The Semi-Weekly Tribune. I It A I DAUK, 1'roprletor. TERMSt $1.25 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE NEBHASKA. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Kansas City's fifth annual horso show opened most nusplcuously. Miss Helen Gould and party paid a brief Visit to Omaha on the 23d. Ex-Governor Altgeld of Illinois will make Bcvcrnl political speeches In Ne braska. Ex-Governor Saunders Is crltcally 111 nt his homo In Omaha. He Is over 80 years of ago. Montana volunteers testify that Gen eral Otis is competent though over burdened with work. At lit. Louis Tommy Hogan knocked out Jack O'Kcefo in the scvonth round of what was to be a fifteenth round bout. United Stutcn Minister to Argentina William I. Buchanan has resigned and William Lord of Oregon has been com missioned his successor. United HtntcB Senator Mallory of Florida, a member of the Industrial commission Is ill, suffering from en largcracnt of the liver. Andrew Carnegie has offered to do nate 50,000 to tha city of Dulutu, Minn,, for a public library, provided n sultablo site Ih furnished by the city. Emporor William of Germany will exhibit tho Frederick tho Great collec tion of curios, literary treusurcs and French paintings at the Purls exhibi tion. Prof. Paul F. Rohrhockor, ono of tho most prominent educators and musi cians of Wostorn Pennsylvania, died nt his homo In Sowlcklcy, aged 73 years. VandalB havo defaced tho newly eve nted monuments in SIcges-Allcc, Ger many. Tho nose and bunds of seven of tho kaiser's ancestors havo been de molished. Tho Gorman minister, Von Mumnt, and Mr. Eliot, tho British member of tho Snmonnn commission, hold Inter views separately with Secretary Hay, touching Samoan affairs. Among tho passengers who arrived on tho 24th on tho Ward liner Havana from Cuba wcro Gon. Fltzhugh Leo and Col. E. G. Knthoono, In chargo of tho postal system In Cuba, At a meeting of tho board of direct ors of Now York Central railroad nn ordor as given for nn Incrcaso of $15, 000,000 in tho cnpltal stock, which will mako tho total capitalization $115, 000,000. Tho premier, tho Marquis of Sails bury, was present in London at the private dinner given to Benjamin Har rison and Mrs. Harrison by United States Ambassador Choato and Mrs. Cliouto. Tho scarcity of seal and snblo, fur riers In Chicago declaro, Is tho catioo of tho big advance In tho prlco oi nil furs. Tho $G0 sahlo of last year Is now worth $150, and nyed furs uro up trom 20 to 7o per oonU Tho comptroller of tho currency de clared a third dividend of 10 per cent In favor pf tho creditors of tho First National bank of Noltgh, Neb., making In nil -10 per cent in clulms proved, amounting to $98,4GI. Tho wind which has bean blowing n galo for several days Is now abating, and it, is thought tho forest tires in Wisconsin uro under control, Boveral thousand acres of valuablo timber land and much cord wood woro burned. Tho navy nepartment will not Bond a man-of-wnr to any of tho Columolan ports until further advised as to tho revolutionary movement there. Tno Murblchcad Is within u day or two of tho cable station It sho should bo needed, A body of n young lady wus found In tho Oes Moines river at Dos Moines, and identified ns that of Mabol Scho flold, of Mackuburg, la. Sho was 21 years old, and enmo to that city n fow days ugo to visit at tho homo of J. W. ThomaB. Tho body of Lloutonnnt Colonel Mll oy was brought homo on tho transport Senator under escort. Ho was llonor nl Shatter's chief nldo in Cuba and foil a vlctom to fovor in tho Philippines. His widow and children reside In Cal ifornia. Frank 8pauldlng and William Browning, who are alleged to huvo been momoers of tho party which robbed tho bank nt Frankfort station on tho night of September IS, havo been captured and aro now In Jail at Havana, 111, Tho Prlnco of Wnlos received Former President Bonjamlu Harrison In audi onco nt Marlborough house. Mr. Har rison visited tho house, of commons, accompanying A. J, Balfour, tho gov ernment lender in tho Iiouso und tho llrst lord of tho treasury. Martin White, chief of pollco of Omaha, died suddenly at his rooms in tno Merchants hotel of heart fall uro. Chief Whlto had been confined to his rooms for threo dnyB with nn attack of catarrh of tho blllal ductB. Tho dtscaso was undoubtedly brought on ny clone and continual application to work. Mrs. Mlchaol Aukoubrand was killed ut Klluhon's bridge, nenr Albion, 111., by Mrs. A. Mcwone, neighbor, us tho result of a quarrel. Mrs, Aukonbraud was returning from church when tho quarrel started. Tho two womon wcro in front of Mrs. McKnoo's house nnd Mrs. Aukonbraud had a child In her arms when hor nolghbor brained hor with a hatchet. Twenty girls escaped from tho Stnto industrial School for Girls ut Mltcholl vllle, twenty miles east of Des Mulncs. Ia, Thoy woro pursued und captured, und thoso rcmalnlug In tho school. ubout 100 In numbor broko out Into vlolcnco, kicked tho windows out and destroyed property generally. Through Information Imparted by ono Donald, Sheriff Lnyno, of Ogdon, naB captured ono of tho partlos con corned in tho holdup of tho Union Pa cine train at Wilcox, Wyo on Juno 2, when a largo amount of money was taken from tho express company' safe. Donald nays thoro woro nluo men In tho sang. A. Report That Over 500 Bocra Wore Killed. WHERE DUTCH GET AMMUNITION Thejr I'rornro It nt Vrrlmrj; -Command- nt Schoomnii Hmllr Seize tlio Town of Krnluidllcport Horn Threaten Native Chirr Win) Ar Loyal In Oreiit Hrltnln HrltUti .Meet a J'urlnu I'uriladc. LONDON, Oct, 28. Tho magistrate at Vryburg Is responsible for tho re port mado to Premier Schrelncr at Capetown that CIS Boers were killed at Mafcklng. LOUUEN O MARQt'E , Oct. 28. The following dispatch has been re ceived hero from Pretoria, filed yester day: "Tho government has issued a proc lamation, declaring that no rents or interests on bonds of martial law, nor within n certain fixed period after tho repeal of tho Hamo. "The Boors at Vryburg have secured qauntlty of ammunition. Command Schoman has seized Krokodllcport and slroycd the railways brldgo there. CAPETOWN, Oct. 28. A telegram ftom Buluwayo, Rhodesia, dated Mon day, snys: A Boer force Is thrcalcntni; Chief Khnma and Chief Llnchwe, who nro loyal to Great Britain. Tho two chiefs' country lies nt tho extreme northwest of tho Transvaal and Includes Bcch uannland, It seems a gross mlstnko for the Boers to provoke war among tho natives, Tho probable explanation is that tho Boer forco Intends to destroy tho railway to Buluwayo and thus prevent any uttcmpt of Col onol Hummer's Rhodeslun forco to go to tho relief of Mafcklng. Already there havo been stories of a Rhodeslan armored train engaging tho Boers some dlstnnco north of Makeklng. LONDON, Oct. 28. Tho parllamcnt- nry byc-clectlon for tho Bow and Bromley division of tho Tower Ham Jots, London, hold today to replaco tho Hon. Lionel R. Holland, conservative, was fought on tho government's Trnns- vaal policy and resultod In a big vic tory for tho government, the conserv ative candldnto. Wlllam Guthrlo, be ing elected by 4,328 votes against 2,133 votes enst for his liberal and radical opponont, Harry Spender. Tho eon servatlvo mnjorlty was practically that secured at tho election of Mr. Hol land. LONDON, Oct. 28. Tho Daily Tele graph has tho following from Lady smith dated Wcdncsdny: "Our cavalry patrom havo been fired on this forenoon nnd chased by tho enemy nenr tho sceno of tho Rlotfon tcln engagement, Tho Boers show signs of becoming aggressive. Wo learned of tho capturo of tho Hussars in venponso to a mllltnry wlro sent to Commandant General Joubert." DEATH Of GEN. HENRY. Nun- Coiiiinundcr of tho Department of Hut Mlnnnnrl HiU'C'iiiiiIm to l'lieiiiiiiinlii NEW YOniC, Oct. 28. Brlgadlo" Genoral Guy V. Hcnrry, U. S. A., Into military governor of Porto Rico, died a fow minutes boforo 4 o'clock this morning at his home-, 139 Madison nvonuo, of pneumonia, aged CO years. Ho had been unconscious for sovcral hours and his cud was peaceful. At his bedsldo woro all tho mombers ot his family oxcopL his son, Captain Guy V. Henry, Jr., who Is In tho Phil ippines. When General Homy was taken ill ten days ago Dr. Smith, a specialist In pulmonary troubles was summoned, and ho Inter called In consultation two other physicians. Tho patient commenced to sink yesterday and In tho afternoon becamo unconscious. Oxygen was used last night in tho hnpo of carrying him through tho crisis, hut it was ot no avail, Ills wlfo, his son, Soton, nnd his daughter, Mrs. Bonton, tho latter of whom nr rlved from Nowcastlo, Va lato In tho ovcnlug, woro with him when ho died. Lloutcnant P. E. Frank of his staff was also at his bcdBldo. General Henry's remains will bo taken from his homo on Sunday nnd will bo placed on n special car" and tho car attached to tho Washington oxpress, which leaves at 12:55 p. in. Arriving In Washington, tho body will bo taken to St. John's church, whoro It will llo in stnto with a special military guard until 11:30 o'clock Monday morning, at which hour tho funeral services well ho had, Tho body will bo escorted from tho houso to tho train in this city by tho national and stnto troops. Of tho lat ter thoro will bo tho Sovonth, Sixty ninth and Sovonty-llrst regiments. CECIL RHODES SEES EIGHT. Diamond ICIiik Keveli In tho Wur llo Drought About, CAPETOWN, Oct. 28. According to further advices from Klmberloy, tho Boors removed tholr killed und wound ed In carts. No reliable estimate of tholr losses has been mado. Mr. Rhodes rodo out and watched tho tight. Tho townspeople, Includ ing tho women, mounted tho trenches, watching eagerly for tho return of tho troops. Mr. Rhodes is cheerful and gives dinner parties dally, nt which luxuries uro nhuudant. To llo Hurled ut Arlington. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. Tho death of Gonornl Henry was announced to tho war department In n dispatch from Lloutonnnt Traubeo, ald-dc camp on tho gcoral's stuff. Tha interment will bo nt Arlington Notional cemetery Sunday, Xho nn- noiiucomcnt was recolved with heart felt expression of regret from Secre tary Root, Adjutant Goncral Corbln, und other high olllclals as well as from tho rank and file ubout tho wnr do partment, for General Henry was a well-known flguro Hero und universal ly esteemed. HONORS TO SAMPSON. I'renentcd With n l'Uc nt the Homo of HI Itnyhood. t .PALMYRA, N. Y Oct. 28. Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson enme to Pal myra, the 'homo of his boyhood, from Rochester today. Ho was greeted with n noisy nnd enthusiastic demonstra tion. A procession was formed and re viewed by tho admiral, after which ho and his party, Including Mrs. Snmpson, wcro taken to the residence of Pllnty T. Sexton, where luncheon was served. The exercises in the nftcrnoon were held In the First ,'re8byterian church. Tho building was packed to Its utmost capacity. Tho rear admirnl was most heartily cheered as ho en tered. Pllnty T. Sexton, a schoolmato of Admiral Sampson, delivered nn ad dress of welcome. After Admiral Sampson responded Mr. Soxton presented him with tho Hag which was Hying over tho capltol nt Washington when congress adopted tho resolution declaring for Cuban freedom, which was virtually tho de claration of wnr against Spain. CORNELIUS, JR., NOr A BEGGAR. Snyn III I'nther Had Agreed to (live Him S10,000,000. NEW YORK. Oct. 28. Tho World to morrow will publish the following: Cornelius Vnnderbllt, nt his home nt COS Fifth nvenue, nt 10:45 last (Fri day) night made this Important state ment to n world representative: "Tho agreement by which I rccolvc $0,000,000 from my brother's portion ot tho cstnto has been mado to appear as a mero gift. It Is no gift, but tho re sult of n compact entered into before my father's decease. By this compact I was to receive no less than $t0,000, 000. "Tho truth of tho matter Is that an agreement or nn adjustment was mado lronl tho beginning. Yes, I may say from tho beginning to tho end. There wns an understanding between us that my share should bo no less than $10,-000,000." WOMAN'S WORK AT MANILA lIoKiltiil Aid Society formed With Mr. Latrton ut tho Head. MANILA, Oct. 28. A hospital nld society has been organized hero by tho ladles of mllltnry circles. Mrs. Lawton, 'wlfo of General Lawton, has been elected president. Mrs. Llscomh Is to havo chargo of tho work for tho first rcservo hospital. Mrs. Pago for tho second resorvo hos pltnl, and Mrs. Starr for the third re servo hospital, each selecting a corps of assistants from ladles In tho mili tary circle. Contributions from Daughters or tho American Rovolutlon und from, the Manila Aid society of Detroit aro to bo distributed. It is tho intention to supply to tho sick nnd wounded, first, clothing, slippers and porfodlcals, and to visit them personally. THE RELiEF AT MANILA. Lieut Cnrmody, Who Hoarded Ship nt Ou nn DWuppcnrn. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 28. Nows was received at tho war depart ment today of tho arrival of tho hos pital ship Relief at Manila. Sho re ported tho disappearance at sea be tween Guam and Manila of Lloutcn ant Robert D. Carmody, who went to Guam with tho marl no battalion on tho Yosomlto when Captain Leary was sent out as governor to take posses sion of tho Island. Thoro nro no details of tho occur rence. It appears that Lleutennnt Carmody was taken nboard at Guam, presumably sick nnd on orders home pr elso on a furlough. It Is thought posslblo that ho may havo Jumped overboard whllo delirious. Cabinet THlk I'onltlon, WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 28. The cabinet meeting today lasted two hours and n half, an hour longer than usual. After tho adjournment tho members were unusually rotlcont. Ono member said that tho president hud cautioned thorn against making any statement about tho meotllng todny. It can ho stated, however, that tho discussion rolnted to tho Philippines and there is reason to bellovo that it wns in refer ence to tho mllltnry and naval plans which nro to he plnced In operation soon. Fully nn hour of tho session of the cabinet wns consumed In a discussion ot tho political outlook, especially in Ohio, some of tho members having re ceived ndvlceB from their friends en gaged In tho campaign, conveying an accurnto statement ot existing condi tions. Shntv llumrn Sold. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. &!. An Incident ot tho Kansas City horso show was tho salo of n 2-year-old sad dle horso today for $3,000. Tho horse Is Rov Dice's, shown by John Donovan, Jr., of St. Joseph, Mo., and tho pur chaser was Ooorgo Bornard of Colo rado .Springs. Another notable sale wns that of Queensberry, an 8-year-old chestnut gelding, shown by Georgo Pepper of Toronto. Kirk Armour of this city paid C00 for tho horso. In tho high Jumping contests to night Mr. Popper took urst and second prizes with Quccnsborry nnd Sardonyx, by clearing hurdles six foot two Inches high. In tho four-in-hand cinss, horses only counting, A. A. Busch ot St. Louts took tho honor from his townsman, John S. Brntton. lllltiol Cuntrtl Kximndliiic. CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 28. Tho Record will say tomorrow: Before many months havo passed It Is confidentially said tho Illinois Central will ho n com-potltor-on-tho-Bpot for Nashville busi ness. In local railway circles yester day It was persistently rumored that tho road had practically completed ar rangements for entering Tennessee's capital, and tho plan would bo carried out ns rapidly ns posslblo. It was said that an extension ot tho lino would bo mado from Hopklnsvlllo, Ky to Clark vllle, Tcnn., a distance of about thirty miles, tTl Tho Grand Showing Thio Great Stato is Able to Make. CATTLE, HORSES, HOGS AND SHEEP A Shortage In Can Troubling llnllmiy OfllcinM Incrt-anlng Dimlneii Keep Kvcrybody on tho .lump Ad to No bnulm Soldier (junta Other Matters In This Stato. Llvo Stock Intrrs'ftta of tho Stnto. I... . L ... I . I ' County. Adams ,, Antclopo Banner lllnlno lloono Hox Uutto .... lioyd llrown Huifnlo Hurt Duller OllHB 1S4 tf.il 3,w:t 'Ml VJ.Uii l.(Sl 4.154 15,r.S U.blll 11,1I17 24,i.i 2l,3lb (S,t5.S 10.2ifi 24,2611 31,154 29,5701 32,1941 13.',, BW 2S,b98 W0 11,2801 0.3781 36,2371 41.0SSI 29,S2 W,S74 3!l,850 3,8351 2,078 1,500 36,762 27.0J 47,5101 52,403 12,368 92S 31,9531 1,8661 23,385 29,855 13,7601 5.0171 7,3'i5 2,2i9 805 s.iis': 4,439 tl,IM 3,022 13,059 8.129 9,052 9,352 9,521 3,059 12.777 8,400 10,130 5,773 7,208 20,55' 3,735 0,006 10.CS3 4,559 0,265 7,551 10,55:! 2,847 9,291 0.84J 9,03 13,519 11,071 1,501 5,444 1,977 4,133 8.113 8,672 7,208 3,51 H 4.771 9,110 CIS 0,191 8,817 8,520 7.231 2.422 3,G7o 2.201 9.7CS 15,916 11.147 1,4M 1.496 8,012 1.051 4,000 0,113 7,074 8,370 10,127 7,303 2,209 8,378 5.74S 9,688 7,593 7,073 9,621 2,611 10.168 4,771 12.009 4,396 10,032 9,003 5,408 6.065 4,799 8.08S 393 3.927 0,090 0,572 0,408 S,ai0 1,470 10,357 JI.I.H) 2,:iM! 1KV H.MS .W.575 11,1 9,77l 37,110 17,904 21,077 Cedar 4!I5 CIimho Cherry 914 I4,i:' o.ooo Clieyemio ..... may U2j Colfax Cuming Cimter , Dakota 32,bh6 C1.39l 12,999 20,0K 331 Uiiwch 19.SB4) UiiWHon Deuel Dixon Dodgo ,, DoiIKlllH Duuciy i.i.i 3.MI3 !, 100 41,744 21,930 27.90S 13.197 77:. 9,322 3,770 4,321 11,182 11.9281 I'llltnoro Krunklln Frontier 115 31U -I sty Mtli 23,7031 29,7301 16,8I4 Kurniis (lugo ,,,, Clarllcld J.1.BIU ai.i.M 44,881 20,901 30.689 49,S.!0 3,075 Ull 4,253 Uosper Urnnt Oreeley 11,030 22,195: 10.HJ7 21,315 85 13,950 29,820 43,284 24,194 11 nun Hamilton 20.305 2,1M 2(,2M 25,0371 17,2S7 9,5031 7,25 48,Ula 4.491 minim Ml aii 9,9ysi HnycH Hitchcock 10,2001 7,4081 Holt 2, 290 22,883 29.090, 2S.2I8 30,C40 i.005 4.221 i Hooker Howard l,3(jll Jefferson JolitiHon JI.IHl 20,443 17,078 15,784 24,905 13.515 Kearney 4,11: 4.CUi iveun Kcyn. I'nhii .. 3,J2!I 10.MC Kimball 0.970 45 33,3501 43.3721 19,42S 3,095 3.2231 31,158 3771 26,547 25,7331 28,Zi;il 31,2381 Knox 28.', 20, 29.OG0 LunciiKtur .... Lincoln G.534 3,753 20,951 1 0.5581 3.O10I 29.9701 Logan Loup 331 ll),23.t Aitutipon Mcl'heruon ... S.TiO, Merrick 13.740 30,900 Nance Nemaha ...... Nuckolls i Otoe U7S 4l 15 1 1 4:ti Still C,333 BU.Wli 13,4311 22.085 31,811 Pawnee ,. Perkins 21,193 7.700 30,052 2,959 28,472! 22,392 Phelps Plerco Platto 19,727 23.114 26,833, 21,638 14,751 27,531 13.474 2.47'J U.tll 257 61ti I3.0H Polk Ked Willow .. IMchurdBon .. 33.393 23,806 40,511 1.420 42,333 14,001 45,823 1,737 Hock Hnllno .Sarpy 5.HH 170 CCS 3.T0S, 19.3.Vi buunderu 33.351 Hcott's Muffs, riewurd 17,831 . 2,901 13,29i 21.044 47,375 13.750 37,869 1.3001 12,886 275 Sheridan ..... Hhermun Sioux Htnnton Thayer Thomas Thurston Valley Washington .. Wuyno WuuHter ...... Wheeler "iorK 37,700 U79 0,220 32i 25,275 21.851 25,245 17,718 12.031 '.'0,ZU' 12,027 14.731 320 7 1,417 11,100 17,280 3X1 1 CI3I 7131 3SS 734) 17,905 lilMM 21.3A4 7,114 22,1521 32,399 31,33.'! 4,055 30,571 Totnl 3Sl,36iil.898,782l,929,178221,13."i Cwr ShortaKC C'out lulled. OMAHA, Oct. 28. Tho car shortage Is still troubling railway olllclals and Is likely to do so for tho balance of tho winter. General Freight Agent Crosby ot tho Uurllngton lias stated that tho situation In the territory over which he has control has been somewhat re lieved, nnd enough enrs aro available to fill tho most pressing demands. In spcnklng of the situation n freight ofll clal stated: "We think ono day that there Is an Improvement In the situa tion nnd that wo can see our way out. Tho next dny it 1b different, and we find ourselves as badly off as over." General ofllcers of tho Northwestern and Milwaukee lines are quoted us say ing that thoy cannot supply half the demands made upon them for cars, and a fow days ago tho Burlington, taking Its whole system, had orders booked for 2,000 more cars than It wns ablo to fill. Tho genornl demand for freight cars 1b confined not alono to tho big crops in the west, but because of tho general freight cnrrylng business, which has Increased enormously over that of lost yeur. Looking for thcMiirdortu'. OMAHA, Oct. 28. Still hoping to nld in tho capturo and conviction of tho slayer of his daughter on Park avonuo two months ngo, James McAulIffe, n laboring man whoso residence Is in Denver, remains In Omaha. Ueing a poor man no has boon obliged to find work to support himself and family while ho Is here, and has obtained em ployment on tno street with tho Grant Paving company. Mr. McAullffo still hopes tho pollco will secure Stevo Van Whynan and mako him answer tho charge of killing tho dofenselcss girl with whom ho was riding on tho fatal night. This pathetic feature, as well as tho falluro of tho authorities to arrest Vart Whynan, decided County Attorney Shields to request tho gov ernor to offer $200 reward on behalf of tho state, whlcn tno executive is likely to do. This woulu mnko the total reward $400 for tho location of tho murderer of Lizzie McAulIffe. Vnilinr Whin HI l)mi;htrr. T13KAMAH, Neb., Oct. 28. Tho Hart-Mason nnueas corpus caso was decided by Judgo Keysor In favor of Mr. Hart, the father of tho child. Tho caso 1b ono In which Mr. Hart, a resi dent of Springfield, Mo., brought suit against Mr. and Mrs. Mason, tho par onts of his deceased wlfo, for tho pos session of his 7-ycnr-old daughtor. Tho child was taken by Its grandpar onts when 2 yenrs old, upon tho death of Its mother. Mr. Hnrt did not ques tion the treatment ot tho child by Its grandparents, but claimed possession by his right as n father. " GENEROUS LISTENERS. Preacher Wont nt Point of Oun but Was Welt Paid. Writing to tho Central Christian Ad focato, Rov. A. P. Georgo gives tho fol lowing account of an adventure had by himself on tho plains In the wild and wooly days of western Kansas: "In tho early days of Garden City district, In southwest Kansas, I was oamped ono night, sleeping under my buggy, In Kearny county, Bouth of Hnrtland. There woro flvo of us In tho party. Wo wore all sleeping, and our campflro had tiled down, when ono of our numbor wa3 awakened by a cowboy, who want td to know whoro tho big preaccr was. I was pointed out, and awak ened by a shako with his foot. . Ho asked, 'Aro you a preacher?' 'I am,' I replied. 'Well, hustle out; wo want you to come to our camp and give us a chapter of tho overrating.' 'I will ho down In tho morning,' I replied. Ho pointed his gun nt mo and said: 'You will como now. I immediately an iwered, 'All right.' I hurried out and followed him nearly a mile away to a camp, where I found his comrades wcro waiting. 'Well, boys, what do you want?' I asked. 'Tho best you havo in tho shop, nnd we want U short and sweet, nnd in old Methodist style,' answered tho leader. 'Then sit down,' said, 'and, as I cannot, you must sing.' They sang with great vigor, 'Jesus, Lover of My Soul.' When I prayed I coupled prayer with watching, believ ing that, under tho circumstances, tho two should go together. I then preached them a sermon from Rovolation Hi, 20, Bntitlcd, 'Tho ladder to glory.' I havo often used an hour on this sermon, but tho boys wanted it short, I gave it to thorn In about twolvo minutes, and then bado them good-night and started for tho camp. 'Hold on; como back here.' They nil scorned to speak at once. 'We never lot a preachor go oil In that style; Pete, you take up a col lection,' and Peto seemed to under stand his work ns steward and turned me over $11." INTELLIGENT RATS. Illlnd Ono Win i,ml to Drink by Two Others. "Ono day not long ngo," said a brick manufacturer, "ono of my workmen saw threo rats carrying a long straw act oss tho brickyard. It seemed such on unusual sort of proceeding that he stopped his work to watch thorn. Two of tho rats held tho straw nt tho onno- slto ends, whllo tho third supported tho center. They wore making straight for tho river, which flowed by ono sldo of tho yard. When they arrived at tho bank they laid down tho straw and took a long drink; then they proceeded to tnko up tho straw again In the same manner ns beforoind returned by tho samo way they had come. This so In terested tho workmnn that ho deter mined to watch If they would como again. And suro enough, at about tho samo time next day, they appeared, carrying tho straw exactly ns before. Having provided himsolf with a gun, ho shot nil three to seo if possibly ho might thereby solvo the mystery. He discovered that tho rat In tho denter wns blind, and therefore concluded that this was tho animals' kind method of leading their ainicted comrade to tho water to drink. Philadelphia Inquirer Don't Lend Your Kvenluc Clothed. "No, I nm not going out In tho even ings just now to anything but strictly Informal affairs," remarked a friend of tho Sauntcrcr tho other day. "Why? well, becauso Just now I nm not tho possessor of a dress suit, and lack tho wherewithal to purchnso another. It happened this way: I had a friend, a good follow, who camo to mo ono night and asked mo If I wouldn't lend him my swallowtail. I consented, but I told him I wanted tho clothes back tho next week, as I had a function to at tend myself. Well, to mako a long story short, tho week went by and not a word from my friend or not a sign of my evening duds. I had to miss my date, and was pretty mad, but I didn't say anything. Another week went by, and at.ii no word. Thon I decided to go out and hunt up my friend and find out if ho Intended to keep my clothes forever. I called at his boarding houso and rang tho boll. Ills landlady camo to tho door. When I asked If my friend was In sho gavo a deep gasp of ostonlshmont nnd exclnlmcd: 'Why, didn't you know ho was dead and bur led?' It was my turn to bo knocked out. After I recovered my breath I e::plalnod that I had not heard tho news, and had merely called to take back my tress suit. It would douht lcs3 bo found among my friend's ef fects, I explalnod. Tho landlady turned pink, whlto and then pink again. 'Why, she gasped, 'that must havo been tho suit wo burled him In. It was tho only good ono wo found nmong his wardrobe' So you seo tho reason why I say no to 'It. s. V. P.' notc3 Just now." Annual Uolf Expenditure. According to statistics, golf nt tho present moment means an annual ex penditure ot 2,000,000, says Tlt-Uits. Probably this Is an under-cstlmate. There must bo somewhere about 2,000 golf clubs and club houses In tho world. Each of these requires a staff of servants almost comparable to that of an average hotel. Almost every ono has at least one "professional" or club maker, who has to attend to tho actual wantB of tho members In such matters as clubs andballs, who has men In his employ, nnd who may seo that tho links of his club aro kept In ordor, al though a special otllcer or greenkeepor Is often retained for this duty, and, of course, 1b paid a special salary. In ad dition, each club has, partly at least, under Its control a large and often ragged regiment of "cnddles," of nl most all ages, who carry clubs for play ers at a fixed rate. It Is Said McKinley Will Meet Them in Forthcoming Message PROMPT AVOWAL OF HIS POLICY. He DenlrcR That There llo ' Temporiz ing In the l'litll)ilno tjucntlon Native to llo (liven to Understand What Thrjr Aro to ICxpcct All Infor mation In nt llund. NEW YORK, Oct. 27. A special to tho Herald from Washington says: Prompt declaration by congress In favor of asserting nnd maintaining complete sovereignty over the Philip pines nt whatever cost and In favor of the most liberal kind of self-government when the Insurrection ends 1b whnt tho president wnnts. It Is nlso what tho Philippine commissioners wnnt. There Is a great deal yet for the president to do on 1Mb message nnd for tho pence commissioners to do on their report, but this one Important conclusion Is certnln. Your correspondent hns excellent nuthorlty for the statement that tho president Intends to make specific rec ommendations to congress in favor of h61dlng tho Philippines permanent ly nnd as to tho form of civil gov ernment to tnko tho plnco of tho mili tary as soon ns tho Tagalos now In rebellion surrender. It Is nuthorl tntlvely stated that there will bo no half-way measures suggested for the purpose of sidetracking tho Philip pine question until nfter tho next campaign. Tho president will fnco tho Issue Buqnrcly and give congress tho best Information from his com missioners nnd other sources to sup port the position ho hns assumed. Although members of tho Philip pine commission nro not talking for publication, there Is no dolibt thoy will lay great stress in their report upon tho desirability of n prompt nnd emphatic declaration, on tho part of congress, which will convince those now in rebellion that nil branches of the government are united on tho question of permnnent American con trol in tho Philippines. Such nctlon, In tho opinion of Atlmlral Dewoy and Prof. Schurmnn, will hq nlmost ns effective as guns In ending tho war In the Philippines. It is now only a question of tlio BpcclHc kind of government tho presi dent will recommend. Ho will bo gov erned In his decision by tho views of the Philippine commissioners, whoso final decision will bo tho result of the deliberations they nro here for now. Tho first meeting of tho com missioners will bo held In tho Stato department tomorrow, but they wilt probably not begin tho actual prep aration of their report before next Monday. DEWEY RETURNS HIS THANKS. Admiral Arkiiowledc'eii (TJlrt of Ilomo and Kilters Into I'omieaiilon. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Frank A. Vanderllp, chairman of tho Dewoy homo committee, has received tho fol lowing letter from Admiral Dowoy: "WASHINGTON, Oct. 2C Dear Sir: I ncknowledgo the receipt this dny of the title deed to the beautiful houso presented to mo by my countrymen. My heart is full of gratitude to them for tills overwhelming expression of their regard for me, and I request thnt you will nlso accept nnd convey to tho commltteo my heartfelt thanks for your nnd their efforts. Very sin cerely yours, "GEORGE DEWEY." ARMOR E0R WARSHIPS. (iovcrnuicnt TactoVy Could Not Supply the Maine. Ohio and Mlsaourl. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27. The Nuvy department has mado public tho report of Rear Admiral O'Nell, chief of ordnance. It Bhows a satisfactory condition of nffalrs In nil departments save that of armor. The question of n government armor factory, ho says, should have no bearing upon tho sup ply of nrmor for tho Maine, Ohio and Missouri, as It would bo Impracticable to obtain nrmor from such a source In tlmo to eompleto theso vessels. Viuidtirhllt'H Will. NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Senator De pew tonght gavo out a statement of tho terms of tho will of tho lato Cor nelius Vnnderbllt. It shows that tho fortuno Is estimated at $70,000,000. Al fred Gwynn Vnnderbllt will got nbout $50,000,000. Ho thus becomes tho hend of the family. Tho will gives Corne lius Vunderbllt about $1,C00,000. It gives to each of tho remaining broth ers and sisters nbout $7,500,000. Al fred, of course, not Included. Out of n spirit of affection and for tho purplso of satlsfyng nil tho mem bers of tho family, Alfred Gwynn Vanderbllt gives his brothor Cornelius enough of his Inheritauco to mako his fortuno equal to that of tho other members, namely, $7,500,000. Uncle. Siiin'H I.iiikIh, WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27. Tho annual report of Commissioner Hermann of tho general land office, made public today, shows a grand to tnl of 029,308,068 acres of unappropri ated and unreserved public lands in the United States. Tho disposals of public lands during tho fiscal year show an Increase of 728,510 acres as compared with tho nggregato of tho previous year. Tho total cash receipts of tho service in creased $792,142 over laBt year. Orig inal homestead entries showed a de crease of 28,970 acres In area Involved and final entries nn increase of 39,132 acres in area. Wtll Shoot American Shot. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27. Ad miral Watson nt Manila has Informed tho Navy department that tho Spanish gunboat Arayat, sunk May, 18981, In tho Passlg river, haB been raised. Her hull, boiler and machluery nro In fair condition and sho will be repaired.