Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BI3K : SATUJJ.Y , DlSOftMBJEll ill , 1805. . - 0
J'UTS ' THE COMPANY IN A HOLE I
Kuling of Judge Hall tint May Cost the
Rock Island 8omo Money.
DAVIS1 CONVICTION IS NO DEFENSE
Compiinr Mn < Sliorr ( lint Wreck Vic
tim * Contributed Their licnlli ! >
Their MII XeKllKener Lin
coln I.OCIll AfltOMi
LINCOLN , Dec. 20. ( Speclal.-Mt ) appears
( hat If. the ruling mule by Judgs Hall In the
case of the Morse ertatc against the Hock
Inland Railroad company holds good In the
miprcmc court the road will have to pay for
every one of the wreck victims. The nccl-
'dent occurred August 9 , 1893 , and eleven pas-
sennera were killed and a nitmbsr wounded.
George \V. Davis , niter thrco trials , was
convicted of having wrecked the tr.iln. The
company In tli ; late trlnl of the Morw case
net up that the wreck occurml through no _
negligence on Its part. U also filed a de
murrer , which was overruled , and the case
given to the Jury , without any evidence be
ing submltUd by the defend. The Jury re
turned a verdict for the Morse estate of
$2,000. The court Instructed the Jury that
to entitle the plaintiff to recover under the
statutes of Nebraska It was only necessary
to prova that he way a passcngsr nnd that
his death was caused by the wreck. The
court siyx this Is presumptive negligence on
the part of the company , nnd to avoid liabil
ity for damages It Is necessary for the com
pany to show that his death was due to
criminal negligence of the party Injured , or
his violation of in mo express rule or regula
tion of the company , actually brought to
his notice. The case has been pending now
for over two years , and excites a great deal
of hit rest In railroad circles.
Today the American Rxchange National
tank dismissed Its replevin suit for that portion
tion of the Nlssley stock of goodu covered
by chattel mortgages to Clnflln & Co. , Har-
graavcs tires , and the State Journal com
pany , hut will fight that ot A. U. Nlssley.
which covers the largest ar.d b'tt part of
the goods. Z. T. Llndsey of Cumin has
brought suit In attachment for $422.42
against the firm of Nlwsley & Co.
WILL , TiST THE STATUTE.
Mrs. M. I. Courtnay , who was recently
sued by her mother to compel her to furnish
her support , has filed a demurrer , which will
bring the IBSUJ of whether the statute pro
viding that Indigent persons shall bo sup
ported by their next of kin Is a valid one.
The demurrer takes the ground that , admit
ting the facto to be true , they do not con-
Btltuto a cause of action under the laws.
T/iero / appears to be no chance for Presi
dent Hoggs of the German National bank to
settle up the affairs of that Institution In
stead of the receiver. The only way In
which this could he done Is by his appoint
ment as trustee by the rctlver. To become
Buch trupteo It would be necessary that all
the depositors Joined In a petition to that
effect. Evidently this la an Impossibility ,
Judging by the tone nnd tempr of some of
the depositors. It Is now rumored" " among
the depositors that certain Interests were
given a tip of the bank's financial condition
In time to pave them any loss. It Is Intl-
mnt'd that the county of Lancaster received
warning and drew out $15,000 a short time
before the suspension. It Is known that that
sum was on deposit In the name of the
county , and when the cr fch came it had
been withdrawn. Receiver Hayden has com
menced work on the books of the bank , In-
Htructlons having bsen received from Wash
ington to admit him and allow him to fa-
mlllarlze himself with Its affalra He has not
yet filed his bond.
Frank Abies , sentenced recsntly In Cass
county to tw'o years for horse * stealing , wan
brought up from Plattsmouth today and
landed In the psnltentlary. He was In
charge of Sheriff J. C. Elkenbary. Abies'
homo In In Lincoln , and he has been known
to the police here as a hard case for several
years.
Today A. J. Weaver nnd A. S. White Isft
for Iowa , City to represent the Nebraska
university at the. meeting of the Intsrstnt *
Foot Hall association. They will present the
protest of the Nebraska-Kansas City game.
Isaac Hytrs , whoso Injury , by being thrown
from a wagon was mentioned In Tha Uee ,
dleJ last night at 9:20. : It was thought at
the time that ho had suffered a contusion of
the brain. Two days since he was taken
with brnln fever.
APPEALING FOR WALKER.
Governor Holcomb has received a petition
of jilnsty-foUr names from Lexington , nuking
for a commutation of the sentence of J. n.
Wnlker , sentenced to be hanged January 10.
The petition recites that Walker Is Ineane.
and requests thnt he b : sent to ctates
prison for life. The governor will not re
turn from Sidney until this evening. lion.
J. H. McColl and Oil Inspector Edmlsten
are among the signer ? of the petition.
OMAHA PEOPLE IN LINCOLN.
At the Llnd ll E. A. W. Snsll , Vanca
lane. It. II. Grotte. At the Capital I.V. .
Carpenter , George- . Urophy. At the Lin
coln Adolph Meyer , 0. B. Williams , W. T.
Holden.
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LOIIK Ilrollicrx I'lcinl C.'ullty.
YORK , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) Frank
and Edwin Long , the two brothers who nro
charged with assaulting Oliver Crowdcr with
Intent to do great bodily Injury a few nights
HB9 , while In company with a young lady ,
had a preliminary hearing yesterday. The
defenseplacel'no witnesses on the stand , and
after the state had rcateJ , made n motion
for the acquittal of the defendants on the
ground that iho complaint did not set forth
Biilllclent facts to constitute a cause of ac
tion. This was overruled and -the prisoners
bound over. However , they pleaded guilty
to assault nnd were fined $200 and copts.
They were required to give n peace bond.
Tli business men of this city met In the
city hall lost evening and organized a buai-
JUBS men's club. The object of the club
is to promote the general Interests of York.
There was a large number prtrant and olll-
cers were elected for the coming year.
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BEATRICE. Neb , . Dec. 20. ( Special. )
The Jury In the first of the Hawkins cases
returned a verdict last evening acquitting the
defendant. Thu work of securing n jury for
the trial of one of the forgery cases against
the came party was taken up this morning.
The first case- tried was the > least serious of
any of the three charges against the ex-
water commissioner.
A committee appointed some time ago by
a citizens' meeting to ascertain the cost of
putting In an electric light plant In connec
tion with the water worlia has submitted Its
leport , showing the estimated cost of n tlfty-
nra light plant to bo $9,000 , with an additional
cost of $0,000 for 1,200 etxteen-candlo power
lights. _
Davlil Clly Cltlxrim Are Patriotic.
DAVID CITY , Neb. . Dec. 20. ( Special. )
The message on the Venezuela affair has
been the theme of conversation for the- past
two days here. Citizens generally , without
A EVITI-NERVOUS
Mil I I-DYSPEPTIC
No TOBACCO
N8COTINE
NEUTRALIZED
ftpfct to polltlca ) T fte ! , approve the ac-
i'n of Oovcrnor Holcomb and express a
willingness to sustain him In his loyal mc > -
aeu In the president.
Arthur Klchanlson hm received the ap
pointment of court reporter for the Fifth
district from Judge Sedtvlck.
ciitroitv iMtonccnn.s co.vi'nit.
\nrtli I.otip Cltlrrii * Will lltivc mi
lurronKPilcrenR'1 *
NORTH t.OUP , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. )
IMrtles here are still dosply Interested In
the chicory prslilim and correspondence Is
b'lng Industriously carrl d on with a view
of planting a large area to that product
the cotnlrg fcison. The quest en of eatsb'hh-
Ing a chicory factory here Is receiving seri
ous altntlon. . Wholesale dealers In coffee
and kindred beverages ad via ? the corre
spondence committee of the gentlemen who
arc actively Interested that there Is no doubt
that a gcod demand will exlpt for all of
the product thit Is likely to be offered , and ,
It the consensus of correspondence appars *
to justify the movement , steps will no
dcubt I D taken In this direction at an early
day.
day.Kcr
Kcr three weeks a movement has been
on fort , headed by some of the most suc-
c'tsful and Innucntlal farmers , to form an
Irrigation district , In accordance with the
state Irrigation law , of the territory now
covered by the North I oitp Irrigation and
Improvement company's ditch , with a view
of cTlfndlng the same down the valley Into
Orfeley county , nnd a petition to Hint cud
which now has the requisite number of
f'gners , will scon presented to the Valley
county Hoard of Supervisors prajlng that an
election be called authorizing a vote on the
satin. It Is not expect- 1 that the movement
will meet with any serious opposition at the
polls , rlnce It Is generally conceded that
water can bs tuppllel under the district
law much more economically than any privateer
or corporate enterprise can furnish II , and It
Is also thought that tha benefits growing
out of Its more general uee will also beef
of Immediate and much greater benefit to the
communlty-at-large.
After an unusually successful fall term
tin lor the supsrlntendency of Prof. Illrfins of
narly , la. , the North Loup schools close today
for a two necks' vacation. The attendance
has been good and little or no Interruption
from epidemics or other causes has occurred
during the tmn and rapid progress has been
made In all departments.
\olirnxkii Knrmcr Hurt.
ASIlbAND , Neb. . Dec. 20. ( Special. )
Andrew Wilson , a farmer living about eight
miles north of Ashland , had quite a se
rious runaway accident yesterday. lie , with
another pertrjn , was riding on the running
gears , of a lumber wagon , when the team
become unmanageable. Wilson was
thrown violently to the ground and badly
brtilbctl. He was rendered unconscious for
a time , but his Injuries will not u ; at all
berlous.
Uev. Peter Lansing of Union precinct ,
the pioneer preacher of Saunders county ,
has been In town this week visiting his son.
thu old man Is In his S7Ui yera. Hr Is still
halo and hearty , and can lay out many men
of half his age at any sort of hard work.
He has put up sixteen cords of wood > M3
fall , and would have made It twenty cords
had he had not had the misfortune to break
l'is ' nxo handle.
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Mrs. Lydla Ilolman , who was well nnd
favorably known In Ashland nnd vicinity
during the years 18S4-6 , after a lingering
Illness of nearly five years died In her
horns at London , England , December 2.
York lliiMliu-KH Men Support Cleveland
YORK. Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special Telegram. )
At the business men's meeting last night
the followins resolution was adopted :
"Without" regard to political affiliations' , the
members of the Commercial club of York-
lieieby endorse and recommend the views ex
pressed by President Cleveland In his recent
special message to congress relative c to the
Venezuelan controversy , as wise , Just and
patriotic ; that if Great Britain persists In
her refusal to arbitrate the questions In die-
puto such refusal must b ? accepted by all
just and Intelligent people that her claims arc
not founded on justice , nnd could not there
fore be defended before an impartial tribunal.
'
Wo hercb'y request the senators and members
of congress from this state to support the
president In the patriotic position which he
has taken. "
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HENDLEY , Neb. , Dc. 20. ( Special. )
Mrs. Mack Marst , accompanied by her
brother , Dan Donahue , left for Ohloyva the
first of the week , for a visit with their pa
rents.
Rev. J. II. Roberts has gone on a visit to
his brother in Missouri.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Austin and family and
Mrs. G. P. Shoemaker attended the Johnson-
Auslln wedding at Wllsonvllle Wednesday
evening.
About forty men and teams joined In the
work at the park dam Tuesday and rushed
the work through. They we're treated to a
free oyster dinner at the hotel by the bui-
iness men of die town.
l.oulHVlIUI'crxoiinl Moiitlou.
LOUISVILLE , Neb. , Dec. 20 , ( Sppcial. )
J. M. Robertson , county clerk-elect , moved
his family to Plattsmouth this week.
The Methodists are preparing a cantata
for ChrUtmas.
The public schools closed today for a vaca
tion of two weeks. The teachers will all
attend the state association at Lincoln.
Messrs. Richie & Dlckran are cribbing
considerable corn for speculative purposes.
They pay 17 cents per bushel.
J. P. Wood , who has been In Missouri
during the past summer In the interests of
the Modern Woodmen , returned home last
week on a visit to his family.
Small lllnrc at Wnlioo.
WAHOO , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) The
county tieasurer's office at the court houoa
was the scene of a small blaze yesterday
evening. A lamp was overturned and a large
quantity of stationery was destroyed to
gether with nearly nil the ofllca furniture
and fixtures. A number of window lights
were broken In order to put the firs out.
The promptness of the lire company baved
tl > o building.
The Ilasya murder case went to the jury
this aitcrnoon.
1'orucr lloiiuil Over.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) The
raso of Swan Bcnt-on , who was arrested last
Saturday charged with forgery , came up
before Judge Hurst for preliminary exam
ination today , und ho was bound over to the
district court In the sum of { 500. U Is al
leged that lie forged checks against J , K
Fowler to the amount of $70. Ho Is In Jail.
Oiiinliu ( > lrl 1C tit [ i I o
FREMONT , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) The school
board held Its regular meeting lust evening.
The bills , Including the monthly pay roll ,
were allowed. The cchools closed today with
appioprlute exercises. Miss Marian Adams
resigned on account of 111 health and Miss
Holllday of Omaha was appointed In her
place. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
toii'Niv .Sellout
HARTINGTON , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special
Telegram. ) At a special meeting of the cit
izens of Hartlngton this afternoon It was
decided to erect an eight-room brick school
building , with all modern equipment ! . The
building will cost about $15,000 and will
be built on the file occupied by the High
school building , recently destroyed by fire.
Iiiilliiiiolu .Men-hunt Iloliheil.
INDIANOLA. Neb , , Dec. 20. ( Special Tel-
egram. ) Q. W. Short's store wps robbed
last night , coffee , tmgar , tobacco , etc. , being
taken.
The city council has taken stpa to prose
cute M. G. Shackslton. druggli't ' , for alleged
lllcr.'il liquor selling.
.Mueli Corn Hold at Jiinlntii.
JUNIATA , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) .More
ear corn , 1s being bought and cribbed hero
now than ever before. Now cribs are being
erected to hold the crop. Oats , wheat and
rye are coming- slowly , owing to the pre
vailing low pMces. _
UrntliH of it Day.
CHICAGO , Dec. 20. Charles n. Atwood ,
one of America's foremost architects and de
signer , and until quite recently a member of
the well knswn firm of D. H , Durnham &
Co. , architects Is dead. He conceived borne
of the World's fair buildings ,
Wo often hear people say there la only one
good cough medicine- and that ls Dr. Mull's
Cough Syrup , the specific lor coll.
\ \TIMIi\ off in PIIM rni t UTii o
NliBRASKAS HELD BEAUIIES
Prof , Bcssey's Third Lecture in the Y , M ,
0 , A , Course ,
ORIGINALS AUGMENTED BY IMPORTATIONS
lloiv ItiNcdn llnvr A third to the llrll-
Ilancj- neil Vnrlfljor the
Prnlrlo < i I'rlNoiiM for
I'rojiaunlloii.
"There arc over 1,500 species of Indigen
ous ( lowers In Nebraska , " Bald Prof. Bessey
In his lecture last night on "Flowers nnd
Inwcts of Nebraska. " "No state In the
union Is blessed to a greater extent with the
bEnUtlflcrs of nature than our onn , "
Prof. Bessey elated that this number was
greatly augmented by n lirgs number of
plants Imported Intq the state from other
localities. The utility of a Rowir doss not
consist In UP merely being a beauty spot
In the landscape , but Its primary object waste
to generate RCE > ! S for reproduction. The
different methods were strange and curious ,
but the greatest propagating agent were
Iho Insects which carried the pollen from one
flower to another , thu ? fertilizing tin se dft
Ths- flowers of the state were dlvdd ! Into
twelve classes' . First , the wind Ilowcrs or
those producing pcllen which was carried
ubroad by the nlr currents. They Incluied
the different varieties of pines end grnsces.
Instances were known whsre this fertll r.er
of the flowery kingdom had been carried for
1,000 milts nnd the lecturer had found pollen
In the ponds of Iowa wafted from the btuH
of Missouri. The primary pollen flowers ,
such as bu3s of the cottcnwood ITSCS , oiks
and walnuts , were visited by Insects , but
the largest part of fertilization was accom-
pi shed by wind drift. Spiked flowers such
as the common plantains nnd verbenas ,
head flowtra. Including asters , sunflowers
and golden redp , flat flowers as the butter
cup , strawberry nnd cherry , and bsll-shapjd
flowers , Including morning glories and pe
tunias , owed their process ! of reproduction
.to the untiring activity of the bo nnd other
Insects. These busy little mltss cf crea
tion passed from one blossom to nnothor
In thslr ssarch fcr honey and food , nnd In so
doing carried the requisite for fecundation
which accldently adhered to their wings
and bodlep.
The * curious Dagger Weed and OJd Iris
were dwelled upon at length nnd their means
of reproducing through the wanderings of
a moth described. .
Flower cages which Imprison insects for
the purpose of propagation , euch as the In
dian tulip and lady slipper , wer : described at
length , and the minute tentncics which held
the Insect n prisoner when one : InslJc the
sheaf \\-ert cited ne being cno of the strangest
rcsrrts of nature to accomplish a given
end.
end.The
The professor closed his lecture by a brief
allusion to the deadly effects of the milk
weed upon insects and the beauties of the
bsll-shapid species of flowers which com
prised violets , pansles , orchids , foxgloves end
sagas. Th ? entire lecture was Illustrated
by ine-ins of a powerful stercopticjn. Prcf.
Beftey addrisbed the Woman's club on dif
ferent subjects of botany yesterday with
suggestions on the b'.st methods of interest
ing children in Its L'.udy.
THIUTV-KOUH HOUIES IlKCOVKItliU.
Some I'nCPrlKlniy UK to WlirMii-r It
WII.H DIIII ] > or DyiiuuiKiUxiilodtil. .
RALEIGH , N. C. , Dec. 20. The Assiclated
press correspondent has just returned frm
Cumnock , the scene of the terrible explosion
In the Egypt coal rains. The work of rsscue
began late yesterday afternoon. All the
bodies discovered were brought to the bottom
of the mine shaft , but none v.u-3 brought to
the surface until early this mrnlnB , waeq
tv.-snty-four bodies wera brought up by the
rescuers. Eight bodies were found after
ward nhd are lying at the foot of the sluft.
Two more bodies have been discovered , but
are almost entirely burled. They ere- being
dug out. The foreman of ths > dynamite room
has not yet been found. Reports aa to the
amount of dynamite In the mine conflict.
Some of the miners say therj wcie flva c-ses
cf 2CO pounds In the- mine , whlls the supcrr
Inteiident thinks there was only fifty patmds
of the explosive there. The thzory of the
cause of the catastrophe generally held Is
that the first explosion v.as of cral gas , tlut
then the dynamite exploueJ , and that It wcs
"afterdamp"that suffocated all that remained
alive. .
FLOODS STILL 1JULAY THE THAIXS.
MlHNOiirl ItomlK'ot Vet In fiooil Itiiu-
111 UK Orilcr.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 20. Floods throughout
the state are Interfering1 "greatly with rail
road tralllc , and Thursday night and this
morning mort trains from the west \vcro
from five minutes to several hours 1st ? . The
Missouri , Kansas & Texas passenger tra'n
from Galvcbton , due at 7:28 : , was abandoned
on account of landslides on the St. Louis
division. The most serious trouble today
was on the St. Louis , Keokuk & Northwest
ern branch of the Burlington route. A be-
rlous washout at Old Monroj compelled ell
"K" line tralnu to St. Louis to como In by
way of Alton , and they wsre more than
three hours late.
The Chicago & Alton Kansas City night
express , duo at 7:08 : a. in. , and the Chlcaco
midnight special arrived at 8:53 : o'clock.
Similarly the Cairo snort l.lno , duo at 7:41 :
a. m. , which arrived nt 9 o'clock , had been
detained at Holly Springs , Mlw. , by the
delayed Jacksonville sleeper. The conductor
reported heavy floods In southern Illinois ,
although the water had not reached the rail
road tracks.
nn.WHii scouciinn nv A. FIHIJ.
Kivu lIUNliK-NN FlrniH Ilnriioil Out
Hiirly Thin Morning.
DENVER , Dec. 20. Flro broke cut at 3
o'clock this morning In the RIche block , at
SlxUenth and Curtly streets , The fire spread
with great rapidity and as It was In tli he ait
of the busln-ess district a general alarm \VJS
turned In. By C a. m. the fl.nmea were under
cjnlrol , having been confined to the RIche
block. The Btcres of th ? Kites 'Shoe com
pany , Babcock Bros. , hatters und furrier ? , and
Tucker Bros. , furnishing goods , WOM gutted.
Losses and Insurance are nn follows : Lotia
on building , $20.000 , Insured ; Estes Shoe com
pany , losa $40,000 , partly Insured ; Babcock
Bros. , lOBy $65,000 , Insurance $40,000 ; Tucker
Ilros , , loss $10,000 , Insurance ; Sctuiltz Drug
company , loss 0:1 : clock $1,000 , covered by In
surance ; C. H. Talsey , tailors , loss $7,000 , In
surance $0.000.
Killed IIU Ulvorvfil Wife.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 20. The body of Irene W.
Mosher , aged 27 , who was about to become a
mother , was found on the street tonight.
She had been stabbed to the heart and In-
ttanyjkilled. . The woman worked In a to
bacco factory , Euportlng hersilf and three
children , from whoso father nho was divorced
a few mouths ago. She wan divorced be
cause of his cruelty. He had made several
attempts to kill her and had threatened that
when ho was released from the workhouse
where Gho had him Incarcerated he would
end her life. Th ; police are now looking for
Charles Mother , the husband.
Very Popular lit Mliinenoln.
We have a good trade on Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy ; In fact Bill a * much of it as
of all other cough medicines combined , and
we baudle more than a dozen dlfffrint kinds.
Rae & Petcrsen , Druggists , Pelecan Rapids ,
Minn.
This renidy IB popular because It can al
ways be depended upon. Its promptness in
curing bad colds , crcup and whooping cough
makes It a favorite everywhere.
Mlnliiu Lllliratlou D
ST. PAUL. Dsc. 20. Judge Nelson has de
cided the rase ot Hartman against Wcrreu ,
the Bishop Iron company and ftliera In favor
of the latter , sustaining demurrers Inter
posed by ilia defendants , and dismissing the
bill. The litigation Is over the famous "sec
tion 30" In th Vermllllon range , one of the
moit valuable tracts la the country.
m
One Minute Cough Cure ii harmless1 , pro *
ducea Immediate result * . *
HAH A > ivrnnisTi\ : < sViitmM'i ( { : } } ! : .
Cnrler llnrrl on' Son Temporarily
Kit jit ) n .SitvnKe Life.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. S n\yilllam Pres
ton Harrison , son of the late Mayor Harri
son of Chicago , and who has Just returned
from a year's cruise among the South Sea
le-lands , has many Interesting stories to tell
of his voyage. Besides riatrortly escaping
death at tha hands of cannibals In the Solo
mon Islands he had numewu startllng ex
periences. ' .
"A native may take you Inlo hlsi housei at
night and trial you the best 'Ulft'd , " ho said.
"He will never molest you Jherarm the score
cf hospitality , nnd you can remain therennd
be perfectly snfe. Nomtheless , ths next day ,
after you rtart away , he Is Just as liable an
not to overtake you nnd knock you on the
head with Ms club. The social ethics are
then off. If It may b considered tb t being
boiled In the head-taker's pot Is not a s.xMnl
affair.
"I saw In same places as many as wventy-
five skulls In a place , all idles of the head-
hunters. There were many pheJS where such
lots of skulls. ' could bo seen. The more head *
a bravo had taken the higher he was es
teemed. They hold the heads 111 the t'.mt
estimation an an Indlnn does his scalps The
heal hunter Is known according to the num
ber of heads he has takea.
" 1 went down to the Pacific Ishnds largely
for pleai'Jte. ' but Intending to do s me llt.rary
work whlb absent. I had workoJ very lurd
whlla In Chicago and wnntesJ n good rest.
The Ip'.and llfo Is so peculiar thai I fell In
with Island ways and did not work at all. I
dlsca-dod all clothes except a nntlv ? garment
about my lolnu and let my beard grow long
till I got back to Sydney. While going naked
ths sun burned my back till It bacamc' cx-
c2-dlngly acre and thS : ; ' . | tc-.led ct ( In
patches. Finally it got well and became BE
hard and Impervious to the sun's rays as
that of any native.
"I went tibout as much ED I dared on thf
Island and much more than I would do a aln.
It U down therz as II occe was on th : western
plains nud mountains with the Indians. You
ret accustomed to the danger nnd don't nl-
wa > n think so much about It as you ought to.
I woJld not po through ap lii what I have
his time for anything In the wcrlJ.
"I also ypent considerable thus during my
ahscncs In Ihe li.lerlor of Samoa. 1 lpl
night after night with Mallstoa , Tamasese
and other chieftains' . They told me a great
deal about their trouble. My opinion Is there
will b-i ancther war there , and It may com ?
won. When I Icfl the King and different
chiefs I was fairly loadei c'.ovn with rriscnts.
U was ho fasclmtlng there that 1 would like
to go back , but I don't ca.ro to see any more
ot the Solomon liUudera"
T13XAS AVII.T XKKIJ SOMH CHAMGES.
Ship Unlit on I3nnllhli 1'luisn Xitl t"l >
to the Amrrlcim Slaiulurd.
NEW YORK , Dec. 20. Oacc mors the
official trial of battleship . Texas has bcwi
postponed , this time after she had i'-iccess-
fully accomplished thrcs-quarters of His test
allotted lo her. The cause of th ? post-
poncmcnt was In no way attnbutublo lethe
the contraclors or thecnglius , but to struc
tural defects. The ship has returned to her
anchoiage off TompMnsvllls , S. I. ,
and will await Instrucllons from ths Wash
ington authorities to Captain Gla-j3 &s to
his further movement. o
At the beginning of Ihe spfed trial nt
pea the > Texas easily attalucdl a speed of
fourteen knots an hour. This was grad
ually lncrsasd until , when th3 four hours'
Irlal under forced draught was begun , the
ship was making a fraction , ovcr seventeen
knots , her enp lies bsing r-U-Oe.l to their
utmost capac ty. Under this hsavj striln
there was scaic3'.y any .vibration on the
upper decks. For three Jiours , the vessel
was kept under heavy prcssurp. The gen
eral aversco tpsed frr that tlpis was 17.8
knots. Tu ) maximum speed attained waa
IS.fi knoty. , . . ,
At the end of Ihe thlrd , hour th ? ship
wan brought around and hcade.1 back fcr
Ne-w York. It had beccihc apparent that
thcrj was too much vibratlsn of ti3 ! floor
plates In the engine room , . which was
caused by ctructural weakneB * . This sub-
stanllatcs the claim made Ih'll the ship \vll !
have to b&i'lrenglh2ned byf'cliann : ! plates
or olhcr shipbuilding device"n.cra was still
other trouble"ln In ? engine"r6Dm and 'firs '
rooms. L'Sr'ge quantities , of cold water was
being used 'to keep ths journals coal. Tli3
water ran Into ths crank pits and wan then
sent to q main plpi which cxtsnd ? through
tha engins rooms. The water tally IjHo
cisterns In the fir ? roorti , where big punips
ara used to carry-'lt away. The pumps were
totally Inadequate for this. In consequence
the i-lice , became flooded and work had to
be Moppo < l."Ths ! uame difficulty was fouriJ
In preliminary trials' , and therefore WRS
not duo to any accidental choking or strain
ing. The circulation pump afsa bscame use
less fcr the Urns being. 'Th ; ship will HUsly
bo pent back to the Erooklyn navy ysrJ
ta have changes nude which will obviate
the trouble which stopped the trial.
LAST STOIIY HIS aiASTEFi'IKCFS.
that Hurry
Hnyivnr < lViin n I'rliic-f of Liir .
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 20. The Impression
Ic drawing lhat Harry Hayward , the prince
of liars , left hip mast'rplccp falsehood to
follow after his death In his remarkable anU-
mcrtcm statement. Not only are there many
internal evidences that he told msny eonsa-
tlorml tales simply from a duCre to posi SB
a great criminal and to give h'a "Cousin
Goodsell" a good thing , but It now trans
pires that Harry to nl leat't Ihrca persons
characterized the statement us a pack cf
Kes. W. W. Hayward. his fithsr. published
a statement. In which Ii9 declares that Harry
told hi ! parents hfore the confession that
they need net worry about what he said ;
It was to be a tissue of Hew , to bo con-
utructe.l to meet the damajid for sensation.
He arsnroil thorn that he had told them , and
thorn clone , the whole truth. . After making
the Etitemcnt , ho told his attorney , John
Day Smith , that h3 had taken certain well
known facts aad woven around ( hm plenty
of lies.
"The public wants lies , " said he , "and I
will give them lei ! > . "
To the specialists who examined his skull
ind brain at the autopsy and pronounced bin'
a dcgenerat ? . tli ? statement lo prlnclpillj
Interesting frcm a psychological point cf
view , as lending weight and evidence to
their theory. The demand for the confes
sion In pamphlet form Is phenomenal , and
tlio first option of 120,030 has already been
exhausted.
r
Never Killed a I'liiniileiia ( ilrl.
LOS ANGELES , Dec. 20 , The Htory told
by Harry T. Hayward , recently cxecutsd at
Mlmisapol'.s for the murder of Miss Glng , re
garding the murder of a Pasadena woman flvo
years ago by him Is thought to .b ; entirely
false. Old citizens here fal ( to recall any
mysterious disappearance or , suspicious cir
cumstances surrounding the , qcpjrture of any
Pasadena girl from the cltiat'my , time and
think tlut Hayward deliberately falsified.
There are those who dgcla.r.0' that It Is
brrely possible that such murder might
have ben committed amlalre-rrlctlm been a
winter tourist here , but Investigation falls to
unearth even , a suspicious fffmnstance that
would connect Hayward with a murder here.
Rheumatism Is caused brittle acid In the
blood. Hood's SarsaparlllftSteutrallies this
acid and cures rheumatism *
.ViMV York Cattlu
MALONI3 , N. Y. , Dec. 20 , On Wednesday
last a representative of the. State Board of
Health was summoned to M atone to examine
oneof the largest herds ofVftiMcy cattle In
the country , belonging to Jt S , Amsden. Out
of thirty-five head e'xamVnedv thirty were
found lo be Infected wlthj ( eh/rculoslg and
they will be killed at once. It IB rumored
that other herds In the county are Infected.
As the milk from the Amgden herd has been
sold here , the community Is greatly excited
over the dUcoverv.
Arnlcn Salve ,
The ijejt salve In the world lor cuU.brulses ,
sore ? , ulcers , salt rlicuni , fever cores , tetter ,
chapped hands , chilblains , corns , and all ekln
eruptions , and positively curej pile ? , or no
pay required. U Is guaranteed to give per
fect atlactlon or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by Kuan & Co.
I nun m- Fill he KIllH IIU Olillt ] ,
BROOKLYN , N. y. ( Dec , 20. William
Supleben , 29ran old , a blind toap peddler ,
tonight , while temporarily Insane , killed Ills
only child , a little clrl 4 years old , by cut
ting her throat and then sh.ot hlmeelf dead.
Will m-fciul llrlUifeiiurt lliirbor.
BRIDGEPORT , Conn. , Dec. 20.-M call to
veterans of the late- war to enllat for the
defense ot Bridgeport harbor in the event of
ONLY 3 MORE DAYS
-AND TURN
THE GREAT BANKRUPT SALE ° J ] ?
S , P. MORSE DRV GOODS (0. ( WILL BE A flllXG OF Ilia PAST.
sorts
prices
nnd secure bottur poods
Show Cases , q p OTSOMCO OUl Stand ,
Boys' Clothing
Department ,
This I * ttie "Inrt call" tn this ic | > nrt-
ment. Hero Is tne chnnce to give the
IIOJB Ills cheap.
Boys' "Kine ; " Waists
All white or light ami tlirU c 1-
ois , .inly C5 left , lrfs S'.i , nnd 3-
Boyo' Heavy
2-Piecs Suits
llcn\y dark ROO < K double crata
nnd iloitlile l < nee , .Mnr-e's
M75 , CI.OS1NC1 OL'T
ONI A"
Hoys' Chinchilla
Reefers
Klzco 3 to 13 years , heavy , croil j / -v p" *
mitorlhl worth J5.00 , Tl OSlNO g . SJ J
* * * *
Ot'T I'UICU -
Boys' He vy ITiatora
All flzpi , MotJf'n price J8.CO , JJ KQ
CLOSING OUT 1'lllCn * JJJ
Umbrellas.
Ladies' ITsnbrellas
Fancy handle * , dorli f Ilk , steel 4
, Moree B $1.75 Kocds. CLO38 Jl .
JNO Ol'T 1'UlCn ONLY .
Ladies' All Silk
Umbrellas
Sleel rojs. DieBdcn and pearl
hnmVcs , cleKnnt BC ijx , M.ite' Q JTrl
price } 5 M line ) $00) , CLOS1NC5 O.ClU
OL'T I'lUCi : ONLY .
Gents' Umbrellas
Mn-ce's $1.73 proda , CLOSING 4 4 Q
1'UICK . l.it/
Jin-re's J5.00 Rood' , CLOSING
mici : .
Fancy Goods.
Saotiet Bags
AFJOited colois , nnc fntln Roods ,
Ilor'e'n price 35c. CLOSING
Satin Fin
Nlcelv cmbioldered , good Kitln.
Satin Pin Cushions
As-orled lor . hnna Palntei
C ? lluloid Baskets
7.c Rt'Oda , CLOSING
IT.1CL'
Jl.OORoods , CLOSING
puicn
$1.75 Eoods , CLOSING
1-HICC .
Satin Handkerchief
Cases
Assorted colors , good satin , hand
palnletl. nicely Bcontcd. wortj
si. so , CLOSING OUT nucn
ONLY .
A LAHGJ3 ASSOIITMCNT ot Toilet
Hexes , Unndterchlrf Hoxes. G'.o\a lioxes ,
Worlt llox's , Shu Ing Sets , Albums , etc. ,
etc. . In 'celluloid , plush , wood nnd leather ,
all going at cloning out prices.
Jewelry Dept.
Breast nnd Lace Tins A big lot ,
ntso-.ted etjletf. wrath We to iSc ,
CLOSING OUT I'HICE. UACH.
] Inlr Ornaments Sterling silver
mounted , clegunt rinjl goods ,
' ' '
Ilicatt I'Ins Assorted
handeomc goods. Moise's price
$1.0 ? in ! $1.25. CLOSING
1'ltICi : . ONLY
OPKHA GLASHUS Peail nnd leather
goods , the best I'rencli make , nt kus t.ian
h.ilf price.
f
The t enty.nlnth year of II AKPCR'S 11AZAU , beginning In January , if9S , finds It niaintaln-
Ins Us deserved reputation both a * H fashion Journal and a uccUy periodical for home reading ,
No other HOIIUU'I journal coniiaici with It \aricillntcrcst and in tlie number of populai writers
ttho contribute lo its colunr.ii.
\Ve lia\e suili a ( cast to offer you for the coining year Hut we ha\c difficulty in giilng even
* small portion of it litre. ' 1 here are
4ft
OUR PARIS LETTER , by KATIIAKINB Du POKESTT llie LATENT PARISIAN FASHIONS , a
Illustrated by SM.IWZ , CllArui , and UAUUU. Then there aic umivallcd departments on
NEW YORK FASHIONS
Embroidery and The Out-door Women's ' Music
Art Needlework Woman Colleges Weekly Articles
TWO GREAT SERIALS
HARPER'S M. L. TOOL nud M. E. WII.KINS HARPER'S
MAGAZINE WEEKLY
Answers to Correspondents
$4 a year f4 a year
i All this and a great deal more In , , .
AZAR
Subsoitt now fcr yourself cr mate a C//J/STMIS fKESENT of a \ \
ttikscriftion ti > jetir friendi , 4 oo n year , i
< >
" " HARPER & BROTHERS , PUBLISHERS , NEW YORK < >
war with England lias been Issued by James
II. Smith , past commander of the local
Grand Army of the Republic post , He was
a member of tlie Korty-tlilrd New York vol
unteers. He Eald that tills call was not In
tended especially for Qrand Army of the He-
public men , but for all who fought for Uncle
Same In the civil \\ar and were honorably dis
charged ,
Pozzanl'i Complexion 1'ouder .produces a
soft and beautiful ekln ; It combines every
element of beauty and purity.
Trollf- Cum Collide lu 11
PATBU80N , N , J. , Dec. 20. Thomas Mur
phy of this city waa Instantly killed and ten
liercnns seriously injured , one of them per
haps fatally , In u collision of two trolley earn
on tliu Hoboken , I'atcmm & Pansalc trolley
line near Clifton yesterday. Fred Seeker was
badly Injured Internally and Is expected to
Silk
Department
All silk colored craiics , ere-
pans and novelties , uhilTons ,
evening thiidu3 ,
price $1.00 to JI.7B.
NO OUrPRIL'H
brocaded and plain
sutin , peed designs , this
Hpiiaon styles ,
Mora's iirlcj 75o.
OI.OS1.NU OUT IMUt'K
Colored novottits , ivll silk
lulTo'as , small doflptis nnd
htripOB , blntik grounds ,
' . ' ' .
Mortn's price1 Jl.'i'i.
OI.OS1NH OL'T PRIOR
Bluek AIH3llir Armure ,
Black All Silk Satin Dueliosso ,
Black All Silk Gros Grain ,
Blank Crvbtul Bou ulino ,
Black All Silk Peau do Solo ,
Morso's price Sl.ii and $1.50 ,
CLOSING OUT PRI013 . .
Cliristmas
FURS
Children's
Fur Sets
nt76c , 98c , Sl-25 , $1.50 , $2.98.
Ladies' Muffs
At 50c. OSe , $1.50 , $2.93 , $3.50 ,
$5.00 and up to $10.00.
We have made atiotor reduction
on Liidies' Fur Garments.
$22.0J Astraehun Capos reduced
to SK1.CO.
$35.00 and 8-10.00 Electric Seal
Capes reduced to Sl'J.OO.
$12-3.00 and S135.00 Beaver , Otter
and Mink Capes reduced to $72.00.
Latest style Jackets and Capes at
$3.50 , So.OU , $0.75 , 67.fiO and $10.00 ;
worth more than double the price.
Dress Goods
At 17c
All wo < jl serge , 36 inches . _
wide , in s.11 colors and black , 4 I
Morse's 33o fjosids , to close I I f1
them out quick , only , per I I B.
i w
yard
At 24c
ChMot Suiting-5 , beautiful _ . .
olTcets , and all wool Series 1 R
and Henriettas , sold by //j P
Morse at 50o ; wo will close L Bu
them out at , per yard * *
At 3Sc
Imperial Twills and Imported Silk
Finished Henriettas , in navyu ,
blncks and lighter tints , for
wrappers and ten gowns ;
Mo so hid : them all marked 35c
76c to $1.00 : to close thorn
out , only , per yard
Pure Food : Mf.1Buckwheat ? ,
WRIGHT'S MILLS , Borlln , Wis.
die. Murphy was a motorman on one of tlie
cam. The accident woo due to a thick fog
that prevailed.
ili Cook IN SrrloiiHlIII ,
NILES , Mich. , Dec. 20. S. T , Searle of this
city has received a letter from his daughter ,
whu Is a mUnIonary stationed at Kobe ,
Japan , In which she Bays Joseph Cook , the
noted divine , has arrived there recently from
Australia , bioken In mind and body. He had
to give up his lecturing tour and the proba
bilities are he never will regain his health
or mental vigor.
DeWltt's Little Early Ill8ri cure Indlgei-
( ton and bad tireatU
Gents' Furnishing
Department.
Silk Suspenders
I.lKlit nnJ dark colou , pretty
J.I0.1S. MOIKP'S mien f,0o. CIX3S-
I.VO OUT I'UICU ONLY . . . . . .
Gont3 Mufflers
Oooil colors , light nnil ilnik
shades. Mcrro'H price 5Sc tn tOc ,
CI.OS1NO OUT IMtlCi : ONLY .
Gouts Silk Mufflers
I.'K t nnd dnilc rolorK , ,
Ftlli. < Kuoda , Montr' . in , Ire sir
ONLY In 11.33 , CLOS1NO OUT iMiiri : 69c
75c nnd 31.00 Ties
IVcKs , Four-ln-hnnds and Do
Jolmlllo ntjle , llRht ntnl iluk
Murse'B 7."o nnd 11.00 KIHKIK , '
CI.OSINO OUT IMUCi : ON1A' . .
Gents' White
All Wool Underwear
iicK.int. Foft cooilB , line iunllty |
iiiul nicely miule. ull plies ,
Mnrso'n rilcc > 2.00 , I'l.O. lNO 98c
OPT I'UICi : ONLY , EACH
Hosiery and
Underwear.
I.AniKS1 NATUHAIVOOI. .
VKSTS , vrry lint * K < > n < 1a , nlcfly
made , resu'nr ' JI.C5 pnoJi , only. .
LAIiiS' : WOOL COMBINA
TION St'ITSery fine quallly
nlcelv made nnd trimmed , regu
lar ? 2.M Fllll , now
LA liK' : OIIAY WOOL COS !
1I1NAT1ONS. nc\er Mi i98c
than 11.50 , now
ODD LOT Ol < - LADIES' a HAY
WOOL VESTS , rrcular J1.25 nnd
J1.50 Roods , now
LATJIHS' IIKAVV DLACIC COT
TON IIOSK , with double h l ISc
nnd toe , Kc K cdi > , only
LADllIS' 11 LACK WOOL HI11-
linl ) IIOSB , Uh double heel 19c
nnd 130 , 3Jc goods , only
CHILOniCN'S HBAVY 1U11UKIJ
1ILAI-K COTTON HOSII , with
cnly double heel nnd toe , See Komls , 15c
'Books.
25c Paper Covered
Novels 8c
Closlne out price only , each , . . .
50c Paper Covered
Novels 12c
Closlns out price , each
50c Cloth Bound
Books 19c
Clofilne out price , each
Sir Walter Scott's
Complete Works
13olumes , cloth hound , worth
JC.OO. CI.OSINO OUT I'UICK , 2.98
SHT
Macanley's Essay3
and Poems
\olumCH , cloth bound , ri-RUliir
fillet J8.75 , Ct-OHINO OUT 89c
I'llICE , PKIl BUT
Macanley's History
of England
C volume ? , cloth bound , worll
J3.00 , CLOSINU OUT TOIC13. . .
Pi'escott's Conquest
of Peru
2 volumes , cloth bound , recuiur
I'ltiCH lirlrc Jl.OO , CLOSING OUT 63c
A "Lot of Prayer Books
and Hymnals
In fill a line bindings , nt about 25o on
the dollar.
Tse in Town , Honey I"
Flour
A combination of the great staffs of
life WHEAT , CORN mid RICE.
A grocer who offers you any other color
ed package than Red when you osk for the
Genuine Aunt Jemima is trying to deceive
you , and if he deceives you in this matter
he may in your accounts. Remember the
Red package.
Bcv/are of counterfeits.
HERE'S OUR GUARANTEE.
Iliiranackneeuf Ucnulno Aunt Jemima's Half.
HMuu I'ancuka Flour , and lr rim do not flndlb
mutes the licit cakes jrou urerino , return the emp
ty box to yuiir Krnuor * loayu > our numtfUDUtuo
vrocer will refund the ; uonoy and cliariio K to ui.
Scientifically I'repured and Manufoctuied only by
( H , T , Davis Mill Go , , St , Joseph , Mo ,
December Specials . . .
ODD DIVANS 37 niffiirontHt/UsL
FriooH ; 810 811 815 820 S25
8UO 84O 150 875
Clins.Shiverick & Co ,
I'ur nlture auil Urapcrlcu 12IU and Ditifli