THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER W. W. 8ANDERQ & BON, Pnbllaheri. NEMAHA, - -"- - NEBRASKA 1004 1 FEBRUARY 1004 SUN MON THE I I TMIJ I THI I SAL I 2 3 4 5 6 y 8 9 10 n 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2324252627 O C 3 TA If) tall Mm L f " J III fl'ti IBil" 2'l TOPICS OF THE DAY. liny HIiiihIm St-t to Corn. Tho hay crop, excepting corn nlone, la the, greatest in value, (ho gross reali zation during lant yenr on 01,305,910 tona being ?5n0,:t7G,88O. No, Indeed. Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, also gets off. Tho Indictment 1h quashed. But, fellow-citizens, you muHtn't lose your respect for "law"; no, Indeed. Not I'riiutlt'nI. While it has been demonstrated tbnl speeds of 100 mllou an hour and more on steam railroads aro possible, engi neers say that thoy arc not practical. Tho Hero of tho Hour. The man behind tho gun Is all right In his place, hut tho man of tho hour in tho man In front of the furnace, shovel in hand and determination written on hlB face. Only for the llcnltliy. Sneezing has boon said by at least ono great medical authority to bo evl denco of robust constitution. In proof of this ho doclared that tho pcoplo in fooblo health never do sneeze. .Hnlnlirlniin Climate. In tho Island of Luzon there nro nearly 1,000,000 acres of rolling pine land, with no underbrush or tropical vegetation, whore tho climate is liko that of tho upper Allegheny moun tains In June. Jupnn Hold tho Age Japan's public debt Is $27G,000,000 and that of Russia Is $:$,200,000,000, tho Becond largest In tho world. Last year Japan had a surplus of $21,000,000 and Russia a deficit of $30,000,000. Finan cially, Japan holds tho ago. Will Ho 'Home I'otntoeH." Colorado will exhibit potatoes at tho world's fair of monstrous proportions. Tho commission haB r00 tubers that ag gregate a ton In weight. Tho heaviest weighs ten pounds and the lightest ono thrco and one-half pounds. WvttiCHN from HH Stalen. - That low-lying territory of the Mis sissippi should at times bo ovorilowed is not surprising If ono considers that the "Father of Waters" draws supplies from 28 states, draining one-third of Uio area of the" United States. (rent V nl ue. of Whiilehone. Two and a quarter tons of whale bono have boon sold in Dundee for $15,000 a ton, and only four tons are left outstanding in tho world's supply. There is no "corner" on this pictur esque commodity. The demand has out run tho supply so rapidly that In 70 years tho price of whalobono has risen from 110 cents to nearly $7 a pound. WimiIiI llooui Pud (li Coimiieree. War between Japan and Russia will make commerce boom along tho Paclilc eoast in far greater mcasuro than the impulse given trade and shipping by tho Philippines campaign which poured millions of dollars Into San Francisco, and lesser amounts Into other cltlos. Pugot sound got a largo share, but In nn oriental war Seattle would got more In proportion, ns sho is now more fully represented on tho Pacific. I.tterntiirc ami Mloo.e." Five times (is much money In 1903, It Is estimated, was spent for literature na for "booze." Under this slang term for drink Is doubtless included all kinds of Intoxicants from cider to absinthe, and under llteraturo every grado from reprints or ShaUospoaro to tho latest novel of Mario Corelll. It would bo amusing, wore It posslblo, to bco if drink did Hvo times tho harm How much beer would equal In sodden consequences tho season's output of lie lionized history? ' It In, It In Not. The medical fraternity almost with out exception maintain that tho use of tobacco is deleterious to the health In a greater or less degree. Palpitation of tho heart, disturbance of tho nervous system, decllno of physical and mental vigor,, and resultant death aro frequent and indisputable evidences of its ovll effects; whilo on tho other hand many people addicted to an excessive uso o tobacco have enjoyed uninterrupted nnd exuberant health to tho em, and fually died of old ago. LOSS IS STAGGERING-. Business Portion of Baltimore De stroyed by Terrible Fire. l"nr 'JH Mourn I'lninr Itntri'd In Npttn of riromon'n IJfTortd (-'It v Kndiir Martini l.iiu MO AiTi'Kiir llnlld lng III Ailie. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 9. Baltimore in staggering under lire loss which no ono has tho temerity to put in figures. rho important commercial district la ilackcned ruins, laid bare by a con flagration which raged without mo mentary check from 10: 45 n. in. Sun day until late In tho afternoon yester day. At three o'clock yesterday aft ernoon the city officials again breathed. It was agreed tho llameu were under control. They had raged 28 hours In spite of almost superhu man efforts put forth by the best fight ing forces which more than half a dozen cities were ablo to mustor. Tho city Is overcast with gloom. Apparent ly there Is but one causo for gladncsa nnd that is that thcro aro no home less. The residence section of the city escaped. Throughout that terrible contest In which firemen and fire waged for su premacy, humanity was handicapped by a galo which carried burning brands over the headB of the workers and beyond tho reach of hundreds of streams of water poured into tho rag ing furnaces. But. for tho work of volunteers in seeking out and extin guishing these embers It is almost certain the burned area would have been twice larger than It 1b. About 75 squares or 140 acres arc In ashos, ex tending from Lexington street on tho north to Pratt street on tho south; from Liberty street on tho west to Jones' falls on the cast. Men last night talked in figures that wore appalling and almost Incompre hensible In their vnatness. An ex pert, tho city building inspector, esti mates tho loss In buildings alone at $150,000,000. On tho other hand, It la said that Insurance estimates do not plnco tho total loss at a greater figure. Not a slnglo life has been lost and not a human being has been even dan gerously injured. The hospital lists consist of minor bums, with the excep tion of Jacob Ilglnfrltz, a fireman from York, Pa. He has a fractured leg and la badly burned. There has been no disorder nnd, to the credit of tho city of Baltlmoro, It bhould bo said thero has been no loot ing or attempt at looting. Baltimore last night was as orderly as a village, and only tho throb of the laboring fire engines and the reverberating boom of dynamite, as it brlngB dangerous walls to tho ground, disturb Its wonted quiet. Men who hnve lost all, who wore mer chant princes Sunday and practically beggared now, view their great losses with a calm that is either the apathy of dazed senses or quiet resignation to tho Inevitable. This constitutes tho most remarkable phase of the mcasuro less calamity that has befallen tho monumental city. Tho common remark of citizens is that Baltimore lias recolvod a blow from which It cannot recover for years. Mayor McLane is among those who avo optimistic and whllo expressing his sorrow over tho calamity expressed tho hopeful conviction that this city will quickly rise liko a Phoenix from Us ashes. It Is anticipated that there may bo much suffering and destitution follow ing upon tho heels of tho destructive visitation and Mayor McLano and other city officials are already discussing re lief measures. It Is estimated that as many as 20,000 persons will bo thrown out of employment and many of those and their families will bo without re sources. .Gov. Warfleld called an oxt.ra ses sion of tho legislature to empower him to declare tho city under martial law and suspend all business for ten days. Gov. Warfleld declared tho day a legal holiday. It Is expected this will bo oxtonded for several days, or until such tlmo as tho chnotlo conditions in tho business and financial districts can bo straightened out. This proclamation closes all banks and other financial Institutions uud defers tho payment or commercial paper. This action of Gov. Warfleld Suspends the operation of various business contracts nnd greatly relieves tho complex con ditions which confront tho business and financial Interests. HEAVY FINES INFLICTED. Two Men Implicated In nn Attempt to .Snun;i:l (lumn from MInnt'Hntii to limit Ordered to I'ny syM),OUO. St. Paul, Minn., Fob. 9. Fines of $20,000 ouch havo been imposed by tho district court of Jackson eountv nnnn William Kerr and Kobort Poolo, who wore convicted of having been Impll- 1 cated In a wholesale attempt to smug- ' glo game from this stato across "the I lino Into Iowa. In default of imvmont of tho fines Kerr has the alternative of :i00 days In pall and Poolo of 200 days In Jail. Tho prosecution of Korr and Pool grow out of tho largos seizure of game over mode by tho authorities of tho stato, 2,490 ducks and other, game birds I being captured. ODELL WRITES TO DOCKERY. Till (lorrrnor of Nmv York Ti-IW the Iov mor of MIotirl WUr Zll:r Wu N.t (II veil Up. JofTerson Clty,Mo., Fob. 9. Gov. Dockery yesterday received from Gov. Odcll, of New York, the lattcr's reasons for refusing to honor tho requisition mndc upon him for tho return to this state to answer to an Indictment charg ing bribery, William Zleglcr. the bak ing powder king. It simply states that tho fact was neither shown nor proved that Zlcgler waa In Missouri when tho alleged bribery was committed. A very voluminous document, being tho report of tho New York attorney general to tho governor of that state, accompanies the letter. Another effdrt will bo made to havo Zlcgler brought to Missouri to answer tp tho Indictment returned ngnlnat him. KANSAS EDITORS IN SESSION. Col. I. IC. Anthony Kch'ciimIh to Mnyor Hellc'i Add rem h of WVlconm ! II. At wood nnd I'rof. Curruth HpenU, Lawronco, Kan., Feb. 9. The meet ings of tho Stato Editorial association of Kansas proved very Interesting yes terday afternoon and last night. Tho formal wclcomo to the city was made in an address by Mayor A. L. Sellg. To this a response was made by Col. J). It. Anthony, of tho Leavenworth Times, after which J. II. Atwood, of Leavenworth, mado an address. Prof. "IV. II. Carruth, of tho University of Kansas, spoko on "The University and the Newapapcra." Music was furnished by tho Haskoll Indian band. To-day's sessions will be held at the University of Knnaas and tho Haskell Indian In dustrial Institute. The association will conclude its work this afternoon. THREE CITIES TO ASK RELIEF. City Almlnlntnitlon of I.nwton, llolmrt mill Annrdnrlco Want to Uho Lot Hulo Fund for Improvement. Lawton, Ok., Feb. 9. Representa tives of tho city administrations of this city, Hobart and Anadarko mot In An ndarko Sunday to discuss ways and means for getting relief from the In terior department In tho matter of pub lic Improvements, to be paid for out of tho lot salo funds of these cities. Resolutions wero passed recommend ing thnt tho mayors of these cities be sent to Washington to try to get re lief. Tho city council met In special session yesterday and agreed to send Mayor Turner. CATTLE FEEDING TESTS. Thn Agricultural Depart inofK of tho Mis souri University Invited to C'o-Opernto Iti Kxperlmmit. Columbia, Mo., Febf 9. Tho agricul tural department of Missouri univer sity is in receipt of an invitation from the United States department of agri culture asking tho co-operation of tho university In a series of cattle feeding experiments In which 250 head of high grado steers will be used. Dr. F. B. Mumford will superintend tho experi ments, all of which will bo carried on at tho Missouri experimental station here. 10 v I up Herbert In Fearful. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 9. Ewlng Herbert, of Hiawatha, while here on his way to Lawrence to attend tho meeting of tho Kansas Stato Editorial assoclattlon, says that, while E. W. Hoch'a chances to bo elected governor of Kansas aro first-class, the republican party In Kansas Is temporarily In dan ger. Tho Leland-Balley crowd, Mr. Herbert says, may hold the "balance of power" In the election. If tho ma chlno republicans don't join tho other sldo, ho believes thoy will try to knife Hoch and tho result will bo possibly tho election of a democratic governor. Woman I'nimenirer IMudo to Walk. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 9. The first movo of tho striking hackmon was to Btop n cab at Sixth and Bluff streets and compel a woman passenger from tho Union depot to alight and continue her journey on foot. Tho non-union driver was then made to leave the box, and having obeyed, ono of the strikers took charge of tho team and drove it back to tho stables of the Depot Bag fjago and Carriage company. A I.01111 Wonted for 1'ursoiiH AhvIiiiii. Topoka, Kan., Feb. 9. In order to completo the now asylum at Parsons at tho earliest possible moment, the btato board of charities proposes to borrow $50,000 and pay It back when tho appropriation becomes available, on July 1 next. It Is claimed that the institutions are so crnmped for room that the new asylum must bo com pleted before tho appropriation be comes available. MlitHoiirl Democnttte Convention,. St. Louis, Feb. 9. Tho democratic etnto committee decided on dates and places of holding conventions as fol lows: State convoutlon at Jefferson City, July 19; delcgato convention ni Joplin, Juno 29; judicial convention at St. Joseph, Juno 21. Will II00111 l'r-inelf. St. Joseph, Mo., Fob. 9. The D. It. Francis Democratic club was organized hero with a largo membership, for the purposn of booming tho president of tho St. Louis world's fair for tho dem ocratic nomination for the presidency. WILL OCCUPY SEOUL. Six Japanese Transports Unloading Troops in Korea. Form of KiimIiiii lleportmi Nrnrtho (Jronl Willi of Chlmi rrnnro Kxpeot .Inpiin to lie Defeated -What Will Undo .Sam Do? London, Feb. 9. The Chefoo corre spondent of the Dally Mall cables that six Japanese transports arc landing troops at various ports In Korea, from Masampho and Fusan, on the south of Kunsan, Mokpho and Chemulpo, on the west. Seoul Is to be occupied and the landing is being covered by tor pedo division. The main body of the Japanese fleet, the correspondent con cludes, will sail In the direction of Port Arthur. In a dispatch from Tientsin a corre ?pondent there of the Standard says a Russian forco Is reported at Kalgan, Pechlll province, 110 miles northwest af Pekln and near the great wall, and that preparations are making for the (light of the Chinese court and tho re moval of tho Imperial treasure, as it is feared that Russia will descend upon Pekln. The Mukden dispatch repeats the ru mor that a Japaneso squadron Is off Wei-Hai-Wei, on the north coast of the Shan-Tung peninsula with the ob ect of intercepting the Hussian ships coming from Europe. Japan CntH Korean Cable. Paris, Feb. 9. Tho French foreign ofllco is advised that the Japanese have cut tho cable connecting Japan and Korea. The object of this action Is be lieved to be to prevent news of the operations of tho Japanese reaching the Russians, which was possible no matter how closely censored the de spatches sent might bo. Following tho breaking off of relations between Rus sia and Japan, the cutting of the cable Is regarded as significant of the pur pose of tho Japanese to begin hostili ties. Ittifltla'fl I'nth llc.iet with Tliornt. London, Feb. 9. Assuming Russia Jefeats Japan she will be confronted with n demand for the acknowledge ment of Chinese sovereignty In Man churia from Great Britain nnd the United States, and that she must either grant it or fight both countries. An understanding, the paper adds, lias been roached in this sense between tho United States and Great Britain. Franco Predict Jnpnn'H Dofitnt. Paris, Feb. 9. Opinion at tho for ilgn office Is very pessimistic, but a high official says that French dbplo aiacy will be equal to the task of striv ing to effect a reconciliation and "spar ing Japan tho crushing defeat which threatens her." IttiRHln Neuotlatinir for n III? Loan. London, Feb. 9. "Russia is nego tiating with a syndicate of French, Belgian and Dutch bankers," cables .ho Brussels correspondent of tho Standard, "for a loan of $200,000,000." Hussian Trading Vexm-ls Seized? London, Feb. 9. A special dispatch from Berlin says that a strong fleet of Japaneso wnrshlps, reported to bo on ts way to Chemulpo, Korea, has seized several Russian trading steamers. Ilorlln Ileum of Captures. Berlin, Feb. 9. The conservative Deutch Tag Zeitung nlllrms upon diplomatic nuthority that three Rus sian ships havo been captured by the Japanese. GEN. C0RB1N IN CHARGE. With 1.000 Itecnliir Troop the Head of tho Kegiilitr Army Will Maintain Order In llaltlmnre. Washington, Feb. 9. At the urgent request of Senator Gorman, and upon tils pledge and that of the governor of Maryland that the legislature of Mary land would pass a resolution calling upon the nationa lgovornment for mil itary assistance, Lieut. Gen. Chaffee, commanding the -general staff, sent telegraph orders to Maj. Gen. Corbin, commanding the Department of the East at New York, to proceed forth with to Baltlmoro and tako military command of tho situation there. Nearly 1,000 soldiers havo been ordered to sorvo under him. It Is explicitly stated at the war department that the national troops are to serve as a police force under ho direction of the mayor md local authorities. No Moris Branch Siimmir SrliooM. Columbia, Mo., Feb. 9. An agree ment has been entered Into by tho Mis souri university and tho Missouri nor mal schools not to hold any branch schools next summer. Last summer :hn university maintained schools, with mr-mbers of the university faculty na teachers, in Joplin, St. Joseph and other Missouri towns. lliildod nn Kinporlii Hold. Emporia, Kan., Feb. 9. Tho Fifth Avonuo hotel, ono or the three loading hotels of this town, was raided by tho sheriff and a policeman, and about a tlrnyload of whisky and beer was con fiscated. litdlof lllll In Cont:r'H. "Washington, Feb. 0.A bill was in troduced by Representative Emerich ( (111.) appropriating $1,000,000 for tho j relief of sufferers from the'Bultlmoru 1 Qro. I I Orntltndc Well Exp r caned. Fault St., Marie, Mich., Feb. 8th. Mr. C. L. Smith, pniatcr nud decorator, whosi home is at 309 Anne street, this city, makes the following statement: "I wnH laid up with some kind of pain Some said it was Lumbago, others Sciatica nnd others again lllicumntisiii. A few 01 my friends suggested that it waa lead poison, but whatever it was it cava mo a great deal of pain, in fnct, almost com plctely crippled inc. I had to uso two canes to walk nbout and even then it -waa a very painful task. "A friend advised me to try Dodd's Kir nev Pills and I began the treatment. Aftci I had used the first box 1 was able to 11. ......... . . r 11. ........ ,1 .1.1.1 f.AV. fiiderably improved. The second bojr Btruightcncd me up bo that I could .ru nbout free from pain without any assist' mice nnd very soon after I was yomplcte ly cured, well nnd happy, without a pain or nn nclic. Dodd's Kidney Pills Bcemed to go right to tho spot in my casc.and they will always have my greatest praise.' Carrie "Do you think a woman is jtuti fied in marrving a man she doesn't know?" Aunt nnc "She certainly wouldn't hn justified in marrying a man she did know." Boston Transcript. Tcoiiliitc nud Billion Dollnr Graaa. The two greatest fodder plants on earth. . one good for 14 tons hay and the other 85-' tons green fodder per acre. Grows every where, so docs Victoria Rape, yicldinc; (30,000 lbs. sheep and swine food per aero.. K. L. JUST SKND IOC IN STAMPS TO THE John A. Salzcr Seed Co., LaCrosse, Wit-, nnd receive in return their big catalog ana lots of farm seed samples. "I nm doing my best to convince Gcorgv that I am economical." "What have yo done?" "1 hnfc worn the same dreus twice." New Yorker. Mardl Grn, rebrnnry fO-10. Rates via Mobile and Ohio Railroad, t. New Orleans and return, Mobile and return. Low rates from all points. For all partic ulars write Jno. M. Beall, M. & O. R. 1L, St. Louis, Mo. "Have any trouble with your pipes freez ing?" "o; they freeze all right; the trouble comes after they thaw out." Cincinnati Times-Star. To responsible men, wc will give terri tory covering two counties, furnish all: kuuuo i 11 uuu 1, unarm;, l'uJ CAjJcniics. You must have a good team and wagon. It is a good nnd permanent business. Ad dress, Iowa Medicine Co., .Manufacturers of Dr. Machin's Famous K K K Remedies, Keokuk, Iowa. To pay compliments is much easier than, to pay debts. Chicago Baily News. Stop the CoiiKh and works oft" the cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents Waste no time skinning flints or split ting hairs. Farm Journal, Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli ble medicine for coughs and colds. N. V. Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. Hypocrisy is theneccssary burden of t3 lainy. Johnson. Dyeing is as easy as washing when Put nam Fadeless Dyes arc used. Straight running makes better speed than the swiftest circling. Rani's Horn. A WOMAN'S MISERY. Mrs. John La Rue, of 115 Paterson. Ave. , Patcr son, -N. J., says : "I was -troubled for about nine years, and what I suf fered no one- iw i 1 1 ever know. I used' about every known rcmc d that is said to bo good for kidney com plaint, but without deriving permanent, relief. Often when alone in the house the backache has been so bad that it brought tears to my eyes. The pain at times was so intense that I was com pelled to give up my household duties and lie down. There were headaches, dizziness and blood rushing to my head to cause bleeding at the noso. Tho first box of Doan's Kidney Pills bene fited me so much that I continued tho treatment. The stinging pain in the small of my back, the rushes of blood, to the head, and other symptoms dis appeared. " Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by al2. dealers. 50 cents per box. Foster Milburu Co., Buffalo, N. Y. TE Tocethor with an incubator nnd brooder cala oriio, contatnitiK anions much other valuabln and lntersti!iK IiiforniDiion a colored pinto, showing by eighteen views tho development of tho chick in tho Eholl, free, by sanding to GEO. K. STAHL, Qulticy, III.. tour cents to pay for postaRe and packing. MOTHER GRAY'S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN, A Certain Ouro for I"overlnhni' ( oiiHtipntlor, , 1 1 nn duo It (i, Stnrtini.il 'Pi.ii1il..n rn.....fIi, Mother Gray, Nnrinln (1lni;i. JliKonlcrH, nnd Pom troy orniii. Therllrcnlc up Cnlda in 24 hours. At nil Orusiiits, itfeto. bamiilo intllnrt HHKH. Aildrru. A. S. OLMSTED, Lo Roy, N Y. ron'n llnmii, JictrYorkUliir. BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH. SYRUP cures coughs and colds. 2, iSESI ill m STE&t ill