Wrr wsppr'FW8ppir M TTTSfW itpj; i v - ,iff?3jpr' fWTWSf" "A I. 1 m . M THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER W. W. HAN DICKS rnlillilmr. NKMAIIA, - - - - NHIIRASKA. mJ!ltSkS!!&khS3lkbS!k MAY J900. Sal. 12 19 26 27 '& q&WWW'WWWW'liMiW&'ll&'ii TOPICS OF THE DAY. I'licln KmiiM IIIrIi C'r.illt. Undo Sam's new two per cent. 1)oik1h are quoted at 101, which estab lishes ii record of liltfh credit never reached by any other nation. (1km, ('rnnji)'rt HrltMi NVphmv. Gen. Cronje has u nephew h( inlying for u i)rofesslonal career in London who Iiiih become u llritlsh Hiibject and wIiohu sympathies aru all with IiIh new country. America Cim Supply Thiim. It Jh migfjested that agricultural missionaries are needed In India to put an end to the famines. America can Htipply the best men for the pur poso and the best machinery. I)ll it Winniiii Wrltii It? T'rof. ilurnoclc, a Hcrlin theologinn, Iiiih come forward with the startling theory that the epistle, to the Itomans was written by a woman, probably l'rlseilhi, whom Paul mentions in ono of his letters. AlU'llJH II i 'it: lit IT. (It'll. Arthur MneArthiir, who will nuccecd to Clou. Otis' place in the Philippines, is like (!en. Allies in that lie never graduated from West Point, i'le began life on the battlefield wlicr. most boys are at school. Unlliul NlutvH Siiiirtimn Court. 'Tho chief justice of the United States supremo court is Melville W l';illor. 'J'hc associate justices nru rloliii M. ILiriun, Horace Gray, David ,T. Urcwer, Henry JI. llrowu, George Shiras, Edward I). White, Jtufus W. I'cckhuni, Joseph McKenna. So It Cniilil Not lln IMlHiiiiilnrKtiioil. A. A. Putnam, an electrical engineci of Rochester, talked his last will and testament into a phonograph a few days ago. Then with a hot copper wire ho signed his name on tho wax roll of the phonograph, the witnesses doing likewise, and tho "document" was thereupon completed. LlRlitur Work for Druii tUorhn. Gov. Iloosovelt has signed a new law which provides that no drug clerk in New York city shall work more tliim 70 liouru a week, have less than ono hour for each meal, less than ono full day oil In two weeks, or sleep in any store or apartment not ap proved by santltary inspectors. I'liuity of Tlcikntn Thin Your. In loM)G tho prohibition presidential nominations were made on May U7, tho republican nominations on June 18, the socialist nominations on duly 4, the democratic nominations on Sep tember :i. This year there are two Eocialist parties and there are to be two populist national conventions. Thn Wcultli o( i:uropc, Tho total wealth of Europe, per Bonnl and real estate, is estimated at $235,000,000,000. From the point of view of tho absolute riches of tho world, tho principal European coun tries range in the following order by billions: Englaud, 50; France, 50; Germany, -10; Itussln, 3U; Austria, 22; Italy, 15; Belgium, 5; Holland, ). tlrrat Fortune for Younentnrii. The son of William Waldorf Astor, who lives In England, is 19, and will get tho bulk of his father's fortune. .o tho present time it Is estimated that fortune is $200,000,000. John Jacob Astor, of New York, while not bo rich as Ids brother, has over $75, 000,000, most of which will go to his nine-year-old son, a bright youngster. Ki'Joy it Wnlts ut 1)1, Mrs. Ann Bartholomew, of New Ilochelle, N. Y., got home from a visit to her son in Illinois last week just in time to run over to Derby, Conn., and take part In a dancing party given in lier honor by her granddaughter. Mrs. Bartholomew sees no reason why ji woman bhould not enjoy waltzing just because she happens to bo 01 years old. To Coui'i'iitrittn Mm Voluino of Flro, Artillery experts are convinced that a far greater concentration of lire has become necessary In front attacks. It is consequently proposed to organ ize a brigade with -ISO 3-ine.h howitz ers, each gun capable of throwing 14 pounds of shrapnel three miles. With this volume of tiro It Is believed that nny position can be rendered unten able, and that such a body of artil lery would bo equal to 100,000 .mon n? now handled. Mon. Tuo. Wod. Thur. Frl. Z.ilf.J2.il T27 23 24 25 2Z29 30 31 .... PIONEERS OP EVANGELISM. Dr. rot Tut In Mm ICciiinntilriit Uonfnraiiro Mm Importune!) of llooil I'liynlclium In tho Word of Ali'ftliHii. New York, May 1. -The general topic for discussion at 1 lie morning session of the I'euinenlcal conference in Carnegie hall Monday was "medical work." In a paper by Kov. Dr. George A. Post, professor of surgery 'In tho .Syrian Protestant college, he said: Wo liellovo that tho Ilrst aim of med ical iiiIuhIoiih should Iio tho roller cf suf fering from motives of brotherhood. Medical missions are tho ploncurs of evan gelism. They can ho planted where no other branch of cvanKollcitl work In pos sible. They are founded on a need which Is universal, and felt hy all. Tho doctor, therefore, has Immediate and welcome access to vast numbers who neither wish nor will hiivo any Intercourse with other missionaries. Were the oltlces of tho doc tor merely u bnbo to Induce neii to listen to tho Kospel they would lose their power to draw men to Christ. Wo be lieve thcin to be a necessary outcome to the humanity which Christ taught and loved. SUNDAY NIGHT CONFERENCE. At tb Hlinriiiiiii llinmi In Oilmen W. .1. llrynn Win AHturctl it Solid Diilitgii- tlon from IlllnoU. Chicago, May 1. At a private conference here Sunday night ut tho Sherman house between W. .1. llrynn, I. G. Johnson, chairman of the demo crat le national executive committee; Willis J. Abbot, editor of the ibilletln, and Mayor Harrison, the latter as sured llrynn that Illinois would send a solid Bryan delegation to tho na tional convention. The four men also discussed the situation in IPinois and throughout the country. When asked if the bid of Admiral Dewey for t lie presidential nomination was discussed tho members of the conference said it was not. It was i.lso agreed, It is said, that anti-expansion would be made as prominent an issue in the campaign as any other questiin. SMALL IN COMPARISON. Lome liy tho United Stilton In thn I'ltlllp. plniiK Dwiirfiiil liy Mm llrltlili UiiHiutl- Men In South Afrle.i. Washington, .May 1. In compari son with the casualties sulVcrcd by the British troops in South Africa, those sustained by the American forces in the Philippines seem very small. A statement just compiled by the war department shows that since July 1, IStlS, when American troops reached .Manila, until April 27, 1H0I), these dentlis have occurred: Killed and died of wounds, -13 olliecrs, 552 men; died of disease, 20 olliecrs, 1,(535 men; total, OH olliecrs, 2,187 men. Grand total, 2,25(5. Several thousand men have been wounded, but only a small percentage have tiled of wounds, and most of them have returned to duty. NO SYMPATHY FOR BOERS. Tim Senate Atomliiy, by it Yolo or Twenty For to Twenty-Nlim Acnlimt, l)o- feateil the UimoIiiHoii. Washington, May 1. By a vote of 20 to 2!) the senate Monday refused to consider the resolution of sympathy with the Poors introduced by Senator Mason, of Illinois. The detailed vote was as follows: Yens Allen. Hate, Perry, Chandler, Clay, Hale, Harris, Hnltfeld, Hoar, Jones, (Ark,), Kenny, McCmnber, MelOnery, Martin, Mason, PottlKrow, Koss, Teller, Turner, Yost 20. Nays Aldrlch, Allison, Hard, Carter, Clark (Wyo.), Davis, Fairbanks, Foster, Fryo, GalllnKcr, Gear, Hawley, Jones (Nov.), Keau, Lodi;e, McComas, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Piatt (Conn.), Piatt (N. Y.), Suwell, Shoup, Stewart, Sullivan. Warren, Wolcott 23. Gov. I'lncrttii'ii Now Hope Detroit, Mich., May 1. -Gov. Pin greo asserted in an interview here that the hope of tho people in tills year's general elections is the demo cratic party. Thn governor has al ways hitherto been an independent republican. Speaking of tho increas ing power of trusts, Gov. Pingreo said: "There is no use in hoping that the. republican party will do any thing with them." lien, t'roiijo View it St. llelonu. Jamestown, St. Helena, May 1. Gen. Cronje and his wife, accompanied by tho general's private secretary, were permitted to attend religions services Sunday at Deadwood camp, after which they had their first ride around tho country, an experience which seemed to give Gen. Cronje much pleasure. The famous Moor commander was received with cheers. round 10 or IllH StcerH Dnud. GoiVs, Kan., May 1. William ,Mc Klbben, a farmer near this city, turned 50 head of fat steers into his feed lot and yesterday morning -H) of them wero dead. Indications are that they were poisouod by some malevolent person. A l'rolet rroin .Manila. Washington, May 1. Congress will receive a memorial soon from the American chamber of commerce at Manila, protesting vigorously against the excessive taxation exacted by the United States military government. (!nnftiri'M Uiiahlo to A:riv. Washington, May 1. Tho con ferees on tlie Porto Pico bill provid ing for the appointment of temporary officers in the island wero unable to agree Monday and it was determined to report complete disagreement. CHICAGO CHEERS DEWEY. Tim Ailmlrnt Itncnlvml 11 tlreitt Ovittloti L'pou III Arrival There .Military Hull .Monday NIrIiU Chicago, May 1. Amid the boom ing of cannon and the cheers of hun dreds of people, Admiral George Dewey arrived in Chicago yesterday. For the next three days he will be the guest of this city and the pro gramme for his entertainment will take up nearly every moment of his time until his departure Thursday morning for Jacksonville, III. Never in t lie history of the, great Auditorium has there been within its walls a sight more beautiful than that revealed last night when the great ball given in honor of Admiral Dewey was at its height. There, have been festival occasions without num ber in tho great hall; dances for charity; balls in honor of illustrious civilians, famous soldiers and distin guished foreigners, but last night was the first time that Chicago has had within her gates as a guest a distin guished representative of 1 lie Ameri can navy, the first time she has been permitted to pay her tribute of honor and respect to the victor of Manila bay, and she utilized the opportunity to the full. There was nothing want ing, it was a decisive success from first to last in all details, from the decorations on the walls to the recep tion proper, which was tendered to t lie admiral. Fully 2,000 people were present. HANNA'SPREDICTION. Tim Ohio Senator Huy Tliitt .McKlnlny Will llo Ktt-Klneteditnil til win III ItCIIHOII. Cleveland, O., May 1. The Leader roci'iied from its Washington corre spondent last night t lie first state inenr from Senator Banna, who is chairman of t lie republican national convention, concerning the outlook for the coming presidential campaign from u republican standpoint: As a result of a careful study of tho situation I fool perfectly safe In making tho prediction at this tlmo that JIcKln ley will be ro-elected. There Is no way of llurltiK how tho republicans can lose la tho comliiK content If they put their shoulders to tho wheel and are not Im bued with a spirit of over-conildeiico In tho success of tho tic-kct. The prlco of the victory will bo much harder and more constant effort from the tlmo the cam paign opens until election day. Tho re publicans should make tho samo kind of a lli;ht they did In lsyG. In koIiik over the list of states that east their electoral vote for Melvlnley, four years ntfo, i do not see any which will not do tho samo thltK this year unless It bo Kentucky. That state I am placing In tho doubt ful column, although wo certainly pur peso inaklnt; every effort to carry It. 1 rcKiml Maryland, which the democrats are UulmliiK already,-as reasonably cer tain to remain In tho republican column, lleslded holding our own In practically all tho states that wo carried la 1800, wo have reason to believe that tho republic ans will carry Kansas, South Dakota and AVashltiRton, which went for Urynn four years iiro, whllo our chances are excellent, I am informed by Senators Shoup and Carter, of winning Idaho and Montana, tho states they represent in tho senate. INTERESTING DECISION. United Statin Supremo Court KnockH Out State Law Compelling Tritliix to Stop ut County Sent To won. Washington, May 1. In tho su preme court Monday an opinion wns handed down in the case of tho Big Four railroad vs. tho stnto of Illi nois. The case involved the constitu tionality of the state law of Illinois requiring all trains to stop at county seats in the state and tho proceeding originated in the form of a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the Knickerbocker "special" running be tween New York and St. Louis to ston at all county seat stations. The. case was decided in favor of the state by the Illinois supremo court, but Monday's opinion reversed that judg ment, on the ground that t lie law in this case is a direct and unnecessary burden on interstate commerce. A Oirt or Twmity Million Dollar.. Now York, May 1. Mrs. James J. Coogan, tho wife of the president of Manhattan borough, received frcm her mother, Mrs. William Lynch, a gift of $20,00(1,000. It consists wholly of real est-ite and was conveyed to Mrs. Coogan in consideration of i. It is probably the largest single transfer of property ever recorded in this city. Mrs. Lynch is 80 years old, and hav ing a horror of litigation after death, concluded to dispose of her property during her lifetime. Scrr.'laiv Lout; Huh Cliaitwlek's ICiiply. Washington, May 1. Capt. Chad wick called at tho navy department Monday and delivered to Secretary Long in pei'Mon a letter in response to tho department's communication which called his attention to a cer tain newspaper publication attrib uting to him remarks derogatory to Admiral Schley. Secretary Long re fused to give tho nature of the let tor, saying he had it under considera tion. Hud Wr.'i'lmil Ton TMutiy l.lviw. Chicago, May 1. Standing before a mirror in her room at tho Palmer house yesterday, Minnie M. Wray, a beautiful young woman, shot and killed herself. Scraps of a torn let ter found and put together said the writer had "wrecked too many lives already and must cease." WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING. I'l-nconllng or Our National I.awniakorn from Day to l)njr In Cotnlemed Form llmolutlotiM and Hill. After a brief debato on tho 25th the senate agreed to tho conference report on tho Hawaiian civil government bill. A resolution was adopted calling on the somotary of tho treasury as to the num ber, location and cost of public buildings being constructed. Consideration was be gun of tho agricultural appropriation bill. As reported It carried $.1,059,120. The bill after some amendment, was passed. ....Tho house considered the post otllcc appropriation bill, tho provision for the pneumatic tube service being stricken out, Mr. Moody (Mass.) creating a sen sation by asHalllng tho methods of the Pneumatic Tube company In making presents of blocks of stock to certain Influential persons whom ho would not name. Almost tho entire session of tho sen ato on tho 2(1 th was devoted to tho con sideration of the light of Nathan W. Scott (W. Ya.) to retain his seat. Tho case finally went over without action. Senator Mason (III.) Introduced a Joint resolution roiuosllng tho president to withdraw tho forces of tho United States from Cuba so as to turn the government of that Island over to the Cubans by the next Fourth of July. ...After four days of discussion the house passed tho post olllco appropriation bill. Tho bill to In crease tho salary of too director of the census and of supervisors of census was passed. The final conference report on tho Hawaiian government bill was pre sented but not acted upon owing to tho absonco of a uuoruni. Tho senate on the 27th voted on the resolution declaring Nathan n. Scott to bo entitled to his seat from West Vir ginia. The number of votes In tho nega tive was only three. The Alaskan civil code bill was then taken up The house broko all records by passing 01 private pension bills. Among them was one to pension ut tho rate of $10 a month the widow of tho late Col. John M. Stotsen berg, of the First Nebraska, who was killed In tho Philippines. The confer ence report on tho Hawaiian government bill was also adopted. Senator I'ettlgrew (S.D.) on the 2Sth called up In lw senate his resolution of sympathy for tho Poors In their war Willi Great Hrltnlu, but on a call for a vote on a motion to refer It to tho com mittee on foreign relations It was found that there was not a quorum and an adjournment was taken. Previous to that a resolution was adopted providing that tho exercises appropriate to the ac ceptance from tho G. A. H. of tho statue of Gen. Grant, to be erected In tho cap ilol, bo made tho special order for Sat urday, May lit, at four p. m Tho house passed a number of bills of more or less importance. Tho bill for a commission to adjudicate the claims of American citizens against Spain consumed consid erable of tho session, but It was finally recommitted. In the senate on tho GOth Senator I'et tlgrew (S. D.) tried to get his resolution of sympathy for tho Poors up for con sideration, but the motion was defeated by a vote of -0 to 20. Tho conference re port relating to tho administration of civil affairs in Porto Pico was agreed to and then tho Alaskan civil code bill was taken up...-. .The house passed tho Lacoy bill to enlarge tho powers of the depart ment of agriculture over game and birds. Tho bill for n constitutional amendment to disqualify polygamlsts for election as senators and representatives and to pro hibit polygamy, was referred to tho committee on Judiciary, after meet ing with opposition from both sides of tho house. Tho .louse agreed to tho conference report on tho Porto Rico bill. Koom for All. A bland and patronizing New Yorker was passing through a raw and new hamlet in tho west, which its proud founders had dubbed B. City, and wero sure would soon become a thriving hive of human beings. Addressing a lank youth who was lounging at the door of one of the rude shanties that passed for a "shoe emporium," the New Yorker incjuired, sarcastically: "Who is that important-looking gen tleman in the red flannel shirt?" "That's Sam Peters," was the proud reply. "He's just opened the new post office." "And the tall person with no col lar?" "He's Long Mike. Just opened a grocery store." "And the plump individual with the bald head." "Handy Jim. Owns the new hotel." "Indeed?" said the New Yorker. "Your city seems to bo pretty well started. I should suppose there was nothing left for a stranger like myself to open." "Oh, I diinno!" drawled the lanky one. "We aint got no loonattic asylum yet., Yen might start that." X. Y. Tribune. AVoddlug ICcoiuitrlcltlFH I Invention has to bo taxed in order to provide soinothinir entirely new for wedding festivities, if one really de-1 sires to be original; but that there are minds adapted to that task, may be guessed from the following real occurrence: A couple in one of the New England states had recently an ambition to begin their married life under decorative circumstances. The ordinary devices were too old. So, in stead of a floral bell, there was to be scon nbovo the happy pair the bor rowed legend: "United we stand." The quotation has not yet been fin ished. Still later comes another anec dote, equally true, which seems to embody the modern spirit. Two lum py young persons, named, perhaps, I HarrietVCorson and John ICamcs, stood up to be married. Above her head was an elaborate floral device, with her name in small electric lights. Above the bridegroom appeared a similar decoration, sac that it was his name Hint sparkled there. All through the ceremony the lights burned brilliantly, but at the words, "1 pronounce you man and wife," "Harriot Corson" was turned oft'! Youth's Companion. Caution to 11 room Corn Knitter. Tanners would do well this coming season if they intend to plant broom corn to contract with some respon eible broker or manufacturer before planting if they do not wish to lose their entire lnbor, as an immense crop will bo planted, cnusing the bulk of it to be unsalablo for several years to come. Victory AuMired. lie was a candidate for aldcrmnnic honors. "A speech I A speech I" yelled the crowd. In rcsponco to the popular clamor he mounted an empty beer keg and said: "Boys, I thank you. All hands step inside and have something." It was a brief specimen of oratory, but it touched tho spot. Chicago Evening News. That Tired Feeling Just as surely indicates that the b'lood is lacking in vitality and the elements of health as does the most obstinate humor that the vital fluid is full of impurities. 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