TTTT1. rV\rATTA Q 1.QOT K
THEY HAVE A LIVELY TIME
Meeting of Populist County Central Com-
mittce Full of Interesting Incidents.
QJESTIOH EACH OTHER'S ' TRUTHFULNESS
IMnnlly A ree t'ttnii n County Conven
tion for Mnlnrilny , Auniixl 28 ,
IT I Hi the 1'rlninrlen TITO
Onyn IJnrllpr.
A storm- meeting of thlrtyieven mem
bers of the populist county central commit
tec was held In Knights of Labor hall yes
terday afternoon , the matinee opening at
3 o'cloi-k. Frank Hlbbard , as chairman , ure
sided and made an honest and earnest effort
to malntiln order. Michael Nelson served
as iccretnry. The date of the primary elec
tions lo select delegates to the county nom
inating convention was fixed for Thursday ,
August 26. The county convention will beheld
held twu days later , on Saturday , August
28.
This represents the principal business trans
acted. It took Irss than a quarter of an
hour to accomplish It. Two hours were then
spent In free advice as to the best ways
and means of bringing success to tha point-1
list cause ; relation of personal experience
of work 'lone for the party ; wordy dispute *
over apportionment of delegates among
the city wards and country precincts ; cul
minating in a violent outbutHt of patalon on
the iMrt of several delegates. For awhile It
looked OH though an early adjournment of
the meeting might be made necessary by the
turbulence prevailing. The lie wns passed
freely. Charges and counter-charges of dis
loyalty went around the hall until Messrs.
Fclber , Louis Him and C. W. Hcnnlng got
tangled uu In a three-cornered argument.
It wns hotter than the weather a week ago.
Real bad words were said from several lde <
at once1 , and then one of the bellRorent com-
mlttcemcn picked up a chair to hurl It at
a fellow member. Someone struck his arm
Just as he was about to throw his un
wieldy missile , and It never reached Its des
tination.
WRANGLE OVER APPORTIONMENT.
Matters became quieted . after a time.
Then the debate concerning Uio proper ap
portionment of delegate * to the county con
vention was carried along more pacific lines.
A commltteeman from McArdle precinct
made an urgent request to have the basis of
apportionment remain as It has stood for
several yeats past. He said when the pro-
clnct that he represented cest as many votes
for the populist cause as most of the wards
of Omaha. It was not fair to let the country
wards down with only two delegates , while
the city wards were allowed tx > clve and
oven fifteen delegates. This plea on behaif
of the granger populists was received with
applause that could be distinctly tu-aril above
the dm of dissenting voices. Finally an
amendment to the original inntiun got past
the house ami destroyed the effectiveness of
the original motion. The action taken waste
to allow each country precinct five delegate.- ! ,
each ward In South Omaha five delegates
and each ward In Omaha nine delegates , thi
aame as In former years.
A committee of three was appointed by
the chair to carry out the provisions of this
motion. It was moved that each candidate
for the honor of being a delegate to the
county convention be assessed 50 cents.
There wa another loquacious debate on this
subject , and In the exchange of personalltler
the motion was lost sight of and Indefinitely
Another motion that the names of all can
dldates for delegates bo reported to the secretary -
rotary at least twenty-four hours before the
opening of the primary polls shared the
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It was rcaolved that the place ot the county
convention , which will be held on August
2S at 2 o'clock p. m. , should be the KnlghtP
of Labor hall.
After further discussion ns footless as golf
ho. e , the meeting adjourned end the com
mlttcemcn went below.
nUITllLICAN COMMITTKE MKETS.
Comity Convention Cnlleil for Sutiir-
ilny , AiiKiiit1. .
The republican county central committee
met at Washington hall yesterday afternoai
anil fixed the date of the primaries and state
delegate convention. The selection of tht
i
date for the other convention was left to a
future -meeting. The primaries for the firs :
convention will be held Friday , August 20
and the convention at 2 o'clock In the after
noon of the following day.
Chairman John LewU presided , and the
resignations of Commltteemen H. C. Harrr
of Clontarf precinct and Charles A. Goss o'
the Fourth ward were road and accepted
Charles Harm was appointed to fill the Clon
tarf vacancy , and Henry tMorrow to succeed
Mr. Goss. John W. Battln of the Fourtr
ward was made the successor of Mr. Gosi
on the executive committee.
On motion of James Walsh the representa
tlon at the county convention was made
the simo as heretofore. Mr. Walsh also
moved , however , that the city council bo re
quested to annex Clontarf precinct to tht
city of Omaha , end divide It equally be
tween the First and Second wards. The
motion prevailed and A. E. Walkup , Jame ?
Walsh and A. H. Burnett were designated
as a committee to w-alt on the council and
urge the action recommended.
The only controversy of the meeting cam >
up on a petition signed by Herman Tlmtnt
and about forty other residents of Jeffensor
preclncf asking that the rule by which the
Australian ballot system was adopted for u ; >
in the prj.marlra In that precinct be sue
Vended. It wns urged that the farmer *
could not come In to vote In the afternoon
and that It was much more convenient tc
have the primaries In the evening. Some
ether voters of the precinct were present t
protest , and for a minute or two the controversy
trovorsy between the two factions was rather
lively. But Chairman Lewis emphatically
shut off all personalities and the request
of the Tltnmo crowd was granted.
Drnth of Henry n. Itlehlcr.
Henry Q. Rlchter , for twenty years a real
dent of Omaha , and formerly engaged ns a
liutter and furrier In this city , dloJ" " yester
day morning at Hat > tlng3 , Neb , , at the age
of 53 years. Hn leaves a wife and live chil
dren , all of whom reuidu In Omaha. The
remains will l > brought here today , and
the funeral will be heM tomorrow under
the nusplces of Knights of Pythias lodge
Mo. 28.
ONE OF TWO WAYS ,
TTe bladder wan creited for one purpose ,
baracly , a receptacle for the urine , and as
ouch It la not liable to any form of disease
except by one of two ways. The first way
is from imperfect action of ( ho kidneys. The
e cond way is from careless local treatment
of other diseases.
CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kldneya Ls
the chief cause of bladder troubles. So the
womb , like the bladder , was created for one
purpose , aud If uot doctored too much is not
llablo to weakness or disease , except In rare
cases. It U situated back of and very close
to the bladder , therefore any pain , dUewo or
lnconvenlen : < o manifested In the kidneys ,
back , bladder or urinary pareage U often , by
mistake , attributed to female weaknren or
womb trouble of some sort. The error is
easily made and may bo as easily avoided. To
find out correctly , Bet your urine aside for
twenty-four hour * ; a eedlment or settling
Indicate * klduoy or bladder trouble. Th
mild and extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root , the great kidney and bladder
remedy is BOOU realized. If you need a
luedlclUB you should have th beat , At
druggists , fifty ceuts and one dollar. You
may have a sample bottle and pamphlet , both
eut free by mall. Mention The Omaha Sunday
Bee and eond your address to Dr.
Kilmer & Co. , Blnghampton , N. Y. The
proprietor * of this pip r guarautt * th gen
of this off AT.
WILL nc IIESTOIICD.
Scrlptnrnl Arnnment Why the
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I'ropheur Will lie FnlfUleil.
OMAHA , August 7. To the Editor of
The Bee : In last Sunday's Heo there wao an
editorial upon "Palestine and the Jews. "
There Is much prophecy In regard to this
great question , and If from a superficial point
of view the restoration of Israel seems ut
terly vlilonar ) and Impracticable , yet It wo
take Jehovah Into consideration , and His
word , "Behold , I am the Lord , the God of
all flesh ; Is there anything hard for me ? "
Jeremiah .xxxll , 27 ; and also Jeremiah xxxlll ,
25 , 26 : "Thus salth the Lord , If my covenant
bo not with theo day and night , And If I
have not appointed th ordinances1 of heaven
and earth , then will I cast away the seed
of Jacob and David my servant , so that I
will tiot take any ot his seed to bo rulers
over the seed of Abraham , Isaac and Jacob ;
for I will cause their captivity to return ,
and have mercy on them. "
It nccincd visionary and Impracticable 3,500
years ago for a vast multitude of poor slaves ,
groaning under the la h of the hardest task
masters the world has ever seen In man ,
without weapons of any kind , to depart from
the midst of the most wealthy people In
the world ; and also to depart with the riches
and goods of their mauler"God gave the
people favor In the sight of the Egyptians ,
so that they lent unto them such things as
they required ; and they spoiled the Egyp
tians , " Kxodus xll , 36. Israel had gone Into
Egypt a poor and few people , according to
Jehovah's word to Abram ( Genesis xv , 13) ) ,
and had been In bondage 430 years. But
God "Judged the nation which they served , "
and they did "come out with great sub
stance , " Genesis xv , 14.
It seemed unreasonable and Impracticable
'or about 3,000.000 souls to march out from
among a much stronger psople , and espe
cially so when Pharaoh , that powerful king ,
md told Moses "Who 1 the Lord that I
should obey Ills voice to let Israel go ? I
"itnow not the Lord , neither will I let Israel
50. " But when the Almighty's band was
laid upon him In terrible Judgments ho
forced them to go.
Every Jew knows that , after Inheriting the
iromlsrd land , "the land of milk and honey , "
Israel was driven out , and scattered to the
four corners of the earth , and the beloved
and made barren and desolate , the homo
of wild beasts and wilder men. Israel haw
) een made a "byword among all nations. "
Deuteronomy xxvlll , 14-37 , KS-6S ; Leviticus
xxvl , 27-46 ; Jeremiah xxv , 18 ; Ezeklal vi ,
1-0 ; Zacharlah vli , 11-11. Wo know that
'ZIon has been plowed as a field and Jerusa.
l m become heaps. " Also that Israel's altars
are desolate and broken. The written word
of prophecy Is sure. If God has so faith
fully fulfilled His word of vengjanco Ho
will fulfill His promise * of mercy , for the
two have always gone together. If , for hun
dreds of years He has been calling Israel
"Lo-ruhamah" ( not having obtained mercy ) ,
and "Lo-Amml" ( not my people ) , Hosea I ,
6 , 9 , He will again call them "Ruhamah"
( having obtained mercy ) and "Annul" imy
people ) , Hosea 11 , 1.
Truly , many of the Jews have lost their
ancient hope , and although "tho heavens are
as brass above theclr heads , " Jehovah's word
Is pledged for their complete blessing' and
glory , and for the exaltation ot Jerusalem
be the capital ot the world.
As God said He would make Palestine a
desolation , so In Joel II , 21-27 , Ho says He
will restore the rains and make the land
fruitful and productive. For centuries thorns
and thistles have flourished there , but now
the early and latter rains have begun and
the land Is fast becoming as It once was.
Its long Sabbath Is ended. Leviticus xxvl ,
34.
Israel shall bo brought from the nations
to their ancient Inheritance , not necessarily
ovnry Individual Jew. but In numbers sufil-
clcnt to make a nation. Under Nchcmiah ,
at the rebuilding of Jerusalem , all the Jews
did not return ; some chose to remain among
the cities of the dispensation. Today there are
moro Jews In Palestine than there were at
the tlmo of Titus' slego of Jerusalem. Scrip
tural propheclew con bo multiplied In proof
ot Israel's restoration and that God has not
cast oft his ancient people forever. A few
will suffice : Jeremiah ill , 14-19 ; Ezeklal
xxxvl , 16-33 ; Ezeklal si , 16-20 ; Ezeklal
xxxlv , 13 ; Jeremiah xxx and xxxi ; Hosea 111 ,
4 , 5 ; Zacharlah ii , vlil and x ; Amos ix , 14 ,
15 ; Zephatrlah 111. 8-20.
Now , the question agitating Europe today
Is , "What shall we do with the Jews ? " And
If they were delivered from Pharaoh's hand
while poor and In bondage , will It not be
much easier for them to return to their land
today when the Gentile nations arc anxious
for them to do so ? Are Jews not today the
"lenders and not the borrowers , " as written
In Deuteronomy xv , C ? Is not Isaiah 1x1 , 6 ,
being fulfilled , "ye shall eat the riches ot
the Gentiles ? " Has not Egypt been debased ,
according to God's word ? See Ezeklal xxlx ,
12-16.
Israel will never be a republic. A king
shall govern. But first there "will be the
tlmo of Jacob's trouble. " Jeremiah xxx ,
7-11 ; Jeremiah xxxl. As In Zacharlah xll , U ,
10 , Israel shall cry for the Messiah and He
will come and comfort them , as Joseph com
forted his brethren , and they will be
ashamed before Him
The king of Israel shall be the Lord Christ ,
the true David. Ezeklal xxxlv , 23 , 24 ; Ezek
lal xxxvil , 24-28 ; Hosea III , 4 , 5. He shall
come and "fight for His people as In the
days of battle. " Zacharlah xlv , 3-5 ; Joel ill ,
16 , 17 , 20. 21 ; Haggal 11. 7. The glory of pooi
Israel will yet be Infinitely greater than over
her degradation has been. The promise to
David will bo fulfilled , " for his throne shall
bo established forever , " and the splendor of
the kingdom will be greater even than that
of Solomon's In Its greatest glory. "Israel
will bo the head and not the tall ot the
nations , " and will bo a blessing to all the
world. Further , all nations will come to
worship at Jerusalem , and blessings will
flow out from the glorious city unceasingly.
Isaiah Ix , 10-22 ; Isaiah Ixvl , 20 ; Jeremiah
xxxlll , 9 ; Zephanrlah III , 19 , 20 ; Zacharlah
vlli. 13-22 ; Zacharlah xlv , 9 ; Malachl 111 , 12 ;
Isaiah 11 , 2 , 3. C. F. S.
IIIADS OIT run IILOOMKUS.
PrnhHiltn Their IMiiyln * ; Hull III
Oiniihii Th I H Afternoon.
Chief Slgwart received an order from
Mayor Moorcs yesterday In which ho was di
rected to stop a base ball game dated to
take place at University park this afternoon.
The aggregation Is advertised as the Boston
Bloomer Base Ball nine , and Is composed
entirely of women. The mayor In his letter
contends that the exhibition Is not condu
cive to the good morals ot the city and Is
particularly Inadapted for a Sabbath after
noon entertainment. A number of policemen
will be stationed at the grounds this after
noon In order to carry out the orders of
the mayor and atop the game , should the
management Insist upon carrying out the
program ,
New York Onvnlry Hi-union.
Augustus Ix > ckencr of S5W Davenport
street will attend the national encampment
of the Grand Army nt luirfalo on Augun
24 , but the particular Interest the meeting
will have for him will bo tha ninth annual
reunion of the Twenty-flMt New York Orls-
weld cavalry , of which he wns n metnlur.
which will be held simultaneously with the
encampment. A feature of HUH reunion will
be that a many ns possible of the surviving
members of the regiment \\lll take with
them pictures of themselves taken during
the war , from which copies are to be maJe
LOCAL imiviTiis.
Fifteen cars of ore passed through the
customs house during the last week for the
smelter.
The next regular meeting of the Barber's
union will be held at Labor Temple tomor
row evening.
While F. W. Blnns was at the Rers Print-
lug company Ore on Friday night aome oueak
thief went Into his reildenco at 1117 Howard
street and stole a watch and chain.
Two men who gave the names of S. E.
Cuford and F. J , John&on Indulged In a
homo lace on Sherman avenue Friday night
and were arrested on the charge of fast
driving.
Samuel Johnson , arrested a few days ago
for the theft of $3.0 worth ot silk from
W. P. Cholde , was yesterday sentenced to
thirty days lu tha county Jail by Judge
Gordon.
A concert will be given by the Indian
apolb club of the Park Avenue Unite. !
Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening ,
August 10 , at the church , on the corner of
Park avenue and Jackson street.
Robert Simmonge , a cork-legged man who
claim * that he la the champion one-legged
bicycle rider of the world , aud who halls
from Denver , wa thrown from bli wheel at
Twentieth and Vlnton streets Friday night.
Ho skinned hU face and brulaed hU leg. He
was removed to the police station , but waa
aM to leave to * city early tbU morning.
WILL .NOW C'OXTRST WITH
Thnrnlon * Will StrnaKlo to 1'rce
ThcnmalvcH from Debt.
The Thtirflton Rifles ha.ro settled down In
earnest to patch up the breaches made in
their official pocketbook , anil their new
endeavor Is to get out of debt as rapidly as
they got In. The members of the drill team
held a meeting last Monday night and with
considerable expediency resolved to dive
Into their own pockets to pay the debt of
$1,600 Incurred by them In their endeavor
to reap additional honors and , Incidentally ,
$3,000.
The bright , new uniforms , recently or
dered , still occupy a solid position at the
express office and the Uireo large letters on
the box seem to preclude any Idea ot a
very Immediate exhibition drill ot the best
uniformed company In the west.
The boyo feel somewhat downcast over
their treatment by the Texas military offi
cials , but have as yet to bo convinced that
their drill was not far superior to the sev
eral companies which were given places
above them. The people of San Antonio , and
especially the Bclknap Rifles , were with the
Thuratons heart and soul , as was evinced
by the hisses and Jeers which greeted the
decision ot tha Judges and the loud cheera
and applause which the Thurstona received
n they passed by the grandstand during
the final review.
From a mllitnrv standpoint murh haa al
ready been published , but there remain a
few facts that may aid the friends of the
company In deciding who was wrong. The
company had every assurance before the
drill that the drill association's authority
would bo paramount and that the visiting
companies would not be at the mercy of
that true-blue Texan , General Mabry. In
Manager Irvine the company had a true
friend , but his words were of no avail , for
the boys found themselves subject to many
Utijimt camp regulations.
At the Memphis drill the Judges were ap
pointed by the War department and were
chosen for their tactical knowledge. At San
Antonio they were picked up by General
Mabry from the post situated there , but
the board was changed so often that the
Judgeu were not finally settled upon until
one week before the drill. After the Inspec
tion of the company one of the Judges com
plimented Captain Foye and stated that the
company put up one of the finest Inspections
that ho f-ver saw or would hope to see.
Following Is an extract from the San An
tonio Exprefs of July 23. which will give
those acquainted with military tactics an
idea of how the Thurstous drilled tactical ,
and how other. " did not :
"From the best Information obtained It
looks like the Sealeys and Thurstoi's are
neck and neck for the cup , that Is if the
judges score the drill according to French's
Interpretations. The St. Paul company also
made a tactical drill. "
In camp Inspection and discipline the
Thurstons received twenty-third place , which
seems quite strange Inasmuch as the senior
Inspector on the last day's Inspection com
plimented Captain Foye and told him that
his company had received a practically per
fect score for the whole week. Twenty-two
Texas companies were afterward found to
have received something higher than "prac
tically perfect scores. " On this point the
following extracts from a letter received by
the Thurstons a few days ago may be of
interest. It Is from Lieutenant Colonel John
Dowoll , A. C. G. of state board of Inspectors ,
of Austin , Tex. , and nays :
"In the glumor and praise of crack com
panles at the late Camp Oulberson of Texas
I think an organization had , in a measure ,
been overlooked , and that organization was
the Thurstoti Rifles. It was gratifying to
the board , and In fact It was the accepted
statement among all officers acquainted with
the facts , that your company was one of th
most magnificent on the grounds , a credit tr
yourselves , an honor to your state and a great
addition to the military ot Camp Culberson.
I observed you , In company with a group ol
other officers , from my tent , when you first
marched upon th ground to go Into camp.
From that tlmo on I watched you , and to say
that my admiration Increased Is putting it
mildly. While other companies and otllcerc
were disturbing , unruly , criminating and re-
crlm.nating and had to be cautioned , threat
ened and watched , you marched straight on
in the discharge of your duty , and though
defeated as to the prize for which you con
tended , yet you bore It with becoming nl
lence , and so far as I know accepted the re
sult an fal and Just.
"While I have every reason to believe tha
all prizes were Justly , fairly and Impartial ! }
awarded , yet p.s an officer who had much to
do with you I cannot let the occasion pass or
account of the low score you received with
out testifying voluntarily , so far as ray de
partment Is concerned , to your worth as
eoldlers and men. "
T\vo grand open air promenade concert'
will take place In the afternoon at 4 an'
S p. m. at Ruser's park today , under the dl
rectlon of Prof. lAdolf Edgren. In the picnlr
grounds the Swedish Military band will p !
alternately with the Schlltz orchestra In the
pavilion.
Two distinct programs will be rendered
at the concerts , containing classical and pop
ular music. Miss Emma Mofller , the dr.i
matlc soprano , will sins "Ah Fors'e Tul,1
from La Travlata , by Verdi , flute aud vloll.
obligate , Pedcrsen and Nordln , and In thi
evening she will sing a cavatlna from Donl
rettl's "Daughter of the Regiment. " C. A
Jdcobseu will sing "Trouhattern , " the Niag
ara of Sweden , and In the evening "Eaala.
Tegner's Jlant. " The German Singing So
cloty Orpheus , Jhe Danish Society Danla
the Swedish Society Norden , the Scandi
navlan Glte club and a chorus of mlxet
voices will ell render some of their choice
( selections.
SetHeil OntNliie of Court.
The case In police court In which Ida
Robb Is charged with adultery by D. D
Hobb , her husband , naming as co-respond
ent John Dellbridge , was dismissed yester
day on motion of the prosecuting attorney
The matter waa adjusted outside of court b >
the husband and wife , and llobb failed to
appear.
llnyn CniiKht S trailing.
John Uusenbury and Earnest Lunden
boys , went Into Ilnyden Uroa. ' ptore las
evunlnff and stole three peiiknlve.1. Tliej
were detected In the net and sent to the
station.
I'EHSOXAL II.\OIl.\l-IIS. .
J. H. Fitch ot Geneva la In Omaha.
Julius Edell of New York la at the Mil
lard.
lard.A.
A. G. Ellct of Kansas City Is at the Mil
lard.
lard.H.
H. H. Engelklng of Bloomfleld Is In the
city.
city.J.
J. F. Maynard of Boston Is stopping at the
Millard.
O. J. Howland of Dallas , Texas , Is at tht
Millard.
Lew Robinson of Kearney te a visitor In
the city.
R. S. Haldeman ot Chicago Is stopping at
the Barker. "
J. W. Shoemaker of Philadelphia is at
the Millard.
E. A. Hitchcock of Norfolk Is registered
at the Barker.
D. Corneau and C. R , Clugston of St
Louis are at the Barker.
W. G. Glenn and George W. Cook are Den
ver arrivals at the Millard.
C. S , Baldwin , in advance of Gilbert's Dog
and Pony show , IB a 'Barker guetst.
George H. AnJrewu and wife of Chicago
are spending Sunday at the Barker.
George H. Ingolsby , W. M. Kelly and
Scott Douglas are Chicago arrivals at the
Millard.
A. H. Ilutchlneon , Walter Ely and Charlcsi
Iddlola are registered at the Millard from
St. LouU.
George Goodhart , H. B. Malone , H. Adklns
and M. Hagar , are regiitercd at the Barker
from Cincinnati.
ir. ( Robert Nlcoll has gone to New York
and Boston in the Interests of Thompson
lioldcu & Co. , to secure the latest novelties
In fall cloak * .
Charles Biewster of Kansas City , who was *
cently appointed by the secretary of war
to a clerkship In the Department of the
Platte , ban reported for duty.
Major Jean Sfhou * of the military head
quarters of the Department of the Platte ,
la uerlouvly ill from a complication of dis
eases at bis residence , C32 South Thirtieth
CUTS OFF A CASPIAN SNAP
.1 ii
Hch Monopoly Enjoyed by the Canadian
Pacific is Erfdoa ered.
EFFECT OF THZ TARlFf. ON RAILROADS
DlNerlniliintliiK ln t' ) ' A alnM tiooiln
Shliieil | In llonil Auromt the Con-
tlneiit Yin the Allen Itontc
Doen thn , Ttlek.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. { Special Tele
gram. ) The surprising discovery haa been
made that the tariff law has accomplished
for several western railroads , notably the
Union Pacific , Northern Pacific and Santa Fe ,
what has been unable of accomplishment In
years of nctlve legislation , the nullification
of that portion of the treaty of Washington
under which the Canadian Pacific railroad
. tias been enabled to obtain and hold a prac
tical monopoly on through freight In bond
from the Pacific coast to eastern markets ,
Although the Canadian Pacific system crccees
the territory of the United for several hun
dred miles , the company by reason of the
treaty of Washington claims exemption from
the Interstate commerce law provisions , and
lias been left free to cut rates at will , although
In many Instances It has pledged Its aupi > ort
to the Trans-continental FrclRht association ,
which It lies often joined with a great flour
ish of trumpets. Lfet year the Canadian
Pacific hauled 450.000 cars , containing over
8,000 000 tons of bonded freight. The South
ern. Pacific , by courtesy of the English road ,
was permitted to transport a percentage of
this enormous business , but the share that
went to the Union Pacific. Northern Pacific
and Santa Fe was Insignificant. Union Pa
cific oftlclalfi have fought this unjust usurpa
tion of power with little result , and have
about given up contending for the trans
continental freight consigned to Portland
and Seattle points , on the theory that no
matter what rate was made the Canadian
Pacific would absorb the American rate and
transport the freight at so much lower tariff
than that created by representatives of
American roads through their freight bu-
reaoi.
WILL CUT IT OFF.
The objectionable sections of the treaty
those which allowed discrimination to be
practiced agalcst American lints were abro
gated In 1SS3 , but for tome reason , never
satisfactorily explained , several successive
secretaries of state have failed to make the
necessary rulings with regard to the fcrce ,
effect and application of the treaty modifi
cations , and the Treasury department lisa
never been given authority to put a stop to
thene open plrarlco on tha part of the Cara-
dlan Pacific. The now tariff law rectifies
the Injustice , however , by levying a 10 per
cent discriminating duty on imported goods ,
transported from ports of entry to points In
the United States , on railroads ruuuing
through contiguous territory. The clause re
lating to the carrylng.pt this class of busi
ness was B copy of the old' law In both the
senate and house bills , ' but the new phraseology
elegy was Interpolated In the conference
committee and section , xxll ot the measure
as it finally passed contains the "stinger"
referred to. The section has been referred
to Attorney General ilcKenna for a ruling
as to Its applicability 'to the Canadian Pa
cific's enormous tonndge * of bonded goods
from China , Japan and : other oriental coun
tries. If the attorney general rules against
the Canadian Pacific , that , system will have
to go Into the field against the American
lines , loaded down with' a crushing handi
cap , and American road * will have a chance
at an Immensely profitable business hereto
fore held wholly beyond their reach.
OMAHA'S NATIONAL BANKS.
Comptroller Eckel * today'gave out an ab
stract of reports of the c6ndltlon on July
23 of eight national l&nk in Omaha. The
principal 'fte'ms are'as , follows':1 : Loirirf' and
discounts1 $8,216.309 ; valii'd"of stocks , secu
rities , banking houses and fixtures and other
real estate , $1.941,254 ; due from banks , na
tional and state , $1.033.072 ; reserve on hand
and deposited with reserve agents , $4,677.-
927 , of which $1.559,257 was gold ; total re
sources. $17,946,924. Liabilities Capital
stock , $3,750.000 ; surplus fund and undivided
profits , $375,154 ; due to banks , national and
state , $5,483,239 ; deposits , $7,713,150. The
average reserve held was 40.69 per cent. At
the date of last eport. May 14 , It was as
follows : Loacs and discounts. $7,846.174 ;
value of stocks , etc. , $2,026.884 ; due from
bank. ? . $9,080.706 ; reserve , $3,650,875 , of which
$1,643,727 was gold ; total resources. $10847-
423. Liabilities Capital stock. $31,750,000 ;
surplus fund and undivided profits. $395.616 :
due to banks. $1.508,801 ; deposits. $7,517,627.
Average reserve held was 37.50 per cent.
The State department ifl Ignorant of the
London Times' dispatch from Berlin , wherein
It states that a colonial Journal brands the
new American consul at Apia as en "un
scrupulous man , who considers all means
Justifiable to reach an end. " Whether this
has reference to present Consul Gtneral
Churchill or to the newly appointed consul ,
C. W. Oaborne , is not known. It Is thought ,
however , that German Influences are at work
in Samoa to have Germany deal with the
Islands as the United States has with
Hawaii. The arrival of Oaborne Is looked
for daily , and ho will be asked to ehap ?
matters so as to relieve Churchill as soon
ta possible.
Nebraska postmasters appointed : C. W.
Roberts at Salem. Richardson county , vice
J. R. Campbell , removed.
A postofilccha been established at Greg
ory. Cherry county , Nebraska ; with Samuel
Gregory a * pcatmsstcr.
Postmasters commissioned today : Ne-
braka Joseph M. Llrscott. Fllley. Iowa
Learder E. Yaryan. Knowlton ; Joseph H
Clinton. Russell ; Hilton Collins , Scney ; Wil
liam N. Horn. South nngl'fih ; Mattle R.
Llllard , Weldon ; Charles W. Mitchell , York-
town.
The following transfers are made In the
Twenty-fifth Infantry : Ceplaln James C-Ord ,
company II to company K ; Captain Cnales
L. Hodgca. company K to company H.
Lieutenant Colonel Louis T. Morrh , Urnt
cavalry , has been granted one month's leav.
of absence.
I'HODL'OTION ' OK YELLOW METAL.
Director of the .Mint I.nnkM for n Con
tinued InereiiNe.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. Mr. Preston , the
director of the mint , estimates the gold pro.
ductlon of the world for , 1896 to have been
$205,000.000 , of which tha United States con
tributed over $53OOO.OOOV fF.6r 1S97 , It is be
lieved the world's gold product will reach at
least I'.MO.OOO.OOO , an increase of $35,000.000
over 1836. Mr. Preston'siya ' : "As an Indi
cation of thn Increase''In the world's gold
product for 1897 , the following table , ahowlnp
the proluct of the Unlt'ol States. Australia ,
South Africa , Russia , . { dc/Aco. British India
and Canada for 1S96 , and ( he probable out
put of these countries fon897 , la given :
1S95. 1S97.
United Stales Jt fll.'fcrt.ono ' $ GO.OXl.COO
Australia < . < fl.250.000 f,2.5.0,000 ,
Scuth Africa 41,000 , - fAO'0.00)
Hl'SHla --.S.OOO.MO 2.1OOO.GM
Mexico u/itf.OOO.GOO 9.000tM
UrltlE'h India , ilW5.WOOOO 7,000 WO
Canada f ) , 3,600.000 ' "
Totals , Jt'AW,000 } $219,550OCK )
That the world's produat will continue to
Increase for a number pf n'ears to come , "
wys Mr. Pres n , "Ujjfjcu evldent , as new
mines will bo opened uii In.-all parts of the
world , and with the Improved appliances and
methods for extracting the gold contained In
tlio ores. It U believed that by the close ot
the present century the world's gold product
will exceed $300.000,000. ' ' ,
COMMEHUE OIC SOUTH ttEHM.l.VY ,
HliitN til veil to A in erl rn 11 Mniiufue-
tnrerN nf Cerlulii 1. 1 lien.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. Consul General
Mason at Frankfort , Germany , has made a
report to the State department upDn the
trade of uouthern Germany. For the fiscal
year 1895 the declare * } exports from that da- !
trlct to the United States were $33,058.196
for 1896 $38,019,491 and for 1897 $37,780.683.
Mr. .Mefon caye German manufacturers have
had a prosperous year. Germany has con
siderably enlarged her foreign trade , wpe-
clally In the Orient. A great deal of In-
duslrlal progrctM Is due to the lower freights
for Inland commerce on the rlvtn and canals.
The export bounty on beet sugar , granted te
a palliative for complaint * of the farming
clasieo , has proved abortive , as It baa en
larged the beet culture In Germany , In
creased the coet of eugar for home consump
tion and reduced the price in foreign mar
kets , thus practically taxing the German
people for the benefit of the dealers and
consumers In Great Britain , the United
States and other sugar Importing countries.
Mr. Mason saye there has not been an In
crease In the exports of American manu
factured goods to Germany , partlculirly of
tanning and hocmaklng machinery , b cycles
and bicycle parts. Among tome of the thing *
which Mr. Mason bellevea might find a mar
ket In Germany are the following : Leathers
of various kinds , American shoes , lumber
and timber , roofing slates and tooU.
SIIEIIMA.VS REPLY WILL III : SHOUT.
Will Itelternte the Pnnltlon Hint An-
nexntlnii Tor in Inn ten Trentlei.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. U Is understood
that the reply of Secretary Sherman to the
last Japanese protest against the annexa
tion of Hawaii will bo brief lu comparison
with the long letters that have gone bcfort ,
but will be conciliatory In tone. This U ac
counted for by the fact that the State de
partment has < aken note of the- published
utterances of eminent Japanese statesman ,
which , whllo unofficial , are still of undoubted
authenticity , all going to show tint Japan
has Itself no designs upon the Islands , but
seeks only to conserve Its treaty rights.
However , the basic tone of the note on this
point will bo the declaration by Secretary
Foster , when he submitted to President
Harrison the original treaty of annexation In
1893 , which failed , owing mainly to the Imme
diate change of the administration. Tlih
statement was that , according to a recognized
principle of International law the obliga
tions of treaties , even when some of their
stipulations are In terms perpetual , expire
In case cither of the contracting parties
loses Its existence as an Independent state.
The foreign treaties of the Hawaiian Islands
therefore terminate , upon annexation , with
the competence of lho government thereof
to hold diplomatic relations. This argument
Is to meet the Japanese objection that they
will by annexation Icse certain privileges for
Japanese subjects which they now enjoy
under treaty with Hawaii.
l-'OSTEH IlEl'OKTS OX HIS MISSION.
HUM mi Inforiniil Tiilk with Secre-
Ilirlrs ShiTMinn mill OiiKe.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. General John W.
Foster , who has Just returned from Europe ,
called at the State department today with
his associate in the seal fisheries negotia
tions , Mr. Hamlln , and saw Secretary Sher
man. Ho made no written report but In
conversation with the secretary gave a com
prehensive idea of the result of his mission.
Later ' In the day General ( Foster called upon
Secretary Gage at the Treasury department
and had quite a consultation with him ,
much of which was probably devoted to a
dle-cuEsIon of the financial nutation from a
European standpoint. General Foster and
Mr. Hamlln will leave in u day or two for
Lake Champlaln , where they will report to
the president , at the suggestion of Secretary
Sherman. Both declined positively to make
any public statement of the result of the
work they have in hand and particularly to
give any Information as to the conditions
under which the conference to regulate the
seal question will assemble lu this city in
October.
( JOOI ) HAY KOIl" { OSTJIASTEUSHirS.
Two NehriiNkn Men Iteiiieinliered by
the rrenldent.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. The president
haa made the following appointments : Wil
liam L. Olsstln of Qulncy , 111. , to bo sur
veyor general of Alaska , vice Gilbert B.
Pray , declined. Lewis Morris Iddlngs of
New York , to bo second secretary of the
embassy of the United States at Rome. Italy.
The president has nlo appointed the fol
lowing postmasters : Nebraska : Alfred L.
Brande , Pierce ; Wiley J. Cook , Blair. Ala
bama : James W. Hughes. Birmingham.
Illinois : Martin A. Gllson , Harvey ; Ernest
G. Howell , Geneva ; David R. Flih , Lawrencc.
vllle. Indiana : L. G. Knight , Montpellcr ;
Hultt H. Nutter , Martlnsvllle , and W. D.
Page. Fort Wayne. Iowa : William Leroy ,
Iloach , Muscatlne , and John W. Palm , Mount
Plyeasant. Minnesota : 'John A. Henry ,
Jamesvllle. Missouri : Peter C. Van Matre ,
Warrenaburg ; Jefferson S. Wanger , Milan ;
Harry H. Mitchell , Clinton. Oklahoma :
George F. Watson , El Reno. Texaa : George
J. Elam , Marlln. Kansas : Richard S. Oak-
ford , Herrlngtou.
ALMOST A MILLION 1'IC.VSIOXEUS.
Vet Increnne of Tvrelvc Thousnurt
Unrlni ; the Yenr.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. The pension roll
of the United States has almost reached the
million mark. Commissioner Evans has Just
Issued a statement showing that at the be
ginning of this fiscal year the pensioners
numbered Just 983,528 , an Increase of 12,850
for the past year. During the year 50,101
new pensions were granted and 3,971 person. ' )
wcro restored to the rolls. Old ago and dis
ease , .however. Is working great Inroads Into
the lists , for there were 31,960 deaths during
the year. Other sources of loss were 1,074
from remarriage of widows ; 1,845 orphans at
tained majority , 2,683 failures to claim pen
sions , and 3,560 losses from unrecorded
causes.
.May AlioIUh the Ofllcc.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. The Treasury de
partment Is considering the edvialbllHy of
withdrawing the treasury agent stationed at
Panama to supervise the transshipment of
goods over the isthmus In transit from Now
York to San Francisco and from San
Francisco to New York. It is thought that
this service , which has always been con
sidered Important aa a protection to the
revenue , may be satisfactorily performed by
the United States consul. The value of
domei-tic goods shipped from Now York to
San Francisco by way of the Isthmus during
the fidcal year ended Juno 30 , 1S97 , wae
| 3,054OSS. and of goods from San Francinco
to Now York , $1,266,837. To prevent sub
stitution. * and additions of foreign dutiable
meichandlsn In the lots of goods In transit
the treasury has heretofore required the
transshipment to be made under the super
vision of a treasury official.
.Si'leiitlNt KnvorM the Illoyele ;
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7 , A character
istically thorough and scientific Gerrn.jn
nummary of the benefits and evils of bicycle
riding is submitted to the State department
by United States Consul Urennan at Bre
men , In an article prepared by Or. Mendel
eulm. Ho cites the temperament * and dls
oascn that are affected favorably or Injuri
ously and h'.a ' general conclusion Is that In
moderation bicycle riding la of Inestimable
value to the average perton.
1'lneed on the Itellrei ] I.Ut.
WASHINGTON , Aug , 1. Major Otis W.
Pollock , Twenty-fourth Infantry , was placed
on the retired list today , having reached
the age limit. He entered the service te a
lieutenant in the Sixty-third Ohio Infantry
In 1861 and the regular army In 1S66 ,
Dully Trruxiiry . iliiteinent ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows :
Available cash balances , $229,119,014 $ ; gold
reserve , $140,747,866.
IVorla Will Get n University.
PEOHIA , III. , Aug. 7. It Is announced
that Washington Corrlngton , one of the old
est and wealthiest cltlzena of Peorla , has
provided In his will for the-establishment
of n university at Peorla. Mr. Corrlogton
endowa the pro | > oseil institution with $1,0 > M-
000. placing the estate In the hands of trus
tees , to be named by himself. Ills Instruc
tions are thnt the extnto Is to bo proper ! )
conserved until the Interest accretions , to-
cvther with the principal , amount to $1,509-
000. Then the bullillnga are to bo erected
the faculty xecured and the necessary ad
juncts in the way of library and laboratory
apparatus secured.
Kan un Mini Dlcn IJu n Legacy.
KANSAS CITY. Aug , 7.-A Star special
from Wichita , Kan. , says ; Thomas II ,
Lynch has Just returned from Ireland ,
where lie has aucceeded- establishing his
claim to an estate valued at $100,000. which
has been In the family for twelve centuries.
He went to Ireland last May , but up to
lour days previous to his departure for
America he failed to llnd the will left by
his great-grandfather. Peter Lynch. The
receiver of the property finally gave him per
mission to look through the paper * and ho
found the musty papers.
FACTS ABOUF THE YUKON
Eloport of the Qejlogical Survey Export on
His Explorations.
RICHEST DIGGINGS IN BRITISH TERRITORY
\OTT Klondike 1'lelil linn nil Aren ot
About Seven llunilreil Square
Mlcn Only Partly
1'roniieetcil.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. The report on the
Yukon gold region by Joslah EJward Spurr ,
the geological survey expert , who headed a
party that made a thorough Investigation In
Alaska last cummer , giving new facts about
the Interior , was made public today. U Is
a comprehensive document , and. reviews In
detail the work In the various districts. It
says as to the Forty-Mile gold district that
In the latter part ot 1SS7 Franklin gulch
was struck and the first year the creek U
estimated to have produced (1,000. Ever
since it haa been a constant payer. The
character of the gold there l nuggcty ,
masses of $5 weight being very common.
The yield of the first year after the discovery
of Forty-Mile has been variously estimated
at from $75.000 to $100,000 , but JCO.OOO prob
ably covers the production.
The discovery of Davis creek and a stam
pede from Franklin gulch followed In the
spring of 1SSS. 'In ' IS'JI , gold mining lu the
Interior as well as on thu uoasl , at Silver
Bow basin and Trcadwell received a great
Impetus. The event ot 1S92 was the dis
covery of Miller creek. In the spring of
1S93 many now claims were staked , and It
is estimated that eighty men took out
$100,000. Since then Miller creek has been
the heaviest producer of the Forty Mile dis
trict , and u'ntll recently of the whole Yukon.
Its entire length lies lu British possessions.
The output for 1S93 , as given by the mint
director for the Alaskan creeks , all but
Miller creek being American possessions ,
was $198,000 , with a mining population of
198. The total amount produced by the
Yukon placcra In 1S94 was double that of
the previous year. In 1S93 the output has
doubled again.
FORTY MILE PLAYING OUT.
Forty-Mile district In the summer of 1S96
Is described In the report as looking as
if It had seen Its be t days , and unlors
several new creeks are discovered It will
lose Its old position. The Birch creek dis
trict was last bummer In a flourishing con
dition. Most of the gulches were then run
ning , minors were working on double shifts ,
night and day. atad many large profits were
reported. On MaMadon creek , the best pro
ducer , over thirty miners wcro at work ,
many expecting to winter In the gulch.
As to hydraullcklng. the report says : Some
miners have planned to work thl. and other
good ground suppcsed to exUt under the
deep covering of moss aud gravel In the wide
valley of the Mammoth and Crooked creeks
by hydraulicklng , the water to be obtained
by tapping Miller and Mastadon creeks near
the head. It will be several years before
the scheme can be operated , because both
of the present gulche are paying , well and
will continue to do so at least five years.
Following Is the report on the Klondike
district : "With the announcement of gold
hero In the winter ot 1S90-97 , there was a
genuine stampede to the new region. Forty
Mile was almost deserted. But 350 men
spent the winter on Klondike , In the gulches
and at the new town of Dawson. The more
Important parts ot the district are on
Bonanza and Hunker creeks. According to
the latest Information , 400 claims have been
located up to January 1 , 1S97 ; about half as
many on Hunker creek. There is plenty ot
room for many moro prospectors and miners ,
for the gulches and creeks , which have
shown good prospects , spread over an area
of 700 square miles.
OBSTACLES TO DEVELOPMENT.
The estimated Alaskan gold production for
1S96 , made by the Spurr report. Is $1,400,000.
The report points out the difficulties in the
way of speedy development of the country.
First , the climate , with short summer sea-
eon and long , cold winter. Prospecting Is
done In the winter more and moro every
year because frozen ground renders traveling
over the swampy , moss-covered country more
easy and the miner Is thus able to begin
work with the first spring thaw.
"Whatever Alaska may bo in the future ,
It Is not now self-supporting agriculturally.
Moope and caribou are variable In quantity ,
abundant at one time , and disappearing from
the region for twelve months at a time.
Ten dollars a day Is the general wages paid ,
$12 for a day of ten hours being paid In tome
of the more remote gulches. In the winter
the price for labor is $5 to $8 per day of
six hours. Many times the miners have been
at the point of starvation ; hardly a winter
when they have not been put on a ration
basis. Universal sufferage Is given and all
have an equal vote. Penalties Include : For
stealing , banishment from the country ; also
whipping ; threatening with weapons , the
same ; murder , hanging , hut there have been
no murders so far. "
The mining laws differ for different
gulches. Generally tha claim Is for COO feet
for gulch diggings from rim rock to rlui
rock ; but In some gulches not paying well
an effort Is being made to stake claims 1,320
feet long. Crowded creeks are staked 300
feet to the claim and no man Is allowed to
stake more than one claim in bis own name ,
save the discoverer , who Is allowed 1,000 feet
Instead of 500. The only officer In the re
public ot rilncrs Is the recorder , appointed
by popular vote , one in each gulch or creek.
CANADA IVIIili POI.IC12 THIS YUICO.V.
Dominion AiithorltleN Tnke Step * to
I'n-Merve I.IMV mill Uriler.
OTTAWA , Aug. 7. At a meeting of the
cabinet a decision watt arrived at that on
account of official reports from Dyea relat
Ing to the Increasing rush of miners for
the Klondike gold fields It was necessary to
send another detachment of 100 Northwest
mounted police to the Yukon district at
once to maintain law and order. A process
of civil law Is also to be established without
delay. A Judge , however , cannot at pres
ent bo appointed nor can a judicial district
be .fixed until fipeclal legislation for that
purpose can bo obtained from Parliament
at Its next session. Ono of the Northwest
Judges therefore will he charged to have
the Yukon district especially under bis
Jurisdiction , which now extends over that
portion of the Northwest Territory ,
ICIonillke Inii't the Only Colil Plelil.
SEATTLH , Wash. , Aug. 7. G. B. Benton
has reached this city with over $1,000 worth
of gold nuggets , the result of ten days' '
work on a Williams creek placer claim. In
the Swauk district , Klttltas county. One
nugget was worth $260 , another $120 , others
$50 and $60 and down to very small pieces.
Ho has been working the claim since Jan
uary , and since that time lias taken out
$5,000. The Swauk placers are old and
well known , but have been worked only In
a crude way. Ono man who owns a claim
there has been working It quietly for six
years , during which time ho hat made uboul
$00.000 , Mr. Ilenton mink a shaft 103 feet
to bedrock before he made his find. Ho ayu
the Klondike has no attraction for him.
Wniron II on < 1 to th < > Yukon.
ST. PAUL , Aug. 7. A special to the Dlo-
patch from Winnipeg , Man. , says : It Is re
ported that the Canadian Pacific railway and
the Dominion government are conferring
with a vk'w to opening up a wagon road tc
the Yukon from Edmonton , Such a roai :
Is feasible , and only between 800 and 900
miles long , and passing through a rich
auriferous country , The object 1s to give
a short and safe road for prospectors and be
able to maintain winter communication ,
Trennnry HulliiK < " '
SEATTLE , Wash. , Aug. 7. In reaponao tea
a query from thti city the following telegram
was received from the Treasury department
"Miners can land their effects and go to
British Columbia territory from Dyea under
customs -wupervlslon without payment of
duty and without giving bonds. ' '
Mnll Fucllltlm to Klondike.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Aug , 7. I. W. Vallle
asilatant superintendent of the railway ma I
uervlco. haa returned from a trip to Jeffrey ,
Ii. C. , whore bo arranged with the Canadian
mall authorities regarding the carrying ol
mall Into the Klondike region. Hn nay *
.hat the Canadian authorities have created
i postofficd at Dawson City. This makes
hrce officra established by them In that
tortlon of the Northwest Territory. The
> lhor two office * are at Forty-Mile and Fort
Cudahy. The mall will bo carried by the
mounted police from Dyea ami Skaguay.
The service will be c tabllshed In about
'our ' weeks.
1IOI1V DKSTHOYKll WITH POTASH.
SneeenNfiil Experiment In the LtioN
Kert .tinnier Trlnl nt Chlenno. .
CHICAGO. Aug. 7. The experiment of de
stroying a human body by the use of cnuls
potash was successfully curled out today.
The body was destroyed , with the exception
of a few small ppilntfrs of bone , In two
Sours. Ot the fleshy rebalance only a smalt
quantity ot fluid about the consistency ot \
lluscs remained. The experiment wan
made under the orders ot the prosecution In
the case ot Adolph Luctgcrt , the rich
.Migp manufacturer , who la charged with
murdering his wife and disposing of her
body In the v ts at hi * fsctory. The theory
of the prosecution wan that Luetgert placed
the body of his wife In a oolutlon of crude
potash and cold water , raised the solution
to a rolling heat and destroyed all trace. ? of
Ms alleged crime. A few small bones wcro
aild to have been found In n vit In the fac
tory. The etato has wound a complete web
of circumstances about the caimige maker ,
but the fart that a body could thu be de
stroyed had been disputed. Today's teat
settles that point beyond a doubt. The cada
ver waa cut up , placed In the win I Ion. the
fire was started and In a short time the flwh
hid completely dissolved. The frame did
not melt so quickly , but at the end of two
hours nothing remained except a few splin
ters and a pmall amount of fluid. The at
torneys for the state weri > entirely satisfied
with thi > tret and bt-lleve the last link In tlio
chain of circumstances has been found
to convict Luetgcrt of his alleged crime.
AADVK.Vn IIIMl 1'IUMI IIOYIIOOII.
Ttireer of Hurry Sllherlieru , .TnM He-
lenneil from n ilerinnn 1'rlnitn.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. . Aug. 7. Harry Sll-
berbcrg , alias John W. Drayton , of Little
Rock. who. according to State department
advices from Washington , has Just been re
leased from a German prison through the
efforts of the American consul at Freiberg
and escorted under guard out of Germany , l
not unknown here. According to n story
printed hero today Sllherberg has had a
remarkable career. He is 28 years old and
wns born In Memphis , Tenn. In hn ! youth
ho moved to Fort Smith. Ark. Being of a
re tleBs disposition , he moved from Arkansas
on arriving at hi * majority and went to
Mexico. There ho wcs arrested In connec
tion with a bank swindle by n tele
graph operator and a bogus tele
gram. The operator escaped , but Sll-
berbergcr was arrrsted and w-o about to bo
sent to prison when his mother appeared
and got him cut of the t crape. Sllberberg
was next heard of at Rochester. N. Y. Ho
Ingratiated himself Into the best society In
that city and married Into a wealthy family.
Ho took his brldi > to San Francisco nil 1 h d
not been there long before he committed , It
Is alleged , a number of clever forgeries , when
he disappeared , and had not been heard of
hero until ho turned up In a German prison.
COI.OIIADO OI2TS A MIC KALI , OP IIAI.V.
ClouiIlmrM Xenr Florence Cnn en R
Delnife tinil Iloen ( irent HHIIIHKC- .
FLORENCE. Colo. , Aug. 7. This locality
was visited by a terrific thunder and rain
storm , deluging the country and causing
great damage to property. The rain fell
In torrents for over an hour , turning moun
tain gulches and dry creeks Into raging
rivers. Chandler creek , which rises In
the Green Horn mountains and empties Into
the Arkansas river one and one-half mtlea
west of town , was a dangerous torrent. The
volume of water was too great to flow In
the channel allowed for It where the Rio
Grande railroad crosses the creek and dcbrla
lodged agalcst the bridge , creating a dam
which turned the stream out of Its natural
course , ran down across the prairie and
washed over the premises of a ranchman
COO yards away , washing away his outbuild
ings and threatening his house with de-
struc'lon , but the flood receded and the
building was saved. Considerable damage
Is reported along the Chandler branch of
the Rio Grande. At Oak Creek , half a
mile east , the flood was even greater than ,
on Chandler creek. The Santa Fo tracks
were covered with water and debris for a
distance of several hundred feet , but It
was soon cleared.
\VAXTS TO IIUY ELEVATED IIO.VI ) .
Itiimor thnt Wlllliun C. Whitney Una
Mitcle u CiiHh Otter.
NEW YORK , Aug. 7. A story Is afloat
that William C. Whitney , head of the Metro
politan Street Railway company , has made a
cash offer for the Gould and Sage Interests
In the "L" railroads. The deal , If carried
out , will give the great monopoly almost ab
solute control of the local passenger traffic.
Formulate a New Agreement.
ST. LOUIS , Aug. 7. The conference lookIng -
Ing to the formation of a now passenger
association for the southern territory wa *
continued today at the Planters' hotel , with
W. W. Kent presiding. A set of rules was
framed and they , together with the articles
of agreement adopted at the meetings of lho
previous two days , will bo submitted to tha
executive and passenger officials of the In
terested lines and another meeting will bo
called at an early date to revise and ratify ,
the same.
FOR THE BABY ,
A Vnlunhle Hint to Every Father unil
.Mother.
There are two kinds of babies In the world ;
the kind who have too little nourishment and
the kind who have too much.
The first kind of babies starve because their
stomachs are too we-ak to digest the amount
of food necessary for their growth and health *
fill development and the other kind are over
fed with the result that the delicate ctomach
and Intestlnoa are jnflimed , and , a a every
mother knows , thousands of Infants die yearly
when warm weather begins , from stomach
and bowel disorders.
Opiates , soothing syrups and cathartics ,
however mild , are not what Is demanded , Go
to the root of the trouble , assist the child's
< l ISM tlon , give the little utomach the aid nec-
e tary to thoroughly and promptly digest It/i
food and the little one will thrive and grav *
and gladden the mother's heart.
To give pet-fret digestion to the child It Ii
only nrcestary to give In a pleasant form the
harmless digestives contained In the wnll
known tablets sold In drug rtorea under tha
name of Stuart's Dyspei la Tablets , Stuart' *
TabletH contain no tto-callfd drugs , but a'o
composed of pei ln , pure arcptlc , fruit aclJj ,
starch digestives anil are put up In loztngo
fc/rai , with sugar of milk , vrry pleasant to the
taste and luivo been used for yean ai the
safest , beet remedy for any form of Indlgeir-
tlon and stomach trouble * In adults , but re
cently many remarkable cures have bcea
made In the cased of weakly bablei who failed
to grow and tnrlve as they ahould.
A Buffalo mother a short time ago who
despaired of the life of her babe was so de
lighted with the results from giving the child
tliese tablets that oho went before the notary
public of Erie county , N , Y , , and made th
following affidavit1
Gentlemen Stuart'd Dyiprpdto Tablets wr
recommended lo me for my two months old
baby , which rf B sick and puny end the doctor *
said was suffering from Indigestion. I tooc {
the child to the boipltil , but there found no
\ellef. A friend mentioned the Stuart Tab
lets and I procured a box from my drugibt
and used only the largo sweet lozongto In
the box aud w j delighted to find they were
Just the thine fcr my baby.
I feel Justified In eaylng that Stuart's Dj-fl
p pila Table to saved m y child's life.
MRS. W. T. DETHLOPK.
Subicrlbed and sworn to before me this
12th day of April , 1697.HENRY
HENRY KARI3 ,
Notary Public In and for Erie Co. , N. Y.
For babies , no matter how young or dell-
cate , the tablets will accompllib wonder * In
Increailng fle b , appetite and growth. U *
only the largo iweet tablets In every box.
Full sized boxea are sold by all druggliU for
CO cent * , and no parent should neglect thou
u e of this tale remedy for all atomach and
bowel troubles if the child U ailing In any ,
way regarding its food or aulmllatlon.
Stuart'e Dy pip la TabUU bav * bidn known
for yearn a * the beit preparation for til
itomact ) troubUi , whclbir In tdulta or lo/anU ,