TIIE OMAILV SUNDAY fcEfii OCTOBER C, 1907.
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NATALITY'S BLOODY STREAK
Killing; and Maiming: Record of July
Fourth Reviewed.
SEEDLESS SACRIFICE OF LIBERTY
howlas; ( Webmelu. -and Adjoining;
State Pablle Indifference Palo
fallr Manifest Is tke Cele
bration Worth Wbllaf
Nebraska did not score In the Fourth of
.July death record for 1907, compiled by the
Journal of the American Medical associa
tion from doctore' reports. Thle U an
unusual as well as a fortunate record.
Fifty-eight Injuries are reported as a result
of various explosives, the most serious
cases being ooe loss of sight and two losses
of one ere each. Iowa Is credited with nine
deaths and 222 cases of non-fatal injuries.
Kansas had four deaths and sixty-four
Injuries. 8outh Dakota scored only eight
cases of Injuries, and Wyoming" Is given a
clean sheet.
According to this authority, the totaj
deaths In the United States attributed to
Fourth of July explosives this year was
li and Injuries 4.418. The death record
-for 'long was 1M, for 106 182, for 1904 IS.
and for 1308 44ft.
The Journal finds a slight cause for satis
faction In the fact that tetanus deaths are
decreasing. The lowest number of deaths
from this cause was reached this year
seventy-three. Four years ago there were
4M deaths from tetanus. The Improvement
Is credited to the general education that the
public baa had along these lines and the
better methods of sugery adopted.
The Annnnl Slaughter.
"Besides the deaths due to tetanus," says
the Journal editorially, "there were 102 per
Sons who lost their lives this year because
of the present Idlotlo method of celebrating
the Fourth of July. The total number of
deaths this year, therefore. Including te
tanus, was 1G4, or six more than Inst year.
The annual slaughter still continues, al
though tetanus Is becom'rn a less potent
factor. ' Of the 108 deaths aside from te
tanus, gunshot wounds caused twenty,
Vlant crackers caused thirteen and thirteen
deaths were due to explosions of powder,
torpedoes and dynamite. Ten deaths were
due to falls or runaways caused by fire
cracker. One person was drowned be
cause a practical Joker threw a giant
cracker Into a boat crowded with young
people,
"The extremity of tolerance Is reached,
however, when we know that thirty-one
persons were burned to death, the majority
of these being young girls and children
whose dresses easily catch fire. One hun
dred and sixty-four lives were sacrificed
therefore In the oelebration of our nation's
Independence!" '
Pabllo Indifference.
The offlolal organ of the medical profes
sion goes on o say:
"It would seem from these statistics that
the medical profession has learned Its les
son and done Its part, but that the public
does not cars enough about the matter to
Insist on Its own protection. Bvery mu
nicipality has laws prohibiting the use
of firearms and large cannon crackers, ut
In compliance with popular sentiment they
remain unenforced. Here and there some
active body of cltlxens or some alert pub-
lio official has Insisted pn thenforcement
of the statutes, with the result of securing
safety and comparative peaoa for the com
munity, but more frequently the laws have
been honored solely In the breach.
"We. must class this publlo Indifference
with those other manifestations of the
cheapness of human Ufa in our country,
whloh. permits us to shock the civilised
wona viia our inaui.u. . - - -
-. ties in railroad wrecks and in industrial
X..U..I. nnt a mention our neaceful sub
mission to universally epidemic typhoid,
hydrophobia and other preventable dis
eases. Possibly these things are the results
of overestlmatlon of the Importance of
personal liberty and fear of governmental
paternalism Inherent In us; we leave that
question to the sociologist, while we main
tain that the attitude of every medical so
.n tht of everv medical man should
' be that of active Insistence that every law
passed for the preservation and lmprove
" ment of health must be enforced. There re
mains a great deal that can Be done by
local medical societies In this regard, and
that much can be done for the improvement
of the conditions on the Fourth Is shown by
what has been accomplished In some com
munities." What Does the Baslaess,
The Journal continues Its review of the
casualties, as follows:
"Blank cartridges are still responsible for
the great majority of oases, 62 or 71 per
cent of all cases this year being due to
that cause, ss compared with 40 per cent
lust year. Giant crackers caused only eight
cases this yeir, compared with seventeen
last year, and toy cannon caused six cases
this year, where they only caused one case
laat year. Table No. t gives a comparison
of the causes of tetanus cases for the five
yearsi
place with 41. Illinois had 46 and New 1
Jersey 402. Altogether there were 4.412 ac
cidents this year, as compared with 5t
last year, a decrease of 1,063.
"There were 4.249 nonfatal injurt-s, a de
crease of 1.0T9 below laat year, when the
total was 6,306. Only twelve persons were
completely blinded this year, or ten less
than last year; seventy-five people lost one
eye this year, or three more than lasf'
year, but thirty-one less than In 1W6; fifty
seven lost an arm or a hand this year, or
one more than last year, and 237 persons
lost one or more fingers this year, this
being ten more than last year.
"The principal cause of the most muti
lating wounds Is by far the giant cracker.
This destructive means of celebration, along
with the toy pistol, should be condemned.
This year 1,489 Injuries, Including thirteen
deaths and eight cases of lockjaw, were
due to the giant cracker. Firearms rank
second In causing mutilating wounds, being
responsible for 60S Injuries and twenty-four
deaths. Including four cases of tetanus.
"Blank cartridge wounds, as a rule, are
not mutilating, but for that reason are the
more dangerous, since they are more often
neglected. In a certain medium sired city,
men and boys were seen to shoot deliber
ately at each other on the street at close
range. Such reckless use of the blank
cartridge pistol Is appalling to one who
realises the danger lurking In the slight
wounds caused by them.
Is It Worth While f
"If the Injuries caused by firearms, by
the giant cracker, and by the blank cart
ridge pistols were llmiteU to the Individuals
who use them, there would seem less rea
son to complain. But a large percentage
of the sufferers are people who prefer
other means of celebration. On the Fourth
of July no crowd of people Is safe from
the senseless "Joker" with his giant
cracker. No person walking on the street
is safe from the stray bullet from the
revolver of some Irresponsible hoodlum. A
considerable number of injuries reaultlng
in several cases of tetanus and In a few
deaths were Inflicted by others on per
sons who are engaged in more enlightened
methods of enjoying their holiday.
"The total results of our last "Jolly cele
bration of Independence day were 164
killed and 4,249 Injured, many of these
being maimed for life! Is this method of
celebration really worth while?"
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"Besides the oasee of lockjaw, due di
rectly to Fourth of July Injuries, an uri
usuaUy large number of other cases were
reported this year, these being due to pen
etrating wounds from nails or splinters and
to crushing Injuries. There were ninety
four such cases reported this year, as com
pared with sixty laat year and thirty-two In
1906. Notwithstanding the lncreaae in tne
number Of theee cases, the number from
Fourth of July Injuries has decreased. This
would seem to Indicate that Fourth of July
injuries may have been better attended to
than other Injuries. Tt. next thought
would naturally be that all penetrating
wounds, regardless of their cause, should
have like , treatment.
"As heretofore, all aoolfienU not directly
due to the discharge or handling of fire
works or other means of noise production
en or about the Fourt i July have been
omitted. Accidents which occurred In reg
ular occupations snd gunshot wounds re
ceived In brawls have likewise been omit
ted. Caaeee) ml Doavth.
"The following table shews a compari
son of the causes of death ether than from
tetanus for the last three yearsi
ENGLAND HAS WAR BALLOON
Solves Problem of Aerial Navigation
by Making; Loag Trip
Over London.
LONDON, Oct. (.-That the British army
has made practical progress In the sola
tlon of the problem of aerial navigation
was shown to the satisfaction of Londoners
when the dirlgable war balloon which has
been given several trials at Aldershot camp
sailed from Farnborough, thirty-five miles
southwest of here, - to London and after
maneuvering over the city started back to
Aldershot.
The balloon crossed the Thames at Black
frlars' bridge and, making a sharp turn,
proceeded over Fleet street and the Strand,
making a complete circle over the latter
thoroughfare, watched by thousands of peo
ple. The balloon went around Trafalgar
square over the war office and past West
minster Abbey and the houses of Parlia
ment, traveling at the rate of about fifteen
miles an hour and being under complete
control.
The balloon Is sausage shaped, about 100
feet long by thirty feet In diameter and has
a lifting capacity of about one ton, which,
after deducting the weight of the car, en
gines and other apparatus, permits carrying
a drew of, three jnen. The car of the bal
loon, which is shaped like a, boat. Is con
structed of aluminum and canvas. The en
glnes are so built that the exhaust vapor
Is turned Into gas and Is carried up Into
the balloon above by means of a tube, The
capacity of the balloon Is 76.000 cublq feet.
The petroleum for the motors Is carried in
two torpedo-like cylinders above the car.
The envelope of the balloon Is a parch
ment like material, similar to gold beat
ers' skin and Is built up of thousands upon
thousands of pieces a few Inches square
Joined together by a secret process. There
Is a large sail at the stern of the oar,
stretched on a wooden frame fully twelve
feet square, which' is used as a rudder.
From the center of the car on either side
project a pair of wings at right angles to
the balloon, whloh made it appear like an
aeroplane, and other wing arrangements
are attached to the rigging between the car
and the balloon..
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NEW, BOW OF STEAMER SUEVIC
Veasrl "randed on Rocks Will Be lie
paired and Enlarged la
Bo Doing.
BELFAST, Ireland, Oct 6. A remark
able launch occurred here today when the
new bow built for the White Star line
steamer Sutvic to replace the one left on
stag rock, near the Llsard, March 17 last,
slid Into the water. The Buevlc during a
fog ran on the rocks and after long and
Ineffectual attempts to refloat It the salvers
out away Its forepart, refloated the reat
of the ship and towed It to Southampton,
where It Is now in dock and ready to re
ceive the new bow. The bow, which is
200 feet long, considerably longer than the
old bow, la fitted with deckhouses, captain's
bridge, mast and so on, will be towed to
Southampton, where it will be placed In
the dock with the other portion and the
two sections will be connected, almost In
the same shape as when they were sep
arated. The Suevlc, a vessel of 13,600 tons,
plies between London and' Australia by
way of Capetown.
STALL HOLDERS CENSURED
Irish People Boycott Exposition
Becanae of ftnla of Cheap
English Made Goods.
DUBLIN. Oct. B.-(8peclal.)-There has
been something approaching a scandal at
I the International exhibition In Dublin
which has been boycotted by a large sec-
lion or tne irisn people on tne ground that
It wae designed to foster foreign and not
Irish trade. The managing committee dis
covered a few days ago that several of
the stallholders who wers supposed to be
exhibiting Irish Jewelry and curios were
doing a thriving trade in the sale of
oheap Burmlngham-niade Imitations. These
stalls were promptly closed, and after
fuming and threatening for a time the
holders agreed to stop their fraudulent
practices.
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"New Tork takes the lead this year with
i casualties, reansytranla taking second
LAND niJESTIQN IS UNSOLVED
Beats Bednood by Coanntlaalon to
Lsurge Amoont foe Last
Year.
DUBLIN, Oct. I. (Special.) The report
of the Irish I And commission for the year
ended March U laat is Interesting reading
for thoee who maintain that the land ques
tion In Ireland has been solved. The
eommlaaton dealt with first term rents,
amounting to t13bS.'10. snd reduced them
to IJi an average of 30.T per cent
over the whole ef Ireland. It also dealt
with 111.364,740 m second term rents and
reduced them te "J,l3J,4o0, an average of
1 4 on first terra rents. When It Is borne
J In mind that In many oases there were no
reduotlons It la evident some ef the others
must have been very heavy.
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Secures This Elegant
Steel Range
Unquestionably this Is tho greatest steel
range offer, ever made to the public of
Omaha. Every housewife appreciates and
desires a good steel range. These ranges
are made under a positive guarantee of
giving absolute satisfaction. We would
not consider them a minute if they were
otherwise. They are made of extra heavy
cold roll steel of a special guuxe that in
sures lasting qualities; has large fire '
box. Is equipped with duplex grates, per
mitting you to burn either wood or coal.
Have large 19-lnch square ovens with
patent oven doors. The upper warming
oven Is large and exceedingly useful.
They are very econo
mical and are perfect
bakers. They require
much less coal than the
average steel range on
account of their solnn
tlflo construction, you
will easily understand
this when you eee the
ranjre. Our price means
a big saving to you.
Special price
VTe sell
goods out-of-town
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Writs as.
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" GOLD COIN '! BASE BURNER
After Terms, $2 per Month
There is a vast difference in the many makes
of base burners some are made very cheaply.
Just for show; others are Indifferently made,
and still others combine all the skill and
science of the best makers. To this later class
belong the "Gold Coin Base Burners." They
are made by America's foremost manufacturer;
every stove bears both ours and the makers
guarantee; every Gold Coin Base Burner is a
double beater, they have solid, round fire pots,
duplex grates and shaking ring, teakettle -attachment
and the nickel trimmings are of the
Very best grade. A Gold Coin Base Burner
is so scientifically constructed that It gives the
greatest amount of heat with the smallest
, amount of coal, and are able, in consequence, to
pay fpr themselves in a few seasons in the price
of the coal they save a most valuable adjunct
you will admit. This week we offer am a
a Gold Coin Base Burner at the ex- Jf hll
traordlnary low price of .i.UeUlf
$1.50 Cash and 50c Per Week Buys a Handsome
Tiger Brussels Rug
These beautiful Hubs are made of the genuine Tapestry Brussels
carpeting of a strong, durable quality that will give excellent
wear and hold their colors to the very List. M'hey are closely
woven, of the finest quality of wors'?d yarns. They aro with
out a doubt the hem values for the price tint: wore cvir offered
by any concern. Anyone desiring a hUh crad4 Brussels Itug at
our extremely low price should see thU splendid offer. Wn have
a lurge assortment to sel-ct from, in all this season's latest ef
fects. These rugs cannot be comiiarel with rugs offered by
other houses at similar prices, as the tirt of a mu'h higher
grade. We are enabled to make you this exceedingly lew price
by a fortunate placing of a very lare order at a time when
me wnoiesaie marfi was at a very low eDo, Tne size
of these rugs Is eleven feet by nine feet. The
special price of these beautiful
rugs is.
All goods marked In plain figure) and
xaetlyas Illustrated and described.
' On pries and th sams prlos to all.
80FT COAL
HEATERS
Terms, Boo Per Week.
Our line of soft ooal huaters Is the
largest and most comprehensive in the
city. All thy latest Mens in soft coal
heaters, hot blast heaters, etc., will
be found here. V?e are sole agents
for the famous Estate Oak Heaters,
the only soft coal heater that is abso
lutely guaranteed to keep fire for 4S
hours on one charge of fuel. During
this week we effer what is undoubted
ly the hast value In th4 ultv In a noft
coal heater. It is c instructed, of pure
gray Iron, jver part fits snugly, pre
venting the escape of obnmcloua gases.
has good sixb riM pot. shaker K''e,
and is handsomely nickel
trimmed; our spool al
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Free--Gokf Framed Placque
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Purchise...An Extra Special Ottering it the Peoples Stori
This Is undoubtedly tha finest offer ws havs svsr
mads, and tne Hundreds that rscslvsd tham last
week srs highly delighted.
Any one who now opens an aooonnt at tha Peoples tors ev
adds to their present aooonnt and the purchase amounts to IM
or over will have one of these beautiful Oolden Plaoques de
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52 5 in Cash Prizes to be Given Away FREE to Children
We have secured a large number of pretty drawing books
containing an assortment of water color paints. To the child
whose work receives the hlKhest sward at the hands of three
competent Judges will be given the highest prljo and those
meriting will receive other prUes accordingly. There Will be
two classes and. prizes for both.
A circular givtiiK full Information regarding conditions is
given to every parent with each book.
COOK STOVES
Terms l fl Cash, 60 o Per
x Woe.
We show a very large
variety of cook stoves
over bi patterns to select
from. Every stove sold'
is guarantee to be a
first-class baker no mat
ter what price you pay,
for it. This w ek we olfer
No. S cook stove with
loo1 size oven, large firo
pot with heavy linings,
all castings being ground
smooth'y; IIu-bo stoves
are nicely nickel trimmed
and are a very spec'al
bargain at the
prion offered.
Special prlco. .
12.75
Dressers
Sideboards
4.75
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$1.00 Cash. 50c Weekly
nun v iivti
14.50
KITCHEN CABINETS
Terms 51.00 Cash, bOc Weekly
Exactly like cut Made of thorough
ly seasoned and kiln dried stock and
is provided with 2 large 60-lb. flour
or meal bins, 2 good sized drawers
for kitchen cutlery und meat and a
bread board, has a whlto top table.
The upper cabinet Is provided with
2 glasa doors anl has a commodious
shelf room. The entire cabinet occu
pies the apace of a kitchen table. It
pays for Itself .over and over again In
tne time ana steps u saves.
Special price complete,
shown aoove, onty
A Peoples Store Special (cx
tvrtly like cut) made of
solid beautiful oak, golden
oak finish, three large and
roomy drawers, solid brass
trimmings, best
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ROCKERS
$2 per month
(Exactly like cut) ...
These rorkers are of a spe
cial design and ure very
massive. They are made of
a very fine grade of Chasa
leather, are elegantly mad
and have a wide, comfort
able seat. The upholstering
exhibits the work of ex
pert. Freclai price
8.50
9.75 mrnm-
TftliJ FADNAM STOFFTS. OMAHA.
(THE TKOPT-FS FTHMTTBE AND CAHPET CO., ESTABLISHED 1887.)
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(Exactly like cut) An un
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oak with a handsome gol
den oak finish, two small
drawers and a large linen
drawer and a commodious
apartment. Worth much
more than we
ask Special
price
12.75
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and un-
matihabla bargain consists or an ele
gant Iron bed exactly as illustrated, made
of very heavy tubing W1U) large orna
mental chills. The design Is extremely
pretty and Is finished in Vernls Martin,
ruaranteed not to change color. A eom
ortable mattress with a layer of pure
white cotton on top and a soft and luxur-
sprlng. Special price, complete
$12.50
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MILITARY ROAD PROSPECSTI
Chief Engineer Pierce Pleated at Out
look for Improvement.
JOINS RILEY AND LEAVENWORTH
Farewell Reeesitlost Will Be Gives
General Godfrey at Jaaetloa
City-Engineers at
Work.
FORT RILEY, Kan., Oct 5. (Special.)
Vernon Pierce, chief engineer of the De
partment of Publlo Roads of the United
States, stopped at the poet last Friday
while going over the proposed route of the
military highway between' Ports Riley and
Leavenworth. Mr. Pierce made the trip in
an automobile and was very enthusiastic
over the prospects for the road. Every
where along the way, at farms, towns and
cities, the cltlxens promised to furnlBh all
the rock that was needed for macadamizing
and building purposes free of charge. Aaide
from the value of the road aa a military
convealence during the extensive maneuver
periods every .year. It will do more to pro
mote an Interest on the subject of good
reads In this Section of the state than any
thing elae could do. After Mr. Pierce haa
compiled his data on the subject he will
return to Washington, when Congressman
Anthony will Introduce tha bill In the lower
house and Senator Curtis In the senats.
The road will be built throughout with con
vict labor from the United Slates prison
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at Leavenworth, under the supervision of
competent engineers.
Captain George H. Cameron of the Fourth
cavalry is acting commandant of the achool
at this post pending Instructions from the
War department aa to who shall be ap
pointed permanently to this position. It Is
understood, however, that Captain Cameron
will be the officer, as he Is particularly
fitted for the duties from long experience.
Other Ralldloa; Plans.
Building plans for this post are assuming
definite shape and within a short time the
constructing quartermaster. Captain W. M.
Whitman, expects to be apprised what
buildings will be undertaken during the
present fiscal year. The plans for the
Signal corps post are receiving the atten
tion of the quartermaster general's office
and advlcs are expected almost any day
to the effect that bids will be advertised
for as soon as practicable. The increasing
of the water mains, which has been made
absolutely necessary by the enlarging of
the post, will be decided within the next
few days, when definite plana will be drawn.
Battery A, Sixth field artillery and troop
L, Seventh cavalry, with-ehe individual con- j
teatants, returned from St. Joseph, Mo., In
a special train on Sunday evening. All were
very enthusiastic over the week they had
spent at the military tournament, and
could not say enough for the management
which did so much to make their stay a
pleasant one. The troops of this garrison
returned with a goodly share of the cash
! prises, which were distributed among the
winners.
Bridge Over the Kansas.
The engineer battalion win complete the
bridge over the Kanaas river by the mid
dle ef this month, when It will pack up and
eave for lta station at Fort Leavenworth. I organisations are making preparations to
The bridge, which was begun last year dur-' the end that the affair may be memorable
lng the summer maneuvers, was left early In local society annals. On the following
In the winter In an unfinished condition, ast night and on the eve of General Godfrey's
orders from the War department directed i retirement, the officers and the ladles of the
the movement of the engineers to Cuba ' garrison will give a farewell reception In
where they were until aprlng making a mil-, his honor. It Is not expected that any gen
Itary map of that island. Work was re-jeral officer will be assigned 'to the com
siimed in July and all that remains to be mand of thla post Immediately upon Gen
done is a few minor details and the paint- I eral Godfrey's retirement. From present
lng of the structure. The bridge Is the first 1 indications Colonel Ward, Seventh cavalry,
one to be built by the eng noer corps and
was constructed from designs made by
Major Thomas Rees,( who commands the
Third battalion of the engineers at Fort
Leavenworth. It has been built with a
view of resisting high water and one span
can ba carried away without endangering
another. The structure Is almost 8u0 feet
long and rests on steel caissons filled with
cement. The engineers feel very proud of
their work, and well they may, for
many of tha plans and all of the structural
work was done by the enlisted men of tj-.e
battalion. The results achieved speak well
for the ability of the enlisted personnel,
which had worked unremittingly to carry
out the plans bf their superiors. The work
was supervised throughout by Major Rees
himself.
deception tm General Godfrey.
Brigadier Gun eral Godfrey, accompanied
by his aide. Lieutenant i. R. All.n
Sixth field artillery, returned yesterday
from Omaha.
On Mondsy evening tha Grand Army of
the Republic post and the I-adltjs" Relief
Corps of Junction City will give a farewell
reception to General and Mrs. Godfrey
will be In command for several weeks pend
ing the assignment of an officer to take
command.
The first squadron of the Seventh cav
alry, commanded by Major W. J. Nichol
son, left the post on Tuesday mor.ilng
cn route by marching to Hastings, Neb.,
where the command will participate :n
the frontier carnival which will be hell
there the middle of this month. The
command will be absent from :he garri
son for three weeks and Is due to arrl it
at Hastings about October 12. The route
of march Is by way of Clyde, Concordln
and Republic, Kan., and Superior, Law
rence and Pauline, Neb.
Praetlee March.
Ths Sixth field artillery, commanded by
Colonel Macomb, will leave the post about
October 10 on a practice nurch of about
250 miles. The band and Battury F will
be left In the post. The route proposed
will be on the circle order and will la
elude Ballna, Llndsborg, McPherson.
Hutchinson. Wichita, Newton, Peabody,
Marlon, Harrington. White City and home.
This route will Include the south-central
portion of the stats of Kansas.
Major Ernest Hinds, adjutant general's
jutant general of the post, he having sr
rived with Mrs. Hinds from 6an Antonio
the laat of the month. Major Hinds la
the first adjutant general that Fort Riley
haa ever had. He relieved Captain Na
than K. Avertll, Seventh eavalry, wha
had been adjutant of the post. . Captata
Averlll is now .la command tof la troop
marching to Hastings, Neb,
The olive drab target was tested at thla
post the first of. the week by a aumbef
of selected riflemen from tha Bevonth cav
alry, and the results show very conclu
slvely that the olive drab Is the color for
the fluid. Beyond 00 yards It was almost
impossible for the marksmen to locate
the target, .while undur that figure evea
as low as 100 yards only tha outline could
be distinguished.
miners to the Philippines the first of tha
week, where they will be employed 14
mines which the War department Is de
veloping with a view of using the coal
fur. the transport serves of the, quarter
master's department. Ths men Were sea
cured In Oklahoma by the quartermas
ter general's office. They are under con
tract for two years, one as foreman at
$150 a month and the others at 1100
month. Upon arriving In the Island
they will receive an additional allowaao.
of $15 a month for house rent.
prior to bis retirement from active service
on the lta Insb The ueniber. of the tee I department baa begun bia duties aa ad
a
Assistance for Bertha Clafeha,
NEW YORK, Oct .-A fund of several
thousand dollars has been raised for Ber
tha Clalche, who is serving a two-yea
term In the Bedford reformatory for killing
r.inu uri'tp, or lunner swvemean, WOO
I she declared had enslaved her In this city,
iThe money will be need in fixing up a little
dressmaking establishment for tha yoiwat
woman. Eue will be free In a few weeks.
' Use Sea waat ada to boost vug
