis and Cine nnatl
"This marked reduction In the price of
railway apparatus during the short period of
ax ) years Is due largely to competition be
tween innmtfactnrlnK compan.es , but chlelly
to a reduction In the cost of manufacture ,
accompanied by tin Increase In the quality of
the product. The margin of profit on the
equipment mentioned at $1,500. In 1S8S , was
not as largo ns It wns on a better equip
ment at JU.sr.O , In 1892 , owing to the re
duction In the cost of the nunufacturo.
V > 'li la prices have been fearfully cut during
the last year by all the manufacturing com
panies , partly < lue to Intense competition nnd
partly to the business depression , wo do not
believe that any company can make and sell
a satisfactory car equipment for $ < UO nnd
clear a profit on It , "
AN AMBITIOUS SCHEME.
Elevated electric railroad trains mounted
upon the alnglo steel rail of n. blcyclo railway -
way may yet be whizzing through Philadelphia
between Washington and New York at the
marvelous rate of 120 miles nn hour. Al
though a majority of the lioust. Judiciary
committee recently made an adverse report
upon the application for Incorporation of
the National Hapld Transit Hallway com
pany , a minority report , lacking only one
rote of a majority , has been drawn up In
urgent advocacy of the granting of the de
sired charter. The report declares that con
gress would only be following an old prece
dent In taking out of the hands of the states
through which the proposed railroad would
pass the authority needed. If left to the
various states the ambitious scheme would
probably be defeated , for both the common
wealths of Pennsylvania nnd New Jersey
require a majority of the directors , of a rail-
rend chartered In either of those states to
be residents therein.
There Is nothing stortllng , says , the
Philadelphia. Uccord , In the mechanical
principles which would be Involved In the
construction of this contemplated railroad.
There Is now Invested In the United States
In. electric roads capital exceeding $205,000.-
000. The bicycle plan has bten successfully
operated on a minor scale. It Is the vastness -
ness of this enterprise that almost staggers
bellSf , That the motion of a train running
on a roadbed of Iron or steel with a. single
rail In the center and side mils reaching
under the slllj of the car windows In a
trough-like fashion might bo very much
smoother nnd safer than the present track
system does not seem unreasonable , and Is ,
nt least , worthy of thorough Investigation
nnd trial The center of gravity would be
upon the supporting rail , the pointed ears
would minimize the air pressure and the
gearless electric motors would greatly di
minish the friction. The railroad of today
would seem to have reached the limit of Us
speed possibilities. With this proposed road
bed and rail principle , 120 miles an hour
might be only the beginning ut a new era
of racing ahead of the wind.
BLECTIUC LIGHTS OX TRAINS.
Electrjo lighting on the through trains of
the qhlcago , Milwauke ? , & St. Paul road
las apparently passed from the expsrlmcntal
stage Into that of nn assured success. The
.methods adcpted have been so friquently
described that only a brief note Is necessary
to explain the sjstcm which Is followed
Cacti train has Its own dynamo and engine ;
In summer they are located 1n the baggage
room of the buffet ear and the steam Is
taken through a flexible pipe from the loco-
inoihe. whlli In winter they nre carried
t > y a special car , which Is provided with heatIng -
Ing apparatus , furnishing steam to the cn-
gtno to tha warming appliances in the
: ara. The engines employed nrs of ofghteen-
liorso power , and are connected directly
with n twelve kilowatt dynamo. The wiring
Is on the rsturn loop system , which Insures
n. uniform Illumination from each lamp
At Milwaukee , where the locomotives are
chanced , the curr nt is supplied from the
station dynamos until tli fresh locomotive
Is coupled on and the steam connections
made from It to the engine The arrange
ment of lamps Isunusual. . In addition to
the cluster lights In the root there are lamps
with opaque shades along the sides of ths car
between the windows , which r.\n be tinned
off or on by the passengers ns they may de
sire. The us : of electric lights on this road
nnd pn the Chesapeake & Ohio through
trains has been so successful that the Pull
man company has apparently decided to try
them , for n number of cars fitted with In
candescent lamps as welt as I'lntsch burners
have been seen about New York lately.
WANT STRANGE FUNERALS.
Jirseymen Hunker f r Nntorlety After
Dcutli.
The last ol the money left by Uoger Qulgg
of Trenton , N. J. , to his son , James , was
spent when the body was cremated In the
Oermantown crematory. The wil : that the
joung man left provides that the handful
of ashes that survives him shall be thrown
In the Delaware river from the railroad
bridge whenever It suits the executor , Wil
liam n , Van Horn , who formerly employed
young Qulgg , who wes a cigar maker
Young Qulgg gave minute directions to
an undertaker here about his body Nobody
was to sec tha face , and the cremation waste
to take place as quickly after death as was
possible , end It was acompllshed within
thirty-six hours. He- purchased a caskst
only because he was afraid the railroads
would not transport bis body to the crema
tory. The cremation took place last week ,
and the ashes were put Into the casket , there
being Just enough to dust tha satin lining
The executor Is not decided whether ( o throw
the ashes Into the Delaware river , as di
rected by the will , or yield to the pressure
of his friends and bury them In a cemetery
Ho has ten days to make up his mind. There
IB enough money left to erect a stone over
tha grave.
The Trenton undertaker tins another order
even more eccentric than this Ho re
fuses to give the name of the > oung man
because ho ts not actively engaged In busi
ness and not likely to die for years. He
has , however , arranged all the details of
the funeral. Ho wants to be la'd out In a
casKet lined with red , white and blue , the
funeral to take place at night with a band
and all the mourners carrying lurches. At
the grave there Is to be fireworks and "Auld
Lang Syne" Is to be sung before parting.
IJjch anniversary of the funeral Is to bo
observed with a feast , and a toast to his
memory ts to be drank standing.
iV Cnlirnrnl.i tluatlrif.
In the early days of the settlement of the
Eel river valley It frequently happened that
the Justice oC the peace was also the bar
keeper of the town , and some amusing
stories are told of the complications : re
sultant from this novel combination of
olllcea. In one Instance the sessions of the
court house were held In the barroom , nnd
his honor , who was a man of dignity and
resource , drew a chnlk line on the floor to
Indicate the separate rooms for court and
bar. During an Impending trial , when a
recess was taken , the court gravely saw to
It that no man took a drink on the wrong
side of the line.
The same court room was once noisily en
tered by an honest Dutchman , who burst
forth :
"Jim , " to his honor on the bench , "vat
klnt o' cabbage hov you got to sell ? "
"Jim" answered that he had no kind , and
the Teuton turned abruptly away and was
golnc out when the sheriff In attendance
asked the magistrate If the fellow ought
not to be arrested for contempt of court.
The Justice .soberly considered for a mo
ment , and then replied In the alllrmatlve ,
whereupon the stupefied Dutchman was
brought back as a prisoner , tried and found
guilty and sentenced to treat the whole
crowd , his honor giving a recess that he
might go behind the bar to mU the drinks ,
Aincrlra'n I.nnd C > riil > t > er .
Mr. 'Vandcrbll ! owns 2,000.000 acres of
land In the United States. Mr. Dlsston of
Pennsylvania , boasts of his 4,000.000 broad
acres. The Schlcnley estate owns 2,000 acres
within the cities of Plttsburg and Allegheny ,
The California millionaire. Murphy , owns an
area , of land bigger than the whole state of
Massachusetts. Foreign noblemen , who owe
no allegiance to this country , are permanent
absentee landlords and spend all thflr money
abroad , own 21,000,000 acres of land In this
country , or more than the entire area of Ire
land. Lord Scully of Ireland owns 90,000
acres of farming land in Illinois , which he
rents out In small parcels to tenant farmers
and pockets his annual $200,000 in rents to
spend abroad ,
lliircl Timed In I'.uropc.
Southern Europe Is preparing for a serlei of
national bankruptcies next fall. Greece lias
broken off negotiations for refunding Its debt
and will begin repudiating before long , aa
Portugal has : done. All the Italian schemes
for retrenchment have broken down , ex
penditure Is at Its old level , and exchange Is
rising In a way which prefigures a currency
collapse , while ( ho Hunk of Homo Is expoctfd
to pass Its dividend Industry Is Interrupted ,
arbitrary arrests Imvo tilled the Jails , nnd
the nntl-annrchlst laws are believed to b >
Intended to deal with revolution. Spain Is
as badly off , and exchange has risen lo n
point which means an Irredeemable paper
currency , to which , In spite of Us deprecia
tion , the Kovcrntnont steadily adds. Repudia
tion seems near and Inevitable for all at
them Greece , Italy nnd Spain ,
*
OUSTER'S 3IllBTINDIAN ? HUNT.
It Took Stinin 1lnr < l lixpetlrnro tn Miikn
Him Tnkn Hrmit'n Adilic.
In 1SC7 General W , S. Hancock was In com
mand nt Lcnvenworth. The department took
In Kansas , Njbr.iska , Colorado , Now Mctlco
and a part of Arizona. In the spring of ISGt ,
efforts bad been made to bring the entire
tribes of the Arnpaliocs and Ktow.is to the
same settlement. They bad piamlsed and
promised , but would break their promises
as often ns they made them. To bring this
state of things to AH end , in the spring of
1807 General Hancock came over to Fort
Harkcr and made up an expedition , consist
ing of the entire Seventh cavalry and three
companies , of a colored regiment , I think the
Tenth cavalry then quartered at the post ,
says a writer In the Oswego ( N. Y ) Union
lllaile. The colored troops were good men
and good flghtcrs , We started as Boon us
the grass was so we could graze our horses
to hunt up the tribes. We knew they were
camped somewhere south of us , near what Is
now Oklahoma.
Our scouts found them on a branch of the
Washtta river , Our scout. Hilly Comstock ,
found them on this creek or river , whlchmor
It wjs , and went Into their camps and got
them to promise to come In nnd make n
treaty. One of their chiefs Little Hoab , and
three warriors came nnd met us nnd asrred
to have all the bead chiefs there In two
days. We were making forced marches
toward them all the while , and they were
trying lo hold us oft by promises as long a&
possible. Their schema was to get their
ponies In good shape for a long forced
march. Hincock was too easy with
them. The ecout , Comstock , wanted
him to hurry up and sur
round them and bring them to taw. We
marched up to within rive miles of their
camp , nnd found them drawn up Into as
pretty n llns of battle as jou ever saw. We
expected nn attack , so wo formed for a fight
Just at this Juncture they sent out n squad
with a white flag , and a small party from
our side went forward to meet them. The )
wanted to sea the white chief , sd Hancock
and Custer went forward anil held n short
parley with the head chiefs , Itlack Kettle and
Santant.1 They wanted the soldiers to move
back until morning , ns they said their women
and children would be afraid of them In
the morning they would all come down nnd
make a treaty , but Instead of moOng back ,
our generals thought U better to march down
to the river and camp within sight of the
Indians.
Wo got Into camp nbout I p in. , right op
poslto the Indian village. This vilhgo was
located on on > of the prettiest spots I ever
saw In Kansas ; It was a long Island formed
by two branches of the river , and their
teepees wcrt > laid out very regular for an
Indian village.
Comstock told the guards that these pesky
redskins were going to play us a trick before
morning , but the generals thought that they
knew more than the scout. Our pickets were
put on stronger than usual , and n close watch
kept for retreat , but no precautions were
taken to watch their movements after dark.
Taps sounded ; officers all went to bed as.
easy as though they were In soma eastern
city.
I was chief bugler , so I bunked down near
headquarters , and right alongside the scout ,
ComstocU As we lay side by s > lde Comstock
said to me that he bcllevd those red Imps
were fixing to get away ; "but , " said ho ,
"them fellows with the shoulder straps know
tna much , but they will know more after
they have followed the Indians as long as I
have. Billy. " continued ComHock , "If I call
you , bo ready to push wind Into that old
horn of yorn , and do it quick , too "
Sure enough , nbout 12:30 : he reached over
and. giving me a shnke , said :
"Go over and tell Ouster that I say the In
dians are nl KOIIC. "
I did as he bid , and the general Jumped and
walked down lo where Comstock was and
asked him how he knew the Indians were
gone.
"Well , colonel , I ain't slept a wlnlc , and
there hasn't a dog barked over there for
three hours ; If they were there you would
hear them tarnel curs yelping ull night. "
Custer awoke several of the best mon and
we went to reconnolter Ho at the same
time sent to awake every man as still as
possible nnd ordered to saddle. We were
not loiift In finding out that our scout was
correct , for he wadfd across nnd went Into
some of the deepest tepees and found them
deserted , which fact lie came back and re
ported. By this time the command was In
line nnd wo made n dash Into
the village nnd found It deserted ,
with the exception of an old buck ,
so sick he could not bo moved , and a white
woman , also sick. Tluy left their tepees
standing , as they did not have time to take
them with them Wo unsaddled and fed
ourselves and cur horses , and then set fire lo
everyone of their lodges and burned them lethe
the ground. >
At daylight we started after the Indians
We struck a trail and Custor wanted to
follow It , but Comstock bald we would get
fooled It we did , but Custer would have his
way and after following the trail found out
lie was following about thirty old squaw a
with old family ponies stretched out with
poles dragging to make a trail ; e came up
In sight , nnd Custer looked sick and .ild
"Well. Comstocli , I will follow you and see
If you csn find them Indians , " nnd ever after
that I never saw Ouster try to persuade the
scout , if Ills mind was fixed ; he would say :
"Go ahead , IH11. and I will follow" The
next day wu struck scattering trails and
know that we were on their track , but they
had got a big start on us. On this day we
ran Into a big herd of elk , the first I ever
saw. Wo succeeded In getting eleven out
of the herd there must have been over 100
of them. It was fine sport while It laUed.
We found lots of buffalo and antelope , and
had great sport chasing them Glister had
a big pack of hounds with him and he Just
felt In clover
The next day we started early , and were
making for the Smoky river when we run Into
a large herd of buffalo , and the general
started off and told me to come along I had
a good horse , but ho was pretty well played
out , for we had been riding hard for six
days before we struck the Indian village , and
It was more than hard riding when we ttartel
to catch them after they had given , us the
slip , so I was not very anxious to give my horse
any more work than 1 was obliged to , but 1
struck out , and I had to rldo fast to keep In
sight oC Custer , though I did minage U , and
we soon caino up to the herd. B > this time
we were out of sight of the command.
Custer rode alongside of a flno bull Ills
horse was green In buffalo hunting , and the
general had all he could do to keep alongside
His horse would make lunges to get away ,
and Custer would spur him up where he
Wanted him. When at last ho getup where
ho wanted to fire at the bull he cocked his
pistol and It went off and kliot his own horse
In the head Instead of the bull. The horse
dropped dead In his tracks , and Custer went
several feet over Ills head , rooting the ground
with hla nose. lie was a sorry looking Fight
when he sat up and gazed around as If kind
of dazed. The hounds were all In the sport ,
but as soon as he went to the ground they
all huddled back nnd looked wistfully at him.
as much as to Bay : "Master are you hurt ? "
I gave the general my horsu , but we were
lost , so he told mo to mount and ride bad :
to the first divide and see if 1 could find
the command , I did BO , and had not gone but
a mile or two when I saw the Indian ecouta
that were attached to our command , with
Comstock at their head , so I rode back lo the
general and walled until they got up to us
They saw us and came toward us , Instead of
keeping their course , which wan not a great
deal out of their way Those were the first
days of our buffalo hunting and Indian fight
ing , nnd we were all green at It. but wo
learned a thing or two as we went along.
Custer said to General Hancock he had
learned several good lessons. Ono was , never
to Interfere with Comstock when ho was
after Indians ; another was never to shoot a
buffalo nlth an old Starr revolver on a green
horse. Thin ride wai n long one and brought
us away up In the North Platte country.
lluiullcii Itnttlers Without I'car.
Keeper Thompson , the ruler of the unake-
house at the Philadelphia Zoo. who Is re
garded by professom of natural history as an
expert uptclallst on snakes , handles a rattler
as unconcernedly as a housewife would take
hold of ft fish Ho IIAR n stick about ( wo
feet lonfr. attached to which Is a Irnthrr
thong. Ho makes at the end of the stick
n loop with which ho encircles the snnkp'a
nock. Tlion , lha strap bolng pulM lha
reptllo Is nt the mercy of the holder of the
stick When Mr Thompson wniiti to Ret
some of the poison , lie holds the rattler's
mouth over n Httlo glass dish and trnacn
the snake with n switch. Then out from the
fangs n few drops of ( ho yellow , viscous
venom drop Into the llsh. Sometimes the
keeper preserved Ihls In the form of golden
crystals In a bottle A scratch fiom ono of
tbeso cr > slain , he saya , might prove falnl.
v ; or im ;
Comic do Purl * i\lill : > lt.-d III. rollllrnl
IniNiituclly by Mitny lllumli > rn.
LONDON. Sept. 10. All the newspapers
this morning contain sympathetic articles on
the death of the count of Paris. They nil
agree that the event Is of no political Im
portance. The Times says "If there Is imy
political significance at all In the count's
death It will only serve lo exhibit the roynl-
1st party In Franco as a quuntlto ni-Rll-
gcable. " The paper adds that "the llrst nnd
foremost cause of lha weakness of tlio royul-
1st party was I In ? so-called fusion of tha
parties , BO radically antagonistic to each
other as the legitimists nnd Orleaulsls This
WBJ the great blunder of the count of Paris'
career and displayed political Inc.ipnclty. Ills
second great blunder was the discredited
and disastrous alliance with the vulgar con
spiracy of Iloulanglsm. Looking at both
blunders , a dispassionate critic must pro
nounce the count not only Incapable , bill un
scrupulous , a man who , In spile of his high
personal character and private life , could
stoop to employ bnse and Ignoble means to
compass , not the welfare of his nation , but
Ills own personal dynastic ends We liava
no reason to assume that the son Is a better
man than his lather "
11m 4 direct
Chicago Past"yes , " unld the salesman
to the thoughtful man wha stood In front
of his counter , "we have something > ory
flno In stockings. "
"I suppose so , " laid the thoughtful man.
"Tor your wife , I suppose , " went on Iho
clerk.
"Ye-es. Oh , yes , of course. "
"Itcmarkablo what changes there are , " per
sisted the clerk as he reached up to the
shelf behind him.
"Indeed , " sold the thoughtful man.
"What Is considered finest In stockings on
> ear may bo utterly neglected the next. "
"Yen astonish me , " eaid the thoughtful
mill
"Quite likely , " replied the clerk , with a
solf-satlsfled air. "But fashions change.
> ou know Now , what would you think li
the most fashionable and correct thing In
stockings today ? "
"Legs , " returned the thoughtful man.
solemnly , and Iho clerk kicked himself
down lo the oilier end of the counter nnd de
cided tlmt ho had no more suggestions to
make
( Jrriit Cnm | > of Ilio. Milcrnlicr .
LANSING. Mich. . Sept. 9 The great
camp of the Knights of Muccnbeea will liold
Its ) anmml meeting heio this work. It Is
expected some M.OIX ) Mnccnhecfl will visit
the c-lty during the week. The delegates to
the pleat camp number WX > . Action will
pmbnlily be tnkcn lo i educe this body In
the future by 01 trancing forty ill.strlclf ,
from which delegates to the great camp will
be elected.
o
Morton Will .suit Tiinnliiv.
NKW YOItK , Sept. 9. Secretary of Ag
riculture Merion Is stopping- the Imperial
hotel with his two sonn , John nnd Paul.
With them ho will sail for Hurope Tueailny.
The Becrelnry .says the drouth hits been
very dlsastious The suffering by the
drouth , be fears , will be largely Increased
by the great fires.
1'hI'Mii-n ( iiithurlng nt Iliirrlnbiirg. .
IIAHIUSBUUa , Pa , Sept. 3.-The city la
croxvded tonight with visiting- railroad men
and delegates to the fourth biennial con
vention , of HIP Itiotberhood of Locomotive
Firemen , which will convene tomorrow.
Trunk P Sargent of Tcrre Haute , grniul
master of the organUatlon , will be In at
tendance.
Dun Ciiftn ( if Vcllou- ' < Mor on Itiuril.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 9.-The Marino
hospital service was today Informed of the
ai rival nt the Cnpo Charles. Va. , qurirantlna
station from lln\um : of an American bark
with one case of yellow fever nn board. The
vessel was sent lo rislier'w Island , 11 portion
tion of the quarantine , for detention.
Ht. Iocili Olllrlul Commits Sulclilo.
ST. LOUIS , Sept , > . I'earce D. Keatlnff ,
an assistant In the olllcc of the prosecuting
attorney , has been mtasliiK Hlnce last Thurs
day Today his body was found lloullne in
the river and It Is thought be committe < l
suicide as a icHUlt of dei-pondency , owing
to hla being ollllctcd with a cancer.
Heavy limn In Northern Intru ,
MAHSIIALLTOWN , la. , Sept. D. Tin
heaviest rain that has fallen for years vis
ited this section of the country today , iind
present Indications are that u regular wel
spell IHIH set In. There Is now promise of
an abundant fall crop unless a kllllnit
frost cornea MOOII.
Mrs , TJoIfi .Emory
Indigestion , Cramps
.n the stomach , dyspepsia , and catarrh of tin. .
lioweli , caused my wile KreatsiifTerine. Bho nai
ecu taking Hood's H-irsaparllU and now hall
Sarsaparilla -
parilla
none of thcso symptoms ,
has Improved In looki tires
and weight. I have also
taken Hood's 8ars.ipa-
rllla for Hcrofulit and < -cncrnl llt > billl
Mth much benefit. I nm wtur.ed llond'i Hjr a
c.irllla la n. splendid tonlo and blood purifier
tlEiisrAN P. iiir.nv,3lSMxlh St.l'ortUnd.Ura
Hood'a Pills cure all Lhcr Ills , lllllouiiicsi
A M U SJii M K N TS.
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