THE 070AHA DAILY liEE: SrVDAT. FTCnTtrATtt To, looi. n ) i XQ MOKE WARS IN SIGHT i I ai i i m International Horizon, Sioce Victoria's DOWNING STREET FEELS SECURE Umperor'a Visit mid Other Rrenta Tend In One Direction Ktnjt IM wnril .Mnhrn Himself I'opulnr irlth Dirt KoMlem. LONDON', Feb. 9. A conservative view of the International ltuatlon reveals Im proved prospects (or continued pence and harmony, A sufficient time haa elapsed elnco Victoria ceased to reign for tlio for eign office to feel the- political pulse of the capitals cf Europo and tho brief cxaralna Hon commenced In no spirit of cocksure noss resulted In a feeling of satisfaction nud security at Downing s'reat. The fore niont factor In thla, naturally. Is Kmperor .Willlatu's attitude. Itesponrlble offlclals I here mako no attempt to conceal th elation lat tho circumstance attendant on his majesty's visit. They do not shut their yes to tho dissatisfaction the emperor hua caused among certain sections of his aubjects. but rely Implicitly on the im perious forco of Germany's ruler to suc cessfully overcome the opposition engen- Closer relations undoubtedly now exist tbntveon Great Hrltain and Germany. Lord (Salisbury and Lord Lanadowne are quite iproparcd to hear Count von Bualow, tho Imperial chancellor, satirically belittle the ffeot of Kmperor William's visit, but In Downing street this will b taken as meant purely for homo consumption and an merely imoro evldoneo of the skillful hand of tho 'mpcror. Tho alllinco between Great Hrltain and 4'ortugal scarcely needed the visit of Kins Carlon to render It stronger. Yet the continued stay hero of that ruler Is be lieved to be likely to bring tho people of Portugal and Groat Hrltain In closer touch, thus rendering easier the work of thelr'respectlvo governments. So far as tho diplomatic phase goes the Associated I'ress Is oftlelallj Informed that nothing resulted from tho king of Portugal's stay. Tho mutuil responsibilities In connection rwlth Dclngoa ba7 wero too' well under stood, previously to need further discus Solon. Thus, Portugal, Germany and Great Hrltain aro believed to be moro closely united than over In their history, and to bo united by a compact that In the opinion of leading British statesmen Is stronger lven than the drclbuml. which Ih liAi-nminp !moro of a tradition thin a working agree ment. KnUrr OTerilnne It. '; Tho only foaturo of the recent Interna tional happenings rcgrotted at Downing Blroot Is tho omperor's decoration of Field llllarshal Kobcrtn with tho order of the Illack Kagle. It Is thought his majesty wont almost too far, In view of the hostile comment tho Gorman press Is In tho habit of showering on Great Britain's South African campaign. "Still," say tho officials. "Kmperor William nover does things by halves." N'olthcr In China, nor In other parts of Uio world, does! Russia or Franco glvo any indication of counteraction against this ac tivity of British diplomacy. Lord Salisbury Is said to rely on Emperor William to keep in touch and harmony with the czar. So long as this Is feasible. Franco Is not ex poctcd to take any serious Initiative. More over, according to dispatches. In tho British press, French anglophoblsm seenm to have, abated slnco tho quoen's death. Austria and Italy aro put;dowii an sure ta do noth ing contrary, to Htdpcror William's wish. It Is easily soon that Emperor William Is tho dominating flguro In European af faire. ThlB Great Britain bas made pos sible, and sho trusts to benefit by It. Relationship between tho reigning fam ilies of Europo Is not held to be of much account In tho chancollorlcs, but so far as It goes, it la believed King Edward's per oonallty will tend to Improve Its degree of potoncy. Cunnl Clouil I)lnpnenrlnsr. Moro Important to sorao cabinet ministers than tho Europoan situation Is tho belief that a solution of tho Nicaragua canal dls puto can bo arrived at without tho slightest friction. With tho exception of China, this was tho only serious cloud on Great Britain's diplomatic, horizon previous to the aueon's death. Now, It Is hoped, It will dis appear. Tho announcement madn by the Associated Press that Great Britain Is about to make oonntar proposals to tho United States on tho baala of ,tho sonatn's amendments to the Hay-Pauncofoto treaty, which are likely to necessitate extended negotiations, not n word of which Is known in England, may be safely described as n pound of Salisbury and on ounco of t.ins.lownc. Tho aged premier's foreign policy has been somewhat Justly de fined as a mlxturo of Mlcawberlsm and fatalism. Lord Lansdowno Is said to have taken up a rather nggresslvo standpoint In Insisting on tho obsurvunco of tho othlca of treaties, but tho same spirit of compromis ing, which, it is hoped, will bo shown by the United States, prevailed within tho British cabinet. Lord Salisbury, as usual, gaining his point. Whether the cabinet is unani mously optimistic In thinking tho United H Intra will consider or agroo to counter propositions tlmo nlono will show. As a foreign ofTlco official said sententious!)-, '"Nothing Is over settled by ono dispatch." Simultaneously with tho accession of King Kdwaril VII. whom Incidentally golfers rofer to as tho flrot sovereign who has played golf nlnco James II. tho waters of tho Nile have been turned bock. Sir John AIrd cabled this week: "Tho last channel bas been closed at Assttan. You can cow walk across the Nile." This will solve the problem of providing corn In Egypt. The piece of dam construction will have to withstand a severe train when the Nile rises with ths next floods. Ilonnr for Sir. Abhey. Another American was accorded what Is considered a high honor, when Mr. Abbey was elected a member of the Atheneum club under the provisions of the rule empower ing the election of penons of distinguished eminence In science, literature and the urts. It U Interesting to note that two cele brated Van Dyck portraits, sold at the Peel auction In 1900 for 21,250 guineas, have been bought by the Berlin museum from a London dealer, thus being lost to England and caus ing the London Times to bewail the de pleted state of tho exrhequer which pre vented the National Gallery from acqulrng them. Th( husband of Mrs. Forester, who pur chased Lady Warwick's dainty Bond street millinery store some time ago. Is a son of Lord Forester, one of two peers privileged to keep his hat on In the presence of the king. Lady Warwick was so Immersed in soelol nnd educational work that she hail no time to superintend the store. King Edward's bestowal of the Victoria order on enlisted turn of the nay for serv ices in connertlou with the funeral has catHPd n shock to ofllccrs of both nrms and enthusiasm among tho rank and file. It ts without precedent and has done much lo popularize King Edward with his tailors. Tho officers arc beginning to sen the kings motive in according the sailors an excep tional honor. Some of the army officers are bitterly complaining of an Innovation since Lord Roberts took command of the forces, by which they are obliged to wear uniform whenever they go to the War office. Soon ofllccrs' uniforms arc likely to be as common In London streets as private uniforms are now. CAN'T GET AT THE RECORDS Impotrible to Tell the Exact Lest of i n . i ii.il I rropeiij oi rjucei naiiwaj. BOOKS AND PAPERS LOCKED IN VAULT Oenrrnl Mnunsrr Smith Sn the Fljt nrrn Ultrn by The Hep Are as AFCurutr a lie Cnn Stnte Them. ? 5 f r i rn i i r -i i i ri I ' !. .i 1 I u U v P ? u i llnke of ("ortiTriill llnck In London. LONDON, Feb. !' The duke and duchess of Cornwall and York returned to Ixmdon this afternoon from Osborne. PREFER CHARGES OF LOOTING Kvlilrnro (lint (irciit Si'iindul In .Mi out to Ilr llriniKlit to 1,1 Klit In t'liliin. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. A dispatch to the Herald from Pekln says: The family of Lu Sen. minister of foreign affairs, who was exocuted by tho empress dowager because he would not sanction the antl-forelgu movement, has lodged a complaint with the International government of Pekln, charging Bishop Favler, who Is now In France, with looting their house of money and valuables to an aggregate of 1,000,000 tacls (about $700,000) on tho day after the sclgo was raised. The league of civilian looters of all nationalities has been disrupted by differ ences which have arisen over the division of tho spoils and there now seems to be n chance for honest men, Including the Chinese, to got their dues. If only one-tenth of the charges of mur der, assault and robbery against the for eigners are substantiated, as thero ts much reason to believe will bo tho case, Chrls tlandom will have causo to blush for shame. Tho family of Lu Son states that the stolen property Is now In the possession of Herbert L. Squlers, first secretary of the American legation, and Is about to be shipped away. Cliin-m; Attnvk (irrninim. HONG KONG. Feb. P. A dispatch from Canton says four men who had been arrested for attacking Germans near Kunchuk have been executed. The same dispatch announces the arrival of the now viceroy of Canton. Tho natlvs newspapers approve the appointment, stat ing that tho now official belongs to the progressive party. NAVAL NEED OF PHILIPPINES Captain Wllilr Thinks Hollo 1ip Ilest I'lner for .Vnierlemi Xnvnl flntlon. Hangs On We are talking about your cough. One cold no sooner passes offbefore another comes. But it's the same old cough all the time. And it's the same old story, too. There is first the cold, then the cough, then pneumonia or consumption, with the long sickness and life trembling in the balance. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral loosens the grasp ofyour cough. The congestion of the throat and lungs is removed ; all in flammation is subdued ; the parts are put perfectly at rest, and the cough drops away, i ' Three sizes: s$c, oc, $i.oo. All drug, j clt, J, Avkr Co., Ixiwell, Mass. SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 9. Captain George F. Wilde, formerly commander of the battleship Oregon In Aslntlc waters, who has been detached from sea duty, Is hore, on bis way to Washington. The Oregon Is now In flrst-clfss condition nnd will probably start for this city about May 1. Captain WUdc In an Interview said: "It Is my personal opinion that the best place In tho Philippines for the proposed naval station and dry dock would be Hollo, on tho Island of Mindanao. There Is a long protecting Island Immediately In front of Hollo and there are two passages, both of which aro narrow and could bo easily mado absolutely Impregnable. The naval board, however, has chosen Sublg bay, which Is a typhoon-proof harbor with a fortified Island nearly midway of the en trance. It ts sixty miles from Manila by water and will bo but forty miles by rail when tho necessary road Is built. There Is no settlement there larger than a mere village. "As for the naval needB of tho Philip pines, I should say that we ought to have several 500-ton ships, a great many of them, for coast and Interlslnnd service. The whole coast must be resurveyed. The charts aro all wrong." HAYS AND OTHERS CONFER Southern I'ni'lllp'n lrr ulilr n( u. Talk with the Wlap One In Srw York City. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. President Charles M. Hays of the Southern Pacific, who reached New York last night, was In con ference today with tho Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Interests. President Ripley of the Atchison railway, who was In California when tho Union Pa cific purchase of tho Southern Pacific was announced, baa also been called to New York and Is expected here today. Upon his arrival It is expected that the Atchison's porltlon, under tho new disposition of the Southern Pacific, will be taken up with Its own dlroctors, and then with tho Union Pa cific Interests, and a definite agreement as to their relations arrived at. The Southern Pacific stock acquired by the Union Pacific, It was pointed out today, is not included among the collateral of the now tisuo of Union Pacific debentures for 10.000.000 announced yesterday, although that Issue is made to provide funds for the acquisition of Southern Pacific shares. it la stated that the amount of Southern Pacific stock secured by tho Union Pacific Is between J70.000.000 and $80,000,000 of tho outetandlng share capital, amounting to Ai-i'lipnnll- Shoot llliiiarlf. ASHLAND. Neb.. Feb. 9. ffinrcial T.I.. gram.) William Sanders, aged about IS yeurj, son Of Jacob A. Sanders, n farmpr nf Clear Creek precinct, started to lift a icaueu snoigun into his wagon when the trigger caught, discharging the gun upward. The young man's little ttncr nn th h.m hand was torn off, part of the charge tore uwuy nis coai sieove, the other part enter- iug uih cony, ino muscles of his right arm wero reduced to a lellv and ti u hr.i,hi k. Senator 0. W. Meredith, the attending pnysician, mat part of the shot penetrated the lungs. The arm may have to be amputated. General Manager Smith of the street car company said yesterday that as yet they had been unable to get at any further facts In regard to th losses tho company sus tained by the fire of Friday night, nor any figures as to the Insurance carried on the power house and the roll'lng stock which who destroyul with the building. "All of our papers." he said, "are locked up In the vault which was on the se.ond floor of the building. When we got In there we can flguro up In a few minutes the amount of the Insurance. As for the cars, we have an Invoice book In the vault by which at a glance we can tell Just what cars were In the building. On the second floor I know there were about twenty-flvo or thirty open cars. While there was In the building only one of the new cars which we put into service lost week, there were a number of others which were the same kind of cars and were received last fall. They nre practically as good as tho ones Just received. In all. I suppose, there were about sixty cars In the barn, as stated this morning. Service Ahniit Normnl. "We have been able to place the service on the Farnam and Harney street lines lu about Its normal condition. The DodRo street line is a little short Wo have not tho cars to put on evenings and mornings on these lines, as has been our custom, and In that respect especially we are somewhat crippled. This will be for a few days only. Thero are five more cars coming from the factory and they will be here In i bout ten days, after which wo will be In a position to resunio the same service wc maintained before tho fire. "All of our papers were locked up In the vault at tho tlmo of the fire and wc have no fears but that they are In good condition Wc built the vault ourselves, endeavoring to havo one that would withstand any kind of a hot fire. It has the air chambers In the walls, so we do not think It ts possible that any harm has come to our books and other papers. An effort will be mado to get Into the vault Sunday or Monday, as soon as It cools sufficiently to permit of the work and we can get around to It." The company's vault Is located on the sec ond floor of tho burned building and to reach It It will be necessary to build a heavy scaffold. Meanwhile the officers arc at work preparing temporary headquarters which vvllt be established on the second floor of tho Merchants' National bank at Thirteenth nnd Farnam streets. The entire floor happens to be vacant and will probably bo taken by the company. NO DAMAGE IN BASEMENT FIooil of Wntpr so Hpnvy Thnt Loner Floor of Fur llnrn Ulil Xot Ilurn ThronRh. An examination of tho ruins of the Twen tieth btrcet car barn discloses the fact that there Is practically no damago In tho basement, as tho firemen flooded tho build ing so heavily that tho lower floor was not burned through. Twenty cars, mostly old ones formerly used on tho horso and cable lines, stored In th. basement, arc practically uninjured. Tho bollor room es. raped tho ravages of the flames nnd the boilers are still In good condition. The safe In the lower ofQce, containing Friday's receipts of the Farnam, Harney and Dodgo lines, appears to bo In- good condition. The big vault, built up from the basement to the second floor, will be opened Sunday and It Is expected thai tho bookH and papers will ho found uninjured. Chief Redell kopt three lines of hose playing upon the vault throughout the fire and this lessoned tho heat to such an extent that It ts hardly probable the contents are damaged. Two snowBwcepers, ono almost new, wero among tho rolling stock destroyed. Tho new machlno blower, used In cleaning cars by compressed air, which was purchased last fall at a heavy expense, was also burned. In speaking of the fire, Chief Redell said: "I never thought that wo would be able to stop the fire when and where we did and It seemed to me at ono time that not a wall would bo left standing. The flames swept through the building ns though It wero filled with gas, nnd had gained a great headway beforo wo could get a line of hose laid In. Tho fire started In the most Inaccessible portion of tho building, tho southwest corner, and had to be fought from the outside. At ono time all the com panies were there and I must say tho men did good work. It was a close call for tho hospital, and at ono time it seemed ns If It would surely go, but when the fire looked bad In that direction, a lino of hoso was placed on the roof and kept It constantly wet down. The hospital building Is Just sixty-six feet south of the car barn, but It escaped even the slightest Injury. "Yes, wo were qulto fortunate In our small loss of hose, only.ttwo lengths being damaged. Through an oversight, a lino of No. 7 Hoso company, stationed at Thirty fclxth and Jackson streets, where extra strong hoso Is unnecessary, was connected with a steamer under a pressure of 100 pounds and of course a length bursted Engine Company No. I, which had four lines on tho fire, lost two lengths when the east wall collapsed, but one was after ward recovered uninjured. Thero was no other damage to apparatus and thero wero no accidents." : ft V A stimulant occasionally. The digestive orgnns. the liver, the kidneys and bowels lose their effectiveness nt times nnd need help. At. such times a stimulating, cleansing and regulating medicine is of priceless value because serious diseases spring from neglected disorders in these organs. An admirable Btinm hint and svstem regulator will be found in PRICKLY PALPITMI.N OF THE HEART Many persons are HUtiJcct to spells of violent heart throbbing, so eevcro at times us to bo al most painful. They regard this as an Indication of heart disease mid often worry about It thus aggravating tho troubli. Nlnety-nino per cent i f the.o "hirt troubles"' nro due entirely to dlsor dnrs In the Hton'mch mid digestion nnd can lm cured by applying prooer treatment. For tills purpose IMtlC.KLV ASH HITTERS Is nn offer live remedy. It cleanses and tones up the stom ach, strengthens the digestion, regulates the liver and purifies tho bowols. Uy overhauling nnd cor recting the system lu this, way It removes tho cause of the heart symptoms and helps to build up a Htrong and vigorous body. ASH BITTERS : The uniform success of this remedy in correcting disturbance in the system is due to its four-fold cleansing and regulating ef fect. 11 is in the first place a kidney remedy of superior merit. Second, it. is a successful liver tonic. Third, it tones up anil strengthens the digestive process in the stomach. Lastly, it purities and regulates the bowels, liy removing obstructions nnd impurities in the blood, liver and bowels and strengthening the digestion, the whole internal organism is improved, because there is unimpeded action in all the organs that assist in maintaining health and strength. As a result of this condition the MAN becomes himself again, he feels at once a brightening up in body and brain, renewed energy, snap, vim and activity. ER11AS13NTLY CURES A. COASTJITJQD HABIT. As a household remedy to relieve indigestion, sour stomach, bad breath, belching, flatulence, bloating after eat ing, and for keeping the system in perfect order it is invaluable. Wards off sickness, cures kidney diseases, nervous weakness, disorders in the urine, bladder trouble, headaches, heartburn, dizziness. : J j dny. When we can get access to these papers then we will be able to figure our loss definitely, but not before. "Whether wo shall rebuild or not I can not say until after a meeting of tho board of directors Is held, which will In all prob ability not be until tho latter part of next week. I see no need of being in a hurry about the matter,, as our service has not been crippled In the least, nnd although tho loss will bo a heavy one, wo can do nothing but accept It with the best possible grace. Personally, I have given the matter of re building but little thought and shall not worry myself about this point, as it would havo llttlo or no effect upon tho service, anyway. It is true that a number of new cars were burned, but we havo others whirh were ordered late In tho fall on tho way and they will bo placed In service as soon as they arrive Any other cars that we may feel will bo needed to keep our service up to standard will bo ordered at once, nnd the people of Omaha can rest assured that they will suffer no Inconvenience In transporta tion facilities as a result of the lire." Midwirit er in PATIENTS ESCAPE INJURY Fate Deals Kindly with Methodist llanpltnl llcfnKee mill "o Harm Fallow. IIIF.II. HHOWN J. J . February 9. 1P01 .aged 69 years. Services from family residence; 225 Sher man avenue, Monday. February 11, at 2 o'clock p. m. Interment private No serious results were experienced by patients at the Methodist hospital Frldiy night from tho fire next door at the street car barn. Inquiry Saturday revealed that all of the patients who were removed from the hospital wre returned without harm. The two patients for whom the nurses had the greatest anxiety were the two typhoids Mrs. J. M. Edwards of Lawrence and A. C Woolley of Papllllon but their condition was excellent Saturday and their temperature was normal. All of tho patients but one little boy, who had gone to sleep In a neighboring residence, were returned to the hospital as soon as the danger was over, and by Saturday morning affairs were straightened around to their regular conditions. HoNiiltnl PiMiple Are C.rnteful. Tho Methodist hospital people yesterday expressed themselves as being gratified over escaping as easily ns they did from tho con flagration of Friday night. They uro thank ful to the firemen who gavo ineir nssisiuuce In removing the patients and prevented the flames from spreading to the hospltul, to) the family of J. W. Austin and others who threw their homes open to receive the patients and to nil others who aided In caring for tho Inmates and property of the Institution. CORK FACTORY IS DESTROYED Fifteen Hundred IJiniiloyeM Taken from llurnliiK IlulIdliiR Loan Three Uuiirters of u .Million. PITTSllURO, Pa.. Feb. 0. The five-story brick building at Twenty-third stn td Allegheny Valley railroad, occuple te Armstrong Uros." cork factory, was uc stroyed by fire today, together wHh the foundry und machine shops of tho Totten Hogg Iron nnd Steel company on Twenty fourth street, adjoining the Armstrongs. Tho loss wilt reach almost 750,000, with In surance covering the amount fully. Tho loss of the Armstrong company is $700,000. The conflagration was one of tho most spectacular seen In Pittsburg for a long time. Tho flames from tho main building of tho Armstrong factory, where tho fire orig inated, spread with astonishing rnpldlty and flvo alarms wero sounded In quick suc cession, calling all the engines In the lower pity to tho bcene. Great excitement pre vailed because tho employes of the cork factory, numbering 1,500, were all at work and It was feared that many of the girls and boys In the building would not bo able to escape. Fortunately tho several fire es capes and the firemen's ladder provided am ple means for the safety of all. In spite of the firemen's good work the Barnes Jumped across tho street and ate their way Into tho Totten & Hogg foundry and laid waste to tho foundry and machine shop tcforo they could bo checked, causing $50,000 damage to this plant. Tho Armstrong cork factory was the larg est plant of tho kind In the country and the company has offices in many of th principal cities. All of tho valuable ma chinery was destroyeJ, but the books and papers In the offices were 6aved. PRESIDENT MURPHY TALKS Can Hot Olve Accurate Statement of Loss Until Vanlt Is Opened. "U Is Impossible to make anything llko an accurate estimate of our loss by Friday night's fire further than that published In Saturday morning's Ree," said President Murphy of the street railway company. "All of the Insurance papers are locked up In the vault, which, owing to the high degree of heat during the fire, cannot In all proballlty be opened before Mon- Store lit UIioiIpn. MISSOURI VALLEY, la.. Feb. 9. (Spe cial.) The general merchandise store of Lculs Roden, at Rhodes, la., two and a half miles southeast of here, was destroyed by fire at S o'clock this morning. The upper story was used for living rooms by Mr. Hoden. Tho entire contents of the build ing wero destroyed, with tbe exception of tho postofllcn fixtures and the mall. The building, which was a two-story frame structure, was owned by C. II. Deur of this city. Insurance, $750, Nliow Wlmloiv nt llimtliiB, HASTINGS. Nob., Fob. 0. (Special Tele gram.) While an electrician was working in the large show window in J. H. Spott's store today a blazo from the workman's gasollno stovo Ignited the tissue paper draperies of the window and In a few sec onds tho whole thing was ablaze, The flames were finally extinguished, but not CALIFORNIA $25 to California Not in years have the rates to California been as low as on February 12, 19 and 26, March 5, 12, 19 and 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, when the Burlington will sell one-way tickets to San Fran cisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento and dozens of other points in the state at $25 about half ordinary rate. Thro' tourist cars, $5 for a berth. Tickets, time-tables and information at 1502 Farnam St. and at the Burlington Station. J. FRANCIS, General Passenger Agent, Omaha, Neb. 1 . before damago to tho ctjnt of $100 was done. The loss was covered by Insurance. HOLD ONTO YOUR CASH If n Mini HoIiIh You t p nml Cries 'Counterfeit" Keep Your Coin In Your I'oohet 11 ml Call "Police." The smooth man who has been posing as a government secret officer and using that dlsgulso whllo taking many hard-earned dollars, under the pretense that they wero counterfeit, from tho pockets of country vlbltors to Omnha, will greatly obllgo the pollco department nnd somowhat relievo tho chagrin of his victims If ho will make hlmstdf known. They have been looking for tho "government, detective" many days, and are still looking, but with small prospect of finding him, as his victims wero so fright ened thnt they could not glvo an aceuruto description. Charles Buckmastor of Clarlnda, la., Is tho latest to complain that his gullibility cnuscd him a financial toss. He says he arrived In Omaha with his two younger brothers Wednesday night and walked uptown from tho depot. When near Twelfth nnd Harney streotB they met tho "detective," who ex plained that ho was looking for a man of Charles" description, and, while ho apolo gized profusely for the trouble he was caus ing, Charles must accompany him to the "eaveramejit ojnse." Tho youac man. readily consented and stnrted down tho street with tho - con" man, leaving his brother on the street corner. After tbey had traveled a dovlnua course of many blocks tho man stopped under an clectrlo light In a quiet part of tho city and accused Huckmaster of having counterfeit money In his possession. Tho young man from Iowa resented the In sinuation and to prove Its falsity he pro duced $28 In good coin. The "got eminent detective" looked over tho money and mado the cmtomary excuse that the light was too poor to determine its character and that they must go on to tho fctatlon. A few min utes later ho played a clover ruse on Iluck maBter and left him waiting on a corner till ho got tired nnd told n policeman all tils troubles. A Nebraska young man was tho victim of tho eamo gamo during tho Inst week of Jan uary and gavo up $10 Just as easily as If raonoy grew on bushes. IOWA WILL GET IN NEXT TIME .11 1 11 em nml Operator Suttle That ami the cnle tliientioii llefore Ail. JournliiK Conference, COLUMilUS. O., Feb. O.-Tho Joint con ferenco of miners nnd operators waa con cluded hero today, having rendopted the scale In force the past year and having de cided to meet In Indianapolis for tho next confejcflco In January, 1.102. IJoth minors and operalors expressed themselves as well pleased with the results accomplished. Tho scale was signed this afternoon by tho officers of the miners' organization. The conference did not get togother until 11:20 a. m. and tho report of tho scalo com mittee was at once called for. It provided, for the contlnuanco of tho scale in forca during the past year, making the rats for pick mining 0 cents and keeping districts on tho present basis. It was decided that the representatives of Michigan and Iowa, be admitted at the next Joint conference. HARRISON REFUSES TO SIGN Us-I'reslilent I'livom Monument to Ilia (iranilfnt her'H Victor), hut Will .Vot Auk for I In Erection. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. . Ex-Presldent Harrison today decllnod to sign tho peti tion asking congress to appropriate $50,000 to erect a monument on Tlppocauoe battle field, the scene of William Henry Harri son's victory November 7. 1811. Qoneral Harrison said tho movement waa commend aula and patriotic, but he had uniformly declined to' sign all potltlons to congresi and In this case he felt that It would bo Indelicate for him to do so. Fatal dolays aro caused by experimenting with cough and cold cures. Foley's Honey and Tar will prevent a cold from resulting In pneumcnla, Myers-Bllon Drug Co,, Omaha, Dillon's drug stia. South Omaha. r