TIIIO O7KATTA DAILY BEE : SUKDAT 10 , 18)1) ! ) ) .
Telephones 618601. Dec , Dec. 10. ISM.
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From now till the 25th of this
month the thought which will be
in the minds of nearly every one
is , "What can I give S-and-So
for a Christmas gift ? " We would
suggest a Fur Muff as one of the
good things. Gentlemen can rely
on gettinor here the kind of Muffs
o o
which ladies appreciate. Ladies know we sell
only the best.
Very finest Electric Seal Muffs , new size price $1.00.
- Very best Nutria Beaver Muffa nt H-00.
' licit grade'of Monkey Ktir Muffs nt $1.00.
Hcst Ulack Marten Mufta ut $5.00.
Very best natural brown Morten nt J7.BO.
Children's white Fur Sets nt $2.00 , $2.BO nn.l . $ J.OO.
Probably the lady w'.iom you may wish to make the- gift may
have n muff. In that case we would suggest a Fur lloa. Wo
. . . , have n large and choice assortment of flne furs.
, t. Then , again , 1'ettlcoats make nice presents. In this line wo
carry .1 stock second to no one , from the useful eateen to tUo
, . , . dainty silk.
Black Dress Goods
Hundreds more hero than the papers cVcr hint of but let the
gobds talk.
BLACK MOHAIR FIGURED CIIEPON High silk lustre , very
latest designs $1.25 , $1.60 , $1.75 , $2.00 , $2.25.
BLACK SILK CREPON Silk and wool , In large variety of
handsome designs $2.50 , $2.75 , $3,00 , $4.00 , $5.00 n yard.
BLAOK HEIUUNOnONE CHEVIOT Invisible striped cheviot ef
fect , stripe nbout one-half Inch wide $1.00 , $1.CO , $1.75.
ULACK ENGLISH KERSEY Very stylish fabric- for tailor suits ;
can be made without n lining $2.00.
BLACK SCOTCH CHEVIOTS The correct fabrlc'for slslrtH , rough
In appearance , soft to the touch ; very serviceable $1.00 , $1.25 ,
$1.50 , $2.00.
AVe Hluill Inniicn pviiiliiKM all the week one ivcclc before Christum * .
iron FOSTER KID GLOVES AND SIOCAXL'S PATTEUIKB.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS MOUSE IN OWA.
V. II. O. A. BUILDING , COII. 10TU AND DOUGLAS STS.
Incline and carried to the hospital. There
wcro jiot many of these , but the search
was continued until all hope ot saving life
was at an end. ,
Many CJINCM of HcrolHiii.
Many cases of heroism on the part of the
workers were brought to light. Men would
continue until overcome by the gases. They
would be carried to the air to revive and go
dovs'n again. In one case a miner named
Meredith escaped to the pltmouth after the
explosion. He had been working with his
son and the hey did nut.conic out with htm.
Thp father returned to. look for the bpy and
ho Is now among the missing. His ton
was rescued alive. In a rough building bo-
loriglng to tlic miners' association the black-
phell'- corpses - -were washed and Identified.
Acting upon the suggestion ot the coroner
the shreds of clothing torn by tie force'of
tlio 'explosion and the personal effects of
each were placed In a box and labeled. .The
limited amount of space In the building'
made It impossible to admit trlenda and
relatives who wanted to ascertain their
Identity to a certainty. None of the bodies
recovered were crushed.
There was undoubtedly a number under
the fallen' rock and earth In different parts
of the mine , but they will not be recovered
for om'e time. Timbering Jand excavating
are being carried on as rapidly as pcaslble ,
- , A11 of the men killed , or nearly all , were
inmothorcd by the gases and damp , although
some may have died more easily from the
fhock of the concussion , or from being
'blown against the walls of the tunnel. The
'oauso of the explosion Is a mystery to every-
one. Not even the miners rescued can give
tho' slightest possible explanation. Only
safety lamps of tbo Davle patterns are worn
when at work. Should , however , one of the
men haplessly opou'lils lamp In an accumu
lation of tno coal gas , the gas would sud-
'dpVily Ignite and explode. The only open
"light known was that from the small' loco
motive used to haul the cars In ami out to
itho canyon on the main level. H Is merely
theorizing to say that this was the cause ,
although a mule driver , named James Conway -
way , now lying wrapped In oil silk and fairly
covered with n mixture of boiled llneeed oil
and llmo Juice , says he was caught In the
shock on the main gangway.
Conway was the first man to come out of
'the mine , Hla story was :
" 1 was Just about ready when Watt Joucs
"called out : 'Lot her go , Jim , ' and all of n
HUddrn I thought a ton of dynamite had
burst , the force of the ahock throwing me
down and a ( lame of fire seemed to surround
rno. I crawled out through It on my hands ,
. and knees us well aa I could until I reached
'the engine ,
" 'For God's sake pull out quickly , ' I
begged , for I foil as thougU I was burning to
'death nnd I could hardly breathe. It did'
. not take much urging , for the black-damp
' was already beginning to amother us and I
wau hauled out on the engine as near aa I
can remember.1
Thomas Conway , a brother of the euf-
. feror , was patiently tending him at the hos
pital. In thl Institution four unfortunates
nry stretched out on the Veda , Koaked with
tlio mlxturo mentioned.
An old miner , George C. Taylor , who has
had plenty of experience of this kind , is
. tendering his best service as nurse. Two
of the Injured men there besides Conway
nro recognized as Kachluga , n Pole , and
Abraham Oarlunt and another Hungarian ,
who cannot speak ICngllah , It would not
nmtter If ho could , as his face Is covered ,
with just a hole left for him to breatha
through. Dan Meredith , Dave I ewls , Sam- j i
uel Laugwen and Daniel Hockyard were I
hauled out of the mlno more or lcs burned j
'or partly HUffocatcd. Meredith , as BOOH aa j 1
ho heard his father , Howcll Meredith , had ! |
( ; ono down utter him , returned to the lower-
ir.oct crosscut , accompanied by Dave Lewis ,
In search of his father , but had to abandon
the search temporarily because of bis condi
tion ,
Howell Meredith was working considerably
"A Little Spark May
- Make Much Work. "
77ie tittle "sparks" of bud blood lurking
fn ( he system should be quenched tuith
'Hood's Sarsaparilla , America's great blood
purifier. It purifies , vitalises and enriches
the blood of both sexes and all ages. Cures
scrofula , salt rheum , dyspepsia , catarrh.
above the water level when the explosion
came and he lowered himself down a tim
ber chute to rescue one of his eons , Daniel
Meredith , working below. The son came
out unharmed , but his father is still down
In the mine and one of the rescue force
says ho saw his dead body. The tunnel in
which the explosion took place Is about ono
and one-quarter miles In length on a water
level under the southwcet part of the town.
There are several air chutes running up
to the surface of Wlngate hill , west of here.
Force of the I5M > ] oiloii.
The force of the explosion was such that
It knocked down John Ryan , so-called , n
Finn , who was working at the eighth cross-
cutt 320 feet above the water level.
The other Finn escaped up through an
old timber chuto- running up to the sldpe
of the hill. These wcro all uninjured , , but
! most of them left the mine at once without
'
'i helping the rescue party.
j
I ' Dave Lewis was working with Howell
Meredith at the tlmo , but ho managed to
escape. Ryan , thb Finn , had all he Could
do'to crawl through the fallen timbers wh.ch
blocked all cgcess. Immediately 'after the
explosion the foreman , Jonah Davis , gave
the alarm to the men working on the dif
ferent levels , shouting as loud as ho could :
"Look out for the black damp and get out for
your lives ! "
The Finns were quick to take advantage
of the timber chuto. Altogether tome
thirty men escaped by this means , many of
them being hoisted up by ropes. Rees Mer ;
edlth , a son of Howell Meredith , descended
the Incline from near the company's store
and olllce about two hours after the explo
sion with several other men. They could
only go a distance of half a mile when their
passage was checked with black damp , wbi h
is air from which all oxygen has been
burned , strongly charged with carbonic acid
gas. i
Ever since the catastrophe Superintendent'
Davles and Foreman Jonah Davis have- been
fighting against the great odds of this deadly
gas , aided by the brave Welshmen.
Just at this moment , S:45 : p. m. , a number
of men have been pulled up through the tim
ber chute near the summit of Wlngatc hill
from ft depth of several hundred feet. They
were picked up from six of the levels near
the water level. Three more have been res
cued up through the Inclined tramway.
All of them are badly blackened and burned
and they are Immediately taken to the
company's hospital and are wrapped In
cloths soaked In linseed oil bv Dr. Jnstwart
of Carbonado , Dr. Johnson of Fairfax , Dr.
Charles Taylor of Wllkeson and Dr. Lough-
Icn and Dr. Rummell of Tacoma.
1'Klflll Kt'CllCM lit II MlllI. |
The ficenes at the hospital arc pitiful.
Men whoso clothing IB almost burned from
their bodies are laid out aa fast as they
arrive , their eyebrowH and hair singed and
their faces black and bleeding. Women and
children surround the building weeping ,
A crowd of voiceless men stand in front
Of the mouth of the Incline , waiting to see
who of their friends will bo next brought
out olive. Occasionally a shapeless body
comes up on the car. Rescue partlra are
working both on the Incline and at the old
timber shuto on the hill.
Sadness fllla the Meredith homo , Mrs.
Meredith , with flowing tears , fears that not
only has she lost her husband , but her son ,
Daniel Meredith , who , although' salt ! to bo
paved , has not yet appeared across the ac
customed threshold , A crowd of sympathiz
ers are grouped around her , offering their
consolations. It was customary to work 115
men , divided Into three shifts , but the fiiat ,
the morning shift , was tha largest ,
Several years ago an explosion of lire-
damp occurred lu this same mlno and twa
men lost their lives , Nobody , so far , blamesj
the company , as the explosion Is regard 4 as
an accident common to coal mining. Tim
ber gangs are now nt work replacing tha
deranged timbers and Incidentally rebculng
the imprisoned miners or lulling out an oc
casional body. The fans are \\orltlns well
and moat of the black damp Is being rapidly
sucked out of the mlnu. They wcro not
stopped at all by the explosion.
Of Iiit'jri-nl to South Dukotiinx.
WASHINGTON , Dee , 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Congressman Gamble has recom
mended Dr. Carl F. Halst for a place on
tbu Board cf Examining surgeons at Web
ster , S. I ) . , also Dr. K. HekH'l at Mllbank ,
3 , D.
Inspector MoLaughlln ot South Dakota Is
hero on business before the Interior depart
ment. H ID stated at the Indian office that
the secretary of the Interior has reconsid
ered Ills determination to glvo Superin
tendent Davis of the Flandreau ( S. D. )
kotn Indian trhool a personal hearing re
garding charges filed against htm. Orders
for Davis' removal will probably be issued
next week and hU suc''C8Bor named at the
eam time.
CAPTURE THE QUEEN'S FAVOR
Three American Wom ° n Score a Triumph in
English Sooioty.
THEY RIDE TO VICTORY ON THE MAINE
I.ailjHniuloUili Chnrrlilll , Urn , Itoii-
nltli anil Jlrn. HliMV of Denver
Art ( iriirloiihly Iteerlveil
l j- Her .MaJeMy.
( Copyright , 1S ! > 9 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Dec. n. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Tilts Is the
fitory of the three American women Lady
Randolph Churchill , Mrs. Ronalds of Now
York and Mrs. A. A. Blow of Denver who
wcro received by Queen Victoria as one
womanly and grateful woman , discarding
her sovereign rights , receives her sisters. It
Is told by the three \\omen anJ presents anew
now phase In the character of the remarkable -
able woman who rules over the British'em
pire.
pire.The
The venerable queen received her Ameri
can sisters , whose combined ages scarcely
equaled her own , In Windsor castle on
Tuesday forenoon. They were Invited
"commanded" the Ungllflh sny to attend on
her majesty. Sir Edward Klectwood wrote
to Lady Randolph Churchill , who had' not
been at Windsor castle since her widowhood :
"Tho queen desires to hear everything about
the Maine fund. " '
The Interview was really arranged for
Lady Churchill by the prince of Wales. Much
surprise was manifested In society that i ,
Mrs. Arthur Pagct , who was quite prominent j I
in raising subscriptions among Americans
for the equipment of the hospital ahlp Malna
for service In the South African war , wa
not included in the invitation. Lady
Churchill repaired to Windsor early in the
afternoon of Monday and was driven to .the
castle. She was ushered Into the queen's
private sitting room Immediately on her ar
rival. Her majesty was sitting before a
bright wood fire. The Viscountess Downe
sat beside her.
When Lady Randolph Churchill knelt to
kiss the hand of England's sovereign , the
queen asked If she had any news of her
son , Winston Churchill , the 'World corre
spondent who Is a captive of the Boers , Lady
Churchill replied that an effort was being
made to secure hla release. The queen , bid
ding Lady Churchill arise , expressed the
hope that the effort would be successful ,
adding that she greatly admired his bravery.
"I have Just had his brilliant account of
the Kitchener campaign read to mo , " said
the queeii.
She then beckoned Lady Churchill to sit
besldo her and Inquired minutely about the
organization of the plan to equip the Maine.
She asked the nainas of the leading work
ers and desired Lady Churchill to describe
the diitlcs she expected to perform aboard
the shin.
Lady Churchill replied fully , giving all the
details.
At the end of halt an hour the queen
closed the Interview by saying :
"The1 generous Interest shown by American
ladles in the welfare .of my pojr stricken
soldiers touches me closely and I am grate
ful for It. Yours has been one of the
noblest works of charity amid many. "
The queen's eyes filled with tears as she
referred to her "poor stricken soldiers. "
As Lady Churchill was about to withdraw
the queen said :
"I may hava n message to send you In a
little while. "
SiMiilH fur the Anierlciiii Women.
The mcEcsago came the same evening by
the hand of Lord Dourne , who said the
queen doalrpd tp receive Mrs , tRonalds
Tid Mrs. Blow the followingmorjil'ng n't Hi
Ludy. ChurcbJll immediately telegraphed
" '
Mrs. 'Ro"ha'lds and Mrs. Blow of the" great :
i honor In store for them. Both ladles were
highly gratified , for they had no reason to
expect such a compliment from the queen of
England. ; -
. On Tuesday Lady Churchill , Mrs. Ronalds
and Mrs. Blow ; alighting at Windsor sta
tion , wore mot'by a gorgeous state carriage
and driven to the castle. The queen awaited
their coming in her private sitting room.
She received them standing , leaning on the
ebony stick she has used for five years ,
"After greeting us , " said Mrs. Ronalds
to me , "her majesty sank Into her easy
chair and listened with the greatest Inter
est to our answers to her questions about
; the Malno fund. Wo remained standing
throughout the Interview , which lasted for
fifteen minutes. The queen wore dcop
mourning. Her gown was of black silk ,
with a llttlo Brussels lace for trimming.
"Sho were n shawl of most exquisite work
across her shoulders. Her only ornaments
were an old-fashioned plain oval-chasol
1
locket worn at her neck and a largp mln-
laturo of Prince Albert which hung lower ,
on her breast. j
I '
"Lady Churchill , Mrs. Blow and I all
were black gowns at the request of the ,
queen , as did Princess Loulso of Batten- j i
berg and Lady Downe , who wcro In attendance - | |
anco upon the queen. The only ornament
worn by our party was by mo. It was a
llttlo American flag of rubles , sapphires and
diamonds , sent me from America at the
time of the Charing Cross bazar.
Victoria. .SeeniH Sail.
"Thp queen appeared to be very sad. There
was a pathetic tone In her sweet voice , which
still has a mnrvelously clear ring. Her
o > es are far from being dimmed by age.
They are clear and bright and Innocent
llko a child's ,
"Sho was beautifully dignified as she re
ceived us , but there was no tinge of poinp-
ousncss or affectation about her bearing. Her
ovcry word , movement and expression ( old i
of the most womanly kindness and softness '
of heart. '
"Her complexion Is as beautiful as n
girl's. It Is real pink and white. Her
hands , upon which there were but three
1 rings , are most exquisitely shaped and of' '
) a perfect waxen hue. The rings she were j : '
were her marriage ring , much worn ; n plafn I
broad bniid of gold and n raby ring , ' also > !
much worn. ' I |
"What Impressed me most nbout her maj-
From California
i i
'
it *
"It seems to me I would have starved but
for Drape-Nuts , 1 have had stpmach
trouble for a long tlmo and tha last few
months been obliged to diet HO carefully
Unit I could use none of the starchy fooJ ,
like bread , potatoes , boa pa , qtc. . but Grapo-
Nuta and Postum Cereal Coffee have helped
mo out.
"Our family buys Grape-Nutu a dozen
boxes tit a time , One never tires of them.
I hava neycr seen a food that equalled
Grap < J NutsJ' Mrs. J , H. Cooper , Sautii
Ana. Calif , ( Wife of the Pastor of the
Cngregatlonol Church.J ( People never
Urn of Grape-Nuts , If they don't cat toy
much at a time , Stick to a limit of Hired
heaping teaspoons anil you will look for
ward to the meal as tbu lover does to u
tryst lth bis uweethcart. )
esty .JMIS her \\ondorfully \ musical vol o.
Mrs. , Dlow thinks her dignity If most Im-
prosslVe , bctnuse in spite bf her shortness of
i etaturo nnd stoutness her majesty holds
herself amazingly erect , and even at our
private audience che was every Inch n
queen.
"When Lady Churchill presented Mrs.
BJow nnd myself the queen gave her hand
to both ot tis'lo kiss a second time with an
cxnulslto' gesture. When Vvo presented to
her mnjcsty the list of subscribers to the
Mnlne fund she said : 'It gives mo great
pleasure to receive you nnd I thank you nil
again , 'ns we'll as the other ladles of the
committee , for your great exertions In a
noble cause. ' / -
"Wo then withdrew from the presence of
the quqcn , walking backward , the qucsn
bo\vlng firnchuisly to ench of us In turn. Hy
her special commands wo were taken nil'
over the castle , even through the private
looms. We finally signed our names In the
royal private birthday book.
"Thp royal carriage convoyed us to the
station and \\e reached London again In
' time for luncheon. Wo were , of course , du-
| lighted with our visit nnd can readily under- j
i stand the potency of the charm that Q cn I
Victoria exercises over nil persons Who are
brought Into personal contnct with her. '
It can neither bo described or exaggerated "
AiiKlo-\iiii > rU < tiii Clroli-M KMtltvil ,
There Is the greatest excitement In Anglo-
American circles over the presentation to the
queen by Lady Randolph Churchill of Mrs.
Ronalds and Mrs. Blow.
Mrs. Ronalds Is one of tho.most popular
women In society. Slie Is n close personal
friend nt the princess of , Wacs ) , whom she
has . vial ted again and again at Mnrlbor-
ough house , arriving and departing qulto
Informally by the private staircase which
lends direct to the princess' rooms. . In Mrs.
Ronald's little boudoir in her house In Ca-
dogan place there are many photographs , the
personal glfls of the princess and prince ,
the duko. nnd duchess of Saxo Coburg , the
duke nnd duchess of Connaught , Princess
LouUo and other royalties.
curiously enough , Mrs. Honnids was never
presented nt court , so' thla private presenta
tion to the queen really marks an era In
her life. It is n , vcry great social triumph.
Every onp Js Jnlkiug about Mrs. Blow , who
made so sudden and unexpected a bid for
social popularity. Lnat year she was un
known , although she accompanied Mrs. Ron-
nk'w to several parties and was constantly
seen with Mrs" Ronalds on Sunday after
noons , Although aii'vimerlcttn , recent years
of her llfo hnvo been spent with her hus
band In South Africa , where ho made n lot
I of money. Slnco she was chosen by Mra.
j Ronalds to be honorary secretary of tbe
Airerlcan hospital ship Maine , she had be
come fairly \\ell known to the smart mem
bers oMhe committee. She is good-looking
and always well dressed , but people are cu
rious to see whether she will obtain or
keep Her pcsltlon in society.
Amusing stories are told of the rivalry
between members of the committee. At the
beginning Lady Randolph Churchill and Mrs.
Ronalds tried to keep the whole manage
ment in their hands , but by degrees they
let other members take a working Part.
Mrs. Arthur Paget wanted to ask the duch
ess of Connnught to present the Hag to the
American ship , b'uf Lady Randolph Church1"
went ono better and nrranced to have it
presented by the queen. . Lady Rauuolun
Churchill has moved most In the matter and
Mrs. Ronalds received the most substantial
subscriptions.
EDITORS ENTERTAIN GUESTS
Famous ( irlilirou dull , ConipoNoil of
MhliiKtoii. ( ; < > rn > x ; > oiili'iitN | ,
( Hi UK Annual Dinner.
WASHINGTON. , Dcc.a , The December
dinner of' ' the .Cfrldirou club "was given' to
night nt the Arlington * hotel ; , where about
130 guests were entertained in a character
istic manner by the forty correspondents who
compose the famous reVganlzatlop. " General
H. V. Boynton presided , lie took part In
an lnterpstlng btrlcoqueelection. | . In which
nonibcrs of the club personated Well known
statesmen -and politicians * and 'participated
in a Kentucky-Philadelphia election on
plans of the most e : aggerated type. General
Boynton was unanimously voted out. but be
I called In the "army" and "navy" and was
again seated-
- The Initiation .of Mr. Rudolp.li Kauffraan.
| of the Evening Star wns made the ; text for
| a clevrfr skit. The candidate appeared. , as
1 "Agulnnldo , " running for safety and pursued
by throe membqrs of tie } club , reprcsent- _
ing Generals Lawton , MacArthur and
j Wheeler. "Aguinaldo" was captured by
j these three "offlcein" and then "General
1 Otis , " another member of the club , stalked
in with military pomp and , after some con
versation , received the report of the olllccis ,
each claiming to have captured the Filipino
chief. After the capture ho cabled General
Corbln that the "army under my command
presents the nation as a Christmas gift,1
"Aguinaldo. " "General Otis" was presented
with a "house" for his great victory.
Another Incident was the reading of an
alleged dispatch from South Africa detail
ing a great victory which the English had
achieved over the Jlocrs , This was followed
by Hi number-of-British soldiers running tha
whole length of the ro m , pursued In a-
leisurely manner by "Oom Paul Kruger , "
who cracked his whip In great glee. Thcro
were many other features sandwiched In
with bright and witty speeches , making the
entire evcnlnpr one of thorough enjoyment.
Among the piomljient guests present were
Senators Fairbanks , QuarliB , McComas ,
Claik -Wyoming , Elklns , Boveridge , Har
ris. Spooner , Hanna and Wolcott ; Repre-
bcutatlves JIull , Grosvonor , Broinwe , ! ! , Allen
' of MiwUslppI , Pcarce , Cusunmn , Eddy ,
Dick , Cowherd , Dolllvor and Kahn , Major
General Leonard Wood , William R , Merriam ,
director of census , Charles G. Dawes , comp
troller of the currency , and Henry C. Payne ,
Milwaukee.
In the afternoon the annual meeting of
tbe Gridiron club wn held and the followIng -
Ing officers were elected for 1800 :
President , Henry L. We t of the Washington -
ton post , vlco president , Arthur W. Dunn ,
the Aesoclated Press ; secretary , Richard L.
Feurn , Now York Tribune ; treasurer , George
II. Walker ; executive commltteeLouls A.
Coolldgo , Boston Journal ; 0. 0. Stealey ,
Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal , and R. M. L r-
nfTj Charleston News and Courier. R. L.
O'Brien of the Boston Transqript was elected
a resident member.
Before the annuql meeting Mayor Smyth ,
Major Hcmphlll and Mresra , Kantf-
man and Hill of Charleston
met the officers of the club and
extended an Invitation to the organization
to vhH their 'city at an early date , Tito
matter was presented to the club In ses
sion and It was unanimously decided to ac
cept the Invitation. It Is p\pected that tl'lo
South Caroljnu pilgrimage * will take plc.ce
about tbo last week In December.
Uftrolt II-IIIIIIN | | OfT Coloinlilii.
WASHINGTON , Dec. U. The cruiser Do-
troll has railed from Colon for Santa Mart.i ,
u point on the const of Colombia , about fifty
mllea east of Cartuagena. Notwithstanding
the reassuring report received n few days
ago from Commander Hemplull an to the
termination In the revolution in Colombia ,
It Ima been concluded that tbe * H'Ullor ' > In
the ( laritcrn part of the country Is aa llreiiti
tiling as to demand jhe presence fit nn Amer
ican war Bhl.n to look after oil' Interests
in that section , hence this movement l > y thy
Detroit.
I'l'rliiluliiir to 1'ohtniiiHtrrx.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 0. ( Speolal Tele
gram j Joseph .N. Fuller was today ap
pointed postmaster at Gross , Doycl 'ouuty ,
Nibrabka , vice I ) , B. Gross , removed , and
Fiank A Peaee , ut Paxton , Klelh county ,
Vice W , F. Rcsser , resigned ,
GENERAL DEL PILAR IS DEAD
Insurgent Lender Killed in Hot Engagement
with Mpjor March's ' Battalion.
NATIVcS ROUTED WITH SEVERE LOSS
Oils CaliloN the fiirlNhiK t"CKroii
IN n * Small AfTnlr Trooim In
I'll ran It rtf n
1'iirtj' .
MANILA , Dec. 9 , 0:15 : p. m. General
Giegorlo del Pllnr , commanding Agulnnldo's
' bodyguard , was killed by Major I'nyton
Match's battalion of the Thirty-third Infan
try , lu n light five mllea northwest of Cer
vantes , December 3.
According to reports , which General
j Young obtained from escaped Spanish pils-
j i oneis at Vlgan several days ago , Major
i > March left the coast , where ho was pursuing
AEulnaldo , and encountered General del
Pilar on a fortified troll. They fought for
four hours , during which llmo seventy Filipinos
pines were killed or Injured. The American
loss was otic man killed and six wounded.
The Spaniards report that Major March Is
still puieulng the Insurgents. Del I'llur was
0110 of the leaders of the present and of
another Spanish revolution. Hoas a mere
youth and was reported to have graduated at
11 European university. Prof. Schurman met
him aa n member of the first peace commis
sion hnd rated him as remarkably clover.
The Americans have occupied llangucd ,
province of Abra. General Grant's expedi
tion lias visited Oranl and several western
towr.e , meeting small bands. He killed sev
eral of the rebels and Captured n consid
erable quantity of munitions of war.
Bishop Henry C. Potter of Now York has
arrived here on n brief visit to study the
Philippines.
ItcfnuccN lU-'iorl n Klttlit.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9. The War depart
ment here received the following from Gen
eral Otis :
"MANILA , Dec. 9. Dispatch from Young
nt Vlgan yesterday says escaped Spanish
prisoners report four hours' engagement on
3d iriEt. between his troops and Agui-
naldo's , guard near Cervantes , llfty miles
southeast of Vlgan , with heavy loss to en
emy , who Is being pursued. Our loss , one
killed , one wounded. Inhabitants of their
own accord join the troops in repairing the
trail iinil carrying subsistence. Have pushed
column to Sail Jose , south of Bangued.
Howes' column on rear trail ; Butchelor's
battalion , Twenty-fourth , out of reach north
of Bnyombong , evidently descending river.
Natives report fighting occurred twenty
miles north. Navy reaches AparrI tomor
row ; column of MacArthur's troops , Twenty-
flfth infantry , reported near Iba , west coast ,
Zambales ; Grant's column near Sublg bay ,
Lawton In Bulucan province tcday with sufll-
clent troops to overcome opposition and scatter - '
tor enemy , " | I i
It is probable that the troops which en
gaged Agulnaldo's guard are Hare's com
mand , as ho was reported to be close in the
Insurgent leader's rear. ,
General Otis also cables as follows regardj j
ing the revolt In Negros :
"Information received that Negros revolt
of minor importance ; Byrnes In rapid pur
suit of disaffected party ; Hughes In moun
tains Panay cnroute to Caplz. "
SUHUEOX IIAKTKH'S I'AV STOl'IMSU. I '
IlesiiU of < - ' ! < IiivrNtlKiitloii of the
TroiiiiNhlp Tartar Complaint * .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9. One of the re
sults , of the Investigations made In the
CABO of , the troopship. Tartar Is the stop
page of .tho pay of Major John A. Rafter ,
surgeon Twentieth Kansas volunteers. Ths |
action was taken at the request of General' '
Shatter and was seconded by Secretary
Root. General Shafter , who has direction of
the Inquiry , suggested that the pay In Sur
geon Rafter'o case bo suspended until cer
tain accounts for the provisioning of sick
soldlera on board the transport are settled.
In a protest , which Major Rafter has filed
with the War department , he represents that
ho is not responsible for the conditions
which prevailed on the Tartar.
Cavalryman llrowiicil In Cnlin.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 8. General Brooke
reports the death of Private William H. Har
ris , Troop D. Tenth cavalry , who was
drowned at Mayarl , Santiago , November 29.
ROBERTS MAKES A SENSATION
DCIIOUIK-I-S One of the ( Jc-iitlle Dele
gation from 1 tnh UN u Swliuller
Tent I mo ny Ail ml t teil.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 5 , At the afternoon
session of the Roberts Investigating com
mittee Roberts created a sensation by de
nouncing A. T. Schroeder , one of the gentile
delegation from Utah. Schroeder was about
to address the committee when , Roberts ,
waving his hand In protest , said :
"I object. I object to this witness If lie
comes hero as an attorney , I object to him
as a witness on the ground that he Is un
worthy of confidence ) and because he Is a
common swindler. And I propoon to establish
by the records of the supreme court of Utah
that ho is utterly unworthy of belief. "
After some explanations Schroeder was
permitted to proceed.
Schroeder declared that It could bo es
tablished that Roberts nd"\v \ Is maintaining
the status of a polygamlst ; that children
had been born recently to his polygamous
wives , among them being twins born to
Cella Dbblo | Roberts on August 11 , 1897. It
could alee bo shown , he said , that he had
been holding out Dr. Maggie Shlppe Roberts
us a wife , while lie had been living with a
lawful wlfo In the person of Louisa Smith
Roberts These statements , Mr. Schroedcr
snld , could ho established by witnesses In
Utah.
After Mr. Roberts had demanded from the
committee a ruling on his demurrer nnd an
opportunity to present authorities , the pub
lic hearing wna adjourned until 10 o'clock
next Tuesday morning.
( 'nine * Miiny I'roiuolloiiN.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9. The appointment
of Colonel K. R. Kellogg , Sixth Infantry ,
and ( Vlonel 0 S Carpenter. Klghteenth In-
fnntry , nn brigadier generals of regulars ,
wlll reiull In thp promotion of Llrutenatit
Colonel flint-Ira Minor , Sltth infnntry , to
bo colonel of that regiment , nnd Lleil-
tenant Colonel J. M. J. Sanno , Fourth In
fantry , to be colonel * of the KlRhteenth In
fantry. . Other promotions will result from
the lower grades nnd Majors Charles L.
Davis , Eleventh Infantry , and Frank U.
Baldwin , Tblrd Infantry , will be made llcU-
tenant colonels.
THE GREAT CURATIVE POWERS ,
lleferenee * ! Kent llntiUn anil l.cnilliiK i'liNlui'HN Men of Till *
IS TUB WORK1NO CAPITAL OF Ht'MANlTV lie who IOS-PB that IK wrecked In
deed. Is your health fulling you your strength , ambition , vigor or vitality wa.stlliR
nW"\Vhi-ii others full , remember that nt the Slute 13lertro-Medlr.il Institute Is where
the rick and ullllcted can receive successful trcntim-nt IP the future as tney lm\r in
10 ' '
'some doctors fall because of trentlliK the wionp ill euse ; oOier from imtknmv
Hig the right tre.itment. NO M1STAKKS. NO KAILVRK3 IN ANY CASK TAKhN. '
Among- the mttiiy diseases mid troubUv In which the State Kleetro-MeJIeiil In
stitute
Guarantees a Perfect Cure Are the Following :
Inflammation , e y H t It I s ,
lysterrhora , catarrh of the
bladder These dlHti easing diseases In
variably yield to our system of combined
treatment.
-A disease of
the liver , Jaun
dice , gallstone , congestion and all organic
nnd functional disorders. Bowels diar
rhoea , dysentery , Inlhunmtitlon and nil
nervou * and rellex disorders ; rhouniatlsni.
C.itnrrh. uloeratlon and
il.vsppp.sla. Indigestion ,
weakness , pain and fullness * after eating ,
heartburn , etc.
MnCC Acute nnd Chronic Catarrh of
IDUwb the noEc- and air passaBCH f the
head , polypus and other growths In the
nasal passages poMtl\ely eurcil without
surgical operation by this treatment alone
'
I | TBIRflRV Catarrhul sore throat , acute
I I tlilUM I ami dironlr pharyngitis , en
larged tonsils and palate , hoarseness and
loss of voice , imralysls of the vocal cords
nnd all form of throat trouble.
1 IIFJfiQ Consumption In the Hist and
t UUUd second stages , hemorrhages ,
ehronlc bronchitis , dry or loose cough , pains
In chest , dllllcult breathing , acute and
'chronic asthma , hcpltlzatlon , etc. , positively
cured by our combined eloctro-medlcal treat-
mcnt.
MCfln Neuralgia , sick , nervous or ron-
BlUMU Kestlve headache , dull , full feel-
Ins1 at base of brain , loss of memory , dlzzl-
ness , softening of the brain , tumors.and ec-
zemas of scaly ,
HSRElY Palpitations. Iri-OBUlar ptilsa-
IlkHil I tlons , valvular diseases , weak
and fatty heart , dropsy and rheumatism of
the heart , languid circulation , etc.
ffifiMjCVC Inllammatlon of the kld-
HBUIUCItJ neys. Ilright'H disease Ula-
betes , congestion of the kidneys , uraemia
gravel stone , all scientifically and success
fully treated by our combined electro-medi
cal treatment.
nil
IW1RM1L iit-
, ,
AGKIJ and OLD JIEN The awful ef
fects of Indiscretions In youth or excesneH
In after life and the effects of neglected or
Impii | iorl\ treated cn es , producInK lack of
vltalllN wc-iik lia--k , KCXII il weakness , chest
pains. 'iiirvrnisneHS , sleeplessness , wunkno.srt
of body and brain , dizziness. falling niem-
nry , lack of energy and conllilonro. ile-
Hiioiuleno , ovll forcboillnRS , timidity and
other dl tre nliifi ; Hymptonis. Sufch OIUJM.
If neKleeted. almost Invariably loud to prn.-
matnre dce.iy. Insanity and ileath. furen
Kiiuriintced under our special electro-medi
cal tieatnient.
WAEJBPnPCI EHyo" " < | t < > " < ' " " wpii-
UHtiluUuuLCtii ! M. tcntleineHH and Im
pediments of the sexual parts quickly and
completely cured.
dlsioaseM of every nature ,
a IIBHW > ORleot and nil vent-roal ilN-
eiisew quickly nnd pertnanl-ntly cured ; \ \ < ! .ik
and ntrophted nrgiihs restored to their
nutnr.il vigor nnd functions.
BLOOD fl 0 SfCIM ; : , , , .
pimple * , Hcroful. , taints , tumora , tetter ,
cczenn , salt rheum , rlnstvorin and ac
quired blood poison in uii u * . . .r , . . , ui-
oiiKhly eradicated , leaving tile system In u
strong , hiMlthy coinllllon.
quickly cured without iiso
. of the knife or truss anil
without ileiitcntlon from IniHlneM.s. A
painless , sure and permam nt cure.
fEII'tIESAfI5E/3 ! / Acute and chronic
'
? DnUifiH I lunl rli ninml.uin In all
Its forms Milch n.s cnlarRed and stiffened
joints , muscular li 'uniitljrn ' , InnilMigo ,
Hclntlca , etc
.
Fistula and piles ( hemorrhoids ) , liiu-rnnl or
[ irotrudlng. Itching1 , excorlutlm ; , etr. , | itsl-
tlvely cured without the hsy of xnll'e.
ALL D1S13ASKS OK WOMI3N most suc
cessfully treated ami prirniitlv cured by
this Combined Klectro-Medlcnl Tro.ument.
uur Electric Beit and Appliances Are the Best ,
Cure Onaranfeed in Every Gase Accepted.
ptllee H irr.t-rrfliu S a. in. to K p. m. S iiilii > _ n. 'n. to 1 > . m. .
SS6 B BIIlines'call" ' ° l cnll- Letters , conlldentlul and answeied In nil Ian-
U L 111) LM RIHIK wiin ° Ht BUCC03M.fi'1 ' homo t n. < . It treatment . , t . . . . . . . . . ti known i. . . to i the medical . . . profession . i
homo
STATE ELEGTBO-fraiGM. IMSTJTUTE ,
Permanently Located 130S Karnam Street , Omaha , Neb.
The only iii-ctro .Meillval lii.stltud- AcliraMltf ) .
C X AAC XtA AXsX A A SiX ) ® ® © $ ® S)5lO ) !
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Why Not Select Something Useful ?
Beautiful and artistic. Now doiiyns. From $3.00 to $15.00
5 O'Clock Teakettles
patterns in polished Brass , Copper and Nickel from $2.00 to $10.00 ]
, Our line this season is larger and finer tlmn over and erminriscs Roast1
I Carvers , Game Carvers , Jireak fast Car von. . HeeMoak Curvui-H of the ]
I hlfc'host gradob In Slorllnjr and plutod inoiiatin-js. Prices from $1 to $15. C
Pocket Knives , Razors , Scissors , Star Safety Razors.
K0GEKS' SILVER PLATED KNIVES , FORKS AND SPOONS.
Barney & Berry. Winalown OlA ATTP
and KLI1J1JLH : KLTB [ urVHlLOiiu
A biff variety of 180 ! ) patterns , -lUo to $10.
I4TH AND FARWAM STS.
Stoves a nil RnngUH Sold on Payments.
fSt tc the Douglas County Association oi' Ko-
ttiil Druggists commonly known'us llu
OMAHA DRUG TRUST.
Trust Price. Our Price.
Gentlemen : Tnmt Price , ' Our 1'rlce ,
25o Allcock's Porous Plasters , , .I2c
-2&o J'roBtlllu ' , . , . ; , . ; . ,
? 1.00 Ayers' Cherry Pojtoral , ' 7Co Having thoroughly
Investigated the workings
25c Keppy'fl Cieam , ' , , . , ' , ! , , , .
25c Ayors' PilU 20o ings of your tu-called ' 'Drug ' Trust , " and
becoming satisfied of Its unJustneRH towards 26 Hiihlfoiim , . , , , , , . , , . , , . ,20e
11.00 Aycr's Sursaparllla 750 the purchasing clueses , and believing It will 25 Lyon'H Tooth 1'owdcr , 20c.
11.00 Austin's Dandruff Cure OOc work a han ! hlp upon a elms of people wtiu
are unfortunate enough to bo compelled to $1.00 Ilcatetlor's Hitters , , , ' 75c i
50c Blrney's Catarrh Pawder..4fle purchase the line of gptilH which coino
under your pressure , vo hereby dcfllre to COc Illnd'o Honey and Alniond
fiflc Genuine Catarrh Cure 40c
tender our resignation an membuni of
your Cieam , , , , , , , , . , , .40c
35c Cahtorla 25c aiisoclatlon , and beg leave to submit the
tl.OO Llsterlne ( Lambert's ) . . . . : , . .75j following schedule of prlceu which will bo | 1.00 Jttynu'H Uxjiectorant , . , . , . . . . " "ic
in force ut our place cf buelness 222 South
Bcnzo Lyptol GOc 16th fltrcL-t aa Ion ; ; aaVi ; and not the 25 ( ! Ayer's I'llls ' , 20c
. ' ' aforesaid Drug Trust nro conducting the
$1.00 $ 1'alne's Celery Compound..75c
management of our own store. 25c Mennen's Talcum I'owdcr..lBc
11.00 Hood's Saruaparllla 7Cc Yours respectfully ,
25o Carter's Liver I'llls , . .lGe
. , . .7&o
$1.00 Pc-ru-na
WALDRON & CAMPBELL , lEc
25c Iluckiu
' Tar Honp
. . ,
$1.00 Hereford's Acid Phosphates.SOc
50c Hereford's Acid Phosphat93..10c Live mid Let Live Drugglstu , 222 H. IGth St. 2Ec CutlcUra Snip , , , , . . .2Co
Live and Let Live Druggists , 222 South 10th Street ,