HE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. OCTOBEI? 29, 1900.
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BRYAN THE FILIPINO CHOICE
Lithographs of tha Fnsionitt Candidate Hang
in Tagal Cabins.
M'KINtEY'S ELECTION THE FINAL BLOW
I.nst 1 nlted Slnlc Cnnntil at 3lanlln
Believe lleiiulillcnn Saccra Will
Ilrlnit Utter niacnnrnirement to
AkiiIiihIiIo'h Adherents,
Oscar I'. Williams, tho last consul of tho
United States at Manila, delivered two
speeches In Nebraska last week, one at
Hartlngton Friday night and another at
Madison Saturday evening, Immediately
leaving for Pennsylvania, where ho will fin
ish tho campaign.
Whllo tho oventa leading up to the decla
ration of tho war with Spain were In prog
tens Mr. Williams, foreseeing tho possible
results, took occasion to post himself as to
the defenses of tho harbor of Manila find
tho strength of tho Spanish army and navy
on tho Island. At first ho found little dlfll
culty In securing tho desired Information
and (toon hnd fulrly accurato Information In
regard to theso points, but later, when the
Spanish officials awoke to the possibility of
war, certain changes were mado and In
formation regarding them had to be secured
by tho American consul from other sources.
, Mr. Williams then employed thrco men, one
American, two Irishmen and two English
men, who supplied him with the facts. When
( Dowey entered Manila bay not ono officer
of his fleet was acquainted with the harbor
ml for this reason Consul Williams, who
' liad studied the "water and ltn defenses, was
taken along as a sort of pilot.
Hofcrrlng to tho present trouble on the
Island of Luzon Mr. Williams said: "There
was tho utmost good foellng between Agul
naldo and his followers and tho American
troops until tho Filipino leader realized that
ho was not to bo permitted to loot tho city
1 of Manila. Then ho drow his nrmy nway
from the Americans and posted pickets who
from tlmo to time would step from the cover
of tho jungle and aim their rifles at the
Americans. Tho well known action leading
tn open hostilities followed. At tho tlmo
tho American soldier fired at tho Filipino
picket thn Insurgent nrmy was resting on Its
arms, undoubtedly preparing for an titlark,
for at tho sound of tho American gun tho
action opened along tho entire twcnty-mllo
front of tho Filipino army."
(Jo vernment of the lalnnil.
Mr. Wllllnms was In chnrgo of the ad
ministration of tho municipal affairs of Ma
nila from tho tlmo of Its surrender until ll
was occupied by tho American army on the
arrival of (Jcner.il Otis anil under that of
ficer had practical direction of tho civil af
fairs of tho city until ho left tho Island.
Tho work was divided by him between tho
collcgo of notaries, tho collector of tho port
and tho captain of tho port, sho are now ad
ministering tho nffalrs.
Speaking of the ability of the natives to
establish a stable government of their own
Mr. Williams exprcsed his belief that It
wbb at present Impossible, as they had
llttlo Idea of government In any form. To
how tho ateps being taken to prepare
them for solf-goverutnent, he said:
"Tho government has already purchased
1100,000 worth of school books which havo
been placed In tho hands of tho Filipino
children nnd they are learning rapidly.
They will not bu long In preparing them
nelves to tnkn part In tho administration
of nffalrH tn tho Islands. Tho self-government
nnd protectorate schemo of Mr. nrynn
Is absurd to thoso who know tho conditions
on tho Islands. If wo were to establish
Agulnaldo and tho Tngalos In nn Independ
ent government and protect them wo would
havo to do tho sumo for tho eighty other
tribes on tho Islands. I know from long
experience on the Islands that tho result of
such an attempt would bo to Insplro Jeal
ousies nnd hatred which would result In
constant warfare between tho tribes which
no power could control when onco It
started.
Filipino Knilnrne nrynn.
"Tho Filipino Insurgents are deoply In
terested in tho result at tho present cam
paign In the United States as deeply as
any voter In this country. In their homes
nro lithographs of Mr. llryan and thcro Is
no doubt that they hopo for the withdrawal
of the American forces It ho Is elected. On
tho other hand tho evidence Is almost cer
tain that tho Insurrection will end and tho
natives will lay down their arras If Mr.
McKlnley Is re-elected. In nplto of tho
hopo of tho Filipino Insurgents I am cer
tain that, even though Mr. llryan should be
elected, tho American flag will not cease
to fly tn sovereignty over tho Islands. Tho
business icnso of tho American people will
not permit It. Wo aro In a position now
to domlnato tho trade of tho Orient. Wc
aro 6,000 mllea nearer tho 400,000,000 inhab
itants ot China and 4,000 miles nearer tha
90,000,000 Inhabitants ot India than any na
tion of Europe, whllo wo do not havo to
pay the cxpenslvo tolls ot the Suoz canal
to reach them with our goods. With a baso
ot suppllos at Manila and tho Island trade
to stlmulato our other Oriental commerce
no will control tho entlro cast."
I'rlie for r.n-.
The Ilutnano society on December 24 will
glvo to tho pupils of the public schools ten
mals." Two prized, suitably engraved, one
Bold and ono silver, will bo given to com
petitors In tho fourth, ilfth, sixth, seventh
Show us a fault in our busi
ness and wc stop it at once, no
matter how profitable. We
don't believe a fault can ever
be really profitable.
They said "our Ague Cure
was too bitter and powerful for
the weak digestion of malarial
illness.
We have corrected the fault.
It's cost us thousands of dol
lars to do it, but we have cor
rected it.
And there is no better medi
cine under the sun for every
form of malaria than this new
Malaria and Ague Cure.
J. C. Aver Company,
ructkil Chemiiti, Lowell, Mui.
A)cr'i SirupiriUt
Ayer't PilU
Ajci'i Atuc Curt
Ayci't Hir Viior
A)er' Cherry Pectoral
Ajcr'i Cvmitcnt
and eighth grades. Tho principals of nil .
tho schools have been requested to make
the essay movement Interesting and profit- j
abln and It Is expected a large number of
manuscripts will be submitted,
NEW BUSHWHACKING DODGER
lironle.li Push Fired n Second Anony
mous llronilslder of Aliuse
nnd Fiction,
Another edition of anonymous circulars
came out Saturday purporting to be Issued
by a so-called "republican league" in tho
Interest of the democratic legislative ticket
nnd signed "executive committee."
Theso circulars, llko the "Jckyll and
Hyde" circulars ot a few days before, were
distributed by Sam McLcod, A. J. VanAl
stlne, Jim Connell, ex-pollceman; John
Case, ex-school board Janitor; Gcorgo Hess,
ex-mcmber of the school board boodle com
bine, and others ot their Ilk. Tho distribu
tion "Is under tho direction of Hobert U.
Howell, former city engineer under Uroatch,
and tho whole campaign of tho bushwhack
ers looks to Uroatch as Its head pusher.
The circulars aro simply a rehash ot the
various fakes and charges which tho same
crowd havo been making through the World-
Herald, as tho fusion organ, ever slnco they
wore knocked out In tho republican
primaries.
AMUSEMENTS.
"A .Midnight Hell"
"A Midnight Bell," one ot tho many con
ceptions of Charles Hoyt, was enacted at
Iioyd's theater Sunday afternoon and even
ing by a company which did Its best. The
setting ot tho piece, which Is qulto labori
ously put on, was attended to faithfully.
The falsely accused hero mado a creditable
dash for freedom donn a toboggan slldo and
tho sheriff-deacon plunged quite as despe
rately after him, upsetting effectively In a
snowbank at the school houso door.
Allco Hoseland as "Dot" has nn excellent
volco and sings remarkably well. Tho spe
cialty work of Lllllo Law son, Incidental to
tho country school rhetorlcals, was a re
freshing vnrlatlon. She sang somo ot the
least objectionable ot coon songs simply and
with charming effect.
As to tho balance of tho company It spoke
nhen Its cue came and made gestures nt the
sultablo moment. Harry Malnhall, tho city
lawyer, was not embarrassed by the prevail
ing stiffness, but had too brief a part to
make a showing. J. E. Oregory, as the
strong, simple rector, nnd Emma Dutlrr, a
womanly school mistress, might also be
spoken of favorably.
Tho story dwells on the vlrtuo of self
sacrifice, a son asserting his guilt to save
bis uncle, and Is altogether healthful. Tho
fun is constant and a llttlo boisterous, with
pathos closo in tho background. The en
gagement closed last night.
Orpheum
Tho hill for the current week nt the
Orpheum Is one of tho best that has been
presented thus far this season, comprising
as it docs a number of turn, any ono of
which is worthy of being featured as a
hpadllner.
Of course, the star attraction is the much-talked-about
"Girl with the Auburn Hair."
It is not too much to say that her act
Is ono of tho best ever seen on the vaude
vlllo stage. Behind n curtain of gauzy
draperies, which half reveal and halt con
ceal her from tho audience, nnd nccom
pnnlod by a pipe organ, she sings two
songs that havo won their way to tho
hearts of Christian people tho world over.
Of tho two, "Holy City" Is probably tho
more appreciated, for It Is better known.
Her voice Is a resonant one, full of color,
and alio sfngs with n sincerity and depth
of feeling thnt mark .ho truo artist. Al
though It might seem to the average man
or woman that sacred Bongs are out of
placo In n theater, yet sho has surrounded
them with effects so strictly In keeping
with their character that any feeling of
Incongruousncss Is eliminated, and tho ef
fect 1b both elevating nnd pleasing.
Ono of the best of tho other numbers
Is tho exquisite llttlo sketch by Conditt
and Morcy, entitled, "Tho Tics That
Illnd," which Is presented In a manner thai
Is boyond criticism. Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Jackson contribute another sketch that Is
full of funny situations and Is capitally
done. The Muslcnl Johnsons give musical
selections on tho xylophone In a finished
and artistic manner. 1'. Richards, Into of
tho Judge, contributes somo remarkably
good work In tho lino of caricatures, all
of his pictures being drawn In full vlow
of tho audience. Ho Is a clover and skill
ful artist and his work Is well received.
Others who contrlhuto to tho entertain
ment aro McIIale and Daniels, Celtic
comedians, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hlatt
in musical numbers.
Troondero
Harry Morris' "Twentieth Century
Maids" began tholr week's engagement at
tho Trocadero Sunday afternoon and the
CULLED from the Field of POLITICS
Only four members of Former President
Cleveland's cabinet arc outBpoken for Bryan.
Olney, Harmau, Herbert and Smith havo the
dubious distinction of supporting the pop
ullzcd democratic ticket. Cleveland an
nounces that he will take to tho woods on
election day, and Carllxlo says he Is too
busy to voto, Dickinson, Vilas, Falrchlld,
Morton and Lamont aro supporters of tho
republican ticket.
In a speech at Brookllne, Mnss., last Mon
day evening Senntor Hoar paid his respects
to somo of his antl-lmperlallst critics as fol
lows: "I would not speak unkindly ot Mr.
Hlgglneon or Mr. Garrison. I knew Mr.
Hlgglnson in my youth and tn his. He did
somo ndmlrablo literary work. 1 never
thought of hlui bb likely to bo much of a
political couuselor In those days. He was
settled over a parish In my city of Worces
ter, nnd I remember hearing a delightful
sermon that bo preached from the text,
'Unstable aa water, thou shalt not excel,'
Tho sermon was so excellent that It re
mained with mo because of Its music, and I
never thought slnco of this text without
thinking of Mr. Hlgglnson, and I never
think of Mr. Hlgglnson without thinking of
this text. I hnvo no doubt Mr. William
Lloyd Garrison Is a well-meaning man. Ho
has given me much rood advice lately, somo
ot It in reepectablo prose and some ot It In
very bad poetry. He reminds mo ot tbo man
who called on Lord Bacon with an esaay,
and Lord Bacon told him, after reading It
carefully, that ho had bolter turn it Into
pootry. The man went away and came back
In a few days with It In poetry. Lord Bacon
said: 'Now that Is rhyme. Before It was
neither rhyme nor reason.' I have heard It
said I will not vouch for the truth of this
that your marvelously efficient Burgeon, Dr.
Homans, removed Mr. Garrison's entire
brain somo years ago and substituted a red
pepper In Its place. I am bound to say, for
the credit ot the marvelous skill ot the op
erator, that tho pepper serves Its purpose a
great deal better now than the brain used
to."
Wisconsin Is one of the states claimed
by the Bryanltes. The political situation
la thnt state may bo Illustrated by the
experience ot a canvasser for a democratic
paper who recently mado an extended tour
in search of subscriptions. His employer
gave him a few hundred copies of portraits
of William Jennings nryan to use as a
premium and narked out bis route In a
y
custoraary "standing room only" audiences i
witnessed tho two opening performances. '
Tho program opens with n musical farce
comedy, "Vogel's lllcr Stube," which is,
followed by a vaudevlllo olio. In this
section the acrobatic work of Marecna
and M&rtclla Is of the most praiseworthy
typo. There Is llttlo room for Improve
ment In their skillful performance. Mas
soney and Hebelman, young women vocal
ists of more than ordinary attractiveness
and ability, slug a number ot new sons'?
nnd sing them well. There are two
sketches, one, "Tho New Professor," by
the Johnson trio, the other, "Kelly's Night
Off," by Udell, I'earce and Lancaster.
Myrtlo Tressldor, soubrette, sings several
now coon songs and Melvlllo and Conway
do a number of clever Juggling fents.
Tho best of the program comes at tho
last, In tho Introduction of a spectacular
pantomime extravaganza entitled, "Tho
Devil's Holiday." There aro three scenes
In this and two ot the changes aro madu
In a remarkably short space ot tlmo In
plain view of tho audience. Tho music In
this closing piece Is especially good and
the costumes of the principals and chorua
nro elaborate.
Don't be deceived or humbugged hy peo
ple who claim the discovery of soma hith
erto unknown herb or root In swamps, or
on somo mountain or prairie, for the cure
of kidney and bladder troubles. Any doctor
or druggist will tell you thnt such claims
aro fraudulent. Foley's Kidney Curo sim
ply contain remedies that are recognized
by tho most skilful physicians os best for
these complaints, so don't be credulous or
foolish. Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha;
Dillon's Drug Store, South Omnha.
HEAVY STORM AT HONOLULU
II it I ti Fall In Torrent nnd lllvrn
Are Out at Their
Unnkn.
HONOLVLU, Oct. 20. (Correspondence of
tho Associated Press.) The heaviest rain
storm which has occurred hero within two
years broke at 7 o'clock Tuesday night.
For half an hour the rain foil In torrents
nnd within a Bhort whllo tho streets were
ImpaHBablo. Tho rainfall In Nuunna val
ley, about two miles from Honolulu, was
S.lu Inches, nnd It varied slightly near
tho city. Tho Nutmnu wns Boon swollen
beyond Its boundaries nnd came sweep
ing down with Increasing speed. It broke
Its banks and washed every movablo ob
ject away. Acres of the town on both
sides of tho river wero submerged to a
depth of three feet and somo of tho houses
near tho bank wero almost waBhed away,
tho Chlnrxo being driven away In wild
haste. The water covered tho floors two
fcot deep In somo casca. A good-sized
portion of Illvcr street was washed away
and the brldgo leading to tho I'alamn dis
trict was carried off. The heaviest rain
fall In tho city proper was 4.17 Inches,
while theheavlcst on tho Island occurred
on tho north side of thn mountains, being
0.10 Inches. A native workman was
drowned.
The official returns of the registration
In all the Islands of tho territory have
been received. Only 11,210 persons regis
tered In tho group for tho coming elec
tion. This Is 3,000 Icfs than tho regis
tration during the last year under the
monarchy. Dy IslandB tho registration Is
as follows: Hawaii, 2,717; Maul, 2,058;
Oahu (Includes Honolulu), 5,701; Kaulal,
739.
Hawaiian postmasters who held omen
during the republic aro endeavoring lo
havo tho United States redeem several
thousand dollars' worth of Hawaiian
stamps. Under tho laws of the republic
tho postmasters purchased their Btamps
outright. Whon annexation came no pro
vision was mado for rcdeomlng these
stamps. Tho United States collier Justin
left for Oiinm October 16.
Still Store CnunlcrfeKlnur.
Tho Secret Sorvleo has unearthed another
baud of counterfeiters and secured a large
quantity of b:gus bills, which arc bo cleverly
executed that the averago person would
never suspect them of being spurlaus. Things
of great value aro alwuys selected for Imita
tion, notably Hostottcr's Stomach Bitters,
which has many Imitators, but no equals for
disorders like Indigestion, dyspepsia, con
stipation, nervousness nnd general debility.
Always go to tho reliable druggists who
havo tho reputation of giving what you ask
for.
Fninoim linn nt Nimlivltle.
NASHVILLK. Tenn.. Oct. 2S. The gun
from which tho first shot In tho Spanish
American war wuh llrrd has reached
Nnshvllle. which Is to be Its perninnent
home. It Is a Hotchklss rnpld-tlro one
iiounder nnd comes from the gunboat
Nashville, which sent a shot over the how
of tho Spanish merchant vessel Hucna Ven
tura. nir Storm In Mluneootn.
WINONA, Minn.. Oct, 28. This city and
vicinity wns visited today by thn worst
storm In many yearn at this season of the
year. Lightning did considerable damage
In the city and the railroads Buffered con
siderable loss on nrcount of wnshouts nnd
high wnter. The Chicago & Northwestern
had 1.000 feet of track waehid out near
Itockland.
book. At ono place tho solicitor found a
gaug of men digging ore from an open
mlno with a steam shovel. Ho offered hU
pnper and tho Bryan portrait premium to
tho first mnn who could find tlmo to talk
to him. This Is what tho man said: "Do
you seo that steam shovel digging ore aud
all thoso men at work loading it and trim
ming the cargoes? Do you see all those
cars on those sidetracks? Go down to tho
docks ana you will seo flvo big steamers
wnltlng for cargoes of oro. It Is In such
demand that thero Is not a pound In stock
and tho ships can't load until tho oro Is
mined. Three nnd four years ago these
men were Hlttiug around homo so poor
that thoy could not buy a chew of to
bacco. Now they are getting all the work
they want at good pay and there Is room
for other men If they want to work. Those
fellows don't want a picture of Bryan nnd
they don't want n paper that Is saying
that times are bad when thoy are good,"
After the solicitor had heard these things
n half dozen times, ho said, he headed for
Milwaukee, canvassing tho towns all tho
way back, where his experience was about
the same.
The popularity of tho Bough Itldcr hat
among republican campaigners this year
recullB tho picturesque side ot political
fights In years goue by. Since the cam
paign of 1864, which resulted In the re
election ot President Lincoln, distinctive
hats havo frequently figured as badges of
partisans. In 1864, while the war was Btlll
In progress and when tho vital repub
lican issue was tho preservation ot tbo
union nnd the upholding ot Lincoln's ad
ministration, campaign clubs were organ
ized throughout tbo north and were
called "Wideawakes." Every town had
its company and somo ot the larger cities
had soveral. All tho young republicans
were actlvo "Wldoawakea" In those days
and all the old fellows were honorary
members. The campaign hat of the "Wider
awakes" was a slouch ot black felt. It
hadn't aa wide a brim as the Rough Rider
hat ot today, but It was Just as servicea
ble. It was really the army hat ot the
northern cavalrymen In tha civil war.
Since Lincoln's time every fourth year
has seen republicans and democrats sally
ing forth with hats of Buch shape or color
or bearing such nn emblem as to distin
guish members of one party from those
ot the other, Often toe style has been
GREAT SUFFERING REPORTED
Plague-Stricken District on Lower Yukon
Eival Horrors of India,
MISERY OF THE NATIVES IS TERRIBLE
Craplilc I'lctnren of Awful Scene
Given Uy Itcv. John II. Ilene, In
Clinrtie. of C'utliollc Mlmloim
ml Churched of Alnikn.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 2S. A spe
cial to tho Tribune from Dawson, Octobir
11, via Tncoma. October 28, says:
Rucitals of tho suffering of tho plague
stricken natives of tho Siberian nnd Alas
kan coasts and tho lower Yukon, by travel
ers who reached Dawson two weeks ago,
plcturo theBo mortals living In awful
misery, that may be compared with that
of tho diseaso and famlno-burdcued pcoplo
ot India.
Oraphlo pictures of the sufferings of a
small part of thoso stricken on tho lower
Yukon, which will Bervo as a sample of
tho awful misery, la given by Ilev. John
II. Itene, In charge of the Catholic mis
sions and churches of Alaska, who has
arrived at Dawson, en route from tho
mouth of the Yukon to his headquarters
In Juneau. He says:
"The condition ot tho natives Is so
miserable ono might Bay death would be n
relief to them. On entering the tent one
sees a mnn, his wife and three or four
children, and a number ot Infants, lying
on a thin mat on tho damp ground, all
prostrnted and afflicted by tho plague. All
aro coughing up blood and bile, and vomit
ing. Matter runs from tho eruptions on
eyes and nose, ulcerous sores on tho flesh,
and, to aggravate their misery, all tho
sufferers aro wet day and night." A sample
of tho solemn work performed nnd of tho
awful Invasion of tho death angel Is drawn
hy Father Hcno when ho describes tho
work performed at tho Holy Cross missions
by his people. By tho end of July thcro
wero sixty-ulno Indians afflicted with the
plaguo at Holy Cross. Our Catholic
fathers and mothers did all thoy could to
relieve tho distress, Father I'arodt was
busy giving intdlclne and another father
was employed all day giving spiritual coin
fort. A third priest, Father Croto, was
ongaged In burying tho dead. Ha had .six
funerals In ono day. Sixty died at Holy
Cross nlono. Thcro were sixty children in
tho mission, all of whom wero moro or less
afflicted, but good caro prevented all but
ten In the school from dying. Sister Mary
Josophlno of Sacred Heart, who had been
suffering from heart dlscnse, overtaxed
herself nnd died.
The government furnished somo assist
anco to tho suffering natives, but it was
Inadequate, and now, with the approach
ot winter, tho Indians find themselves with
out their customary rations of food from
fishing and tho chase, and tho closing
chapter In the tragedy Is the coming ot the
keen winter."
Tho lower Yukon has lost many natives
at various places, but on the Bering sea
coast they went by entire villages. On
tho Alaskan coast and on the Siberian
side. Dr. Sheldon Jackson reports that
half of the population succumbed.
South Omaha News .
At tonight's meeting of tho city council
an ordlnanco for tho refunding of $70,000 of
dlotrlct bonds will bo Introduced nnd most
likely passed under a suspension of tho
rulos. This ordinance will Include quite a
number of grading, paving, fewer and curb
ing districts and will provl 'e for October
and November maturities. About $13,000 of
Twenty-fourth street paving bonds will bo
Included In this Issue. In order thnt thcro
may he no delay In tho salo of tho bonds
by posslblo defects In tho ordlnanco Jnmcs
II. VauDusen has been employed to drnft
the ordinance.
Moro than likely the city clerk will bo
directed to advortlso for bids for these bonda
as soon ns the ordlnanco Is passed, but ow
ing to tho character of tho bonds very little
If any premium can be expected. Thcro has
been bo much trouble about special assess
ment bonds that buyers aro getting to bo
very cautious and do not bid the snmo on
this class as on general Indebtedness bonds,
owing to the possibility of litigation.
Since Mayor Kelly has becu In oftlce ho
has taken particular pains to sec that nil
papers in connection with district Improve
ments aro In proper form in order to pre
vent taxpayers from shirking their duty
when it comes to paying for tho Improve
ments. This stand taken by tho mayor has
delayed somo Improvements slightly, but
ho Is commended generally for the caution
ho Is exercising.
Rumor has It that some steps will he
taken toward granting tho request of tbn
Union I'aclflo for the vacation of etubends
adopted from somo Incident In the llfo of
a popular candidate, as Immediately nfter
tho civil war, when General Orant waa tho
standard bearer of tho republicans for
eight years, the popular campaign hat for
republicans was tho oilcloth cap, which
In shape resembled the cap worn mostly
by Infantrymen all through tho rebellion.
It has a lenthcr slzor, but no brim, and
being mado In brilliant colors It showed
off to good effect In torchlight parades.
These caps continued to bo popular during
the Hayes and Wheeler and the Garfield
and Arthur campaigns. In thoso years
many republican clubs all over tho country
were known as Boys in Blue,
A Btnff correspondent of the Kans.-ui City
Star (Ind. rep.), who has completed n politi
cal tour of Michigan, gives tho following
summary of his observations: "Tho repub
licans will lose to tho prohlbltlonlBts and
they will also sensibly foel tho defection
of tho votes of thousands of Hollanders.
The prohibition nominee for president has
Btumpod tho state, a prohibition Btato ticket
was placed In the field at Lansing, AugUBt
29, and tho chances aro the movement will
cost McKlnley sovernl thousand votes. The
democrats are cultivating the Hollanders
assiduously. Very recently Adlal E. Stovcn-
Bon took the pains to tell them that thero
would havo been no South African war If
McKlnley had Interfered to savo tho Dutch
republics. P. Loutor Wessols, special com
missioner of the South African republics,
has spont most of his time among the Michi
gan Hollanders. Therq can bo no question
that thoro will bo hoavy defections from
McKlnlty among theso people. So serious
is It that when you do meet a democrat
who believes that Michigan will glvo Bryan
us eicctorlal vote, and ask him for a reason
for tho faith that 1b In htm, ho will tell
you about the Indignant Dutch,
"Tho republicans clatm confidently that
Michigan will again send twelve republican
representatives to congress. The situation
does not warrant their confidence or sustain
their claims. Thero are at least flvo districts
In which the democrats stand at least an
even chance; tbera are two besides In which
their candidates are making a stiff fight.
McKlnley may, and doubtless will, receive
tho electoral vote ot the Btato; McMillan
may, and doubtless will, be re-elected to the
senate, but tbe solid republican congrcs
slonal delegation may be a thing ot the un
returning past.
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of streets in tho northern portion of tbe.
city. On account of the nbsenee of Presi
dent Burt of tho Union Pacific from the
city It Is posslblo that nothing will be
done untlt ho returns.
Demucrntii .Still Worried.
Local democrats ore conjlderably worried
about tho resignation of F. J. Frettag from
tho democratic county central committee- and
an effort Is being mado to Induce him to
withdraw the document. If Mr. Frcltag
stays out ot tho combination, which he evi
dently will, a largo number of Germans will,
without doubt, lenvo the democratic ranks
and Jolu tho Dletrlch-Merccr-Savage con
tingent. A special meeting of tho demo
cratic warhoraos was held yesterday after
noon for tho purposo of stopping the Im
pending stampede, but a only tho Mc-Crann-Oallagher
aggregation nnd Jim Bulla
wero In evldcnco at tho meeting It Is evi
dent that no action ot lmportnnco was
taken. At this conference tho Bryan club
officers wero entirely Ignored and also the
officer nnd exocutlvo commltteo of tho Oer-mnn-Amcrlcan
club, headed by Henry Oest.
A prominent member of tho Bryan club
said last night to a Bee representative that
tho split In tho party la widening every dny
and that ho doubts very much It South
Omnha will make Its usual showing In tho
democratic column. Tho three clubs are to
far apart that thcro Is no hope ot their get
ting together before election. This officer of
the Bryau club asserts that in preference i
supporting the present democratic organiza
tion many of tho members ot tbe club will
vote for McKlnley and a large proportion of.
tho republican ticket.
Iiil Will Drnw I'lniin.
An effort has been made In nu uptown
paper to cast reflections upon the Integrity
of L. A. Davis, architect for the Board of
Education, In that a demand wns mado to
advertise for plans from architects for tho
proposed High school building. A member
of tho Board of Education called at The
Beo office yesterday afternoon to say that at
the next regular meeting of tbo board a res
olution would bo submitted Instructing
Architect Davis to draw plans at onco for a
building to bo erected on tho Hoctor site.
Why tho board should advertise for plans
when an architect Is employed by tho year
Is moro than the member could understand.
If nny plans aro drawn, this member Bald
that Mr. Davis would draw them. Ho has
built n largo number ot tho school houses
In this city and la considered porfectly com
petent to plan any building that may be
erected by tho school district.
It Is tho Intention of members of tho board
to ascertain tho ulshes of the pcoplo In re
gard to tho proposed new building before
letting any contrncts. Ono or two wings mny
bo erected In the spring, according to tho
condition of tho funds, but tho main portion
ot tho proposed new High school will not
bo commenced for somo tlmo unless thero
Is a disposition shown to voto bonds, nnd In
this event tho entlro building will bo con
structed nt once.
Friiternnl Socle leu .SntUlleil.
Tho declaration of tho republican candi
dates for tho legislature to support nnd
favor fraternal nnd beneficiary societies,
which was printed In Tho Uco of yesterday,
caused favorable comment from n large num
ber of fraternity members. For somo days
past a rumor has been In circulation In
South Omaha to the effect thnt the repub
licans were opposed to fraternal beneficiary
societies. This waa traced down nud It was
found thnt the originator of tho story Is a
rnbld democrat who has an office on Twenty
fourth street. Ho started the story because
ho saw that there was no chance of tho dem
ocratic legislative ticket winning out, and
tried to head off tho stampede for Schultz,
Wilcox and tho others In this way.
in speaking of this declaration a promi
nent member of tho Woodmen said last
night that he wns glad the candidates have
bo declared themselves, as It would assist
materially In securing a largo number of
votes from lodge members who otherwlso
might havo supported tho democratic ticket.
I.nrue Hull Needed,
On ncenunt of tho Interest being taken In
political meotlngs nt this time the need of
a largo hall Is being called to tho attention
of tho people. There Is somo talk of start
ing a fund for tho purposo of purchasing
ground In tho business portion of tho city
and erecting thereon a building capable of
seating sovernl thousand people. Somo time
ago tho Union Stock Yards company had un
der consideration the advisability of erect
ing a pavilion on tbo ground Just west of
tho now exchango building, whero horso und
cattle shows might bo held and conventions,
If desired. Plans aro nlrendy drawn for this
building nnd It mny be erected early In tho
spring.
Soldier Interred nt I.nnrel III 1 1.
Funeral Bcrvlces over the remains of Neli
Rasmusson, a coldler of Company A, Thirty
ninth United States volunteer Infantry, wero
held nt Brewer's undertaking rooms yester
dny afternoon. A largo number of friends
of tho deceased wero present nnd followed
tho remains to the grave. Rev, Irving P.
Johnson conducted tho funeral and delivered
an exceedingly touching nnd patriotic ad
drees, Rasmusson was enrnuto home after
having served In the Philippines and was
taken sick at San Francisco. Ho died In
the hospital nt tho Presidio and the remains
wero forwarded hero for Interment.
Mottle, City rJnunlp,
On AVednesdnv evenlnc bids for the new
Methodist parsonago will he opened hy the
trustees.
There Is a demand for men who will wnrW
in tho sugar licet fields.
Heavy recclnta of cattle nnd sheen are
looked for at this market this week.
Tho first quarterly conference of tho
Methodist church will bo held tonight.
Airs. D. L. Holmes Hays, "Buy n hospital
button and show that you nre with uh.
W. J. C. Kenyon hnn returned from Chi
cugo, whero he spent Sunday with friends,
Harry Christie will be prepared to dis
tribute tho hospital lapel buttons in a dny
or two,
Colonel J. r. Sharp, secretary of the
Stock Yards company, Is awuy on a brief
vacation.
The Polish Republican elan held an In
terestlntf meeting nt Hex hall, Thirty-third
und L BtreetH, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. J. C. Cur'.ey nnd Mrs. Kelly will en
tertain tho women of tho Presbyterian
church nt a tea Tuesday afternoon.
Next Snturdny Is the last day of regis
tration. Every voter must register or ho
will bo compelled to nweur In his vote.
A meeting of tho women of tho Christian
church wnn held yesterday afternoon for
tho purpose of completing nrrangementa
for Iho revival nervlccs to be conducted by
Ucv. Seumer T. Martin.
Anniversary Hull.
Danncr lodge, No. 12. of tho Sisterhood
society gave Its anniversary bnll In Wnsh
Ington hall Saturday night, fully 300 friends
So Many
People
Have headacbos that art
due 'to tha over tasked
eyes Eye help that help
and rellev ar the kind
w have btn furnishing
Our optical department
l In charge of compe
tent and practical optician
who will examine your
yr fro of charge Wo
tuarante aaUfctorjr
work.
THE A10E & PENfOI.D CO.,
Ladlii(r Scleatlla Optician.
1408 Farnam. OMAHA.
OPFOfllTE FAXTON HOTKL.
A Man to tbe Rescue 1
Tho Woman in Feril Knroly Finds
Help From Her Own Sox.
Jt is in no wise to a woman's discredit
that tbo is not a professional life-saver.
We can only fancy her in the fireman's
helmet, in the crew of the life-boat, or
wielding a policeman's club, nt the losi
of some of that fineness which is the
ilUtlnguishing quality of her sex. The
Molly Pitchers and Grace I)arlinj?9 arc
only examples of tbe sublime self-for-getfulne&s
of women in great emer
gencies. It's much the same in other ways.
Women turn to the strength, skill aud
judgment of men in the crises of life.
One of the most common statements
made in the letters grateful women
write to Dr. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y
is this: "I owe my life to Dr. Pierce."
These women have found themselves in
great danger. They have appealed
without avail to local "physicians. They
have counseled in vain with women
' advisers. The best that had been done
for them wns just to keep them afloat in
the sea of disease with strength visibly
failing, in the hope that the man who
had strength and skill to cave them
might be found.
WOMAN'3 AITHAT, ANSWKRF.D.
Hundreds of thousands of women
have appealed to Dr. Pierce, for relief
from womanly ills and not one has ap
pealed in vain. The use of Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription supplemented by
the medical advice of Dr. Pierce has
been the means of cure to this vast army
of women suiferiug from diseases pecul
iar to the sex.
" I wish to tell you the benefit I re
ceived from using your remedies,"
writes Mrs. Alice faoncrant, of 261 W.
Harrison Street, Chicago, Ills. "Two
years ago I was taken with a severe pain
In the left ovary and side. Tried several
different remedies, but nothing helped
mc. I got so bad I could scarcely walk
across the flooror do work of any kind.
One day nu old neighbor lady came in
to see me, .and told me to try Dr.
Pierce'o Favorite Prescription. She
aid she knew it would help me, as it
hnd saved her life. When the doctors
had given her up and said they could
do nothing for her she said she began to
take Dr. Pierce's l'avorite Inscription
and it cured her. So I got a liottle of
the 1 l'avorite Prescription ' and one of
'Golden Medical Dlscovery'i' and began
taking them. Before I had taken one
bottle of each I was so much better I
could do all my own work, and that is a
good deal, as I am the mother of four
small children. Three bottles of the
l'avorite Prescription nnd one of
Golden Medical Discovery' cured me.
I have not been sick since then. I think
belnir nresent. Tlio nnmmlMnf. rnn4lntl nf
Mesdnmcs O. 1. Hansen, Vnuduin, Carl
son, Peterson. ChrlsteiiHou and Hansen.
STORM RAGES IN LA CROSSE
Much DnniRKC In Done (n Property
by a Severe AVIni-uiinIii
Itnln.
LA CROSSE, Wis., Oct. 2S. In tbo
twenty-four hours preceding 8 o'clock this
morning seven nnd n quarter incheH of rain
fell In this city. Tho Ntorm wns tho se
verest In this elty, although It wns gen
erally felt within n radius of fifty miles
from hero. The Milwaukee, road Buffered
much damnge to its tracks nnd no trains
havo nrrlvod from tho enst for twenty
four hours. The La Crosso river marshes
arc flooded and most of tho hay that
escaped the last flood has been destroyed.
On H. Ooodard'H farm tho houso was under
mined and tho family sought rofugu In
a tree, whero thoy remained until rescued
today.
Tho Green Hay road has a washout on
tho marshes which will require somo days
to repair. At Hokah, tho dam which held
In Lake Como broke today and tho lake
has almost disappeared. Thcro is a good
Shoe Leather is Going Up
Yot In tho fnee of this ndvnnco Drex
L. Shooiuan continues to sell for 52.50
tho best nil around shoo for young
women's wear ever produced a dry
shoo for wet weather; tho young women
who wear these Hhoes not only havo n
HtyllBh foot covering, but a health pre
serving shoo no cold or damp feet to
wreck tho life of the school girl made
from line, Hoft, pllablo calfskin on tho
broad, common kciihc plan heel nnd too
exteiiHion hoIoh wo enn recommend
these shoes lo every careful mother.
Drexel Shoe Co,,
New Cutnlosuc Ilendj Sent I'ree fnr
(lie Asking.
Onil:a'a Kii-to-dute Shoe Home.
J410 FA!l.AM .HTIIIJUT.
New'Frames
Every day brings new frames of every
kind and stylo Gold frames, black
frames, gray frames, green frames,
Flemish frames, Dutch frames, carbon
frames In squares nnd ovals Wo prldo
ourselves on our large variety, excel
lent taste, quality and beauty of do.
slgns-an assortment not equalled In thn
west Twenty-six years lint convinced
hundreds that we know how to frame
pictures Aro you with us?
A. HOSPE,
Until u4 An, 1513 DiorJn.
tV ' KJ ft.'
ill ' l I MK"ffl If 111
your Favorite Prescription is ft won
derful medicine for women."
Such cures ns that of Mrs. Soncrant
are many, and they speak for the power
of Dr. Pierce's l'avorite Prescription
better than the most eloquent words of
praise. The test of n medicine is, what
has it done for women? By that test
"Favorite Prescription" invites wom
an's verdict. On the testimony of
trustworthy women, "Favorite 'Pre
scription" has saved life where physi
cians had given up all hope. It has
cuteil the most stubborn nnd obstinate
forms of womanly disease. It has ban
ished pain, restored the appetite, in
duccd refreshing sleep, given color to
the cheeks aud roundness to the form.
WOMKN WHO CANNOT CURKD.
There are few women for whom no
perfect cure is possible. The number of
such women has been reduced to n mini
mum by the practical ex
perience of Dr. Pierce. Of
the hundreds of thousands
of women who have ap
pealed to Dr. Pierce foi
counsel in connection with
his " Favorite Prescrip
tion." only two in every
hundred have failed of a
perfect and permanent
cure. Hut even this two
per cent, of incurables
have gratefully recorded a
great improvement in their
condition; relief from pain
nnd a restoration to family
eiiinvjitenln.
No sick woman should
- -".J" be discouraged by her con-
uitton, no matter how long
stanutng iter ailment may
be. or linw uttrrlv nil nflinr
means nnd medicines have 1
foiled to cure. The great
er number of cures effect
ed by "Favorite Prescrin-
tion" are cures of chronic '
nnd complicated diseases
which have baffled the '
skill of Jocal physicians
nnd proved intractable to
an oilier treatment.
Dr. Pierce's l'avorite Prescription
makes weak women strong nnd sick
women well. It establishes regularity,
dries di&ngrcenble nud weakening drain's,
heals inflammation nnd ulceration, aud
curoB female weakness. It is the great
est preparative for maternity, giving
womanly health nnd strength nnd mak
ing baby'o advent practically painless.
A OR HAT l'RUIC ori'KR.
Sick women nre invited to consult
Dr. P icrce, by letter, fvee. All corres
pondence is held in sacred confidence,
and womanly confidences nre guarded
by strict professional privacy. Address
Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
There is no similar offer of free con
sultation by letter or free medical advice,
which has behind it an institution such
aa the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
stitute, BulTulo, N. Y., to which for over
thirty years Dr. Pierce has been chief
consulting physician, assisted by a med
ical staff of nearly n score of specialists
in the treatment and cure of womanly
diseases.
"Favorite Prescription" contains no
alcohol, neither opium, cocaine, nor anv
other narcotic. It is purely a vegetable
preparation and cunnot disagree with
the weakest constitution.
Some dealers for the sake of the little
more ptofit paid by inferior prepara
tions, will try and sell the customer a
substitute for "Favorite Prescription"
ns being "just as good." "Just as
good " medicines do not have the cures
to their credit which make women hail
"Favorite Prescription" as a "Godsend
to women." Don't barter the 6ubstauce
for the shadow. '
IT WIW. SURPRISE YOU
to see the great medical work which Dr.
Pierce gives f . ce to women. This great
work, the People's Common Sense Med
ical Adviser, containing 1008 large pages
aud 700 illustrations is sent free on re
ceipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing
only. Send ai one-cent stamps for the
book in paper-covers, or 31 6tamps for
the volume bound in durable cloth. Ad
dress Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
deal of damage through tho country. Klro
caused by electricity damaged thn La
Crosso Knitting works to tho extent of
several thousand dollars.
PIIXSIO.VS KOll WHSTIJHN VI3TRHA..
Wnr Hunlrnra Itemeinliered lijr tho
(irnrrnl Covcrnmeiit.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-(Bpeclal.)-I'cn-BlmiH
grunted:
Ikhuo of October 10:
Nebraska: Orlglnnl Thomas AVntt,
fleiiovn, C; John J. Wagner, Arannhoe, J3,
fleorgo Marshall, Omuhn, id. Increase--William
Twldulo, Hastings, !&. Original
widows, etc. iHpeclal nccrued October YD
Margaret A. Minor, Huninur, JS; Luclnda V.
Day, South Omnlm, Vi.
Iowa: Original Vnlconlon J. Wllllami",
Dubuque, J8; Walter D. Hitter. Keokuk, $0,
Frank Dlttman, Davenport, tin. HcHtcirn
tlon nnd Inerenso Andrew 8. Oaylord
(dead), Fort Madison, $12. Increase lsnno
N. J. Hartford. Clnrlndn, J10; Solomon W
Marcutn. Delolt, t$. Original wliluwn, etc,
Ituth McCurry, Itonwtck, JS; Isabella.
ArmHtrong, Havolock. JHj (special nccrued
October 12) Angelina liuchannn, Blbley, IS.
Colorado: Increaso Thomas W. Jesse,
Monto VlBta, $12. Original widows, etc.
(HclHRuo) Mary C. Haggerty, Denver, $8.
South Dakota: Original Hermnml p.
FJoltvet, Vermilion. $G.
North Dakota: War with Hpaln, widows,
etc. Minor of Elhonor W. Itoyer, Ilnnkln
son, $1C.
Montnna: Original Solomon NIIch, Stan
ford, $3.
mm a.