THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , NOVEMKEK 25 , 1898. I
November 25 , ' 83.
Thoughts of the Gift Time Coming
Christmas is just around the corner from Thanksgiving. Everybody is thinking of
what to gfvev to whom , and iiow best to do it. And it is by answering just such questions
aptly arid .satisfactorily .that makes this such a popular store.
Black
Dress
Goods
In the
black
goods
section is
, tlio
clioicest of today's interesting
choosing. New Crepons 39
styles.
All In the neat , dignified figured effects ,
' that a season cannot put out of stjle ,
$1.00. $1.10 , $1.25 , $1.50 , $1.75 to $3.50
a yard.
8SC a YARD
Handsome black poplin. It's the best
news we've lately told to lovers of
exquisite dress styles. You would
call It cheap at the > usual , price , $1 ;
our price , 83c a > ard ,
COLORED DRESS GOODS .
* New Granite Cloth , 33 colors. There are
thirty-five distinct colors to choose
from. Not an old color In the lot ;
44-Inch' wide , handsome silk finlbb ,
purely all wool , 85c a yard.
doakings Wo have a beauti
ful line of all kinds
of cloakings.
Cloaklngs for Infants , children and ladles
- heavy , warm and stylish cloaklngs.
56 Inches wide at $1.35 , $1.75 , $2.25 , $2.50 ,
$3.00 , $3.50 , $1.50.
Swnnt'down flannels , 15o quality , fdr lOo
yard ; 7Vic unbleached shaker flannel
at Cc yard.
Art Pretty new pin
Needlework cushions , hand
embroidered , lace
trimnied.
i. . *
' ' " , < From ,6Qp , to ' $3.00 each. '
Small pincushions trimmed with baby
rlbttonfl very nice for work baskets
at 25c each.
Men's - , , Now Silk Mufflers ,
furnishings beautiful patterns ,
' . * ! in stripe's , plaids
' " '
aild'figures"
* " * 'Prices from $1.00 to $2.75 each Green
wood's car protectors , 25c nnd 60c
each Woolen wristlets , 16c and 25o a
pair Silk wristlets , 50c a pair.
Balmoral These Table Cov-
Table Covers era are warranted
to wash , being
all fast colors. t
25 6tnblo covers , $1.25 each.
25 6table covers , $1.50 each.
15 6table covers , $1.75 each.
50 Stable covers , $2.00 each ,
75 8tablo covers , $2.50 each.
15 8table covers , $2.75 each.
25 8-10 table covers , $2.50 each.
' 25 8-10 table covers , $3.50 each.
Veiling Protection from the
wind.
Plain grenadine veiling , 14 inches wide ,
at 15c a yard.
Sowing silk veiling , plain , 14 Inches
wide , at 25c a yard.
Sewing silk veiling , chenille dotted , 14
Inches wide , at Sue a yard.
Chiffon veiling , plain , IS Inches wide , at
50c a yard.
Chiffon veiling , dotted , 18 Inches wide ,
at COc a yard.
Gloves and
Mittens
A few cold
weather
snaps lined
kid gloves
and mittens
for men ,
ladies and
children at lowest prices.
Ladles' single saxony yarn mittens , 23c
and 45c per pair.
Ladies' double saxony yarn mittens , 25c ,
35c nnd COc per pair.
Children's flno saxony yarn mittens,25c ,
SOc and 35c per pair. \v , ,
Notions' * Sterling1''gjllvej :
elties.
Many very handsome noVeltles , some
with sterling handles , some with eb
ony handles. The following. ; 'articles
are the usual largo sized' variety.
Button hooks , letter 'opener ? , nail
brushes , tooth brushes , letter , seals ,
nail files , cuticle knives , at 50cy,65c ,
75c and $1.00 each , and others , smaller
size , at 25c and 35c.
Cream Jars with sterling tops at 2oc , SOc ,
6oc and TCc.
THOMPSON , BELDEN & Co.
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Y. M. C. A. BUILDING , 9. W. COHNEU 1 OTII AMD DOUGLAS.
T\YO \ STEAMERS ON ROCKS
Large Freighter * Succnmb to Blizzard on
Lake Superior !
CREWS ESCAPE AF1ER MANY -HARDSHIPS
Steamer * Strike Same' Shore anil
'
. * to IMecc * Vnlun-
1 }
y hblc Cariroe * Are DC- '
* j utroyod.
DULUTH , Nov. 24. The heaviest marine
loss of the year Is reported today by the
Inmon tug ; Castle , which has returned
from the wreck of the freight steamer Tampa
ot Ueaver Bay. The tug Castle found the
steel freight steamer Arthur Orr nine miles
further eastward from the Tampa , ashore
and hroktm In two. The great blizzard
caused the wreck of both steamers.
The crew from the Orr had made their
way to Beaver'Bay where they had found
the crew of the Tampa. It took them
twenty-four hours without foot to , RO the
nlno mllca to thai'place. . They had suffered
Intensely with the cold , and were greatly
'
mirprjsetlv.to 'nnU-lhe. ' men from the1 Tampa
at Beaver Bay as until then they knew
(
nothing of the wreck ot the Tampa.
The Orr left hero Monday with 2,200 tons
of flour and COO tons of copper , shipped on
oocount of the Northern Steamship' com
pany. The tteamer went ashore about the
name time the Tampa did. The coast Is very
rocky , the chore eliding Into deep water
suddenly , which makes the steamer's posi
tion extremely dangerous. The spot where
the Oir rots Is ehown on the charts as
Baptism river. The Orr was worth ) 175,000
and was Insured for $145,000. Its cargo was
worth $120,000. The Tampa was worth
1100,000.
. The steamer Osceola. Captain J. C. Me-
lieod , reached Dulutb tonight after a' bitter
experience on Lake Superior and after tbo
crew had abandoned the vessel for thirteen
hours. In Tuesday morning's blizzard It
went on the rocks on Mott Island , near
Isle Royalc. . The crew at once commenced
to Jettison the cargo. But the vessel only
went harder aground and Captain McLeod
determined toput the crew ot sixteen
ashore. 'It ' took six hours to get the men
all off and several were badly frostbitten.
Tuesday night was passed on shore. The
men were poorly protected from the ele
ments and suffered greatly Wednesday
morning the crew again began to Jettison
the- cargo and at 9 o'clock In the evening
the steamer floated after 2,000 barrels of salt
had been unshipped. The Osceola Is not
badly damaged.
GOOD THINGS FOR ENGINEERS
Dinner * nnil Warm Clothe * Await
Volunteer * Iteturned from
I'orto Iltco.
NEW YOIIK. Nov. 24. The United State *
transport Minnewaska , from Porto Ulco ,
passed In Sandy Hook at 12:10 : p. m. On
board ore the First regiment ot engineers ,
for whom n reception and Thanksgiving
dinner arc watting at the Eighth regiment
armory.
The Minnewaska wns docked In Brooklyn
and the men provided with overcoats. The
National Society of New England women
will serve a collation to the soldiers at the
armory , after which sixty days' furlough
and transportation will be given each man.
Governor 'Hastings ' of 'Pennsylvania was to
have met the regiment on Its arrival , but
was unable to attend owing to * slight In
disposition. He waa represented by one ot
bio Btaff.
Among others on board the Minnewaska
were General Sawtelle ot tha commissary
department , Major Joslah Pierce and Lieu
tenant Clarence Wlerner of General Grant's
Hood's
Are gaining favor rapidly.
Biulnets tuen and travel Pills
lers carry tUyn lu nt
jwcketi , Udlti carry them
lu t > umi. houteketptri kep thim In medicine
cloiet * . lilMii tc mu | > nd Uiwa to tiieoiU. .
staff. Lieutenant Wlerner Is en route to
Washington with letters from the commandIng -
Ing officer recommending tha't he bo as
signed as military attache with the British
army In the Soudan. Major Pierce will go
to Washington with reports from General
Brooke relating to the operations of the
troops In Porto Rico. Others on board werei
Major Louie K. Seaman , surgeon of the First
Unlt'ed States volunteer engineers ; Miss
Ltvlngston-Chanler of the Red Cross , Rev.
Dr. Kent and Dr. H. B. Barnes.
FULL BLOOD GETS THE LAND
Plnnl Act In the Long Controversy
Involving Valuable Tract Ad
jacent to Fort Pierre.
' CHAMBERLAIN. S. D. , Nov. 24. ( Spe
cial. ) Messrs. Glegoldt and Zlobach , United
States officials , are at Fort Pierre for the
purpose ot allotting to Black Tomahawk , a
full blood Sioux Indian , a valuable tract of
land.adjoining that town. This-Is the clos
ing ohapor In the now celebrated case-ot
Black Tomahawk against Mrs. Jane Wal-
dron , the Indian department having decided
Adverse to Mrs. Woldron on the ground that
she Is not , an Indian because of her father
being a white man. Mrs ; Waldron's friends
are much Incensed at. the turn affairs have I
taken , the more so as she and her relatives
have always been looked upon as Indians ,
draw rations from the govtrnment as such ,
were signers of the treaty which opened to
settlement about 9,000,000 acres ot the Sioux |
reservation and exercised great Influence
among the full bloods In Inducing them to
sign the treaty , for at that time the full
bloods , almost to a man , were opposed 10
parting with any portion of their reserva
tion.
WIEITS VERSION OP THE KILLING.
AmertN that It Wa * Done In Self-De-
fen e Daring a Fight.
HURON , S. D. . Nov. 24. ( Special. ) There
la little new In the Mot murder case. Emll
Wler , who on Monday confessed to the kill
ing , Is In Jail here and has been visited by
a number of his friends , but he has very
little to say concerning the crime. He has
engaged counsel and his defense Is being
prepared. Many are coming to have faith
in his story of the killing , and the fact that
he has always borne a good reputation and
has been a hard-working , Inoffensive young
man will have weight In his behalf. There
are no neighbors within a mile of the Mott
farm , and Wler's wife being away
from home at the time of the
trouble , Wler is the only person
living who knows the truth concerning
the sad affair. Wler's story Is that Mott
made Improper proposals to his wife , nnd
she fearing to remain at home while her
husband was absent , left the house Thurs
day afternoon and went to her home In
Clifton township , and that Friday morning
Wler got up nnd prepared breakfast. When
Mott got up he complained about the ab
sence of Mrs. Wler , and Wler told Mott why
she was away and threatened to have Mott
arrested If he did not cease in his attention *
to his wife and leave her alone. At this
Mott became angry ; words wore passed be
tween them and finally Mott drew a pistol
and attempted to shoot. Wler took the pistol
tel from him and In the fight ho grabbed a
flat Iron from the stove and hurled it at Mott ,
striking him on the head and killing him.
When he found that Mott was dead be was
frightened and sought to cover up his acts
and dragged the body to the barn , leaving
It where it was found , He says he had no
idea of killing Mott.
Latent WyomluK Majorities.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Nov. 24. ( Special. )
Returns from the entire state , with the ex
ception of eight small precincts In Albany ,
Big HornFremont and Ulnta countieswhich
will not materlairy change the result , show
the following majorities on the state and
congressional ticket in the recent election ;
Governor , Deforest Richards , 1,456 ; secre
tary ot state , Fenlmore Cbatterton , 1,575 ;
auditor , Leroy Grant , 2,400 ; treasurer , G. E.
Abbott , 2,225 ; superintendent ot public in
struction , T. T , Tynan , 2,327 ; Associate Jus
tice supreme court , Jesse Knight , 2,310 ; con
gressman , F. W. . Mondell , 2,22d.
Phi Delta nelax.
COLUMBUS. O. , Nov. 24. The Phi Delta
Theta. convention gave up the day to social
amenities v today. This morning tbo dele
gates were given a carriage ride , at noon
a photograph ot the convention was til.tn
on the steya of the stata conltol and thi *
Underwear'and
Hosiery
Now is the time to
think about warm
Underwear. We
have it in all grades
and weights for the
ladies and children.
A very fine quality of ladles' camel's
hair wool vests and pants , flat goods ,
$1.00 each.
Lndlea' heavy , Jersey ribbed , wool
fleeced vests and parKs , good weight
( or cold weather ; 85c a garment.
Boys' heavy cotton fleeced shirts and
drawers , 50c each.
Children's flno camel's hair under
wear , superior finish , covered seams ,
to fit children from one to fifteen
years , first size , SOc ; rises Gc on a
size.
Ladles' black wool hose , good weight ,
with high spliced heels and double
toes ; also double oolcs , 65c pair.
Excellent quality of ladles' wool hose
at 3Gc 3 pair $1.00.
Also n nice flne ribbed wool hose for
children , with high spliced heel and
double soles , 3Cc 3 pair $1.00.
Dressing Sale on Eiderdown
Sacques Dressing Sacques.
at 69c , $1.25 and $1.50 each , former
prices , $1.00 , $1.75 and $2.00 each.
Saturday's Sale of
*
'
Cloaks ,
Heavy warm Boucle
Cloth Jackets , beau
tifully lined with
fine satin , at $8.00
each. - -
Hundreds of pretty coats for misses at
$3.00 , $7.50 and $10.00 each.
Heavy winter capes , In rough cloth , all
lined and fur trimmed , at $ G.CO each.
Beautiful plush capes , 30-lnches long ,
lined with an eelgant brown satin lin
ing , trimmed with flno bear. , fur trim
ming , at $10.00 each , worth $15.00.
HandRoruo assortment of collarettes ,
muffs and boas , at extra low prices.
UNDERSKIRTS.
At $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.50 , $2.00 , $2.50. $3.00.
afternoon all went to the State unlversit
to witness the football game between Ohl
state and Ohio Wesleyan university eleveni
The closing session wtll be held tomorrow
morning when the election of officers oc
curs.
BODIES FOUNDJN THE RUIN !
Other * Bappoieel < o Lie linrlcd In th <
DebrI * of the Baldwin
Uotel.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 24. The deac
body ot J. M. Lelghthead was removed frou
the ruins of the ! Baldwin hotel today. Thi
body was discovered In the bath room ad
joining bis apartment , Bitting In a chair
almost as natural as life. It was partlallj
burned and blackened by smoke , but wai
easily recognized. It Is supposed that hi
fell asleep In the chair and was overcomi
by smoke before the flames commenced t <
cat at his flesh.
Late In the afternoon an unrecognizable
body , supposed to be that of a woman , woi
recovered from the ruins of the theater
The Idea that there are many more bodlei
In the ruins Is gaining credence and thi
firemen engaged In searching the accessible
parts of the ruins today reported that i
terrible odor , such as follows the Incinera
tion of flesh , Is gradually becoming appar
ent. This Is particularly the case In the
debris on the Ellis street side , where , 1
Is believed , persons have been lost whose
Identity is unknown and who were not in-
eluded In the list of guests.
Four persons are known to be missing
They are : John J. Carter , associate Judge
ot the Jockey club ; Tate Pryor , sheet write :
for Bookmaker J. J. Carroll ; An-
drewu , cashier Baldwin's grotto ; W. W
Dencheler , employe ot restaurant.
The ) hotel safe , containing many valuablei
belonging to guests , Including $30,000 it
cash , has been located.
Many rumors are In circulation regardtnf
the disposition of the site. Among thosi
who are sold to be contemplating replaclni
the Baldwin with a magnificent hotel build'
Ing are the Hlbernla bank , the Souther :
Pacific road , J. J Sprockets and James D
Phelan.
ANGRY INFANTILE AMAZONS
Flfteen-Vcar-Old Nora Ulttner Fntallj
Ilenten by Three Girl * to Avenge
n Iniult.
PITTSBURO , Pa. . Nov. 24. Ml s Non
Blttner , a highly respected young woman o
Allegheny , wag beaten so badly this after
noon by three glrli none of whom Is ovei
IS years ot age that she will probably die
Her assailants , Mamie Wright , Sophli
Mlckle and Maria Bennett , are In jail.
The cause of the assault li rather mysterl
ous. It seems that Miss Blttner , with i
young woman companion , was walking alonf
Bast Ohio street nnd In passing a group o
young girls at play she made some jocula :
remark concerning the party , whereupon oni
of the youngsters grabbed her by the < hali
and pulled her to the ground. While pros
Irate Miss Blttner was kicked on the heae
and beaten Into Insensibility. Her compan
Ion was unable to protect her and a rcscui
was only effected when two men came upoi
the scene. The physicians attending Mlsi
Blttner say her skull is fractured and i
blood clot has formed on her brain. He
recovery Is doubtful.
WILD BULLETS DO NO HARN
Seymonr , Iiid. , N'eirro , After Kicnpln )
LynchlnoTt Accuic * Several Men
uf Whipping Him.
SEYMOUR , Ind. , Nov. 24. On Sunda ;
night , November 6 , Joseph Balrd , an often
slvo negro In this community , was take :
from Jail and. horsewhipped. It was , wit
difficulty that the mob was restrained ihci
from lynching him. When Balrd , vtaa re
leased ho accused about twenty colored me ,
ot being In the mob , also Mayor A. W
Mills aqd other officials. When Mayor Mill
met Balrd today he accused the latter < i
making these charges. Balrd was con
fronted by Dr. Shields , who said Balrd ba-
repcated the charges to him. Then Balr
and Mills both drew their revolvers an
opened fire , keeping It up through th
streets till Balrd ran Into his house. Fit
teen shots were fired \\hllo a croud was wit !
nesslng the chase and no one was hurt
Balrd was arrested and taken to Brownsto
to orevent lynching. '
LABORS OF BLISS' ' OFFICE
Annual Beport of Interior Department Made
Public ,
i
INDIANS ARE PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS
New Pension Offlce for Lnte War
EMnhllMhcd Attendance In
Bckooli Incrcnics Over
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. The annual re
port of Secretary of Interior Bliss , made
piibllo tonight , reviews in detail the prog
ress of ponst6n Indian land , patent , edu
cational and territorial affairs. Reviewing
(
the gradual dlnilnutton of public land alea
'Secretary ' Bliss says :
Of , the three hundred and odd million
acres of desert land "requiring Irrigation to
rendejr them valuable farming lands , the
available water supply Is sufficient for only
71,500,000 acres , leaving 260,676,000 acres
suitable only for grazing purposes. There
are thirty forest reservations , embracing an
estimated area of 40,179,474 acres.
The Indians are declared to have made
substantial progress , and the Chlppewa out
break was the only serious disturbance of
the year. Referring to this trouble , the
report points to Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Jones' successful efforts In bringing
about the surrender of the Indians , and says
the origin of the trouble Is now under Joint
Investigation by the Department of the In
terior and of Justice.
As to the logging operations there , which
figured so conspicuously In the discussion
of the outbreak , Secretary Bliss says :
The aggregate acreage of Chlppewa pine
and agricultural lands to bo Bold originally
was 2,984,297 , exclusive of the land allotted
to the Indians. There have been disposed
of to date 86,545 acres of pine lands and
320,634 acres ot agricultural lands , aggregating -
gating 407,179 acres. The total amount re
ceived from the sale of pine and of agricul
tural lands Is , approximately , $659,913 , which
has been deposited In the treasury to the
credit of the Indians as required by law.
Of the agricultural lands sold , 320,634 acres
were embraced In homestead entries , on
which there are , due $400,543.
Congress has so far appropriated , as an
advance to the Chlppewa Indians , $2,060,530 ,
which appears to be reimbursable to the
government. The approximate value of all
the lands ceded by the Indians aggregates
$5,273,010.
reunion * for SimnUh War.
Reviewing pension matters , Secretarj
Bliss reports 635,000 claims of all classes
I pending and says .a separate division ha ;
I been organized for the adjudication of claims
growing out of .the'war'with Spain. These
soldiers will receive their pensions undei
'the general law for permanent disabilities
contracted In the service.
Ho also concurs In the recommendation foi
the creation of a commission to revise the
pension laws and regulations in the in
terest of'a future reliable. Intelligent and
uniform practice.
Early legislative enactment for the taking
of the twelfth census 'Is urged In view o :
the necessary large amount of work pre >
paratory to the enumeration ot the popula
tlon.
During the year the geological survey ha ;
purveyed topographically 30,000 squari
miles , making a total completed of approx
inmtely one-fourth of the area of the en
] tire country , .Exclusive' of Alaska. ' The fltl <
purveys of the Indian territory were' com
'
'pleted last June. This latter work has dtm
castrated that it is more- economical to survey
voy large areas-In this manner than undc
the tontract'system heretofore employed b ;
the government In its land' subdivision sur
Treys.- " ' ' " * \
* Advance.lii I'nltlto School.
The advancement along educational line ;
is outlined'by'an increase , of over a quarto :
of a 'million of school pupils in the Unlte <
States for the fiscal year 1896-7 ovef th <
previous ones , but vet the total averagi
amount of schooling per individual for thi
whole United States , measured by the'pres
ent standard , does not quite equal five yean
of 200 days each for each Inhabitant. Tbi
total number ot school pupils In the country
la elementary , public and private schools
colleges , universities , high schools and acad
emles , Is put at 16.255,093.
The reindeer xand their Lapland drivers it
Alaska have largely passed Into the servlci
of tbo postofflco department and are nov
being distributed for carrying the Yukoi
mall up and down the valley of the Yukoi
through a thousand miles of scattered mln
Ing settlements In the wilderness.
The report makes no mention ot the rec.
ommondatlon ot Commlslsoner of Ha'llroadi
Longstrcet tor the government constructloi
and operation ot a new transcontlnenta
trunk line from Kansas City to San Diego
Secretary Bliss , summing up the repor
of Governor Brady of Alaska , calls atten
tion o the difficulty ot preventing thi
smuggling of liquor into Alaska , It being
impossible to enforce present regulation !
without a fleet of revenue cutters and stean
launches to patrol the tortuous channels o
southeast Alaskan waters.
Smuggling prevails and saloona are oper
in all ot the towns and raining camps. Thi
governor reports a concensus of opinion li
favor of a stringent high license Uw whlct
would , tend to stamp out smuggling and
liquor selling to the natives. The applies
tlon to Alaska of the liquor laws In force
In the District of Columbia with severa
minor modifications Is urged as meeting i
majority approval. The governor believe !
that Alaska should and can pay revenui
into the United Statt-a treasury. Under thi
high license law he estimates that tbi
liquor licenses would yield an annual reve
nue ot not less than $200,000 , a tax of a few
cents per case of salmon would product
from $35,000 to $50,000 , 10 cents per tor
on wharfage collected during the last yeai
would have yielded $100,000. He recom
mends that any system of taxation for the
territory be deferred until land laws uhal
have been provided.
Many eectlons of Alaska , It Is shown , an
iUltab'le for agricultural purposes. Witt
proper care , cattle can bo raised In thi
milder districts. H cannot be doubted tha
In the , course of time vast herds of rein
deer will cover the plains of northen
Aliaka. and a few thousands of dollars gpeni
now In helping the Esklrco to obtain herd
will save expenditure of many thousands ol
dollars In tbo future.
The fur seal ore doomed to extinction un
less all pelagic sealing can be stopped. Thi
branding of female seals has proved a sue
cess. The brands render the pelts value
less and show that the United States has i
property right to the animal.
The raising ot blue foxes Is becoming ai
Important Industry. The hunting of tbi
sea otter has been so unremitting that fev
are now left. The governor recommend
that the klllng of them bo prohibited for i
long time.
Representatives in congress for the clt
Izens of Alaska is strongly urged.
Iniluktrlcn nnil School ! .
The past year has been one of great prepress
press in mining operations. Many Amer
leans who located 'claims in the northwes
territory have abandoned them and settlei
on the Alaskan side of the Internal bounder ;
line where a new town , Ragla Cltv , ha
sprung up. There has been great develop
ment In quartz mlnlne In southeast Aluski
and along the coast as far at 1 naluska
Coal has been discovered near1 the uppe
Yukon , the Tanana and on Prince Wllllan
ftound.
Public buildings at Sitka nre irgentl ;
needed for the accommodation of the of
flclals. It Is recommended that congne
appropriate $110,000 for the erection of i
penitentiary and other buildings. An ap
proprlatlou of $60,000 for the education o
children In Alaska Is also earnestly ter-
omincndcd ,
Attention is called to the fact that the
rapid Increase of the number of vtsnls
plying Alaskan waters necessitates the
erection of many llghthouics. Other rec
ommendations Include a monthly mall ecrv-
Ice between Sltka and Unalaskn , e.\b'o con
nection between the United States and
Alaska , enlargement of administrative au
thority and extension ot the land laws at
least to the settled portions. The terri
torial reports all claim material progress
and urge Immediate recognition as states.
YEAR IN WORLD'S FINANCES
Jniinii'Heiv Monetary Syxtom nnel
Ilfftiiiiilidon uf Hpi-ole Xutnltle
FcntnrcN.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. In his annual
report George Roberts , director of the mint ,
Bays :
The most Important events ot the fiscal
year In the work of government finance
have been the consummation ct the long
planned resumption ot specie payment , In
the organization of the monetary system of
Japan , with gold ay the standard , nnd thu
refusal ot the government of India to co
operate with the governments of tha I'nlted
States and Franco In an effort to establish
bimetallism by International agreement.
The gold coluage of the world In 1S97
was the largest recorded , amounting In
value to $437,719,342 , against $103,809,517 In
1896. Of the former sum $46fi22,194 was
recolnage , and approximately $201,097,143 a
net addition to the stock of gold coins.
The principal coinage was by the United
States , Great Britain , Russia , Austria ,
Prussia , Hungary , France and Japan. The
extraordinary coinage of the year Is ac
counted for by the preparations of Russia ,
Austria , Hungary and Japan for their
monetary reforms. In the case of Russia ,
particularly , gold which has been accumu
lating for years , much of It In bars , was
pawed through the mints to prepare It for
circulation. The completion of Russia's
plans of monetary reform and the opening
to the uses of commerce of her great gold
reserve systematically gathered year by
year until it is the greatest single hoard of
trcoLure the world ever saw , is in itself
a most notable event.
Reviewing the effects of the Wolcott In
ternational Bimetallic commission , the tit-
rector says that the sentiment In favor ol
a bimetallic monetary standard supported
by International agreement had found ex
pression not only by the legislative bodies
ot France and Germany but of Greal
Britain , nnd it had , thtrcfore , seemed opportune -
< portuno that a confereuce should he held
with a view to ascertaining what concerted
action might bo agreed upon ,
Mr. Roberts adds :
A single nation , acting alone is certain
to lose the dearer metal entirely nnd retain
only the cheaper ns Its standard. Thus ,
In any country , under present conditions , tc
open its mints to the unrestricted coinage
of both gold and silver at 16 to 1 , or an >
thereabout ratio , would be for It to lose
what gold It possessed , because that metal
would surely go where It was rated higher ;
but if there was no country in the world
where It was legally rated higher there
would be no place , to which it might go
Allowing that the ratio agreed to was ap
proximately the market ratio , the valuattor
thus coinciding with the Judgment of the
commercial world , there seems every reasor
to believe that such an International agree'
mcnt would accomplish its purpose.
Although the efforts of the commlsslot
were brought to an end by the refusal o
the government of India to Join the move
ment , the director considers the failure In
directly due to a growing feeling that thi
rapidly increasing product of gold has radio
ally changed the situation from what It wa
ten years ago , when the g 'Id product Eecmet
to be at a standstill or declining.
M'KINLEY INJ-AMILY CIRCLE
Day I * Spent nt Chnrch nnd In Ob.
crvnnce of the Old
CnMtoui * .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24. Thanksglvinj
day was observed In the usual manner. /
snow and rainstorm kept people oft thi
streets and reduced attendance at the
churches. All the executive department *
and business houses were closed.
The president , accompanied by his brother
Abncr McKtnlcy , attended divine service ai
the Metropolitan Methodist church ant
listened to a sermon by Rev. Dr. Bristol
the pastor , who preached from Exodus , his
text being : "Behold , I Send an Angel Be
fore Thee. " Dr. Bristol , referring tc
the war , said that never before
had Providence permitted a people
to wage a more Just and hu
mane war a war which had brought ne\\
honor , new liberties , new life , new respon
sibilities and new honors to those who now
rejoice ) . The people , he said , should be
grateful fof future prospects as well a :
for past blessings.
The remainder of the day the president
spent at homo. Ho atn his Thanksgiving
dinner with Mrs. McKlnley and his brothci
Abner McKlnley and wife , who are visiting
at the White House. Most of the members
ot the cabinet are in the city and speni
Thanksgiving day quietly at their homes.
EXEMPTIONS I.CIVIL SERVICE
NumcrnuH Government Employe * Will
lie Removed from Sytt-m.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. The exact date
of the issuance of the civil service order 01
the president has not been fixed , thougl
the president has asked to have the Una
departmental recommendations submitted ai
the earliest moment The Indications are
that It will be out In a few days. The presl.
dent bos discussed the general scope of the
forthcoming exemptions with the membcn
of the cabinet and others and there have
been several consultations of late among dC'
partmental officials. The exemotlons It
now understood In addition to thoee alreadj
mentioned will Include members of the boarc
of pension appeals , to which appeal ] from thi
action of the pension bureau first go , clerk :
In the pension office , and among others pei
diem employes In the offlcra of surveyor ;
general. Some officials in the Indian service -
ice are said to bo slated for exemption , am
a few offices In the postal service , Includln ;
cashiers and others In postofficcs , for whost
duties the postmasters1 are held personal ! ;
responsible will be Included. Private sec
retarles to chiefs of bureaus will also bi
taken out ot the civil service , but chic
clerks and chiefs of divisions are not to hi
affected.
FATAL BREAKJN A BOILER
Fireman Killed nnd Frclicht Car *
Columned by a Wvnk
Crown Sheet.
DENVER , Nov. 24. The crown sheet ol
the boiler ot a locomotive on a westbounc
freight train on the Denver & Itlo Grande
railroad blew out at Swallows , Colo. , thi ;
morning. J , B. Perkey , fireman , was killed
and Eugene Pennlngton , engineer , and Ouj
Livingstone , brakeman , were seriously ln >
Jured , Eighteen loaded freight cam wen
burned. The explosion occurred where the
Atchtson , Topeka & Santa Fo road cresset
the Denver & Rio Grande , and the brldgi
was wrecked. The loss Is very heavy , bui
the railroad officials are as yet unable tc
give an estimate , as the nature of the
freight In the burned cars Is not known.
Another Victim of llnldwln Fire.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 24. The ; body o
J. M. Lelghtbead. purser ot the City o
Sydney , prevlouily reported mlsBlng , wa
recovered from the ruins of tha Llaldwli
hotel today ,
hufecrncker * In Jnll.
WICHITA. Nov. 21. Jesse Appllng , BU
Bolock , Frank Cheney and John Viers are
In Jail here , charged with blowing open the
cafe of C. C. Alford of Andale. this puntr.
DISCUSSES POSTAL AFFAIRS
Revival of Business Apparent in Receipts of
Hail Service.
INCREASE OF MONEY ORDER BUSINESS
Aniliilnnt I'oMimmU-r Orncrnl Itrutli
ItecnniiiieiiilM ruttliiK Clerk * nil
bnme Knotluir nit l.'nrrlers
\cciln uf lluService. .
WASHINGTON' , Nov. 24. First Assistant -
ant Postmaster General Terry S , Ileattt
has complcttU his annual report except th-
portions .relating to military postoflljcs
at the army camps nnd In the Antilles nnd
Philippines , and the rural free delivery
service. . , both of which await further ad
vices. The general business of the de
partment shows ati Increase of over $8-
000,000 < lurlng the fiscal year. In all de
partments of the service the Influence of
prosperous times has nmJe Itself apparent
This year there were 27,708,078 domestic
money orders Issued , against 25,16,053 ! ) last
jv.ir ; the amount carried was $191,354,121 ,
against $174,482,676. There wcro 2,353 ne.v
money order offices established.
The recommcndatloiii ! for congreasionnl
action arc. numerous and Interesting. Mr.
Heath recommends that clerks In po < -
offices be classified and placed upon a fixed
scale of salaries similar to that of letter
carriers , so as to give a fair prospect oi
advancement and certainty of compensa
tion. At present there Is no rule or syn-
tom for -the grading of clerks at postofficcs. .
It li contended that an efficient poatotfico
clerk Is the peer of i letter carrier , and
there should be no discrimination In the
pay or privileges accorded to cither class
The hours of labor of a letter carrier are
limited by law to eight hours a day and he
Is allowed fifteen days' leave of nbsencf
per year. Fostofllee clerks have no limita
tion on their hours and no vacation wlthoul
leas of salary. An appropriation of $50-
000 Is requested for the employment el
substitute clerks , to allow vacations. Ar
I appropriation of $11,800,000 , an Increase o !
$700,000 over this year , Is recommended foi
the next fiscal year for dork hire. Con.
grcss having appropriated $200,000 less thai
the department estimate for clerk him
during the past fiscal year , conslderabli
embarrassment has ensued In mee'lnj
emergencies Incident to the great Incrcosi
of public business.
Consolidation of Ofllcc * .
The consolidation of postofflces Is agali
recommended. Congress Is asked to repea
the law forbidding the abolition of a post
office located at any county scat by a con
solldatlon of postoffices. The abolition o
small postofllcea contiguous to a large ofllci
having free delivery nnd the cstabllshmen
of substantial stations In lieu thereof , Mr
Heath says , has been found to result no
only In vastly Improved public service , bu
In a substantial saving In expenses , and h
desires authority to adopt this plan.
Authority Is asked to make the clerk hlr
appropriation apply to all classes of post
offices. At present an allowance for clerl
hlro can only be given to first and sccom
class postmasters. Many third class post
offices which only escape by a few hundrei
dollars of receipts from being Included li
the second class have so much business tha
it Is Impossible for any one person to prop
crly attend to it , and the postmasters ar
constantly compelled to pay for such clerl
cal help as they need out of their owi
salaries. There are 2,910 third class post
offices,790 second class and ,176 first-class
Ono result claimed Is'that it would removi
the temptation for postmasters to "pad1
their receipts or to fraudulently Increas
their apparent revenues so as to get inti
the second class.
Preo delivery was extended during th <
fiscal year to fifty-nine offices. Addltlona
offices entitled to free delivery number 110
During the current fiscal year service hai
been established at thirty-four of Uiesi
offices , leaving seventy-six to await the con
slderatlon of the department.
Modification of ElKht-IIonr LBYT.
The first assistant postmaster genera
recommends a modification of the eight
hour law ai applied to letter carriers , BO ai
to provide for the eight hours for six days
work and only as many hours on Sundaj
within the eight-hour limit as are absolute ! )
necessary for the requirements of the aerv >
Ice. This recommendation is In accord wltt
the views expressed by the convention o !
postmasters recently held at Detroit , and II
is believed Its adoption will meet the ap
proval of the letter carriers themselves. Mr
Heath recommends an additional grade ol
carriers to be known as carrier sergeants , Ir
all cities having fifty carriers or more , and
that these positions bo assigned by com
petitive examination among carriers whc
have served five years or more. The duties
of these sergeants would be to supervise the
work of letter carriers on their routes and
to Investigate complaints. He asks an ap
propriation for salaries of carriers at es
tablished offices for the next fiscal year ol
$12,697,200 ; for the salaries of letter car
riers at new offices , $60,000 ; for horse- hire
allowance , $410,000 ; car faro and bicycles ,
$195,000 ; all other Incidentals , $150,000 , mak
ing a grand total for this service of $14,51-
200.
200.Ho
Ho recommends a repeal of the law re
quiring the use of the present form ol
money order , in the Interest of safety and
simplicity , and also authorization for the
use of a postal check , payable to bearer.
A detailed report of the operations of the
rural free delivery will be presented wlthir
a few days. Congress increased the appro-
i prlatlon for this purpose from $50,000 tc
I $150,000 , and Mr. Heath recommends , In view
of the success of tbo extension of the scrv-
I Ice and the satisfaction It has given , thai
an appropriation of $300,000 be made foi
rural free delivery during the next fisca !
year.
UUMIOAT IIEGINS A LONG TIIII'
Helena Stnrtn Enntward to Join Ad-
inlrnl Oewey.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. The gunboai
Helena , which Is on Its way today to Ad
miral Dewey's fleet in the Philippines bj
way of the Mediterranean and the Sue ;
canal , has arrived at Funchal , Madeira , ant
will continue its long c nil no without un
necessary delay. This Is the second at
tempt made by this staunch little var shit
to Join the Asiatic squadron , the outbreal
of the war preventing the first.
The cruiser Topeka has arrived at Kej
West on her way to Havana , where it wli ;
take the place of the cruiser Scorpion
which has been ordered home.
A telegram has been received from th (
commandant of the League Island navy yard
Philadelphia , to the effect that tbo crulsei
Panther was ready for sea and would lcav (
there tomorrow for San Juan , Porto Rico
where It Is to remain for an Indefinite perloi
as station ship In connection with the new
naval station Just established in that ter
ritory.
ENTUIITAINMEXT I'Oft YGLE8IA8
nUtlnKuUbed Condi lUcnn Will lit
I'roperly Shown Arunnil.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. Dlsagrceabli
weather with a light snowfall Interfere !
considerably with the plans of Colonel Car
ter , the president's representative for thi
entertainment of President Vgleslaa o
i Costa Rica , who reached here yestcrda ;
i afternoon and owing to day's storm , ipen
most of the day Indoon. Colonel Carter li
making arrangements for a social meetlni
of the distinguished visitor and Prcilden
McKlnlev. the calls so far being purelj
formal. Tonight the visiting chief cxtcullrft
will dine with Minister Calvo. reprwtmtlnK
Costa Rica at this capital. *
IMXSIO > S run wi : ! miis : : vnrr.
Snr\lvor of the Cl > ll Wnr
lirrril liy the IJ'm prnmenl. '
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. ( Special. ) Th
following pensions were granted today :
Issue of November 12 :
Nebraska : Original widows , etc. Catha
rine C. Dlckson , Custcr , $8.
Iowa : Additional Luvl Mick , Newmar
ket , ? S to $10. Renewal and Increase Klbcrt
C. Macy. Plcasanton , $6 to $8. Increase
Albert Charles. Forest Homo. $6 to $8 ;
James Ilass. Dayton. $24 to $10. Original
widows. etc. Kllen I. . Ha > s. GllmoroCity. .
$8 : Snrnh M. Perry , Sioux City. $ S.
Colorado : Original James W. Wright ,
Grand Junction , $ < i , Reissue nnd Increase
George W. Cox , Deinrr , $6 to $8 ; IJcnry
Youngs , Denver , $6 to $10. 1
COIN SWEATER CONVICTED
Svdndlcr Will Tint He
I'ulilli.lloiutro for l-'lve
Yonr ,
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 24. William Shanr ,
charged with coin sweating , has beci con
victed by the United States district court.
Ho will be heavily fined and receive a
sentence of five years Imprisonment. The
case was ono of the most famous ever tried
In the United Stntca court In the city onjl
has attracted attention In government circles
throughout the entire country on account of
the many possibilities for swindling that
the full operation of the scheme worked by
Shaw Involved. James Wllcox , an ac
complice , who said he camu from In
dianapolis , turned state's evidence and It
was on his testimony that Shaw \\as coui-
vlcted.
Two Women llumvil to Dontli.
HUNT1NGTON , W. Va. , Nov. 24. Mrs.
Nancy Staley and Minnie France , her niece ,
were burned to death here today by flro In
the flats on the rhcr front. May Stalpy was
also badly Injured. _
Fntnl Cltinrrol Over Fence Pout * .
WICHITA. Nov. 21. In Day county , Okl. ,
R. II. Murcheson , aged 70 years , shot and
killed R. H. Lowe , aged 20. They quarreled
over some fence posts.
PERIODS OF PAIN.
e f
Menstruation , the bnlnnco wheel of
woman's life , Js also the bane of exist
ence to many because it means a time of
great suffering.
While no woman Js entirely free from
periodical pain , it does not seem to have
been na
ture's plan
that women
otherwise
healthy
should suffer
BO severely.
LydlaE.Pink-
ham's Vegc-
table Com
pound is
the most
'
thorough fe-
mala regula
tor known to |
medical sci
ence. It relieves the condition that pro
duces so much discomfort and robs men *
struation of its terrors. Here is proof :
DEAR MRS. FI.VKIIAM : How can 1
thank you enough for what you have
done for me ? When I wrote to you I
was suffering untold pain'at tlruo ot
menstruation ; was nervous , had headache -
ache all the time , no appetite , that tired
feeling , and did not care for anything' .
I have taken three bottles of Lydia. E.
Finkham's Vegetable Compound , ono
of Blood Purifier , two boxes of Liver
Fills , and to-day I ntn a well person. I
would like to have those who suffer
Icnow that I am ono of the many who
have been cured of female complaints
by your wonderful medicine and advice.
Miss JENNIE K , MILES , Leon , WIs. >
> If you nrcsuffcrlng in this way , write
as Miss Miles did to Mrs. Flnkham at
Lynn , Mass. , for the advice which she
offers free of charge to all women.
AMUSEMENT * .
Tha Pnoia-htrm I Paxton & Buruess , ;
ifie 1/reiglUOn | MnnUKers. TcT. 1531
And the International Grand Opera Co.
Friday Nljjht-DE VERE
"Lucia di Lammermoor. "
Saturday Matlneo DE VERE
"ROMEO AND JULIET. "
Night-RRONOLD-
Saturday - -
"IL TROVATORE. "
Seats now on sale. Prices : First floor.
Jl.DO ; balcony , $1.00 , 76c ; gallery , 50c. Mat
lneo : First floor , $1-00 ; balcony , TCc and EOc ;
gallery , COc.
PA.XTON .
Manager * . Tel. 1631.
Three Dar * > Commencing Matinee
THANKSGIVING , NOV. 24.
EVANS & IIOF.Y'S HOYT'S
EVERGREEN SUCCESS. rfjr.A °
ft PARLOR MATCH ? & . .
Presented by a Phenomenal Cost ot
Comedians.
2
ENOUGH SAID.
Cor. | ltk
THETROCADERO Mtf
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Lenix Se vVllllams. Prop * , and Mrr * .
W. W. COL12. Act. Manager.
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