Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 20, 1898, Part I, Page 7, Image 7

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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : &tfDAY , FEnilUAUY 20. 1808.
FROM THE FARTHER WEST
FIRST FIGHTER OF BOTH
Mighty Hancly with His Fists , Ditto wit
His Guus.
NGIT : : MANUAL OF THE COPPER CAM
llo\v HP Tiutu-il ( InIlitil Men nii < l Ir
troili I ( lieI'nckct I'lxdil Piny
_ A Jin ll of Pene.e , litlt
Oil , .M- .
"Gils Noble , who was night marshal <
Hullo when Htitto was ornery and dangcrot
to llvo In , " said a Montana man to a Wasl
Ingtui Star reporter , "was n notable rns
among the after-dark peace preservers of tl
wcslcrn country , for Iwo distinct reason
In the first place ho was Iho Inventor , an
when occasion demanded , the mont cxpe
pracllllonor , of the gentle art of shooting
enemy io death with Invisible guns tin
Is to Eoy , with guns reposing In the nil
pockets of tiU ulster or aack coat. In th
way ho killed three bad men of llutto wl
Iwd a clcTiti drop on him. In Iho decor
place , during his Iwo Iwo-year Icrmn i
night marshal , ho did most or hh big shai
of the bad man quelling wllhIlls flsla. I !
achieved all of his fame as an Invtatb
B"i shoollsl buforo he accepted the Job <
* running the town of Hutle after nundowi
Wlien ho pinned on his marshal'.1) badge 1 ;
said :
" 'A gun's all right , and so'a a knlfo , f <
Ht a man that wants to be a killer. I never we
a killer Ju.it fee Iho name of It , nnd I aln
a-going to bo a killer now that I'm legalize
to lot the night air Into any h l-roarli
maverick that thinks he's bus In th'.a com
between dew-fall and sun-up. I never kllle
no man unless hn needed to be klll.vl ar
It was up to mo to do the Job. and * * o n
ways let 'em got me Into a pretty bad II
at that U-foro I'd feel like , putting It o
thorn. A man can get along well OIIOUK
with liln bare hand. ? , In Hutte or nnywhci
clso. If ho knows tiow to use them. '
"Having thus outlined his policy Nobl
weiil to work to keep the town of Butte I
order with the weapons that nature provide
him with , nnd that ho made his policy stlc
was nhown by the fact that when Noble ga\
up his night marshal's Job at the end (
four years the Iowa records proved Hut 01
of the sccrcs and scores of bad man mli
upn In which Qua bad taken a hand ho ha
been compelled to kill only seven of the ba
men with his guns.
A STROKE OF GENIUS.
"NoTilo'n Invention of the Invisible gu
gameof kill was an Inspiration motliere
by exceedingly-urgent necessity. Gus wn
one of the first men to strike. Hutto who
the mining boom begun , lie was a qule
man , and ho never let on to anybody whet
lie came from. Hi > probably had a rccor
In other camps under some other nami
Instead cf prospecting for the metals Nobl
nosed around among the hills for genii
He never found enough of the garnets e
sapphires to ray for his time hunting then
went over the very same ground ycai
after lo slilke Iho carbonu In paying quit
titles. So Noble came back Into 'Hutte ' an
picked up n living at siiort-haul frelghlln
and playing cards. He was playing a gam
of seven-lip with one of his freighting parl
ners one nght in the rear room of the Ang (
Gabriel saloon when some shooting 'began ' i
tbo front room. There was nothing iincom
nmn n'wut this , but when the glass began t
crash and a couple of balls came throug
the thin board partition that separated th
frnnt room from the rear room of the BO
loon Noble and the man he was playing go
up from the card table to see what Avas goln
on. They stepped together Into the dooi
way leading Into the front room. They sai
Jim Scarsdalc , a killer who had severe
times come near lei being the central flgur
In lynching bees gotten up toy Butte's vlgl
lance committee , In the middle of the saloo :
1)lazlng away with both guns at the light
nnd looking glasses. The bartender wa
not In sight , but when It was all over h
cami ) oul from beneath the bar , very Uesrc
and ferocious. Scarsdalo was drunk and en
joying himself. Ho saw Noble and the othe
man -when they appeared In the dcorwaj
nnd ho Imd them both covered before the ,
Imd time to exactly take In the situation
Scni-sdalc kept his guns on them nnd talked
" 'You two ducks has got a nerve , ' sal
ho , n-pokln' In hero llko this when I'm Jus
stnrtln' In to eat the camp. Ain't y
afraid o' mo , hey ? Ain't ye both skeart
I'll drill so many holes In ye that yo'I
ketch your death o' cold on a raw- nigh
llko thl.j . , oh ? Ilecaute If ye aln'l yo wan
to bo , for I'm a-goln1 lo *
A QUICK KILLING.
"Scarsdalo never had a chance to flnlsl
telling what ho was going to do. There wen
two filiarp pistol crocks , almost togelher
and Scarsdalo fell dead , with ono bulle
through his heart and the other through hi :
right lung. Noble's partner looked mystl
fled until ho saw Gim pull his guns out of tin
pockets of his sack coat , lay them on1 tin
table and then smother the nro In both pocko
linings with his hands , When Noble sal
" " down lo his gomo of seven-up ho removei
his guns from his back pockets to the std (
pockets of his coat , because they Interfere ! :
wllh Iho back of his chair. He know , whor
Scaradalu got Ihe drop on him , thai the mar
was drunk enough to shoot him de-ad If lu
inada a move , nnd as he had his hands thrust
In hltf co.tt Hldo pockets when ho appeared In
the doorway ho was lnnplrod to tuko ad
vantage of tint situation to save his life am' '
the llfo.'of hla friend. He got the thanks ol
the town for finishing Scarsdalo's evil days ,
The pocket-shooting schema struck Noble a :
being a inlmhty goo'd one. for a man In a tlghl
place , and , as I said before , he employed II
on two other occasions to put the kibosh on
had men who , whllo engaged In the amiable
Job of shooting up the town , crossed hie
trail. It wan the good work that Noble time
did In ridding Hutte of desperate charac
ters that Induced the orderly men of the
town to urge Gus to take Iho job of night
jiininhal.
"When Noble made hln announcement ,
upon assuming the olllco , that ho Intended tc
run the town by means of fist persuasion
entirely , unless ho found himself In holes
too deep to climb out of without the aid ol
hid guns , wo all thought ho was only fool
ing. The thing looked absurd on the face ol
It , when nearly every man In the camp
packed two guns and a knlfo around with
him , when the town was honeycombed wllh
bad men , In spile of the efforts of the vigi
lance committee ) to run them out , and when ,
moreover , the previous night marshals ol
the town , all of them gun and knlfo lighten
of the IIrat quality of'.gamcnesa , had surren
dered their badges , after averaging less than
two months' of service each , declaring that
the pace was too warm to make It worth
their while ,
MEANT WHAT HE SAID.
"Hut wo found oul * lhat Noble meant
what ho euld llirt'o nights after ho took- the
MH. A. II. Cratisby , oflCSKorrRt. ,
Memphis , Terni. , paid no attention
to n aiimll lump in Her breast , but
it noon developed
Into a cancer of
tlio most malig-
niint typo. Tlio
best physicians
In New York treated her , and lln-
ally deiilnretl her cnso hopeless.
AH a last resort , S. S. S. was given ,
nnd an immediate improvement re-
Milted ; u few bottles
tles cured her
completely , and
nofiign ofthiMlls-
oasu has return
ed for ten years ,
Itook * on Cancer free ; addicts BwlW
Cpooltlo Co. , Atlanta , U .
Job of after-dark marshal. On thai nlgl
GUI dropped In at Tim Logan's dance to ;
to hove a look around. There was nothlti
In particular going on there crly n doze
coupltfl or eo gyrating around on the han
packed clay floor to the music of on ai
cord Ion. Noble stood In a corner talklr
to Logan for a while , and then ntarlcd I
go oul the door of the tent. As he did (
he almcdt bumped Into another man Ju
coming In. The other men was a mini
oa.iied Lou Prlndle not n bad man whe
sober , but very ovll when drunk. He hai
polled to bo drunk on this occasion , rrl ; 1 :
titao had both of hia guns In his hand ! . 11
tsssayed to paa arot-nd Noble to get Inl
the door of the tcnl. bill Noble blacked 11
way and permitted a distance of Just aboi
one foot to separate him from I'rlndle.
" 'Where jou going , Lou ? " he asked tl
man , with his gtis : all ready for buslncsJ.
"I'rtmllo glared of the night marshi
drunkcnly.
" 'Well , ' said he , 'while I can'l see thi
lhal'a any o * jour d d business , I'm a-got !
Insldo yero lo shoot up that gal In the yellr
skirt a whole lot fur glvln' me the doubl
crosa an' fur '
" 'Ch , I wouldn't. ' put la Noblo. mlldl ;
dtlll standing a foot away from -the na
wllh Iho KUDU.
" 'Who'a a-runnln' this yero Joint ? ' ycllc
Prlndle. getting mad because Noble wi
blocking his way In. 'Git out o' my way <
' '
I'll
"Well , Gus always did have a great wa
of breaking In on men before they had
chctico to finish oiylug what they Inlendc
lo do lo him. He saw .lhal I'rindle's hand
were tightening on his guns as he spok <
and his left hand shot oul llko a catapul
and landed llko a piston rod on the danger
otjs man's wind. This doubled I'rlndle u
nnd brought hla head forward , and who
his head came forward Noble got him elea
on the point of the Jaw with his rlgh
Prlndlo was down and out before he ha
ttmo to think what was happening to bin
tud his gura were lying on tlio sod. Nobl
picked the guns up nnd atuffed Ihem Inl
Ms pockets and called a couple of mra on
of the dance tent to carry Prlndlo to th
calabocsc.
FISTS AGAINST GUNS.
"After this happened someof us came t
Iho conclusion lhat there might bo some
thing In Noble's queer policy of fist pei
suasion , after all , but It was not unt !
ho had turned the trick repeatedly and pu
out a number of the most savage and thoi
oughly heeled bad men that ever announce
on Btitto's main streets that they dine
dally on pickled coyotes' feet that he sue
cccded In convincing the entire communlt
that a man who 1ms a complete understand
Ing of how to handle his mitts has just a
good an end of most arguments as the ma :
with the gun or the knife. Noble know hoi
to use his hands. If any man out In tha
country did. He'd never lot c < i to any c
us where he'd picked up hla science-
boxing , but I guess we were not far wren
In figuring It that ho had boon In the rln ;
a few tlmcH when he was a younger mar
Ho was n short man , not more- thin five fee
fix hi helsht , but he was very broad ocros
the ahouldcrs , with an arm-reach that wa
almost babooulsh , sinewy as an Indian air
quick as a cat , and his huge chest and arm
were so knotted that , stripped , ho lookc
almost muscle-bound , although ho wasn'l
Ho could strike a terrible blow. A ram
imgeous miner , a stropping giant over si :
feet tall , walked up to Noble ono night h
the Angel Gabriel saloon and deliberate ! :
spat In his face. He was a new man li
Iliitte , and ho didn't know the night marshal
who of course were no uniform. The mine
did this thing out of pure devlllshness , because
cause ho wanted to bo bad , and becaus- -
Noble being quite and Inoffensive-looking
ho figured that ho could do It with Impunity
Noble thrust his right leg back , planted hi
feet firmly on the iloor , gave a dazzlini
swift circular swing with his long rlgh
arm and then sent the rock-hard fist at thi
end of It Ipto the middle of the giant's chcu
The blow sounded llko the Impact of a plli
driver , Tito big miner never got up fron
where ho fell. The physician who examine *
his body said thai the blow had stopped tin
beating of his heart.
HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN.
"Noble drifted into Tad Moonlight's git
mill one night when things seemed to In
kind of quiet around town. The only cus
tomcr In the place was a big mule-whackc
named Luke Finn , a man whose bard nami
for cattle rustling out In Idaho had foV
lowed him to Montana. Finn was piaylnt
solltairo nt a table In a corner of the sa
loon. Ho nodded to Noble when the nigh
marshal came In , but Noble didn't retun
tie iioJ. When Gus didn't llko a man hi
never made any pretension that ho did.
" 'If an ombrey'9 worth nodding to , he'i
worth t'lMklng hands with , ' ho used to say
'and whcro's the decency of giving you :
hand to a man that sooner or later you'n
liable to have to brand with the eami
hand ? '
"Anyhow , Noble leaned on the tar for <
few mlnules , lalklne with Moonlight , whcr
a queer little guy of a tenderfoot came
bustling Into the saloon. Ho had strucl' '
Butte with a wagon train that arrived thai
afternoon and he was about as raw as the )
make 'em pollen up wllh a regular scoul
make-up , with fringe on his pants , som
brero , two guns , a dlrlt nnd the whole
thing. His tog-out wxis the regular stage
conception of the frontiersman ami , as he
didn't look much bigger than a pint ol
elder boiled down , ho really presented a
funny picture. Noble smiled when the
young fellow ciine In , but went on talking
with Moonlight.
" 'Got any wino ? ' the little tenderfoot
inquired of Moonlight In n piping voice ,
throwing down a gold piece.
" 'From Kentucky , yes , ' e-iU Moonlight ,
grilling and setting out the black bottle.
"Finn , Immersed In his solitaire game
over In the corner , had not noticed the ar
rival of the tenderfoot , but his e-nr caught
this llttlo talk at the bar and he looked up
and leered when ho saw the new arrival.
Firm had enough whisky In him to be
evil and bo was prc-tobly sere besides be
cause Noble had not returned his nod
when he cnnie In , Anyhow , lie got up ,
stretched himself and walkeJ up to the ten
derfoot , looming a good foot over him.
" 'Suy , ' said he , addressing the 'seout , '
'you look llko you oughl lo know a heap
atout dancing n hornpipe , Willie. '
"Thn tenderfool didn't ficoni to undcr-
sland al all what he was In for.
" 'No , ' he said , looking at the big man
unsuspiciously , 'they didn't teach that at
our dancing school. '
ON WITH THE I > ANCE !
" 'They didn't ! ' said Luke. 'Well. they
: each It at this dancing school , and It's dead
; asy when you're helped along a bit. Dance
t , noil,1 and out came both of Finn's guns
it the same Instant and two bullets went
hrough the flooring nbcut an Inch away
'ro'm the lendc-rfoot's hecU. 'Go on and
lauce It , Willie. '
"Well , the poor lltllo chap's eyes almosl
lopped out of hla head , and It didn't take
ilm two seconds to begin gyrating around
vlth his hands on hiships , sailor fashion.
" 'Why of course you know how to dance
t , ' said Finn , planting a couple more but-
ets dangerously near to the llttlo fellow's
eel. 'You can dance * anything In this yere
lancing academy , provldln1 you've gel Ihe
Iglil kind o' music , Jrst shako her up a
lltlo faster , Willie , ' and two moro balU
nil ragged holes In the floor In spots where
he tenderfoot's feel had been a tenth of a
ocondbefore. .
"Noblo had an odd way of half closing hla
iypH when he was getting riled up over any-
h'ng ' nnd they closed up now so that It
ilmo-n seemed as though ho could not se-e
mt of them , Hul he didn't say a word or
nake a more. He could easily have got
ho drop on .Finn with his guns and called
ilm down and to a standstill , but he had
ther plans , and he never need his guns
. 'hlle he was. , night marshal unless ho nc-
ually had to. He knew thai Finn's guns
icld only fourteen balls , and he waited.
" ofthe fun
i"Inn roared with thp pure Joy
IB wax having , and after thrca or four mlu-
i'cs hi * had made fourteen ho.lea In the sa-
non floor , the tenderfoot hopping up and
own frantically meanwhile. When Finn
iut bis guns down on the bar In order to
et al hla cartridge 'beltto ' reload , INobln
llpprd between Finn and the bar , quick aa
Hash of light , and the night marshal stuck
la face v-thn | | two Inches of the mule-
. -backer's red beard.
" 'Ombrey,1 said ho to Finn , 'this la a
earealile camp and It's a camp that's free
o all men thai behave thmnelvc's. No man
an to dance anywheres around tbls camp
fter the sun ROOI down unions he wants to
: ance , and gun pliyi don't go wbeu I'm
around , nohow. You've made this lltlle RU
play on Ihls lenderfool here because , havlt
a lol mere rum under your belt than an
man's goln' to carry on my beat , you -thin
you're sorl o' pullln' 11 on lo me. Nov
you're goln' to take off your cap and as
lhat little snipe's par den for givln' this cam
a bad name , and then you're goln' to mnso
to your shack , and your going to do both <
these things right now , '
"Finn leaped back suddenly nnd ripped 01
his dirk.
A UEMAKKAnLK BATTLE.
" 'Not by n d d sight , am I , ' he said ; 'bi
I am agoln' to cut you up sa a cannln' fac
lory wouldn't toke you , * and ho leaped 1
again and made a luago wllh his dirk a
Noblo's face. Dul Noble's face wasn'l Ihcn
Noble dodged suddenly , and Finn fell agalm
Iho bar with the whirl of the lunge he ha
made , When he turned around Noble wa
In the middle of the saloon , weaponless an
apparently content to bo weaponless. Fin
made at him again and gave another fright
ful side sweep with his dirk for Noblo'
head. Ho missed again , and Gus landed
hard ono with his right fist on the mule
whacker's right ear. Finn winced , but h
was a powerful man , and It took more tha
ono blow to put him out. Well , this flgh
between the man with the dirk and the ma
with only n scientific pair of fists lasted fo
fully five minutes , Finn striking desperate !
to land on his man with hla dirk , and neve
so much as scratching him , while every Urn
ho made a sweep he got a stunning bloi
either on his face or chest. Moonlight woul
have shot Finn from behind the bar , but h
was afraid of hilling Noble , Ihe mon wer
circling about so swiftly. Finally , whe
the mule-whacker made one of his swift sldi
IUIIRCS with the knlfo , Noble suddenl
ducked , ran squarely between Finn's leg
nnd lifted the man off his feet as easily t
nn ordinary man would hoist n pound of sail
Finn came- down on all fours , and Nobl
wrenched his right arm until the dirl
dropped out of his hand. With the dirk a
the mule-whacker's throat. Noble then mad
htm repeat after him a groveling apology t
the tenderfoot , who stood by , too paralyze
with fear to get out , When ho let Finn ur
ho handed him his two guns and his dirk
and told him to make for his shack and slee
off his rum. The mule-whacker walked ou
without a word , a beaten man. "
1'rullt lit \\Hiil In Colorado.
A lUt of sheep feeders of Colorado and Ih
number of their flocks , as published by th
Rocky Ford ( Colo. ) TluiM-rtepubllcan , show
thai 75,498 arc keeping the grass down clos
In that section. Thla number. It la call
mated , will consume 1.500 tons of hay an
upwards of SOO.OOO pounds of com , or ai
$85.000 home market for the farmers. Th
amount of money Invested In theao 75,00
lambs at the time they are ready for mar
ket will be in rotuvl numbers $280,000. T
this must be added the profit above nil -ox
prase , conservatively estimated at 75 centi
per head , making n grand total Invcatmen
of about $300,000. tiul bringing to Coloradi
feeders and farmers for their hay and worl
over J100.000. Both the farmers and th
sheepmen out there are willing to let pee
pie "pull the wool over their eyes , " for theft
1s a profit in it.
\ < MV lU'Vcnur Cutler to lie Unlit.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 19. ( Speclal.- )
Unless there Is delay In awarding the con
tract for bulld'cig , the government will havi
a new revenue cutter for the Yukon rive
by the tlmo Ice goes out in May. Fortj
thousand dollars has been appropriated , ent
Captain C. L. Hoo-pcr of the revenue con
struction service has charge of the plans
The boat will bo built to resist the Ice Jam
and as the engines will be strcng It ought tt
be of great .service In the relief of vessels
in danger of being frozen In mext fall , 01
steamers that may be stranded on the eand-
bars.
HI3AVY SXOW IX XOIITIIKUX IOWA
Street ItillMviij-.s l.\re Illoi-Uildfil mill
Oilier Trill us Uelnyed.
DUBUQUE , la. , Feb. 19. A twelve hours
heavy snow has blockaded street railways
and delayed trains. The storm reached the
proportions of a blizzard in portions of north
ern Iowa.
nOOKFORD. 111. . Feb. 19. A terrible bliz
zard has raged all day , much sn'ow falling
Railroad and street car traffic Is greatly Im
peded.
MAUINETTE , Wis. , Feb. 19. The' llghl-
kocper al Green Island reports that twelve
fishermen , who darted from the east side
of the island for Marlnette , have been lost
on the bay In Ihe blizzard lhat has been ragIng -
Ing hero for hours. The storm Is so severe -
voro that It would be dangerous for a searchIng -
Ing party to travel on the Ice. The missing
men are Norwegian and Swedish fishermen
of this city.
The Sturgeon Bay stage left here this
afternoon with a largo list of passengers
and was caught in the worst of the storm.
ST. PAUL , ; MInn. , 'Fob. ' 19. A snowstorm
began early today and continued Intormlt-
: cntly.wlth blustering wind , causing-bad drift-
Ing. Two or three Inches of snow lias fallen ,
which has drifted to the depth of over a
poet In places. Re-ports from the state indl-
: ote that the snowfall was general , but
: rafllc has not been as yet Interfered with.
KS ISSUE : -WITH IK\V WAM.ACE.
4ol < lli > r I'liiler MuCIHIiui SonilH n Clinl-
leiiK-e to Mortal Comliiif.
'LHrU'NON ' , Ind. , Feb. 19. George E. Oaks
> f Indianapolis has written a challenge to
loneral Lew Wallace to mortal combat on
he llnld of honor.
At the banquet hero on Lincoln's birthday
jeneral Lew Wallace In a speech told of a
icrsonal Interview with Lincoln 'when Gen-
ral McClellan had been forced back by Lee
o Harrison's Landing on the James river.
Incoln was sad and Wallace Inquired what
vas the matter. Lincoln said : "I must go
o Harrison's Landing to toll McClellan to
Hit surrender thai army. " General Wallace
laid : ' 'Half an hour later Lincoln was In a
> oat bound for Harrison's Landing. This Is
lie first tlmo I ever related this fact. "
George E. Oaks , who was n private soldier
n the First iMlchlgan Infantry under Me-
'lellan , denounce * the story as a falsified-
Ion and champions Ihe cause of his dead
lommander.
IIHS. Tl.MJMSV CM.VL'Iir.S II Kit JHI | ,
lariuoiiy lot-M Not HHurn Supreme In
till * \e v I'nlverHill llrotlierliood.
CIirCAGD , Feb. 19. The Universal
Urolhorhood , which was , until Its reorgan-
zatlon yesterday , known aa Iho Interna-
lonal Theosophlcal society , finished Its
malness today and adjourned. Mrs , Tlngley
Ixed her grasp on the leadership of the
jrotlierhood and named the following as
icr cabinet : E , A , Neshelmer , New York ;
? . M. Picrco , Now York ; Clark Thurston ,
'rovldence , II. I. ; H. T. Patterson , Now
I'ork ; I , L. Harris , Macon , Ga. ; Judge E.
J'Rourke , Fort Wayne , Ind. ; A. A , Purman ,
' "ort Wayne , Ind.j S , B. Sweet , Indlanapo-
Is ; Dr. Jerome Anderson , San Francisco ; C.
f. Dunlap , Now York ; W , 0. Temple , Pitts-
lurg. The Ural three members of the cabinet
vcre alao appointed as the committee ou
Inanco and Dr. AnJersMi was appointed vice
irealdent.
Court-Miirllal ( ioen toe v York.
SAVANNAH , Gn. , Feb. 19.-Tho Carter
'ourt-nmrtlal will leave Savannah for New
"ork on nexl Wednesday. After taking evl-
ent-e there for two or three days the court
fill return to Savannah and remain until
ho Besslon closes. IMere were only two
fitnesses before the court today.
Mnili- Counterfeit XlfUeU ,
W. n. Ellsworth was arrested by Inspec-
or Donellu last night on the charge of
Hiking counterfeit nickels. KlUwortli
iaV.n no denial of thei offense , but asserts
hut he hud no Intention of attempting to
efraud anyone. Ho says that be his al-
rayit had an Inventive faculty and that It
ccurred to him a few weeks ago that
right new nickels would bo ntlr.ictlvo
ecaratlve pieces for u mantel alielf , Ho
hereforo constructed a plaster purls east
ml formed tae coins out of lln foil which
e had obtained from tobacco. About ten
Ickels were made , Ellsworth euys , anil one
f them passed into the possession of ht
Istcr-ln-luw , No effortwui made or con-
emplulrd , he says , to cash any of them.
HUwortn nays Hint he has lived In Council
Hurts for u number of yearn , and lias been
ii ufed IH u laborer for a houseinovur and
s u grocery clerk.
ZOLA CLOSES HIS DEFE8S1
Minister of War Refuses to Testify i
the
SHARP PASSAGE BEJWEEN Y/ITNESSE /
( ipnrrnl I'oltlrnx Jleiionnec * Colour
JMtMUmrt for -IU Trxtlniony
In ( lieCiinfLXivtN it
Hot Ill-tort.
PARIS , Feb. 19. The crowd present at th
Zola trial today was very largo , but compar
atlvo quiet was maintained. M. Laborli
counsel for M. Zola , naked Colonel 1'lcquai
If the Bordereau was written In March o
April , 1S94 , and the witness answered that h
did not remmbor.
General Pelllcux refused to answer qucs
tlons put to him In conformity with hi
statement yesterday lhat It was for the advocate
vocato general to deal with questions oul
sldo of the Zola case. Ho added : "I am o
the opinion that throughout this trial strong
things have happened. A person lioro ,
turning toward Colonel Plcquart , "and
say It to his face" ( sensation ) "who sill
wears the uniform of the French army
comen to this court and accuses mllltar ;
men of having committed forgeries and c
having turned them to account. " (1'rolongc (
cheers In back of court ) .
To this Colonel Plcquart replied : "I hav
said I have too much respect for my chief
and for Justice to wlthold the truth and
wy It again , In the presence of my chiefs.
"I also say the soldiers are animated b
Igood faith , " said M. Laborle , "but "
"You are making a speech , " Inlerruptci
the presiding Judge.
"No , " replied M. Laborle , "I wish to es
tabllsh something of the greatest Important
and they are trying to Intimidate me. "
"You are making a speech , " said the presiding
siding Judge , again , "I shall have to sto |
you. "
"I am obliged to you every tlmo you Hto ]
me , " remarked M. Liborlc , "as you thcreb ;
confer fresh honors upon mo. " ( Cheers ) .
DEMONSTRATION IN TUB COUUT.
This caused General Pelllcux to remark
"Ho has Just played with the case , am
played with It against my will. "
M. Laborle began to comment upon thesi
statements , but the presiding judge threat'
enod him with disciplinary punishment 1
ho did not cease talking. The action of thi
court caused a row In the back of the court
room , and M. Laborlo passionately nddresset
the e.lsturbem , saying :
"What rejoices you Is to see right anc
Justice violated more and moro every day. '
Then addressing M. Zola , M. Lnbccle ex
claimed : "I ask myself whether It would nebo
bo better for us to leave the court than t (
bo treated as wo are treated. " ( Uproar Ir
court ) .
Colonel Plcquart said the paper rofcrrec
to hi Major Ravayr's report appearexl to ap
ply to an officer of a line regiment rathci
than to a staff officer.
Several witnesses. Including AnatoU
France , testified to M , . Zola's courage ani
goad faith. >
The court announced that the counsel ol
ministers had declined to authorize Genera :
litllot , the minuter of war , to teetlfy am
the defense made the' ' announcement that II
would not call any "more witnesses. The
court then adjourned until Monday. The
case will conclude on Wednesday.
ACItUltl V\S CJ-AIX' .STEIK.VriTlI. .
Their llcniiniilN Will lie ( he Is-.ue In
( lie ( 'Dining KlortloiiM.
( C-wrlKlit , 1E93 , tiy the AssoclatcJ Tress. )
BERLIN. Feb. 19. By i-'ar the most Im
portant event of the week , politically , WOE
the annual meeting 6f < the Federation ol
Husbandry 'tii this city ! "nThV conservative ! !
.ho week before attempted to make an amlca-
llo bargain with the federation whereby
' .hoy would wage a joint campaign In the
Itelchstag and Diet elections ; but , at the con-
, -entlon , the leaders of the federation frankly
Icclared they would not support any candl-
lates who were not pledged to support the
ilms of the federation.
Herren Dledtrlch and Hahn , prominent
members of the Reichstag and Intimate
'rlends of Prince Bismarck , who are known
: o bo Inspired from Frledrlchsruhe , boldly
leclared that the federation must antagonize
ho government at the coming election un-
oss precise promises are given to satisfy
ho agrarian demands , especially In the dl-
ectlon of paralyzing or excluding "tho con-
itantly Increasing American competition In
ill products of the soil which , If it remains
inchecked , will utterly ruin German agrl-
iulture , which Is equivalent to ruining the
vholo country. "
Resolutions supported by Ilcrren Hahn ,
1roetz , Klappeter , Kanltauid others , were
idopted , to the effect that thu agrar.ans , no
natter of what party affiliation , would only
uccor the candidates standing on the Jed-
'ration's platform.
Within the ranks of the naticnal liberals a
imllar breaking up of party lines Is occur-
ing , a number of the leaders declaring 'they
vlU only vote for candidates of agrarian
endcndes. Thus , the pivot of the campaign
s the question of supporting or antagcnlz-
ng ngrarianlsm. The who'.o of the leftists
if course are anti-agrarians , but they are
Imost assured of the whole of the rightists'
nd many of the centrists' support. There Is
. visible Increase In the agrarian strength
mong the centrists , although the loaders
nd the centrist prros are doing their best
o discourage It.
Shortly , the agrarian problem will bo
laramount In all the legislatures of the
ountry. There Is no doubt the agrarians
ro en enormously increasing factor In po'.l- '
Ics , anl they are doing their bet't ' to hurry
bo government Into a tariff war with the
"iltod : States.
In this connection the remarks of the
( eutscho Tagcs Zoltung , the leading asra-
lan organ , apropos of the news that the
ouso of representatives at Washington had
ailed for the correspondence relative to
American beef , fruit , horses and adulterated
lorman wlnoa , are significant. The paper
lentloncd says : "Wo sincerely hopn the
.merlcans will look thoroughly Into these
Icrman measures. For ono thing they will
rrlvu at the conclusion that Germany has
ealt as leniently as possible with them ,
'hen wo harbor the hope that the Insolence
f these Yankees will bo so Increased by the
Iscusslon of these matters In congress that
Icrmany will not boable to do otherwise
lan follow up the papgr iieasurcs by more
alpablo ones. For that reason wo do hope
10 American * will go ll In great style. "
The VoBstgcho Zeltllptf"replies to this
ffuslon , saying : "IfVopuld b-e hard to un-
ell In a moro frivolous manner the designs
t the federation of Husbandry to drlvo us
ito a tariff war , Ihd' ennrmous damage of
hlch cannot bo foreseen. ' "
Following the cxatnplo1 of the previous
'eek ' , numerous member's tof the Reichstag ,
urlng the course of''the debates , have
erccly abused the United States and Its
ompetltlon. Herr Rovalcko declared the
erman government hdd''Uandled ' the "lice-
Infected" ( American products more lenderl
than America Itself , adding : "The epectc
of a tariff war with that country has had n
terror to the Germans , who fear GoJ an
nothing elseIn the world. "
A meeting of the Society of Husb.indrj
specially called , has passed a resolution call
Ing upon the government to subject a ,
American horses to six weeks' quarantln
and to Indelibly brand them. The soclet
also decided to prepare statistics regardln
horse raising In .America.
The government during thc-last week sen
experts to all the ports of entry and rcvcnu
stations to assist In determining whutho
American fruit la Infected. The officials o
the United States embassy hero have no
yet been Informed whether the costs of th
examination wllj fall upon the exporters.
The press Is very Indignant at the fnc
thai German nurserymen have been orders
by cable to discontinue rttidlng their prod
ucts.
Diplomatic notes nro passing between Her
lln and St. Petersburg , the latter complain
Ing of the n"\v and most severe regulation
of the minister of agriculture , Uaron voi
IlammcrMcln-Lnxtni , In regard to the 1m
portAtlon of Russian hogs , and a reprisal I
threatened.
The opera subscription .ball on Wcdncsda ;
was the most brilliant of Berlin's soclet
functions. It wap attended 'by the whol
court ' 'itid diplomatic conn , and there wa
an unusually largo American contingent pros
ent. Ono of the richest canumcj was thai o
Mrs. While , Iho wife of Iho United Stale
ambarsador. H was of slraw yellow brocade
cado with diamonds and pearls. The othe
Americana present In the company include
Mradamea Allen , Wlborg and Dlckson o
Cincinnati. Mr. Goldschmldt nnd wife. Mrs
Sabln's party of eight exceptionally prett
American gltls allracted the attention of th
emperor , who sent nn officer to ascertal
their name ? . Among the American marrlc
to Germans who were at the ball wer
Prtnceffl Lynar and Countesses Waldcrse
and Orlola. They received particular alien
lion from Iho emperor , who spent an hour li
'the dlplomatlsta' box conversing with Mr
Whllo nnd Iho British ambassador , Sir Franl
Cavendish Lascellcs.
A conference of the chiefs of police of th
largo Prussian towns has been called for th
coming week In Berlin , with a view of i
reorganization of the whole police. Pollc
outnages have been sa frequent of late lha
Iho emperor desired the meeting to b <
called to consider the matter and to rcpor
-to Uaron von Wlndhelm , who , nt his maj
oity'a request , made an exhaustive Invoatlga
tlon of the police organizations of the Ku
orpcan capitals last nummer.
Prince Henry XXVI of Heusswhose
crazy escapades led him to bo confined In ar
asylum , has 'been ' released.
The Jublleo of the rising of Schleswlg
Holstcln against Denmark will ibe colobratet
on March 23-2.1) . The main festivities wll
bo at Schleswlg-Holstclu and al Kiel. Al
Ihe schools will bo closed.
It has been decided lo construct an under
ground railroad in Berlin , and the city as
sumes control of the construction. The funds
necessary , 100,000,000 marks , will bo ralsci
by a loan.
Tt'llKS IXFI.ICT LMOHU OUTIlAGIiS
lliilprnrlniiM MiUco Kornuil ( ' < > iii | > laliii
of Tln-lr .MlMtrealnien < .
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 15. ( Delayed In
transmission ) . The note of the Bulgarlai
agent to the Turkish government , protestIng -
Ing against the treatment which Bulgarians
have been subjected to In Macedonia , re
veals a state of affairs similar to that whlcl
existed In Armenia. It says that village
after village has been surrounded by the
Turkish army , that wholesale arrests have
been made , and that the prisoners have been
subjected to unheard of tortures.
The note further gives a list of the villages
and the names of the victims to whom
torture has been applied. Schoolmasters , II
appears , have been the special objects ol
vengeance. The following tortures are re
cited In the official document , and In each
case the name of the victim is given :
"Hot Irons thrust Into mouths , legs
broken , splinters driven under the nails ,
naked feet placed In hot stoves , hung by
the fcot for fifteen hours , tied to horses'
tails , beaten to death , hung by the feet over
Crc.
Crc."A
"A priest of the village of Zcrnovotsl was
hung by the feet for three hours and then
by the arms for fourteen hours. A wet cord
was bound tightly around his head.
"All the prisoners at Kumanova wore
beaten until their llosh came off In strips.
"Tho women wcro outraged. "
FIVK MKX .RI2TIIU.V . PHO.M ALASKA
Uefiorl ll Uleli DlMi-iivery on a Clnliu
In SUooUiiiii ( iiilch.
VICTORIA. B. C. , Feb. 19. The ntcamor
Clly of Seattle reached hero today , bringing
five men from Dawson : Carr Warren of San
Francisco , Jack Mclntyro of Fort Steel ; II.
Peterson of Vlctcc-Ia ; Jack Henley of Son
Francisco , acid another. Ttiey report that
a. $150 nugget was found on the Peterson
claim at Skoakum gulch , and that Mrs. Jes-
jop was accidentally shot and killed in Dawson -
son , her husband having dropped a revolver
which went off.
Among the passengers on the Ill-fated
steamer Clara Nevada were Al Noyo and
E. C. Bonlcke , both of Juacau.
Improve Ciiiiitiln'x | ' H ( Hull.
LONDON , Feb. ID. It Is amcrtcd that con-
slderablo progress has recently been made
In the realization of the fast mall service
with Canada. New arrangements have been
: omplotod by which the ir.allis will bo car
ried over the Canadian Pacific railroad to
Hrltlsh Columbia for Australia , and It Is
Slid that flvo 22-knot boats , costing 425,000
; acb , Cave already been ordered.
JonieM to Sillily AinerlennVrliiklen. .
LONDON , Feb. 19. Vice Admiral Makarovv
eaves St. Petersburg today foi' England , on
ills way to America , where ho proposes to
> ass some tlmo on board ice breaking boatn ,
o gather the latest American "wrinkles"
'or ILSO In the czar's frozen barbers.
( Ineeli'M Health IN K.veellent.
LONDON. Fob. 19. A confirmation of
Jueon Victoria's excellent state of health
n found 1 : > the ofllclal announcement that II
s her majesty's Intention to personally ro-
: elve the presentees at the first drawing
oem of tlio season en February 20 , Satur-
lay next.
Jlec'rjlie ( AlnrniNt Vli-TVH.
PARIS , Feb. 19. Official utterances hero
in the subject of Iho West African troubles
leery the alarmist view of Ihe situation
.aken In Great Britain.
Will AMiuilTiMl nl tt'HNliliiKtoii
BERLIN , Fob. 19. Councillor of Legation
iplclc von Sternberg lia.1 been appointed Unit
iocretary of the German embassy nt Welli
ngton.
Troom I.t-nvo fur AliiMkii.
8KA.TTLH , Wash. , Fob. 19. Oamimiiles A
, nd O , Fourteenth United States Infantry ,
eft hero this afternoon on the steamer
) ucen for 8Vi : wuy. Alaska , where they
vlll be Etutloned for the purpose of pro-
ervlng order. Companies H and II of tlio
aino regiment , who will he. stationed nt
: alyu for Iho samu purpo.io , will follow In
, few days.
\ s
Wo didn't toll aiiyie | | about those s- . '
vesting top shoos fo1"lafllo8 For tboy'ro . ( - ) ti 'OvL S ' > ' !
tbo newest of tbo fl Vrivcstlnj , ' tops of 4S $ & * * & >
our own seleoUnf , ' and exclusively oar "
own Words can't describe these shoes \
simply oloffant maio In the very lat
est fancy , yet modest vesting tops-
tbero nro two styles either ono Is sura
of ploaslnj , ' Wo'vu put the prices on
these the nobbiest shoo . > vor brought
to Omaha , so near eost that every lady
can afford | o own a pair ( ! ome. In and
see Ilium even If you don't want to.buy
many did como last week ami ovi-r.v
lady that examined them was taken
with tbolr beauty We've them In all
sizes and widths so wo can lit any one.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FAKNA.1l STltHET
WORRY OVER A-FR1C/ /
( Continued from Kirst
Cimlno authorities are said to bo pending
The scandal nbout the Princess 1'hlllp c
Coburfi , over which her husband ycsterda
fought a duel with an ofllccr of the Uhlans
has not been scrlou ? for omo lime and th
only surprising feature Is that Prince Phlll
should have taken the trouble to fight abou
It. Prlncesw Philip , who Inherits n strain v
gallantry from her father , the kliiR of the llcl
KUns. flpcnl n winter n few years ago 1 :
Cnlro with an Austrian baron without an
open objection by her husband. The prlnc
and princess have led semi-detached lives fo
many year ? .
John Howard Parncll , M. P. , one of Ucd
tnoml'a parly , la a candidate tor the office o
city marshal of Dublin corporation. Th
duties of marshal nro to ride nt the heai
of civic processions and to act as perseant
alarms during the session of corporation
Ho Is nl. o a registrar of pawnbroker
throughout Ireland , In which capacity one o
his. functions Is to preside At the porlodi
auction sales of unredeemed pledge * In Uub
lln. The port Is considered beneath thi
dignity of n member of the Parncll family
l > ut J , II , Parnell Is known to bo In ver ;
straightened circumstances and the emolu
ments amount to $0,000 n year. His candl
datura Is supported by all the nationals
party and his election Is deemed certain.
IS Ort'OSKI ) TO W.V1I
HiMiorl' Current She Wilt Novrr Sinn
t.Yuollior Dcrlnriitloii ,
( CopyrlBht , 1SSS , by the Aiuoclatoil Prcrs. )
LONDON , Feb. 19. The ncwspnpei
opinions expressed and the official message !
sent convoy only a part of the sympathy foi
the United States felt on account of th <
Malno disaster In Havana harbor. The otTl
clal world Is naturally deeply Interested , niu
every opportunity has been tnkcn to ex.
press regret to the United States charK <
d'affaires , Mr. Henry White , In the absence
of the United States ambassador , Coloue :
John Hay , who Is traveling In Hgypt. Hul
In addition to this many private Americans
living hero are receiving letters and cnlle
of regret and sympathy from Kngllsli
friends. On the day of the funerals of the
victims the flags over the consulates were
half-masted , and at Southampton many
ships followed the lead of those of the
American line and half-masted their en
signs.
The prcsa continues Its warnings that the
situation In West Africa between Krancc
and Great Britain Is growing more critical.
It Is Impossible to abandon the British flag
without loss of lionor , and It Is said , ac
cording to the Dally Chronicle , Franco and
Ciermany nro casting covetous eyes upon
Liberia and are contemplating Its annexa
tion. It Is widely accepted that Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain , the secretary of state for the
colonies , Is endeavoring to put backbone
Into the maniuls of Salisbury's dealings with
Franco , Mr. Chamberlain persisting In view
ing the matter purely from the point of
view of the colonial olllco and urging above
all things the maintenance of ( treat Britain's
Interests as a colonizing power. Sir Thomas
Waymets , editor of the Speaker , Is respon
sible for the statement that Mr. Chamber
lain would have pushed his pro-Hrltlsh
policy In Africa to the risk of war , and the
marquis of Salisbury's attitude In opposing
It , therefore , lends sonio countenance to
the gossip that the queen has Informed the
marquis of Salisbury that she will never
again sign a declaration of war.
Two bills which have been Introduced In
the House of Lords and which will un
doubtedly become law have excited much
Interest. Ono of them proposes to make an
unauthorized translation an Infringement of
u copyright and extends the copyright to
lectures and sermons , with the power to for
bid newspaper representatives to copy them.
In addition the measure provides that maga
zine authors are the owners of the copy
right of their articles after three years and
novelists are protected from dramatization.
The otl-er bill provides for the reform of
jnmpany permitting , making directors , promoters
meters and venders Individually liable for
loss arising from false statements and also
providing a penalty of Imprisonment for a
term not exceeding two years.
Tlio future of the Imperial Institute Is
: hreatened by the action of the colony of
Victoria , which has announced the with-
Irawal of Its grant for the maintenance of
.ho Institute , asserting It Is useless to the
: olony. This probably will bo followed wtln
ither Australian colonies taking similar
lutlon.
The memorial 'to the late Lewis Carroll
Rev. iH. S. Dodgeson ) Is to take the form
if a cot hospital for sick children , to bo
lallod the Allco In Wonderland Cot. A
.trong . committee .has been formed to forward
ho idea and It Is meeting with an on-
huslastlc response.
H > A.\ISII CRUISER IS CUA1UJIC1) .
- to I'n-voiit
Jvory Prt'onntlon 1 Taki-ii
MlNlinitH of Any Uluiriictrr.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. The Spanish Ic-
; atlon has been advised of the arrival of the
Spanish cruiser Vlzcaya and Senor du Hose ,
.ho charge , has been In communication with
: ho Spanish consul general at Now York
ind Lieutenant Sobral , the naval attache of
ho legation , who Is now at Now York , con-
lornlng the movements of the ship. Sir.
lu nose feels no apprehension over the
iresonco of the ship In American waters ,
mt ho has given Instructions for such pro-
lautlons as may scorn to bo Justified by the
ilrcumstanccs. This will bo In the hands
if the consul general , and Mr. du Dose and
ils staff have no present Intention of going
o New York. The precautionary measures
ire merely those of maintaining an efficient
latrol about the ship.
Aside from1 the instructions going through
, Ir. du Hose the Spanish naval authorities
, t New York are In communication with the
nlnistcr of marine at Madrid. In view of
ho feeling that there need bo no npprohcn-
lon. It Is understood by the Spanish author-
ties hero that there will be no restrictions
.n . visiting the Vlzcaya ueyond the neces
precautions of preventing an Indiscrim
inate crowding by the public at largo.
Up to thin noon Mr. du Hone had not heard
from the commander of the Vlrcaya what
his plans were as to the duration of his
visit at New York and tils subsequent move
ments. His orders will como direct from
the naval department at Madrid.
Mr. du Hose called at Iho State depart
ment nt nocti and officially notified the au
thorities of the presence of the Vlzcaya In
American waters.
It la expected General Mcrrltt , command
ing the Department of the Mist at New
York , will make a formal call upon the com
mander of the Spanish war ship now lying
In the harbor. While the strict loiter of
naval ctlquctto would bo satisfied by a call
from our naval authorities upon the ship's
commander , the usual course Is for the high
est military official In the neighborhood to
call either In person or through n member
of the staff to send his compliments.
KRKNCII HKIMIII1.IU IS tAIIOl'T ' ( ! O.VIC.
\vTlllii7ii T. Storiil Sri-a Hfvntiitlim
Kvorytvlurt' III Hint Country.
LONDON. Feb. 19. All the afternoon newspapers -
papers today comment upon the gravity of
the West African situation. A alrlkltift
article In the Westminster Garotteby
William T. Stead toys :
"Tho news from the Niger Is only serious
because of the ni'wa from France. The not
effect of the news from Paris today Is that
Franco Is once more full of revolution. The *
third republic , although nominally still In
situ , no longer exists. The long expected
up-set has arrived at last and has arrived
almost to the very < lay exactly fifty yearn
after the revolution of ISIS.
"Tho coup d'etat of General Holsdeffre dif
fers from the coup d'etat of Napoleon UI
only In the degree of brutality of Us ncces-
wirlea. When the chief of the French gen
eral staff , the nerve center of the gray matter -
tor of the 'brain which directs , controls and
governs the whole armed force of France ,
enters Into n court of law to proclaim to a
Jury thiU unless they return n verdict to his
liking , 'tho chiefs who are at the head of
the army and who organize the national de
fense , nro ready to le.ive their las-k to olherw , *
there Is no longer'any republican government
In France. "
AUK Sl.OWl.V MII'IUIVIMJ.
McnilxT * of tlio Xnvnl Court of In.
liilry Are AsxpmtilliiK.
KEY WHST. Fla. . Feb. 19. The condition
of Iho Injured nt the Marine hospital and the
barracks b slightly Improved. The Injured
mon who arrived rn the Mangrove today In
care of Dr. Clrndenlng , at the barracks , nro
suffering most from severe burns , but they
nro doling nicely. The eleven very seriously
Injured , who are still In the hospital nt
Havana , will probably bo brought here In a
few days by the steamer Fern.
The battleship Iowa came up from Iho
licet today. Slio had on board the command ,
ere of the Massachusetts and Indlara. who
will be members of the commission to In
quire Itito the disaster to the Maine.
Hear Admiral SIcard came nshore from
the Now York.
iKi/imiATi ! : THU nKK.I , Mss. .
Aiiu-rliMiii li > | > rit > ntillVI-M nnil Mimy
Others Attcml ( lu > rinircli.
HAVANiA , Feb. 19. There was a funeral
mass this morning at the Mercedes church
for the repose of the soul of the late Jo.iquln
Hulz , the aid-de-camp of General Hlanco ,
who was put to death by order of the late
Insurgent leader Aranxuren 111 December
last Isi iTliiK the camp of the latter with
propositions for the surrender of Arnngtircn
and his followers. The church was splen
didly decorated for the occasion , and the
service was attended by Captain General
Hlanco , the colonial ministers , Consul Gen
eral Lee , Vice Consul Springer , Generals
I'arrado , Valmerana , Gnrrlch , Admiral Man-
tcrola , the military ami civil authorities an I
representatives of all classes of society.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. President M-
IC'nloy this aftornom forwarded the follow
ing reply to the condolences of thu queen
regent of Spain :
WASHINGTON , Fob. ID. Wood ford , Min
ister. Madrid : Convey In appropriate man
ner my Hlnrcro appreciation of her majesty's
message of condolence nnd sympathy , na
conveyed in your telegram just re-reeved.
WILLIAM Jl'KINLUY.
Ae'lng Secretary Day has sent the follow
ing telegram to 'Mr. White , secretary of his
wihaKsy at London :
The president Is deeply touched by lier
majesty's sympathetic mei'siigo. conveyed
through the ambassador hero , and charges
you to express through the proper channels
grateful approclntlon In the nnme. of the
government and people of the United States.
The touching message of the prince and
princess ot Wales 1m- been laid before the
president , who charges you in the name of
the American people , no less than In 111.1 *
iwn , to express grateful appreciation of this
tribute of their highnesses to this nation la
Its hour of grief.
1'lcase convey to the lord mayor of Lon-
lon the president's deep appreciation of hU
message expressing thu sympathy of the
citizens of London In tlio terrible bereavement -
ment that IKIB allllcted the American people.
In their name the president returns grutu-
rnl thanks.
Tim president directs you to convoy to his
royal highness , the duke of Connnught ,
leep appreciation of his sympathy and con-
lolences by reason of tlio appalling disaster
that has befallen thin government in tlio
loss of tlio Malno nnd Us crew.
Condolences continue to reach the presl-
Icnt from prominent persons all over the
vorld.
Volei'iiiin 'Kcnily for 11 llniMli.
NEW YORK , Feb. 19 , The Monitor Acno-
ilatlon of Naval Veterans , port of Hrooklyn.
ms adopted n scries of resolutions on tlio
iiibject of tlio Malno disaster which , after
ixprcsalng sympathy with the friends amd
datives of the victims , uuy :
Resolved , Tnnt the sime spirit which led
is to the defense of our country In 1EGI
H still alive within our breunts , and If any
vrong has been iljnevhlcli floil forbid ,
nit If such I.H the fact , we hereby offer our
id-vices to our beloved country and Its JUjf.
'in- ; Turn i AHOUT IMAXOS-
Onr now annex is now comploli'rt
Imsinc-st )
moro
ion > room more plnnos
-WV make business t-oino our way by
I'llliiB tlio bust pianos at popular prioe.s
Wo now show a variety of Inslru
nouts that are a revelation lo tli ar-
iHt new di'slKiiH In rnro natural wood
UBi's lii all sl/i'H of t-lthor fJrantlH or
iprljihts in ma-li arllstlc makes as
Knabi , " "Klmlmll , " "Kranlcli &
laeli , " "llallot & Ilavls" nnil olhers-
l lower prices than initially cliarp'il for
niknown stencil pianos Why not buy
] „ , IK IV PopularprlfusKasy pay.
nents.
MUSIC onti nn 1513 Douglas
Don't you over bellovo Unit wo don't
what's what In dentlstry-for If
now
illiln't know how to fill teethe
we
make plates , extract , and sowo l
never H l > " t U tl dillm wo (1'll-tl" ' :
has bi'un spent
best part of our lives
' business-ami rlKht hens In
Omaha at lhat over lhlrtoe.li y < mrs-and
If our work bailout been Iho best to bo
would Irnvo
had anywhere-why wo
been bankrupt and out of business IOIIK
IIRO for wo'vo Kiiarantood all our worK
and urn KOIIK ! to keep rifjht on at H-
If It's thu best work at a reasonable
looking for-yon needent
price you are
tbo
look liny further or higher than
third Iloor of the I'axton block-that d
wlwro wo arc.
BAILEY ,
13 Yearn ! Iil Flour I'uxtoit II lit.
1OIU uud Purnuiu.