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International Horizon, Sioce Victoria's
DOWNING STREET FEELS SECURE
Umperor'a Visit mid Other Rrenta
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wnril .Mnhrn Himself I'opulnr
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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
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rropeiij oi rjucei naiiwaj.
BOOKS AND PAPERS LOCKED IN VAULT
Oenrrnl Mnunsrr Smith Sn the Fljt
nrrn Ultrn by The Hep Are as
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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 $700,000) on tho day after the
sclgo was raised.
The league of civilian looters of all
nationalities has been disrupted by differ
ences which have arisen over the division
of tho spoils and there now seems to be n
chance for honest men, Including the
Chinese, to got their dues.
If only one-tenth of the charges of mur
der, assault and robbery against the for
eigners are substantiated, as thero ts much
reason to believe will bo tho case, Chrls
tlandom will have causo to blush for shame.
Tho family of Lu Son states that the
stolen property Is now In the possession of
Herbert L. Squlers, first secretary of the
American legation, and Is about to be
shipped away.
Cliin-m; Attnvk (irrninim.
HONG KONG. Feb. P. A dispatch from
Canton says four men who had been
arrested for attacking Germans near
Kunchuk have been executed.
The same dispatch announces the arrival
of the now viceroy of Canton. Tho natlvs
newspapers approve the appointment, stat
ing that tho now official belongs to the
progressive party.
NAVAL NEED OF PHILIPPINES
Captain Wllilr Thinks Hollo 1ip Ilest
I'lner for .Vnierlemi Xnvnl
flntlon.
Hangs On
We are talking about your
cough. One cold no sooner
passes offbefore another comes.
But it's the same old cough all
the time. And it's the same
old story, too. There is first
the cold, then the cough, then
pneumonia or consumption,
with the long sickness and life
trembling in the balance.
Ayer's
Cherry
Pectoral
loosens the grasp ofyour cough.
The congestion of the throat
and lungs is removed ; all in
flammation is subdued ; the
parts are put perfectly at rest,
and the cough drops away,
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' Three sizes: s$c, oc, $i.oo. All drug,
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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."
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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.
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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.
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