THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , JAXUAUY 115 , 11)00. )
\YANTT11ESALUONBASISIIEE \
Iowa Anti-Saloon League Holds a Conven
tlon at DCS Moines ,
N FAVOR OF TIMPERANCE LEGISLATE
Hie I.oriil Option nml ( lit
t I.ntv nml full for HcKor
iforecnidit of I lie Inun
"N Tln-y IXlHt.
DBS M01NKH , Jnn. 12. The lown Antl
Saloon lenguo convention today adopted H
resolution favoring the "passage of : i law
t the present ntBslon of the leg-
IMaturo which shall prohibit the
ale or manufacture of Intoxicat
ing liquors within five mlles of any of the
Ktntc Institutions of learning , as a law o
vital value to theao InnUuitlons and a safe
guard which the people of the atato de
mand for their children sent out from the
care of home ; and we further favor sue !
other temperance legislation as can be
passed from year to year until Iowa Is re
stored to that happy state In which the
saloon shall again bo'nil outlaw. "
The committee on resolutions elcclaro Ir
favor of bolter enforcement of the tern
perance laws nn they now exist and In op1
position to local option and the mulct law
A committee on legislation was appointed
lieaded by II. II. AhraniH , state superintend
ent of the ICOEIIO.
Sheriff Mnttcrn of this county has beoi
notified by officers at Lansing , Mich. , tha
they believe General W. L. White , lati
quartermaster general of Michigan , is li
this vicinity. White Is under Indlctmen
for disposing of atato property nt less thai
ItH value and disappeared December 30.
A. 0 , Ingram of Mount Ayr , the merchant
chant who failed recently for $120,000 , wai
on the Bland today In the federal cour
In bankruptcy proceedings. Ho admlttei
that ho hauled goods from his Mount Ay
etoro nt night to branch stores at Khannoi
City nnd Allendalc , to stock them up si
they could bo sold. Ho then sold then
for about C6 per cent of the coat of thj
Block. The creditors held a meeting toda ;
to agree on a trustee to handle the busl
ncso and chose E. M. Stcadman of DC
Moincs.
FIGHT ON CONVICT LABOF
One of the ( lurxf IIMIN Which Will Kn
e lovrn I.i-ulHlndirH' Attou-
tIonorinul SuhoolN ,
DBS MOINBS , Jan. 12. ( Special. ) Ono o
the biggest lights of the session has bee
forecasted by the Introduction of n bill t
prohibit the making of pearl buttons In th
etulo prisons. It was Introduced by Tltw
the hold-over republlcnn senator from Mus
catlno county , where the republican nomine
for representative was defeated last fall be
cause of the action of the Board of Centre
In Injuring the pearl button Industry in tha
county by bringing It Into competllion wll
convict labor. Titus' bill means that th
question of convict labor will bo reopene
and the Irglalalors put on record.
Another subject which will probably prov
Interesting will bo the discussion of th
establishment of now normal schools In th
state ; The governor has put himself on rec
ord In his biennial message In favor of th
establishment of four new ( schools , whlc
will make five In all. He wants ono o
each trunk railway In lown. The preseii
ono Is at Cedar Falls on the main line of th
Illinois Central. But nearly every lown 1
? j the elate wants ono of Ihe schools nn
theroMa likely to bo nn Inlerestlng time do
elding 'Vybere ' they nro o go. Emmetsbur
l"
.
nnd Knoxvlllo warilfl' the' Industrial Horn
for the Blind changed to a normal schoo
There are but thirty-four adult blind per
ons In the home , which Is a property wort
$100,000 with $20,000 annual support for tli
Inmates. They sny the inmates can bette
bo supported In private homes with the at :
nual allowance from the stale.
A joint resolution to make state elecllor
biennial wns Inlroduced two years ago I
Tltua of Muscatlno nnd It will probably pai
this session. U has been again Introduce
in Iho senate by Titus. A good roads bil
which Judge Lewis of Poweshlek count
has Inlroduced , provides for the establlal
went of the township system In the stai
and huvo all road luxes paid In ilionc ;
Ills measnro also contains provisions f <
pormnnont roads In the stale and olherwis
improving the highways.
There are two bills bearing on llbrar
intcreflls lo go | n early in Iho session , or
to consolidate Iho miscellaneous llhrnr
wllh the hlstorlcnl library of Iho slate , an
another to create n non-salaried commli
elon to superintend tlie library Interests I
tbo. ? lato.
U Is expected that n building nnd Ion
lobby will bo on the ground to look afti
the interests of those concerns , which wci
handled none too gently In the governor
message and will probably bo more cnreful
restricted by law thnn ever before. A pron
Inent building nnd loan man , one who hi
been n member of the third house In tl
past , said this week that the building nr
loan people would endure some of Iho pro
ent restrictions , though they believed the
unJiiHt in many particulars , especially tl
taxation features of Iho law.
There lire nuinlfestnllona on every hai
that factional feeling front the senator !
flgbt will bo wiped out of the republic !
Le > ve is tli (
corner-stone of :
woman's life
She builds ul
her hopes tipor
and mound those
tctuicr affection !
which r.he ; cher
isltcs toward the <
o n o H who nre
lle-ir to her , nne
_ which che : looki
to receive from them in return.
This is woman's nature ; it is the Goel
given instinct that makes her a fprie
nnd tender sweetheart ; n comforting
helpful wife ; an ever-loving , solicitous
care-taking mother.
When n woman feels that the rcapons !
bilitics nnd duties of wifehood and moth
erhood have become irksome to her i
burden and trouble rather than a hourc
of uplifting nnd inspiration it shows tha
there is some deficiency in her physica
make-up ; some- abnormal and nnhculth ;
condition of the delicate and importan
special structure of womanhood.
Many IhousamU of women annually write t
Ir. H. V. Pierre , of HiiflTalo. N V . the etuiticii
t In women' ! ) disratex requesting : prufc- -
kioual advice which he1 ii nliv.sys slid to en
without chatRr uud telling hlr.i of the inurve
oils benefits they have received from his wui
dot fill " 1'avorite Prescription " in buiMlug u
their cpeclal health ami physical energy.
"I would like to cipress my iiralititde toyo
for the benefit I have received from your wet
ilcrful ' 1'avorltc l're criptlon , ' " writes Mn
II. C. Anderson , of South llritain , New Have
Co. , Conn , "nuriuc the first month of prej
naucy I could not keep anything on my stem
* ch. I was bo Kick that I had to go to bed au
Kay for weeks.
"I tried eiirtetent doctors , but with lillle licni
fit. I lead nbout mauy being helped by iism
> our mediciue MI I thoucht I would give It
trial. I bcgau to take ' Favorite Prescription
In November mid I had a nice little t > aby pirl i
J'ebrunry follawluR My baby weighed ov <
eight pounds. I was only in naru labor aboi
one hour and got alotitf nictly durini ; coiifiu
tuent : was up ami dr ed on the eighth diy.
" The ' 1'nvorite l're criptie a ' helped me woi
derfully. U kept me from hnviuc mUcarriaK
Thi makes my second child , with the first ot
I did uot take ' 1'avorite Prescription ' aud I hs
a miscarriage. This lait baby it an plump at
healthy ns any mother could wuh. "
Serul si one-cent stamps to nay cost c
mailing only for a free copy of Ir I'icrce
thousand - page Medical Adviser , or .
tamps for a cloth-bounel copy ,
ranks In the house. The fact that whei
Katon , the defeated candidate , nominate- *
Bowcn for the apenkcrshlp. he wns checrei
to the echo , lvery l favorable. Again , be
fore the general allotment of seats wa
tnade In the house , ex-Speaker Myers , ono o
the most radical Cummins nnd Eaton men
wns Riven the privilege- selecting hi
Boat. Then , too , Speaker Bowen has chosci
for his personal clerk a mnn who was de
fented for chief clerk of the house on th
Katon ticket. And , added to this , on over ;
hand there Is manifestation of a splrl
among the Katon people to make the man
dgement of the house as easy as possible fo
Speaker Don en.
Another l.lnc to DON . .
IOWA PALLS. la. , Jan. 12. The purvey
Ing party of the DCS "Molncs " , Iowa Palls
Northern railroad has again starled soull
from here , running another line to Dei
.Molnes. The Inlentlon la to strike tin
towns of Huhbard , Zearlng , MeCftllsburR
Cole nnd Cambrld/to. / A line will also IK
run north from Nevada to this elty on t
route went of the olel line and tapping r
rich agricultural territory. The Uuluth &
New Orleans , a rival corporation , has al
ready run a line from Dos Molnes 'to ' Oaape
practically covering the same territory as
the DCS Molncs rond. There Is much specu
lation oa to which road will eventual ! )
build the line , which Is considered by Bonn
as a link In the 1'ort 'Arthur ' route , am
by others ns nn extension of the Illinois
Central.
Ilonil ( u St. Ion I * .
SIOUX CITY , Jan. 12. Although the
plans of 'the ' St. Louis , Iowa & Dakoln rail
way , which will bo built this spring fron
Sioux City to St. Louis , are kept profomull )
secret , a RllmpBt ; of the profiles of the roae
reveals fifty towns dotted along the route
but In some places five surveys have bcor
run , and the exact location ot these fiftj
lowns s uncertain- None of the surveys
are over 467 miles long. The road wll
bring St. Louis markets nearer Sioux Cltj
and the surrounding corn and grain belts
than Chicago. Its purpose Is to handle tin
grain business by a route to the Missis
sippi at St. Louis nnd by grain barges te
the gulf. Us backing is St. Louis capital
ists ,
\rltli I'oiiHloii Kraml * .
SIOUX CITY. Jan. 12. ( Special. ) Twe
octogenarians charged with making falsi
affidavits In pension claims have been ar.
rested here. They nre brolhcr and sister
and the latter Is said -to have sworn shi
was the widow of Asper Iverson , whereai
at the time she mnc'.o such aflldavlt shi
was already married for the second tlmi
lo a man named Rxe. H was this ole
woman who was found by the police matroi
of Sioux Clly down on her knees praylni
to ( Joel ilo send her a Christmas dinner. Thi
federal nut' irltlcs sny they have a stroni
cas < o against the old woman and her brothe
who is'charged with making a similar af
fldavlC.
Oimttm to Deliver.
SIOUX CITY. Jan. 12. Colonel W. I1
Clough , vlco president of Ihe Great North
ern , has definitely admitted that system' :
Intention to build lo Omaha and Denver
It is understood , however , that the ter
mlnals hero owned by the Sioux CMy Ter
minal Railroad and Warehouse compan :
will first bo acquired , at n price approxl
mutely $100,000 , or permnnently leased be
fore the extension movement begins.
IDES JIOINGS , Jan. 12. Ex-Governor F
M. Drake of Centervllle , la. , for when
Drake university of DCS 'Molnes ' IB namcel
today Increased his donations to that In
B'tltutlon ' $32,500 , which will bo used I ]
making Immediate necessary Improvements
-IliihmleKhe Helped to see-tho university-
an endowment of $1,000,000 and expected t
furnish at least one-fourth of that sum.
1V1L NCWH NotCH.
The German VolkH Vercln of Creston ha
passed resolutions of sympathy with th
Boers.
A largo number of Black Hawk count
farmers have made arrangements to mov
to Moody county , South Dakota ,
Iowa last year shipped out and sold 91 ,
GS3.1SI pounds of butter. Buchanan cpunt
heads the list with 3,309,220 pounds.
The fish and game commissioner will as
the legislature for an appropriation to kee
a force of game wardens lit the field.
Iowa has thirty-three rural free deliver
mall routes , serving 16,800 people ut nn nfi
gregato cost of $21,2uO per'nnmim. The co ;
of the service is a little over J1.25 for ever
person served.
Tim big grain elevator which It wns prc
posed lo erect at Davenport will not h
built. The city council would not allow th
company which was to build It to lay n
many tracks lo the building as they deemc
necessary.
Anna Johnson , n 17-year-old Albla glr
was drowned In the railroad reservoir n
that place. No one saw the accident , br
it Is supposed from appearances that sh
attemplod to walk across the pond on th
Ice1 and broke through.
i The sheriff of Mills county Is hot on th
trull of the man who stole" his team c
horses. Ho wns so close on his trail thii
tin- thief abandoned the loam and II wn
re-covered. The thief Is supposed to bo I
the brush com wliorp near Tnrhlo , Mo
and the sheriff hopes lo get him.
.Express companies In Ihe Blalo have re
fuscel lo receive packages of llo.uor fc
shipment unless It Is shown the parly wh
Is lei receive It Is authorized by law to dci
In liquor. The recent nearch "xpress o
flees In various towns and the seizure e
llijuor ts the cause of the new order.
The town council of Preston hu.i resolve
to have the mayor employ a night watr
"at u compensation of neit to exceed $
per month cheaper If possible. " When
upon the Maquoketa Excelsior comments i
follows : "Just how long a man would waite
to stay awnKo eiie-h night for a month f <
J10 we do nol know , bin we Imagine
Wouldn't bo vi-ry long. I'rcbton ought '
hire1 u poker player and have him elo nlgl
watch duties along wllh his regeilar work
C.ipt.iin W. U t'lnrk of Buffalo , In a ID
ter to the Iowa Homestead , says : "I anew
now the oldest sotllcr of Iowa , having cin
IUTO wllh my fnthor'H family in 1S33. Tl
land of which I now write was claimed f <
mo then and has been mlno over nine1
Our nearest neighbors up Iho Mlsslsslp
Ihe-n we-re nt IHiliuiU | < > , 130 miles , and dow
the river nt l-'llnl Hills ( llurllnrton ) , nine
miles. There was nol a house1 between i
and the Puclllc coast and , in fnct , noi
there. I was In iictlve buslnoBs In ti
plncrlos In tlu > ' 40s , and Moambewtlng i
through the 'Ms , and latc-r inndei my lion
tit Davenport , and I have KOCH uii tl
changes from before Blaeklmwk's pure'.iu
until now. The young Indians were n
playmate's for many years. My father to
the claim whore Uock IsUinl no\v stands
August , 1 * > 27 , when Iho llltu-khawk , Keokt
and other tribes wrrei there , before tl
lllackhawk v > nr In UKi. "
Dover KIIVIIPH t'liinlim ; Wi-hJ In Mil
t'HK'AOO. Jan. 12. Mayor Harrison li
rerclvod fruin Admiral Dewey a letter hln
Ing It WUH the ) admiral's request that 1
vUlt tei Chle-iiKO be In May. Instead of He'
lumber , us requested by tln > urrniiKeino
committee of the Grand Army of tiu > It
public. The admiral Huld be favored th
ilutp bi'cuusei of the other eiiKuRcments :
hud In lhl terrlUiry about ihe lime Ktt f
the Chicago celebration.
MlNMiiin-l mill MlHNiiurliiiiN ,
I'rinreton bus raised a fund lo dli ; f
coal and oie.
The Hprlnc Icrm of Iho Maryavllle sen
miry opened with tin Increased attendant
SprlnKlleld nlmrods enguKCel In a rabl
hunt this week for the boncllt of the poe
Jefferson t'lty has secured 200 mibscrlbe
und another telephone byutcni will be p
In there.
Warrinisburc's new xhop factory Is tur
IIIK out 300 puirs of shous dally and It' ei
ploying sixty hands.
Ellu KwliiK , tint Missouri KluntcBi * , bus
offtr for nn pnpiKi'inont In Europe. Ml
r.llu IK a little bit Iho tallest clrl thul is
Ono thousand new homes wrro built
Jeiplln lasi year ut n io t of Jl.tXXMXX ) . T
minim ; nates were lO.w.O.WM nnd the popul
of the city liuTcaix-d 10 per cent.
The title to ihe land which wan offer
the state for u fruit experimental stall
la not clear and some trouble may bo h
In piTfrcllns It to suit the state.
One hundred thousand dollars were 1
ves ed In new store building * und pub
Htrui-luri-M < n Savannah latt year. In n
elltlon fSO.oco wus Invested In new re
denres.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Hesitation Marks Beginning of the
New Year's ' Business ,
MONETARY CONDITIONS GROW EASIEF
G'nittlinilttK lilac In WiiKC1" t < > Promote
InoreMte In I'nrcliiiMlnir I'mver
SomeI'IIIIMO .Nut urn I Afte-r
liMt Vcnr'n Iliinlnmi ,
NEW YOHK. Jan. 12. II. G. Dun & Co.'i
Weekly Review of Trade will say In lomor-
row's Issue :
The buslncJH of the new year beslns well
though there Is still much of the usual lie ? '
Itatlon. In branches where last year's bus
Incus WIIB extraordinary and prlccw have
rlwn greatly , some pnuac Is natural , though
nothing Indicates decrease of consuming
rtlpoosltlon or imrchaslHK power , but then
In 11 continuing rl'o In wases to promote
nn Increase. Monetary conditions have
Krown easier with the return of Jt.Oul.We
from the Interior during the week and
further deposits l > y the treasury anil more
liquidation In some- spec illative storks have
nlflo helped. Hanks report an Increase li
their per cent of commercial loans and rates
wore generally moie easy utter the decline
announced by Kuropenn banks.
The furnaces hi this country early In Jan
uary were producing weekly 2D1,1M tons ol
plK Iron , iisnlnst 2HW9 tons December 1
'but ' as several had stopped only for the hoi'
Idays nnd others had .lust started , the out <
put now Is probably larger. H exceeds consumption -
sumption nt last , as the Iron Age shows ar
Increase of 9.236 tons In unsold stocks , bill
the manufacture apparently consumed durIng -
Ing the year lH.S.'U.Mfl tons , less small nel
export In December. The Increase since IS'J :
Is about -t.iSJ.OM ) tons , or 46.5 per cent
Prices change scarcely any , nor Is new
business slRiilllcunt. The. minor metals arc
strong In tone , but as yet without jnucli
clianicc In prices.
Textile manufactories are more fully em
ployed than for u Ions tlmo , though scnrcltj
of water has troubled some cotton mllU
Trading Is embarrassed by uncertainty
about prU'es. Wool Is not active , nor arc
speculators or manufacturers In haste tc
buy nt current prices , though the market
shows some advances for the next season ,
with excellent trade thus far. The effeol
upon the season's sales cannot yet be
judged. Cotton goods have been quiet and
no longer advance In prices , as the market
for the material Is uncertain In tone.
The boot und shoe manufacturer has n
similar clllllculty , for while shipments arc
heavier than ever before at this season , Ir
two weeks 179,776 cases , against 147,141 lasl
year and 171,751 In 1SU3 , as the rapid distribu
tion to consumers causes most urgent calls
for goods previously ordered , yet dealers
are. slow to order mote In the fear thai
prices will not hold. Manufacturers Inslsl
that still further advances are needed tc
cover the cost of leather , i The Chlcagc
market for hides Is weaker , with a lowei
average than at any tlmo since. November. .
Cotton moves HO slowly that belief in u
very short crop Is constantly strengthened
lint foreign demands are much reduced also
On January 5 only 6,000.031 bales had come
Into sight , against S , < X)1 , 1G last year , bui
exports had decreased 1,723,000 bales am
European stocks were far 'below last year's
For the present foreigners lire using up ok
stocks Instead of buying more and the price
hesitates.
Wheat has been slow to move also , At
lantic exports In two weeks having besr
only 4,37fi,514 bushels , Hour Included , ngalnsi
9.52,1W last year , and 1'aclllc 1,312.933 bush ,
els , against 1,542,011 last year. The prices
close a fraction higher.
Corn receipts have also fallen below lasi
year's , though the exports In two week :
have been 7TJ1'JSS bushels , against 7,193,91 :
last year , and prices have advanced aboui
Vt a cent.
Failures for the week have been 271 It
the United States , against 318 last year , am
twenty-live In Canada , against twcnty-foui
last year.
IIHAIISTIIKET'S IIH VIEW OF THAHIO
d StciulliifNH In I'rloeM tin
Leading Feature in Triulo.
NEW YORK , Jan. 12. Dradstreet's tO'
morrow will say :
Quietness as to demand , but markec
steadiness as to prices Is still ihe leadinj
feature In trade lines , a condition , It mlgh
be remarked , not uncommonat this. ag <
of the year , which is H' sort of middn
ground between clock-taking and Inventor ;
time and the actual opening of the sprlni
season. Aggressive strength in prices li
confined- a few staples , such as porl
products , which are llrmly held In1 a rathe
tardy recognition of the fact that supplies
both of live hogs and of dead meat ? , nn
far from burdensome. Tallow , cottonseei
oil nnd similar products are sympathetlcall ;
strong. Raw and rellned sugars have botl
been advanced this week , not apparent ! ;
because of the war , the refiners being set
tied , 'but ' really because , supplies of raw
are limited. Quito a Hurry in coffee oc
curred as a result of reports of an out
break of the plague at Rio.
The bearish pressure on cotton has no
been relaxed this week , but the dlspropor
tlon between the decline in spots and op
tlons would ? eem to point to the bear cam
palgn havlne been Ios\s profitable thai
hoped for. Statistically the position of cot
ton Is strong , but the African war ha
checked British cotton manufacturing am
discouraged forelcn buying. Domestic cot
ton manufacturing Is apparently hlghl ;
prosperous , southern mills being espuciall
well employed , while low water In th
streams affect ? New England production.
What few lines of next season's woole :
goods have been opened were nt advance
ranging from 20 to 35 per cent , and mud
Interest attaches to the reception that wll
be given these increased quotations. Pend
ing the settlement of tills raw wool Is du !
but ilrm , and speculation Is naturally llghl
Iron and steel are extremejy quiet , bu
signs of weakness are riot numerous , th
shading In pig Iron being confined to a fe\
grades and markets. Production In Decem
ber was below expectations , being affectc
by holiday shutdowns' , but there Is llttl
doubt that the aggregate production fo
1S9D will not bo much below 13.700.CXW tons
a production surpassing all previous rec
I orcls and having a counterpart In the un
exampled output of coke also reported fo
List year. Stocks of ore on Lake Krle ar
reported little In excess of a year ago , no )
withstanding the grrateut production o
record. The quiet In plsr Iron extend
practically to all the finished branches e
the trade , and the market IB quiet an
I firm , as evidenced by further reports of nc
. vanccs by western Jobbers. Tin Is upeculc
I lively higher this week , but copper ha
sagged off.
The Immediate demand for lumber I
. naturally seasonably llghl , but the strong' '
of supplies In notable , as evidenced by tli
fact that white pine stocks are 22 per cei
smaller than a year ago. The mild weathc
nnd lack of snow In the northwest. If Ion
continued , It Is thought likely may nffec
the cut this winter. The largo yellow pin
order for iO.ooo.WO font for the Paimmericq
, rxposlllon ut Huffalo , erroneously prlnle1
1 000.000.000 last week IN still unplaced.
Oreals have been almost hopelessly du
i this week on the "hand to mouth" domain
I Stocks nre largo nnd crop reports are I
i the main fnvornblo , but short sellers ni
nervous In view of possible foreign con
plications. Price changes , not only I
wheat , but In corn and other grains , ui
the smallest noted for many weeks past.
Hides are. dull at the cast , but consldei
nhlii buying In reported west and quotr
tlons arc falrlv linn , rnseainimbly lit
weather has affected sales of foot novcrln
and this is reflected In a rather quiet ma
ket for boots and shoes for Immediate coi
sumption. Leather , however , remains quli
and tinn notwithstanding. The open ee ;
ton linn undoubtedly made il easier ft
producers and carriers of coul to llll order
while dulling the demand for domest
filKO * .
Wlio.il , Including Hour , shipments fur tl
week aggregate 4,24S,92 i lmnhol , again ;
t.lff. > .f Z bushels last week , 5,617 OKI luiHho
In the corresponding week of ! > > ! > ! ) . 5.iW,5
bushels In 1SS ! ) , a.Ots.lM bushels In tsn ; ai :
3D2lZi bushels In ISM Since July 1 the e ;
purls of wheat aggregate 110,74.sirj bu ho'
against UI.Wi.04S bushels 1-ist year and 131
SV..OIO biuhols In 1W-S. Corn oxnoru f (
the work. 3,51l.57ii burhels. against i.O'O/ '
bushels last w. ok , S'Ufl.ltK bushels In th
week a year ago , 4.UI1.75' ) buwhels In US
3,737.281 bushels In 18117 nml 3.336.017 bushe :
in 1806. Flnco July 1. this season , corn e :
I porlH aggrecale 128.970.757 bushels , again
r fc'J , 118,009 busbols during the same period
year ng" and SS.114,426 bushels in 1S97-9 * .
The current week's failure returns relic
the annual clearing out of dollnquei
traders In u total of IM. as compared wll
223 hint week , r.Ot In this week a year nc
S3 ! In IK'S and 4M In 1SB7.
Canadian bank clearings for the week ui
greato f33,773ftll. an Increase of la per cci
over lae.t week and ; i gain of 10 per cei
over this week n. year ago.
IIHAnHTUKKT'sT'lX.rXTI.ll , HiVIP\
C flic nil Tout' of Hut MurUet for tl
\Veek I nil I iron * lit ,
NEW VOIIK. Jan. 12. Bradatreot's final
clal Iteviow tomorrow will gay :
Kxtreme dullness chnraclcrlzed the stoi
! market In the eurly days of the wee
1 There was a manifest luck of buying pow ,
nnd rommlsHlon hoiigep were relative
idle ihu general tone of the inarkei bell
Indifferent and somewhat resembled wh.H
mlftht be looked for In rr.l.lsummer Prlres
however , held well for n time , nlthoilgl
the narrations of the room traders wen
confined to a few specialties nnd revolve ,
largely around the question of the dlvl
dends to bo declared Inst Tuesday 01
Louisville & Nashville and Federal Stt-el
though the market took n favorable v'ow '
of the trunk line deals and the acqulslltot
of the "Hit ? Four" nnd l ike Krle & Wc ! t
ern bv the Vanderbllts.
The relief of the monqy market fiom tin
strain of preparations for the January ells
bursements nnd the large amount of monej
unlocked nt that timeof which a ronsld
ornblo portion Is presumably coming hni-J
Into Wall street for Investment , seem U
have failed to produce the expected rhnn < ? <
on the quotations. Money on call rtiloi'
easy , a 6 per cent rate being gonorallj
quoted , while bankers' bnl.imcs declined
on Friday to us low * ni .1' < , { fl per cent
Tlmo money Is , however , firmly held nt i
per cent , though some lenders show n dis *
position to relax their attitude to the ex
tent of putting out funds at the rnto foi
sixty days , while borrowers are Indlffereiv
nnd Inclined to wait for easier rates.
The fall In the foreign money mnrkol
discount In Ix > ndon being down to 4 pel
cent and the reduction of the Uank of Kng-
land and Hank of France minimum figures
to 5 and 4 per cent , respectively , had n
good effect , exchange In Now York show
ing a tendency to decline , which ncgntlver
the earlier presumption that pnmo furthei
amounts of gold would be shipped.
WI-JRKIY ri.i-uuiM : not si : TAIIUO
of HUNIICK | * TrntiNiu > tcil li >
tlu < AN-Kicliileil "auk * ,
NU\V YOHK , Jan. -The following
table , complied by Urndstreet's. shows the
bank clearings at all the principal cities foi
the week ended January 11 , with the per
centage of Increase and dec rearc , ns com
pared with the corresponding week las
year :
Totals IS P ! > ,773fi61 | ! ) .8 | . . . .
VCMM.-IN from SnnlON Ilt-Iel.
NEW YOUK , Jnn. 12. The Lamport nn
Holt line stenrner Slrnbo , loaded will
coffee , which sailed from Santos Decembe-
19 , arrived nt quarantine today. It ro
tnalned at Santos for thirty elnys , diirln
which time and during the voyage to thi
port thorp WHS not a cnsp of slckne =
among ItH crew. II will be elPlnincd n
quarnnllnc for disinfection. The consula
bills of health for the Strabo report thirty
eight capes of plague nnd ten dentils fror
that disease at the port of Santos. Th
British bark Lancefield , which arrived las
night from Santos in ballast. Is detained a
eiuarantlne for disinfection. All on boar
am well. _
TniOH In Illinois to Advance.
CHICAGO , Jan. 12. The Illinois nuprem
court nt Springfield today handed down
decision declaring section 49 of the ne <
revenue law , which provided for the seal
Inc down of ihe tax levy , unronslllullona
The law applied lo all Ihe clalo , and n
all Iho assessed valuation of property ha
been heavllv Increased in some section
the knocking out of the llmltallon clans
of the new law will result In u hirsn Ir
crcaso In the tax levy. HH by ilitu ruling th
old scale will be usvd. In Chicago an
Cook county Iho Increase will range froi
20 lo 50 per cent. The decision has create
considerable surprise.
1'iillinim ICMtiili' Miittt I'tiy.
NEW YOUK , Jim12. . The uppellnt
division of the Hiiprcmo courl. In a de
clslou by Jusllcu Patterson , hold Hint tli
portion of the estate of George M. I'lillrnn
of Illinois , actually within the stale of Ne'
York , Is subject to the Inheritance tax. Tli
property amounts to $714 , 1 1 and IH I
stockH , bonds and deposlltt in a trust con
pany. The heirs claimed thul Mr. IMillma
owed mom than the amount to purlieu I
Ihei slulo of New York , und none of Ui
properly should bo Inxed.
Colniiol ,1. r. Wood
ST. LOl'IS , Jnn. 12. A special lo 111
Posl-DUpulcli frenn Hot Springs , Ark
cays : Colonel J. K. Wood , the fumoi
theatrical mannEcr , showman ami bullde
of Wood's muHouniH throughout tl ,
country , who was prostrated lust nlgf
wllh a nciVPrt ) stroke of paralysis ,
thought to be dylns today. Ho U ono <
the best known bhowmcn In the world.
Dr. Sanden's Electric Belt.
After 30 years of success in the
treatment of disease by electric
ity 1 am pleased to be able to
oiTer my famous Electric Hell on
30 days' trial to any one in any
part of the world who is sincere
and honest. All electrodes cov
ered. No burning or blistering.
Improved Aug. isth last. New
and scientific appliances. Cures
without using drugs all
Weaknesses of flen.
for IJloctric Belt superior to mine. With its new scientific suspensory attachment
. .
I will cive Si.ooo any
disorders
snch n
all night. It cures while you sleep
the weakened parts
through .
stttfrom.youthful a pleasant . current errors passes or later excesses. 7,000 CURES IN 1899. Used by women as well , for the Rhi-una. world.
of Llcclnc appliances in
makers
. We the oldest and largest
, etc. nre
. Lame Hack , Nervousness
tistn. others
. sold
CAUTION.-The new nnd improved Dr. Sandcn Belt can be had only at my ofliccs. Those by
. and me afterwards. My little book , a guide to men , sent free
are of old date , ao years ago. Cure yourself pay
scaled. DR. F. G. SANDEN , 183 So. Clark St. , Chicago , 111.
PUT THEIR TRUST IN SIGNS
Quaint Triba of Virginians Who Live in
Primitive Fashion.
IMPLICIT FAITH IN THE MOON
Ucllovc llic Demi I'lniict ( trendy Iii-
Iluoiirt-M Tin-1 r UeNtliilcn Stylrn of
DrcuM Xi-ver CluuiKo Mil
liner * Unknown.
The old saying , "Live nt home and boarel
nt the same place , " is certainly practiced b >
the peculiarly queer people of Tanglei
Island n body of land three miles loiif
and cue wide , off the coast of Virginia , li
there Is a spot on earth where one Is mneli
to feel that he Is enllrely out of Ihe civilize1 * '
world , says the Cincinnati Enquirer , Tanglei
Island must be that place. There Is a pop
ulation of about 1,600 people , nnd many o
these people have never been off the Islam
and know as little about the other pnrt o
the world as n lltlle child. Men and womer
now on Iho shady side of life have upon1
Ihelr cnllro existence on this small Etrli
of lunel , and to some this Island embrace ;
the whole world. Vet they appear happy am
contented in ihelr primitive manner of liv
ing , nnd have apparently no desire to knov
what Is going on In the great busy worli
which lies beyond their water-surroundee
homes.
On this Island the Brlllsh Invaders madi
hcadquarlera for several days in 1811 , am
not far distant Is Deal's Island , where gooi
old Parson Joshua Thomas was Informed b :
British General Hess that It was his intcn
lion "lo eat supper In Baltimore or In h 1- '
The man of God sent up a fervent praye
that General nossmlght _ not succeed li
reaching Baltimore , dud as hevm klllel a
North Point , before reaching Baltimore , th
people were quick to believe that Parsoi
Thomas' prayer was answered. How mud
farther than Ihls did Ihe people put Impllcl
fallh In the efficacy of prayer , cannot be said
but today the inhabitants of Tangier Islam
are still Intensely religious , and at the snm
time among the most superstitious people i :
the world.
Are HcIlcloiiNly Inclined.
As illustrative of their religion it neei
only be said that a few years ago Ihey wer
worshiping in a small ramshackle house
but Ihe Virginia conference assigned ;
preacher to the island and he has succecdei
in building a $12,000 church nnd the charg
Is now one of the best In the conference dla
trict. The minister receives more than $1 00
a year to look after their spiritual affair
and for the small number of people It i
doubtful If any such church work ean b
found on record. They are always ready t
contrlbule liberally whenever Ihe pnrso
finds it necersary lo have Iho contrlbullo
box passed around. The church lo Ihe big
gest thing on the lalaud and more Interea
Is taken In It than anything else. Whatove
Ihe parson says Is law nnd gospel , oven wll
Iho roughest oystcrmen and crabbers , wh
will occasionally smuggle whisky on th
Island. The very strictest prohibition law
are enforced , not by officers , but by th
church people. During a.recent protracle
meeting and Ihey are held frequenlly som
roughs carried a boat of whisky nnd bee
to the Island , but a crowd of church peopl
man and women captured the boat , thre. '
the whisltj * nd beer in the bay and admin
Istered a sounil tbr * blng to the violators c
the law. The women nearly all go bare
footed. When they attend church they wl
I carry their shoee and stockings In thel
i hands until they get near the church , whc
I Ihey will sit down nnd put them on , remo\
i Ing them ns soon ns they start home. The !
dresses are of Ihe plalncsl calicoes or gins
hams nnd are made without Ilounces or frill
BuBlles or tic-backs are oomethlug the
| never heard of. There Is , however , an abun
- dance of gay ribbons In the makeup of the :
Sunday costumes. Equally as plain and oK
fashioned do the men dress. They nre satis
fled with copperas or Jeans clothes. The
pantnloons are always e-ut on Iho Mgh-wnle
' principle , the lego never renclm.g below tl :
I ankle. If the men wear shoeo on any oca
, slon thore. is always an absence of sock
whllo the shoes are Iho regulation brogans.
lrt-HM mill Home 1,1ft- .
Their coat , or Jacket. Is the funniest <
garments Boraelhlng like a crows betwcc
a boy's blouse und the olel-f.-vshloned ' rouiu
about" coat- Seasons 'co .io and ee > asons g
but the fashions on Tangier Island remal
the same. For ugcs they have ilrcoscii th
way und but few atempls have been mai
lo change. Whenever a young Tungh
j Islander slrays over to Crlsfleld , Md. , anil
j persuaded by some of the merchants to Ir
I vest In some garment other than the reguli
The Knabo Piano-
was the one seltieted for the Sfiilrhl con
cert Wednesday nljjht soloeted for It.-s
lieaiitlful sympathetlu quality of louo so
essential for aei/omp.mlmentK , Its ready
response to the touch and UK volume In
the more virile uiimuiM'H. The Knabo Iw
only e > ue of the reliable makes that wo
are showlnc at this gran elearhiK salt ,
as we include every piano in enir vast
assortment some are now , some nr
slightly used and all are priced so low
that It Is to your Interest to investigate.
You ean talse advantage of our easy
payment plan and the price Is no higher
than for eanli. ( iood pianos , fully gimr-
aiitced. from ? ! ' _ ' , " and ? iW : up ,
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art , 1513 Douglas.
tlon he Is laughed nt and Jeered so much
that U Is soon discarded. There Is one arti
cle of service and adornment tbat a male
Inlmbllunt of Tangier Island Is never with
out a red pocket handkerchief. It Is al
ways with him around his uock , stuck in
his pocket or In his hand.
The homes on the Island are of Hie rudest
kind , but the Interior Is nlwuyn clean. The
furniture Is often not worthy of the name.
Ubunlly the liomo Is too small for bedsteads
If Iho family Is large , and they sleep on
quills and inatlresses on Iho iloor. An en-
lire family , oflcn ten or more persons , oat
and sleep In one room. The cooking Is done
In the open fireplace , the utensils consisting
o ! a frylngpnn. n kettle , an oven and poa-
slhly a Tew pots. Cooking stoves , sewing
machines and uuch modern conveniences are
unknown to many of the Inhabitants. A
large' number of the people , bolh old and
young , cannot read , but the new preacher
has succeeded In advancing education to a
large extent.
When They Co A-AVnnliiK.
Courting and lovemaklng on Tangier
IsUnd Is nearly always done mulcr great
dllllculllcs , and what to most of Ihe world
would bo exceedingly embarrassing slt-
untioiiB and surroundings. As staled , the
dwellings seldom have more than one room
nnei It sometimes in fact , nearly always
becomes necessary for Ihe young people lode
do their lovemaklng In the .presence of the
old folk and the children. The young New
Kiglanders ; In the early days got around this
embarrassing situation by using what they
called a whispering rod , but tinnconlc of
Tat gler island solved the dlfllculty by per
mitting the young couple to seek Ecclusion
by silling or lying on the bed and pulling
the cover over them. Thus shut out from
view they can bill and coo to their hearts'
content , while the old people sit around ami
talk about the crab and oyster catch or the
outrages perpetrated by the plralcs from
Somerset county , .Maryland. Girls JjeroJIC
years * oldAvil ) rmeasure.-sfx feetMn'll am )
weigh 200 polinds. They are strong ant
healthy , well-mannered , and , above all , arc
taught from earliest childhood to regard vlr-
luo as above everything In the world. Foi
I twenty-eight years thcro haa not been ar
lllcEltlmalo child born on Ihe Island. The
men are peaceable and cjulol , but Ihcre arc
two things for which they will fight qulckci
than any other. It Is dealh lo Iho man whc
allompls or succeeds In despolllns a home ,
and crabbers and oyslcrmen who poach or
ths grounds near the island are sure to gel
Into serious trouble. There have only beer
a few occasions for Irouble from the former
but In years agonc It was almost a wceklj
occurrence to have ekfiperalo and bloods
battles about Iho lalter. In reccnl yean
these have become far less numerous , but oc
casionally blood Is made to flow.
I'oachorN Ilecrive No Meroy.
Only a few days ago Bain Webster , r
Deal's island oysterman , wa- shot ami killer
on the Somerset county sht'e by the mate
of a police boat. This war has been goim
on for years between the people of this re
gion and mtiny lives have been lost and ves
sel property confiscated. The Somerso
county people claim that unJer the compac
of 1785 a compact noted In the Mnllei
States history as the first entered Into bj
free and sovereign stales and which li
unique In the history of treaties of Amcrlc ;
they hart an equal right In the fishery o
the whole Pocomoke und 1'otoinac riven
with the Virginians. The Virginia oyster
man and police were In the habit of resist
Ing what they regarded as encroachment ;
on their rights , after the treaty had been
us It wa/i claimed , abrogated by the federa
laws. Finally a line was run between thi
two states , over the waters In contro-yeray
by the Black-Jenkins commission. Tin
Somerset people persisted In crossing1 tin
line , were llrcd upon , captured , Jailed , am
their vessels confiscated by the Virginia au
thorities. Maryland was appealed to for
armed old , but nothing was done and a fdw
jeara ago the long-pending controversy was
permanently Bottled by a decision of the uu-
premo courl of Ihe United States upholding
the Virginia authorlllos. Since then the
war has been tranoferred to the waters lying
between Ihe counties of Doreel and Somer-
6Ct , In Maryland , and Ihe lights are FOIIIC-
llmevs bloody ones. These people live by
crabbing unil dredging for oyslers nnd Inter
fere with no ono so long as they are left
alone.
They are , n staled , very superstitious.
They have tdgns for almost every thing and
almost worship Iho moon , by which Ihey
forelell storms and all kinds of dlsaslcrs.
They have a nuirlal dread of an owl und the
hooting of one by day or night IH an omen
of Ill-luck. If it Is heard ut night and
nnswored by the bark of a dog It Is n sign
that ono of Ihe family will soon die. As
BOOH as Ihe hoot is heard a chair or stool
Is overturned and If the hooting ceases ut
once It Is a sign that the danger has been
warded off for u time. If Iho hooting con-
llnucfi there Is weeping and walling In the
home of the islander. DIlloiiBiicss Is ctirod
by boring three boles In n tree nnd walking
around It three times , Baying , "Go away ,
bilious. " It IB a matter of ' .bo Utmost 1m-
porlnncn whether the one who performs the
spell walkn with the sun or against It , but
no one knows r/hlch Is the approved dlrec-
tlon. A soiled clocking tied around the
neck , they say , will cure sore throat , as will
also seaweed wrapped in a red llanncl apd
put under the bed. An Irish potato with a
hi'lo through It Is a guarantee agulnst rheu
matism on the island , They believe- shoe
turned solo up under the bed will prevent
cramps , an will also the tall feathers from
n white hen burned over a slow coal lire.
( "OXSl ll'TlO.V Cl/RISD.
An old physician , retired from practice ,
had placed.In his hauds by an Bast Indian
missionary "the , forintila of aTBlmplo vege
table remedy for the speedy nnd permanent
cure of consumption , bronchitis , catarrh ,
aslhma nnd all Ihroat and lung affections ;
also a positive nnd radical cure for nervous
debility and air nervous complaints. Hav
ing tested Its wonderful curative powers In
thousands of cases , nnd desiring to relieve
human suffering , I will send free of charge
to all who wish It , this recipe , In German ,
French or English , with full directions for
preparing nnd using. Sent by mail , by ad
dressing , with flamp , naming this paper ,
W. A. Noycs , 820 Powers Block , Ilocbcs-
tcr. N. Y.
KODAKS.
We have in
creased our
holdings i n
Cain-
Kodaks , -
eras and Photographic pun-
dries until wo now have every
thing the ama
teur will need.
Special atten-1
tion given to )
the retouching ,
developing and
printing of all work.
THE ALOE & PENfOLD COMPANY
.itnatnif fltotoyraplitc fitippllei.
1403 Farnani , Omaha.
Opposite Paxton Hotel.
The New Things
always c'roalu n great deal of
men ! , but It'n Iho old , tlini'-tried tilings
that have prover. their worth. Vein have
never Keen a boy's shoe In your lll'o that
could show Hie value and wear for $1 , . " > ( )
thai our oiif-llfty Klioe can. Like the
nntoinoblle , they don't need any push
ing they atli'iK't evi'r.vboily. Anywlu'ro
else $1.7.0 or $ 2.00 would be ! the , ' price of
this Kell'-Kiiinn Kho' , bill wti started out
ye-ars HKO w'.rnf ; thi shoe for .f 1.50 and
we are' Keilii to do It if we , havu ! e > pay
$1.1 ! ) feir them. Onr enonnoiis sales anil
uur focoiniiu'iiilatlon is a Kiiarantuu of
their wort n.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Vp tn-Hm.t
I'AKNAJl STUHEf.
Mr , Frederick Hatter
says , " ( { unllty eoiisldered , the hat wo
are showlns at % 'UK ) Is a rovolallon In
a iiiarter | of a century of hut hellliif : WH
have never seen Its equal" made In the
very latest ol' Myles , In soft and still'
shapes , In hrown and hlaek colon * u hat
that Is a prime favorite with the youiiK
men. The old reliable Dnnlap anil Stet
son , the leaders of all In style and
quality , are , as usual , our Ktandhys
llko old wlnu , they Improve with ago.
All hats are shaped to the head by u
eonformatiier-a hat to feel right must
lit.
FREDERICK
The Hatter ,
The Leading Hat Man of the Wc
120 South 15th Street.